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St. Tammany DA tapped to lead probe Sims to investigate Murrill grand jury indictment BY JOHN SIMERMAN and WILLIE SWETT

state attorney general, Liz Murrill. Initially sealed, the order was signed by Justice Cade Cole unStaff writers der an application from Louisiana The Louisiana Supreme Court State Police. It does not have a has appointed Collin Sims, the dis- date, but according to Sims’ ofﬁce trict attorney over St. Tammany was signed on Aug. 17. The order grants Sims the power and Washington parishes, to “investigate or prosecute any illegali- to empanel his own grand jury in ty” in how an Orleans Parish grand New Orleans to investigate and jury last month came to indict the potentially bring criminal charges.

It said the court would also tap retired judge Robert Chaisson, who briefly oversaw Murrill’s sincedropped indictment, to “exercise all necessary judicial authority over the result.” Sims, who was re-elected this year without opposition, was not available Friday to comment. His appointment as special prosecutor signals that a crimi-

nal investigation is well underway into the circumstances surrounding unusual felony charges that emerged this summer against Sims the Republican attorney general. Gov. Jeff Landry called for Louisiana State Police to investigate after a New Orleans grand jury on July 2 signed off on 16 felony counts of

public intimidation and malfeasance against Murrill. For her part, Murrill recommended a joint state and federal investigation. The grand jury that indicted Murrill acted on its own under a little-used state law, according to District Attorney Jason Williams, whose ofﬁce recused itself on June 1. District Judge Leon Roche appointed a special prosecutor, former criminal court judge Laurie

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Use of Pontalba apartment under scrutiny

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Osito wears a wig to the Dolly Parton Memorial Parade on Dolly Day.

Agency won’t divulge names of guests at state-owned property 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 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.

ABOVE: The Dolly Parton Memorial Parade walks up St. Ann Street in New Orleans on Friday. RIGHT: The Krewe of Dolly leads the Dolly Parton Memorial Parade through the French Quarter. LEFT: Rosalie McDermott and birthdaygirl June McDermott, 14, show off their Dolly fashions before the parade.

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China’s Xi wraps up state visit with look at Constitution Leader promises to meet with Trump twice more by end of year

year, doubling the number of faceto-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 BY MICHELLE L. PRICE some in the U.S. for being heavy and FU TING on pomp and light on substance, Associated Press though Trump said they discussed WASHINGTON — Chinese President the war in Iran. The two leaders Xi Jinping wrapped up his state have made a show of working to visit to Washington on Friday preserve harmony, but there were by announcing that he will meet no major breakthroughs this week President Donald Trump two on issues such as trade or the safemore times before the end of the ty of artiﬁcial intelligence.

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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 agreeing as Xi landed in the U.S. to extend their trade truce only a few months until January. “A lot of pomp and circumstance or sound and fury but signifying nothing. There’s just not a lot there,” said Scott Lincicome, vice president of general economics at the Cato Institute. “Another summit without tan-

gible results merely allows China to run out the clock on Trump’s second term without significant concessions,” said Jeff Moon, a former U.S. trade official and diplomat in President Barack Obama’s administration who runs the China Moon Strategies consultancy. The two leaders met behind closed doors for 90 minutes on Thursday, when they discussed issues such as the Middle East, Ukraine and the Korean Peninsula, according to the official Chinese government readout of the

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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

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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.

Pakistan: Afghan Taliban personnel killed in clash

ISLAMABAD — Overnight ﬁghting along the southwestern border left at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel dead, Pakistan said Friday, in a claim Afghanistan denied. It was the latest escalation between the neighbors following Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory. Pakistan’s Information Ministry said in a post on X that its forces repelled what it called an “attempted Afghan aggression” in the Gulistan sector of southwestern Balochistan province. It said “at least 13 Afghan Taliban personnel were killed and several injured” Thursday night. The strikes marked a sharp escalation in fighting between the two South Asian countries and risked further complicating international efforts to ease tensions between Islamabad and Kabul. Pakistan routinely accuses Kabul of allowing militants, particularly the Pakistani Taliban, to operate from Afghan territory and launch attacks across the border. Kabul denies the accusation.

Blast near Acropolis in Greece injures 2

ATHENS, Greece — A powerful blast shook the Greek capital’s tourist district of Plaka, near the ancient Acropolis, on Friday morning, causing a building to collapse and injuring at least two people who were rescued from an adjacent building, authorities said. The cause of the explosion wasn’t immediately clear, but local media said that a gas leak was suspected. Rescue crews with a sniffer dog were searching the rubble for potentially missing people, the ﬁre department said. Residents said that two people lived in one of the building’s apartments, and there were media reports that three tourists may have been staying in a short-term rental apartment also in the building. The fire department said that the explosion occurred in an old two-story building in the Plaka district, the historic part of Athens that lies at the foot of the Acropolis hill, Greece’s most visited ancient monument. The building collapsed, while neighboring buildings were also damaged.

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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Trump claws back nearly $1B in approved spending 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 axe 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 re-

lease 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

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The White House announced Friday that President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress, using a rare and contested power to axe funding for immigrant services and diversity-focused initiatives. 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 do-

mestic spending. The use of a “pocket rescission” ﬁts into a broader pattern by the Trump administration to exert greater control over the U.S. government, eroding Congress’ power. The administration has

also ﬁred federal workers, imposed a historic increase in tariffs, and started the war in Iran without going through Congress, putting the burden on the judicial branch to determine the limits of presidential power. Sen. Patty Murray, the lead Democrat on the Senate Appropriations Committee, described the White House action as “theft from the American people, plain and simple.” “These are funds Congress has delivered on a bipartisan basis and should be helping people — not cut off by a president more focused on building a ballroom than investing in families,” Murray said. In addition to immigrant services, the White House said it was rescinding $70 million for what it called “woke” international education programs, $28 million in grant funding for Health and Human Services research programs, and $9 million in debt relief for foreign countries that fund climate change policies. Another $10 million was being withheld from a minority business development program.

High court rejects Missouri U.S. House map backed by Trump BY DAVID A. LIEB

Associated Press

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 Mis-

souri 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 districts 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. Cir-

cuit 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 Tues-

day 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. The result was about 59% of potential voters were new to the district, according to an Associated Press estimate. The ripple effects also shifted some voters in most of Missouri’s other congressional districts. Cleaver was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Republican state Sen. Rick Brattin won a six-way Republican primary under the revised districts. They remain the candidates for

the general election, even though the district boundaries have reverted to their prior lines. Brattin was a plaintiff, along with Republican Rep. Bob Onder and two other voters, in a federal lawsuit that led to the 8th Circuit’s ruling and the last two appeals to the Supreme Court. At least 16 lawsuits have been filed in state and federal courts related to Missouri’s congressional redistricting. The battle has been the longest and most complex among roughly a dozen states that sought to change their U.S. House districts over the past year.

Storms in Pacific threaten Hawaii and Mexico with floods, high surf BY EUGENE GARCIA Associated Press

HILO, Hawaii — People on Hawaii’s Big Island are preparing for another potentially life-threatening and catastrophic storm as Hurricane Nolo is expected to bring flash floods and extreme surf as it churns just south of the islands through the weekend. Nolo was expected to strengthen to a major hurricane on Saturday. Its maximum sustained winds increased to 105 mph Friday. The storm’s center was located about 185 miles south of Hawaii’s southernmost point. Forecasters warned parts of the Big Island could see rainfall totals up to 15 inches, with a possibility of up to 25 inches. That was down from an earlier forecast that called for up to 35 inches. “People are going to want to kind of shelter in place on the Big Island, be in their safe place, certainly by later today, tonight, well into Saturday,” Michael Brennan, director of the National Hurricane Center, said Friday. “Don’t venture out if you don’t have to into the dangerous flooding environment, but also high winds. We can have trees and power lines down.”

Heavy rainfall also was possible on Hawaii’s other islands, the hurricane center said. Maui also could see heavy rainfall and potential life-threatening flooding and mudslides, forecasters said. Crews on the Big Island spent hours Friday trying to build berms to guide water and move large debris ahead of the worst of the rain, said Erika Kapu, Hawaii program manager for the humanitarian nonprofit CORE. CORE and other nonprofit partners spent the week packing and shipping supplies like camp stoves and hygiene products by air cargo from Oahu to the Big Island for a community relief hub that has been active since August’s Hurricane Lala. Hawaii officials told residents to put together emergency kits, and the governor issued an emergency proclamation, activating more than 230 Hawaii National Guard members. Schools were closed in some areas. Hawaii County officials on the Big Island were urging residents in flood-prone areas to consider taking refuge at shelters being set up or other locations. The heaviest rain from Nolo is likely to fall over the same southeastern region of the Big Island that was hit by

Lala and where grounds are still wet from additional precipitation. The storm surge could hit 1 to 3 feet, creating large and dangerous waves and coastal flooding, the hurricane center said. Residents and tourists on the Big Island were busy preparing. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green has requested an emergency disaster declaration for four Hawaii counties. Meanwhile, Mexico is under the threat of Hurricane Polo as it heads toward the Baja California peninsula after bringing storm conditions to the southwestern coast. The hurricane center said Polo gained significant force overnight into Friday morning and doused parts of Mexico’s Pacific Coast. No major damage or flooding was reported along the coast overnight into Friday. By midday Friday, attention turned to the peninsula, where the hurricane was slated to arch back and hit between Monday and Tuesday. Local authorities were preparing shelters, and Mexico’s government announced Friday afternoon that they were closing ports in the region as dark clouds swirled overhead. The latest estimated sustained winds were 180 mph.

Woman’s hanging was ‘staged’ after her death in drug dispute, Miss. police say By The Associated Press 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.

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N.J.’s lieutenant governor Fulton Sheen, a famed radio, TV priest, beatified in St. Louis resigns amid scandal BY PETER SMITH Associated Press

Official faces sexual harassment and ethics complaints BY MIKE CATALINI and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press

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. “There has been a culture in Trenton, probably since the birth of our nation, to sweep this under the rug,” she said. “That is not the kind of government I’m running,” she added. “When I say there is a culture change taking place, I mean it.” Sherrill picked Caldwell, a Methodist pastor and for-

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By MATT ROURKE

New Jersey Democratic Lt. Gov.-elect Dale Caldwell speaks Nov. 4 during an election night party in East Brunswick, N.J. Caldwell resigned Friday over accusations of ethics lapses and inappropriate behavior with women. mer president of Centenary University, as her running mate last year. They took office in January, but within four months, Caldwell had become the subject of an anonymous complaint about his behavior with women. She called for him to resign on Thursday after a law firm she hired concluded he behaved inappropriately around women. Caldwell has disputed the allegations and at first showed no signs he would leave office willingly. In a statement, his attorney Thomas Calcagni said Caldwell stepped down in order to end a “campaign to discredit his character,” and said they are exploring legal options to challenge the report. In New Jersey, a governor can’t fire the lieutenant governor, but Caldwell could have been impeached and removed by the Legislature. Republican state Sen. Kristin Corrado on Friday questioned Sherrill’s judgment for allowing Caldwell to serve as acting governor when she left the state, even

as his conduct was being investigated. “New Jersey residents deserve leadership, transparency, and answers from their government,” she said. “So far, we have gotten none.” The resignation probably won’t move the needle much in New Jersey’s midterms, said Matt Hale, a political science professor at Seton Hall University, but it gives Republicans fresh ammunition against the governor. Still, he said, Democrats can contrast Caldwell’s swift dismissal with the Trump administration’s attitude toward controversy. “This wouldn’t even make page six news if it was at the federal level,” Hale said. The law firm’s report released Thursday said Caldwell committed several violations of state policy. It said Caldwell, 66, made an advance toward a staff member’s friend and when he was rebuffed told the staffer, “you young women are looking for young sperm.”

Court appears divided in case over migrants deported to El Salvador prison BY MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — A panel of appeals court judges appeared to be divided Friday on whether to reverse or uphold an order for the Trump administration to facilitate the return of dozens of Venezuelan migrants who were deported from the U.S. to a notorious prison in El Salvador last year. A three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit didn’t indicate how soon they would rule after hearing arguments from attorneys for the government and the migrants who were ﬂown to El Salvador without any notice or opportunity to challenge their removals from the U.S. The Justice Department appealed after District Court Chief Judge James Boasberg in February or-

dered the Trump administration to make arrangements for some of the deported Venezuelan migrants to return to the U.S. at the government’s expense. Boasberg said the administration has essentially told him to “pound sand.” Two panel members — Judges A. Raymond Randolph and Neomi Rao — appeared to be skeptical that the migrants have a right to return to the U.S. to challenge their March 2025 deportations. A key question for the panel is whether the U.S. courts have jurisdiction over the migrants’ claims because the U.S. government maintained “constructive custody” of them even after they arrived in El Salvador. Rao questioned whether the migrants can meet that legal burden through their “habeas corpus” petitions. “There needs to be some

showing that the U.S. had that type of control — the control that they could produce a detainee on command — and I don’t see that evidence from petitioners,” said Rao, who was nominated by Republican President Donald Trump. Circuit Judge Harry Edwards, who was nominated by Democratic President Jimmy Carter, said Boasberg cited plenty of evidence that the Trump administration “retained co-control” over the deported migrants and was “fully engaged and kept itself in a position of control throughout.” Edwards also said that Supreme Court precedent holds that the plaintiffs have a right to pursue their due process claims. “Judge Boasberg was merely attempting to facilitate the exercise of their rights. That’s all,” Edwards said.

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James Fulton Engstrom, center, his mother, Bonnie Engstrom, background center, and other family members present a relic of Archbishop Fulton Sheen on Thursday during Sheen’s beatification at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. 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. About 50,000 tickets were distributed, according to organizers. The halls and exhibit areas were thronged in the morning by pilgrims — priests in cassocks, nuns in habits, families with young children in tow, elderly worshippers who recalled watching Sheen on TV. Scores of bishops, a thousand priests and hundreds of religious order members, seminarians and deacons participated. Many thronged exhibit booths or stood in long lines to give confession. Others

quietly meditated throughout the morning in a makeshift chapel in front of a Eucharist displayed on an altar, including some who knelt on the concrete ﬂoor. Bishops have been seeking to promote this traditional devotion, which Sheen practiced regularly. The Vatican’s top evangelization official, Filipino Cardinal Luis Tagle, the lead celebrant for the Mass, brought greetings from Pope Leo XIV, calling him Sheen’s “fellow Illinoisan.” Tagle called Sheen a model for evangelization, or sharing the faith. Sheen was once a regular presence in the living rooms of millions of Americans — including that of the future pontiff, who says he watched Sheen’s broadcasts while growing up in Chicago. Attendees, many too young to have seen Sheen’s broadcasts, said they’ve taken inspiration from his books and online videos. The service reﬂected the modern media era, with a livestreamed liturgy and electrical signs urging attendees to use the social media hashtag #celebratesheen.

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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.

White, who investigated the public intimidation allegations and presented them to the grand jury. The grand jury accused Murrill of crimes related to the letters she sent in May to Williams, Mayor Helena Moreno and five City Council members. In those letters, Murrill claimed the officials were breaking the law and risked their jobs by calling for an election and an interim pick for a newly combined court clerk in New Orleans. White dropped the indictment in late July under pressure from Murill’s purported victims. Regardless, Landry and Murrill have said they suspect there was political influence on the grand jury and aim to root it out. Attorneys for the Murrill have sued Willilams and White for public records related to the case. “We are pleased that the Louisiana Supreme Court has recognized the need for an independent review of this indictment, and we trust that the process will bring transparency to the people of Louisiana,” said Laura Cannizzaro Rodrigue, an attorney for Murrill. The order appointing Sims, a former federal prosecutor, says that the State Police applied for a “conflict free prosecutor to assist with an active criminal investigation” related to Murrill’s indictment after recusals by Williams and Murrill. White said Sims’ appointment was news to her. “I was unaware of any of this. Glad to learn about it from the media,” she said. Landry’s office declined to comment Friday. The city released a statement from City Attorney Charline Gipson Friday that accused Murrill’s attorneys of playing a “reckless game of political payback against imagined enemies.” “City officials did not initiate, direct or control any grand jury investigation. If this new inquiry is con-

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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

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A pedestrian walks across Decatur Street, near the Lower Pontalba Building in New Orleans on Wednesday. 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 between 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 main-

tain 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

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ALEX BRANDON

President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, China’s President Xi Jinping and his wife Peng Liyuan, with Bradford Wilson, archivist of the United States, view the Constitution, Bill of Rights and other documents on Friday at the National Archives in Washington.

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Continued from page 1A 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 that they would give Iran — whether it be direct or indirect, whether it be intelligence or parts or military equipment — was totally unacceptable,” Perdue told CNBC in an interview Friday. “President Trump made that very clear again yesterday.”

Xi hosting APEC summit Xi extended an invitation for Trump and first lady Melania Trump to go to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, China, in November and noted that they could meet again a month later at the G20 summit at the Trump National Doral Miami 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.”

Tea in the Red Room The Trumps feted their

guests Thursday night with a black-tie state dinner attended by technology industry titans. Earlier in the day, Trump gave Xi a personal tour of his White House flourishes, including a gallery wall of presidents and a new 100-foot-long granite helicopter landing pad — and pointed out his ballroom, still under construction. Melania Trump and Peng Liyuan toured the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Asian Art. On Friday, Xi’s day began at the White House, where Trump and the first lady hosted the Chinese leader and his wife, Peng Liyuan, for tea in the White House’s Red Room. Their visit fell during China’s Mid-Autumn Festival, a national holiday when families traditionally gather to celebrate the end of harvest, sharing mooncakes, round pastries filled with a sweet paste, over tea. Xi thanked the Trumps for the visit. “The highest courtesies, the most meticulous arrangements,” Xi said in Chinese. “This visit is very successful, and we also feel very satisfied.” Trump grinned when an interpreter relayed what Xi had said.

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. Email Meghan Friedmann at meghan.friedmann@ theadvocate.com.

ducted with integrity and in accordance with the law, it will conﬁrm that truth,” the statement read. “Hopefully, this investigation will also examine whether and how Louisiana’s top prosecutor or her private attorneys (both former prosecutors) obtained the names of grand jury witnesses, the identities of everyday citizens who served as grand jurors, or evidence presented to the grand jury. “Such abusive and disturbing tactics would violate Louisiana law and undermine the very foundation of our justice system.” Rodrigue responded by saying the city has failed to meet deadlines to respond to public records requests and would face a challenge in court. “Information we obtained was given by the district attorney in response to our public records request,” she said. The Louisiana Supreme Court order does not specify a time frame for Sims’ appointment. The court did not immediately respond to a request for records about special prosecutor appointments, or a copy of the State Police request in Murrill’s case. Rafael Goyeneche, president of the Metropolitan Crime Commission, said he believes the court, not LSP, made the call on Sims as the special prosecutor. “I’ve never seen a case like this before,” he said. “The prosecutor in the parish can’t handle it. And the attorney general that would normally take over when the parish prosecutor is conﬂicted can’t handle it. This is not going to be resolved quickly.” Sims and Murrill are often aligned politically on criminal justice issues. They teamed last year to end a 15-year hiatus on executions in Louisiana when the state used nitrogen gas to kill death row inmate Jessie Hoffman. Sims and Murrill also joined forces last year to create a task force aimed at child exploitation crimes on the Northshore. Staff writer Matt Bruce contributed to this story.

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Northeasterly winds will continue to filter dry air into Southeast Louisiana, especially for the folks on the North Shore. Today, expect a mostly sunny, hot and dry day with a light breeze. Temperatures this afternoon will be just about where they should be, rising into the upper 80s to low 90s. With low dew points and therefore low humidity, temperatures will feel like the mid-90s. If you’re headed to the LSU game or staying here for Tulane, expect mostly clear skies and about 83 at kickoff.

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Assessor to appeal hotel exemption

Higgins Hotel should have to pay property taxes, he argues BY JONI HESS Staff writer

New Orleans Assessor Erroll Williams on Friday lambasted a Louisiana appeals court’s decision allowing the Higgins Hotel to remain exempt from paying property taxes, his latest salvo in a yearslong ﬁght for fewer tax exemptions for corporations. Williams said he will petition the Louisiana Supreme Court to review the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal’s ruling, saying it sets a “potentially disastrous” precedent at a time when the city is pressed for cash and ofﬁcials are looking to residents to pick up some of the slack. “You can’t fund a city on property taxes alone,” Williams said in

a statement. “Here we have a ruling from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal that could further erode the tax base by allowing nonproﬁt organizations to receive exemptions for commercial enterprises.” Attorneys for the owner of the Higgins Hotel did not respond to requests for comment. The ruling, handed down Friday, culminates a four-year legal battle between the assessor and nonproﬁt World Theatre Inc., which owns the Higgins Hotel and is a subsidiary of The National WWII Museum Inc., located across the street at Magazine Street and Andrew Higgins Boulevard. Other defendants in the case are New Orleans’ municipal government and the Louisiana Tax Commission.

The World Theatre in 2020 filed for tax-exempt status that Williams denied, according to court records. Williams levied two property tax bills on the firm totaling more than $550,000. The World Theatre paid the money under protest and filed suit to recover the funds, citing a state law that allows nonprofits an exemption for charitable, educational or other specified purposes. The case went to trial before the state Board of Tax Appeals in 2023, which sided with the World Theatre, finding that the Higgins Hotel operates “in support of the Museum’s mission and the Hotel and its amenities are essential to the Museum’s charitable purpose,”

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The Higgins Hotel, located on The National WWII Museum’s campus in ä See HOTEL, page 3B the Warehouse District of New Orleans, opened in December 2019.

Metairie school adapts to merger

Three schools create Bunche-Washington, a K-8 campus BY ELYSE CARMOSINO Staff writer

STAFF PHOTOS By BRETT DUKE

Brother Martin cheerleaders Addisyn Barrett, front, and Emme Barone flip in the air before the Brother Martin football team took on Jesuit at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans on Friday.

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Three years ago, Monya Thomas Criddle welcomed nearly 200 students from the historic Washington Elementary to the former Bunche Elementary School, as the Jefferson Parish School System combined the campuses due to student population declines. This year, the Bunche-Washington STEM School principal is again managing a merger: About 300 Harris Middle School students and 30 new staff members now join her elementary students at the new campus. “It’s a huge adjustment,” she said in an interview Thursday. “I can tell you that.” Students from the three separate schools settled last month at a new K-8 campus in Metairie that will

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ASCENSION PARISH

Released documents reveal Hyundai deals Officials signed agreements under NDAs to compete for project

BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

Jude Levy, center, and other Jesuit football fans show their spirit on Friday.

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

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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 respond-

ed 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 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. Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com.

Suspect arrested in fatal Mid-City shooting Staff report A man was arrested Friday morning in connection with a MidCity shooting that left a man dead and two female victims injured this week, according to the New Orleans Police Department. Latrell Alexis, 23, was arrested in Gretna on counts of second-degree

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Continued from page 1B retain the name Bunche-Washington, and the school district celebrated the opening of that 700-student building on Thursday. The merger is the latest in a series of closures that began in 2023, when the Jefferson Parish School Board voted to shutter six schools to address the district’s dwindling population. Enrollment in the state’s largest school system, like that of other districts statewide, has seen a notable decline, dropping about 10% since 2018, to roughly 45,000 students this year. The trend is owed to a declining birth rate, to families choosing nontraditional school options, and to families moving to other states. Board members have warned that more closures and consolidations

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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 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.

Tax payments 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

murder, attempted second-degree murder and illegal possession of a ﬁrearm by a convicted felon. At around 12:17 a.m. Monday, Benjamin Locure, 31, was found shot in the 4000 block of Tulane Avenue. He was taken to a local hospital, where he later died. Two injured women were taken to a hospital by a private vehicle.

Alexis was identiﬁed as the suspect by NOPD investigators, who later obtained a warrant for his arrest. He was taken into custody at a home in the 900 block of 24th Street in Gretna. The U.S. Marshals Service, NOPD and the Gretna Police Department aided in the arrest. Alexis was booked into the Jef-

are necessary, making BuncheWashington an early glimpse at how those changes could play out across the district. On Thursday, students, teachers, administrators and ofﬁcials piled into the gymnasium to listen to speeches from students and performances by the combined school’s band and choir. It’s taken time to adapt to having both middle and elementary schoolers in the building, Thomas Criddle said. Administrators have tried to create a welcoming environment by ﬁnding ways to give older students a sense of independence, including offering them several after-school activities to choose from, such as band, choir and majorettes. The middle school students “kind of feel like this is elementary school, but we want them to have that middle school” experience, she said. “So, we’re offering

“We teach them how to walk and make sure they’re quiet,” Smith said. There are likely to be some growing pains. The first year of the 2023 merger brought several challenges, Criddle recalled in January, including declines in test scores and increased suspensions STAFF FILE PHOTO By ENAN CHEDIAK as students and staff adjusted to the change. Students walk to class on the But she’s also optimistic. The first day of school at Bunchenext year, her elementary stuWashington STEM School in dents’ scores bounced back, and suspensions dropped to premergMetairie on Aug. 7. er levels. She also pointed to rethem a lot of opportunities.” search that suggests children benEighth grader Bria Smith, who efit academically from attending also attended Bunche during the the same school from kindergar2023 merger, said her principal ten through eighth grade. and teachers have made the tran“I think the long-term benefit,” sition feel seamless, adding that she said, “is consistency all the she and her classmates enjoy way through.” saying hi to the younger students in common areas and often guide Email Elyse Carmosino at them on hallway etiquette. ecarmosino@theadvocate.com.

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-square-foot 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 infrastructure 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.

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ferson Parish Correctional Center and awaits extradition to New Orleans. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing and no other information was released. Anyone with information can call NOPD homicide detectives at (504) 6585300 or Crime Stoppers at (504) 822-1111.

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 embarrass-

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Continued from page 1B stated in the court documents. The board ruled that the Higgins was exempt from ad valorem taxes in 2022 and granted the return of funds, but Williams appealed and requested a new trial, arguing that the World Theater failed to apply for a timely exemption. He also presented new evidence showing that the hotel had increased revenue and business income unrelated to its nonprofit purpose. An appeals court granted a new trial last February and a year later, reversed the tax board’s decision to return the taxes paid in 2022. The $66 million Higgins Hotel opened in 2019 as an educational and financial support arm for The National WWII Museum. Williams has similarly fought against tax breaks proposed during negotiations for the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center’s highrise Omni Hotel — one of several financial incentives developers say are needed to move forward. “Just creating a nonprofit organization does not necessarily make it tax-exempt,” he said. “It’s a commercial endeavor, and we would view it as taxable … because it’s nothing more than a hotel,” he said in 2018. Still years away from completion, the hotel won a key approval this month after the Convention Center Board agreed to provide $200 million in funding to Dallas-based Omni Hotels & Resorts toward the development, construction and operation of the new hotel. Now developers are seeking a tax exemption that will go for a vote before the City Council. Less than 10% of properties in Orleans Parish are owned by taxexempt entities, according to the assessor. But they account for about one-third of the city’s total property value, or about $3 billion of the city’s $9 billion in assessed property values. As city officials work to close a 2027 budget pegged at $100 million, the Moreno administration is weighing new revenue options that include a property tax hike as well as millions in cuts to city services. Williams said the court’s ruling means a greater burden placed on residents. “Decisions expanding the scope of the nonprofit tax exemption have real consequences for the city’s tax base and for the taxpayers who must absorb a greater share of the burden,” Williams said.

ing. 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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Obituaries Carimi, Ona Claire Dassinger

Ona Claire Dassinger Carimi, a native of New Orleans and resident of Baton Rouge, passed into eternal rest on Thursday, September 24, 2026, in the loving presence of her family. She was born on November 28, 1933, to Peter Dassinger and Florence Reynolds Dassinger. Ona Claire enjoyed a wonderful life filled with family and friends, which included traveling with family and friends to the beach, ski resorts, LSU sporting events, and cruises to ports around the world. She was a devoted mother, grandmother and great grandmother who cherished the time she shared with her loving husband and family. She loved cooking and never missed an opportunity to host a family lunch or dinner on Sundays as well as hosting a St. Joseph's Altar at her home where she invited family, friends and neighbors. She was a very special lady who exhibited kindness, warmth, strength, and generosity and was always ready to give of herself to those who needed someone to listen. She will be dearly missed by those who were privileged to have known her. She is survived by her three children, Claire Linn Carimi Lassalle (Joseph), Arlene Carimi Edwards, and John Mario Carimi (Margaret); six grandchildren, Laurie Lassalle Jennings (Matthew), Jennifer Lassalle Hall ( Patrick), Dana Edwards Danos, Edwin Nolan Edwards ( Holly), Stephen R. Edwards, Jr. ( Christie), and Bret Miquez (Fiancee, Hali and her son, T.J.); and eight great-grandchildren, Taylor Jennings, Mason Jennings, John Patrick Hall, Catherine Hall, Sadie Danos, Jolene Danos, Zoe Edwards, and Nolan Edwards. She was preceded in death by her wonderful, loving husband of 61 years, Anthony B. Carimi; her youngest son, James Peter Carimi; her parents; and her brother, Peter James Dassinger. Visitation will be held at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Monday, September, 28, 2026, from 9:00 am until 11:00 am, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow at Greenwood Cemetery on Canal Boulevard, New Orleans. The family would like to extend a special thank you to all those special 'angels' at St. James Place who loved and cared for her as if she were family; and to the staff at Baton Rouge Hospice for their care and compassion.

John Chase, 82, of Metairie, LA, passed peacefully in his home on September 22, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on June 30, 1944, in Cloutierville, LA, to his parents Joseph Churchill and Laura Gallien Chase. He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph Churchill Chase and Laura Gallien Chase, and by his brother, Joseph Churchill Chase, Jr. He graduated from East Jefferson High School in 1962 and enlisted in the United States Coast Guard, where he proudly served in Sabine Pass, TX; Cameron, LA; and at the New Canal Lighthouse in New Orleans. After an honorable discharge, he continued to serve his country with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the U.S. Army, U.S. Customs, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, retiring as a Special Agent after 37 and a half years of federal law enforcement. John was an active participant in his parish, St. Angela Merici, serving as a scout leader, assisting with the summer baseball program, and serving as an usher at the weekly 11:00 Sunday Mass. He was a proud member of American Legion Post 267. He was also an avid hunter and fisherman who loved spending time in the marshes of South Louisiana. John is survived by his loving wife of 60 years, Nancy Landry Chase; his two sons and their wives, John L. "Jay" Chase, Jr. (Meg Andrus Chase) of Lafayette, LA, and Steven Jeffery Chase (Erin Gerdes Chase) of Metairie, LA; and his five grandchildren, Joseph Conrad Chase, John Christopher Chase, Jacob William Chase, Molly Marie Chase, and Nicholas Andrew Chase. He is also survived by his sister, Laura Chase Arnett (Lawrence Arnett); his brother, Michael Chase (Brenda Fallon Chase); and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. on September 28, 2026, at St. Angela Merici Catholic Church, 901 Beverly Garden Dr., Metairie, LA 70002. Visitation will be held in the church from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. before Mass. Interment will be at the Garden of Memories Cemetery, 4900 Airline Hwy., Metairie, LA. Fond memories and words of condolences may be shared at www.leitzeag anfuneralhome.com.

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death are all of her siblings, her first husband Albert L. Leard, second husband Calvin (Bubba) Milto, Sr., her son Albert J., and grandson Vaughn Leard. Stella leaves behind to cherish her memories her daughter Debbie, sons Robbie (Bryn) and Ricky (Katie), as well as numerous grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Stella was a fun-loving lady who enjoyed Mardi-Gras, watching her Saints and LSU teams, as well as cooking family recipes, including those passed to her from "Momma-Mae". She enjoyed being with her family and friends, especially her loving nieces, Yolanda, Loretta, and Sylvia. Each took the time, in addition to her nephew Junior, to care for Stella prior to her passing. Her latest joy came from weekly visits with her great-granddaughter, Nettie (Antoinette). Stella was a float captain for the Krewe of Thor, riding with her husband, Bubba, and other family members. She was also an active member of various garden clubs, and her beautiful flowers and plants showed that she indeed had a "green thumb". She was a past president of the Shady Oaks Garden Club, 1962-63, 1965-66. As a businesswoman, she operated the "Apricot Boutique" in Kenner, where she met her longtime best friend Arleen Drouant, who had the store next door. She also had a successful business with Home Interiors, where she traveled and enjoyed the company of Justine Kinchen, Rita Powell, Carrie Coleman, and several dear friends. Special thanks to Amy Adams and the Anvoi hospice team for the caring, professional comfort they provided. And you couldn't ask to have better neighbors on her street than she had, who always checked her mail, took out the garbage, and gave her treats. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the funeral services on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Garden of Memories Funeral Home, 4900 Airline Drive, Metairie, Louisiana 70001. Visitation will begin at 11:00 a.m., followed by a Mass at 1:00 p.m. Burial will take place immediately following the Mass in Garden of Memories Cemetery. Following the burial, all guests are invited to join the family back in the Funeral Home for a reception. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Estella, please visit www.gardenofmemor iesmetairie.com

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Court says Pentagon can call Anthropic a risk

In the latest twist in Anthropic’s dispute with the Pentagon, a federal appeals court on Friday rejected the artiﬁcial intelligence lab’s challenge to the government’s labeling of it as a supply chain risk. The decision allows the Pentagon to continue to remove Anthropic’s Claude models from its systems and bar the use of its products for Defense Department work. Judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled 2-1 in the Pentagon’s favor. “Today’s DC Circuit Court ruling completely validates the Department’s position,” the Pentagon’s top spokesman, Sean Parnell, wrote in a social media post. The dispute between the AI company and the government broke out in February when President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth accused Anthropic of endangering national security and designated the company a supply chain risk. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei refused to back down over concerns the company’s products could be used for mass surveillance or autonomous armed drones. The ruling is separate from one this summer in California, where a federal judge found the Pentagon acted illegally by punishing the AI company for its criticism of the Pentagon’s views on AI use. This case, which was ﬁled earlier this year in Washington, D.C., focused on a different rule the Pentagon was using to try to declare Anthropic a supply chain risk. The majority opinion states the Pentagon had “ample support” for its actions. It notes that by Anthropic’s own admission, “the company encodes restrictions into Claude that prevent the model from performing tasks that Anthropic wishes to prevent.” An Anthropic spokesperson said in a statement the company “respectfully disagrees” with the court’s decision.

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.

Bill gives Hollywood 20% federal tax credit A bipartisan group of Congressional leaders officially introduced a bill to create a federal film and television tax credit, a long-sought goal for many in Hollywood who say it’s necessary to help bring production back to the U.S. The Motion Picture, Television and Entertainment Revitalization Act would establish a 20% tax credit on U.S. labor for film and TV productions, including post-production and visual effects work. That credit could increase to 30% with several uplifts, including 5% bonus credits for independent productions or those that film at least 30% of principal photography days in a rural qualified opportunity zone or a federally declared disaster area. Feature films, TV shows or TV pilots could qualify for the tax credit if their total cost is more than $1 million and 75% of the principal filming days occur in the U.S., according to the bill. Live sports, daytime dramas, talk shows, news, social media content and advertising and corporate videos would not be eligible.

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A reprieve from rising oil prices Stocks finish week higher

BY STAN CHOE

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.

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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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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

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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

STAFF PREDICTIONS JON BLAU

KOKI RILEY

REED DARCEY

SCOTT RABALAIS

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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222 207 132 117 70 37 37 21 15

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Trey’Dez Green Winston Watkins Eugene Wilson Jackson Harris Phillip Wright Tyree Holloway Jayce Brown Dilin Jones Corey Barber

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Mario Craver Isaiah Horton Terry Bussey Reuben Owens Jamarion Morrow Kelshaun Johnson Aaron Gregory

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David Olano Asher Murray

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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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Noah Mikhail Ray Coney Marcus Ratcliffe T.J. Searcy Dalton Brooks Marco Jones Julio Humphrey Anto Saka DJ Hicks Jordan Shaw Bravion Rogers Landon Rink Rickey Gibson Ryan Henderson Jordan Lockhart Myles Davis

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TEAM STATS OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 500.6

OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 394.4

Plays: 82.7

Plays: 76.3

PASS 291.3

RUSH 209.3

PASS 34.7

RUSH 48.0

Turnovers: 2.00

PASS 222.7

RUSH 171.7

PASS 37.3

RUSH 39.0

Turnovers: 1.33

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

PASS 203.7

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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FUMBLES 0.67

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SCORED ALLOWED

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE State

Nation

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 Howard (1-2) at Rutgers (0-3), n Harvard (1-0) at Brown (1-0), n

SOUTH

Navy (1-1) at UAB (1-2), n

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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Tulane against Southern Miss has produced many memorable games BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

Separated by little more than 100 miles, Tulane and Southern Miss have a natural rivalry that began with their first meeting as independents in 1979 and continued annually through 2006. The streak ended in 2007 after Conference USA split them into different divisions. The matchup could have disappeared permanently when Tulane left for the American Conference in 2014, but the schools will play for the fifth time in nine years on Saturday at Yulman Stadium (6 p.m., ESPN+) and again next season in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The nonconference game makes total sense for Tulane since LSU is the only FBS school closer to New Orleans. “One of the bad things that’s happened with college athletics the last few years is you’ve lost a little bit of the regional rivalries,” Tulane coach Will Hall said. “It’s so cool that both of our administrations have elected to play this game again because it does mean so much to so many people, and there’s history there.” Southern Miss leads the series 24-10, but Tulane is an 18-point favorite to win for the fourth time in the last five meetings. This one is not expected to be memorable — the primarily storyline is Hall coaching against the school that fired him midway through the 2024 season — but several of the past ones were. Here is a tour through the most significant games:

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Tulane quarterback Michael Pratt is sandwiched by a pair of Southern Miss defenders on Sept. 24, 2022, at yulman Stadium. The two schools, separated by 112 miles, continue their rivalry with their 35th meeting on Saturday night at yulman Stadium.

1979: Tulane 20, Southern Miss 19 The ﬁrst meeting was the only one decided by one point, and it also is the only occasion in which the Wave led the all-time series. Sophomore tight end Rodney Holman scored two touchdowns in Hattiesburg against eventual ﬁrst-team All-Pro cornerback Hanford Dixon as the Green Wave, which began the year by trouncing 13th-ranked Stanford and quarterback John Elway 33-10, improved to 5-1 en route to its second nine-win season since 1948. Holman, a three-time Pro Bowler with the Cincinnati Bengals, remains Tulane’s all-time leader in receptions and

MORE ON PAGE 7C n American Conference power rankings n Green Wave stats, schedule n Guerry Smith’s prediction yards by a tight end with 135 catches for 1,512 yards.

1987: Southern Miss 31, Tulane 24 The legend of Brett Favre was born when the freshman from Kiln, Mississippi, came off the bench in the second half and led the Golden Eagles to a 31-24 come-from-behind victory in his

ﬁrst college appearance. Tulane, which reached the Independence Bowl, would set school records for points scored and points allowed with quarterback Terrence Jones and wide receiver Marc Zeno needing to outduel opponents every week. Favre, who never lost to the Wave, ended up as Southern Miss career record-holder for yards passing and touchdowns before earning three consecutive NFL MVP awards with the Green Bay Packers from 199597.

1998: Tulane 21, Southern Miss 7

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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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three games behind quarterback Shaun King in offensive coordinator Rich Rodriguez’s groundbreaking offense, Tulane faced the two-time reigning Conference USA champions at the Superdome. More problematically, King had broken his left wrist the previous week and was severely limited as he adjusted to the injury. No matter. Despite the offense scoring its lowest total of the year, the defense forced six turnovers, including safety Alphonso Roundtree’s 59yard interception return for the game’s ﬁrst touchdown.

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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.

exciting OT victory in the decisive Game 5 of their semiﬁnal series.

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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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GAMEDAY PASS 193.7

RUSH 120.3

Plays: 55.3 PASS 26.0

RUSH 29.3

INTERCEPTIONS 0.00

FUMBLES 0.33

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 429.0 PASS 218.0

RUSH 211.0

Turnovers forced: 0.33 INTERCEPTIONS 0.00

FUMBLES 0.33

SCORING PER GAME 27.7

24.0

23.9

SCORED ALLOWED

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LEADERS PASSING Kadin Semonza 55.1%, 517 yards, 2 TDs RUSHING Jaylin Lucas 18 carries, 215 yards, 11.9 avg, TD RECEIVING Destyn Hill 9 catches, 158 yards, 17.6 avg, TD Bredell Richardson 6 catches, 82 yards, 13.7 avg Maurice Turner 3 catches, 75 yards, 25.0 avg, TD DEFENSE Kevin Adams 29 tackles, 1 for loss Dickson Agu 29 tackles Jack Tchienchou 20 tackles

SCHEDULE SEPTEMBER 5 at Duke L, 17-3 12 South Alabama W, 28-24 19 at Kansas State L, 31-20 26 Southern Miss 6 p.m./ESPN+ OCTOBER 10 at Army 11 a.m./CBSSN 16 Memphis 6:30 p.m./ESPN 24 UTSA TBD 30 at Charlotte 6 p.m./ESPN2 NOVEMBER 7 Tulsa TBD 14 at Rice TBD 21 North Texas TBD 27 at South Florida TBD

PREDICTION TULANE 38, SOUTHERN MISS 10: Offensive inconsistency and the defense’s mind-numbing inability to get off the field have been constant companions through three games for Tulane. Enter Southern Mississippi, which has done absolutely nothing right against FBS competition with its transfer portal-ravaged roster. This is the chance for the Green Wave to put it all together with a complete performance against coach Will Hall’s former team, providing a dose of confidence before getting two weeks to prepare for its American Conference opener at Army. Guerry Smith

AMERICAN STANDINGS Conf. W L South Fla. 1 0 FAU 1 0 Tulsa 0 0 Memphis 0 0 UTSA 0 0 N. Texas 0 0 Temple 0 0 UAB 0 0 E. Carolina 0 0 Rice 0 0 Tulane 0 0 Charlotte 0 0 Army 0 1 Navy 0 1

Saturday’s Games

Hurricane has best win but ranking likely temporary

BY GUERRY SMITH

Turnovers: 0.33

17.0

6 p.m. Saturday, yulman Stadium TV: ESPN+ | Radio: KVDU-FM, 104.1 Line: Tulane by 18 (Over/Under: 52½)

Tulsa is No. 1 in wide-open league

TEAM STATS OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 314.0

SOUTHERN MISS at TULANE

PF 28 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 30

PA 24 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 38

All Games W L PF PA 3 0 106 50 2 1 75 106 3 0 89 27 3 1 134 104 2 1 82 72 1 2 95 107 1 2 95 90 1 2 63 83 1 2 54 92 1 2 52 83 1 2 51 72 0 3 71 110 1 1 83 31 1 1 72 53

Colorado St. at UTSA, 11 a.m. NC Central at East Carolina, 3 p.m. South Florida at Bowling Green, 4 p.m. UL at Charlotte, 5:30 p.m. Southern Miss. at Tulane, 6 p.m. Houston Christian at North Texas, 6:30 p.m. Tulsa at Arkansas, 7 p.m. FAU at UL-Monroe, 7 p.m. Rice at Fresno St., 9 p.m.

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The American appears down this year with only one signiﬁcant victory against a bigger-name school through Week 3 (Tulsa over Oklahoma State for the second straight year). Last season at this point, Tulane already had dispatched Northwestern and Duke, South Florida had clobbered Boise State, Memphis had beaten Arkansas and Tulsa had surprised Oklahoma State. A closer look, though, reveals an important distinction. Except for Tulsa beating Oklahoma State, which dropped its last 11 games, and Memphis beating Arkansas, which lost its last 10, those signature wins last season came at home. The only opportunities at home this year were Tulsa hosting Oklahoma State (mission accomplished) and Temple hosting Penn State (not close).

1. Tulsa Record: 3-0 (0-0 American) Previous rank: 2 Last week: Defeated East Texas A&M 42-0 This week: At Arkansas, 7 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network+) Extra points: This is a placeholder in a wide-open league with no clear frontrunner. No one believes Tulsa is the best team, but the Golden Hurricane definitely has the American’s best win and is one of two unbeatens along with South Florida. That’s enough for now.

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MICHAEL WyKE

Tulsa wide receiver Oran Singleton, right, breaks the tackle attempt by Sam Houston defensive back Dravon Wilson during the first half in Huntsville, Texas, on Sept. 12. 4 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) Extra points: Bill Connelly wrote this week the Bulls would be favored in every game the rest of the year. Say what? They pulled one out of their butt against Army after being outplayed for 55 minutes and were not expected to be a top contender in the American at the start of the year.

5. Florida Atlantic

Record: 2-1 (1-0 American) Previous rank: 7 Last week: Defeated Florida International 16-10 This week: At UL-Monroe, 7 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) Record 3-1 (0-0 American) Extra points: The Owls barely Previous rank: 5 Last week: Defeated Tennessee- avoided a second straight loss to FIU in the Shula Bowl, stopping Martin 45-21 the Panthers on fourth-and-4 from This week: Off Extra points: Upon further review, the 9 with five minutes left and the Tigers were unlucky in their defending three straight passes 38-20 loss at Boise State two weeks from the 17 as time ran out. Caden ago. They led 17-3 early and had Veltkamp and Co. were held to four plays of 40 or more yards 258 yards a week after hanging 38 in the first half. Still ahead 20-17 points on Navy. at the break, they recovered a muffed punt near the red zone in the third quarter. Strangely, the officials awarded the ball to Boise. Record: 1-2 (0-0 American) Even more strangely, the replay Previous rank: 6 official did not buzz down for a reLast week: Lost to Kansas State view. The Broncos drove for a TD 31-20 This week: Vs. Southern Miss, and never looked back. 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) Extra points: Tulane played much better against Kansas State than against Duke, but it was not nearRecord: 2-1 (0-0 American) Previous rank: 1 ly a good enough performance to Last week: Lost to Texas 30-6 take down a good Power 4 team. This week: Vs. Colorado State, The Wave hardly needs to be at 11 a.m. Saturday (ESPNU) top level to beat Southern Miss, Extra points: It may be harsh to drop but a blowout would be good for the Roadrunners two spots when confidence heading into conferthey covered the point spread at ence play. Texas, but the reality is they were outgained 400-142 and were inept offensively, failing to take any advantage of an off day from Arch Record: 1-2 (0-0 American) Manning. Previous rank: 4 Last week: Lost to Texas State 4935 This week: Vs. Houston Christian, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) Record: 3-0 (1-0 American) Extra points: Predictably, the Mean Previous rank: 3 Last week: Defeated Delaware Green could not build on its surState 59-17 prising rout of UNLV. A portalThis week: At Bowling Green, ravaged team with zero returning

2. Memphis

6. Tulane

3. Texas-San Antonio

7. North Texas

4. South Florida

TULANE

Continued from page 5C The Wave held the Golden Eagles to 252 yards and did not allow a point until leading 21-0 late in the third quarter. Although the record-shattering offense was the story in that perfect 12-0 season, the defense came through when it was needed most. It was Southern Miss’ only league loss.

1999: Southern Miss 48, Tulane 14 This one was significant for all the wrong reasons for Tulane. Passing over Rodriguez for Chris Scelfo as coach at the end of 1998, the Wave opened 1999 on Labor Day in Hattiesburg and proved immediately it would fall hard from its undefeated season under former coach Tommy Bowden. Tulane was outscored 24-7 in each half as Patrick Ramsey, in his first career start, threw a pair of interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. The Golden Eagles had plays of 43, 66 and 70 yards while new quarterback Jeff Kelly threw for four scores. Southern Miss cruised to its third Conference USA title in four years. Tulane finished 3-8.

AMERICAN POWER RANKINGS

OT This week: Lost to Army 21-17 on Friday Extra points: Giving up the late starters inevitably will experience touchdown against Army was brugrowing pains. North Texas gained tality on top of brutality. The Owls 605 yards and allowed 605 yards at led Toledo 42-28 late in the fourth Texas State, which pulled away in quarter before Toledo converted the second half. a fourth-and-9 from its own 19 on the way to a touchdown, recovered an onside kick and scored the tying TD in two plays. The Owls lost on a failed 2-point conversion in OT. Record: 2-1 (1-1 American) Previous rank: 8 Last week: Off This week: Defeated Temple 21-17 on Friday Record: 1-2 (0-0 American) Extra points: The Black Knights, Previous rank: 11 still kicking themselves for blowLast week: Lost to Western Michiing a late 10-point lead at home to gan 28-21 South Florida, got one back with This week: at Fresno State, 9 p.m. a go-ahead touchdown in the final Saturday (CW) minute at Temple. They would Extra points: Western Michigan is have been all but buried with an- better than Fresno State. After getting shut out by Notre Dame other loss. and never leading last week, look for the Owls to crank up their option-based run game on the road. Record: 1-1 (0-1 American) Previous rank: 9 Last week: Off This week: At UAB, Friday (n) Record: 1-2 (0-0 American) Extra points: The Midshipmen enPrevious rank: 12 Last week: Lost to UL 21-14 tered a must-win game at UAB This week: vs. Navy, Friday (n) needing to bounce back from an Extra points: The Blazers missed a ugly conference-opening loss to FAU. Their remaining conference chance to show concrete improveschedule is light. ment under Alex Mortensen, who is in his first year as full-time coach. They had the ball in UL territory at the two-minute timeRecord: 1-2 (0-0 American) out but failed to convert a fourthPrevious rank: 13 and-2. Last week: Defeated Old Dominion 20-17 This week: Vs. North Carolina Central, 3 p.m. Saturday (ESPN+) Record: 0-3 (0-0 American) Extra points: The Pirates finally Previous rank: 14 showed a pulse, winning at Old DoLast week: Lost to Appalachian minion as a slight underdog after State 26-21 This week: vs. UL, 5:30 p.m. Saturdreadful performances against Alabama and Appalachian State. The day (ESPN+) passing game remains a work in Extra points: Now Charlotte gets a progress, but the defense allowed crack at the Cajuns, hoping to end only 10 points. an FBS-worst 12-game skid. The 49ers’ loss to Appalachian State was their first by single digits in that span. They crossed midfield with a chance to take the lead beRecord: 1-3 (0-1 American) Previous rank: 10 fore throwing a decisive intercepLast week: Lost to Toledo 49-48 in tion.

8. Army

12. Rice

9. Navy

13. UAB

10. East Carolina

14. Charlotte

11. Temple

2019: Tulane 30, Southern Miss 13 The only bowl meeting between the teams took place in the Armed Forces Bowl on Jan. 4, 2020, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the end of the 2019 season and was their first contest since 2010 — easily the longest gap in series history. The game itself was forgettable. Tulane had much bigger plans at midseason under fourth-year coach Willie Fritz, rising to No. 26 in The Associated Press poll before a demoralizing 47-17 loss at Memphis sent it into a tailspin. Southern Miss was in its fourth of five mediocre years under coach Jay Hopson, having dropped five games by 15 points or more. After falling behind 13-0 early and trailing 13-6 at halftime, Tulane erupted for 24 points in the third quarter with three touchdown passes from Justin McMillan. The Wave shut out the Golden Eagles after the opening two possessions.

2020: Tulane 66, Southern Miss 24 Eight months after their bowl matchup, the two teams played again in Hattiesburg, and nothing changed in Tulane’s most lopsided win of the series. The Golden Eagles jumped out to an early two-touchdown lead again and were driving for a third score when Tulane’s

Kevaris Hall returned an interception to the Southern Miss 8. Freshman quarterback Michael Pratt replaced Keon Howard on the next series and held onto the job for the rest of his ultra-successful career, leading an incredible explosion as the Wave ended a seven-game losing streak in Hattiesburg and got past blowing a 24-0 second-half lead to Navy the previous week. The only downside was that future star running back Tyjae Spears tore an ACL on a touchdown run in the second quarter and was lost for the year.

2022: Southern Miss 27, Tulane 24 The result remains inexplicable. Tulane, coming off a breakthrough win at eventual Big 12 champion Kansas State, would go on to win the American Conference under Fritz and beat USC in the Cotton Bowl, rising to ninth in the ﬁnal AP poll. Southern Miss, in Will Hall’s second year as coach after leaving his job as Tulane offensive coordinator, lost to Jon Sumrall and Troy 27-10 in its next game and never beat another team that ended with a winning record in Hall’s threeand-a-half-year tenure. On this night, though, the Golden Eagles blocked a ﬁeld goal and a punt, and returned a Pratt interception for a touchdown for the clincher in the fourth quarter.

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VARSITY ZONE Late pick-six seals Belle Chasse’s win over McDonogh 35 BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By BRETT DUKE

Brother Martin’s Easton Royal scores a touchdown against Jesuit on Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium.

A tight ﬁght Brother Martin uses Royal in different role to close out Jesuit

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE

Staff writer

Brother Martin running back Jeremiah Burton carried a heavy workload while five-star wideout Easton Royal scored two touchdowns as the Crusaders held off Jesuit 24-22 in their Catholic League opener Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium. But Royal’s biggest run might have been a 16-yard gain on third down that let Brother Martin seal the win with three kneel downs that ran out the clock. Burton ran 19 times for 82 yards and a touchdown but was unable to finish the game because of cramping, so Brother Martin coach Mark Bonis put Royal in the backfield for the game-ending drive. “He made the first down,” Bonis said about the run that let Brother Martin run out the clock. “We did a good job blocking it to an extent, but how he extended and picked up a first down, that’s Easton Royal’s God-given ability.” Brother Martin (4-0, 1-0 District 9-5A) had a 17-point lead reduced to one before Royal ran it in for his second touchdown. His first score came on a one-handed grab of a 3-yard pass from Hudson Fields that capped the opening drive. Brother Martin scored touchdowns the first two times it had

STAFF PHOTO By BRETT DUKE

Brother Martin’s Dominic Jabbia runs the ball after an interception against Jesuit on Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium. the ball. The lead grew to 17-0 when Maximo Barrios made a 45-yard field goal in the second quarter. Jesuit (3-1, 0-1) closed the margin to 17-16 with Sully Sullivan’s 25-yard touchdown pass to Hayes Mestayer late in the first half, followed by Charlie Corbello’s 35yard field goal and Sullivan’s 18yard run on a read-option keeper in the third quarter. A missed extra point let Brother Martin stay in front. Royal moved into the backfield for a 1-yard touchdown run that made the score 24-16 in the fourth quarter. Sullivan led a drive that ended with his 13-yard touchdown

pass to Benjamin Neff, but Jesuit’s two-point conversion pass fell incomplete. “We had four turnovers tonight,” Jesuit coach Ryan Manale said. “Two top-10-type teams, you can’t win a game when you turn the ball over. I’m proud of the way our kids fought. We just got to ﬁnish. And we got to learn from it and grow.” Brother Martin came into the game holding a 33-27 series lead after last season’s narrow victory. Barrios kicked the game-winning ﬁeld goal from 38 yards out with two second remaining. Brother Martin next will play against Edna Karr while Jesuit takes on Holy Cross.

Guidry shakes off INTs to lead Newman in rout over Willow By ANDREW VALENTI Contributing writer Newman quarterback Ren Guidry threw two first-half interceptions in the Greenies nondistrict game against The Willow School at Michael Lupin Field on Friday night. The senior signal caller responded by throwing four touchdown passes to help lead the Greenies to a 42-14 win. His first pick came on a blown-up screen pass that Willow defender T’khi Johnson snagged out of the air in the first quarter. Guidry then led his team down the field on its next possession and found Patrick Dugan on a 19-yard scoring toss in the back of the end zone for a 14-0 lead to start the second quarter. Lions defensive lineman Owen Bayer batted Guidry’s pass in the air at the line of scrimmage to haul in an interception near halftime. The Greenies came out to start the third quarter and scored on an 11yard run by running back Tanner Robert for a 35-0 advantage. Guidry also had scoring passes to

Thomas Smallpage, Hendrix Hill and Emeric Laborde. He finished the game with 154 yards through the air. “I felt like the first interception, he was trying to do too much,” Newman coach Aaron Vice said. “He’s a senior but hasn’t played a ton and understanding that we want this series to end in a kick and don’t make the bad play worse kind of deal. I do think he played better as the game went on.” Newman (3-1) shut down Willow (1-3) on offense and held the Lions to 158 yards of total offense and seven first downs while forcing six punts. Hill and JB Lawrence each had an interception, and AJ Yunua recovered a fumble. Much of the Willow offense came after Newman inserted backups late in the game. “Our defense played outstanding,” Guidry said. “They’ve been practicing great, and they really showed out tonight. The young bucks got in, and there were some growing pains. That comes with playing football. We’re going to be good.”

Robert led Newman on the ground with 103 yards and two touchdowns on 12 attempts. Smallpage had 124 yards receiving and a score on six receptions. Willow scored its ﬁrst touchdown on a 43-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Marcus Joseph to Darryl Franklin to make the score 42-6 with 1:27 left in the third quarter. Franklin caught four passes for 89 yards. Tremond Ramsey scored on a 20yard run with 2:50 left in the game to bring the Lions within 42-14 after a successful two-point conversion pass from Joseph to Devin Brown. Newman played a daunting nondistrict schedule to start the season against out-of-state foes St. John’s School of Texas and Santa Fe Christian School of California. Guidry believes those early tests will help his team as the season progresses. “We went to Houston in Week 1 and played the California team the next week,” he said. “There’s been noise throughout the year, and that’s really helped us learn and block out the noise and play our brand of football.”

McDonogh 35 scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter against Belle Chasse, but Cardinals senior Chris Moses made sure his team came out ahead. Belle Chasse’s lead was cut to nine points after McDonogh 35 junior quarterback Deddrick Peters found Jaquan Davis for a 4-yard touchdown, which was the duo’s second passing touchdown in the fourth quarter. Moses intercepted Peters when the Roneagles got the ball back, returning it 35 yards for a Belle Chasse touchdown. McDonogh 35 scored once more after Davis ran for a 10yard touchdown with less than two minutes left, but the pick-six made sure that Belle Chasse kept the lead. The Cardinals held on for a 35-27 victory on Friday at Belle Chasse. “(The pick-six) was big,” Belle Chasse coach Stephen Meyers said. “The defense had to come through, and we made some stops at the end, which we had to do to win the game. We just had to play sound football, and we did at the end of the game.” Belle Chasse got off to a quick start, scoring on its ﬁrst offensive possession. Freshman quarterback Masen Sauer broke a run down the right sideline and 48 yards for a touchdown to put the Cardinals up by six. McDonogh 35 answered with a touchdown of its own in the first quarter. Peters found CL Williams in the end zone from 8 yards out to put the Roneagles up 7-6 on a pass that was tipped off the hands of Jaden Martin.

Belle Chasse took the lead after getting the ball back, putting together a drive that was capped off by a 12-yard touchdown run by Elijah Ancar. Ancar finished with a team-high 117 yards rushing on 23 carries for Belle Chasse. He scored a second touchdown from 4 yards out with less than 30 seconds to go in the second quarter. Belle Chasse then went up by three scores when freshman Andrew Smith found the end zone from 2 yards out, finishing with 33 yards rushing on seven carries. Sauer had 77 yards rushing on 11 carries and completed a pass for 33 yards. “We had to run the clock and keep (McDonogh 35) off the field,” Meyers said. “We did a good job in the first half, but our offense kind of slowed down in the second half.” Peters completed 21 of 30 passes for 284 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions. His favorite target was Williams, who caught 10 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown. “(Peters and Williams) are a phenomenal duo,” McDonogh 35 interim coach Cayetano Hingle said. “Those guys practice hard and do a lot of extra work together.” Belle Chasse (4-0) will travel to Lakeshore next week for a Thursday night Week 5 matchup. McDonogh 35 (0-4), which had to forfeit a Week 2 win over Booker T. Washington, will host Shaw next Friday. Hingle declined to comment on the status of McDonogh 35 head coach Nick Foster, who was not present during Friday’s game.

Comets ring up 44 points in row vs. De La Salle BY DARRELL WILLIAMS Contributing writer

It took St. Charles Catholic a little while to get going, but the Comets rolled once that moment arrived. St. Charles took charge in the first half and stifled De La Salle the rest of the way, taking a 44-8 victory Friday night at Pan American Stadium. The victory gave St. Charles, who won last season’s Division II select title, a 3-1 record. De La Salle is 0-4. Behind 188 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries by Evan Duffour and a defense that shut down the Cavaliers, St. Charles dominated. “Duffour is just special,” Comets coach Wayne Stein said. “It’s hard not to keep the ball in his hands, but we’re trying to get other (players) involved in the offense. “Defensively, our guys saw what (De La Salle) was doing, adjusted and just played better. We started the game like we were feeling sorry for ourselves after last week (a 10-7 loss to Holy Cross).” De La Salle started the game by driving 77 yards before Eamon Williams scored on a 2-yard touchdown run at 7:06 of the first quarter. Quarterback Alericq Valentine’s two-point conversion pass to Giovani Sanchez gave the Cavaliers an 8-0 lead. St. Charles got revved up during the final three minutes of the quarter behind Duffour and quarterback Landree Leblanc. The Comets scored 24 consecutive points to take a 24-8 halftime lead. “We had a good start on first drives on (offense and defense),

but not a whole lot after that,” Cavaliers coach Chad Mahaffey said. “St. Charles is very good, and they just kept chipping away. They did a much better job of sustaining success than we did.” Duffour and Leblanc led the Comets on a 67-yard march after a punt, with Duffour gaining 41 yards and Leblanc 32, including a 4-yard touchdown run that brought St. Charles to within 8-7 at 8:18 of the second quarter. After a blocked punt put St. Charles at the Cavaliers 36, the Comets took control. Duffour gained 4 yards on first down, then swept right end and cut back on a 32-yard scoring run on the next play for a 14-8 lead. The Comets stopped Valentine for 4 yards on fourth-and-5 at the St. Charles 36. Two plays later, Duffour swept right for a 44-yard run to the 6. Leblanc kept off left guard to score one play later for a 21-8 margin at 2:24 of the second quarter. Kicker Lathan Lagarde, a freshman who converted all three extra points in the half, kicked a 30yard field goal with two seconds left in the half for a 16-point lead. Duffour had 126 yards on nine carries in the first half. The Comets scored in the second half on a 4-yard run by Duffour, a 34-yard burst up the middle by Leblanc and a 30-yard run by Duffour. “This was our most complete game of the four we’ve played thus far,” Stein said. “We have to continue playing better at complementary football.” De La Salle, members of District 10-3A, next will play at The Willow School. St. Charles, of 9-3A, will play at Riverside Academy.

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THE VARSITY ZONE Karr overcomes two fumbles in red zone to defeat Holy Cross BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

Rummel running back Coryan Hawkins tries to get past diving Chalmette defender Johnny White on Thursday at Joe yenni Stadium in Metairie. The Raiders won 35-0 in the District 9-5A opener.

Carrying the load

Hawkins leads Rummel past Chalmette in 9-5A opener BY CHRISTOPHER DABE

Staff writer

Rummel senior Coryan Hawkins began the season expecting to split carries with Jaden Terrance after Late each topped 1,000 yards rushing last Thursday season. But with Terrance sidelined by a hamstring injury for a third consecutive game Thursday, Hawkins ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns as the Raiders defeated Chalmette 35-0 at Joe Yenni Stadium. Hawkins carried 15 times and caught a pass on a throwback screen on fourth-and-9 play to extend Rummel’s opening drive, which he capped with an 11-yard touchdown run. The senior stayed in the game into the third quarter, finishing his night with consecutive runs of 18 and 13 yards before giving way to junior John Schnabel, who ran nine times for 55 yards and a touchdown. “It was hard,” Hawkins said of seeing Terrance go down with a hamstring injury in Week 1 against University High. “That’s one of my best friends on the field and off the field. It took a toll on me, by me carrying the ball even more.”

Without Terrance, a Tulane commitment, “we don’t have the homerun hitter,” Hawkins said. He described himself as a ground-andpound runner. “I’ve got to be a little bit of both,” Hawkins said. Raiders coach Nick Monica is unsure how long Terrance will remain sidelined. “Hamstrings are tricky,” Monica said. “Sometimes you can bounce back from it a little bit quicker than others. Every day is different. Right now, we’re just kind of resting him until he’s ready to go. “It’s also one of those things you don’t want to push back, because you’ll be right back to where he was. We don’t want any setbacks when he does get back on the ﬁeld.” With Rummel (4-0, 1-0 District 9-5A) ahead 21-0 in the third quarter, Monica kept Hawkins on the sideline. “We’ve got to keep (Hawkins) fresh, especially if J.T. is going to be out a little bit longer,” Monica said. Hawkins wasn’t the only standout against Chalmette (3-1, 0-1). Four-star Georgia commitment quarterback Colton Nussmeier completed 13 of 18 passes for 146 yards and two touchdowns, one each to Kirby Cade and Nathaniel

Singleton. Rummel’s Mark Shezbie also made a key play after Chalmette’s Donja Payne intercepted a Nussmeier pass. Shezbie chased Payne down and knocked the ball loose, allowing Rummel offensive lineman Felton Chest to recover. Chalmette’s Brennyn Holiday sacked Nussmeier on the ensuing play, but Hawkins broke free for a 25-yard run. Nussmeier then connected with freshman Nicholas Womack for 28 yards, setting up Hawkins for a 14-yard touchdown run that extended the lead to 21-0. After halftime, Rummel’s Cameron Daniels picked off an underthrown pass from Chalmette quarterback Breez Wilson, setting up the Raiders’ ﬁnal touchdown. This was Chalmette’s first district game in the Catholic League since 2012. “A lot of the things we did, we did to ourselves,” Chalmette coach Jason Tucker said. “Then when the ball got rolling, it was kind of hard to come back from that.” Next up for Rummel is John Curtis, as the Raiders move deeper into District 9-5A play. With Terrance’s return still uncertain, Hawkins could again be asked to carry a heavier workload as Rummel’s schedule gets tougher.

Edna Karr lost two fumbles inside the Holy Cross 5-yard line, but the Cougars still managed to begin Catholic League play with Late a decisive win. Thursday H o l y C r o s s recovered backto-back fumbles on Karr’s first two second-half possessions. Already down by 17 points, Holy Cross didn’t score any points off the turnovers and Karr went on to win 31-0 on Thursday night at Morris F.X. Jeff Stadium in Algiers. After the second fumble, Karr’s defense forced Holy Cross to punt deep in its own territory. The Cougars got the ball at the Tigers 39 and scored this time after Jermond Macklin 4-yard run as time expired in the third quarter. “We put up a goose egg (on the scoreboard), but we didn’t play to our standard,” Karr defensive coordinator Taurus Howard said. “We missed too many tackles, and we had too many penalties. Going forward, we’ve got to clean that up.” It didn’t take long for the twotime reigning Division I select state champion Karr to jump out front. Junior wide receiver Ky’mani Henry ran back the opening kickoff 89 yards for a touchdown, making defenders miss before racing down the left sideline and into the end zone. Karr went up 10-0 on Brayan Castellon’s 22-yard ﬁeld goal to cap an 11-play drive. The Cougars kept the momentum with a 14-play drive on their next possession, and Macklin broke free for a 25-yard score. Macklin, who ran for three touchdowns in last week’s 21-14 win over Ruston in the Caesars Superdome, was Karr’s leading rusher. The senior running back finished 68 yards on 12 carries and two TDs. The Cougars totaled 227 yards rushing. “We’ve got a number of running backs, and we’ve got a real good offensive line,” Howard said. “That’s what we’re going to lean on because you’ve got to be able to run the ball, especially in this (district).”

“We put up a goose egg (on the scoreboard), but we didn’t play to our standard. We missed too many tackles, and we had too many penalties. Going forward, we’ve got to clean that up.” TAURUS HOWARD, Karr defensive coordinator Holy Cross nearly scored before halftime after putting together a 10-play drive, but Karr’s defense forced a turnover on downs at the Cougars’ 13. “I thought our defense played absolutely standout, but I think we played poor on offense,” Holy Cross coach Scott Wattigny said. “We get inside the red zone twice and come away with no points. We missed opportunities on offense on big plays.” Karr scored its fourth touchdown early in the fourth quarter when sophomore Jai Warner broke free down the left sideline for a 31-yard rushing score. Warner ran for 53 yards on six carries. The Cougars rotated juniors Forest Johnson and Marlon Jones at quarterback. Johnson threw for a team-high 93 yards on 8-of15 passing. Junior Renard Price had a team-high 39 yards receiving on two catches. “(The quarterbacks) did OK, but it felt like we didn’t get in a good rhythm,” Howard said. “That’s a credit to Holy Cross. They did some things on defense that kept us out of rhythm, but we’ll look at the ﬁlm and correct that.” Holy Cross quarterbacks Cooper Odle and Garrett Chittenden combined to complete 7 of 16 passes for 93 yards. Senior Talon Meyers led the Tigers in receiving with three catches for 56 yards. Karr (4-0, 1-0) will continue district play next Friday against Brother Martin, a Week 5 matchup at Southeastern’s Strawberry Stadium in Hammond. Holy Cross (2-2, 0-1) will face longtime rival Jesuit in a district matchup next Friday at Tad Gormley Stadium. Email Spencer Urquhart at surquhart@theadvocate.com.

WEEK 4 FOOTBALL REPORT Thursday’s games Area

Ellender 35, Morris Jeff 6 Haynes 41, Thomas Jefferson 7 Karr 31, Holy Cross 0 Mandeville 37, Hammond 13 Rummel 35, Chalmette 0

Statewide

Ascension Episcopal 31, Jeanerette 30 Delcambre 56, Highland Baptist 13 Elton 44, DeQuincy 0 Joaquin, Texas 42, Mansﬁeld 34 Jonesboro-Hodge 42, Lincoln Preparatory 20 Lake Charles College Prep 62, Kinder 28 Minden 39, Bossier 0 Morgan City 32, Acadiana Christian 22 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 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 games Area

Northshore 21, Covington 7 St. Paul’s 44, Ponchatoula 0 Slidell 37, Fontainebleau 0

District 7-5A

East St. John 41, H.L. Bourgeois 0

District 8-5A

Bonnabel 32, East Jefferson 21 John Ehret 14, Higgins 0

District 9-5A

Brother Martin 24, Jesuit 22

Nondistrict

Salmen 28, Amite 27 Sarah T. Reed 27, G.W. Carver 14 Destrehan 43, Central Lafource 7 Episcopal 64, Country Day 57 E.D. White at Shaw 45, E.D. White 0 Hannan 48, Fisher 7 Jewell Sumner 20, Franklinton 19 Hahnville 42, Lutcher 21 Kennedy 46, L.B. Landry 0 Belle Chasse 35, McDonogh 35 27 Pope John Paul II 49, Northlake Christian 0 Patrick Taylor 31, Kenner Discovery 0 Pearl River 43, Pine 18 Zachary 49, Warren Easton 28 Newman 42, Willow 6 Sophie B. Wright at St. Martin’s St. Charles 44, De La Salle 8 Riverside 58, Young Audiences 20 JS Clark 77, Frederick Douglass 0

Statewide

bbeville 44, Holy Savior Menard 6 Albany 14, Independence 6 Ascension Catholic 57, South Lafourche 14 Ascension Christian 54, Sacred Heart-GC 12 Barbe 52, Lafayette 35 Beau Chene 53, Helix Mentorship 36 Beekman 40, Magnolia Excellence 6 Berwick 42, Houma Christian 21 Caldwell Parish 55, Delhi Charter 14 Calvary Baptist 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

Erath 50, Acadiana Renaissance Charter 26 Eunice 41, Rayne 18 Evangel Christian 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 Jena 52, Winnﬁeld 6 Jennings 36, Iowa 25 Kaplan 30, Loreauville 14 Kennedy 46, Landry/Walker 0 Kentwood 52, Loranger 7 Lafayette Christian 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 Notre Dame 22, New Iberia Catholic 21 Neville 38, Alexandria 27 North Vermilion 52, Delhi 8 North Webster 42, Lakeview 0 Ouachita Parish 28, Sterlington 21, OT Pointe Coupee Catholic 32, Many 14 Reed 27, Carver 14 Ruston 63, Baton Rouge Catholic 28 Scotlandville 47, Tara 0 South Beauregard 21, St. Louis 13 South Terrebonne 46, Westlake 6 St. Helena 34, Bogalusa 18 St. Mary’s 29, Grant 28 St. Michael 35, Brusly 14 St. Thomas More 27, Acadiana 20 Sumner 20, Franklinton 19 Texarkana Pleasant, 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

Saturday’s games District 8-5A

Riverdale vs. West Jefferson at Memtsas, 2 p.m.

District 9-5A

John Curtis vs. St. Augustine at Gormley, 3 p.m.

Nondistrict

Abramson vs. Cohen at Pan American, 2 p.m. South Plaquemines vs. McMain at Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium

Brother Martin 24, Jesuit 22 Team JHS First Downs 14 Yards Rushing 23-126 Yards Passing 210 Passes (C-A-HI) 18-27-1 Punts-avg. 3-29 Fumbles-lost 2-2 Penalties-yards 2-25 SCORING SUMMARY Jesuit 0 7 9 Brother Martin 14 3 0

BMHS 16 41-150 112 11-23-1 3-29 0-0 1-5 6 7

—22 —24

BM: Easton Royal 3 pass from Hudson Fields (Maximo Barrios kick) BM: Jeremiah Burton 2 run (Barrios kick) BM: Barrios 45 ﬁeld goal JES: Hayes Mestayer 25 pass from Sully Sullivan (Charlie Corbello kick) JES: Corbello 36 ﬁeld goal JES: Sullivan 18 run (kick failed) BM: Royal 1 run (Barrios kick) JES: Benjamin Neff 13 pass from Sullivan (pass failed) PrepFootballGameStats

Newman 42, Willow School 14

Team WS NHS First Downs 7 15 Yards Rushing 25-64 19-92 Yards Passing 94 217 Passes (C-A-HI) 5-16-2 15-21-2 Punts-avg. 6-30.2 2-42.5 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-1 Penalties-yards 4-32 3-15 SCORING SUMMARY Willow School 0 0 6 8 —14 Newman 7 21 14 0 —42 NEWMAN: Thomas Smallpage 35 pass from Ren Guidry (Atticus LaFleur kick) NEWMAN: Patrick Dugan 19 pass from Guidry (LaFleur kick) NEWMAN: Hendrix Hill 4 pass from Guidry (LaFleur kick) NEWMAN: Emeric Laborde 3 pass from Guidry (LaFleur kick) NEWMAN: anner Robert 11 run (LaFleur kick) NEWMAN: Robert 4 run (LaFleur kick) TWS: Darryl Franklin 43 pass from Marcus Joseph (kick missed) TWS: Tremond Ramsey 20 run (Devin Brown pass from Joseph)

Rummel 35, Chalmette 0

Team CHS RHS First Downs 9 23 Yards Rushing 25-103 36-226 Yards Passing 52 156 Passes (C-A-HI) 6-11-1 14-19-1 Punts-avg. 5-32 2-33 Fumbles-lost 3-3 0-0 Penalties-yards 8-63 8-60 SCORING SUMMARY Chalmette 0 0 0 0 —0 Rummel 7 14 14 0 —35 RUM: Coryan Hawkins 11 run (Joseph Delcid kick) RUM: Nathaniel Singleton 25 pass from Colton Nussmeier (Delcid kick) RUM: Hawkins 14 run (Delcid kick) RUM: Kirby Cade pass from Nussmeier (Delcid kick) RUM: John Schnabel 8 run (Josh Pourciau kick)

kick) KAR: Macklin 4 run (Castellon kick) KAR: Jai Warner 31 run (Castellon kick) PrepFootballGameStats

Belle Chasse 35, McD. No. 35 27 Team First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (C-A-HI) Punts-avg. Fumbles-lost Penalties-yards SCORING SUMMARY

MCD 16 19--10 299 22-32-3 3-30 1-0 3-35

BC 17 45-241 33 1-1 4-37 0-0 12-120

McDonogh 35 7 0 0 20 —27 Belle Chasse 13 7 8 7 —35 BC: Mason Sauer 48 run (kick failed) MCD: CL Williams 8 pass from Deddrick Peters (Santiago Villalobos kick) BC: Elijah Ancar 12 run (Jaden Lee kick) BC: Ancar 4 run (Lee kick) BC: Andrew Smith 2 run (Khai Wallace 2-pt run) MCD: Jaquan Davis 17 pass from Peters (kick failed) MCD: Davis 4 pass from Peters (2-pt failed) BC: Chris Moses 35 interception return (Lee kick) MCD: Davis 10 run (Davis 2-pt run)

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Karr 31, Holy Cross 0

Team HC Karr First Downs 5 14 Yards Rushing 29-46 41-227 Yards Passing 93 93 Passes (C-A-HI) 7-16-0 8-15-0 Punts-avg. 7-27.2 2-30 Fumbles-lost 1-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 9-55 10-85 SCORING SUMMARY Holy Cross 0 0 0 0 —0 Edna Karr 10 7 7 7 —31 KAR: Ky’mani Henry 89 kickoff return (Brayan Castellon kick) KAR: Castellon 22 ﬁeld goal KAR: Jermond Macklin 25 run (Castellon

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Irving ready to ‘kick some butt’ in return to Mavs 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.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By JULIO CORTEZ

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving is interviewed during his team’s media day on Friday in Dallas. 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. Being 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 2656 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. Asked about being a rookie head man coaching Irving, a nine-time All-Star, May said: “Kyrie has seen and done as much as just about anyone in the association. I would expect that I’m only going to coach him when I’m able to add value.” Irving will ﬁnally play alongside Cooper Flagg, last season’s unanimous rookie of the year. “I’m looking forward to the op-

portunity to grow with him,” Irving said. ”High-level basketball players, no matter the age, you put us out there, we’re going to win some ballgames.” Flagg is looking forward to it. “Having somebody like that out there on the court with you at all times is going to be amazing,” Flagg said. “The time that we’ve been able to spend in the summer on the court together has been good for both of us to kind of build that connection. I’m really excited. I think it’s going to be really fun to share the court.” Also on Friday, the Mavericks announced the re-signing of Dwight Powell, the dean of current Mavericks, having joined the club in December 2014 during his rookie season after a trade from Boston. Dallas begins its preseason with two games against the Houston Rockets in Macao, China, beginning Oct. 9. The Mavericks open their regular season at Houston on Oct. 21 with their home opener on Oct. 24 against the Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs.

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 TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at BAYLOR 61/2 91/2 (551/2) Colorado at PITT 491/2 521/2 (631/2) Bucknell Texas 61/2 51/2 (541/2) at TEN at UTSA 101/2 14 (561/2) Colrado St Virginia Tech 141/2 14 (471/2) at B. COLL at LOUSVLLE 131/2 131/2 (571/2) W. Forest UNLV 131/2 131/2 (521/2) at AKRON at OHIO ST 261/2 271/2 (541/2) Illinois at TEX TECH 401/2 341/2 (561/2) Sam Hou at KENT ST 31/2 3 (501/2) Ball State at TOLEDO 31/2 21/2 (511/2) Sdsu at KENTUCKY 201/2 201/2 (541/2) S. Albama at E. MICH 281/2 251/2 (511/2) Lindenwd UCLA 11/2 11/2 (561/2) at MRYLND Notre Dame 271/2 271/2 (571/2) at PURDUE at GSU 81/2 101/2 (561/2) N. Illinois at FSU 431/2 451/2 (631/2) C. Arkan Hawaii 51/2 21/2 (431/2) at WYMNG at GEORGIA 10 131/2 (441/2) Oklahoma Utah 111/2 81/2 (471/2) at IOWA ST Boise State 71/2 71/2 (501/2) at W. MICH at MICHIGAN 41/2 51/2 (381/2) Iowa at OHIO 371/2 331/2 (531/2) Stonehill at DUKE 431/2 431/2 (621/2)Will & Mary at FLORIDA 11/2 31/2 (581/2) Ole Miss New Mexico 131/2 111/2 (481/2) at NMSU at BUFFALO 281/2 281/2 (451/2) R. Morris at MARSHLL 261/2 231/2 (521/2) Grdnr-Wbb at MIAMI (OH) 51/2 31/2 (511/2) UConn TCU 11/2 3 (481/2) at UCF Houston 201/2 171/2 (561/2) at GA SOU at E. CAR 311/2 361/2 (561/2) N. Car Cent at AUBURN 81/2 91/2 (551/2) Vanderbilt at PENN ST 111/2 10 (431/2) Wisconsin Nebraska 51/2 51/2 (491/2) at MSU South Florida 141/2 171/2 (491/2)at B. GREEN J. Madison 11/2 6 (441/2)at OLD DOM at VIRGINIA 211/2 191/2 (521/2) Delaware at TSU 301/2 301/2 (641/2) Incrn Word at FLA INTL 341/2 361/2 (531/2) LIU UL 131/2 10 (481/2) at CHAR at MIA (FL) 421/2 411/2 (541/2)C. Michigan at TULANE 161/2 18 (521/2) South Miss at JAX ST 121/2 7 (511/2) M. Tenn at ALABAMA 111/2 121/2 (541/2) S. Carolina at W. KENT 371/2 401/2 (561/2) Mrcyhrst Kansas St 61/2 61/2 (551/2) at CIN at ARKAN ST 51/2 61/2 (521/2) Kennsw St at W VIRGINIA 21/2 2 (611/2) Oklah St at LSU 3 81/2 (521/2) Texas A&M Oregon 51/2 3 (611/2) at USC at NC ST 111/2 14 (551/2) App St at N. TEXAS 381/2 381/2 (601/2) Hou Christ at UTAH ST 11/2 3 (471/2) Troy Arizona 121/2 101/2 (481/2)at WASH ST at MISS ST 11/2 51/2 (581/2) Missouri Florida Atl 111/2 111/2 (581/2) at ULM at ARKANSAS 101/2 7 (501/2) Tulsa at SMU 341/2 341/2 (601/2) Missouri St Oregon St 101/2 101/2 (561/2) at UTEP UMass 51/2 41/2 (481/2) at SAC ST at FRESNO ST 121/2 131/2 (441/2) Rice Georgia Tech 51/2 31/2 (481/2) at STNFRD Air Force 31/2 6 (501/2) at NEVADA at WASH 81/2 101/2 (461/2) Minnesota

MLB

Saturday

American League FAVORITE LINE Texas -114 at KANSAS CITY OFF at SEATTLE -192 at ATHLETICS OFF National League FAVORITE LINE LA Dodgers -331 N.Y Mets -134 at MIAMI OFF at MILWAUKEE -191 at SAN DIEGO OFF Interleague FAVORITE LINE at DETROIT OFF at TORONTO OFF at WHITE SOX -233 at PHILA OFF at BOSTON OFF

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.

UNDERDOG LINE at MINNESOTA -107 Cleveland OFF LA Angels +160 Houston OFF UNDERDOG at SAN FRAN at WASH Atlanta St. Louis Arizona

LINE +263 +113 OFF +159 OFF

UNDERDOG Pittsburgh Cincinnati Colorado Tampa Bay Chicago Cubs

LINE OFF OFF +191 OFF OFF

Pro basketball

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

W 30 28 28 26 16 11 11

L 14 16 16 18 28 33 33

Pct .682 .636 .636 .591 .364 .250 .250

GB — 2 2 4 14 19 19

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

W 33 32 31 27 17 16 16 8

L 11 12 13 17 27 28 28 36

Pct .750 .727 .705 .614 .386 .364 .364 .182

GB — 1 2 6 16 17 17 25

x-clinched playoff spot Thursday’s Games

Connecticut 95, Toronto 81 Washington 101, Chicago 93 Minnesota 86, Indiana 66

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.

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.

Las Vegas 100, Phoenix 82 Golden State 76, Los Angeles 75

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.

No games scheduled.

Saturday’s Games

WHEN: 6 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (60, 492), Jackson, Miss. ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: SU 2-2, 0-0 SWAC; Jackson State 3-0, 0-0 LATEST LINE: JSU by 201/2 (571/2) SERIES: SU leads 37-36 LAST MEETING: JSU won 38-13 in 2025. NOTES: It’s the SWAC opener for both teams as SU’s season opener against Alabama State wasn’t deemed a SWAC contest. ... Since the fall of 2021, Jackson State is 36-4 in regular-season SWAC games. ... JSU has won seven straight games in the series. ... SU senior adviser Fred McNair has replaced offensive coordinator Ken Merchant as the primary play-caller for the Jaguars.

L 0 1 1 2

T Pct PF 0 1.000 77 0 .500 30 0 .500 40 0 .000 26

PA 62 16 30 62

Jacksonville Tennessee Houston Indianapolis

W 1 0 0 0

L 1 2 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

PF 47 30 37 53

PA 30 47 56 74

L T Pct PF 0 0 1.000 53 1 0 .500 58 1 0 .500 23 1 0 .500 33

PA 33 47 33 53

South

North

Cincinnati Baltimore Pittsburgh Cleveland

W 2 1 1 1

Pct .500 .000 .000 .000

W 2 2 1 0

L 0 0 1 2

T Pct PF 0 1.000 64 0 1.000 53 0 .500 30 0 .000 28

PA 40 27 44 52

Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas Washington

W 2 1 1 0

L 0 1 1 2

T Pct PF 0 1.000 48 0 .500 34 0 .500 57 0 .000 42

PA 42 48 48 61

Carolina New Orleans Atlanta Tampa Bay

W 1 1 1 0

L 1 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

PF 71 54 51 46

PA 62 48 68 56

T Pct PF 0 1.000 48 0 .500 62 0 .500 62 0 .333 56

PA 25 71 46 91

Kansas City Las Vegas Denver L.A. Chargers

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

South

North

Minnesota Detroit Chicago Green Bay

West

W 2 1 1 1

L 0 1 1 2

Pct .500 .500 .333 .000

L 63 67 74 81 82

Pct .604 .579 .538 .491 .484

GB — 4 101/2 18 19

z-Cleveland z-Chicago Minnesota Detroit Kansas City

W 83 82 75 74 68

L 76 77 84 85 91

Pct .522 .516 .472 .465 .428

GB — 1 8 9 15

W L Houston 79 80 Texas 79 80 Seattle 74 85 Athletics 63 96 Los Angeles 61 98 x-clinched division y-clinched wild card z-clinched playoff berth

Pct .497 .497 .465 .396 .384

GB — — 5 16 18

West Division

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

Friday’s Games

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).

Pittsburgh (TBD) at Detroit (Verlander 0-1), 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Lowder 6-12) at Toronto (Miles 6-2), 2:07 p.m. Texas (TBD) at Minnesota (Ober 7-6), 3:10 p.m. Cleveland (Bibee 6-15) at Kansas City (Wacha 9-9), 6:10 p.m. Colorado (Quintana 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Martin 9-7), 6:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Boyd 10-5) at Boston (Sandoval 1-7), 6:15 p.m. Tampa Bay (Jax 8-10) at Philadelphia (TBD), 6:15 p.m. Houston (TBD) at Athletics (Perkins 3-12), 8:40 p.m. L.A. Angels (Johnson 5-9) at Seattle (Anderson 2-2), 8:40 p.m.

W L T Pct PF 2 0 0 1.000 44 2 0 0 1.000 62 1 1 0 .500 35 1 1 0 .500 33

Saturday’s Games

National League

PA 17 20 33 45

East Division

Atlanta 35, Green Bay 14

W 93 87 78 75 73

Central Division

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Pct .585 .547 .491 .472 .459

GB — 6 15 18 20

Carolina at Cleveland, noon 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. 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.

x-Milwaukee y-Chicago Pittsburgh St. Louis Cincinnati

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Pct .629 .550 .509 .484 .465

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W x-Los Angeles 97 y-San Diego 89 Arizona 85 San Francisco 65 Colorado 57 x-clinched division y-clinched wild card

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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.

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost

Atl GB 25 18 498 328 41-242 9-17 256 311 2-22 0-0 3-76 7-180 1-17 1-5 18-25-1 28-53-1 0-0 1-1 2-45.5 5-50.0 0-0 1-0

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 Colorado at Chicago White Sox, n St. Louis at Milwaukee, n Arizona at San Diego, n L.A. Dodgers at San Francisco, n

Saturday’s Games

Transactions Major League Baseball

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. LOS ANGELES CLIPPERS — Waived F Johni Broome. MINNESOTA TIMBERWOLVES — Waived Fs Payton Sandfort and Nate Santos. NEW ORLEANS PELICANS — Signed F Julian Reese to a two-way contract. PORTLAND TRAIL BLAZERS — Waived F Keylan Boone and Gs Barry Dunning and Mark Sears. SAN ANTONIO SPURS — Waived G Miles Barnstable. TORONTO RAPTORS — Waived G AJ Hoggard. UTAH JAZZ — Waived C Ibrahima Diallo and G Justin Harmon.

FOOTBALL

x-Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York

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W 2 1 1 0

W 96 92 86 78 77

Boston 4, Chicago Cubs 3, 1st game 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 Colorado at Chicago White Sox, n Texas at Minnesota, n Houston at Athletics, n L.A. Angels at Seattle, n

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

x-Tampa Bay y-New York y-Boston Baltimore Toronto

Central Division

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.

Sunday’s Games

East

American League East Division

Grambling vs. Prairie View

No games scheduled.

NFL Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Major League Baseball

Southern at Jackson State

Seattle San Francisco L.A. Rams Arizona

Friday’s Games

West

WNBA Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE

WESTERN CONFERENCE

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.

Tampa Bay (Jax 8-10) at Philadelphia (TBD), 6:15 p.m. Arizona (Burnes 0-0) at San Diego (Buehler 9-6), 7:40 p.m.

Pittsburgh (TBD) at Detroit (Verlander 0-1), 12:10 p.m. Cincinnati (Lowder 6-12) at Toronto (Miles 6-2), 2:07 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Snell 4-1) at San Francisco (Wilkinson 1-3), 3:05 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Tong 2-2) at Washington (Irvin 2-9), 3:05 p.m. Atlanta (TBD) at Miami (Alcantara 13-11), 3:10 p.m. Colorado (Quintana 2-3) at Chicago White Sox (Martin 9-7), 6:10 p.m. St. Louis (Mathews 2-3) at Milwaukee (May 7-9), 6:10 p.m. Chicago Cubs (Boyd 10-5) at Boston (Sandoval 1-7), 6:15 p.m.

National Football League CHICAGO BEARS — Signed LS Beau Gardner to the practice squad. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed WR Gary Jennings to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed WR A.J. Henning to the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Placed QB Jaxson Dart on injured reserve. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed CB Shaun Wade to the practice squad. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — Waived DL Deshawn MckKnight with an injury settlement.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League BOSTON BRUINS — Assigned G Simon Zajicek to Providence (AHL). ANAHEIM DUCKS — Assigned D Matt Basgall and Konnor Smith, G Damian Clara and Fs Coulson Pitre, Yegor Sidorov and Herman Traff to San Diego (AHL). CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Agreed to terms with F Oliver Moore on a ﬁve-year contract extension. Loaned Fs Jiri felcman, Martin Misiak and Marek Vanacker and D Dylan Anhorn to Rockford (AHL). Assigned F Brett Seney to Rockford. COLORADO AVALANCHE — Assigned Ds Saige Weinstein, Domenick Fensore and Christian Wolanin to Colorado (AHL). COLUMBUS BLUE JACKETS — Signed F Adam Fantilli to a six-year contract extension. DALLAS STARS — Loaned D Jack Anderson, Fs Dylan Hryckowian, Artem Shlaine and Emil Hemming and G Arno Tiefensee to Texas (AHL). LOS ANGELES KINGS — Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford (AHL) Fs Martin Chromia, Cole Guttman, Lane Pederson and Francesco Pinelli and D Joe Hicketts. Loaned Fs Aatu Jamsen and Koehn Ziemmer, Ds Angus Booth, Kirill Kirsanov and Jared Woolley to Ontario. Placed F Jan Jenik and D Jakub Dvorak on injured reserve. MINNESOTA WILD — Waived for the purpose of assignment to Iowa (AHL) Ds Matt Kiersted, Carson Lambos, and Roman Schmidt and Fs Caedan Bankier, Dylan Gambrell, Justin Kirkland, Tyler Pitlick, and Mason Shaw. Assigned Ds Ben Dexheimer and Viking Gustafsson Nyberg and Fs Jagger Joshua, Hunter Haight, Riley Heidt, Rasmus Kumpulainen, and Rieger Lorenz to Iowa. NASHVILLE PREDATORS — Assigned Fs Ozzy Wiesblatt, Chase Bradley, David Edstrom, Joakim Kemell, Jake Lucchini and Ben Strinden, D Daniel Nieminen and G Isak Posch to Milwaukee (AHL). NEW YORK RANGERS — Assigned Gs Spencer Martin and Callum Tung and Fs Jacob Battaglia, Brody Lamb, and Dylan Roobroeck to Hartford (AHL). PHILADELPHIA FLYERS — Loaned Fs Zach Aston-Reese, Nolan Foote, Danila Klimovich and Jack Studnicka and D Cam Dineen to Lehigh Valley (AHL). PITTSBURGH PENGUINS — Assigned Fs Brayden Edwards, Max Graham, Jack Horbach, Hugh McGing, Mark Senden, Tiernan Shoudy and Daniel Russell, Ds Finn Harding and Daniel Laatsch and G Taylor Gauthier to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL). Placed F Melvin Fernstrom and G Gabriel D’Aigle on injured reserve. Waived for the purpose of assignment to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton D Phil Kemp. VANCOUVER CANUCKS — Assigned Fs Ty Mueller, Riley Patterson, Ilya Safonov and Chase Wouters, Ds Kirill Kudryavtsev and Sawyer Mynio to Abbotsford (AHL). Loaned F Ben Berard and D Isaac Belliveau to Abbotsford. Waived for the purpose of assignment to Abbotsford F Trey Fix-Wolansky and Ds Cole Clayton and Jimmy Schuldt.

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tinent questions if you feel there may be a discrepancy. Remain cautious in crowded settings or with people who don't share your beliefs. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) — Be careful what you wish for. Not everyone or everything you encounter will live up to your standards or expectations. Take your time, and let situations unfold before you make a commitment. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) — Dig your heels in and don't stop until you are satisfied with the results you get. Whether it's business or a competitive pleasure, if you give your all, you won't be disappointed. CANCER (June 21-July 22) — Protect your rights, possessions and health. Avoid people and situations that make you feel uncomfortable. Pay attention to how you look, feel and present yourself to those you encounter. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) — A trip or plans you make with a friend or relative will have a profound impact on you. Gather information and explore lifestyle possibilities that captivate your imagination. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Put greater emphasis on investments, health and contracts. Take care of paperwork that has a deadline and concerns that can disrupt your plans. Be a friendly observer, but don't be a follower. The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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Bridge BY PHILLIP ALDER James Joyce said, “A man of genius makes no mistakes. His errors are volitional and are the portals of discovery.” This week, we have seen deals featuring errors by players who are not bridge geniuses, from which we can learn. And here is another. What do you think of the bidding and what should happen in four spades after West leads the heart three? North’s jump to three spades showed four-card support but less than gameinvitational values. With a stronger hand, North would have made a threeheart cue-bid raise. This is an excellent idea because it allows the advancer (or the responder, if South had opened and West overcalled) to show either a weak, distributional raise or a high-card raise. Should East have rebid four hearts? Yes, perhaps that contract was making. No, because it was almost certain to push South into bidding four spades, which East could not be sure of defeating. Here, though, South was going to bid four spades regardless. Since West had supported hearts, his low-heart lead guaranteed at least one honor in the suit. East, hoping that honor was the king, took the first trick with his aceandreturnedaheart.However,South won with the king and cashed his two top

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Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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Clarence Bourgeois, his successors, heirs and as‐ signs; Juan Garza, his succes‐ sors, heirs and assigns; LOT 1, Square 473, Fourth District, City of New Or‐ leans, improvements thereon, bearing Munici‐ pal No. 2701-03 S. Rocheblave St., New Or‐ leans, LA 70125, a/k/a 3812 Fourth St., New Or‐ leans, LA 70125. TAX SALE TITLE TO THE ABOVE-DESCRIBED PROP‐ ERTY HAS BEEN SOLD FOR FAILURE TO PAY TAXES. SUIT HAS BEEN FILED IN ORLEANS CDC CASE NO. 2026-06175 DIV. “J”. YOU HAVE BEEN IDEN‐ TIFIED AS A PERSON WHO MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THIS PROPERTY. YOUR INTEREST IN THE PROP‐ ERTY WILL BE TERMI‐ NATED IF YOU DO NOT FILE A LAWSUIT IN AC‐ CORDANCE WITH THE LAW WITHIN 60 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE FIRST PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. 202102-SEP 26-OCT 3-2T $291.80

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My Address is: BOTINELLI & CANAL ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112

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WASHINGTON 201847, SPET 25-26 $250

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I, JAVAHN KENDALL ALGERE, have been convicted of 18 USC 2252(a)(2) - Receiving Images of Child Pornography. Date Convicted: 06/06/2012. State Equivalent: 14:81.1 - Pornography Involving Juveniles. 18 USC 2251 - Sexual Exploitation of Children. Date Convicted: 06/06/2012. State Equivalent: 14:81.1 - Pornography Involving Juveniles. 18 USC 2252(a)(2) Distributing Child Pornography. Date Convicted: 06/06/2012. State Equivalent: 14:81.1 - Pornography Involving Juveniles. My Address is: 509 HUNTLEE DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131

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I, JOSHUA J ROCKWOOD, have been convicted of 14:43.1 - Sexual Battery (attempted). Date Convicted: 04/25/2012. My Address is: 14535 TILBURY RD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 11/2/1992 Height: 5'6" Weight: 199 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos:

I, JEFFERY WHITE, have been convicted of 14:80 - Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 11/28/2005.

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201990, SEPT 25-26 $250

My Address is: 2133 ROBIN ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70122

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I, Emmit Charles AKA Emmitt Ranier Isidore Charles, have been convicted of 14:81.3 Computer Aided Solicitation of a Minor. Date Convicted: 05/14/2015.

I, MICHAEL DERREL SMITH AKA TORPEDO smith, have been convicted of 14:80 Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 04/07/2004. 15:542 - Failure to Register/Notify as a Sex Offender. Date Convicted: 05/03/2019. 15:542 - Failure to Register/Notify as a Sex Offender. Date Convicted: 05/03/2019. My Address is: 656 10TH ST WESTWEGO, LA 70094 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 10/27/1981 Height: 5'7" Weight: 259 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 201993, SEPTY 25-216 $250

My Address is: 1402 ESPLANADE AVE APT. 4 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70116 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 8/15/1988 Height: 5'6" Weight: 135 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN

I, Johnnie LEE Red JR, have been convicted of 14:80 - Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 07/13/2001. My Address is: 7562 FORUM BLVD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 0831/1969 Height: 5'6"

Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 11/6/1954 Height: 5'10" Weight: 180 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 201836, SEPT 25-26 $250

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I, ROBERT E IRELAND, have been convicted of 17-A-253 - Gross Sexual Assault. MAINE. Date Convicted: 05/01/2026. My Address is: 6201 MARCIE ST METAIRIE, LA 70003 Race: WHITE Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 11/13/1974 Height: 5'10" Weight: 250 Hair Color: BROWN Eye Color: BLUE Scars/Tattoos: MAINE 201987, SEPT 25-26 $250

The purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a de‐ posit of 10% of the purchase price and the balance by 4:00 pm the same day. Law Firm: ALEXANDER SIDES SPAHT & MULLINS, LLC Attorney: STACY G. BUTLER Address: 10214 JEFFERSON HW BATON ROUGE LA 70809 Phone No.: 225 761 0001 N.O. ADVOCATE Date(s): September 26, 2026 sep 26-1t

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 2023 NISSAN ROUGE At auction by Sheriff on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 from Orleans Paish Sheriff’s Ofﬁce., 723 S. Lopez St., this city, at 1:00 o'clock PM in the matter enti‐ tled: NEIGHBORS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION vs TYRELL THOMAS MOR‐ RIS

201880, SEPT 25-26 $250

My Address is: 4110 IROQUOIS ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126

My Address is: 4445 WILSON AVE 6 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126

201858, SPET 25-26 $250

LOUISIANA

I, LOUIS SELLERS ANDERSON AKA Hector Anderson, have been convicted of 14:42.1 Forcible Rape. Date Convicted: 08/18/1999.

I, RONALD GLOVER, have been convicted of 14:42.1 - Forcible Rape. Date Convicted: 01/30/1985. 14:89.1 Aggravated Crime Against Nature. Date Convicted: 01/30/1985.

LOUISIANA

201876, SEPT 25-26 $250

My Address is: 1211 EGANIA ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117

Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 4/17/1985 Height: 5'7" Weight: 249 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos:

My Address is: 2604 FIRST ST NEW ORLEANS, LA 70113

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I, KENDRICK D PERKINS, have been convicted of 14:81 Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 07/23/2018.

My Address is: 439 GILLIGAN ST WESTWEGO, LA 70094

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Seized in the above suit, Terms: Cash, Cashier Check, Money Order or Certiﬁed Funds

LOUISIANA

My Address is: 3301 GARDEN OAKS DR NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114

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Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 12/7/1988 Height: 5'6" Weight: 240 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos:

I, DETROIT TRASHAWN LESTRICK, have been convicted of 14:81 Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 10/04/2012.

201838, SEPT 25-26 $250

I, Deandre Rogers AKA DEANDRE L ROGERS, have been convicted of 14:43.1 - Sexual Battery. Date Convicted: 05/08/2024.

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201854, SEPT 25-26 $250

I, BLAKE AARON HAZELTINE, have been convicted of 14:80 Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 07/14/2026. 14:81 - Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 07/14/2026.

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201809, SEPT 25-26 $250

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I, ANTHONY LEROY FISHER JR, have been convicted of Description: 120 - Rape. Date WASHINGTON Convicted: 07/26/1990. .

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I, Marvin Mark Stewart, have been convicted of 11990004 22.021(a)(2)(b) PC Agg Sexual Assault Child. Date Convicted: 05/18/2006.

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10,000 Apt Homes and 75 Locations with Studio, 1, 2 & 3 Bedrooms Pools, Access Gates, Garages (504) 360-9347

201867, SEPT 25-26 $250

201863, SEPT 25-26 $250

I, CHARLES PHILLIP AWTRY, have been convicted of 13A-666(a) - First Degree Sexual Abuse. Details: Sex Abuse I (Jefferson Co, AL 2013) 7y/o female victim. ALABAMA. Date Convicted: 01/14/2013. State Equivalent: 14:43.1 - Sexual Battery. .

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Home and garden happenings. PAGE 17

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The InsideOut home and garden section is published every Saturday by The Times-Picayune. Questions about InsideOut should be directed to the editor.

InsideOut’s mission is to give readers peeks inside the many different ways that people in the New Orleans area live. We proﬁle spaces that are opulent, or just offbeat; sophisticated or simple; functional or light-hearted; historic or brand-spanking new. And anything in between. Please help us by sending information and JPEG photos of your home, or speciﬁc spaces inside it, to insideout@theadvocate.com. We love gardens and outdoor spaces, too. And we’re waiting to hear from you.

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Swiss chard speciﬁcs

How to grow, harvest and prepare the attractive garden addition

Swiss chard is a great addition to fall, winter and spring home vegetable gardens. It is a colorful, leafy vegetable that is easy to grow. Some types of Swiss chard are attractive enough for a Dan ﬂower garden. A cool-season Gill vegetable GREEN grown primariTHUMB ly from October to June, Swiss chard produces harvests over a long season. Seeds or young plants can be planted now through March for production of fresh greens into early summer. Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla) is actually a variation of beets (Beta vulgaris),

grown for its large, edible leaves rather than the root. As with many vegetables, it’s not easy to determine Swiss chard’s origin. Cultivation of this vegetable likely goes back at least 2,000 years, when it was developed in the Mediterranean region — likely growing ﬁrst in Sicily and then spreading to the rest of Europe. It has no native ties to Switzerland.

What we eat We harvest and consume the leaves of Swiss chard. The leaf blades are large, ﬂeshy and may range in color from bright green to dark green and deep purple. A unique feature that sets Swiss chard apart from other greens is its delicious, thick leaf stem (petiole). It somewhat re-

sembles a stalk of celery and can be a wide range of colors, including white, pink, rose, red, magenta, orange, yellow and gold. The mild-ﬂavored leaf blades are rich in vitamins, minerals and antioxidants. Indeed, Swiss chard is considered one of the most nutritious vegetables. When preparing the leaves, the blades are often taken off the stems and cooked separately. Cooked chard can be substituted for spinach in most recipes, as it produces a somewhat similar ﬂavor. The colorful stems can be cut up and cooked with the greens, although you will need to cook them longer. You may also prepare them

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Plant hardy, cool-season flowers in fall for winter blooms BY DAN GILL

Contributing writer I was wondering, after this intense heat, when is it safe to cut back or trim Garden the tops of some bushes in my garadvice den? I have azaleas, camellias, loropetalum, Indian hawthorn, agapanthus and Louisiana irises. Can you help with advice on this? I’m also looking for flowers that will bloom over the winter. I plant vinca for flowers from spring to fall, and they are beautiful. But I’d like something to provide color when it is cold. I tried mums, but they didn’t last. My garden gets lots of afternoon sun. — Britney Flowering is a key factor to consider when determining when to prune. For plants grown for their attractive ﬂowers, pruning at the right time can be very important, especially for trees and shrubs that bloom in fall, winter and spring. For the plants you mentioned: Azaleas: Major pruning (to control size, for instance) is

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Continued from page 4 separately. You can boil or steam the stems until tender and serve with butter or hollandaise sauce as you would asparagus. They can also be sliced and sauteed in olive oil with a little garlic or stir-fried in an Asian-style dish. The color is mostly retained in cooking. Young, tender chard leaves can be eaten raw, adding a beet-like ﬂavor to salads and sandwiches. In the past, chard’s large leaf stems were either white or red, but today, they come in many brilliant colors. Swiss chard foliage grows upright, prominently displaying the vibrantly colorful leaf stems. It looks great combined with cool-season bedding plants like alyssum, pansies, violas and dianthus. It is also striking enough to be displayed in containers. I can just imagine a well-grown Swiss chard, with blood-red leaf stems and deep green leaves, growing up like a fountain out of snow-white alyssum billowing around its base.

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If you already have your vegetable beds prepared for the fall garden, you can plant seeds or transplants now. If you are preparing a new bed, or reworking an existing one, take these steps. Loosen the soil to a depth of 8 to 10 inches, add a 4-inch layer of compost, composted manure or rotted leaves, sprinkle a general-purpose fertilizer over the area following package directions, mix everything thoroughly (be sure you ﬁnely break up all the clumps of soil) and rake the bed smooth. Plant seeds about a quarter inch deep and about 6 inches apart. Keep the bed moist until the seeds germinate. The seed is actually a corky fruit that contains several seeds. So, you will need to thin the Swiss chard seedlings after

GARDEN TIPS TROPICAL TIME: Add tropical plants to your landscape as soon as possible.This includes tropical hibiscus, tibouchina, bird of paradise, philodendron, ixora, firebush, gingers and angel trumpet.These plants are vulnerable to cold damage. Planting tropicals now allows them time to establish during the warm fall weather before winter arrives. NO WORRIES: As we move into the fall, do not be concerned about the declining health of deciduous trees and shrub foliage.you will begin to see various leaf spots, scorched edges, yellow leaves and other symptoms.These trees and shrubs are getting ready to shed their leaves, and the spots and blemishes are just part of the process. AZALEA CARE: Azalea lace bugs feed from the underside of the leaves, causing small, white dots on the upper side of the leaves and dark brown spots on the back. If you see these symptoms, spray two or three times under the leaves with permethrin, bifenthrin or a light horticultural oil, following label directions.After treatment, the white dots will persist but not get worse. GET GATHERING: Collect seeds from your flowers to plant next year.A few that have seeds relatively easy to harvest include warm-season annuals such as cosmos, cleome, sunflower, abelmoschus, balsam, amaranthus, wheat celosia, torenia, marigold and zinnia. the seeds come up, which generally takes about seven days. Thin the plants to a spacing of 6 to 12 inches. Add the young plants that are removed when thinning to salads or a quick

stir-fry. You can generally begin to harvest about 60 days after planting seeds. To keep the plants growing vigorously, sidedress them when they are about 8 inches tall (the term “sidedress” refers to providing vegetables with additional fertilizer during the growing season). Sprinkle one tablespoon of general-purpose fertilizer in a ring around each plant. Continue to do this every six to eight weeks during the growing season. Although Swiss chard is easy to grow from seeds planted directly in the garden, transplants purchased from a local nursery will provide the quickest harvest — particularly if you only intend to grow a few plants. When planting transplants, you should space them about 6 to 12 inches apart and with the top of the root ball even with the soil of the bed. The best way to harvest Swiss chard is to “crop” it by cutting off only the larger outer leaves. This allows the plant to continue to grow and harvest to take place over a long period. Cutting is preferable to pulling, which can damage the roots or stems. Entire plants are usually harvested only during thinning, when they are 6 inches tall or less. Planted in the fall, you will be able to continuously crop your plants until late spring. Some popular Swiss chard varieties include rhubarb (red), Fordhook giant (white), Geneva (white), bright lights (multicolor), rainbow (multicolor), magenta sunset (magenta orange) and Vulcan (red). If you have never grown Swiss chard, it’s high time you gave it a try. You will appreciate its reliability, ease of cultivation and the colorful, delicious foliage it produces. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu. edu.

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Get tulips in the fridge by mid-November at the latest. They need six to eight weeks of chilling before being planted in late December or early January.

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best done when they finish flowering in spring until early July. So, pruning now would remove flower buds and reduce or eliminate flowering next spring. You may prune now if you are willing to give up some or all spring flowers. Indian hawthorn: Same as azaleas. Camellias: Flower buds for fall, winter and spring bloom are already set on camellias. Any pruning now will reduce flowering. Camellias are best pruned in April or May. Loropetalum: They bloom in late winter or early spring. Pruning now will reduce flowering then, but you may do so if that is not an issue. Agapanthus: Selectively remove any unattractive leaves now. Try to retain as much green foliage as you can. You could also wait and cut them back in late December or January. Irises: Feel free to cut Louisiana irises back now. They

are semi-dormant and will begin to grow again in October. There are lots of hardy, coolseason bedding plants you can plant in the fall for bloom over the winter and a grand display in the spring. Popular choices include pansy, viola, dianthus, snapdragon, petunia, alyssum, calendula and foxglove. These will bloom until April or May next year. Check your local nurseries in October/November or whenever you get ready to replace the vinca. Mums only bloom for a few weeks in fall and are not a good choice. My daughter has purchased bags of tulips and alliums to plant for bloom next spring. I seem to remember that tulip bulbs need a cold period before planting. Does this also apply to alliums? Thanks. — Elmore As far as I know, alliums do not need refrigeration. It would not hurt to treat them like tulips, but I think planting in November without refrigeration should work. Get tulips in the fridge by mid-November at the latest. They need six to eight weeks of chilling before being planted in late December or early

January. Refrigerate them in the vegetable bin in bags that breathe. Do not store any fruit in that bin. Fruits release a gaseous plant hormone called ethylene that can interfere with proper blooming. Plant tulip bulbs in holes about ﬁve inches deep. Allium bulbs vary in size. Plant in holes two to three times as deep as the height of the bulb. Because of our climate, tulips are a one-time shot, and new bulbs are planted every year. Some alliums should rebloom and others won’t. It’s worth trying to bloom the allium bulbs again to see what happens. Either leave them in the ground or lift them after the foliage yellows, store them indoors over the summer and plant them in November next year. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu. edu.

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SINGULAR PIECES Zellige tile can add character to the home Louis Aubert Zellige tile is trending in the design world, but what exactly is it? Zellige originated in Morocco around 800 years ago. Each tile is crafted from natural clay and molded, cut and glazed by hand, creating unique textures and color variations. No two tiles are exactly alike — each piece is a work of art. Their texture is enhanced by the rich, glossy glaze. The term zellige comes from the Arabic word “zellij,” meaning little polished stone. This reflects their traditional nature and historical significance. Zellige tiles are suitable for various installations, such as on walls, floors and in wet areas. They can be combined in a mosaic or placed in more contemporary patterns, adding character wherever they appear.

Perfectly imperfect The popularity of zellige tile is attributed to each tile’s uniqueness. The most defining characteristic is its beautiful flaws and irregularities — there is great charm in the “perfectly imperfect.” This concept is well established and honored in New Orleans, such as in the use of antique brick or pecky cypress. The color variation of each tile adds personality. The tone-on-tone shadings of zellige tile installed as a backsplash can pull in every color from a slab of marble. The result can be both subtle and striking. In a recent installation, zellige tiles in shades of blue and green were installed floor to ceiling in a shower enclosure and complement both the charcoal slate floor and the green marble countertop.

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The color variation of zellige tile can be seen in this shower installation. The vertical lines create a sleek appearance.

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Luminous zellige tile resembling mother of pearl is set in a dynamic herringbone pattern to offset a showpiece 30-inch ZLine stainless range.

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Expert installation is highly recommended to ensure the tiles are distributed correctly across the surface. Color variation requires careful and deliberate placement of each tile, similar to assembling a puzzle. The design obsessive amongst us may wish to be present on installation day. It may be wise to work with the installer to be certain you’re pleased with the overall look. Before they’re installed, all tiles should be arranged in a blended fashion on the floor exactly how you would like them to appear. Be prepared to reshuffle the tiles until you find the perfect layout. I have taken part in this process on numerous occasions, and trust me, this is well worth the effort.

Tile patterns Straight set patterns create vertical lines and a sleek modern appearance. Stack tile sets either vertically or horizontally to create a contemporary vibe. This is especially effective in ﬂoor-to-ceiling installations. Consider an entire wall of vertically stacked tile — the slight variations in size, texture and color would be outstanding. Square 4-inch tiles form a classic and timeless grid

pattern. This looks great in a “stove cove” (an alcove designed to hold the stove centered in the space like an altar). This grid pattern also works well wall-to-wall and ﬂoor-to-ceiling in large showers or wet rooms. In general, zellige tile remains popular in bathrooms, kitchens and accessory spaces of all denominations, such as in butler’s pantries, sculleries and wet bars.

Color Zellige tiles do not need to be conﬁned to the simple tone-on-

tone effect. Mixed colors in various patterns can also be effective. Four-inch square tiles of contrasting colors arranged in a checkerboard pattern result in a distinctly Old World appearance, giving the space a lived-in feel. Think a near brick red tile combined with charcoal or opt for tans and browns for a quieter take. Contributing to the trend is the color green. While green tile may seem like a big commitment, this color is both natural and calming, bringing the outdoors in. The color remains timeless and versatile,

showing no sign of waning. It’s not for everyone, but then again, no single color is right for everyone. Attributions of zellige tile: n It is of Moroccan origin, dating back about 800 years. n It is valued for its handmade quality, irregularities, color variations and high-gloss glaze. n It was originally composed of hand-formed clay containing lead. n Each tile varies and is a piece of art. n Zellige is an old art form embraced today in both contemporary and traditional design. n It looks great in kitchen and bathroom-related spaces.

n The tile has been trending in popularity for several years and will likely continue to do so.

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

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Victorian compound has 11 bedrooms, 14 bathrooms BY MARIGNY LANAUX Staff writer

The Victorian residence at 1819 Esplanade Ave. is fully enclosed with 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms.

ABOVE: The primary bathroom features black-andwhite tile, a matching soaking tub and a separate shower. RIGHT: Right off the foyer, the double parlor lets in plenty of natural light and has room for lounging and entertaining.

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Once owned by musical legend Fats Domino, the Victorian home at 1819 Esplanade Ave. is a true New Orleans gem. Its Italian-influenced architectural details add natural grandeur, with soaring ceilings, hardwood floors and large columns. The impressive estate has over 11,000 square feet with 11 bedrooms and 14 bathrooms for $2 million. The property is also fully enclosed. Built in 1880, the main home, which has nearly 7,500 square feet of living space, retains much of its historical character. The front porch is covered in mosaic terracotta tiles that complement the warm exterior. The foyer immediately greets guests with 15-foot ceilings and easy access to various living spaces throughout the first floor. To the left, a double parlor has the same high ceilings and large windows that let in an abundance of natural light. Open-air arches separate the two spaces, allowing for seamless flow, which is great for entertaining. Chandeliers suspended from intricate ceiling medallions and a marble hearth fireplace add to the ambiance. On the opposite side of the downstairs is the family room, also with a fireplace, and a quaint sitting room nestled nearby for reading or quiet conversation. Attached is the study or home office, featuring a special library setup perfect for a bibliophile. The floor-to-ceiling bookshelves are complete with a rolling ladder, making it easy to peruse an expansive collection. Venture throughout the downstairs to find the game room, which can easily fit a billiards table, or the piano room, another space fit for entertaining.

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1629 COLISEUM #3 • $405,000 A space that was once the primary bedroom, the game room on the first floor easily houses a large billiards table. The downstairs dining room, a secluded space for special occasions, and a breakfast room for casual meals, with built-in storage for displaying crystal and fine china, are both attached to the kitchen. The culinary preparation space has stainless steel appliances, a petite island with seating for two and storage for any and all cooking utensils. The sleeping chambers — five bedrooms and five bathrooms — of the main residence can all be found upstairs. The primary suite has its own intimate living room off the space. Highlights of the bedroom include floor-to-ceiling windows and wall molding, which add character and dimension. With classic black-and-white tile, the primary bathroom has a matching soaking tub and a shower with double sink

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The stairwell is awash in bright light streaming in through a side door with a fanned transom that overlooks the family’s deep side yard.

This wall of exterior doors folds back accordion-style to lie flat, providing a the width of the 1910 section of the home.

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In the Candler home, the kitchen and open living room were swapped. Both spaces feature built-in cabinetry made of natural birch by Mars Millwork. BY JYL BENSON

Contributing writer

PHOTO By SARA ESSEX BRADLEy

a smooth transition between the kitchen and the screened porch. The porch was crafted from South American Ipe wood and spans

Over 300 years, many a New Orleans house has been divided, subdivided, added onto and conjoined with others to create a constantly changing kaleidoscope of neighborhood blocks. Such is the case in the Freret area’s hodgepodge of shotgun houses, Creole cottages and bungalows. The home that Matt and Virginia Candler bought there in 2019 was originally two homes built at two separate times, then joined together by a previous homeowner. The resulting space attracted the Candlers and their three children, who were outgrowing a home farther Uptown. The family moved to New Orleans in 2006 from New York City so Matt Candler, a native of Atlanta, could advise the new K-12 charter school system. Today, he invests in startups and is working to develop renewable energy sources. Most of the energy provided to the home is from solar panels with surplus energy stored in batteries. “What Matt is doing is the future of New Orleans homes,” said Daniel Garness of Garness Studio, “because of the generators, batteries, etc. We must accommodate these things. We can no longer live without them.” To help them customize the doublehouse, architect Megan Bell of Bell Butler Design and Architecture, Garness and builder Entablature helped make a game plan for the interior and the 90-by-120-foot lot. Garness specializes in landscaping that extends the

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Matt and Virginia Candler purchased their home in 2019, which consists of two separate buildings constructed at different times and later joined by a previous owner. The lines and dimensions of the Candler dining room mirror those just outside the windows, where the space continues in an exterior variation. PHOTO By LINDSAy BUTLER

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Continued from page 13 functions of interior spaces while dividing large outdoor areas into “rooms.” A 2020 renovation added a generous primary suite and walk-in closet to the “younger” of the two conjoined structures, built in 1940. The enclosed space between the two buildings was reworked into a dedicated studio for Virginia Candler, an artist, plus a primary closet and laundry area. The older of the two structures, built in 1910, underwent no footprint changes but, on Bell’s suggestion, the kitchen and living room were swapped. “Megan really helped with functionality,” said Virginia Candler, also a native of Atlanta. “She helped us visualize and make every square inch of the house work for us. Dan helped us integrate the indoors with the outdoors.”

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The result is an open kitchen with a wall of exterior doors that can “accordion” back into one another to lie ﬂat. This creates a seamless interplay between the kitchen — with an 8-by-5-foot seated island — and the deep, 12-by-20foot screened porch of South American Ipe wood that extended the width of the 1910 portion of the home. “I was inspired by the interior space,” Garness said. “The scale of the living room directs the scale of the outside. Now the spaces speak to each other and function together.” At Garness’ urging, the Candlers demolished one of two driveways and integrated the resulting concrete and pebbles into the yard’s landscaping. “I wanted no ﬂowers, no color, minimal maintenance,” Virginia Candler said. They left an existing hedge of banana trees along the rear of the property. With new tiles and plaster, a series of shallow, terraced steps within the lawn allowed for easy access to the generous 1960-era swimming pool. “I created a minimalist garden with big plantings,” Garness said. “To harmonize with the tone of the house, I wanted shade, shapes, forms and textures of greens, silvers and grays.” To accomplish this, he used Japanese yew, Chinese fan palms, fountain grasses, agave, variegated Pittosporum and Elaeagnus. “The Elaeagnus has a silver top and a copper underside that complement everything so harmoniously,” Garness said.

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The Candlers left a hedge of banana trees along the rear of the property. The stairs leading down to the pool are framed by a pair of massive agaves. “The brilliance of Dan’s designs is that the rooms are very clean, and the landscape is easy to maintain,” Matt Candler said. Jyl Benson writes about homes and gardens. Email her at jylbenson@gmail.com.

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The rear porch is crafted of South American Ipe wood.

PHOTO By LINDSAy BUTLER

The Bell-Butler firm flipped the kitchen and open living room locations in the Candler home. The rooms share built-in cabinetry of natural birch by Mars Millwork. The backsplash is by Clé Tile.

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If you aren’t helping to save monarchs, it’s not too late BY MARY ANN THOMAS

To learn more about Penguin Court and Westmoreland Pollinator Partners butterfly waystations, visit them online PITTSBURGH — When Sarah at brandywine.org and downHunter and her husband bought their Hempfield Townload the form to register your garden as a monarch waystaship, Pennsylvania, home, its yard was mostly lawn with a tion. few shrubs and no garden. Not The groups ran a similar even a hosta. campaign for more monarch Six years later, there are waystations for Westmoreland beehives and at least six speCounty’s 250th anniversary in 2023 and reached their goal. cies of butterflies are spotted “It was so well received and in what is now certified as a we had a lot of interest outside Monarch Butterfly Waystation. of the county,” said Melissa “The gardens are not just for Reckner, Penguin Court prous,” she said. “This is how polgram manager for Brandylinators survive. I think people forget that. It’s just not about wine Conservancy. aesthetics, but their survival, For this year’s U.S. anniverand their survival impacts our sary, Reckner and others saw survival.” an opportunity to make a push Hunter’s property is among in other Laurel Highlands the waystations sponsored counties. by Penguin Court of the To fund education and certiBrandywine Conservancy in fication, Penguin Court/BranLaughlintown, Pa. It’s part of a dywine Conservancy secured consortium of two dozen nonalmost $15,000 in grants from the Laurel Highlands Conprofits covering Cambria, Fayservation Landscape, adminette, Somerset and Westmoreistered by the Pennsylvania land counties in southwestern STAFF FILE PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER Environmental Council, and Pennsylvania. A monarch butterfly feeds on milkweed in New Orleans. First Energy. Penguin Court is about halfThe program supports butway to reaching its goal of 250 States and Canada to Mexico. monarch waystations this year species and a variety of terflies and other pollinators ty orange-and-black butterfly nectar-producing plants in “Monarch waystations proto celebrate the nation’s 250th through landscaping. that was once abundant. bloom throughout the growing birthday. Growing milkweed is cruMonarch butterfly populavide milkweed and nectar season. To become certified, a site sources to support their life cial because its leaves are the tions have plummeted since Conservation groups have can have as little as 10 plants, cycle. Any habitat that is pro- only things monarch caterpilthe mid-1990s, according to been rallying to save the pretincluding some milkweed the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serlars eat, and monarchs almost viding milkweed and nectar exclusively lay their eggs on plants and has a sustainable vice, which has proposed listmilkweed. But other native plan in place to manage that ing it as “threatened” under nectar-producing plants are habitat helps monarchs,” acthe Endangered Species Act. “We can change and support cording to Jess Anderson, com- necessary for a garden to be certified as a waystation. 504.866.2785 the environment one yard at munications coordinator for JYOUDT@GMAIL.COM “As monarchs fly over 3,000 a time. Your yard matters,” Monarch Watch. miles, you need corridors of Hunter said. “It doesn’t have The nation loses about 6,000 200 BROADWAY, STE 142 • NEW ORLEANS, LA safe habitat for monarch butto be expensive.” acres of monarch and wildlife NEW LISTING 724 BARRACKS ST. • $1,795,000 Her Westmoreland County habitat daily, she said by email. terflies to visit,” Reckner said. Steps from Royal Street, this meticulously restored yard is one of 2,765 certiWaystations and other proAdult monarchs need necsingle-story Creole Cottage pairs antique heart-pine floors, ornate plaster ceiling medallions, & 12-foot tar-producing plants through grams establishing more fied monarch waystations in ceilings with a designed chef’s kitchen & entertaining the growing season. The Pennsylvania and over 57,000 wildlife habitat can help to rooms. French doors open to a lush, brick-paved courtyard with heated salt-water pool. Separate plants must be free of pestimitigate that loss, Anderson waystations nationally, ac2-story guest house. Optional leased parking said. cides and insecticides. cording to Monarch Watch, a nearby for $400/mo, with a transferable lease. In the western Pennsylva“In the autumn, when the conservation, research and monarchs are flying south, education program at the Uni- nia’s Laurel Highlands, many PENDING 44905 CONSTANCE ST. • $1,225,000 they need to refuel in Septemorganizations are trying to versity of Kansas. Just one block from Magazine Street, this private, gated residence blends timeless NOLA increase the number of monThe program was founded ber and October,” Reckner architecture with resort-style living. Soaring in 1992 by Orley “Chip” Taysaid. arch waystations. Penguin 12-foot ceilings, elegant millwork, French Butterfly waystations should Court is one of about two dozlor, who started a monarch doors & chandeliers complement a chef’s kitchen & light-filled den. Features heated pool, measure at least 100 square tagging program that tracks en organizations comprising secluded dining area, wood-burning fireplace, feet to “be meaningful,” Reckthe butterflies’ incredible the Westmoreland Pollinator gated parking & whole-house generator. migration from the United Partners. ner said. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS)

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INSIDE INFO $10. Dreyfous Drive. Volunteers ‘Greaux Native’ banners Legacy Week celebrates opera singer, will perform. Originally scheduled in SepSpeakers for the school in- are sought to join City Park’s Longue Vue founders gardener fall seminar tember, tickets purchased for clude Skip Kincaid, Beau Brod- kayak krewe to work with staff

The St. Tammany Master Gardener Association fall seminar “Greaux Native: Plants, Bugs, and People of the Southern Landscape” will be Oct. 9 at the Castine Center at Pelican Park in Mandeville. Speakers, starting at 9 a.m., will include Elise Smith, coauthor of “Southern Women, Southern Landscapes”; Jeff Wilson, Mississippi State AgCenter coordinator for “Incorporating Native and Nonnative Plants in your Garden”; and Linda Auld (The Bug Lady), whose topic will be “Plant It and They Will Come.” Registration is required. Tickets start at $40. Register at stmastergardener.org/event. All seats are reserved.

Fall Garden Festival Oct. 3 at City Park Garden gurus will descend on City Park’s 10-acre Botanical Garden on Oct. 3 for the Fall Garden Festival. Planned for the one-day celebration of fall horticulture are more than 50 vendors exhibiting common and unusual varieties of plants, garden paraphernalia, advice, cooking demonstrations and arts and crafts, plus educational programs. The event is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 5 Victory Ave. Tickets start at $17. For information, visit neworleanscitypark.org.

Bird-watching series planned at Coquille Park Beginning Birding, a foursession course on bird-watching, will cover choosing binoculars and ﬁeld guides, using apps and bird identification, plus where to go to watch the feathered flyers at Coquille Park in Covington. The lectures are from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Tuesdays, Sept. 29 and Oct. 6 and 13, at 13505 La. 1085. Tickets start at $50. Visit eventbrite.com.

that date will be transferred. beck, James Komen, Dana Tickets start at $325. Visit Brown, Lynn Dupont, Michael longuevue.com. Reid and Amanda Rivera. Visit friendsofjeffersonthebeautiful.org.

A weeklong celebration of Edgar and Edith Stern, founders of the historic Longue Vue House and Gardens, will be Oct. 12-17, with a look into the lives of the couple who built the home. The Sterns lived at the 7 Bamboo Road estate from 1923 to 1978 and activated the facility for public service and spurred social progress in the Crescent City. Activities surrounding the celebration include a dinner at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, book release, jazz performance, Games in the Garden fundraiser and community games day. For information, visit longuevue.com.

The Greater New Orleans Iris Society will hold its annual rhizome sale from 9 a.m. to noon, or until sold out, Oct. 24 at Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road. Plants start at $5. The organization will also hold its September meeting 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the Old Metairie Library, 2350 Metairie Road. For information, visit louisianairisgnois.com.

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Jefferson Tree School registration to open

Shared Legacies, a dinner hosted by the Chase Family Foundation and Longue Vue House and Gardens, will be at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13 at the landmark Dooky Chase’s Restaurant, 2301 Orleans Ave. Celebrate the common values and courage of Longue Vue’s Stern family, the Chase family and their institutions, which served as safe spaces for connecting communities during segregation and the Civil Rights Movement. Honoree Imani Francis, an

Registration for the annual Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful seminar is open. Tree School on Oct. 29 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie is open to community tree enthusiasts and working professionals such as arborists, landscape architects and other professionals to earn continuing education hours while learning from leaders in the ﬁeld. Professional attendees are welcome at no cost, and community members can attend for

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DISTRICT 1 GRAVIER ST. 3501, S. CLARK ST. 739: $1,630,000, Hancock Whitney Bank to South Clark Holdings LLC. JULIA ST. 333, UNIT 331: $340,000, Linda Sue Garrett to Amber Nicole Langlinais. MAGAZINE ST. 700: $895,000, Renee Ann Bukovic Waitkus and Robert Paul Waitkus to Henry Eiserloh III and Renee Bergeron Eiserloh. POEYFARRE ST. 920, UNIT 219: $313,500, Katherine Conley Tallon and Terry M. Leonard to Alison Ann Salloum and Margaret Reese. S. GENOIS ST. 505-507: $100, Home Buyer Louisiana USA LLC to King Me Flips LLC. S. GENOIS ST. 505-507: $90,000, Joshlyn Green and Trilania Green to Home Buyer Louisiana USA LLC.

DISTRICT 2 ARGONNE BLVD. 6540: $544,000, Barry John Bossier, Ernest Charles Bossier, Renee Bossier Hymel and Septime O. Bossier Jr. to Megan D. Hamerski and Russell C. Hamerski. BARRACKS ST. 822: $1,890,000, Nola Event Properties LLC to Accetta Family Trust. BAYOU ROAD 1915-17: $250,000, MJ Falgoust Inc. to Pasadena Development Co. Inc. BOURBON ST. 1121-1125: $800,000, Wanda Wiggins Rogers to Alyisen Gisleson and Soren

Gisleson. CANAL BLVD. 6618-20: $395,000, Succession of Muriel Bonie MacHauer to Mya Jenae Baker. CATINA ST. 6415-17: $530,000, Owen Howard Brown to Amanda Winters Ward and Jackson Ward. COLBERT ST. 6339-41: $425,000, Amanda Russo Lack to 6339 Colbert LLC. JEWEL ST. 547: $465,000, 547 Jewel St. LLC and David Joseph Medo to Barbara Treuting Casteix. ROYAL ST. 840, UNIT 4: $815,000, 93640 LLC to George Geoffrey Lutz and Poppy Tooker Lutz. S. CLAIBORNE AVE. 921: $365,500, Edwin N. Clayton II to Juwin Harrison and Marlene Pryer Harrison.

DISTRICT 3 AGRICULTURE STR 2419: $77,000, Carrington Mortgage Services LLC to Clifford Shelton and Nicole Crudele Quezada. ANNETTE ST. 2027: $248,000, Alfred C. Leblanc Jr. to Kelyn Beck. BANCROFT DRIVE 4440: $950,000, Teresa Case Sutterﬁeld to Amanda Allene Gertjejansen and Galen Hair. BISCAY ST. 13100: donation, no value stated, Vinh Phuc Ngo to Bich Thi Mai Ngo. CAMERON BLVD. 5769: $47,000, Lili Kim Reboul and Ryan L. Reboul to J&W Builders Group LLC. CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY 25304: $250,000, Tommie S. Sullivan to James Scott and Martha Elena G. Scott. CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY 8000, 8014: $190,000, Rosalie P. Heisser to Eight Ward Elite LLC.

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David K. Pow to 3031 N. Rampart Trust. N. TONTI ST. 3709-3711: $420,000, Samcom Builders LLC to Rocker Realty and Investments LLC. ST. BERNARD AVE. 1208-10;: $60,000, Andrea Falls Pope, Brion G. Falls, Erica M. Falls, Felicia Falls Butler, Henry Falls Jr., Kerry R. Falls, Melanie Falls Copenny and Sharon Falls Scrubbs to Jabbar Rodney. PAINTERS ST. 1936: $65,000, Succession of Abraham Hossainpour to Samuel Clayton Ruchti. PAUGER ST. 4312: $185,000, Larry Morrow Properties Inc. and Ram Investments New Orleans LLC to 618 Independence LLC. PRENTISS AVE. 1654: donation, no value stated, Natalie Molero Watson and Richard Henry Watson Jr. to Julianne Elizabeth Watson. WINGATE DRIVE 6008: $175,000, Kiyante Thor Investments LLC to Alexandra L. Shafer.

DISTRICT 4 JACKSON AVE. 3030, S. PRIEUR ST. 2335-37, S. ROMAN ST. 2417, 24171/2, 2419, 24191/2: donation, no value stated, Urban Impact Ministries to City of New Orleans and Neighborhood Coalition. PLEASANT ST. 1111: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, BCH Nola 3230 Camp LLC to Taryn Christine Brown. ST. CHARLES AVE. 2100, UNIT 9G: $367,000, Mary Rhodes Tait to Ilonka Van Der Meulen Band. ST. CHARLES AVE. 2111, UNIT 624: $100, Jeannie Lyn Yangas to Andrea Smith.

DISTRICT 5 CHAGRES ST. 3220: $3,500, Channing J. Warner to Emanuel Lain Jr. ELIZARDI BLVD. 1720-1722: $150,000, JW Development LLC to PDL Holdings LLC. GENERAL COLLINS AVE. 1414: $60,000, Samuel Yancy Crider to Tiffany V. Schneider Monier. KABEL DRIVE 3241-47: $205,000, Mimeaux Group LLC to Jacques Estates LLC. LEBOEUF ST. 517-51: $355,000, Myndset Investments LLC to Clete Henke and Denee Andria Mills Henke. LEBOEUF ST. 1315: $180,000, Julia P. Harang and Julia P. Pollard to Darrell D. Simms.

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HARAHAN COMMERCE COURT 18: Eighteen Commerce LLC to Eighteen Commerce Ct LLC, $640,000. FOLSE ST. 407: Harahan Health-

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Continued from page 18 MAJESTIC PLACE 611: $170,000, Stacie Smith Perique to Cady Build LLC. MAURA PLACE 1527: $122,500, Succession of Arristed R. Jackson to Cinnamon Billy Smith, Fred Smith Jr. and Houston James Smith. NUMA ST. 1312: $161,500, Succession of Huey Schaubhut and Florence Schaubhut to House of Angels LLC. PELICAN AVE. 311: $440,000, Mary Andrea Larocca Montevecchi Living Trust to Lisa Mary Jaubert and Sophia Alyse Miazza. PIN OAK AVE. 3639: $285,000, Jeffrey Ian Wilson and Sarah Kimball Wilson to Glyn Hunter Jr. and Sherae Maiden Hunter. ROSELYN PARK PLACE 266: $235,000, Natalie Smith to Jennifer Arena Austin. S. PIN OAK AVE. 4031: $208,000, Jason A. Jackson to Christopher Michael Wright and Joy Renae Jackson Baptiste.

DISTRICT 6 ARABELLA ST. 1624: $900,000, Succession of Jonathan C. McCall Jr., Florence to Kingsley Hancock McCrocklin and Stephanie Johnston McCrocklin. CALHOUN ST. 1575-77: $1,000,000, Loyola Jesuit Community to Deirdre McGlinchey Moffett and Harry McClellan Moffett IV. CALHOUN ST. 1575-77; CALHOUN ST. 1577: $1,000,000, Loyola Jesuit Community to Deirdre McGlinchey Moffett and Harry McClellan Moffett IV. CAMP ST. 4233: $349,000, St. George’s Episcopal School to James Vincent Lobell Jr. CLARA ST. 5821: $820,000, Amber Siobhan Welch and Daniel A. Welch to Erika L. Diaz Narvaez

care Properties LLC to Trustmark Bank, $7,427,698. GORDON AVE. 579: Jami Douglas to Mitchell R. Cooper, $220,000. HICKORY AVE. 651: Anthony J. Peralla Jr. to Carmita P. Geeck, donation, no value stated. SAMS AVE. 1425: Murray Holding LLC to Labadot Properties LLC, $1,000,000.

Rosales and Isaac Molinero Rosales. CONSTANTINOPLE ST. 1713: $400,000, PCRE LLC to Harold Gerard Jackson II. DANNEEL ST. 5025-27: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Marengo Investments LLC to James & Michaela Corp. FONTAINEBLEAU DRIVE 4232: $655,000, Amy Yu Vu and Viet Vu to John Michael Rowland and Winifred Rose Rubin Herring. JEFFERSON AVE. 1578-98, ST. CHARLES AVE. 5402-06: $4,450,000, Charles R. Madona Jr. Inc to Audubon Development LLC. LAUREL ST. 5105: $1,100,000, Gordon E. Russell and Stacy Grabert Case to Rosalind Flynn Hinton and Tamara Kreinin. LOUISIANA AVE. 2306: $1,250,000, 2300 Louisiana Purchase LLC to Anand Dayama and Thekla Bacharach Dayama. LOWERLINE ST. 535: $2,375,000, Alyson L. Taylor 2012 Trust to Jordana Civetti Richmond and Stephen B. Murray Jr. MILAN ST. 3324: $389,000, Jacob Hameed Elnaggar to Hanna Grace Hutchinson and Landon Cole Pettigrew.

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LEILA PLACE 3808: Luther Morris to Amanda Valdin, $230,000.

GERIE COURT 12: Empire Group LLC to Bbi Group LLC, $375,000. HAWKSTON 2917: Pamela W. Salazar to JGP Investments LLC, $130,000. HIGHWAY RIVER RIDGE 10559: Laura A. Zambrano to Michele M. Daigle, $245,000.

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PINE ST. 738: $615,000, Barbara Anne Read to Uptown Girls Nola LLC. ST. CHARLES AVE. 3915: $345,000, Adelyn N. Becker Culotta and Brooks J. Culotta to Jared G. Culotta Living Trust. S. LIBERTY ST. 4716: $473,000, Katnes Mishen Golaub to Amanda Swilley and Robert Swilley. S. LIBERTY ST. 5023-25: $295,000, Omar D. Jefferson to Tara Elwin Denker Meade. UPPER LINE ST. 3106-3108: $399,000, Home Bank NA to Jessica Sawyer.

DISTRICT 7 BELLAIRE DRIVE 6258-6260: $240,000, Robert Howard Rowand and Roger Warner to Ashwith Chilvery and Silpika Karampuri Chilvery. BELLAIRE DRIVE 6262-6264: $240,000, Robert Howard Rowand and Roger Warner to Ashwith Chilvery and Silpika Karampuri Chilvery. BELLAIRE DRIVE 6266-6268: $240,000, Robert Howard Rowand and Roger Warner to Ashwith Chilvery and Silpika Karampuri Chilvery.

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BELLAIRE DRIVE 6274-6276: $240,000, Robert Howard Rowand and Roger Warner to Ashwith Kumar Chilvery and Silpika Karampuri Chilvery. HOLLY GROVE ST. 4210: $43,000, Triangle LLC to Deysi Edilid Alvarez Amador and Joel Isaias Rodriguez Amador. LAKE MARINA DRIVE 123:

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ALABAMA AVE. 4240: Jorge A. Rodriguez to Tatiana P. Garcia, $320,000.

CHATEAU TRIANON DRIVE 45: D Seawright to Tammy N. Lemoine, $574,000. COLORADO AVE. 3823: Gitsit Solutions LLC to B & F Lunch Corp., $95,000. JOHNS HOPKINS DRIVE 507: Alicia H. Jackson to Kyler Knobloch,

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AMHURST ST. 6309: West Triche to Alyssa Bourg, $224,000. ARGONNE ST. 4733: Clyde C. Desselle to Diana N. Kuhn, donation, no value stated. ARIS AVE. 569: Kimberly A. Hurlburt to Monica V. B. Boudreau, $380,000. BAUVAIS ST. 3749: Christine K. Self to Michael E. Gros, $480,000. CAMPHOR ST. 4021: Rose A. B. Peuler to Cladet D. Rosado, $204,000. CHEROKEE AVE. 1435: Zachary W. Gelpi to Landon Caceres, $1,250,000. CRAWFORD ST. 8713: Nicholas J. Castro to Ann T. Dinh, $237,500. ELMEER AVE. 905: Legacy Construction & Development LLC to Samir Ramzy, $525,000. HEARST AVE. 4437: Three Cs

$220,000. LOYOLA DRIVE WEST 3701: Fantastic Paintings LLC to Yaneisi R. Hernandez, $355,000. MINDEN AVE. 921: Terry M. Ashburn to Siham Tayyar, $185,000. ST. JULIEN DRIVE 1020, UNIT B, BUILDING E: Terry A. Friedman to Lisa G. Lange, $75,000. TRINIDAD DRIVE 29: Justin Sherwood to Neighborhood Homebuyers LLC, $166,750. VILLAGE ROAD 724-F: Lisa S. Kokinski to Paula A. Musmeci, $147,500. YOSEMITE ST. 20: Adam M. Durand to James B. II Wheat, $500,000.

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AVONDALE LANDSDOWNE DRIVE 4164: Dsld LLC to Andrew Martinez, $297,876. MADEIRA DRIVE 125: Cherise D. Watson to Arnel A. Esmenjaud, $90,000. RETREAT DRIVE 3734: Dsld LLC to Mary A. F. Regalado, $286,990.

BARATARIA MARRERO BLVD.7163: Z. Hospitality Services LLC to Nola Fund-

ADMIRAL CRAIK DRIVE 413, UNIT R, BUILDING 4: R. J. III Young to Evers Group LLC, $650,000. HIGHWAY 1 1988: Maria M. B. Haight to Braud Maria M. Revocable Living Trust, donation, no value stated. HIGHWAY ONE 3864: William R. Pipes to Chackbay Land LLC, $200,000.

GRETNA BROOKMEADE DRIVE 501: Belle Meade Civic Association to Jefferson Parish Council, donation,

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Properties Inc. to Signorellis All Star Ac LLC, $310,000. HIGH AVE. 1516: Brian D. Long to Mary E. H. Martinez, $345,000. HOMESTEAD AVE. 1124: Madeline T. Cvitanovich to Dillon Knight, $478,000. KENT AVE. 1721: Randy A. Gordon to Cade S. Simpson, $325,000. LAKE VILLAS DRIVE 2800: Margaret D. Giarratano to New Castle Holdings LLC, $240,000. MASON SMITH AVE. 1616: Elza H. Abel Jr. to Gregory S. Abel, donation, no value stated. N UPLAND AVE. 1825: Tag Homes Inc. to Theresa T. Dinh, $647,750. OAKLAWN DRIVE 513: Paul D. Rodrigue to Reese Bourdais, $262,000. OAKLAWN DRIVE 55: Bancroft Property Investments LLC to Daniel Schmidt, $435,000.

RICHLAND AVE. 1800: Igloo Series V Trust to Kritsana Saisunee, $505,000. RIDGELAKE DRIVE U203 3013, UNIT C, BUILDING H: Madelyn T. Nebbergall to Matthew Piediscalzo, $135,000. ROAD 3116: Dale B. Rohr to Bgd LLC, $435,000. ROSA AVE. 868: Quinlivan Homes LLC to Janet M. Schneider, $625,000. ROSE GARDEN DRIVE 1321: Nicky Bergeron to Tiffaney Bergeron, $240,000. RUE ROYALE 19: Robert Levenstein to Lori S. Mcgaha, $1,173,000. SENAC DRIVE 4504: Diane Perez to Gabriella K. Olsen, $269,000. SEVERN AVE. 1606: Stanley A. C. Bing to Hm Invest LLC, $175,000. SMITH DRIVE 576: Susan W. Peterson to Jan D. Jeffrey,

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MARRERO ARTESA DRIVE 940: Theresa T. T. Ngotran to Vincent K. N. Nguyen, $385,000. BARATARIA BLVD. 7163: Z. Hospitality Services LLC to Nola Funding LLC, $600,000. CARTHAGE DRIVE 1720: Innerarity Trust to Magnolia Blush Properties LLC, $340,000. CRESTRIDGE CIRCLE 2512: Jeanell T. Johnson to Joshua H. Tran, $350,000. FRANCIS ST. 704: Dylan M. Solar to Terrie D. Adam, $87,500. GARDEN ROAD 1516: Hien Tran to Brandon Nguyen, $225,000. GRILLETTA COURT 3808: Frank W. Pulliam to Amerisave Mortgage Corp., $67,893. HILLCREST DRIVE 4032: Kim J. Allemand to New Orleans Property Ventures Inc., $150,000. KIRKWOOD DRIVE 2532: Orlando Regalado to Ezra Whitehead, $230,000.

$385,000. SOUTHSHORE DRIVE 4632: Edward Fornaris to Luke Voiron, $750,000. TOBY LANE 4428: Maria M. Duncan to Jarod S. Tassin, $400,000. VETERANS BLVD. 3521: LCS Investments L.L.P. to Three Thousand Five Hundred Twenty One Veterans Blvd LLC, $2,750,000. WANDA LYNN DRIVE 3800: Johanna K. Wells to Justin Casey, $426,000.

RIVER RIDGE JEFFERSON HIGHWAY 10559: Laura A. Zambrano to Michele M. Daigle, $245,000. MELROSE LANE 9200: Janice W. Gilliland to Jordan Melancon, $285,000. MIDWAY DRIVE 307: Gay M. Manzella to Leah M. Smith, $375,000.

PAINE DRIVE 2060: Virginia S. Ferguson to Carol Orellana, $85,000. RUE LOUIS PHILLIPE 6704: Danny Jasmine to Cool U. Down LLC, $93,000. SWATHMORE ST. 5004: Jd Roux 1. LLC to Tule River Homebuyer Earned Equity Agency, $175,000. TAFFY DRIVE 2401: Pelicans Realty LLC to Jerome Johnson, $233,500. WARWICK DRIVE 5120: Margaret M. Borne to Dpclcc Investments LLC, $106,500. WESTWOOD DRIVE 1213: Thanh Rental LLC Thanh to Thanhthuong B. Thuy, $130,000.

TERRYTOWN CAROL SUE AVE. 2140: Gilberto Mendez to Jorge L. J. Ixpec, $289,000. HUCKLEBERRY LANE 732: Raquel B. Lizarraga to Yvonne M. Hurrell, $200,000.

WESTWEGO KENNY DRIVE 1119: Gv Trust 2025 1 to Mark T. Wilson Jr., $125,000. OAK ST. 1206: Judith L. Clark to Wilfredo Gonzalez, $75,000. PRIEST ST. 224: Mercedes A. Davis to Keni A. U. Flores, donation, no value stated. WEST DRIVE 800: Rns Investment Group LLC to Joseph A. Willhoft Jr., $200,000.

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ABITA SPRINGS DUNDEE ST. 71192: Succession of Paul H. Oliver and Andrea T. Oliver to Zachary M. Virga, $165,000. E. EMERALD CREEK 141: Adam N. Brown and Kellli S. Brown to Tory Marshall, $335,000. HIGH ST. 236: Alton K. McRee and Joan C. McRee to Jeffery W. Sonnenberg and Rochelle J. Sonnenberg, $565,000. KUSTENMACHER ROAD 72407: Kevin A. Caillouet and Irene S. Caillouet to Paul J. O’Neill and Belinda K. O’Neill, $523,000. NAVAJO DRIVE 737: Gary Bordelon and Sandra C. Bordelon to Rachael Reed, $360,000.

COVINGTON BECKY ROAD 73080: Wilfred Robinson III to Luella Encalade Lockhart, donation, no value stated. BEECHWOOD GARDENS SUBDIVISION, LOT 5-A: Jason K. Adams and Tammy M. Adams to Thomas W. Reynolds, $150,000. BETA AVE. 74512: Monica C. Parker to Greyhson Loyd, $154,500. BREWSTER ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Solemnity Builders LLC to Ruben J. Bonales and Melissa J. Bonales, $1,425,000. CAROLINA COURT 15: Richard J. Boutin and Susan C. Rome Boutin to Richard J. Boutin and Susan C. Rome Boutin Family revocable trust, donation, no value stated. DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOT 7A, SQUARE 2113: Anthony J. Giovingo to Judith L. Primes, $115,000. E. BOSTON ST. 626: Clay Lemoine and Melanie H. Lemoine to Pink Lemonade LLC, $625,000. EMERALD OAKS DRIVE 146: Emily M. Grace Fouquet to William A. Steele and Amy F. Steele, $268,000. HILLCREST COUNTRY CLUB SUBDIVISION, LOT 9, SQUARE 13: Alex Omar Zuniga Vargas to Maria E. Casiano, donation, no value stated. INDUSTRY LANE 67252: Medproperties Covington LLC to FG MP Avala LLC, no value stated. INSPIRATION LANE 110: CT Homes LLC to John A. Gillis and Jennifer G. Curran, $290,000. JIM SHARP ROAD 81258: Brian E. Sharp and Jill K. Sharp to Neal Sharp and Jessica Sharp,

$425,000. JIM SHARP ROAD 81265: Neal B. Sharp and Jessica L. Wallace Sharp to James C. Girod and Heather D. Girod, $490,000. K WEST ST. 70402: Carlos J. Mendoza and Raven M. Hurlburt to Cheryl C. Spansel, $219,000. LAURA LANE 144: Camellia Cottages LLC to Herbert R. Galloway Jr. and Kimberly Galloway, $855,000. LOIS LANE 20535: J. P. Huff Construction LLC to Xavier Meyers III and Taylor M. Bevels, $397,000. MILLION DOLLAR ROAD 16881: Steven F. Phillips and Jessica A. Bonnette Phillips to Christopher W. Maquar and Krissy L. Walpole Maquar, $370,000. MOUNT HOPE COURT 532: Bardwell Construction Co. LLC to Michael J. Cousin, $547,693. N. COLUMBIA ST. 944: Hibiscus Properties LLC to Rodney J. Durst, $457,500. N. CORNICHE DU LAC 428: Dorothy G. McHaney Living Trust to Michael W. McClaﬂin and Robyn S. McClaﬂin, $590,000. N. MONROE ST. 710: Succession of Joseph B. Bivona to Conner L. Loup, $210,000. NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Scott Baillie Estate to Linda O’Regan, $1. NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Clifton M. Ducre to Anthony R. Gayten and Albertine M. Price, donation, no value stated. NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Jo Ann Burns Hebert to Jo Ann B Hebert Separate Property revocable trust, donation, no value stated. OAK RIVER PLACE, LOT 10: Renee Jean Nesbitt to Gregg S. Mancuso and Taunia H. Mancuso,

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FOLSOM JOHNS ROAD 15237: Wendy E. McCrimon and Gina M. Stoltz to Ashleigh N. Stoltz, $315,000. MERRYWOOD ESTATES, LOT 9, SQUARE 3: Succession of Yvonne V. Gaude’ to Morgan G. Hartley and Freeman Hartley, $324,000. NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Matlina McCoy to Ronald D. Dunnaway Sr. and Vera Dunnaway, $12,500. NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Barbara Griggs Estate to Deryk Goff and Samantha

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MADISONVILLE COQUILLE LANE 257: Ryan M. Roussell and Cassidy W. Roussell to Marianna Riso and Jac’Quez McGee, $430,000. E. HIGHWAY 22 141: Charles R. Loewen and Audley B. Loewen to Hwy 22 Condo LLC, $230,000. GAGE COURT 200: Nathaniel J. Parks, Rebecca L. Parks and Raymond H. Parks to Kyle Chittenden and Elena M. Chittenden, $345,000. HIGHLAND OAKS NORTH 236: Blue Crab Investments LLC to Virginia S. Berry, $289,500. NEAR MADISONVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Healthcare Rentals III LLC to St. Tammany Health System, $2,652,201. PLACE LAFITTE 11: Carol S. Vanderbrook Diebold to Rachel G. Gambino, $129,000. TUMBLE CREEK DRIVE 513: Amy D. Malloy to Anthony P. DeTommaso and Hannah M. DeTommaso, $411,000. VENETTE COURT 28637: Christian A. Brickhouse and Aline F. Pierron to David Poleto Jr. and Katelyn R. Poleto, $300,000.

MANDEVILLE ATALIN ST. 756: Amy B. Wagner to Blake C. Robertson, $220,000. CANARY PINE COURT 725: Rene T. Michel and Dianne H. Michel to Kenneth W. Grosz and Kaylee M. Ricks, $255,000. CAROLINE ST. 1840: Deborah M. Esquinance, Diann H. Thompson and Earl P. Hargis Jr. to Dale D. McWilliams, $106,000. CHATEAU DE BRIE 205: Benjamin C. King and Marilyn S. King to Kenneth J. Uhlich Jr. and Christina M. Uhlich, $675,000. CHINCHUBA SUBDIVISION, LOT 5B, SQUARE 35: Tracy Ingram Delatte to Flick Properties LLC, $775,000. CLAIRBORNE ST. 1823: Schmidt Homes Northshore LLC to Taylor J. Woodham and Christa F. Woodham, $1,335,000. CLEARWATER DRIVE 1215: Julie Webb Mann to Curtis E. Mann, donation, no value stated. COUNTRY CLUB ESTATES, LOT 1, SQUARE Q: Dayna Sulik Luke to William A. Luke and Chandler S. Luke, $10 and other valuable consideration. LAPIN ST. 630: Darrell Hooter and Rebecca G. Hooter to Robert B. Coffman, $215,000.

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PEARL RIVER DIANE DRIVE 64199: Claude J. Jones III and Arlene Jones to Bonnie Lee Dichiara, $285,000. MCCARTHY LANE, PORTION OF GROUND: Alisha B. Murray to JDM Enterprises LLC, $20,000. MOLDANER COURT 142: Jodie K.

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SLIDELL ALISA DRIVE 6717: Ashley H. Patterson to De’Amontae Mixon, $279,000. ALMOND CREEK ST. 323: Love N Loyality Design Builder LLC to Jennifer Carraway and Latoria F. Moneak Howard, $195,000. CARA MAE ST. 40689: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Erica Knauer, $294,900. CARA MAE ST. 40709: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Fernanda L. Lazo Zambrano, $276,900. CENTRAL PARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 54, 55, 56, SQUARE 10: Natalie Doane to John P. Doane, $8,250. CLARA DRIVE 262: Patricia Rulapaugh to Brad S. Powell and Tena C. Powell, $315,000. CLEARWATER DRIVE 6018: Michael L. Messina to Miceli Real Estate Development LLC, $154,000. COUNTRY CLUB BLVD. 318: Keith P. Sison and Sheri M. Sison to Austin Jo Hanger and Jordan M. Granier, $345,000. CROSS GATES BLVD. 891: John M. Bramble and Karen E. Bramble to Randall R. Robison and Lisa G. Robison, $325,000. DEVON DRIVE 35510: Cathleen C. Skiles Estate to GC Sevin Group LLC, $200,000. E. REDBUD DRIVE 424: Maharabe E. De Silva Ariyarantne to 151 White Heron Dr LLC, $372,000. FREMAUX AVE. 417: Succession of Royce J. McManus to Kyle W. Werner, $230,000. HAASWOOD LANE 621: Ashley E. Loga Durel and Decatur J. Durel to Patricia A. Sylvester Rulapaugh, $313,000. LIVE OAK ST. 1405: Kenneth D. Cox and Gloria Farmer to Adrian C. Benson Jr., $183,000. MARAIS RIVER DRIVE 4710: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Bridget C. Moore, $222,900. MARINA DRIVE 1236: Jessie J. Johnson to R&D Designs LLC, $200,000. MARIS STELLA AVE. 900: Nesheba C. Gafeney to George Guidry Jr., donation, no value stated. MOCKINGBIRD LANE 242: Kaytin L. Cox to Stephen Stringer,

$187,000. MYRTLE ST. 3747: Justin M. Mattern to Christopher Krein, $155,000. N. MAGNOLIA ST. 459: Jacob C. Reed to Patrick L. Jedlick, $85,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: GPR Holdings LLC to CLECO Power LLC, $325,000. NELLIE DRIVE 1753: Daniel L. Landry Jr. and Katrina R. Landry to Elda A. Trombatore, $180,000. NICKLAUS DRIVE 305: Kristina M. Bell to Cynthia S. Williams, $432,500. OZONE PINES SUBDIVISION, LOTS 9, 10: Derrell P. Rodrigue to Corey J. Rodrigue and Telitha E. Rodrigue, $75,000. OZONE PINES SUBDIVISION, LOTS 9, 10: Corey J. Rodrigue and Telitha E. Rodrigue to Bryce A. Rodrigue, donation, no value stated. PICADILLY CIRCLE 1105: Garland Segue and Carlicia J. Segue to Austin Panks and Kayla Panks, $219,000. ROSE MEADOW LOOP 1117: Robert S. Fischer to Landon H. Hebert, $141,000. RUE BORDEAUX 1131: Eric C. Galyon and Lacey L. Hayes Galyon to Addy Stringfellow Anson, $229,900. RUMMEL ST. 1393: Rodney Foss and Sheri R. Salacina Foss to Caleb M. Solar, $215,000.

SMALLS SUBDIVISION, LOT 1: Ochsner Clinic Foundation to St. Tammany Parish Hospital Service District No. 2, no value stated. SOUTHPARK DRIVE 153: Lynda Gerchow, William R. Reavis Jr. and others to ZCE Three LLC, $64,000. TAG-A-LONG SUBDIVISION, LOT 17: Givin G. Wright to Katherine J. Wright, donation, no value stated. TANGLEWOOD DRIVE 400: Matthew T. Bauer and Misty M. Bauer to Tammy M. Bauer, $248,000. TIDE WIND DRIVE 3209: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Donald J. LaBorde, $259,900. TIDE WIND DRIVE 3279: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Emmanuel C. Alvarez, $350,900. TUPELO LANE 34061: Shantelle L. Batiste to Toney J. Kelley, $200,000. WESTMINSTER DRIVE 105: Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Carol F. Stock and Debra A. Terluin, $156,000. WILLIAM DRIVE 211: Chelsea W. Fleming to Aimee F. Oakley, $210,900.

SUN/BUSH BLUE HERON DRIVE 81081: Wayne Toups and Brenda Toups Living Trust to Daniel D. Verdin and Angela S. Verdin, $494,050.

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Dear Annie: I’ve been a teacher for 19 years. I’ve quit my job and have what I think are panic attacks when I think about going back. Throughout my career as a mandated reporter, I’ve had to call the authorities mulAnnie tiple times, and Lane I’ve always been DEAR ANNIE a shoulder for children who’ve been abused to cry on. I was always able to move on and not let it get me down. However, this last year broke me. I had two second grade students who changed everything, and those rose-colored glasses I managed to keep on through 18 years of hearing horror stories and teaching some very traumatized kids shattered.

One was a boy who had been found living under a bridge with his drug-addicted mother. He was sent to live with his grandparents. During the year, he’d conﬁde in me some of the things that’d happened to him. I’d listen and tell him how glad I was that he was now safe. His grandmother had Stage 4 cancer and reached the point where she was dying, so toward the end of the year, he was shipped off to an aunt’s house in another state. That night, I cried so hard. I just had this intense feeling that this isn’t fair. This boy had gone through so much, he was ﬁnally safe and was now being shipped to someone he barely knew. The same year, I had another student who the school called the authorities for multiple times. Nothing was ever done. In January, he disappeared. His

aunt called the principal, worried and begging us to call the police for a welfare check. My principal called the sheriff’s ofﬁce. The deputies talked to the dad and told my principal they didn’t have probable cause to do anything. Three months later, a 4-month-old baby in the house was found dead and the parents were charged with multiple counts of abuse. I feel so angry, sad and regretful. Maybe if we’d called more times, it would’ve made a difference. I’m angry that the Department of Children’s Services and the deputies didn’t do anything before the baby died. I’m angry that no one protected those little kids. I’m sad it took a 4-month-old baby dying for the authorities to do something. I’m not sure why these two boys affected me more than all the others I’ve taught, but I

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