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NOPD to ramp up patrols as National Guard leaves

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Major fee hike proposed for krewes Groups would pay $10,000, $7,500 or $5,000 depending on parade size

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

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New Orleans police officers close reinforced safety barriers along Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in December.

New enforcement effort to focus on French Quarter, downtown 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 it comes as Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration launches a push to clean up and attract investment to the struggling Canal Street corridor. The NOPD will assign 16 new recruits to the 8th District and

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National Guard troops walk down Bourbon Street before the French Quarter Fest parade in April.

Bessent tries to rally allies on Iran

Forecasters with the NaForecasters tional Hurricane Center isa tropical storm warning expecting system to sued from Port Bolivar, Texas, to skirt past N.O. area the Vermilion and Iberia par-

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Associated Press

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Turkey Finance Minister Mehmet Simse and Central Bank Governor Fatih Karahan wait for the start of a plenary session at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C., on ä See BESSENT, page 4A Monday.

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EDOUARD

Storm forms, heads for Texas-Louisiana border

BY FATIMA HUSSEIN 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

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Aggressive tariffs straining ties with G20 nations

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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 pay $5,000 for permits. The new fee structure represents a substantial increase over the longtime permit fees of $1,500, $1,000 and $750. But it is less than the two previous revenue-raising plans that have been 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,

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.

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ish 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 hurricane center. The storm likely will continue moving northwest over the next few days, weakening to a post-tropical

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Congo authorities report Ebola cases pass 6,000

BUNIA, Congo — Congo’s authorities said Monday that the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak in history has topped 6,000 cases with 2,911 deaths. More than 1,360 people have recovered from the virus, in what authorities said was an “encouraging” development. The outbreak in eastern Congo is spreading under extremely difﬁcult conditions, fueled by insecurity, displacement, a health workers’ strike and intense population movements. The situation is particularly concerning at displacement sites, where residents already live in extremely precarious conditions. Last week, the virus spilled into two new health zones in the region. The World Health Organization has said that it remains out of control and is on track to surpass the 2014-16 West Africa Ebola outbreak, the deadliest on record, which killed more than 11,000 people, primarily in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. On Saturday, an Ebola response team was attacked on the outskirts of the town of Mambasa in Ituri province while responding to a call to secure a body. Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to ﬂee and injuring one member, a representative told The Associated Press.

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.

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.

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

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Buildings are seen Monday in the flood-damaged Bright Angel Canyon in Grand Canyon National Park, Ariz.

Family IDs man killed in Grand Canyon flood

of a massive deluge Texas martial arts studio Rescuers search talked and rangers warning of owner Brent Rosenkranz, rockslides, and saw huge 42, and Wyoming pilot for missing pools of logs and debris Timothy Smith, 53, their

BY JAMIE STENGLE and TY ONEIL Associated Press

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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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 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 compound 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

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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. 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. In a post to X on March 1, the day after Lamerd was struck, U.S. Central Command included what munitions experts say was an image of the PrSM being ﬁred during the Iran operation.

Three days later, it touted that PrSMs — in a “historic first” — had been used in Iran, though not where. Several weeks later, as reports about the strikes in Lamerd garnered media attention, a spokesperson for Central Command said in a statement that U.S. forces did not launch PrSMs or any weapons into Lamerd on Feb. 28, and that they do not target civilians. The spokesperson said footage of one of the strikes suggested it was an Iranian Hoveyzeh cruise missile. Weapons experts said a missile seen in security camera video from Lamerd does not match that Iranian model, which has a rounded engine. The Israeli military told AP it did not strike anywhere in Iran as far south as Lamerd on the first day of the war, and experts said Israel’s military is not known to have missiles that detonate midair. When asked about Airwars’ and AP’s ﬁndings, U.S. Central Command reiterated its denial of responsibility, saying that was based on an earlier review of what happened there. Its commander, Adm. Brad Cooper, also told Congress in May that they were only investigating one case of U.S. ﬁre killing civilians — a strike on an Iranian school in Minab.

U.S. military has no plans to send Jury deliberates in trial of man accused in Tupac Shakur’s murder troops to the polls, top general says BY JONATHAN LANDRUM JR. and JESSICA HILL

BY BEN FINLEY Associated Press

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LAS VEGAS — Jurors began deliberating Monday in the first-degree murder trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, charged in the 1996 killing of Tupac Shakur, after a prosecutor argued that Davis’ own words prove he orchestrated the drive-by shooting and Davis’ attorney countered there was no evidence placing him in Las Vegas that night. Chief Deputy District Attorney Binu Palal told jurors in closing arguments that Davis acquired a gun and “went hunting” for Shakur and Death Row Records co-founder Marion “Suge” Knight after they beat up Davis’ nephew earlier that night. Palal acknowledged that Davis’ accounts of the killing evolved over the years but argued those differences reﬂected Davis’ changing motivations and efforts to protect himself. One critical detail, he said, remained consistent: Davis repeatedly placed himself inside a white Cadillac from which the shots were ﬁred. “The core facts remain. The material facts remain,” Palal said. Davis’ defense attorney, Michael Sanft, challenged jurors to identify evidence outside Davis’ own statements that placed him in Las Vegas or inside the Cadillac on the night Shakur was shot. He pointed to the absence of surveillance footage, phone records and other evidence putting Da-

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Duane ‘Keffe D’ Davis stands Monday during a break in closing arguments during his murder trial, related to the 1996 killing of rapper Tupac Shakur in Clark County District Court at the Regional Justice Center in Las Vegas. vis there. “They have nothing in this case that says that man was here in Las Vegas on Sept. 7, 1996,” Sanft said, pointing toward Davis. Davis, 63, faces a single count of murder with a deadly weapon with the intent to promote, further or assist a criminal gang in Shakur’s killing. The panel of 16 jurors, four of whom are alternates, heard testimony from 24 prosecution witnesses and three defense witnesses over nine days. The trial brings to a head a decades-old case that for years has drawn the eyes 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. For years, nobody had been charged in the rapper’s death until Davis began making public statements, saying he was in the Cadillac and gave the gun to others in the backseat. Davis described the shooting as an act of retaliation after Knight and Shakur’s entourage beat up Davis’ nephew hours before the shooting. Under Nevada law, someone who helps another person commit murder can be convicted of the crime. Davis is the only person still alive among the four men prosecutors say were in the Cadillac. The man who prosecutors say originally gave the gun to Davis is also dead. Palal told jurors that if they believe Davis’ statements, they do not have to be independently corroborated with additional evidence.

The jury is slated to resume deliberations on Tuesday. While Clancy doesn’t deny strangling her children, her lawyer said she did it because she had lost her grip on reality due to postpartum psychosis, a rare mental illness that can follow childbirth. In the months before the killings, Clancy sought treatment for her worsening mental health, including a stay in a psychiatric hospital. Prosecutors said Clancy knew what she was doing. They say she strangled the children because she was depressed and tired of living, and made a conscious choice to kill them before attempting suicide.

The jury could find her guilty of murder or the lesser crime of manslaughter, or it could acquit her if it ﬁnds that she wasn’t in control of herself due to psychiatric problems. Clancy’s sentence could be as severe as life in prison, or she could be released or remain confined in a mental health facility if acquitted. All three children — Cora, Dawson and Callan Clancy, ages 5, 3 and 8 months — were strangled with exercise bands in the basement of the family’s home in coastal Duxbury, Massachusetts, before Clancy tried to kill herself while her husband was getting takeout and going to a pharmacy on Jan. 24, 2023.

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 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 Federalized 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 Demo-

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Gen. Dan Caine, chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks Aug. 3 during a meeting about military families with President Donald Trump, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. crats 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. White House chief of staff Susie Wiles denied in a Vanity Fair interview last year that Trump would use the military to suppress voting in the midterms. Sonja Thrasher, Slotkin’s press secretary, said Hegseth has not replied to the letter asking him to conﬁrm troops won’t be deployed to the polls in November. Slotkin had asked for a response by last Thursday. The Pentagon did not immediately respond to an email from the AP asking for the status of Hegseth’s response to Slotkin. The Pentagon previously said it would respond directly to the senator.

T N E M E C A L P E R F O O R No verdict after 3 days of deliberations S R I A P E R & in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial WE’LL BE AT BY MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial on Monday spent a third day deliberating without reaching a verdict on whether the former labor and delivery nurse is criminally responsible for killing her three children in 2023 — a case that has drawn attention to maternal mental health after childbirth. The jurors began discussing the case Thursday in Plymouth County Superior Court after hearing testimony from more than 70 prosecution witnesses, including her then-husband, and 10 defense witnesses over ﬁve weeks.

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Continued from page 1A 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 Captain 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 quality-of-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 summons, and then eventually, if we had to, physical arrest. But we’ve seen where the majority of issues have been able to be addressed with a summons,” said Palumbo. 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

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Continued from page 1A system over Texas by Wednesday morning, forecasters said. Edouard is the third named storm of the season to form in the Gulf near Louisiana, following tropical storms Arthur and Bertha. In June, Arthur’s remnants brought ﬂooding and power out-

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Continued from page 1A he said. The proposed tax, dubbed the Carnival Gap Adjustment for Parades fee is meant to help City Hall pay for public safety and other costs related to New Orleans’ signature celebration. A recent economic impact study by Tulane University 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

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Continued from page 1A 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 what he is calling “Operation Economic Outcast.” The administration earlier this month took steps to limit Bessent an 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

National Guard members sit on barricades on Bourbon Street during Carnival season on Feb. 7. 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 Street has led to an uptick in people sleeping on the street in other downtown areas. “When we start to see a migration … away from Canal Street, we adjust to that,” said Palumbo. “We are able to go out into those other areas.”

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ness owners raising concerns that the armed ofﬁcers make the neighborhood appear less safe. Supporters, including some French Quarter business owners and neighborhood leaders, said that the heightened law enforcement presence contributed to security by deterring would-be criminals and allowing police officers to focus on responding to service calls. Others questioned the necessity of the officers, who were often seen surveying bar-hopping tourists in the French Quarter. A Congressional Budget Ofﬁce memo in January estimated the daily cost per service member in New Orleans to be $556, meaning that the total cost may have reached up-

ward of $20 million. The National Guard did not respond to multiple public records requests over several months for cost information. On Monday, Goyeneche, council members and the NOPD lauded the success of the deployment. “They were a big partner for us, and they allowed us to do a lot of things, particularly with a mere presence, as well as enforcing a lot of the quality of life issues that we deal with,” said Palumbo.

The announcement comes as National Guard members were set to roll out of the city on Monday, after the agency’s ofﬁcial assignment ended last week. The federally funded deployment began

in late December after President Donald Trump approved a request from Landry to send hundreds of guard members to the city. The National Guard participated in 4,100 patrols during their employment, totaling 31,000 patrol hours, according to a presentation Monday by Rafael Goyeneche, president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission. There were more than 350 ofﬁcers at the peak of the deployment in December. Their numbers hovered around 120 in more recent months, Goyeneche said. Throughout the deployment, reviews of the National Guard presence were mixed, with some neighborhood leaders and busi-

ages 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 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 thunderstorms could drop 1-3 inches of rain in some spots across the re-

gion, 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, according 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.

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.

“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. The G20 meetings are taking place in Asheville, which was devastated by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. The natural disaster killed more than 250 people and caused nearly $80 billion in damage from Florida to the Carolinas. Bessent said Asheville — which rebuilt after the storm — was a symbolic backdrop for discussions about economic growth. “We want the rest of the world to come along with our growth agenda, whether it’s deregulation, the energy independence, and we want to discuss global imbalances, banking regulations, some sovereign debt restructuring for developing countries,” Bessent told the AP. He added that “the world has this mountain of debt, and we do have to grow our way out of it.

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“We’re not trying to put all that money on the backs of riders. We understand that this is the greatest free show on earth. We’re just trying to chip away at this a little bit.”

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 backs of riders,” said City Council member Freddie King III, who led Monday’s committee meeting. “We understand that this is the greatest free show on earth. We’re just trying to chip away at this a little

bit.” 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 and Pleasure Club and the co-chair of the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Advisory Council, said it may be a challenge for Zulu and the other parading groups to ﬁnd the extra money to pay the gap fee. But he’s pleased at how the

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 agreedupon path for economic growth worldwide. He said the world economy is “a bit like the weather in 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.

FREDDIE KING III, New Orleans City Council member

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

BY SHRISTI KAFLE and HUIZHONG WU 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-

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Relatives console Muna Khadka, center, who lost her son Aayush Khada in flash floods, during mass burials on Monday in Chitwan, Nepal. 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. “These tunnels are big enough to drive trucks through,” said Jakob Steiner, a geoscientist at the University of Graz in Austria based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. “And from what we understand, they have managed to get oxygen to some of those stuck inside and are trying to rescue them

now. It’s a race for time, though, as people need food and water.” In the Upper Trishuli-1 Hydropower Project, in the hard-hit Rasuwa district, at least 576 people were missing, Dangi said, adding that around 300 of them were believed to be trapped inside the project’s tunnel. At the Trishuli-3 Hydropower Project, crews were working to descend about 50 feet into a tunnel in an effort to reach those believed trapped inside, according to

Brig. Gen. Raja Ram Basnet, Nepal’s army spokesman. Workers shoveling mud from a flood-ravaged power station in Dhading, Nepal, told The Associated Press that the station is a key connection for providing power to over 20,000 people in the region. On the Chinese side, rescue and recovery efforts included rebuilding the road leading to the Gyirong Port border crossing that regulated travel between China and Nepal. Trucks carried giant rocks as workers tried to repave a portion of the road, state broadcaster CCTV showed Monday, next to rapidly rushing waters, which have been made more powerful by days of rain. The road is now under 6.6 to 9.8 feet of water. The repaving effort was just a little over a 0.62 miles from the border, CCTV said. Although some rescue teams have managed to reach the border, that represented only a portion of the force. Chinese state media coverage has focused largely on the official response, highlighting the deployment of firefighters, the People’s Liberation Army and instructions from top leaders. Little is known about victims on the Chinese side. Nepal’s disaster agency said Monday that 939 deaths

had been counted in that country, with 3,925 people missing, including 592 foreigners. As of Sunday, Chinese authorities reported 16 deaths and 546 missing. Chinese state media said 261 of the missing were foreigners, including over 100 Nepalis. Eighty Americans are missing, and 13 have been rescued, the U.S. State Department said. Two days after the disaster, Maraval Nagappan traveled to Nepal to search for his son, who was among the missing. He visited rescue centers and morgues and went as far as 25 miles from where his son was believed to have been, but found no sign of him. His son, Sathya Narayan, had been leading a group of 49 Indian travelers who were returning from Mount Kailash — a sacred site in southwestern Tibet. The group has been missing since floodwaters swept through a Chinese immigration complex where they were waiting to cross into Nepal. Nagappan, who owns the travel company based in Chennai, India, that organized the pilgrimage, said the group had been expected to complete immigration formalities and leave for Nepal within about two hours. Instead of making the crossing, they were caught in the ﬂood, Nagappan said.

UAE says it intercepted an Iranian drone over its territorial waters BY DAVID RISING

time, slowing ship traffic to a trickle. That has roiled the global economy, raising prices worldwide for energy and other goods. As the fighting resumed, the price of Brent crude oil, the international standard, climbed above $90, up about 25% from the start of the war, presenting a growing problem for U.S. President Donald Trump before the

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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

midterm elections. A return to open conﬂict would be dangerous for the region, where Iran has targeted U.S. military bases and infrastructure in Gulf countries since the war began. In the wake of the renewed violence, Anwar Gargash, a diplomatic adviser to the UAE’s president, said on social media that “the state

of neither war nor peace cannot be a sustainable solution.” He called for a political solution that would return normal navigation to the Strait of Hormuz, but also a “more realistic approach” than the June memo of understanding between Iran and the U.S., which, he said, “failed to outline a practical and acceptable” road map.

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People spend time at a beach on Monday as commercial vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran. 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 peace-

Suspect arrested after shooting at rave in Switzerland that killed 1

By The Associated Press

GENEVA — A suspect has been arrested after a weekend shooting at a rave in northern Switzerland that left one person dead and ﬁve wounded, police said Monday. The 43-year-old Swiss citizen was detained shortly before 1 a.m. Monday, police in Aargau canton (state) said in a statement. They said that investigations into a possible motive

are ongoing and that at present they believe the shooting was carried out by a lone perpetrator. They did not specify where the suspect was arrested. The shooting took place in the early hours of Sunday in Aarau, the regional capital. Police have said that a 22-year-old woman died of injuries at the scene. Four men and one woman, between 24 and 27 years old, were taken to the hospital with injuries

ranging from minor to severe. Swiss police have said that all of the victims are residents of Switzerland. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni on Sunday evening identified the woman who was killed and two other victims as Italian citizens. Aargau police said that they plan to hold a news conference on Wednesday and won’t release further information until then.

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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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WASHINGTON — House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. The first order of business is most likely a vote on a stopgap spending bill designed to keep the federal government fully funded through early December, removing the possibility of a shutdown before the midterm elections. With election season getting underway, votes are also expected on measures designed to amplify the GOP’s messaging strategy going into November, most notably a resolution condemning socialism. Republicans are trying to tie the Democratic Party in general to the democratic socialist candidates who have succeeded this year in running for office. “The first thing is we’ve got to make sure this government gets funded and we don’t have another Democratic shutdown,” Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, told reporters as he prepared to open the chamber for business. The funding vote will most likely take place Tuesday. One significant item that did not make its way onto the House schedule this week is a Senate-passed bill that imposes sanctions on key segments of the Russian economy and allows President Donald Trump to impose steep tariffs on goods imported from countries that buy the vast majority of Russian oil and gas. The effort led by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham aims to deprive Russian President Vladimir Putin of revenue used to finance the war against Ukraine. The bill passed 86-11 in the Senate. House passage would send the bill to Trump’s desk for his signa-

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House lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday with a short to-do list after five weeks back in their home districts. ture. However, some key House Democrats oppose the bill. Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said the legislation risks providing Trump and his administration with new sanction and tariff authorities that “we believe they will abuse.” “I have serious concerns with the legislation,” he told reporters. The return to Washington also brings a renewed focus on improper behavior by lawmakers as the House will have its ﬁrst chance to act on a recommendation from the House Ethics Committee to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., for engaging in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female aides in his congressional ofﬁce. Edwards has disputed the committee’s conclusion that he failed to adhere to the spirit of the rules prohibiting sexual harassment and unwanted advances toward House staffers. He points to the committee’s conclusion that found no evidence he “engaged in sexual activity or explicitly propositioned any individual under his employ.” Edwards said he was not asking lawmakers to approve of every gift, compliment or social interaction,

but to distinguish between conduct that someone might find unconventional and conduct that actually establishes sexual harassment. “Individual acts that were not themselves prohibited were gathered together, assigned the most damaging possible interpretation, and then used collectively to support a conclusion far more serious than the underlying evidence,” Edwards wrote in a letter to colleagues first reported by NOTUS. The committee said Edwards provided the two staffers with lavish and recurrent gifts, made comments regarding their dress and appearance, invited them to intimate dinners and vacations, sent notes regarding his effusive affection and invited them to other activities as a way to spend time together. A vote to censure registers the House’s deep disapproval of a lawmaker’s conduct that does not meet the threshold for expulsion. Edwards dropped his reelection plans after the committee’s report came out. The short-term funding bill underwent some significant changes in the Senate, which made it more palatable for Democrats. It delays a proposed rule from the Office of Management

House Republicans probe DEA tactic that let fentanyl ﬂood the streets BY JOSHUA GOODMAN and JIM MUSTIAN Associated Press

MIAMI — A controversial policing tactic that permitted staggering amounts of deadly fentanyl to reach the streets as federal authorities sought to build bigger drug cases is now under investigation by Republicans on the House Oversight Committee. The committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer, a Republican from Kentucky, sent a letter Monday to Attorney General Todd Blanche requesting records related to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s controversial strategy of monitoring — yet not seizing — major

fentanyl shipments. The request echoes concerns raised by officials in New Mexico, the epicenter of the fentanyl crisis, where DEA whistleblowers recently reported being ordered to stand down rather than seize hundreds of thousands of fentanyl pills in possible violation of Justice Department rules intended to safeguard communities. Last week, the state’s attorney general, Raúl Torrez, sued the Justice Department seeking to force it to turn over some of the same records being sought by Republicans on Comer’s committee. “While DEA agents may not have the resources to intercept every single known

shipment, a policy directing them not to intercept signiﬁcant shipments is unconscionable and undoubtedly resulted in considerable harm and lives lost,” Comer wrote in the letter, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press. The DEA did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The lawsuit and congressional inquiry come two months after an AP investigation found DEA agents repeatedly monitored major fentanyl shipments in New Mexico between 2023 and 2025 that were allowed to hit the streets as federal authorities built out criminal cases.

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and Budget that would give political appointees more power over the distribution of federal grants. It also includes language to ensure the administration can’t transfer funds to the Border Patrol. But a provision that delays for one month a federal ban on intoxicating hemp THC products has prompted criticism from many GOP lawmakers. As a result, GOP leaders will likely place the bill on a fast-track process that avoids a separate procedural vote, bypassing any Republican efforts to block or stall the legislation. Suspension bills require a twothirds vote to pass, meaning a significant number from both parties need to support the measure for it to pass and advance to Trump’s desk. Lawmakers are anxious to avoid the possibility of a shutdown as voters weigh their options going into November. The funding bill passed by a 90-6 vote in the Senate, showing that lawmakers from both political parties want to avoid a repeat of the two historic shutdowns that occurred this past year.

KYIV, Ukraine — Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day on Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses, as Ukraine reels from attacks with jetpowered drones. Russia has intensified its aerial attacks in recent months, more than four years after it invaded its neighbor. Almost constant air raid alerts in the Kyiv region in recent days have severely disrupted daily routines. Two major attacks in July killed almost 50 civilians, and a strike on Saturday killed at least 38 people. Classes were due to resume at Ukrainian schools on Tuesday, but it was unclear whether parents would send their children. Schools have air raid shelters, and classes can also be held online. But about 1 million textbooks have been destroyed in Russian attacks on publishing houses, potentially delaying deliveries for the start of the school year, Ukraine’s Education Ministry said earlier this month. “Right now, Russia’s tactic is to wear down Ukraine and Ukrainians — ﬁrst and foremost, our people,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media late Sunday. Ukraine has also tried to make Russian civilians feel the burden of war by hammering major online retailers and oil facilities. The attacks have brought shortages for ordinary Russians, but the assaults haven’t been as deadly for

Russian civilians as the attacks on Ukrainians are. U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to stop the war are on ice after making little progress last year on key issues and with Washington’s attention now gripped by the Iran war. Zelenskyy is keen to restart the mediation, however, and he said that he had “a good call” Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, describing their phone conversation as “detailed and constructive.” “Importantly, the dialogue between negotiating teams of the U.S. and Ukraine continues all the time, and now we are talking about locking in the dates for the visit to Ukraine” by Witkoff and Kushner, Zelenskyy said on social media. A pall of black smoke drifted over Kyiv on Monday morning. In Brovary and Boryspil, cities in the Kyiv region, the aerial attacks struck several warehouses and four people were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration. Zelenskyy conceded on social media that Ukraine is struggling to counter fastﬂying jet-propelled drones that Russia is increasingly deploying. Between Thursday and Sunday, Russia ﬁred almost 1,500 drones at Ukraine, and around 800 of them were jet-powered, Zelenskyy said. Combat aircraft are trying to stop the jet-powered versions while Ukraine looks to develop more effective technology. “Four companies have developed the relevant interceptor drones, and one company has the most successful technology,” Zelenskyy said. He didn’t elaborate.

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Civil judge candidate’s removal upheld La. Supreme Court rejects Washington’s last-ditch effort BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

The Louisiana Supreme Court on Monday agreed that Edward Washington III should stay out of a judicial election, denying his lastditch effort to challenge Orleans Parish Civil District Judge Jennifer Medley. In rejecting Washington’s request to run, the state court upheld decisions by two lower courts

to disqualify Medjustice for, the ley’s lone chalcitizens of Orleans lenger over his tax Parish for another ﬁlings. six years,” she The decision alsaid in a statement Monday. lows Medley to Washington, a retain her Division semi-retired New F seat and walk Washington Medley Orleans attorney, into a second term submitted qualiahead of the Nov. 3 election. fying papers on Aug. 6 but failed “I am delighted to have the op- to prove he ﬁled state and federal portunity to serve, and deliver income taxes for 2023 and 2024, ac-

cording to the challenge from New Orleans resident Daryl Person. State law requires candidates for public office to check a box attesting that they’ve filed state and federal taxes for the past five years, filed for an extension or weren’t required to do so. Washington said he thought he didn’t have to file his state income taxes in 2023 and 2024. He’d asked the Louisiana Department of Revenue several weeks before qualifying. In a June 15 email, the department said he owed an estimated $678 for 2023

LOUISIANA AT LARGE

Louisiana women spread Parton’s legacy

ä See RISHER, page 2B

Board plans to hold in-person interviews in coming weeks

BY BLAKE PATERSON Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

Mia J. St. Ann, mother of Jacque St. Ann, speaks as the teenager’s father, Jacque B. Turner, third from right, stands beside her during a news conference Monday across the street from Plaza Tower in New Orleans. Their son died Aug. 15 after falling in an interior stairwell at the tower.

Family plans to sue after fatal Plaza Tower fall 17-year-old was exploring vacant building BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

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Columnist Jan Risher holds ‘The Little Engine that Could,’ one of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library books.

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RTA names 3 CEO finalists

Jan Risher

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

base don his federal taxes, with no other balance due. The notice said Washington could file a return to reverse it or pay the assessment, which included penalties, interest and fees. Washington took it to mean if he paid the money, he was through, he testified. “I didn’t have to file and pay that balance,” Washington argued. “I paid it down to zero and that extinguished the matter.” Civil District Judge Monique

The family of a teen who fell to his death from the blighted Plaza Tower earlier this month spoke out publicly for the ﬁrst time on Monday, saying they plan to sue the building’s owners and the security and fencing companies responsible for securing J. St. Ann the property. Mia J. St. Ann and Jacque B. Turner, mother and father of Jacque St. Ann, 17, discussed their plans alongside their attorneys in front of the vacant property, standing in the shadow of the tower now blocked by newly installed

fencing. The family is being represented by former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, a partner at Chehardy Sherman Williams. “We are absolutely going to ﬁle suit,” Richmond said. “The family … asked us to represent them, to make sure that we prevent this from ever happening to another child.” Jacque died of blunt force inju- Richmond ries while exploring the vacant, 45-story building in the 1000 block of Howard Avenue shortly after midnight on Aug. 15, when he fell while descending stairs without a handrail, according to New Orleans police. Richmond said Jacque had been helping another youth who’d gotten injured while exploring the “deadly” building when he fell to his death. St. Ann described Jacque

as a fun, loving, respectful, goofy young man beloved by his friends. A fundraiser for his funeral expenses has raised more than $25,000. “He was content with the simple things,” said St. Ann, who wore all black. “He loved being home, sitting in his room, playing his game, hanging out with his friends, laughing and just being Jacque.” A senior at Belle Chasse High School, Jacque had plans to become a riverboat captain. “He was starting to dream about his future, and ﬁgure out the kind of man he wanted to become,” St. Ann said. “As his parents, we were so excited to see where life was going to take him. Now, we’ll never get that chance.” Richmond said the “deadly” downtown eyesore had become a popular destination for urban explorers and young people. He alleged the

ä See PLAZA, page 2B

The Regional Transit Authority has narrowed its search for a new CEO down to three candidates. The RTA’s board of commissioners voted on the finalists at a special meeting on Saturday, after holding virtual interviews behind closed doors in executive session with five semifinalists. The RTA board plans to hold in-person interviews with each of the finalists in the coming weeks, before voting on their pick for the agency’s top job, board chair Ann Duplessis said in an interview Monday. At Saturday’s meeting, Courtney Jackson, executive director of RIDE New Orleans, a rider advocacy group, urged the RTA board to “open up the final three to the public” by hosting a community meeting or forum where the public can ask the candidates questions. Duplessis said Monday that “it’s not a bad idea” and “something that I want to explore.” The three finalists include two out-of-state contenders and a third with deep ties to New Orleans: n Justin Augustine, the former regional vice president for Transdev Services Inc. n Bernard Jackson, the chief operating officer at the New York City Transit Authority n Reginald “Reggie” Mason, CEO of the Greensboro Transit Agency in North Carolina. Augustine worked at the RTA from 1983 to 1995 and later served in leadership roles at transit agencies in Austin, Texas, and Johannesburg, South Africa. From 2001 to 2025, he worked for Transdev, the private firm that managed day-to-day operations at the RTA from 2009 to 2020. He currently serves as president of AA7 LLC, a real estate and consulting management firm, and is a member of Xavier University’s board of trustees. Jackson took over as the chief operating officer at the New York City Transit Authority in 2025, following a three-year stint as COO at Dallas Area Rapid Transit. He served as COO at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan

ä See RTA, page 2B

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Confidential agreements made with Tesla, Oracle BY SAM KARLIN Staff writer

Louisiana Economic Development this month signed nondisclosure agreements with Oracle and Tesla, among other companies, records show. It’s not clear what the state may be discussing with the companies. Their NDAs with the state are among hundreds that Gov. Jeff Landry’s administration has signed, some of which have led to announcements of economic development projects. SpaceX and Meta are among the companies the state negotiated with privately before inking deals for projects, with Meta building a massive data center in Richland Parish and an announcement last

week that SpaceX is planning the world’s largest spaceport on the Louisiana coast. The new NDAs were among several released Friday to The TimesPicayune | The Advocate through a public records request. Zurich U.S., which runs an annual golf tournament in New Orleans, and a Colorado company called Origen Carbon Solutions also signed recent NDAs with LED, the records showed. LED Secretary Susan Bourgeois said in a brief interview Friday that she could not comment on any potential project or negotiation. “Comments or stories about these kinds of projects in this phase put Louisiana at risk of losing those projects,” Bourgeois said. “I think it’s patently danger-

ous and uncompetitive for us as a state to be having these discussions in the press right now.” Landry has been adamant in defending the use of NDAs in economic development, insisting the state needs them to get a seat at the table and not to be outbid by other states. He’s said they are a critical tool for negotiating with companies. “You think I want Texas to steal my thunder?” Landry said in a media gaggle after the SpaceX announcement this week. “You think I want other states to know what we’re working on?” Advocates for transparency have pushed back on them, arguing government officials should clue their constituents into deals that will affect them.

“At some point, there should be a public process where these things get approved,” Steven Procopio, head of the Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana, said. “But it’s a tradeoff.” A database maintained by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate shows Landry’s administration has signed over 300 NDAs since taking ofﬁce. The NDAs span a range of companies, as well as state and local government officials. The majority of the state Senate has signed an NDA, as have several key House members. Oracle is among several tech giants spending big on data centers across the country. LED has also signed NDAs with Google, Anthropic and Amazon, among others who are pursuing data centers. Landry and other top Republicans in Louisiana have welcomed data centers to the state, including

the massive $50 billion data center by Meta in Richland Parish. Other companies are also building data centers in the Shreveport area, central Louisiana and the greater Baton Rouge region. Tesla is run by Elon Musk, the billionaire who also runs SpaceX. The Tesla ofﬁcial who signed was Joshua Wheeler, head of lithium and recycling at the company, though it’s not clear what the NDA is about. Tesla and Oracle didn’t immediately respond to messages seeking comment. The Times-Picayune | The Advocate reported last week that a host of government ofﬁcials — including environmental regulators and state lawmakers — signed NDAs as part of the SpaceX deal Landry announced Tuesday. SpaceX is building a $100 billion spaceport in Vermilion Parish.

Report: La. 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 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 Maness 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.

in 2011 after more than 30 years of service, according to a biography Who is Maness? published on his website. After retiring from the military, Maness published podcast episodes as recent as last week are Maness lived in Louisiana, where titled “America as a Christian Na- he unsuccessfully ran for seats in tion,” “Taking Care of America’s the Louisiana House and as well as Veterans” and “We Need Leaders the U.S. Senate. He also spent time with National Security Compe- as a member of the St. Tammany Parish Republican Executive Comtence.” Dozens of his past podcast epi- mittee. He lives in Mississippi and sodes are available on the video platform Rumble. A year ago, he serves on the Harrison County and published episodes with titles like Gulfport Republican executive “Building the GOP MAGA Team committees, the biography says. to Win” and “Restoring Faith in America’s Defense Department.” Email Alyse Pfeil at alyse.pfeil@ Maness retired from active duty theadvocate.com.

Alligator captured by trapper near City Park euthanized JUDGE

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BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

A 71/ 2-foot alligator was captured near City Park over the weekend, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries ofﬁcials said. The alligator was captured on Saturday by a nuisance trapper. It was later euthanized, an agency spokesperson confirmed. Photos and video of the captured alligator taken by the Marconi Drive bicycle path near Allen Toussaint Boulevard were shared on social media

over the weekend. Wildlife agents were initially looking for a second, larger alligator that had been reported at around 10 feet. But on Monday, Rene LeBreton, a Wildlife and Fisheries spokesperson, conﬁrmed the gator already captured matched the description of the reported alligator. “The gator that was believed to be a 10-footer had a distinct underbite, and the 7.5-(foot) alligator that was caught had that same underbite, LeBreton said. “So this is most likely the one that was believed to

RISHER

Continued from page 1B the Baton Rouge chapter of the Dolly Diamonds on Jan. 19, Dolly’s 80th birthday, modeled after New Orleans’ Krewe of Dolly, which started in 2020 with a half-dozen New Orleans women who loved Dolly enough to dress up as her around town. Men are welcome in both krewes as Kennys and Willies. Though if my husband has anything to do with it, he says he will be a Carl — in the background and rarely seen. Annie Wentz, the Krewe of Dolly’s founding president and now board secretary, said membership opened to the public in 2022 with fewer than 200 people signed up. That number has grown every year since, reaching 712 today. Both krewes are volunteer-led, largely by educators or former educators, with the money they raise going toward literacy. “The love for Dolly is there,” Wentz said. “We’re just the vehicle to keep spreading her joy and her generosity.” That generosity runs through the Imagination Library, the program Parton started in honor of her father, mailing a free book each month to children from birth to

RTA

Continued from page 1B Transportation Authority, where he worked from 2016 to 2022, and before that worked for 30 years at the Chicago Transit Authority. Mason serves as CEO of the Greensboro Transit Agency in North Carolina, a position he’s held since 2023. He served as vice president at Hill International, a consulting ﬁrm, from 2020 to 2023 and a senior executive at SNC-Lavalin, a Canadian engineering and project management company, from 2017 to 2020. He worked as the chief safety and risk management ofﬁcer at the Chicago Transit Authority

be larger.” A nuisance tracker will continue inspecting and monitoring the area around Marconi Drive and Allen Toussaint Boulevard for additional alligators, Keith Claverie, a spokesperson for City Park said. Prior to the weekend spotting, City Park police received two calls about alligators in the past three months, Claverie said. “As a 1,300-acre urban greenspace with lagoons, bayous and other natural habitats, City Park is home to a variety of wildlife, including al-

ligators,” Claverie said. “We continue to monitor alligator activity and work with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and our licensed trapper when intervention is necessary.” Nuisance alligators are those that have lost their fear of humans, creating dangerous situations for those who come near them, according to Wildlife and Fisheries. One of the main ways nuisance alligators begin to lose their natural fear of humans is due to feeding, whether intentional or unintentional.

“The love for Dolly is there. We’re just the vehicle to keep spreading her joy and her generosity.”

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 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 9-2-5, 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.

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Chloe Wiley Nettles, founder of the Dolly Diamonds, fixes Jan Risher’s ‘hair’ in her Dolly Parton getup.

age 5. On Jan. 19, 2025, Dolly’s 79th birthday, the New Orleans krewe secured funding to enroll children in every ZIP code of Orleans Parish. Since then, board member Jill Dunchick said, the group has arranged for more than 40,000 books to reach children’s hands — 40,713, as of last week. Baton Rouge’s Dolly Diamonds have plans to do the same — turn

from 2015 to 2017 and assistant general manager at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority from 2014 to 2015. The RTA board spent nearly six hours in executive session Saturday holding virtual interviews with the five semifinalists selected by a KL2 Connects LLC, a North Carolina-based executive search firm hired by the board. After emerging from executive session, the five board members in attendance went down the line and listed off the three candidates they’d like to see advance to the next round. In the final tally, Augustin received five votes, Jackson four votes and Mason three votes. Mark Major, the former deputy CEO at the RTA, received two

all that Dolly love into something that lasts. In this case, more books for children. “I have never viscerally felt what the word legacy meant until this past week,” Dunchick said. Dunchick said her inbox filled overnight with messages from people she hadn’t heard from in decades. The boutique Fleurty Girl designed a Dolly T-shirt and gave every dollar of profit to the krewe to go toward Dolly’s Imagination Library, raising more than $20,000 within the first week. I remembered hearing an interview with Parton from decades earlier, when her parents were still alive. 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 one of the simplest ways to think about a legacy: leave a little more good

votes and Herold Humphrey, an Atlanta-based transit consultant, received one vote. The RTA began accepting applications for a new chief executive after former CEO Lona Edwards Hankins stepped down from the post in May after falling out of favor with the new RTA board appointed by Mayor Helena Moreno. The next CEO will be paid a salary of between $250,000 and $325,000, according to the job posting, and tasked with leading an agency that last year counted more than 13.5 million passenger boardings across its ﬂeet of streetcars, buses, ferries and paratransit shuttles. Email Blake Paterson at bpaterson@theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1B building’s owners, Alexandra Land and Development Co., the Jaeger Trust and MCC Management Group, failed to board up the building or install adequate fencing. A lawsuit had not yet been ﬁled as of Monday, and no other details were immediately available about pending legal action. Plaza Tower has stood vacant since 2002. In 2023, a man died after falling from the tower, and in 2021, panels fell from the building and struck a bicyclist. Plans to either demolish or revitalize the property have stalled. Since Jacque’s death, New Orleans police have stepped up patrols around the site. But city officials

Barial saw it differently. After an Aug. 17 hearing, she barred Washington from the ballot. A full panel of judges from the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal took up the matter, finding Washington was mistaken to assume that paying his tax debt spared him from having to file them to qualify for the race. “Mr. Washington was not justified in relying solely on the (Department of Revenue) email as his basis for failing to file his state tax returns,” the opinion said. Two 4th Circuit judges dissented. Chief Judge Ronald Belsome said although it’s clear Washington had to file state taxes in 2023 and 2024, he didn’t believe Washington fudged his qualifying form. Judge Joy Lobrano said the state’s response could’ve reasonably led Washington to believe he didn’t need to act further after paying the assessment. Washington said late Monday he was “disappointed” in the Supreme Court’s decision not to review the “unresolved question” presented by his standing in the race. “I acted openly and in good faith based upon the guidance provided by the taxing authority itself,” he said in a statement, citing Belsome and Lobrano’s dissenting opinions. “I remain grateful to everyone who supported me and continue to believe that voters — not an unsettled interpretation of ambiguous agency instructions — should have been permitted to decide this race.” Email Matt Bruce at matt. bruce@theadvocate.com.

have said securing the property is ultimately the responsibility of its owners. Attorney Randy Waesche, who serves as a trustee for the late Joe Jaeger, declined to comment. “There were numerous failures here,” Richmond said. “We’re here to make sure that those who are responsible for a 17-year-old not being here to make 18, that we hold them accountable.”

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New Orleans Area Deaths Meadlock, James Newchurch, Frank Smart, Patricia

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August 30, 2026 Pioneering Legend, Jim Meadlock, has died. James W. Meadlock, born in Taylorsville, NC, passed Sunday after a brief illness at 92 years old. From remarkably humble beginnings, he possessed an unwavering determination to succeed and was annually ranked first in his class. His academic achievements culminated in the honor of being named Valedictorian. His thirst for knowledge, even as a young man, led him to pursue reading every book in the school library. At North Carolina State, he left an impressive athletic legacy with his standout dual sport career. In football, he led the nation in yards per carry and in baseball he tied the record of maximum strikeouts recorded by a single pitcher in a single game of 23. In 1956 he graduated with an Electrical Engineering degree. Pursued by IBM, Jim was tasked with the incredible responsibility, at age 26, for developing the software and managing the Titan II nuclear missile project where he guided the missiles to precise and very narrow targets, never missing. IBM then entrusted Jim to run the Apollo/Saturn 5 project. Jim wrote and managed the software that resided on the IBM computer in the launch module. This software lifted the module off the launch pad, put it into earth orbit, executed the burn that pointed and accelerated the

spacecraft toward the Moon. Once the final burn was completed, the IBM computer was finished, and the spacecraft was turned over to NASA. After circling the moon on the Apollo 8 mission, where the astronauts read from the Bible on Christmas Eve1968, Jim retired from IBM: however, his software was attributed to 27 astronauts orbiting and 12 walking on the moon. In 1969 with 38K, Jim founded M&S Computing which later became Intergraph Corporation in Huntsville, AL. Intergraph, the legendary pioneer of CAD (computer aided design) became the Global leader in Mapping, Graphics, Cad Design for Engineering of highways, refineries, plants and land management. Government Consulting Contract was a key part of Intergraph's core business. Intergraph became a worldwide billion-dollar company by the late 80's. Jim also had the determination to file suit against Intel in 1997 that eventually settled, by which Intel and others agreed to compensate Intergraph a sum that resulted in the largest patent infringement resolution of its time. Not discounting the many companies that Jim started after stepping down as CEO and Chairman of Intergraph, he was particularly passionate about two properties that he owned: Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach and Cain Vineyard and Winery in Napa Valley. Jim is survived by his wife Cindy, his three sons, Wesley, Michael and James, and his sister Ann. His extreme humility, character and quick wit will be forever missed.

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.

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On Thursday, August 27, 2026, Patricia Ann Smart entered into eternal life, welcomed home by God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Born on December 28, 1948 in New Orleans, Louisiana, Patty was baptized on January 16, 1949, at Mount Olive Lutheran Church in Metairie. As she grew older, her faith deepened, and her relationship with God became a very important part of her life. She publicly professed her faith and was confirmed at Mount Olive on June 3, 1962. Psalm 23, her favorite passage from Scripture, was a lifelong source of

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

Smart, Patricia 'Patty' Ann

comfort and strength. Through the joys and challenges of life, Patty held close to its promise: "Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me." (v. 4) After graduating from Riverdale High School, Patty continued her education at Concordia Junior College (now Concordia University) Austin, Texas. She then went on to Concordia Teachers College (now Concordia University) Seward Nebraska, where she received her Bachelor's degree in 1970, and later a Master's Degree in Reading. Patty received her first Call to St. Paul's Lutheran School in Cullman, Alabama, where she taught first grade. Eventually, the soul and rhythm of New Orleans called to her, and Patty returned home to the city she loved. For the remaining years of her four decade career, Patty poured her heart into educating and caring for children. She spent many years teaching first grade at Concordia Lutheran School in Marrero and coaching the girls' volleyball team. Later she taught Kindergarten and first grade at Airline Park and Ella Dolhonde Elementary, both in Jefferson Parish. She volunteered at Salem Lutheran Church as a Confirmation and Sunday School teacher, and in the Vacation Bible School program at First English Lutheran Church. Teaching, however, is about so much more than places and dates. It is about nurturing hearts, building confidence, inspiring curiosity, and helping young people discover who they are and who they can become. Patty did all this with unconditional love, kindness, and care. Today, somewhere, an adult is opening a book and enjoying the gift of reading because Patty once taught them how. Somewhere, someone is using skills hatched in Patty's classroom to make life-saving or life-changing decisions. Somewhere, a parent is sharing the love of reading with a child, just as Patty once did with them. And somewhere, an adult is still serving a volleyball — or trying to spike it over the net — because Patty was their first coach. Hundreds of people in New

Orleans and far beyond carry a piece of Patty with them today, thanks to her dedication, love, and gift for teaching. Patty also found great joy in gardening. She had a remarkable gift for growing just about anything and took special pleasure in nurturing and tending to the plants and flowers in her care. With patience, attention, and love, she helped things grow and flourish — much as she did throughout her life with the children, family, and friends she cared for so deeply. Although she didn't have a pet of her own, she adored her sister's Goldendoodle, Lulu, the famous dog who is definitely more "golden" than "doodle." Patty shared a simple piece of wisdom: "Spend more time with people you love." May we honor Patty's memory by doing just that — making time for the people we love, sharing laughter and stories, and cherishing the gift of one another. Survivors include her brother Glen Alan Smart (New Orleans); her sisters Peggy Elizabeth (Bob) Marin (Houston) and Pamela Lynn Alexander (New Orleans); dear nieces and nephews Julie Marin, Jefferey (Meghan) Marin, Emily Alexander, Timothy (Caroline) Alexander; great nephew and nieces Morgan and Lily Marin, and Elizabeth and Charlotte Alexander; and many, many friends. Preceding her in death are her parents: William and Dorothy Smart; and her brother-inlaw, Tim Alexander. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until

11:00 a.m. at First English Lutheran Church, 3701 Cleary Ave., Metairie, LA 70002, with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. Interment will take place in Garden of Memories. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to First English Lutheran Church in memory of Patricia Ann Smart.

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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 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.

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

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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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LSU roster will be ‘controlled chaos’ Kiffin explains how his team is reacting to possible player additions BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

New Orleans Saints guard William Sherman, right, plays in a preseason game on Aug. 15 at the Caesars Superdome. Sherman has experience playing all along the offensive line, which he hopes will get him on the field and ultimately help the team win.

Uplifting tales

Path of these Saints to 53-man roster a bit unconventional BY MATTHEW PARAS

DB Mike Reid

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 two were informed Monday of their release since New Orleans claimed two players off waivers and needed the roster spots. 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.

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.

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“I thought he did a good job of earning his way.”

RB Kendre Miller Miller isn’t necessarily an underdog story in his fourth season. The running back was a third-round pick. In the past, he served as Alvin Kamara’s primary backup. But in the offseason, Miller’s status was a real question mark, especially because of his injury history. Not only was Miller coming off a torn ACL, but the 24-year-old suffered a back injury in training camp that caused him to miss nearly two weeks. In his absence, the running back battle appeared to considerably tighten, with Audric Estime and several others stringing together good practices. Miller seemed at risk of falling behind. To Miller’s credit, the running back ensured that didn’t happen. When he returned from the injury,

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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 Thurs-

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 ä Clemson public-address announcer on hand booming down at LSU. dispatches from above. 6:30 P.M. They even had snacks SATURDAy,ABC during halftime, nibbling on the same food they will eat during mid-game 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.

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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.

Two 5th-year signees begin practicing with Tigers

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

all sorts of nuclear options: ﬁning LSU, boycotting playing LSU and, the biggest 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 bet-

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

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Scott Rabalais day court hearing that may settle this 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

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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.

Tennessee Vols to honor Dolly with helmet sticker

STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD

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,

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

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.

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Continued from page 1C Miller looked explosive and ran with a physicality that distinguishes him from the rest of the backs on the roster. Miller finished the preseason with 15 carries for 64 yards, good for 4.3 yards per carry. “He reminds me of Le’Veon Bell, just the way he runs,” said starter Travis Etienne, referring to the former Pittsburgh Steelers great. “The way he sets things up, always falling forward, he’s real patient. He’s a very talented guy, and I’m excited to watch him play.” STAFF PHOTO By BRETT DUKE

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New Orleans Saints cornerback Jayden Price, right, intercepts a ball Sherman technically has played in two seasons before this one, but intended for Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver CJ Williams, center, there was a four-year gap in be- during a preseason game on Aug. 15 at the Caesars Superdome.

tween. After appearing in one game for the New England Patriots in 2021, Sherman appeared in seven games for New Orleans last season. The lengthy wait demonstrated the offensive lineman’s resilience. And Sherman followed that up by making a 53man roster for the ﬁrst time in his career.

He did this year by learning a mostly new position. The Saints used Sherman primarily at center, a spot he had played only once in the pros — coincidentally against the Saints last preseason, when he was still a member of the Denver Broncos. He also has experience at tackle and guard.

“If you’re not starting, the more you can do,” Sherman said last week. “If I’m able to play all ﬁve (offensive line spots) and help the team win games, that’s what I want to do.”

CB Jayden Price

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.

cornerback has taken an unconventional path to land on the roster. Price played in the FCS at North Dakota State. He spent years in the upstart United Football League. He joined the Saints last year but spent the season on the practice squad. Through it all, Price never stopped improving. And this year, his growth created enough trust with the coaching staff and front ofﬁce that the Saints elected to keep only four true cornerbacks on their initial 53-man roster. Price is one of them. He played almost all of camp on the inside as safety Jonas Sanker’s backup at “star,” or inside cornerback. But he can also play outside if the Saints need it. “He was really good in college, but I think his patience and his playmaking ability (has improved),” said Saints wide receiver Bryce Lance, who was also Price’s teammate at North Dakota State. “He was a playmaker in college as well, but seeing the knowledge of his game grow, how he moves his feet and how he makes plays on the ball has been really cool to see.”

Price’s rise was well document- Email Matthew Paras at matt. ed throughout camp because the paras@theadvocate.com

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.

Former Southern QB leads comeback win BY TOYLOY BROWN III

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.

Liberty sends 7 players to FIBA World Cup BY DOUG FEINBERG AP basketball writer

NEW YORK — As the WNBA goes on its FIBA World Cup break, no team has more players headed to Germany then the New York Liberty. Like the city it plays in, the Liberty is an international smorgasbord with players from France, Nigeria, China, Germany, Australia, Spain, the Bahamas and the U.S. New York will have seven of them playing in the tournament that begins Friday in Berlin. The Liberty would have an eighth, but Satou Sabally is still recovering from a concussion and can’t play for Germany. “It truly is like the United Nations here,” Liberty star Breanna Stewart said of her teammates’ backgrounds. Rebecca Allen, the longest-tenured member of the team, said it wasn’t like that when she ﬁrst joined the organization in 2015. “I was the only foreigner on the team back then. Everyone made me feel welcome, but now it’s different with so many countries represented here,” she said. Rookie Pauline Astier, who will play for France at the World Cup with Liberty teammate Marine Johannes, said her teammates were so welcoming that it made the adjustment to playing in a foreign country much easier. It goes to show how international the league has become. The Liberty could have a very fun potluck dinner if everyone brought something from their native country. It’s an idea that Allen thought would be fun to do when they get back from the

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark shoots a shot against the New york Liberty on Aug. 22 in New york. FIBA break. Han Xu will represent China; Elizabeth Balogun will play for Nigeria; Leonie Fiebich for Germany; and Raquel Carrera for Spain.

nate the boards, setting another record on Sunday. Reese, who broke the single-game rebound record earlier last week with 26 in a win over Los Angeles, had her 29th double-double of the season Power poll against Minnesota. That’s the most Golden State took over the top in a single year by a WNBA player, spot in the power poll after go- breaking Alyssa Thomas’ mark set ing 4-0 last week, including a in 2023. win over previous No. 1 Minnesota. The Lynx dropped to third Player of the week behind Las Vegas. Atlanta, IndiGolden State’s Veronica Burton ana and New York were the next was the AP player of the week. three. Dallas was seventh with The Valkyries guard averaged Washington eighth. Portland, Los 11.3 points, 8.8 assists and 2.0 Angeles and Phoenix followed steals to help the team win all the Mystics. Chicago was 12th. four of its games last week on Connecticut, Seattle and Toronto the road. Other players receiving votes were Caitlin Clark of Indirounded out the poll. ana, Reese, Nneka Ogwumike of Reese Records Los Angeles and Kiki Iriafen of Angel Reese continues to domi- Washington.

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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Karr ranked No. 2 in season’s ﬁrst LSWA poll teams meet Week 3 in the Caesars St. Charles, Riverside, Superdome. St. Charles is No. 2 in Class 3A, Shaw are also behind top-ranked University High, and Riverside is No. 3 in highly ranked

Class 1A, behind No. 1 Haynesville and No. 2 Ouachita Christian. Shaw also is high in the rankings at No. 3 in 4A, behind No. 1 Neville and No. 2 Westgate. Other New Orleans-area teams in the rankings are No. 4 John Curtis, No. 6 St. Augustine and No. 9 Rummel in 5A, and No. 8 South Plaquemines in 1A. The LSWA polls are released each Monday during the regular season.

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE

Staff writer

Reigning state champions Edna Karr, St. Charles and Riverside each received ﬁrst-place votes and are ranked in the top three in their respective classifications in the Louisiana Sports Writers Association polls released Monday. Karr is No. 2 in Class 5A, one spot behind top-ranked Ruston — setting the stage for a possible Contact Christopher Dabe at No. 1-vs.-2 showdown when those cdabe@theadvocate.com

LSWA FOOTBALL POLLS 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.

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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.

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

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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.

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Edna Karr celebrates its win over St. Augustine in the Division I select state championship game on Dec. 13 at the Caesars Superdome. The Cougars are ranked No. 2 in Class 5A to start the season.

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

Associated Press

Chris Sale shut out the Dodgers and threw a 100 mph fastball in the process. You could call it turning back the clock, but that would imply the Atlanta left-hander’s best days are behind him. And that’s hardly the case. Sale struck out 11 in a five-hitter Thursday, lowering his ERA to 2.06. Only Jacob Misiorowski’s 1.73 is better, and Sale may be the only one capable of pushing the Milwaukee ace in the Cy Young race. At the very least, Sale Sale has a good chance to post his eighth top-five finish in a Cy Young vote. He won in 2024, his first season with the Braves. Thursday’s 1-0 win over Los Angeles was Sale’s first complete game since 2019 and included his first time reaching 100 mph on a pitch since 2018. He was with Boston then, wrapping up a stretch of seven straight years (2012-18) finishing in the top six in the Cy Young vote. But a poor 2019 was followed by Tommy John surgery, and Sale’s future looked uncertain. Since the Red Sox traded him to Atlanta for Vaughn Grissom, however, Sale has been an elite pitcher again. He finally won that elusive Cy Young in 2024, going 18-3 with a 2.38 ERA. He was 7-5 with a 2.58 ERA in 21 games last season, and this year he’s on pace to post an ERA under 2.20 for the third time as a starter. The 37-year-old Sale doesn’t have as much Cy Young hardware as Justin Verlander or Max Scherzer, but if he can pitch into his 40s like

they have, his Hall of Fame case could look pretty solid. His career wins above replacement total — per Baseball Reference — is roughly the same as CC Sabathia’s. And Sabathia was voted in on the ﬁrst ballot. Sale is under contract with Atlanta for next season, and the Braves have a team option for 2028.

Performance of the week While Sale tries to prevent Misiorowski from running away with the Cy Young Award, Pete CrowArmstrong is putting in quite a claim for the National League MVP. He hit three homers with six RBIs for the Chicago Cubs in a 17-5 win over Cincinnati on Saturday. The following day, he went deep two more times. Crow-Armstrong is up to 38 homers on the year, just two shy of Kyle Schwarber’s major league-leading total.

Comeback of the week The Reds scored seven runs in the top of the ninth to beat San Francisco 10-9 on Wednesday. Héctor Rodríguez led off the inning with a homer to make the score 9-4. Then a single and two walks loaded the bases for Eugenio Suárez, whose grand slam brought Cincinnati within a run with still nobody out. Jose Trevino eventually tied it with a sacriﬁce ﬂy, and Tyler Stephenson’s RBI single gave the Reds the lead.

Team of the week The Braves were baseball’s only unbeaten team this week, going 6-0. They continue to hold Philadelphia at arm’s length in the NL East, leading the division by ﬁve games after Matt Olson’s walk-off single against Colorado on Sunday extended Atlanta’s winning streak to seven.

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

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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 is he done? struggled with physical issues much worse for Djokovic, who

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.”

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.

Alcaraz returns with a victory BY BRIAN MAHONEY Associated Press

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-

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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Continued from page 1C 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 40plus 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. 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

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Continued from page 1C 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 five-year, agebased eligibility rule. They each graduated high school in 2022, which means they Sankey 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 would pave the way for them to begin appearing in games this season.

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Continued from page 1C ter? Is it worth it for the SEC to go so scorched earth on LSU? The answer to both questions is no. Yet 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 infrac-

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 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.” Email Koki Riley at koki.riley@ theadvocate.com. For more LSU sports updates, sign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/ lsunewsletter

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

tions and scandal at some time or another. Shouldn’t that invalidate a few holier-than-thou attitudes? 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 All-American 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

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

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LSU football great, 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 196062, a standout in an era of two-way football that made him a two-time 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 198083, 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 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, 190 pounds, Stovall was not as big, fast or strong as his predecessor as the LSU

Friday for the season, making the timing of a ruling Thursday essential. Kifﬁn said LSU will follow “SEC orders” if the ruling 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.

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.” 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.” 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 prede-

cessor 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 plan 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 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 2120 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.

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

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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 MEMPHIS10½ 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 MEX12½ 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

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.

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.

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

No games scheduled.

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

College football

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

Wednesday’s Games

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

SOUTHWEST 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.

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL American League East Division

National League

Tampa Bay New York Boston Baltimore Toronto

W 82 78 74 68 68

L 54 59 63 69 70

Pct GB .603 — .569 4½ .540 8½ .496 14½ .493 15

Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 72 69 65 63 62

L 64 68 72 73 76

Pct .529 .504 .474 .463 .449

GB — 3½ 7½ 9 11

Houston Texas Seattle Athletics Los Angeles

W 69 67 64 53 52

L 68 70 73 84 85

Pct .504 .489 .467 .387 .380

GB — 2 5 16 17

Central Division

West Division

Sunday’s Games

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

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 85 77 68 67 65

L 52 60 70 71 72

Pct GB .620 — .562 8 .493 17½ .486 18½ .474 20

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

W 82 73 72 56 52

L 55 65 65 81 85

Pct .599 .529 .526 .409 .380

Central Division

West Division

Sunday’s Games

Monday’s Games

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

N.Y. Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 9, Seattle 8, 10 innings Detroit at Minnesota, n Athletics at Texas, n 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.

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.

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

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

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

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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 34 311 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 3b10 0 0 Koss ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 37 711 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

ab r h bi ab r h bi Lindor ss 4 0 0 0 Díaz dh 5 0 00 Bichette 3b 4 1 1 0 Aranda 1b 3 1 00 Benge rf 4 0 1 0 Caminero 3b 4 0 1 0 Vientos dh 4 1 1 1 Hicks c 4 0 21 Young 1b 4 0 1 0 Mateo pr 0 0 00 Morel lf 3 0 1 0 Piper c 0 0 00 Pache pr-lf 1 1 1 0 Simpson lf 4 0 21 Semien 2b 4 0 1 0 Mullins cf 4 0 10 Ewing cf 4 0 2 0 DeLuca rf 3 0 10 Alvarez c 3 0 1 1 Palacios 2b 4 0 10 Soto ph 1 0 0 0 Walls ss 4 1 10 Torrens c 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 310 2 Totals 35 2 9 2 New York 000 100 200 — 3 Tampa Bay 000 000 020 — 2 DP_New York 0, Tampa Bay 1. LOB_New York 6, Tampa Bay 8. 2B_Young (16), Bichette (23). HR_Vientos (12). SB_Simpson (38). IP H R ER BB SO New York Stock W,1-3 5 1⁄3 5 0 0 0 4 2 Lavender H,7 ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Núñez H,2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Duarte H,6 ⁄3 3 2 2 1 0 1 Devenski H,1 ⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 Senga S,5-5 1 0 0 0 1 1 Tampa Bay Seymour L,9-6 6 1⁄3 6 3 3 0 10 2 Legumina ⁄3 2 0 0 0 0 Cleavinger 1 0 0 0 0 1 Matz 1 2 0 0 0 1 ABS Challenge_Senga (Ball-Conﬁrmed). Umpires_Home, Austin Jones; First, Ben May; Second, John Tumpane; Third, Brennan Miller. T_2:38. A_13,618 (25,025).

Major League Baseball

FOOTBALL

GB — 9½ 10 26 30

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

Transactions 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).

GB — 4½ 13 17 20

– SINCE I837 –

LIVING

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T u e s d ay, s e p T e m b e r 1, 2026

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Straight from the source Iconic sculpture will soon welcome visitors to the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

A towering sculpture by one of the world’s leading modernists will soon be placed in a premier location near the entrance to the New Orleans Museum of Art. The 18-foot-tall, 40-ton granite piece titled “Mississippi Fountain” by the late Isamu Noguchi will rise in the museum’s trafﬁc circle where a sculpture by pop master Roy Lichtenstein now rests in a reﬂecting pool. The 65-year-old sculpture is not just an important artwork, it was a foundation for what would become NOMA’s outstanding sculpture collection. Born in 1904, an American of Japanese descent, Noguchi was among the generation of artists that popularized modernism in the United States. The spare, elegant sculptures he began creating in the 1930s harmonized perfectly with the rise of geometric, mid-century architecture. Early in World War II, many Japanese-Americans were placed in internment camps in the western states. Though Noguchi was not forcibly incarcerated, he volunteered to live in such a camp for several months in solidarity with other Japanese-Americans.

STAFF FILE PHOTO By SCOTT THRELKELD

Susan Larson, host of WWNO’s ‘The Reading Life,’ speaks before interviewing Hillary Rodham Clinton and Chelsea Clinton, authors of ‘The Book of Gutsy Women,’ during a program presented by Octavia Books at the St. Charles Avenue Baptist Church in 2019.

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For WWNO’s Susan Larson, ‘The Reading Life’ may have ended, but the reading never will

BY KEITH SPERA

PROVIDED PHOTO FROM THE NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART

sk Susan Larson to describe her life and she responds with three words. “It’s all books.” Growing up in a Texas town without a bookstore didn’t dampen her lifelong love affair with the printed page. She read voraciously. She sold books. She spent two decades as The Times-Picayune’s book editor. She wrote “The Booklover’s Guide to New Orleans.” She twice chaired the Pulitzer Prize’s ﬁction jury, which determined ﬁnalists for the prestigious award. Since 2010, she’s hosted WWNO 89.9 FM’s “The Reading Life,” a weekly half-hour show that introduced hundreds of books and authors to listeners.

Isamu Noguchi’s 1961 ‘Mississippi Fountain’ sculpture is moving from St. Charles Avenue to the New Orleans Museum of Art in City Park.

Despite the interruption, in the 1950s Noguchi’s artistic career soared, with major museum exhibits, public art commissions and furniture designs. In 1961, Noguchi was sought out to create a fountain to accent the severely modern, seven-story John Hancock Insurance Company headquarters building that was under construction on St. Charles Avenue at what was then called Lee Circle — now Harmony Circle. It was a stark, tapered column surmounted by an upturned crescent, from which a cascade of water splashed onto the plaza surrounding the building. At the unveiling, the celebrated artist was given the key to the city. In 1974, the late businessman Sydney Besthoff III purchased the ofﬁce building and surrounding property, which was known thereafter as K&B Plaza, after Besthoff’s popular drugstore chain. According to an announcement provided by NOMA spokesman Charlie Tatum, “Besthoff credited Noguchi’s ‘Mississippi Fountain’ with inspiring the beginnings of his own collection of large-scale sculpture.” That collection became the basis of NOMA’s Besthoff Sculpture Garden, a major

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Reluctantly, she’s closing the book on “The Reading Life.” WWNO aired a ﬁnal, retrospective episode on Aug. 30. At 75, Larson is facing multiple medical issues. “If I weren’t dealing with health challenges, I would have kept on longer,” she said. “My voice comes and goes. When your voice isn’t reliable anymore, it’s a real challenge.” Hoping to strengthen it, she attends vocal therapy sessions. One exercise involves reading aloud. “Everybody else hates that,” she said. “But not me.”

Picayune and Pulitzers The bookshelves lining Larson’s Uptown abode are laden with thousands of volumes. “I’ve always wanted to live in a library,” she said. “And now I do.”

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‘She liked school. She wanted to be as educated as possible.’

Before ‘Little House,’ Rose Wilder Lane lived in La. Rose Wilder once lived in 1904 at the Thayers’ home in Crowley.

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BY JA’KORI MADISON

ary legacy that made her mother’s stories famous. Today, the Acadia Parish LiLong before Laura Ingalls brary stands on the same ground Wilder’s memories became the where Crowley High School once beloved “Little House” books, stood, meaning visitors may be her daughter was writing a chap- standing where Laura Ingalls ter of her own story in Crowley. Wilder’s daughter once attended More than 120 years ago, Rose classes. Historical accounts conWilder Lane came to Louisiana at 16, graduated at the top of her ﬁrm that Lane graduated from class from Crowley High School ä See WILDER, page 2D and later helped shape the literStaff writer

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Can’t get a word in with long-winded friend stories before he ﬁnally gets to Dear Annie: I have a friend I’ve known for more than 30 years. He the point. By then, everyone else has stopped trying to participate. is a good person, loyal and generMy wife and I have ous, and we share a lot of learned to live with this history. The problem is over the years, but rethat he has absolutely no sense of when he has lost cently it has become more a room. awkward. We are having At dinner parties, he can six longtime friends come take over the entire confrom different parts of Annie the country to stay with us versation with a story that Lane for several days. We have lasts 15 or 20 minutes. And DEAR ANNIE planned a wine tasting, these are not short, lively dinners, sightseeing and stories. We get every plenty of time at the house just street name, every person’s ﬁrst catching up. Some of these people and last name, what someone ordered for lunch, what year it hap- haven’t seen one another in years, so everyone is really looking forpened and usually several side

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 1897, the first section of Boston’s new subway was opened, creating the first underground rapid transit system in North America. 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

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Continued from page 1D Crowley High School in 1904 as the top student in a class of seven. “She was a very intelligent woman,” said Claire Dore, programming and outreach librarian and archivist for Acadia Parish Library. “She liked school. She wanted to be as educated as possible.” Born in 1886, Wilder spent her early years moving with her parents, Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder, through several Midwestern communities before the family eventually settled in Mansﬁeld. By the time she reached her teenage years, Lane had become fascinated by the world of literature. She grew up in rural communities, and at the time, the school in Mansﬁeld, Missouri, where Lane lived with her parents, did not offer the full course of study she wanted, but Crowley did.

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leave it at that. You are hosting the weekend, not running a reunion committee. As for the storytelling, after 30 years, a little honesty is overdue. Tell him kindly that he sometimes holds the ﬂoor so long that others don’t get a chance to join in. A good story should leave people wanting more, not checking the exits. Friendship can survive tactful truth. In fact, sometimes it needs it. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

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you disappear for six months while had actually read the book and you’re doing nothing but reading. asked questions that were always It’s like being in the smallest, best to the point. book club in America.” “Every writer knows what a rare thing that is, and every writer who ‘Make them feel welcome’ came in contact with Susan owes In 2009, she accepted a buyout her a debt of gratitude.” Octavia Books has underwritten after the Picayune, under its former owners, dropped the book “The Reading Life” since its inceppage. She had no interest in writ- tion. “She doesn’t just interview ing about anything else. The following year, she was people,” Octavia co-owner Tom on jury duty alongside WWNO’s Lowenburg said. “She has a way of membership chair at the time, Ja- exploring books and authors that net Wilson, and the radio station’s brings out what’s important. And now-retired development director, she has such a wonderful voice on Ron Biava. As Larson helped them the radio.” Her national reputation helped stuff envelopes for WWNO, they conceived “The Reading Life,” a bring authors and attention to the city, Lowenburg said. radio show built around books. “New Orleans is known for its Jenni Lawson, the audio engineer for the show’s first seven music and food. She made it clear years, tutored Larson on the ba- that we’re also known for our litsics of radio production. Lawson, erature. She’s one of the best book Larson recalled, emphasized “the reviewers out there. most important rule of radio: it’s “She has been an invaluable asall about good manners. You are set for the community and has the host. You have a guest. You given so much of herself. We’re make them feel welcome.” deeply appreciative of what she’s Working with Lawson and, for done.” the past nine years, George Ingmire, Larson welcomed hundreds A retirement stockpile of authors to the WWNO studio on Larson’s husband died in 2003. the campus of what is now LSU Her kids are grown. She now lives New Orleans. with her books and her dog, to She counts Albert Woodfox, whom she sometimes reads poetry. whose memoir “Solitary” chroniIn a full-circle serendipity, they cled his nearly 44 years of solitary occupy a house owned by Maaja conﬁnement at the Louisiana State Stewart, the former Tulane UniPenitentiary, and anti-death penal- versity English department chair. “I owe my whole life to Maaja for ty advocate Sister Helen Prejean among her most meaningful con- that good advice about doing someversations. thing fun with books,” Larson said. Interviewing Hillary and Chel- “That is what I did.” Her son once accused her of sea Clinton about their “The Book of Gutsy Women” in front of an au- “fetishizing” books. To which she dience at St. Charles Avenue Bap- replied, “What’s wrong with that?” For episodes of “The Reading tist Church in 2019 was another highlight. Larson led the audience Life,” she learned how to make pain singing “Happy Birthday” to per and bind books. Now that she’s Hillary. retired, she hopes to ﬁnd time to Both her reviews and radio show refine those skills. She wants to focused on local authors. rebind her 10 favorite books and “As book review space contract- “make them beautiful.” She may record an occasional ed, you had to do your best to give a book a shot at getting a reader- special for WWNO. And, of course, she’ll read. She’s ship,” she said. “So many great books were coming out of New stockpiled hundreds of books to enjoy in retirement. Orleans and still are.” “Somebody said to me, ‘FortyShe spotlighted several of New Orleans-based author Tom Piazza’s five years and you never got to read what you wanted to.’ That’s works. “Susan Larson has been the best not true. “I think I read exactly what I kind of friend a writer could have,” wanted to.” Piazza said. “Writers had a platform to discuss their work with a smart, em- Email Keith Spera at kspera@ pathic, spirited interviewer who theadvocate.com.

In the early 1900s, Crowley was becoming a place of educational opportunity. Crowley High School offered students the opportunity to complete the full high school curriculum through the 12th grade, while Acadia College gave students a path to continue their education beyond high school. Dore said Crowley’s early leaders recognized the importance of building those educational opportunities so students could gain an education and eventually return to the community to work. Many residents also spoke both French and English, giving Lane a glimpse of a multilingual culture she found fascinating. “She liked the Cajun aspect as well,” Dore said. “She thought it was very interesting that ... most people spoke French and English.” So Lane left home and came to Louisiana to live with her father’s sister, Eliza Jane Wilder Thayer. She moved to Crowley in about 1903, at around 16 years old, and

enrolled at Crowley High School. Lane’s arrival also came as Crowley was growing into a center of the rice industry, drawing people to the area with the promise of opportunity. That was actually how Lane’s aunt and uncle came to Louisiana. Eliza Jane and her husband, Thomas Thayer, moved to the area after hearing about the possibilities of rice farming. The original Thayer house is gone, but portions of the structure were incorporated into another house on Second Street in Crowley after the original home suffered a ﬁre and other damage, Dore said. It was in that home that Rose lived during her year in Crowley. Dore has found newspaper accounts documenting the literary programs Crowley’s students participated in during Lane’s time at the school. According to the Crowley Signal, a newspaper that was based in the area, Lane presented a parody of

Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven,” using the poem to reﬂect on the loneliness and separation the graduating class would face because they were all going separate ways. “She was very much into linguistics,” Dore said. “She loved literature, as well.” After graduation, Rose returned brieﬂy to Missouri, learned telegraphy and soon began working as a telegraph operator; she also began traveling and writing. She published her first novel, “Diverging Roads,” in 1919. Then in 1930, more than two decades after Lane left Crowley, her mother began turning her memories of frontier life into the stories that would become the Little House books. The books were written with the encouragement and editorial assistance of Lane. Laura Ingalls Wilder began writing down her childhood memories, publishing “Little House in the Big Woods” in 1932 and “Little House on the Prairie”

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later that a whole group of mutual friends was together without him. At the same time, these guests are traveling a long way to see us, and I don’t think it’s fair to let one person dominate their visit. How do I invite my friend and his wife for just one evening without making it obvious that the rest of the weekend is happening without them? And after 30 years, is it ﬁnally time for me to gently tell him that his marathon storytelling is wearing everyone out? — Trapped in a Very Long Story Dear Trapped: Invite your friend and his wife to one dinner and

Her current collection contains only half of the books she kept at her family’s former house on Dufossat Street. Moving into a smaller rental forced her to downsize. She culled cookbooks, half of her 1,000 poetry books and her cache of tattoo books. “I had a failure to commit when it comes to tattoos. I love to read about them but I never actually got one.” If she still had enough space, she would have kept all her books: “I miss every single one.” Her connection to the printed page dates to her childhood in Texas City, an oil refinery town between Houston and Galveston. In first grade, Larson contracted “every childhood disease known to man — mumps, measles, chickenpox and Hong Kong flu.” Teachers brought books to her house. In junior high school, she was a “guinea pig” for a speed-reading program. She majored in English at Houston’s Rice University. She met her future husband, Julian Wasserman, at Rice, where he was earning a doctorate in English literature with a medieval focus (“his first love was Geoffrey Chaucer,” Larson said). The couple followed his teaching career to Arkansas and back to Houston, where Larson managed a feminist bookstore. They moved to New Orleans in 1985 when Wasserman joined the faculty at Loyola University. They raised a daughter, Casey, and a son, Dash. Susan considered grad school. But the chair of Tulane’s English department at the time, Maaja Stewart, cautioned her that it would be difficult for both members of a married couple to find jobs in academia. Instead, Stewart suggested Larson “do something fun with books.” So she sold them at the University of New Orleans’ bookstore. And then, in 1988, The Times-Picayune named her the newspaper’s book editor. It was her dream job to read books and write about them. Publishers mailed her hundreds of free books a month. “Every one of those represented a personal failure (if) I hadn’t reviewed it,” she said. “I eventually made peace with that.” When reviewing a book, she often read it twice and filled its pages with Post-It notes. She read “like a monk. I read without distraction, without television or music. I don’t answer the phone. That’s what you owe a book when you’re judging it.” In 2009 and 2012, she led the Pulitzer Prize organization’s threeperson fiction jury. “It was an enormous privilege and pleasure,” she said. “You had six months to read 300 books. “You can’t tell anybody you’re doing it, because they don’t want you to be subject to influence. So

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New Orleans tourist attraction, which was established in 2003 and expanded in 2019. The K&B headquarters building was offered for sale in 2025 for $11.4 million. The Noguchi will be placed upon a granite base where the museum’s reflecting pool now lies. It will ﬂow with water as it originally did. The colorful Lichtenstein sculpture will be relocated to a spot in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden beside the museum. Tatum said that the transfer is expected to take place this fall. Just moving the monumental piece from St. Charles Avenue to City Park will be “quite a large endeavor,” he said.

ward to relaxed conversation and reconnecting. The complication is that all six of our guests also know my talkative friend. When we mentioned the visit, several of them gently said they thought he and his wife should probably be included for one dinner. But they were equally clear that they did not want him included for the entire weekend. One friend joked that if he came wine tasting with us, we might hear the history of every grape before we got to drink it. I feel terrible because this man has been my friend for decades, and I don’t want him to discover

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in 1935, according to the Library of Congress. Lane’s career eventually carried her into journalism and writing. She traveled extensively and worked for newspapers and magazines across the country, but her connection to Louisiana did not disappear completely after she left. Her Crowley experience was later dramatized in “On the Banks of the Bayou,” part of the “Rose Years” series of books based on her life. The story follows Lane as she leaves the family farm and moves to Louisiana to live with her aunt. The book was written by Roger Lea MacBride, Lane’s literary heir, but the parts of the book focus on a Crowley setting which reﬂects a real chapter of her life. And the Acadia Parish Library still has a copy. The old Crowley High School was eventually demolished in the 1970s, and the library was built on the site.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the below charter schools have taken all action required by law for the adopting of its operating budget for the ﬁscal year ended June 30, 2027. Those actions include public notice the proposed budget was available and dates the budget will be discussed in open meetings, adop‐ tion of the budget in an open meeting, and sub‐ mittal of the approved budget to the charter au‐ thorizer.

Notice of Hearing on Pro‐ posed 2026-27 Budget for New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy (NOMMA) will hold a hearing on its proposed 2026-27 budget on Tues‐ day, September 15 at 6 p.m. The hearing may last approximately one hour. The meeting will be held at the NOMMA Library, 425 O’Bannon Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114. Starting Septem‐ ber 1, 2026, NOMMA's proposed budget will be available for public in‐ spection from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Friday, in the school's main of‐ ﬁce at the address above. NOMMA does not discriminate in the ren‐ dering of services to/or employment of individu‐ als because of race, color, religion, sex, age, i l i i di bili

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$30,000,000 LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACIL‐ ITIES AUTHORITY REVENUE BONDS (LOUISIANA KEY ACADEMY PROJECT) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that not exceeding $30,000,000 principal amount of Louisiana Pub‐ lic Facilities Authority Revenue Bonds (Louisiana Key Academy Project) in one or more series, on a taxable and/or tax-exempt basis (the "Bonds") will be sold at private sale to Stifel, Nicolaus & Com‐ pany, Incorporated, or its designee, or such other purchaser selected by the Corporation (defined below), or a related per‐ son, by the Louisiana Public Facilities Author‐ ity (the "Authority"), at 2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 650, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at nine o'clock (9:00) a.m., Louisiana time, on September 9, 2026, or such other date, time and/or place as may be determined by the Chair‐ man of the Authority. The Bonds may be sold pur‐ suant to the terms of a bond purchase agree‐ ment or contract of pur‐ chase at a price of not less than 90% of the prin‐ cipal thereof (inclusive of underwriter's discount in an amount not exceeding 3% of the principal amount thereof). In the alternative, the Bonds may be sold to a bank pursuant to a private placement agreement, investment agreement and/or investment letter, or loan agreement. Other proposals are hereby in‐ vited and upon receipt will be considered, and the proposal most ad‐ vantageous to the Au‐ thority will be accepted at the time of the sale. Capitalized terms used herein which are not oth‐ erwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture (defined below).

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The issuance and sale of the Bonds have been duly authorized pursuant to the terms of a resolu‐ tion adopted by the Au‐ thority on July 15, 2026, under the provisions of Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the "Act"). The Bonds will be issued on behalf of Friends of LKA, a Louisiana nonprofit corporation (the "Corpo‐ ration"), in accordance with the provisions of a Trust Indenture (the "In‐ denture") to be entered into between the Author‐ ity and Hancock Whitney Bank (the "Trustee"), for the purposes of (i) fi‐ nancing the acquisition, construction, equipping and furnishing of Louisiana Key Academy – Baton Rouge (the "Baton Rouge Campus"), a tu‐ ition free, public charter school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, authorized to serve students in first through eighth grade, Louisiana Key Academy – Caddo (the "Caddo Cam‐ pus"), a tuition free, pub‐ lic charter school in Shreveport, Louisiana, authorized to serve stu‐ dents in first through eighth grade, and Louisiana Key Academy – Northshore (the "Northshore Campus" and, collectively with the Baton Rouge Campus and Caddo Campus, the "Schools" and each, a "School"), a tuition free, public charter school in Covington, Louisiana, au‐ thorized to serve stu‐ dents in first through eighth grade, or refinanc‐ ing one or more loans as‐ sociated with any of the foregoing, including capi‐ talized interest, if neces‐ sary, (ii) funding one or more reserve funds, if necessary and (iii) pay‐ ing the costs of issuance of the Bonds. The Bonds will be dated, mature on such dates not later than 38 years from the date thereof and bear interest at a fixed or variable (con‐ vertible) rate not to ex‐ ceed 7.50% per annum on a tax-exempt basis and not to exceed 10% on a taxable basis, all as provided in and subject to the terms and condi‐ tions of the Indenture. The Bonds will be subject to redemption prior to maturity as set forth in the Indenture. The Bonds are issued under and equally se‐ cured both as to princi‐ pal and interest by the Indenture, which Inden‐ ture provides a complete description of the pledged property and i i

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p g p p y revenues constituting the Trust Estate (as de‐ ﬁned in the Indenture) the nature and extent of the security, a statement of the terms and condi‐ tions on which the Bonds are issued and secured, the rights, duties and obligations of the Au‐ thority, the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the rights of the owners of the Bonds. The Authority will loan the proceeds of the Bonds to the Corporation pursuant to a Loan Agreement (the "Loan Agreement") between the Authority and the Corporation. The Corpo‐ ration will lease each re‐ spective School facility to the applicable School for the continued opera‐ tion of such School. The Bonds will also be se‐ cured by a mortgage on each of the facilities and an assignment of leases and rents by the Corpo‐ ration to Hancock Whit‐ ney Bank.

p y with the provisions of a Trust Indenture (the "In‐ denture") to be entered into between the Author‐ ity and Hancock Whitney Bank (the "Trustee"), for the purpose of financing or refinancing the acqui‐ sition, equipping, main‐ tenance and/or installa‐ tion of approximately 6,800 miles of fiber optic network cables, equip‐ customer ment and premises installation in Avoyelles Parish, Beaure‐ gard Parish, Bienville Parish, Bossier Parish, Calcasieu Parish, Cald‐ well Parish, Catahoula Parish, Concordia Parish, De Soto Parish, East Feli‐ ciana Parish, Grant Parish, Jackson Parish, Lincoln Parish, Natchi‐ toches Parish, Rapides Parish, Red River Parish, Sabine Parish, St. Helena Parish, St. Mary Parish, Tensas Parish, Vernon Parish, and Winn Parish, State of Louisiana (the "Project"), funding re‐ serves and capitalized interest, if necessary, and paying costs of is‐ suance of the Notes.

their claims no later than September 21, 2026 to 1536 Magazine St, New Orleans LA 70130.

For further information relative to the Bonds and not contained in this no‐ tice, please contact Ms. Patricia A. Dubroc at 2237 S. Acadian Thruway, Suite 650, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808. LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY By: /s/ Ronald H. Bordelon Chairman Dated: September 1, 2026 198936-SEP 1-1T $94.50 PUBLIC NOTICE - -NOTICE OF SALE OF NOTES NOT EXCEEDING $150,000,000 LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACIL‐ ITIES AUTHORITY REVENUE NOTES (QUALIFIED BROADBAND PROJECT) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that not exceeding $150,000,000 principal amount of Louisiana Pub‐ lic Facilities Authority Revenue Notes (Qualified Broadband Project) in one or more series, on a taxable or tax-exempt basis (the "Notes") will be sold at a private placement to JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., and such other lenders se‐ lected by the Company (defined below), by the Louisiana Public Facili‐ ties Authority (the "Au‐ thority"), at 2237 South Acadian Thruway, Suite 650, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at nine o'clock (9:00) a.m., Louisiana time, on September 9, 2026, or such other date, time and/or place as may be determined by the Chairman of the Author‐ ity. The Notes may be sold to the bank and other lenders pursuant to a credit agreement and/or such other agree‐ ment as desired. Other proposals are hereby in‐ vited and upon receipt will be considered, and the proposal most ad‐ vantageous to the Au‐ thority will be accepted at the time of the sale. Capitalized terms used herein which are not oth‐ erwise defined shall have the meanings given to them in the Indenture (defined below). The issuance and sale of the Notes have been duly authorized pursuant to the terms of a resolution adopted by the Authority on May 13, 2026, as amended on July 15, 2026 and August 12, 2026, under the provisions of Chapter 2-A of Title 9 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (the "Act"). The Notes will be issued on behalf of CSM Intermedi‐ ate Holdco, LLC, a limited liability company incor‐ porated and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware and authorized to do busi‐ ness in the State of Louisiana (the "Com‐ pany"), in accordance i h h i i f

The Notes will be dated, mature on such dates (not to exceed 30 years from the date thereof) on a tax-exempt or taxable basis as ﬁxed rate notes bearing interest at rates not to exceed 7.50% per annum or variable rate notes bearing interest at rates not to exceed 12%, all as provided in and subject to the terms and conditions of the Inden‐ ture. The Notes will be subject to optional and mandatory redemption prior to maturity as set forth in the Indenture. The Notes are issued under and equally se‐ cured both as to princi‐ pal and interest by the Indenture, which Inden‐ ture provides a complete description of the pledged property and revenues constituting the Trust Estate, as de‐ ﬁned in the Indenture, the nature and extent of the security, a statement of the terms and condi‐ tions on which the Notes are issued and secured, the rights, duties and obligations of the Au‐ thority, the rights, duties and immunities of the Trustee and the rights of the owners of the Notes. The Authority will loan the proceeds of the Notes to the Company pursuant to a Loan Agreement for the Notes (the "Loan Agreement") between the Authority and the Company. The payment of the Notes are secured solely by pay‐ ments made by the Com‐ pany, are not payable from any other revenue of the Authority or the State of Louisiana, and do not constitute an in‐ debtedness of the Au‐ thority or the State of within the Louisiana, meaning of any constitu‐ tional or statutory limita‐ tion of indebtedness. The Notes do not consti‐ tute or create an obliga‐ tion, general or special, debt, liability or moral obligation of the State of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof or personal obligations of the Authority, but are limited and special oblig‐ ations of the Authority. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of Louisiana or of any politi‐ cal subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the Notes. For further information relative to the Notes and not contained in this no‐ tice, please contact Ms. Patricia A. Dubroc at 2237 S. Acadian Thruway, Suite 650, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808. LOUISIANA PUBLIC FACILITIES AUTHORITY By: /s/ Ronald H. Bordelon Chairman Dated: September 1, 2026 198939-SEP 1-1T $90.22 PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Notice is hereby given by Life Force LLC. Production has wrapped for “Tiger Bones". Any vendors or employees that have outstanding claims for this produc‐ tion are asked to send their claims no later than S t b 21 2026 t

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The Bonds do not consti‐ tute or create an obliga‐ tion, general or special, debt, liability or moral obligation of the State of Louisiana or any political subdivision thereof or personal obligations of the Authority, but are limited and special oblig‐ ations of the Authority. Neither the faith and credit nor the taxing power of the State of Louisiana or of any politi‐ cal subdivision thereof is pledged to the payment of the principal of or the interest on the Bonds.

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198475 Aug. 25, Sept. 1, 8, 2026 3t $164.08 PUBLIC NOTICE --THIS NOTICE BY PUBLICA‐ TION IS NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR RIGHTS OR INTEREST IN THE FOL‐ LOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN THE PARISH OF ORLEANS, LOUISIANA MAY BE TER‐ MINATED BY OPERATION OF LAW IF YOU DO NOT TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. Tax Bill 39W029010 City of New Orleans Bernard J. Pays III Pamela A. Pays Q F LAKE GROVES PARK LOT 25 GERVAIS 60X99 42 GERVAIS ST bearing Mu‐ nicipal No. 8840-42 Ger‐ vais St., New Orleans LA 70127 TAX SALE TITLE TO THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROP‐ ERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAXES. SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN ORLEANS CDC CASE NO. 2026-00476 DIV. “C”. YOU HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED AS A PERSON WHO MAY HAVE AN IN‐ TEREST IN THIS PROP‐ ERTY. YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY WILL BE TERMINATED IF YOU DO NOT FILE A LAWSUIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. Law Ofﬁce of Christopher U. Robles 3500 N. Hullen St. #224 Metairie, LA 70001 (504)276-2537 198487-AUG 25-SEP 1-2T $291.26

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PUBLIC NOTICE --REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS (RFQ) FORMER VALENA C. JONES SCHOOL REDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY The New Orleans Rede‐ velopment Authority (NORA), in partnership with the Orleans Parish School Board (OPSB), is issuing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking proposals from qualified development teams for the adaptive reuse and redevelop‐ ment of the former Valena C. Jones School located at 1901 N. Galvez Street, New Orleans, Louisiana. A virtual Information Meeting will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, Sep‐ tember 29, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. (CDT). Respondents are encouraged to attend this meeting, during which NORA staff will provide an overview of the redevelopment op‐ portunity, solicitation process, submission re‐ quirements, anticipated timeline, and answer questions. Attendance is not mandatory to submit a response. Proposals must be sub‐ mitted electronically no later than TUESDAY, OC‐ TOBER 27, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. (CDT). Late submis‐ sions will not be ac‐ cepted. Respondents must sub‐ mit all required materials electronically using a shared Microsoft OneDrive folder. Detailed submission instructions will be included in the Request for Qualifica‐ tions (RFQ) package. NORA will not accept hard copy submissions. Copies of the complete Request for Qualifica‐ tions (RFQ), including de‐ tailed submission re‐ quirements, property in‐ formation, and any fu‐ ture addenda may be ac‐ cessed online at https:// noraworks.org or by con‐ tacting Audrey Plessy, Procurement Manager, at (504) 658-4400, or via email at Audrey.Plessy@ nola.gov. Important Note: Respon‐ dents are responsible for submitting a complete proposal by the stated deadline. Incomplete or late submissions may be deemed non-responsive and may not be consid‐ d

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PUBLIC NOTICE --CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF OR‐ LEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA NO. 2023-07526 DIVISION A J-15 @ DOCKET NO. 1 SUCCESSION OF MAIT‐ LAND SANDERS FILED: DEPUTY CLERK NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL REAL ESTATE AT PRIVATE SALE NOTICE IS GIVEN that Beverly Wallace Sanders, Administratrix of the Succession of Maitland Sanders, has, pursuant to the provisions of Arti‐ cle 3281 of the Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure, petitioned this Honorable Court for authority to sell at private sale, all of the right, title and interests of the Succession in and to the following de‐ scribed real estate for the price and sum of $375,000.00: ONE CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all of the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes, appur‐ tenances and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of the City of New Orleans, PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that part thereof known as EASTOVER SUBDIVI‐ SION, GREENBRIER PLACE, in SQUARE A thereof, bounded by West Greenbrier Drive, Greenbrier Drive, East‐ over Drive, Interstate Highway 10, Jahncke Canal, and Gannon Road or canal, designated as LOT 10 on plan of resub‐ division made by W/E Professional Surveys, dated March 1, 1994, reg‐ istered in CIN 106476, and according to which said Lot 10 measures 58.26 feet front on West Green‐ brier Drive, a width in the rear of 118.47 feet, by a depth on the sideline ad‐ joining Lot 9 of 127.98 feet, by a depth on the sideline adjoining Lot 11 of 141.65 feet. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 190 West Greenbrier Drive, New Orleans, Louisiana 70128. [The space intentionally left blank.] NOW THEREFORE, in ac‐ cordance with law, no‐ tice is hereby given that BEVERLY WALLACE SANDERS, Administratrix of the Succession of

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Maitland Sanders, pur‐ poses to sell all of the right, title and interests of the Succession in the aforesaid real estate, at private sale, for the price and upon the terms aforesaid, and the heirs, legatees, and creditors are required to make op‐ position, if any they have or can, to such sale, within seven (7) days, in‐ cluding Sundays and hol‐ idays, from date whereon the last publication of this notice appears. CHELSEY RICHARD NAPOLEON Clerk of Court Civil District Court For the Parish of Orleans ATTORNEY: Drolla, Jr.

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EMAIL: joedrolla@ drollalaw.com 196876-aug 11-sep 1-2t $120.78 PUBLIC NOTICE --CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF OR‐ LEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA SUCCESSION OF ELIZA‐ BETH D. SQUARE AND RANDOLPH SQUARE, SR. No.: 2024-05711 Division: “M” Filed: DY. Clerk: _ NOTICE TO SELL PROPERTY WHEREAS, SHERRILYNN HOLMAN, Administrator of the Succession of ELIZABETH D. SQUARE and RANDOLPH SQUARE, SR. has made application to the Court for the sale of the IMMOVABLE prop‐ erty of the estate of ELIZ‐ ABETH D. SQUARE and RANDOLPH SQUARE, SR., hereinafter described towit: PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA: THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVITUDES, AP‐ PURTENANCES AND AD‐ VANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANY‐ WISE APPERTAINING, SIT‐ UATED IN THE THIRD DIS‐ TRICT OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWN AS LIBERTY TERRACE, PHASE I (SQUARE ONE AND TWO) IN ACCOR‐ DANCE WITH PLAN OF SUBDIVISION PREPARED BY C&S CONSULTANTS, INC. C.E.&S. DATED NO‐ VEMBER 12, 1982, AP‐ PROVED BY THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION UNDER DATED OF APRIL 13, 1983, S.D. 198/82, REG‐ ISTERED IN CONVEYANCE OFFICE BOOK 786, FOLIO

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100, ACCORDING TO WHICH SAID PORTION OF GROUND IS DESIGNATED AND MEASURES AS FOL‐ LOWS, TO-WIT: LOT B, SQUARE 2, WHICH SQUARE IS BOUNDED BY ALMONASTER AVENUE, EDNA STREET, ST. FERDI‐ NAND STREET AND THE BALANCE OF TRACT A. LOT 8 COMMENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 211.58 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF ST. FERDINAND AND EDNA STREETS AND MEASURES THENCE 43.25. FEET FRONT ON EDNA STREET; SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH OF 55 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES. THE IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR THE MU‐ NICIPAL NO. 2747 EDNA STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70126. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: FOR THE SUM OF $75,000.00 CASH FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL SUCH PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICATION ON FILE OR ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY BE ORDERED BY THE COURT. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the Decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition which they have or may have to such application, at any time, prior to the issuance of the Order of Judgment authorizing, approving and homolo‐ gating such application and that such Order or Judgment may be issued after the expiration of ten (10) days, from the date of the publication of such notice, all in accor‐ dance with law. This Notice sent to the paper on the 27th day of August, 2026. By:/s/Blake Guidry BLAKE GUIDRY (36484) blake@fdltitle.com Fleur de Lis Law & Title Company 1420 Southwest Railroad Avenue Hammond, Louisiana 70403 Tel: (985) 277-5550 Fax: (985) 249-2387 199271-SEP 1-21-2T $126.84

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