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Former EBR school official’s charge tossed Man faced two felony counts from 2024 incident where he claimed to be a police officer BY CHARLES LUSSIER Staff writer

Prosecutors have dropped the charges against a former East Baton Rouge school administrator who claimed he was a police officer as he detained a man allegedly trying to steal wiring from an abandoned school. The criminal case against James Bell Jr., which had been scheduled to go to trial last week, ended in late June when the East Baton Rouge Parish District Attorney’s Office voluntarily dismissed the charges against him. The counts, both felonies, were aggravated battery and falsely impersonating a police officer. District Attorney Hillar Moore said the issues his office faced in the case included the status of Bell’s commission as a peace officer. Court records in East Feliciana Parish show that Bell took an oath in 2014 to serve as a reserve officer for Clinton police, and did so again in January 2018. That October, Ned Davis became the new police chief in Clinton. Davis said that soon after taking office, he quickly purged several reserve officers, including Bell, when he commissioned a new roster of

Jerry Stovall played for LSU from 1960-62 and later coached the Tigers from 1980-83. FILE PHOTOS

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LSU SU football great and former coach Stovall dies at 85 Staff report Jerry Stovall, a glittering figure from a golden period of LSU football who later served as head coach, died Monday. He was 85. A native of West Monroe, Stovall played for LSU from 1960-62, a standout in an era of two-way football that made him a twotime All-American and 1962 Heisman Trophy runner-up to Oregon State quarterback Terry Baker. Stovall contributed as a halfback, safety and kick returner, prompting then-LSU coach Charles McClendon to call him “the most complete football player I have ever seen.” Stovall played for the St. Louis (now Arizona) Cardinals as a safety and punter from

1963-71, where he was a three-time Pro Bowl selection. Stovall served as the LSU football coach from 1980-83, leading the Tigers to the Orange Bowl after the 1982 season and compiling a 22-21-2 record. He also was athletic director at Louisiana Tech from 1990-93 and was the longtime CEO and president of the Greater Baton Rouge Sports Foundation. Stovall was an all-state athlete at West Monroe High School. He earned All-America honors at LSU in 1961 and 1962, leading to his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2010. It was one of many such honors for Stovall, who was named to the LSU Athletics Hall of Fame in 1977 and the Louisiana

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Jerry Stovall was a two-time AllAmerican and finished second in the Heisman Trophy race in 1962.

Tropical storm forms, heads for Texas-La. border BY KASEY BUBNASH Staff writer

Tropical Storm Edouard formed Monday evening in the northern Gulf and is headed for the Texas-Louisiana border, marking the ﬁfth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Located about 140 miles southeast of Cameron as of 7 p.m., the storm was producing sustained winds of 40 mph and moving west-northwest at 6 mph. Forecasters with the National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm warning from Port Bolivar, Texas, to the Vermilion and Iberia parish line. A storm surge watch is also in effect along the Gulf Coast from High Island, Texas, to the Vermilion-Iberia line, with forecasters expecting the storm to skirt past the New Orleans area. Edouard is expected to hit land on Tuesday afternoon after peaking near hurricane strength with sustained winds of 60 mph, according to the

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New Orleans’ distinctive accent is fading. What might the city lose with it? BY JENNA ROSS Staff writer

It’s lunchtime at Rocky and Carlo’s in Chalmette, where the gravy is red, the bartender’s language is blue and the accent is Yat. As in “Where y’at?” Not a slogan on a T-shirt but a greeting between friends, former classmates and brothers who still meet most weeks for lunch. Larry Menesses, 74, and his brother Gene have been eating at this familyowned Sicilian joint for decades. When

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Menesses was stationed at Fort Knox, his fellow service members figured he was from New York. (“I don’t see where they get that, you know,” he said, his “that” leaning toward the fabled “dat.”) Here, there’s no question. But there are fewer of these places, fewer of these brothers. Less “dis” and “dat,” fewer “ersters,” aka oysters. And far, far too few people asking about “ya mamma n’em.” One of New Orleans’ most distinctive, deﬁning accents — the “Yat” — is disappearing. A recent study published by the American Dialect Society, ti-

tled “Yats No More,” reveals that the White, working-class accent has been fading among younger speakers, especially after Hurricane Katrina, which “may prove in years to come to be the nail in the cofﬁn for many Yat-coded ways of speaking.” The study mapped the vowel sounds of 57 Chalmette residents across ﬁve generations, tracking the loss of “Yat” through brightly colored ovals. To some, that’s nothing less than a crisis. The “Yat” accent has been

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Mary Maniscalco, a yat through and through, holds her dog Luca at their home in Bucktown. ‘We’re being washed away ä See YAT, page 4A slowly and we’re all becoming ... the same.’

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DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United Arab Emirates said that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters Monday, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend for the first time in a month. Iranian officials said two people were killed and several others wounded in the U.S. attack Sunday night on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran responded by launching missiles at U.S. sites in Jordan, which were intercepted. During the lull in fighting, the U.S. has been ratcheting up economic pressure on Iran with the hope of forcing concessions out of Tehran, including reopening the Strait of Hormuz to shipping. After the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, Iran established a chokehold on the vital strait, through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil passed in peacetime, slowing ship traffic to a trickle. That has roiled the global economy, raising prices worldwide for energy and other goods.

Kalshi bans Santos for life over insider trading

NEW YORK — The online prediction market platform Kalshi said Monday that it has permanently banned former U.S. Rep. George Santos for his bets on whether he’d attend the State of the Union address and has fined and temporarily banned North Carolina congressional candidate Laurie Buckhout for bets she now calls a “dumb mistake.” The company announced the ban on Santos, a Republican, after its Compliance Department found reasonable cause to believe Santos engaged in insider trading, contributing to speculation over whether he would attend the address before turning a $17,839 profit on his trading activity when he did not. Kalshi spokesperson Elisabeth Diana said it was the first permanent ban in the company’s history. She said those affected by four other new enforcement cases announced Monday would be banned from trading temporarily because they cooperated with Kalshi’s probe. The company also levied a $2,589 fine and three-year ban against Buckhout, a Republican and retired colonel who’s running against Democratic Rep. Don Davis in a swing district in northeastern North Carolina, and three-year bans on failed candidates for governor in California and Maine. Kalshi said Buckhout admitted placing bets of less than $1,000 on her campaign. “I bet on myself. Literally. It was a dumb mistake, and as soon as I learned there was an issue, I worked to make it right,” Buckhout said in a statement. “Safe to say my career as a Kalshi trader was short-lived.”

Thieves steal $70,000 in Pabst beer in Calif.

MONTCLAIR, Calif. — Thieves made off with tens of thousands of cans of Pabst beer in two separate heists from a Southern California warehouse on the same day, police said. Pabst Blue Ribbon has turned the thefts — valued by police at $70,000 — into a light-hearted social media promotion. But police in Montclair said Friday that investigators are trying to determine whether they were part of a single operation. In the ﬁrst heist, about $45,000 worth of beer headed to Tucson, Arizona, was picked up but never delivered, according to police. An hour later, a “purported subcontracting company” submitted fake documents to pick up another $25,000 worth of beer, Montclair police said in a news release. Both thefts occurred on Aug. 17 at an Anheuser-Busch distribution center about 40 miles east of Los Angeles. Roughly 34,000 cans of Pabst Blue Ribbon and nonalcoholic Old Milwaukee beer — more than 1,500 cases — were stolen, according to a police report obtained by the Los Angeles Times. In Instagram posts, Pabst put the weight of the stolen cargo at 40,000 pounds and started a countdown seeking its return.

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GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — The bodies of a Texas chiropractor and at least one other person have been found after a major weekend flash flood swept through the Grand Canyon, and forecasters warned more flooding was possible as heavy rain shrouded the canyon walls. Saturday’s flash flood severely damaged the only water pipeline into the canyon. Officials barred tourists from staying at lodges and hotels inside Grand Canyon National Park and issued emergency water restrictions for year-round residents. More than a dozen hikers, including two on a dream trip with their chiropractor friend, remain missing Monday following waves of rain in the Bright Angel Creek area of the tourist destination that hosts 4.4 million visitors a year. The flood happened deep in the canyon near where the Colorado River flows, around popular lodges and camping areas where people hiking from one rim of the Grand Canyon to the other stop for the night. Scores of visitors had to be evacuated from the area by helicopter. They

rolling down the river as they stood nearby awaiting rescue. Hiker Daniel Evans said it rained several times before the worst 30-minute downpour Saturday afternoon. He had been planning to rest through the hot day and spend the night near the hard-hit Bright Angel campground area. Earlier, rangers told him it looked to be safe. Then, as the rain poured, they told him it was time to go. He thought of Nepal and the massive ﬂoods and landslides that poured down mountain valleys last week. “The entire time it was raining — the entire time I’m going through all this and packing — I’m just keeping my eyes upstream, just praying that a wall of water isn’t coming toward us,” Evans said. The family of John Giusti, 53, said the Texas chiropractor set out Thursday on a trip he dreamed of with two buddies — spending two nights at the bottom of the canyon ﬁshing and hiking. They spoke to their families Thursday and found their campsite Friday. They have not been heard from since, the three families said in a joint statement released Monday. Searchers on the air and ground continue to look for

families said. All three men had ties to Granbury, Texas. Their families said they planned “several days of hiking, camping, fishing and exploring together.” Park officials said they recovered the body of a 46-year-old man Sunday evening near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River and were trying to recover a second body. Their email provided no other details. More than a dozen people remained missing and officials urged anyone who was in the park when the flood happened to contact park rangers or anyone else to let them know they are OK. Late Monday morning more rain fell as the state Department of Emergency and Military Affairs was coordinating with the park service and county emergency management officials in search and recovery efforts. Visiting the Grand Canyon can be particularly dangerous in the summer because of the risk of flash flooding that accompanies the monsoon, or rainy season. Clear days can quickly give way to thunderstorms and downpours. Forecasters warned more flooding could happen Monday or just about any time storms pop up.

Teen who recorded San Diego mosque shooting stream charged with murder BY GENE JOHNSON Associated Press

A 17-year-old North Carolina girl who recorded a livestream of a shooting that killed three people at a San Diego mosque and disseminated the attackers’ White-supremacist writings has been charged with murder by aiding and abetting, a district attorney said Monday. Forsyth County District Attorney Jim O’Neill said at a news conference in Winston-Salem that the girl, identified in court records as Sarah Lindsey Santiago, was arrested last week. A grand jury indicted her on three counts of murder and one count of conspiracy Monday. Santiago’s attorney did not immediately return a message from The Associated Press seeking comment Monday. Under North Carolina law, the aiding-and-abetting charges carry the same penalties as if the girl had committed the attack herself, O’Neill said. According to the indictment, Santiago agreed prior to the attack that she would record the livestream, distribute it and release a document written by the attackers.

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People gather outside the Islamic Center of San Diego on May 19, a day after it was the target of an attack. She carried out those tasks, it said, and she purchased a patch bearing a White-supremacist symbol and sent it to one of the gunmen to wear during the attack. “The individual here, locally, was the person who was recording the livestream,” O’Neill said. “She disseminated that information and she published their manifesto.” Cain Clark, 17, and Caleb Vazquez, 18, stormed the Islamic Center on May 18 before being driven back outside by a security guard who exchanged gunfire with them as he initiated a lockdown, helping to pro-

tect 140 children who were just steps away. The pair killed the guard, Amin Abdullah, and two other men before taking their own lives in a vehicle nearby. They left behind rambling writings full of vitriol against a wide range of people, and cited the shooter who killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in 2019, as one of their models for their violence. The two also planned subsequent attacks on two other targets: a Jewish temple and a predominantly Black high school, O’Neill said.

WASHINGTON — A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out, a win for President Donald Trump as he ﬂexes unprecedented executive power and remakes the capital in his image. Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform, “I am pleased to report that the United States Supreme Court has just ruled in favor of the Ballroom/Military Complex being built without any further contingency, doubt, or threat.” The apparent 5-4 decision replaces a temporary order issued earlier this month, shortly before a court-ordered halt would have gone into effect. That temporary order was signed by Chief Justice John Roberts, assigned to handle appeals from the capital. But he publicly disagreed with the latest decision, writing a strong dissent that referenced the nation’s history and said the project is likely unlawful because it hasn’t been ap-

proved by Congress. “Today’s decision is no victory for the separation of powers.” Roberts wrote. The court’s three liberalleaning justices agreed. The majority, on the other hand, found the National Trust for Historic Preservation likely did not have the legal right to challenge the project. The unsigned order pointed to government arguments that the ballroom would address national security concerns by shielding a planned underground military installation and offering a more secure structure for large events than the tents currently used. By contrast, “the only harm the Trust claims is the offense one of its members will suffer from having to view a structure of the ‘scale,’ ‘height,’ and ‘massing’ the government intends,” it states. The unsigned order did not directly decide the legality of the project, instead returning the case to lower courts. Documents, though, say that key portions of the project could be complete within months — a quick timeline compared with a typical legal case.

White House: Army secretary stepping down after 18 months BY BEN FINLEY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration. No reason was given for the departure of Driscoll, who is a friend of Vice President JD Vance, but tensions with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth have been widely reported. It marks the latest in a series of shake-ups of military leadership, with the Army especially seeing major up-

heaval. “Secretary Driscoll has been highly effective in advancing President Trump’s agenda to Make America Strong Again at the Department of the Army by providing outstanding leadership during historic military operations, restoring an emphasis on readiness and lethality, assisting with negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and more,” White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a statement. “The United States Army is more powerful than ever thanks to his work alongside the Commanderin-Chief and Secretary of War,” she added.

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ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is meeting with finance ministers of the world’s largest economies this week at a time when the United States has disrupted the international order with aggressive tariffs on major allies and an unpopular war on Iran that is keeping gas prices high for consumers. As Bessent opened meetings of the Group of 20 finance ministers in Asheville on Monday, he said he wants to focus on ways to grow the global economy and rein in mounting debt. But the event comes after hostilities renewed between the U.S. and Iran, and as trade friction with Canada spiked following a breakdown in negotiations that led to escalating tariffs. Bessent told The Associated Press in an interview on Sunday that he plans to turn up pressure on Iran by sanctioning another bank, part of

Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates. He said the administration is prepared to exact “ﬁnancial violence if we have to.” Asked by reporters Monday how long it would take for the Iranian economy to collapse, Bessent said: “I think it could be within weeks or months — and the economy doesn’t have to collapse, we just have to have the regime come to their senses.” Bessent said the European Union had backed his sanctions efforts with “fulsome support.” On Sunday, the EU said in a statement it welcomes added economic pressure on Iran and will work with the U.S. and other partners to keep the squeeze on Iran. France’s ﬁnance minister, Roland Lescure, told reporters he hopes there will be a global statement from the G20 on an agreed-upon path for economic growth worldwide. He said the world economy is “a bit like the weather in

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent arrives Monday for the meeting of G20 financial ministers in Asheville, N.C. Asheville — it’s unpredictable, it’s foggy.” Meanwhile, Russia’s finance ministry said Finance Minister Anton Siluanov met with Bessent on Monday on the sidelines of the meeting. Asked why the Russian ofﬁcial had been invited back

to the G20 despite the ongoing war in Ukraine — and criticism from Europeans — President Donald Trump said, “We like getting along with everybody.” The Treasury Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Daniel Fried, a former assistant secretary of state for European affairs in George W. Bush’s Republican administration, said the U.S. may “ﬁnd it difﬁcult to rally its usual friends and allies” under the circumstances. If Bessent and other administration officials want international support, he said, they will need to “take greater care in consulting with allies and partners than the U.S. has shown in recent months.” Bessent wants other countries to help the U.S. isolate Iran in order to force its capitulation during a war that recently crossed its six-month mark. Although the U.S. struck Iran again on Sunday, the administration has previously signaled its intention to focus on economic pressure rather than military action to achieve its goals. So far, Trump has not followed through on threats of an “economic D-Day” for Iran, instead largely relying on warnings to Iran’s trading partners. A particular challenge is China, which is the largest buyer of Iranian oil. Bessent told the AP that

“all options are on the table” in terms of sanctioning Beijing for its continued purchases. Nicholas Mulder, a Cornell historian who specializes in sanctions, said “we might see a gradual trickle of smaller listings but a large designation of, say, a major Chinese bank would cause serious upheaval and prompt retaliation.” But Bessent rejected the idea that the administration is reluctant to confront China, calling it “a completely false narrative.” He insisted that China and the U.S. agree on the need to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. Mulder also cautioned that any disruption to global oil flows through secondary sanctions would boost inﬂation and force the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. “Given that Bessent’s Treasury already ﬁnds itself having to quell a growing unease in the bond markets, it will be very challenging to do the same in the sanctions enforcement space with credibility,” Mulder said.

Report: Louisiana conservative influencer gets Pentagon role BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

Rob Maness, a retired Air Force colonel and former Louisiana Senate candidate, is one of several conservative military veterans and commentators who have been recruited by the Pentagon for government Maness roles, according to a report published Sunday by The Washington Post. The conservative inﬂuencers hired by the Pentagon have large online followings, the report says. Each of them has ampliﬁed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s views and attacked those critical of the Trump administration. Maness has more than 135,000 followers on social media platform X and runs a commentary website that includes a podcast. Maness on Monday directed a request for comment to the Pentagon. On Sunday night, after the Post story published, he wrote on X: “Don’t forget kids, regime media is still fake news.” The Pentagon has not disclosed what the government roles are or whether they are being paid, according to

The Washington Post. Pentagon ofﬁcials did not immediately respond to emailed questions on Monday. As of last week, Pentagon records show that Maness had an active official government email address and is assigned to the ofﬁce of Anthony Tata, undersecretary of defense for personnel and readiness, along

with Kurt Schlichter, a retired Army colonel, according to The Washington Post report. The email addresses of Maness and Schlichter include “.civ,” an indicator that they are civilian, rather than military employees, the report says.

Who is Maness? Maness published podcast

episodes as recent as last week are titled “America as a Christian Nation,” “Taking Care of America’s Veterans” and “We Need Leaders with National Security Competence.” Dozens of his past podcast episodes are available on the video platform Rumble. A year ago, he published episodes with titles like “Building the GOP MAGA Team to

Win” and “Restoring Faith in America’s Defense Department.” Maness retired from active duty in 2011 after more than 30 years of service, according to a biography published on his website. After retiring from the military, Maness lived in Louisiana, where he unsuccessfully ran for seats in the Louisiana House and as

well as the U.S. Senate. He also spent time as a member of the St. Tammany Parish Republican Executive Committee. He lives in Mississippi and serves on the Harrison County and Gulfport Republican executive committees, the biography says. Email Alyse Pfeil at alyse. pfeil@theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1A celebrated by humorists, columnists and anyone who ever took part in a “The 12 Yats of Christmas” singalong. In September, the dialect will feature prominently in a big exhibit at the Historic New Orleans Collection on Bunny Matthews, the cartoonist whose iconic characters Vic and Nat’ly were utterly Yat. It’s not Southern (an accent that is also disappearing, by the way), not a drawl. Instead, to outsiders, a surprise: A New York-like way of speaking, yet pure New Orleans. “Brooklynese on Quaaludes,” as one lexicon put it. What would New Orleans be without it? “We’re being washed away slowly and we’re all becoming … the same,” said Mary Maniscalco, her voice rich with Yat and full of disdain. “It’s kind of like Botox and filler. Everybody looks the same.” Maniscalco, 79, grew up in the 9th Ward, on Desire Street, before her family moved to St. Bernard Parish for her dad’s job at Kaiser Aluminum. Yat was “all I ever heard.” But she’s hearing less of it these days. “I hate to see us all become the same well-spoken group of people.” She knows the theories about the accent’s port origins, its amalgam of Irish and German and Sicilian. “When you look at New York, you see the very same mixture of ethnic influences,” said William de Marigny Hyland, St. Bernard Parish’s historian. Plus, Creole and French. Maniscalco focuses instead on the utility of the accent: “We didn’t have time to put the endings on words. … I don’t have time to say, “‘Who is it at the door?’ No! ‘Who dat?’ ” She chuckled. “I ain’t got time, baby. My beans are on the stove, and it’s hot out here. It’s humid.” The Yat accent is key to the New Orleans identity, stigmatized “but also beloved,” said the study’s author Katie Carmichael, a professor at Virginia Tech. Her analysis, published in late 2024, focused on “the Yat stronghold of Chalmette … a key linguistically conservative enclave in which the traditional Yat features have remained in use a generation longer than in the city proper. …” Even there, she saw “a complete reorganization of the vowel system when we compare the oldest and youngest generations of speakers.” That’s partly because those millennials were adolescents when Hurricane Katrina hit, a malleable moment, linguistically. But fretting about the loss of “Yat” is a New Orleans pastime, it seems, since even before Katrina. In a May 2005 submission to a Times-Picayune column, “a concerned reader” reported that his 25-year-old son had never heard “Where y’at?” used in conversation. He posed the question: “Is Yat culture dead?” In response, columnist Angus Lind, who had been defining and discussing “Yat” since the late 1970s, argued that the “even if ‘Where y’at?’ is moving toward the endangered species list, the Yat spirit and New Orleans accent will always be there.” Maybe not in the 9th Ward or the Irish Channel, where it was once assumed, he wrote. Maybe instead in Chalmette or Bucktown. At the Fair Grounds or a Metairie dive bar. Now, after this complicated dialect has had another several decades to complicate itself, on much of the West Bank and on the northshore, too. But, Yat types and scholars agree, not Uptown. “Never, ever” Uptown, as Maniscalco put it. Which brings us back to Bunny Matthews. Talk of Yat inevitably returns to Bunny Matthews.

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Waitress Erika Bordelon takes a phone order at Rocky & Carlo’s. At the restaurant, a plate of baked macaroni and cheese comes with a generous helping of local tradition. The family-run restaurant has served yats, longtime New Orleans-area residents known for their distinctive accent and culture, since 1965.

Their comic strip, “Vic and Nat’ly,” would come to define Yat — its lexicon and its culture. (In fact, Carmichael co-authored a statistical analysis of the characters’ language.) “I hate cold wedda!” Vic tells Nat’ly in one strip. A cigarette hangs from his mouth. A nose hangs from his forehead. “Space heatuhs! Busted pipes! Cars dat doan woik! My li’l dead urnge tree!!!” “Vic!” she replies. “Dat tree died las’ July!” Matthews used dialect spelling to show “who was authentic and who was not,” said Emily Perkins, curatorial cataloger for the Historic New Orleans Collection. Vic and Nat’ly spoke Yat. The bar’s regulars did, too. The roach? Yat. Tourists did not. Uptowners? Neva. “They didn’t get the joke,” Perkins said. In addition to the exhibition, which opens Sept. 18, the history center is publishing a book about Matthews, whose concern about the commodification of New Orleans culture seems like a premonition. “Katrina made Vic and Nat’ly more relevant,” Perkins said. Matthews had a “contentious relationship with the designation of ‘Yat’ even as he was part and parcel to the popularization of it,” said Aaron Duplantier, an assistant professor at Nicholls State University in Thibodaux. “He was one of the only people who was putting to paper how these people were talking at the time — so he definitely has a big role in the memorializing of it.” But Matthews didn’t speak like a Yat. Born in Monroe and raised in Metairie, he first heard it while working for New Orleans record shop, dropping off bundles of records in the Upper and Lower 9th Wards. Matthews’ view of the city straddles celebration and stereotype. He chose the 9th Ward as Vic and Nat’ly’s home because he saw it as “this desolate, crime ridden place…” according to a paper by Duplantier, who interviewed Matthews a decade before his death in 2021. “It was the most pure part of New Orleans,” the artist once said, so it wouldn’t be a cliché. Many a Yat’s family story centers on the 9th Ward, before post-desegregation White flight brought Yats to the suburbs, including Chalmette. Deborah Gallaty LeJeune grew up in Chalmette schools and 9th Ward kitchens. She was teased for her accent, something she accepts as a blessing now: “Because we were made fun of, it made us work harder and be better.” Straight out of college, in 1983, she got a job at Federal Express. Folks from other parts of the country would try to guess her accent’s origin. Brooklyn? The Bronx? Boston? The north? “No, no, no,” she’d tell them. “The Deep South.” LeJeune was proud of how she sounded. But when her son was born, she worried about passing her accent along. “I would not read to ‘I hate cold wedda!’ my first-born child,” she The husband and wife said, her voice catching. But because her daughter Matthews created in 1982, Vic and Nat’ly Broussard, was born with a skin disorran a corner bar and po-boy der, she didn’t have a choice; shop in the Nint’ Ward. LeJeune’s mother, a retired

teacher who spoke “exactly like me,” cared for her. In the end, though, neither of her children has a Yat accent. But LeJeune, 67, still says “make groceries,” or “do groceries,” she said. “Even though now I have everything delivered.”

Across race and class Studying New Orleanians, a famously rooted bunch, Carmichael had an advantage: She was born here. “What hospital?” they’d ask, as if requiring proof. Carmichael’s parents moved to Northern Virginia when she was a baby, but they’d return for Mardi Gras. “And like anyone who spends any amount of time in New Orleans, I was just obsessed.” So for college, she picked Tulane University. Her junior year, Hurricane Katrina hit. That storm, and the extraordinary displacement that followed, ended up informing her research. Before, “if you were born in New Orleans, you stayed there,” she said. “Hurricane Katrina changed that entirely.” To study the Yat accent, Carmichael went to its epicenter, Chalmette. To gain residents’ trust, she coached a swim team and directed a variety show. She found, over dozens of interviews, that the strength of a person’s accent didn’t depend on whether they stayed or moved away. “What actually predicted whether they were going to have more of these Yatty features was how they felt about Chalmette,” she said, “how central it was to their identity.” “We really value these markers of New Orleansness,” Carmichael continued, as long as speakers can turn it off in professional settings. “If you want to hear people talking this way, if it makes you feel warm and cozy to hear that, well then you’re going to have to ﬁnd a way to accept it across contexts, and not just on this cute T-shirt you bought on Magazine Street.” In their voices, they hear their mothers and their grandmothers. Their block, their ward, their city. Dr. Suzanne Chabaud hears her family’s twobedroom house below the lakefront, near the railroad tracks. Post-war housing, public schools. (As a waitress, “I became an expert at detecting accents,” she said, down to the neighborhood.) But Chabaud also hears the judgment she noticed when she left the neighborhood, left the city. At Vanderbilt University in Nashville, a professor seemed surprised to hand a paper with the top score back to the girl with the working-class accent. “People think that because you have a Yat accent that you must be stupid,” she said, “and it has nothing to do with intelligence.” For seven years, Chabaud, a clinical psychologist, appeared on the reality TV series “Hoarders.” Before filming, she’d practice her introduction with her husband, emphasizing the consonants she’d typically skip. (“Hoarding disorder” itself it a tough one.) Otherwise, “we’d have to retape it over and over and over again.” Love from the show’s fans helped her embrace her accent. But a stroke ended her TV career in 2016. She had

to learn to speak again, starting with the vowels. But “nobody tried to correct my accent,” she said, even the speech therapist.

Lagniappe. Neutral ground. The Yat dialect is the beststudied of the understudied New Orleans accents, Carmichael said, perhaps because most of its speakers are White. But “there are a bunch of identiﬁably Black ways of speaking and sounding New Orleans that are actually quite different.” Those accents are the subject of her next project: a book about New Orleans dialects, across race and class and neighborhood. A tension arises when talking about which New Orleans accent counts as the New Orleans accent, she said, “and the tension is raced and the tension is classed.” At stake is the question: Who has a claim on the city? In January, a video popped up on Instagram that was just 12 seconds long but quickly collected dozens of comments, then hundreds, then 1,000. “Name something that’s so New Orleans,” its creator, Lesley Turner asks, grin-

ning, “that only we would know what we’re talking ‘bout and if anybody else around the world heard it, they would be like, what you talking ‘bout? “For instance: Makin’ groceries.” Lagniappe. Cold cups. Neutral ground. Landmarks and terms, some French-influenced, some Creole, some Yat. “Yesssss,” people commented and liked and sent heart emojis. “Thissssss!” Once in a while, though, one of Turner’s 18,000 followers questions whether she’s really from New Orleans. It bugs her. “I am a New Orleanian through and through,” she said. The 41-year-old entrepreneur and content creator grew up in Gretna and crossed the bridge for school, for dance, “for everything.” The city has a whole range of accents, “from (actor) Harry Connick Jr. to (bounce artist) Sissy Nobby, and a whole variety in between,” said Turner, who is Black and whose accent lands somewhere in that inbetween. (To her, Connick — a White Southern man — typiﬁes Yat. “I’m just being really candid,” she said, scrunching her nose.) Instagram rewards performance, but she refuses to force it. “If you get me mad enough,” Turner promised, “you will hear every part of the New Orleans in me.” Her daughter, who attends the Willow School, sounds “more New Orleans than me.” Maybe it’s because she’s immersed in the culture and its music. Maybe, Turner said with a laugh, it’s “because she hears me when I’m mad.”

A crawfish caught in Arabi Benny “Grunch” Antin once played two dozen concerts a holiday season. Then rheumatoid arthritis hit. Now 81, Antin walks with a cane and spends long stretches on the couch of the Lakeview home he shares with his girlfriend. He says if you smell something,

it’s Hempvana and AsperCream. Still, he wears his “Ain’t Dere No More” T-shirt. Still, he’ll sing. “Want to hear ‘The 12 Yats of Christmas?” Absolutely. “On the first day of Christmas my mama gave to me,” he said, then paused. “Let me lower my key.” He paused, hummed. Tried again. “On ‘da foist day a Christmas, mah mawmaw gave to me a crawfish they caught in Arabi.” Second day: Tujague’s recipe. Three French breads. By day four, his voice had picked up strength. He was smiling. “‘On the fifth day of Christmas, we stopped in A&G.’ You know what that was?” Since 1990, Antin’s hit song has defined a certain era of Yat. A fan suggested making it a New Orleans take on the “12 Days of Christmas.” But “she had no comedy in mind,” he said. “Three red beans, that sorta thing.” He, however, had always loved a joke set to music. Antin wrote most of the lyrics while in Baton Rouge for a gig, while a friend was taking a hot-air balloon ride. “Partridge” could be “crawfish.” But where would they catch it? Metairie? The answer came to him days later, before a gig at the Riverwalk, when an Arabi Cab pulled up. Antin grew up in Lakeview, back when the neighborhood was “not expensive.” His motha and fatha, from New Orleans and Manhattan, respectively, bought a house on Louisville Street. “I still have the payment book,” Antin said. He is happy to be a Yat, which he defines as “someone who talks like me.” Like “New York City, minus a couple years of high school.” He hears less of the accent these days, with a notable recent exception: the week before, he’d attended a grammar school reunion, with attendees in their early 80s. His old friends looked great, he said, and talked better.

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Report: New U.S. missile left destruction in Iranian city BY JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press

It has been touted by the manufacturer as the ballistic missile of the future: lethal, long-range and pinpoint. Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile has the U.S. military investing billions to update its arsenal. But a close look at what is believed to be its first use in combat — on the first day of the Iran war — highlights the potential peril of deploying this weapon near population centers because it appears to spray pellets over a wide area, according to a review by the conflict monitor Airwars and interviews with weapons experts and former defense officials. Three missiles that struck the southern city of Lamerd on Feb. 28 killed civilians as far as 164 feet from where

they detonated, and caused damage more than three times farther away, Airwars found. The missiles detonated above a sports complex and two residential neighborhoods, Airwars found. The blasts killed at least 21 civilians, including seven children, according to Iranian officials. Airwars is the first to map the damage radius of the strikes in Lamerd and estimate the lethal range of the weapon used. The PrSM is designed to explode midair and propel tens of thousands of dense metal pellets at high speed in all directions. Photos, videos and satellite images of the Lamerd strikes’ aftermath analyzed by Airwars and verified by The Associated Press show buildings, streets and vehicles were heavily pockmarked in a blast pattern

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A damaged car sits beside a wall bearing numerous impact marks near the site of a strike on Feb. 28 in Lamerd, Iran. that experts say is consistent with the PrSM’s capabilities. The U.S. military has confirmed firing PrSMs into Iran, but has denied attacking Lamerd. It is unclear who or what was the intended target in Lamerd. An Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps com-

pound is located nearby, but satellite images showed no damage there. Six weapons experts, including two who are former military officials, told AP they believe PrSMs struck Lamerd — and they said it was unlikely that Israeli or Iranian weapons were used.

All said militaries should avoid firing the PrSM at targets near civilian areas. “You would be hardpressed to find a reason to use the PrSM in a densely populated area,” said Michael Meier, a former U.S. Army adviser on the laws of war. Airwars, a London-based nonprofit, was founded more than a decade ago to track reports of civilian deaths from U.S. airstrikes in Syria and Iraq, and it has also monitored conflicts in Gaza, Ukraine and elsewhere. It relies on publicly available material, such as photos, videos, satellite images, social media and news reports, and uses geolocation software and other tools to help it analyze this evidence. Airwars used these methods to investigate the strikes on Lamerd. It mapped the

approximate locations of the missiles’ detonations, where civilians were reported killed and where damage was visible and consistent with blast patterns. It then measured the distances between the positions to estimate the blast radius. AP veriﬁed Airwars’ blast radius estimate by measuring the distance between where civilians were killed, based on Iranian media reports, and where the missiles detonated midair, based on security camera and other videos. AP also examined satellite images, photos and videos of damage from the attack sites. Lockheed Martin, which did not respond to a request for comment, has not said how wide the missile’s impact is. It has released an animated video modeling a PrSM blast.

Jury convicts man in 1996 U.S. military has no plans to send troops to the polls, top general says killing of Tupac Shakur BY BEN FINLEY

BY JESSICA HILL and JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — A jury found Duane “Keffe D” Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, ﬁnally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans and lingered in the public imagination for decades. The 63-year-old Davis was convicted Monday of a single count of murder with Davis a deadly weapon and could be sentenced to life in prison. The jury deliberated for less than three hours after a weekslong trial in Las Vegas. After the verdict was read, Shakur’s sister, Sekyiwa “Set” Shakur, cried and hugged the prosecutors. Davis’ son covered his face with one hand. Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors

in closing arguments earlier Monday that Davis acquired a gun and “went hunting” for Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight after the men had beaten up Davis’ nephew earlier that night. “He is responsible of the murder of Tupac Shakur,” Palal said. “Tell him you hear him. Find him guilty.” Prosecutors said that while his story had changed over the years, Davis repeatedly placed himself inside a white Cadillac from which the shots were fired. And they said that while he did not pull the trigger, evidence showed he’d called for the gunﬁre as a powerful gang leader the younger men in the car, including his nephew, were going to listen to. Defense attorney Michael Sanft asked jurors if there was any evidence that Davis had ever called the shots be-

fore or after the shooting. The panel of 16 jurors, four of whom are alternates, heard testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses over nine days. The prosecution said the state would dismiss a gang enhancement charge due to witness logistics. Prosecutors declined to comment following the verdict, and members of Shakur’s family said they were waiting until sentencing, which is scheduled for October. The trial brought to a head a decades-old case that for years has drawn the attention of hip-hop fans and true crime experts alike. Shakur, who was considered one of the most inﬂuential rappers of all time, was in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996, and stopped at a red light when a white Cadillac pulled up beside him, and shots were fired. He died six days later from his wounds. Knight was also wounded but survived.

Hundreds feared stuck in tunnels after flooding in the Himalayas Deaths surpass 950 in Nepal and China

By The Associated Press KATHMANDU, Nepal — Rescuers raced Monday to free hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in tunnels at hydropower sites that were buried in mud by catastrophic ﬂooding on the Nepal-China border, as the death toll climbed and increasingly desperate families searched for missing loved ones. The combined deaths in Nepal and China surpassed 950, with more than 4,400

people missing. A privatesector association representing power companies said at least 900 workers were unaccounted for at 12 hydropower projects damaged by the flash floods in Nepal’s Rasuwa and Nuwakot districts. About 500 of those workers were believed to be trapped in tunnels. At least one expert said that some workers could have access to oxygen, but others warned that the chances of finding survivors were diminishing. As the rescue efforts intensified, four bodies were recovered from three mud-filled tunnels, Nepal’s army said. Some workers managed to call for help when the disas-

ter struck last Wednesday, and others who managed to ﬂee reported to authorities and relatives that many of their colleagues were still in the tunnels, said Mohan Kumar Dangi, president of the Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal, or IPPAN. It was unclear whether rescuers have had any contact with the trapped workers since the initial calls for help. Six days after the disaster, fears were growing that some might have suffocated, Dangi said. Rescue efforts were focused on people trapped in the gigantic tunnels built for controlling the ﬂow of water.

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WASHINGTON — The highestranking ofﬁcer in the U.S. military says there are no plans to send troops to polling places during November’s midterm congressional elections, addressing concerns among Democrats that the Trump administration could use the military to interfere Caine with the vote. Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made the statement in a letter to Michigan Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin, who recently asked Caine and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to confirm they won’t send troops to the polls. “The Joint Force has no plans to send Federal military personnel or Federal-

ized members of the National Guard to polling places during the 2026 elections,” Caine said in the letter to Slotkin, which was obtained Monday by The Associated Press. “Likewise, the Joint Force has no plans to use such personnel to seize ballots, voting machines, or other election-related material.” Caine, who advises Hegseth and President Donald Trump on military matters, also wrote: “I have neither received nor anticipate receiving any unlawful order concerning the role of the Joint Force in the upcoming November 2026 midterm elections.” Anxiety among Democrats that the Trump administration could try to meddle in the midterm elections has grown, particularly after the

president deployed federal agents in Democratic-led states over the objections of local leaders. Slotkin told the AP earlier in August that Trump has been laying the groundwork to claim the elections were stolen. She noted that Trump contemplated using the military to seize voting machines after his loss in 2020 and has deployed the National Guard to cities against the wishes of Democratic leaders. He also deployed active duty Marines to Los Angeles during his immigration crackdown in 2025. Federal law prohibits the deployment of armed federal forces to election locations unless “necessary to repel armed enemies of the United States.” If any element of the military were to get involved, it would likely be the National Guard under state control.

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Nissan, Honda agree on car software deal

TOKYO — Japanese automakers Nissan and Honda entered a deal to jointly develop computer parts and software for vehicles set to enter the market in fiscal 2029, both sides said Monday. Under the deal, Nissan, based in the port city of Yokohama, and Tokyo-based Honda will share standardized parts in “core ECUs,” or electronic control units, as well as software. Nissan and Honda started talks in 2024 to work together in developing electric vehicles and auto intelligence technology. Nissan makes Leaf electric cars and Infiniti luxury models, while Honda makes the Accord sedan, Civic compact and Odyssey minivan. Monday’s agreement did not specifically mention EVs, or any model names, and was focused on so-called software-defined vehicles, which could include EVs. These vehicles have functions and features that can be updated and controlled by software, rather than the mechanics of hardware. The global competition in the auto industry is increasingly intensifying as it moves into various technologies, such as automated driving and zero emissions. Each vehicle is starting to be more like a computer packed with electronic parts and software rather than the old image of the gas-guzzling engines.

Trump calls on FCC to punish Kristen Welker President Donald Trump lashed out Sunday at NBC’s “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker, calling on the Federal Communications Commission to punish her over comments she made about the president’s record in endorsing primary candidates. “Kristen Welker, the Unpopular ‘Hostess’ of the once great Meet the Press, now considered Meet the Fake Press, just stated that Donald Trump has ‘mixed results’ on his Endorsements of Candidates, when the recent WINS of Darline Graham and Mike Mazzei, stand at 100% for the U.S. Senate, and 98% for the U.S. House, recently and over the longterm,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. Trump actually endorsed Mazzei in the Oklahoma governor’s race, not a congressional seat. “How can anyone be allowed to say this, working for freely given Public Airwaves?” Trump added. “Because of this purposeful inaccuracy, she will be reported to the FCC for rebuke or punishment.” Welker was previewing Sunday’s edition of “Meet the Press” on NBC’s Washington station WRC, when she made the remarks about Trump’s endorsements.

Apple asked to change Lake Ontario on maps CHICAGO — U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Apple to change the name of Lake Ontario to “Lake America” on its maps app, his administration’s interior chief said Monday, days after signing an executive order over the body of water now in the spotlight amid his escalating trade war with Canada. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum told Fox’s “Mornings with Maria” program that Trump “reached out to Apple directly.” He said he was confident the “Lake America” name could be seen on its platform soon. Apple did not immediately comment in response Monday. The body of water long known as Lake Ontario sits between the U.S. state of New York and Canada’s Ontario province. Just over the weekend, competitor Google Maps rolled out the new label for its U.S. users — citing the recent order by Trump, and the company’s already-established practice of using names assigned by the U.S. Geographic Names Information System, also known as GNIS.

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Oil prices rise on U.S. strike news Stocks fall as Iranian sites are attacked in Strait of Hormuz

BY DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP business writers

Wall Street closed out August on a downbeat note Monday as stocks fell and the price of oil rose after the U.S. launched its first military action in a month against Iran. The S&P 500 index fell 0.3%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.7% and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.1%. August had no shortage of turbulence for the market, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each posted a gain for the month after losing ground in July and June. The Dow, meanwhile, managed its fifth-straight monthly gain. Monday’s losses were broad, with nearly every sector within the benchmark S&P 500 finishing

in the red. Energy stocks, though, notched gains. Exxon Mobil rose 2.7% and Chevron rose 2.1%. On the losing side, Edison International slumped 23.1% and PG&E fell 20.1% for the two steepest declines. That followed reports about potential California wildﬁre legislation that would allow insurers to sue utilities over related claims. Amazon fell 2.5% after The Wall Street Journal reported that the Federal Trade Commission and more than 20 states are preparing to sue the online retail giant over claims the company manipulated prices on its platform. The U.S. war with Iran remained a key focus for Wall Street. U.S. forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates said it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters on Monday. The aggressive actions follow a lull in activity in the U.S. war with Iran, which has lasted more than six months.

The war has curtailed traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, which accounts for about 20% of the world’s oil shipments. Oil prices remain high after an initial surge earlier in the war and that has made everything from gasoline to shipped goods more expensive. The price of Brent crude, the international standard, rose 2.7% to settle at $90.49 per barrel on Monday. Brent fell below $80 earlier in August but has since moved higher with no sign of an imminent end to the war. The national average for gasoline in August has been above $4 per gallon every day of the month for the first time ever, according to the AAA. It has been the most expensive August at the pump on record, outpacing even the enormous supply chain crunch during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2022. Higher energy prices have fueled already stubbornly high inflation. That has been weighing on household spending and consumer confidence. It has also given the

Federal Reserve a more complicated path ahead for its interest rate policy. The rate of inflation remains well above 3%, which is far beyond the Fed’s 2% target. Wall Street expects the central bank to raise interest rates at least once before the year ends in an effort to cool inflation. On Friday, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said that inflation is still too high and suggested a rate hike might be necessary in the coming months. The Fed gets its next inflation update on Sept. 11, just days ahead of its next meeting to determine interest rate policy. Wall Street is forecasting a 66% chance that the Fed will raise its benchmark rate at that meeting, according to CME FedWatch. “While a September hike is not a foregone conclusion, we expect the Fed to have limited tolerance for meaningful upside inflation surprises,” wrote Brock Weimer, investment strategy analyst at Edward Jones, in a research note.

AI and robotics drive public offering listings in China

BY CHAN HO-HIM Associated Press

HONG KONG — Chinese markets are booming with new public stock offerings, energized by the craze for artificial intelligence and other advanced technology and a growing preference to list shares in Hong Kong and Shanghai. In the latest big stock listing, shares in China-founded e-commerce and fast fashion giant Shein are due to debut Tuesday in Hong Kong in a blockbuster initial public offering raising $1.7 billion, in one of the city’s biggest new share sales this year. In July, CXMT, China’s largest memory chipmaker, raised more than $8.6 billion in Shanghai in the second-largest IPO for its Nasdaq-style STAR market, mainland China’s second-largest IPO. Its shares jumped 466% on the first day of trading. Unitree, one of China’s leading humanoid robot makers, also made its listing debut in Shanghai in August. Shares rose 460% on the first day of trading. “The current IPO boom is powered by investor appetite for AI and robotics,” said Ruiying Zhao, a senior research analyst at S&P Global Market Intelligence. Trading in Shanghai’s stock market, for one, is heavily driven by retail investors. CXMT’s IPO in Shanghai “placed China in a strategically significant position in tech manufacturing related to AI,” said Perris Lee, head of APAC equity capital markets for ION Analytics. “It’s also a testament to China’s tech selfsufficiency ambitions.” Founded in China in 2016, the company’s revenue surged more than 700% year-onyear to about $7.5 billion in the first three months of 2026 on a spike in demand for computer chips needed for AI. IPO proceeds in Hong Kong and Shanghai so far this year have already surpassed the funding raised last year, according to the financial data platform LSEG. It says IPOs and secondary listing activities on the Hong Kong and Shanghai exchanges raised a total of over $54 billion so far in 2026, surpassing last year’s total of more than $46 billion. Combined Hong Kong and Shanghai proceeds so far this year accounted for roughly 21% globally, ranking them only behind only the Nasdaq’s roughly 55% global share, LSEG said. There, the mega $75 billion IPO by SpaceX in June made the U.S. exchange the world’s biggest IPO market this year. Since China limits foreign purchases on mainland exchanges, many Chinese companies do parallel listings in Hong Kong to help

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Attendees of the World Robot Conference hang out near the Unitree booth in Beijing last week. raise international capital. Stricter U.S. and Chinese regulatory scrutiny in recent years of big Chinese companies listing in U.S. markets, especially those in strategically important sectors like advanced technologies, has led some Chinese companies to stick closer to home. Listing overseas typically takes more time compared with doing IPOs in China, said Howie Farn, a capital markets partner at the law firm Freshfields. In Hong Kong, recent public stock listings of Apple-supplier Luxshare Precision Industry, and Zhongji Innolight, which makes optical transceivers used in data centers, were among this year’s largest deals and were also a reflection of investor demand for advanced technologies. More companies are looking to hold their IPOs in Hong Kong or Shanghai, like robotics firms AGIBOT and Deep Robotics. Shein also explored the possibility of listings in the U.S. and London before opting for Hong Kong. After massive oversubscriptions and huge gains in their share debuts, some companies

have seen their market value shrink. Chinese robot maker Unitree’s share price had fallen more than 40% as of Friday from its peak share price on the day of its trading debut. “The critical question remains: is the AI sentiment enough?” said Zhao from S&P, as a similar question that raised worries among investors in the U.S. also now also applies to China. “For a durable market cycle, investors will demand sustainable revenue, visible proﬁt margins, and realistic valuations. The global AI frenzy also has also drawn attention away from companies like Shein. “The AI investment cycle is absorbing much of the risk appetite that would have otherwise ﬂowed to a company like Shein,” said Jacob Cooke, CEO of WPIC Marketing + Technologies. Shein’s IPO puts the company’s value at around $27 billion, a fraction of its peak valuation a few years ago, though that is partly due to U.S. and EU moves to restrict de minimus tax-exemptions for imports of small packages.

Feds unveil new crackdown on fraud in nation’s trucking industry BY ROBERT SNELL

The Detroit News (TNS) Federal ofﬁcials in Detroit announced a broad crackdown on fraud within the trucking industry Monday that includes immediately shutting down more than 100 truck-driving schools in an attempt to boost safety on America’s roads and prevent injuries and deaths. The crackdown, including a new task force involving law enforce-

ment and federal prosecutors from across the Midwest, is targeting truck-driving schools that license drivers who do not speak or understand English, and those that lack qualiﬁed instructors and adequate facilities with space and vehicles to train drivers. Federal officials also are proposing shutting down another 160 training facilities and conducting a nationwide audit of third-party agencies that test the skills of people applying for commercial

driver’s licenses. The announcement is part of a broader attempt to thwart fraud within the trucking industry by the Trump administration. Other initiatives announced in recent months have included enforcing English language standards and preventing unqualified drivers from fraudulently obtaining licenses. “We are making sure we are rooting out fraud and fraudsters and bringing safety back to our

roadways,” U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said during a news conference at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit. The crackdown comes after officials say commercial truck drivers who illegally obtained licenses have killed hundreds of drivers and injured thousands in recent years. Last year, DOT statistics show 30 people were killed in at least 17 crashes involving unqualified foreign drivers.

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Continued from page 1A Sports Hall of Fame in 1981. In 2018, LSU retired Stovall’s No. 21 jersey, and put his name and number up in lights in Tiger Stadium. At 6-foot-2 and 190 pounds, Stovall was not as big, fast or strong as his predecessor as LSU’s halfback, 1959 Heisman winner Billy Cannon. But his all-around accomplishments and determination still made Stovall exceptionally close to becoming LSU’s second Heisman winner. He lost to Baker 707-618, with Baker getting 172 ﬁrst-place votes to Stovall’s 112. “He worked harder than anybody I’ve ever coached,” said Cecil Pirkey, Stovall’s football coach at West Monroe. “He wasn’t exceptional in athletic ability, but he made up for it with his will to win.” Longtime Shreveport sports writer Jerry Byrd said Stovall’s abilities could not be evaluated by tape measure or stopwatch. “Whatever Jerry lacked in size, strength and speed, he made up for in what coaches call ‘intangibles,’ ” Byrd said. Despite that, then-LSU coach Paul Dietzel seemed hesitant to offer Stovall a scholarship, giving him the last one awarded in the Tigers’ 1959 recruiting class. But Dietzel eventually was convinced by former LSU player and coach Arthur “Red” Swanson, who saw Stovall’s potential when he was growing up. “Jerry was among some very good football players we brought in at that time,” Dietzel said. “He didn’t stand out like a beacon light, as John David Crow (1957 Heisman winner at Texas A&M) and Billy Cannon had done in previous years. “But after he got here, it wasn’t long before he moved to the top of the class. He played with such tremendous determination and tenacity, and he was a heck of a competitor. Stovall was the type of player who got faster as the game wore on. A lot of people were faster when the game started. Not many were faster at the end of the game.” A ﬁrst-round NFL draft pick in 1963, Stovall had 18 interceptions in 97 games with the Cardinals, with two touchdowns and six fumble recoveries. After his NFL career ended, Stovall returned to LSU as an assistant under McClendon, coaching running backs from 1974-78. He then moved on to become head of LSU’s Varsity Club, the predecessor to the Tiger Athletic Foundation. “I left coaching,” Stovall said, “but I did not leave football. I left coaching because I felt, if I couldn’t be head coach at LSU, I didn’t want to be a head coach anywhere else.” LSU hired Bo Rein to replace McClendon after the 1979 season, but Rein died in a plane crash on Jan. 10, 1980. Returning from a recruiting trip to Shreveport, Rein’s plane depressurized, veered off course and eventually crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. Hastily seeking a replacement for Rein, Dietzel, then the athletic director, tabbed his former star player Stovall. “I would give up any job. I would

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ABOVE: Jerry Stovall waves to the crowd in Tiger Stadium after his jersey was retired during halftime of the LSUGeorgia game in 2018. LEFT: During his three-year career at LSU, Stovall starred as both a halfback and defensive back. He was an AllAmerican pick in 1962, and twice was AllSoutheastern Conference. BELOW: Quarterback Alan Risher gets instructions from coach Stovall, center. STAFF FILE PHOTOS give up my right arm if it meant Bo Rein could come back,” Stovall said. “I love LSU, but the loss of coach Rein makes the conditions sorrowful.” Just the third LSU alumnus to be its coach after E.A. Chavanne (1898 and 1890) and Gaynell Tinsley (1948-54), Stovall’s Tigers went 7-4 in 1980 and 3-7-1 in 1981. In 1982 he led LSU to an 8-3-1 record, beating No. 4 Florida, No. 8 Alabama and No. 7 Florida State en route to the Orange Bowl. There the Tigers narrowly

lost 21-20 to No. 3 Nebraska, but Stovall was named Walter Camp national coach of the year. In 1983, LSU was ranked No. 13 in the preseason but went 4-7, including an 0-6 mark in the SEC, prompting Stovall to be fired by then-athletic director Bob Brodhead. Stovall would say he was never notified of his firing by anyone from the LSU administration, only learning of his ouster from a TV report. Funeral arrangements are pending, according to LSU.

ments and sheriff’s offices but are no longer supposed to act as law Continued from page 1A enforcement officers. Bell’s case shows the extent to which law enforcement leaders in the state may need to go in order to ensure that officers in Clinton. “Bell never appeared on any list former officers permanently give from 2018 to 2026, never,” Davis up police work. said. Moore, however, said that was Incident at school not enough. Bell was working for the East Fe“(Bell) was never recommis- liciana Parish school district when sioned, but (Davis) did not take he became a reserve police officer steps to decommission him,” in Clinton. Bell oversaw school Moore said. “That is where the is- facilities, a job that included stusue was for us.” dent transportation. He later left Bell’s attorney, Brent Stockstill, to work for the East Baton Rouge said his client had a reasonable be- Parish school system, eventually lief that his commission with the becoming administrative director Clinton Police Department was of facilities. Bell’s legal troubles started on still valid. “His actions were totally consis- Sept. 6, 2024, while he was checktent with the law,” Stockstill said. ing on the former Zion City ElMany individuals in Louisiana ementary School, one of his job have been commissioned as re- duties. The building, vacated two serve officers by police depart- months earlier by a charter school,

had been vandalized during the previous summer, with the heating, ventilation and air conditioning system tampered with, wiring removed and door handles stolen. That Friday afternoon, Bell called Baton Rouge police to report a theft at the school, identifying himself as a reserve police officer. A BRPD officer responded to the 5800 block of Packard Street and found Bell pointing a gun at a man lying on the ground. The man turned out to be Armand Steward of Baton Rouge. According to a subsequent review of body camera footage, Bell once again identified himself as a reserve police officer, displaying his old badge. Bell told police he had spotted a would-be thief inside the building and chased him off the campus to Packard Street, a residential road that abuts the rear of the school. Three weeks after the incident, authorities filed charges against

Bell, and a month later, he was fired. Prosecutors had to clear a high bar to prove that Bell was guilty of impersonating a police officer. State law calls for them to prove not only that Bell falsely asserted he was a member of law enforcement but that he did so “with the intent to injure or defraud or to obtain or secure any special privilege or advantage.” “I don’t think there was ever any doubt that (Bell) had a (police) commission,” said Stockstill, Bell’s attorney. “It was whether he knew that it had expired or had been revoked.” Both of Bell’s commissions remain on file with the Clerk of Court’s Office in East Feliciana Parish. Moore said if police investigators had located Bell’s commission that was on file in East Feliciana, “there’s a very good chance that he would’ve never even had

that charge and this issue would not exist.” The remaining aggravated battery charge against Bell was complicated by conﬂicting accounts. Steward told Baton Rouge police that after Bell ran him down, Bell struck him in the back of the head with his gun. Police observed a “severely swollen area on the rear” of Steward’s head, prompting them to send him to a hospital for treatment. He later identiﬁed Bell as his attacker, picking him out of a six-person photo lineup. Steward was not charged with stealing from the school. Stockstill said Bell denies hitting Steward, suggesting instead that Steward’s head injury could have come from hitting his head on the concrete when Bell detained him.

areas. Storm surge of up to 4 feet is expected from High Island, Texas, to the Vermilion-Iberia Parish line, forecasters said. While the storm is not expected to bring any signiﬁcant impacts to the New Orleans metro area, the chances for rain will be higher across much of southeast Louisiana through Tuesday, with the highest totals expected south of interstates 10 and 12. Heavier showers and thunder-

storms could drop 1-3 inches of rain in some spots across the region, leading to ponding of water or isolated ﬂash ﬂooding in low lying areas. A lack of hurricanes in the Atlantic so far this year has made for a quiet season, largely thanks to strong El Niño conditions that help prevent storm formation. An average Atlantic hurricane season generally sees six named storms by Aug. 29, including two hurricanes, accord-

ing to climate data collected by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Atlantic, however, is just entering what is historically its busiest time of year. While the season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30, hurricane researcher Philip Klotzbach said about two-thirds of all Atlantic hurricane activity occurs between Aug. 20 and Oct. 10.

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tropical storms Arthur and Bertha. In June, Arthur’s remnants brought ﬂooding and power outages to the New Orleans metro after making landfall in Texas, and Bertha’s formation the next month marked Louisiana’s ﬁrst direct hit of the year. The latest system is expected to bring heavy rain to the Upper Texas Coast through east-central Texas and into southwestern Louisiana. Parts of Texas could see up to 9 inches of rain in some isolated

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Police records detail BR stabbing suspect Man had previously threatened woman, attempted suicide

BY OLIVIA TEES Staff writer

The man who is accused of stabbing his live-in girlfriend in the neck had threatened to kill her with a kitchen knife in 2023, according to records from Baton Rouge police. After the killing, police say he attempted to commit suicide by overdosing on sleeping pills.

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Garry Miles was arrested Friday on a second-degree murder count in the killing of his girlfriend, Faun Reese, with whom he had been in a yearslong estranged relationship. He was also arrested on counts of illegal use of a weapon and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. In the warrant for his arrest, police said that Miles had another report ﬁled against him in 2023 that resulted in no charges. “Upon conducting a records check, a previous report from 2023 was located in which Faun reported Miles pulled a kitchen knife on

her and threatened to ‘end it right now.’ No arrest was made on that investigation,” the warrant states. Reese’s father initially contacted police after he had not heard from her in several days, which was extremely out of the ordinary, according to the warrant. Police went to the apartment where Miles and Reese lived at 8280 Cypress Ave. on Aug. 25 and found both of them lying on the bed incapacitated. Coroner investigators pronounced Reese dead at the scene, and determined the cause of death was multiple injuries consistent with stab wounds

taken into custody by police. During the initial investigation, police learned that Reese and Miles had a tumultuous relationship. Reese disclosed to a family member that Miles had threatened to kill her, her family and himself on multiple occasions, according to the arrest warrant. Police said Reese’s aunt said she last spoke with her on the afternoon of Aug. 23 and when she tried to call back that night, Miles answered the phone and said Reese was at a funeral and couldn’t talk.

from a bloodied kitchen knife that was on the bedside table. Miles, who was lying beside Reese, had overdosed on trazodone and eszopiclone, common prescription sleep aids. Police observed dried vomit on the ﬂoor next to him and scratch marks on his neck consistent with defensive scratch marks, police said. Miles also had numerous small cuts on his wrist consistent with selfharm. He was taken to Our Lady of the Lake for serious injuries from an overdose. Following his discharge from the hospital on Friday, he was

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Louisiana women spread Parton’s legacy Chloe Wiley Nettles’ doormat set the stage for what awaited inside. The doormat read: “Everyone welcome (except Jolene!)” That was the first hint that the visit was going to be different. I entered empty-handed, but less than 10 minutes later, I was standing in Nettles’ living room in a bouffant wig, pink cowgirl outfit, pink rhinestone butterfly earrings and sparkly pink boots, while Dolly Diamonds member Erin Wood stood by with glitter and straightened the pink flower that matched my glasses in the wig. Full Dolly hair. Full Dolly lipstick. In other areas, not quite a full Dolly, but I gave it my best effort. The transformation happened fast. Nettles and Wood had done this before, for someone else, at some other kitchen table. There wasn’t much to do but be still and let it happen. Sitting there, I remembered being fascinated by Dolly Parton long before liking her was fashionable. When I lived in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, my friends found it hysterical that I kept driving the 53 miles to Dollywood in Pigeon Forge. I remember exactly where I was in the fall of 1987 when someone told me about Dolly’s new television show. Her star just kept rising after that — everyone seemed to take notice. Nettles and friends launched

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Ciera Rhodes works with her horse Dandy as instructor Cory Bourque watches during the Body Control Clinic with Horsemanship at BREC’s Farr Park Equestrian Center on Aug. 22.

FEMA misses Comite River Diversion meeting New timeline emerges for insurance savings

BY GIGI LIMAN Staff writer

For years, supporters of the long-awaited Comite River Diversion Canal project have banked on the effort lowering ﬂood insurance premiums once it’s complete. With the finish line in sight, Louisiana lawmakers gathered

Monday hoping to learn how and when those savings would arrive. Instead, representatives from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, charged with overseeing the updated ﬂood risk map for the region, did not show up. “It’s infuriating that they don’t think they owe the taxpayers an explanation,” said state Sen. Valerie Hodges, R-Denham Springs, chair of the Comite River Diversion Canal/Amite River Basin Task Force. FEMA notiﬁed Hodges late Friday that it would miss the meeting, which was attended by sev-

eral lawmakers, task force members, representatives of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and officials from the state Department of Transportation and Development. Hodges said FEMA did not provide an explanation. “I guess FEMA now means ‘I forgot everyone was meeting again, ” said state Rep. Roger Wilder, R-Denham Springs. FEMA did not respond to multiple requests for comment. Along with increased flood protection, the 12-mile-long, $908 million man-made channel is poised to reduce flood insurance

premiums for residents throughout the region. When it’s complete, the canal will snake from the Comite River to the Mississippi River and be able to drain away the equivalent of 1,300 Olympic swimming pools every hour, passing that water onto the Mississippi instead of homes. The massive project comprises canals, lake closures, bridges, chutes and diversions. The canal, which broke ground in 2019 after decades of planning, will reduce the ﬂood risk for

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Apartment fire in Iberville kills mother, 6-year-old

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A woman and her 6-year-old were killed in an apartment fire in Maringouin on Monday morning, officials said. Lauren Carter, 22, and her child, CRIME Layton, died in BLOTTER the blaze, which broke out about staff 6 a.m. at the reports Ridgewood Apartments complex on Ridgewood Drive, Iberville Parish Sheriff Brett Stassi said. Investigators with the State Fire Marshal’s Office are investigating the fire. No further details were immediately available.

1 dead, 4 injured in domestic dispute

started Friday night and contin- manufacture marijuana, with the intent to distribute it, Gonzales ued throughout the next day. Police responded to prior dis- police said. Police would not disOne person was killed and four turbances with both parties be- close further information about others injured, including a teen- fore the fatal shooting. the juveniles. They join Joseph Appiah, 17, ager, in a domestic shooting at a of Prairieville, who was previBaton Rouge apartment complex Saturday afternoon, authorities ously arrested and booked into said. the Ascension Parish prison in Latrell Trumble, 22, was killed Two juveniles have been arrest- the case. Appiah was booked with in the shooting that happened ed in a fatal shooting earlier this two counts of first-degree murat 4:45 p.m. at 650 Ardenwood month in Gonzales that left two der, criminal conspiracy, manuDrive, Baton Rouge police said. A people dead, including a 17-year- facture and intent to distribute a 14-year-old was shot, along with old. controlled dangerous substance. three others. They were each booked on two He also faces eight counts of agThe shooting was apparently counts of principal to first-degree gravated assault with a firearm. the result of an ongoing dispute murder, two counts of criminal Tegan Daigle, 17, and Jared between two parties that resulted conspiracy to commit armed Downey, 21, were killed in the in a verbal and physical confron- robbery with a firearm and two ä See BLOTTER, page 2B tation, police said. The dispute counts of criminal conspiracy to

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comes as Mayor Helena mons, and then eventually, Street has led to an uptick in make the neighborhood apNOPD to ramp up itMoreno’s administration if we had to, physical ar- people sleeping on the street pear less safe. launches a push to clean up rest. But we’ve seen where in other downtown areas. Supporters, including enforcement, and attract investment “When we start to see a some French Quarter busito the majority of issues have the struggling Canal Street been able to be addressed migration … away from ness owners and neighborexpand patrols corridor. with a summons,” said Pa- Canal Street, we adjust to hood leaders, said that the

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

The New Orleans Police Department will ramp up enforcement in the French Quarter and downtown after the Louisiana National Guard ended its deployment in New Orleans last week. The 8th District, which covers the downtown area, will add more than a dozen new officers to its staffing to create a new “downtown enhancement unit,” NOPD officials said Monday. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee that the National Guard, which completed a nearly eight-month deployment in the city on Aug. 24, had been “great partners in terms of presence and deterrence.” “In preparation for their departure, we have a plan,” said Kirkpatrick. The announcement underscores a renewed city push to tackle issues like homelessness, unpermitted vending and noise complaints, all of which have been the target in recent years of multiple dedicated neighborhood patrols, the Louisiana State Police, and, most recently, the National Guard. And

Focus on homelessness The NOPD will assign 16 new recruits to the 8th District and increase its daily patrol staff on Bourbon Street from 10 to 15 officers, Kirkpatrick said. The department will also assign Harbor Police officers to downtown patrols and will tap reserve officers “more than we have in the past,” Kirkpatrick said. Three patrols are walking Canal Street each day as part of the effort. Enforcement will also be focused in the lower Quarter and Jackson Square, said 8th District Capt. Samuel Palumbo. “A large majority of the issues we have, not only in the French Quarter but the entire downtown area, have to do with all of the qualityof-life issues, whether it’s noise complaints, party buses, illegal vending, illegal cooking, issues around certain establishments,” Palumbo said. Officials said that enforcement efforts would also target people sleeping outside. Palumbo said that officers begin by issuing a verbal warning when someone is obstructing the public right of way. “After that, we would move up to a sum-

lumbo. Palumbo said that the NOPD remained focused on getting “homeless individuals services and into shelter.” At an 8th District public safety meeting on Aug. 24, Community Liaison Ofﬁcer Alicia Pierre said that during one Canal Street sweep, the department “moved” 34 people, relocated three people to a shelter, and issued four summonses. According to NOPD, Pierre was referring to citations issued for obstructing public sidewalks or public transit, or otherwise impeding the free use of public rights of way. “As for our repeat offenders … if we keep coming into the same people over and over again, we are issuing the summons. They come back, within hours later, they go physical arrest,” Pierre said. The enforcement push comes after Gov. Jeff Landry signed a law earlier this year making it a crime to sleep on the street. The NOPD did not respond to a request for the number of summons or arrests that have been issued under the new law. Palumbo said that in some cases, enforcement on Canal

that,” said Palumbo. “We heightened law enforcement are able to go out into those presence contributed to seother areas.” curity by deterring wouldbe criminals and allowing Deployment ends police officers to focus on The announcement comes responding to service calls. Others questioned the neas National Guard members were set to roll out of the cessity of the officers, who city on Monday, after the were often seen surveying agency’s official assignment bar-hopping tourists in the ended last week. The feder- French Quarter. A Congresally funded deployment be- sional Budget Office memo gan in late December after in January estimated the President Donald Trump ap- daily cost per service memproved a request from Gov. ber in New Orleans to be Jeff Landry to send hun- $556, meaning that the total dreds of guard members to could cost may have reached upward of $20 million. The the city. The National Guard par- National Guard did not reticipated in 4,100 patrols spond to multiple public reduring their employment, cords requests over several totaling 31,000 patrol hours, months for cost information. according to a presentation On Monday, Goyeneche, Monday by Rafael Goy- council members and the eneche, president of the NOPD lauded the success Metropolitan Crime Com- of the deployment. “They were a big partner mission. There were more than 350 for us, and they allowed us officers at the peak of the to do a lot of things, particudeployment in December larly with a mere presence, 2025. as well as enforcing a lot of Their numbers hovered the quality of life issues that around 120 in more recent we deal with,” said Palumbo. months, Goyeneche said. Staff writer Missy Throughout the deployWilkinson contributed to ment, reviews of the Nathis report. tional Guard presence were mixed, with some neighborhood leaders and business Email Sophie Kasakove owners raising concerns at sophie.kasakove@ that the armed officers theadvocate.com.

N.O. proposes charging big Mardi Gras krewes $10K for permits. the Carnival Gap Adjust- backs of riders,” said City and Pleasure Club and the Medium parades payThe$5,000 new fee structure ment for Parades fee is Council member Freddie co-chair of the Mayor’s Marrepresents a substantial meant to help City Hall pay King III, who led Monday’s di Gras Advisory Council, would pay increase over the longtime for public safety and other committee meeting. “We said it may be a challenge permit fees of $1,500, $1,000 costs related to New Or- understand that this is the for Zulu and the other pa$7,500, small and $750. But it is less than leans’ signature celebration. greatest free show on earth, rading groups to ﬁnding the two previous revenueA recent economic impact we’re just trying to chip extra money to pay the gap parades $5,000 the raising plans that have been study by Tulane University away at this a little bit.” fee. But he’s pleased at how

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

The New Orleans City Council is expected to make Carnival krewes pay more to parade starting in 2027, after a new, three-tiered fee aimed at offsetting some of the city’s costs sailed through a council committee Monday. The proposal, which was passed unanimously by the four-member Criminal Justice Committee, now heads to the full council for approval. Under the ordinance, which could be voted on as soon as Thursday, large parades would pay the city $10,000, medium parades would pay $7,500 and small parades would

publicly discusses by city officials in recent months. One would have called for a $25 fee per float rider. The other, which would have charged $850 per float, would have cost larger krewes as much as $45,000. Since krewes have already paid permit fees for 2027, the additional amounts will be subtracted from the new tax bills. Monday’s proposal was conceived with input from krewe captains, according to Chuck Toney, the city’s director of intergovernmental affairs, who presented details to the committee. The simpler proposal was necessary to put the tax into effect by the next season, he said. The proposed tax, dubbed

economics professor Toni Weiss showed the 2023 Carnival season brought $900 million in “total ﬁscal beneﬁt” as well as 3% of Orleans Parish’s gross domestic product. The city annually spends more than $10 million for police, sanitation and other services during the 12-day official Carnival parading season, Toney said. But in May, Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration said it was dealing with a shortfall of $3.7 million. The Gap Adjustment for Parades fee, which would raise $265,000 in 2027, is meant to cover some but not all of that loss. “We’re not trying to put all that money on the

The proposed new tax would cost smaller parades more per rider than larger parades. According to the city’s calculations, the highest tax tier would cost large krewes, those with 37 to 45 pull units, or ﬂoats, an average of $5.23 per rider. The second tier of krewes, with 28-36 pull units, would pay an average of $8.87 per rider, and the lowest tier, those with 14 to 27 units, would pay $14.44 per rider on average. Together, all 33 krewes would pay an average of $6.64 more per rider. The average parade rider spends $3,386 to ride, according to the city’s presentation Monday. Oscar J. Rainey, the president of the Zulu Social Aid

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Library, the program Parton started in honor of her father, mailing a free book Continued from page 1B each month to children from birth to age 5. On Jan. 19, 2025, Dolly’s the Baton Rouge chapter 79th birthday, the New Orof the Dolly Diamonds on Jan. 19, Dolly’s 80th birthleans krewe secured funding to enroll children in day, modeled after New every ZIP code of Orleans Orleans’ Krewe of Dolly, Parish. Since then, board which started in 2020 with member Jill Dunchick said, a half-dozen New Orleans the group has arranged for women who loved Dolly more than 40,000 books to enough to dress up as her reach children’s hands — around town. Men are welcome in both 40,713, as of last week. Baton Rouge’s Dolly Diakrewes as Kennys and Willies. Though if my husband monds have plans to do the same — turn all that Dolly has anything to do with it, love into something that he says he will be a Carl lasts. — in the background and In this case, more books rarely seen. for children. Annie Wentz, the Krewe “I have never viscerally of Dolly’s founding presifelt what the word legacy dent and now board secmeant until this past week,” retary, said membership opened to the public in 2022 Dunchick said. Dunchick said her inbox with fewer than 200 people signed up. That number has filled overnight with mesgrown every year since, sages from people she reaching 712 today. hadn’t heard from in deBoth krewes are voluncades. The boutique Fleurty Girl designed a Dolly teer-led, largely by educaT-shirt and gave every doltors or former educators, with the money they raise lar of profit to the krewe to going toward literacy. go toward Dolly’s Imagina“The love for Dolly is tion Library, raising more there,” Wentz said. “We’re than $20,000 within the first just the vehicle to keep week. spreading her joy and her I remembered hearing an generosity.” interview with Parton from That generosity runs decades earlier, when her through the Imagination parents were still alive.

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Chloe Wiley Nettles, founder of the Dolly Diamonds, fixes columnist Jan Risher’s ‘hair’ in her Dolly Parton getup. She said, “As long as I’ve got a dime, they’ve got a nickel — or the whole dime if they need it.” That spirit stuck with me. Once we’re comfortable, how much do we really need? Why not share it as best we can? Maybe that is

Miles answer her phone. On Aug. 25, Reese’s father drove to the apartment, saw her car in Continued from page 1B the driveway and after he couldn’t reach her, called 911, police said. Upon arrival, police said there Reese’s father said that was highly unusual because Reese never let were no signs of forced entry and

one of the simplest ways to think about a legacy: leave a little more good behind than we found. On Sunday afternoon, looking in the mirror at Nettles’ house, I saw pink from the boots up, hair teased tall, an oversized

that no one else had a key to the apartment. Reese’s autopsy on Wednesday conﬁrmed that her cause of death was a stab wound in the neck that struck multiple blood vessels, causing her to bleed out.

the process of arriving at the current form and amount of the tax came about. After lengthy discussions, he said, the krewes and the city “arrived at a true partnership.” For most, Rainey said, the simple three-tiered system was “more digestible.” “It was a lot easier to bear in the September before Mardi Gras than $45,000,” he said. The gap fee would be introduced into the city’s Mardi Gras code, with amendments written by King at the request of Moreno. The tax would continue at least through 2031. At Monday’s meeting, no krewe captains spoke in opposition to the tax. and slightly absurd version of a woman I’ve been watching most of my life. The look was exactly the point. The Krewe of Dolly is hosting a celebration of life and memorial parade for Parton in the French Quarter in September. Details are still being ﬁnalized as permits are cleared. Check their social media for more information. In Baton Rouge, the Dolly Diamonds will hold their own celebration of Parton’s life, legacy and love of literacy at 6:30 p.m. Sept. 25 at the East Baton Rouge Main Library on Goodwood. That date is 9-25, in case you didn’t notice. Their goal is to reach 50 members by the event date. I believe Parton worked because she was exactly who she was. I don’t know what she was like behind closed doors, but the public-facing Parton was consistent. Of course, she was talented, but she didn’t try to speak differently to different people. She didn’t try to lose her accent. But above all that, she was kind and went out of her way to help others. The doormat had it right from the start. Everyone welcome — except Jolene.

Miles has no other prior arrests in Baton Rouge but was arrested multiple times in California in connection with violating a court order to prevent domestic violence. It is not conﬁrmed that Reese was the subject of this court order.

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Continued from page 1B homes around the region. And with that, their insurance premiums. But in order for insurance costs to decrease, FEMA must first assess how the project will change flood risk and update the federal flood plain maps used to determine which properties are considered at risk and, in turn, help determine flood insurance requirements and rates. Exactly when FEMA will begin that process has become a source of frustration for Louisiana lawmakers. “People are having to move out of their homes because they cannot afford flood insurance,” Hodges said. Lawmakers at Monday’s meeting said FEMA has changed the benchmark it previously gave them for when the flood mapping process could begin. For years, lawmakers said, FEMA had told the task force that the mapping process could begin once the overall project reached 50% completion. The project is now 65% complete, according to the DOTD. But the mapping process has not begun. Lawmakers said FEMA told them it would now start the mapping process when the final component of the project reaches 50% completion. It is unclear when FEMA first informed the task force of the change, but it was not discussed at its last meeting in January. That final component is the Comite River diversion structure, which is not expected to reach the 50% mark until spring. Under that timeline, the resulting flood map changes and their impact on insurance would take effect in late 2027 or early 2028, according to a FEMA letter read during the meeting. Lawmakers said they would hold another task force meeting before the end of the year and will work around FEMA’s schedule to ensure its attendance. “I would like to build our schedule around FEMA so they can be here, so that they can answer those questions for us,” said Sen. Regina Barrow, D-Baton Rouge.

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Continued from page 1B shooting, which happened Aug. 21 at Downey’s home on East Caldwell Street in Gonzales, police said. The investigation remains ongoing and additional counts may be added, Gonzales police said.

1 killed, 3 injured in morning shooting One man was killed and three people, including a pair of victims in a passing car, were injured during a shooting on North Foster Drive early Sunday morning. Jonathan Nicholas, 39, was killed in the shooting that happened at 2:52 a.m. Sunday in the 2200 block of North Foster, Baton Rouge police said. Three other people were injured and went to a hospital. Nicholas and one of the other victims were standing outside in a group of people, when someone in the crowd started shooting. Bullets struck a car that was driving near the crowd at the time of the shooting, injuring two more people. Police have no suspect or motive at this time and ask anyone with information about the shooting to contact the Violence Crimes Unit at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.

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Obituaries Bellock, Royal Joseph

Louisiana on Wednesday, September 2, 2026 at 10:30 am until Celebration of Life Service at 11:00 am, conducted by Pastor Cory Gordon; interment Vickers Cemetery. Survivors include his children, Amanda Duncan Bass(Harley), Ethel; and Anna Duncan(Jason Carpenter), Moody, Alabama; grandchildren, Garrett Cole(Tabby), Somerville, Tennessee; and Gadstin Eisworth(Andrea); and Jaxon Carpenter who will be arriving soon; five bonus grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Special thanks to Rhonda Baker and Keith Watts. Arrangements entrusted to Miller & Daughter Mortuary.

Musgrove, Lisa Adrian

Royal Joseph Bellock Jr., 72, of White Castle, LA peacefully passed away on August 27th, 2026 at Our Lady of the Lake surrounded by his loving family. Royal leaves to cherish his memory his beloved wife of 47 years Denise Bellock; his four children,Sonya, Bianca, Royal "Tiger", and LeAunta, six grandchildren, and his sister Winda. He is preceded in death by his parents, Royal Bellock Sr, and Irene H. Bellock, and six siblings. The Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, September 5, 2026 at Greater Progressive Baptist Church in White Castle at 11a.m.

Duncan, Keith

Entered into eternal rest at his daughter's residence in Ethel, Louisiana on August 29, 2026. He was a 65year old native and resident of Denham Springs, Louisiana. Visitation at Revival Temple, Walker,

In the quiet evening of August 23, 2026, surrounded by her loved ones, Lisa Adrian Musgrove passed from her "paradise" on earth in her home in southern Florida to the arms of her Lord and Savior in His eternal paradise. Lisa was a loving and giving person who always put the needs of her family, friends, and students ahead of her own. She retired from the EBR Parish School System with over 30 years of service. She treated her students with love, respect, dignity, and discipline, and they all loved "Miss Lisa" in return. Her profession later in life as an adaptive PE teacher led to many years as a faithful volunteer for the Special Olympic Games. Lisa was an avid tennis

player and gardener. As a member of Trinity Episcopal Church, she turned her love of gardening into years of service as a "garden angel" beautifying the campus of Trinity Church and School. She also served on Trinity's altar Guild and was the leader of the OPUS group for many years. Lisa had a unique and loving personality, laced with a great sense of humor, that drew people to her instantly and forever. Lisa is proceeded in death by her parents, Clyde and Hazel Musgrove, her sister Eoline Wooley and her nephew Faron Wooley. She is survived by her sister, Kim Musgrove Chatelain and husband W.C., her niece Kelly Firesheets and husband Jacques Antoine; her niece Kristen Firesheets Wilson and husband Marion; her great nephew, Andrew Hoy and her great nieces Carley Hoy and Natalie Bowmar. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Trinity Episcopal Church in Baton Rouge. Visitation will begin at 10 AM followed by the funeral at 10:30. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society or a charity of your choice. The family would like to thank Lisa's many friends in Baton Rouge and her Cypress Falls community in Florida for the love and support you have given both to Lisa and us. We couldn't have gotten by without your loving care for our dear Lisa. Lisa, a life well lived serving God and his people. We will miss you more than you could ever know.

Newchurch, Frank Henry

Songy, Patsy 'Bunny'

Frank H. Newchurch, Sr, a native of Paincourtville, LA and resident of Labadieville, LA, died on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the age of 103. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from 9:30AM to 11AM. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11AM at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Labadieville with burial following in the Church Mausoleum. He is survived by his son, Frank H. Newchurch Jr and wife Juanita of Harvey; and daughter, Cindy Newchurch LeBlanc and husband Randy of Port Hudson. His grandchildren, Justin White (Kelly), Jennifer Tassin (Brad), Jordan White, and Jared Newchurch (Jessica), and eight great grandchildren. And a brother Paul Sylvester Newchurch of Belle Rose. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Agnes Gros Newchurch; parents Adam Gilmore and Victoria Passantino Newchurch; two brothers, and two sisters. He served as a US Army Sargent during World War II. He retired from Texaco, Inc/Chevron after 32 years of service as a compressor mechanic. He was also a Ford certified automobile mechanic in the 1960's He was an excellent cook, and shared his time and talents with many civic, parish and state organizations. And in his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking.

Patsy "Bunny" Songy a loving companion, sister and friend passed away peacefully surrounded by her family and friends at the Crossing at Clarity Hospice on Sunday, August 30, 2026, at the age of 73. She retired from Baton Rouge General as a radiologic technician and the Department of Corrections with Angola; a resident of Baton Rouge and a native of Plaquemine, LA. Visitation will be held at First United Methodist Church, Plaquemine on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 9:30am until religious services at 11:30am, conducted by Pastor Andy West. Interment will follow at Grace Memorial Park, Plaquemine. Bunny is sur-

vived by her companion of 30 years, George Hamilton; brother, Edward "Lucky" Songy, Jr.; numerous cousins and friends. Preceded in death by her parents, Edward "Eddie Boy" Songy and Patsy Barbay Songy. Bunny enjoyed life to the fullest by traveling, parachuting, hang-gliding, whitewater rafting, fishing and good game of cards. Much appreciation to her special friends, Sheryl Melsheimer, Brenda Ewing, Jackie Fontenot, Vanessa Boudreaux and Frances Tempanaro. Pallbearers will be D.J. Cullen, Troy Tempanaro, Timmy Repp, Guy Boudreaux, J.B. Barker, George Hamilton, Billy Tullier, and Michael Maronge, Jr. Honorary pallbearer will be Harry Richard. Please share memories online at www.wilbertservices.com.

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Latest charges point to OJJ culture that resists reform The problems at Louisiana’s juvenile detention facilities have been long documented. Yet the latest arrests of guards accused by young inmates of sexual abuse at the Acadiana Center for Youth in Bunkie point to a larger issue — an Office of Juvenile Justice that resists efforts at reform. Five women employees at the center, which houses males, have been arrested over the past 16 months and charged under a law that prohibits sexual contact between prison guards and detainees. Some of the accused have maintained their innocence and are fighting the charges. OJJ also disputes some of the allegations. But the details of the cases that have surfaced indicate failures at every level to protect youths in custody. In one case, a detainee called the Prison Rape Elimination Act hotline to report abuse. He received no response, and signs that advertised the hotline number were later removed from the facility. In a legal filing, the inmate alleges there was a section of the dorm called “the cut” where the abuse occurred. An official at the facility confirmed “the cut” existed and said it was where inmates would go to fight. We’re glad that the issue is on the radar of members of the state Senate’s Select Committee on Women and Children. We hope more answers will be forthcoming at the committee’s next meeting, where OJJ officials will face lawmakers’ questions. But clearly more needs to be done. OJJ says that it looks into any report of misconduct by its employees and that its investigative unit has arrested 18 employees on criminal charges since May 2025. Juvenile justice advocates say that having the agency responsible for incarcerating youth policing itself is a recipe for disaster. It’s hard not to see that stronger oversight is needed. We aren’t sure what form that should take, but we hope that these cases prompt urgent action. For many years, we have called on state leaders to fix OJJ. But for whatever reason, the agency is continually allowed to fail in its primary responsibility: to keep the youths in its charge safe. We’re not sure what obstacles exist to true reform, but they need to be identified and removed once and for all. Louisiana is back to incarcerating more of its young people after abandoning 2016 reforms aimed at reducing the number of juveniles in custody. The youths in our state detention centers should have a chance to turn their lives around. We should not be exposing them to further trauma and strife that can derail their chances of returning to productive lives. Nearly every legislative session, lawmakers seem to find new ways to show they’re tough on juvenile crime. Now let’s see them be as tough on making sure OJJ operates as it should.

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Vermilion Parish deal gives Musk an unfair advantage The SpaceX spaceport: Is this free market capitalism? When the state of Louisiana sells 100,000 acres of our coast to this company for just $800 per acre, exempts this company from state and local taxes and frees this company from any liability for its actions within the state, is this a free, competitive market? When the government does not require this company to follow environmental laws, how free is the market for anyone else? Louisiana has invested billions of dollars over the last decade to slow coastal land loss. Regulations to prevent a repeat of the damages from 20th-century oil exploration have been established. What lessons have we learned from this? If you, a citizen of Louisiana, want to

set up a business in the coastal zone, you must follow regulations that minimize the impact on this fragile land and carry out mitigation for damage to the wetlands from your project. We are giving this company a free pass. This project will put over a million satellites in low orbit, giving Elon Musk control of this space. Everyone on the planet will be subject to his wishes and fees when they need to use this space. This project is space exploitation, not space exploration. Without controls from a competitive marketplace or government, we are giving Musk a monopoly over low-orbit space to do as he wishes. The only “free” in this marketplace is for Musk.

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Glittering decor at White House is out of touch Forget the politics; it’s unlikely most people understand them. However, we elected a president and seem to be blessed, or cursed, with an amateur architect, interior designer, landscape designer and art critic. President Donald Trump is free to gold-plate his home, his clubs and hotels. But the White House is the people’s house. Our citizens are more modest than European royalty and don’t need to be reminded of all his wealth while we suffer paying more for basic food and necessary supplies. It’s not our history to be ostentatious. The man spends too much time converting the people’s house into something he feels looks deserving of a king. Taking down a wing for an unnecessary ballroom that will rarely be used, paying far too much attention to slapping his

image and ideas all over Washington and assaulting our great national parks with plans for a border wall that would remove natural wonders that are our pride and birthright is cruel and selfish. Meanwhile, we are exhausting the armed forces we may need and that have been taken advantage of during what had been peacetime. It is abhorrent, selfish and proves he and his appointees aren’t qualified for the positions they hold. Money is meant to provide, not provoke. We are a large family, not a small, out-of-step and insulated one. Our health, education and social support are more important than gold leaf, which is merely garish. It’s downright un-American. And he doesn’t even have a dog.

LAURA J. BARNES New Orleans

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In his recent letter to the editor, Aaron Shipper’s analogy about buying a straw hat is an interesting one, but he seems to have overlooked the most obvious lesson from his own story. He says the vendor ﬁrst asked for 50 pesos, and he countered with 40. The vendor raised the price to 60 pesos and settled for 55 pesos. If he wants to use that experience as a lesson in negotiation, perhaps he should have followed the most basic rule of bargaining: Be willing to walk away. When the seller changed the original offer, Shipper could simply have handed the

hat back and walked away. Instead, he paid more. So perhaps the story doesn’t demonstrate that Donald Trump doesn’t know how to bargain. It demonstrates that Shipper himself was willing to pay a higher price rather than walk away. Everyone is entitled to an opinion about Trump’s approach to Iran. But before lecturing others about the art of negotiation, it might be wise to learn the lesson from one’s own straw hat.

Trade war with Canada shows limits of Trump’s thinking I really appreciated an article that appeared in the Business section on Aug. 27, “U.S., Canada deeply intertwined on trade despite Trump comment.” I valued the clarity with which the article spelled out the deficit the United States incurs each year in our trade with Canada. I wanted to better understand President Donald Trump’s statement that Canada had been “ripping us off” at the rate of $50 billion a year. The article, written by Rob Gillies of the Associated Press, stated that “Energy more than accounted for last year’s $48.3 billion goods deficit. Without energy, the United States would have run a trade surplus.” We buy 20% of our energy needs from Canada in the form of heavy crude, which is then processed into gasoline, diesel and jet fuel in Midwest refineries. In fact, according to the article, this heavy crude is sold to us by Canada at a discount. While I found the article clear, it also raised some puzzling questions. Trump acknowledged that the United States needs aluminum from Canada — “We don’t have any,” he said — and yet he imposed a 50% tariff on it. I thought that a government imposes tariffs to protect its own industries. Another puzzle is that of characterizing our trade deficit with Canada as being “ripped off.” If we Americans should not have to import crude oil, then we should promote energy conservation and alternative energy sources. To accuse a seller of stealing when you have willingly purchased the goods suggests a fundamental failure of business ethics.

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COMMENTARY La. rolled out welcome mat for Meta, even as it was suing Until last week’s SpaceX announcement, tech giant Meta was Louisiana’s new best friend. The company’s planned $50 billion data center investment in an out-of-the-way patch of farmland in northeast Louisiana has been touted as the kind of project that doesn’t just transform a region, but could rewrite the story of the entire state. So it’s not surprising that last week’s settlement of a sprawling lawsuit against the social media titan brought Faimon by states — including Roberts Louisiana — received slightly less attention. The settlement will require Meta to pay up to about $17 billion to 48 states that sued the company in federal court. As part of the deal, Meta also agreed to institute a series of safety measures to help protect children from the harmful effects of its products. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill praised the deal. Louisiana will get roughly $180 million over the next nine years, she said. “This settlement is an earthquake when it comes to child safety reforms and Big Tech accountability,” Murrill’s statement said. She noted that it’s the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. That’s an apt comparison. Buried in the more than 230 pages of the original complaint are allegations that seem ripped right from the anticigarette playbook. Meta, through Facebook and Instagram, worked to “entice, engage, and ultimately ensnare youth and teens,” the complaint alleges. “Meta has repeatedly misled the public about the substantial dangers of its Social Media Platforms … and it has ignored the sweeping damage these Platforms have caused to the mental and physical health of our nation’s youth,” it continues. In another part, the suit says: “Despite the strong and well-researched links between young people’s use of Meta’s Social Media Platforms and psychological and physical harm, Meta has continued to conceal and downplay its Platforms’ adverse effects.” In other words, the states alleged that Meta worked to make its products as addictive as possible, especially to young people. Then, even though the company knew that the platforms could be harmful to children, it insisted they weren’t.

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Cars fill a parking lot at the south end of the Meta data center site as construction can be seen surrounded by rural farmland along La. 80 on Aug. 4 in Holly Ridge. It didn’t help that lawyers in another case produced internal Meta documents in which employees compared themselves to drug pushers, according to a report in The New York Times. Of course, there is one major difference between the two settlements: their size. The big four tobacco companies agreed to pay at least $206 billion over the first 25 years of that settlement, and to keep making payments after that. In that light, Meta is getting off cheap. It’s one of the largest companies in the world, with a market cap of roughly $1.5 trillion. The company raked in $56 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026 alone. James Uthmeier, the Republican attorney general of Florida, which was one of two states not part of this suit (the other is New Mexico), criticized the settlement on X. “The payouts are peanuts compared to the profound harms Meta’s profitdriven addictive features inflicted on kids, a slap on the wrist for a trillion-dollar corp that’ll pay more to lawyers than to the states,” Uthmeier wrote. He also said Florida “isn’t going to roll over” and that he looks forward to going to trial.

It’s worth noting that the settlement talks came only after the company faced setbacks in court. Those signaled that Meta’s standard defense — the First Amendment and a federal provision, known as Section 230, that protects platforms from liability for what people say on them — may not be as strong in this case. That spurred Meta to the table, according to The New York Times. It’s also worth noting that even as it was defending the suit, Meta was able to get a host of Louisiana officials, including some in elected office, to sign nondisclosure agreements related to its project in Richland Parish. And since that project went public, those same officials have done little but heap praise on the company. In her announcement of the settlement, even Murrill slipped in a compliment. “Meta stepped up and did the right thing,” she said. “Now it’s time for other Big Tech and gaming companies to do the right thing as well.” In Louisiana, Meta knows how to both win friends, and, it appears, influence people. Email Faimon A. Roberts III at froberts@theadvocate.com.

Don’t place faith in a politician The woman in the grocery store said was a Chinese spy, Christine checkout line had an accent. While we Fang. Swalwell eventually resigned waited for our items to be rung up, I from Congress after additional inforasked her where she was from. mation about his contact with Fang “Argentina,” she said. was revealed. He also withdrew from “Is the inflation rate in Argentina the California governor’s race into under 100% yet?” I asked. which he had inserted himself. She smiled, “That’s what the politiWhat adds to the distrust of policians say, but I never trust a ticians (if more reasons are politician.” needed) is the number of House I laughed. What a wise womDemocrats who continued to support Swalwell after the alan, I thought. That sentiment is getting around. legations of his misdeeds kept I immediately thought of piling up. Rep. Jerry Nadler, Dthe American politicians who N.Y., said of McCarthy’s allegaCal defended former representation that Swalwell had a Chinese Thomas spy on his staff: “That is absurd. tive and former candidate And I think Mr. McCarthy ought for California governor, Eric to be ashamed…for raising these spuSwalwell, D-Calif. Some background for those with rious questions.” short memories. In 2020, Rep. Kevin Then-House Minority Leader Steny McCarthy, R-Calif., and then- Speaker Hoyer, R-Md., called the effort to reNancy Pelosi, D-Calif., were given a move Swalwell from the Intelligence classified briefing by the FBI after Committee a “frivolous, political which McCarthy said Swalwell should exercise” intended to “attack the not be on the House Intelligence Com- reputation of an outstanding Member mittee because of his ties to an alleged of Congress.” Many other Democrats, including then-Representative, now Chinese spy. Pelosi continued to supsenator, Adam Schiff, D-Calif., also port Swalwell and in 2021, he was appointed to the Intelligence Committee. defended Swalwell. FBI records pertaining to Swalwell Investigators ultimately did not find evidence that Swalwell participated in were subsequently declassified. Aca quid-pro-quo scheme or violated fed- cording to reporting by Foxnews.com, eral corruption laws. He was removed they showed agents “had launched a full investigation tied to Fang, examinas a subject of the investigation. In 2023, after becoming speaker, ing possible bribery, foreign campaign McCarthy accused Swalwell of keepcontributions (which are illegal), and ing company with a woman McCarthy efforts at one point to trade access to

Swalwell and congressional internships for political donations.” Recently, at San Francisco International Airport, FBI agents seized Swalwell’s electronic devices. The following day, Swalwell’s Washington, D.C., home was searched as part of an investigation into alleged sexual misconduct. The records released by the White House Government Transparency Task Force reveal two FBI interviews with Swalwell. They also expose a broader investigation that is examining Fang’s involvement with illicit campaign contributions and accusations involving interns. The records reveal, Fox News reports, how the FBI saw Fang as a signiﬁcant counterintelligence concern, suspecting ties to China’s Ministry of State and at one point attempting to recruit her as an FBI conﬁdential source. Have we heard a peep from those top Democrats who vociferously defended Swalwell while accusing McCarthy of “shameful” behavior (Adam Schiff)? Not one. This is just one of the reasons so many people are soured on Congress and don’t bother to vote. It is why the Argentine lady was right (and so are Americans) not to place their faith in politicians. Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com

Alberta Providence wants to break away from Canada, but can they? CALGARY — A wildfire is sweeping the western Canadian province of Alberta. It’s not the one you are thinking of. And a Canadian province is considering leaving the country. It also isn’t the one you are thinking of. “Expect widespread cross-over conditions,” a fire forecaster, characterizing weather that can make for uncontrollable fires, told the Globe and Mail newspaper this summer. The description fits Canada today, where the forest conDavid ditions of wind, rising heat and unShribman stable air are producing a condition called “spotting,” with the result that a wildfire jumps from one place to another. The consequence: The firestorm of separatism, which has been part of the political environment of French-speaking Quebec since the “Quiet Revolution” of the 1960s, has spread to energyrich Alberta, where the tinder is long-simmering bitterness over Ottawa’s energy policies and the decades-long siphoning off of tax revenues to other provinces, especially Quebec. Into this dangerous situation of violent firewhirls raced two incendiary figures, both versed in the inflammatory rhetoric of the new conservatism: Trump, already with deep resentment toward Canada and its Liberal Party leadership, and Danielle Smith, the premier of the province and an artful arsonist in the art of political provocation. The combination of these combustible conditions is the Oct. 19 referendum on whether to hold a future referendum on breaking away from Canada. Note the subtlety here, designed by Smith to make a bow toward the separatist element in the province without actually embracing the separatist theology. The fact that the first referendum almost certainly won’t pass, making the threat of the second one moot, isn’t the point. Smith has only poured — this metaphor is all but unavoidable, so forgive me — fuel on the fire. At this point it is essential to point out that Smith is an admirer of Trump and the MAGA movement, though the American president’s conflagration of indignation against Canada has doused some of her fire. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney withdrew from difficult trade negotiations, proclaiming that—in this country the metaphors flare — the country was at war. (“You’re at war when you’re attacked. We got attacked.”) All this occurs as surface conditions here shift. Energy remains preeminent; Alberta’s northern oil sands bitumen produces 4.3 million barrels of crude each day, more than four-fifths of the country’s oil, according to the Canada Energy Regulator federal agency. It also has vast riches of natural gas. Now add this: a surge in AI data centers, including a 2.9-million-square-foot site being constructed by Meta, popularly known as Facebook. The Alberta Prosperity Project is seeking a $500 billion line of credit from the U.S. government to support the province in a possible transition out of Canada. Trump’s 51st-state attacks on the country and his tariff policies have produced the “war” between two countries that once bragged about having the world’s longest undefended border. The effect: a dramatic upswing in Canadian nationalism so powerful that the separatist Parti Québécois pushed back its vow to hold an independence referendum if it returns to power. Alberta is the province with the lowest support (59%) for a special tax on electricity sold in the United States (Canada rate: 74%); the lowest support (58%) for a special tax on oil and gas sold to the U.S. (Canada: 70%); the lowest rate of support (33%) for taxing U.S. streaming sites such as Netflix (Canada: 44%); and the lowest support (33%) for taxing American fruits and vegetables (Canada: 46%), according to a poll conducted by the Leger market research and analytics company. Even so, only a small minority of Albertans support separatism, and among residents of Quebec and Alberta, half (50%) say that they would remain in their province if it became an independent country, while 28% would consider moving elsewhere in Canada. “Instead it’s a challenge for the governments of Canada and Alberta to manage the sentiment among those who are fed up with the Canadian government,” said Andrew Enns, the centralCanada-based vice president of Leger. “The State Department doesn’t have to worry about how it’s going to respond to an independent Alberta.” Meanwhile, three indigenous bands have asked the RCMP to investigate charging Ms. Smith with treason for risking the province’s place in Canada and for violating treaties with them. Ms. Smith soon will begin marathon consultations with tribal leaders. Their likely verdict: Treaties 6, 7, and 8 were negotiated with the British Crown, not with Alberta, and thus the province has no authority to alter these late 19th-century agreements and has no legal basis to leave Canada. Email David Shribman at dshribman@postgazette.com.

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These Saints make cut despite hurdles BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU coach Lane Kiffin waves to the crowd while leading the team down Victory Hill during a walkthrough on Saturday.

‘Controlled chaos’

The day after initial 53-man rosters are set can be a real punch in the gut. Just when a player thinks he’s made it, a call comes in and changes everything. That’s what happened, for instance, to Saints wide receiver Kevin Austin and tight end Treyton Welch. The ä Saints two were informed Monday at Lions. of their release since New Orleans claimed two playNOON, ers off waivers and needed SEPT. 13, the roster spots. FOX The cuts sent a harsh reminder of how tough it can be to stick with a team. Roster churn never stops as teams always look for ways to improve. But as grueling as the business can be, every year there are also a handful of feel-good stories on cutdown day — guys who overcome the odds to make a 53-man roster and chase their dreams. The Saints are no exception. This year, there were four whose stories are worth spotlighting.

ä See SAINTS, page 2C

Kiffin explains how his team is reacting to roster uncertainty

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

On Saturday, Lane Kiffin did everything in his power to prepare his players for this coming weekend. They stayed at the same hotel, took the same bus and walked down Victory Hill with the marching band the same way they will Saturday when LSU faces Clemson in the season opener at Tiger Stadium (6:30 p.m., ABC). They played a scrimmage against an opposing team wearing Clemson orange and white, and they had a public-address announcer on hand booming down dispatches from above. They even had snacks during halftime, nibbling on the same food they will eat during midgame breaks of real contests. “We tried. Everything but the fans,” Kiffin said on Monday about the preparation. “So there’s no way I’m going to say that we didn’t try.” Hours of work went into preparing his team for Saturday. But ask Kiffin what his roster will look like come kickoff,

and he wouldn’t be able to give a straight answer. LSU still is trying to add players. And more specifically, players from the NFL. Ole Miss transfers Zxavian Harris and Dae’Quan Wright, Notre Dame transfer Junior Tuihalamaka and Utah transfer Blake Cotton are all in search of a fifth year of eligibility that they hope a Louisiana judge can grant on Thursday, which is when a preliminary injunction hearing will be held in Baton Rouge. The NCAA, the Southeastern Conference and SEC commissioner Greg Sankey have all been listed as defendants in the case, seeking to prevent these professionals (the plaintiffs) from returning to college sports after the NCAA granted all current and future athletes a fifth year of eligibility in June. Tuihalamaka, an edge rusher, never signed with an NFL team after his four years at Notre Dame, but Harris, Wright and Cotton all signed with professional teams since the end of last season. Wright and Tuihalamaka have begun practicing with LSU despite the courts

not having cleared either of them to play in games yet, Kiffin revealed Monday. “The (Southeastern Conference) knows that, and we asked them before(hand),” Kiffin said. “Again, that’s in no violation of any previous rule or even the rule that’s out there now (which bars NFL, NBA and WNBA players from returning to play in the conference). It does not prohibit that.” Cotton hasn’t publicly committed to LSU, but the lawsuit he and 40-plus players — including Harris, Wright, etc. — filed states that he “intends to seek a roster spot at a D-I university in Louisiana.” Former LSU edge rusher Jack Pyburn is also listed as a plaintiff in the same lawsuit, but after getting released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, he was picked up off waivers by the Kansas City Chiefs on Monday, likely ending his pursuit of returning to LSU. The lawsuit states that Pyburn intended to come back to the Tigers if he didn’t get picked up by an NFL team.

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Eligibility battle not worth it for LSU or SEC Lane Kiffin said he’s lived in chaos for a long time. “It’s OK as long as it’s controlled chaos within the room,” Kiffin said Monday, talking about the team meeting room where he addressed reporters. It’s nice to hear the new LSU football coach is so comfortable. Because the world outside his well-appointed football kingdom appears to be freaking out over his plan to add players formerly on NFL rosters to the LSU roster just ahead of Saturday’s game against Clemson. You remember the Clemson game? Because LSU, the Southeastern Conference and seemingly the college sports world at large have been caught up in an endless loop of LSU-related chaos for a long time now. “Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends ...” That was a line from Emerson, Lake and Palmer. In case you were wondering, that was a 1970s rock band, not a law firm representing the former NFL players suing to join the LSU football roster. Kiffin said one of them, former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright, is already practicing with the team ahead of a Thursday court hearing that may settle this

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New Orleans Saints guard William Sherman plays in a preseason game on Aug. 15 at the Caesars Superdome.

Two 5th-year signees begin practicing with Tigers

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

bombshell of all, kicking LSU out of the league. A league that LSU helped form as a charter member in 1933. Is all this really worth it for either side? Is it worth it for Kifﬁn to go to the mattresses (from “The Godfather”) for players who may make his team a tiny bit better? Is it worth it for the SEC to go so scorched earth on LSU? The answer to both questions is no. Yet

Two of the four fifth-year players who soon could suit up for LSU football have already begun practicing with the Tigers, coach Lane Kiffin said Monday. Former Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka and former Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright both took part in the walkthrough that LSU held Monday. Neither player is listed on the Tigers’ official roster, but both are, as of last Friday, eligible to play for the Tigers this season. “The SEC knows that (they practiced),” Kiffin said. “We asked them before. Again, that’s in no violation of any previous rule or the rule that’s out there now.” The SEC presidents and athletic directors passed a measure last Tuesday prohibiting players who signed contracts with NFL, NBA or WNBA teams from playing in their league. The new rule does not apply to Tuihalamaka, but it does apply to Wright — the former Ole Miss

ä See RABALAIS, page 5C

ä See SIGNEES, page 5C

Scott Rabalais entire mess. Another player Kiffin said is practicing with the Tigers is former Notre Dame defensive end Junior Tuihalamaka, who got a temporary restraining order for a fifth year but never signed an NFL contract. That’s an important distinction, but the fact that LSU seeks to add Wright and former Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris (previously in Saints camp) is reportedly making the rest of the SEC go ballistic. Other plaintiffs in the suit, by the way, include a pair of soccer players who were on the roster for LSU — Jazmin Ferguson and Jocelyn Ollivierre. Former Advocate sportswriter Ross Dellenger of Yahoo Sports wrote Monday that the other 15 SEC schools are considering all sorts of nuclear options: fining LSU, boycotting playing LSU and, the biggest

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LSU coach Lane Kiffin watches preseason practice on Aug. 17.

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Broncos LB Cooper pleads not guilty to assault charge

Denver Broncos linebacker Jonathon Cooper pleaded not guilty Monday in a Douglas County courtroom to multiple charges stemming from altercations with his then-girlfriend in June. A jury trial has been scheduled to begin on Nov. 10. Cooper was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list Sunday, meaning he’ll continue to get paid for the time being and will be allowed inside the team’s training facility but cannot practice with the team or play in any games. He pleaded not guilty to a felony charge of second-degree assault by strangulation and three misdemeanors, including violating a protection order a week after his ﬁrst arrest on June 4. The strangulation charge stemmed from his ﬁrst arrest after a forensic nurse examined Cooper’s then-girlfriend.

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New Orleans Saints running back C.J. Donaldson, right, is defended by cornerback TJ Hall during training camp in Metairie on Aug. 9. Both players were added to the Saints practice squad on Monday.

Saints build practice squad foundation BY LUKE JOHNSON AND MATTHEW PARAS Staff writers

After spending the weekend trimming the roster to 53 players, the New Orleans Saints announced they brought 12 of them back on the practice squad. The announced signings did not include the reported signing of veteran tight end Stone Smartt, a four-year NFL veteran with 43 career receptions for the Los Angeles Chargers and New York Jets. Smartt spent training camp with the Philadelphia Eagles this year. New Orleans will once again be able to carry 17 players on their practice squad after bringing kicker Charlie Smyth back, meaning they still have four spots to ﬁll if Smartt is indeed signing with the Saints. Because Smyth came to the Saints via the International Player Pathway, New Orleans gets a roster exemption for him on the practice squad. Among the players the Saints brought back were rookie defensive back TJ Hall, the only member of the team’s 2026 draft class who did not make the 53-man roster, as well as 2025 seventh-rounder Fadil Diggs. While the Saints did not keep any undrafted rookie free agents on their initial 53-man roster,

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DB Mike Reid

Most NFL players vying for a roster spot get a full offseason to audition for coaches. In Reid’s case, he had only a month. The safety joined the Saints just before training camp began, signing with the black and gold after a stint with the Carolina Panthers. The 24-year-old turned out to be a huge surprise. The Saints elected to keep Reid over veteran Terrell Burgess. His versatility was a big reason why. Coach Kellen Moore said Reid can play both cornerback and safety, focusing more on the latter once he arrived in New Orleans. “For a guy that showed up at the very end of July, really as we started training camp, I thought he just got better every single week,” Moore said. “I thought he showed himself in some of these preseason games. He’s a physical safety as far as ﬁtting the run a few times. He found some opportunities to contribute in special teams. “I thought he did a good job of earning his way.”

SAINTS PRACTICE SQUAD n EDGE Fadil Diggs n RB CJ Donaldson n CB TJ Hall Jr. n OT Alan Herron n OL Easton Kilty n WR Jalen Cropper n WR Trey Palmer n LB Jackson Sirmon n K Charlie Smyth n DL Jay’Viar Suggs n RB Zamir White n OT Alex Wollschlager they kept several of them on their practice squad, including former Ohio State running back C.J. Donaldson, and offensive tackles Alan Herron and Alex Wollschlager. Former LSU wide receiver Trey Palmer, a Kentwood native who the team claimed on waivers last year, is also back on the practice squad.

Saints claim two The Saints claimed a pair of players on waivers Tuesday in former Colts defensive lineman Colby Wooden and former Bears offensive tackle Mason Murphy. The Saints waived Kevin Austin and Treyton Welch in corresponding moves. None of the 15 players

RB Kendre Miller

the Saints waived Sunday were claimed by another team. Wooden’s release came as something of a surprise in Indianapolis after the Colts acquired him in a trade with the Green Bay Packers this offseason. Originally a fourth-round pick in the 2023 draft out of Auburn, Wooden appeared in all but four games of his ﬁrst three seasons with the Packers, and he started 16 of the 17 games last season. He recorded 50 tackles and six tackles for loss with Green Bay last year, both career highs. Murphy gives the Saints additional depth on the offensive line after they kept only three backup players on the initial 53. After going undrafted, Murphy signed with the Bears as a rookie free agent this summer. He also played his college football at Auburn, where he was teammates with Saints draft pick Jeremiah Wright. Murphy started 12 games for the Tigers last season, notably splitting his time between right tackle and center. New Orleans waived two of the better feel-good stories from the initial 53-man roster as corresponding moves. Splitting his time between the practice squad and the active roster, Austin has appeared in 16 games for the Saints the last two seasons, catching 24 of 45 targets for 291 yards and one touchdown.

New Orleans now has only four receivers on its active roster. If the Saints want Austin back, they will have to wait for him to clear waivers Tuesday. Welch was one of four tight ends the Saints kept on the active roster, though one, rookie Oscar Delp, has recently missed time with an injury. New Orleans also lost second-year tight end Moliki Matavao for the season with a knee injury during the preseason.

Burgess signs with Titans Former Saints safety Terrell Burgess is signing with the Tennessee Titans, a source with knowledge of the situation said. Burgess heads to Tennessee’s active roster instead of signing with New Orleans’ practice squad. With the Titans, Burgess will reunite with cornerback Alontae Taylor, who left New Orleans in free agency in March. Burgess, 27, did not have to go through waivers because he counted as a “vested veteran,” which occurs when an NFL player has at least three years of service with at least six games played in each. The Saints reportedly had hoped to bring back Burgess on their practice squad. The former thirdrounder joined New Orleans last year, appearing in 16 games with one start.

great. “The way he sets things CB Jayden Price up, always falling forward, he’s Miller isn’t necessarily an un- real patient. He’s a very talented Price’s rise was well documented derdog story in his fourth season. guy, and I’m excited to watch him throughout camp because the corThe running back was a third- play.” nerback has taken an unconvenround pick. In the past, he served tional path to land on the roster. as Alvin Kamara’s primary back- OL William Sherman Price played in the FCS at North up. Sherman technically has played Dakota State. He spent years But in the offseason, Miller’s in two seasons before this one, in the upstart United Football status was a real question mark, but there was a four-year gap in League. He joined the Saints last especially because of his injury between. year but spent the season on the history. After appearing in one game practice squad. Not only was Miller coming off for the New England Patriots Through it all, Price never a torn ACL, but the 24-year-old in 2021, Sherman appeared in stopped improving. And this year, suffered a back injury in train- seven games for New Orleans his growth created enough trust ing camp that caused him to miss last season. The lengthy wait with the coaching staff and front nearly two weeks. demonstrated the offensive line- office that the Saints elected to In his absence, the running back man’s resilience. And Sherman keep only four true cornerbacks battle appeared to considerably followed that up by making a 53- on their initial 53-man roster. tighten, with Audric Estime and man roster for the ﬁrst time in his Price is one of them. several others stringing together career. He played almost all of camp on good practices. Miller seemed at He did this year by learning a the inside as safety Jonas Sanker’s risk of falling behind. mostly new position. The Saints backup at “star,” or inside cornerTo Miller’s credit, the running used Sherman primarily at center, back. But he can also play outside back ensured that didn’t happen. a spot he had played only once in if the Saints need it. When he returned from the the pros — coincidentally against “He was really good in colinjury, Miller looked explosive the Saints last preseason, when he lege, but I think his patience and ran with a physicality that was still a member of the Denver and his playmaking ability (has distinguishes him from the rest Broncos. improved),” said Saints wide reof the backs on the roster. Miller He also has experience at tackle ceiver Bryce Lance, who was also finished the preseason with 15 and guard. Price’s teammate at North Dakota carries for 64 yards, good for 4.3 “If you’re not starting, the more State. “He was a playmaker in colyards per carry. you can do,” Sherman said last lege as well, but seeing the knowl“He reminds me of Le’Veon week. “If I’m able to play all ﬁve edge of his game grow, how he Bell, just the way he runs,” said (offensive line spots) and help moves his feet and how he makes starter Travis Etienne, referring the team win games, that’s what I plays on the ball has been really to the former Pittsburgh Steelers want to do.” cool to see.”

The Tennessee Volunteers will honor Dolly Parton with a helmet sticker this season, coach Josh Heupel announced Monday. Parton, a Tennessee native, died Aug. 25 after a brief battle with cancer. She was 80. “I’d be remiss if I didn’t also talk about the passing of Dolly Parton,” Heupel said Monday. “All that she’s meant across the world, this country, and certainly, the queen of East Tennessee — a lady that was extremely proud of her roots.” The iconic singer grew up in Sevierville, roughly 30 miles east of Knoxville, where the University of Tennessee is located. The sticker, in the Volunteers’ signature orange, features a butterﬂy similar to the one in the Dollywood logo, with “Dolly” written in white at the center.

Diamondbacks player Marte returns after his no-show

Ketel Marte was back at the ballpark Monday and in the starting lineup for the Arizona Diamondbacks, two weeks after the three-time All-Star’s unexpected no-show before a game in Boston left the team scrambling. The 32-year-old apologized to manager Torey Lovullo for the way he handled the situation. “In that instance, I failed him by not showing up,” Marte said through an interpreter. “That morning I woke up, my body was in pain and I just couldn’t react. I’m the one who made the decision to not show up.” Marte was initially put on the restricted list after failing to show up in Boston, then moved to the 10day injured list with mild inﬂammation in his left knee.

Red Sox place slugger Contreras on injured list

The Boston Red Sox placed Willson Contreras on the 10-day injured list Monday because of a strained left hamstring that’s been hampering the slugger for over a month. “He came out the other day, I don’t want to paint the picture that something way worse happened,” interim Boston manager Chad Tracy said before the start of a threegame series against Seattle. “Just a recurring of the same thing.” The team decided shutting down Contreras would benefit him and roster flexibility. The 34-year-old Contreras is batting .274 and leads the team in homers (career-high 26) and RBIs (79) in his first season after being acquired in a trade from St. Louis.

Ex-Saints LB Jackson part of winning fishing team

CLAYTON, N.Y. — Former New Orleans Saints linebacker Rickey Jackson teamed with national touring pro angler John Garret to win Monday’s inaugural Bassmaster Randy Moss Pro Football Hall of Fame Pro-Am held on the St. Lawrence River. Jackson, the first Saints player elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, caught two of the team’s five-bass limit for a winning catch weight of 21 pounds, 10 ounces. Former LSU All-American and Hall of Fame center Kevin Mawae was on the third-place team among the nine that competed. He was paired with pro angler Robert Gee. Their catch weighed in at 20 pounds, 6 ounces. Former NFL lineman Joe Thomas and Bassmaster champion Jay Przekurat finished second, just 5 ounces shy of the winning stringer.

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BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

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Former Southern quarterback Cam’Ron McCoy warms up before a game last season against Fresno State in Fresno, Calif. McCoy is now leading the Texas Southern offense.

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passing yards was 160 yards. He now has played on three different Southwestern Athletic Conference Texas Southern coach Cris Dishman teams. He also played at Jackson started former Southern quarter- State after transferring from his back Cam’Ron McCoy in his team’s original program at Eastern Michi42-30 win over North Carolina gan. Central, the No. 5 team in BOXTOROW’s 2026 preseason HBCU Alabama State’s adjustments poll, on Saturday at W.W. Thorne Coach Eddie Robinson‘s group Stadium in Houston. was expected to beat Southern The Tigers bounced back from soundly at a semi-neutral game down 14-0 and 24-14 at halftime. at Legion Field in Birmingham, McCoy was a major reason his Alabama. But Alabama State, the team managed 28 second-half No. 3 team in the HBCU poll, was points. One of his best plays was surprisingly down 14-3 with 12:52 a 45-yard touchdown pass to wide remaining in the second quarter receiver Roriyon Richardson that cut to the Jaguars. North Carolina Central’s lead to The Hornets showed the compo24-21 with 13:54 remaining in the sure that is expected of a SWAC third quarter. championship favorite. After trailMcCoy completed 8 of 19 passes ing 17-14 at halftime, their defense for 185 yards, three touchdowns held Southern scoreless in the secand an interception. He also ond half, spoiling coach Marshall rushed for 38 yards on eight car- Faulk‘s coaching debut with a 30-17 ries. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound se- victory. Robinson credited Faulk for nior had more passing yards and touchdowns in his season debut for having his team ready for a good Texas Southern than he had during start. The fifth-year Alabama State any game in his one year at South- coach also said his team was more locked in on Southern quarterback ern. “Just keep improving,” Dishman Christian Johnson‘s running ability in said of McCoy on Monday’s SWAC the second half after he had nine coaches call. “Cam is a great stu- carries for 69 yards and a touchdent and a good quarterback, so down in the first half. he just has to keep improving “Christian is a really good quareach and every day. He was very terback,” Robinson said. “He’s a hungry for this game. Just come Montgomery kid. We know the in there hungry and be ready to type of competitor that he is, and prove himself, not just to everyone so he made some plays with his else, but to himself.” legs, probably a little bit more than McCoy never had more than we thought he would.” one passing touchdown last seaAnother emphasis was making son, and his Southern high for life difficult on Southern running Staff writer

back Trey Holly, who was fourth in the SWAC in rushing yards and touchdowns in 2025. Holly ﬁnished with 15 carries for 38 yards. “They did a good job of limiting the run with Holly,” Robinson said. “We know what type of back that he is. You know, he can make one person miss and then go 80 yards on you. So they did a good job of really being stiff.”

First SWAC win Faulk wasn’t the only one coaching his ﬁrst game in the SWAC in Week 0. Florida A&M coach Quinn Gray led his team to a 20-7 win over Division II Albany State at Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. The first game of Gray’s tenure came against the program he most recently led for three seasons. Gray said Saturday was a great time at FAMU but that his team still has some room for growth. “The atmosphere was great,” the former four-year NFL quarterback said. “Rattler Nation showed up, which I think our players fed off of in terms of the energy in the stadium. It was a good time, obviously, a lot of nerves and things of that magnitude leading up into (it).” Gray compiled a 24-11 overall record at Albany State and a 20-4 conference mark. In 2025, he led the Golden Rams to a 12-2 record, an 8-0 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference mark and an NCAA Division II quarterﬁnals appearance.

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The starting running back for Southern in the season opener wasn’t whom many expected. Trey Holly, who started his career at LSU and led the Jaguars in rushing last season, didn’t have a carry in the first quarter of his team’s 30-17 loss to Alabama State on Saturday. “Trey didn’t play the first quarter for disciplinary reasons,” coach Marshall Faulk said on the Southwestern Athletic Conference coaches call Monday. The first-year coach started senior Mike Franklin in his place. Faulk didn’t elaborate on what Holly did that led to his benching in the first quarter. Holly played the last three quarters and finished with 15 carries for 38 yards. Holly was one of the top players at his position in the SWAC last season. In 11 games, he had 869 yards rushing and nine rushing touchdowns, which were both fourth in the conference. The 5-foot-7, 192-pound running back left LSU in 2025 after he was suspended after his arrest in connection with a 2024 shooting in his hometown of Farmerville. He claimed his innocence in a social media post after the shooting and in April 2026 accepted a no-contest plea deal on gun charges and no longer faces jail time, his lawyer, Michael Small, told The Advocate. Holly accepted a nolo contendere plea, which doesn’t involve an admission of guilt of a felony, to end the legal proceedings. The plea

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Southern running back Trey Holly runs with the ball against Alabama State in the Birmingham Classic on Saturday at Legion Field in Birmingham, Ala. ä Kentucky St. at Southern. 6 P.M. SATURDAy

agreement was one year of probation and a $1,000 fine for charges of the illegal use of a weapon or dangerous instrumentality in Union Parish in February 2024. Holly was a four-star recruit who committed to LSU and played his true freshman year in 2023. In the Jaguars’ loss to Alabama State, Franklin scored the team’s first points with a 29-yard touchdown run with 3:25 left in the first quarter. He finished the game with three carries, all in the first quarter. Faulk explained why Franklin

was limited after the ﬁrst quarter. “(Franklin) and Champ Davis, they shared the backfield,” Faulk said. “After that ﬁrst quarter, Trey came back in, and then we wanted to get into a three-back rotation there. Coming into the second half, we just didn’t possess the ball enough. Our opponent did a much better job at possessing the football. “We had some three-and-outs, and once we got in the passing situations, you know, we then put Macario (Dade) in at times, we had Champ and we had Trey in those situations. So it just became situational football, that’s all.”

John Brady served as a color commentator on LSU men’s basketball radio broadcasts for the past nine years but decided it was time for something new after seeing the recent progress at LSU New Orleans. An NCAA Division I men’s basketball coach for 25 years, Brady is returning to coaching as a senior athletics adviser for LSU New Orleans. The former LSU men’s basketball coach will work directly with the Privateers men’s basketball team, where he’ll help with strategy and recruiting efforts. Brady returns to LSU New Orleans after serving as an assistant coach there during the 1990-91 season under Tim Floyd. The university has a different look after transitioning to the LSU System this summer, and it’s led to several new hires within the Privateers’ athletic department. “I love (New Orleans),” Brady said. “I’ve had a place (in New Orleans) for over 23 years and have a lot of friends here. (LSU New Orleans) has the right people in place, and I got excited about the vision that they have. I felt like I could add to that and help them in some way.” Brady has a close relationship with LSU New Orleans athletic director Michael Giorlando, who is in his ﬁrst year leading the Privateers’ athletic department. Giorlando was part of Brady’s men’s basketball staff at LSU for three years as an assistant coach. LSU New Orleans made a big splash in early August when it hired former Privateers men’s basketball legend Ervin Johnson as an assistant men’s basketball coach. “(Johnson and Brady) are guys I grew up watching have success,” LSU New Orleans men’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell said. “I’m just glad that we can put them around our guys. That’s what you hope to do as a head coach, is to put successful people around your guys so that they can see what that looks like and how

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LSU New Orleans introduced John Brady, second from left, as a senior athletics adviser on Monday. Also pictured are interim chancellor Jeanette Weiland, left, men’s basketball coach Stacy Hollowell, second from right, and athletic director Michael Giorlando.

it’s put into practice.” Hollowell is entering his third season as the LSU New Orleans men’s basketball coach. This year’s team was present during Brady’s introductory news conference, which was held Monday inside Lakefront Arena. “I had not addressed (the team) as a group yet until today,” Brady said. “That’s why I took a little time to say some things to them that I think they’ll need to hear and need to hear over and over again. I’m excited about being here.” The highlight of Brady’s coaching tenure came at LSU in 2006 when the Tigers reached the Final Four for the ﬁrst time in 20 years. Brady coached in Baton Rogue for 11 seasons, amassing a 192139 record at LSU while winning two SEC regular-season titles and reaching the NCAA Tournament four times. “I’ve seen it all,” Brady said. “I’ve had the highs, I’ve experienced the lows and everything in between. Hopefully I can help (LSU New Orleans) navigate through some difficult things that may come and help guide them do what it takes to be successful.”

Messi retires from international competition BY DÉBORA REY Associated Press

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Argentina superstar Lionel Messi announced his retirement from international soccer on Monday, ending 21 years of national-team duty that were capped by winning the World Cup in 2022 to secure his place in the pantheon of the game’s greatMessi est ever players. “It was a decision that hurt — and still hurts deeply — but I understand that the time has come,” the 39-year-old Messi said on his Instagram account. Messi, who will continue to play at the club level with Inter Miami in Major League Soccer, played in a record-tying six World Cups. He won it four years ago in a tournament he dominated in Qatar and also led Argentina to the title match in 2014 and again this year, when the Albiceleste lost to Spain in extra time in New Jersey. Messi stands shoulder to shoulder with Diego Maradona, a compatriot with whom he was so often compared, and Brazil icon Pelé as the greatest players of all time. For many, he’s the best. “I swear to you that I always gave it my all — not just in these last few years when we won everything, but before that too,” Messi wrote. “I always fought and left everything on the ﬁeld for this jersey, to bring you joy and make you feel proud to be Argentine through football.” Messi played 207 games for Argentina and ﬁnishes as its all-time leading scorer with 125 goals, 21 of them in World Cups. Only one player has more goals in men’s internationals — his longtime rival Cristiano Ronaldo, who has 146 and has yet to announce his

retirement from Portugal duty. Messi became the all-time leading World Cup scorer for a month in the recent tournament in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, but finished one goal behind France’s Kylian Mbappé. In a long social-media post, Messi explained he wrote his retirement letter on July 21 — two days after the World Cup final in which he struggled to make an impact — but waited to publish it because his father was facing health issues that eventually claimed his life. Jorge Messi died on Aug. 8 in his native Rosario. Two months after Messi starred at the 2005 world under-20 championship, scoring both of Argentina’s goals in the final triumph, he was given his senior Argentina debut at 18. His first appearance lasted only two minutes; the substitute was sent off against Hungary in Budapest. His journey with the national team was fraught with more frustration — he briefly retired from Argentina duty in 2016 after three defeats in three consecutive major finals — until he finally lifted the World Cup four years ago, either side of also winning Copa America titles in 2021 and ‘24. “Thank you for all the love these past 20 years,” he said. “I’m going to miss hearing you all from the inside so much. Now I’m going to be one of you, cheering and supporting you from the outside (through thick and thin, even more so).” In the letter, Messi did not say how long he intends to continue playing. The recent World Cup showed he’s still one of the best players in the world, as did a four-goal display for Inter Miami at the weekend in a 7-1 victory over CF Montreal. “I leave with the peace of mind and pride of having given you — along with my teammates — moments we once only dreamed of. Experiencing this with you was incredible. I love you all.”

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Catholic-BR ranked 3rd in ﬁrst LSWA poll

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U-High tops 3A; Dunham leads 2A BY JACKSON REYES Staff writer

The Baton Rouge area is heavily represented in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association preseason prep football poll. District 4-5A features three schools in the top 10. Catholic-BR is third in the rankings, just behind Ruston and Edna Karr. Zachary and Central are ranked back-toback at seventh and eighth, respectively. Two area schools are ranked in the top 10 of Class 4A. Madison Prep is ranked ﬁfth after reclassi-

fying from Class 3A. Plaquemine is just behind the Chargers at sixth. University High enters the year with lofty expectations, with several transfers entering the mix. The Cubs are ranked first in Class 3A and received six first-place votes. St. James is also in the top 10 at No. 4. Coming off a state title, Dunham ranks first in Class 2A. The Tigers are led by five-star quarterback Elijah Haven. Dunham is the lone area school ranked in the top 10 of Class 2A. Three local schools are ranked in Class 1A. Ascension Catholic is fourth after finishing last year as a runner-up in Division IV select. East Feliciana and Southern Lab round out the top 10 at ninth and 10th, respectively.

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Novak Djokovic reacts during the first round of the U.S. Open against Mariano Navone on Sunday in New york.

Questions for Djokovic after first-round defeat

otherwise still been fairly com- ice pack around his face, head and After 3 years without petitive since his last Grand Slam neck. at the 2023 U.S. Open — is Navone won the first in a tieGrand Slam title, title that Djokovic has consistently breaker, and things eventually got struggled with physical issues much worse for Djokovic, who is he done?

BY ANDREW DAMPF

Associated Press

Novak Djokovic waved goodbye, made a heart shape with his hands and blew kisses to the crowd as he walked off the court inside Arthur Ashe Stadium to a standing ovation. Among those applauding in return were Djokovic’s 11-yearold son, Stefan, while his 8-yearold daughter, Tara, covered her eyes and loaded her ﬂoppy-eared stuffed animal into a bag that went around her shoulder. Back down on the court, Djokovic had his two black bags — one containing his rackets and the other more equipment — hanging from his shoulders. After his first-round loss to Mariano Navone at the U.S. Open on Sunday night, it remains to be seen whether the 39-year-old Djokovic will ever bring those bags out on a court again for a professional match. The 7-6 (5), 5-7, 4-6, 6-2, 6-1 loss marked Djokovic’s earliest Grand Slam exit in two decades — dating back to the 2006 Australian Open — and the ﬁrst time ever that he lost his opener at the U.S. Open. The holder of a men’s record 24 Grand Slam singles titles, Djokovic has now gone three straight years without winning a major.

Health issues Perhaps even more concerning than his record — which has

this year. After a run to the Australian Open final to start the year, Djokovic played little because of an injured right shoulder. Then he appeared weakened by a Paris heat wave in a five-set loss to Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca in the third round of the French Open. “I was barely standing on my legs toward the end of the match,” Djokovic said after getting beaten by Fonseca. Djokovic revived himself for a run to the semifinals at Wimbledon and then struggled again at the Cincinnati Open this month when he was beaten by 50thranked Thiago Agustin Tirante in his opening match. After the loss to Tirante, Djokovic said an unspecified health condition made it difficult for him to play in hot and humid weather. “It’s just a condition that I have, health-wise, that has been bothering me for the past couple of years,” Djokovic said. “A lot of issues, especially when it is humid and it is hot. … Nerves and everything involved that make it worse.” Djokovic’s issues against Navone began midway through the first set when he appeared to be struggling with the heat and humidity. Djokovic led early on in the first set but Navone got back on serve before the match was briefly halted for the roof to be closed because of light rain. As Djokovic sat in his chair during the break, he kept moving an

threw up at least once and later appeared to be cramping when he grabbed at his left foot. Djokovic swallowed pills brought to him by a doctor and had his lower back massaged during a medical timeout between the fourth and ﬁfth sets, and he grimaced after several shots. Djokovic made 70 unforced errors in a painful performance that ended a few minutes before midnight. “It’s something that I’ve been carrying, unfortunately, pretty much every match this year: vomiting, throwing up, a serious issue there,” Djokovic said. “Then my whole body starts to collapse, basically cramping and pain. Yeah, the back just gave up in the end and shoulder, and I couldn’t close it out.”

BY BRIAN MAHONEY NEW YORK — Carlos Alcaraz was nervous. He was excited. Best of all, he was pain-free. Alcaraz beat Roman Safiullin 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 on Monday, showing no problems with the right wrist injury that had sidelined the 23-year-old Spaniard since April. “I don’t know how it looked from outside, but from inside, my feeling was that I was hitting normal,” Alcaraz said. “I was playing pretty normal, playing my style, and yeah, the arm, the wrist, everything felt great.” In that case, don’t rule out a run at a repeat. Following fellow two-time U.S. Open champion Aryna Sabalenka onto Arthur Ashe Stadium, the No. 2-seeded Alcaraz appeared more comfortable as the match went on and delivered the allaround game that has made him a fan favorite in New York. He held his hand to his ear to encourage louder cheers and pumped his ﬁst after a pretty volley winner in the ﬁnal game of the match. Forced to miss the French Open and Wimbledon, Alcaraz decided he was good enough to come back at the U.S. Open, stepping right back into Grand Slam tennis without a warmup event. “I had more nerves than usual, but just happy, because, for me,

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Carlos Alcaraz yells during a match against Roman Safiullin during the U.S. Open on Monday in New york.

my goal here is to compete, to enjoy, and let’s see how my body’s going to react after the matches, after the competition again,” Alcaraz said. No man has won consecutive U.S. Open titles since Roger Federer took five in a row from 2004-08. If Alcaraz stays healthy, the seven-time Grand Slam champion may quickly become a huge favorite with top-ranked Jannik Sinner sidelined by a knee injury and No. 4 Novak Djokovic losing in the U.S. Open’s ﬁrst round for the ﬁrst time on Sunday. With the tournament thrown into shock by that result, Sabalen-

Class 5A Rec. Pts. 1. Ruston (8) 0-0 129 2. Karr (3) 0-0 120 3. Catholic-Baton Rouge 0-0 107 4. John Curtis 0-0 82 5. Alexandria 0-0 71 6. St. Augustine 0-0 67 7. Zachary 0-0 61 8. Central 0-0 51 9. Rummel 0-0 39 10. Southside 0-0 35 Others receiving votes: Acadiana 27, Ouachita 18, St. Thomas More 18, West Monroe 14, Evangel Christian 10, Mandeville 5, Brother Martin 1, Destrehan 1, Terrebonne 1.

Class 4A

Rec. Pts. 1. Neville (11) 0-0 132 2. Westgate 0-0 115 3. Shaw 0-0 103 4. North DeSoto 0-0 96 5. Madison Prep 0-0 76 6. Plaquemine 0-0 69 7. Franklin Parish 0-0 60 8. Lake Charles Prep 0-0 57 9. E.D. White 0-0 49 10. Teurlings Catholic 0-0 28 Others receiving votes: Salmen 26, Lafayette Renaissance 9, John F. Kennedy 8, Cecilia 7, Carencro 6, Leesville 6, Franklinton 2.

Class 3A

1. University (6) 2. St. Charles (2) 3. Sterlington (1)

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Pts. 119 116 99

4. St. James (2) 0-0 98 5. Iowa 0-0 93 6. Jena 0-0 83 7. Jewel Sumner 0-0 67 8. Vandebilt Catholic 0-0 63 9. Loyola Prep 0-0 46 10. Northwest 0-0 28 Others receiving votes: Iota 19, Marksville 18, Carroll 5, De La Salle 3, Bunkie 1.

Class 2A Rec. Pts. 1. Dunham (9) 0-0 130 2. Calvary Baptist (1) 0-0 116 3. Mangham (1) 0-0 105 4. Oak Grove 0-0 97 5. Notre Dame 0-0 81 6. Kinder 0-0 55 7. Catholic-New Iberia 0-0 47 8. Lafayette Christian 0-0 44 9. Amite 0-0 43 10. Loreauville 0-0 30 Others receiving votes: West St. Mary 28, Newman 23, Union Parish 22, Country Day 8, Ferriday 3, Mansﬁeld 1.

Class 1A Rec. Pts. 1. Haynesville (10) 0-0 130 2. Ouachita Christian 0-0 116 3. Riverside Academy (1) 0-0 103 4. Ascension Catholic 0-0 96 5. Jeanerette 0-0 90 6. Westminster-Opelousas 0-0 81 7. Logansport 0-0 59 8. South Plaquemines 0-0 50 9. East Feliciana 0-0 45 10. Southern Lab 0-0 38 Others receiving votes: Westminster-Lafayette 23, Lincoln Prep 8, Kentwood 6, Cedar Creek 5, St. Edmund 1.

What’s next? Where does Djokovic go from here? While he hasn’t openly discussed an imminent retirement, one final hurrah at the Australian Open — the Grand Slam tournament he’s won a record 10 times — in January would be a fitting setting for a final send-off. Or he could continue competing into his 40s. After all, Djokovic has reached two Grand Slam finals and six semifinals over the past three years. “I feel when I’m healthy, I’m still able to play as a top-five player, still able to compete at the highest level,” Djokovic said after his semifinal loss to Jannik Sinner at Wimbledon this year.

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ka brought back some normalcy. Sabalenka beat Camila Osorio 6-4, 6-4 to begin her bid to be the first player to win three straight U.S. Open championships since Serena Williams from 2012-14. She has been to the past three U.S. Open finals, rebounding from a loss to Coco Gauff in 2023 by winning in 2024 and then topping Amanda Anisimova last year to repeat. “I feel like this is one of my favorite stadiums,” Sabalenka told the crowd afterward. “I really experienced the best emotions here in this stadium.” Other U.S. Open champions in action Monday included Naomi Osaka, Iga Swiatek and 2016 winner Stan Wawrinka, who lost to Matteo Berrettini in the final Grand Slam match before the three-time major champion from Switzerland retires at 41. “I’m going to miss it for sure. I’m going to miss it big time,” Wawrinka said. Another top-10 seed followed Djokovic out when No. 10 Arthur Fils, coming off the title in Cincinnati, was ousted by Stefanos Tsitsipas 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-4. Tsitsipas, who is unseeded at the U.S. Open for the first time, was asked if he can regain the form that catapulted the Greek to the No. 3 ranking and two losses to Djokovic in Grand Slam finals. “Why not?” Tsitsipas said.

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Madison Prep running back Harlem Turner, center, scores against Woodlawn in the Battle on the Bluff jamboree on Thursday at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

PREP REPORT Football

Volleyball

Week 1

Monday

Thursday

Plaquemine 3, GEO Next Generation 2 (21-25, 25-15, 25-18, 23-25, 15-11) Hannan 3, St. Michael 1 (25-18, 25-23, 20-25, 25-21) Glen Oaks 3, McKinley 0 (25-22, 25-13, 25-22) Southern Lab 3, Louisiana School for the Deaf 0 (25-6, 25-5, 25-8)

Capitol at McKinley, 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium Episcopal at Ascension Catholic, 7 p.m. Madison Prep at Jesuit, 7 p.m. Baker at Slaughter Community Charter, 7 p.m. North Iberville at Fisher, 7 p.m.

Friday

Albany at Denham Springs, 7 p.m. Belaire at Southern Lab, 7 p.m. Marksville at Catholic-PC, 7 p.m. Beau Chene at East Iberville, 7 p.m. Warren Easton at East Ascension, 7 p.m. Carrollton High (Georgia) at Catholic-BR, 7 p.m., at Memorial Stadium Archbishop Rummel at University High. 7 p.m. Helix Mentorship Academy at Broadmoor, 7 p.m. Lafayette High at Live Oak, 7 p.m. Scotlandville at West Feliciana, 7 p.m. White Castle at Istrouma, 7 p.m. Thrive Academy at Northeast, 7 p.m. Westgate at Liberty, 7 p.m. at Olympia Stadium Acadiana at Central, 7 p.m. St. Amant at Woodlawn, 7 p.m. Assumption at Donaldsonville, 7 p.m. Ascension Christian at Ben Franklin, 7 p.m. Magnolia School of Excellence at Dutchtown, 7 p.m. St. James at East St. John, 7 p.m. Prairieville at Hammond, 7 p.m. Northshore at Lutcher, 7 p.m. Dunham at Parkway, 7 p.m. Ponchatoula at Walker, 7 p.m. Zachary at Plaquemine, 7 p.m. Port Allen at Brusly, 7 p.m. East Feliciana at Lake Charles College Prep, 7 p.m. St. Michael at Loranger, 7 p.m. Tara at Glen Oaks, 7 p.m. Springﬁeld at Collegiate Baton Rouge, 7 p.m. Parkview Baptist at Parklane Academy (Mississippi), 7 p.m. St. John at South Beauregard, 7 p.m. Central Private at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7 p.m. Westminster Christian at Kentwood, 7 p.m.

Tuesday

False River at Ascension Christian, 4 p.m. Fountainbleau at Baton Rouge, 4 p.m. East Ascension at Central, 4 p.m. Prairieville at Central Private, 4 p.m. Doyle at Live Oak, 4 p.m. Ascension Catholic at St. Amant, 4 p.m. Vidalia at Zachary, 4:30 p.m. Istrouma at Capitol, 5 p.m. Scotlandville at East Iberville, 5 p.m. West Feliciana at Episcopal, 5 p.m. Madison Prep at Liberty, 5 p.m. Broadmoor at Northeast 5 p.m. McKinley at Baker, 5 p.m. Family Christian at Plaquemine, 5 p.m. Brusly at Port Allen, 5 p.m. White Castle at Southern Lab, 5 p.m. Walker at Woodlawn, 5 p.m. Slaughter at Zachary, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday

Lafayette Christian at University Lab, 4 p.m. Plaquemine at St. John, 4 p.m. Woodlawn at Baton Rouge, 5 p.m. Collegiate Baton Rouge at Catholic-PC, 5 p.m. Mentorship Academy at Istrouma, 5 p.m. Lycee Francais at LSD, 5 p.m. Belaire at Southern Lab, 5 p.m. Northeast at Tara, 5 p.m. Glen Oaks at White Castle, 5 p.m.

Thursday

Parkview Baptist at Central, 4 p.m. Livonia at Liberty, 4 p.m. Prairieville at University Lab, 4 p.m. Doyle at Walker, 4 p.m. Northeast at Ascension Christian, 5 p.m. East St. John at Belaire, 5 p.m. Istrouma at Collegiate Baton Rouge, 5 p.m. St. Amant at Episcopal, 5 p.m. False River at LSD, 5 p.m. Live Oak at Port Allen, 5 p.m. Glen Oaks at Scotlandville, 5 p.m. Woodlawn at Slaughter, 5 p.m. GEO Next at White Castle, 5 p.m.

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Shutout of Dodgers shows LHP Sale is still elite at age 37 BY NOAH TRISTER

Reference — is roughly the same as CC Sabathia’s. And Sabathia was voted in on the first ballot. Sale is under contract with Chris Sale shut out the Dodgers and threw a 100 mph fastball in Atlanta for next season, and the the process. You could call it turn- Braves have a team option for ing back the clock, but that would 2028. imply the Atlanta left-hander’s best days are behind him. And Performance of the week that’s hardly the case. While Sale tries to prevent Sale struck out 11 in a five-hitter Misiorowski from running away Thursday, lowering his ERA to with the Cy Young Award, Pete 2.06. Only Jacob Crow-Armstrong is putting in M i s i o r o w s k i ’s quite a claim for the National 1.73 is better, and League MVP. He hit three homSale may be the ers with six RBIs for the Chicago only one capable Cubs in a 17-5 win over Cincinnati of pushing the on Saturday. The following day, Milwaukee ace he went deep two more times. in the Cy Young Crow-Armstrong is up to 38 homrace. At the very ers on the year, just two shy of Sale least, Sale has a Kyle Schwarber’s major leaguegood chance to post his eighth top- leading total. five finish in a Cy Young vote. He won in 2024, his first season with Comeback of the week the Braves. The Reds scored seven runs Thursday’s 1-0 win over Los in the top of the ninth to beat Angeles was Sale’s first complete San Francisco 10-9 on Wednesgame since 2019 and included day. Héctor Rodríguez led off his first time reaching 100 mph the inning with a homer to make on a pitch since 2018. He was the score 9-4. Then a single and with Boston then, wrapping up two walks loaded the bases for a stretch of seven straight years Eugenio Suárez, whose grand (2012-18) finishing in the top six slam brought Cincinnati within in the Cy Young vote. But a poor a run with still nobody out. Jose 2019 was followed by Tommy Trevino eventually tied it with a John surgery, and Sale’s future sacrifice fly, and Tyler Stephenlooked uncertain. son’s RBI single gave the Reds Since the Red Sox traded him the lead. to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom, however, Sale has been an elite Team of the week pitcher again. He finally won that The Braves were baseball’s only elusive Cy Young in 2024, going unbeaten team this week, going 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA. He was 7-5 6-0. They continue to hold Philawith a 2.58 ERA in 21 games last delphia at arm’s length in the NL season, and this year he’s on pace East, leading the division by five to post an ERA under 2.20 for the games after Matt Olson’s walk-off third time as a starter. single against Colorado on Sunday The 37-year-old Sale doesn’t extended Atlanta’s winning streak have as much Cy Young hard- to seven. The Braves swept three ware as Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer, but if he can pitch into straight games against the Dodghis 40s like they have, his Hall ers, winning each by a run. One of Fame case could look pretty of them was Sale’s gem. Another solid. His career wins above re- came on a walk-off single by placement total — per Baseball pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim.

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STAFF PHOTO By MICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU linebacker Whit Weeks, center, and coach Lane Kifﬁn lead the team down Victory Hill during a walkthrough on Saturday in preparation for the season opener against Clemson.

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Continued from page 1C The impact these players could make for LSU is debatable. Wright, a tight end, would add more depth to a position group that is young and lacks SEC experience outside of junior Trey’Dez Green. Harris could be a boost for the defensive line after registering 58 tackles last year, and Cotton started eight games at cornerback for a strong Utah team a season ago. Kiffin also asked the players on LSU’s current leadership committee whether they’d support adding these former pros to the team, and they all gave him their blessing. But even though they signed NFL contracts, the Tigers aren’t bringing in former All-Americans. Wright, Harris and Cotton didn’t make an NFL team for a reason. “I feel like everybody’s thinking here come these guys who’ve been in the NFL for four or five years,” Kiffin said. “The guys that are in

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Continued from page 1C here we are at the poker table, watching both parties trying to outbluff the other. Kiffin said he went to his team’s leadership committee to ask those players what to do about these players. “Everyone of them said emphatically, ‘If it helps us win, bring them,’ ” Kiffin said. Maybe they can. Wright may catch a touchdown pass or Harris may make a touchdown-saving tackle. But it’s a big if. As for the SEC, sure, LSU and Kiffin are causing problems. But are they going to kick a school out over this? This is a league where EVERY school in the conference has been guilty of NCAA infractions and scandal at some time or another. Shouldn’t that invalidate a few holier-than-thou attitudes?

these discussions, that are in court cases and getting eligibility, are players that maybe went to a minicamp or got cut in a training camp on a 90-man roster. They didn’t make the ﬁnal rosters.” When asked about the impact these former pros could have on his team, Kifﬁn said none of them would be guaranteed a starting spot if they are allowed to play. So if that is the case, why continue to drum up this controversy with the SEC, NCAA and the rest of the college football world? Is adding a few useful depth pieces worth it if the consequences of doing so could be dire? Yahoo Sports reported Monday that the SEC member schools are considering imposing punishments on LSU if it brings in these players, including boycotting games and expelling the Tigers from the league. “I think that’s why most people wouldn’t do it,” Kiffin said, acknowledging the blowback he’s received for pursuing these players. “I don’t make decisions with benefits to me personally and

what it does to my reputation or help people outside of here view me. And again, (I’m) really in the minority of thinking that way. And I’ve always thought that way. “So again, even if it’s a couple players that maybe don’t even start, if it makes your team better and it’s legal to do and your players want it, I’ll take the hit publicly for it.” Kifﬁn’s decision to bring in these former pros is from the same thought process that led his team down Victory Hill on Saturday. He wants to win, improve his team and turn over every possible stone to achieve those goals. “We’re going to have chaos, but we’re going to have controlled chaos,” Kifﬁn said. “And our team’s going to understand why we do what we do. Just like in this decision about potentially taking players.”

LSU is not trying to bring Joe Burrow or Jayden Daniels back to play another year. We’re talking about players who couldn’t make a 53-man NFL roster. There is principle and precedent involved here, certainly, but there very likely isn’t a future AllAmerican waiting in the wings. The whole thing, from an SEC perspective, is absurd. And hypocritical. Texas already has welcomed back offensive lineman Cole Hutson, who participated in rookie minicamps with Dallas and Cleveland but never signed a contract. But he’s still coming back from the NFL, technically. Do you think if the judge rules in favor of Wright, Harris and the other athletes Thursday that other SEC teams will follow suit and bring back former NFL players? They will in a second. LSU has to turn in its ﬁnal roster Friday for the season, making the timing of a ruling Thursday essential. Kifﬁn said LSU will follow “SEC orders” if the rul-

ing doesn’t go the players’ way. I believe that, but that also doesn’t mean the legal wrangling will end there. If you’ve made it this far into this column and you’re not related to me, many thanks. I’m sure you’re getting sick of reading about all of this chaos. I know I’m sick of writing about it. You know who isn’t sick of it? Clemson coach Dabo Swinney. He will take all the distractions and chaos enveloping the LSU program he can get. Because there’s no getting LSU players off social media, and this is all over social media. Kifﬁn said he is acting in the best interests of the team, not worrying about his reputation in the national media. I think, in a sense, that’s true. Sometimes, though, it’s in your best interests to punt.

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begin appearing in games this season. One of the plaintiffs, former LSU defensive end Jack Pyburn, will not rejoin the Tigers. His attorneys said in a court filing that he would return to college football only if he did not land on a final NFL roster. The Kansas City Chiefs added him from waivers on Monday. LSU could also add former Ole Miss defensive tackle Zxavian Harris and former Utah cornerback Blake Cotton. Both are plaintiffs in the lawsuit. Kiffin said Monday that he met with the LSU player leadership committee before he started recruiting the potential newcomers. Every member of the group, he said, greenlit the moves. “One of them said,” Kiffin said, “ ‘This is how it works at the next level, and this is how the real world works.’ There aren’t days you can’t bring employees into certain jobs to help the company. So that made me feel a little better in the struggle and being torn back and forth.”

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Miss tight end who spent time with the Cleveland Browns this preseason. Both Wright and Tuihalamaka are among the more than 40 plaintiffs who recently filed a lawsuit in Louisiana state court to challenge the NCAA’s new ﬁveyear, age-based eligibility rule. Sankey They each graduated high school in 2022, which means they were not awarded a ﬁfth season of eligibility when the NCAA passed the new rule in June. The plaintiffs were awarded a temporary restraining order in the suit, which was amended on Thursday to include the SEC and its commissioner, Greg Sankey, as defendants. A Thursday hearing could decide whether they receive a preliminary injunction, too, and that ruling likely Email Reed Darcey at reed. would pave the way for them to darcey@theadvocate.com.

Texas Tech feels defensive again despite draft losses BY STEPHEN HAWKINS AP sportswriter

Texas Tech lost some big defensive dudes after winning its first Big 12 Conference championship and making the College Football Playoff. Six of them were taken in the NFL draft in April, four in the first three rounds. Edge rusher David Bailey was picked No. 2 overall after an FBS-leading 141/ 2 sacks in his only season with the Red Raiders. He was on The Associated Press All-America first team with linebacker Jacob Rodriguez, their leading tackler the past two seasons who was fifth in the Heisman Trophy voting and drafted in the second round. Even with all those players gone, the 12th-ranked Red Raiders again could have one of the nation’s top defenses. Coach Joey McGuire said they could actually be better because of their depth, including seven defensive tackles who have started college games.

“Yeah, I really do think the talent overall is way deeper. I mean, we’re three-deep on the D-line. The whole secondary is back, way more experienced,” returning cornerback Brice Pollock said. “When you look at the linebackers, I think all of them can go to the league too. So I think we’re going to have even more draft picks this year.” Well-funded Texas Tech again bolstered its roster with experienced players out of the transfer portal. It was similar to last year when adding the other sincedeparted draftees: third-team AP All-America defensive tackle Lee Hunter, edge rusher Romello Height, safety Cole Wisniewski and tackle Skyler Gill-Howard. Bailey, after three seasons at Stanford, became the highest draft pick for the Red Raiders since tight end Dave Parks was their only ﬁrst overall pick in 1964 by San Francisco. Three-time Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes was the 10th overall pick by Kansas City in 2017.

Tech, which is home for its season opener Saturday night against FCS team Abilene Christian, also has back second-team AP AllAmerica defensive tackle A.J. Holmes and fourth-year starting linebacker Ben Roberts, the defensive MVP in last year’s Big 12 championship game when he had two interceptions. “I think throughout the nation that we’re slowly earning that respect, is hey, we play defense in Lubbock, Texas,” Roberts said. The Red Raiders were third nationally last season allowing 11.8 points and 258 total yards a game. That was 23 points and 203 yards less than 2024, the best year-byyear improvements by any FBS program since 2000. They had a national-best 32 takeaways last season, when 83.5% of the drives against them ended with a punt, turnover or a turnover on downs. “This year, all around, I think at every position, we have guys at an elite caliber,” Roberts said. “Sure, they don’t have the same freak-

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Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire, right, talks to linebacker Ben Roberts at the Big 12 championship against ByU on Dec. 6 in Arlington, Texas. ness that some of those guys had last year, but we play with a different level of effort and a different level of like knowing your job beforehand. So I think in that area this might be a better defense than we’ve ever seen at Tech.” Holmes came to the Red Raid-

ers from Houston with defensive coordinator Shiel Wood, and said he knew during the first spring practice in 2025 that they were going to be a top defense because of all the talent. “The same feeling I got last year, I’m getting it again,” Holmes said.

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SCOREBOARD Odds

San Jose St. (0-0) at E. Michigan (0-0), 5:30 p.m. Indiana St. (0-0) at Purdue (0-0), 6 p.m. LIU Brooklyn (0-1) at Kansas (0-0), 7 p.m. Toledo (0-0) at Michigan St. (0-0), 7 p.m.

Sports Betting Line College Football

SOUTHWEST

Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at RUTGERS 30½ 29½ (51½) UMass at KENN ST 21½ 23½ (51½) W. Georgia at BUFFALO 27½ 23½ (48½) Albany at DEL 30½ 28½ (55½) Merrimack at W. FREST 22½ 24 (48½) Akron at UCF 38½ 42½ (57½) B-Cookman at GA TECH 7½ 6½ (50½) Colorado at MISSOU 50½ 54½ (60½) UAPB at MIN 43½ 42½ (50½) E. Illinois at UTAH 35½ 34½ (57½) Idaho at ILLINOIS 27½ 27½ (55½) UAB

Friday

FAVORITE at E. MICH at PURDUE at GA ST. at KANSAS at OKLA at MSU at USC Miami (FL)

Saturday

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 4 3½ (55½) San Jose St. 30½ 35½ (56½) Indiana St. 26½ 28½ (63½) NC A&T 40½ 39½ (53½) LIU Post 40½ 41½ (50½) UTEP 10½ 10 (46½) Toledo 23½ 22½ (51½) Fresno St. 22 24½ (47½) at STANFRD

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at UCONN 21½ 19½ (57½) Lafayette at SYRCUSE 27½ 33½ (55½) New Hamp at B. GREEN 1½ 2½ (47½) Tarleton St. at J. MADISN 6 6½ (51½) Liberty at NEBRSKA 23½ 24½ (46½) Ohio at HOUSTN 18½ 20½ (49½) Oregon St. at BAMA 26½ 28½ (52½) E. Carolina at INDIANA 40½ 40½ (55½) North Texas at ARMY 37½ 37½ (50½) Bryant at W. VA 17½ 21½ (56½) C. Carolina at PITTS 15½ 16½ (48½) Miami (OH) at OHIO ST. 50½ 50½ (56½) Ball St. at S. CAR 34½ 36½ (53½) Kent St. at IOWA ST. 30½ 29½ (53½) Semsu at KENT 27½ 23½ (62½) Yngstwn St at A. FORCE 23½ 28½ (57½) Duquesne at TEMPLE 12½ 9½ (51½) R. Island at GEORGIA 48½ 46½ (56½) Tenn St. at CHRLTTE 17½ 19½ (46½) Citadel at UTSA 27½ 28½ (59½) Utrgv at AUBURN 7 7½ (58½) Baylor at NDSU 35½ 39½ (56½) Fordham at NAVY 30½ 30½ (52½) Towson at CIN 7½ 7½ (49½) B. College at DUKE 9½ 8½ (51½) Tulane at OREGON 24½ 24½ (51½) Boise St. at TEXAS 30½ 30½ (59½) Texas State at TEN 47½ 46½ (66½) Furman at APP ST 22½ 18½ (53½) Maine at PENN ST. 23½ 24½ (53½) Marshall Oklah St 12½ 13½ (57½) at TULSA at IOWA 30½ 31½ (44½) N. Illinois at ARKANS 40½ 40½ (63½) N. Alabama at S. MISS 23½ 21½ (50½)Alcorn State at OLD DOM 41½ 41½ (54½) Norfolk St. at CSU 3½ 3½ (46½) Wyoming at S. BAMA 14½ 12½ (52½) Selu at S.FLA 12½ 13½ (52½) Fla Intl at M. TEN 25½ 20½ (59½) Murray St. at KANS ST 41½ 40½ (54½) Nicholls St. at UTAH ST. 23½ 12½ (62½) Idaho State at JAX ST. 20½ 20½ (54½) E. Kentucky at VAND 35½ 30½ (60½) Austin Peay at TEX A&M 38½ 40½ (53½) Missouri St. at G. SOUTH 26½ 25½ (51½) C. Southern at TX TECH 41½ 42½ (59½) A. Christian at RICE 21½ 22½ (47½) Hou. Christ at TROY 17½ 16½ (53½) Sam Hou. at MEMPHIS 10½ 10½ (52½) Arknsas St. at MICH 26½ 27½ (48½)W. Michigan at MISS. ST. 28½ 28½ (54½) UL Monroe at LSU 11½ 10½ (51½) Clemson at VA TECH 47½ 54½ (61½) VMI at LA TECH 40½ 44½ (55½) Nwsu at FLORIDA 26½ 27½ (59½) Florida Atl at NRTWSTN15½ 12½ (46½) Sdsu at UL 17½ 20½ (48½) Lamar at MRYLND 41½ 45½ (56½) Hampton at BYU 47½ 51½ (59½) Utah Tech at NMSU 23½ 28½ (51½) Mercyhurst at ARIZONA 29½ 31½ (56½) N. Arizona at SDSU 40½ 40½ (59½) Portland St. UNLV 1½ 3 (58½) at HAWAII at ASU 42½ 43½ (52½) Morgan St. at NEW MEX 12½ 10½ (46½) C. Michigan at SAC ST 32½ 35½ (56½) Miss Vlly St W. Kentucky 3 2½ (52½) at NEVADA UCLA 1½ 1½ (53½) at CAL

Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at WASH 21½ 23½ (50½) Wash St. at N.D. 20½ 20½ (47½) Wisconsin at OLE MISS 6½ 7 (55½) Louisville

Monday FAVORITE SMU

MLB

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ 3 (53½) at FSU

Tuesday

American League FAVORITE LINE at CLEVELAND -184 at BOSTON -119 Detroit -121 at TEXAS -191 at HOUSTON OFF N.Y Yankees -185 National League FAVORITE LINE at PITTSBURGH -161 San Diego -131 Atlanta -173 at CHI CUBS -127 Philadelphia -139 at DODGERS -185 Interleague FAVORITE LINE at TAMPA BAY -132 Miami -119 at COLORADO OFF

UNDERDOG Toronto Seattle at MINNESOTA Athletics Chi White Sox at LA ANGELS

LINE +149 -106 -101 +154 OFF +150

UNDERDOG LINE San Francisco +130 at CINCINNATI +107 at WASHINGTON +140 Milwaukee +104 at ARIZONA +114 St. Louis +150 UNDERDOG LINE N.Y Mets +108 at KANSAS CITY -104 Baltimore OFF

Pro basketball

x-Atlanta x-Indiana x-New York x-Washington Chicago Toronto Connecticut

W 26 26 24 24 15 11 10

L 14 14 16 16 25 29 30

Pct .650 .650 .600 .600 .375 .275 .250

GB — — 2 2 11 15 16

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

W 31 29 27 24 16 15 14 8

L 9 11 13 16 24 25 26 32

Pct .775 .725 .675 .600 .400 .375 .350 .200

GB — 2 4 7 15 16 17 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE

x-clinched playoff spot Sunday’s Games

Atlanta 89, Minnesota 81 Los Angeles 90, Seattle 74 Golden State 86, Portland 69 Dallas 97, Connecticut 71

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Tuesday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Wednesday’s Games

No games scheduled.

College football College Football Schedule Thursday’s games EAST

Umass (0-0) at Rutgers (0-0), 5 p.m. Merrimack (0-1) at Delaware (0-0), 6 p.m. Lindenwood (Mo.) (1-0) at Stony Brook (0-1), 6 p.m. Albany (NY) (1-0) at Buffalo (0-0), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

Kentucky Christian (0-0) at Morehead St. (0-1), 5 p.m. Akron (0-0) at Wake Forest (0-0), 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (0-0) at UCF (0-0), 6 p.m. S. Illinois (0-1) at Samford (0-0), 6 p.m. West Georgia (0-1) at Kennesaw St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Colorado (0-0) at Georgia Tech (0-0), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Ark.-Pine Bluff (0-0) at Missouri (0-0), 7 p.m. E. Illinois (1-0) at Minnesota (0-0), 7 p.m. UAB (0-0) at Illinois (0-0), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST

Idaho (0-1) at Utah (0-0), 8 p.m.

Friday’s games EAST

Franklin Pierce (0-0) at Marist (0-1), 6 p.m. SOUTH NC A&T (0-0) at Georgia St. (0-0), 6 p.m.

MIDWEST

Saturday’s games EAST

S. Connecticut (0-0) at Wagner (0-0), 11 a.m. Lafayette (0-0) at Uconn (0-0), 11 a.m. New Hampshire (0-1) at Syracuse (0-0), 11 a.m. Stonehill (0-0) at New Haven (1-0), 11 a.m. Bryant (0-0) at Army (0-0), 11 a.m. Coastal Carolina (0-0) at West Virginia (0-0), 11 a.m. Miami (Ohio) (0-0) at Pittsburgh (0-0), 11:30 a.m. Lehigh (0-0) at Georgetown (0-0), 11:30 a.m. Holy Cross (0-0) at Colgate (1-0), noon Rhode Island (1-0) at Temple (0-0), 1 p.m. Sacred Heart (0-0) at Monmouth (NJ) (0-0), 1 p.m. Towson (0-1) at Navy (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Marshall (0-0) at Penn St. (0-0), 2:30 p.m. W. Virginia St. (0-0) at Robert Morris (0-0), 5 p.m. Richmond (0-0) at Howard (0-0), 5 p.m. Villanova (0-1) at Bucknell (0-0), 5 p.m. Hampton (0-0) at Maryland (0-0), 7 p.m.

SOUTH

Webber International (0-0) at Stetson (0-0), 10 a.m. Liberty (0-0) at James Madison (0-0), 11 a.m. East Carolina (0-0) at Alabama (0-0), 11 a.m. Kent St. (0-0) at South Carolina (0-0), 11:45 a.m. Youngstown St. (1-0) at Kentucky (0-0), noon Gardner-Webb (0-1) at Wofford (0-0), 12:30 p.m. Tennessee St. (0-0) at Georgia (0-0), 2 p.m. The Citadel (0-0) at Charlotte (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Auburn (0-0) vs. Baylor (0-0) at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. W. Carolina (0-0) at Campbell (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Tulane (0-0) at Duke (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Furman (1-0) at Tennessee (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Maine (1-0) at Appalachian St. (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Alcorn St. (0-0) at Southern Miss. (0-0), 4 p.m. Tusculum (0-0) at ETSU (0-0), 4:30 p.m. Delaware St. (1-0) at William & Mary (1-0), 5 p.m. Presbyterian (1-0) at Mercer (0-0), 5 p.m. Norfolk St. (0-0) at Old Dominion (0-0), 5 p.m. Tennessee Tech (0-0) at Chattanooga (1-0), 5 p.m. Elizabeth City St. (0-0) at NC Central (0-0), 5 p.m. Elon (1-0) at Davidson (0-1), 5 p.m. Lane (0-0) at Alabama St. (0-0), 5 p.m. Central St. (Ohio) (0-0) at Grambling St. (0-0), 6 p.m. SE Louisiana (0-1) at South Alabama (0-0), 6 p.m. FIU (0-0) at South Florida (0-0), 6 p.m. Murray St. (0-1) at Middle Tennessee (0-0), 6 p.m. Chicago State Cougars (0-0) at UT Martin (0-1), 6 p.m. E. Kentucky (0-0) at Jacksonville St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Kentucky St. (0-0) at Southern U. (0-0), 6 p.m. Austin Peay (1-0) at Vanderbilt (0-0), 6 p.m. Charleston Southern (0-1) at Georgia Southern (0-0), 6 p.m. Miles (0-0) at Alabama A&M (0-0), 6 p.m. Edward Waters (0-0) at Jackson St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Sam Houston St. (0-0) at Troy (0-0), 6 p.m. Arkansas St. (0-0) at Memphis (0-0), 6 p.m. Texas Wesleyan (0-0) at McNeese St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe (0-0) at Mississippi St. (0-0), 6:30 p.m. Clemson (0-0) at LSU (0-0), 6:30 p.m. VMI (0-0) at Virginia Tech (0-0), 6:30 p.m. Northwestern St. (0-1) at Louisiana Tech (0-0), 6:30 p.m. FAU (0-0) at Florida (0-0), 6:45 p.m. Lamar (0-0) at Louisiana-Lafayette (0-0), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Tarleton St. (0-0) at Bowling Green (0-0), 11 a.m. Ohio (0-0) at Nebraska (0-0), 11 a.m. North Texas (0-0) at Indiana (0-0), 11 a.m. Ball St. (0-0) at Ohio St. (0-0), 11:30 a.m. SE Missouri (0-0) at Iowa St. (0-0), noon Fordham (0-1) at N. Dakota St. (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Boston College (0-0) at Cincinnati (0-0), 2:30 p.m. St. Thomas (Minn.) (1-0) at North Dakota (1-0), 3 p.m. N. Illinois (0-0) at Iowa (0-0), 3:15 p.m. Nicholls (1-0) at Kansas St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Illinois St. (0-0) at W. Illinois (1-0), 6 p.m. W. Michigan (0-0) at Michigan (0-0), 6:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. (0-0) at Northwestern (0-0), 7 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Oregon St. (0-0) at Houston (0-0), 11 a.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (0-0) at UTSA (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Texas State (0-0) at Texas (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma St. (0-0) at Tulsa (0-0), 2:45 p.m. North Alabama (0-0) at Arkansas (0-0), 3:15 p.m. West Florida (1-0) at Cent. Arkansas (1-0), 6 p.m. Missouri St. (0-0) at Texas A&M (0-0), 6 p.m. Abilene Christian (0-0) at Texas Tech (0-0), 6 p.m. Houston Christian (1-0) at Rice (0-0), 6 p.m. East Texas A&M (0-0) at Stephen F. Austin (0-0), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

WNBA Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE

UTEP (0-0) at Oklahoma (0-0), 7 p.m. FAR WEST Fresno St. (0-0) at Southern Cal (0-0), 8 p.m. Miami (0-0) at Stanford (0-0), 8 p.m.

Duquesne (0-0) at Air Force (0-0), noon Drake (0-1) at Montana (0-0), 2 p.m. Boise St. (0-0) at Oregon (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Wyoming (0-0) at Colorado St. (0-0), 5 p.m. Idaho St. (0-0) at Utah St. (0-0), 6 p.m. N. Iowa (0-0) at E. Washington (0-0), 6 p.m. South Dakota (0-0) at N. Colorado (0-1), 7 p.m. Cent. Washington (0-0) at Cal Poly (1-0), 7 p.m. Weber St. (1-0) at S. Utah (0-0), 7 p.m. Utah Tech (0-0) at BYU (0-0), 7 p.m. Butler (0-0) at Montana St. (0-0), 7:30 p.m. Mercyhurst (0-1) at New Mexico St. (0-0), 8 p.m. N. Arizona (0-0) at Arizona (0-0), 8:30 p.m. Portland St. (0-0) at San Diego St. (0-0), 8:30 p.m. UNLV (0-0) at Hawaii (0-0), 9 p.m. UC Davis (0-0) at San Diego (0-0), 9 p.m. Morgan St. (0-0) at Arizona St. (0-0), 9 p.m. Cent. Michigan (0-0) at New Mexico (0-0), 9 p.m. MVSU (0-1) at Sacramento St. (0-0), 9 p.m. W. Kentucky (0-0) at Nevada (0-0), 9:30 p.m. UCLA (0-0) at California (0-0), 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games SOUTH

Florida A&M (0-0) vs. SC State (0-0) at Miami Gardens, Fla., 2 p.m. Mississippi (0-0) vs. Louisville (0-0) at Nashville, Tenn., 6:30 p.m.

MIDWEST

Notre Dame (0-0) vs. Wisconsin (0-0) at Green Bay, Wis., 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Texas Southern (0-0) at Prairie View (0-0), 11 a.m.

FAR WEST

Washington St. (0-0) at Washington (0-0), 3 p.m.

Monday’s game SOUTH

SMU (0-0) at Florida St. (0-0), 6:30 p.m.

Golf PGA Tour Statistics Through Aug. 30

FedExCup Season Points 1, Scottie Schefﬂer, 4,986. 2, Viktor Hovland, 1,425. 3, Ryan Gerard, 1,608. 4, 7 tied with 2,095. Scoring Average 1, Scottie Schefﬂer, 68.619. 2, Rory McIlroy, 69.342. 3, Collin Morikawa, 69.484. 4, Matt Fitzpatrick, 69.583. 5, Chris Gotterup, 69.689. 6, Tommy Fleetwood, 69.710. 7, Sam Burns, 69.718. 8, Xander Schauffele, 69.737. 9, Wyndham Clark, 69.750. 10, Cameron Young, 69.754. Driving Distance 1, Aldrich Potgieter, 331.1. 2, Rory McIlroy, 330.3. 3, Michael Brennan, 327.1. 4, Nicolai Hojgaard, 325.1. 5, Marco Penge, 325. 6, Min Woo Lee, 323.2. 7, Rasmus Hojgaard, 323. 8, Chris Gotterup, 322.9. 9, Gary Woodland, 322.2. 10, Xander Schauffele, 320. Driving Accuracy Percentage

1, Russell Henley, 72.59%. 2, Aaron Rai, 71.30%. 3, Davis Chatfield, 71.20%. 4, Joel Dahmen, 71.05%. 5, Lucas Glover, 69.65%. 6, Emiliano Grillo, 69.18%. 7, Brandt Snedeker, 69.07%. 8, Si Woo Kim, 68.60%. 9, Chandler Blanchet, 68.47%. 10, Kensei Hirata, 68.32%. Greens in Regulation Percentage 1, 10 tied with .00%. Total Driving 1, Alex Fitzpatrick, 47. 2, Jordan Smith, 56. 3 (tie), Scottie Scheffler and Neal Shipley, 64. 5, Kristoffer Ventura, 66. 6, Xander Schauffele, 69. 7, Cameron Young, 79. 8, Gary Woodland, 84. 9, Sudarshan Yellamaraju, 85. 10, Michael Thorbjornsen, 86. SG-Putting 1, Jacob Bridgeman, .693. 2, Vince Whaley, .639. 3, Alex Noren, .632. 4, Sam Burns, .627. 5, Maverick McNealy, .585. 6, Scottie Scheffler, .574. 7, Beau Hossler, .571. 8, Denny McCarthy, .520. 9, A.J. Ewart, .511. 10, Eric Cole, .497. Birdie Average 1, Scottie Scheffler, 4.82. 2, Collin Morikawa, 4.45. 3 (tie), Wyndham Clark and Si Woo Kim, 4.44. 5 (tie), Ludvig Aberg and Ludvig Aberg, 4.34. 7, Rory McIlroy, 4.31. 8, Jacob Bridgeman, 4.27. 9, Viktor Hovland, 4.26. 10, Keith Mitchell, 4.24. Eagles (Holes per) 1, Kristoffer Ventura, 60.4. 2, Jake Knapp, 61.4. 3, Matt Wallace, 81.7. 4, Rasmus Hojgaard, 85.8. 5, Nicolai Hojgaard, 88.8. 6, Billy Horschel, 92.6. 7, Aldrich Potgieter, 94.5. 8, Tommy Fleetwood, 95.1. 9, Shane Lowry, 98.2. 10, Keegan Bradley, 99.7. Sand Save Percentage 1, 10 tied with .00%. All-Around Ranking 1, Scottie Scheffler, 169. 2, Collin Morikawa, 239. 3, Chris Gotterup, 289. 4, Sam Burns, 297. 5 (tie), Doug Ghim and Rory McIlroy, 298. 7, Ludvig Aberg, 301. 8, Jake Knapp, 317. 9, 2 tied with 320.

LPGA Tour Statistics

Through Aug. 30

Scoring 1, Nelly Korda, 69.38. 2, Haeran Ryu, 69.54. 3, Miyu Yamashita, 69.9. 4, Jeeno Thitikul, 69.92. 5, Hyo Joo Kim, 69.98. 6, Ruoning Yin, 70.18. 7 (tie), Sei Young Kim and Lydia Ko, 70.38. 9, Hye-Jin Choi, 70.67. 10, Somi Lee, 70.71. Driving Distance 1, Riley Smyth, 290.02. 2, Julia Lopez Ramirez, 287.77. 3, Laney Frye, 280.94. 4, Auston Kim, 280.93. 5, Suvichaya Vinijchaitham, 280.26. 6, Polly Mack, 280.25. 7, Emily Kristine Pedersen, 277.59. 8, Ina Yoon, 277.13. 9, Nanna Koerstz Madsen, 276.89. 10, Dongeun Lee, 276.65. Greens in Regulation 1, Haeran Ryu, .79%. 2, Jeeno Thitikul, .75%. 3 (tie), Lauren Coughlin, Dongeun Lee and Lottie Woad, .73%. 6, 5 tied with .72%. Putts per GIR 1, Stephanie Meadow, 1.71. 2 (tie), Minami Katsu and Hyo Joo Kim, 1.72. 4, Angel Yin, 1.74. 5 (tie), Mi Hyang Lee, Miyu Yamashita and Ruoning Yin, 1.75. 8, 6 tied with 1.76. Birdies 1, Aki Iwai, 275. 2, Miyu Yamashita, 269. 3, Minami Katsu, 253. 4, Ruoning Yin, 251. 5, Haeran Ryu, 250. 6, Jeeno Thitikul, 247. 7, Yan Liu, 246. 8, Lottie Woad, 245. 9, Pajaree Anannarukarn, 237. 10, Hye-Jin Choi, 236. Eagles 1, Brooke M. Henderson, 15. 2, Sei Young Kim, 11. 3, Nelly Korda, 10. 4, Hye-Jin Choi, 9. 5 (tie), Jenny Bae, Ariya Jutanugarn, Minji Kang and Ryann O’Toole, 8. 9, 8 tied with 7. Sand Save Percentage 1, Minjee Lee, .61%. 2, Pornanong Phatlum, .60%. 3 (tie), Peiyun Chien and Lexi Thompson, .59%. 5, Celine Borge, .58%. 6, Jing Yan, .57%. 7, 4 tied with .56%.

Tennis US Open Results Monday

At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $5,438,400 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Results Monday from US Open at The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses):

Men’s Singles

First Round Valentin Vacherot (22), Monaco, def. Aleksandar Kovacevic, United States, 6-2, 6-3, 7-5. Stefanos Tsitsipas, Greece, def. Arthur Fils (10), France, 4-6, 7-6 (3), 6-1, 6-4. Andrey Rublev (23), Russia, def. Otto Virtanen, Finland, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (0), 6-0, 6-2, 7-6 (5). Jurij Rodionov, Austria, def. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard, France, 7-6 (2), 6-0, 7-6 (4). Carlos Alcaraz (2), Spain, def. Roman Saﬁullin, Russia, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. James Duckworth, Australia, def. Matteo Arnaldi (30), Italy, 5-7, 6-3, 6-2, 7-6 (8). Brandon Nakashima (16), United States, def. Sebastian Baez, Argentina, 6-2, 6-1, 6-0. Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, def. Damir Dzumhur, Bosnia-Herzegovina, 6-4, 4-6, 6-1, 6-1. Dalibor Svrcina, Czechia, def. Valentin Royer, France, 6-4, 6-3, 5-7, 5-7, 6-2. Alejandro Tabilo (25), Chile, def. Yannick Hanfmann, Germany, 6-3, 6-2, 6-7 (7), 6-3. Matteo Berrettini, Italy, def. Stan Wawrinka, Switzerland, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3), 6-0. Alexander Blockx (28), Belgium, def. Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera, Chile, 6-3, 6-4, 6-2. Luciano Darderi (21), Italy, def. Harry Wendelken, Britain, 6-2, 3-6, 6-2, 7-5. Karen Khachanov, Russia, def. Roman Andres Burruchaga, Argentina, 6-3, 6-0, 6-1. Learner Tien (14), United States, def. Nuno Borges, Portugal, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2.

Women’s Singles

First Round Soﬁa Kenin, United States, def. Venus Williams, United States, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Karolina Muchova (7), Czechia, def. Sinja Kraus, Austria, 6-3, 6-0. Himeno Sakatsume, Japan, def. Anhelina Kalinina, Ukraine, 6-3, 6-3. Marie Bouzkova (25), Czechia, def. Elsa Jacquemot, France, 6-2, 6-2. Mananchaya Sawangkaew, Thailand, def. Panna Udvardy, Hungary, 6-4, 6-3. Lilli Tagger, Austria, def. Tamara Korpatsch, Germany, 6-0, 7-6 (4). Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Camila Osorio, Colombia, 6-2, 6-4. Cristina Bucsa, Spain, def. Sara Bejlek (28), Czechia, 7-5, 4-6, 6-1. Harriet Dart, Britain, def. Peyton Stearns, United States, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Zheng Qinwen, China, def. Kristina Liutova, Russia, 4-6, 6-3, 6-1. Oksana Selekhmeteva, Russia, def. Aoi Ito, Japan, 6-2, 6-4. Maria Timofeeva, Russia, def. Tamara Zidansek, Slovenia, 6-3, 7-5. Anna Kalinskaya (21), Russia, def. Anna Blinkova, Russia, 6-4, 6-3. Taylor Townsend, United States, def. Maja Chwalinska (20), Poland, 6-2, 6-3. Amanda Anisimova (10), United States, def. Ashlyn Krueger, United States, 6-1, 6-3. Diana Shnaider (15), Russia, def. Daria Snigur, Ukraine, 6-0, 6-4. Diane Parry, France, def. Viktorija Golubic, Switzerland, 7-5, 6-4. Caty McNally, United States, def. Anouk Koevermans, Netherlands, 7-5, 6-1. Nadia Podoroska, Argentina, def. Simona Waltert, Switzerland, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 6-3. Linda Noskova (6), Czechia, def. Katie Volynets, United States, 7-5, 6-1. Sorana Cirstea (16), Romania, def. Julia Grabher, Austria, 6-3, 6-0. Sloane Stephens, United States, def. Clara Tauson, Denmark, 6-4, 6-1. Ann Li (29), United States, def. Antonia Ruzic, Croatia, 7-5, 6-1. Maya Joint, Australia, def. Liudmila Samsonova, Russia, 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Katerina Siniakova, Czechia, def. Elisabetta Cocciaretto, Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Iga Swiatek (8), Poland, def. Wang Xiyu, China, 6-2, 6-3.

Transactions Major League Baseball

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Reinstated LHP Tyler Schweitzer from the paternity list. Optioned LHP Tyler Gilbert to Charlotte (IL). TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Optioned RHP CJ Van Eyk to Buffalo (IL).

FOOTBALL

National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Claimed LB Yasir Abdullah off waivers from Jacksonville, OLB Jared Ivey from Seattle and T Cameron Williams from Philadelphia.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League East Division

National League

Tampa Bay New York Boston Baltimore Toronto

W 82 78 75 68 68

L 55 59 63 69 70

Pct GB .599 — .569 4 .543 7½ .496 14 .493 14½

Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 72 69 66 63 62

L 64 68 72 74 76

Pct .529 .504 .478 .460 .449

Houston Texas Seattle Athletics Los Angeles

W 69 68 64 53 52

L 68 70 74 85 85

Pct GB .504 — .493 1½ .464 5½ .384 16½ .380 17

Central Division

West Division

Sunday’s Games

GB — 3½ 7 9½ 11

Cleveland 11, Kansas City 1 Toronto 7, Seattle 0 L.A. Dodgers 6, Detroit 1 N.Y. Yankees 16, Boston 1 Minnesota 5, Chicago White Sox 1 Tampa Bay 5, San Diego 4, 11 innings Texas 7, Milwaukee 4 Houston 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Baltimore 8, Athletics 5 Philadelphia 5, L.A. Angels 2

East Division Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York

W 82 77 69 66 62

L 56 60 69 74 76

Pct .594 .562 .500 .471 .449

GB — 4½ 13 17 20

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 85 78 68 67 65

L 53 60 70 71 73

Pct .616 .565 .493 .486 .471

GB — 7 17 18 20

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

W 82 73 73 57 52

L 55 65 65 81 85

Pct GB .599 — .529 9½ .529 9½ .413 25½ .380 30

Central Division

West Division

Sunday’s Games

Miami 6, Washington 2 Atlanta 3, Colorado 2, 10 innings L.A. Dodgers 6, Detroit 1 Tampa Bay 5, San Diego 4, 11 innings Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4 Texas 7, Milwaukee 4 Houston 6, N.Y. Mets 3 Philadelphia 5, L.A. Angels 2 Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 5

Monday’s Games

San Francisco 7, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2 San Diego 5, Cincinnati 0 Washington 6, Miami 3 Chicago Cubs 17, Milwaukee 3 Baltimore at Colorado, n Philadelphia at Arizona, n

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Manaea 4-6) at Tampa Bay (Peralta 6-11), 5:40 p.m. San Diego (Vásquez 10-6) at Cincinnati (Lodolo 3-3), 5:40 p.m. San Francisco (Webb 8-8) at Pittsburgh (Skenes 9-11), 5:40 p.m. Atlanta (Smith-Shawver 0-0) at Washington (Irvin 2-8), 5:45 p.m. Miami (Phillips 3-6) at Kansas City (Dobnak 2-2), 6:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Gasser 4-5) at Chicago Cubs (Boyd 8-3), 6:40 p.m. Baltimore (Rogers 9-9) at Colorado (Hughes 0-6), 7:40 p.m. Philadelphia (Luzardo 12-5) at Arizona (Rodriguez 14-4), 8:40 p.m. St. Louis (McGreevy 5-9) at L.A. Dodgers (Lauer 8-6), 9:10 p.m.

N.Y. Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 9, Seattle 8, 10 innings Minnesota 11, Detroit 1 Texas 8, Athletics 1 Chicago White Sox at Houston, n Baltimore at Colorado, n N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, n

Tuesday’s Games

N.Y. Mets (Manaea 4-6) at Tampa Bay (Peralta 6-11), 5:40 p.m. Toronto (Arrighetti 7-7) at Cleveland (Williams 12-7), 5:40 p.m. Seattle (Woo 9-9) at Boston (Gray 16-4), 5:45 p.m. Detroit (Melton 7-3) at Minnesota (Prielipp 3-7), 6:40 p.m. Miami (Phillips 3-6) at Kansas City (Dobnak 2-2), 6:40 p.m. Athletics (Ginn 9-8) at Texas (Gore 7-10), 7:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Burke 7-6) at Houston (Wesneski 4-1), 7:10 p.m. Baltimore (Rogers 9-9) at Colorado (Hughes 0-6), 7:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Cole 7-7) at L.A. Angels (Rodriguez 4-5), 8:38 p.m.

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

W 78 74 69 68 68 67 65 64

L 59 63 68 69 70 70 72 73

National League Pct .569 .540 .504 .496 .493 .489 .474 .467

WCGB +9 +5 — 1 1½ 2 4 5

Chicago Philadelphia Arizona San Diego Miami St. Louis

W 77 77 73 73 69 68

L 60 60 65 65 68 70

Pct .562 .562 .529 .529 .504 .493

WCGB +4½ +4½ — — 3½ 5

BOX SCORES San Diego 5, Cincinnati 0 San Diego

Cincinnati

Washington 6, Miami 3 Miami

Washington

ab r h bi ab r h bi Tatis rf 5 1 1 0 Rodríguez rf 5 0 1 0 Crnwrth 2b 5 0 0 0 De La Cruz dh 2 0 0 0 Machado 3b 5 1 4 0 Stewart 1b 4 0 10 France 1b 5 1 3 1 Bleday lf 3 0 00 Merrill cf 4 1 2 1 Stephensn c 3 0 1 0 Bogarts dh 5 1 1 2 Suárez 3b 3 0 00 Harris lf 5 0 2 1 McLain ss 3 0 10 Cmpusno c 4 0 2 0 Friedl cf 3 0 00 Song ss 4 0 0 0 Myers ph 1 0 10 Arroyo 2b 4 0 00 Totals 42 5 15 5 Totals 31 0 5 0 San Diego 000 400 100 — 5 Cincinnati 000 000 000 — 0 E_Suárez (4). DP_San Diego 1, Cincinnati 1. LOB_San Diego 11, Cincinnati 10. 2B_Machado (21), Bogaerts (14), Tatis (29), Stewart (25). IP H R ER BB SO San Diego King W,9-9 6 4 0 0 3 6 Hart 2 0 0 0 1 4 Peralta 1 1 0 0 0 1 Cincinnati Singer L,5-13 4 1⁄3 10 4 4 0 5 Garcia 1 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 3 P.Johnson 1 3 1 1 0 0 Santillan 1 1 0 0 0 0 Antone 1 1 0 0 0 2 HBP_King 2 (Suárez,McLain), Antone (Merrill). ABS Challenge_Singer (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Singer (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Campusano (Strike-Confirmed); King (Ball-Confirmed); Campusano (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Cronenworth (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Stewart (Strike-Confirmed); Stephenson (StrikeConfirmed). Umpires_Home, Manny Gonzalez; First, D.J. Reyburn; Second, Ron Kulpa; Third, Tom Hanahan. T_2:50. A_16,162 (43,891).

ab r h bi ab r h bi Hernández lf2 1 0 0 Lile lf 3 2 34 Lopez ss 4 0 1 0 Ortiz dh 3 1 00 Ramírez dh 2 1 1 0 Chaparro 1b 4 1 1 0 Conine ph-dh20 1 0 K.Ruiz c 4 0 20 Sanoja 2b 4 1 2 0 House 3b 4 0 21 Stowers 1b 4 0 2 2 Vivas 2b 2 0 00 Jiménez 3b 4 0 0 0 Tena 2b 2 0 00 Marsee cf 4 0 2 0 Young cf 3 0 00 E.Ruiz rf 4 0 1 0 Nuñez ss 4 1 10 Navarreto c 4 0 1 0 Pinckney rf 4 1 20 Totals 34 3 11 2 Totals 33 611 5 Miami 000 300 000 — 3 Washington 000 020 40x — 6 E_E.Ruiz (4), House (9). DP_Miami 0, Washington 2. LOB_Miami 6, Washington 6. 2B_Marsee (16). HR_Lile 2 (20). SB_Nuñez (44). IP H R ER BB SO Miami Gusto 4 1⁄3 4 1 1 2 4 2 Ralston ⁄3 2 1 1 0 1 1 Zuber H,9 1 ⁄3 1 1 1 0 3 1 Ekness L,1-2 BS,1-4 ⁄3 3 3 3 1 1 Gibson 1 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Washington Dion 3 2 0 0 1 1 Perales 1 4 3 3 1 2 Waldron W,2-2 3 5 0 0 0 0 Tolman S,1-1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Waldron pitched to 3 batters in the 8th. WP_Zuber, Perales. ABS Challenge_Nuñez (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Ralston (Ball-Conﬁrmed); Waldron (Ball-Conﬁrmed); Young (StrikeOverturned to Ball). Umpires_Home, Chris Segal; First, Laz Diaz; Second, Edwin Jimenez; Third, Erich Bacchus. T_2:50. A_10,746 (41,376).

San Francisco 7, Atlanta 3

N.Y. Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2

San Francisco

New York

Atlanta

ab r h bi ab r h bi Gilbert lf 3 0 0 0 Baldwin dh 4 1 21 Hill ph-lf 2 1 1 2 Acuña rf 4 0 10 Devers dh 3 2 1 1 Olson 1b 4 0 01 Eldridge 1b 5 0 2 1 Dubón ss 4 0 00 Cox cf 5 1 2 2 M.Harris cf 4 1 21 J.Lee rf 4 0 0 0 Albies 2b 4 0 10 Basabe 3b-2b41 1 1 Murphy c 3 1 10 Knizner c 4 1 2 0 Riley 3b 4 0 20 Furman 2b 3 1 2 0 Ystrzmski lf 4 0 00 Whitcomb 3b1 0 0 0 Koss ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 37 7 11 7 Totals 35 3 9 3 San Francisco 100 014 001 — 7 Atlanta 110 010 000 — 3 E_Foley (1). DP_San Francisco 1, Atlanta 0. LOB_San Francisco 7, Atlanta 6. 2B_ Knizner (2), Hill (5), Baldwin (14). HR_Devers (30), Basabe (4), Cox (4), M.Harris (23). SB_J.Lee (12). S_Koss (4). IP H R ER BB SO San Francisco Molina W,2-0 5 6 3 3 0 6 0 0 1 Foley H,2 1 1⁄3 2 0 0 0 2 Sanmartin H,2 1 2⁄3 0 0 Dy.Smith 1 1 0 0 1 1 Atlanta Elder L,8-8 5 1⁄3 8 5 5 3 3 1 D.Lee ⁄3 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4 Kerr 3 ⁄3 1 1 ABS Challenge_Elder (Ball-Overturned to Strike); Gilbert (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Murphy (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Kerr (Ball-Conﬁrmed); Kerr (Ball-Conﬁrmed); Yastrzemski (Strike-Overturned to Ball). Pitch timer violations_Elder (pitcher). Umpires_Home, Adrian Johnson; First, Ramon De Jesus; Second, Dexter Kelley; Third, Paul Clemons. T_2:24. A_29,349 (41,149).

Tampa Bay

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THIS DATE IN BASEBALL Sept. 1

1906 — The Philadelphia Athletics beat the Boston Red Sox 4-1 in 24 innings. Jack Coombs of the Athletics and Joe Harris of the Red Sox pitched all 24 innings. Coombs fanned 18. 1930 — Wes Ferrell of Cleveland beat the St. Louis Browns 9-5 for his 13th straight victory. 1931 — Lou Gehrig hit his third grand slam in four days as the Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 5-1. 1945 — The Philadelphia Phillies, behind Vince DiMaggio’s grand slam, beat the Braves 8-3 in Boston. It was the fourth grand slam of the year for DiMaggio to tie a major league mark. 1958 — Vinegar Bend Mizell of the St. Louis

Cardinals set a National League record by walking nine batters and tossing a shutout. Mizell beat Cincinnati 1-0 in the ﬁrst game of a doubleheader. 1963 — Curt Simmons of the St. Louis Cardinals allowed six hits, drove in two runs with a triple and stole home plate in a 7-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Simmons’ steal of home is the last by a pitcher. 1967 — Cincinnati’s Bob Lee walked Dick Groat with the bases loaded in the 21st inning to give the San Francisco Giants a 1-0 victory at Crosley Field. 1975 — Tom Seaver struck out Manny Sanguillen in the seventh inning to become the ﬁrst pitcher to strike out at least 200 batters in eight consecutive seasons.

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Ayesha Harris, from left, Pruitt Taylor Vince and Fiona Dourif share a scene in the upcoming Season 3 of HBO Max’s ‘The Pitt.’

Fragrant, butterfly-shaped flowers make these gingers a colorful summertime delight

Gingers are an excellent way to enjoy both colorful flowers and tropical vibes in the Louisiana landscape. Many gingers do well here, including those in the Hedychium genus, which pair striking aesthetics with an enticing fragrance. These plants are commonly known as butGARDEN terfly gingers NEWS — so named because the petals of their flowers look like butterfly wings. A honeysuckle-like scent radiates from the uniquely shaped flowers, perfuming the garden throughout the summer bloom season. Like other gingers, butterfly gingers hail from tropical regions. Those origins allow them to thrive in Louisiana’s heat and humidity. They keep blooming even into late summer, when some warm-season flowering plants begin to falter. This group of gingers encompasses several species that produce different bloom colors, from whites and yellows to oranges and pinks. A whiteflowering variety called Hedychium coronarium is widely grown and noted for its strong, pleasant fragrance.

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ANOTHER LA. ACTOR CHECKS INTO ‘THE PITT’ AND IT’S GAME TIME ON LPB BY JUDY BERGERON Staff writer

When “The Pitt” returns for Season 3 in January, another former Louisiana actor will join Emmy winner Katherine LaNasa in the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center. Baton Rouge native Pruitt Taylor Vince will have the recurring role of Lance Candella (aka The Professor), a patient in the emergency department. Original cast regular LaNasa, who was born in New Orleans and grew up in Baton Rouge, captured her first Emmy in 2025 for her best supporting role as tough-as-nails but compassionate charge nurse Dana Evans. Vince, 66, carved his niche as a character actor starting in the 1980s, often cast in dark, villainous or disturbing roles in both TV and film. His credits include “Angel Heart,” “Mississippi Burning,” “Natural Born Killers,” “Nurse Betty,” “Highlander,” “Bird Box,” “The Mentalist,” last year’s “Superman” and many more. Vince received an Emmy in 1997 for guest actor in a drama series for his portrayal of serial killer Clifford Banks on “Murder One.” “The Pitt,” the HBO Max original medical drama from John Wells Productions and Warner Bros. Television, offers “a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working

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Butterfly gingers get their name from the shape of their flowers.

Butterfly gingers are taller than other gingers, reaching up to 6 feet in height and width, so they need plenty of room. The tall stalks sometimes lean over from the weight of flowers. Unlike shade-loving gingers such as spiral gingers, butterfly gingers can tolerate a good bit of sun. You’ll get more blooms with more sun, but these plants look their best overall when they’re planted in a spot that’s shaded from the hot, late-afternoon sun. Their large, lance-shaped foliage can scorch otherwise. As is the case with many tropical plants, butterfly gingers ideally should be planted in early spring after the last average frost date has passed. They often are sold as roots that look much like the culinary ginger you’d buy at the grocery store. Butterfly gingers are popular passalong plants, so you might be able to source some root pieces from a friend or neighbor. Plant the roots in a location with good drainage, taking care not to bury them too deeply. Butterfly gingers are root hardy throughout Louisiana. Their leaves and stems will die back in the winter, but their roots generally will survive, enabling the plants to come back when spring arrives. A thick layer of mulch can improve the odds of regrowth, especially in northern parishes that experience colder temperatures.

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James Michalopoulos paints the 2025 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival poster during filming for ‘Michalopoulos: The Art of Celebration.’ The documentary is available on PBS.org. in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh,” the series synopsis states. Each episode of the 60-minute series represents one hour in the ER, and each season encompasses a single, continuous 15-hour shift. “The Pitt” stars Noah Wyle as Dr. Michael “Robby” Robinavitch, a gifted yet emotionally ﬂawed chief of emergency medicine haunted by the death of his mentor Dr. Adamson during the COVID-19 pandemic. Wyle likewise took home his first Emmy for outstanding lead actor in 2025. He and LaNasa are nominated again this year. Regular cast also back for Season

3 will be: Patrick Ball (Dr. Langdon), Fiona Dourif (Dr. McKay), Taylor Dearden (Dr. King), Isa Briones (Dr. Santos), Gerran Howell (Dr. Whitaker), Shabana Azeez (Javadi), Ayesha Harris (Dr. Ellis), Sepideh Moafi (Dr. Al-Hashimi) and Shawn Hatosy (Dr. Abbot).

Have you seen it yet? “Michalopoulos: The Art of Celebration” premiered on PBS stations and PBS.org earlier this summer, and if you haven’t watched it, add it to your to-do list now.

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Shaquille O’Neal’s food chain brings big ﬂavor to BR The original (seasoned with Nashville hot sauce) and coleslaw from Big Chicken

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After he just crossed the stage at graduation, Shaquille O’Neal is leaving another legacy on LSU’s campus: Big Chicken. With over 40 locations worldwide, Big Chicken is a chain owned by the basketball star and recent LSU alumnus, O’Neal, including partners Authentic Brands Group, JRS Hospitality

and Craveworthy Brands. The business started in 2018, and ﬁve years later, the ﬁrst Louisiana location opened inside The Queen Casino, 1717 River Park Blvd. Now, LSU students get a taste. Louisiana’s second location opened Aug. 17 inside the lobby of Our Lady of the Lake Health Interdisciplinary Science Building, 410 Tower Drive.

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Best not to respond to those only seeking perfection Dear Miss Manners: I know a few people at an old country fair, people who deﬁne everyone by where they offered prizes to their weight. Now, these people those whose weight they could aren’t perfect themselves, not guess accurately? but their imperfections Miss Manners suggests aren’t as readily apparent that you point out to them as being fat. No imperfecthat you do not acquire friends, or even recognize tion is as apparent as that! people, by the pound. It drives me nuts when Dear Miss Manners: My wife they describe someone as Judith and I occasionally get “chubby” or “fat” when Martin invited to friends’ homes no physical description MISS for dinner. After dinner, is even necessary. One of MANNERS the guests usually sit and these people is my alcoholcontinue to visit and have ic sister, but I would never describe her that way to someone conversations. Some clearing of the dinner dishelse! (Except you, apparently.) I need a comeback, because ignores goes on, but cleaning up is not emphasized. The reason for clearing these comments just isn’t working for me any longer. ing the plates is just to get them Gentle reader: Did you meet these out of the way and off the table.

TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Sept. 1, the 244th day of 2026. There are 121 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 1, 1985, a U.S.-French expedition located the wreckage of the Titanic on the ﬂoor of the Atlantic Ocean roughly 400 miles off the coast of Newfoundland. Also on this date: In 1715, following a reign of 72 years, King Louis XIV of France died four days before his 77th birthday; he was succeeded by his 5-year-old great-grandson, Louis XV. In 1807, a federal jury in Virginia acquitted former Vice President Aaron Burr of treason for plotting to seize lands belonging to Spain in Louisiana and Mexico. In 1914, the passenger pigeon, once one of the most abundant bird species on earth, went extinct as the last known example, named Martha, died in captivity at the Cincinnati Zoo. In 1923, the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Yokohama were devastated by an earthquake that claimed some 140,000 lives. In 1939, Nazi Germany invaded Poland, an event regarded as the start of World War II. In 1952, Life magazine published Ernest Hemingway’s “The Old Man and the Sea” in its entirely; also released as a book, it won a Pulitzer Prize in 1953. In 1964, pitcher Masanori Murakami of the San Francisco Giants became the ﬁrst Japanese baseball player to play in a Ma-

jor League Baseball game. In 1972, American Bobby Fischer won the international chess crown in Reykjavik, Iceland, as Boris Spassky of the Soviet Union resigned before the resumption of their 21st and final game. In 1983, 269 people were killed when a Korean Air Lines Boeing 747 was shot down by a Soviet fighter jet after the airliner entered Soviet airspace. In 2004, Islamic terrorists took more than 1,000 people hostage in a school in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia; the siege would end three days later in gunfire and explosions, leaving 334 people dead — more than half of them children. In 2015, invoking “God’s authority,” Rowan County, Kentucky, Clerk Kim Davis denied marriage licenses to gay couples again in direct defiance of the federal courts and vowed not to resign, even under the pressure of steep fines or jail. (Davis would spend five days in jail as a result, and is currently appealing a ruling ordering her to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars in related legal fees.) Today’s Birthdays: Attorney and law professor Alan Dershowitz is 88. Comedian-actor Lily Tomlin is 87. Singer Barry Gibb is 80. Talk show host Dr. Phil McGraw is 76. Singer Gloria Estefan is 69. TV host-author Padma Lakshmi is 56. Actor Ricardo Antonio Chavira is 55. Fashion designer Rachel Zoe is 55. Actor Scott Speedman is 51. Composer-producer Ludwig Göransson is 42. Actor-singer Zendaya is 30.

My wife, however, takes clearing the plates too far. She goes beyond the call of duty, in my opinion, and starts loading the dishwasher, putting the food away and wiping off the counters in our hosts’ house. The hosts are usually with their guests when my wife is doing this. If we are invited to someone’s house for dinner, is it appropriate as a guest to start cleaning up the kitchen after the meal? It’s a nice gesture, but I don’t think it’s necessary. When we host a dinner, I don’t want my guests to clean up my kitchen. In fact, I don’t even expect my wife to clean up after our guests have gone home. She’s already spent plenty of time getting the place ready before they arrived.

Gentle reader: What your wife is doing is not a nice gesture. A nice gesture, and one that is only fair, is your insisting on doing the cleanup at home because your wife had done the preparation. But for a guest to take over the housekeeping without authorization from the host is intrusive — and almost insulting, as it implies that it was a necessary task that the host was neglecting. Plus, the guest is then neglecting their own duty of socializing. Miss Manners would appreciate your explaining to your wife the difference between offering to help — and then taking directions from the host, including desisting when the offer is declined — and attempting to run

someone else’s household. Dear Miss Manners: When one person is already in a narrow hallway and another person comes down the stairs and tries to enter the hallway and pass by the person who was already there, what should happen? Gentle reader: Let’s go with what shouldn’t happen: a collision, because neither of them has the courtesy to step to one side. Send questions to Miss Manners at her website, www. missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Lift chair enables reader to bathe Dear Heloise: I read the letter and sit down on it. This could about the reader in The Villages, also be done with a stool or chair, Florida, who can no longer take or the person could have their baths. I have been in a wheelchair walker at the ready. for 25 years and have a solution Quite honestly, this is much for her. She can buy a safer for me since I can’t bathtub lift chair online. walk into a shower (even This powered chair lowwhen holding onto grip bars) to get onto a shower ers you gently down into chair without assistance. I the water and brings you hope this is helpful. — Linda, up out of the water. It’s via email miraculous and life-changHints from ing. I use the grab bars to Heloise Programmed key fob get in and out of the tub and back into my wheelDear Heloise: In your colchair. You just have to charge the umn, there was a suggestion remote for a few hours, then it’s about making sure that your good for about six baths before house key wasn’t attached to your you have to charge it again. It’s car key fob when leaving your car wonderful to be able to take a with a mechanic. The writer also bath again. mentioned locking their car when I’ve now had this powered bath getting gas. I do all of this, but chair for about four years, and I when I bought a new car, I had the haven’t had any problems. Bear fob programmed to only unlock in mind that I can’t walk or stand the driver’s door. Ask a mechanic on my own. The chair raises me if your fob can be reprogrammed to the same height as my wheelif it’s older. Lucky for me, the gas tank is on the same side as the chair, and I can just turn around

driver’s door. — Marilyn M., in St. Louis

Green spots on brass Dear Heloise: My oil-rubbed bronze bathroom faucets have some green spots on them. I’m assuming that water droplets have caused this. What can I use to remove these spots? Thank you so much for all your very useful hints! — Chris, in Dayton, Ohio Chris, try the following solution: Gently clean the faucet with a soft toothbrush and a mixture of warm water and dish soap. Avoid harsh chemicals, steel wool or any abrasive chemicals because these will strip the ﬁnish off. Dry the brass completely, then use a cotton ball with mineral oil or olive oil on it to lightly buff the area where the green spots occurred. This should restore the bright shine and add protection to the brass. — Heloise Send a hint to heloise@heloise. com.

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Louisiana native Katherine LaNasa, center, is returning for ‘The Pitt’s’ third season, along with, from left, Taylor Dearden and Noah Wyle.

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The Pit Boss is on the menu at Big Chicken.

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there are milkshakes in ﬂavors of cookies and cream, vanilla and chocolate.

‘The big one’ “Baton Rouge means everything to Shaquille and to Big Chicken,” said Big Chicken CEO Josh Halpern in an email. “The Queen Casino was one of our ﬁrst locations, and we’re excited to now be entering LSU, where Shaquille dominated on the court and cemented his legacy.”

Menu rundown The menu at LSU has ﬁve chicken sandwiches, tender plates and three variations of “Shaq snacks,” which is a chicken tender stuffed in a sliced piece of Texas toast. For a classic option, foodies can order The Original, a chicken sandwich with “BC sauce” and pickles, but for something more exciting, there’s The Ultimate, a chicken sandwich with mac and cheese, onion rings and barbecue aioli. There’s also The Shaq Attack, a chicken sandwich with barbecue sauce, pepper jack cheese and coleslaw. All chicken has the option to be dunked in spicy seasoning sauces: Nashville hot (a mild to medium spice) or Holy (a hot spice). The ﬁve side options are crinkle cut fries, onion rings, fried cheese curds, coleslaw, and mac and cheese. For something sweet,

Undergraduate junior Kenny Nguyen saw some signs around campus advertising the new chicken joint, so on Wednesday, he took his friend with him, graduate student Axel Arce, to try it out. In the roughly seven minutes they waited to order, Nguyen and Arce pondered the menu. The Pit Boss, which Nguyen called “the big one,” caught their eye. It’s a chicken sandwich stacked with cheddar cheese, cheese curds, barbecue sauce, pickles and an onion ring. “It’s calling to me,” Arce said about the sandwich. After ordering at the touch screen kiosk at the checkout counter, an employee served their order: The Pit Boss with a side of cheese curds. “Hopefully it’s good food, because I’m back if it’s really good,” Nguyen said. Big Chicken is located inside the lobby of the interdisciplinary science building at 410 Tower Drive, Baton Rouge. Open 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fridays. Closed Saturdays and Sundays.

The documentary follows New Orleans artist James Michalopoulos from obscure street artist to an influential visual voice in the city. If you don’t recognize the name, no doubt you’ve seen his colorful paintings with their unique, exaggerated perspective on New Orleans architecture. That’s just the beginning of his layered story. The hour also highlights: n Post-Katrina transformation of an abandoned brewery into artist studios that now provide affordable workspaces for creatives; n Expansion of how people experience art itself with Hotel Pompadour, an immersive, artistdesigned hotel — part gallery, part living installation; n Operation of one of America’s largest food co-ops; n Becoming the most featured artist in the history of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival; n Launching the first rum distillery in the continental U.S. since Prohibition. “The film captures not just his artistic evolution, but a deeper question: What happens to a city like New Orleans if its artists can no longer afford to live there?” according to a news release. To watch, visit www.pbs.org/ show/michalopoulos-the-art-ofcelebration.

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James Michalopoulos went from an obscure New Orleans street artist to an influential visual voice in the city.

The shows preview and review the matchups of several Louisiana teams representing six conferences each week. Teams in the spotlight will include: n Grambling State University n Louisiana Tech University n LSU n McNeese State University n Nicholls State University n Northwestern State University n Southeastern Louisiana University n Southern University and A&M College n Tulane University n University of Louisiana at Lafayette n University of Louisiana at LPB suits up for ‘Game’ Monroe. Longtime Baton Rouge sportsLouisiana Public Broadcasting is returning to the ﬁeld for a sec- caster Victor Howell is back as ond season of the weekly college host. “Football connects families, football series “Game Notes” and friends and alumni across our “Post Game Notes.”

state and beyond. ‘Game Notes’ gets fans ready for the weekend, while ‘Post Game Notes’ brings us back together to look at what happened, what surprised us and what it means for the season ahead,” Howell said in a news release. “Game Notes” airs at 10 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Saturdays, with previews, matchup insights and analysis. WLAE-TV in New Orleans will simulcast the 10 a.m. airing. “Post Game Notes” begins at 5 p.m. Mondays, with encores at 10 p.m. Wednesdays. This one breaks down the biggest wins, defining plays, standout performances and storylines. It also airs at 6 p.m. Mondays on WLAE-TV. Miss an episode? Find it at lpb. org/gamenotes or on the new “LPB Game Notes” YouTube channel. Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate.com.

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y y tained without charge and without deposit from Eyre Engineering, LLC. Printed copies are not available from the De‐ signer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most re‐ prographic ﬁrms. Plan holders are responsible for their own reproduc‐ tion costs.

y September 09, 2026 at Pennington Biomedical Research Center, C.B. Pennington, Jr. Con‐ ference Center, Suite 100 Conference Room, 6400 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70808.

y mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classiﬁcation of Mechanical. Bidder is re‐ quired to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-ﬁve (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneur‐ ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Office of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North Third Street, Claiborne Office Building, Suite 7160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Office Building, Confer‐ ence Room 1-145.

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Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Eyre Engineering, LLC 7423 Picardy Avenue, Suite E Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Telephone: 225-767-7070 E-mail: kacie@eyreeng ineering.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

FOR: Replacement of Un‐ derground Chilled Water & Hot Water Piping Both Supply and Return Pen‐ nington Biomedical Re‐ search Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 19-609-24-01, F.19002653

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ i d i h h

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 9:00 AM on Wednes‐ day, b

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is ﬁ‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or ﬁnanced in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ h il bil i i

NOTICE OF SUBMISSION OF PETITION FOR ANNEXATION INTO THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY, LOUISIANA Notice is hereby given that a petition has been filed with the governing authority of the City of Zachary, Louisiana, seeking annexation of the following described property into the City of Zachary, Louisiana: That certain tract or parcel of land as shown on the map entitled “ANNEXATION SCHEMATIC SHOWING TRACTS CA-1 & CA-2” as prepared by Landsource Incorporated, by David L. Patterson, State of Louisiana Land Surveyor, License No. 4784, and dated May 19, 2025, a copy of which is attached hereto, made a part hereof and marked as Exhibit A for identification herewith. The City Council of the City of Zachary will meet in open session on the 13th day of October, 2026, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Zachary City Hall in Zachary, Louisiana, at which time an ordinance for the annexation of the above-described property will be considered for final adoption. Anyone desiring to be heard with reference to the proposed annexation ordinance shall notify the Council Clerk of the City of Zachary in writing, and the City Council, before adopting the proposed annexation ordinance, shall grant such hearing. Zachary, Louisiana, this _______ day of ________________, 2026. __________________________________ CLERK, CITY OF ZACHARY, LOUISIANA

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from the Ofﬁce of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https://www.doa.la.gov/ doa/fpc/. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND

CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DIRECTOR 197961 Aug. 25, Sept. 1, 8, 2026 3t $165.63 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Ofﬁce of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North

REQUISITION 11297776 NOTICE OF INTENTION TO DECLARE ADJUDICATED TAX PROPERTY SURPLUS AND TO SELL SAME UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF LSAR.S. 33:4712. Notice is hereby given that the Metropolitan Council has received a request to declare the following listed property surplus and no longer needed for public purpose. These properties have previously been adjudicated to the Parish of East Baton Rouge for unpaid taxes. Anyone wishing to offer an amount greater than the minimum bid for the property shall bring a certified check or money order payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge in the amount of the administrative fees/certified funds indicated below, BEFORE 2:00 pm on the day of the Auction taking place September 16th, 2026 at 222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, 9th FLOOR. For additional information, contact the Parish Attorney’s Office, Property section at 389-3114. Lot 14PT, Square 348, Powers Marcelloious Lane Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds): Lot 10, Square 5, Greenville Extension North 39th Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds): Lot 64-A, Square 2, Progress Park Progress Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds): Lot 19, Square 3, Highland Heights Victory Drive Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

JoAnne Badon (Medford) $ 100.00 (Mow to Own) $ 200.00 Evolve Enterprise LLC $ 100.00 (Mow to Own) $ 555.00 Shela Kemp $ 100.00 $ 500.00 Kylon Wishom $ 300.00 $ 950.00

Lot 304, Greendale Matthews Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Ghoram Group LLC

Lot 13, Square 3, Midway Place Midway Avenue Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Gregory & Donna Gilmore

Lot 13, Square 7, Baker Townsite Monroe Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Whitemore Enterprise LLC

Lot 9, Square 4, University City Simms Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Whitmore Enterprise LLC

$ 3,000.00 $ 800.00

$ 100.00 $ 950.00

$ 100.00 $ 915.00

$ 100.00 $ 500.00

Lot 17, Davis Robinson Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Whitmore Enterprise LLC

Lot 7 & 8, University City Owl Avenue Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Whitmore Enterprise LLC

Lot 16, Square 51, South Baton Rouge East McKinley Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

$ 100.00 $ 500.00

$ 100.00 $ 655.00 Strategic Comm Solutions $ 100.00 $ 500.00

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Third Street, Claiborne Ofﬁce Building, Suite 7160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 24, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Ofﬁce Building, Conference Room 1-145. FOR: Storage Building Renovation and Paved Catering Pad Governor's Mansion State Capitol Park i i

Public Notices Bids/Proposals p Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 01-107-26-02, F.01004842 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit from www.centerlinebidco nnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic ﬁrms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs.

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Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Chenevert Architects, LLC 9100 Bluebonnet Centre Blvd., Suite 401 Baton Rouge, LA 70801 Telephone: 225-334-9907 E-mail: chenevert@che nevertarchitects.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions

Lot 30, Square 5, Scotland Heights Goose Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Genevieve Brooks

Lot 1, Square 1, Enterprise Pruyn Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Randall Cuningham

$ 100.00 $ 500.00

Lot 32-A, Square 71, Bank 72nd Avenue Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Kevin Cook

Lot 2, Square 37, Progress Park Addition Progress Road Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Arnold O’Conner

Lot 54, Square 2, Babin Webb Drive Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

$ 100.00 $ 500.00

$ 500.00 $ 855.00 Calvin Ricks $ 100.00 $ 905.00

Lot 7 & 8, Bank 69th Avenue Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Telford Williams

Lot 23 & 24, Square 14, Fortune Peerless Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

United Christian Faith

Lot 11 & 12, Square 14, Fortune Peerless Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

United Christian Faith

Lot 11+, Square 3, Fortune Peerless Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

United Christian Faith

Lot 25, Square 15, Fortune Paige Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

United Christian Faith

Lot 26, Square 14, Fortune Paige Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

United Christian Faith

Lot 19, Square 206, Istrouma Uncas Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Jermaine Sartin

Lot 97, Bel-Air Beechwood Drive Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

Kevin Cook

Lot 10 & 10pt, Square 13, Fortune Peerless Street Initial Bid Amount Advanced costs required (certified funds):

United Christian Faith

$ 100.00 $ 1,100.00

$ 100.00 $ 1,550.00

$ 100.00 $ 950.00

$ 100.00 $ 500.00

$ 100.00 $ 895.00

$ 100.00 $ 500.00

$ 100.00 $ 1,045.00

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to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

at 1:00 PM on Monday, September 14, 2026 at Ofﬁce of State Buildings, Conference Room 100, 1928 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802.

p q ments of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-ﬁve (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

q of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

g p the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted.

p ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Ofﬁce of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https:// www.doa.la.gov/doa/ f

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classiﬁcation of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and require‐ f

The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements f hi i d h

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If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting.

STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DIRECTOR 198129 Aug. 25, Sept. 1, 8, 2026 3t $163.08

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CITY OF ST. GEORGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDMONDS: ORDINANCE NO. 2026 − 026 TO AMEND CHAPTER 21 TITLE 9 RELATIVE TO THE LEVY, COLLECTION, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF AN INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX, AS DEFINED IN R.S. 33:3077 ON RISK LOCATED WITHIN THE CORPORATE LIMTS OF THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS WHEREAS, on August 27, 2024, the St. George Council approved Ordinance No. 2024-014, enacting Chapter 21 of Title 9 entitled “Insurance Premium Tax,” recognizing upon incorporation of the City of St. George, the legal authority to levy an annual premium tax on each insurer engaged in the business of issuing or receiving payments of the premium for any insurance policy or contract on all risks located within the area incorporated as the City of St. George, or engaging in the business of issuing any insurance policy or contract transferred from the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge (“City-Parish”) to the City of St. George; WHEREAS, the effective date of Ordinance No. 2024-014 was upon “legal authorization for the City of St. George to levy the tax in accordance with R.S. 22:883” since the legal authorization for the tax imposed by the City-Parish prior to incorporation was unclear regarding the continuation and/or transfer of the authority to levy an insurance premium tax by a municipality incorporated after August 15, 2012 where the parish imposed an insurance premium tax in the area prior to incorporation; WHEREAS, Act No. 904 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session effective January 1, 2027, authorizes St. George “to exclusively exercise all municipal authority to levy, collect, administer, and enforce any insurance premium tax as defined in R.S. 33:3077 on risk located within the corporate limits of the city of St. George”; and WHEREAS, the Council desires to amend Chapter 21, of Title 9 to provide for the imposition of an annual premium tax beginning on January 1, 2027 as authorized by R.S. 33:3077; and WHEREAS, the Council desires to provide for the collection of the annual insurance premium tax by contracting with the Louisiana Municipal Advisory and Technical Services Bureau (LaMATS) pursuant to La. R.S. 33:834. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana as follows: Section 1. Amendment and reenactment. Words which were struck-through are deletions from and words underlined in bold are additions to existing ordinances. Sections 9:1137 and 9:1138 of Chapter 21 of Title 9 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows: Title 9. LICENSING AND REGULATION OF TRADES AND OCCUPATIONS Chapter 21. INSURANCE PREMIUM TAX Sec. 9:1137. License Tax Imposed on Insurers

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prospectively only to premiums attributable to periods beginning on and after January 1, 2027 pursuant to Act No. 904 of the 2026 Regular Legislative Session. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot Against: Absent: Dellucci Adopted this 25th day of August, 2026 Signed this 26th day of August, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the 26th day of August, 2026 ___________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved: ___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the _____ day of _________________, 2026 ___________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk

CERTIFICATION This Ordinance No. 2026-026 consisting of 4 pages was duly adopted at the regular meeting of the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana held on August 25, 2026. ___________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk _________________________________________________________________ CITY OF ST. GEORGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MAX HIMMEL:

Sec. 9:1139. Contract for Collection. The City is authorized to enter into an agreement with the Louisiana Municipal Advisory and Technical Services Bureau Corporation (LaMATS) in a form approved by the City Council for the collection of current and delinquent license taxes pursuant to R.S. 22:834 and R.S. 33:361. Section 3. Severability If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or provision of this Ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such declaration of invalidity shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or parts thereof, other than the part declared invalid. The remainder of the Ordinance shall not be affected by the declaration of invalidity and remain in force and effect. Section 3. Effective Date This Ordinance shall be effective on January 1, 2027 and shall apply

______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved: ___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor

______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026

CITY OF ST. GEORGE ORDINANCE NO. 2026 - 028 APPROVING REVISION 7 TO THE CONCEPT PLAN FOR THE LONG FARM PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING MOVING AND INCREASING THE POTENTIAL CIVIC AREA, REDUCING LOW/MEDIUMDENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS WHEREAS, application has been made (Case No. PO-26-0004) for a revision to the Concept Plan for the Long Farm Planned Unit Development to move and significantly increase the potential civic area (Commercial/ Retail/Office/Public/Semi-Public uses) from 3.98 ac to 31.44 ac, and reduce the low/medium density residential area; and

ORDINANCE NO. 2026 - 027

WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on August 3, 2026, before the City of St. George Zoning Commission at which the Zoning Commission recommended approval of the changes to the concept plan.

AMEND TITLE 12, CHAPTER 9, RELATIVE TO KEEPING AND LETTING A DISORDERLY PLACE

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, as follows:

WHEREAS, the Council for the City of St. George has enacted Title 12, Chapter 9 of its ordinances to regulate the keeping or letting of disorderly places within City’s corporate limits in furtherance of public health, safety, and welfare and to mitigate the negative impacts to area residents and businesses as a result of the same;

Section 1: That the property that is the subject of this Ordinance is legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.

WHEREAS, there are property owners, tenants, renters, and leaseholders within the City whose conduct necessitates a disproportionate consumption of public services, including law enforcement, fire response, emergency medical services, and other public safety personnel, thereby reducing the availability of such services for other residents and businesses; and WHEREAS, the Council for the City of St. George desires to amend its ordinances to clarify and expand the consequences for the keeping or letting of a disorderly place,

Words in struck through type are deletions from existing law and words underscored in bold are additions to existing law.

Section 9:1139 is hereby enacted to read as follows:

Delivered to the Mayor on the 26th day of August, 2026

Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the _____ day of __________________, 2026

(1) On any insurer engaged in the business of issuing life or accident or health insurance policies, other than programs of benefits authorized or provided pursuant to R.S. 42:801 et seq. and La. R.S. 42:821 et seq. the provisions of Parts I and II of Chapter 12 of Title 42 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes, or other forms of contracts or obligations covering such risks, or issuing endowment or annuity policies, or contracts, or other similar forms of contract obligations in consideration of the payment of a premium or other consideration for the issuance of such policies, contracts, or obligations whether such insurer by operating in this state through an agent or other representative or otherwise: a. Ten dollars on gross annual premiums up to $2,000 and an additional license tax fee thereafter of $70 on each $10,000, or fraction thereof, of gross annual premiums in excess of $2,000. b. The maximum license tax fee on such businesses, payable to this municipality by any one insurer, shall be $21,000. c. Premiums paid to an insurer by Louisiana Medicaid programs shall be exempt from the tax imposed by this Section. (2) On any insurer, engaged in the business of issuing policies, contracts, or other forms of obligations covering the risk of fire, marine, transportation, surety, fidelity, indemnity, guaranty, worker’s compensation, employers’ liability, property damage, livestock, vehicle, automatic sprinkler, burglary, or insurance business of any other kind whatsoever in this state, whether such insurer is operating in this state through agents or other representatives or otherwise, not more than the following: a. First Class. When gross receipts are not more than $2,000, the license tax shall be $40; b. Second Class. When gross receipts are more than $2,000, and not more than $4,000, the license tax shall be $60; c. Third Class. When gross receipts are more than $4,000, and not more than $6,000, the license tax shall be $80; d. Fourth Class. When gross receipts exceed $6,000, the additional license tax thereafter shall be $70 for each $10,000, or fraction thereof, in excess of $6,000. e. Maximum tax. The maximum license tax on such businesses, payable by any insurer shall be $9,000, provided plate glass and steam boiler inspection insurers shall pay only one-third of the rates in subsection (2) of this section. (3) The amount of license tax payable shall be 1/3 of the amount fixed if the payer files a sworn statement with the annual report required by La. R.S. 22:833, showing at least 1/6 of the total admitted assets of the payer are invested and maintained in qualifying Louisiana investments as defined in R.S. 22:832(C). (4) The total tax payable by an insurer to the City shall be calculated on the total direct premiums written by such insurer for risks located within the City. Such premiums shall not be subject to taxation by both the Parish of East Baton Rouge and the City of St. George.

Section 2. Enactment.

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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, that Title 12, Chapter 9 of the Ordinances of the City of St. George be, and it is hereby, amended as follows:

(1) All license taxes are due on January 1 of each year and all unpaid license taxes shall become delinquent on June 1. A penalty of 5% per month shall be added to the amount of tax due and shall be payable along with the tax due. The amount of any penalty assessed pursuant to this section shall not be greater than 25% of the total amount of the tax due. The collection of the delinquent accounts shall be enforced in accordance with La. R.S. 22:833 and La. R.S. 47:1601. (2) When a payment is more than six months delinquent, the City may send a written recommendation to the commissioner of insurance requesting the commissioner to revoke the authority of the delinquent taxpayer and all of the taxpayer’s agents to do business in this state. Upon receiving such a recommendation and finding that the local tax assessment is correct and the insurer was duly notified of the assessment after the payment thereof is delinquent, the commissioner, after due notice to all affected parties, may revoke the authority of the taxpayer and all the taxpayer’s agents to do business in this state. An aggrieved party affected by the commissioner’s decision, act, or order may demand a hearing as authorized by La. R.S. 22:2191 et seq.

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Received from the Mayor on the ____ day of ______________, 2026

There is hereby imposed and levied an annual license tax on any insurer engaged in the business of issuing any form of insurance policy or contract, which may now or hereafter be subject to the payment of any license tax for state purposes, all as authorized by La. R.S. 22:833, on risks located in this municipality as follows:

Sec 9:1138. Tax due date; delinquency.

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SECTION 1. AMENDMENTS

Title 12, Chapter 9 of the ordinances of the City of St. George is hereby amended as follows: Title 12. NUISANCES Chapter 9. KEEPING AND LETTING A DISORDERLY PLACE Sec. 12:901. Definitions (a) Disorderly place means a residential, commercial or vacant building or premise used habitually for any illegal purpose. (i) A building or premise shall be presumed to be a disorderly place when law enforcement officers have on more than one occasion in the preceding 12-month period, cited or arrested any individual for or executed any search warrant for any crime involving alcohol consumption, controlled substances, excessive noise, human trafficking, illegal discharge of a firearm, possession or storing of contraband or stolen things, prostitution or violence. (ii) A building or premise shall be presumed to be a disorderly place when first responders, as that term is defined in La. R.S. 40:1372(6), have engaged in qualifying first-responder responses on three or more occasions within any rolling twelve-month period. * * * (d) Qualifying first-responder response shall mean a response to or upon a premises by one or more first responders, acting in the course and scope of official duties, where an incident report, citation, arrest report, fire report, EMS report, codeenforcement report, or other official record documents conduct occurring at, within, upon, or emanating from the premises that constitutes, contributes to, or is reasonably associated with keeping or letting a disorderly place as defined herein. (i) Multiple first-responder responses arising from the same continuous event, occurrence, or episode shall count as one qualifying first-responder response. Responses by multiple agencies to the same event shall count as one qualifying first-responder response. (ii) The following shall not be counted as qualifying firstresponder responses unless independent disorderly or unlawful conduct by the owner, occupant, lessee, operator, or person in charge is documented: medical emergencies; disability-related or mental-health crisis calls; domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other victimization calls where the person associated with the premises is the victim, witness, or good-faith requester of assistance; good-faith calls made by an owner, tenant, occupant, manager, neighbor, or witness requesting emergency assistance or law-enforcement protection; canceled, unfounded, or mistaken dispatches; or incidents not reasonably attributable to the use, condition, occupancy, operation, or control of the premises. Sec. 12:905. Abatement

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* * * (d) The issuance of an order to close and vacate shall constitute grounds for the revocation of the relevant occupational license(s) pursuant to Title 9, and for the denial of an occupational license to do business within the corporate limits of the City when such application is submitted by the person(s), individual(s), or business entity subject to the order to close and vacate within the 12-month period following the issuance of the order to close and vacate. (e) A preclusion, suspension, revocation, denial, or waiting period imposed under this Section upon any person, applicant, licensee, or business entity shall not be avoided or defeated by a change in name, form, ownership structure, trade name, assumed name, registered agent, corporate status, membership, partnership, affiliation, leasehold arrangement, or other reorganization or transfer. SECTION 2. SEVERABILITY If any provision or section of this Ordinance is held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such a decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions. SECTION 3. EFFECTIVE DATE This Ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot Against: Absent: Dellucci Adopted this 25th day of August, 2026 Signed this 26th day of August, 2026

Section 2: That the previously approved Concept Plan (Revision 6) for the PUD is hereby revised subject to compliance with the flowing Plans and Conditions: A. Conceptual Plans for Proposed Planned Unit Development for Long Farm (Rev. 7) for PO-PUD-4-09 A Mixed Use Development, dated July 2026 by Westwood Professional Services, Inc for Mosely Holdings, LLC consisting of the following eight (8) sheets: 1. Title Sheet 2. Existing Conditions 3. Land Use Density Summary 4. Previously Approved PUD Concept Plan 5. Revised PUD Concept Plan 6. Circulation Plan 7. Conceptual Architectural Themes (Commercial) 8. Conceptual Architectural Themes (Residential) B. The acreage of the land use types within the PUD shall not exceed: 1. Low/Medium Residential: 76.76 acres (with the number of units not exceeding 503) 2. Commercial/Retail/Office: 66.59 acres (with the building area square footage not exceeding 750,470 sf) 3. Common Open Space: 47.36 acres 4. Potential Civic Use: 31.44 acres (within the Commercial/Retail/ Office Area Section 3: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict. Except for the foregoing, the use of the subject property is subject to the terms of all applicable ordinances and regulations of the City of St. George, including any amendment thereto. Section 4: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot Against: Absent: Dellucci Adopted this 25th day of August, 2026 Signed this 26th day of August, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the 26th day of August, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved: ___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the ____ day of ______________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026 EXHIBIT A Lots 1-227, ALLEY TR. C, ALLEY TR. D, GS-3, GS-3-A, GS-4, GS-5, GS6, GS-7, P-1, PS, RW-1, AW-1 thru AW-4 of Long Farm Subdivision, and Lots REM. TR. Z-1-D, TR. P-4-B, TR. P-4-C, TR. A-1-C, TR. A-1-A-2-D, TR. A-1-A-2-A, TR. A-1-A-3-B-2, TR. RPS, TR. A-1-A1-C, TR. A-1-A3-A-5, TR. A-1-A-3-B-1-A, TR. Z-1-A, TR. Z-1-C, TR. Z-1-B, TR. A-1-A-3A-1-B, TR. A-1-A-2-C, TR. A-1-A-2-B, TR. A-1-A-3-A-2, TR. A-1-A-3-A1-A, TR. A-1-A-3-A-3-B, TR. A-1-A-3-A-4-B-2, TR. A-1-A-3-A-4-B-3, TR. A-1-A-3-A-4-B-1, TR. A-1-A-3-A-4-A, and TR. A-1-A-3-A-3-A of Russell Long Property, in Sections 50, 51 and 52, Township 8 South - Range 2 East, Greensburg Land District, City Of St. George, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana _________________________________________________________________ CITY OF ST. GEORGE ORDINANCE NO. 2026 - 029 TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) TO UPDATE REGULATIONS FOR OUTDOOR STORAGE AND DISPLAY AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the St. George City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2024-002, in part, adopting the EBR Unified Development Code (with some changes) as the City’s interim Unified Development Code (“UDC”); and WHEREAS, the UDC has been incorporated into the St. George Code of Ordinances as Title 7; and WHEREAS, Outdoor storage is currently allowed as a principal use in the MX-4, B-2, and B-3 districts but only in the MX-4 and B-2 districts does it have specific use standards that limit how close it can be to a street and require screening of the outdoor storage area from the street; and WHEREAS, the UDC does not currently require that the items stored in the outdoor storage area remain screened from view; and WHEREAS, by practice, outdoor storage occurs as an accessory use for many nonresidential uses, but the UDC does not have standards for outdoor storage as an accessory use; and WHEREAS, the UDC does not address outdoor display; and WHEREAS, to address these issues, the City’s planning staff has recommended the changes to the UDC attached as an exhibit to this Ordinance; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the proposed changes on August 3, 2026, before the City of St. George Zoning Commission; and

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WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission recommended approval of the text amendments. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, as follows: Section 1: That the deletions and additions to the UDC set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto are hereby adopted.

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Section 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot Against: Absent: Dellucci Adopted this 25th day of August, 2026 Signed this 26th day of August, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the 26th day of August, 2026

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___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the ____ day of ______________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026 EXHIBIT 1 NOTE: Underlined text is new.. [notes provide instructions] * * * CHAPTER 9 – USE REGULATIONS Article 9.1. Allowed Uses * * * Sec. 7:9.1.3. Use Table * * * Table 7:9.1.3.A. Uses Allowed in Residential, Mixed Use, and Business Base Zoning Districts Specific Use Standards (if L, C, A, T) Sec. 7:…

B-3

B-2

B-1

MX-2

Business

MX-4

MX-11

MX-3

R-291

R-6

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R-91

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R-1

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WAREHOUSE Outdoor Storage

ORDINANCE NO. 2026 - 030 TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) TO CONSOLIDATE AND UPDATE ALLOWANCES FOR VARIANCES AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the St. George City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2024-002, in part, adopting the EBR Unified Development Code (with some changes) as the City’s interim Unified Development Code (“UDC”); and

WHEREAS, the UDC has been incorporated into the St. George Code of Ordinances as Title 7; and

WHEREAS, which UDC regulations can be varied are currently scattered throughout the UDC, making it sometimes difficult to know whether a regulation can be varied and who the decision-making review body for that variance is. WHEREAS, the regulations that the Board of Adjustment (BOA) can grant variances to are currently limited to yards (a/k/a setbacks), nonconforming structures, manufactured homes, height of a street yard fence, size of accessory structures, and signage size; and WHEREAS, to address these issues, the City’s planning staff has recommended the changes to the UDC attached as an exhibit to this Ordinance; and

ARTICLE 9.2. SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS * * * Sec. 7:9.2.27. Outdoor Display and Storage A. Purpose. The purpose of these standards is to balance the need to display or store items outdoors with community aesthetics and safety. B. Outdoor Display. Allowed where customarily associated with a permitted nonresidential principal use and shall: 1. Be maintained in an orderly manner; 2. Not obstruct required sight visibility; 3. Not interfere with vehicle or pedestrian circulation; and 4. Be set back to the distances established as minimum yard requirements. C. Outdoor Storage 1. All items stored outdoors shall be stored so that they are not visible from any public street or any residentially used or zoned property, to the maximum extent practicable. Methods for achieving this include, but are not limited to: a. Placing items behind and no higher than buildings or screening on the site; or b. Minimizing the height of items not located behind buildings or screening. 2. In no case shall stored materials be higher than the maximum height allowed by the zoning district. 3. Location. Shall not be located within required: a. Landscape buffers; b. Drainage servitudes; or c. Parking areas. 4. Shall be maintained in an orderly manner. 5. Yards. There shall be no outdoor storage, when the outdoor storage area is a(n): a. Principal use in the MX-4 or B-2 districts, within the lesser of: (1) Any street yard; or (2) 15 feet of any public right-of-way; or b. Accessory use, in any street or side yard. 6. Screening from Street. Outdoor storage shall be screened from streets by a 15-foot L3 buffer, except in the B-3 district. 7. Planted Buffer. For Sec. 7:18.3.3. Required Buffers Between Abutting Properties, the planted buffer shall be, when outdoor storage is a(n): a. Principal use, that required for a light industrial use, except the buffer type shall be no less than L3; or b. Accessory use, the greater of: (1) The buffer required for the principal use; or (2) A 20-foot L3 buffer. 8. The unenclosed or unsheltered storage or keeping of any old, stripped, wrecked, partially dismantled, or otherwise non-operating vehicles, machinery, implements, equipment, building materials, or personal property of any kind, which is no longer in good operating condition or safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured, is prohibited, except as allowed for wrecked vehicle storage. A. No outdoor storage within the lesser of any street yard or 15 ft of any public right-of-way. B. L3 buffer to screen from streets of adjacent properties. D. Display or Storage of Large Outdoor Items. Because large outdoor items can create significant visual impacts, the outdoor display or storage of large outdoor items shall: 1. Be at least 250 feet from any residentially used or zoned property; and 2. Require approval of a Site Plan (Sec. 7:8.1.16), which may: a. Grant a reduction in the minimum distance from a residentially used or zoned property if the applicant demonstrates that existing buildings, topography, vegetation, or other site features provide an equal or greater level of protection from visual impacts than strict compliance with these standards; and b. Include conditions such as increased setbacks, enhanced landscaping, berms, walls, fencing, building placement, topographic buffering, or other site design techniques to minimize visual impacts on public streets and adjacent residential properties. CHAPTER 19 – DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENTS ARTICLE 19.1. DEFINITIONS * * * Sec. 7:19.1.2. Defined Terms * * * Outdoor Display: the outdoor placement of merchandise, inventory, or products intended for retail sale or lease as part of a permitted principal use. Examples include, but are not limited to, automobiles for sale, recreational vehicles, equipment offered for sale or lease, nursery stock, garden center merchandise, and similar retail inventory. Outdoor Item, Large: any individual item, stacked material, piece of equipment, or display exceeding twenty-five (25) feet in height Outdoor Storage: the outdoor placement or keeping of equipment, machinery, construction materials, fleet vehicles, trailers, shipping

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no more than one (1) year, though it may be extended by the Planning Director for one (1) additional year for good cause shown; or b. With existing nonresidential uses to provide housing for security personnel. Only for: a. Setbacks established in Sec. 7:9.2.38.B.3; b. Height to a maximum of 300 feet in the RC zoning district provided that the tower is designed to accommodate additional antennae and wireless transmission and relay equipment equal in number to applicant’s present and future requirements or the needs of another provider of similar telecommunication services pursuant to Sec. 7:9.2.38.B.3; and c. Separation requirements established in Sec. 7:9.2.38.B.4 if the applicant certifies that the existing tower, a permitted Communication Tower site, or an existing building of equal or greater height does not meet applicant’s structural specifications and applicant’s technical design requirements, or that a collocation agreement could not be obtained. Only to allow excess parking and structures such as fences, walls, and signs in the setback upon approval of a hold-harmless agreement. The BOA may allow a fence or wall to exceed the maximum height only if it meets the location requirements of Sec. 7:10.5.1.C. Only in: a. The Suburban Character Area Overlay for a single-unit detached or zero lot line dwelling development of five lots or less that is more than ¼ mile from an existing accessible sidewalk, multiuse path, commercial node, school, park, community center, or library in the; or b. Any Character Area Overlay if the applicant proposes an alternative that saves significant trees, maintains drainage ways, or provides connections throughout the development. See Sec. 7:15.12 for allowed variances and decision-making review bodies. Table 7:5.1.A. Allowed Variances and Decision-Making Review Bodies

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Section 1: That the deletions and additions to the UDC set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto are hereby adopted.

Table 7:9.1.3.A

Residential, Manufactured Home

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Section 2: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other existing ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict.

Article 9.2

Specific Use Standards, except:

Board of Adjustment

Sec. 7:9.2.38

Wireless Communication Tower

Zoning Commission3

Chapter 10

General Development Standards, except:

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Sec. 10.1.1.C.4.(d)

MSP Setbacks

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Tables 10.1.1.A-C

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Sec. 13.8

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Planning Commission6

Chapter 15

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WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the proposed changes on August 3, 2026, before the City of St. George Zoning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission recommended approval of the text amendments. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, as follows:

Section 3: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication.

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WHEREAS, it is not necessary to use these different terms provided the regulations clearly state what review body (e.g. Board of Adjustment, Planning Commission) has the authority to vary a specific regulation; and

Approved:

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WHEREAS, the UDC allows certain requirements to be varied, waived, or excepted, using the terms “variance,” “waiver,” and “exceptions;” and

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containers, dumpsters, pallets, bulk materials, precast concrete products, or other items not intended for immediate retail display or sale. Outdoor storage shall not include temporary construction equipment actively being utilized on the subject property pursuant to a valid building permit.

Section 2: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other existing ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict. Section 3: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

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This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot Against: Absent: Dellucci Adopted this 25th day of August, 2026 Signed this 26th day of August, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the 26th day of August, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved: ___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the ____ day of ______________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026 EXHIBIT 1 NOTE: Underlined text is new.. [notes provide instructions] * * * CHAPTER 2 – ADMINISTRATION * * * Sec. 7:2.3. Board of Adjustment * * * Sec. 7:2.3.3. Authority * * * C. Variances. The Board shall have the authority to vary some requirements of the Uniﬁed Development Code. See Chapter 5 – Variances. D. Appeals. Any person aggrieved by any decision of the Board of Adjustment may appeal to the decision of the Board to the 19th Judicial District Court within 30 days after the decision of the Board. *

CHAPTER 4 – SITE PLANS AND PLATS * * * Sec. 7:4.2.5. Criteria for Approval * * * B. Demonstrate, with sufficient and verifiable information and data, that public facilities are, or will be before approval of a certificate of occupancy, adequate to support and service the proposed development, unless the applicant requests and the Zoning Commission approves an adequate public facilities waiver (see Chapter 5 – Variances), or the applicant agrees to enter into a Development Agreement with the City before the certificate of occupancy as provided in Sec. 7:4.4. To provide adequate public facilities for the proposed development, the developer may be required to provide off-site improvements; and * * * Sec. 7:4.3.2. Subdivision Plats – Generally * * * C. Adequate Public Facilities. No preliminary plat shall be approved unless the applicant demonstrates, with sufficient and verifiable information and data, that public facilities are, or will be before approval of a final plat, adequate to support and service the proposed subdivision, unless the applicant requests and the Planning Commission approves an adequate public facilities waiver (see Chapter 5 – Variances), or the applicant agrees to enter into a Development Agreement with the City before final plat approval as provided in Sec. 7:4.4. To provide adequate public facilities, the developer may be required to provide off-site improvements. Public facilities shall include: * * * CHAPTER 5 – VARIANCES [Delete the contents of this chapter and replace it with the following.] Sec. 7:5.1. Variance A. Applicability. Required for any deviation from the requirements of this UDC. B. Allowed Variances. Variances are only allowed to specific requirements of this UDC; see Table 7:5.1.A. No variance is allowed to: 1. Anything that is specifically prohibited (e.g. prohibited materials or signs); 2. Any part of the UDC that specifically prohibits a variance; or 3. Any part of the UDC not listed in Table 7:5.1.A. C. Procedures. See Sec. 7:5.2. Variance Procedures. D. Notes to Table 7:5.1.A 1. If a structure is destroyed (in whole or in part) by fire or act of God, the BOA may allow it to be reconstructed to no more than the extent of its pre-destruction nonconformity. 2. The BOA may allow a manufactured home in any zoning district only on a lot: a. Where an existing principal dwelling was damaged or destroyed by storm, fire, or act of God, and only for the time required to construct a new principal dwelling and

Sec. 7:5.2. Variance Procedures A. Review Types. There are three (3) types of review, which are assigned to each application type in Table 7:5.2.A: 1. Ministerial (M). A ministerial review involves the application of development regulations by a ministerial official (staff). 2. Legislative (L). A legislative review requires action by a legislative body – the Historic Resources Commission (HRC), Planning Commission (PC), Zoning Commission (ZC), or City Council (CC) – and involves one or more public hearings. 3. Quasi-judicial (Q). A quasi-judicial review involves the application of a discretionary standard required by the UDC and requires a public hearing by the Board of Adjustment (BOA) or Construction Board of Appeals (CBOA). B. Public Notice 1. Legislative. Shall provide the same public notice as rezonings. See Sec. 7:3.1.3 Public Notice. 2. Quasi-Judicial. The Planning Department shall post a sign on or adjacent to the subject property. This sign shall be: a. White in color; b. A minimum size of 18 inches by 24 inches in size, and; c. Shall include the following information printed in a minimum font size of 20: (1) The nature of the request; (2) The date, time, and place of the public hearing; and (3) The phone number for the Department. C. Review, Standards for Approval. Unless specifically allowed, no application shall be approved unless it complies with all applicable policies and regulations, is consistent with the comprehensive plan, and the following: 1. Variance a. Adequate Public Facilities (Secs. 7:4.2.5.B or7:4.3.2.C). May only be approved when the applicant can demonstrate that the provision of adequate public facilities will require unreasonable expenditure, subject to the following conditions: (1) Reasons. Either: (a) The subdivision: i. Is for the purpose of inheritance, sale, or similar act without intention of development within five (5) years, provided that a statement to this effect is recorded on the plat; and ii. Involves no more than ten (10) lots, with each lot being undeveloped and at least ten (10) acres; or (b) Other similar or justifiable reasons. (2) Findings. Only upon finding that: (a) The variance will not conflict with the purposes of this UDC or the comprehensive plan; (b) Granting the variance will not confer on the applicant any special privilege that is denied by the UDC to other lands that are similar situated and configured; (c) Granting the variance will not: i. Be contrary to the public interest; ii. Adversely affect property values; or iii. Adversely affect other property in the vicinity; and (d) The variance is the minimum necessary to accommodate the situation. b. Board of Adjustment. Any variance request decided upon by the BOA may only be approved: (1) In cases where: (a) There is an unusual physical condition of a lot that is not generally prevalent and which condition, if the requirements of this UDC were strictly applied, would prevent a reasonable or sensible arrangement of structures; (b) A change or alteration of property has resulted from expropriation proceedings, and a variance is the only means to allow a reasonable use of the property; or (c) Strict application of the regulations would impose an undue hardship, such as the tearing down of all or a portion of a structure that was legally permitted and is substantially complete. Inconvenience of the property owner or other interested party shall not be considered to demonstrate hardship; and (2) When the applicant demonstrates, and the BOA agrees, that: (a) There are topographic or other extraordinary conditions specific to the property in question that would: i. Make strict application of the regulations impractical; or ii. Result in a hardship preventing reasonable use of the property; (b) The UDC provides no other means of obtaining relief; and (c) There will be no substantial negative impact on surrounding properties. c. Impervious Coverage, Max (Tables 10.1.1.A-C). May only

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be approved if the applicant provides documentation proving that any impervious coverage beyond the maximum allowed will not increase the volume or rate of stormwater ﬂowing off the property. D. Expiration of Approval. An approval shall expire or be voided, and require submittal of a new application: 1. Variance, BOA. If substantial construction or change of use has not commenced in accordance with the approved variance within: a. One (1) year of approval; or b. More than one (1) year only: (1) If speciﬁed by the Board of Adjustment at the time of approval; and (2) For good cause shown.

and for reconstruction, if a variance is granted (see Chapter 5 – Variances).

Table 7:5.2.A. Review Types, Recommendations (R), Decisions (D), and Appeals (A)

Sec. 7:9.2.38. Wireless Communication Tower * * * B. Wireless communication towers shall: * * * 4. Not be located within 1,320 feet of any previously approved or existing wireless communication tower or any building taller than the proposed wireless communication tower, unless a variance is granted (see Chapter 5 – Variances); * * *

Review Type

Staff

DRC

HRC

BOA

CBOA

JDC

Permanent

Variance, BOA

Variance, CBOA

Variance, PC

Variance, Staff

Variance, ZC

Application Type

CHAPTER 7 – NONCONFORMITIES * * * Sec. 7:7.6. Nonconforming Structures Nonconforming structures may only be enlarged, extended, reconstructed, or structurally altered if the extent of the nonconformity is not increased,

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p g y e-mailing purchasing@ solacc.edu, by faxing a written request to 337521-9067, or by visiting the Purchasing Ofﬁce at Bertrand Dr., 1101 Lafayette, LA 70506. Please refer to bid #27001. Bids must be sub‐ mitted in accordance with LA State Purchasing Rules and Regulations and within the terms and conditions set forth

p tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour speciﬁed. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities.

198414-AUG 1 SEP 1-8-3T $25.86

Amy Vincent Director of State Procure‐ ment FAX (225) 342-8688 199184-SEP 1-1T $12.62

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 157

PUBLIC NOTICE ---

Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing:

SECTION 00100 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

RFx No. 3000026641, Octo‐ ber 2026 Meat & Cheese DOC - PE, 9/15/26 RFx No. 3000026642, Chips for Canteen Resale – DOC – PE, 9/15/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and speciﬁca‐ b i db i b

Sealed bids or electronic bids are requested by East Baton Rouge Parish School Board from con‐ tractors for repair, alter‐ ation, or construction of: PROJECT NAME: The New High School Experience: Tara High School Athletic Upgrades SCHOOL: Tara High School PROJECT NO.:

9002-25/26-F01 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived at the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, EBR Food and Nu‐ trition Program, ATTN: CSRS|TILLAGE Program Manager, 3000 North Sherwood Forest Blvd., Building A, Room 51 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70814, until: 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, September 29, 2026 at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders have the option to submit their bids elec‐ tronically by using Bea‐ con Bid. Complete Bid Documents may be obtained elec‐ tronically at: https:// www.beaconbid.com/sol icitations/east-batonrouge-schools There is no cost associ‐ ated with collecting the documents. These docu‐ ments will not be pro‐ vided in any other way than as described here. The successful Bidder is allowed 90 calendar days to complete the Project from the commencement date stated in the Agree‐ i

A. CALL TO ORDER Mayor McDavid called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m., on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at the Zachary City Hall located at 4700 Main Street, Zachary, LA. B. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Invocation by Councilwoman DeVirgilio Pledge of Allegiance by Zachary Police Captain, Michael White C. OPENING PROCEDURES 1. ROLL CALL

MAYOR David McDavid COUNCIL MEMBERS Brandy Westmoreland – District 1 John LeBlanc– District 2 Ambre DeVirgilio – District 3 James Graves – District 4 Jennifer Landry – District 5

2. READING OF CITY POLICY RELATIVE TO OPEN MEETINGS Before proceeding with the meeting, Mayor McDavid read a statement into the record regarding the Open Meetings Law, and citizens’ right to participate in public meetings. The statement sets forth general rules of conduct of the public meeting and outlined the process through which a citizen can have items placed on the Council agenda. A copy of the rules is available at City Hall, Mayor’s Office or by calling the Clerk of the City Council. The rules will also be available at every Council meeting. 3. CHANGES/ADDITIONS TO AGENDA D. READING OF THE MINUTES 1. Approval of Minutes July 28, 2026, regular meeting, and approve them as written. The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc To approve the minutes July 28, 2026, regular meeting, and approve them as written. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None E. HONORS, RECOGNITIONS, AND INTRODUCTIONS F. CONTRACT ITEMS/CONTRACTS OR ITEMS RELATING TO PROJECTS 1. Street/Road Projects 2. Sewer 3. Subdivision Inspections 4. Water and Gas Projects 5. Other Projects G. PRESENTATION OF DELEGATIONS 1. Request to Speak Katherine Villemarette, 2668 Brady Ave., addressed the Council regarding Flock cameras and expressed concerns about their use in Zachary, particularly regarding safety and privacy. Pete Charlet, 1161 Memorial Square, addressed the Council regarding current agenda item G2A hardship waiver, stating that the waiver should be determined by Mr. Masterson rather than the Council. He also spoke regarding an ongoing investigation being conducted by Mr. Hill in Little Farms. 2. Hardship Waivers a) Waiver Application – 3010 North Vernon Rd. The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc To deny Waiver Application – 3010 North Vernon Rd. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, NAYS: Graves, Landry ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 3. Other Variances 4. Exceptions of Regulations H. ACTION MANDATED BY HOME RULE CHARTER PLANNING & ZONING MATTERS 1. Receive Minutes of the Regular meeting of ___________, of the Planning Commission and the Minutes of the Regular meeting of ____________, of the Zoning Commission.

Table 7:9.2.38.A. Wireless Communication Tower Height and Setbacks Districts

Height, max. (ft)

Wireless Tower Setback, min. 1½ x tower height

MX-2, MX-3

1201

MX-4, B-2

2501

B-3

None

200 feet

851

All others

1½ x tower height from abutting property lines under different ownership

Public Notices Bids/Proposals g ment or a Notice to Pro‐ ceed. Liquidated dam‐ ages will be assessed at $500.00 for each consecu‐ tive calendar day for which the work is not substantially complete and $500.00 for each con‐ secutive calendar day beginning the 46th day after the date of Sub‐ stantial Completion for which all of the work listed on the punch list is not complete. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has adopted a Fair Share Pro‐ curement Policy with a goal of at least twenty (20%) percent participa‐ tion by MWBEs. The pol‐ icy and goal apply to this project. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is an Equal Opportunity Em‐ ployer. Therefore, all re‐ spondents are encour‐ aged to utilize minority participation to the ex‐ tent possible through the use of small, disadvan‐ taged, and womenowned businesses as consultants. Bid Documents may also be reviewed at the ofﬁce of CSRS|Tillage Program Management, 3000 North Sherwood Forest Blvd.,

Sec. 7:10.1.1. Dimensional Standards for Principal Uses * * * C. Notes to the Tables. The following notes apply to the corresponding superscript in the tables of dimensional standards for principal uses: * * * 7. The Engineering Director may waive this requirement. See Chapter 5 - Variances. * * * 16. Shall be both the minimum and maximum yard (a.k.a. a buildto line) for at least half of the street yard frontage (Figure 7:10.1.1.E). CHAPTER 13 – TRANSPORTATION * * * Sec. 7:13.8. Sidewalks and Pedestrian Ways * * * D. Waivers. The Planning Commission may waive sidewalk location requirements. See Chapter 5 – Variances. CHAPTER 19 – DEFINITIONS AND MEASUREMENTS ARTICLE 19.1. DEFINITIONS * * * Sec. 7:19.1.2. Deﬁned Terms * * * * * * Variance: in Chapter 15 refers to a grant of relief by a community from the terms of a ﬂoodplain management regulation. (For full requirements see 44 CFR Sec. 60.6. of the National Flood Insurance Program regulations). * * * 199231-683024-sep 1-1t $ 1,891.89

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Building A, Room 51 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70814 and ConstructCon‐ nect.

dance at this Pre-bid Conference is Manda‐ tory, and bidders must be seated prior to 2:00 p.m. in order to submit a bid.

CENSED UNDER LOUISIANA CONTRAC‐ TORS LICENSING LAW FOR THE MAJOR CLASSI‐ FICATION OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

The apparent low bidder must complete and de‐ liver to CSRS|Tillage Pro‐ gram Management at the address stated above within ten (10) calendar days after the date of the opening of the Bids- the sworn affidavit required to comply with La. R.S. 38:2212.10 regarding an employee status verifica‐ tion system, the signed no-conviction affidavit required by La. R.S. 38:2227, the non-collu‐ sion affidavit required by La. R. S. 38:2224, and other required docu‐ ments as specified in the Bidding Documents. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after the date of the bid opening except as pro‐ vided by law.

East Baton Rouge Parish School Board reserves the right to award the project on whatever basis is in the interest of the Owner and to accept or reject any or all bids and to waive technicali‐ ties and informalities as allowed by law.

A Pre-Bid Conference will be held at 2:00 p.m. on September 17, 2026, at 3000 North Sherwood Forest, Building A, Room 51, Baron Rouge, Louisiana 70814. Atten‐

Bidders must meet the requirements of the State of Louisiana Con‐ tractor’s Licensing Law, R.S. 37:2151 et seq. NOTE: BIDS SHALL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CON‐ TRACTORS WHO ARE LI‐

2. Planning matters REQUIRING a Public Hearing a) Deannexation-01-26 (8465 Zachary-Deerford Road) — Proposed petition of deannexation of one acre of property located at Tract A-1-A of the J.M. King, Jr. Tract, T5S R1E Sect 37, 8465 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary, La 70791. Mayor McDavid opened the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:48 p.m. Tammy Dellinger, 8262 Zachary Deerford Rd. was there to speak in favor of the Deannexation. There being no one else to speak in favor of or against the Deannexation, Mayor McDavid closed the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:48 p.m. The motion was made by Councilman LeBlanc The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve Deannexation-01-26 (8465 Zachary-Deerford Road) — Proposed petition of deannexation of one acre of property located at Tract A-1-A of the J.M. King, Jr. Tract, T5S R1E Sect 37, 8465 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary, La 70791. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 3. 4. 5. 6.

ARTICLE 10.1. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS

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The successful bidder is required to furnish a Per‐ formance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount and a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount written by a company that complies with the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2219 and on the East Baton Rouge School Board's Forms included in the Bidding Docu‐ ments.

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1. A greater height may be approved (see Chapter 5 – Variances).

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Bids must be accompa‐ nied by a bid security equal to ﬁve percent (5%) of the base bid and include all additive alter‐ nates in the form of a certiﬁed check, cashier’s check or bid bond. A bid bond shall be written by a company that complies with the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2218C.

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CHAPTER 10 – GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS

CHAPTER 9 – USE REGULATIONS * * * ARTICLE 9.2. SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS * * * Sec. 7:9.2.13. Dwelling, Two- or Multi-Unit In the Mixed Use districts, any building with a ground floor that is within 60 feet of and visible from a collector or arterial public right-of-way shall devote at least half of that ground floor gross floor area and street-facing façade to nonresidential uses that are not solely for the benefit of or only accessible to on-site residents (Figure 7:9.2.13.A). * * *

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For the Meeting of Mayor and Council City of Zachary, LA Council Chambers, 4700 Main Street Tuesday, August 11, 2026, 6:30 P.M.

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Planning Matters NOT requiring a Public Meeting Zoning Matters REQUIRING a Public Hearing Zoning Matters NOT Requiring Public Hearing Other Matters

J. RECEIVE RECORD OF PAYMENT OF ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 1. Receive the accounts payable report as of July 2026. The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve receiving the accounts payable report as of July 2026 YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None K. BUDGET AND FINANCIAL MATTERS L. OLD BUSINESS PENDING FOR FINAL ACTION M. OLD BUSINESS PENDING N. NEW BUSINESS 1. Introduction of Ordinance 2026-12 - ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO CONTRACTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY BY THE DE-ANNEXATION OF 1.0 ACRE OF TRACT A-1-A OF THE J.M. KING JR. TRACT WITHIN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LOUISIANA OUT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY. The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilwoman DeVirgilio To approve Introduction of Ordinance 2026-12 - ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO CONTRACTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY BY THE DE-ANNEXATION OF 1.0 ACRE OF TRACT A-1-A OF THE J.M. KING JR. TRACT WITHIN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LOUISIANA OUT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 2. Public Hearing and Adoption of Ordinance 2026-13 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND AND UPDATE THE UNIFIE D DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO CREATE A ONE (1) ACRE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATION. Mayor McDavid opened the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:49 p.m. There being no one to speak in favor of or against the ordinance, Mayor McDavid closed the PUBLIC HEARING at 6:50 p.m. The motion was made by Councilman LeBlanc The motion was seconded by Councilwoman DeVirgilio To approve the Adoption of Ordinance 2026-13 - ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND AND UPDATE THE UNIFIE D DEVELOPMENT CODE FOR THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO CREATE A ONE (1) ACRE RESIDENTIAL ZONING DESIGNATION. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 3. Introduction of Ordinance 2026-15 ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PERMIT THE DECLARATION OF A TEMPORARY BURN BAN WITHIN CITY LIMITS AND FOR RELATED MATTERS. The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR QUALIFICATIONS – ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College, Shreveport Campus - Campus Redevelopment & Workforce Modernization 2010 N. Market St., Shreveport, LA 71107 The Louisiana Commu‐ nity and Technical Col‐ leges System Facilities Corporation will be re‐ ceiving Statement of Qualiﬁcations, not later than 10:00 a.m., Septem‐ ber 29, 2026 at the follow‐ ing address: Westwood Professional Services Attention: Charles Jordan, Project Manager 8555 United Plaza Boulevard Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808 Preliminary information may be obtained by emailing Charles Jordan at charles.jordan.email@ westwoodps.com.

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The Louisiana Commu‐ nity and Technical Col‐ lege System Facilities Corporation does not dis‐ criminate on the basis of race, color, national ori‐ gin, gender, disability, age, veteran status, or genetic information in its programs and activities. LOUISIANA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES SYSTEM Mr. Toby Comeaux Vice President of Administration Insertion Dates: Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Tuesday, September 8, 2026 Tuesday, September 15, 2026 198941-sept 1-8-15-3t $61.02 PUBLIC NOTICE --Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy Ofﬁce of Permitting and Compliance PUBLIC NOTICE OF DRAFT CLASS VI INJECTION WELL PERMITS AND PUB‐ LIC HEARINGS River Parish Sequestra‐ tion, LLC — River Parish

To table Introduction of Ordinance 2026-15 - ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY TO AMEND THE CITY’S CODE OF ORDINANCES TO PERMIT THE DECLARATION OF A TEMPORARY BURN BAN WITHIN CITY LIMITS AND FOR RELATED MATTERS. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None 4. Discussion and adoption of council meeting procedures The motion was made by Councilwoman Westmoreland The motion was seconded by Councilman LeBlanc To table adoption of council meeting procedures. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None O. CONDEMNED BUILDINGS – PUBLIC HEARINGS OR OTHER ACTION REGARDING BUILDINGS BEING CONSIDERED FOR CONDEMNDATION P. REPORTS FROM DEPARTMENT HEADS 1. Receive the July Monthly Inspection Report. The motion was made by Councilwoman DeVirgilio The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Westmoreland To approve receiving the July Monthly Inspection Report. YEAS: Westmoreland, LeBlanc, DeVirgilio, Graves, Landry NAYS: None ABSENT: None ABSTAINED: None Q. COUNCIL DISCUSSION OF BUSINESS NOT ON AGENDA (No Action May Be Taken Unless Declared an Emergency) Councilwoman Westmoreland discussed firearms and hunting within the City limits and the possibility of establishing an ordinance addressing these activities in the City of Zachary. She also reminded residents of the Really Hot Air Balloon event scheduled for August 14th and 15th. Councilwoman DeVirgilio requested an update from Code Enforcement Officer Mr. Stephens. Mr. Stephens addressed the Council and reported that his hearings are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. and that everything is proceeding accordingly. Attorney Wilson informed the Council a new law that requires all city elected officials to complete a one-hour bid law training course. The training is available online, and Attorney Wilson reminded the Council, Mayor and staff of the requirement to ensure the City remains in compliance. R. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 7:08 p.m. Karen Burdette Clerk of City Council CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA CERTIFICATION _____________________________ ________________________________ Karen Burdette David McDavid, Mayor Clerk of the City Council CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA I, Karen Burdette, do hereby certify that I am the duly appointed Clerk of the City Council for the City of Zachary, Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. I further certify that the above and foregoing is a true and correct copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Mayor and Council of the City of Zachary, Louisiana, held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, a proper quorum being there and then present. __________________________________________ Karen Burdette, Clerk of the City Council

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North Project Assumption Parish and Iberville Parish, Louisiana Draft Order No. UIC 202610 GS · Application Nos. 45055, 45056, 45057, and 45058 The Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy (C&E) has prepared Draft Class VI Injection Well Permits for the four referenced ap‐ plications and will con‐ duct two public hearings to receive comments. The four draft permits are noticed together under a single draft order. This notice is is‐ sued pursuant to La. R.S. Title 30 and LAC 43:XVII Chapter 36. River Parish Sequestra‐ tion, LLC (RPS) of 1333 West Loop South, Suite 810, Houston, Texas 77027, has applied to C&E for permits to drill, con‐ struct, and operate four Class VI Injection Wells for the geologic seques‐ tration of carbon dioxide (CO2). The proposed wells are RPN-2-INJ Well No. 001 (Application No. 45055), Section 79, Town‐ ship 12 South, Range 14 East, and RPN-3-INJ Well No. 001 (Application No. 45056), Section 78, Town‐ ship 11 South, Range 14 East, both in Assumption Parish; and RPN-4-INJ Well No. 001 (Application No. 45057), Section 35, Township 11 South, Range 13 East, and RPN5-INJ Well No. 001 (Appli‐ cation No. 45058), Section 33, Township 11 South, Range 13 East, both in Iberville Parish. RPS proposes to inject up to approximately 2 mil‐ lion metric tons of CO2 per year per well, over operational periods of approximately 20 to 30 years per well. The wells would be drilled to depths of approximately f

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p pp y 10,800 to 12,800 feet below ground level (BGL) and would inject CO2 into Lower, Middle, and/or Upper Miocene in‐ jection zones located ap‐ proximately 4,900 to 12,100 feet BGL. The base of the lowermost under‐ ground source of drink‐ ing water (USDW) is lo‐ cated at approximately 590 to 1,073 feet BGL. RPN-1-INJ Well No. 001 (Application No. 45054), in Ascension Parish, is part of the same River Parish North project but was previously autho‐ rized by Order No. UIC 2026-01 GS and is not subject to this public comment period.

g 1st Floor Police Jury Chambers 4813 Highway 1, Napoleonville, LA 70390 IBERVILLE PARISH Thursday, October 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Iberville Parish Court‐ house 2nd Floor Council Meet‐ ing Room 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, LA 70764

The applications were processed, in part, under the expedited processing provisions of LAC 43:XIX Chapter 47 at the appli‐ cant’s request, which does not shorten any re‐ quired comment period or hearing schedule. The draft permits, fact sheet, and application materials are available at https://www.dce. louisiana.gov/page/ class-vi-permits-and-app lications. Copies of the draft permits, the fact sheet, and the applica‐ tions, and further infor‐ mation concerning the applications, may be ob‐ tained from Gavin Brous‐ sard, OPC - Engineering Division, 617 North 3rd Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70802; (225) 342-5515; Injection-Min‐ ing@la.gov. Written com‐ ments may be submitted to the same address and must reference River Parish Sequestration, LLC – River Parish North Pro‐ ject – Draft Order No. UIC 2026-10 GS. PUBLIC HEARINGS: ASSUMPTION PARISH Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. Assumption Parish Ad‐ ministration Building l li

Any interested person may attend either hear‐ ing. Comments on any or all four wells will be re‐ ceived at either one. At each hearing, C&E will provide any interested person the opportunity to present testimony, facts, or oral or written comments on the draft permits, for inclusion in the administrative record. The hearings will be conducted in accor‐ dance with LAC 43:XVII.3611.G. The public comment pe‐ riod begins September 1, 2026, and closes at 4:30 p.m. on October 9, 2026, and applies to all four applications. Written comments may be sub‐ mitted to the contact above or at either hear‐ ing. C&E will respond to all significant comments in a written report before making a final permit de‐ cision as to each well. All interested persons are hereby notified. By order of: Dustin H. Davidson, Sec‐ retary Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy Accommodations will be provided upon request. To request an accommo‐ dation for either hearing, please contact Shannon Hunt at Shannon.Hunt2@ LA.GOV or (225) 342-4522. 198815-SEP 1-1T $85.07

REQUISITION 11297775 OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE Notice is hereby given to all citizens of the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge and to all other interested persons, of the introduction at the regular meeting of the Metropolitan Council of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, held on August 26, 2026 of the proposed resolutions/ordinances, the titles of which are set forth hereinafter, and that public hearing will be held thereon by the Metropolitan Council at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 9, 2026, in the Council Chambers (Room 348) on the third floor of the City-Parish Governmental Building in this City, these proposed resolutions/ordinances being entitled as follows: RESOLUTION Authorizing the Finance Director to refund an erroneous remittance of sales taxes to Walgreen Louisiana Co., Inc. in the amount of $291,398.69 for remitting sales tax on non-taxable prescription drug purchases for the audit period of January 1, 2021 through January 31, 2023, with the cost of such refund to be charged against sales tax revenues. By Finance Director. RESOLUTION Authorizing the Finance Director to refund an erroneous remittance of sales taxes to Cardinal Health 108 LLC in the amount of $275,672.77 for remitting sales tax on sales to a customer who subsequently presented a resale exemption certificate for the period of June 1, 2022 through March 31, 2023, with the cost of such refund to be charged against sales tax revenues. By Finance Director. RESOLUTION A resolution authorizing the imposition and collection within the South Burbank Crime Prevention and Development District of an annual fee on each improved parcel of land located within the boundaries of the District in the amount of one hundred dollars ($100.00) for a residential or commercial structure or twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for each unit in a condominium, residential, or commercial structure with four or more units, which fee shall be levied for a period of four (4) years, commencing on January 1, 2026, to be used to aid in crime prevention and to enhance the security of district residents by providing for an increase of law enforcement or contracted security personnel in the district and creation of a crime free housing program and for other purposes permitted by applicable law. By Council Administrator/Treasurer. RESOLUTION A resolution authorizing the imposition and collection within the Concord Estates Crime Prevention District of an annual fee in the amount of sixty nine and 50/100 dollars ($69.50) on each lot, subdivided portion of ground, or individual tract in the District for a period of six (6) years, beginning with the year 2026, for the purpose of aiding in crime prevention and adding to the security of the District residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel in the District in accordance with act 617 of the 2004 Louisiana Legislature. By Council Administrator/ Treasurer. Introduce for public hearing/meeting on September 9, 2026 draft resolution

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice is hereby given that Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of Rapides Parish, located at 701 Murray Street, Suite 201, Alexandria, LA 71301, has applied for a 401 Water Quality Certification to excavate a portion of Bayou Rapides to restore open water habitat and place excavated material in upland areas near the Bayou near Alexander Street and Johnson Av‐ enue southwest of Boyce and near Hot Wells in Rapides Parish. Gravity Drainage District No. 2 of Rapides Parish is apply‐ ing to the Louisiana De‐ partment of Environmen‐ tal Quality, Office of Envi‐ ronmental Services for a Water Quality Certifica‐ tion in accordance with statutory authority con‐ tained in the LAC 33:1X.1507.A-E and provi‐ sions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. concerning Comments this application can be filed with the Water Per‐ mits Division within ten days of this notice by ref‐ erencing WQC 260713-01, AI 89788 to the following address: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Water Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 708214313 Attn: Water Quality Certifications Comments may be sub‐ mitted by email to DEQWaterQualityCertifica‐ tions@la.gov. A copy of the application is available for inspec‐ tion and review at the LDEQ Public Records Center at 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The available i f i l b

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p information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Docu‐ ment Management Sys‐ tem (EDMS) on the LDEQ public website at www. deq.louisiana.gov.

p g taining 1.0 acre, together with all buildings, im‐ provements thereon, sit‐ uated in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, and being more particu‐ larly shown and de‐ scribed as: Point of Be‐ ginning being the south Right of Way of LA High‐ way 64 (Zachary-Deer‐ ford Road) and the new property line between Tract B-1 and Tract A-1-A1, with State Plain Coor‐ dinates N: 781264.79, E; 3353916.16, thence S29°26’34”W, a distance of 513.65 feet to a point, thence N75°08’34”W, a distance of 85.17 feet to a point; thence N29°26’43”E, a distance of 541.80 feet to a point; thence a curve to the right having a radius of 1273.25 feet, a distance of 82.81 to a point, the point of beginning, con‐ sisting of 1.0 acre.

199195 Sept. 1, 2026 1t $216.82 PUBLIC NOTICE --ORDINANCE 2026-12 CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA ORDINANCE PERTAINING TO CONTRACTING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY BY THE DEANNEXATION OF 1.0 ACRE OF TRACT A-1-A OF THE J.M. KING JR. TRACT WITHIN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LOUISIANA OUT OF THE MUNICIPAL LIMITS OF THE CITY OF ZACHARY WHEREAS, the applica‐ tion and the correspond‐ ing request for de-annex‐ ation by Eric and Erin Hayes of 1.0 acre of Tract A-1-A of the J.M. King Jr. Tract in T5S, R1E, Sec. 37 within East Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana, has been re‐ ceived favorably and has been accepted by the City Council for the City of Zachary, to wit: BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that the Ordinances for the City of Zachary, State of Louisiana are hereby amended by adding to the Miscellaneous Provi‐ sions to read as follows: Acceptance of the Peti‐ tion for De-Annexation of 1.0 acre of Tract A-1-A of the J.M. King Jr. Tract in T5S, R1E, Sec. 37, prop‐ erty being more fully de‐ scribed as a certain tract or parcel of ground, con‐ i i h

BE IT FURTHER OR‐ DAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that the City of Zachary does hereby contract from its corpo‐ rate and municipal limits this certain tract, lot and parcel of immovable property which is de‐ scribed as follows: ONE (1) CERTAIN TRACT OR PARCEL OF GROUND containing 1.0 acre of Tract A-1-A of the J.M. King Jr. Tract in T5S, R1E, Sec. 37, together with all buildings, im‐ provements, thereon, sit‐ uated in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, property being more fully described as a and being more particularly shown and described as: Point of Beginning being the south Right of Way of LA Highway 64 (ZacharyDeerford Road) and the new property line be‐ tween Tract B-1 and Tract A-1-A-1, with State Plain Coordinates N: 781264.79, E; 3353916.16, thence

Authorizing the Mayor-President to execute a Contract for Professional Services with All South Consulting Engineers for the CLY-10: Westridge Drive Subsurface System Improvements Grant Project, being Project Number 26-DR-US-0003, in the amount not to exceed $236,087.00. Said project is funded through FEMA’s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. By Transportation and Drainage Director. RESOLUTION

ATTEST: ____________________ David McDavid, Mayor ____________________ Karen, Burdette, Clerk of the City Council _________________ Brandy Westmoreland, Mayor Pro Tempore Ordinance 2026-12 PRE‐ SENTED TO THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO HRC § 211(A), this ____ day of _____, 2026 at ____:___, ___ M. ____________ Karen Burdette, Clerk of the City Council

199148 Sept. 1, 1t $90.00 PUBLIC NOTICE --REQUISITION 11297777 OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE REGULAR ZONING MEETING OF THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE Notice is hereby given to all citizens of the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge and to all other interested per‐ sons, of the introduction at the regular meeting of the Metropolitan Council of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, held on Au‐ gust 26, 2026, of the pro‐ posed ordinances, the ti‐ tles of which are set forth hereinafter, and that public hearing will be held thereon by the Metropolitan Council at 4:00 P.M., Wednesday, September 16, 2026, in the Council Chambers (Room 348) on the third ﬂoor of the City-Parish Governmental Building in this City, these proposed ordinances being enti‐ tled as follows: ORDINANCE Amending the Compre‐ hensive Zoning Map of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton

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RESOLUTION Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 800007664 between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and LSU AgCenter, extending the contract term through July 1, 2027, and increasing the contract amount by $93,943.00 not to exceed $187,886.00, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

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Authorization for the Mayor-President and/or Chairman of the Airport Commission to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 with Stanley Consultants, Inc. for Taxiway F Reconstruction additional design services and construction administration services, in an amount of $ 281,984.66, for a total contract amount not to exceed $ 981,535.81. (Account No. 9800000114-5821000000-0000000000-653100). By Aviation Director.

Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 800007240 between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and ACSI, extending the contract term through June 30, 2027, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

RESOLUTION

Rescinding and directing the Clerk of Court to cancel the Notice to Attend recorded on October 22, 2025 at Original 830 and Bundle 13400; and the Decision and Order recorded on February 18, 2026, at Original 481 of Bundle 13418 in the matter of “City of Baton Rouge vs. The Estate of Larry Webb Worthy, Jr.” – Condemnation Proceeding No. 11718 (14832 Old Hammond Hwy., Lot 7-D, Larry W. Worthy Property Tract). Reason for Rescission: Owner has plans to demolish the structures on the property. By Councilman Moak.

Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute a contract between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and Urban Restoration Enhancement Corporation (UREC) to construct four new single family homes in the 4700 block of Hollywood Street for a total of $550,000.00, funded with HOME funds, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

RESOLUTION Authorization for the Mayor-President and/or Chairman of the Airport Commission to execute an Other Transaction Agreement with Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to provide partial reimbursement to the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to offset the cost of carrying out aviation law enforcement responsibilities in support of passenger screening activities in an amount not to exceed $173,375.00. (Account No 5810-0000-31-0000-0000-0000-000000-431005). By Aviation Director. RESOLUTION Authorizing settlement of the claim of Patty Merrick for damages resulting from a sewer back-up in claimant’s home, for a total amount of $21,207.65, which amount shall be paid from the account designated “Insurance – General Liability” (1000. 4700. 10. 0550. 0000. 0000. 000000.644110). *This matter may be discussed in Executive Session. (In Proper Person). By Parish Attorney. RESOLUTION

Authorizing the Mayor-President to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 3 to a contract for Construction Inspection Services with Vectura Consulting Services, LLC for additional construction inspection services associated with MOVEBR Enhancement Project Baton Rouge Bus Rapid Transit, being City-Parish Project No. 16-CI-US-0032, in an amount not to exceed $120,000.00, bringing the total contract amount not to exceed $670,375.00. (Account No. 9207100043-4370.00000-0000000000653100). By Transportation and Drainage Director. RESOLUTION Authorizing the Mayor-President to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to an existing contract for Professional Services with CARBO Landscape Architecture, LLC, for Construction Phase Support services for the construction of the Perkins Overpass District Enhancement Project, being City-Parish Project No. 23-EN-HC-0037 in an amount not to exceed $7,750.00, bringing the total contract amount not to exceed $142,000.00. (Account No. 9217100105-4370 00000-0000000000653240). By Transportation and Drainage Director.

Authorizing the Mayor-President to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the contract with WTD Architecture , LLC for additional design services in connection with their contract for the Baton Rouge Fire Department SARS Building, being City Parish Project No. 21-ASDCP-1318 in an amount not to exceed $9,500.00.00, for a total contract amount to $130,125.00. (Account No. PS:9105100006-4610-000000000000000-652300; GL:4610-5100-20-5110-0000-0000-000000652000). By Building and Grounds Director.

Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 800006374 between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and Public Construction, extending the contract term through August 30, 2027, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

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Authorizing settlement of the matter entitled “Monica Hollins v. City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge and Kenneth Smith,” Suit no. 779,709 on the docket of the 19th Judicial District Court, in the amount of $25,000.00, plus court costs in the amount of $450.28 for a total amount of $25,450.28, which amount shall be paid from the account designated “Insurance - Auto Liability” (1000.4700.10.0550.0000. 0000.000000.644120). * This matter may be discussed in Executive Session. (Attorney of record is Carleton J. Allen). By Parish Attorney.

Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 800006331 between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and UREC, extending the contract term through July 31, 2027, and increasing the contract amount by $100,000.00 not to exceed $480,000.00, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

Authorizing the Mayor-President to execute Supplemental Agreement No. 1 to a contract for Professional Engineering Services with EvansGraves Engineers, Inc. for additional construction inspection services

SUBMITTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a reg‐ ular meeting of the said Council after being duly noticed and publicized public hearing held on the ____ day of ___________, 2026 and upon which the forego‐ ing ordinance was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the Ordinance was adopted.

_________________ David McDavid, Mayor

Authorizing settlement of the pre-litigation claim of Justin Thornton for damages resulting from an auto accident caused by a Baton Rouge Police Officer, in the amount of $35,000.00, which amount shall be paid from the account designated “Insurance - Auto Liability” (1000.4700.10.0550.0000. 0000.000000.644120). *This matter may be discussed in Executive Session. (Joubert Law Firm). By Parish Attorney.

Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to amend Contract No. 800007223 with Franklin Associates, LLC, to extend the contract term from August 31, 2026, through December 31, 2026, and to execute all related documents. By Community Development Director.

RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED FOR ADOP‐ TION by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 11th day of August, 2026.

I DO HEREBY ACT TO ____ ADOPT / ____VETO THIS ORDINANCE, this ____ day of ____________, 2026 at ____:___, ___ M, by my signature below.

Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 800006337 between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and EDR Construction, extending the contract term through July 31, 2027, and increasing the contract amount by $100,000.00 not to exceed $839,250.00, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

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BE IT FURTHER OR‐ DAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary, that after the adoption of the entire boundary of this munici‐ pality has changed, it shall be ﬁled by the Clerk of the Council for the City of Zachary with the Clerk of the District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance be declared unconstitu‐ tional or invalid by a court of competent juris‐ diction for any reason, the remainder of said Or‐ dinance shall remain in full force and effect, the provisions of this Ordi‐ nance being hereby de‐ l d bl

This Ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of thirty (30) calendar days after pub‐ lication by the City Coun‐ cil for the City of Zachary unless the referenced or‐ dinance shall specify an‐ other effective date, all pursuant to § 2-10 (C) of the Home Rule Charter adopted by the electors for the City of Zachary and state law.

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Authorizing the Mayor-President on behalf of Buildings and GroundsBuilding Maintenance to amend Contract #800005584 between the City of Baton Rouge and Elite Professional Commercial to increase the contract amount by $22,096.80, for a revised not-to-exceed amount of $296,015.19. This amendment will also extend the contact term to December 31, 2026, to provide continued janitorial services at the EBR City Court Building and authorize the execution of all realated documents. Account #1000-7800-10-7830-0000-0000-000000-642200. By Building and Grounds Director.

BE IT FURTHER OR‐ DAINED, by the City Council for the City of Zachary that the City of Zachary shall give notice by publication at least once in the ofﬁcial jour‐ nal of the City of Zachary of the intention to adopt this Ordinance and this Ordinance shall not be adopted until ten (10) days after the publica‐ tion thereof. Anyone de‐ siring to be heard with reference to the pro‐ de-annexation posed shall notify the City of Zachary in writing and said governmental au‐ thority of said City shall, if any such hearing is re‐ quested, before the date of ﬁnal adoption of this Ordinance, grant such hearing.

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increasing the contract amount by $100,000.00 not to exceed $739,250, and further authorizing the execution of all necessary documents. By Community Development Director.

Authorizing the Mayor-President to amend the current Professional Services Agreement with Trace Infrared Asphalt Restoration, LLC, being City-Parish Contract No. 800007628 to add an additional amount of $50,000.00, bringing the total contact to an amount not to exceed $100,000.00. By Maintenance Director.

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S29°26’34”W, a distance of 513.65 feet to a point, thence N75°08’34”W, a distance of 85.17 feet to a point; thence N29°26’43”E, a distance of 541.80 feet to a point; thence a curve to the right having a radius of 1273.25 feet, a distance of 82.81 to a point, the point of beginning, con‐ sisting of 1.0 acre.

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associated with MOVEBR New Capacity Project – Mickens Road (Hooper Road to Joor Road), being City-Parish Project No. 20-CP-HC-0024, in an amount not to exceed $1,189,458.65, bringing the total contract amount not to exceed $2,250,693.86. (Account No. 9217100088-4371 000000000000000-653240). By Transportation and Drainage Director.

Authorization for the Mayor-President and/or Chairman of the Airport Commission to submit and execute a grant application to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and/or the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development – Office of Aviation for the Taxiway F Reconstruction Project in the amount of $10,514,409.00; and authorization to accept and execute the grant agreement and all necessary documents in connection therewith at the appropriate time. (Funding Source: Federal $9,204,109.00; State $1,310,299.00). By Aviation Director.

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RESOLUTION In the case of a presidential declaration of a major disaster or emergency, the Metropolitan Council of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge hereby authorizes a waiver of the land use regulations relative to applicable provisions of the Unified Development Code as well as enforcement of all applicable provisions of Title 8A of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge in order to allow temporary housing in the form of mobile homes, recreational vehicles, and other temporary housing following a declared State of Emergency pursuant to La. R.S. 29:726 (F)(3)(b)(iii)(aa) and La. R.S. 29:726(F)(4) (Act 526, 2022); This waiver shall be effective for 12 months and applicable during a presidential declaration of a major disaster or an emergency upon submission of the Parish’s request to the State of Louisiana for assistance of the Expedited Temporary Housing Assistance (E.T.H.A.) Program. By Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Director. CONDEMNATION INTRODUCTIONS RONALD JOHNSON INVESTMENTS L.L.C. 1087 Townsley St., Lot 28, Sq. 10, Scotland Heights Subdivision - Council District 2 - Kenney JOHN WILSON, IRIS GALE GRAY JONES, AND THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF TOM JONES III 2980 68th Ave., Lot 19-B, Sq. 52, Monte Sano Highland Farms Subdivision - Council District 2 - Kenney JABARIE CRAIG 1215 Progress Rd. (1215 ½ Progress Rd. Per Assessor and Acquisition), Lot F-1-A-1 (Lot F-1-A-1 Div. of F-1-A Resub. of F-1 PT. of Tract F from Southern Portion of Lot 22 North Baton Rouge), Sq. 22, North Baton Rouge Subdivision - Council District 2 - Kenney STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR SUCCESS, INC 10362 Avenue D, Lot UND (A Certain Lot Taken from Farm 123 Highland Farms, Meas. 90 Ft. x 120 Ft.), Sq. 60, Highland Farms Subdivision - Council District 2 - Kenney NSSIR MOHAMED HAGAG 16490 Plank Rd. (Assessor and Acquisition Use 16460 Plank Rd.), Dyer Tract, Lot E (14.99 Acres, Being Tract “E” of Subdivision of the Dyer Tract in Sec 21, T5S, R1E on the East Side of the Plank Rd.), S21 T5S R1E Subdivision Dyer Tract - Council District 2 - Kenney LATONYA RENEE JONES 5508 Paige St., Lot 13+ (13, 14, 35, 36 & 37), Sq. 38, Fortune Addition Subdivision - Council District 5 - Hurst J. & P. PRODUCTION, INC. 528 Tuscaloosa Ave., Lot 1 & P, Sq. 4, Suburb Georgetown Subdivision - Council District 7 - Harris TROY PARNELL JACKSON 737 N 39th St., Lot 16 (Sale Reads Lot 16, Sq. 1 Greenville), Sq. 1, Greenville Addition Subdivision - Council District 7 - Harris ROCH & KIDS, LLC 4213 Provost St., Lots 21 & 22, Sq. 13, Greenville Extension Subdivision - Council District 7 - Harris JAMES PASCOL CUTRER JR 3575 Government St. (Property and Abandoned Car), Lot B, Sq. 10, Ogden Park Subdivision - Council District 7 – Harris BROKEN SHACKLES, LLC 1900 Highland Rd. (Also Labeled 1902 Highland Rd.), Lot 1PT + (Eastern 90 Ft. of Lot 1 and NE Portion of Lot 2), Sq. 25, South Baton Rouge Subdivision - Council District 10 - Coleman

RESOLUTION Authorizing the Mayor-President, on behalf of the Office of Community Development, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 800006369 between the City of Baton Rouge, Parish of East Baton Rouge, and PEN Construction, extending the contract term through July 31, 2027, and

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Rouge, as contained in and made part of the “Uniﬁed Development Code “, as amended so as to change the zoning on the property located at 3680 and 3696 Dalton Street To rezone from Single Family Residential (A2) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC) on property located on the south side of Dalton Street and west of North 38th Street, on property now or formerly known as Lots 115 and 116 of Highland Gardens Subdi‐ vision, Square 286. Sec‐ tion 61, T6S, R1E, GLD, EBRP, LA (Council District 7 - Harris) CASE 27-26

49:214.21-214.41), and the regulations of the Louisiana Coastal Re‐ sources Program (LCRP). Pursuant to Section 306 (d)(14) of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, as amended (CZMA), the public may submit comments on proposed projects to Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy, Ofﬁce of Permits and Compliance, P.O. Box 44487, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4487. Applications may be inspected during OPC business hours at 617 N. 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, LA. Comments must be received within 15 days of this notice to be considered. For more information, contact Mark Hogan at (225) 2199530 or (800) 267-4019.

ORDINANCE Amending the Compre‐ hensive Zoning Map of the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, as contained in and made part of the “Uniﬁed Development Code “, as amended so as to change the zoning on the property located at 7122 Florida Boulevard To rezone from Heavy Commercial (C2) to Com‐ mercial Alcoholic Bever‐ age (restaurant) (C-AB-1) on property located on the south side of Florida Boulevard, east of Croy‐ don Avenue, on property now or formerly known as a portion of Lot 5 of Florida Plaza Subdivi‐ sion. Section 82, T7S, R1E, GLD, EBRP, LA (Council District 7 - Harris) Case 29-26 199159 Sept. 1, 8, 15, 3t $129.25 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy, Ofﬁce of Per‐ mits and Compliance (OPC) is currently re‐ viewing the following project for Consistency with the State and Local Coastal Resources Man‐ agement Act of 1978, as amended (La. R.S.

Direct Federal Action: C20260148 NMFS Proposed Rule to Revise Atlantic Highly Migratory Species Regulations for Fishing Gear (RIN 0648BN52), Offshore, LA 199317 Sept. 1, 2026 1t $14.62

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C. Recognitions D. Approval of Agenda (Action) E. Action Items-The pub‐ lic may comment on Ac‐ tion Items. Public Com‐ ment is limited to 2 min‐ utes per individual. 1. Consideration and Ap‐ proval of Minutes from the School Board Meet‐ ing of August 4, 2026, and Special Board Meeting of August 19, 2026. 2. Consideration and Ap‐ proval of 2026-2027 City of Baker School System Operating Budget. 3. Consideration and Ap‐ proval of policies: a. F-11.5-Personal Leave b. G-2.4C-Education of Students with Exception‐ alities c. H-3.6IBehavioral Health Services for Stu‐ dents d. E-1.1B- Emergency Op‐ erations Plans e. H-3.5- Discipline F. Information Items 1. Representative Daryl Adams-Capital outlay 2. Report from Helix 3. Transportation Up‐ dates 4. Superintendent Per‐ sonnel Report 5. Policies: a. F-9.4a Protection of Criminal Background In‐ formation G. Announcements 1. Date of Next Meeting – October 6, 2026 H. Adjournment (Action)

meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

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City of Baker School Board Board Meeting Agenda Tuesday, September 1, 2026, 6:00 P.M. School Board Ofﬁce Monique Butler, Presi‐ dent – Presiding

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“We learn from failure, not from success!”- Bram Stoker A. Meeting Commence‐ ment 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Silent Meditation 4. Pledge of Allegiance B. Welcome of Visitors

Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council Members of the City of St. George, State of Louisiana, held on Tuesday, August 11, 2026 at 5:00 pm at the St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave, St. George, LA 70816

3. Invocation 4. Roll Call: Present: Council Member Cook, Council Member Himmel Council Member Edmonds, Council Mem‐ ber Talbot, Council Mem‐ ber Monachello, Council Member Murrell Absent: Council Member Dellucci 5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by Council Mem‐ ber Himmel, seconded by Council Member Murrell to approve the minutes of the July 28, 2026 coun‐ cil meeting. AYES: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Dellucci 6. Presentation by Scot Byrd on Monthly Activity Report. II. New Business (Items for Public Hearing and Action) 1. Motion by Council Member Edmonds, sec‐ onded by Council Mem‐ ber Himmel to approve ordinance to establish a fee schedule for the Con‐ struction Board of Ap‐ peals and to provide for related matters (Himmel) Public comment was opened with no speak‐ ers. AYES: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Dellucci Meeting adjourned at 5:16 pm.

1. Call to Order: Mayor Dustin Yates called the

Meeting minutes approved on August 25,

AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ZACHARY, STATE OF LOUISIANA, TO ENTER INTO A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PROPERTY OF THE CITY; APPROVING THE FORM AND TERMS OF SUCH AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 4717.2 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the “Act”), the City of Zachary, State of Louisiana (the “City”), gave notice of the City’s intention (the “Notice”) to lease certain property of the City (as hereinafter described, the “Property”); and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Notice was published in The Advocate on three dates, each being one week apart, specifically, August 3, 2026, August 10, 2026 and August 17, 2026; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Notice and in accordance with the Act, the City, on the 25th day of August, 2026, held a public hearing on the proposed lease, at which hearing no objections were presented; and WHEREAS, upon a finding that the Property is not needed for public purposes, the City wishes to enter into a Lease Agreement by and between the City and T&T Smokehouse Meats, LLC, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto (the “Lease Agreement”), to govern the respective obligations of the parties thereto; and WHEREAS, the City Council, acting as the governing authority of the City, now desires to authorize the Mayor to execute the Lease Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Zachary, State of Louisiana (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the City, that: SECTION 1. The foregoing whereas clauses are hereby adopted and incorporated as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. This Governing Authority hereby approves the lease of the Zachary Train Depot, located at 4434 W. Central Avenue, Zachary Louisiana. SECTION 3. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Lease Agreement in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A hereto, subject to revisions as may be approved by the Mayor, which Lease Agreement shall be for an initial term of 3 years, with optional extensions, at an initial monthly rental of not less than $1,200. SECTION 4. The Mayor is hereby further authorized to do and undertake any and all actions necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Ordinance. SECTION 5. This Ordinance shall become effective at the expiration of ten (10) calendar days after publication in the official journal of the City of Zachary. INTRODUCED FOR ADOPTION by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council held on the 28th day of July, 2026. SUBMITTED FOR FINAL APPROVAL AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Zachary as a regular meeting of the said Council after being duly noticed and publicized public hearing held on the 25th day of August, 2026 and upon which the foregoing ordinance was read in full, the roll was called on the adoption thereof, and the Ordinance was adopted. _______________________ David McDavid, Mayor

_________________________ Karen Burdette, Clerk of the City Council

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Ordinance 2026-14 PRESENTED TO THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO HRC § 2-11(A), this ____ day of August, 2026 at ____:___, ___ M. _______________________ Karen Burdette, Clerk of the City Council I DO HEREBY ACT TO ____ ADOPT / ____VETO THIS ORDINANCE, this ____ day of August, 2026 at ____:___, ___ M, by my signature below. _______________________ David McDavid, Mayor EXHIBIT A LEASE AGREEMENT STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE City of Zachary, State of Louisiana (TIN#XX-XXX-1525), an incorporated political subdivision of the State of Louisiana, operating by the authority of a Home Rule Charter authorized by the Legislature for the State of Louisiana, appearing herein by and through its Mayor, David McDavid, acting pursuant to Ordinance 2026-14 of the City Council, the minutes of which are on file and of record with the Clerk for the City Council, and whose mailing address is declared to be 4700 Main Street, Zachary, LA 70791, (hereinafter referred to as the “City” or “Lessor”), hereby leases and rents unto, T&T Smokehouse Meats, LLC through its authorized agent (hereinafter referred to as “Lessee”), certain immovable property and any intended improvements thereon located at 4434 W. Central Avenue, Zachary, Louisiana known as the Zachary Train Depot) (the “Property”), subject to the following terms and conditions: 1. RENT: Lessee shall pay a monthly rental of One Thousand

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2026. ________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor __ _ _______________ Attest: Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk 199320 Sept, 1, 2026 1t $33.74 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC PLEASE NOTE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE METROPOLI‐ TAN COUNCIL OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE WILL MEET AS THE BOARD OF REVIEW FOR THE PARISH ASSESS‐ MENTS ON THE 23RD DAY OF SEPTEMBER 2026, IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, ROOM 348 OF THE GOV‐ ERNMENTAL BUILDING, 222 ST. LOUIS ST., BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA AT 4:00 P.M., FOR THE PUR‐ POSE OF RECEIVING PROTESTS AND HEARING COMPLAINTS ON VALUES OF PROPERTY FOR AS‐ SESSMENT PURPOSES IN THE PARISH SET BY THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ASSESSOR. ANY TAXPAYER DESIRING TO PROTEST VALUES SET BY THE ASSESSOR MUST FILE THEIR PROTESTS WITH THE COUNCIL AD‐ MINISTRATOR-TREA‐ SURER ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 16TH, 2026, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTE 47:1992 AND THE GUIDELINES ESTAB‐ LISHED BY THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMIS‐ SION FOR THE STATE OF LOUISIANA. BRIAN WILSON, ASSESSOR EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH 198650 Sept. 1, 8, 2026 2t $61.50

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PROBATE NO. 107370-27 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION 19TH JUDI‐ CIAL DISTRICT COURT OF PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE MYRTLE SPILLMAN HEN‐ DERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

PROBATE NO. 107561-25 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION 19TH JUDI‐ CIAL DISTRICT COURT OF PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE JERRY WAYNE SPILLMAN STATE OF LOUISIANA

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO MAKE PRIVATE SALE Notice is hereby given that Teresa Marie Spill‐ man, Administratrix of this Succession, have ﬁled an application for authority to make a pri‐ vate sale of the Dece‐ dent’s interest in and to the below described property. The application may be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of last publication of this notice. Any oppo‐ sition to the proposed sale must be ﬁled before homologation. SUBJECT PROPERTY: A certain tract of land lying and being situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana being the for‐ mer R.C. Spillman prop‐ erty containing 9.28 acres with improvements situated on the south side of Hooper Road, bounded North by said Hooper Road, East and South by L.E. Allen, now or formerly, and West by Blackwater Creek. Improvements bear the municipal address of 9684 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70818

Notice is hereby given that Teresa Marie Spill‐ man, Administratrix of this Succession, have ﬁled an application for authority to make a pri‐ vate sale of the Dece‐ dent’s interest in and to the below described property. The application may be homologated after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of last publication of this notice. Any oppo‐ sition to the proposed sale must be ﬁled before homologation. SUBJECT PROPERTY: A certain tract of land lying and being situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana being the for‐ mer R.C. Spillman prop‐ erty containing 9.28 acres with improvements situated on the south side of Hooper Road, bounded North by said Hooper Road, East and South by L.E. Allen, now or formerly, and West by Blackwater Creek. Improvements bear the municipal address of 9684 Hooper Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70818

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2. TERM: This lease shall be for a primary term of three (3) years, beginning on October 1, 2026. The Lessee shall have one (1) option to extend this lease for a period of three (3) years, upon written notice to Lessor at least ninety (90) days prior to the expiration of this lease. Lessee must provide written notice to the City of its intent to exercise the option. Upon the exercise of any such option by the Lessee, the annual rental to be payable hereunder shall increase by seven percent (7%) in relation to the rent charged in the prior years. This lease shall terminate at the earlier of (i) the end of the primary term, (ii) if properly noticed, upon the expiration of the option period, or (iii) upon termination in accordance with this lease. 3. KITCHEN; RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL: Lessee understands that this lease does not encompass the 40-foot Connex Kitchen, including commercial stove, fire suppressant system, hot water heater and mini-split (all referred to as “the Kitchen”). Lessee affirms and certifies that it has authorization from TMC Maverick Enterprises LLC and/or its agents to use and/or purchase the Kitchen in accordance with its intended use of the Property as a restaurant. Should this lease terminate by its own terms or by actions of either party or upon receipt of an offer to purchase the Kitchen by a third-party, Lessee will first offer to Lessor the right to purchase the Kitchen by sending Lessor a written notice of the terms of the offer to sell the Kitchen, including the price, payment terms, conditions of the purchase, costs and other relevant terms. Lessor has sixty (60) days after receipt of the written notice to exercise its right to purchase the Kitchen. 4. LATE CHARGES: If Lessee fails to pay the monthly rent by the fifteenth (15th) day of any month, a late charge equal to five (5%) percent of the monthly rent shall be due by Lessee to Lessor. 5. USE: Lessee shall use the Property as a restaurant. Lessee will, at all times and at its own cost and expense, maintain all buildings and improvements on the Property in good condition and repair. 6. DELIVERY OF LEASED PREMISES: Lessor agrees to deliver the Property to Lessee in a good and useful condition for which the premise was leased. Lessee agrees to take possession of the Property. The taking of possession of the Property by Lessee constitutes an admission by Lessee that the Property have been examined and have been found to be in good, safe and suitable condition for the intended use. Lessor agress to allow Lessee and patrons to park at 4437 W. Central Avenue and 4409 W. Central Avenue after hours and on the weekend. 7. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS: Lessee at its sole cost and expense shall maintain in good condition the Property. Any construction, alteration or other improvement of the Property shall only occur by Lessor or with consent of the Lessor to be exercised through the Mayor of the City of Zachary. All construction and improvements will comply with all applicable building codes and ordinances. 8. SERVITUDES: Lessor shall have the right to grant servitudes and easements in areas of the Property for the installation of utilities, provided that the use of such servitude and easement for such purposes does not interfere with Lessee’s occupation of the Property. This lease is also subject to servitudes and easements that the Lessor may have previously granted. 9. INDEMNITY: Lessee shall occupy the Property at Lessee’s own risk. Lessor shall not be liable to Lessee, or to Lessee’s employees, visitors or guests, or to any other person, for any damage or injury to any person or property caused by any act, omission or neglect of Lessee, or Lessee’s Sublessee’s, agents, contractors, invites, guests, or visitors, or occasioned in whole or in part by any vices or defects in the Property. Lessee shall indemnify and hold Lessor, its officers, agents and employees, free and harmless from and against any and all claims, liabilities, losses, expenses and any other costs for any such damages or injuries. This indemnity shall include recovery of attorney’s fees and costs. 10. UTILITIES: Any utilities required by Lessee during occupancy shall be acquired by Lessee in its own name and on its own account. Lessor shall have no responsibility whatsoever to provide such utilities to Lessee. Lessee agrees to bear the entire expense associated with acquisition of the utilities required by it. Failure to timely pay outstanding utilities to the City of Zachary shall constitute a breach of this agreement for which Lessor may terminate the agreement early. 11. DEFAULT BY LESSEE: Should Lessee at any time violate any of the conditions or covenants of this lease, discontinue the use of the Property for the purpose for which they are intended, fail to pay the rent as stipulated herein; or upon the adjudication of Lessee in bankruptcy, the appointment of a receiver for Lessee, or the filing of bankruptcy or receivership by or for Lessee; or upon Lessee’s suspension, failure or insolvency; and should any such violation continue for a period of thirty (30) days after written notice has been given Lessee, then Lessor may either demand the rent for the whole unexpired term of this lease be immediately due and payable, or to immediately cancel this lease, reserving Lessor’s rights to later proceed for the outstanding amounts due. Lessor shall also have the right to re-enter the Property and to re-rent the Property at the best obtainable price, and Lessee shall remain liable to Lessor for any difference in the rent price in the event the re-renting is for a lesser rental. 12. WAIVER OF NOTICE: Lessee specifically waives the five (5) day notice to vacate as set forth in the La. Code of Civil Procedure article 4701, as may be amended. 13. TAXES: Lessee understands and agrees that it is obligated to timely pay all sales taxes as may be due to the taxing authority. Lessee also understands and agrees to obtain and maintain its occupational license with the City of Zachary

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Two Hundred Dollars ($1,200), payable on the first (1st) day of each month during the entire term of this Lease, beginning on September 1, 2026. Rent shall be payable to the City of Zachary at 4650 Main Street, Zachary, Louisiana. Lessor may from time-to-time designate other places for the payment of the rent by written notice to Lessee.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --WBR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CONDEMNA‐ TION Pursuant to Parish Code Chapter 109-42 “Derelict Structures”, the follow‐ ing properties have been condemned by the Parish President. Address: 4153 MULATTO BEND RD. PORT ALLEN LA 70767 (File #26-0052) Owner: LILLIE L & LOUIS THOMPSON C/O JULIA TYLER Legal Description: LOT 25 TOURNOIR SD 50-17CB128 E6 A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the West Rouge PARISH Baton COUNCIL to ratify the condemnation order. The owner of the structure may appeal the decision of the Parish President by appearing at this meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to show cause why the structure should not be condemned. Date: Thursday, Septem‐ ber 10, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767.

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

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and pay all outstanding taxes due in connection therewith. Failure to timely pay any outstanding taxes shall constitute a breach of this agreement for which Lessor may terminate the agreement early. 14. INSURANCE: Lessee at its sole expense agrees to carry and maintain general liability insurance on the Property in an amount not less than $1,000,000 per occurrence that includes the Lessor as an additional insured 15. ASSIGNMENT, SUBLETTING, CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP: Lessee shall not be permitted to either assign the lease, in whole or in part, or to sublet the Property or any portion thereof. Should the ownership of Lessee change in any way, this lease shall automatically terminate, regardless of whether any other terms of this lease agreement have been violated. 16. ATTORNEY’S FEES AND EXPENSES: In the event an attorney is employed to protect or advance any rights of Lessor in connection with or for enforcement of this lease, Lessee shall pay Lessor’s reasonable attorney’s fees. 17. RETURN OF POSSESSION: At the expiration of this lease, or at its termination for any other cause, Lessee shall immediately surrender possession of the Property to Lessor. All immovable, movable property and improvements thereon remaining on the Property upon expiration or termination of the lease shall be considered to have been abandoned by Lessee. Lessor may elect to retain or to dispose of it in any manner Lessor wishes. 18. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS: Lessee shall, at Lessee’s sole expense, comply with all laws, rules, regulations, and requirements of all parish, city, state, federal and other applicable governmental authorities. Lessee agrees to indemnify Lessor for all damages, losses, fines and expenses, including reasonable attorney’s fees, incurred by Lessor as a result of Lessee’s failure to comply with any provision of this paragraph. 19. LIENS: Lessee shall not do or fail to do any act which result in the placing of any lien or other encumbrance on the Property or against any other interest of Lessor or any ground underlying the Property and shall do all things necessary to prevent the filing of any and all such liens or encumbrances. If, because of any act or omission of Lessee, any lien, charge, encumbrance, or order for the payment of money shall be filed against Lessee, Lessor, and/or any ground underlying the Property, Lessee shall, at its sole cost and expense, cause the lien to be discharged within twenty (20) days after notice to Lessee of the filing thereof. 20. SEVERABILITY: If any provision of this lease shall, to any extent, be invalid, the remainder of this lease shall not be affected thereby, and each provision of this lease shall be valid and enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law. 21. WAIVER: Lessor’s failure to strictly and promptly enforce any conditions contained in this agreement shall not be considered as a waiver of Lessor’s rights. Lessor expressly reserves the right to always enforce prompt payment of rent or to cancel this lease regardless of any indulgence or extension previously granted. 22. BINDING EFFECT: This lease, and each and every term and provision hereof, shall be for the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, and each of them, and their respective heirs, successors, executors, administrators and assigns. 23. INTERPRETATION: Any ambiguity in the provisions of this lease shall be interpreted without regard to which party prepared this lease. 24. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS OF LEASE: All terms and conditions of this lease are included herein and no verbal agreements are to be considered as a part of this transaction. This Lease may not be altered, changed or amended, except by an instrument in writing signed by both parties hereto. 25. GOVERNING LAW: This lease is to take effect in Louisiana and is to be governed and controlled by the laws of Louisiana. THUS DONE AND PASSED on the ____ day of ____________________, 2026, in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses, who sign with appearer and me, Notary, after due reading of the whole. WITNESSES: _________________________

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________________________________ Notary Public THUS DONE AND PASSED on the _____ day of ________________ 2026, in the presence of the undersigned competent witnesses, who sign with appearer and me, Notary, after due reading of the whole. WITNESSES: _________________________

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________________________________ By: David McDavid, Mayor

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