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Jury begins deliberating in staged-wrecks trial

Lawyers presented extensive evidence BY JAMES FINN

ris, who told Gardner he just needed to talk with an old mentor. A “slammer” who crashed cars One fall night in 2020, Jovanna into big-rigs for a living, Harris Gardner made a phone call that had learned the craft from a man named Cornelius Garrison III. would change her life. She did so at the request of her Known around town as “Poonie,” then-boyfriend, Ryan “Red” Har- Garrison had been perhaps the

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most proliﬁc slammer in New Orleans. And for years, thanks to a cohort of injury lawyers willing to sue on behalf of plaintiffs from their phony wrecks, business was booming. By 2020, though, Garrison had ﬂipped and was talking to the FBI. That spelled trouble for Harris and his alleged confederates: Sean Alfortish, a disbarred attorney ac-

cused of running the scheme, and Alfortish’s ﬁancée, Vanessa Motta, an up-and-coming injury lawyer who ﬁled the bogus suits. Harris said he wanted to make “Poonie” an offer. He asked Gardner to call him from a burner phone to coax him outside for that conversation. “Ryan Harris said the lawyers got him to go talk to Poonie to pay

him not to testify,” Gardner testiﬁed Friday in a federal courtroom. Gardner called Garrison around 8:30 p.m. on Sept. 22, 2020. He opened the door to his mother’s home and was shot to death. Gardner’s courtroom appearance marked a surprise 11th-hour turn in the trial of Alfortish and

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Republican Party’s backings provoke backlash ‘We should be more independent’ BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

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Gov. Jeff Landry, center, speaks at an event in February to announce that Amazon plans to build data centers in Caddo and Bossier parishes. He is joined by Roger Wehner, left, vice president of economic development for Amazon, and Matt Vanderzanden, CEO of STACK Infrastructure.

Louisiana GOP stays bullish on data centers

Other states taking steps to block or tighten regulations

BY SAM KARLIN Staff writer

The massive build-out of data centers to power the AI industry is stirring a political reckoning across the country, with Republican and Democratic elected officials alike taking new steps to either block or more tightly regulate data centers as voter attitudes shift against them. You wouldn’t know it by looking at Louisiana. Republican leaders here, led by Gov. Jeff Landry, sound as bullish as ever on luring data centers to the state, using confidentiality agreements to offer tax breaks and fast-tracking approvals for the electric infrastructure that the world’s biggest AI companies need for the projects. Even as politicians across the country turn against data centers, Landry and others here are standing firm in their view that data centers will be an extraordinary economic boom for Louisiana, which has struggled to make employment and population gains over the past two decades, while other Southern states have prospered. They argue that concerns about electric bills and water use are overblown and that the state has put in place guardrails to pre-

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Louisiana Republican Party leaders hoped to provide clarity for rank-and-ﬁle voters by making endorsements Thursday in two hotly contested congressional races. Instead, they sowed discord and anger within the party. State Rep. Michael Echols, of Monroe, who didn’t receive one of the coveted endorsements, called the process an “embarrassing backroom political gathering.” Meanwhile, Coy Fortenberry, a member of the party’s state central committee, emailed his 227 colleagues on Friday to call for a

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Council member named in lawsuit

English Turn developer cites texts BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

Amazon held an open house for the public concerning the data center projects in the area on Tuesday at Shreveport Convention Center in Shreveport. he didn’t know if “people understand the vent problems. By contrast, Texas Republican Gov. Greg value of those data centers.” Groups that help elect Republican and Abbott announced a moratorium on data centers earlier this month as regulators Democratic ofﬁcials across the nation are audit the industry. Landry is taking the op- warning, though, that data centers are becoming a perilous political issue, and posite approach. “We don’t need a moratorium when we several political scientists say Louisiana can have responsible growth,” the gover- ofﬁcials may change their tune if the nanor said in a statement. tional backlash makes its way to the state. In an interview with Fox News last week, ä See DATA, page 4A Landry continued to double down, saying

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A developer who sued for discrimination after New Orleans officials blocked her proposed housing project asked a judge on Thursday to rule on the matter and said text messages from one official and from project critics prove her case. A text message and deposition from City Council member Freddie King King III, unsealed Thursday in federal court, show city officials “were motivated by discriminatory intent” when they halted the project, wrote attorneys

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Israeli strikes kill 5 in Gaza, 3 in West Bank

Israeli airstrikes killed five people in Gaza and three in the West Bank on Friday, hospital officials said, despite a fragile ceasefire brokered by the United States. Two brothers and another relative died in a strike on the family’s home outside Khan Younis, officials at Nasser Hospital said. Two separate Israeli strikes killed one person each in Gaza City, according to health officials at Shifa hospital. Israel’s military confirmed the Gaza strikes but said it was not aware of the one in Khan Younis. The five deaths are among more than 1,300 Palestinians killed in airstrikes since an October ceasefire deal, Gaza health officials say. Meanwhile, Israel’s military said it killed three Palestinians in an airstrike in the West Bank city of Jenin on Friday, describing one of the dead as a Hamas operative and the two others as accomplices. The military identified one of the targets as Qais Bitawi who was alleged to be “involved in advancing significant terrorist activity.” The Palestinian Ministry of Health confirmed Bitawi had been killed, along with two others. Hamas condemned the strike as a “heinous crime.” Violence has escalated in the West Bank, where at least 87 Palestinians have been killed in attacks while three Israelis have been killed by Palestinians in 2026.

Jury in Clancy trial ends 2nd day of deliberations

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial ended a second day of deliberations on Friday without a verdict in the case of the Massachusetts woman charged with killing her three children in 2023. Clancy doesn’t deny strangling her children, but her lawyer said she did it because she had lost her grip on reality due to postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness that can follow childbirth. In the months before the killings, Clancy sought treatment for her worsening mental health, including a stay in a psychiatric hospital. Prosecutors said Clancy knew what she was doing. They say she strangled the children because she was depressed and tired of living, and made a conscious choice to kill them before attempting suicide. The jury began deliberating Thursday afternoon and met again Friday, asking at one point to take a look at a knife that Clancy used to cut herself and bags with empty prescription pill bottles found in her house. Jurors are expected to return to the courthouse Monday. Members of the panel could ﬁnd her guilty of murder or the lesser crime of manslaughter, or acquit her if they decide she wasn’t in control of herself due to her psychiatric problems.

Judge: DOD measures against Anthropic illegal

A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon after the government labeled the company as a supply chain risk earlier this year. U.S. District Judge Rita Lin issued a written order Thursday night that the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Department of Defense’s views on AI use. The government is expected to ﬁght the ruling. The dispute between the AI company and the government broke out in February when President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Anthropic of endangering national security and designated the company a supply chain risk. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones. Lin wrote that the government’s actions “were based on a desire to make a public example out of Anthropic for its ‘arrogance’ in criticizing the government, not based on any articulable basis to believe that Anthropic would actually sabotage its model.”

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Rescuers retrieve flood survivors Death toll climbs in disaster

BY NIRANJAN SHRESTHA and SHRISTI KAFLE Associated Press

KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers pulled out survivors caked in dark brown mud and helicopters lifted stranded people to safety, as Nepal and China raced to respond to catastrophic flash floods that killed nearly 600 people and left almost 2,500 missing. The rescue efforts included a team that rappelled into a severely damaged checkpoint area on the Chinese side of the border between the two countries. Rescuers were on high alert for more flooding from a new lake that formed high up in the Himalayan mountains after the initial ﬂoods Wednesday. Experts warned that the lake, created after a glacier collapse that triggered the floods, was starting to overﬂow. Nepal’s army was deployed to help rescue more than 100 people believed trapped inside a tunnel at a hydropower plant located in the country’s worst-hit district. Like elsewhere in the disaster zone, their work was complicated by thick layers of mud that covered the site. The rappelling rescue team descended into the once-bustling bordercrossing area from wooded mountain slopes, the state broadcaster China Central

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A relative consoles Sabina Dangal on Friday outside a government hospital as she waits for news of her brother, who is missing after flash floods, in Kathmandu, Nepal. Television said. “As far as I can see, it’s nothing but debris,” rescue ofﬁcial Zou Mingqi told state media. The area where travelers went through border control to enter or leave China has been ﬂattened to a muddy area, according to satellite images. The floods have killed 579 in Nepal, the country’s disaster-management authority said Friday. Nepali police later put the number of deaths at 553. There was little information on survivors on the Chinese side, where the death toll rose to seven Friday as state media showed evacuations of villages and leaders’ efforts to direct the relief response. More than 3,700 people

have been rescued in Nepal so far. Meanwhile, the number of people who were unaccounted for in the country nearly doubled to 1,924 as more local residents were added to the tally. China’s state media said 554 people were missing on the Chinese side. Hundreds of the missing are foreigners in the area to work, trek or make a pilgrimage to a sacred peak. In other developments, Nepal on Friday reversed an earlier decision and said it would allow foreign teams and experts to help with rescue efforts, apparently under pressure from other countries, especially those whose citizens are unaccounted for, a leading English-language newspa-

per, The Kathmandu Post, reported. Nepali police issued a fresh alert Friday after receiving information that a dam on the Tibet side had burst. Security personnel and rescue and relief workers were told to stay on high alert and move to a safe location if necessary. It was unclear if the dam bursting was related to flooding concerns over the lake that formed after the initial flash floods. Chinese broadcaster CCTV said the newly formed lake, located more than 6 miles from Gyirong Port, the hard-hit border crossing with Nepal, sits at an elevation of 9,680 feet. Nepali and Chinese authorities earlier warned

of more flooding from the lake, which was already overflowing. Rescue workers heading to the disaster zone were ordered to stop temporarily Friday due to concern the lake would release more water and debris, and people in potentially affected areas were urged to move to safer ground. Monitoring data from the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources later showed that the lake had dwindled in size. The water level dropped by 32 feet from the high point on Thursday morning, the state broadcaster said. Some 680 rescuers eventually reached the Gyirong area by foot and via rafts. Some were dropped down from drones flown to the area, CCTV footage showed. “Anyone, anyone?” rescuers yelled, according to footage by the broadcaster. It was not immediately known how many people were at the border checkpoint building when the floods hit. In Nepal’s Rasuwa district, Nepali army rescuers struggled to help more than 100 people believed to be trapped by thick mud in a tunnel that’s part of the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project. The army said it had rescued 350 people from the tunnel so far. Video from the scene showed rescuers helping a man covered in mud out of the tunnel by pulling and pushing.

Trump: U.S. enters deal with Venezuela for oil America to take control of 65B barrels

BY AAMER MADHANI and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday said the U.S. has entered an agreement with Venezuela to take control of 65 billion barrels of the South Ameri-

can country’s oil reserves. Trump in a social media post announced the agreement he said was negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Venezuela’s interim Trump President Delcy Rodriguez. “The United States of America has just entered into an Agreement with the

Country of Venezuela on, THE BIGGEST OIL DEAL IN WORLD HISTORY!” Trump wrote. The Venezuelan government’s press ofﬁce did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The announcement of the deal comes nearly nine months after the U.S. military at Trump’s direction carried out an operation to capture Ven-

Trump administration appeals latest ruling on voting order Judge blocked new limitations on mail ballots

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is appealing a judge’s ruling that blocked limitations on mail voting before the midterm elections, the latest twist in a court fight unfolding days before the first states begin sending out mail ballots for the pivotal November elections. The notice of appeal filed Friday comes after a federal judge in Boston hand-

ed down a new decision blocking implementation of an executive order from President Donald Trump for the next two weeks. The Supreme Court previously allowed the plan to move ahead on procedural grounds, but hasn’t decided whether it’s legal. The U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals will next consider the case, though it could soon be back before the nation’s highest court. Under Trump’s executive order, the U.S. Postal Service could refuse to deliver ballots from states that do not submit lists of eligible voters and follow a uniform envelope style. The White House calls the plan a set of

“commonsense measures” aimed at protecting ballot security, and calls the order blocking it “unreasoned and unlawful.” The plaintiffs didn’t have immediate comment on the appeal. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani found that states don’t have the time or money to design and produce new ballots, update their systems and train ofﬁcials to upload voter data to the Postal Service in the short time before the midterm elections. The first mail ballots of the general election to determine control of Congress are scheduled to be sent out next Friday.

Russian drones batter Kyiv region By The Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces on Friday resumed their drone barrage of Ukraine’s Kyiv region, hitting more than a dozen apartment buildings and storage depots in a second straight day of aerial attacks, ofﬁcials said. Prolonged air raids in Kyiv on Thursday essentially locked down the Ukrainian capital for 15 hours, the Foreign Ministry said, choking the

economy and severely disrupting civilian life more than 41/2 years after Russia’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor. Even longer alerts are a daily reality in regions closer to the front line, the ministry said. Russian drone and missile attacks are also taking aim at the power grid in what Ukrainian ofﬁcials say is an annual campaign to “weaponize winter.” In Ukraine’s southern Kherson region on the Black

Sea, where glide bombs a day earlier forced a combined heat and power plant to shut down, officials predicted a winter of extended outages and told people to move elsewhere if they could. Russian strikes in the Kyiv region damaged 14 warehouses, 16 private houses, three apartment buildings and 16 vehicles, Tymur Tkachenko, head of the Kyiv regional military administration, said Friday.

ezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafﬁcking charges. Trump faces mounting pressure to address high gas prices as the war in Iran on Friday reached a six-month milestone with no conclusion in sight. The U.S. has tapped its strategic petroleum reserves, which in early August fell below 300 million barrels, down by more than 100 mil-

lion barrels since the start of 2026. The U.S.-Israel war against Iran has led to a dramatic slowdown of Gulf oil moving through the Strait of Hormuz, which about 20% of the world petroleum passed through prior to the conﬂict. The average price of gas in the U.S. stood at about $4.09 a gallon on Friday, according to AAA. The average price was $3.21 at the same time last year.

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Middle East transformed by war in Iran in unexpected ways U.S., Israel dealing with ‘hardened regime’

BY JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press

It’s been six months since the United States and Israel attacked Iran with the perennial goal of transforming the Middle East through military force. The region has changed, but not in the way they had hoped. The Islamic Republic survived the assassination of its top leaders and weeks of heavy bombing, and found a potent form of leverage in the Strait of Hormuz. Gulf Arab nations saw worrying gaps open up in the American security umbrella they have relied on for decades — and some are looking at alternatives. Israel has once again thrashed its enemies without defeating them, and after nearly three years of war in Gaza and new land seizures, is at risk of a generational rupture with the U.S., its closest ally. Hopes of normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia — another enduring U.S. and Israeli aspiration — have dimmed even further. When they attacked Iran on Feb. 28, the U.S. and Israel hoped to topple its clerical leadership and replace it with a pro-Western government. Instead, they’ve ended up with a “hardened and very radical regime,” said Barbara Leaf, a former ambassador who served as assistant secretary of state for the Middle East in the Biden administration. “That is going to be exceptionally difﬁcult to deal with, to say the least,” she said. Iran’s “conﬁdence has grown over the months that it cannot only survive, but it can

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Continued from page 1A for Stanton Square, the development firm owned by Xinhong Zhang. In a February 2023 exchange after the council voted to temporarily block the planned affordable apartment complex near well-todo English Turn, a friend of King’s asked the reason for his vote. King, who represents Algiers and lives in English Turn, replied: “I don’t want dread heads and bonnet wear(ing) fools next to me.” Later, in a May court deposition, King, who is Black, said that he was referring to Black men and women in the text, but that the text was “satire.” Attorneys for the developer wrote that “King voted his stated discriminatory preference and — because other council members defer to the in-district council member on zoning matters — King’s vote, and King’s discriminatory intent, carried the day.” In an interview Thursday, King said that the text was “me telling a friend in a sarcastic tone: ‘This is what the proponents, or the people who are in favor of the development, are saying about me.’ So that was just me basically repeating: ‘This is what they’re saying I’m saying.’” Zhang’s attorneys also pointed to a text and an email sent by English Turn Property Owners Association members, which referred to Zhang, who is Chinese American, as the “Dragon Lady” and the “China woman.” Her attorneys said the fact that King sided with critics who used racialized insults showed proof of his own discriminatory intent. Roy Glapion, president of that association, said in an interview Friday that “race has absolutely nothing to do with” association members’ concerns about the development, and that English Turn is home to a “melting pot of individuals.” The multiyear lawsuit was filed after the council blocked Stanton Square’s proposal for a 278-unit development, saying that their decision reflected English Turn residents’ concerns about impacts of the project on the neighborhood’s infrastructure. In court, the city argued that Stanton Square’s claims were bogus, especially be-

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King Harald V of Norway died Friday at age 89, authorities said Friday.

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Norway’s King Harald V dies at 89 in Oslo

countries hosting U.S. troops, rattling the global economy. U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to a ceaseﬁre in April and signed a deal with Iran in June, which crumbled weeks later. Iran is now determined to exert permanent control over the strait, to use it to ward off future attacks and secure other concessions, while giving no ground on its disputed nuclear program. It’s a risky gamble, especially as the U.S. tightens its blockade and vows new sanctions on Iran’s already battered economy. “Iran has demonstrated that Hormuz gives it signiﬁcant leverage, but prolonged disruption also hurts its neighbors, China, and the global economy, while encouraging alternatives to the strait,” said Yoel Guzansky, an expert on Iran and the Gulf at Israel’s Institute for National Security Studies. “Tehran’s danger is confusing its ability to survive with victory and demanding more than its leverage can deliver,” he said.

5.5 million rests with an elected parliament. Harald was crowned after his British-born father, King Olav V, died in January 1991, and reigned during an oiland-gas-driven economic boom in his country. “A whole nation is in mourning and the people of Norway are left with a deep sense of gratitude for a long life in the service of Norway,” Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said in a statement. “For more than three decades as monarch, Harald V demonstrated an unwavering faith in the Norwegian people. He helped us to see the best in ourselves — and in one another.” Funeral arrangements were not immediately released. Harald was born in 1937 in Asker, near Oslo, becoming the ﬁrst Norwegian prince to be born in the country since King Olav IV in 1370. In the following centuries, Norway didn’t have a king of its own until Harald’s grandfather, Haakon VII, was elected king following the 1905 dissolution of the union between Sweden and Norway.

Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump underwater amid explosions, with the words ‘Great Victory! Strait of Hormuz,’ in Tehran, Iran, on Monday. prevail, it can reset the regional landscape.” In the runup to the war, the Islamic Republic appeared more vulnerable than at any point since Saddam Hussein’s Iraq invaded in 1980. Iran’s currency had cratered, setting off some of the biggest antigovernment protests in its history, which were brutally suppressed in January, with thousands killed. Israel and the U.S. had pounded its military and nuclear sites during a 12-day war the previous summer, and its militant allies had been throttled in the wars that followed Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack out of Gaza. But the tide changed shortly after the initial U.S. and Israeli strikes, as Iran’s leaders were quickly replaced and its people — sheltering from the war — ignored exhortations from the attackers to rise up again. Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a critical trade route for oil and gas, and attacked Gulf

cause King is Black. But the federal Department of Justice got involved and asked the judge to let the case play out. The case will go before a jury if U.S. District Judge Brandon Long does not issue a ruling. The Eastern District represents Orleans and other local parishes. A trial date has not been set.

Project sparked controversy The lawsuit followed contentious public hearings over the project where English Turn residents said roads and other infrastructure in their remote corner of Algiers could not handle an inﬂux of residents. They also questioned whether Zhang actually intended to build affordable housing. The developer said the project would provide needed apartments for renters whose incomes are between 60% and 100% of the area median income, or between $49,200 and $98,400 for a family of four as of 2024. The council ultimately sided with residents, with King saying that the decision was “solely about listening to the community.” “This is nothing about racial discrimination, economic discrimination,” King said at a council meeting in 2024. Zhang’s lawsuit, updated Thursday with new records, shines a light on text messages, emails, and depositions from project critics that the developer says show racist sentiments. The lawsuit highlights Glapion’s letter to the City Planning Commission in 2022, in which he said: “Every apartment complex built in this city failed miserably with people living in deplorable conditions, crime, and other health concerns.” Glapion said race is irrelevant and accused Zhang of “trying to profit off the backs of individuals who don’t have the resources and place them in an area where they have even less resources,” referring to the lack of transportation and emergency response capacity in the largely undeveloped area. Zhang’s lawsuit also alleges that residents’ “racebased animosity” extended to her. In a deposition, former English Turn Property Owners’ Association president Janet Duroncelet said that she had talked with an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent about whether Zhang’s conduct

might jeopardize her immigration status if she were not a citizen. Zhang is a naturalized U.S. citizen. Duroncelet did not immediately respond to a request for comment. A text message and email from Duroncelet and Lee Dupont, another lower Algiers resident, included in the lawsuit referred to Zhang as the “Dragon Lady” and the “China woman.” Her attorneys cited case law which found that “discriminatory intent can result from a municipal decisionmaker’s own bias, or it can result from the decision maker capitulating to the discriminatory motivation of their constituents.” Dupont declined to comment. Morgan Williams, New Orleans-based senior counsel with the National Fair Housing Alliance, a fair housing advocacy organization, said that it is unclear exactly how a judge will consider these statements when ruling on the case, but that in fair housing cases, statements by residents “can be relevant in a number of contexts especially when the judge considers what motivated an elected ofﬁcial’s action.”

BY MARK LEWIS Associated Press

STAVANGER, Norway — King Harald V of Norway, who went into exile in the United States as a child during the Nazi occupation of his homeland and refused a string of potential brides from the European nobility so he could marry his longtime sweetheart, died Friday. He was 89. The palace said he died at the National Hospital in Oslo at 6:35 a.m. Harald was Europe’s oldest monarch. The popular king modernized the royal house but refused to follow in the footsteps of other aging monarchs who have abdicated in recent times. His son automatically became King Haakon VIII. Like other royal houses in Europe, the Norwegian monarchs serve a largely symbolic role, enjoying celebrity status while real power in the democracy of

Green, who voted to block the project, said on Friday that he is “extremely confident that councilman Freddie King has no racial animus and that he is committed to supporting people of all races and ethnicities.” “I know that I have no bias

and that none of my decisions as a council member would ever be inﬂuenced by race,” added Green, who is Black. Andreanecia Morris, executive director for Housing NOLA, a housing nonproﬁt, said that the text messages from King are “an example

of systemic bias in our government, in New Orleans’ government.” “That is unacceptable,” Morris said. Email Sophie Kasakove at sophie.kasakove@ theadvocate.com.

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Federal probe The lawsuit has drawn scrutiny from federal Justice Department officials, who in 2023 ﬁled a statement of interest in the case and in 2024 notified city officials that they would conduct a “pattern or practice” investigation into alleged racial discrimination in violation of the federal Fair Housing Act. The DOJ statement rendered the city ineligible for federal grants that could have aided affordable housing programs, per federal rules. In 2024, former Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration declined to apply for two grants worth $9 million because of the legal issue. The DOJ ﬁled a motion to withdraw its interest in the case in 2025, but it is unclear whether a judge ruled on that motion or whether the city remains barred from grants. A representative for Mayor Helena Moreno, who voted as a then-council member to block the development, declined to comment on the issue, citing pending litigation. Council President JP Morrell, who also voted for the zoning measures, declined to comment. Council member Eugene

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Continued from page 1A Legislatures in at least 15 states are considering banning them entirely, according to the National Center for State Courts, and a host of municipalities have sought to prevent them from being built. In Texas, where Abbott is up for reelection this year, politicians are being hit from both sides with data center criticisms. After welcoming data center developments for years, Abbott said recently that data center companies “dug their own graves” and “got the backlash they deserve.” Rural Republican voters feel like their quality of life is being trampled without their consultation, said James Hensen, director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas, citing polling his organization has done. Democrats there, meanwhile, are capitalizing on an “anticorporate” sentiment among their base. “The problem that Republicans have, particularly at the legislative and congressional level, is that the phone calls are coming from inside the house,” Hensen said. “I don’t see why we would expect rural Louisianans to respond any differently,” he added. There are some signs that data center unease is starting to appear among Louisiana voters. Advocates from the right and left, as well as some residents near proposed data centers, are beginning to pack town halls and regulatory meetings to oppose the build-out. “It is picking up,” said a Republican state lawmaker who spoke on the condition of anonymity to avoid upsetting various political factions. “It has not hit the fever pitch it has hit in other (states). But I’ve started to see the chirping.” Landry and state lawmakers are up for reelection in 2027. Robert Collins, political science professor at Dillard University, said Louisiana may simply be a year behind the rest of the country. “I do predict as they are built and as people see the environmental effects, a year from now or so you will start seeing new opposition,” Collins said. “The ordinary citizen doesn’t really understand what they do yet.” Several recent national polls show that large majorities of Americans, including Republicans and independents, oppose data centers being built in their area. No polls on the issue have been released publicly in Louisiana. Data centers appear to be a salient issue for Democrats as the fall midterms approach: New York Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul issued the nation’s ﬁrst statewide moratorium on data centers in July. Pennsylvania Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro issued sweeping new regulations for them last week. And the Republican candi-

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Continued from page 1A Leon “Chunky” Parker, an old family friend of Harris’ charged with pulling the trigger that killed Garrison. With Harris, the two men are accused of setting up the hit in a bid to halt a widening federal probe of the staged collisions ring. Gardner’s testimony may have snarled their case, which came to a close Friday as jurors began deliberating. Much of prosecutors’ theory of the murder rested on the word of Harris, who implicated Parker and Alfortish under a plea deal after his 2024 arrest and who took the stand earlier in the trial. Lawyers for both defendants relentlessly attacked his credibility, emphasizing a lack of evidence placing their clients at the scene of the killing. (Harris, meanwhile, admits to casing Garrison’s neighborhood, burning a getaway car and destroying burner phones.) They called Harris the true killer. Gardner, who pleaded guilty to a count of witness tampering over what she has said was the unwitting call to Garrison, appeared to signiﬁcantly buoy the defense’s argument by testifying Friday that Harris confessed to killing Garrison that night. “You stated that Mr. Harris, following the murder, visited you and admitted that he killed Mr. Garrison?” asked Parker defense lawyer Stephen Haedicke, reading from Gardner’s plea agreement.

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A crowd attends a community meeting about the Stateline Data Center on March 3 at Blanchard Town Hall in Blanchard. date for Senate in Michigan, Mike Rogers, said on Thursday he supports a one-year moratorium, as candidates across the country began launching attack ads on opponents that have supported data centers in the past. Amid some signs of unease in Louisiana, Landry issued an executive order in late June seeking to quell voter fears about electric bills rising because of data centers. The action came after a consultant for state regulators concluded that a proposed Entergy transaction would effectively mean residential ratepayers footing some of the bill for Meta’s data center. Meta disputed the report, and Entergy postponed the plans to acquire the plant. But Landry has also drawn a line in his messaging, saying data centers are not the same as other industries that have pilfered the state. Landry told WRKF radio host Jim Engster last week that he understands that Louisianans have seen industries come into the state for “generations.” “Basically they just extract wealth, right? They cut our forest, they mined our minerals, drilled oil and gas, and sometimes they would come and then they would leave,” he said. “The economic boom we’re having right now. ... It’s here to stay.” Not all residents are on board. At a Public Service Commission meeting earlier this month, dozens spoke out against Meta’s $50 billion data center, citing skepticism that it would be an economic benefit and concern that electric bills will rise. In a sign of Louisiana leaders’ ongoing support for data centers, the three Republicans on the PSC voted to overturn a judge’s ruling that Meta be forced to turn over more details about its job creation and electric use at the “Hyperion” data center. Commissioner Davante Lewis, D-Baton Rouge, the only member who voted to force Meta to turn over information about the data center’s job creation and electric use, said the issue is “bubbling,” even if it hasn’t become a dominant political issue in Louisiana. He noted that the governor and Legislature aren’t on the ballot until next year. “There’s a complete disconnect from the political class in Louisiana versus the people on

the ground,” Lewis said in an interview. “When I’m in communities outside the commission rooms … (Voters) are very deeply concerned with data centers.” “The tide is turning,” he added.

Donations and dinners Publicly, Meta has been in lockstep with Landry and a host of Republican political leaders over its “Hyperion” data center, set to be the largest in the world when it’s complete in Richland Parish. And the tech giant’s leaders have taken steps to ingratiate themselves with political leaders here. Last fall, the company donated $76,000 to the Louisiana Republican Party, making it one of the top donors to the party last year. It donated another $10,000 to a Republican legislative committee and $24,000 to Landry himself, the maximum amount allowed under state law. Candidates can take $12,000 from a donor for the primary and another $12,000 for the general election. Landry and Meta declined to comment on the donations. The LAGOP didn’t respond to queries. Meta has spent far more in Texas, which has far more data centers than Louisiana. The donations came as Meta sought to highlight charitable contributions and other beneﬁts the company says its massive data center will bring to Louisiana. In a recent essay on AI, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg promised to create a $1 billion fund to invest in communities where Meta puts data centers. The company hosted a dinner last month at Galatoire’s in the French Quarter with Georges Media Group, the parent company of The Advocate | The Times-Picayune. It was another opportunity to pitch its message to movers and shakers from the state: Landry, New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and other high-proﬁle Louisianans, including Mitch Landrieu and Archie Manning, attended. The Times-Picayune | Advocate newsroom had no role in planning the dinner. At a news conference announcing an expansion of the project earlier this summer, Meta President Dina Powell McCormick said Louisiana is the “envy of every state.” “We are here for the long haul,

“Yes,” Gardner replied. Motta in March of fraud, ob“Is that what happened?” struction and witness tamHaedicke asked. pering.) “Yes,” Gardner said. Faced with signs of the looming federal probe, Double-edged sword McLaren contended that The question of whether Alfortish took escalating Gardner would testify had steps to silence Garrison loomed over the trial. Her as his cooperation became account of Harris’ confes- increasingly clear. He ofsion, which has remained fered to move Garrison to consistent since her 2024 the Bahamas and to pay for arrest, could complicate his silence, according to FBI prosecutors’ effort to con- records. When that failed, vict Parker for a role in the McLaren said Alfortish turned to murder. killing. “This is about a scheme At the same time, her testimony could challenge Park- by these two men to silence er’s defense, as Gardner him, forever,” McLaren told has said she saw Parker and jurors. Harris together before the murder. Under cross-exam- Deliberations begin ination from Assistant U.S. Alfortish defense lawAttorney Matthew Payne, yer Shaun Clarke painted Gardner repeated that ac- a different story — one in which Alfortish, seeking to count. Gardner’s testimony was “rebuild his life” after his the final piece of evidence release from prison in 2014, presented to jurors in the became an unwitting particimarathon trial. Neither pant in massive fraud. Parker nor Alfortish took With deep knowledge of the stand in their own de- the personal injury world fense. Prosecutors and de- but lacking a law license to fense lawyers then launched practice in it, Clarke argued into closing arguments of that Alfortish set up a lawthe case before the jury be- suit referral business that connected legitimate wreck gan deliberating. Justice Department trial victims with trial attorneys. attorney Ryan McLaren ar- He was unaware of any gued that heaps of financial fraud committed under his records, including dozens nose by “slammers” such as of checks Alfortish wrote Harris and Garrison, Clarke to Garrison and Harris, said. He emphasized how Alproved his role in planning a scheme the federal govern- fortish’s income plummeted ment would spend the better in 2018, when insurance depart of a decade investigat- fense lawyers began sounding. ing the alarm that Motta’s Stripped of his law license lawsuits seemed fishy. after an earlier conviction, “That is about when evAlfortish set up his lawsuit erybody was figuring it out,” referral business as a front Clarke said. “And Mr. Alforand enlisted Motta to file bo- tish wanted none of it.” On counts related to Gargus lawsuits over the staged collisions, McLaren said. rison’s murder, lawyers for (A separate jury convicted both defendants focused on

and we could not be more proud,” she said. Meta spokesperson Francis Brennan said in an interview that the Legislature voted with bipartisan majorities to approve tax breaks for data centers, well before the donations to the LAGOP and Landry. And he said leaders here support the data center because of its economic benefits. The company says it will bring 1,000 new jobs once complete, on top of thousands of temporary construction jobs. “I don’t think we’re going to say there isn’t criticism of data centers,” Brennan said. “There’s also a lot of positive being done by this massive economic development in the state. … We’re there for the long haul and want to be good partners in this community.” Meta and Landry have highlighted $50,000 bonuses to teachers in Richland Parish because of an influx of property tax revenue, as well as economic activity from the construction phase of the project. Louisiana Economic Development has also continued to embrace Meta. After The New York Times reported last month on Meta’s data center here, including the state’s use of tax incentives and NDAs, LED sent talking points to some officials countering that the data center represents “one of the largest economic development projects in American history,” according to a copy of the document shared by a lawmaker. The company also largely has the support of the Public Service Commission, the five-member elected body that regulates the massive electricity build out needed to power data centers. The PSC has supported Entergy’s plans to build 11 new power plants to power Hyperion, and sided with Meta so far in the fight over data on jobs and electric use. Commissioner JP Coussan, RLafayette, said he’s been upset with a “lack of communication” from Meta to the PSC, especially surrounding the controversial planned acquisition by Entergy of Cottonwood, a Texas natural gas plant. A PSC consultant found the deal would effectively mean residents subsidize some of Meta’s power needs, which Meta and Entergy dispute. Still, Coussan said he’s supportive of the wave of data centers here, and he said Louisiana can’t be compared to Texas, which has hundreds of data centers and unique problems with its electric grid and water resources. “(Other states) might have the good fortune to already have a bunch of Fortune 500 companies and economic prosperity,” Coussan said. “We’re in a position where we’re still courting (companies). … We’re not going to take a page out of their playbook.”

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a lack of concrete evidence placing their clients at the scene of the killing and at various meetings the day prior. Clarke reminded the jury of an FBI agent’s testimony that no direct evidence linked Alfortish to a meeting Harris said had occurred at his family’s auto shop on Sept. 21 between himself, Parker and Alfortish. Harris testified they held the meeting to discuss the murder. Parker defense lawyer Richard Schroeder in his closing argument homed in

shows data centers are beset by opposition from both the left and the right. A Gallup poll conducted earlier this year found that 7 in 10 Americans would oppose a data center being built in their area. Early signs of the trend are starting to emerge in Louisiana as well. The Louisiana Citizens Advocacy Group, a conservative organization that monitors the Legislature and promotes right-wing views on vaccines, voting machines and other topics, has railed against nondisclosure agreements and Republicans’ support for data centers including Hyperion. After PSC members sided with Meta in the fight over whether it had to turn over more information about jobs and electricity use, Chris Alexander, the head of LACAG, hosted a live podcast after the meeting where he slammed the move. “I consider it to be a massive dereliction of public duty precisely because of the potential adverse effects that this can have on local communities,” he said. In Shreveport, some incumbent elected officials are facing new criticism over their support of Amazon’s plans to build a series of data centers. At a town hall hosted by a challenger to a city council member who voted for the data center, Nathaniel Manning, a former community college teacher who lives near one of the proposed facilities, said regular people are being left in the dark. In an interview, Manning said he and his neighbors haven’t seen any transparency about the deal. He lamented that the deal was done before the public had a chance to weigh in. “That’s what degrades the trust when the residents weren’t even considered to be part of the discussions and now they ask to accept this and we find out they’ve signed these NDAs,” Manning said. “There goes the trust.” The concerns come as Amazon continues to announce expansions of the project, including one recently that brought the total investment to $18 billion. In response to the pushback, local officials in Caddo Parish introduced resolutions to issue a moratorium on data centers and to require data centers to produce environmental impact studies. Those resolutions have not been approved. Manning said officials with SWEPCO, the electric utility for the area, as well as the city and the water utility held a recent meeting near his house, billed as an opportunity to have questions answered about the data center. Instead, he called it an “informercial for SWEPCO,” where officials spent most of the time touting the benefits of data centers. He said residents peppered them with questions about jobs, electricity and water. “We never got straight answers on that,” he said.

on Harris’ repeated lies in FBI “proffer” sessions regarding his knowledge of the murder and his alleged coconspirators’ involvement. He noted that Harris appeared to have lied again on the witness stand this month when he accused Parker of destroying one of two burner phones used in the murder. And he reminded the jury of multiple firearms and boxes of ammunition found in Harris’ auto shop and at his home. “Ryan Harris feared going down when Garrison

went down, and that’s why he killed him,” Schroeder said. Chief U.S. District Judge Wendy Vitter instructed jurors for about two hours Friday afternoon about how to approach their deliberations, walking them through the bevy of counts facing the two men. Jurors deliberated for about half an hour before Vitter dismissed them for the weekend. Their deliberations will continue Monday. Email James Finn at jﬁnn@theadvocate.com.

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Trump loses again in bid to erase hush money conviction BY MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press

NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday once again spurned Donald Trump’s effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president’s bid to move the state court case to federal court and have it dismissed

on presidential immunity grounds. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said Trump’s reasons for renewing his request were “neither new nor legally sufﬁcient,” particularly his claims that trial testimony by former aides and a lawyer, along with his Twitter statements, infringe on presidential immunity.

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revamp of the endorsement process, questioned actions by the party chair and executive director and said Gov. Jeff Landry has too much influence over its decisions. “The endorsement process is flawed,” said Michael Chittom, a longtime state central committee member from Baton Rouge. “We should straighten it out. We should be more independent than we are from outside forces.” The conflict is causing a political headache for Landry, who is attempting to reunite conservatives behind him as he gears up for reelection next year. Landry created a split among conservatives when he endorsed and raised money for U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow when she ran in this year’s Senate primary against U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy and state Treasurer John Fleming. Landry scored at least a short-term political victory when Letlow defeated both men. Multiple Cassidy and Fleming supporters on the Republican State Central Committee said privately that they believed he intervened in the two endorsements on Thursday by the party’s eightmember executive committee. Rumors that Landry threatened committee members to secure the endorsements spread through Republican ranks on Friday, but no one produced any specific evidence of this.

A week of political wrangling All of the commotion Friday came after the Louisiana Republican Party’s executive committee on Thursday reconsidered a vote

“They do not; paying hush money to an adult ﬁlm star or engaging in a cover-up of an embarrassment are not subsumed in presidential immunity,” the judge said, referring to the $130,000 payoff to adult ﬁlm actor Stormy Daniels. At one point, Hellerstein noted that Trump’s lawyers thought it was his job to

from four days earlier to endorse only state Sen. Blake Miguez in the 6th Congressional District race. The district includes East Baton Rouge, Ascension and Livingston parishes. In the reconsidered vote, the executive committee issued a dual endorsement of Miguez and state Sen. Rick Edmonds. The executive committee also voted to endorse Misti Cordell of West Monroe in the 5th Congressional District race. That district includes Monroe, Alexandria and Hammond and is the one that Letlow is vacating. Miguez, Edmonds and Cordell each had to present signatures from a majority of the members of the state central committee who reside in their districts to request an endorsement from the executive committee. In the case of Miguez and Edmonds, some state central committee members endorsed both men. Getting an endorsement from the executive committee allows a candidate to tell voters that he or she has the ofﬁcial stamp of approval from the Louisiana Republican Party. The endorsed candidate is also potentially eligible to receive funding from the Republican National Party. Miguez and Edmonds are running in a 10-candidate ﬁeld in the 6th Congressional District with the open primary to be held on Nov. 3. Cordell is one of nine candidates in the 5th Congressional District open primary that also will be held on Nov. 3. The latest events began when Miguez received the executive committee’s endorsement Sunday on a 5-1 vote. Political insiders immediately said that that result wouldn’t sit

merely certify the record in the state trial court to the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. “Federal district courts are not certifying clerks,” the judge wrote. It is the third time Hellerstein has blocked Trump from having the U.S. District Court in Manhattan seize control of the case from the New York court where he

well with Landry. Landry and Miguez have been at odds since Miguez posted on X in November 2024 that the governor needed to do more to cut government spending. Landry immediately slapped back at Miguez. Before Sunday’s vote by the executive committee, Landry chief of staff Julie Emerson said she told party chair Derek Babcock that the governor favored no endorsement since he believed that voters should decide races with multiple Republican candidates. Instead, the executive committee issued the endorsement for Miguez on the 5-1 vote. Afterward, Babcock said Emerson called him to say that the governor now favored a dual endorsement, since Edmonds had presented 25 signatures for an endorsement compared to 23 for Miguez. Edmonds represents a Baton Rouge district in the state Senate, while Miguez lives in Acadiana outside of the congressional district but owns a home in Baton Rouge. Before Thursday’s vote, Landry called at least one executive committee member, Gena Gore, who is the national committeewoman from Louisiana. “I stood up for myself,” said Gore. “We both expressed our frustrations. We’ve known each other long enough to be able to do that.” Babcock voted for the dual endorsement of Miguez and Edmonds while Gore did not. Also voting for the dual endorsement were Jerry Brouillette, the vice chair; Rick Payton, the ﬁnance chair; Charlie Davis, the secretary; and Roby Dyer, the president of the Louisiana Federation of Republican Women. Besides Gore, voting against the dual endorsement were Roger Vil-

was tried and convicted. By midafternoon Friday, Trump’s legal team had notiﬁed the lower court it was appealing the ruling, which a spokesperson for the team called “baseless and lawless.” “The Supreme Court’s historic decision on Immunity, the Federal and New York State Constitutions, and other established legal prec-

edent mandate that the Witch Hunt perpetrated by the Manhattan DA be removed to federal court, and immediately overturned and dismissed,” a statement issued on behalf of the legal team said. “President Trump will be ﬁling a powerful appeal, and will continue defeating Democrat weaponization at every turn.”

lere, the national committeeman, The other two major Repuband Dexter Duhon, the treasurer. licans in the race are state Sen. Stewart Cathey of Monroe and Endorsement roils race state Rep. Gabe Firment of PolAmid the dispute over who the lock. Neither returned phone calls party would endorse for the 6th on Friday. Congressional District, Cordell was getting the final signatures Members call for change needed to ask the executive comThe two endorsements on Thursmittee to endorse her for the 5th day led Fortenberry to write the Congressional District. other state central committee She secured the endorsement on members to question the hiring a 4-3 vote. Gore, Dyer, Duhon and by Babcock and executive direcPayton voted in favor of that, while tor Cory Dennis of several outVillere, Brouillette and Davis vot- side consultants who are close to Landry. ed no. Babcock did not vote. Fortenberry also questioned the Landry immediately faced questions about this vote because he decision by Dennis to fire Rhett and his wife Sharon are close per- Davis, an outside consultant who sonal friends of Cordell, and he is well-liked by many state central appointed her to chair the Louisi- committee members, because Daana Board of Regents, which sets vis had assisted Miguez in trying policy for higher education in the to secure the endorsement. state. Rick Payton, the party’s ﬁnance No one has shown that the gover- chair, said he is rewriting the party’s rules to make the endorsenor intervened in the vote. Villere, who served as the party ment process more transparent chair for 14 years, said he voted and clear. One proposed change: against Cordell’s endorsement be- State central committee members cause he and the other executive cannot endorse more than one cancommittee members received no- didate in the signature-gathering tice of the endorsement meeting process for an endorsement. Babcock acknowledged the only six hours in advance. Echols, who is one of the other strife but said reports of Landry’s Republicans running for that involvement were overblown. He said he thought it made congressional seat, pointed to the quick vote in calling it an unfair sense to include the endorsement process for the 5th Congressional process. “This is the stuff that deﬁnes the District on short notice since the Huey Long era,” Echols said, add- executive committee was already ing that he has won the endorse- meeting that day to consider the ment of numerous sheriffs, may- dual endorsement for the 6th Conors and local Republican Party gressional District. organizations. Babcock added that he would Echols said he had not attempted favor letting Echols, Firment or to collect signatures because Bab- Cathey also receive an endorsecock had told his campaign manag- ment if they secure enough signaer that the party would not endorse tures. in the 5th Congressional District race. Babcock said he doesn’t re- Email Tyler Bridges at tbridges@theadvocate.com. call making that statement.

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OPSB approves policy on low enrollment Plan brings district in line with state law

schools, not just through policy Thursday that says the lens of our regular if districtwide enrollment renewal cycle that famifalls below certain benchlies and schools and othmarks, then the superers have come to expect,” intendent must come up NOLA Public Schools Suwith a plan to downsize the district — which almost perintendent Fateama Fulcertainly will entail school more told the board. closures. The superinten- Fulmore The approved changes BY MARIE FAZIO bring district policy into dent would have to presStaff writer ent her proposal to close schools line with a new state law that requires NOLA Public Schools to After months of debate, the Or- by Dec. 15. “The next couple of years are annually determine whether the leans Parish School Board has a plan in place to help address its going to be a reality check for us district has more schools than it as a system as we face difficult needs for its shrinking student shrinking student population. The School Board approved a decisions about the future of our population.

The law gives the superintendent authority to close charter schools before the end of their contracts if the district has too few students — something that previously had only been allowed in extreme circumstances — and makes it easier for the district to decommission empty school buildings. The board voted 7-2 in favor of the policy, with members Katie Baudouin, Gabriela Biro, Leila Eames, Olin Parker and Carlos Zervigon voting for it and members KaTrina Chantelle Grifﬁn and Nolan Marshall Jr. voting against

it. Zervigon, who helped write the overcapacity law, said during a committee meeting Tuesday that the policy reﬂects input from experts and school leaders. “We have seen all around us locally and nationally people have had to address shrinking populations, and those who don’t address it are running into major problems,” he said. “I’d say we’re going a step further than other school districts by actually thinking about

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Milo Yiannopoulos detained by ICE in La. Far-right speaker missed hearing

Milo yiannopoulos, a prominent far-right speaker and media personality, was being held Friday in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Alexandria, ICE records show.

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Lincoln Beach could reopen by 2027 under a $15 million first phase focused on safety, parking, restrooms and beach access.

Lincoln Beach on track to reopen next year mated to cost $24.6 million, but ofOfficials move ahead ﬁcials have cut that to $15 million, they say will be enough to with $15M first phase which open the site. Ofﬁcials will spend

BY VIOLET BUCARO Staff writer

Lincoln Beach on Lake Pontchartrain is expected to reopen to the public by winter 2027, city officials said Thursday, after several reconstruction delays that have fueled years of doubt and frustration among residents. The construction plan has been split into several phases to open the beach quickly, city ofﬁcials and planners told residents gathered at the Joe W. Brown Recreational Center in New Orleans East on Thursday. “The loudest thing that we heard is to open the beach,” said Megan Williams, chief sustainability ofﬁcer and overseer of several of New Orleans’ largest green infrastructure projects. The project was originally esti-

the money in three separate phases. Other amenities and attractions may be added later. The ﬁrst phase will see the site get parking, with construction scheduled to begin at the end of the year. The second phase, set to begin next spring, will include a pedestrian bridge, restrooms and tunnel access. Next spring, in the third phase, crews will work to restore the beachfront and remove unsafe structures, with the goal of reopening the site by the end of 2027. So far, utility and beach nourishment design plans are 60% complete, Williams said. Residents on Thursday met the news with cautious optimism and concern. Longtime New Orleans East

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Milo Yiannopoulos, a prominent far-right speaker and media personality, was being held in a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Louisiana after federal agents arrested him this week at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, according to U.S. ofﬁcials and ICE records. ICE agents arrested Yiannopoulos, a British national, at the airport on Thursday after he received a ﬁnal order of removal for missing a July 22 immigration court hearing, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said in a statement. The DHS statement said Yiannopoulos entered the U.S. legally in 2019 but “chose to overstay his welcome in violation of our na-

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tion’s laws.” It did not elaborate on his immigration status. Yiannopoulos’ talent agency did not immediately respond to inquiries. He was being held Friday in an ICE detention facility in Alexandria, according to ICE records. Yiannopoulos gained notoriety as an outspoken conservative provocateur whose history of racist comments spurred head-

line-grabbing protests at college campuses. He most recently worked for Ye, the controversial rapper formerly known as Kanye West, who is in New Orleans for a Friday concert at the Caesars Superdome. He has professed support for President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown, writing last

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Suspect’s mom arrested in drug lab case She faces gun, drug charges, JPSO says

tives have arrested his 75-yearold mother. Dana Caruso, mother of Anthony Caruso, was booked Thursday with creation of a clandestine lab, BY MICHELLE HUNTER manufacturing of anabolic steStaff writer roids, drug possession with the Three days after a man was intent to distribute, attempted jailed on allegations that he ran a drug distribution, attempted large-scale, illegal steroid lab out obstruction of justice and illeof his Metairie home, Jefferson gal use of a ﬁrearm in connecParish Sheriff’s narcotics detection with drug activity, said Sgt.

Brandon Veal, spokesperson for the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce. Anthony Caruso was arrested Monday after detectives served a search warrant at his Tolmas Drive home in north Metairie, where they allege he was mixing chemicals to create steroids that he sold online and shipped across the country.

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Former teacher charged with touching teen Move comes three years after arrest

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Ofﬁce on Monday formally charged a former music teacher accused of inappropriately touching a teenager, more than three years after he was arrested, according to court records. Kyle Aucoin, 53, of Metairie, was charged with one count of sexual battery, according to records. His arraignment was scheduled for Sept. 24.

The victim, who was 14 at the time of the alleged assault, says Aucoin touched his genitals and other private areas on several occasions around 2015 while Aucoin was working as a music teacher for the Jefferson Parish public school district and the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Society, according to authorities. The victim told investigators he met Aucoin after being cast in a play that Aucoin was directing at the Jefferson Parish Performing Arts Center. The victim didn’t come forward until 2022, after investigators in St. Charles Parish arrested Aucoin and booked him with molestation of a juvenile in a separate case.

At the time of his 2022 arrest, Aucoin was working as a theater teacher at Destrehan High School. The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce opened its investigation in December of that year after receiving an anonymous tip about Aucoin, according to the department. Detectives determined Aucoin had “inappropriate sexual contact” with a student between the ages of 16 and 17, sometime between 2017 and 2020, the St. Charles Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said. Aucoin was charged Feb. 24, 2023, with molestation of a juvenile and prohibited sexual contact between a student and educator,

according to St. Charles Parish court records. He pleaded guilty to an amended charge of obscenity on Nov. 21, 2023, and was sentenced to three years of active probation. Though Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested Aucoin as part of their investigation on Feb. 13, 2023, the District Attorney’s Office did not formally file charges until this week. It’s not clear why there was a delay. The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office said it does not comment on open cases or investigations. Aucoin is free on a $50,000 bond, according to court records.

N.O. officer convicted in stalking ex-boyfriend BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

A New Orleans police ofﬁcer who was arrested earlier this year and accused of calling an ex-boyfriend incessantly and showing up at their home uninvited was convicted this month on stalking charges. Adam Zoeller, 31, was found guilty on charges of stalking and obscene phone calls on Aug. 6 in a judge trial

overseen by Orleans Parish Magistrate Judge Juana Lombard. Lombard sentenced Zoeller to a year of probation on Tuesday. Neither the New Orleans Police Department nor Zoeller’s attorney responded to questions about the ofﬁcer’s employment status. Zoeller, a Slidell resident, was accused of having unwanted contact with his ex for months after their relationship ended in March 2025.

According to his arrest afﬁdavit, Zoeller would show up at his exboyfriend’s home and bang on the door at all hours, occasionally while wearing his uniform and police weapon. He also called the ex from a private “No Caller ID” number between 30 and 100 times a day after they blocked him on social media. The ex ﬁled a citizen complaint with NOPD accusing Zoeller of harassment and threats. The com-

plaint was referred to the agency’s Public Integrity Bureau, and Zoeller was arrested in January. Zoeller’s former boyfriend claimed the constant calls only stopped once the investigation started. As part of the conviction, a protective order remains in place through Feb. 25, 2028 barring Zoeller from contacting his former dating partner, according to court records.

Ex-LSU football player indicted in crash that killed two in BR BY OLIVIA TEES Staff writer

Former LSU and NFL running back Richard Murphy was indicted Thursday in connection with a June crash that killed a 95-year-old man and his 75-yearold daughter-in-law, according to court records. A grand jury indicted the 39-year-old Murphy on two counts of vehicular homicide and one count of first-degree vehicular negligent injuring. He also faced counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated and reckless

operation of a vehicle, according to a Baton Rouge police afﬁdavit. The crash occurred about 4:30 p.m. June 14 in the 900 block of Main Street in downtown Baton Rouge. Police investigators say Murphy, driving a 2017 Ford F250, ran a red light and crashed into another truck, killing passengers Robert Tarver and his daughterin-law, Carla Tarver. The driver of the second truck, Carla Tarver’s husband, Bobby Tarver, was taken to a hospital with serious injuries. Detectives obtained video that showed Murphy running the red

light; other surveillance video showed Murphy had run at least one other red light on Main Street before the crash, according to the affidavit. Officers also learned from the air bag control module of Murphy’s truck that at the time of impact he had been traveling about 58 mph in a 30-mph zone. A test of Murphy’s blood on the day of the crash, obtained at the hospital with a warrant, showed a blood alcohol content of 0.13%, over the legal limit of 0.08%, according to the affidavit. Murphy also was driving with-

out vehicle insurance and with a suspended driver’s license on the day of the crash, according to arrest records. Murphy is out on bail from East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. Murphy, of Rayville, was a running back with the Tigers from 2007 to 2010. He was selected to wear the No. 18 jersey in his senior year, an honor bestowed on upperclassmen who are team leaders, according to his biography on the LSU Athletics website. He went on to play professionally in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Continued from page 1B it analytically and setting a floor.” Marshall doubled down Thursday on his criticism that the state law puts unnecessary prescriptive measures in place for schools, since families in a charter system can choose to send their children anywhere and schools with too few students will naturally close. “New Orleans is making tremendous progress on the portfolio model for family choice, operator autonomy, accountability and operator responsibility,” he said. “We should be very careful that in solving overcapacity, we do not unintentionally change that allocation of responsibility. We’re establishing qualitative triggers with significant consequences.” New Orleans, like many other school districts across the country, is grappling with a smaller number of students because of lower birth rates and outmigration from the city. Schools are funded based on student enrollment, so a less-full classroom can strain school finances. NOLA Public Schools has lost 3,000 students since 2020 and is expected to lose another 10% of its student population by 2029, according to estimates by education nonprofit New Schools for New Orleans. The nonprofit recommended earlier this year that up to nine schools should close by 2029. Fulmore said she met with a group of faith leaders this week to discuss potential school closures, the first of many meetings she’ll have on the topic with New Orleans residents. “There’s a cost to doing nothing,” she said. “These challenges will not resolve themselves; they will accumulate and result in unpredictable, less controlled closure of schools with fewer safeguards for students and families.”

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More than 200 laid off at Mosaic fertilizer plant Company says it’s pausing production due to costs

BY TIMOTHY BOONE Staff writer

Mosaic Co. is laying off 206 employees as it idles fertilizer production at two plants in St. James Parish, citing a dramatic increase in the price of sulfur — which industry analysts said has been driv-

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en up by the war with Iran. The company said it is reducing stafﬁng at the Uncle Sam plant in Convent and the Faustina plant in St. James due to the availability and cost of sulfur, a key component of phosphate fertilizer production. Ammonia production at the Faustina plant will not be affected. “Mosaic remains focused on the safe management of its facilities and assets while pursuing opportunities to resume full operations as market conditions improve,”

the company said in a statement. Mosaic said it is also reducing production at its Florida fertilizer plants, as well as its operations in Brazil. According to documents filed with Louisiana Works this week, the Mosaic employees will be laid off by Oct. 30. Sulfur prices have shot up from $400 per ton at the end of 2025 to more than $1,000 per ton in recent months, according to farmdoc daily, a website operated by the University of Illinois that provides

research and analysis for farmers. The drastic price increase is being blamed on shipping disruptions in the Middle East caused by the ongoing war with Iran. More than 16% of sulfur produced globally comes from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, according to farmdoc. China, which accounts for nearly 23% of the worldwide supply of sulfur, and Russia, which produces nearly 9%, have trimmed back exports to address the needs of farmers in their countries, further put-

ting price pressure, farmdoc said. Louisiana Chemical Association declined to comment on the layoffs or changes at the fertilizer production plants. Mosaic is one of the biggest employers in St. James Parish, according to documents from the parish assessor’s ofﬁce. In 2025, 369 people worked at the two plants, making Mosaic the fourth-largest employer in St. James.

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Three large tables are filled with some of the drugs and weapons that Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto III, back left, and his department confiscated this week in Metairie.

No other details were immediately available about the allegations against her. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said Anthony Caruso was not a licensed pharmacist, leaving his customers’ health at risk. Dana Caruso doesn’t hold a license, either, according to the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy. “You’re taking a chance that a guy in his kitchen is mixing it properly,” he said after Anthony Caruso’s arrest. Dana Caruso was being held Friday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. Bail was set at $100,000.

Investigators seized more than $1 million worth of powdered steroids, chemicals and other drugs at the Carusos’ home, including insulin, MDMA and ketamine. They also recovered an undisclosed amount of money and a cache of weapons, including 3D-printed ﬁrearms, the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said. Dana Caruso was taken into custody Thursday at the Tolmas Drive home where detectives served another search warrant, according to Veal. Detectives believe Dana Email Michelle Hunter at Caruso played a role in her mhunter@theadvocate. son’s operation, Veal said. com.

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Continued from page 1B resident and former state Rep. John Bagneris said he did not see amenities for children in the plan. “It was a place we went, and the kids could play and (be) supervised by everybody,” he said. “It was like a village, and everybody knew everybody. I see nothing geared for kids.” Williams said the first phase does not include those amenities and primarily seeks to get the beach open for public use by the end of next year. “I’ve managed a lot of projects in my career as an engineer, and this is the fastest, most complex project I have ever witnessed,” she said.

Historic site Lincoln Beach was initially established in 1938 in New

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Orleans East as a recreational area for the city’s Black residents at a time when the Pontchartrain Beach amusement park, along with several other recreational spaces, operated as “White-only” facilities. In 1955, the beach reopened with a city-funded renovation, adding swimming pools, a restaurant, a concert venue, roller coasters and a Ferris wheel. In its heyday, musical acts like Fats Domino, The Drifters and Nat King Cole performed on the beach, according to the city’s website. A decade later, the Civil Rights Act ended segregation, and the city shut down popular Lincoln Beach, leaving its amenities abandoned. But in recent years, residents have begun making their way to the beach and maintaining the site themselves, carving out walking pathways, adding picnic tables and campsites. The site, though undeveloped,

for Yiannopoulos’ deportation. Loomer celebrated his detention in a post on X Friday. She said she had urged his arrest after he allegedly threatened her. “When Milo called for me to be assassinated, I reported him to ICE and the FBI,” Loomer said. Yiannopoulos will remain in ICE custody “pending removal,” DHS ofﬁcials said. Staff writer Marco Cartolano contributed to this report.

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became a popular recreation spot on weekends for families. During the COVID-19 pandemic, community volunteers and grassroots initiatives started a nonproﬁt, New Orleans for Lincoln Beach, which worked with former Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration to map out a restoration plan. In 2021, city ofﬁcials commissioned a site assessment, and secured $24.6 million in redevelopment money two years later. In 2024, the City Council imposed 24/7 security patrols and once again cut off access to the beach, citing hazardous conditions.

Boulevard and an updated historic site sign. Beachgoers will be able to cross Hayne Boulevard using a large pedestrian bridge, which will include an elevator for accessibility, Williams said. The construction will cost $15 million and will be paid for by federal and state funds and grant money, Williams said. Kenner-based Digital Engineering & Imaging Inc. is handling the work. The original contractor

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Beach upkeep Under the redevelopment, crews will place sand and rock along the shoreline to stabilize the site, and add a breakwater to protect the beach. The project also includes repair of decades-old waterfront structures, a pedestrian bridge over Hayne

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Roy Thomas Picou, born August 23, 1934, in New Orleans, passed peacefully at home on August 20, 2026. His life reflected kindness, warmth and unwavering faith, leaving an indelible mark on all who had the privilege of knowing him. Roy is survived by loving wife, Barbara Robinson Picou, sons Rory (Ruth) and Rene', who were the pride and joy of his life. Roy's legacy lives on through cherished grandson, Joshua, who brought immense happiness to his

lives on in the arms of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. A celebration of life will be held from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on 8/30/2026 at Garden of Memories, 4900 Airline Drive. No flowers.

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Nevada gets win in fight to regulate Kalshi A federal appeals court panel on Friday refused to let prediction market operator Kalshi restart trading on sports and elections events in Nevada while it ﬁghts the state’s effort to shut it down until it gets a license from state gambling regulators. A panel of judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled that Kalshi didn’t make a persuasive argument that federal commodities trading law preempts Nevada’s state gambling law in determining who should regulate its sporting events business. Instead, the panel said that federal law likely does not preempt Nevada — home to the nation’s biggest commercial casino market — from applying its gambling regulations to Kalshi’s sports event contracts. Roughly 20 states are involved in litigation over prediction markets like those run by Kalshi, Polymarket and Robin Hood. Friday’s decision raises the likelihood that the U.S. Supreme Court will eventually settle the question as to whether states can regulate them under their gambling laws after the Philadelphia-based 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled earlier this year that New Jersey couldn’t regulate Kalshi.

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It follows Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s Treasury Department said. Administration accuses it announcement The Trump administration “warned that this week of a new campaign to countries that still do business with the Iran’s enablers cannot continue to enjoy acof supporting Iran’s leadership push already heavily sanctioned Islamic Republic cess to the U.S. dollar and the global ﬁnancial

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to sever their financial ties or face retaliation from the United States. In stopping short of imposing sanctions on WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is the Egyptian bank, the move signals the Repubtaking steps to limit an Egyptian bank’s opera- lican administration’s reluctance to penalize tions in the United Arab Emirates, accusing the major trading partners that do business with financial institution of serving as an economic Iran, including China and India. Bessent told lifeline to Tehran’s leadership as the U.S. war reporters on Monday that he wanted countries to have an opportunity to shift away from Iran against Iran reaches the six-month mark. Under a rule proposed Friday by the Treasury before it was too late in a bid to avoid upending Department, the Emirati branches of Banque the global financial system. The rule will be subject to a 30-day public Misr, Egypt’s second-largest bank, would be sevcomment period before it takes effect, the ered from access to the U.S. financial system.

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system,” Bessent said in a statement Friday. “Banque Misr UAE decided to find out the hard way, and today, we are taking the first step in holding it accountable for its continued, egregious support of the Iranian regime.” Egypt’s foreign ministry and central bank confirmed knowledge of the new rulemaking and are communicating with U.S. officials, according to a statement issued by the Central Bank of Egypt on Friday. “The CBE affirms that this measure is limited to the bank’s branches in the UAE and only to its dollar transfers,” the statement said.

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Trump wants farmers to process their own food President Donald Trump said he plans to authorize farmers and ranchers to process their own food in the administration’s latest bid to lower the price of beef ahead of the U.S. midterm elections in November. Trump posted Friday on social media that he would direct legal documents to be drawn up in order to “break this powerful monopoly” among processors. It is unclear if Trump has the authority to make such changes, and the practical effect of any coming directive remains unclear. “I am authorizing legal documents to be drawn in order to allow Farmers and Ranchers to be given the right to PROCESS THEIR OWN FOOD. This should move quickly,” he posted. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said there would be more announcements Monday, including on plans to “waive red tape in processing” and “expanding ranchers ability to sell across state lines.” Trump has sought to ﬁnd ways to lower the price of beef as the cost of living dominates voters’ concerns ahead of the election, including by boosting foreign imports and launching an antitrust probe into meatpackers. Earlier this week, Trump signed an order to ease tariffs on ground beef imports beginning on Sept. 1, a move that triggered backlash from some ranchers and Republicans who said it would damage the domestic industry.

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Warsh signals rate hikes may be needed Inflation remains stubbornly elevated

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JACKSON HOLE, Wyo. — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday that inflation is still too high and suggested the central bank may have to raise interest rates in the coming months to bring it down, a clearer signal than he has previously sent about his economic outlook. In his first high-profile speech at the Fed’s annual conference in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Warsh acknowledged that recent U.S. reports show that inflation has cooled a bit, but “they do not tell me that underlying trends have meaningfully improved.” “We must be confident that underlying inflation is moving to our objective, clearly and at sufficient speed,” Warsh said. “Otherwise, we have work to do.” The comments from the new Fed chair appeared to reassure Wall Street that fighting inflation remains the priority for the central bank. Warsh did not imply that a rate hike is imminent, but he appeared to dismiss perceptions that inflation is no longer a threat. He pointed to data showing that inflation remains stubbornly above the central bank’s 2% target. Warsh replaced Jerome Powell in late May after his predecessor’s term ended. The U.S. stock market held steady after the speech, but expectations are building in the bond market for the Fed to hike interest rates. Jon Faust, an economist at Johns Hopkins and a former adviser to Powell, said Warsh succeeded in conveying a tougher approach on inflation while avoiding the kind of detailed guidance from

the Fed that he has disparaged. “He found a way to convey that if necessary he would support raising rates, which is one thing people were concerned about,” Faust said. Yet Michael Strain, director of economic policy studies at the American Enterprise Institute, said the Fed chair has talked tough on inﬂation before without hiking the Fed’s key rate. His Friday remarks don’t provide any clearer guidance on the timing of any Fed moves, he added.

Limited guidance The Fed chair faced high stakes with his speech as questions swirled around Wall Street about whether he was sufficiently focused on fighting inflation. At a news conference July 29 he sowed confusion about whether he would back up his previous tough talk on rising prices with any action, such as lifting the Fed’s short-term rate, which is currently about 3.6%. Those concerns may have contributed to rising bond yields, which can increase the cost of borrowing for the government and everyone else. Yet Warsh has said he doesn’t want to provide what analysts call “forward guidance” about whether the Fed will hike or cut rates or stay on hold at upcoming meetings. He argues that it limits the Fed’s flexibility by committing it to a specific policy. Yet some economists have argued that he could say more about his views on Fed policy without tipping his hand about future actions. Warsh on Friday reiterated his skepticism about providing such guidance or even outlining his broad approach to interest-rate policy. But he did suggest that interest rates currently aren’t restricting economic activity, pointing to robust business investment in AI equipment and infrastructure and strong consumer spending.

As a rule of thumb, interest rates often need to be high enough to limit borrowing and spending to cool inflation. The Fed next meets Sept. 15-16, and Warsh’s remarks don’t necessarily signal that the central bank will raise rates then. Wall Street investors now see the chances of a rate hike at the Fed’s Sept. 15-16 meeting as basically a coin flip, according to futures pricing tracked by CME FedWatch, up from about one-third before Warsh spoke.

Inflation ‘concerning’ Warsh said inflation data “are more concerning” than trends in the job market, where the unemployment rate is low. He also argued that inflation is unlikely to move back to the target on its own. Warsh noted that in the past year, more than half of goods and services tracked by the government have seen price increases of 3% or higher. While that is down from the pandemic peak, it is “well above” the roughly one-third that saw such increases in the two decades before the pandemic. Inflation cooled in June and July after spiking in May from soaring gas prices, yet it remains above the central bank’s target. According to the Fed’s preferred measure, it was 3.7% in July. Warsh also sought to clear up some areas of confusion that arose after his remarks at the July 29 news conference, when he made vague remarks about what metric the Fed would use to track inflation and whether shortterm interest rates were the Fed’s main tool to combat higher prices. On Friday, he specified that short-term interest rates are the Fed’s “predominant tool,” and added that the central bank is using the same gauge it has long followed to measure inflation.

NEW YORK — The bond market swung Friday as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, dipped but not by much after economists said a speech by Chair Kevin Warsh helped strengthen faith that the Fed will do what’s needed to bring inflation down, even if it causes pain for the economy in the short term. The reaction was stronger in the bond market following Warsh’s first speech as chairman of the Fed at an annual economic symposium held in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Worries had grown that his tough talk about getting inflation down to the Fed’s 2% target may be just that, unless the Fed backs it up with action. The Fed could hike short-term interest rates to get inflation under control, but it could also feel deterred from doing so because that would slow the economy and hurt prices for investments. And President Donald Trump, who appointed Warsh, has been vocal about wanting interest rates to be lower rather than higher. Warsh was adamant again on Friday that he wants to give financial markets fewer clues about what the Fed plans to do with rates for its two jobs of keeping inflation low and the job market strong. He has said he wants markets to react to what incoming data says about the economy and inflation rather than what the Fed says. But Warsh also said Friday that “shortterm interest rates are the predominant tool” for the Fed to do its job. And he said, “I would be hard pressed to describe broad financial conditions as restrictive,” an implication that short-term interest rates may not be high enough to tamp down the economy and inflation. The yield on the two-year Treasury, which closely tracks expectations for what the Fed will do with its federal funds rate, jumped to 4.35% from 4.22% just before the speech. The 10-year Treasury yield climbed to 4.72% from 4.67% late Thursday, and the 30-year Treasury yield got to 5.21% from 5.19%. All the moves, including the modest ones for stocks even though higher interest rates tend to hurt them, indicate investors “pricing a more credible Fed,” according to economists at Bank of America led by Aditya Bhave. “The positive market reaction highlights that investors place a premium on policy clarity, even when that clarity carries” a message implying higher interest rates, according to Seema Shah, chief global strategist at Principal Asset Management. On Wall Street, Gap jumped 12.9% after the retailer reported stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It also said Michael Francis, an industry veteran who began his career on the retail sales floor, will take over as head of its Old Navy stores. Marvell Technology fell 10.3% even though the chip company reported profit and revenue for the latest quarter that edged past analysts’ expectations. CEO Matt Murphy said its business related to artificial-intelligence technology is strong, and it raised its forecasts for upcoming revenue growth. But analysts said much of that optimism may have already been baked into Marvell’s stock price, which came into the day with a surge of 184% for the year so far.

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America shrugs as the national debt hits $40T To say the federal government spends money like drunken sailors is an insult to drunken sailors. When I started writing this column three days ago, the national debt was a bit more than $40 trillion. To be exact, $40,062,093,479,677. Not only is that an astronomical number — 1 billion, 40,000 times — the debt was half that, $20 trillion, just nine years ago. As the saying goes, “A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you’re talking real money.” Of course, billions have become chump change. We’re in the trillions now. The national debt is skyrocketing and most Americans just shrug. Worse, so do most members of Congress. When will voters care — and demand action? Carolyn Bourdeaux, executive director of the Concord Coalition, told NPR, “$40 trillion should be a wake-up call. Both parties helped bring us here, and both parties now have a responsibility to change course.” I wish the Concord Coalition would buy Bourdeaux a megaphone and send her up and down Pennsylvania Avenue to repeat Ron that message to anyone who will listen. Faucheux In 1980, the national debt was about 35% of the size of the U.S. economy. Today, it’s roughly 123%. Who is the debt owed to? While 20% is owed to a variety of government trust funds, the rest is held by U.S. and foreign investors, banks, mutual funds, pension systems and the Federal Reserve. Foreign countries, for example, hold $9 trillion to $10 trillion. China was once the largest foreign creditor, but Japan and the United Kingdom now lead — $1.1 trillion for Japan, $940 billion for United Kingdom and $633 billion for China. Surprisingly, Luxembourg is fourth. Why does the debt keeps rising? Because government keeps spending more than it collects. Annual revenue is $5.6 trillion and spending is $7.4 trillion. The $1.8 trillion hole is filled with borrowed money. What about DOGE? Wasn’t the “department of government efficiency” supposed to fix the spending problem? It was, but it didn’t. When Donald Trump was sworn in for a second term on Jan. 20, 2025, the National Debt Clock stood at $36.2 trillion. Since then, the debt has climbed nearly $4 trillion — and we’re not even at the midpoint of his second term. The national debt is a bipartisan affair. It increased by $9.1 trillion during Joe Biden’s presidency, $8 trillion during Trump’s first term, $8.4 trillion during Barack Obama’s two terms and $4.2 trillion during George W. Bush’s two terms. The last balanced budget was passed during Bill Clinton’s presidency. So what’s the big deal? As long as the federal government can pay the interest, is there a problem? There are plenty. First, heavy government borrowing puts upward pressure on interest rates that could increase the cost of car loans, mortgages and credit cards. It could also compete with the private sector for investment capital. All of this could slow economic growth and ultimately devalue the nation’s currency. Second, interest on the national debt now consumes $1.1 trillion of the annual federal budget. That’s more than is spent on national defense or Medicare. Excessive interest payments skew priorities and make balancing budgets nearly impossible. Third, the burden falls on future generations. Young Americans could face higher taxes and fewer services. By the way, a $40 trillion national debt works out to be $360,794 per taxpayer. A July survey conducted for the Peter G. Peterson Foundation shows that 88% of voters believe reducing the debt should be among Congress’ top three priorities. Yet, it doesn’t happen. Candidates for Congress and prospective presidential contenders have remarkably little to say about the issue. Democrats and Republicans, alike, have decided that whistling past the graveyard is the safest way to win elections. And as long as voters allow them to do it, they will. It’s time to ask candidates the hard questions. Do they believe the debt is a revenue problem, a spending problem or both? If it’s a spending problem, what programs would they cut, eliminate or restructure? And how would they grow the economy relative to the size of the debt load? If it’s a revenue problem, what taxes would they raise? What deductions or tax breaks would they eliminate? Should the country consider a value-added tax? Eventually, these questions must be answered. One final note: When I finished this column, the national debt had climbed to $40,077,522,357,512 — up $15 billion in three days. Ron Faucheux is a nonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer in Louisiana.

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Almost time to put real Saints to test The most notable thing about the New Orleans Saints’ 27-24 victory against the Dallas Cowboys on Friday is it got Kellen Moore off the preseason schneid. The second-year Saints head coach didn’t get a Gatorade bath, but at least he’s no longer winless after a 0-4-1 start to his exhibition coaching career. The Saints rebounded from their ugly 34-0 loss to the Rams last Saturday with their best performance Jeff of the preseason. It was a Duncan good night for, among others, Spencer Rattler, Barion Brown, Audric Estime, Isaiah Stalbird and Daniel Carlson as the Saints led nearly from start to ﬁnish. Moore had to be happy with the way his players responded from the egg they laid a week ago. “We played a better version of football than we did last week, simple as that,” Moore said. “I thought our guys played really hard, and I thought it was a good, collective effort.” The best thing about the game, though, was that it ended the exhibition season. The preseason is over. Finally. Mercifully. Thankfully. We can all agree: It’s time for the real games to begin. The Saints’ regular-season opener against Detroit is a mere two weeks away. And it can’t arrive soon enough for most everyone in New Orleans. The Saints’ 60th season is shaping up to be one of its most anticipated. It’s been a

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Saints running back Zamir White runs for a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the second half of a preseason game on Friday in Arlington, Texas. The Saints won 27-24.

Saints’ ground game finds different gear against Cowboys BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

ARLINGTON,Texas — The New Orleans Saints were so shorthanded at running back that they swung a player-forplayer trade earlier this week to acquire Zamir White from the San Francisco 49ers, and they needed him ready to play in a hurry. White learned of the trade Sunday night, arrived in New Orleans early Monday, went through his first practice Tuesday and played in a game Friday. Coach Kellen Moore said, perhaps jokingly, that White’s teammates may have to tell him in the huddle what his responsibility is on a given play. So it seemed fitting on a night when the Saints’ rushing attack found its footing in the final preseason contest that

White, on his second carry in a Saints uniform, followed a seam through the heart of the Dallas defense for an 11-yard touchdown. Just about everything the Saints wanted to do on the ground worked for them as they piled up 169 yards and three rushing touchdowns in their 27–24 win at AT&T Stadium to close out the preseason. And everything means everything. The Saints won the toss and took the ball to start the game, and their ﬁrst play featured wide receiver Barion Brown scooting around the left end for a 12-yard gain on a jet sweep. It was one of two rushes for Brown, the other being a 7-yard touchdown on the same type of play to the right side.

Kiffin addresses reports LSU behind eligibility lawsuits BY JON BLAU Staff writer

Dots are being connected, which inevitably lead back to LSU and Lane Kiffin. There’s an ongoing lawsuit against the NCAA, and now the Southeastern Conference, that aims to bring dozens of athletes back to the college ranks for a fifth year. It just so happened to be filed in Baton Rouge. Of the 16 football players originally listed as plaintiffs, including former Ole Miss starters Dae’Quan Wright and Zxavian Harris, a handful quickly joined with Kiffin once the judge granted a temporary restraining order. The lawsuit also says former LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn plans to return to the Tigers if he’s cut by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Kiffin was bound to be asked, and he was during an interview on SiriusXM College Sports Radio that aired Friday morning: Did LSU and Kiffin have any role in convincing athletes and their attorneys to file this lawsuit and return to college? “That’s really the first I’ve heard of that,” Kiffin said on SiriusXM. “I know that sounds crazy. We’ve had practice, and I don’t see the social media stuff.” A report from CBS Sports earlier this week, quoting anonymous sources, said Kif-

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WR Brown-Stephens eyes more production this season Tulane senior receiver feeling ‘more comfortable’ heading into opener vs. Duke

fin and LSU “reached out to multiple players on NFL rosters or their representation in an effort to get them to bring a lawsuit against the NCAA and return to school.” It was previously reported by Yahoo Sports that the Baton Rouge lawsuit was an “orchestrated effort originating from LSU’s campus.” “These kids made these decisions on their own with attorneys of what to do,” Kiffin said on SiriusXM, “and this was a while back that they made these decisions. And it’s all around the country.” Kiffin has defended adding Class of 2022 high school graduates who originally weren’t granted a fifth year of eligibility in spite of the NCAA’s change to a “5 for 5” model, which allows current college athletes to play up to five seasons in five years. The SEC has threatened to penalize schools that add athletes who previously signed with or were rostered by pro teams, but Kiffin argues his pending recruits never would have jumped to the NFL if they knew they could return to college. In Thursday’s amended lawsuit filing, attorneys for Pyburn said he would have “stayed in school if the NCAA had changed the rules to allow him a fifth

A year after returning zero wide receivers with proven college football experience, Tulane has the luxury of watching Anthony Brown-Stephens build on a breakthrough season. ä Tulane at And Brown-Stephens, Duke 2:30 P.M. a senior who transferred from Kentucky in the SEPT. 5,ACCN spring of 2025, is in a stronger head space than he was 12 months ago. “I can say honestly I feel way more comfortable,” he said. “This is the best my body ever felt in fall camp. Everything about this year is better.” He was pretty good last season, ﬁnishing STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER second to Shazz Preston in catches (41) and Tulane wide receiver Anthony Brownreceiving yards (523). He started slowly, Stephens runs through drills during ending September with seven catches for 74 practice on Aug. 11 at yulman Stadium. yards through ﬁve games, but he grabbed

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Gerard, Hovland share lead in PGA finale BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

ATLANTA — Ryan Gerard hit it well enough for five relatively easy birdies Friday and dropped a surprise from just inside 80 feet for another, giving him a 5-under 65 and a share of the 36-hole lead with Viktor Hovland at the seasonending Tour Championship. Hovland had one of five birdies on the peninsulagreen 15th hole, a par 3 at only 155 yards but tucked to the left near a sharp slope that feeds off the putting surface. He had a 66 to join Hovland Gerard at 10-under 130 going into the weekend. Right behind? Just about everybody. That includes Scottie Scheffler, the world’s No. 1 player who had a 67 and was two back. And it included Cameron Young, in last place after the first round and atop the leaderboard for much of the day after a 62. He also wound up two behind. Collin Morikawa and Chris Gotterup each shot 67 and were one behind at 9-under 131. Gerard has more on his mind than the $10 million prize and the five-year exemption on the PGA Tour. The captain’s picks for the Presidents Cup will be announced after the Tour Championship, and it’s on the mind of the 27-year-old from North Carolina. “It’s hard not to think about it a little bit,” Gerard said. “I’m very aware that a good week this week goes a long way to help my chances. I’m playing this week for myself and to try and put up some good scores and hopefully win a trophy at the end of the week.” The trophies — one for the Tour

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Ryan Gerard plays a shot from a bunker on the 18th hole during the second round of the Tour Championship on Friday in Atlanta. Championship and one for the FedEx Cup — are up for grabs at the halfway point. One third of the ﬁeld is separated by three shots on a course that has been relatively soft with either rain Thursday or overcast Friday, even with a little wind late in the day. No one took advantage quite like Young, who remains in the picture for PGA Tour player of the year with his signature win at The Players Championship and a big win at a signature event at Doral. He opened with two early bo-

geys in the opening round when everyone was going low and jokingly said it made him wonder about his career choice. He shot 70 that left him tied for last place and going off as a single Friday in the 29-man ﬁeld (J.J. Spaun has withdrawn). He made the turn in 30, and then poured in two more birdies to reach 7 under through 11 holes. Young cooled slightly with a bogey from the bunker at the 12th and missed opportunities the rest of the way until a 40-foot eagle putt

slammed into the back of the cup on the par-5 18th for a 62. That put him in a tie for the lead as the final group was starting, and Young would have been a little surprised to be within two shots by the end of the round. Low scores were there, and he had reason to believe someone would motor well past him. “I was in last place about threeand-half hours ago,” Young said. “There’s not much wind today, and the field seems to be playing pretty well for even par being last place after yesterday. I think I can pat myself on the back for shooting 8 under, but that doesn’t change how much work there is left to even give yourself a chance.” He ended the day with a mock handshake for the partner he didn’t have. Young didn’t race his way around the course. It felt like a practice round he plays by himself. There was one moment where it looked like any recreational round when he removed the flag on No. 12 and set it on the fringe because his caddie was busy raking the bunker. Now that single falls to Robert MacIntyre, the only player not under par at East Lake. MacIntyre shot a 76 — eight shots over the field average — and was 13 shots behind. Scheffler had two early bogeys to fall five shots behind and then answered with five birdies in a stretch of six holes around the turn to get back in the game. He was closing in until his approach sailed over the 17th green — the pin was in the back — and he stooped over for the longest time. “I watched it get in the jet stream up there and fly,” Scheffler said. He made up for it with a two-putt birdie on the 18th was in a good position — along with so many others — with two days left in the season.

Keselowski in need of ‘a miracle’ at Daytona ä NASCAR Cup Series.

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Brad Keselowski needs “a miracle” at Daytona International Speedway to make the Cup Series playoffs. A more likely scenario: his teammate at Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing, Ryan Preece, eking into the postseason with a strong showing at NASCAR’s home track Saturday night. “My car needs like a miracle,” said Keselowski, the 2012 series champion. Added Preece: “I just think about trying to win stages and win the race. … There’s a lot of unknowns right now and trying to be as prepared as possible.” Keselowski and Preece are among five drivers vying for the final three spots in the 10-race Chase for the championship in the summer race at Daytona. Bubba Wallace, Austin Cindric and Shane van Gisbergen also are looking to lock down postseason berths in the 400-mile race. Those five will share the spotlight under the lights at the high-banked track. It’s the result of NASCAR changing its playoff format, which no longer guarantees a postseason berth to drivers who win a race during the regular season. Keselowski is approaching the regular-season finale at Daytona more as a mindful team owner than a desperate participant. Fellow RFK driver Chris Buescher is already locked into the playoffs, and getting Preece in there would help the team’s financial bottom line. “We’re paying a lot of attention to

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sumedly less handling. “The pack will have a vibe to it that will play off how comfortable everyone feels in the car around other cars,” points leader Denny Hamlin said. “The intensity of the actual race is going to be dependent of that comfort level.” Hamlin said earlier in the week it could lead to “absolute chaos,” partly because drivers weren’t allowed any track time to test the new setup. “It would have been nice,” driver Daniel Suárez said. “Sometimes a little bit is better than nothing. There’s going to be a lot of people making adjustments in stage one.” And all eyes will be on van Gisbergen and Preece. “It’s a pretty cool feeling to have the pressure on us,” van Gisbergen ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ROBERT SIMMONS said.

Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing driver Chris Buescher, front, and Joe Gibbs Racing driver Ty Gibbs, center, battle in turn one during the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway on Aug. 15 in Richmond, Va. that,” Keselowski said. Wallace and Cindric are close to being locks to make the 10-driver Chase for the championship, essentially leaving van Gisbergen and Preece to battle for the 16th and ﬁnal spot in the playoff ﬁeld. Van Gisbergen leads Preece by 31 points — a relatively small cushion that could be quickly trimmed in the opening stages. “A lot going on. Not really sure how it’s going to play out,” van Gisbergen said. “I think 30 points is a lot — until it’s not, until he has two

good stages and then we’re under a lot of pressure. … I think we plan to be pretty conservative and see how his race is going and react to that.” All the drivers will need to react to horsepower and aerodynamic changes that NASCAR made in hopes of improving racing at the superspeedway. The sanctioning body mandated engine changes that will reduce horsepower from 510 to 465. It also shaved 3 inches off rear spoilers, providing less downforce and as-

Suárez on baby watch Suárez, who is already locked into the playoffs with Spire Motorsports, is ready to leave Daytona on a moment’s notice. Suárez’s wife, Julia, is 38 weeks pregnant and could give birth before, during or right after the race. Suárez recently completed a hospital tour so he knows where to go and what to do if he needs to ﬂy home in a hurry. “Hopefully it’s a Monday to Friday baby,” he said, adding that the team has yet to pick a standby driver. “We’re looking for someone,” he said. “He has to speak Spanish, though.”

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Ex-LSU coach Brady gets role at LSU-New Orleans

LSU-New Orleans announced Friday that former LSU men’s basketball coach John Brady has been hired as a senior athletics adviser. It’s the second high-proﬁle addition this month for the LSU-New Orleans athletic department, which hired former Privateers star basketball player Ervin Johnson as an assistant men’s basketball coach. Brady’s official title is senior adviser for athletic advancement and men’s basketball strategy. According to a university new release, Brady will work with the LSU-New Orleans athletic department on “identifying fundraising priorities and major gifts” and will be directly involved with the basketball program’s “overall program strategy, roster-building and long-term performance goals.”

Florida coach Golden gets contract extension and raise

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Todd Golden’s third raise in as many years will make him the second-highest paid basketball coach in the Southeastern Conference. The 40-year-old Florida coach signed a one-year extension earlier this month that increased the total value of his deal to $49.5 million. It averages $8.25 million annually and keeps him under contract through the 2031-32 season. Golden’s salary for next season jumps from $6 million to $7.5 million. He’s due a $300,000 raise annually, with the contract culminating at $9 million in its ﬁnal year. Golden’s deal is nearly fully guaranteed. Florida would owe him 85% of the remaining value if the school ﬁred him without cause at any point.

Romo facing more citations in connection with arrest

Tony Romo is facing three more citations in connection with his arrest last month that got him placed on leave from his role as CBS’ lead analyst on NFL games. Romo was arrested July 23 in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the inﬂuence. The case against the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback was amended Thursday to add citations for possessing open intoxicants in a motor vehicle, unsafe passing on the right and ﬁrst-offense operating while intoxicated. He already had received a citation for refusal to take a test for intoxication after arrest. CBS Sports president David Berson said earlier this month that he does not have a timeline for a decision about Romo’s future with the network.

Yankees activate LHP Fried off IL to start Saturday

NEW YORK — Max Fried will come off the injured list to pitch for the New York Yankees in Saturday’s day-night doubleheader against the Boston Red Sox. The team hadn’t yet decided which game Fried will start, Yankees manager Aaron Boone said Friday afternoon. Fellow left-hander Carlos Rodón is scheduled to get the ball in the other game. Fried was placed on the 15-day injured list for the second time this season Aug. 17, retroactive to Aug. 14, with a left elbow bone bruise. He was sidelined with the same issue from May 14 until July 22. The three-time All-Star is 4-4 with a 2.81 ERA in 15 starts this season, his second with the Yankees after signing a $218 million, eight-year contract.

Shaw returns to Cubs after 2-month stint on IL

CHICAGO — The Chicago Cubs received a boost Friday morning ahead of a crucial homestand against divisional rivals when utilityman Matt Shaw was activated off the injured list. Shaw last played for the Cubs on June 28 before landing on the IL with a sprained left hand. When he ﬁrst was sidelined, Shaw and the Cubs weren’t expecting it to be a long-term issue. “It was one of those things where I assumed it was going to be quicker,” Shaw said. “It ended up taking a really long time, so it tested my patience for sure. I’m glad to be back.” Shaw said this week has been crucial in his recovery. He played in back-to-back games Tuesday and Wednesday on a minor-league rehab assignment and said he could ﬁnally swing “full effort with no pain.”

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John Curtis quarterback London Padgett prepares to pass the ball during a jamboree against East Jefferson on Thursday at Joe yenni Stadium.

John Curtis shows off its passing game at jamboree BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

John Curtis let dual-threat quarterback London Padgett air it out in a jamboree matchup on Thursday against East Jefferson at Joe Yenni Stadium in Metairie. A returning starting quarterback for Curtis, Padgett completed 8 of 16 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown in this year’s jamboree, which consisted of two 15-minute halves. Padgett also had 44 rushing yards and a touchdown on four carries in a dominant 31-0 Curtis win. A traditionally run-heavy offense, Curtis threw the ball more than usual last season with Padgett at quarterback. With a year of starting experience under his belt, the 6-foot-2 junior has earned the trust of the Patriots coaching staff to push the ball downﬁeld. “We feel like London (Padgett) has the ability to get the ball down the ﬁeld both with his arms and with his legs,” Curtis coach J.T. Curtis said. “He showed some of that tonight. That’s going to be a big part of our offense.” Padgett’s rushing touchdown was an explosive run in which he found the end zone from 31 yards out to put John Curtis up by 31 points. Curtis junior wide receiver Jarvis Stevenson, who missed last season with a torn ACL, was back in the fold as Padgett’s top target.

John Curtis wide receiver Jarvis Stevenson hugs the ball as he is tackled by an East Jefferson defender during a jamboree on Thursday at Joe yenni Stadium.

rushing yards on five carries along with one catch for 20 yards. Senior running back Vincent Sclafini scored the first Curtis touchdown from 6 yards out, finishing with 17 rushing yards on three carries. Freshman Anthony Gabriel also ran for a touchdown and had 22 rushing yards on three carries. The John Curtis defense was stout throughout the night, holding East Jefferson to under 50 yards of offense. Senior safety Craig Connor, a South Alabama commitment, came up with the first of two Curtis interceptions. East Jefferson has a first-year coach in Derek Rose, a former standout linebacker at Northwestern State who’s looking to turn around a team that went 0-10 last season. Curtis will travel to Lafayette next Friday for a Week 1 matchup at UL’s Cajun Field against Houston-based North Shore High School. North Shore is a nationally ranked team on multiple websites and is No. 27 overall at MaxPreps. “We’re really excited to face (North Shore),” Padgett said. “It’s a big game for us. We’re prepared.” East Jefferson will return to Yenni for its season opener at 7 p.m. next Saturday against Morris Jeff.

A 6-5 outside receiver with multiple SEC offers, Stevenson made his presence felt early and often. He caught a team-high ﬁve passes for 84 yards, with his longest gain being 32 yards. “It’s a blessing to have (Stevenson) back,” Padgett said. “He’s a big key to our offense. He was huge for us.” Padgett’s passing touchdown went to Curtis senior tight end Caden Battard, a 5-yard pass that followed Stevenson’s 32-yard reception. “We’ve got good skilled receivers,” J.T. Curtis said. “Having (Stevenson) back is a big asset.” The John Cutis running back room was led by junior Isaac Email Spencer Urquhart at Hrabovsky, who ﬁnished with 27 surquhart@theadvocate.com.

The Laketown Squadron, the New Orleans Pelicans’ G League affiliate that relocated to Kenner for this season, now have an official start date. The NBA announced the schedule for all the G League teams Friday. The Squadron begin its inaugural season Nov. 8 on the road against the Austin Spurs, the affiliate of the San Antonio Spurs. The Squadron will make its home debut six days later when it hosts the Mexico City Capitanes on Nov. 14 at the Pontchartrain Center in Kenner. The Capitanes aren’t affiliated with an NBA team. The Pelicans announced in late March that the Squadron was relocating to Kenner after playing the previous five seasons in Birmingham, Alabama. Prior to Birmingham, the Pels’ G League team played two seasons in Pennsylvania as the Erie BayHawks. Joe Dumars, the Pelicans executive vice president of basketball operations, discussed the benefits of the move in March. “The close proximity to Kenner gives us the ability to better align our basketball operations and coaching strategies, integrate player development and enhance roster flexibility throughout the season,” Dumars said. “We are excited to announce this move and look forward to deepening our connection with the local community.” The Squadron will play 48 games, with 24 of them being at the Pontchartrain Center. Squadron head coach Brandon Demas is a New Orleans native and knows the importance of trying to build a winning atmosphere in the Kenner arena. “We talk about it all the time,” Demas said in June. “Our goal is to

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(Home games in bold) Nov. 8 at Austin Spurs, 3 p.m. Nov. 14 MEXICO CITY CAPITANES, 11 a.m. Nov. 16 OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE, 11 a.m. Nov. 20 at Rio Grande Vally Valley Vipers, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Rio Grande Valley Vipers, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 OSCEOLA MAGIC, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 25 OSCEOLA MAGIC, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 1 AUSTIN SPURS, 11 a.m. Dec. 2 MEXICO CITY CAPITANES, 11 a.m. Dec. 4 at Memphis Hustle, 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at Memphis Hustle, 1 p.m. Dec. 11at Texas Legends, 7 p.m. Dec. 12 at Texas Legends, 7 p.m. Dec. 15 OKLAHOMA CITY BLUE, 6:30 p.m. Dec. 27 at Greensboro Swarm, 6 p.m. Jan. 1 WISCONSON HERD, 1 p.m. Jan. 2 WISCONSIN HERD, 1 p.m. Jan. 7 WESTCHESTER KNICKS 6:30 p.m. Jan. 9 WESTCHESTER KNICKS, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 13 at Maine Celtics, 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at Maine Celtics, 6 p.m.

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Brandon Demas is the head coach of the Laketown Squadron, the G League team of the New Orleans Pelicans.

create one of the best homecourt advantages in the G League. We know we are capable of it. We see how the community comes out and supports the Saints, the Pelicans, Tulane, LSU. We want to add the Squadron to that list as well.” Demas isn’t the only person with local ties associated with the Squadron. Thomas Scott, the son of former New Orleans Hornets head coach Byron Scott, is the team’s general manager. The younger Scott worked with the team, too. While his main job now is to help develop players for the NBA, he also knows the importance of starting a team in a new city. “The environment is going to be rocking and there isn’t going to be a bad seat in the house,” Scott said. “We are going to rely on the fans to give us the energy we need to win games.” The Squadron ﬁnishes the regular season March 25 on the road against the Motor City Cruise. Email Rod Walker at rwalker@ theadvocate.com.

Jan. 18 at Long Island Nets, 4 p.m. Jan. 19 at Long Island Nets, 6 p.m. Jan. 22 at Noblesville Boom, 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at Noblesville Boom, 6 p.m. Jan. 26 RAPTORS 905, 6:30 p.m. Jan. 28 RAPTORS 905, 1 p.m. Jan. 30 DELAWARE BLUE COATS, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 1 DELAWARE BLUE COATS, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 5 at Raptors 905, 6:30 p.m. Fe. 7 at Raptors 905, 1 p.m. Feb. 9 at Grand Rapids Gold, 6 p.m. Feb. 11 at Grand Rapids Gold, 6 p.m. Feb. 13 COLLEGE PARK SKYHAWKS, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 16 CLEVELAND CHARGE, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 18 CLEVELAND CHARGE, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 25 MAINE CELTICS, 1 p.m. Feb. 26 COLLEGE PARK SKYHAWKS, 6:30 p.m. March 2 WINDY CITY BULLS, 6:30 p.m. March 4 WINDY CITY BULLS, 11 a.m. March 5 OSCEOLA MAGIC, 1 p.m. March 12 at Delaware Blue Coats, 6 p.m. March 14 at Delaware Blue Coats, Noon March 16 at Capital City Go-Go 10:30 a.m. March 17 at Capital City Go-Go, 1 p.m. March 19 MAINE CELTICS, 1 p.m. March 23 at Motor City Cruise, 6 p.m. March 25 at Motor City Cruise, 10 a.m.

Judge’s ruling stops, for now, SEC penalties for ex-pros BY JON BLAU

Staff writer

The Southeastern Conference implemented new rules this week that would punish LSU if former professional athletes were added to the Tigers’ rosters. But a judge in Baton Rouge, William Jorden, amended his temporary restraining order Friday to make those rules null and void — at least for now. The order comes a day Sankey after lawyers for 30-plus athletes seeking a fifth year of eligibility amended their petition, which was originally filed last week, to add the SEC and commissioner Greg Sankey as defendants alongside the NCAA. The SEC had just approved a ﬁne of 50% of a sports team’s budget and a half-season suspension for its coach if a former pro

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Continued from page 1C year of eligibility before the end of his last football season.” The filing also said Wright, Harris, former Notre Dame edge rusher Junior Tuihalamaka and ex-Utah cornerback Blake Cotton were each interested “in playing at a Division I University in Louisiana,” or another school, if they couldn’t reach a contract agreement with said school. Cotton is the only one not publicly committed to LSU. Kiffin has reiterated that these eligibility lawsuits have been filed all over the country, including a suit in Dallas that just resulted in a temporary restraining order

was added to that program’s roster. The Big Ten, ACC and Big 12 all implemented similar penalties this week. LSU has a commitment from former Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright and Saints defensive tackle Zxavian Harris. Bucs edge defender Jack Pyburn also plans to return to LSU if he’s released from his contract before the end of the month, according to Thursday’s amended petition obtained by The Advocate. In Thursday’s ﬁling, the plaintiffs’ attorneys asked the court to implement a temporary restraining order, or a preliminary or permanent injunction, that would stop the NCAA and SEC from enforcing rules that would prevent those athletes from transferring to the school of their choice. That not only includes the

NCAA’s rules against “ghost transfers,” which were enacted to stop programs from adding athletes who never entered the portal, but also the SEC’s rule against intraconference transfers. Wright and Harris both played for Lane Kifﬁn at Ole Miss and technically would be leaving another SEC school to join LSU. Thursday’s petition also asked the court to declare the SEC’s proposed penalties against adding ex-pro athletes “void as against Louisiana public policy.” The attorneys argue that the NCAA and the SEC “tortiously interfered” with the plaintiffs’ “contracts and prospective business relations” in returning to the college ranks. While Wright, Harris and Pyburn could make money as pro athletes, they stand to earn exponentially more from NIL deals and revenue-sharing dollars as college contributors than they

would as NFL practice squad members. A hearing has been scheduled for Thursday in Baton Rouge — just two days before LSU’s opener with Clemson — to determine whether the plaintiffs’ temporary restraining order is replaced by a preliminary injunction. The court also will consider a “motion for contempt,” according to online court records, which relates to the SEC’s implementation of penalties for adding ex-pros. The plaintiffs’ attorneys argue that the conference attempted to circumvent the judge’s restraining order by creating new rules because SEC schools are a part of the NCAA. “The SEC and the NCAA have to follow the rules, just as the rest of us,” said Tony Clayton, a local district attorney and assistant counsel for athletes in the Baton Rouge eligibility case. “They’re not a communist nation.

against both the NCAA and SEC. “It’s all around the country,” Kiffin said. “Everyone wants to point to the Louisiana case, but there’s cases in South Carolina, Texas, California, all over that have already won, of athletes in the exact same situations, wanting to play this year they’ve been granted.” Kiffin believes LSU unfairly has become the focus because of how quickly notable players committed to his program, including Wright, who was in position to become the first player to return to the college ranks after suiting up for an NFL team. Pyburn, if he returns to Baton Rouge, would be the first athlete to return to the college ranks who has played and logged statistics for an NFL team. He had two sacks in a

preseason game against the Jets earlier this month. Wright and Harris previously were with the Browns and Saints, respectively. Cotton was released by the Broncos after an injury settlement with the team on July 30. Despite the SEC’s threat of penalties, including a ﬁne equivalent to 50% of a sport’s budget and a suspension of a team’s coach for half a season if former pros are rostered, Kifﬁn doesn’t sound like he’s backing off of his August additions. The judge in the Baton Rouge case will consider a preliminary injunction against the NCAA and SEC, along with a “motion for contempt,” during a hearing now scheduled for this coming Thursday; the contempt motion relates to the SEC’s newly instituted pen-

alties, which the plaintiffs’ attorneys say interfere with the judge’s restraining order. LSU opens its season Sept. 5 against Clemson, just two days after the hearing. “Just now, today, they told me there’s a case in Texas where they said the Texas A&M player should be able to play, even though the SEC came on top of this,” Kiffin said. “The judge said the SEC cannot restrict them from playing.” Kiffin referred back to what he said on the Pat McAfee Show earlier this week. “Like I said the other day when I was asked about it,” Kiffin said, “what if a conference comes in on top and tries to say you can’t? I said I think that’d be really interesting legally, and now you’re in it.”

“They have to consider the constitutional rights of these young athletes. They don’t shed their constitutional rights at the doorstep of LSU.” However Jorden rules next week, the result likely will be appealed. The legal back-and-forth could provide a test case for selfgovernance at the conference level, which the SEC has explored because of the NCAA’s antitrust vulnerabilities and inability to enforce rules. Along with the transfers LSU is trying to add to its football team, men’s basketball coach Will Wade has brought in former St. John’s and UMass guard RJ Luis, who just won an injunction in Baton Rouge despite his previous entry into the draft, signing an NBA two-way contract and playing in preseason games for the Celtics. Email Jon Blau at jon.blau@ theadvocate.com

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LSU coach Lane Kifﬁn watches passing drills during preseason camp on Aug. 8 at the team’s practice facility.

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THREE AND OUT: ZACH EWING’S TOP THREE TAKEAWAyS FROM SAINTS’ FINAL PRESEASON GAME

MUCH BETTER EFFORT Preseason results have no correlation to regular-season success, so just as last week’s 34-0 loss to the Rams was no reason for the Saints to panic, this victory is no real reason to celebrate. Having said that, it was good to see Kellen Moore’s team come out with more passion and physicality after a flat performance six days earlier. The clearest example of that came in the running game: the Saints produced 169 yards rushing at 5.3 yards per carry (6.6 in the first half) and three touchdowns; Dallas had just 3.5 yards per carry. Another good sign: Penalties were down from a dirty dozen in L.A. to just four.

TOO CLOSE TO CALL? The Saints coaching staff will have several difficult decisions to make when the active roster must be cut to 53 players Sunday. Foremost among those are backup quarterback and kicker. Both choices got a little clarity Friday. After both Spencer Rattler and Zach Wilson struggled against the Rams, both were sharp against the Cowboys, with Rattler completing 8 of 10 passes for 79 yards plus a rushing touchdown, and Wilson going 9 of 12 for 93 yards and the game-winning drive. Give the edge to the incumbent Rattler. Meanwhile, Daniel Carlson’s 53yard field goal to break the late tie also felt like it broke the tie in the kicker battle. It’s Carlson’s job.

‘OTHER’ ROOKIE WRS ARE READY It’s disappointing that first-round pick Jordyn Tyson will miss significant time with a hamstring injury, but the Saints picked two other wide receivers later in the draft, and both look ready to contribute immediately. Sixthrounder Barion Brown from LSU busted two big plays on jet sweeps, including a 7-yard touchdown. Fourth-rounder Bryce Lance from North Dakota State caught a couple of passes in traffic. Both had key downfield blocks to aid the strong running performance. With Tyson out, New Orleans will need its depth to step up at wide receiver, and these two rookies look like they can help.

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Saints stick to plan to rest all starters

BY LUKE JOHNSON

defensive play calls throughout the preseason while it rested starting linebackers Kaden Elliss and Pete Werner. He ranked among the team leaders with 14 tackles in the preseason, and he also recorded an interception in the preseason opener. After Ford exited the game, the Saints used Jackson Sirmon and Isaiah Stalbird as their linebackers, with Sirmon taking over the “green dot” duties.

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ARLINGTON, Texas — If coach Kellen Moore hadn’t already made his intentions clear before the game, one might have been convinced the New Orleans Saints were going to play their starters for their preseason ﬁnale against the Dallas Cowboys on Friday night in AT&T Stadium. Quarterback Tyler Shough and the rest of the starters who’d sat out the first two preseason games joined the rest of their teammates during pregame warmups, going through the stretch lines and going through the walk-through as if they were playing in the game. But once things started, those players put on baseball caps in place of their helmets and watched from the safety of the sidelines. In fact, the Saints’ strategy with their roster was a little more cautious than Moore suggested it would be when he announced earlier this week that “a lot of” of his starters would sit out of Friday’s game. None of the Saints’ projected Week 1 offensive or defensive starters played a snap. The only players who took the field against the Cowboys who had not yet played this preseason were linebacker Danny Stutsman and tight end Noah Fant. New Orleans was facing a numbers crunch

Kicker rotation After being shut out last week against the Rams, all three of the Saints kickers had a chance to kick by the time the Saints and Cowboys went to halftime. Newly signed Daniel Carlson got the ﬁrst opportunity, making a 38yard ﬁeld goal to cap off the Saints’ opening drive. Tanner Brown and Charlie Smyth followed in that order, both making their extra points. Smyth ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By JULIO CORTEZ and Brown also took turns hanSaints coach Kellen Moore smiles after a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of a dling kickoff duties.

preseason game on Friday in Arlington, Texas. at both positions, having traded linebacker Deion Jones and watched tight ends Oscar Delp and Moliki Matavao go down with injuries earlier this week. Moore made clear that he believes his starters are wellprepared for the regular season based on the amount of work they received in joint practices against the Rams, Cowboys and Jaguars.

New Orleans was not the only team to rest its starters for the entire preseason. The Rams and Patriots also abided by the same practice.

but it came to an unfortunate close Friday against the Cowboys. Ford exited the game with an injury during the second quarter. He spent a long time getting examined in the medical tent on the sideline Ford injured before walking back to the locker The Saints have been impressed room with a member of the trainwith Jaylan Ford as they’ve given him ing staff. a ton of opportunities to show what New Orleans had Ford wear the he can do during the preseason, “green dot” to communicate the

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Continued from page 1C while since the Saints opened a season with this much excitement. Tyler Shough’s aura has generated enthusiasm across the Who Dat Nation. His emergence as a potential franchise quarterback has given the Saints hope, and along with it, realistic playoff aspirations for the first time in years. The offseason additions of Travis Etienne, Jordyn Tyson, Bryce Lance, Barion Brown, David Edwards and Noah Fant have created further excitement among the fan base. Understandably, the fans are Jonesing to see the new weapons in the arsenal. Heightening the anticipation has been Moore’s unconventional preseason strategy. The regulars haven’t played a down all preseason. They rested again Friday, making them 0 for 3 in exhibition games. When Shough and the starters line up against the Lions on Sept. 13, it’ll be the first time most fans have seen them since last season. Adding to the intrigue is a series of unanswered questions: Is Shough as good as he’s looked this preseason? Will Chase Young finally break out? Who will step up and replace Tyson on the perimeter? Can Brandon Staley continue to work wonders with the defense? Is Etienne the answer to the team’s anemic rushing attack? Can Kool-Aid McKinstry become a lock-down corner? Who’s the backup running back with Alvin Kamara sidelined? Can Carlson solve the kicking issues? The answers will come in due time. The Lions game will start the referendum. Before then, there’s work to do. Moore and team officials must conduct final cuts this weekend. The club’s injury-riddled roster will undoubtedly influence many of the brain trust’s decisions. With so many players among the walking wounded,

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Saints wide receiver Barion Brown, center, celebrates a touchdown against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of a preseason game on Friday in Arlington, Texas.

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Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler throws a pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the first half of a preseason game on Friday.

it’ll be interesting to see who is available and who is placed on injured reserve lists to start the

season. When Moore was asked earlier this week where the staff stood with the evaluation of the 53-man roster, he said they had a good bead on the depth chart and were much further along in the process than they were at this time a year ago. His second team is noticeably deeper and more talented than his ﬁrst one. A year of familiarity should also help facilitate the evaluation process. The picture should crystalize over the next 48 hours. Then, we can turn our attention to the regular season and the games that count. The suspense and anticipation are almost over. The 2026 Saints are coming. In two weeks, we’ll start to learn if they are contenders or pretenders — and if the wait was worth it. Email Jeff Duncan at jduncan@theadvocate.com.

The running backs ripped off big chunks, too. Kendre Miller was a lone bright spot in last week’s loss to the Rams, showing some burst in his first game action in more than 300 days. He was even better against the Cowboys. Miller earned the start against the Cowboys and made an impact early, catching a screen and galloping for 15 yards on the game’s second play. As a runner, four of his nine carries went for 6 or more yards, and he finished with nine carries for 42 yards. Audric Estime split backfield duties with Miller during the first half, a welcome sign for the Saints after his impressive preseason debut ended prematurely with an ankle injury that forced him to miss the Rams game. He had arguably the best game of the night by a Saints running back. Much of his production came when he broke a tackle near the line of scrimmage in the second quarter and bounced his run outside the left tackle, finding an area completely vacated by Dallas defenders. Estime rumbled down the sideline for 33 yards, setting up Spencer Rattler’s 8-yard touchdown run on the ensuing play. That big run pushed Estime to 46 yards on four carries to go along with 22 yards on three receptions. Estime finished his preseason with 74 rushing yards on just nine carries. Undrafted rookie C.J. Donaldson also continued to make his case with some hard-fought yards, including a 3-yard gain on a fourth-and-1 play where he lined up at fullback. Donaldson added a 10-yard run later in the game. During an otherwise meaningless exhibition, all of this felt at least a bit meaningful for a team that has been depleted by injuries. New Orleans had to place Ty Chandler (its leading rusher in the preseason through two games) on injured reserve earlier this week. Two of the running backs ahead of Chandler on the depth chart, Alvin

The Saints players with Texas ties served as captains for Friday’s game: Kendre Miller (TCU), Elliott Davidson (Texas-San Antonio), Fadil Diggs (Texas A&M), Myles Cole (Texas Tech), Jalen Cropper (a former Cowboy) and Tyree Wilson (Texas Tech). Email Luke Johnson at ljohnson@theadvocate.com.

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NO—FG Carlson 38, 11:47. Dal—FG Aubrey 49, 7:53. NO—B.Brown 7 run (T.Brown kick), 3:06.

Second Quarter

Dal—FG Aubrey 51, 14:00. NO—Rattler 8 run (Smyth kick), 2:01. Dal—FG Aubrey 58, :23.

Third Quarter

NO—White 11 run (Carlson kick), 9:41.

Fourth Quarter

Dal—Hudson 26 pass from Howell (Aubrey kick), 14:53. Dal—Van Vooren 21 pass from Howell (Howell run), 6:11. NO—FG Carlson 53, 1:55. NO Dal First downs 23 18 Total Net Yards 326 328 Rushes-yards 32-169 26-91 Passing 157 237 Punt Returns 1-4 0-0 Kickoff Returns 5-128 4-105 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 17-22-0 20-33-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-15 2-10 Punts 3-42.667 2-52.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 4-39 6-45 Time of Possession 30:17 29:43

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RUSHING — New Orleans, Estime 4-46, K.Miller 9-42, Donaldson 9-33, White 4-23, B.Brown 2-19, Rattler 2-9, Z.Wilson 1-(minus 1), Moreno-Cropper 1-(minus 2). Dallas, Mafah 12-46, Abanikanda 7-16, Corbin 3-14, T.Johnson 1-11, Howell 1-2, Milton 2-2. PASSING — New Orleans, Z.Wilson 9-12-0-93, Rattler 8-10-0-79. Dallas, Howell 12-18-0-155, Milton 8-15-0-92. RECEIVING — New Orleans, Bell 6-65, Estime 3-22, Lance 2-28, Donaldson 2-25, Welch 2-14, K.Miller 1-15, Austin 1-3. Dallas, Hudson 4-97, A.Smith 3-19, Abanikanda 3-16, T.Johnson 3-16, Valdes-Scantling 2-31, Van Vooren 2-27, Brown 1-27, Kuntz 1-9, J.Smith 1-5. MISSED FIELD GOALS — Dallas, Aubrey 57.

Kamara (knee) and Devin Neal (hamstring), are dealing with injuries that have uncertain recovery timetables. The Saints also had one of the NFL’s most punchless rushing attacks in 2025 and devoted a significant number of resources toward fixing that issue this season. Not just financial ones, like signing running back Travis Etienne and guard David Edwards, but their time as well. They studied their run game this offseason and leaned into what worked well for them. The positive results have shown up at times in training camp, but it’s hard to gauge exactly how effective it is without the benefit of live tackling. Prior to Friday’s game, it hadn’t yet translated in the preseason — the Saints rushed for just 161 yards the first two weeks, averaging 3.8 yards per carry. The final dress rehearsal looked a whole lot better. Email Luke Johnson at ljohnson@theadvocate.com.

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Despite recent injury, Alcaraz Tennis Hall of Fame sets his eyes on U.S. Open title will welcome Federer BY BRIAN MAHONEY

BY STEPHEN WHYNO

AP sportswriter

NEW YORK — After sitting out more than four months nursing an injured right wrist that caused him to miss the French Open and Wimbledon, Carlos Alcaraz didn’t decide to return for the U.S. Open to be anything less than his Grand Slam-winning self. “You’re going to see Carlitos playing the way he always has,” Alcaraz said. The 23-year-old from Spain is set to play his first competitive singles match Monday since getting sidelined by the wrist injury in mid-April. He insists he has not changed anything about his mechanics and expressed confidence about physically feeling great. “I need competition,” Alcaraz said Friday. “We, my team and me, believe that I’m ready. It wasn’t an easy decision. I just did whatever it took to be ready.” Alcaraz is the defending champion and favored to go back-toback, a year after beating Jannik Sinner and overtaking him for the No. 1 ranking. The field this time does not include Sinner, who withdrew because of a right knee injury. “We are not going see each other for, like, six months now, seven months,” Alcaraz said. “It’s kind of a weird situation, to be honest.” Alexander Zverev is the top seed in Sinner’s absence. But all eyes are on Alcaraz, who earlier this year won his seventh Grand Slam title by defeating Novak Djokovic in the Australian Open final. “Everyone is going to be pretty tapped in to see his first match,” 11th-seeded American Frances Tiafoe said. “If he comes back anywhere near his level, it’s tough. Regardless, even if he’s not at his tip-top (shape), you’ve still got to beat him in five (sets).” Alcaraz opens against Roman Safiullin as he dives right back into best-of-five-set tennis in his return. He did get a chance to shake some rust off by playing a couple of mixed doubles matches with Serena Williams this week, but he knows not getting a full ramp up to the U.S. Open adds another layer of difficulty. “It’s really challenging,” Alcaraz said. “Probably in terms of

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Continued from page 1C 34 the rest of the way, including a season-high nine for 98 yards against Charlotte as the Green Wave clinched the host role for the American Conference championship game. New coach Will Hall, who was in the receivers room every day last year, sees Brown-Stephens as a do-it-all guy. “We anticipate using him on the outside, in the slot and in the backfield getting him some carries,” Hall said. “We want him to be everywhere. We want to use all of his skill sets. Very rarely was he tackled by the first guy in this league last year.” That elusiveness is what Brown-Stephens prides himself on the most. “I’ve always been like that,” he said. “I will continue to be like that.” Brown-Stephens started three games at Kentucky in 2024, scoring two touchdowns against Murray State, before leaving in search of a bigger role. He had zero receptions in his three starts and only one catch for 1 yard in SEC play — fewer than the four he made as a true freshman as a heralded 4-star recruit out of Springfield, Ohio. The biggest difference at Tulane is his attention to detail. “I’m just really focusing on my routine,” he said. “That’s helped me best throughout camp and through spring, just being more disciplined and consistent. Most players focus on the goal and the end plan, but they don’t ever focus on the process. I’m more process-driven this year.” Improved leadership skills accompanied that newfound maturity. Quiet when he arrived, he has become more vocal in practice. “He came in here last year with a new culture, a new system, a new everything,” wide receivers coach Carter Sheridan said. “He felt his way through and earned everything he got, and now he’s embraced the leadership role. I’m glad he’s here because we had some guys try to take him away

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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. preparation and everything, (it) is not the best time.” But the energy of playing in New York was enough of a draw that he said, “There is no better tournament than the U.S. Open to be back.” Can he win it off such a long layoff? He knows Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal have done it but does not want to set any expectations. “I’m not going to set a limit for myself,” Alcaraz said in Spanish. “I don’t want to focus on a speciﬁc result. I want to focus on the process we’ve gone through. Just go out there, enjoy it and feel good.” Zverev, who’s now four years removed from tearing ligaments in his right ankle, was reluctant to compare two very different in-

from us, but he’s committed to ﬁnishing what he started.” The only false step Brown-Stephens took in camp was a literal one. A cleat blew out as he ran a reverse in an early practice, causing him to stumble awkwardly in a manner that can cause a knee injury. He came up ﬁne, blaming old cleats and promising it would not happen again. Normally, he is on sound footing. “He’s very twitchy,” Sheridan said. “His change of direction is elite.” One of Brown-Stephens’ closest friends is Barion Brown, a Kentucky teammate in 2023 and 2024 who transferred to LSU last season and has excelled at Saints camp after being drafted in the sixth round. Brown caught 175 passes for 2,060 yards in college. Sheridan sees a similar makeup in Brown-Stephens. “They are kind of accountability partners to this day,” Sheridan said. “Their habits are exactly the same. His professionalism is elite.” With a change at coach and quarterback, plus four new starters on the offensive line, Tulane has some question marks entering the Sept. 5 opener at Duke. Brown-Stephens could be a stabilizing force amid that uncertainty. “I love the offense,” he said. “We’re headed in the right direction. We’ve got very explosive players. I can’t wait to see what we look like.”

Venue change Tulane practiced Friday morning at the Saints’ outdoor facility to get some work on the grass ﬁeld it will play on at Duke. The Shrine on Airline, the Wave’s previous grass option, is unavailable due to reconstruction. “We want to really thank (Gayle) Benson and Mickey Loomis, Jay Romig and Kellen Moore for allowing us to do it,” Hall said. “They are so good to us. I just want to make sure our kids have every opportunity to be as prepared as they can be.” The opener at Duke and the ﬁnale at South Florida will be Tulane’s only regular-season games on grass.

juries. But he expects Alcaraz to be formidable as the tournament goes on. “Wrist is never easy,” Zverev said. “I expect him to be maybe a bit rusty the ﬁrst or second match, but once he gets through that, I think he’s going to be a contender, for sure, here.” After dealing with intrusive thoughts during his time away from the sport, Alcaraz is still playing a mental game to not worry too much about the injury. His goals are to get through the U.S. Open healthy and stay away from the fear that creeps into his head. “I just have to go 100%,” Alcaraz said. “I’ve got to trust my team. I’ve got to trust my people that tell me that it’s going to be ﬁne.”.

NEW YORK — Roger Federer loved to win, of course, and at the peak of his career almost always did. All those victories and trophies he piled up alone would have made Federer remembered forever in tennis, but they were only part of the reason he enjoyed playing. He liked traveling to tournaments, meeting people and making new friends, whether they were on the other side of the net or sitting in the stands. Only after he finished competing did Federer realize how much that impacted his legacy in the sport. “I think when you retire, I think I said it before, that there was a lot of talk also about maybe my personality and what I brought to the game overall when I wasn’t on court, which I was a little surprised,” Federer said. “I thought it was about, in the moment, forehands and backhands and saving break points and victories and all that stuff. “But actually it becomes a little bit, not irrelevant eventually, but it’s about what were you remembered for, how did you behave in the locker rooms or in the corridors or maybe with the media, or with the tournament directors, the ball kids.” Federer will have a chance to reflect back on it all Saturday when he is enshrined in the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, Rhode Island. The 45-year-old from Switzerland, who will be honored along with broadcaster and former player Mary Carillo, said it would be his first trip to Newport. That seemed surprising, given how many places he’s gone for his tennis. Sure, there was regular stops such as New York and London and Paris for Grand Slam tournaments, but there were also cities like Cape Town, South Africa, for an exhibition match against Rafael Nadal that drew nearly 52,000 fans; or Mexico City, for one against Alexander Zverev that drew more than 42,000. Those were near the end of his career, when Federer was forced to limit his schedule for health reasons. He hated having to do so, because he liked going too many places, even ones that didn’t host the biggest events. “For me, if I look back, that’s kind of what I’m very happy about, that I went through 25 years on tour, and actually felt like I made a lot

of friends and a lot of people miss me,” Federer said. “Same with fans. They come up to me and say, ‘What a shame you’re not playing anymore.’ “Then I get a flashback saying it was an amazing time, and I say it every time. I loved it, and it’s a shame I can’t be on the tour anymore. But it was a great, great time and I miss it dearly.” The fans clearly miss Federer. When he returned to the U.S. Open this week for an exhibition, his first time playing in Flushing Meadows since 2019, the lines of fans waiting to get into Arthur Ashe Stadium resembled a night in the second week of the tournament, not well before it even began. Federer won five straight U.S. Open titles from 2004-08, during a stretch Federer when he compiled a 247-15 record from 2004-06 and reached a record 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals from 2005-07, winning eight. He went on to win 1,251 matches and 103 tournaments, including 20 Grand Slams. “He’s the best I’ve ever played against,” Andre Agassi, Federer’s opponent in the 2005 final, said in a video the U.S. Open showed before Federer took the court Tuesday. The way he won, with far more flair than some stuffy champions of the past but without the temper tantrums of others, earned him accolades that his skills alone couldn’t. He won the ATP Tour’s sportsmanship award every year from 200409, and again from 2011-17, and the fan favorite award every year from 2003-21. Those came while earning prize money of nearly $130.6 million. Federer hits sometimes with his children — he and wife Mirka are parents of two sets of twins — and tries to attend a few events a year to keep him connected to the sport. “I’m in a very comfortable place today, but I’m still happy to be out there and being in the tennis world from time to time, because it is the glue to everything that surrounds me still today,” Federer said. “I had the best time, had a lot of friends on tour, from players to people who were organizers, et cetera. So I hope that a lot of the players who retire also feel the same way about the game, because I care dearly.”

Mercury guard Plum, teammates building chemistry in lost season BY DAVID BRANDT AP sportswriter

PHOENIX — The Phoenix Mercury were honoring Diana Taurasi a few weeks ago when the franchise great turned toward Kelsey Plum, who was sitting just a few feet away. Taurasi broke into a wide grin, then said three words — drawing them out for effect. “Sign the extension,” she said as more than 16,000 fans in the arena roared. No pressure, Kelsey. It’s been a disappointing season for the Mercury, who will miss the playoffs one year after playing in the WNBA Finals and have a 13-26 record through Thursday’s games. But there’s a fair degree of optimism around the franchise these days and that’s because of the blockbuster trade that brought Plum to the desert on Aug. 2. The 32-year-old and five-time All-Star is still in the prime of her career and could give the Mercury a new franchise cornerstone. There’s only one catch: She’s a free agent at the end of this season and gets to choose where she’ll play in 2027. Plum didn’t say if Taurasi’s endorsement will affect her decision to sign an extension in Phoenix — but it sure didn’t seem to hurt. “D.T. was the reason I started playing basketball,” Plum said. “So that was kind of a full circle moment.” Plum made her home debut with the Mercury on Tuesday in a 94-84 loss to the Washington Mystics, coming off the bench to score 10 points over 17 minutes. The 5-foot-8 guard has nursed a calf injury for much of the past few months and will likely be on a minutes restriction for the rest of the season. Plum sat out Thursday’s game as the team continues to be cautious. Mercury coach Nate Tibbetts

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Former Los Angeles Sparks guard Kelsey Plum dribbles during the second half of a game against the Indiana Fever on May 13 in Los Angeles. said he’s been encouraged by Plum’s limited time on the court, especially the way she plays with veteran forward Alyssa Thomas. If everything works out with contract situations, Plum, Thomas and high-scoring guard Kahleah Copper would form the nucleus of the team in 2027. “These are reps that we need,” Tibbetts said. “I thought the second half we looked a little bit better. We haven’t had a ton of practice time with K.P. — but your point is very valid that it does look very natural for those two veteran players who know how to play.” Plum agreed that she’s quickly gaining chemistry with her new team, particularly Thomas. “A.T. is amazing — phenomenal passer, extremely skilled,

great anticipation, plays amazing in transition,” Plum said. “Just trying play off of her, learn her, where she likes to get ball screens set, where she likes to pass. It’s a learning-on-the-ﬂy type of situation, but she makes it easy.” Plum conceded that the calf injury has led to some frustration as she tries to adapt to her new surroundings, but she’s pushing through the best she can. The veteran has been healthy for most of her career besides a ruptured Achilles tendon that caused her to miss the 2020 season. “I’ve never been in a situation like this before — 2020 was kind of an anomaly,” Plum said. “For me, I’ve learned a lot this year. And through it all, I feel like it’ll carry me well moving forward.

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FAVORITE at IND at TEN

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 1½ 3½ (35½) Detroit 1½ 2½ (37½) Chicago

College Football Saturday

FAVORITE OPEN at TCU 6½ at USC 35½ at VIRGINIA 5½ at ND State 8½ at E. MICH. 7½ at STANFRD 3½ at FLA ST. 30½ at UNLV 3½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 9½ (46½) N. Carolina 38½ (61½) San Jose St. 4½ (51½) NC State 6½ (46½) Jax State 9½ (53½) Sacrmnt St. 4 (48½) Hawaii 31½ (53½) N. Mexico St. 4½ (56½) Memphis

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American League FAVORITE LINE at N.Y YANKEES OFF Chi. White Sox -118 at TORONTO OFF at CLEVELAND -152 at N.Y YANKEES OFF at ATHLETICS OFF National League FAVORITE LINE Pittsburgh -117 at CHI. CUBS -194 Miami -114 Arizona -118 at ATLANTA -237 at SAN FRAN OFF Interleague FAVORITE LINE LA Dodgers -189 at TAMPA BAY -130 at N.Y METS OFF at MILWAUKEE -162 Philadelphia -250

UNDERDOG LINE Boston OFF at MINNESOTA +100 Seattle OFF Kansas City +128 Boston OFF Baltimore OFF UNDERDOG LINE at ST. LOUIS +101 Cincinnati +154 at WASHINGTN -110 at SAN FRAN +104 Colorado +185 Arizona OFF UNDERDOG at DETROIT San Diego Houston Texas at LA ANGELS

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East Division

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Thursday’s games

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

Friday’s games

L.A. Dodgers 2, Detroit 1 Kansas City 3, Cleveland 0 Tampa Bay 9, San Diego 4 Toronto 8, Seattle 1 Houston 3, N.Y. Mets 1 N.Y. Yankees 1, Boston 0 Texas at Milwaukee, n Chicago White Sox at Minnesota, n Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, n Baltimore at Athletics, n

Saturday’s games

Boston (Bennett 8-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Rodón 4-2), 12:05 p.m., 1st game L.A. Dodgers (Snell 2-1) at Detroit (Montero 9-8), 12:10 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Fedde 6-8) at Minnesota (Ober 7-4), 1:10 p.m. Seattle (Anderson 0-0) at Toronto (Soriano

10-7), 2:07 p.m. Houston (Javier 1-4) at N.Y. Mets (McLean 9-8), 3:10 p.m. Kansas City (Lynch 4-4) at Cleveland (Grifﬁn 15-4), 3:10 p.m. San Diego (Buehler 8-6) at Tampa Bay (Martinez 13-4), 3:10 p.m. Boston (TBD) at N.Y. Yankees (TBD), 6:15 p.m., 2nd game Texas (Quantrill 6-4) at Milwaukee (Drohan 6-5), 6:15 p.m. Baltimore (Baz 4-14) at Athletics (Perkins 3-9), 9:05 p.m. Philadelphia (Sánchez 16-4) at L.A. Angels (Johnson 3-7), 9:07 p.m.

x-Dallas 23 Portland 16 Los Angeles 13 Phoenix 13 Seattle 8 x-clinched playoff spot

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Chicago at New York, noon Toronto at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

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Thursday’s games

Washington 7, Colorado 1 St. Louis 7, Baltimore 5 Atlanta 1, L.A. Dodgers 0 Milwaukee 8, N.Y. Mets 2 San Francisco 6, Arizona 1

Thursday’s games

Golden State 79, New York 60 Washington 80, Phoenix 73

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Pro football NFL preseason schedule Thursday’s games

Buffalo 28, Pittsburgh 27 Cleveland 37, New England 13 San Francisco 18, Las Vegas 12 L.A. Rams 20, L.A. Chargers 18

Friday’s games

Baltimore 41, Washington 3 Atlanta 17, Miami 12 Carolina 16, Houston 13 N.Y. Giants at N.Y. Jets, n Tampa Bay at Jacksonville, n Arizona at Green Bay, n Cincinnati at Philadelphia, n New Orleans 27, Dallas 24 Seattle at Kansas City, n Minnesota at Denver, n

College football Scores, schedule Thursday’s games

SOUTH Houston Christian 34, Southeastern 28 Louisiana College 42, Northwestern St. 37 Nicholls 44, MVSU 10

Saturday’s games

L.A. Dodgers (Snell 2-1) at Detroit (Montero 9-8), 12:10 p.m. Pittsburgh (TBD) at St. Louis (Leahy 10-4), 1:15 p.m. Cincinnati (Abbott 6-9) at Chicago Cubs (Gausman 7-11), 1:20 p.m. Arizona (Kelly 8-12) at San Francisco (TBD), 3:05 p.m., 1st game Miami (Alcantara 13-8) at Washington (Cavalli 12-5), 3:05 p.m. Colorado (Feltner 5-8) at Atlanta (Pérez 8-8), 3:10 p.m. Houston (Javier 1-4) at N.Y. Mets (McLean 9-8), 3:10 p.m. San Diego (Buehler 8-6) at Tampa Bay (Martinez 13-4), 3:10 p.m. Texas (Quantrill 6-4) at Milwaukee (Drohan 6-5), 6:15 p.m. Arizona (TBD) at San Francisco (TBD), 9:05 p.m., 2nd game Philadelphia (Sánchez 16-4) at L.A. Angels (Johnson 3-7), 9:07 p.m.

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SOUTH Alabama St. vs. Southern at Birmingham, Ala., 2 p.m. NC State at Virginia, 2:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin at McNeese, 6 p.m. New Mexico St. at Florida St., 6 p.m. Clark Atlanta at Grambling, 6 p.m. MIDWEST Jacksonville St. at N. Dakota St., 4:30 p.m. Sacramento St. at E. Michigan, 5:30 p.m. SOUTHWEST TCU vs. North Carolina at Dublin, 11 a.m. FAR WEST San Jose St. at Southern Cal, 2 p.m. Hawaii at Stanford, 6 p.m. Memphis at UNLV, 9 p.m.

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Sunday’s games

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Portland 101, Atlanta 83 Indiana 111, Connecticut 91 Toronto at Las Vegas, n Washington at Los Angeles, n

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

Cincinnati 10, Chicago Cubs 8 Washington 9, Miami 2 L.A. Dodgers 2, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 9, San Diego 4 Houston 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Atlanta 6, Colorado 4 Texas at Milwaukee, n Pittsburgh at St. Louis, n Philadelphia at L.A. Angels, n Arizona at San Francisco, n

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Saturday’s games

Friday’s games

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Saturday’s games

Chicago at Seattle, 3:30 p.m. Charlotte FC at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Los Angeles FC at D.C. United, 6:30 p.m. CF Montréal at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at New York, 6:30 p.m. New York City FC at Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Vancouver at Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Orlando City at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Nashville, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. Austin FC at Portland, 9:30 p.m. LA Galaxy at San Diego FC, 9:30 p.m. New England at Columbus, 3:30 p.m. FC Dallas at St. Louis City, 6 p.m.

Tennis U.S. Open Friday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center, New York Purse: $5,438,400 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Men’s Singles Qualiﬁcation Francesco Passaro, Italy, def. Shintaro Mochizuki (6), Japan, 6-4, 6-2. Nishesh Basavareddy (32), United States, def. Arthur Gea (1), France, 6-3, 6-1. Lloyd Harris, South Africa, def. Pablo Llamas Ruiz (18), Spain, 7-6 (3), 6-3. Zsombor Piros (12), Hungary, def. Christopher O’Connell (17), Australia, 5-7, 7-6 (3), ret. Dalibor Svrcina (8), Czechia, def. Mackenzie McDonald (28), United States, 4-6, 6-2, 7-5. Rei Sakamoto, Japan, def. Kei Nishikori, Japan, 6-4, 7-6 (3). Hugo Gaston (3), France, def. Colton Smith, United States, 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Tristan Schoolkate, Australia, def. Liam Draxl, Canada, 4-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7). Federico Cina, Italy, def. Yunchaokete Bu (11), China, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5. Women’s Singles Qualiﬁcation Storm Hunter, Australia, def. Darja Semenistaja (4), Latvia, 6-4, 6-1. Kristina Liutova (16), Russia, def. Martyna Kubka, Poland, 6-4, 6-0. Himeno Sakatsume (23), Japan, def. Mia Ristic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-3. Harriet Dart (29), Britain, def. Heather Watson, Britain, 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. Francesca Jones (3), Britain, def. Joanna Garland, Taiwan, 6-4, 6-1. Mary Stoiana (17), United States, def. Yuan Yue (13), China, 6-3, 4-6, 6-4. Elvina Kalieva (8), United States, def. Vendula Valdmannova, Czechia, 5-7, 6-4, 6-4.

Transactions Major League Baseball American League

BOSTON RED SOX — Agreed to terms with C Tomás Nido on a minor league contract. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated DH Andrew Benintendi from the bereavement list. Placed LHP Tyler Schweitzer on the paternity list. Recalled LHP Tyler Gilbert from Charlotte (IL). TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled LHP Adam Macko from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned LHP Robby Ahlstrom to Round Rock.

National League

CHICAGO CUBS — Reinstated UTL Matt Shaw from the 10-day IL. Optioned OF Kevin Alcántara to Iowa (IL).

National Football League

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until you are confident that you're on the road to victory. A premature change will set you back. ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Keep the momentum flowing, and engage in activities that allow you to show off what you do best. Opportunity knocks, and it's up to you to take charge and make things happen. tAuRus (April 20-May 20) Shed some light on what's important to you. If you don't express how you feel, no one will know how to help. Talk, kind gestures and being part of the solution will give you leverage. GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Do your own thing. If you let others interfere, that's on you. If you pursue what makes you happy, the outcome will bring you joy. Follow your heart. Put your energy where it can bring you the most in return. cAncER (June 21-July 22) Review what's happening in real time, and revise what you can and will do about it. Use intelligence, not emotions, to ensure you aren't your own worst enemy. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Opportunity knocks. Invest in your talent, skills and ability to use what you know and can do to get ahead. Personal gains are apparent if you fix up your surroundings. The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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Sudoku InstructIons: sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday. Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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Bridge By PHILLIP ALDER Warren Spahn, a Hall of Fame pitcher who in 1957 won the World Series and Cy Young award playing for the Milwaukee Braves, said, “Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing.” What a simple way to sum up baseball. In bridge, timing can also be vital. In today’s deal, how should South time the play to make four hearts after West leads the spade queen? Let’s assume that declarer ducks (loses) the first trick and takes the second with dummy’s ace. That South hand is worth more than 18 points because of all those aces and kings. South needs to assume that the trumps are breaking 3-2; otherwise, the contract has no chance. But even then, declarer still has four potential losers: one spade, one heart and two diamonds. The majorsuit losers are unavoidable. If the missing diamonds are 3-3, there won’t be a problem. If, though, they are the more likely 4-2, declarer will have to ruff a diamond in the dummy. Suppose South cashes his top trumps, then plays three rounds of diamonds. West wins the third diamond, cashes his heart jack, and takes the diamond queen for down one. If instead South immediately plays three rounds of diamonds, West wins and plays a fourth diamond, which promotes

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tODAy’s WORD — FELOnIEs: FEH-lo-nees: Grave crimes.

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today’s thought “All nations whom you have made shall come and worship before you, O Lord; and shall glorify your name. For you are great, and do wondrous things: you are God alone.” Psalms 86:9-10 This is the wonderful future. God is on the throne. God wins! — G.E. Dean

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Scrabble GramS dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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InstructIons: 1 - Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 thorugh 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. 2 - The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. 3 - Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

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HErE is a plEasanT liTTlE gamE that will give you a message every day. it’s a numerical puzzle designed to spell out your fortune. Count the letters in your first name. if the number of letters is 6 or more, subtract 4. if the number is less than 6, add 3. The result is your key number. start at the upper left-hand corner and check each of your key numbers, left to right. Then read the message the checked figures give you.

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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. 192988-jul 2-aug 31-t PUBLIC NOTICE --The Lowlander Center (https://www.lowland ercenter.org/) is an‐ nouncing a Request for Proposals (RFP) due Monday, August 31, to deconstruct spoil banks for a Canal Spoil Re‐ placement (Backﬁlling) Project. Please email admin@lowlandercenter.

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APARTMENT ESPLANADE RIDGE The Carson Company, Inc. 2900 Third St., 1Bd/1Ba.................$700 3953 Delachaise St. (Up), 3/1.......$950 8940 Dinkins St., 2Bds/1Ba...........$995 2300 N. Broad St., 1Bd/1Ba...........$995 2443 N. Robertson St., 2/1...........$1150 5910 Hayne Blvd. Up Front, 4/1..$1295 8904 Olive St., 3Bds/1Ba.............$1350 2503 S. Dorgenois St., 2/1...(Sec 8 OK) 1222 S Salcedo #201, Up 2/1......$1639 4557 Feliciana St, 5Bds/2Bas.....$2500 821-1858 * 822-8432 * 427-4646 APARTMENT Fabulous French Quarter Furnished 1BR $1625. INCLUDING UTILITIES/WIFI. Brand new Bath & Kitchen (Custom Cabinets, SS Appliances). 504-388-2880

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org with any questions by Tuesday, August 11. All questions and an‐ swers will be posted on the Lowlander Center canal backﬁlling project page (https://www.low landercenter.org/canalbackﬁlling) by Tuesday, August 18. Please see the project page for RFP, per‐ mits, plat maps, back‐ ground information about the project, and an informational slidedeck. This project is partially funded by the National Oceanic and Atmos‐ pheric Administration (NOAA), through a grant agreement with the Na‐ tional Fish and Wildlife Foundation, grant award number: NA23NOS4730219. The views and conclusions contained in this docu‐ ment are those of the au‐ thors and should not be interpreted as represent‐ ing the opinions or poli‐ cies of the U.S. Govern‐ ment or the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and its funding sources. Mention of trade names or commercial products d i h i

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Request for Scenic River Permit on (Bogue Chitto River) The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) as Administrator of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System is currently considering the application of The Camp Bed and Breakfast LLC for a permit to stabi‐ lize actively eroding riverbank areas along the east bank of the Bogue Chitto River within i l d

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Public Notices DEQ Permits g privately owned property in Washington Parish, Louisiana. Copies of the application can be re‐ viewed by the public at the LDWF main ofﬁce, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. The public is invited to comment on this permit request for a period of forty-ﬁve (45) days. Responses should be mailed to LDWF Scenic Rivers Program, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. 198496-aug 25-31-7t $724.65 PUBLIC NOTICE --Request for Scenic River Permit on (Bogue Chitto River) The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) as Administrator of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System is currently considering the application of Tullier Investments LLC for a permit to stabilize ac‐ tively eroding riverbank l h

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Public Notices DEQ Permits y g areas along the east bank of the Bogue Chitto River within privately owned property in Wash‐ ington Parish, Louisiana. Copies of the application can be reviewed by the public at the LDWF main ofﬁce, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. The public is invited to com‐ ment on this permit re‐ quest for a period of forty-ﬁve (45) days. Re‐ sponses should be mailed to LDWF Scenic Rivers Program, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. 198498-AUG 25-31-7T $724.65

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ries Emeril Cooks & Tail‐ gates has wrapped pro‐ duction in Orleans Parish, Louisiana as of 12/31/2025. All/Any out‐ standing creditor claims should be mailed to the address: 717 Camp Street, New Orleans, LA 70130 or to Sergio Lopez by 09/15/2026 197642-aug 15-22-29-3t $187.09 PUBLIC NOTICE --IN THE CHANCERY COURT OF SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI IN THE MATTER OF THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF THE ESTATE OF CLARA BLACK KEVIN RILEY, PETITIONER

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CAUSE NO. 2025 – 212 P-1 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION STATE OF LOUISIANA TO: IAN BLACK

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You have been made a Defendant in the suit filed in this Court by Kevin Riley, seeking to open the Estate of Clara Black. You are summoned to appear and defend against the Petition filed against you in this action at 9:30 o’clock a.m. on the 23rd day of Septem‐ ber 2026, in the court‐ room of the Lawrence County Chancery Court‐ house in Monticello, Mis‐ sissippi, before the Hon‐ orable David Shoemake. In case of your failure to appear and defend a judgment may be en‐ tered against you for the money or other things demanded in the Peti‐ tion. You are not required to file an answer or other pleading but you may do so if you desire. Issued under my hand and the seal of the Court, this ______ day of Au‐ gust 2026. TIM GRAY, CHANCERY CLERK SIMPSON COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI

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By___________________ D.C. (SEAL) Requested by: S. Malcolm O. Harrison, (MSB#9965) ATTORNEY AT LAW Post Ofﬁce Box 483 Jackson, Mississippi 39205-0483 (601) 948-5030 malcolm.harrison@mal colmharrisonlawofﬁce. com 198170-aug 22-29-sep 5-3t $631.12 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF AUTHORIZATION OF DISSOLUTION Notice is hereby given that E. K. RANCH, LLC, a Louisiana Limited Liabil‐ ity Company (the “LLC”), is to be liquidated out of court, in accordance with the August 7, 2026, Unan‐ imous Consent of Sole Members to Dissolve E. K. Ranch, LLC by the sole members of the LLC, who

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appointed LEVERETT L. BOGLE, JR. and WILLIAM BOGLE, as Co-Liquidators of the LLC. Any person having a claim of any kind against the dis‐ solved LLC must ﬁle a written claim with the Liquidator at 3114 Canal Street, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70119. The written claim must in‐ clude: (1) the name and address of the claimant; (2) the amount of the claim, and a short state‐ ment of facts on which it is based, including the date the claim was in‐ curred; and (3) any in‐ voices or other written documentation in sup‐ port of the claim. A claim against this dissolved LLC will be extinguished by preemption unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within three years after the publication of this notice. 198920-AUG 28-1T $155.57

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Time to cut back repeat flowering roses. PAGE 12

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Displaying family photos in the home. PAGE 7

Home & garden happenings. PAGE 15

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Local recalls Katrina’s effect on home. PAGE 8

When a room update can’t wait any longer. PAGE 16

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Caring for plants amid frequent rainfall. PAGE 11

Recent transactions in the metro area. PAGE 17

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A wonderland of water fun awaits in the 75-foot pool with a waterfall and hot tub. tile ﬂoor. To the right, rich wood ﬂoors anchor the linear formal dining space. Wainscotting complements the strong dentil molding that caps the ceiling, all lit by large windows on two walls.

Across the hall, a sitting room can double as a music room, with more wainscotting and molding to match the dining room. Cabinets and shelves provide storage for music and other keepsakes.

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ONE IN A MILLION The family room boasts a two-story ceiling with several highlights, including a whitewashed brick fireplace, built-in cabinets and shelves, a wall of windows overlooking the extensive backyard aquatics area and balconies from the second floor on two sides. In the corner, a whitewashed brick bar keeps cocktails at easy reach and mirrors the fireplace tones. The whitewashed brick continues on the kitchen’s seated counter that delineates the space, setting it off from the family room but still part of the activities. Cherry-toned cabinets balance the confettistyle marble counters, with stainless appliances and decorative windows providing shimmer in the space. The kitchen opens to a breakfast area, a windowand-door-framed space that overlooks the backyard and provides seating for casual dining. Across the family room lies the primary wing, a collection of spaces for ultimate relaxation. The main sleeping chamber boasts large triple windows and double glass doors that connect to the backyard.

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A main residence with a four-car garage and a pool house brings the living space to more than 8,600 square feet in this Metairie compound. A short hall leads past two walk-in closets to the primary bath, a soothing space with neutral tiles and loaded with creature comforts. Two separate vanities provide private spots, while a soaking tub beneath a frosted arched window is a great place to unwind. The glass-walled shower features three shower

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heads. A home ofﬁce or dressing area is also attached and can be accessed by the hall. Four additional bedrooms lie upstairs in this main part of the house. Two feature en suites and large closets, while two more share a Jack and Jill bath. The upstairs also has its own playroom. Back on the ground ﬂoor, be-

tween the kitchen and formal dining room, a hall leads to the home’s expansive laundry, a second set of stairs and a mudroom from the four-car garage. The ﬁrst ﬂoor of the guest house holds a double bath with access from the outdoor patio. A family room, exercise room and full kitchen are also

The balcony is a prime spot for enjoying the view of the saltwater pool or an evening’s nightcap. on the ﬁrst ﬂoor, as well as a third staircase. A bonus workshop is in the garage. Upstairs, a recreation space has a billiards area with twin French door access to the balcony. The wet bar and living

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room area are great for casual entertaining. One of the bedrooms, which also overlooks the backyard, has an en suite, while two additional bedrooms share a hall bath. An extensive wine storage facility is also on the second level, offering an abundance of climate-controlled storage for treasured vintages. Dominating the backyard is a 75-foot saltwater pool, a curving oasis with a waterfall, hot tub and “Cabo-style” tanning deck. The tiled surround provides plentiful spaces for outdoor entertaining and dining, while the meticulous landscaping creates a luxe backdrop. The property is listed by Julie Prieur Varisco, of Prieur Properties, (504) 782-1654.

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A billiards area is part of the pool house’s recreation space.

A complete kitchen with a dine-in counter is located on the first floor of the pool house.

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How to keep important family memories on display and safe Photographs are a tangible record of a person or event, and they may hold special meaning. Placed thoughtfully around the home, they are reminders of fond days and serve as decor. As we reﬂect on the 21st anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, we remember one of the hardest lessons learned: how easily photos can be lost. Photos from a special day or of loved ones are cherished, and for those taken before the digital era, when they are gone, they are lost forever.

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monplace since 2005, and we now have an abundance of photos from every occasion, including snapshots of meals served both at home and on special occasions at iconic restaurants. Stories of loss There are photos that we would like to see on a regular basis, and so the A common lament regarding the question of how to display them comes floodwaters was the devastating loss of family photos. Images that captured to mind. Black and white photography generally looks great when framed in weddings, graduations, vacations and black and in any number of molding other significant milestones were ruprofiles. Consider a silver frame if you ined. It was also painful to lose photos want to pay special homage to a parof dearly departed family members. In typical New Orleans fashion, ticular photo or if you’re just feeling a generations of families often reside in little fancy. Colored photos often look a single neighborhood with children best in colorful or simple metal slat and grandchildren only a few blocks frames in either chrome or brass for a from “Grammy’s” house. I remember mid-mod appearance. one family based in Lakeview in five Groupings: You may wish to limit the separate households who lost virtually color or style of frames if planning every photograph. There was little to install them as a grouping. For inchance of piecing anything together stance, for a variety of black frames, when they checked with each other blending simple styles with others that upon returning to the city. have silver or gold edges or beading For times of disaster, consider storadds variety but still reads well. Family photos are well suited to be ing copies of treasured photos in scatinstalled together. Photos of multiple tered locations, perhaps in another city. I made copies of old family photos generations allow for the fun of decidand sent packets to my sister and neph- ing who the baby resembles. Is she the image of her great-grandmother or old ews in Texas and Florida. Aunt Blanche? The debate will spark Right after Katrina, my dear friend many opinions. and next-door neighbor Lynn Jacquet But where to place a family groupwas one of the first to access the Dominion Tower (now the Benson Tower) ing? Don’t limit yourself to the usual in downtown New Orleans. Lynn was den or living room. Several years ago, contacted by many co-workers who I noticed that a client had scattered had lost photos, and they asked her to professional photos of both herself and look for whatever she might find within her daughters all wearing the same the wind-ravaged office. Lynn dutifully wedding gown. They were matted and found photos of high school grads, Boy reframed in complementary styles and Scouts, ballerinas and Little Leaguers then displayed together in her dressing and returned them to grateful parents. room. Don’t forget photos of our beloved Ways to display pets. There is something very special about a cluster of framed images of Digital photos have become com-

Family photos are well suited to be installed together.

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ings. Think nine photos in rows of three stacked one above the other for a near gallery-like appearance. Really old photos: Well beyond vintage, very old photos look great in antique frames or reproductions of antique frames. A tabletop grouping of old family photos under a pool of lamplight is an unbeatable vignette. This approach is warm and traditional, yet very much of the moment in decorating circles. Look around and consider relocating photos to where they might be better PROVIDED PHOTO By LOUIS AUBERT enjoyed. This is an easy exercise, and Old photos look great in antique frames the results are well worth the effort.

or reproductions of antique frames.

our little friends. Wall groupings or a cluster set within a tray are equally effective. While pets are often with us for a relatively brief time, images allow memories to linger. Contemporary approach: In place of the usual cluster of framed photos, consider arranging them as a “column” stacked one above the other between a pair of windows. You could also install photos matted to the same dimensions using identical frames in rigid group-

Louis J. Aubert is a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers and an avid preservationist. Some of his most visible New Orleans projects include making interior color selections for Gallier Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interior and exterior selections for St. Stephen’s Basilica. Contact him at mrcolourneworleans@gmail. com.

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‘We were not about to let it go’ After Hurricane Katrina, a New Orleans tourism advocate was determined to get back to life in the Lower 9th Ward

Christine Decuir spent 42 years in the employ of what is now New Orleans & Co., the entity responsible for marketing the city to businesses, conventioneers and leisure travelers. She started with the organization as a file clerk in 1972 and worked her way up to the executive level, serving in media and public relations. PHOTOS By JEFF STROUT

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Contributing writer Christine Decuir’s two-story home in the Holy Cross neighborhood lives in the shadow of iconic neighbors: the pair of Doullut Steamboat Gothic Houses, well known in New Orleans’ architectural landscape. In the mid-1970s, she was living in a rental house nearby, raising a family with two daughters. “We loved the neighborhood,” she said. “It was near our church, the children’s school and a grocery.” After their landlord built a small two-story house, Decuir said they begged her to build another one next door. “I worked so hard to buy this house,” she said. “After Katrina, we were not about to let it go.” Like many in the city, the hurricane brought them closer to their neighbors. The family that owns the “younger” Steamboat House is related to Capt. Paul Doullut and his parents, Capts. Milton and Mary Doullut, who built the towering structure in 1912 at the corner of Douglas and Egania streets. They exemplified good neighborliness by offering refuge to Decuir’s daughter as floodwaters filled the Lower 9th Ward, 21 years ago now.

The prayer room is the heart of Decuir’s Holy Cross neighborhood home.

‘A few extra days’ “I like to play tourist in my own hometown,” said Decuir, who became a recognizable face of the city during her 42-year career with what is now New Orleans & Co., the ofﬁcial sales and marketing organization for the city’s tourism. “Some family members and I checked into the Le Richelieu Hotel on a Friday and just wandered around the Quarter,” she said. “When we heard about the storm, we tacked a few extra days onto our stay. No big deal.” The levee failures started Monday morning, and the power went out across the city.

When the international coterie of journalists with whom she worked to promote New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina learned she lost a collection of bells in the floodwater, they started sending her collectible bells from their own hometowns and travels.

During her postKatrina rebuild, Decuir had a wine glass rack installed above a seated counter.

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INSIDE STORY Decuir is a liturgical dancer; this work of art, ‘Tribute’ by the late artist Lavarne Ross, depicts two graceful, silhouetted women practicing devotional dance against a background of musical notes.

This small devotional altar holds a place of honor in Decuir’s prayer room.

A Saints fan who heavily promoted the team’s return to the city and their ultimate Super Bowl victory, this signed picture of quarterback Drew Brees is a treasured possession. “We left the hotel on Monday evening to stay with family in Opelousas, but we wanted to check on our house first.” Floodwaters in parts of the Lower 9th Ward reached up to 12 feet high, shifting homes off their foundations. “We knew our neighborhood was flooded, so we parked on Poland Avenue and walked across the St. Claude Avenue Bridge, then atop the levee until we saw the older of the Steamboat houses that faces the river.” They waded through 5 feet of floodwater, and felt thankful they had flood insurance despite not living in a flood zone. It took the family 10 hours to reach Opelousas (usually a two-hour drive). But it took them over a year to get home.

‘Like a gypsy’ After couch-surﬁng in Opelousas, Decuir had to go back to work in New Orleans. Journalists from Paris were eager to share the tales of New Orleans’ catastrophe, and the city needed the coverage to begin rebuilding its primary industry: tourism. With New Orleans unlivable, she stayed with a cousin in Ba-

ton Rouge for a month. Part of her job was to drive journalists around in a van so they could see the destruction. “They wanted to see the Lower 9; they wanted to see my house,” she said. “They often became very emotional, but I had to keep my own feelings in check. It was emotionally and physically draining.” From Baton Rouge, she stayed with a fellow employee in Old Jefferson, then a room in Hotel Monteleone, then a

Federal Emergency Management Agency trailer. “I was like a gypsy,” she said. “The trailer was not hooked up properly, so I spent the month bathing from a bowl of water heated in the microwave before putting on a suit and heading into work. It was surreal.” A well-connected friend found her an apartment in a gated community on the West Bank, where she stayed for a year.

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Continued from page 9 “I had had it,” Decuir said. “I am scared to death of that bridge, and I hated the West Bank trafﬁc.” By then, contractors were working on her Holy Cross house, and she was able to move into one room upstairs without heat or air conditioning. “I had a space heater, and I cooked on a hot plate. But at least I was home.”

Home again The full renovation took over a year, but now Decuir wouldn’t live anywhere else. “The house backs up to the Mississippi River levee; it’s like living in a park,” she said. “I can sit up there and watch the ships roll in and out.” Most of the rooms in the 1,700-square-foot home are painted in rich jewel tones. A built-in rack for wine glasses was added above a seated counter between the living room and the kitchen. When the dishwasher broke, Decuir replaced it with a wine cooler. Ten years ago, Decuir retired from her career that began as a ﬁle clerk and advanced into communications, media and public relations. Today, she devotes her mornings

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She also serves as a lector at Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos Church. “My mother was a beautiful woman,” Decuir said. “She was a praying woman, and I am, too.” That’s why her favorite room in the house is a prayer room, devoted to her mother. “This is the heart of my home,” she said while showing the serene room adorned almost entirely in white, a stark contrast to the rest of the colorful home. “My six grandbabies run upstairs to the prayer room as soon as they come in the house. ... This is a sanctuary for us all.” Jyl Benson writes about homes and gardens. Email her at jylbenson@gmail.com.

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GREEN THUMB GARDEN TIPS FINAL CHANCE: Last call to plant tomato transplants for fall production.This needs to be done this weekend. Insect and disease pressure is usually greater in the fall than in the spring. Spinosad is a great organic option for controlling the caterpillars, spider mites and leaf miners. For fungal diseases, spray regularly with a copper fungicide or chlorothalonil. GO BANANAS: Some banana trees have produced fruit this year, despite last winter’s freezes. It will generally take four to six months for fruit to reach full size after flowering.The fruit will generally look smoother or plumper as it ripens, changing from a square or sharp angular shape in cross section to a more rounded shape. Fruit should be harvested when full-sized but green and allowed to ripen off the tree.This is because the fruit will often split if left on the plant until fully ripe.

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A rose-hued begonia gets a dash of drama when paired with a burgundy-center coleus.

Move plants during periods of heavy rain to deter root rot

NEWER HYDRANGEAS: Paniculata hydrangeas, such as Limelight and other varieties, are still relatively new to south Louisiana gardeners.They are a different species from the more common big leaf or mophead hydrangeas. Paniculata hydrangeas produce cone-shaped clusters of white flowers.The flower heads will develop pink and rosy colors as they age. After the flowers become unattractive, prune them off.To control size and increase bushiness, cut them back in late winter or early spring.They bloom on new growth, unlike garden hydrangeas that bloom on buds set in late summer the year before. COMMON FOR CRAPE MYRTLES: Many crape myrtles are shedding leaves due to a fungal disease called Cercospora leaf spot.While raking leaves is a nuisance, the disease is well-tolerated by the trees, and there is no need to treat them.

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Each spring, I plant numerous containers and hanging baskets with annuals in my shade garden. In years past, I planted impatiens. But when they started getting downy mildew a few years ago, I pivoted to Garden begonias, both green- and dark-leaved varieties. advice Everything was fine until the rains in June arrived and things went downhill. Plants began to drop leaves, and main stems began to die and turn black. Some plants died back to the soil level. For lack of a better word, they “melted.” This season is a lost cause. However, I don’t want to be unprepared for next spring. Do you have any input here? — Ray Sorry you have had such bad problems this year. The frequent heavy rains in June (that extended into early July) likely kept the soil too wet. That would have encouraged root rot and crown rot organisms to attack the begonias. Next season, ﬁll your baskets and pots with fresh potting mix (the old mix can go into the compost pile or be spread in beds). Make sure the containers have drainage holes and that they stay open. During extended periods of heavy rain, consider moving baskets and pots under shelter to prevent the soil from staying too wet. If you want to try another option for a shadeloving bedding plant, torenia comes in a variety of colors and grows similarly to begonias. There are even trailing types that are great for hanging baskets. Torenias love the hot, steamy weather of summer and are not as prone to root rot/crown

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Cut back repeat flowering roses twice a year

When pruning roses, wearing gloves can help prevent scratches on your hands from the thorns. FILE PHOTO By STEVE ROUSE

It’s time to prune back repeat-flowering roses that bloom from late spring to early winter. Pruning roses makes the bushes shapelier, more attractive and stimulates vigorous growth. It doesn’t have to be complicated. We prune repeat flowering roses (also called everblooming roses or remontant roses) twice a year based on the timing of the two major flowering periods. The first pruning is done the last week of January through mid-February and prepares rose bushes for the late spring to early summer blooming season (April through June). The second pruning is done in late August through early

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We grow many groups or types of repeatflowering roses here, including antique roses.

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Julia Child is a floribunda rose that does well in Louisiana.

Dan Gill GREEN THUMB

September and prepares rose bushes for the fall blooming season (October/November/ early December). Repeat-flowering roses do bloom through the summer, but flowers are generally fewer and poorer in quality due to the extreme heat. It is during spring/early summer and fall that we get the best flowering.

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The Caldwell Pink rose, a polyantha, is a prolific bloomer throughout the growing season.

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Pruning basics

Pruning stimulates fresh, vigorous growth that improves ﬂowering and makes the bushes more attractive. It also allows us to control the size and shape of the bushes and provides the opportunity to remove any dead canes. A little pruning vocabulary is in order here. The terms “hard,” “moderate” and “light” are often used when discussing pruning. Basically, they refer to how far back a plant is pruned. A light pruning indicates a relatively small amount of cutting back, generally around one-quarter of the plant’s height or less. Moderate pruning removes about one-third of the total height. A hard pruning means cutting a plant back about one-half of its total height or more. The pruning we do to roses in late winter is a hard prune. That’s when we do major pruning to control the size and shape of our rose bushes. The latesummer pruning is a moderate prune. Use sharp bypass-type hand pruners. They make clean cuts and minimize damage to the stems. Wear sturdy leather gloves and long sleeves because, no matter how careful you are, thorny roses can painfully puncture or scratch your hands and arms. Make your cuts about one-quarter inch above a dormant bud or side shoot. Should you need to cut canes larger than onehalf inch in diameter, use loppers.

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After pruning your roses, fertilize them. You may use a general-purpose commercial or organic fertilizer, or one labeled for roses, following label directions. Make sure beds are well mulched (2 to 3 inches thick) to suppress weeds and keep the soil cooler. Mark your calendars to prune your repeat-ﬂowering roses twice annually. It is far easier for you and healthier for your rose bushes if you prune them regularly. It is more difﬁcult to prune a rose bush that has been allowed to grow way beyond the desired size, and it’s more stressful for the bush.

We grow many groups or types of repeat-flowering roses here, including the old garden rose or antique rose groups, such as China roses, tea roses, noisette roses and Bourbon roses. Modern repeat flowering rose groups include hybrid tea roses, grandiflora roses, polyantha roses, floribunda roses, landscape roses and miniature roses.

Pruning hybrid tea, grandiflora roses Because they have been bred to produce large flowers on long stems ideal for cutting, hybrid tea and grandiflora rose varieties are often taller growing and less shapely than other types of roses. They typically require the most stringent pruning to keep them full. n First, remove all diseased or dead canes by cutting them back to their point of origin. n Weak, spindly canes, the diameter of a pencil or less, should also be removed the same way. A good hybrid tea rose bush should have four to eight strong, healthy canes the diameter of your finger or larger after this first step. n Cut back the remaining canes to about 30 to 36 inches from ground level. Make the cuts about one-quarter inch above a dormant bud or newly sprouted side shoot that faces away from the center of the bush.

Pruning other repeat-flowering roses The other rose groups are typically shapelier and bushier than hybrid tea and grandiﬂora roses, and they generally do not require such hard pruning

Once-blooming roses The vast majority of the roses we grow are repeat flowering, but a few popular roses are once-blooming. Once blooming roses, which produce their major floral display in April and May, should not be pruned extensively now. FILE PHOTO By BRETT DUKE They include some old garden types (like the Damask roses) and many Once-blooming roses, like Peggy Martin climbing and rambler roses (varietroses, produce their major floral display ies like Peggy Martin, Lady Banks, in April and May and should not be Veilchenblau, Dorothy Perkins and Seven Sisters are some examples). pruned extensively now. Some pruning can be done now, if needed, to remove or cut back long, to stay full and attractive. wild-growing canes or to keep a rose First, prune back any tall shoots sticking out from the main bush. Reach manageable and properly trained to its support. Keep in mind that these down into the bush and cut back to a roses primarily bloom on the growth dormant bud or side shoot. After that, they made this summer; only prune cut back the rest of the bush by about one-third its height. If the bush is very what you feel is absolutely necessary. Major pruning to train and control overgrown (much larger than you once blooming roses is best done in prefer), you may cut back as much as early to midsummer after they finish one-half the height. Dead wood is also blooming. removed when you do this pruning.

and/or irrigation. As these organisms attack and damage sections of the root Continued from page 11 system, the upper sections of the plant nourished by those roots are deprived of mineral nutrients and water. Sick or dying roots do not efﬁciently absorb water rot as begonias. Some weeks ago, the leaves on my mature camel- and minerals. This leads to nutrient deﬁciency lia began to turn yellow, mostly at the top and center symptoms (yellowing of the foliage) and of the bush. I applied an acid-loving plant fertilizer with systemic insecticide and also applied some iron drought symptoms (browning of the leaves, generally beginning at the tips sulfate. The problem persists. Can you help? — Jim Based on the symptoms, I suspect this and working back). Fertilizing and wais an issue with the roots. We had rainy tering do not help. periods from June to mid-July, and this While irrigation may be needed now may be a factor. If you irrigate generthat the weather has turned hot and dry, be cautious. Generous watering can ously, that may also be a factor. make the water molds more active and It’s likely that the roots have been lead to more damage to the roots. If you attacked by a water mold causing a disease called root rot. They typically at- water, water thoroughly, and don’t water tack in summer heat when the soil stays again until the soil is dry enough to warwet for extended periods from rain rant it.

Treating a plant with root rot is difﬁcult because the roots are underground. You may treat by drenching the area under the shrub with the fungicide AgriFos (available online) in an effort to minimize additional damage. The affected branches may recover, but it is likely they will eventually die. If this happens, prune off any dead branches. A large part of the plant still has functioning roots (the parts that are still green), and there is a good chance that those branches will survive. If they do, the camellia will recover. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@ agcenter.lsu.edu.

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If the leaves of a mature camellia plant begin to turn yellow, it may be affected by root rot.

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INSIDE INFO Sun Garden day marks refreshed City Park spot

Showing a dramatically different landscape with cacti and more, the Sun Garden at City Park’s Botanical Garden, 5 Victory Ave., will open for Sun Garden Community Day from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday. The desertlike garden features a variety of heat-tolerant herbaceous plants that thrive in hot, sunny conditions. Included are cacti, succulents, yuccas and agaves. Inspired by principles of xeriscaping, the garden demonstrates how selection and design can create spaces that require relatively little supplemental irrigation. Visitors can learn about the plants and water-conscious gardening, plus get a complimentary succulent while supplies last. Louisiana residents get free admission on Wednesdays courtesy of the Helis Foundation. Visit neworleanscitypark.org.

Bayou Sauvage opens Ridge Trail, Boardwalk After months of construction, an upgraded boardwalk and observation deck has reopened at the urban Bayou Sauvage National Wildlife Refuge in New Orleans East. The Ridge Trail and Boardwalk improves the experience for visitors inside the unique habitats and wildlife of Bayou Sauvage, 17160 Chef Menteur Highway, one of the largest urban wildlife refuges in the country. The project represents an investment in the refuge’s infrastructure, providing safety and accessibility. Visit the website at fws.gov/ refuge/bayou-sauvage-urban.

Bird-watching series planned at Coquille Beginning Birding, a four-session course on birdwatching, will cover choosing binoculars and ﬁeld guides, using apps and bird identiﬁcation, plus where to go to watch

lives of the couple that built the home. The Sterns lived at the 7 Bamboo Road estate from 1923 to 1978 and activated the facility for public service and spurred social progress in the Crescent City. Activities surrounding the celebration include a dinner at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, PHOTO PROVIDED a book release, jazz perforThe refurbished Sun Garden in mance, Games in the Garden fundraiser and community City Park’s Botanical Garden games day. features a variety of waterFor information, visit stingy plants and landscapes. longuevue.com. the feathered ﬂiers at Coquille Park in Covington. The lectures are from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 22 and 29 and Oct. 6 and 13, at 13505 La. 1085. Tickets start at $50. Visit eventbrite.com.

BK House hosts annual Beautiful Spaces panel The Historic BK House & Gardens is hosting its annual Beautiful Spaces Symposium on Sept. 19. The bicentennial event will include a deep dive into the home’s architectural history, as well as the preservation and legacy of historic properties. Presenters include acclaimed architect Robert Cangelosi, of Koch & Wilson; master craftsman Jeff Poreé; architectural historian and preservationist Ann Masson; and Friends of the Cabildo tour guide and researcher Joanna Caprera. Beautiful Spaces 2026 will take place in the ballroom at 1113 Chartres St., beginning with coffee & pastries at 9:30 a.m., followed by a midday lunch and a cocktail reception at 3 p.m. Reservations are required by Sept. 15. Visit bkhouse.org.

Longue Vue honors founders with activities A weeklong celebration of Edgar and Edith Stern, founders of the historic Longue Vue House and Gardens, will be Oct. 12-17, with a look into the

Jefferson Tree School registration to open Registration for the annual Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful seminar is open. Tree School on Oct. 29 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie is open to community tree enthusiasts and working professionals such as arborists, landscape architects and other professionals to earn continuing education hours while learning from leaders in the ﬁeld. Professional attendees are welcome at no cost, and community members can attend for $10. Speakers for the school include Skip Kincaid, Beau Brodbeck, James Komen, Dana Brown, Lynn Dupont, Michael Reid and Amanda Rivera. Visit friendsofjeffersonthebeautiful.org.

‘Greaux Native’ banners fall garden seminar The St. Tammany Master Gardener Association fall seminar “Greaux Native: Plants, Bugs, and People of the Southern Landscape” will be Oct. 9 at the Castine Center at Pelican Park in Mandeville. Speakers, starting at 9 a.m., will include Elise Smith, coauthor of “Southern Women, Southern Landscapes”; Jeff Wilson, Mississippi State AgCenter coordinator for “Incorporating Native and Non-native Plants in your Garden”; and Linda Auld (The Bug Lady), whose topic will be “Plant It

and They Will Come.” Registration is required and is open. Tickets start at $40. Register at stmastergardener. org/event. All seats are reserved.

Volunteer projects abound at City Park A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include: n City Park Kayak Cleanup: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday. Meet at the gravel launch at the intersection of Dueling Oaks Drive and Dreyfous Drive. Volunteers

are sought to join City Park’s kayak krewe to work with staff to remove litter from waterways with the use of personal kayaks. n Love Our Waterways: Lagoon and Shoreline Clean-up: 9 a.m. Tuesday. Wheel Fun Rentals, Big Lake, 7 Friedrichs Ave. n Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 8 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave. Register for the programs and ﬁnd out what to bring at friendsofcitypark.volunteerhub.com. Have a home and garden event coming up? Send it to events@theadvocate.com.

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Elevate the everyday

An inadequate sink for the pup’s bathtime prompts a laundry room makeover Editor’s note: Remember Marni? Of course you do. She recently retired from writing the weekly column that ran in these pages but still contributes the occasional missive. This is one of them. Good design is born of pain. A designer notices Marni friction point and figJameson aures out a better way. AT HOME Hence the ketchup bottle designed to stand on its head or long-sleeved athletic shirts with thumbholes to keep hands warm while fingers stay free. The pain point that led to my laundry-room makeover occurred when I was washing my dog Pippin, a small shaggy doodle, in the sink. The sink had a small, low, fixed faucet. That is, the fixture didn’t swivel, didn’t pull out, didn’t spray and hit Pippin below the belly. So, I was filling and refilling a Solo cup to wet and rinse my dog. Although I’ve known since my husband and I bought this home a year ago that the laundry room was a weak spot, I put up with it while other projects — replacing all the floors, remodeling two bathrooms, painting the interior and exterior, replacing dated ceiling fans and installing built-ins, for example — took priority. However, at that very minute, with Pippin in the sink, water from a Solo cup drizzling pathetically over him, the laundry room suddenly sprang to the top of the must-do list. The decision to immediately replace the faucet led me to notice how badly stained the 23-year-old composite plastic sink was, which caused me to acknowledge how very much I disliked the dated beige laminate counters, which led me to the four most expensive words in home remodeling: “As long as we’re …” As long as I was replacing the faucet, I might as well replace the sink,

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The original faucet was replaced with a modern, high arc, pull-down faucet with a two-mode sprayer.

Trading dated oval brushed nickel knobs for polished chrome button ones helped give the laundry room an easy refresh. and as long as the sink was coming out, I might as well put in a nicer counter, and as long as we’re tearing out the 4-inch backsplash, we might as well extend the new backsplash up the wall. I call it decorating dominoes. One move detonates another. “Honey?!” I called. My husband knew better than to answer. So, I called the next most important man in my life: my handyman. “Can do,” Richard assured me. That was all the affirmation I needed. Over the next few days, Amazon orders arrived: new faucet, new sink, new knobs. Meanwhile, I made half a dozen trips to the tile store buying and returning materials until I had dialed in the look I wanted: clean, spare, timeless, functional. All the while, I felt gratified to know I was fulfilling one of my lifestyle

mantras. If you elevate the mundane, the mundane becomes less so. In other words, if you find doing laundry a drudgery, working in a rundown space won’t help. But if you do the task in an attractive, well-designed area, it becomes much more pleasant, the way a new exercise outfit can make a tedious workout more fun. Gals, I know you get that. Apart from the room’s already mentioned drawbacks, it had a few plusses. I had already replaced the original tile floors with French oak, which I’d installed throughout the house. (I know some of you will wag your finger and say, “Never put wood floors in a laundry room,” but, as my flooring person pointed out, “When was the last time your washing machine flooded?” If it does, I have some extra planks in the garage.) The room also had ample cabinets and a nice window that offered good light, important for a laundry room. Beyond that, here’s what I changed within one week and what it cost: n The faucet, $48: I ordered a modern, high-arc, pull-down faucet with a two-mode sprayer in polished chrome because, ask any plumbing expert, chrome is the longest-wearing finish, and this was going to be a hard-working fixture. n The sink, $287: I ordered a 30-by-22inch drop-in white farmhouse fireclay ceramic sink, which is both tough and stain-resistant.

n The tile, $128 (including grout): At the tile store, the number of choices overwhelmed me. Salespeople tried to upsell me and talk me out of the tried-and-true white ceramic tile I’d pictured, and to get a stone slab instead. After a few false starts and several back-and-forths to return and repurchase materials, I stuck with my vision: I wanted a room so clean it looked like you could do surgery in it. I wanted it to look like a utility room, not a swanky bathroom in the Ritz-Carlton. I went with 4-by-4-inch vintage white tile for the counter, because the surface was small, and 3-by6 for the backsplash to add texture and interest. n Knobs, $43: As a ﬁnal refresh, I replaced the dated oval brushed nickel knobs with shiny chrome button ones. n The know-how, my handyman charged $950: I hired the handyman to remove and replace the old sink and faucet, and tile and grout the counter and backsplash. n Total, $1,456: Pippin, your spa awaits.

Marni Jameson is a speaker, awardwinning author of seven home and lifestyle books, including “Downsizing the Family Home” and “Rightsize Today for Your Best Life Tomorrow,” and a certiﬁed interior designer. If you have questions about home improvement, better living, downsizing or rightsizing, send them to marni@marnijameson. com.

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS NEW ORLEANS n TRANSFERS FOR AUG. 17-21

DISTRICT 1 BARONNE ST. 616, UNIT 201: $679,000, 610 Baronne St. Development LLC and 616 Baronne St. Development LLC to MCH Land LLC. S. ALEXANDER ST. 137: $275,000, Robert Clyde Mahon to Mary Longo Graziani.

DISTRICT 2 AMETHYST ST. 478: $700,000, Margaret Bonano Judd and Thomas Reid Judd to Earl Lee Hammett III and Lucy King Hammett. CANAL PARKWAY 773: $342,500, Brandy Monnin Mulherin and James L. Mulherin to Elise Fitzwilliam and James Fitzwilliam. CATINA ST. 6123: $428,500, Graves Leonard Kelly and Wilbur J. Kelly to William M. Plunkett Jr. DAUPHINE ST. 1238: $275,000, Earl Gerard Schmit to American Health Care Systems Inc. FLAMINGO ST. 83: $838,999, Richard Arnoult II to Amanda Bienvenu Gutierrez and Christopher Gutierrez. HIDALGO ST. 922: $595,000, Elizabeth Sander Hayes Holtrop and John C. Holtrop to James Neil Hickok III. LOUISVILLE ST. 6640: $675,000, Avaneesh Jakkoju and Vishnupriya Kuchana Jakkoju to Jennifer Krass and Michael Krass. N. MIRO ST. 1022-24: $194,000, Kelly Sharkey Cheney to Mona Cross Ross and O’Neal Donald Ross Jr. ORLEANS AVE. 6762: $280,000, Henley Construction Group LLC to Jay Mattappally and Natasha Manuel Mattappally. ST. PHILIP ST. 2754: $420,000, Ford W. Stevens and Tess L. Vanderheide Stevens to Margaret Rebecca Cooley. TAFT PLACE 933: $662,500, April Etheridge Bosworth and Lindy Etheridge Bosworth to James Robert Krause Huckleby.

DISTRICT 3 AUBRY ST. 2809-11: $345,000, Matthews Remson LLC to Jolie Karin Curley. BIENVENUE ST. 6315: $95,000, Debra K. Ormson Benoit to Howard Leibowitz and Norkys Leibowitz. CAMPBELL LANE 11424: $367,000, BharatKumar Chauhan and Daxa Chauhan to Wayne Powers. CHADBOURNE DRIVE 7331: $60,000, USCS Capital LLC to ABCD Holding Properties LLC.

CHAMBERLAIN DRIVE 5106: $850,000, Reina Suyapa Gonzales Perez to Kathleen Condon Quitine. CHATHAM DRIVE 5400: $175,000, Judy Gilbert and Wesley Gilbert Sr. to Cornell Pendleton. CONGRESS ST. 2013-15: $120,000, Geraldine Favoroth Boose to JTS Investments LLC. CORONADO DRIVE 4859: $185,000, Sylvia Reine Cheatham to Earl Davis and Sherene Williams Davis. DAUPHINE ST. 4100-4102: $310,000, Olga Valderrama Jackson to Alexandra Birbach Blanton and Lawrence C. Blanton. DESLONDE ST. 2104: $6,500, Nextgen Enterprises LLC to Chrome Investments LLC. DOMINIC MAI DRIVE 13951: $160,000, Bac Cao Nguyen and Tuyet Thi Hai to Shanika Kamia Blackwell. ERIN DRIVE 6120: $151,000, Donna M. Bousqueto to Burrell Rx Consulting LLC. FATS DOMINO AVE. 818-20:

$250,000, Tamarie Hall Living Trust to Charles Martin. FRENCHMEN ST. 3531-3533: $184,000, Geral Angelette Farmer and Terry A. Farmer Sr. to Jose Pena. GENOA ROAD 4361: $150,000, Daniel James Deblanc and David Paul Deblanc Jr. to Daniel Adam Groth, Jonathan Nathan Groth and Rose Persson Groth. GENOA ST. 4367: $235,000, Cleveland S. Bell to Edward W. Lashua and Elizabeth C. Lashua. GENTILLY BLVD. 3800: $225,000, St. James Major Inc. to Cornell Pendleton. HONEYSUCKLE LANE 32: $30,000, Jean Hypolite Wooten to Keldar Business Ventures LLC. MANCHESTER ST. 6744: $262,000, Altimeg LLC to Macy Loreal Ezidore. MITHRA ST. 1483: $420,000, Omotola Sinbiat Ashorobi Smith to Geoffrey R. Tallis and Sydney Field Tallis.

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N. CAVALIER DRIVE 13700: $140,000, Daren Hubbard Sr. and Deborah Labeaud Hubbard to Hector Leiva Rivera and Rosmely Angelica Rodriguez Terrero Rivera. N. DORGENOIS ST. 1617: $438,500, Gregory T. Webb to Lynn Loﬂin. N. RAMPART ST. 3315: $205,000, Anthony J. Eschmann to Hunter Landry. PAINTERS ST. 2520: $173,170, Melissa Britton Quackenbush to Chandler Adams and Chase Bonfanti. PIETY ST. 2017: $17,000, Campbell Perkinson and Susie Kim Perkinson to Kimberly Chiliqula Curington. PINEBROOK DRIVE 7201: $249,000, Benjamin Nhat Dong Tran to Naschema Jones Route. PORT ST. 638-40: $86,000, Chelsea C. Perez and Henry A. Thornhill

to Madeleine Elizabeth Replogle Leichtman and Nathan Laurence Leichtman. PORT ST. 1941-43: $90,000, Janet Haynes Watson to McDowell Properties LLC. PRENTISS AVE. 2558: $355,000, Kimberly Miyan Jones to Tyrone Brown. PROVIDENCE PLACE 6046: $333,000, Jennifer Johnson Wentling and Joseph Gunnar Wentling to Kyra Freeman Lewis. SANDALWOOD ST. 4922: $13,000, Tuan Van Mai to Ahsaag Homes LLC. STEPHEN GIRARD AVE. 4701: $125,000, RBM Incorporated to Harold C. Villere III and Queena McGriggs Villere. TRADE WINDS COURT 60: $210,000, Prime Imports Co. Inc. to Cecelia

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Continued from page 17 Estella Gillam. TUPELO ST. 417; TUPELO ST. 419: $337,500, Aaron Schulze Trant and John Henry Trant to Kryshun Carpenter Freeman and Willie Freeman.

DISTRICT 4 CARONDELET ST. 2525: $155,000, Coco Guerin, Constance Louise Daniel and Courtney Guerin Kunstman to Kevin Mark Murphy and Michele Favrot Murphy. EIGHTH ST. 432-438: $612,500, Audrey Erin Reed Yusko to Zev William Arnold. PLEASANT ST. 825: $769,000, Andrew Howard Alexander and

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Kara Bethard Alexander to Alexander Fillmore Lankford IV and Laura Hubbard Lankford. SECOND ST. 1550: $510,000, Beth Vizard Lambert, Emily Waguespack Vizard, Kevin Anthony Vizard, Michael Rene Vizard and Phillip Blanchard Vizard to Susan Burk Pipes. ST. ANDREW ST. 1718: $225,000, Terry Louis Smith Jr. to Bricks & Sass LLC. ST. CHARLES AVE. 3000: $216,000, Donna Grace Apgar to Mary Margaret Whealdon and Michael Burton Whealdon.

DISTRICT 5 ALIX ST. 820: $530,000, Gary R. Quarles Guthrie and Jason B. Guthrie Quarles to Lloyd Ernest Chiasson Jr. and Mary Shannon Chiasson. BEHRMAN AVE. 1202: $264,000,

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DISTRICT 6 ANNUNCIATION ST. 4300: $475,000, Roger Reedy to Covert Properties LLC and Erin Elizabeth Covert. ANNUNCIATION ST. 5611: $1,315,000, Naomi Lifschitz Grant and Stefan C. Grant to Elizabeth H. Bowles and Meredith Cox Smith. CALHOUN ST. 1905: $387,500, Lilian Ines Condos LLC to Colleen McGrew Mendez and Roger F. Mendez. CALHOUN ST. 319: $1,270,000, Casa De Mayhem Trust to John S. Ehlinger and Sarah Stone Ehlinger. CALHOUN ST. 827: $1,175,000, Joan Sovanski Mathis and Richard Lee Mathis to Donald Madrid and Melissa Jean Madrid. MAGAZINE ST. 3823: $100, KWSH Properties LLC to 3823 Magazine LLC.

EAST JEFFERSON

$182,000. OK AVE. 125: Stephen C. Landry to Gordon Landry, $210,000. ROSELAND PARKWAY 833: Samantha Russo to Taylor Stradley, donation, no value stated.

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HARAHAN GROVE AVE. 871: Stephen Chauvin to Kenneth J. Vincent, $152,000. OAK AVE. 936: Select Portfolio Servicing Inc. to Geaux Reno LLC,

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MAGAZINE ST. 4212-14: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Chartres Properties LLC to R.S.S.M. Enterprises LLC. MAGNOLIA ST. 3446: $393,000, Alexander M. Salazar and Chelsea L. Descenna Salazar to Awesta Nawabi and Jason Peiffer. PATTON ST. 6046-6048: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Elizabeth Lebouef Vonderhaar to RJWP LLC. PERRIER ST. 5900: $1,315,000, Daniel Hoffman Housey and Kathleen Coman Housey to Anthony Joseph Dugarte and Britt A. Laing Dugarte. S. DERBIGNY ST. 4200-4202: $365,000, Joseph McDonald to Laurel Fischer. STATE ST. 2035: $1,415,000, Harry Michael Morse and Mariska Lutz Morse to Elizabeth Blair Davis Linde and Eric William Linde. STATE ST. 2710: $293,000, Judith J. Levitsky Yakova to Robin Pharo. WEBSTER ST. 301: $715,000, Beisner Palacio Family Trust to Beth Ann Warren Juge and Richard E. Juge. WEBSTER ST. 709: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Samantha Ashley Trust to Jennifer Syrdal Mahoney and William Edward Mahoney.

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CAMBRONNE ST. 2502: $110,000, Brandy Brooks and Karen Brooks Bend Connor to Isaac Brooks. EDINBURGH ST. 8724, 8728-30: $43,000, Quattro Properties LLC to Lees Professional Properties LLC. FIG ST. 8813-15: $230,000, Ricks Gonzalez Developers LLC to Vida Emile Montz. HAY PLACE 400: $820,000, Cheryl Daughtery Gross and David Gary Gross to James Rini and Melinda Rini. JEANNETTE ST. 7816: $610,000, Louise Welch Porter to Jeffrey Todd Burrell and Ronald Thomas Carrier Jr. LAKE MARINA AVE. 500: $145,000, Alice Ruth Atkinson and Warren Stott Atkinson to Charles Glenn Powell II and Wendy Yamileth Mann Lemus Powell. PALM ST. 9619: $198,000, Stor+ Self Storage LLC to Dana Judkins. REGENT ST. 7237: $608,000, Corey Edward Rosemond to Claudia Duque. S. CLAIBORNE AVE. 8429: $282,500, Katie E. Jennings to David Howard Oskie and Stephanie Diane Oskie.

LLC, $80,000. JEFFERSON HEIGHTS 134: Terence J. Chopin to Terence J. Chopin Jr., donation, no value stated. LABARRE PLACE 16: Haley J. Brown to Ellen Fleming, $260,000. NEWMAN AVE. 664: Freddie Mac SLST 2022 1. Participation Interest Trust to Patrick Boquet, $285,000. SAN CARLOS AVE. 11: Xplore Federal Credit Union to Maison Azure Investments LLC, $215,000. SAN JOSE AVE. 17: Roy T. Schell III to Harrison Schell, donation, no value stated.

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31ST ST. 1512: BQM Property Management LLC to Tabaris P. Herring, $385,000. AUGUSTA ST. 2606-08: Peter Alonso to Svetlana I Voicu, $345,000. CHATEAU BLVD. 4113, UNIT D: Patrick A. Neely to Carlos Gutierrez, $90,000. IOWA AVE. 2617: Doris A. T. Schroeder to HBGNO LLC, $100,000. JOHN HOPKINS DRIVE 74: Ngat T. Nguyen to Kim L.N. Thi, donation, no value stated. MAINE AVE. 1501: Anh T. B. Huynh to Ah Capital Properties LLC, $130,000.

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Continued from page 18 MARTINIQUE AVE. 3688, UNIT B: Alexis Baudoin to Ali F. Hasan, donation, no value stated. SHARON ST. 2417: Two Thousand Four Hundred Seventeen Sharon Nola LLC to Two Thousand Four Hundred Seventeen Sharon Nola LLC, $799,900. SHENANDOAH ST. 19: La Best Homes LLC to Gina Gerald, $513,000.

METAIRIE 21ST ST. 3000: CBDQ LLC to Jlohe Property LLC, $1,300,000. 45TH ST. 3501: Christen Denicholas to Serguis Centanni, $325,000. ALEXANDER DRIVE 4912: Edna W. Nicosia to Quinlivan Homes LLC, $220,000. ALEXANDER DRIVE 4912: Quinlivan Homes LLC to Renasant Bank, $220,000. ATHANIA PARKWAY 512: Brian R. Mckee to Brandon Derojas, $430,000. AVRON BLVD. 4404: Brenda Daigle to Joy Alexander, $240,000. BEVERLY GARDEN DRIVE 456: Great Southern Real Estate Development LLC to Ryan J. Hoefeld, $1,279,000. CARNATION AVE. 1105: Jody V Craig to Mohammad Samra, $140,201. CARNATION AVE. 1716: John P. Silva to Layman Enterprise LLC, $142,000. CASWELL LANE 2520-22: R. A. Broussard to Joel J. Martin, $339,000. CHARLESTON PARK 105: Marilyn H. Weinstein to Kim M.M. Anselmo, $710,000. CHOCTAW AVE. 1413: C Gutierrez to Jason Ledoux, $651,000. CLIFFORD DRIVE 3208: Gloria R. Lanasa to Sarah W. Cochran, $280,000. CLIFFORD DRIVE 3520: Cobb M. Casey to Charlotte M.M. Pepin, $435,000. DIVISION ST. 2200-02: Kosta Kavvas to Reina Aguilar, donation, no value stated. ELVIS COURT 115: Margot M. Herbst to Adeline E. Delaune, $625,000. ELVIS COURT 169: R.L. Senac to Mallory A. Swanson, $425,000. GILLEN ST. 6405: Chaunet W. Vaughn to Christopher J. Posner, $278,000. GREEN ACRES ROAD 2209: Patrick S. Turner to Jefferson Borges, $240,000.

GREEN ACRES ROAD 2417: Carmen Torres to Midﬁrst Bank, $150,000. HASTINGS ST. 4408: Judy F. Tedesco to Matthew J. Fogarty, $255,000. HELIOS AVE. 1037: Kathleen G. Mathes to Bjv Financial LLC, $142,000. LAKE AVE. 1161: Gaye L. S. Elliott to Karen Z. Mccarthy, $87,500. LAKE VILLA DRIVE 4721: Kourtney J.M. Kurtz to Kourtney J.M. Kurtz, $200,000. LAKE VISTA DRIVE 4701: Donald R. Klotz Jr. to Adrianne S.P. Bubrig, $506,450. LAKEWOOD DRIVE 4504: Leizhen W. Wang to S Duffel, $365,000. MANSON ST. 2500: Wang Worldwide Rentals LLC to Xifang H. Lu, $75,000. MARGUERITE ROAD 805: Derek Dufresne to W. V Mcdonnel, $303,000. MARIAN AVE. 1020: Virginia Dare to Zachary N. Jaubert, $176,135. MARYLAND AVE. 1101: Tara Giambelluca to Earl Cure, $110,000. MASSACHUSETTS AVE. 2524: Peggy M. P. Sole to Danay M. O. Navarro, $200,000. METAIRIE LAWN DRIVE 2521, UNIT 12, BUILDING 214: Sally S. Johnston to Paula V B. Mitchell, $190,900. N. SIBLEY ST. 617: Revamp Investments LLC to Big Easy Homes LLC, $155,000. N. SIBLEY ST. 617: Scott M. Brandt to Revamp Investments LLC, $130,000. N. WOODLAWN AVE. 1813: Casey Property Investments LLC to Sarah Lewis, $350,000. NINTH ST. 3002: Massa Properties One LLC to Lucky Fortune Estate LLC, $2,680,000.

NINTH ST. 3005D: Michael T. Adams to Tone Clearview LLC, $100,000. POINSETTIA DRIVE 1413: Tiffany S. Welch to Darleen K. Matherne, $340,000. RUE ST. PETER 501: Patricia D. Baumann to Lynn A. Redfearn, $430,000. SEVERN AVE. 224: Currie & Walker LLC to Two Dog Night LLC, $295,000. STANFORD AVE. 1804: Elizabeth T. McPhil to Yessenia M.R. Joiner, $365,000. TARTAN DRIVE 4809: Barbara C. Brewer to Lem Investments LLC, $230,000. TARTAN DRIVE 4904: Denise R. Picard to Michael Rumney, $372,000. TRANSCONTINENTAL DRIVE 213: Thomas Nicosia to Stems Property LLC, $190,000. TRANSCONTINENTAL DRIVE 617: Southshore Family Homes LLC to Taylor M. Bailey, $355,000. TRUDEAU DRIVE 425: Manuela Idefonsa to Paola Espinosa, $399,900. W. MAPLE RIDGE DRIVE 223: Christine M. V Bargas to Kathleen H. Coman, $690,000. WILLIAM DAVID PARKWAY E. 322: Mary L.G. Villarreal to Jane Blackwell, $415,000.

RIVER RIDGE MARY RIDGE COURT 1: Patricia V Joiner to Gabrielle H. Campo, $348,000. MELROSE LANE 9125: Madonna George to Luke Laforge, $325,000. SUZANNE DRIVE 10116: Thomas Curran Jr. to Carrington Mortgage Services LLC, $250,000.

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tion, no value stated. HATTERAS DRIVE 99: TR Isle Properties LLC to K. Services & Investments LLC, $300,000. OLIVE LANE 130: Marian Pienoo to Aimee T. Bourgeois, $265,000.

n TRANSFERS FOR AUG. 14-20

AVONDALE FELICIA DRIVE 152: Kathleen Connor to Leidys G. Padron, $200,000. GARDEN ROAD 348: Dennis Casmere to Erica A.J. Williams, donation, no value stated. LANDSDOWNE DRIVE 4160: DSLD LLC to Tyriek Stirgus, $294,326. LANDSDOWNE DRIVE 4176: DSLD LLC to Sheena Y. Bradford, $279,000.

BARATARIA AF PIZANI ST. 4965: Dana M. V Mcdonald to Crystal S. Russo, $7,200. ANTHONY LANE 4958: George E. Simmons Jr. to Annette D. Guillot, $140,000. PRIVATEER BLVD. 5181: James R. Ledet Jr. to James R. Ledet Jr., $250,000.

BRIDGE CITY HOOTER ROAD 1112: Corla V Brown to Daniela L.O. Martinez, $16,000.

GRAND ISLE ADMIRAL CRAIK DRIVE 411: Telley P. Martinez to Kimberly C. Revels, $215,000. COULON RIGAUD LANE 166: Dorothy Harber to Patrick O. Hardy, donation, no value stated. COULON RIGAUD LANE 166: LJH L.T.D. to Lacy J. Harber, dona-

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GRETNA CREAGAN AVE. 73: Mabel G. Aupied to Nicholas Guidry, $130,000. EVERGREEN DRIVE 914: David A. Johnson to Debra B. Bergeron, $255,000. FAIRFIELD AVE. 781: Rebecca W. Sustaire to Michelle A. Wilkins, $500,000. FERNWOOD ST. 11: Michelle M. E. Bertus to Patrick J. Priore, $675,000. FIFTH ST. 617: William J. Black Jr. to Mary J. Deslatte, $389,000. HICKORY ST. 808: Charles M. Lawler to Ethan J. Hebert, $225,000. ISBELL ST. 915: Michael P. Adams to Johnathon G. Leonard, $136,000. JASON LANE 3204: Wayne A. Quinn Sr. to Mahmoud H. Hamid, $293,000. LAFAYETTE ST. 714: Rapha Botanicals LLC to IV & Co. LLC, $1,100,000. SOUTHWOOD DRIVE 328: Monique J. Hill to Chloe B. Ferguson, $270,000. ST. JAMES DRIVE 123: Floyd L. III Durand to Melissa Durand, donation, no value stated. WALL BLVD. 220: Alla Askar to Zain A. Khalil, donation, no value stated.

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HARVEY BRIGHTON PLACE 1916: Kelly O. Tastet to Matt Matheny, $150,000. LAKE DES ALLEMANDS DRIVE 3700: Wascar B.G. Martinez to Marwa Hammad, $307,000. PAILET AVE. 429: Carrington Mortgage Services LLC to Brittney B. Gross, $108,000. REDWOOD DRIVE 1413: Kay A. Matulich to Jose R. Martinez, $125,000. REDWOOD DRIVE 1737: Giang Than to Thu V V Than, donation, no value stated. S. HARPER DRIVE 2316: Jabbar Brothers LLC to Patrice Dokes, $78,000.

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Landon Lawson, $199,000. LONG BRANCH DRIVE 2664: T Alvarado to Tuyen T.K.B. Doan, $279,500. MANSON DRIVE 1210: Gv Trust 2025 1. to Waj Design & Build LLC, $105,000. RADCLIFF ST. 5013: Janeka R. Felo to Bobby M. Harges, $135,000. ST. JOHN AVE. 5852: Elizabeth K. Ferguson to Garvey Realty LLC Malcolm, $23,000. WESTMINSTER BLVD. 1513: Gail N. Boyd to Gregory Tyler, donation, no value stated.

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n TRANSFERS FOR AUG. 3-7

ABITA SPRINGS LIONEL COURT 713: William F. Munn to Max J. Scheinuk, $287,000. N. DUNDEE LOOP 2085: Anita M. O’Keefe Mueller to Leonard Grubstein, $206,500. SNEAD DRIVE 27526: Mendoza Investments Inc. to Morris H. Ducote Jr. and Teresa B. Ducote, $369,500.

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CEDARWOOD AVE. 1907: Brenda T.M. Capella to Eva H. Murphy, $65,000. W. BUTTERFLY CIRCLE 431: Justin R. Kwasna to Alexandra M. Trapp, $195,000.

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AVE. F 1328: Mandy B. Mcdonald to Clint Goodson, $205,000. CRESTRIDGE CIRCLE 2533: Ryan P. Vogel to Hai Y.H. Tran, $340,000. DOLORES DRIVE 2729: Daniel P. Ordoyne Jr. to Corey Kaigler, $217,900. FOS AVE. 616: Clint A. Goodson to Alicia Goodson, $275,000. GAUDET DRIVE 1240: Jayson Racoma to Nancy R. Provenzano, $215,000. ISABELLE DRIVE 2776: John M. Couvillon to Derek A. Millet, $48,099. LEE ST. 1021: Matthew Brown to

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DANDELION DRIVE 505: Joni H. Waters to C. Pax Investments LLC, $93,000. RIVER ROAD 6243: Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty Three River Road LLC to Six Thousand Two Hundred Forty Three River Road LLC, $1,650,000.

WESTWEGO AVE. D 768: Victor Meneses to John R. Tarsitana Jr., donation, no value stated. E. VELVET LANE 3: Gilda H. Jones to Albert Sims Jr., donation, no value stated.

ASPEN LANE 356: Curtis W. Foster and Janice S. Foster to Cody T. Gilliam and Kayla M. Gilliam, $640,000. BARRINGTON DRIVE 1163: DSLD Homes LLC to Earle J. Porche and Joey S. Porche, $390,213. CALDEN COURT 19710: DSLD Homes LLC to Weston Arnold and Andrea Arnold, $312,029. CEDAR DRIVE 71127: Michael G. Lachin and Elizabeth Peterson Lachin to Henry J. Keim Jr. and Laurice B. Keim, $170,000. D ST. 70462: Misty R. Lee to Thomas Ellis, $199,000. DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 7, SQUARE 18: Sandra D. Harrell to Yanhong Chen, $30,000. DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 9, SQUARE 2203: Paul A. Lea Jr. and Mary Pearce Lea to Branden W. Nichols and Anri S. Nichols, $386,600. ELK RIDGE 639: DSLD Homes LLC to William W. Tennis II and Ashley L. Tennis, $444,808. EMERALD OAKS DRIVE 150: Patri-

cia Gardner Hanchey to Ariana Petrell-Thomas, $245,000. FOURTH AVE. 69302: Scott Weidert and Stephen Weidert to Samantha M. Girish and Lisa A. Pohlman, $310,000. HELENBIRG LOTS AND FARMS SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: GD Builders LLC and St. Tammany Parish to Charles M. Baker and Deshon Cowan Baker, $39,000. IVY DRIVE 109: Adam K. Rodriguez to Lester A. Arce and Irion D. Christian Arce, $275,000. LA. 1083 75180: Bradley J. Smith Jr. and Sondra D. Smith to Bradley Smith and Sondra Smith family revocable trust, donation, no value stated. LA. 1083 75180: Bradley J. Smith Jr. and Sondra D. Smith to Bradley Smith and Sondra Smith Family revocable trust, no value stated. LA. 1129 80248: Patricia Myers Still to Charles Grifﬁth and Frances Grifﬁth, $154,000. LA. 43 73486: George Borden and Barbara Ann Borden to Alexander L. Gravois and Melissa Gravois, $296,000. LA BRANCHE PLACE 469: Terra Bella Group LLC to Highland Homes Inc., $107,500. LAZY RIVER ESTATE, LOTS 129, 130: Sheryl Ann Lowry to David B. Fegurgur and Savannah M. Scott, $77,000. MEADOW SPRING PLACE 116: Steven M. Dubea and Cadie B. Dubea to AEG Meadow Spring, $263,000. MINOR SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Jessica Weaver to Matthew Weaver, donation, no value stated. N. 10TH ST. 19526: Jodi D.

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Grantham to Nathan Nguyen and Thi My Trinh Ha, $266,500. NATCHEZ LOOP 1349: Lisa Gonzalez to Mary Leininger Back, $175,000. NATURE WALK SUBDIVISION, LOT 28: Nature Walk Development Group-CDL LLC to Level Construction and Development LLC, $152,000. OZONE PLACE SUBDIVISION, LOTS 4-6, SQUARE 89: St. Tammany Parish to 213 E 35th Av LLC, $10,010. PENN MILL LAKES BLVD. 265: Gerald J. Labat III and Logan W. Labat to Randall J. Galloway and Maureen M. Galloway, $275,000. PINEY PLAINS LANE 560: Kay Lenheim-Mcclure to Charles Cherry, $268,000. PONCHITOLAWA DRIVE 150: Mary Matto Gereighty to Corale A. Richards and Cynthia A. Sharp Richards, $252,000. RIVER FOREST COUNTRY CLUB SUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Seymon S. Hartzog III and Pamela B. Hartzog to Hart Holidays LLC, donation, no value stated. RIVER FORK DRIVE 21784: DSLD Homes LLC to Eonald J. Kelt and Betty M. Kelt, $320,603. RIVERSIDE DRIVE 71130: Michael M. Queen and Katie E. Queen to Jewel C. Mayer and Clare J. Redmann, $1,425,000. ROSALIE COURT 1833: DSLD Homes LLC to William Woodside and Wendy B. Murphy, $336,278. ROSALIE COURT 1841: DSLD Homes LLC to Joseph Scott Caserta Jr., $317,894. RUE JARDINS 500: Leah C. Giambrone Living Trust to Mary Sue Ferguson, $457,000. RUE JARDINS 525: Saux Living Trust to Kenneth M. Block Trust, $462,500. S. JEFFERSON AVE. 611: Deirdre P. Richardson Faherty to Art C. Boudreaux, $740,000. SAW GRASS LOOP 286: Edward A. Palmquist and Lauren Mary Lawson Palmquist to Christian Brock Rohrbach, $542,000. SIXTH ST. 70077: Brenda Lee Crum to Jaclyn W. Krottner and Linda M. Krottner, $229,000. SPRING DIVISION OF COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 6A: Roy T. Sembera and Wendy Robin Sembera to 6 Mulberry Residence LLC, no value stated. ST. LANDRY ST. 72483: Succession of Allan N. Peirce IV and Cheryl P. Peirce to Scott A. Topping and Lisa L. Topping, $329,900. ST. WILLIAMS ST. 104: Rocket Mortgage LLC and Quicken Loans LLC to Federal National

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Mortgage Association, $133,842. SUMMIT COURT 300: Adrian Brouillette and Paige Brouillette to Austin P. Hickey and Kelly A. Hickey, $275,000. THUNDERBIRD DRIVE 10: GoseCentanni Properties LLC to Robert L. Baker and Roberta J. Oliva Baker, $1,862,500. TRADITION DRIVE 800: Gibson Homes LLC to Lindsay Croix Hilton, $652,000. W. 21ST AVE. 822: E&F Properties Inc. to H&M Property Management LLC, $165,000. W. 22ND AVE. 616: Honore Labourdette to Heather Blitz, $605,000. W. 23RD AVE. 1321: Joshua D. Lukinovich and Haylie B. Lukinovich to Kelly Lauderdale, $309,000. W. 30TH AVE. 317: F and L Plaza LLC to Melinda A. Faust, $405,000. W. SIXTH AVE. 524: Michael R. Phillips and Connie N. Phillips to Red Bean Property Ventures LLC, $330,000.

FOLSOM NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Dalton H. Plemer to Taylor Stelly Plemer, donation, no value stated. NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Keith R. O’Keefe and Deborah T. O’Keefe to Lisa Grow, donation, no value stated. NORMANDY DRIVE 112: Jacob Thomas and Kristen Thomas to Reginald K. Wilson and Cheyenne Wilson, $290,000. WES BURRIS ST. 82291: Susan W. Gassen to Meaghan E. Gassen, donation, no value stated.

LACOMBE ANCHORAGE DRIVE 61254: Leslie Ann Thomas to Mason C. Jobert and Britney L. Bertram, $251,000. BRAN DRIVE 30131: Donald K. Snell and Wendy A. Stoddard Snell to Trey Camardelle and Samantha Camardelle, $450,000. JACKSON DRIVE 29138: Justin E. Jochum and Tara W. Jochum to Louis Mitchell III and Devetral Mitchell, $510,000. LACOMBE ACRES ANNEX SUBDIVISION, LOT A, SQUARE 6: Mary Ann C. Stass Jolissaint and Andrew Stass to Louise M. Smith, $17,500. LANCASTER COURT 30308: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf coast to Nthaniel A. Moss and Alexi S. Moss, $307,900. NEAR LACOMBE, PORTION OF GROUND: Gloria Belton to Alison Cousin, donation, no value stated.

POWELL HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, LOT 2, SQUARE B: James J. Davis III to Steven L. Muller, $125,000. SUNRISE LAKE DRIVE 26315: Matthew J. Severns and Melissa D. Severns to Joseph Williams Jr. and Brooke Applegate, $181,835.

MADISONVILLE COCONUT PALM DRIVE 320: Dustyn J. Plaisance and Samantha Young Plaisance to Robert J. Webre and Amanda Webre Graziano, $265,000. E. LA. 22 1277: James Erwin and Lee Ann Erwin to Pamela Burnside, $395,000. FOXFIELD LANE 632: Mary Ellen Boudreaux to Zachary Payan and Monica Payan, $310,000. HELEN DRIVE 66: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Daniel Lewarchick and Heather Lewarchick, $211,250. HIRSON COURT 70089: Daniel J. Clouatre and Katherine O. Clouatre to Dannie Pierce Jr. and Kelly Pierce, $290,000. NEAR MADISONVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Meaghan Gassen to Rachel Amanda Fanara, $125,000. PENCARROW CIRCLE 474: Ying Tan and Zhigang Han to Christopher A. England and Courtney S. England, $826,000. PONTCHARTRAIN OAKS ESTATES, LOT 1: Warshauer Construction Co. LLC to Joseph L. Tyrney and Lauren H . Tyrney, $1,135,000. SNOWY EGRET COURT 229: Tyra Dodd to Kathryn E. Lane, $250,000. SPIKE DRIVE 71764: DSLD Homes LLC to James Bibler and Catherine Bibler, $218,710. SPRING HAVEN SUBDIVISION, PHASE 3B, LOT 138: Spring Haven

LLC to Integrity Builders Inc., $65,000. TAVERNY COURT 69024: Zachary F. Payan and Monica B. Payan to Emily Ann Richard Barbry, $245,000. WHITE DOVE DRIVE 2017: Adam A. Pailet and Holly Y. McGinness Pailet to Kristen G. Limbert, $425,000. WHITE HERON DRIVE 145: Mark A. Gosmire to Frank R. Kennedy and Damie W. Kennedy, $205,640.

MANDEVILLE AUTUMN WIND LANE 450: Hallmark Homes Inc. to Ashley Armstrong, $410,000. BELLE MAISON LANE 6433: Laurence Edward McDaris III and Adrienne R. McDaris to Catherine L. Corcoran, $587,000. BROOK COURT 1112: Robert T. Holland and Shannon M. Holland to M&V Moore irrevocable trust, $535,000. CAROLINE ST. 2246: Platinum Holding Group LLC to Rachel Hines and Rebekka Peak, $569,000. CHESTNUT OAK DRIVE 258: Rene Lassere Cox to Travis L. Morgan and Phuong T. Pham Morgan, $425,000. COPPER VALLEY 6412: Bradley K. Shiﬂett to Evan Mount and Anna Mount, $749,000. GARON ROAD 1917: Rhonda Ledet Moore to Gregory R. Albers, donation, no value stated. GOLDEN SHORES SUBDIVISION, LOT 74, SQUARE 4: Gregory J. Sawa and Lynda B. Sawa to Matthew S. Crain and Milky Pescasio Crain, $305,000. HEAVENS DRIVE 740, UNIT 10: Bonnie M. Gree Messa to Paretti

Leasing Corp. Inc., $170,000. HECTOR ST. 19331: Jon R. Petrie and Pennie B. Petrie to Michael Day and Margaret Beyrau, $328,150. HIGHLAND DRIVE 602: Bryan E. Harman and Estelle Harman to Lynn R. Hunt Dupuy, $385,000. LA. 22, PORTION OF GROUND: Godiva-Zoe Development LLC to LA 22 Investment LLC, $1,240,000. JASMINE ST. 1453: Liuzza Construction LLC to Icon Developments LLC, $39,000. KIMBERLY ANN CIRCLE 710: Timothy J. Adams Jr. and Katherine R. Adams to Hoang Le and Lexie Le, $432,000. KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, LOT 45: McHugh Construction LLC to BMI Construction LLC, $95,000. KLEBER ST. 528: Sheldon Fulton Sr. to Andrea Fulton, donation, no value stated.

MANDEVILLE ANNEX SUBDIVISION, LOT 33-A, SQUARE 7: Donald J. Kelt to Dylan A. Fisher and Serena T. Srun-Fisher, $223,500. MONROE ST. 2248: Dixie C. Smitherman to Clint Shirley, $545,000. MONTEREY SUBDIVISION, PHASE 4, LOT 91: Windol J. Griswold to Joshua McManus and Elisabeth Piglia McManus, $400,000. NORVAL ST. 938: Brad J. Clements and Shaun A. Clements to Kaden Guevara and Torrie Guevara, $225,000. PARKVIEW BLVD. 205: Parkview 205 LLC to Andrea Roberson, $139,900. PLACE DU VERT 202: Randall S. Juleff to Juleff Family Trust, donation, no value stated. RUE BEAUVAIS 1373: William G. Webb and Anne B. Webb to

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Continued from page 21 Jarrod P. Goudeau and Susan S. Goudeau, $515,000. STONEBRIDGE COURT 39: Justin L. Achord and Paiton J. Achord to Michael A. Winters, $550,000. TALLOW TREE DRIVE 1150: Wandell T. Smith to David Newchurch and Janalyn Newchurch, $570,000. TCHEFUNCTA CLUB ESTATES, PHASE 3A, LOT 868: Silverberry LLC to Dudley R. Downing and Vonda P. Downing, $565,000. TOWN OF MANDEVILLE, LOT 13A, SQUARE 322B: D&R Land Inc. to Covington Kitchen & Bath Inc., $40,000. TOWN OF MANDEVILLE, LOT 20A, SQUARE 311A: Frank E. Gerarve III to Suzanne Boscareno Royes, $87,000. TRAIL COURT 1020: Michael Aufdermauer and Aimee Lasco Aufdermauer to Christopher J. Wojick and Courtney V. Wojick, $485,000. WALNUT ST. 110: Max R. Fernandez to Whitney M. Amato, $230,000.

PEARL RIVER LA. 41 65357: Joseph J. Dartez Sr. to Donald R. Charleboix, $255,000. OAK DOWNS DRIVE 278: Douglas R. Whittington Jr. and Tina D. Whittington to Anthony L. Cormier and Jenna M. Cormier, $730,000. WEST ALTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 3, SQUARE 33: Lillie Nelson Weeden to Joseph Johnson, donation, no value stated.

AUTUMNWOOD ROAD 451: William J. Ory Jr. and Gloria M. Ory to Teddie R. Nunnery and Janet S. Nunnery, $450,000. AVERY ESTATES, LOT 38, SQUARE 3: Norlandco Inc. to St. Tammany Parish, $15,000. AVERY ESTATES, LOT 86: Sarco Inc. to St. Tammany Parish, $22,000. BEAU CHENES DRIVE 124: KNS Services Inc. to Mark D. Nave, $130,000. BLUEBIRD DRIVE 259: Federal National Mortgage Association to Bryce D. Carruthers, $172,900. BLUEBIRD ST. 2118: Julieann McDonnell Hallwirth to Tristan J. Perry and Hollyann Hancock Perry, $209,486. BROOKHAVEN COURT 203: Victoria Monnier to Christian Purdy and Alexandra Guenard Purdy, $174,000. BROOKTER ST. 1934: Martin J. Breyer Emerson to Martin J. Emerson and Ofelia B. Emerson, $10 and other good and valuable consideration. CANE AVENUE, LOTS 5B, 5C, 5D, SQUARE 18: Evan M. Petruska and Gabrielle R. Petruska to CC Dauphine LLC, $34,000. CAPELLA COURT 62709: Brad J. Meyer and Vanessa R. Meyer to Kurt Sedille, $293,000. CARA MAE ST. 40607: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Sergio Gonzalez Jr. and Estela Dominguez Gonzalez, $334,900. CARA MAE ST. 40677: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Fabian Rey Herrera and Christine Herrera, $285,900. CARA MAE ST. 40697: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Merlin

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W. Davis III and Rachel Davis, $303,655. CARDIFF COURT 123: William L. Stanley to Philip J. Marino Jr., $328,000. CLIPPER ISLAND ROAD 1429: Allen R. McClarren Jr. and Kristen M. Sojak McClarren to Michael Ryan and Lauren Ryan, $640,000. COUNTRY CLUB BLVD. 208: Cynthia Ann Buras Scordill to Charles R. Prejean, $264,000. CUTTYSARK COVE 1629: Wendell Tanner and Kathryn S. Tanner to Kevin Andras, $499,000. DRIFTWOOD CIRCLE 332: Troy J. Bordelon and Jeanell R. Bordelon to Richard L. Mocklin Jr. and Jeanette H. Mocklin, $203,000. E. DURHAM DRIVE 209: David S. Lee and Christopher B. Duhon to Timothy Parker and Lindsay M. Haney Parker, $393,000. E. LAKE COURT 116: William H. Caskey and Shannell R. Lumpkin-Casey to Kevin K. Allen and Sanchez Jenkins Allen, $318,000. FORESTWOOD COURT 5: Debra J. Grelle to John V LLC, $55,000. HEATHER MIST DRIVE 205: JP & KP WA LLC and Tamprop Inc. to St. Tammany Parish, $31,000. HOOVER DRIVE 210: Lorenzo E. Nunez to 210 Hoover St. LLC, $50,000. INLET DRIVE 39: Karen Smith Durel to William D. Bower and Sabrina Bower Joint Living Trust, $414,900. JU JU LANE 57547: Deanna G. Delancey to Patrick Highbaugh and Courtney S. Highbaugh, $196,800. LAKE CALCASIEU COURT 205: Serina A. Faciane to Maureen Lively Elorriaga and Jesse Elorriaga, $248,000. MALLARD DRIVE 352: Jesse T. Elorriaga to Kelly M. Miller and Madeline K. Miller, $150,000. MARAIS RIVER DRIVE 4608: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Solange Garika Campbell, $239,900. MELODY LANE 129: John H. Berlien Jr. and Cheryl Ann Berlien Lewis to Bernadette Songy Picou, $135,600. MOCKINGBIRD LANE 227: Shawn M. Granen to Brenda Swanker Granen, $50,000. MOONRAKER DRIVE 219: Lawrence S. Vuillemont to Luong Huu An, $305,000.

MOONRAKER DRIVE 223: Shane A. Moore to Shane A. Moore revocable trust, donation, no value stated. NAPLES COURT 408: Teddie R. Nunnery and Janet Sullivan Nunnery to Eugenia E. Hamilton, $495,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Marlstone Inc. to 1558 Fremaux Ave LLC, $47,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Tamland Investments Inc. to St. Tammany Parish, $37,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Donna Fricke Bosarge, Michael C. Fricke and others to Johnny F. Smith testamentary trust, $330,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Arnold N. Fleming and Sheri Quinlan Fleming to Vincent R. Jeanfreau, $100,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Marlstone Inc. to 1552 Fremaux Ave LLC, $39,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Tammi Gervais Earnheart to Peggy F. Dalon and Cynthia Fricke Glorioso, donation, no value stated. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Marlstone Inc. to 1548 Fremaux Ave. LLC, $39,000. NORTHWOOD DRIVE 129: BMRC Properties LLC to Jacob Sexton and Maranda Sexton, $215,000. OLD BAYOU LIBERTY ROAD 36371: GDW Trust Dunn III to JCR Consolidated Inc., $23,000. PARK DRIVE 2106: Charles A. Lipe to Cameron M. LaFlair, $165,000. PENNSYLVANIA AVE. 134: Kopfler Children Trust to Christopher A. Kopfler and Jeanine E. Kopfler Boykin, no value stated. PINE PARK PLACE SUBDIVISION, LOTS 19, 20: Katrise Tajuan Pichon to Ronald J. Hill Jr., donation, no value stated. PONTCHARTRAIN DRIVE 4497: Dannielle W. Mathis to Jeremy D. Bocage, $12,500. QUAIL RIDGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE 8, LOT 184: National Residential Nominee Services Inc. to Gregory J. Cefalu and Citalic Concepcion Snell, $475,000. QUAIL RIDGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE 8, LOT 184: Andrew B. Barker and Jessica Fowler

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SUN/BUSH NEAR BUSH, PORTION OF GROUND: Fraces Amelia Talley Kent to Brenton Joseph Kent, donation, no value stated. NEAR SUN, PORTION OF GROUND: Stephen A. Reimann to Cheryl R. Calzada, $22,000. SICKER ROAD 81025: Brenda Brocato Benjamin to Michael A. Benjamin Jr., donation, no value stated.

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Time to check out of this friendship? Dear Annie: Seven years ago, I retired and moved to a different state. A friend of mine who lives in my old town has continuously used my new house like her Annie personal hotel. Lane She has family DEAR ANNIE and friends in my area and will text, “Are you open to company?” when she wants to come visit. When she does, she only sleeps at my house while she does business or sees her other friends. This last visit, she gave me a day and a half notice and then stayed for nine nights. She never says when she’s leaving, and I had to tell her on night nine that it was time for her to go. She seemed genuinely hurt by it, but she did leave the next day. In the past, I’ve been very generous with this woman, even letting her stay at my house for six months a decade ago when she was having marital problems. On that occasion, I had to take care of my elderly mother for a few days at my house, and she just packed up and left without telling me. I used to include her in my annual beach trips until two years ago, when her behavior got so bad that I vowed never to invite her again. Since then, we exchanged occasional texts and phone calls, until this last “hotel” experience. We’re both senior citizens, and I’m a widow. We’ve both changed over the course of our friendship, and we have nothing in common. Conversations with her can be very unpleasant. How do I end this hotel dynamic without being mean or ghosting her? I tend to stay clear of drama. I’ve written letters before when I’ve had issues with people, but no matter how nicely I try to explain things, I always get backlash. — Tired of Being a Best Western

Dear Best Western: You don’t need to end the friendship to close the hotel. The next time she asks if you’re “open to company,” simply tell her you’re no longer able to host overnight guests. You don’t need to write a long letter explaining every grievance. The more reasons you give, the more there will be to argue about. She may be disappointed or even angry, but you’ve been more than generous with your home. You’re allowed to decide who’s welcome to stay in it. If you’d still like to see her, offer to meet for coffee or lunch when she’s in town instead. And if you’ve truly outgrown the friendship, it’s OK to let it fade on its own. Dear Annie: I’m writing in response to “Unable To Forgive,” the woman whose husband died at the hands of a texter on the road. She felt there was no justice, and I felt heartbroken for her and her daughter. I see so many drivers on their phones and/or driving erratically without any thought for others. One outlet may be to channel her grief into making sure this doesn’t happen to other families, such as sharing her story with local news outlets, fighting to have laws changed so there’s mandatory jail time for drivers who commit these crimes, or even filing a civil suit against the driver. I know that a civil suit can be expensive, but maybe there’s a lawyer out there willing to help her. There are good people everywhere, and I hope they hear her story. — Driven To Make a Difference Dear Driven: Thank you for your letter. While nothing will bring back this husband and father, I agree that his family may find some small sense of peace by helping others who’ve suffered the same loss — or by working to spare another family from it. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Aug. 29, the 241st day of 2026. There are 124 days left in the year. Today in history: On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. Gulf Coast in southeast Louisiana, breaching levees and spurring floods that devastated New Orleans. Katrina caused nearly 1,400 deaths and an estimated $200 billion in damage. Also on this date: In 1814, during the War of 1812, Alexandria, Virginia, formally surrendered to British military forces, which occupied the city until Sept. 3. In 1862, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing began operations at the United States Treasury. In 1944, 15,000 American troops of the 28th Infantry Division marched down the Champs-Élysées in Paris as the French capital continued to celebrate its liberation from the Nazis. In 1949, the Soviet Union detonated its first atomic bomb, ending the U.S. monopoly on atomic weapons. In 1958, the U.S. Air Force Academy opened in Colorado Springs, Colorado. In 1966, the Beatles concluded their fourth American tour with their last public concert, held at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. In 2008, Republican presidential nominee John McCain picked Sarah Palin, a maverick conservative who had been governor of Alaska for less than two years, to be his running mate. In 2013, in a sweeping new policy statement, the Justice Department said it would not stand in the way of states that wanted to legalize, tax and regulate marijuana as long as there were effective controls to keep marijuana away from children, the black market and federal property. In 2021, Hurricane Ida blasted ashore in Louisiana as one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the U.S., knocking out power to all of New Orleans, blowing roofs off buildings and briefly reversing the flow of the Mississippi River. Today’s birthdays: Actor El-

Palm trees bend and banners rip on Canal Street as Hurricane Katrina blows through New Orleans the morning of Aug. 29, 2005. FILE PHOTO By TED JACKSON liott Gould is 88. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Robert Rubin is 88. Olympic gold medal sprinter Wyomia Tyus is 81. Olympic gold medal long jumper Bob Beamon is 80. Animal behaviorist and autism educator Temple Grandin is 79.

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