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Residents push back against Amazon drones

FBI says 2 La. men raised money for Hamas Brothers communicated with handlers for terror group, records allege BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

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Amazon drones fly above the Amazon Fulfillment Center on Thursday.

Concerns raised over noise, safety BY IANNE SALVOSA Staff writer

Baton Rouge-area residents criticized Amazon's drone deliveries, accusing the company of dishonesty and threatening the quality of life at a community meeting in Broadmoor on Thursday evening. The Prime Air drones, which deliver packages up to five pounds from the Cortana Place fulﬁllment center, have been zooming over Baton Rouge since July and were hailed by city leaders as a testament to the city’s drive for innovation. About 100 residents attended

interrupt people trying to bury their loved ones,” said Blake Fugler, a Broadmoor resident who works at Green Oaks Cemetery. Residents alleged that the drones, which Amazon officials say ﬂy from heights of 250 to 350 feet, brush against the treetops in their neighborhoods. They raised concerns over the drones’ noise, which can range from 53 decibels to 68 decibels, the level of normal conversation, saying that the aircraft can be heard from inside homes, disturbing their daily routines. Some presented their own ﬁndings on the drones’ noise and altitude. “You're at 74 decibels when

Federal authorities accused two brothers living in Louisiana of using social media to raise thousands of dollars for Hamas, the Palestinian militant group responsible for the October 2023 attack on Israel, according to newly unsealed documents. Court records show the brothers, Omar and Abdel Adhami, were arrested in September on a sealed complaint after a joint investigation by the FBI and the New York Police Department. Snapchat, Instagram and WhatsApp records the FBI obtained show the men used the sites to solicit more than $80,000 from followers, often through posts accompanied by proHamas imagery. The brothers sent the money to people allegedly affiliated with Hamas inside the Gaza Strip, the records show, where Israel has been at war with Hamas since the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, cross-border attack that killed 1,200 Israelis. Court records state the brothers’ alleged crimes occurred in St. Tammany Parish. They appear to have drawn law enforcement scrutiny when Abdel Adhami, the elder of the two, messaged an undercover NYPD detective last fall and tried coaxing the officer to bring cash to Louisiana. A pair of criminal complaints drafted by FBI counterterrorism agents were unsealed Tuesday at the federal courthouse on Poydras Street. The records detail the brothers’ communications with alleged Hamas-affiliated handlers, in-

Blake Fugler continues to press an Amazon representative after asking about Amazon drones flying over funerals during a community meeting on Thursday. the more than 2½-hour meet- and reduce the frequency of ing, with many urging Amazon deliveries. ofﬁcials to reduce the drones’ “On any given day, during noise, increase their altitude our services, several drones

REBIRTH

Top musicians join Saints legend Steve Gleason for album that coincides with ‘Domecoming’ anniversary BY KEITH SPERA Staff writer

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Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews greets Steve Gleason with the ‘fo-to-fo’ gesture — foreheadto-forehead — before a recording session for Gleason’s album at Esplanade Studios in New Orleans on Sept. 14.

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In the shadows and stillness of a former church sanctuary, Troy “Trombone Shorty” Andrews presses his forehead against Steve Gleason’s, carefully maintaining eye contact. The intimate gesture — dubbed “fo-to-fo,” short for “forehead to forehead” — is Gleason’s preferred greeting since ALS paralyzed him completely. Andrews performed the previous night in Montgomery, Alabama. That morning, he drove to Atlanta, ﬂew to New Orleans, and hustled to Esplanade Studios to assist Glea-

son with his latest ALS-defying project: recording an album. The title? “Rebirth.” “When he called me, I was confused,” Andrews said. “I’m like, ‘What do you mean?’ But whenever he calls, (I’ll do) whatever I can to help out.” Though not autobiographical, “Rebirth” was inspired by the cycles and challenges of Gleason’s life. Lyrics are partly based on his poetry and prose. Contributors include Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, Ben Schneider of indie-

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FBI arrests Energy Department employee WASHINGTON — A Department of Energy electrical engineer has been arrested on charges of providing support to the Iranianbacked Houthi rebels, including by buying materials for homemade explosives and drones and traveling to Yemen, the Justice Department said Thursday. Ashton Hamed Ellaboudy, 51, of Richland, Washington, was arrested Thursday and is due to make his first court appearance Friday. Court records do not list an attorney available to speak on his behalf. The FBI says Ellaboudy had a goal of helping the Houthis improve their communications capabilities and traveled last September to Yemen, where the Houthis and Saudi-backed government forces are now engaged in renewed violence that has killed hundreds and displaced tens of thousands. The conflict began in 2014 when the Iran-backed rebels took over the capital, Sanaa, forcing the country’s government to settle into exile in Saudi Arabia. Upon his return to the United States, authorities say, Ellaboudy told Customs and Border Protection officials that he was traveling back from Oman on a work trip and was part of a U.S. government mission to inspect defense facilities. But investigators interviewed Ellaboudy's supervisor, who reported having no knowledge of any international travel or of an Energy Department missile inspection program that Ellaboudy would have been part of, an FBI affidavit said.

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Proposal would change tax form Filers would be required to disclose citizenship status

BY KEN SWEET

Associated Press

NEW YORK — The Trump administration would require U.S. taxpayers to disclose their citizenship and work authorization status to the IRS as part of a proposed change to the annual tax form that nearly all workers file each year. Administration officials argue the new requirement will help the federal government stop immigrants lacking permanent legal status from collecting federal benefits they are not eligible for, potentially saving taxpayers up to $2 billion. But taxpayer and privacy advocates say the data could be used to help find and deport those people. “It could be used as an immigration enforcement tool and that is probably the reason why they are doing this,” said David Bier, director of immigration studies at the libertarian-leaning Cato Institute.

Most Americans will see it as a new checkbox that gives the government even more information on taxpayers. But those living in the country illegally face a more complicated choice: Declare on a tax return that they are not authorized to live in the U.S. or lie on the return, which is a felony. Some may stop filing their taxes altogether. “It’s dragging the IRS into this administration’s immigration policies,” said Nina Olson, executive director for the Center for Taxpayer Rights. The IRS posted its draft 1040 form for 2026 in late August. It includes the question, “At the time you file your return, are you, and your spouse if filing jointly, a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, or an alien lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.?" There are “Yes” or “No" checkboxes for both the filer and their spouse. A draft of a second

form, known as Schedule 3-A used to claim refundable tax credits, asks a similar question. The questions are not optional. Every tax filer must certify under penalty of law their immigration or citizenship status to the IRS to file their return. The Treasury Department says the new question is meant to keep immigrants lacking permanent legal status from taking advantage of refundable tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit or the Additional Child Tax Credit. These are credits for which low- and middle income workers and families may qualify that often result in a refund back to the taxpayer. In a statement, a Treasury Department official said the information will be “subject to a variety of privacy, disclosure and other legal protections.” The statement did not say whether the information will be shared with immigration

States, cities sue over EPA eliminating rule Regulation limited emmissions from power plants

BY MATTHEW DALY and JENNIFER MCDERMOTT Associated Press

Judge dismisses pool vandalism case

WASHINGTON — A judge in the nation’s capital agreed on Thursday to permanently dismiss a criminal case charging a former Olympian with vandalizing the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, a move that could prevent federal prosecutors from reviving the case under political pressure from President Donald Trump. D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman ordered the dismissal of David Hearn’s case with “prejudice,” which would block U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office from refiling the felony charge against him. The judge ruled nearly a month after hearing attorneys’ arguments. Hearn’s lawyers say Trump administration officials have continued to falsely accuse the Maryland resident of vandalizing the reflecting pool despite Pirro’s decision to drop the case on July 31. Trump responded by saying Pirro “choked” and “folded like an umbrella.” Edelman agreed with defense attorneys that the government “shot first and asked questions later” by charging Hearn in a “a lightning-fast indictment process.”

Ethiopia expels 10 Eritrean diplomats

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia — Ethiopia ordered 10 Eritrean diplomats out of the country Thursday and closed its embassy in Eritrea, sharply escalating tensions between the neighbors hours after blasts were heard across the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa and as fighting raged in the northern region of the country. Ethiopia’s Foreign Ministry gave the diplomats 48 hours to leave Addis Ababa, citing their “involvement in activities that pose a direct threat to Ethiopia’s national security.” Ethiopia last week accused Eritrea of financing rebels in the Tigray region, who took control of several towns in renewed fighting against federal forces. Eritrea’s Foreign Ministry called the move “astounding” and said it had “no option but to reciprocate in kind and sever all diplomatic ties with Ethiopia with all the negative corollaries that this entails.” It remains unclear whether the blasts were related to an attack or were part of training exercises at the defense headquarters.

CORRECTION A news story in Thursday's edition of The Advocate incorrectly reported that an arrest warrant had been issued for Terrance Mahomes, 18. The Advocate regrets the error.

enforcement agencies. Despite not being authorized to live and work in the U.S., immigrants that do not have permanent legal status do pay taxes. A 2024 report by the National Taxpayer Advocate found 3.8 million tax returns where a taxpayer used an Individual Tax Identiﬁcation Number, or ITIN. While an ITIN can be issued for a variety of purposes, undocumented workers who cannot obtain a Social Security number are among those who use them. IRS data show that taxpayers who ﬁled those nearly 4 million returns paid $14.4 billion in income taxes and $6.5 billion in Social Security and Medicare taxes. A valid Social Security number, not an ITIN, is required to qualify for the Earned Income Tax Credit. The IRS checks Social Security numbers against Social Security Administration records for each claim of the EITC. Because of this process, Olson said she believes the new proposal is unnecessary.

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A police officer and a rescue worker carry an unexploded warhead from a Shahed drone out of a school damaged by a Russian strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Thursday.

Moscow presses aerial campaign against Ukraine Russian drone hits a Kyiv school BY SUSIE BLANN and BARRY HATTON Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — A Russian drone struck a school in Kyiv on Thursday, city ofﬁcials said, as the Ukrainian capital endured another day of relentless aerial attacks. Children and staff at the school were in shelters when the drone hit, Mayor Vitalii Klitschko said, and its warhead didn’t explode. No casualties were reported, but the building’s brick facade showed a large hole, revealing a staircase, and burn marks alongside smashed windows. Kyiv has felt like a city under siege in recent weeks, with repeated air raid alerts, punctuated by loud explosions from drone and missile strikes. The onslaught aims to terrorize civilians, ofﬁcials and analysts say, and break their will to resist 4½ years after Russia’s fullscale invasion. The strain is showing. Maryna Lystopad, 35, said her hair has started falling out due to the stress from escalating attacks and never knowing where the next attack will hit. “It’s really horrible. I can’t take it anymore. I think, I think that soon we’re all going to leave. I’m really not doing well,” she told The Associated Press. “I’m constantly anxious. I can’t relax. I keep thinking that if something happens, if something hits, one of my relatives could be killed.” Lystopad said she recently had to trav-

el to another part of Kyiv and had been “genuinely stressed” the whole way there. “I kept checking, like, whether anything was ﬂying in, where it was going, where am I supposed to go? Where am I supposed to run?” she said.

Ukraine's air defenses are stretched The front line in eastern and southern Ukraine hasn’t seen major shifts since last year, but the country is struggling to fend off Russia’s intensified aerial attacks on cities that include ballistic missiles and high-flying jet-powered drones. Reflecting the urgency of Ukraine’s plight, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he held a conference call Thursday with senior military and government officials in charge of protecting infrastructure, as some areas fall behind on implementing previously agreed measures. He said the Foreign Ministry and Defense Ministry will review agreements Ukraine has made with partner countries on supplying ammunition for air defenses and F-16 fighter jets, with an updated schedule of deliveries to be presented within 24 hours. “It is important that we have additional missiles in October,” Zelenskyy said on social media. In response to Russia's attacks, Ukraine has fired its long-range drones at manufacturing plants deep inside Russia and has targeted Russia’s drone launch sites. Zelenskyy said Thursday that Kyiv’s forces struck a site in Russia’s southwestern Oryol region that is used to store and launch attack drones.

Bolivia arrests prosecutor, 13 others Officials accused by U.S. of protecting drug traffickers

Washington. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hailed the arrests as “bold and decisive actions to combat narco-trafficking, systemic corruption, By The Associated Press and transnational organized crime in Bolivia.” Mariaca did not immediately comment LA PAZ, Bolivia — Bolivian police arrested the country’s top prosecutor and 13 oth- on his arrest but had earlier denounced ers accused of protecting drug traffick- U.S. accusations that he accepted bribes ers, the government said Thursday, days to facilitate drug trafficking as political after the Trump administration imposed pressure on his office. Anti-drug prosevisa restrictions on the attorney general cutor Miguel Gonzales said late Wednesand several senior officials over corrup- day that police had detained Mariaca without a warrant. tion allegations. “We have dismantled a criminal orgaThe arrest of Bolivian Attorney General Roger Mariaca, appointed to a nization entrenched in the justice syssix-year term in 2024 under Bolivia’s tem,” Interior Minister Marco Antonio previous socialist government, comes Oviedo told reporters Thursday, addas conservative President Rodrigo ing that Mariaca would face charges of Paz deepens security cooperation with money laundering and drug trafficking.

WASHINGTON — States and cities sued the Trump administration Thursday for repealing rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas. Twenty-one states, led by New York, are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency's power plant rule. The Democratic-led coalition also includes Pennsylvania's governor, the District of Columbia, New York City, Chicago and the city and county of Denver. They argue that “gutting one of the country’s most significant climate protections” will set the nation back decades and worsen the climate crisis. The EPA announced last month it's revoking the Biden-era rule, and said it is taking a separate but

related step to prevent future administrations from regulating climate pollution from power plants. New York Attorney General Letitia James said the federal government is showing “callous disregard” for Americans’ health and the environment, and future generations will pay the price. Power plants that burn fossil fuels are a major source of planet-warming pollution. “Dismantling these protections is a betrayal of American families, and the stakes are too high to allow this administration to once again put profits over people,” James said in a statement Thursday. The EPA said it does not comment on pending litigation. However, it said in announcing the repeal it would save the industry more than $300 billion in costs and help “unleash” American energy. EPA Assistant Administrator Aaron Szabo said in September it will allow utilities to “make the best decision for the ratepayers based on cost and cost savings, instead of being required to shut down facilities.”

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Thousands of troops head to Mideast Trump weighs new Iran strikes

The USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier is en route to the Middle East with a group of ships and the USS Makin Island amphibious readiness group.

BY KONSTANTIN TOROPIN, MICHELLE L. PRICE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military is dispatching roughly 9,000 troops aboard a group of ships to the Middle East, a U.S. official said Thursday. The bolstering of the American military presence comes as President Donald Trump warned anew that new strikes against Iran could be on the horizon. The troop movement, which includes a third aircraft carrier, underscores the rapidly evolving dynamic of Trump's war against Iran as he ponders his next move, with midterm elections in the United States looming large and new signs that the nature of the conﬂict may be becoming more complex. Trump has threatened that a post-midterm election escalation — despite his initial promises to Americans of a campaign that would last a matter of weeks — remains a viable option. Further complicating matters, Trump told reporters Thursday that early indications suggest that Iran is linked to the FlyDubai co-pilot who stabbed his captain and tried to crash an Israelbound ﬂight on Wednesday. In an exchange with reporters at the White House, Trump raised the connection when asked by a reporter if there were any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran. “I would say the answer, based on what I’m hearing, is ‘yes,’ but we’re working on it right now,” Trump said, without offering details. Trump added that if the link to Iran is established, the United States would retaliate. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed in a Fox News interview earlier Thursday that investigators believe

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the FlyDubai suspect underwent “Islamist, radical indoctrination” but did not provide further details. “Oh, they’ll be hit very hard, don’t worry,” Trump said. “You just ask them. They know what happened. They’ll be hit very hard.”

Thousands of troops Meanwhile, the group of ships now en route to the Middle East together carry over 7,000 sailors and 2,000 Marines. It includes the USS Theodore Roosevelt carrier strike group, which recently deployed with the cruiser USS Chosin, and the USS Makin Island amphibious readiness group, which includes the USS John P. Murtha and USS Anchorage amphibious landing ships. It could mean that three carriers are in the region as early as the end of October, according to the U.S. official, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military operations. Given the personnel already in place in the Middle East, the move would bring the U.S. naval presence to an unusually high number of more than 20,000 sailors and Marines as well as hundreds of aircraft. The Navy previously had three carrier strike groups in the Middle East in April for the first time since 2003. The carriers USS George H.W. Bush and the USS George Washington are in the region now, along with the USS Boxer amphibi-

ous readiness group. The Washington is typically deployed to the Pacific Ocean, but it was moved to the Middle East to relieve the USS Abraham Lincoln, whose arduous deployment resulted in the crew being at sea for more than 260 days straight.

Trump explains rejection Trump, in a Time magazine interview published Thursday, also raised the prospects of new strikes, saying it is “possible” that he will ramp up bombing in Iran after the Nov. 3 elections in the United States. When pressed, Trump said he could not go into further detail about his strategy. “I can’t tell you that because look, you know, you’re asking, where are you going to bomb?” Trump said. He said in the interview, conducted Monday, that he rejected the latest ceaseﬁre proposal from Iran because “things that I wouldn’t have approved a year ago I wouldn’t have today.” Trump cited as an example an offer from Iran to “open up” the Strait of Hormuz, the key energy shipping corridor, but said the overall proposal was “not good enough.”

Getting more complicated Asked if the increasingly unpopular war would threaten Republican Party chances in November, Trump at first responded, “It’s possible.” But then he added, “It should help, because Iran will not have a nuclear

Supreme Court grants review of detention policy

weapon.” The president said “100% of the people” oppose Iran having nuclear attack capabilities “including worldwide.” “So, when you say it that way, it would help,” Trump added. “If you don’t say that, it could hurt.” Yet, there's also growing concern that Tehran might be turning to asymmetrical tactics following the FlyDubai attack and another suspicious incident in the U.K. British authorities announced on Thursday the arrest of a dual U.K.-Iranian national on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England that British authorities have linked to Tehran. The arrest of the 27-yearold man in Central London came after U.K. authorities arrested ﬁve men, all British nationals in their 20s and from London, on Sunday on suspicion of explosives and terror offenses close to the RAF Fairford air base.

BY MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to review a Trump administration policy denying bond hearings for immigrants as the government carries out a sweeping crackdown. The justices will consider whether immigrants who have been living in the U.S. have a right to a hearing to determine if they should remain detained while challenging their possible deportation. The case will test a key pillar of the Trump administration’s hard-line immigration agenda. Most appeals courts to have considered the issue have found that it violates federal law to detain immigrants, including those living in the U.S. illegally, without a bond hearing. Those decisions conflict with rulings by the 5th and

8th circuits, which held that immigrants accused of illegally entering and remaining in the U.S. must be detained while their deportation cases are pending. The high court agreed to hear the case of Ricardo Aparecido Barbosa da Cunha, a citizen of Brazil. Authorities say he entered the United States illegally two decades ago and applied for asylum in 2016. He sought a bond hearing after an immigration judge determined that his detention was mandatory following his September 2025 arrest. He has never been charged or convicted of a crime, his attorneys said. The court is expected to hear the case in the coming months. Attorneys from the Republican administration argue the circuits’ split is “disrupting the orderly administration of immigration law.”

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retreat “literally just fell out,” Salters said. ‘When that happens, you know you’re onto something.” As Dominach put it, “We knew, going into this, that we were going to be dealing with magic.”

Stepping into the unknown

‘Wash’ and ‘Dissolve.’” (“I wasn’t the key,” Dominach said. “I think it was God.”) Gleason was a constant presence in the studio, offering feedback and encouragement. “I would give a more general perspective rather than technical details,” he said. Whenever he sensed the vibe was off, he’d call a timeout and gather the musicians around his wheelchair for a huddle. Such resets, Rehage said, inevitably led to more spontaneous magic. “That’s been the theme,” Gleason said. “Stepping into the unknown. Putting ourselves out there. Trusting that there’s a path.”

Shorty's 'Sonic Boom' Three weeks before the game, the “Rebirth” team was under pressure to ﬁnish at least the ﬁrst two songs, especially the Trombone Shorty showcase “Sonic Boom.” But the timing of the always-on-the-go Andrews’

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During the ﬁrst and subsequent retreats, including one in Idaho, they kept coming back to the most potent and powerful moments and experiences in Gleason’s life. Those became the seeds of new songs. “That’s the word — ‘seeds,’” Gleason said. “I didn’t just hand over poems.” He insisted that the album’s themes — “love, loss, tragedy, shadows” — be universal. “If you go deep enough into Steve’s experiences, they’re all of our experiences,” Salters said. “This is not some tribute to Steve. That’s the last thing he wanted.” Gleason contributed new lyrics, such as “heal me with your pain,” and offered feedback on song structure and feel. His wife, Michel, also provided perspective. As 13 songs took shape, Rehage solicited his music business contacts to help ﬁnish them. “It’s a very challenging project to explain,” he noted. Rehage’s involvement “legitimized this whole project,” Dominach said. “He has the (music industry) credentials.” Kachkachishvili offered up Esplanade Studios as the project's home base. Musicians cycled in to write and record. Salters’ favorite Chinese tea blend helped fuel recording sessions. River Eckert, the teenage New Orleans piano phenom, ended up co-writing and singing the album's final song, “My Rising Son,” in which a son addresses his father. Gleason’s son is named Rivers. “It was not planned that way,” Salters said. “But these things just kept happening. Every time we got

insecure, one of these experiences would keep teasing us forward. You’re going, ‘I wish I would have thought of that.’” Some lyrics, Gleason said, “arrived unexpectedly. But they usually emerge from experiences I had been carrying for years.” Such was the case with “My Rising Son.” After losing the ability to blink in 2022, typing with his eyes became substantially harder for Gleason. He suffered two years of writer’s block with his poetry. Then Dominach shared a song he was writing with a line about, “My young son, please remember to take your time/I will always lift you up/You can find me where the rivers run.” With that, “my ﬁre was lit,” Gleason said. “I ﬁnished the song over the next couple of days, which is light speed for me. “That breakthrough opened the father/son theme that bookends the album and helped unlock the spiritual dimensions of songs like

longtime dream. ALS has taken my natural voice, my ability to play guitar and nearly every physical form of creative expression. Somehow, I’m making an album with some extraordinary musicians and people I love. That feels impossible, which is generally where the good stuff begins.” His inner circle was wellpositioned to help. Pearl Jam’s McCready sits on the board of Team Gleason, the ALS advocacy organization. Dominach, aka Benny D, is now one of Gleason’s roundthe-clock caregivers. Steve Rehage, founder of the now-dormant Voodoo Music & Arts Experience, is a close friend. They met outside Lola’s restaurant on Esplanade Avenue the night Rehage booked Rage Against the Machine for the 2007 Voodoo Fest in City Park. Both Rehage and Jim Salters, who played linebacker alongside Gleason in high school, serve on the Team Gleason board. They are coproducing “Rebirth” with him. Before Trombone Shorty arrived at the studio on a recent Monday, Gleason, Rehage, Salters, Dominach and fellow caregiver Jenni Doiron told the story of how “Rebirth” was born. Dominach initially floated the idea of Gleason creating a song to commemorate the “Domecoming” anniversary. In October 2025, the core group, which included Gleason’s brother Kyle, embarked on a songwriting retreat on the Slidell waterfront. “We get out in Slidell and it’s like, ‘What are we doing?’” Salters recalled. “Very quickly, it became, ‘Instead of a song, let’s do an album.' How crazy does that sound? Steve Gleason, the guy who can’t move, can’t breathe on his own, is going to produce, write and release a full album.” Gleason chimed in from his wheelchair: “Hell yeah, baby.” The first song at that first

The Gothic revival church near the corner of Esplanade Avenue and North Broad Street dates to the 1920s. Industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated the pipe organ. Katrina shuttered the church. It sat vacant until Grammy-winning recording engineer Misha Kachkachishvili reopened the building as Esplanade Studios in 2013. Having undergone its own rebirth, Esplanade Studios is the appropriate setting for Gleason’s album. Music has always been a huge part of his life. In 2002, he started taking guitar lessons from Benny Dominach, a local musician he met at a crawfish boil. During the 2004 Saints season, Gleason formed a band called Fixing To Split. They played a single Friday night show at The Parish of the House of Blues. “I remember leaving pretty quickly afterward, because I needed good sleep two nights before our Sunday game,” Gleason said, using his eyes to pick words, letters and phrases from a screen. “So yes, there was a musician in there somewhere. “But I never imagined making an album like ‘Rebirth.’ This project fulﬁlls something deeper than a

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Jim Salters, left, and Steve Gleason listen as Troy ‘Trombone Shorty’ Andrews records the song ‘Sonic Boom’ for Gleason’s album at Esplanade Studios on Sept. 14.

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folk band Lord Huron and an A-list roster of New Orleanians: PJ Morton, Anders Osborne, Ivan Neville, River Eckert and more. The first two songs, “Sonic Boom” featuring Trombone Shorty and “Soul Is Invincible” with southwest Louisiana singer Marc Broussard, were released online Thursday. The rest will come out episodically ahead of an eventual physical release. The “Rebirth” rollout coincides with the 20th anniversary of the “Domecoming,” the Saints’ triumphant return to the Superdome following Hurricane Katrina. Gleason’s block of an Atlanta Falcons punt that night electrified the team, the fans and a city struggling to rebuild. The play is immortalized in the “Rebirth” statue outside the Superdome. A h e a d o f M o n d a y ’s “Domecoming” anniversary game against the Falcons, Gleason will gather with fans at 3 p.m. in Lafayette Square. He’ll lead a celebratory second-line to Champions Square, where Broussard will perform. He'll also participate in the coin toss on the Superdome field and lead the pregame “Who Dat” chant with his synthesized voice. Fifteen years after his ALS diagnosis, the light has gone out on his physical abilities. He can no longer blink; caregivers tape his eyelids open when he is awake and cover his eyeballs with protective lenses to maintain moisture. But his inner light shines as brightly as it did that epic night in the Superdome 20 years ago. The creation of “Rebirth” makes that clear.

arrival at Esplanade Studios was uncertain. Morning turned to afternoon. While waiting, Rehage received an email with McCready’s guitar solos for the song “Naked Tears.” Andrews ﬁnally arrived, toting two horn cases directly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. “Thanks for being here,” Gleason said. “I love you.” “I love you more,” Andrews replied. “Thank you for having me. Anytime you call, I’ll be here. You know that.” Asked how he feels, Andrews responded, “I’m feeling good. A little tired. But once the music starts … ” Did he need anything? Some tea might be nice. Gleason concurred: “Yes, yes, yes. Jim has awesome tea. It will be perfect.” Andrews asked who wrote the “Sonic Boom” horn charts. Bonerama trombonist Mark Mullins, Kachkachishvili told him. “It’s almost like a conversational vibe,” Kachkachishvili said. “The lead singer is singing it but the horns are constantly answering.” “Classic New Orleans calland-response,” Andrews concluded. He took his place in a cluster of microphones at the center of the former church’s high-ceilinged sanctuary. Gleason watched intently from nearby. Though exhausted, Andrews rose to the occasion, blowing brassy and bold on his trombone. From the upstairs control room, Kachkachishvili spoke to him through headphones, gently alternating compliments with requests for just one more take. The cycle repeated several times. When Kachkachishvili was satisﬁed they had what they need, Andrews switched to trumpet and repeated the process. Over in the corner, Salters nodded his head in time to the song's beat. Gleason cannot nod. But he was absorbing the music, processing it, feeling it. It is the sound of his adopted city. It is the sound of his “Rebirth.”

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Christa Pike in critical condition, her lawyers say Tennessee’s attempt to execute her for 1995 murder failed BY KIM CHANDLER and KRISTIN M. HALL Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike was in critical condition Thursday and receiving “lifesaving care” at a hospital, her lawyers said, a day after a failed attempt to execute her pushed Tennessee’s governor to halt further executions this year and order an independent review. Pike, who was sentenced to death for a 1995 murd e r, w a s taken to a hospital Wednesday Pike night after surviving a double dose of the drug Tennessee uses to execute prisoners. “We don’t have a sense of her prognosis or much update on her health at the moment,” attorney Randy Spivey said during a news conference. “But we know she is alive right now.” The failed execution,

which one death penalty expert described as unprecedented, led Republican Gov. Bill Lee to order a review, calling what happened “deeply disturbing” and indeﬁnitely postponing Pike’s execution and another one that had been scheduled for this year. It also reignited the debate over the state’s execution procedures, including its single-drug lethal injections. Spivey called the process cruel and torturous, saying he was “haunted” by watching and hearing Pike talking, singing and then snoring loudly during her more than 90 minutes in the death chamber. Her attorneys also said it was unclear if she might have suffered brain damage from being deprived of oxygen. May Martinez, whose daughter was murdered by Pike and her boyfriend and who traveled to Nashville to watch the execution, was also upset. “I didn’t get justice for my daughter,” Martinez told The Associated Press

on Thursday. “I watched the whole thing. She was awake. She was laughing. She was moving her head, moving her feet. She was trying to sit up,” Martinez said. “Didn’t work the ﬁrst time they gave her a shot. It didn’t work the second time.”

Attempt ends in failure It was not immediately clear what went wrong. Pike’s attorneys said there were a number of possibilities. The execution team worked for an hour to administer the lethal drugs, said Spivey, who counted at least seven needles in her left arm. During the struggle to locate a vein, Pike even suggested where they might ﬁnd one, he said. “Please try here, please try here,” Spivey recalled her saying. “She told them over and over, please try higher on my shoulder.” At one point Pike asked prison officials if her arm was supposed to feel that

Judge denies Lindsay Clancy’s defense request for declaration Lawyer submitted motion she be found not guilty BY MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press

BOSTON — The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder case on Thursday refused to declare her not guilty, turning down a defense motion that had argued there wasn’t enough evidence to prove she was responsible for killing her three children. During Clancy’s ﬁrst trial, which ended Sept. 4 with a deadlocked jury, her defense argued that she was not criminally responsible because of a mental disease, specifically a rare

condition called postpartum psychosis. As such, the defense didn’t dispute that the 36-year-old former labor and delivery nurse carried out the killings at her family’s Massachusetts home in 2023. However, in a hearing earlier this week, Clancy’s attorney Kevin Reddington tried to persuade the judge that prosecutors had not offered any proof that Clancy did it. Prosecutors argued there was plenty of evidence, calling Reddington’s claim “laughable.” Prosecutors have yet to decide whether they will put the case in front of a jury for a second time. They could choose to retry her on ﬁrstdegree murder charges or seek to try her only on lesser

charges, including second-degree murder or manslaughter, or drop the case entirely. In his ruling Thursday, Judge William Sullivan noted that for the purposes of his decision, he was required to analyze the evidence in the light most favorable to prosecutors — and that it was up to the jury, not the judge, to decide whether to believe expert witnesses for the defense who testified that Clancy was not responsible for her actions because of mental illness. “There was evidence introduced, both physical and circumstantial, that would permit a rational trier of fact to find beyond a reasonable doubt the elements of the charge of murder,” Sullivan wrote.

Another Pike attorney, Steve Ferrell, said she feared there would be complications because of a lifelong blood disorder that made it tough to get needles into her veins. “Throughout her life, she’s explained to us that she had trouble having PHOTO PROVIDED BY MAY MARTINEZ blood drawn,” he said. It was quite possible, FerColleen Slemmer was rell said, that the IV line murdered in 1995 in enter her vein propTennessee. Christa Pike was didn’t erly and the drug was filling sentenced to death for the her arm instead of entering murder, but her execution her bloodstream. Lee said it appeared prison failed on Wednesday. staff followed procedure. way, though it’s unclear if it was after the first dose Seeking commutation entered her body because Pike’s lawyers now want officials don’t share that in- her death sentence to be commuted. Now age 50, she formation. Neither the initial nor the was sentenced to death for a backup dose of pentobar- murder she committed at 18. bital worked. Pike was still She would have been the first snoring when the execution woman executed in Tenneschamber’s microphone was see in more than 200 years. cut off more than an hour An appeals court had into the attempt. stopped her execution an

hour before it was scheduled to begin Wednesday morning, but the U.S. Supreme Court overturned that stay hours later. It was the second time this year that the state was unable to complete an execution. In the other case, ofﬁcials couldn’t ﬁnd a suitable vein for an IV line so the drugs weren’t administered Pentobarbital, the barbiturate Tennessee uses for executions, has been used to carry out death sentences in multiple states and by the federal government. But concerns have been raised about the potential for “unnecessary pain and suffering.” Dr. Ervin Yen, an Oklahoma City anesthesiologist who has no link to Pike’s execution but has witnessed others, said it’s possible that if the prison staff was using a small vein, there could have been some burning, as mentioned by Pike’s attorneys.

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from the Parish Attorney’s Ofﬁce and Planning Commission said they have little power on this issue. “The truth is, the city of Baton Rouge and the parish of East Baton Rouge has no jurisdiction or authority over any of this,” Parish Attorney John McLindon said. “It is completely FAA.” One meeting attendee questioned the lack of community in-

put sought from Amazon before launching the drone service in Baton Rouge. The company held a community meeting at LABI headquarters downtown in April, and the local Prime Air operations manager spoke at the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge last month. Amazon met with the Mayor’s Ofﬁce before ofﬁcially rolling out the drone program and secured

additional permitting and FAA approvals before taking ﬂight in Baton Rouge. At points in the meeting, attendees erupted in outrage over FAA and Amazon officials’ responses to community questions, yelling, “Just give us the information,” and “Is that an answer?” Raven Cole, a 34-year-old teacher and Broadmoor resident, said

she is very concerned about the wildlife in the neighborhood after noticing fewer birds in the area after the drone deliveries commenced. There’s about two drones flying over her house every 10 to 20 minutes, she said. “I’m hoping they’re coming back,” Cole said of the birds. Before the meeting, the drones’ noise, safety concerns and potential disturbance have raised ire from residents who live near the fulfillment center, with some taking their grievances to social media and local officials. Baton Rouge isn’t alone — some Richardson, Texas, residents also lamented the drone deliveries’ noise and potential threat to security. Amazon plans to bring Prime Air to 500 U.S. cities by the end of the year. Dunn, who represents District 6, which includes the Cortana Place fulfillment center and its surrounding areas, said last week that he’s received about 15 to 20 calls and 10 to 12 emails from constituents arguing for and against the drones. Dunn said BRPD headquarters on Airline Highway is a no-fly zone, which may cause drones to go around the building by going through Broadmoor. “I know Amazon does this all across the country, probably the world, but the experience in another city, in another state does not equate to the experience in Baton Rouge,” Dunn said at the meeting.

for Hamas over several years. The arrests reﬂect what counterterrorism researchers describe as U.S. officials’ escalating efforts to unravel digital networks used by Hamas’ supporters to marshal resources from within the United States. The prosecutorial push has ramped up amid a shaky ceaseﬁre between Hamas and Israel, whose ground invasion in Gaza has killed more than 74,000 people, many of them civilians. “There’s been a steady increase of Hamas-related arrests in recent weeks across the country,” said Seamus Hughes, a researcher at the University of Nebraska Omaha’s National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology and Education Center. “It’s clearly increasingly becoming a prosecutorial priority for this administration,” Hughes said. “Hamas has traditionally viewed its adherents in the United States

as best positioned to support the group through raising money and resources.” Abdel Adhami faces counts of providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization, wire fraud and money laundering. Omar Adhami is charged with providing material support to a foreign terrorist organization and wire fraud. Between November 2023 and February of this year, the FBI says Abdel Adhami sent about $80,000 to people close to Alzaq, his alleged handler, in the Gaza Strip. He primarily used PayPal to send the money after soliciting the money from users on Instagram and other social media platforms, according to court records. Omar Adhami is accused of sending about $6,000 to associates of Alzaq in the same period, according to the records. Defense attorneys for the broth-

ers could not immediately be reached. The New York Police Department’s role in a Louisiana-based case appears to stem from the vast counterterrorism infrastructure the city police agency has maintained since the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center attacks. The unit posts ofﬁcers in cities worldwide, according to the New York City Police Foundation. Posing as a person named “Hussain,” federal court records show the NYPD detective involved in the Adhami investigation messaged with Alzaq and Abdel Adhami last November. The undercover ofﬁcer pretended to be the owner of a cash-only store and showed interest in sending money for Alzaq and Adhami’s cause. Adhami wanted the undercover agent to send money via the app Zelle.

“The money is going to be cash because my store operates in cash,” the detective replied, according to court records. “My brother has Barclays Bank, and he told me they do not have Zelle. He tried to look into the Zelle thing.” “This means there are only two solutions,” Abdel Adhami responded, according to the records. “Either cash, and to be honest, I cannot go to New York to pick the money up, and it must be difﬁcult for you to come to Louisiana to give the money to me, and I wouldn’t want that for you.” It was unclear whether Adhami ultimately received payments from the undercover detective. Court records show the brothers were charged via the sealed FBI complaints on Sept. 11. They made an initial court appearance a week later, while the case remained sealed.

Continued from page 1A you get over my house, and going to full throttle, you're getting over 104,” Charles Justice, a Broadmoor resident, said. Seventy-four decibels is comparable to a vacuum cleaner, and 104 decibels is similar to a nightclub. The meeting, hosted by Baton Rouge Metro Council member Cleve Dunn Jr., was largely attended by residents of the Broadmoor and Sherwood Forest neighborhoods and included presentations from Amazon, the Federal Aviation Administration and a public comment period. Drones can fly up to 400 feet starting 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset and are regulated by the FAA. Companies using drones for commercial activity, such as Amazon, must have a Part 135 certificate. “All of this is under the veil of public safety,” Laennec Ratard, an aviation safety inspector for the FAA, said of federal drone regulations. The conversation underscored the high-level processes that govern commercial drone activity and the federal advocacy needed for substantial changes. FAA officials present at the meeting said residents must go to their elected federal officials for changes to federal drone regulations. Local officials

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Continued from page 1A cluding months of messages that appear to show them discussing how to raise, transmit and conceal money being sent to Gaza. “I also was going to tell you to be careful because you are not in Gaza, you are in a country eh … like they say, they hold you accountable even for a dollar,” Saleem Alzaq, a man described as Abdel Adhami’s primary contact in Gaza, wrote to him on Snapchat in February 2024, according to the records. On Thursday evening, federal prosecutors in Manhattan secured an indictment that appeared to show the Adhami brothers were subjects of a broader investigation: Alzaq was charged with raising a total of nearly $1.75 million

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Kristina Boone complains about Amazon drone traffic at a community meeting on Thursday sponsored by East Baton Rouge Parish Metro Council member Cleve Dunn Jr., left.

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Putin: Russia will use ‘all weapons’ in arsenal if attacked Leader’s statement comes after warning to NATO

By The Associated Press President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated Moscow’s long-held position that Russia is not planning to attack European countries but will respond to aggression with “all weapons” in its arsenal. In remarks at a foreign policy forum, Putin accused the West and Europe of escalating tensions by talking about preparing for a war with Moscow in the coming years, conducting military drills in the Baltic Sea, and seizing Russian vessels. His remarks followed Moscow’s warning to NATO that it would not hesitate to use nuclear weapons to defend Kaliningrad should any members of the military alliance try to cut off the Baltic exclave from the rest of Russia. Several Russian embassies in Europe this week issued statements that said Moscow has “information that NATO is preparing (an) air and naval blockade of Kaliningrad and (the) Kaliningrad region.” They accused European leaders of “playing a dangerous game” by saying

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Russian President Vladimir Putin gestures while speaking at the session of the Valdai Discussion Club in Moscow on Thursday. Russia might attack another country or ramp up a campaign of destabilizing attacks with drones and sabotage. Moscow has called the allegations absurd. “There should be no mistake — Russia would be ready to use all its arsenal, including nuclear weapons, to defend its territory if NATO countries try to isolate (the) Kaliningrad region from the rest of the country,” the Russian Embassy in Ireland said in its statement on Tuesday. Asked at the Valdai Club forum Thursday whether Russia was on the cusp of a war with NATO or whether both were trying to intimidate each other, Putin said: “It’s not intimidation, it’s a response to an attempt to intimidate us.”

Putin said that “everything is written correctly” in the earlier warning to NATO. “If it comes to a direct attack on the Russian Federation — in this case we mean Kaliningrad, or maybe some other territories — of course, inevitably and immediately the question of Russian Federation using all weapons at the disposal of our country will appear on the agenda,” he said. Putin didn’t specify whether Moscow would use nuclear weapons but said it has arms that “no one else has” and would determine which to use in case of an attack.

day that Russia had sent a written message to the U.S.-led military alliance. “We strongly denounce the threat of force, including any irresponsible nuclear rhetoric,” she said in a statement. Hart insisted NATO is not targeting Kaliningrad and had sent a reply noting that “NATO is a defensive alliance and none of our activities or exercises pose a risk to any part of Russia.” NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Wednesday the bloc’s response to the message was “short and concise.” “Basically what we said is, ‘Hey, listen, we are defensive alliance, and stop the nuclear threat. This is absolutely not called for and not helpful,’ ” Rutte told Euronews. NATO’s response also urged Russia to stop its “unprovoked war of aggression

against Ukraine,” now in its fifth year. The Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad sits between NATO members Poland and Lithuania. It is home to Russia’s main Baltic navy base and other military assets, and nuclear-capable Iskander missiles are deployed there. Western military officers have said that key military installations in Kaliningrad would be a likely first target should Russia ever attack any NATO ally. NATO allies have conducted military exercises in the Baltic Sea region in recent months. More are planned in October. It launched Operation Baltic Sentry there last year to protect communication cables and pipelines. On Aug. 18, NATO held an exercise over northern Poland and the Baltic region involving several aircraft, including an EA-37B Com-

pass Call — a sophisticated American plane that can jam communications and radar, the U.S. Air Forces in Europe said. Defense analysts believe the unannounced, largescale exercise would not have been welcomed by the Kremlin. European leaders and intelligence services have warned that Russia could be ready to strike at another country within a few years, especially if it wins its war on Ukraine. Rutte told Euronews that Russia is trying “to divide us and lose the focus” on defending Ukraine. “We will not,” he said, adding that the best way to respond is to provide Kyiv with more support. “That’s the message. Calm, carry on, keep the support for Ukraine going. That’s how we deal with it,” Rutte said.

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Hochul removes district attorney from Cornell rape investigation N.Y. governor says state’s attorney general will oversee case BY LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press

ITHACA, N.Y. — New York’s governor appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to oversee an investigation into a woman’s allegations that she was gang raped at a Cornell University fraternity house, saying she had lost faith in the local district attorney’s ability to handle the case. Gov. Kathy Hochul said she had signed an executive order appointing the ofﬁce of New York Attorney General Letitia James as the special prosecutor. “Newly released information continues to raise serious questions about the investigation conducted by the Cornell Police Department and the decision by the Tompkins County District Attorney not to prosecute an alleged sexual assault on Cornell University’s campus in October 2024,” Hochul said. “This has, in turn, undercut my faith, and the public’s faith, in the District Attorney’s ability to effectively investigate and prosecute the case at this time. Hochul said the attorney general would oversee the

investigation and, if warranted, present evidence to a grand jury. “The young woman at the center of this case deserves to know that every fact will be examined and justice pursued,” Hochul said. “This action will ensure that the matter is fully and thoroughly investigated without conﬂict or bias, and handled independently with the rigor that this matter demands.” A message left for Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten was not immediately returned late Thursday. Hochul’s announcement came shortly after dozens of students and community members spent hours demanding transparency and accountability from university leaders at a forum sponsored by Cornell’s student government. New information about the alleged 2024 assault, the university’s response and the lack of criminal charges at the time has been disclosed over the last week since a lawsuit was ﬁled last month. The case has roiled the Ivy League campus and raised questions about its response and the larger issue of how sexual assaults are handled on college campuses. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe in court documents, reported the alleged assault to campus police, discussed it with the university’s internal investi-

gators and is pursuing a lawsuit ﬁled in September. The lawsuit names seven fraternity brothers, the university, the Chi Phi fraternity and others, and alleges that one of the men sent a social media message to more than 50 other fraternity members alerting them to what was happening, and inviting people to take part. Lawyers for two of the men she is suing have denied they participated in a sexual assault. One said his client hadn’t touched the woman. Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the other men or their representatives have been unsuccessful. Van Houten, the Tompkins County district attorney, had announced he’d reopen the investigation earlier this week after reviewing new information in the woman’s civil lawsuit. He had issued a statement defending his initial decision not to issue charges and maintaining the woman’s ﬁrst account to police didn’t include allegations that she was drugged against her will, incapacitated beyond the ability to consent, or forced into sex. Under pressure from the public and politicians, including Hochul, the private university agreed Wednesday to bring in outside lawyers to independently investigate how it handled the woman’s allegations.

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Ascension judge resigns from bench

Tureau disqualified from reelection over tax filings BY ANNAKATE FREELAND

Staff writer

Stephen Tureau has officially resigned as a judge in the 23rd Judicial District Court, according to a spokesperson for the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Ofﬁce, after a legal dispute disqualiﬁed him from running for reelection in November.

Tureau hand-delivered his resignation letter Friday, the spokesperson said. According to the Secretary of State’s letter to the Louisiana Supreme Court, Tureau’s resignation will go into effect on Saturday. No special election is required to ﬁll the vacancy because less than one year remains in this term. The vacancy will be temporarily ﬁlled

by a Louisiana Supreme Court appointment. In a three-minute video Tureau posted on his Facebook page Wednesday afternoon, he wipes tears from his eyes as he explains that he resigned because students at his son’s school were asking him about the legal challenges to his candidacy. “When my son came home, you

could tell he was visibly upset on his face. He said ‘Dad, are we going to be OK?’ and I looked at him and said, ‘Dude, we’ll be ﬁne, don’t worry about Tureau it.’ I said, ‘We’ll be OK. I promise.’ And that’s when I knew enough was enough,” Tureau said. “When politics and vengeful people start affecting your family and your chil-

dren, that crosses the line for me … If it were just me, I would ﬁght this tooth and nail to the end, but my kids are being affected by it now.” At the end of the video, Tureau said he would be posting more videos “being completely transparent about the entire process.” “Now that I’m not under the judicial commission umbrella anymore, you’ll be hearing more,” he said.

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PICNIC POINTING

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Alaina Mills, with her baby Penny on her lap, points to her son Owen’s T-shirt as Miller Spinozzi, right, does the same while on a picnic at Pennington Biomedical Research Center on Thursday.

BR man arrested on count of first-degree rape Staff report A Baton Rouge man was arrested on a count of first-degree rape after he allegedly raped a 16-yearold, deputies say. Johnathan Williams, 20, was arrested Sept. 25 and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on a count of first-degree rape and misdemeanor carnal knowledge of a juvenile. His bail was set at $155,000. He was initially arrested on a charge of attempted first-degree rape, but the count changed, according to an arrest warrant dated Wednesday. Deputies met with a pregnant 16-year-old and her guardian at a hospital in April. The girl said she sneaked Williams — whom she had been seeing for three months — into her room the night before and had consensual intercourse with him. The next morning, she learned he was talking with another

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ASCENSION PARISH

Dispute continues over youth soccer club

neighborhoods is not over. Oakbourne Avenue, a dead-end restriction, building restriction, Geismar property can nearby Dr. Michael and Bonnie Robi- road lined with roughly 60 hous- or subdivision regulation imchaux, who own LA Force Soccer es that were developed in 2019 posed by the parish must be done host events but not Club, have operated the nonprofit and 2020. It also runs close to the within five years from the first on their 25-acre property Moss Pointe and Lakes at Dutch- act constituting the commission use lights, judge rules league of the violation.” on Bluff Road in Geismar for town subdivisions.

BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

Amid legal challenges, an Ascension Parish couple can continue operating a youth soccer league on their residential property, but a battle over stadium lights, trafﬁc and the impact on

more than two decades. They currently serve about 350 children. The parish ﬁrst sued the couple in March, alleging their use of the property violated ordinances governing land use and exterior lighting. The property is zoned medium residential and runs adjacent to

In June, a judge ruled the Robichauxes could continue using the property for the soccer club because the parish had known about the use for more than ﬁve years, since the couple has been using the land for recreational soccer since 2002. Under Louisiana law, a “zoning

However, the judge ruled the couple could not continue using the property’s exterior lighting. In a separate lawsuit filed in May, 20 people who own property on Oakbourne Avenue and surrounding properties filed a

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LIVINGSTON PARISH

Investigation opened into council member Sandefur shared government checks with DA candidate

member Erin Sandefur after she admitted to sharing government checks that ended up in a campaign mailer for district attorney candidate Sherman Mack. The mailer featured images of actual parish checks with unreBY GIGI LIMAN dacted bank account and routing Staff writer numbers, compromising the parThe Livingston Parish District ish government’s bank account, Attorney’s Office has opened a forcing administrators to close it criminal investigation into council and open a new one. The full tran-

sition will take weeks as the parish contacts all the dozens of entities it does business with to update payment information. The criminal investigation will center on whether Sandefur committed malfeasance in office by failing to perform a lawful duty required of her as a public official or by performing any official duties in an unlawful manner, according to 21st Judicial District

Attorney Scott Perrilloux. “The residents of Livingston Parish deserve to know what happened and whether anybody crossed the line,” Perrilloux said. The investigation is the latest and most serious fallout from the campaign ad, which accused Brad Cascio, Mack’s opponent in the 21st Judicial District race, of

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Lafayette Buc-ee’s project date set Founder will join officials for Nov. 9 groundbreaking

BY ADAM DAIGLE

Acadiana business editor Buc-ee’s has set Nov. 9 for the groundbreaking of its long-awaited Lafayette store. Buc-ee’s founder and CEO Arch “Beaver” Aplin will join local and state ofﬁcials at 11 a.m. Nov. 9 for the ceremony marking the start of construction on the 74,000-squarefoot store planned at the northeast corner of Louisiana Avenue and Interstate 10, company ofﬁcials announced Wednesday. The announcement comes about

six weeks after Lafayette Consolidated Government issued a $72.05 million building permit for the project, allowing construction to begin. Cleveland Construction of Naples, Florida, is the contractor. The Lafayette Buc-ee’s project has faced a shifting timeline since it was first announced. The company initially indicated the store would open by the 2025 holiday shopping season. A company spokesperson later said July 2027 was possible, while a later project document indicated the opening would not happen until 2028. The project has been moving through site preparation and permitting in the meantime. Crews have worked to bring in fill dirt to raise the site because the property is in a flood zone.

Buc-ee’s has said its stores typically take about 15 to 16 months to build. The company’s cooperative endeavor agreement with the Lafayette Economic Development Authority requires it to use its “best efforts” to complete the project within 36 months after obtaining all permits required to construct the facility. The agreement does not include speciﬁc penalties for delays. The store is expected to have about 120 gas pumps and nearly 700 parking spaces. The project also includes public infrastructure improvements to Louisiana Avenue to handle additional trafﬁc generated by the development. The planned road improvements include extending the third right lane from the westbound Interstate 10 exit to the Buc-ee’s entrance,

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installing a trafﬁc signal at the intersection south of I-10 and adding a third lane on Louisiana Avenue between Buc-ee’s and the I-10 westbound entrance ramp. The Lafayette Economic Development Authority has estimated the store will generate about $1.5 million in sales tax collections annually and employ 150 people. Buc-ee’s Lafayette store is expected to be the second in Louisiana when it opens, following the company’s Ruston location, which held its groundbreaking ceremony in October. Construction there is expected to take 15 to 16 months. Buc-ee’s also opened a store in Pass Christian, Mississippi, in June. Email Adam Daigle at adaigle@ theadvocate.com.

Suspect deemed mentally incompetent

the heart of the Treme neighborimpairment would keep him from the Deland’s ﬁndings. Alleged Dooky Chase understanding Kelly, 19, is accused of ﬁring bul- hood. News of the shooting elicthe ongoing legal proceedings or help his lawyers lets into Dooky Chase on Orleans ited national headlines and drew shooter ordered to defend him in court. Avenue the night of Jan. 16. The an outpouring of support for the Orleans Parish Criminal Dis- bullets killed 19-year-old Kareem historic Creole dining spot. undergo treatment trict Police arrested Kelly, a New OrJudge John Fuller adopted Harris after he ran inside the

BY MATT BRUCE

the doctor’s report Thursday and signed an order to commit Kelly to the Eastern Louisiana Mental Health hospital in Jackson. Specialists there will try to restore his competency so he can go to trial. If he does, Kelly faces a mandatory life sentence if he’s convicted of second-degree murder. Fuller’s ruling Thursday came after Kelly’s attorney, Graham Bosworth, and prosecutors from Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams’ office agreed to

iconic family-owned eatery to escape Kelly’s attack, according to New Orleans police. Three women visiting New Orleans from out of town were wounded when bullets sprayed from outside scuttled through Dooky Chase’s dining area. Harris died on the ﬂoor. The brazen shooting disrupted this year’s Carnival season and sent shock waves through the city. Dooky Chase was a haven for civil rights leaders and a stopping point for past U.S. presidents in

leans East teenager, days after the shooting. He was a indicted May 14 on charges of second-degree murder, obstruction of justice and three counts of aggravated battery with a ﬁrearm. Anthony Johnson Sr., 23, the alleged wheelman in the shooting, was also indicted on a charge of second-degree murder and obstruction of justice. Fuller scheduled Johnson to return to court Oct. 30 for pretrial motions.

A judge in St. James Parish ruled Tureau could stay on the ballot beContinued from page 1B cause he filed extensions during those years. Snyder immediately appealed, and the 5th Circuit Court Tureau’s candidacy was chal- of Appeal disqualiﬁed Tureau after lenged in August by his opponent, finding that he never filed taxes Rob Snyder, over whether Tureau during the extension period. In appealing the 5th Circuit deciﬁled his state taxes for 2022, 2023 and 2024. sion to the Supreme Court, Tureau’s

lawyers argued that he acted in good faith and believed the taxes were ﬁled before the extension expired. Snyder will automatically take the Division D seat in the 23rd Judicial District when the new term begins. The district serves Ascension, Assumption and St. James parishes. Snyder, a Gramercy Republican,

has been practicing law since 2000. Tureau has served as state judge since he was elected in 2020. Tureau was also facing judicial misconduct charges stemming from a 2023 confrontation at a Gonzales bar, Swamp Chicken Daiquiris. Tureau’s resignation ends the investigation into the misconduct charge.

that litigation, though Cascio denied doing any work on the matter outside of his role as assistant district attorney. “I had concerns about corruption in the billing practices surrounding Deer Run. I asked for the payments to the Moody Law Firm and they were given to me from parish government, and I shared them. There is no law that prohibits any resident of this parish from making public, public documents,” Sandefur said. “Would a person paid by the parish be subject to a criminal investigation if they made their payment public, or is this just weaponization of the DA’s ofﬁce?” Mack denied that his actions were blameworthy. “The check images on the mailer are public record and include the same information any citizen who receives a check from the parish government receives,” Mack said last week. “In fact, my opponent has been campaigning for the last year on taxpayer time while drawing a full-time salary paid for by the taxpayer.” Cascio criticized Mack and Sandefur for their lack of concern about

the bank account exposure. “If Erin Sandefur and Sherman Mack cannot see the issue with sharing this account information publicly, I’d like to see them share their checking account numbers and routing numbers publicly,” Cascio said. Perrilloux said he was initially hesitant to open an investigation, believing Sandefur’s actions were likely limited to internal policy violations for the council to handle internally rather than potential criminal conduct. But the combination of her admission, her public reasoning and the burden placed on the parish’s ﬁnance department prompted him to want to investigate further. “We’ll try to get the actual facts of what transpired between the council person and the parish government,” Perrilloux said. The mailer has become a hotbed of political controversy in what is arguably Livingston Parish’s most contentious race this election cycle. Parish President Randy Delatte has endorsed Mack, while Perrilloux endorsed Cascio, something he said would not factor into his ofﬁce’s investigation.

Staff writer

The alleged Dooky Chase shooter was ruled mentally unﬁt to stand trial and ordered to undergo treatment at a state-run mental health facility Thursday. Makahi Kelly showed psychotic symptoms when a court-appointed psychiatrist evaluated him Sept. 10. Sarah Deland, of Tulane University, also concluded in her sanity report that Kelly’s cognitive

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having excessively benefited from the parish’s litigation. Cascio works as a lawyer at Moody Law Firm, which the parish government pays for legal services, in addition to his position as an assistant district attorney. “While Livingston Parish was suffering defeats in the courtroom — Brad Cascio was Cashin’ in,” the mailer read, lined with images of checks along the edges. Questions about how Mack obtained the check images quickly began to swirl after parish Chief Financial Officer Mickey McMorris informed the council’s finance committee of the incident at a Sept. 24 meeting. “The check was on a mailer? Wow, OK,” Sandefur said after McMorris delivered the news, seemingly caught off guard by the revelation. The checks were not sought through a public records request, which would have been standard if a member of the public was asking

for them, and would have prompted the parish to redact the bank account information. An internal parish investigation completed Monday found that Sandefur had requested copies of the checks from a parish clerk in early August and received them without redactions. According to the report, the records were provided in full, rather than redacted, because of Sandefur’s role as a public official. Government employees and elected officials can review documents without the redactions that would apply to records released to the general public. Sandefur admitted to sending Mack the financial records but rejected the investigation, saying it is politically motivated. “I committed no crime. This is political rhetoric,” Sandefur said. Sandefur said she sent the records because of her concerns about Cascio’s involvement in the parish’s yearslong litigation with developer Ascension Properties over its Deer Run real estate project. The parish paid Moody Law Firm for legal services related to

class-action suit against the Robichauxes, Ascension Parish and Geosport Lighting Systems, the company that installed the lights. The 90-foot stadium lighting was installed in February, when the Robichauxes were informed they could not continue using fields at the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center. The couple says they installed lights on the property to accommodate practice for six teams, with some of the light poles running just 15 feet behind adjacent neighbors’ backyards. The neighbors claim they “continue to suffer” not only because of the stadium lights, but also because the soccer club’s operations create traffic and parking issues that are incompatible with the surrounding residential neighborhood. They also allege the club’s operations intrude on the quiet enjoyment and use of their properties, particularly on weekends and during evening and nighttime hours. “Defendants knew or should have known that operating a commercial sports venue of this nature and intensity in a residential area, without adequate zoning authorization and without sufficient traffic control, parking and circulation infrastructure would cause unreasonable traffic congestion and inconvenience to neighboring residents,” the petition states. Bonnie Robichaux said that everyone who uses the field has to enter through their driveway on Bluff Road, not any of the adjacent subdivisions, where entrances and exits are on La. 74. After about an hourlong status conference Monday, a different judge formally recognized and incorporated the earlier ruling. The parties also agreed to submit written arguments on the legal challenges, and the judge will rule after reviewing them. “We are just thrilled and grateful that we can continue soccer here for the kids,” Bonnie Robichaux said. The couple shared on Facebook that although no resolution was made, “the season goes on for our kids, and that’s what matters most.” The plaintiff’s attorney could not be reached for further comment following the hearing. Bonnie Robichaux said she and her husband are working toward relocating the lights, since they would still be able to use their fields for practices and games. The couple is trying to go back to using the fields at Lamar-Dixon for soccer matches. “If we can get access to that field, it also allows us to offload some of the game activity here on our property, which I would imagine would positively affect the neighbors because there would be a little less activity going on,” she said.

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WASHINGTON — The number of people applying for U.S. unemployment beneﬁts dipped last week to the lowest level since mid-July as layoffs remain low and most American workers enjoy job security. The Labor Department said Thursday that initial jobless claims ticked down to 197,000 from a revised 198,000 the week before. The four-week average of claims, which smooths out week-to-week volatility, dropped by 2,500 to 200,000. Claims for jobless benefits are a proxy for layoffs, and economists watch them because they can be a sign of where the job market is headed. So far this year, claims have mostly stayed below 220,000 — historically low. 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. The U.S. on Tuesday reported that U.S. employers posted fewer job openings in August. The Labor Department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey also showed that layoffs fell and the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects — retreated slightly in August. The report’s measure of gross hiring — before subtracting people who quit or lost their jobs — ticked up modestly in August but remains at low levels.

Tokyo court grants legal protection to voices TOKYO — A Tokyo court has awarded legal protection to the human voice in a landmark case in which a popular Japanese anime voice actor demanded that TikTok close an account over its unauthorized use of an artiﬁcial intelligence clone of his trademark baritone. The Tokyo District Court’s decision Wednesday was the first acknowledgment of the right to one’s voice in Japan. The ruling was good news for many anime voice actors at a time when they are increasingly concerned about the use of AI-generated versions of their voices on social media. The plaintiff, Kenjiro Tsuda, is an actor best known for his “lustrous and deep” voice in starring characters such as Kento Nanami in “Jujutsu Kaisen,” a popular anime series. In his lawsuit, Tsuda said that the anonymous operator of the TikTok account “Nanami” wrongfully proﬁted by attracting viewers with his voice narrating in more than 180 videos about urban legends and paranormal phenomena, and asked for the material to be deleted. “The human voice is symbolic of individual personality, just like one’s portrait,” Presiding Judge Aya Takahashi said, according to a court document seen by The Associated Press.

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TikTok report touts boost to firms BY CERYS DAVIES

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When Brandon Hurst ﬁrst decided to sell his plants on TikTok Live in 2023, the 32-year-old Los Angeles resident didn’t know what to expect. He said he thought he could sell at least 30 plants, but instead sold 250. Now, three years later, the internet creator, who goes by Brandon the Plant Guy, sells up to 5,000 plants a week, works out of a 3,000-square-foot greenhouse in the Sylmar neighborhood and has a staff of 13. He credits much of this success to the exposure he’s received on TikTok. “I’d be out of business if it wasn’t for TikTok,” said Hurst. “I would have ended the business and gone back to working the desk job that I

was working prior. I was already on that path, that was where we were headed. And then TikTok really did turn that around.” Hurst is one of the 920,000 California-based businesses using the social media platform to reach new customers and grow their brands, according to new data from consulting ﬁrm PF Global. In 2025, TikTok helped generate $12 billion in advertising and merchandise sales for those businesses and supported 52,000 jobs in the state, said the PF Global report, which was commissioned by TikTok. Nationwide, economic activity on TikTok last year helped contribute $81 billion to some 8.5 million U.S. businesses, the report said. The surge in activity reﬂects a

growing trend toward online commerce, as more small businesses and consumers turn to social media platforms like TikTok to buy and sell goods. “We enable American culture, American creators, American businesses, to reach an audience around the world,” said Nicole Nason, TikTok’s head of U.S. public policy, said during a presentation on Wednesday morning. The new report comes as TikTok is increasingly eager to tout its economic impact as a newly formed U.S. joint venture. In January, the company was taken over by three managing investors: Silver Lake, Oracle and Emirati investment ﬁrm MGX, each holding 15%, with ByteDance retaining 19.9% of investments. This transi-

tion came after TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, was under pressure to divest its ownership in the app’s U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban, due to security concerns. Last month, TikTok also settled a $400 million lawsuit from the U.S. Department of Justice, ending a 2024 lawsuit alleging the company violated federal children’s privacy laws. TikTok, which operates its U.S. headquarters in Culver City, California, where it employs several hundred workers, is mostly known for its viral, short-form vertical videos. But, over the years, the platform has become a hub of curated viral content and a central part of many businesses’ marketing strategies.

Poll: Most blame Trump for high prices President’s economic approval among Americans hits new low

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A customer checks gas prices on Sept. 22 while he fills up his vehicle’s tank at a gas station in Racine, Wis. A new poll found 65% of U.S. adults blame Trump’s policies for persistently high costs more than factors outside of his control.

WASHINGTON — Americans are deeply frustrated with President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy and rising prices, with most panning his performance and blaming his policies as higher costs threaten his party’s chances in November. A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research ﬁnds that only 17% of U.S. adults approve of the Republican president’s handling of the cost of living. Just 26% approve of his handling of the economy overall, marking a new low. A majority, 65%, of U.S. adults now blame Trump’s policies for persistently high costs more than factors outside of his control, signaling growing weariness over his aggressive use of tariffs and continued unhappiness with the war with Iran. The dismal numbers come just weeks before midterm elections that will determine whether Republicans maintain control of Congress and while Trump is hitting the campaign trail with an aggressive schedule of rallies. But Trump — who has asked voters to pretend that he is on the ballot as he tries to bolster turnout — remains deeply unpopular, with even many Republicans faulting him for failing to deliver on promised relief. “I was hoping it would be better or different, but it’s not really good,” said Robert Gault, 66, a retired factory worker from Bradford, Pennsylvania, who describes himself as a Republican. “Our president, I thought, was going to help the country, and so far he has not really seemed to have done that with the economy or in general. He’s not really done what I was hoping he would,” said Gault. “He said, ‘Make America Great Again.’ And I have not seen him do that.” Costs drag on Trump as the economic pain

keeps coming Over the last few months, Americans have grown more worried about being able to afford basics like groceries and gas. About half of U.S. adults now say they are “extremely” or “very” concerned about being able to fill their tanks, up from 39% in July. About half are also highly concerned about being able to afford food. Prices are “extremely exorbitant. Just the cost of everything is going up as a result of fuel,” said Pedro Sanchez, 52, of Perris, California, who voted for Trump and works in law enforcement. “I used to have a lot more disposable income. I don’t have that any more. It’s gotten eaten up because of all these increases in the cost of everything.” Trump’s current approval on the economy is a 14 percentage point drop from March 2025, just after he took office for the second time. His struggles on the issue mark a significant departure from his first term, when the economy was often a point of strength. Trump spent much of the 2024 campaign hammering President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris, Democrats, on inflation and promising to lower prices. Now, there’s widespread disappointment with his performance. About 7 in 10 Americans say Trump’s handling of the cost of living has been “worse than expected.” That includes roughly half of Republicans, who are also broadly concerned about being able to afford groceries and gas. “Groceries are just like kind of out of control. It seems like everything is going up,” said Bethany Lnenicka, 41, who operates a small farm in Fairfax, Iowa. “It’s just one thing and the next week it’s another thing. It’s just insane. And of course your income doesn’t go up.” A political independent who typically votes Republican and has voted for Trump three times, Lnenicka said she had hoped his second

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term would be more like his ﬁrst. “I just do not feel like it has gotten a lot better,” she said. About 6 in 10 Republicans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the cost of living, according to the new poll, up from about half in April. “It definitely doesn’t feel like we have trended in the right direction,” agreed Kristen Slaven, 41, a mental health therapist who lives in Gluckstadt, Mississippi, and typically votes Republican. She said Trump is focused on the wrong things. “Obviously wars don’t help. When they’re necessary, I understand. But our focus on renaming bodies of water and pieces of land, that’s just stupid to me when people can’t feed their family,” she said. “I had hoped that it would be better,” Slaven added. Some Republicans are still willing to cut Trump some slack Despite their frustration, most Republicans, 67%, say factors outside of Trump’s control are more to blame for high prices. Overall, however, most Americans, 69%, continue to say the war has not been worth ﬁghting, up slightly from 64% in July. Only 28% approve of how Trump is handling Iran. Americans are also unhappy with Trump’s trade wars. Only about 3 in 10 U.S. adults approve of how he is handling trade negotiations with other countries, down from about 4 in 10 in March. And 64% say he has “gone too far” on imposing new tariffs on other countries, up from 58% in January. Overall, the picture is not better. Only about 3 in 10 Americans approve of how Trump is handling his job as president. And about 6 in 10 say the country as a whole is “much” or “somewhat” worse off than when he began his second term.

Fortnite pro gives out computers to young gamers 21-year-old plans for more through fund

BY JAMES POLLARD Associated Press

NEW YORK — After dropping out in eighth grade to pursue esports, Cody Conrod wants to help others enter the increasingly expensive world of professional gaming. The 21-year-old competitive Fortnite player, better known as Clix to his more than 8 million Twitch followers, already provides hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of gaming equipment through an annual holiday giveaway. Through his new holding company, launched Thursday, he is formalizing those efforts into the Dr3amin Access Fund. Fortnite, one of the world’s most popular video games, features last-

one-standing showdowns where players hunt down each other’s customizable avatars across an ever-shrinking map. Content creators have found loyal audiences by live streaming their exploits on platforms such as Twitch, the livestreaming platform owned by Amazon, and clipping the most eyecatching segments into viral shortform videos. But the equipment needed to compete at higher levels is pricey — and getting pricier. The massive data center buildout has pushed up the costs of computers, graphics processors and memory chips. Conrod recommends a setup that can handle at least 120 frames per second for a GPU-intensive game such as Fortnite. And even sub-$500, entry-level PCs are becoming scarcer, according to Joost van Dreunen, a longtime games industry researcher and adjunct assistant professor

at New York University’s Stern School of Business. “Anybody who is starting up early in their career, anybody who is building their first PC, is having an increasingly difficult time finding hardware and components for it,” he said. Conrod understands the squeeze. His parents couldn’t afford a “crazy gaming computer” when he started playing when he was 5. As Fortnite took the gaming world by storm, with publisher Epic Games offering $100 million tournament prizes, Conrod said he had to make do with a “worst of the worst” computer running 30 frames per second. After months spent begging his parents to help buy a roughly $1,600 computer, Conrod said, his dad wrote up a contract: the teenager would have three months to pay him back by working for his

plumbing company throughout the summer. Conrod ultimately needed just two weeks’ worth of Fortnite earnings to honor the deal. “If I never had that PC, if I never had access to that computer, this career — this setup that you see — would not be a thing,” Conrod said, speaking from his Dallas bedroom where he streams to thousands of viewers for hours at a time. By age 14, it was time for another conversation. He’d made nearly $200,000 through the Fortnite World Cup and felt he couldn’t balance classes with his career. Waking up for middle school at 6 a.m. to then compete in tournaments at 6 p.m. left him exhausted. “You can’t be tired when you’re playing,” he explained. Reaction times, he said, have to be “crisp.” After some hesitation, his parents agreed to let him go all-in on competitive gaming.

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Acadiana-set film premieres Saturday Horror-comedy features Cajun Maw Maw, cursed gumbo pot

BY JA’KORI MADISON Staff writer

A Cajun Maw Maw is coming back from the dead — and she’s bringing a cursed gumbo pot with her. “The Fois: Revenge of Maw Maw Claudette,” an independent horrorcomedy ﬁlmed throughout Acadiana, will have its world premiere Saturday at the historic Rice Theatre in Crowley. The premiere sold out in two days, prompting writer and director David Rabalais to add screenings through Oct. 11. Showtimes are 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. daily. The film follows Beaux Boudreaux, a washed-up pilot who returns to his hometown in Acadiana to settle his late grandfather’s estate. Things go badly after a disastrous gumbo awakens the vengeful spirit of his Maw Maw Claudette,

know, diarrhea, bubble guts or feeling bad,” Rabalais said. “People all the time say, ‘Don’t eat that, bro. That’s gonna give you the foie.’ ” The idea for the movie came from something Rabalais had seen repeatedly online: People arguing passionately about how gumbo should be made. “I wanted to show off our local culture, the food, the humor, the way we talk. People get passionate about their roux, their family recipes. I thought, what if that passion came back to haunt you?” he said. That premise became a horrorcomedy rooted in the culture Rabalais grew up around. Scenes were ﬁlmed throughout Acadiana, including Lafayette, Henderson and Breaux Bridge, as well as locations around the Atchafalaya Basin. A fictional town STAFF PHOTO BY LESLIE WESTBROOK called Cypress Cove was created ‘The Fois: Revenge of Maw Maw Claudette,’ a locally produced Louisiana around filming at Cypress Cove Landing. feature film written by David Rabalais, will premiere at the Rice Theatre Rabalais, originally from Eunice, on Saturday. has lived in Lafayette for most of his adult life. He works in video a gumbo champion whose cursed from a South Louisiana French and music production and got his start at KLFY-TV. pot unleashes a supernatural out- slang term. He has worked in production for break known as “the fois.” “The foie is kind of like a South Rabalais said the title comes Louisiana French slang for, you more than two decades, but “The

Fois” marks his first narrative feature as a writer and director. “I’ve always wanted to make movies, and I think down here, we kind of have a quirky, weird sense of humor that’s mixed in with the culture,” Rabalais said. The film stars Nick Manning (“Nightwatch”), Kristen Renton (“Sons of Anarchy”) and Rochelle Martin as Maw Maw Claudette. Martin, a Houma native who now lives in Paris, is flying in for the premiere, along with a cast that includes Louisiana actors, musicians and local social media personalities. Rabalais describes the movie as roughly PG-13, with no sex or profanity. The horror comes primarily from supernatural and ghost-story elements, which are paired with the film’s comedy. Additional screenings of “The Fois: Revenge of Maw Maw Claudette” are scheduled Oct. 4-11 at the Rice Theatre in Crowley, with showtimes at 3 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Tickets are available at tickets. thefoismovie.com. Email Ja’kori Madison at jakori. madison@theadvocate.com.

New Orleans Rivana Apartments deal finalized $111M complex big step for River District

BY RICH COLLINS Staff writer

The River District neighborhood reached a significant milestone this week when the developers of the 220-unit Rivana Apartments closed on financing that paves the way for construction to begin on the $111 million complex later this month. The deal, which was ﬁnalized Wednesday, will bring a second major building to the planned community just upriver from the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, where a new regional headquarters for oil giant Shell has been under construction since early 2025. The project will also serve as a visible sign of progress for an ambitious, $1 billion mixed-use development slated for 40 acres of unused land near the banks of the Mississippi River. “The signiﬁcance of this week’s closing is hard to overstate,” said Brian Gibbs, one of the Rivana’s developers, in a phone interview Thursday. “Having a new building built next to the Shell headquarters with retail and a park all helps

paint the picture that this thing is rolling.” The financial closing means the project’s lead contractor, Gibbs Construction, can begin fencing off the site in the 1400 block of Tchoupitoulas Street before workers prepare to drive pilings. The construction is expected to take just under two years to complete. Units in the four-story building will be reserved for individuals making at or below 80% of area median income, so $49,650 a year or less. It will also have 17,000 square feet of ground-ﬂoor retail space, a ﬁtness center, a community room and a swimming pool. “The energy around the River District is growing, and people have a reason now to come see what’s happening,” said Jim Cook, president and CEO of the Convention Center, which owns the vacant land it hopes to turn into a vibrant mixed-use neighborhood.

Complicated financing For more than a decade, the Convention Center has wanted to create a new neighborhood of residences, hotels, shops and entertainment venues on former industrial property originally earmarked for additional meeting space. Tourism and business leaders have said the proj-

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ect is essential to help New Orleans stay competitive in the meetings and hospitality sector. Yet, while other cities have built lively walkable districts near their convention halls, the Convention Center has struggled to develop its sprawling riverfront property. Now, officials say, the project appears to be coming to fruition. “I’m excited to see housing and neighborhood-serving retail come to the site, and I’m encouraged by the momentum we’re seeing across the River District,” District B council member Lesli Harris said Thursday. The Rivana developers had to put together a complex financing deal to make the project work, as rising interest rates and ongoing inflation created challenges. The project will be funded by a combination of public and private sources, with Providence Community Housing — a local nonprofit that joined the development group earlier this year — owning 51% of the project and members of the River District developers’ Rivana team owning the other 49%. Among the public sources of money are Low Income Housing Tax Credits, a Community Development Block Grant, a $6.5 million loan from the Convention Center and a $6.2 million

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loan from the city for infrastructure work. Earlier this year, the project also secured a 40-year property tax break from the City Council that could equal $30 million over the four-decade life of the incentive, and the Housing Authority of New Orleans is providing project-based vouchers to help cover part of the rent for 25% of the units. On the private side, the project will be financed with bank debt and equity contributions from the developers. “It’s a complicated capital stack in general and there were some macro challenges that also created head-

winds, but we were able to do it,” said Shawn Barney, a member of the Rivana development team. “The 10year treasury yield is the highest it’s been since 2002, so it makes doing projects like this historically challenging, because that’s what our permanent debt is tied to.”

‘Energy is growing’ The start of construction on the Rivana will be a welcome site in the River District, where Shell’s nearly ﬁnished headquarters building is currently the only structure towering over acres of empty land. But the developers say a lot of progress has been made on the

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Obituaries Chase, Thomas Sebastian

Deacon Thomas Sebastian Chase, Jr. completed his earthly journey and transitioned to eternal rest on Monday, September 21, 2026, at Carpenter House Hospice, surrounded by his loving family. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on June 11, 1948, he was the beloved son of the late Thomas Sebastian Chase, Sr. and Alvis Young Chase. At an early age, Thomas accepted Christ as his Savior and was baptized by the late Rev. Early Williams at New Salem Missionary Baptist Church, beginning a lifelong walk of faith. A proud 1966 graduate of Capitol High School, he went on to attend Grambling State University where he pursued General Studies. Answering a higher call to serve, he left college to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. He was stationed in Camp Pendleton, CA and Jacksonville, NC.

church family across the nation - to Washington, DC, Tennessee, Texas, and many points beyond. He also enjoyed traveling to Angola as a member of the Prison Ministry for many years. He was a faithful and devoted church member until his death. He retired after more than 20 years of dedicated service to the Housing Department at Southern University. He was an avid scrapbooker and the family photographer, always there to capture the precious moments. He was a true conversationalist who cherished his morning coffee and fellowship with "the fellows." He never met a stranger, only friends he had not yet met. He leaves to cherish his precious memories; his daughter, Yolanda Chase of Baton Rouge, LA; son, Jonathan (Martha) Chase, and two cherished granddaughters, Madison and Myra, all of New Bern, NC; his brother-in-law, Maurice Brown of Port Allen, LA; His devoted sistercousins, Betty Jackson of Baton Rouge, LA and Ardessie Chase Francois of Eunice, LA; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and many friends.

Foster, James Robert Jimmy

He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Larene Brown Chase, parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and dear friends who welcomed him home. A visitation will be held from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM on 2026-1003 at Donaldson Chapel Baptist Church, 2501 Gracie Street. A funeral service will be held from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM on 2026-10-03 at Donaldson Chapel Baptist Church, 2501 Gracie Street. A burial will be held from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM on 2026-10-03 at Roselawn Cemetery, 4045 North Street.

Clark, Brenda S.

On May 13, 1972, he married the love of his life, Larene Brown. To this blessed union, two children were born. In September 1988, Thomas continued his spiritual walk by joining Donaldson Chapel Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Charles T. Smith. He served faithfully as Vice Chairman of the Deacon Board and was well-known and beloved as the church van driver for many years. His ministry on wheels served not only the greater Baton Rouge area but carried our

her only child. Brenda had a passion for travel, visiting destinations like Kenya, Egypt, and the Grand Canyon for a week-long rafting and camping trip. She also enjoyed scuba diving, taking her to places such as Indonesia and the Caribbean. After early retirement, she embraced RV living for several years, exploring the Southwest. In her later years, she enjoyed reminiscing about her various adventures with her family. Brenda was preceded in death by her parents, Oliver and Margaret Smith, and her brother, Wayne Smith. She is survived by her daughter, Tracy Hanks; son-in-law, Byron Hanks; grandson and his wife, William and Lisa Wolf; granddaughter and her husband, Whitney and Jacob Seagle; and greatgrandsons, Byron and Wyatt Wolf. Tracy and Byron express their heartfelt gratitude to the nurses and caregivers at Prisma Hospice Maryville and Brookdale Sandy Springs Assisted Living and Memory Care Facility. As often said, dementia is the long goodbye. Brenda's mind and body have now found peace.

Brenda Clark, 80, born in Missouri, passed away on September 28, 2026, in Maryville, Tennessee, with her daughter by her side. As a senior in high school, Brenda relocated to Baton Rouge, where she spent the majority of her life. In 2018, she moved to Tennessee to be closer to

Sr. Foster, James Robert (Jimmy) Entered into eternal rest at his residence in Baker, Louisiana on September 22, 2026. He was a 94 year old native of Baker. Viewing at United Family Worship Center 2024 Main Street Baker, on Saturday October 3, 2026 9:00-10:00 AM. Celebration of Life Service starts at 10:00 AM. Conducted by Pastor Jeffery W. Haynes. Interment Holly Grove Cemetery Zachary, Louisiana. Survivors includes his loving wife of 70 years Amanda Foster, children James R. Foster Jr.(Maylin), Juanita Mathis(James), Angila Jones(Johnny Sr.), Shelia Cooper, Rosalind Fluker(Charles Jr.) 10 Grandchildren and 25 Great Grandchildren host of other relatives and friends. Arrangements entrusted to Miller & Daughter Mortuary

Wilbert Jr., Calvin W. 'Pat'

Calvin W. Wilbert Jr., lovingly known as "Pat," passed away peacefully at his home on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, at the age of 74. He leaves behind his devoted wife of 51 years, Mary Kathleen "Kathy" Cazes Wilbert; his daughter Clare Elizabeth Wilbert Rogers, and her husband Christopher; his granddaughters Addison Kay Lindsey, Julianna Elizabeth Rogers, and Catherine Cinclare Rogers. Pat is also survived by his sisters, Carol Elizabeth Wilbert Battalora and her husband Raymond, and Nancy Johnette Wilbert O'Brien and her husband Tom; sister-in-law Pamela Abraham Wilbert; nieces Mary Battalora Stacey, Sarah Battalora Robbins, Leah Battalora, and Kathryn Elizabeth O'Brien; and nephews Blair Pope Wilbert and Sean James O'Brien. He was preceded in death by his beloved son, Calvin W. Wilbert Ill; his parents, Calvin W. Wilbert and Elizabeth Pope Jones Wilbert; his brother Kenneth Pope Wilbert; and his grandparents Irwin John Wilbert, lone LeBlanc Wilbert, Dr. Ollie Oscar

Jones, and Edna Pope Jones. Born in Shreveport, LA on March 17, 1952, Pat made his home in Plaquemine. He dedicated 45 years to Iberville Bank, serving as Chief Operating Officer, Executive VicePresident, and Chief Cashier. A Plaquemine High School graduate in 1970, he furthered his education at LSU and the Banking School of the South, also becoming a Notary Public. He was a valued member of the community, holding leadership positions as President of the Plaquemine Rotary Club and the Iberville Chamber of Commerce. Additionally, he served on the Board of Managers of A. Wilbert's Sons LLC and as a Board Director for several organizations. A visitation will take place at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, Plaquemine, from 9:00 am to 11:00 am on Saturday, October 3, 2026, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 am. Cremation will follow, and Pat will be entombed with his son at a later date in St. John the Evangelist Church Cemetery. The pallbearers include Blair Wilbert, Sean O'Brien, Brian Cazes, Hunter Cazes, Trevor Cazes, Dr. Casey Cazes, Jason Cazes, Adam Cazes, Andrew L. Major, Jr., and Samuel Carville, Jr. Honorary pallbearers are John Higdon, Samuel Carville, Dr. Miles Jones, Todd Jones, and T.C. "Flash" Howard. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Gladney Center for Adoption, 6300 John Ryan Drive, Fort Worth, TX. 76132-4122 or St. Stanislaus College,

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Reducing swipe fees would boost small businesses Louisiana’s economy is growing continue to increase fees year faster than the national average, after year, despite technological thanks to gains in production and innovations that have made manemployment. The chalaging payments quicker and cheaper. lenge now is keeping that As a result, what was momentum alive. once a small charge has One place to start is ballooned into the second addressing the sky-high largest operating expense credit card processing for businesses. Just last fees that are squeezing the Danny life out of local businesses Kendrick year, businesses across the country paid around across the state. GUEST $157 billion in swipe fees, Every time one of our COLUMNIST a $9 billion increase from customers pays for a fuel the year before. delivery with a credit For perspective, that’s around card, we're on the hook to pay three times Louisiana’s entire 2-4% of the transaction to the card's issuing network and bank. state budget. Louisiana’s tax system only Commonly referred to as “swipe adds gasoline to the ﬁre. That’s fees,” these charges were created to cover the cost of processing because credit card companies apply swipe fees to non-revenue credit card transactions. Although charging for the con- generating portions of transacvenience of credit card payments tions like taxes and tips to furmay appear straightforward, ther pad their proﬁts. With Louimajor credit card companies siana having one of the nation’s

highest combined state and local tax rates, businesses here lose even more. This often leaves merchants with two choices: They can pass the fees directly to customers or increase prices. Neither decision is a good one, but the situation is unlikely to improve thanks to a lack of competition in the payments arena. Visa and Mastercard collectively control around 80% of the credit card market, which gives them near-total power to set swipe fee rates with little to no pushback. Gov. Jeff Landry has already signaled a willingness to address debit card fees, and a new law bans merchants from adding debit card surcharges to a bill. Leaders should apply a similar level of scrutiny to credit card swipe fees. For starters, lawmakers in Baton Rouge can prohibit credit

Cassidy can enhance his legacy with dental bill Few members of Congress bring to dens on families and respects the clinical Washington the perspective of someone judgment of physicians over bureaucratic who has spent decades caring for painterpretations of insurance policies. For Sen. Cassidy, the legislation tients. Before entering politics, carries even greater significance. Sen. Bill Cassidy was a physiThroughout his Senate career, cian. He understands something he has consistently emphasized many lawmakers only encounter practical health policy over through briefing papers: Behind ideological battles. He has spoken every policy debate is a patient, a family and a life forever changed J. Roman about improving patient outcomes, modernizing healthcare and bringby the decisions Congress makes. Farr That is why the Ensuring Lasting ing a physician's perspective to GUEST Smiles Act, or ELSA, represents COLUMNIST policymaking. Supporting ELSA more than another healthcare bill. would be a natural extension of It is an opportunity for Sen. Casthat philosophy. History rarely remembers lawsidy to cement a legacy rooted in the values that first drew him to makers for every vote they cast. medicine: compassion, evidenceInstead, it remembers the probbased care and ensuring patients lems they solved. receive the treatment they need, Many legislators become associnot just the treatment an insurance ated with landmark reforms that Seth company decides to cover. permanently improve the lives of DeJean Americans who may never know For thousands of children and adults born with congenital anomatheir names. ELSA offers Sen. GUEST lies such as cleft lip and cleft palCOLUMNIST Cassidy that kind of opportunity. Years from now, thousands of famate, or those who suffer severe facial injuries from disease or ilies could look at a child whose retrauma, reconstruction is not cosmetic. constructive care was completed because It is essential medical care. It allows insurance finally covered what doctors children to eat, speak, breathe, hear and recommended and know that Congress smile with confidence. It enables adults to got it right. return to work, interact socially and reThat is the kind of legacy that outlasts election cycles. gain fundamental aspects of their health It is also a reminder that some of the and dignity. most meaningful legislation is not meaYet too often, patients who have undergone years of medically necessary treatsured by headlines or political victories. Instead, this legislation will be measured ment discover that insurance coverage by children who can smile without pain, ends before reconstruction is complete. Families who believed they were covered teenagers who no longer fear being desuddenly find themselves battling claim nied treatment midway through recondenials based on arbitrary distinctions struction and parents who can focus on between "cosmetic" and "medically neces- their child's recovery instead of fighting insurance appeals. sary" procedures. The result is financial As both a physician and a senator, Bill hardship and delayed treatment. Cassidy occupies a rare place at the interELSA addresses this gap by helping ensure that group health plans and insursection of medicine and public policy. Few lawmakers are as well positioned to recers cover medically necessary treatment and related reconstructive care for birth ognize the profound difference between defects and congenital anomalies that pri- cosmetic enhancement and medically marily impact the appearance or function necessary reconstruction. Even fewer have the credibility to lead on this issue. of the eyes, ears, teeth, mouth or jaw. It ELSA is an opportunity to put patients does not create new standards of beauty before politics and science before semanor open the door to elective cosmetic procedures. Instead, it recognizes what tics. physicians, surgeons and patients have If Sen. Cassidy wants to leave a lasting long understood: Reconstructive care is mark on American healthcare — one that healthcare. reflects the best traditions of medicine This issue should transcend party lines. and public service — he should make the Conservatives often speak about Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act part of his strengthening families and removing legacy. unnecessary barriers to opportunity. Progressives emphasize expanding access to J. Roman Farrar is the president of the medically necessary care. ELSA advancLouisiana Dental Association. Seth A. DeJean is the president of the Louisiana es both goals. It supports children with Academy of Pediatric Dentistry. lifelong medical conditions, reduces bur-

card networks from charging swipe fees on sales tax and tips. With Louisiana’s towering combined tax rate in mind, this reform would greatly reduce ﬁnancial pressure on both families and businesses. Predictably, credit card companies claim that separating sales tax from swipe fees is too difﬁcult. However, given that retailers already distinguish the taxable parts of sales every day, credit card giants should be more than capable of doing the same. Beyond state-level action, Louisiana’s congressional delegation can also tackle swipe fees. The Credit Card Competition Act would encourage more competition in the payments market by requiring the largest banks to include a second processing network on their credit cards beyond Visa or Mastercard. Intro-

ducing a second network option for merchants would generate competitive pressure to decrease swipe fees. The bill — which has broad bipartisan support including from President Donald Trump — would save businesses approximately $17 billion annually. But the measure requires additional champions. Louisiana Sens. John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy ought to assist in driving it over the ﬁnish line. Lawmakers have a golden opportunity to support small businesses and build on Louisiana's economic strength. Addressing the challenge of swipe fees would clear the way to sustain the state's ongoing progress. Danny Kendrick is the president of Kendrick Oil Company, a licensed wholesale fuel distributor in Louisiana.

Protect Head Start standards that help children thrive Head Start has been part of my ers would make that harder. They family’s story for two generations. I could also weaken the partnership attended as a child, and when I looked with parents that helped my family for care for my own children, it was make informed decisions and find the at the top of my list. services Amir needed. I am a mother of four, and all have Head Start recognizes that children participated in Early Head Start or are not numbers in a classroom. Each Head Start. Head Start is much arrives with their own personmore than “a day care.” Skilled ality, abilities, experiences and teachers know each child, treat needs. Small classes and wellparents as partners and consupported teachers allow pronect families with resources grams to see the whole child that build on their strengths. and help that child grow. My son Amir began Early I have seen the same apSherelle Head Start at 18 months. His proach with my daughters. Porter speech was regressing, and I Head Start helped them build GUEST thought he might have autism. language, social and daily livCOLUMNIST I connected him with early ining skills and provided develtervention and speech services. opmental, hearing and vision Because his teachers knew him well, screenings. When one daughter was they noticed that he often played learning to manage big feelings, her alone, was sensitive to loud noises and teachers worked with her and kept showed other signs of autism. They me informed. encouraged me to seek an evaluation. Head Start also helped me grow Soon after, Amir was diagnosed with as a parent and community leader. I autism. Without Head Start, he would have served on my program’s policy not have been evaluated as quickly council since 2020, including when my because I did not know the signs. I am children were not enrolled. I stayed forever grateful that Head Start was involved because the program works there for my family. best when parents help shape it. Even before the evaluation came That experience taught me how back, his teachers made sure he was programs and systems work and gave comfortable and included. They put me opportunities to bring a parent’s supports in place and learned more perspective to important decisions. It about autism. When he became overalso helped prepare me for my curstimulated, the co-teacher would take rent role as president of the Autism him for a walk to help him calm his Society of Greater New Orleans. body and regulate. I learned from The strength of Head Start is that them and used those same strategies all these pieces work together: skilled at home. teachers, small classes, developmenBecause of Head Start’s low childtal and health screenings, family reto-teacher ratios, one teacher could sources and parent leadership. These give Amir the attention he needed are not extras. They are what make while the other children received the Head Start effective. supervision and care they deserved. The public has until Oct. 6 to comThat experience is why I am conment on the proposed changes. I hope cerned about proposed changes to the federal officials will listen to families who know Head Start firsthand and Head Start Program Performance Standards. The Department of Health preserve the standards that make the program work. I also hope my and Human Services has proposed congressional leaders — Sens. Bill rolling back standards covering class Cassidy and John Kennedy and Rep. sizes, staffing, developmental screenTroy Carter — push to protect those ings, family support and parent instandards. volvement. My family benefited from teachThe proposal would allow more children and fewer adults in infant ers who had the time, training and classrooms in 15 states and in toddler support to see my children clearly, classrooms in as many as 48 states. recognize their strengths and help As a parent, I know what that could them take their next steps. Every mean. Young children learn through Head Start family deserves the same relationships. Teachers need time opportunity. and support to recognize each child’s strengths, understand how they comSherelle Porter is the president of municate and respond when they need the Autism Society of Greater New help. Larger classes with fewer teach- Orleans.

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Decades after court-ordered desegregation, many Black students remain trapped in low-performing schools, leaving a dilemma for Black parents when choosing a school.

ISSUE OF THE WEEK RACE AND EDUCATION Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’ recent essay about choosing a school for her daughter Najya struck a chord among Black families who face similar considerations and the broader education community. Instead of opting to send their daughter to a private, predominantly White school as many affluent Black families do, Hannah-Jones and her husband chose a diverse neighborhood public school in New York, despite the fact it didn’t have a good academic record.As Najya grew up, she questioned her parents’ decision and pushed to go to a better school. In an essay in The New York Times Magazine, Hannah-Jones outlined why, as someone who has documented how Black children are often left to languish in poor public school systems, she made the choice she did. She believed that families like hers keeping their kids in public schools could be powerful advocates to make them better for all students.That has led to an intense debate: What’s more important — fighting to change a system or giving your child every advantage possible? Here are two perspectives.

Why parents sometimes need to go to school, too

Strange racial solidarity of Nikole Hannah-Jones

Everybody, according to an old saying universal pre-K programs at Najya’s of unknown but apparently wise origin, is school, and it had attracted other well-off an expert at raising other families who enrolled their children the people’s kids. year we did, and many had stayed for kinOne child of recent nadergarten.” But that happy situation didn’t last. tional interest is the daughThus began a process many parents ter of Nikole Hannah-Jones, the journalist who led “The of public school students will recognize: calls and attempts to meet with 1619 Project,” a controClarence versial and Pulitzer Prize- emails, the principal, followed by silence and Page runaround, and eventually by halfhearted winning reexamination of new policies that don’t quite address the American history through the lens of slavery, instead of treating that core problem. That problem, in Hannah-Jones’ estiAmerican horror story as a sidelight. In a conversation that occurs in middle- mation, is the “callous disregard” of the class Black households nationwide, includ- adults entrusted with her child’s educaing mine, Hannah-Jones and her husband, tion. Faraji Hannah-Jones, decided to take a Hannah-Jones argues that this sort of bold, unconventional step: They enrolled educational malpractice was possible their daughter Najya in a local public because the student body in question was school next to a public housing develop“mostly low-income Black children,” of whom little was expected. It’s hard to ment in their Brooklyn neighborhood The intention, she wrote in a long essay disagree. None of this is news to parents in published in The New York Times Magatroubled school systems — and we are, zine, was “to challenge New York City’s in many cases, talking about systemic separate and unequal school system.” Despite the civil rights revolution, Han- problems, especially in big city school systems. nah-Jones wrote, most Black students Nor is it a surprise that those middle“languish in the type of schools that the class families whom Hannah-Jones had law was supposed to have eradicated.” noticed with reassurance when Najya “So, like the generations of Black parents who came before us,” she continued, was in pre-K had over time withdrawn their kids from P.S. 307. “Faraji and I felt an obligation to make And yet the Hannah-Joneses stayed, to educational decisions based on the col“fight for the students who did not have lective good and not just our individual options.” advantage.” That decision and the family’s ensuing They made that decision 10 years ago. struggles, which Hannah-Jones bravely Now, as she revealed in the Times esand unflinchingly related in her Times say, the family decided to reverse their earlier decision and move Najya to, yes, a essay, have garnered a full spectrum of reaction from mockery to condemnation. competitive public high school. But the fact remains that sometimes What changed their minds? Najya. our responsibilities to do what’s best Her mom recalls how Najya, now 16, for our children conflict with broader said something when picked up at school obligations to society, including to those one day that caused her to have second who are less fortunate than our children, thoughts. and however a parent decides to act can “Did you know my school was bad like carry unfortunate consequences, includthis when you decided to put me here?” Najya asked. ing failure and regret. Busted. Najya and some friends had By sticking her neck out and opening searched on Google about college opportu- up a very touchy subject for examinanities, which led to a search of New York tion, Hannah-Jones has done much more City school rankings. Which led to the dis- to advance the cause of public education than most of her detractors will give her covery that their school ranked dismally low, which made them wonder about their credit for. As another old slogan goes, it takes a chances for future academic success. village to raise a child. It takes good par“I feel like you got cheated,” HannahJones told her daughter later. “And I’m ents, too. sorry for that.” At first, there had been reason for hope. E-mail Clarence Page at “The district had placed one of its new clarence47page@gmail.com.

The New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones thought she was making her educational choices to favor the interests of Black people, and she was — just the wrong ones. In a long essay for The New York Times MagaRich zine, the radical African Lowry American journalist writes about how her decision to send her daughter to dreadful New York City public schools for ideological reasons ended in tears. Jones, who achieved notoriety as the lead editor of the paper’s 1619 Project, believed that putting her daughter in rotten elementary and middle schools would strike a blow for racial equity. In her view, it’s unfair that so many Black kids are trapped in underperforming New York City schools, and if she trapped her own daughter in them, she and her husband — with their superior wherewithal — could make the schools better for everyone. What started as a project motivated by a savior complex ended as essentially an episode of educational Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Her bright young daughter fell far behind where she could have been academically. Most parents who are paying attention and who have the means would immediately get a kid out of a school where there are ﬁghts during the lunch period, where there is no homework, where the principal and teachers are routinely absent, and where school work isn’t graded — but Nikole Hannah-Jones persisted. By the time her daughter was old enough to realize what was going on and force her mother to let her apply to better high schools, she didn’t know algebra despite getting excellent grades in math at the subpar schools. Hannah-Jones should be furious at the adults who failed her daughter so abysmally, but she’s, in effect, still on their side by portraying school choice as a racist scam and complaining about a lack of resources. The New York City ofﬁcials, administrators, principals and teachers who are blighting the futures of young people aren’t White supremacists; by and large, they agree with Nikole Hannah-Jones politically and many of them are Afri-

can American. You can either be with them, and their narrow interest in protecting the school system from serious challenge, or with the kids. Hannah-Jones is in a version of the same conundrum as the Black Lives Matter activists who believed it was “anti-racist” to agitate against the police. Then, when they got their way and the police stepped back, more Black people were killed. Here it is supposedly “anti-racist” to keep everyone in disorderly, incompetent public schools — and the victims are Black children who have no idea of how little they’ve learned until it’s too late. This is a strange form of racial solidarity. There is no doubt that schools have a tougher job when they have a high population of disadvantaged students. But the problem is not funding, as HannahJones suggests. Studies from the centrist Brookings Institution note both that high-poverty, non-White districts spend more per pupil than lower-poverty districts, and that higher spending doesn’t ensure better results. The Success Academy charter schools in New York City have shown that disadvantaged kids can thrive when there’s an old-fashioned mix of high expectations, strict discipline and rigorous instruction — in other words, what the traditional public schools, mired in a self-interested, unaccountable bureaucracy, can’t deliver. When she sent her daughter to failing schools, Nikole Hannah-Jones imagined herself acting in the tradition of pioneering parents during the civil rights movement who sent their children through mobs to integrate Whites-only schools. Those parents desperately wanted a better education for their kids, though, whereas Hannah-Jones fed her daughter into terrible public schools in the forlorn hope that maybe she’d be OK. If not, at least Hannah-Jones had steered her clear of competitive schools with lots of White and Asian kids. That, of course, was a perverse priority. The famous line is that a neoconservative is a liberal mugged by reality. The New York City public schools mugged Nikole Hannah-Jones, and yet she still doesn’t want to press charges. Rich Lowry is on X, @RichLowry.

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If you’re a New Orleans Saints fan, you’ve probably heard of Mark Butterworth by now. At the end of every Saints game this season, Butterworth — the NFL’s vice president of instant replay — has gotten ä Falcons on a call with a pool reporter at Saints to further explain the league’s viewpoint on calls that have 7:15 P.M. MONDAY, ESPN been … highly debated, to say the least. Three games. Three controversies. Only the Saints, right? Well, yes and no. In recent history, the Saints are the only team to have games that have triggered three consecutive pool reports. A pool report is conducted when a media member at the game requests one with the home public relations representatives to inquire about rule interpretations related to that contest — such as why the on-ﬁeld ofﬁcials determined Tyler Shough fumbled in last weekend’s loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, when they previously ruled that Detroit’s Jared Goff threw an incompletion against New Orleans in a very similar-looking play from

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LSU quarterback Landen Clark celebrates while scoring against Texas A&M in the third quarter of their game on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

LSU QB Clark draws Chambliss comparison before possible start BY REED DARCEY Staff writer FILE PHOTO BY STACI VANDAGRIFF

Southern running back Trey Holly is brought down by University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff defensive back Quintin Sterling on Nov. 1 at Simmons Bank Field in Pine Bluff, Ark.

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Alonzo Hampton vividly remembers the energetic atmosphere at Southern when he was a volunteer coach at Arkansas-Pine Bluff in 2006. Now, as UAPB’s head coach, he expects a similar electricity when his team faces the Jaguars during their homecoming game at 6 p.m. Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium. It’s also not lost on Hampä UAPB at ton that his team is probaSouthern 6 P.M. bly viewed as an opponent SATURDAY, SWACTV that fans expect to be on the losing end of things. “Obviously, I think when you sign up people for homecoming, I think you probably got a good feeling that you’re probably going to win the game, right?” the fourth-year coach said on the SWAC coaches call on Monday. “So you know, I think we picked dead last every year I’ve been here, so I think they probably thought we’d just sign up UAPB for homecoming.” Southern’s coach Marshall Faulk said he was on the call with Hampton and doesn’t share Hampton’s view about homecoming opponents when asked during Tuesday’s virtual media availability.

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Lane Kiffin said on Monday that Landen Clark has “done a great job.” The LSU backup quarterback “finds a way to make plays” when he subs into games, he said, and he “does a good job” in practice, too. And then Kiffin felt himself veering away from news conference banality and into something more honest. He just needed to throw in a disclaimer first, lest you think he had fallen victim to the kind of hyperbolic comparison that can force players to battle unfair expectations. “I’m not saying he’s Trinidad,” Kiffin said. Trinidad Chambliss, that is. The little-known, smallschool transfer quarterback who became a national star under Kiffin’s direction last season at Ole Miss. Clark is not Chambliss. But Kiffin couldn’t help but point out some of the things that the two quarterbacks have in common — traits that could become even more apparent when LSU hosts McNeese State in a tune-up at

6:45 p.m. Saturday (ABC). Kiffin could give starter Sam Leavitt and his sore hamstring the night off, and if he does, then Clark would get the start under center. Chambliss starred at a Division II school named Ferris State before he transferred to Kiffin’s Ole Miss program in 2025, while Clark got his start at Elon — an FCS team. In his lone full season as Ferris State’s starter, Chambliss accounted for more than 3,900 yards and 50 touchdowns. Clark completed 56% of his passes for 2,321 yards, 18 touchdowns and eight interceptions as a redshirt freshman in 2025, while adding another 614 yards and 11 scores on the ground. He set Elon’s single-season rushing touchdowns record. Both players were low-profile transfers when they first joined Kiffin’s program, and they each flashed an intriguing mix of size, mobility and arm talent in their first taste of SEC action. Clark made clear progress in LSU’s spring

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Pels announce broadcast plans for season BY ROD WALKER Staff writer

Three familiar faces and two new ones will make up the broadcast team for the New Orleans Pelicans this season. The veteran crew of play-by-play announcer Joel Meyers and color analyst Antonio Daniels are back again for television broadcasts. ä Preseason This will be the seventh Pelicans at season the duo has worked Thunder 7 P.M. together. Meyers is entering TUESDAY, GCSEN his fourteenth season, while Daniels is entering Year 7. New Orleans native Andrew Lopez enters his third season as sideline reporter working alongside Meyers and Daniels. Kelly Crull is one of the two new personalities coming on board this season. Crull, an Emmy Award-winning reporter, will host the pregame, halftime and postgame show. STAFF FILE PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER She previously worked in national roles with the NBA on TNT, NBATV, Major League Joel Meyers, left, and Antonio Daniels chat before the Pelicans take on the San Baseball on TBS and football on ESPN. She

Antonio Spurs on Apirl 5, 2024, at the Smoothie King Center. Meyers and Daniels will return for this season’s Pelicans broadcast.

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Reese voted Defensive Player of the Year The Associated Press NEW YORK — Atlanta Dream star forward Angel Reese was voted WNBA Defensive Player of the Year on Thursday, receiving 46 votes from 72 media members. Golden State’s Gabby Williams finished second with 20 votes and Las Vegas star A’ja Wilson was third. Wilson won the award in 2022 and 2023 and shared the honor with Minnesota’s Alanna Smith last year. Reese, a three-time All-Star who starred at LSU, helped the Dream advance to the WNBA playoff semifinals for the first time since 2018 in her first year with the franchise. Atlanta will host Game 1 of the semifinals on Sunday against New York, which swept Minnesota to become the first No. 8 seed to eliminate a No. 1 seed in the league’s 30-year history. The 24-year-old Reese grabbed a league-high 12.1 rebounds a game, ranked third in the league ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY STEPHANIE SCARBROUGH with 1.8 steals a game in her third season and helped the Dream Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese, right, celebrates with guard Isobel Borlase during Game 2 of a firsthave the third-best defensive rat- round playoff series against the Washington Mystics on Wednesday in Washington. ing in the WNBA. The 6-foot-4 forward broke single-season league Reese spent the first two years new surroundings, once again records with 521 rebounds and The Dream acquired her in a 206 offensive rebounds and set a of her career in Chicago before leading the league in rebounding trade with the Sky in April for WNBA record with 26 rebounds in going to the Dream in an offsea- and emerging as one of the top first-round draft picks in 2027 and a game. 2028. son trade. She flourished in her defenders in the WNBA.

Wings win in OT to force deciding game with Valkyries Ogunbowale scores WNBA playoff-record 45 BY SCHUYLER DIXON

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ARLINGTON, Texas — Arike Ogunbowale was standing near Paige Bueckers waiting for the star guard to make a move on her dribble with the Dallas Wings trailing by three as the final seconds of regulation — and their season — ticked away. Bueckers waved toward her backcourt mate, but she Late wasn’t telling Wednesday Ogunbowale to get out of the way. She was telling her to get open. After all, Bueckers knew who the hot hand was — and it wasn’t the 2025 No. 1 overall pick and Rookie of the Year who is in her ﬁrst playoff series. Ogunbowale took a pass from Bueckers on the left baseline, dribbled toward the corner and hit an off-balance corner 3-pointer, sending the game to overtime

and her on the way to a WNBA playoff-record 45 points as the Wings won a thriller 108-100 on Wednesday night, forcing a Game 3 in their first-round series. The deciding game will be Friday night in San Francisco, where the Valkyries won the series opener by 24 points. Golden State is trying to advance in the playoffs for the first time in the franchise’s second season. The Wings are trying to reach the semifinals for the second time in six postseason appearances since moving to the Dallas area in 2016. Ogunbowale opened the extra period of Game 2 by banking in a 3, then hit another one to put Dallas ahead for good at 103-100 with 1:46 remaining. The four-time All-Star easily topped her previous playoff best of 24 points after scoring 10 points on just seven shots in the series opener. “We felt like we got pushed around out there when we played in San Francisco and especially me personally I don’t feel like I was aggressive,” said Ogunbowale, who was 5 of 8 from beyond the arc, 12 of 23 overall and 16 of 18 on free throws. “I didn’t know what I would score. I was

going to shoot regardless because I just feel like seven shots isn’t enough to win playoffs and I have to be aggressive whether it’s going in or not.” Bueckers, who scored 10 points, was mired in a 3-for-13 shooting night that included an air ball on a 3-pointer with the Wings trailing by three in the ﬁnal two minutes of regulation. But she assisted on Ogunbowale’s tying 3, and again on a the banked 3 to start OT. Bueckers had four assists. “For us to do what we did today without Paige having the type of game that she always has offensively for us, to come out with a win is huge,” Wings coach Jose Fernandez said. “We had other people step up.” Ogunbowale’s shot for a 93-93 tie with 4.1 seconds left in regulation of Game 2 was followed by Gabby Williams getting called for an offensive foul on the inbound play after a Golden State timeout. That call was reversed on replay, so instead of Aziaha James having a chance to give Dallas the lead at the free-throw line, there was a jump ball at center court with 3.0 seconds to go. After a scramble for the loose ball, Golden State’s desperation shot

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Continued from page 1C has worked as a reporter for the Oklahoma City Thunder, San Diego Padres, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves and Atlanta Hawks. Kalia Butler joins the organization as a team reporter for the television broadcast and the team’s digital platforms. Butler previously served this season as the sideline reporter for the WNBA’s Chicago Sky and is the host of Locked on Women’s Basketball. Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, the ofﬁcial television home of Pelicans basketball, will broadcast 80 of the team’s 82 games. The other two games — the Pelicans’ two January games in Europe against the San Antonio Spurs — will be streamed on Amazon Prime. All locally televised Pelicans games will also be available via streaming on Pelicans+. In addition, 20 of the regular season games will also be simulcast locally on FOX 8. Fans outside of the Pelicans’ regional market can ac-

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Pelicans forward Zion Williamson goes up for a layup against Milwaukee Bucks guard Kevin Porter during a game on Feb. 20 at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans will start preseason play on Tuesday. cess games via NBA League Pass. “We are committed to delivering a high-quality broadcast experience that brings Pelicans basketball to as many fans as possible across the Gulf Coast,” Pelicans’ president Dennis Lauscha said in a press release. “Our partner-

ship with Gray Media and FOX 8, complemented by streaming access through Pelicans+, allows us to pair first-class Pelicans’ coverage with broad accessibility throughout our region, giving fans more ﬂexibility in how they watch. Building on last season’s

was way off target, and after the buzzer. Williams scored a career-high 36 points, regular season or playoffs, but missed all six of her shots in the final 1:31 of overtime to finish 12 of 23 from the field. “We got one at home, and we got to bring our best,” Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase said. “That was not our best. Tomorrow’s got to be clear minds, clear focus, clear game plan, and then be ready to go for the game at home.” Ogunbowale scored 22 points in the fourth quarter and overtime — 11 in each period. She passed her previous overall career high of 41 points with the 3 that put Dallas up for good. Dallas’ Alysha Clark tied her playoff career high with 21 points, and Aziaha James added 13. Kaila Charles scored 14 points for the Valkyries, and Kayla Thornton had 13. With the scored tied at 98 in the extra period, Ogunbowale and Tiffany Hayes had to be separated after making contact. Both were called for flagrant fouls, and each made a pair of free throws with 2:26 remaining. The Valkyries didn’t score again, shooting 2 of 12 in overtime.

significant viewership growth, we look forward to expanding our reach and giving more fans the opportunity to watch, follow and connect with the team.” The FOX 8 coverage begins with the Oct. 21 season opener at home against the Indiana Pacers. Some of the other games among the 20 that will air on Fox 8 include: the Dec. 31 game against the Los Angeles Lakers; the Jan. 28 game against LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers; and the March 23 game against the New York Knicks, last season’s NBA champions. For the third straight season, WWL Radio (870 AM/105.3 FM) will handle the radio broadcast. Todd Graffagnini enters his eighth season as the play-by-play announcer for the radio broadcast. Color analyst John DeShazier is in his ﬁfteenth season. Gus Kattengell, who will host the pregame, halftime and postgame shows for radio, is in his third season. The radio broadcast will carry all 82 games and the four preseason games. The Pelicans begin preseason play Tuesday on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Guardians name Messick starter for ALDS Game 1

CLEVELAND — Parker Messick will be the ﬁrst Cleveland rookie pitcher to start in a postseason game since 2016 when the Guardians left-hander takes the mound for Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Chicago White Sox on Saturday. Manager Stephen Vogt also announced on Thursday that Gavin Williams will get the start for Game 2 on Monday. Ryan Merritt was the last Cleveland rookie pitcher to get a postseason start. He threw 4 1/3 shutout innings in Game 5 of the AL Championship Series against Toronto a decade ago. Messick went 12-9 in 32 regularseason starts. His 2.56 ERA is the lowest by a rookie pitcher in a single season with a minimum of 30 starts since the Mets’ Jon Matlack in 1972.

LHSAA suspends Carroll’s team, penalizes Assumption

The LHSAA has suspended the Carroll High School football program for the remainder of the season and Assumption won’t be able to host a home game following a brawl between fans and players at last Friday’s game in Monroe. The LHSAA released the statement late Wednesday. Also, Assumption of Napoleonville will have to pay a $500 fine and will have to play its remaining games at the opposing schools’ stadiums. According to reports, three players were ejected in the second quarter of the game for unsportsmanlike conduct. Near the end of the game, referees decided to end it early after rough play was getting out of hand. Officials said after the game about 20 Carroll players rushed toward the stadium seating and started fighting with Assumption fans.

NASCAR owner, crew member suspended for attack on Heim

After days of indecision, NASCAR disciplined seven people who participated in the attack on young racing star Corey Heim in front of a concession stand at Martinsville Speedway shortly after the ValleyStar Credit Union 300 on Saturday. Major penalties and suspensions were issued to team owner Chad Bryant and crew member Steve Civatarese. Both are suspended indeﬁnitely from NASCAR events — including next year’s ValleyStar Credit Union 300, a prestigious NASCAR Regional late-model event — and also are on probation for a year. Additionally, Bryant was fined $2,000 and must attend a NASCARapproved anger management program. Civatarese was ﬁned $1,000.

WTA announces equal prize money at Italian Open in ’27

ROME — Billie Jean King has often said that she was moved to form the women’s pro tennis circuit after earning $600 for her 1970 Italian Open title — while Ilie Nastase took home $3,500 for winning the men’s tournament the same year. In 2027 — nearly six decades after King’s title at the Foro Italico — the Rome clay-court event will finally award women the same amount of total prize money as men, as part a “major milestone” initiative that the WTA Tour announced Thursday. The initiative means that all combined WTA 1000 events will award equal prize money for the first time. Besides the Italian Open, the holdouts had been the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open.

Golfer MIckelson entered treatment center this year

Golfer Phil Mickelson checked himself into a facility earlier this year “seeking treatment for family trauma and addiction,” a representative for the six-time major championship winner said in a statement to news outlets on Wednesday. Mickelson, 56, reportedly is no longer at the facility. No information about the speciﬁcs of his stay or details about his reasons for entering the program have been made available. In February, Mickelson announced that he would miss the first two LIV Golf events of the year because he and his wife, Amy Mickelson, “need to be present for a family health matter.” In April, Mickelson announced he was withdrawing from the Masters.

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Bulldogs off to the races Oklahoma didn’t quite provide the challenge some expected for Georgia. The Bulldogs cruised to 4-0 with a 41-13 home win on Saturday. The Bulldogs’ high-powered offense didn’t falter

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Continued from page 1C “Look man, if you need this to get up, get your team up, then so be it,” Faulk said. “You know, we’re up. I’m up every game. We’re gonna be up whether we’re homecoming or not. I don’t give a care. This game, it has to be played. It just happened to be on homecoming. If (Southern) AD (Roman) Banks scheduled him for homecoming because he felt like that, then that’s between his AD and our AD because I played the game. I’ll never disrespect the team and say that, ‘Oh, this is the game I want for homecoming,’ not me. So those things are said by people who didn’t play the game or don’t play the game.” Southern’s homecoming game last year was a 24-3 loss to Prairie View, the eventual SWAC champions. This was also the last game Terrence Graves coached before being ﬁred following

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Continued from page 1C practices, then carried those strides into preseason camp — to the point at which he could even beat out the Southern Cal transfer and former ﬁve-star recruit Husan Longstreet for LSU’s back-up job. LSU has already found opportunities to put Clark onto the ﬁeld. He’s played 59 snaps so far — and not all of them have come at the end of blowout wins. Kiffin and his staff used Clark as a decoy for two redzone plays in the Tigers’ Week 3 loss to Ole Miss. Then they subbed him in for Leavitt in the third quarter of their Week 4 win over Texas A&M and called an option play that he could use to show off his speed and agility. Clark faked a handoff and crept toward the line of scrimmage, looking for a hole to run through. When nothing materialized, he lunged backward and scampered to his left, dodging one would-be tackler and accelerating away from another for a 4-yard score.

Winning the turnover game Georgia’s defense forced four turnovers in last week’s win over Oklahoma, including three in the first half. Linebacker Chris Cole recovered two fumbles, including an 85-yard touchdown return, while KJ Bolden added an interception. The Bulldogs turned the four takeaways into 17 points. Smart says winning the turnover battle has been a huge part of Georgia’s early success. “Turnover ratio has been better,” Smart said. “It’s probably the biggest difference. We’ve taken more than we’ve given.”

Vandy’s special team woes The Commodores hope they have fixed some personnel issues on special teams that have been anything but special this season, at least on protecting the

punter. Vanderbilt gave up a blocked punt to Auburn last week for a touchdown in the second quarter, a key play in a 21-15 loss. That’s the second allowed by Vanderbilt this season. The Commodores have had their own success blocking kicks in consecutive weeks, one a point after attempt returned for a 2-point conversion and the other a blocked punt recovered in the end zone for a TD. Vanderbilt also had two punt returns for TDs this season.

Help the freshman QB Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea hopes to keep opposing defenses off his quarterback by running the ball better. The Commodores’ 132.5 rushing yards per game ranks 106th in the FBS. “That run game is going to be really important to us allowing him to be the best he can be over the course of the season,” Lea said. “So he’s getting better, we’re getting better around him, and I’m excited for that to show up for us on Saturday.” Sedrick Alexander leads the team with 165 rushing yards and three scores. He recorded his 24th career rushing score in Week 4 against Auburn, tying with Marcus Wilson for third on Vanderbilt’s all-time rushing touchdown list. He was held to 16 rushing yards when Georgia and Vanderbilt last met in 2023.

Last time The Bulldogs have a 6120-2 all-time record against Vanderbilt. That includes six straight wins dating back to 2017.

a 1-6 start. Last year, UAPB beat Southern 40-21 in Arkansas. UAPB (2-2, 0-1 SWAC) is coming off a bye week and is of the mindset that every game is a playoff game, said Hampton, who was a defensive back at UL-Monroe (1993-96). Losing the ﬁrst two conference games places extra pressure on the Golden Lions if they want to contend in the SWAC West. Southern (2-3, 0-1 SWAC) hopes to see how players bounce back from a 35-17 loss at Jackson State. Redshirt sophomore cornerback Ty Lee said that he doesn’t feel any heightened pressure to win what might be the most-attended home game of the year. “Not really,” said Lee, who has a team-high six pass breakups. “I love the Jaguars fans, but in-game I really can’t think about that. So it’s really not a lot of pressure, for real. It’s just another game. Just gotta be us.” Junior wide receiver Miles Dixon, who has the team’s second most receiving yards

(95), said his team isn’t overlooking UAPB. “I think at this point in the season, you know, we can’t really afford to take anyone lightly,” the Diablo Valley College transfer said. “I think we just gotta obviously watch film on them, see what they do, tendencies, but mainly just focus on ourselves and how we’re coming along. Because at the end of the day, we’re all we got.” Faulk agrees with his players. He doesn’t value any regular season game more than the next. “All of these games are a season, so every game is a must-win, like that’s football,” the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back said. “Football is ﬁnite. We don’t get a series against people. You have to win, and you’re trying to win every game. We tried to go 1-0. We started 1-1. Like every game is a must-win. Like I don’t approach a game like, ‘Oh, we could lose this one.’ Hell nah. Every time we step on the ﬁeld, it’s a must-win.”

“In the same way with Trinidad, we called it ‘Trinidad Magic,’ ” Kiffin said, “whenever he went into scrimmages, all of the sudden, these things happen. And Landen has done the same thing. He really performs really well.” Clark has completed seven of his 15 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown this season, while rushing 16 times for 83 yards and three scores. Longstreet, on the other hand, has logged only seven snaps — all at the tail end of LSU’s Week 1 win over Clemson. The Tigers prepared for that matchup by holding a mock game in Tiger Stadium the week prior. Longstreet was LSU’s backup quarterback, while Clark was the scout team signal-caller — the one in charge of mimicking Clemson’s starting quarterback. Kifﬁn said that Clark “ran around all day long” in the mock game and “made some plays” against LSU’s first-team defense, a unit that ranks third among FBS teams in total defense through four weeks. The Clark-led unit even scored more against the Tigers than

Clemson’s actual offense did when the two teams met for the real thing to open the season, according to what Kiffin told the ABC broadcast of the game. At the time, Clark was LSU’s third-string quarterback. “He kind of earned his spot back,” Kiffin said. And now, Clark could be on the verge of making his first FBS start. Kiffin said on Monday that he didn’t know if Leavitt would play on Saturday, but he did say he’d be ”extremely” careful with how he managed his injury throughout the week. Four LSU starters, including kick returner Phillip Wright, have already suffered significant injuries. Kiffin doesn’t want to add Leavitt to that list. Not in a game that the Tigers can win handily without him. So Saturday could be a nice time for him to turn to Clark, the little-known, small-school transfer who reminds him, in some ways, of the one he brought to Ole Miss last year. “I’m happy for him,” Kiffin said, “and it’s a good weapon to have, obviously, regardless of Sam’s health.”

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Florida coach Jon Sumrall pumps his fist after after his team beat Ole Miss on Saturday in Gainesville, Fla.

No. 8 Florida visits Missouri with last loss as motivation BY DAVE SKRETTA

it’s going to be motivation, because we’re trying to make history this season, and I feel like this is a small piece of history that we can control right now.” The Gators (4-0, 2-0) are certainly on their way to making some history. They’ve already matched their win total from Billy Napier’s final season, and they did it by squashing then-No. 4 Ole Miss — fresh off an emotional win over LSU — by a 52-28 score last week in the Swamp. Their first four opponents are a combined 12-4 with their only losses coming to the Gators, while their 28 touchdowns are one fewer than they scored all of last season. Missouri coach Eli Drinkwitz called their success a reflection of their coach, whom he got to know while he was at Arkansas State and Sumrall was at Tulane. The two kept crossing paths while recruiting around Mobile, Alabama. “You can just see with the energy that he brings, the passion — his energy is infectious. The way his team plays reflects the passion,” Drinkwitz said. “If you know Jon at all, just reflects the way he carries himself, the confidence and physicality that he brings.” As for the Tigers (3-1, 1-1), they’re trying to bounce back after blowing a fourthquarter lead in a 31-24 loss at Mississippi State. “Obviously we’ve got things we need to clean up,” Missouri safety Elijah Dotson said, “but that’s what practice is for. We’re going to clean that up this week and get back to work.”

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There is little to suggest that Florida and Missouri have any kind of rivalry besides the fact that both reside in the SEC. They’re separated by thousands of miles, one in the middle of the Heartland, the other closer to the beach than the farms and ﬁelds of the Midwest. Rarely have their paths intersected, and even after being thrown together by the irrationality of conference realignment, the Gators and Tigers have only played 13 times in their football history. This is decidedly not Florida-Georgia or MissouriKansas. Yet a series of frustrating losses, coupled with one demeaning photograph, can quickly build some animosity. So it is with the No. 8 Gators and No. 25 Tigers, who meet Saturday at Faurot Field. Florida has lost three of its last four there, and the most recent defeat was frozen in time by an image someone captured of former Gators defensive end Tyreak Sapp, sitting on the sideline with legs splayed in front of him, as a trio of Missouri players — including current Chicago Bears wide receiver Luther Burden III — stood in front of him, one of them mocking him with a baby Gator chomp. And even though he’s new in town, Gators coach Jon Sumrall made sure his team knew all about that night. “I mean, the last time Florida played there and lost, there were still guys who are on this team,” Ga- A history of close contests tors safety DJ Coleman The last three Floridasaid. “He brought that up Missouri games have been today to us, and I feel like decided by a touchdown or

less, and the Tigers have won the past two in Columbia by a combined three points. That includes the most recent meeting, a 3331 victory on Nov. 18, 2023.

Injury updates Missouri hopes to have starting edge rushers Langden Kitchen and Darris Smith available as both have been dealing with lowerbody injuries. The Gators likewise hope to have their leading receiver, Vernell Brown III, who strained a knee against Ole Miss. He has 17 catches for 271 yards and two touchdowns to go with two punt return TDs.

Defusing the explosive plays Missouri has been prone to giving up big plays this season, allowing ﬁve of at least 20 yards and two of more than 40 in last week’s loss to the Bulldogs. Now come the Gators, who are ﬁfth nationally in total offense at 532.8 yards per game.

Hardy out Florida running back Jadan Baugh has shot into contention for the Doak Walker Award, given to the nation’s top running back. He’s No. 2 nationally in rushing with 600 yards through his first four games, and he has a nation-leading 11 touchdown runs.

Spotlight in the backfield The Tigers remain without their All-American running back, Ahmad Hardy, who was shot as an innocent bystander following a concert in Mississippi in the offseason. Hardy has yet to return to practice, leaving Jamal Roberts in the feature role.

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Early last December, five-star recruit Jared Curtis flipped his nearly seven month-long commitment to Georgia and signed a letter of intent with Vanderbilt the next day. Nearly 10 months later, Curtis will return to Athens and take the field at Sanford Stadium as the Commodores’ starting quarterback, in the place that could have been his home field. Georgia coach Kirby Smart still has high praise for the quarterback, who initially committed to the Bulldogs in 2024 before decommitting, recommitting and ultimately flipping to Vanderbilt. “He has tremendous talent and is way better athletically than people give him credit for. I don’t know if one person has tackled him yet,” Smart said Monday. “He’s strong, he’s quick, he’s powerful, and he’s got great arm talent. Everything that everybody thought has been true.” Curtis is 63-of-98 for 746 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions, while rushing for 133 yards and two scores through four games and two starts. The Commodores’ (3-1) lone loss came in Southeastern Conference play against Auburn.

despite running back Nate Frazier’s absence. Georgia outrushed Oklahoma 12965 in an effort spearheaded by Dwight Phillips Jr. and Chauncey Bowens. Talyn Taylor led the Bulldogs with 110 receiving yards and a touchdown. Quarterback Gunner Stockton has an SEC-high 74.3 completion percentage and has 754 passing yards, 10 touchdowns and one interception, which came against a strong Oklahoma defense. Georgia has scored at least 40 points in each of its first four games for the first time since 2018. The Bulldogs last opened a season with 40-plus points in each of their first five games in 2012.

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RAIN INCOMING Heavy rain expected in the area moved several games from Friday to Thursday night. One less day to prepare could be a factor in several matchups in the Baton Rouge area as the season hits its midway point, but it will also give teams an extra day to prepare for Week 6.

ALMOST HERE District 4-5A play is one week away for the majority of the schools. Central (2-2) gets reigning Division I nonselect champ Ouachita Parish, on Friday. Zachary (2-2) travels to play St. Amant at The Pit. Both results will be closely followed as Central and Zachary meet next week to kick off district play.

NEXT MAN UP Several programs have dealt with injuries so far this season. St. James has remained 4-0 despite several injuries across the team. Dutchtown and Dunham both are dealing with injuries to their starting quarterbacks in Owen Fletcher and Elijah Haven, respectively.

OFF TO MISSISSIPPI Two interesting road tests present themselves to Dunham and Catholic. The Tigers face Parklane Academy in McComb, Mississippi. Catholic faces Madison-Ridgeland Academy, the No. 12 team in Mississippi by Max Preps, in a rematch from last year.

St. Michael running back Gavin Romero powers upfield against Scotlandville defensive back Demicus Cooks during the first quarter on Thursday at Scotlandville.

Backup running back Romero powers St. Michael past Scotlandville

BY JACKSON REYES

St. Michael 45, Scotlandville 13

St. Michael running back Gavin Romero spent most of his high school career backing someone else up. With Deonte Camel, the usual starter, still dealing with an injury, Romero’s chance to shine ﬁnally arrived Thursday night against Scotlandville. He did not let his opportunity pass him by. Romero torched the Hornets on the ground with 15 carries for 149 yards and two touchdowns to power St. Michael (4-1) to a 45-13 win over Scotlandville at Scotlandville High School. “Gavin worked really hard all week,” St. Michael coach Zach Leger said. “Love seeing him get the opportunity to run, get some yardage and show people what he can do. It warms my heart, just super proud to see him be able to get that opportunity.” The Warriors controlled most of the game, scoring 38 straight

points through two quarters. Scotlandville (2-3) drove past midﬁeld to start the game, but St. Michael defensive linemen Champ Williams and Alex Warthen both recorded sacks that led to a turnover on downs. Williams was a force all game long, forcing two fumbles and ﬁn-

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Thursday’s scores

Kentwood 52, Ferriday 6 St. Michael 45, Scotlandville 13 Denham Springs 35, Live Oak 17 Madison Prep 47, McKinley 0

Friday’s games

Live Oak at Denham Springs Glen Oaks at Port Allen Highland Baptist at Central Private Southern Lab at East Iberville St. John at White Castle Madison Prep vs. McKinley at Belaire Independence at Istrouma Capitol at Northeast Parkview Baptist at East Feliciana Ouchita Parish at Central Belaire at Livonia Broadmoor at Tara Woodlawn vs. Donaldsonville at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium Liberty at Alexandria Ben Franklin at Springﬁeld Catholic at Madison-Ridgeland (Miss.) Prairieville at Dutchtown East Ascension at Walker Zachary at St. Amant Ascension Catholic at Assumption Brusly at Plaquemine Lutcher at Franklinton University High at Teurlings Catholic Episcopal at Albany Baker at West St. John St. James at L.B. Landry West Feliciana at St. Helena Catholic-PC at Catholic-NI Dunham at Parklane (Miss.) Academy) Ascension Christian at Houma Christian Central Catholic at Slaughter Charter

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All games at 7 p.m. unless noted.

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Team SMHS SHS First Downs 12 8 Yards Rushing 27-239 23-67 Yards Passing 51 147 Passes (C-A-HI) 3-5-1 6-19-2 Punts-avg. n/a 3-25 Fumbles-lost 0-0 3-1 Penalties-yards 3-25 6-50 SCORING SUMMARY St. Michael 24 14 7 0 —45 Scotlandville 0 6 7 0 —13 STM: CJ Levingston 34 run (Dylan Raffray kick) STM: Team safety STM: Gavin Romero 9 run (Romero run) STM: Brady Patt 50 interception return (Raffray kick) STM: Romero 10 run (Raffray kick) STM: Caden Levingston 20 pass to CJ Levingston (Raffray kick) SLV: Keaven Grows 57 pass to Caleb Harvey (Jeremiah Gunera kick missed) SLV: Grows 6 pass to Demicus Cooks (Gunera kick) STM: Caden Levingston 25 pass to Joseph Bourgeois (Raffray kick)

ishing with two sacks and a tackle for loss. “The guy doesn’t know anything other than 100 miles an hour,” Leger said of Williams. “Games like tonight are where he can really get out and showcase what he can do. It’s awesome.” Romero ran the ball four times for 30 yards on the Warriors’ ﬁrst drive. CJ Levingston then ripped off a 34-yard run untouched to the end zone to begin the scoring. After a Hornets’ three-and-out, a bad snap went over the head of the punter and out the back of the end zone for a St. Michael safety. St. Michael returned the safety punt near the red zone, and Romero later punched it into the end zone from 9 yards out for his ﬁrst touchdown. On the next Scotlandville drive, St. Michael defensive back Brady Patt intercepted the ball and returned it for a 50-yard pick-six. Romero later scored his second touchdown of the game from 10 yards out early in the second quarter. Quarterback Caden Levings-

ton found his brother, CJ, for a 20yard touchdown midway through the second quarter. Scotlandville scored one touchdown late in the first half and early in the third quarter. Quarterback Keaven Grows converted a 3rdand-42 by finding Caleb Harvey that resulted in a 57-yard touchdown for the Hornets’ first score. Grows then threw a 6-yard touchdown to Demicus Cooks to begin the third. The final score of the game came later in the third. St. Michael receiver Joseph Bourgeois lined up near the sideline and was left unguarded. He caught a pass from Caden Levingston and jogged into the end zone with no defenders in his proximity. “We wanted to come in tonight, sharpening a lot of the things that we hold as our standards,” Leger said. “That’s been the message to the guys this week is sharpen the standard to get ready to go to battle in the coming weeks.”

FRIDAY NIGHT’S TOP MATCHUPS OUACHITA PARISH AT CENTRAL

7 p.m. Central (2-2) hosts the reigning Division I nonselect champions in Ouachita Parish. The Lions are 3-1, with their lone loss coming to Neville in a 49-0 shutout. The Wildcats are coming off a 42-36 overtime loss on the road against West Monroe last week.

EAST ASCENSION AT WALKER

7 p.m. Walker (4-0) looks to keep up its unbeaten start in a big matchup against East Ascension (3-1). The Spartans are coming off a doubleovertime win on the road against archrival St. Amant. Walker is tied for first in District 5-5A after its 35-28 win against Dutchtown in Week 4.

BRUSLY AT PLAQUEMINE

7 p.m. This rivalry game came down to a one-score game in a 20-12 Plaquemine win last year. The Green Devils (2-2) look to win their second straight game against Brusly. The Panthers (1-3) are trying to end a three-game skid with a big rivalry win on the road.

THREE PLAYERS TO WATCH ZAYLEN SMITH

QB, East Ascension The Spartans senior announced himself in East Ascension’s rivalry win over St. Amant. He totaled more than 500 yards of offense through the air and on the ground. He had three passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns.

MARCUS WATSON

WR, Central The Wildcats senior is a three-star Houston commitment. He caught three touchdowns and finished with 11 catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns in Central’s last game against West Monroe. The Wildcats face Ouachita Parish on Friday night.

JOHN WALKER V

ATH, Plaquemine The do-it-all senior is a key player for the Green Devils. The three-star UL commitment can make big plays happen anytime he gets the ball. He helps the offense move down the field whether he’s at quarterback, wide receiver or running back.

Steven Thomas waited 20 years for the right opportunity. The longtime assistant coach didn’t want to rush into just any head coaching opportunity. When the North Iberville High School job opened in late April, Thomas knew he had found his match. He was named coach on April 30, and the Bears have won their first four games to start his tenure. “North Iberville is an unbe- Thomas lievable spot,” Thomas said. “It’s a small community, small town, small school where I wanted to be at.” The Bears compete at the Class 1A level in District 8-1A. The change is a drastic switch for Thomas, who has spent most of his coaching career in Class 5A. Thomas’ last stop before North Iberville was a 12-year stint at Class 5A program, Zachary. He spent his first nine years as the defensive coordinator and the following three years coaching the outside linebackers. The veteran coach was a part of state titles with the Broncos in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2021. His other stops include Livonia, Port Allen, St. Amant and Dutchtown. Thomas said felt suited to being a head coach at a smaller school, and North Iberville was a perfect match. He joined a Bears program that went 10-3 last year and made it to the Division IV nonselect quarterfinals. Thomas knows this is far from a rebuilding year. “Goal-wise, the sky’s the limit,” he said. “As long as we work hard, hold each other accountable, things are going to happen for us. It’s up to us to try and prove it and get it done.” North Iberville returns several notable players. Two-way star Bra’jon Melancon is a three-star Kansas State commitment. The team also features star running back Jeremy Favorite, who ran for five touchdowns in the team’s 52-12 win over Capitol in Week 4. “We’ve got some guys that can go,” Thomas said. “If we can get our O-line to gel and we can get our D-line to get a push up front, we’ve got a chance to be really special.” A defensive coordinator by trade, Thomas has mostly prioritized coaching the defense and special teams. He told the seniors the buy-in needed to be quick with how late he joined the team in the offseason. He pointed to their 30-24 win over Class 4A school, Assumption, in Week 3 as an indicator to their buy-in to what he’s selling. “They showed a lot of grit,” Thomas said. “Just battle and battling and battling. Winning that game was huge for us.” Thomas said he has been happy with the seniors and the leadership they’ve shown midway through the season. “This is a great group of seniors,” he said. “Just the way they stepped up and holding each other accountable. Just doing the things we have to do to get to where we want to go.” The offense has scored more than 30 points in each of its first four games. He’s seen what it takes to build title-winning teams, and he believes his roster has what it takes. Thomas knows Division IV nonselect is loaded with talented squads, but he isn’t counting out his Bears when it comes to challenging for a title. That much is clear when he ponders on what a successful season will be. “Finishing in the big house,” Thomas said. “That would be the ultimate success story.”

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Saints RB Etienne out until at least Week 9 BY LUKE JOHNSON and MATTHEW PARAS Staff writers

New Orleans Saints running back Travis Etienne will miss the next four games after the team placed him on injured reserve Thursday. Etienne, who signed a fouryear contract with New Orleans this offseason, injured his hamstring during a 16yard run against the Las Vegas Raiders last week. He’d been dealing with a hamstring injury in the week leading up to the Raiders game. Because the Saints’ bye falls on Week 8 this Notebook season, Etienne will not be eligible to return to the team until it hosts the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 8. New Orleans will be without him for games against the Falcons, Vikings, Giants and Steelers. “It’ll take a little while,” coach Kellen Moore said. “Obviously we felt like it’ll be at least four weeks, and we’ll see how this thing progresses.” The Saints signed wide receiver Kevin Austin to the active roster from the practice squad in a corresponding move. Etienne is coming off his best game as a Saint, rushing for 57 yards and adding another 13 as a receiver before he left the game. He’d gotten off to a relatively slow start in New Orleans while splitting duties with Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller the first two weeks, rushing for 130 yards on 30 carries while adding 51 yards on 11 receptions out of the backfield. New Orleans already had three other running backs on the active roster in Kamara, Miller and undrafted rookie free agent C.J. Donaldson, who figure to see an increased workload while Etienne is recovering. “Fortunately for us, we’ve got some guys who have played some football,” Moore said. “I think Alvin and Kendre will handle that load really well, and C.J. has found his specific role. … I feel like we’re in a good place.” After being limited to just 22 yards on his 16 touches in his season debut against Baltimore, Kamara bounced back last week, rushing for 36 yards on his nine carries with a long of 11. Despite making the splash signing of Etienne this offseason, the Saints went into this season anticipating there would be times when they’d need to lean on other

STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE

Saints running back Travis Etienne runs the ball during a game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

backs — and Moore said practice report Thursday he feels fortunate to have were linebacker Divine Deablo and defensive end Samson Ebubrought Kamara back. kam, both of whom were limMore injuries ited with hamstring injuries. Both of the Saints’ starting linebackers — Pete Werner New signings (stinger) and Kaden Elliss (calf) The New Orleans Saints — did not participate in prac- worked out 16 free agents tice. Neither did edge de- this week. They ended up fenders Carl Granderson (ankle) signing two of them. The Saints added defenand Anfernee Jennings (knee), both of whom left the Saints’ sive end David Ojabo and runloss to the Las Vegas Raiders ning back Ulysses Bentley to the last week with their respec- practice squad amid injutive injuries. ries at those positions. New Werner is off to the best Orleans worked out a group start of his career for New of pass rushers and running Orleans, recording a sack, backs on Wednesday, leading two tackles for loss and a to Ojabo and Bentley signing pass breakup in addition to contracts with the team. 21 tackles while splitting Ojabo, 26, joins the Saints time with Danny Stutsman. after spending his first four Elliss re-joined the Saints years with the Baltimore this off-season after spend- Ravens. The Ravens drafting the last three seasons ed the 6-foot-4 edge rusher with Atlanta, and he’s fit with the 45th overall pick, seamlessly in coach Brandon but ultimately got minimal Staley’s defense through three returns for the selection. weeks, leading the Saints In four seasons, Ojabo, who with 24 tackles and is tied entered the NFL coming off for the team lead with five a torn Achilles, appeared quarterback hits. in only 32 games with only Safety Julian Blackmon, an- one start. He has 41/ 2 career other defensive starter, was sacks. Ojabo was also briefly a limited participant with a with the Miami Dolphins in the offseason, though he was calf injury. It wasn’t all bad news for released as part of the team’s the Saints: receiver/return roster cuts. specialist Barion Brown (hamBut Ojabo’s signing comes string) and defensive line- as starter Granderson (anman Christen Miller (toe), both kle) and veteran Jennings members of the team’s 2026 (knee) deal with injuries. draft class, returned to pracLikewise, the Saints added tice in a limited capacity af- Bentley with Etienne sideter missing all of last week. lined by a hamstring injury. Cornerback Martin Emerson Bentley, 25, went undraft(shoulder), who has rotated ed in 2025, but latched on in for starter Quincy Riley at with the Indianapolis Colts times this season, was a full and spent time on their pracparticipant in Thursday’s tice squad to begin his capractice. reer. The 5-foot-10 running Atlanta did not have a back, who has appeared in single player miss practice just one NFL game, played for injury reasons. The only college football at SMU and players listed on the Falcons Ole Miss.

Commanders QB Daniels shrugs off injury fears BY KEN MAGUIRE AP sportswriter

WATFORD, England — Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels said Thursday he has no concerns about re-injuring his left elbow and is “taking it day by day” on the possibility of starting against the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Daniels, who dislocated his elbow in Week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys, said he didn’t need immediate surgery and wanted to show leadership by returning to help his team. Daniels, a former LSU standout, missed last Sunday’s game against the Seahawks. Marcus Mariota threw three touchdown passes in the 33-31 win over the Super Bowl champions. Head coach Dan Quinn said Wednesday that Daniels would get more reps as the week progressed and that by Friday “we’ll have a deﬁnite determination of where we’re at.” For a second straight day, Daniels participated in practice while wearing a

protective brace. The brace extends from his biceps and triceps down to about the middle of his forearm — on his non-throwing arm. He was ofﬁcially “limited” Wednesday and Thursday. Daniels did footwork and throwing drills with the other QBs, looking relaxed on Thursday in the portion of practice open to the media. Asked if he thinks he’ll be ready by Sunday, Daniels smiled and said: “Just taking it day by day.” Whether or not he gets cleared, Daniels said he’ll be ready. “It’s day by day, but for sure got to mentally prepare myself to play,” he said. What about big hits or awkward falls? “That’s what the brace is for. If I had that concern, I would have got surgery,” he said. Daniels said he would revisit the surgery option after the season.

we like Jaden’s progression,” Blough said. It’s the second elbow dislocation for Daniels, who missed most of the second half of last season with the same injury. Blough said there are “lessons learned” from last year’s recovery, such as keeping Daniels’ legs in shape and staying on a throwing program. As for settling on a starter, sooner “is certainly better,” the first-year OC said. But he added: “That’s our job to be able to have any contingencies, whether it’s at quarterback, whether it is at running back. Our job is to adapt and try to find a way in that week to win.” The uncertainty might keep the Colts guessing this week, but ultimately Washington’s play calling won’t change much between Daniels and Mariota, according to Blough. In other injury updates Thursday, safety Percy QB situation is ‘fluid’ Butler (concussion) and corBefore practice Thursday, nerback Amik Robertson offensive coordinator David (knee) both were upgraded Blough was asked if he’s to full participants. Running game-planning for Daniels back Rachaad White (shoulor Mariota to start. der) did not practice for a “It is certainly fluid, and second straight day.

SAINTS

Continued from page 1C weeks earlier. The Times-Picayune looked at 56 pool reports dating back to the 2024 season, when the Pro Football Writers Association (PFWA) began posting them on its website. No team other than the Saints has had three straight games featuring a pool report, and an NFL spokesperson said in that no such feat occurred in 2023, either. That makes the Saints a true outlier. But as tempting as it may be to invoke conspiracies of the NOLA No-Call, it should be noted that the Saints are tied for the third-most games involving a pool report since 2024 — which doesn’t put them at the center of contested calls. That distinction seemingly would belong to the Detroit Lions and the Philadelphia Eagles, who are tied with a leaguehigh nine pool-report games. The Saints and the Pittsburgh Steelers follow with seven. Even then, a pool report hardly means the call in question swung a game. Take the 2025 NFC championship between the Eagles and Washington Commanders. Though that game was a 55-23 blowout for the Eagles, referee Shaun Hochuli found himself explaining why the Commanders were threatened with the referees awarding a score to Philadelphia after linebacker Frankie Luvu intentionally dove offside twice in a row in an attempt to stop the Eagles’ tush push. The warning had no effect on the outcome, but the oddity of the sequence warranted an explanation, nonetheless. Still, as transparent as the process can be, the explanations sometimes do little to ease the heightened emotions involved. After Sunday’s game,

Butterworth told a pool reporter that Shough’s fumble was conﬁrmed because “the quarterback clearly lost control of the ball before his hand was coming forward.” In Detroit weeks earlier, Butterworth said Goff had already started his throwing motion. But in the locker room Sunday, Saints players kept questioning the difference between the rulings. “I thought Shough’s intent was he threw it forward,” defensive end Chase Young said, making a jab at the league’s explanation that took away the pass rusher’s sack on Goff and negated a touchdown fumble recovery. Despite both calls being critical, the Saints will be the first ones to acknowledge that those rulings aren’t the reason they have two losses on their record. New Orleans also can’t afford to dwell on the past with a crucial Monday Night Football showdown with the Atlanta Falcons looming. In some instances, the pool reports even favor New Orleans. Just ask Baltimore. In New Orleans’ Week 2 upset win over the Ravens, Shough’s go-ahead touchdown triggered a pool report after it was hard to tell whether the quarterback actually crossed the goal line in the middle of the pile. Butterworth did acknowledge no “clear and obvious” angle existed — but that’s why the initial call of a touchdown stood, rather than it be overturned. The league didn’t have the evidence to overturn the call. “The key here is the ruling on the ﬁeld is a touchdown,” Butterworth said. Since 2024, the Saints are just 2-5 in games that have prompted a pool report. But interestingly, of those contests, four of the calls in question appeared to have benefitted New Orleans, regardless of the win-loss result. Last season, the New England Patriots had a 61-yard touchdown called back due to a late-arriving

flag, determined to be offensive pass interference. Two weeks later, after a Rashid Shaheed fumble, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers also saw a touchdown wiped off the board when an official on the other side of the field blew his whistle because he thought the runner was down. Then in a December 2024 loss to the Commanders, the game clock at the Superdome inadvertently stopped with nine seconds remaining — a pivotal error that gave the Saints time to score a last-second touchdown and a chance to win the game (New Orleans would fail the 2-point attempt). So how does the league determine which official speaks with a reporter? According to a league spokesperson, Butterworth — who joined the NFL in May 2024 — handles all inquiries in which instant replay has jurisdiction. For calls governed more by on-field play, such as personal foul penalties or, say, a missed pass interference call, the game’s lead referee would handle the interview. Not every controversial play triggers a pool report, either. Despite Rams cornerback Josh Wallace’s disputed pass interference on Denver’s Pat Bryant, no pool report followed Sunday night’s game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos because no one submitted a request. That didn’t stop people from noting the irony. “Well coach (Sean) Payton finally got his PI call!” tweeted former Rams and LSU tackle Andrew Whitworth, now an analyst for Amazon. “I say we call it even!” Pool reports have been around since the 1978 season, according to the league. And there, New Orleans — the city, anyway — was involved, too. Super Bowl XII — held at the Superdome — marked the first game in which the league allowed the press to designate one reporter to discuss controversial calls with game officials afterward. What a coincidence.

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Yankees turn attention to AL Division Series vs. Rays BY RONALD BLUM AP baseball writer

NEW YORK — Having bashed Boston without Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees face a far different task when they face the pesky Tampa Bay Rays in an AL Division Series starting Saturday. Riding powerful pitching led by Cam Schlitter and Max Fried, Yankees batters broke though just enough against Red Sox starters and beat up Boston’s bullpen in sweeping their rival in the Wild Card Series. “We’re going to continue to rely on amazing starting pitching like we have all year,” Ben Rice said after Wednesday night’s 9-2 win. ”Especially in the postseason, that’s what you need.” Schlittler and Fried combined to go 2-0 with a 0.73 ERA against the Red Sox with 16 strikeouts and two walks in 12 1⁄3 innings. Yankees manager Aaron Boone must decide whether to open against the Rays with Gerrit Cole, who was set to start a Game 3 against Boston, or Carlos Rodón. “Obviously, Gerrit’s lined up for that. Carlos is very much in play for that,” Boone said. “We have a ton of conﬁdence in both guys. I

right now.” New York’s best-of-five series against the Rays has an extra off day between Games 1 and 2, allowing Schlittler to start the second game and come back on normal rest for a Game 5. Whether Judge will return to the lineup remains unclear. Sidelined since Sept. 16 by a strained right calf, Judge has resumed hitting. “Saturday’s a long ways away, but I’m doing everything I can, all morning, night, during the game, everything to prepare myself to be ready to go,” Judge said. “So I want to be in there. So we’ll see what happens.” Tampa Bay won the season series 7-6 en route to an ALbest 98-64 record, their runners often spinning around the bases like a roulette ball going around the wheel. The Rays ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY YUKI IWAMURA were sixth in the major leagues with a .326 on-base percentage The New York Yankees take a group photo on the field to celebrate after and tied for second with 164 winning the American League Wild-Card Series against the Boston Red stolen bases. Sox in Game 2 on Wednesday in New York. Rays batters struck out the fewest times in the major leagues at think they’re both throwing the a 3.30 ERA. 1,145, an average of about two per ball really well.” “That’s been the biggest strength game fewer than the Yankees. Boone said it was possible Schlit- for us throughout the year,” Boone Because they won the AL East tler, Fried, Cole and Rodón all will said. “It sustained us. It got us and had a bye, the Rays will enstart against the Rays. New York’s through some difﬁcult times. And I ter the series with ﬁve days’ rest starters led the major leagues with feel like they’re all in a good place — which some in baseball is con-

vinced causes rust. “The alternative is playing three must-win games or two out of three. I’ll take where we’re at,” Rays manager Kevin Cash said. Rays left-handed pitchers held lefty batters to a .205 average during the regular season. Yankees lefty batters hit .500 (11 for 22) against Boston southpaws. “They faced so many guys for months there where we were very left-handed, where in the fifth inning every day it was one lefty and then another one because that’s how they attack us,” Yankees manager Aaron Boone said. “So I’d like to think some of that familiarity and reps and all that prepared us well.” New York was second in the majors with 223 home runs, three behind Houston. What was often a home-run-or-bust batting order diversified in the Wild Card Series. Homegrown players — Rice, Spencer Jones, George Lombard Jr., Anthony Volpe and Austin Wells — combined for 11 RBIs. “The young guys have done a tremendous job,” outfielder Cody Bellinger said. “It’s been fun to watch. It’s fun to watch them grow and they’ve been a huge part of our success.”

SCOREBOARD Holes-in-one Shelly Plaisance

Course: The University Club Hole: No.16 Yardage: 113 yards Club: 9 iron Witnesses: Bill Meares, Robbie Breaux, John Sullivan

Aaron Fisk

Course: Webb Hole: No. 3 Club: Gap Wedge Witness: Sean Braswell

Football Kentwood 52, Ferriday 6 St. Michael 45, Scotlandville 13 Denham Springs 35, Live Oak 17 Madison Prep 47, McKinley 0

Acadiana 56, New Iberia 7 Amite 48, S. B. Wright 0 Buckeye 27, Holy Savior Menard 12 Country Day 49, Northlake Christian 0 Covington 40, Fontainebleau 7 Easton 43, Riverdale 0 Elton 32, JS Clark Leadership Academy 26 Grand Lake 41, Port Barre 0 Hahnville 36, H.L. Bourgeois 9 Haynesville 48, Union Parish 27 Lakeshore 41, Belle Chasse 34 Mandeville 22, Slidell 15 Notre Dame 24, Cecilia 21 Patrick Taylor 24, Fisher 7 Pine 41, Loranger 12 Pope John Paul 57, Morris Jeff 0 Ringgold 50, Lena Northwood 28 Ruston 29, West Point, Miss. 2 Sacred Heart 49, Academy of Sacred HeartGrand Coteau 0 St. Augustine 51, Chalmette 13 St. James 42, Landry/Walker 6 Terrebonne 29, South Terrebonne 26 Tioga 45, Jena 26 Vandebilt Catholic 29, E.D. White 28 Westminster Christian (LAF) 55, Vermilion Catholic 25

Volleyball

East Iberville def. Thrive Academy 25-13, 25-17, 25-27, 25-15 McKinley def. North Iberville 25-23, 25-16, 22-25, 25-23 Brusly def. Madison Prep 25-21, 25-12, 25-15 Walker def. Episcopal 25-14, 25-14, 25-13 St. John def. Family Christian 25-11, 25-13, 25-12 GEO Next Generations def. False River 25-14, 25-23, 20-25, 25-22 Glen Oaks def. Scotlandville 21-25, 25-17, 25-16, 25-12 Plaquemine def. Port Allen 10-25, 25-21, 25-18, 26-24

Odds Sports Betting Line NFL O/U UNDERDOG (37½) at CLE

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY Indianapolis 1½ 3½ at BUFFALO 3 6½ at HOUSTON 2½ 3 at CIN 2½ 2½ LA Rams 2½ 3½ Green Bay 1½ 3½ at CHI 8½ 3½ Arizona 7 2½ at BALT 8½ 11½ at MIN 7½ 10½ at SAN FRAN 2½ 2½ at SEATTLE 3 7 Kansas City 5½ 4½ Detroit 3 3½

O/U UNDERDOG (47½) at WASH (48½) New Eng (48½) Dallas (51½)Jacksonville (43½) at PHILA (38½) at TAMPA (43½) NY Jets (44½) at GIANTS (42½) Tennessee (38½) Miami (47½) Denver (42½) Chargers (48½) at VEGAS (50½) at CAR

FAVORITE at N.O.

OPEN TODAY 2½ 2½

O/U UNDERDOG (47½) Atlanta

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY at VA TECH 5½ 2½ Liberty 6½ 6½ Penn State 7 2½

O/U UNDERDOG (54½) Pittsburgh (49½) at DEL (45½) at NWSTRN

College Football

NHL

LINE -139 -149 -118 -203 -186

L 0 2 2 3

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .333 0 .333 0 .000

PF 101 64 36 36

PA 78 61 51 86

Jacksonville Indianapolis Tennessee Houston

W 2 1 0 0

L 1 2 3 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .333 .000 .000

PF 82 72 37 54

PA 36 91 59 75

Pittsburgh Baltimore Cleveland Cincinnati

W 2 2 2 2

L 1 1 1 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .667

PF 53 92 54 80

PA 60 78 71 63

W Kansas City 3 Las Vegas 3 Denver 2 L.A. Chargers 0

L 0 0 1 3

T Pct 0 1.000 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .000

PF 88 88 60 44

PA 50 54 70 76

W 2 2 1 1

L 1 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .333 .333

PF 55 46 88 75

PA 69 55 82 92

W Carolina 1 New Orleans 1 Atlanta 1 Tampa Bay 0

L 2 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .333 .333 .333 .000

PF 89 81 51 62

PA 83 83 68 79

W 3 2 2 1

L 0 1 1 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .667 0 .333

PF 71 93 89 56

PA 41 95 53 91

South

North

West

East Philadelphia N.Y. Giants Dallas Washington

South

North

Minnesota Detroit Chicago Green Bay San Francisco Seattle L.A. Rams Arizona

W 3 2 1 1

L 0 1 2 2

Thursday’s Games

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .333 0 .333

PF 98 75 61 63

PA 50 50 63 81

Pittsburgh at Cleveland, n

Sunday’s Games

Indianapolis vs Washington at London, GBR, 8:30 a.m. Arizona at N.Y. Giants, noon Dallas at Houston, noon Green Bay at Tampa Bay, noon Jacksonville at Cincinnati, noon L.A. Rams at Philadelphia, noon N.Y. Jets at Chicago, noon New England at Buffalo, noon Tennessee at Baltimore, noon Miami at Minnesota, 3:05 p.m. Denver at San Francisco, 3:25 p.m. Kansas City at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. Detroit at Carolina, 7:20 p.m.

Monday’s Games

Atlanta at New Orleans, 7:15 p.m.

Friday

FAVORITE at DETROIT at CAROLINA at WINNIPEG at DALLAS at VEGAS

W 3 1 1 0

West

OPEN TODAY 3 2½

Friday

Buffalo N.Y. Jets New England Miami

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

Thursday’s scores

Monday

Chicago

NFL AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

UNDERDOG N.Y Rangers Washington Boston St. Louis Anaheim

LINE +115 +122 -104 +163 +151

Pro basketball WNBA Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) First Round (Best-of-3)

New York 2, Minnesota 0

Sunday, September 27: New York 91, Minnesota 75 Tuesday, September 29: New York 87, Minnesota 71

Golden State 1, Dallas 1

Sunday, September 27: Golden State 104, Dallas 80 Wednesday, September 30: Dallas 108, Golden State 100, OT Friday, October 2: Dallas at Golden State, n

Las Vegas 1, Indiana 1

Sunday, September 27: Las Vegas 102,

(TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) Wednesday, Oct. 7: Cleveland at Chicago, TBD (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) x-Thursday, Oct. 8: Cleveland at Chicago, TBD (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) x-Saturday, Oct. 10: Chicago at Cleveland, TBD (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max)

San Diego 4, Chicago Cubs 1

Pro football

Statewide

Sunday

Sunday, September 27: Atlanta 92, Washington 77 Wednesday, September 30: Atlanta 93, Washington 75 Semiﬁnals (Best-of-5) Sunday, October 4: New York at Atlanta, TBA Wednesday, October 7: New York at Atlanta, TBA Friday, October 9: Atlanta at New York, TBA x-Sunday, October 11: Atlanta at New York, TBA x-Wednesday, October 14: New York at Atlanta, TBA

Area

FAVORITE Pittsburgh

Atlanta 2, Washington 0

No. 4 Atlanta vs. No. 8 New York

High schools

Thursday

Indiana 85 Tuesday, September 29: Indiana 99, Las Vegas 89 Thursday, October 1: Indiana at Las Vegas, n

Major League Baseball MLB Postseason Glance x-if necessary

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N.Y. Yankees 9, Boston 2 Boston

College football Schedule

American League Chicago White Sox 2, Houston 0

All Times Central (Subject to change)

Tuesday, Sept. 29: Chicago 6, Houston 3 Wednesday, Sept. 30: Chicago 7, Houston 3

New York

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WILD CARD SERIES (Best-of-3)

San Diego

Thursday, October 1 SOUTHWEST

New York 2, Boston 0

North Texas (2-2) at Tulsa (3-1), n

National League Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1

Friday, October 2 EAST

Tuesday, Sept. 29: New York 9, Boston 0 Wednesday, Sept. 30: New York 9, Boston 2

Tuesday, Sept. 29: Atlanta 5, Philadelphia 3 Wednesday, Sept. 30: Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 3, 10 innings Thursday, Oct. 1: Atlanta 6, Philadelphia 2

San Diego 2, Chicago Cubs 0

Tuesday, Sept. 29: San Diego 8, Chicago 0 Wednesday, Sept. 30: San Diego 4, Chicago 1

DIVISION SERIES (Best-of-5)

American League

(TBS, TruTV, HBO Max)

Cleveland vs. Chicago White Sox

Saturday, Oct. 3: Chicago at Cleveland, noon (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) Monday, Oct. 5: Chicago at Cleveland, 4 p.m.

FAR WEST

New Mexico St. 34, W. Kentucky 13

Liberty (3-1) at Delaware (2-2), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

Pittsburgh (4-0) at Virginia Tech (4-0), 6 p.m.

MIDWEST

Penn St. (3-1) at Northwestern (2-1), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

Montana St. (5-0) at Idaho (0-4), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games EAST

Syracuse (1-2) at UConn (2-2), 11 a.m. Wagner (1-3) at CCSU (0-3), 11 a.m. Brown (1-1) at Rhode Island (2-3), 11 a.m. Merrimack (2-3) at Yale (1-1), 11 a.m. Princeton (1-1) at Columbia (2-0), 11 a.m. Fordham (1-4) at Lehigh (5-0), 11 a.m. Mercyhurst (1-4) at LIU Brooklyn (0-5),

11 a.m. Cornell (1-1) at Georgetown (0-3), 11:30 a.m. Richmond (4-1) at Lafayette (1-3), 11:30 a.m. W. Michigan (2-2) at Buffalo (2-2), noon Elon (4-1) at New Hampshire (1-4), noon Morgan St. (3-1) at Villanova (2-3), noon Towson (0-5) at Monmouth (NJ) (3-2), noon Penn (1-1) at Dartmouth (0-2), 12:30 p.m. Norfolk St. (3-2) at Robert Morris (2-2), 1 p.m. Delaware St. (3-2) at Albany (NY) (2-3), 2:30 p.m. E. Michigan (2-3) at UMass (4-0), 2:30 p.m. Sacred Heart (1-3) at Maine (1-4), 2:30 p.m. NC A&T (1-4) at Bryant (3-1), 5 p.m. Colgate (4-1) at Harvard (2-0), 6 p.m. Indiana (4-0) at Rutgers (1-3), 7 p.m.

SOUTH

Stanford (2-2) at Wake Forest (3-1), 11 a.m. Notre Dame (4-0) at North Carolina (2-1), 11 a.m. Alabama (4-0) at Mississippi St. (4-0), 11 a.m. Vanderbilt (3-1) at Georgia (4-0), 11:45 a.m. Marist (2-2) at Stetson (1-3), noon Valparaiso (1-3) at Morehead St. (1-3), noon St. Thomas (Minn.) (4-1) at Presbyterian (1-3), noon Mercer (3-2) at VMI (0-5), 12:30 p.m. The Citadel (1-3) at SC State (5-0), 1 p.m. Wofford (2-3) at Furman (2-3), 1 p.m. Alcorn St. (3-2) at Grambling St. (2-2), 2 p.m. Prairie View (2-3) at MVSU (1-4), 2 p.m. Hampton (1-4) vs. Howard (1-3) at Washington, D.C., Md., 2 p.m. Samford (1-3) at UAB (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Louisville (2-2) at NC State (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Holy Cross (1-4) at William & Mary (2-3), 2:30 p.m. Auburn (3-1) at Tennessee (3-1), 2:30 p.m. Memphis (3-1) at Charlotte (0-4), 2:30 p.m. Virginia (3-1) at Florida St. (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Chattanooga (3-2) at ETSU (3-2), 2:30 p.m. Old Dominion (1-3) at Georgia St. (3-1), 2:30 p.m. Marshall (3-1) at James Madison (4-0), 2:45 p.m. Alabama St. (3-1) at Bethune-Cookman (2-2), 3 p.m. Kentucky (3-1) at South Carolina (2-2), 3:15 p.m. New Haven (1-4) at Austin Peay (4-1), 4 p.m. Jackson St. (4-0) vs. Alabama A&M (4-1) at Mobile, Ala., 4 p.m. Campbell (4-1) at NC Central (2-3), 5 p.m. Gardner-Webb (1-4) at Charleston Southern (2-2), 5 p.m. North Alabama (3-2) at E. Kentucky (1-3), 5 p.m. Tennessee Tech (4-0) at W. Carolina (2-3), 5 p.m. Texas Southern (1-3) at FAU (3-1), 5 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff (2-2) at Southern U. (2-3), 6 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe (0-4) at South Alabama (2-2), 6 p.m. Georgia Southern (1-3) at Coastal Carolina (1-3), 6 p.m. Miami (4-0) at Clemson (3-1), 6:30 p.m. Temple (1-3) at South Florida (4-0), 6:30 p.m. Army (2-1) at Louisiana Tech (1-2), 6:30 p.m. McNeese St. (2-3) at LSU (3-1), 6:45 p.m. Arkansas St. (2-2) at Louisiana-Lafayette (3-1), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Middle Tennessee (2-2) at Kansas (1-2), 11 a.m. Michigan (3-1) at Minnesota (3-1), 11 a.m. West Virginia (3-1) at Iowa St. (2-2), 11 a.m. Michigan St. (2-2) at Wisconsin (3-1), 11:30 a.m. Dayton (3-0) at Drake (1-3), noon Murray St. (1-4) at North Dakota (4-1), 1 p.m. Toledo (3-1) at Ball St. (1-3), 1 p.m. Indiana St. (2-3) at South Dakota (3-2), 2 p.m. Akron (1-3) at Cent. Michigan (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Ohio (2-2) at Kent St. (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Florida (4-0) at Missouri (3-1), 2:30 p.m. Wyoming (2-2) at N. Dakota St. (4-0), 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green (0-4) at Miami (Ohio) (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Ohio St. (3-1) at Iowa (4-0), 2:30 p.m. Maryland (2-2) at Nebraska (4-0), 3 p.m. Tennessee St. (1-3) at W. Illinois (2-3), 3 p.m. Purdue (1-3) at Illinois (2-2), 3:15 p.m. Youngstown St. (3-2) at S. Illinois (3-2), 4 p.m. S. Dakota St. (4-1) at Illinois St. (4-1), 6 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Boston College (2-2) at SMU (3-1), 11 a.m. UCF (3-1) at Houston (3-1), 11 a.m. Incarnate Word (2-2) at Stephen F. Austin (5-0), 5 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (2-2) at East Texas A&M (1-4), 6 p.m. UTSA (3-1) at Rice (1-3), 6 p.m. Chicago State (1-4) at Tarleton St. (4-0), 6 p.m. Northwestern St. (0-5) at Lamar (3-1), 6 p.m. Arkansas (2-2) at Texas A&M (2-2), 6 p.m. Nicholls (2-3) at Houston Christian (2-3), 6 p.m. BYU (3-0) at TCU (2-2), 6 p.m. West Florida (3-1) at Abilene Christian (1-4), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

Navy (1-2) at Air Force (2-1), 11 a.m. California (2-2) at UNLV (2-2), 2:30 p.m. Davidson (2-3) at San Diego (1-3), 3 p.m. N. Colorado (2-3) at Montana (4-1), 3 p.m. UTEP (1-3) at New Mexico (3-1), 3 p.m. Oregon St. (2-2) at Colorado St. (2-2), 5 p.m. Washington (3-1) at Southern Cal (4-1), 6:30 p.m. Texas Tech (4-0) at Colorado (2-2), 6:30 p.m. Utah St. (1-3) at Boise St. (3-1), 6:30 p.m. Weber St. (2-3) at Cal Poly (3-2), 7 p.m. S. Utah (1-4) at Utah Tech (0-5), 7 p.m. N. Arizona (3-2) at Idaho St. (4-0), 7 p.m. Fresno St. (3-1) at Washington St. (1-3), 8:30 p.m. E. Washington (1-4) at UC Davis (3-2), 9:30 p.m. Baylor (3-1) at Arizona St. (2-1), 9:30 p.m. Texas State (2-2) at San Diego St. (1-3),

9:30 p.m. Cincinnati (4-0) at Arizona (3-1), 10 p.m.

Sunday’s games FAR WEST

San Jose St. (2-2) at Hawaii (1-3), 11 p.m.

Hockey NHL Glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Boston Montreal Florida Toronto Buffalo Detroit Ottawa Tampa Bay

GP W L OT Pts GF 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

GA 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 0

Pittsburgh Carolina Columbus New Jersey Washington N.Y. Islanders N.Y. Rangers Philadelphia

GP W L OT Pts GF 1 1 0 0 2 7 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0

GA 0 1 0 0 0 2 3 7

Metropolitan Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division Colorado Dallas Minnesota Nashville St. Louis Utah Winnipeg Chicago

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Paciﬁc Division

GA 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 1 1 0 0 2 5 2 Vancouver 1 1 0 0 2 6 5 Edmonton 1 0 0 1 1 5 6 Anaheim 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Calgary 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 San Jose 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seattle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Los Angeles 1 0 1 0 0 4 8 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Wednesday’s Games

Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 0 Toronto 2, N.Y. Islanders 1 Colorado 8, Los Angeles 4

Thursday’s Games

Buffalo at Columbus, n Philadelphia at New Jersey, n Tampa Bay at N.Y. Rangers, n Minnesota at Nashville, n Seattle at Calgary, n Chicago at Utah, n Edmonton at Vancouver, n Florida at San Jose, n

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Detroit, 5:30 p.m. Washington at Carolina, 6 p.m. Boston at Winnipeg, 7 p.m. St. Louis at Dallas, 8 p.m. Anaheim at Vegas, 9 p.m.

ATP China Open Results Thursday

At National Tennis Center Beijing Purse: $4,089,385 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Results Thursday from China Open at National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses):

Men’s Singles

Round of 32 Alex de Minaur (5), Australia, def. Mariano Navone, Argentina, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Alex Molcan, Slovakia, def. Tomas Machac, Czechia, 6-3, 6-2. Francisco Cerundolo, Argentina, def. Botic Van de Zandschulp, Netherlands, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. Quentin Halys, France, def. Ignacio Buse, Peru, 6-1, 7-6 (3). Roman Saﬁullin, Russia, def. Flavio Cobolli (4), Italy, 6-3, 6-2. Juncheng Shang, China, def. Sebastian Baez, Argentina, 5-7, 6-3, 7-5. Alexander Zverev (1), Germany, def. Cameron Norrie, Britain, 7-6 (1), 6-4. Andrey Rublev, Russia, def. Tallon Griekspoor, Netherlands, 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (6). Hubert Hurkacz, Poland, def. Learner Tien, United States, 5-7, 6-3, 6-4. Jakub Mensik (8), Czechia, def. Alexander Bublik, Kazakhstan, 6-4, 7-6 (5).

Men’s Doubles

Round of 16 Alexander Erler, Austria, and Robert Cash, United States, def. Rafael Matos and Orlando Luz (3), Brazil, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (10). Zhang Zhizhen and Yi Zhou, China, def. Jakob Schnaitter and Mark Wallner, Germany, 6-7 (4), 6-4, 10-5. Maximo Gonzalez and Andres Molteni, Argentina, def. Fabien Reboul and Sadio Doumbia (4), France, 3-6, 6-4, 4-7, ret.

Transactions Major League Baseball American League KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Sent LHP Luke Little outright to Omaha (IL). NEW YORK YANKEES — Sent RHP Alexander Cornielle outright to FCL Yankees. National League CINCINNATI REDS — Sent 2B Ivan Johnson outright to Louisville (IL).

MADE FOR THE DOME

NOTE FOR NOTE

The Honey Gold Experience, an immersive audio-visual collaboration created by Louisiana artists Sariah Sizemore and Taylor Matherne, will present its live show at 7 p.m. Saturday inside the Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum. $40. lasm.org/honeygold.

The Black Jacket Symphony Presents Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” relives the experience of the English rock band’s fourth album in its entirety. Also, a full set of the band’s greatest hits at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the River Center Theatre for Performing Arts. $45.10 and up. theatre.raisingcanesrivercenter.com.

A NIGHT OF HIP-HOP

THINGS TO DO THIS WEEKEND

Five local artists featured on the East Baton Rouge Parish Library’s Red Stick Rhythms digital music platform will take the stage at 5 p.m. Saturday on the plaza at the Main Library at Goodwood. Includes St. Missy, Army of 2wo, Dontay McFly, KnightShift Krewe and International Bleuski. Free. ebrpl.com.

T H E A D V O C AT E.C O M

F r i d ay, O c t O b e r 2, 2026

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‘INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE’

With Ultra HD release, director talks ﬁlm’s impact

Check in on Mike the Tiger. Listen to the sounds of Live After Five. View the stars. Or take a trip through history. All are available for free in the area. | STAFF FILE AND PROVIDED PHOTOS

BY JOHN WIRT

Contributing writer In the 1994 film adaptation of New Orleans native Anne Rice’s novel “Interview with the Vampire,” a 20th-century vampire disdains Anglo-Irish novelist Bram Stoker’s famous vampire tale, “Dracula.” “The vulgar fictions of a demented Irishman,” Louis de Pointe du Lac tells a young reporter. Neil Jordan, the Oscar-winning Irish director of “Interview with the Vampire,” wrote the “demented Irishman” line for the genuine vampire Brad Pitt portrays in the film. “I thought,” Jordan said from his home in Dublin, Ireland, “if there was a vampire in the 20th century, that’s what he would think.” And contrary to Stoker’s imagined vampire, Jordan said with a chuckle, Louis loves crosses and garlic.

WEEKEND WONDERS

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Neil Jordan, right, directs Kirsten Dunst’s Claudia in ‘Interview with the Vampire.’

Jordan spoke on the occasion of the September release of the first 4K, ultra high-definition, Blu-ray edition of “Interview with the Vampire.” His other films include “The Crying Game,” “The Butcher Boy,” The End of the Affair” and, starring future “Oppenheimer” Oscar winner Cillian Murphy, “Breakfast on Pluto.” Jordan took the helm of “Interview with the Vampire” after his Oscar and BAFTA wins for 1992’s “The Crying Game.” His pre-“Interview with the Vampire” history also includes reading Stoker’s London- and Transylvania-set gothic horror story, “Dracula,” during his Dublin childhood. “Not only did I read Bram Stoker’s ‘Dracula,’ I grew up beside Bram Stoker’s house,” Jordan recalled. “To get to my local cinema, the Fairview, we had to pass the Crescent, an 18th-century crescent (housing development) of peeling, crumbling houses. It terriﬁed the life out of me. I would go to see vampire movies in the cinema and be terriﬁed for days, having to walk by Bram Stoker’s house.” Before “Interview with the Vampire,” most horror movies “were made on the cheap,” Jordan said. “And most vampire movies were made as ghoulish jokes.” On the contrary, Jordan’s adaptation of Rice’s book of vampires in the New World — a $60 million production starring Pitt

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Music to movies, tai chi to Mike the Tiger, 12 free things to do around the area BY JUDY BERGERON

the Tiger, dive into the fun and don’t worry about funds.

Staff writer

The first Sunday of the month falls this weekend and that means seven downtown Baton Rouge attractions will fling open their doors, welcoming visitors with free admission. These include Louisiana Art & Science Museum, Old State Capitol, Old Governors’ Mansion, Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, LSU Museum of Art, Cary Saurage Community Arts Center and LSU Center for River Studies. But that’s only the beginning of free events to be found around the city this weekend. Live music to a kids movie, tai chi to a visit to Mike

FRIDAY

LIVE AFTER FIVE: 5 p.m-8 p.m., Rhorer Plaza, 200 St. Louis St. Outdoor concert featuring the party/dance band After 8. Bring lawn chairs and enjoy live music, and a whole lot of dancing. downtownbr.org/live-after-ﬁve/. FAMILY STORY TIME: 5 p.m.-5:30 p.m., second ﬂoor, River Center Branch, 250 North Blvd. Designed for toddler, preschool and elementary ages along with their families. ebrpl.com. GLOW IN THE PARK: 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Perkins Road Community Park, 7122 Perkins Road. Ready … set … glow! Gather friends and family for glowin-the-dark team-based kickball. Ages 7+. Register in person or online at brec.org/form/glow-in-the-park-

kickball-perkins. LECTURE AND EVENING SKY VIEWING: 7:30 p.m.-10 p.m., BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. Talk is on “The Kordylewski Clouds.” Afterward, see the majesty of the night sky. for those 6 and up. hrpo.lsu.edu/events.

SATURDAY

STRONG & CALM WARRIOR YOGA: 8 a.m.-9:30 a.m., USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & Museum, 305 S. River Road. Brandi Hanson (Yoga with Brandi) teaches the monthly, all-abilities class. Tailored to support veterans, active military, ﬁrst responders and their families, while staying open to all. Bring your own mat. usskidd.com.

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Southern Screen Fest offers ﬁlms, events, workshops Staff report Festival passes are now on sale for the 16th annual Southern Screen Festival in Lafayette Nov. 19-22. In addition, the submission deadline has been extended to Thursday for its fourth annual Student Film Showcase. Southern Screen offers four days of ﬁlms, educational sessions,

social events and opportunities to connect with ﬁlmmakers, artists and other creative professionals. Lafayette Three levels of festival passes are available — general festival, industry and student — and provide admission to all festival screenings, sessions and social events: n Discounted industry passes

for individuals working in film, music, radio, comedy, podcasting, writing and other creative storytelling fields; n Discounted student passes for students with a valid student ID; n Screening passes or sessions passes for attendees interested in specific programming. Those unable to attend in person can purchase a virtual pass for ac-

cess to select online events. Passholders may also purchase a VIP wristband, which includes access to the festival’s VIP lounge, as well as food and drinks at all socials. Tickets to individual events will go on sale Nov. 1 and remain available throughout the festival weekend. For passes and

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SHOWS TO WATCH — BATON ROUGE FRIDAY

MIKE BROUSSARD & NIGHT TRAIN: Lamar Dixon Expo Center Gym, Gonzales, 11 a.m. AFTER 8: Live After Five, Rhorer Plaza, 5 p.m. CAM PYLE: Crowne Plaza Executive Center, 6 p.m. BRENT ARMSTRONG: Danny’s Dive Bar, 6 p.m. DON & KONSPIRACY: El Paso Mexican Grill, Gonzales, 6 p.m. JOVIN WEBB: Bin 77 Bistro & Sidebar, 7 p.m. A-BOMB KARAOKE: Big Dog Saloon, Prairieville, 8 p.m. HENRY TURNER JR. & THE ALLSTARS: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8 p.m. KARAOKE NIGHT: Backstreet Lounge, 8 p.m. THUMPER KARAOKE & DJ: Cousins Bar & Grill, Port Allen, 8 p.m. FLOYD BROWN TRIBUTE BAND: Crazy Dave’s Daiquiris & Billiards, Livingston, 8 p.m. N’TUNE: The Showroom, 9 p.m. T’S KARAOKE: T’s Country, Denham Springs, 9 p.m. CLARENCE THE ENTERTAINER: Locals Bar & Kitchen, Denham Springs, 9 p.m.

SATURDAY

STONE SOBER BAND: Central City Steak & Seafood, 5:30 p.m. ACOUSTIC NIGHT W/HENRY TURNER JR.: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8 p.m. TAYLOR RAE DUO: Patio Lounge, 9:30 p.m.

SUNDAY

FLORIDA STREET BLOWHARDS: LSU Student Union, 8:45 a.m. BRASS SUNDAY SERVICES: MICHAEL FOSTER PROJECT: Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge, 9 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. JUSTIN BURDETTE TRIO: Superior Grill-Government, 11 a.m. ERIC GAUTREAUX: Red Stick Social, noon SONGWRITER SUNDAY: La Divina, 5 p.m. KIRK & CARL: Pizza Byronz, 5 p.m. OPEN MIC JAM: Fat Cat Saloon, Prairieville, 7 p.m. KARAOKE WITH DJ ALEX: Churchill’s, 7 p.m. KARAOKE PARTY: The Edge Bar at L’Auberge Casino, 8 p.m. CLARENCE THE ENTERTAINER — R&B MEETS COUNTRY: Locals Bar & Kitchen, Denham Springs, 9 p.m.

MONDAY

MONDAY NIGHT KARAOKE: Spanky’s Daiquiris, 7 p.m. KARAOKE WITH PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE: The Karaoke Bar, 8 p.m.

SCREEN

Continued from page 1D additional information, visit southernscreen.org/attend. Meanwhile, Southern Screen is giving Acadiana students an additional week to complete and submit their ﬁlms. Presented in partnership with the Lafayette Parish School System and Acadiana Center for the Arts, the showcase is open to students in grades 6-12 throughout Acadiana. This year’s theme is “The American Dream: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness.” For generations, the American Dream has represented

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A Musical Tribute to Floyd Brown will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at Sandy’s Daiquiris in Port Allen.

CLARENCE THE ENTERTAINER: Good Times Bar, Denham Springs, 9 p.m.

TUESDAY

BAR FLY KARAOKE: El Paso Mexican Grill, Denham Springs, 6 p.m. THE EDDIE SMITH BAND: On The Half Shell, Prairieville, 6:30 p.m. OPEN MIC: Brickyard South, 8 p.m. CLARENCE THE ENTERTAINER — TACO TUESDAY: The Karaoke Bar, Walker, 9 p.m.

WEDNESDAY

WINE DOWN WEDNESDAY: Mason’s Grill, 5:30 p.m. LSU SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPEN JAZZ JAM: Classic Vinyls, 6 p.m. BRENT ARMSTRONG: Danny’s Dive Bar, 6 p.m. OPEN MIC NIGHT: Le Chien Brewing Company, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. KIRK HOLDER: Bin 77 Bistro & Sidebar, 6:30 p.m. ANDY PIZZO TRIO: Hayride Scandal, 7 p.m. SINGER SONGWRITER OPEN MIC: Coop’s on 621, Gonzales, 7 p.m. JAM WITH THE EDDIE SMITH BAND: La Daiquiris, 8 p.m. DRUNK KARAOKE: Capital Park Bar and Grill, 8 p.m. KARAOKE PARTY W/DJ ALEX: The Edge Bar at L’Auberge Casino, 8 p.m. WEDNESDAY KARAOKE: The Silly Rabbit Comedy Club, 8 p.m. JAM NIGHT: O’Hara’s Irish Pub, 8:30 p.m. KARAOKE BY BECCALICIOUS: The Vineyard, 9 p.m. SHUT UP & SING KARAOKE: Chelsea’s Live, 9 p.m.

THURSDAY

Rowe, 6 p.m. FLOYD BROWN TRIBUTE BAND: El Paso Mexican Grill, Denham Springs, 6:30 p.m. THE BISHOP ELLIS TRIO: Hayride Scandal, 7 p.m. THE WORLD’S LONGEST RUNNING BLUES JAM: Phil Brady’s Bar & Grill, 8 p.m. LIVE MUSIC THURSDAYS: Gino’s Restaurant, 8 p.m. KARAOKE MEETS COMEDY: Rufﬁns II — The Clubhouse, 8 p.m. HENRY TURNER JR. AND FLAVOR BAND: Henry Turner Jr.’s Listening Room, 8 p.m. BARFLY KARAOKE: Brickyard South, 8 p.m. OPEN MIC NIGHT: Frankie’s Dawg House, 8 p.m. PRESTIGE WORLDWIDE: Fancy’s, Holden, 8 p.m. A-BOMB KARAOKE: Big Dog Saloon, Denham Springs, 9 p.m. KARAOKE THURSDAYS: O’Hara’s Irish Pub, 9 p.m. CLARENCE THE ENTERTAINER — THROWBACK THURSDAY: Good Times Bar, Denham Springs, 9 p.m.

OUTLYING FRIDAY

DOC HEARL: El Patio Bar & Grill, New Roads, 6 p.m. DEE FLEMING: Big J’s Side Porch, Clinton, 6 p.m.

SATURDAY

DEE FLEMING & GREG RICHARD: Bayou Sara Brewing, St. Francisville, 10 a.m. ANDREW NEIL LANDRY: Grapevine Cafe and Gallery, Donaldsonville, 6 p.m. BRIAN JONES: Small Town Daiquiris, Clinton, 9 p.m.

SUNDAY

A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO FLOYD BROWN: Sandy’s Daiquiris, Port Allen, 2 p.m. KONNER JAMES: The Francis Southern Table & Bar, St. Francisville, 6 p.m. DANO’S SUNDAY NIGHT KARAOKE: Charlie B’s, Maurepas, 7 p.m.

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DANO’S KARAOKE: Ware House Saloon, Maurepas, 8 p.m.

THURSDAY

LIVE MUSIC THURSDAY: Lil Daddy’s, Plaquemine, 7 p.m.

WALT WHITAKER: Backstreet Lounge, 6 p.m. KYBALION: El Paso Mexican Grill, 6 p.m. AVERAGE JOE’S: Sidelines Grill, Zachary, 6 p.m. THE LEE SERIO BAND: Perkins

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the belief that a better future is possible through vision, determination and hard work. In recognition of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence, students are invited to create a short film exploring what the American Dream means to them. Students may submit individually or in groups of two or three. Groups may include students from different schools and grade levels. Films must be between 30 seconds and five minutes long, and only online submissions will be accepted. Selected films will be presented during the festival. For complete guidelines or to submit a film, visit southernscreen.org/studentfilm-showcase.

Southern Screen is a multi-disciplinary arts organization that supports and celebrates creative professionals and their work. The festival provides a platform for emerging and innovative storytellers of all types to showcase their craft and share their creativity. It features film screenings, live music, creative writing, podcasts, community and industry workshops, networking mixers, parties and more. Its mission is to move beyond traditional ﬁlm and music festivals and expose guests and the community to the endless possibilities of art and entertainment. For more information about the 2026 Southern Screen Festival, visit southernscreen.org.

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Strong & Calm Warrior Yoga starts at 8 a.m. Saturday at the USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & Museum. The free class is open to all levels.

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Continued from page 1D LOUISIANA BLACK BEAR: 9 a.m.-6 p.m., Greenwell Springs Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road. Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries’ tour of the taxidermied black bear along with paw print and skull replicas. Take a photo with the bear and get free information about the state mammal. ebrpl. com. AUTHOR BOOK PREMIERE EVENT: 2 p.m.-5 p.m., Room 102, Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Meet children’s book author Kiyoko Hairston (“Freeda’s Fabniﬁcent Feet”). There will be an activity for children and a talk by the author. Free. ebrpl.com. SATURNIAN OPPOSITION: 9:15 p.m.-11:25 p.m., Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. With the Earth and Saturn now the

closest they will be to each other this year, here’s your chance, weather permitting, to view “The Ringed Planet.” observatory@brec.org or (225) 768-9948.

SUNDAY

MYSTERY KIDS MOVIE: 12:30 p.m. and 1:50 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Sensory-friendly screening of a surprise kids ﬁlm. Also, crafts and activities with LSU Museum of Art in the lobby. manshiptheatre.org. FREE FIRST SUNDAY: Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; Old Governors’ Mansion, 502 North Blvd.; Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, 2161 Nicholson Drive; LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St.; Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St.; and LSU Center for River Studies, 100 Terrace Ave. Free admission to all exhibits and installations, plus reduced-price entry to

LASM’s Irene Pennington Planetarium shows. GROUP TAI CHI CLASS: 6 p.m.-7 p.m., Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. With the Tai Chi Club, explore the yin and yang of mind-body and ﬁnd the way of nature in tai chi. Wear ﬂat shoes and comfortable clothes. ebrpl.com.

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MIKE THE TIGER HABITAT: Between Tiger Stadium and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center, LSU. Visit the famed live Bengal tiger, the mascot for all LSU Athletics teams. He resides in a $3.7 million, 15,000-square-foot environment that includes lush planting, a live oak tree, a waterfall and a stream evolving from a rocky backdrop overﬂowing with plants and trees. mikethetiger.com/.

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Continued from page 1D alongside Tom Cruise as Lestat de Lioncourt — gave him “an opportunity to expand the universe of a vampire film,” Jordan said. To realize his vision for Louis and Lestat’s darkly beautiful environs, Jordan collaborated closely with the film’s Italian set designer-artist Dante Ferretti and French cinematographer Philippe Rousselot. The film shot in New Orleans and at nearby plantations, in San Francisco, Paris and London. “I said, ‘We’re going to take 18th-century New Orleans and Paris and 20thcentury San Francisco,” Jordan said, “and turn the whole world into a beautiful mausoleum. And we did.” Launching production in New Orleans in October 1993, Jordan found more than everything he needed. “It was the most beautiful experience shooting there,” he said. “Also, the most haunting experience, because we were shooting constantly at night. And it was this strange haunted environment. It was almost like the entire of the city believed in vampires.” Jordan had minimal contact with Rice, the late local novelist who published “Interview with the Vampire,” the first of her 30 bestselling novels, in 1976.

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Tom Cruise, left, and Brad Pitt star in 1994’s ‘Interview with the Vampire.’ “She asked me to make the movie,” the director recalled. “We spoke on the phone several times. I went to meet her in her strange house in New Orleans. She was surrounded by strange statues. But when I started making the movie, she took exception to the casting of Tom Cruise. So, we didn’t speak until she’d seen the ﬁlm. When she liked it, we became friends again.” After Rice and her devoted readers vehemently opposed Cruise as Lestat and Pitt as Louis, Jordan felt relief when the author ultimately expressed her approval. “But a lot of that stuff is people creating these dramas, so more people will read their books and go to see their movies,” he said. “It seemed a bit fake to me. I just wanted to make the

best version I could of that beautiful book that she’d written.” An international hit, “Interview with the Vampire” earned $105.2 million domestically and $223.6 worldwide. Jordan, the director of 26 films and author of a dozen books, anticipates his next film will be an adaption of his 2023 novel, “The Well of Saint Nobody.” His latest novel, this year’s “The Library of Traumatic Memory,” has yet to be published in the U.S. “It’s a tough time for filmmaking,” he said of the movie business. “A lot of directors are struggling, but I’ve got several films I want to make. I don’t want to stop.” Email John Wirt at j_ wirt@msn.com.

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FRIDAY-SATURDAY

EVENING SKY VIEWING: 8:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., BREC Highland Road Park Observatory, 13800 Highland Road. See the majesty of the night sky, for those 6 and up. hrpo. lsu.edu/events.

SATURDAY

COURT FOR A CAUSE: 8 a.m.4 p.m., Court to Table Kitchen & Bar, 7477 Burbank Drive. Beneﬁt for Claire’s Promise and its mission to create safer roads and prevent impaired driving. $20, general admission; free, kids 12 and younger; $100, pickleball team (competitive or social bracket + buffet access); $50, cornhole team (includes buffet access). clairespromise. com. STRONG & CALM WARRIOR YOGA: 8 a.m. to 9 a.m., USS Kidd Veterans Memorial & Museum, 305 S. River Road. usskidd.com. BATON ROUGE ARTS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Vendors sell pottery, woodwork, textiles, glass, paintings, sculptures, photographs, handmade soaps, handmade toys and jewelry. artsbr.org. RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Fifth and Main streets, downtown. Farmfresh produce and goods, including wine, seafood, plants, ﬂowers, prepared and baked items and more. breada.org. DISCOVERY DAY: LOUISIANA FOLKLORE: 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Capitol Park Museum, 660 N. Fourth St. Explore the legends, stories and traditions that have helped shape Louisiana culture. Participants will have the chance to create their own spooky or non-spooky loups-garous and get take-home worksheets on other Louisiana legends and folklore stories. Discounted admission. ANNUAL BLESSING OF THE PETS: 9:30 a.m., St. Francis Episcopal Church, 726 Maple St., Denham Springs. Hosted by St. Francis Episcopal and Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. All community members and their pets welcome. Includes a pet food drive to support the Denham Springs Animal Shelter. Free. FAMILY-HOUR STARGAZING: 10 a.m., Irene W. Pennington Planetarium at the Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road. Learn about the stars and constellations in the local nighttime sky, followed by an all-ages show. lasm.org. DEAD MEDIA MARKET: 1 p.m.6 p.m., Chelsea’s Live, 1010 Nicholson Drive. A pop-up market of retro wares including VHS, vinyl, tapes, CDs, DVDs, boutique Blus, CRT TVs, stereos, vintage clothes, retro toys, cards, comics, books, zines. https://www.chelseaslive.com. SATURDAY NIGHT BALLROOM: FALLFEST DANCE: 7 p.m.10 p.m., American Legion, 151 S. Wooddale Blvd. A mix of recorded music for ballroom, Latin and swing dancing. $15

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Artist Henry Watson carves a piece of old cypress at his booth at the West Baton Rouge Museum’s 30th annual SugarFest on Oct. 5, 2025, in Port Allen. This year’s festival runs from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. (dancers and spectators); cash bar.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY

CORN MAZE AT BURDEN: 9 a.m. and noon plus 2:30 p.m. Saturday, LSU AgCenter Botanic Gardens, 4560 Essen Lane. A two-hour adventure for all ages, including maze, hayrides, bounce pad, pumpkin patch, petting farm and more. $16.78 and up. https:// lsuagcenterbg.ticketspice. com/corn-maze-at-burden-2026.

SUNDAY

SUGAR FEST: 11 a.m.-4 p.m., West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen. Live music, sweet treats, folklife demonstrations and more. https://westbatonrougemuseum.org. FREE FIRST SUNDAY: Louisiana Art & Science Museum, 100 S. River Road; Old State Capitol, 100 North Blvd.; Old Governors’ Mansion, 502 North Blvd.; Magnolia Mound Museum + Historic Site, 2161 Nicholson Drive; LSU Museum of Art, 100 Lafayette St.; Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St.; and LSU Center for River Studies, 100 Terrace Ave. Free admission to all exhibits and installations, plus reducedprice entry to LASM’s Irene Pennington Planetarium shows. MYSTERY KIDS MOVIE: 12:30 p.m. and 1:50 p.m., Manship Theatre, 100 Lafayette St. Sensory-friendly screening of a surprise kids ﬁlm. Also, crafts and activities with LSU Museum of Art in the lobby. manshiptheatre.org.

TUESDAY

BATON ROUGE CHESS CLUB: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., La Divina Italian Cafe, 3535 Perkins Road, Unit 360. A chance to play and learn; all levels welcome. Free. https:// www.facebook.com/ groups/882781911820103/. TRIVIA NIGHT: 6:30 p.m.8 p.m., Court to Table, 7477 Burbank Drive. courttotable. com.

WEDNESDAY

BEGINNING MUSHROOM CULTIVATION: 4:30 p.m., Central Branch Library, 11260 Joor Road. Learn the fundamen-

tals of growing mushrooms through hands-on instruction with Baton Rouge Myco. Free. ebrpl.com. RUN KREWE: 6 p.m.-8 p.m., meeting at The Main Lobby, 668 Main St. Free. https:// www.heylo.com. OCTOBER POETRY SLAM: 7 p.m., Cary Saurage Community Arts Center, 233 St. Ferdinand St. Poets, writers and storytellers from all backgrounds invited to share their voice in a supportive and creative space. Free snacks; beverages may be available for purchase. $15. 225theatrecollective.com.

THURSDAY

RED STICK FARMERS MARKET: 8 a.m. to noon, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Road. Farm-fresh produce, goods and more. facebook.com/redstickfarmersmarket. ART RECEPTIONS: 6 p.m.8 p.m., Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Alumni reception for “Intelligent Worlds,” Gallery at Manship; Dario Robleto gallery reception, Glassell Gallery; and fall opening, LSU Museum of Art, Shaw Center for the Arts. manshiptheatre.org. LAGNIAPPE HISTORIC DANCE & PASTIME SOCIETY: 6 p.m.7:30 p.m., Pride-Chaneyville Branch Library, 13600 Port Hudson-Pride Road. Participants can learn and enjoy authentic 18th- and 19th-century dances inspired by the world of Jane Austen novels. (225) 231-3240. HOW TO GROW BLUEBERRIES AND CITRUS AND CARING FOR YOUR HOUSEPLANTS: 6:30 p.m., Greenwell Springs Road Branch Library, 11300 Greenwell Springs Road. Presented by EBR Master Gardeners. Free. https://ebrmg. wildapricot.org/. WEEKLY COMMUNITY BIKE RIDE: 7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m., Geaux Ride, 601 Laurel St. Including use of one glow-inthe-dark bicycle, glow-in-thedark accessories, complimentary water and lead tour guide with music. Free. geauxridebikes.com. KARAOKE, TRIVIA, BINGO AND MORE: 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., Brickyard South Bar + Patio, 174 South Blvd. Presented by BarFly Entertainment. Free

to play. facebook.com/brickyardsouth.

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ANN CONNELLY FINE ART: 1670 Lobdell Ave. Hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Free. (225) 927-7676 or annconnelly.com. ART GUILD OF LOUISIANA: Independence Park Theatre, 7800 Independence Blvd. “Autumn Judged Show 2026,” through Nov. 11. Classes: Watercolor Basics — Birds of a Feather: 9:30 a.m.-noon Saturday; Classes are held at AGL Park Studio, 2490 Silverest Ave. artguildlouisiana.org. BATON ROUGE GALLERY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART: 1515 Dalrymple Drive. New works by Ross Jahnke, Brian Kelly, Leslie Koptcho, Lauren Cardenas and John Alleyne, through Oct. 25. Hours: Noon-6 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. batonrougegallery.org. CAPITOL PARK MUSEUM: 660 N. Fourth St. “We the People,” a living portrait of 21st-century American identity through nearly 200 paired photographs by Steven G. Smith shown across two giant screens, together measuring

about 12 feet high and 36 feet wide, through June. “Grounds for Greatness: Louisiana and the Nation” and “Experiencing Louisiana: Discovering the Soul of America,” both permanent exhibits. (225) 342-5428 or louisianastatemuseum.org. CARY SAURAGE COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER SHELL GALLERY: 233 St. Ferdinand St. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays. artsbr.org. ELIZABETHAN GALLERY: 680 Jefferson Highway. Call (225) 924-6437 or follow the gallery’s Facebook page. THE GALLERY AT MANSHIP: 100 Lafayette St. “Intelligent Worlds: Celebrating LSU Printmaking Alumni,” through Oct. 18. Hours are 9 a.m.4 p.m. Monday, 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday, 9 a.m.11 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday. manshiptheatre.org. KNOCK KNOCK CHILDREN’S MUSEUM: 1900 Dalrymple Drive. Offering interactive exhibits, programs and resources that inspire children to become creative problem solvers and lifelong learners. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. TuesdayWednesday and Friday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday, and 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday; closed Monday. https:// knockknockmuseum.org. LOUISIANA ART & SCIENCE MUSEUM: 100 S. River Road. “Reﬂections: The Art of George Rodrigue,” through Jan. 24. “Louisiana Couture: The Legacy of San Carlin,” through Jan. 3. (225) 344-5272 or lasm.org. LSU’S BARNES OGDEN ART & DESIGN COMPLEX GALLERY: 31 S. Campus Drive. Rotating exhibitions of LSU College of Art & Design students, faculty, and alums work, and visiting artists and designers. (225) 578-5400. design.lsu.edu. LSU’S GLASSELL GALLERY: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. Work by Dario Robleto. Hours: noon-8 p.m. LSU’S LAURA AND CLARK BOYCE GALLERY: Julian T. White Hall, 297 Field House Drive. Rotating exhibitions of LSU College of Art & Design students, faculty and alums work. (225) 578-5400 or design.lsu.edu. LSU MUSEUM OF ART: Shaw Center for the Arts, 100 Lafayette St. “The Folk Art Gallery,” through June 30. (225) 3897200 or lsumoa.org. LSU TEXTILE & COSTUME MUSEUM: Human Ecology Build-

ing, Tower Drive, LSU campus. “Stitches in Time: Quilts & Fashion,” exploring the enduring dialogue between quilt making and dress, through Jan. 15. (225) 578-5992 or email textile@lsu.edu. MAGNOLIA MOUND MUSEUM + HISTORIC SITE: 2161 Nicholson Drive. Guided and self-guided tours. 10 a.m.4 p.m. Monday-Saturday and 1 p.m.-4 p.m. Sunday. brec. org/facility/MagnoliaMound. OLD GOVERNOR’S MANSION: 502 North Blvd. Open for tours. See a hidden staircase, the grand ballroom, a water-cooled solarium, the Rose Garden and a replica of the Oval Ofﬁce. 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday. Free admission. oldgovernorsmansion. com. OLD STATE CAPITOL: 100 North Blvd. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday, plus Free First Sunday. “Excursions, Expeditions, and Discoveries: A Young Nation Expands & Reimagining America: The Maps of Lewis & Clark,” through Dec. 18. Free. louisianaoldstatecapitol.org. FRANK HAYDEN HALL VISUAL ART GALLERY: Southern University. Student work, faculty showcases, alumni homecoming exhibitions, and traveling contemporary art exhibitions focusing on African American art and history. Gallery hours are 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Admission is free. https://www.subr.edu/ subhome/96. USS KIDD VETERANS MEMORIAL & MUSEUM: 305 S. River Road. Displays of a variety of artifacts that celebrate veteran and naval military history. Note: Vessel is in Houma for dry dock repairs. usskidd.com. WEST BATON ROUGE MUSEUM: 845 N. Jefferson Ave., Port Allen. “What the Fox Knows,” 30-plus watercolor paintings by artist Kathy Miller, through Nov. 22. “Brusly: Where Everyone Knows Your Name,” through Dec. 23. (225) 336-2422 or westbatonrougemuseum.org.

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TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 2, the 275th day of 2026. There are 90 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall joined the U.S. Supreme Court as its ﬁrst African American justice; he would serve on the bench for 24 years until his retirement in 1991. Also on this date: In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson had a serious stroke at the White House that left him paralyzed on his left side. In 1942, the RMS Queen Mary, an ocean liner carrying thousands of American soldiers as a converted troop ship during World War II, accidentally rammed and sank the escort ship HMS Curacoa in the North Atlantic, killing over 300 crew members aboard the Curacoa. In 1944, German troops crushed the 2-month-old Warsaw Uprising, during which a quarter of a million people were killed. In 1970, one of two char-

tered twin-engine planes flying the Wichita State University football team to Utah crashed into a mountain near Silver Plume, Colorado, killing 31 of the 40 people on board. In 1968, as many as 300 people were massacred at a student protest in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco plaza in what the government initially reported as a lawful suppression of a violent riot just 10 days before the Summer Olympics’ Opening Ceremony. In 2006, an armed milk truck driver took a group of girls hostage in an Amish schoolhouse in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania, killing five of them and wounding five others before taking his own life. In 2016, Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster Vin Scully signed off for the last time, ending 67 years behind the mic for the Dodgers as he called a 7-1 loss to the Giants in San Francisco. In 2018, U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, a critic of Saudi Arabia’s

government, was killed by Saudi Arabian officials at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. In 2020, stricken by COVID-19, President Donald Trump was injected with an experimental drug combination at the White House before being flown to a military hospital, where he was given remdesivir, an antiviral drug. In 2023, a fire broke out in a nightclub in the southeastern Spanish city of Murcia, killing 13 people and injuring several others. Today’s birthdays: Singersongwriter Don McLean (“American Pie”) is 81. Fashion designer Donna Karan is 78. Actor Avery Brooks is 78. Photographer Annie Leibovitz is 77. Singer-actor Sting is 75. Actor Lorraine Bracco is 72. R&B singer Freddie Jackson is 70. Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Ressa is 63. Singer-songwriter Gillian Welch is 59. Actor-talk show host Kelly Ripa is 56. Actor Efren Ramirez is 53. Musician Brittany Howard (Alabama Shakes) is 38.

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Bridge By PHILLIP ALDER Publilius Syrus, in the first century B.C., was a Syrian slave brought to Italy, but by exhibiting wit and intelligence, he was released and educated by his master. Syrus said, “A gift in season is a double favor to the needy.” The last four columns featured deals in which the declarers tried to maximize their chances of making their contracts. But sometimes a defender should take a page from those declarers’ books. In this deal, East is defending against four hearts. West leads the club seven. East wins with his queen and cashes the club ace, West following with the two to show that he started with a doubleton. What should East do next? After East opened one club, South had enough points to make a takeout double, planning to bid hearts on the next round to show his strong hand-type. But he feared that the opponents would carry the auction uncomfortably high in spades before he could mention his suit. The defense looks so easy: Lead a third club. West will win the trick by ruffing, return a diamond to East’s ace for down one, and perhaps another club will effect a trump promotion. In this deal, though, that backfires badly. Declarer wins the third trick in the dummy, draws trumps and claims.

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Before getting greedy, East should cash his diamond ace. Here, West signals with his seven to show the diamond king. East leads another diamond for down one. But if West discourages in diamonds, East returns to clubs, hoping that West has a heart higher than dummy’s seven. © 2026 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

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10:00 AM, Monday, Octo‐ ber 5, 2026 LSU Innovation Park, 8510 Technology Circle, Baton Rouge, LA 70820 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of BUILD‐ ING CONSTRUCTION. Bid‐ der is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, ex‐ cept under the provi‐ sions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or federal funds, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the commitment of federal funds. The Uni‐ versity shall incur no obligation to the Con‐ tractor until the Contract Between Owner and Con‐ tractor is fully executed. 200077 Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2026 3t $202.50 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Bids will be received by the Office of Purchasing, Room 213 Thomas Boyd Hall, Louisiana State Uni‐ versity and Agricultural and Mechanical College 70803 until 11:00 AM on Tuesday, October 20, 2026. ** Refer to www.centerl inebidconnect.com for bid submission instruc‐ tions. All bids must be submitted via email to lsubids@lsu.edu ** ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY LOUISIANA STATE UNI‐ VERSITY, OFFICE OF PUR‐ CHASING OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: Furnish Labor and Materials for LSUS Walk‐ ing Path LSU SOLICITATION NUMBER: RFQ-0000002909 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project may be obtained from: www.centerlinebidco nnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Contractors unable to access bidding docu‐ ments at www.centerl inebidconnect.com should contact Halff Jared Boogaerts, P.E. 401 Market Street, Suite 650 Shreveport, LA 71101 Phone: 318-716-6129 Email: jboogaerts@halff. com All bids must be accom‐ panied by bid security equal to five percent ( ) f h f h

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The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. Surety must be listed currently on the U.S. Department of Trea‐ sury Financial manage‐ ment Service List (Trea‐ sury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the con‐ tract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana resi‐ dents. If surety is quali‐ fied other than by listing on the Treasury list, the contract amount may not exceed fifteen percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial state‐ ments filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000. However, a Louisiana domiciled in‐ surance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the con‐ tract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholder’s surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial state‐ ments filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The Bond shall be signed by the surety’s agent or attor‐ ney-in-fact. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD 1:30 PM, Monday, October 5, 2026 LSUS Technology Center, Conference Room Room 103A/B, 1 University Place, Shreve‐ port, LA 71115 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of HIGH‐ WAY, STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, ex‐ cept under the provi‐ sions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or federal funds, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the commitment of federal funds. The Uni‐ versity shall incur no bli i h

200078 Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 2026 3t $203.37 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Louisiana Tech University, Purchas‐ ing Office, 208 Keeny Cir‐ cle, Room 408, Ruston, LA 71270. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Friday, October 30, 2026 at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in Room 408, 208 Keeny Circle, Ruston LA 71272. FOR: Building Equipment Addition Institute for Micromanufacturing Louisiana Tech University Ruston, Louisiana BID NUMBER: 50012-667-27 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit from Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & Mc‐ Clelland, Inc. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Aillet, Fenner, Jolly & McClelland, Inc. 3003 Knight Street, Suite 120 Shreveport, LA 71105 Telephone: 318-425-7452 E-mail: jwilson@afjmc. com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 AM on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at Institute for Micromanu‐ facturing, 505 Tech Drive, Ruston, Louisiana 71270 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Mechanical Work. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY LOUISIANA TECH UNIVER‐ SITY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐

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sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this law. If required for bid‐ ding, Contractors must hold an active license is‐ sued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classi‐ HIGHWAY, ﬁcation of STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform Public Works Bid Form.

Bids shall be ﬁrm for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid shall be withdrawn for any reason during this period of time ex‐ cept as allowed per R.S. 38:2214.C.

In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2214 (B) the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form, shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. For additional informa‐ tion please contact Dan Rosenquist drosen‐ quist@brla.gov, 225-3893186. 200870 Sept 18, 25, Oct. 2 2026 3t $321.28 PUBLIC NOTICE -NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge will receive elec‐ tronic or paper bids for the construction of the following project: McHOST ROAD IMPROVE‐ MENTS 2 (LA Hwy 64 – Port Hudson – Pride Rd) PROJECT CITY-PARISH PROJECT No. 20-EN-HC-0107 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Clearing and grubbing, grading, earthwork, drainage structures, sub‐ surface drainage, base course, asphaltic con‐ crete pavement, striping, and associated items of work. There will be no pre-bid conference.

Electronic or sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, TUES‐ DAY, OCTOBER 27TH, 2026 by the Purchasing Divi‐ sion, Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. No bids will be re‐ ceived after 2:00 p.m. on the same day and date. Bid Openings can be in person or via teleconfer‐ ence. Teleconference Call-in Information Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # button) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network trafﬁc (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Dallas) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Denver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jacksonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 Electronic bids and elec‐ tronic bid bonds for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all elec‐ tronic bids will be down‐ loaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in 806 of City Hall immediately after the 2:00 p.m. bid closing. Bids, amendments to bids, or request for with‐ drawal of quotations, re‐ ceived after time speci‐ ﬁed for bid opening shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

Official Bid Documents are available at Central Bidding (www.central bidding.com). Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www. centralbidding.com). For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Cen‐ tral Bidding at 225-8104814. Paper copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents are on file and may be ob‐ tained from the Public Works and Planning Cen‐ ter located at 1100 Laurel St., Engineering Division, Room 137 or Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, upon payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Make checks payable to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge.) Fees for plans, specifica‐ tions and contract docu‐ ments are to cover the cost of reproduction and are non-refundable in ac‐ cordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes. A Certified Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satis‐ factory Bid Bond exe‐ cuted by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. Bids shall be received electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish East Baton Rouge, and only those bids shall be received by the CityParish which is submit‐ ted by those Contractors in whose names the so‐ licitation bid forms and/or specifications were issued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiv‐ ing proposals. The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economi‐ cally Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in ac‐ cordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certified in accor‐ dance with the Parish program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts. For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and has established a mini‐ mum EBE goal of 19% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or providing documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in at‐ tempting to meet this goal. Only EBE firms cer‐ tified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Pro‐ gram at the time of sub‐ mittal of the bid will count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A, and 2, and Letters of EBE Certi‐ fication, as appropriate within 10 days after bid opening All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to as‐ sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this law. If required for bid‐ ding, Contractors must hold an active license is‐ sued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classi‐ HIGHWAY, fication of STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform Public Works Bid Form.

For additional informa‐ tion please contact George Chike, P.E. at gchike@brla.gov. or William Wall, P.E., Project Manager at Billy.Wall@ waggonereng.com. 202610 Oct. 2, 9, 16, 2026 3t $327.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice to Proposers SP# 176 Sealed proposals will be received by the Office of State Procurement, 1201 North Third Street, 2nd Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, LA until 10:00 AM CT on November 10, 2026 for Solicitation Number Doc2399264806- Request for Proposal (RFP) for Statewide Student As‐ sessment Services. The RFP may be accessed at https://portal.us.bn. cloud.ariba.com/ dashboard/public/ appext/comsapsbncd iscoveryui#/RfxEvent/ preview/1110026412?anI d=ANONYMOUS No proposals will be con‐ sidered after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all proposals and to waive any infor‐ malities. Amy Vincent Chief Procurement Officer Phone (225) 342-8010 202587 Oct. 2, 2026 1t $11.77 PUBLIC NOTICE --SECTION 00100 ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids or electronic bids are requested by East Baton Rouge Parish School Board from gen‐ eral contractors for the construction of: PROJECT NAME: Former Broadmoor Middle School Site SCHOOL: Former Broadmoor Middle School PROJECT NO.: 920.002 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived at the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board, EBR Food and Nu‐ trition Program, ATTN: CSRS-TILLAGE Program Manager, 3000 North Sherwood Forest Blvd., Building A, Conference Room 51 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70814, until: 2:00 PM, LOCAL TIME, No‐ vember 3, 2026 at which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Bidders have the option to submit their bids elec‐ tronically by using Bea‐ con Bid. Complete Bid Documents may be obtained elec‐ tronically at: https:// www.beaconbid.com/sol icitations/east-batonrouge-schools There is no cost associ‐ ated with collecting the documents. These docu‐ ments will not be pro‐ vided in any other way than as described here. The successful Bidder is allowed 365 calendar days to complete the Project from the com‐ mencement date stated in the Agreement or a Notice to Proceed. Liqui‐ dated damages will be assessed at $500.00 for each consecutive calen‐ dar day for which the work is not substantially complete and $500.00 for each consecutive calen‐ dar day beginning the 46th day after the date of Substantial Completion for which all of the work listed on the punch list is not complete. The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board has adopted a Fair Share Pro‐ li i h

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p curement Policy with a goal of at least twenty (20%) percent participa‐ tion by MWBEs. The pol‐ icy and goal apply to this project.

bond shall be written by a company that complies with the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2218C.

The East Baton Rouge Parish School Board is an Equal Opportunity Em‐ ployer. Therefore, all re‐ spondents are encour‐ aged to utilize minority participation to the ex‐ tent possible through the use of small, disadvan‐ taged, and womenowned businesses as consultants. Bid Documents may be reviewed at the office of CSRS-Tillage Program Management, 3000 North Sherwood Forest Blvd., Building A, Room 51 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70814, F.W. Dodge Plan Room, iSqFt, Construct‐ Connect, or Reed Con‐ struction Data. Bids must be accompa‐ nied by a bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the base bid and include all additive alter‐ nates in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or bid bond. A bid

The successful bidder is required to furnish a Per‐ formance Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount and a Payment Bond in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the contract amount written by a company that complies with the provisions of La. R.S. 38:2219 and on the East Baton Rouge School Board's Forms included in the Bidding Docu‐ ments. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 AM on October 20, 2026, at the EBRPSS Nutritional Program, 3000 N Sher‐ wood Forest Blvd, Build‐ ing A Rm 35. Attendance at this Pre-bid Confer‐ ence is Mandatory, and bidders must be seated prior to 10:00 AM in order to submit a bid. The apparent low bidder must complete and de‐ liver to CSRS-Tillage Pro‐ h

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals g gram Management at the address stated above within ten (10) calendar days after the date of the opening of the Bids- the sworn affidavit required to comply with La. R.S. 38:2212.10 regarding an employee status verifica‐ tion system, the signed no-conviction affidavit required by La. R.S. 38:2227, the non-collu‐ sion affidavit required by La. R. S. 38:2224, and other required docu‐ ments as specified in the Bidding Documents. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of 45 days after the date of the bid opening except as pro‐ vided by law. Bidders must meet the requirements of the State of Louisiana Con‐ tractor’s Licensing Law, R.S. 37:2151 et seq. NOTE: BIDS SHALL ONLY BE ACCEPTED FROM CON‐ TRACTORS WHO ARE LI‐ CENSED UNDER LOUISIANA CONTRAC‐ TORS LICENSING LAW FOR THE MAJOR CLASSI‐ FICATION OF BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

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

Request for Proposals 10/08/2026

Shashonnie Steward, President East Baton Rouge Parish School Board

Deadline to submit inquiries by 2:00PM CST 10/22/2026

LaMont Cole, Superintendent East Baton Rouge Parish School Board LEGAL AD TO RUN: 10/2, 10/8, 10/15 DATE: September 24, 2026 END OF SECTION Project Schedule The Owner intends to ad‐ here to the following schedule, subject to modiﬁcations at Owner’s sole discretion if in best interest to the Project:

3rd Advertisement of the Request for Proposals 10/15/2026 Mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference 10/20/2026

Deadline for Owner’s response to inquiries 10/28/2026 Deadline for Submission of Proposals 11/3/2026 Anticipated announce‐ ment of successful Proposer 11/3/2026 Anticipated commence‐ ment of Construction Phase Services November 2026

1St Advertisement of the Request for Proposals 10/02/2026

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Anticipated date of substantial completion December 2027 202647 Oct. 2, 8, 15, 2026 3t $288.21 PUBLIC NOTICE -- The Louisiana Ofﬁce of the State Museum is re‐ questing proposals for a Public-Private Partner‐ ship project to design, build, furnish, operate, and maintain an in‐ door/outdoor café at the New Orleans Jazz Mu‐ seum. For more informa‐ tion go to opportuni‐ tiesinlouisiana.com. 202696-oct 2-20-t $93.29 PUBLIC NOTICE --To be published three times Legal- OCT 2nd, 9th & 16th, 2026 THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge will receive elec‐ tronic or paper bids for the construction of the following project: SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 21-6 STREETS IN WIMBLEDON ESTATES, HARVESTON, & THE HIGHLANDS CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 25-AO-ST-0025 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of rehabilitation of asphalt & concrete pavements, asphalt patching w/ overlay, concrete curb, and related work Electronic or sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, TUES‐ DAY _ OCT 27TH, 2026 by the Purchasing Division, Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. No bids will be received after 2:00 p.m. on the same day and date. Bid Openings can be in i l f

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Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all elec‐ tronic bids will be down‐ loaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if any, in 806 of City Hall immediately after the 2:00 p.m. bid closing. Bids, amendments to bids, or request for with‐ drawal of quotations, re‐ ceived after time speci‐ fied for bid opening shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Bids shall be firm for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid shall be withdrawn for any reason during this period of time ex‐ cept as allowed per R.S. 38:2214.C. Official Bid Documents are available at Central Bidding (www.central bidding.com). Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www. centralbidding.com). For questions related to the electronic bidding l ll

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g process, please call Cen‐ tral Bidding at 225-8104814. Paper copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents are on file and may be ob‐ tained from the Public Works and Planning Cen‐ ter located at 1100 Laurel St., Engineering Division, Room 137 or Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, upon payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Make checks payable to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge.) Fees for plans, specifica‐ tions and contract docu‐ ments are to cover the cost of reproduction and are non-refundable in ac‐ cordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes.

p p any, in 806 of City Hall immediately after the 2:00 p.m. bid closing.

pp y ested bidders / contrac‐ tors to tour and inspect the job site prior to sub‐ mitting quotes.

A Certified Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satis‐ factory Bid Bond exe‐ cuted by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. Bids shall be received electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish East Baton Rouge, and only those bids shall be received by the CityParish which is submit‐ ted by those Contractors in whose names the so‐ licitation bid forms and/or specifications were issued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiv‐ ing proposals. The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economi‐ cally Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in ac‐ cordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certified in accor‐ dance with the Parish program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts. For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and has established a mini‐ mum EBE goal of 6.9% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or providing documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in at‐ tempting to meet this goal. Only EBE firms cer‐ tified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Pro‐ gram at the time of sub‐ mittal of the bid will count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A, and 2, and Letters of EBE Certi‐ fication, as appropriate within 10 days after bid opening All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to as‐ sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this law. If required for bid‐ ding, Contractors must hold an active license is‐ sued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classi‐ fication of HIGHWAY, STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform Public Works Bid Form. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2214 (B) the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form, shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. For additional informa‐ tion please contact Dan Rosenquist drosen‐ quist@brla.gov, 225-3893186. 202488-oct 2-9-16-3t $300.33

PUBLIC NOTICE --To be published three times Legal- SEPT 25th, OCT 2nd & 9th 2026 THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge will receive elec‐ tronic or paper bids for the construction of the following project: SALES TAX STREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 21-4 STREETS IN CENTURION, STREETS IN SHERWOOD FOREST CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 25-AO-ST-0023 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: This project consists of rehabilitation of asphalt & concrete pavements, asphalt patching w/ overlay, concrete curb, and related work Electronic or sealed bids will be received until 2:00 p.m. Local Time, TUES‐ DAY, OCT 20TH, 2026 by the Purchasing Division, Room 826, City Hall, 222 Saint Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802. No bids will be received after 2:00 p.m. on the same day and date. Bid Openings can be in person or via teleconfer‐ ence. Teleconference Call-in In‐ formation Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # but‐ ton) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network trafﬁc (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-5358110 United States Toll (Dal‐ las) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Den‐ ver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jack‐ sonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 Electronic bids and elec‐ tronic bid bonds for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all elec‐ tronic bids will be down‐ loaded and publicly read aloud along with all paper bids received, if i f i ll

Bids, amendments to bids, or request for with‐ drawal of quotations, re‐ ceived after time speci‐ fied for bid opening shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Bids shall be firm for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of the opening of bids and no bid shall be withdrawn for any reason during this period of time ex‐ cept as allowed per R.S. 38:2214.C. Official Bid Documents are available at Central Bidding (www.central bidding.com). Electronic Bids may be submitted at Central Bidding (www. centralbidding.com). For questions related to the electronic bidding process, please call Cen‐ tral Bidding at 225-8104814. Paper copies of the plans, specifications and contract documents are on file and may be ob‐ tained from the Public Works and Planning Cen‐ ter located at 1100 Laurel St., Engineering Division, Room 137 or Post Office Box 1471, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821, upon payment of Ten Dollars ($10.00). (Make checks payable to the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge.) Fees for plans, specifica‐ tions and contract docu‐ ments are to cover the cost of reproduction and are non-refundable in ac‐ cordance with Louisiana Revised Statutes. A Certified Check or Cashier's Check, payable to the Parish of East Baton Rouge or a satis‐ factory Bid Bond exe‐ cuted by the Bidder and an acceptable surety, in an amount equal to five percent (5%) of the total bid, shall be submitted with each bid. Bids shall be received electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish East Baton Rouge, and only those bids shall be received by the CityParish which is submit‐ ted by those Contractors in whose names the so‐ forms licitation bid and/or specifications were issued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiv‐ ing proposals. The City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge has established a Socially and Economi‐ cally Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (SEDBE) program in ac‐ cordance with Revised Statute RS 33:2233.4. It is the policy of the Parish to ensure that Eligible Business Enterprises EBE’s, certified in accor‐ dance with the Parish program, have an equal opportunity to receive and participate in parish contracts. For this project the EBR Parish Purchasing office has directed a review of the scope of work and has established a mini‐ mum EBE goal of 8.29% of the contract amount. All Bidders shall achieve this goal or demonstrate good faith efforts to achieve the goal. Good faith efforts include meeting this EBE goal or providing documentation demonstrating that the Bidder made sufficient good faith efforts in at‐ tempting to meet this goal. Only EBE firms cer‐ tified under the Parish SEDBE Certification Pro‐ gram at the time of sub‐ mittal of the bid will count toward this EBE goal. To be considered responsive, the apparent low bidder must submit EBE Forms 1, 1A, and 2, and Letters of EBE Certi‐ fication, as appropriate within 10 days after bid opening All Contractors bidding on this work shall com‐ ply with all provisions of the State Licensing Law for Contractors, R.S. 37:2150-2163, as amended, for all public contracts. It shall also be the responsibility of the General Contractor to as‐ sure that all subcontrac‐ tors comply with this law. If required for bid‐ ding, Contractors must hold an active license is‐ sued by the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors in the classi‐ HIGHWAY, fication of STREET AND BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION, and must show their license number on the face of the bid envelope and the Uniform Public Works Bid Form. In accordance with La. R.S. 38:2214 (B) the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form, shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. For additional informa‐ tion please contact Dan Rosenquist drosen‐ quist@brla.gov, 225-3893186. 201752-sept 25-oct 2-9-3t $323.29 PUBLIC NOTICE --VOUCHER #26-07283

Questions regarding the site visit may be directed to David “Dave” Gordon, Facilities Manager via dgordon@flybtr.com and/or (225) 355-0333 Ext. 353. Quotes can be received as sealed bids at the ad‐ dress noted above or electronically on the so‐ licitation forms furnished in the Request for Quota‐ tion document. Quotes shall be received electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on solicitation forms fur‐ nished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish East Baton Rouge, and only those quotes shall be received by the CityParish which is submit‐ ted by those Contractors in whose names the so‐ licitation forms and/or specifications were is‐ sued. In no event shall paper solicitation forms be issued later than twenty-four (24) hours prior to the hour and date set for receiving proposals. Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time specified for submittal of quotes shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Mr. De‐ Sean C. Bethley, MPA at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3261, or via email at dbeth‐ ley@brla.gov.

Inquiries received up until 5:00 p.m. on Thurs‐ day, October 8, 2026. 201851-sept 25-oct 2-2t $89.72

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PUBLIC NOTICE --(Case No. PD26-0002) CITY OF CENTRAL ORDINANCE NO. 2026-19 AN ORDINANCE TO AP‐ PROVE PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT PRELIMI‐ NARY AND FINAL DEVEL‐ OPMENT PLANS FOR IL‐ LUMINATION PARK AND TO PROVIDE FOR RE‐ LATED MATTERS. (Central Thruway at A.J. LeBlanc Road) WHEREAS, an application (PD-26-0002) has been submitted by James Ho‐ hensee approval of a Pre‐ liminary and Final Devel‐ Plan for a opment Planned Unit Develop‐ ment for an outdoor drive-through light show; WHEREAS, the 21.87-acre property at the northeast corner of Central Thruway and A.J. LeBlanc Road, on Tracts 2-A-1 and 2-A-2, Emile Lesage, Sr. Property, in the R/A (Rural/Agricultural) and ORD (Office, Research and Development) zon‐ ing district, Central Thruway Overlay; WHEREAS, a public hear‐ ing was held on August 27, 2026 before the Zon‐ ing Commission to con‐ sider approval of the ap‐ plicant’s requested Pre‐ liminary and Final Devel‐ opment Plan for a Planned Unit Develop‐ ment and the Zoning Commission recom‐ mended approval of PD26-002 with the following stipulations: 1. Business hours re‐ stricted to 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; 2. Existing mature trees must not be disturbed; 3. Add a flashing caution light near the property’s entrance that will be turned off during nonbusiness hours; 4. Require a traffic and security plan to be filed with the Central Police Department and City Hall staff; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Central, State of Louisiana as fol‐ lows: Section 1: That the Pre‐ liminary and Final Devel‐ opment Plan for a Planned Unit Develop‐ ment for Illumination Park, as applied for and described in more detail in the attached Staff Re‐ port (Attachment A) is approved. Section 2: Conflicts. The specific terms and condi‐ tions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any con‐ flict. In addition to the abovementioned condi‐ tions, the development and use of the subject property is subject to the terms of all applicable ordinances and regula‐ tions of the City of Cen‐ tral, including any amendment thereto. Section 3: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or pro‐ vision of this Ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such declara‐ tion of invalidity shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or parts thereof, other than the part declared invalid. The remainder of the Or‐ dinance shall not be af‐ fected by the declaration of invalidity and shall re‐ main in force and effect. Section 4: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon publica‐ tion.

TO BE PUBLISHED – LEGAL 9/25/2026 and 10/2/2026

Introduced before the Council on September 8, 2026.

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT QUOTE: 10/16/2026 at 11:00 A.M. THE ADVOCATE

Notice of public hearing was published in The Ad‐ vocate on the 14th day of September, 2026.

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Quotes will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Division, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Room 826, Baton Rouge, La. until 11:00 A.M., October 16, 2026 for the following: RQ 7283 BTR Short-Term Parking Garage Repair MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE AND SUGGESTED JOB SITE VISIT A Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference and Sug‐ gested Job Site Visit shall be held on Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 9:00 a.m., at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport, 9430 Jackie Cochran Drive, 1st Floor Confer‐ ence Room, Baton Rouge, LA. The contact person con‐ cerning the Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference is Craig Alford, A.C.E., Air‐ port Safety & Operations Manager via calford@ ﬂybtr.com and/or (225) 355-0333 Ext. 336.

The job site visit will begin immediately fol‐ lowing the pre-bid con‐ ference at the Baton Rouge Metropolitan Air‐ port. This will be the only opportunity for inter‐ d bidd

This Ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: For: Fralick, Lazaroe, McKinney, Myer and Wells Against: None Absent: Lavergne and Roy Abstained/Recused: None Adopted this 22nd day of September 2026. Signed the 25th day of September 2026. s/Mark Miley, City Clerk Delivered to the Mayor on the 28th day of Sep‐ tember 2026. Approved: s/Wade Evans, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the 28th day of Sep‐ tember 2026. 202690-OCT 2-1T $56.65 PUBLIC NOTICE --(T-26-0005) CITY OF CENTRAL ORDINANCE NO. 2026-20 AN ORDINANCE AMEND‐ ING TITLE 7 UNIFIED DE‐ VELOPMENT CODE (UDC) AND APPENDIX 1 COM‐ PREHENSIVE ZONING CODE (CZC) TO MOVE ZONING OVERLAY DIS‐ TRICTS FROM THE CZC TO THE UDC, MAKE MINOR ADJUSTMENTS, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RE‐ LATED MATTERS.

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WHEREAS, via Ordinance No. 2024-37, the City of Central’s Council adopted a new frame‐ work for a Unified Devel‐ opment Code (UDC); WHEREAS, the City Coun‐ cil adopted the Corridor Overlay District (CO) on July 23, 2013 as “Appen‐ dix G Design Standards in Overlay Districts” of the CZC (Ord. No. 201322); WHEREAS, the City Coun‐ cil adopted the City Cen‐ ter Overlay District (CCO) on September 25, 2018 as Chapter 12A of the CZC (Ord. No. 2018-33); WHEREAS, in early 2024, the City Council adopted a new zoning overlay dis‐ trict – Central Thruway Corridor Overlay District – as Chapter 12B of the CZC (Ord. No. 2024-04, 2/1/2024). When it was adopted, there was some confusion regarding per‐ mitted uses; WHEREAS, as indicated in the City’s Staff Report, attached hereto as At‐ tachment A and incorpo‐ rated herein by refer‐ ence, City staff recom‐ mends the following amendments and changes: 1. Move all zoning over‐ lay districts from the CZC to UDC Chapter 2, Part III; reorganize to fit UDC for‐ mat 2. Make the Corridor Overlay apply to existing structures that are sub‐ stantially improved (al‐ ready applicable in the CCO and CTO) 3. Rename Central Thruway Corridor Over‐ lay to Central Thruway Overlay (CTO) to avoid confusion with the Corri‐ dor Overlay 4. Clarify what uses are permitted in the CTO 5. In the CTO, don’t allow paving of residual areas in parking lots not used for vehicles (already a requirement in the CCO) 6. Change the approval authority for: a. Other building materi‐ als in the CO from the Planning Commission to the Planning Director b. Shared parking in the CCO from the Building Official to the Planning Director 7. Add hospitals to the table of allowed uses WHEREAS, after a public hearing on August 27, 2026, the Zoning Com‐ mission moved to recom‐ mend approving the sug‐ gested text amendment proposed by the City’s Staff subject to the addi‐ tional recommendation that the term “substan‐ tial” in Sec. 7:2.41(c)(3) be defined like the other overlay districts. WHEREAS, considering the recommendations from City of Central’s Planning Staff and the Zoning Commission’s recommendation, the City Council seeks to amend Title 7 Unified De‐ velopment Code and Ap‐ pendix 1 Comprehensive Zoning Code. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Mayor and the City Council of the City of Central, State of Louisiana: Section 1: That Title 7 Unified Development Code, and Appendix 1 of the Comprehensive Zon‐ ing Code found in the City of Central’s Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as fol‐ lows: a. Due to the length of the amendments and for the sake of accuracy, please see Attachment A. b. For purposes of the Corridor Overlay District, “substantial improve‐ ment” is hereby defined as “redevelopment over fifty percent (50%) of the value of the structure or site, whichever is greater”. Said definition shall be incorporated into Sec. 7:2.41(c)(3) as shown below: Sec. 7:2.41. Corridor Overlay (CO). *** (c) Applicability. This section shall apply to structures which can be viewed from an existing or proposed street, for: *** (3) Any part of an exist‐ ing structure when sub‐ stantial improvements (redevelopment over 50% of the value of the structure or site, whichever is greater) are made to that structure for a nonresidential use; and *** Section 2: All remaining sections and subsections not specifically ad‐ dressed in Attachment A shall remain unchanged. Section 3: Conflicts. The specific terms and condi‐ tions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any con‐ flict. Development of property subject to this ordinance is subject to the terms of all applica‐ ble ordinances and regu‐ lations of the City of Cen‐ tral, including any amendment thereto. Section 4: Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or pro‐ vision of this Ordinance is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such declara‐ tion of invalidity shall not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole, or parts thereof, other than the part declared invalid. The remainder of the Or‐ dinance shall not be af‐ fected by the declaration of invalidity and shall re‐ main in force and effect. Section 5: Effective Date. This Ordinance shall be effective upon publica‐ tion. Introduced before the Council on September 8, 2026. Notice of public hearing was published in The Ad‐ vocate on the 14th day of September, 2026. This Ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was as follows: For: Fralick, Lazaroe, McKinney and Myer Against: Wells Absent: Lavergne and Roy Abstained/Recused: None Adopted this 22nd day of September 2026. Signed the 25th day of September 2026. s/Mark Miley, City Clerk Delivered to the Mayor on the 28th day of Sep‐ tember 2026. Approved: s/Wade Evans, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the 28th day of Sep‐ tember 2026. 202691-OCT2-1T $88.65 PUBLIC NOTICE --Burns & McDonnell on behalf of Cloud Connec‐ tor, LLC is requesting au‐ thorization to construct a natural gas pipeline be‐ tween an interconnect station near Melville, Louisiana in St. Landry Parish, and Venture Global Plaquemines LNG, LLC and Plaquemines Ex‐ pansion, LLC Terminals in Plaquemines Parish. The U.S. Army Corps of Engi‐ neers (CEMVN) will be accepting public com‐ ments on the project until October 8, 2026. To further review and/or

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provide comments, addi‐ tional information and plans related to the pro‐ posal may be obtained at the following website: www.mvn.usace.army. mil/missions/regulatory/ public-notices (see Ref#: MVN-2026-00308-BV). If you have any questions or would like additional information, please con‐ tact Courtland Vice with CEMVN, Regulatory Divi‐ sion at (504) 862-1349 or at courtland.l.vice@ usace.army.mil. A certiﬁ‐ cation that the proposed activity will not violate applicable water quality standards will be re‐ quired from the LDEQ be‐ fore a Department of the Army permit could be is‐ sued.

resistant SGM-SG, Pro‐ gramming, relay and meter conﬁguration. Add 6-7KG8501-0AA31-2AA0 P850 power meter with feeder breaker. The dam‐ age to the switchgear was caused by a power surge, and subsequent power failure, from the main electrical feeder.

Pass, Chester, SC 29706

201952-SEP 28-OCT 8-11T $1,405.06

PUBLIC NOTICE --Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Proposed Activity in a Floodplain To: All interested Federal, State, and Local Agen‐ cies, Groups, and Individ‐ uals This is to give notice that the St. Bernard Parish Government (SBPG) under 24 CFR Part 58 has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, and in ac‐ cordance with HUD regu‐ lations at 24 CFR 55.20 in Subpart C Procedures for Making Determinations on Floodplain Manage‐ ment and Wetlands Pro‐ tection. The activity is funded under the HUD Congressional Direct Spending Program. The project is located 3901 Bayou Rd, St. Bernard, and is located in the 500year floodplain, thus it is within the Federal Flood Risk Management Stan‐ dard (FFRMS) floodplain. Existing natural and ben‐ eficial function of the floodplain is floodwater storage and conveyance. The project includes the construction of a threestory addition to the ex‐ isting fire station on a 1.25-acre site, a rural area of graded/gravel parking and drives, with some perimeter lawn areas that have been previously disturbed by buried water lines, sewer lines/septic tanks, and power poles. The project will include the construc‐ tion of an approximately 15,643 square feet new fire station building with associated access drive, parking, utilities, and ac‐ cessories. The existing fire station and parking area south of the project area will not be demol‐ ished, and the project will supplement existing facilities. The project area is bounded by LA 46 to the north, Fire Station Road to the west, a con‐ crete levee wall to the east, and a gravel drive/parking area to the south. The project would impact approximately 1 acre of FFRMS floodplain considering temporary work space and would permanently impact ap‐ proximately 0.75 acres of FFRMS floodplain. Based on review of National Wetlands Inventory (NWI) data and a desk‐ top wetland delineation conducted to receive Coastal Use Authoriza‐ tion under P20260748, the project would impact zero acres of wetlands. Project purpose is to add additional fire protection and emergency response to the project area. SBPG has considered the following alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize adverse im‐ pacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial functions and intrinsic values of the ex‐ isting floodplain: SBPG rejected the no action al‐ ternative as it would not improve emergency re‐ sponse and public safety in the project area. SBPG attempted to identify an area outside of the FFRMS floodplain to lo‐ cate the proposed fire station, however, all pos‐ sible areas that would serve the area in need of increased emergency re‐ sources were found to be located within the FFRMS floodplain. After coordi‐ nation with agencies, re‐ viewing alternatives fol‐ lowing an early public notice period in which no responses were received, and the fact that the pro‐ posed work would im‐ prove emergency re‐ sponse and public safety to development located previously in the flood‐ plain, SBPG determined that it has no practicable alternative to floodplain development. Timber mats would be used at access areas to minimize machinery impacts. SBPG has reevaluated al‐ ternatives to building in the floodplain and has determined that it has no practicable alternative to floodplain development. Environmental files doc‐ umenting compliance with Executive Order 11988, Executive Order 11990, and 24 CFR 55, are available for public in‐ spection, review and copying upon request at the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments. There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplain and those who have an interest in the protection of the natural environment should be given an opportunity to express their concerns and provide information about these areas. Sec‐ ond, an adequate public notice program can be an important public edu‐ cational tool. The dis‐ semination of informa‐ tion and request for pub‐ lic comment about flood‐ plain can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts associated with the occupancy and modi‐ fication of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fairness, when the Federal government de‐ termines it will partici‐ pate in actions taking place in the floodplain, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk. Written comments must be received by Timothy Soileau at the following address on or before Oc‐ tober 12, 2026: Tim Soileau, 607 W. Morris Avenue, Hammond, LA 70403 and (985) 662-5501 Attention: Tim Soileau, Environmental Scientist. A full description of the project may also be re‐ viewed from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM at the address above. Comments may also be submitted via email at tsoileau@ elosenv.com. Date: October 2, 2026 202494-OCT 2-1T $576.66 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT EMERGENCY SWITCHGEAR PURCHASE AND INSTALLATION SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY and A&M COLLEGE BATON ROUGE CAMPUS Emergency justification for immediate action to purchase a Switchgear MVSWGR, 13.2KV, 2000KZ, outdoor walk in-Non-arc

As a result of the recent extreme power surge and still sporadic power outages throughout Southern University Landmass, the remaining components of the exist‐ ing switchgear cannot support the power ﬂow through the campus. With additional buildings scheduled to come on‐ line soon it is imperative to have protection for the university’s assets. Due to impending record summer temperatures as well as the university’s scheduled hosted events (e.g., student classes, conferences, indoor and outdoor sporting events, other student events, along with ensuring safety of residential stu‐ dents etc.), delays could cause additional damage to the buildings and re‐ duction in air quality. To avoid another ex‐ treme power surge and to continue to have safe usage, this purchase has been assessed and deemed an emergency by the Southern Univer‐ sity System Ofﬁce of Fa‐ cilities Planning. The nor‐ mal bidding process will not allow purchase of the equipment and installa‐ tion to be done in a timely manner. This no‐ tice constitutes a decla‐ ration of emergency in accordance with LA R. S. 38:2211 et. Seq. and LA R.S. 39:1598. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY & A&M COLLEGE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Linda A. Antoine, Director of Purchasing Date Advertised October 3, 2026 Orlando. F. McMeans, In‐ terim President, South‐ ern University and A&M College System Kenneth Dawson, Direc‐ tor, Facilities Planning, Southern University and A&M College System 202636-oct 2-1t $28.63 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING City of Baker, Louisiana In accordance with the Open Meetings Law at R.S. 42:26, et seq. The Mayor and Council of the City of Baker, Louisiana, will meet on October 13, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Baker City Hall in the Council Cham‐ bers, 3325 Groom Road, Baker, Louisiana 70714 and via www.youtube. com/@bakerforward, at which time a public meeting will be held for the following: Approval of Preliminary Plat: Paulfor Street, Baker, Louisiana Owner: Kevin Hunter Name of Applicant: Hunter Ventures, LLC 11628 S. Choctaw Drive Suite 252 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815 Lot: A-1-B Subdivision: Winder K. Dunbar Tract City of Baker, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana Property Zoned: R-1

September 29, 2026 Chester, SC s/Cyrus Corbett Cyrus Corbett, SC Bar #103156 Cyrus Corbett, Attorney at Law, LLC 813 Davis Drive P. O. Box 1038 Chester, S. C. 29706-0608 Phone: 803-818-2007 Attorneys for Petitioners 202686-oct 2-9-16-3t $799.54 PUBLIC NOTICE The Historic Preservation Commission of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at 8:30 a.m., in the Planning Commission Conference Room 1st floor Baton Rouge, Louisiana to con‐ sider the following: HL-1-26 1421 East Harri‐ son Street Proposed des‐ ignation of Local Historic Landmark on property lo‐ cated on the north side of East Harrison Street, West of Arkansas Street, now or formerly known as Lot 34 of South Baton Rouge Subdivision, Square 19. (Council Dis‐ trict 10- Coleman) Run Dates: 10/2/2026 202563 Oct. 2, 2026 1t $10.84 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Planning Commis‐ sion of the City of Baton Rouge and the Parish of East Baton Rouge will hold a public meeting on Monday, October 19, 2026 at 5:00p.m., in Room 348, City Hall located at 222 St. Louis Street, 3rd floor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The Planning Commis‐ sion will consider the fol‐ lowing Site Plans as indi‐ cated: SP-7-26 The Spine Center of Louisiana (8712 Con‐ stantin Boulevard) Pro‐ posed medical office on property located on the south side of Constantin Boulevard, east of BRG Way, on property now or formerly known as Tract A-1-B-1 of General Health Center Plaza. (Council District 11- Adams)

Angela Canady Wall, LCMC, Clerk of Council City of Baker, Louisiana cc: Mayor and Council Members City Attorney Department Heads Advocate 201189-sept 19-25-oct 29-4t $129.56

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PUBLIC NOTICE --The City of St. George City Council will hold public hearings on Tues‐ day, October, 13, 2026, at 5:00 pm at St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave, St. George, LA 70816, to consider the following: Zoning Matter No. S-260028 – Ordinance revok‐ ing an existing servitude on property located at 10012 Glen View Ave, Lot 37-A of the Bluebonnet Terrace Subdivision, 1st Filing, and provide for re‐ lated matters. 202684-oct 2-9-12-3t $48.40

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TO THE DEFENDANT MELISSA KUHN ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY SUM‐ MONED and required to appear and defend the within action and to an‐ swer the Petition for For‐ mal Appointment filed in the Office of the Probate Court for Chester County and to serve a copy of your answer to said Complaint on the sub‐ scribers at their office at 813 Davis Drive, P.O. Box 1038, Chester, S. C. 29706 within thirty (30) days after the service hereof, exclusive of the day of such service, and if you fail to appear and defend the within action within the time aforesaid, then judgment by default will be rendered against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint. IN THE EVENT THAT YOU ARE AN INFANT UNDER FOURTEEN (14) YEARS OF AGE OR ARE INCOMPE‐ TENT OR INSANE, then you and your Guardian or Committee and the per‐ son with whom you re‐ side are further sum‐ moned and notified to apply for the appoint‐ ment of a Guardian ad Litem to represent said infant under fourteen (14) years of age or said incompetent or insane person within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons and No‐ tice upon you. If you fail to do so, application for such appointment will be made by the Plaintiff herein. Please note that a hear‐ ing has been scheduled in this matter for Decem‐ ber 1, 2026 at 10:30 am at the Chester County Pro‐ bate Court located at 1476 J. A. Cochran Byh

Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 2/26/1959 Height: 5'6" Weight: 148 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 202649, OCT 2-3 $250

I, Robert Minerva Catling AKA Shaky Catling, have been convicted of 14:81 Indecent Behavior with Juveniles. Date Convicted: 10/10/2013. My Address is: 10725 Mollylea Dr Baton Rouge, LA 70815 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 2/2/1992 Height: 6' Weight: 230 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 202637, OCT 2-3 $250

I, Terry Cordell Parker, have been convicted of 14:78.1 - Aggravated Incest. Date Convicted: 05/31/2005. 14:89.1 Aggravated Crime Against Nature. Date Convicted: 05/31/2005. My Address is: 11644 W SHERWOOD MEADOW AVE D BATON ROUGE, LA 70816 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 10/20/1981 Height: 5'5" Weight: 145 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 202641, OCT 2-3 $250

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SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 736510

I, ALVIN Russell VAUGHN, have been convicted of 14:43.4 Aggravated Oral Sexual Battery. Date Convicted: 07/30/1999. 14:81 - Indecent Behavior with Juveniles (attempted). Date Convicted: 10/26/2004. My Address is: 18421 DOC OLENA DR BATON ROUGE, LA 70817 Race: BLACK Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 10/11/1958 Height: 5'11" Weight: 190 Hair Color: BLACK Eye Color: BROWN Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 202634, OCT 2-3 $250

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CHESTER Randall McFarland, Petitioner vs. Lou Ann Kiessig, Brandi McFarland, Richard McFarland, Zoe McFarland and Melissa Kuhn Respondent, IN THE PROBATE COURT CASE NO.: #2026-CP-12 -00066 SUMMONS

My Address is: 4100 NORTH BLVD BATON ROUGE, LA 70806

Run Dates: 10/2/26

Application and map can be viewed at City Hall, 3325 Groom Road, Baker, Louisiana 70714, Monday through Thursday from 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. For more information, please contact the City of Baker at (225) 778-0300.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabili‐ ties Act, if you need spe‐ cial assistance, please contact Ashley Williams at (225) 778-0300, de‐ scribing the assistance that is necessary.

Motivation. Date Convicted: 09/29/1988. OFFENDER WILL BE RESIDING AT: Capital Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

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Proposed Use: New Single Family Residential Development

In accordance with the rules of conduct of the Baker City Council meet‐ ings, any person who wishes to be heard rela‐ tive to this matter for public hearing may con‐ tact the Clerk of the Baker City Council, City of Baker, P. O. Box 707, Baker, Louisiana, 707040707, in writing, and an opportunity will be of‐ fered to speak during this public hearing.

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I, Elijah James Parfait AKA ELI AKA EYBROW JACKASS AKA LUCKY AKA SANDMAN, have been convicted of 14:80 - Carnal knowledge of a juvenile. Date Convicted: 04/25/2002. 15:542 - Failure to Register/Notify as a Sex Offender. Date Convicted: 08/04/2014. My Address is: 827 AMERICA ST BATON ROUGE, LA 70802 Race: AM. IND Sex: MALE Date of Birth: 9/14/1981 Height: 5'7" Weight: 128 Hair Color: BROWN Eye Color: HAZEL Scars/Tattoos: LOUISIANA 202697, OCT 2-3 $250

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORPORA‐ TION, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE FREDDIE MAC SEASONED LOANS STRUCTURED TRANSACTION TRUST VS WINIFRED JAMES DUPAS ALEXANDER A/K/A WINIFRED ROSE JAMES DUPAS ALEXANDER AND BUFORD M. ALEXANDER A/K/A BUFORD MILLER ALEXANDER, JR. Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, September 05, 2023 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Novem‐ ber 04, 2026, via an online auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: WINIFRED JAMES DUPAS ALEXANDER A/K/A WINIFRED ROSE JAMES DUPAS ALEXANDER AND BUFORD M. ALEXANDER A/K/A BUFORD MILLER ALEXANDER, JR. TWO CERTAIN LOTS OR PARCELS OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AND IM‐ PROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES, APPURTE‐ NANCES AND ADVAN‐ TAGES THEREON BELONG‐ ING OR ANYWISE APPER‐ TAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUB‐ DIVISION OF THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, KNOWN AS SUBURB GREAUD AND DESIG‐ NATED AS LOTS 11 AND 12. SAID LOTS 11 AND 12 MEASURE A COMBINED FRONTAGE OF 119.70' FRONT ON CLAYTON DRIVE, SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH OF 138' BETWEEN PARAL‐ LEL LINES ALL AS MORE FULLY SHOWN BY REFER‐ ENCE TO THE SURVEY OF R.L. BENNETT, REGIS‐ TERED PROFESSIONAL LAND SURVEYOR DATED JANUARY 31, 2007, A COPY OF WHICH IS AT‐ TACHED HERETO AND MADE PART HEREOF; sub‐ ject to restrictions, servi‐ tudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $293.40 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 758310 SERVBANK, SB VS REMY DONAHUE, SR,

I, JEFFERY D NEAL AKA JEFFEY NEAL, have been convicted of 14:43.1 - Sexual Battery Sexual Motivation. Date Convicted: 07/14/1987. 14:44 Aggravated Kidnapping Sexual

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2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: JEREMY DON‐ AHUE, SR., One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as OAK POINTE, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER TWENTY- SEVEN (27), said subdivision, said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and re‐ strictions ns are more particularly shown on said map. Which has the address of 6644 Silver Oak Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70817 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $229.60 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 759750 U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION vs MILTON ANGELO WEBB A/K/A MILTON A. WEBB A/K/A MILTON WEBB, SHAWN YVETTE WEBB JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN YVETTE WEBB A/K/A SHAWN Y. WEBB A/K/A SHAWN WEBB A/K/A SHAWN YVETTE JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN Y. JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN WEBB JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN W. JOR‐ DAN, AND THOMAS NAPOLEON CARTER, JR. A/K/A THOMAS N. NAPOLEON CARTER, JR. A/K/A THOMAS NAPOLEON, CARTER, JR., HEIRS OF ELSIE DORSEY WEBB POWELL A/K/A ELSIE DORSEY WEBB A/K/A ELSIE D. WEBB A/K/A ELSIE WEBB Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 04, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: MILTON ANGELO WEBB A/K/A MILTON A. WEBB A/K/A MILTON WEBB, SHAWN YVETTE WEBB JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN YVETTE WEBB A/K/A SHAWN Y. WEBB A/K/A SHAWN WEBB A/K/A SHAWN YVETTE JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN Y. JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN WEBB JORDAN A/K/A SHAWN W. JORDAN, AND THOMAS NAPOLEON CARTER, JR. A/K/A THOMAS N. NAPOLEON CARTER, JR. A/K/A THOMAS NAPOLEON, CARTER, JR., HEIRS OF ELSIE DORSEY WEBB POWELL A/K/A ELSIE DORSEY WEBB A/K/A ELSIE D. WEBB A/K/A ELSIE WEBB A/K/A ELSIE DORSEY POWELL A/K/A ELSIE D. POWELL A/K/A ELSIE POWELL A/K/A ELSIE WEBB POWELL A/K/A ELSIE W. POWELL One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground together with all of the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as East Fairfields, and being des‐ ignated according to the official map of said sub‐ division, made by A. G. Mundinger, C.E. and Sur‐ veyor, dated May 19, 1944, a copy of which is on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder for the said parish and state as lot thirty one (31), square four (4), said subdivision; said lot measuring fifty (50) feet on the south side of Fairfields Avenue by a depth between equal and parallel lines of one hundred twenty five (125') feet; said lot being subject to a five (5) foot servitude across the rear for public utilities; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and mineral rights of record affecting the property, TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $369.95 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 760048 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC vs TEQUILA BERNARD Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Fieri Fa‐ cias issued out of the honorable court afore‐ said, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, dated, May 20, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described prop‐ erty belonging to: TEQUILA BERNARD ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVITUDES, AP‐ PURTENANCES AND AD‐ VANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANY‐ WISE APPERTAINING, SIT‐ UATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUBDIVISION THEREOF KNOWN AS SOUTH HIGHLANDS SUB‐ DIVISION, FIRST FILING, PART TWO AND BEING DESIGNATED ON THE MAP OF SAID SUBDIVISION THAT IS RECORDED IN MAP BOOK 112, PAGE 51 OF THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS LOT ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-THREE (183), SAID SOUTH HIGHLANDS SUB‐ DIVISION, FIRST FILING, PART TWO, SAID LOT

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HAVING A FRONTAGE SEVENTY-FIVE (75) FEET ON HIGH POINT ROAD BAND A DEPTH OF ONE HUNDRED FORTY (140) FEET BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES; SAID LOT BEING SUBJECT TO THE SERVITUDES AND BUILDING SETBACK RE‐ QUIREMENTS SHOWN ON THE ABOVE DESCRIBED MAP; subject to restric‐ tions, servitudes, rightsof-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $267.85 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 762970 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC vs MICHAEL DAVIS MAERZ, JR AND ERUM BHUTTO AKA ERUM BHUTTO MAERZ Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, July 14, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: MICHAEL DAVIS MAERZ, JR. AND ERUM BHUTTO AKA ERUM BHUTTO MAERZ ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of EAST BATON ROUGE, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as VILLAGE LAKES, and des‐ ignated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER NINETY SIX (96), said subdivision; said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and re‐ strictions as are more particularly shown on said subdivision map; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $244.89 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 763690 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC VS GUSTAVO ADOLFO MONZON A/K/A GUSTAVO A. MONZON, GUSTAVO MONZON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 12, 2025 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: GUSTAVO ADOLFO MONZON A/K/A GUSTAVO A. MONZON, GUSTAVO MONZON ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon. and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging, or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as SOUTH RIVER OAKS, SECOND FIL‐ ING, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana., as LOT NUM‐ BER NINETY- ONE (91 ), said subdivision, said lot having such size, shape and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are shown on said map. Having a municipal ad‐ dress of 1636 Boreas Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $242.34 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 766876 SWBC MORTGAGE COR‐ PORATION VS CATHY LEE BAKER AND NOREEN FREEDA BAKER Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure

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and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 09, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: CATHY LEE BAKER AND NOREEN FREEDA BAKER Lot 199, Pelican Lakes, as shown on survey entitled "Final Plat of Pelican Lakes Phase 3, Lots 186241 & GS-14 Planned Unit Development, Being a portion of Tract B-1-A-1 Formerly a portion of the T.P. Stuckey Property Lo‐ cated in Sec. 76 T-8-S, R1-E, Greensburg Land District, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, for D.R. Horton, Inc.," Pre‐ pared by Taylor M. Gravois, Registered Pro‐ fessional Land Surveyor No. 04961, CS RS, Inc., survey dated September 20, 2017, recorded Octo‐ ber 5, 2017 at Original 440 Bundle 12844, in the records of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Which has the address of 7640 Antebellum Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $219.38 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 767322 HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK vs CASTLEGATE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 20, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: CASTLEGATE REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS LLC ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements situated thereto and all rights, ways, servitudes, advantages privileges. and appurtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in that subdivision known as BEAUREGARD TOWN, said lot being designated as the NORTH ONE HALF (1/2) OF LOT 8 of SQUARE 24, said subdivision, said fractional lot measuring 32 feet front on West side of St. Ferdinand Street, by a depth of 128 feet, subject to a servitude of 7 feet 7 inches front on St. Ferdinand Street, by a depth between parallel lines of 95 feet taken from the Southern por‐ tion of the said Northern one-half (1/2). For informational pur‐ poses only: Improvements thereon bear the Municipal No. 624 St. Ferdinand Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $242.34 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 769696 JPMORGAN CHASE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCATION vs THE UNOPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF JOHN P. STEWART AND PAMELA A. STEWART Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, November 06, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Novem‐ ber 04, 2026, via an on line auction site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF JOHN P. STEWART AND PAMELA A. STEWART A CERTAIN LOT OR PAR‐ CEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE AND IM‐ BUILDINGS PROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS SHERWOOD FOREST, EIGHTH FILING, AND BEING DESIGNATED ON THE OFFICIAL MAP OF SAID SUBDIVISION ON FILE AND OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF SAID PARISH AND STATE, AS LOT NUMBER SEVEN HUNDRED EIGHTY-EIGHT (788), SAID SHERWOOD FOREST SUBDIVISION EIGHTH FILING, SAID LOT MEASURING NINETY (90) FEET FRONT ON HAVEN‐ WOOD DRIVE, BY A DEPTH OF ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) FEET BE‐ TWEEN EQUAL AND PAR‐ ALLEL LINES, AND BEING SUBJECT TO A FIVE (5) FOOT SERVITUDE FOR SIDEWALK ACROSS THE FRONT AND A SEVEN AND 5/10 (7.5) FOOT SERVI‐

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TUDE ALONG ITS SOUTHERLY SIDELINE, AND A TEN (10) FOOT SERVITITDE ACROSS THE REAR FOR PURPOSES OF PUBLIC UTILITY. Which has the address of 1280 Havenwood Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $270.41 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 771022 SERVBANK, NA vs THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF MERICE JACKSON AND MARQUETTA CHAVONNE JACKSON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, December 22, 2025 and to me di‐ rected, I did seize and will, beginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on Novem‐ ber 04, 2026, via an on line auction site at www. bid4assets.com/E8RS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE OPENED SUC‐ CESSION OF MERICE JACKSON AND MAR‐ QUETTA CHAVONNE JACKSON One (1) Certain Lot or Parcel of Ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as Sher‐ wood Forest Oaks, and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as Lot Num‐ ber One Hundred FortyTwo (142), said subdivi‐ sion, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions and being sub‐ ject to such servitudes and restrictions as are more particularly shown on said map. Which has the address of 14516 Severn Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70819 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $232.15 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 771262 DEUTSCHE BANK NA‐ TIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR SOUND‐ VIEW HOME LOAN TRUST 2006-NLC1, ASSETBACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-NLC1 vs GILBERT J. PRICE, JR. AKA GILBERT PRICE, JR. AND CARLA THOMAS PRICE AKA CARLA T. PRICE AKA CARLA PRICE Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 06, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: GILBERT J. PRICE, JR. AKA GILBERT PRICE, JR. AND CARLA THOMAS PRICE AKA CARLA T. PRICE AKA CARLA PRICE A certain piece or portion of ground, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes, advan‐ tages and appurte‐ nances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as Oak Shadows (formerly Jets Place), and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as Lot 129, said subdivision, said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions as are more particularly described on said subdi‐ vision map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $250.00 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 772660 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES LLC vs MAR‐ GARET ANN DAVIS WIDOW OF FRED DAVIS JR Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 03, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04,

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2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: MARGARET ANN DAVIS WIDOW OF FRED DAVIS JR That certain piece or por‐ tion of ground, together with all the buildings, and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages, thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as PARK RIDGE, SECTION I, and being designated on the official map of said sub‐ division on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as LOT TWENTY-ONE NUMBER (21), said Park Ridge, Section I, said lot having such dimension accord‐ ing to said map, a width along the south side of Groom Road of seventyfive (75') feet, with a depth between equal and parallel lines of one hun‐ dred forty (140') feet, being subject to such servitudes of record as shown on said subdivi‐ sion map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $244.89 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 773554 M & TBANK VS ERIKA JULIEN Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 20, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ERIKA JULIEN One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as Bright‐ side Park, Second Filing, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as lot num‐ ber thirty-five (35), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map. And One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all improvements thereon, situated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as Brightside Park Subdivision, Second Fil‐ ing, and designated on the official map thereof on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as lot thirtysix (36), said Brightside Park Subdivision, Second Filing, said lot measuring fifty (50') feet by one hundred thirty (130') feet; subject to such servitudes of record and as shown on said subdi‐ vision map.

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dred twenty eight (128), said subdivision; said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions as shown on said map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $214.27 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 774210 ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC vs JALEESA BRAZIER Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 03, 2026 and to me directed, 1 did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: JALEESA BRAZIER Lot 69, Sunshine Gardens, Phase 1, a certain parcel of ground, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, Privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as shown on the plat recorded at Orig: 822 Bndl: 13281, on Octo‐ ber 28, 2023, of the clerk of courts of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $186.20 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 775360 M&T BANK vs CRAIG FONTENOT AKA CRAIG JOSEPH FONTENOT Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 19, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: CRAIG FONTENOT AKA CRAIG JOSEPH FONTENOT ONE CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in that subdivision in the Parish of EAST BATON ROUGE, State of Louisiana, known as HIGH POINT, FIRST FIL‐ ING, and being desig‐ nated as LOT NUMBER THREE (3), as shown on the official map thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, said subdivi‐ sion, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions as are more particularly shown on said map; and said lot is subject to such prior servitudes, reservations and lease of record.

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

Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish

ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $285.74

ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $227.04

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Suit No: (17) 773740

Suit No: (17) 775634

LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING LLC VS TALETHA CHANEY SHORTER AKA TALETHA C SHORTER AKA TA LETHA SHORTER

GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPA‐ RATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1 VS ROSETTA T EDWARDS

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

Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, March 05, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: TALETHA CHANEY SHORTER AKA TALETHA C SHORTER AKA TALETHA SHORTER

Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 18, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ROSETTA T. ED‐ WARDS

One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivi‐ sion of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, known as Zachary Heights of No. 2 Subdivision, and being designated on the offi‐ cial subdivision map recorded as Original 26 of Bundle 4132 on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder for said parish and state, as lot number one hun‐

ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as BELFAIR HOMES, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER FOUR HUNDRED

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EIGHTY ONE (481 ), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and and dimensions being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $224.49 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776238 REGIONS MORTGAGE OBA REGIONS MORTGAGE vs THE UNOPENED SUCCES‐ SION OF THOMAS RELEE PRUYN AND THE UN‐ OPOENED SUCCESSION OF DOROTHY BABCOCK PRUYN Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 24, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF THOMAS RELEE PRUYN AND THE UNOPOENED SUCCESSION OF DOROTHY BABCOCK PRUYN ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as NORTH SHERWOOD FOREST, and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER FIFTY-SIX (56), said subdivision, said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and re‐ strictions as arc more particularly shown on said map. Which has the address of 11556 Archery Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70815 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $242.34 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776502 ROCKET MORTGAGE LLC vs ROY E. SAMPERI AKA ROY SAMPERI AND RHONDA ANN SAMPERI AKA RHONDA ANN PAR‐ FAIT SAMPERI AKA RHONDA ANN PARFAIT AKA RHONDA A. PARFAIT AKA RHONDA PARFAIT AKA RHONDA ANN SAM‐ PERI AKA RHONDA A. SAMPERI AKA RHONDA PARFAIT SAMPERI AKA RHONDA P. SAMPERI Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, April 21, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: ROY E. SAMPERI AKA ROY SAMPERI AND RHONDA ANN SAMPERI AKA RHONDA ANN PAR‐ FAIT SAMPERI AKA RHONDA ANN PARFAIT AKA RHONDA A. PARFAIT AKA RHONDA PARFAIT AKA RHONDA ANN SAM‐ PERI AKA RHONDA A. SAMPERI AKA RHONDA PARFAIT SAMPERI AKA RHONDA P. SAMPERI One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenance and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as Sum‐ merwood, and desig‐ nated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana as lot number forty-nine (49), said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions and being sub‐ ject to such servitudes as are more particularly shown on said map. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $275.52 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776890 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs DARLA D. DICKERSON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton

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Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 04, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: DARLA D. DICKER‐ SON One (1) certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as O'NEAL PLACE, FIRST FILING and designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER FIFTY (50), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as are more particularly described on said subdivision map ("Property"). TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $211.71 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 776906 U.S. BANK TRUST NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCAF ACQUISITION TRUST VS TERRANCE J. MCKNIGHT, SR. AND KAT‐ RINA SHARICE WILLIAMS MCKNIGHT Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 03, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: TERRANCE J. MCK‐ NIGHT, SR. AND KATRINA SHARICE WILLIAMS MCK‐ NIGHT THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the rights, ways privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages there‐ unto, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, In that subdi‐ vision (hereof known as MICKENS PLACE SUBDIVI‐ SION, second filing. And being more particularly designated according to the official subdivision map, on file and of record in the office of the clerk and recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as lot One Hundred Eighty-Five (185), said subdivision, said Jot having such measurements and di‐ mension and subject to such servitudes and re‐ strictions of record. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $244.89 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 777600 LONGBRIDGE FINANCIAL, LLC VS SAM PARKER AND GLADYS ANDERSON PARKER Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 14, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: SAM PARKER AND GLADYS ANDERSON PARKER ONE (1) CERTAIN I.OT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL OF THE BUILDINGS AND IM‐ PROVEMENTS THEREON, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUBDIVISION KNOWN AS GIBBENS PLACE, LOCATED IN SEC‐ TIONS 73 AND 74, T-5-S, R1-E, GLD, MORE PARTICU‐ LARLY DESCRIBED AS PER PLAT MADE FOR MRS. THOMAS S. MCADAMS, FINALLY APPROVED BY EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON FEBRUARY 3, 1954, AS LOT NUMBER 'C', BEING A PORTION OF A RESUBDIVISION OF LOTS 31 AND 32, SAID GIBBENS PLACE; SAID LOT FRONTING ONE HUNDRED AND 0/10 (100,0) FEET ON DEVALL LANE, BY A DEPTH BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES OF TWO HUNDRED SEVENTYFIVE AND 0/10 (275.0) FEET. (the "Property") TERMS OF SALE:

Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $234.71 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 777787 TRUSTMARK BANK SHANNON ALLAIN

Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 22, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: SHANNON ALLAIN ONE (1) certain lot or parcel of ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as PLAZA 12 GARDEN HOMES, PART II, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER FIFTY (50), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes and restric‐ tions as are more partic‐ ularly shown on said map. Which has the address of 3332 Toulon Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $227.04 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 778013 WELLS FARGO BANK, NA‐ TIONAL ASSOCIATION, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO WELLS FARGO BANK VS SARAH STANLEY TAY‐ LOR GRIMMER A/K/A SARAH TAYLOR A/K/A SARAH S. TAYLOR Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, July 02, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: SARAH STANLEY TAYLOR GRIMMER A/K/A SARAH TAYLOR A/K/A SARAH S. TAYLOR One (1) certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that sub‐ division known as CY‐ PRESS PARK, SECOND FIL‐ ING, and designated on the official plan thereof, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUM‐ BER ONE HUNDRED FIFTYFIVE (155), said subdivi‐ sion, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions and being sub‐ ject to such servitudes as are more particularly described on said subdi‐ vision map (the "Property") TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $247.45 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 778072 U.S. BANK TRUST COM‐ PANY, NATIONAL ASSOCI‐ TION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTER‐ ESTTO U.S. BANK NATION‐ ALASSOCIATIONAS TRUSTEE FOR ANGEL OAK MORTGAGE TRUST 2020R1, MORTGAGE-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2020-R1 vs LACY CLAY HOWE (A/KIA LACY C. HOWE) AND JOELLE CLOUATRE CASTILLE Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, May 19, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale

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at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: LACY CLAY HOWE (A/K/A LACY C. HOWE) AND JOELLE CLOUATRE CASTILLE One (1) certain lot or par‐ cel of ground, together with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances, and advantages there‐ unto belonging or in any‐ wise appertaining, situ‐ ated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as OVER‐ TON WALK, and being designated on the offi‐ cial plan thereof, on file and of record in the of‐ fice of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER 16, said subdivi‐ sion, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions and being sub‐ ject to such servitudes and restrictions as are more particularly shown on said map. Which has the address of 8725 Marques Lane, Baton Rouge, LA 70809. TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $265.33 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 779828 CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC vs MONIQUE DOUGLAS Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, June 26, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: MONIQUE DOU‐ GLAS ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, situated in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, State of known as OLD JEFFER‐ SON SUBDIVISION, THIRD FILING, and being desig‐ nated on the official sub‐ division map, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder for said parish and state, as LOT NUMBER THREE HUNDRED NINETY-TWO (392), said subdivision, said lot having such measurements and di‐ mensions as shown on said map. Which has the address of 15223 Profit Avenue, Baton Rouge, LA 70817 TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITH Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $211.71 SHERIFF'S SALE Suit No: (17) 780668 LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING, LLC vs LATASHA RENEE JACKSON Baton Rouge, LA 19th Judicial District Parish of East Baton Rouge State of Louisiana Acting under and by virtue of Writ of Seizure and Sale issued out of the honorable court aforesaid, in the above entitled and numbered cause, dated, July 17, 2026 and to me directed, I did seize and will, be‐ ginning at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on November 04, 2026, via an online auc‐ tion site at www. bid4assets.com/EBRS0sh eriffsales, offer for sale at public auction the fol‐ lowing described mort‐ gaged property belong‐ ing to: LATASHA RENEE JACKSON THAT CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereon belonging or anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of EAST BATON ROUGE, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as VILLAGE COTE, SECOND FILING, and being desig‐ nated on the official plan of said subdivision, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said Parish and State, as LOT NUM‐ BER ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN (127), said subdivision, said lot having such measure‐ ments and dimensions and being subject to such servitudes as shown on said subdivi‐ sion map ("Property"). TERMS OF SALE: Cash to the highest bid‐ der, at Public Auction WITHOUT Appraisement and according to law. Sid J. Gautreaux, Sheriff East Baton Rouge Parish ADVERTISED DATE October 02, 2026 November 02, 2026 $224.49

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