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LSU mulls revenue engine for athletics Private investors could help with tentative plan

BY ALYSE PFEIL and JON BLAU Staff writers

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“The level of violence in the facility continued to be at high levels during this monitoring period,” said the monitors, whose report covers conditions in the jail over a six-month period last year, from July through December, when Hutson was still in charge. “Serious incidents and harm to inmates continue to occur.”

They noted that a new mental-health wing, known as Phase III of the jail, which will include an infirmary and

LSU officials are working on a plan to potentially house LSU athletics’ broadcast rights in a revenue-generating entity separate from the university.

That entity could then make investments to generate more money for the Tigers’ sports teams, a source with knowledge of the strategy said.

A tentative plan was shared this week with the school’s top athletics boosters during informational meetings Monday and Wednesday. University and state leaders are hoping a perpetual revenue-generating model could alleviate strain in an NIL era, where big-money contracts for both coaches and athletes have stretched donors thin.

LSU is looking at setting up a new company that would be run by a board of at least four members, including an LSU Board of Supervisors representative, LSU President Wade Rousse, Gov. Jeff Landry, and a private investor, according to a person who is familiar with the proposal and attended the meeting on Monday night. The source said that discussions about the proposal are still ongoing and details could change.

The private investor is willing to invest $100 million into the new company, the person said, and in exchange, that the investor would get a 9% stake in the business and 7% of any profits it generates.

The source did not specify whether the $100 million would go directly to LSU for athletics expenses or if it would be used as seed money for the business itself.

After six years, if the private investor chooses to get out of the business, he could sell his stake with a vote of approval

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Construction work continues on the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and parts of the prison complex on Tuesday.

Sheriff inherits problems as she works to end consent decree

BY BLAKE PATERSON

Staff writer

Orleans Parish Sheriff Michelle Woodfork wants to get New Orleans’ jail out from under its decade-old federal consent decree within her first year in office.

A 197-page report, compiled by a team of court-appointed monitors and detailing conditions at the lockup under former Sheriff Susan Hutson, shows just how much work Woodfork has ahead of her.

Daily life inside the lockup, which

currently houses 1,451 people — 200 more than it’s supposed to based on a loose cap set by the City Council — appears bleak. There was persistent violence and rampant drug use, according to the federal monitors, who released the report last month. Su- Woodfork pervision was lax, with hourslong intervals between required security checks, and the facility had trouble providing basic mental health

Hard Rock settlement finalized

Landry seeks takeover of N.O. homeless services Administration wants to manage $50M in federal assistance

$106 million deal resolves more than a dozen lawsuits

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer

Nearly seven years after the Hard Rock Hotel collapsed on Canal Street while under construction, the hotel developer and 20 other defendants have finalized a $106 million settlement with the nearly 500 workers, bystanders and business owners who claim they were harmed by the disaster.

The agreement, signed by Orleans Parish Civil District Court Judge Kern Reese on Thursday, settles more than a dozen lawsuits over the 2019

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The Hard Rock Hotel was under construction on Canal Street when it collapsed on Oct. 12, 2019.

Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration has applied to manage as much as $50 million in federal homeless services funds for the New Orleans area in an effort to overhaul the region’s long-standing homelessness strategy, state officials said.

If approved by the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Louisiana Housing Corporation would use the funds to set up temporary housing and mental health and drug treatment pro-

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grams, in line with Trump administration priorities.

A large share of the funds would be used to create a new severalhundred-bed homeless shelter outside of downtown New Orleans.

The facility would be a permanent version of the shelter Landry bused homeless residents to before the Super Bowl last year, according to a Landry administration official who had knowledge of the state’s proposal but who was not authorized to speak on the record.

The move marks a sweeping effort by Landry to take control of New Orleans’ homeless programs, which the Republican governor has repeatedly criticized as ineffective.

LHC would “provide a higher

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McConnell set to recover from home

WASHINGTON — Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., says he’s been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue his recovery from home.

The former Senate leader was first admitted to the hospital on June 14. He disclosed weeks later that his hospitalization was the result of a fall and said he was undergoing physical therapy.

McConnell, 84, gave no specific date for his return to the Capitol, but senators are expected to soon leave Washington for the traditional August recess. Votes are unlikely for the next five weeks once they adjourn.

McConnell had polio in his early childhood and has long acknowledged some difficulty walking and climbing stairs as an adult. The Office of the Attending Physician has said McConnell was undergoing a strenuous course of physical therapy and rehabilitation since he left the hospital, which includes multiple sessions a day designed to rebuild strength and reduce the risk of future falls.

McConnell’s absence is being felt in the Senate as Republicans were unable to advance a farm bill out of committee Thursday.

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Birthright citizenship orders signed

Trump says he is again trying for limits after Supreme Court rejection

BY WILL WEISSERT and REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after his first attempt at limiting birthright citizenship was rejected by the Supreme Court, he’s ready to try again.

The president said he was signing two executive actions on immigration, including one limiting the number of people eligible for U.S. citizenship after being born in the United States, while another

focused on stopping people from coming to the U.S. to give birth.

The written executive order released later Thursday was narrower in scope than the previous one shot down by the Supreme Court and appeared to focus on restricting automatic citizenship to specific categories of people, including children born to adults with connections to foreign embassies or organizations as well as anyone considered an “alien enemy” of the United States.

It also aimed to restrict birthright citizenship to anyone whose parents “engaged in fraudulent activity to obtain citizenship.”

A second order seeks to curb what Trump called “birth tour-

ism” by increasing restrictions on visitors to the U.S. who want to obtain visas to give birth while in the country.

It was not immediately clear how successful the president’s most recent attempt to restrict birthright citizenship would be. Trump said he thought his latest actions would be constitutional and his drive to reopen the question reflected the administration’s zeal to restrict who gets to become an American.

“I thought we were going to win it at the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, we had a bad decision, very unfair decision. Our country suffers because of it and we’re ending it a different way,” Trump said.

The Migration Policy Institute

Person found dead as Calif. fire burns

BY SEAN CAMPBELL

The Sacramento Bee (TNS)

Blogger tried to ‘make amends’ with Spears Perez Hilton tried to “make amends” with stars like Britney Spears and Khloé Kardashian before he was hospitalized for appearing to self-harm on a livestream this week.

The controversial celebrity blogger, 48, told Fox News and Sean Hannity’s “Hang Out” podcast, that he’s “made amends, or tried to, with a lot of people.”

The episode dropped Thursday, but was recorded prior to Hilton’s hospitalization.

“I’ve reached out to them privately. I mean, I even reached out to Britney Spears,” revealed Hilton, who said their intervention went “well, according to the intermediary that relayed what I wrote to her.”

Hilton said that 42-year-old Kardashian “responded back” and “was very kind. Some people don’t respond back, and that’s fine.”

He shared that he also “realized I could still be funny, but I didn’t have to be so cheap, and I didn’t have to be so cruel,” as to make negative comments about celebrities’ bodies or speculate about their sexuality. “It’s like my scarlet letter, and it’s very heavy baggage,” Hilton said of his past approach to the job.

Hilton on Tuesday appeared to engage in self-harm during a roughly 15-minute TikTok livestream, filmed at his home, with Miami-Dade authorities describing the incident as a “possible suicide” attempt.

Actress ‘grateful to be alive’ after car accident Minnie Driver said she is “so grateful to be alive” after she suffered a neck injury during a “really bad car accident” in France.

The Oscar-nominated actress, 56, opened up about the harrowing incident in a video she shared to Instagram on Thursday. In it, she can be seen laying in bed and sporting a neck brace.

“I got into a really bad car accident a few days ago with my friend Ben and we somehow walked out of it,” Driver said in the clip. “Well, we didn’t walk out of it. We crawled out of it.

But we did get out of it alive.”

Driver continued on to say the crash was not their fault, explaining that they “were driving on a country road” when another vehicle failed to stop at an intersection. She said it was going quick enough that they could not avoid it so “we just T-boned it.”

“I’m fine, I’ve got a sprained neck and I’m really in shock and sort of cry all the time,” she added, “but I’m going to heal.”

The actress also heaped praise on her vehicle — a Kia EV2 — telling fans “the reason that I’m not dead” is because of its “360-degree airbags.”

CORRECTION A story Thursday misspelled attorney Suzette Bagneris’ name. The Times-Picayune regrets the error.

noted in a 2026 article that it’s already considered fraud and grounds to restrict a visa if someone seeks a visa specifically to come to the U.S. and obtain citizenship for a child. Previous administrations have also sought to prosecute so-called “birth tourism” schemes that helped women hide their pregnancies while traveling to the United States to give birth.

On Trump’s first day in office of his second term, he signed an executive order aimed at ending birthright citizenship, which allows anyone born in the United States to automatically become an American citizen. The executive order was blocked by several lower courts and never took effect.

In June, the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s order by a 6-3 vote.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By LINDSEy WASSON

Homeowner Al Acosta walks around the remains of his home, at left, Monday after a wildfire hit the northern part of Spokane, Wash.

Man charged with arson says he planned for weeks Detective says suspect called fire ‘beautiful’

BY MARTHA BELLISLE Associated Press

A man charged with starting one of the wildfires in Spokane, Washington, that have destroyed hundreds of buildings planned the crime for weeks and researched when the weather would be best for igniting it, police said.

Aaron Farinacci expressed that “fire is powerful, beautiful, and that things that go through fire experience a kind of rebirth,” Spokane County Detective Michael Drapeau said in a court filing Wednesday, recalling his interview with him.

Farinacci, 37, is charged with starting the Old Trails Fire, one of three fires in the Spokane area that have burned more than 850 homes and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people. He’s due in court Thursday for arraignment on a first-degree arson charge.

He was scheduled to be arraigned on three first-degree arson charges Thursday, but his lawyer asked for a competency evaluation before he enters a plea.

Spokane Superior Court Judge Jeremy Schmidt said he would review that request. He set bond for $2 million, ruling that Farinacci was a risk to community safety, a flight risk and that there was potential for a violent offense.

Defense attorney Colin Charbonneau did not immediately return messages seeking comment.

Farinacci researched the weather to predict a day that would have “high winds, low humidity, sort of high heat” for starting the fire, Drapeau said. He

also looked up the work of a well-known serial arsonist and purchased items to make a “time delay device” for igniting a wildfire, using notebook paper, matches, a cigarette and a rubber band, the detective said.

Farinacci picked Saturday, Aug. 1, to start the fire because he knew there would be strong winds — reaching 50 mph, the detective said.

He said he knew it “was gonna get bad,” the detective said, but Farinacci claimed he didn’t intend it to grow as much as it did.

Paul Child, 64, has been credited with leading police to Farinacci. He was driving with his grandson along some railroad tracks when he saw a man standing there and looking toward nearby trees. About 10 minutes later, the man was still there.

“He was bent over in the brush, acting nervous,” Child told The Associated Press on Tuesday. “You get the feeling this guy’s up to something.”

Drapeau said Farinacci also admitted responsibility for 25 fires near his apartment building in summer 2025.

Farinacci served about a decade in prison after killing his father in Mesa, Arizona, in 2010. He also shot himself at that time but survived.

He was charged with murder but pleaded guilty in 2012 to manslaughter and aggravated assault. Farinacci’s lawyer repeatedly raised concerns about his mental health during the case.

Drapeau said Farinacci indicated that he moved to the Copper River Apartments in the Spokane area in October 2022. A son was born in 2025 and “he began having trouble dealing with life issues,” the detective said. “He began smoking marijuana at about this time.”

DOGE overstated savings on ‘receipts’ website, auditors find

BY KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Some of the savings touted by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency are incorrect or lack supporting evidence, according to federal auditors.

DOGE began posting its estimated savings on a webpage known as the Wall of Receipts. Lawmakers asked the Government Accountability Office to evaluate the accuracy of the estimates, and the watchdog found them lacking in some cases.

Auditors found that 108 of 264 leases identified for termination on the Wall of Receipts were already in the process of termination when DOGE was established.

In another case, DOGE reported $1.7 billion in savings on a Department of De-

fense contract for IT services, but in the end, no action was taken to terminate the contract, so no savings were achieved.

More broadly, DOGE was not transparent regarding the methodologies used to calculate savings. The GAO said DOGE officials did not respond to requests for information. The report concluded by saying the data quality issues found limit the value of the Wall of Receipts for policymakers.

DOGE began posting its estimated savings on Feb. 17, 2025, and had reported savings of $110 billion as of July 7 across a wide range of contracts, grants and leases. President Donald Trump’s executive order establishing DOGE sunset its operations on July 4. Billionaire Musk initially led its operations, but stepped back after just a few months.

A person was found dead inside a burned home as the Gann fire continued to tear through western Calaveras County, California, where the wildfire has burned more than 10,000 acres, destroyed at least seven structures and injured a firefighter, officials said Thursday.

Authorities have not identified the person. The Sheriff’s Office said it was investigating the cause of death and its relationship to the fire and could not immediately provide additional details.

Fox 40 reported that the victim was a 70-year-old woman, who did not evacuate from the area of the fire.

The death marked the first reported fatality from the wildfire, which had burned 10,372 acres and reached 26% containment Thursday morning, according to Cal Fire. Officials said at least seven structures have been destroyed, and one firefighter has been injured.

Despite what firefighters called challenging conditions, crews as of Thursday morning had reached 26% containment on the blaze, Cal Fire said.

After the fire sparked

from a piece of equipment about 5:30 p.m. Monday, it quickly expanded to more than 6,000 acres within the first day, according to Cal Fire’s logs. The fire continued to grow and was mapped at 10,372 acres as of Wednesday afternoon.

Overnight, firefighters increased containment from 19% to 26% by strengthening control lines and conducting a firing operation, Cal Fire said.

Cal Fire on Monday arrested a Valley Springs man in connection with the fire after investigators determined he recklessly caused the fire while operating equipment that could spark near vegetation, according to a Wednesday news release.

Herbert Wayne Smith, 65, was booked on suspicion of unlawfully causing a fire that burned structures or forest land, according to jail logs. He was later released after posting $20,000 bail Tuesday, according to a jail official.

In an interview Wednesday with KCRA, Smith expressed remorse, saying he did not intentionally start the blaze. Smith told the station the fire started while he was using a saw to gather scraps to sell for money to pay for a birthday dinner with his wife.

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Senate panel votes to hold Fauci in contempt

BY ERIC TUCKER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A Senate committee voted along party lines Thursday to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions at a hearing on his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, setting up a referral to the Department of Justice for potential investigation over whether the country’s longtime top infectious disease official properly exercised his constitutional rights.

The vote approving the contempt resolution came a week after Fauci invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination more than 100 times when he appeared before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, an episode that raised fresh legal questions about the ability of Congress to compel testimony from a previously pardoned witness.

Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, the committee chairman who pressed for the contempt finding, said that constitutional

protection did not apply because Fauci last year received a pardon from Democratic President Joe Biden and thus did not have to worry about the threat of prosecution. He has said he intends to send the referral directly to the Justice Department, rather than first to the full Senate, despite Democratic questions over the legal Fauci validity of such a maneuver.

“Dr. Fauci faced no risk of federal prosecution,” Paul said at the outset of Thursday’s hearing. “All he had to do was tell the Paul truth.”

Fauci, in a statement last week explaining his decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights, said he had good reason to fear the possibility of criminal charges given what he said was Paul’s determination “to get me

prosecutions or for federal investigations into any testimony he did give that lawmakers deemed false.

Democrats who unanimously opposed the contempt resolution agreed with Fauci that he had a well-founded fear of self-incrimination given a publicly stated desire

by Republicans to see him prosecuted in connection with COVID. The Trump administration has also raised questions about whether the Biden pardons were valid given Biden’s frequent use of an autopen to conduct official business.

“The goal was to wait for Dr. Fauci to make any kind of misstatement and then have a weaponized Department of Justice file criminal charges for that new statement that would not have been covered by the pardon, leaving Dr. Fauci little choice but to invoke his constitutional right to not walk directly into a trap,” said Sen. Maggie Hassan, D-N.H., before the vote.

Paul’s intention to send the referral directly to the Justice Department would leave it up to the U.S. attorney in Washington to decide whether to investigate or poten-

to say something, anything, that could vindicate his repeated public pledges that I end up, in his words, quote, behind bars, unquote.”

Fauci’s lawyer, David Schertler, said in a statement that the contempt resolution was “a continuation of Senator Paul’s personal vendetta against Dr. Fauci, who spent 50 years in public health and has saved countless lives.” Schertler accused Paul of abusing his power by trying to “weaponize the Justice Department.”

“Today’s partisan committee vote is a crude political stunt intended to punish Dr. Fauci for exercising his constitutional rights,” Schertler said. “The Senate should reject Senator Paul’s meritless and politically-motivated contempt resolution. For years, Senator Paul has proclaimed to anyone who would listen that Dr. Fauci should be prosecuted and put in prison.

Dr. Fauci has committed no crime — and Senator Paul knows it.”

The pardon from Biden covered acts from 2014 through the January 2025 day it was issued but does not shield him from state-level

tially attempt to prosecute Fauci for contempt. A referral from Congress does not compel prosecutors to act.

The committee’s top Democrat, Sen. Gary Peters of Michigan, questioned whether the referral would be legally valid if Paul transmitted it to the Justice Department without the approval of the entire Senate, where the 60 votes needed to pass the resolution are seen as unlikely. He said punishing a witness for exercising a constitutional right against selfincrimination would complicate future efforts by Congress to conduct oversight and compel appearances and testimony.

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Administration moving forward with Head Start overhaul

BY MORIAH BALINGIT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration said Thursday it plans to overhaul Head Start, tossing out many of the regulations that are the hallmark of the early education program for the nation’s poorest children.

Officials from the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the federally funded preschool program, said the proposed changes would encourage more local decision-making.

Early childhood policy experts argue the deregulation could undermine Head Start’s position as the gold standard in early education.

The Associated Press previously reported on the overhaul proposal, which became public Thursday when it was posted online. The public will have 60 days to weigh in on it before it goes into effect, though it could face legal challenges that would delay implementation.

Head Start centers serve around 700,000 of the nation’s most vulnerable children, including those who are homeless, in foster care or disabled. That wouldn’t change under the overhaul.

But Alex J. Adams, an assistant secretary at Health and Human Services, said the department is hoping to give Head Start centers the flexibility to change the way they operate. That means eliminating most of Head Start’s regulations, such as standards for low staff-tostudent ratios or requirements to provide services to preschoolers’ families.

“Federal mandates can certainly hinder local decision-making, drive up costs and limit the program’s reach,” Adams said on a call with reporters. He highlighted a decade-long decline in Head Start enrollment. “If we get this proposed rule right, we will grow the number of Head Start slots.”

On a call previewing the proposed changes, Health Secretary Robert F. Kenne-

dy spoke reverently about Head Start, which was started by his uncle Sargent Shriver during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.

“It’s a program that works for the most vulnerable of the poorest kids in our society, and it’s really important we protect it,” Kennedy said.

But the changes would undermine many of the things that make Head Start distinct from other early education programs, policy experts say.

“This version of Head Start is a shell of the program,” said Khari Garvin, who oversaw Head Start under Democratic President Joe Biden. “This is a deeply diluted version of the program which in my view will cause child and community outcomes to wane.”

Bloomberg News (TNS) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s so-called Golden Fleet of around 15 nuclear-powered battleships could cost as much as $275 billion to develop and acquire through 2056, according to the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office.

The agency pegged its preliminary estimate at $23 billion for the first vessel and roughly $18 billion each for the subsequent 14 ships, according to a report released Wednesday.

That would make them the most expensive American warships ever produced, and it’s possible the Trumpclass vessels will see additional cost overruns while potentially complicating the construction of other U.S.

more lax than Head Start’s current regulations. State rules are largely focused on ensuring children are healthy and safe. Generally speaking, they do not require centers to provide things like medical or dental screenings, they don’t specify ways to engage with parents, and they don’t speak to what — if anything — should be taught in childcare settings.

Shantel Meek, who heads the Children’s Equity Project at Arizona State UniverState rules more lenient sity, co-authored an analysis Overall, experts empha- that compared state licenssize, state childcare licens- ing requirements with Head ing requirements are far Start standards and found

massive gaps.

“Whereas licensing is, like, the bare minimum to keep kids safe, Head Start includes keeping kids safe but also ensuring that kids are developing, growing, learning well,” Meek said. “It’s a totally different purpose.”

Critically, states allow adults to care for far more children than is allowed under Head Start standards. In Mississippi, for example, one Head Start teacher is only allowed to teach up to four 2-year-olds. State childcare regulations would permit up to a dozen 2-year-olds to be supervised by one adult.

Head Start, which oper-

ates in all 50 states, has long had support from both Democrats and Republicans.

But it has faced repeated threats under the Trump administration, whose budget chief, Russell Vought, had previously called for it to be eliminated.

In a call with reporters, Kennedy said he believes Head Start is effective. He cited research showing its graduates have fewer law enforcement encounters, do better in school and have better jobs than their peers.

He added that he tried to shield Head Start from many of the cuts that hit the rest of his agency.

Axing pages of regulations Head Start, which began in the 1960s as part of Johnson’s War on Poverty, is currently governed by more than 100 pages of regulations. Those regulations require centers to have low staff-to-student ratios and a research-backed curriculum, among other things, and they ensure centers are providing wraparound services that are critical to children in poverty, including medical and dental screenings and parent coaching.

The proposal would toss out nearly all of that rule book. Instead, Head Start’s 1,600 operators — which include nonprofits and school districts — would look to state and local childcare licensing requirements for guidance on many aspects of the program.

While the proposed rules largely loosen requirements, Adams emphasized that centers have the option to continue to operate as they had in the past. He estimated the new rules could generate more than $2 billion in savings and potentially allow Head Start to serve more children.

The proposal adds some new requirements. Staffers

CBO: Trump’s battleship fleet could cost $275B

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association, not attestation, and have problems” with the employee, Cole texts reveal alleged on proximity to potential crimes without who was displeased with the work Jackson was doing and delayed payBR corruption scheme proof.” ment to him, according to the indict-

‘I just took care of us’

BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER Staff writer

The corruption case against LaMont Cole centers on text messages between the former Metro Council member and current schools superintendent and a city-parish contractor who is his close friend, according to court records.

Texts sent to and from Cole show he “agreed to accept bribes” from his friend, Terral “TJ” Jackson, in exchange for steering contracts to Jackson, according to an arrest warrant issued Wednesday.

In one text message exchange between Cole and TJ Jackson, Cole acknowledges Cole receiving kickbacks from TJ Jackson and another individual, according to the warrant.

“He knows I’m getting a kickback from both of you and he plans to expose us,” Cole wrote.

It is unclear from the warrant who Cole believed knew about the kickback scheme at the time.

Cole was indicted on five counts in Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill’s wide corruption probe Wednesday. Those charges include conspiracy to commit bribery, money laundering and malfeasance in office. Jackson and his wife, Erica Jackson, were also indicted Wednesday.

Notably, Cole was not charged with bribery, but only conspiracy to commit bribery. He was also not charged with theft, while other officials charged in Murrill’s investigation have been.

Cole turned himself in to the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Thursday morning. A judge set bail at $15,000.

After he was released later in the day, Cole declined to comment.

The alleged crimes took place while Cole was a member of the East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council and served as mayor pro tempore.

Hours after he was indicted, Cole issued a statement Wednesday night calling the charges against him a “miscarriage of justice.”

“I’ve provided servant leadership to this community for decades, guided by humility, integrity, and ethical standards,” Cole said. “Today’s actions are simply a miscarriage of justice based

ment.

In August of that year, Cole and TJ Jackson texted each other and expressed frustration about the worker.

“Man, time to go around her bro,” TJ Jackson said to Cole.

The employee’s contract was not renewed to start 2023, and investigators say a text sent from Cole to Jackson indicates he had influence over that decision to not bring the worker back.

“F*** with the bull, you get the horns!!!” the text stated.

Shortly after news of Cole’s indictment broke Wednesday, several members of the East Baton Rouge School Parish Board came to Cole’s defense.

“We want to explicitly state that we stand firmly behind Mr. Cole as he navigates this matter,” wrote board President Shashonnie Steward and Vice President Cliff Lewis in a statement. “Our legal system is built on the foundational bedrock of due process and the presumption of innocence.”

Prosecutors say that Cole received “at least $40,000” in cash and gifts from Jackson.

Between 2021 and 2024, TJ Jackson had several city-parish contracts for an array of services, according to cityparish records. Among them were contracts for blight remediation for various Metro Council districts, including Cole’s district at the time.

Texts appear to show Cole and TJ Jackson discussing those contracts and the funds that eventually were paid.

“That’s potentially a $10k-20k a month contract over the next 10 years … I could use an additional $60k-120k a year,” Cole wrote to Jackson on Jan. 4, 2023.

Three days later, discussions continued.

“Just took care of you in a MAJOR way which means I just took care of us,” Cole said to TJ Jackson.

Cole and TJ Jackson have long been close friends, according to multiple sources, and are members of the same fraternity.

Investigators say TJ and Erica Jackson received city-parish contracts worth hundreds of thousands of dollars from 2021 to 2024 because of the alleged scheme for blight work and services involving the now-defunct, heavily scrutinized Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative. Many of the contracts were awarded to TJ and Erica Jackson’s company, the BROAD Innovation Marketing Firm.

The mayor’s nonprofit spent millions in federal funds on community development initiatives like violence prevention, according to records.

“As a result of this scheme(s), agents learned the Jacksons received multiple contracts from both the Blight Program and MHCI, totaling nearly $600,000,” prosecutors wrote in Cole’s arrest warrant. “Again, Cole was aware that BROAD was the entity the Jacksons had used to funnel illicit proceeds derived from the said bribery scheme.”

Previous indictments

The charges against Cole make eight people indicted and two people arrested without an indictment as part of the 10-month corruption investigation into the Baton Rouge city-parish that is still ongoing.

Current council member Cleve Dunn Jr. — who was on the council with Cole before he left to become superintendent — was indicted in January on a slew of corruption and conspiracy charges, including bribery, money laundering, theft and others.

Dunn entered a not guilty plea in Baton Rouge court on July 1.

Courtney Scott, who was a top staffer for former Mayor Sharon WestonBroome, was indicted in February alongside Veronica Mathis, who was a contractor paid with Safe, Hopeful, Healthy funds.

Scott is accused of receiving nearly $200,000 in kickbacks from Mathis.

She also has pleaded not guilty.

TJ Jackson and Erica Jackson were charged earlier this year with theft ‘F*** with the bull …’ and conspiracy to commit theft reProsecutors say Cole used his influ- lated to Baton Rouge transit system ence to terminate the employment of contracts that prosecutors say were a contracted city-parish worker who fraudulent. was in charge of the blight program who questioned TJ Jackson’s work be- Email Patrick Sloan-Turner at patrick.sloan-turner@theadvocate. tween 2022 and 2023.

In mid-2022, TJ Jackson “started to com.

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Mourners carry the body of Palestinian activist Awdah Al Hathaleen, who was killed by an Israeli settler according to Palestinian health officials, during his funeral in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair, Aug. 7, 2025.

Settler charged in activist’s death

BY JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors Thursday charged a settler for the killing of a Palestinian activist last year in the occupied West Bank, according to an indictment filed in a district court in southern Israel.

It’s the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, that an Israeli has been indicted for killing a Palestinian in the West Bank, said Israeli rights group B’Tselem.

In the document, state attorneys accuse Yinon Levi, a settler who lives in an outpost in the southern West Bank, of reckless manslaughter in the death of prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in July 2025. Under Israeli law, reckless manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

Levi is also accused of armed trespassing and malicious property damage.

Hathaleen was a prominent community leader who advocated against settler violence in the southern West Bank. He was involved in the 2025 Oscar-winning

film “No Other Land,” which chronicled the fight by Palestinian residents to protect their homes and villages.

“I hope that it will be a turning point for more severe enforcement of the law in the West Bank against Jewish terrorists,” said Eitan Peleg, the lawyer for Hathaleen’s family.

Levi on Thursday wrote back to prosecutors saying he would fight for his innocence in court, according to a letter he shared with The Associated Press. He wrote that prosecutors should not penalize acts of selfdefense, accusing them of providing “de facto support for terrorism.”

Video from the day showed Levi shooting in the direction of buildings and a group of Palestinians in Hathaleen’s village, Umm al-Khair, on the day the activist was killed.

One video showed Levi firing two shots, while another, which family members say was taken by Hathaleen himself, showed Levi firing toward the person holding the camera. The footage cuts, but the person can still be heard moaning in pain.

Moderna’s mRNA-based flu shot OK’d

BY LAURAN NEERGAARD Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new kind of flu vaccine for older people, the first made with the same mRNA technology that was key to ending the COVID-19 pandemic, manufacturer Moderna said.

The shot, named mFlusiva, is intended for adults age 50 or older. Other brands of flu shots already have begun arriving in pharmacies ahead of fall vaccination season, and Moderna said late Wednesday that it expects some of its new version to be available soon at select retailers.

While there already are multiple flu vaccine options in the U.S., including three specifically recommended for people age 65 or older, tens of thousands of Americans die from influenza every year and older adults are

among the most vulnerable.

Flu vaccines must be updated annually to best match circulating strains of the virus. Vaccines made with the Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology are faster to manufacturer than other types, and experts say this additional option might help if the shape-shifting flu virus mutates in a way that requires suddenly brewing new doses.

Moderna said the FDA granted full approval for mFlusiva’s use in people ages 50 to 64, based on a study of 40,000 people that found 27% fewer flu cases among people who got the new shot compared with those who got a different common flu vaccine brand.

For people 65 or older, the Cambridge, Massachusettsbased manufacturer said the FDA granted what’s called accelerated approval for the shot — based on a smaller study showing it generated

a strong immune response compared with an existing high-dose vaccine for seniors — while it conducts an additional study.

Moderna’s data showed no major safety issues although the shot did cause some temporary reactions including injection site pain, fever, headache, tiredness and aches that occurred somewhat more than with today’s flu shots.

The FDA action comes after a highly unusual public dispute over mFlusiva earlier this year. A then-Top FDA official blocked the company’s application, a sign of the agency’s heightened vaccine scrutiny under Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Days later, the agency changed course after Moderna publicly challenged the ruling — and in June a panel of independent advisers to the FDA unanimously recommended the vaccine’s approval.

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BY SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press

Dust storms that blanketed the Phoenix area in thick haze this week were among the most intense to hit the region in years, scientists said Thursday.

The storms — called haboobs — occur throughout the U.S. Southwest when strong downdrafts from thunderstorms stir up loose dust and dirt that get blown along in front of the approaching storm cell.

They can produce massive walls of dust and debris that blind drivers and make people sick.

The latest storm rolled in during the early morning PHOTO PROVIDED By SEAN VOySEy OLSON hours Thursday, three days A large haboob dust storm rolls through Scottsdale, Ariz., on Monday. after the other one struck.

There were no reports of any significant impacts, though both storms reduced visibility to half a mile.

“Luckily, they both happened when it was later at night, so there was less traffic on the roads,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Matt Salerno in Phoenix.

Both storms were extreme, Category 5 events on a scale of dust storm severity, with huge concentrations of dust and wind speeds of about 50 mph, according to researchers at Arizona State University, which helped develop the scale.

The scale — unveiled this year — was developed using data going back to 2010.

“To have Class 5 dust storms occur one right

after another a few days apart is unprecedented in our records,” said Randall Cerveny, a professor in the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning at Arizona State. “We don’t see that.”

They were only the fifth and sixth dust storms in the last 16 years to reach Category 5, Cerveny told The Associated Press in a phone interview.

He noted the Phoenix region has been drier than normal, which can increase the amount of dust that is kicked up. Scientists have said human-caused climate change increases the odds of both severe drought and heavier storms that could set the stage for more intense dust storms in the future.

FCC votes in favor of lifting limits on TV station ownership

BY STEPHEN BATTAGLIO Los Angeles Times (TNS)

The Federal Communications Commission voted 2-1 in favor of allowing TV station ownership groups to own more outlets, easing the way for more consolidation.

The Thursday vote that favored the change means companies can own local stations that cover more than 39% of the U.S. They could also own more than two stations in a single market.

The measure supported

by FCC Chairman Brendan Carr will allow the agency to approve deals that put station ownership groups over the cap if the agency determines that they are promoting the public interest. Carr has said the agency would consider such issues as commitment to local journalism and “viewpoint diversity.”

“In my view, if you care about trusted sources of local news and information, you have to care about the future of local TV stations,” Carr said. “They are the economic engines that produce the paychecks for so many of

the local journalists that remain in the business. So how can the FCC maximize the odds that those institutions continue to survive and hopefully thrive into the future?

To start, we should stop hamstringing this one segment of the broader market with outdated restrictions.”

The station groups say the ability of tech companies such as Google and Netflix to Carr reach every consumer in the U.S. puts them at a disadvantage. At the same time, streaming now accounts for more than 40% of all viewing, according to Nielsen, pulling consumers away from traditional TV. Television stations are also seeing their share of carriage fees from cable and satellite companies shrink due to cord-cutting.

Declining viewership and revenue have also made it more challenging to sustain multiple local TV news operations in a single market.

Anna Gomez, the lone Democrat on the commission, opposed the measure, saying the rule change will only help big firms get bigger and more powerful.

“Eliminating the cap does not free local broadcasters from economic pressure, it just changes who is doing the squeezing,” Gomez said in a statement issued ahead of the vote. “The large station groups positioned to grow even larger under this decision are not local broadcasters, they are national companies that own local stations and increasingly dictate what airs on them.”

The measure ending the cap limits also faced push back from consumer groups and state government officials who believe station consolidation will result in journalist layoffs and fewer voices for the communities they serve.

TV station owners and its lobbying group the National Association of Broadcasters have been clamoring for a change in the rule, citing the changes in technology that have occurred since the

ownership limit. The 39% threshold was set in 2004 when streaming video was still a nascent business.

Jeff McCall, a professor of communications at DePauw University, agrees the current limit is outdated in the current media environment. “Local broadcasters are struggling in terms of audience and revenue, and this plan could give them some needed relief,” he said.

But McCall added that having the FCC decide who benefits from the rule change will face resistance.

“It will give the FCC wide discretionary powers and open up any decisions to second-guessing and, of course, court challenges,” he said.

There are also likely to be questions on how even-handed Carr will be when faced with a proposal that puts a station owner over the caps.

The chairman has made his name by threatening to pull the broadcast licenses of TV stations that irritate President Trump with their coverage and commentary.

Even Trump-supporting Re-

publicans such as Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, have raised concerns the FCC’s scrutiny of broadcast content could be violating the right to free speech.

In April, the FCC called for an early review of the licenses for Disney’s eight broadcast TV stations, a day after Trump demanded that ABC fire late-night host Jimmy Kimmel over a joke about first lady Melania Trump.

Carr also questioned whether ABC’s daytime show “The View,” where negative Trump commentary occurs often, should qualify as a bona fide news program that is exempt from giving equal time to qualified candidates.

Carr also believes large media companies such as Disney and NBCUniversal parent Comcast hold too much sway over the stations affiliated with their networks.

“New York and Hollywood interests have steamrolled those local TV stations and the broader media market in recent years in ways that

Representative facing abuse allegations should end campaign, GOP senator says

BY JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Republican Sen. Jon Husted of Ohio called on Rep. Max Miller Thursday to resign his House seat and abandon his fall reelection bid.

Miller is facing a congressional ethics investigation related to domestic abuse allegations leveled against him by his ex-wife, and anxiety over his electability this fall is growing within his party. But the secondterm, Cleveland-area congressman has continued to insist that he will hold the course.

In a post on X, Husted said he knows Miller, his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, the daughter of Sen. Bernie Moreno, and their daughter, and “I do not see how a campaign for Congress benefits any of them.”

“I believe Max would be making the right decision to step aside as a candidate and resign from Congress to focus on what is in the best interest of his daughter,” he wrote.

“Years from now, I believe he will look back and know it was the right choice for her.”

Another Republican senator, Tim Sheehy of Montana, also urged Miller on Thursday to “step aside and seek help.”

“Staying in this race makes it far more likely we lose this seat and hand Democrats a majority to impeach President Trump,” he said on X. Miller faces Democrat Brian Poindexter, a union ironworker and local councilman, for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District.

A message seeking comment was left with Miller’s spokesperson. The congressman has vehemently denied all allegations of domestic abuse leveled against him by his former spouse.

Husted’s and Sheehy’s comments added to the increasing pressure on Miller from both Democrats and fellow Republicans.

Sen. Bernie Moreno, the state’s senior senator, reacted to Miller’s livestream on X Sunday by saying that Miller is unfit to serve — though he never specifically urged Miller to resign or end his November campaign.

Under Ohio law, Miller would need to withdraw by Saturday to allow enough time for the replacement process to play out before the 4 p.m. Monday deadline.

Donovan O’Neil, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Ohio, an influential conservative organization, also labeled Miller “unfit to serve” in an X post Thursday.

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This power imbalance has contributed to a steady decline in locally produced news — and with it, a weakening of the public’s trust in the media.”

Earlier this year, a group of attorneys general filed suit to block Nexstar Media Group’s proposed $6.2 billion acquisition of Tegna, arguing it violates a 112-year-old U.S. antitrust law by knocking out a major competitor. The deal would give Irving, Texasbased Nexstar control of 265 television stations across the country, up from 164. And, in dozens of markets, Nexstar would own multiple TV network affiliates.

U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley issued a preliminary injunction in April that forbids Nexstar and Tegna, from combining operations.

Nexstar is appealing.

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BY JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Israeli prosecutors Thursday charged a settler for the killing of a Palestinian activist last year in the occupied West Bank, according to an indictment filed in a district court in southern Israel.

It’s the first time since Oct. 7, 2023, that an Israeli has been indicted for killing a Palestinian in the West Bank, said Israeli rights group B’Tselem.

In the document, state attorneys accuse Yinon Levi, a settler who lives in an outpost in the southern West Bank, of reckless manslaughter in the death of prominent Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen in July 2025. Under Israeli law, reckless manslaughter carries a maximum sentence of 12 years in prison.

Levi is also accused of armed trespassing and malicious property damage.

Hathaleen was a prominent community leader who advocated against settler violence in the southern West Bank. He was involved in the 2025 Oscar-winning film “No Other Land,” which

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disaster and marks an end to one of the most painful chapters in the city’s recent history.

The massive structural failure caused the top three floors of the $85 million building to pancake and collapse, killing three workers, injuring hundreds of others and shutting down commerce on surrounding city streets for months.

“I am absolutely ecstatic,” said attorney Mark Glago, who represented 200 victims of the disaster and cochaired the committee that negotiated the settlement.

“This is a significant amount of money. It doesn’t bring the deceased workers back but hopefully this money will go to the families and bring some solace.”

The settlement comes just two months before the seventh anniversary of the

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Continued from page 1A from the company’s board, the person said. LSU would have a right of first refusal, meaning the university would be first in line to buy that stake.

The university is also considering bringing in other investors who could get up to an 11% stake in the company, though university leaders haven’t decided how many additional partners they would bring in or how that stake would be divided, the source said.

LSU would likely control 80% of the new company, while outside investors would control no more than 20%, the source said.

The new company would house LSU’s broadcasting rights, which university leaders expect to substantially increase in value when the SEC renegotiates its contract with ESPN and the Disney corporation in 2030, the source said.

The new company could also hire a professional or firm to invest the company’s money into other businesses and generate a “perpetual” stream of revenues from that investment income, the person said.

The person said university officials hope to have plans finalized by LSU’s first football game against Clemson on Sept. 5.

When LSU was approached for comment on the proposed financial plan, a spokesperson replied that it’s an “evolving scenario” and “no deal has been confirmed or signed.”

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Mourners carry the body of Palestinian activist Awdah Al Hathaleen during his funeral in the West Bank Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair in 2025. chronicled the fight by Palestinian residents to protect their homes and villages.

“I hope that it will be a turning point for more severe enforcement of the law in the West Bank against Jewish terrorists,” said Eitan Peleg, the lawyer for Hathaleen’s family.

Tariq Hathaleen, Awdah’s cousin and lifelong friend, said that while

the indictment won’t bring his relative back, the family “still believes this is something really, really big.

It’s good for the settlers to learn that they shouldn’t shoot at us.”

Levi on Thursday wrote back to prosecutors saying he would fight for his innocence in court, according to a letter he shared with The Associated Press. He wrote that prosecutors should not penalize

Hard Rock collapse. In the wake of the disaster, more than 130 lawsuits were filed against developer 1031 Canal Development, which is owned by Mohan Kailas and his family; Citadel Builders, the general contractor; dozens of subcontractors; and their insurance companies.

The cases were eventually consolidated, and settlement talks began in 2023. A tentative agreement was reached last fall between the plaintiffs and 1031 Canal. In the months since, all the other suits have also been resolved.

“This wraps up every single one of the outstanding cases,” said attorney Walt Leger II, who co-chaired the committee representing the victims. “It is over.”

An attorney for 1031 did not respond to a request seeking comment.

alleging blame and pointing fingers at those involved in the project. 1031 Canal was at the center of the litigation, a defendant in some suits and a plaintiff in others. As a result, it will be financially compensated from the settlement, Leger said.

He could not say how much the company will receive, citing confidentiality of the agreement. But he said it will not come out of the $106 million.

“That money is strictly for the 490 victims — the injured workers, the family members of the deceased workers, the local business owners,” said Leger, whose clients include the Saenger Theatre, which was shut down for months after the collapse.

It is too soon to say how long it will be before settlement checks go out. A special master appointed to oversee the case, Baton Settlement details Rouge attorney John Perry, The settlement resolves will evaluate the claims and a complex web of lawsuits determine how much each is

One donor who attended the meeting said the revenue plan could help provide “immediate stability” to LSU sports, but he noted that university officials are still in the process of vetting the proposal and would also still need to secure approval from the Board of Supervisors to move forward.

“We’re a ways away from getting things done,” the donor said.

A second meeting with additional boosters was held Wednesday.

State and university leaders held the meetings at the Governor’s Mansion this week with LSU boosters as a courtesy to keep the university’s biggest financial supporters in the loop, rather than to ask them for money, three people who attended the meeting said.

Private capital in sports

LSU’s plan is unique in character but it has shades of other athletics funding models already instituted by other universities.

Clemson set up a revenuegenerating entity technically separate from its athletic department, Clemson Ventures, which controls the university’s multimedia rights — not its broadcast rights — and works on sponsorships deals for the school and its athletes, produces digital content and organizes events like concerts.

Kentucky created an LLC, called Champions Blue, as a company to house its entire athletic department, which allows the university to explore avenues for revenue generation that would be difficult to pursue as a pubDonor meetings lic institution.

LSU’s plan wouldn’t be the About 25 to 30 LSU boosters attended a roughly two- first time private investors hour meeting on Monday have jumped into college night, according to two peo- sports. Two months ago, Utah finalized a deal with ple who were there.

Otro Capital, which reportedly will provide its athletic department with at least $100 million but aims for upward of $500 million in investment.

The model LSU is considering isn’t a direct investment of private equity into the university, like Utah, nor is the entire athletic department being moved into an LLC, like Kentucky, according to a person familiar with the plan.

In LSU’s case, investors would provide upfront capital for a stake in a company that’s holding the school’s SEC broadcast payments, which are expected to increase over the coming years. Conference institutions received an average payout of $72.4 million in the 2024-25 fiscal year, but schools can earn more if they make the College Football Playoff.

LSU, like many power-conference athletic programs, needs money to support a growing list of expenses.

Last year, universities began sharing up to $20.5 million directly with athletes as a result of an NCAA settlement of antitrust lawsuits; the revenue-sharing cap will increase to $21.3 million this academic year.

LSU also strained its donor base when it fired football coach Brian Kelly with $54 million in guaranteed money left on his contract and hired Lane Kiffin away from Ole Miss for an additional $91 million.

Not to mention, donors and corporate sponsors are also helping fund third-party endorsement deals with athletes that don’t count toward the university’s revenue-sharing cap. LSU is rumored to have invested $40 million, if not more, in its football roster, though athletes’ NIL deals are not public, and those numbers are unconfirmed.

acts of self-defense, accusing them of providing “de facto support for terrorism.”

When reached by phone, Avichay Hajbi, Levi’s lawyer, said the prosecution had made a “mistaken decision.” He said the defense would respond to the accusations in court.

A spokesperson for the prosecutors’ office confirmed that the indictment had been filed in the city of Beersheba and that Levi is not currently under arrest. She said a meeting will be scheduled in the coming weeks where prosecutors will read Levi the charges against him.

Israeli settlers and soldiers have killed at least 1,100 Palestinians in the West Bank since Oct. 7, 2023, says B’Tselem.

“The decision to indict Yinon Levi is the exception that proves the rule. The impunity Israel grants to soldiers and settlers who harm Palestinians is not a failure of the system — it is a central component of a policy designed to allow the violence to continue and escalate,” wrote Yair Dvir, spokesperson for B’Tselem.

The indictment comes just over a year after Hathaleen’s death.

Video from the day showed Levi shooting in the direction of buildings and a group of Palestinians

eligible to receive based on the nature of their injuries and loss.

1031 Canal’s share of the settlement will come from a separate fund made up of contributions from the various other defendants in the case — the contractor, subcontractors, steel company, architect and engineer among others — that 1031 Canal had blamed for the structural failure.

It is not clear if 1031 has already received its share of the settlement.

Still grieving No criminal charges were ever filed in connection with the disaster. But in April 2020, the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited building

in Hathaleen’s village, Umm alKhair, on the day the activist was killed.

One video showed Levi firing two shots, while another, which family members say was taken by Hathaleen himself, showed Levi firing toward the person holding the camera. The footage cuts, but the person can still be heard moaning in pain.

The indictment, issued by Israel’s Southern District Prosecutor’s Office, says that the first shot Levi fired struck Hathaleen, who was standing in a courtyard bout 65 feet away, documenting the scene.

The bullet punctured Hathaleen’s lung and chest, and he collapsed to the floor and started bleeding.

He was already dead when he arrived at the hospital, the indictment says, after going into hypovolemic shock and respiratory failure.

Hathaleen was a teacher and father who often hosted international activists and visitors in his home.

Levi was among the Israeli settlers sanctioned by the United States and other Western countries over allegations of violence toward Palestinians in 2024. U.S. President Donald Trump lifted the U.S. sanctions after taking office the following year.

engineer Heaslip Engineering, steel provider Suncoast Projects and Citadel for their roles in the disaster and fined the firms a collective $220,000. All three companies have since settled with the agency, according to records.

In the years since, the former Hard Rock construction site, at the intersection of Canal and Rampart streets, has been cleared but never redeveloped. Nearby businesses that were shuttered for months have reopened. A new hotel next door to the site is up and running and much of the city has moved on.

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“Justice has not been served,” said Angela Magrette, Anthony Magrette’s sister. “The guys are still gone.”

The Magrettes and the other families of deceased victims are not technically affected by the settlement as they settled their own wrongful-death lawsuits in early 2024. The amount of the payout, which went to the children of the workers, was never disclosed.

“I’m glad other victims will get some money,” said Magrette, who still works to keep her brother’s memory alive through public memorials and outreach. “But it’s still an open wound to me and my family every day.”

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Construction on the 89-bed, $92 million project is expected to wrap up in September or October, allowing OPSO to begin using the facility in November or December, according to the latest progress report from the city.

New Orleans’ jail was placed under a court-mandated reform plan, called a consent decree, in 2013 to remedy a slew of constitutional violations. The consent decree lays out 174 provisions that must be met in order to reach compliance and exit the agreement. Monitors submit a report to the court every six months scoring the jail’s performance.

Progress under Hutson’s tenure has been “sporadic,” monitors wrote in the July report. Compliance overall, however, has been on the decline since 2020, when U.S. District Court Judge Lance Africk handed control of the jail back over to then-Sheriff Marlin Gusman, after stripping him of his authority four years earlier in favor of a court-appointed compliance director.

At the time Gusman regained control, the jail was fully compliant with 67% of the provisions.

The latest report has the jail fully compliant with just 40% of provisions.

Woodfork, who beat Hutson in last year’s election and took office in May, has said she plans to work collaboratively with the parties involved in the consent decree to achieve compliance.

“The new administration has been diligently working toward sustained compliance with the provisions of the Consent Judgment,” Woodfork’s attorney, John Litchfield, wrote to the court in a June status report. “Her team recognizes OPSO’s constitutional obligations and the importance of maintaining safe, secure, humane, and professionally operated jail facilities.”

Notably, Woodfork has the backing of Attorney General Liz Murrill, who said Wednesday that she’s offered advice to the new sheriff on ways to improve transparency and accountability and believes she’s “moving in the right direction.”

Prosecutors from Murrill’s office secured an indictment against Hutson in April, accusing her of 30 criminal charges including conspiracy, obstruction of justice, malfeasance in office and filing or maintaining false records. Hutson has pleaded not guilty.

“I think she has a lot to fix,” Murrill said of Woodfork. “At the end

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Construction work continues on the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office and parts of the surrounding prison complex on Tuesday. of the day, I think they will get out of the consent decree, and I am working as much as I can to assist in that process.”

Hutson referred questions to her attorney, who wasn’t available to comment before press time.

Woodfork has already faced challenges during her first two months on the job. In early June, a pair of inmates allegedly started a fire using a pile of mattresses, jumpsuits, blankets and Styrofoam plates. Later that month, one inmate assaulted another inside a housing unit with a homemade weapon, resulting non-life-threatening injuries for both.

Woodfork’s hiring of a former NOPD officer who was ousted from the force for misconduct also drew public scrutiny, resulting in his resignation from the Sheriff’s Office.

And on July 27, Saliou Thiam, a 40-year-old father of two awaiting trial on two counts of first-degree robbery and one count of resisting an officer, was pronounced dead after being found unresponsive in his cell. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office hasn’t released a cause of death.

Thiam’s death marked the first in-custody death at the jail since 2023, and Africk, who has overseen the consent decree since its inception, ordered a status hearing two days after the death was

announced. That hearing is scheduled for Aug. 18.

Violence, supervision While the most recent monitors report reflects operations before Woodfork took office, it provides the latest snapshot available of conditions inside the lockup.

Many of the problems identified in the report boiled down to a lack of supervision and failure by OPSO to follow its own policies and procedures.

A court order requires there be at least one deputy or recruit on a housing unit at a time in order to provide direct supervision. But monitors said staff continued to leave inmates “unsupervised for hours and allow them to have access to materials by which to fashion weapons and bypass the security systems including the locking mechanisms on the cell doors.”

Most inmate-on-inmate attacks happened when there was no deputy present, monitors said.

Monitors pointed to the escape of 10 inmates from the jail in May 2025 as an example of what can happen when there isn’t adequate supervision or frequent security checks. The escape occurred after a staffer assigned to a control module for the unit went to lunch and wasn’t relieved. The escape wasn’t detected for at least seven hours.

“The level of staffing on the night shift and weekends continues to create a dangerous situation,” monitors said.

The Louisiana legislative auditor, in a report released in April, flagged similar issues with staffing and security checks leading up to the escape. Hutson’s office, in a 32-page written response attached to the report, said limited staffing hobbled OPSO’s ability to follow its own rules.

OPSO continued to hire staff during the monitoring period, but made little progress due to a large number of terminations, resignations and retirements, monitors said.

There was also “significant slippage” during the monitoring period in the timely reporting of incidents, including drug overdoses, serious injury of inmates and least 70 incidents that “clearly involved a use of force” that weren’t documented as such, monitors said.

The jail documented 488 incidents of inmate-on-inmate assault in 2025, down from 735 incidents in 2024. But monitors said it was “very likely” the decrease was due to underreporting after a cyberattack in October required deputies to handwrite reports.

“The failure to report incidents makes any data collected on institutional violence unreliable,” monitors wrote.

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standard of homeless services for the New Orleans area … rather than the current failed housing first model that neglects treatment and services,” said Kate Kelly, a spokesperson for the governor, referring to a once-bipartisan approach to providing permanent housing that has come under fire from the Trump administration.

If the state’s application in the annual funding competition is approved, the LHC would take over management of homeless services from UNITY of Greater New Orleans, the area’s federally designated lead agency for homeless services. For decades, the agency has used the bulk of that funding each year to pay rents for people with disabilities through a program called Permanent Supportive Housing.

But federal support for those programs took a hit in June when HUD announced a plan to shift an estimated $1.2 billion nationwide away from permanent housing programs and into temporary programs that emphasize treatment in its latest annual funding competition.

Martha Kegel, the director of UNITY, declined to comment on the specifics of any applications, but said the maximum amount the New Orleans area is eligible to apply for is just over $50 million.

“Since the competition is in process, there won’t be any public information released about the individual projects selected,” said Kegel.

Permanent vs. temporary Housing advocates have raised concerns that a shift away from permanent housing programs could set as many as 2,600 formerly homeless New Orleans residents back on the street. They point to extensive research that

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A homeless person packs up their belongings after New Orleans police officers asked them to move on in the French Quarter. shows that providing those programs effectively gets people off the street, and that not everyone who is homeless needs mental health or drug treatment. But critics say that the approach fails to treat addiction or mental illness that can lead people to fall back into homelessness.

A Landry administration official said that those currently housed through the program would maintain their vouchers but that new housing slots would be prioritized for people who have gone through treatment first.

Each year, New Orleans-area homeless services agencies submit funding applications to UNITY, which oversees the region’s submission to HUD. A group of state and local officials and nonprofit and community representatives rank the projects, but HUD

makes the final determination on how funds will be spent.

UNITY will submit the consolidated application by Aug. 26 and awards will be made by December. The Landry administration declined to share a copy of the application, citing HUD guidelines, and a public records request for the document is pending.

If the state’s application is ranked poorly, the LHC will appeal to HUD, a Landry administration official said.

State intervention Landry has long highlighted homelessness as a priority for his administration in New Orleans, alongside efforts to exert state control over the city’s courts and the Sewerage & Water Board. In 2024, frustrated with the pace of city efforts to house people,

Landry’s administration relocated homeless people from across downtown into a single designated encampment, days before pop star Taylor Swift was set to perform downtown.

Then, a couple months later, Landry bused residents of the city’s downtown encampments to a France Road warehouse, dubbed a “transitional center,” citing New Orleans housing leaders’ “ineffective” policies. The shelter drew criticism from locals for its location far from other services and for its price tag, which was up to $17.5 million.

Earlier this year, Landry signed a new state law that makes it a crime to sleep on the street and allows people to avoid jail time by completing drug or mental health treatment programs.

At the same time, state officials

There was significant progress during the reporting period with retrofitting the jails locks, monitors said.

There was also an increase in the number of targeted and random shakedowns resulting in the removal of weapons, pills, narcotics and other contraband. Still, monitors said they encountered inmates smoking marijuana and narcotics in the housing units, and said there is a “significant issue” of staff smuggling in contraband.

There continued to be challenges in “the provision of basic care, staffing and recordkeeping” in the jail’s medical and mental healthcare, including the need for consistent individual and substance abuse counseling, monitors said.

A requirement that inmates be seen by a mental health provider following a triggering event or use of force isn’t being followed consistently.

Healthcare services at the jail are provided by a private contractor, Wexford Health Sources Inc. The Pennsylvania-based company took over the contract in June 2024. Wexford didn’t respond to a request for comment.

The New Orleans City Council in May approved a one-year, $24.2 million contract extension with Wexford. City officials said it was needed to give Woodfork time to evaluate the contract.

have raised concerns about UNITY’s effectiveness. In 2023, state lawmakers requested an audit of homeless services providers to evaluate the effectiveness of their programs throughout the state but “especially in New Orleans,” said Jenifer Schaye, attorney for the state auditor in 2024.

The audit found that UNITY is at times nonresponsive to families in need of housing and failed to monitor many of the providers it oversees. In response, Kegel defended the agency’s oversight of its providers, and highlighted its collaboration with city officials to permanently house 275 people from the city’s encampments. UNITY and other homeless services groups also sued the Auditor’s Office for attempting to subpoena the organizations for sensitive client information. The case was dismissed last year after the Auditor’s Office agreed to withdraw its subpoenas.

Local officials have also clashed with UNITY over the pace of the organization’s work to clear homeless encampments in recent years, while Kegel has consistently disputed that they’ve taken too long to house residents.

Nick Richard, executive director of NAMI of Southeast Louisiana, a mental health advocacy organization that also applied for HUD funds, said that he would not argue over “funding going away” from his organization.

“It’s when we shift from what’s truly needed in our community” — which, he said, is permanent housing for homeless residents — “that we have a problem with.”

Ed Carlson, director of Odyssey House Louisiana, which runs addiction treatment programs and the city’s Low Barrier Shelter, said he agrees with the state that “you’ve got to get people housing ready before they’re put into housing.”

“We’re hoping that this will mean more money for treatment overall,” said Carlson.

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Court upholds short-term rental rules

Airbnb’s challenge to N.O.’s regulations rejected by federal panel

BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer

A federal appeals court has rejected Airbnb’s challenge to New Orleans’ short-term rental regulations, allowing the city to keep its tough rules limiting the number of vacation rentals in residential neighborhoods.

A three-judge panel of the U.S.

5th Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday affirmed a district court ruling from last October that effectively upheld the city’s license lottery and one-per-block cap.

Writing for the panel, Judge James Graves rejected arguments that limiting short-term rentals to one per block in residential areas amounts to an unconstitutional

taking of property — and that requiring Airbnb to verify that hosts on its platform have valid licenses before allowing them to rent out their homes violates federal law.

The homeowners who filed the suit had asked the court to find that they had a fundamental right to lease property on a short-term basis. It declined.

“The 2023 Ordinance may have

frustrated the Hosts’ ambitions to operate short-term rentals. But it did not extinguish their ability to rent entirely — they can still rent long term,” Graves wrote. “And if the Hosts expected the City never to regulate residentially zoned property, that expectation was unreasonable.”

In response to the ruling, Airbnb spokesperson Jessica King-Garcia

said, “The Fifth Circuit Court’s decision overlooks the constitutional rights of New Orleans homeowners.”

The ruling is the latest development in the city’s yearslong effort to assert authority over the proliferation of short-term rentals, which critics say can drive up housing costs and fundamentally alter the character of historic neighborhoods.

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Hopes high for Dirty Linen Night Amid S&WB disruption, Quarter seeks boost

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

Thousands of art lovers will promenade along Royal Street on Saturday evening during the annual Dirty Linen Night block party.

They will sip cocktails as they peruse the paintings and sculpture in dozens of art galleries and shop in an equal number of boutiques.

Established 25 years ago, the event has always been an important sales opportunity for the French Quarter’s gallery row. But the soiree’s effect on the businesses’ bottom lines may be more important than ever in 2026.

A multimillion-dollar Sewerage & Water Board infrastructure project began on St. Peter Street last summer, and opaque fencing surrounding the excavated roadway stretched across Royal Street.

ä See HOPES, page 2B

STAFF PHOTOS By CHRIS GRANGER

Cohen Ellzey jumps on Tuesday on the new ramp donated by the X Games League at Parisite Skatepark in New Orleans.

X GAMES LEADERS LEAVE BEHIND BIG GIFT

Organizers donate ramp to N.O.’s community-run skate park

BY MARCO CARTOLANO

Council passes S&WB oversight measures Some employees skeptical of reform steps

BY BEN MYERS

Staff writer

A piece of the X Games will remain at a local skate park after the extreme sports event made its New Orleans debut two weeks ago.

After drawing in crowds and nearly 100 of the world’s top action athletes at the first-ever league championship, event organizers donated one of the professional ramps used at the contest to Parisite, the community-run concrete roller park at Paris Avenue.

The ramp now sits under the Interstate 610 overpass for New Orleans shredders of all ages to hone their craft.

“Beezo” Charlot, an advocate and events organizer for the skate park, said their group inquired about whether X Games organizers would be willing to donate the ramp, which had been set up outside the Caesars Superdome. Once they agreed, the Parisite crew rebuilt the feature together.

ä See RAMP, page 2B

Staff writer

The New Orleans City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a series of measures to increase oversight of the Sewerage & Water Board, the first steps in what city officials say will be a historic transformation in the troubled utility’s governance and operations.

The measures approved on Thursday give Mayor Helena Moreno greater control of the governing board, require council approval of budgets and executive contracts and set up new emergency protocols. The council is also requesting a special audit by the Louisiana legislative auditor to review the utility’s finances.

ä See OVERSIGHT, page 2B

Tyrin Daniels, Elijah Jessup, Mhikah Walker, Johnny Brasley III and Cohen Ellzey hang out on Tuesday at the new ramp.

Authorities ID 2 killed in Bogalusa plane crash

BY MARTHA SANCHEZ

Staff writer

A Texas couple died Thursday after their small plane crashed near the George R. Carr Memorial Airport in Bogalusa, authorities said.

The plane crashed around 10:50 a.m., killing William “Bill” Day, 68, and his wife, 69-year-

old Tommie Day, according to the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office. The couple died at the scene.

The cause of the crash is under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board, an independent federal agency that determines the probable cause of civil aviation accidents.

The agency said in a statement

on Thursday that the plane “impacted terrain under unknown circumstances shortly after takeoff.”

The couple from Seguin, Texas, were the only people inside the Beech H-35 airplane, authorities said. They crashed near the small airport, which is owned by the city and has a runway that is over 5,000 feet long.

An NTSB investigator is scheduled to arrive in Bogalusa

by Friday morning, according to the agency. The investigator will document the scene, examine the plane and review information including flight track data, recordings of air traffic control communications, aircraft

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Continued from page 1B “We came together to build this ramp and make it what it is now,” Charlot said. “For a big organization like the X Games to donate this to us, it’s beautiful.”

The new ramp is also a “reincarnation” of sorts after a fire broke out at Parisite earlier this year and destroyed the park’s old ramp. The donated ramp is about twice as big as the one that was lost in the fire, according to Charlot.

On Tuesday, Charlot and other skaters were out testing the new ramp and trying some of its obstacles. To celebrate the addition, the group plans to host a contest Sunday where participants can win awards for stomping out the best tricks.

Jeremy Bloom, X Games CEO, said in a statement that the ramp can help to foster generations of athletes in the New Orleans community.

“Donating this professional ramp to New Orleans is exactly what the (X Games Foundation) was created to do, create lasting opportunities for young people STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER to discover skateboarding, build confidence, and become part of A skater rides Tuesday on the new ramp donated by the X Games League at Parisite Skatepark in New Orleans. a community that can change lives,” Bloom said. “We hope this part of the X Games legacy in the wider community at Parisite, ment when they were heard. thing to the community,” Charlot many of whom feel like “underramp serves thousands of riders New Orleans.” “(The X Games) helped us re- said. “Now we have something Charlot said that for skaters and dogs,” the donation felt like a mo- place something that meant some- bigger.” for years to come and becomes

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HOPES

In 2023, the council rewrote its short-term rental rules after the 5th Circuit struck down an earlier requirement that hosts live in their rental properties, finding that it discriminated against out-of-state owners.

The regulations now separate noncommercial rentals — one per person, one per block, residential zoning only — from commercial ones, which require no on-site owner.

In 2024, the cracked down on illegal listings, requiring that platforms verify that hosts are licensed before allowing them to rent out properties. Airbnb unsuccessfully challenged the new rule in court.

Illegal listings fell from 7,552 to 905 almost immediately when the ban on booking unlicensed rentals took effect last August, according to a study prepared for the City Planning Commission.

As of Thursday, there were 1,073 licensed noncommercial shortterm rentals and 1,151 commercial ones, according to city permit data.

The City Council issued a statement applauding the ruling, describing it as confirmation that it has the authority to regulate both owners of short-term rentals and the platforms that book them.

Meanwhile, the city’s short-term rental rules are due for another update. The City Planning Commission has scheduled a public hearing for a rewrite of the zoning code covering all forms of lodging for Sept. 8.

Vehicle traffic has been halted ever since. And though pedestrians have always been able to circumnavigate the Royal Street obstruction via a short detour nearby, the normally brisk flow of foot traffic from upper Royal Street to lower Royal Street and vice versa has been disrupted.

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Business slowdown Berhane Habtezion is the owner of the Le Jardin gallery at 612 Royal St., which lies less than a block from the construction site.

Habtezion said that he’s seen a roughly 50% slide in sales as the construction has dragged on for more than a year.

Habtezion has participated in every Dirty Linen Night since 2003. For his business, Dirty Linen Night is one of the biggest sales bonanzas of the year, right up there with French Quarter Fest and Jazz Fest. It’s an evening when locals come out to show their support for the French Quarter art scene, he said.

When it began, Dirty Linen Night was a modest affair, seen as the stepchild of the elegant White Linen Night arty block party that takes place in the Warehouse District on the first Saturday in August.

The title, Dirty Linen Night, was meant to imply that art lovers could get a second wearing out of their summer whites at a more casual affair.

Dirty Linen Night is a much

OVERSIGHT

But council members cast the effort as a desperately needed jolt Continued from page 1B to public confidence, as the S&WB struggles with funding and has a critical drainage millage coming In a statement, Moreno said the up for a vote next year.

“We’re trying to create a model measures give city officials “tools to provide stronger accountability, where the Sewerage & Water greater transparency and a clear- Board continues to exist. Because if those millages start to fail, they er focus on results.”

“Reform will not happen over- will cascade,” said council Presinight, but meaningful change dent JP Morrell. starts with accountability. This is Other recent changes a turning point,” Moreno said.

Eventually, the council and The council’s new authority Moreno administration want to stems from a state law passed in explore ways to more closely align the spring legislative session, the standalone utility with city which followed other state laws in government, if not completely fold recent years that Morrell promotit into a City Hall department. That ed. In 2022, lawmakers gave the will involve complex questions re- council more authority to regulate lated to transferring S&WB debt S&WB billing practices, which led and assets, along with 1,400 em- to the appointment of a third-party administrator to hear complaints. ployees.

In 2024, Gov. Jeff Landry apNot everyone supported the changes. In pointed public com- pointed an S&WB reform task ments Thursday, three current or force in one of his first official former Sewerage & Water Board acts. The task force, which did employees characterized the move not include city officials, floated a as a misguided political takeover variety of ideas, including a state takeover. and an attack on their service.

Lawmakers, working with City “The City Council has always been able to be represented on Council members, eventually the board of directors,” said Irma passed a less drastic package of Plummer, director of the S&WB measures, including a prohibition disadvantaged business program. on estimated bills and transfer of “The ability to have more account- responsibility for catch basins to ability is directly related to your the S&WB. The new measures are aimed commitment to excellence.”

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that could determine the cause of the crash.

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smaller event than White Linen Night, but it’s still big and growing. More than 50 galleries and shops will participate in the 2026 event.

Artist and gallery owner Matt Rinard, the president of the Royal Street Arts District, the organization that produces Dirty Linen Night, said he estimates between 3,000 and 5,000 people attended the event last year. Two thousand of those bought the $20 wristbands sold by Arts District that entitle wearers to specialty cocktails and other beverages at many of the galleries and shops.

“Each gallery has their own little party,” Rinard said, adding that it’s definitely a “budget-friendly event.”

Madi Mena, the executive director of Anteau gallery at 719 Royal St., said that “it feels like it’s been 10 years,” since the street was open. The big trouble for the galleries, she said, is that much of their day-to-day business is based on walk-in customers who have been in shorter supply since the construction barriers appeared.

It has “has had a huge effect,” she said.

Dead end Romantic realist painter Brad Thompson’s gallery at 631 Royal St. is one of the nearest businesses to the current blockage. Thompson, a Metairie native, said that over his 50-year career, he’s had galleries in both the Riverwalk and Jax Brewery. But his dream was always to join the lineup of galleries on Royal Street in the heart of the Quarter.

In February 2025, he was able to

at fixing something critics like the Bureau of Governmental Research, a public policy watchdog group, have long identified as the root of the S&WB’s problems: its convoluted governance, in which an independent governing board oversees operations while funding decisions are made by state and local officials. The has led to a “misalignment” of accountability, as BGR has put it.

Morrell, as a state senator, sponsored the 2014 state law that set up the current board. He has since said the legislation was a failure.

On Thursday, Morrell said he is gratified to see the utility now firmly in the city’s control.

“Until today, the Sewerage & Water Board was not subject to the authority of the New Orleans City Council,” Morrell said. “What we have before us is the advent of a completely new model for managing this utility.”

Painted models pose for a selfie at Craig Tracy Gallery during Dirty Linen Night 2025.

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make the move, and at first sales boomed. Last year’s Dirty Linen Night may have been his biggest sales day ever, he said.

But purchases have plummeted by 30% since the barriers went up. The trouble is, he said, at a glance, tourists probably think Royal Street dead ends at St. Peter Street, so they skip the whole area.

“It’s infuriating how long it’s gone on,” he said of the project, which was delayed in December by the discovery of historical artifacts during the pipeline excavation.

Survival Sewerage & Water Board General Superintendent Kaitlin Tymrak said that the barrier fences were erected across Royal Street on July 29, 2025. Rinard said that though the excavation of St. Peter Street had already begun before last year’s Dirty Linen Night on Aug. 9, 2025, the barricade didn’t yet interrupt Royal Street, so the party went on unimpeded.

Notably, as Dirty Linen Night 2026 approaches, one of the side-

But a former S&WB employee, Russell Kelly, said the council is pursuing a racially motivated “power grab to put people in place who you want in place.”

S&WB Executive Director Randy Hayman, who is Black, joined the agency a year ago and has since been criticized by Moreno and Morrell. Morrell, who is also Black, has publicly questioned

whether the S&WB needs an executive director, especially considering Hayman’s $427,000 annual salary.

Council member Freddie King sought to pour cold water over that idea.

“A lot of people say this is a takeover of a position held by a Black man and is racially involved. That is not the intent of this council,” said King, who is Black. “This is to have more oversight.”

Hayman, addressing Morrell at a July 30 committee meeting after another S&WB employee made similar comments, said he has never suggested that race factors into his tense relations with City Hall.

He didn’t address questions surrounding his position on Thursday.

“We’re glad to work with any governance form that allows us to be financially sustainable, and allows us to have the monies that we need to maintain, repair and improve our needy infrastructure,” he said.

The council’s Public Works Committee chair, Jason Hughes — who occupies the council’s board seat — acknowledged “a level of skepticism” among S&WB employees about the changes.

“That’s certainly not lost on me.

That’s certainly not lost on my colleagues. And for those that feel genuinely that this is a hostile takeover, I think those concerns will be alleviated over time,” Hughes said

within two years.

Airport management declined to comment on Thursday. Denise Fussell, chief of staff at the Washington Parish Sheriff’s Office, said in a text Thursday afternoon that the agency had released “all the

information we have.”

The NTSB is asking witnesses and anyone with surveillance video to contact the agency at witness@ntsb.gov.

Staff writer Marco Cartolano contributed reporting.

Employees skeptical

walks on Royal Street is more or less open. Plus, the opaque, green fabric that blocked the view has been stripped from the fencing, making the roadway construction barrier seems less oppressive.

From the beginning, Rinard said, Dirty Linen Night was designed as a lure during the summer doldrums. Now, the importance of the boost is even more acute. “The main purpose of the event is to give everyone a shot in the arm, when we’re plowing through our cash reserves.”

Ultimately, Rinard said, the Royal Street gallery scene will survive. “We’ve slowly adapted,” he said, “just like during COVID, the BP oil spill and Hurricane Katrina.” Though, he said, “It’s unfortunate that we haven’t had more support from the city.”

The party takes place in the 200 to 1100 blocks of Royal Street and scattered locations on Chartres Street from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Saturday.

Proceeds form the event benefit the Please Foundation, a charity that provides college scholarships to disadvantaged students.

in response Plummer, the program director.

A Moreno-appointed advisory committee on the S&WB, known as PUMPS, recommended most of the measures on Thursday and is expected to inform future council actions. The committee includes city officials, community leaders and one S&WB employee — the general superintendent, Kaitlin Tymrak, who oversees operation of the S&WB drainage, tap water and sewerage systems.

A newly constituted S&WB board that serves at the mayor’s pleasure will consider that question at the council’s direction, although Morrell stressed that the board — not the council — will make that decision.

“This legislation is not a punishment, it’s not an indictment of any one person or singular policy,” council member Aimee McCarron added.

“This is about making sense out of the current governing structure of the Sewerage & Water Board,” she said.

Email Ben Myers at bmyers@theadvocate.com.

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Warner Bros. Discovery earnings tumble

Warner Bros. Discovery stumbled in the second quarter, demonstrating the hazard of depending heavily on blockbuster returns from its Burbank film studio.

Disappointing performances by “Supergirl” and “The Bride!” drove down quarterly theatrical revenue by 46%. The tepid showing illustrated how the Warner Bros. studio has fallen since last year, when it was riding high at the box office with “Sinners” and “A Minecraft Movie.”

Warner’s lackluster earnings, released Thursday, come as tech scion David Ellison’s Paramount Skydance remains eager to complete its $111-billion deal to buy Warner Bros. Discovery to combine the two companies’ streaming operations and the storied film studio with Melrose Avenue’s Paramount Pictures.

Overall, profit for Warner Bros. Discovery, which also is the parent of HBO, CNN, TLC and HGTV, plummeted 91% to $149 million, or 6 cents per share, compared to $1.6 billion in the second quarter of 2025 amid the film studio’s blazing run.

Warner missed having NBA games on its TNT channel, which contributed to a 27% drop in advertising to $1.4 billion. The NBA’s departure, and the absence of the NHL Stanley Cup finals, contributed to a 17% ratings decline at Warner’s cable networks.

Warner executives disclosed the company still is carrying about $30 billion in debt.

SpaceX shares rise even as insiders can sell NEWYORK — Stock in Elon Musk’s space company rose Thursday.

Investors in SpaceX have pushed the shares down sharply in recent days in anticipation of insiders possibly selling in the first of several so-called lockup expirations that free them up to trade. More than 900 million shares became newly available to buy or sell with Thursday’s release, doubling what was available previously.

SpaceX shares rose 6.1% to close at $114.92. A day earlier they had one of their biggest routs in SpaceX’s short history as a public company, dropping nearly 14%.

Morgan Stanley analyst Adam Jonas said the expiration of lockup provisions that bar employees and others from selling was an opportunity for others to get into the stock cheaply. He believes the stock could rise to $300 by the middle of next year, nearly triple its current level.

Earlier this week, SpaceX reported it had lost $541 million, or 9 cents per share, in the three months through June, less than half what financial analysts had forecast.

Kellogg to pull artificial dyes from cereals WK Kellogg said Thursday that it will remove artificial colors from all its cereals by the end of this year. The company said Thursday it has identified fruit- and vegetable-based juices that will give cereals like Froot Loops and Apple Jacks their distinctive colors. The Battle Creek, Michigan-based company said it has also invested in equipment that will allow it to transition to natural colors.

The company said it is also removing BHT, an artificial preservative, from the small number of cereals that still contain it.

“More and more consumers are looking for foods made with simple, recognizable ingredients and we are proud to meet those expectations even sooner than planned,” Kellogg’s Chief Growth Officer Doug VanDeVelde said in a statement.

Kellogg has faced pressure for years to remove artificial ingredients from its cereals, which it has already done in other countries like Canada. In 2024, dozens of people rallied outside Kellogg’s headquarters and delivered petitions with 400,000 signatures asking the company to remove artificial dyes and BHT.

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Wind lease buybacks hit nearly $4B In latest settlement, company walks away from projects in N.y., Calif. and La.

BY JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press

An offshore wind company said Thursday that it reached a $1.2 billion settlement with the Trump administration to walk away from projects under development off New York, California and Louisiana. This latest agreement brings the total amount spent on such settlements to nearly $4 billion.

RWE U.S. Offshore said its leases represented years of planning, investment and partnership with federal agencies, but it determined there was no path forward to permit the projects for the foreseeable future. In exchange for

$1.22 billion, RWE is relinquishing the wind power leases that could have provided about seven gigawatts of power, enough for more than 5 million homes. It does not have any remaining U.S. offshore wind leases.

President Donald Trump, who often talks about his hatred of wind power, has said his goal is to not let any “windmills” be built. The Republican administration has been buying back offshore wind leases from energy companies as it seeks to discourage the expansion of wind energy in favor of fossil fuels. Offshore wind produces electricity cleanly. Oil, coal and natural gas emit carbon pollution when burned.

RWE announced it is investing $900 million in a liquefied natural gas project in Louisiana and spending $300 million on natural gas turbines. The company is developing 15 natural gas projects across the United States. RWE is headquar-

tered in Germany.

The administration adopted this strategy after federal courts thwarted Trump’s efforts to stop offshore wind development through executive action. Roughly $3.9 billion has been spent. States that are losing offshore wind energy are suing. California intends to sue.

Separately, a coalition of renewable energy groups sued Pentagon officials over their failure to complete national security reviews for new onshore wind farms on private lands. A federal judge in Oregon ruled in favor of the plaintiffs on Thursday, ordering the Defense Department to resume its review process and provide status reports on the progress.

Commenting on the RWE agreement, Interior Secretary Doug Burgum said Thursday that Americans “deserve an energy system built on common sense, not one dependent on costly subsidies or technolo-

gies that can’t meet our country’s current demand.” He said he welcomes RWE’s agreement and voluntary investment in projects that strengthen the nation’s energy security, provide dependable baseload power and help keep electricity affordable.

But Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said the lease buybacks are effectively bribing companies to step away from clean energy that can displace more expensive fossil fuel plants, which in turn will raise costs for consumers.

“They are creating this enormous money pump, pulling billions of dollars out of consumers’ pockets,” he said. “That’s the real story of what is going on here. And that is both a cost story because of the billions in extra costs consumers pay, and it’s a corruption story because it’s Trump’s sneaky way of getting regular families to pay off his big fossil fuel donors. There’s method here, and it’s a real scam.”

Ford reveals name of new electric truck Fathom is first vehicle to be built on carmaker’s Universal Electric Vehicle platform

BY BREANA NOBLE

The Detroit News (TNS) The Ford Fathom will be Ford Motor Co.’s first vehicle built on its new Universal Electric Vehicle platform — a midsize truck that’ll start at $28,350 plus $1,595 destination and come with a standard-range battery.

It’s not a heritage name like Bronco or Maverick from deep in the 123-year-old automaker’s archives. But perhaps that’s the point: Ford is doing something different with this all-electric truck. Executives say it needs to because it’s struggled to win mass consumer acceptance of its first-generation EVs, and because Chinese automakers are expanding globally and rapidly with subsidized, low-cost electrified models customers want.

“That owner’s motivations,” Kay Hart, general manager of Model e, Ford’s EV division, said in a blog post about the target buyer of the Fathom, “look a little different from the traditional truck customer’s, and defining them guided every decision on the first vehicle built on our Universal EV Platform. Which meant the name had to do more than sound good. It had to capture a mindset, shifting the focus from specs to a spirit of adaptability.”

Customers can sign up for Fathom updates, though preorders won’t open until early next year. First deliveries are expected later in 2027.

Naming the vehicle was a nine-month process, Hart said. The company evaluated archived names: Galaxie, Taurus and Ranchero.

Each, Hart said, came with a specific implication that might not fit with the new electric truck.

Two Ford copywriters separately brought Fathom forward among hundreds of other options. The naming team asked engineers to pick their favorites. One engineer who fit the vehicle’s customer profile chose the winner before every meeting.

“Long before it meant depth, fathom described the span of a person’s outstretched arms, roughly six feet,” Hart said. “Sailors borrowed that span to measure water they couldn’t see the bottom of. And eventually the word came to mean something else entirely: to understand a thing completely.

“A name about measuring what you can’t see, that grew into a word about understanding,” she continued. “For a truck that started with years of trying to understand a specific customer, that was the whole brief

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Ford is investing $2 billion into its Louisville Assembly Plant for the Universal Electric Vehicle platform and is abandoning the traditional moving assembly line developed by founder Henry Ford in 1913. in six letters.”

Executives have described the five-seater, midsize truck as similar in size to the Maverick, but having more passenger room than the latest Toyota RAV4, the most popular SUV in the United States. Ford has said it will have a 0-60 mph time on the truck to be as fast as the Mustang EcoBoost with more downforce.

Like the Tesla Cybertruck, a 48-volt system will replace the traditional 12-volt battery that operates in-vehicle electronics.

Executives have said the pickup will support drivers who need 300 miles of range, similar to the EVs it already has offered but with a third of the battery cells. That, however, is not what the standard-range battery will offer, spokesperson Emma Bergg said.

Fathom will have bidirectional power capability that can charge a home without a generator, though the company declined to share for what length of time.

Every Fathom will be capable of BlueCruise, launching with Ford’s Level 2+ hands-free highway driving assistant. The company has said the UEV platform also will support its launch of Level 3 eyes-off-the-road driving in 2028. Plus, a high-resolution touchscreen will have Apple Maps embedded, though consumers still will be able to use Android Auto and Apple CarPlay should they desire. The vehicle will have a digital key.

The truck will be a test for Ford. EV demand has missed expectations as consumers remain wary of their range, cost, speed to charge, and

reliability. Mustang Mach-E’s U.S. sales are down 50% through July. The elimination of federal tax credits hasn’t helped.

But global regulators are pushing for zeroemission vehicle adoption, and Chinese companies are expanding around the world with subsidized, affordable electrified vehicles.

Ford CEO Jim Farley has called them an “existential threat.”

The UEV is a simplified underpinning developed by Ford’s California-based EV hardware and software ”skunkworks” team, a group launched in 2022 at a tenth of the size of what Ford typically would hire for this kind of work. The intentional separation of the group was done for the sake of innovation outside of the legacy, bureaucratic system, executives have said.

Ford is investing $2 billion into Louisville Assembly for the UEV and is abandoning the traditional moving assembly line developed by founder Henry Ford in 1913. The new tree-shaped manufacturing design brings together three sub-assemblies and reduces parts by 20%. It will be Ford’s most automated assembly plant, and the investment secures 2,200 hourly jobs at Louisville Assembly.

Large, single-piece aluminum unicastings replace dozens of smaller parts so the front and rear of the vehicle can be assembled separately. They then combine with the structural battery, which is assembled independently with seats, consoles and carpeting.

Experts trace jalapeños linked to salmonella outbreak Authorities track produce to Mexican farm, a distributor

BY MIKE STOBBE AP medical writer

NEW YORK — Jalapeño peppers linked to a multistate salmonella outbreak have been traced back to a grower in Sinaloa, Mexico, federal officials say.

At least 345 people in 27 states have been reported getting sick from the salmonella strain linked to the jalapeños. Most have been in Minnesota and Colorado. No deaths have been reported, but officials say 36 people have been hospitalized.

The Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention said Wednesday that the chili peppers were moved into the U.S. by Coast Citrus Distributors. The company has recalled the peppers and is notifying its customers, which include some prominent Mexican food restaurant chains, officials said.

Coast Citrus Distributors didn’t immediately respond to a Thursday voicemail seeking comment.

The Food and Drug Administration said that of the 191 people interviewed in the outbreak investigation, 177 — or 93% — reported eating at a Mexican-style restaurant, including Chipotle Mexican Grill and Qdoba, from June 14 to July 14.

Chipotle Mexican Grill said Tuesday that it had removed jalapeños from some of its restaurants. Qdoba on Wednesday said

the company had proactively removed jalapeños from all of its restaurants.

“Given their actions to remove product from their stores, neither of these establishments are considered a current ongoing risk to consumers in this outbreak,” CDC officials said in a statement.

The FDA is investigating whether any of the jalapeños went to grocery stores. The agency may announce additional actions on its recalls webpage, health officials said.

Mexico health officials said they opened an investigation and made a field visit Thursday to a packing plant in the northern state of Nuevo Leon.

Salmonella bacteria cause about 1.35 million infections in the United States every year, and out-

breaks have been tied to sources such as cucumbers, eggs, unpasteurized milk, fresh basil, geckos and pet bearded dragons.

Within hours or days of being exposed to the bacteria, infected people can suffer from diarrhea, fever and stomach cramps. The illness usually lasts four to seven days, and most people recover without treatment.

Young children, retirement-age adults and people with weakened immune systems are at higher risk for more severe illness, according to the CDC. A number of fast-casual chains like Chipotle have seen less foot traffic from middle- and lowerincome customers due to broader inflation in the U.S., and recent headlines about foodborne illnesses may be another negative.

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New Orleans Area Deaths Alcee, Julius Brown, Garry Butler, Stephanie Colon, Nathalie Dangerfield, Eric Dobard, Walter Helaire, Kenneth Jackson, Gertrude James, Ronnie Mitchell, Jaleel Richardson, Mark Robinson, Clarence Smith, Deshonda Smith, Glenn Taylor, Janice Washington, Reshell

Obituaries Alcee, Julius Anthony

Julius "JuJu" Anthony Alcee entered into eternal rest at Ochsner Medical Center Main Campus on Friday, July 17, 2026, at the age of 51. He was a native of Algiers, LA (Cutoff Community) and a resident of Jefferson, LA. Loving father of Caleb D. Morrison.

Beloved son of Lydia Ross, Carmen Benn and the late Willie Ross, Jr. Julius is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends.

Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers, and members, of Beacon Light International Baptist Church are invited to attend the Celebration of Life at Beacon Light International Baptist Church, 1937 Mirabeau Avenue, New Orleans, LA on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 11:00a.m.

Visitation will begin at 10:00a.m. until service time at the church.

Interment: Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery, Westwego, LA Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.da vismortuaryservice.com.

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Butler, Stephanie W.

Stephanie W. Butler, born March 14, 1959, in New Orleans, LA, to Ernestine Thomas and Ben White, departed this life on Wednesday, July 15, 2026.

She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend whose kindness and compassion touched many lives.

She leaves to cherish her memory her children, Chrissy Butler-Brown (Duane) and Christopher Butler Jr.; her beloved grandchildren, Jyren Weber, Christopher Butler III, Lyric Brown, and Kingston Brown; her godchildren, Jarvis Brown and Kori Perkins (Raymond); her siblings, Tammy White, Phillip Thomas Jr., and Miguel Thomas; her devoted ex-husband, Christopher Butler Sr.; her devoted sister/cousin, Cherlyn James; her cherished niece, Keywinna James; and a host of family and friends.

Stephanie was preceded in death by her parents, Ernestine Thomas and Ben White; her grandparents, Rosie Bell Jackson and Lemuel Jackson; her sisters, Valerie Jones, Denise Sallis, and Keisha Farrier; and her grandson, Carson Butler.

A graduate of Riverdale High School, Stephanie dedicated her career to home health care, where she was known for her compassion and strong work ethic. She found her greatest joy in spending time with her grandchildren, dancing, and praising the Lord. Her faith was central to her life, and she made it a priority to teach her grandchildren to love God from an early age.

Stephanie's legacy of love, faith, kindness, and strength will live on in the hearts of all who knew and loved her.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the funeral service on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at First Zion Baptist Church, 1221 S. Causeway Blvd., Jefferson, LA 70121. A viewing will begin at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Jefferson Memorial Gardens, St. Rose, LA. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Richardson Funeral Home of Jefferson, River Ridge, LA. www.richardsonfunera lhomeofjefferson.com.

Colon, Nathalie Gayle Grillo

Garry Brown, Sr. entered eternal rest at this residence on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at the age of 69. He was a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Gretna, LA. Garry was a graduate of West Jefferson High School, and he attended Southern A&M University College. He was a retired security officer.

Beloved husband of the late Carolyn Ann Brown.

Devoted father of April Bailey, Shantrial Walker, and Dr. Garry Brown, Jr. Son of Ada Muse Brown and the late Joseph Brown, Sr. Brother of Tamara Brown Johnson, Frederick, and Joseph Brown, also survived by 5 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends.

Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers, and members of Austerlitz Street Baptist Church, and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Funeral Service at Austerlitz Street Baptist Church, 819 Austerlitz St. New Orleans, LA on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 10:00a.m.

Pastor Sherman Washington, officiating. Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m. until service time at the church.

Interment: Restlawn Park Cemetery-Avondale, LA. Arrangement by Davis Mortuary Service 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guest-

Nathalie Gayle Grillo Colon passed away on August 3rd, 2026 at the age of 83.

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Nathalie was the cherished daughter of Andrew Joseph Grillo and Nathalie Hoffman Grillo.

Nathalie was the beloved and devoted wife of Leed Joseph Colon Jr., and the adored mother and steadfast protector of her children, Michelle Maire Colon and Marc Andrew Colon, M.D. Her family was the center of her life, and she dedicated herself wholeheartedly to their love, guidance, and well-being.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her beloved husband, Leed Joseph Colon Jr.; and her sister, Eileen Grillo Brinkman.

She is survived by her loving children, as well as nieces, nephews, and countless dear friends whose lives were enriched by her kindness, generosi-

ty, and unwavering spirit.

A proud graduate of St. Mary's Dominican High School, Class of 1960, Nathalie believed deeply in the value of education and hard work. Determined to provide the best possible opportunities for her children, she attended Jefferson Vocational Technical School and earned her Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) credential in 1976. Her nursing career reflected the same compassion and dedication that she showed throughout her life, and her commitment to her family was evident in every sacrifice she made to ensure her children received an excellent education.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass August 7th, 2026, at Jacob Schoen & Son Funeral Home, 3827 Canal St in New Orleans. A visitation will be held beginning at 11A.M., followed

by Mass at 1 P.M. Burial will follow at St. Patrick's Cemetery # 3. In lieu of flowers, Michelle and Marc ask donations be made to The Oaks of Louisiana who provided exceptional care to Nathalie in her later years. The link is https://w ww.oaksofla.com/contactus/volunteering-and-contributing/contributing.

they was both longtime resident of Algiers and Gretna LA. He leave a life time of memories for Family and Friends to cherish especially his Kids Walter Dobard Jr. Carleen Lightell, Cedric Dobard, Fenton Dobard, Michele Dobard, Duan Dobard, and the late Randy Dobard & Uves Dobard Sr. He's also survived by His two siblings Barbara Thompson & Calvin Barnes with a Roster full of Grandchildren, Great Grandchildren, Great-Great Grandchildren, Nieces, Nephews, Cousins, and other relatives.

Funeral service will be held on Friday Aug.7,2026 at Robinson Family Funeral Home 9611 LA-23, Belle Chasse LA. The visitation will begin at 9am followed by an 11am service.

Pastor John Riley of the St. John Missionary Baptist Church of Bertrandville LA. will officiate. Interment will follow at Westlawn Cemetery 1225 Whitney A., Gretna LA.

Helaire, Kenneth Ray

Condolences can be expressed at www.schoenfh.com

Dangerfield, Eric T.

Eric T. Dangerfield Sr. entered eternal rest at his home on July 28, 2026, at the age of 57. He was born on June 25, 1969, in New Orleans, Louisiana to Maudra Earls Dangerfield and the late Blanch Dangerfield Jr., brother of Tama (Demetrice) Simms McLean. Father of Gilda (Thomas) Davis, Erica (Perish) Dangerfield, Eric Dangerfield Jr., Byron (Demi) Damond and Reginald McCoy. Grandfather of Emory Davis. Fiancé of Samantha Collins. Also survived by, his niece Sierra (Anthony) Simms, nephew Jordan Simms, four loving aunts: Princella Fleming, Mary Fleming, Florence McLin (Anthony) and Lisa Mitchell, two uncles, Johnny Lee Earls and Elmo Earls (Cynthia). God sister Ashley Francisco (Ricky), two Teedy's Rayphine Tolliver and Martha Earls, and a host of other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Chanta Dangerfield, his father Blanch Dangerfield Jr., his brother Eldon Dangerfield, grandparents James (Paris) Earls and Blanch (Emma Mae) Dangerfield and his uncles Reverend Dr. Jesse Earls and James Earls. Family and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Saturday August 8, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at Asia Baptist Church 1400 Sere Street, New Orleans, La. 70122.

Reverend Dr. Kenneth Thibodeaux, host Pastor and Pastor Anthony Ruffin Sr. officiating. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. only.

Interment: Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 8200 Airline Drive, Metairie, La. 70003. Arrangements entrusted to Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. 2715 Danneel Street, New Orleans, La. 70113.

Information (504) 895-4903.

To sign the online guest book please visit www.estellejwilsonfh.com

Kenneth Ray Helaire was born on February 9, 1963, in Bermuda, Louisiana, and was called to his final rest on Thursday, July 23, 2026.

At an early age, Kenneth was baptized by Rev. John Francis Jr. at Evening Star Missionary Baptist Church, where he was a member of the Youth Choir and attended Sunday School. He later renewed his fellowship under the leadership of Rev. Keith Paul Stewman.

Kenneth was educated in the Natchitoches Parish School System and the Jefferson Parish School System. He worked at the Landmark Hotel, where he was a member of the hotel's baseball team, and later at Edgar P. Harney Spirit of Excellence Academy.

Kenneth enjoyed barbecuing, boiling seafood, playing spades, spending time with family and friends, and cheering on his beloved Dallas Cowboys. He will be remembered for his warm spirit, laughter, and the love he shared with others.

He was preceded in death by his father; grandparents; brother-in-law, Van Taylor Sr.; nephew, Vincent M. Taylor; greatniece, Jordyn Javery; and great-nephew, Callum Javery.

He leaves to cherish his memory his mother, Ruthie Helire; siblings, Elaine H. Granger (Martin Sr.), Sharon H. Taylor, Gloria H. Smith (Reginald), Rodney Helaire, Ronald Helaire (Shanta), Monica Helaire, Rosalind Byrd (Jeffery), and Henry Smith Jr. (Berneda) of Fort Wayne, Indiana; his aunt, Lelia Helire; uncle, John Helire Sr.; goddaughters, Shandrell Butler and Lacresha Dillion; 18 nieces and nephews; 23 greatnieces and great-nephews; several devoted friends he considered brothers and sisters; and a host of family and friends.

May Kenneth Ray Helaire rest in eternal peace.

Jackson, Gertrude Genus

on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at 10:00am. Visitation will begin at 9:00am.

Matthew Tanner officiating. Interment: St. Louis #3 Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana. Arrangements entrusted to D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, New Orleans, Louisiana. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

James, Ronnie Tyrone

Ronnie Tyrone James entered into eternal rest at his residence on Wednesday July 29, 2026, at the age of 70. He was a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Metairie, LA. Beloved father of Damon (Taisha) Payne Sr. and Tamara Booker (Edward) West. Son of the late Boise James and Annabell Scott. Brother of Sarah Scott, Sandra Britton, Althea Toliver, Bosie James, Glen James, Moses Jackson, Jr. and the late Erma Scott, Jewel Scott, Glenda James Jones, and his beloved twin Donnie James, also survived by 6 grandchildren, 6 great grandchildren, and a host of loving nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers, and members of Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Celebration of Life at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church, 1419 4th Street, Westwego, LA on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 10:00a.m.

Pastor Woodrow Hayden Host Pastor - Pastor Charlie Washington officiating.

Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m. until service time at the church. Interment: Restlawn Park Cemetery, Avondale, LA. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.da vismortuaryservice.com.

Mitchell, Jaleel Juwan

Jaleel Juwan Mitchell, born April 7, 1998, in New Orleans, Louisiana, is remembered as a beloved son, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend whose warmth, humor, and steady presence left a lasting mark on those who knew him. He was born to Blythe Gross and the late Earl J. Barconey, Jr. Family members describe him as deeply devoted to the people who raised him and the loved ones who shaped his life, carrying that devotion with him in everyday ways.

He was also blessed with the guidance of his godparents, Tanaka Williams and Jayadra & Colin

Rodney, whose care and support remained meaningful to him. He departed this life on July 26, 2026 at the young age of 28, leaving behind a legacy that will forever be remembered.

Jaleel is survived by his mother, Blythe Gross; and siblings: Michael Mitchell (Jakiya), Anthony (Jazmine), Jalen Gross, Jaquel Sutton, Jeremy Small, Mikayala Mitchell, and Byron Matthews.

Though he had no children, his love for family was especially evident in the bond he shared with his nieces and nephews: Makyla Mitchell, Jaci Mitchell, Ezekiel Johnson, Nova Johnson, Camron Gross, and Autumn Gross.

He is also survived by a host of cousins and friends who will cherish his memory.

Family, friends and members of James Chapel Missionary Baptist Church and First Emanuel Baptist Church and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Celebration of Life on Friday, August 7, 2026 at Hall Davis and Sons Funeral Services, Baton Rouge, LA; Reverend Charles J. Southall III, officiant; and Saturday August 8, 2026 at First Emanuel Baptist Church, New Orleans, LA; Pastor Eric J. Knatt, officiant. Visitation will begin an hour before each service. Interment private. The family extends its heartfelt gratitude to Robinson Family Funeral Home - Belle Chasse, LA and the compassionate staff at Hall Davis and Sons Funeral Services - Baton Rouge, LA for the use of their facilities.

Richardson, Mark Anthony

Mark Anthony Richardson, age 66 was born on March 11, 1960 in New Orleans, LA peacefully entered eternal rest on Thursday, July 30, 2026. He was educated in the Metairie Public School System. He worked at Estralita Cafe and loved his pet cat Gray Boy. Mark was the brother of his loving and devoted sister Vallerie R. Foreman. Brother-in-law of Michael Foreman and Gail Richardson. Uncle of Keyera M. Richardson, Ronmalous A. Richardson, Dwayne L. Richardson, Torrance L. Richardson and Russell Richardson, Jr. (Felicia).

Best friends, Renda Johnson, Glen Showers and Brain Jefferson. He was also survived by great nieces, great nephews, cousins near and far, and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents Frank Richardson and Alice Richardson; his guardian Minerva Garrison; his lov-

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Walter Dobard entered eternal rest on Friday, July.31,2026 west Jefferson Medical Center. He was 96 years old. Walter was born to Mary Johnson Barnes and Bennie Dobard Sr. He was Married to The Late Shirley Harvey Dobard

Gertrude Genus Jackson departed this life on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at the age of 91.

Relatives and friends of the family, also employees of Tulane University, Kumbuka Collective, Nkruka, Nkafu, and Culu Dance are invited to attend a Funeral Service at Loving Four Baptist Tabernacle, 2900 Thalia St. New Orleans, Louisiana 70113

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ing grandmother Ida Taylor; his brother Russell B. Richardson and his nephew Maurice T. Richardson. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Gertrude Geddes Willis Funeral Home, 2120 Jackson Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70113 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Private Burial. You may sign the guest book on www.gertru degeddeswillis.com.

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Robinson, Clarence Edward

Clarence Edward Robinson, a retired machinist and truck driver, departed this life on Sunday, July 26, 2026, at 6:30 p.m., at the age of 75.

He was a native of Huntsville, AL and a longtime resident of Westwego, LA. Beloved husband of Cynthia D. Robinson. Devoted father of Keyshorn (Daniel) Parker, Lisa Mitchell, Eric (Chekita) Jones, Clarence Robinson Jr., Clarence Robinson, III, Marcus Robinson, Christopher Robinson, and Stephanie Robinson. Clarence was the proud grandfather of 13 grandchildren, 4 great grandchildren, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and dear friends. Relatives and friends of the family, also pastors, officers, and members of St. Mark Baptist Church, Holy Trinity Christian Baptist Church, Olive Branch Baptist Church, St. Joseph Baptist Church, and all neighboring churches are invited to attend the Funeral Service at Holy Trinity Christian Baptist Church, 1727 Erie St. New Orleans, LA on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 10:00a.m.

Pastor Patrick L. Leonard Host Pastor - Pastor Lonnie Williams of St Mark Baptist Church, officiating.

Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m. until service time at the church. Interment: Restlawn Park CemeteryAvondale, LA. Arrangement

by Davis Mortuary Service 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to

Attorney Deshonda Patrice Charles Smith's earthly light became eternally dim on July 20, 2026 at the age of 49. Deshonda was born on April 4, 1977 in New Orleans, La. to the union of Julius Charles III and Linda Ann Henry.

Deshonda was educated in Orleans Parish Public Schools and graduated from Eleanor McMain Secondary School in 1995.

Full of ambition after high school, Deshonda earned a Bachelor of Accountancy degree in 1998 from Loyola University and a Juris Doctorate from Tulane Law School in 2003. She successfully passed the bar in four states, each on her first attempt. She was barred in Louisiana in 2003, Connecticut in 2004, New York in 2006, and Texas in 2006. She was also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Southern and Northern Districts of Texas and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In 2011, Attorney Charles established her own law firm, D. Charles Law Firm, P.L.L.C. On December 1, 2019, Deshonda married the love of her life Joseph Smith. To know Deshonda, Attorney Charles, Dee, Tee Dee...was to love her. She loved her family and friends fiercely, never met a stranger, and had a spirit that lit up a room. Deshonda was preceded in death by her Grandparents Elmer Henry Sr. and Geraldine Henry and Julius Charles Jr. and Myrtle Garner Charles; Aunt, Nedra Davis Melancon; Uncles Elmer Henry Jr, Kevin Henry, and Christopher Hall Sr; Sister/ cousins Christalyn Lagarde and Dr. Keion Davis Parker.

Deshonda leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Joseph Smith; Father Julius Charles III; Mother Linda H. Grandison (Willie); Father-in-law Joseph N. Smith Jr. (Barbara); Mother -in-law Marva Batiste Smith; Sisters Dr. Takeisha C. Davis, and Natasha Charles; Step-Sister Briana M. Alphonse (Jerome); Step-Brother Willie T. Grandison Jr.(Dionne); Sister-in-laws Kendon Smith Williams (Edward) and Jasmine Smith; Aunts

Shelia Hall, Carolyn Bowers (Dale); Donna Pettifoot (Andrew), Pamela Sigur (Tyrone), Jean Henry, Gail Henry, and Shaun Charles; Nephews Edward T. Williams V, Willie Grandison III, Waymon Davis Jr. Robert Hinton III, and Elie Haley; Nieces Brionne Moss, Arionne B. Patterson (Jamal), and Jrue Smith; Godparents Louis Riley, Diana Saraparu, and Curlette Lange; Godchildren Earl Martin, Christian Llopis, Brooklyn Cox, Denim Segue, and Jaxx Davis and a host of dedicated cousins, close friends, and colleagues. Family and Friends are invited to attend a Celebration of Life at Rock of Ages Baptist Church, 2515 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, La 70117, on Friday, August 7, 2026. Visitation will be from 9:00am-10:00am with the Celebration of Life starting at 10:00 am. A burial will follow at Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum. Services entrusted to the caring staff at Professional Funeral Services, 1449 N. Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70116. 504-9487447.

Taylor (late Wanda), and the late Sandra Lynn, Steven N., and Kirk D. Taylor Sr. (Cheyenne).

Daughter in law of Angeline St.Ann Andry and the late Eugene Andry.

Janice is also survived by 8 grandchildren, 19 great grandchildren, several nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and devoted friends.

Funeral service will be held on Saturday, August 8, 2026 at Mt. Olive B.C. 39752 Hwy 23, Boothville at 11am.

Visitation from 9am to 11am ONLY. Pastor Theodore Tuner officiating.

Interment in Tropical Bend Cemetery in Empire.

Washington, Reshell

Highway New Orleans, Louisiana 70126 If you are unable to attend in person, please join the services via Zoom.

Virtual Attendance: Zoom Meeting ID: 821 9617 4424 Passcode: 1975 Visitation will began at 12:30 PM. The funeral service will be held from 1:30 PM to 2:00 PM on 2026-0808 at The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy.

Reshell leaves to cherish her precious memories her devoted husband, Joe Washington; her two beloved sons, Antoine Joseph Washington and Corey Jamal Washington; her loving mother, Ceola Wilson; her cherished granddaughter, Kennecia Beasley; her niece, Danielle Lewis; her nephew, Austin Lewis; and her dear friends, along with a host of other relatives, friends, neighbors, and loved ones whose lives she touched.

A repast will be held at The Boyd Family Funeral Home following the interment.

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Smith, Glenn Ricardo

Glenn Ricardo Smith departed this life on Friday, July 24, 2026 at the age of 68.

Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Service at D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. New Orleans, Louisiana 70125 on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at 11:00 am.

Visitation will begin at 10:30 am. Arrangements

by D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home.

Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

McDonough 35 High School in 1983. Reshell began her professional career at Ochsner Hospital, where she dedicated 17 years of service. Following her passion for beauty and creativity, she pursued a career in cosmetology and earned her certification from Stevenson Academy of Hair Design in 1999. For the past 27 years, Reshell proudly served as a selfemployed hairstylist and owner of A Diva's Hair Studio.

Dean Anthony D’Arcangelo April 1, 1969 - August 7, 2015 Reshell Washington was born on May 12, 1965, to the parents of Ceola Wilson and the late Antoine Bailey. She departed this life on July 22, 2026, at the age of 61 years old.

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Celebrating New Orleans’ basso profundo New Orleanians who attend concerts by the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra are justly proud of the musicianship on display. Violinists and cellists, being closest to the audience, rightfully draw attention and admiration. HowS. ever, the orchestra’s Frederick foundation is in the Starr far back, behind the GUEST strings, trumpets, COLUMNIST and trombones.

There sits tuba player Robert Nuñez. As modest as he is talented and dedicated to his art, Nuñez has served the art of music in the Crescent City for 36 years. It is time the public got to know him better, to inspire younger musicians coming up and especially New Orleanians at large.

Robert Nuñez grew up on Veronica Drive in Chalmette, hard by Chalmette High School. He started on trumpet in the fifth grade and then switched to tuba. Though he stands 6 feet 5 inches tall and could have gone out for football or basketball, he was by now hooked on the tuba and instead joined the

Robert Nuñez, right with tuba, plays with the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra.

PROVIDED PHOTO Fighting Owls’ band. Upon graduation he resolved to study with the best tuba player in America. After several years he found that man, the legendary Arnold Jacobs of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Jacobs was in great demand and aspiring tubists from around the world competed fiercely to study with him. The cards were stacked against Nuñez, who arrived in Chicago with no recommendations and with very little cash. But Jacobs was so impressed that he promptly offered him lessons for one year, gratis!

At age 26, Robert joined the Louisiana Philharmonic. Thirty-six years later he has now performed under three music directors. The laconic and usually benign tone with which he describes each of

them belies a rigorous musical judgment. Others took notice of this. Thus, he came within one vote of getting the coveted tuba position with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra in New York. He has had other opportunities to move on to more renowned and better funded orchestras but he was not about to turn his back on New Orleans.

This is no surprise. It would be hard to find a more deep-dyed South Louisianan than Robert Nuñez. Go down to St. Bernard Parish, where he was raised, and you will find Nunezes everywhere, from Nunez Community College to Randy Nunez, the Clerk of Courts, or to Sammy Nunez, former president of the Louisiana Senate. The name traces to the “Islenos,” the Canary Islanders whom the Spanish king

imported to Louisiana in 17781783 to undermine the French and thwart England’s ambitions in the lower Mississippi. Because Spain backed American independence, its governor, Bernardo de Galvez, mustered an army that drove British forces clear to Pensacola.

Two of Nuñez’s ancestors helped Galvez drive the British out of Baton Rouge and Natchez.

A generation later, two more Nuñez forebears gained national stature by serving as riflemen with Andrew Jackson’s ragtag but heroic army at the Battle of New Orleans.

Over the years Robert Nuñez has performed with the symphony orchestras of Mobile and Pensacola, as well as with Uptown Brass and the philharmonic’s own brass quintet. He is also a valued jazz performer, playing with Vernon Severin’s Treme-Lafitte Brass Band, and has performed and toured internationally with the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble.

Jazz musicians revere his precision, subtle mastery of chords, and overall high musicality. Though deeply committed to the LPO, Nuñez is also a realist and nowadays is studying part time to get a degree

in cybersecurity and technology … just in case.

In a city that celebrates a cornerback’s success by enrolling him in the Saints Hall of Fame, and which hands out Joe Gemelli Fleur de Lis Awards to press box announcers, governors and mere fans, isn’t it time to honor a supremely talented, self-made, revered and loyal musician? For more than a third of a century Robert Nuñez has provided the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra with a rock-solid, precise and deeply artistic bass voice, the essential foundation without which great music is impossible.

Surely New Orleans can find it in itself to honor a man who has done as much as anyone to keep alive and nourish the city’s rich tradition in classical music, which for almost three centuries has provided the essential soil that has enriched all the many other forms of local music, including jazz.

S. Frederick Starr is a former vice president of Tulane University, cofounder of the Greater New Orleans Foundation and leader of the Louisiana Repertory Jazz Ensemble

Balloon releases are a way that communities express grief

Don’t exacerbate opioid problem with policy changes

I once assisted a family after the loss of a loved one to overdose. At the time, the cause of death was unknown and no funeral had been arranged. Swelled with emotion and nowhere to put it, the day after the death we met in a grass field near his childhood home with balloons and his favorite liquor.

As each balloon rose high Amiyah above our heads, it became clear to me that they were King transforming the family’s GUEST grief into something tangible.

COLUMNIST For one moment, those balloons symbolized the transition of his spirit, each carrying the pain of the hand that held onto and released it.

For one moment, that grief belonged to all of us.

As of Aug. 1, Louisiana has prohibited the release of more than 12 helium balloons at once under Act 196. The law is intended to reduce environmental harm, but raises a question that has received far less attention: How will this policy impact one of the few affordable ways families have left to mourn together?

I’ve seen what happens to individuals and communities after traumatic loss. I’ve sat with angry mothers who lost their children to violence. I’ve organized GoFundMe campaigns for families struggling to afford funerals. I’ve watched grief harden into anger over time, when people are left without support.

For generations, communities have relied on affordable ways to honor the dead when traditional systems fall short. In Louisiana, particularly within Black communities, jazz funerals, second lines, repasts, roadside memorials and balloon releases represent traditions of collective care rooted in the belief that grief should be shared, similarly to our African and Indigenous ancestors.

Black rootworkers, priests and undertakers created rituals and safe space for communities to process grief when traditional systems would not allow them. Black mutual aid and benevolent societies provided burial assistance, financial support and community healing when public institutions refused.

Today, the privatization of the death industry is largely shaped by economics, bureaucracy and policy. When unexpected loss happens in communities that are experiencing high rates of poverty, the financial burden of death falls on families who are already stretched thin. In the immediate aftermath of loss, balloon releases can fill the space while families wait on autopsy reports, death

For the last three years, methadone has been one of the biggest reasons I am still here, still sober and still fighting for my family. Since October 2023, I have not missed a single day of my medication.

But proposed federal and state law changes could threaten that access — and the existence of health care Thomas providers who help patients like me and Roddy everyone hurt by the GUEST opioid crisis.

COLUMNIST My wife and I recently moved from Texas to Louisiana after losing my mother to cancer. I am currently uninsured and waiting for my Medicaid application to be approved. Until then, I pay out of pocket for methadone.

There is much wrong with our health care system: Cost, bureaucracy and paperwork are high on the list. But for victims of the opioid epidemic, one thing that is working is a drug discount program called 340B. Most people have never heard of it, but 340B is incredibly important. It requires drug manufacturers to sell certain outpatient medications at a discount to health care providers that serve vulnerable communities.

Those include HIV and AIDS clinics that operate throughout the opioid crisis that ravaged South and Appalachia. It allows many HIV and AIDS clinics to dispense medications to patients for free or at a discount. It also allows providers to sell medications to better-off patients at normal prices and use the differential to stay open and treat people like me 340B covers methadone. But the main benefit to those hit hard by the opioid crisis is on the HIV, AIDS and hepatitis C medication side of the ledger.

That includes people like my sixmonth-pregnant wife, who is hepatitis C positive from IV needle use years ago, before her recovery. With timely access to testing, treatment and affordable medication, she could have had a chance to cure her hepatitis C before becoming pregnant.

Instead, like too many families, we are carrying the consequences of delayed care into one of the most important moments of our lives.

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Family, friends and classmates release balloons for Sophie B. Wright graduate Ferdinand Woolens on the lakefront in New Orleans in May.

certificates and insurance claims.

In this context, rituals like balloon releases are about far more than balloons.

Balloon releases are many people’s way of saying “we miss you, and we’re sending you off with love,” when a traditional funeral might bounce the checkbook. When considering the environmental impacts of Louisiana’s economic initiatives, it becomes ironic that one of the policy priorities receiving immediate attention directly impacts a memorial practice that is disproportionately used by families with the fewest resources.

Whether intended or not, policies can shape what traditions are protected. Balloon releases are part of a long history of Black communities creating their own systems of care in the absence of institutional support.

I still remember standing in that field for the man who overdosed, before there was a funeral to attend, an obituary to read or before we had any answers. I remember the balloons disappearing in the sky. More importantly, I remember the people who stood on the ground. I remember the looks in their eyes as they watched the balloons rise, visualizing a happy destination for their loved one.

Rituals develop because they meet human needs and provide comfort when words may fail to. Louisiana has a rich culture of death and mourning that has taught the world what collective healing can look like. If we’re going to regulate one of the ways families have learned to mourn together with limited resources, we should also ask what we are doing to strengthen the systems that help them heal.

Otherwise, this was never about the balloons.

Amiyah King is a death doula and doctoral student at Southern University.

340B is more robust in Louisiana, one of the first states to legislate protections to the program, than in Texas, from which we recently moved following my mother’s death.

Louisiana passed a law to stop drug companies from undermining access to 340B discounts through pharmacy arrangements. Texas has no such law. This matters because it’s already tough enough for patients like me to fund a $400 a month methadone expense where insurance or Medicaid hasn’t kicked in. Without access via providers who rely on the program, patients risk dangerous, potentially life-threatening withdrawal or worse: a relapse. And society risks plenty, too: More injectable drug addiction, more hepatitis C, HIV and AIDS transmission, more homelessness and taxpayers having to bail out rural providers and clinics who hold the line every day against these ills and tragedies.

All of this comes at no cost to the hardworking American taxpayer.

Unfortunately, drug companies are trying to dismantle 340B, despite its importance in helping uninsured and under-insured parents, workers, sons, daughters — people rebuilding their lives one day at a time. Those companies and their congressional allies in Washington, D.C., plus their legislative pals in Baton Rouge, want to “reform” it away by switching the program to a rebate, not a discount, model — the functional equivalent of you or me being forced to ditch grocery store coupons and instead pay the full cost of goods upfront and maybe, possibly, get a partial refund from Walmart later. Not only will this force providers to take on tons of debt, it will force those fighting the opioid epidemic to divert staff, slash budgets and curtail operations.

Recovery is hard enough. We tell people to get help. We tell them to stay in treatment. We tell them to do the right thing. It’s bad enough that transportation, insurance delays, clinic policies and out-of-pocket costs can knock a stable patient off track.

We should not make it harder by hammering one of the only health care solutions that currently exists.

Thomas Roddy lives in Kinder.

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Dr. Anthony Fauci, former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testifies during a 2022 hearing at the Capitol in Washington.

ISSUE OF THE WEEK THE FAUCI DIARIES Before Dr.Anthony Fauci repeatedly took the Fifth at a tense Senate committee hearing over the government’s handling of the COVID pandemic, Kentucky Republican Rand Paul released more than 1,000 pages of Fauci’s diary, which had been created on a government computer. Rand and other Fauci critics said publicizing his personal account was necessary to evaluate whether what he said in public matched his private thoughts. Others said this was a cruel and unnecessary stunt aimed at embarrassing a public servant who’d saved many lives over his long career. Here are two perspectives.

What is the point of embarrassing Fauci over his diary entries?

I’m sure it is unpleasant to have your private diary made public, which is why I don’t keep one. Anthony S. Fauci was not so circumspect, and worse still, he kept his personal notes on a government computer. Their release last week by Sen. Rand Paul (RKentucky), ahead of schedMegan M eega gan uled Senate testimony, has McArdle embarrassed Fauci and revived old resentments. Many entries seem almost purposely crafted to inflame every lingering conservative grievance over the pandemic.

Fauci, who helped lead the U.S. response to COVID-19, records many laudatory interactions with famous and influential liberals.

He details behind-the-scenes maneuvering over restrictive COVID policies. Oh, and he describes meetings where eminent experts deemed a lab-leak origin for COVID possible.

When called in front of the Senate to address all this, Fauci invoked the Fifth Amendment. The best explanation for this is that he feared a perjury trap. That said, law professor Michael Dorf argues persuasively that Fauci was not entitled to do so, because of the sweeping pardon he was given by President Joe Biden. Some of it paints a picture that bears a striking resemblance to the conservative image of the liberal establishment: a cozy and insular elite that manufactures consensus behind closed doors, ignores or conceals inconvenient facts and haughtily dispenses the party line as a scientific fact, rather than a contestable opinion.

One might protest that this image is a caricature, and, well, yes. Fauci does not really come across as the cartoon villain some conservatives imagine. But then caricatures are usually exaggerations of reality, not pure imagination. Washington insiders are a cozy little community. (They almost have to be, because the city’s not that big.) They can get a little intoxicated with proximity to power and influence. And many of the powerful and influential really did become dogmatic on all things pandemic, from the origins of the virus to the merits of public gatherings to the benefits of mandatory vaccination. When challenged, instead of debating their beliefs, many denounced their challengers as bigots and fools.

This would be bad in any case, but it is particularly enraging because the experts made so many mistakes. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention screwed up testing, allowing the virus to spread undetected.

Experts told us masks didn’t work right up to the point where they told us masks were mandatory. Schools stayed closed even

though they’d been opened successfully in Europe.

There has never been an adequate reckoning with those mistakes, and I can’t blame conservatives for wanting one, even if I think that releasing a man’s personal notes goes too far.

What is gained by embarrassing Fauci over his star-struck diary entries? Sure, conservatives get to feel vindicated, and Paul gets fodder for his next campaign. But while it’s of genuine importance to know how Fauci was thinking about lab leaks versus natural origin, releasing entries in which he muses on his celebrity contacts adds nothing to the history of the pandemic and makes it easier for Fauci’s supporters to dismiss this as a partisan witch hunt.

This dynamic is why, six years after the pandemic began, the nation still hasn’t had the kind of systematic, nonpartisan and nonpunitive investigation it needs. Nor has it embarked on reforms that might keep institutional failures from happening again.

Instead, one side seems to hope the public can just forget it happened, while the other mostly seems interested in venting its spleen.

What the country needs is a less confrontational approach that is not about assigning blame but about figuring out what went wrong.

That won’t sit right with many conservatives, who argue that what went wrong was bad people doing a bad job. The problem is, those folks believed — and still believe — that they were doing the best thing for the country. Focusing on the individuals sets us up to make the same mistakes, because their successors will also be prone to those common failings. Rather, we need systems that are robust enough to function with the flawed human material available — that is, unless you happen to have a reserve stash of angels ready to take on the job.

Fixing the system starts with determining exactly what went wrong, and your best source of information is, obviously, the decision-makers who may have made terrible decisions under pressure. If you are bent on punishing them, those people will, like Fauci, quite rationally clam up.

I can’t blame him for refusing to risk a perjury charge, any more than I can blame conservatives for still being mad. That’s the problem with the blame game: There’s more than enough to go around … and around … and around. We keep traveling in circles.

Nothing changes, and nobody wins.

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

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Fauci’s diary provides evidence of his egotism We are born with an ego — from a baby’s first cry to our death.

Most can control their ego, protecting themselves and others from harm.

Some give it free reign, causing the fallout to be subCal stantial.

Thomas History is full of people who let their ego get the best of them. Dr. Anthony Fauci, who rose to international fame during the COVID-19 pandemic, fed his ego, causing great harm to others.

Thanks to Kentucky Republican Sen. Rand Paul, we can now read the diary Fauci compiled during that stressful and deadly period.

Through more than 1,000 pages, Fauci, who then headed the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, reveals a high regard for himself. Recall he once said, “I represent science. I am science.” That testimony of selfimportance is also reflected in his claim to be an “international celebrity.”

He loved having his picture taken with celebrities, like Barbra Streisand. He claimed to have appeared before Congress more than anyone else. He said his favorite TV show was the one hosted by Rachael Maddow on the left-wing MSNBC (rebranded MS NOW).

What stressed so many during the pandemic were the contradictory statements from Fauci and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We were first told that masks would keep us safe, but then they wouldn’t.

Getting vaccinated would prevent everyone from getting the virus, but it didn’t. President Joe Biden was vaccinated before cameras in hopes of encouraging everyone to get the shot.

My wife and I got in line behind dozens of cars to get vaccinated … three times, including a booster. The first time we stayed in the car, rolled down our windows, and National Guardsmen administered the Pfizer drug.

Some months later, I tested positive for COVID, but quickly took

Paxlovid and the symptoms went away.

In retrospect we have seen the error of many shutdowns, from schools (many students fell behind and have yet to fully catch up), to churches. People were arrested for attending church and for being part of other public gatherings. We can now conclude much of this was unnecessary.

Fauci said he never advocated for shutdowns, but videos show him saying the opposite to thenNew York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, and others.

Fauci and the CDC contradicted themselves, leading to a credibility crisis for both. Meanwhile, he was photographed relaxing without a mask in a backyard chair for the cover of InStyle magazine.

Dr. Fauci repeatedly said the scientific evidence strongly pointed to a natural, zoonotic spillover where the virus jumped from an animal to humans. However, his diary reveals he privately jotted down that a Wuhan market served as an “amplifier” rather than the original source.

In congressional testimony he said he always kept an open mind toward a lab leak and claimed the origin of COVID was likely from an animal, though we were never sure of what kind.

He also claimed the laboratory in Wuhan, China, may have been the source of the virus due to “gain of function” research which allegedly produced the virus that escaped and threatened the world.

Before leaving office, Biden pardoned Fauci, raising the question “for what?” Pardons are usually given to people after they have been convicted of a crime.

Biden’s pardon of Fauci appears to have been for the purpose of protecting him from the incoming president, Donald Trump.

Anyone who strokes his own ego might recall the song lyric: “Fame, if you win it, comes and goes in a minute.” Fame rarely benefits an egotist.

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As HOF enshrinement nears, Saints legendary quarterback ‘feels different’

BY JEFF DUNCAN Staff writer

CANTON, Ohio – It started to hit Drew Brees on Thursday: He’s two days removed from football immortality.

The months of anticipation and planning are almost over. Brees’ official enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame is less than 48 hours away and the reality is starting to sink in for the former New Orleans Saints standout. ä NFL HOF “Being around the other Enshrinement Hall of Famers this week, Ceremony they’re just looking at me 11 A.M. SATURDAy, different,” Brees said.

“The interaction feels difESPN, NFLN ferent. It’s like they’re welcoming you into a very exclusive club and there’s just kind of a look and a feel about it that is different.”

Brees’ whirlwind week started to gain steam Thursday as the crowds swelled and the events multiplied, leading to the official enshrinement ceremony Saturday. Brees, along with his classmates from the Class of 2026 — Roger Craig, Larry Fitzgerald, Luke

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STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

Saints rookie Barion Brown, left, catches a touchdown pass as cornerback Isaac yiadom tries to defend during training camp on Thursday at the team’s indoor practice facility in Metairie. Brown has excelled throughout preseason camp.

Saints rookie Brown staying humble through camp success

BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

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Former Saints quarterback and Hall of Fame inductee Drew Brees walks onto the field during the 2026 NFL Hall of Fame exhibition game on Thursday in Canton, Ohio.

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When the sixth-round rookie is already talking about not getting too wrapped up in success after seven training camp practices, it is a sign things are probably going well.

That is where Barion Brown stands at the present moment — standing atop the speeding hype train, telling everyone he is staying present in the moment and staying chill, even as the new batch of highlights posts to the internet and gets everyone throwing more gas at the fire.

Thursday, it came on the last play of the New Orleans Saints‘ practice. The second-team units were running a two-minute drill against each other, and as the clock wound down, quarterback Spencer Rattler evaded pressure and bailed out of the pocket to his left. He scanned downfield and saw Brown in single coverage against Isaac Yiadom.

When the play call came in, Brown said he was “licking

his chops” because it called for him to run deep. He got a step on Yiadom, Rattler saw him and let it fly. Then came the most impressive part: Brown tracked the ball and adjusted his route back toward the middle of the field, twisting his body to make an over-the-shoulder catch for a 46-yard touchdown.

“It’s just ball tracking and being able to attack the football — I think he does a really good job of that,” said coach Kellen Moore. “And obviously he’s being able to utilize the speed that he has, and I think that is an asset.”

New Orleans has gone through seven training camp practices, and Brown has made a couple of attentiongrabbing plays in the past three.

Monday, he roasted veteran corner Rejzohn Wright on a double move in one-on-ones, getting himself wide open for an easy catch deep downfield. He followed that up by making up for a drop during team drills by tracking another deep pass from Rattler over his right shoulder.

‘Big bad Bock’ looking to live up to nickname Tulane senior stepping up in new role under coach Hall

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ESPN has finalized the details of the LSU women’s basketball team’s long-rumored 2026 showdown with UConn.

The Tigers and Huskies will meet on Dec. 20 in Nashville, Tennessee, the network announced Thursday, in the espnW Invitational. The nonconference matchup has been in the works since at least January, when ESPN analyst Rebecca Lobo said on the “A Touch More” podcast that the two teams would face each other during the 2026-27 season.

LSU and UConn are two of the top programs in the country, but they haven’t met since 2016. They’ve crossed paths nine times since 2000 — seven times in the regular season and twice in the NCAA Tournament. LSU has only one win in the series, and it came in the 2007 Elite Eight.

Coach Kim Mulkey last met one of coach Geno Auriemma’s UConn teams in 2021.

That contest, which the Huskies won

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Tulane coach Will Hall signals to his players from the sideline during a College Football Playoff game against Ole Miss on Dec. 20 at Vaught Hemingway Stadium in Oxford, Miss.

Tulane senior center John Bock believes he was the first player to re-sign with Tulane when Will Hall was promoted to head coach last December.

He is ready to roll with the Green Wave in what he hopes will be his first full season since 2022.

“When coach Hall had taken over, he would literally come to my locker room every day and call me big, bad Bock,” he said. “The second I heard he was getting hired, I walked into his office and said, ‘Let’s do it.’ ” Although he barely played last year, Bock is the most experienced member of an unheralded offensive line that could far exceed its press clippings. He started 11 times as a true freshman at Florida International, earning All-Conference USA freshman honors, and 10 more times the next two years around a 12-month suspension for the use of a banned ingredient found in a supplement.

He experienced a different setback at Tulane as a transfer in 2025. After winning a camp battle for starting right guard, he tore the plantar fascia in his left foot during the Wave’s final preseason Bock scrimmage, limiting him to three games late in the season and prompting him to take a redshirt.

Healthy this past spring, he took over the vacant center role.

“It (the injury) was rough, but I think it was meant to happen,” he said. “I’m itching to play for sure. I’m even better now than when I was playing (at Florida International). I’m pretty excited. A lot of people haven’t seen me in a while.”

Hall made sure they would see him in a Tulane uniform.

“A lot of people don’t know this, but John was a really high-level player at Florida International,” Hall said. “He was

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Parker, who lost the Oct. 25 fight in London, had been provisionally suspended after urine tests overseen by UK Anti-Doping showed traces of cocaine in his system.

UKAD said Thursday it imposed a three-month ban which was deemed served because the 34-year-old New Zealander had been suspended since late November.

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By The Associated Press GREENSBORO, N.C. — Turns out Jackson Koivun isn’t the only player trying to go from college to the PGA Tour postseason. Virginia grad Ben James made eagle on both the par 5s on Thursday and only a soft finish with Hossler a pair of bogeys kept from sharing the lead with Beau Hossler in the Wyndham Championship.

The final tournament of the regular season determines the top 70 in the FedEx Cup who advance to the postseason.

James, the No. 1 player in the PGA Tour University ranking that came with a tour card, has to win to reach the top 70.

He was tied for the lead until a bogey-birdie-bogey finish for a 62, both bogeys coming after he missed 6-foot par putts.

Koivun earned his card from the accelerated PGA Tour University program for underclassmen — he clinched his card as a sophomore and deferred it one year — and is in much better shape at No. 70. Koivun missed some birdie chances coming in and shot 67.

Hossler is at No. 122 in the FedEx Cup and also has to win to reached the first playoff event next week. He ran off four straight birdies early in his front nine at Sedgefield Country Club, and played the the final holes in 4 under with a 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 15th.

“Try and win a golf tournament,” Hossler said. “That’s all there is to it.”

James, the 36-hole leader at the Canadian Open in his professional debut before crashing on the weekend, made a 15-foot eagle putt on the 15th that allowed him to catch Hossler.

With the chance at another 59 at Sedgefield, he three-putted from just inside 25 feet on the par-3 16th, birdied the 17th and then came up short of the green from the first cut on the 18th, chipped to 6 feet and missed the par putt.

Still, it was an impressive start at a tournament where so many players know they have to go low and finish high if they want to advance.

“Every week someone always shoots anywhere from 63 to 60 or 59 the first day, so it’s always there. You just try to put yourself in position, play the best you can,” James said.

No one had a more bizarre round than Sahith Theegala, whose postseason is safe at No. 43. He didn’t make a par on the front nine — eight birdies and one bogey. And then all he could manage were pars on the back nine until stuffing his approach tight on the 18th for a birdie and a 62.

“Pretty wild,” Theegala said.

“I’ve never had a round like that. I think historically I’ve always struggled to start rounds really well, so that was the first time I ever started a round with six (birdies) in a row. That was an incredible start. It didn’t feel like a fluke or anything, either.

“Got to the back nine and just stopped hitting fairways,” he said. “And really that cost me a lot of opportunities. Yeah, it was an interesting round.”

Eric Cole shot 63 and was in fourth, and the six players at 64 included five of them who are outside the top 70 in the FedEx Cup. The exception is Matti Schmid at No. 67, far from safe.

“I feel like I’m in a decent position if I play the golf that I know that I can play,” Schmid said. “I don’t really think about it.”

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Jade Carey, of the United States, is introduced during the individual vault finals during the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Now 26, Carey is competing in the U.S. championships with an eye to the 2028 Games.

Enjoying the ride

Carey returns to U.S. championships with ‘no expectations’

BY WILL GRAVES AP national writer

PHOENIX — Jade Carey doesn’t need to be at the U.S. gymnastics championships. At least, not like this.

That’s part of what makes it all so sweet.

The 26-year-old knows she could have walked away following her final season at Oregon State in the spring of 2025, with a résumé stuffed with Olympic and world championship medals and her place in the history of the storied U.S. women’s program secure.

She tried, kind of. The athlete who had been going nonstop for the better part of 20 years gave her body a bit of a break after her NCAA career ended. It lasted a handful of weeks.

Then one day, she popped into the gym and, in the words of her father and longtime coach Brian, “started playing again.”

Emphasis on “playing.”

If there’s anything the twotime Olympic gold medalist has learned, it’s that taking this too seriously can quickly rob you of the joy that brought you to it in the first place.

Asked if she feels the weight of living up to the standard she’s set for herself as the Phoenix native prepares to salute the judges at the national championships for a seventh time when the women’s competition begins at Mortgage Matchup Center, Carey shrugs.

“I just feel like right now I have one more opportunity to just have fun with it,” she said. “No expectations, no pressure.”

Maturing means understanding who she was in 2021 is not who she is in 2026. There have been times she’ll randomly come across a video of her gold medal-winning floor exercise routine at the Tokyo Olympics five years ago and think “that was pretty hard.”

Whether she can get back to that level as she makes a bid for a third trip to the Olympics is anyone’s guess, Carey’s included. Her body has held up remarkably well through the years, thanks in large part to the pragmatic approach she and Brian Carey have taken toward her training.

“I don’t know if that’s coming back,” she said. “But you never know. And I feel like training, getting back into it this year, was really hard. But I’ve kind of hit my stride, and it’s getting a little easier and feeling a little more familiar.”

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Jade Carey celebrates after performing on the vault at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Carey won the bronze in the event.

a vacation after her senior year at Oregon State. It lasted a month.

There was never any formal discussion about pushing toward the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. It just sort of happened.

That doesn’t mean slipping back into her routine was easy.

“I could tell my body was like, ‘What are you doing? You haven’t gone upside down in a while, like we don’t do this anymore,’ ” she said with a laugh. “But I’m like, ‘No, we’re going to, trust me.’ ” She’s well aware some of the skills she once mastered may never come back, so she’ll need to evolve. That could mean opting for slightly easier (at least by gymnastics standards) elements and combinations, hoping to make up for in execution what she might lack in difficulty.

Brian Carey’s job is to make sure she isn’t in a rush to find out.

Sometimes he still has to tell his daughter to “pump the brakes a little bit.” There are days when Carey feels she’s ahead of schedule. That doesn’t mean the schedule is going to be adjusted. The short-term goal is to build toward earning a spot on the world championship team in October.

Yes, she understands the prospect of competing in a home Olympics is out there in the ether.

And sure, it played a factor in her decision to give it a shot. The reality is, she probably would be here anyway, no matter if the Olympics were in Los Angeles or London or somebody’s backyard.

The fire inside continues to burn brightly. She learned to respect it long ago. She has the rest of her life to not do gymnastics. Why douse the flames before she’s Sticking with the plan ready?

“I’ve done so much that I just, I Carey finished second in the Desire burns bright all-around to 17-year-old Reese Her father credits an internal don’t know,” she said. “I just want Esponda at the U.S. Classic a few “fire” that doesn’t need much to to do this round again for fun and weeks ago in her first elite compe- be stoked. He ordered her to take see how far I can push myself.” tition since leaving the 2024 Paris Games with a pair of Olympic medals. She did it with routines that are designed to serve as a foundation as she methodically builds toward the summer of 2028.

The plan is to add difficulty as she goes along, but only when she’s ready. In her mid-20s, Carey is not the same gymnast who took a circuitous path to the Tokyo Olympics that ended with the floor routine of a lifetime and the most precious of medals around her neck.

The amount of time she spends in the gym on a given day depends on how she’s feeling. She and her father have an understanding that as long as she hits her numbers — meaning, how many times she works on an assignment — it doesn’t matter how long she’s there.

Some days she can knock it out in three hours. Some days, it’s more like eight. On the days she’s not feeling it at all, they’ll work on a plan that spreads the workload out over a longer period of time, though that remains a rarity.

“Normally, it’s like she’s so finetuned with her skill, she just gets up and knocks it out,” Brian Carey said.

That’s kind of what she does.

What’s perhaps the most remarkable thing about Carey’s career is the way she simply keeps going.

While some of her Olympic teammates have opted to take time off and recover after a triumphant performance — Tokyo Olympic champion Suni Lee announced last month she is preparing for a return after a two-year hiatus — Carey largely has not.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. — The Detroit Lions agreed to a contract extension with Jahmyr Gibbs, a threeyear deal worth up to $75.7 million that his agents say makes him the NFL’s newest highest-paid running back.

Athletes First announced the deal Thursday, hours after Gibbs took the field for the first time since the Lions’ training camp started. His agents also noted the new contract includes $51.5 million guaranteed for the Pro Bowler.

Two days earlier, Atlanta briefly made Bijan Robinson the NFL’s highest-paid running back.

Gibbs had been participating in meetings at camp, but Thursday was his first appearance on the field.

Belichick says son, team’s DC, put on medical leave

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — North Carolina defensive coordinator Steve Belichick, the son of head coach Bill Belichick, is on medical leave, his father said Thursday morning.

The Tar Heels are in the second week of preseason camp. UNC opens the season Aug. 29 against TCU in Dublin, Ireland.

“It’s a medical situation so I really can’t make any further comment on that,” Belichick said, adding only that the team hoped to have him back “as soon as possible” when asked about a timeline for his return.

UNC’s defense improved as a 4-8 season wore on, ranking 38th in the Bowl Subdivision ranks in total defense (336.9 yards) while finishing tied for 20th with 2.67 sacks per game.

Mariners reliever Speier, manager Wilson suspended

SEATTLE — Seattle Mariners reliever Gabe Speier was given a threegame suspension Thursday after hitting Detroit’s Gleyber Torres with a pitch in the eighth inning of Wednesday night’s game.

Speier is appealing the ban, according to the MLB Players Association.

Additionally, Mariners manager Dan Wilson was also suspended one-game and served his suspension in the series finale Thursday against the Tigers. Managers cannot appeal a suspension. Manny Acta served as the manager for the Mariners.

Speier had relieved Bryan Woo in the eighth inning of Seattle’s 4-2 win. After getting the first two outs, Speier threw two inside fastballs to Torres, with the latter pegging him on the upper left leg.

Police raid South Korea soccer federation offices

SEOUL, South Korea — Police raided the Korea Football Association’s offices Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in the 2024 appointment of Hong Myung-bo as South Korea’s national team coach.

Investigators searched the KFA headquarters in Cheonan, about 56 miles south of Seoul, and the KFA House in central Seoul, looking for evidence that officials improperly intervened in the hiring process.

A police investigation began shortly after Hong’s appointment but had stalled this summer after nearly two years without a conclusion.

It gained renewed attention amid public anger after South Korea was eliminated in the group stage of the 2026 World Cup.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL

LSU changes up coaches’ radio show

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

STAFF FILE PHOTO By JOHN McCUSKER

Brother Martin wide receiver Easton Royal is pursued by Jesuit’s Beau Matulewski on Sept.

26 at Tad Gormley Stadium. Royal is one of the top receivers in the nation.

Receiving attention

10 area pass catchers to keep an eye on in ’26

BY SPENCER URQUHART

pressed in this year’s spring game against reigning state champion Karr.

Staff writer

Having a strong wide receiver corps is one of the most important aspects of a successful football team, and there are plenty of prep standouts at the position in the New Orleans metro area.

Many wide receivers from New Orleans have gone on to make a name for themselves at the college level, with some going all the way to the NFL. The next wave of area talent appears strong and is set to make an impact this fall.

Listed below are 10 area wide receivers to keep an eye on this season.

Curtis McAllister, Country Day (Jr.) The son of former Saints running back Deuce McAllister, Curtis has made a name for himself as a two-sport standout at Country Day with Division I interest in football and basketball. Curtis has plenty of size at 6-4, 185 pounds and enters his junior year as the No. 1 receiver in an explosive offense.

Easton Royal, Brother Martin (Sr.)

Royal is the nation’s consensus No. 1 wide receiver recruit, rated as a five-star prospect by 247Sports and Rivals. He is a threat to score any time he touches the ball as Ja’ir Burks, Jesuit (Sr.) evidenced by last season’s stat line of 1,214 Burks has elite speed as evidenced by a yards receiving and 20 total touchdowns.

4.35-second time in the 40-yard dash. He The 6-foot, 205-pound Royal, a record-setset a state record in the 110-meter hurdles ting sprinter, is committed to Texas but has this spring. The 5-foot-10, 160-pound Tulane been linked to LSU. commitment is set to be Jesuit’s No. 1 receiver and return specialist after hauling in Jarvis Stevenson, John Curtis (Jr.) 34 receptions for 615 yards and five touchStevenson missed last season while recovdowns as a junior. ering from a knee injury but is expected to return as a key contributor for Curtis after Luke DeMelo, Mandeville (Sr.) showing breakout potential as a freshman.

DeMelo is one of two all-district wide re- Division I coaches aren’t sleeping on the 6-5, ceivers returning for Mandeville, alongside 195-pound Stevenson, who already has ofsenior Jake Jacketti. Standing at 6-foot, 170 fers from LSU, Alabama and Texas. pounds, DeMelo is an explosive playmaker who led the Skippers in receiving last sea- Miguel Whitley, St. Augustine (Sr.) son, finishing with 793 yards and 10 touchWhitley had a breakout junior season and was a key reason St. Aug reached the state downs on 48 catches. championship game for the first time in 46 Ky’mani Henry, Edna Karr (Jr.) years. A 6-foot, 180-pound Ole Miss comKarr is replacing all three starting wide mitment, Whitley received multiple SEC receivers from last season, and the 5-10, offers as he looks to improve upon last sea155-pound Henry is expected to be among son’s stat line of 933 yards receiving and 14 the Cougars’ top new contributors. He touchdowns. flashed in seven-on-seven workouts this summer and has received offers from Bos- Ray’Quan Williams, St. Augustine (Sr.) ton College and North Texas.

Williams was having a strong season alongside Whitley last year before it was Hendrix Hill, Newman (Sr.) cut short by a season-ending knee injury. A The son of former LSU linebacker Eric Tulane commitment, the 6-foot, 163-pound Hill, Hendrix had a breakout junior year as Williams is expected to be ready for this a wide receiver while also contributing as season in what could be the best wide rea defensive back and return specialist, re- ceiver group in the state with all three startcording 707 all-purpose yards and 12 touch- ers holding Division I offers.

Others to watch: Jaylan Ash, Destrehan (Sr.); Chris downs. Hendrix is 6-foot, 185 pounds and has multiple Division I offers heading into Becnel, Riverside (Jr.); Derrick Bennett, St. Auhis senior year. gustine (Sr.); Freddie Barra, Carver (Sr.); Ronald Cash, Kennedy (Sr.); Kamal Martin, Edna Karr Semaj Lyons, Kennedy (Sr.) (Jr.); Malcolm Martin, Warren Easton (Sr.); Nasir Lyons has ideal size at 6-1, 196 pounds Parker, Shaw (Jr.); Ahmad Vappie, Willow (Sr.); and is coming off a strong junior season in BraeShun Weary, Covington (Sr.) which he separated himself as a go-to target in Kennedy’s deep wide receiver room. Email Spencer Urquhart at surquhart@ A South Alabama commitment, Lyons im- theadvocate.com.

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Bock, a 6-foot-3, 316-pound Fort Lauderdale, Florida product who never allowed a sack in high school, considers his mind his best asset. His dad, John Bock I, played six years in the NFL at guard and center despite going undrafted out of college. After his career ended, he served as offensive line coach at Florida Atlantic for three years under Howard Schnellenberger.

“When I would get home on the weekends at FIU, he (John Bock I) would turn on the film,” the younger Bock said. “That’s been drilled into me since I was a kid.”

Bock shrugs off concerns about the line, which lost

three starters to graduation and a fourth, left guard Shadre Hurst, to Houston as a transfer. The only returning starter, sophomore Reese Baker, moved to guard from tackle in spring practice.

A lack of familiarity, Bock maintains, does not equate to a lack of ability.

He praises sophomore Elijah Baker, who will take over for Hurst, as having similar recognition skills to his predecessor. He says Reese Baker could have transferred to any school he wanted after starting 13 games as a true freshman last year, but he elected to stay at Tulane. He labels Boston College transfer Ryan Mickow, who will start at one of the two tackle spots, as “the smartest guys I’ve ever been with in an offensive line room.”

The addition of line coach Cody Kennedy is the capper in his view. Kennedy, whom Hall handpicked for the job when he was Willie Fritz’s offensive coordinator with the Wave in 2019

and 2020, is back in the same role.

“You know he has that knowledge to take you to the next level,” Bock said.

“He won’t stop coaching me. It’s never enough for him in the most friendly way possible. He just wants you to get better. Coach Kennedy has really built this room. If you thought we were close last year, we are 10 times as close this year.”

Bock won a state championship at Fort Lauderdale High as a junior, returned to the final as a senior and has equally lofty expectations for Tulane. Even if outsiders don’t see a fifth consecutive title-game appearance, he insists the Wave’s opponents do.

“I was talking to Jack (Tchienchou) and Chris (Rodgers) when they were at (American Conference) media day, and when we walk into a room, everybody knows what’s up,” he said. “Conference champs.

It’s there. I think people know we’re the best.”

LSU has moved the venue for its coaches’ radio shows from T.J. Ribs to Court to Table, starting with the Lane Kiffin Show this fall, the athletic department announced on Thursday.

The Lane Kiffin Show premieres a 6 p.m. Sept. 3. It will be available to hear on the LSU Sports Radio Network and WDGL-FM, 98.1 in the Baton Rouge area and WWL-AM, 870 in the New Orleans area.

“We’re excited to begin a new chapter for our LSU Athletics Radio Shows with Court to Table as their new home,” said Clay Harris, LSU’s deputy athletic director in a news release on Thursday. “For years, the LSU Sports Radio Network has produced a first-class coaches show experience, giving Tiger fans a unique opportunity to connect with our coaches and programs.

“Court to Table provides an outstanding setting to continue that tradition while creating new opportunities to engage with our fans.”

Court To Table is located at 7477 Burbank Dr. in Baton Rouge, across the street from Lakeside Daiquiri and

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LSU coach Lane Kiffin speaks in front of the Rotary Club on July 29 at Tiger Stadium. LSU announced on Thursday that Kiffin’s weekly radio show will be held at Court to Table restaurant, which is owned by Gordon McKernan.

Grill. The restaurant, which is owned by LSU booster Gordon McKernan, has six indoor and five outdoor pickleball courts. It also offers ping pong, cornhole, Jenga and shuffleboard while featuring live music throughout the week.

McKernan’s digital media brand, Louisiana Loaded, will also become a sponsor for the coaches’ radio shows.

“Louisiana has something that can’t be replicated. It’s our people, our traditions, our culture, and the pride we have in where we come

from,” McKernan said in the news release. “I’m driven by the belief that the things that make Louisiana special are worth investing in, celebrating, and passing on to future generations.

“Louisiana Loaded was built on that belief. And you simply can’t tell the story of Louisiana without LSU.” The coaches’ show will also have a new segment featuring player interviews conducted by former LSU pitcher Will Hellmers, a cofounder of Louisiana Loaded and who co-hosts a podcast for the digital brand.

Sanders takes team two hours south for bonding

BY ARNIE STAPLETON AP sportswriter

FOUNTAIN, Colo. — Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders loves everything about taking his Colorado Buffaloes 113 miles south of Folsom Field to Fountain Fort Carson High School for a week of workouts, tune-ups and team bonding that featured a stay at the University of ColoradoColorado Springs campus and a visit to the U.S. Air Force Academy.

One thing would make it even better: scrimmaging with or against the Falcons, something Sanders is hoping the NCAA will soon allow teams to do in the offseason as he first suggested a couple of years ago when Syracuse wanted to visit Boulder for a spring scrimmage.

“That’s something I’ve been suggesting for quite some time,” Sanders said after Thursday’s practice.

“And the NCAA felt compelled to allow FCS schools to do what we thought of quite some time ago. So, we’re not involved; they won’t allow that. But even if we could just practice at the same location would

do it justice. We don’t have to compete against one another.

“But I wish one day we could have a spring game against one another. It would be wonderful for the state. It would be wonderful for the cities if we did home and away. It would be a great look, I think for college football and Colorado football. I would love that.”

This is the first time in Sanders’ four seasons with the Buffaloes that he took his team out of town on an NFL-style training camp trip away from the distractions and responsibilities in Boulder.

“We wanted to go somewhere away that was significant, not around the corner like 30 minutes, 45 minutes,” Sanders said. “We wanted to get away so they couldn’t have really the contacts or urge to drive back home — even though we’re on buses, they’re not doing that — no visitations or anything like that, no outside foot coming in. They’re doing a great job of feeding us.

“They’re off the phone.

We monitor that and they’re

really getting to know each other and really getting a bond.”

Sanders even has his story to tell, about “coming face to face with a deer” and quickly turning around on his morning walk.

“So, we love it,” Sanders said. “We’re bonding. We’re getting closer. We’re getting to know each other a lot more because we are one unit night and day. It’s been phenomenal.”

Sanders reminisced about some of his NFL training camp days, although, being a two-sport star, he missed some of them altogether.

“Well, I was thankful not to go through many because of this game called baseball,” Sanders said.

“But, we bonded. man, and we had a good time. It was hot, extremely hot with the Cowboys in Texas. But it was a bond that you can’t replace by anything because you’re just there thinking, ‘Football, football, football.

You’re waking up together, you’re going to sleep at the same locations. It’s a beautiful thing.

“It really is a beautiful thing and I’m glad we’re able to come here and do it.”

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SAINTS CAMP OBSERVATIONS

Saints may face tough decisions at RB

BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

For big chunks of the New Orleans Saints‘ seventh training camp practice, the first team offense moved the ball well against the starting defense — but there was still a feeling of wanting more when it was finished.

Quarterback Tyler Shough threw a pair of interceptions in the end zone Thursday, a downer on a day when he otherwise completed 11 of his 14 pass attempts. His other incompletion came on a throw he left a bit too low and inside to an open Devaughn Vele in the end zone.

Both of Shough’s interceptions could be explained away. The first came in the red zone when he was trying to throw the ball away, only the pass didn’t get high enough and Kool-Aid McKinstry was able to make a remarkable leaping grab in the back of the end zone. The second came on a desperation heave toward Chris Olave at the end of a two-minute drill, which Quincy Riley chased down and snared in the back of the end zone.

Still, the Saints are looking to put STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD together some consistency on that side of the ball, even as they are see- Saints running back Ty Chandler is stopped short of the end zone by cornerback Isaac yiadom during training ing some bright spots individually camp drills on Thursday at the team’s indoor practice facility in Metairie. from a handful of offensive players. has given any indication through day, Neal showed great vision and Here’s what else to know from uniform, but not participating.

Running back Devin Neal (ham- training camp that they’ve lost a burst to follow a crease off left Thursday’s practice. string) and linebacker Chris Rumph step — if anything, Kamara has guard for a big gain.

Attendance looked rejuvenated.

But it’s not just them in the mix. (ankle) left practice early.

But how many spots will the Ty Chandler, acquired this offseason The following players were not Saints keep behind them, and who as a free agent from Minnesota, spotted during Thursday’s prac- A tough call ripped off a big explosive run tice: running back Alvin Kamara (rest), There is still so much time to go, will those spots go to?

Going into camp, it felt like Wednesday and then took advandefensive tackle Christen Miller (toe), and the preseason games are goreceiver Mason Tipton and defensive ing to give the best gauge of how a choice of one or two between tage of some second-team reps linemen Keeshawn Silver and Bryan things really look, but going by Devin Neal, Audric Estime and Ken- Thursday, logging a pair of consecBresee. Coach Kellen Moore described early indications, the Saints are dre Miller. All three of those play- utive explosive runs off left tackle.

Miller’s absence as “day-to-day” going to have some difficult deci- ers have done some nice things Even undrafted rookie CJ Donaldafter practice. sions to make when it comes to in camp, though both Neal and son has shown a knack for pickRunning back Kendre Miller (back), which running backs to keep on Miller are currently nursing in- ing up dirty yards, using his 6-1, offensive guard Jeremiah Wright the roster. juries (something that is an obvi- 230-pound frame to bulldoze de(shoulder) and defensive lineman Travis Etienne and Alvin Kamara ous concern with Miller). Before fenders. Donaldson is not espeZxavian Harris were present and in aren’t going anywhere, and neither he tweaked his hamstring Thurs- cially sudden, but he could find a

Chiefs tackle Simmons back at full speed providing shield for Mahomes

BY DAVE SKRETTA AP sportswriter

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Josh Simmons did everything the Kansas City Chiefs expected of him when they drafted him in the first round last year.

He won the starting job protecting the blind side of Patrick Mahomes in the offseason, and the former Ohio State standout held fast to it throughout training camp. He was a stalwart through the first five weeks of the season, not only living up to the expectations placed upon him but, at least to those watching from afar, exceeding every one of them.

Then things went haywire, much as they did for the team as a whole.

Simmons was gone for about a month for what the team would only call “personal reasons.” When he returned, he managed to play just a few more weeks before a fractured wrist in Week 13 landed him on season-ending injured reserve.

Well, the wrist is healed now. The ACL injury that ended his final season with the Buckeyes has long since healed. Simmons has put on weight, gone through an entire offseason at full speed, and he seems ready to finally step into a starring role on the offensive line.

“Yeah, I mean, I’m just trying to add off of last year,” Simmons said following a recent training camp practice on the steamy fields at Missouri Western State University.

“Obviously I went against a lot of good defensive ends, and I have one year of familiarity with the playbook. So it was really just kind of stacking up on that, that way I can come into training camp ready.”

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Brees is scheduled to appear at a promotional event on Friday morning and then will join his Hall classmates along with 117 fellow Hall of Famers for the ceremo-

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Kansas City Chiefs tackle Kahil Benson, left, cornerback L’Jarius Sneed, center, and tackle Josh Simmons arrive at training camp on Wednesday in St. Joseph, Mo. more critical to their success.

The first reason is this: Simmons has the most important job in protecting Mahomes, who is coming off season-ending surgery of his own, albeit to torn ligaments in his left knee. Mahomes sped through his rehab, and has participated fully in camp, where his mobility seems to be unaffected — though he’s also wearing the comfort of a yellow no-contact jersey.

If Mahomes is to feel safe back on the field, Simmons will be providing his security blanket.

“He’s trying to work on all the small things right now. He’s got all the tools and he knows that,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said.

“He got his weight up a little bit, and he’s got strength, and now it’s just a matter of being consistent with assignments and footwork and all that, which is so important on the offensive line. But he’s working like crazy to make sure he homes in on all that stuff.”

Simmons is listed at 6-foot-5, 310 pounds, but that’s on the lower side of the NFL average, and may even be a bit generous. But the Chiefs would rather have an athletic Simmons than the alternative — “You don’t want cheeseburger weight,” Reid said.

That ability to move in space funnels into the second reason the Chiefs have such high expectations for Simmons: They signed Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker III to a big free-agent contract in the hopes of revamping their running attack.

The Chiefs averaged just over 106 yards rushing last season, putting them squarely in the bottom third of the league. It also put more pressure on Mahomes and a young group of wide receivers that struggled to break through. The result was an offense that barely resembled the high-flying, highscoring groups that propelled Kansas City to five of the past seven Super Bowls.

nial walk to the Hall of Fame for a group photo shoot on the Hall’s front steps. Later, he will attend the Enshrinees’ Gold Jacket dinner at the Canton Memorial Civic Center on Friday night, where his former coach and presenter, Sean Payton, will fit him with his gold Hall of Fame jacket.

Saturday will begin with a ride in the annual Hall of Fame parade in downtown Canton, leading up to the official enshrinement ceremony at 11 a.m. at the stadium.

“What we’ve been told is that it’s going to be five days that are just a total blur,” Brees said during his 20-minute briefing with reporters.

“You work so hard and stress so much leading up to the moment;

we’re really trying to enjoy the moment.”

Brees compared the weekend to “a massive wedding ceremony.”

He said his wife, Brittany, has helped him coordinate and organize the logistics for the nearly 500 friends, family members and former coaches and teammates in the Brees party.

“This is my opportunity to convey my appreciation and gratitude to so many of the people and places that were a part of this journey,” Brees said. “That’s what I’m most looking forward to: all the people I’m going to have a chance to see and appreciate and let them know just how valued they are.”

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niche role as a short-yardage back.

Put another way, there really isn’t anyone on the roster right now who doesn’t look like an NFL running back. The final roster decisions may then come down to who complements the top two best, and who can add the most value on special teams.

Odds and ends n The Barion Brown hype train isn’t slowing down any time soon. He shut down practice by catching a 46-yard bomb from Spencer Rattler for a “game-winning” touchdown in a two-minute situation. The rookie receiver from LSU was best known for his ability as a kick returner coming into the league, but he has consistently made splash plays as a receiver. n Thursday’s practice put a damper on what has otherwise been an excellent training camp showing for kicker Charlie Smyth, who missed three straight attempts (from 39, 45 and 51 yards).

Before Thursday, Smyth had connected on 15 of 16 attempts. He rallied to make his last two kicks, retries from 39 and 51. Misses can be magnified in a training camp setting — kickers get five or six live attempts every two days — and coach Kellen Moore didn’t put any additional weight on the uneven performance after practice. n The Saints took practice to the indoor facility, which Moore said was previously planned as a way to not push players too hard in the heat while they’re practicing in pads. The Saints will be off Friday before two consecutive outdoor practices this weekend, both of which will be padded practices. n A few players and coaches will not be present for Saturday’s practice, as the Saints are sending a contingent to Canton, Ohio, for Drew Brees’ Hall of Fame enshrinement.

was one of college football’s best return men the last several years. He took six kickoffs back for touchdowns in his college career, a Southeastern Conference record.

Brown has been taking training camp snaps as both a punt and kick returner, but not against live action yet. He has a good chance of being the Saints’ primary return option when the season opens next month.

But shortly after the Saints selected him on Day 3, Moore said the team was confident he could contribute as a receiver, too. That is playing out now — maybe just not the way the Saints envisioned.

Brown, though, was confident in what he could do despite never putting up huge numbers as a college wideout. His career-best season came as a freshman, with 50 catches for 628 yards and 4 touchdowns.

When asked what he’s shown the coaches through seven practices, Brown said, “That I’m a guy that can play, and this has always been me.”

That belief is important, but so is the way he’s approached his early success.

The NFL histories are littered with stories of players whose career highlight reel is limited to what happens in training camp practices. For every unearthed gem, there are scores of players who could not translate their practice successes to NFL Sundays.

So Brown is not getting caught up in that, and he’s focusing on each new day in front of him — especially as he’s starting to draw attention.

“I hate that I keep saying this, but it’s the honest-to-God truth: Just keep going,” Brown said. “Never get too high, never get too low.”

That approach is working so far.

Wednesday, he won three more one-on-one reps handily, including a brilliant adjustment on a back-shoulder pass where he had the wherewithal to get both feet inbounds. He followed that up with several catches in team drills, including a big chunk gain during another two-minute drill when he caught a pass on the sideline, made a defender miss and turned upfield for extra yards.

Before his big catch to end Thursday’s practice, he also delivered a clutch reception during the first-team offense’s two-minute drill, hauling in a deep comebacker from Tyler Shough to set the offense up with a chance at scoring.

It’s not just the skillset that Moore has appreciated, but also Brown’s “focus and urgency” when it comes to preparation.

“That’s one of the parts that I’m most impressed by him, because I think that’s the hardest part for these young guys,” Moore said. “The physical part, they’re playing football, … but there’s so much more of a mental wear and tear on them with the preparation side that sometimes that impacts their ability to go out there and perform.

“For Barion, he’s really assignment sound, really detailed.”

All of this from a player who hasn’t even gotten to show off his most exciting trait yet.

Brown is one of the few players on the Saints who have the “RS” designation next to his name on the roster. That stands for return specialist, which is what many figured would be Brown’s path to a roster spot. Not just because of Brown’s slight 5-11, 177-pound frame, but because of his history.

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Saints WR Rechsteiner suspended six games by NFL

The NFL informed the New Orleans Saints Thursday that undrafted rookie receiver Brock Rechsteiner will be suspended for the first six games of the 2026 season.

The NFL transactions wire does not include the reason for the suspension.

Rechsteiner signed with the Saints this summer after impressing as a tryout player during the team’s rookie minicamp.The son of former WWE Hall-of-Famer Scott Steiner played his college career at Jacksonville State, where he recorded 36 receptions for 383 yards in his final season.

Considering the Saints’ depth at receiver, Rechsteiner was facing improbably long odds of making the roster before his suspension news came down.

He is eligible to participate in Saints training camp and the preseason games, and his suspension will begin when the Saints cut their roster down to 53 players.

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WPBL makes debut in front of enthusiastic crowd

BY JAY COHEN

AP baseball writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Sarah Hodel and Rachel Koehler arrived at Robin Roberts Stadium more than four hours before the first game of the Women’s Professional Baseball League. Once inside, Hodel stopped periodically for pictures as she walked along the concourse.

She wanted to savor every moment.

“Back in high school I was on my speech team and my informative speech was on women in baseball,” said Hodel, a 43-year-old athletic trainer from Duluth, Minnesota. “So as soon as I saw this happening a couple years ago it was my goal to come.”

That moment finally arrived on Saturday night, when Mo’ne Davis and the Los Angeles Queens rallied for a 10-8 victory over Denae Benites and the New York Heights in a rainy debut for the first women’s professional baseball league in the United States in almost 30 years.

“Growing up I played softball,” said Koehler, 33, of St. Paul, Minnesota. “I wanted to play baseball because going professional was always like the dream, but there (were) no opportunities. ...

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Fans cheer before the inaugural Women’s Professional Baseball League game between the Los Angeles Queens and the New york Heights on Saturday in Springfield, Ill. So now that that’s actually an opportunity and something that girls can look up to I think is amazing.”

Maggie Foxx picked up the league’s first hit on a two-run single for Los Angeles in the first inning. Benites connected for the WPBL’s first homer, a solo drive to center in the bottom of the fourth.

The Queens trailed 8-4 before scoring two runs in the sixth and four more in wet and windy conditions for the final frame of the seven-

inning contest.

“When I walked on the field I started crying because of how much this moment meant, and how much it meant to everybody,” Foxx said. “It means everything to us.”

A steady rain fell for much of the day, soaking the 101-year-old home of the WPBL’s inaugural season. But much of the crowd of more than 4,000 started lining up hours before the game, hoping to grab a Davis

bobblehead on the way to the metal bleachers.

The line for the main merchandise booth stretched all the way to the outfield along one side of the ballpark.

“Having a daughter, it’s really exciting to give her exposure to female professional athletes,” said Antonietta Mabry, 47, an accountant from Columbus, Ohio. “It’s such a rare thing, so it’s really cool to give her some really positive female

role models and examples.”

Mabry was accompanied by her husband, Jason, a 48-year-old auditor, and their daughter, Rosalee.

The 9-year-old Mabry got her glove autographed by San Francisco second baseman Amanda Gianelloni.

The Firebells and Boston Hunters — the league’s other two teams — play on Sunday. A couple players from each team helped the grounds crew pull the tarp off the field after the rain subsided.

“I’m excited to be here because I play softball and I really like it and it’s really cool that I get to see professional women play,” Rosalee Mabry said.

The WPBL paid tribute to the past, present and future of women’s baseball during a rain-delayed pregame ceremony. The crowd cheered as the lineups for the Queens and Heights were announced.

But the biggest ovation of the night was for 99-yearold Maybelle Blair, who threw a ceremonial first pitch to San Francisco’s Kelsie Whitmore, one of the biggest stars of the WPBL. Blair, who serves on a WPBL advisory board, played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League,

which ran from 1943-54 and inspired the 1992 movie, “A League of Their Own.” “I think that’s pretty incredible,” Benites said.

“Maybelle’s been sticking with us since the beginning of this journey. She’s paved a path for us, really. ... She’s a special person and I’m so happy that she got to make it out here and do that today.”

Lindsey Keirsey, 42, a high school history teacher in Fenton, Missouri, said she is obsessed with the AAGPBL and “A League of Their Own.” She attended the game with her husband, Drew, 43, and their four children, Hadley, 17, Nolan, 15, Elam, 11, and Abbott, 10.

“We go to St. Louis Cardinals games all the time,” Hadley Keirsey said. “As much as I love baseball, I think it’s an amazing opportunity to see so many women be able to play and just break ground like that. Even though it’s just a sport, I think that if we can do things like this and let women play in sports like this, women can do so many more things.”

This story was first published on Aug. 1, 2026. It was updated on Aug. 6, 2026 to correct that Denae Benites’ home run was a solo shot.

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Paris Olympics, but didn’t take part in any USA Basketball camps since. Minnesota rookie Olivia Miles also hadn’t taken part in any USA camps yet either.

“Tremendous player. So much fun to watch,” Bird said of Miles, who is the front-runner for the WNBA Rookie of the Year. “It’s been amazing watching her grow in this league. ... She’s played with USA basketball before. She will undoubtedly be in the mix for teams in the future.”

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held from Sept. 4-13 in Berlin. The WNBA will take a nearly three-week break in its season to accommodate the event.

Clark, Bueckers and former LSU standout Reese helped the Americans win a World Cup qualifying tournament in Puerto Rico in March.

Sabrina Ionescu has been a big part of the U.S. roster the last few years, but was left off this season’s team.

Bird said she called many of the players who didn’t make the team this time, including Ionescu.

“I think we can all agree the hardest part, which is a problem I would never trade, is that we have so much talent,” Bird said.

“The beauty of that is it means almost all players are wanting to be on this team, willing to be on this team. It is a sacrifice. It is a time commitment.”

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NEW YORK — Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will make their World Cup debuts as members of the U.S. women’s national team next month.

The trio will try to help the U.S. win its fifth consecutive FIBA World Cup title. The young stars will be joined by Olympic medalists A’ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart, Napheesa Collier, Chelsea Gray, Jackie Young, Kahleah Copper and Kelsey Plum.

“It’s always good when you compete for a gold medal, it’s a big honor,” said Wilson, a four-time WNBA MVP. “It’s something I don’t take lightly. Time to go there and have some fun and also win.”

Rhyne Howard and Aliyah Boston will also be making their World Cup debuts to round out the team.

“I’m so excited to announce the 2026 USA Bas-

ketball Women’s National Team,” USA Basketball national team managing director Sue Bird said. “This is an incredibly talented group that has earned the opportunity to compete in Berlin. Wearing a USA jersey is a privilege, and I know these 12 players will embrace that responsibility as we go after another gold medal. I can’t wait to see what this team accomplishes together.”

This is the first time that USA Basketball had a managing director choose the team. In the past it was a committee. Kara Lawson will coach the squad.

Stewart is the third player in USA Basketball history to appear in four World Cup tournaments, joining Bird, who played in five, and Diana Taurasi, who also played in four.

The Americans will face China, Italy and the Czech Republic in pool play at the World Cup, which will be

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American League glance East Division Tampa Bay New York Boston Baltimore Toronto

W 68 64 62 56 54

L 46 51 51 59 62

Pct .596 .557 .549 .487 .466

GB — 4½ 5½ 12½ 15

W 59 57 56 56 48

L 54 59 59 59 67

Pct .522 .491 .487 .487 .417

GB — 3½ 4 4 12

W 59 57 56 45 44

L 57 58 60 70 71

Pct .509 .496 .483 .391 .383

GB — 1½ 3 13½ 14½

Central Division Chicago Cleveland Detroit Minnesota Kansas City

West Division Houston Texas Seattle Athletics Los Angeles

Wednesday’s games

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Play is stopped after lights lost power during the first inning of a game between the New york yankees and the St. Louis Cardinals on Wednesday in New york.

Lights go out and Yankees offense goes dark again

BY MIKE FITZPATRICK

AP baseball writer

NEW YORK — Some lights atop Yankee Stadium briefly went dark a couple of times in the first inning Wednesday night.

A full-blown power outage might have been more fitting.

Missing a trio of injured sluggers in the middle of their fizzling lineup, the New York Yankees were limited to four hits in a 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals. It was the latest empty performance for a punchless Bronx Bombers offense that’s mustered two runs or fewer in six of the past seven games.

“We’ve got to give ourselves more margin for error,” manager Aaron Boone said. “The pitching staff did a good job, the defense for the most part was there, and we’ve got to come through when we get opportunities. Especially when we create a lot of opportunities, which was something we did well tonight.”

New York drew eight walks against starter Andre Pallante and four Cardinals relievers, but went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position while stranding 11 overall.

The pitching-dependent Yankees (64-51) lost two of three to St. Louis (57-58) in the series and dropped 41⁄2 games behind first-place Tampa Bay in the AL East. They hold the league’s top wild card by one game over rival Boston, which has won seven in a row and 25 of 28.

“I thought Pallante was good, but we’ve got to get it done. We’ve got to come through in those situations,” Boone said. “I like the opportunities tonight, had a lot of chances, felt like baserunners ev-

ery inning. But we’ve got to be able to deliver and we haven’t done that enough.”

New York scored without a hit in a rainy sixth inning when Cardinals reliever George Soriano walked Jazz Chisholm Jr. with the bases loaded. Soriano, a first cousin of former Yankees All-Star Alfonso Soriano, then struck out Ryan McMahon to end the inning and preserve a 3-1 lead.

McMahon tossed his bat and helmet in frustration. The Yankees stranded two more in the seventh when newcomer Luis García Jr. grounded out, and touted rookie George Lombard Jr. whiffed on three pitches against a pumpedup Ryne Stanek with two aboard to end the eighth — the last a 100 mph fastball.

With power hitters Aaron Judge, Giancarlo Stanton and Cody Bellinger on the injured list, New York tried to reinforce its lineup by acquiring García and outfielder Heliot Ramos ahead of Monday’s trade deadline.

But the Yankees went 1 for 18 with runners in scoring position during the series against St. Louis and are 3 for 43 in those situations over the past seven games. They are 15 for 89 (.169) in 11 games since losing Bellinger.

“I think we’re really good,” center fielder Trent Grisham said.

“This year’s been a little ups and downs, but that’s baseball. It comes with it. But we have the right guys in this clubhouse to really steer everybody straight.”

Making his Yankee Stadium debut, Pallante (12-6) was charged with one run and three hits in 51⁄3 innings after the first pitch was de-

layed 68 minutes by rain.

Lights flickered and some banks went out with the second batter of the game at the plate, Cardinals catcher Iván Herrera. Play was stopped for about two minutes before they came back on and the crowd cheered.

New York starter Will Warren (86) was given a warmup pitch, and the game resumed.

In the bottom of the first, it happened again. Grisham was leading off for the Yankees when some lights went out once more. Play was halted for about a minute, all the lights came back on and Pallante threw a warmup pitch before the game resumed.

“I’m more than willing to pitch in the dark — hitters can’t see it,” Pallante said. “But yeah, I mean, with the delay and all that stuff, it’s just adversity, right? Nobody cares. You go out there and be aggressive and pitch the best you can regardless of the situation.

“It just stinks because you want to be out there and you want to get in the flow, but that just breaks it up. But, you know, it’s just part of the game.”

Cardinals rookie left fielder Bryan Torres was a little more concerned about how the holdup might affect his teammate on the mound.

“Shouldn’t happen,” Torres said.

“Things happen, but at the same time, rain delay, they put the tarp on after the pitcher was already hot and after that the lights came off. So it’s getting a little tough for the starter. For me as a position player in the outfield, it’s nothing. I can manage that. But it’s just, kind of for the pitcher, it’s tough.”

SCOREBOARD Holes-in-one

WESTERN CONFERENCE

Brett McClure

Minnesota Las Vegas Golden State Dallas Los Angeles Phoenix Portland Seattle

Course: Copper Mill Golf Club Club selection: 7-wood Hole, yardage: No. 15, 161 Witness: Lane Sutton

Don Ingram Course: Copper Mill Golf Club Club selection: 7-iron Hole, yardage: No. 13, 112 Witnesses: Johnny Thorning, Marcus Gaudet, Brett Ziegler, Jay Kaises

W 25 21 21 19 11 12 11 6

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Pct .806 .700 .700 .613 .379 .375 .367 .182

GB — 3½ 3½ 6 13 13½ 13½ 20

New York 92, Seattle 86 Atlanta 96, Phoenix 82 Washington 96, Dallas 92 Chicago 95, Los Angeles 88

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Course: Santa Maria Club selection: 8-iron Hole, yardage: No. 17, n/a Witnesses: John Nelson, Rick Chiquelin, Sandy Smith

Las Vegas 86, Indiana 84 Los Angeles at Minnesota, n Toronto at Portland, n

Friday’s games

Atlanta at Washington, 6:30 p.m.

Phoenix at Connecticut, 6:30 p.m.

Golden State at Dallas, 8:30 p.m.

Michael Robinson Course: Historic City Park Club selection: Pitching wedge Hole, yardage: No. 9, n/a Witnesses: Kelsey Doguet

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Friday

American League FAVORITE LINE at BOSTON -255 Cleveland -118 at TEXAS -143 Tampa Bay -116 National League FAVORITE LINE at PITTSBURGH -142 at WASH. OFF at ST. LOUIS -155 at ARIZONA OFF Interleague FAVORITE LINE at PHILA. -220 at N.Y YANKEES -156 at MIAMI -169 at MILWAUKEE OFF at KAN. CITY OFF Houston -121 at SAN FRAN. OFF

UNDERDOG Athletics at CHI W. SOX Baltimore at SEATTLE

LINE +210 +100 +119 -102

UNDERDOG N.Y Mets Cincinnati Colorado LA Dodgers

LINE +120 OFF +128 OFF

UNDERDOG Toronto Atlanta LA Angels Minnesota Chicago Cubs at SAN DIEGO Detroit

LINE +184 +132 +140 OFF OFF +102 OFF

Pro basketball EASTERN CONFERENCE W 19 19 19 17 12 10 7

Detroit at Cincinnati, 6 p.m.

Green Bay at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m.

Indianapolis at New England, 6:30 p.m.

Arizona at Las Vegas, 7 p.m.

L.A. Chargers at Houston, 7 p.m.

Tennessee at San Francisco, 8 p.m.

Friday, Aug. 14

Denver at Atlanta, 6 p.m.

Miami at Washington, 6 p.m.

Tampa Bay at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 15

Carolina at Buffalo, noon Cleveland at Chicago, noon Minnesota at N.Y. Giants, noon Jacksonville at New Orleans, 3 p.m.

L.A. Rams at Kansas City, 3 p.m.

Philadelphia at Baltimore, 6 p.m.

Dallas at Seattle, 7 p.m.

Pro golf Wyndham Champion par scores Thursday

WNBA glance Atlanta Indiana New York Washington Chicago Toronto Connecticut

L 6 9 9 12 18 20 19 27

L 11 11 13 12 19 20 23

Pct .633 .633 .594 .586 .387 .333 .233

GB — — 1 1½ 7½ 9 12

At Sedgefield Country Club, Greensboro, N.C. Purse: $8.5 million Yardage: 7,131; Par: 70 30-31—61 -9 Beau Hossler Sahith Theegala 28-34—62 -8 Ben James 29-33—62 -8 Eric Cole 32-31—63 -7 Matti Schmid 32-32—64 -6 Denny McCarthy 32-32—64 -6 Davis Thompson 33-31—64 -6 Hayden Springer 34-30—64 -6 Doug Ghim 30-34—64 -6

Zach Bauchou Jordan Smith Tome Hoge Kevin Yu Bud Cauley Billy Horschel Tom Kim Keith Mitchell Max Greyserman Rafael Campos Brandt Snedeker Hideki Matsuyama Karl Vilips Austin Smotherman Rico Hoey Michael Brennan Taylor Pendrith Alex Fitzpatrick Justin Thomas Matt McCarty Ben Kohles John Parry Chad Ramey Alex Noren David Skinns Lee Hodges Peter Mainati Austin Eckroat Joe Highsmith Maverick McNealy Sungjae Im Ricky Castillo Brooks Koepka Jackson Suber Tyler Collet Chandler Phillips Troy Merritt Michael Kim Jackson Koivun Brian Harman Ryan Gerard Alex Smalley Adrien Saddier Mac Meissner Kevin Roy Stefano Mazzoli Christiaan Bezuidenhout Zac Blair Luke Clanton John VanDertlaan Mackenzie Hughes Rasmus Hojgaard Andrew Novak Nico Echavarria William Mouw Jordan Speith Max McGreevy Seamus Power Joel Dahmen Thorbjorn Olesen Takumi Kanaya Erik van Rooyen Camilo Villegas Adam Svensson Kevin Streelman Aaron Rai Ben Silverman Justin Lower Davis Chatfield

29-35—64 29-36—65 31-34—65 30-35—65 33-32—65 33-32—65 32-33—65 31-34—65 34-31—65 32-33—65 32-33—65 32-33—65 34-31—65 31-35—66 34-32—66 33-33—66 32-34—66 33-33—66 31-35—66 31-35—66 32-34—66 32-34—66 32-34—66 32-34—66 34-32—66 35-31—66 32-34—66 35-32—67 34-33—67 33-34—67 33-34—67 32-35—67 33-34—67 33-34—67 33-34—67 33-34—67 30-37—67 33-34—67 34-33—67 33-34—67 34-33—67 32-35—67 34-33—67 34-34—68 35-33—68 33-35—68 32-36—68 35-33—68 33-35—68 33-35—68 31-37—68 34-34—68 35-33—68 33-35—68 35-33—68 34-34—68 32-36—68 33-35—68 33-35—68 38-31—69 34-35—69 33-36—69 31-38—69 34-35—69 35-34—69 31-38—69 34-35—69 31-38—69 31-38—69

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East Division Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York

W 69 62 58 56 50

L 45 54 57 61 66

Pct .605 .534 .504 .479 .431

GB — 8 11½ 14½ 20

W 72 67 57 56 57

L 43 49 58 58 60

Pct .626 .578 .496 .491 .487

GB — 5½ 15 15½ 16

W 69 61 59 48 45

L 46 54 56 67 70

Pct .600 .530 .513 .417 .391

GB — 8 10 21 24

Central Division Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Cincinnati Pittsburgh

West Division Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

Wednesday’s games

Toronto 5, Houston 4, 10 innings Texas 6, San Francisco 0 Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 0 Baltimore 5, L.A. Angels 2 Cincinnati 3, Athletics 2 Boston 4, Chicago White Sox 0 Kansas City 2, Minnesota 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 5, 10 innings St. Louis 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Seattle 4, Detroit 2

Texas 6, San Francisco 0 Chicago Cubs 7, L.A. Dodgers 6 Tampa Bay 4, Colorado 0 Cincinnati 3, Athletics 2 Atlanta 4, Miami 1 N.Y. Mets 6, Cleveland 5, 10 innings Milwaukee 4, Pittsburgh 2 Washington 10, Philadelphia 4, 11 innings St. Louis 3, N.Y. Yankees 1 Arizona 10, San Diego 4

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Thursday’s games

Cincinnati 6, Athletics 5 L.A. Angels 4, Baltimore 1 N.Y. Mets 13, Cleveland 6 Chicago Cubs 3, Toronto 2, 11 innings Detroit 11, Seattle 0 Chicago White Sox at Boston, n Minnesota at Kansas City, n

Cincinnati 6, Athletics 5 N.Y. Mets 13, Cleveland 6 Milwaukee 5, Pittsburgh 2 Chicago Cubs 3, Toronto 2, 11 innings Philadelphia 7, Washington 3 Miami at Atlanta, n San Diego at Arizona, n

Friday’s games

Friday’s games

Toronto (Soriano 9-6) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 10-2), 5:40 p.m.

Atlanta (Sale 12-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Fried 4-3), 6:05 p.m.

Athletics (Perkins 2-7) at Boston (Tolle 6-6), 6:10 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Klassen 0-1) at Miami (Phillips 3-5), 6:10 p.m.

Cleveland (Messick 8-6) at Chicago White Sox (Schultz 3-8), 6:40 p.m.

Minnesota (Prielipp 3-5) at Milwaukee (Drohan 6-4), 6:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Gausman 5-10) at Kansas City (TBD), 7:10 p.m.

Baltimore (Baz 4-10) at Texas (Eovaldi 10-9), 7:15 p.m.

Houston (Blanco 0-1) at San Diego (Ray 10-6), 8:40 p.m.

Tampa Bay (Rasmussen 10-5) at Seattle (Gilbert 8-6), 8:45 p.m.

Detroit (Montero 8-6) at San Francisco (TBD), 9:15 p.m.

N.Y. Mets (Thornton 2-2) at Pittsburgh (Mlodzinski 6-3), 5:40 p.m.

Toronto (Soriano 9-6) at Philadelphia (Wheeler 10-2), 5:40 p.m.

Cincinnati (Abbott 6-7) at Washington (Cavalli 8-5), 5:45 p.m.

Atlanta (Sale 12-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Fried 4-3), 6:05 p.m.

L.A. Angels (Klassen 0-1) at Miami (Phillips 3-5), 6:10 p.m.

Minnesota (Prielipp 3-5) at Milwaukee (Drohan 6-4), 6:40 p.m.

Chicago Cubs (Gausman 5-10) at Kansas City (TBD), 7:10 p.m.

Colorado (Feltner 4-5) at St. Louis (Leahy 7-4), 7:15 p.m.

Houston (Blanco 0-1) at San Diego (Ray 106), 8:40 p.m.

L.A. Dodgers (Sasaki 5-5) at Arizona (Kelly 8-9), 8:40 p.m.

Detroit (Montero 8-6) at San Francisco (TBD), 9:15 p.m.

BOX SCORES N.Y. Mets 13, Cleveland 6

Cincinnati 6, Athletics 5

New York

Athletics

Cleveland ab r h bi ab r h bi Lindor ss 6 1 2 3 Bazzana dh 2 0 0 0 Bichette 3b 5 0 2 1 Adell ph-dh 2 0 0 0 Baty 3b 0 0 0 0 DeLauter rf 4 2 2 1 Robert cf 6 2 3 0 Ramírez 3b 3 2 1 0 Benge rf 6 2 3 1 Hoskins ph 1 0 0 0 Alvarez dh 4 2 1 1 Lowe 1b 4 1 2 3 Semien 2b 4 2 3 2 Martínez lf 5 0 1 2 Wagaman 1b 2 1 1 0 Rocchio ss 4 0 1 0 Young ph-1b 2 1 1 2 Halpin cf 4 0 2 0 Torrens c 4 2 2 3 Bailey c 4 0 0 0 Pache lf 2 0 0 0 Genao 2b 4 1 1 0 Ewing ph-lf 3 0 0 0 Totals 44 13 1813 Totals 37 6 10 6 New York 032 010 340 — 13 Cleveland 200 030 001 — 6 LOB—New York 11, Cleveland 8. 2B— Bichette (17), Semien (9), Alvarez (10).

3B—Benge (3). HR—Semien (13), Torrens (4), Lindor (10), Lowe (13). SB—Bazzana (17), Young 2 (3). SF—Semien (4).

IP H R ER BB SO New York McLean W,8-7 5 8 5 5 3 8 Lavender H,2 1 0 0 0 0 2 Senga 1 0 0 0 0 2 Curry 2 2 1 1 1 0 Cleveland Griffin L,12-4 4 7 5 5 2 6 Festa 1 2 1 1 1 0 Holderman 1 2 0 0 0 1 Yoho 1 3 3 3 0 1 Cecconi 0 3 4 4 2 0 2 Herrin ⁄3 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 1 Hedges 1 ⁄3 0 0 Cecconi pitched to 5 batters in the 8th.

WP—Cecconi.

ABS Challenge—McLean (Ball-Confirmed); McLean (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Alvarez (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Semien (Strike-Overturned to Ball); McLean (BallConfirmed).

Umpires—Home, John Bacon; First, Brian Walsh; Second, Chad Fairchild; Third, Chad Whitson.

T—3:02. A—26,764 (34,788).

Cincinnati r h bi ab r h bi 1 1 0 De La Cruz ss5 1 1 1 1 2 0 Stewart 1b 4 2 2 1 1 1 0 Bleday lf 3 1 2 1 0 1 2 Stephenson c4 1 1 1 0 1 0 Suárez 3b 2 0 1 1 1 1 0 Hayes pr-3b 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 Myers cf 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 Rodríguez dh 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 Marte rf 4 0 1 0 McLain 2b 3 1 0 0 Totals 34 5 9 4 Totals 31 6 8 6 Athletics 000 300 002 — 5 Cincinnati 100 220 10x — 6 E—De La Cruz (11). DP—Athletics 1, Cincinnati 2. LOB—Athletics 4, Cincinnati 7. 2B—Suárez (13). HR—Serven (2), De La Cruz (19), Stewart (25), Stephenson (10), Bleday (20). SB—McLain (13).

IP H R ER BB SO Athletics Barnett L,1-2 41⁄3 5 5 5 3 7 2 Alvarado ⁄3 0 0 0 2 2 Basso 1 0 0 0 0 0 S.Johnson 2 3 1 1 0 4 Cincinnati Abbott W,6-7 62⁄3 7 3 3 2 4 P.Johnson H,6 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 Moll H,6 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Burke S,2-2 1 2 2 2 0 1 P.Johnson pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

HBP—Barnett (McLain).

ABS Challenge—Stephenson (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Bolte (Strike-Confirmed).

Pitch timer violations—Barnett (pitcher).

Umpires—Home, Ryan Additon; First, Jonathan Parra; Second, Lance Barksdale; Third, Will Little.

T—2:40. A—17,617 (43,891).

ab Bolte cf 4 White 1b 4 Heim dh 3 Soderstr. lf 4 Muncy 3b 4 Butler rf 4 Serven c 4 Williams ss 4 Ornelas 2b 3

Chicago Cubs 3, Toronto 2

Philadelphia 7, Washington 3

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Washington Philadelphia ab r h bi ab r h bi Crews rf-cf 5 0 1 0 Schwa. dh 5 0 2 1 Chaparro 1b 4 0 1 0 Turner ss 5 1 2 0 Ortiz ph 1 0 0 0 Harper rf 3 2 2 0 House 3b 3 0 0 0 De La Cr. rf 0 0 0 0 Abrams ss 4 0 0 0 Arraez 2b 4 0 2 1 Ford dh 4 1 1 0 Bohm 1b 4 0 1 1 Pinckney lf 2 1 1 1 Marsh lf 4 1 2 1 Lile ph-lf 2 0 0 0 Realmuto c 4 2 2 1 Young cf 2 1 2 1 Stott 3b 3 1 2 1 Tena ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Crawf. cf 3 0 1 1 Nuñez 2b 3 0 0 0 Ruiz c 3 0 2 1 Totals 34 3 8 3 Totals 35 7 16 7 Washington 010 101 000 — 3 Philadelphia 213 001 00x — 7 DP—Washington 2, Philadelphia 1. LOB— Washington 8, Philadelphia 7. 2B—Ford (3), Arraez (25), Bohm (17), Realmuto (14), Turner (20), Harper (22), Marsh (17), Stott 2 (24). 3B—Young (3). HR—Pinckney (1). S—Crawford (3).

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ABS Challenge—Mikolas (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Williams (Ball-Confirmed).

Pitch timer violations—House (batter).

Umpires—Home, Scott Barry; First, Manny Gonzalez; Second, Tom Hanahan; Third, Ron Kulpa.

T—2:42. A—40,301 (42,901).

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Umpires—Home, Brian O’Nora; First, Chris Segal; Second, Laz Diaz; Third, Erich Bacchus.

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THIS DATE IN BASEBALL Aug. 7 1907 — Walter Johnson won the first of his 417 victories, leading the Washington Senators past the Cleveland Indians 7-2.

1922 — Ken Williams of the St. Louis Browns hit two home runs in the sixth inning of rout over the Washington Senators.

1923 — Cleveland’s Frank Bower went 6-for-6 with a double and five singles as the Indians routed the Washington Senators 22-2.

1956 — The largest crowd in minor league history, 57,000, saw 50-year-old Satchel Paige of Miami beat Columbus in an International League game at the Orange Bowl.

1963 — Jim Hickman of the New York Mets hit for the cycle in a 7-3 win over the St.

Louis Cardinals at the Polo Grounds. Hickman’s cycle came in single-double-triplehomer order.

1985 — The strike by the Major League Baseball Players Association ended with the announcement of a tentative agreement. The season resumed Aug. 8.

1999 — Wade Boggs became the first player to homer for his 3,000th hit, with a two-run shot in Tampa Bay’s 15-10 loss to Cleveland. Boggs already had a pair of RBI singles when he homered off Chris Haney in the sixth inning.

2004 — Greg Maddux became the 22nd pitcher in major league history to reach 300 victories, leading the Chicago Cubs to an 8-4 victory over San Francisco.

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all?’ If I don’t play a show for long enough, I’m like, ‘I’m not a musician. That’s just something I used to do.’ Which is wild, considering it’s been my career my whole life.”

That Lucinda loves “Impossible Things” has reassured her mother that her music matters.

“Why music is so powerful and moving and human, Lucinda really picks up on that and thinks that is something I’m really good at,” Diable said. “Which makes me think I’m really good at it too.”

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inger-songwriter Kristin Diable crafted one of the best New Orleans albums of 2012, a slow-burn set of sensual, soulful Americana ruminations on love, loss and desire called “Kristin Diable & the City.”

She made her national debut in 2015 with the acclaimed “Create Your Own Mythology.”

She wouldn’t release another album for 11 years.

In the interim, her career took a back seat to her personal life.

She dealt with domestic abuse, the death of her brother, and one very joyous sort of upheaval: the birth of her daughter, Lucinda.

Inspired in part by Lucinda, who is now 7, Diable finally released a new album this spring. It is called, appropriately enough, “Impossible Things.”

The album couches her sumptuous voice in smart, understated arrangements that straddle the line

between Americana music and contemporary pop. There are shades of Lana Del Rey in the music’s temperament and tone, but also the burnished sort of soul Diable displayed on her first two albums.

She is grateful to be back in a place where making music is possible.

“It’s a common thing as an artist to have imposter syndrome,” Diable said. “No matter how many records you make or how much success you have, there’s this element of, ‘Am I really a musician at

‘I need to evolve’ A Baton Rouge native, Kristin Diable finished high school a year early and entered Louisiana State University on a scholarship. She quit academia to follow her musician’s heart in New York.

In 2009, she returned to Louisiana and settled in New Orleans to woodshed songs and live the life that informs them. She was invited to be a contestant on the NBC

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Bryan Adams, Pat Benatar team up for no-frills guitar rock Bryan Adams performs at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans on July 31.

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If rock ’n’ roll needs saving, Bryan Adams qualifies as one of its saviors.

Yes, Bryan Adams.

Whatever your opinion of “(Everything I Do) I Do It For You” and his similarly middle-of-theroad ballads, Adams in 2026 is staging as pure a manifestation of a straightforward rock ’n’ roll concert — the safe, nonthreatening, nice-guy kind, at least — as

you’ll find at the arena level.

That was made abundantly clear during his exuberant, no-frills, good-natured singalong Friday at the Smoothie King Center. He and the three members his crackerjack Review of band occupied an unadorned black stage. There were no risers, no rugs, no adornments and no props, save a couple of airborne inflatables and the light-up wristbands distributed to audience members that changed color on cue.

Stage lighting was minimal, often just bare spotlights. Video content on the one LED screen that served as the stage backdrop was also relatively simple.

In what, sadly, now qualifies as a novelty, Adams and his musicians performed without the aid of prerecorded vocals and music tracks.

Every sound was made live and in the moment by four humans across a tight, well-paced, twohour show built on guitar, bass,

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10 p.m. most nights, and Ask her for something she’s gone again early in small — Sunday morning the morning. Her last job coffee, even 10 minutes was remote, as is mine, before bed. New jobs deso I’m used to having her mand a lot early on, and Annie around all the time. Now this crunch will likely ease Lane I can’t even get her to reonce she finds her footing.

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TODAY IN HISTORY

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Aug. 7, the 219th day of 2026. There are 146 days left in the year.

Today in history: On Aug. 7, 1974, French high-wire artist Philippe Petit performed an unapproved tightrope walk between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York, over 1,300 feet above the ground; the event was chronicled in the Academy Award-winning documentary “Man on Wire.”

Also on this date: In 1789, the U.S. Department of War was established by Congress.

In 1942, U.S. and other allied forces landed at Guadalcanal, marking the start of the first major allied offensive in the Pacific during World War II. In 1964, Congress passed the Gulf of Tonkin resolution, giving President Lyndon B. Johnson broad powers in dealing with reported North Vietnamese attacks on U.S. forces.

In 1971, the Apollo 15 moon mission ended successfully as its command module splashed down in the Pacific Ocean.

In 1989, a plane carrying U.S. Rep. Mickey Leland, D-Texas, and 15 others disappeared over Ethiopia. (The wreckage of the plane was found six days later; there were no survivors.)

In 1990, President George H.W. Bush ordered U.S. troops and warplanes to Saudi Arabia to guard the oil-rich desert kingdom against a possible invasion by Iraq.

In 2007, San Francisco’s Barry Bonds hit home run No. 756 to break Hank Aaron’s storied record with one out in the fifth inning of a game against the Washington Nationals, who won, 8-6.

In 2012, to avoid a possible death penalty, Jared Lee Loughner agreed to spend the rest of his life in prison, accepting that he went on a deadly shooting rampage at an Arizona political gathering in 2011 that left six people dead and 13 injured, including U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords.

In 2015, Colorado theater shooter James Holmes was spared the death penalty in favor of life in prison after a jury failed to agree on whether he should be executed for his attack at a packed movie premiere that left 12 people dead.

In 2020, an Air India Express flight returning Indians stranded abroad by the COVID-19 pandemic skidded off a runway in heavy rain and cracked in two in southern India. Eighteen people including both pilots were killed and more than 120 were injured in the accident as the flight from Dubai was landing in Kerala state.

Today’s birthdays: Singer Lana Cantrell is 83. Actor John Glover is 82. Actor David Rasche is 82. Former diplomat, talk show host and activist Alan Keyes is 76. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 76. Actor Caroline Aaron is 74. Comedian Alexei Sayle is 74. Actor Wayne Knight is 71. Rock singer Bruce Dickinson is 68. Actor David Duchovny is 66. Actor Delane Matthews is 65. Actor Harold Perrineau is 63. Jazz musician Marcus Roberts is 63. Country singer Raul Malo is 61. Actor David Mann is 60. Actor Charlotte Lewis is 59. Actor Sydney Penny is 55. Actor Greg Serano is 54. Actor Michael Shannon is 52. Actor Charlize Theron is 51.

Rock musician Barry Kerch is 50. Actor Eric Johnson is 47. Actor Randy Wayne is 45. Actorwriter Brit Marling is 44. NHL center Sidney Crosby is 39.

MLB All-Star Mike Trout is 35.

small brain bleed. She was home within 48 hours, saying she felt fine and that the bleeding had stopped. But three days later, she developed strokelike symptoms, and I called 911.

She spent the next month in the hospital and rehab, suffering a second brain bleed and seven seizures. I was there every day helping feed and care for her. Not one of her friends visited her the entire time.

Now that she’s home, one friend has suddenly started coming around again, even though she never visited early on in my mom’s recovery. It’s made me question the friendship. Mom will fight you for every bill when eating out or pay for the ticket at any event, which they do often, and

I’m beginning to think she’s being used by this person.

Should I mention this to my mom or talk to her friend directly? This friend has a daughter who no longer speaks to her, and I can’t help wondering if this is why. I’m very concerned as my mom continues getting older that this “friend” is setting herself up to take even more, possibly stealing money from her in a bigger way down the line. I’m seeing red flags everywhere here. Am I paranoid? — Worried Caregiving Child Dear Caregiving Child: After everything you and your mom have been through, it’s no wonder your protective instincts are in overdrive.

It’s disappointing that this friend — and the others in your

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Continued from page 1D singing competition “The Voice,” but turned it down because she didn’t like the terms of the contract.

She and her band recorded “Kristin Diable & the City” in the Pontalba apartment where she was living at the time. Her vocals combined Dusty Springfield sass with Norah Jones seduction.

She recorded “Create Your Own Mythology” in Nashville with producer Dave Cobb, renowned for his work with such Americana/alternative country artists as Sturgill Simpson and Jason Isbell. By design, “Mythology” had a different feel than its predecessor. Cobb conjured richly textured arrangements, sly but not showy, while sustaining a consistently warm tone. Such a setting enabled Diable to make the most of the subtleties of her voice.

“Creatively, I need to evolve,” she said. “I don’t want to make the same thing twice. I want to be surprised by what is next.”

‘Survival mode’ Lucinda’s arrival in 2019 came with all kinds of surprises.

“Becoming a parent completely rearranges your whole life,” Diable said. “You’re no longer who you thought you were. It’s amazing, once you figure it out and you reassemble. But it’s wild when it first starts.”

Those years were not just about joy. Smart, successful and fiercely independent, Diable nonetheless found herself trapped in an abusive relationship. Domestic abuse, she discovered, killed her creativity.

“It really shuts down that part of your psyche, unfortunately,” she said.

“I was really in survival mode, instead of being in a space where

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That was more than enough.

Guitar heroics by Giraldo Opening act Pat Benatar subscribed to a similarly minimalist philosophy, though she did allow herself the luxury of a Persianstyle rug.

Benatar co-bills herself with her husband, guitarist and main musical collaborator of the past 47 years, Neil “Spyder” Giraldo.

Theirs is that rare rock ’n’ roll relationship that has endured for decades as both a personal and professional partnership.

They do not hide the fact that she is 73 and he is 70; they both sported gray hair. He still slicks his back in the style of a ’50s rocker; hers now tumbles well past her shoulders.

They played to each other’s strengths on a string of multiplatinum albums in the 1980s and continue to do so onstage, even as their recorded output has nearly ceased. In the past 30 years, Benatar has released only two albums; the most recent, “Go,” came out in 2003.

Their hourlong set bounced around their recorded history but skipped “Hit Me With Your Best Shot.” (Benatar “retired” her “Hit” several years ago out of respect for victims of gun violence, despite the “shot” in the song being metaphorical.)

“All Fired Up,” the opening track from 1988’s “Wide Awake in Dreamland,” was just as rousing onstage as on record.

Benatar prefaced songs with brief asides. Early in their collaborative career, she and Giraldo were hesitant to write about their

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Kristin Diable and the City rock the Gentilly Stage during the 2017 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds. there’s balance and normalcy and expectations. Everything was just upside down. What would or would not happen day to day was such a crap shoot, I didn’t have the bandwidth to open up creatively.

“There’s something very vulnerable about being creative. It’s intimate. It’s your heart of hearts.

When I was in survival mode, I couldn’t safely open that space. I could do it with my daughter in our interactions together one-on-one, but to do that in a more public way … it wasn’t available. I didn’t know if it was going to come back. And that was really scary.”

After she finally extricated herself from the relationship, her creativity eventually returned.

Getting to a point where she could write songs again “took time.

I have a great therapist. I have a really good group of friends and family. I feel very fortunate that I was able to exit something that was scary and not right. A lot of people can’t.

own relationship. That changed with “Promises in the Dark.” On Friday, Giraldo teased out the song’s piano intro, then quickly switched to the guitar cradled on his lap for the dive-bomb runs he detonated on the first chorus.

Giraldo deftly handled both rhythm and lead parts. He ranks among rock’s most underrated guitarists. His style is masculine but not overly aggressive, active but not overly busy, with a rich, hearty tone. (Beyond the substantial Benatar catalog, he was the lead guitarist and bassist on Rick Springfield’s 1981 smash “Jessie’s Girl.”)

With the exception of a jaunty new song titled “Come On People” for which he stuck to piano, his guitar prowess was front and center all night.

The LED screen behind the band only displayed the “Benatar + Giraldo” logo. Maybe that was their choice; maybe that was their fate as the opening act. Regardless, close-up views of the musicians at work would have been welcome in such a vast room.

They approached “Dirty Little Secrets,” from the lesser-known 1997 album “Innamorata,” with just as much passion as “Hell Is For Children,” the anti-child abuse anthem that is a longstanding staple of their show.

Both songs benefitted from fiery Giraldo solos.

Benatar may no longer scale the uppermost reaches of her multi-octave range, but her voice is still potent and powerful.

She wailed across a rocked-up “Love Is a Battlefield” and a final “Heartbreaker,” which detoured into Johnny Cash’s “Ring of Fire” before Giraldo and the rhythm section stamped an exclamation point on the set.

Adams’ aw-shucks rock Exactly 30 minutes later, Adams

“When I was in the midst of it, I didn’t think I would make it out.

I didn’t think I would ever fully escape that situation, that control.

But I knew I had to just keep going.”

That, not surprisingly, is one of the themes of “Impossible Things.”

The album is “about choosing what we do next when faced with challenges, or something new even. Becoming a mother was the best thing that ever happened to me, but it was also a very new thing.”

‘I needed those words’

mom’s circle — disappeared during her hospitalization, but that alone doesn’t prove she’s taking advantage of her. Some people simply don’t know how to show up in a crisis.

For now, keep your eyes open, but don’t accuse anyone without evidence. If you notice missing money or belongings, or anyone pressuring your mom financially, take it seriously. In the meantime, talk with your mom about protecting herself money-wise and keep checking in. Sometimes the best safeguard is simply a loving family member who’s paying attention.

Your mom is lucky to have you.

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David Shirley and backing vocalist Whitney Coleman rounded out the band.

Diable wrote all 11 songs. She released “Impossible Things” via her own Speakeasy Records. While she still works hard and strives for success, it is no longer her primary objective.

“I used to think that getting to some state of higher enlightenment or success was on the other side of ‘when I do this’ or ‘when I meet the love of my life’ or ‘when I have this career milestone’ or ‘if I make this much money.’ That’s not it.”

The lyrics reflect her newfound ability to “find the transcendence and joy in the everyday. I find so much joy now in really small moments. I delight in all those things so much more frequently and easily than I did before. Part of that is becoming a parent, too.”

To that point, “Impossible Things” opens with the spoken word “Ever Softly You Go, Pt. 1,” which originated as a poem Diable wrote when Lucinda was an infant.

“I needed those words at that moment,” she said. “It was a challenging time. The sense of peace and presence just completely washed over me when that poem was written.”

The album concludes with “Ever Softly You Go, Pt. 2,” a ballad based on the poem. That song “is 100% for my daughter. I would sing it to her every night as her lullaby. It’s her favorite song on the record.”

And Lucinda’s opinion may matter more than anyone else’s.

One night when a friend of Diable’s came over for dinner, Lucinda insisted on playing “Impossible Things.”

“She would not let us play anything else. I was like, ‘This is really, really awkward. But also, it sounds pretty good. So I’m just going to go with it.’”

She recorded most of “Impossible Things” at Dockside Studios in Maurice. Ben Alleman, a New Orleans-bred, Los Angeles-based keyboardist and composer who has worked with everyone from Better Than Ezra to the McCrary Sisters, produced the album and contributed keyboards and synthesizers. Guitarist Joe Stark, Email Keith Spera at kspera@ bassist Jemila Dunham, drummer theadvocate.com.

materialized unannounced on a small, secondary stage at the back of the arena floor, strumming an acoustic guitar and singing a solo “Can’t Stop This Thing We Started.”

At 66, he is still remarkably boyish. His inherent “aw, shucks” Canadian affability and eagerness to please make it easy to root for him. That the Smoothie King Center’s upper bowl was nearly empty did not seem to deter him.

To the contrary, he came across as incredibly happy to be there.

Following an unplugged, harmonica-augmented “Straight From the Heart,” he strolled to the main stage, fist-bumping fans along the way. With Adams on bass, he and his three bandmates jumped right into a fully amplified song from his 2022 album “So Happy It Hurts” called “Kick Ass.” They proceeded to do just that.

A lean “Run to You” pivoted without pause into “Somebody.”

“Roll With the Punches,” the title track of his 2025 album, held its own amongst his hits. Hardhitting drummer Pat Steward punched up the 30-year-old track “18 til I Die.” “When You Love Someone” was an apparent impromptu addition to the setlist, prompted by an audience member’s request. Adams threw in a charming Kenny Rogers anecdote. He sweetly saluted Tina Turner before a guitar-heavy romp through “It’s Only Love,” their hit 1985 duet. “Heaven” was sped up and beefed up, and better for it.

Keith Scott, Adams’ guitarist for the entirety of his career, is still on board. The result is a consistency of sound and an onstage cohesion that feels more like a band than a star with backing musicians. Like Giraldo, Scott is an underrated master of guitar tone, technique and efficiency.

Scott was the lone guitarist for much of the show while Adams played bass. When Adams did strap on a six-string, he flashed proficient chops on “Take Me Back” and elsewhere.

“51st State,” a chugging rocker of a single Adams released this summer on Canada Day, reasserted his national pride and served as a rejoinder to a certain American president’s musings about annexing the Great White North.

The show caught its breath with an acoustic “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” and “Here I Am,” which featured Gary Breits on piano. After an energized, acoustic “When You’re Gone,” the show shifted gears for the rockabilly-flavored “You Belong to Me” and a stroll in Carl Perkins’ “Blue Suede Shoes.” With Adams’ encouragement, beefy dudes in the crowd stripped off their shirts and twirled them overhead.

A fun “Twist and Shout” gave way to Adams’ early hit “Cuts Like a Knife,” which he first performed in New Orleans in July 1983 at Tad Gormley Stadium as the opening act for Zebra, Foghat and Journey.

The riffage of “Summer of ’69” was, of course, a crowd-pleaser.

He wound down with Frankie Valli’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” and a solo acoustic “All For Love,” then signed off with, “I’m Bryan Adams. Thank you so much for coming.”

After climbing down the stage left stairs, he paused to acknowledge a fan flashing a thumbs-up from the elevated corner of the bleacher seats. A grinning Adams expertly flicked a customized “Roll With the Punches” guitar pick to the fan — one final rock ’n’ roll gesture in a night full of them.

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By PHILLIP ALDER Henny Youngman, a violinist well known for humorous one-liners, said, “When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.”

That does not sound like a good idea. At the bridge table, reading is very important. In particular, third hand and declarer should read the opening lead, working out what the leader has in that suit.

In this example deal, how should South plan the play in four spades after West leads the heart nine in answer to his partner’s overcall in the suit?

The North-South bidding was a tad aggressive, but we all love that vulnerable game bonus.

South starts with four potential losers: two diamonds and two clubs. However, given East’s bid, it is tempting to assume that he has the club ace. But if, say, South takes the first trick with his heart jack, draws trumps, and plays a diamond, East can win and shift to the club queen to defeat the contract.

What does the heart-nine lead indicate?

That East has the heart king and 10. How does that help?

South should cover the nine with dummy’s queen and take East’s king with his ace. Then, after drawing trumps ending in the dummy, South plays a heart to his eight and discards a club from the dum-

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Alfred Pennington, IV please contact Attorney Keith A. Doley 504943-7071.

196576-Aug 6-8, 3t $64.90 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Delina Suzzane Guillot Puglise, contact attorney Betty Maury at 504-475-6522.

196363-Aug 5-7, 3t $64.90 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Eric James Brookes II, please contact Attorney David J. Motter 3500 N. Hullen Street, Metairie, LA 70002; 504-388-7005.

196450-Aug 5-7, 3t $81.70 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Lesli Williams please contact Caffery H. Jackson, Attorney; 918 Poydras St., 2nd Floor, New Orleans, LA 70112; (504) 523-5413.

196527-Aug 6-8, 3t $83.80 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of the heirs of the late Lois Katherine Riley a/k/a Lois Chisiel or Chisel Rogers Riley, contact attorney Betty Maury at 504-4756522.

196375-Aug 5-7, 3t $88 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Urick Hampton, call Atty. Esther Greenbaum at 504-648-2711.

196503-Aug 6-8, 3t $60.70 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Wellington Brown in connection with B3 Auto Sales, LLC, please contact Attorney Arlene Lombard at 504-483-7777.

196502-Aug 6-8, 3t $77.50

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PUBLIC NOTICE --City of New Orleans New Orleans Aviation Board Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Request for Proposals For North Terminal ATM Services CNO RFP No. 4726 Request for Proposals: The City of New Orleans (“City”), by and through the New Orleans Aviation Board (“NOAB”), is re‐ questing proposers from persons, firms, and teams of firms (“Pro‐ posers”) to provide ATM Services to the NOAB which will be subject to periodic review of satis‐ factory performance, ne‐ gotiation of terms (in‐ cluding price) and the availability of funds for the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Air‐ port. As provided below, and incident to City Charter Section 6-308(5) and Executive Order LC 20-01, it requests propos‐ als from experienced firms to provide the needed services.

It is imperative that all Proposers read, review, and understand this RFP and all attachments. At‐ tention should be di‐ rected to Attachment “B” – Concessions Permit.

Specific terms and condi‐ tions of the Agreement to be awarded under this RFP are contained herein.

Needed Services: The selected Proposer will be required to per‐ form all services as set forth in Attachment “A” Scope of Services.

Minimum Qualifications: Please refer to Attach‐ ment A of the RFP and the RFP Instructions doc‐ ument.

Obtaining a Copy of the Solicitation: Copies of the solicitation and related information are available at the City’s purchasing website: https://nola.gov/viewbid-opportunities/.

Instructions: PLEASE NOTE: Proposers are strongly encouraged to submit the following electronically via Email seth.leger@nola.gov to procurement@ (cc: flymsy.com), not later than, August 31, 2026 at 4:00 PM C.T. a. One (1) digitally signed response in PDF format, titled “RFP #4726 North Terminal ATM Services”. b. A signed cover letter including the company’s name, address and pri‐ mary contact for the re‐ quest for qualifications.

The primary contact in‐ formation shall include submitter name, tele‐ phone, and email ad‐ dress. c. Proposers must com‐ plete all required attach‐ ments and submit along with the electronic pro‐ posal submissions.

For proposals submitted via sealed envelope: Applicants should sub‐ mit the following to the Department of Fi‐ nance/Bureau of Pur‐ chasing, Attention: Chief Procurement Officer, As‐ sistant Purchasing Ad‐ ministrator, City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., Room 4W07, New Orleans, LA, not later than, August 31, 2026, at 4:00 PM C.T. a. Proposers should pro‐ vide one (1) bound and tabbed copy of the pro‐ posal in a sealed enve‐ lope; envelope should be marked “RFP #4726 North Terminal ATM Services”.

For additional informa‐ tion contact the NOAB Procurement Department at procurement@flymsy. com.

Advertising Dates: July 31, 2026, August 7, 2026 & August 14, 2026 NOCP 9204 195841-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $153.78 PUBLIC NOTICE --Downtown Development District of the City of New Orleans RFP # 2026 – 5190-73-50 The mission of the Down‐ town Development Dis‐ trict of the City of New Orleans (DDD) is to drive

INDUSTRIAL

MORRISON DELIVERING ENERGY Hiring Positions * Superintendent * Clerk * EHS Rep * Tower Operators * Crane Operators * Mechanics * Foremans * Leaderman * Riggers * Galley Personnel * Welders * Welder Helpers * Dive Sup * Divers * Tender Email resume to: employment@morrisonenergy.com MORRISON is an equal opportunity employer

Merchandise MISC FOR SALE Antique (Foreign) Tea Pots 10-12 Must See $300 Take All 504-994-7385

CEMETERY PLOT 1 For Sale. Restlawn Cemetery (Avondale, LA). $3800. Call 504-4583168.

CEMETERY PLOTS Westlawn Cemetery Mausoleum, in the Chapel. Corr IV, Tier A, holds 6 interments $17,500. 504-259-0505

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the development of Downtown New Orleans and be the catalyst for a prosperous, stimulating, innovative heart of the Crescent City.

numbers in the Bid Form to verify receipt.

Notice is hereby given that the DDD has issued a Request for Proposals for On-Call Labor, Main‐ tenance and Contractor Services (Public Works & Infrastructure) within the 160 Blocks of the DDD. Proposals must be sub‐ mitted electronically via a shared folder using Mi‐ crosoft OneDrive, a cloud-based program.

The Downtown Develop‐ ment District of New Or‐ leans will not accept hard copy submissions at this time. Respondents who wish to submit a proposal must send a re‐ quest to access a shared folder to cbourg@dow ntownnola.com. Include in your request the com‐ pany name, primary con‐ tact name and phone number, and the email addresses of the individ‐ uals who will be allowed access to the e-folder. In response to your re‐ quest, you will receive a link to the shared folder and instructions on how to upload your proposal and how to organize it for easy viewing by the scoring committee. A Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference will be held Monday, August 3rd, 2026, at 2PM at 201 St. Charles Avenue, 39th Floor, Board Room. Pro‐ posal responses must be uploaded to an assigned shared folder and re‐ ceived no later than Fri‐ day, August 14th, 2026 at 2:00pm Central Time.

Bid Documents may be obtained online by con‐ tacting the Public Safety and Operations Division of the DDD at 504-784cbourg@dow 9454 or ntownnola.com.

All responses must be submitted in accordance with the RFP bid docu‐ ments. The DDD reserves the right to accept or re‐ ject any and all items or portions of items re‐ ceived.

194349-jul 17-18-19-24-2526-aug 7-8-9-9t $270.36 PUBLIC NOTICE --LAKEFRONT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY New Orleans, Louisiana TAXIWAY BRAVO CONNECTOR 00 11 00 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for TAXIWAY BRAVO CONNECTOR, to be constructed for LAKE‐ FRONT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY will be re‐ ceived at the office of the LAKEFRONT MANAGE‐ MENT AUTHORITY and addressed to Lakefront Management Authority, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd. Suite 219, New Or‐ leans, Louisiana 70126, until 1:00 p.m. on Tues‐ day, August 25th, 2026, at which time the bids shall be publicly opened and read aloud.

An Optional Pre-Bid Con‐ ference will be held on Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. at the New Orleans Lakefront Airport – 2nd Floor Conference Room, 6001 Stars and Stripes Blvd, New Or‐ leans, Louisiana 70126.

Each bidder shall be lim‐ ited to three personnel per organization. The Pre-Bid Conference will also be held virtually and information regarding the virtual meeting will be sent out to all plan holders via QuestCDN one week prior to the meeting time.

The Project consists of removing existing pave‐ ment and constructing a new Taxiway Bravo con‐ nector to Runway 18R36L, with associated stormwater, grading, and electrical infrastructure.

Bids will be received for a single prime contract.

Bids shall be on a unit price basis.

Digital copies of the bid documents are available at http://Planroom.

GarverUSA.com.

These documents may be downloaded by selecting this Project from the “Plan Room” link, and by entering Quest Project Number 10238120 on the “Browse Projects” page.

For assistance and free membership registration, contact QuestCDN at 952.233.1632 or info@ Adden‐ questcdn.com. dums to the bid package will be issued through the Garver online Plan Holders List; therefore, all Bidders shall be re‐ sponsible for download‐ ing the bid documents from the Garver online plan room in order to be included in the Plan Holders List.

Bidders must enter the addenda

Bidders also have the op‐ tion to submit bids elec‐ tronically. For this pro‐ ject, if the Bidders choose to submit bids electronically, the bids will be accepted through the QuestCDN online electronic bid interface.

To access the electronic bid form, download the project documents, re‐ fresh the project’s page on the online planroom, and then click the “online bid” button below the project name.

The successful Bidder must furnish Perfor‐ mance and Payment Bonds upon the form provided in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price from an approved surety meeting the re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2218 and LA R.S. 38:2219.

All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, LA RS as 37:2150-2192, amended, for all public contracts. It shall be the responsibility of the General or Primary Con‐ tractor to assure that all subcontractors comply with this law.

Contractors are hereby notified that, pursuant to Louisiana R.S. 37:2165, it is a requirement that all bidders hold an active contractor’s license is‐ sued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classi‐ fication appropriate for the work being per‐ formed.

Each bidder shall show the contractor’s license number on the outside of the bid envelope. In the case of electronic bids, the contractor may sub‐ mit an authentic digital signature on the elec‐ tronic bid proposal ac‐ companied by the con‐ tractor’s license number in the electronic bid sub‐ mission.

Failure to comply with this requirement shall re‐ sult in the bid being au‐ tomatically rejected, re‐ turned to the bidder marked “Rejected”, and not read aloud.

Bids shall be accompa‐ nied by a bid security in accordance with the In‐ structions to Bidders.

The successful Bidder must furnish Perfor‐ mance and Payment Bonds in accordance with the Contract Docu‐ ments.

Federal Requirements for Federally Funded Pro‐ jects. This Project is being partially funded under the Federal Avia‐ tion Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP). Contrac‐ tors must comply with specific federally re‐ quired provisions as listed herein and con‐ tained in the contract documents. The follow‐ ing federal provisions are incorporated in this so‐ licitation by reference: • Buy American Prefer‐ ence (49 USC § 50101) • Civil Rights – Title VI As‐ surances (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) • Davis-Bacon Require‐ ments (2 CFR § 200, Ap‐ pendix II(D), 29 CFR Part 5) • Debarment and Suspen‐ sion (2 CFR part 180 (Sub‐ part C), 2 CFR part 1200, DOT Order 4200.5) • Lobbying and Influenc‐ ing Federal Employees (31 USC § 1352, 2 CFR part 200 Appendix II(J), 49 CFR part 20 Appendix A) • Procurement of Recov‐ ered Materials (2 CFR § 200.322, 40 CFR part 247, Solid Waste Disposal Act) Civil Rights Title VI Assurance The LAKEFRONT MAN‐ AGEMENT AUTHORITY, in accordance with the pro‐ visions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 USC §§ 2000d to 2000d-4) and the Regulations, hereby noti‐ fies all Bidders that it will affirmatively ensure that any Contract entered into pursuant to this ad‐ vertisement, disadvan‐ taged business will be afforded full and fair op‐ portunity to submit bids in response to this invita‐ tion and no businesses will be discriminated against on the grounds of race, color, national origin (including limited English proficiency), creed, sex (including sexual orientation and gender identity), age, or disability in considera‐ tion for an award.

Disadvantaged Business Enterprise The requirements of 49 CFR part 26 apply to this contract. It is the policy of the LAKEFRONT MAN‐ AGEMENT AUTHORITY to practice nondiscrimina‐ i b d l

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APARTMENT 5708bTullisDr, 4bd2ba,StovRefrig,Util;w/dHkup, CentA/C,OffStPark,NearBus,$1800; 504-454-3847,504-512-2814

EAST ST TAMMANY COVINGTON * 70264 CHARLIE STREET 2-3 Bdrm Apts * 2 Full Baths Rent from $800/mo Off Street Parking * Quiet 985-875-1050

Trade Restriction Certification By submission of an offer, the Offeror certi‐ fies that with respect to this solicitation and any resultant contract, the Offeror – 1) is not owned or con‐ trolled by one or more citizens of a foreign country included in the list of countries that dis‐ criminate against U.S. firms as published by the Office of the United States Trade Representa‐ tive (USTR); 2) has not knowingly en‐ tered into any contract or subcontract for this project with a person that is a citizen or na‐ tional of a foreign coun‐ try included on the list of countries that discrimi‐ nate against U.S. firms as published by the USTR; and 3) has not entered into any subcontract for any product to be used on the Federal project that is produced in a foreign country included on the list of countries that dis‐ criminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR. This certification con‐ cerns a matter within the jurisdiction of an agency of the United States of America and the making of a false, fictitious, or fraudulent certification may render the maker subject to prosecution under Title 18 USC § 1001.

The Offeror/Contractor must provide immediate written notice to the Owner if the Offeror/Con‐ tractor learns that its certification or that of a subcontractor was erro‐ neous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed cir‐ cumstances. The Con‐ tractor must require sub‐ contractors provide im‐ mediate written notice to the Contractor if at any time it learns that its cer‐ tification was erroneous by reason of changed cir‐ cumstances.

Unless the restrictions of this clause are waived by the Secretary of Trans‐ portation in accordance with 49 CFR § 30.17, no contract shall be awarded to an Offeror or subcontractor: 1) who is owned or con‐ trolled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country included on the list of countries that discriminate against U.S. firms published by the USTR; or 2) whose subcontractors are owned or controlled by one or more citizens or nationals of a foreign country on such USTR list; or 3) who incorporates in the public works project any product of a foreign country on such USTR list.

Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be con‐ strued to require estab‐ lishment of a system of records in order to ren‐ der, in good faith, the certification required by provision.

The this knowledge and informa‐ tion of a contractor is not required to exceed that which is normally pos‐ sessed by a prudent per‐ son in the ordinary course of business deal‐ ings.

The Offeror agrees that, if awarded a contract re‐ sulting from this solicita‐ tion, it will incorporate this provision for certifi‐ cation without modifica‐ tion in all lower tier sub‐ contracts. The Contrac‐ tor may rely on the certi‐ fication of a prospective subcontractor that it is not a firm from a foreign country included on the list of countries that dis‐ criminate against U.S. firms as published by USTR, unless the Offeror

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APARTMENT WESTBANK * 3 Bdrms / 2 Baths, Double Garage, Private Yd. $1,800/Mo. 504-913-4263

The Contractor has full responsibility to monitor compliance to the refer‐ enced statute or regula‐ tion.

The Contractor must address any claims or disputes that arise from this requirement di‐ rectly with the U.S. De‐ partment of Labor – Wage and Hour Division.

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DOGS Raceland-CKC Reg. Shih Tzu Pups m/f $700, $150 Adult Shih Tzu's. Cash Only.

Call (504) 418-3046 Tiny Teacup Yorkie-poo 18 mths.

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Pets

Super FR QTR Location, One bed/bath, Cent A/H, Modern Appliances, Hardwood Floors.

In unit W/D, Lovely Courtyard, Pleasant Residential Complex. No dogs.

GARY WILLIAMS * 504-251-2047 FQR Realty 504-949-5400

DUPLEX 8629 Apricot St. 3Br/1Ba, Cnt a/h, Sec 8. No Pets $1300. 504-344-2324

Federal Fair Labor Standards Act All contracts and sub‐ contracts that result from this solicitation in‐ corporate by reference the provisions of 29 CFR part 201, et seq, the Fed‐ eral Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), with the same force and effect as if given in full text. The FLSA sets minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and child labor standards for full and part-time workers.

NEW ORLEANS 8700 Belfast St., Furnished 1BR, $700/mo Call (504) 421-3779

METAIRIE 3513 EDENBORN AVENUE Lrg 2 Bed, 1 Bath * $925 * Off St Prkg Blocks from Lakeside 504-982-4040 * 504-885-8060 504-454-1333

10,000 Apt Homes and 75 Locations with Studio, 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Pools, Access Gates, Garages (504) 360-9347

p tion based on race, color, sex, or national origin in the award or perfor‐ mance of this contract.

The Owner encourages participation by all firms qualifying under this so‐ licitation regardless of business size or owner‐ ship.

Beautiful AKC Miniature Schnauzer Puppies, has all shots, Metairie $ Call (504) 390-2918

METAIRIE 3201 RICHLAND AVENUE 1/2 Block off Vets * by Paretti Jaguar 1 Bed * Prkg * Pool * Rent $675/mo 504-320-6958 * 504-454-1333

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NEW ORLEANS 8620 Pear St., 2BR, $1400/mo, $800/dep, Call (504) 578-3728

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CATS RAGAMUFFIN & RAGDOLL KITTENS www.CatsByFrancy.com/kittens $1500up! Reg. Shots & Guaranty 337-230-3150

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2850 IDAHO AVENUE 1 Block to Vets & Williams All Amenities * Pool * Parking Studio/1 Bed Apt * Starting $650/Mo 504-236-1971 * 504-454-1333

CATS Young Male Cat, Gray Colors, Have too many cats, Looking for another home for him. Please call 504-861-9617 ($50)

HOUSE ALGIERS POINT: 411 Elmira 3BR/2BA, Totally Renovated. Fenced, central A/C. Lovely Neighborhood $1700. 504-430-4769.

MORKIES, SHORKIES, BISHON YORKIES, CKC YORKIES vet checked shot worming meet Gulfport $450.00 334-467-3416

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has knowledge that the certification is erro‐ neous.

an obligation to ensure nondiscrimination of Dis‐ advantaged Business En‐ terprises (DBEs) and to comply with all federal, state and local regula‐ tions relative to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on publicly funded projects. The RTA is committed to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on all feder‐ ally funded projects to‐ ward attainment of the agency's established overall goal of 32%. A specific DBE goal has not been established for this project as there are no subcontracting opportu‐ nities on this project.

Notice to all offerors is hereby provided that in accordance with all ap‐ plicable federal, state and local laws the RTA will ensure that DBEs are afforded full opportunity to submit offers and re‐ sponses to this solicita‐ tion and to participate in any contract consum‐ mated pursuant to this advertisement. Addition‐ ally, no offeror will be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, na‐ tional origin, ethnicity or disability.

The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all submittals.

This certification is a ma‐ terial representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making an award. If it is later de‐ termined that the Con‐ tractor or subcontractor knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, the Federal Aviation Ad‐ ministration (FAA) may direct through the Owner cancellation of the con‐ tract or subcontract for default at no cost to the Owner or the FAA. This project is to be fi‐ nanced in whole or in part with federal funds which are not expected to be readily available at the time bids are opened.

Accordingly, this project is exempt from the time limitations for award set forth in La. R.S. 38:2215 pursuant to Subsection D thereof.

The Owner reserves the right to award the con‐ tract within a reasonable time after the opening of bids and upon availabil‐ ity of funding.

Bid Validity; Award. Each Bid shall remain valid, and may not be with‐ drawn, for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after the date of opening of Bids. The Au‐ thority and the lowest re‐ sponsible and responsive Bidder may, by mutual written consent, extend the deadline for award by one or more exten‐ sions of thirty (30) calen‐ dar days each, and each such extension shall ex‐ tend, for the same pe‐ riod, the time during which the Bid of the low‐ est responsible and re‐ sponsive Bidder remains valid and may not be withdrawn. No extension shall cause the aggre‐ gate time for issuing the Notice of Award to ex‐ ceed one hundred twenty (120) calendar days from the date of opening of Bids unless the written consent of the Bidder's surety is first obtained in accordance with Para‐ graph 5 of the Bid Bond.

The LAKEFRONT MAN‐ AGEMENT AUTHORITY re‐ serves the right to reject any or all Bids in accor‐ dance with the provi‐ sions of LA RS 38:2214(B).

Advertisement dates in the New Orleans Advo‐ cate are as follows: Friday, July 24, 2026 Friday, July 31, 2026 Friday, August 7, 2026 195122-jul 24-31-aug 7-3t $565.84 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE REGIONAL TRANSIT AU‐ THORITY CANAL/RIVERFRONT STREETCAR WHEEL INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) # 2026-024 Project Description: The Regional Transit Author‐ ity of New Orleans in‐ vites qualified vendors to provide Canal/Riverfront Streetcar Wheel per specifications in IFB 2026-024.

How to obtain a copy of the IFB: Specifications and further information concerning the IFB may be obtained July 28, 2026 from the RTA’s Procure‐ ware website at https:// norta.procureware.com/ home. If you are not al‐ ready registered, you will be required to first regis‐ ter on this website. The IFB can also be obtained at Regional Transit Au‐ thority’s website at http://www.norta.com and at 2817 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119.

Responding to IFB: Bids shall be submitted thru the RTA’s Procureware website on or before Au‐ gust 25, 2026, 2:00 PM. Clarification Deadline: Any questions or further information concerning this IFB must be submit‐ ted through https:// norta.procureware.com/ home by 2:00 PM on Au‐ gust 18, 2026. Only writ‐ ten questions submitted through Procureware site shall be considered offi‐ cial. All answers to ques‐ tions shall be by formal addenda posted to the website under IFB 2026024.

A Bid Opening will be held in the RTA Board‐ room on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Any questions or further in‐ formation concerning the IFB may be submitted Via https://norta. procureware.com/home, beginning on July 28, 2026.

RTA in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regu‐ lations (CFR) Part 26 has

Ronald G. Baptiste, Jr. Interim Chief Executive Officer Regional Transit Author‐ ity 196042-AUG 7-14-2T $ PUBLIC NOTICE --SEWERAGE & WATER BOARD OF NEW ORLEANS ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS NDR Instrumentation Enhancements SOLICITATION NO. 2026-SWB-36 (5251) The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans is requesting bids for NDR Instrumentation En‐ hancements.

Bid Documents and pro‐ posal forms are available for download on August 7, 2026, on the following websites: SWBNO: https://www2.swbno. org/business_bidspecific ations.asp LAPAC: https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/OSP/ LaPAC/dspBid.cfm?sea rch=department& term=181

A NON- MANDATORY prebid conference will be held on August 20, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. CDT at the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans’ Administration Building, located at 625 St. Joseph Street Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana, 70165 or if you are unable to attend this in-person meeting, you can also join via telecon‐ ference call: Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams. microsoft.com/meet/258 315453790919?p=19huuJH cT3Vt6V08Yk Meeting ID: 258 315 453 790 919 Passcode: PA2uf7Sz Dial in by phone +1 504-224-8698,, 900340033# United States, New Orleans Phone conference ID: 900 340 033# All inquiries shall be di‐ rected to Kimberly kbarnes@ Barnes, at swbno.org. The deadline for inquiries is on August 25, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. CDT.

Bids are due on Septem‐ ber 1, 2026, at 11:00 a.m.

Any Bids received after the specified time will be rejected.

Bids will then be publicly opened and read on Sep‐ tember 1, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. at Sewerage and Water Board of New Or‐ leans, 625 St. Joseph Street, Purchasing Con‐ ference Room 131, New Orleans, Louisiana.

Microsoft Teams meeting Join: https://teams. microsoft.com/meet/262 356590028639?p=rjE7tXD DEbqEoa4sUY Meeting ID: 262 356 590 028 639 Passcode: wV6YW3Qs Dial in by phone +1 504-224-8698,, 728720598# United States, New Orleans Phone conference ID: 728 720 598# LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 196544-aug 7-14-21-3t $134.32

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192988-jul 2-aug 15-45t $207.90 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Lowlander Center (https://www.lowland ercenter.org/) is an‐ nouncing a Request for Proposals (RFP) due Monday, August 31, to deconstruct spoil banks for a Canal Spoil Re‐ placement (Backfilling) Project.

Please email admin@lowlandercenter. org with any questions

by Tuesday, August 11.

All questions and an‐ swers will be posted on the Lowlander Center canal backfilling project page (https://www.low landercenter.org/canalbackfilling) by Tuesday, August 18. Please see the project page for RFP, per‐ mits, plat maps, back‐ ground information about the project, and an informational slidedeck.

This project is partially funded by the National Oceanic and Atmos‐ pheric Administration (NOAA), through a grant agreement with the Na‐ tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation, grant award number: NA23NOS4730219.

The views and conclusions contained in this docu‐ ment are those of the au‐ thors and should not be interpreted as represent‐ ing the opinions or poli‐ cies of the U.S. Govern‐ ment or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and its funding sources.

Mention of trade names or commercial products does not constitute their endorsement by the U.S. Government, or the Na‐ tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation or its funding sources.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT: INVITATION TO BID CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPT: NOAB TITLE: North Terminal Gaskets EVENT NO: 4736 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: Public Works SLDBE OPPORTUNITY: YES RELEASED ON: Friday, July 24, 2026, 8:00 AM CST DEADLINE TO RESPOND: Monday, August, 24, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST PRE-BID CONFERENCE: TBD Dates are subject to changes via an adden‐ dum posted by the Bu‐ reau of Purchasing on the City’s supplier portal.

If you wish to receive no‐ tification of addendum posted by the Bureau of Purchasing about this event, register as a sup‐ plier or update your sup‐ plier account (if already registered) and select the following commodity code(s): COMMODITY CODE: 285-35 The City of New Orleans strongly encourages mi‐ nority-owned and women-owned busi‐ nesses, socially and eco‐ nomically disadvantaged businesses and small businesses to respond to this solicitation, or to participate in subcon‐ tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐ tion.

For more information about this event, go to www.nola.gov and click on “BRASS Supplier Por‐ tal” under “BIDS & CON‐ TRACTS”. Once on the Supplier Portal, search “Open Events.”

Thank you for your inter‐ est in doing business with the City of New Or‐ leans.

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BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Monday, August 17, 2026 10:00 a.m.

City Council Chambers City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, 1st Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana

I, Branch Jr, Ferdinand Bernard am the owner of the Trade Name, Trade‐ mark, or Service mark sought to be registered and no other person, firm, association, union or corporation has the right to such use in such class, either in the identi‐ cal form herein above de‐ scribed, or in any such resemblance thereto as may calculated to de‐ ceive, and the facsimiles counterparts herein Filed are true and cor‐ rect.

The Board of Zoning Ad‐ justments, in accordance with Article 4 of the Com‐ prehensive Zoning Ordi‐ nance of the City of New Orleans, will hold a pub‐ lic hearing on the follow‐ ing items: Variances – Unfinished Business 1. BZA011-24 1100 Sere Street / Encampment St LLC, Fresia Galvez, Zach Smith Consulting & De‐ sign 2.

BZA032-26 2022-24 Philip Street / Team Robot, LLC, Greg John‐ son, DeShawn Davenport 3. BZA039-26 1455 N. Roman Street / Roy Cohen and Eileen Spira, Ezra Spira-Cohen 4.

BZA052-26 1631 Killdeer Street / Unix Ser‐ vices, LLC, Robyn and Ed‐ ward Murhammer, Metro Studio 5. BZA054-26 906 Philip Street / Charles and Sarah Anderson 6. BZA057-26 10 Audubon Boulevard / Rena Jolly Qualified Personal Resi‐ dence Trust, Sherman Strategies, Becca Gieger Variances – New Business 7. BZA061-26 2821 Mon‐ roe Street / Grove Place 2, LLC, Paul Irons, Eli Fisher/HCI Architecture, Inc. 8. BZA062-26 3322-24 Es‐ planade Avenue / JG2 Properties LLC, Jordan Gerard, Karsen Architecture LLC, Ross Karsen 9. BZA063-26 439 Pine Street / Shyam Mani and Mariam Menhem 10. BZA064-26 3951 An‐ nunciation Street / Joseph Lantz 11. BZA065-26 201 De Armas Street / Kern Al‐ giers LLC, Spectrum De‐ signs LLC, Lynnette Gor‐ don, Jasmine Stewart 12. BZA066-26 2141 State Street / Eller and Coretha Trust, Roshawn Blunt, Webre Consulting, Nicole Webre 13. BZA067-26 4551 Dale Street / Neva Martin, Re‐ nata Warner 14.

BZA068-26 1908 Marigny Street / Aldeane Harris, Zach Smith Con‐ sulting & Design, Fresia Galvez 15. BZA069-26 1227 Cal‐ houn Street / Farr Family Trust, David & Kathy Farr, Adamick Architecture, Alexander Adamick 16. BZA070-26 2502 Jeffer‐ son Avenue / Blue Or‐ leans, LLC, Sean Fowler Director of Safety and Permits Decision Appeals – Unfinished Business 17. BZA008-24 2900 Per‐ dido Street / The Voice of the Experienced 18. BZA049-26 717 Bar‐ racks Street / 717 Bar‐ racks LLC, Zach Smith Consulting & Design, Laura Barth, Laura Carlisle, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell, & Berkowitz, P.C. 19. BZA059-26 7301 Bur‐ the Street / Town of Car‐ rollton Watch, LLC, Susan Johnson Notice under the Ameri‐ cans with Disabilities Act: This meeting is ac‐ cessible to people with disabilities. Should you need further assistance, please contact the Front Desk in the Main Lobby or the ADA Administra‐ tor: (504) 658-4020 (voice), 711 LA Relay Ser‐ vice, or e-mail emhurst@ nola.gov. Please be ad‐ vised there is a courtesy telephone available for 711 calls for people with hearing or speech im‐ pairments at the wel‐ come desk of City Hall, First Floor, Main Lobby.

This communiqué is available in alternative formats upon request.

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196403-aug 5-6-7-3t $202.30 PUBLIC NOTICE --I, Neville, Liryca Char‐ maine ™ am the owner of the Trade Name, Trade‐ mark, or Service mark sought to be registered and no other person, firm, association, union or corporation has the right to such use in such class, either in the identi‐ cal form herein above de‐ scribed, or in any such resemblance thereto as may calculated to de‐ ceive, and the facsimiles counterparts herein Filed are true and cor‐ rect.

196241-aug 5-6-7-3t $202.30 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 145 Roosevelt Way; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servitude agreement; to declare that such use as granted in the servitude agree‐ ment will incorporate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,504.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9196 195877-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73

PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 2816 Saint Louis Street; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servi‐ tude agreement; to de‐ clare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will incorpo‐ rate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,507.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER

The Audubon Commission and Audubon Nature Institute invite you to a Community Meeting on August 13th, 2026, from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm. The meeting will be held in the River Terrace at Audubon Aquarium and Insectarium, 1 Canal St, to discuss phase 2 of the Riverfront for All Initiative.

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CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9199 195880-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 6 Newcomb Boulevard; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servi‐ tude agreement; to de‐ clare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will incorpo‐ rate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,508.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9200 195882-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 1525 Prytania Street; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servi‐ tude agreement; to de‐ clare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will incorpo‐ rate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons

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for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,505.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9197 195878-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73 PUBLIC NOTICE ---

g y at the municipal address 1660 North Roman Street; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servi‐ tude agreement; to de‐ clare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will incorpo‐ rate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,510.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 1010 Girod Street; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servitude agreement; to declare that such use as granted in the servitude agree‐ ment will incorporate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,506.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9198 195879-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73

PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9202 195886-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73

PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 10 Newcomb Boulevard; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servi‐ tude agreement; to de‐ clare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will incorpo‐ rate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,509.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located h i i l dd

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9201 195883-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73

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PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 221 Royal Street; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servitude agreement; to declare that such use as granted in the servitude agree‐ ment will incorporate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,511.

This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on August 20, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall.

AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: July 31, August 7 and 14, 2026 NOCP 9203 195891-jul 31-aug 7-14-3t $53.73 PUBLIC NOTICE --UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA IN THE MATTER OF THE COMPLAINT OF RO BOATS, LLC AND REC MA‐ RINE LOGISTICS, LLC AS OWNER AND OPERATOR OF THE M/V GOL WORKER, PETITIONING FOR EXONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIA‐ BILITY CIVIL ACTION NO: 2:26cv-01010 - SECTION “B” (5) – ILRL-MBN NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS OF COMPLAINT FOR EX‐ ONERATION FROM OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY RO Boats, LLC and REC Marine, LLC, as owner and operator of the GOL WORKER (“Limitation Pe‐ titioners”), have filed a Complaint pursuant to Title 46 U.S.C. §§ 30501– 30512 as amended, claiming the right to ex‐ oneration from, or limita‐ tion of liability of any loss, claim, injuries, de‐ struction, or alleged d db

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g damage caused by or re‐ sulting from an alleged incident involving the M/V GOL WORKER (Offi‐ cial No. 1140618) occur‐ ring on or about October 23, 2023, in the Gulf of Mexico south of Sabine Pass, which is off the coast of Louisiana, as more fully described in the Complaint.

All persons, firms, or cor‐ porations asserting claims with respect to which the Complaint seeks exoneration from or limitation of liability are admonished, to file their respective claims, under oath, as provided in Rule F of the Supple‐ mental Rules for Certain Admiralty and Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, with the Clerk of the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis‐ trict of Louisiana, 500 Poydras St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70130, and must serve a copy thereof on counsel for Limitation Petitioners on or before the 13th day of January, 2027 or be de‐ faulted.

Any claimant desiring to contest either the right to exoneration from, or the right to limitation of liability, shall file and serve an Answer to the Complaint, unless his or her claim is included in Answer, all as is required

by Rule F of the Supple‐ mental Rules for Certain Admiralty Maritime Claims of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or be barred from bring‐ ing such action.

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fornia Civil Action No. 2:25-CV05872-AB-E Shamar Deal Plaintiff(s) v.

Gerald Henry aka Ger‐ reaux Katana pka “Ger‐ reaux” See Attachment for Addi‐ tional Names.

Defendant(s) SUMMONS IN A CIVIL AC‐ TION To: Gerald Henry aka Ger‐ reaux Katana pka “Ger‐ reaux” (Address Un‐ known) A lawsuit has been filed against you.

Within 21 days after ser‐ vice of this summons on you (not counting the day you received it) — or 60 days if you are the United States or a United States agency, or an offi‐ cer or employee of the United States described in Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 (a)(2) or (3) — you must serve on the plain‐ tiff an answer to the at‐ tached complaint or a motion under Rule 12 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The answer motion must be or served on the plaintiff or plaintiff’s attorney, whose name and ad‐ dress are: Larry Zerner 1801 Century Park East, Ste. 2400, Los Angeles, CA 90067

New Orleans, Louisiana, this 15th day of July, 2026.

If you fail to respond, judgment by default will be entered against you for the relief demanded in the complaint.

You also must file your answer or motion with the court.

/s/ L. Guillot Deputy Clerk of Court

Date: 7/24/2026

/s/Aaron B. Greenbaum Aaron B. Greenbaum, T.A. (#31752) Kristian B. Dobard (#36997) PUSATERI, JOHNSTON, GUILLOT & GREENBAUM, LLC 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2250 New Orleans, LA 70163 Telephone: (504) 620-2500 Facsimile: (504) 620-2510 aaron.greenbaum@ pjgglaw.com kristian.dobard@ pjgglaw.com ATTORNEYS FOR RO BOATS, LLC AND REC MA‐ RINE LOGISTICS, LLC

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GERALD HENRY aka GER‐ REAUX KATANA pka "GERREAUX", an individ‐ ual, MARCELLUS RAYVON REGISTER pka "BABYFACE RAY", an individual, DION MARQUISE HAYES pka "42 DUGG", an individual, TAMIA MONIQUE CARTER pka "FLO MILLI", SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, a Delaware corporation, EMPIRE DISTRIBUTION, INC., a business entity form unknown, and DOES 1-10, Inclusive 195794-JUl 21-4T $1,037.28

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y 29, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit:

PUBLIC NOTICE --ReNEW-Reinventing Edu‐ cation will introduce the 2026-27 budget and hold its first public hearing on the 2026-27 budget on May 14, 2026 at 5:30 pm at Edgar P Harney Build‐ ing located at 2503 Wil‐ low St., New Orleans, LA 70113 (LA R.S. 39:1307).

ReNEW-Reinventing Edu‐ cation is the charter school management or‐ ganization operating ReNEW Laurel Elemen‐ tary, ReNEW Dolores T. Aaron Elementary, ReNEW Schaumburg Ele‐ mentary, and ReNEW Moton Lakefront Elemen‐ tary. A physical copy of the 2026-2027 budget is available at 10001 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 710, New Orleans, LA 70127.

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A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes. appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or In anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, In the Village of Mar‐ rero, forming part of the MARRERO ADDITION, which said lot is designated by the number SIX (8) of SQUARE FOUR (4), which said square is bounded by Seventh and Eighth Streets, Avenue A. and the line of the property of Estate of

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 872-316 ONPATH FEDERAL CREDIT UNION VS DMS INVESTMENTS, LLC By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January

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Murphy Alfo, according to a plat of Henry L. Zander, Engi‐ neer, dated No‐ vember 1 0, 1921, on file in the office of the recorder for this Parish, and according to said plan the lot 30 measures feat front on Av‐ enue A by a depth of 120 feet between equal and parallel lines.

According to survey by Wilton J. Dufrene, L.S., dated June 26, 1984, said lot has the same designa‐ tions and mea‐ surements as hereinabove set forth and are situated In the same Parish, Subdivi‐ sion and Square, which square is bounded

by Avenue A, Seventh Street, Allo Subdivi‐ sion, and Eighth Street (side). All as more fully shown on survey by Gilbert, Kelley and Couturie, Inc., Surveying and Engineering, dated July 22, 1996.

For informa‐ tional purposes only: Improve‐ ments thereon bear Municipal No. 709 Avenue A, Mar‐

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rero, Louisiana 70072.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

JOSHUA P. MATTHEWS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 871-381 SELECT PORTFOLIO SERVICING, INC. VS DONNIE K. SMALL AND RONNIE WEB‐ STER SMALL (F/K/A RONNIE WEBSTER) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January 5, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, in SQUARE NO. 152, LINCOLN MANOR SUBDI‐ VISION, bounded by 31st Street, Duncan Street (side), Mayfield Street (side) (late Lake), and Utah Avenue (late Ozark), designated as LOTS NOS. 17,18 & 19.

Which said Lots adjoin each other and mea‐ sure together 60 feet front on 31st Street, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All as more fully shown on sur‐ vey of Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., S & E, dated Octo‐ ber 31, 1991.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the

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time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

WILLIAM S. TEBBE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-353 MIDFIRST BANK VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION JAMES BENARD KNOX AND THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF ROSALYN WHITE KNOX (A/K/A ROSALYN BRAT‐ TON, ROSLYN W. KNOX) AND DESTINY BRAT‐ TON (A/K/A DESTINY RENEE BRAT‐ TON) AND JASON BRATTON AND JHERICA KNOX By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 4, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in the State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as FLO‐ RAL ACRES SUB‐ DIVISION, said portion being designated as LOT No. 6, SQUARE 5, ac‐ cording to a plan by Adloe Orr, Jr., and As‐ sociates, C.E., dated July 24, 1969, SQUARE 5 is bounded by But‐ tercup Drive, Bluebell Lane, Azalea Drive and Aster Lane, Lot 6 com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 276.29 feet from the corner of Buttercup Drive and Bluebell Lane and mea‐ sures thence 55 feet front on Bluebell Lane, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines.

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purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 872-828 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR PRP TRUST, SERIES 2024 COTTAGE-TT-VI VERSUS DOUGLAS A. BORDELON AND ROBIN LYNN BORDELON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated February 24, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION NO. 5, being a part of Oakdale Sub‐ division, Section B, First Ward, all in accord with a survey thereof

by Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E., dated Janu‐ ary 20, 1960, and according to a survey by Guy J. Seghers, Jr., C.E. dated May 24, 1966, the said lot is designated and measures as follows:

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

LOT 10, SQUARE 90, bounded by Holt Place, Huckleberry Lane, Guardian Avenue and Heritage Avenue; com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 341 feet from the corner of Guardian Av‐ enue and Her‐ itage Avenue and measures thence 60 feet front on Guardian Av‐ enue, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines.

TERMS - The full

This sale is sub‐

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ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

KATE SOTO‐ LONGO Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-700 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB AS OWNER TRUSTEE OF CFS15 GRANTOR TRUST VERSUS CARL SCARKINO, JR. A/K/A CARL SCARKINO AND LOLA M. SCARKINO A/K/A LOLA SCARKINO By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 13, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in the State of Louisiana in that part thereof known as GREENLAWN TERRACE SUBDI‐ VISION (High‐ way Park), said portion being designated as Lot L of Square 63 according to a plan by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated March 25, 1969, Square 63 is bounded by California Av‐ enue, 40th, Arkansas Avenue, and 41st Avenue.

Lot L forms the Corner of Cali‐ fornia and 40th Street and mea‐ sures thence 58 feet front on Califor‐ nia Avenue, same width in the rear, by a and depth frontage on 40th Street of 120 feet, and by a depth on the opposite side‐ line of 120 feet This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐

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gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

ELIZABETH C. PRICE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-357 REGIONS BANK DBA REGIONS MORTGAGE SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO UNION PLANTERS BANK, N.A. VERSUS TINA LOUISE BARRY (A/K/A TINA L. BARRY, TINA BARRY) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 6, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ad‐ vantages and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in Floral Acres Subdivi‐ sion Addition No 2A, designated as lot B-2-C on a survey by Ger‐ ald B. Dunn, Land surveyor, dated February 20,1981 ap‐ proved by Jef‐ ferson Parish Council under Ordinance No 14695 registered in COB 1001, folio 672 under Entry No 963643, a portion of which was resubdivided into Floral Acres Subdivision No.2A, Sq A, Lots 1-26, Sq B Lots 27-49, Sq C, Lots 50-56 and Sq D, Lots 57-76 as per plan of resubdi‐ vision by Rich‐ mond W. Krebs, Profes‐ sional Land Sur‐ veyor, L.S., dated July 22,1999, last re‐ vised November 19,1999 in COB 3022, folio 105 under Instru‐ ment No.09972937, more particu‐ larly described as follows: Lot 61, Square D is bounded by Goldenrod Lane,

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Daisy Lane, Larkspur Lane(side) and Sweet Pea Lane(side) and measures 50 feet front on Goldenrod Lane, as the same width in the rear by a depth of 110 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All in accordance with survey by Johnson Profes‐ sional Land Sur‐ veyors, Inc., dated June 20,2002,resur‐ veyed July 24,2002 to locate forms, resur‐ veyed August 9, 2002 to locate slab, resurveyed No‐ vember 5,2002,a copy of which is annexed hereto and made a part hereof.

Which has the address of 21 Golden Rod Lane, Wagga‐ man, LA 70094 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 835-892 U.S. BANK TRUST, N.A., AS TRUSTEE FOR LSRMF MH MASTER PARTICIPATION TRUST II VS EDDIE A. MARROQUIN A/K/A EDDIE ALEXANDER MARROQUIN AND JUDITH A. MARROQUIN A/K/A JUDITH ANN YOUNG COOPER MARROQUIN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Decem‐ ber 21, 2023, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, advantages and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐

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FERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that part thereof known as PARK NEYREY EXTENSION, NO. 2, as per plan of subdivision made by J.J. Krebs and Sons, Inc., dated July 2, 1963, and approved by Or‐ dinance No. 6249 of the Jefferson Parish Council on September 5, 1963 and regis‐ tered in COB 579, folio 237, being part of Original Lot 4 of Rosedale Plan‐ tation. Said LOT is designed as LOT 15 of SQUARE 6, bounded by Neyrey Drive, West Esplanade Avenue (formerly Freeport Av‐ 13th enue), Street, and North Turnbull Drive and com‐ mences 92.89 feet from the corner of Neyrey Drive and West Es‐ planade Avenue (formerly Freeport Av‐ enue), and mea‐ sures thence 60 feet front on Neyrey Drive, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 117.25 feet along Lot 16 and a depth on the opposite sideline of 117.03 feet.

All in accor‐ dance with a survey by J.J. Krebs and Sons, Inc., C.E. & S., certified correct on Janu‐ ary 13, 1970; subject to re‐ strictions, servi‐ tudes, rights-ofway and outstanding mineral rights of record affect‐ ing the prop‐ erty.

The improve‐ ments bear the municipal ad‐ dress 4416 Neyrey Dr, Metairie, Louisiana 70002.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 798-514 U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE FOR, CIM TRUST 2016-4, MORT‐ GAGE-BACKED NOTES, SERIES 2016-4 VS BILLY PORCHE, (A/K/A BILLY J. PORCHE, SR., BILLY JO PORCHE, SR., BILLY JO PORCHE, BILLY J. PORCHE, BILLY PORCHE, SR. AND THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF DELORES RICHARD PORCHE, (A/K/A DELORES

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RICHARD PORCHE, DE‐ LORES RICHARD, DELORES PORCHE, DE‐ LORES R. PORCHE) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated August 30, 2019, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, formerly being a part of Lots 17 and 18 of De‐ strehan Division, lo‐ cated in Section 56, Township 14 South, Range 14 East and now known as Spanish Oaks Subdivision, Phase II, all as per plan thereof made by S.K. Landry, C.E., dated Septem‐ ber 22, 1975, and approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordinance No. 12175, recorded in COB 848, Folio 803, and as per Act of Dedica‐ tion before Bern‐ hardt C. Heebe, Public, Notary dated January 24, 1973 recorded in COB 781, Folio 112, and in accor‐ dance with a plan made by S.K. Landry, C.E., dated September 7, 1973, adopted by the Jefferson Parish Council on October 4, 1973 under Ordinance No. 11393, and ac‐ cording to the aforesaid plan, said property is more particularly as follows: Lot 144 is bounded by Titan Street, Cerritas Via, Spanish Oaks Drive (side), Colombo (side), Drive Woodland West Subdivision (side) and Jupiter Street (side), measur‐ ing 63 feet front on Titan Street, same width in the rear by a depth and front of 105 feet.

Which has the address of 2000 Titan Street, Harvey, LA 70058 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY E. HOLLEY Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P.

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LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 865-932 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCI‐ ATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK MIN‐ NESOTA, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR REPER‐ FORMING LOAN REMIC TRUST CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-R1 VERSUS DEBORAH LANDRY WISHEM A/K/A DEBORAH L. WISHEM A/K/A DEBORAH WISHEM AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF JARRED WISHEM, JR. A/K/A JARRED WISHEM, JR. A/K/A JARRED WISHEM By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated July 1, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A certain lot of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Town of McDonoghville, now part of the City of Gretna in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, des‐ ignated by the letter "L" in square no. 127, bounded by Vir‐ gil, Franklin Wei‐ dman (formerly Herschell), and Hancock Streets, in ac‐ cordance with plan of resubdi‐ vision of Square N. 127, by Alvin E. Hotard, Parish Engineer, dated August 19, 1938, a duly certified blue print of which plan is at‐ tached to an act before Nat B. Knight, Jr., No‐ tary, dated Sep‐ tember 6, 1938, according to which said plan, said Lot "L" begins at a point 60.78 feet from the corner of Franklin and Vir‐ gil Streets, and measures thence 50 feet front on Virgil Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 125 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines.

All as more fully shown on sur‐ vey by Sterling Mandle, Land Surveyor, dated

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June 30, 1993 annexed hereto and made a part thereof.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 867-693 NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING VS SHICOLA MARTIN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 4, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Three Oaks Subdivision, (being a resub‐ division of Lots E-15 and H-115 of Ames Farms Subdivision), and, according to a plan of resubdi‐ vision by Don A. Garland, C.E., dated June 16, 1971, registered in COB 744, folio 291, said lot is designated as Lot 15 of Square "B", bounded by Louis I Avenue, Stebben Street, the northerly line of the sub‐ division and the boundary line separating Square "A" from "B" Square (Ames Boule‐ vard side), and which said Lot 15 measures 60 feet front on Louis I Avenue, the same width in the rear, with a depth of 84.35 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines, said Lot 15 forming the cor‐ ner of Louis I Avenue and

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Stebben Street.

All as more fully shown on survey by Don A. Garland, C.E., dated August 22, 1972 and re‐ dated April 26, 1973.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 871-238 PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC VERSUS SOFIA A. HERNANDEZ, A/K/A SOFIA HERNANDEZ By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 28, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: One certain lot of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Bissonet Plaza Subdivi‐ sion, in Square 11, Sec‐ tion 5, bounded

by Wilty Street, Craig Avenue, Glendale Street and Power Boule‐ vard, said lot of ground is desig‐ nated by the number 16, commences at a distance of one hundred twenty-six and eighteen hun‐ dredths (126.18’) feet from the corner of Wilty Street and

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y Craig Avenue, and measures thence sixtytwo and no hundredth (62.00’) feet front on Wilty Street, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of one hundred and no hun‐ dredths (100.00’) feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines; all according to a sketch of survey

by Gilbert, Kelly and CouturieJames H. Cou‐ turie, Civil Engineer, dated Septem‐ ber 27, 1974. All as more fully shown on the survey by Mandle Survey‐ ing, Inc., dated January 30, 1989 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

DENNIS F. WIGGINS, JR. Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-044 MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS OF COLORADO, LLC VS SANJAY RAMAN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Novem‐ ber 6, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Stonebridge by resubdivision approved by Or‐ dinance #15014, recorded in COB 1019, folio 674, in January 1982, and all as more fully shown on a plan of resubdivsion prepared by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated Au‐ gust 31, 1981, as Lot 353, Square 14, i hi h

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q Section 2, which measures as follows: Said LOT 353 OF SQUARE 14, is bounded by Lake Lynn Drive, Parcel 2A (120' Louisiana Power & Light Com‐ pany Right of way side), Bayou Barataria and 180' Trapp Canal Right of Way side. In accor‐ dance with a survey of Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie, Inc. dated June 24, 1992, said lot measures a first front on 37.06 feet and a second front of 71.59 feet on Lake Lynn Drive, a first width in the rear of 31.12 feet and a second width in the rear of 36.89 feet, by a depth along the north‐ westerly most sideline of 181.19 feet, and a depth along the opposite sideline of 199.22 feet.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 875-375 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR NEW CENTURY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES 2003-2, ASSET BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-2 VERSUS ROGER LARGAESPADA (A/K/A ROGER H. LARGAESPADA, ROGER HERNALDO LARGAESPADA) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 4, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and appurtenances d d

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pp and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, Pontchartrain Gardens Subdivision, Section D, Unit 1, in Square 17, bounded by Kawanee Av‐ enue, Kent Avenue, Love‐ land Street and Half Street or St. Martin Avenue, designated as Lot No. 21, more partic‐ ularly described as follows, towit: Lot No. 21 com‐ mences 266.11 feet from the corner of Kawa‐ nee Avenue and Kent Avenue and measures 50 feet front on Kawanee Av‐ enue, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 161.69 feet be‐ tween equal parallel and lines; all accord‐ ing to a survey

by Sterling Man‐ dle, Land Sur‐ veyor, dated Au‐ gust 24, 1977, copy of which is attached to Act No. 784944.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

WILLIAM S. TEBBE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 874-871 BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. VERSUS ROBERT F. ALTMEYER AND LISA DURNING A/K/A LISA DURNING ALTMEYER By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 23, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A PORTION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments hereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, thereof known as UNI‐

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VERSITY CITY SUBDIVISION and which por‐ tions of ground according to the plan thereof by Rene A. Harris, Inc., con‐ sulting engi‐ neers, dated De‐ cember 20,1962, recorded at COB 48, FOLIO 6A of the records of the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, des‐ ignated as follows: LOT 26-A SQUARE 85.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 875-491 U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CIM TRUST 2021-R5 MORTGAGEBACKED NOTES SERIES 2021-R5 VERSUS JACK H. ZEWE By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 11, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Au‐ gust 12, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: TWO CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in SQUARE NO. 219 of HIGHWAY PARK, Kenner, bounded by Illi‐ nois Avenue, 33rd Street, Idaho Avenue and 32nd Street, designated as LOTS 34 and 35 on a survey made by Gilbert, Kelly and Cou‐ turie, Inc., Sur., dated July 18, 1977, and ac‐ cording thereto, said lots adjoin each other and measure each 25 feet front on Illinois

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Avenue, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 127.5 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. Said Lot No. 34 lies nearer to and commences at a distance of 225 feet from the corner of Illinois Avenue and 32nd Street Improvements thereon bear the Municipal number 3221 Illi‐ nois Avenue (“Property”).

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

ELIZABETH C. PRICE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: July 3, 2026, August 7, 2026 jul 3-aug 7-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 738-319 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR ARGENT SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2003-W2 VERSUS JAMIKA BASS A/K/A JAMIKA BASS HARRIS By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 9, 2014, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, advan‐ tages, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in Town‐ ship 14 South, Ranges 23 and 24 East, Southeast Land District of Louisiana, West of the Missis‐ sippi River, known as Har‐ vey Canal Prop‐ erty, formerly designated as Parcel Q-2-B, which said portion of ground has been resubdi‐ vided into WOODMERE SOUTH SUBDIV‐ SION, SECTION 3, all

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as per plan of resubdivision made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C.E. & S., dated Octo‐ ber 10, 1983, ap‐ proved by· the Jefferson Parish Council by Ordi‐ nance no.15784, recorded in COB 1064, folio 925, and as per Act of Dedication before Odom B. Heebe, Notary Public, dated February 2, 1984, recorded in COB 1067, folio 270, same being designated as follows: LOT 875, SQUARE S, which said square is bounded by Sweet Gum Drive, Destrehan Av‐ enue, Primwood Drive and Cim‐ wood Drive, and said LOT 875 commences at a distance of 180.56 feet front the point of cur‐ vature of Sweet Gum Drive into De‐ strehan Avenue, and measures thence 60 feet front on Sweet Gum Drive, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines; all as per survey made by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., L.S., dated Novem‐ ber 6, 1986, resur‐ veyed January 12, 1987, to show improve‐ ments.

Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 3168 Sweet Gum Drive, Har‐ vey, Louisiana 70058.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CRIS R. JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 867-369 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE J.P. MORGAN MORT‐ GAGE ACQUISI‐ TION TRUST 2007-CH5 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-CH5 VERSUS THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF LINDA PEEK STOCKTON (A/K/A LINDA STOCKTON, LINDA P. STOCKTON) AND CHRISTINE STOCKTON BARBIN AND STEVEN M. STOCKTON AND JAMES C. STOCKTON, III By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial

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District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated August 7, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED REAL PROPERTY SITUATED IN THE CITY OF METAIRIE, PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, AND STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO WIT: LOT (S) 9A, SQUARE 172, BRIDGEDALE SUBDIVISION, JEFFERSON PARISH, LA. IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR THE MUNICIPAL NO. 904-906 ZIN‐ NIA AVENUE, METAIRIE, LA. 70001 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

AMY R. ORTIS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-282 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC VERSUS CHRISTY ARBO AYMAMI, DIVORCED WIFE OF FRANK L. AYMAMI By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated Novem‐ ber 14, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the high‐ est bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Expressway, Harvey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: That certain portion ground, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, situ‐ ated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that

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part thereof known as Uni‐ versity City Sub‐ division, and which portions of ground, according to the plan thereof by Rene A. Harris, Inc., C.E., dated August 15, 1962, recorded in COB 561, folio 381, as revised by the plan of Rene A. Harris, Inc., C.E., dated 12-20-62, recorded in COB 48, folio 6A of the records of the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, designated as follows: Lot 7-A, Square 59, University City Subdivi‐ sion.

Included in this act are any and all the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, advantages, and appurte‐ nances there‐ unto belonging or in anywise appertaining in and to the prop‐ erty herein de‐ scribed.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

L GRAHAM ARCENEAUX Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 838-346 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF OF THE HOLDERS OF THE ASSET BACKED SECURITIES CORPORATION HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST, SERIES MO 2006HE6 ASSET BACKED PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES MO 2006HE6 VS KATHLEEN S. WILLIAMS A/K/A KATHLEEN STACY WILLIAMS A/K/A KATHLEEN WILLIAMS By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 20, 2023, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and

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improvements thereon, and all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in that part thereof known as Woodmere Subdivision, Section E-1, in Square “C”, ap‐ proved under Ordinance No. 17259, filed at COB 1746 folio 317. Ac‐ cording to said plan, said lot is designated as Lot 43B. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 858-711 FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION AS TRUSTEE FOR FREDDIE MAC SEASONED CREDIT RISK TRANSFER TRUST, SERIES 2018-1 VS CORNELIA BARDALES AND FRANCISCO DUSSAN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated October 22, 2024, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A certain lot or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jefferson, State of in Louisiana, Seton Parc Sub‐ division, and according to plan of J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated May 20, 1983, said lot is designated and measures as

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follows: Lot 16, Square D, measures 60 feet front on St. Elizabeth Drive, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines, and a width across the rear of 60 feet.

All in accor‐ dance with a survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc., Surveying & Engineering, dated Decem‐ ber 4, 1992, property has the same loca‐ tion, designa‐ tion and dimensions as set forth above.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 841-708 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SE‐ CURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-R1 VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF THERESA CAPRIOTTI FAMULARO A/K/A THERESA CAPRIOTTI FAMULARO A/K/A THERESA C. FAMULARO A/K/A THERESA FAMULARO AND JILL MARY FAMULARO LATAXES A/K/A JILL MARY FAMULARO A/K/A JILL M. FAMULARO A/K/A JILL FAMULARO A/K/A A/K/A JILL MARY LATAXES A/K/A JILL M. LATAXES A/K/A JILL LATAXES A/K/A JILL FAMULARO LATAXES A/K/A JILL F. LATAXES By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 1, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A certain piece or portion of d

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p ground, to‐ gether with all of the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of in Louisiana, that part thereof known as Greater Holly Heights Subdivi‐ sion, Section 1, in Square "E", bounded by Vanderbilt Lane, Holly Heights Drive, Saxony Lane and Conti‐ nental Drive, which said lot of ground is desig‐ nated as lot number 19 and commences at a distance of 50 feet from the corner of Van‐ derbilt Lane and Holly Heights Drive and measures thence 50 feet front on Vander‐ bilt Lane, the same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and paral‐ lel lines of 100 feet. All in ac‐ cordance with a sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie, Inc., Everett V. Treigle, Jr., Land Surveyor, dated Novem‐ ber 25, 2002, for reference.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 862-727 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC VS MICHELLE HEINDEL ROUSSEAU A/K/A MICHELLE HEINDEL BROWN DIVORCED WIFE OF/AND CRAIG JOSEPH ROUSSEAU By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 19, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ i

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erty to wit:

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A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, all rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in that part thereof known as TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION, SECTION 3-A, being a part of Oakdale Subdi‐ vison, Section "B", First Ward, all in ac‐ cordance with survey thereof

by Adloe Orr, Jr., and Associates, dated October 9, 1959, revised July 15, 1960, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under Ordi‐ nance No. 4707, adopted August 25, 1960, regis‐ tered in COB 514, folio 345, and in Plan Book 40, folio 37; and accord‐ ing thereto, said lot is desig‐ nated and measures as follows: LOT NO. 30, SQUARE NO. 65., which said square is bounded by FIELDING AVENUE, COOPER ROAD, FAIRLAWN DRIVE and CON‐ CORD ROAD; said LOT NO. 30 com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 556.13 feet from the corner of FAIR‐ LAWN DRIVE and CON‐ CORD ROAD, and measures thence 60 feet front on FAIR‐ LAWN DRIVE, same width across the rear by a depth of 110 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All in ac‐ cordance with survey of Gilbert, Kelly and Couturie, Inc., dated May 25, 1988.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

FOERSTNER G. MEYER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 871-465 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R10 VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN

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HEIRS OF CLAUDE A. PIERRE A/K/A CLAUDE A PIERRE A/K/A CLAUDE PIERRE AND CAROLYN WILLIAMS ROBERTS A/K/A CAROLYN W. ROBERTS A/K/A CAROLYN ROBERTS By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January 7, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: All that certain piece or parcel of ground, to‐ gether with all of the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, means, privileges, servitudes, prescriptions, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise appertaining, being situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Section 8 of Kenner Pro‐ ject Subdivision, which said lots are situated, designated and located and measure according to survey by S.F. Calongne, C.E., dated October 20, 1926, revised Decem‐ ber 15, 1927, copy on file in the office of the clerk for the Parish of Jefferson as fol‐ lows: Lots nos. 29, 30 and 31 in Square No. 185, are bounded by Lu‐ verne and Frankfort Avenue and and Piedmont Richland Streets.

Lots nos. 29, 30 and 31 adjoin each 20 feet front on Richland Street, same width in the rear by a depth of 120 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. Lot no.

31 begins 200 feet from the corner of Rich‐ land Street and Frankfort Avenue.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF

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JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 874-210 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS BRANDI E. ESPINOSA AND HERNANDO A. ESPINOSA, JR By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 30, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and Improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or In anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the City of Kenner, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as University City Subdivi‐ sion, and which portions of ground. according to the plan thereof by Rene A. Harris, Inc., Consulting Engineers, dated August 15, 1882, recorded at COB 561, follo 381, as revised by the plan of Rene A Hamis, Consult‐ ing Engineers, dated Decem‐ ber 20, 1982, ?? corded at COB 48, follo 6A of the records of Jef‐ ferson parish, Louisiana, des‐ ignated as fol‐ lows: Lot Twenty (20) of Square Eighty-Seven (87).

Improve‐ ments thereon bear Municipal No. 432 Georgetown Drive (“Prop‐ erty”).

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

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U.S. BANK TRUST NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR LB-RANCH SERIES VI TRUST VS DARREN W. BOSSIER By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 1, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: A THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Douglas Park, Extension Sub‐ division, in Square 1, bounded by Plot 44 on Paula Drive, Phyllis Court, Plot 40 of Jefferson High‐ way, and the re‐ mainder of Plots 41, 42 and 43, or Suave Road, desig‐ nated by the Lot No. 10, and ac‐ cording to a sketch of survey by J.J. Krebbs & Sons, C.E., dated April 22, 1959, and re‐ certified Sep‐ tember 28, 1959, a copy of which is an‐ nexed to an‐ act other passed before Allain C. Andry, Jr., Notary Pub‐ lic, said Lot 10 commences at a distance of three hundred thirty-two and no one hun‐ dredths (332'00') feet from the point where Phyllis Court meets Plot 44, and mea‐ sures thence fifty-five and no one-hundredths (55.00) feet from front on Phyllis Court, the same width in the rear, by a depth of one hundred seven and eighty-one hun‐ dredths (107.81') feet.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

RADER JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 870-964 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC VERSUS KEVIN PAUL GUILLOT By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 23, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following de‐ scribed prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as BELLE TERRE HEIGHTS SUBDI‐ VISION, per plan

by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., dated March 29, 1965, annexed to Jef‐ ferson Parish Council No. Ordinance 7123, and filed in Plan Book 52, Folio 20, Con‐ veyance Records of Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. And according to said plan said portion of ground is designated as LOT 28 of SQUARE “A” and is located and measures as follows: Said Lot 28 forms the corner at the in‐ tersection of the southerly right of way line of Faith Drive and the easterly right of way line of Hope Drive and measures 69.99 feet front on Hope Drive, and width in the rear of 51.93 feet, by a depth and front on Faith Drive of 127.29 feet, and a depth on the opposite or southerly side‐ line of 126 feet.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

L. GRAHAM ARCENEAUX Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

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24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 875-298 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST VERSUS BARBARA ANN NEWHOUSE DENDINGER By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated May 6, I have 2026, seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, on 70058, Wednesday, September 16, at 10 2026 o'clock a.m. the de‐ following prop‐ scribed erty to wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all buildings the improve‐ and ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in "B" SQUARE GLENWOOD PARK SUBDIVI‐ SION, HARAHAN,

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bounded by Lane, Huntley Jefferson High‐ way, Kendal and West Shannon Lanes, as designated LOT NUMBER 15 on the survey made by Gilbert, Kelly & Cou‐ turie, Inc., Sur‐ veying & Engi‐ neering, dated July 25, 1973, a copy of which is annexed to an act of purchase passed before a dated Notary, this even date; and, according to survey, said said Lot No. 15 forms the cor‐ ner of Huntley and West Shannon Lanes, measures and 102.56 feet front Huntley on Lane, a width in the rear of 102.62 feet, by a depth and front on West Lane Shannon of 49.17 feet, and a depth on the opposite side of feet 69.36 (“Property”).

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ mort‐ terests, gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 875-086 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC VERSUS CODY TROTTER By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated April 23, I have 2026, seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, on 70058, Wednesday, September 16, at 10 2026 o'clock a.m. the de‐ following prop‐ scribed erty to wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ad‐ and vantages appurtenance thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise appertaining, situated, lying and being in the TOWN OF WEST‐ WEGO, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, and forming part of WHITE‐ the HOUSE SUBDIVISION, on a plan of James S. Webb, Civil Engineer, dated March 29, 1926, and according to said plan the lot herein con‐ veyed is desig‐ nated as LOTS

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NUMBER (11) ELEVEN TWELVE AND (12) OF BLOCK (6), NUMBER said which block is bounded by Sixth and Sev‐ enth Street, Av‐ enues "A": and line of the said Salaville, lots each measure thirty two (32) feet front on Av‐ enue "A" by a depth of one hundred and thirty (130) feet between equal parallel and lines.

This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ mort‐ terests, gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 874-665 U.S. BANK TRUST COM‐ PANY, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-ININTEREST TO U.S. BANK

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NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE, FOR THE HOLDERS OF THE CIM TRUST 2021-R1, MORT‐ GAGEBACKED NOTES, SERIES 2021-R1 VERSUS SUCCESSIONS OF ANDREA G. RAGAS A/K/A ANDREA GREEN RAGAS A/K/A ANDREA GAE GREEN RAGAS AND DENNIS J. RAGAS, JR. A/K/A DENNIS JOSEPH RAGAS, JR. By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated May 21, I have 2026, seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, on 70058, Wednesday, September 16, at 10 2026 o'clock a.m. the de‐ following prop‐ scribed erty to wit: TWO CERTAIN OF LOTS TO‐ GROUND, WITH GETHER ALL THE BUILD‐ INGS ANO IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND OF THE ALL RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐ NANCES ANO ADVANTAGES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF

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LOUISIANA, IN RIVERSIDE PARK SUBDIVISION AND DESIG‐ NATED AS LOT NUM‐ BERS FIFTY (50) AND FIFTY-ONE (51) OF SQUARE 'J' OF SAID SUBDIVISION. SAID LOTS HAVE THE FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS AFTER DEDUCTING THAT PORTION TAKEN BY THE FEDERAL GOV‐ ERNMENT FOR THE CONSTRUC‐ TION OF THE MISSIS‐ NEW RIVER SIPPI LEVEE; SAID LOT 51 MEASURES 124.9 ON ITS FEET NORTHERN BOUNDARY; 108 FEET, 11.2 INCHES ON ITS SOUTHERN BOUNDARY; 25 ON ITS FEET EASTERN BOUNDARY FRONTING ON GLENWOOD AV‐ ENUE AND 29 FEET 7.1 INCHES ALONG ITS REAR WESTERN OR BOUNDARY. SAID LOT 50 MEASURING 108 FEET 11.2 INCHES ON ITS NORTHERN BOUNDARY; 93 FEET 1.4 INCHES ON ITS SOUTHERN BOUNDARY; 25 ON ITS FEET EASTERN BOUNDARY FRONTING ON GLENWOOD AV‐ ENUE AND 29 FEET 7 INCHES ALONG ITS REAR OR WESTERN BOUNDARY. SAID LOTS BEING FURTHER SHOWN ON SUR‐ VEY OF GILBERT, KELLY AND COU‐ INC., TURIE, SURVEYING AND ENGINEERING, DATED DECEM‐ BER 2, 1977, AND ACCORDING TO SAID WHICH, LOTS HAVE THE SAME DI‐ MENSIONS, DES‐ IGNATIONS, ANO LOCATION AND ARE BOUNDED

BY BERKLEY AV‐ ENUE, OAKLAND STREET, MISSIS‐ SIPPI RIVER AND GLENWOOD AV‐

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ENUE. SAID LOT 51 LIES NEAREST TO AND CON‐ MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 350 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF OAKLAND STREET AND GLENWOOD AV‐ ENUE This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ mort‐ terests, gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

RADER JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026, September 11, 2026 Aug 7-sep 11-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-155 INSTEP FEDERAL CREDIT UNION VERSUS CHARLIE J. ROSS, III By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated May 28, I have 2026, seized and will

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proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Sep‐ tember 9, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ described ing property to wit: STORED AT: AVONDALE STORAGE 3110 HWY. 90 P. O. BOX 9150 AVONDALE, LA ONE 2023 H20 BAY XPRESS I.D. NO. JBC078401223, ONE 2023 V115LA YAMAHA MOTOR I.D. NO. 6FNL103643, ONE 2023 BLACK TRACH TRAILER I.D. NO. 5HEAH2215PH01 7891 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ mort‐ terests, gages, liens and privileges.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

JOSHUA P. MATHEWS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: August 7, 2026 Aug 7-1t

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SUCCESSION OF RICHARD GULLETTE, JR. NOTICE TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY WHEREAS, The Adminis‐ trator of the Succession of Richard Gullette, Jr. Has made application to the Court for Authority to Sell Immovable Property known as: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways privileges, servitudes and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing to or in anywise ap‐ pertaining situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans in SQUARE NO. .6 of PLUM ORCHARDSSUBll1VISION bounded by Pecan, Camelia, Selma and Ran‐ som Streets designated. as LOT 11 on the survey made by W. F. Calogne, C.E., dated. September 1963 a copy of which is annexed to an act before John H. Hammel, Jr., N.P., dated October 23, 1963, and registered at COB 656, folio 394 and accord‐ ing to which said Lot 11 commences at a dis‐ tance of 210 feet :from the said intersection of Ransom and Camelia Streets and measures thence 70 feet front on Camelia Streel, the same width in the rear, by a depth of 110 feet, be‐ tween equal and parallel lines. All as more fully shown on survey by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C.E. September 14, dated 1968.

Improvements thereon bear Municipal Number 4633-35 Camelia .Street.

All for the price of Sev‐ Thousand enty-Five ($75,00.00) and 00/100 Dollars to be provided by the Seller to the Buyer in the form of a Con‐ veyance of the property.

Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the Decedent herein, and of this estate to make any opposition, which they have or may have to such application, at any time prior to the issuance of the order of authorizing , approving, and homolo‐ gating such application and that such order of judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of the last publica‐ tion of such notice, all in accordance with the law.

Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Clerk Attorney Belhia V. Martin, L.L.C. 7/17/2026, 8/7/2026 194040-jul 17-aug 7-2t $96.54

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