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Ascension Parish officials signed agreements under NDAs to compete for project BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

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Instructor MJ Weerts points to a student during his introductory composition course at LSU on Wednesday. Weerts uses an analog approach to combat artificial intelligence tools in the classroom.

Professors, students face rapid pace of AI development ‘It’s not something we can ignore’

“‘A great photographer insists on writing poems,’ ” one student read aloud to the class. “‘A brilliant essayist insists on writing novels. A singer with a voice like an angel insists on singing only her own, terrible songs.’” BY HALEY MILLER The students spent the rest of the hour Staff writer pondering what the short quote meant At 9:30 a.m. on a recent Wednesday, LSU and how it applied to their lives. There English instructor MJ Weerts gave only were no laptops with quiz questions to one instruction to his composition class: answer, no phones to take notes on. “I don’t do anything more than they Put the phones and computers away. He displayed an aphorism on the can read or write on a single notecard in board, his preferred style of short writ- a single day,” Weerts said. Though he doesn’t suggest every class ing to teach students nowadays rather go analog, Weerts said the approach than the essay.

works for his students to “get them into their own minds,” particularly in the age of artiﬁcial intelligence tools. “They’re cool with it,” Weerts said, “because I think deep down, they want some kind of experience, the same idealized American college experience that we had.” As AI becomes ubiquitous on campus, more classes at LSU may follow Weerts’ lead. His approach is one of many among faculty to weather the revolution in higher education brought by powerful

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Ascension Parish has released development agreements related to Hyundai’s $5.8 billion steel mill, detailing over $200 million in government-built infrastructure to support industry in the area as well as the payments the company will make in place of traditional property taxes. The documents, which were protected by nondisclosure agreements, were released Tuesday after a confidentiality period expired. The confidential agreements between parish officials and Hyundai date back to Aug. 10, 2024, seven months before President Donald Trump announced the new mill. In a news release, Parish President Clint Cointment said the nondisclosure agreements allowed the parish to compete with surrounding states to land the project. “We competed for one of the most highly sought-after economic-development projects in the country, and Ascension Parish won,” Cointment said in the release. “We protected legitimate negotiations when confidentiality was required, followed the public process when governmental approval was required, and are releasing the documents now that the confidentiality period has ended.” Cointment could not be reached for further comment on the agreements. The steel mill, which has yet to begin construction because it has not been granted an air permit, will supply Hyundai Motor Group’s automotive plants and other original

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Former provost says he clashed with Landry over tiger

Haggerty: Dispute over stadium appearance led to resignation BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

LSU’s former top academic leader said under oath that he decided to leave the university after defying Gov. Jeff Landry’s controversial push to bring a live tiger back on the ﬁeld during football games. Roy Haggerty revealed new details about the high-proﬁle dispute during legal proceedings launched

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by athletes seeking to unionize at Oregon State University, where he is now provost. Haggerty was seeking to draw a contrast between his current employer, where he said academics clearly trump athletics, and LSU, where he argued sports issues exert outsized inﬂuence on university leadership. Haggerty was provost at LSU from 2022 until 2025, when he left for the same job at OSU.

In his testimony, Haggerty said former LSU President William Tate told him and other university leaders in the summer of 2024 that “the governor had ordered him to place the live tiger on the ﬁeld at LSU football games.” Haggerty said LSU’s license for Mike VII, the school’s live tiger mascot, was under his name as provost and that the School of Veterinary Medicine, which is responsi-

ble for Mike’s care, reported to him. “I let it be known to the president that if the university forced me to put the tiger on the field, I would Haggerty resign,” he said. “I let it be known to the president that this was inappropriate, illegal and immoral and a number of other objections.” The disagreement “culminated in a meeting in the Governor’s Ofﬁce

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with the governor yelling,” Haggerty said. “The governor eventually backed down and ordered his chief of staff to rent a tiger and have that tiger brought to LSU and placed on the ﬁeld at the LSU-Alabama game in fall of 2024.” The Advocate obtained a recording of the hearing through a public records request. Haggerty’s testimony was ﬁrst reported by Sportico. Haggerty did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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Officials signal CNN to be left off Air Force One

The White House signaled Friday night that CNN would be left off Air Force One for President Donald Trump’s Saturday trip, the latest media restriction from the administration in an ongoing dispute with First Amendment implications. The news organization was replaced by Real America’s Voice News, a conservative outlet, for the president’s trip to Knoxville, Tennessee, according to White House guidance. Trump is scheduled to attend a college football game between the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas at midday. The news came just after journalists from three news outlets that Trump banned last week from the White House grounds — CNN, MS NOW and Politico — returned to the executive complex with TV cameras, laptops and microphones in hand. A judge temporarily struck down the ban in an overnight ruling early Thursday, but his decision didn’t directly address the pool. The networks continued to refrain from covering Trump as part of the pool, even as reporters from all three outlets were allowed back in the White House. The temporary order from the judge mentioned only the White House grounds and said nothing directly about Air Force One. Theodore Boutrous Jr., the news outlets’ attorneys, did not immediately respond to an email and phone call requesting comment Friday night.

Police: Woman’s hanging ‘staged’ after her death

JACKSON, Miss. — Tasia Fortune was apparently killed in a drug dispute before her body was hung in a tree in a “staged” lynching behind an abandoned home in the Mississippi capital this summer, a detective testiﬁed Friday. Fortune was killed in a disagreement about drugs, and she fought hard with her attackers before she was killed, Jackson police Detective Samuel Dukes told the court. Citing the medical examiner’s opinion, he also said the hanging was “staged.” Fortune was Black, and the Aug. 3 discovery of her hanging body stoked fear and drew widespread attention because the scene recalled actual lynchings in the Southern state, which has a long and troubled history of racial violence. Authorities haven’t disclosed the exact cause of Fortune’s death or said why they think her body was hanged afterward, but they ruled it a homicide and arrested two men, both of them also Black, on murder charges. They also issued an arrest warrant for an unnamed third person.

N.J.’s lieutenant governor resigns amid scandal

TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey‘s Democratic lieutenant governor resigned Friday, pushed out by the state’s governor after less than a year in ofﬁce over accusations of ethics lapses and inappropriate behavior with women. Gov. Mikie Sherrill, also a Democrat, had given Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell until Friday to resign, seeking to end a scandal that threatened to be a drag on her ﬂedgling administration. Republicans have hammered Sherrill for weeks about the investigation into Caldwell, who served as acting governor in her absence. He also oversaw elections as New Jersey’s secretary of state, and his resignation comes weeks ahead of midterm elections that will decide who controls Congress. At a news conference announcing the resignation, Sherrill said she was committed to changing what she called a long-standing problem in state government of people turning a blind eye to sexual harassment.

CORRECTION An article in Friday’s edition incorrectly stated that Bob Pettit’s 1958 Atlanta Hawks team ended a streak of nine consecutive championships by the Boston Celtics. The Hawks’ championship was the last before the Celtics started their streak. The Advocate | The Times-Picayune regrets the error.

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Voters arrive to cast their ballots on Aug. 11 at Lyons Park in Milwaukee. The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections.

Justices allow use of voter database Ruling overturns block, OKs use of controversial eligibility list for now

BY ALI SWENSON, JOHN HANNA and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court’s three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision. The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Trump administration’s revamped version of a Department of Homeland Security program, called Systematic Alien Veriﬁcation for Entitlements, or SAVE, in their efforts to verify the eligibility of voters on their rolls. It’s a program that has drawn scrutiny for its use of voters’ sensitive personal data and its tendency to wrongly ﬂag some eligible voters as noncitizens. States’ use of the SAVE program is voluntary, limiting the ruling’s impact on the midterm elections. Existing law also blocks most states from systematically purging voters from their rolls within 90 days of an election, said David Becker, an election law expert who leads the Center for Election Innovation and Research. He said DHS itself has admitted the data is not perfect. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, a Democrat who has refused to participate in the SAVE program, said the ruling will have no effect in her state because it “does not force states to change the way we run our elections.” The plaintiffs and their lawyers in the case called the ruling “profoundly disappointing” and said it puts “millions of Americans at risk of being unlawfully targeted by the administration’s unreli-

able voter purge database” before the midterms. On X, James Percival, the general counsel for DHS, responded to a post about the decision with, “Yes, you read that right. We had to ﬁle an emergency petition in the Supreme Court just so we could use government data to help states stop noncitizens from illegally voting.” The White House did not immediately respond to a message seeking comment. The court’s order puts on hold a federal judge’s June ruling that had deemed the Republican administration’s recently revamped version of SAVE illegal. U.S. District Court Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan had blocked the use of the tool, saying it violated Americans’ privacy rights and could result in voters being wrongly removed from the rolls. A federal appeals court let her order stand. But the Supreme Court majority found that a 1996 law explicitly allows DHS to get information about citizenship and immigration from other federal agencies. The federal government also has “an obligation to respond” to states seeking to verify citizenship. “The order below prevents the Federal Government from using the program it believes is best suited to the task,” the majority wrote in the unsigned order. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented, joined by Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. The database has long been seen to fall under federal privacy laws, she wrote, and there are real risks that legitimate voter registrations could be mistakenly revoked. “The harm caused by burdening or disenfranchising even a few lawful voters outweighs the nonexistent harm that the Government experiences when it is prevented from taking an action that it likely lacks the authority to take,” Jackson wrote. The plaintiffs pledged to do “everything in our power” to ensure the district court decision stands.

Nor’easter to lash East Coast with winds, flooding, rain BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The powerful nor’easter headed to New England intensified Friday, generating storm-force winds and creating massive waves along the East Coast that forecasters warned could create dangerous conditions through the weekend. Tens of millions of people are in the path of the storm, which has already canceled concerts and prompted people on islands near Cape Cod, Massachusetts, to head to the mainland in the days ahead of the nor’easter’s arrival. Dangerous flooding was expected along the Mid-Atlantic coast, particularly near New Jersey and Delaware starting Friday and heading into Saturday, according to the National Weather Service. “The heaviest rain is probably going to be from coastal Jersey, Long Island, up to Rhode Island, and eastern Massachusetts,” said Brian Hurley, senior national forecaster with NWS’ Weather Prediction Center, adding that the storm was expected to weaken later Saturday. A voluntary evacuation had been issued in some low-lying areas of Manasquan, a coastal New Jersey borough, while the governors of New Jersey and New York declared states of emergency in advance of the storm. “We’re definitely seeing at the high end of moderate and maybe the low end of major flooding,” said Manasquan Mayor Mike Mangan. “That may not mean a lot to people, but that means there is going to be a lot of water in the streets for a long time.” Brian Kelly, the mayor of the tiny New

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Brenda Malloy enjoys a nor’easter storm on Friday in Gloucester, Mass.

Jersey beach community Sea Bright, said the borough is bracing for winds up to 50 mph and flooding that could reach up to 6 feet on some streets. Officials expect the flooding to start Saturday and worsen by midday. Peak wind gusts could approach 60 to 65 mph on Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket on Friday night and Saturday, compared with about 50 to 55 mph around Boston and 35 to 40 mph farther inland, according to Matthew Belk, a meteorologist with NWS in Norton, Massachusetts. “It’s definitely going to be a case of the closer to the coast you are, the more impacts from the storm you’re likely to see,” Belk said. Belk said nor’easters are not unusual as New England moves into fall, but one concern this early in the season is that leaves remain on the trees, creating more wind resistance. That could increase the risk of downed limbs, which in turn can cause power outages and leave debris in roads, he said.

BY CARA ANNA, FARNOUSH AMIRI and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — Iran has offered to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and resume talks on its nuclear program in seven days if the United States lifts its naval blockade of Iranian ports, waives sanctions on Iranian oil sales and observes a ceasefire that would include Lebanon. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi detailed the proposal to reporters outside the U.N. Security Council on Friday, saying it would also restart stalled talks with the U.S. on Iran’s nuclear program. “The seven-day timeline will start as soon as the United States accepts this plan,” he said. Araghchi said initial steps would take about four to five days to complete, and the strait would be open on the sixth day. “And on day seven, the talks with the U.S. will be started for the final deal on mutually agreed subjects,” he said, referring to the nuclear program. Iran’s disruption of the strait — through which a fifth of the world’s traded oil and gas transited before the war — has emerged as its main point of leverage. The effects have been felt far beyond the Middle East and posed political problems for President Donald Trump and his Republican Party ahead of November’s midterm congressional elections. The White House said only that U.S. officials are having positive and constructive conversations with mediators on the Iran war. In response to questions, it said the U.S. is facilitating significant oil exports through the Strait of Hormuz.

There was no immediate comment on the proposal from Gulf Arab nations, although a person familiar with the matter, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations, told The Associated Press that Saudi Arabia was skeptical of the latest push for a deal. The proposal, conveyed to the U.S. by Qatar, strongly resembles an interim deal reached in June, but with an accelerated timetable. The earlier agreement, which called for a 60day interim period, quickly collapsed as Iran resumed attacks on shipping in the strait. Trump has said he is in no rush to reach a deal, even as high oil prices fuel inﬂation. On the Iranian side, there are questions as to whether the hard-liners who dominate the security forces would accept compromises championed by moderates like President Masoud Pezeshkian. “If Trump calculates this arrangement is worthwhile and can bring political benefit before the midterms and reduce gas prices, perhaps we’ll see ﬂexibility not seen in previous weeks,” said Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute think tank. But he noted “deep suspicion,” especially around the prospect of Iran merely buying time to ship out more of its oil and ease its economic pain. In the latest sign of diplomatic movement, Pezeshkian hosted the prime minister of Qatar early Friday. Qatar has been a key mediator, including during indirect Iran-U.S. talks at the U.N. this week. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Wednesday that “if there’s an opportunity to exchange ideas and messages, we will.”

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China’s leader promises to meet with Trump twice more by end of year

BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and FU TING Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Chinese President Xi Jinping wrapped up his state visit to Washington on Friday by announcing that he will meet President Donald Trump two more times before the end of the year, doubling the number of face-to-face discussions between the leaders of the world’s two largest economies in 2026. The promise of more meetings to come capped off a three-day state visit that has been criticized by some in the U.S. for being heavy on pomp and light on substance, though Trump said they discussed the war in Iran. The two leaders have made a show of working to preserve harmony, but there were no major breakthroughs this week on issues such as trade or the safety of artiﬁcial intelligence. Some trade analysts were struck by how few tangible accomplishments seemed to come from the meeting. Little was announced outside of the promise of more meetings and Washington and Beijing

the Korean Peninsula, according to the official Chinese government readout of the meeting. Trump told reporters on Friday that he and Xi discussed the Iran war, but did not offer additional details. “We had a great meeting. We had a really great meeting. Great for the farmers. Great for everybody,” he said. Though Trump administration officials have played down the impact of any assistance that China may be providing to Iran as the war stretches to nearly seven months, U.S. Ambassador to China David Perdue said Friday that Trump asked Xi to avoid providing help to Tehran. “We made it very clear to them weeks ago that, you know, any help ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ALEX BRANDON that they would give Iran — whether it be direct or indirect, whether President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, China’s President Xi it be intelligence or parts or miliJinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, with Bradford Wilson, Archivist of the tary equipment — was totally unUnited States, view the Constitution, Bill of Rights and other documents acceptable,” Perdue told CNBC on Friday at the National Archives in Washington. in an interview Friday. “President Trump made that very clear again agreeing as Xi landed in the U.S. to ond term without significant con- yesterday.” extend their trade truce only a few cessions,” said Jeff Moon, a former U.S. trade official and diplomat in Xi hosting APEC summit months until January. “A lot of pomp and circumstance President Barack Obama’s adminXi extended an invitation for or sound and fury but signify- istration who runs the China Moon Trump and first lady Melania Trump to go to the Asia-Pacific ing nothing. There’s just not a lot Strategies consultancy. Economic Cooperation summit in there,” said Scott Lincicome, vice Shenzhen, China, in November and president of general economics at Leaders discussed Iran the Cato Institute. The two leaders met behind closed noted that they could meet again a “Another summit without tangi- doors for 90 minutes on Thursday, month later at the G20 summit at ble results merely allows China to when they discussed issues such the Trump National Doral Miami run out the clock on Trump’s sec- as the Middle East, Ukraine and golf club in Florida.

“We do welcome Mr. President and the ﬁrst lady to visit China,” Xi said. Trump responded, “We will, and we’ll be speaking a lot.” He later confirmed the two meetings in a post on social media.

National Archives visit Trump on Friday took Xi to visit the National Archives, showing off the sacred texts of U.S. democracy to the leader of the world’s most powerful communist country. Trump, a Republican, has been seeking to demonize Democrats as communists during the run-up to the November midterm elections, a message that has been muddied by the red-carpet treatment he has given Xi this week. Inside the nation’s vault of records, where the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are kept, Xi peered at the documents behind protective glass as a guide spoke about them. After viewing the Constitution, Trump told reporters waiting nearby that the two leaders discussed how old their nations are. “We’re just comparing,” Trump said. “Ours goes 250 years, which is great, and we’re proud of it. But theirs goes 6,000 years.” He added: “There’s a little difference between 6,000 and 250, but we’re very proud of our 250.”

High court rejects Missouri President claws back nearly $1B in House map backed by Trump spending approved by Congress BY DAVID A. LIEB

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The Supreme Court on Friday turned away an attempt to use a new Missouri congressional map backed by President Donald Trump, potentially putting an end to a long-running legal dispute as absentee voting is underway in the midterm elections. The justices halted a federal appeals court ruling that would have revived the Republican-friendly map for the November elections, which will determine control of Congress. The Supreme Court instead let stand a decision by the Missouri Supreme Court, which ruled earlier this month that a citizen petition prevents the new map from being used unless ﬁrst approved by voters in a November referendum. The decision means Missouri residents will vote under the same congressional dis-

tricts used in the 2024 and 2022 elections. Republicans had hoped the new House map — which already was used in the August primaries — could help them win an additional seat as part of a nationwide redistricting battle pushed by Trump to gain an edge in the midterms. A panel of the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that switching districts between the primary and general elections would violate the U.S. Constitution. The panel directed a district judge to bar Missouri from using anything other than the new map but delayed the order’s effect until next Monday to allow time for an appeal to the Supreme Court. The legal wrangling has caused confusion for more than a million potential Missouri voters — nearly 1 in 4 statewide — who were shifted from one district to

another, resulting in different candidates on their ballots. Absentee voting began Tuesday under the 2022 congressional districts, though some local election ofﬁcials had urged voters to wait because of the legal uncertainty. Republicans currently hold six of Missouri’s eight House districts. At the urging of Trump and Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe, Missouri lawmakers last September passed revised districts that were intended to help them win seven seats in the midterms. The redistricting signiﬁcantly reshaped a Kansas City-based district held by longtime Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver. It shed parts of Kansas City to neighboring districts with Republican incumbents and stretched the remainder of Cleaver’s 5th Congressional District far eastward into rural Republican areas.

Administration invokes rare, contested power for cuts

BY KEVIN FREKING and JONATHAN COOPER Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, the White House announced on Friday, using a rare and contested power to ax funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. Trump’s Ofﬁce of Management and Budget described the funding cut as focused on “the most harmful government spending.” Most of the cuts are focused on Health and Human Services programs that serve refugees and unaccompanied minors accused

of being in the country illegally. The administration says the funds are no longer necessary because illegal border crossings have diminished considerably. A White House news release announcing the funding rescissions notes that some of the organizations are led by people who worked in the administration of Democratic President Barack Obama. Trump’s move was condemned by Sen. Susan Collins, a Republican in a tough reelection campaign and chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Collins said in a statement that the action came without warning or consultation. She also said she would work to address with colleagues “these illegal actions.” “Not only is the delay itself an impoundment that was not reported to Congress, but also it is a usurpation of Congress’s appropriations powers,” Collins said. “OMB

is an agency of the executive branch. It does not get to decide which programs are worth funding.” Typically, Congress can review the president’s proposed spending cuts before they take effect. But Trump made that all but impossible by announcing them with just five days left in the federal fiscal year. The Government Accountability Office says the maneuver, known as a “pocket rescission,” is illegal. Collins called it the latest attempt by OMB to “undermine Congress’s Constitutional power of the purse.” A year ago, Trump issued a pocket rescission for the first time in 50 years by blocking $4.9 billion in congressionally approved foreign aid. The U.S. Supreme Court declined to block those rescissions, saying that Trump’s authority over foreign affairs weighed heavily in its decision. This year, Trump is targeting domestic spending.

Famed radio and TV priest Fulton Sheen beatified in St. Louis BY PETER SMITH Associated Press

ST. LOUIS — As tens of thousands of Catholic worshippers stood Thursday in a football stadium-turnedtemporary cathedral, all eyes focused on a teenage boy walking solemnly toward the makeshift altar, accompanied by his parents and siblings. James Fulton Engstrom carried an ornate vessel containing the relics of his namesake, the man whom

the Catholic Church credits with his miraculous survival as a newborn — Archbishop Fulton Sheen, who died in 1979. It was a highlight of a lengthy ceremony of beatiﬁcation for the famed 20th-century TV prelate, who will now be known as Blessed Fulton Sheen — one step away from sainthood. Catholic devotees converged on St. Louis for the afternoon ceremony, taking place at the Dome at America’s Center after years

of delays. The indoor stadium was chosen because there wasn’t a venue large enough in his home Diocese of Peoria, Illinois, to accommodate the anticipated crowd. The ceremony comes 16 years to the month since James was born at home without a pulse and was rushed to the hospital, even as his parents and others prayed earnestly and asked Sheen to add his heavenly prayers, following the Catholic tradition of seeking the intercessions of departed

holy people. After a formal inquiry, the Catholic Church determined that James’ resuscitation — when medical workers were about to declare him dead — was a miracle attributable to Sheen’s prayers. To qualify for beatiﬁcation, the Vatican typically requires one miracle attributed to the candidate. James’ mother, Bonnie Engstrom, said before the ceremony that she expected it would feel like a “foretaste of heaven.”

She said she’d been praying to Sheen throughout her pregnancy, and “it was just a very natural thing in the hardest hour of our life” to seek his help. The presentation of the relics, placed on a pedestal by the altar, was a highlight of a lengthy service that began with a formal procession of hundreds of priests and scores of bishops, lasting more than half an hour and accompanied by robust organ, choral and orchestral music.

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tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Claude. Some, like Weerts, remove technology from the classroom altogether and focus on what can be completed in a single period. Others inject AI in small doses, challenging students to use it for certain parts of an assignment while understanding its limitations. Some even embrace the technology and require students to use it. And there are faculty who ban AI while otherwise keeping their course the same, computers and all — a stance that has caused frustration from students. “Since we have our own devices, then there’s no way for them to know,” sophomore Noah Prestidge said. “People are still going to use it.”

equipment manufacturers across the U.S., with the goal of using steel produced in Donaldsonville in every Hyundai vehicle assembled in America. The mill, with an estimated completion date of early 2029, will be built on roughly 1,700 acres in the RiverPlex MegaPark. It is expected to create about 1,300 permanent jobs with an average salary of $95,000.

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Frances Bowen, left, and Landry David, center, check their phones while Audryna Fuentes puts on her earbuds shortly after class ended during an LSU introductory composition Majority of students use AI course on Wednesday. The students were not allowed to use their phones during class.

LSU does not have an institutional policy on AI in the classroom but says that “using AI tools without permission or in an improper way” violates the Code of Student Conduct. Generally, the university recommends professors set their own guidelines based on the subject area. “Faculty need to learn from their students,” said Emily Elliott, who was appointed as the inaugural Provost’s Fellow for Artificial Intelligence in April. “Students need to learn from their faculty. And we need to be talking to each other in each given course: What are the expectations for the learning? Where are the ways these tools can help you? Where are the ways that maybe they can hurt you?” A survey conducted by the Faculty Senate GenAI Committee in the spring found that 80% of students use generative AI tools, whether daily, weekly, monthly or rarely. About one in five reported never using it. Mike Holt, head of research and instruction services at LSU Libraries and a member of the committee, cautioned against extrapolating from the survey due to a low response rate. “As much as I would like to, I can’t go out and survey every single student at LSU,” Holt said. “But I think there is a lot of skepticism amongst this age cohort of AI.” Students have expressed concerns over the environmental impact of data centers, the potential for inaccuracies or “hallucinations,” and the possible disciplinary actions against them if an assignment gets marked as AI by a flagging tool. Still, many said they see it as an inevitable part of their working future and believe the university has a responsibility to teach them how to use it effectively and ethically. Several students said AI has made their education feel more valuable, forcing them to decide how to use the tools appropriately and when to learn without their

aid. “It’s definitely made me more mindful and also appreciative of education in general,” said senior Aaron Lomastro, vice president of the Student Alliance for AI Regulation. “Before that, school was just something that you had to do. You had to do your homework. I didn’t have the option to go put it into ChatGPT. But now students are able to do that. It’s not just something we can ignore, but it’s also something that we can’t just call evil.”

The Wild West A student’s experience with AI varies widely depending on their major and the department they take the most courses in. Environmental science professor Linda Bui said she tries to be transparent about her application of the technology — such as making her syllabus more readable — in exchange for students being transparent with her. For classes where it is allowed in some contexts, like her Applied Ecology course, she expects them to disclose how they used the tools. She also instructs them on how to form prompts and where AI can lead them astray, she said. “The students really responded to that,” Bui said. “I’m trying to model what I think is the ethical use of AI while I also teach them.” Many of her classes make it difficult for students to abuse AI, she said. With an experiment-based assignment, students write up their observations and speak in class about their ﬁndings. If they use AI to correct their grammar or organize their thoughts, she is “not mad about that,” she said. She continues to evolve in her thinking about AI and the best way to implement it in the classroom, she said. In a course evaluation, one student wrote she was “too permissible” with the technology. “They felt like the other students overrelied on that, and I paid attention to that,” Bui said. “AI is changing

quickly. I’m really thinking about it a lot. I think about it probably every single time I’m starting to think about teaching.” Many students said they did not expect or want the university to create a general institutional policy on AI because of the rapid pace at which it is developing and how differently it can be applied depending on the course. “I think that a blanket policy would do injustice to both the teacher and the student,” student body President Ben Barousse said.

What the university is doing LSU’s most recent effort toward training students on the technology came this semester with the launch of a free AI fundamentals course. The course, AI Literacy Essentials, is available to all students, faculty, staff and the public through LSU Online and covers ethical use, academic integrity, how to verify information and practical skills. Lomastro, who has advocated for the university to get more involved in preparing students for AI in their workplaces, said it is a major step in making students more AI literate. Students often fall back on tools like ChatGPT or Gemini as a “crutch” without awareness of their weaknesses, he said. “I felt that if students had a better understanding of how these large language models work and operate and how to use them as more of a guide and a teacher, then they could set themselves up for success better in the future,” Lomastro said. Prestidge said more education on the tools would be helpful. A sophomore, he avoided using it last year out of fear of being penalized or being given false information by the large language model, or LLM. He experimented with it in the summer, he said, and now regularly uses it to help him study before exams. His grades have improved

— straight As so far, he said. He said students who depend on LLMs to write papers for them or otherwise utilize them unethically most likely do so because they run out of time for the assignment and feel pressured. But for students who apply an LLM as a study aid, he said, it functions more as a “thinking buddy.” “It can know where you fall short,” Prestidge said. “It can keep a memory of that. I can go there and I can ask for a test, ‘What things am I most slacking on right now?’ And it’ll tell me, ‘You’re using this equation wrong, or you drop these coefﬁcients, or you’re forgetting this part of the chapter from the textbook.’ It just helps so much more to know the way you think.”

‘Tidal wave’ As the class period ended, the students retrieved their phones from their bags, checking the notifications they missed. When he first started teaching short writing, Weerts allowed the students to type their responses on their phones. But he found they looked more “disconnected” with their devices out, he said. “It’s creepy, how much the affect changes instantly and the whole atmosphere of the room,” Weerts said. “It makes me sad.” He called AI and its implications a “tidal wave” that will transform the students’ lives. The analog hour he carves out for them three times a week is his way of showing them how to get their bearings in that upending, he said. “I think to prepare for the future, we actually have to go into the past in one sense, and that is to sharpen the tools that we do have,” Weerts said. “I believe that leaning on those tools, our own minds, what they can think about, analyze and create, is going to be the best preparation for the future.” Email Haley Miller at haley.miller@theadvocate. com.

Under a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement, Hyundai will make a $3 million annual payment to local governmental entities, beginning in 2026, with the money distributed equally among the Ascension Parish government, School Board and Sheriff’s Ofﬁce. PILOT agreements are arrangements in which an entity makes payments to a local government instead of standard property taxes. Each governmental entity is to receive $1 million annually through July 2029, for a combined $12 million over a four-year period. According to the documents, the agreement can be extended or revised before July 1, 2030.

Roads, rail and water Government officials have agreed to build roads in the area and guarantee a certain water supply for the steel mill through an intergovernmental agreement between Ascension Parish and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. In the agreement, both the parish and DOTD acknowledge the need for improved infrastructure to support industrial facilities, beyond Hyundai Steel, at the 17,000-squarefoot RiverPlex MegaPark. Just last month, CF Industries began construction on a nearly $4 billion ammonia plant. “With the approximate $20 billion in planned new and expanded industrial plant projects, a new connector roadway in this area is a critical step in the long-range infrastructure and economic solutions to this region,” the agreement states. The agreement lays out three major infrastructure appropriations totaling roughly $232 million. Funding for the projects is contingent on annual approval by the state Legislature until completion, according to the agreement. The plans include adding new road infrastructure to enhance and support La. 1, costing about $66 million. The second phase of the project will cost about $20 million to add a new road connecting La. 405 to the RiverPlex MegaPark. There are also plans to add an overpass at La. 1 to avoid rail infrastruc-

ture needed to connect the RiverPlex MegaPark to Union Pacific’s main line, totaling about $146 million. The parish and Hyundai also entered into a cooperative endeavor agreement addressing water and other infrastructure for the steel mill. Under the agreement, the parish is responsible for designing and constructing a two-way surface road and improving potable water infrastructure to serve the facility without additional cost to Hyundai or its afﬁliates. The agreement calls for Ascension Parish to provide Hyundai with up to 156,000 gallons of water per day. Upon completion, Hyundai will be responsible for the costs associated with its water consumption, including installation, service and usage. Hyundai also agreed to provide $2 million for water treatment upgrades and expansion.

Legal battle The release of the documents comes after a lengthy legal dispute over the parish’s handling of records related to development negotiations. Two nonprofit groups, Louisiana Bucket Brigade and Rural Roots Louisiana, requested records related to industrial development projects in September 2025 and sued the parish in December after the records were not provided. In May, an Ascension Parish judge ruled that the parish government must turn over nondisclosure agreements among officials and business leaders related to industrial development projects, but the parish appealed the ruling. Louisiana, through the state, local governments and Entergy, offered incentives worth roughly $2.6 billion to Hyundai, including about $100 million to buy the land where Hyundai will construct the mill. Anne Rolfes, director of the Louisiana Bucket Brigade, said the records released by the parish do not include everything the groups requested. She said the groups also sought communications related to the creation of the agreements. “Now that we are seeing the details of this deal — $100 million direct to Hyundai for building the plant, $232 million to build roads and rail for Hyundai — I understand why they kept it secret,” Rolfes said. “The parish and the state gave away massive amounts of taxpayer money to Hyundai. It’s embarrassing. Of course they wanted to keep it secret.” Many ofﬁcials say they support the project because of the economic growth that it could bring to the west bank of Ascension Parish. Donaldsonville Mayor Lerow Sullivan called it a “win-win” for the city because it would open up more economic development and job opportunities.

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BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer

Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser’s Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism is keeping secret the names of guests who stayed in a French Quarter apartment that is supposed to be used to beneﬁt the state museum system, according to a recent state audit. The agency redacted those names when it submitted a calendar of guest stays to the Louisiana legislative auditor for the auditor’s most recent report on the so-called Irby apartment, which is inside one of the Pontalba buildings on Jackson Square. Since 2020, the auditor has repeatedly accused the agency of allowing guest stays there that may not comply with state law. Nungesser’s office has long argued the apartment can be used for broader purposes related to the lieutenant governor’s role of promoting tourism in the state. Louisiana State Museums fall under Nungesser’s purview, and stays

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Continued from page 1A Neither did Landry’s ofﬁce. A spokesperson from Rutgers, where Tate is now president, said, “President Tate does not comment on personnel matters and the affairs of another university.” A rented tiger named Omar Bradley was ultimately brought to Death Valley from the Floridabased Worldwide Exotic Animal Talent Agency, paid for by a political group that backs Landry. Omar spent about seven minutes on the field, but the move generated strong backlash from many fans and animal-rights advocates. Predecessors of Mike VII had been taken to the sidelines during home games, but the university stopped the practice years ago. Haggerty said the conﬂict with Landry over the tiger caused him

that benefit his Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism also benefit the museum, the agency has argued. The apartment is in the stateowned Lower Pontalba Building on St. Ann Street. The latest state report on the building, which revealed that the museum system hid details about stays in the Irby apartment from the legislative auditor, came out Sept. 2. It covers stays from July 2024 through February of this year. In a statement, Rebecca Mackie, director of Louisiana State Museums, said the information was hidden “for security and guest privacy,” but that the agency always disclosed the purpose of the visits. “The guests who have stayed at the apartment have served the public and the museum on tourism and public outreach initiatives, education, exhibitions, and cultural exchange,” Mackie said. Mackie did not provide the names of the apartment guests to The Advocate | The Times-Picayune, and Nungesser, who is in Japan to promote Louisiana tourism, referred a reporter to Mackie for questions. The auditor’s latest findings represent the fifth time the oversight

agency has taken issue with how Nungesser’s office handles the Pontalba stays. Carrie Thompson, a financial audit services manager for the Louisiana legislative auditor, wrote the latest Irby apartment report and the three previous ones. She said redactions were “not an issue” in her earlier reports. The first audit, which came out in 2018, found Louisiana State Museums did not maintain a log of who was staying at the apartment. It does not mention redactions.

Buildings cause controversy The Lower Pontalba Building differs from the Upper Pontalba Building, which is owned by the city of New Orleans. The Upper Pontalba Building became infamous due to former Mayor LaToya Cantrell‘s use of an apartment there, which was described last year in an 18-count indictment against her. Federal prosecutors alleged Cantrell used the apartment to carry on a romantic relationship with her bodyguard at the expense of taxpayers. Cantrell has pleaded not guilty. The apartment had previously been the subject of fighting be-

to look for another job. “I knew that because of the governor’s involvement in, and other powerful individuals’ involvement in athletics in particular at LSU, and my refusal to allow the governor to do what he wanted with athletics at LSU, that I would not survive another calendar year at the university and I chose to seek employment elsewhere,” he said. LSU spokesperson Meg Casper Sunstrom said in a statement that “LSU’s current leadership was not employed by LSU in 2024, so they do not have ﬁrsthand knowledge of the speciﬁcs described by Haggerty.” “The current environment under the leadership of President Wade Rousse is one of a unified LSU working collectively with our internal and external partners in the best interest of the university and the system as a whole,” Sunstrom said.

ties such as LSU are “much more influential and all-encompassing.” Athletics sometimes impacted the academic mission of LSU, Haggerty said, “mostly through intrusion of prominent and powerful figures in the state of Louisiana wanting to be associated with LSU athletics in some way.” An attorney for the college athletes repeatedly tried to stop Haggerty from testifying about the tiger drama, saying it wasn’t relevant to the unionization issue at hand. And while he ultimately allowed the discussion, even the judge overseeing the proceedings in Oregon was skeptical. “I can’t imagine how allowing a tiger on a football field across the country has anything to do with whether these employees, or these individuals, are employees or not,” the judge said. But an attorney for OSU argued it highlights the university’s comAthletics ‘all-encompassing’ mitment to academics. “The relevance is that this gives Haggerty said that, unlike at OSU, athletics at other universi- a very good contrast to what it

tween Cantrell and the City Council, which sought to terminate her access to the unit. The two Pontalba buildings sit on opposite sides of Jackson Square. Guests in the Lower Pontalba Building apartment have included state employees who did not live in New Orleans but were visiting the city on museum business, as well as “museum consultants working on reaccreditation of the State Museum,” Mackie said. “The apartment was also used as fulfillment for fundraising campaigns that directly support the museum.” The legislative auditor, however, found that the museums “did not maintain sufficient documentation as evidence that any of the stays provided a tangible, direct benefit to (Louisiana State Museums).” Part of the clash between the auditor and Nungesser’s office comes down to a fundamental disagreement over what counts as an authorized use of the Irby apartment. The Lower Pontalba Building was given to Louisiana State Museums 100 years ago by William Ratcliffe Irby, who “required that the property and all revenues derived from the property be used for the preservation of the public

landmark and for the purpose of the (museums),” according to the latest audit. The building has 28 residential units and 12 commercial units. The state leases out most of those and uses the revenue to support the state museum system, according to Darryl Gissel, a member of the State Museum Board of Directors, which manages the trust. One unit — the Irby apartment — is set aside for Louisiana State Museums to use. The Legislative Auditor’s Office has repeatedly held that stays there must directly benefit the museum system, lest they run afoul of the Irby trust; meanwhile, Nungesser’s office has for years countered that stays that generally benefit the Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism are allowable. In past reports, the Legislative Auditor’s Office has specifically raised questions about stays in the Lower Pontalba Building by members of the lieutenant governor’s staff. Nungesser also raffled off stays in the Irby apartment as a fundraising mechanism, and past audits found those fundraisers were not always for museum purposes.

looks like when an athletics program runs a university versus when a provost runs a university,” the attorney said. In recent weeks, LSU has come under fire for state officials’ involvement in university athletics. Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill publicly threw their support behind a group of college athletes in Louisiana who sued the SEC in an attempt to gain one more year of eligibility to play sports at the collegiate level. That prompted the SEC to ﬁle a separate lawsuit against LSU and state ofﬁcials. In that lawsuit, the league accused Landry and Murrill of meddling in LSU athletics and undermining the league’s authority.

“The proposed bargaining unit is similar to student worker units and graduate student worker units at Oregon’s public universities,” the petition states. “The nature of the work that these college athlete workers perform is different but no less important than these other student workers who have been unionized under the Public Employee Collective Bargaining Act.” OSU opposes the effort, contending that playing sports in college is part of students’ academic experience, rather than a service that beneﬁts the university. Hearings on the unionization bid were held before an administrative law judge in Oregon on Sept. 14-15. The question of whether college athletes should legally be considered university employees is conA push to unionize troversial and complex, with some Members of the OSU women’s players pushing to form workers’ basketball team filed a petition unions and many schools strongly with the Oregon Employment Re- opposed to such a change. lations Board seeking to unionize and be recognized as employees in Email Alyse Pfeil at alyse.pfeil@ July this year. theadvocate.com.

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the investigations are conducted. organization that could endanger University investigating hazing allegations, other violations have Both fraternities are alleged to the physical health of a student, broken hazing regulations involves the consumption of al-

BY BLAKE LESCHBER

Delta Kappa Epsilon and Phi Gamma Delta (FIJI) chapters. The Delta Kappa Epsilon inTwo LSU fraternities have been vestigation stems from multiple placed on interim suspensions incidents reported this semester, while the university investigates according to a letter sent to the allegations of hazing and other fraternity by Director of the Stuviolations of its Code of Conduct. dent Accountability and Advocacy The two investigations — which Office Jonathan Sanders, which opened on Sept. 17 — involve the was obtained by The Reveille. FIJI

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is under investigation for a single incident reported on Sept. 10. The suspensions mean the fraternities may not have contact between new and initiated members and may not host social events, intramural activities or chapter meetings unless directed by the university. The interim suspensions will remain in effect while

and engaged in coercive behavior outlined in the Code of Conduct. According to the letters, coercive behavior is an act that is intended to demean, disgrace, humiliate or degrade a student. Hazing is an act with implicit or explicit conditions for initiation, admission, afﬁliation or continued membership in a group or

cohol or drugs, sexual activities, violating laws, destroying property or disrupting academic performance. Delta Kappa Epsilon is also under investigation for endangerment, misuse of alcohol and failure to comply, while FIJI is under

ä See SUSPENSION, page 2B

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The Helix Mentorship & Maritime Academy marching band practices along the Mississippi River levee trail in Baton Rouge as the the sun sets on Wednesday.

Candidate River Center general manager ousted Management files late company vies to remain venue’s finance operator report Ryan Thompson was previously fined

BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer

As a candidate for district attorney in East Baton Rouge Parish, Ryan Thompson filed a campaign finance report this week, after the state Board of Ethics fined him Monday for missing a deadline to submit the required paperwork. Thompson, a 45-yearThompson old local attorney and civil litigator, was charged a maximum fine of $2,500 for missing the Aug. 5 deadline, which was 90 days out from

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Wayne Hodes had served as general manager of the center — which includes an arena, theater and convention center — since 2021, according to his LinkedIn proﬁle. Butch Spyridon, who is working as a consulBY IANNE SALVOSA tant on the River Center Staff writer redevelopment, said he Hodes The general manager of the and others were dissatisRaising Cane’s River Center has ﬁed with the maintenance of the been fired as the company that facility, particularly the kitchen operates the downtown area com- and mechanical rooms. He said petes for a contract to continue Legends Global, which operates the building, terminated Hodes managing the venue.

within the past month, but the redevelopment team did not advise the company to ﬁre him. “It was strictly a Legends decision,” to fire Hodes, Spyridon said. “We are not in the business of telling people to replace employees,” he said. “We are in the business of letting people know what we expect.” During Hodes’ tenure at the River Center, he notably helped bring hockey back to Baton Rouge after minor league team Baton Rouge Zydeco shuttered

earlier this year. The organization returned as the Baton Rouge Kingfish under a new ownership group that includes local businessman Jacob Hector and owners of the Binghamton Black Bears hockey team in New York state. Hodes’ departure comes as the River Center looks to reevaluate its leadership while it undergoes a redevelopment to make the center more attractive for hosting conventions and meetings, an increasingly competitive industry.

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Woman arrested in Scenic Highway fatal hit-and-run testing to tie her A woman who police identiﬁed to the fatal crash. earlier this week as the person CRIME Barconey was involved in a fatal hit-and-run BLOTTER found dead about on Scenic Highway has been arstaff 1:20 a.m. July 11 rested. in the 4800 block Robin Taylor, 48, was arrested reports of Scenic HighWednesday morning in connecway. During the tion with the hit-and-run death of Travis Barconey, 35, as well as initial investigation, police found a count of obstruction of justice. that he had stopped in the right Baton Rouge Police used DNA lane of the highway in a white

2012 Honda Accord because of a ﬂat tire. While standing outside his vehicle, Barconey was struck by a black Chevrolet Tahoe and thrown several feet in front of the car, police said. The driver of the car ﬂed the scene immediately. During the follow-up investigation, police used video surveil-

lance cameras to see that a black SUV drove by with two working headlights and no damage to the front of the car. After the second video, the SUV is seen with a broken headlight and damage to its front bumper. Police received a tip from CrimeStoppers that said the

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standing is how hunting, fishing and other outdoor recreational activities will be impacted. SpaceX has maintained that there will continue to be ample opportunity in the region to continue these practices. “We’ll allow as much hunting and fishing access as we possibly can,” Lancaster said. “The best fishing in south Texas still takes place off of Boca Chica.” Vermilion Parish also maintains a rich history of cattle farming. Mark Broussard, whose family has raised cattle in the parish for more than 100 years, operates a ranch that is now entirely surrounded by SpaceX property. While SpaceX says launchpad locations have not yet been determined, Broussard fears that they will prove too close to his property to leave his livelihood unaffected. “Y’all are going to singe my cows,” Broussard said. “Cows love rockets,” Lancaster said in response to Broussard’s concerns. “125,000 acres is a lot of land. We’ll make sure we have the necessary buffer.” Additional concerns about how the facility could impact the Mississippi Flyway, a crucial migratory route for birds, were brought up during the meeting. SpaceX has claimed that bird departures from the area are only temporary. “How can they return at 30 flights a day?” one resident questioned. “That is something we will have to figure out at 30 times a day. We don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Katy Groom, director of environmental regulatory affairs.

The dimly lit interiors of the closed Pecan Island High School were crowded with people Thursday afternoon, a rare occasion for any event held in the unincorporated Vermilion Parish community. There to speak to about 100 residents were representatives of SpaceX, the aerospace manufacturing company that recently announced plans to operate a rocket launch facility along the Louisiana coast. The facility is not expected to officially open until 2029, but impacts from the announcement have already been felt by some locals. “We’ve seen more cars around than ever before since this announcement,” one resident said. While many details of the project’s specifications have not yet been publicly revealed, representatives did provide some additional information on the initial plans that could impact nearby residents. According to SpaceX senior manager Ben Lancaster, the company eventually hopes to launch as many as 30 rockets a day, a huge increase from the 13 test flights that have taken off out of the Starbase launch center in southern Texas. SpaceX clarified that it does not Noise and property damage plan to launch at that rate when Noise impacts on the residents the facility first opens and said the themselves also continue to be a number of rockets launched on a concern. given day will be subject to further “It’s not something that’s going assessments. to damage property. It’s loud, but you will still be able to talk to one ‘Y’all are going to singe my cows’ another,” Groom told those in atOne of the major questions out- tendance.

Ongoing lawsuits involving alleged property damages caused by launches at SpaceX’s Texas facility have put these claims into question. SpaceX representatives said the lawsuits had no merit. “We’ve seen no property damage whatsoever at our Texas site,” Lancaster said. However, earlier this year, the Louisiana Legislature passed exemptions for certain aerospace companies shielding them from civil liability relating to noise, trespass, light, etc. Many Pecan Island residents believe the legislation was authored speciﬁcally to prevent similar lawsuits to the ones in Texas from occurring. “If there’s no damage that will be done to our homes, why get rid of the legal protection for residents?” one resident questioned. SpaceX deferred responsibility for the changes to the state Legislature and instead encouraged all residents with property damage to ﬁle claims through emailing insurance@spacex.com.

How much water Residents also expressed concern over the impact the facility could have on the area’s water infrastructure. SpaceX says drinking water will not be affected. However, when asked how much water would be used at the facility, representatives could not give an answer, citing that the project was “still in its design phase.” The issue is important both for access to drinking water for residents and also wetlands protection. “We’re used to working in these ecosystems with a lot of wetlands. Anytime we impact streams or open waters, we have to get the appropriate permits, mitigations and restorations that come along with that.” “The losses of wetlands along the Louisiana coast are happening at the fastest rate of any coastal

St. Charles deputy, girlfriend stabbed BY MICHELLE HUNTER

Staff writer

A St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy and his girlfriend were hospitalized after both were stabbed in an unprovoked attack by the deputy’s brother early Thursday morning, according to authorities. The suspect, Anthony Manson Jr., 31, was taken into custody by St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies who responded to the scene. The stabbings occurred just before 1:30 a.m. Thursday at the victims’ Devon Road residence. Manson lives there with his brother, 21, who works as a corrections officer with the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office, authorities said. The brother and his 20-yearold girlfriend were asleep in bed

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Continued from page 1B black SUV was at a body shop on 2704 N. Ardenwood Drive getting work done. Detectives contacted the body shop, conﬁrmed the damage was caused by striking a pedestrian, and conﬁscated the SUV to search for evidence. An attorney representing Taylor reached out to police and said she wanted to make a statement. She went to police headquarters but provided no statement. A search warrant for Taylor’s cellphone showed she was in the area at the time of the crash. On Sept. 11, the Louisiana State Police Crime Lab confirmed that the DNA found on the car’s damaged front bumper matched

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when Manson kicked open their bedroom door, officials said. Manson, who was armed with a knife, is accused of stabbing the couple repeatedly. The victims managed to escape from Manson and ran out of the house. They were also able to alert three other relatives who were still inside the residence, the Sheriff’s Office said. Those family members were not injured. St. John deputies dispatched to the scene arrived to find the wounded and bleeding couple standing outside of the house, according to authorities. Officers applied tourniquets and provided first aid to the couple. Other deputies entered the home and spotted Manson standing in a hallway with a kitchen knife. He complied with their commands to drop the weapon,

and he was arrested, authorities said. Manson’s brother and the brother’s girlfriend were taken to University Medical Center New Orleans. Their conditions were not immediately available, but the St. John Sheriff’s Office said the couple is expected to recover. Manson was booked with two counts of aggravated second-degree battery. Authorities said they aren’t sure why Manson attacked. In a statement released Thursday afternoon, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office said Manson’s brother has been with the department for one year and called the attack “violent and unprovoked.” “We have learned that both individuals survived the attack, and we pray for their speedy recovery,” the St. Charles Sheriff’s Office said.

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Deputies immediately grabbed the gun and got Gunter on the ground and into custody. Ard said there were some minor injuries, but no one was seriously injured. Both the father and daughter were booked into the Livingston Parish Detention Center. Ron Gunter is facing four counts of aggravated assault upon a peace officer and resisting a police officer with force or violence, and one count each of violating a firearm free zone, possession of marijuana under 14 grams, and possession of drug paraphernalia. Nicole Gunter is facing a count each of battery of a police officer, resisting an officer, possession of marijuana under 14 grams and possession of drug paraphernalia. Ard said the Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate what led to the situation.

Police: Two arrested after man allegedly pulls gun A man and his daughter were arrested Friday after he allegedly pulled a gun on an ofﬁcer outside the Livingston Parish Courthouse, Sheriff Jason Ard said. At around 11 a.m., Ron Gunter, 64, parked his vehicle in a ﬁre zone at the Livingston Parish Courthouse. His daughter, 25-year-old Nicole Gunter, was already at the courthouse and approached her father’s vehicle. Ard said the pair started putting homemade stands and crime scene tape around his vehicle. Deputies then approached the vehicle when Ron Gunter said they were getting ready to protest. Gunter then reached into his vehicle and pulled out a long gun.

ator for the center. Spyridon said Legends Global has expressed interest in staying on as the operator of the center. One other company has expressed interest in managing the center: OVG, or Oak View Group, a Denver-based operator developing a new LSU arena, a project city leaders are working on in tandem with the River Center redevelopment. The $400 million project hit a bump in the road after former OVG CEO Tim Leiweke was accused of bid-rigging another project. President Donald Trump pardoned Leiweke in December.

The request for proposals to manage the center closes Oct. 5. A review committee will select the next operator, which will begin its contract in January. VBR will work with city-parish leaders, Chicago-based Hunden Partners, land use attorney Charles Landry and Spyridon to redevelop the aging, outdated center. Initial plans include adding a 350-room headquarters hotel and expanding the ballroom and meeting spaces. Email Ianne Salvosa at ianne. salvosa@theadvocate.com.

wetlands loss in the United States, largely due to natural causes,” said Owen McDonough, senior manager of government affairs at SpaceX. “What’s unique is that because those losses occur naturally, we can come in and repair at a higher rate than what we impact.”

The Humble Canal The strain the facility could bring to local infrastructure also drew comments from residents well aware of the congestion that has taken place in nearby Cameron Parish as a result of the Venture Global LNG plant. SpaceX says congestion will not be an issue for the new facility, as it plans to initially require anyone attempting to access the facility to board a shuttle. The shuttle will leave from a parking lot where all workers will have to station their vehicles. The location of this lot has not yet been made public. The additional usage Freshwater Bayou Road is likely to receive has also given way to questions about how SpaceX intends to handle some of the area’s outdated but historic infrastructure. The pontoon bridge that crosses the Humble Canal, one of the few in the nation, is woefully unprepared for the increased vehicle trafﬁc the project will bring. Upgrading the bridge while also maintaining its unique architectural design was discussed as a key priority for the community as infrastructure changes progress. The Humble Canal itself is also important for many residents who use it to access personal property as well as engage in outdoor recreation. SpaceX says it will not restrict access to the canal for residents, while also asserting its need to ensure that local infrastructure is able to meet its standards so that it can use the canal. “We need to make sure that we can access Humble Canal. It’s an important artery to our site,” Lancaster said.

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the Nov. 3 election. In a written statement, Thompson’s campaign did not say exactly how the reporting deadline was missed. “We believe what is most important here is that we submitted the report as soon as we were notified of the oversight,” the statement read. “Since then we’ve maintained our focus on engaging with the people of East Baton Rouge Parish and we look forward to debating on the issues.” He first announced his campaign against 18-year incumbent District Attorney Hillar Moore in October 2025, and has raised nearly $22,000, according to the recent finance report. Thompson’s campaign received a burst of support after his initial announcement, but donations later waned. Now, just over a month from Election Day, they have increased again. The majority of Thompson’s individual donations are for $100 or less. His largest donation was $2,500, from a Denham Springs resident. Vernon Thomas, a candidate for a Baton Rouge district judge seat, donated $500 to Thompson’s campaign in December 2025. As of the Aug. 5 deadline for campaign finance reports, Moore’s campaign had raised nearly $800,000. His stated goal for the campaign is to raise $1 million, which would rival the recent city-parish mayoral campaigns of challenger Ted James and incumbent Sharon WestonBroome. Thompson’s largest expense so

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SpaceX plans for an exclusion zone of 3-5 miles during rocket launches, which would prevent any outside trafﬁc from accessing the canal at that time. While SpaceX ofﬁcials maintain that access restrictions will only be temporary, some residents question how, with possibly 30 launches a day, there would be a time frame for them to access the canal. Principal launch engineer Mark Soltys likened the system SpaceX envisions for managed canal access to an airport runway, saying that once a predictable routine was established for launches, they would be able to facilitate canal access during the interim periods.

SpaceX promises investment A key promise SpaceX has made to nearby residents has been investment into both local services and businesses. SpaceX officials have said the company plans to provide funding for local police departments as well as assisting Pecan Island in getting a full-time fire department. Additionally, the company currently has plans for around $100 million in contracts with Vermilion Parish-based companies for construction of the site. Soltys clarified that not all construction work would come from within the local area, saying, “It’s a big project. We’re certainly going to be hiring out of the state people as well.” SpaceX has framed the project as crucial not just for the economic interests of Vermilion Parish, but for the nation broadly. “China’s very much ahead of America in the new frontier. We’ve got to stay ahead of them for a lot of reasons,” Soltys said. Representatives present at the meeting said future meetings with residents will take place, but did not offer a specific date or time frame for when they might occur.

far has been $8,000 to a Los Angelesbased filmmaker and photographer from Baton Rouge, who provided content for the campaign. This is followed by a total of $4,254 to New Orleans-based Beaucoup Media for yard signs, push cards and volunteer T-shirts. Thompson’s race has featured short-form videos posted to his campaign Instagram and Facebook, many of which depict a personal door-knocking effort by Thompson. His campaign reported knocking on 35,000 doors so far. In one video, Thompson speaks with a resident through a doorway, saying “When’s the last time you’ve seen a district attorney knocking on the doors?” While Thompson said social media is modern component of his campaign, he described it as largely grassroots. In his campaign announcement video, Thompson pitches his challenge against Moore as an opportunity for residents who are upset with high murder rates and a backlog of court cases. “Hillar Moore has been district attorney since 2009; since no one has challenged him, he’s returned to office without needing your vote for nearly 18 years,” Thompson says in the video’s voiceover. Thompson now has a 20-day window after receiving notice of the fines to request a waiver from the Board of Ethics. One requirement for acceptance of the waiver was submission of the late report, which Thompson’s campaign entered Wednesday. If the fines aren’t paid, they can be submitted to the Attorney General’s Office for collection, according to Ethics Administrator David Bordelon.

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Unemployment benefits claims drop to 197K WASHINGTON — Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment beneﬁts last week, as U.S. jobless claims remain at historically low levels and most Americans enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that 197,000 people applied for unemployment checks last week, the fewest since mid-July and down from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims fell to 202,250 last week from 204,000. The American job market has remained sturdy despite higher energy prices that have squeezed businesses and consumers since the ﬁghting with Iran began Feb. 28.

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AP business writer NEW YORK — A cooldown in oil prices on Friday helped release some of the pressure that’s built up on Wall Street, and U.S. stocks closed out their ﬁrst winning week in the last three. Stocks got a boost after the price for a barrel of Brent oil dropped 2.8% to $97.44 per barrel. It’s been yo-yoing on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow

oil to ﬂow freely again from the Middle East. Prices go down when hopes rise for a possible deal to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers, and they go up when doubts resurface. But trading was shaky again on Wall Street Friday, particularly after a report on U.S. consumer sentiment sent Treasury yields higher in the morning. The report from the University of Michigan said U.S. consumers are bracing for inﬂation of 4.6% in the coming year, up from their forecast of 4% the month before. It also said that overall sentiment among consumers was not as bad

as economists expected, even if it was the lowest in four months. The rising expectations for high inflation are potentially dangerous for the economy because they could encourage behavior that leads to a vicious cycle that makes the cost of living spiral even higher. Some consumers told the survey that buying some kinds of products now would help them avoid higher prices in the future. If many rush to make such purchases at the same time, it could encourage sellers to raise prices further. Following the report on consumer sentiment, the yield on the 10-year Treasury brieﬂy jumped to

5.22%, near its highest level since 2007. Helping to drive the market higher was Akamai Technologies. The cloud company’s stock rose 3.2% after it announced an $11.6 billion, multiyear agreement with Anthropic, the company behind the Claude AI chatbot. Costco Wholesale climbed 2.9% after the retailer reported a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. Such strong profit reports from U.S. companies have helped the stock market remain resilient despite all the worries about high inﬂation and oil prices.

N.M. jury ﬁnds Facebook liable for deception about privacy protections Data breach harvested info that led to targeted ads BY MIKELLA SCHUETTLER

Associated Press/Report for America A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform in the latest legal setback against the social media giant that has already cost it billions of dollars. The jury found over 43 million violations of state consumer protection law and it is now up to the judge to determine how much the company would pay, with attorneys representing the state asking for the maximum $5,000 penalty per violation. “The verdict marks a significant victory for New Mexico consumers and holds one of the world’s largest technology companies accountable for its conduct,” the New Mexico Department of Justice said in a statement. The two-week trial in Santa Fe centered on accusations that Facebook deceived users about a data breach stemming from a third-party personality quiz that harvested data from roughly 87 million profiles and sold it to a political consulting firm, Cambridge Analytica, to generate targeted ads. The now-defunct firm’s clients included the 2016 campaign for Donald Trump. Jurors sided with prosecutors, finding Facebook made deceptive statements about protecting users’ data that affected New Mexico’s entire population of more than 2 million people. The jury also found Facebook misled the public about investigations into third-party app developers that harvest user data following the Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Facebook claims evidence was ‘outdated’ “We disagree with the verdict and will continue to defend ourselves against efforts to distort our record,” said Alex Burgos, a spokesperson for Meta in an email. During closing arguments, lawyers for Facebook claimed the state’s evidence was outdated and that despite having ﬁve years to gather material, New Mexico found only one other instance of a data breach. The trial also addressed Facebook’s policies for removing harmful content. The state claimed the company favored certain accounts and allowed for violent, or inaccurate, content to proliferate. Facebook denied the claims, arguing the

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Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook parent company Meta, speaks during the Meta Connect conference Wednesday in Menlo Park, Calif. A New Mexico jury on Friday found Facebook liable for deceiving users about privacy protections on the platform in the latest legal setback against the social media giant that has already cost it billions of dollars. company has adapted its policies since the state’s lawsuit was ﬁled in 2021 and that it removes 99% of content that violates standards. The jury reviewed 34 statements made by the company about data protections and content policies, ﬁnding the company deceived users about its practices in almost every case. In one of the few wins for the defense, jurors found the state didn’t prove that Facebook made false claims about removing harmful content, including misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

protecting our users’ information and giving them control over their data,” said Burgos.

Judge will decide penalties at later date

The judge will decide on penalties at a later date, but that hearing hasn’t been set yet. It will be up to the state to decide where the money will go. The state is also seeking an injunction to stop similar practices in the future. In August, Meta agreed to pay up to $18 billion to settle a multistate lawsuit involving child safety issues. Buried in the 130-page settlement was an agreement to release Attorney: Profit made from harmful content Meta from future liability related to the In a deposition played for jurors, CEO Cambridge Analytica privacy breach, makMark Zuckerberg said the company had ing New Mexico the only state to decide to robust systems to determine whether con- pursue a case on its own. Florida was the only tent should be taken down. During closing other state that did not sign the settlement, arguments, Randi McGinn, an attorney rep- saying it was not tough enough on Meta, leavresenting the state, argued that Facebook ing the door open for future litigation. Also this year, New Mexico won judgproﬁted off harmful content, which lawyers for the company denied. ments totaling $942 million from Meta in a “Meta’s platforms are forums for free ex- two-phase trial about the company’s safety pression. We have a First Amendment right protections for minors. The court ordered to manage those platforms in a way we be- Meta to implement new safeguards, includlieve best serves the interests of our coming age-veriﬁcation technology and time limmunity. This means prioritizing free speech, its on its platforms.

EU vows pressure on X after U.S. backs court challenge Fine issued against ‘deceptive’ practices BY LORNE COOK and KELVIN CHAN

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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s executive arm said Friday it’s prepared to defend a $137 million fine against the social media platform X after the U.S. government threw its support behind a legal effort by Elon Musk this week to have the case dismissed. The European Commission fined X late last year for breaches of the bloc’s landmark digital regulations, stoking tensions with Washington. The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that it had filed an application to support X’s bid to have the case annulled at the European Union’s General Court. It was the second time in three months that the Justice Department has intervened to defend a company owned by Musk.

In July, the Justice Department ﬁled a motion to intervene in a civil rights lawsuit that alleges Musk’s xAI is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion AI data center in Mississippi. In that case, the NAACP and other groups said xAI failed to get a permit for its power plant — which is located near homes, schools and churches — creating health risks for families in North Mississippi and nearby Memphis and violating the federal Clean Air Act. Trump and the world’s richest businessman appeared to dial down a war of words that stunned Washington and Wall Street alike last year after Musk called Trump’s tax breaks and spending cuts a “disgusting abomination.” Musk on Thursday evening attended a state dinner held by Trump honoring China’s leader Xi Jinping, along with other tech titans. The EU fine against X, which followed a two-year investigation,

was the first penalty issued under the bloc’s digital regulations governing online content. Regulators said X’s blue checkmarks broke the rules because they involved “deceptive design practices” and could expose users to scams and manipulation. European Commission spokesperson Thomas Regnier said Friday that it is the EU’s “sovereign right” to draft legislation aimed at protecting its citizens. “We are enforcing our legislation objectively, transparently and with a solid case,” he told reporters. “We are ready to defend our position in court. We have a lot of evidence at our disposal, and it will be for the court to decide as always.” The commission is the top enforcer of the 27-nation EU’s Digital Services Act, which requires tech companies to clean up their online platforms under threat of hefty financial penalties. But the rulebook has become a flashpoint with the Trump admin-

istration, and U.S. officials have criticized it as amounting to online censorship. The Justice Department warned that the fine, if upheld, “may have significant implications” for U.S. online platforms and other companies providing digital services in the EU. Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate of the Justice Department’s Civil Division said in Thursday’s statement that the “European Commission inappropriately attempted to expand its regulatory authority to reach American companies not present or operating within its jurisdiction.” “We will not tolerate the European Commission engaging in regulatory overreach to try and control American engines of innovation and economic growth,” he said. When asked whether the Justice Department had informed the commission that it intended to back Musk, Regnier said: “We do not need to be informed about anything.”

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Democrats have momentum in key U.S. Senate races In July, this column spotlighted four elections in Ohio, Alaska, Michigan and Maine that seemed, at the time, would decide control of the U.S. Senate. Since then, movement has favored Democrats — though races remain close. Worse for Republicans, President Donald Ron Faucheux Trump’s ratings on key issues have hit the skids, and that’s opening new opportunities for Democrats in other states. Michigan. The battle for Michigan’s open Senate seat is an attention grabber. Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed, 41, is a former state health official and an unapologetic progressive. Republican candidate Mike Rogers, 63, is a former FBI agent, state legislator and U.S. House member. El-Sayed is a hip, energetic campaigner. The unhip, conventional and well-funded Rogers is no slouch, though; he came within three-tenths of a point of winning the state’s other Senate seat two years ago. El-Sayed has led all six of the most recent polls by 1 to 7 points. Election handicappers rate the contest as lean Democratic or toss-up. Maine. Republican Sen. Susan Collins, 73, is seeking a sixth term. Her center-right brand has kept her in office for 30 years. But will she finally fall victim to a deeply polarized partisan environment that doesn’t reward moderation? Her Democratic challenger is Troy Jackson, 58, a former state Senate president. Three polls show him ahead by 1 to 4 points; one has Collins up by 1. Handicappers label the race as either a toss-up or lean Democratic. Still, the incumbent has beaten the odds before — and the race is close enough for her to do it again. Ohio. Former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, 73, who lost reelection in 2024, is trying for a comeback. Republican Sen. Jon Husted, 58, was appointed to the seat when JD Vance became vice president. Trump’s policies are now hurting Republicans in a state he carried three times. Brown leads the four most recent polls by 3 to 6 points. Handicappers rate the race as lean Democratic or toss-up. Alaska. Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan, 61, seeks a third term against Mary Peltola, 52, a former Democratic U.S. representative who beat Sarah Palin for the at-large House seat four years ago. Although Peltola topped Sullivan by 8 points in the Aug. 18 four-way primary, most handicappers still see the November election as a toss-up. Two recent polls put Peltola ahead by 3 to 6 points; one poll puts Sullivan ahead by 3 points. Now for lagniappe: I’m adding two more Senate races to the critical list. That indicates a broadening national battlefield that favors Democrats. Texas. The Lone Star State has been deeply Republican for decades, but Democrats see this year as their opportunity to break the spell. Democratic state Rep. James Talarico, 37, leads the seven latest polls by margins of 1 to 6 points. Republican attorney general Ken Paxton’s personal rating tilts negative, 43% favorable to 55% unfavorable, based on the latest Texas Southern University poll. Pounding attacks have increased Talarico’s negatives as well, but he’s still better off than Paxton, at 47% favorable to 50% unfavorable. Paxton, 63, draws no support from Democrats, while Talarico peels off 7% of Republicans. Most handicappers see a toss-up, with a few giving a slight edge to either Talarico or Paxton. Iowa. Like Texas and Ohio, Iowa has been a Trump state. But this open seat, currently held by a Republican, could turn the tables. Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, 47, is fighting hard, with Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, 43, struggling to solidify a lead. Each candidate runs ahead in three polls. But Turek posted an eye-opening 8-point advantage in the latest survey — enough, apparently, to prompt Hinson to distance herself from Trump’s Iran war, which she now says should end immediately. Four other Senate races need attention as well. North Carolina has been a probable Democratic pickup from the beginning, and still is. Republican incumbents in Kansas and South Carolina suddenly find themselves in competitive races, a good omen for Democrats. But in an unexpected break for Republicans, polls for the open seat in Minnesota, now held by a Democrat, have tightened; one has the race tied and another shows a tiny 1-point spread. With only five weeks to go, the odds are turning in favor of Democrats gaining at least the four seats they need to win a Senate majority. In any case, expect the once-august Senate to become a ferocious combat zone throughout the remainder of Trump’s presidency. Ron Faucheux is a nonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer based in Louisiana.

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BY JON BLAU Staff writer n four words, Ty Benefield relayed his football ambitions to his father. “I want the smoke,” said a 15-year-old Canadian quarterback who believed he was ready to move under his surrogate uncle’s roof in California and compete with Division I prospects in the famed Trinity League. An aggressive streak periodically would bubble out from an otherwise gentle soul. In fifth grade, he dabbled in defensive back drills, telling his father, retired CFL sack artist Daved “Buck” Benefield, that he shut down those “cocky kids who think they can run routes” during a

practice. Then he resumed staring out of his car window. He took a trip to California with Daved for a 7-on-7 tournament at St. John Bosco and locked onto a quarterback. It dawned on Ty, “I’m better than he is.” Cocooned inside a humble teen was an ambitious athlete who would grow into a 6-foot-3, 215-pound LSU safety with Tyrann Mathieu-esque blond dreads atop his head and the feet to chase Heisman hopeful Trinidad Chambliss with Honey Badger-like ferocity. It just took time for this version to be smoked out. “You don’t want this,” his uncle Billy Nealy, who played with Daved at Cal State-Northridge, would reply whenever Ty asked to train with him.

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LSU Date Opponent 9.5 Clemson 9.12 La. Tech 9.19 at Ole Miss 9.26 Texas A&M 10.3 McNeese 10.10 at Kentucky 10.17 Mississippi State 10.24 at Auburn 11.7 Alabama 11.14 Texas 11.21 at Tennessee 11.28 at Arkansas

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DEPTH CHARTS LSU

Texas A&M

OFFENSE WIDE RECEIVER

6 WINSTON WATKINS 2 Tre Brown

WIDE RECEIVER

3 EUGENE WILSON 4 Jackson Harris

WIDE RECEIVER

1 JAYCE BROWN 88 Malik Elzy

LEFT TACKLE

77 JORDAN SEATON 65 Sean Thompkins

LEFT GUARD

67 BO BORDELON 70 Devin Harper

CENTER

61 BRAELIN MOORE 50 William Satterwhile

RIGHT GUARD

55 ALIOU BAH 70 Devin Harper

RIGHT TACKLE

75 WESTON DAVIS 69 Darrin Strey

TIGHT END

14 TREY’DEZ GREEN 12 Malachi Thomas 44 Zach Grace

QUARTERBACK

10 SAM LEAVITT 11 Landen Clark 8 Husan Longstreet

RUNNING BACK

13 DILIN JONES 23 Stacy Gage

OFFENSE WIDE RECEIVER

5-10 6-2

182 190

So. Sr.

5-11 6-2

190 202

Jr. Jr.

5-11 6-2

175 217

Sr. Jr.

6-5 6-5

307 308

Jr. Jr.

6-6 6-4

305 312

Sr. So.

6-2 6-3

301 293

Sr. So.

6-5 6-4

327 312

Sr. So.

6-6 6-7

315 314

So. Fr.

6-7 6-3 6-2

237 242 236

Jr. Jr. Jr.

6-2 6-0 6-1

216 195 195

Jr. So. Fr.

5-11 5-10

211 204

So. So.

1 PRINCEWILL UMANMIELEN 55 Lamar Brown

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

90 STEPHIYLAN GREEN 88 Richard Anderson 96 Dominick McKinley

DEFENSIVE TACKLE

99 DEUCE GERALDS 47 Malik Blocton

DEFENSIVE END

29 JORDAN ROSS 97 Dylan Carpenter

LINEBACKER

40 WHIT WEEKS 42 Davhon Keys

LINEBACKER

6 TJ DOTTERY 24 Tylen Singleton

STAR

31 CJ JIMCOILY 28 Jhase Thomas

CORNERBACK

5 DJ PICKETT 21 Michael Turner

CORNERBACK

11 PJ WOODLAND 8 Ja’Keem Jackson

SAFETY

2 TY BENEFIELD 13 Faheem Delane

SAFETY

0 TAMARCUS COOLEY 28 Jhase Thomas

KICKER

6-4 6-5

244 285

Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-3 6-6

296 339 297

Jr. Fr. Jr.

6-1 6-3

279 286

Fr. Jr.

6-5 6-3

246 252

Jr. Jr.

6-3 6-0

223 227

Sr. Jr.

6-2 6-1

225 227

Sr. So.

6-3 6-1

218 175

So. Fr.

6-4 6-1

189 162

So. So.

5-11 6-0

164 188

Jr. Jr.

6-3 6-2

208 213

Sr. Sr.

6-0 6-1

206 175

Jr. Fr.

80 SCOTT STARZYK

PUNTER

90 GRANT CHADWICK 99 Hayden Craig

LONG SNAPPER

39 MACK MULHERN 43 Silas Hall

KICK RETURNER

3 Eugene Wilson 22 Harlem Berry

PUNT RETURNER

3 EUGENE WILSON 1 Jayce Brown

5-9

7 ISAIAH HORTON 18 TK Norman

175

3 AARON GREGORY 8 Ashton Bethel-Roman

208 211

Jr. Fr.

6-1 6-3

224 213

Fr. So.

5-11 5-10

190 193

Jr. Sr.

5-11 5-11

190 175

Jr. Sr.

Jr. Fr.

6-4 6-0

215 186

Sr. So.

6-2 6-0

191 193

Fr. Jr.

6-7 6-4

305 298

Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-4

324 350

Jr. So.

6-4 6-4

307 305

Sr. Jr.

6-4 6-4

335 350

Sr. So.

6-7 6-6

320 340

Sr. So.

6-5 6-4 6-5

252 265 263

Sr. Sr. Sr.

6-1 6-4

185 200

Sr. So.

5-11 5-9

215 200

Sr. So.

6-5 6-3

261 257

So. Sr.

6-3 6-2

293 295

Sr. So.

6-2 6-4

312 307

Sr. Jr.

6-5 6-4

260 255

Sr. Sr.

6-2 6-1

230 233

So. Jr.

6-2 6-3

240 228

Sr. Fr.

5-11 5-11

180 186

Sr. Sr.

6-1 6-0

193 181

Sr. Sr.

6-1 6-2

197 201

Sr. Fr.

6-0 6-1

202 210

Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-1

211 203

Sr. Jr.

LEFT TACKLE 71 TYREE ADAMS 74 Zaden Krempin

LEFT GUARD 52 BLAKE IVY 77 Tyler Thomas

CENTER 54 MARK NABOU 78 Coen Echols

RIGHT GUARD 76 TROVON BAUGH 77 Tyler Thomas

RIGHT TACKLE 75 WILKIN FORMBY 79 Lamont Rogers

TIGHT END 87 HOUSTON THOMAS 84 Richie Anderson 88 Micah Riley

QUARTERBACK 10 MARCEL REED 13 Brady Hart

RUNNING BACK

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END 10 MARCO JONES 15 Sam M’Pemba

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 5 DJ HICKS 99 Landon Rink

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 92 CJ MIMS 11 Brandon Davis-Swain

DEFENSIVE END 18 TJ SEARCY 14 Anto Saka

LINEBACKER 0 NOAH MIKHAIL 54 Jordan Lockhart

LINEBACKER 21 RAY CONEY 25 Tamarion Watkins

NICKEL 8 JORDAN SHAW 19 Bravion Rogers

CORNERBACK 2 DEZZ RICKS 9 Rickey Gibson

CORNERBACK 6 JULIO HUMPHREY 23 Brandon Arrington

SAFETY 7 DALTON BROOKS 28 Chance Collins

SAFETY

SPECIAL TEAMS

So.

6-5 6-1

180 214

WIDE RECEIVER

3 MARCUS RATCLIFFE 13 Myles Davis

SPECIAL TEAMS

5-9 6-1

WIDE RECEIVER

4 RUEBEN OWENS 2 Jamarion Morrow

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END

1 MARIO CRAVER 81 Jayden Warren

KICKER 24 DAVID OLANO

5-11

177

Sr.

6-3

225

Sr.

6-1

202

Sr.

5-9

180

Jr.

5-9

180

Jr.

PUNTER 37 TYLER WHITE

LONG SNAPPER 31 SHEA FREIBAUM

KICK RETURNER 1 MARIO CRAVER

PUNT RETURNER 1 MARIO CRAVER

COACHES Lane Kiffin holds a 3-0 record against Texas A&M during his Ole Miss coaching days.

Mike Elko is 21-8 during his third season with the Aggies, including a 2-0 mark vs. LSU.

After a brief respite, the Southeastern Conference’s frustrations with LSU and state officials were again aired publicly Friday. The SEC released an evening statement saying it was “deeply disappointed” by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill filing a motion earlier Friday to dismiss the league’s federal lawsuit against LSU officials in Alabama. The conference filed its lawsuit on Sept. 8 to assert its right to enforce its own rules and potentially kick LSU out of the league after its football and men’s basketball programs sought to add athletes who previously signed pro contracts. “We are deeply disappointed that this filing came amid efforts to reach a resolution with LSU that would address our other member universities’ concerns about LSU’s commitment to the conference’s rules and shared governance responsibilities,” the conference’s statement read. In its initial filing, the SEC stated it would hold a vote to expel LSU on Sept. 10, but the vote did not

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Continued from page 1C At first, Nealy was right. Benefield grew so homesick in California that he had to be dragged to the field for workouts. The 11th-grade transfer, converted to receiver, played so sparingly for Santa Margarita High School that he volunteered for junior varsity snaps. “I want you to work. You want it? Show me how bad you want it,” Nealy said. “He’s always done a great job of proving me wrong, and I’m OK with it.” Benefield has proven a lot of people wrong. In five years, he transformed from a raw receiver into an instinctive defensive back. He went from zero Division I offers to an NFL prospect. Where he used to rely on four words to express his tenacity, Benefield now stands behind an LSU podium, equal parts chipper and confident, and waxes poetic about what “the smoke” really means. “I want all parts of any fight. I want to go against the best competition. I don’t care who’s in front of me. I want everything,” said Benefield, who transferred from Boise State to play in the SEC — or the “baby NFL,” as he calls it. “I want the hard road. And that’s how it’s going to be the rest of my life.”

A young Buck Ty Benefield wouldn’t exist if his father didn’t have a hard road. Daved, a Los Angeles native, bulked up from a Glendale College safety to a Cal State-Northridge linebacker to an edge rusher with the CFL’s Ottawa Rough Riders and BC Lions. “Buck” nearly stuck in the NFL in 1996, but the 49ers defender tore his meniscus on a kickoff versus the Rams. He leaned too heavily on anti-inflammatories for six weeks, playing hurt to “stay in the show.” He finally had surgery, rehabbed too quickly and wasn’t signed by the Ravens when they had a look at his bloated knee. “I went back to Canada, played the rest of my career there,” Daved said, “and I met Ty’s mom, of course.” The story of how they met is very “Buck” Benefield. His nickname was short for “buck wild,” which, to keep it PG, means he liked to party. His future wife, AJ, was an officer with the Vancouver Police Department. One night, AJ was assigned the lowly task of ticketing cars improperly parked in front of a hiphop venue. She confronted one patron, asking him to quiet his boombox, move his car and reel in a drunken friend who was in the middle of the road. Daved was in line at the club, ready to play hero. The drunken man started cussing at AJ, then leaned back to throw a punch. AJ dodged the punch, pepper-sprayed him and cuffed the man. She handled business, but Daved approached anyway. “I’m Daved,” he said. “OK,” replied AJ, who was calling an ambulance to wash out the drunken man’s eyes. “Daved Benefield,” he tried again, which received another “OK” from AJ, who wasn’t starstruck by a CFL edge rusher who had five sacks

happen and no punishment was levied after LSU football coach Lane Kiffin did not add tight end Dae’Quan Wright and defensive tackle Zxavian Harris to his roster. Wright suited up for the Browns during a preseason game but did not play, while Harris was previously signed by the Saints but did not practice because of a foot injury. There had been two weeks of relative silence as the SEC and LSU worked to find a resolution out of court. Then Murrill filed her motion to throw out the case, arguing the federal court in Alabama had no jurisdiction and the SEC’s complaint failed to “state a claim upon which relief can be granted.” Murrill released a statement Friday saying that she appreciated “attempts by both sides to de-escalate” but the SEC had not moved to end its lawsuit, which included Murrill and LSU officials as defendants. “It is therefore appropriate for me to act in the sovereign interests of the state of Louisiana and move for its dismissal,” Murrill said. “The case is improper and moot.”

in a game. Her family watched basketball. “So I was wondering, how can I take you out for coffee?” Daved asked, more pointedly. AJ explained she’d broken up with someone two weeks earlier. She didn’t need any drama in her life. If Daved really needed to reach her, he could call the Vancouver Police Department. Ask for badge number 1858. “I remember looking in the rearview mirror. My partner’s like, ‘Who was that?’ ” AJ said. “I go, ‘I don’t know. He’s really cute, though.’ ”

Progeny of Buck Ty, the future LSU safety, and Addy, the future University of Washington volleyball player, inherited an incredible mix of athleticism and strong will from their parents. Daved was 6-3, 245 pounds but could snowboard with grace. AJ, who played on her police soccer team and was a tireless swimmer, collided with a tree stump on their ﬁrst run down a slope. Her MCL was torn, but she refused aid. “Hell no,” she said. “I’m not going down on a stretcher.” AJ was tough, hardened by detective work on anti-gang and drug units. Her “Super Bowl” was a year-long assignment in Cambodia interviewing victims of the Khmer Rouge, a radical communist movement that ruled the country in the 1970s. Football was an apt analogy as she told Ty and Addy why she’d only see them once every three months. Like breaks in a four-quarter game. Ty quietly processed the news. Addy interjected bluntly. “Well, Papa got a trophy (in the CFL). What are you gonna get?” she asked. “Well, I’m gonna get the satisfaction of being able to help a country heal from some very awful things that happened in history,” AJ replied. “Oh, OK,” Addy responded. They couldn’t grasp what mom was doing, locating mass graves dug into mountaintops. But they became worldly through AJ’s Canadian-Colombian heritage, one side of her family residing in a poorer area of Bogotá where they fed chickens with corn ground on a rooftop, the other in a gated community with a pool. They visited both. “They really had an appreciation for what we have and how we live and to not take things for granted,” AJ said, “and just being humble.” Ty was also taught to be gentle because his sister was just 15 months younger. If they played rough, AJ scolded him in Spanish, “No tan duro, papito.” (“Not so hard, baby.”) In non-diverse British Columbia, racial differences were pronounced but also obscured. “When you bump into another kid, you’re like, ‘Hey, his hair is cut like mine,’ ” said Daved, who saw Ty bond with athletes, a chef and a science buff who launched rockets. He played quarterback because Daved, also nicknamed “Cheetah” because of how he pursued ball carriers, didn’t think Ty was aggressive enough to hit anyone. He used his athleticism to scramble. He had the touch to throw footballs into trash cans many yards away. But Ty’s feelings on the position were mixed. “Papa,” Ty said, “they don’t clap for the person

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LSU 31, TEXAS A&M 20 The good news for LSU is quarterback Marcel Reed isn’t Trinidad Chambliss. The Texas A&M signal caller is a scrambler, and he’s dogged LSU with 170 yards rushing in two meetings. But Reed likely won’t escape sacks with last-second, underhand shovel passes like Chambliss. This is a bet on Princewill Umanmielen and Jordan Ross being athletic enough to contain Reed, and Sam Leavitt having a more consistent day than he did last week. LSU 31, TEXAS A&M 21 LSU should bounce back, in large part because it doesn’t look like Sam Leavitt will have to navigate as much pressure as he did last week. No SEC team has fewer sacks (four) or tackles for loss (14) through three games than Texas A&M. The Tigers just need to run the ball more often than they did against Ole Miss, especially on first and second downs. No need to get cute in a crucial game.

LSU 28, TEXAS A&M 17 Texas A&M just hasn’t been an impressive team through three weeks. The Aggies lost by double digits at home to a rebuilding Kentucky team last Saturday and were outgained by Arizona State the week before. And that’s after a clear talent drain hit College Station this offseason when the NFL drafted 10 Aggies. None of that spells success for Texas A&M in Death Valley against an LSU team equally desperate for a win.

LSU 33, TEXAS A&M 17 If not for all the newcomers on the LSU roster, I’d say this was a revenge game for last year’s 49-25 drubbing by the Aggies. Instead, how about this is just a mustwin game to remain in CFP contention? Marcel Reed has played like an action hero against LSU the past two years, but not the past two games this season. The LSU defense finally asserts itself against him and the Tigers get an emphatic win.

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LSU defensive end Princewill Umanmielen, left, celebrates a fumble recovery with safety Ty Benefield, center, and linebacker TJ Dottery in the first quarter of a game against Louisiana Tech on Sept. 12 at Tiger Stadium. who throws the football, they clap for the person who catches the football.” He just had this persistent itch for something more. It became especially pronounced when the Covid pandemic hit, and Ty was watching social media highlights of American football recruits still playing while Canada was locked down. He’d been begging to train with Uncle Billy for years. He wanted “the smoke.” “I was like, OK, we’ll make it happen,” said Daved, who coached other people’s sons and exported them to the U.S. to chase scholarships. “Now I’m putting my own kid in the fire, and we’ll see what happens.”

Rise of Buck Jr. If Billy Nealy had his way, Ty would have come stateside as a high school freshman. But Nealy needed a coaching job at a private school to smoothen the transition, because California public schools don’t approve a transfer unless an entire family relocates. There was also an ongoing dispute within their Cal State-Northridge family. “He’s not a quarterback,” Nealy told the elder Benefield, who insisted his son was. “He’s a helluva athlete playing quarterback.” Nealy landed at Santa Margarita High School, and there was no way a 15-year-old junior transfer from Canada was unseating an established quarterback in the Trinity League, which produces five-stars such as Bryce Young. Moving was difficult enough for Ty. His grandmother, AJ’s mom, was ill when he left Canada. His “Ita” died, and then his “Tata,” AJ’s father, was lost to cancer 10 months later. He’d call home and tell his mom, “I don’t know if I wanna be here.” “Stop saving him,” Nealy told AJ, who then told Ty to just “give it another month.” “It would just kill me to say that,” AJ said. “But I knew this is what he wanted, and he would be disappointed if I said, ‘Yeah, you’re coming home.’ ” Ty learned to love his uncle’s workouts. They became, Nealy said, his “Holy Grail” in pursuit of football immortality. He wasn’t a natural at receiver, but Benefield still had his breakout moment. The stage was set on Oct. 29, 2021, as Mother Nature answered his desire for “the smoke” literally. A fog rolled over Orange Lutheran’s field late in the third quarter. As quarterbacks misfired into a white haze, a 28-28 deadlock couldn’t be broken — until Benefield sprinted up the seam and caught a ball most everyone else couldn’t see. He charged 65 yards through the fog, parking Santa Margarita just short of the goal line. “It was like God made that play for him,” said ex-Santa Margarita head coach Anthony Rouzier, now the defensive coordinator at Merrimack College. AJ believes Ty’s angels, his “Ita” and “Tata,” have watched him flourish. He accepted a move to safety after his junior season, making enough big plays on the 7-on-7 circuit to draw a few D-I offers. He also transferred to a smaller school, Crean Lutheran, to position himself as a growing fish in a slightly shrunken pond. A fierce hitter emerged from his cocoon of shyness. The first time he smacked a ball carrier like his dad would, Nealy responded with a surprised, “Oh, OK, Buck Jr.” “It just kind of stuck, and then he started put-

ting it on his social media,” Nealy said. “Then Daved was like, ‘Wait a minute, since when are you Buck?’ ”

Bucking expectations There’s an astonished tone as Daved recalls his inner monologue from each segment of his son’s athletic career. “Oh, we’re doing that now?” he asked as his son looked like a young Charlie Ward, running around defenses at quarterback. “Oh my God, he’s in the red zone,” the elder Benefield thought as Buck Jr., a Boise State freshman, remained on the field versus a Washington offense led by future Falcons first-round pick Michael. “Like, what the hell?” It’s been a jarring ride. He went from JV receiver to D-I contributor in two years. He was a first-team All-Mountain West performer just two years after that. But there’s still a realness to Ty, who will show up to Crean Lutheran in the offseason, pull players aside and coach them up. He’ll have in-depth conversations with Crean’s coach, Rick Curtis, asking him, “How are you doing? How are you really doing?” Curtis lost his wife to cancer and was recently remarried. The honeymoon was in Canada. “Oh, the people in Canada are just fantastic,” Curtis told Daved Benefield, who is now on Crean’s staff. “They’re kind of like you.” The kindness of the Benefields had Nealy questioning if Ty really should have transferred to LSU. He’s not a “flamboyant” SEC personality, as Nealy puts it. Benefield was literally baptized by Boise State head coach Spencer Danielson. But there’s a chip on Benefield’s shoulder that won’t dissolve. He’s always wanted the “smoke,” the hardest road. He considers the SEC the best conference in America. “I love the fact that you continuously prove me wrong,” Nealy told Benefield this summer after LSU coach Lane Kiffin had him meet Mathieu, because he wanted two “legends” at safety, the Honey Badger and Buck, to link up. Benefield has found belonging at LSU. It’s just a different vibe from Canada and Idaho. “This big Black culture world out here is great,” Benefield said. “The fans are unbelievable. I’ve never been defended in a comment section before on TikTok.” He’s come out of his shell at 21 years old. He jumped out of an airplane over the summer. Benefield just flashed in one of the biggest games of the year, whacking Chambliss in the back on a pressure at Ole Miss to force a gameturning interception. He also corralled him for a 20-yard sack that extended LSU’s rally to tie. Chambliss ultimately pulled away from Benefield on a game-winning touchdown run, but Kiffin notes that holding the edge wasn’t even the safety’s responsibility on that play. Benefield is just so athletic, he was the one closest to Chambliss’ heels. “Any game that I go into, I do it for my coaches, I do it for my teammates,” Benefield said, “and I do it for that little kid that never thought he would be at LSU.” Benefield, who has a perfectionist streak, closed by saying it was “unfortunate” the Tigers lost. It just means they’ll have to “win out.” There’s “smoke” to be had. There’s a hard road ahead to make a College Football Playoff. Benefield wouldn’t want it any other way.

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Whit Weeks TJ Dottery Princewill Umanmielen DJ Pickett Ty Beneﬁeld PJ Woodland Jordan Ross Deuce Geralds Tamarcus Cooley Dashawn Spears CJ Jimcoily Faheem Delane Jhase Thomas Davhon Keys Kolaj Cobbins Stephiylan Green

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OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 394.4

Plays: 82.7

Plays: 76.3

PASS 291.3

RUSH 209.3

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RUSH 48.0

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RUSH 171.7

PASS 37.3

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INTERCEPTIONS 1.67

FUMBLES 0.33

INTERCEPTIONS 1.00

FUMBLES 0.33

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 236.7

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 281.4

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PASS 178.7

RUSH 33.0

Turnovers forced: 1.67

Turnovers forced: 2.00

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FUMBLES 0.67

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE State

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Saturday’s games

Thursday’s games SOUTH

Lamar (2-1) at Nicholls State (2-2), 3 p.m. UL (2-1) at Charlotte (0-3), 5:30 p.m. Southeastern (2-2) at Northwestern St. (0-4), 6 p.m. Southern Miss (1-2) at Tulane (1-2), 6 p.m. East Texas A&M (1-3) at McNeese (1-3), 6 p.m. Southern (2-2) at Jackson State (3-0), 6 p.m. Texas A&M (2-1) at LSU (2-1), 6:30 p.m. FAU (2-1) at UL-Monroe (0-3), 7 p.m. Prairie View (1-3) vs. Grambling (2-1) at Dallas, 7 p.m.

Top 25 Friday’ games

No. 5 Indiana (3-0) vs. Northwestern (2-0), n

Saturday’s games

No. 1 Texas (3-0) at No. 14 Tennessee (3-0), 11 a.m. No. 2 Georgia (3-0) vs. Oklahoma (2-1), 2:30 p.m. No. 3 Notre Dame (3-0) at Purdue (1-2), 1 p.m. No. 4 Ole Miss (3-0) at No. 21 Florida (3-0), 2:30 p.m. No. 6 Miami (3-0) vs. Cent. Michigan (2-1), 5:30 p.m. No. 7 Ohio St. (2-1) vs. Illinois (2-1), 11 a.m. No. 8 Alabama (3-0) vs. South Carolina (2-1), 6 p.m. No. 10 LSU (2-1) vs. No. 23 Texas A&M (2-1), 6:30 p.m. No. 11 Texas Tech (3-0) vs. Sam Houston State (1-2), 11 a.m. No. 12 USC (4-0) vs. No. 20 Oregon (2-1), 6:30 p.m. No. 13 Penn St. (3-0) vs. Wisconsin (2-1), 4 p.m. No. 15 Utah (3-0) at Iowa St. (2-1), 2:30 p.m. No. 16 Louisville (2-1) vs. Wake Forest (2-1), 11 a.m. No. 17 Iowa (3-0) at No. 18 Michigan (3-0), 2:30 p.m. No. 19 Missouri (3-0) at No. 24 Mississippi St. (3-0), 6:45 p.m. No. 22 SMU (2-1) vs. Missouri St. (1-2), 8 p.m. No. 25 Houston (2-1) at Georgia Southern (1-2), 3 p.m.

Liberty 34, Coastal Carolina 17

Friday’s games EAST

Army 21, Temple 17 Harvard 14, Brown 10 Rutgers 58, Howard 7

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UAB 24, Navy 20

FAR WEST

Clemson (2-1) at California (2-1), n

Saturday’s games EAST

Bucknell (1-3) at Pittsburgh (3-0), 11 a.m. Presbyterian (1-2) at Marist (1-2), 11 a.m. New Hampshire (1-3) at Sacred Heart (0-3), 11 a.m. Virginia Tech (3-0) at Boston College (2-1), 11 a.m. Rio Grande RedStorm (0-0) at Duquesne (0-3), 11 a.m. Holy Cross (0-4) at Lafayette (1-2), 11:30 a.m. Columbia (1-0) at Georgetown (0-2), 11:30 a.m. Lehigh (4-0) at Penn (1-0), noon Yale (1-0) at Cornell (0-1), noon Monmouth (NJ) (2-2) at Dartmouth (0-1), noon New Haven (1-3) at Merrimack (1-3), noon Stony Brook (2-2) at Fordham (1-3), noon UCLA (3-0) at Maryland (2-1), 12:30 p.m. Colgate (3-1) at Villanova (2-2), 1:30 p.m. Albany (NY) (2-2) at Princeton (0-1), 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb (1-3) at Marshall (2-1), 2:30 p.m. Robert Morris (2-1) at Buffalo (1-2), 2:30 p.m. Towson (0-4) at Delaware St. (2-2), 5 p.m. Oklahoma St. (2-1) at West Virginia (3-0), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

South Alabama (2-1) at Kentucky (2-1), 11:45 a.m.

Drake (0-3) at Davidson (2-2), noon Tennessee Tech (3-0) at Wofford (2-2), 12:30 p.m. Furman (2-2) at Richmond (3-1), 1 p.m. UT Martin (1-3) at Austin Peay (3-1), 1 p.m. Chattanooga (2-2) at The Citadel (1-2), 1 p.m. Maine (1-3) at Elon (3-1), 1 p.m. N. Illinois (0-3) at Georgia St. (2-1), 1 p.m. Cent. Arkansas (2-2) at Florida St. (1-2), 2 p.m. TCU (2-1) at UCF (2-1), 2:30 p.m. VMI (0-4) at Samford (0-3), 2:30 p.m. W. Carolina (2-2) at ETSU (2-2), 2:30 p.m. William & Mary (2-2) at Duke (3-0), 2:30 p.m. NC Central (2-2) at East Carolina (1-2), 3 p.m. Texas Southern (1-2) at Alcorn St. (2-2), 3 p.m. Lamar (2-1) at Nicholls (2-2), 3 p.m. W. Illinois (2-2) at North Alabama (2-2), 3 p.m. Rhode Island (2-2) at NC A&T (0-4), 3 p.m. Vanderbilt (3-0) at Auburn (2-1), 3:15 p.m. Fort Valley St. (0-0) at West Georgia (0-4), 5 p.m. LIU Brooklyn (0-4) at FIU (1-2), 5 p.m. Delaware (2-1) at Virginia (2-1), 5 p.m. Campbell (3-1) at Hampton (1-3), 5 p.m. James Madison (3-0) at Old Dominion (1-2), 5 p.m. MVSU (1-3) at Alabama St. (2-1), 5 p.m. SC State (4-0) at Bethune-Cookman (2-1), 6 p.m. Southern U. (2-2) at Jackson St. (3-0), 6 p.m. Alabama A&M (3-1) at Florida A&M (1-3), 6 p.m. Mercyhurst (1-3) at W. Kentucky (0-3), 6 p.m. Middle Tennessee (2-1) at Jacksonville St. (2-2), 6 p.m. S. Illinois (2-2) at Murray St. (1-3), 6 p.m. Appalachian St. (3-0) at NC State (1-2), 6:30 p.m.

MIDWEST

Ball St. (1-2) at Kent St. (1-2), 11 a.m. San Diego St. (1-2) at Toledo (2-1), 11 a.m. UNLV (1-2) at Akron (1-2), 11 a.m. Lindenwood (Mo.) (1-2) at E. Michigan (1-3), noon North Dakota (3-1) at Indiana St. (2-2), noon San Diego (1-2) at St. Thomas (Minn.) (3-1), 1 p.m. Butler (3-1) at Valparaiso (1-2), 1 p.m.

South Dakota (3-1) at Youngstown St. (2-2), 1 p.m. UConn (2-1) at Miami (Ohio) (1-2), 2:30 p.m. Boise St. (2-1) at W. Michigan (2-1), 2:30 p.m. Stonehill (1-3) at Ohio (1-2), 2:30 p.m. Nebraska (3-0) at Michigan St. (2-1), 4 p.m. South Florida (3-0) at Bowling Green (0-3), 4 p.m. Illinois St. (4-0) at N. Iowa (1-2), 4 p.m. Kansas St. (3-0) at Cincinnati (3-0), 6 p.m. E. Illinois (1-3) at S. Dakota St. (3-1), 6 p.m. West Florida (2-1) at SE Missouri (2-2), 6 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Colorado (2-1) at Baylor (2-1), 11 a.m. Colorado St. (2-1) at UTSA (2-1), 11 a.m. Incarnate Word (2-1) at Texas State (1-2), 5 p.m. Northeastern St. (0-1) at Stephen F. Austin (4-0), 5 p.m. Kennesaw St. (1-2) at Arkansas St. (1-2), 6 p.m. Prairie View (1-3) vs. Grambling St. (2-1) at Dallas, 6 p.m. Houston Christian (2-2) at North Texas (1-2), 6:30 p.m. Tulsa (3-0) at Arkansas (1-2), 7 p.m. Mercer (2-2) at Abilene Christian (1-3), 7 p.m. Oregon St. (1-2) at UTEP (1-2), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST

Hawaii (1-2) at Wyoming (1-2), 2 p.m. New Mexico (2-1) at New Mexico St. (1-2), 2:30 p.m. Norfolk St. (2-2) at Chicago State (1-3), 6 p.m. Cal Poly (2-2) at E. Washington (1-3), 6 p.m. Oregon (2-1) at Southern Cal (4-0), 6:30 p.m. Troy (2-1) at Utah St. (0-3), 6:30 p.m. Arizona (2-1) at Washington St. (1-2), 6:30 p.m. Utah Tech (0-4) at N. Colorado (1-3), 7 p.m. Idaho St. (3-0) at S. Utah (1-3), 7 p.m. Portland St. (0-4) at Weber St. (2-2), 7 p.m. UMass (3-0) at Sacramento St. (1-3), 8 p.m. Rice (1-2) at Fresno St. (2-1), 9 p.m. Montana (3-1) at UC Davis (3-1), 9 p.m. N. Arizona (3-1) at Montana St. (4-0), 9:30 p.m. Georgia Tech (1-2) at Stanford (1-2), 9:30 p.m. Air Force (1-1) at Nevada (1-2), 9:30 p.m. Minnesota (2-1) at Washington (3-0), 10 p.m.

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THE NATION

THINGS TO WATCH IN WEEK 4 Who, what and where to keep an eye on in this week’s games around the nation

HORNS TAKE FIRST TRIP TO TENNESSEE

Longhorns quarterback Arch Manning finally visits Neyland Stadium, where his uncle Peyton made quite the legacy for himself. Top-ranked Texas (3-0) visits No.14 Tennessee (3-0) in the Southeastern Conference opener for both teams.This is the Longhorns’ first road trip this season and a good test of their maturity.Vols freshman QB Faizon Brandon gets his first major test.The Vols have the nation’s fourth-ranked rushing offense averaging 298.7 yards a game, but star running back DeSean Bishop is dinged up.

OLE MISS, FLORIDA MEET IN SWAMP

The fourth-ranked Rebels’ matchup with No.21 Florida in the Swamp is a chance for two of the SEC’s nine unbeaten teams to show they can handle success — avoid a letdown, really — and get to 4-0 when they meet at Florida Field for the second time in three years. Ole Miss running back Kewan Lacy, who ran for 224 yards and three touchdowns against Florida last year, is considered a game-time decision with a shoulder injury. Florida could have receiver Eric Singleton back after a twogame absence.

HIGH STAKES FOR OREGON, USC

This is a crucial measuring-stick game for a No.20 Oregon team picked to be at or near the top of the Big Ten and for a No. 12 USC team that was expected to be the best one Lincoln Riley has had since he took over five years ago.The focus will be on the Ducks’ offensive line and defense, two areas that struggled mightily against Oklahoma State.The Trojans shut out Fresno State in their second game but otherwise have been unimpressive. Last week they didn’t put away woeful Rutgers in a 42-35 win until the final four minutes. — Associated Press

LSU must put past behind it It was the beginning of the end. There were two indelible sights from last year’s LSUTexas A&M game. One was the Aggies scoring over and over and over again in the second half, making the small comeback from an 18-14 halftime deficit to pound the Tigers 35-7 over the final 30 minutes and rout LSU 49-25. The other was Aggie fans celScott ebrating their Rabalais dominating victory as Tiger Stadium emptied of Tiger fans, many of them who shouted “Fire Kelly” at thenLSU coach Brian Kelly before they left. Many of whom you had to figure wouldn’t be back until Kelly was gone. Before 24 hours passed, Kelly was gone. And a once-promising LSU season melted into disappointment and desolation. “LSU’s dreams died here tonight,” said ABC’s Chris Fowler, sounding more like a mortician than a football announcer. Eleven months later, LSU again hosts Texas A&M in Tiger Stadium this Saturday night (6:30 p.m., ABC), a quirk of the Southeastern Conference’s new nine-game league schedule. Texas A&M is coming off a shocking 31-21 upset at home against Kentucky, a Wildcats team LSU visits in two weeks, so Tiger fans shouldn’t be making too many jokes at the Aggies’ expense just yet. LSU is coming off a 32-24 loss at Ole Miss in the most anticipated game of the entire college football season. More than a game, it became a crusade for the Lane Kiffin-jilted Rebels and observers all across the aggrieved college football landscape who wanted Kiffin to pay for leaving Ole Miss on the eve of the College Football Playoff. It was huge. It was historic. It’s over, or at least for LSU, it needs to be. “I think last week was different than any game we’ll ever play,” Kiffin said Thursday on his weekly radio show. “You had a number of players, a lot of coaches who had been there for a long time and had great memories there. It was a unique setting, probably one that had probably never happened in sports, because even when you used to go back years ago there wasn’t a transfer portal.” Kiffin then got straight to the point of this week’s game. “With that, to make sure a loss doesn’t affect you into the

SEC RATINGS By KOKI RILEy 1. TEXAS Record: 3-0 Previous ranking: 1 Last week: beat UTSA 30-6 This week: at Tennessee, 11 a.m. Saturday (ABC) 2. OLE MISS Record: 3-0, 1-0 SEC Previous ranking: 5 Last week: beat LSU 32-24 This week: at Florida, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 3. GEORGIA Record: 3-0, 1-0 Previous ranking: 3 Last week: beat Arkansas 45-17 This week: vs. Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 4. ALABAMA Record: 3-0, 1-0 Previous ranking: 4 Last week: beat Florida State 50-36 This week: vs. South Carolina, 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 5. LSU Record: 2-1, 0-1 Previous ranking: 2 Last week: lost to Ole Miss 32-24 This week: vs.Texas A&M, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 6. TENNESSEE Record: 3-0 Previous ranking: 7 Last week: beat Kennesaw State 42-9 This week: vs.Texas, 11 a.m. Saturday (ABC) 7. FLORIDA Record: 3-0, 1-0 Previous ranking: 8 Last week: beat Auburn 44-39 This week: vs. Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)

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LSU defensive tackle Ahmad Breaux covers his head while walking off the field following a loss to Texas A&M on Oct. 25 at Tiger Stadium.

College Station. A rent-a-win over Samford followed, then the Aggies lost at archrival Texas 27-17 and fell at home to Miami 10-3 in the first round of the CFP. Texas A&M opened this season by knocking over another tomato can in Missouri State, then beat Arizona State 48-20 in a game full of red flags. The Aggies were outgained 369-255 but took full advantage of four Sun Devils turnovers, including two pick-sixes. Then came the loss to UK. That means the Aggies have gone 1-3 in their STAFF FILE PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK last four FBS games dating LSU fans begin to leave in the second half of a game against Texas back to last season, plus the game against South Carolina A&M on Oct. 25 at Tiger Stadium. that should have been a defeat next week, you’ve got to get Dinich reported Thursday that as well. through it,” he said. “You’ve If that thought encourages the CFP committee is adding got to go through everything LSU fans, they don’t have to a data point to its criteria that really hard on film, show them think too long before their will determine the strength of on Monday everything, then at dreams of victory are haunted each conference based on the 10 a.m. Monday we move on to schedule strength of each team by A&M quarterback Marcel the new opponent. We don’t go Reed. within that league. Long story backwards, except when you Reed has completed just 59% short, if your league is tough have a radio show and you’re of his passes in Power Four enough — LSU and A&M are asked questions about it and games dating back to Texas this two of 10 ranked SEC teams in you have to go backwards.” this week’s AP poll — then per- past season, with four touchKiffin smiled. Perhaps a rehaps you stand a better chance down passes, seven intercepof making the 12-team CFP lieved smile. tions and just one touchdown field with the right 9-3 record. For LSU and Kiffin, the best run. But he’s gone from Clark While Texas A&M, especially Kent to Superman against LSU, revenge — the only revenge for a wounded Texas A&M, is still all the hate and derision that’s trading his suit and glasses for a dangerous opponent, clearly been heaped on school and a cape and big “S” on his chest. coach — will be living well. Liv- something hasn’t been quite Reed came off the bench for three rushing touchdowns in a ing well means winning. Living right with the Aggies since 38-23 comeback win in 2024 and well means staying alive for the they torpedoed the Kelly era last year. had 310 total yards and four toCollege Football Playoff hunt. After beating LSU, A&M took tal TDs in the rout of LSU this Both teams come into this out No. 22 Missouri 38-17 on the past season. one 2-1 and 0-1 in SEC play. road. At that point, the Aggies That means someone is leavThe Tigers can’t afford to let peaked. A&M then had to rally that happen this season. Not if ing Tiger Stadium on Saturday from 30-3 down at halftime for they want this to be the beginnight with what will probably an improbable 31-30 win over be a pretty crippling defeat. ning of the end of LSU’s sevena losing South Carolina team in year CFP drought. Well, maybe. ESPN’s Heather

TV HIGHLIGHTS 11 a.m. Texas at Tennessee ABC 11 a.m. San Diego St. at Toledo CBSSN 11 a.m. Virginia Tech at Boston Coll. ACCN 11 a.m. Wake Forest at Louisville ESPN 11 a.m. Colorado at Baylor ESPN2 11 a.m. Illinois at Ohio St. Fox 11 a.m. Sam Houston St. at Texas Tech TNT 11:45 a.m. S. Alabama at Kentucky SECN 12:30 p.m. UCLA at Maryland BTN 1 p.m. Notre Dame at Purdue NBCSN 2 p.m. Cent. Arkansas at Florida St. ACCN 2 p.m. Hawaii at Wyoming CW 2:30 p.m. Ole Miss at Florida ABC 2:30 p.m. Iowa at Michigan CBS

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8. MISSISSIPPI STATE Record: 3-0, 1-0 Previous ranking: 10 Last week: beat South Carolina 41-34 This week: vs. Missouri, 6:45 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 9. TEXAS A&M Record: 2-1, 0-1 Previous ranking: 6 Last week: lost to Kentucky, 31-21 This week: at LSU, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 10. KENTUCKY Record: 2-1, 1-1 Previous ranking: 13 Last week: beat Texas A&M 31-21 This week: vs. South Alabama, 11:45 a.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 11. MISSOURI Record: 3-0 Previous ranking: 11 Last week: beat Troy 27-17 This week: at Mississippi State, 6:45 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 12. OKLAHOMA Record: 2-1 Previous ranking: 9 Last week: beat New Mexico 14-6 This week: at Georgia, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 13. AUBURN Record: 2-1, 0-1 Previous ranking: 12 Last week: lost to Florida 44-39 This week: vs.Vanderbilt, 3:15 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 14. SOUTH CAROLINA Record: 2-1, 0-1 Previous ranking: 14 Last week: lost to Mississippi State 41-34 This week: at Alabama, 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 15. VANDERBILT Record: 3-0 Previous ranking: 15 Last week: beat NC State 35-31 This week: at Auburn, 3:15 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 16. ARKANSAS Record: 1-2, 0-1 Previous ranking: 16 Last week: lost to Georgia 45-17 This week: vs.Tulsa, 7 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network+)

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Southern’s players run onto the field before kickoff for last Saturday’s game against Louisiana Christian at A.W. Mumford Stadium. The Jaguars open SWAC play Saturday night when they travel to play Jackson State at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.

Southern looks to snap seven-game losing streak against Jackson State BY TOYLOY BROWN III

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Silencing the Jackson State fans isn’t a priority for Marshall Faulk. The ﬁrst-year Southern coach isn’t concerned with the expected large crowd at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium for the 6 p.m. Saturday game in Jackson, Mississippi. If the Southern offensive players can’t hear each other, they’re prepared to communicate with signals. The typical raucous atmosphere of a rivalry matchup is uncontrollable in Faulk’s eyes. What is in his power is the game plan

■ SWAC power rankings ■ Southern stats, schedule ■ Toyloy Brown’s prediction for the Southwestern Athletic Conference opener against Jackson State (3-0), a team that has won the last seven meetings against the Jaguars and is favored by 20.5 points. None of that matters to Faulk. “As I continue to watch ﬁlm on them, I just think about us,” Faulk said. “This game will be about us and how we show

up.” Southern (2-2) can’t win if it doesn’t improve on special teams. In a 19-point win against NAIA program Louisiana Christian, it had several blunders. The Jaguars had an unnecessary roughness penalty as the kicking team on the opening kickoff, missed a 41yard ﬁeld goal, mishandled an extrapoint attempt, muffed a kickoff return in the second half and allowed an onside kick recovery by Louisiana Christian, which had just cut its deﬁcit to 37-24 with 14:29 left in the game. Errors like last week won’t cut it against Jackson State, which is ranked

Eight teams thinking they have title shot BY DOUG FEINBERG AP basketball writer

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Undrafted rookie RB Donaldson a ‘beast’ for Saints when blocking

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When an undrafted rookie running back is getting shout-outs from the offensive line, something must be going right. Cesar Ruiz is impressed by what Saints rookie C.J. Donaldson is doing right now, and not in the way most people would think when it

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Saints running back C.J. Donaldson carries the ball against the Los Angeles Rams in a preseason game on Aug. 22 in Inglewood, Calif.

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No. 3 in the BOXTOROW HBCU football media poll. Jackson State leads the SWAC in points per game (44.3) and yards (532.7). Taylor, in his fourth year at Jackson State, admits his offense won’t flourish like it has if the team loses track of Southern star defensive end Ckelby Givens, who is tied for first in the FCS in tackles for loss (8.5). “You have to respect Ckelby Givens,” Taylor said. “If you’re an opposing football team and don’t know where he is on the football field, shame on you. He’s

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linebacker Roquan Smith in the second quarter of last week’s game. With the Saints facing a third-and-8, Donaldson lined up in the backﬁeld comes to running backs. Donaldson to quarterback Tyler Shough’s right has rushed for just 6 yards in his and identiﬁed from where the presshort professional career, but he’s sure was coming. Smith barreled proven extremely useful when he through the A gap, only to get comdoesn’t have the ball in his hands. pletely wiped out by Donaldson. Just go back and look at what he ä See SAINTS, page 6C did to Baltimore Ravens All-Pro 3:25 P.M. SUNDAy, CBS

NEW YORK — The race for WNBA playoff seeding went down to the wire, illustrating just how evenly matched the eight teams heading into the postseason are. It’s why every coach, player and fan base in the playoffs say they have a legitimate shot to win the title. “It really doesn’t matter what seed you are. We have homecourt advantage. We all fight for that. There’s a reason why we all fight for that. But no, I don’t think anybody should be surprised at any outcomes,” Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve said. “I know the betting people will have favorites and that sort of thing. I wouldn’t pay attention to any of it. I wouldn’t be surprised by anything that happens because I think all the teams are that good.” Reeve doesn’t have to look far to find that reality. The Lynx open the playoffs against the Liberty. The teams met for the WNBA title two years ago and now New York is an eight

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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark, who has scored 20 or more points in eight of her past 10 games, will lead the Fever against the Los Vegas Aces in a first-round playoff series starting Sunday.

seed. No. 2 Golden State will play seven seed Dallas, third seed Las Vegas will play No. 6 Indiana and fourth seed Atlanta will host No. 5 Washington as the playoffs get

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Saints return specialist Brown out BY LUKE JOHNSON and MATTHEW PARAS

Bowers has yet to play this season after undergoing surgery for a meniscus trim on his left knee. The 23-year-old underwent the procedure after his knee limited him to just 12 games in 2025. When healthy, Bowers is one of the best pass-catching tight ends in football. The former Georgia star caught Bowers questionable 112 passes for 1,194 yards and ﬁve One of the best players for the touchdowns as a rookie, with his Las Vegas Raiders could make his production declining to 64 catches season debut against New Orleans. for 680 yards last season with seven Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said tight touchdowns. end Brock Bowers is questionable with a knee injury. Bowers did not prac- Surprising pipeline Much has been made about the tice Friday after being a limited participant the prior two days, but pipeline between the Denver BronKubiak told reporters that the DNP cos and New Orleans Saints, obviwas planned as part of his recovery. ously starting with Sean Payton.

But don’t discount the one between the Saints and Raiders. The Raiders have a coaching staff full of former Saints assistants, while New Orleans has signed a slew of former Raiders in recent years. The Las Vegas coaching staff features former offensive coordinator Kubiak, former quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko (now the Las Vegas OC), former offensive assistant Rick Dennison and former defensive coordinator Joe Woods. The four offensive coaches spent the 2024 season in New Orleans, while Woods joined the franchise a year earlier. They were all let go after a 5-12 season in 2024. As for Las Vegas-to-New Orleans, the big move was signing former quarterback Derek Carr in 2023 to reunite with then-coach Dennis Allen, who oversaw the Raiders from 2012-14. But other smaller transactions include former wide receivers Rod Teamer, Lynn Bowden and Bryan Edwards; former safety Johnathan Abram; former quarterback Nathan Peterman; former defensive tackle Kendal Vickers; former linebacker Cory Littleton; tight end Foster Moreau (now in Houston); kicker Daniel Carlson; edge rusher Tyree Wilson; running back Zamir White; and cornerback Decamerion Richardson. Some of the overlap can perhaps be attributed to Dave Ziegler, the former Raiders general manager who spent 2024 as an adviser to the New Orleans front ofﬁce. But Ziegler left in 2025 and the pipeline has stayed strong. The two teams agreed to a draft-day trade in April when the Saints acquired Wilson in exchange for a ﬁfth-round pick.

short-yardage back and Shough’s personal protector on third downs. Of the 20 snaps Donaldson played last week in Baltimore, 13 came on third down, many of those featuring him in pass protection. “He’s a beast,” Shough said. “He’s ﬁtting the A gap on Hall of Fame, Pro Bowl level guys every single week. It’s been awesome to see, especially from a rookie, an undrafted guy. His physicality, his preparation, it’s been really cool.” Coming into this summer, Donaldson was not on many radars. He went undrafted after a solid college career, where he racked up 2,419 yards and 40 touchdowns on the ground between West Virginia and Ohio State. He seemed buried near the bottom of a talented group of Saints running backs. But almost as soon as he got in, running backs coach Joel Thomas noted how quickly Donaldson picked up the pass protection principles. As training camp pro-

gressed and the team traveled to California for joint practices with the Rams and Cowboys, the Saints saw his performance match his understanding. “He had a pressure pickup against the Cowboys that was very similar to what he did in the game last Sunday,” Thomas said. “You know you can trust him.” Donaldson is easily the biggest back on the roster, checking in at 6-foot-1 and 230 pounds. His physical style matches his frame, which is why the Saints feel comfortable giving him the ball in short-yardage situations (Donaldson has converted all three of his carries for ﬁrst downs). But it’s not just the size and physicality, Thomas said. Defenders have to account for Donaldson’s length as a blocker, presenting a different target than most running backs. Donaldson also has a keen understanding of how pressure plans work and how to mix up what

he’s doing as a blocker. That is a product of his time at West Virginia with running backs coach Chad Scott. By his own account, Donaldson said he struggled in pass protection early in his college career. It was Scott who helped Donaldson understand the geometry of pressure packages — how the defense replaces a void in coverage when it sends a rusher from a certain spot, for example. Donaldson was learning how to arm himself with information before the snap to increase his odds of success. “So much of what this league is now on third downs is attacking your protection plans and trying to keep the running back in to create challenging matchups for them,” Saints coach Kellen Moore said. “I thought he did an awesome job, to go against that Baltimore defense. Those linebackers are really physical and really talented, and he was right there.”

WNBA Rookie of the Year Olivia Miles, who has had a dynamic first season in the league. Minnesota was the best team in the league for most of the season, rising to the top of the standings without Collier, who was sidelined after offseason surgery on both ankles. With her back, the Lynx look to win their first title since 2017. New York changed coaches during the offseason and have been beset by injuries for most of the year. They still have the talented trio of Breanna Stewart, Sabrina Ionescu and Jonquel Jones, who led them to the franchise’s first championship in 2024. Jones rolled her ankle in the regular-season finale and her health will be critical to the Liberty’s success. After winning the title in 2024, New York was surprisingly eliminated in the first round by Phoenix last year.

The Valkyries were swept in the ﬁrst round last season, but gained valuable experience and have the deepest bench in the league. Dallas had one of the biggest turnarounds in WNBA history, winning 17 more games this season than last year. Led by Bueckers, the Wings are back in the postseason for the first time in three years. Bueckers has Arike Ogunbowale has a running mate, giving Dallas two great shot-makers. The team’s health could be an issue though: No. 1 pick Azzi Fudd is sidelined for the season with a knee injury and Alanna Smith has been out with a left leg injury.

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Rookie kick returner Barion Brown is one of two New Orleans Saints players who will not play in the team’s home opener Sunday against the Las Vegas Raiders. Brown (hamstring) and defensive lineman Christen Miller (toe) each missed every practice this week with their respective injuries, and they were ruled out by the team Friday. Cornerback Martin Emerson Notebook practiced for the first time Friday after leaving last week’s game with a shoulder injury, and he is questionable for the Raiders game. Without Brown in the lineup, the Saints will have to use a different player as their primary punt and kick returner while also filling Brown’s duties as the No. 4 wideout. Brown, the Southeastern Conference’s all-time kick return touchdowns leader, showed his ability last week with a crucial 53-yard kick return near the end of the first half. Reserve defensive back Jayden Price handled punts and kicks in the preseason and has shared the field with Brown on kickoff returns this year. The Saints will almost certainly promote a receiver or two from their practice squad for Sunday’s game, with the top options being Kevin Austin, Cedric Tillman and Jalen Cropper. Miller has navigated multiple injuries since the Saints selected him in the second round of this year’s draft. He missed time in training camp with a shoulder issue and will now miss his second consecutive

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Continued from page 5C “I knew that blitz was coming before we snapped the ball,” Donaldson said. “I was anticipating instead of reacting, and I beat him to the spot.” The block cleared a wide-open passing lane for Shough, who fired an 11-yard strike to Chris Olave to set up the Saints’ first score of the game. “He got props from me on that exact play,” Ruiz said. “I looked at him and said, ‘Hey man, I like that.’ It’s great to see him out there clearing things up and getting dirty.” Ruiz is not the only Saints player to heap praise on the rookie out of Ohio State. Donaldson has earned his way onto the active roster and played a critical dirty-work role for the Saints in his first two games as the

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Continued from page 5C underway Sunday. The Liberty, Mystics and Fever all won the regular-season series against their first-round opponents. The Valkyries swept the Wings. Every series has star power and intriguing storylines. A’ja Wilson is looking to lead Las Vegas to its fourth title in ﬁve years and starts by taking on Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever. Clark is back in the playoffs after missing last season with an injury, while former LSU star Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers will be making their debuts in the postseason. Here’s a look at the four ﬁrstround series. They will play a best-of-three format.

Lynx vs Liberty Minnesota still stings from losing in overtime in a decisive Game 5 to New York two years ago in the WNBA Finals. Many of the key players are back for both teams with Napheesa Collier, Courtney Williams and Kayla McBride leading the Lynx. They are led by expected

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Saints wide receiver Barion Brown, center, celebrates his touchdown catch with teammates during a preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys on Aug. 28 in Arlington, Texas. game with a toe injury. He played 25 defensive snaps in the Saints’ Week 1 loss to Detroit. The remainder of the players on the injury report throughout the week, including starting running back Travis Etienne (hamstring), carry no injury designation for Sunday’s game and are available as needed.

Valkyries vs. Wings Golden State became the first expansion team to reach the postseason in its inaugural season last year and the Valkyries followed that up by competing for the No. 1 spot this year. Golden State is statistically the best defensive team in the league, holding teams to 78.8 points a game, led by Gabby Williams and Veronica Burton.

Aces vs. Fever The Las Vegas-Indiana matchup offers the most star power of any opening series with Wilson, Clark and Kelsey Mitchell leading the way. Wilson had another MVPlevel season, dominating on both ends of the court. Clark has been impressive for the past month, scoring more than 20 points in eight of the past 10 games. Her backcourt mate, Mitchell, had a WNBA record 27 straight games scoring 20 or more points. The teams met in the playoffs last season with Clark sidelined by injuries. The Aces came away with an

Dream vs. Mystics Both Atlanta and Washington lately haven’t had any luck in the playoffs, but that will change for someone. The Dream added to their roster this year with the acquisition of Reese and DeWanna Bonner, giving Atlanta two major pieces to an already stacked lineup that features Rhyne Howard and Allisha Gray. With Reese and Bonner, the Dream hope to win a playoff series for the ﬁrst time since 2016. They’ve been knocked out of the postseason in the opening round the past three seasons. Reese gives them added toughness and is the best rebounder in the WNBA. Bonner provides playoff experience and veteran leadership. Washington, which is the youngest team in the league, is back in the postseason for the first time since 2023. Like the Dream, the team hasn’t had any success in the playoffs since winning the franchise’s lone title in 2019. The young core led by Shakira Austin, Kiki Iriafen and Sonia Citron have anchored the second-best defense in the league and have shown they can play with anyone in the league

International sweep puts U.S. in 7-3 hole at Presidents Cup

MEDINAH, Ill. — Ryan Fox and Nick Taylor each delivered clutch moments Friday that carried the Internationals to another stunning sweep in foursomes at the Presidents Cup, giving them a 7-3 lead going into the weekend as they look to end more than two decades of losing. “It was an incredible day for us,” International captain Geoff Ogilvy said. It was the second straight time the Americans were shut out in foursomes. Unlike two years ago at Royal Montreal, they had swept the opening session and could afford getting blanked. Now the Internationals have their largest lead after two sessions since Royal Melbourne in 1998, the only year they won the Presidents Cup.

Commanders QB Daniels not on IR despite injury

ASHBURN, Va. — The Commanders have not discussed putting Jayden Daniels on injured reserve with the quarterback’s return from a dislocated left elbow apparently a possibility within the next month, Washington general manager Adam Peters said Friday. “As of right now, surgery is not on the table, and we haven’t discussed IR,” Peters said on 106.7 The Fan. “So it’s just a matter of how we’re going to get him back on the ﬁeld. That’s still to be determined.” Peters said Daniels returned late Thursday night and was meeting with the Commanders on Friday. Team officials have talked with medical ofﬁcials around the country, and Peters called it a medical decision that Washington is working through.

RB Chubb signs one-day contract, retires with Browns

BEREA, Ohio — Nick Chubb had a unique relationship with Cleveland, a city he grew to adore and one that loved him back. On Friday, Chubb announced that he was retiring with the Browns, who signed him to a one-day contract so they could celebrate his career. Over seven seasons as a star running back with the Browns, Chubb, a four-time Pro Bowler, rushed for 6,843 yards and scored 51 touchdowns for Cleveland while becoming one of the most beloved players in franchise history. Selected in the second round of the 2018 draft by the Browns out of Georgia, Chubb ran for 996 yards as a rookie and was on track to become one of the NFL’s all-time greats before suffering a left knee injury against Pittsburgh in 2023.

Cubs 3B Bregman back after injuries from foul ball

BOSTON — Alex Bregman was back in the Chicago Cubs’ lineup, ﬁve days after he suffered facial fractures when struck on the face in the on-deck circle. Bregman was 0 for 4 with a strikeout as a designated hitter Friday in a 4-3 loss to Boston in a doubleheader opener. He was hurt at Cincinnati last Sunday, sustaining several fractures from the ball off the bat of teammate Michael Busch. Bregman missed three games. A two-time World Series champion, Bregman will be playing in his 10th straight postseason since missing out as a rookie with Houston in 2016. He said he’s not concerned over Chicago’s opponent for the best-of-three first round matchup, which starts Tuesday.

Sparks fire coach Roberts after missing playoffs again

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Sparks ﬁred coach Lynne Roberts on Friday, a day after her team missed the playoffs for the second straight year under her leadership. Roberts was hired in 2024 and the Sparks went 37-51 in her two seasons in charge of the team. “We are grateful to Lynne for the commitment and determination she brought to the role, which was evident all the way through our last game last night,” Sparks special adviser Farhan Zaidi said. The Sparks will rebuild around Cameron Brink and two potential lottery draft picks. The team has a new general manager in Ariana Andonian, who was hired last month to replace Raegan Pebley.

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Plays: 62.0 PASS 24.5

RUSH 37.5

Turnovers: 1.00 INTERCEPTIONS 0.50

FUMBLES 0.50

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 417.3 PASS 203.8

RUSH 213.5

Turnovers forced: 1.00 INTERCEPTIONS 0.50

FUMBLES 0.50

SCORING PER GAME 38.3

26.8

33.5

21.2

SCORED ALLOWED

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LEADERS PASSING Christian Johnson 59.55%, 575 yards, 6 TDs, INT RUSHING Trey Holly 61 carries, 341 yards, 5.6 avg, 4 TDs Mike Franklin 25 carries, 204 yards, 8.2 avg, TD Christian Johnson 25 carries, 76 yards, 3.0 avg, 2 TDs RECEIVING Daejawn Smith 13 catches, 195 yards, 15.0 avg, TD Trey Holly 6 catches, 46 yards, 7.67 avg Damien Henderson 5 catches, 44 yards, 8.8 avg DEFENSE Tay James 25 tackles, 3 for loss, 2 sacks Herman Brister 20 tackles, 3 for loss, 3 sacks

SCHEDULE AUGUST 29 vs. Alabama State L, 30-17 SEPTEMBER 5 Kentucky St. W, 34-15 12 at Houston L, 77-6 19 La. Christian W, 50-31 26 at Jackson State 6 p.m./ESPN+ OCTOBER 3 UAPB 6 p.m./SWAC TV 10 at Prairie View 2 p.m./SWAC TV 24 at TSU 2 p.m. SWAC TV 31 at Florida A&M 2 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 Bethune-Cookman 2 p.m. 14 Alcorn State University 2 p.m. 28 Grambling 1 p.m./NBC

PREDICTION JACKSON STATE 31, SOUTHERN 21: Southern arguably has the best

player in the game in Ckelby Givens. The star defensive end will create havoc and opportunities for teammates to pressure Jackson State quarterback Jared Lockhart. If the Tigers limit the Southern ground attack, quarterback Christian Johnson could be able to take on a heavier load with Fred McNair now calling plays. But Jackson State has more high-end talent on both sides of the ball, a more experienced coach in T.C. Taylor and home-field advantage. Toyloy Brown III

SWAC STANDINGS Conf. W L Jackson St. 0 0 Ala. A&M 0 0 BCU 0 0 Ala. State 0 0 Fla. A&M 0 0 MVSU 0 0 Conf. W L Alcorn St. 1 0 Prairie View1 0 Grambling 0 0 Southern 0 0 UAPB 0 1 Texas So. 0 1

East PF 0 0 0 0 0 0

PA 0 0 0 0 0 0

All Games W L PF PA 3 0 133 45 3 1 137 60 2 1 111 94 2 1 81 51 1 3 66 144 1 3 47 137

PF 53 52 0 0 51 14

PA 51 14 0 0 53 52

All games W L PF PA 2 2 132 145 1 3 95 138 2 1 104 96 2 2 107 153 2 2 141 157 1 2 66 133

West

Saturday’s Games

Texas Southern at Alcorn St., 3 p.m. MVSU at Alabama St., 5 p.m. SC State at Bethune-Cookman, 6 p.m. Southern at Jackson St., 6 p.m. Alabama A&M at Florida A&M, 6 p.m. Prairie View vs. Grambling St. at Dallas, 6 p.m.

Oct. 3 Games

SOUTHERN at JACKSON STATE

6 p.m. Saturday, Jackson, Miss. TV: ESPN+ | Radio: KQXL-FM, 106.5 Line: Jackson State by 20½ (Over/Under: 57½)

First vs. worst set for SWAC matchup

TEAM STATS OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 341.8

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Alcorn St. at Grambling St., 2 p.m. Prairie View at MVSU, 2 p.m. Alabama St. at Bethune-Cookman, 3 p.m. Jackson St. vs. Ala. A&M at Mobile, Ala., 4 p.m. Texas Southern at FAU, 5 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff at Southern., 6 p.m.

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN Staff writer

Week 4 has arrived, and so has conference play for the majority of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. With a few teams on bye weeks, Alabama A&M continues to establish itself as one of the best in the SWAC after a blowout victory over Division II opponent Bowie State. Here are The Advocate’s Week 4 SWAC football power rankings:

1. Alabama State Record: 2-1 Previous ranking: 1 Last week: Bye This week: 5 p.m. vs. Mississippi Valley State Extra points: The Hornets come off a bye week straight into conference play with a home matchup against Mississippi Valley State. Coach Eddie Robinson said he isn’t taking the opponent lightly because the Delta Devils had a 14-0 lead on Alabama State just two seasons ago. Alabama State has won 15 of the last 16 games against MVSU.

2. Jackson State Record: 3-0 Previous ranking: 2 Last week: 40-7 win vs. Tuskegee This week: 6 p.m. vs. Southern, ESPN+ Extra points: The Tigers open up SWAC play against the rival Jaguars. Jackson State has lived up to the preseason expectations, as it leads the conference in points per game, passing, total offense, total defense, run defense, ﬁrst downs and fewest ﬁrst downs given up. Jackson State looks to extend a seven-game winning streak against the Jaguars.

3. Prairie View Record: 1-3, 1-0 SWAC Previous ranking: 3 Last week: 31-10 loss vs. Stephen F. Austin This week: 6 p.m. vs. Grambling in Dallas, ESPN+ Extra points: Prairie View returns to action this week after pushing through a brutal nonconference slate that included undefeated Tarleton State, Stephen F. Austin and Big 12 program Baylor. Now, Prairie View faces Grambling, a program it has beaten seven of the last eight meetings.

4. Alabama A&M Record: 3-1 Previous ranking: 5 Last week: 45-3 win vs. Bowie State This week: 6 p.m. at Florida A&M Extra points: The Bulldogs continue to climb in the rankings and establish themselves as an upper-echelon program in the conference. Offensively, Alabama A&M is led by Jarel Williams, who leads the conference with 358 yards receiving. On defense, senior defensive back Jeremiah Hudson-Davis leads the SWAC with 39 total tackles. D.J. Barber and John Robinson also contribute to the top-rated defense in the conference.

5. Grambling Record: 2-1 Previous ranking: 4

SOUTHERN

STAFF PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS

Jackson State wide receiver Nate Rembert, right, is tackled by Southern safety Elijah West, left, during the teams’ game last season at A.W. Mumford Stadium on Sept. 27. Last week: Bye This week: 6 p.m. vs. Prairie View in Dallas, ESPN+ Extra points: The Tigers have a top-five defense and offense in the SWAC. Junior defensive back Jalen Guillard leads the group defensively as he’s second in the SWAC in pass breakups and also second with two forced fumbles. Sophomore running back D’Shaun Ford leads the SWAC with six rushing touchdowns while junior Tony Phillips leads the conference by averaging 10.1 yards per carry.

6. Bethune-Cookman Record: 2-1 Previous ranking: 6 Last week: 62-3 win vs. Virginia Lynchburg This week: 6 p.m. vs. South Carolina State Extra points: The young Wildcats have a top-two defense in the SWAC and leads the conference in defensive efﬁciency. Freshman linebacker Myron Shafer leads the conference with two interceptions through three games, and freshman Keontae Byas leads the SWAC in passes defended. Next up is undefeated South Carolina State, the No. 1 team in the HBCU poll.

7. Alcorn State Record: 2-2, 1-0 Previous ranking: 7 Last week: 38-20 loss at North Alabama This week: 3 p.m. vs. Texas Southern Extra points: Senior quarterback Jaylon Tolbert has thrown for 11 touchdowns this season, the most in the SWAC, and he’s also second in passing yards per game. The Braves return to conference play as they look for a third straight win against Texas Southern. Coach Cedric Thomas said the

“We just haven’t been as consistent as I would have liked them to be. But again, we are improving Continued from page 5C each and every week.” Jackson State has multiple speedy wide receivers, includthat good of a football player. ing sophomore Jabari Jones and “I have the utmost respect for ﬁfth-year senior Nate Rembert. him, and we got to know where Both are lethal after the catch he’s at. And I tell my guys, especially these O-linemen, if you can and create space for deep passes. The quarterback delivering the block a guy like that, you’ll have an opportunity to play on the next ball is 6-6 sophomore Jared Lockhart, who has shown a strong arm level.” Southern defensive coordinator and an ability to extend plays. He ranks second in the SWAC in Todd Lyght is prepared for his passing touchdowns (nine), third 6-foot-2, 245-pound edge rusher in passing yards (986) and third to be keyed on. He said that in completion percentage (67.9). Givens won’t be stationed in the Southern wants to rely on its same place every snap. rushing attack, especially after Although Givens is arguably piling up 367 yards last week the best defensive player in the even without freshman Champ game, he needs his teammates’ Davis. Faulk said the team’s secsupport. Lyght said the Jaguars’ ond-best tailback will miss this front seven can displace offencontest with a shoulder injury. sive linemen and has performed Top running back Trey Holly well so far this season. Linebackand 6-2 power back Mike Franker Tay James has been stellar, lin will man the backﬁeld behind ranking third in the SWAC with an offensive line that Southern 18 solo tackles and adding two believes can be the best in the sacks and an interception. conference. The third level of the defense The starters — left tackle Trinihas the most room for growth dad Wilson, left guard Mikyal after allowing several explosive Trotter, center Tim Artis, right plays this year. guard Jeron Lewis and right “Secondary-wise, we have played well at times,” Lyght said. tackle James Wright — played to

SWAC POWER RANKINGS

This week: 3 p.m. at Alcorn State Extra points: The Tigers return to SWAC play after a bye week of studying the mistakes that have team wants to key on limiting the led them to start the season under Tigers’ explosive plays, as Texas .500. Texas Southern currently Southern ranks fourth in the con- has the third-worst offense and the worst defense in the SWAC. ference for rushing. Senior running back Athean Ren8. Southern fro remains a bright spot for the program, as he leads the conferRecord: 2-2 Previous ranking: 10 ence with 97.7 yards rushing per Last week: 50-31 win vs. Louisiana game. Christian This week: 6 p.m. at Jackson State, 11. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ESPN+ Record: 2-2, 0-1 Extra points: Running back Trey Previous ranking: 11 Holly and quarterback Christian Last week: 41-35 win vs. Central Johnson earned SWAC honors this State week. Holly was the Offensive This week: Bye Player of the Week after running Extra points: Coach Alonzo Hampfor 200 yards and two touchdowns ton said this is the best offense in the win over Louisiana Chris- he’s had at UAPB, and the numtian. Johnson was the Newcomer bers back it up. The Golden Lions of the Week after he completed have the No. 3-ranked offense in 16 of 22 passes for 172 yards and the SWAC and the second-best four touchdowns in addition to rushing attack. Next up is a road running for another touchdown. matchup against Southern on Oct. 3, as UAPB looks to win its 9. Florida A&M first game in Baton Rouge since 2020. Record: 1-3 Previous ranking: 8 Last week: 29-26 loss vs. Tennessee 12. Mississippi Valley State State Record: 1-3 This week: 6 p.m. vs. Alabama Previous ranking: 12 A&M Last week: 21-6 loss vs. Delta State Extra points: Despite the close loss This week: 5 p.m. at Alabama State to Tennessee State, a pair of RatExtra points: The Delta Devils suftlers received conference recog- fered a disappointing two-score nition this week. Linebacker Den- loss against Division II Delta State zel Johnson was named Defensive in their home opener. This week, Player of the Week after tallying the conference’s worst offense 12 tackles, including seven solo. faces a top-three SWAC defense. Punter Bobby Engstler earned To pull off the upset in MontgomSpecial Teams Player of the Week ery, coach Terrell Buckley wants after he booted six punts for 257 his team to decrease penalties, as total yards, including three inside the Delta Devils lead the SWAC the 20 and a 57-yard punt. with 42 flags through the first four games.

10. Texas Southern Record: 1-2, 0-1 Previous ranking: 9 Last week: Bye

Faulk’s standard when the Jaguars totaled 539 yards last week. He said he wants to dominate time of possession with prolonged drives. Taylor was complimentary of the Southern offensive line, Holly’s explosiveness and the overall rushing attack. He also has “total faith” that defensive coordinator Torenzo Quinn will scheme a way to slow Southern’s ground game. Jackson State also has productive defensive players such as fifth-year linebackers Reid Pulliam and J’Cori Hargon, and senior Kam Sallis, the preseason SWAC Defensive Player of the Year. The Tigers are also expected to have fifth-year linebacker Carmello Jones, a preseason All-SWAC second-team selection, play his first game. If the Tigers successfully limit Holly, then Southern will need quarterback Christian Johnson

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to win the game with his arm. The redshirt junior is coming off his best outing, completing 16 of 22 passes for 172 yards, four passing touchdowns, a rushing touchdown and no turnovers. His favorite receiver Daejawn Smith is ninth in the SWAC in receiving yards (195). Faulk was asked to grade the Southern defense, special teams and offense through four games. He gave his defense a “B-,” special teams a “C and his offense “C-” after last week’s game. If the Jaguars want to pull off an upset, they must approach “A” grades in all phases. “What we want to do is make it an uncomfortable game, make it a close game to where it comes down to plays and guys making plays,” Faulk said. Email Toyloy Brown III at toyloy.brown@theadvocate.com.

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THE VARSITY ZONE Denham Springs nips Prairieville in seesaw battle

WALK IT OFF

BY RICH LOUP

Contributing writer Denham Springs turned a backand-forth game in its favor midway through the third quarter and held on for a 42-39 victory at Prairieville in the District 5-5A opener for both teams. Tanner Koerner rushed for 219 yards and three touchdowns, and Devin Kinchen added a touchdown pass for the Yellow Jackets (3-1). Quarterback Skylar Kelly passed for 166 yards and two touchdowns and added 129 yards rushing, and Courtnei Payne rushed for two scores for Prairieville (2-2), which led 24-21 at halftime. Denham Springs took advantage of a couple of breaks and the strong running of Koerner to flip the game. “With our youth, we’re going to get into some shootouts,” Denham Springs coach Brett Beard said. “We’re making some mistakes and putting ourselves in bad spots. But when we need to make plays, we have to make plays, we make plays. We get off the field when we need to.” Prairieville coach Mike Schmitt lamented a handful of mistakes that cost his team dearly. “We gave up three possessions (with) two fumbles on punts, and that was the difference in the game,” Schmitt said. “I feel like any one of those possessions, we go down and score again. We missed a couple of important plays there at the end to get a first down to keep up and score.” Prairieville trailed 35-31 in the third quarter when a drive that started at the Praireville 34 came up a yard short at the Denham Springs 28. The Yellow Jackets seized the opening with a 72-yard scoring drive that took 6:28 off the clock. Jeremy Williams’ 5-yard TD run

gave Denham Springs a 42-31 cushion with 7:12 to go. Payne drew Prairieville closer with a 1-yard plunge with 4:22 to go. Kelly’s two-point conversion run finished the scoring, but left the Hurricanes three points short. The game’s first half set a competitive tenor, and the second half continued that tone. The teams traded touchdowns on their first possessions of the third quarter. Jaylen Williams’ 10-yard score put the Yellow Jackets ahead 28-24 in the first minute of the third quarter. Prairieville regained the lead 31-28 on Payne’s 3-yard run with 7:20 to go in the quarter. But Koerner broke free for a 33-yard scamper and followed it up with a 23-yard TD that gave Denham Springs a 35-31 edge with 5:57 to go in the third quarter. It was a lead the Yellow Jackets would not surrender as they finally gained the upper hand to shake pesky Prairieville. The Hurricanes got the early jump with a 68-yard scoring drive capped by Stantyn Delapasse’s 4-yard touchdown run. Jovani Rodriguez added the extra point for a 7-0 lead with 7:18 to go in the first quarter. A muffed punt gave Denham Springs life, and Kinchen’s 27-yard TD pass to Trey Seals with Joseph Herrera tied the game at 7-7 with 5:29 left in the first quarter. Kelly to Nayden Paul for a 40yard score was answered by Koerner’s 12-yard score for a 14-14 tie after the first period. Rodriguez’s 24-yard field goal gave Prairieville a 17-14 edge, but Koerner broke off a 49-yard scoring run to put Denham Springs on top 21-17. Kelly’s 27-yard TD pass to Parker Faist with 7:15 remaining in the first half put Prairieville ahead 24-21.

West Feliciana’s fortitude helps in win over Carencro BY PATRICK WRIGHT Contributing writer

West Feliciana running back Ean Hills scored three of his four touchdowns in the fourth quarter as the Saints took advantage of Carencro miscues to pull away for a 41-23 win in a nondistrict game Friday night at West Feliciana. Holding a 20-17 lead after three quarters, West Feliciana (4-0) turned the game around early in the ﬁnal quarter with key defensive and special teams plays. Linebacker Collin D’Aquilla hit Carencro flanker Malachi Menard as he was attempting a forward pass after receiving a backward pass from quarterback Carson Gurzi. The ball ﬂuttered and was intercepted by London Tavaris, who returned it to the Bears 8-yard line. Hills scored on the next play to put the Saints up 27-17. Carencro (1-3) didn’t get a chance to answer on offense. The ensuing kickoff landed at the 15-yard line and bounced away from several Bears before West Feliciana recovered at the Bears 8. Three plays later, Hills scored from 1 yard out to put the Saints up 34-14. Hills added a 45-yard scoring run at the 7:20 mark to put the game away. “Over the course of four quarters, we just weren’t very physical, very competitive or very sound,” Carencro coach Gavin Peters said. “Those are the things you have to do to win football games. You’ve got to care and you have to make plays. We didn’t do any of that tonight.” Before the late domination, West Feliciana had to climb out of an early hole.

After a safety for the game’s first points, Carencro drove 51 yards in four plays and scored on a 23-yard pass from Gurzi to Dentrell Morrison. Carday Batiste scored the two-point conversion to put the Bears up 10-0 with 7:29 remaining in the first quarter. The Saints weren’t down long. Tookie Dorsey took the ensuing kickoff and raced 89 yards down the left sideline for a score to cut the deficit to 10-6. After a Carencro punt on the next possession, West Feliciana drove 91 yards in 11 plays to score on a 7-yard touchdown pass from Brooks Hebert to Kharen Scott, giving the Saints a 13-10 lead late in the first quarter. West Feliciana coach Terry Minor said the early deficit didn’t bother his team. “We teach our kids mental performance,” he said. “It is something that we weren’t good at last year. We got down 10-0 tonight, but our players are trained to think well. They understand that one little moment isn’t going to define them.” The teams traded touchdowns in the second quarter and the Saints led 20-17 at halftime. Morrison led Carencro with 15 catches and 95 yards, but only 6 of the yards came in the second half, when the Bears offense generated only 94 yards. Hills totaled 138 yards on the ground, with 104 of those coming in the second half. Minor said the win was big for the direction of the program. “We have a young staff, and guys in coordinator positions for the first time,” Minor said. “I wanted those guys to feel moments like this to show that they are capable of doing it. Tonight was big for them”

STAFF PHOTOS By MICHAEL JOHNSON

East Ascension quarterback Zaylen Smith races past St. Amant defensive back Brody Mire in the second quarter on Friday in St. Amant.

East Ascension knocks off St. Amant with FG in double overtime BY JACKSON REYES Staff writer

East Ascension sophomore kicker Reilly Hopkins missed one field goal and had another blocked in the second half against rival St. Amant. When the Spartans faced fourth down from the 1-yard line in double overtime, redemption presented itself. Spartans coach Brock Matherne elected to roll out his kicker to seal the win. Hopkins buried it between the uprights to seal a 45-42 win over the Gators at St. Amant High School on Friday night. East Ascension (3-1) now leads in the all-time series 24-23. “You’ve just got to trust him,” Matherne said. “He missed two field goals, but I never thought anything other than their defense was playing well. Let’s get it through the uprights and try to get out of here.” St. Amant (2-2) trailed 35-28 late in the fourth but scored off a 39-yard screen pass from Brock Koontz to Jourden Hickerson. Both sides scored in the first overtime. East Ascension’s Zaylen Smith found Zion Delong for a 7-yard score. Hickerson scored on the first play on a 10-yard rushing touchdown. In the second overtime, the East Ascension defense forced a fourth down at the 5. St. Amant then missed a 22-yard field goal. The Spartans reached the 1 before Hopkins’ kick ended the game. Smith put up a big performance for East Ascension, completing 22 of 42 passes for 279 yards and three touchdowns. He also ran for three touchdowns. In the first quarter, St. Amant opened the scoring with a 15-yard touchdown pass from Brock Koontz to Rylan Delaune. Smith drove his team down the field and answered with a 3-yard score. After a St. Amant interception and an East Ascension fumble, St. Amant took the lead after Koontz found Hickerson for a 4-yard score on a fourth-and-goal play-action pass from 4 yards out.

East Ascension’s Zion Delong, left, celebrates a touchdown with quarterback Zaylen Smith in the second quarter against St. Amant on Friday. The Gators later forced a turnover on downs, but Koontz then threw his second interception to defensive lineman Gavan Allen that set up a 4-yard touchdown by Smith to Zion Delon on the first play of the drive. Kayden Thodile housed the ensuing kickoff for a 79-yard touchdown to put St. Amant in front. During the play, St. Amant received its second sideline warning of the game, which meant head coach David Oliver was ejected late in the first half. East Ascension answered in just three plays. Smith completed passes of 34 and 11 yards. He then ran it up the middle untouched for a 12-yard touchdown to tie it at halftime. Smith found Jayden Ursin for a 65-yard touchdown to start the third. St. Amant answered in five plays. Koontz threw it to Andrew Euhus on a post, and he dragged a defender into the end zone for a 29-yard score. On the next drive, Smith completed two passes of 25 and 5 yards. He also ran it for 19 yards, then finally gashed the Gators defense for a 16-yard rushing touchdown. St. Amant tied it late to send it to overtime before Hopkins got a chance to be the hero.

Episcopal outlasts Country Day BY CHRIS CHAPPLE Contributing writer

When Episcopal and Country Day meet in football, a high-scoring affair is the norm. Friday was no different as Episcopal outlasted Country Day 64-57 at Episcopal. The Knights won the turnover battle 3-0 on a night when neither team’s defense could stop the other. Last season, Episcopal won 66-57. Episcopal (2-2) jumped out to a 15-0 lead before Country Day had an offensive play as William Mullins recovered a fumble for Episcopal on a kickoff to set up a second quick score. Episcopal junior Luke Dickerson ran for five touchdowns, including three in the first half. Episcopal had 209 yards rushing on 36 carries in the first half, and 511 yards on 73 carries in the game. Dickerson scored on runs of 2, 1, 2, 22 and 34 yards. Country Day (1-3) sophomore quarterback Jack Grace completed 29 of 32 passes for 357 yards and six touchdowns. But he threw two interceptions to Landry Boyce, including one in the fourth quarter that was pivotal.

“I’m proud of the way my team competed,” Country Day coach Ben Powell said. “Episcopal is a good football team. We had a chance to tie it or win with two minutes to go. We lost the turnover battle.” Episcopal led 15-8 after the first quarter and 30-20 at halftime. Episcopal outscored the visitors 28-22 in the third quarter to pull ahead 58-42. Country Day rallied with Grace tossing a 10-yard TD pass to Justin Drago that cut the deficit to 58-50 with 11:47 left in the game. Drago had a monster game with 77 yards rushing on four carries, 10 catches for 72 yards and three kickoff returns for 174 yards with four touchdowns and three two-point conversions. Episcopal put together a drive of 6:37 capped by Chandler Amacker’s 3-yard TD run. Episcopal’s two-point run attempt failed as the Knights led 64-50 with 5:14 remaining. Country Day then drove 53 yards in four plays. Grace tossed a 20yard TD pass to Preston Snyder. Jacob Luder’s extra point cut the deficit to 64-57. Episcopal went for it on fourth-

and-6 from midfield and Tanner Rouse had the tackle to stop the drive, but Grace was intercepted on second down. Episcopal tried to run the clock down and again lined up to attempt a fourth-and-4 play. Episcopal quarterback Michael Kelleher ran a hard count, and Country Day jumped offsides. That allowed the Knights to enter the victory formation. “We’re used to this type of game with Country Day,” Episcopal coach Travis Bourgeois said. “Every point mattered and every possession mattered. Hats off to both teams for competing to the end. This was a big win for us. Proud of the guys for executing the game plan. We wanted to keep their offense off the field.” Dickerson led Episcopal in rushing with 185 yards on 34 carries. Amacker added 88 yards on 16 carries. Aidan Bradford had 12 carries for 61 yards, and Eli Miller posted 87 yards on five carries. Grace tossed TDs of 2, 15 and 20 yards to Curtis McAllister. Drago had an 85-yard kickoff return. Alex Moore had eight catches for 129 yards and Colin Snyder five catches for 78 yards for Country Day.

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SCOREBOARD Odds

SATURDAY’S STATE CAPSULES

Sports Betting Line NFL Sunday

Lamar at Nicholls State

FAVORITE OPEN at DETROIT 91/2 at BUFFALO 21/2 Seattle 31/2 Houston 21/2 at NY GIANTS 3 Kansas City 7 Carolina 21/2 Cincinnati 11/2 at JA 11/2 Minnesota 11/2 at SAN FRAN 111/2 Baltimore 21/2 at N.O. 3 LA Rams 3

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 61/2 (481/2) NY Jets 71/2 (501/2) Chargrs 71/2 (401/2) at WASH 11/2 (421/2) at IND 21/2 (381/2) Tennessee 101/2 (451/2) at MIAMI 21/2 (421/2) at CLE 31/2 (421/2) at PITT 3 (461/2) New Eng 11/2 (421/2) at TAMPA 81/2 (481/2) Arizona 31/2 (531/2) at DALLAS 31/2 (431/2) Las Vegas 21/2 (441/2) at DENVER

FAVORITE OPEN Philadelphia 11/2

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 41/2 (411/2)at CHICAGO

Monday

College Football FAVORITE OPEN at BAYLOR 61/2 at PITT 491/2 Texas 61/2 at UTSA 101/2 Virginia Tech 141/2 at LOUSVLLE 131/2 UNLV 131/2 at OHIO ST 261/2 at TEX TECH 401/2 at KENT ST 31/2 at TOLEDO 31/2 at KENTUCKY 201/2 at E. MICH 281/2 UCLA 11/2 Notre Dame 271/2 at GSU 81/2 at FSU 431/2 Hawaii 51/2 at GEORGIA 10 Utah 111/2 Boise State 71/2 at MICHIGAN 41/2 at OHIO 371/2 at DUKE 431/2 at FLORIDA 11/2 New Mexico 131/2 at BUFFALO 281/2 at MARSHLL 261/2 at MIAMI (OH) 51/2 TCU 11/2 Houston 201/2 at E. CAR 311/2 at AUBURN 81/2 at PENN ST 111/2 Nebraska 51/2 South Florida 141/2 J. Madison 11/2 at VIRGINIA 211/2 at TSU 301/2 at FLA INTL 341/2 UL 131/2 at MIA (FL) 421/2 at TULANE 161/2 at JAX ST 121/2 at ALABAMA 111/2 at W. KENT 371/2 Kansas St 61/2 at ARKAN ST 51/2 at W VIRGINIA 21/2 at LSU 3 Oregon 51/2 at NC ST 111/2 at N. TEXAS 381/2 at UTAH ST 11/2 Arizona 121/2 at MISS ST 11/2 Florida Atl 111/2 at ARKANSAS 101/2 at SMU 341/2 Oregon St 101/2 UMass 51/2 at FRESNO ST 121/2 Georgia Tech 51/2 Air Force 31/2 at WASH 81/2

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 91/2 (551/2) Colorado 521/2 (631/2) Bucknell 51/2 (541/2) at TEN 14 (561/2) Colrado St 14 (471/2) at B. COLL 131/2 (571/2) W. Forest 131/2 (521/2) at AKRON 271/2 (541/2) Illinois 341/2 (561/2) Sam Hou 3 (501/2) Ball State 21/2 (511/2) Sdsu 201/2 (541/2) S. Albama 251/2 (511/2) Lindenwd 11/2 (561/2)at MRYLND 271/2 (571/2) at PURDUE 101/2 (561/2) N. Illinois 451/2 (631/2) C. Arkan 21/2 (431/2)at WYMNG 131/2 (441/2) Oklahoma 81/2 (471/2)at IOWA ST 71/2 (501/2)at W. MICH 51/2 (381/2) Iowa 331/2 (531/2) Stonehill 431/2 (621/2)Will & Mary 31/2 (581/2) Ole Miss 111/2 (481/2) at NMSU 281/2 (451/2) R. Morris 231/2 (521/2)Grdnr-Wbb 31/2 (511/2) UConn 3 (481/2) at UCF 171/2 (561/2) at GA SOU 361/2 (561/2)N. Car Cent 91/2 (551/2) Vanderbilt 10 (431/2) Wisconsin 51/2 (491/2) at MSU 171/2 (491/2)at B. GREEN 6 (441/2) at OLD DM 191/2 (521/2) Delaware 301/2 (641/2)Incrn Word 361/2 (531/2) LIU 10 (481/2) at CHAR 411/2 (541/2)C. Michigan 18 (521/2)South Miss 7 (511/2) M. Tenn 121/2 (541/2) S. Carolina 401/2 (561/2) Mrcyhrst 61/2 (551/2) at CIN 61/2 (521/2) Kennsw St 2 (611/2) Oklah St 81/2 (521/2)Texas A&M 3 (611/2) at USC 14 (551/2) App St 381/2 (601/2) Hou Christ 3 (471/2) Troy 101/2 (481/2)at WASH ST 51/2 (581/2) Missouri 111/2 (581/2) at ULM 7 (501/2) Tulsa 341/2 (601/2)Missouri St 101/2 (561/2) at UTEP 41/2 (481/2) at SAC ST 131/2 (441/2) Rice 31/2 (481/2) at STNFRD 6 (501/2)at NEVADA 101/2 (461/2) Minnesota

WHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: John L. Stadium (10,500), Thibodaux ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Lamar 2-1, 0-0 Southland Conference; Nicholls 2-2, 1-0 LATEST LINE: Lamar by 81/2 (451/2) SERIES: Lamar leads 9-7 LAST MEETING: Lamar, which was idle last week, is ranked 15th in the Stats Perform FCS poll. ... The Cardinals of Beaumont, Texas, have road wins over previously ranked No. 15 Abilene Christian and Idaho. ... Nicholls is coming off a 59-0 loss at Sam Houston in which the Colonels were outgained 619-163. ... Nicholls is 2-0 at home and 0-2 on the road.

UL at Charlotte

WHEN: 5:30 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Jerry Richardson Stadium (15, 314), Charlotte, N.C. ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: UL 2-1; Charlotte 0-3, 0-0 LATEST LINE: UL by 10 (481/2) SERIES: First meeting LAST MEETING: n/a NOTES: The two teams, which have never met, will play again in Lafayette in 2032. ... Charlotte opened the season with a 43-41 triple-overtime loss at home to The Citadel. ... The Niners are coming off a 26-21 loss to Appalachian State in a game delayed 31/2 hours by the weather. Charlotte rallied from a 26-7 fourthquarter deﬁcit before coming up short. ... UL’s defense is allowing 114.7 yards rushing and 187.3 yards this season. The have six sacks and 17 stops tackles for loss. ... The 49ers are averaging 131.7 yards rushing and 237.3 yards passing per game.

Southeastern Louisiana at Northwestern State

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Turpin Stadium (15,971), Natchitoches ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: SLU 2-2, 0-0 Southland Conference; NW State 0-4, 0-1 LATEST LINE: SLU by 391/2 (611/2) SERIES: SLU leads 41-29 LAST MEETING: SLU won 49-0 in 2025. NOTES: SLU, coming off its ﬁrst win over an FBS opponent in a 38-35 victory over ULM, will face one of the nation’s worst FCS teams (ranked No. 125 of 128 teams in the Massey ratings) in the Demons. ... Lions QB Kyle Lowe leads the Southland Conference and is seventh in the FCS with nine TD passes. ... SLU has won 15 straight games in the series. ... The Demons are returning from a three-game road trip.

Southern Miss at Tulane

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Yulman Stadium (30,000), New Orleans ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Both teams are 1-2. LATEST LINE: Tulane by 18 (521/2) SERIES: USM leads 24-10 LAST MEETING: Tulane won 21-3 in 2023. NOTES: The series, touted as “The Battle for the Bell,” features former USM coach Will Hall leading the Green Wave in his ﬁrst season. ... Former Calvary Baptist

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QB Landry Lyddy is expected to make his second start for the Golden Eagles. Lyddy is 20-of-33 passing for 265 yards with one TD and one interception. ... RB Steven Robinson leads the USM ground game with 246 yards rushing and four TDs. ... Tulane RB Jamauri McClure and WR Zycarl Lewis are expected to miss the game with injuries. ... The Green Wave has an open date next week before opening American Athletic Conference play on Oct. 10.

East Texas A&M at McNeese State

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Navarre Stadium (17,610), Lake Charles. ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: ETAM 1-3, 1-1 Southland Conference; McNeese 1-3, 0-2 LATEST LINE: McNeese by 31/2 (511/2) SERIES: Tied 3-3 LAST MEETING: McNeese won 35-20 in 2025. NOTES: Opening-game starter Jake Strong will take over as the McNeee QB after Devin Lippold was injured against UTRGV and will miss the rest of the season. ... McNeese lost 27-10 at UTRGV last week in its ﬁrst road game of the season. The Cowboys had a season-low 279 total yards while allowing a seasonhigh 315 yards rushing. ... The revamped Lions have seven new position coaches and 67 newcomers on the roster.

Grambling vs. Prairie View

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Cotton Bowl Stadium (92,100), Dallas ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: GSU 2-1, 0-0 SWAC; Prairie View 1-3, 1-0 LATEST LINE: Prairie View by 101/2 (541/2) SERIES: GSU leads 52-24-1 LAST MEETING: Prairie View won 28-13 in 2025. NOTES: The series, called the State Fair Classic, serves as the SWAC opener for the Tigers. ... The two teams have had some barn burners in the series, including Prairie View’s 36-34 ﬁve-overtime win in 2024. ... The Tigers’ two wins came against Clark Atlanta and Central State. ... Prairie View opened SWAC play with a 52-14 win over Texas Southern. The Panthers have losses to FCS powers Tarleton State and Stephen F. Austin along with FBS foe Baylor.

Florida Atlantic at UL-Monroe WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Malone Stadium (27, 617), Monroe ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: FAU 2-1; ULM 0-3 LATEST LINE: FAU by 111/2 (581/2) SERIES: ULM leads 7-2 LAST MEETING: ULM won 35-14 in 2012 NOTES: FAU, which was in the Sun Belt Conference from 2006-13, is currently in the American Conference. ... The Warhawks are riding an 11-game losing skid dating to last season. ... The game serves as ULM’s homecoming. ... The game matches two different-style offenses as the Owls like to pass (288 yards per game) while the Warhawks prefer to run (173 ypg).

Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, noon Houston at Indianapolis, noon Kansas City at Miami, noon L.A. Chargers at Buffalo, noon N.Y. Jets at Detroit, noon New England at Jacksonville, noon Seattle at Washington, noon Tennessee at N.Y. Giants, noon Arizona at San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.

NFL Glance Thursday’s Games

Atlanta 35, Green Bay 14

Sunday’s Games

Carolina at Cleveland, noon

Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 3:05 p.m. Baltimore vs Dallas at Rio de Janeiro, BRA, 3:25 p.m. Las Vegas at New Orleans, 3:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Denver, 7:20 p.m.

Baltimore 10, N.Y. Yankees 2, 1st game Boston 2, Chicago Cubs 0, 2nd game Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 0 Baltimore at N.Y. Yankees, n, 2nd game Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 7 Toronto 6, Cincinnati 5 Chicago White Sox 6, Colorado 1 Texas at Minnesota, n Houston at Athletics, n L.A. Angels at Seattle, n

Monday’s Games

Philadelphia at Chicago, 7:15 p.m.

Late Thursday Atlanta 35, Green Bay 14

Atlanta 7 10 7 11 — 35 Green Bay 7 0 0 7 — 14 First Quarter GB—Watson 4 pass from Love (Smack kick), 5:10. Atl—Bi.Robinson 3 run (Folk kick), 1:32. Second Quarter Atl—FG Folk 44, 4:48. Atl—Hooper 5 pass from Penix (Folk kick), :57. Third Quarter Atl—Br.Robinson 7 run (Folk kick), 3:38. Fourth Quarter Atl—FG Folk 31, 10:57. GB—Golden 15 pass from Love (Smack kick), 8:18. Atl—Bi.Robinson 2 run (Blair pass from Penix), 3:33.

A—76,955.

Atl GB First downs 25 18 Total Net Yards 498 328 Rushes-yards 41-242 9-17 Passing 256 311 Punt Returns 2-22 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-76 7-180 Interceptions Ret. 1-17 1-5 Comp-Att-Int 18-25-1 28-53-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 0-0 1-1 Punts 2-45.5 5-50.0 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0 Penalties-Yards 6-83 6-45 Time of Possession 37:05 22:55 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Atlanta, Bi.Robinson 29-194, Br.Robinson 10-50, Penix 2-(minus 2). Green Bay, Lloyd 4-11, K.Johnson 4-6, Love 1-0. PASSING—Atlanta, Penix 18-25-1-256. Green Bay, Love 28-53-1-312. RECEIVING—Atlanta, D.London 9-194, Bi.Robinson 2-19, Hooper 2-11, Zaccheaus 2-9, Dotson 1-11, Branch 1-7, Pitts 1-5. Green Bay, Watson 7-96, Golden 5-100, Kraft 4-26, Moore 3-31, Sturdivant 3-22, Smith 2-16, Lloyd 2-7, K.Johnson 1-10, C.Brooks 1-4. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Green Bay, Smack 47.

Major League Baseball

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L 63 67 74 81 82

Pct .604 .579 .538 .491 .484

GB — 4 101/2 18 19

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L 76 77 84 85 91

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GB — 1 8 9 15

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West Division

East Division x-Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York

W 93 87 78 75 73

L 66 72 81 84 86

Pct .585 .547 .491 .472 .459

GB — 6 15 18 20

x-Milwaukee y-Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati

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L 59 72 78 82 85

Pct .629 .550 .509 .484 .465

GB — 121/2 19 23 26

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West Division

Thursday’s Games

Pittsburgh 2, St. Louis 1 Chicago Cubs 2, Miami 1 Texas 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Arizona 12, Colorado 8 Milwaukee 5, Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 7, Atlanta 6 San Diego 4, L.A. Dodgers 2

Friday’s Games

Boston 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 1st game Boston 2, Chicago Cubs 0, 2nd game Tampa Bay 2, Philadelphia 0 Miami 3, Atlanta 0 Detroit 8, Pittsburgh 7 Washington 7, N.Y. Mets 6 Toronto 6, Cincinnati 5 Chicago White Sox 6, Colorado 1 Milwaukee 8, St. Louis 4 Arizona at San Diego, n L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, n

Transactions Major League Baseball

American League East Division

National League

Thursday’s Games

Chicago White Sox 9, Kansas City 1 Texas 3, N.Y. Mets 1 Cleveland 1, Boston 0 N.Y. Yankees 6, Tampa Bay 4 Houston 7, Athletics 5 L.A. Angels 6, Seattle 4

American League CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed RHP Luis Castillo on the 15-day IL. Recalled RHP Tyler Davis from Charlotte (IL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Placed RHP Steven Cruz on the paternity list. Recalled RHP Spencer Bivens from ACL Royals. LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Placed RHP Ben Joyce on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 21. Recalled RHP Trevor Martin from Salt Lake (PCL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Placed RHP Clarke Schmidt on the 15-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 21. Recalled RHP Bradley Hanner from Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). SEATTLE MARINERS — Placed SS Brock Rodden on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Sept. 23. Recalled 3B Leo Rivas from Tacoma (PCL). TAMPA BAY RAYS — Optioned RHP Mason Englert to Durham (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Jake Woodford from Durham. National League ATLANTA BRAVES — Selected the contract RHP Elieser Hernández. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled LHP Evan Sisk from Indianapolis (IL). Optioned RHP Khristian Curtis to FCL Pirates. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Claimed RHP Camilo Doval off waivers from Pittsburgh. Transferred RHP Blade Tidwell to the 60-day IL.

BASKETBALL

National Basketball Association ATLANTA HAWKS — Waived G Keon Johnson. DETROIT PISTONS — Waived G Jordan Riley.

Friday’s Games

Boston 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 1st game

Irving ready to ‘kick some butt’ in return to Mavericks The Associated Press DALLAS — Veteran Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving said Friday he’s under no physical restrictions from the torn ACL in his left knee that sidelined him 19 months ago, an injury that he called “probably the best thing that happened to me.” “I’m ready to go out there and kick some butt,” Irving, 34, said during the team’s preseason media day, the ﬁrst time that he’s addressed the media since the March 3, 2025, injury. “I know that naysayers or some of the questions around where I’m going to be are going to be inevitable. But for me, I have the confidence of a champion.

“So, I’m looking forward to being able to lace up my shoes and being on the court with my teammates and show everybody what I got again. It’s just like riding a bike.” “In terms of health, he’s right there,” new team president Masai Ujiri said. “You hope he plays games and he gets right back into it.” Irving said his absence from competitive play gave him time for reﬂection. “On where I want to be as a player and most importantly where do I want to be as a man,” he said. “How can people look to me to be a better leader, a better communicator, be more emotional, vulnerable. And also taking the approach of acting like my age, ﬁnally. Be-

ing 34 years old, I’m going on Year 16. Been through a lot, been through a lot of ups and downs as a person. But I think me as a competitor out there, you never have to worry about me falling short of (putting) my best foot forward out there.” Irving will play for a revamped franchise after last season’s 26-56 ﬁnish, Dallas’ worst in eight years. Ujiri was hired in early May, then hired Dusty May in late June as coach to replace Jason Kidd. May, who led Michigan to last season’s NCAA title, becomes the ﬁrst coach to go directly from college basketball to an NBA head job since John Beilein left Michigan for the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2019.

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THE VARSITY ZONE FOOTBALL REPORT Thursday’s scores Area

St. John 49, East Iberville 14 North Iberville 52, Capitol 12 White Castle vs. Thrive Academy

Statewide

Ascension Episcopal 31, Jeanerette 30 Delcambre 56, Highland Baptist 13 Ellender 35, Morris Jeff 6 Elton 44, DeQuincy 0 Haynes Academy 41, Thomas Jefferson 7 Jonesboro-Hodge 42, Lincoln Preparatory School 20 Karr 31, Holy Cross 0 Lake Charles College Prep 62, Kinder 28 Minden 39, Bossier 0 North DeSoto 55, Woodlawn (SH) 0 North Iberville 52, Capitol 12 Ouachita Christian 56, Oak Grove 20 Parkway 29, Huntington 6 Rosepine 35, Oberlin 8 Rummel 35, Chalmette 0 Sacred Heart 17, Opelousas Catholic 10 Southside 56, New Iberia 0 St. John 49, East Iberville 14 Vinton 47, Grand Lake 0 Westminster Christian (LAF) 54, Centerville 14

Friday’s scores Area

STAFF PHOTOS By PEARL SPURLOCK

Dunham quarterback L.J. Salone is brought down by St. James defensive back Ay’Dan Zenon on Friday at Dunham Stadium.

St. James uses late rally to roll past Dunham BY WILLIAM WEATHERS

Contributing writer

The Dunham School had set itself up for an improbable home victory over visiting St. James two plays into the fourth quarter on Friday night. The Tigers, playing without injured five-star quarterback Elijah Haven for the second game, took their first lead on a 35-yard halfback pass from Calvin Ursin to a wide-open William Dantin, and Max Dixon added the extra point. The drive was set up by linebacker Jack Temple’s interception. St. James, the No. 1 team in Class 3A, dug into its quarterback depth chart, relying on third-string sophomore LaVanta Davis, the son of the Wildcats head coach, and junior Montrell Steib, a converted running back. St. James quickly moved the ball downfield, and Steib scored his team’s second touchdown — an 11-yard run with 10:10 remaining — for a 12-7 win over the Class 2A No. 2 Tigers. “We had eight starters out — six of them are all-state players,” St. James coach LaVanta Davis said. “We’re not complaining. We’ve just got to keep going to work. It’s about the system. It’s about the kids believing. It’s about the support and the camaraderie of the coaching staff.” Dunham (2-2) got one final possession, moving into St. James territory on L.J. Salone’s 17-yard completion to Jarone Harris to the 35 before finishing at midfield when Azi Joseph and Zamir Auburt sacked Salone on fourth down with 48 seconds left.

Statewide

Dunham wide receiver Calvin Ursin, center, runs upfield against St. James on Friday at Dunham Stadium. “This was really the first week L.J. was able to operate in practice, and I thought he did a great job,” Dunham coach Neil Weiner said. “I was really proud of him because that’s one of the best programs and one of the best defenses in the state. I felt he stayed composed the whole night. Our defense was phenomenal. I was really proud of everybody.” St. James ran 53 times and gained 280 yards, led by junior running back Xavier Johnson’s 27 carries for 184 yards. Steib added 53 yards on 17 attempts and two TDs. Ursin, a converted wide receiver, was trying to fill Dunham’s void in the backfield because of injuries and led the Tigers with 79 yards on 19 carries. Salone completed 9 of 22 passes for 98 yards with Harris catching three passes for 23 yards

and Milo Johnson adding three receptions for 29 yards. St. James put together the first half’s only touchdown with eight of nine plays on the ground. Johnson carried five times for 27 yards, resulting in a pair of first downs, until running back Kendrick Joseph took his first carry of the game for 25 yards to Dunham’s 22. The Wildcats overcame their second false start of the drive when Steib ran the ball on the final two plays, a 12-yard gain and 10yard effort with some assistance from his teammates to get into the end zone with 7:37 showing before halftime. “There was no secret to what we were going to do. We were going to run the football,” coach Davis said. “We had no choice. That’s the hand we’re being dealt, and we were going to play it.”

St. Michael controls clock in second half to put away Brusly BY CHARLES SALZER Contributing writer

St. Michael made a two-score lead feel like it was twice as large in the second half of its District 6-4A opener at Brusly, and it led to a comfortable 35-14 win for the Warriors. After leading 21-14 at halftime, St. Michael (3-1, 1-0) put together two long scoring drives to put the game away. The drives, one each in the third and fourth quarters, each consumed more than six minutes of the game clock and forced Brusly to move away from a running game that had been effective in the ﬁrst half. Warriors coach Zach Leger said his team did exactly what he asked it to do in the second half. “We talked to our kids (at the half) about having more energy and stopping the tit-for-tat type ballgame that it was,” Leger said. “We had to have a momentum change, get them off the ﬁeld as a defense, and have the offense put the ball in the end zone. Our focus was on creating moments where

Catholic High Pointe Coupee 32, Many 14 Northeast at Glen Oaks Southern Lab 39, Ferriday 6 Donaldsonville at Port Allen Zachary 49, Warren Easton 28 Madison Prep 61, Broadmoor 0 Episcopal 64, Country Day 57 Live Oak 50, West St. Mary 20 Denham Springs 42, Prairieville 39 West Feliciana 41, Carencro 23 Jefferson Rise Charter at Istrouma Lafayette Renaissance 50, Liberty 0 Parkview Baptist 39, Slaughter Community Charter 7 University 44, Livonia 7 Scotlandville 47, Tara 0 Ruston 63, Catholic High 28 West Monroe 42, Central 36 Dutchtown at Walker East Ascension 45, St. Amant 42 Hahnville 42, Lutcher 21 Beau Chene 53, Helix Mentorship Academy 36 St. Michael 35, Brusly 14 Plaquemine 41, McKinley 8 Ascension Catholic 57, South Lafourche 14 Albany 14, Independence 6 East Feliciana at Baker Kentwood 52, Loranger 7 St. James 12, Dunham 7 Booker T. Washington-NO at Springﬁeld Ascension Christian 54, Berchmans Academy 12 Central Private at Cenreville Academy (Mississippi)

we could pull away.” The Warriors grinded out 190 yards rushing to go with an efficient night for quarterback Boogie Levingston, who completed 15 of 18 passes for 211 yards and a touchdown. Levingston misfired on two of his first four passes but only had one incompletion the rest of the game. On the ground, Deontae Camel carried 12 times for 77 yards and two touchdowns, all in the first half. In the second half, Gavin Romero carried 14 times as the Warriors offensive line took over. Romero finished with 122 yards rushing and one score. Brusly (1-3, 0-1) stayed close in the first half mainly behind the work of running back Robdrick Covington, who had 121 yards and a touchdown. The running game faltered in the second half, and quarterback Reggie Riley went 8 for 22 for 143 yards. St. Michael defensive back Seth Darsam intercepted Riley twice, once in each half. “Hats off to St. Michael. They did a great job the first time they got

the ball (in the third quarter) by eating up so much clock,” Brusly coach Hoff Schooler said. “They made it a two-score game, so you’re looking at the clock. You’ve got to take some chances because you know you may not get the ball back enough to overtake that twoscore lead.” St. Michael controlled the action for most of the ﬁrst half, but only took a 21-14 lead into the break. Brusly kept things close thanks to a pair of big plays. The ﬁrst was a 60-yard scoring run by Covington that helped the Panthers take an 8-7 lead early in the second quarter. The second was a 38-yard completion from Riley to Jamar McDowell that set up a 10-yard TD run by Covington. St. Michael still led 15-14 after Covington’s score, and added to its lead after the kickoff. The Warriors went 65 yards, but had to overcome two holding penalties. The score came on Levingston’s 33-yard strike to his brother C.J. Levingston down the right side. The 2-point try failed, leaving St. Michael with a 21-14 halftime lead.

Abbeville 44, Holy Savior Menard 6 Albany 14, Independence 6 Ascension Catholic 57, South Lafourche 14 Ascension Christian School 54, Academy of Sacred Heart-Grand Coteau 12 Barbe 52, Lafayette 35 Baton Rouge Episcopal 64, Country Day 57 Beau Chene 53, Helix Mentorship Academy 36 Beekman 40, Magnolia Excellence 6 Belle Chasse 35, McDonogh #35 27 Berwick 42, Houma Christian 21 Bonnabel 32, East Jefferson 21 Brother Martin 24, Jesuit 22 Caldwell Parish 55, Delhi Charter 14 Calvary Baptist Academy 53, Union Parish 0 Cecilia 53, St. Martinville 0 Cedar Creek 26, Rayville 14 Church Point 32, Iota 13 DeRidder 59, Washington-Marion 28 Denham Springs 42, Prairieville 39 Destrehan 43, Central Lafourche 7 East St. John 41, H.L. Bourgeois 0 Ehret 14, Higgins 0 Erath 50, Acadiana Renaissance Charter 26 Eunice 41, RHS 18 Evangel Christian Academy 49, Benton 13 Franklin Parish 54, Airline 43 Glenbrook 43, LaSalle 22 Green Oaks 50, Red River 22 Hahnville 42, Lutcher 21 Hannan 48, Fisher 7 Haughton 50, Captain Shreve 36 JS Clark Leadership Academy 77, Frederick Douglass 0 Jena 52, Winnﬁeld 6 Jennings 36, Iowa 25 Kaplan 30, Loreauville 14 Kennedy 46, Landry/Walker 0 Kentwood 52, Loranger 7 Lafayette Christian Academy 27, Teurlings Catholic 7 Lafayette Renaissance 50, Liberty 0 Lake Arthur 40, Oakdale 6 Lakeside 28, East Beauregard 8 Leesville 28, Pineville 24 Live Oak 50, West St. Mary 20 Logansport 62, Delta Charter 0 Loyola Prep 71, Shreveport Northwood 59 Madison Prep 61, Broadmoor 0 Mamou 51, Ville Platte 16 Mangham 60, Bastrop 22 Marksville 48, Avoyelles 22 Merryville 44, Pickering 20 Montgomery 26, Buckeye 21 NDHS 22, New Iberia Catholic 21 Neville 38, Alexandria 27 Newman 42, Willow School 6 North Vermilion 52, Delhi 8 North Webster 42, Lakeview 0 Northshore 21, Covington 7 Ouachita Parish 28, Sterlington 21, OT Patrick Taylor 31, Discovery 0 Pointe Coupee Catholic 32, Many 14 Pope John Paul 49, Northlake Christian 0 Reed 27, Carver 14 Riverside Academy 58, Young Audiences Charter 20 Ruston 63, Baton Rouge Catholic 28 Saint Paul’s 44, Ponchatoula 0 Salmen 28, Amite 27 Scotlandville 47, Tara 0 Shaw 45, E.D. White 0 Slidell 37, Fontainebleau 0 South Beauregard 21, St. Louis 13 South Terrebonne 46, Westlake 6 St. Charles Catholic 44, De La Salle 8 St. Helena 34, Bogalusa 18 St. James 12, Dunham 7 St. Mary’s 29, Grant 28 St. Michael 35, Brusly 14 St. Thomas More 27, Acadiana 20 Sumner 20, Franklinton 19 Texarkana Pleasant Grove, Texas 47, C.E. Byrd 7 Thibodaux 35, Terrebonne 28 Tioga 42, Natchitoches Central 14 University 44, Livonia 7 Welsh 49, Vermilion Catholic 7 West Feliciana 41, Carencro 23 Westgate 27, Opelousas 6 Wossman 22, Richwood 20 Zachary 49, Easton 28

Denham Springs 42, Prairieville 39 Team First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (C-A-HI) Punts-avg. Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards

DSHS 16 314 75 9-15-0 3-36 1-0 8-68

PHS 22 263 166 9-15-0 0-0 2-2 8-75

SCORING SUMMARY Denham Springs 14 7 14 7 —42 Prairieville 14 10 7 8 —39 PHS: Stantyn Delapasse 4 run (Jovani Rodriguez kick) DSHS: Trey Seals 27 pass from Devin Kinchen (Joseph Herrera kick) PHS: Nayden Paul 40 pass from Skylar Kelly (Rodriguez kick) DSHS: Tanner Koerner 12 run (Herrera kick) PHS: Rodriguez 24 FG DSHS: Koerner 49 run (Herrera kick) PHS: Parker Faist 27 pass from Kelly (Rodriguez kick) DSHS: Jaylen Williams 10 run (Herrera kick) PHS: Courtnei Payne 3 run (Rodriguez kick) DSHS: Koerner 23 run (Herrera kick) DSHS: Jeremy Williams 5 run (Herrera kick) PHS: Payne 1 run (Kelly run)

East Ascension 45, St. Amant 42 Team EA STA First Downs 16 21 Yards Rushing 23-190 41-198 Yards Passing 279 209 Passes (C-A-HI) 22-43-1 16-31-3 Punts-avg. 1-40 2-33 Fumbles-lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-yards 12-130 14-140 SCORING SUMMARY East Ascension 8 13 14 0 7 3—45 St. Amant 7 14 7 7 7 0—42 STA: Brock Koontz 15 pass to Rylan Delaune (Paxton LeBlanc kick) EA: Zaylen Smith 3 run (Smith pass) STA: Koontz 4 pass to Jourden Hickerson (LeBlanc kick) EA: Smith 4 pass to Zion Delong (Smith run failed) STA: Kayden Thodile 79 kickoff return (LeBlanc kick) EA: Smith 12 run (Reilly Hopkins kick) EA: Smith 65 pass to Jayden Ursin (Hopkins kick) STA: Koontz 29 pass to Andrew Euhus (LeBlanc kick) EA: Smith 16 run (Hopkins kick) STA: Koontz 39 pass to Hickerson (LeBlanc kick) EA: Smith 12 pass to Delong (Hopkins kick) STA: Hickerson 10 run (LeBlanc kick) EA: Hopkins 18 ﬁeld goal

Episcopal 64, Country Day 57 CD EHS First downs 15 24 Rushes-yards 5-91 73-511 Passing yards 357 3 Passes CAI 29-38-2 1-2 Punts 0-0 0-0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-0 Penalties-yards 14-115 3-30 Country Day 8 12 22 15 — 57 Episcopal 15 15 28 6 — 64 EHS: Luke Dickerson 2 run (Aidan Bradford run) EHS: Dickerson 1 run (Trace Macias kick) CD: Justin Drago 52 run (Kellen Brewer pass from Jack Grace) EHS: Bradford 1 run (Macias kick) CD: Curtis McAllister 2 pass from Grace (pass failed) EHS: Dickerson 2 run (Dickerson run) CD: Drago 7 pass from Grace (run failed) EHS: James Inzer 71 run (Macias kick) CD: Drago 85 kickoff return (pass failed) EHS: Eli Miller 46 run (Macias kick) CD: McAllister 15 pass from Grace (Drago run) EHS: Dickerson 22 run (Macias kick) CD: McAllister 20 pass from Grace (Drago pass from Grace) EHS: Dickerson 34 4un (Macias kick) CD: Drago 10 pass from Grace (Drago pass from Grace) EHS: Chandler Amacker 3 run (run failed) CD: Preston Snyder 20 pass from Grace (Jacob Luder kick)

St. James 12, Dunham 7 Team SJ DHS First Downs 21 13 Yards Rushing 53-280 31-76 Yards Passing 64 133 Passes (C-A-HI) 10-16-1 10-23-0 Punts-avg. 4-27.3 8-27.8 Fumbles-lost 4-1 1-0 Penalties-yards 4-45 5-35 SCORING SUMMARY St. James 0 6 0 6 —12 Dunham 0 0 0 7 —7 SJHS: Montrell Steib 10 run (kicked failed) DHS: William Dantin 35 pass from Calvin Ursin (Max Dixon kick) SJHS: Steib 11 run (run failed)

St. Michael 35, Brusly 14 Team SMHS BHS First Downs 23 13 Yards Rushing 37-190 25-160 Yards Passing 211 143 Passes (C-A-HI) 15-18-0 8-22-2 Punts-avg. 2-37.0 2-36.5 Fumbles-lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-yards 5-45 9-72 SCORING SUMMARY St. Michael 7 14 7 7 —35 Brusly 0 14 0 0 —14 SMHS: Deontae Camel 4 run (Dylan Raffray kick) BHS: Robdrick Covington 60 run (Reggie Riley run) SMHS: Camel 12 run (Camel run) BHS: Jamar McDowell 9 pass from Riley (pass failed) SMHS: C.J. Levingston 33 pass from Boogie Levingston (run failed) SMHS: Joseph Bourgeois 22 pass from Boogie Levingston (Raffray kick) SMHS: Gavin Romero 1 run (Raffray kick)

West Feliciana 41, Carencro 23 Team CHS WFHS First Downs 20 15 Yards Rushing 28-78 40-245 Yards Passing 159 65 Passes (C-A-HI) 24-33-1 8-15-0 Punts-avg. 6-36.3 3-24.0 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 3-20 7-51 SCORING SUMMARY Carencro 10 7 0 6 —23 West Feliciana 13 7 0 21 —41 CHS: Safety. WFHS quarterback ran out of back of end zone CHS: Dentrell Morrison 23 pass from Carson Gurzi (Cardaye Batiste run) WFHS: Tookie Dorsey 89 kickoff return (kick failed) WFHS: Kharen Scott 7 pass from Brooks Hebert (JP St. Romain kick) WFHS: Ean Hills 4 run (St. Romain kick) CHS: Kameron Bernard 11 pass from Gurzi (Matthew Latham kick) WFHS: Hills 8 run (St. Romain kick) WFHS: Hills 1 run (St. Romain kick) WFHS: Hills 45 run (St. Romain kick) CHS: Roland Bruno 16 run (run failed)

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“I’ve always been evangelistic. I’ve always tried to reach people and did a lot of door-to-door visitation over all these years of pastoring churches. I’ve knocked on thousands of doors.” LESLIE FOGLEMAN

New Interfaith Federation director learned lessons at home Long before Ma’at Latham ever imagined becoming executive director of the Interfaith Federation of Greater Baton Rouge, she learned how different faith traditions could coexist in her own family. On any given Sunday growing up, Latham might find herself at a Church of God in Christ congregation with her grandmother. On another occasion, she might learn about her mother’s East Indian spiritual practices. Then, her father brought Rastafarian beliefs into the mix. Latham also practiced Islam for a couple of years. “I grew up in a household where my mother allowed us to explore Latham the spiritual path that felt the most comfortable to us,” said Latham, who was formally introduced to the community last week during the Interfaith Federation’s 40th annual prayer breakfast. It wasn’t until she was about 20 years old that she found her path back to Christianity. “It just kind of worked for me,” said Latham, a member of United Christian Faith Ministries. “I think with Christianity, because there are so many places to worship, it made it a natural decision for me.” For Latham, 47, her experience not only exposed her to different traditions but shaped how she views people and their spiritual journeys. She says she’s not judgmental of anyone’s beliefs, and she expects the same respect. That philosophy aligns with the mission of the Interfaith Federation, which was founded in 1986 as a gathering point for people of all faiths to strengthen and cultivate unity, justice and peace in the community and beyond. Latham was born in Oklahoma but has lived in several areas, including New York, Atlanta, Houston, Dallas, Monroe, Lafayette and Baton Rouge. She graduated from Grambling State University with a degree in political science and went on to earn a master’s degree in administration. Three years ago, she earned a doctorate in public policy from Southern University. But her first career was in education, following the example of her mother. “I was kind of a campus baby. I’ve been in the classroom my whole life,” she said. “My mother made it such a natural fit for me to be a teacher.” As an educator, Latham came to appreciate the deeper meaning behind her names and its reflection on her calling. Her first name, Ma’at, comes from the ancient Egyptian goddess of truth and justice. Her middle name, Emayana, means “one who loves everyone” from the African language. “I never wanted anyone’s child to feel unwelcome on my campus. So I felt grateful that my mother named me ‘one who loves everyone,’ because I fully believe that to my core,” she said. After about 12 years in education, Latham moved on to the nonprofit sector. She came to Baton Rouge about three years ago and most recently was with the National Minority

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Leslie Fogleman prays with Jody Johnson, of Loranger, outside Bohning’s Supermarket in Loranger on Sept. 18. Johnson took home four crosses for herself and her three children.

FAITH ON THE GO

Meet Leslie Fogleman, the 83-year-old pastor who takes his cross ministry on the road

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around Fogleman as he stood under his shelter in the parking lot of Bohning’s Supermarket in ruwice a week, Leslie Fo- ral Loranger. A ﬂoor fan whirled gleman hits the road to next to a camp chair. Pamphlets, prayer sheets and Jesus keychains save souls. He’s the guy behind covered a folding table. The pasthe wheel of a white tor, water bottle in hand, wore a TNissan Murano, pulling a shirt, shorts and Skechers. black trailer stacked with “I’ve always been evanwooden crosses. A sign gelistic. I’ve always tried secured to his tow reads: to reach people and did a “Free crosses. 985-974lot of door-to-door visita3960. Call. I’ll pull over.” tion over all these years of And they do. Some are pastoring churches. I’ve looking for spiritual salvaknocked on thousands of doors,” Fogleman, a Coltion, others for a moment Fogleman of prayer, still others just fax native who now lives want a “Jesus is Lord” cross for in Ponchatoula, said, adding that their yard. the results weren’t that effective. On these days, Fogleman, 83, who He pivoted to a prayer ministry has been the pastor of New Beulah at New Beulah, stationing himself Baptist Church just outside Ham- outside near U.S. 190 East, where mond for seven years, also sets up he’d hold up a sign to attract drivhis red tent for a few hours at vari- ers to park and pray with him. ous locations in Tangipahoa and This expanded to installation of a Livingston parishes. This time, the 14-foot-tall cross close to the road drivers pull over for him, “Brother where prayer requests and names are posted. Now there’s a pavilion Les” as he likes to be called. On a recent 92-degree Friday with two benches. Also located afternoon, love bugs swarmed there is a blessings box where Staff writer

After a day of doing his cross ministry, Leslie Fogleman prints the names of all those who visited him on one sheet of paper and posts it to the prayer cross outside New Beulah Baptist Church. those in need can pick up nonperishable food items and water. It empties out daily, and Fogleman replaces the supplies … daily. “That prayer ministry just evolved until I met a Texas man

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Specially built cabin façade enhances BR exhibit Daniel Shaw, left, and Kaylyn Shaw, owners of Shaw Remodeling of Baton Rouge, place the final details on a cabin façade they constructed to complement the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s exhibit ‘Preserving Paradise: The Vision of C.C. Lockwood.’ STAFF PHOTO By ROBIN MILLER

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The cabin in the C.C. Lockwood exhibit surely will be the Louisiana Art & Science Museum’s No. 1 selﬁe spot in coming months. “That’s what we’re hoping for, anyway,” museum curator Tracey Barhorst said. The structure is part of the “Preserving Paradise: The Vision of C.C. Lockwood,” the

museum’s retrospective exhibit celebrating the Louisiana photographer’s 55-year career. The cabin, essentially a façade with a front porch, window, door and tin roof will greet visitors at the entrance when the show opens on Sept. 25. But in the week preceding the opening, builders Daniel and Kaylyn Shaw were busy putting the ﬁnishing touches

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Dorm roommates gonna dorm roommate but I do want them to realDear Miss Manners: I’m a college student who used ize how their thoughtless to share the common area behavior is robbing me of of my dorm room with one privacy, space and sleep. girl, Missy, while a third What should I do? roommate, Artemis, has her Gentle reader: Talk to her? own room with a door. She She cannot reasonably has a boyfriend (with his think that it is fair to have own apartment) who a private room is over all the time, and free use of the which I didn’t mind, common areas, parbecause he’s a nice ticularly for activiguy. ties that should be But since Missy conﬁned to behind left, Artemis and closed doors. Judith her boyfriend have Miss Manners sugMartin gests you pretend taken over her area, MISS depriving me of that her thoughtlessMANNERS any sense of added ness is due to being privacy. They make in the throes of love: out on Missy’s bed while “I really like Tripp and it’s I’m trying to work, and he fun to have him around, but recently plunked a sleeping I’m sure you two want more bag down, implying that privacy and I don’t want to he’s planning on taking over distract you with my studythe empty bed. ing. Also, I’m not sure how In addition to all this, they long they’ll let us keep Mistend to walk around and sy’s bed empty, so we might chat in the common area, want to make sure it’s free busy themselves in the in case someone shows up.” kitchen, and even slam the Then invite friends over door when they do leave. to pretend they are looking. I’m taking an early class Dear Miss Manners: During three days a week, so I have several recent doctor visits, to go to bed at a certain my “quiet” stay in the waittime. ing room was disturbed by I don’t want to be rude, rude people feeling they

had to dictate a text out loud. The words were bad enough, but they also had to add the punctuation as they dictated. As a former English teacher, am I equally rude in correcting their grammar in front of the other patients in the waiting room? Or are they fair game since they infringed on others’ air space? Gentle reader: Not equally rude. Somehow even more so. Must Miss Manners remind you that one does not reciprocate bad manners? And between talking too loud and publicly correcting someone’s grammar, the latter is the greater offense. No matter how good the syntax with which it is uttered. Send questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners. com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail. com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

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Continued from page 1D on their work. The Baton Rouge husband and wife own and operate Shaw Remodeling, a business that grew about 10 years ago from a decision to take on the job of remodeling their own home. The cabin came to fruition when assistant curator and museum preparator Beth Welch, who knew the Shaws, suggested them for the job. Though the cabin is the Shaws’ first museum project, they have previous experience building similar façades. “This is our first time to build something exactly like this,” Daniel Shaw said. “But we do a lot of different kinds of projects, especially during Halloween, when we always have something like this going on at our house. As a matter of fact, when we started building the cabin, all of our neighbors got re-

ally excited, because they thought this was part of this year’s Halloween decoration. So they were a little disappointed when they found out it was leaving.” And it might not be leaving the museum at the conclusion of the exhibit next September. Barhorst said the museum staff is thinking about moving the cabin to the children’s area, Discovery Depot. Built at the Shaws’ home, the cabin is constructed of dog-eared cypress slats from a neighbor’s fence project. “I was trying to ﬁgure out a way to make it look a little more authentic, and our neighbors came to me with this fence,” Daniel Shaw said. “It was nicely weathered and had moss on it, and it looked really good.” The tin for the roof was purchased from Facebook Marketplace, and fish and game traps embellishing the porch belong to Kaylyn Shaw’s grandfather. “He’s 80, and he still has a commercial ﬁshing license,”

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From left, siblings Kollin Singleton, Maleigha Varnado and Konnor Singleton, all of Husser, pray with Leslie Fogleman on Sept. 18 in Loranger before taking home a wooden cross.

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Continued from page 1D online named Leo Lytle. He gives away these crosses. He came and spent a week with me in March 2025, and we gave away almost 1,000 in a week,” he said. “And so I was hooked from then on.” Like Lytle, Fogleman picks up his supply of wooden crosses from Trinity Baptist Church in Lufkin, Texas. Donations from those who stop for crosses cover his expenses, and he gives the remainder to Trinity Baptist. New Beulah also contributes to the Texas church. “They’ve had a tremendous ministry for 15 years. They’ve made over a million and a half of these crosses, so they’re all over. They give away as many as we need,” he continued. Fogleman and his wife of 58 years, Joyce, who’s 81, make the five-hour-plus drive to Lufkin about every two months. They ﬁt 411 of the large crosses, measuring 42 inches by 30 inches, in the trailer, sandwiching small ones (half that size) in between. Another 45-50 large crosses can ﬁt in the back of the SUV. The smaller crosses aren’t as popular, Fogleman noted. “We don’t make it home with all those, though,” he said. “We get pulled over several times on the way back.” On this particular afternoon, Fogleman had 41 visitors, and gave away 43 large crosses and eight small ones. Jody Johnson, of Loranger, stopped by at about 4 p.m. to pick up four large crosses for herself and her three children. As is his routine, the pastor printed Johnson’s name in a small notebook. Fogleman then posed the question — “If you were to die tonight, would you go to heaven?” “I hope so. I gave my life to Jesus a long time ago. He’s been my rock,’ ” Johnson answered. “Well, I mean, we all sin and we ask for forgiveness, so I pray every day

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MATTERS A blessings box is part of the prayer pavilion on the grounds of New Beulah Baptist Church outside Hammond. Non-perishable food and water bottles are available in the box for those in need. that I do because I want to see my family.” Tearing up, Johnson related several miracles she said she and her family have experienced in their lives. “So I know he’s real and he’s there and he’s doing miracles every day,” she said. The pastor prayed with Johnson. She accepted a couple of Jesus keychains and a 90-day devotional booklet before leaving. “So the people I pray with now, I put all (of their names) on one piece of paper and I nail all their names to the cross (back at the church). It’s just covered with names,” he said. Siblings Maleigha Varnado and Konnor and Kollin Singleton, of Husser, stopped at the tent soon after. Varnado had noticed Fogleman earlier on the roadside. “And then I saw him again and I was like, ‘OK, God’s telling me I need to stop and get one,’” she said. Fogleman asked the salvation question to each of them. Varnado responded that she had been baptized but her younger brothers had not. Fogleman led them in a simple

prayer, having them repeat each phrase after him. The minister, who also delivers a weekly sermon to the handful of Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church members in Hammond as a volunteer, aims to continue all his ministries as long as he’s physically able. He’s a third-generation preacher who’s been a pastor for 50-plus years. His plans also include expanding his cross ministry to Baton Rouge and McComb, Mississippi. The Foglemans also will be stationed at the Tangipahoa Parish Fair in Amite on Wednesday. “The Lord won’t leave me alone,” Fogleman concedes. “And so he just keeps using me and I just keep volunteering and I just continue on and he keeps me strong and faithful to that. So I’m so thankful. Keeps me healthy. For an 83-yearold man, I’m healthy.” To ﬁnd out where Fogleman will be next, follow him on Facebook, @leslie.fogleman.5 Email Judy Bergeron at jbergeron@theadvocate.com.

Continued from page 1D Supplier Development Council, an organization that helps connect corporations with certiﬁed minority-owned businesses. She discovered that running a school helped her to run nonprofits because both involve many of the same components, such as raising funds, working with grants, developing partnerships, creating strategic plans and bringing people together. She compares it to cooking. “I can cook,” she said. “When it comes to running organizations, it’s different ingredients, but I still have to come up with a good dish.” Preparing good dishes and feeding the community have been staples of the Interfaith Federation outreach almost since its inception. Latham has been impressed by the Interfaith Federation board and its programs, including Holy Grill feeding opportunities in Zion City and the prayer breakfast. Experiencing her ﬁrst prayer breakfast in less than a month on the job gave Latham a glimpse of the organization’s impact. About 60 different faith groups and or-

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ganizations were represented at the event at Boudreaux’s Catering on Government Street. “You can tell that is very personal to them,” she said. “One person who came said she had never been this proud of her city before — just seeing all the different communities come together. She was mesmerized.” As she looks to the future of the Interfaith Federation, Latham is focused on deepening existing partnerships, establishing new ones and creating events to reach broader populations, namely youth. In October, Latham plans to hold a series of meet-and-greet meetings in the community, including a video highlighting the Interfaith Federation’s 40 years of service that was also shown at the prayer breakfast. “We have volunteer opportunities,” she said. “For people who aren’t a part of a congregation or part of an organization that can support us, we are still looking for individual volunteers who just want to come feed people within the community.” For more information, visit www.ifedgbr.com, call (225) 2675600 or contact info@ifedgbr. com. Contact Terry Robinson at terryrobinson622@gmail.com.

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to speak on the item. In such cases, the item will be removed from the consent agenda and placed in the regular agenda order for discussion. 1. Consent Agenda a) EOP-01-26 (4524 Virginia Street & 4341 Florida Street) — Proposed exchange of property between Lots 2 & 4 into Lots 2A & 4A of the George Brown Tract, on property located at 4524 Virginia Street & 4341 Florida Street, Zachary, La 70791. The motion was made by Commissioner Womack The motion was seconded by Commissioner Peay To approve EOP-01-26 (4524 Virginia Street & 4341 Florida Street) — Proposed exchange of property between Lots 2 & 4 into Lots 2A & 4A of the George Brown Tract, on property located at 4524 Virginia Street & 4341 Florida Street, Zachary, La 70791. YEAS: Slaughter, Peay, Floyd, Womack, Murphy NAYS: None ABSENT: Watkins, Williams ABSTAINED: None b) CUPAB-04-26 (Honduguate Store) — Proposed restaurant to serve liquor/alcoholic beverages on Tract B-4 of the Otey M. Hughes Tract, on property located at 5145 Main Street, Zachary, La 70791. The motion was made by Commissioner Womack The motion was seconded by Commissioner Peay To approve CUPAB-04-26 (Honduguate Store) — Proposed restaurant to serve liquor/alcoholic beverages on Tract B-4 of the Otey M. Hughes Tract, on property located at 5145 Main Street, Zachary, La 70791. YEAS: Slaughter, Peay, Floyd, Womack, Murphy NAYS: None ABSENT: Watkins, Williams ABSTAINED: None The motion was made by Commissioner Slaughter The motion was seconded by Commissioner Womack To hold a Special Meeting on Monday, September 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. to take up the remaining items on the Planning Commission Agenda as well as the Zoning Commission Agenda from September 14, 2026, due to a power outage at the meeting location. YEAS: Slaughter, Peay, Floyd, Womack, Murphy NAYS: None ABSENT: Watkins, Williams ABSTAINED: None 2. Old Business 3. New Business a) CUPMH-5-25 (4464 New Weis Road) — Proposed placement of manufactured home on Lot 1 of the Jackson Church Subdivision, on property located at 4464 New Weis Road, Zachary, La 70791. b) CUPMH-02-26 - (21301 W.J. Wicker Road) - Proposed placement for a manufactured home on property located at 21301 WJ Wicker Road, Zachary, La 70791. c) Annexation-01-26 (19900 & 20100 Samuels Road) — Proposed petition of annexation of property located at Tracts CA-1 & CA-2 of the J.N. Lipscomb Tract, T-4-S, R-1-W, Sect 73 & T-5-S, R-1-W, Sect 65 & 88, 19900 & 20100 Samuels Road, Zachary, La 70791. d) SP-1-25 (Zachary Salon) — Proposed site plan for a 5,000sf building on Lot A-2 of the Marshall M. Hughes Tract, on property located at 19680 Old Scenic Highway, Zachary, La 70791 (DEFERRED BY STAFF TO 10.05.2026 PZ MEETING) e) Public Hearing for adoption of the City of Zachary Land Use Master Plan. H. REPORT OF THE CITY PLANNER I. REPORT OF THE CHAIRWOMAN J. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 6:21 p.m. _____________________________ Karen Burdette Recording Secretary _____________________________ Mindy Slaughter - Chairwoman Karen Burdette, Recording Secretary CITY OF ZACHARY PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA

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35495 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7604

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59070 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

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56230 BAUDOIN ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4327

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36425 FIFTY FOOT RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4420

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33540 BOUDREAUX ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2727

ALLEN, ERVIN J

54825 GLEASON ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2310

AMBROSE JR, JOHN

2005 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3529

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58205 BARROW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4205

ANDERSON, JOYERNETTE JACKSON

77340 COMSTOCK ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

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59110 NATHAN GEORGETOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 707643036

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24585 KIRTLEY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5508

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58506 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2886

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24150 CALVIN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3604

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36350 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7704

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23630 SEMINARY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2741

GAUTHIER, SALLY BRAUD

59375 STONEWALL DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7422

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1805 HWY 75 SUNSHINE, LA 70780

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29870 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6108

GENUSA, DUSTIN PAUL

14910 HWY 77 ROSEDALE, LA 70772

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22920 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5239

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15070 HWY 77 ROSEDALE, LA 70772

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645 PECAN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5512

59655 HWY 1148, # 154 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

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1748 SHADOWBRUSH WAY ST GABRIEL , LA 70776-5350

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58665 IRON FARM RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3023

GOMER, ERICA LYNNETTE

22685 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

AUSBON, LALETHER L

1485 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780

GOMEZ, SANDRA R

7410 MANCHAC RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5705

BABIN, SHANELY JO

36166 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

GORDON, WAYNE L

5375 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY CARVILLE, LA 70721

BALL, DONESHA

24610 FERDINAND ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4024

GOURNEY, ALEXANDRA ELIZABETH

735 PECAN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5511

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22945 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5239

GRACE, CORMANDA LYNETTE

1365 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3522

BANTA, AVERA REBECCA

851 RIVER RD SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3100

GRANGER, BRYAN ABEL

27530 INTRACOASTAL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5718

BARBIER, JANAE CROCHET

30800 HWY 405 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3602

GRANIER, DUSTIN P

1403 HWY 75 SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3213

BARKER, DENNIS RAY

23241 NADLER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2420

GRANT, LAILA SENEE

1975 OAK WOOD DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5352

BATISTE, LIONEL MARVIN

77070 ROCKFORD ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

GRAVES JR, CHRISTOPHER MICHEAL

24100 HWY 386 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3509

BAYHAM, DEVLAN RAYMOND

76700 PERRY RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772

GREAUD, RYAN MICHAEL

5645 BAYOU PAUL RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5108

BERTHELOT, DAVID ALLEN

38905 BAYOU PIGEON RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7744

GREELY, RODERICK KEVIN

23964 BAYTOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3008

BERTHELOT, KERI LYNN

58979 DARBY AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3401

GREEN, ASHLEY RENEE

13415 HWY 411 MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

BERTHELOT, TODD JOSEPH

59215 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7426

GUILLORY, TERRY M

25605 SPRING ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6319

BILLIOT, AMANDA ANN

39147 BAYOU PIGEON RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7746

GULOTTA, BLAKE JOSEPH

58770 DELACROIX AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3530

BLUM, JOSEPH L

1445 TASAJILLO DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5337

GUY, TONY

58335 CANAL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3509

BOLOTTE, BENGY BYRON

38959 BAYOU PIGEON RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7744

HALL III, LAWRENCE STEVENSON

58720 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2944 22905 JADE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5231

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23093 NADLER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2424

HALL, WENDY LORRAINE

BOUDREAUX, CARL JOSEPH

36420 NESSIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4627

HARELSON, MICHAEL A

220 PECAN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5501

BOUVAY, TERRENCE LERROD

24230 ENGOLIO ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3743

HAROLD, EARNEST C

535 PECAN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5513

BOVA, MARVIN JERA

5611 POINT CLAIR RD CARVILLE, LA 70721-2123

HARRIS, POLLY ANN

3665 GRENADA DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4645

BRADFORD, JERRY JOSEPH

59045 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7434

HATFIELD, JARRED MICHAEL

1235 MADRID AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5333

BRAXTON, TRAVIS SENTELL

63470 OLD HWY 77 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5617

HATFIELD, MADELINE LEBLANC

1235 MADRID AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5333

BREAUX, SHALONDA LESHAE

57710 ELI CRAIG ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4543

HAYDEL, JUSTIN SHERMAN

1020 ARTHUR DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5612

BRIDGEWATER, KEYA RENA

57967 CENTER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

HAYDEL, NATHAN PAUL

975 RIVER RD SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3101

BROOKS, LUCILLIA ADLINE

5445 POINT CLAIR RD # S-9 CARVILLE, LA 70721-2114

HEBERT, KARLA LEJEUNE

62855 BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5921

BROWN, ARVETTE RENEE

20725 CHARLES ORY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

HENDRICKS, DARIAN JANAY

77455 MCBAY DR GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3523

BROWN, CONNIE ELZY

55015 CYPRESS ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2351

HERNANDEZ JR, LUIS ALBERTO

57718 ERWIN DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4418

BROWN JR, PATRICK ALLEN

23925 EDEN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3317

22575 HWY 77 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3623

BRUMFIELD, GARY SHURVEY

1440 PIN OAK DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4612

HOLLIBUSH-PAYTON, VERONICA LYNN

BULLOCK, WHITNEY RAE

22315-B BROWNIE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2032

HOLMES, CHRIS DALE

58405 CANAL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3511

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1935 PINEGLEN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

BURKS, ELISKA ROSE

5750 OAK TRACE DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4715

BURKS, TYRAN LA TRELL

5750 OAK TRACE DR ST GRABRIEL, LA 70776-4715

BURL, ANDRE JOSEPH

24415 KIRTLEY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5509

BURLEIGH, JAYMEE OURSO

58055 MARTIN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3237

BUTLER, NATASHA CHENTRELL

58160 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5236

BUTLER JR, PERCY LAWRENCE

57790 ELI CRAIG ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4543

CAGNOLATTI, WOODROW DALE

58140 RANDOLPHS DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7430

CAIN, AIDEN SETH

58352 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2818

CALLEGAN, ANN FRANCISE

56180 BAUDOIN ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4326

CAMPBELL, ANNA L

62836 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

CAMPER, DORA L

58120 GEORGE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2208

CANNELLA, CASSIDY LANE

58515 VILLAGE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7421

CARROLL, GLORIA DEAN

10295 RAILROAD DR MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

CARTER SR, SHERMAN BERNARD

59565 KEMBER DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6558

CAUSEY, HELEN L

1035 BEEHIVE DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5116

CEDOTAL, KENNETH EDWARD

20125 TONI LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5308

HUBBARD, MALAJIA L

1905 JAKE LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3502

HUCKABAY, JUDY FAIRCHILD

925 LAURIE LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5009

HUNT, DIANA GAYLE

16665 RAMAH RD MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-4706

HURDLE, ALEXIS PAIGE

76945 HURDLE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772

HURDLE, APRIL DANIEL

78020 HURDLE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70762

HYMES, BARRY WAYNE

57659 TRUE HOPE LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4541

ISHMAEL, MARK DAMIAN

58605 AUGUSTA RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788

JACKSON, CURTIS

4863 MARYLAND ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4250

JACKSON, CYNTHIA STEVENSON

55045 CAMBRE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2104

JACKSON, FELTON WAYNE

24816 RAILROAD AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4244

JACKSON, JAMYRAH ARIELL

57910 CENTER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4310

JACKSON, KEOSHIA MONIQUE

58627 BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2901

JACKSON, KIM T

54990 MARQUE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2105

JACKSON, PAULA ROCHELLE

57475 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 707883123

JACKSON, RAYANNA DESHAE

77350 LANE ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

JAMES, EVELYN LYNTESHA

59046 NATHAN GEORGETOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 707643073

CEDOTAL JR, MICHAEL CHARLES

65650 TOT CARLINE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7301

JENKINS, ALDER LEVERN

58315 HOMESTEAD DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5203

CHAMBERS, DANIEL MARK

28100 INTRACOASTAL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5803

JENKINS, DAVEN MONIQUE

24725 HUEY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4129

17720-B HWY 77 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

JOHNSON, CHASITY NICOLE

58720 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2944

CHANEY, DEISHA LEE CHUSTZ, TAMMY HURDLE

77055 HURDLE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772

JOHNSON, CHELSEA ELAINA

58022 BARKER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2523

COBB, PEGGY GIBSON

24105 MARSHALL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3500

JOHNSON, KENNETH D

23950 FLENIKEN LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

COLEMAN, LINDA MAE

57921 MCARTHUR ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4329

JOINER, SARA RENEE

59135 LILLIAN AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3460

COLLINS, KRISTOPHER JAMESMICHAEL

14620 CENTERVILLE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772

JONES SR, CARLO K

77925 BELMONT LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-3003

COURTADE, KIRSTEN MOORE

24520 PECAN POINTE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6054

JONES III, FRANK A

59775 AVERY JAMES DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5274

CRAIGE SR, MELVIN J

3645 EVERGREEN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

CURRY, RALPH A

27040 INTRACOASTAL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5713

CUSHENBERRY, FRANK JAMES

1140 MADRID AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5332

DAIGLE, MICHELLE ELIZABETH

56295 BAUDOIN ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4327

DANIELS, RONDELL RAYSHAYN

1720 JAKE LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780

DAVID, LACEY RENEE

63005-A BELLEVIEW RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6313

DAVIS, CALEB RYAN

32640 FRANCISE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2228

DAVIS, ROBERT A

57930 CASTRO ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4306

DAVIS, ROMIYAH JANET LESHAE

58745 BELLEVIEW RD, #12 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3952

DAWSON, ETHEL LINDA

58765 IRON FARM RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3062

DAYRIES, GERARD ANDREW

58325 COURT ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2827

DEAN, JAMIE ALLEN

58020 ROBERTSON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3640

DENNIS, AMAYA

31880 DORCY RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3617

DENNIS, ROBERT JOSEPH

32660 SHERLEY R DENNIS ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2512

DESHOTEL, MARGARET JAYNA LOPEZ

25935 WINTER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6326

DIXON JR, DONALD

3670 GRENADA DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4644

DOMINIQUE, CHANEL CHAMANE

24185 KIRTLEY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5542

DOMINIQUE, ROBIN D

160 TIGER DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4445

DORSEY, TYLER STEFFON

23016 JADE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5232

DRINKWATER, BLAKE MATTHEW

22725 JADE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5229

DUNLAP, MIRIAM DEBLANC

7365 LOG RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5732

DUPUY, SHADARANEY Y

58250 BELL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2236

DURAND, DANNIE CLARE

58200 TRABEAUX LN WHITE CASTLE , LA 70788-4209

EASLEY JR, FRANK HAGEN

33119 BAYOU SORREL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7127

EDWARDS, ALISHA S

31948 LACROIX RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3621

ENGOLIO, NICOLAS ANTHONY

57710 MCCLUNG DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7439

EVANS, CIERA FANNY

58161 WASHINGTON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4057

FERDINAND JR, ANTHONY RAY

24220 CLIFTMERE AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

FERGUSON, CLAIRE MICHAEL

24720 STASSI RD # B PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5951

FLEMING, TYLYNN R

2050 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3532

FLEMINGS, FARRYAN JARNEA

58146 BARROW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4263

FLORES, ADAM J

1105 ETTA DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5619

FLOWERS, HENRIETTA MARIE

32255 HWY 405 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2005

FOREST, BARBARA

57945 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3345

FRANCIS, VERONICA NICOLE

32945 ADAMS DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2605

FRAZIER, KENYETTA MONIQUE

4870 LANDRY ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

JONES, NORMA RAE

32655 LEONA AVE WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2515

JONES, STACEY T

23620 OAK ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2956

JONES, TAMARA TRACHELL

1719 RAVIER LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-2692

JONES, TELEIA LATRICE

11705 SPARKS LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

JOSEPH, PRECIOUS SHANTEL

57645 REVILLETOWN DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7501

JOURNEE, TONJA

22765 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5254

KENDRICK, RONALD G

445 SOUTH CLUB AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4441

LANDRY, DEBORAH CARONA

29195 HWY 1 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7030

LANDRY, JASON PHILLIP

32420 LEONA AVE WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2424

LANDRY, JESSE MICHAEL

36645 HWY 69 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4707

LANDRY, JESSPY PAUL

64750 GISCLARD RD PLAQUEMINE , LA 70764-6230

LANDRY, KAYONA DION

32670 SHERLEY R DENNIS ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2512

LAPRAIRIE, ROBERTA COUPEL

63335 ROSE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7807

LEBLANC JR, JEFFREY LANE

32963 BAYOU SORREL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7125

LEBLANC, PAULA LANDRY

24205 CHARLES DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3564

LEDAY SR, ALBERT KENDELL

59260 NATHAN GEORGETOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 707643071

LEE JR, CHRIS BLAYNE

58224 BARROW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4267

LEGENDRE, LAUREN ELIZABETH

58505 DELACROIX AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3525

LEWIN, BONNY L

16185 SIDNEY RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772-3815

LEWIS, BENJAMIN PAUL

57943 BELAIRE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4301

LEWIS, CAROL ANN

59165 LILLIAN AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3460

LOGAN III, BYRON BUTLER

23850 HWY 386 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3707

LORANDO, ALEX M

2285 BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4933

LUCAS, KAITLYN M

59320 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7418

MAJOR, NATALIE LYNN

76345 GRIFFIN DR ROSEDALE, LA 70772

MARIONNEAUX, FAITH STEIN

64665 LITTLE FARMS RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5818

MARTINEZ, JOYCE H

24440 KORNEGAY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4032

MCBRIDE, VICKI VENABLE

65620 TOT CARLINE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7301

MCCAIN, ALICE BUJOL

63505 BELLEVIEW RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6200

MCINTYRE, CHRISTOPHER PAUL

960 ETTA DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5621

MCMORRIS, MELISSA BAYHAM

23925 HWY 386 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3708

MCQUIRTER, FANIE WILMALENE

31840 DORCY RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3617

MELANCON, YYDA UNJEL

32740 ADAMS DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2602

MERRIFIELD, KAELAN

935 ARTHUR DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5616

MILES, JAVON EUGENE

5355 MORRIS ST CARVILLE, LA 70721-2224

MILLER, JUDY

25270 STASSI RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5910

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25125 TENANT RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6530

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SEXTON, JASON L

77385 MCBAY DR GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3522

MONTGOMERY, ERNESTINE

22700 BLAKENEY LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5234

SEYMOUR, KIMBRA M

27300-B INTRACOASTAL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5716

MORRIS, KASEY KIM NIKI

23611 OAK ST #A PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2955

SIMONEAUX, TODD JOSEPH

36725 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7708

MOTT, FRANK D

24205 JASE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5550

SMITH, AYANNA RECHAE

58010 W W HARLEAUX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3226

NEAL, SYDNEY NOELE

11945 SPARKS LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

SMITH, VERONICA VILLAVASO

1605 BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4927 20190 SALLIE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5322

NELSON, DININE L

24310 ENGOLIO ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3700

ST. ROMAIN, BRANDI CALLEGAN

NEWMAN, TODD ANTHONY

25125 GASPER ST #23 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2017

STEVENS, CONRAD N

25104 FOLSE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6003

NICHOLS, PATRICIA CLAVERIE

22950 BLAKENEY LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5235

STEWART, HAROLD CARRINGTON

1885 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780

NICKENS, CHRISTI LYN

37550 BUTZ RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4122

SYLVESTER, MEGHAN CATHERINE

58965 LILLIAN AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3419

NOEL, MICHELLE KOCH

29005 HWY 1 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7015

TASKER, YAOSHA MILIRA

4745 LANDRY ST # C ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4246

OAKLEY, DERREK S

7212 BAYOU PAUL RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5718

THOMAS, ALEXIS

27814 HWY 405 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6912

THOMAS, HERBERT

57135 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 707883120

THOMAS, MONTOYA MONIQUE

2150 BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4935

OUBRE, DEKYLA

59305 KEMBER DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6568

OURSO, DEVIN JAMES

25640 SUMMER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6320

PACKARD, RYAN ZAIN

6610 HWY 74 # 402 ST GABRIEL , LA 70776-3023

PARE, STEPHANIE SIERRA

5020 BETTY MARTIN DR CARVILLE, LA 70721-2125

PATE JR, LAWRENCE HENRY

77325 JACKSON AVE MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

PEARCE, TANNA LEONARD

36158 HWY 3001 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4312

PEREZ, PAULETTE ZULEYMA

56400 HWY 404 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4318

PIERRE JR, KENDRICK D

59055 W W HARLEAUX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2966

POURCIAU, MARY F

180 FIELD HOUSE AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4451

POWERS JR, RICARDO ALFREDDIE

3515 EVERGREEN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4646

PREJEAN, DANIELLE GUM

57737 CARDINAL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4401

PROVO, MARK ANDREWS

24305 CHURCH ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3734

PRUDHOMME, CARL NEAL

58795 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7441

RILEY, CAROLYN M

29880 REV G HOWARD DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3127

RINDERER, DARWIN THOMAS

7350 BAYOU PAUL RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5719

RINEHEART OURSO, MEGAN ELESSE

36155 RICHLAND RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4245

RIVET JR, LINDON ANTHONY

23160 SHORT ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2429

ROBERTS, BAYLEIGH ANNETTE

1035 A RIVER RD SUNSHINE, LA 70780

ROBERTSON, BRENDA M

57680 ELI CRAIG ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4542

ROBERTSON, DEMETRAC MULMORE

63380 OLD HWY 77 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5616

ROBERTSON, MARQUINN DWAYNE

10395 LIONS AVE MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

ROBINSON, BRIDGET EVON

58430 ANTHONY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2655

RODRIGUE, ROBBY ANTHONY

63320 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5606

ROME, LANDON MICHAEL

20460 CHARLES ORY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

ROME, NATASHA ALLEN

32335 MAGGIO ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2429

ROMERO, BACO ANTHONY

24240 DES GLAISES ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4629

ROMIG JR, WILLIE JEROME

79025 HURDLE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772

ROSS, PATRICK OBRIEN

1250 KNOTTAWAY DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5206

RUIZ, HOWARD J

1560 TASAJILLO DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5339

SALVADRAS, RANDI L

24618 PECAN PLACE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3804

SALVATO, CRYSTAL DOZIER

62119 BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6040

SASSER, MARY DIANE

58205 DESOBRY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3627

SAURAGE, JOSHUA LEE

25384 CLEMENT ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4406

SCOTT, LAWRENCE JERMAINE

57480 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 707883123

SCOTT, STANLEY

23920 TAYLOR ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3041

SEAL, ANDREA MICHELLE

58057 GAY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4258

SEARS, TERESA DIANE

29425 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6104

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for the fol‐ lowing will be received by the Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Transportation and Development, Pro‐ curement Section, 1201 Capitol Access Road, 4th Floor, East Wing Room S447, Headquarters Ad‐ ministration Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, Telephone number (225/379-1444) on date(s) shown below, until 10:00 A.M. No bids will be ac‐ cepted after this hour. At 10:00 A.M. of the same day and date, they will be publicly opened and read in Headquarters Ad‐ ministration Building, 4th Floor, East Wing S-447. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C)(2) (D). BID TO BE OPENED October 14, 2026 DOTD 2Way Yellow Standard Pavement Markers RFx 3000026730 Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address. The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities. GLENN P. LEDET, JR. SECRETARY, LADOTD JULIE KENNISON, CPPB, NIGP-CPP DOTD PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR 202104-sept 26-1t $16.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids for the fol‐ lowing will be received by the Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Transportation and Development, Pro‐ curement Section, 1201 Capitol Access Road, 4th Floor, East Wing Room S447, Headquarters Ad‐ ministration Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, Telephone number (225/379-1444) on date(s) shown below, until 10:00 A.M. No bids will be ac‐ cepted after this hour. At 10:00 A.M. of the same day and date, they will be publicly opened and read in Headquarters Ad‐ ministration Building, 4th Floor, East Wing S-447. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594 (C)(2) (D). BID TO BE OPENED October 14, 2026 DOTD Precast Span & Cap (S51) RFx 3000026739 Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address. The Department reserves the right to reject any and all bids and to waive any informalities. GLENN P. LEDET, JR. SECRETARY, LADOTD JULIE KENNISON, CPPB, NIGP-CPP DOTD PROCUREMENT DIRECTOR 202238 Sept. 26, 1t $16.34

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STATE OF LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF CON‐ SERVATION AND ENERGY OFFICE OF PERMITTING AND COMPLIANCE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

RE: SUGAR CREEK FIELD 29-D-22

RE: TERRYVILLE FIELD 29-D-78

TO ALL CONCERNED:

This will advise that the following Legal Notice has been given to The Advocate, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for publication on September 26, 2026:

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DE‐ PARTMENT OF CONSER‐ VATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and Statewide Order No. 29D-1, the following notice is given: Please be advised that Grayrock Energy IV Oper‐ ating Company, LLC has made application for au‐ thority to commingle in their TERRYVILLE COM‐ MINGLING FACILITY NO. 52 (900041), hydrocar‐ bons produced from the GRAY RA SUA (607064) and GRAY RA SUB (615106), Sugar Creek Field, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. Application review by the Department of Conserva‐ tion and Energy indicates that all requirements of Statewide Order No. 29D-1, which governs the authority to commingle gas and/or liquid hydro‐ carbons and to use methods other than gauge tanks for the allo‐ cation of production have been met. Should any interested party feel that this appli‐ cation for authority to commingle hydrocar‐ bons should not be ap‐ proved, he is afforded the opportunity to make his objections known, in writing, to the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy, P. O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275, within the ten (10) calendar day pe‐ riod following the date this notice is mailed by the applicant. In the ab‐ sence of the ﬁling any letter of objection during said ten (10) calendar day period, an approval letter will be issued au‐ thorizing commingling as requested by the appli‐ cant. With respect to the computation of said ten (10) calendar day period of time allowed for re‐ ceiving written objec‐ tions, the date of this Legal Notice and the ap‐ proval date shall not be included. In the event the last day of said ten (10) calendar day period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, it shall be understood that the last day of said ten (10) cal‐ endar day period will then be considered to be the following Monday or the date following the legal holiday. A copy of this application is available for inspec‐ tion in the Department of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, Louisiana. All parties having inter‐ est therein shall take no‐ tice thereof. BY ORDER OF: DUSTIN H. DAVIDSON, SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND ENERGY

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Paper Applicant Dist. Mgr. Prod-Audit A. Roussell File 202187-sept 26-1t $63.35

In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950 and Statewide Order No. 29D-1, the following notice is given: Please be advised that Grayrock Energy IV Oper‐ ating Company, LLC has made application for au‐ thority to commingle in their TERRYVILLE COM‐ MINGLING FACILITY NO. 52 (900041), hydrocar‐ bons produced from the LCV RA SUM (607660), LCV RA SUT (607656), GRAY RA SUX (615214), GRAY RA SUG (607390), LCV RA SUY (607853), LCV RA SUL (607221), LCV RA SUZ (614594), GRAY RA SUEE (607032), and GRAY RA SUFF (614835), Ter‐ ryville Field, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana, with production previously approved for commin‐ gling by Ofﬁce of Permit‐ ting and Compliance Order No. 29-D-34, effec‐ tive April 26, 2016, Ter‐ ryville Field, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. The same method of mea‐ surement and allocation of production as ap‐ proved by said Order shall apply to the above. Application review by the Department of Conserva‐ tion and Energy indicates that all requirements of Statewide Order No. 29D-1, which governs the authority to commingle gas and/or liquid hydro‐ carbons and to use methods other than gauge tanks for the allo‐ cation of production have been met. Should any interested party feel that this appli‐ cation for authority to commingle hydrocar‐ bons should not be ap‐ proved, he is afforded the opportunity to make his objections known, in writing, to the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy, P. O. Box 94275, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-9275, within the ten (10) calendar day pe‐ riod following the date this notice is mailed by the applicant. In the ab‐ sence of the ﬁling any letter of objection during said ten (10) calendar day period, an approval letter will be issued au‐ thorizing commingling as requested by the appli‐ cant. With respect to the computation of said ten (10) calendar day period of time allowed for re‐ ceiving written objec‐ tions, the date of this Legal Notice and the ap‐ proval date shall not be included. In the event the last day of said ten (10) calendar day period falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday, it shall be understood that the last day of said ten (10) cal‐ endar day period will then be considered to be the following Monday or the date following the legal holiday. A copy of this application is available for inspec‐ i i h f

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PUBLIC NOTICE --REVISED -5RUSTON FIELD 26-332 LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF LOUISIANA, DE‐ PARTMENT OF CONSER‐ VATION AND ENERGY, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA. In accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, and with par‐ ticular reference to the provisions of Title 30 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, a public hearing will be held in the Hearing Room, 1st Floor, LaSalle Building, 617 North 3rd Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 9:00 a.m. on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2026, upon the application of NADEL & GUSSMAN RUSTON, LLC. At such hearing the De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy will con‐ sider evidence relative to the issuance of Orders pertaining to the follow‐ ing matters relating to the Hosston 8,100’ Zone, Reservoir A, in the Rus‐ ton Field, Lincoln Parish, Louisiana. 1. To permit applicant to designate and utilize its J.B. Jiles 30 No. 1 Well as a substitute unit well for HOSS 8100 RA SUH, said well being located as shown on the plat sub‐ mitted with the applica‐ tion, in exception to the spacing provisions of Of‐ fice of Permitting and Compliance Order No. 164-O-29, effective Janu‐ ary 10, 1995. 2. To find that designa‐ tion and use of the pro‐ posed substitute unit well is necessary to effi‐ ciently and economically drain a portion of the Hosston 8,100’ Zone, Reservoir A, underlying the HOSS 8100 RA SUH, which cannot be effi‐ ciently and economically drained by any existing well within this unit, will prevent waste, avoid the drilling of unnecessary wells, protect correlative rights and promote the full and efficient devel‐ opment of the natural re‐ sources of this state. 3. To provide that the unit allowables for the unit to be served by the pro‐ posed well may be pro‐ duced from the unit well/substitute unit well, from any alternate unit well, or from any combi‐ nation of such wells serving the unit, at the discretion of the opera‐ tor. 4. Except insofar as set forth above, to confirm and continue in full force and effect the provisions of Order No. 164-O-29, ef‐ fective January 10, 1995, as amended and supple‐ mented by the 164-O Se‐ ries of Orders, the units created thereby, and of all applicable Statewide Orders. 5. To consider such other matters as may be perti‐ nent. The Hosston 8,100’ Zone, Reservoir A was defined in Order No. 164-O-29, ef‐ fective January 10, 1995. A plat is available for in‐ spection in the Depart‐ ment of Conservation and Energy in Baton Rouge and Shreveport, i i

THOMAS, SHERRICK LOVAR

58315 GAY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4225

THOMPSON, SHIRLEY ANN

10909 MILL ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

TULLIER, CLINT MICHAEL

23333 IBERVILLE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2512

TULLIER, ROBIN C

57725 BELLEVIEW RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4109

VALENTINE, DEBRA

700-A BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5402

VALLET, KENDRA WILSON

77290 MCBAY DR GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3521

VARDEN, BRADY MICHAEL

58070 LABAUVE AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3234

VINCENT, DANIELLE JEANNE

1675 SAN MIGUEL DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5340

WALKER, ALBERT JAMES

22755 BLAKENEY LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5234

WALKER, LAMIKA ANN

58620 W W HARLEAUX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2928

WALLS, CONNIE A

55145 AUCOIN ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2702

WARTHEN, ERIC RUSH

6345 BAYOU PAUL RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5529

WASHINGTON, DAWN THOMAS

22855 JADE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5230

WATTS, JONKIESHA JAEEL

33140 ADAMS DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2608

WELCH, BILLIE JO

22930 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5239

WESLEY, TYREE A

31932 LACROIX RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3621

WESLEY, WILLIAM HENRY

32345 RAY ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2001

WESSINGER, WARDDRICK TURMEL

58531 NATS ALY PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2888

WHEELER, BLAKE L

22165 WALKER ST # TRAILER 14 PLAQUEMINE , LA 70764

WHITE, JASON STERLING

59145 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

WHITTED, SYDNEY C

1392 HWY 75 SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3110

WILLIAMS, CYNITHIA MARIE

1960 PINEGLEN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

WILLIAMS JR, GEORGE EDWARD

58445 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2851

WILLIAMS, REBECCA BRIGNAC

260 FIELD HOUSE AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4444

WILLIAMS, TRAVIS

58150 GAY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4275

WILTON, ANDREW BERNARD

1810 WILLOW BEND RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5351

WISDOM, RACHEL LYNN

33181 BAYOU SORREL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7127

WOODS, KRISTA LEIGHANN

23535 CARROL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2605

WOODS, MELVIN JEROME

11935 SPARKS LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-4004

WORSHAM, WENDY BABIN

1310 AGATHA ST SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3219

ZERINGUE, ELIZABETH SANCHEZ

58460 TRABEAUX LN WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4211

ZERINGUE, TRICIA SANCHEZ

56505 HWY 404 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4319

Juror Count: 300 202052-691561-Sept. 26-1t $ 1,226.61

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PUBLIC NOTICE --The City of St. George Planning & Zoning Com‐ missions will hold public hearings on Monday, Oc‐ tober 5, 2026, at 6:00 pm at St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave, St. George, LA 70816, to con‐ sider the following: Planning Commission S-26-0025 Subdivision at 12500 and 12601 Rieger Rd: This 15.51-acre prop‐ erty is located on Lots 9A and LRK, LLC-2 of the Leon R. Kleinpeter Prop‐ erty, in Sec. 49, T8S, R2E, GLD, EBR. The applicant requests a prelimi‐ nary/ﬁnal plat to subdi‐ vide two lots into three and to dedicate a public drainage servitude. (Ap‐ plicant: Andre Rodrigue, Stantec Consulting Ser‐ vices, Inc, on behalf of LRK, LLC) S-26-0030 Subdivision at T 13455 Jefferson Hwy: This 2.1-acre property is located on Lot Y-1 of the Elizabeth Hynes Tract, in Sec. 57, T7S, R2E, GLD, EBR. The applicant re‐ quests a prelimi‐ nary/ﬁnal plat to subdi‐ vide 1 lot into 2 in the MX-3 Mixed Used Com‐ munity Zoning District. (Applicant: Christopher Maestri, MR Engineering & Surveying, LLC, on be‐ half of Jeffbend, LLC) S-26-0032 Exchange of Property at 10620 Happy Pl and 22392 Hoo Shoo Too Rd: This 92.16-acre combined property is comprised of lot 38-A-1E-1-A and C-1-A of the La Vie Est Belle, in Sec. 55, T8S, R3E, GLD, EBR. The applicant requests an ex‐ change of property be‐ tween 2 lots in the RC Re‐ source Conservation Zoning District. (Appli‐ cant: Michael Davis, LandSource, Inc, on be‐ half of Happy Place Hold‐ ings, LLC) Zoning Commission PO-26-0005 Final Devel‐ opment Plan at 14637 Vil‐ lage Market St: This 0.75acre property is located on Lot A-1-A-3-A-4-B-2, Russell Long Property, on Sec. 52, T8S-R2E, GLD, EBR. The applicant re‐ quests a Final Develop‐ ment Plan to construct a commercial/restaurant building with associated parking and access dri‐ ves in the MX-4 Mixed Use Regional/PO-PUD-409 Long Farm Planned Overlay. (Applicant: Stephanie Stanford, Southeast Engineers, LLC, on behalf of Om Ohana Baton Rouge Re‐ alty, LLC) PO-26-0006 Changes to Concept Plan for Settle‐ ment of Willow Grove:

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This combined property is located on Tracts 1-A-1, 1-A-2, 1-A-3, 1-B, 2, WG-B1-A-1-A, WG-B-1-A-1-B, WG-B-2, WG-3, GS-2 thru GS-12, GS-K, CH-1, Lots 3 thru 6, 7-A, 8 thru 145, 146-A, 148-A, 149 thru 184, 184-A, 184 thru 231, 232-A, 232-B, 233 thru 254, 255-A, and 256 thru 377 of the Settlement at Willow Grove, in Sec. 56, 56, and 57, T8S-R1E, GLD, EBR. The applicant requests minor changes to the ap‐ concept plan proved within the R-6 Residen‐ tial-6 Zoning District, in‐ cluding revisions to com‐ mon open space, low density residential, and commercial/office uses. (Applicant: Jonathan Bradley, MR Engineering & Surveying, LLC, on be‐ half of Kleinpeter Devel‐ opment Corporation) CU-26-0006 and V-26-0012 Conditional Use Permit with Waiver at 16001 River Rd: This 28.81-acre property is located on Lot D of the Burtville Plantation in Sec. 45, T8SR1E, GLD, EBR. The appli‐ cant requests a condi‐ tional use permit to con‐ struct a wireless telecommunication tower and facility in a leased portion of the property in the RC Re‐ source Conservation Zoning District, with a waiver to increase the maximum height from 85 ft to 184 ft pursuant to Sec. 7:9.2.38.B.3. The Zon‐ ing Commission has the authority to permit the height of wireless com‐ munication towers to a maximum of 300 ft under Sec. 5.1.D.3.b. (Applicant: Jon Leyens, Baker Donel‐ son, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC on behalf of AT&T and Danna Glas‐ ner Living Trust) CU-26-0011 Conditional Use Permit 5804 Macbeth Dr: This 0.29-acre prop‐ erty is located on Lot SG-1-A of the Parkwood Estates in Sec. 60, T7SR2E, GLD, EBR. The appli‐ cant requests a condi‐ tional use permit to con‐ struct a detached acces‐ sory dwelling unit in the rear yard in the R-29 Res‐ idential-29 Zoning Dis‐ trict. (Applicant/Owner: Blaine Bonvillain) CU-26-0013 Conditional Use Permit at 17001 Culps Bluff Ave: This 0.47acre property is located on Lot 2576 of Shenan‐ doah Estates in Sec. 54, T7S-R2E, GLD, EBR. The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to operate a home occupa‐ tion for laser engraving and Cerakote ceramic coating, including limited customer traffic to the property in the R-4 Resi‐ dential-4 Zoning District. (Applicant/Owner: Fred‐ die Burton) 201237-sept 19-26-oct 33t $221.23 PUBLIC NOTICE --West Baton Rouge Parish P-2008319 C Filed Sep 21, 2026 12:49 PM Brittany Dickinson Deputy Clerk of Court STATE OF LOUISIANA 18™ JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE IN THE MATTER OF THE TUTORSHIP OF NAOMI ALYNN LATIOLAIS PROBATE NO. P-2008319 DIVISION: "C" NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO·BE APPOINTED AS LEGAL TUTRIX OF THE MINOR CHILD NAOMI ALYNN LATIOLAIS NOTICE IS GIVEN that LORI DIANE COURVILLE, petitioner in the above captioned matter, has filed a Petition to be Ap‐ i d l i

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p pointed as. Legal Tutrix and for Appointment of Undertutor, and that her application may be ap‐ proved after the expira‐ tion of ten (10) days from the date of publication of this notice or the date of mailing of the Notice as provided in LA Code of Civil Procedure Article 4065, whichever period is longer.· NOTICE SIGNED at Port Allen, Louisiana this 23 day of September, 2026. /s/ Jason Kershaw DEPUTY CLERK 18TH JDC WBR PARISH, LA 202169-sept 23-1t $145.90

Public Notices Nat Res Coastal pp the existing pipe using a pipe collar; installation of timber pile and joist supports at the pipe ends; placement of grouted riprap revet‐ ment; and associated grading and shaping. Ap‐ proximately 236 cubic yards of native material will be excavated and hauled off site and ap‐ proximately 234 cubic yards of topsoil/dirt and rock material will be re‐ quired for project con‐ struction. 202164-sept 26-1t $27.77

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Redwood Cemetery As‐ sociation annual meeting to be held October 11, 2026 at 2 PM in Redwood Church Annex. We encourage members to attend.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE the Louisiana De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy, Ofﬁce of Permitting and Compli‐ ance (OPC) has received the following applica‐ tion(s) for a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) in accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 49:214.21 et seq., and the rules of the Coastal Man‐ agement Program. Appli‐ cations for coastal use permits may be in‐ spected at 617 North 3rd Street, Room 1078, Baton Rouge, LA or on the OPC https:// webpage at: www.dce.louisiana.gov/ page/coastalmanagement-publicnotices. Copies are avail‐ able, costs apply. Written comments are solicited from the public and must be received within 25 days of the date of this notice. Comments must be uploaded directly to our electronic record through the OPC web‐ page or mailed to: OPC Administrator, Kyle Balkum, and P.O. Box 44487, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4487. All comments must contain the appro‐ priate CUP number and the commenter's full name and contact infor‐ mation. Below are the referenced applica‐ tion(s): *************** CUP NUMBER: P20260791 Name: St. Bernard Parish Government c/o Royal Engineering & Consultant 850 NORTH BOULEVARD BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 Attn: Katie Percy Loca‐ tion: Saint Bernard Parish, LA; Site S-2 @ Lat. 29-49-12.53N / Long. -8939-24.10W (see plats for additional coordinates); Bayou La Loutre and in‐ tersecting canals; along LA HWY 624; Hopedale, LA. Description: Pro‐ posed culvert improve‐ ments to restore natural drainage patterns and sustain or enhance dete‐ riorating marsh previ‐ ously authorized under the Hopedale Hydrologic Restoration (PO-0024) Project. Proposed activi‐ ties include removal and replacement of approxi‐ mately 36 inches of exist‐ ing CPP outfall pipe with alu‐ minum ﬂap gates; con‐ nection of new pipe to h i i i i

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I, ARTURO VASQUEZ AKA ARTURO VASQEZ AKA Arthro Vasquez AKA Tyronne VASQUEZ, have been convicted of 14:78.1 Aggravated Incest. Date Convicted: 07/25/2002.

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My Address is: 4711 Divincenti Dr Lot# 14 BATON ROUGE, LA 70807 Race: WHITE Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 7/6/1968 Height: 5'5" Weight: 201 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BLACK Scars/Tattoos:

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