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Dozens sign NDAs for SpaceX project Number includes at least 20 state, local officials

BY SAM KARLIN Staff writer

Dozens of state ofﬁcials, companies and consultants signed nondisclosure agreements to keep information secret about SpaceX’s Vermilion Parish spaceport, records show. Louisiana Economic Development, Gov. Jeff Landry’s lead agency for negotiating with companies, signed a nondisclosure agreement with SpaceX in January, using the code name “Project Osprey.” In the ensuing months, the agency facilitated NDAs for the project with at least 20 public ofﬁcials across state and local government, according to records The Times-Picayune | The Advocate obtained through a public records request. The state agencies involved in NDAs for the deal include Louisiana’s Department of Transportation, Department of Environmental Quality, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and Public Service Commission. Senate President STAFF PHOTOS By MICHAEL JOHNSON

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Woodlawn senior Kyle Lee, center, leaps in the air as he leads the team onto the field for the game against Madison Prep at the Battle on the Bluff jamboree on Thursday at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

Court denies Ascension judge’s appeal

Tureau removed from ballot BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

The Louisiana Supreme Court denied the writs ﬁled by Judge Steven Tureau, a move that means the sitting 23rd Judicial District Court judge will not be on the ballot in November, his attorney conﬁrmed Thursday. “That’s essentially the end of the road for Judge Tureau,” attorney Rob Marionneaux said. Tureau, a Republican from St. Amant who was elected to the 23rd Judicial District Court bench

ABOVE: Woodlawn receiver Jordan Knox makes a diving catch against Madison Prep defensive back Chris Barber. RIGHT: Madison Prep running back Harlem Turner is lifted by a teammate after scoring a touchdown.

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The Lake, Mary Bird Perkins reunite Healthcare providers partner in $10M investment

BY MARGARET DELANEY Staff writer

Five years after a bitter split, Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center are renewing their partnership to invest $10 million in radiation therapy

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technology, the healthcare providers announced Thursday. The new tech includes an updated AI program for Mary Bird Perkins’ existing radiotherapy program that will allow doctors to see changes in tumors and surrounding anatomy, adapting treatment in real time and with greater precision. In 2021, Our Lady of the Lake and Mary Bird Perkins had a bitter divorce after 30 years of working in tandem to treat cancer patients

in the Baton Rouge region. “It’s quite a departure from where we were ﬁve years ago, before my time,” said E.J. Kuiper, CEO and president of the Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, which operates the Lake. “The biggest loser in that were the cancer patients.” While the providers will not be connected physically, they will share patients who are in need of

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Cyclospora outbreak tied to 3 more states

WASHINGTON — Parasitic illness cases linked to recalled iceberg lettuce have now been confirmed in 20 states, federal health officials said Thursday, expanding the scope of the largest outbreak of its kind in the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration said government scientists have now identified cases in three additional states: Georgia, Tennessee and Texas. The tally of people sickened by the parasite is now 11,458, up from about 10,900 reported last week. The FDA, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state health officials have focused their investigation on lettuce grown at a farm in central Mexico operated by Taylor Farms, a major U.S. produce supplier. The FDA said its staffers are continuing to inspect and test produce at the farm, in cooperation with officials from the Mexican government. The U.S. agency said it “remains confident that all recalled iceberg lettuce related to this specific cyclospora outbreak is off the market.” Cyclospora is a microscopic parasite that commonly causes watery diarrhea “with frequent and sometimes explosive bowel movements,” according to the CDC. Outbreaks tend to occur most often in the late spring and summer. The heat-loving parasite infects the bowels and spreads through feces. The illness, called cyclosporiasis, is less common than foodborne illnesses caused by other germs, including salmonella and E. coli. Many cyclospora cases are never linked to a specific food or other source.

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Trump renames Lake Ontario ‘Lake America’ executive order has no effect in Canada

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he escalates his trade war with Canada. The Republican president signed an executive order directing the Interior Department to update the lake’s name in the U.S. geographic naming service. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however. Trump has been ﬂoating the idea of the name change in recent days as the U.S. announced it was imposing 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian goods over the

weekend after talks between the countries broke down. Trump has been needling America’s northern neighbor since he returned to the White House last year, suggesting the ally with whom the U.S. once had warm relations should instead be absorbed as the 51st state. Canada responded to Trump’s import taxes this week by imposing retaliatory tariffs on $20 billion worth of American goods, including steel, dairy products, appliances and farm equipment. Trump, who signed the order as he was sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, had a large sign behind him propped on a stand with a map of the Great Lakes. Over Lake Ontario, in big red letters, the map read “Lake America.” On the other side of the president was another map with the words, “MAKING THE GREAT LAKES EVEN GREATER.” Trump said as he was signing the order that he’d “notiﬁed all of the various people that we have to

notify. So, we’ve done everything that you have to do.” “And this is ofﬁcial, effective immediately,” he added. But the executive order Trump signed shows that the changes are supposed to be made within 30 days. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney rejected the move, invoking the lake’s Indigenous roots and noting that the name predates both Canadian Confederation and the U.S. Declaration of Independence. “Canadians also know that naming reality means calling it Lake Ontario — then, now and always,” he wrote. Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston dismissed Trump’s move in a social media post, writing: “We’re into some real foolishness now. It’s Lake Ontario, buddy.” The lake is one of multiple Great Lakes that the U.S. and Canada share borders along. There is no single international body that determines names of international bodies of water and Trump has wide latitude over how

CATASTROPHIC FLOODING IN HIMALAYAS

Satellite imagery offers clues to cause BY JENNIFER McDERMOTT Associated Press

Beluga whale dies at Chicago aquarium CHICAGO — A beluga whale died days after it was transported hundreds of miles to a Chicago aquarium from a shuttered Ontario park as part of an ongoing effort to rescue Canada’s last captive whales. The whale, a 23-year-old female named Peekachu, died suddenly Tuesday as caretakers tried to rehydrate her, Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium said in a news release. Peekachu was one of eight whales moved from Marineland park in Ontario to the Chicago aquarium this summer — four in July, and four more this month. Marineland shut its doors in 2024, kicking off a race to ﬁnd new homes for its 30 beluga whales and four dolphins before they would be euthanized. Peekachu was blind in one eye and had trouble socializing with fellow whales, the aquarium said in its announcement. The whale showed “early signs of progress” in the days after the trip, but blood samples taken Tuesday concerned caretakers that she was dehydrated. As aquarium attendants tried to revitalize her with food and medicine that evening, she died, according to the aquarium.

Mauritania intercepts boat with 161 aboard NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mauritania said Thursday it intercepted a boat off its coast carrying 161 migrants trying to make their way to Europe. The country’s coast guard said in a statement it “rescued” the migrants off the coast near the ﬁshing village of Amhijrat, north of the capital, Nouakchott. The boat was carrying people from Senegal, Guinea and Gambia, including 17 children. It had left Gambia’s capital Banjul eight days ago and was trying to reach Spain’s Canary Islands. The coast guard said the 161 people are expected to be transferred to a migrant reception center in Nouakchott, Mauritania’s capital. “They were in distress due to a lack of water and food,” an immigration ofﬁcial told The Associated Press. “The boat’s engine was extremely worn out and exhausted, and the vessel could no longer move forward, it therefore came to a stop at sea.” At least 1,200 migrants died in 2025 along the West AfricaAtlantic route to the Canary Islands, according to the International Organization for Migration’s Missing Migrants Project.

the U.S. government recognizes geographic places and landmarks. The name Lake Ontario comes from the Huron Indigenous people’s word “oniatarí:io,” which means “lake of shining waters.” The province of Ontario, founded in 1867, took its name from the lake. Trump said that while his action was not meant to send any particular geopolitical message, “Canada’s been ripping us off for a long time” on trade and military issues. “They wanted to be treated like a state and they’re not a state,” the president said. “We just can’t do that anymore.” “We love the people of Canada,” Trump added. “I don’t think their representatives do, an appropriate job. Maybe they’ll change. I really don’t know. It doesn’t make much difference.” He also suggested his push to rename bodies of water may not be ﬁnished. “So, if you think about it, we have a gulf and we have a lake. Now, all we need is an ocean,” Trump said.

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A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district on Wednesday.

Death toll close to 400; more than 1,400 missing Trishuli hydropower project, he added. Nepalese army has Dozens of injured people were transto Kathmandu for medical care. rescued 100 by helicopter ported Rescuers found bodies in Chitwan

BY NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and SHRISTI KAFLE district hundreds of miles downstream

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DEVIGHAT, Nepal — Rescue teams and military helicopters searched Thursday for hundreds of missing people along the mountainous Nepal-China border, where a deadly torrent of water and mud several stories high swept through communities a day earlier following a glacier collapse. Videos of the disaster showed people running before the floodwaters swallowed them up and washed out buildings and bridges. More than 390 people were killed, according to authorities in Nepal and China, and more than 1,400 were missing, including hundreds of foreigners and pilgrims. Hundreds of others have been displaced across the Himalayan region. Images showed what appeared to be the second ﬂoors of buildings in Nepal’s hardhit Nuwakot district slathered in mud after the torrent rushed by. Riverbanks and village streets were covered in mud. Debris hung from tree branches and wires. Vehicles were buried, and some stunned survivors were caked in mud. Before-and-after images aired by state broadcaster China Central Television showed a multistory building and more than a dozen vehicles covered in mud. A two-lane road running along a river in a valley in Tibet’s Shigatse prefecture was completely buried. Aerial footage also showed that a lake had formed and expanded on the China-Nepal border. U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. spoke with Nepalese leaders and offered to provide “anything they want.”

Helicopters deployed for rescue The disaster has left at least 389 people dead and more than 460 injured in Nepal, according to police. Another 910 people are reported to be missing in Nepal. Authorities in Tibet, an autonomous region of China, reported at least three dead and 558 missing. Nepalese ofﬁcials said dozens of bridges were destroyed and nearly 25 miles of roads were damaged, complicating search efforts. The Nepalese army has rescued more than 100 people by helicopter, army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet said. Army teams also evacuated people trapped inside facilities linked to the

from the hardest-hit areas. Bishal Kumar Bhandari, chairman of the Nepal Red Cross Society, said the agency has shifted its focus from rescue to large-scale relief operations in the flood-hit districts. In Tibet, the roaring mudslide that struck Wednesday engulfed a multistory port building and swallowed a bus parking lot at the land border crossing of Gyirong Port. Mud left in the surrounding areas was more than 5 feet deep on average, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Roads leading to the crossing were all damaged, while secondary collapses or landslides might occur as rain continued in the area, it added. China’s premier, Li Qiang, arrived Thursday in Gyirong to direct rescue efforts, alongside 500 military and paramilitary personnel. Military helicopters circled overhead, searching for survivors, assessing the disaster and mapping out possible rescue and evacuation routes. Chinese authorities also warned that the newly formed lake at the confluence of the Tsogyal and the Purupqiangzangbu rivers is overflowing and may burst.

Hundreds of foreigners missing Shova Shrestha, 33, has spent more than a day seeking word of her husband, Rajan Shrestha. She said his phone rang when she first called after the floods, but it later became unreachable. Since then, she has watched every helicopter that landed in Bidur, the capital of Nuwakot district, hoping he might be among the survivors. “I keep looking at each helicopter, hoping he will step out of it,” Shova said. Among the missing are 517 foreigners, according to Nepal’s tourism board. Many of the missing may have been on a pilgrimage to Mount Kailash in Tibet, a sacred site for Hindus, Buddhists and others. Seventy-seven people from one pilgrimage group were caught in the floods at the immigration office at the border, according to a post on X from Indian spiritual guru Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev. The U.S. State Department said 90 Americans were unaccounted for after the flood. The department said it was unaware of any U.S. deaths and that three Americans had been rescued.

As rescue teams searched Thursday for missing people following catastrophic ﬂooding along the Nepal-China border, Earth scientists reviewed satellite imagery for clues to the cause and assessed the devastation. Geomorphologists Kristen Cook and Dan Shugar said initial images from Nepal on Wednesday were obscured by clouds and dust from the debris, so they could only see that part of a glacier had broken off from the Langtang Lirung peak, near the border with Tibet. In clearer images from Thursday, they said they could see that the bedrock underneath the glacier had collapsed, taking the massive chunk of ice down with it and sending boulders and ice into the valley. “It shows the whole area without anything hidden, and we could see that, yes, it looked like there was not

only this glacier that had failed, but a much larger chunk of the bedrock of the mountainside itself that had given way,” said Shugar, associate professor at the University of Calgary. “You have this big bedrock failure that took part of the glacier with it.” After slamming to the valley floor, the debris maintained its momentum through the steep, narrow valley as ice melted, said Cook, at the Université Grenoble Alpes in France. The Trishuli River surged during the ﬂooding. Before and after satellite images of the Kolpurtar, Betrawati and Syapru Besi areas of Nepal show that the river is now much wider, and brown and black, because it overtopped its banks in some areas and ﬁlled with debris in others. The change in the color of the water shows how much sediment the flow was carrying, turning from greenish to very brown because it’s full of mud, Cook said.

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Officials: Patriot missile stocks in Europe ‘beyond critical’ BY EMMA BURROWS and BEN FINLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is experiencing a “beyond critical” shortage of advanced missile interceptors in Europe largely driven by President Donald Trump’s war with Iran, a U.S. defense official in Europe and a NATO official told The Associated Press, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in NATO countries to a potential Russian attack. The U.S. defense official said the most concerning shortfall involves Patriot missile interceptors, which can shoot down Russia’s highspeed ballistic missiles. The NATO official confirmed the low inventories of Patriots among American and NATO forces in Europe. Both spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military matters. In the event of a Russian ballistic missile assault on, for example, a military headquarters or power plant, NATO could be in a similar position to Patriot-starved Ukraine and be forced “to take punch after punch in the mouth,” the U.S. defense official said. In Europe, the American mili-

tary “definitely” does not have enough Patriots to stop any possible sustained ballistic missile attack and would have “very limited” capability to defend against a single ballistic missile strike or a stray Russian missile that goes off course, the U.S. ofﬁcial said. It illustrates the cascading fallout from Trump’s decision to launch a war against Iran, a conflict that reaches the six-month mark Friday. U.S. missile stocks in Europe have been moved to the Middle East, where U.S. and Gulf allies have fired off significant numbers of interceptors, including Patriots, to thwart Iran’s drones and missiles. Some of those attacks have killed and wounded American troops. Though a Russian ballistic missile attack against NATO countries is not imminently expected, CIA Director John Ratcliffe went to Moscow this week to warn Russia not to attack, The Wall Street Journal reported. Asked by reporters Thursday whether Ratcliffe delivered that message to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Trump offered a roundabout response. “I don’t want to comment on that, but they’re not going to attack,” Trump said.

European and NATO officials say Russia could be in a position to attack countries in the alliance by 2030. Patriot stockpiles are projected to rebound by then. In the meantime, Russia’s war in Ukraine could hinder its ability to carry out any missile attack on Europe as it would be a challenge for Moscow to ﬁght an air war on two fronts.

Pentagon denies shortages U.S. Army Col. Martin O’Donnell, a senior NATO military spokesperson, said it is “simply not the case” that the number of Patriot missiles in Europe is beyond critical. NATO, he said, is able to “block punches” and has enough air defense munitions available to defend itself as well as to donate to Ukraine. Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Thursday that claims of U.S. munition shortages “are false.” “We have everything required to strike at the time and place of the President’s choosing,” Parnell said. “Across multiple combatant commands, we have already executed successful operations while maintaining a deep, ready arsenal to defend our people and our interests.” Officials in Ukraine, however,

are begging for more Patriots to defend against Russian missile attacks, while previous U.S. transfers to Ukraine have drawn down some of the American supply of the interceptors. Kyiv says only U.S.-made Patriots can stop Russia’s advanced ballistic missiles, which increasingly are getting through Ukrainian defenses, including as part of a barrage overnight into Thursday. The U.S. supplied hundreds of Patriot missiles to Ukraine over the course of the 4½-yearlong conﬂict, but the Iran war was the tipping point for shrinking inventories, said Ed Arnold, senior associate fellow at the Royal United Services Institute, a military think tank in London. The U.S. military in Europe also is grappling with critical shortages of the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS, a mediumrange ballistic missile designed to strike behind enemy lines, the two ofﬁcials said. But the overall munitions picture in Europe is less dire than on air defenses alone because some European militaries have their own offensive missiles, such as the Taurus and Storm Shadow, which are both long-range air-

launched bunker-busting missiles.

Europe has few alternatives The dearth of Patriot interceptors in Europe would leave few alternatives for shooting down Russia’s more advanced ballistic missiles, which can be combined with swarms of inexpensive drones to overwhelm defenses, experts say. The Patriot system tracks the missile, predicts its path and launches within minutes, all while carrying out complex calculations to ensure the interceptor ﬁnds its target. One Patriot battery can only cover a limited area: for example, a small military base but not a whole city. Ukraine has received Patriots from American and European stockpiles since Russia’s 2022 invasion, with the U.S. providing about 600 of the interceptors during the Biden administration, said Mark Cancian, a retired Marine colonel who is now senior adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, a Washington think tank. But the Iran conﬂict has used up 65% of U.S. Patriots, amounting to roughly 1,500 of the nation’s 2,330 interceptors, CSIS says.

White House construction contributed to radio issues with Marine One

rine One pilots met to dis- tioning normally again for aware of some previous has a longstanding agree- ter on Jan. 29, 2025, that all Controllers cuss controllers not receiv- the afternoon flight to Joint communications issues, they ment with the FAA to pro- takeoffs and landings at the ing the standard three-min- Base Andrews outside Wash- never got at the root cause,” vide controllers with a three- airport would be halted anywarned pilots a ute warning call ahead of ington, according to record- aviation safety expert Jeff minute warning before the time a helicopter passes by president’s helicopter takes on a conflicting route. The Marine One flights, accord- ings posted by ATC.com. It Guzzetti said. week before they ing The FAA said in a state- off that predates last year’s airspace near the White to a preliminary report was not immediately clear House and Reagan is heavily from the National Transpor- what caused the brief issue. ment that it took immedi- crash. came close to jet tation The NTSB said recordings congested with military and Since mid-July, Trump’s ate action after the incident Safety Board. They

BY JOSH FUNK

AP transportation writer The ongoing White House construction contributed to radio problems that kept air trafﬁc controllers from hearing calls warning that President Donald Trump’s helicopter was getting ready to take off, so they cleared an airline jet to take off just as Marine One took to the air earlier this month, federal investigators said Thursday. The week before the president’s helicopter got too close to that Envoy Air jet near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, air trafﬁc controllers and Ma-

made plans to relay radio calls through someone else if there were future problems but that was also unsuccessful on the day of the Aug. 4 incident. Communication issues came up again on Thursday, when air traffic controllers at the Reagan airport weren’t able to hear Marine One and had to ask a support helicopter for help just before takeoff. “I can’t hear Marine One,” an air trafﬁc controller says to the support helicopter. “If you hear Marine One, can you let me know?” A little over a minute later, communication was func-

helicopter has been lifting off from the Ellipse, the park south of the White House, while construction has been going on for a new helipad behind the White House. After the incident earlier this month, technicians discovered that the reason Marine One was having trouble talking to the tower at times was because the helicopter shifted to a new location during the construction. So the Federal Aviation Administration moved the radio receiver out of a neighborhood near the airport and to the top of the tower at Reagan to ﬁx the problem. “Even though they were

by moving that antenna “to improve communications” between the airport and Marine One pilots. The White House didn’t immediately respond to the preliminary report, although the ongoing NTSB investigation does limit what it can say about the incident. Having both the jet and helicopter in the air at the same time also seemed to violate safety procedures put in place after last year’s midair collision near the busy airport that killed 67 people. The Pentagon also

from the tower showed that the controllers never heard the calls from Marine One’s pilot that day warning that the helicopter was getting ready to take off, but separate recordings posted by ATC.com show the helicopter did make those calls. The helicopter pilots tried to relay their three-minute call through the helicopter facility at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, but that was also unsuccessful. The FAA decided after an airliner collided with an Army Black Hawk helicop-

commercial aircraft. The FAA has acknowledged that the helicopter and airliner brieﬂy got too close before the two aircraft started to move away from each other. The airplane quickly climbed above the helicopter after Marine One’s pilots saw the plane and paused until it safely left the area. The NTSB said preliminary estimates show the helicopter and plane were just over 0.8 mile apart laterally and about 700 feet apart vertically at their closest.

Tropical Storm Dolly churns in Atlantic By The Associated Press MIAMI — Tropical Storms Karina and Lowell formed Thursday in the Paciﬁc Ocean, both of which were expected to become hurricanes in the next few days, the National Hurricane Center said. Tropical Storm Karina was located about 825 miles south of the southern tip of Baja California, with maximum sustained winds of around 45 mph, according to an advisory

from the Miami-based hurricane center. Tropical Storm Lowell was about 1,765 miles west-southwest of the tip of Baja California. Earlier Thursday, Tropical Storm Dolly formed in the Atlantic Ocean far from land, and forecasters said it could bring heavy rain to portions of the Caribbean. The storm and its name had no connection to Dolly Parton’s death Tuesday. Storm systems are named by procedures set by the World Meteorological Organization.

Alaska officials identify 4 men killed in plane crash BY OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press

The pilot and three passengers killed when a small plane crashed in shallow waters near a remote coastal town in Alaska have been identified. Alaska Department of Public Safety on Thursday identified the pilot as Eric Middlebrook, 68, of Anchorage. It identified the passengers as Ronald Schmidt, 65, Lance Schmidt, 20, and Daniel Simons, 82, and said in its statement that all three were from

California. The Piper PA-24 was headed Wednesday for the airport in the small town of Seldovia after taking off from Anchorage when it crashed. Seldovia’s airport is about 135 miles southwest of Anchorage. After the crash, the plane came to rest in about 15 feet of water in the Seldovia Slough near the shore, said Clint Johnson, the Alaska region chief of the National Transportation Safety Board. Troopers had to wait for the tide to go out before they could reach the plane and remove the victims.

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Polka dot artist Kusama dies Prolific voice BY YURI KAGEYAMA

ﬁghting to the death for my art,” she said. “I am giving all I have so that many people will continue to be interested in my art, even after I am dead.”

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TOKYO — Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama, who splashed her signature polka dots on paintings, sculptures and museum installations around the world, has died, her studio said Thursday. Kusama, 97, died Aug. 14 at a hospital in Tokyo, Yayoi Kusama Studio said, without specifying the cause of death. “She continued to paint until her final days, never setting aside her brush, and continued exploration of forever love and eternal soul,” the studio’s statement said. Kusama, one of Japan’s most respected contemporary artists, was widely exhibited around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York and the Museum Ludwig in Germany. Repetitive motifs were her trademark, in various shapes, resembling netting, swirls or worms, but most often dots, dancing proudly on her canvases, or as sparkling balls or dots of light in her installations, in all their vibrant psychedelic glory. “Polka dots are fabulous,” Kusama said in a 2012 interview with The Associated Press, appearing in her signature orange bob wig and polka dot attire.

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Japanese artist yayoi Kusama poses for photographers in front of her painting ‘Love Arrives at the Earth Carrying with it a Tale of the Cosmos’ at the Tate Modern in London in 2012. “I want to create a thousand paintings, maybe two thousand paintings, as many as I can draw,” she said in her childlike but matter-offact tone. “I will keep painting until I die.”

Pursuing her vision of art Kusama insisted she drew the way she saw the world: covered with spots, part of the hallucinations she said she had from childhood. She was in and out of psychiatric institution for decades, although her sickness did not hold her back as she was one of the ﬁrst Japanese women to go to New York to pursue her art, in 1957. Although soft-spoken and shy in her mannerisms, Kusama was always unabashedly bold in the as-

sertion of her dotty vision, not only in sticking to the style for decades but also in making it accessible to the masses. In her later years, as the times caught up with her art, she enjoyed fame. She signed on with fashion brands like Louis Vuitton as well as other licensed products like teacups, Tshirts and key chains with her illustrations, including replicas of her likeness that were used in show windows and other marketing. In 2008, Christie’s auctioned her work for $5.8 million. In 2016, she won the most prestigious award Japan gives its artists, the Order of Culture. “I feel there is little left in my life, but I am now still

Kusama was called pop, avant-garde, feminist, just to name some of the categories thrown at her, most of which Kusama brushed off as not quite representative of her art. She was born in a middleclass family but felt misunderstood, as her parents wanted her to simply get married. They wanted to buy her kimono, not paints and brushes. She knew she had to get away. She chose America. When she arrived in New York, the fad was “action painting,” characterized by dribbles, swooshes and smears, not dots. She suffered years of poverty and obscurity. But she kept painting dots. She put circles of paper on people’s bodies, and once a horse, in “happening” antiwar performances in the late 1960s, which got some people arrested for obscenity but helped get media attention for her art. While in New York, she befriended artists like Andy Warhol, Georgia O’Keeffe and Joseph Cornell, who praised her innovative style.

Jaye P. Morgan, whose antics enlivened ‘Gong Show,’ dies BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press

NEW YORK — Jaye P. Morgan, one of the top female recording artists of the 1950s with ﬁve hits in 1955 alone, including “That’s All I Want From You,” and who later became a frequent talk show guest and game show panelist, infamously taking off her shirt on “The Gong Show,” has died. She was 94. Morgan died Monday of natural causes in Longview, Washington, said Mark Sendroff, longtime attorney and friend. Morgan’s Top 10 hits were “That’s All I Want From You” and “The Longest Walk.” Her Top 20 hits were “Danger! Heartbreak Ahead,” “If You Don’t Want My Love” and “Pepper-Hot Baby.” She also had two Top 20 hits with Perry Como, “Chee Chee-Oo Chee (Sang the Little Bird)” and “Two Lost Souls,” and a hit with Eddy Arnold called “Mutual Admiration Society” that reached No. 47 on the Billboard singles chart. Later she would become a regular guest on “The Tonight Show” and make appearances with Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett and Mike Douglas as well as spots on “Love Boat” and “Fantasy Island.” But it was her years hamming it up as a celebrity judge — along with Jamie Farr and Rip Taylor — on the chaotic “The Gong Show” starting in 1976 that cemented her fame. On the show, amateur performers tried out their acts, and when one of the judges

couldn’t stand it anymore, they smashed a gong, ending the proceedings. Whichever performer won the day’s show received a check for the random amount of $516.32. On one episode, Eugene Patton — the dancing stagehand performing as Gene Gene the Dancing Machine — started his thing when Morgan opened her shirt to expose her breasts, helping bring an end to the show’s run on NBC in 1978. “It paid good money, and it was great exposure. I really enjoyed it,” she told the Los Angeles Times in 1992. “Jaye P. Morgan’s devilmay-care ad-libs on television game shows have probably made her more famous as a personality than as a singer,” The New York Times wrote in 1984. “But the same kooky recklessness that inspires Miss Morgan’s remarks is also a part of her musical sensibility.” Her film credits include “The All-American Boy” with Jon Voight, “Loose Shoes,” “The Gong Show Movie,” “Night Patrol” and the 2002 Miramax release “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” directed by George Clooney.

Jaye P. Morgan’s early life Morgan was born Mary Margaret Morgan in a log cabin in Mancos, Colorado, and her show business career started early. At the age of 3, she was part of the Morgan Family, a traveling vaudeville act that included her mother, her father, her

sister and ﬁve brothers. The group disbanded after their father’s death in 1945. Morgan was class treasurer of her California high school and her peers nicknamed her J.P. after the 19th century financier J.P. Morgan. She later feminized it by changing the initial J to Jaye. But by the time she was 17, she was singing professionally again, and in 1950 she joined Frank De Vol’s orchestra, singing with it for three years. Her recording career got underway via “Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries” and “Just a Gigolo” with De Vol on a small label, Derby Records, that reached No. 26 on the Billboard chart. That led RCA Records to come calling with a recording contract.

During one memorable episode of “The Muppet Show,” Morgan appeared in a bird costume and seemed unhappy she was there at all. When Kermit tells her it’s a thrill to have her on, she replies: “I’m really indifferent about being here.” Kermit is aghast, calling the opening number cute. “I hate cute,” replies Morgan. Other Morgan credits include a role in “Home Alone 2” with Macaulay Culkin.

actor Cullen dies 85-year-old was Eeyore, Optimus Prime

BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press

NEW YORK — Peter Cullen, a proliﬁc voice actor who enlivened scores of TV series, specials and movies, including Optimus Prime in the syndicated 1984 series “Transformers” and Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh cartoon franchise, has died. He was 85. His agent, Kevin Motley, said Cullen died Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles. “His family asks that you hon- Cullen or his remarkable legacy by serving your communities and leading others with compassion, integrity, and loyalty and always remember ‘be strong enough to be gentle,’” said a family statement. Cullen’s career spanned from being an announcer at the groundbreaking late-1960s comedy and variety series “The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour” to “The Smurfs” and multiple G.I. Joe iterations, but he struck a nerve as Optimus Prime. While the original cartoon ran just a few years, it left an indelible mark on pop culture, with a toy line, spinoff cartoon series and comics produced over the next two decades. That culminated in the launch of a multibillion-dollar, live-action ﬁlm franchise in 2007 by Michael Bay. Before his audition, Cullen only knew that he would be reading for the part of a truck, though giving voice to a vehicle didn’t seem that crazy. “You’re always auditioning for something in animation that’s a

little off of the norm,” Cullen told the AP in 2019. When Cullen read about the heroic Autobot leader that turned into a red cabover semitrailer, he thought about his older brother, who had served as a U.S. Marine in the Vietnam War. “He was my hero, and he certainly was the mainstay behind the character,” Cullen said. “I just did an impression of Larry, and he’s still alive in my mind today because every time I do Prime, there’s my brother Larry.” Cullen’s authoritative baritone as Optimus Prime also appeared in 2009’s “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” through “Dark of the Moon,” “Age of Extinction,” “The Last Knight,” “Bumblebee” and “Rise of the Beasts” in 2023. His thoughtful, almost operatic lines would be quoted for decades by kids and adults alike: “I am Optimus Prime, and I send this message to any surviving Autobots taking refuge among the stars: We are here. We are waiting,” he said in the ﬁrst movie. In another, he intoned: “Fate rarely calls upon us at a moment of our choosing.” Other highlights from Cullen’s prolific career include voicing Eeyore across various “Winniethe-Pooh” projects, including Disney’s “The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh” TV series, as well as voicing the villainous KARR opposite KITT in the 1980s NBC series “Knight Rider.” Cullen would attend conventions around the country to meet with fans from multiple generations, often getting teary. He said parents sometimes got more excited than their children meeting him.

Morgan’s onscreen career Morgan even got her own TV show in 1956 — “The Jaye P. Morgan Show,” which featured four of her brothers. Her solo albums include “Jaye P. Morgan” — produced by Davis Foster — “Jay P. Morgan Lately!” and a joint album with Kaye Ballard called “Long Time Friends.” An appearance on “The Tonight Show” opened up a career for her on television talk shows and she kept returning to Johnny Carson for ﬁve years. “I take my body everyplace I go,” she joked to the host in a 1972 episode. She also was a guest on “The Odd Couple” playing herself and singing their goofy song “Happy, Peppy and Bursting with Love.”

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Ex-Bosnian Serb warlord who oversaw atrocities dies BY JOVANA GEC and DUSAN STOJANOVIC

victims “are still carrying the pain in our souls” 31 years later, “we are still listening to denials, we are still listening to how Ratko Mladic was a hero for the Serbs,” she said. “I am sorry that he died and that he did not suffer for a little while longer, that he didn’t wait for more and dream about the eyes of our children,” she said. Residents of Pale, a Bosnian Serb stronghold just outside of Sarajevo, mourned Mladic. “He was murdered there, in those dungeons,” said Janko Seslija, a former Bosnian Serb soldier. “I feel sorry for Gen. Mladic. He was an honorable man, honorable soldier and commander.”

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BELGRADE, Serbia — Ratko Mladic, the bullish Bosnian Serb general whose forces besieged the Bosnian capital for several years in the 1990s and carried out the worst massacre in Europe since World War II, died Thursday while serving a life sentence for his crimes, U.N. officials said. He was 84. Mladic died at a hospital in The Hague, Netherlands, U.N. court officials said. A Mladic relative who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the situation confirmed the reports. The U.N. tribunal for war crimes committed during the wars in the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s sentenced Mladic to life in prison in 2017 in what was considered a key step toward bringing justice to the victims. He had been in custody since 2011 after many years on the run. The ruthless, blue-eyed former communist officer-turned nationalist warlord was one of the most notorious figures of the conflict that left more than 100,000 people dead and over 1 million homeless. He commanded his troops to “scorch the brains” of the Bosnian Muslims and boasted of being a “Serbian god.”

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Bosnian Serb General Ratko Mladic, right, talks on the phone next to Russian Army General Vladimir Zurbenko, center, during the visit of a Russian Army delegation to Banja Luka, Bosnia, in October 1995.

and Herzegovina started in 1992, Mladic became the commander of the Bosnian Serb troops and took control of large swaths of the country to form a Serb mini-state. Serbs under Mladic’s control laid siege to the Bosnian capital, Sarajevo, and other cities and villages, established concentration camps for detained non-Serb civilians and enemy soldiers, and systematically killed prisoners. In Sarajevo, Serb troops kept the city isolated while killing civilians with snipers and heavy artillery. In A rise to power 1995, Mladic’s troops slaughtered When the ethnic war in Bosnia more than 8,000 Muslim men and

boys in Srebrenica. But Mladic and his admirers have never repented. He was seen by many as a patriot fighting for the first pan-Serbian state. Defiant, Mladic acted bullishly during his trial and yelled at the judges when sentenced to life in prison. Munira Subasic, from the Mothers of Srebrenica group, said she had mixed feelings about Mladic’s death and deplored that Mladic’s crimes are still being denied by many Bosnian Serbs. “Today, a major war criminal died, the criminal of the Balkans,” Subasic said. But while mothers of

Raised on nationalism Mladic was born March 12, 1942, in the tiny Bosnian village of Bozinovici, in the hills 25 miles south of Sarajevo. Like other protagonists in the Yugoslav conﬂict, he imbibed nationalism from his family’s fate in WWII — his own father was killed by Croats. A communist-era ofﬁcer, Mladic sided with the Serbs as Yugoslavia disintegrated into war. Mladic was known for his obsession with his nation’s history. He saw Bosnia’s war as a chance for revenge against the onetime 500-year-long Ottoman occupation of Serbia. He often referred to Bosnia’s Muslims as Turks and boasted of revenge when his troops overran the protected U.N. enclave of Srebrenica in 1995.

Carried away by Serb dominance in ﬁrepower and international ignorance, Mladic was convinced of his ﬁnal victory. “The time has come … for revenge against Turks in these regions,” Mladic said after taking over Srebrenica.

Slaughter of civilians A U.N. “safe haven” for Muslims, Srebrenica ended up overrun by Serbs who separated the men and boys, forced them to strip, killed them and bulldozed their bodies into mass graves in a brutal rampage that lasted for over a week. The Srebrenica survivors said one image forever will be imprinted in their minds: Mladic handing out candy to Muslim children who had been rounded up on the town’s square and reassuring them that everything would be all right — even patting one child on the head. Convinced of the power of his army, he used to tell his soldiers: “When I give you guarantees, it’s as if they are given by God.” Sarajevans still remember his commands to the Serb gunmen pounding the Bosnian capital in early 1992. He issued his orders through a military radio system, not bothering to scramble the signal, which was picked up and taped by the Sarajevo police. “Turn toward Velesici, there are no Serbs there,” Mladic said as he ordered his artillery to pound the Sarajevo suburb. “Scorch their brains,” he told his gunmen.

ICE awards $16.7M contract to buy gloves that deliver electric shocks BY RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded a $16.7 million contract to purchase 6,000 pairs of gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks, saying ofﬁcers would use them to control detainees and protesters who resist. ICE moved forward with the purchase despite opposition from civil rights advocates and Democratic members of Congress, who said ICE ofﬁcers cannot be trusted to use them appropriately. A notice published in a federal database Thursday said ICE entered into a nobid contract to purchase

the gloves from Compliant Technologies LLC, a Kentucky-based ﬁrm that manufactures them. The deal includes acquiring 6,000 of the devices along with support equipment and services over the next six months. Civil rights advocates have said ICE ofﬁcers face criticism for their use of force with little oversight or accountability while enforcing President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. ICE published the notice hours after a group of U.S. senators, led by Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada, urged the agency to cancel its plan to buy the gloves. In a letter to ICE’s acting director Thursday,

Cortez Masto and 15 of her colleagues in the Democratic caucus questioned ICE’s need for the devices. The senators were the latest to express opposition to the plan, which became public this month when ICE published a notice outlining its intent to purchase thousands of “conductive distraction and de-escalation devices” for officers and investigators. The devices are normal patrol gloves until an ofﬁcer presses a button to activate the electrical mode. They must be applied directly to someone’s skin to produce a shock that causes pain, which is promoted as a way to gain compliance from people who are resisting. They

Stars and Stripes publisher, editor and reporter sue Pentagon to challenge firings By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Three staff members from the Stars and Stripes military news outlet are suing to challenge their recent firings by the Pentagon, accusing the Trump administration of violating their First Amendment free speech rights to speak out against government interference in their work. Stars and Stripes publisher Max Lederer, editor-in-chief Erik Slavin and Middle East reporter Lara Korte are named as plaintiffs in the federal lawsuit filed Thursday in Washington, D.C. The Defense Department and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the named defendants. The Pentagon, which partially funds the news outlet, fired them last week. A Pentagon spokesperson declined to comment on the suit’s allegations. Slavin says he was dismissed for insubordination after giving an interview to CBS

News in which he objected to potential censorship by the U.S. military. Korte participated in the same interview. Their lawsuit says they were punished in retaliation for publishing a report on deteriorating conditions aboard the U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln. “Stripes’ historical editorial independence is critical to its core mission of gathering and providing unbiased, credible journalism to the U.S. military community, particularly service members and their families stationed overseas,” the suit says. Lederer was dismissed shortly after announcing his impending retirement. He said the Pentagon had installed a new deputy publisher, an active duty service member, under him at the newspaper without his prior knowledge. The plaintiffs are represented by attorneys from Democracy Defenders Fund, Lawyers for Good Government, Government Accountability Project and a Yale Law School clinic.

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have been used by some local jails and police departments in recent years. ICE’s notice said ofﬁcers would use them in “high-tension environments,” including while making arrests, transporting combative detainees and responding to civil disturbances outside detention facilities. It said that the shocks would help “maintain control over inmates and prevent aggression or escape attempts,” allow ofﬁcers to handcuff people hiding their hands, and assist in crowd

control. The goal would be to avoid using “more severe force,” including ﬁrearms. The notice said the gloves would be used with “approved policy, training, and accountability standards,” but it did not elaborate. Cortez Masto and the other senators said in their letter that the device “presents substantial risks if deployed during civil arrests — even more so if it is deployed without clear limits, appropriate training, and comprehensive oversight.” They said ICE must make public

details about how officers will be trained and how use of the gloves will be documented and reviewed internally to avoid misuse. ICE’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, reacted defiantly Thursday to critics of the purchase. “Sanctuary politicians attempting to ban our federal law enforcement from any safety equipment is despicable and a deliberate attempt to undermine and endanger our officers,” the agency said in a statement.

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Files refute RFK Jr. statements on Samoa HHS secretary insisted vaccines weren’t reason for trip

BY ALI SWENSON Associated Press

NEW YORK — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. repeatedly told lawmakers who held the key to his confirmation last year that a 2019 visit to Samoa before a deadly measles outbreak had “nothing to do with vaccines.” New documents obtained by The Associated Press and The Guardian refute that testimony. Kennedy, then a prominent antivaccine activist, preceded the visit with a letter to the Samoan prime minister requesting to study the Pacific island nation’s measles, mumps and rubella vaccines after the deaths of two children who had received them. In the letter, he used the words vaccine or vaccination eight times. The letter raises questions about how truthful Kennedy was in testimony before Congress. During an arduous confirmation process where he needed the support of some skeptical Republican lawmakers to advance, Kennedy also pledged to maintain vaccine policies that, once in office, he moved to change. “I am writing this letter to you in the hope that we might be helpful to the people of your great nation,” Kennedy wrote, adding that he believed the deaths of the two children could have resulted from manufacturing issues. “I would propose my team conduct detailed health informatics assessment in Samoa of what happened with your MMR vaccines,” he continued. The Department of Health and Human Services said in response to questions from the AP that the Samoa visit “was unrelated to vaccines.” “Any claim or insinuation based on these letters that Secretary Kennedy lied under oath or to Congress is not only false but outright defamatory,” the department said in a statement. Kennedy was not under oath during his confirmation hearing. Knowingly giving materi-

intended to meet.” In the end, Kennedy won crucial support from Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy, the Baton Rouge physician who leads the Senate health committee and strongly advocates vaccination. The Senate confirmed Kennedy on a 52-48 vote. Cassidy said he voted to confirm Kennedy because Kennedy promised not to change certain vaccine policies and guidance. For example, Cassidy said when announcing his vote, Kennedy pledged to maintain a vaccine advisory committee “without changes.” In office, Kennedy ousted all 17 members of the committee and named his own advisers. Cassidy has acknowledged his ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By ROD LAMKEy JR. trust in Kennedy was broken. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., right, President Donald Trump’s nominee to serve “The commitments that were as Secretary of Health and Human Services, talks with Committee made to me have been violated,” Chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, following his confirmation Cassidy said on CBS’s “Face the Nation” in June. hearing Jan. 30, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

al false testimony to Congress is a crime that carries a possible prison sentence regardless of whether a person is under oath, though it is rarely prosecuted. HHS did not make Kennedy available for an interview. The White House did not respond to a request for comment. The Samoan prime minister’s office and the former prime minister who corresponded with Kennedy did not respond to requests for comment. Kennedy’s Samoa visit has become one of the most contentious events in his career. At the time, he was leading a nonprofit known for its anti-vaccine activism. Critics said the visit fueled anti-vaccine sentiment in Samoa, which later experienced the measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children under 5. Attorneys said lawmakers could use Kennedy’s statements as grounds for hearings, investigations or an impeachment inquiry. But such action is unlikely under the current Republican-led Congress, which is aligned with President Donald Trump’s administration. Massachusetts Sen. Edward Markey and Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden, both Democrats who questioned Kennedy about Samoa in his confirmation hearings, accused the health secretary of lying.

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Questioned in hearing At the start of Trump’s second term, Kennedy — then a leader in the anti-vaccine movement — faced an uphill battle to become the nation’s health secretary. Lawmakers from both parties had criticized his anti-vaccine rhetoric, and in confirmation hearings, he tried to assure them that he supported childhood vaccination. The Samoa trip also came under scrutiny. Kennedy told the senators that his Samoa visit didn’t influence people’s decisions on whether to vaccinate. Several times, he flatly denied that his reason for the trip had anything to do with vaccines. When it came up during Wyden’s questioning, Kennedy replied: “I went there, nothing to do with vaccines. I went there to introduce a medical informatics system that would digitalize records in Samoa and make health delivery much more efficient.” The following day, when Markey asked, Kennedy said: “My purpose in going down there had nothing to do with vaccines.” Upon further questioning, Kennedy again denied it had anything to do with vaccines before adding: “My purpose in the trip was not to — I ended up having conversations with people, some of whom I never

Kennedy for years was chair and chief legal counsel of Children’s Health Defense, a nonproﬁt group known for its anti-vaccine activism. The group turned its attention to Samoa in July 2018, when two young children died after receiving a tainted MMR vaccine that had been improperly prepared. The two nurses involved were criminally charged the following month. The nurses ultimately pleaded guilty to manslaughter. The Samoan government halted all vaccinations for 10 months, until April 2019. Vaccination rates plummeted. During that time, CHD started contacting the Samoan government, according to emails previously obtained by the AP and the Guardian through a lawsuit against the State Department brought with the aid of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press. In the newly obtained letter from Kennedy, also revealed through the lawsuit and dated Jan. 20, 2019, he addressed then-Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi and described his desire to study Samoa’s use of the MMR vaccine. Kennedy speculated that the deaths in Samoa may have been caused by issues with different vaccine lots. Writing on CHD letterhead, he said his team wanted

to evaluate whether that was the case through a “detailed health informatics assessment.” He expressed his belief that it was difficult and time-consuming in most of the world to investigate “adverse health events associated with vaccines” and said health information systems are rarely designed to quickly study links “between diagnoses and specific vaccination events.” The letter did not specifically discuss anti-vaccine activism. The prime minister responded a month later, saying Samoa could benefit from CHD’s assessment. “It is certainly beneficial for Samoa to have the benefit of your Team’s independent health assessment of our MMR Vaccines and I would welcome with much anticipation your Team’s proposed visit to our islands,” he wrote. CHD did not respond to a request for comment. Kennedy, his wife, actress Cheryl Hines, and Michael Graven, a CHD colleague, took their trip to Samoa in May and June of that year. By then, vaccinations had resumed and Samoa’s top health official had announced that human error, not a vaccine issue, caused the children’s deaths. While in Samoa, Kennedy met with anti-vaccine activists, including one who helped arrange the trip with a U.S. Embassy employee, the AP and the Guardian previously reported. Months later, with vaccination rates still dangerously low, measles broke out, sickening thousands. Public health experts have said their efforts to address the outbreak were hampered by antivaccine activists, some of whom they claim were emboldened by Kennedy’s visit. The AP and the Guardian previously reported that State Department and UNICEF officials privately discussed that the trip was about vaccines.

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skeptical about Study: Flawed logic used to Judge urgency to return Trump’s scrap vehicle emissions rules name to Kennedy Center BY ALEXA ST. JOHN

BY STEVEN SLOAN

The Trump administration relied on flawed logic to justify scrapping vehicle emissions standards this year, making errors in how it accounted for fuel savings, the price of technology and mileage, according to a new study by a group of economists. Correcting those errors would negate the economic benefits that the administration said would come from eliminating greenhouse gas emission standards for cars and trucks, according to the paper published Thursday in the journal Science. The Trump administration got rid of the emissions standards earlier this year when it revoked what’s known as the endangerment finding, which had long served as the legal underpinning for federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions. The White House touted the move as a prudent deregulatory action that would produce massive savings for consumers, mostly from reduced costs for new vehicles. An Environmental Protection Agency analysis estimated that rescinding the greenhouse gas standards would save Americans $600 to $790 billion in the coming decades. The administration is currently facing legal action over its repeal of the finding. But the group of a dozen researchers who examined the EPA’s cost-benefit analysis said that correcting the administration’s errors would “overturn” its justification. The authors — who were from universities including Yale, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Pennsylvania — found that eliminating the standards will actually cost Americans hundreds of billions of dollars. “This is deeper than just a discussion as to whether an administration should value greenhouse gas emissions reductions or not,” said Antonio Bento, one of the analysis authors, and a professor of public policy and economics at the University of Southern California. Even setting aside the environ-

WASHINGTON — A judge on Thursday expressed skepticism about the Kennedy Center’s intention to return President Donald Trump’s name to the historic performing arts venue by early next month, challenging the board’s insistence on moving forward even in the face of a court ruling that blocked and reversed a previous effort. Just seconds after the Trump administration’s lawyer, Brantley Mayers, began making his case at a nearly two-hour hearing, U.S. District Court Judge Christopher Cooper interrupted to ask why the center needed to begin inscribing the president’s name on the institution’s façade as soon as Sept. 8. “What’s magic about that date?” Cooper asked, quipping that sometimes judges travel over the Labor Day holiday. Mayers responded that the timeline was in accordance with a vote earlier this month by the Trump-aligned board. As he returned to his arguments that renovations at the Kennedy Center require energy and talent, Cooper interjected again. “That’s all ﬁne and good,” the judge said. “What does that have to do with what Congress intended in these statutes? That’s really what’s before me.” Trump has spent much of his second term reshaping Washington to his liking, demolishing the East Wing of the White House to make way for a ballroom, planning a triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery and a renovated golf course along the Potomac River. The Kennedy Center is a rare stumbling block in that effort after Cooper ruled in May that Trump’s name was added to the building illegally, ordering it to be removed. Trump and his allies, however, have refused to let that be the ﬁnal word. The Trump-aligned board at the Kennedy Center voted earlier this month to inscribe his name on the venue’s façade so

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Traffic moves along Interstate 76 ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend in Philadelphia on May 22, 2025. mental debate, “the economic case for the rollback of the standards still falls apart.” The Trump administration’s costbenefit analysis supporting its rollback of the vehicle rules said savings would come from consumer choice, vehicle affordability and industry flexibility. But the researchers say correcting several errors in the analysis — related to how consumers value savings at the gas pump, the price of technology and mileage — would actually decrease that estimated benefit by $1.5 trillion, meaning that eliminating the rules will actually cost the country $670 billion. The authors of the study say that the EPA analysis credits car buyers with receiving only $0.23 out of every $1 of fuel savings, which they argue wrongly leaves out billions of dollars in benefits from vehicle emissions standards. Describing other costly errors in the government analysis, the authors also say the EPA — under both the Trump and Biden administrations — made faulty assumptions about how long it takes for fuel savings to offset upfront costs of purchasing vehicles. The study authors faulted how the EPA accounted for how efficiency improvements affect vehicle cost, as well as how gas prices

influence driver behavior. “When you roll back the standards, you’re basically forcing consumers to having higher fuel costs than they otherwise would have if they were to buy cleaner cars,” Bento said. “And so the administration is not protecting consumers. The administration is actually not protecting carmakers either. That’s a much concerning implication of this study.” The EPA said in an email statement that it stands by its economic analysis. The researchers also say the EPA did not include the economic value of key environmental benefits fostered by the emissions standards, such as reduced pollution. An outside scholar said the researchers did a good job of demonstrating that flaws in the EPA analysis undercut the agency’s arguments about savings. “They pretty effectively proved that the rollback is really based on several fundamental flaws, and any one of these mistakes alone is enough to change the sign of the cost benefit analysis and show that this is a bad deal, not just for the environment, but a bad deal for drivers,” said Jason Schwartz, regulatory policy director at the Institute for Policy Integrity at the New York University School of Law.

it would read “The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Restored and Renovated By President Donald J. Trump.” If the Trump Kennedy Center Fund reached $100 million, another inscription would be added reading: “Endowed by the Trump Kennedy Center Fund.” The plaza in front of the Kennedy Center would also be renamed in Trump’s honor. Mayers argued that the moves amount to a recognition of Trump, not the renaming of the institution that was sought earlier. The institution no longer calls itself the Trump-Kennedy Center or focuses on such branding, and there’s no effort to return to that argument. The government’s lawyer also encouraged Cooper not to rule on the inscription related to the endowment because no money has been raised, essentially leaving it a theoretical possibility for now. Despite Cooper’s skepticism about the developments, he also questioned whether he had the authority to block the moves, as the administration appeals his earlier ruling. He pressed a lawyer for Rep. Joyce Beatty on whether he had jurisdiction in the case given the Trump administration is pursuing an appeal of his May ruling that adding Trump’s name to the building was illegal. Beatty is an ex ofﬁcio member of the board who has led the effort to block Trump’s moves to put his stamp on the institution. Her lawyer, Nathaniel Zelinsky, warned Cooper that failing to act “would create this black hole where there’s no way to enforce” the earlier decision. In a filing earlier this week, administration lawyers told the court that absent recognition of the president, the Kennedy Center would struggle to raise money for renovations. Without that money, they suggested, the building may need to be demolished. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who attended the hearing, seemed to downplay that possibility.

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Judge again blocks Trump mail ballot executive order BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press

A federal judge on Thursday halted — at least for now — attempts to implement President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting. The move stalled the directive for a second time only about a week before the ﬁrst mail ballots are due to be sent out for the rapidly approaching midterm elections. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani placed a 14-day hold on the government implementing the order in a case that could be headed back to the Supreme Court, which on Monday overturned an earlier ruling of hers that had blocked Trump’s order from taking effect. Talwani wrote in her ruling,

“Plaintiff states have neither time nor funds to design new mail ballots, seek approval of the new designs, order production of mail ballots, update their own election management systems, train election officials to use the USPS portal and upload citizen data to the portal, all before the midterms.” The latest ruling came in advance of a Sept. 3 hearing after Democrats and voting rights groups refiled their lawsuits to comply with the recent Supreme Court decision. The high court’s conservative majority did not rule on the legality of Trump’s executive order. Still, it said the legal challenges against it that led Talwani to initially freeze it were filed too soon. Now the administration has issued a formal rule governing

whether the U.S. Postal Service will deliver states’ mail ballots, effectively restarting the legal fight. The whipsawing legal battle has major ramifications for the midterms. Nearly one-third of Americans vote by mail and election officials contend there isn’t enough time to revise their systems to comply with the new Postal Service directives. The Postal Service says it won’t deliver mail ballots unless states provide a list of voters who should receive them and format the envelopes in a certain way. Democrats and voting rights groups contend the demand is unconstitutional. The Constitution, they note, grants states and, in some cases, Congress the power to make election rules — not the

president or Postal Service. That reasoning led courts to block Trump’s ﬁrst executive order, issued last year, that sought to change election procedures, such as requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register. The president has long targeted mail voting, which he falsely blames for his 2020 election loss even though he himself uses it to cast his ballot. A report by the Brookings Institution published in 2025 found that mail voting fraud occurred in only about four cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast. Trump issued the executive order targeting mail voting, his second one related to elections since he returned from ofﬁce, in March. Opponents quickly sued, but the

administration argued the claims were premature because it hadn’t issued rules outlining how it would implement the order. The administration won an initial case in Washington, D.C., with that reasoning, but Talwani placed injunctions against implementing the order for the November midterms in two separate cases she heard in Boston. The Supreme Court’s conservative majority on Monday struck down one of those holds, finding it was premature. Talwani, nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, removed the second injunction Wednesday. The plaintiffs then moved to refile their cases, citing the Postal Service’s publishing of its final rule, in hopes of winning a more durable victory.

ICE officer’s release from jail opens new front in escalating fight over extradition BY MICHAEL GONZALEZ, VALERIE GONZALEZ and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press

BROWNSVILLE, Texas — The release of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ofﬁcer from a Texas jail on Thursday despite Minnesota’s request for his return could set a dangerous precedent, increasing friction between states and helping criminal defendants avoid justice, legal experts said. Christian Castro was released from a detention center in Brownsville after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declined to immediately sign his extradition warrant. A federal judge also declined to block Castro’s release or order Abbott to sign the warrant. Minnesota officials say they believe Castro could ﬂee to Mexico to avoid prosecution on charges he shot a man and lied about it during an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis in January. Extradition from Mexico would require action by the Trump administration, which opened an investigation into Castro’s actions but also has argued ICE agents have “absolute immunity” for their actions on duty. The standoff between the two states is highly unusual. Under federal law, states have little discretion to reject extradition requests from fellow states. Thousands of fugitives are sent to other states each year as a matter of routine. But Abbott, a Republican, said last week he would not respond to Minnesota’s extradition request, citing the ongoing investigation into fraud in government social service programs in the state, which President Donald Trump used to justify his immigration crackdown there. The decision is alarming

land Security said in a statement that “the officer in question has been suspended without pay” while the U.S. Attorney’s Office investigates statements by officers involved in the Minneapolis altercation. “Upon conclusion of the investigation, the officers may face disciplinary action, including termination of employment, as well as potential criminal prosecution,” the DHS statement said. After a Minnesota judge ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MICHAEL GONZALEZ issued a nationwide warrant for Castro’s arrest in May, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Christian authorities, including MinCastro gets into a car surrounded by news reporters nesota’s Bureau of Criminal Thursday at the Carrizalez-Rucker Cameron County Detention Apprehension, arrested him in Texas’ Cameron County Center in Brownsville, Texas. on May 29. Minnesota aubecause it injects politics into sota with assault and falsely thorities have sought his the extradition process, said reporting a crime in the Jan. Marsh Halberg, a criminal 14 shooting of 24-year-old defense attorney and former Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis. Prosprosecutor in Minnesota. ecutors in Hennepin County, “Something that’s been a where the county attorney routine process may now is a Democrat, say he fired a turn into a political card,” gun through the front door of he said in a phone interview. a Minneapolis home, shootIn recent months, Califor- ing Sosa-Celis in the leg, and nia and New York have re- then falsely accused Sosajected extradition requests Celis and another man of atfrom Louisiana for doctors tacking an ICE officer with accused of mailing abortion a broom handle and a snow pills. shovel. But legal scholars say The Department of Homethose cases are different because the doctors weren’t in Louisiana and never fled the state and became fugitives. Under federal law, the New York and California governors had no duty to turn over the doctors, Georgetown University law professor Stephen Vladeck wrote on Substack. A unique Mardi Gras “Abbott is just refusing to experience in a perform his,” he said. hardcover book An email to Abbott’s office was not immediately returned, but he wrote in a Wednesday post on the social platform X that Minnesota’s attorneys did not know the law. Castro is charged in MinnePORCHES.PICTORIALBOOK.COM

extradition since then, but he remained in custody in Brownsville, a city bordering Mexico. Under Texas law and barring extradition, Castro had to be released Thursday after 90 days in detention. Though he is free, he remains a fugitive subject to arrest in Minnesota and other states. Abbott has exposed one of several loopholes in extradition laws that are likely to lead to more conﬂict between states in the future, said Ethan Lowens, a fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School. Texas attorneys have argued that Abbott’s extradition decision is still pending, as he awaits the outcome of

an internal state investigation considering whether Castro was legally a fugitive. U.S. District Judge Fernando Rodriguez Jr. wrote Wednesday that the court couldn’t intervene without a final decision by Abbott. Minnesota had asked him to compel Castro’s extradition. Lowens said other governors could make similar arguments to avoid extradition requests they oppose. As states diverge on laws over abortion, gender-affirming care and other issues, he said he expects such extradition conﬂicts to “come up more and more.” Associated Press writer Kathy McCormack in Concord, New Hampshire, contributed to this story.

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Continued from page 1A the highly specialized treatment. New machines will be located on the ﬁrst ﬂoor of Mary Bird Perkins. Patients could utilize the new technology as soon as next spring. “It was an opportunity I was obviously excited about,” said Dr. Jonas Fontenot, CEO of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center. “Because it leverages the strengths of our individual organizations.” The investment with Mary Bird Perkins will not get in the way of the Lake’s $70 million cancer institute set to open in the former Bone and Joint Clinic of Baton Rouge, which is down the street from the hospital. “We’re offering a lot of services in the new cancer institute that we’re building right now,” Kuiper said. “Radiation oncology, which

selecting a contractor for the new institute and does not yet have a timeline for its completion. Mary Bird Perkins is still with the national OneOncology network and remains separate from Our Lady of the Lake. But both Fontenot and Kuiper said they hope ongoing talks between the hospitals will bridge cancer care for patients in the Baton Rouge region and in Louisiana as a whole.

are certain gastrointestinal, lung, prostate, pancreatic and throat cancers. The updated program will “grow the portfolio and the number of patients we can accommodate in this adaptive strategy that is speciﬁc and customized to (each patient’s) disease,” Fontenot said. The organizations also invested in an advanced photon-counting CT simulator, which provides higher resolution images so docThe investments tors can see tumor borders clearly; A key piece of the puzzle is an CT-based adaptive technologies, updated AI program for the Elek- which allows physicians to see ta Unity system, an MRI machine when tumors move and alter radiathat guides radiation. The system tion beams in real time; and a new enables doctors to see a tumor dur- 3T MRI simulator, which maps the ing the treatments while applying potential path of radiation before STAFF PHOTO By PEARL SPURLOCK doses, reducing the number of treatment. “It’s a great day for Baton Rouge, sessions required for cancer treatDr. Jonas Fontenot, chief executive officer of Mary Bird Perkins Cancer a bad day for cancer,” Kuiper said. ment. Center, speaks at a news conference on Thursday. The treatment can be used on more than 40 types of cancerous Email Margaret DeLaney at is really one of the specialties of that scope.” tumors. The cancers that could margaret.delaney@theadvocate. Mary Bird Perkins, is not part of The Lake is in the ﬁnal stages of be most impacted by treatment com.

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Continued from page 1A Cameron Henry and at least two other lawmakers — Sen. Kirk Talbot, R-River Ridge, and Rep. Ryan Borriaque, R-Abbeville — also signed NDAs, copies of the documents show. Several Vermilion Parish local ofﬁcials signed them as well. LED previously withheld the NDAs from a public records request, citing a state law that allows the agency to keep certain information confidential when dealing with prospective companies. On Wednesday, the day after Landry announced the company’s planned $100 billion spaceport in coastal Vermilion Parish, LED released 31 NDAs for “Project Osprey.” Landry’s administration has said the project will create 3,000 permanent jobs and will be SpaceX’s largest spaceport — and likely among the largest in the world — at a site nestled between two wildlife refuges just south of Pecan Island. The state sold SpaceX the 125,000-acre tract for $100 million after acquiring it from ExxonMobil as part of a coastal lawsuit settlement that blamed the oil giant for coastal land loss and pollution.

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Continued from page 1A in 2020, had his candidacy challenged by his opponent, Rob Snyder. Snyder alleged Tureau falsely certiﬁed on his qualifying paperwork that he had ﬁled his state income tax returns for 2022 through 2024. In a trial Tureau last week in St. James Parish, a judge ruled that Tureau could stay on the ballot. Marionneaux argued during the hearing that Tureau met the requirements to be on the ballot because he had received exten-

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Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during Tuesday’s SpaceX announcement in Abbeville. Asked Tuesday about the NDAs, Landry suggested the agreements were needed to lure SpaceX to Louisiana and not lose out to other states. “You think I want Texas to steal my thunder?” Landry said in a media gaggle after the announcement. “You think I want other states to know what we’re working on?” Landry added that companies expect NDAs so they can negotiate with elected ofﬁcials and “ensure that policies meet their expectations.” The records show the SpaceX negotiations involved a wide array of government ofﬁcials who vowed

to keep details about the project secret until it was announced. Language in the nondisclosure agreements said the signee must keep all information about the project secret, including in “marketing materials, presentations, press releases, social media or interviews.” The agreement also said the signee must notify LED if they are requested or required to disclose confidential information so the “disclosing party may seek an appropriate protective order.” Asked Wednesday about PSC Executive Secretary Brandon Frey signing an NDA, Colby Cook, a spokes-

sions to file his tax returns. But the Louisiana Department of Revenue said that, although Tureau asked for extensions, he did not file his taxes for 2022 through 2025. Snyder appealed the decision, and the 5th Circuit ruled Monday that Tureau should be disqualified. Snyder will automatically take the Division D seat in the 23rd Judicial District, which serves Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes. Snyder, a Gramercy Republican, has been practicing law since 2000. Tureau is also facing judicial misconduct charges stemming from a 2023 confrontation at a Gonzales bar, Swamp Chicken Daiquiris. The Louisiana Judiciary Commission has accused Tureau of invoking the prestige of his judicial office dur-

ing a dispute with Michelle Lee, a co-owner of the bar. According to the commission, Tureau was privately discussing the possibility of buying out Lee with the bar’s other co-owner, Stephen Frederic. The commission alleges he was heard saying he was going to “shut her down” before Frederic pushed him away. In a response filed with the commission, Tureau acknowledged that his conduct “could reasonably have been perceived by Ms. Lee as threatening and as invoking the prestige of the ofﬁce.” The Judiciary Commission can recommend disciplinary action against judges, including removal, to the Louisiana Supreme Court. The commission has set a September hearing on the charges against Tureau.

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person for the PSC, which regulates utilities like Entergy, said the commission doesn’t have a speciﬁc policy about NDAs. “As has been reported, NDAs are commonplace in economic development projects,” he said. “While Secretary Frey signed an NDA for Project Osprey, he was not involved in negotiations, but only available as a resource regarding utility regulation and consistent protection of ratepayers.” Entergy also signed an NDA with LED, according to the documents, along with Venture Global, GEC Inc., a consultancy whose president is former CPRA chairman Johnny Bradberry, and several other companies. Nondisclosure agreements are often used between businesses negotiating with one another. But the embrace of them at the state government level has drawn some concerns in recent months from good government and transparency advocates, especially as data centers become a political lightning rod around the country. Meta is building a $50 billion hyperscale data center in northeast Louisiana, and

Amazon is building an $18 billion campus of data centers near Shreveport. Landry’s administration has aggressively used NDAs to negotiate with companies in hopes of landing major investments here. LED has signed more than 300 NDAs since Landry took ofﬁce, including with tech giants like Anthropic, Google, Amazon and Meta, as well as a range of other companies and state officials, a database maintained by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate shows. Steve Procopio, president of the Public Affairs Research Council, said NDAs cause a “huge tension” between economic development and the public’s right to know. And he noted that President Donald Trump’s administration is aiming to waive federal regulations that would otherwise offer the public an opportunity to weigh in on the SpaceX project. Procopio said he sees the value in the ability to negotiate with businesses, especially for large job creators like SpaceX. But he said the Legislature should set guidelines for how much disclosure should be made

about proposed projects. Currently, state officials often negotiate and agree to provide public money to companies before the public learns about the deal. “At some point, there should be a public process where these things get approved,” he said. “But it’s a tradeoff.” Chad Vallo, president of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, said he agreed to sign an NDA after ofﬁcials at LED asked him. He added that “99%” of his constituents are on board with SpaceX’s plans. “Most of them understand that it’s common sense,” Vallo said of the NDAs, which were also signed by the sheriff, another police juror and the president of the local school board. Asked about whether the public should have a role in such a massive project, Vallo said, “the public did have a role. They found out about it yesterday.” “For this kind of a deal, I don’t see where having a town hall would have done anything more than allow you guys to have the negative side of it and blab with the negative side of it,” he said.

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Compensation to firm is for extra public meetings BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD

$40,045 for the City-Brooks Community Park Master Plan and Lakes Vision. Sasaki is the private ﬁrm hired The East Baton Rouge Parish Recreation and Park Commission by BREC to create the master plan will pay an additional $40,000 to for City-Brooks Park, the design of the ﬁrm in charge of creating the Wampold Park and the governance master plan for City-Brooks Park structure for the area. Over the past few months, BREC to compensate the company for services beyond what was called and Sasaki have hosted multiple public engagement meetings about for in the approved contract. BREC on Thursday approved to the future look of City Park. The amend the contract with Sasaki meetings have been dominated Associates to pay an additional by contentious public comments

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regarding the future of City Park Golf Course. The new funds are to compensate the company for additional services of expanded engagement, stakeholder meetings, special committee presentations and public meeting support by its representatives. The new contract total is now $640,045. Commission Chair Mike Polito emphasized that BREC was able to gain a lot of helpful information

from the additional meetings. “They’re due the money and they’ve done the work, and quite frankly I think it was important that we did it,” Polito said. Commissioners discussed that if they didn’t approve the contract amendment, Sasaki would stop working. Central Mayor Wade Evans emphasized he was originally against BREC footing the whole cost of the contract when it was decided months ago, but said stopping right now in the process is not an option. “This is the result of the additional community meetings the public

demanded and deserved,” Evans said. Two commissioners, Lon Vicknair and Zachary Mayor David McDavid, voted no. “I’m not in favor of expanding and paying more money to this,” Vicknair said. “I think there probably still can be a way to ﬁgure it out in the money that we’ve paid out.” The next public meeting about the City-Brooks Park plan is scheduled for Sept. 17. Email Claire Grunewald at claire.grunewald@theadvocate. com.

Judge dismisses Hyundai incentives lawsuit Deal totals more than $200M

BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

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St. George Mayor Dustin yates and City Council members ceremonially cut a ribbon outside of City Hall on Tuesday.

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St. George celebrates renovated City Hall BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD

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The city of St. George celebrated another milestone Tuesday when the ribbon was cut on its new City Hall building. St. George hosted an open house where residents got to explore City Hall, located at 11207 Proverbs Ave. near Coursey Boulevard and Sherwood Forest Boulevard. It has been a little over a year since City Council members approved a $2.9 million purchase of the 20,000-squarefoot property. While ofﬁcials have been working out of the building since summer 2025, the city only recently started holding meetings inside the renovated council chambers.

ä See ST. GEORGE, page 2B The new city of St. George sign is seen outside of City Hall on Tuesday.

LSU district opponents call for pause on taxes Ex-Metro Council member says vote necessary for levy BY HALEY MILLER Staff writer

Nearly a year since taxes went into effect that have garnered hundreds of thousands of dollars, opponents of the LSU Economic Development District in

Baton Rouge are trying to halt the collection of revenue. A former East Baton Rouge Metro Council member, Darrell Glasper Sr., claims in a lawsuit ﬁled in December that the LSU district and athletic subdistrict inside of it should not be able to levy taxes without an election. He also contends the money would beneﬁt the developer of a planned LSU arena, though the university has been publicly noncommittal about how the

funds will be used. Glasper’s attorney this month sent a letter with an appeal to the city-parish finance director to immediately pause collection of taxes while the case progresses, saying it is unclear which properties fall inside the boundaries of the LSU districts. A map of the taxing area would look like “Swiss cheese,” the attorney, William Most, argued — “a defined external boundary with many, many internal

holes.” The city-parish did not respond to a request. The Louisiana Attorney General’s Ofﬁce is responsible for defending the districts in court. The lawsuit identifies Sean Porter, assistant general counsel for the LSU Foundation, as interim administrator of the districts. Porter deferred questions to spokespeople for LSU and the

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A lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s more than $200 million incentive deal with Hyundai Steel was dismissed Thursday morning in East Baton Rouge Parish court. The lawsuit against the state and Louisiana Economic Development was filed in April by Donaldsonville resident Harry Joseph Sr. and two environmental groups: Rural Roots Louisiana and Louisiana Bucket Brigade. In 2025, Gov. Jeff Landry announced that Hyundai would build a $5.8 billion steel mill in Ascension Parish. The facility is set to break ground on Sept. 4. The suit challenged the cooperative endeavor agreement with Hyundai based on the state’s failure to submit it to the State Bond Commission as required by law. Bonds issued by the state or its agencies generally require written approval from the State Bond Commission. The plaintiffs argued that the Hyundai agreement falls under that requirement and should be considered void because it was never submitted to the commission. The state argued that the agreement does not create the type of debt or obligation that requires approval, and that if the Legislature does not appropriate the funds that LED needs to fulﬁll its commitment to Hyundai, there is no penalty. “I cannot get over the non-appropriation clause,” 19th Judicial District Court Judge William Jorden said. “Irrespective of how I feel or what I think should or should not be done, I am bound to follow what I believe, as scant or as slim as the law may seem as it guides me in this direction.” A non-appropriation clause is a contract provision that lets a government avoid future payments under an agreement if it does not appropriate the money needed to fund them. According to the agreement, the state agreed to more than $200 million in incentives to lure Hyundai to build a steel mill in Ascension Parish. These involved purchasing the land for the facility, infrastructure improvements, and up to $100 million in reimbursements of the company’s construction costs. Pamela Spees, attorney representing Rural Roots Louisiana, said she will appeal. “Nothing like this has gone to the courts before. It’s extraordinary. The substantial amount of incentives that the state is giving over in taxpayer funds without any oversight. That kind of agreement has not been challenged this way before,” Spees said.

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‘She added the sparkle’ Natchitoches remembers Dolly Parton and her role in ‘Steel Magnolias’

BY BRIAN McCALLUM Staff writer

Clare Prudhomme Trichel sat in her SUV just before lunchtime Wednesday, parked parallel to the Cane River, there just for the memories. She had stopped in the 700 block of Front Street in Natchitoches, just in front of the building that represented Truvy’s No. 2, the hair salon of Dolly Parton’s character in “Steel Magnolias” during filming in 1988. “I have seen the movie a thousand times, seen the play,” Trichel said, having lived in the area for about seven decades. “To me, she was a Natchitoches monument. She added the sparkle.” The sparkle of Natchitoches is far beyond anything that existed pre-Dolly Parton and “Steel Magnolias,” according to those who have lived there and saw it change. Cast as beauty salon owner Truvy Jones in the movie about several STAFF PHOTOS By JILL PICKETT “strong as steel” Southern women A poster for the movie ‘Steel Magnolias’ hangs in Steel Magnolia House in the fictional town of Chinquapin, Bed and Breakfast in Natchitoches on Wednesday. The house was a Parton’s legacy is everywhere in filming location for the movie. the northwest Louisiana town. A day after her death at the age of 80 following a battle with can- to her.” Sarah Zeagler, a native of Hall Dolly sang to Natchitoches in Summit who said she “grew up cer, her photo was visible throughout town Wednesday morning, in- public, at least once. At halftime of on (Parton’s) music” in nearby cluding on an electronic billboard Northwestern State’s Sept. 3, 1988, Red River Parish, was a high visible to all entering from the football game, a sedan drove onto school student when the movie east: her photo with the words the field, parked about the 15-yard was filmed in 1988. She rode with line and out hopped Parton. her aunt to Natchitoches to try to “Goodbye Dolly, 1946-2026.” She addressed the crowd briefly, land a role as an extra but found The people of Natchitoches just concluding by joking that “if you out they weren’t the only people want to remember. “That’s what I’m out doing to- folks wanna sing along with me on interested. “I got nowhere close,” she said. day,” Trichel said. “I’m seeing all this song, please don’t; you’ll mess me up!” Then, she added, “I’m “I didn’t even get in the door; the (filming) sites.” Dannie Collins was hired by the just joking,” before belting out the there were too many people.” Wednesday, she stood in the production company TriStar Pic- song “9 to 5” as the band accompalobby of the Natchitoches Conventures before Parton, Sally Field, nied her. Jacque Horton was in the crowd tion and Visitors Bureau, where Julia Roberts, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah and Olympia Du- that day, but she met the star dur- she is now the tourism director. kakis ever got to Natchitoches for ing three weeks working in a build- The office also faces the Cane filming. Then a real estate agent, ing on the NSU campus as Parton’s River on Front Street, just down he was tasked with finding homes stand-in. Most of the work was from the stand-in storefront for for the stars and various members standing around, either waiting Truvy’s No. 2, where a painting of of the production staff. off-set until called or standing in Parton — about 3 feet by 5 feet in “She was just so nice,” he re- spots where the stars would work size and visible to anyone passing called of Parton. “I think she let during upcoming scenes while by — adorns the walkway. “The movie has had a huge imeveryone else pick first. She really lights and other facets of producdidn’t care which house she got.” tion could be adjusted. pact on our community,” Zeagler The people of Natchitoches, how“She was so down-to-earth that said. “I would say the largest numever, did. Shortly after she moved she stayed around on the set ber of people who come through into a home along the river, people (when other actors went to trail- our door want to know everything began stopping on the road across ers between scenes),” Horton they can see from the movie.” the waterway. Along with the bed-and-breaksaid. During one chat, Horton “They were waiting for her to asked what Parton’s real hair fast, tourists are shown a litany come out on her porch, just to see color was. “She put her fingers in of “Steel Magnolias” filming locaher,” he said. “It changed Natchi- my hair and said, ‘It’s about your tions around Natchitoches. And they pay, drawn to the town where toches. When they did ‘Steel Mag- color.’ ” The effect the movie and the it was filmed as if they need to nolias,’ they were all very nice stars, big stars, but the favorite for all-star cast had on Natchitoches touch the spots where Parton and remains. Madison Chaplin works all the others stood. all the people was Dolly Parton.” As Trichel prepared to pull off To his knowledge, that didn’t at Steel Magnolia House Bed & Breakfast on Jefferson Street, down Front Street Wednesday, change. “She spent so much time with which served as the home of mom her plan was to see more sites children, handicapped children,” M’Lynn and daughter Shelby Eat- and, later that night, watch “Steel he said. “For years, I heard stories enton and now houses tourists Magnolias” for the 1,001st time. of how she would still call them on who flock to the home to spend the She credited writer Robert HarChristmas just to talk.” night in a room. ling and the movie’s cast for its Sandra Dickens worked at the She said guests talk about Par- success, but she said it was the hospital in Natchitoches where ton, but “they talk about all the woman with the blonde locks that some of the filming was done, and stars. As soon as they come in the tied it tightly to the heart of the she helped the production staff door, they’re quoting the movie,” town. and stars as they navigated the she said. “Guests come from all “With her personality and her facility. over, but I would definitely say the heart, it just touched you,” she “My daughter ran the elevator at majority are southern people.” said. “She was just perfect.” the hospital, and as they were goHorton remembered that fans ing up and down, they would talk “just wanted to touch her. It was Email Brian McCallum at brian. to her, and I remember Dolly sang amazing to watch the people.” mccallum@theadvocate.com.

A painting of Dolly Parton with a black bow hangs out front of a storefront in Natchitoches on Wednesday. The location served as Truvy’s No. 2 or Truvy’s West in the movie ‘Steel Magnolias.’

Son of BR judge pleads guilty to exposing himself at hotel BY QUINN COFFMAN

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fense that Moore’s ofﬁce ﬁled the bill of information after it had already recused itself from the case, making it void. As part of Moore’s recusal, he also requested the court appoint a prosecutor with the Attorney General’s Office to handle the case. Taylor further argues that Moore could not do this since he had already asked to be recused. Both of these motions were later denied, according to Taylor’s notice of appeal. In it, he requests that they be heard by the 1st Circuit Court of Appeal. For his guilty plea of obscenity, Taylor received a sentence of one year in prison. He is currently being held in the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Taylor is also currently attempting to have his 1997 forcible rape convictions set aside. A July 31 ruling from Judge Michael McDonald ordered Taylor to amend his request for “post-conviction relief” to be in proper form.

The son of Baton Rouge Judge Gail Horne Ray pleaded guilty last week to a charge of obscenity for masturbating in front of a hotel cleaning employee while still on parole for his 1997 forcible rape convictions. But, as noted in the Aug. 18 document, 47-year-old Nelson Taylor Jr. made the plea as part of a strategy to get multiple previous motions to quash his case sent to a higher court for appeal. Taylor is accused of exposing himself to an employee at a hotel on Siegen Lane on Oct. 15, 2024. According to the 32-year-old victim’s comments to police, she observed Taylor masturbating. The warrant notes that surveillance footage corroborated her account. In the months following Taylor’s arrest, judges at the 19th Judicial Court District and District Attorney Hillar Moore all recused themselves from the case on the grounds that Taylor is Ray’s son. Email Quinn Coffman at quinn. Taylor claims as part of his de- coffman@theadvocate.com.

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employees decorated with St. George documents and other memorabilia. In Planning and Development Director Bryant Dixon’s office, maps of the city hang on the wall and colorful chairs make up the space. Down the hall in the office of Program Director Scot Byrd, books of city codes and even more framed photos of his family — and even his dog, Loki, dressed as a king — line bookshelves and walls. Byrd reflected on how close the city was to leasing office space in another area like Perkins Rowe, rather than purchasing its own building. Multiple city officials said owning a building instead of paying a lease was a better option. “It’s really worked out extremely well,” Byrd said.

“We jumped on the opportunity to purchase a building, create a city asset instead of paying rent to somebody else,” Mayor Dustin Yates said. Yates said he hopes other groups, aside from government agencies, are able to use the space in the future. “This belongs to the community,” Yates said. “We want this to be an open, welcome space for our residents to feel comfortable in.” The city has 74 employees, with 47 of them working at City Hall, according to a city spokesperson. Prior to the purchase, the city was using the St. George Fire Department building as the home for its municipal offices. Email Claire Grunewald at On the first floor of City Hall, claire.grunewald@theadvocate. residents can find offices of com.

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in effect if possible exempted properties are not explicitly identiﬁed. “We’ve asked them to pause the collection of taxes until they can actually figure out what their boundaries are,” Most said. LSU has not said if or to what extent the revenue will be dedicated to the proposed $400 million arena, on which progress slowed after the CEO of the ﬁrm expected to build the facility was indicted on federal bidrigging charges in Texas for a similar project. In a talk at the Baton Rouge Press Club in May, LSU President Wade Rousse said LSU was “still looking for funding sources” after the indictment, with the state being a potential funder. Where money in the LSU Economic Development District account goes “depends on if we end up getting an arena or not,” he said.

LSU Foundation, both of which declined to comment on the lawsuit. The Attorney General’s Office did not respond to a request for comment. The LSU Economic Development District has so far collected about $875,000 in taxes, per an Aug. 3 report, LSU spokesperson Meg Casper Sunstrom said. At the heart of the dispute is whether the districts can levy sales and hotel taxes without a public vote. In 2023, the Louisiana Legislature created the LSU Economic Development District along with a Southern University Economic Development District. Though Louisiana law generally requires voter approval for new local taxes, LSU has said no registered voters reside in its Email Haley Miller at haley. districts. In June, the attorney miller@theadvocate.com. for the districts filed a response to Glasper’s petition, saying the case should be dismissed. LOTTERY Officials involved with the district argue that the statute auWEDNESDAY, AUG. 26, 2026 thorizing the LSU and Southern PICK 3: 5-6-9 economic development districts PICK 4: 2-3-8-3 already excludes properties PICK 5: 5-6-7-4-1 where people may be living. “Whether specifically identiEASY 5: 11-15-16-21-27 fied or not, no portion of the LSU LOTTO: 4-10-18-19-28-36 EDD shall include any tract of POWERBALL: land that is used for residential 12-32-45-50-58 (2) purposes,” the statute reads. Most, the attorney for GlaspUnofficial notification, keep your tickets. er, said the taxes should not be

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Computer sales drove much of Best Buy’s revenue growth this summer, but it was because of higher prices, not because more were sold. The cause of inflation in this case: data centers. Companies are shifting memory chip production toward more lucrative data center products to meet demand from the artificial intelligence boom, tightening supplies for PCs. As a result, computer makers, forced to change supply lines and fight for deals with chipmakers, passed on the costs, making computers more expensive. Retailers like Best Buy then have to raise their prices or accept lower profit margins. “There is still significant customer demand in this category,” incoming CEO Jason Bonfig said on an analyst call. “Finding the right product for their budget, making sure that we match them with the right product for their particular needs.” Consumers are still priceconscious, executives said, and after a few quarters of growth from upgrades spurred by the end of support for Windows 10, Best Buy expects computer sales to slow in the second half of the year. Still, for the May-to-July period, comparable sales rose 4.1%, driven largely by computer and mobile phone purchases. It was Best Buy’s second consecutive quarter of growth, and the company raised its guidance for the year. It now expects comparable sales to increase 1.9% to 3%, up from earlier guidance of a 1% decline to a 1% increase.

Apple’s layoffs hit Vision Pro, Siri teams Apple is laying off close to 150 employees, the latest tech titan to reduce staff amid the artificial intelligence boom. Recent government filings showed that the iPhone maker is cutting 147 positions, mostly from its headquarters in Cupertino, California. It also disclosed layoffs in Sunnyvale. Many of the roles were in software engineering and machine learning, according to the filings. The teams affected were across Apple’s Vision Pro and Siri digital assistant projects, Bloomberg reported. Last year, Apple paused further development of its Vision Pro headset to focus on smartglasses to rival Meta’s Ray-Ban products. The cuts come before a leadership change: Chief Executive Tim Cook steps down in September, and hardware chief John Ternus takes the helm. The company is looking to catch up with AI competitors with future projects. From January to May, U.S. technology companies announced 123,653 cuts, up 66% from the same period in 2025, according to a June report from global outplacement and executive coaching firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas.

Jobless aid applications slip to 203,000 WASHINGTON — The number of people ﬁling for U.S. unemployment beneﬁts fell last week, remaining at historic lows as layoffs are rare and most Americans enjoy job security. Jobless claims slipped to 203,000 last week from a revised 207,000 the week before, the Labor Department reported Thursday. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week ups and downs, ticked up slightly to 205,500. So far this year, employers — companies, nonprofits and government agencies — have added an average 61,000 jobs a month. That is an improvement on the 9,700 they averaged last year — the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — when the lingering effects of high interest rates and Trump’s erratic trade policies discouraged companies from hiring.

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Tech stocks leading Wall Street Nvidia, Salesforce and others say AI is creating big growth

Nvidia was the strongest force pulling the market higher, and the chip giant rallied 8.7% after once again delivering stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. More importantly for Wall Street, it also BY STAN CHOE gave forecasts for upcoming revAssociated Press enue growth that topped analysts’ NEW YORK — Technology stocks estimates, suggesting demand reled Wall Street on Thursday after mains strong for chips to power Nvidia, Salesforce and others re- artiﬁcial-intelligence projects. “AI has reached its inflection ported even fatter proﬁts for the point,” Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang spring than analysts expected.

said. “It’s doing useful work. Its tokens are productive and proﬁtable.” That helped calm some of the worries that have built around AI stocks generally, which have been under pressure recently. After rocketing higher for years because of the frenzy around AI, stocks in the industry are confronting skepticism that they shot too high and that booming demand for AI chips may fade if the AI revolution does not produce as much proﬁt as promised.

Another big tech company, Salesforce, jumped 22.6% after it said that AI helped it deliver one of its best quarters in history. It reported stronger profit than analysts expected, and CEO Marc Benioff said it’s “seeing incredible demand for our AI and data products” and that it’s “turning AI into customer success at unprecedented scale.” Elsewhere, though, trends were more mixed across big U.S. companies, and the majority of stocks within the S&P 500 fell.

Meta’s new rules for children go further, but critics say not enough Social media giant to enact time limits, other changes BY BARBARA ORTUTAY and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS Associated Press

OAKLAND,Calif.— Kids under 18 will soon see a host of changes to their Instagram and Facebook experiences thanks to a historic $18 billion settlement Meta Platforms reached Wednesday with 48 U.S. states. Besides the money, which will be paid out over a decade, Meta has agreed to strengthen its age estimates to keep kids under 13 off its platforms and teens in age-appropriate accounts, enact a hard limit of two hours a day for users under 18, block kids from the apps from midnight to 6 a.m., and hide “like” counts, among other changes. Meta said the new safeguards will only apply in the United States, with most in place for 10 years. While acknowledging the changes go further than Meta has ever gone when it comes to child safety, critics and children’s advocates cautioned that they won’t solve its myriad problems overnight. Arturo Béjar, a former Meta engineering director, said the settlement is a “significant milestone,” but parents should not see Instagram as suddenly safe for children. “The agreement has a big problem in that it allows Meta to define harm,” Béjar said in an interview Wednesday. “It’s one thing to say, ‘Yeah, you only get like two hours of alcohol or two hours of cigarettes a day,’ but it’s still as bad for you because of what’s getting delivered.” Béjar, the first witness to testify during the federal trial cut short by the settlement, would like to see Meta address the effect of content recommendations on teens, which he says can prove addictive. While teens might put their phone down when they hit the twohour limit, they can be distressed about it because the way the platform is designed leaves them craving more. Meta said people over 18 also can adopt versions of the new controls individually, such as daily time-limit reminders, but there will not be an option for them to opt into the overall settings for what teens experience on the platform.

Stronger age checks To protect kids, ﬁrst Meta has to know who they are. While the company has already been using artiﬁcial intelligence to determine if kids are lying about their age — either to sign up if they are under 13, which is not allowed, or to use adult accounts when they are 13 to 17 — the AI did not always work. Under the proposed settlement, Meta agreed to strengthen its age-checking technology using its own as well as third-party tools, with regular outside audits on how well

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Nicklas Akers, California senior assistant attorney general, left, and Deputy Attorney General Megan O’Neill exit court after tech giant Meta reached a settlement to end a landmark trial over teen social media addiction in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday. it is working. The agreement also includes specific goals around false positive rates — that is, minors who are identified as over 18. And if a user is identified as under 13 and kicked off the platforms, Meta will check the ages of their friends, too. “Meta has one of the most sophisticated infrastructures in the world to detect fake accounts,” Béjar said, but Meta had “no goals, no metrics” to detect and check the ages of kids suspected to be under 13.

Some safety features will be on by default Critics have faulted Meta over many of its safety features that users have to manually turn on, or opt into themselves. Of the host of safeguards listed in the settlement, many will now be on as a default. This includes the two-hour time limit, which can only be turned off with a parent’s permission, as well as the night mode that blocks use between midnight and 6 a.m. Still, under the agreement other features will be opt-in, such as turning off video autoplay or showing posts in chronological order rather than having algorithms decide what to show kids scrolling through their feeds. Questions around default settings came up at the trial this week when a lawyer for the states suing Meta pressed Adam Mosseri, the head of Instagram, on the low adoption rate among teens for the “take a break” feature, which prompts users to step away after scrolling a while. Very few teens used the feature when Instagram ﬁrst introduced it, but since launching separate teen accounts in 2024, Meta has made it the default setting for teenage users. Still, if a teen didn’t want to take a break,

they could simply swipe away the notiﬁcation.

It may take time to see the results Some researchers have found that many past protections Meta has rolled out are ineffective or don’t work as advertised. “It is a little premature, unfortunately, to tell if exactly all the changes we want to see are going to happen,” said Yaël Eisenstat, director of policy and impact for the Cybersafety Research Center, which recently audited dozens of safety tools offered by both Meta and other social media companies and said most fell short. Still, Eisenstat said, Wednesday’s settlement is monumental in showing that alternative approaches are possible. For years, Meta “decided to go against the advice of some of their own internal employees and continue to ignore the fact that these design features were unsafe in search of proﬁt,” said Eisenstat, who also previously worked at Meta, then Facebook, before leaving the company in 2019. The measures outlined Wednesday at the very least show that there are technically feasible options that can make the platform safer, she said — something whistleblowers and others have already “been saying very loudly.” Like others, Eisenstat stressed that there is a lot of work left to be done — and that it will require a combination of technical solutions, market forces and government regulation. “There’s no singular silver bullet for ﬁxing all of this,” she said. “I’m just glad that at least we are catching up a little bit now.”

Starbucks union calls for boycott as contract negotiations drag BY MEGAN ULU-LANI BOYANTON The Seattle Times (TNS)

The fight between the union representing thousands of Starbucks baristas and their employer is heating up, as workers call for a boycott. Starbucks Workers United announced the boycott — spurred by stalled contract negotiations — on Tuesday. Unionized employees are pressing customers to not spend money at Starbucks until a contract with improved pay, hours and staffing is reached, along with a mitigation of alleged labor law violations. “We’re fed up with Starbucks refusing to finalize a fair union contract that would cost the company less than one day’s sales,” Workers

United wrote on Instagram. Starbucks spokesperson Jaci Anderson responded: “As we have always been, we’re committed to engaging in productive bargaining.” Workers United pointed to its publicized statement. “At a time when working-class people across the country are struggling in a challenging economy, it is no longer possible to be both a Starbucks customer and in support of workers,” the union said. “Choosing to spend money at Starbucks is choosing a law-breaking corporation over the baristas who make your coffee everyday exactly as you ask for it.” The call to action came the same day as the return of the brand’s beloved pumpkin spice latte. Anderson said Starbucks has seen no impact

to its business due to the boycott. The longstanding conflict to finalize the first union contract at Starbucks has spanned five years. Close to 17,000 stores are located in the U.S. Workers United represents workers in around 700 coffeehouses. Nationwide, more than 200 stores went on strike in November. Seattle was a focal point in these protests, with several locations participating in the metro area. Most of the striking employees returned to work the next month. “After the conclusion of the biggest strike in Starbucks history earlier this year, our union of over 12,000 baristas got the company to meet us at the bargaining table again,” the union wrote. “Unfortunately, Starbucks has only dragged

their feet instead of making real movement toward ﬁnalizing union contracts.” Workers United claims that the Seattle-based coffee giant has failed to address “low pay, understaffing, weak protections, inaccessible hours and more.” It disapproves of the money spent on artiﬁcial intelligence, social media advertising and compensation for CEO Brian Niccol. But according to Anderson, “Starbucks has competitive pay, industry-leading benefits, and meaningful opportunities to grow a career,” she said. “People love working at Starbucks. In the meantime, the union is pushing customers to support other unionized coffee shops, including Seattle’s General Porpoise.

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St. Isidore Catholic Church, 5657 Thomas Rd., Baton Rouge at 11:00am.

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Holy Rosary Catholic Church, St. Amant at 11:00am.

Honoré III, Paul

Resting Place Funeral Home, 7840 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA at 10am.

Hue, Harry

Ourso Funeral Home, Gonzales at 1:00pm.

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Smith, James

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Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church at 11am.

Clarence "Ed" Cockrell III, 73, of Baton Rouge, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on August 16, 2026. He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Jacquelyn "Jackie" Cockrell; daughter, Laura Rigsby (Brent); grandchildren, Tyler and Megan Pirello; and sister, Elizabeth Cockrell Vick. Visitation will be August 29 from 11 a.m.-noon at St. John's United Methodist

William "Bill" Sullivan Fairbanks III, 91, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2026. Bill was born in 1934, to

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His love of hunting also took him on two memorable big-game hunting trips to Africa. Bill was preceded in death by his son, William Sullivan Fairbanks IV; his daughter, Amanda Louise Fairbanks; his father, Clifton Alexander Fairbanks Sr.; his mother, Grace Bradford Fairbanks; his brothers, Brad Fairbanks, Pete Fairbanks, and Glenn Douglas Fairbanks; and his sister, Frances Fairbanks Crawford. He is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Ann Fairbanks Ezell of Santa Fe, NM; his grandchildren, Alexandra Noel Shepherd Ahlers and husband, Pete of Encinitas, CA; Avery Elise Shepherd of Austin, TX; Benjamin Lee Shepherd of Chicago, IL; and his new baby great granddaughter, Nora Grace Ahlers of Encinitas, CA.

place in his heart for his beloved nephews, niece, and several close cousins. He was never short on stories to tell about his time growing up, his family, and adventures. Some learned not to ask too many questions and others, especially his nephews, loved to hear them. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, September 5, 2026, at 1:00pm at Hixson Brothers Funeral Home, 2701 Military Highway, Pineville, followed by internment in Greenwood Memorial Park Cemetery, Pineville. In lieu of flowers, please donate to woundedwarrior project.org, a charity he supported for many years.

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Resident of Baton Rouge, died August 16, 2026 at 40 years old. She was a graduate of Tara High School in 2003 and worked as a caregiver for many years. She is survived by her father Willie Gage, her children Amyra and Cedrick DeRouen and a host of Family and Friends. Funeral Service will be Saturday, August 29th at 1:00pm at Hall Davis & Sons, 9348 Scenic Hwy. Visitation is at 12:00pm

Mundell, William Raymond 'Bill'

William "Bill" Raymond Mundell, resident of Livingston, passed away at the age of 81 on August 25, 2026; surrounded by his family. He was born in Long Branch, New Jersey to his parents William Edward Mundell and Shirley Kline Mundell on June 14, 1945; Flag Day. He moved to Louisiana and began his career as a piping designer for Barbay Engineers and then onto Sigma Consulting Engineers for the remainder of his engineering career. In the midst of that career, he obtained his contractors license and began building homes and opened up his own business; Mundell Builders. Additionally, he also worked with Habitat for Humanity for a few years building homes for the less fortunate. Outside of work, Bill was a family man and had many different hobbies, including spending time at the beach with his family, traveling all over the world, and excelled in the arts which he had posted in his home for everyone to see. Although he was no Vincent Van Gogh, he was proud of his creations and bragged tremendously. He could get lost telling stories of his trials and tribulations from everywhere he has been in his life; including wise, old, humorous tales mixed in with some truth. Bill was a devoted father, pawpaw, friend and dependable man with lots of character and always aspired to do the right thing. He would always put everyone first, no matter the cost. He will be dearly missed by those who have had the opportunity to know and love him, and his never-ending sarcasm and joy will live on in the ones he leaves behind. He is survived by his son Gerald "Jerry" Paul Mundell and wife Vickie, grandchildren Zachary Mundell, Alexander Mundell, and Olivia Mundell; great-grandchildren Briella Mundell and Milla Mundell; sister Shirley Vega, brother Edward Mundell, and numerous nieces and nephews. He is preceded in passing by his son Brian Mundell, and parents William Ed-

ward Mundell and Shirley Kline Mundell. Visitation will be held at Seale Funeral Home in Denham Springs on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 4:00pm to 6:00pm with a service starting at 6:00pm.

29, 2026, at 8:00 a.m. until religious services at 10am, Second Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Southern Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Desselle Funeral Home.

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Sullivan, Nellie Ann Tell

Riley, Billy Entered into eternal rest at Lane Regional Medical Center on August 24, 2026, following a brief illness. He was a 68-year-old native of Ethel, Louisiana and a resident of Baker, Louisiana. A memorial celebration will be held at his residence at 13765 Ector Drive, Baker, Louisiana, on Saturday, August 29, 2026, at 1:00 pm. Survivors include his devoted wife, Bridget S. Riley; children: Sabrina Eugene(Carl), Tallahassee, Florida; Brianna Riley Brown, New Orleans, Louisiana; Lionel and Tiffany Riley, LaPlace, Louisiana; Davis and Jason Sims, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, sons whom he loved as his own; siblings: Bobbie McCaskil, Metairie, Louisiana; Yvonne Clay(Richard), Kenner, Louisiana; Michael Riley(Carolyn), Hoover, Alabama; and McDaniel(Cherry), Ethel, Louisiana; 15 grandchildren; one great-grandchild; other relatives and friends; preceded in death by his parents and five siblings. Arrangements entrusted to Miller & Daughter Mortuary

Rodgers, Mable Lois

Nellie Ann Tell Sullivan, 84, a resident of Zachary, LA and native of New Orleans, LA, died peacefully on August 22, 2026. She was a beloved Mother and Grandmother. After her grandson named her "Uma" from imitating sounds they made when hugging, she was Uma to all. She is survived by her daughters, Toni SullivanAdams (Gary) and Lisa Gulledge (Robyn); grandson, Nicholas Adams and granddaughter, Claire Gulledge; niece, Martha Tell, and nephew, Roy Tell; Godchildren, Jamie Jackler (Chris) and Rianne Lavergne (Dustin). She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years Gene Ferrall Sullivan; brother, Roy Edmond Tell, Jr; parents, Roy Edmond and Ellen Mabel O'Brien Tell; grandparents, William C. and Ola Wells O'Brien, and William E. and Nellie Anges Bourgeois Tell. Pallbearers will be Gary Adams, Nicholas Adams, Harold Berner, Chris Jackler, Lonnie Morris and Van Strahan, III. Honorary Pallbearers will be Evan Bertucci, Jeremy Bettucci and David Simon. She loved her life as a Navy Wife, supporting and following her husband to Japan, Hawaii, California and Virginia, but New Orleans was her home. After Gene's retirement from military service, her family returned to New Orleans and she continued to sup-

port his new career in the private sector and enjoyed time with family and friends. In good times and in bad, she always said to turn to God. She loved reading, watching the news, fashion, a good sale, chocolate, Christmas, and keeping up with the British Royal Family. She will be remembered for the best lasagna and love of the Saints and LSU football. Visitation will be at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc in Zachary on Sunday August 30, 2026 from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm and on Monday, August 31, 2026 from 11:00 am until service time at 12:30 pm. Burial will be in Louisiana National Cemetery, Zachary. Share memories at www.CharletFuner alHome.com.

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nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, stepfather Paul V. Poche and brother Cleve A. "Bubby" Womack Jr. Relatives and friends are invited to Most Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church on Friday, August 28,2026 for a visitation beginning at 10:00AM until the Funeral Mass at 11:00AM. A burial is to follow at LA National Cemetery for 1:00PM

Womack, Paul Ladd

Paul Ladd Womack, a native of Baton Rouge and a resident of Denham Springs, died Aug. 18, 2026. He was 78. He was born Sept. 10, 1947, to Cleve A. Womack Sr. and Ida Poche Womack. He was a 1965 graduate of Redemptorist High School and majored in accounting at LSU, earning his Master's of Business Administration in 1987. He served in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant and was a retired marketing researcher. He is survived by sisters Peggy Boeneke, Corrinne Dickey Bezdek, Eula Garon and Eli Haig; brothers Patrick Womack and Phillip Womack; and numerous nieces and

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Mable B. Rodgers, age 97, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on August 21, 2026. She was a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother whose life and memory will be cherished by her family and loved ones. She leaves to cherish her memory her two sons, Donald Rodgers and Terrell Rodgers; eight grandchildren; a host of greatgrandchildren and greatgreat-grandchildren; and other loving relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Saturday, August

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La. must support policies that help international trade labor, probably won’t stick. MeanYet again, Washington is announcing a flurry of import while, Washington has launched tariffs, stoking uncertainty for harsh import tariffs over countrybusinesses and consumers. To un- level disputes and sectors such as pharma, steel and aluderstand what this means for Louisiana, it is imporminum. Trump is correct that tant to look at President trade disparities need to be Donald Trump’s broader addressed, while many in approach to trade since Congress are also correct taking office. Jerry to question whether he Trump has long argued Hingle has gone too far and overthat the United States is GUEST disadvantaged in interreached his authority. COLUMNIST This matters here in Louinational trade. It’s true that U.S. tariffs have hissiana. The state exports nearly $93 billion in goods and torically been lower than those imports over $33 billion each year, of many trading partners, while supporting more than 180,000 American exporters often face jobs, according to the U.S. Departcomplicated nontariff barriers that make it difficult to sell their ment of Commerce. Louisiana also products overseas. earns billions in service exports In the spirit of putting “America and international tourism. The esFirst,” Trump instructed his adtimated $1.25 billion economic imvisers to seek any nuanced trade pact of Louisiana hosting a Super law that, if broadly interpreted, Bowl is tiny compared to the boost allows the president to impose that international trade brings to tariffs without congressional apour economy. The trade shake-up has not been proval. The first attempt, under easy. For Louisiana exporters, the guise of economic security, was struck down by the Supreme the biggest concern is retaliation: other countries imposing tariffs Court. Two subsequent attempts, one to address America’s balance on Louisiana products in response of payments and the other center- to U.S. tariffs. Many have threating on countries’ use of forced ened to do just that. Businesses

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The Port of South Louisiana handles billions in trade and cargo each year. on both sides of trade are uncertain about whether, and when, to factor tariffs into their prices. Consumers are feeling the pinch, but tariffs only account for .5% to .8% percentage points to overall inﬂation, according to the Federal Reserve. Food prices have risen sharply — particularly in New Orleans — but much of that is tied to higher fuel, fertil-

izer and operating costs. There is some good news: Washington is refunding tariffs that were later ruled unlawful. Of the $165 billion in refunds owed to importers, $100 billion is in the pipeline — although getting it through the pipeline and on to consumers is a long and litigious process. But there isn’t much cause for alarm. Trump’s weaponized

tariffs grab media headlines but those weapons are sparingly deployed if at all. Legal rulings, special interest carve-outs and truces often resolve trade measures before taking effect. Tariffs that do eventually stick have mixed effects on Louisiana: Some industries (steel, aluminum and seafood) may beneﬁt from tariff relief while others (manufacturing, farming) may face higher costs. Meanwhile, Washington is forging new economic and trade agreements with dozens of countries that could give Louisiana exporters new markets and new opportunities. For Louisiana, the lesson is simple: Tariffs are useful when they target unfair trade or remedy broader strategic objectives, but they can create as many problems as they solve. Louisiana should support efforts to make international trade fairer — but we should also demand that those efforts strengthen, rather than weaken, the state’s ability to compete in the world economy. Jerry Hingle is the president of International Trade Associates in New Orleans.

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There are some things that Katrina couldn’t wash away

While many of my high school classInstrumentation was the field that immemates are preparing to move into coldiately caught my attention. Instrument technicians help install, maintain, test and lege dorms and begin four-year degree troubleshoot systems that measure and programs, I have chosen a different path control industrial processes. The work to a career. Just days after graduating, combines electrical knowledge, technolI started working in construction while continuing my education in the ogy, problem-solving and attention skilled trades. to detail. It is challenging, and that is This was never my backup part of what appealed to me. plan. It was a deliberate choice At 18, I enrolled in the instrumento begin building a career immetation program at the ABC New Orleans/Bayou Training Center in St. diately, learn valuable technical skills and create opportunities Bennett Rose, and I am currently attending for my future — all without inWilliam classes while working as an instrucurring the burden of financial mentation technician for EXCEL Mardis Group, debt. which is sponsoring my trainGUEST For a long time, I thought I ing. COLUMNIST would pursue a career in law enThis arrangement allows me to earn a paycheck, gain real-world exforcement. I respected the profession and the chance it offered perience and continue my education to serve others. At the same time, I had at the same time. Every day, I learn from always been exposed to construction and experienced professionals and connect felt drawn to the work. I like understandclassroom instruction to actual work in the field. Instead of waiting several years ing how things operate, solving practical to begin my career, I am already building problems and seeing the tangible results it. of a job well done. That does not mean I have stopped My direction became clearer after I met thinking about additional education. Conwith a construction professional who recognized my potential and encouraged me struction has expanded what I believe is to consider the industry seriously. That possible. My immediate goal is to become conversation caused me to see construca highly skilled instrument technician. tion not simply as a job, but as a long-term Over time, I would like to take on greater responsibilities, possibly pursue engineercareer with many possible paths. My coursework in high school helped ing and eventually move into an officeprepare me for that decision. I took three based or management role. The experiagriculture courses and an agricultural ences I am currently gaining will provide mechanics class, where I gained experime with the knowledge and credibility to advance. ence with welding and electrical work. I Too often, young people are made to feel was honored at graduation for my work in my school’s architecture and construction there is only one respectable route after high school. College is the right choice for pathway. many, but it is not the only path to a sucThose classes showed me the value of hands-on learning. Reading about a skill cessful and fulfilling life. Apprenticeships is important, but there is something difand craft training can offer meaningful work, advancement opportunities and the ferent about using tools, diagnosing a chance to begin earning an income withproblem and completing a project yourself. The work requires focus, precision, out taking on years of college debt. patience and responsibility. It also builds My classmates and I may be starting in confidence because you can see your abili- different places, but we are all working toward a future. I have found mine in conties improve. My involvement in Future Farmers of struction. To students who enjoy working America strengthened those skills. As a with their hands, solving problems and member and chapter reporter, I particiseeing the results of their effort, I encourpated in competitions and community ser- age you to take a closer look at the skilled trades. The first step may lead farther vice activities that taught me leadership, communication and teamwork. One of my than you ever imagined. most important experiences was competBennett William Mardis is a recent ing in Associated Builders and Contractors’ high school craft competition, where graduate of Fontainebleau High School in Mandeville. I placed first in the electrical contest.

Before y’all read this, let me tell y’all started creeping around the Gulf, Granny something. Every year around this time, wasn’t looking at her like she was some somebody asks me about Katrina. “Kateb monster. She was looking at her like, “Baby … what was it like?” I never answer right … I done met your cousins already.” Lord away. Not because I don’t know, but behave mercy. If only we knew. Then there was Mama. Mama wasn’t cause I don’t know which Katrina they’re saying much, and that’s what bothered asking about. See, everybody has one. Ask me. Usually, she’d have something to say somebody from the Lower 9th, and they’ll about everything. Not this time. She’d tell you one Katrina. Ask somebody from look at the television, then out the window, St. Bernard Parish, and they’ll tell you anthen back at the television. You ever seen other. Ask somebody from Bay St. Louis, somebody trying not to worry? That’s what Waveland, Biloxi or Gulfport, and baby, she looked like. She wasn’t panickyou’ll be there all day listening. One storm. Thousands of stories. ing. She wasn’t crying. She was just This one is mine. quiet. Sometimes silence says more As a matter of fact, my Katrina than a whole conversation. doesn’t even start with the storm. The closer Katrina got, the quieter It starts with my lawnmower. Isn’t the neighborhood grew. It almost Kateb that something? When I think back felt like the whole neighborhood Shunnar was holding its breath. Looking on Hurricane Katrina, my mind GUEST goes to that Saturday before the back now, maybe it was, because at COLUMNIST 6:10 a.m. Katrina was second-lining storm, when I was outside, actthrough the Gulf Coast, and let me ing as if I were competing in a tell ya, she had footwork. landscaping competition. I cut the At my grandma’s house off Franklin Avgrass, edged the sidewalk until it looked like somebody had drawn it with a ruler, enue, the water reached her windows, and and even swept the driveway twice bemy uncle and aunt had to get her into the attic. They then broke through the roof to cause a few leaves had the nerve to blow flag for help, and after two days they were back where I had already cleaned. airlifted to another safe location. That SatI then put away all the outdoor furniture and made sure everything around the urday before the storm was the last time I house was tidy. Then I got me a cold drink, saw my grandma alive. put my hand on my hip and smiled. Man, Time passed and the day came when we I was proud of that yard. All the while, were finally able to come home. I wish I Katrina was somewhere out in that Gulf, could tell y’all I was ready for what I was probably laughing at me. Funny how life about to see. I wasn’t. Nothing prepares lets you spend all day fixing something you you for opening the door to a life that won’t even have tomorrow. doesn’t exist anymore. Now, don’t get ahead of me. We’ll get As I rode through the city with my mothto the storm. First, allow me to tell y’all er, we both cried. about my Granny. Everyone was trying to And somehow, we kept going. Not beconvince her to leave. She looked at all of cause we were fearless. Not because we us like we had completely lost our minds. had all the answers. Because quitting “I rode out Betsy. I rode out Camille. I wouldn’t put our homes back together. ain’t running from no storm.” That was it; It wouldn’t bring our loved ones back. It conversation over. Anyone who knew my wouldn’t dry one floor, hang one sheet of Granny knew that once she made up her drywall, or nail one shingle. So, we got up. mind, you had a better chance of moving Again. And again. And again. Lake Pontchartrain than changing her Every August, I still think about Katrina. mind. She stayed. I think about my Granny and the people we Looking back, I still hear those words: “I lost. I think about the people who stayed. ain’t running from no storm.” Sometimes I think about the people who came from I wish I didn’t. Now, don’t get me wrong. across this country to help strangers. And Granny wasn’t being stubborn just for before I remember the storm, I remember the sake of it. That generation saw storms the people. differently than we do. To them, hurriAfter all these years, that’s what Katrina couldn’t wash away. canes had names and history. Betsy came. Camille came. They cleaned up, buried what needed burying, fixed what needed Kateb Shunnar is a writer based in New fixing and kept on living. So, when Katrina Orleans.

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ISSUE OF THE WEEK CANADA TRADE WAR President Donald Trump recently imposed punishing tariffs on Canadian goods after trade talks fizzled. Canada responded with retaliatory tariffs of its own, hitting the American steel and aluminum industries particularly hard.Though Canada’s economy is about one-twelfth the size of the U.S. economy, some say the Trump administration miscalculated in expecting Canada to cave to U.S. demands. Polls show a lack of public support for the tariffs.Will Trump’s trade war have longlasting effects? Here are two perspectives:

Insulting Canada is just Trade war reveals Trump’s sick economy policy loss of trust home, abroad Oh good, another war. This time, a is perhaps Trump’s most hostile astrade war with Canada, and for no oth- sault on Canadian pride. Trump had er reason than ... what? To give Donald referred to former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as Governor Trump a new stage for big-league bullying? To divert attention from the Jef- Trudeau. (He’s quite the card.) He called the border between our two frey Epstein files? Who knows. Whatcountries “an artificially drawn line” ever. Trying to humiliate our closest ally does not serve American interests, and said he would use “economic force” to make a takeover hapya think? I say “trying” because pen. Trump’s powers are much While visiting the Oval Ofdiminished. Canadians are callfice last year, Carney said that Canada “is not for sale” and ing Trump’s bluff, as are other “won’t be for sale ever.” Trump countries and even some forFroma responded, “Never say never.” merly supine Republican lawOver the weekend, Trump’s makers. And it’s getting harder Harrop first vice president, Mike to ignore the loose screws ratPence, provided a dose of sobritling around his head. We won’t go into the particulars of ety. “American consumers pay Amerithis latest trade dispute. Canada as can tariffs,” he said. “My hope is, for well as the United States appeared to the sake of American families and for have thrown in last-minute demands. the sake of the American economy, And Trump’s new tariffs on $20 billion that what we’re looking at here is negoworth of Canadian goods affect only tiation and not confrontation in a trade about 5% of Canada’s exports to the war.” U.S. Though Trump’s tantrums should The bigger story here is the willingfly over the northern border like bad ness of Canadian Prime Minister Mark weather systems that will pass, the abuse has long-term effects that have Carney to defend his nation’s honor already come back to bite us. Against even at a cost to his economy. Trump’s wishes, Canada is now doing Moments after the tariffs went into its separate deals with China. He has effect, Trump recycled a golden oldie threatened a 100% tariff on Canada of abuse by posting on Truth Social, over that. “Canada wants the benefits of being a A recent Angus Reid survey of CaState, without being one!!! They have also charged our great farmers, for nadians found that more than 75% many years, massive amounts of Tarwanted Carney to hold his ground, even as 90% worried about economic iffs. No More!!!” About our great farmers, Trump has costs. The Canadian pollster has also found that 79% of Americans still liked just lowered taxes on foreign beef in Canadians. But even if Canadians don’t an obvious attempt to cut prices for think Americans dislike them, the fact steaks and hamburgers before the remains that the voters elected Trump midterm elections. The higher prices twice. were a godsend to American cattle Trump just said he’ll tack 50% tariffs ranchers already coping with wildfires, droughts and restrictions on shipments on vehicles and parts from Canada. of young Mexican cattle to be fattened A silver lining is that Trump’s broadin U.S. feedlots. sides have become so unhinged, the “You don’t put America first by putprospects of his Republican enablers retaining that much power after Noting U.S. cattle producers last,” U.S. Cattlemen’s Association President Jus- vember are much reduced. Trump may be seeming more temtin Tupper said in response. Trump keeps saying that the U.S. porary, but in the meantime, we have doesn’t need Canadian products. But another war, a ridiculous trade war. guess what his new round of tariffs doesn’t include? Canadian oil or gas. Froma Harrop is on X, @FromaHarrop. Talk of turning Canada into a state Email her at fharrop@gmail.com

As President Donald Trump escalated his China and Iran, “the principal targets” of trade war with Canada, Prime Minister Mark the new U.S. strategy, “largely shrugged off Carney responded with a direct and damning Washington’s announcement.” Iranian Depucomment: “We’ve recognized from the start ty Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi even that America has changed,” he said. “We rec- mocked the new approach, pointing out that it was only adopted after the military option ognize that sometimes, its signature is writhad fizzled. “Is this a victory or an admission ten in pencil.” of U.S. defeat?” he taunted on social media. One of the most valuable assets in politics At home, enthusiasm for the Iran war is trust. Leaders can only be effeccontinues to erode. In a new Reuters tive, in the long run, if other stakepoll, just 31% of Americans express holders — voters, allies, rivals — resupport, down from 37% in March and spect, believe and trust you. To keep 34% earlier this month. your word. To play straight. Declining trust in Trump also shows Trump, as Carney makes clear, is up in another vital forum: the bond now squandering that trust, both at Steve home and abroad. Increasingly, his Roberts market. Nations must pay higher inword is no longer good. His promises terest rates to sell bonds if investor — and threats — are no longer taken confidence drops, and recently, the U.S. seriously. Treasury had to offer a yield of 5.3% in order A Pew Research Center poll of 36 countries to market 30-year bonds, the highest rate in reports that “76% of respondents had ‘no con- 19 years. By contrast, Canada can sell bonds at 4.11%. fidence’ in Trump and 57% had an unfavorIn an attempt to reassure investors, Treaable opinion of the United States.” In most of the countries, Pew adds, “people had a more sury Secretary Scott Bessent announced a positive impression of China than of the U.S.” buyback of up to $4 billion in outstanding Some of that dwindling confidence is bonds, but as The Wall Street Journal reportsummed up in the popular meme TACO, or ed, “Markets Brush Off Treasury’s Buyback Trump Always Chickens Out. But the damage Plans.” goes deeper than that. It’s not just that he’s “The president’s fulminations and his adtrusted less. He’s also feared less. ministration’s efforts to intervene in currenTrump has always been a bully, operating cy and bond markets have an air of desperaon the premise that if you apply enough pres- tion, which is only making matters worse and turning market sentiment in an even more sure — on business associates, Republican unfavorable direction,” said Eswar Prasad, lawmakers, TV networks — the other side an economics professor at Cornell Univerwill always blink first. But he’s badly miscalculated the resilience and resistance of sity. national leaders in Ottawa — and in Tehran, That air of desperation was reflected in anBeijing and Moscow. other administration move: importing ground The fallout is also affecting domestic polibeef at discount prices in order to lower tics, since several states with key Senate rac- grocery bills before the November election. As with Trump’s crusade against Canada, his es — like Michigan, Maine and New Hampaction alarmed Republican candidates, this shire — border Canada and depend heavily time from cattle-producing states. on trade with their neighbors. Vulnerable “This is a bad idea,” proclaimed Rep. AshRepublican candidates are deeply alarmed, with Sen. Susan Collins of Maine complaining ley Hinson, the Republican candidate for an that Trump’s tirades “will increase costs for open Senate seat in Iowa. Maine families” and trigger “higher costs, “Flooding the market with lower quality risk, and uncertainty for Maine businesses.” beef compromises Nebraska farmers and If anything, Iran’s leaders are even more ranchers,” added Nebraska Sen. Pete Rickdefiant and less intimidated. Since the etts, who is also running this fall. president’s six-month bombing campaign has Trump’s deals and promises might now be failed to crush that regime’s resolve, Trump written in pencil, but his record is now being is now firing fiscal fusillades, pressuring written in ink — bold red ink. other countries to cut ties with Iran and sufEmail Steven V. Roberts at stevecokie@ focate its economy. gmail.com. But as news website Semafor reported,

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SEC commissioner listed as defendant in new court filing

BY JON BLAU Staff writer

SEC commissioner Greg Sankey has been added as a defendant in an ongoing Louisiana lawsuit aiming to create a fifth year of eligibility for 30-plus athletes, according to a new court filing obtained by The Advocate on Thursday. Last week, the plaintiffs in the case, including three football players who have since committed to LSU, sued the NCAA and were granted a temporary restraining order making them eligible to compete in Sankey the 2026-27 academic year. Two of those athletes, tight end Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, were ruled eligible despite previously signing NFL contracts. This week, the SEC adopted new rules prohibiting member schools from adding athletes who entered the NFL, NBA or WNBA drafts without withdrawing, as well as athletes who signed with or were rostered by pro leagues. The SEC has threatened to fine programs 50% of a sport’s budget if a former pro

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Saints wide receiver Chris Olave, left, makes a catch as Dallas Cowboys defensive back Caleb Downs defends during a joint practice on Aug. 18 in Oxnard, Calif.

Saints follow joint practice trend; will rest starters in final exhibition BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

AP FILE PHOTO By ROGELIO V. SOLIS

Former Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin talks to defensive tackle Zxavian Harris duringa game against LSU on Sept. 27, 2025. Harris is seeking a fifth year of eligibility with LSU.

It’s time for LSU to end eligibility fights When deciding whether to become LSU’s football coach, Lane Kiffin sought advice from one of the best voices he could find: Nick Saban, his former boss and mentor. The one-time LSU coach and all-time coaching great told Kiffin not to pass on the opportunity to go to a school that offered every resource needed to win at the highest level, even though Lane’s then-Ole Miss program was on the eve of the College Football Playoff. Scott Fast forward nearly nine Rabalais months. With LSU on the eve of its season opener against Clemson, it’s time for Kiffin to heed a few other words from Saban long ago. Words on another topic but still relevant: “It’s time to move on.” Saban spoke those five words back in 2002 when he got one too many questions from reporters at his weekly news conference about LSU’s unbelievable Bluegrass Miracle victory at Kentucky. Saban was beyond ready to turn the focus to that Saturday’s game against a formidable 10thranked Alabama team.

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DALLAS — Kaden Elliss has been on several teams that have gotten off to fast starts. And if there’s a correlation between playing in the preseason and accomplishing that, well, the New Orleans Saints linebacker has struggled to find one. When he first entered the league, Elliss was on a Saints team that experienced a traditional ramp-up. The starters would play a drive one week, a quarter the next and then a half before sitting for the finale. Then, when the linebacker switched teams, the Atlanta Falcons took a different approach to get ready for the regular season. One year, Elliss played only a drive in the preseason. The next, he didn’t play at all. “As long as you have the right guys, I think that’s what’s more important,” Elliss said. “The culture. The buy-in to the coaches and what they’re preaching.” Elliss’ observation feels especially relevant for this year’s Saints. On Wednesday, coach Kellen Moore an-

nounced that the team’s starters will again sit in Friday’s preseason finale against the Dallas Cowboys, meaning that the first-team won’t see any in-game action before New Orleans’ Week 1 (Sept. 13) opener in Detroit. The decision marked a departure for Moore, who took the opposite approach in his first season. But the second-year coach concluded that ultimately, the Saints received valuable work in three separate joint practices and the games weren’t worth the additional risks given how the Saints roster is already littered with injuries. By practicing against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Dallas Cowboys and the Los Angeles Rams, Moore noted the Saints received 145 snaps in a highly competitive environment — a workload that the Saints should benefit from by the time the regular season kicks off. But will it be enough? This offseason, the Saints have openly said they want to start faster than they did in 2025. That applies not only to their record — when New Orleans began a lowly 1-8 — but also to how the Saints

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Jags’ opener will ‘set the tone’ for season BY TOYLOY BROWN III Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS

Southern running back Trey Holly runs under a hurdle during fall camp drills on Aug. 8 at A.W. Mumford Stadium. Southern opens season on Saturday at Alabama State.

Southern’s season opener against Alabama State won’t count toward the Southwestern Athletic Conference standings. That doesn’t lower the stakes for ﬁrst-year coach Marshall Faulk. The Pro Football Hall of Fame running back said Saturday’s matiä Southern nee will be an “extremely at Alabama good” test of where the Jaguars stack up in the league. State 2 P.M. SATURDAy, ESPNU It’s also a chance to begin cleansing themselves of last year’s 2-10 season that ended with a 28-27 Bayou Classic victory over Grambling. “(The players are) really excited,” Faulk said at Tuesday’s media availability. “Last season, obviously, left a bad taste in their mouths. Fortunately, the last game that they played, most of the guys on this team, they won. And we want to continue on from that last game and ﬁnd ways to win football games.” Beating Alabama State at 2 p.m. on Saturday at Legion Field in Birmingham,

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Alcaraz opens U.S. Open title defense BY BRIAN MAHONEY AP sportswriter

NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz will open the defense of his U.S. Open title against an opponent who made a strong run at Wimbledon while the Spaniard was sidelined with an injury. Along with some interesting opening-round matches, the draws for men’s and women’s singles Thursday delivered one what-could-have-been possibility: Had Serena Williams decided to play, there could have been a Williams sisters showdown in Round 1. When Venus Williams was given a wild card into the event at 46, the U.S. Tennis Association initially held one spot, which surely would have gone to Serena if the six-time U.S. Open champion wanted to play after returning to tennis for the first time since 2022. When the 44-year-old decided to only compete in doubles, the USTA awarded that last wild card over the weekend to American Sofia Kenin, the 2020 Australian Open champion. On Thursday, Venus Williams and Kenin were randomly drawn to face each other. Main draw play at the final Grand Slam tournament of the season begins Sunday. Alcaraz is the No. 2 seed and will face Roman Saﬁullin. It will be Alcaraz’s first singles match since April, after the two-time U.S. Open champion was forced to miss the French Open and Wimbledon because of a right wrist injury. The Spaniard returned to play with Serena Williams in the mixed doubles tournament and looked rusty. He may have to be sharper against Saﬁullin, who reached the fourth round at Wimbledon, upsetting Andrey Rublev and Joao Fonseca along the way before falling to 24-time Grand Slam singles champion Novak Djokovic in four sets. Safiullin also upset Alcaraz, ranked No. 2 at the time, in the ATP Masters 1000 in Paris in 2023.

LAS VEGAS — The Las Vegas Aces said Thursday that forward NaLyssa Smith is out for the season with a left leg injury, dealing a huge blow to the defending WNBA champion’s repeat hopes. Smith suffered the non-contact injury at the 3:15 mark of the third quarter in Sunday’s 88-78 win over the the Toronto Tempo. Smith has averaged 11.8 points and 6.4 rebounds over 37 games this season and was leading the league in ﬁeld goal percentage at 63.8%. The loss of Smith will put a lot more on the shoulders of Aces star A’ja Wilson, who is in the mix to win her ﬁfth MVP trophy while averaging 26 points and and two blocks per game this season. The Aces entered Thursday with a 26-13 record, the third-best mark in the Western Conference.

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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain returns the ball during a mixed doubles match at the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New york. Alcaraz avenged that loss the following year at the Paris Olympics in their lone other meeting. Alexander Zverev, the French Open champion who became the No. 1 seed in New York when Jannik Sinner pulled out with a knee injury, will open against Italian Lorenzo Sonego. Two-time defending women’s champion Aryna Sabalenka opens against Camila Osorio. The topranked Sabalenka, who has struggled during the North American hard-court season, could face Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova, the No. 6 seed, in the quarterﬁnals. The other potential women’s quarterfinals: No. 2 Elena Rybakina vs. No. 8 Iga Swiatek, No. 3 Jessica Pegula vs. No. 7 Karolina Muchova, and No. 4 Coco Gauff

vs. No. 5 Mirra Andreeva, the French Open champion. Pegula, who opens against Elena-Gabriela Ruse, would play the Williams-Kenin winner in the second round. The potential men’s quarters: No. 1 Zverev vs. No. 6 Alex de Minaur, No. 2 Alcaraz vs. No. 8 Ben Shelton, No. 3 Felix AugerAliassime vs. No. 5 Flavio Cobolli, and No. 4 Djokovic vs. No. 7 Daniil Medvedev. No. 10 seed Arthur Fils, coming off the title in the Cincinnati Open, faces two-time Grand Slam finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, who was once ranked No. 3, in the ﬁrst round. Stan Wawrinka, the 2016 U.S. Open champion who received a wild card to play in his final Grand Slam tournament before retiring, faces Matteo Berrettini,

the 2021 Wimbledon runner-up, to open a second straight major tournament. Berrettini won in four sets — all tiebreakers — at the All England Club. Rublev, the No. 23 seed, faces 2014 U.S. Open champion Marin Cilic. No. 13 Lorenzo Musetti, who reached the quarterfinals in New York last year, opens against Britain’s Arthur Fery, who lost to Zverev in the Wimbledon semifinals. Some first-round matches won’t be determined until the conclusion of the qualifying tournaments, which were scheduled to finish Thursday. Potential women’s contenders such as No. 11 Marta Kostyuk and No. 17 Alex Eala were among those waiting to see who they would face in their openers.

Lee makes Tour Championship debut BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

ATLANTA — Min Woo Lee made his first trip to the Tour Championship a memorable one, playing bogey-free on a rain-softened East Lake for an 8-under 62 that matched his career low on the PGA Tour and gave him a twoshot lead Thursday. A pair of runner-up finishes this year, at Pebble Beach and the Scottish Open, made Lee a lock to be among the top 30 players who get a shot at the FedEx Cup, the $10 million prize and a five-year exemption on the PGA Tour. He just hasn’t felt like a top-30 player in recent weeks. “Very average two weeks the last two weeks. It was probably the saddest I’ve been on the golf course, which is not good,” Lee said. “We’re really lucky to be out here and play some good golf to get into the playoffs. It just felt so hard.” There was no such feeling in the opening round of the final event of the FedEx Cup season. He rarely was under stress to make par, made four of his eight birdies from outside 10 feet and wound up with a lead over Viktor Hovland, Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup. Scottie Scheffler started his day with a 6-foot par putt and never came close to another bogey in his round of 65. He also was nearly recovered from the hand, foot and mouth disease he picked up last week that gave him blisters on his feet, hands and throat. The hands were the biggest problem. Those are fine. There’s still a few in his throat, and he sounded much better

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Min Woo Lee plays his tee shot on the third hole during the first round of the Tour Championship on Thursday in Atlanta. than a week ago. The greatest testament came from Matt Fitzpatrick, who also played with him in the opening round at Bellerive last week. “I played with him last week and he said, ‘Man, I thought I pissed you off or something. You didn’t talk to me for two days,’ ” Schefﬂer said. “I was like, ‘No, man, I just couldn’t speak.’ ” Schefﬂer is No. 1 in the FedEx Cup — he picked up a $23 million bonus last week — but that doesn’t matter at East Lake. Under the current format, any of the 30 players who win the Tour

Championship are deemed the FedEx Cup champion. Tommy Fleetwood, who opened with a 66 in his title defense, was the FedEx Cup champion despite not winning all year until the Tour Championship. Lee is in the same situation this year. Only one other — Ludvig Aberg — from the eight players at 65 or better has yet to win this year. The immediate payoff for Lee was changing to a slightly heavier shaft in his irons after his coach felt he was swinging faster than usual. The shaft helped to slow it down, and it worked.

He birdied the par-5 18th for a 62, matching the score he shot at the Nicklaus Tournament course at PGA West to start the year. That was the California desert at The American Express, a tournament known for its low scoring. This one might have been easier given the conditions. Rain about an hour before the first tee time made the greens softer, and it showed in the scoring. All 29 players in the field were at even par or better, and the course played to 66.7 Missing from the field was 2025 U.S. Open champion J.J. Spaun, who withdrew after five holes because of a shoulder injury. Spaun said he felt a sharp pain in his right shoulder blade on Tuesday and he spent two days trying to manage it. “Today it felt a lot better, like mobility-wise,” he said. “But I think with the torque and the amount of force in a golf swing, it just doesn’t feel very comfortable. I’m nowhere in my game health-wise to be able to compete at the highest level.” BMW Championship winner Wyndham Clark birdied two of his last three holes to salvage a 67. Gary Woodland, back at the Tour Championship for the first time since 2019, Adam Scott and British Open champion Ryan Fox were among those joining the group of players at 68. Rory McIlroy, the only three-time FedEx Cup champion, opened with a 68. Russell Henley, who grew up just over an hour south in Macon, had 18 pars in his round of 70.

Three-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle Leonard Williams and the Seattle Seahawks have agreed on a three-year, $90 million contract extension that includes $56 million guaranteed, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Thursday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t announced the extension. The 32-year-old Williams was a second-team AP All-Pro last season when he helped the Seahawks win the franchise’s second Super Bowl title. Williams signed a three-year, $64.5 million deal with Seattle in 2024, after the Giants traded him to the Seahawks in October 2023. He was set to become a free agent in 2027.

Good Good no longer title sponsor of PGA Tour event

ATLANTA — Good Good Golf lost its partnership with Callaway on Thursday and no longer will be title sponsor of a PGA Tour event in November as the fallout continued over a video for a new Callaway driver that showed a man shoving a woman to the ground who was trying to touch the golf club. Good Good, among the most popular in the YouTube Golf space, has said the video was meant to be a spinoff from the movie, “Obsession.” But the criticism was immediate and relentless, and the pressure began mounting by the day. The video was deleted the same day it was posted on Aug. 20, but it continued to make the rounds on social media and apologies from Good Good and Callaway had little effect.

49ers owner York arrested in prostitution sting in Ohio

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL is looking into whether San Francisco 49ers owner Jed York will be punished for violating the league’s personal conduct policy after he was caught in a prostitution sting in Ohio. York was arrested in a mobile home park by the Mahoning Valley Human Trafﬁcking Task Force after police said he was attempting to pay $160 for sex with a woman he believed to be a prostitute. York was booked into jail and was released after posting a $5,000 bond. York was initially charged with engaging in prostitution, but prosecutors amended that to disorderly conduct. He was sentenced to one day in jail for both offenses.

Colts activate receiver Pierce ahead of game vs. Lions

INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts activated receiver Alec Pierce from the physically unable to perform list Thursday, two days before their ﬁnal preseason game against the Detroit Lions. Pierce had surgery on his left ankle in March after signing a fouryear contract extension worth $114 million. He had a platelet-rich plasma injection, which uses a person’s blood to accelerate healing, prior to the start of free agency. But Pierce told reporters in June when that didn’t work after two months, he opted for surgery. He now has more than two weeks to ramp up his activity before the Colts host the Baltimore Ravens in the Sept. 13 season opener. He caught 37 passes for 824 yards, 22.3 yards per catch, and a careerbest seven touchdowns in 2024.

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More elite receivers could be coming from the SEC Isaiah Sategna, Oklahoma

BY MARK LONG AP sportswriter

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Some of the NFL’s top receivers came from the Southeastern Conference: A.J. Brown, Ja’Marr Chase, Mike Evans, Justin Jefferson, Jerry Jeudy, George Pickens and DeVonta Smith, to name a few. There are more on the way, maybe even a few who could be stars at the next level. The SEC landed 14 receivers on the preseason Biletnikoff Award watch list, the most of any conference. Here are six from the league who could become household names – maybe even Heisman Trophy contenders — by the end of the year:

Cam Coleman, Texas The 6-foot-3, 204-pound junior spent the last two years languishing in Auburn’s lackluster offense, totaling 93 receptions for 1,306 yards and 13 touchdowns. He landed at Texas after the Tigers ﬁred Hugh Freeze and should give the Longhorns one of the top receiver tandems in the country. He already went viral during camp with a onehanded catch. “Everybody sees the highlight plays, the play-making ability, the physical ability that he has,” coach Steve Sarkisian said. “What I love is the person. This guy is a great human being. He’s a guy that is a great teammate. He’s one of our hardest workers. He’s been a great addition to that room, to that offense.”

Ryan Coleman-Williams, Alabama The receiver formerly known as Ryan Williams has a new name and a new number for 2026. He added Coleman to his now-hyphenated last name to honor his mother and switched from No. 2 to No. 1, re-

After totaling just 54 catches for 632 yards and three touchdowns in three seasons at Arkansas, Sategna broke out with Oklahoma last season. He finished with 67 receptions for 965 yards and eight scores. He returned for a fifth year and, along with quarterback John Mateer, gives Oklahoma’s offense a lot of carryover. “I felt like I had unfinished work here,” Sategna said. “I just had some left on the plate.”

Ryan Wingo, Texas Arch Manning’s go-to guy in 2025, Wingo caught 54 passes for 834 yards and seven touchdowns. Now he has Coleman on the opposite side, potentially creating a pick-your-poison scenario for opposing defenses. The 6-foot-2, 214-pound Wingo helped recruit Coleman to Texas, believing Coleman’s big-play abilASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By VASHA HUNT ity would create more opportunities for himself. He still has to work on Alabama wide receiver Ryan Williams, center, grabs a pass in front of Tennessee linebacker Arion Carter, left, minimizing dropped passes, which during the first half of their game on Oct. 18 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. plagued him last season, but his upside is tremendous. “Knows the system, knows the turning to the digit he wore in high at least four passes in 11 games Nyck Harbor, South Carolina scheme,” Sarkisian said. “Really school for in-state powerhouse last season and earned third-team Saraland. He hopes the changes All-SEC honors. The 5-foot-9 BirThe former track standout became on last year. I think people forwill lead to a bounce-back season. mingham, Alabama, native fin- lieves he’s “one of the fastest get he was a second team All-SEC A preseason All-America selec- ished with 59 receptions for 917 players in the country.” What’s receiver a year ago. Very explosive tion last year, Coleman-Williams yards and four touchdowns. He scary about that — at least for player.” had only one 100-yard receiving also ran 11 times for 81 yards and defenders — is Harbor is 6 feet, 5 game in 2025 and led the Football a score. He ranked fifth nationally inches tall and weighs 239 pounds. Other SEC receivers to watch Bowl Subdivision with 13 drops. in yards after the catch (575) and In three seasons with the GameDeuce Alexander, Ole Miss; Nic The 6-foot, 184-pound speedster tied for sixth in missed tackles cocks, Harbor has 68 receptions Anderson, Kentucky; Tre’ Brown III, finished with 49 receptions for 689 forced (22). for 1,189 yards and 10 touch- LSU; Vernell Brown III, Florida; Isi“He’s one of the more explosive, downs. yards and four touchdowns after ah Canion, Georgia; Anthony Evans capturing national attention with dynamic slot receivers I’ve been He led the SEC and ranked fifth III, Donovan Faupel; Arkansas; Mis45 catches for 857 yards and eight able to be around,” coach Mike nationally at 20.6 yards a catch in sissippi State; Jackson Harris, LSU; Elko said. “He plays bigger than 2025. He enters this season having Trell Harris, Oklahoma; Cayden Lee, scores as a freshman. his size. I think he’ll have a really, caught a touchdown pass in five Missouri; Mike Matthews, TennesMario Craver, Texas A&M really big year for us if he can find consecutive games from quarter- see; Junior Sherrill, Vanderbilt; Eric With KC Concepcion in the a way to stay healthy and be con- back LaNorris Sellers and now Singleton Jr., Florida; Keshaun SinNFL, Craver could be targeted sistent week in and week out as has former TCU offensive coordi- gleton, Auburn; Braylon Staley, Teneven more as a junior. He caught we go through the season.” nator Kendal Briles calling plays. nessee; and Dallas Wilson, Florida.

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LSU edge Jack Pyburn celebrates after sacking Western Kentucky quarterback Rodney Tisdale in the first half of their game on Nov. 22 in Tiger Stadium. Pyburn will seek a fifth year with LSU if cut by Tampa Bay.

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Staff writer

Former LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn plans to return to the Tigers if he’s cut by the Buccaneers in the coming days, according to court records obtained by The Advocate. Pyburn’s intentions were laid out in a 62-page amended complaint filed Thursday by plaintiffs in a lawsuit against the NCAA and SEC, which seeks a fifth year of eligibility for Class of 2022 high school grads who have otherwise exhausted their eligibility. LSU has already added three fifth-year seniors from the lawsuit filed in Baton Rouge last week: tight end Dae’Quan Wright, defensive tackle Zxavian Harris and Notre Dame edge rusher Junior Tuihalamaka. Wright, an Ole Miss alum, signed with the Eagles and then the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent. Harris, who also played for Lane Kiffin at Ole Miss, was signed by the Saints in May but never saw the field because of prior foot surgery and was cut. Pyburn, who played at LSU last season after three years at Florida, would be the third NFL player to make his way to Baton Rouge if he is released by the Bucs and doesn’t land on a practice squad. NFL teams have to trim their rosters to 53 players on Aug. 30, and practice squads are formed before the month ends. Pyburn had two sacks in a preseason game against the Jets earlier this month,

but it’s entirely possible the undrafted free agent doesn’t make the squad. “My agents are handling it,” Pyburn told FOX Sports regarding his participation in the Baton Rouge lawsuit. “They’re doing it in my best interests. I’m just focused on playing good football. I love being here. I’ve been going as hard as I can to make this team and be a part of this special organization.” The SEC has threatened to punish member institutions if they roster former pros, including a fine of 50% of a team’s budget and a halfseason suspension for the program’s coach. The Baton Rouge lawsuit that claims Pyburn, Wright, Harris and Tuihalamaka as plaintiffs is asking the court to void those penalties. Attorneys for the plaintiffs have argued the conference’s rules are an attempt to circumvent the judge’s order. “Pyburn has expressed his desire to return to college and plans to do so if the Court allows and (the Bucs) release him from his contractual obligations by September 1, 2026,” Thursday’s amended complaint says. “If allowed another year, Pyburn plans to return to LSU.” When the court handed down a temporary restraining order last week, the judge declared former professional athletes eligible as long as their contracts were terminated and they paid back whatever money they made from those deals. A hearing on a temporary injunction against the

NCAA and SEC is currently set for this coming Monday, but could be pushed back later in the week to allow SEC commissioner Greg Sankey, now a defendant in the case, to attend the proceedings. If Pyburn makes it to Baton Rouge, he would add another run-stopper to LSU’s defensive end rotation, which has a couple of passrushers in Ole Miss transfer Princewill Umanmielen and Tennessee transfer Jordan Ross. LSU is also currently counting on five-star freshman Lamar Brown to play significant snaps. The lawsuit states other athletes’ intentions, including former LSU men’s basketball player Rashad King, who “hopes” to play for Pacific if he’s granted another year. The filing also says Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens intended to remain at his current school. It states that Wright, Harris and Tuihalamaka are each “interested in playing at a Division I University in Louisiana,” or another school if they can’t reach a contract agreement, though it doesn’t specify LSU. ExUtah cornerback Blake Cotton is also said to have interest in playing at such a school in Louisiana. As for ex-Ole Miss safety Wydett Williams, it says he has had “difficulty with his decision” because of NCAA rules prohibiting him from speaking with coaches other than the ones he last played for. Email Jon Blau at jon. blau@theadvocate.com

Alabama, isn’t expected to be easy. The Hornets are 19.5-point favorites, according to ESPN, and were picked to win the SWAC East in the conference preseason poll. They are led by ﬁfth-year coach Eddie Robinson, the longest-tenured coach in the SWAC, and return redshirt senior quarterback Andrew Body, the reigning SWAC Offensive Player of the Year. Alabama State is coming off an impressive 2025 campaign in which its only conference loss came against SWAC East champion Jackson State. Robinson’s group had the type of season Southern hoped for last year, when the Jaguars were projected to win the SWAC West. Wide receiver Cam Jefferson agrees with his coach that this first opponent will be a strong litmus test, and not just because of Alabama State’s offense. “Kudos to them, right?” the redshirt junior said. “They were number one in almost everything — interceptions, points — and we’ve been doing a lot of film breakdown on them. I played against them last year. Going up against this defense, it’ll be a test for our offense to see what’s

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Southern receivers perform a drill during fall practice on Aug. 8 at A.W. Mumford Stadium. coming up in the SWAC.” While Body and the offense had much of the spotlight, Alabama State’s defense excelled, too. It ranked first in interceptions and fumbles forced and third in points allowed per game. Southern remains more of an unknown because of coaching changes and new faces throughout the roster, including likely starting quarterback Christian Johnson. Faulk believes his team has a slight edge because his staff has a clearer picture of Robinson’s tendencies than the other way around. “I know when they look at us, they are doing their research to figure out offensive coordinator-wise, defensive coordinator-wise, what our staff did where they were last year or the past couple of years,” Faulk said. “And what inﬂuences

they have. So we might have a little bit of advantage there.” Southern knows an upper hand in information doesn’t guarantee anything. Robinson isn’t looking down on his opponent either, despite the point spread. He said at his media availability he expects a “blue-collar” and “violent” game. Neither team wants to open the year with a loss. Southern safety Herman Brister, who doesn’t want a repeat of last year as much as anyone, said how the Jaguars start this year is critical. “It’ll set the tone for the whole season,” the preseason All-SWAC ﬁrst-team selection said. “Going into this game, we’re looking at it as our first game of the season. Both teams are coming out with their heads on ﬁre. Both teams should be healthy.”

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‘They see something in me’

Inside tight end Wright’s early career decision that set his trajectory from NFL to LSU

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

Dae’Quan Wright was a junior at Perry High when everything clicked. Throughout his first two years, Wright was a basketball player at heart. His ambition was to play in college for a major program, not play football in the Southeastern Conference. He even tried to quit the football team once basketball season started during his sophomore year. “We had to talk him off the ledge there,” Perry offensive coordinator Eric Devoursney said. “(He was a) 15-year-old kid who told me his whole life, he was going to play basketball at Duke.” But one scholarship offer changed everything. Georgia Tech offered Wright a football scholarship during his junior year. His high school coaches had told him for years that his future was in football, but it wasn’t until that moment that he truly believed them. “That’s what really changed everything when I got my first offer,” Wright said. “That’s what really just made me be like, ‘Okay, they see something in me.’ “I need to take advantage of this situation.” Georgia Tech’s decision changed the trajectory of Wright’s life, kicking off a football career that has taken an even more unexpected turn over the past week. After two seasons playing tight end at Virginia Tech and two more at Ole Miss, Wright is attempting to become the first player to return to college football after

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Dae’Quan Wright runs a drill during practice for the Philadelphia Eagles at their training facility on June 9. After the Cleveland Browns cut him this week, Wright is seeking to join LSU for a fifth year. playing in the NFL. After participating in training camps with the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns, Wright will try to come back to college and play for LSU this season. A Louisiana judge last week placed a temporary restraining order against the NCAA, clearing the path for Wright and more than 30 other athletes to compete this upcoming season. Wright, along with former New Orleans Saints and Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris and former Notre Dame edge rusher Junior Tuihalamaka, attempted to transfer to LSU following the Louisiana TRO. For Harris and Wright, the biggest remaining obstacle came on

Tuesday, when the Southeastern Conference implemented new rules prohibiting NBA, WNBA and NFL players from returning to college. In response to the SEC’s latest ruling, Harris, Wright and the 30-plus other athletes’ lawyers amended their lawsuit to add the conference and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey as defendants. Much of the reason why Wright, Harris and others ﬁnd themselves in this legal battle is because of the NCAA’s decision to grant all current and future athletes ﬁve seasons of competition. The NCAA passed the rule in June, and a Colorado court ruled soon after that all recruits from the Class of 2022 — Wright’s class — should be eligible

Givens set to play in SU opener vs. Alabama State BY TOYLOY BROWN III

Staff writer

Southern’s chances of a seasonopening win increased on Thursday. Coach Marshall Faulk will officially have star defensive end Ckelby Givens available to play in the season opener against Alabama State at 2 p.m. Saturday at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama. Givens has been added as a plaintiff in the ongoing Louisiana lawsuit against the NCAA, aiming to create a fifth year of eligibility for over 30 athletes, according to a new court filing obtained by The Advocate on Thursday. Before the edge rusher was officially added to the lawsuit, Faulk said, “to my knowledge,” Givens is eligible and playing. The first-year coach is excited to bring back the proven star. “When we found out that he was

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Continued from page 1C athlete is added, as well as suspend the team’s coach for half the season. But the plaintiffs’ attorneys argue the temporary restraining order out of Baton Rouge, which they seek to turn into a longer-lasting preliminary injunction, covers SEC institutions because the conference works in concert with the NCAA. “Rather than telling the SEC, you must obey the Court order enjoining the unfair NCAA rules that you were ‘heavily involved in’ creating, the NCAA allowed the SEC to continue to attempt to improperly circumvent this Court’s order,” read the plaintiffs’ request for an order to show cause, which was ﬁled Thursday afternoon. “These draconian penalties have the effect of making it impossible for the Plaintiffs to play for any SEC school in the 2026-27 year despite this Court’s order based on new rules the SEC created — as mirrors of the NCAA rules this Court enjoined last week.” The athletes’ attorneys have also amended their initial request for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction against the NCAA to include the SEC and Sankey, “solely in his role as commissioner of the SEC,” as defendants.

coming back, I was like, ‘Man, you know, if we could just get this guy, let’s just say ﬁve to 10 plays a game right now, just to kind of bring him up to speed,’ ” the Pro Football Hall of Famer said. “He immediately steps on the ﬁeld and guys like that who work hard, who every play they bring and give you everything that they have, is just amazing.” Givens wasn’t initially among the athletes listed in the Pyburn v. NCAA lawsuit that granted players a temporary restraining order, making them eligible to compete in the 2026-27 academic year. An assistant counsel representing the athletes in the case is attorney Tony Clayton, who is also the board chair of the Southern University Board of Supervisors. Southern’s fifth-year star was previously made eligible by a class-wide, federal injunction out of Colorado, but that order was

later stayed by an appellate court. Givens, a 6-foot-2, 245-pound defensive end, would be a monumental addition for Southern. He has been one of the Southwestern Athletic Conference’s most dominant players over the past three seasons. After Givens went undrafted in the 2026 NFL draft, he accepted an invitation to the Buffalo Bills rookie minicamp and then returned to Southern as a graduate assistant. The next hearing in the Louisiana eligibility lawsuit is scheduled for Monday to determine whether all the athletes, including LSU commits who previously signed NFL contracts, will receive a preliminary injunction against the NCAA and the Southeastern Conference, which implemented new rules against players rostered by pro leagues. The latest ﬁling also includes SEC commissioner Greg Sankey as a defendant.

The amended complaint asks the court to void the SEC’s new penalties, arguing they violate the state’s constitution. The lawsuit also seeks an injunction that stops the NCAA or SEC from enforcing any bylaw that would prevent an athlete from transferring, which would include the SEC’s rules against intraconference transfers. Sankey was also named as a defendant in a lawsuit ﬁled in Dallas on Thursday that resulted in a temporary restraining order for another two dozen athletes. “The SEC out of nowhere, just retroactively, passed a bill that tried to block what we’ve done with the NCAA. So I just want to bring them into the hearings so they can’t do that,” said Tony Clayton, an assistant counsel in the case. Clayton also represents LSU men’s basketball player RJ Luis, who won an injunction this past Monday that allows him to play for Will Wade’s squad despite entering the draft, signing a two-way NBA contract, and playing in Celtics preseason games. The Baton Rouge lawsuit that includes three LSU football commits, including Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka, has been scheduled for a hearing this coming Monday to determine whether they receive a preliminary injunction against the NCAA and the SEC. Tuihalamaka isn’t affected by the SEC’s new rules because he

never signed a pro contract. Clayton said he’s asked for Monday’s hearing to be pushed back to Thursday so Sankey or SEC representatives can attend. “These kids didn’t do anything wrong; these kids weren’t scoring touchdowns in the NFL. To just arbitrarily, out of nowhere, pass (an SEC) law with a retroactive effect to it, just isn’t fair,” Clayton said. “The NCAA, they gotta stop acting like dictators. It’s not Nazi Germany. They can’t do anything they want to do. They have to consider the constitutional rights of these young athletes. “They don’t shed their constitutional rights at the doorstep of LSU.” As part of Thursday’s updated filings, Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens was included as a plaintiff. Givens was previously made eligible by a class-wide, federal injunction out of Colorado, but that order was later stayed by an appellate court. If Givens receives a preliminary injunction at the state level, he would be eligible. The defensive end has been one of the most dominant players in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, collecting 46 tackles for loss over the last two seasons. A spokesperson for LSU athletics said the department has no comment at this time. A spokesperson for the SEC has yet to respond to a request for comment.

to play this season. If the NCAA had passed its new directive over the winter, there’s no doubt in Wright’s mind that he would have just returned to college for a fifth season. “At the end of the day, it’s just all bad timing,” Wright said. “If this happened last December, or even in January, we would have been able to make a decision then on if we were gonna stay in college or not. Most people probably would have stayed. You never know.” However, lawsuits and the transfer portal were nowhere near Wright’s mind when Georgia Tech came calling in high school. That scholarship offer was the boost he needed on the field. He started touching the ball more, improving to the point where he became a three-star prospect, per the 247Sports Composite, and gained recruiting interest from Florida and Tennessee. “His class ended up winning three regional championships, and we hadn’t won a regional championship at this school since 1959, until his class came from here,” Perry coach Kevin Smith said. “He was a big part of that.” Not only did Wright’s production on the field increase after the offer, but his character off the field began to shine more as well. Instead of demanding the ball, Wright would tell his coaches which teammates needed to touch the ball more. He began to embrace the “coffee bean culture” that defines Perry’s program, becoming a positive influence on his teammates and changing the culture at Perry for the better. He also refused to miss any time

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due to injury. At one point during his senior year, he played three games with a cast covering his broken hand despite playing receiver. “I’m so stinking proud of him,” Smith said. “I don’t know what to do.” Wright did a little bit of everything for Perry. Besides being its top pass catcher, he also served as Perry’s wildcat quarterback and was the punter. He still holds the record for the third-longest punt in school history at 53 yards. He was a good basketball player, but Devoursney always saw his future in football. “Especially his junior year and then really his senior year, we knew when he showed up to the game, we were scoring two touchdowns, guaranteed, just because he was out there,” Devoursney said. “It wasn’t quite that same effect in basketball.” There’s not much Wright can take away from his high school career that directly helps him in his battle with the NCAA and SEC in court. Smith and Devoursney didn’t teach him law theory on the gridiron. But focusing on what he can control was a point of emphasis drilled into him during his time at Perry. There’s not a lot he can do about those who don’t like that he’s trying to return to school, and there’s even less he can do to dissuade the SEC and NCAA from attempting to box him out of a return to the sport. “Control what you can control,” Devoursney said. “And he can’t control what everybody is saying. All he can control is how he plays, or how he reacts to this.”

asked Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, one of ESPN’s resident loudContinued from page 1C mouths, of Wright. No, he is not. Just like Harris isn’t Aaron Donald. And neither of them is a Heisman Trophy-caliber quarTurned out Saban’s irritation terback like Sam Leavitt. While was well founded. The Crimson we’re at it, Luis isn’t going to be Tide crushed the Tigers 31-0. LSU’s next “Pistol” Pete MaravBama was good, but the Blueich, either. grass Hangover played a factor Wright and Harris would in the rout. likely be rotational players, bolAlabama was ineligible for stering LSU’s depth but unlikely the Southeastern Conference title that year because of NCAA to change the arc of the Tigers’ season to an exceptional desanctions. LSU runs a similar gree. Luis, the Big East’s 2024risk if it keeps pushing to add 25 player of the year, would former NFL and NBA players certainly make a much bigger this season in the face of a new impact on the men’s basketball SEC ruling against such additeam. But none of them — none tions. — are worth the potential penalKiffin wants to bring in ties. former Ole Miss tight end The juice isn’t worth getting Dae’Quan Wright and defensive squeezed. tackle Zxavian Harris, among On one hand, I get it. I do other players cut from NFL believe the ex-NFL players teams. Will Wade wants to add former St. John’s guard RJ Luis seeking a fifth year should have been afforded the opportuto his roster. All three received nity to return this season. The beneficial — and shall we say highly predictable — temporary NCAA drew an arbitrary line on the calendar and said those who restraining orders in Baton graduated from high school Rouge courts to be eligible to in 2022 were out, and those play this season despite having who graduated in 2023 were signed pro contracts with the in. Meanwhile, athletes who Eagles and Browns (Wright), the Saints (Harris) and Jazz and played before this group were granted extra seasons because Celtics (Luis). the pandemic shut down college The SEC, however, said: “Not sports in 2020. I don’t believe so fast, my friends.” At a meetLuis should get another year, ing of conference presidents and athletic directors this week however, because he decided to forego eligibility to turn pro in in Birmingham, Alabama, the the first place. league hastily whipped up a LSU hired Kiffin and Wade to rule banning such players from be aggressive in recruiting. To being added to rosters at their push envelopes. To boldly (permember schools. If breached, haps recklessly) go where other the ban would authorize the coaches haven’t gone before. SEC to fine a program half its But LSU courts real crippling operating budget, suspend that sanctions over these players. program’s head coach for half a season and revoke the offend- Already nationally considered a pariah for hiring Kiffin and ing school’s conference voting Wade, LSU risks really Texas privileges. Meanwhile, our forTech and Brendan Sorsby-like mer colleague Ross Dellenger condemnation if it proceeds on wrote a piece Thursday saying this course of action. the College Football Playoff Wright, Harris and about 30 committee may consider banother similarly fated athletes ning teams with returning seeking to return to college — NFLers from participation in including former LSU defentheir tournament. You remember the CFP — the sive end Jack Pyburn but not Luis, who has a separate case — very thing LSU hired Kiffin to are set to get a hearing Monday get the Tigers into regularly? on their collective TRO. They But let us set those nuclear options aside for a moment and are not backing down and, in fact, on Thursday added SEC focus on the here and now as it commissioner Greg Sankey as a pertains to LSU football. The defendant in their suit. LSU football team is now just As of now, it appears LSU is over a week away from beginning the most highly anticipated full speed ahead on supporting season for the Tigers I can ever them and trying to get them on the field. remember. Instead, LSU should tell the This is a distraction the Tigers players, “Sorry, we want you, do not need. Period. Not this close to kickoff against a Clem- but it’s just not going to work out” and walk away. son squad that, while currently It’s time to move on. a 101/2-point underdog, is still plenty good enough to spring an upset in its first-ever visit to For more LSU sports updates, Tiger Stadium. sign up for our newsletter at “What is he, Kellen Winslow?” theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter

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NFL will play a record Penix will not play in Falcons’ ﬁnal 9 international games preseason game BY KEN MAGUIRE

AP sportswriter

The Associated Press

LONDON — The NFL will play a record nine games internationally this season and they include three cities hosting for the first time: Melbourne, Australia; Rio de Janeiro; and Paris. Jacksonville and San Francisco both play two games abroad: the Jaguars back-to-back in London; the 49ers in Melbourne and later in Mexico City. Here’s some handy information about the games and locations.

Melbourne, Week 1 Talk about pushing boundaries. The Los Angeles Rams face the San Francisco 49ers in a game at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The league has never staged a regularseason game so far from home. It’s a nearly 16-hour flight from the West Coast. The NFL West matchup will kick off at 10:35 a.m. local time Friday, Sept. 11, in Melbourne — which will be 8:35 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, on the U.S. East Coast. The 100,000-capacity stadium, known as “The G,” is the largest on the NFL schedule this season. Aussies call American football “gridiron” so as not to confuse it with Australian Rules Football. Visitors might want to look up Shane Warne to get a ﬂavor of Australian cricket history.

Rio de Janeiro, Week 3

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Workers prepare a goal post inside the FC Bayern Munich soccer stadium for an NFL game on Nov. 9, 2022, at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. in 2016. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels will look to make his international debut after missing last year’s Madrid game because of injury.

Paris, Week 7 The NFL finally makes it to the City of Light. Practices in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower perhaps? The New Orleans Saints have the French connections and the Pittsburgh Steelers have the star quarterback — Aaron Rodgers — for the first regular-season game in Paris. The 42-year-old Rodgers headlined Dublin’s debut as a host city last season and figures to be in the spotlight at Stade de France on Oct. 25. The 80,000-seat stadium, located just north of the capital in SaintDenis, was the centerpiece of the 2024 Paris Olympics — Tom Cruise descended from the roof during the closing ceremony. It opened in 1998, when it hosted the FIFA World Cup final — France beat Brazil 3-0.

“America’s Team” is coming to the famed Maracanã Stadium on Sept. 27. The Dallas Cowboys will play just their second-ever regular-season international game when they face the Baltimore Ravens. In 2014, the Cowboys beat the Jaguars 31-17 at Wembley Stadium. Rio is hosting for the first time and has what looks like a good QB matchup: Dak Prescott vs. Lamar Jackson. The league has committed to playing at least three regular-season games in Rio over the next five years. There have been two previous games in Brazil — both in Sao Paulo. Dallas to Rio is an estimated 10hour flight. The Maracanã has staged two Madrid, Week 9 men’s World Cup finals — in 1950 Joe Burrow goes international and 2014. It was also the site of the for the first time — as a player anyopening and closing ceremonies of way. The Bengals quarterback was the 2016 Summer Olympics. a hit at Vogue World 2024 in Paris. He’s set to make his international London, Weeks 4-6 debut at Bernabeu Stadium when London has been a mainstay for Cincinnati faces the Atlanta Falthe NFL since 2007. Forty-two cons on Nov. 8. It will be Cincinof the 62 regular-season games nati’s first game outside the U.S. played internationally so far have since a 24-10 loss to the Rams in been staged in London. Three London in 2019 in Zac Taylor’s first more are on tap this season. season as head coach. The Falcons The first two will be at Totten- lost to the Colts in Berlin last seaham Hotspur Stadium: Indianapo- son. The 83,186-capacity Bernabeu lis vs. Washington on Oct. 4; and Philadelphia vs. Jacksonville on is home to Real Madrid soccer club — one of the most recognized Oct. 11. The Jags pull double duty by sporting brands in the world. Real staying to face the Houston Tex- Madrid’s soccer team has more ans on Oct. 18 at Wembley Stadi- Instagram followers — 180 million um — and by doing so will become — than the combined total of all 32 the first team to play two home NFL teams. Last year, Bernabeu hosted games abroad in the same season. The Jags, who have a 7-7 record Spain’s first regular-season game in London games, are undergoing when the Miami Dolphins, led by quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, beat stadium renovations at home. Washington’s only other trip to the Washington Commanders 16London ended in a 27-27 tie — or 13 in overtime. Tagovailoa has a “draw” as the locals would call since joined the Falcons. it — with the Cincinnati Bengals

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Continued from page 1C literally begin games. Last year, the Saints were outscored in the first quarter by a margin of 93 points — the league’s worst since at least 2000. The offense mustered just 29 ﬁrst-quarter points. The defense gave up nine opening-drive touchdowns. Results like that suggest this year’s squad could use all the work they can get. But that idea frankly may not be rooted in reality. The Saints are far from alone in opting to sit their starters for the preseason. The exhibition season’s overall value, too, seems to come up every year — with the same debate tirelessly taking place. Instead, the Saints followed a trend that has exploded across the league. Increasingly, teams have used joint practices — not preseason games — as a tune-up for the

regular season. And while the Saints have long participated in these sessions, they took an unconventional step this year by scrimmaging against three different teams. “Our goal was three joint practices,” Moore said. “We were going to get some really good work. And I think we accomplished what we wanted to with that. It puts us in a really good position.” An offseason presentation by the league also might have inﬂuenced the thought process. At the NFL owners’ meetings this past spring, coaches were given data about the beneﬁts of joint practices compared to preseason games, including how the risk of injuries was reduced because of the lack of tackling. A total of 28 teams participated in at least one joint practice. Fifteen had multiple. The Saints were one of three teams with three. Last year, there were 29 teams to take part in a joint practice — but only one, the Miami Dolphins, had three separate sessions.

Munich, Week 10 The Patriots-Lions matchup in Bavaria looks promising. New England reached the Super Bowl last season but the big draw will be a homecoming for Detroit wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. The star’s mother was born in Germany and he has a big following among the NFL’s large German fan base. The Nov. 15 game at Bayern Munich’s home stadium will be the third NFL game in Munich. The ﬁrst one, in 2022, was Germany’s first regular-season NFL game and Tom Brady led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers past the Seattle Seahawks 21-16. Days earlier, Brady had been gifted lederhosen. The crowd sang ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ — and the seventime Super Bowl champion called it “one of the great football experiences that I’ve ever had.” Note to visiting fans, if you enjoy downing pre-game beers, probably best to bring some with you on the train ride to the stadium. Seahawks fans complained no alcohol was served by vendors outside the venue.

Mexico City, Week 11

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said Wednesday quarterback Michael Penix Jr., who joined team drills for the first time on Monday, will not play in the team’s final preseason game at Miami on Friday night. The decision could have strong implications on Penix being available for the start of the regular season. The much-anticipated competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Penix for the starting job was put on hold through much of training camp as Penix continued his recovery from his 2025 season-ending injury to his left knee. Penix was limited to seven-on-seven and individual drills before his first 11-on11 work this week. Though Penix will not have played in any of the team’s three preseason games, Stefanski insisted he was encouraged by the quarterback’s progress. “I thought he did well,” Stefanski said of Penix’s performance in practice on Wednesday. “I thought he looked good. He

moved around well. I think all that work, like I’ve told you guys the whole time, and you’ve seen it with your own eyes, like he’s put a lot of work into this. I think you see that in his getting away from center, making throws, etc.” Stefanski said Tagovailoa will start at Miami, followed by Cooper Rush and undrafted rookie Jack Strand. Tagovailoa would appear to be the favorite to open the season as the starter, but Stefanski would not rule out the possibility Penix will play. “I’m not going to get into Week 1,” Stefanski said. “Obviously, I’m best served and we’re best served by keeping it day to day and focusing on what’s in front of us. “Really, this was an important week for Mike. First time out there with people around you and the offensive line, the defensive line. I think going through a drill where you got to move up in the pocket or get chased out of the pocket, whatever it is. So, I thought a really good ﬁrst step for Mike in that regard. But outside of this week, I don’t think it’s fair to go further.”

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Buffalo Bills quarterback Shane Buechele runs the ball for a short gain in the second half of a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday in Orchard Park, Ny.

Bills close preseason with win over Steelers

The NFL returns to Mexico City for the ﬁrst time since 2022 for a matchup between the 49ers and Minnesota Vikings on Nov. 22. Azteca Stadium, which has been renamed Banorte, hosted the very first regular-season game played outside the U.S. when the Arizona Cardinals beat San Francisco 31-14 in 2005 before a crowd of 103,467. (A CowboysGiants regular-season game in 2009 eclipsed 105,000). The ﬁrst play from scrimmage was a wild one — a strip-sack that resulted in a touchdown. Four years ago, the 49ers were prepared for the high altitude and beat the Cardinals 38-10. Azteca then underwent renovations for the 2026 World Cup and its current capacity is 87,523. The Vikings played in Dublin and London in consecutive weeks last season and are 5-1 overall in regular-season international games.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ian Wheeler scored on a 2-yard run with 1:06 left, Steve Buechele completed an off-balance pass to Dante Pettis for a 2-point conversion and the Buffalo Bills beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 28-27 in the preseason finale for each team Thursday night. The Steelers’ last chance to pull ahead ended with Drew Allar’s pass sailing behind tight end Lake McRee on fourth-and-7 with 44 seconds remaining. It was a disappointing ﬁnish for Allar in an outing the rookie was attempting to separate himself from Will Howard in the competition for the Steelers’ third-string job. In squandering a 10-point lead over the ﬁnal seven minutes, the Steelers closed the preseason 1-2.

Buffalo was 3-0. With Kyle Allen appearing to have locked up the primary backup job behind Josh Allen, Buechele handled the quarterback duties in ﬁnishing 26 for 38 for 196 yards. The go-ahead score was set up by a 42-yard pass interference penalty against Tamon Lymum on Pettis that gave the Bills the ball at the 7. After Wheeler scored on third down, the Bills elected for the 2-point conversion. Buechele was back-pedaling in the face of pressure before getting off a pass to Pettis, who was open along the left side of hte goal line. Frank Gore Jr. scored on a 1-yard run for Buffalo, and receiver Skyler Bell also found the end zone on a 28-yard scamper off a reverse. Bell, a rookie fourthround draft pick, also had seven catches for 49 yards.

“If you get two joint practices in, that’s the equivalent of getting two preseason (games) in,” Arizona Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said. “It is an amped up environment. … For some reason, the data says that if you end up having those joint practices, you have a less injury risk going into the ﬁrst four weeks of the season.” “I certainly love it from an intensity standpoint,” Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson told reporters. Ironically, LaFleur’s approach to the preseason also serves as a cautionary tale. The first-year coach played rookie running back Jeremiyah Love a surprising 23 snaps in a preseason loss to the Las Vegas Raiders and the former third-overall pick unfortunately suffered a high-ankle sprain that now has him in danger of missing Arizona’s opener. The Saints, too, had to account for their own injury situation. According to Sharp Football Analysis, a website that tracks training

camp injuries, the Saints have suffered the second-most injuries this summer — behind only the San Francisco 49ers. The Saints have already lost ﬁve players — Bryan Bresee, Dillon Radunz, Moliki Matavao, Rejzohn Wright, and Ty Chandler — for the season, and several others whose injuries could linger into the season. The latter list includes running back Alvin Kamara (knee), defensive end Cam Jordan (hamstring), cornerback Quincy Riley (groin) and wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, the last of whom will be out at least two months with a hamstring injury. New Orleans has been so injured that Moore recently had to combine the second and third units in practice. “We’ve kind of eliminated the 3’s, so to speak,” Moore said, “just because of the bodies available.” As teams embrace the value of joint practices over the preseason, the format of the sessions has also changed.

Gone are the days when teams would hold back-to-back joint practices against each other. The clubs now prefer to be one-and-done to reduce the chances that the outing breaks out in a fight. Typically, coaches found that the second day would result in more skirmishes after a heated first practice. Of course, that’s not foolproof. The Saints can attest to that: New Orleans and Dallas were hit with $500,000 fines after multiple fights broke out last week at their joint practice in Oxnard. Even then, the Saints felt like the practice was still productive. As much as the fights disrupted the flow of practice, several players remarked that they didn’t let the tension linger and focused on the next snap. “I love the work that we’ve been able to put into this,” Moore said. Soon, that work will shift to preparing for the Lions. And the Saints may find out just how much those joint practices mattered.

BY JOHN WAWROW AP sportswriter

6C ■ Friday, August 28, 2026 ■ theadvocate.com ■ The Advocate

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UEFA prepares complaint over World Cup sell-off BY GRAHAM DUNBAR AP sportswriter

MONACO — UEFA is preparing a criminal complaint against FIFA president Gianni Infantino in Swiss courts for possible financial mismanagement over his failed plan to sell future World Cup profits to private investors. The governing body of European soccer announced its intentions in court documents filed Thursday in the U.S. seeking access to possible eviInfantino dence related to the sell-off plan, which was withdrawn after a furious backlash by UEFA and other global soccer leaders. The move increases the pressure on Infantino, who is facing the biggest crisis in his 10 years as FIFA’s leader. UEFA filed documents in a Manhattan court requesting discovery of potential evidence from the New York investment fund, Thrive Capital Management, founded by Josh Kushner — the younger brother of President Donald Trump’s son-inlaw Jared Kushner. UEFA also filed a request in a southern Florida district for authorization of discovery “in a foreign proceeding” against FIFA itself, which has offices in the Miami suburb of Coral Gables. Under the plan revealed in late July, Thrive and Kushner were to be the anchor investors intending to pay FIFA $4.2 billion for a 20% stake in a subsidiary that would run the soccer body’s commercial events, including the World Cup. “UEFA and its counsel are contemplating a Swiss criminal proceeding against Infantino and possi-

bly other FIFA officials for criminal mismanagement under Article 158 of the Swiss Criminal Code,” UEFA’s lawyers state in a 56-page document seen by The Associated Press. The document suggests the $4.2 billion figure could be a “fraudulently off-market price promoted by Infantino for his own benefit.” FIFA is expected to have about $5 billion in cash reserves after the World Cup in North America boosted its revenue to a record $15 billion over the 2023-26 commercial cycle. “The question is therefore why the FIFA president believed he needed outside investors to expand development funding,” UEFA said in a statement. Infantino dropped the sell-off plan on Aug. 1 after intense criticism led by soccer officials in Europe.

ly low enterprise value of only approximately $20 billion, a ﬁgure that was neither the product of an open, competitive auction, nor tested by any independent valuer.” Thrive declined to comment. FIFA was approached for comment.

Poor results in FIFA trials

It was unclear if UEFA would send a potential criminal complaint to the Swiss federal prosecution office in Bern or to local prosecutors in FIFA’s home city Zurich. The Swiss attorney general’s office has a poor record in recent years prosecuting cases of alleged corruption linked to FIFA and soccer officials. Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter, former UEFA president Michel Platini and the influential Qatari president of Champions League title UEFA warnings holder Paris Saint-Germain, Nasser UEFA first threatened to take al-Khelaïfi, all were acquitted twice legal action on Aug. 3 when it at trials in Switzerland. warned FIFA against destroying or hiding any “relevant materials” Committed to replacement related to the plan. Thursday’s leThe crisis has raised questions gal move was revealed to its mem- about Infantino’s future. Just ber federations in Monaco just months ago, he was widely expected two hours before the Champions to win another four-year term in the FIFA election set for March 2027, League draw began. “Infantino claimed that the plan but a growing number of soccer fedwould ‘unleash the commercial erations around the world but mainpotential and opportunity that ly in Europe have withdrawn their FIFA has,’ ” UEFA lawyers told the support, with some joining UEFA in courts. “In truth, it was a vehicle calling on him to step down, ideally for Infantino and that small circle before the Nov. 18 deadline for canto acquire a permanent stake in didates. and otherwise profit from FIFA’s “Should the current FIFA presimost valuable assets to the detri- dent nevertheless seek another ment of FIFA, its members, and mandate, UEFA will join forces other parties within the football with its partner confederations to ensure that member associations family. “Under the terms Infantino an- are offered a credible alternative,” nounced, those investors stood the European body said, “one comto acquire a permanent financial mitted to integrity, accountability, interest in FIFA’s commercial arm development and genuine institufor $4.2 billion, implying an absurd- tional change.”

SCOREBOARD Odds MLB Friday

American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at CLEVELAND -138 Kansas City at N.Y YANKEES -173 Boston at TORONTO OFF Seattle Chi. White Sox -117 at MINN. at ATHLETICS OFF Baltimore National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at CHI. CUBS -201 Cincinnati Miami -149 at WASH at ATLANTA OFF Colorado Pittsburgh -114 at ST. LOUIS at SAN FRAN. OFF Arizona Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG LA Dodgers -223 at DETROIT Houston -132 at N.Y METS at TAMPA BAY -135 San Diego at MILWAUKEE -181 Texas Philadelphia -143 at LA ANGELS

LINE +118 +140 OFF -105 OFF LINE +162 +122 OFF -108 OFF LINE +179 +107 +110 +147 +117

Pro football NFL preseaon glance Thursday’s games

Buffalo 28, Pittsburgh 27 Cleveland 37, New England 13 San Francisco at Las Vegas, n L.A. Rams at L.A. Chargers, n

Friday’s games

Washington at Baltimore, 5 p.m. Atlanta at Miami, 6 p.m. Houston at Carolina, 6 p.m. N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m. Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, 6:30 p.m. Arizona at Green Bay, 7 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. New Orleans at Dallas, 7 p.m. Seattle at Kansas City, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Denver, 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Detroit at Indianapolis, noon Chicago at Tennessee, 5 p.m.

College football Thursday’s games EAST

Maine 21, Towson 18 Delaware St. 41, Stony Brook 34 Lafayette (0-0) at Georgetown (0-0), n

SOUTH

Ohio Dominican 42, Morehead St. 40 S. Illinois (0-0) at West Florida (0-0), n Nicholls 44, MVSU 10 Austin Peay 35, Gardner-Webb 17 Chattanooga 24, West Georgia 10 Houston Christian 34, Southeastern 28 Concord 41, Davidson 35 Elon 42, Glenville St. 7 Furman 20, Anderson (SC) 3 Virginia-Wise (0-0) at Presbyterian (0-0), n E. Illinois 28, Murray St. 14 Cent. Arkansas 36, UT Martin 24 Louisiana College (0-0) at Northwestern St. (0-0), n

MIDWEST

Youngstown St. 43, Mercyhurst 10 Lindenwood (Mo.) 20, Charleston Southern 17 W. Illinois 65, Northwestern (IA) 14 St. Thomas (Minn.) 15, Winona St. 9 S.D. Mines 38, Drake 35 LIU Brooklyn (0-0) at North Dakota (0-0), n

Friday’s games

EAST Colgate (0-0) at Fordham (0-0), 5 p.m. William & Mary (0-0) at Villanova (0-0), 5 p.m. Marist (0-0) at New Haven (0-0), 5 p.m. Rhode Island (0-0) at Merrimack (0-0), 5 p.m. New Hampshire (0-0) at Albany (NY) (0-0), 6 p.m. FAR WEST Weber St. (0-0) at N. Colorado (0-0), 8 p.m. Idaho (0-0) at Cal Poly (0-0), 9 p.m.

Saturday’s games

EAST Robert Morris (0-0) at Wagner (0-0), 11 a.m. Lehigh (0-0) at Holy Cross (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Bryant (0-0) at Stonehill (0-0), 5 p.m. Howard (0-0) vs. Alabama A&M (0-0) at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. SOUTH Alabama St. (0-0) vs. Southern (0-0) at Birmingham, Ala., 2 p.m. NC State (0-0) at Virginia (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Campbell (0-0) at ETSU (0-0), 4:30 p.m. Bucknell (0-0) at Richmond (0-0), 5 p.m. The Citadel (0-0) at Wofford (0-0), 5 p.m. Savannah St. (0-0) at SC State (0-0), 5 p.m. Morgan St. (0-0) at NC A&T (0-0), 5 p.m. Winston-Salem (0-0) at Norfolk St. (0-0), 5 p.m. Va. Lynchburg (0-0) at Hampton (0-0), 5 p.m. Stephen F. Austin (0-0) at McNeese St. (0-0),

6 p.m. Miles (0-0) at Alcorn St. (0-0), 6 p.m. East Texas A&M (0-0) at Mercer (0-0), 6 p.m. E. Kentucky (0-0) at W. Carolina (0-0), 6 p.m. New Mexico St. (0-0) at Florida St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Monmouth (NJ) (0-0) at Tennessee Tech (0-0), 6 p.m. North Alabama (0-0) vs. Samford (0-0) at Huntsville, Ala., 6 p.m. Albany St. (Ga.) (0-0) at Florida A&M (0-0), 6 p.m. Clark Atlanta (0-0) at Grambling St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Jackson St. (0-0) at Tennessee St. (0-0), 7:30 p.m. MIDWEST Fairmont St. (0-0) at Dayton (0-0), 11 a.m. Georgetown (0-0) at Butler (0-0), 12 p.m. Lawrence Tech Blue Devils (0-0) at Valparaiso (0-0), 1 p.m. CCSU (0-0) at South Dakota (0-0), 2 p.m. Jacksonville St. (0-0) at N. Dakota St. (0-0), 4:30 p.m. SE Missouri (0-0) at Indiana St. (0-0), 5 p.m. Sacramento St. (0-0) at E. Michigan (0-0), 5:30 p.m. Stetson (0-0) at S. Dakota St. (0-0), 6 p.m. St. Francis (Ill.) (0-0) at Illinois St. (0-0), 6 p.m. SOUTHWEST TCU (0-0) vs. North Carolina (0-0) at Dublin, 11 a.m. NC Central (0-0) at Texas Southern (0-0), 6 p.m. Okla. Panhandle St. (0-0) at Incarnate Word (0-0), 6 p.m. Abilene Christian (0-0) at Lamar (0-0), 7 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff (0-0) vs. Morehouse (0-0) at Little Rock, Ark., 6 p.m. Texas-Permian Basin (0-0) at UT Rio Grande Valley (0-0), 7 p.m. Prairie View (0-0) at Tarleton St. (0-0), 8 p.m. FAR WEST San Jose St. (0-0) at Southern Cal (0-0), 2 p.m. UC Davis (0-0) at Portland St. (0-0), 2 p.m. E. Washington (0-0) at N. Arizona (0-0), 4 p.m. VMI (0-0) at Idaho St. (0-0), 5 p.m. Hawaii (0-0) at Stanford (0-0), 6 p.m. S. Utah (0-0) at Montana (0-0), 8 p.m. Memphis (0-0) at UNLV (0-0), 9 p.m. Montana St. (0-0) at Utah Tech (0-0), 9 p.m.

Pro basketball WNBA Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE x-Atlanta x-Indiana x-New York x-Washington Chicago Toronto Connecticut

W 25 25 23 23 15 11 10

L 13 14 15 15 24 27 28

Pct .658 .641 .605 .605 .385 .289 .263

GB — ½ 2 2 10½ 14 15

x-Minnesota x-Golden State x-Las Vegas x-Dallas Portland Los Angeles Phoenix Seattle

W 31 27 26 23 15 13 13 8

L 8 11 13 16 23 25 25 31

Pct .795 .711 .667 .590 .395 .342 .342 .205

GB — 3½ 5 8 15½ 17½ 17½ 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot Wednesday’s games

Golden State 89, Connecticut 64 Seattle 90, Toronto 78

Thursday’s games

Golden State 79, New York 60 Washington at Phoenix, n

Friday’s games

Connecticut at Indiana, 6:30 p.m. Portland at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Toronto at Las Vegas, 9 p.m. Washington at Los Angeles, 9 p.m.

Pro golf TOUR Championship par scores Thursday

At East Lake GC Atlanta Purse: $40 million Yardage: 7,440; Par: 70 First Round Min Woo Lee Chris Gotterup Viktor Hovland Collin Morikawa Akshay Bhatia Ryan Gerard Scottie Schefﬂer Ludvig Åberg Sam Burns Matt Fitzpatrick Tommy Fleetwood Ryan Fox Adam Scott Gary Woodland Wyndham Clark Tom Kim Robert MacIntyre Xander Schauffele

31-31—62 32-32—64 31-33—64 32-32—64 33-32—65 33-32—65 33-32—65 32-33—65 33-33—66 33-33—66 32-34—66 34-32—66 33-33—66 33-33—66 35-32—67 33-34—67 32-35—67 34-33—67

-8 -6 -6 -6 -5 -5 -5 -5 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -3 -3

Alex Smalley Jacob Bridgeman Patrick Cantlay Alex Fitzpatrick Rory McIlroy Justin Rose Si Woo Kim Hideki Matsuyama Russell Henley Kristoffer Reitan Cameron Young J.J. Spaun

33-34—67 34-34—68 33-35—68 34-34—68 36-32—68 35-33—68 33-36—69 34-35—69 35-35—70 33-37—70 37-33—70

-3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 E E E WD

FM Championship par scores Thursday

At TPC Boston Norton, Mass. Purse: $4.4 million Yardage: 6,533; Par: 72 First Round Sei Young Kim Emily Pedersen Miyu Yamashita Somi Lee Jenny Bae Allisen Corpuz Lauren Coughlin Hyo Joo Kim Gaby Lopez Hae-Ran Ryu Lottie Woad Arpichaya Yubol Nataliya Guseva Anna Huang Ashleigh Buhai Chella Choi Karis Davidson Amanda Doherty Lindy Duncan Jodi Ewart Shadoff Jin Hee Im A Lim Kim Sophia Schubert Aditi Ashok Nicole Broch Estrup Soﬁa Garcia Nasa Hataoka Charley Hull Soo Bin Joo Minami Katsu Dongeun Lee Mi Hyang Lee Morgane Metraux Kiara Romero Patty Tavatanakit Lexi Thompson Yana Wilson Ruoning Yin Na Rin An Laetitia Beck Hye Jin Choi Hailee Cooper Manon De Roey Perrine Delacour Gemma Dryburgh Ayaka Furue Linn Grant Grace Kim Frida Kinhult Lydia Ko Nelly Korda Brooke Matthews Nastasia Nadaud Cassie Porter Mao Saigo Jenny Shin Jeeno Thitikul Weiwei Zhang Rose Zhang Pajaree Anannarukarn Saki Baba Ana Belac Robyn Choi Olivia Cowan Aphrodite Deng Isi Gabsa Chizzy Iwai MinJi Kang Megan Khang Nanna Koerstz Madsen Andrea Lee Jessica Porvasnik Lizette Salas Linnea Strom Suvichaya Vinijchaitham Chanettee Wannasaen Celine Boutier Helen Briem Hannah Green You Min Hwang Aki Iwai Zoe Jiamanukoonkit Auston Kim Jennifer Kupcho Jeong Eun Lee5 Lucy Li Yan Liu Julia Lopez Ramirez Polly Mack Carolina Melgrati

30-34—64 33-32—65 35-30—65 34-32—66 35-33—68 32-36—68 33-35—68 33-35—68 34-34—68 32-36—68 32-36—68 33-35—68 34-35—69 37-32—69 35-35—70 36-34—70 35-35—70 34-36—70 35-35—70 32-38—70 34-36—70 36-34—70 35-35—70 36-35—71 36-35—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 37-34—71 35-36—71 38-33—71 34-37—71 35-36—71 36-35—71 34-37—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 35-36—71 34-37—71 35-37—72 36-36—72 36-36—72 37-35—72 33-39—72 36-36—72 36-36—72 36-36—72 36-36—72 36-36—72 36-36—72 33-39—72 34-38—72 34-38—72 36-36—72 35-37—72 35-37—72 36-36—72 38-34—72 34-38—72 35-37—72 36-37—73 35-38—73 34-39—73 33-40—73 38-35—73 37-36—73 36-37—73 31-42—73 34-39—73 35-38—73 35-38—73 36-37—73 36-37—73 36-37—73 38-35—73 36-37—73 36-37—73 36-38—74 40-34—74 38-36—74 38-36—74 36-38—74 37-37—74 33-41—74 37-37—74 37-37—74 37-37—74 37-37—74 38-36—74 38-36—74 35-39—74

-8 -7 -7 -6 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -4 -3 -3 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 -1 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +1 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League East Division

W 79 75 73 65 65

Tampa Bay New York Boston Baltimore Toronto

West Division Houston Texas Seattle Athletics Los Angeles

East Division

L 54 58 60 69 70

Pct .594 .564 .549 .485 .481

GB — 4 6 14½ 15

Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York

W 70 68 64 62 60

L 63 66 70 71 75

Pct .526 .507 .478 .466 .444

GB — 2½ 6½ 8 11

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 67 66 64 53 52

L 67 68 70 81 82

Pct .500 .493 .478 .396 .388

GB — 1 3 14 15

Los Angeles San Diego Arizona San Francisco Colorado

Central Division Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

National League

Wednesday’s games

W 79 74 68 63 60

L 55 60 66 73 74

Pct .590 .552 .507 .463 .448

GB — 5 11 17 19

W 83 76 67 65 63

L 51 58 68 70 71

Pct .619 .567 .496 .481 .470

GB — 7 16½ 18½ 20

W 80 72 71 54 52

L 54 62 63 79 82

Pct .597 .537 .530 .406 .388

GB — 8 9 25½ 28

Central Division

West Division

Wednesday’s games

Arizona 2, Chicago Cubs 0 Philadelphia 6, Seattle 0 San Diego 3, Pittsburgh 0 Cincinnati 10, San Francisco 9 Miami 4, Boston 0 Colorado 13, Washington 1 Milwaukee 8, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 6, L.A. Dodgers 5 Baltimore 8, St. Louis 7

Tampa Bay 3, Detroit 0 Philadelphia 6, Seattle 0 Cleveland 4, L.A. Angels 3 Miami 4, Boston 0 Toronto 3, Kansas City 0 N.Y. Yankees 9, Houston 3 Chicago White Sox 10, Texas 5 Baltimore 8, St. Louis 7 Athletics 7, Minnesota 4

Thursday’s games

Washington 7, Colorado 1 St. Louis 7, Baltimore 5 Atlanta 1, L.A. Dodgers 0 Milwaukee 8, N.Y. Mets 2 Arizona at San Francisco, n

St. Louis 7, Baltimore 5 Houston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1 Kansas City 13, Toronto 2

Friday’s games

L.A. Dodgers (Skubal 8-7) at Detroit (Anderson 4-5), 5:40 p.m. Houston (Brown 3-3) at N.Y. Mets (Scott 4-3), 6:10 p.m. Kansas City (Wacha 7-8) at Cleveland (Bibee 5-13), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (Mize 5-7) at Tampa Bay (McClanahan 9-6), 6:10 p.m. Boston (Sandoval 1-2) at N.Y. Yankees (Schlittler 11-6), 6:15 p.m. Seattle (Hancock 7-7) at Toronto (Cease 8-5), 6:15 p.m. Texas (Bradford 0-2) at Milwaukee (Henderson 8-2), 6:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Castillo 4-10) at Minnesota (Kremer 2-4), 7:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Painter 3-8) at L.A. Angels (Detmers 4-8), 8:38 p.m. Baltimore (Young 9-3) at Athletics (Lopez 5-4), 8:40 p.m.

Friday’s games

Cincinnati (Lowder 5-8) at Chicago Cubs (Peterson 7-7), 1:20 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Skubal 8-7) at Detroit (Anderson 4-5), 5:40 p.m. Miami (Pérez 7-9) at Washington (Kent 0-2), 5:45 p.m. Houston (Brown 3-3) at N.Y. Mets (Scott 4-3), 6:10 p.m. San Diego (Mize 5-7) at Tampa Bay (McClanahan 9-6), 6:10 p.m. Colorado (Sugano 12-7) at Atlanta (Holmes 8-5), 6:15 p.m. Texas (Bradford 0-2) at Milwaukee (Henderson 8-2), 6:40 p.m. Pittsburgh (Jones 2-5) at St. Louis (Mathews 0-2), 7:15 p.m. Philadelphia (Painter 3-8) at L.A. Angels (Detmers 4-8), 8:38 p.m. Arizona (TBD) at San Francisco (Tidwell 0-0), 9:15 p.m.

WILD CARD GLANCE American League New York Boston Cleveland Texas Baltimore Toronto Minnesota Seattle Detroit

W 75 73 68 66 65 65 64 64 62

L 57 60 66 68 69 69 70 70 71

Pct .568 .549 .507 .493 .485 .485 .478 .478 .466

WCGB +8 +5½ — 2 3 3 4 4 5½

National League Chicago Philadelphia San Diego Arizona Miami St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 76 74 72 71 68 67 65 63

L 58 60 62 63 66 68 70 71

Pct .567 .552 .537 .530 .507 .496 .481 .470

WCGB +4 +2 — 1 4 5½ 7½ 9

BOX SCORES St. Louis 7, Baltimore 5

Washington 7, Colorado 1

Baltimore

Colorado

St. Louis

ab r h bi ab r h bi Holliday 2b 4 1 2 0 Fermín ss 4 11 0 Alonso dh 4 0 0 0 Herrera dh 3 00 0 Henderson ss 4 0 1 1 Jor.Walker rf 4 0 2 0 Basallo c 4 0 0 0 Burleson 1b 4 2 2 1 En.-Strnd 3b 4 2 2 0 Báez lf 4 11 0 Beavers lf 2 1 0 0 Jordan 3b 3 11 3 Mayo 1b 4 1 1 3 Gorman 3b 1 0 0 0 Cowser cf 3 0 1 1 Urías 2b 3 21 2 Taveras rf 4 0 0 0 Church cf 3 01 1 Pagés c 4 00 0 Totals 33 5 7 5 Totals 33 7 9 7 Baltimore 000 010 310 — 5 St. Louis 030 210 01x — 7 LOB—Baltimore 4, St. Louis 5. 2B—Holliday (11), Encarnacion-Strand (7), Henderson (24), Báez (1). HR—Mayo (18), Jordan (3), Urías (3). SB—Fermín (7), Holliday (8). SF— Cowser (3). IP H R ER BB SO Baltimore Rogers L,9-9 5 7 6 6 1 7 Sanders 2 1 0 0 1 4 Nunez 1 1 1 1 1 2 St. Louis Graceffo 3 0 0 0 0 4 2 1 1 1 2 Bruihl 12⁄3 0 0 0 0 2 Gastelum W,4-3 11⁄3 Ferguson 1 2 3 3 1 1 Soriano H,20 1 2 1 1 0 1 O’Brien S,34-39 1 1 0 0 0 1 WP—Nunez. ABS Challenge—Henderson (StrikeConfirmed); Fermín (Strike-Confirmed); Herrera (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Walker (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Soriano (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Beavers (Strike-Confirmed). Umpires—Home, Alex Tosi; First, Andy Fletcher; Second, Cory Blaser; Third, Jansen Visconti. T—2:37. A—20,723 (44,494).

Washington ab r h bi ab r h bi McCarth. dh 5 0 0 0 Abrams dh 4 1 1 0 Carrigg cf 4 0 0 0 Crews rf 5 1 2 1 Castro 3b 4 1 1 0 Chaparro 1b 5 0 1 0 Rumﬁeld 1b 1 0 1 0 Lile lf 4 2 3 2 Norby 2b 4 0 1 0 House 3b 3 1 1 2 Johnst. rf-lf 3 0 1 0 Ruiz c 5 1 2 2 Sullivan c 2 0 1 1 Young cf 4 1 2 0 Goodm. ph-c 1 0 0 0 Vivas 2b 2 0 00 Veen lf 1 0 0 0 Nuñez ss 3 0 1 0 Beck ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Tovar ss 4 0 0 0 Totals 31 1 5 1 Totals 35 7 13 7 Colorado 001 000 000 — 1 Washington 200 110 03x — 7 LOB—Colorado 13, Washington 12. 2B— Young (19), Ruiz (22), House (12). HR—Lile (18), Ruiz (9). SB—Carrigg 2 (8), Veen (1), Castro (10), Young 2 (17), Nuñez (43). SF— House (2). S—Nuñez (8). IP H R ER BB SO Colorado Hughes L,0-6 5 7 4 4 4 3 Mejia 1 2 0 0 1 1 Frasso 1 1 0 0 1 1 Herget 1 3 3 3 0 1 Washington 1 6 6 Irvin 41⁄3 3 1 0 1 2 Cosgrove W,1-2 12⁄3 0 0 2 ⁄3 1 0 0 1 1 Tolman H,1 0 0 0 Beeter H,7 11⁄3 0 0 Ribalta 1 1 0 0 1 1 HBP—Irvin (Castro). WP—Hughes. ABS Challenge—Castro (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Irvin (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Norby (Strike-Overturned to Ball). Pitch timer violations—Hughes (pitcher); Mejia (pitcher). Umpires—Home, Tripp Gibson; First, Nick Mahrley; Second, Marvin Hudson; Third, Willie Traynor. T—3:01. A—14,768 (41,376).

Atlanta 1, L.A. Dodgers 0

Houston 5, N.Y. Yankees 1

Los Angeles

Houston

Atlanta

ab r h bi ab r h bi Ohtani dh 4 0 0 0 Baldwin c 4 11 1 Edman cf 3 0 0 0 Albies 2b 3 01 0 Betts ss 4 0 2 0 Olson 1b 3 00 0 Freeman 1b 4 0 1 0 Dubón lf 3 00 0 A.Thomas pr 0 0 0 0 Harris cf 3 01 0 T.Hernández lf 4 0 0 0 L.Thomas dh 2 0 0 0 Rojas 2b 4 0 1 0 Yastrzems. rf 3 0 0 0 Tucker pr 0 0 0 0 Riley 3b 3 00 0 Call rf 3 0 0 0 Kim ss 3 01 0 E.Hernán. 3b 3 0 0 0 Rortvedt c 3 0 10 Totals 32 0 5 0 Totals 27 1 4 1 Los Angeles 000 000 000 — 0 Atlanta 100 000 00x — 1 DP—Los Angeles 1, Atlanta 0. LOB—Los Angeles 7, Atlanta 3. 2B—Betts (15). HR— Baldwin (22). SB—Kim (2), Harris (9). IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles 4 1 1 1 8 Yamam. L,12-8 61⁄3 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Dreyer Henriquez 1 0 0 0 0 3 Atlanta Sale W,13-9 9 5 0 0 0 11 HBP—Sale 2 (Call,Edman). ABS Challenge—Thomas (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Rojas (Strike-Conﬁrmed). Umpires—Home, Chris Segal; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Edwin Jimenez; Third, Erich Bacchus. T—2:18. A—39,650 (41,149).

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THIS DATE IN BASEBALL Aug. 28 1918 — Tris Speaker was suspended for the rest of the season because of his assault on umpire Tom Connolly following a dispute at home plate in Philadelphia. 1926 — Emil Levsen of the Cleveland Indians pitched two complete-game victories over the Boston Red Sox, 6-1 and 5-1. He did not strike out a batter in either game. The Indians used the identical lineup in both games. 1951 — The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Giants 2-0, snapping the Giants’ 16-game winning streak. The streak enabled the Giants to cut the Dodgers 13½game lead to six. 1971 — In the nightcap of a doubleheader, Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Rick Wise hit two home runs to help himself to a 7-3 victory over the San Francisco Giants. 1977 — Steve Garvey of Los Angeles hit three doubles and two home runs in ﬁve

at-bats, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to an 11-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals. One of Garvey’s homers was a grand slam. 1977 — In a 6-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles, Nolan Ryan of the California Angles struck out 11 batters to pass the 300-strikeout plateau for the ﬁfth time in his career. 1987 — Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 home runs 1990 — Ryne Sandberg became the ﬁrst second baseman in history to have consecutive 30-homer seasons, leading the Cubs to a 5-2 victory over the Houston Astros. 1992 — The Milwaukee Brewers set an American League record with 31 hits and 26 singles in a 22-2 rout of the Toronto Blue Jays. 2003 — Eric Gagne set a major league record with his 44th straight save this season as Los Angeles beat Houston 6-3. Gagne eclipsed Tom Gordon’s 1998 record of 43 in a row to begin a season.

DOING A TIME WARP

AI AND THE SKY

At Totally Rad Vintage Fest from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Raising Cane’s River Center, travel back to the ’80s, ’90s and y2K. Vendors will sell clothing, accessories, toys, home goods and more. Early entry (8:30 a.m.), $25; general admission, $8 in advance; $12, day of event; free, kids 12 and under. raisingcanesrivercenter.com.

Highland Road Park Observatory will present a talk surrounding the latest information regarding artificial intelligence from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Friday. Stick around for evening sky viewing through the observatory’s several telescopes from 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Free. brec.org.

PLANT THE SEED(S)

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

Get ready for fall planting at the Main Library at Goodwood’s Plant Swap at 10 a.m. Saturday. Bring plants, seeds, cuttings, bulbs and other garden treasures to trade with fellow gardeners. Participants are encouraged to label all swap items clearly so others know what they are taking home. ebrpl.com.

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‘I Got a Story to Tell’

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Five men’s memories come into focus in new Hurricane Katrina docuseries

BY JUDY BERGERON Staff writer

Twenty-one years later, survivors of the catastrophe, including Troy Pierre II, still pose a question they can’t really answer: “What would my life be like if Katrina had never hit?” They can only relate to where the aftermath of the deadly 2005 hurricane took them physically, mentally, financially and emotionally. Before Katrina and after Katrina — a line forever etched in time. Pierre and four other 20-somethings from the New Orleans area get candid about the disaster and their lives in general for “I Got a Story to Tell,” a new documentary series from New Orleans filmmaker and Baton Rouge native Maison Harris. “I do remember a feeling, like we’ll be back in a couple of days,” Pierre, who had just started first grade, recalls of the day he and his family fled from New Orleans to Baton Rouge to ride out the hurricane.

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Troy Pierre II says living through Hurricane Katrina helped push him to become an artist.

“I guess like, for better or worse, you just wipe your hands and keep it pushing. There was no getting any of that back, doesn’t make sense to sit and have a pity party about it,” Pierre says in his 4-minute, 15-second episode. “Obviously, you feel your way through it and cry. … It put it in hyperdrive, just me wanting to express myself in other ways.” Currently, those methods are through ﬁlm, photography and visual arts as Pierre carves out a career path. Also shining a light into their lives for “I Got a Story” are actors Justin Davis and KC Simms and painter and photographer Trenity Thom. Lastly, in a twist, the Kwame Films founder turns the lens on himself, describing the ordeal he and his mother experienced when their house burned when Harris was in the 10th grade. “I remember there not being time to think,” Harris shared. The blaze originated in his mother’s bedroom when an air conditioner malfunctioned. In minutes, smoke ﬁlled the home. Both escaped safely, but everything in the house was lost, save for some vinyl he was collecting and his PlayStation 4 console.

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(“Dune,” “Mad Max: Fury Road,” “Gremlins,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark”) with him to join the isten closely. That zoom of a discussion. Gallagher created the educationspaceship, roar of a Tyrannosaurus rex or hum of a car al platform INDEPTH Sound Deengine that you hear while sign in 2017 during a lull in regular watching your next movie sound work. After ﬁlming an interjust may be the work of Mike view with Mangini for INDEPTH, James Gallagher. the two decided to take The Louisiana native has these teaching moments advanced in the world of live in 2024. sound design since mov“I found over the years that when I showed people ing to Los Angeles in 2008, what I do, they’re insanely earning an Emmy nominafascinated with it,” Gallation in 2022 for his work on the Prime Video documengher said by phone from downtown Los Angeles tary “Lucy and Desi” and Mangini earlier this month. “It being selected as one of Variety Magazine’s 10 Artisans to doesn’t matter what they do for a living or what they’re interested in, Watch, also in 2022. Gallagher, 43, will return to his when you show people how sound hometown, Baton Rouge, on Satur- for film is made, it blows their day to lead a presentation at 5 p.m. mind.” For a $15 event ticket, you can at the Manship Theatre as part of the Baton Rouge Underground have your mind blown on SatFilm Festival. urday, too. For tickets to other He’s bringing Oscar-winning BRUFF events; day passes; sound designer Mark Mangini full, four-day fest passes, and

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the complete schedule, go to batonrougeunderground.com. This interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. How did you get into the sound design field? So my first interest was electronic music, and a lot of people that end up getting into sound design for film or other mediums usually started with music. It’s kind of the same skill. So you start realizing, you know, you’re making music with your computer, and then you start realizing it’s all the same kind of things to add sound also to television, film, immersive experiences, that kind of thing. Going back further, I was in a Baton Rouge ’80s cover band called Werewolf. We were making videos. We were playing at the Varsity (Theatre), and so we made videos for their projector screen. So I knew making sound effects was cool. But when I started making videos for that Werewolf show

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For sixth year, Louisiana to join in 2027 Rose Parade For a consecutive sixth year, Louisiana will be represented in the Rose Parade with its float ‘Bienvenue en Louisiane.’ PROVIDED ILLUSTRATION FROM THE LOUISIANA OFFICE OF TOURISM

Staff report Louisiana’s Robin Barnes will be the mid-parade entertainment for the 138th Rose Parade on Jan. 1 in Pasadena, California. During this moment of the parade, the procession pauses while the featured entertainment performs a song or two and dances in front of the reviewing stand. Past Louisi-

ana performers highlighted include 2019 “American Idol” winner Laine Hardy, Cajun ﬁddler Amanda Shaw and 2025 “American Idol” runner-up John Foster. The float will celebrate the many traditions that bring Louisianans and visitors together, including festivals, food and music. It will feature a majestic

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Airing literal dirty laundry for all to see

be more than just a hint — and Dear Miss Manners: Is there an etiwould put you on display, rather quette prohibition against airing than the laundry. one’s dirty laundry? And I But perhaps by “fellow mean literally — as from traveler,” you mean travelthe balcony of a historic hotel facing a beautiful ing companion and you are public park! closer to the situation. Perhaps a swimsuit on a Either way, Miss Manchair, or in an inner courtners would ﬁnd it difﬁcult Judith to admonish someone yard balcony, but what are Martin politely — and without these people thinking, disMISS the valid retort that it is playing their underwear? MANNERS charming when the locals Could a fellow traveler do it. hint at the inappropriate, Dear Miss Manners: For years, my tacky nature of this display? older sister served food she knew Gentle reader: How? By shouting I could not or would not eat. I ate it up to the balcony? That would

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Continued from page 1D pelican surrounded by Mardi Gras colors of purple, green and gold, along with alligators, crawfish, Spanish moss and elements inspired by the charm of the French Quarter. The float will be decorated with approximately 25,000 roses, orchids, coconuts and other natural materials. Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser made the announcement last week in a news release. Barnes, dubbed the “Songbird of New Orleans,” makes music celebrating both the rich traditions and evolving sounds of her

hometown. Her debut fulllength album, “Louisiana Love,” was released in May. “It is a love letter to her home state and the people and traditions that make it special, celebrating the people, places, traditions and cultural experiences that shaped Barnes’ understanding of home,” according to the release. “As a New Orleanian, I am so proud of where I come from and feel honored to have the opportunity to share my music, along with the culture and spirit of Louisiana, on a stage this iconic,” Barnes said in the release. 2027 will mark the sixth consecutive year that the Louisiana Ofﬁce of Tourism

what I could and did not select the other foods at the buffet, if given a choice. For years, she complained I was too picky, even though I told her my doctor had tested me and that I was allergic to beef and could not eat spicy foods, nor anything with nuts, seeds or skins. Turns out, I had diverticulitis, as had our father. But my older sister knew better and was convinced that if she told me to eat a certain food, I would do what she told me. The last time I “ate” at her house, the only thing I could eat

has sponsored a Rose Parade float. The New Year’s Day parade will be broadcast live around the world and on streaming services beginning at 10 a.m. through Rose Parade broadcast partners, including ABC, NBC and Univision. “Louisiana knows how to make an impression, and every year people tell us how excited they are to see our float,” Nungesser said. “They see the colors, hear the music and get a taste of what makes Louisiana so special.” For information on how to join Louisiana in decorating the 2027 Louisiana float in Pasadena, visit the Louisiana Office of Tourism’s Rose Parade webpage.

was mashed potatoes, and I had to insist that she leave the beef gravy off. Even the ice cream for dessert had nuts and seeds in it. No one is sorrier than I am that I can’t eat salsa or nuts or drink coffee. However, I prefer not to be ill after a meal. I cannot comprehend the reason other people think I should or must eat a certain way. Gentle reader: It is not only rude, but also inconvenient. Miss Manners would think that your sister would want to ward off any illness, not just for your sake, but also for the cleanup afterward. As long as allergies, medical ex-

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“Of course, my whole life changed,” Harris says in his episode, the last one ﬁlmed for the project. “I honestly saw a void in spaces where artists or just people in general could let their guard down and kind of talk about just their life,” Harris said about the series in a phone interview. “Not necessarily what they were releasing, not what they were working on, but just themselves and who they are as a person. So I wanted to create a platform where we could understand who these artists are in our community, not just their art. “I wanted to document the moments that kind of turned a lot of these people into artists because I think we need a space and a plat-

form for vulnerability and just a chance to deepen our connection to these artists we’ve seen either on Instagram or just in our community,” he said. Concentrating first on his counterparts in the ﬁlm community, Harris eventually broadened his search for documentary subjects to photographers and other artists across the city. Scheduling, ﬁlming and editing the series took about a year. All five episodes can be viewed on YouTube (search Kwame Films). In reviewing the raw footage, Harris found a commonality among his vulnerable subjects. “Everybody brought up a moment from their childhood that deeply changed them. And it was usually a moment of adversity. And for everybody, how they dealt with that adversity usually shaped them into

who they are today,” he said. “And I think a lot of people’s stories also relate to why they became an artist in the ﬁrst place. “A lot of them had moments where they had some type of repression, something they couldn’t express or something that was taken away from them. And I feel like that naturally correlated to them growing up wanting to express themself, needing a creative outlet.” A 2021 graduate in film from UNO, Harris, 26, considers himself a ﬁlmmaker, editor and storyteller. “The goal of my work is to put this world we live in perspective, and help us understand each other and understand ourselves,” he said. Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate. com.

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Baton Rouge native Mike James Gallagher, left, and Oscar-winning sound designer Mark Mangini work as a team on INDEPTH Live!

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‘The goal of my work is to put this world we live in in perspective, and help us understand each other and understand ourselves,’ says New Orleans filmmaker Maison Harris.

cuses, dietary concerns and even preferences are politely stated and not made the focus of the event, reasonable accommodations should be made without fear of coercion or bullying. And that goes for that second round of dessert or martinis, too.

and adding sound effects and everything, I know that was a huge pivot point for me kind of telling myself that, “Oh, I can easily just move to doing videos and stuff like that.” What happened once you moved to LA in 2009? My first job in L.A. was doing video post-production. So I was basically just lending my sound skills to whatever was around. So I think these days, you just kind of have to do a lot of different things to find out what you can do or do a lot of different things at the same time to just make sure that you stay working. It’s really tumultuous now. So I’m freelance, so it’s even obviously more tumultuous. But even when I wasn’t working, I was still building. I was doing some interesting things. Would you elaborate on that? In 2021 and 2022 in L.A., there was a streaming bubble. All the streaming companies, Netflix and Amazon, Apple, they were spending a ton of money creating series. And at some point, that just can’t keep going. So the bubble popped. And that bubble popped around the end of 2022. At the same time, all the guilds were looking to go on strike. The Writers’ Guild, the Actors’ Guild. … And a big reason was, of course, because of AI (artificial intelligence). In the beginning of 2023, you could just feel it. I was signed up for projects that

just got completely canceled. Then the work just disappeared. All my clients that were constantly giving me stuff were just gone. This is kind of coincidence, or fortuitous, that in November, I had shot some of my ﬁrst videos where I was on camera. I released my ﬁrst one in January 2023. So it started the second all the work stopped. I ended up kind of becoming an on-camera personality for sound design teaching. So even though I wasn’t getting all this paid work anymore, I immediately started kind of developing this other life. Tell us more about INDEPTH Sound Design. So I had an idea of preserving all these DVD special features and things that I found on the internet and putting them all in one place. And it all had to do with sound education. So really, I was just repurposing other people’s content and other content that had already been created and presenting it in a much easier way to understand. So, I created that in 2017, and it’s evolved a lot since then. I have now met a lot of these Oscar-winning sound designers and sound people, and I make content with them, exclusive content. In 2023, I started ending up on camera with Oscar-winning sound designers going through Oscar-winning films. So I love breaking down the best of the best, because I do have some exclusive access, and I want to use that, and I want to share it. Then two years ago is when me and Mark Mangini

came up with the idea to do it live. So we put together this live show, and we performed it at this big conference that’s held at the Sony Pictures Studios lot in Los Angeles. It went over so well, and it was such a solid, like, presentation of his career, kind of like a retrospective, but it also feels like a conversation that we just decided to keep doing it. So it’s this fully prepared thing. Of course, I change it up based on where we are. Because he did a little work on “sex, lies, and videotape,” we’re also going to integrate a little of that into our presentation. The critically acclaimed 1989 dark comedy-drama “sex, lies, and videotape” was shot in Baton Rouge, and directed and written by former Baton Rouge director Steven Soderbergh. It’s considered a breakthrough in independent film. Mangini was Soderbergh’s L.A. landlord at the time, and not only helped name the film, but also performed the acoustic guitar music heard in the ﬁlm’s opening. Are you working on any other projects right now? I am working on Amy Poehler’s new TV series, “Dig,” for Peacock. Although she directed “Lucy and Desi,” I never actually met her. I’m a big fan. So one day, I’m going to meet Amy Poehler and I’ll be very happy about it. She’s executive producing along with Mike Schur, who also created “Parks and Recreation” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.” Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate. com.

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SHOWS TO WATCH — BATON ROUGE AREA FRIDAY

DON & KONSPIRACY: El Paso, Denham Springs, 6 p.m. 3 BLIND MICE: Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 6 p.m. MIKE ESNEAULT: Stab’s Restaurant, 6 p.m. CAM PYLE: Galvez Seafood, Prairieville, 6 p.m. JOVIN WEBB: BLDG 5, 6 p.m. DERRICK LEMON: Le Chien Brewing Co., Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. STUDIO4: T’Quilas, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. ISSY: Pelican to Mars, 7 p.m. JOEL NEELY: The Brakes Bar, 7 p.m. THOMAS CAIN: Copa, Gonzales, 7 p.m. JOEY & THE JUMPER CABLES: On The Half Shell, Prairieville, 7 p.m. CHRIS ALLEN: Bin 77, 7 p.m. THE LEE SERIO BAND: Phil Brady’s, 7:30 p.m. SEMI-CHARMED: The Basin Music Hall, 8 p.m. JOHN PAYCHECK/I-10 BOUND BAND: Southern Rhythm, Denham Springs, 8 p.m. A-BOMB KARAOKE: Big Dog Saloon, Denham Springs, 8 p.m. SWEET MAGNOLIA/DIZZY: Mid City Ballroom, 8 p.m. CHRIS LEBLANC BAND: Icehouse Tap Room, 8 p.m. HENRY TURNER JR. & THE ALLSTARS: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8 p.m. KARAOKE NIGHT: Backstreet Lounge, 8 p.m. SPANK THE MONKEY: Coop’s on 621, Gonzales, 8 p.m. MANNIE FRESH/T99ZY: Chelsea’s Live, 9 p.m. TINGLE KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 9 p.m. DAMON KING & BO JAMISON: Fat Cat Saloon, Prairieville, 9 p.m. AFTER 8: The Edge Bar at L’Auberge, 9 p.m. N’TUNE: The Queen Baton Rouge, 9 p.m. KARAOKE NIGHT: Tiger Tavern, Gonzales, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY

MIKE HOGAN: Icehouse Tap Room, 4 p.m. JUSTEN TAYLOR: Central City Steak & Seafood, 5:30 p.m. IAN WEBSTER DUO: Sullivan’s Steakhouse, 5:30 p.m. STACI T & ROY B: Blue Iguana, 6 p.m. PAPO Y SON MANDAO: Pedro’s, Denham Springs, 6 p.m. BUBBA PLAUCHE’: BLDG 5, 6 p.m. CLIFF NOT CHRIS: Le Chien Brewing Co., Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. LA SOUTHBOUND: T’Quilas, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. STUDIO4: Curbside Burgers, 7 p.m. ACOUSTICRATS: Bin 77, 7 p.m. JOEL NEELY: The Brakes Bar, 7 p.m. DAK THE MARTIAN: Smalls Sliders-Bluebonnet, 7 p.m. TIGER LILY: On The Half Shell, Prairieville, 7 p.m. ACOUSTIC NIGHT W/HENRY TURNER JR.: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8 p.m. SYLAS FAUST: T-Fred’s Tiki Bar, Prairieville, 8 p.m. REANIMATION/DOWNFALL: Tiger Tavern Daiquiris, Gonzales, 8 p.m. NEPHEW TOMMY ALL WHITE HOUSE PARTY COMEDY SHOW: Baton Rouge River Center Theatre, 8 p.m. TAYLOR RAE: Frozen Assets Daiquiris, Gonzales, 8 p.m. STEVE MELANCON HOST “MEL-TRAX KARAOKE”: La Daiquiris, 8 p.m. JOEL COOPER & SCOTT JORDAN: The Vineyard, 9 p.m. CHRIS LEBLANC BAND: Swamp Chicken Daiquiris, St. Amant, 9 p.m. SAVANT: The Basin Music

TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press

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Music producer and rapper Mannie Fresh, with special guest T99Zy, will perform at Chelsea’s Live at 9 p.m. Friday. Tickets are $30. Hall, 9 p.m. CHEM 7: Fat Cat Saloon, Prairieville, 9 p.m. CONNOR MARTIN/STONE SOBER: The Texas Club, 9 p.m. TINGLE KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 9 p.m. KARAOKE NIGHT: Double D Daiquiris, Denham Springs, 9 p.m. FLY BY NITE: T’s Country, Denham Springs, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY

ERIC BASKIN: Watermark Hotel, 10 a.m. JUSTIN BURDETTE TRIO: Superior Grill- MidCity, 11 a.m. CHRIS ALLEN DUO: On The Half Shell, Prairieville, 11 a.m. ERIC GAUTREAUX: Red Stick Social, noon SONGWRITER SUNDAY: La Divina Italian Cafe, 5 p.m. MEL-TRAK KARAOKE: Central City Steak & Seafood, 5 p.m. D.K. HARRELL: The Edge Bar at L’Auberge, 6:30 p.m. OPEN MIC JAM: Fat Cat Saloon, Prairieville, 7 p.m. KARAOKE WITH DJ ALEX: Churchill’s, 7 p.m. TINGLE KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 9 p.m.

MONDAY

JEFF BAJON PROJECT: Superior Grill-MidCity, 6 p.m. MONDAY NIGHT KARAOKE: Spanky’s Daiquiris, 7 p.m. KARAOKE WITH PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 8 p.m.

OPEN MIC COMEDY NIGHT: The Station Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. JAM NIGHT: O’Hara’s Irish Pub, 8:30 p.m. KARAOKE BY BECCALICIOUS: The Vineyard, 9 p.m. SHUT UP & SING KARAOKE: Chelsea’s Live, 9 p.m. PRESTIGE KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 10:30 p.m.

THURSDAY

BUBBA PLAUCHÉ: Backstreet Lounge, 6 p.m. KYBALION: El Paso, Denham Springs, 6 p.m. THE BISHOP ELLIS TRIO: Hayride Scandal, 7 p.m. THE WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING BLUES JAM: Phil Brady’s Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. THURSDAY NIGHT KARAOKE: Locals Bar and Kitchen, Central, 8 p.m. LIVE MUSIC THURSDAYS: Gino’s Restaurant, 8 p.m. KARAOKE MEETS COMEDY: Rufﬁns II — The Clubhouse, 8 p.m. HENRY TURNER JR. AND FLAVOR BAND: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8 p.m. BARFLY KARAOKE: Brickyard South, 8 p.m. PRESTIGE KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 9 p.m. A-BOMB KARAOKE: Big Dog Saloon, Denham Springs, 9 p.m. KARAOKE THURSDAYS: O’Hara’s Irish Pub, 9 p.m.

OUTLYING FRIDAY

TUESDAY

BAR FLY KARAOKE: El Paso, Denham Springs, 6 p.m. THE EDDIE SMITH BAND: On The Half Shell, Prairieville, 6:30 p.m. JODY VICKNAIR: La Daiquiris, 7 p.m. DJ DANI KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 9 p.m.

THE ROUX TONES: Bayou Sara Brewing, St. Francisville, 6:30 p.m. KENDALL SHAFFER & CORBAN BARNES: TnT Liquor, Zachary, 8 p.m. VICTORIA LEA: Jack’s Place, Port Allen, 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

SATURDAY NIGHT KARAOKE: Charlie’s Lounge, Addis, 8 p.m.

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY: Mason’s Grill, 5:30 p.m. LSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPEN JAZZ JAM: Classic Vinyls, 6 p.m. PAPI’S KARAOKE: Papi’s Fajita Factory, Watson, 6 p.m. BRENT ARMSTRONG: Danny’s Dive Bar, 6 p.m. OPEN MIC NIGHT: Le Chien Brewing Company, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. KIRK HOLDER: Bin 77 Bistro & Sidebar, 6:30 p.m. ANDY PIZZO TRIO: Hayride Scandal, 7 p.m. SINGER SONGWRITER OPEN MIC: Coop’s on 621, Gonzales, 7 p.m. PRESTIGE KARAOKE: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 8 p.m. JAM WITH THE EDDIE SMITH BAND: La Daiquiris, 8 p.m. DRUNK KARAOKE: Capital Park Bar and Grill, 8 p.m. KARAOKE PARTY W/DJ ALEX: The Edge Bar at L’Auberge, 8 p.m.

Today is Friday, Aug. 28, the 240th day of 2026. There are 125 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 28, 1963, during the March on Washington, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech before an estimated 250,000 people in front of the Lincoln Memorial. Also on this date: In 1845, the first issue of Scientific American magazine was published; it remains the oldest continuously published magazine in the United States. In 1862, the Second Battle of Bull Run began in Prince William County, Virginia, during the Civil War; the Union army retreated two days later after suffering 14,000 casualties. In 1898, pharmacist Caleb Bradham of New Bern, North Carolina, changed the name of the carbonated beverage he’d created five years earlier from “Brad’s Drink” to “Pepsi-Cola.” In 1955, Emmett Till, a Black teenager from Chicago, was abducted from his uncle’s home in Mississippi by two White men after he had allegedly whistled at a White woman four days earlier; he was found dead three days later. In 1957, U.S. Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina notched the longest speaking filibuster in Senate history (24 hours and 18 minutes), seeking to stall passage of the Civil Rights Act. (Democratic U.S. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey delivered the longest continuous Senate floor speech from March 31 to April 1, 2025, speaking 25 hours and 5 minutes against President Donald Trump.)

In 1968, police and antiwar demonstrators clashed in the streets of Chicago as the Democratic National Convention nominated Hubert H. Humphrey for president. In 1988, 70 people were killed when three Italian Air Force stunt planes collided during an air show at the U.S. air base in Ramstein, West Germany. In 2005, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin ordered a mandatory evacuation as Hurricane Katrina approached the city. In 2013, a military jury sentenced Army Maj. Nidal Hasan to death for a 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood that claimed 13 lives and left 30 people injured. In 2016, six scientists completed a yearlong Mars simulation on the Big Island of Hawaii, where they emerged after living in a dome in near isolation on Mauna Loa.

Today’s birthdays: Actor Ken Jenkins (TV: “Scrubs”) is 86. Former MLB manager and player Lou Piniella is 83. Former MLB pitcher Ron Guidry is 76. Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove is 74. Artist Ai Weiwei is 69. Actor Daniel Stern is 69. Olympic gold medal ﬁgure skater Scott Hamilton is 68. Actor Jennifer Coolidge is 65. Film director David Fincher is 64. Country singer Shania Twain is 61. “Pokemon” creator Satoshi Tajiri is 61. Actor Billy Boyd is 58. Actor Jack Black is 57. Hockey Hall of Famer Pierre Turgeon is 57. Actor Jason Priestley is 57. Olympic gold medal swimmer Janet Evans is 55. Actor Carly Pope is 45. Country singer Jake Owen is 45. Country singer LeAnn Rimes is 44. Rock singer Florence Welch (Florence and the Machine) is 40. Actor Quvenzhane Wallis is 23.

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RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farm-fresh produce and goods, including wine, seafood, plants, ﬂowers, prepared and baked items and more. breada.org. FAMILY-HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show. lasm.org. RUMBLE ON THE BAYOU: 6 p.m., Plaquemine Community Center, 57845 Foundry St., Plaquemine. Pro Wrestling 225 action. $17.85 and up. https:// www.eventbrite.com. NEPHEW TOMMY AND FRIENDS: 8 p.m., River Center Theatre, 240 St. Louis St. The “All White House Party Comedy Show” with Tommy Harvey, nephew of Steve Harvey. All-white attire encouraged. $60-$135.

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Former LSU gymnastics star Livvy Dunne will be one of 10 LSU sports celebrities on hand for the Baton Rouge Sports Cards & Autograph Show from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday at L’Auberge Baton Rouge Ballroom. Admission is free. theatre.raisingcanesrivercenter.com. COMEDIAN JUSTIN WHITEHEAD: 8 p.m., Silly Rabbit Comedy Club, 9945 Airline Highway, Suite C. $37.40 and up. eventbrite.com.

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BATON ROUGE SPORTS CARDS & AUTOGRAPH SHOW: 10 a.m.-7 p.m., L’Auberge Baton Rouge Ballroom, 777 L’Auberge Ave. More than 100 vendors and a lineup of LSU notables, including Livvy Dunne, Ed Orgeron, Sam Leavitt, Lamar Brown, Trey’Dez Green, Harlem Berry, Winston Watkins Jr., Whit Weeks, Zach Weeks and Corey Barber Jr. Free. ﬁtermansports. com. THE APPETIZER: 3 p.m.7 p.m., The River Room, 222 Laurel St. A Sunday social for those 35 and older. With DJ Pleasure. $13.82. eventbrite.com.

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FIRST WEDNESDAY OPENING RECEPTION: 6 p.m.9 p.m., Baton Rouge Gallery for Contemporary Art, 1515 Dalrymple Drive. Featuring artists David Horton, Pippin Frisbie-Calder, Matt Morris and Alex Podesta. Free. batonrougegallery. org.

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RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. facebook.com/ redstickfarmersmarket. OUTDOOR COMMUNITY YOGA: 6 p.m. to 7 p.m., pavilion by the pond, LSU Hilltop Arboretum, 11855 Highland Road. Drop-in; no registration required; bring your own mat. Free, but donations welcome.

lsu.edu/hilltop. WEEKLY COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE: 7:30 p.m., Geaux Ride, 601 Laurel St. Free. geauxridebikes. com. KARAOKE, TRIVIA, BINGO AND MORE: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Brickyard South Bar + Patio, 174 South Blvd. Presented by BarFly Entertainment. Free to play. acebook.com/brickyardsouth.

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ANN CONNELLY FINE ART: 1670 Lobdell Ave. Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Free. (225) 9277676 or annconnelly.com. ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. “Workshop Show,” through Sept. 9. Workshops: Larry Downs, “Composition Bootcamp — Level Up Your Art,” Sept. 12-13, $100 AGL members, $125 nonmembers; “Watercolor Basics — Bird of a Feather,” weekly on Saturdays from Sept. 12-Oct. 3;

lem solvers and lifelong learners. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesday-Wednesday and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.6 p.m. Thursday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. https:// knockknockmuseum.org. LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Reﬂections: The Art of George Rodrigue,” through Jan. 24. “Louisiana Couture: The Legacy of San Carlin,” through Jan. 3. “Crossroads & Connections: A Century of the Railway in Baton Rouge,” through Sept. 6. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org. LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES GALLERY: 3851 Essen Lane. The Art Guild of Louisiana’s 2026 international juried “River Road Show” through Sept. 28. Free. Gallery hours are from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. LSU’S BARNES OGDEN ART & DESIGN COMPLEX GALLERY: 31 S. Campus Drive. Rotating exhibitions of LSU College of Art & Design student, faculty, and alumni work, and visiting artists and designers. (225) 578-5400. design.lsu.edu. LSU’S LAURA AND CLARK BOYCE GALLERY: Julian T. White Hall, 297 Field House Drive. Rotating exhibitions of LSU College of Art & Design student, faculty, and alumni work. (225) 578-5400 or design. lsu.edu. LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “ReVision: Women in Photography,” through Sunday. “South Arts Southern Prize & State Fellowships for Visual Arts, through Sept. 6. “The Folk Art Gallery,” through June 30, 2027. (225) 389-7200 or lsumoa.org. LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Building, Tower Drive, LSU campus. “Stitches in Time: Quilts & Fashion,” exploring the enduring dialogue between quilt making and dress, through Jan. 15, 2027. (225) 578-5992 or email textile@lsu.edu. MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided

tours. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. brec.org/facility/MagnoliaMound. OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. See a hidden staircase, the grand ballroom, a water-cooled solarium, the Rose Garden and a replica of the Oval Ofﬁce. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion.com. OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, plus Free First Sunday. “Excursions, Expeditions, and Discoveries: A Young Nation Expands & Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark,” through Dec. 18. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol. org. FRANK HAYDEN HALL VISUAL ART GALLERY: Southern University. Student work, faculty showcases, alumni homecoming exhibitions, and traveling contemporary art exhibitions focusing on African American art and history. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. https://www.subr.edu/ subhome/96. USS KIDD VETERANS MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. Displays of a variety of artifacts that celebrate veteran and naval military history. Note: Vessel is in Houma for dry dock repairs. usskidd.com. WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “What the Fox Knows,” 30-plus watercolor paintings by artist Kathy Miller, through Nov. 22. “Brusly: Where Everyone Knows Your Name,” through Dec. 23. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.

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Specifications and bid documents for the above may be obtained from the Director of Purchas‐ ing, Louisiana Tech Uni‐ versity, Ruston, Louisiana, phone 318257-4205 or purchasing@ latech.edu. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (B)(5) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C)(4). Any person requiring special accommodations shall notify Louisiana Tech University of the type(s) of accommoda‐ tions required not less than seven (7) days be‐ fore the bid opening. 198448-AUG 28-1T $14.05 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT OR INVI‐ TATION TO BID ENGLAND ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVEL‐ OPMENT DISTRICT ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA EXTENSION OF RUNWAY 18 OBSTACLE REMOVAL PHASE 3 AT ENGLAND INDUSTRIAL AIRPARK AND COMMU‐ NITY Separate sealed bids for the EXTENSION OF RUN‐ WAY 18 OBSTACLE RE‐ MOVAL PHASE 3 will be received by the ENGLAND ECO‐ NOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT, 1611 ARNOLD DRIVE, ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA 71303, in the England Au‐ thority Board Room, Building 1803 (England Authority Administration Building), at the ENG‐ LAND INDUSTRIAL AIR‐ PARK AND COMMUNITY, until 10:00 A.M. (Central Time), on Wednesday, September 16, 2026 and then at said office pub‐ licly opened and read aloud. The Instructions to Bidders, Bid Form, Agreement Between Owner and Contractor, Forms of Bid Bond, Per‐ formance and Payment Bonds, Drawings and ifi i d h

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PAN AMERICAN ENGI‐ NEERS, LLC (Design Professional) 1717 JACKSON STREET (P.O. BOX 8599, 71306) ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA 71301 (318) 473-2100 The scope of work for this Project includes clearing, grubbing and grading of approximately 42 acres along with exca‐ vation, embankment and drainage improvements. Copies of the bidding documents shall be ob‐ tained at the office of Pan American Engineers, LLC upon deposit of $150.00 for each set of documents; or from the electronic bid submittal option as noted in the advertisement. The de‐ posit on the first set of documents furnished to bonafide prime bidders will be fully refunded upon return of the docu‐ ments, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. On other sets of documents furnished to bidders, the deposit less actual cost of reproduc‐ tion will be refunded upon return of the docu‐ ments, in good condition, no later than ten (10) days after receipt of bids. Pursuant to L.R.S. 38:2212.E.(1), Bidders have the option to sub‐ mit bids and bid bonds electronically. Electronic bids for this project may be submitted through Central Bidding at www. CentralAuctionHouse. com. To register, or for assistance with complet‐ ing an e-bid, contact Central Bidding at 225810-4814 or 866-570-9620. The OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all Bids for just cause. Such actions will be in accor‐ dance with Title 38 of the L.R.S. with In accordance Louisiana Revised Statutes 38:2212(B)(1), the provisions and re‐ quirements stated in the bidding documents shall not be considered as in‐ formalities and shall not be waived. A Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference will be held at the England Authority Board Room, Building 1803 (the England Au‐ thority Administration Building), 1611 Arnold Drive, England Industrial Airpark and Community, Alexandria, Louisiana at 10:00 A.M., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2026. Each bidder must de‐ posit with his Bid, secu‐ rity in the amount of at least five percent (5%) of the total bid price, as de‐ scribed in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders. Bid bonds shall be written by a surety or insurance company meeting the re‐ quirements noted in

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L.R.S. 38:2218. Sureties used for obtain‐ ing Bonds must appear as acceptable on the De‐ partment of Treasury Cir‐ cular 570 and comply with other specified re‐ quirements included in‐ volved in the Instruction to Bidders. The contract is to be fi‐ nanced in whole or in part by federal or other funds which will not be readily available at the time bids are received. In accordance with LA. R.S. 38:2215D, Bidders may not withdraw their bid within ninety (90) days after the actual date of opening thereof. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause in accor‐ dance with Louisiana R.S. 38:2214B. This contract is subject to the requirements of the Davis-Bacon Act (DOL 29 CFR Part 5), as amended. The Contractor is required to comply with wage and labor pro‐ visions and to pay mini‐ mum wages in accor‐ dance with the schedule of wage rates estab‐ lished by the United States Department of Labor. Award of contract is also subject to the following Federal provisions: Executive Order 11246 and DOL Regulation 41 CFR PART 60 – Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employ‐ ment Opportunity DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 29 – Governmentwide Debarment and Suspension and Government-wide Re‐ quirements for Drug-free Workplace DOT Regulation 49 CFR PART 30 – Denial of Public Works Contracts to Sup‐ pliers of Goods and Services of Countries that Deny Contracts to Suppliers of Goods and Services of Countries That Deny Procurement Market Access to U.S. Contractors (Foreign Trade Restriction). TITLE 49 United States Code, CHAPTER 501 – Buy American Preferences The England Economic and Industrial Develop‐ ment District, in accor‐ dance with the provi‐ sions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (78 Stat. 252, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d to 2000d-4), 28 CFR § 50.3, and 49 CFR Part 21, hereby notifies all bid‐ ders that it will affirma‐ tively ensure that any contract entered into pursuant to this adver‐ tisement, all contractors will be afforded full op‐ portunity to submit bids in response to this invita‐ tion and will not be dis‐ criminated against on the grounds of the owner’s race, color, na‐ tional origin, sex, creed, age, or disability in con‐ sideration for an award. It is the policy of the Eng‐ land Economic and In‐ dustrial Development District (EEIDD) that

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Small Business Enter‐ prises (SBEs) as defined in 49 CFR Part 26.39 shall have the maximum op‐ portunity to participate in the performance of projects advertised by the EEIDD. All bidders shall make good faith ef‐ forts, as defined in Ap‐ pendix A of 49 CFR Part 26, Regulations of the Of‐ fice of the Secretary of Transportation, to sub‐ contract TBD of the dol‐ lar value of the prime contract to small busi‐ ness concerns owned and controlled by SBEs. All bidders (proposers) will be required to sub‐ mit information concern‐ ing the SBEs that will participate in this con‐ tract. The information will include the name and address for each SBE, a description of the work to be performed by each named firm, the dollar value of the con‐ tract (subcontract), writ‐ ten documentation of the bidder (proposers) com‐ mitment to utilize the SBE firm and written con‐ firmation from the SBE firm that it is participat‐ ing in the contract as provided in the commit‐ ment made by the bidder (proposer). If the bidder fails to achieve the con‐ tract goal as stated herein, it will be required to provide documenta‐ tion demonstrating that it made good faith ef‐ forts in attempting to do so. A bid that fails to meet these requirements will be considered nonresponsive.

satisfactorily completed. (The England Authority will hold retainage from prime contractors and provide for prompt and regular incremental ac‐ ceptances of portions of the prime contract and pay retainage to prime contractors based on these acceptances). Any delay or postponement of payment from the above referenced time frame may occur only for good cause following written approval of the EEIDD. This clause ap‐ plies to both SBE and non-SBE subcontractors.

1) The Successful Bidder has not submitted a complete compliance re‐ port within 12 months preceding the date of award; and

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Contract Assurance (§26.13) - The contractor, subrecipient or subcon‐ tractor shall not discrimi‐ nate on the basis of race, color, national origin, or sex in the performance of this contract. The con‐ tractor shall carry out applicable requirements of 49 CFR Part 26, includ‐ ing any amendments thereto, in the award and administration of DOTassisted contracts. Fail‐ ure by the contractor to carry out these require‐ ments is a material breach of this contract, which may result in the termination of this con‐ tract or such other rem‐ edy, as the EEIDD deems appropriate, which may include, but is not limited to: (1) withholding monthly progress pay‐ ments, (2) assessing sanctions, (3) liquidated damages, and/or (4) dis‐ qualifying the contractor from future bidding as non-responsible. Prompt Payment (§26.29) - The prime contractor agrees to pay each sub‐ contractor under this prime contract for satis‐ factory performance of its contract no later than 15 days from the receipt of each payment the prime contractor re‐ ceives from EEIDD. The prime contractor agrees further to return re‐ tainage payments to each subcontractor within 15 days after the subcontractor's work is

Women will be afforded equal opportunity in all areas of employment. However, the employ‐ ment of women shall not diminish the standards or requirements for the employment of minori‐ ties. For contracts of $50,000 or more, a contractor having 50 or more em‐ ployees, and his subcon‐ tractors having 50 or more employees and who may be awarded a subcontract of $50,000 or more, will be required to maintain an afﬁrmative action program within 120 days of the com‐ mencement of the con‐ tract. Preaward Equal Opportu‐ nity Compliance Re‐ views. Where the bid of the apparent low respon‐ sible bidder is in the amount of $1 million or more, the bidder and his known all-tier subcon‐ tractors which will be awarded subcontracts of $1 million or more will be subject to full on-site, preaward equal opportu‐ nity compliance reviews before the award of the contract for the purpose of determining whether the bidder and his sub‐ contractors are able to comply with the provi‐ sions of the equal oppor‐ tunity clause. Compliance Reports. Within 30 days after award of this contract, the Contractor shall ﬁle a compliance report (Stan‐ dard Form 100) if:

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Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived at the Louisiana Tech University Ofﬁce of Purchasing, P.O. Box 3157, 208 Keeny Circle, RM 408, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana 71272 until 2:00 P.M., September 21, 2026 at which time and place they will be publicly opened for the following:

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2) The Successful Bidder is within the definition of "employer" in Para‐ graphs 2e(3) of the in‐ structions included in Standard Form 100. The Successful Bidder shall require the subcon‐ tractor on all-tier sub‐ contracts, irrespective of dollar amount, to file Standard Form 100 within 30 days after award of the subcontract if the above two conditions apply. Standard Form 100 will be furnished upon request. Bidders are hereby ad‐ vised that the Owner, England Economic and Industrial Development District, has employed the services of Eddlemon & Associates LLC to ad‐ minister the Small Busi‐ ness Enterprise Program for this project. The SBE Administrator’s address is 5237 Raphael Drive; Alexandria, Louisiana 71303 and the telephone number is (318) 613-8143. If Bidders encounter problems locating a SBE, they should notify the SBE Manager, Lynne Ed‐ dlemon. The Bidder must supply all information as re‐ quired in the Instructions to Bidders. ENGLAND ECONOMIC AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SCOTT GAMMEL, DEPUTY DIRECTOR AVIATION & CAPITAL PROJECTS 1611 ARNOLD DRIVE ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA 71303 PLEASE PUBLISH THREE (3) TIMES: Friday, August 21, 2026 Friday, August 28, 2026 Friday, September 4, 2026 198065-aug 21-28-sep 4-3t $584.35 PUBLIC NOTICE - -NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 155 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026621, Cold Planer for DOTD, 9/15/26 RFx No. 3000026632, *Rebid* Mand Site* Jani‐ torial Service – DPS/OMV, 9/15/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to j d ll bid

Public Notices Bids/Proposals g reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities. Amy Vincent Director of State Procure‐ ment FAX (225) 342-8688 198790-AUG 28-1T $12.62 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge will receive elec‐ tronic or paper bids for the construction of the following project: SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 21-2 BROOKLAWN DR, OLD RAFE MAYER RD, STUBBS LN, GREENWELL ST, & STREETS IN BRENTWOOD PLACE CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 25-AO-ST-0021 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of rehabilitation of asphalt & concrete pavements, asphalt patching w/over‐ lay, concrete curb, and related work. Electronic or sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, TUES‐ DAY _ Sept. 22nd, 2026 by the Purchasing Division, Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. No bids will be received after 2:00 p.m. on the same day and date. Bid Openings can be in person or via teleconfer‐ ence. Teleconference Call-in In‐ formation Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # but‐ ton) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network trafﬁc (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Dallas) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Denver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jacksonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 Electronic bids and elec‐ tronic bid bonds for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all elec‐ tronic bids will be down‐

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loaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in 806 of City Hall immediately after the 2:00 p.m. bid closing.

program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts.

Bids, amendments to bids, or request for with‐ drawal of quotations, re‐ ceived after time speci‐ fied for bid opening shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Bids shall be firm for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid shall be withdrawn for any reason during this period of time ex‐ cept as allowed per R.S. 38:2214.C. Official Bid Documents are available at Central Bidding (www.central bidding.com). Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www. centralbidding.com). For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Cen‐ tral Bidding at 225-8104814. Paper copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents are on file and may be ob‐ tained from the Public Works and Planning Cen‐ ter located at 1100 Laurel St., Engineering Division, Room 137 or Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, upon payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Make checks payable to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge.) Fees for plans, specifica‐ tions and contract docu‐ ments are to cover the cost of reproduction and are non-refundable in ac‐ cordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes. A Certified Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satis‐ factory Bid Bond exe‐ cuted by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. Bids shall be received electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish East Baton Rouge, and only those bids shall be received by the CityParish which is submit‐ ted by those Contractors in whose names the so‐ licitation bid forms and/or specifications were issued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiv‐ ing proposals. The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economi‐ cally Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in ac‐ cordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certified in accor‐ dance with the Parish

For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and has established a mini‐ mum EBE goal of 9.2% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or providing documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in at‐ tempting to meet this goal. Only EBE firms cer‐ tified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Pro‐ gram at the time of sub‐ mittal of the bid will count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A, and 2, and Letters of EBE Certi‐ fication, as appropriate within 10 days after bid opening All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to as‐ sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this law. If required for bid‐ ding, Contractors must hold an active license is‐ sued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classi‐ HIGHWAY, fication of STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform Public Works Bid Form. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2214 (B) the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form, shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. For additional informa‐ tion please contact Dan Rosenquist drosen‐ quist@brla.gov, 225-3893186. 198638 Aug. 28, Sept. 4, 11, 2026 3t $325.18

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SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 21-5 GOURRIER AVE, STREET IN COLLEGE TOWN, STREETS IN HILLSDALE & LAKE HILLS & N. 35th CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 25-AO-ST-0024

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closing time all elec‐ tronic bids will be down‐ loaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in 806 of City Hall immediately after the 2:00 p.m. bid closing.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of rehabilitation of asphalt & concrete pavements, asphalt patching w/ overlay, concrete curb, and related work. Electronic or sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, TUES‐ DAY _ Sept. 15th, 2026 by the Purchasing Division, Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. No bids will be received after 2:00 p.m. on the same day and date. Bid Openings can be in person or via teleconfer‐ ence. Teleconference Call-in In‐ formation Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 States Toll

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p p contract documents are on file and may be ob‐ tained from the Public Works and Planning Cen‐ ter located at 1100 Laurel St., Engineering Division, Room 137 or Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, upon payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Make checks payable to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge.) Fees for plans, specifica‐ tions and contract docu‐ ments are to cover the cost of reproduction and are non-refundable in ac‐ cordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes.

g East Baton Rouge, and only those bids shall be received by the CityParish which is submit‐ ted by those Contractors in whose names the so‐ licitation bid forms and/or speciﬁcations were issued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiv‐ ing proposals.

A Certiﬁed Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satis‐ factory Bid Bond exe‐ cuted by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to ﬁve percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. Bids shall be received electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish d

The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economi‐ cally Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in ac‐ cordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certiﬁed in accor‐ dance with the Parish program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts. For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing ofﬁce has directed a review of the scope of work and has established a mini‐

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mum EBE goal of 8.6% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or providing documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in at‐ tempting to meet this goal. Only EBE firms cer‐ tified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Pro‐ gram at the time of sub‐ mittal of the bid will count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A, and 2, and Letters of EBE Certi‐ fication, as appropriate within 10 days after bid opening All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to as‐ sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this l f i d f bid

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In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2214 (B) the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form, shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity.

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g and evaluation shall schedule site visit(s) no later than 3:00 PM, Sep‐ tember 1, 2026 to Justin Sharper, jsharper@brla. gov (225-389-3136). Test‐ ing and evaluation will be conducted at the South Wastewater Treat‐ ment Plant (2850 Gardere Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70820) and at the North Wastewater Treatment Plant (50 Woodpecker Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70807). Products to be given consideration must be tested and evaluated no later September 11, 2026. Products approved for ﬁeld testing on South Plant’s screw presses must be tested by Sep‐ tember 25, 2026. Some of the items to be bid list one approved product. Additional products which have been pre-ap‐ proved for bidding will be published in an ad‐ dendum upon conclusion of product testing. All products will have been tested and approved for bid purposes no later than October 2, 2026.

g of East Baton Rouge prior to the bidding deadline.

Official bid documents are available at Central Bidding (https://www. centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at dsstew‐ art@brla.gov. Bids shall be submitted electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge prior to the bidding deadline. Electronic bids for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division. Begin‐ ning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all electronic bids will be downloaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in Room 806 immedi‐ ately after the 11:00 a.m. bid closing. Bidders or their authorized repre‐ sentatives are invited to be present. NOTE: The only vendor information shared at the bid open‐ ing will be the reading of the names of those ven‐ dors who submitted bids. Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notifica‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐ tronic form at the LaPAC https:// website wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=102. Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Dexter Stewart at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3264, or via email dsstewart@brla.gov. Any vendor who would like to listen to the open‐ ing of this bid can access the following link, at the date and time of this bid opening: NOTE: The only vendor information shared at the bid opening will be the reading of the names of those vendors who submitted bids. Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # but‐ ton) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network traffic (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Dallas) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Denver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jacksonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 These numbers will pro‐ vide you with live audio access to this bid open‐ ing. 198005 Aug. 21, 28, 2026 2t $132.84

PUBLIC NOTICE --VOUCHER# 26-007227 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 09/10/26 NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Divi‐ sion, City Hall Building, Room 826, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA until 11:00 A.M. CST, September 10, 2026 for the following: REQ7227 - PUMP PROCU‐ MENT – DRY PIT SUBMERSIBLE WASTERWATER PUMPS Ofﬁcial bid documents are available at Central (https://www. Bidding centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at rterrell@ brla.gov. Bids shall be submitted electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish f i

Electronic bids for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ Division and chasing paper bids will be opened. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all the names of vendor submit‐ ting bids will read aloud. Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notifica‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐ tronic form at the LaPAC website https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=102. Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm CST on Au‐ gust 27, 2026. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Richard Terrell at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3263, or via email rterrell@brla.gov. Any vendor who would like to listen to the open‐ ing of this bid can access the following link, at the date and time of this bid opening: Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # but‐ ton) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network traffic (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Dallas) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Denver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jacksonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 These numbers will pro‐ vide you with live audio access to this bid open‐ ing. 198073 Aug. 21, 28, 2026 2t $95.78 PUBLIC NOTICE --VOUCHER# 26-PARKLET-R TO BE PUBLISHED – LEGAL 08/28/26 & 09/04/26 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 09/21/26 THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Divi‐ sion, City Hall Building, Room 826, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA until 11:00 A.M. CST, September 21, 2026 for the following: 26-PARKLET-REBID A mandatory site visit will be held at the Down‐ town Development Dis‐ trict, 247 Florida Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 at 9::00 a.m. on September 10, 2026. Official bid documents are available at Central Bidding (https://www. centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at rterrell@ brla.gov.

Bids shall be submitted electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge prior to the bidding deadline. Electronic bids for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division and paper bids will be opened. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all the names of vendor submit‐ ting bids will read aloud. Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notiﬁca‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐ tronic form at the LaPAC https:// website wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=102. Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time speciﬁed for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm CST on Sep‐ tember 14, 2026. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Richard Terrell at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3263, or via email rterrell@brla.gov. Any vendor who would like to listen to the open‐ ing of this bid can access the following link, at the date and time of this bid

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opening: Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # but‐ ton) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network trafﬁc (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button):

United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-5358110 United States Toll (Dal‐ las) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Den‐ ver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jack‐ sonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 These numbers will pro‐ vide you with live audio access to this bid open‐ ing. 198782-aug 28-sept 4-2t $99.82

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PUBLIC NOTICE --- 1CARROLL CREEK FIELD 26-293 thru 26-296 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DE‐ PARTMENT OF CONSER‐ VATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, upon the application of EXPAND OPERATING LLC. At such hearing the De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy will con‐ sider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the follow‐ ing matters relating to the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Carroll Creek Field, Red River Parish, Louisiana. 1. To permit the applicant to drill, designate and utilize four cross unit horizontal wells: two as alternate unit wells for HA RA SUI and HA RA SUT; one along the com‐ mon unit line as alter‐ nate unit well for HA RA SUI, HA RA SUT, and HA RA SUJ and as the substi‐ tute or alternate unit well for HA RA SUM; and one as alternate unit well for HA RA SUJ and as the substitute or alternate unit well for HA RA SUM, all at the locations and in the general manner shown on the plat sub‐ mitted with the applica‐ tion and made a part hereof, in exception to the spacing provisions of the 1186-C Office of Per‐ mitting and Compliance Series of Orders, pro‐ vided there are no perfo‐ rations in any wellbore closer than 330’ to any unit boundary and lim‐ ited to 100’ from any unit boundary in the direction of the horizontal well‐ bore closest to the top of perforations or base of perforations (200’ be‐ tween wells in adjacent units), except for the common unit boundaries between said units. 2. To find that the pro‐ posed wells are neces‐ sary to efficiently and economically drain a portion of the reservoir covered by each unit which cannot be so drained by any existing well within such units. 3. To permit the operator to produce the unit al‐ lowable for each unit from the unit well, sub‐ stitute unit well and/or the alternate unit wells, in any combination, at its discretion. 4. To find that unit pro‐ duction from the pro‐ posed cross unit horizon‐ tal well along the com‐ mon unit line shall be al‐ located as follows: (a) equally between HA RA SUI and HA RA SUJ, in the same proportion as the perforated length of lat‐ eral within 330’ of the common unit boundary between HA RA SUI and HA RA SUJ bears to the total length of the perfo‐ rated lateral as deter‐ mined by an “as drilled” survey performed after the cross unit well is drilled and completed, and (b) equally between HA RA SUT and HA RA SUM, in the same propor‐ tion as the perforated length of the lateral within 330’ of the com‐ mon unit boundary be‐ tween HA RA SUT and HA RA SUM bears to the total length of the perfo‐ rated lateral as deter‐ mined by an “as-drilled” survey performed after the cross unit well is drilled and completed, provided that unit pro‐ duction shall continue to be shared on a surface acre basis. 5. To provide that pro‐ duction from such cross unit horizontal wells shall be separated and metered individually and this information shall be reported in the manner prescribed by the Secre‐ tary of the Department of Conservation and Energy. 6. To find that, with re‐ spect to such cross unit horizontal wells drilled to the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, within or to serve HA RA SUI, HA RA SUJ, HA RA SUT, and HA RA SUM, where the hori‐ zontal portion of the well is cased and cemented back above the top of the Haynesville Zone, Reser‐ voir A, the distance to any unit boundary and offset wells(s) should be calculated based on the distance to the nearest perforation in the well, and not based on the penetration point or ter‐ minus.

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7. Except insofar as set forth above, to conﬁrm and continue in effect the provisions of the 1186-C Series of Orders, the units created thereby and applicable Statewide Orders. 8. To consider such other matters as may be perti‐ nent. The Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A was deﬁned in Order No. 1186-C, ef‐ fective December 16, 2008. A plat is available for in‐ spection in the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/ conshearings All parties having inter‐ est therein shall take no‐ tice thereof. BY ORDER OF: DUSTIN H. DAVIDSON, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY Baton Rouge, 8/25/26;8/28/26 S lck

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF CON‐ SERVATION AND ENERGY P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN TEN (10) WORKING DAYS OF THE HEARING DATE. 198819 Aug. 28, 1t $87.36 PUBLIC NOTICE ---2ROBELINE FIELD 26-298 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DE‐ PARTMENT OF CONSER‐ VATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2026, upon the application of EXPAND OPERATING LLC. At such hearing the De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy will con‐ sider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the follow‐ ing matters relating to the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, in the Ro‐ beline Field, Natchi‐ toches Parish, Louisiana. 1. To create one addi‐ tional drilling and pro‐ duction unit for the ex‐ ploration for and produc‐ tion of gas and conden‐ sate from the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A, with said additional unit to be designated HA RA SUB as shown on the plat sub‐ mitted with the applica‐ tion and made a part hereof. 2. To force pool and inte‐ all separately grate owned tracts, mineral leases and other prop‐ erty interests within the proposed unit with each tract sharing in unit pro‐ duction on a surface acreage basis of partici‐ pation. 3. To find that the pro‐ posed unit is reasonable and should be adopted, is necessary to insure or‐ derly development, to prevent waste and to avoid the drilling of un‐ necessary wells; and that said unit encom‐ passes the maximum area which may be effi‐ ciently and economically drained by the well or wells designated by the Secretary of the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy to serve said unit as the unit well, sub‐ stitute unit well, or alter‐ nate unit well, and that creation of said unit should reasonably as‐ sure to each separate tract included therein an opportunity to recover its just and equitable share of the contents of the Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A. 4. Except insofar as set forth above, to confirm and continue in full force and effect the provisions of the Office of Permit‐ ting and Compliance Order No. 1090-B, effec‐ tive September 3, 2025, and of all applicable Statewide Orders. 5. To consider such other matters as may be perti‐ nent. The Haynesville Zone, Reservoir A was defined in Order No. 1090-B, ef‐ fective September 3, 2025. A plat is available for in‐ spection in the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/ conshearings All parties having inter‐ est therein shall take no‐ tice thereof. BY ORDER OF: DUSTIN H. DAVIDSON, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CON‐ SERVATION AND ENERGY Baton Rouge, 8/25/26;8/28/26 S lck

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE AT THE HEARING, PLEASE CON‐ TACT THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY AT P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN TEN (10) WORK‐ ING DAYS OF THE HEAR‐ ING DATE. 198823 Aug. 28, 1t $66.21 PUBLIC NOTICE ---5CAILLOU ISLAND FIELD 26-297 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DE‐ PARTMENT OF CONSER‐ VATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the

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laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2026, upon the application of HILCORP ENERGY COM‐ PANY. At such hearing the De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy will con‐ sider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the follow‐ ing matters relating to the 70 Zone, Reservoir C, in the Caillou Island Field, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. 1. To permit the applicant to designate and utilize its S.L. 301 No. 409 Well as an additional alternate unit well for the 70 RC SUA, said well to be at the location shown on the plat submitted with the application. 2. To permit the operator to produce the unit al‐ lowable from the existing unit well, the existing al‐ ternate unit well, or the proposed additional al‐ ternate unit well, or from the combination of the wells at its option. 3. To find that the pro‐ posed additional alter‐ nate unit well is neces‐ sary to economically and efficiently drain reserves from the 70 RC SUA which cannot be eco‐ nomically and efficiently recovered by any exist‐ ing well within such unit. 4. Except to the extent designated to herein continue in full force and effect the provisions of the Office of Permitting and Compliance Order No. 411-XXXX and the 411-XXXX Series of Or‐ ders. 5. To consider such other matters as may be perti‐ nent. The 70 Zone, Reservoir C was fully defined in Order No. 411-XXXX-4, ef‐ fective February 28, 2012. A plat is available for in‐ spection in the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Lafayette, Louisiana. http://dnr.louisiana.gov/ conshearings All parties having inter‐ est therein shall take no‐ tice thereof. BY ORDER OF: DUSTIN H. DAVIDSON, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND EN‐ ERGY Baton Rouge, 8/25/26;8/28/26 L lck

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT THE DEPARTMENT OF CON‐ SERVATION AND ENERGY AT P.O. BOX 94275, BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9275 IN WRITING WITHIN FIVE (5) WORKING DAYS OF THE HEARING DATE. 198821 Aug. 28, 1t $59.06 PUBLIC NOTICE --LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA DOCKET NO. PL 26-014 In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with ref‐ erence to the provisions of Title 30 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended by Act 16 of the Extraordinary Session of 1973, being Chapter 7 of Title 30, and particularly Section 542(a) of said Act, a public hearing will be held in the La Belle Room located on the first floor of the LaSalle Office Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 o'clock a.m. on September 29, 2026, upon the applica‐ tion of REGENCY IN‐ TRASTATE GAS, LP. At such hearing the Sec‐ retary will consider evi‐ dence relative to the is‐ suance of an order upon the application of RE‐ GENCY INTRASTATE GAS, LP to construct and oper‐ ate intrastate natural gas pipeline facilities in Jack‐ son Parish, State of Louisiana, and intercon‐ nect with Gulf Run Trans‐ mission, LLC in the Parish of Jackson, State of Louisiana, pursuant to La. R.S. 30:555(C) & 30:555(H) and LAC 43:XI.505 & LAC 43:XI.509. A copy of the applica‐ tion is on file with the Department of Conserva‐ tion and Energy and may be examined during nor‐ mal business hours and is posted online at https://www.dce. louisiana.gov/page/ hearing-commentcalendar. Comments and views regarding the application should be directed in written form to the ad‐ dress below or electroni‐ cally to info@LA.gov and are to be received not later than 5:00 o'clock p.m., September 28, 2026. Oral comments will be received at the hearing but should be brief and not cover the entire mat‐ ters contained in the written comments. If ac‐ commodations are re‐ quired under the Ameri‐ cans with Disabilities Act, please contact our office at (225) 342-5505 within ten working days of the hearing date. Di‐ rect comments to: Dustin H. Davidson Secretary Post Office Box 94275 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70804-9275 RE: Docket No. PL 26-014 All parties having inter‐ est in the aforesaid shall take notice thereof.

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BY ORDER OF: Steven M. Giambrone, Director 198792-aug 28-1t $56.49 PUBLIC NOTICE --STATE OF LOUISIANA STATE MINERAL AND ENERGY BOARD BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA LEGAL NOTICE Pursuant to La. Const. Art. IX, Section 5, as im‐ plemented by L.R.S. 30:129.1, public notice is hereby given that at its meeting commencing at 9:30 a.m. on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at the LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the State Mineral and Energy Board will consider ap‐ proval of certain Agree‐ ments for execution in‐ volving minerals or min‐ eral rights owned by the State. A full copy of each of the instruments to ef‐ fect the proposed agree‐ ments is on file in the of‐ fice of the State Mineral and Energy Board, 8th Floor, at the above ad‐ dress, and available for public inspection by any‐ one desiring to examine same. The proposed agreements are identi‐ fied as follows: D.1 (26-17) A Lease Amendment by and be‐ tween the State of Louisiana, acting through its agency, The Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board and LLOLA, L.L.C., whereas said parties de‐ sire to amend the royalty rate established in State Lease No. 21331 under the guidelines of the 2026 State Lease Investment Program, affecting State Lease No. 22331, Plaque‐ mines Parish, Louisiana, with further particulars being stipulated in the instrument. D.2 (26-18) A Lease Amendment by and be‐ tween the State of Louisiana, acting through its agency, The Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board and LLOLA, L.L.C., whereas said parties de‐ sire to amend the royalty rate established in State Lease No. 22013 under the guidelines of the 2026 State Lease Investment Program, affecting State Lease No. 22013, Plaque‐ mines Parish, Louisiana, with further particulars being stipulated in the instrument. D.3 (26-19) A Lease Amendment by and be‐ tween the State of Louisiana, acting through its agency, The Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board and LLOLA, L.L.C., whereas said parties de‐ sire to amend the royalty rate established in State Lease No. 22052 under the guidelines of the 2026 State Lease Investment Program, affecting State Lease No. 22052, Plaque‐ mines Parish, Louisiana, with further particulars being stipulated in the instrument. D.4 (26-20) A Lease Amendment by and be‐ tween the State of Louisiana, acting through its agency, The Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board and LLOLA, L.L.C., whereas said parties de‐ sire to amend the royalty rate established in State Lease No. 22020 under the guidelines of the 2026 State Lease Investment Program, affecting State Lease No. 22020, Plaque‐ mines Parish, Louisiana, with further particulars being stipulated in the instrument. D.5 (26-21) A Settlement Agreement by and be‐ tween the State of Louisiana, acting through its agency, the Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board, Cattle Farms Man‐ agement Company, L.L.C. and Wogan, Inc. (collec‐ tively referred to as Cat‐ tle Farms and Wogan), whereas said parties de‐ sire to settle all claims regarding the allocation, distribution and payment of proceeds related to the production of miner‐ als from lands described in State Lease Nos. 22160 and 22211, Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, with further particulars being stipulated in the instru‐ ment. D.6 (26-22) A Lease Amendment by and be‐ tween the State of Louisiana, acting through its agency, The Louisiana State Mineral and Energy Board and Kenosis I LLC, whereas said parties de‐ sire to amend the royalty rate established in State Lease No. 1772 under the guidelines of the 2026 State Lease Investment Program, affecting State Lease No. 1772, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, with further particulars being stipu‐ lated in the instrument. 198785-aug 28-1t $73.35

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PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby given that Beth A. Branch, President and Chief Executive Ofﬁcer of the Board of Commis‐ sioners of the Port of New Orleans (“Board”), determined on August 24, 2026, that active ne‐ gotiations regarding po‐ tential economic devel‐ opment for the purpose of assessing, evaluating, and negotiating potential commercial opportuni‐ ties and facility capabili‐ ties related to stevedor‐ ing and cargo handling services at Board facili‐ ties within the Board’s jurisdiction are being un‐ dertaken, and that com‐

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munications and docu‐ ments related to such negotiations shall be confidential pursuant to La. R.S. 44:22.1 (Port Eco‐ nomic Development Ne‐ gotiations). 198839-AUG 28-1T $36.51 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in the Planning Commission Conference Room 1st floor Baton Rouge, Louisiana to con‐ sider the following: HPC-8-26 721 North Street Proposed fence replace‐ ment on property located on the north side of North Street, west of Lu‐ cilla Lane, now or for‐ merly known as the south portion of an un‐ designated lot of Wolfe Place, originally being the southeastern corner of Old Spanish Town, Square G. (Council Dis‐ trict 10- Coleman) Run Dates: 8/28/2026 198689-aug 28-1t $11.51 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Louisiana Office of State Parks is requesting proposals for a PublicPrivate Partnership pro‐ ject to design, construct, and operate a high-qual‐ ity recreational vehicle campground and related amenities. For more in‐ formation go to opportu‐ nitiesinlouisiana.com. 192994-jul 2-aug 31-t

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PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE ZACHARY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEETING Tuesday, August 18, 2026 The meeting was called to order by Mr. Gaines at 6:30 PM on Tuesday, Au‐ gust 18, 2026, at 3755 Church Street, Zachary, Louisiana, 70791. Invocation was led by Mr. Mackie. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Mr. Hughes Public Notice of Live Feed was given by Mr. Gaines. Roll Call by Mrs. Payne. Board Members in Attendance: Mr. Gaines, Dr. Tracey Taylor-Jarrell, Mr. Dayton, Dr. London, Mrs. Free‐ man, Mr. Talbot, Dr. Lathon, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Mackie. Board Members Absent: Recognition: Mr. Jordan and Mr. Necaise recognized the 2026 Summer Graduates, Grace Claire Jarreau, Nickey Lee Johnson, Jr., Osana Nijeruzath Melen‐ dez,and Sha’carey La’net Sims. Those who attended re‐ ceived their diplomas and were celebrated by the Board. The Teachers of the Year, New Teachers of the Year, and Support Em‐ ployees of the Year were recognized by Mr. Necaise and the Board for their outstanding per‐ formance and were pre‐ sented with trophies. Mrs. Haley Odom was recognized for becoming a Louisiana State Teacher of the Year SemiFinalist. She was presented with a trophy for her accom‐ plishments. Mr. Jonathan McClinton was recognized for be‐ coming the Louisiana Boys’ Basketball Coach of the Year. He was pre‐ sented with a trophy for his accomplishments. Mr. Darryl Alello was rec‐ ognized for winning the 2026 LEAE Legacy Award – In Memory of Sally Babin 2020. He was pre‐ sented with a trophy for his accomplishments. Mr. Necaise gave certiﬁ‐ cates to the FFA National Chapter Champions for their win and for being the best FFA Chapter in the State of Louisiana. Mr. Necaise presented certiﬁcates to the Na‐ tional Thespian Champi‐ ons for achieving perfect scores in Monologue and Ensemble Acting.

Received as Information: Mr. Necaise gave his Su‐ perintendent’s Update to the Board; he congratu‐ lated the amazing start of the 2026-2027 school year. He invited everyone out to enjoy the fall sports and talked about the athletic website. He informed the board that he was working with the Mayor and the Police Chief on anti-drug ser‐ vices and was lining up speakers from Victoria’s Voice, with the ﬁrst being held on September 15th. He in‐ formed the Board that he was working with DARE and the Zachary Police Department at Copper Mill with our 5th graders. He announced Septem‐ ber 7th was Labor Day, and Homecoming week was September 22nd through the 25th, with Homecoming on Septem‐ ber 25th. He informed the Board that we would have a remote learning day on September 21st. Approval of Minutes: Mr. Gaines asked for ap‐ l f h i b

Public Notices Meet/Hear/Min p proval of the minutes by the Board. Mrs. Freeman moved to approve the minutes of June 2, 2026, Committee of the Whole, July 7, 2026, Committee of the Whole, August 4, 2026, Commit‐ tee of the Whole, and July 14, 2026, Board Meet‐ ing. The motion was sec‐ onded by Dr. London. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐ sent 0

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sent 0 The meeting was journed at 8:04 PM.

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______________ Mr. Ben Necaise – Superintendent ________________ Mr. Andew Gaines – Board President

Consent Agenda Items: None

NOTICE OF UNAPPROVED MINUTES

Stand-Alone Items:

These minutes are a draft record of the pro‐ ceedings and have not yet been formally re‐ viewed, amended, or ap‐ proved by the School Board. They are pub‐ lished in accordance with state statutory deadlines and are sub‐ ject to change at the next scheduled board meeting.

Mr. Musso asked for con‐ sideration of a request to adopt the Tax Millage Rate. Mrs. Freeman moved to approve the request. Dr. London seconded the motion. Mr. Gaines called for a Roll Call Vote Vote: Mr. Gaines - Yes, Dr. Tracey Taylor-Jarrell Yes, Mr. Dayton - Yes, Dr. London - Yes, Mrs. Freeman - Yes, Mr. Talbot - Yes, Dr. Lathon Yes, Mr. Hughes - Yes, Mr. Mackie - Yes. Yeas 9 Nays 0 Absent 0 Mr. Gaines asked for con‐ sideration of a request to accept the JDE Expulsion Policy as written. Dr. London moved to ap‐ prove. Mr. Mackie sec‐ onded the motion. Roll Call Vote Vote: Mr. Gaines - Yes, Dr. Tracey Taylor-Jarrell Yes, Mr. Dayton - Yes, Dr. London - Yes, Mrs. Freeman - Yes, Mr. Talbot - Yes, Dr. Lathon Yes, Mr. Hughes - Yes, Mr. Mackie - Yes. Yeas 9 Nays 0 Absent 0 Mr. Gaines asked for con‐ sideration of an amend‐ ment to the JDD Suspen‐ sion Policy/Long-Term Suspension Policy. After discussion, Mr. Gaines asked that a motion be made to move Agenda Item 6C to 6H and to vote on the item after a re‐ cess. Mr. Dayton moved to ap‐ prove the moving of the Agenda Item to 6H. Dr. Lathon seconded the mo‐ tion. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐ sent 0 Mr. Gaines asked for con‐ sideration of a request to approve the formation of a committee for the Pol‐ icy Audit. Dr. London mo‐ tioned to approve and that the board consider approving the committee consisting of herself, Dr. Crystal London, other Board Members, School Community Members, and Zachary Staff. The review would consist of the 2003 to 2013 Policies. Dr. Taylor-Jarrell sec‐ onded the motion. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐ sent 0

198717 Aug. 28, 2026 1t $155.09

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 765563 GERRY LANE CHEVROLET, LLC vs MICHAEL ALLS 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of a Writ of Fieri Facias issued out of the honorable court afore‐ said, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, dated, August 22, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, Sep‐ tember 9, 2026, via an on‐ line auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described property belonging to wit: 2015 CHREVROLET / SIL‐ VERADO PICKUP 1GC1KX‐ E83FF671707 MILEAGEUNKNOWN STORED AT GERRY LANE CHEVROLET, LLC 6505 Florida Blvd TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 28, 2026 198394 Aug. 28 1t $155.57

Mr. Gaines asked for con‐ sideration of a request to approve the formation of a committee to develop a Suspension Rubric. Dr. London motioned to ap‐ prove the request. Dr. Lathon seconded the mo‐ tion. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐ sent 0 Mr. Gaines asked for con‐ sideration of a request to approve the Travel Proce‐ dures and Policy by Board Members and Legal Counsel. Dr TaylorJarrell motioned to ap‐ prove the request. Mrs. Freeman seconded the motion. Dr. London’s dis‐ sent statement will be added to the ofﬁcial records. Vote: Yeas 8 Nays 1 Ab‐ sent 0 Mr. Gaines asked that Review of Litigation go into Executive Session under the provisions of L.R.S. 42:17(A)(2) to dis‐ cuss the following mat‐ ter: Jamisha Augustine, et al. v. Zachary Commu‐ nity School District, et al; Suit No. 772400, 19th Judi‐ cial District, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and related matters. Dr. Lon‐ don motioned to go into Executive Session. Dr. Lathon seconded the mo‐ tion. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐ sent 0 Mr. Gaines announced that the board was com‐ ing out of Executive Ses‐ sion. Mr. Hughes mo‐ tioned to approve. Dr. London seconded the motion. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐ sent 0 Dr. London asked for consideration of an amendment to the JDD Suspension Policy/LongTerm Suspension Policy. Mrs. Freeman made a motion to table the re‐ quest. No one seconded the motion. Motion Failed. A motion was made by Dr. London to add lan‐ guage that a student would never be assigned higher than 45 days for suspension. Mr. Mackie seconded. Roll Call Vote: Vote: Mr. Gaines - No, Dr. Tracey Taylor-Jarrell - Ab‐ stained, Mr. Dayton - No, Dr. London - Yes, Mrs. Freeman - No, Mr. Talbot - No, Dr. Lathon - No, Mr. Hughes - No, Mr. Mackie Yes. Vote: Yeas 2 Nays 6 Ab‐ stained 1 - Motion Failed Items Dr. London is re‐ questing to be discussed at the next Committee of the Whole Meeting will be Copper Mill Elemen‐ tary homework, the Su‐ perintendent Rubric, and bus conditions and con‐ cerns related to the air conditioning on the buses. Dr. Taylor-Jarrell wants to discuss the Flanacher Road bus up‐ dates.

Organizational Items – The next Committee of the Whole Meeting will be held on September 1, 2026, at 6:30 PM, 3755 Church Street, Zachary, LA 70791.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --WBR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CONDEMNA‐ TION Pursuant to Parish Code Chapter 109-42 “Derelict Structures”, the follow‐ ing properties have been condemned by the Parish President. Address: 12429 SECTION RD. PORT ALLEN LA 70767 (File #26-0039) Owner: ORA LEE DAVIS Legal Description: LOT IN NE/4 SEC 24 T6S R10E MEAS 75' X 210' TAKEN FROM THE PROP OF M MATTHEWS JR 7C-6CB87 E159 A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the West Baton Rouge PARISH COUNCIL to ratify the condemnation order. The owner of the structure may appeal the decision of the Parish President by appearing at this meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to show cause why the structure should not be condemned. Date: Thursday, Septem‐ ber 10, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767. 195157-AUG 27-SEP 10 $228 PUBLIC NOTICE --WBR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CONDEMNA‐ TION Pursuant to Parish Code Chapter 109-42 “Derelict Structures”, the follow‐ ing properties have been condemned by the Parish President. Address: 4153 MULATTO BEND RD. PORT ALLEN LA 70767 (File #26-0052) Owner: LILLIE L & LOUIS THOMPSON C/O JULIA TYLER Legal Description: LOT 25 TOURNOIR SD 50-17CB128 E6 A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the West Rouge PARISH Baton COUNCIL to ratify the condemnation order. The owner of the structure may appeal the decision of the Parish President by appearing at this meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to show cause why the structure should not be condemned. Date: Thursday, Septem‐ ber 10, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767. 195159-AUG 27-SEP 10 $223

Adjournment: Mr. Dayton moved to ad‐ journ. Dr. London sec‐ onded the motion. Vote: Yeas 9 Nays 0 Ab‐

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