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Bird enthusiast John Parker looks out over a wetland area along La. 82 toward a liquefied natural gas facility construction site in Cameron Parish on Aug. 12.

LnG boom in coastal Cameron Parish prompts concern over impact on migratory birds BY MEGAN WYATT

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An oak-filled ridge at the end of the marshy Louisiana coast has long served as a refuge for birds during their migrations. But property near the coastal forest, which is thick with trees, shrubs and ferns, could soon be paved over as a parking lot, leading to warnings from birders and environmentalists about the effects on wildlife. The location is one of three recently proposed park-and-ride lots meant to accommodate more than 2,000 vehicles for those working in the region’s booming liquefied natural gas industry. Energy company Caturus’s $13 billion Commonwealth liquefied natural gas export facility that’s under

the company and a group of concerned birders, ecological researchers and environmental activists. Caturus had applied for three coastal use permits with the Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy to build the lots along La. 82 in the Johnson Bayou area. Dozens submitted comments opposing the plan to the state agency. The proposal is currently on pause, with the permit applications stalling in July when the state asked Caturus for more information about them, according to Patrick Courreges, spokesperson A pair of orchard orioles perch in a tree at a site proposed for the Louisiana Departfor a parking lot along La. 82 in Cameron Parish on Aug. 12. ment of Conservation and Energy. The company then asked construction near Johnson could disorient migratory Bayou is within walking birds with light and noise to put the permits on hold as they attempted to work distance of Peveto Woods pollution. Bird and Butterfly SanctuThe planned parking lots ary, which opponents say have led to tension between ä See BALANCE, page 4A

The race for East Baton Rouge Parish district attorney features Ryan Thompson challenging 18-year incumbent Hillar Moore, and recent dispatches from the candidates have revealed the angles of attack each might take over the next two months of campaigning. Moore, who won reelection unopposed in 2014 and 2020, Moore has said he is running his campaign against himself, his reputation and his own record as district attorney. “Public safety and a fair, effective criminal justice system are issues that affect every neighborhood and every family, and our job during this campaign is to make sure Thompson voters understand both what we have accomplished and where we want to take the office next,” Moore said in an August statement to The Advocate.

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Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal could be good for La. But it will take time to come to fruition

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump namechecked Louisiana as one of the places that will benefit from his new deal to open Venezuelan oil fields to U.S. control in hopes of lowering prices at the pump. That’s because Louisiana refineries once received much of Venezuela’s product before that country’s mismanagement and U.S. sanctions reduced the flow to a trickle. Gulf Coast facilities have the expertise and technology to turn Venezuela’s heavy, viscous crude into the gases and distillates that become gasoline, jet fuel, truck diesel and other consumer

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Explosion of fireworks in Mexico kills at least 10

TEMASCALCINGO, Mexico — Pyrotechnic material exploded during the festival for a patron saint in a town in Mexico State, collapsing a wall, killing at least 10 people and injuring another 64, Mexican authorities said. The explosion occurred Saturday night next to the Nuestra Señora de la Luz church in Temascalcingo, a municipality in central Mexico with 66,000 residents. Hundreds of them were preparing to watch a fireworks display that is part of a religious festival when the blast occurred. The municipality is about 100 miles northwest of Mexico City. The cause of the explosion has not been determined and the Mexico State Attorney General’s Office has opened an investigation. A local bishop said two priests are among the injured. A video on social media shows the aftermath of the blast, with dozens of people walking through smoke and debris in search of survivors.

Volcanic island in Indonesia erupts

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A volcano erupted in Indonesia early Sunday, prompting the cancellation of all flights at Jakarta’s Soekarno-Hatta International Airport and disrupting other domestic airports as ash drifted across western parts of the country. The volcanic island of Anak Krakatau, located in Indonesia’s Sunda Strait between the main Java and Sumatra islands, had showed signs of activity since Friday before erupting for 30 seconds at 3:53 a.m. Sunday and for 16 seconds about three hours later, Indonesia’s Geological Agency said. Closed-circuit camera footage showed lava flares from the volcano. No casualties were reported and no evacuation order was issued. The nearest settlement is more than 10 miles away, but authorities warned residents and visitors to stay at least 2 miles from the active crater. Volcanic ash spread across parts of Jakarta and Lampung province on Sumatra’s southern tip, Indonesia’s Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. AirNav Indonesia closed airspace around Soekarno-Hatta and Halim Perdanakusuma airports in Jakarta, as well as six other airports, including Radin Inten II Airport in Lampung, because of volcanic ash. By Sunday evening, the closure of eight airports had affected 170,000 passengers from 1,558 canceled flights, including 963 flights in Jakarta’s SoekarnoHatta airport alone. All eight airports were ordered closed until midnight.

Cuba’s Raúl Castro appears at event

HAVANA — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro reappeared in public at a military event that celebrated the anniversary of an army branch responsible for protecting its top leaders. Cuban state television aired more than 10 minutes of footage Saturday night that showed Castro, 95, in his traditional olive-green military uniform, alongside his bodyguard and grandson, Raúl Guillermo Rodríguez Castro. The former leader’s previous public appearance was on Aug. 13. The broadcast also reported that Castro’s grandson had participated earlier this year in talks with the United States, which has imposed an oil and financial blockade on the island since January. The talks have since halted, while sanctions have increased in recent months. Authorities from both nations have acknowledged that talks took place following the energy blockade, but there is neither an agenda nor any leaked details regarding these conversations. The former president, who no longer holds any formal position in government or in the island’s Communist Party, rarely appears in public. Rumors regarding his health have recently circulated, even more so since his first absence in decades from a July rally marking the anniversary of the Cuban revolution’s biggest celebration.

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U.S. envoys hold talks in Ukraine Kushner, Witkoff spoke with Putin on Saturday

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KYIV, Ukraine — U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held “encouraging” talks in Kyiv on Sunday in their first official visit to Ukraine, but made no breakthrough toward ending Russia’s full-scale invasion. The Trump administration’s push to end the fighting has lost momentum, with the focus on the Iran war for the past six months. The trip by the Americans, part of a renewed effort to end the war, followed a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Saturday, as both sides have escalated their aerial attacks in the more than 41/2-year all-out war. Despite the latest diplomatic push, the core demands of Moscow and Kyiv remain mutually exclusive, especially over territorial concessions, underscoring the difficulty of reaching an agreement. Kushner acknowledged the challenge, saying the U.S. was working “behind the scenes” to create the conditions for a possible deal. “It’s a very, very hard problem, but we’re going to try,” Kushner said. Russia has recently been using fast-flying jet-powered drones, and the recurring wail of air-raid sirens has become part of daily life in Kyiv. Troops have struggled to make progress along the 775-mile front line. Zelenskyy held three rounds of talks with the Americans on Sunday, the last of which brought in

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, center, walks with President donald Trump’s envoys Jared Kushner, right, and Steve Witkoff on Sunday at Mariinsky palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. national security advisers from the United Kingdom, France and Germany. Zelenskyy said at a news conference that the discussions covered air defense needs — including Patriot systems — and a “winter package” of support covering both air defense and energy infrastructure before the colder months. He said that Kyiv was seeking “serious volumes” of American support on that front, with backing from European partners as well. The Ukrainian president said the U.S. planned to increase production of Patriot interceptor missiles next year, with Germany also expanding its own production under existing licensing agreements. Zelenskyy said that Russia had intensified strikes on Ukrainian cities before Russia’s State Duma election later this month, calling

the attacks deliberate “terror” against civilians. He said Ukraine was working with 67 domestic companies developing systems to shoot down Russia’s jet-powered drones at scale. The Ukrainian leader said the territorial question “remains relevant,” but reiterated his view that such difficult issues “can only be resolved at the level of leaders.” Zelenskyy said the talks also touched on long-term security guarantees and economic support for Ukraine’s postwar reconstruction. He said that a strong Ukrainian army remained “one of the main guarantees of security.” Zelenskyy said the sides agreed to hold a follow-up meeting involving Ukraine, the U.S. and Europe, though a location has not been set. Witkoff said the U.S. was pursuing “a diplomatic resolution to

this conflict, not a kinetic resolution.” Referring to the previous day’s talks, he said the meeting in Moscow had produced “new ideas” that were later brought to Kyiv. He pointed to the presence of national security advisers from the so-called E3 nations — France, Germany and the U.K. — as evidence that “collaboration is critical” to reaching a deal. Asked whether Washington was prepared to increase pressure on Russia if the talks produced no breakthrough, Kushner said the U.S. approach was to look for a “winwin” outcome. He said his father-in-law, U.S. President Donald Trump, was focused not just on ending the fighting but on building “a framework that could actually lead to a durable peace,” and that he and Witkoff had held a “constructive and substantive” meeting with Putin, discussing what Russia, Ukraine and the wider world could each gain from a settlement. Kushner said the two envoys hoped to revive trilateral talks involving Russia and Ukraine directly, a format last used roughly six months earlier, and said that Washington remained in near-daily contact with Ukrainian officials even between visits. Saturday’s meeting in Moscow lasted more than three hours behind closed doors and ended without any major developments being announced. Putin’s foreign policy adviser, Yuri Ushakov, described the talks as constructive, frank and useful, but he didn’t discuss specific outcomes. While Moscow offered its “comprehensive assessment” of the battlefield situation in Ukraine, Ushakov said, the talks weren’t purely focused on the war.

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An Amazon cargo plane sits at the Miami International Airport after it barreled off the runway Sunday, killing at least 5.

Amazon cargo plane barrels off runway in Miami, killing 5 BY ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE, DAVID FISCHER and JOSH FUNK Associated Press

MIAMI — An Amazon cargo plane barreled off a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday, killing at least five people as it struck vehicles and burst into flames, authorities said. The aircraft overran the runway about 2 p.m. after arriving from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Five people were killed, three critically injured and two others hospitalized with less severe injuries, Miami-Dade County officials told a news conference. Miami officials said Sunday afternoon that it was too soon to determine whether the people who died were on board the plane or in the vehicles the plane hit. The crash, which sent thick black smoke billowing into the sky, trapped the pilot and copilot in the cockpit and some occupants in cars, said Miami-Dade Rescue Fire Chief Ray Jadallah. The agency said another person was trapped under a vehicle. It also halted flights at the busy travel hub for much of the afternoon. Fire crews were still dealing with a fuel leak on the plane several hours after the crash, Jadallah said.

The Prime Air plane came to rest beside a roadway near two semitrucks, images from the scene showed. The aircraft appeared to be resting on its belly and was largely intact despite the fire. The flight had been operated by 21 Air, a cargo carrier based in North Carolina. The 32-yearold Boeing 767 was originally built to carry passengers and flew for several airlines for more than two decades before being converted to a cargo plane in 2015, according to flight-tracking site Flightradar24. About 250 flights were delayed at the airport late afternoon Sunday, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks flight disruptions. The National Transportation Safety Board said it is sending a team to Miami led by Chairwoman Jennifer Homendy to investigate. Amazon said in a statement that it would cooperate with any investigation. “We’re heartbroken to learn that five people lost their lives in today’s incident at Miami International Airport,” the company said. “Our deepest sympathies go out to the families, loved ones, and all those affected by this devastating loss.”

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Continued from page 1A with local officials and look into other alternatives, Courreges said in an Aug. 25 email to The Advocate | The Times-Picayune. Magnus “Sonny” McGee, who represents District 1 of the Cameron Parish Police Jury, also asked the state to suspend the review of the coastal use permit applications. “The Coastal Use Permit process is intended to yield the greatest public benefit with the least amount of environmental damage,” McGee wrote in a July 29 email to a Department of Conservation and Energy official. “Given the scope of these interconnected projects and their potential impacts, I believe the public deserves the opportunity to comment on them collectively rather than through separate permit proceedings.” Meanwhile, opponents have asked that the company consider alternative sites away from the habitat. They’ve also asked the Department of Conservation and Energy to consider the environmental impact of the proposed lots cumulatively instead of independently, and for a single public hearing to voice concerns. If the state eventually approves the permits, the Cameron Parish Police Jury would also have to sign off for approval. “We’re not anti-LNG,” said Mark Pethke, treasurer of the Louisiana Ornithological Society and Baton Rouge Audubon Society. “We’re anti- these locations, and particularly the Targa lot.” The Targa lot would hold around 900 vehicles, about one-third of a mile from the Peveto Woods. Caturus Energy did not respond to requests for comment for this story.

Construction is underway on the Commonwealth liquefied natural gas export facility in Cameron Parish on Aug. 12.

in Cameron Parish have been dinged over environmental problems. The three LNG export facilities in Cameron Parish have had a pattern of air pollution concerns, according to a 2025 report by the Environmental Integrity Project, a nonprofit research organization that advocates for stricter environmental standards. The report, which was sourced from federal and state data, documented over the last decade 34 federal Clean Air Act emission events at Cheniere Energy’s Sabine Pass LNG terminal, which resulted in 4,211 tons of air pollution. The report also documented 19 emission events at Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass LNG terminal, resulting in 93 tons of air pollution, and 89 emission events at Cameron LNG’s export terminal in Hackberry, resulting in 475 tons of air pollution. “Venture Global’s Calcasieu Pass facility has and continues to be in compliance with federal and state environmental regulations,” Venture Global spokesperson Jess Szymanski wrote in an email to The Advocate. She disputed records about past deviations during the facility’s commissioning phase, saying they do not constitute violations and occur across the industry during a project’s commissioning. “Calcasieu Pass has been in full compliance with its annual air permit emission limits,” Szymanski added. Cheniere Energy and Cameron LNG did not respond to requests for comment. James Hiatt, a Lake Charles environmental advocate and director of the community-based environmental organization For a Better Bayou, told the Cameron Parish Police Jury during a recent meeting that the proposed park-and-ride lots will impact residents, and similar future projects will affect the area. “We’re going to see this again and again,” Hiatt said. “The police jury has the authority and ability to express the will of the people who live here — and maybe the state reps and senators too — but if y’all had a unified voice, that matters, and what’s happening in lower Cameron could change.”

A vital stop for migratory birds Up to 2 million birds flock to the chenier habitat in coastal Louisiana each spring on their migration trips from South America to Canada, many stopping along the 40 acres of Peveto Woods Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary in Cameron Parish. French settlers used to invoke the word “chenier,” which means “oak grove,” to describe the beach ridges along the coast. After an onslaught of development and residential subdivisions decades ago started to shrink the habitats, a movement took hold by the 1980s to save what remained. A small group of concerned birders purchased undeveloped lots and donated parcels to the Baton Rouge Audubon Society, which has since expanded the acreage, filled in sand pits and replanted live oak seedlings. More recently, birders have documented 325 of the 493 bird species recorded in the state along the coastal refuge, according to Jane Patterson, president of the Baton Rouge Audubon Society, which owns the sanctuary. The sanctuary and similar cheniers in the region not only act as a first stop for birds migrating north in the spring, but also as a last stop for birds migrating south in the fall before crossing the Gulf, Patterson said. “Without a doubt, there are just fewer birds in the woods these days than there were 50 years ago,” Patterson said. “That decline is going to continue, and we may lose additional species entirely in our lifetime if we don’t figure out a way to achieve some balance.” Of the three proposed lots, the Targa lot would be the closest to Peveto Woods. A second Johnson

Terns fly over the edge of the beach along La. 82 in Cameron Parish on Aug. 12. Bayou lot is proposed for one mile away from the sanctuary, with parking for 500 vehicles near the community library. A third Stream West lot would be about 5 miles away from the sanctuary in the opposite direction, and have parking for 665 vehicles near the community fire station. Mary Tutwiler, a Louisiana birder who lives in Lafayette, worried that the parking lots will bulldoze the brush that birds rely on. “It’s one of the very few places along the coast that offers the birds these things, and we’ve kept it from being turned into beachfront homes,” she said. “After the hurricanes, a lot of these oaks were wiped out, which makes it even more important to preserve this spot.” Some opponents have suggested relocating the park-and-ride lots farther north or to areas that are already developed and well-lit at night. If the lots move forward in the proposed locations, opponents have warned that the type of lighting could affect birds, saying downward-facing, motion-sensing lights would be better than those that continuously light up the sky.

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according to Erik Johnson, an associate professor in LSU’s School of Renewable Natural Resources. Johnson, who has provided research for opponents of the project, also warned that daytime noise from increased traffic can increase stress hormones, which impacts birds’ ability to communicate with one another. That can lead to reduced feeding at a critical time — either right before or right after crossing the Gulf, Johnson said. The coastal chenier habitat has long been important to migratory birds, but it’s especially vital during inclement weather when Peveto Woods and the surrounding areas serve as an emergency stop, he said. “There’s all sorts of cascading problems when you add any kind of noise and lighting to a place that is really critical for billions of birds,” said Johnson, who holds a doctorate in wildlife and fisheries management. “And it’s not just Peveto Woods. It’s that whole region that’s super important for birds and is one of the great wildernesses in some ways.”

The region experienced a sharp population decline over the past two decades after devastation from Hurricane Rita in 2005 and Hurricane Laura in 2020. But the recent uptick in LNG activity has inundated the two-lane coastal highways with gravel-filled dump trucks and buses packed with workers. Mark Daigle, who represents District 5 of the Cameron Parish Police Jury, said there are few residents left in his community. Still, he feels the effects of the workers who’ve come for the LNG boom. “Unfortunately, I literally stay at my house until 9 or 10 o’clock at night because I can’t even pull out my own driveway because of traffic,” he said. “But as a juror and a resident, I kind of got to wear two caps. As a resident, it’s aggravating, but it’s progress. Nobody likes to hear it.” Longtime Cameron Parish residents and conservation activists both say they’re not against the recent LNG boom, which local leaders say is vital to keeping federal funding from disappearing as the permanent population dwindles. But some residents and conservaWhat’s happening could change tionists say they want the compaThe three recent park-and-ride nies to be respectful of the people ‘All sorts of cascading problems’ lot proposals are the latest in a se- and wildlife that were around beBright lights, loud noises and ries of projects along Cameron Par- fore the industry. disruptions to their habitats can ish’s rural coastline related to the And even with environmental Email Megan Wyatt at mwyatt@ be stressors for migratory birds, LNG industry. regulations in place, LNG facilities theadvocate.com.

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CAIRO — The new head of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council on Sunday said Tehran plans to announce an “exclusion zone” outside the Strait of Hormuz aimed at vessels it believes are attempting to transit the waterway. Mohsen Rezaei’s comments to Iran’s state broadcaster came with few details, a day after the U.S. struck three Iranian oil tankers in response to Tehran launching ballistic missiles at U.S. warships. Experts called the launches a dangerous escalation after Iran’s previous attacks at sea targeted commercial shipping. The new zone should be announced in the coming days and weeks and “will begin from the line of the U.S. naval blockade, extend toward the Strait of Hormuz, and from this side continue into the Persian Gulf,” Rezaei said. “Any ship that enters this area with the intention of passing through the Strait of Hormuz and is identified will be placed on our sanctions list.” It is not clear where Iran defines the location of the weekslong U.S. blockade, which is aimed at Iranian

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MAGDEBURG, Germany — The far-right Alternative for Germany was projected to win a strong victory in a regional election Sunday, but it wasn’t immediately clear whether it would be able to fulfill its ambition of forming the country’s first far-right state government since World War II. The party of German’s unpopular leader, Chancellor Friedrich Merz, was set for a disastrous result in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt. The anti-migration and Russia-friendly Alternative for Germany’s candidate for governor said that “we have written history.” Ulrich Siegmund, 35, told public broadcaster ARD that voters had sent a signal that “things cannot carry on like this” and that it was “also a signal toward Berlin.” Of Germany’s unpopular leader, he said: “A very good campaigner for us in this election campaign was Friedrich Merz. Every day this man is in the chancellery is one too many.” Alternative for Germany, or AfD, went into the vote seeking an absolute majority in the state legislature to govern on its own. That would overcome the so-called firewall of mainstream parties’ refusal to work with AfD, but it was unclear long after polls closed whether it would happen. A first state government would be the biggest prize in the anti-migration party’s 13-year history, at a time of widespread discontent with a national government that has yet to persuade voters that it can get the country’s sluggish economy moving. Whether or not AfD can form a government, the projected result is a blow to Merz, whose center-right party has led Saxony-Anhalt for 24 years. Unlike other countries in Europe, modern Germany hasn’t yet had a far-right or right-wing populist party leading a national, state or major-city government. AfD is the biggest opposition party in Germany’s national parliament and is strongest in the formerly communist and less prosperous east, where SaxonyAnhalt is located.

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A man works Sunday aboard a boat as a motorboat leaves a harbor in Bandar Abbas, Iran. ports and keeping Tehran from shipping out its oil. The U.S. military has said over 20 warships are supporting the blockade, which as of Sunday had redirected 92 commercial ships and disabled three. The U.S. has been introducing new measures to increase the economic pain on Iran after negotiations collapsed and no end to the intermittent fighting appears

in sight. Meanwhile, Iran continues to attack some ships trying to transit the strait, which has become an important source of leverage for Tehran in the war that began Feb. 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes. Iran earlier Sunday said it struck an unmanned U.S. vessel trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz, a claim that the U.S. military dismissed as a “total lie.”

The United States and Iran resumed attacks last week, following a month of relative calm, with the Strait of Hormuz and areas along Iran’s southern coast again being targeted. At least five people were killed earlier in the week during a U.S. bombardment that returned attention to the area where a school was hit in the war’s opening strikes. The Trump administration

appears to have adopted a dual-prong approach to the conflict, responding militarily to attacks on the strait while going after foreign financial institutions that handle Iran’s money. But Tehran’s hard-line new senior leaders including Rezaei have signaled a willingness to dig in after weathering decades of sanctions. Iran has found ways over the years to circumvent sanctions, and now the U.S. blockade of its ports, and get its oil to buyers to help ease growing economic pressures. On the matter of the collapsed negotiations with the U.S., Rezaei on Sunday expressed wariness not only of the U.S. but also of the mediators. The memorandum of understanding that the U.S. and Iran signed in mid-June began to fall apart within days as each side accused the other of violations. “We had trusted our friends in Pakistan, Qatar or Oman, thinking that since they had stepped in as mediators, one of a mediator’s responsibilities is that if one side violates the agreement, they should stop them,” Rezaei said. “We are now pursuing diplomacy with guarantees.” The Strait of Hormuz is crucial to global oil and natural gas shipments and was seen as an international wa-

terway before the war began. On Sunday, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright said that on average, 9 million barrels of oil a day are getting through the strait, which should help to relieve pressure on energy prices. His estimate appeared to exceed average flows over the past 28 days through the strait, according to TankerTrackers.com and other sources. Wright told CNN that with oil also flowing through pipelines in the region, “we’re probably two-thirds or more of preconflict flows.” But those flows depend on the presence of the U.S. Navy to help escort tankers and provide some protection against possible Iranian attack. Wright said he expected that other countries would eventually support the Navy’s efforts. Meanwhile, Iran’s Rezaei in his interview with state TV claimed that “every day we are selling one million, one and a half million (barrels), as if Iran’s oil production and trade are continuing as usual.” Magdy reported from Cairo and Frankel and Anna reported from Jerusalem. Associated Press writers Konstantin Toropin in Washington and Josh Boak in Bridgewater, New Jersey, contributed to this report.

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ter the U.S. raided the country and deposed President Nicolás Maduro on Jan. 3. The amount of oil being produced in Venezuela has declined from more than 3 billion barrels per day in 1997 to about 1.25 million barrels per day, according to the Energy Information Administration. During the past four months, imports to the U.S. have increased to about 650,000 barrels per day, another EIA report states. Most fossil fuels extracted from Louisiana lands and offshore are much lighter and called “sweet,” which is easier to turn into consumer fuels, as opposed to the Venezuelan crude that is heavier and called “sour,” requiring different procedures to process. As the amounts of Venezuelan crude available on the market declined over the past years, refineries switched slowly toward processing more light sweet crude to keep the refineries operating. “They’ve been underutilized over the last few decades,” said professor Gregory B. Upton Jr., executive director at LSU’s Center for Energy Studies. “We still have the ability to do those heavy sour crudes, but the kind of trend has been more towards the light sweets. So, in terms of growing out that production, it’s going to really take time. It’s going to take a lot of investment.” Not all refineries are equipped to handle heavy sour crude, and some of that equipment may need to be upgraded.

products, but also thicker products like asphalt, chemicals and plastics. “Louisiana has the refineries capable to process the kind of heavy crude coming from Venezuela, making our state a natural beneficiary of increased supply from the region,” said Tommy Faucheux, president of Louisiana Mid-Continent Oil & Gas Association, the Baton Rouge-based energy industry trade association. “As energy security remains a top international concern, the rest of the country will again be looking to Louisiana for leadership.” Still, cheaper gasoline, more jobs, and higher revenues are down the road for Louisiana, experts say. The unconventional deal Trump announced Aug. 28 — and spent much of last week explaining — is still light on details and has a few hurdles baked into what is known. Going into the long Labor Day weekend, the average price for a gallon of gasoline — $4.15 on Friday — is about $1 more than the average $3.19 price at the same time last year and still going up, according to the American Automobile Association. Even while boasting that his “historic” pact would help lower gasoline prices by freeing more oil for the marketplace, Trump said such relief won’t be immediate. Significant investment is necessary — some estimate about $100 million — to improve and repair the infrastructure that gets the Refineries throughout La. crude out of the ground and Major oil companies have transported to the ships that refineries equipped to hanwill deliver the oil onto the dle heavy crude. world market. ExxonMobil Corp., based in Spring, Texas, has refinerWhy Venezuela matters ies in Baton Rouge and BayVenezuela sits atop the town, Texas, which together world’s largest pool of found are capable of processing but unproduced crude oil, 1.2 million barrels of heavy with more than 303 billion crude per day. Valero Energy Corporabarrels known to be in the ground, according tion, based in San to OPEC’s 2025 AnAntonio, has a refinnual Statistical Bulery near Destrehan that employs 550 letin. (Saudi Arabia workers who procomes in second with 267 billion barcess about 340,000 barrels of sour rels.) crude daily, and an“We’re taking out millions and mil- Trump other facility in Melions of barrels of raux. oil, going to Houston, going Marathon Petroleum Corto Louisiana,” Trump said poration, based in WashMonday, answering ques- ington, D.C., has a refinery tions about the agreement in Garyville, where about he cobbled out with interim 950 employees can handle Venezuelan President Delcy about 617,000 barrels daily, Rodríguez, who took over af- and another in Galveston,

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Thompson, who has served as a public defender, a defense attorney and as a plaintiff’s attorney in civil cases, gained notoriety in 2023 for representing plaintiffs in multiple “BRAVE Cave” lawsuits against the city-parish and the Baton Rouge Police Department. Clients in those cases accused BRPD officers of using the now-shuttered warehouse facility as a site for strip-searches and abuse. He has said his campaign is motivated by a desire to rebuild public trust in the District Attorney’s Office, and Thompson has highlighted his door-knocking campaign as an early step to doing so. Thompson has also framed his campaign as the first opportunity in 18 years for parish residents to “choose a better path” for district attorney, since Moore is being challenged for the first time since taking office. But Thompson also says his focus is on fighting violent crime, with his ads bringing up a figure of more than 2,000 homicides within the parish since Moore took office. The most substantial swipes from the candidates, who are both Democrats, have also been over violent offenders, with both pulling examples where they claim the other dropped the ball and allowed a dangerous defendant to reenter society.

Releasing offenders “People ask me all the time what’s the difference between myself and my opponent,” Moore said in an

Aug. 24 vertical video posted to his Instagram. “My job is to keep violent, dangerous offenders in jail.” He cited a hearing from just days before, where Thompson was representing David Catherine, 24, in an ongoing second-degree murder case. Catherine, who Moore referred to by his rap handle RealBleeda, is accused of killing youth advocate Teressa Calligan in a 2024 drive-by shooting. Authorities believe Calligan was mistakenly targeted in the shooting. Moore described Calligan in his video as an innocent, young mother. In the hearing, Thompson argued to get his client out on bail on the grounds that Catherine’s ex-girlfriend testified that he had an alibi the night of the shooting. Judge Louise Hines rejected Catherine’s bid for bail. “That’s the difference. My office each and every day, works very hard, for the last 18 years to keep violent offenders in jail. Not to get them out of jail, back on the street to commit offenses again,” Moore said. In a response video posted the following day, Thompson pulled a sentencing from August 2025 in which prosecutors allowed a second-degree murder defendant to plead to reduced charges of negligent homicide and illegal use of weapons. The defendant, 22-yearold Nicholas McQuirter, was sentenced to five years of probation, avoiding prison time. He pleaded guilty to killing 34-year-old Dezmon Hamilton, the father of his then-girlfriend. “That is the reason why those actions, that broken ap-

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U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright, left, meets with acting Venezuelan President delcy Rodríguez at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela, on Wednesday.

65 billion barrels. North American Blue Energy Partners is controlled by Alejandro Betancourt López, a controversial businessman who has been accused of laundering money in American and European courts. He denies the claims. The company hopes to increase production from about 200,000 barrels per day to about a million within the next couple of years. The U.S. State Department can buy about 20% of the oil at production costs and has right of first refusal to buy any or all of the remaining 80% produced. Much of the 20% is destined to refill the near-depleted Strategic Petroleum Reserve caches. The program puts aside up to 714 million barrels of crude in salt domes. The idea is to ensure oil is available to help stabilize prices during world upheavals. Russia’s war with Ukraine and the U.S./Israeli attacks on Iran have caused those reserves to drop to about 287 million barrels. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve stores oil in four underground former salt mines at Bayou Choctaw in Iberville Parish, another in Cameron Parish and two locations nearby in east Texas. One issue, however, is that Venezuelan sour crude will need to be processed before it’s stored, whereas Louisiana sweet crude does not. “It’s not going to take five to 10 years in order to increase production; likely it will be gradual,” LSU professor Upton said. Some of the existing wells in Venezuela can be worked over to increase production in a few months. Increased amounts of fossil fuels coming out of Venezuela allow refineries more flexibility to adjust to the economics of a given moment. “It’s the long-term effects of having access to crude that is, certainly, most important,” Upton said.

private oil companies that continued trying to operate in Venezuela after that nation’s socialist leaders two decades ago completed nationalization of its oil industry — costing private companies billions of dollars in lost investments, which has contributed to some reluctance among the major oil companies. “Chevron’s history in Venezuela spans more than a century, and our expanded position reflects our confidence in the country’s deep resource potential and its ability to compete for investment within our portfolio for decades,” Chevron CEO Mike Wirth said in a statement. Neither Citgo nor ChevASSoCIATEd PRESS PHoTo By ARIAnA CUBILLoS ron linked their decisions to A fallen power transmission tower rests on an inactive oil Trump’s deal. Officials with pumpjack on Lake Maracaibo in Cabimas, Venezuela, on several of the major oil comWednesday. panies with refineries didn’t want to comment publicly, Texas, with crude oil capac- in Pasadena, Texas, and an- saying their plans are proother in Pascagoula, Missis- prietary and competitive. ity of 631,000 barrels. Citgo Petroleum Corpo- sippi. Last week, the Houston- How Trump’s deal works ration, a Houston-based subsidiary of Petróleos de based oil giant announced Trump’s deal gives the Venezuela S.A., operates a plans to invest more than Pentagon’s Office of Stra425,000-barrel-per-day re- $7 billion over the next five tegic Capital ownership finery in Lake Charles that years to increase produc- of about a third of North employs 2,400 full-time tion to about 600,000 barrels American Blue Energy workers and contractors. a day, with permissions to Partners, the country’s The facility creates a “total work additional acreage. second-largest private proeconomic impact on Lake The company now is pro- ducer. That company was Charles” worth well over ducing about 280,000 bar- given a 100-year concession Email Mark Ballard at $500 million annually, ac- rels daily in Venezuela. to operate 17 oil fields with mballard@theadvocate. Chevron is one of the few estimated reserves of about com. cording to the company’s website. Citgo last week announced a $310 million investment to add and upgrade equipment in Lake Charles that would improve capabilities COMMERCIAL “by converting lower-value streams into higher-value gasoline blend components.” And Chevron Corp., also based in Houston, has two powered by Neighbors FCU Gulf Coast refineries: one

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proach to justice, has us less safe. I’m a different option,” Thompson said. McQuirter, who was 17 at the time of the crime, was found in the closet of Hamilton’s eldest daughter’s bedroom after having used a ladder to climb into the window to see her. The incident led to multiple gunshots being fired between Hamilton and McQuirter while other family members were in another room. Both men were injured and Hamilton died. Moore said at the time of the trial that a plea deal was offered to McQuirter because the state couldn’t establish who the aggressor was. A full jury trial would have risked McQuirter receiving a not guilty ruling and no sentencing at all, Moore said. McQuirter was rearrested in March on a count of armed robbery. One of the earliest attack ads from this race didn’t come directly from either candidate, but instead from the Justice PAC, a committee whose site is focused on criticisms of Thompson. In an ad posted Saturday, and which notes it is not funded by Moore’s campaign, the PAC takes aim at Thompson for representing murder suspects and alleged gang members. “I went to law school to represent poor people, to advocate for poor people,” Thompson said regarding the Justice PAC ad. “I am proud of that, and there’s nothing anyone can do to ever make me be ashamed of doing that.” Email Quinn Coffman at quinn.coffman@ theadvocate.com.

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BY TIMOTHY BOONE

months, to a local HVAC supplier. CIS Industries bought the buildStaff writer ing at 4726 Government St. for an The former Lettermans building undisclosed amount in a deal that on Government Street has been closed Friday, said Alex Ruch of sold for the second time in six Elfin, who represented the buyer

nessman, bought the building in March for an undisclosed amount. Newman also bought four other properties at the intersection of Government Street and Ingleside Drive at the same time for just over $1 million.

CIS, displaying a range of products the company sells, along with offering space for training. This will be the main CIS location in Baton Rouge; the company has a smaller operation in the Industriplex. CIS, based in Harahan,

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As Memorial Day approached last May, I discovered that my wristwatch had died overnight. The repair shop was closed for the long weekend, so I’d be watchless for three days. On a holiday that marked the unofficial start of carefree summer, maybe there was something to be said for being away from reminders of time. Even so, I felt awkward without a watch. Answering habit, I glanced at my arm countless times, finding only a tan line where my watch had been. The pale circle on my wrist reminded me that, in a very real sense, I’d been branded by time. Even when I’m doing yard chores, which work best when I lose myself in the trance of trimming and mowing and digging around my Louisiana home, I wear a watch. The trace of the timepiece where the sun couldn’t brown me is a kind of tattoo, I suppose, marking me as a vigilant timekeeper. All of us live lives ordered by the clock, and as a journalist in a deadlinesensitive business, I’ve found that the march of minutes has an even deeper claim on my days. But regardless of where we work — or whether we work at all — there’s usually a minute hand tugging at our sleeves. I’ve often been struck by the irony that retirees are customarily presented with a nice wristwatch when they close out their careers. At just the point they’re stepping back from the press of business, they’re given a grand new way to mark time. Even seniors, it seems, are nudged to know what time it is. All of this came to mind during my watchless weekend, which I decided to use as a learning opportunity. Obviously, even without my trusty timepiece, I had plenty of other options for telling time. Clocks chime throughout our house, and my smartphone never tires of tracking the hours. But with an extended weekend and no appointments to keep, I tried to pay less attention to whether it was 11 o’clock or 12, late morning or early afternoon. What I discovered — or rediscovered — is that you don’t always need to ask a day how long it’s traveled. The day will tell you without prompting, through dozens of helpful clues. Every morning, the riot of birdsong beyond my bedroom window rouses me more vividly than any alarm clock. Our living room is full of windows, and as the light slowly recedes across the rug each afternoon, it’s as palpable as water draining from a tub. While dozing in an armchair during my watchless weekend, I was stirred awake by a chorus of crickets, the official anthem of dusk. Maybe, I thought, I don’t always need a watch to know what time it is. As Labor Day informally closes out another summer, I’m also trying to keep another truth in mind. Sometimes, the best way to treasure time is to lose track of it.

Lettermans moved out of the space when it recently relocated to a bigger location in Denham Springs.

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A painter rolls on Southern blue as Southern University in Baton Rouge gets A.W. Mumford Stadium ready for football season recently. BUILDING PERMITS Commercial and residential building permits issued by East Baton Rouge Parish government from Aug. 31 to Sept. 4.

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720 GOVERNMENT ST.: interior remodel to 4,205-square-foot McDonald’s, including kitchen equipment upgrades, $50,000; applicant, Jasmine Rios; owner, Jorge Martinez; contractor, Douglas Cook Enterprises. 3057 GOVERNMENT ST.: renovate 2,376-square-feet of tenant space for an expansion of seating at Simple Joe Cafe, $25,000; applicant, Fritz Embaugh; owner, Sean Braswell. 10242 PATRIOT DRIVE: storage/drop-off and pickup; applicant, Debra Stinson. 2080 LOBDELL BLVD.: apartment complex leasing office; applicant and owner, Jackie Brenner. 3384 GOVERNMENT ST.: wall sign, $3,278; applicant, Darren Gaunt; owner, James Domingue; contractor, Laville Construction. 17018 N. LAKEWAY AVE.: political sign; applicant and owner, Monique Appeaning. 7015 AIRLINE HIGHWAY: 30-room hotel; applicant, Sunny Patel; owner, Dipikaben Patel. 14635 S. HARRELL’S FERRY ROAD: office use for a roofing company; applicant, Rickie Hayes; owner, Dahab Ghebre. 9430 JACKIE COCHRAN DRIVE: addition and remodel to 100,000-square-foot rental car return garage, $235,000; applicant, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya; owner, Carrie Russell; contractor, J.D.K. of Florida. 8386 AIRLINE HIGHWAY: quick-service taco restaurant, $520,000; applicant, James Prudhomme; contractor, DS18 Construction. 7350 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY: renovation of 1,656-square-foot space for a home decor showroom, $40,000; applicant, Nicholas Garza; owner, DLC Management Group; contractor, C&J Construction. 4329 NORTH BLVD.: occupancy for a service business; applicant and owner, Carolyn Dragseth. 4762 WILDWOOD PARKWAY: church services; applicant, Joseph Reed. 8342 PERKINS ROAD: bubble tea establishment, serving drinks and some food; applicant and owner, Xin Lan. 15913 OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY: doughnut shop; applicant, Tharo Sinn. 5000 HENNESSY BLVD.: interior remodel of main visitor entry area, $493,000; applicant, Clayton Bondy; owner, Paul Woodward; contractor, LA Specialty Services. 10011 DAWNADELE AVE: interior remodel to 4,455-square-foot McDonald’s, including kitchen equipment upgrades, $80,000; applicant, Jasmine Rios; owner, Jorge Martinez; contractor, Douglas Cook Enterprises. 8850 AIRLINE HIGHWAY: interior renovation to 1,626-square-foot space to accommodate more cubicles, $190,000; applicant, Parker Farris; owner, Beth Gray; contractor, Farris Construction. 9750 FLORIDA BLVD.: interior remodel to 3,960-square-foot McDonald’s, including

kitchen equipment upgrades, $110,000; applicant, Jasmine Rios; owner, Jorge Martinez; contractor, F. Baham Construction Co. 9244 FLORIDA BLVD.: office space and storage; applicant, Paul Sewall; owner, Lucius Butts. 5225 O’DONOVAN DRIVE: medical office space; applicant and owner, Kateri Whitney; contractor, Salco. 5700 IMAGINATION PARKWAY: Development of 134-unit apartment complex, $5.1 million; applicant, Clark Gernon; owner, Janelle Brown; contractor, WomackLegette. 4343 NICHOLSON DRIVE: pylon sign; $16,610; applicant, Erin Schwinn; owner, Smalls Sliders; contractor, AAA Signs. 7570 JEFFERSON HIGHWAY: sign for Chicken Salad Chick, $5,730; applicant and owner, John Schissler; contractor, Lang Signs. 606 COLONIAL DRIVE: wellness and healthy living business selling supplements; applicant and owner, DeMarcquanaee JohnsonPeters. 3056 SCENIC HIGHWAY: used car sales; applicant and owner, Michael Rowan. 4621 JAMESTOWN AVE.: wall sign, $1,400; applicant, Christopher Dickey; contractor, On Line Electric. 2013 CENTRAL ROAD: pylon monument, $33,825; applicant and owner, Destiny Sam; contractor, AAA Signs. 7786 COMMERCE AVE.: nonprofit workforce development program; applicant, Eliza Anzaldua; owner, James Inzer. 10242 PATRIOT DRIVE: storage; applicant, Jeremy Vasquez; owner, Steven Duplechain. 9316 JACKIE COCHRAN DRIVE: warehouse for commercial storage and distribution; applicant and owner, Linda Louviere; contractor, First Choice Couriers.

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721 CONNELL’S PARK LANE: $305,000, 2,329 square feet; applicant, Charles Blount; contractor, Blount Builders. 803 N. 31ST ST.: $145,000, 1,352 square feet; applicant, Stormy Jack Connor. 9464 DAWSON TRACE AVE.: $200,000, 1,979 square feet; applicant, Jacob Harelson, owner, Carlos Alvarez; contractor, Alvarez Construction Co. 9751 SUMMER CYPRESS AVE.: $200,000, 2,569 square feet; applicant, Jacob Harelson, owner, Carlos Alvarez; contractor, Alvarez Construction Co. 9565 SUMMER CYPRESS AVE.: $200,000, 2,149 square feet; applicant, Jacob Harelson, owner, Carlos Alvarez; contractor, Alvarez Construction Co. 19001 FRANKEL AVE., ZACHARY: $200,000, 2,336 square feet; applicant, Jacob Harelson, owner, Carlos Alvarez; contractor, Alvarez Construction Co. 217 WOODMORE AVE.: $1.2 million, 4,339 square feet; applicant and owner, Chase Jarreau; contractor, Jarreau Construction. 1029 CARNEY ROAD, ZACHARY: $745,000, 5,877 square feet; applicant, Alyx Gafford Kokesh.

For Kai Drobish, clay isn’t just clay. It starts as something from the earth; then she shapes it, fires it, and it eventually becomes a house, a church, a school or another place someone remembers. Drobish calls her work Architectural Memories, a business where — inspired by iconic Louisiana landmarks or other sentimental places — she handcrafts 5-by-7-inch ceramic plaques and 3-by-3-inch ornaments that hang from a raffia tie. “I call them architectural memories,” she said. “But really they’re reminders.” A church might remind someone of a wedding. A house might be the place where someone grew up. A school could bring back memories of a child’s first day. A business might represent years of someone’s life. “It’s not that they’re memories, because obviously a picture of their church is not their memory,” she said. “But when they pass by their living room wall, they might think, ‘Oh, my wedding was so great,’ or, ‘Oh, I remember the night he proposed to me there,’ or, ‘Oh, I remember my child’s first day of school there.’ ” Over the years, Drobish has created items representing a lighthouse in Australia, a castle in Cuba, churches in Spain and Italy, hospitals in the United Kingdom, country houses in England and Scotland and a château in France. The request most of her customers have starts simple: Here’s a photograph. Make this. The process begins with raw materials. For a custom home, Drobish starts with a thick slab of wet clay and builds the architectural elements by hand using thin slabs. The photographs tell her what the building looks like. Then the artist in her decides what matters by hand-painting details into each piece. “There’s only so much detail you can get,” she said. “So I have to choose.” For Drobish, windows and doors are some of the most important details. “If there’s something that they had, a flag, I try and put the flag,” she said. “But you always have to make decisions.” The clay dries before it goes into one of her kilns for its first firing. After that, she paints the piece and fires it again, creating the final color and glaze. Her Lafayette studio is filled with pieces at different stages of the process, from wet clay, unfinished buildings and molds to painted pieces and orders waiting to be shipped. “I am basically worker one and worker two,” Drobish said. Drobish started selling

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ornament of our Lady of Lourdes Church in Erath her own work in Lafayette in 2004, when she participated in the Junior League’s Tinsel & Treasures show. That led to her first wholesale account. Soon, her work was being sold in Lafayette, Baton Rouge, Alexandria, Lake Charles, Natchitoches and other places around Louisiana. These days, she has turned down wholesale accounts because she simply can’t do what she used to do. “I can’t,” she said. “I physically cannot do any more.” Today, much of Drobish’s work still centers on custom-ordered pieces through her Architectural Memories website. She also sells ready-to-purchase plaques featuring landmarks from different Louisiana parishes, along with ornaments depicting historic and familiar landmarks from around the area. “It’s so cool that I can take mud and make it into things that people like,” she said. “It’s really one of the most ancient things you can do.” In another life, she says she sees herself as an architect. “It was nothing until you touched it and made it into something,” she said. Drobish shares her work on Instagram, @architecturalmemories and on her Architectural Memories Facebook page.

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Whiplash election year enters final stretch President holds wild cards

BY STEVEN SLOAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — In the earliest days of this election cycle, the U.S. wasn’t at war with Iran. The East Wing of the White House was still standing and the Kennedy Center wasn’t threatened with demolition. Artificial intelligence data centers weren’t bipartisan shorthand for the tech sector’s excess. Democratic socialists were largely confined to the outer edges of political discourse. Lake Ontario’s name wasn’t in question. Since President Donald Trump entered politics more than a decade ago, he’s had a knack for dominating the national conversation so thoroughly that it can be hard to keep up. But as the final midterm of his presidency rapidly approaches, the landscape is proving especially volatile, with Trump often stirring the tumult. “Some of these things are out of our control,” House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, told reporters last week when pressed on whether the frenzy will hurt his party’s election prospects. Even the map itself has been in flux, with Texas, California and Florida among the states that have redrawn congressional districts. Missouri’s Republican attorney general is appealing a court ruling last week that blocked a Trump-backed map there. The twists could keep coming. The economic fallout from Trump’s tariffs on Canada may intensify as the election nears. His effort to limit mail ballots could add uncertainty to the voting process just as such ballots are being distributed in states like North Carolina, home to a critical U.S. Senate race. The president is sitting on

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President donald Trump gestures on Aug. 27 in the oval office of the White House in Washington. more than $400 million that could shape the election’s trajectory. And Trump’s gilded remake of Washington stands in contrast to the economic anxiety many Americans are expressing. The wealth he has amassed in office has no modern presidential precedent, with Trump taking in $1.2 billion from his crypto businesses last year, according to a federal filing released this summer. That’s threatening a bipartisan effort in the Senate to advance legislation to strengthen cryptocurrency regulation as soon as next week. Democrats are insisting the measure include a more robust ethics provision. “We’ve watched this president enrich himself,” said Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, of Maryland, a key Democratic vote on the bill who said she wouldn’t support it without tougher language. With so many shifts underway, it is perhaps fitting that one thing Democrats and Republicans agree on is that Trump will again be a central player in the election’s final stretch.

“No. 1, President Trump,” Ari Fleischer, the White House press secretary under Republican President George W. Bush, said when asked to rank the top issues this year. Rep. Suzan DelBene, of Washington, the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, said: “People are feeling the pain from Trump.” She expects voters will elevate candidates who “want to stand up for the American people, the pain that’s been inflicted by this administration and Republicans in Congress.” Midterm elections are historically challenging for a president’s party as restive voters seek change. Democrats flipped 40 House seats during Trump’s last midterm in 2018 and 31 seats during the final race of Bush’s term in 2006. Republicans, meanwhile, gained 63 seats in 2010 under Democratic President Barack Obama but flipped fewer than 10 seats in 2022 under President Joe Biden. Shifting dozens of seats this year could be challeng-

ing because partisan redistricting has reduced the number of genuinely competitive races. Still, just a third of U.S. adults approve of how Trump is handling the presidency, according to a July poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. That’s down slightly from 37% in June and well below the 42% who approved of his work when he took office. Majorities also disapprove of his handling of the economy and immigration, issues that were central to Trump’s election in 2024. Democrats are confident they can win the handful of seats they need to regain control of the House. There may be a path to flipping the Senate if they can hold on in states like Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire while winning Republican-held seats in places like Maine, Texas, Iowa or Ohio. But the party is also aiming to regain ground outside of Washington. Democrats are devoting resources, in particular, to the governors’ races in Georgia, Ohio, Iowa,

and Nevada, all currently held by Republicans. “I’m excited about the map and I am bullish that we are going to pick up several seats,” said Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, a potential 2028 presidential contender who has led the effort to win governors’ races this year as chair of the Democratic Governors Association. Democrats are especially enthusiastic about Iowa, which hasn’t elected a Democratic governor in 20 years. Their governors association has spent $5 million to back Rob Sand, who has gained national attention for his campaign to connect with rural voters who have abandoned Democrats in recent elections. But even in a seemingly favorable year, Democrats face challenges. Beshear acknowledged that Arizona, where incumbent Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs is facing Republican challenger Andy Biggs, will be a “tough race.” The Republican candidate for governor in Minnesota, Lisa Demuth, suggested she would tap into the anti-incumbent mood that has coursed through both parties to target her Democratic rival, Amy Klobuchar, who has spent nearly 20 years in the Senate after working in local politics. “She is a 30-year politician,” Demuth said of Klobuchar. After democratic socialists won a string of primaries this summer, Republicans are eager to tie anyone in the party to the far left flank. Most of the candidates aligned with democratic socialists are in reliably Democratic seats. Still, Fleischer said Democrats snatched “defeat out of the jaws of victory” by elevating such contenders in a handful of congressional primaries. Democrats have dispatched democratic socialist candidates in governors’ races. But Beshear, who has carved out a centrist lane be-

fore his potential presidential bid, rejected Republican efforts to label the broader party. “The only person that I see engaged in socialism is Donald J. Trump, who is taking equity in private companies for the United States government,” he said. “That’s the definition of socialism.” Hanging over many of these states is concern that the federal government under Trump will seek to influence elections, perhaps one of the biggest variables ahead and a prospect that some Republicans are warning against. Gov. Mark Gordon of Wyoming, a Republican, said recently that the behavior of Justice Department officials who monitored poll workers and observed voters was “a bit aggressive” and “irregular.” “I feel very strongly about the federal government coming in and taking our guns,” he said at a meeting to confirm election results in August. “I don’t like that. I don’t like the federal government coming in and taking our votes, either.” Oklahoma Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt, who supports a strict proof-of-citizenship voting bill that is stalled in the Senate, said in July that “I don’t think that we should federalize the elections at all.” “I believe that is a state issue,” he said. “The states should control their own elections.” Given the concerns, some Democrats, particularly in states that could be crucial to the next White House campaign, are framing their races in larger terms. “2028 starts right now,” said Aaron Ford, the attorney general in Nevada running for governor. “People across the nation need to understand that Nevada is a swing state, it needs a governor who is going to stand up for the electoral process.”

Months after Venezuela quakes, family continues search for relative BY ANNA-CATHERINE BRIGIDA and JUAN PABLO ARRAEZ

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CARACAS, Venezuela — Antonella Molina, her nephew Pedro Molina and a group of friends set out at 8 a.m. on a recent Saturday, hands full of flyers, walking carefully through the rubble that remains throughout La Guaira after two catastrophic back-to-back earthquakes 10 weeks ago. Their mission is to find 18-year-old Andrés Molina — Antonella’s nephew and Pedro’s cousin — who they haven’t heard from since the double earthquakes hit Venezuela on June 24. Andrés is among tens of thousands who remain missing, according to an independent account, far surpassing the government estimate of 1,500. Weeks before, Antonella and other relatives pulled the bodies of Andrés’ mother and brother from the collapsed remains of their 10-story apartment building that collapsed in La Guaira, the coastal area just north of the capital Caracas that was one of the hardest hit. The building once housed more than 30 people but there was no sign of Andrés, not even the backpack he always carried. Neighbors told the family they have seen Andrés wandering the destruction collecting scrap metal; they hold out hope that he survived. “There are a lot of things that give us hope,” Antonella said. “And one of those is love.” Government figures of 6,500 dead and 1,500 have been widely questioned by people on the ground, although the Venezuelan government has said its response was quick and statistics are “rigorously verified.” With little trust in authorities, Andrés’ family and friends are the ones taking charge to get the answers they need.

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Pedro Molina asks people on Aug. 22 about his cousin, Andrés Molina, who has been missing since the earthquakes in La Guaira, Venezuela. “We’ve never had support from the government to help us find the people disappeared. Never,” Antonella said. And they are determined to keep searching on their own until they find him. In the days after the quakes, neighbors said they saw Andrés wandering around with an apparent head injury. The family called shelters, hospitals and morgues but there was no news of Andrés. They turned to putting up flyers around the area with his photo and a number to call. The calls rolled in, reporting sightings at a nearby golf course, park or restaurant. But Andrés was never there when they showed up. When they would ask around, people told them stories of seeing the young man in the photo, often trying to give food to cats, his favorite animal. Just the day before the search, police told Antonella they saw him collecting scrap material nearby, further fueling their optimism. On the Saturday of the renewed search, about 15 friends and relatives walked the streets, past the busted windows and collapsed walls as the noise of ongoing construction equipment rumbled in the background. Antonella approached neighbors and construction

crews with a warm, Venezuelan greeting of “how are you, mi amor?” She explained her hunt for information about her nephew. A construction worker said he saw him near the golf course. Another woman sitting outside on a plastic chair said she saw the flyers but not Andrés. Another man thought he may have seen him at a nearby McDonald’s. But when they said he had tattoos, Antonella knew it wasn’t her nephew. The search has been complicated by a family dispute between Andrés’ mother and father — Antonella’s brother and Pedro’s uncle — that has kept them apart for years. The family tried to stay in touch, but the relationship deteriorated. Andrés’ father has been among those searching for him. Pedro began talking with his cousin over WhatsApp in the months before the earthquake, but they never met in person, since Pedro lives about six hours away in the state of Anzoategui. Still, Pedro wants his cousin to know he is not alone, even though his mother and brother are no longer with him. “We don’t know how he must feel if he is alive,” Pedro said. During the afternoon of the search, Antonella and Pedro approach a young

woman and handed her a flyer. “Were you his neighbor?” Antonella asked. “Yes, from the house next door,” she answered. “My mom was friends with his mom.” But she did not have any information on where Andrés is now. “If anything, I’ll write this number,” she said. “Good luck.” Antonella has come to believe that perhaps Andrés doesn’t want to be found. Maybe that is why she keeps finding the flyers damaged with a tear down through his face. The search finished as always at a nearby McDonald’s around 10 p.m., a few hours earlier than usual because Antonella hurt her arm. “At the end of each search, I always feel anger, helplessness, pain, sadness. Even despair,” Antonella said. “Be-

cause it’s so many days, so much effort, so many hours walking, searching, asking questions.” “And we end up with the same answers. They saw him, they saw him, they saw him. But not having him

present in our arms has been a very hard blow,” she said. But she will keep looking until she knows Andrés is safe. “I have to continue until I find my nephew,” Antonella said.

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I have a prediction for the upcoming football season. I predict that LSU will have an outstanding season, go to the playoffs, possibly win the national championship and then be forced to forfeit all their games because they used players who had been declared eligible by an obviously biased local judge who, with any hope of reelection, would not dare to rule against the home team. These cases in Louisiana, Mississippi, Texas and other states will eventually reach courts where judges are not subject to local pressure. Under NCAA rules, players who have signed NFL contracts are ineligible. I sincerely hope that the LSU athletic staff has the foresight to look past immediate gratification to foreseeable consequences.

After signing a nondisclosure agreement that granted her confidential information related to Meta’s Hyperion data center, U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, Louisiana’s front-runner for a U.S. Senate seat, purchased stock in both Meta and Nvidia. Letlow disclosed those purchases over a year late — part of a consistent pattern and in violation of the federal STOCK Act. Letlow has tried to pass the blame to her stockbroker, claiming those purchases were made without her knowledge. However, the delay in disclosing the trades falls squarely on Letlow. Whether ill intent or simple negligence, failing to report these trades is a serious breach of the public’s trust. Louisiana deserves an elected official who acts with transparency and is focused on serving the public rather than her own net worth. Letlow has no scheduled town halls to allow the public to directly address these concerns and seems intent on brushing this scandal under the rug. If Letlow cannot own up to her error in judgment, she should step aside for a candidate with more integrity to serve Louisiana.

RICHARD S. DERBES Baton Rouge

Columnist overlooks violence that erupted after George Floyd’s death Regarding Will Sutton’s column of Aug. 27, “Some in Louisiana say political violence can be justified, and that’s scary”: I too was appalled at the percentage of people who thought political violence was justified. I was with Sutton about three-quarters of the way through his article until his “mind immediately went to Jan. 6 and what happened that day.” How could his mind not immediately go to the riots after the George Floyd takedown, where the Insurance Information Institute declared that between $1 billion and $2 billion of damage occurred in 140 cities in 20 states? Various tracking studies also determined between 19 and 42 deaths. He can’t seem to write an article without somehow disparaging President Donald Trump.

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An undated conceptional rendering shows plans for the Louisiana International Terminal, which will include 3,600 feet of wharf and a container yard able to hold nearly 62,900 shipping containers.

Is there a better location for port’s international terminal?

Your editorial, “As LIT moves forward, it’s time for obstacles to clear,” suggests that the issuance of a Corps of Engineers permit should effectively end the debate over the Louisiana International Terminal. It should not. A permit is an important milestone, but it does not resolve questions involving financing, litigation, transportation infrastructure, a public school within the project area or whether Violet is the best location for a generational investment of this magnitude. More importantly, the debate should not be framed as LIT vs. no economic development. Louisiana should think bigger. We possess one of the greatest economic assets in the world: the Mississippi River, connecting America’s heartland with inter-

national markets and the Gulf. If Louisiana intends to become a truly competitive international container gateway, we should fully examine whether a location farther downriver — closer to the Gulf and farther from established communities — offers greater potential. The Port of New Orleans has proposed a site it claims to be within its jurisdiction. But the boundaries of one port authority should not define the boundaries of Louisiana’s ambition. Why shouldn’t we ask whether going farther downriver could better serve the longterm interests of our state and nation? A permit should not prevent Louisiana from asking whether we can do better.

SHAWN COLEMAN new orleans

Elected officials abused voters’ trust with ndAs

SIDNEY D. TORRES III Chalmette

The promise of SpaceX is welcome Our family has owned farmland in Jefferson Davis Parish for generations. We steward a coastal prairie restoration project there, as well as a working rice and crawfish farm, a solar project, a certified industrial site and hunting and fishing — all about 100 miles from the planned Starbase Louisiana site. We care about innovation and deeply respect the integrity of our ancestral property. Faimon Roberts (Aug. 27) and James Whelan (Sept. 1) miss the larger point. SpaceX’s $100 billion plan is the largest private investment in state history. Officials project 3,000 permanent jobs paying nearly twice the Vermilion Parish average, plus more than 8,000 construction and indirect jobs. The $100 million paid for former ExxonMobil marshland is slated for coastal restoration. Vermilion Parish is to receive more than $820 million over 25 years in lieu of taxes,

plus $25 million for the Community Foundation of Acadiana. SpaceX has pledged to work with the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority and wildlife agencies. That is not a giveaway of empty marshland. It is a chance for southwest Louisiana — farms, restoration work and industrial sites like ours — to share in high-wage work and related development instead of watching another generation leave Louisiana. Tesla made electric vehicles and grid storage ordinary. SpaceX cut the cost of reaching orbit and restored American-crewed launches. Starlink already serves rural homes and disaster zones when fiber cannot. We can welcome that kind of industry and still insist the coast and farmland be treated with respect. Those two aims are not enemies.

What have we done? “We” are the voters of Louisiana. We have elected and entrusted our public officials (the governor, attorney general, federal and state senators and representatives, mayors and parish officials) to pursue and safeguard our health, safety and prosperity, enforce the law and uphold our freedoms guaranteed by the state and federal constitutions. As a result of our vigilant press, we are now learning that our elected public officials have signed NDAs (nondisclosure agreements) with the most powerful corporations in the world behind our backs, negotiated a massive sale of public lands, waived environmental laws and, through legislation passed without the disclosure of the secret negotiations, guaranteed corporate immunity from being held accountable for damage to our persons and property. And, of course, our officials have exempted these wealthiest of the wealthy from paying property taxes. All without notice to the voters. All without input from the voters. Rather than challenge and/or debate the merits of spaceports and data centers, our representatives and officials have signed NDAs, abdicating their duty to represent and inform their constituents on these most essential governmental matters. And now, based on these confidential deals, it appears there is no turning back. What have we done?

CHARLOTTE LANDRY Baton Rouge

Trump squanders U.S. leadership role with abuse Re: ”A frivolous and oblivious president,” George Will, Aug. 31. President Donald Trump’s wildly conjuredup thoughts and ill-advised actions are becoming destructive distractions to maintaining our hard-won position on the world stage. For example, he is openly diminishing our relationship militarily with our ally in the Pacific, South Korea, in favor of conducting what seems to be a personal relationship with communist North Korea (which is donating multiple thousands of soldiers to Putin’s war against another ally of ours, Ukraine). And closer to home, he is scandalously abusing Canada, a fellow charter member of NATO and the most stable neighbor we could ask for along our entire northern border; his

assertion that the Canadian nation should become our 51st state, and his renaming of our mutually contiguous Lake Ontario to “Lake America,” are two grands faux pas. Instead of our reputation as a premier bulwark for freedom and responsible leadership, we seem to be slipping (or sliding) onto the crowded, unruly, muddy racetrack of world opinion. Not only are we losing respect, but we are also losing physical superiority, into which several other entities will be only too happy to insert themselves with their own plans for dominance. Are we following a false piper into a forest of self-perdition?

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COMMENTARY S.C. turns into historic Senate race COLUMBIA, S.C. — The late Lindsey Graham must be giddy in paradise. His beloved sister, Darline Graham, won a Republican primary runoff for his soon-to-expire Senate seat, defeating U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman, whose noteworthy liability was supporting former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley in the 2024 primary against then-presidential candidate Donald Trump. Trump is an elephant when it comes to politics. He remembers his enemies, nurses grudges for long periods and seeks retaliation. Trump’s loyalty calculus apparently doesn’t allow credit for Norman’s willingness to overturn the 2020 presidential election results. Trump’s reinvention of Kathleen Darline Graham from a Parker relatively unknown state employee into an overnight U.S. Senate candidate is the stuff of political legend. The president not only supported Republican Gov. Henry McMaster’s decision to appoint her as a placeholder through the remainder of her brother’s term; he also lobbied her to run for the six-year seat. Lo and behold, she accepted his challenge and was camera-ready in no time. She immediately brought to mind the erstwhile Republican governor of Alaska, Sarah Palin, who was plucked from the moose-hunting fields and dramatically injected into then-Sen. John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign as his running mate. Like Palin, Graham has an authentic down-home appeal and relates to people at the kitchen table. But also like Palin, she wasn’t ready for the national stage. When she flubbed the much-discussed question about whether Taiwan and the South China Sea were important to national security, saying that she wasn’t well versed on the subject, the political commentariat probably thought she was doomed. Obviously, not so. Not surprisingly, Trump has accepted credit for Graham’s victory. A Trump-affiliated super PAC spent almost $800,000 on her campaign. And he swept into Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, for a rally, telling the crowd: “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot.” Even so, I wouldn’t give Trump all the applause. Keep in mind that Norman had recently been rejected by Republican voters when he sought the nomination for governor. And Graham won

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Sen. darline Graham, R-S.C., speaks with reporters following a candidate event for hopefuls vying in a special Republican primary to replace her late brother, Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., on november ballots. narrowly, with 52.5% of the vote in the primary runoff against Norman. Most of the credit goes to the candidate. Perhaps counterintuitively, if you’re not from around here, the smartest thing Graham did was to answer that foreign policy question with candor and without apology. Her simple, direct response was sincere and rang true to her audience. “I’m just going to be honest,” she said, adding that national security “is not my thing.” But, really, why would it be at this point? Graham had barely buried the brother who helped raise her and was rushed to her swearing-in ceremony before she’d had time to grieve. Her mere presence under such pressure is a marvel. Many, if not most, people recognized themselves in her response to the South China Sea question. Sometimes admitting that you don’t know the answer to a question can earn a candidate as much credit as a pitch-perfect response would. One can learn. What matters more to everyday folks trying to make ends meet is character and honesty, a truth that only magnifies the mystery of Trump’s grip on South Carolina. No doubt, Lindsey Graham could have explained it. He also could have delivered a dissertation on the Taiwan matter, while possibly making us laugh. We shall miss that. His death was a blow to MAGA world and to Trump, who could

count on his golfing pal to carry the torch in most cases. Lindsey Graham’s friends also attest to the times he tried to steer the president away from some of his more dangerous impulses. The newly appointed senator probably won’t be much help in this regard. Finally, from the department of buried leads, South Carolina now has two women vying for a Senate seat. By November, Darline Graham might be more familiar with the issues and, indeed, ready for prime time when she faces Democratic challenger Annie Andrews, a pediatrician who also has never held elective office. Graham is already putting up her dukes, saying that Andrews is “the most radical liberal ever nominated for a statewide office by the South Carolina Democratic Party.” Democrats, meanwhile, tell me they’re celebrating Graham’s win against Norman, saying they believe Andrews will destroy her in a debate. Andrews’s internal polling before the longtime senator’s death found her trailing him by just three points. Whatever happens, South Carolina voters will elect a woman to the Senate for the first time in its history — an overdue correction Lindsey Graham likely would applaud. Kathleen Parker is on X, @kathleenparker.

Thank you, Dolly Parton, for your music, good humor and public service preparing to leave her working partSince imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, I am told, I was not nership with fellow country star Porter surprised to hear Dolly Parton say in Wagoner. an interview that she once entered a Although many think of the powerful “Dolly Parton lookalike” drag queen love ballad as a world-class break-up contest in Los Angeles unannounced — song, both Parton and Wagoner denied and lost. there was any romance involved Parton, who died last month in their writing partnership. at age 80, enjoyed telling that Dolly actually was married to story, which illustrated, among Carl Dean for an impressive 59 other things, that it wasn’t alyears until he died in 2025. She wrote more than 3,000 ways easy to be Dolly, even for songs in her career, which she Dolly. Clarence described as starting with a tune “Nobody applauded,” she said Page she composed at age 5. in a May 2025 radio interview, Dolly was the salt of the earth. “like a little trickle that was This quality shone in her songwriting probably David, my hairdresser.” and in the way she lived her life. It’s Go figure. Maybe she looked too not surprising she had fans in every much like the real thing for anyone to walk of life and in every corner of the believe she really was. earth. Either way, that little story tells us Among her many memorable artisa lot about Dolly. She was more than merely tolerant of different people, her tic collaborations was one with the fans will say. She was welcoming. Black South African a capella group The “Queen of Country,” as many Ladysmith Black Mambazo in the called her for her musical talents, won mid-1990s. Together they covered Bob me over with her soulful voice and inDylan’s “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” and Cat Stevens’ “Peace Train,” the latspired storytelling in song and verse. She also showed impressive skills as ter of which she included on her 1996 an actress, businesswoman, fashion album “Memories.” She later invited icon and philanthropist, all without the group to perform at Dollywood. losing any of her engaging down-home Sibongiseni Shabalala, a member of wit, grace and charm. the group and the son of its founder, And she never forgot where she expressed his condolences to Parton’s came from, as the old saying goes. family. In fact, that’s where she got some of “This terrible death is not only for her best material, as the fourth of 12 them but for the world as well,” he told children growing up in a tiny cabin in BBC World Service. “She was beautiful rural Tennessee, now reproduced in an outside as well as within.” exhibit at Dollywood, her amusement Back here in the USA, my respect for park in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. Dolly got a huge boost when we AmeriMy appreciation for her was renewed cans were locked down during the COwith Whitney Houston’s super-hit “I VID-19 pandemic. Will Always Love You,” popularized As many Americans felt near on the soundtrack of the 1992 thriller panic, wondering what would happen “The Bodyguard.” next, Dolly Parton stepped up and Parton wrote the song as she was announced a $1 million donation to

Vanderbilt University Medical Center to help expedite development of the Moderna vaccine, which at least one correspondent suggested renaming it “the Dolly.” And if her legacy is to be remembered for anything besides good music, I would vote for the Imagination Library, a program that Parton began in 1995, inspired by her father, who couldn’t read. The program mails a free book each month to millions of children from birth until age 5. Thanks to corporate and nonprofit partnerships, as well as grants from state governments, the Imagination Library has distributed more than 300 million free books. Parton was a trailblazing philanthropist in other ways as well. When wildfires struck communities in the Great Smoky Mountains in 2016, she wrote monthly $1,000 checks to families made homeless. The emergency aid, as the New York Times commented, “distinguished her as one of pop culture’s most prolific philanthropists.” Other rich people started funneling their charity through her foundation. It’s worth pondering that Parton focused so much of her charity on helping children and families, despite not having children of her own. In that sense, dear Dolly reminds me of one of my favorite grade school teachers, who told our class she didn’t need to have children at home since she was happy to have all of us. Perhaps Dolly felt that way, too. She will be missed and, as we should tell all conscientious schoolteachers, we thank her for her service. Email Clarence Page at clarence47page@gmail.com.

The addled college football cartel Big-time college football’s season began on Saturday. Before the other professional league, the NFL, becomes a distraction, consider three propositions. Football is a mistake. Bodies, and especially brains, are not built to withstand its repeated collisions. Culturally, college football scratches the human itch for tribalism, which America’s ethos of individualism fortunately discourages. And big-time football attached to higher education is, suddenly, educational. It is teaching us two reasons the federal government grows: Many people demand this. And so, too, do society’s big battalions, when distressed. A discombobulated cartel — the college football industry — needs Congress’s help restoring order afGeorge ter the sudden emancipation of the working class: the players. Will It is unlikely that fans’ enthusiasm for football will be dampened by The New York Times report that at least 1 in 4 NFL players might expect to eventually suffer neurodegenerative brain disease (which can include impaired cognition, mood swings, erratic behavior, addiction, even suicide) as a result of the game’s kinetic energies. Up to five years of college football are now permitted for players by the NCAA’s new rules. That time is probably enough to put at risk even players who do not graduate to the NFL. Recently, the Southeastern and Big Ten conferences discovered a limit to their permissiveness: They are trying to stop LSU — a rogue football program, akin to North Korea — from recruiting two players who had suited up for NFL preseason training but wanted to return to college. There, the money is more certain, and sometimes better. Eligibility rules can, however, be made ever more permissive by those who write them. The writers are universities and sports conferences who are in a financial arms race. But arms control might be coming from Congress. College athletic departments have become entwined with money-raising “collectives” through which donors finance on-field success. This, say some industry participants, can require $5 million (at least) annually for quarterbacks who direct $40 million rosters. For elite football programs, success means surviving deep into the playoffs. These began in the 2014 season with four teams, then in 2024 expanded to 12. They might soon include 24 teams. Otherwise, fans of teams that lose, say, a third regular-season game will lose interest, the exercise having become pointless with the playoffs out of reach. But even at just 12, there can be mismatches: Sports are meritocratic, and unless players’ freedom is circumscribed, merit will move toward the highest bidders. Under today’s almost-no-rules regime, the strongest few get stronger faster than their pursuers. Pity the University of Arkansas, a pursuer. Arkansas is home to Tyson Foods and Walmart, but has the nation’s fourth-lowest median household income. The Athletic’s Seth Emerson reports that the school’s athletic director says: “We have per capita, I think, the greatest depth of billionaires of any state in the country, but per capita, we have kind of the shallowest pool of millionaires.” Can Arkansas compete with, say, Georgia and Florida? It cannot, without help from Congress. Athletes exercising free agency through the “transfer portal” is a recipe for the supremacy of the few financially fittest football programs. Congress might ride to the rescue of the many by mandating competitive balance in the form of a nationwide spending cap covering all sports at each school. This is part of the Protect College Sports Act drafted by Ted Cruz of Texas and Maria Cantwell of Washington, Republican chair and ranking Democrat, respectively, on the Senate Commerce Committee. Before becoming finicky about Congress surely having bigger fish to fry — wars, deficits — acknowledge two things. College football certainly is interstate commerce. And more people care about it than about the Iran war. If players are generating many millions for schools, are they employees of their institutions? If so, is collective bargaining next? One certainty is that the cloying vocabulary of “student-athletes” and “amateurism” has been retired. The college sports cartel flourished for a century in what was, for it, an Edenic paradise: Profits from broadcasting soared; labor cost the cartel approximately nothing. Now, however, it is in the interest of a majority of schools, players and fans to limit the players’ pay and free agency in order to protect competitive balance. Beneath the roar of stadium crowds, you might soon hear a sigh of contentment from the college football cartel as it is resuscitated by Congress. Take such satisfaction as can be had from this evidence that Congress can fix, sort of, something. Email George Will at georgewill@washpost. com.

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 771399 THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON F/K/A THE BANK NEW YOUR, AS OF TRUSTEE FOR THE HOLD‐ ERS OF THE GE-WMC PASSASSET-BACKED THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-1 vs LEAH DUPLANTIS Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 11, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the described following mortgaged property be‐ longing to: LEAH DU‐ PLANTIS ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as COLO‐ NIAL TERRACE, A CONDO‐ MINIUM, and being des‐ ignated on the official plan of said subdivision, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said Parish and State, as LOT 92, said subdivision, said lot having such size, shape and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on said map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction previously offered WITH Appraisement, no bids were received, so the sale will be offered at cost and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $229.60 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 771444 CITIGROUP MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST INC. ASSETBACKED PASS-THROUGH SERIES CERTIFICATES, 2007-AMC4, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE vs LATOSHIA FACHE HOLLIDAY Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 06, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the described following mortgaged property be‐ longing to: LATOSHIA FACHE HOLLIDAY One certain piece or por‐ tion of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, d ll h i h

Public Notices Sheriff Sales p and all the rights, ways privileges, servitudes ap‐ purtenances and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision know as BAKER SUBDIVISION, ESTATES Second Filing, and being designated according to the official plan thereof on file and of recording of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the said Parish as LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED EIGHTFOUR (184), said subdivi‐ sion, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions as shown on said map. Subject to all previous recorded build‐ ing restrictions, servi‐ tudes, building set back line; and oil, gas and reservations, mineral conveyances, servitudes of record. Municipal Address: 4377 Wimbish Drive, Baker, LA 70714. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $257.67 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 773830 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC vs THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SUSAN KYLE DEAROLF SUSAN KYLE AKA DEAROLF AKA SUSAN K. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN DEAROLF AKA SUSAN KYLE P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN PHILLIPS ROBIN AKA SUSAN P. ROBIN AKA SUSAN ROBIN Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, February 20, 2026 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the described following mortgaged property be‐ longing to: THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF SUSAN KYLE DEAROLF SUSAN KYLE AKA DEAROLF AKA SUSAN K. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN DEAROLF AKA SUSAN KYLE P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN P. DEAROLF AKA SUSAN PHILLIPS ROBIN AKA SUSAN P. ROBIN AKA SUSAN ROBIN One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivi‐ sion of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as Woodland known Ridge Park Subdivision, Second Filing, and being designated as lot one hundred three (103) on the official plat thereof entitled to final plat of Woodland Ridge Park, Second Filing, located in Section 52, T7S, R1 E, Greensburg Land District, East Baton Rouge Parish, i i f d

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Public Notices Sheriff Sales g Louisiana, for Harwood, Inc., dated March 24, 1976, filed of record in map book 155, page 33, of the official records of East Baton Rouge Parish, which said lots having such measurements and dimensions as shown of the official recorded sub‐ division map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $278.07 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776446 FEDERAL HOME LOAN CORPORA‐ MORTGAGE TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED STRUCTURED LOANS TRANSACTION TRUST, SE‐ RIES 2021-2 vs THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION OF FAY H. WILLIAMS CARTER (A/KIA FAY H. WILLIAMS CARTER F. A/KIA WILLIAMS) Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 15, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an on line auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF FAY H. CARTER WILLIAMS (A/K/A FAY H. WILLIAMS CARTER F. A/K/A WILLIAMS) That certain piece or por‐ tion of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, servitudes, privileges, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in that part of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as DUCHEIN known PLACE, and designated on the official map thereof which is on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, as LOT NUMBER ELEVEN (11), of SQUARE TWELVE (12), of said subdivision, said lot measuring Forty (40') feet front on the North side of Laurel Street by a depth between parallel lines of One Hundred Twenty (120') feet. Which has the address of 2833 Laurel Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $262.78

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776447 EMG TRANSFER AGENT LLC VS ACADIAN PLACE 2022 HOLBOX LLC Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 14, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an on line auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ACADIAN PLACE 2022 HOLBOX LLC A Certain Tract of land, together with all im‐ containing provements 5.09 Acres in Section 75, Township 7 South, Range 2 East, Greensburg Land East Baton District, Rouge, Louisiana shown as Tract C, Acadian Place Apartments on a map by David B. Fazekas, P.L.S. dated May 5, 2009, and more fully described as follows: Commencing at the in‐ tersection of the East Right-of-Way of Flannery Road and South Right-ofWay of Brinwood Avenue the Northwest being comer of Tract C. Thence continuing along the South Right-of-Way of Brinwood A venue South 81 degrees 34 min‐ utes 00 seconds East, 73.38 feet; Thence with a curve con‐ cave to the right and being concave to the Northeast having a ra‐ dius of 204.18 feet and a length of 149.76 feet (chord bearing South 60 degrees 32 minutes 36 seconds East and a chord distance of 146.44 feet); Thence leaving the South Right-of-Way of Brinwood Avenue South 50 degrees 27 minutes 32 seconds West, 89.73 feet; Thence South 08 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds West, 86.77 feet; Thence South 23 degrees 23 minutes 00 seconds East, 491.86 feet; Thence South 50 degrees 00 minutes 00 seconds West, 390.68 feet; Thence North 08 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East, 71.95 feet; Thence North 81 degrees 34 minutes 00 seconds West, 150 feet to the East Right-of-Way of Flannery Road; Thence along the East Right-of-Way North 08 degrees 26 minutes 00 seconds East, 844.11 feet to the Point of Beginning. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $311.25 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776979 STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs BRIT‐ JENAY WILSON TNEY A/K/A BRITTANEY WIL‐ SON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana

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Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 02, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an on line auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the described following mortgaged property be‐ longing to: BRITTNEY JENAY WILSON A/K/A BRITTANEY WILSON ONE CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all buildings improvements and thereon situated, in the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as North Red Oak Subdivision, Fourth Filing and desig‐ nated on the official map thereof, a copy of which is on file and of record of the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, as Lot Number One Hundred Forty-Two (142) said subdivision; said lot measuring one hundred (100') feet front on the North side of Dar‐ ryl Drive by a depth of one hundred sixty (160') feet between parallel lines, and being subject to such servitudes of record and as shown on the subdivision map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $232.15 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 777792 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING LLC vs MARY THORN‐ TON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 01, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock am on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the described following mortgaged property be‐ longing to: MARY THORN‐ TON ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE AND IM‐ BUILDINGS PROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, WAYS, APPURTE‐ SERVITUDES, NANCES, AND ADVAN‐ TAGES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUB‐ KNOWN AS DIVISION FOREST, SHERWOOD ELEVENTH FILING, AND DESIGNATED ON THE OF‐ FICIAL PLAN THEREOF, ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK ANDORECORDER OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, AS LOT NUM‐

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BER ONE THOUSAND EIGHTY-TWO (1082) OF SAID SUBDIVISION, SAID LOT HAVING SUCH MEA‐ SUREMENTS AND BEING SUBJECT TO SUCH SERVI‐ AND RESTRIC‐ TUDES TIONS AS ARE MORE PAR‐ TICULARLY SHOWN ON SAID MAP ("Property")" TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law" Sid J" Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $237.23 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 777910 KEESLER FEDERAL CREDIT VS BRIAN UNION JONES CHRISTOPHER (A/K/A BRIAN JONES) Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 21, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ site at www. tion bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the described following mortgaged property be‐ to: BRIAN longing JONES CHRISTOPHER (A/K/A BRIAN JONES) ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton State of Rouge, Louisiana, in that subdi‐ known es vision GARDENS, FAIRVIEW FIRST FILING end being designated on the offi‐ cial plat of said subdivi‐ sion, on file end of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said Parish and State, as LOT NUMBER EIGHTY (80), said subdivision, said lot having such size, shape dimensions and and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on said map. Which has the address of 1617 Plains Ridge Av‐ enue, Zachary, LA 70791 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $219.38 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 778500 STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS KAYLIA ZANAYA AUGUSTUS Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of honorable court the aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 03, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an on line auc‐

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Southern happy, but not satisfied after home victory BY TOYLOY BROWN III Staff writer

Trey Holly wasn’t worried about a bounceback game. After rushing for the third-fewest yards of his Southern career (38) vs. Alabama State on Aug. 29, the star running back was back to bouncing off defenders and accelerating to the end zone in his team’s 34-15 win over Division II Kentucky State. “I don’t consider it a breakout game,” the redshirt junior said after having 21 carries for 99 yards and two touchdowns. “ Something I’ve been doing my whole life.” Holly’s tempered reaction to his performance embodies how the team feels about the first win of the coach Marshall Faulk era. It won, but the team still sees plenty of room to grow. The Jaguars offense was below their standard for almost the entire first half. Southern (1-1) punted on the first five drives and on the sixth allowed a safety with 5:54 left in the second quarter. Those were the first points for Kentucky State (1-1). Faulk’s team remained ahead thanks to an interception returned 85 yards for a touchdown at the 13:44 mark of the second quarter. Junior linebacker Tay James swooped in to steal the overthrown pass and shed the tackle attempt by the intended receiver. “We couldn’t really move the ball on offense,” Holly said. “Defense had to step in, you know, keep us in the game. So we want to give a big shout-out to those guys.” Quarterback Christian Johnson explained how his group felt during the slow start. “It is frustrating,” the junior from

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LSU defensive end Jordan Ross engulfs Clemson quarterback Tait Reynolds for a sack in the third quarter on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

How Baker’s LSU defense dismantled Clemson in statement win BY JON BLAU

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LSU knew what was coming. Clemson had no one but quarterback Christopher Vizzina in the backfield. LSU safety Dashawn Spears appeared to want to stay in the tackle box with linebackers TJ Dottery and Whit Weeks, but Dottery pointed him toward the opponent’s No. 3 receiver. LSU’s defense stretched out like an accordion to cover up a spread formation, leaving only a split second between Dottery’s final command and the snap. His eyes quickly found his target, as they seemingly would all night. Clemson revealed its hand. Perhaps the speediest player on the field, running back Chris Johnson, was motioning toward Vizzina at the snap. Dottery barrelled toward the line, refusing to allow a jet sweep to get outside of him. Edge defender Jordan Ross kept tabs on Vizzina on the off chance he kept the ball.

A smothering commenced. Dottery chased Johnson like a cheetah in pursuit of a gazelle. Johnson cut inside, and Ross, Weeks and safety Ty Benefield came in for the kill. All night, Clemson was allowed no refuge. In a masterclass of defense from play-caller Blake Baker and his proteges, the most shocking of statistics flashed on ESPN’s broadcast early in the third quarter. LSU had 232 rushing yards. Clemson had minus-5. How did Baker’s defense impose their will so thoroughly? Let’s flip on the tape and sort through the chaos LSU’s defensive coordinator created.

Dropping the defensive ends One of the expectations coming into this season was Baker wouldn’t need to bring as many blitzers because transfer additions Princewill Umanmielen and Jordan Ross would allow him to get more of a rush with his front four. In the opener, Baker brought four quite often.

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Southern defensive end Ckelby Givens celebrates a tackle against Kentucky State in the first half of their game on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

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Realistic expectations for Saints, QB Shough this season BY JEFF DUNCAN, LUKE JOHNSON, MATTHEW PARAS and ROD WALKER Staff writers

The New Orleans Saints are a week away from starting the season. After watching training camp and seeing Kellen Moore and his staff trim the roster to 53 players, it’s now time for the real games to begin. Before they travel to Detroit to take on the Lions in the opener next Sunday, The Times-Picayune Saints’ coverage team gathered around the roundtable to discuss what we’ve learned and what we expect in 2026.

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Saints quarterback Tyler Shough talks to teammates during a drill at training camp on Aug. 6 at the team’s practice facility in Metairie.

Q: WHAT WAS THE MOST PLEASANT SURPRISE FROM TRAINING CAMP AND THE PRESEASON? Luke Johnson: The run game was truly a disaster last season, which was disappointing given the investments the team had made in the offensive line and Kellen Moore’s track record as a play-caller. I think that will be different this season. Based on what I saw in the lead-up to the season, Travis Etienne

and David Edwards look like real difference-makers. Even a middle-of-theroad ground attack will make a world of difference for this offense, and I think they’ll get there. Matt Paras: All three rookie wide receivers look ready to contribute. Before Tyson suffered his hamstring injury, the firstrounder gave people plenty of reasons to be excited and could be a real differencemaker when healthy. But it was also surprising to see how rookies Bryce Lance and Barion Brown seemed to meet the moment, especially once Ja’Lynn Polk retired and Tyson went down. Rod Walker: Replacing key pieces like Demario Davis and Alontae Taylor isn’t easy. But the acquisition of Kaden Elliss to plug in the hole left by Davis and moving Jonas Sanker to the star position to replace Taylor have been huge moves. The defense looks even faster in Year 2 under Brandon Staley. Chase Young looks on track to have a dominant season, and this unit has a chance to be really special. Jeff Duncan: I was pleasantly surprised

by the quick development of Lance and Brown. We all expected Jordyn Tyson to make an impact. But Lance and Brown were revelations as mid-to-late-round draft picks. Because of Tyson’s hamstring injury, both might see the field early this season. Time will tell if their success in camp will translate to the regular season, but both have shown flashes. Q: WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT? LJ: The non-Tyson version of this answer is pretty straightforward: We did not get a chance to see a single starter play a snap in the preseason. That may prove to be a genius move by the time the games start to play out — only two true starters will miss Week 1 because of injury. But it’s also opening the door for some pretty easy criticism of Moore and his staff if the Saints get off to a sluggish start against two of the better teams on their schedule in Detroit and Baltimore. MP: I have serious questions about the

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Sabalenka, Alcaraz reach quarterfinals BY STEPHEN WHYNO Associated Press

NEW YORK — Defending champions Aryna Sabalenka and Carlos Alcaraz are back to the quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, and they made it look easy. The top-ranked Sabalenka solved some early struggles holding serve and overpowered Taylor Townsend 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. Alcaraz also advanced in straight sets, beating Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 in the second match at Arthur Ashe Stadium. “I’m happy with that performance,” Alcaraz said. “I played my game. I tried to play my style. Tommy’s such a talented player. His shots are pretty dangerous and it’s sometimes pretty difficult to control the ball when it comes to you, so I just tried to be ready.” Townsend broke Sabalenka three times in her first four service games as she looked to spring the upset. Sabalenka found a groove, regained her confidence and did not lose another point after falling behind 3-1 in the second set. “I love matches like that because it was really challenging,” Sabalenka said. “Going through tough challenges and overcoming those challenges, it definitely gives you strength and really strong belief that you can do it.” This was the first meeting between Sabalenka and Townsend, who gave her opponent fits in the first set but struggled to find her own rhythm. “This was the most comfortable and confident I’ve ever been playing against a No. 1 player in the world,” Townsend said. “From the beginning, I felt like I belonged. From the beginning, I felt like I was right where I needed to be. I still feel that way.” Next up for Sabalenka is Wimbledon winner Linda Noskova, who needed six match points to get past Marta Kostyuk 7-5, 5-7, 6-4. “I played a couple of matches against her in the past, which also wasn’t the easiest matches,” Sabalenka said of Noskova. “Re-

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BERLIN — Jackie Young scored 10 points and the U.S. survived its toughest test in the women’s basketball World Cup in two decades with a 55-52 victory over Italy on Sunday. The U.S. has won 32 straight World Cup games dating back to a loss to Russia in the 2006 semifinals. Only one team had come within single digits of the Americans during this run, when Australia lost by eight points in 2010. The Americans (2-0) had to work hard for the victory, putting up the lowest point total in a preliminaryround game since 1971, when they had 51 against France. The U.S. trailed 50-48 with 4:29 left before going on a 7-0 run. Breanna Stewart, who missed her first eight shots, scored her first basket of the game to put the Americans up 51-50. Young then hit a layup after the U.S. got an offensive foul against Italy on its next possession. The Americans got another defensive stop and Chelsea Gray hit a jumper to make it a five-point game. Matilde Villa scored to get Italy back within three with less than a minute to go. The U.S. had a couple of chances to make it a two-possession lead but couldn’t convert. Italy (1-1) had one last chance to tie it, but Cecilia Zandalasini’s 3-pointer was off at the buzzer. Italy’s 2-3 zone defense cause the U.S. fits on offense. The Americans couldn’t get into any

Former LSU beach volleyball All-Americans Kristen Nuss Cruz and Taryn Kloth Brasher are on top again, winning the AVP League Championships on Sunday in Chicago. Competing as the Austin Aces team, the 2024 U.S. Olympians were seeded second and won their semifinal on Sunday over the thirdseeded Miami Mayhem (Kelly Cheng and Megan Kraft) 15-8, 15-9. In the championship match, they defeated the top-seeded Palm Beach Passion (Melissa HumanaParedes and Brandie Wilkerson), 15-10, 15-12. Humana-Paredes and Wilkerson were the 2024 Olympic silver medalists in Paris. The win for Cruz and Brasher comes after their third straight victory this past month in the prestigious Manhattan Beach Open. They are ranked No. 2 in the world beach volleyball standings.

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Aryna Sabalenka returns the ball to Taylor Townsend during the fourth round of the U.S. open on Sunday in new york. ally aggressive style of the game. Serving really well, playing super fast. You’ve got to stay really low to be able to handle that power and energy.”

Alcaraz cruises Playing his first tournament following a four-month absence because of a right wrist injury, Alcaraz said last week he would not be coming back if he could not play like his usual self. The 23-year-old Spaniard has made good on that so far, dropping just one set through four rounds. Alcaraz dictated play on the way to extending his Grand Slam winning streak to 18. When Paul was making things interesting in the third set, Alcaraz set up match point by hitting a shot so perfectly in bounds that it left actor Matthew McConaughey in disbelief, along with many others in the crowd. Asked if he thinks he is back to form, Alcaraz responded, “I think so.” The U.S. Open is bringing that

out in him. “I’m just trying to enjoy my time on the court,” Alcaraz said. “It doesn’t matter that I was out four months and a half. Every time that I come here, I play my best.”

Americans make statement Townsend and Paul were among the 10 Americans to reach the men’s and women’s round of 16. That is the most in the fourth round at any Grand Slam in nearly a quarter-century, dating to the 2002 U.S. Open, when there were 11. The five U.S. men — Paul, Ben Shelton, Learner Tien, Frances Tiafoe and Alex Michelsen — are the most at a major since eight in 1995 at Flushing Meadows. “American tennis has been on the up and up for many years now,” Townsend said. “There have been a really consistent chunk of players — Jess, Coco — (who) have been at the top and inside the top five for the last, I

don’t know how many years. Ben, Frances, Tommy, Taylor: It’s just such a great group of men, as well.” At 20, Tien is the youngest American man in the U.S. Open fourth round since Andy Roddick in 2002. Tiafoe knocked off seventh-seeded Daniil Medvedev 7-6 (1), 6-4, 7-6 (6) to improve to 10-0 in his career at Louis Armstrong Stadium, which he called “the people’s court.” Michelsen beat Tomas Martin Etcheverry 7-6 (6), 6-4, 6-4. Michelsen and Tiafoe will meet in the quarterfinals Tuesday, guaranteeing an American man in the semifinals. No U.S. men’s player has won a Grand Slam since Roddick in New York in ’03.

Night matches Shelton, the No. 8 seed, was set to face Stefanos Tsitsipas on Sunday night at Ashe, followed by fellow American Emma Navarro against Anna Kalinskaya.

Young leads gritty U.S. escape over Italy BY DOUG FEINBERG

LSU beach volleyball alums nab another big win

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL WORLD CUP rhythm and shot 29% from the field, including going 1 for 12 from 3-point range. The Americans, who led 30-24 at halftime, saw Italy go on a 11-2 run to start the third quarter and trailed 35-32 before finishing the period up 42-39. Italy, which lost to the Americans by 34 in a tournament qualifier in March, wouldn’t go away and was up 50-48 in the fourth quarter before the Americans’ final push. Zandalasini scored 14 points to lead Italy, which is making its first World Cup appearance since 1994. CHINA 74, CZECH REPUBLIC 70, OT: China needed overtime to beat the Czech Republic. Han Xu scored 22 points and drew China level at 53-53 in the final quarter after her team had trailed for most of the game. Eliška Joklová put the Czechs 64-59 up with 27 seconds left only for Luo Xinyu to respond with a 3-pointer and Yang Shuyu to level at 64-64 with 3 seconds to go – after Joklová missed two free throws. There was still time for Joklová to miss another chance to clinch the win. Yang also completed the scoring in overtime for China, which failed to get the most from 7-foot3 Zhang Ziyu. The 19-year-old sensation could only score three points in her second game after 13 on her World Cup debut against the United States on Friday.

NEW YORK — The New York Giants took care of some contract business on Labor Day weekend ahead of the start of the season, signing backup quarterback Jameis Winston and starting left guard Jon Runyan to two-year extensions. Winston is receiving $13 million and Runyan $22 million, according to a person with knowledge of the moves. The extensions provide salary cap flexibility and save space this season while keeping a pair of respected veterans under contract through 2028. Winston, 32, was going into the second of a two-year, $8 million deal. Runyan, 29, has spent the past two seasons starting for New York after playing his first four as a pro with Green Bay.

NFL, Goodell agree on 4-year contract extension

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has agreed on a fouryear contract extension that runs through the 2030 league season, ending on March 31, 2031. The NFL’s Compensation Committee notified the full ownership of the agreement on Sunday. In a memo sent to owners that was obtained by The Associated Press, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said: “We believe we are very fortunate to have Roger at the helm for the next four years.” Kraft is the chairman of the league’s compensation committee. Financial terms of Goodell’s new contract weren’t immediately known. He reportedly earned $63.9 million for the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons.

GB&I pulls off rally to win back Walker Cup from U.S.

COUNTY CLARE, Ireland — Connor Graham and Josh Hill each won the 18th hole in the final two matches Sunday at Lahinch as Great Britain & Ireland capped off a stunning comeback against the Americans to win the Walker Cup for the first time since 2015. Graham birdied the last two holes to earn a precious halve against 17-year-old Miles Russell. It came down to Hill, all square in his match with 18-year-old Tyler Watts, his Tennessee teammate. Hill hit a long bunker shot to 3 feet and holed the birdie putt for a 131/2121/2 victory. The Americans were loaded with seven of the top 10 players in the world amateur ranking. They still lead the overall series 40-10-1. Next up for GB&I is to try to win the Walker Cup away from home for the first time since 2001.

Antonelli wins Italian GP in an epic comeback

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Sara Madera of Italy shoots over napheesa Collier of the United States during a Women’s World Cup match on Sunday in Berlin.

MONZA, Italy — Kimi Antonelli took a big step to becoming the youngest champion in Formula 1 history with a fightback for the ages at his home grand prix on Sunday. Antonelli stormed to victory at the Italian Grand Prix, despite starting 19th on the grid. It took the Mercedes driver fewer than 17 laps to fight his way to the front. The rest of the race was spent tussling with teammate and title rival George Russell for the lead. Antonelli passed him for the final time with three laps remaining, going on to become the first Italian to win at Monza in 60 years. “Oh my God ... It feels like a dream,” Antonelli said on team radio after crossing the line.

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Nearly flawless run game key to LSU romp Tigers produce eye-popping stats: ‘It was amazing’ BY KOKI RILEY

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Jordan Seaton got carried away. Plowing a Clemson defender into the Clemson bench after the whistle had blown wasn’t the wisest of choices, but who could blame Seaton if he was overzealous? It had been 10 months since the Colorado transfer had last played a snap, and that was before a lightning delay pushed Saturday’s opening kick between LSU and Clemson back two hours. Nevertheless, it was a 15-yard penalty against LSU’s star left tackle in the second quarter after LSU had already picked up a first down. It was a rare setback in what eventually turned into a 51-10 shellacking for LSU over Clemson. A demolition that happened, in large part, thanks to the running game. “It was great. I feel like you (saw) what we did out there,” running back Dilin Jones said after LSU’s offense put up 644 total yards, including 507 yards in three quarters. “It was amazing.” After an incomplete pass preceded Seaton’s penalty, quarterback Sam Leavitt scrambled for a first down. A completion to wide receiver Winston Watkins follow-

ing Leavitt’s run put LSU inside the Clemson 35-yard line before Leavitt ran for 18 more yards over the next two plays and found the end zone to give LSU a 31-3 lead. LSU finished Saturday’s game with 309 rushing yards and averaged 5.3 yards per attempt. But those numbers only tell a fraction of the story. LSU had more rushing yards in the first half (213) than it garnered in all but one game (237 yards against South Alabama in 2024) over the last two years of Brian Kelly’s tenure. Leavitt ran for 100 yards and two scores, and Jones rushed for 91 and added a touchdown of his own. Watkins even had a 14-yard carry in the first quarter. And those were only their halftime stats. Leavitt and Jones combined to finish with 226 rushing yards, averaging 6.5 yards on the ground on 35 attempts. “I never come into the game with that expectation, whether I’m going to run more or not; it’s just what happened,” Leavitt, who had 12 rushing attempts, said. “When running lanes open up, and it’s the best play at hand, I’m going to take it and take care of my body.” LSU aired it out more in the second half. Leavitt threw for 107

yards in the third quarter alone. But unlike LSU’s offense under Kelly and ex-quarterback Garrett Nussmeier, the offense’s success started on the ground. “We’re still going to have to improve, but the guys played well together, they seemed to move well together,” LSU coach Lane Kiffin said. “You didn’t have a lot of negative plays, which is really critical to not get behind the sticks.” LSU was dominant upfront despite starting two transfers (Seaton and Aliou Bah) and a fifth-year senior making his firstever start (Bo Bordelon) on the offensive line. Tight end Trey’Dez Green, center Braelin Moore and right tackle Weston Davis were LSU’s only returning starters who started on Saturday, and yet LSU’s run game operation was nearly flawless from start to finish. LSU’s leading rushers from a season ago — running backs Caden Durham and Harlem Berry — didn’t see the field until the fourth quarter when LSU had taken a 44-3 lead. After Leavitt and Jones, UCF transfer Stacy Gage was LSU’s third leading rusher with 33 yards on eight carries, a respectable 4.1 yards per attempt. “The guys up front, they know exactly what to do, how to block

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Clemson defensive end Will Heldt, center, attempts to tackle LSU running back dilin Jones, right, on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. it,” Jones said. “I trust them.” LSU trotted out an offense against Clemson that had almost no experience playing together — while operating under a brand-new offensive coaching staff — and steamrolled an ACC team that was nearly ranked in the AP poll and entered the season as a contender to make the conference championship game. So if Saturday’s Tiger-on-Tiger

demolition was exhilarating for LSU fans — especially given the circumstances and after two seasons of inept rushing attacks under former offensive coordinator Joe Sloan — just imagine how giddy Seaton must’ve been as he deposited that orange jersey back to his bench. Email Koki Riley at koki.riley@ theadvocate.com.

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LSU defensive coordinator Blake Baker talks into his headset during the third quarter of a game against Clemson on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. Baker’s revamped defense easily dismantled Clemson in its season-opening win.

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Continued from page 1B It was just never clear to Clemson which four it would be. Ross and Umanmielen both dropped on a thirdand-6 with just over 2 minutes left in the first quarter. They had rushed upfield on the previous two snaps. Vizzina was completely unaware Ross had dropped in front of star receiver Bryant Wesco, who crossed the middle on a slant and was about to use tight end Christian Bentancur crossing on a slant to pick a defender. Vizzina was very much aware Weeks, who blitzed alongside Dottery, was flying toward his face. He threw to Wesco off of his back foot, which went right to Ross, who then went 30 yards to the house to make it 17-3. There were multiple other instances Saturday in which Umanmielen and Ross dropped into coverage and looked comfortable doing it. But there were also times Ross, who stands 6-foot-5, 254 pounds, lined up at defensive tackle on the same side as Umanmielen, presenting a unique threat with their combined quickness off the snap. Ross, who had five tackles for loss in two seasons at Tennessee, had a pair in his LSU debut. Baker is off to a

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Winning matchups Baker put on display why he was a head coach candidate in the offseason and why LSU coach Lane Kiffin wanted to retain him. At the same time, he just might have more “dudes” on this defense who can win one-on-ones. Along with Ross’s strong debut, redshirt junior Dylan Carpenter walked back Clemson offensive tackles on multiple plays. Cornerback DJ Pickett was strong in run support. Benefield was in on more plays than his three tackles and one pass breakup suggest. Umanmielen had a pair of sacks, and one of them came on a three-man rush. He widened Brayden Jacobs with his speed, then ducked inside on a swim move. Umanmielen was phenomenal according to Pro Football Focus metrics, “winning” on just over 46 percent of his pass-rush snaps. There’s room for skepticism because Clemson’s inexperienced offensive line seemed overwhelmed and their quarterbacks unprepared. A larger sample size is needed to draw definitive conclusions. But there was no doubt Saturday which team was better. And LSU’s defense was the best 11 on the field.

As mentioned above, Dottery and Weeks blitzed on Ross’s pick-6, which attacked an obvious weak point in Clemson’s line. The visitors were not only down right tackle Collin Sadler, but Clemson also started a redshirt sophomore with 130 career snaps, Ronan O’Connell, at right guard. Harris Sewell just switched to center. Elyjah Thurmon, injured two years running, was to Sewell’s left. On the Ross touchdown, Dottery led the way, occupying O’Connell while defensive tackle Deuce Gerald widened his rush to engage Clemson right tackle Easton Ware. Weeks slithered through the gap they opened. Baker threw this double linebacker blitz at Clemson a handful of times. Whether it was Dottery or Weeks leading the way, one always seemed to find the quarterback. Adding to the unpredictability were occasions when Baker put seven men at the line of scrimmage, including safeties Benefield and Spears alongside each other. Baker was unafraid to bring them, or just drop both to cut off a hasty hot read. Vizzina and his freshman backup, Tait Reynolds, were indecisive all Email Jon Blau at jon. night. blau@theadvocate.com

Hutchinson (Kansas) Community College said. “But you know, to some of the older guys, they know that that’s life. To some of the younger guys, their whole world comes (down). So it’s definitely the older guys coaching up the younger guys, keeping their hearts in it because game’s never over until it’s over.” As frigid as the Jaguars offense looked, they rallied to put together three straight touchdown drives, beginning with their last chance of the second quarter. It started with a 43-yard deep shot to redshirt freshman wide receiver Daejawn Smith, a Louisiana Tech transfer, who was down at the Kentucky State sevenyard line. Five plays later came the four-yard pass in the left corner of the end zone for Isaiah Pina, the first reception of the freshman tight end’s career. The Go-Go offense hummed after that as Southern’s last six drives ended with four touchdowns. Johnson completed 15 of 28 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns and no turnovers. Southern’s quarterback, like Holly, wasn’t enamored with his own outing but pleased it was enough to win. “It was decent,” Johnson said, drawing some laughter in the background. “To reach

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Southern coach Marshall Faulk runs onto the field during a game against Kentucky State on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium. the goals that I want to reach and that I want this team to reach, you know, it’s definitely got to be better week to week. But that’s what we prepare for.” Faulk, like his players, wants even more sound play. He’s thrilled that his defense didn’t concede a Thorobred offensive score until 2:30 left in the third period. However, he doesn’t want the offense to rely on lights-out defense. “We have so much to work on,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back said. “If I had to say one thing, it’s to continue to grow on becoming a team. There’s

just a ways to go. We still made a lot of mistakes, a lot of in-game just process and things that we can get better at.” What Southern’s coach and players will agree on, the ceiling for this team is not close to being reached. “That wasn’t our best football, if I’m being honest,” said Holly, who started his career at LSU. “I mean, we go way harder than that in practice. So I feel like we still got a lot to improve on. We still got a lot to learn.” Email Toyloy Brown III at toyloy.brown@ theadvocate.com.

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Mike Detillier, a veteran sports media personality and the co-host of SportsTalk on WWL-AM 870 radio, died Sunday, station officials announced Sunday. He was 65. Detillier was recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and had been off the air in recent days. “It’s so sad,” said Bobby Hebert, who worked with Detillier at WWL for the past several years. “Mike was a good friend and was like a brother to me. It’s heartbreaking. This really hurts.” A native of Lafourche Parish, Detillier rose to local prominence as the editor and publisher of Mike Detillier’s NFL Draft Report, which he launched in 1985. He made regular appearances on Sports Talk during Buddy Diliberto’s tenure as host, then joined the station as a college and pro football analyst. In July 2021, he transitioned from longstanding guest analyst and fixture on Monday’s Second Guess Show to fulltime co-host. “The New Orleans Saints organization is deeply saddened to learn of the passing of WWL Radio host Mike Detillier,” the New Orleans Saints said in a statement. “A proud son of Louisiana, Mike was widely respected as a gifted football analyst, a trusted guide

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Washington holds off Washington State to win Apple Cup BY ANNE M. PETERSON

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SEATTLE — Demond Williams Jr. threw for 268 yards and a touchdown, and No. 17 Washington survived offensive struggles for a 2410 victory over Washington State in a season-opening Apple Cup on Sunday. Williams also scored on a 5-yard keeper in the 118th meeting of the two teams, who were once both part of the Pac-12. Washington won last year’s meeting 59-24 in Pullman. Transfer Caden Pinnick made his debut as quarterback for the Cougars, throwing for 142 yards and scoring on an 11-yard keeper in the fourth quarter. “(I) thought Washington State had a really good plan, played really hard, did a nice job,” Washington third-year coach Jedd Fisch said. “Very challenging Week 1 to really make sure that we kind of knew what we wanted to get done. We felt like we didn’t play the at the level we would like to play at, but we also are very happy with the victory.” Washington State was one of the remaining members of the Pac-12 left after realignment broke apart the conference ahead of the 2024 season. The Cougars and Oregon State helped re-build the conference, which now includes Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, Texas State and Utah State, along with non-football member Gonzaga. The Huskies, meanwhile, bolted the Pac-12 for the Big Ten. Washington went 9-4 last season with a 38-10 win over Boise State in the LA Bowl. Washington State was embarking on it’s first season under coach Kirby Moore after going 7-6 last season. He brought in Pinnick, who played at UC Davis last season and threw for 3,206 yards and 32 touchdowns as a freshman. Washington State’s defense was largely effective in thwarting the Huskies throughout the game, but the Cougars missed a pair of field goals that could have narrowed the gap and were 0-11 in converting on third down. “I’ve got to get better with the preparation and getting the guys ready for third downs. You’re not going to win a lot of games going 0-11, and ultimately taking care of the ball, that falls on me,” Pinnick said. Tyler Robles’ 48-yard field goal gave the Huskies the early lead. In the second quarter, Jeron Jones intercepted Pinnick and ran it back 8 yards to the Washington State 21. After breaking free on a 16-yard run to keep the drive alive, Williams scored on a 5-yard keeper to make it 10-0

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Guest speaker Mike detillier discusses the upcoming football season at the Annual Fan-Up luncheon by Chamber of Commerce on Aug. 30, 2023, at the Harbor Center in Slidell. detillier died on Sunday. through the NFL Draft, and an exceptional family man. Beyond his incredible contributions to the game, he was above all a true gentleman and a dedicated family man. Saints gamedays at the Caesars Superdome, training camp practices, and press conferences simply will not be the same without his presence. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his immediate family and to the community of devoted listeners who considered him a friend over the

airwaves.” A veteran sports journalist who worked in various capacities at newspaper, radio and TV outlets throughout south Louisiana, Detillier was a former fullback and linebacker at Central Lafourche High School. He also spent 29 years in the engineering world, studying aquatic engineering at Louisiana Tech and Sacramento State, and eventually worked as an engineer for the state of Louisiana.

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The 91-yearold coach soaked in the scene from the back of the room as he wore a Colorado State hat and matching shirt. For more than three hours on Saturday night, Jim E. Mora watched his son’s coaching debut for the Rams through the dual lens of a father and longtime coach. The dad in him couldn’t have been more proud as Jim L. Mora led the Rams to a 35-13 win over Wyoming. The coach in him, though, felt nervous and uneasy at times before Colorado State pulled away in the second half. Once a coach, always a coach. “I was really worried today,” the father said after the game, “until all that good stuff happened.” Which he knew it would because he knows his son, who takes after his father. The younger Mora followed in his father’s footsteps, learning lessons and tips from him, before branching out. They constantly talk about all things football. Between the two of them, they’ve been a head coach for north of 500 games on the college and pro levels. That’s not even counting all those games as an assistant coach, defensive coor-

dinator, grad assistant, quality control coach, consultants or any other football job. Just as head coaches. The son: NFL head coaching stints with Atlanta and Seattle, along with NCAA jobs at UCLA, UConn and now Colorado State. The father: NFL head coaching tours with New Orleans and Indianapolis — including one iconic “Playoffs?” rant — along with a USFL job with the Philadelphia/ Baltimore Stars and at Occidental College. “He works hard at coaching. He’s smart. He knows the job,” the father said. “He knows what he needs to do to be successful. He is a good coach for the players to play for. He’s very demanding.” All traits that the younger Mora just so happened to inherit from dad. Which is why it meant so much for the son to have family at the game and attend his postgame news conference. “This family’s played a lot of football, been involved in a lot of football,” said the son, who arrived at Colorado State after a four-year run at UConn. “These are special moments where you get to walk in here and see your mom and your dad and your wife and your kids and their spouses and your cousins and your best friends. It’s awesome. It’s unique, it’s rare, it’s humbling.”

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Continued from page 1B Saints’ depth at corner. Martin Emerson could end up being a nice under-the-radar find from free agency, but I can’t shake the way the Los Angeles Rams went after him in the preseason. The Saints need Kool-Aid McKinstry and Quincy Riley to stay healthy. It could get dicey quick without them. RW: I’m not sure if disappointment is the right word, but the slew of injuries is a bit concerning. It started with Bryan Bresee tearing his ACL the first day of camp, and the injury bug just never let up. Even the always reliable Cam Jordan is missing time with a hamstring injury. The running back room was decimated by injuries. Most of the Saints draft class has missed time at some point. Injuries are a part of the game, but there seemed to be more than normal this year. Moore should be hoping that the Saints got theirs out the way early. JD: The pass protection from the offensive line was glaringly shaky at times during joint practices. I expected more from this unit, especially with the addition of Edwards and the return of Erik McCoy. Q: WHAT PLAYER WHO WASN’T ON THE ROSTER LAST SEASON WILL HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT THIS SEASON? LJ: I love what I’ve seen out of Etienne, and I think the Saints are going to feed him the ball, so statistically he’s the answer. But the Elliss signing has a chance to be really fun on the defensive side of the ball. It’s not a one-for-one replacement of Davis — Elliss brings a truly unique skill set that Staley is going to find a way to maximize, especially when it comes to adding some juice to their pass rush. Davis was still a very good player for the Saints at 36 years old last season, but Elliss will give them a new dimension. MP: If he only misses four games, Tyson would be my pick. He’s not only the perfect complement for Chris Olave, but their overlap in terms of skill sets will put defenses on their toes. Now, can he still make an impact if his absence is seven games instead of four? I’m willing to take that risk. And so were the Saints. RW: Etienne is the obvious answer. But I’m going with the rookie Brown here. He was drafted mostly for what he can do on special teams. He’ll have a big impact there. But he showed time and time again throughout camp that he can make some splash plays hauling in passes. He played under the bright SEC lights at Kentucky and LSU, so the moments won’t be too big for him. Getting a guy in the sixth round who can help on both special teams and as a receiver could make Brown one of the steals of the draft. JD: Elliss has replaced Davis in the middle of the Saints defense, and the unit hasn’t missed a beat. In fact, he’s a better pass rusher than Davis at this stage of his career and has helped to fill the leadership void created by Davis’

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Saints running back Travis Etienne runs up the middle during a drill at training camp on Aug. 8 at the team’s practice facility. departure. I will not be surprised if Elliss finishes second on the team in sacks behind Young. Q: IT ALL STARTS AND ENDS WITH TYLER SHOUGH. WHAT ARE YOUR EXPECTATIONS FOR HIM IN YEAR 2? LJ: I expect him to force people to pay attention to him. It has been odd to hear or read some of the commentary from outside New Orleans about Shough’s rookie season. Despite the team’s successes down the stretch, the Saints were largely irrelevant on the national stage, and I think that caused some to underestimate Shough’s hand in pulling the team out of its spiral. This should be the season the rest of the football-watching public gets to really know Shough. MP: Luke is on it. From a national perspective, Shough has the chance to make the Saints relevant in a way that they haven’t been since Drew Brees retired. I think there will still be some inconsistencies — can he cut down on the high number of sacks he took as a rookie? — but his highs will put people on notice. And if he does that, the Saints have a real shot at winning the division. RW: A second-year quarterback with just nine starts under his belt is going to have some rough moments along the way. But the good will outweigh the bad, especially if the revamped offensive line can give him the time he needs to operate. There are still national media members who mispronounce Shough’s last name. Expect that to change this season as Shough makes a giant Year 2 leap. JD: Shough is poised for a breakout year if he can stay healthy. He looks more confident in his second season and has taken command of the team and locker room. He needs to take the next step and show he can lead the team against quality competition. If he does, the Saints should challenge for the NFC South title and playoff berth. We’ll know a lot more about Shough after the first two games of this season. Q: THE OBVIOUS ANSWER TO THIS ONE IS SHOUGH STAYING HEALTHY. BUT OTHER THAN THAT, FILL IN THE BLANK.

IN ORDER FOR THE SAINTS’ SEASON TO BE A SUCCESS, _____________________ ____________. LJ: Kellen Moore’s secret sauce has to be a hit. The Saints went out and hired Moore because he has been one of the NFL’s best offensive minds for the better part of the last decade. Year after year, Moore delivered some of the NFL’s most consistent and explosive offenses. That was never really true last year, even when Shough was playing good ball toward the end of the season. That can’t be the case in 2026, especially considering the resources the Saints poured into their offense this offseason. Defense may win championships, but good offenses win games (of the 14 teams to make the playoffs last year, only three ranked outside the top half of the league in scoring). New Orleans won’t compete for anything meaningful if it’s hovering around 18 or 19 points per game again this season. MP: The defense can’t regress. The Saints ranked third in defensive EPA over the last half of the season, but the quarterbacks they faced included Bryce Young, Kirk Cousins, Tua Tagovailoa, Brady Cook, Cam Ward and a banged-up Baker Mayfield. That said, I don’t think their improvement was a fluke. And while Luke is right about the offense, the defense has a chance to be this team’s best strength. That can carry them to wins even if the offense hovers around average. RW: The pieces are there. They just all have to stay healthy. Removing Shough from the equation, there are a few more players who have to stay healthy for the team to be good. McCoy is the most obvious one for me. The Saints are so much better when McCoy is at center than they are when he’s not. I’d also put Olave on the list of players they can’t do without. I’m confident in the defense. Improvement in the running game could be the difference in the unit going from good to great. JD: The Saints’ running game has to improve, or Shough will be forced to play hero ball every week and that won’t cut it. You can’t be one-dimensional on of-

fense in this league. Etienne should be an upgrade in the backfield, but I’m still not convinced this aspect of the team is that improved. I’m in “Show Me” mode until proven otherwise. Q: THE SAINTS HAVEN’T MADE THE PLAYOFFS SINCE THE 2020 SEASON. WILL THAT DROUGHT END THIS SEASON? WHY OR WHY NOT? LJ: Yes, because the Saints have pretty dramatically improved their offensive talent, their defense is still good enough to cause some headaches and their schedule and division are favorable. It’s a bit risky to go out on a limb and say this because so much of what should drive their success is new, but the quarterback and the head coach are the two most important factors, and I believe in both to get it done in a watered-down NFC South. MP: Yes. Outside of the areas that the Saints addressed in the offseason, the NFL always sees a team go from worst to first in their division, and New Orleans is as good a candidate to accomplish that. It won’t happen without Shough making another jump, but that might have already happened. The quarterback has been lights out since joint practices started last month. RW: If you had asked me this two months ago, I probably would have said no. But I’ve seen enough since camp started to think the Saints have enough firepower to win what will once again be a weak division. The Saints and Bucs will be battling for the NFC South crown. Originally I thought the Falcons would be in the mix, but they haven’t figured out their quarterback situation. The Saints have, which is why I have them edging out Baker Mayfield and the Bucs for the division title. JD: I guess I’m the lone dissenter here. While I’m high on Shough and think the Saints will be improved in several areas, the roster still is precariously thin at certain spots, including cornerback, defensive tackle and receiver. Any more injuries to those positions and the Saints could be scrambling. This team’s arrival feels like a year away.

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AFC PREVIEW Houston’s first hurdle on way to Super Bowl goal? Taking the AFC South title BY TERESA M. WALKER AP pro football Writer

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denver Broncos quarterback Bo nix throws against the Green Bay Packers during the first half of a preseason game on Aug. 21 in denver.

Power shift: Nix signaled a new AFC West era BY ARNIE STAPLETON

AP pro football Writer

The Denver Broncos ended the Kansas City Chiefs’ nine-year reign atop the AFC West last AFC West season, yet Patrick Mahomes sensed his team’s stranglehold on the division loosening just a bit way back in mid-November 2024 when he was on his way to a third consecutive Super Bowl. The Chiefs had just blocked a game-winning field-goal attempt as time expired to preserve a stunning 16-14 win over Denver. Mahomes approached Broncos coach Sean Payton during the postgame hugs and handshakes and delivered a simple message: “You’ve got one.” As in a franchise quarterback. Bo Nix had just methodically and calmly driven the Broncos into field-goal range only to watch linebacker Leo Chenal break through the line to block Wil Lutz’s chipshot field-goal try. Nix and the Broncos recovered to reach the playoffs that season, but they were bounced by Buffalo in the wild-card round while the Chiefs reached the Super Bowl only to fall short of a three-peat with a loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Nix blossomed last season when he led the Broncos to a 15-4 record, their first division crown in a decade and a trip to the AFC championship game, which he missed after breaking his right ankle on Denver’s game-winning drive in overtime against the Bills in the divisional round. Nix tied Russell Wilson’s record for most wins in his first two NFL seasons with two dozen, joining Mahomes and the Los Angeles Chargers ‘ Justin Herbert among the league’s accomplished quarterbacks. The Raiders changed coaches and quarterbacks this season with Klint Kubiak taking over for Pete Carroll as head coach and QB Geno Smith giving way to free agent

Kirk Cousins and No. 1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza. While Herbert was banged up last season, it’s Nix (ankle) and Mahomes (knee) who are coming off surgeries in 2026 and they’ll square off on Sept. 14 in a marquee Monday night matchup at Arrowhead Stadium to top off the NFL’s opening weekend.

Denver’s daunting stretch The Broncos face a harrowing sixgame stretch to open the season. After traveling to Kansas City, they’ll host the Jacksonville Jaguars, who thumped them last year 34-20 in Denver to snap the Broncos’ 11-game winning streak, and the Los Angeles Rams, who added Myles Garrett and Aaron Donald to a dominant defense. Then, they visit the San Francisco 49ers and the Chargers before returning home to host the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks. “It’s football, bro,” said Broncos second-year rising wide receiver Pat Bryant. “I’m a competitor. I love going out there. To be the best, you’ve got to beat the best. Having a schedule like that, coming out strong, I mean, it’ll help build us a team. “Playing those great teams, it challenges us and at the end of the day we’re up to the challenge,” Bryant added. “I love it. I like going out there and competing mano a mano. Six great teams with a lot of great players will allow us to go out there and show off what we’ve been through this training camp.”

Missing Mahomes Mahomes, who tore two ligaments in his left knee last December, didn’t play in the preseason, the first time the two-time MVP has gone through a full scheduled exhibition season without appearing in a game. “It’s the amount of time they’ve said from the beginning, that if I did everything the right way, I would be ready to play Week 1,” Mahomes said. “I’m someone, if

you put (a target) in front of me, I want to go out and get it and maximize every single opportunity, every rep in the weight room, every hour that I can spend in the building to get my body right.” If the past is any indication, watch out. Mahomes had one of the best seasons of his career the previous time he didn’t play in any tuneup games. After the NFL canceled the preseason in 2020 amid the pandemic, Mahomes threw for 4,740 yards with 38 touchdowns with only six interceptions as Kansas City went 14-2 and beat Buffalo for the AFC championship, before losing to Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl.

Safeguarding Herbert If the Chargers are to win their first division crown since 2009 when they were still based in San Diego, or break through with a playoff victory after back-to-back 11-win seasons under Jim Harbaugh, they’ll have to do a better job of protecting Herbert. He was pressured a league-high 183 times last season, and after getting Pro Bowl tackles Rashawn Slater and Joe Alt back healthy, the Chargers lost veteran center Tyler Biadasz to a season-ending knee injury this summer after signing him away from Washington. The Chargers are hoping former Miami Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, their new offensive coordinator, helps keep Herbert upright by bringing his speed-based schemes and high-flying attack to L.A. Herbert absorbed the most hits and sacks of his six-year career last season, so McDaniel is putting a premium on quick throws to keep him out of harm’s way. The Chargers will really be put to the test in Weeks 5 and 18 when they face Denver’s daunting defense that has led the league in sacks each of the past two seasons. The Broncos have a combined sack differential of plus-84 over that span, leading the league by a wide margin.

AFC East led by Patriots, Bills eyeing Super Bowl run BY DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP pro football Writer

It’s like old times again for the New England Patriots, who are being pursued by everyone else in the AFC East. It’s a position the franchise knows all too well, having a nearly twoAFC East decade reign — 17 division titles in 19 years — before Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills won five in a row. A playoff run all the way to the Super Bowl last season behind second-year quarterback Drake Maye has raised expectations for the Patriots and provided the Bills, New York Jets and Miami Dolphins a clear target. “We are the team that’s being hunted,” Patriots cornerback Marcus Jones said. “And we have to wear that chip on our shoulder every time that we get out there.” And it’s not just about the AFC

East for Mike Vrabel’s Patriots, who look to be one of the favorites — along with the Bills — to again come out of the conference and get to the Super Bowl. That was the case for Allen and Buffalo the past six years, but they couldn’t get over the playoff hump. The Bills fired Sean McDermott and promoted offensive coordinator Joe Brady, who’s the NFL’s youngest head coach at 36 and is immediately charged with a Super Bowl-or-bust task. “I think the simple thing is we don’t want to hit the wall, we want to run through it,” left tackle Dion Dawkins said. “So the mindset is run through the wall that we know is there instead of hitting it. You know, don’t let the wall hit you. You hit the wall and go through the walls. “And then the other side, as we know, is that Lombardi Trophy.” For the Jets and Dolphins, though, a return to respectability is the sim-

ple but massive goal in what appears to be a top-heavy AFC East. “We’re still turning that ship,” New York coach Aaron Glenn said. “We’re still turning it, but I like exactly where we are.”

Bills have several new faces Allen is in his prime at 30 and he’s got a new big-play playmaker after the Bills acquired DJ Moore from Chicago in March. While the offense, which includes defending NFL rushing leader James Cook, expects to be productive as usual, the defense is where the question marks are. And first-time coordinator Jim Leonhard will try to improve a unit that will have at least five new starters. “I think that the standard here right now is winning,” safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson said. “Championships and winning. Everybody understand what’s going on. We’re too good of a team to fall short. It’s as simple as that.”

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Houston Texans are the only NFL team never to play in a conference championship game and one of only four still waiting for the first Super Bowl berth. Even more painful? The Texans have lost in the divisional AFC South AFC round each of the past three years and are 0-7 in that round all time. That makes the goal for the Texans’ 25th season as an NFL franchise obvious. Super Bowl or bust. “That’s something that we’re striving for, something that’s never been done in the city,” Houston All-Pro defensive end Will Anderson Jr. said. First, the Texans want to win the AFC South title for the third time in four seasons. Houston finished second in 2025, shaking off an 0-3 start to go 12-5. Jacksonville won the AFC South for the second time in four seasons with new coach Liam Coen. Jacksonville is fighting history of its own. The Jaguars went 13-4 last season but haven’t put together back-to-back 10-win seasons in 27 years. That’s also the most recent time this franchise made consecutive playoff appearances. The Indianapolis Colts placed their future on Daniel Jones hoping for the quarterback who had the best start of his career before tearing his right Achilles tendon Dec. 7 at Jacksonville. The Tennessee Titans play their final season at Nissan Stadium before moving into the new Nissan Stadium next door in 2027. The Titans have cycled through general managers and coaches with Robert Saleh the team’s third different coach in four seasons of losing. All-Pro defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons has a simple goal. “It’s been four years since I’ve been to the playoffs,” Simmons said of Tennessee’s last trip after the 2021 season. “I want that feeling again.”

Texans’ hopes rest on their QB Houston has every reason to think Super Bowl with Anderson leading a defense that that allowed the fewest yards in the NFL last season and second-few-

est points per game. The Texans made Anderson the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history in April after he had 12 sacks and 20 tackles for loss. They also gave linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair a t hree-year extension after his first Pro Bowl berth. Then they signed Jadeveon Clowney, or as Al-Shaair put it: The rich get richer.” C.J. Stroud, the No. 2 overall pick in 2023, has helped the Texans reach the playoffs each of his first three seasons. But he was intercepted four times in the Texans’ divisional loss to New England, and Houston picked up his fifth-year option to buy time for an extension that once seemed inevitable. The Texans also had to trade for Kayshon Boutte after wide receiver Jayden Higgins tore an ACL.

Jacksonville defending division The Jaguars flipped from 4-13 to 13-4 in Coen’s first season, which ended with a wild-card loss. Trevor Lawrence threw for 4,007 yards and a career-high 29 touchdowns. He also has Travis Hunter back from the right knee injury that ended his rookie season even if Hunter is likely to play more at cornerback. Jacksonville let running back Travis Etienne and linebacker Devin Lloyd leave in free agency. That leaves the Jags leaning on Chris Rodriguez and Bhayshul Tuten boost a run game that ranked 27th in the NFL with 4 yards a carry. Drafting Hunter kept Jacksonville out of the first round of the April draft, then the Jags made blocking tight end Nate Boerkircher the 54th pick overall. The Jags’ big offseason signings included extensions for tight end Brenton Strange, long snapper Ross Matiscik and edge rusher Travon Walker.

Pros back in Tennessee Saleh brought former Giants head coach Brian Daboll and former Jaguars coach Gus Bradley with him to turn the Titans back into a competent franchise after going a combined 6-28 the past two seasons. The Titans also had the NFL’s biggest spending spree in March to add talent to a young roster.

Three new coaches in as the AFC enters a new era BY NOAH TRISTER

ished first when Baltimore’s Tyler Loop missed a field goal on the final play of their matchup in The last play of the 2025 regu- Week 18. lar season determined the winner Reunited of the AFC North. Then Baltimore and Pittsburgh There’s symmetry everywhere — the two teams playing in that you look in Pittsburgh this seagame — soon entered new eras. son, from McCarthy coaching his Gone a r e hometown team to his reunion John with Rodgers, who opted to run it AFC North coaches Harbaugh and back with the coach he won a SuMike Tomlin. The former spent per Bowl with in Green Bay well 18 seasons with the Ravens, the over a decade ago. latter 19 at the helm of the SteelThe Steelers upgraded the rosers. Jesse Minter and Mike Mc- ter around the four-time MVP, Carthy took over those jobs, part trading for wide receiver Miof an offseason in which three of chael Pittman, selecting former the division’s four coaching posi- Alabama pass catcher Germie tions changed hands. Cleveland Bernard in the draft and signing replaced Kevin Stefanski with running back Rico Dowdle in free agency. Todd Monken. A few more points might go a “It’s a day-by-day process. We’re not going to win because long way for a franchise that has we’re the Ravens. We’re not go- spent most of the past 10 years ing to win because we have X, squeaking into the playoffs by Y, Z players. We’re not going winning a bunch of taut, low-scorto win because I’m the coach,” ing games under Tomlin. Minter said. “We’re going to The defense is highly compencreate our success based on sated and still disruptive, if also the standards that we create, aging in certain spots with edge the process that we go through rusher T.J. Watt, defensive back every day.” Jalen Ramsey and defensive Although there were changes tackle Cam Heyward in their at the top, all four AFC North 30s (or well into their 30s in Heyteams do have a certain degree ward’s case). of familiarity at quarterback. Lamar Jackson and Joe Bur- Up the middle row return for the Ravens and As usual, Jackson’s health is Bengals. Aaron Rodgers chose the key in Baltimore. He missed to come back to Pittsburgh. four games last season and Cleveland has decided to start looked out of sorts in several Deshaun Watson, who is in his others. fifth season with the Browns, But questions at the line of although he hasn’t played since scrimmage remain. The Ravens an Achilles tendon injury in lost star center Tyler Linderbaum 2024. to free agency and already lost Only one team in the division one possible replacement when made the playoffs last season. Danny Pinter went down with a That was Pittsburgh, which fin- leg injury. AP sportswriter

6B ■ Monday, September 7, 2026 ■ theadvocate.com ■ The Advocate

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SCOREBOARD Odds

Texas Tech 33, Abilene Christian 10 Tulsa 24, Oklahoma St. 10 UTSA 45, UT Rio Grande Valley Vaqueros 16 West Florida 42, Cent. Arkansas 14

Sports Betting Line NFL Wednesday

FAR WEST

FAVORITE OPEN at SEATTLE 4½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ (44½) New Eng

FAVORITE OPEN at LA RAMS 3½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ (48½) San Fran

FAVORITE OPEN at TENN 2½ at DETROIT 7 at JAX 7½ Chicago 2½ at CIN 3½ at PITT 3 Buffalo 1½ Baltimore 3½ at MINNESOTA 1½ at PHILA 4½ at LAS VEGAS 3½ at CHARGERS 10½ Dallas 2½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 1½ (39½) NY Jets 7 (49½) New Orlea 7½ (40½) Cleveland 2½ (47½) at CAR 3½ (50½) Tampa Bay 3½ (41½) Atlanta 1½ (44½) at HOU 3½ (47½) at IND 1½ (46½) Green Bay 4½ (44½)Washington 3½ (40½) Miami 10½ (46½) Arizona 2½ (48½) at GIANTS

Thursday Sunday

Monday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at KANSAS CITY2½ 2½ (43½) Denver

College Football Monday FAVORITE SMU

MLB

OPEN 2½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (53½) at FSU

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

Sunday’s Games

Washington 24, Washington St. 10 Ole Miss vs. Louisville at Nashville, Tenn., n Notre Dame vs. Wisconsin at Green Bay, Wis., n

Men’s Singles

SMU at Florida St., 6:30 p.m.

Fourth Round Aryna Sabalenka (1), Belarus, def. Taylor Townsend, United States, 6-4, 6-3. Linda Noskova (6), Czechia, def. Marta Kostyuk (11), Ukraine, 7-5, 5-7, 6-4.

Golf

LINE OFF OFF OFF OFF LINE OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF OFF LINE OFF

Pro basketball WNBA Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE 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 Saturday’s Games No games scheduled.

Sunday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Pro football NFL Glance Wednesday’s Games

New England at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Thursday’s Games

San Francisco vs L.A. Rams at Melbourne, VIC, 7:35 p.m.

Sunday’s Games

Atlanta at Pittsburgh, noon Baltimore at Indianapolis, noon Buffalo at Houston, noon Chicago at Carolina, noon Cleveland at Jacksonville, noon N.Y. Jets at Tennessee, noon New Orleans at Detroit, noon Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, noon Arizona at L.A. Chargers, 3:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m. Miami at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at N.Y. Giants, 7:20 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Denver at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

College Football Major Scores Saturday’s games EAST

Army 59, Bryant 3 Colgate 35, Holy Cross 10 Lehigh 45, Georgetown 14 Maryland 62, Hampton 0 Monmouth (NJ) 31, Sacred Heart 24 Navy 42, Towson 15 Penn St. 45, Marshall 0 Pittsburgh 59, Miami (Ohio) 14 Richmond 28, Howard 21 Robert Morris 29, W. Virginia St. 9 Stonehill 21, New Haven 3 Syracuse 66, New Hampshire 3 Temple 38, Rhode Island 14 Uconn 56, Lafayette 7 Villanova 17, Bucknell 16 Wagner 31, S. Connecticut 7 West Virginia 31, Coastal Carolina 24

SOUTH

Alabama 48, East Carolina 10 Alabama A&M 38, Miles 23 Alabama St. 34, Lane 0 Appalachian St. 55, Maine 3 Auburn 17, Baylor 16 Duke 17, Tulane 3 ETSU 48, Tusculum 14 Elon 38, Davidson 0 Florida 66, FAU 21 Georgia 63, Tennessee St. 3 Georgia Southern 31, Charleston Southern 0 Grambling St. 48, Central St. (Ohio) 26 Jackson St. 66, Edward Waters 14 Jacksonville St. 49, E. Kentucky 7 James Madison 20, Liberty 13 Kentucky 45, Youngstown St. 13 LSU 51, Clemson 10 Louisiana Tech 80, Northwestern St. 6 Louisiana-Lafayette 38, Lamar 7 McNeese St. 52, Texas Wesleyan Rams 0 Memphis 42, Arkansas St. 24 Mercer 62, Presbyterian 3 Middle Tennessee 38, Murray St. 14 Mississippi St. 62, Louisiana-Monroe 13 NC Central 27, Elizabeth City St. 6 Old Dominion 31, Norfolk St. 10 South Alabama 39, SE Louisiana 14 South Carolina 57, Kent St. 0 South Florida 19, FIU 9 Southern Miss. 49, Alcorn St. 3 Southern U. 34, Kentucky St. 15 Stetson 45, Webber International Warriors 10 Tennessee 56, Furman 9 Tennessee Tech 24, Chattanooga 9 The Citadel 43, Charlotte 41, 3OT Troy 24, Sam Houston St. 21 UT Martin 42, Chicago State Cougars 7 Vanderbilt 28, Austin Peay 9 Virginia Tech 73, VMI 3 William & Mary 22, Delaware St. 15 Wofford 17, Gardner-Webb 13

MIDWEST

Cincinnati 34, Boston College 15 Illinois St. 41, W. Illinois 10 Indiana 52, North Texas 16 Iowa 40, N. Illinois 0 Iowa St. 38, SE Missouri 10 Kansas St. 71, Nicholls 3 Michigan 13, W. Michigan 12 N. Dakota St. 38, Fordham 0 Nebraska 49, Ohio 21 North Dakota 62, St. Thomas (Minn.) 26 Northwestern 34, S. Dakota St. 18 Ohio St. 56, Ball St. 3 Tarleton St. 20, Bowling Green 13 Arkansas 31, North Alabama 14 Houston 33, Oregon St. 20 Rice 31, Houston Christian 3 Stephen F. Austin 44, East Texas A&M 7 Texas 59, Texas State 7 Texas A&M 50, Missouri St. 0

(x-won on fourth playoff hole)

x-T. Lawrence $548,226 64-63-73-62—262 P. Casey $354,735 67-64-63-68—262 Harry Hall $203,166 65-68-67-63—263 A. Ayra Fanegas $117,64364-68-66-66—264 A. Hidalgo $117,643 70-63-67-64—264 F. Laporta $117,643 67-67-65-65—264 E. L-Chacarra $117,643 65-67-65-67—264 B. Wiesbrgr $117,643 69-68-63-64—264 J. Girrbach $68,367 70-63-67-65—265 Matt Wallace $68,367 68-66-66-65—265 Nacho Elvira $54,016 67-62-68-69—266 R. Højgaard $54,016 68-66-66-66—266 J. Lagergren $54,016 66-66-68-66—266 Patrick Reed $54,016 66-67-67-66—266 A. Halvorsen $45,471 69-66-68-65—268 Antoine Roznr $45,471 66-67-67-68—268 M. Steinlechnr $45,471 66-68-63-71—268 T.Clements $38,827 64-68-67-70—269 H.-Tng Li, China $38,827 67-68-68-66—269 Marco Penge $38,827 68-68-68-65—269 Tom Vaillant $38,827 69-68-67-65—269 E.Van Rooyen $38,827 67-67-63-72—269 F. Biondi, Brazil $32,571 67-67-69-67—270 D. Bryant $32,571 66-66-70-68—270 R. Cabrra Bello $32,571 66-65-69-70—270 R. Langasque $32,571 68-67-65-70—270 K. Nakajima $32,571 67-63-69-71—270 B. Stone $32,571 69-63-69-69—270 A. Wu, China $32,571 63-68-70-69—270 Thomas Detry $25,799 68-64-70-69—271 Ryan Gerard $25,799 69-68-65-69—271 Calum Hill $25,799 68-67-67-69—271 Casey Jarvis $25,799 67-69-66-69—271 Z. Lombard $25,799 69-68-66-68—271 David Puig $25,799 66-67-67-71—271 Sergio Garcia $25,799 70-63-72-66—271 Jeremy Paul $21,929 65-64-72-71—272 Jack Yule $21,929 65-69-69-69—272 I. o Gutierrez $19,672 66-71-67-69—273 Sean Crocker $19,672 73-64-64-72—273 Joost Luiten $19,672 67-69-73-64—273 S. Mazzoli $19,672 67-70-69-67—273 E. Molinari $19,672 71-63-69-70—273 A. Del Rey $16,447 67-69-69-69—274 M. Elvira $16,447 66-70-67-71—274 Dylan Frittelli $16,447 71-65-69-69—274 Adrian Meronk $16,447 66-68-68-72—274 Danny Willett $16,447 69-66-65-74—274 Joshua Berry $13,544 67-68-71-69—275 Quentin Debove $13,544 68-67-69-71—275 Yurav Premlall $13,544 68-67-71-69—275 F. Zanotti $13,544 68-67-72-68—275 K. Aphibarnrat $11,206 70-67-72-67—276 J. Kruyswijk $11,206 67-66-73-70—276 David Law $11,206 70-67-68-71—276 D. Van Driel $11,206 69-68-69-70—276 U. Coussaud $9,836 66-69-75-67—277 Nathan Kimsey $9,836 71-65-69-72—277 Niklas Lemke $9,836 65-70-71-71—277 Guido Migliozzi $9,836 68-69-69-71—277 Gregorio De Leo $8,546 70-63-74-71—278 J. Trey Schaper $8,546 67-69-72-70—278 M. Schneider $8,546 70-67-72-69—278 Yanhan Zhou $8,546 70-67-72-69—278 R. Rptto Taylor $7,740 66-69-77-67—279 S. Sharma $7,256 64-68-74-75—281 Mike Toorop $7,256 70-67-74-70—281 Michael Hollick $6,772 69-68-72-73—282 S. Soderberg $6,450 71-64-75-73—283 Louis De Jager $6,127 69-66-77-WD

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Auto racing NASCAR Cup Series Cook Out Southern 500 Results Sunday

Fourth Round Carlos Alcaraz (2), Spain, def. Tommy Paul (20), United States, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4.

Women’s Singles

Men’s Doubles

At Crans-Sur-Sierre Golf Club Crans-Montana, Switzerland Purse: $3.3 million Yardage: 6,830; Par: 70 Final Round

At Darlington Raceway Darlington, S.C. Lap length: 1.37 miles (Start position in parentheses) 1. (11) Christopher Bell, Toyota, 367 laps, 72 points. 2. (28) Ty Gibbs, Toyota, 367, 36. 3. (1) Tyler Reddick, Toyota, 367, 46. 4. (24) Ryan Blaney, Ford, 367, 44. 5. (25) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 367, 41. 6. (7) Chase Briscoe, Toyota, 367, 43. 7. (14) Josh Berry, Ford, 367, 34. 8. (17) Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 367, 44. 9. (13) Joey Logano, Ford, 367, 28. 10. (3) Ryan Preece, Ford, 367, 31. 11. (34) Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, 367, 26. 12. (10) Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 367, 25. 13. (6) Austin Cindric, Ford, 367, 28. 14. (18) Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 367, 23. 15. (36) Erik Jones, Toyota, 367, 22. 16. (21) Todd Gilliland, Ford, 367, 21. 17. (5) Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, 367, 20. 18. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 367, 35. 19. (22) Corey Heim, Toyota, 367, 0. 20. (35) Chris Buescher, Ford, 367, 17. 21. (2) Daniel Suárez, Chevrolet, 367, 16. 22. (30) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 367, 15. 23. (12) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 367, 14. 24. (19) John H. Nemechek, Toyota, 367, 13. 25. (33) Zane Smith, Ford, 367, 12. 26. (26) Shane Van Gisbergen, Chevrolet, 366, 11. 27. (23) Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 366, 10. 28. (32) Austin Hill, Chevrolet, 366, 0. 29. (9) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 366, 8. 30. (15) Riley Herbst, Toyota, 366, 7. 31. (27) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 366, 6. 32. (29) Noah Gragson, Ford, 366, 5. 33. (16) Cole Custer, Chevrolet, 366, 4. 34. (31) Connor Zilisch, Chevrolet, 365, 3. 35. (8) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Chevrolet, 363, 2. 36. (37) Cody Ware, Chevrolet, 363, 1. 37. (20) William Byron, Chevrolet, engine, 319, 6. 38. (38) Chad Finchum, Ford, suspension, 243, 0. Race Statistics Average Speed of Race Winner: 123.732 mph. Time of Race: 4 hours, 3 minutes, 5 seconds. Margin of Victory: 1.038 seconds. Caution Flags: 6 for 44 laps. Lead Changes: 29 among 12 drivers. Lap Leaders: T.Reddick 0; D.Suárez 1-2; D.Hamlin 3-28; T.Reddick 29-37; S.Van Gisbergen 38; T.Reddick 39-44; D.Hamlin 45-71; B.Wallace 72-76; C.Elliott 77; C.Hocevar 78; D.Hamlin 79-93; T.Reddick 94-150; R.Blaney 151; K.Larson 152-154; B.Wallace 155-186; T.Reddick 187; C.Bell 188-190; K.Larson 191-193; C.Briscoe 194-215; C.Bell 216-232; B.Wallace 233; K.Larson 234-279; C.Hocevar 280; T.Gilliland 281-285; K.Larson 286-316; T.Reddick 317; C.Bell 318-331; C.Briscoe 332339; K.Larson 340-355; C.Bell 356-367 Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Led, Laps Led): K.Larson, 5 times for 99 laps; T.Reddick, 6 times for 74 laps; D.Hamlin, 3 times for 68 laps; C.Bell, 4 times for 46 laps; B.Wallace, 3 times for 38 laps; C.Briscoe, 2 times for 30 laps; T.Gilliland, 1 time for 5 laps; C.Hocevar, 2 times for 2 laps; D.Suárez, 1 time for 2 laps; R.Blaney, 1 time for 1 lap; C.Elliott, 1 time for 1 lap; S.Van Gisbergen, 1 time for 1 lap. Wins: T.Reddick, 5; D.Hamlin, 4; R.Blaney, 3; T.Gibbs, 2; C.Elliott, 2; J.Logano, 2; S.Van Gisbergen, 2; C.Briscoe, 1; D.Suárez, 1; C.Hocevar, 1; R.Preece, 1. Top 16 in Points: 1. D.Hamlin, 2100; 2. R.Blaney, 2075; 3. T.Reddick, 2065; 4. T.Gibbs, 2060; 5. C.Briscoe, 2055; 6. C.Bell, 2050; 7. K.Larson, 2045; 8. C.Elliott, 2040; 9. J.Logano,

American League

National League

East Division

East Division

Tampa Bay New York Boston Toronto Baltimore

W 85 81 79 72 69

L 57 61 65 72 75

Pct .599 .570 .549 .500 .479

GB — 4 7 14 17

Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York

W 85 80 72 67 65

L 58 63 72 77 78

Pct .594 .559 .500 .465 .455

GB — 5 13½ 18½ 20

Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 74 73 68 65 64

L 68 71 74 78 80

Pct .521 .507 .479 .455 .444

GB — 2 6 9½ 11

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 88 81 71 71 69

L 56 63 72 73 74

Pct .611 .563 .497 .493 .483

GB — 7 16½ 17 18½

Houston Texas Seattle Athletics Los Angeles

W 73 70 66 57 54

L 71 73 77 86 89

Pct .507 .490 .462 .399 .378

GB — 2½ 6½ 15½ 18½

Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

W 85 76 74 59 55

L 57 68 68 85 87

Pct .599 .528 .521 .410 .387

GB — 10 11 27 30

Central Division

West Division

Saturday’s Games

Sunday

Omega European Masters

American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at BOSTON OFF LA Angels at BALTIMORE OFF Cleveland at DETROIT OFF Minnesota at ATHLETICS OFF Toronto National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at PHILA OFF Atlanta at MIAMI OFF N.Y Mets at MILWAUKEE OFF Chicago Cubs at SAN DIEGO OFF Washington at SAN FRAN OFF St. Louis at LA DODGERS OFF Cincinnati Interleague FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at KANSAS CITY OFF Arizona

2035; 10. C.Buescher, 2030; 11. D.Suárez, 2025; 12. C.Hocevar, 2020; 13. W.Byron, 2015; 14. B.Wallace, 2010; 15. A.Cindric, 2005; 16. R.Preece, 2000. NASCAR Driver Rating Formula A maximum of 150 points can be attained in a race. The formula combines the following categories: Wins, Finishes, Top-15 Finishes, Average Running Position While on Lead Lap, Average Speed Under Green, Fastest Lap, Led Most Laps, Lead-Lap Finish.

Tennis

Monday’s Games

Monday

SOUTHWEST

Air Force 34, Duquesne 0 Arizona 35, N. Arizona 7 Arizona St. 70, Morgan St. 7 BYU 63, Utah Tech 7 Cal Poly 24, Cent. Washington 17 Colorado St. 35, Wyoming 13 E. Washington 34, N. Iowa 24 Idaho St. 29, Utah St. 17 Montana 45, Drake 10 Montana St. 51, Butler 24 Nevada 49, W. Kentucky 14 New Mexico 38, Cent. Michigan 7 New Mexico St. 51, Mercyhurst 14 Oregon 34, Boise St. 27 S. Utah 47, Weber St. 42 Sacramento St. 52, MVSU 0 San Diego St. 53, Portland St. 20 South Dakota 38, N. Colorado 23 UC Davis 49, San Diego 17 UCLA 45, California 24 UNLV 21, Hawaii 6

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL

Second Round Harri Heliovaara, Finland, and Henry Patten (1), Britain, def. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, and Matteo Arnaldi, Italy, 7-5, 6-2. Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni, Argentina, def. Petr Nouza, Czechia, and Neil Oberleitner, Austria, 7-6 (7), 6-3. Brandon Carpico and Nikita Samuel Filin, United States, def. Marcelo Melo, Brazil, and John Peers, Australia, 3-6, 7-6 (0), 6-4. Edouard Roger-Vasselin, France, and Hugo Nys (12), Monaco, def. Evan King, United States, and N. Sriram Balaji, India, 6-4, 7-5. Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash (9), Britain, def. Adam Pavlasek and Patrik Rikl, Czechia, 7-6 (2), 6-4. Lucas Miedler, Austria, and Marc Polmans (13), Australia, def. Alexander Erler, Austria, and Robert Cash, United States, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4.

Detroit 6, Cleveland 0 L.A. Angels 6, Pittsburgh 1 Toronto 4, Kansas City 3 Tampa Bay 6, Texas 3, 10 innings Minnesota 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Boston 5, Baltimore 0 N.Y. Yankees 5, San Diego 1 Arizona 4, Houston 3, 10 innings Athletics 6, Seattle 2

Soccer Eastern Conference Nashville Inter Miami CF Chicago New England Charlotte FC Cincinnati New York City FC Orlando City Philadelphia New York Toronto FC D.C. United Columbus Atlanta CF Montréal

W L T Pts GF 16 2 5 53 47 12 4 7 43 58 11 6 5 38 43 11 8 4 37 37 10 7 6 36 40 8 7 7 31 49 7 8 8 29 36 8 11 4 28 38 7 10 6 27 36 7 10 6 27 32 5 7 11 26 36 5 7 10 25 28 6 12 5 23 34 6 13 4 22 27 5 12 6 21 30

Cincinnati 12, Milwaukee 8 Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 4 Pittsburgh 1, L.A. Angels 0 N.Y. Mets 4, San Francisco 2 Miami 10, Chicago Cubs 3 Arizona 3, Houston 2 St. Louis 10, Colorado 8 San Diego 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Washington at L.A. Dodgers, n

Monday’s Games

Cleveland (Cantillo 9-8) at Baltimore (Rogers 9-9), 12:35 p.m. L.A. Angels (Rodriguez 4-6) at Boston (Sandoval 1-4), 12:35 p.m. Arizona (TBD) at Kansas City (Cameron 9-8), 1:10 p.m. Minnesota (TBD) at Detroit (Melton 7-4), 2:10 p.m. Toronto (Cease 10-5) at Athletics (Lopez 6-4), 9:05 p.m.

Western Conference

W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 13 5 4 43 49 21 Houston 12 7 4 40 30 26 Los Angeles FC 10 7 7 37 38 24 FC Dallas 10 6 7 37 45 40 St Louis City 10 6 7 37 36 31 San Jose 10 8 5 35 40 34 Colorado 10 12 1 31 31 31 Portland 9 10 4 31 44 43 San Diego FC 8 9 6 30 40 34 Real Salt Lake 8 9 5 29 36 35 Minnesota United 7 8 8 29 34 37 LA Galaxy 7 9 8 29 30 36 Seattle 7 9 6 27 24 29 Austin FC 6 10 7 25 29 42 Sporting Kansas City 4 16 3 15 23 58 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Friday’s games

Nashville 0, New York City FC 0, tie

Saturday’s games

Houston 0, Charlotte FC 0, tie Columbus 3, Colorado 0 Orlando City 1, San Diego FC 0 Philadelphia 2, CF Montréal 0 Chicago 4, Toronto FC 4, tie San Jose 1, Austin FC 1, tie FC Dallas 4, Sporting Kansas City 3 New York 0, Seattle 0, tie Atlanta 2, Miami 2, tie LA Galaxy 2, New England 1 Los Angeles FC 2, Real Salt Lake 2, tie D.C. United at Cincinnati ppd. Portland 5, Minnesota 4 St Louis City 3, Vancouver 1

Wednesday’s games

Orlando City at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at D.C. United, 6:30 p.m. Charlotte FC at CF Montréal, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Toronto FC, 6:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Philadelphia, 6:45 p.m. New England at New York City FC, 7 p.m. Colorado at Austin FC, 7:30 p.m. Miami at Chicago, 7:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Houston, 7:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. New York at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 p.m. St Louis City at Portland, 9:30 p.m. San Jose at San Diego FC, 9:30 p.m. Sporting Kansas City at Seattle ppd. LA Galaxy at Vancouver, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, September 12 Charlotte FC at Cincinnati, 6:30 p.m. New York at Columbus, 6:30 p.m. Atlanta at D.C. United, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Toronto FC at Orlando City, 6:30 p.m. Portland at FC Dallas, 7:30 p.m. Los Angeles FC at Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Minnesota at St Louis City, 7:30 p.m. CF Montréal at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. New York City FC at Real Salt Lake, 8:30 p.m. Seattle at LA Galaxy, 9:30 p.m. Houston at San Jose, 9:30 p.m.

Transactions Major League Baseball

American League BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Recalled RHP Anthony Nunez and RF Rece Hinds from Norfolk (IL). Placed CF Luis Robert Jr. on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 5. Designated RHP Albert Suárez for assignment. BOSTON RED SOX — Recalled OF Nate Eaton from Worcester (IL). Placed CF Ceddanne Rafaela on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 3. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled C Edgar Quero from Charlotte (IL). Placed LF Tommy Pham on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 3. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Recalled RHP Franco Aleman from Columbus (IL). Optioned RHP Austin Peterson to Columbus. DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated LHP Brant Hurter from the 60-day IL. Optioned LHP Andrew Sears to Toledo (IL). Transferred CF Matt Vierling from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled RHP Miguel Ullola from Sugar Land (PCL). Optioned RHP Kai-Wei Teng to Sugar Land. SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected the contract of SS Michael Arroyo from Tacoma (PCL). Optioned 3B Patrick Wisdom to Tacoma. Transferred RHP Nick Davila from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Recalled DH Adrian Del Castillo from Reno (PCL). Designated LF Max Kepler for assignment. CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated RHP Graham Ashcraft from the 60-day IL. Designated LHP Sam Moll for assignment.

Monday’s Games

Atlanta (Elder 8-8) at Philadelphia (Luzardo 13-5), 12:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Tong 1-1) at Miami (Pérez 7-10), 12:10 p.m. Arizona (TBD) at Kansas City (Cameron 9-8), 1:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Boyd 8-3) at Milwaukee (Gasser 4-5), 1:10 p.m. Washington (Dion 1-1) at San Diego (Vásquez 10-6), 4:10 p.m. St. Louis (TBD) at San Francisco (Webb 8-8), 7:10 p.m.

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Sunday’s Games

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San Diego 4, N.Y. Yankees 3

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West Division

San Francisco 9, N.Y. Mets 5 Chicago Cubs 6, Miami 5 Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 2 L.A. Angels 6, Pittsburgh 1 Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 3 N.Y. Yankees 5, San Diego 1 Arizona 4, Houston 3, 10 innings Colorado 10, St. Louis 7 L.A. Dodgers 6, Washington 5

Sunday’s Games

Women’s Doubles

Second Round Tatjana Maria, Germany, and Zeynep Sonmez, Turkiye, def. Aleksandra Krunic, Serbia, and Anna Danilina (3), Kazakhstan, 1-6, 6-5, ret. Andreja Klepac, Slovenia, and Eri Hozumi, Japan, def. Asia Muhammad, United States, and Fanny Stollar (16), Hungary, 6-4, 6-4. Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, and Cristina Bucsa (6), Spain, def. Harriet Dart and Maia Lumsden, Britain, 6-2, 6-2. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Jelena Ostapenko (4), Latvia, def. Sara Sorribes Tormo, Spain, and Marie Bouzkova, Czechia, 6-1, 7-6 (4). Zhang Shuai and Xinyu Jiang (7), China, def. Zhaoxuan Yang, China, and Eudice Chong, Hong Kong, China, 7-6 (6), 6-1.

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San Diego

Seattle 2, Athletics 0 Athletics

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ab r h bi ab r h bi Bolte cf 4 0 1 0 Arozarena lf 4 0 20 McNeil 1b 4 0 0 0 Canzone rf 4 1 10 Gelof 3b 4 0 0 0 Rodríguez cf 4 1 1 0 Butler rf 3 0 0 0 Raleigh dh 3 0 11 Cortes lf 3 0 0 0 Crawford ss 4 0 11 Muncy dh 3 0 0 0 Naylor 1b 3 0 10 Walton 2b 1 0 0 0 Wilson 3b 2 0 00 Williams ss 3 0 0 0 Montes ph 1 0 00 Serven c 3 0 0 0 Young 2b 0 0 00 Arroyo 2b 3 0 00 Rodden 3b 0 0 00 Pereda c 3 0 00 Totals 28 0 1 0 Totals 31 2 7 2 Athletics 000 000 000 — 0 Seattle 000 200 00x — 2 LOB_Athletics 3, Seattle 6. SB_Bolte (16). IP H R ER BB SO Athletics Jump L,6-10 4 6 2 2 0 7 Johnson 2 0 0 0 0 4 Blewett 1 0 0 0 0 1 Tur 1 1 0 0 1 1 Seattle Woo W,11-9 8 1 0 0 2 9 Muñoz S,25-34 1 0 0 0 0 1 ABS Challenge_Butler (Strike-Confirmed); Wilson (Strike-Confirmed); Woo (BallOverturned to Strike); Butler (StrikeOverturned to Ball). Umpires_Home, D.J. Reyburn; First, James Hoye; Second, Sean Barber; Third, John Libka. T_2:26. A_36,867 (47,929).

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Emerson Bell’s sculpture, ‘Unity and destiny of Children,’ stands in BREC Expressway Park beneath the Interstate 10 and 110 split in Baton Rouge. The abstract piece was created with ancient human undertones and represents ‘generations of children seeking higher consciousness.’

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tiny for Children,’” said Randell Henry, professor of art at Southern University. “He and I were friends, and I remember when he When Watson reader Christy was making this.” Jarreau approaches the point Henry, standing in Expressway where Interstate 110 splits into Park, squints his eyes in the AuI-10 West and I-10 East in Baton Rouge, the first question that gust afternoon sun while gazing comes to mind is, “What is it?” foltoward the top of the sculpture’s 26 feet. Well, it actually stands a lowed by a second, “How did it get couple of feet higher these days. there?” “It experienced some damage The interand was restored a few years state forms ago,” Henry said. “When they rea kind of triangle at that stored it, they mounted it on these point, and rising not quite from concrete pillars.” the center is what appears to be a He points to the individual piltotem-like structure. lars beneath each of the sculp“It has what looks like a cresture’s three legs. Photos in arcent moon at the top,” Jarreau chived editions of the newspaper said. “And it looks like it’s made of show the sculpture’s legs making FILE PHoTo direct contact with the ground, concrete. So what is it, and where did it come from?” which was the way Bell built the Late Baton Rouge artist Emerson piece in the park. Bell, who created the sculpture An oddity An April 10, 1977, a feature ‘Unity and destiny of Children.’ He story in the newspaper features The object’s mystic presence bephotos of Bell shaping rebars and neath the interstate is an oddity in built the sculpture on location in BREC Expressway Park in 1977. wire mesh to create the the sculpthe same sense as the black slate monoliths in Stanley Kubrick’s ture’s abstract form. He bypassed classic 1968 film, “2001: A Space mounting it on a pedestal, opting mark created by a noted Baton Odyssey.” It’s definitely there, but Rouge sculptor, it does belong. instead to have the sculpture it doesn’t seem to belong. “It was made by Emerson Bell, ä See CURIOUS, page 2C Yet, as an authentic city landand it’s titled, ‘Unity and DesStaff writer

‘THIS IS TRUE INCLUSION.’

Tandem bicycle club leads blind riders to new feats Associated Press

QUITO, Ecuador — Franklin Ochoa says that since losing his eyesight 16 years ago, he has started to take on new adventures that he hadn’t thought of when he could see, and it’s all thanks to a bicycle club. Every Sunday, a group known as the Ciegocleta meets in Ecuador’s capital city of Quito to ride tandem bikes that are steered by volunteers who can see, but ped-

aled by blind riders. Ochoa, 44, is one of the group’s most active members and he’s taken his passion for riding well beyond the streets of Quito. Recently, he completed a 620-mile tandem bike ride that spanned much of Ecuador. “When I arrive on a bike in a new city I feel like shedding tears of happiness,” Ochoa said. “I love speed and I always tell my guide

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LOS ANGELES — I’d like to thank the Academy for the Oscar. Yes, the awards might have been a mere afterthought in Louis B. Mayer’s dreams for “the Academy” — part PR ploy to persuade the public that Hollywood was not a den of sin and scandal, part consolidation of power by a group of producers bucking unionization efforts. Yes, no one knows exactly who is responsible for the name “Oscar” (though Academy librarian Margaret Part of an Herrick is occasional said to have series from nicknamed The Associated the statue afPress on ter her uncle). America’s And yes, freedom they often get it very wrong. Let’s not forget that “Citizen Kane” and “Brokeback Mountain” lost best picture, that “Crash” and “Green Book” won, that “2001: A Space Odyssey,” “Do the Right Thing” and “Hoop Dreams” weren’t even nominated and that David Lynch never received a competitive Oscar. Sometimes they get it right, too (see: “One Battle After Another”). Like many things about the business of making movies in America, the Oscars are full of contradictions. It is at once an undeniable honor — the most recognizable award one can receive for making movies — and a manifestation of everything that’s rotten in moviemaking, with egos, money and power tipping the scales over merit. But since the first awards were handed out in 1929 in a ceremony that took all of 10 minutes, the Oscars have become a cultural bellwether and a billion-dollar cottage industry — the culmination of an “awards season” supporting consultants, pundits, publications, stylists, stagehands and dreamers. The value of an Oscar is both everything and nothing. The statue itself is relatively modest. Studios shell out tens of millions on awards campaigns. For some lucky winners, bigger paychecks can follow. Still, it’s hardly a guarantee of a better life or career. And the resale market is complicated. If you won your award after 1951, neither you nor your heirs may sell or even dispose of the statue without first giving the Academy the option to purchase it for $1. Oscar’s popularity has fluctuated across the years. Not just with viewers, who have tuned in and out since the first broadcast in 1953. In 1969, a 22-year-old Candice Bergen raised her hand to help recruit a younger class of Academy members, like Dennis Hopper. In 2015, a tweet, #OscarsSoWhite, started another membership revolution. Critics have been crying irrelevance since its earliest days. Still, we watch. Complaining about the Oscars is, after all, its own pastime.

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This totem-like structure has stood beneath the interstate in Baton Rouge since 1977. What is it?

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A volunteer with the Ciegocleta, left, guides a visually impaired participant on a tandem bicycle in Quito, Ecuador, on Aug. 30. AP PHoTo By doLoRES oCHoA

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Magnesium is crucial to good health Dear Doctors: I am told that magnesium is very important, and that it can help with sleep and also with anxiety. Is that true? I struggle with anxiety, and a lot of times it keeps me from falling asleep. I’m interested in trying a supplement but not sure how it works. Dear Reader: You’re absolutely right that magnesium is crucial to good health. It plays a role in more than 300 enzyme systems that regulate metabolic processes throughout the body. These include nerve and muscle function and controlling blood sugar and blood pressure. It also plays a role in protein and DNA synthesis and skeletal development. In fact, it would be easier to say what the mineral doesn’t do in the body than to list what it does. Magnesium is an essential nu-

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trient. It’s a chemical substance the body needs to function, but the body can’t produce it on its own. That means we have to get magnesium through what we eat. However, estimates suggest that up to half of us don’t get the recommended minimums for the mineral. Certain health issues can also increase the risk of magnesium deficiency. Digestive problems such as Crohn’s or celiac dis-

The sculpture’s totem appearance also was purposeful with Bell saying he created it with “ancient human overtones, as well as African overtones.” “I felt, as a sculptor, this was my unique time to introduce this to my hometown — my heritage,” he said. Bell died at age 74 on April 13, 2007. He was born in Baton Rouge in 1932, and though he was not formally educated in the arts, he gained his knowledge through artist associations and practice. “He would always stop by my studio and sit and talk about art,” Henry said. “He also visited Southern University from time to time to visit with (sculptor) Martin Peyton, and he was great STAFF PHoTo By RoBIn MILLER friends with Alvin Batiste.” Batiste was a renowned Emerson Bell said the sickle jazz musician who also shape at the top of his taught at Southern Universculpture, ‘Unity and destiny sity’s Alvin Batiste Jazz for Children,’ is ‘a figurative Institute. “Emerson played the representation of a bird, flute, and he would often which is free.’ Bell was 44 play jazz with Alvin Bayears old when he created tiste,” Henry said.

Which answers Jarreau’s second question. The sculpture wasn’t built in a studio and moved to the park — Bell built it on location. He was 44 years old at the time. The year was 1977, and Bell had been awarded funding by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Louisiana State Arts Council, the Mayor’s Office of Youth Opportunity and the Baton Rouge Parks & Recreation Commission. But the idea for Bell’s piece began taking shape in 1976, when he was the artist-in-residence for the Expressway Park Summer Enrichment program. “The children would ask him when he was going to do something big,” a 1977 newspaper article states. “Unity and Destiny for Children” was his response to their question. All of the agencies involved in funding the project are listed on a brass plaque installed beneath the sculpture. The project was sponsored by the Arts & Humanities Council of Greater Baton Rouge, now known as the Arts Council of Baton Rouge. However, the plaque isn’t visible to drivers zooming by on the interstate, and many may be too focused on their destinations to notice.

where a left turn onto South Boulevard leads directly to Expressway Park. A picnic table and tennis court stand on the right side of the road, and the sculpture stands tall on the left side. Parking is available in a small lot beside the picnic table, and traffic is minimal. From there, walk across South Boulevard and look up. The sculpture will take on a more three-dimensional identity, its appearance changing on each of its three sides.

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But if the traffic slows to a standstill, as often happens around rush hour, the sculpture attracts wandering eyes. For those who are curious, the easiest route for a closer look is to turn either left or right off North Boulevard at First United Methodist Church onto T.J. Jemison Boulevard. The street’s name will change to East Boulevard where the Baton Rouge Greenway begins, and it’s from East Boulevard

In the 1977 article, Bell described the piece as “generations of children seeking a higher consciousness, with three entrances for the children to walk through, and seven slats protruding from the higher portions of the sculpture representing ‘steps in life.’” Though some viewers have mistaken the figure at the top for a crescent moon, Bell said “the sickle-shaped top of the work is a figurative representation of a bird which is free.”

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Continued from page 1C to let go of the brakes.” Ciegocleta, whose name comes from the Spanish words for blind and bicycle, was founded 19 years ago by Miguel Ramos, a resident of Quito who built his own tandem bikes. He used them during the ciclopaseo, a weekly event in which the city bars cars from many avenues and turns them over to bike riders and joggers. Ramos built the tandem bikes so he could ride the ciclopaseo with his children. But one day, one of Ramos’ children couldn’t go, so he decided to invite a blind neighbor to ride with him. That became the first of many more outings, in which volunteers using tandem bikes, or even bikes with three or four seats, lead people who are visually impaired.

ease can cause this. Other causes could be metabolic disorders such as poorly controlled diabetes, alcohol dependence or eating lots of ultra-processed foods. It’s true that magnesium can play a role in sleep and mood. That may be why the mineral is having a moment on social media. Unfortunately, there’s limited and mixed evidence that taking a magnesium supplement can improve sleep or ease anxiety. A study published in 2017 suggested that magnesium supplements may ease symptoms of mild or moderate depression. Participants also described reduced anxiety. However, the sample size of the study was quite small, with just 112 adults. It also lacked a placebo as a control. Reviews of studies that focus on magne-

the sculpture on location in BREC Expressway Park in Baton Rouge in 1977.

“This is true inclusion,” Ramos said. “We have blind people who are now enjoying cycling without any limits.” Before heading out to the streets on Sundays on the bikes provided by Ciegocleta, blind people receive some security tips, while volunteers ride on the back of a bike with their eyes covered, to get a sense of what their visually impaired counterparts will experience. The Ciegocleta group has 150 members, though only about 30 show up to ride on a given Sunday. Ximena Lozano, a 54-yearold psychologist who was born without sight, says she has been part of the bicycle club for the past 14 years. Lozano says that when she was younger she spent too much time at home reading, writing or surfing the web. The bicycle club gives her a reason to be outdoors, she said, and “experience freedom.”

Artist-in-residence Bell eventually would be named the East Baton Rouge Parish School system’s first National Endowment for the Arts’ artist-inresidence teacher, and his paintings would land in the permanent collections of the LSU Museum of Art and New Orleans Museum of Art, among others. Back in the park, Henry walks around his friend’s sculpture, taking in every part of the piece. “Do you see the round holes up there?” he asked, pointing toward the top. “He said those are portals that children pass through in life, and the sculpture is tall, because he wanted the children to reach high.” And once they reached the bird at the top, they would soar away from noisy traffic of the interstate into a bright future.

sium’s effect on anxiety conclude that while the data suggests an easing of symptoms, the results are inconclusive. The idea that magnesium can ease insomnia has slightly better support. What is clear is that getting enough magnesium in the diet is crucial to good health. Adult women need 310 to 320 mg per day. Adult men should aim for 400 to 420 mg per day. Good sources include spinach, Swiss chard, pumpkin seeds and almonds. Black beans, quinoa, avocados, green peas, milk, yogurt and dark chocolate are also good sources. Magnesium supplements are widely touted on social media, but approach them with care. Taking too much can cause side effects such as diarrhea, nausea and abdominal discomfort. Very

high doses can cause low blood pressure, muscle weakness and irregular heartbeat. The National Institutes of Health sets the upper limit for magnesium from supplements at 350 mg per day. This is in addition to dietary sources of magnesium. People with impaired kidney function should be especially careful about daily dosage. Anyone planning to take a supplement should seek guidance from a registered dietitian or their healthcare provider. Send your questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla. edu, or write: Ask the Doctors, c/o UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.

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According to Ecuador’s government, around 56,000 people in the country are visually impaired, and while blind people have been able to find work with increasing success, their inclusion in sports is still a work in progress. José Paéz, one of the volunteers at Ciegocleta, said he joined the club after his father-in-law quickly lost his sight due to disease, and brought him to the free rides to help him overcome depression. “At first it felt scary to lead a blind person on a bike,” he said. “Keeping a (tandem) bike balanced and sustaining the rhythm is not as easy as when you use a regular bike.” Franklin Ochoa says that his next challenge will be to undertake a ride from Ecuador to Mexico. Through the club he has found a partner willing to join him on the adventure, which can take several months.

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Bridge By PHILLIP ALDER In his “Comic Dictionary,” Evan Esar defined a zoo as an excellent place to study the habits of human beings. This week, we are going to study some of the bad habits of bridge players and try to cure them. First, we will start with declarer play. South is in three no-trump. What should he do after West leads a fourth-highest heart four and East plays his eight? South starts with six top tricks: two spades, two hearts (given the first trick) and two diamonds. He must work on clubs to get the extra winners. However, the defender with the club ace will not take the first round of the suit, but the second. Then South will need a dummy entry to get to the three club tricks. And what is the only entry? It has to be in hearts. But if South makes the habitual play at trick one of winning cheaply with his heart jack, he won’t see the dummy again. South must take the first trick with his heart ace. Then, after driving out the club ace and winning East’s probable spadejack shift, South can lead a low heart to force an entry to the dummy. Get into the habit of playing slowly at trick one. Lastly, how would East know to take the second, not third, round of clubs? West gives his partner a count signal

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FOR PROJECT NUMBER: 50-NAD-21-01 Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic and paper form. Paper copies are available at a cost of $250.00 from Williams & Williams Architecture. Any questions about this procedure shall be di‐ rected to the Designer at: Williams & Williams Architecture 9829 Siegen Lane Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70810 Phone: 225-202-4552 Email: dwilliams@wwarchitectu rellc.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD 10:00 am on Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated Mu Zeta Chapter 2021 Harding Boulevard Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807

ZETA PHI BETA SORORITY, INCORPORATED Mu Zeta Foundation Bernestine B. McGee, Ph.D, Mu Zeta Foundation Chair 197542 Aug, 17, 24, 31, Sept. 7, 2026 4t $1,471.64

PUBLIC NOTICE --Nunez Community Col‐ lege will receive bids until 2:00 PM (CST) on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, and thereafter publicly opened for Grass Maintenance. There will be a Pre-bid meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, at 9:00 AM (CST). Manda‐ tory site visits will be conducted on Wednes‐ day, September 9th and Thursday, September 10th. Additional informa‐ tion may be obtained by contacting Wendy Frazier in the Purchasing Depart‐ ment, Nunez Community College, 3710 Paris Road, Chalmette, LA 70043 (504) 278-6475. wfrazier@ nunez.edu. Please refer‐ rence 40015_NUNEZ_GM‐ S2026. Evidence of authority to submit bid shall be re‐ quired in accordance with R.S. 38:2812 (A) (1) (c) and/ or R.S. 39:1954 (C) (2) (d). AA/EEO 199603-SEP 3-7-14-3T $317.17 PUBLIC NOTICE Visit Baton Rouge is issu‐ ing a Request for Propos‐ als for Marketing & Cre‐ ative Agency Services to include Creative Ser‐ vices, Campaign Produc‐ tion, and Account Man‐ agement Services. The Request for Proposals document can be picked up at Visit Baton Rouge located at 359 Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 or will be emailed upon request. Please di‐ rect questions to Emily Mastrantonio at emily@ visitbatonrouge.com. Re‐ sponses to the Request for Proposals must be re‐ ceived at the Visit Baton Rouge Office located at 359 Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70801 and emailed to emily@visitba tonrouge.com no later than 12:00 p.m. CST, Fri‐ day, September 11, 2026.

Bids shall be accepted from General Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of BUILDING ADDITION. Bid‐ der is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA. R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214.

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The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with LA. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity.

BIDS TO BE OPENED: 10/13/26 THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time the bids are re‐ ceived, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the avail‐ ability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the il h

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 629600 U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION vs TODRICK DESHAWN MINOR, SR. AND ALESSIA JOHNSON MINOR Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 28, 2014 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: TODRICK DE‐ SHAWN MINOR, SR. AND ALESSIA JOHNSON MINOR ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana in that subdivision thereof known as REID PLACE, and being more particu‐ larly described according to the official map of said subdivision on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder for the said Parish and State, as Lot Ten (10), said lot having such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servi‐ d h h

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Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for Mu Zeta Chap‐ ter BUILDING ADDITION and shall be directed to Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, In‐ corporated, Mu Zeta Chapter, 2021 Harding Boulevard Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70807. The deadline for receipt of bids is 10:00 am on Sep‐ tember 23, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a pub‐ lic meeting at Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorpo‐ rated, Mu Zeta Chapter, 2021 Harding Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807.

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Suit No: (17) 693068 DEUTSCHE BANK NA‐ TIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDERS OF GSAMP TRUST 2004-HE1, MORTGAGE PASSTHROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004-HE1 VS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF ARTHUR HOWARD, JR A/K/AARTHUR HOWARD, JR Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, February 06, 2020 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF ARTHUR HOWARD, JR. A/K/A ARTHUR HOWARD, JR. A CERTAIN FRACTIONAL LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, sit‐ uated in the PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that subdivision known as NEW DAYTON SUBDIVI‐ SION, said fractional lot measuring Eighty (80) feet front on the East side of Tallahassee Street by a depth be‐ tween parallel lines and along the north side Of Wyandotte (Catawba) Street of One Hundred Thirty (130) feet, and being the western One Hundred Thirty (130) feet of LOT NUMBER ONE (1 ), SQUARE SIX (6), said sub‐ division as designated on the official plan thereof on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $252.56 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 722565 AMERIHOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, LLC vs CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL CLAYTON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, September 29, 2022 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online

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auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: CHRISTOPHER MICHAEL CLAYTON That certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as CLARK'S FERRY SUBDIVISION, and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT 4, said subdivision, said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and re‐ strictions as are more particularly shown on said map; subject to re‐ strictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and out‐ standing mineral rights of record affecting the property. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $237.23 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 729672 MCLP ASSET COMPANY, INC. vs THE OPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF PHYLLIS MARIE GRIFFIN MALLARD, (A/KIA PHYLLIS MARIE GRIFFEN, PHYLLIS MARIE MALLARD, PHYLLIS G. MALLARD, PHYLLIS MAL‐ LARD), THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF BAR‐ BARA BROWN GRIFFEN, (A/K/A BARBARA BROWN, BARBARA GRIFFEN), LA‐ TRICE MALLARD AND DENISE MALLARD Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias issued out of the honorable court afore‐ said, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, dated, June 17, 2024 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described prop‐ erty belonging to: THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF PHYLLIS MARIE GRIFFIN MALLARD, (A/K/A PHYL‐ LIS MARIE GRIFFEN, PHYLLIS MARIE MAL‐ LARD, PHYLLIS G. MAL‐ LARD, PHYLLIS MAL‐ LARD), THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF BAR‐ BARA BROWN GRIFFEN, (A/K/A BARBARA BROWN, BARBARA GRIFFEN), LA‐ TRICE MALLARD AND DENISE MALLARD One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all of the buildings improvements and thereon, situated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as Steve's Place, and being designated on the official map thereof on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as Lot Number Three (3), said subdivision, said lot hav‐

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ing such measurements as indicated on the offi‐ cial map thereof on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the clerk and recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Which has the address of 3284 Bootsie Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70805 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $280.63 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 740964 TIAAFSB vs THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF GEORGE R. MCCAULEY, (GEORGE RUSSELL MCCAULEY, GEORGE MCCAULEY) AND PAMELA FLOYD MC‐ CAULEY (A/K/A PAMELA FLOYD, PAMELA MC‐ CAULEY) Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, December 29, 2023 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE OPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF GEORGE R. MCCAULEY, ( GEORGE RUSSELL MCCAULEY, GEORGE MCCAULEY) AND PAMELA FLOYD MC‐ CAULEY (A/K/A PAMELA FLOYD, PAMELA MC‐ CAULEY) That certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and with all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as BROADMOOR FOREST SUBDIVISION, FIRST FIL‐ ING and being more par‐ ticularly described on the official map of said subdivision on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER SEVENTY TWO (72), said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions as indicated on said map and being subject to such servi‐ tudes and restrictions as are of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Which has the address of 1673 Bellrose Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $280.63

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 749732 DEUTSCHE BANK NA‐ TIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE REGISTERED HOLDER OF MORGAN STANLEY HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-2 MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-2 vs THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION EDDIE LEROY DUNN, SR AND DOROTHY DAVIS DUNN Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 28, 2024 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an on line auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSION EDDIE LEROY DUNN, SR. AND DOROTHY DAVIS DUNN ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IM‐ PROVEMENT THEREON, AND ALL THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, ADVAN‐ TAGES AND APPURTE‐ NANCES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUB‐ DIVISION KNOWN AS MONTICELLO SUBDIVI‐ SION, FIRST FILING, AND BEING DESIGNATED ON THE OFFICIAL PLAN OF SAID SUBDIVISION, ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF SAID PARISH AND STATE, AS LOT NUMBER TWO HUNDRED TWENTYSEVEN (227), SAID SUBDI‐ VISION, SAID LOT HAVING SUCH SIZE, SHAPE AND DIMENSIONS AND BEING SUBJECT TO SUCH SERVI‐ TUDES AS ARE SHOWN ON SAID MAP. Which has the address of 4427 Scarborough Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70814 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $272.96 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 752493 NATIONASTAR MORT‐ GAGE LLC vs ADAM WOLFE WASHAUER A/K/A ADAN WOLFE WASHAUER AND KATHARINE ELIZA‐ BETH MICIOTTO, AKA KATHARINE ELIZABETH MICIOTTO WASHAUER Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, September 05, 2024 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ l i

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g g p p y longing to: ADAM WOLFE WASHAUER A/K/A ADAN WOLFE WASHAUER AND KATHARINE ELIZABETH MICIOTTO, AKA KATHARINE ELIZABETH MICIOTTO WASHAUER One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐

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division known as GOOD‐ WOOD PLACE SUBDIVI‐ SION, and being desig‐ nated on the official sub‐ division map on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER FOUR-BONE (4-B-1), SQUARE TWENTY NINE (29), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions along h b i d b i

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8C ■ Monday, September 7, 2026 ■ theadvocate.com ■ The Advocate Public Notices Sheriff Sales p y said subdivision map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $244.89 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 761816 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC vs THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSIN JOHN F THROCKMORTON AND THE OPENED SUCCES‐ SION OF MARY WOLFERT THROCKMORTON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 06, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: THE UN‐ OPENED SUCCESSIN JOHN F THROCKMORTON AND THE OPENED SUCCES‐ SION OF MARY WOLFERT THROCKMORTON One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all buildings and im‐ provements thereon, lo‐ cated in that subdivision known as WOODVIEW SUBDIVISION, and desig‐ nated on the map thereof entitled "Map Showing the Survey of Lots 1 thru 51 of Woodview Subdivi‐ sion, located in Sec. 53, Township 4 South, Range 1 East, Greensburg Land District of Louisiana, in the Town of Zachary East Baton Rouge Parish, La." dated February 27, 1954, mnde by James D. Pipkin, of record in Plan Book 22, Page 5, in the office of h l k d d f

Public Notices Sheriff Sales g the Clerk and Recorder of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BERS W-FORTY THREE (W-43) AND W-FORTY FOUR (W-44), said Lot WForty Three (W-43) mea‐ suring Seventy-Two and 86/100 (72.86') feet front on the South side of Kennedy Drive by a depth between parallel lines of hundred fifteen Two (215') feet, and Lot WForty Four (W-44) mea‐ suring Seventy-two and 86/100 (72.86') feet on the south side of Kennedy Drive by a depth between equal and parallel lines of Two hundred fifteen (215) feet, said Lot WForty-Four (W-44) being a corner lot with its west‐ ern side measuring Two hundred fifteen (215') feet along the easterly side line of Lynn Street. Which has the address of 4834 Kennedy Drive, Zachary, LA 70791 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $298.48 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 765194 FORMATION FEDERAL CREDIT UNION (F/K/A LOUISIANA USA FEDERAL CREDIT UNION) vs DANIEL MARK ABRAHAM Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, August 15, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ l i

Public Notices Sheriff Sales g g p p y longing to: DANIEL MARK ABRAHAM One (1) certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as WOODLAND RIDGE, FOURTH FILING, and des‐ ignated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER ONE HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR (144), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are more particularly shown on said subdivision map. A.P.N.: 1075551 Municipal Address: 12931 Deer Path Way, Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Together with all the im‐ provements now or here‐ after erected on the property, and all ease‐ ments, appurtenances, and fixtures now or here‐ after a part of the prop‐ erty. All replacements and additions shall also be covered by this Secu‐ rity Instrument. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $272.96 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 765658

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Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, August 19, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: KELLI ELIZA‐ BETH COTTONGIM A/K/A KELLI E. SHATLAN One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as THE SET‐ TLEMENT AT SANDY CREEK, FIRST FILING and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baron Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER ONE (1), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map. (the "Property") TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $232.15

EVERBANK, N.A. VS KELLI ELIZABETH COTTONGIM A/K/A KELLI E. SHATLAN

Suit No: (17) 765802

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana

U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION VS LATANYA PATRICE WOODSIDE

VISIT BATON ROUGE BOARD MINUTES August 2026 A scheduled Board of Director’s meeting of Visit Baton Rouge was held on Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Visit Baton Rouge Office located at 359 Third Street. Present: Rowdy Gaudet Janice DeLerno Karen Soniat Robyn Merrick Jeremy Fontenot Gary Patureau Claude Reynaud Marty Engquist Stephen Hightower Gary Jupiter Absent:

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Public Notices Sheriff Sales g 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, November 21, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: LATANYA PATRICE WOODSIDE One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ appurtenances, tudes, and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as PARKRIDGE, SECTION Ill, and being designated on the official plan of said subdivision on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ THREE, BER SEVENTY (73), said subdivision, said lot having such size, shape, and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on the official plan of said subdivision; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $234.71

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PLANET HOME LENDING, LLC VS THOMAS JAMES ELGART JR

NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC VS CARNEL BELL, JR. AKA CARNELL BELL, JR. AND 5369 GREENRIDGE DRIVE, LLC

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, November 13, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: THOMAS JAMES ELGART JR One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivi‐ sion in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, known as MAYFAIR PARK EAST, THIRD FILING, and being designated according to the official plan thereof, made by Dawson Engi‐ neers Incorporated on file and of record in Map Book 119, Folio 34, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER ONE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE (139), said subdivision, said lot having such di‐ mensions as shown on the official map of May‐ fair Park East, Third Fil‐ ing, referred to above; subject to restrictions; servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $224.49

RESOLUTIONS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VISIT BATON ROUGE CONCERNING RATIFICATION OF CONTRACT FOR ARCHITECTUAL SERVICES AND OTHER MATTERS AUGUST 27, 2026 WHEREAS, on December 12, 2024, the Board of Directors of Visit Baton Rouge (the “Board”) authorized and directed Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”), acting through its authorized representatives, to enter into an agreement with Gros Flores Positerry, LLC Architecture + Interior Design (“GFP”) regarding architectural services for the renovation of VBR’s proposed new offices located at 232 Lafayette Street in Baton Rouge (the “Contract”); WHEREAS, the Contract was signed by VBR on April 1, 2025, has been successfully performed by both parties to the Contract to date; WHEREAS, at the original execution of the Contract, the Contract was signed solely by the President & CEO of VBR, while the resolution approving the Contract required that both the President & CEO and the Chairman of VBR to execute the Contract; WHEREAS, to resolve this difference in the execution of the Contract and the Board’s resolution authorizing this Contract, and to deal with other matters in connection with the Contract, the following resolutions are offered:

None Present but not participating in formal actions: Jill Kidder, Staff Lisa Clary, Staff Danielle Prejean, Staff Stacy Simon, Staff Laura Cating, Staff Geraldine Bordelon, Staff Lauralyn Maranto, Staff Chuck Elkins, Legal Counsel Henry Olinde, Legal Counsel Rowdy Gaudet called the meeting to order and opened the meeting for public comment. There was no public comment. On a motion by Gary Jupiter, seconded by Stephen Hightower June 25, 2026, Board Meeting Minutes, August 11, 2026, Special Meeting Minutes and August 25, 2026, Finance Committee Meeting, minutes were approved as presented. Motion carried. Danielle Prejean presented the June and July 2026 Financials. Robyn Merrick presented the Finance Committee Report. Discussion/action was held in connection with the recommendation to the VBR Board of Directors from the Finance Committee dated August 27, 2026, regarding certain amendments, changes and modifications to the VBR Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. On a motion by Gary Patureau, seconded by Jeremy Fontenot, the following resolution was approved. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VISIT BATON ROUGE CONCERNING APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO THE FISCAL YEAR 2026 BUDGET AUGUST 27, 2026 BE IT RESOLVED that, acting upon the recommendation of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”), the Board of Directors of VBR hereby adopts the amendments, changes, and modifications to the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget reflected in the Exhibit “A” attached to this Resolution, effective August 27, 2026. Motion carried. Discussion/action was held in connection with the recommendation to the VBR Board of Directors from the Finance Committee dated August 27, 2026, regarding amending the VBR Accounting and Finance Policies and Procedures Manual to add an Investment Policy. On a motion by Gary Patureau, seconded by Karen Soniat, the following resolution was approved. RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF VISIT BATON ROUGE CONCERNING APPROVAL OF THE ADDITION OF AN INVESTMENT POLICY TO THE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES MANUAL AUGUST 27, 2026 BE IT RESOLVED that, acting on the recommendation of the Finance Committee of the Board of Directors of Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”), the Board of Directors of VBR hereby adopts the addition of the following Investment Policy to the VBR Accounting and Finance Policy and Procedures Manual effective August 27, 2026. Visit Baton Rouge Investment Policy Visit Baton Rouge may invest public funds in any investment authorized under Louisiana Revised Statute 33:2955, as amended. All investments shall be made in accordance with the requirements and limitations of applicable law. Motion carried. Jill Kidder presented the President’s Report. At this time, Karen Soniat left the meeting. Discussion/Action was held in connection with the ratification of the Gros Flores Positerry, LLC Architectural Services Agreement and its amendments. On a motion by Gary Patureau, seconded by Stephen Hightower, the following resolution was approved.

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RESOLVED, effective the date of this resolution, the Board does hereby approve, ratify, and affirm that certain Contract by and between VBR and GFP dated April 1, 2025 as executed by the President & CEO and relating to the provision by GFP of architectural services for the renovation of VBR’s 232 Lafayette Street property, as such Contract has been previously amended through the date of this resolution. FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board, effective immediately and continuing until revoked or modified by the Board and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any prior resolution of this Board, hereby determines and provides the following with reference to any convenient or required amendments, additions, modifications, or changes to the Contract (an “Amendment”) : (i) With respect to any Amendment such that any additional cost or expense to VBR resulting from such Amendment will be fully covered by any remaining contingency amount in the Boardapproved budget for VBR’s 232 Lafayette Street renovation project, the Board authorizes and directs the President & CEO and the Chairman of the Board, acting jointly and in the best interest of VBR, to negotiate, sign, and deliver such Amendment; (ii) With respect to any Amendment which does not meet the condition set forth in (i) above, the Board shall specifically approve the negotiation, execution, and delivery of any such Amendment in a regular or special public meeting of the Board. FURTHER RESOLVED, should any Amendment be negotiated, executed, and delivered by the President & CEO and the Chairman of the Board in conformance with item (i) of the previous resolution above, the President & CEO shall notify the Board of the terms of such Amendment not later than the next public meeting of the Board. Motion carried. Discussion/Action was held in connection with the law firm change for D. Henry Olinde, Legal Counsel. On a motion by Jeremy Fontenot, seconded by Gary Patureau, the following resolution was approved. VISIT BATON ROUGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION NO. 20260827-B WHEREAS, a quorum of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”) was present on this date for a properly advertised, special meeting; WHEREAS, pursuant to Louisiana Law, La. R. S. 33:4572, 4573, and 4574.16, the Board is the governing authority of the VBR; WHEREAS, by means of a Resolution adopted on February 26, 2026 (“the Prior Resolution”) and a written contract of that same date (“the Contract”), the Board engaged Henry D.H. Olinde, Jr. (“Olinde”) and the firm of Olinde & Mercer, LLC (“O & M”) as counsel to the Board and VBR; WHEREAS, the terms of the Prior Resolution and the Contract have been approved by the Louisiana Attorney General; WHEREAS, Attorney Henry D.H. Olinde, Jr. has moved his law practice from O & M to the firm of Degan, Blanchard & Nash, APLC (“DBN”); WHEREAS, the Board finds that providing that a real necessity exists to continue the engagement of Olinde as attorney for the Board and VBR; WHEREAS, the Board desires to amend the Prior Resolution and the Contract only to reflect Olinde’s recent move to DBN, and that all substantive terms of the Prior Resolution and Contract, which have been approved by the Louisiana Attorney General, shall remain in full force and effect; WHEREAS, the Board finds that this Resolution and the amendment to the Contract are in the best interest of the Board, VBR and the public they serve; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. The foregoing Recitations are incorporated into, and made part of, this Resolution. 2. Effective July 1, 2026, the Prior Resolution and the Contract are amended only as follows: 2.1 Whenever the words “Olinde & Mercer, LLC” appear in the Prior Resolution and/or the Contract, the words “Degan, Blanchard & Nash, APLC” shall be substituted for “Olinde & Mercer, LLC”. 2.2 Whenever the characters “O & M” appear in the Prior Resolution and/or the Contract, the characters “DBN” shall be substituted for “O & M”. 3. All other substantive terms of the Prior Resolution the Contract shall remain in full force and effect. 4. VBR’s Executive Director is hereby empowered and authorized to execute an amendment to the Contract to reflect the changes set forth in this Resolution. 5. To the extent that any prior resolutions and/or ordinances are inconsistent with this Resolution, the inconsistent portion(s) of those resolutions and/or ordinances are hereby repealed and rescinded. THUS, ADOPTED on motion of Jeremy Fontenot, seconded by Gary

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, January 22, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on September 09, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: CARNEL BELL, JR. AKA CARNELL BELL, JR. AND 5369 GREEN‐ RIDGE DRIVE, LLC One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages There‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as GREEN RIDGE, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER THIRTY (30), said subdivision, said Jot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law.

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Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish

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ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $234.71

TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law.

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Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish

Suit No: (17) 770599 US BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION vs JOSHUA J. GRAHAM AKA JOSHUA JAMAR GRAHAM AKA JOSHUA GRAHAM

ADVERTISED DATE August 07, 2026 September 07, 2026 $232.15

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Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, December 09, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Septem‐ ber 09, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBR SOsheriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the following described mortgaged property be‐ longing to: JOSHUA J. GRAHAM AKA JOSHUA JAMAR GRAHAM AKA JOSHUA GRAHAM One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as Wisteria Lakes, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as lot number forty-eight (48), said sub‐ division, said lot having such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servi‐ tudes as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said bdi i i

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PUBLIC NOTICE --WBR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CONDEMNA‐ TION Pursuant to Parish Code Chapter 109-42 “Derelict Structures”, the follow‐ ing properties have been condemned by the Parish President. Address: 4153 MULATTO BEND RD. PORT ALLEN LA 70767 (File #26-0052) Owner: LILLIE L & LOUIS THOMPSON C/O JULIA TYLER Legal Description: LOT 25 TOURNOIR SD 50-17CB128 E6 A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the West Rouge PARISH Baton COUNCIL to ratify the condemnation order. The owner of the structure may appeal the decision of the Parish President by appearing at this meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to show cause why the structure should not be condemned. Date: Thursday, Septem‐ ber 10, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767. 195159-AUG 27-SEP 10 $223

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Claude Reynaud, Gary Jupiter, Gary Patureau, Janice DeLerno, Jeremy Fontenot, Marty Engquist, Robyn Merrick, Rowdy Gaudet, and Stephen Hightower NAYS: None ABSENT: Karen Soniat CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that: I am Secretary to the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”); the above and foregoing Resolution was properly adopted by the Board, which is VBR’s governing authority, at a special meeting called and held in accordance with law at VBR’s offices at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the 27th day of August, 2026; and, the foregoing resolution is in full force and effect and has not been repealed or superseded. THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 27th day of August 202 /s/ Robyn Merrick Robyn Merrick, Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors Visit Baton Rouge Motion carried. Discussion/Action was held in connection with the resolution to execute the Pelican Project Agreement. On a motion by Gary Patureau, seconded by Janice Delerno, the following resolution was approved. VISIT BATON ROUGE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RESOLUTION NO. 20260827-C WHEREAS, a quorum of the Board of Directors (“Board”) of Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”) was present on this date for a properly advertised, special meeting; WHEREAS, pursuant to Louisiana Law, La. R. S. 33:4572, 4573, and 4574.16, the Board is the governing authority of the VBR; WHEREAS, the VBR management, with approval of the Board, has issued a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) to procure the services of an artist in connection with design, fabrication and delivery of six cast silicon bronze Brown Pelican sculptures for permanent installation across Baton Rouge’s walkable downtown core, forming the foundation of a visitor scavenger hunt experience tied to the opening of VBR’s new Visitor Center (“the Pelican Project”); WHEREAS, through the RFP and proposals submitted in response to it, VBR management has identified Gillie Schattner and Marc Schattner d/b/a Gillie and Marc Pty Ltd (“Schattner”) as the artist whose practice, international conservation mission, and proven city-wide bronze trail format best align with the requirements of The Pelican Project; WHEREAS, VBR management has proposed a written agreement to procure Schattner’s services for the Pelican Project, and recommends that the Board approve and authorize that written agreement; WHEREAS, the Board and VBR are specifically authorized under Louisiana Law including, but not limited to La. R. S. 33:4574.16, to enter into contracts or cooperative endeavors with any persons, corporations, associations, or other entities, including public corporations, political subdivisions, the United States government and the agencies thereof, the state and the agencies thereof, or any combination thereof for the operation or use of its properties and for carrying out its objectives, including but not limited to contracts and agreements under which it is paid for providing goods and services related to its objectives and under which it has expenses for projects related to its objectives; WHEREAS, the Board finds that entering into the proposed written agreement with Schattner would further VBR’s mission and would be in the best interest of the Board, VBR and the public they serve; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: 1. The foregoing Recitations are incorporated into, and made part of, this Resolution. 2. The Board approves the substance of the proposed written agreement with Schattner, subject to final review and revision by the Board’s counsel; 3. VBR’s Executive Director is hereby empowered and authorized to enter into and execute the proposed agreement with Schattner in substantially the same form as the proposal that has been submitted, subject to final approval by the Board’s counsel. 4. To the extent that any prior resolutions and/or ordinances are inconsistent with this Resolution, the inconsistent provisions of those resolutions and/or ordinances are hereby repealed and rescind THUS, ADOPTED on motion of Gary Patureau, seconded by Janice DeLerno, upon which a vote was taken as follows: YEAS:

Claude Reynaud, Gary Jupiter, Gary Patureau, Janice DeLerno, Jeremy Fontenot, Marty Engquist, Robyn Merrick, Rowdy Gaudet, and Stephen Hightower NAYS: None ABSENT: Karen Soniat CERTIFICATE I HEREBY CERTIFY that: I am Secretary to the Board of Directors (“the Board”) of Visit Baton Rouge (“VBR”); the above and foregoing Resolution was properly adopted by the Board, which is VBR’s governing authority, at a special meeting called and held in accordance with law at VBR’s offices at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on the 27th day of August, 2026; and, the foregoing resolution is in full force and effect and has not been repealed or superseded. THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this 27th day of August 2026. /s/ Robyn Merrick Robyn Merrick, Secretary/Treasurer, Board of Directors Visit Baton Rouge Motion carried. There being no further business the meeting was adjourned by Rowdy Gaudet, Chairman on a motion by Marty Engquist, seconded by Jeremy Fontenot. Motion carried.

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