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Iberville Parish proposes industrial zone

Officials want area alongside Ascension’s MegaPark BY DAVID J. MITCHELL Staff writer

Construction continues at the Meta Hyperion Data Center site in Richland Parish in September.

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Louisiana expected to see job boom

Data centers, LNG, SpaceX projected to add 55,000 jobs statewide BY TIMOTHY BOONE

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Louisiana is expected to add 55,000 jobs over the next two years, driven by a boom in industrial construction projects across the state, including data centers, liqueﬁed natural gas plants and SpaceX’s massive launch facility, according to an economic forecast released Tuesday. The state is projected to see a 2.7% increase in the number of new jobs between 2027 and 2028, according to the Louisiana Economic Forecast, which economist Loren Scott presented during the Baton Rouge Business Report’s Louisiana Business Symposium. Baton Rouge is expected to add 16,500 jobs over the next two years, making it the fastest-growing metro area in the state in terms of the number of new jobs. The Capital Region is home to a number of major industrial contractors who are working on projects around the state. Some significant developments under Earth moving equipment lines up in front of electrical infrastructure at the Meta construction in the area are set to open Hyperion Data Center construction site in Richland Parish in September. in the next couple of years, including the $12.5 billion Hut 8 data center near St. A continued decline in convention busi- slow down in metro New Orleans. The Francisville, the $5.8 billion HyundaiPOSCO steel plant in Ascension Parish ness post-COVID and the completion of Crescent City is forecast to add 6,200 and the $3.7 billion CF Industries facility, Venture Global’s Plaquemines Parish ä See JOBS, page 9A also in Ascension. LNG terminal will cause job growth to

Conceived a decade ago, the RiverPlex MegaPark in Ascension Parish took years to bear fruit before attracting tens of billions of dollars in new industrial investment to a bend in the Mississippi River. Now officials in neighboring Iberville Parish are considering a similar industrial zone just upriver that would abut the MegaPark at the Ascension line. Parish officials recently unveiled plans to earmark thousands of acres for new industry with hopes of controlling where and how that development occurs in the coming years. The area targeted by Iberville Parish officials, which lies between White Castle and Donaldsonville on the west bank of the river, remains agricultural despite state plans a few decades ago to convert the area into an international cargo airport. “We’re seeing billions of dollars in investment happening right across the parish line, and we want to make sure Iberville is positioned for success as that growth continues,” Iberville Parish President Chris Daigle said. Based on Ascension’s experience, the proposed industrial zone could bring thousands of new jobs, potentially hundreds of millions in tax revenue and billions in investment, boosters say. The MegaPark in Ascension will be home to the nearly $6 billion Hyundai-POSCO steel mill, a new CF Industries complex and other ventures. But more industry in Iberville could increase pollution in an area where, according to data from the federal Environmental Protection Agency, some spots are already over warning thresholds for toxic air emissions. The early notice of plans to create an Iberville version of the Ascension MegaPark has drawn positive reactions from state officials and hopeful ones from some environmentalists. “Proactive planning gives local leaders and residents an opportunity to determine how and where they want future growth to occur before a specific project arrives,” said Emma Wagner, a spokesperson for the state Department of Economic Development. The parish of nearly 30,000 was already in a master planning process before the new industrial zone was proposed, parish officials said. The proposed zone would have deep-water river and rail access, as the Ascension half does. The Iberville zone would wrap around two riverfront industrial sites that the state

ä See ZONE, page 8A

LSU researchers recognized Mobile celebrates as work begins on $3B I-10 bridge for predictive AI wildfire tech Beach-bound force. With the threat XPRIZE Wildfire competition for DeepFire draws data firefighting of severe wildfires on the rise, in- the technology it developed. The in Louisiana, the research- recognition comes with a $100,000 from satellites, smoke cluding ers say the need for advanced de- prize. sensors, other tools tection is paramount. The XPRIZE is an initiative to

BY MARGARET KATES Staff writer

Can wildﬁres be detected sooner, before they cause catastrophic damage? And can they be predicted well before they ignite? Baton Rouge researchers say it’s possible — and they are being recognized for technology they developed that uses AI to act as a virtual

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“We need this technology now,” said Supratik Mukhopadhyay, a professor at LSU and lead scientist developing the technology. “If you have AI, what should you use it for? You should use it for the most urgent problems we have today.” DeepFire, a collaboration between researchers from LSU and consulting ﬁrm Ailectric, among others, received a special recognition two weeks ago from the

spur technological innovation using competitions. In addition to DeepFire, dozens of other groups submitted their inventions in wildﬁre detection and mitigation to XPRIZE Wildﬁre. Around $11 million was awarded in the competition. Mukhopadhyay said the DeepFire technology is meant to be

ä See WILDFIRE, page 10A

Louisiana drivers would avoid tunnel

BY MARTHA SANCHEZ Staff writer

The mayor of Mobile says he is speechless. The governor sounds thrilled. And after more than two decades of challenge and setback, leaders on Alabama’s Gulf Coast are rejoicing over the start of a construction project they believe will transform their region. A $3 billion bridge. Gathered on the industrial

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shoreline, city, state and federal officials this month celebrated the beginning of work on a massive Interstate 10 bridge across the Mobile River. The project is expected to relieve the city’s George Wallace Tunnel from intensifying gridlock that also plagues Louisiana drivers headed to beaches each summer. “This new bridge is simply a must,” Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said. Leaders hope the project will improve the ﬂow of trafﬁc and the quality of life in Mobile’s metropolitan region, which is home

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Colombia’s president offers veterans support BOGOTA, Colombia — Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella offered legal assistance Tuesday to a group of Colombian military veterans who were arrested over the 2021 killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and recently extradited from the Caribbean country to Florida after their case languished for years. In a message on X, the Colombian leader said his government will provide economic support to the families of the 17 Colombian suspects, who are expected to face trial in Florida. He also said he had ordered Colombia’s ministries of justice and defense to provide them with legal support. “The innocent cannot pay for crimes committed by sinners,” de la Espriella wrote. “I want to know exactly what happened and for the responsibility of each individual to be cleared up.” At least 22 Colombian veterans, working for a Florida security contractor, are believed to have been involved in a July 2021 raid on the home of Moïse that resulted in his assassination.

Ex-CIA official admits stealing $40M in gold WASHINGTON — A former senior CIA official pleaded guilty on Tuesday in Virginia to a charge that he abused his position and government funds to enrich himself by acquiring Florida real estate and hundreds of gold bars worth over $40 million, according to court records. David J. Rush fabricated a “highly classified” government program to justify the acquisition of luxury property in south Florida that he intended to resell for personal profit, according to a court filing. Rush separately concocted a bogus “sensitive government activity” to obtain the gold bars, the filing says. Rush’s fraudulent conduct cost the federal government approximately $194 million in total losses, according to the Justice Department. Prosecutors also accuse Rush of lying to colleagues and government contractors about his military and academic credentials and the fake program that he invented, falsely claiming it was authorized by high-ranking U.S. officials. “Rush used his legitimate government authority and manufactured personal bona fides to create confidence in his directions,” the court filing says. Rush, 49, of Ashburn, Virginia, pleaded guilty to one count of wire fraud, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 20 years, court records show. District Judge Michael Nachmanoff is scheduled to sentence Rush on Jan. 28 in Alexandria, Virginia.

Axe from ‘The Shining,’ other props for auction LONDON — The axe wielded by Jack Nicholson in the horror film “The Shining” and a prop infant that appeared in the final scene of “2001: A Space Odyssey” are among items for sale in an auction of director Stanley Kubrick’s personal archive, auction house Bonhams said Tuesday. Other highlights include Kubrick’s director’s chair, the matching blue dresses worn by the twin girls in “The Shining,” costumes used in “Eyes Wide Shut” and Kubrick’s annotated scripts for several of his films, Bonhams said. “We are proud to be able to share with you some of the items from this unique collection, which we hope will find new homes and be cherished until it is time to pass them on to the next generation of film lovers,” the director’s stepdaughter, Katherina Kubrick, said in a statement.

CORRECTION In Sunday’s Community column, a photo caption for new officers of the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge misidentified someone as Virginia Graham. The correct name is Vanessa Graham. The Advocate regrets the error.

Pike’s prognosis remains unclear

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Demonstrators attend a protest Monday against Cornell University in Ithaca, N.y.

Cornell brings in ex-Justice official to review case University under fire for handling of sex assault claims

BY LEAH WILLINGHAM and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

ITHACA, N.Y. — A former high-ranking Department of Justice ofﬁcial will look at how Cornell handles sexual misconduct complaints, university trustees announced Tuesday as they tried to address an outpouring of anger over allegations of a 2024 gang rape at a fraternity house. Sally Yates, who was a deputy attorney general in the Obama administration, will spearhead the review, the trustees said. The assessment is to include how the Ivy League university investigates reports of sexual assault and sexual harassment, how the disciplinary process works, campus police responses and more. “It is imperative that Cornell be willing to examine itself with the same rigor we expect of others,” trustee Chair Anne Meinig Smalling said in a statement. The announcement comes after days of outrage and a large protest over Cornell’s response to a complaint from a woman known publicly only as Jane Doe. She told campus police in November 2024 that, a few weeks earlier, she had been sexually

assaulted by multiple Chi Phi fraternity brothers after being pressured into drinking and taking drugs. No criminal charges have been ﬁled. The Chi Phi chapter at Cornell was shut down, and the Ivy League university has said it expelled some students and suspended others. Yates will look at how the woman’s complaint was addressed and at the oversight of fraternities, sororities and other campus groups, Cornell said. The woman sued the university, seven former students, the fraternity and others last month. Lawyers for two of the former students denied they participated in a sexual assault. Attempts by The Associated Press to reach the other men or their representatives have been unsuccessful. Court records show that during an investigation that Cornell conducted under the federal Title IX law, some of the accused students contended that the sexual activity was consensual. The lawsuit put a new, nationwide spotlight on the allegations and how the campus police, university and local prosecutor had reacted. New York Attorney General Letitia James is now conducting a criminal investigation and may soon name outside lawyers to assist. Meanwhile, her deputies have spoken with Jane Doe’s attorney and the local prosecutor, Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten. James also talked to

him herself, her ofﬁce said Tuesday. Van Houten looked into the allegations in 2024 and brought no charges — then reopened his ofﬁce’s investigation after seeing Jane Doe’s lawsuit. After Gov. Kathy Hochul put James on the case last week, Van Houten said he supported the appointment. Hochul, James and Van Houten are all Democrats. The governor also called for an independent review of Cornell’s handling of the matter — the review that Yates now will lead. Yates had a decades-long career at the Justice Department, serving for years as the top federal prosecutor in Atlanta and later as a deputy attorney general. She achieved particular prominence in January 2017 when, as acting attorney general in the early days of the Trump administration, she directed Justice Department attorneys not to defend the constitutionality of President Donald Trump’s refugee and immigration ban. She was swiftly fired, with Trump accusing her of betrayal and insubordination. Yates also generated headlines when it emerged that, in a conversation days before her departure, she had expressed alarm to the Trump White House about contacts that Trump’s new national security adviser, Michael Flynn, had had with the Russian ambassador during the presidential transition period.

French riot police fire tear gas as more than 250K rally Protesters demanding more education funding

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PARIS — Police fired tear gas to control crowds in Paris and elsewhere in France on Tuesday as more than a quarter of a million people rallied nationwide to support high school students demanding more education funding, according to government figures. The protests increased pressure on the administration of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. As pupils blockaded high schools, large crowds waving flags and placards gathered in Marseille, Strasbourg and other cities. The demonstrations showed how protests that began at a high school in the Paris region in mid-September have grown into a nationwide movement — the latest of many that have marked Macron’s nearly decade-long tenure. “We need to listen to them,” said Léa Monimart, an adult demonstrator in the northern city of Lille. “They are 17 years old; they are not completely clueless, and they know what they are talking about. It’s important to show that there are adults who support them.” The Interior Ministry estimated that 266,000 people took part in demonstrations across the country on Tuesday, including 56,000 in Paris, where small groups of protesters clashed with riot officers at a city square at the end of a largely peaceful march. Nearly 500 people were detained Tuesday, the ministry said. The widespread use of arrests, tear gas and riot-control weapons against teenagers is fueling

Christa Pike, a Tennessee inmate who survived Tennessee’s attempt to execute her, is awake and speaking as she receives treatment at a hospital, her attorneys said Tuesday. “Against all odds, Christa Pike is conPike scious, speaking, and continues to receive critical medical care. Despite the severe damage she endured to her arms, she is still handcuffed and shackled to the bed. Her recovery is medically unprecedented. Her prognosis remains unclear but, at a minimum, we expect a long recovery,” attorneys for Pike said in a statement. Her attorneys said they are grateful for the ﬁrst responders and the medical team at the hospital “who treated Christa like a human and have provided exceptional care to her.” The statement was the ﬁrst indication that Pike has improved since an ambulance carried her away from a Nashville prison last Wednesday. A spokesperson for the Tennessee Department of Correction said she could provide no information other than that Pike remained hospitalized Tuesday. Pike survived two doses of pentobarbital as they attempted to put her to death for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. The lethal injection drug didn’t kill her, but her lawyers said her arms were left burned and blistered. Dr. Joel Zivot, a professor of anesthesiology and surgery in Atlanta who consulted as an expert for Pike’s legal team, said the development “bodes well for a good recovery.” But, he added, it could be weeks or months before anyone knows exactly what her recovery might look like.

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A student holds a board Tuesday reading, ‘GenZ will win’ during a protest against under-resourced schools in Paris.

defiance and angering some parents and teachers. Some student groups called for new protests Thursday. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the police response had been proportionate in “almost all cases” and that the protests had at times turned into riots, requiring police intervention. French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu said the government and school leaders must listen to students’ concerns and find solutions. Questioned in parliament on Tuesday about the protest movement, Lecornu denounced “ultra violence” threatening schools. Responding to criticism of police tactics, he pledged that any “accidents” would be investigated and described allegations that the police are racist as a “lie.” Class boycotts with police making thousands of arrests More than two weeks of class boycotts and school blockades, and policing that has led to more than 6,500 arrests, mostly of minors, have become a flashpoint in the early days of the presidential election campaign.

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SEATTLE — Federal authorities said Tuesday that they have arrested and charged a 30-year-old from Washington state with encouraging an 18-year-old to commit one of the worst school shootings in Canada’s history by offering to livestream the February attack,

providing money and sharing advice on how to delete online messages to keep the plot a secret. The U.S. attorney’s office in Seattle said James Cody Bryant of Bellingham, Washington, communicated with Jesse Van Rootselaar in British Columbia for at least six months ahead of the shooting. Bryant, who identifies as female, did not report Van Rootselaar’s plans to authorities, authorities allege. W. Mike Herrington, the special agent in charge of the FBI’s Seattle office, said without Bryant’s “misplaced loyalty” and willingness to livestream the killings, officials

didn’t know if Van Rootselaar would have gone through with the attack. “We certainly know the shooter was concerned that not enough people would see the livestream without Bryant broadcasting it and was depending on Bryant to amplify the livestream because the shooter did not have many followers on social media,” Herrington added. Authorities say Van Rootselaar ﬁrst killed her mother and stepbrother at home before attacking a nearby school in the mountain community of Tumbler Ridge, killing ﬁve children ages 12 and 13 at

the school as well as an educational assistant. Twenty-five others were wounded. Van Rootselaar was later found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound. Investigators accessed Van Rootselaar’s Twitch account and found that she had initiated a video livestream while sitting in her vehicle with a rifle and long gun in her lap. The livestream lasted about 20 seconds before it was disconnected, and was only viewed by one other account. Bryant was charged with one count of conspiracy to commit mur-

der in a foreign country — a “novel” charge for a case like this, said Acting U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd during a news conference. Bryant made a ﬁrst appearance in court on Tuesday afternoon and is being detained ahead of a preliminary hearing set for Oct. 20. The federal public defender’s office, which represents Bryant, did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Communicating over Discord with Van Rootselaar, Bryant gave tactical advice on how to carry out the killings to have the strongest impact, according to the complaint.

California couple arrested in mass surrogacy probe BY JAIMIE DING and PHILIP MARCELO Associated Press

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Physicist Francis Halzen flashes a victory sign Tuesday in his hotel in Turin, Italy, after he was awarded the Nobel Prize in physics for his contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.

Scientist who hunts ghost particles wins Nobel Prize BY ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN, STEFANIE DAZIO and KOSTYA MANENKOV Associated Press

STOCKHOLM — Belgian-born scientist Francis Halzen won the Nobel Prize in physics Tuesday for his efforts to demystify a rare group of neutrinos, tiny cosmic particles that researchers believe offer clues to how the universe evolved. Halzen said he had been told he was among the favorites for the prize since he ﬁrst published about cosmic neutrinos in 2013. In any given year, he thought he had a 1 in 20 chance to win a Nobel. “And I just had to live long enough, so here I am,” the 82-year-old told The Associated Press in an interview in Turin, Italy. Halzen, a physicist at the University of WisconsinMadison in the U.S., said the research was a huge collaborative effort. He was working on a new research proposal when the Nobel Physics Committee called. “I hope that this prize will help getting it approved,” he told the committee by phone from Italy, in a call broadcast at the news conference announcing the winner. The comment elicited chuckles from the audience. Neutrinos are tiny cosmic

particles with no electric charge and extraordinarily small mass, making them difficult to detect. Yet they are everywhere: They spew from stars like the sun, and trillions zip through our bodies every second. Scientists cannot glimpse the mysterious ghost particles zooming around on their own, so they measure what happens when the particles collide with other bits of matter. Neutrinos bump into other particles only rarely, so scientists build large detectors to improve their odds of catching collisions. Halzen had the idea to turn the vast Antarctic ice into such a detector. The Nobel committee said his work was instrumental to the construction of the IceCube Neutrino Observatory in Antarctica, which glimpsed the first high-energy neutrinos from faraway galaxies. “This experiment in the Antarctic is a revolutionary way of understanding the universe that we didn’t have before,” said Michael Moloney, chief executive officer for the American Institute of Physics. When a neutrino interacts with ice in the detector, it produces a flash of light that’s picked up by sensors. The transparent ice makes

it easier for scientists to ﬁnd faint signals from the particles, and the sensors are buried about 8,200 feet deep to protect against interference from cosmic rays and radiation. “People always thought this was a cute idea, right, but it would never work,” Halzen said at a news conference hosted by his university. “The greatest surprise is that we did make it work.” Halzen helped pull back the curtain on an elusive crew of neutrinos that scientists say carry clues about the development of other galaxies and the universe as a whole. He said the work was painstakingly slow because the team had to differentiate between neutrinos from the cosmos and neutrinos that are emitted in Earth’s atmosphere. “We actually detect 3,000 charged particles every second, and in these 3,000 a second, we have to ﬁnd one every day, then like one a month we are totally sure of. That is the mathematics of the problem.” The research showed “that neutrino astronomy is possible — that it exists and it can be done,” Halzen told AP. “Where it leads, we will see. But no window on the universe has ever been a disappointment.”

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BY MATTHEW LEE and JILL LAWLESS Associated Press

LONDON — A U.S.-run military air base in England faced Iranianrelated threats and the Trump administration believed the intention was to kill as many American troops and destroy as many U.S. planes as possible, a U.S. ofﬁcial said. The ofﬁcial, who was not authorized to comment publicly on the matter and spoke on condition of anonymity, could not speak to the nature of the potential attack. The United States removed its bombers from RAF Fairford, located 100 miles west of London, which has been used by American planes to strike Iran during this year’s war. The new details come as British police on Tuesday arrested a 22-year-old British man in central London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts. He is the seventh person arrested in connection with

Vicki Evans, the senior national coordinator for counterterrorism policing, said detectives “remain committed to investigating all possible angles.” “We’re acutely aware of the public interest in this investigation, and we are working around the clock, and at pace, to identify the motivation behind events in Gloucestershire,” she said. Scores of residents were evacuated from their homes near the base as armed police officers and army bomb-disposal experts swooped on the rural area late at night. Police later said they had found a quantity of an accelerant — gasoline — in three vans linked ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ALASTAIR GRANT to the ﬁve suspects, but no exploPolice officers stand Tuesday at a checkpoint near RAF Fairford air base sives. Prime Minister Andy Burnham in Fairford, England. said the United Kingdom saw the suspected plot, which authori- of the base in the early hours of “strong indications” that Iran ties have linked to Iran, but police Sept. 27, and a 25-year-old Brit- played a part in the incident, withso far have released few details of ish Iranian man was arrested in out saying why or what the nature their investigation. London on Thursday. All six were of the suspected plot was. Five British men in their 20s released on bail while under invesIran has denied involvement, but were detained near the perimeter tigation. it has previously said it considers

any base used to attack its territory a legitimate target. The U.K.-owned base has been used by American B-1 and B-52 bombers during the Iran war. The British government allowed the U.S. military to use RAF Fairford for what it called defensive strikes on Iranian missiles and their launch sites following Iranian attacks on U.K. interests and Britain’s allies in the Gulf. The United States moved its B-1 bombers from RAF Fairford on Sunday, and the Pentagon said all American bombers at the facility had been redeployed to their home bases in the U.S. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that he didn’t want to tempt “the enemy” by having the bombers there. “We had a threat, and if we’re going to be threatened, we would just move them, and that sort of alleviates that,” he said in Washington. He said that the people who made the threat “would be linked to Iran,” but he didn’t offer details.

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Most families of the six soldiers killed in the deadliest attack of the Iran war were not attending a major White House event for Gold Star families hosted by President Donald Trump. Only one family member of those killed in an Iranian drone strike March 1 on Port Shuaiba in Kuwait conﬁrmed to The Associated Press that they planned to attend Tuesday’s reception with Trump and the first lady. Troops who survived the attack have raised questions about why they were stationed at

28, has claimed the lives of 19 U.S. troops and wounded more than 800 others. The annual gathering honors Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day, which falls on the last weekend of September. The White House said this year’s reception honors nearly 40 fallen service members from conflicts dating to the Vietnam War. Trump was expected to deliver remarks followed by a candle-lighting ceremony and a musical performance that included a rendition of “America the Beautiful.” Gold Star families have expressed frustration over the lack of information from the Pentagon about the strike in

was available, what decisions were made, and what happened in the moments leading up to six American soldiers losing their lives,” Joey Amor — whose 39-yearold wife, Master Sgt. Nicole M. Amor, was among those killed — said in a public Facebook statement Monday. “I am done asking quietly. Today, I am asking the American people to stand with these six families and demand transparency.” U.S. soldiers wounded in the attack told the AP of the unheeded concerns they raised about the threat and that the military medical system failed them in the weeks that followed.

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Actress Eva Marie Saint, of ‘North by Northwest,’ dies BY BOB THOMAS and JAKE COYLE AP film writers

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Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker talk to their television audience on Aug. 20, 1986, at their PTL Ministry in Fort Mill, S.C.

TV evangelist Jim Bakker, who lost empire, dies at 86 BY JIM SALTER and HALLIE GOLDEN Associated Press

Jim Bakker, who built a huge TV following and evangelical empire with his ﬁrst wife, Tammy Faye, which later collapsed in a sex scandal and ﬁnancial crimes, has died. He was 86. Bakker died Monday, his second wife, Lori Bakker, said in a statement. The cause of death was not provided. “He was a pioneer of Christian television, but to me, he was my husband, my best friend, and the man I was honored to walk beside through so many seasons of life and ministry,” she said. The pair lived near Branson, an entertainment destination in Missouri, where they had filmed their TV show “The Jim Bakker Show” since its launch in 2003. Bakker suffered a stroke in 2020. But it was the “The PTL Club,” which at its peak in

the mid-1980s drew 13 million nightly TV viewers, that made Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker cultural icons — so much so that they were often skewered in the 1980s and ’90s by late-night comedians and parodied on “Saturday Night Live.” The couple also built Heritage USA, a Christian theme park and hotel in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and a movie about their lives, “ The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” was released in September 2021. Bakker rose to prominence alongside other televangelist titans of the 1980s. His death and that of Jimmy Swaggart last year mark the end of an era. Their legacy lives on in prosperity gospel preachers that still ﬁll the airwaves. Bakker was born in Muskegon, Michigan, and attended North Central Bible College in Minneapolis, where he met Tammy Faye. They married in 1961 and dropped out of college to start their own traveling ministry. He

preached and she sang and played the accordion in churches and tent revivals across the country. They caught the attention of televangelist Pat Robertson, and in 1965 launched a children’s show on Robertson’s Christian Broadcasting Network. By 1966, Bakker was hosting “The 700 Club,” a Christian talk show. Bakker left CBN in 1972 and two years later formed the PTL Satellite Network. “The PTL Club” — PTL stands for “Praise the Lord” — became its signature show. In its heyday in the 1980s, “The PTL Club” attracted millions of viewers and brought in millions of dollars annually. The show featured chats with guests and Christian entertainers. Bakker offered upbeat sermons and Tammy Faye — charismatic and always wearing her trademark heavy mascara — sang. Most episodes were taped at their sprawling complex just south of Charlotte, North Carolina.

LOS ANGELES — Eva Marie Saint, the pale, willowy actor who won an Academy Award for her ﬁrst movie, “On the Waterfront,” and starred opposite Cary Grant in the Alfred Hitchcock thriller “North by Northwest,” has died. She was 102. Saint, whose acting work lasted well into her 90s, died at her home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, conﬁrmed family representative Jeff Sanderson. Saint had one of the most spectacular debuts in Hollywood history, as the love interest of Marlon Brando’s tormented Terry Malloy in “On the Water-

front,” and her ﬁrst trip to the Academy Awards was memorable too. Pregnant with her first child, Saint accepted her Oscar from F r a n k Sinatra and smilingly murmured Saint a unique winner’s speech: “I think I may have the baby right here.” (Her son, Darrell, was born two days later.) The award for the 1954 classic made her an instant star, but she soon astonished Hollywood with a firm independence that would mark her career. She refused offers of studio contracts and declined chances to follow up on her

great success, explaining that she was taking time off to become acquainted with her new son. (A daughter, Laurette, was born in 1958.) In her ﬁrst decade in Hollywood, Saint appeared in a mere seven films. She declined such top-level productions as “The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit” with Gregory Peck, “Summer and Smoke” with Laurence Harvey and “The Rainmaker” with Burt Lancaster. She credited her husband, TV and stage director Jeffrey Hayden, with persuading her to star in Hitchcock’s “North by Northwest,” the classic 1959 thriller in which Saint plays a spy who seduces Grant, but ends up falling for him.

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Continued from page 1A has already certified as ready for business development. The Ascension MegaPark has already drawn hundreds of millions in governmentfunded or -supported infrastructure. Ben Bello, Iberville Parish director of permits and inspections, said that parish’s industrial zone would be created through what’s known as an “overlay” to the land-use map currently in the works. That map and a related master plan are expected to set the stage for zoning in Iberville’s unincorporated areas for the first time. Bello said parish leaders came up with the idea for the overlay because of the inquiries from industrial suitors. “We have a lot of industry showing interest in that area due to what’s happening on the Ascension side,” he said. “And we just want to prepare and be proactive and incorporate some land-use regulation and try to promote smart development for that area.” One of those interested is One Nuclear. Though the company has announced a project in Ascension, its chief development officer, Chris Hansmeyer, told the Iberville Parish Council last month when the overlay lay idea was unveiled that he’d like to locate in Iberville instead. He cited his relationship with J.E. Jumonville and other landowners who hold a combined 9,000 acres. Hansmeyer said One Nuclear wants to build an energy park worth an estimated $40 billion that would include a small modular nuclear reactor, a natural gas power plant and two data centers. But he told the council he needs assurances from the parish before his company invests $180 million in engineering, electrical infrastructure and other predevelopment work. “If I start a relationship with the parish, and I try to bring opportunity here, we need to have some clarity as a developer that we’ve got some support, that if I follow all the rules, I follow your direction, I work with the local community and that I put the perfect project in our application, that we’ve got a fighter’s chance to get a permit,” he told the council. Prompted by public concern over data centers, officials in neighboring Ascension Parish are working on new rules for so-called “high impact development facilities.” Still under review, the rules, as proposed, would require a quarter-mile separation from residential areas, as well as other setbacks; testing for persistent high- and low-frequency sounds, and, in some cases, required community meetings that are recorded or have minutes taken. The recording or minutes must be submitted with a parish permit application. On Thursday, the Parish Council deferred action on the rules until Oct. 15. Iberville Parish staffers are already working on their overlay, Bello said, but that process likely won’t fully kick off until after the master plan

is finished by early next year. Bello declined to identify other companies showing interest in the region. The ongoing industrial development along the river has drawn objections from some people who live in the area. Opponents of the Hyundai steel plant across the parish line have battled state and federal air permits for the projects, arguing the area is already at or over many pollution limits. Earlier this year in Iberville, residents aired concerns with battery storage facilities proposed near White Castle and near Plaquemine. The council adopted a twoyear moratorium on battery farms while parish officials study the issue. Though the batteries don’t pose air pollution problems, some locals raised concerns about fires. The facility near Plaquemine would be affiliated with Entergy and be built inside a 1,600-acre solar farm. Asked about complaints from environmental groups that the region is already overburdened with air pollution, Bello said he understands the worry but believes public concern in Iberville “goes back to the location.” “People don’t want these things in their backyards, so … something that puts out pollution versus something green, I don’t think it really matters, as long as it’s not visible or in someone’s backyard,” Bello said. The proposed zone would be in Iberville Parish Council member Shalanda Allen’s district; she declined to comment on it until the administration provides more information, possibly later this month. Ashley Gaignard of Donaldsonville, who founded Rural Roots Louisiana called Iberville’s announcement the beginning of transparency and a chance for people to shape what happens to their area. Gaignard’s group has fought for what it calls greater transparency and more residential protections in the Ascension MegaPark. She said she likes what Iberville is proposing for its par-

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An excavator sits on the edge of acres of farmland in Modeste in 2024. Officials in Iberville Parish recently unveiled plans to earmark thousands of acres for new industry with hopes of controlling where and how that development occurs in the coming years. ish — “buffers from homes, schools and churches, keeping trucks off neighborhood streets, and reviewing heavy industry before it is allowed.” She said Iberville would also do well to ensure tax breaks are discussed in the open. The deal for the HyundaiPOSCO steel mill in Ascension involved a multibillion dollar incentive package developed in secret with state and local ofﬁcials who until recently were bound by nondisclosure agreements — an arrangement criticized by some locals. “If Iberville follows through with enforceable protections and genuinely lets residents shape the decision, it could set a better example for the region, and cleaner business offers will come. We will judge the plan by what it does for the people who already call this river bend home,” Gaignard said. Staff writer AnnaKate Freeland contributed to this story.

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Continued from page 1A jobs over the next two years, a 1.3% growth rate. That would rank New Orleans ninth in terms of growth among the state’s 10 metro areas. One bright spot in New Orleans is the Louisiana International Terminal in St. Bernard Parish. Work could begin on the $2.6 billion container shipping facility at the end of the year. Backers of the controversial project said it could help the Port of New Orleans regain some of the container shipping business it has lost in recent years to other Gulf Coast ports, such as Mobile and Houston. St. Tammany, the newest metro area in the state, is forecast to add 1,100 jobs over the next two years, making it the slowest-growing area in Louisiana. Slow growth in New Orleans is affecting the bedroom community, along with uncertainty around a pair of major employers. Globalstar, the satellite company headquartered in Covington, was recently purchased by Amazon for $11.6 billion, while a British energy producer bought LLOG Exploration for $3.2 billion. The forecast notes that it isn’t known whether the two deals will lead to job losses at local operations. Lake Charles is expected to show the highest percentage of job growth over the next two years, increasing by 5.6% or 6,000 jobs. The growth is caused by the $64.4 billion in projects currently being built, including the $20.7 billion CP2 terminal in Cameron Parish, the $17.5 billion LNG export terminal Woodside Energy is building just south of Sulphur and the $13 billion Commonwealth LNG facility in Cameron Parish. The $100 billion SpaceX launch facility in Vermilion Parish and the drone industry in Lafayette will help the Acadiana area add 5,600 jobs over the next two years, a 2.9% growth rate. The forecast could be off if hiring ramps up faster than expected at SpaceX, or drone companies such as DMR Technologies, which plans to create 521 jobs at its Lafayette manufacturing facility, or the Drone Institute, which said it will add 610 jobs at its training and software development headquarters. Thanks to the $50 billion Meta data center under construction in

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Construction continues on the new four-story residence hall at Southern University. The $50 million student housing development will have 500 beds during the first phase. Baton Rouge expects to add 16,500 jobs over the next two years. In addition to the construction at Southern University, the $12.4 billion Hut 8 data center near St. Francisville is set to open in the next couple of years. Richland Parish, Monroe is projected to be the second-fastestgrowing region in the state, with a 4.5% increase in the number of new jobs. The area is projected to hit a record level of employment in 2027 with 95,300 jobs. Shreveport-Bossier City is projected to add 4,800 jobs by the end of 2028, thanks to three Amazon data centers that will be built in the area. The centers will create 750 new jobs at wage rates more than double the state average. Activity in the Haynesville Shale is expected to pick up as LNG facilities operating or under construction in south Louisiana and

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Texas look to tap the area’s abundant natural gas supply. Natural gas from the Haynesville Shale is also expected to fuel new power plants that will be built to service data centers. Morgan Stanley projects output from Haynesville will be 41% higher in 2027. Houma-Thibodaux is projected to hire for 2,700 jobs over the next two years. The area has been hurt by a slowdown in offshore drilling in the Gulf, which has hurt oilﬁeld service ﬁrms. Houma-Thibodaux has been helped by some new federal shipbuilding contracts for Arctic icebreakers. The ongoing war with Iran is

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making the forecast for the oil market difficult. The report is based on the war ending in the fall and oil prices dropping to $68 a barrel in 2027. Crude oil prices are hovering around $89 a barrel, and there is no end in sight to the war. Hammond is projected to add 800 jobs over the next two years as the area recovers from the explosion that destroyed the Smitty’s Supply oil and lubricant plant in Tangipahoa Parish. That eliminated 450 jobs in the area. The area will be boosted by continued hiring at the North Oaks Health System and record enrollment at

Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond. Alexandria is expected to add 1,800 jobs, thanks to Applied Digital’s $3.6 billion data center in Rapides Parish and increased ICE deportations at England Airpark. The LaSalle Family Foundation plans to build a unit to help families that are self-deporting from the U.S., which will create 240 jobs, while the GEO Group, which is the major contractor for deportation ﬂights out of the airpark, will hire another 50 workers. Email Timothy Boone at tboone@theadvocate.com.

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is expected to grow by 101% during that time. Nationwide, there are a little more than 72,000 wildfires a year, on average, according to insurance provider LendingTree. And fires can have immense impact: the Lahaina fire in Hawaii in 2023, for instance, or the Palisades fires in California in 2025 devastated entire towns and killed dozens of people. While the XPRIZE started as a competition, in the end, most of the competing teams had “complementary” technologies, Barbalace said. He said he hopes that each project can work in tandem to prevent severe damage from wildfires. “There’s not going to be just one solution,” he said. PHOTO PROVIDED By ST. TAMMANy FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 3

Continued from page 1A comprehensive: It can predict where a wildfire is likely to start, look for early signs of a fire, and model how the fire will spread, he said. Richard Barbalace, CEO of Ailectric, said the DeepFire tools draw on data from satellites, smoke sensors, monitoring cameras and other tools to inform its predictions, which are then turned over to local fire departments to inform their response. The tool accounts for several factors, including lightning and ground cover, to determine where a wildfire is likely to start, Mukhopadhyay said. It can predict wildfires up to 35 days in advance, but it is 90% accurate in predicting wildfires four to seven days in advance, he said. From there, the model knows where to monitor for signs of a wildfire. The fires start small, so the technology tries to use temperature, air quality and other indicators that a fire may have ignited or will ignite. Then, once a fire has started, the model uses data to predict how it will spread and help firefighters determine a course of action, Mukhopadhyay said. “One hour can be the difference between destruction and no destruction,” he said.

‘Before it starts’ DeepFire entered the XPRIZE Wildfire competition in 2023. But Barbalace said the group had been working on the technology for several years prior. While the wildﬁre detection technology may have originated at LSU, he said, much of the development has happened outside of the university. LSU and Ailectric have licensed the technology to a company called Firemark AI. In the future, the researchers hope to commercialize the DeepFire

Firefighters from St. Tammany Fire Protection District No. 3 were among many local departments that battled a wildfire in the Lacombe area on Feb. 22. LSU researchers, collaborating with consulting firm Ailectric, developed a program to predict wildfires.

Email Margaret Kates at Margaret.Kates@ theadvocate.com. Her work is supported with governments and fire de- ning in 2003, NASA says, month alone, while the state is expected to increase by a grant from the Walton partments for use, Barbal- while fire seasons across the normally experienced an av- 25% in the next two decades, Family Foundation, globe have gotten longer. ace said. erage of 770 per year in the according to a 2023 LSU administered by the Baton Louisiana, despite its prior decade. Zubin Kothawala, CEO of estimate. But the estimated Rouge Area Foundation. Firemark, has worked with damp, swampy climate, is Mukhopadhyay and Ailec- not immune. It, too, has betric on AI projects before. come more vulnerable to He says the DeepFire plat- wildfires in recent years, form can be deployed at due to increasing temperaall levels: individual prop- tures and low rainfall. In August 2023, the state erty owners can use it, up to statewide fire response systems. And Kowathala said the team worked to try and make the technology affordable even for small towns. The DeepFire system can also help fire departments take preventative measures, such as controlled burns, in areas vulnerable to wildfires, he said. “We’re really there to stop the fire before it starts,” Kowathala said. As part of the competition, 100+ years of in April, the DeepFire team LSU Football history traveled to New South Wales in a hardcover in Australia to put their technology to the test, along with collector’s book other competitors. In most cases, DeepFire’s technology was able to detect wildfires before the New South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, Barbalace said. The risk of extreme wildLSU.PICTORIALBOOK.COM fire worldwide doubled over

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Continued from page 1A to some of the fastestgrowing communities on the entire Gulf Coast. Some predict the bridge will lure more industries to Mobile and even cause shifts in the region’s population. Renee Amar, executive director for the Louisiana Motor Transport Association, also said the project could improve the ﬂow of commerce by easing travel for the state’s long-haul truckers. “That’s always the hope,” she said. The route has long been a headache. Traffic that slogs through the narrow I-10 tunnels can turn threehour road trips from New Orleans into maddening journeys of four hours or more. More than a decade ago, Louisiana’s famed political consultant James Carville even made headlines when he raised the issue to some of Mobile’s leaders, who were visiting New Orleans. “I love Mobile, but that tunnel is the damndest thing I ever saw,” Carville said, according to an account in the Mobile PressRegister. “Who the hell decided to build a tunnel anyway? Was that cheaper or something? I tell you, going through there is a pain, and there just ain’t no way around it.” Now, there will be.

from a federal loan program, alongside millions in federal grant money Alabama had previously secured. Leaders are calling it the largest infrastructure project in Alabama history. Still, some grievances remain. Some residents in Mobile are lamenting the tolls, which will cost $3

per trip for drivers with Alabama toll transponders and $7.70 for drivers with transponders from out of state. Drivers without transponders will be charged $15.40 by license plate but be given the chance to get an Alabama transponder and pay the $3 rate. Amar also said truckers, who use the route to carry

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er side of it is going to be something good.” There are also still questions among Alabama’s leaders. Jack Burrell, chairman of the Eastern Shore Metropolitan Planning Organization, said STAFF FILE PHOTO some worry the bridge By SOPHIA could cause Mobile’s population to dip because it GERMER will make it easier to live in neighboring Baldwin County and commute into the city. A debate is also growing over what to call the bridge, and namesake ideas so far have ranged from the legendary Gulf Coast songwriter Jimmy Buffett to President Donald Trump. But the mood among Alabama Gulf Coast ofﬁcials is mostly ecstatic. “All the naysayers who said they won’t see it in their lifetime — get ready, because they’re going to anything from clothes to re- sometimes entangle them see it,” said Burrell, who also serves on the Fairhope, frigerated goods, typically in lawsuits. avoid tolls and despise road “They just hate it while Alabama, City Council. construction because it can it’s happening,” Amar said. “There’s just a quiet satislead to more accidents that But “they know on the oth- faction.”

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Last Friday, Linda Smith ﬁled a lawsuit in federal court in Baton Rouge against Sheriff Sid GauOne year after a Rapides Parish treaux, the local jail’s medical man’s family says he died while provider and other jail officials, wrapped in a suicide-prevention alleging that her son, Keith Brown, smock with his feet and hands died after a medical crisis went unshackled, they are still looking for treated as he was pepper-sprayed, answers and justice. restrained and possibly a victim of

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excessive force at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. But even as the family seeks answers in court, Smith’s attorney said they still have not received key records from the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce about Brown’s death nearly a year after he died. “It’s very unusual in my experi-

ence as a civil rights lawyer that reports have not been released, particularly the sheriff’s investigation report,” said Stephen Haedicke, an attorney for Smith. “We’re a year after the death, and those types of documents should be completed by this point.” Haedicke also said the family waited an unusually long time to receive Brown’s autopsy report. The Sheriff’s Ofﬁce did not immediately respond to a request for

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comment. The delays have left the family with questions about what happened to Brown and why, the attorneys say, as they pursue a federal lawsuit before the one-year deadline for bringing their claims. Brown, 26, died on Oct. 4, 2025, while serving time at the local prison related to a 2019 armed robbery in Rapides Parish.

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BR teen takes midtrial plea deal Fatal shooting occurred outside convenience store

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Jennifer Madden does a mime routine with a student on Tuesday during the ‘Rock your School’ circus-

Students walk to class Tuesday in carnivaldecorated halls during the ‘Rock your School’ circusthemed event at Woodlawn Elementary.

On the morning of his third day at trial, 19-year-old Tyler Hoggan pleaded guilty to a charge of manslaughter in connection with a fatal shooting outside a North Acadian Thruway convenience store. Hoggan had been indicted on a charge of second-degree murder, accused of shooting Patrick White, 29, in November 2024 after the two had an altercation in and outside the Adams One Stop. The plea deal between the state and Hoggan’s defense had him agreeing to 30 years in prison for the manslaughter charge. Jury selection in his trial began last week. Margaret Lagattuta, Hoggan’s public defender, said her client, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, was provoked. She described Hoggan as being accosted by an older man who was acting erratically. White had been arguing with other customers inside the store, with the exchanges being captured on surveillance cameras.

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DOJ seeks to strip man’s status Immigration move involves rare process, first local case of its kind

BY GIGI LIMAN Staff writer

not doing any type of rezoning for 15 years … no heavy equipment,” Mizell said, naming a few examples of conditions he and the residents agreed upon. But the two parties did not agree on a few major points of contention, such as residents’ request for just one ofﬁce building and their desire to put an agreement in place giving them ﬁnal

Federal prosecutors are seeking to revoke a Livingston Parish man’s U.S. citizenship after they say he lied to authorities about his immigration history when he applied to be a citizen nearly two decades ago. The case, ﬁled against Nachhatar Singh, 68, of Denham Springs, is the ﬁrst denaturalization attempt in the Middle District of Louisiana — the federal district that oversees Baton Rouge and its surrounding parishes — since federal courts started tracking cases online in the 1980s.

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St. George panel approves office building Residential area to be rezoned

The St. George Zoning Commission on Monday approved a proposal to rezone a residential tract to business use so Stuart & Company General Contractors BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD could build an ofﬁce. Staff writer The proposal was first postA residential area at the in- poned at an August meeting aftersection of Perkins Road and ter multiple nearby residents Pecue Lane will be rezoned — disagreed with the plan, fearing with conditions — after multiple worse trafﬁc and drainage probresidents in the area spoke out lems for those who live next to against the plan. the site.

Duane Mizell, the applicant and owner of Stuart & Company, has said the company would propose having two commercial buildings on the site but would focus on having one two-story office building for the time being. Mizell said Monday night he discussed the proposal with neighbors in the area, and they agreed on a number of conditions for the site. “The lighting was a concern …

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Woman accused of setting boyfriend’s home on fire A woman allegedly set her boyfriend’s home on ﬁre after she had been damaging his property for an extended period of time, according to Baton Rouge police. CRIME Shermyria WestBLOTTER ley, 27, was arstaff rested Monday by the Baton Rouge reports Police Department and booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison in connection with aggravated arson. The Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to a residential ﬁre at the 1900 block of Mulberry

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Continued from page 1B The prescription period — or time to ﬁle a civil lawsuit for a wrongful death — is one year after a person dies, meaning Brown’s family faced a deadline to ﬁle the lawsuit last week, whether or not they had the sheriff’s investigative report. Smith’s attorneys say not much more than a day after arriving at the parish prison last year, Brown began to experience a medical episode exhibiting signs of hallucinations, paranoia and a skyrocketing heart rate. Employees for Turn Key Health Clinics — the contractor providing medical service at the Baton Rouge jail — tried to give him antianxiety medication, the lawsuit states, but Brown “reportedly refused.” The court filing offers

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Continued from page 1B In court documents, he is described as being half-dressed and ranting to other patrons. The dispute between Hoggan and White began inside the store before spilling into the parking lot. The two argued, with Hoggan brandishing his ﬁrearm, according to court records. Spectators attempted to break up the pair. Lagattuta said her client originally pulled his hand-

Street around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. A man told detectives had been having problems with Westley damaging his property, and earlier that night, she showed up to his home and began damaging the exterior. Shortly after she left, he smelled burning and opened his back door to see a fire. The man said his barbecue grill was knocked over and a bottle of lighter fluid was missing. The man put out the fire with a pot of water. He provided home video surveillance as proof of his statements, detectives said. Fire detectives determined the blaze

was caused by arson. According to Westley’s arrest warrant, Baton Rouge police told fire detectives they had recently been to the address multiple times for incidents involving Westley. The next day, while investigators were at the home, they saw Westley driving by and detained her. Westley was questioned, and she admitted she was at the home the previous night but denied any involvement in starting the fire, according to the warrant. While questioning Westley, investigators found the missing bottle of lighter fluid on the front

passenger seat of her car, accord- Billy Zachary. At the scene, they found the ing to officials. former Children’s Charter School ablaze. Because of the heavy conditions and the size of the blaze, additional engines and personnel A vacant building on North responded, bringing the total to 82 Street that once housed the Chil- firefighters and 37 units. The fire was under control by dren’s Charter School caught on fire Tuesday morning and took 4:42 a.m., but crews remain on scene to extinguish remaining hot hours to control. Baton Rouge Fire Department spots and mitigate hazards. Children’s Charter School was crews responded to the reported fire at the intersection of North one of the first charter schools in and North 12th streets shortly af- Baton Rouge. It closed in May 2020 ter 1 a.m. Tuesday, according to after 23 years of operation due to Baton Rouge fire spokesperson low enrollment.

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little indication about what occurred on Oct. 3, 2025, but states Brown was not referred to a medical facility to be evaluated or treated, but instead was placed in a cell. Brown continued to exhibit “extreme paranoid behavior and thoughts and was pacing back and forth with a blanket over his head” with a resting heart rate of 130 beats per minute, Haedicke wrote in court ﬁlings. The lawsuit alleges that several sheriff’s deputies were aware of his condition, as were several Turn Key STAFF FILE PHOTO By JAVIER GALLEGOS employees. Sometime before 1:30 Officers escort inmates from one wing to another on Sept. a.m. on Oct. 4, 2025, “one 17 at East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. The family of Keith or more” East Baton Rouge Brown filed a lawsuit against Sheriff Sid Gautreaux, the sheriff’s deputies or jail local jail’s medical provider and other jail officials, alleging employees pepper-sprayed that he died after a medical crisis went untreated as he Brown “without justification” and in “direct contra- was pepper-sprayed, restrained and possibly a victim of vention” of authorities, the excessive force at the prison. family’s attorney said. Brown’s family said evi- was sprayed, Brown col- responsive for an unknown dence shows that after he lapsed in a cell and was un- amount of time.

When medical staff told a deputy they could not come to the unit at that moment to check on Brown, according to the lawsuit, the deputy replied with words to the effect of, “I know you don’t want me to call a medical emergency.” About 30 minutes later, deputies dragged Brown’s lifeless body into the jail’s medical unit, attorneys said. “He was dressed only in a suicide smock and his hands and feet were shackled. He was totally unresponsive,” they wrote in the lawsuit. He could not be revived and was pronounced dead at 3:09 a.m. Oct. 4, 2025. Brown’s family also believes that “one or more” deputies used “unnecessary and excessive force” against him, evidenced by the condition of his body upon later inspection. Turn Key is a private company that provides contracted medical support in jails

“This is tragic all the way around,” Myers said, after hearing Hoggan’s guilty plea. “I don’t understand why guns are such a prevalent means of settling disputes.” He told Hoggan he should be grateful that White’s family allowed him to plead rather than facing a jury. While he noted that Hoggan was only 17 at the time of the killing, it “doesn’t change the fact you killed another human being.” “You had a chance to leave,” Myers said. “He was following you, but you had a

chance to leave.” Sha’Daijah White, the victim’s niece, spoke before the courtroom after the sentencing. “This has affected us tremendously,” she said. “His kids will never hear his voice, see his face again.” White had three daughters, with his family saying the youngest, a 3-year-old, stopped speaking after his death and has only recently begun to respond again. Lagattuta said that as a minor at the time of the crime, Hoggan will have a chance for parole when he turns 25.

gun without pointing it at White, but White continued to harass him, following Hoggan through the parking lot. Hoggan then turned and shot White, who died at the scene. White was unarmed and lowered his pants in front of Hoggan, according to the arrest warrant. He also attempted to hug Hoggan at one point Lagattuta’s team planned to argue Hoggan acted in self-defense, but Judge Brad Myers disallowed it and chose not to put the option on the jury’s delibera-

tion instructions, according to the judge’s ruling written after Hoggan’s plea. “The video fails to show a hostile or overt act against Mr. Hoggan that is ‘of such character which would have created in the mind of a reasonable person a belief that he was in immediate danger of losing his life,’” Myers’ ruling read. Prosecutors also attempted to appeal to the state 1st Circuit Court of Appeals on the grounds of being given late notice of Hoggan’s plan to argue self-defense. This appeal was denied.

throughout the country. The company has been named in litigation related to several in-custody deaths at facilities it operates. A 2024 investigation by The Marshall Project linked Turn Key to at least 50 in-custody deaths between 2014 and 2024. Families and attorneys have alleged a pattern of inadequate or delayed medical care, and a failure to monitor patients suffering from mental health crises, overdoses and other illnesses. The Rapides Parish District Attorney’s Ofﬁce said Brown was arrested in 2019 in Pineville on an armed robbery count. Police reports state Brown brandished a gun while robbing a Dollar General with two other people. In court, he pleaded to the lesser charge of aggravated robbery and was sentenced to 10 years in state custody.

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Continued from page 1B The move highlights a little-known process that has become part of President Donald Trump administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. Prosecutors allege that Singh entered the U.S. from India in 1993 under the name Sawaran Singh and was ordered to be deported in 1996 after he failed to show up to his immigration hearings. Months later, according to the complaint, he filed immigration paperwork under a different date of birth and the name Nachhatar. That second identity was the one he used when he applied for citizenship, which was granted in 2009. In the application process, he claimed he had never used another name or misrepresented or concealed material facts to obtain citizenship. The government used ﬁngerprints the Department of

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Continued from page 1B say over design and architecture, Mizell said. Multiple residents spoke against the rezoning on Monday, raising concerns that the commercial building would affect nearby homes, as well as cause trafﬁc and drainage issues. Joe Territo, president of the Pecue, Perkins and Highland Homeowners Association, is worried about the tract being rezoned to a higher commercial zoning in the future, saying residents wanted the company to sign an agreement regarding zoning. “That leaves us with no

Homeland Security collected from the two different identities to link them both to Singh, according to the complaint. Singh declined to answer questions about the allegations but described himself as a proud, law-abiding American and community member. He owns a gas station in Livingston Parish, which he has run for the past 26 years, and lives nearby with his family. “So many times I catch somebody who has stolen something from my store, a drink or candy; I never complained, I only told him next time be careful, and if you’re hungry, tell me, I can give you a drink,” he said. “I try to help people because I know how it is to be a poor man living in this world.” The Department of Justice did not reply to an interview request. Once a popular tool used against communists and anarchists during the Red Scare, denaturalization attempts have seldom been

used since 1967. The practice has largely been reserved for former war criminals and perpetrators of human rights abuses who concealed their past activity on immigration and citizenship forms. Federal law allows the government to denaturalize foreign-born U.S. citizens if their citizenship was illegally acquired, including through fraud or the misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact during the naturalization process, as is alleged in Singh’s case. The government must prove that the misrepresented or concealed facts would have affected the likelihood of the defendant obtaining citizenship had they been disclosed at the time. The government can pursue denaturalization through criminal proceedings, which require a high standard of proof and provide defendants with the right to an attorney, even if they cannot afford one. Much more popular are civil denaturalization cases,

protection in the future regarding the development or its uses,” Territo said. “We’re left at whatever they decide they want to do.” Territo described the site as next to six residential properties. City resident Charles Perilloux asked the commission to deny what he called “spot rezoning” of the “rural, residential” property. “That property is a sinkhole,” he said, about ﬂooding worries. After 30 minutes of discussion, the commission approved the rezoning in an amended motion that made sure Mizell’s company complied with multiple conditions. Commissioner Laurie Marien listed conditions

with the approval that the business will operate during regular business hours, not rezone the tract for 15 years, no heavy equipment, no billboards and will comply with lighting requirements. Most of these conditions are already outlined in the zoning classiﬁcation.

which come with a lower burden of proof, do not entitle defendants to a lawyer and have no statute of limitations, meaning they can be brought at any time. Denaturalizations are part of a growing set of tools the Trump administration is using in its immigration enforcement efforts. In 2025, the Justice Department sent a memo to its civil division urging attorneys to prioritize denaturalizations and expanding the categories of naturalized citizens who should be considered the subject of such actions. In August, the department announced it had ﬁled 25 civil cases in a two-week period, the largest denaturalization effort in American history, according to its ofﬁce of pub-

lic affairs. Singh’s lawyer, Paul “Woody” Scott, said his client was stopped by authorities in an airport in 2014 and questioned about his identity. The evidence authorities had at the time, he said, is no different from the evidence they have now and have presented in the complaint. “I know there’s nothing that’s changed from then till now, well, except an administration,” Scott said. Scott said he is still developing the legal strategy for this case but may focus on challenging the allegation of “material” misrepresentation, arguing that his client’s actions did not meet the debated legal standard the government must prove to succeed.

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Stocks rise to a record on profit expectations NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market has never been higher, even though the list of challenges chipping away at it keeps growing. The S&P 500 climbed 0.6% Tuesday to a record after topping its prior all-time high set in August. Despite worries about everything from war to high inflation to pressure from the bond market, the index at the heart of many 401(k) accounts has soared 23% since hitting a bottom in late March. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 253 points, or 0.5%, while the Nasdaq composite tacked 0.4% onto its own all-time high set the day before. The record-high stock prices are helping investors feel better about their ﬁnances, or at least less bad, when Americans are generally feeling discouraged about keeping up with the fastrising cost of living. Many of the fears that sent the U.S. stock market to its bottom in March have indeed come true. Oil prices are high because of the war with Iran, which has made inflation worse. Yields have cranked higher in the bond market, which threatens to slow the economy by making it more expensive for everyone to borrow money. And Americans broadly say they’re feeling more pessimistic about the economy and where it’s heading.

LIV Golf tries to emerge from bankruptcy BC Partners Credit on Monday announced an initial investment in LIV Golf, part of a targeted $300 million in cumulative financing to help the beleaguered circuit emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with a team-focused golf league with players as equity owners. The announcement comes two days before the first of several hearings related to the bankruptcy filing from Sept. 8. The financing by funds advised on the BC Partners Credit platform requires bankruptcy court approval. It would allow LIV to start planning on a 2027 season, which includes a 10-tournament schedule, half of them at international sites. “Our goal is to facilitate LIV Golf’s emergence from the restructuring process on sound financial footing and with renewed momentum heading into the 2027 season,” said Ted Goldthorpe, partner and head of BC Partners Credit, the credit arm of BC Partners. “Just as importantly, we want the players who make this league what it is to share in what they help build,” he said. “Giving players real and actionable ownership in the league and the teams is a unique opportunity in professional golf, and it aligns everyone around the long-term success of the product for the game and for the fans.”

Cargill’s earnings slump 52% with high costs Cargill Inc.’s fiscal first-quarter earnings fell by more than half as the largest private company in the U.S. was pressured by higher costs for cattle and cocoa despite also benefiting from stronger results in soybeans. For the quarter ended Aug. 31, Cargill had net income of $927 million, down from $1.94 billion a year ago, according to accounts seen Monday by Bloomberg. The company had a difficult comparison as the yearearlier quarter was significantly boosted by a tax provision tied to U.S. President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill. Beef packers such as Cargill, one of four that account for more than two-thirds of U.S. processing capacity, have been competing to buy cattle from the smallest American herd in five decades. Only recently has profitability in beef packing started to improve as cattle prices have eased, according to one measure on potential returns. Meanwhile, Cargill pointed to “mark-to-market losses on cocoa” in the quarter ended Aug. 31.

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Skydance-owned Paramount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new Hollywood giant.

Paramount completes its takeover of Warner Bros $81B takeover creates one Hollywood giant known as Skydance

that Warner management “never engaged meaningfully” with. It soon launched a hostile counterbid. The Hollywood giants spent much of early 2026 in a heated back-and-forth over who had a stronger offer, with Warner leadership repeatedly backing Netflix as its preferred suitor. BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS But Netflix bowed out after Paramount evenAP business writer tually upped its offer to buy all of Warner for CHICAGO — It’s official: Skydance-owned Para- $31 per share. Warner and Paramount inked a mutual mergmount closed its $81 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery on Tuesday, ushering in a new er agreement in late February. Hollywood giant. Hollywood was closely watching the fight The merger brings two of America’s oldest over Warner’s future. From awards shows to moviemaking studios together under a new online petitions, A-list celebrities and other name: Skydance. The deal, which followed a creatives made their voices known. tumultuous, roughly yearlong fight, further In April, thousands of movie stars, writers, concentrates power in an industry already run directors and other professionals announced by just a handful of major players. their “unequivocal opposition” to the ParaHBO Max, titles ranging from “Harry Pot- mount-Warner merger. An open letter — which ter” to “Sinners” and networks such as CNN was signed by long-outspoken critics of the now find themselves under the same roof as deal like Jane Fonda and Mark Ruffalo, as well Paramount+, CBS and the likes of “Top Gun” as Hollywood heavyweights from Denis Villeand “The Godfather.” All are under the helm of neuve to J.J. Abrams — warned of fewer jobs billionaire David Ellison and his new co-CEO and “less choice for audiences in the United Ynon Kreiz. States and around the world.” “Today is a historic day, not just “Today is a historic Others lined up to back Paramount for Skydance but for our entire inas Ellison reiterated his commitday, not just for ments to the movies. At CinemaCon, dustry,” Ellison said in a statement. Skydance but for the company debuted a glossy mini “We couldn’t be more excited to get our entire industry. movie about the studio directed by to work.” Including billions of dollars We couldn’t be Jon M. Chu and narrated by Tom Cruise — who ended the spot atop in debt, the Warner acquisition more excited to the iconic Paramount water tower, amounts to nearly $111 billion. get to work.” with the words “the future is paraEllison’s Skydance bought Paramount and the future looks pretty mount for $8 billion last year beDAVID ELLISON, great from here.” Director James fore setting its sights on Warner. CO-CEO Cameron also doubled down on his What followed was one of the bigsupport of Ellison. gest tie-ups ever in the media and The prospect of a new Warner owner also entertainment industry. Politics also loomed over much of the pro- loomed over awards season, from #BlockTheMerger pins to more subtle nods in accepcess. The Ellison family has held a long relation- tance speeches. When accepting her Emmy ship with President Donald Trump, who ap- last month, “Remarkably Bright Creatures” plauded the deal’s closing Tuesday and said actor Sally Field — who also signed the open letter in opposition to the Paramount-Warner Skydance is “going to be a great company.” The early days of Paramount’s quest for War- deal — stressed that “unique storytelling matters” and “we can’t let those voices be silenced, ner turned into a messy bidding war. Months after disclosing it was open to sell- or compromised or merged.” Many industry critics were also outspoken ing all or part of its business, Warner initially struck a studio and streaming deal with Netflix when Netflix’s studio and streaming deal was on the table, with a particular focus on the fuin December. But Paramount said it also had made offers ture of movies staying in theaters.

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Here is a list of notable films, shows and franchises in the new Skydance portfolio, followed by its major studios, networks and other businesses. SUPERHEROES AND COMICS: DC’s “Batman,” “Superman,” “Wonder Woman” and “Aquaman” FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION: “Harry Potter” and “Fantastic Beasts”; “Star Trek”; “Game of Thrones” and “House of the Dragon” ACTION AND ADVENTURE: “Mission: Impossible”; “Top Gun”; “Transformers”; the “Matrix” films HORROR: “The Conjuring” universe; “A Nightmare on Elm Street”; “Final Destination”; “Scream” CHILDREN’S AND ANIMATION: “SpongeBob SquarePants”; “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”; “Avatar: The Last Airbender”; “Looney Tunes”; “Scooby-Doo”; “Tom and Jerry” MAJOR TELEVISION PROPERTIES: “Yellowstone”; “Friends”; “The Big Bang Theory”; “The Sopranos”; “The White Lotus” PARAMOUNT FILM LIBRARY: Not limited to but including “The Godfather” trilogy, “Sunset Boulevard” and “Chinatown” WARNER BROS. AND NEW LINE LIBRARIES: Films including “Casablanca,” the “Dirty Harry” series and the “Lord of the Rings” film trilogy TURNER’S CLASSIC FILM HOLDINGS: Much of MGM’s pre-May 1986 library, including “The Wizard of Oz” and “Singin’ in the Rain,” plus substantial classic RKO holdings MIRAMAX LIBRARY — PARTIAL OWNERSHIP: Paramount’s 49% stake in Miramax, whose catalog includes “Pulp Fiction,” “Good Will Hunting” and “Chicago” FILM AND TELEVISION STUDIOS: Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures, New Line Cinema, DC Studios, CBS Studios, Warner Bros. Television and Skydance’s film and television operations STREAMING SERVICES: HBO Max, featuring HBO originals such as “The Sopranos,” “Game of Thrones,” “The Wire” and “Sex and the City”; Paramount+; discovery+; and Pluto TV NEWS: CNN, CNN International, CNN en Español and CBS News, including “60 Minutes” BROADCAST AND ENTERTAINMENT TELEVISION: CBS and its owned local stations; HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, TNT, TBS, Turner Classic Movies, Comedy Central, MTV and BET REALITY, LIFESTYLE AND DOCUMENTARY NETWORKS: Discovery Channel, HGTV, Food Network, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, Smithsonian Channel, OWN and Magnolia Network CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING AND ANIMATION: Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, Cartoonito, Adult Swim, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Bros. Pictures Animation, Paramount Animation and Skydance Animation SPORTS: CBS Sports, TNT Sports, Eurosport, Bleacher Report and Skydance Sports VIDEO GAMES: Warner Bros. Games and Skydance’s game-development businesses PUBLISHING, CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND EXPERIENCES: DC Comics, one of the two dominant U.S. superhero-comics publishers; consumerproducts licensing; studio tours; and branded attractions.

McDonald’s sued over AI tool that recommends prices to franchisees BY DEE-ANN DURBIN AP business writer

McDonald’s is facing a federal lawsuit that alleges its AI-enhanced pricing tool violates antitrust laws because it shares nonpublic data with franchisees who might be competing in the same market. The lawsuit, which was ﬁled Friday in Illinois, said McDonald’s pricing tool uses artiﬁcial intelligence to collect data that competing franchises wouldn’t normally share, like store-level sales. The Chicago-based burger giant has said it makes the tool available to U.S. franchisees to help them set prices at their individual restaurants.

The lawsuit also blames the pricing system for raising McDonald’s U.S. prices. “McDonald’s has built and for years deployed its own information-sharing pricing platform, which draws on data from its millions of daily transactions to set menu prices across thousands of U.S. restaurants,” the lawsuit states. “The result is algorithmic price-fixing aimed at customers who are already stretched thin.” McDonald’s said Tuesday that the lawsuit is “ﬁlled with inaccuracies” and it would vigorously defend itself. “AI does not set menu prices at McDonald’s restaurants — McDonald’s franchisees do,” the company

said in a statement. “Optional tools are available to franchisees to help them make the best decisions for their businesses and customers, but these tools do not automate, coordinate or ﬁx pricing in any way.” The lawsuit was ﬁled on behalf of a consumer, Michael Thomas, of DeKalb, Illinois. According to the lawsuit, Thomas frequently visits McDonald’s and orders a Quarter Pounder with cheese, french fries and a Coke. The lawsuit said Thomas noticed price differences between McDonald’s stores near his home. McDonald’s said it has used an AI-enhanced pricing tool for more than a decade. The program determines the optimal price for menu

items based on a store’s sales, location and other factors, including competitors’ prices. McDonald’s said that long before adopting the AI-enhanced tool, it collected data and recommended prices to its franchisees, who own and operate 95% of McDonald’s 14,000 U.S. stores. “All we do is provide the context of what’s going on,” a McDonald’s spokesman told The Associated Press. “We don’t have any way to affect the menu pricing in a restaurant.” But the lawsuit said McDonald’s has “signiﬁcant leverage over its franchisees” and can pressure them to follow its pricing recommendations.

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Charles Wayne Ancona died peacefully on October 5, 2026, surrounded by his loving family. Known for his easy smile and gift for making everyone feel welcomed, Charles carried his warmth and jovial spirit with him throughout his life. A native of Baton Rouge, he graduated from Istrouma High School in 1958. Drawn by both adventure and a sense of duty, Charles enlisted in the U.S. Navy and rose to the rank of Electronics Technician (Radio) Petty Officer Third Class. At the U.S. Naval Air Station on Whidbey Island, Washington, he earned a Commendation for Outstanding Service and, later, the Good Conduct Medal. Charles enrolled at LSU under the G.I. Bill at the ripe age of 27. A chance

meeting at Don's Seafood in 1968 changed the course of his life when he met Susan Ducote from Port Allen, who would become his beloved wife. They married two years later and soon welcomed their daughter and son. With his easygoing charm, Charles found his calling in a career in sales. For 12 years, he thrived as General Sales Manager of Woodfin-Smith Pontiac in Baton Rouge. In 1984, Charles and Susan turned his lifelong dream of business ownership into reality when they purchased Acadian Pontiac Buick in New Iberia. Charles eventually transitioned to a career as a health insurance broker, spending more than 25 years working at The Insurance Center in New Iberia. A lifelong outdoorsman, Charles was seldom seen during hunting season without a rifle or duck call in hand and his son, Jason, by his side. His appreciation for nature was also captured by his camera, and he became an accomplished amateur wildlife photographer. In retirement, "Paw Charles" spent his time golfing and photographing his four wiggling grandchildren. He is survived by his loving wife of 56 years, Susan Ducote Ancona; his children, Jennifer Ancona Semko of Great Falls, Virginia, and her husband William, Jason Wayne Ancona; his four grandchildren, Cade Broussard, Sarah, Grace and Caroline Semko; his sister, Patricia Gerald and her husband

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Shirley Ann Ball. Donna leaves to cherish her precious memories her two loving children, Shawn A. (Angelar) De'Jean and Shawna K. Brown; Grandchildren, Shawn A. De'Jean Jr., Taylor Horn and Ashley Ford. Great-Grandchildren, Shawn De'Jean III, Armani Atkins, Shonn Fournette De'Jean, Shiloh and Bella De'Jean. Brother, Errol Augustine, Sister-n-law, Lillian Augustine and Brother -n-Law, Bobby Ball and a

host of other relatives and friends. All are invited to attend a Celebration Of Life Memorial on Saturday, October 10, 2026, 10:00am, at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, 2050 Caton St. New Orleans, LA 70122. Services Entrusted to the Caring Staff of Professional Funeral Services, 1449 N. Claiborne Ave., New Orleans, LA 70116 and Also Mt. Olivet Cemetery. A special thanks to the staff at Chateau St. James Rehab &

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Joseph "Buster" Brown, longtime resident of Sorrento, was called home on Friday, October 2, 2026 just a couple weeks shy of his 65th wedding anniversary to his wife Linda LeBlanc Brown. Buster was born on October 17, 1934 in Reserve, LA to parents Bernadette Jacob and Alfred "Doc" Brown. Buster's greatest joy in life was the family he and Linda created together. He was a devoted husband, dad, grandpa, and greatgrandpa. His passion was helping others. He was a skilled craftsman who also knew how to cut the rug dancing. His presence will always be felt through the lessons he taught especially when he shared his talent for building. He was proud to have served two terms in the United States Army. He was a third degree knight of the Knights of Columbus (#6389) and a member and usher at St. Anne's Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his daughter Torri Brown LeBlanc and siblings Shirley, Myrtle, Betty, Carol, Floyd, and "little" Beverly. He is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Linda; children and their spouse: Tammy and Kevin Millet, Chad and Susie Brown, and son-in-law Bart LeBlanc; grandchildren: Crystal (Jason) Ledet, Kevin (Jamie) Millet, Jr., Cassie (Matthew) Millet, Sadie (Jack) Brumfield, Brandon (Delaney) Brown, Beau (Kayla) Brown, and Megan (Glen) LeBlanc; great-grandchildren: Emma, Annalise, London, Heidi, Bennett, Jesse, Avery, Marie, Baylor, Beckett; sister: Elsie Kerezsi. Serving as pallbearers are Kevin, Jr., Brandon, Beau, Jason Ledet, Jack Brumfield, Matthew Sarno, Glen Vicknair, and Raymond Brown. Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation which will be held at St. Anne's Catholic Church in Sorrento on Thursday, October 8, 2026 from 9am11am with a Celebration of Life Service to begin at 11am. Burial to follow at Holy Rosary Cemetery.

Brown Jr., Emmett J.

beginning his career at the Dow Chemical Company as a Leader in Research and Development for 35 years before his retirement. He enjoyed fishing, LSU football, traveling, especially to the beach, and spending time at his camp on Graveyard Island, and sharing his stories with his friends and family. He is preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Sally Ratelle Brown; parents, Emmett J. Brown Sr. and Olga Aleman Brown; son, Robert "Bobby" Karl Brown; sister, Janith Ann Brown; brother, Geary Brown; and special friend, Jeanette Voisin. Emmett is survived by his children, Tara Brown Lemoine, Sallyanna Brown, and Michael S. Brown; daughter-in-law, Carla Brown; sister, Mary Brown Montet (Bob); brother, Patrick D. Brown (Lin); grandchildren, Robert Brown (Emily), Britney Brown Holloway (David), and Annalyn Brown; greatgrandchildren, Lola, Anna Grace, Leo, and Chloe; and numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 4:00-7:00 pm at Resthaven Funeral Home, located at 11817 Jefferson Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. Visitation will continue Saturday, October 10, 2026, at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, located at 15208 LA-73, Prairieville, LA 70769, beginning at 11:00 am until Funeral Mass at 12:00 pm. Burial will follow at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. Pallbearers will be Michael Brown, Robert Brown, David Holloway, Bob Montet, Taylor DeRousselle, and Gary Tuffin. Honorary pallbearers will be Patrick Brown, Max Himel, Roger Bowlin, and Bryan Adams. The family would like to give a special thanks to Audubon Home Health Care and Hospice, all of the doctors and nurses of Our Lady of the Lake Health, Father Pravin of St. John the Evangelist Church, and friends Roger and Nancy Bowlin, Sam and Linda King, Bryan and Cindy Adams, Laura Giambrone, and numerous other family and friends, for their care and support during this difficult time. The family also would like to recognize longtime friend, Billy Michal, who spent many years as one of Emmett's closest friends. In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, The Wounded Warriors Project, Tunnel to Towers, or a charity of your choice.

Carr, Doris Megarity

settled in Baton Rouge, LA, where she dedicated herself to raising her children. While working for the Federal Highway Administration, she met her second husband, Charles 'Chuck' Carr. Upon retirement, Chuck and Doris built a beautiful home in the rolling hills of Ethel, LA, which became the heart and soul of their family. Their country property, complete with horses, ponds, vibrant gardens, and a woodworking shop, served as the backdrop for countless combined family gatherings, holidays, and celebrations. Doris loved her family above all else and was always the first to offer help, a listening ear, or a comforting meal. She was a master storyteller, an exceptional cook, and a passionate animal lover. Above all, her deep, unwavering faith guided her life, and she was a dedicated member of the Ethel United Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, Charles 'Chuck' Carr; children: David (Adaire) Yarbro, John Yarbro, Molly (Forrest) Dugas, and Rebecca Riggs; stepsons, Chuck (Dreka) Carr and Mark (Melanie) Carr; grandchildren, David (Lauren) Yarbro, Boyce (Ashley) Yarbro, Adam (Skylar) Yarbro, Jennifer (David) Juarez, Chris (Cheyenne) Yarbro, Megan (Jon) Justice, Amy (Ivan) Morales, Lacey (Reid) Lamy, and Lindsay Decker; 14 greatgrandchildren; and her beloved dog, Prissy. She was preceded in death by her parents, Charles Megarity and Doris Daniels; stepfather, Whitfield Daniels; brother, Charles Robert Megarity; daughter, Betsy Yarbro Brandt; and grandson, Charles Travis Whitfield Brandt. A celebration of life will be held at 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 25, 2026, at the Ethel United Methodist Church (5113 Highway 19, Ethel, LA 70730).

Collins, Herbert

IN LOVING MEMORY OF Herbert Collins, Sr. August 10, 1927 September 25, 2026 Herbert Collins, Sr., affectionately known as "Rip" or "Roscoe," peacefully entered eternal rest on September 25, 2026, at the blessed age of 99 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 74 years, Barbara R. Collins. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church, on October 10, 2026 at 1 pm, interment will follow at Heavenly Gates, and a repast immediately following the burial.

Doris Ruth Megarity Carr, aged 95, passed away peacefully at her home in Ethel, LA, on October 1, 2026. Doris was born in Tulsa, OK, on April 23, 1931. She was raised at the Humble Oil Camp in Beaumont, TX, and graduated from Conroe High School. Life later took her to Liberty, TX, where she met her first husband and the father of her children, Robert Yarbro. Doris eventually

Patin, Mary Audrey Monceret

Leona cared for others as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and served as Nursery Director at Bethany Church in Baker, where she was an active and faithful member. Leona enjoyed the simple pleasures in life. She loved her plants, birdwatching, playing games, sewing, and most of all spending time with her beloved Chihuahua, Peanut. She treasured the time spent with her family and the memories created with those she loved. She is survived by her daughters, Jeaninne Hendrickson (Lea) and Sheri Guidry (Daniel); her son, James Beysselance, Jr. (Donna); her grandchildren, Benjamin Beysselance, Joshua Beysselance (Caroline), Sarah Beysselance (Dylan Warren - Fiancè), Eric Johnson, Jr., Andrew Johnson (Mandy), Matthew Johnson, Joshua Johnson (Chasity Woodruff - Fiancè), Casey Ferguson, Carley Ferguson (Dakota Stewart - Fiancè); and her great-grandchildren, Samuel Kelly, Oaklynn Renee and Zoey Mei. She is also survived by her sisters, JoAnn Pettitte (Tommy) and Jean Teekel (Donnie), her brothers, Russell Martello, Jr. (Marjorie) and Michael Martello, along with numerous other loving family members and friends. Leona was preceded in death by her parents, Russell Martello, Sr. and Jennie Donachricha Martello, and her brother, Cosimo Joseph Martello. The family would like to extend a heartfelt thankyou to Joan Martello for her unending companionship and support to Leona, and to Bobbie Brackin and Missie Elmore for their special friendship and kindness. Pallbearers will be Eric Johnson, Jr., Andrew Johnson, Matthew Johnson, Joshua Johnson, Benjamin Beysselance, and Dakota Stewart. Russell Martello, III, will serve as honorary pallbearer.

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Emmett J. Brown, Jr. passed away on Thursday, October 1, 2026, in Prairieville, Louisiana, at the age of 93. He was born on March 4, 1933, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Emmett and Olga Brown. Emmett graduated from Catholic High Baton Rouge and attended LSU. After graduating, he went on to serve his country in the United States Army before

friend who loved the Lord Jesus with all her heart, was born on August 29, 1948, in Baton Rouge. She will be remembered for her love for her family and the lives she touched throughout her years.

October 7, 1931 - October 5, 2026 Mary Audrey Monceret Patin, affectionately known to many as Miss Audrey, Nanan, Mamma, or Maw, passed away on October 5, 2026, just two days shy of her 95th birthday. Audrey was a devoted homemaker and loving mother of seven children. Her life was centered around her family, and her greatest joy came from time spent with those she loved. There was always room for one more around her table, on the porch, or for a cup of coffee and something sweet. Audrey was preceded in death by her parents, Ulysess Monceret and Alia Mix Monceret; her beloved husband, Allen Burs Patin; her son, Allen Patin Jr.; daughter-in-law, Maryann Patin; sons-in-law, Elie Part and Iveson Noland; brother-inlaw, Charles Gordon Chutz; and grandchildren, Sarah Patin and James Michael Patin. She is survived by her children, Patrica Patin Guidroz (Tony Blanchard), Betty Part, Michael Patin, Robert Patin (Pam), Perry Patin (Laurie), and Elizabeth Noland; and her sister, Mary Onelia Monceret Chutz. She is also survived by her precious grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, and many extended family members whom she treasured dearly. Visitation will be held at Niland's Funeral Home on Thursday, October 8, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12:00 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with Deacon Pat Witty officiating. Entombment will follow at False River Memorial Park.

Leona's memory will forever live on in the hearts of her children, grandchildren, extended family, friends, and all who were blessed to know and love her.

Redman, Brian F.

A visitation will be held from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on 10-09-2026 at Bethany Church Chapel, 13855 Plank Road. A funeral service will be held at 12:00 PM on 10-092026 at Bethany Church Chapel, 13855 Plank Road. A burial will be held at Norman "E" Heine Memorial Gardens, Formerly Hillcrest Memorial Gardens. A reception to follow at Bethany Reception Hall, Baker.

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other great passion of Brian's. Of the many places he visited, London, England, became one of his favorites. He was also an avid reader and enjoyed volunteering and coaching youth sports, sharing his enthusiasm for athletics with others. Brian is survived by his parents, Jon F. Redman and Joy Jumonville Redman; his sister, Erin Katherine Redman Bruner; his brother-in-law, Joseph Scott Bruner; and his nephews, Jon Thomas Bruner, Joseph Winford Bruner, and Henry Wells Bruner. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Peggy Smith Jumonville; maternal grandfather, Irwin Cyril Jumonville; paternal grandmother, Esther Kettring Redman; and paternal grandfather, Horace Edward Redman. Family and friends are invited to attend the visitation at Rabenhorst Funeral Home, 11000 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, on Friday, October 9, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. A committal service will follow at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church Columbarium by Deacon Kirk Duplantis. Honorary pallbearers will be Joseph Bruner, Jon Thomas Bruner, Ford Bruner, Gary Womack, Brad Womack, and Henry Bruner. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Down Syndrome Awareness Group of Baton Rouge or St. Lillian's Academy in Baton Rouge.

Vick, Wayne O.

Wayne O. Vick passed away on Sunday, October 4, 2026, on his 40th wedding anniversary, at the age of 85, with his loving wife, Wanda, and son, Darby, at his side. Visitation will be at Greenoaks Funeral Home, 9595 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA, on Thursday, October 8, 2026, from 10:30am until the funeral at 2pm. Burial will immediately follow at Hillcrest Memorial Gardens in Baker, LA.

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What La. loses with indiscriminate immigration crackdown There has been loud outcry around the country about the broad and often brutal arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement of noncitizens who have lived peacefully in the United States for decades. In Louisiana, the outrage over detentions of several community members was so strong that they were released. There was Jose Francisco Garcia Rodriguez, the Lafayette grandfather stopped as he was going to his job. New Orleans mother and volunteer Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian was picked up as she was gardening in her yard. Paola Clouatre of Baton Rouge, the wife of a Marine veteran and mother of two young children, was taken into custody at an immigration hearing. We understand the need for this nation to protect its borders and ensure an orderly immigration process. And we, like a large majority of voters, want violent criminals who are not here legally immediately removed from our country. But the excesses of the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump are not aimed only at catching real threats to our country. They are aimed at making life difficult for the many immigrants who are seeking to obtain legal status and to encourage them to selfdeport. Clearly, we have lost our way as a country when we no longer welcome immigrants who contribute to our society. But we also should realize this comes with an even broader cost. Nowhere is that more evident than in the case of Vilma Palacios, a 22-year-old LSU nursing grad, who spent months in an immigration detention facility in Basile after being arrested in June while she was trying to get a vehicle inspection sticker. When this newspaper’s Haley Miller first spoke with the young woman in December, Palacios was hopeless. After receiving her degree from LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, she accepted a job with Touro Infirmary. She was looking forward to using her skills to care for patients and make a better life for herself and her family. As her detention dragged on, though, she agreed to return to her native Honduras, a country where she hadn’t lived since she was 6 years old. But that wasn’t the end of her journey. Miller recently caught up with Palacios, and she revealed that her dreams hadn’t died. They just changed location. Her network here led her to an employment agency seeking to bring healthcare workers to Canada. She received a job offer in Vancouver and made the move in July to start her new life. That’s right. As the state faces a nursing shortage, a young nurse who was trained in Louisiana and had a job offer in Louisiana and wanted to remain in Louisiana wasn’t allowed to do so. Our loss is Canada’s gain. And that should make us all think again about what our government is doing. When the American Dream isn’t open to all, ambitious young strivers from around the world will dream of somewhere else.

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Midterm elections will send message to future presidents The U.S. Constitution created three separate and co-equal branches of government in which the legislative branch serves as our voice and as a check and balance against actions within the executive branch. Our legislative branch, however, is now in jeopardy of not surviving as an independent branch. If it does not survive, our government will be headed by a largely unrestrained president now and into the future. Our Constitution gives Congress the sole authority to declare war against another nation and sole authority to ﬁx tariffs on imported goods. Without either a discussion or a request for authority from Congress, however, our current president has started both an expensive shooting war against another nation and an expensive trade war with several nations far beyond his limited statutory authority. Congress has done nothing to take back or to check and balance the exercise of this stolen authority. The reasons for this inaction are likely that our current president reacts to

disagreement with strong personal attacks, by investigation and indictment by compliant U.S. attorneys, and by verbally and ﬁnancially supporting a disagreeing member’s opponent at reelection, among other things. If the majority party in Congress is maintained in power at midterms, we will be telling them that their subservience to the president is OK with us. The president will be given the same message. By that vote we will have created a template for further unrestrained action by the current president and further inaction by Congress, as well as for subsequent presidents. Our next presidents will have been shown our approved method of rendering Congress irrelevant. As a practical matter, we will have changed our form of government. Consequently, our coming midterm vote is not about our personal situations or political persuasions, but the future governance of our country.

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Detainees won’t linger if they simply self-deport Re: “Human rights groups ask UN panel for help,” Oct. 1. The AP and human rights groups routinely display bias against the United States on immigration issues, engaging in falsehoods and lack of candor. While the AP reports only the side of an issue it supports, the human rights groups just ﬂat-out lie. This article claims ICE is hiding detainees, keeping them from their lawyers and preventing due process. Due process is provided to detainees in their deportation hearings in front of a judge. If they do not have a lawyer, they can request a continuation, providing time for them to obtain one. They can also ﬁle a claim of asylum. Prior to the deportation hearing, they could have simply agreed to remove themselves from the U.S., receiving a free ticket and $2,600. However, they chose to tell the U.S. to stuff it. They do not care about

U.S. laws. They are not leaving and instead are daring the U.S. to catch and arrest them. The lawyers’ claim that they are being denied access to clients is false. In most cases, the detainee never hired them in the ﬁrst place or the lawyer would have been with them during the deportation hearing. Human rights groups’ claims that ICE is hiding detainees or denying them access to a lawyer are outright falsehoods. Each detainee has access to telephones inside detention facilities under ICE National Detention Standards, at least one phone per 25 detainees. Detainees who agree to leave have an average time in a facility of four days. The median time in ICE detention is 10 days. They chose this route, turning down DHS’s offer of a free ticket home and $2,600.

JOSEPH MOLYNEUX Metairie

President Donald Trump has once again decided to take action that some view as extreme: banning certain news corporations’ personnel from White House news conferences. The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution precludes Congress from “abridging the freedom of the press.” There should be no unnecessary hindrance to news gathering nor censoring the communication thereof. Some see this action by the president as dictatorial. Others believe it is his prerogative as chief ofﬁcer of the executive branch of government. The Constitution offers no explicit or implicit guidance as to the presidential right to determine which journalists need be granted the privilege of presence at his news conferences. If all journalists were angels, every news conference should rightly be an open house. Unfortunately, that is not the case. Journalists may have predilections contrary to the public’s best interest. Since news can be gathered in many ways other than personal visitation by journalists, the president is free and right to exercise his power to decide who should be admitted into the White House. A journalist can be a watchdog for the public or, unfortunately, a lapdog for their employer. I believe the U.S. Supreme Court will do the right thing and uphold the Constitution to allow the president to do his job unhindered by rogue news corporations.

WILLIAM J. WOESSNER, M.D. New Orleans

‘Trump haters’ are fixed on the wrong target My representatives in Congress are quick to label our president’s critics as “Trump haters.” I resent this. Though I hate nearly everything the man does, I understand that he was not taught morals and literally does not know right from wrong. His whole life he has always been rewarded for lying, cheating, stealing and taking advantage of people. If there is hate to be doled out, it should be for those who continue to enable him.

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COMMENTARY You might be surprised who is The book of having the most enjoyable sex the year is higher odds of being sexually satisfied I love marriage — and I love sex. than husbands and wives who are not Apparently I’m not alone. religiously active,” the survey reports. According to a recent study by the Ah-hah, I thought. They say “churchInstitute of Family Studies, regular, churchgoing married couples more goers,” so I guess that doesn’t really frequently take Marvin Gaye’s suginclude everybody. Wrong. The survey included Catholic, Protestant, Muslim gestion: “Let’s Get It On.” and Jewish respondents. ApIFS is a conservative, faithfocused nonprofit research parently, churchgoers includes organization based in Virginia. mosques and synagogues. IFS has gotten a lot of news The survey includes backheadlines, been mentioned in ground and context, reminding columns and commentaries, readers what once was commade morning-drive terrespared to today. Will Of particular interest to Louitrial and digital shows, and, Sutton siana of course, memes. That didn’t Catholics, self-identified happen based on the study’s Catholics who attended Mass official title: “The Devout Differweekly fell from 44% in the 1970s to 18% these days. Even worse, their reence: Religion, Marital Quality, and Sex Among Americans.” It happened search shows that the number of Cathbecause of one of the study’s concluolic weddings has fallen 74% in that time. There might be fewer Catholics sions: Married, church-going couples going to church and fewer Catholics have more sex than others. getting married, but the survey indiBiased though they might be, they have data to back up what they preach cates that those committed to the faith — marriage is a spiritual union creatand more regularly attending Mass ed by God with the special gift of deep are more likely to have regular, joyful and fulfilling physical intimacy. physical, mutually satisfying, sexual Some people who haven’t seen a intimacy. house of worship outside of attendIn other words, God blesses the union — and the whoopie. ing funerals and weddings might see The IFS survey shows that married this as some kind of Stepford Wives couples who are faithful have sex far thing. According to the IFS research, more regularly than those who are churchgoing wives are more aligned not. The data shows that about 64% with their husbands, and vice versa, of married people ages 20-54 were so they’re more in sync in more ways. having sex at least once a week in the That must be why 49% of churchgo1990s, whether they were churchgoing wives say they are highly satisers or not. These days, however, only fied with the sex they have with their 48% of secular couples are hitting it husbands, compared to 38% of wives weekly, while 62% of faithful couples who don’t attend church with their have hearts pumping more with move- husbands. I have single and married friends. ments that should not be filmed. Some are miserable. Some are happy. So, churchgoers do that thing more And some continue to pray that God regularly, but are they enjoying it? will bless them with the perfect soul“Churchgoers also have 1.42 times

mate. This survey indicates that 66% of nonreligious couples achieve marital bliss while 74% of Protestant churchgoers and 79% of Catholic churchgoers are “very happily married.” I’m concerned about the study. It capped the age of respondents at 54. Do they think that sexual pleasure stops before 60? In another study, IFS found married adults find life more exciting than their unmarried peers. Really? I recently attended a church marriage retreat with about 300 couples. It was amazing. Married men and women of many ages. Some with a few months or a few years of marriage. Others with several decades of marriage. In this faith-focused weekend, we dug into dating, faith, finances — and sex. We talked about foreplay. We talked about asking for what you want. Someone comfortably shared how things had changed from the days of bouncing everywhere in hotel rooms to more tame encounters these days. I don’t expect you or IFS researchers to know this, but the street word is that Marvin Gaye’s silky, smooth, steamy “Let’s Get It On” was originally written as a religious song. Perhaps churchgoing, married couples knew it, even if they didn’t know. Marriage isn’t for everyone, but those who are interested should consider carefully consider who they choose as a spouse. They also should carefully choose a house of worship. If you hit both jackpots, you, too, can find marital compatibility — bliss between the sheets.

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Trump’s ‘truth’ betrayed by chatbot Since President Donald Trump displays a ferocious disdain for any suggestion that he could be wrong about anything, I hope he will not try to consult the AI fact-checker he has unleashed against himself. Last week, the White House unveiled America.gov, a search tool it declared to be no less than “the unified digital front door to the Federal Government.” Clarence This gizmo, a White Page House press release said, will usher in a “fundamentally different relationship between the people and the Federal Government, defined by simplicity, speed, accuracy, security, and respect for the individual.” Type “America.gov” in a web browser and you’re ushered to a simply designed chatbot that offers to help you find government information and interact with government agencies. Speaking to the press, Trump adjudged it to be “damn good.” After test-driving the chatbot, reporters were inclined to agree, finding it did a pretty good job at debunking Trump’s oft-repeated falsehoods on topics such as election fraud, tariffs, inflation, illegal immigration, climate change and, perhaps most painfully for Trump’s ego, who won the 2020 election. A New York Times reporter, for example, found the chatbot contradicted Trump’s contention that foreign companies bear the cost of import tariffs. It is, in fact, America.gov confirmed, American consumers who do so. The chatbot also contradicted Trump’s claims about U.S. election fraud. Our elections are generally safe, it said, and fraud prosecutions are exceedingly rare. It also punctured Trump’s exaggerations of illegal border crossings during President Joe Biden’s administration and his doubletalk on the current rate of consumer inflation. American who regularly buy groceries or fill their gas tanks don’t need a chatbot to debunk many of Trump’s claims. But other issues are more complicated, requiring reference to nonpartisan and unbiased authorities, such as the Congressional Budget Office. It’s nice to know that America.gov cited

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President Donald Trump speaks Saturday during an event at Butler High School in Vandalia, Ohio. the CBO when the Times reporter asked about Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill Act, confirming that the law will add trillions to the deficit and “cause more than 10 million people to lose their health insurance.” It even agreed that the law “on average made the poorest people in America even poorer and the richest people in America even richer.” Considering how pointedly the chatbot underscores talking points the Democrats have been trying to make all along, searchers have been bemused to find the chatbot says it avoids answering questions it deems political. But it supports some of Trump’s proclamations when it can cite an official government source to do so. For example, the chatbot calls what most of us have known as the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America (formerly the Gulf of Mexico).” The website’s answers are based on published government sources, the site says, and its FAQ page invites users to “review those sources yourself.” One wonders how long such candor will last on the America.gov page, although Trump’s ability to enchant his followers has depended more on the bright lights of television cameras and the algorithms of social media than on

the well-sourced reports in the print media. Still, the Democrats cannot hide their relief at seeing Trump’s new chatbot as a providential generator of talking points. “Finally, a straight answer from someone in the Trump administration,” wrote Sen. Adam Schiff, a California Democrat, along with a screenshot of America.gov saying that Trump lost the 2020 election. You may recall how Schiff has routinely asked Trump’s judicial nominees at confirmation hearings to affirm the 2020 election results. Some of the nominees meekly declined to give a straight answer, apparently out of fear of incurring Trump’s wrath over any admission that Biden’s election was legitimate. If you’re a Republican who wants to remain employed in Trump’s Washington, you need to show absolute loyalty to the president, even if that means denying the plain truth. Can facts compete with such a MAGA wall of denialism? We’ll find out in the coming midterm elections and the presidential contest that follows.

‘The Golden Thread’

If “The Golden Thread,” the new two-volume history of the Western tradition, landed with a thud, it’s a matter of sheer weight. Altogether, about 12 pounds of book and 1,968 pages of text, “The Golden Thread” is a prodigious product — and an even more prodigious achievement. At a time when Western civilization has been successfully “decentered” in academia, and Rich Western civ classes relegated to Lowry the dustbin of history, the book is a countercultural act. It is devoted to the idea that learning about our own civilization should take priority over learning about others, and that we won’t realize why it’s so vital to defend our tradition without first understanding it. “It should come as no surprise,” the co-authors Allen Guelzo and James Hankins write in the introduction, “that the recent generations of Westerners who believe that the West is uniquely evil have been taught nothing at all about it.” “The Golden Thread” is a textbook, but accessible to the general reader. Usually, such large surveys are too general to include compelling details and too conventional to make arresting conclusions — in other words, they fall down as books. In contrast, every page of “The Golden Thread” is highly readable and brims with insight. On top of this, the work is lavishly illustrated with gorgeous maps and reproductions of art, and layered with timelines, excerpts from primary sources and mini-essays on key figures and trends. The book’s beauty as a physical object matches its emphasis on Western achievement, not least in the arts. Hankins, a longtime Harvard professor who left the school over its abandonment of instruction in Western civilization, wrote the first volume, covering the ancient world and Christendom. The Lincoln scholar Allen Guelzo picks up the baton in the second volume about the modern and contemporary West. One theme of “The Golden Thread” is how deep our roots go. The Greeks provided us the ideal of self-government, the love of beauty, a belief in the importance of eloquence and a commitment to reason as a means to uncover truth. The Romans gave us the example of the republic and of a relatively well-realized system based on the rule of law. The barbarians destroyed the Western Empire, but were converted to Roman Catholicism, and Europe came to share a robust cultural and educational tradition. Whatever the failings of the ensuing so-called confessional states, Christendom created the predicate for the modern understanding of human dignity and rights. “It was the fourteen centuries dominated by the Christian confessional state,” Hankins writes, “that impressed these noble human values on the conscience of the modern West.” Accident and contingency are part of the tale. It was the failure of attempts to reconstitute versions of the Western Roman empire that made possible the system of competing European states that drove so much innovation and allowed the space for renewed experiments in Republican government in Italian city-states and in Northern European free cities. It was the medieval papacy’s overreach that discredited theocracy and holy war in the West. It was the isolation of the European states bordering the Atlantic Ocean that prompted the exploration that utterly transformed the world, and created the predicate for the eventual ascendancy of Britain and the United States. “The Golden Thread” isn’t just a book. Hankins and Guelzo have a Substack devoted to further exploring its themes, and the publisher, Encounter Books, has partnered with Hillsdale College to create a curriculum for teachers around the book. The goal is nothing less than a revival of instruction in Western Civ, a project perhaps worthy of the great 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch, who did so much to renew interest in classical culture. Whether there is a rekindling of interest in Western history in our educational institutions depends on much that is out of the control of Hankins and Guelzo (or anyone else with good sense), but, with this splendid book, they have done more than their part. Rich Lowry is on X, @RichLowry.

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Status of QB Johnson, other players unclear for next game BY TOYLOY BROWN III Staff writer

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LSU running back Dilin Jones breaks away from Clemson linebacker Kobe McCloud for a touchdown on Sept. 5 at Tiger Stadium. LSU ranks 15th nationally in rushing offense with an average of 238 yards per game.

In just five games, LSU offense has corrected biggest ’25 flaws BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

LSU fielded one of the worst offenses in college football last season. More than 100 FBS teams averaged more yards and points per game than the Tigers. That’s one of the reasons why the school hired coach Lane Kifä Leavitt fin to rebuild a unit that says he’ll be had fallen into disrepair across the previous two 100% for seasons. LSU needed a Kentucky quarterback, an ingame. PAGE 3C new flux of talent on the offensive line and a bevy of new skill position players. More than anything, the Tigers needed a new vision. Someone who could get LSU back on the cutting edge — and do it quickly. “I feel really good about our team,” Kiffin said Monday. “We’ve had a lot of times where we’ve played as well as anybody in the country.” STAFF PHOTO By PEARL SPURLOCK The numbers support that belief. LSU has played one of the SEC’s three lightest LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt passes to wide receiver Winston Watkins for a touchdown schedules so far this season, according to against Texas A&M on Sept. 26 in Tiger Stadium. Leavitt has led an offense that is ESPN’s strength of schedule metrics, but it’s operating on offense as well as any converting 52% of its third-down chances, which ranks 12th in the nation. team in the country. Let’s take a look at some of the most eye- explosive. It’s allowing the Tigers to stay against Kentucky (6 p.m., ESPN), they’ll popping numbers that Kiffin’s new-look ahead of the chains, engage their tempo eclipse the total number of yards their unit has produced through five games. rushing attack produced all of last seaand convert short-yardage situations. Entering Week 6, LSU ranks 15th nation- son when they finished with one of the 12 Rushing offense ally in rushing offense. If the Tigers pick ä See LSU, page 3C The rushing attack is both efficient and up 164 more yards on the ground Saturday

Marshall Faulk’s media availability Tuesday didn’t start with questions about Southern’s upcoming opponent. The ﬁrst topic centered on player availability after the Jaguars coach ä Southern didn’t play startat Prairie View. ing quarterback Christian John- 2 P.M. SATURDAy, son and other key SWAC TV contributors in the Jaguars’ 41-10 homecoming loss to Arkansas-Pine Bluff because of “conduct detrimental to the team.” Faulk was asked whether the players were out because of academic issues and if they will play when Southern (2-4, 0-2 SWAC) faces Prairie View (2-4, 2-1) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Panther Stadium in Prairie View, Texas. To both those questions, the ﬁrstyear coach said “no comment” and explained why he doesn’t want to provide details. “Listen, in this world of information, you know, these kids they get to live their lives,” Faulk said. “At least here, when they mess up, don’t do right, it shouldn’t be blasted on social media and stuff like that. I’m here to try to teach them the right way to do things and how to get things done in life, and sometimes having these conversations aren’t for the best interest of the kids. So not trying to evade it. It’s just their personal lives, so I’m gonna leave it at that.” The notable players Faulk confirmed were out for conduct reasons Saturday were Johnson, backup quarterback Ashton Strother and backup running back Mike Franklin. Faulk didn’t list all the players or say how many were absent for conduct reasons Tuesday. Faulk said some players, including starters, were also out because of injuries.

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Southern coach Marshall Faulk had no comment Tuesday regarding the status of the suspended players who missed Saturday’s game against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.

Saints hit sour note in embarrassing loss to Falcons

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Falcons running back Brian Robinson scores a touchdown as Saints safety Julian Blackmon tries to make the tackle on Monday night at the Caesars Superdome. The Falcons rushed for 205 yards in their 45-24 victory.

Gospel artist Kirk Franklin hit the stage for the halftime show Monday night sandwiched between two of the worst two halves of football the New Orleans Saints have played in recent memory. Fittingly, Frankä Vikings lin’s opening at Saints. number was his hit NOON SUNDAy, “Brighter Day,” a ﬁtting song title for FOX what Saints fans are hoping for after the gloom and doom of walking out of the Caesars Superdome after a 45-24 beatdown handed out by the rival Atlanta Falcons. The song choice by New Orleans rapper Juvenile at halftime was just as suitable. Juvie sang “Slow Motion,” which is the speed that it appeared the Saints were moving at as Falcons running back Bijan Robinson blew past them three plays into the game to

Rod Walker ä Saints notebook. PAGE 4C set the tone. Cam Jordan called the loss a gut punch, but this felt much worse than just a gut punch. This was more like a Mike Tyson uppercut that the Saints didn’t see coming, knocking them back into reality and showing them just how far they have to go to get to where they want to be. Losses like the Nola No-Call, Minnesota Miracle and Beast

Quake may have hurt more because of what was at stake. But as far as the regular season goes, you won’t ﬁnd many losses in Saints history worse than what happened in this one. Losses by 21 points to your biggest rival on a star-studded night on the NFL’s biggest regular-season stage tend to linger. Playing in primetime for the ﬁrst time since 2024, the Saints had a chance to make an emphatic statement to the entire football world: “We’re back.” Instead, they said “we’re going backward.” The NFL’s grandest stage looked too big for them. This one will be etched in your memory for a long time. And even when you try to forget about

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Eagles All-Pro O-lineman Johnson retires from NFL

Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro offensive lineman Lane Johnson has announced his retirement from the NFL after 14 seasons. “I have given it my all for 14 years,” Johnson said Tuesday in a statement, “season after season pushing my body to the max and tirelessly working my craft to not only live up to the legacy of the guys that came before me, but to set a new standard of success ... .” Johnson had been a late scratch for last week’s game against the Los Angeles Rams for personal reasons. He said Tuesday that despite wanting to ﬁnish the season, his “personal and family priorities ... have changed.” Johnson, 36, said in training camp this season probably would be his last.

BY TALES AZZONI Associated Press

MADRID — There were many unknowns when Patrick Reed decided not to renew his contract with LIV Golf and start the long road back to the PGA Tour. One thing he was sure of, though, was that he wanted to let his “clubs do the talking” and earn his way back instead of having a spot given to him. And in a “huge year” on the European tour, Reed is closer to completing his comeback and achieving his goal. “The biggest thing for me at the start of the year when I decided not to re-sign with LIV was to try to make my way back to the PGA Tour,” he said Tuesday ahead of this week’s Spanish Open in Madrid. “The way to do that I felt was to try to play our way on. “To be able to have the start of the season I did and to basically earn my way back to the PGA Tour meant a lot to me.” The 36-year-old American, who played at University High in 2006-07, split victories in Dubai and Qatar with a runner-up ﬁnish in Bahrain in February. He enters the ﬁnal stretch of the year leading Rory McIlroy in the seasonlong Race to Dubai. The leading 10 players from the European tour not already exempt earn PGA Tour cards for 2027. “This was a huge year to me,” Reed said. “Not just for my career, but also for my family, because I had to go earn my spot back, and to be able to go out there and earn it back and play the way I’ve been playing means a lot. And to hopefully play well these last couple of events, and hopefully hold everyone off and win the Race to Dubai would mean a lot.”

Source: Broncos get good news on pair of injuries

Cornerback Patrick Surtain II and Pat Bryant’s injuries are less serious than first feared when the players each sprained an ankle during Denver’s 24-14 loss at San Francisco, a person with knowledge of the medical results told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Both could end up on short-term injured reserve, but the Broncos haven’t made any moves. Coach Sean Payton has declined to discuss the severity of the injuries, saying he’ll give more information Wednesday when the team releases its first practice report ahead of Sunday’s trip to Los Angeles to face the Chargers (0-4). Both Surtain and Bryant, a rising second-year receiver who shined throughout training camp and over the first month of the season, appeared to suffer serious injuries against the 49ers. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By PETER MORRISON

Former University High golfer Patrick Reed, left, smiles during the Irish Open on Sept. 13 at Trump International Golf Links in Doonbeg, Ireland.

“I’m a firm believer that if able to get back is by going out you earn your right to play there and letting the clubs do the talking.” somewhere, you Reed is part should be able “To have the opportunity to to play, but you come over here, not only of a strong field in Spain, returnhave to earn it,” just play on this tour, but ing he said. “You to action afalso to have a chance to ter withdrawing have to go out win the Race to Dubai, it from the BMW there and do the work, you know, PGA Championwould mean a lot.” go out there and ship with a hand not only just PATRICK REED, on playing on the injury and pullEuropean tour work hard but ing out of the also play well. French Open. “I’ve always He is trying to wanted to earn my spot rather become the second American to than having a spot given. Those win the Race to Dubai, after ColExcited by Race to Dubai guys on LIV, there are pathways lin Morikawa in 2021. “It’s one of those things that The 2018 Masters champion to whether it’s to here on the DP said the “only way” back for LIV (European tour), whether it’s to I’ve always prided myself as beplayers to the PGA Tour should the PGA Tour. ... I feel like that’s ing that American that likes to the only way that you should be play around the world,” he said. be on merit through results.

“To have the opportunity to come over here, not only just play on this tour, but also to have a chance to win the Race to Dubai, it would mean a lot.” Reed said it was Gary Player who advised him, in one of the ﬁrst times that they met, to play more abroad. “He told me, ‘Well, if you want to be a worldwide player, you’ve got to go out and play outside of not just the PGA Tour, you’ve got to play elsewhere,’ ” Reed said. “And once I got the opportunity to come over and play, I really enjoyed it and hopefully, hopefully, I can bring more Americans over and more of the top players to come out and play around the world, help grow the game.”

Furyk: It will be ‘great’ if Reed is on Ryder Cup team Reed criticized U.S. Ryder Cup captain after 2018 loss BY DOUG FERGUSON Associated Press

U.S. captain Jim Furyk said Tuesday it would be “great” if Patrick Reed were among the 12 best Americans for the Ryder Cup next year in Ireland, even though Reed criticized Furyk’s first captaincy after the 2018 loss in Paris. Reed hasn’t been on a Ryder Cup team since those 2018 matches, another debacle for the U.S. team that ended with Reed telling The New York Times he should have been partners with Jordan Spieth and Furyk should not have benched him twice that week. Reed, among the first to defect to LIV Golf in 2022, chose not to renew his LIV contract this year and leads the European tour points list, assuring him a return to the PGA Tour next year. “We are going to put the best 12 guys, the best team of 12, on this team,” Furyk said from Adare Manor during a news conference with European captain Luke Donald to mark the matches being one year away. “If Patrick Reed is one of those, that’s great. It’s been a long time since he’s been in our team room.” Steve Stricker left Reed off the team for the 2021 Ryder Cup the Americans won at Whistling Straits. He was not seriously considered for the Rome matches in 2023 or the Bethpage Black matches in 2025, even though he had top-5 finishes at the Masters

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USA team captain Brandt Snedeker, left, celebrates with assistant Jim Furyk after their Presidents Cup win against the International team at Medinah Country Club on Sept. 27 in Medinah, Ill. both those years. Furyk already has changed U.S. qualifying for Adare Manor so that no one begins earning points until the 2027 season. Reed, who is No. 29 in the world ranking as he closes out his European tour schedule, could be eligible for signature events if he’s in the top 30 at the time of those events. His last time in the U.S. team room was at Royal Melbourne in 2019 for the Presidents Cup, where he was heckled by the Australian gallery a week after he was penalized in the Bahamas for improving his lie in a sandy waste area. Six players qualify and Furyk will have six captain’s picks for the Sept. 17-19 matches. “Patrick and I will have that conversation,” Furyk said. “And

I’m looking forward to welcoming our best team of 12.” Furyk’s more immediate concern was finding a solution for the recent trend of abysmal U.S. play in foursomes. The Americans have been outgained 26-8 in foursomes in the past two Ryder Cups and Presidents Cups. The deﬁcit is 13-3 to Europe in the Ryder Cup. They have been blanked in three sessions — the opening session at Marco Simone in 2023, and each of the last two times in the Presidents Cup. “I know those numbers very, very well. I’ve lived them the last four,” Furyk said. “It’s not an anomaly. There’s some issues — we understand that. I plan on making some changes. As captains, we need to do a better job, not only put the folks into good

pairings in good positions, but I don’t think we are preparing for those matches in a proper way. “And I promise you, we will be prepared,” he said. “I’m going to ask this team to do more than any other United States team has in the past. We’ll be prepared. We’ll be ready to go in that format, and hopefully we can showcase our talent. We have too much depth to have that poor record in alternate shot.” Furyk said he will ask prospective players to go to Adare Manor next summer around the twoweek stretch of the Scottish Open and British Open. He was in a tough spot as 2018 captain for the Ryder Cup at Le Golf National. The course was set up tight with deep rough. Some players suited for the course were not in great form. Tiger Woods had just won the Tour Championship and Bryson DeChambeau won two playoff events. They combined to go 0-7-0 for the week. Donald returns as captain for the third time, bidding to become the first captain in Ryder Cup history to lead three teams to victory. “I have zero complacency about how strong the U.S. are going to be. They always are. On paper, they tend to be stronger than us through the world rankings,” Donald said. “Obviously we have a great record at home, but again, zero complacency. I’ve seen what Jim has been doing behind the scenes, changing the stats, changing the qualification system. He is very, very motivated to come here and put up a good fight. “Certainly I’m just as motivated to sort of keep finding those edges for my team.”

Djokovic takes China Open after opponent retires

BEIJING — Novak Djokovic was handed the China Open trophy after Alex de Minaur retired injured in the ﬁnal on Tuesday. Both players asked for medical timeouts after the opening set. De Minaur had a groin issue and quit after winning the opening game of the second set. The 39-year-old Djokovic won 7-6 (3), 0-1 to extend his perfect record at the China Open to 340. He returned to Beijing for the ﬁrst time since his previous title in 2015. His seventh China Open title was also his 102nd on the ATP tour. He’s one behind Roger Federer. Jimmy Connors leads with 109 in the Open era.

Sixers lose C Hukporti for season to Achilles tear

Philadelphia 76ers center Ariel Hukporti suffered a season-ending right Achilles tendon tear in Monday night’s preseason game against the New York Knicks, the team said Tuesday. Hukporti, who signed a free agent deal with Philadelphia in July, suffered the injury in the ﬁrst quarter. He went down grabbing at his right leg after the noncontact injury before leaving the game. The 76ers signed Hukporti to a $3.4 million, one-year deal to add front-court depth behind two-time NBA scoring champion Joel Embiid and Adem Bona. Hukporti averaged 2.2 points in 54 games with the reigning NBA champion Knicks last season. Hukporti, 24, was the ﬁnal pick of the 2024 draft by Dallas and had his rights traded to the Knicks.

Cleveland strikeout artist McDowell dies at age 84

Sam McDowell, a six-time AllStar who led the American League in strikeouts four times before becoming a counselor for athletes suffering from addiction issues and depression, died Monday at his home in The Villages, Florida. He was 84. McDowell’s baseball career and post-career sobriety served as the inspiration for the Sam Malone character from the iconic television sitcom “Cheers.” McDowell had a 15-year career in the major leagues from 196174, including 11 in Cleveland. The left-hander had a 141-134 record in 425 games, including 346 starts. He had 2,453 strikeouts, 103 complete games and 23 shutouts. McDowell also pitched for San Francisco, the New York Yankees and Pittsburgh.

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string during LSU’s win over Texas A&M two weeks ago, an ailment that didn’t LSU quarterback Sam force him to miss any time Leavitt said he believes but has hampered his abilhis hamstring will be 100% ity to scramble out of the healthy Saturday when the pocket and execute quarTigers travel to Lexington terback-designed runs and to face Kentucky (6 p.m., read-option plays. ESPN), he told reporters “It was just a super light Tuesday. hamstring thing,” Leavitt Leavitt injured his ham- said. “I got it back really Staff writer

good for the (McNeese State) game and didn’t really have to run around.” For the first time in his career, Leavitt had no rushing attempts during Saturday’s win over McNeese. He carved up the Cowboys defense as a passer instead, completing 18 of 23 attempts for 177 yards and three touchdowns. Leavitt

played in the ﬁrst half only before Lane Kiffin turned the offense over to backup quarterback Landen Clark. Many fans and pundits weren’t sure Leavitt would even suit up, especially given the Tigers’ talent advantage over McNeese. But Leavitt still started, and Kifﬁn built a game plan around him that tried to en-

sure that he didn’t take any big hits. Leavitt has worn extra tape on his left leg since suffering the injury. “I thought what we were calling was pretty safe,” Kifﬁn said after Saturday’s win. “We were just calling certain plays with him and certain protections (against

coverages) we feel really good about, and if they were not in those, we would get out, so it’s a lot more complicated than just throw him in there, and he gets hit. “He’s not running around real great, so I don’t think he was going to scramble.” Email Koki Riley at koki. riley@theadvocate.com.

Ga. QB Stockton ﬂying under the radar nationally BY MAURA CAREY AP sportswriter

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Texas A&M coach Dennis Franchione watches his team before a game against Baylor on Sept. 29, 2007. Franchione, whose career spanned more than 30 years, had notable head coaching stops at TCU, Alabama and Texas A&M.

Ex-Alabama, Texas A&M coach Franchione, 75, dies By The Associated Press Dennis Franchione, the longtime college football coach who turned around TCU before stops at Alabama and Texas A&M, has died. He was 75. “TCU mourns alongside the Franchione family at the passing of ‘Coach Fran,’ ” TCU athletic director Mike Buddie said in a statement Tuesday. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram, which ﬁrst reported the news, said Franchione’s family conﬁrmed his death, adding that he battled cancer for a decade. He was diagnosed with cancer in 2016 and 2021, but it had been in remission. Family friends said the cancer returned earlier this year and Franchione recently went into hospice, the newspaper

reported. “Remembering Coach Dennis Franchione and the memories he gave Alabama Football,” the Southeastern Conference school posted on social media. “Rest in peace, Coach Fran. Forever part of the Crimson Tide story.” Franchione worked his way up the college football coaching ranks during a career that spanned more than 30 years. He was ﬁrst an assistant at Kansas State from 1978-80, then worked at four lower-level schools before 20 seasons as an FBS head coach, at New Mexico (1992-97), TCU (1998-2000), Alabama (2001-02), Texas A&M (2003-07) and Texas State (2012-15). He was one of nine FBS coaches who in June were announced as nominees for the 2027 College Football

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Continued from page 1C least productive ground games in the country. This year, LSU is averaging 238 yards rushing and 3.8 rushing touchdowns per game. The Tigers scored only 10 rushing touchdowns in 2025. Through five games in 2026, they have 19 such scores — enough to lead the FBS. LSU had just two 300-yard rushing games across the four years of coach Brian Kelly’s tenure. Its offense has two such outings in the first five games of Kiffin’s tenure. They came against Clemson and

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Continued from page 1C Defensive end Ckelby Givens missed the UAPB game because of a head injury. Faulk said that the graduate student’s availability against Prairie View is not decided. “Ckelby is dealing with … coming off of some remnants of a concussion,” Faulk said. “I don’t think it was a full-blown concussion where you’re out for multiple weeks. I believe the doctor cleared

Hall of Fame class that will be revealed in January. The Kansas native compiled a 213-135-2 record before stepping down from Texas State in 2015 and retiring from coaching. Franchione led his teams to nine conference championships, nine bowl games, four NAIA playoff games and one NCAA Division II playoff appearance. TCU was coming off a 1-10 season when Franchione left New Mexico after six years to take over the Horned Frogs, who in his debut season in 1999 had a 7-5 record capped by a Sun Bowl win over Southern California. With future Pro Football Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson, TCU ﬁnished tied atop the Western Athletic Conference standings each of the next

two seasons, going 8-4 with another bowl win in 1999 before a 10-1 regular season in 2000 that led to him being hired by Alabama. Franchione was 17-8 in two seasons with Alabama and had ﬁve years remaining on his contract when he left to return to Texas and replace the fired R.C. Slocum at Texas A&M. The Crimson Tide had just had a 10-3 regular season in 2002 but weren’t bowl eligible because of NCAA sanctions handed down earlier that year for infractions that happened before Franchione’s arrival. Texas A&M was 32-28 and made three bowl games during his tenure. The school said in a social media post that it was “honoring the life and legacy of Coach Dennis Franchione.”

ping what the Tigers’ 2025 rushing leader, Caden Durham, produced across the 12 games he played last season. Berry and Gage have been two of the league’s 10 most efficient backs. Both are averaging north of 7 yards per carry.

Gunner Stockton has been one of the most productive quarterbacks in the country this season. He just hasn’t been one of the most discussed. Stockton’s 75.5 completion percentage is the second-best of any FBS quarterback with more than 70 passing attempts. His 13 touchdown passes rank second in the SEC, and his 202.1 passer rating is the third-best among all starting FBS quarterbacks. He threw for a careerhigh five touchdowns in Georgia’s Week 2 rout of Western Kentucky, tying a program record in just one half of game action. He took off for a rare 62-yard gain on foot against Arkansas. But despite consistently putting Georgia in position to win and hitting careerhigh marks, Stockton often takes a back seat in national quarterback conversations. He has a chance to change that narrative on Saturday, when the No. 2 Bulldogs head to Alabama in the biggest game of the week and one that typically carries playoff implications. Stockton is 1-1 against an Alabama team that doesn’t boast the same level of continuity as the Georgia offense. He took the burden of a 33-game home winning streak being snapped with a 24-21 regular-season loss last year. He responded two months later with a 28-7 SEC championship game victory over Alabama, solidifying the No. 2 seed and a ﬁrst-round bye in the College Football Playoff. None of that experience quite seems to matter in Georgia coach Kirby Smart’s eyes. “I don’t know if (Stockton’s experience) is an advantage. It is what it is,”

McNeese State. This season, only 11 FBS teams have broken off more runs of at least 10 yards than LSU. The Tigers recorded seven such carries against the Cowboys, and if they tally just five more against the Wildcats, they will match the number of 10-yard runs LSU produced last season. LSU is also one of only seven FBS teams that can claim four players with at least 150 yards rushing: Dilin Jones (426), Sam Leavitt (220), Harlem Berry (196) and Stacy Gage (166). Jones, a Wisconsin transfer, is enjoying a breakout year. He ranks ﬁfth among SEC ball carriers in yards and third in attempts (94). He’s only 80 yards away from top-

LSU was excellent on third down in 2024, but it wasn’t very good in 2025. Kelly was ﬁred, in part, because his offense slipped from sixth nationally in third-down conversion rate (49%) to 96th (37%) between quarterback Garrett Nussmeier’s two years as a starter. Now the Tigers are back near the top of the country in that important facet of the game. LSU has

converted 52% of its third-down tries, which is the 12th-best rate in the nation. The LSU defense has been even better on third down. It’s allowed opposing offenses to pick up only 26% of their third-down attempts, the ninth-lowest rate among FBS teams. But the LSU offense is making history. It’s already broken the program record for first downs in a game — not once but twice. Southern Cal and Miami are the only two FBS teams that have picked up more ﬁrst downs than the Tigers have this season (141). They’re averaging 28.2 first downs per game. In 2025, LSU averaged 18.8 ﬁrst downs per game. That ranked 102nd in the country.

him. It’s up to whether he could handle the sensitivity to light.” Givens leads the SWAC with 91/ 2 tackles for loss and ranks third in sacks with four. Other key players Faulk said were out because of injuries were starting left tackle Trinidad Wilson, starting defensive end Jordyn Dickerson, third-string running back Champ Davis, running back Amariyon Asberry and defensive end Kai Brown, who has one start this season. Faulk said Wilson didn’t practice Tuesday but will return Wednesday as the coaching staff tries to

determine his status for Saturday. Other contributing players who were out vs. UAPB but were healthy the week prior against Jackson State were tight end Jermaine Minor, wide receiver/ cornerback Kiwaun Davis, safety Cody Morris and kicker Nathan Zimmer, who leads the team with three field goal attempts and is second with three kickoffs. If Southern doesn’t have Johnson or Strother at quarterback, Southern likely will turn to Wyatt McCauley again. In the sophomore’s ﬁrst start last week, he ﬁnished 12-of-24 passing

for 141 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Freshman Vashaun Coulon replaced the Long Beach City College transfer with 4:46 remaining in the third quarter after he threw a costly interception in the red zone. Johnson, a transfer from Hutchinson Community College, has been called the team’s best quarterback by Faulk on previous occasions. The rjunior has completed 69 of 118 passes for 728 yards, six touchdowns and one interception in ﬁve games. Faulk expects his inexperienced

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Gunner Stockton of Georgia has the third-best passer rating among starting FBS quarterbacks.

Smart said Monday. “Cause they got a tremendous quarterback that doesn’t have a ton of experience, and there’s advantages in that.” Whereas Alabama firstyear starting quarterback Keelon Russell presents a little bit more of an unknown, Alabama knows what it’s up against in Stockton. “I think Gunner Stockton is playing as highly efﬁcient as I’ve seen from a quarterback,” Crimson Tide defensive coordinator Kane Wommack said. “You can just see he’s very comfortable, he’s very decisive.” Wommack’s defense held Stockton to 13 completions, 130 passing yards and a touchdown in last year’s regular-season win. Stockton ﬁnished with under 160 passing yards in just three games last year, two of them against Alabama. Stockton is coming off his most well-rounded performance of the year in Georgia’s 38-14 victory over Vanderbilt, completing 25 of 32 passes for 295 yards and three touchdowns. While Stockton may not be getting much love nationally, he certainly has it inside Georgia’s locker room. “I wouldn’t go to war with anybody else in America,” offensive lineman Earnest Greene said. “I truly believe that. I’m really just happy I get to block for a guy like that.”

Pace It’s no secret Kiffin wants his offense to move quickly. You can measure its pace by the number of plays it runs. The faster the Tigers can get to the line and get set, the more plays they’ll run. Last season, more than 90 FBS teams ran more plays than LSU. This year, that number is zero. No team that has played ﬁve games has run more plays than LSU. The Tigers just ran a school-record 101 plays against McNeese, pushing their season total to 415, an average of 83 per game. That’s a lot of opportunities for Kifﬁn to show off his new-look offense, a cutting-edge attack off to a hot start.

players to capitalize on the chance to play while the starters miss time. “A lot of careers start off, whether the guys are injured or they’re not playing well, and you get that opportunity,” Faulk said. “We’ve had guys that have risen up to the opportunity, and they’ve played well. “At times, not well enough, but it’s to be expected when you’re young and you haven’t had a lot of collegiate starts.” Email Toyloy Brown III at toyloy. brown@theadvocate.com.

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Saints not using injuries as excuse in loss BY MATTHEW PARAS and JASON WILLIS

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The Saints could have used linebacker Kaden Elliss in Monday’s 45-24 loss to the Atlanta Falcons. And they deﬁnitely would have liked a healthier version of Pete Werner, who played through a stinger after missing all of last week’s practices. But the Saints (1-3) have refused to use injuries as an excuse after a one-sided the team’s loss was to its NFC South rival. “Those are talented players,” Saints coach Kellen Moore said. “Collectively, I don’t think this game, just like the offense, similar to the defense, it’s not one group, it’s not one position. “It’s a consistent effort in all phases of the defense, just playing better football. So everyone had their piece of it. Everyone had their share of mistakes. And so we really got to dig into those mistakes and come out better.” According to Rotowire’s injury tracker, the Saints have had the third-most injuries this season, behind the San Francisco 49ers and

Houston Texans. The Saints ruled out three players against Atlanta — Elliss, and edge rushers Carl Granderson (ankle) and Anfernee Jennings (knee) — but also have several notable players on injured reserve, including running back Travis Etienne (hamstring) and ﬁrst-round wide receiver Jordyn Tyson (hamstring). Running back Alvin Kamara (knee) and defensive lineman Davon Godchaux (groin) also exited Monday with injuries, but Moore said the Saints had several players “day-to-day” that would require maintenance. Moore said the Saints avoided any further long-term, multiweek injuries. Moore said he will see whether Elliss can practice this week ahead of Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings before a decision is made on his availability.

Online beef Saints safety Justin Reid on Tuesday walked back comments in which he criticized fans on social media, a day after he went back and forth with several commenters shortly after the team’s loss to the Falcons. Less than a half-hour after the 45-24 blowout ended, Reid clapped

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back at fans taunting one of his previous posts for calling for the Superdome to have an “exceptionally spirited atmosphere” ahead of the 20th anniversary of the “Domecoming” game. Fans criticized Reid, a Louisiana native from Dutchtown High, for his performance on a night when the defense allowed 45 points and 420 yards, including 205 yards rushing. “And don’t say s*** like this when you don’t make any plays,” one fan said in reference to Reid’s original post. “I made plays. Not that it matters, that s*** was unacceptable,” Reid said in a reply to the fan’s post. Reid went on to reply to two other fans who responded to his tweet. In one exchange, a fan called Reid a “scrub,” to which Reid answered, “Yo mama.” The next morning, Reid addressed the exchanges and defended himself against fans who he said were twisting his words. “I probably should not of got on

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ATLANTA — The Atlanta Falcons’ running game has taken the pressure off quarterback Michael Penix in his return to the starting offense. Bijan Robinson and Brian Robinson combined to rush for 207 yards and ﬁve touchdowns as the Falcons continued their dramatic turnaround with Penix as the starter in Atlanta’s 45-24 win on Monday Night Football at New Orleans on Monday. The Falcons have gone from the lowest-scoring team in the league to the highest with the return of Penix, who has led his team to 80 points in the two weeks he’s been back. In the season’s opening two weeks, with reserve Cooper Rush at the controls, the Falcons scored just 16 combined points in losses to the Steelers and Panthers. Atlanta’s dominant win over the Saints came on the heels of a 35-

When the Saints selected Christen Miller in the second round, the team made the selection in part because of how effective the defensive lineman was against the run. But facing Bijan Robinson and a potent rushing attack, Miller was inactive for Monday’s 45-24 loss to the Falcons despite being cleared to play after a toe injury that kept him out of the last two games. What gives?

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Juvenile performs during halftime of Monday night’s game between the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons at the Caesars Superdome. to work. The Saints can’t run the ball and they can’t stop the run. They haven’t been good in the trenches on either side. Special teams play, other than the one game against the Ravens, has been mediocre. Penalties come at the most inopportune time. Those are all the things you expect from a bad team. Moore blamed the struggles on not being prepared and not executing. The preparation falls on him. The execution falls on him and the players. “I don’t want to feel like that

ever again,” Shough said. Saints fans feel the same way. The Saints have a quick turnaround, hosting the undefeated Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. Saints legend Drew Brees will be inducted into the team’s Ring of Honor at that game. Maybe the celebration of the greatest player in Saints history will turn out much better than the celebration of one of the greatest plays in team history. Perhaps, as Franklin sang, it’ll be a brighter day. It certainly can’t be any worse. Email Rod Walker at rwalker@ theadvocate.com.

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“He was just coming back from an injury,” Moore said. “I thought he had a good week of practice, but you know, with the time on task with those other guys, I felt like (it was) the right decision for us.” Miller was a limited participant for the ﬁrst two days of practice last week, but he was upgraded to full on Friday. Still, the approach is the latest way the Saints carefully have handled the defensive lineman. In the spring, New Orleans carefully managed Miller’s workload after he suffered a hamstring injury. Then in training camp, Miller rarely saw work with the starters. With Miller a scratch, the Saints relied on Colby Wooden, Khristian Boyd and John Ridgeway to bolster their interior defensive line depth. But no matter who was in for New Orleans, the Saints couldn’t stop Robinson — or his backup, Brian Robinson. The Falcons rushed for 205 yards and ﬁve touchdowns on 35 carries. Miller has played in just one game this season, logging 25 snaps in the season-opening loss to Detroit.

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what happened on Oct. 5, 2026, your “friends” in Atlanta will make sure to remind you about it every chance they get. That’s what rivals do. All the momentum from that surprise win against Baltimore two weeks ago vanished, much like the Saints fans disappeared in the fourth quarter when this one got completely out of hand. The boos in the Dome for a Saints-Falcons game are usually reserved for the team wearing the black and red. But the guys in black and gold got their share from the home crowd this time, too. Truth be told, they earned every one of them with their play. “When you’re playing the Falcons and you lose like that, I’d boo, too,” quarterback Tyler Shough said. If you’re trying to find a silver lining in what was a very dark cloud, this was just the fourth of 17 games. The Saints are 1-3. Most people expected them to be 2-2, at best, through the first four games. But the problem with this loss is how they lost. You can talk yourself into saying the Saints were just too banged up to stop Robinson and friends and just chalk this up as one of those nights. How the Saints respond to this loss will go a long way in determining that. The concern is the uncertainty about the Saints’ issues being fixed any time soon. Kellen Moore, in his second season as head coach, has yet to figure out how to get his team to start fast. The Saints have trailed at halftime in 18 of the 21 games since he took over. They have yet to play consistently for four quarters. Playing from behind and forcing Shough to have to play hero ball in the second half isn’t going

Twitter so quickly after the game but I’m upset, too,” Reid posted Tuesday morning. “I got pride and I ain’t just gonna be punching bag for negativity and be silent about it. If I ever did that, then I wouldnt care!” While Reid acknowledged he didn’t play “a perfect game,” he pushed back against Saints fans who’d said he was giving “low effort,” saying “I probably care the most.” “I desperately want to play well for the city and for us to win games,” Reid wrote. “I hold myself and everyone else to a high standard and I got no problem with accountability.”

14 blowout at Green Bay on Sept. 24. A team that was booed off its home field after a 34-3 loss to the Panthers is now tied for first place in the NFC South after four games. “What do I think I’ve proven? That I’m healthy. That’s it,” said Penix, who tore his left ACL in November. “I feel like we still got a lot of work to do. I’m not gonna sit here and say I’m satisfied. You know we still got a long season.” Atlanta continues to focus on the running game, but Penix was efficient and avoided mistakes against the Saints. He completed 15 of 20 passes for 223 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions. He spread the ball around, threw a deep 31-yard touchdown pass and led a mistake-free performance that produced six offensive touchdowns and the most points Atlanta has scored in a game since 2016. “Mike played well. He took care of the football, made some really good throws,” Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. “I thought the throw late in the game, that

third down, get the ball to Drake (London), which was an excellent play. There’s a bunch of great stuff out there, but I really like Mike’s demeanor on game day. I like how he’s he’s operating.” It was a complete performance for the second straight week. Beyond stars Bijan Robinson (19 carries, 145 yards, 2 TDs) and London (five catches, 96 yards), the Falcons were also able to address other areas. Tight end Kyle Pitts had three catches for 47 yards after entering the game with just two receptions on the season. Jahan Dotson had two catches for 54 yards and a TD as the Falcons search for a No. 2 wide receiver behind London. Brian Robinson also was strong with 62 yards and three touchdowns on 14 carries. The offensive line paved the way for 205 yards rushing and 5.9 yards per attempt, but perhaps even more importantly, allowed the oft-injured Penix to be sacked just once.

NFL players have to show sportsmanship or they can draw flags and/or fines and now officiating crews are on notice that they, too, must display appropriate behavior in the heat of the moment. The NFL flagged two officials Monday, suspending line judge Jeff Seeman and referee Adrian Hill for their actions during a wild Week 4 marked by profane flare-ups that included Dre Greenlaw displaying the kind of fiery spirit toward Sean Payton that the Broncos head coach wished had shown up last season in Denver. Seeman was banned two games for swearing at Trey McBride after Arizona’s star tight end argued for a pass interference call when he was hit by a defender before the ball arrived. Hill received a one-game suspension for unprofessional conduct for yelling at Eric Wilson and pointing for him to get away after the Minnesota Vikings linebacker tried to help him to his feet after a collision knocked him over. The NFL Referees Association said in a statement Tuesday that the suspensions were excessive and inconsistent with past precedent and it plans to challenge the severity. “NFL officials have a responsibility to conduct themselves professionally on the field, and the actions in these incidents fell short of that standard,” NFLRA executive director Scott Green said. “Accountability matters, but that should not result in discipline that is excessive or inconsistent with established precedent.” Greenlaw, who rejoined the Niners last offseason, forced a fumble and collected a dozen tackles in San Francisco’s 24-14 win over the Broncos on Sunday. After just about every one of his stops, he pointed and hollered at Payton, assuredly still stinging over his departure from Denver in which he said his agent had to inform him the Broncos were moving on just one year into his three-year, $31.5 million deal. As Payton was walking across the field to shake Kyle Shanahan’s hand after the game, Greenlaw

approached him and took one more verbal shot at his old coach as fellow linebacker Fred Warner redirected him toward the 49ers’ tunnel. Payton didn’t engage with Greenlaw, who told the San Francisco Chronicle: “I told him to get the (expletive) off the field. That’s it: ’Get the (expletive) off the field.’ ” Asked if he had any issue with Greenlaw getting in his face Sunday, Payton said: “No, and I said this to Kyle afterwards, I think the world of him. I really love everything about him and he plays with that emotion. So, it’s all good.” McBride knew Seeman’s vulgarity was being broadcast because he pointed toward the camera that caught the line judge’s obscenities. “Obviously, you hate to see it, for obvious reasons,” Arizona coach Mike LaFleur said. “I do want to give the man a little bit of grace, too. I know Jeff. He’s a good man. “It’s unfortunate it happened. It can’t happen, obviously, and I’ll leave it at that.” The incident drew the ire of players union leader JC Tretter, a retired offensive lineman who played eight seasons in the NFL. “This kind of behavior from an official towards a player is unacceptable,” Tretter, the NFL Players Association executive director, posted on social media along with a video clip of the incident. “Players are consistently held accountable when the roles are reversed. We expect the NFL to hold officials to the same standard.” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell lamented the official’s reaction in the Miami-Minnesota game where Wilson was only trying to help Hill to his feet after he got knocked into the referee, who fell down. “I just think it’s one of those situations in kind of a high-energy moment there,” O’Connell said. “I think stuff like that can happen sometimes, but I don’t have any major concerns, and I think Adrian’s a really good official and does a really good job. I think that was just kind of fast moment that happened, and we can put it behind us, hopefully.” The league flagged its own officials to make sure that happens.

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Dunham digs deep to close out St. Michael BY JACKSON REYES Staff writer

Dunham knew it would have its hands full against St. Michael’s aggressive front row. The Tigers won the first two sets, but then the Warriors began to ﬁght back, winning the third set and taking a 7-3 lead to begin the fourth. Momentum began to turn, but Dunham coach Meagan Herrington prepared her team for a battle. Teraji Kinchen recorded a kill to end the St. Michael run. Her kill sparked an 11-2 run to take a 14-9 lead. Dunham (15-3) continued to run away with the fourth set, taking it 25-15 to win the match 3-1 (2523, 25-17, 16-25, 25-15) on Tuesday night at St. Michael High. “That was a wake-up call that they’re not just going to give us the game,” Herrington said of St. Michael’s win in the third set. “We got to our spots better. We applied better. They played really

well that last set.” Dunham’s Zadi Huggins came up big with four kills in the fourth set to help the Tigers close out the match. She led the team in kills with 14. Kennedi Owens tallied 11 kills, and Bree Mills added seven. Katherine McDonald ﬁnished the match with 25 assists and five aces. St. Michael (11-11) and the Tigers traded the lead six times in the ﬁrst set. The Warriors took a 20-18 lead late, before Dunham stormed back to take the set 2523 behind four hit errors, and kills by Mills and Owens. McDonald closed out the set with an ace. The two sides were tied 17-17 in the second set, but Dunham closed out the set on an 8-0 run. Huggins totaled two kills, a tipped ball and a block during the run. Dunham led 7-6 early in the third set, looking to seal a sweep. St. Michael battled back with six straight points. The Tigers closed the gap to two points, down 1715, later in the set, but the War-

riors nabbed a set back with six consecutive points to seal a 25-16 win. Skyler Towner of St. Michael played a key role with three kills in the set. She ﬁnished the match with 16 kills in the loss. St. Michael jumped out to a 7-3 lead in the fourth set before Dunham battled back to take an 8-7 lead. Huggins’ four kills helped the Tigers take further control, up 14-9. The Warriors kept it close, battling back to make it 16-12, but then the Tigers took over, closing out the match on a 9-3 run. McDonald started the run with a block and added an ace. Owens won the match with a kill to end it. “I feel in the fourth set, somebody had to step up,” Huggins said. “I just chose to just step up and go along with the team and just try my best to pursue my abilities on the court so that everyone could worry less and just focus on their job.”

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Teraji Kinchen, right, of Dunham hits the ball vs. St. Michael on Tuesday at St. Michael.

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Friday’s games

Week 6 All games at 7 p.m. unless noted.

Thursday’s games McKinley at Broadmoor Donaldsonville at Episcopal Dutchtown at Live Oak Catholic vs. Liberty at Olympia Stadium Baker vs. Helix Mentorship Academy at Belaire High Scotlandville vs. Madison Prep at Memorial Stadium Livonia at Beau Chene Lutcher at Berwick Port Allen at Collegiate Baton Rouge Northeast at Dunham Slaughter Community Charter at Springﬁeld Kentwood at Varnado

East St. John at Denham Springs Istrouma at Belaire East Iberville at Ascension Christian White Castle vs. Southern Lab at A.W. Mumford Stadium Plaquemine at St. Michael Ben Franklin at Central Private Prairieville at East Ascension St. John at North Iberville West St. John vs. Ascension Catholic at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium West Feliciana at Parkview Baptist Zachary at Central Catholic-PC at East Feliciana Thrive Academy vs. Capitol at Memorial Stadium Walker at St. Amant Woodlawn at St. Martinville Tara at Brusly North Vermillion at Glen Oaks

Albany at Jewel Sumner University High at Kaplan St. Charles at St. James

Volleyball Tuesday’s results Glen Oaks 3, Tara 0 (25-10, 25-15, 25-22) Central Private 3, North Iberville 25-11, 25-9, 25-8 Ascension Christian 3, St. John 0 (25-9, 25-9, 25-15) East Ascension 3, Brusly 0 (25-19, 25-22, 25-19) Livonia 3, Scotlandville 0 (26-24, 25-14, 25-20) Dunham 3, St. Michael 1 (25-23, 25-17, 16-25, 25-15) University 3, West Feliciana 0 (25-12, 25-17, 25-8)

Wednesday’s matches Lycee Francais De La Nouvelle Orleans at Louisiana School for the Deaf, 5 p.m. Baker at Madison Prep, 5 p.m. Collegiate Baton Rouge at Thrive Academy, 5 p.m. Woodlawn at Prairieville, 6 p.m. White Castle at Port Allen, 6 p.m. Vidalia at Slaughter Community Charter, 6 p.m. Central at West Feliciana, 6 p.m. East Ascension at Liberty, 6 p.m. Belaire at Ascension Christian, 6 p.m. East Iberville at Glen Oaks, 6 p.m. McKinley at GEO Next Generation, 6 p.m. Walker at Live Oak, 6 p.m. Dutchtown at St. Amant, 6 p.m. Denham Springs at Zachary, 6 p.m.

Thursday’s matches

Northeast at Catholic High Pointe Coupee,

5 p.m. Slaughter Community Charter at North Iberville, 5 p.m. Capitol at Southern Lab, 5 p.m. Thrive Academy at St. John, 5 p.m. East St. John at Tara, 5 p.m. Louisiana School for the Deaf at White Castle, 5 p.m. Prairieville at St. Michael, 5:30 p.m. GEO Next Generation at Livonia, 6 p.m. Madison Prep at Scotlandville, 6 p.m. Brusly at Central, 6 p.m. False River at Central Private, 6 p.m. Collegiate Baton Rouge at East Iberville, 6 p.m. Ascension Christian at Family Christian, 6 p.m. Belaire at Istrouma, 6 p.m. Plaquemine at McKinley, 6 p.m. Liberty at West Feliciana, 6 p.m. University at Woodlawn, 6 p.m.

Yankees make 4 errors in sloppy playoff loss to Rays BY ROB MAADDI Associated Press

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Los Angeles Dodgers starter yoshinobu yamamoto throws against the Atlanta Braves during the third inning in Game 3 of an NLDS game on Tuesday in Atlanta.

Yamamoto dominant again as Dodgers defeat Braves BY CHARLES ODUM

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ATLANTA — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven brilliant innings, Kiké Hernández hit a tworun homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their NL Division Series. Yamamoto dominated the much-anticipated matchup with Atlanta ace Chris Sale, who allowed three runs and seven hits in ﬁve innings. Yamamoto, the MVP of the 2025 World Series, permitted only four hits with one walk while improving to 8-1 with a 2.14 ERA in 11 career postseason outings, including 10 starts. His 10 strikeouts were a postseason high for the Japanese right-hander. The Dodgers can win the best-of-five series and take another step in their attempt to become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series titles by beating the Braves again Wednesday in Game 4. The Braves hoped giving Sale extra rest would be a winning formula in the pivotal third game. Instead, after stranding six runners in the ﬁrst three innings, he gave up the two-run homer

to Hernández and a solo shot to former Braves star Freddie Freeman in the fourth. Ozzie Albies opened the Atlanta ninth with a double off the right-center wall against Edwin Díaz and moved to third on Michael Harris’ groundout. Díaz stranded the runner when Mauricio Dubón fouled out to right field and Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to shortstop Mookie Betts. Dubón made a leaping catch over the left-field wall to rob Freeman of a home run in the third. Freeman wouldn’t be denied an inning later. Hernández’s homer to left drove in Andy Pages, who singled. One out later, Freeman pulled his 18th career postseason homer to right field for a 3-0 lead. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts moved designated hitter Shohei Ohtani down to No. 5 in the lineup because Ohtani was 3 for 15 in his career against Sale. Ohtani went 0 for 4 with two strikeouts against Sale when the Dodgers lost 1-0 on Aug. 26 in Atlanta. Roberts correctly predicted Ohtani would have opportunities with runners on base hitting lower in the order. With runners on first and

second in the first, Sale struck out Ohtani to end the inning. With two runners on base in the third, Ohtani reached on catcher’s interference by Drake Baldwin to load the bases before Miguel Rojas ended the inning with a flyball to right field. Ohtani walked to lead off the eighth against Brent Suter, Atlanta’s fourth pitcher. Baldwin’s bases-loaded grounder to first base drove in Dubón, who singled, in the fifth for Atlanta’s only run. Rojas left during an atbat in the eighth. The second baseman appeared to injure his back on a swing and was replaced by Tommy Edman. The Dodgers announced the injury as lower back pain. Tanner Scott added two strikeouts in a scoreless eighth for Los Angeles.

Up next Braves right-hander Tyler Mahle is expected to face Dodgers right-hander Tyler Glasnow in Game 4 on Wednesday. Mahle said Tuesday an abdominal pull is now a “non-issue.” He felt the pull before allowing one run in seven innings of a 4-3 loss to Philadelphia in 10 innings during the NL Wild Card Series last week.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sloppy defense put the New York Yankees on the brink of elimination. Four errors and another defensive miscue led to three unearned runs that a lineup missing threetime AL MVP Aaron Judge couldn’t overcome during a 5-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 2 of their AL Division Series on Monday. The Yankees are one defeat from falling short of a 28th World Series title for the 17th straight season. “Obviously, a really rough night, to say the least for us,” manager Aaron Boone said. “We’ve got to get over it. We’ve responded all year to difficult times, and we’ve got to do that again. We’ve got to get ourselves up off the mat.” Even with likely AL Cy Young Award winner Cam Schlittler on the mound, the Yankees couldn’t even the best-of-five series against the pesky Rays. The small-ball Rays chased Schlittler in the fifth, aided by New York’s miscues in the field as the Yankees’ defense unraveled the same way it did in the team’s most recent World Series game two years ago against the Los Angeles Dodgers. “I’m not disappointed in the defense. I’m not disappointed in the offense,” Schlittler said. “I’m disappointed in myself.” Jonathan Aranda lined a single off Schlittler to start the bottom of the fifth and Junior Caminero ripped a double to right-center. With the infield drawn-in except second baseman Jazz Chisholm, who was standing several feet further back on the dirt, Liam Hicks hit a slow bouncer to second that scored Aranda for a 2-1 lead. Chisholm’s only play was at first because he wasn’t all the way in like the rest of the infielders. Chandler Simpson then hit a grounder that rookie shortstop George Lombard flubbed, scoring Caminero to make it 3-1. It was initially ruled a hit and then changed to an error and eventually a fielder’s choice. Brent Headrick replaced Schlittler and struck out Victor Mesa. After Simpson stole second, Jonny DeLuca reached on a grounder when Lombard’s

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New york yankees second baseman Jazz Chisholm, right, flips over Tampa Bay Rays baserunner Jonathan Aranda while committing a throwing error allowing yandy Díaz to score in the first inning of Game 2 of an ALDS game Monday in St. Petersburg, Fla. ä ALDS: Tampa Bay at

New York, 7 P.M.WEDNESDAy,TBS throw to first was wide for New York’s fourth error. Richie Palacios followed with a two-run single to center that increased Tampa Bay’s lead to 5-1. “It was just one of those things that it all happened back-to-back-to-back,” Lombard said. Ben Rice connected for his second homer of the game in the eighth, but that wasn’t enough. New York’s Nos. 3 through 7 batters are 0 for 33 in the past two games. “You’ve got to be confident even when you go down 2-0,” Rice said. “You’ve got to take it game by game, at-bat by at-bat.” The night started poorly for the Yankees. New York became the first team to commit three errors in the first inning of a postseason game since the Oakland Athletics in Game 1 of the 1975 American League Championship Series against Boston, according to Sportsnet Stats. Third baseman Ryan McMahon misplayed a bouncer by Yandy Díaz to begin the bottom of the first. After Aranda singled, Caminero hit a bouncer up the middle. Lombard fielded the ball behind the bag and flipped to second for a forceout, but Chisholm’s off-balance throw to first sailed wide, allowing Díaz to score and Caminero to reach second. Hicks struck out but reached on catcher’s interference, with an error charged to Austin Wells. The 21-year-old Lombard then saved Chisholm from

another error when he extended to catch a high toss to second following a sharp grounder by Simpson. Lombard came off the bag and quickly reached back with his leg to beat Hicks and get the second out. Schlittler retired Mesa on a grounder to prevent more damage. “Some good defenders that didn’t make a couple plays,” Boone said. “We’ve got to get over it, though. As simple as that. I mean, we can’t dwell on what just happened to us. We’ve got to come ready, again playing for our lives on Wednesday night, and I expect this team to do that. “We’ve stared a lot of uncertainty in the face all year and these guys have responded time and time again and we need to do that again right now.” The Yankees infamously fell apart on defense in the ﬁfth inning of Game 5 in the 2024 World Series. Leading 5-0 with Gerrit Cole on the mound, New York committed two errors and a mental lapse while allowing five unearned runs to score, and the Dodgers went on to win the game and clinch the championship. “It didn’t seem like we really showed up today,” Schlittler said before walking that statement back and reiterating his frustration over the way he pitched.

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U.S. Olympic team could benefit from bill Protect College Sports Act aims to safeguard Olympic sports

BY EDDIE PELLS Associated Press

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The bill that passed the Senate last week is called the Protect College Sports Act. If it becomes a law, one of the most important outcomes could be its ability to save Olympic sports in the United States. A sometimes-overlooked element of the bill designed to regulate name-image-likeness payments and myriad other problems in college sports is the protections it offers the smaller, nonrevenue-generating “Olympic” sports. Hundreds of thousands of athletes across the country play these sports in college, and their talent leads to hundreds of medals for the U.S. Exhibit A: Of the 257 U.S. athletes who won medals at the Paris Olympics two years ago, 184 had roots in an NCAA program. That’s why, at the urging of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee, the bill includes language requiring most college programs, which devote the lion’s share of their resources to football and basketball, to maintain the same number of scholarships and roster spots for Olympic sports as they had in the 2024-25

school year. Another element of the bill adds a $27 million “retention pool” to the revenue-sharing cap schools are allowed to pay to athletes; $5 million of that has to be spent on women’s and Olympic sports. While not a foolproof solution — some schools could ask for waivers and others could shift numbers around among different sports to dilute their investments — Olympic insiders believe the bill offers a sustainable remedy for what they consider a likely move away from non-revenue sports if schools are left to their own devices. “The sky is not falling, but we’re not going back to what used to be” whether the bill becomes law or not, Sarah Hirshland, the CEO of the USOPC, said last week at the annual USOPC Assembly. “We’re not in a state of panic about Team USA not being able to compete in Los Angeles. But there are some things that really need to be ﬁxed.”

leges have eliminated more than 100 women’s and Olympic sports programs. “I feel for the athletic directors because many of them are trying to run a business but they don’t know what tomorrow is, and that makes it really difﬁcult for longterm planning,” said Rocky Harris, the USOPC’s chief of sport and athlete services. “If you can’t do long-term planning, you can’t run a good business. And if they can’t run a good business, then that impacts Olympics sports directly.” Cantwell has cited the peril Olympic and women’s sports face as the key reason she got involved in crafting the legislation. The connection between, say, a starting quarterback’s NIL haul and the U.S. gold medal count in LA two years from now exists because the U.S. government, unlike most governments around the globe, doesn’t bankroll the Olympics or its pipeline. That leaves the task to the nation’s grassroots sports organizations Other solutions and, eventually, the U.S. college Against that backdrop, leaders system, where football underat the USOPC know that even if writes everything. the bill passes the House, where “I don’t think people underit faces a steep climb, they need stand the connection between to plan for a future in which the money that’s made by football college programs cut Olympic and the success of our Olympic sports to make ends meet. system,” said Cody Campbell, the A report released within the billionaire from Texas Tech who last month by the bill’s co-spon- has aired ads during Saturday sor, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D- college football games supportWash., said that since 2023, which ing the legislation. is when the so-called “arms race” to obtain football and basketball Will colleges play along? talent shifted into high gear, colHarris, who led USA Triathlon

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The United States women’s 4x400-meter relay team celebrates winning the gold medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics on Aug. 10, 2024, in Saint-Denis, France. before coming to the USOPC, said the push to make women’s triathlon an “emerging sport” at the NCAA level was intended to give young girls a chance “to dream about doing triathlon.” “Maybe they couldn’t see themselves as Olympians, but many of them could see themselves as a college athlete and I knew that would drive our plan,” Harris said. Without college programs, Harris says, the potential elite athletes in a sport move on to other things. If those programs do exist that’s how a pipeline begins. In many ways, the doubts about

the future of the Olympic movement come at a time when the United States should be preparing for an upswing in participation with the LA Olympics less than two years away. Hirshland cited numbers that showed participation in some Olympic sports grew between 25% and 35% after the Atlanta Olympics in 1996, the last time the Summer Games were held on U.S. soil. “I’m still bullish that LA will actually accelerate that,” Hirshland said. “We’re not going to see ﬂat. We’re going to see growth in the desire to do sports some people might have never contemplated.”

SCOREBOARD Odds

x-Thursday: Tampa Bay at N.Y. Yankees (Rodón 7-3), 7 p.m. (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) x-Saturday: N.Y. Yankees at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max)

NFL Thursday

FAVORITE at DALLAS

Sunday

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ 8½ (47½) Tampa Bay

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at JAX 1½ 7 (42½) Philadelphia Houston 3½ 7½ (38½) at TENN at NE 8½ 3½ (45½) Las Vegas at NY JETS 2½ 2½ (40½) Cleveland at WASHINGTON 2½ 3½ (43½) NY Giants Chicago 3 2½ (45½) at GRN BAY Minnesota 1½ 2 (42½) at NO at PITTSBURGH 2½ 2½ (44½) Indianapolis Cincinnati 5½ 7½ (42½) at MIAMI Denver 2½ 3½ (42½)at CHARGERS Detroit 8½ 4½ (54½) at ARIZONA at SEATTLE 3½ 3 (46½) San Fran at ATLANTA 4½ 3½ (43½) Baltimore

Monday

FAVORITE at LA RAMS

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 3 (54½) Buffalo

College Football Wednesday

FAVORITE Jax State at FLA INT’L

Thursday

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ 3 (49½) at KNNSW ST 4½ 6½ (47½) N. Mexico St

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at WESTERN KY 2½ 2½ (56½) Missouri St at LIBERTY 13½ 13½ (52½)Sam Houston at UTSA 6½ 7½ (50½)South Florida at ARKANSAS ST 1½ 1½ (58½) S. Alabama

Friday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LOUISVILLE 7½ 3½ (59½) Florida State at SAN JOSE ST 6 6 (43½) Wyoming at WASHINGTON 1½ 3½ (41½) Iowa at UTAH STATE 1½ 5½ (44½) Wash St at BYU 14½ 10½ (46½) Iowa State

Saturday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at ARMY 6½ 3½ (48½) Tulane Indiana 8½ 7½ (51½)at NEBRASKA at BOWL GREEN 6½ 7½ (44½) Sacramnt St at MISSOURI 1½ 3½ (48½) Texas A&M Arizona 3½ 3 (61½) at WEST VA at PITTSBURGH 4½ 3½ (47½) N. Carolina at OKLA ST 9½ 8½ (53½) UCF Wake Forest 2½ 3½ (59½) at NC STATE at N’WESTERN 34½ 36½ (52½) Ball State at FLORIDA 14½ 12½ (61½) S.Carolina at APP STATE 5½ 9½ (50½)Old Dominion Miami (OH) 2½ 2½ (47½) at UMASS at KANSAS ST 1½ 2½ (55½) Houston Illinois 2½ 2½ (48½) at MICH ST at W MICHIGAN 13½ 13½ (43½) Kent State Texas 6½ 8½ (39½) at OKLA at TOLEDO 17½ 20½ (54½) Buffalo Duke 5½ 7 (48½) at GA TECH at OHIO 3½ 3 (46½) C.Michigan Ole Miss 10½ 9½ (59½) at VANDRBLT at NAVY 3½ 2½ (48½) Tulsa at N. TEXAS 24½ 28½ (57½) Charlotte Virginia Tech 11½ 9½ (53½) at CAL at NOTRE DM 35½ 38½ (54½) Stanford E. Michigan 5½ 6½ (52½) at AKRON at OREGON 12½ 11½ (58½) UCLA at TEMPLE 3 3½ (55½) UConn at E. CAROLINA 9½ 10 (47½) Rice Tennessee 14½ 13½ (51½)at ARKANSAS at OHIO STATE 37½ 34½ (56½) Maryland at OREGON ST 14½ 14½ (53½) San Diego St LSU 10½ 8½ (52½)at KENTUCKY at MEMPHIS 16½ 14½ (57½) UAB Nevada 9½ 9½ (49½) at UTEP NDSU 1½ 3½ (48½) at UNLV at MARSHALL 2½ 3 (58½) Co. Carolina at ALABAMA 2½ 1½ (52½) Georgia James Madison 10 7½ (53½) at GA STHRN at PENN STATE PK 1½ (54½) USC at VIRGINIA 6½ 9½ (50½) Syracuse at LA TECH 1½ 3 (48½) UL Air Force 12½ 7½ (46½) at N.ILLINOIS Minnesota 5½ 2½ (50½) at PURDUE at UTAH 13½ 15½ (51½) Kansas at ARIZONA ST 17½ 20½ (50½) Hawaii Boise State 10½ 6½ (48½)at FRESNO ST

MLB

Wednesday

American League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Cleveland -123 at CHI. WHITE SOX at N.Y YANKEES -164 Tampa Bay National League FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG at ATLANTA OFF LA Dodgers

LINE +101 +135 LINE OFF

Baseball MLB postseason glance DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

American League Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland 0

Oct. 3: Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 0 Monday: Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 3 Wednesday: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 3 p.m. (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) x-Thursday: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, 4 p.m. (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max) x-Saturday: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 4 p.m. (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max)

Tampa Bay 2, N.Y. Yankees 0

Oct. 3: Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 Monday: Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Wednesday: Tampa Bay (N. Martinez 15-6) at N.Y. Yankees (Fried 5-5), 7 p.m. (TBS/ TruTV/HBO Max)

National League L.A. Dodgers 2, Atlanta 1

Oct. 3: L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 3 Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Tuesday: L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1 Wednesday: L.A. Dodgers at Atlanta, 5 p.m. (FOX/FS1) x-Friday: Atlanta at L.A. Dodgers, 7 p.m. (FOX/FS1)

Milwaukee 2, San Diego 0

Oct. 3: Milwaukee 3, San Diego 2 Oct. 4: Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3 Tuesday: Milwaukee at San Diego, n x-Wednesday: Milwaukee at San Diego, 9 p.m. (FOX/FS1) x-Friday: San Diego at Milwaukee, 3:30 p.m. (FOX/FS1)

L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1

Los Angeles Atlanta ab r h bi ab r h bi Betts ss 5 0 2 0 Baldwin c 4 0 0 1 Freeman 1b 4 1 1 1 Acuña dh 3 0 0 0 T.Hernán. lf 4 0 0 0 Olson 1b 4 0 1 0 Mncy ph-3b 1 0 0 0 Albies 2b 4 0 1 0 Smith c 4 0 1 0 Harris cf 4 0 1 0 Ohtani dh 2 0 0 0 Dubón lf-ss 4 1 1 0 Rojas 2b 3 0 0 0 Thomas rf 3 0 1 0 Edmn ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Yastrzemski ph 1 0 0 0 Pages cf 4 1 2 0 Riley 3b 3 0 0 0 Tucker rf 4 0 1 0 Ha.Kim ss 1 0 0 0 E.Hrnáz. 3b-lf4 1 1 2 Tellez ph 0 0 0 0 Hicklen pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Totals 36 3 8 3 Totals 32 1 5 1 Los Angeles 000 300 000 — 3 Atlanta 000 010 000 — 1 E—Ha.Kim (1), Baldwin (1). LOB—Los Angeles 9, Atlanta 6. 2B—Albies (1). HR—E. Hernández (1), Freeman (2). SB—Tucker (2). IP H R ER BB SO Los Angeles Yamamoto W,1-0 7 4 1 1 1 10 Scott H,1 1 0 0 0 1 2 Díaz S,1-1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Atlanta Sale L,0-1 5 7 3 3 0 7 Dodd 1 1 0 0 0 2 Lee 1 0 0 0 0 1 Suter 1 0 0 0 1 0 Iglesias 1 0 0 0 1 2 ABS Challenge—Acuña (Strike-Conﬁrmed); Ohtani (Strike-Conﬁrmed). Umpires—Home, James Hoye; First, Tripp Gibson; Second, Jim Wolf; Third, Mike Estabrook; Right, Chris Guccione; Left, Roberto Ortiz. T—2:56. A—42,420 (41,149).

Late Monday Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 New York

Tampa Bay

ab r h bi ab r h bi Rice dh 3 2 2 2 Díaz dh 4 1 1 0 Bellinger lf 4 0 1 0 Mateo pr-dh 0 0 0 0 García 1b 4 0 0 0 Aranda 1b 5 1 2 0 Caballero 3b0 0 0 0 Caminero 3b 4 1 2 0 Jones rf 4 0 0 0 Hicks c 3 0 0 1 Lombard ss 4 0 0 0 Simpson lf 4 1 1 1 Chisholm 2b 4 0 0 0 Mesa rf 3 0 0 0 Grisham cf 3 0 0 0 DeLuca cf 4 1 1 0 A.Wells c 3 0 1 0 Palacios 2b 4 0 1 2 McMahon 3b1 0 0 0 Walls ss 4 0 0 0 Gldscht ph-1b 1 0 0 0 Totals 31 2 4 2 Totals 35 5 8 4 New York 000 100 010 — 2 Tampa Bay 100 040 00x — 5 E—McMahon (1), Chisholm (1), A.Wells (1), Lombard (1). LOB—New York 4, Tampa Bay 9. 2B—A.Wells (2), DeLuca (1), Caminero (1). HR—Rice 2 (2). SB—Simpson (1), DeLuca (1), Mesa (1). IP H R ER BB SO New York 6 4 2 1 2 Schlittler L,0-1 41⁄3 2 Headrick ⁄3 1 1 0 0 1 Schreiber 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Weathers Blackburn 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Bednar ⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Tampa Bay Peralta 42⁄3 3 1 1 1 3 1 Booser W,1-0 ⁄3 0 0 0 1 0 Seymour H,1 3 1 1 1 0 4 Baker S,2-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 Blackburn pitched to 2 batters in the 8th. ABS Challenge—Schlittler (Ball-Overturned to Strike); DeLuca (Strike-Conﬁrmed); Jones (Strike-Overturned to Ball); Baker (BallOverturned to Strike). Umpires—Home, Jeremie Rehak; First, Dan Bellino; Second, Ben May; Third, D.J. Reyburn; Right, Shane Livensparger; Left, Ryan Wills. T—3:02. A—40,226 (25,025).

Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 3

Chicago

Cleveland ab r h bi Antonacci lf 4 0 0 0 Kwan cf 4 1 1 0 Ramírez 3b Teel c Vargas 3b 2 1 1 0 DeLauter rf Murkmi 1b 4 0 1 1 Adell dh Bnintndi dh 2 0 0 0 Lowe 1b Grichuk dh 1 1 0 0 Martínez lf 2 0 0 0 Bazzana 2b Peters cf Pham ph 1 0 0 0 Bailey c Doyle cf 1 0 0 0 Rocchio ss B.Mtgmry rf 4 1 1 2 Meidoth 2b 4 0 2 1 C.Mntgmry ss 3 0 0 0 Totals 32 4 6 4 Totals 000 103 000 Chicago

ab r 4 1 3 1 4 1 3 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 4 0 3 0

h bi 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 3 4 2 — 4

Cleveland 200 000 010 — 3 E—Newcomb (), Gaddis (). DP—Chicago 0, Cleveland 1. LOB—Chicago 5, Cleveland 5. 2B—B.Montgomery (1). 3B—Adell (1). IP H R ER BB SO Chicago 1 Kay ⁄3 1 2 1 1 0 Newcomb 2 1 0 0 1 3 Burke W,1-0 5 1⁄3 1 1 1 1 6 Taylor S,2-2 1 1⁄3 1 0 0 0 0 Cleveland Williams 5 4 2 2 3 11 2 Sabrowski L,0-1 BS,0-1 ⁄3 1 2 2 1 0 Gaddis 1 1 0 0 0 1 Armstrong 1 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 C.Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0 Newcomb pitched to 2 batters in the 3rd, Williams pitched to 1 batter in the 6th, Gaddis pitched to 2 batters in the 7th. WP—Sabrowski. ABS Challenge—Williams (Ball-Confirmed); Antonacci (Strike-Confirmed); Burke (BallConfirmed). Pitch timer violations—Newcomb (pitcher). Umpires—Home, Gabe Morales; First, Todd Tichenor; Second, Jansen Visconti; Third, Vic Carapazza; Right, Cory Blaser; Left, Tom Hanahan. T—3:06. A—32,050 (34,788).

Pro basketball WNBA playoff glance Semiﬁnals

(Best-of-5; x-if necessary)

Golden State 1, Las Vegas 0

Oct. 4: Golden State 71, Las Vegas 60 Wednesday: Las Vegas at Golden State, 8:30 p.m. Friday: Golden State at Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday: Golden State at Las Vegas, TBA x-Oct. 14: Las Vegas at Golden State, TBA

Atlanta 1, New York 0

Oct. 4: Atlanta 92, New York 82 Wednesday: New York at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. Friday: Atlanta at New York, 6:30 p.m. x-Sunday: Atlanta at New York, TBA x-Oct. 14: New York at Atlanta, TBA

Finals

(Best-of-5) Atlanta/New York winner vs. Golden State/ Las Vegas winner

Pro football NFL glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE East Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

South

W 3 2 1 0

L 1 2 3 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .500 .250 .000

PF 127 65 76 46

PA 107 77 84 101

Jacksonville Indianapolis Tennessee Houston

W 3 2 0 0

L 1 2 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .500 .000 .000

PF 104 102 55 84

PA 53 104 83 109

Cleveland Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 3 3 2 2

L 1 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .750 .500 .500

PF 81 116 77 97

PA 95 96 87 85

Kansas City Las Vegas Denver L.A. Chargers

W 4 3 2 0

L 0 1 2 4

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .750 0 .500 0 .000

PF 118 115 74 67

PA 77 84 94 106

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington

W 3 2 2 1

L 1 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .750 .500 .500 .250

PF 82 75 122 88

PA 79 93 112 122

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W 2 2 1 0

L 2 2 3 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .500 .500 .250 .000

PF 121 96 105 76

PA 109 92 128 96

Minnesota Chicago Detroit Green Bay

W 4 3 2 2

L 0 1 2 2

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .750 0 .500 0 .500

PF 86 112 119 73

PA 51 65 127 105

San Francisco Seattle L.A. Rams Arizona

W 4 3 2 1

L 0 1 2 3

T Pct 0 1.000 0 .750 0 .500 0 .250

PF 122 105 85 87

PA 64 73 83 117

North

West

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

South

North

West

Late Monday

Atlanta 45, New Orleans 24

Thursday’s game

Tampa Bay at Dallas, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Philadelphia vs. Jacksonville at London, 8:30 a.m. Chicago at Green Bay, noon Cincinnati at Miami, noon Cleveland at N.Y. Jets, noon Houston at Tennessee, noon Indianapolis at Pittsburgh, noon Las Vegas at New England, noon Minnesota at New Orleans, noon N.Y. Giants at Washington, noon

Denver at L.A. Chargers, 3:05 p.m. Detroit at Arizona, 3:25 p.m. San Francisco at Seattle, 3:25 p.m. Baltimore at Atlanta, 7:20 p.m. Open: Kansas City, Carolina

Oct. 12

Buffalo at L.A. Rams, 7:15 p.m. TAM

Late Monday

Atlanta 45, New Orleans 24

Atlanta 14 10 7 14 — 45 New Orleans 0 7 3 14 — 24 First Quarter Atl—Bi.Robinson 59 run (Folk kick), 13:34. Atl—Bi.Robinson 4 run (Folk kick), :48. Second Quarter NO—Kamara 3 run (Carlson kick), 14:57. Atl—Br.Robinson 4 run (Folk kick), 8:59. Atl—FG Folk 29, 3:07. Third Quarter NO—FG Carlson 27, 7:38. Atl—Br.Robinson 8 run (Folk kick), 2:11. Fourth Quarter NO—Kamara 5 run (Carlson kick), 13:00. Atl—Dotson 31 pass from Penix (Folk kick), 9:48. Atl—Br.Robinson 11 run (Folk kick), 6:52. NO—Vele 3 pass from Shough (Carlson kick), 1:13. A—70,007. Atl NO First downs 24 22 Total Net Yards 420 320 Rushes-yards 35-205 19-50 Passing 215 270 Punt Returns 1-25 1-2 Kickoff Returns 3-65 8-209 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 0-0 Comp-Att-Int 15-20-0 30-48-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-8 2-16 Punts 2-36.0 3-49.667 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yards 8-70 8-49 Time of Possession 30:45 29:15 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Atlanta, Bi.Robinson 19-145, Br.Robinson 14-62, Penix 2-(minus 2). New Orleans, Kamara 7-23, Donaldson 3-18, K.Miller 6-9, Shough 2-5, Brown 1-(minus 5). PASSING—Atlanta, Penix 15-20-0-223. New Orleans, Shough 30-48-0-286. RECEIVING—Atlanta, D.London 5-96, Pitts 3-47, Dotson 2-54, Branch 2-10, Hooper 1-9, Br.Robinson 1-5, Bi.Robinson 1-2. New Orleans, Olave 8-116, Johnson 6-59, Vele 6-54, Kamara 5-35, K.Miller 2-10, Donaldson 2-5, Lance 1-7. MISSED FIELD GOALS—New Orleans, Carlson 52.

College football National schedule Tuesday’s game

SOUTH Southern Miss. at Troy, n

Wednesday’s games

SOUTH Jacksonville St. (3-2) at Kennesaw St. (1-3), 6 p.m. New Mexico St. (2-3) at FIU (2-2), 6:30 p.m.

Thursday’s games

SOUTH Sam Houston St. (1-3) at Liberty (4-1), 6 p.m. Missouri St. (1-3) at W. Kentucky (1-4), 6 p.m. SOUTHWEST South Florida (4-1) at UTSA (4-1), 6:30 p.m. South Alabama (3-2) at Arkansas St. (2-3), 6:30 p.m.

Friday’s games

SOUTH Florida St. (3-2) at Louisville (2-3), 6 p.m. FAR WEST Iowa (4-1) at Washington (3-2), 8 p.m. Washington St. (1-4) at Utah St. (1-4), 8 p.m. Iowa St. (3-2) at BYU (4-0), 9:15 p.m.

Saturday

EAST North Carolina (2-2) at Pittsburgh (5-0), 11 a.m. Arizona (4-1) at West Virginia (3-2), 11 a.m. Miami (Ohio) (2-3) at UMass (4-1), 1 p.m. Tulsa (3-2) at Navy (1-3), 2:30 p.m. UConn (2-3) at Temple (2-3), 2:45 p.m. Coastal Carolina (1-4) at Marshall (3-2), 6 p.m. Southern Cal (5-1) at Penn St. (3-2), 6:30 p.m. SOUTH Wake Forest (4-1) at NC State (3-2), 11 a.m. South Carolina (2-3) at Florida (4-1), 11:45 a.m. Old Dominion (1-4) at Appalachian St. (3-1), noon Duke (4-0) at Georgia Tech (1-3), 2:30 p.m. Ole Miss (3-1) at Vanderbilt (3-2), 2:30 p.m. Rice (1-4) at East Carolina (2-2), 3 p.m. UAB (3-2) at Memphis (4-1), 6 p.m. James Madison (5-0) at Georgia Southern (2-3), 6:30 p.m. Syracuse (2-2) at Virginia (3-2), 6:30 p.m. Georgia (5-0) at Alabama (5-0), 6:30 p.m. MIDWEST Indiana (5-0) at Nebraska (5-0), 11 a.m. Sacramento St. (1-4) at Bowling Green (1-4), 11 a.m. Texas A&M (3-2) at Missouri (4-1), 11 a.m. Ball St. (1-4) at Northwestern (3-1), 11:30 a.m. E. Michigan (3-3) at Akron (1-4), 2:30 p.m. Stanford (2-3) at Notre Dame (5-0), 2:30 p.m. Houston (4-1) at Kansas St. (3-1), 2:30 p.m. Illinois (2-3) at Michigan St. (2-3), 2:30 p.m. Kent St. (2-3) at W. Michigan (3-2), 2:30 p.m.

Buffalo (2-3) at Toledo (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Cent. Michigan (3-2) at Ohio (3-2), 2:30 p.m. Maryland (2-3) at Ohio St. (4-1), 3:15 p.m. Air Force (3-1) at N. Illinois (0-4), 6:30 p.m. Minnesota (4-1) at Purdue (2-3), 7 p.m. SOUTHWEST UCF (3-2) at Oklahoma St. (3-1), 11 a.m. MVSU (2-4) at Texas Southern (1-4), 2 p.m. Oklahoma (2-2) vs. Texas (4-0) at Dallas, 2:30 p.m. Charlotte (0-5) at North Texas (3-2), 2:30 p.m. Tennessee (4-1) at Arkansas (2-3), 3:15 p.m. Nevada (1-3) at UTEP (1-4), 6 p.m. FAR WEST Virginia Tech (4-1) at California (2-3), 2:30 p.m. UCLA (4-0) at Oregon (3-1), 2:30 p.m. San Diego St. (2-3) at Oregon St. (3-2), 5 p.m. N. Dakota St. (5-0) at UNLV (3-2), 6 p.m. Kansas (2-2) at Utah (4-0), 9:15 p.m. Hawaii (1-4) at Arizona St. (2-2), 9:30 p.m. Boise St. (4-1) at Fresno St. (4-1), 9:30 p.m.

State schedule Saturday’s games

Tulane (2-2) at Army (2-2), 11 a.m. Southern (2-4) at Prairie View (2-4), 2 p.m. Jackson St. (5-0) at Grambling (3-2), 4 p.m. LSU (4-1) at Kentucky (4-1), 6 p.m. UL (4-1) at Louisiana Tech (2-2), 6:30 p.m. Southeastern (3-2) at UT Rio Grande Valley (2-3), 7 p.m.

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

W L T Pts GF GA 18 3 6 60 55 21 14 9 4 46 45 36 12 5 10 46 64 50 13 8 6 45 49 39 12 8 7 43 47 38 11 10 6 39 54 44 10 13 4 34 48 64 9 12 6 33 34 51 8 10 9 33 41 36 8 9 9 33 55 64 6 8 12 30 34 42 8 14 5 29 39 43 6 10 11 29 39 51 7 14 6 27 32 45 6 15 6 24 34 54

W L T Pts GF GA Vancouver 15 7 5 50 60 29 St Louis City 13 6 8 47 48 36 FC Dallas 13 6 8 47 50 42 San Jose 13 8 6 45 49 39 Houston 13 9 5 44 34 32 Los Angeles FC 11 9 8 41 43 30 Seattle 10 9 8 38 35 35 Colorado 11 13 3 36 38 38 LA Galaxy 9 10 9 36 37 44 Portland 9 13 5 32 48 51 Real Salt Lake 9 13 5 32 40 44 San Diego FC 8 11 8 32 47 47 Austin FC 7 10 10 31 35 47 Minnesota United 7 12 8 29 40 49 Sporting Kansas City 6 18 3 21 32 65 NOTE: Three points for victory, one point for tie.

Tuesday’s game

Chicago 3, Vancouver 1

Saturday’s games

CF Montréal at Toronto FC, noon New York City FC at Chicago, 1:30 p.m. Cincinnati at Atlanta, 6:30 p.m. FC Dallas at Charlotte FC, 6:30 p.m. D.C. United at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Seattle at New England, 6:30 p.m. San Diego FC at New York, 6:30 p.m. Columbus at Orlando City, 6:30 p.m. Real Salt Lake at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. Nashville at Austin FC, 7:30 p.m. Portland at Sporting Kansas City, 7:30 p.m. Houston at Minnesota, 7:30 p.m. San Jose at Colorado, 8:30 p.m. Vancouver at Los Angeles FC, 9:30 p.m.

Sunday’s games

LA Galaxy at St. Louis City, 6 p.m.

Tennis ATP China Open Results Tuesday At National Tennis Center, Beijing Purse: $4,089,385 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Men’s Singles Championship Novak Djokovic (6), Serbia, def. Alex de Minaur (5), Australia, 7-6 (3), 0-1, ret. Men’s Doubles Championship Lloyd Glasspool and Julian Cash (2), Britain, def. David Pel and Sander Arends, Netherlands, 6-3, 3-6, 10-6.

WTA China Open Results Tuesday At National Tennis Center, Beijing Purse: $9,415,725 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Women’s Singles Round of 16 Mirra Andreeva (4), Russia, def. Daria Snigur, Ukraine, 6-2, 6-2. Ekaterina Alexandrova (19), Russia, def. Linda Noskova (5), Czechia, 6-2, 6-2. Karolina Muchova (7), Czechia, def. Naomi Osaka (12), Japan, 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (7). Nikola Bartunkova (26), Czechia, def. Sinja Kraus, Austria, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3.

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Korean and Taiwanese-inspired franchise opens in BR with boba, fried chicken, egg waffles BY MADDIE SCOTT Staff writer

Inside the former Jabby’s Pizza on Perkins Road, an Asianinspired franchise just opened its doors. Tsaôcaa soft-opened last week at 3627 Perkins Road with a grand opening Friday. Headquartered in New York City, the franchise was founded in 2018 and has grown to about 80 locations nationwide, two of which are in New Orleans and Chalmette. Manager Sally Li said the menu is mostly Korean and Taiwanese-inspired, featuring a wide range of bubble teas and a selection of savory dishes such as the chicken sandwich, Korean fried chicken and fries. “It’s much more lighter of a batter than the standard American batters,” Li said about the fried chicken. “It’s marinated overnight.” The chicken comes with a choice of 10 or 20 pieces and is available bone-in or boneless in six ﬂavors of dry rubs and dipping sauces, including golden crispy, classic soy garlic, cheesy crispy, secret sweet n’ spicy, secret hot n’ spicy and honey garlic. The chicken sandwich and fried chicken are available to order a la carte or as entrees with a choice of wafﬂe fries or thin-cut crispy fries.

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Bartender Bailey Edwards pours a Liquid Lobotomy at The Station Sports Bar and Grill.

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Toast to October with area Halloween and fall-themed cocktails, coffee BY MADDIE SCOTT Staff writer

The season of all things spooky has commenced, and it calls for a toast. Coffee in flavors of pumpkin spice, apple pie and salted caramel are sure to awake those from the deepest of slumbers in the capital region. The city has plenty options, from Magpie Cafe to Stir Coffee House. As dark falls, raise a glass to those between living and dead. Baton Rouge bars play into the tricks and treats, dropping Halloween cocktail menus ﬁlled with concoctions that nod to the ghouls, zombies and skeletons alike. Check out our full list below.

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The topping is added to the Strawberry Matcha Mochi at Tsaôcaa.

Another bite is the takoyaki, served as a ball-shaped item filled with a variety of fare such as cabbage, vegetables or octopus. It’s then drizzled with a sweet brown sauce, Japanese mayonnaise and topped with fish flakes, Li said. “Takoyaki, I would say, is like an Asian version of a hush puppy,” Li said. The drink menu is extensive, with eventually 100 drinks to roll out over the next month or so. For the soft opening, the menu features options of milk tea, coconut water, fruit tea slush, classic fruit tea and coffee. The house specials currently highlight four drinks like the jasmine green milk tea made with brown sugar amber bubbles. Li enjoys a classic boba, so her personal favorite is the jasmine milk tea with tapioca bubbles. For a sweet bite, try the classic egg waffles, which can be filled with dessert red beans or boba. Tsaôcaa takes its name from two Chinese words, “pilgrimage” and “tea.” Inside, customers order at the counter and can sit at two- or four-top tables and a countertop bar. The outside patio area, decked with string lights, has several more tables with umbrellas.

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The Poison Apple, left, and the Queen of Autumn are new on the menu from Rêve Coffee Lab.

The Station is decked head to toe in eerie spiderwebs, skeletons and caution tape. Those who dare to enter can order drinks from the Halloween cocktail pop-up menu, called The Haunting, with nine

cocktails, a shot, two mocktails and novelty glassware. The “Liquid Lobotomy” is served in a haunted doll head, mixed with a rum blend, falernum, pumpkin-spiced pineapple, lime and

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the ofﬁce. Count me in. I got my cheeseburger fully dressed for around $7 after taxes. It came sliced in half with a couple of toothpicks speared on top. This burger was great and left me satiated. The affordable price didn’t downplay quality or taste. Inside, the old-school diner vibe was the perfect

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Continued from page 1D backdrop for lunch with a friend. I’ll be back. — Maddie Scott, features reporter

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Stir Coffee House, at 15405 Airline Highway, released its fall menu on Sept. 1.

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I had been craving El Paso’s black bean dip, so I made plans with a friend to grab lunch there. Walking into El Paso feels like a warm hug because I’ve been walking into that building since it was an Applebee’s in high school. Not to mention, conversation over chips and salsa is one of my favorite things. I ordered lunch chicken enchiladas, and not only was the food brought out quickly, but it was also delicious. The tasty red sauce and shredded chicken were comforting. El Paso also always does rice and beans the way I like them, and so the entire lunch was a home run. — Joy Holden, features reporter

The chicken enchiladas from El Paso

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Whenever I’m in the mood for a good po-boy, there are a few places I always enjoy, but Olde Tyme Grocery has one that easily makes my top three — the Olde Tyme Special po-boy. Available in either a half or whole size, this po-boy comes with ham, turkey, roast beef and Swiss cheese, dressed in mayo, mustard and brown gravy, topped with lettuce and tomato. The brown gravy adds an extra layer of ﬂavor that really sets this po-boy apart for me. It’s the kind of sandwich that’s a little messy, so it’s perfect for anyone who doesn’t mind getting their hands dirty. — Jakori Madison, reporter

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Olde Tyme Grocery, located at 218 W. St. Mary Blvd. in Lafayette, has a po-boy sandwich known as the ‘Olde Tyme Special.’ The special is ham, turkey, roast beef and Swiss cheese, dressed in mayo, mustard and brown gravy, topped with lettuce and tomato.

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These charity fundraisers only want me for my money! Dear Miss Manners: My husband and I are professionals who contribute generously to many charities. Of late, however, we are noticing an unsavory practice of certain “society hosts” who Judith head various Martin charities: MISS They invite MANNERS us to their galas and parties, charging for the honor of being invited in order to raise money for the charity. We have gladly attended such affairs in the past and written checks — until we

noticed that these grand dames occasionally had private parties to which we were never included. Is it tacky for us to decide that we do not wish to be used in such a manner — that is, only invited to a payif-you-come social occasion because of our checkbook? Once, when I actually had the temerity to complain to one of these socialites that I was rather tired of only being called when they wanted me to write a check, I was told, “Oh! But we thought you WANTED to contribute to our charity!” Am I hopelessly incorrigible, ungrateful and a bad sport to expect that such

hostesses should occasionally entertain me because they might actually enjoy my company, not just because I can add to their coffers for a good cause? And how would you suggest I handle future requests to continue writing them generous checks? Gentle reader: Your desire not to sully genuine friendships with what is essentially a business transaction, albeit one for a good cause, is entirely in line with Miss Manners’ own thinking on the subject. Where she admits to confusion is in the order of events. Had you been invited to what appeared to be a

social event and then surprised with a request for money, her horror would have matched your own. But what exactly did you think you were getting into? You were asked to put down cash to spend time with these people, and then afterward, you expected to mean as much to them as they meant to you? The 19th century had a genre of literature based on this premise, but the reader was expected to know that it was fantasy, because the vendor did not have a heart of gold and the client was a bit naive. Dear Miss Manners:: When having guests over for

dinner, I am unable to ﬁnd a gracious way to refuse alcohol to those who will be driving. I generally don’t give it as an option when asking what they would like to drink, but they often request a glass of wine nonetheless. It’s not that I associate with lushes and felons, but I personally would prefer not to serve any alcohol to a designated driver. Gentle reader: The gracious — and perfectly acceptable — way is not to serve alcohol to anyone. Miss Manners assumes that people are asking because they see it being offered to other guests,

a problem that would go away if it was nowhere in evidence. Any other solution, even one motivated by a desire to protect your guests from harm, cannot avoid also looking like an intrusion into their personal autonomy and a negative judgment on their character.

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TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 7, the 280th day of 2026. There are 85 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamasled militants stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip, killing nearly 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. Israel’s retaliatory offensive and the ensuing Israel-Hamas war killed tens of thousands in Gaza, displaced about 90% of its population and destroyed vast areas until major combat subsided with an October 2025 ceaseﬁre agreement. Also on this date: In 1765, the Stamp Act Congress convened in New York to draw up colonial grievances against England. In 1913, the ﬁrst moving assembly line began operation at the Ford Motor Company factory in Highland Park, Michigan. In 1916, in the most lopsided victory in college football history, Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland University 222-0 in Atlanta. In 1985, Palestinian gun-

men hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean Sea. The hijackers shot and killed Leon Klinghoffer, a Jewish American tourist in a wheelchair, and pushed him overboard, before surrendering on Oct. 9. In 1992, trade representatives of the United States, Canada and Mexico initialed the North American Free Trade Agreement during a ceremony in San Antonio, Texas, in the presence of President George H.W. Bush, Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mexican President Carlos Salinas de Gortari. In 1998, Matthew Shepard, a gay college student, was beaten and left tied to a wooden fence post outside of Laramie, Wyoming; he died ﬁve days later. Russell Henderson and Aaron McKinney are serving life sentences for Shepard’s murder. In 2001, war in Afghanistan started as the United States and Britain launched air attacks against military targets and Osama bin Laden’s training camps in the wake of the Sept. 11 attacks. The U.S. military

completed its withdrawal from Afghanistan to end the 20-year war on Aug. 30, 2021. In 2003, California voters recalled Gov. Gray Davis and elected Arnold Schwarzenegger their new governor. In 2006, Russian investigative journalist Anna Politkovskaya, who wrote stories critical of Kremlin policies in the early years of Vladimir Putin’s presidency, was shot and killed in Moscow. The Kremlin denied any role in the death of Politkovskaya, who worked for an independent newspaper. In 2019, President Donald Trump ordered the withdrawal of U.S. troops from northeastern Syria. Syria’s Kurds accused the U.S. of turning its back on its allies and risking gains made in the ﬁght against the Islamic State group. Today’s Birthdays: Author Thomas Keneally is 91. Singer John Mellencamp is 75. Rock musician Tico Torres (Bon Jovi) is 73. Cellist Yo-Yo Ma is 71. TV personality Simon Cowell is 67. Singer-actor Toni Braxton is 59. Rock singer-musician

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Dear Heloise: I can’t stress enough the use of a hardwood floor cleaner. Don’t listen to people who tell you to use vinegar or whatever their favorite cleaner is. Vinegar can dull or damage the finish of naturally stained and sealed hardwood floors. There are other remedies Hints from that I’ve read Heloise about, and if you want to know what the flooring people say, just ask them. — Elaine, in Alabama

A sparkling carafe Dear Heloise: I wanted to share a tip that may help your readers. I have a 10cup coffee maker with a teardrop-shaped, stainlesssteel carafe. Because it’s narrow at the top and wider at the bottom, it doesn’t clean well in the dishwasher like

straight-sided carafes. To easily remove stains and stale odors, I use the following method: I ﬁll the carafe with water, pour the water into a pan, and bring it to a full boil on the stove. Then I carefully pour the boiling water back into the carafe. Next, I add a dishwasher pod, cover the carafe tightly, and gently jostle it into mix. Then I leave it to soak overnight or for the full day. The next day, I pour the soapy mixture out through the lid to clean the top mechanism as well. And I rinse it thoroughly until all bubbles and any soap smells are completely gone. This leaves the stainless-steel interior gleaming like new! Thank you for your column. You and your mother have helped me with great ideas for over 60 years. — Marianne P., in Dallas

No moldy odors here Dear Heloise: After a load

in the washer is ﬁnished, in addition to leaving the washer door wide-open to allow it ventilate, I also pull out the detergent drawer. This minimizes the likelihood of bad odors from mold growing in the washer. A bed-and-breakfast owner in Sanibel Island, Florida, gave this tip to a friend, who passed it along to me. — Margot D., in Chesterfield County,Virginia

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Whether it's a long-overdue conversation or incorporating additional ways to lower your overhead, the results will be better than anticipated. tAuRus (April 20-May 20) Use your intuition and intelligence to find your way and your physical attributes to get things done. Rely on yourself, and distance yourself from those most likely to exaggerate. GEMInI (May 21-June 20) A change can be good, but only if it doesn't cost you. Check out what's doable and what isn't before you agree to participate in something questionable. cAncER (June 21-July 22) Indulge in events of interest. The connections you make will offer insight into new possibilities. Be sure to follow through with leads or information you receive. LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself. An unusual offer will develop if you volunteer your expertise to someone in need. Don't pay for someone else's mistake or let temptation cost you. VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Making decisions while you're emotional will be your downfall. Back up, reevaluate your options and verify facts before you proceed. Put more effort into doing the best job possible. The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

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Bridge By PHILLIP ALDER James A. Froude, an English historian who died in 1894, said, “As we advance in life, we learn the limits of our abilities.” It is true that children think they know much more than they do. As we age, we realize that our parents and teachers weren’t as limited as we thought. And many feel that a day without learning something new is a day wasted. Bridge always seems to present new ideas. Take today’s deal as an example. South is in six diamonds. How should he handle the trump suit to maximize the chance of losing at most one trick? And suppose a wheel has come off and South is in seven diamonds. Then what should he do? In the auction, North might have rebid three spades, which would have shown only two-card support because with three spades he would have responded two spades, not one no-trump. But with length and strength in the rounded suits, rebidding three no-trump was sensible. The only problem revolves around the trump suit. If South must play it for no losers, he has two choices: Cash his ace (hoping East has the singleton king) or lead dummy’s queen (hoping West has the singleton jack). Mathematically, they are equal. In six diamonds, though, I

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #184 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ www. ment site at jeffparish.gov/supplier until 2:00 p.m., October 27, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bidders may sub‐ mit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparish.gov/supplier to register for this free site. Bids will be accepted and received through Bridge until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Pur‐ chasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: Two (2) Year Pre-Placed Emergency Contract for Roof Repairs and Replacements Parish Wide for the Department of General Services Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involve‐ ment of small busi‐ nesses, minority busi‐ nesses, women's busi‐ ness enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. work in accor‐ dance with the speciﬁca‐ tion with no additional cost to the owner. Late bids will not be accepted The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipi‐ ents of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to ﬁrm(s) that will provide high-quality services and that are dedicated to di‐ versity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encour‐ ages the involvement of small businesses, minor‐ ity businesses, women's business enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. Megan Grantham Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: September 30, October 7, and 14, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678. 202392-sept 30-oct 7-143t $134.32

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #185 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ ment site at www.jeffpar ishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., November 17, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bid‐ ders may submit via Jef‐ ferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www.jeffparishb ids.net to register for this free site. Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Purchasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project:

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals

JEFFERSON PARISH WATERLINE IMPROVEMENTS SOUTH NEW ORLEANS SUBDIVISION JEFFERSON PARISH PRO‐ JECT NO. 2023-028-WRB

chasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Govern‐ ment Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Late bids will not be accepted.

ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: October 7, 14, and 21, 2026

panied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alter‐ nates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond Form written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety’s agency or attor‐ ney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Man‐ agement Service list of approved bonding com‐ panies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates it‐ self in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best’s list‐ ing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Louisiana State Uni‐ versity and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and shall be accompa‐ nied by appropriate power of attorney. No Bid Bond indicating an oblig‐ ation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable.

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.

The St. James Parish Housing Authority invites sealed bids from con‐ tractors for renovation of its main ofﬁce building located at 2627 N. King Ave, Lutcher, LA.

website https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=102.

y p q g special accommodations shall notify the Forestry Program Manager at 318299-4158 not less than seven (7) days before the bid opening.

This Bid is being funded with Federal financial as‐ sistance in the form of Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Re‐ covery (CDBG-DR) funds from the Louisiana Office of Community Develop‐ ment – Disaster Recovery under the Resilient Com‐ munities Infrastructure Program (“RCIP” or “Pro‐ gram”) and therefore will include the associated federal requirements in the Community Develop‐ ment Block Grant Pro‐ gram - Disaster Recovery and Mitigation Rider (“CDBG-DR Rider”) as ap‐ plicable in this solicita‐ tion and any resulting contract. Bidder shall comply with all federal requirements applicable to this bid. a. Funding by CDBG-DR (SAM.gov Assistance Listing 14.228) b. Resilient Communities Infrastructure Program (RCIP) c. RCIP Project No. 26LDRC7718 All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference which will be held at 10:00 AM on Octo‐ ber 23, 2026 at Joseph S. Yenni Building located at 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd. Room 405, Elmwood, LA 70123.However, failure to attend the pre-bid con‐ ference shall not relieve the bidder of responsibil‐ ity for information dis‐ cussed at the confer‐ ence. Furthermore, fail‐ ure to attend the pre-bid conference and inspec‐ tion does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of furnish‐ ing materials or perform‐ ing any work that may be required to complete the work in accordance with the specification with no additional cost to the owner. Attention of Bidders is called particularly to the requirements for Section 109 (Non-Discrimination) of the Housing and Com‐ munity Development Act of 1974 (see CDBG-DR Rider), Section 503 (NonDiscrimination Against Employees with Disabili‐ ties) (see CDBG-DR Rider), and Section 504 (Non-Discrimination Against Individuals with Disabilities) of the Reha‐ bilitation Act of 1973 (see CDBG-DR Rider and Invi‐ tation to Bidders Section P), Segregated Facilities (CDBG-DR Rider), and all applicable laws and reg‐ ulations of the Federal government and State of Louisiana. For more in‐ formation, see the CDBGDR Rider attached hereto. Jefferson Parish and its partners, as the recipi‐ ents of federal funds, are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to firm(s) that will provide high-quality services and that are dedicated to di‐ versity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encour‐ ages the involvement of minority and/or womanowned business enter‐ prises (DBEs), including MBEs, WBEs, and SBEs, to stimulate participation in procurement and assis‐ tance programs. Successful bidder must have an active Unique Entity ID (UEI), as verified on www.sam.gov, prior to award of contract. Sureties used for obtain‐ ing bonds for this project must appear as accept‐ able on the U.S. Depart‐ ment of the Treasury Cir‐ cular 570. This is required by the funding agency. Any person with disabili‐ ties requiring special ac‐ must commodations contact Jefferson Parish no later than seven (7) days prior to bid open‐ ing: ADA Coordinator/Of‐ fice of Citizens with Dis‐ abilities, 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd., Suite 403 Jef‐ ferson, LA 70123, (504) 736-6086, ADA@ jeffparish.net All bids must be in accor‐ dance with the contract documents on file with the Jefferson Parish Pur‐

The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipi‐ ents of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to ﬁrm(s) that will provide high-quality services and that are dedicated to di‐ versity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encour‐ ages the involvement of small businesses, minor‐ ity businesses, women's business enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. Megan Grantham Director Purchasing Department

For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678. 203102-oct 7-14-21-3t $136.33 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived by the Purchasing Ofﬁce, University of New Orleans, Admin. Annex, Room 1004F, 2000 Lakeshore Dr., New Or‐ leans, LA 70148 for: BOILER AND CHILLER REPLACEMENT FOR NET CHARTER SCHOOL EAST CAMPUS Sealed Bid No. BTB2933 until: October 22, 2026 @ 2:00 PM

Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Pur‐ chasing Department

at which time and place the Bids will be opened and read.

ADV: Baton Rouge Advocate: October 7, 14, and 21, 2026

There will be a NONMandatory Pre-Bid Con‐ ference held on October 14, 2026 at LSU New Or‐ leans, Administration Bldg, Room 112 at 10:00AM

For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or call 504-364-2678. 202935 Oct. 7, 14, 21, 2026 3t $273.79 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #225 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ www. ment site at jeffparish.gov/supplier until 2:00 p.m., November 3, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bidders may sub‐ mit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparish.gov/supplier to register for this free site. Bids will be accepted and received through Bridge until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Pur‐ chasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: Three (3) Year Contract to Provide and Install Rental Generators and Various Power Equipment on an As Needed Basis for the Jefferson Parish Department of General Services Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involve‐ ment of small busi‐ nesses, minority busi‐ nesses, women's busi‐ ness enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. work in accor‐ dance with the speciﬁca‐ tion with no additional cost to the owner. Late bids will not be accepted The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipi‐ ents of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to ﬁrm(s) that will provide high-quality services and that are dedicated to di‐ versity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encour‐ ages the involvement of small businesses, minor‐ ity businesses, women's business enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. Megan Grantham Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

CONTRACTORS MUST BE LICENSED BY THE LOUISIANA STATE LI‐ CENSING BOARD FOR CONTRACTORS UNDER CATEGORY MECHANICAL WORK. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212a(1)(c) (i). The right is reserved to reject any or all bids and to waive informali‐ ties. UNO is an equal op‐ portunity/affirmative ac‐ tion employer. Specifications may be obtained from the Pur‐ chasing Office by calling (504) 280-6172 or email at tabacino@uno.edu. By: Troy A. Bacino, Asst. Director Procurement, LSU New Orleans 201161-sept 23-30-oct 73t $81.73 PUBLIC NOTICE --Advocate 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 Thursday, November 5, 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 4-H Shoot‐ ing Range LSU SOLICITATION NUM‐ BER: RFQ-0000002920 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 Louisiana State University Procurement 3960 W. Lakeshore Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-578-2176 All bids must be accom‐

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 11:00 AM, Thursday, Oc‐ tober 22, 2026 LSU AgCenter Pecan Re‐ search Station, 10800 Harts Island Road, Shreveport, LA 71115 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of BUILD‐ ING CONSTRUCTION OR MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements 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, 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 (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

AD RUN DATES: October 7, 14, 21, 2026 202865-oct 7-14-21-3t $205.08 PUBLIC NOTICE --East Baton Rouge Parish School System Child Nutrition Program Advertisement for Sealed Bids Notice is hereby given that the East Baton Rouge Parish School Sys‐ tem, the School Food Au‐ thority, will receive sealed bids for PEST CONTROL SERVICES for the Child Nutrition Pro‐ gram. The deadline for submission of Sealed bids is 9 a.m. on Wednes‐ day, September 23, 2026, Central Standard Time. Bids may be hand-deliv‐ ered, mailed, or submit‐ ted electronically via the free procurement plat‐ form Beacon Bids.com. There is no monetary charge to submit bids electronically. Detailed speciﬁcations and bid re‐ quests may be obtained by contacting the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, Child Nu‐ trition Program, Purchas‐ ing Dept. at 225-226-3782, or bids may be picked up at the Child Nutrition Program, Purchasing Dept. at 3000 North Sher‐ wood Forest Drive, Baton Rouge, La. 70814 between 7:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at the East Baton Rouge Parish School Sys‐ tem Child Nutrition Pro‐ gram Ofﬁce, Building A, Room 055, located at 3000 North Sherwood Forest Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70814. Members of the public are invited to attend and observe the bid opening. This institution is an equal opportunity provider. Publication Dates: 1st Insertion Wednesday, September 23, 2026 2nd Insertion Wednesday, October 7, 2026 201944-sept 23-oct 7-2t $50.64

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 180 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026760, Gro‐ cery Items (Canteen Re‐ sale) - DOC - PE, 10/20/26 RFx No. 3000026741, Sup‐ plemental: Aggregates – LDWF, 10/22/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and speciﬁca‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour speciﬁed. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities. Amy Vincent Director of State Procurement FAX (225) 342-8688 203097 Oct. 7, 2026, 1t $12.62 PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Bid Notice Notice of Invitation for Bids IFB No. 25-122 SJPHA MAIN OFFICE RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS

All bids are subject to State law and will be re‐ ceived by October 29, at 2:00PM CST and publicly opened and read aloud virtually through Google Meet. General bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or deposit that is not less than ﬁve percent of the bid. A pre-bid meeting will be held onsite@10:00 AM CDT at the main ofﬁce in Lutcher, LA on October 15. Hard copies of complete bid documents can be obtained from Didier Ar‐ chitecture, LLC; 17531 Old Jefferson Hwy., Suite C, Prairieville, LA (225) 7440008 ($200.00 deposit). Digital copies are avail‐ able at no charge via De‐ www. mandStar demandstar.com/ registration or you can access a direct link to this site via our agency’s www.stjames website housing.com

Section 3, Minorityand/or women-owned businesses are encour‐ aged to respond. SJPHA reserves the right to re‐ ject any/or all bids, make the determination as to what is equal to the specifications and/or scope of work, to waive any informality in the bids received, and to ac‐ cept any bid, which in its opinion, may be in the best interest of SJPHA. Agency point of contact – Dana Groover –225 869 3278 202862-oct 7-14-2t $378.54 PUBLIC NOTICE --REVISED VOUCHER# 26-006834 REVISION TO BE PUBLISHED – LEGAL 10/7/26 & 10/14/26 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 11/5/2026 @ 11:00 AM CST THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Divi‐ sion, City Hall Building, Room 826, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, La. until 11:00 A.M. November 5, 2026, for the following: REQ6834 Domestic Water Boiler Replacement at Baton Rouge Metro Air‐ port A mandatory site visit will be held at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 at 9:00 a.m. in the first-floor conference room on Oc‐ tober 15, 2026. Official bid documents are available at Central Bidding (https://www. centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at lcan‐ non@brla.gov. Bids shall be submitted electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge prior to the bidding deadline. Electronic bids for the solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division and paper bids will be opened. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all names of vendor submit‐ ting bids will be read aloud. Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notifica‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐ tronic form at the LaPAC

Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time speciﬁed for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever. Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm on October 19, 2026. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Latisha Cannon at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3271, or via email lcannon@brla.gov. Any vendor who would like to listen to the open‐ ing of this bid can access the following link, at the date and time of this bid opening: NOTE: The only vendor information shared at the bid opening will be the reading of the names of those vendors who submitted bids. 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 These numbers will pro‐ vide you with live audio access to this bid open‐ ing. 203105-oct 7-14-2t $109.94 PUBLIC NOTICE Sealed Bids for Camp Beauregard Forest Prod‐ ucts Sale 1126, Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana will be re‐ ceived until 10:00 a.m. CT on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at the Environ‐ mental Building, 9 Engi‐ neering Training Lane, Camp Beauregard, Pineville, LA. All properly submitted bids will be opened and the bid amounts publicly an‐ nounced. Bidders and/or their representatives are encouraged to attend the Bid Opening. Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained without charge by re‐ questing via email at Christopher.L.Robinett4. nfg@army.mil, via mail, or in person at Louisiana Military Department, Camp Minden, ATTN: Forestry Program Man‐ ager (Room #135), 100 Louisiana Boulevard, Minden, LA 71055-7908 or via telephone at 318-3824158. The sale consists of Pine and Hardwood Forest Products located on Three (3) compartments belonging to the Louisiana Military De‐ partment which are de‐ scribed as follows: Description of Sale: The forest products in Item #1, Compartment #4A/4B (Clear-cut) stands on 77 acres, more or less; Item #2, Com‐ partment #21 (Clear-cut) stands on 55 acres, more or less; and Item #3 (Thinning) stands on 490 acres, more or less. Items #1, #2 and #3 are located in Rapides and Grant Parishes. All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid de‐ posit/advance payment of $25,000.00 for Item #1, $14,000.00 for Item #2, and $17,000.00 for Item #3. The form of this se‐ curity shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bid‐ ders included in the Invi‐ tation to Bid Packet for this project. Any

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The Louisiana Military Department reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bids. The pro‐ visions and requirements of those stated in the ad‐ vertisement for bids and those required on the bid form shall not be waivered. The Louisiana Military Department Di‐ rector and Deputy Direc‐ tor for Contracting and Purchasing do not pos‐ sess authority to waive any informality inciden‐ tal thereto. The Owner shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract between Owner and Contractor is fully executed. 202350 Oct. 7, 14, 21, 2026 3t $117.76

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

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enue, Sawdust Lane, Solomon Lane, Central Avenue, Church Street (from Roseland Avenue to Central Avenue), Buchanan Lane, Turner Chapel Road, Faith Street, and Garrick Lane. The following streets comprise Target Area #2: Mount Gillion Church Road (from Highway 1048 to Arcola Road) and are located in Federal Flood Risk Management Stan‐ dard (FFRMS) floodplain Flood Zone X and Zone A. The extent of the FFRMS floodplain was deter‐ mined using FEMA FIRM Panel No. 22105C0150F, effective July 22, 2010. The extent of wetlands was preliminarily deter‐ mined using United States Fish and Wildlife Services Wetlands Map‐ per. The proposed project will replace approximately 21,120 linear feet of aging and deteriorating 6-inch C900 PVC water lines in two low-to-moderate in‐ come (LMI) target areas within its existing water distribution system to improve water quality, pressure, reliability, and fire protection. These im‐ provements will reduce water loss, service inter‐ ruptions, and boil water advisories. Approxi‐ mately 0.53 acres of wet‐ lands and 4.67 acres of floodplains within the project area could be temporarily impacted. The Town of Roseland has considered the fol‐

lowing alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize adverse im‐ pacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial functions and values of the existing floodplain and wetland: 1) Moving the project to an alternative location has been evaluated and does not provide a prac‐ tical alternative. The wa‐ terlines requiring re‐ placement are at specific locations within the Town of Roseland Water System. 2) Alternative actions have been evalu‐ ated and do not provide a practical alternative. The repair and replace‐ ment of these lines are the only means of cor‐ recting the existing is‐ sues that the Town of Roseland water system is experiencing. 3) Not performing the improve‐ ments would cause the town to continue operat‐ ing a water system with deteriorated and leaking water lines. This alterna‐ tive would not address the existing deficiencies in the water system and, therefore, would not be a practicable alternative.

The Town will comply with applicable state and local ﬂoodplain and wet‐ land protection require‐ ments to avoid adverse impacts to ﬂoodplains and wetlands and pre‐ vent additional develop‐ ment within these pro‐ tected areas.

THAT CERTAIN 0.753 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT L-1 OF THE MAP SHOWING TRACTS B-1 AND L-1 DATED JUNE 19, 2001 BY LANDSOURCE IN‐ CORPORATED, AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON JULY 17, 2001 (ORIG: 502 BUNDLE: 11249), AT‐ TACHED HERETO AS EX‐ HIBIT 1. A 6.878 ACRE TRACT AND 11.013 ACRE TRACT, EACH LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND ANTIOCH ROAD, AND BEING MORE PARTICU‐ LARLY DESCRIBED AS: THAT CERTAIN 6.878 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT A-1-A-3-A-5 ON PAGE 1 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVI‐ SION OF TRACT A-1-A-3-A DATED MAY 28, 2013, BY CSRS INC., AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON JUNE 10, 2014 (ORIG: 912 BUNDLE:12583), AT‐ TACHED HERETO AS EX‐ HIBIT I. THAT CERTAIN 11.013 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT A-l-A-3-B-1-A IN THE MAP SHOWING RE‐ SUBDIBIVISION OF TRACTS A-l-A-2-A-4 & A-lA-3-B-1 DATED MAY 5, 2025 BY LANDSOURCE IN‐ CORPORATED, AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON APRIL 2, 2026 (ORIG: 707 BUNDLE:13426), AT‐ TACHED HERETO AS EX‐ HIBIT 1. 202388- SEP 30-OCT 7-2T $150.36 PUBLIC NOTICE --Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Pro‐ posed Activity in a Fed‐ eral Flood Risk Manage‐ ment Standard Desig‐ nated Floodplain and Wetland To: All interested Agen‐ cies, Groups, and Individ‐ uals. This is to give notice that the Town of Roseland under 24 CFR Part 58 has conducted an evaluation as required by Executive Order 11988, as amended by Executive Order 13690, and Executive Order 11990 in accordance with HUD regulations at 24 CFR 55.20 Subpart C Pro‐ cedures for Making De‐ terminations on Flood‐ plain Management and Wetlands Protection. The activity is funded under the Louisiana Community Development Block Grant Program. The proposed project is located within the Town of Roseland’s municipal water system in Tangipa‐ hoa Parish, Louisiana. The new waterlines and related improvements will be installed within the Town’s existing mu‐ nicipal water system, within existing rights-ofway, and will be con‐ nected to the existing water distribution sys‐ tem. The following streets comprise Target Area #1: Roseland Av‐

Mitigation will include the use of best manage‐ ment practices during project design and con‐ struction to minimize stormwater runoff and erosion. Upon comple‐ tion of construction, dis‐ turbed areas will be re‐ stored to their original contours and conditions.

The Town of Roseland has reevaluated the al‐ ternatives to performing this project in a flood‐ plain and has deter‐ mined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental files doc‐ umenting compliance with Executive Order 11988, as amended by Ex‐ ecutive Order 13690, and Executive Order 11990 are available for public inspection, 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 floodplains and wetlands and those who are inter‐ ested in protecting the natural environment should be given an op‐ express portunity to their concerns and pro‐ vide information about these areas. Second, an adequate public notice program can be an im‐ portant public educa‐ tional tool. The dissemi‐ nation of information and request for public b fl d

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, within Cross Gates Subdivision Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District (“District”) and that at said election all registered voters in the district shall be entitled to vote on the following: CROSS GATES SUBDIVISION CRIME PREVENTION AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT Shall the Cross Gates Subdivision Crime Prevention and Neighborhood Improvement District (“District”) be authorized to levy and collect an annual parcel fee of $150 on each improved and unimproved parcel within the District for a period of 10 years, beginning in 2027 and ending in 2036, as provided in La. R.S. 33:9097.42 with the proceeds of the parcel fee to be used to aid in crime prevention and to add to the security of the District residents by providing for an increase in the presence of law enforcement personnel and to add to the betterment of the District by providing for beautification and other improvements (an estimated $11,700.00 is reasonably expected to be collected from the initial collection)? The estimated cost of said election, as determined by the Louisiana Secretary of State, is $600.00 based on the actual cost of similar elections. The election will be held in accordance with the Louisiana Election Code at the following polling places in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana from 6:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m: Precinct

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NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the district will meet on November 5, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at 16445 N. Antioch Crossing, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817, and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election.

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PURSUANT to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners (the “Governing Authority”) of St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 (the “District”), Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on June 25, 2026:

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PROPOSITION Shall the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (“the District”) be re-authorized to levy and collect, an ad valorem tax of six (6.0) mills (the “Tax”) in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2028 to and including the year 2037 (an estimated $9,000,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for the entire first year, and this amount will increase if the value of property subject to taxation increases), and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax be used entirely and exclusively for development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities, equipment and personnel of the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 within St. George Fire Protection District No. 2? The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the District, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to wit: POLLING PLACES Ward 3

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Location Woodlawn Baptist Church – 5805 Jones Creek Road Woodlawn Baptist Church – 5805 Jones Creek Road BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road Audubon Baton Rouge School – 7800 Innovation Park Dr. BREC– Cedar Ridge Recreation Center – 13300 Cedar Ridge Ave. BREC– Cedar Ridge Recreation Center – 13300 Cedar Ridge Ave. Lutheran Church of Our Savior – 3555 Jones Creek Road Fire Station – 11010 Coursey Boulevard Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Dr. Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Ave. Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Ave. Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Greater Baton Rouge Assoc of Realtors – 14101 Perkins Rd. Greater Baton Rouge Assoc of Realtors – 14101 Perkins Rd. New Rising Sun Baptist Church – 16444 Highland Road New Rising Sun Baptist Church – 16444 Highland Road Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Hwy. Wildwood Elementary School – 444 Halfway Tree Road Wildwood Elementary School – 444 Halfway Tree Road Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School – 10187 Twin Cedars Ave.

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q p comment about flood‐ plains and wetlands can facilitate and enhance Federal efforts to reduce the risks and impacts as‐ sociated with the occu‐ pancy and modification of these special areas. Third, as a matter of fair‐ ness, when the Federal government determines it will participate in ac‐ tions taking place in floodplains and wet‐ lands, it must inform those who may be put at i d i k

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p project may also be re‐ viewed from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 62438 Commercial Street, Rose‐ land, Louisiana. This no‐ tice is also posted at the Town of Roseland town hall.

Written comments must be received by the Town of Roseland at the fol‐ lowing address on or be‐ fore Thursday, October 15, 2026: Attention: Van Showers, Mayor Town of Roseland 62438 Commercial Street Roseland, LA 70456 (985) 748-9063 A full description of the j l b

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Final Notice and Public Explanation of a Pro‐ posed Activity in a Fed‐ eral Flood Risk Manage‐ ment Standard Desig‐ nated Floodplain To: All interested Agen‐ cies, Groups, and Individ‐ uals. This is to give notice that the Town of Roseland under 24 CFR Part 58 has

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A series of Public Hearings will be held in accordance with LA R.S. 48:231 and conducted by the Joint Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee. Below is a list of the times and places where the hearings will be held. The purpose of the hearings is to review highway construction priorities for the state fiscal year 2027-2028. A copy of the Preliminary Program for Fiscal Year 2027-2028 will be available for review on October 1, 2026, by interested persons at the LADOTD Headquarters Building, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 200M, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or online at https://www.dotd. la.gov/. All interested persons are invited for the purpose of becoming fully acquainted with the proposed program and will be afforded an opportunity to express their views in person. Oral testimony may be supplemented by presenting important facts and documentation in writing. Comments may also be provided at the link above. All interested parties will be able to listen to the meeting virtually. The information to participate virtually will be posted at the link above. Written statements and comments can be handed to the committee conducting the hearing or mailed to the following address, postmarked within 45 calendar days following the final hearing: JOINT TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE C/O LA DOTD (SECTION 85) P.O. BOX 94245 BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9245 Should anyone requiring special assistance due to a disability wish to participate in this public hearing, please contact LADOTD (Attn: Ms. Mary Elliott) by mail at the address above or by telephone at (225) 379-1218 at least five days prior to the date of the public hearing. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (2027-2028) Date & Time

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Tuesday, October 20, 2026 10:00 am

Jefferson (Grand Isle only), Lafourche, Terrebonne

Terrebonne Parish Council Chambers Government Tower 705 W University Ave, Lafayette

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 2:30 pm

Jefferson (except Grand Isle), Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles

Jefferson Parish Council Chambers Yenni Building 1221 Elmwood Park Blvd, New Orleans

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 9:00 am

Livingston, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington

Tangipahoa Parish Council Chambers 206 E Mulberry St Amite City

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 1:30 pm

Ascension, Assumption, E. Baton Rouge, E. Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, W. Baton Rouge, W. Feliciana

State Capitol Basement, House Committee Room 6, Baton Rouge

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 10:00 am

Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, Tensas

Franklin Parish School Board Franklin Media Center 7293 Prairie Rd, Winnsboro

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 2:00 pm

E. Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln, Monroe Civic Center Miro-Madison Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Room Richland, Union, W. Carroll 401 Lea Joyner Expressway, Monroe

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 8:30 am

Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, Desoto, Red River, Webster

Bossier City Council Chambers 620 Benton Rd Bossier City

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 2:30 pm

Avoyelles, Grant, Natchitoches, Rapides, Sabine, Vernon, Winn

Pineville City Hall Council Meeting Room 910 Main Street, Pineville

Thursday, October 29, 2026 9:00 am

Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, Jeff Davis

Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Council Chambers 1015 Pithon St, Lake Charles

Thursday, October 29, 2026 1:30 pm

Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Martin, St. Mary, Vermilion

Lafayette Consolidated Government City Hall Council Chambers Auditorium 705 W University Ave, Lafayette

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

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Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School – 10187 Twin Cedars Ave. Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Baringer Road Park Recreation Center (BREC) – 7401 Baringer Road Baringer Road Park Recreation Center (BREC) – 7401 Baringer Road St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Dr. BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road Jones Creek Regional Library – 6222 Jones Creek Road Jones Creek Regional Library – 6222 Jones Creek Road Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Avenue Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Avenue Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Highway Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Highway CrossPoint Baptist Church – 14965 Airline Highway CrossPoint Baptist Church – 14965 Airline Highway St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. Mayfair Laboratory School – 9880 Hyacinth Ave. Mayfair Laboratory School – 9880 Hyacinth Ave. La School for the Deaf- – 2888 Brightside Dr. La School for the Deaf – 2888 Brightside Dr. Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center – 2546 Drusilla Lane BREC Perkins Road Community Park – 7122 Perkins Road BREC Perkins Road Community Park – 7122 Perkins Road Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road BREC Mayfair Park- 655 S. Sabine Dr. BREC Mayfair Park- 655 S. Sabine Dr. Bluebonnet Highlands Clubhouse – 10557 Bluebonnet Blvd. Audubon Baton Rouge School – 7800 Innovation Park Dr. Lutheran Church of Our Savior – 3555 Jones Creek Rd. Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Rd. Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Rd. Greater Baton Rouge Assoc. of Realtors – 14101 Perkins Rd.

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Bluebonnet Highlands Clubhouse – 10557 Bluebonnet Blvd. Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. St. John’s United Methodist Church – 230 Renee Dr. Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Hwy. CrossPoint Baptist Church – 14965 Airline Hwy. Mayfair Laboratory School – 9880 Hyacinth Ave. Louisiana School for the Deaf – 2888 Brightside Dr. Louisiana School for the Deaf – 2888 Brightside Dr. Great Hearts Harveston School – 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd. Southeast Middle School – 15000 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. Southeast Middle School – 15000 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. Southeast Middle School – 15000 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. The Claiborne at Baton Rouge – 9511 Creekview Dr. Great Hearts Harveston School – 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd. Great Hearts Harveston School – 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd Westdale Heights Magnet School – 2000 College Drive Brightside Fire Station – 3150 Brightside Dr. LaSalle Elementary School – 8000 LaSalle Ave. Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center – 2546 Drusilla Lane Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center – 2546 Drusilla Lane Forest Community Park Recreation Center – 13900 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. Wildwood Elementary School – 444 Halfway Tree Road

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissionersin-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law. The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority; NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a portion of the monies collected from the Tax described in the proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in a manner required by law; NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the total estimated cost of the election involving this proposition is $74,100; and, NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that this Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 Administrative Offices, 14100 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817, on December 17, 2026 at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used thereat. THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on this, the 25th day of June, 2026.

ATTEST: /s/ Darrell Ourso Darrell Ourso, Chairman /s/ David Carnes David Carnes, Secretary

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p p p j located at the following addresses in The Town of Roseland, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, 13017 Tangipahoa Avenue; 12421 Roseland Avenue; 62259 Turner Chapel Road; 63052 Commercial Street; 63042 Commercial Street; 12386 Faith Street Building 1; 12386 Faith Street Building 2; 12386 Faith Street Building 3; 12386 Faith Street Build‐ ing 4; 62347 Commercial Street; 62268 Washington Avenue; 12417 Louisiana Avenue; 12619 North Av‐ enue; 12637 Tangipahoa Avenue; 12571 Tangipa‐ hoa Avenue; 12516 Louisiana Avenue; 12520 Louisiana Avenue; 12289 Louisiana Avenue; 12501 Central Avenue ( 2 Struc‐ tures); 12670 Roseland Avenue; 12326 Central Avenue; 62280 Washing‐ ton St.; 12615 Pond Street; 12221 Roseland Avenue; 62426 Church Street; 62444 Church

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Street; 62273 Church St.; 12540 Central St.; 63169 Commercial (3 struc‐ tures); 12532 Central Av‐ enue; 12532a Central Av‐ enue and is located in Federal Flood Risk Man‐ agement Standard (FFRMS) ﬂoodplain Flood Zone X and Zone A. The extent of the FFRMS ﬂoodplain was deter‐ mined using FEMA FIRM Panel No. 22105C0150F, effective July 22, 2010. The proposed project in‐ cludes demolition and clearance activities on properties that have re‐ mained unaddressed and continue to pose health and safety risks in the community. The pro‐ posed project will elimi‐ nate these blighted con‐ ditions, reduce threats to public welfare, and con‐ tribute to the long-term stabilization and revital‐ ization of Roseland’s res‐ idential areas. A portion of this project, 8 struc‐ i ll

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p j tures, may potentially impact approximately 1.65 acres of ﬂoodplains.

g p g the demolition of these structures would leave the existing blighted un‐ safe structures in place and, therefore, would not be a practicable alterna‐ tive. Mitigation will include using best management practices to demolish and clear blighted struc‐ tures in the proposed project to ensure there will be no adverse im‐ pacts to the floodplain and no additional flood‐ plain development. The Town of Roseland has reevaluated the al‐ ternatives to performing this project in a flood‐ plain and has deter‐ mined that it has no practicable alternative. Environmental files doc‐ umenting compliance with Executive Order 11988, as amended by Ex‐ ecutive Order 13690, are available for public in‐ spection, review and copying upon request at h i d l i

py g p q the times and location delineated in the last paragraph of this notice for receipt of comments.

The Town of Roseland has considered the fol‐ lowing alternatives and mitigation measures to minimize adverse im‐ pacts and to restore and preserve natural and beneficial functions and values of the existing floodplain: 1) Moving the project to an alternative location has been evalu‐ ated and does not pro‐ vide a practical alterna‐ tive. The blighted unsafe properties to be demol‐ ished are at specific lo‐ cations. 2) Alternative actions have been evalu‐ ated and do not provide a practical alternative. The demolition of these structures is the only means of correcting the existing blighted unsafe conditions that the Town of Roseland is experienc‐ ing. 3) Not performing h d li i f h

The Iberville Parish Council, through the Iberville Parish Adjudicated Properties Program, administered by the Parish Administrator, Office of the Parish President, shall sell the properties listed below. These properties have previously been declared to be surplus properties in Iberville Parish Ordinance # 011-11, # 006-13, # 003-14, # 008-16, # 015-16, #016-17, #014-19, #008-20, # 012-21, # 006-23. #003-24, #007-24, #006-25 and #005-26. These properties will be sold at a public auction on October 14, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. on the second floor in the Parish Council Meeting Room of the Iberville Parish Courthouse located at 58050 Meriam Street. All sales shall be for cash and will be without warranty of title, merchantability and fitness. The Iberville Parish Council is not guaranteeing the accuracy of the legal description and/or the location of the listed properties. The winning bidder must immediately provide the full amount of the purchase price paid in cash, money order or cashier’s check. The winning bidder must also provide their name, address and telephone number. The Parish Administrator for the Iberville Parish Adjudicated Property Program shall pass an Act of Sale to the purchaser within ten (10) days of the auction. Please direct any questions regarding this notice to Nedi A. Morgan at (225) 385-4391. In the event that the highest bidder fails to remit payment, the property may be re-offered for sale at 1:00 pm on this day. It is the responsibility of any interested bidders to inquire about the status of the payment and possible re-offering of the property. Inquiries can be made at the office of Nedi A. Morgan at 225-385-4391 or at the Iberville Parish Sheriff’s Office 225-687-5132. Closing costs of $500.00 will be added to the final bid amount and a three (3%) percent Sheriff’s commission will be added to the total amount of the winning bid for each property listed. NOTE: AD VALOREM TAXES FOR THE 2026 TAX YEAR WILL BE DUE AND PAYABLE TO THE IBERVILLE PARISH TAX COLLECTOR ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2026. 1.

TAX DEBTOR: WOODS, VICTOR & BETTY BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PART LOT 14, N DAVIDSON, E LOT 13 S.R.R. BED, W LOT 15. PART LOT 13, E BRADFORD, N RR BED WLOT14S NOTTOWAY PLTN (5.25’ WIDE) ///CB 123 E 151 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0100102175 MINIMUM BID: $4,333.38

TAX DEBTOR: LOCKETT, NORAH BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT CANNONBERG, E KERN FRM, R OLD HICKORY PLTN SEC 7TI0SR13E /// CB 38 E 576 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0100110460 MINIMUM BID: $2,127.75

TAX DEBTOR: BENNETT, EST MELISSA BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT SY’VILLE 2ND, 3RD, GAY & BARROW STS BEING LOT 17 75’X85’ Ill CB 38 E 281 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0200323900 MINIMUM BID: $6,173.93

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TAX DEBTOR: COLLINS, MARY BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PART LOT 16 & W/2 LOT 14 PLAN GOURRIER, SEC. 15, T9SRl2E. ///CB 481 E 74 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0210182050 MINIMUM BID: $2,453.84 TAX DEBTOR: GEORGETOWN, ISAAC & EVERLINA BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT I SQ. 5 IRION PLTN. FR. ALLEN ST. SEC.15,T9SR12E ///CB 259 E 34 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58607 ALLEN ST PARCEL ID: 0210205100 MINIMUM BID: $2,231.98 TAX DEBTOR: HAYES, CASSANDRA ANN BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: W 23’ LOT 1 SEC D CARDINAL SUB, FRT OR N ANNEX AVE, S BY LOT 1 SEC. E, EAST REM LOT 1 SEC D, W LOT 2 SEC. D 23’ X 107’ SEC. 15,T9SR12E ///CB 517 E 72 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58723 ANNEX ST PARCEL ID: 0210218690 MINIMUM BID: $7,390.61

TAX DEBTOR: BOSLEY, LAWRENCE L. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 9 SEC B CARDINAL SUB DUPONTS ANNEX FR E HARMASON ST N LOT 8 W LOT 6.SEC. 15,T9SR12E///CB 332 E 195 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 23966 HARMASON ST PARCEL ID: 0210235700 MINIMUM BID: $6,383.20 TAX DEBTOR: DRW, INC. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PART LOT 17 FORTVILLE DESIGNATED AS LOT 1, FR OR S DESOBRY ST., W DAVIS, E

Attention: Van Showers, Mayor Town of Roseland 62438 Commercial Street Roseland, LA 70456 (985) 748-9063 A full description of the project may also be re‐ viewed from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday at 62438 Commercial Street, Rose‐ land, Louisiana. This no‐ tice is also posted at the Town of Roseland town

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hall. Van Showers, Mayor Environmental Certifying Official Town of Roseland 203099-oct 7-1t $620.06 PUBLIC NOTICE Louisiana Department of Health Bureau of Health Services Financing and Office of Behavioral Health Healthy Louisiana Substance Use Disorder 1115 Demonstration Waiver The Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Health (LDH) Bu‐ reau of Health Services Financing (BHSF) and the Office of Behavioral Health (OBH) currently id iti l t

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Health (OBH) currently provide critical access to opioid use disorder (OUD) and other sub‐ stance use disorder (SUD) services, and con‐ tinue delivery system im‐ provements for these services to provide more coordinated and compre‐ hensive OUD/SUD treat‐ ment for Medicaid bene‐ ﬁciaries through the Healthy Louisiana Sub‐ stance Use Disorder 1115 Demonstration Waiver program. LDH hereby gives pub‐ lic notice of its intent to seek approval from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Ser‐ vices, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) for a re‐ newal of its application for the Healthy Louisiana Substance Use Disorder 1115 Demonstration Waiver. In compliance with CMS requirements, LDH is posting the Healthy L i i S b t U

is posting the Healthy Louisiana Substance Use Disorder 1115 Demon‐ stration Waiver renewal application for public comment from October 7, 2026, through Novem‐ ber 6, 2026. CMS regula‐ tions require LDH to ac‐ tively engage the public and give program partici‐ pants, advocates, providers and other com‐ munity stakeholders the chance to provide input regarding changes made to current waiver appli‐ cations prior to submis‐ sion of ﬁnal versions to CMS. The renewal applica‐ tion will be available at www.ldh.la.gov/SUD1115. To request a hard copy, contact Tiffany Pitts-Cot‐ ton at Tiffany.Pitts@la. gov. Implementation of the waiver renewal is contingent upon CMS approval. Written comments may be submitted by email to Tiffany.Pitts@la. b il t

TAX DEBTOR: WILSON, BEATRICE JOHNSON BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT SEC. 83, T9SR1E (13) FRT MORRIS LANE REAR FRANCOIS, S WILLIAMS, N DORSETT. 59’ X 54.8’ X 67.9’ X 67.3 /// CB 478 E 102 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: MORRIS STREET PARCEL ID: 0510664750 MINIMUM BID: $3,654.14

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TAX DEBTOR: LEJEUNE INVESTMENT PROPERTIES, LLC BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PART LOT 11 HOMESTEAD SUB IN SEC. 11, T9SR12E, FR NICHOLAS ST. (LESS PART SOLD) 14’ X I 00’ X 34.65’ (50’X 100’ LESS SOLD) ///CB 553 E 214 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKOWN PARCEL ID: 0600752492 MINIMUM BID: $3,001.93

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TAX DEBTOR: SCOTT, ESTER VAN BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 13 SQ. A BRUCEVILLE, SEC 90TSR12E ///CB 205 E 195 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0801010900 MINIMUM BID: $1,435.89

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TAX DEBTOR: SMITH RAYMOND L. JR. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 126 SQ 13 PLAN HAASEVILLE, N DICKERSON W HARRIS, E GRACE SEC 14 T9SR12E (30’X137 1/2’) ///CB 426 E 8 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58660 WW HARLEAUX PARCEL ID: 0810923475 MINIMUM BID: $2,900.21

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TAX DEBTOR: ADAMS ANNETTE BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR SONIAT LANE, R MORALES, SEC. 18, TI0SR13E. 45” X 136” ///CB 378 E 87 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 8101344729 MINIMUM BID: $3,532.02

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TAX DEBTOR: WALKER, SARAH & THERESA BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR OR N ST. W. MARTINEZ, S&E WILBERT/// CB 560 E 323 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: DUSTY LN PARCEL ID: 8201352215 MINIMUM BID: $6,810.31

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TAX DEBTOR: CLEMENT, WILLIAM BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS 2 & 3 SQ 12, N OSAGE ST, & GRAVEYARD. CHURCH ///CB E IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 8211348500 MINIMUM BID: $11,838.98

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TAX DEBTOR: HANKSTON, JOSEPH JR. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR ALLEY, E EMDE, R POSNER, W HIRSCH. 25’X84’6” SEC 14 T9SR12E ///CB 534 E 46 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 23651 DUPONT ST PARCEL ID: 0300491651 MINIMUM BID: $ 3,019.45

TAX DEBTOR: JOHNSON, KENNETH SR. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS D & E RESUB. LOT 18 DESOBRY PLAN FORTVILLE, FR 14’ RD, N LOT C, W TAYLOR, S PROVOST. SEC. l5,T9SR12E ///CB 520 E 71 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 4260 BOURGEOIS ST PARCEL ID: 8211349508 MINIMUM BID: $16,085.17

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TAX DEBTOR: HARRIS, ZELIA P. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 18 SQ 4 DUPONT’S ANNEX. SEC. 15,T9SR12E ///CB 545 E 298 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58668 CAPT TT HARRIS PARCEL ID: 8211349560 MINIMUM BID: $3,508.05

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TAX DEBTOR: REED, REV. E.D.B. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR OR N NAT’S ALLEY, S HJRSCH, E BREAUX, W WILBUR, SEC. 14, T9SR12E. 28’ FR /// CB 553 E 289 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 8301358010 MINIMUM BID: $3,906.46

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TAX DEBTOR: ANTHONY, JENNIFER BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR MAIN ST, BO S BY BARKER’S ALLEY, N BY LOT I, EBY VARIOUS COMM PROP. & W BY GULOTTA ET AL. 54’ X 54.75’ (NOW BEING LOT 2) ///CB 560 E 346 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 8022 BARKERS ALLEY PARCEL ID: 8301358013 MINIMUM BID: $19,951.37

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TAX DEBTOR: OSBORNE, MILTON JR. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR MANCHAC RD,ABV. ROBERTSON, BEL GILBERT. SEC.17 & 34 T8SR1E ///CB 444 E 127 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 8401362391 MINIMUM BID: $6,343.35

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TAX DEBTOR: OSBORNE, MILTON JR. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 6 SQ. A BRUCEVILLE, FR KEARNEY ST., SEC 90 T9SR12E ///CB 461 E 194 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 8801375998 MINIMUM BID: $10,544.08

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TAX DEBTOR: REESE, ISSAC BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT W SIDE T& P.R.R., EAST 19’ LANE, S 12’ LANE, N TAYLOR & GOTTEN. 35’ X 100’ /// CB 163 E 235 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 8911378620 MINIMUM BID: $3,821.0

TAX DEBTOR: MAYBUSE, SARAH C. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 21 SQ. 7 DUPONT ANNEX. SEC.l5,T9SRl2E ///CB 401 E 144 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58795 ALLEN ST PARCEL ID: 0210249050 MINIMUM BID: $ 4,471.11 TAX DEBTOR: PLAQUEMINE MANOR NURSING HOME BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 SQ. 12 DESOBRY SUB. (57.6’X150’) LOT 20 SQ. 12 DESOBRY SUB.(57.6’X150’) LOTS 21 & 22 SQ. 12 DESOBRY SUB. FRT. FERDINAND ST. SEC.15, T9SR12E. LOT 19 EXCEPT N 2’ & W 25’ LOTS 21 & 22 SQ. 9 FR N SIDE ROBERTSON ST. 75’X 113.2’ ///CB 416 E 143 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 24320 FERDINAND ST PARCEL ID: 0210269380 MINIMUM BID: $24,915.30

TAX DEBTOR: WILSON, ROBERT EST BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT IN FORT S JOHNSON W HART SEC. 15,T9SR12E ///CB 527 E 90 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0210306720 MINIMUM BID: $ 2,072.21

TAX DEBTOR: CILANO, JOSEPH BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR UNION ST, N STADAKER FRM, S WILBERT 39’ X 60.3’ BEING PART OF LOT 45 SQ. 7 PLAN JEFFERSON SEC 14 T9SR12E /// CB 114 E 66 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNION STREET PARCEL ID: 0300474600 MINIMUM BID: $1,548.92 TAX DEBTOR: CILANO, MARY BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR CLYDE SR, SEC 14 T9SR12E, 34’ X 64’ /// CB 114 E 66 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: BOURGOYNE STREET PARCEL ID: 0300474700 MINIMUM BID: $1,548.92

TAX DEBTOR: KELLY, LIONEL & OTHERS BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR COURT ST, E HIRSCH, W MCCLOY, S EST NEUBIG, SEC 14 T9SR12E, 22 X 95 ///CB 538 E 181 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58125 COURT STREET PARCEL ID: 0300497653 MINIMUM BID: $2,416.62 TAX DEBTOR: WEBER, GEORGE & MARY P. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR PLAQ. ST, W HAMILTON, E GUILLOT, N ALLEN, SEC 14 T9SR12E ///CB 83 E 342 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58460 PLAQUEMINE ST PARCEL ID: 0300525200 MINIMUM BID: $ 4,289.82 TAX DEBTOR: DIXON, STELLA BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR N ISLAND CUT OFF RD E LODGE S RHODES W 6’ ALLEY RD& WILLIAMS.90’X 185’(LESS PT SOLD) ///CB 454 E 93 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNINCIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0510641375 MINIMUM BID: $5,305.21 TAX DEBTOR: NASH, TOYA HASTEN ET. AL BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: PARCEL 2-2 RESUB FROM LOT CUTOFF RD, 114’ X 141’ FR OR W MICHEL, E OR R JACKSON, S HOLLAND, N VALENTINE ///CB 549 E 49 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0510645860A MINIMUM BID: $1,618.33

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TAX DEBTOR: POCHE, ALEX JR. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: AOT FR FREETOWN LANE, R HALL, N POCHE, S VENDOR. 52’ X 185’ SEC.83,T9SR1E LOT FREETOWN FRT OR E FREETOWN LANE, W HALL N JOHNSON, S POCHE 52 ½ X 185 ///CB 93 E 330 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 5930 MORRIS STREET PARCEL ID: 0510654300 MINIMUM BID: $14,484.71

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TAX DEBTOR: JONES, LENTON BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT SY’VILLE, BEING W PART LOT 108,(LOT 107) FR GAY ST. (BEING LOT B) ///CB 331 E 160 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 58205 GAY ST PARCEL ID: 0200381700 MINIMUM BID: $14,124.69

TAX DEBTOR: CALLOWAY, IDA E. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT IN FORT, N TEMPLET, S MARTINEZ, SEC 15, T9SRl2E /// CB 80 E 179 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 24310 SEMINARY ST PARCEL ID: 0210175600 MINIMUM BID: $6,114.68

Written comments must be received by the Town of Roseland at the fol‐ lowing address on or be‐ fore Thursday, October 15, 2026:

17. TAX DEBTOR: SMITH, MELVIN E. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 3 SEC. A CARDINAL SUB. FR HARMASON ST., R BONURA, N GUY, S LOT 4. 40’X 119’ ///CB 556 E6 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 23929 HARMASON ST PARCEL ID: 0210284106 MINIMUM BID: $6,350.98

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TAX DEBTOR: CALLOWAY, IDA E. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT FR NEWCHURCH LANE, N BOLDEN, S CARTER, E FREEMAN /// CB 80 E 179 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0210175500 MINIMUM BID: $1,496.13

Federal government de‐ termines it will partici‐ pate in actions taking place in ﬂoodplains, it must inform those who may be put at greater or continued risk.

COOPER, REAR JOHNSON, SEC. 15, T9SR12E. 21’3’X102’///CB 562 E 102 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: DESOBRY ST PARCEL ID: 0210236000 MINIMUM BID: $2,674.16

TAX DEBTOR: DOUGLAS, HARRISON & ANNA P BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT ON E SIDE RED LANE 46’X50’ ///CB 79 E 163 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: 24817 JOHNSON STREET PARCEL ID: 0200349700 MINIMUM BID: $8,844.42

TAX DEBTOR: BELONEY, JANICE MARIE BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOTS A & B RESUB LOT 18 PLAN FORTVILLE, FR 14’ RD. LOT ‘B’ RESUB OF LOT 18 OF DESOBRYS PLAN FORTVILLE, FR 14’ RD., N LOT ‘A’, W TAYLOR, S LOT ‘C’. SEC. 15, T9SR12E. ///CB 314 E 69 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0210162200 MINIMUM BID: $7,868.00

There are three primary purposes for this notice. First, people who may be affected by activities in floodplains and those who are interested in protecting 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‐ plains 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

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TAX DEBTOR: REDDITT, EDNA C. BRIEF LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT PETER DAYVILLE, FR OR E YORK, N MARKS, S JACKSON, W ROBERTSON. 37 1/2’ X 90’ /// CB 523 E 39 IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR MUNICIPAL NO.: UNKNOWN PARCEL ID: 0510654900 MINIMUM BID: $3,360.45

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email to Tiffany.Pitts@la. gov, or by mail to Louisiana Department of Health Attn: Tiffany PittsCotton P.O. Box 91030 (Bin #24) Baton Rouge, LA 70821. The deadline for submitting written comments is 4:30 p.m. on November 6, 2026. Three public hearings are scheduled to provide an overview of the re‐ newal application and re‐ ceive public comments. The ﬁrst will be in con‐ junction with the HOPE Council on October 8, 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in Room 118 of the Bienville Build‐ ing, 628 N. Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It will be available for vir‐ tual participation at https://teams.microsoft. com/meet/25951892699 7278?p=thiwsmjuYhC oI1EQZj,with dial-in avail‐ able at 1-872-239-6160 using conference code 417 675 059#. The second hearing will be con‐ ducted on October 14, 2026, at 11:00 am in Room 173 of the Bienville Build‐ ing, 628 N. Fourth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. It will be available for vir‐ tual participation at https://teams.microsoft. com/meet/26094315349 7602?p=YEpIyUgbrHU cdU4T02, with dial-in available at 1-872-2396160 using conference code 220 011 444#. The third will be in conjunc‐ tion with the Louisiana Behavioral Health Advi‐ sory Council on Novem‐ ber 2, 2026, at 9:00 am at the Main Library at Good‐ wood, 7711 Goodwood Boulevard, Baton Rouge, LA 70806. This notice was published in accordance with R.S. 42:81, at a total cost of $_____. Bruce D. Greenstein Secretary

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203079 Oct. 7, 2026 1t $66.78 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE On September 30, 2026 Susan Bonnett Bour‐ geois, Secretary of Louisiana Economic De‐ velopment, determined that records pertaining to an active negotiation for the purpose of retain‐ ing, expanding, or at‐ tracting economic or business development in the state, referred to as Project Conclave, shall be confidential until con‐ clusion of the negotia‐ tion, in accordance with La.R.S.44:22. 203034 Oct. 7, 8, 9, 2026 3t $44.86 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE the Louisiana De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy, Office of Permitting and Compli‐ ance (OPC) has received the following applica‐ tion(s) for a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) in accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 49:214.21 et seq., and the rules of the Coastal Man‐ agement Program. Appli‐ cations for coastal use permits may be in‐ spected at 617 North 3rd Street, Room 1078, Baton Rouge, LA or on the OPC https:// webpage at: www.dce.louisiana.gov/ page/coastalmanagement-publicnotices. Copies are avail‐ able, costs apply. Written comments are solicited from the public and must be received within 25 days of the date of this notice. Comments must be uploaded directly to our electronic record through the OPC web‐ page or mailed to: OPC Administrator, Kyle Balkum, and P.O. Box 44487, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4487. All comments must contain the appro‐ priate CUP number and the commenter's full name and contact infor‐ mation. Below are the referenced applica‐ tion(s): *************** CUP NUMBER: P20260638 Name: Mudd Land Com‐ pany c/o Encore Environ‐ mental & Safety 1190 LA‐ HAYE ROAD MAMOU, LA 70554 Attn: John Lahaye Location: Cameron Parish, LA; Lat. 29-4639.99N, Long. 93-21-6.2W; Sec. 31, T15S-R10W; LA HWY 27; Cameron, 70631 Description: Proposed Calcasieu Channel West Site Development Project which includes drainage improvements, surface levelling, and an access road. Approx. 1,527 exca‐ vation required. Approx. 59,813 CY limestone, 1,237 CY riprap, and 215,173 CY hauled in top‐ soil/dirt fill required. 203211-oct 7-1t $20.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --October 7, 2026 Notice is hereby given that West Feliciana Coun‐ cil on Aging intends to apply for a federal grant for operating assistance and/or capital assistance to provide Rural Public Transportation of a nonemergency, ambulatory nature for the FY 20272028 program year. The application for assis‐ tance is pursuant to the Non-Urbanized Area For‐ mula Program of 49 CFR 5311. Services will gener‐ ally be between 7:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Monday through Friday in the area encompassing St. Francisville, Louisiana. Transit services are pro‐ vided without regard to race, color, and national origin in accordance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act. Written comments on the proposed services may be sent within 15 days to West Feliciana Parish Council, Sherrel W. John‐ son Post Office Box 1921, St. Francisville, La 70775 and to the Program Man‐ ager, Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Transportation and Development, P.O. Box 94245, Baton Rouge, LA 70804 9245. Comments must be received by Fri‐ day, October 22, 2026. 202827-oct 7-1t $128.02

PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC HEARING – Applications for Re-Subdivisions and Conditional Use-Permit The City of St. Gabriel Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a Public Hearing Meeting for the applications for Re-Subdivisions and a Conditional Use Permit on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at St. Gabriel City Council Chambers – Room 32 – 5035 Iberville Street, St. Gabriel, La 70776 at 6:00 pm. During the public hear‐ ing, all interested parties will be given the right to appear and be heard on the matters of: - Re-Subdivision of Parcel ID: 0410569391 - Re-Subdivision of Parcel ID: 0500643312, 0510643350, 0510643352 - Conditional Use Permit for a Home Occupation Class 2. Accommodations will be made for persons with disabilities and non-Eng‐ lish speaking individuals provided that a seven (7) day notice is received by the City. Advertisement ments:

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201181-sept 23-30-oct 73t $57.78 Public Notice The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), as Administrator of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers Sys‐ tem, is currently consid‐ ering the application of the Board of Commis‐ sioners of the Tensas Basin Levee District for a permit to construct a temporary weir on Bayou Bartholomew. The public may review copies of the permit at the LDWF main ofﬁce, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. The public is invited to com‐ ment on this permit re‐ quest for a period of thirty (30) days. Re‐ sponses should be mailed to LDWF Scenic Rivers Program, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. 203230 Oct. 9, 2026 1t $104.54

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PUBLIC NOTICE --East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee of the Whole Minutes Thursday, June 4, 2026 at 5:00 PM 1050 South Foster Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70806 A. Meeting Opening 1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance The Invocation was led by School Board Member Michael Gaudet, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by School Board Member Nathan Rust. 2. Call to Order and Roll Call Vice-President Cliff Lewis called the meeting to order at 6:16 PM. Members Present: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Stew‐ ard, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Members Absent: Dadrius Lanus and Carla Powell Lewis Others Present: LaMont Cole, Superintendent; Adam Smith, Deputy Su‐ perintendent; Gwynn Shamlin Jr., General Counsel; Catasha Ed‐ wards, Chief Academic Officer; Taylor Gast, Ad‐ ministrative Director of Communications; Amy Jones, Chief Technology Officer; Andrea O’Konski, Chief of Accountability and Assessments; Lisa Smothers, Chief OfficerHuman Resources; James Crochet, Chief Business Operations Officer; John McCann, Interim Chief Operations Officer; Kelly Lopez, Chief Financial Of‐ ficer; Laura Williams, Chief of Schools; Kwesi Gilbert, Chief of Plant Op‐ erations; Stacey Dupre, Chief of Support and Special Projects; Tiffany Jenkins, Chief Student Services Officer B. Information Only 1. Fiscal Transparency Report C. Items for Consideration 1. 2026-2027 Proposed Budgets Approval of the Proposed 2026-2027 General Fund and Special Revenue Budgets, the Budget Res‐ olution, and the 20262027 Salary Schedules. Moved by: Shashonnie Steward; seconded by: Patrick Martin Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 2. Oversight Committee: Semi-Annual Financial Tax Plan Update Approval of the Semi-An‐ nual Financial Tax Plan Update and the 2025-2026 Revised Budgets for propositions 1, 2, and 3. Moved by: Michael Gaudet; seconded by: Shashonnie Steward Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 3. Advertising of Bids: 2026-2027 Authorize staff to adver‐ tise, receive, and award bids for materials, equip‐ ment, supplies, and ser‐ vices, through June 30, 2027, to the lowest re‐ sponsible bidder/pro‐ poser meeting specifica‐ tions and all state and federal requirements for quotes and formal invita‐ tions to bid. Moved by: Shashonnie Steward; seconded by: Emily Soulé Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 4. Advertising in Official Journal: 2026-2027 Approval to select "The Advocate" as the Official Journal (newspaper ad‐ vertising) of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the fiscal year 2026-2027. Moved by: Nathan Rust; seconded by: Emily Soulé Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 5. 2026-2027 Property and Casualty Insurance Program Policies Authorize the adminis‐ tration to approve the most cost effective Prop‐ erty and Casualty Insur‐ ance Program Policy Re‐ newal package for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and to provide for related matters. Moved by: Michael Gaudet; seconded by: Shashonnie Steward Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 6. Resolution: Reject Uninsured Motorist Coverage Approval of the attached Resolution authorizing the Board President and Superintendent to exe‐ cute and sign all docu‐ ments to reject Unin‐ sured Motorist Coverage in connection with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s automo‐ bile liability coverage and its Self-Insured Re‐ tention Program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. Moved by: Shashonnie Steward; seconded by: Emily Soulé Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 7. RFP: Assessment Platform Motion to accept the rec‐ ommendation of the RFP Selection Committee to select OTUS, LLC to im‐ plement an Assessment Platform and authorize the Superintendent and ff

Public Notices Meet/Hear/Min p staff to execute a con‐ tract for products and services. Funding Source: General Fund Moved by: Patrick Mar‐ tin; seconded by: Emily Soulé Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 8. Grants: Early Childhood Approval of the following 2026-2027 Early Child‐ hood Grants: a) Cecil J. Picard Early Childhood Program (LA4) in the amount of $7,705,980 for high-qual‐ ity pre-K instruction. b) Ready Start Network (RSN) in the amount of $100,00 to support the Ready Start Network re‐ quirements. c) Birth to 5 Preschool Development Grant in the amount of $342,288 to support the implementa‐ tion of early childhood community strategies. d) Early Childhood Edu‐ cation (ECE) Fund Grant in the amount of $1,053,365 to provide tu‐ ition assistance for birth to three. e) Community Network Lead Agency (CNLAs) in the amount of $373,143 to ensure operational re‐ quirements. Moved by: Shashonnie Steward; seconded by: Patrick Martin Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 9. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Early Childhood Approval of a Memoran‐ dum of Understanding (MOU) between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board ("Lead Agency") and the follow‐ ing: a) South Baton Rouge Charter Academy in the amount of $334,800 b) Impact Charter School in the amount of $111,600 c) Kenilworth Science & Technology Academy in the amount of $111,600 d) Helix Aviation Acad‐ emy in the amount of $111,600 e) Kiddoscope in the amount of $ 55,800 f) Greater Bridge Acad‐ emy in the amount of $83,700 g) Juz Us Childcare of Baton Rouge in the amount of $83,700 h) Little Dreamers Christ‐ ian Academy in the amount of $55,800 i) God's Lil Angels Child‐ care Development Center in the amount of $55,800 to expand early child‐ hood seats. Funding Source: Cecil J. Picard LA4 Grant Moved by: Michael Gaudet; seconded by: Emily Soulé Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 10. Contract Renewal: Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation d/b/a The Emerge Cen‐ ter, Inc. Approval to renew a pro‐ fessional services con‐ tract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation d/b/a The Emerge Cen‐ ter, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide Speech-Lan‐ guage and Occupational Therapy. Moved by: Michael Gaudet; seconded by: Patrick Martin Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 11. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Junior Achievement Approval of a Memoran‐ dum of Understanding between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge in the amount of $120,000 to provide support services for students. Moved by: Michael Gaudet; seconded by: Shashonnie Steward Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 12. Professional Services Contracts: Federal Approval of the profes‐ sional services contracts between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the following: a) English Learners En‐ gage in the amount of $199,500 to provide pro‐ fessional development to teachers, school leaders, and support staff serving English Language Learn‐ ers in urgent intervention schools. Funding Source: Redesign b) Savvas Learning Com‐ pany in the amount of $55,500 to provide profes‐ sional development to teachers and school leaders on high-quality instructional materialsMy Perspective-Grades 6-12. Funding Source: Re‐ design c) Great Minds in the amount of $56,250 to pro‐ vide professional devel‐ opment to teachers and school leaders on the im‐ plementation of Eureka Math Squared. Funding Source: Redesign d) National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) in the amount of $499,250 to provide pro‐ fessional development and coaching to school leaders on TAP principles and high-quality curricu‐ lum strategies. Funding Source: Title II e) Everyday Labs, Inc. in the amount of $146,651.79 to support student attendance. Funding Source: Title IV f) K12 Insight in the amount of $168,000 to create a cloud-based platform for parent and family communication. Funding Source: Title I g) Amplify in the amount of $392,700 (3 years) for the renewal of mClass in‐ tervention site licenses related to DIBELS assess‐ ments. Funding Source: Federal/General Funds Moved by: Emily Soulé; seconded by: Shashonnie Steward Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 13. Professional Services Contracts: General Fund Approval of a profes‐ sional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the following: a) Kami in the amount of $68,005 to support inter‐ active and collaborative learning across grade levels and content areas. b) Renaissance Learning Inc. (Nearpod) in the amount of $172,008.28 to provide K-12 supplemen‐ tal curriculum platform and associated educa‐ tional tools and re‐ sources. c) BRYC in the amount of $301,384 for students to participate in college and career readiness pro‐ grams. 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Motion Carries 7-0 14. Policy Consideration of a re‐ quest for the approval of policy GBB Personnel Po‐ sitions. Motion to: 1. Approve the revisions to Policy GBB, Personnel Positions, as set forth in BoardDocs, 2. Direct the Superinten‐ dent to provide to the Board, by January 15, 2027, a one-time report that (1) describes the current state of the Dis‐ trict’s job titles and de‐ scriptions, including the number of outdated or unused positions; (2) sets forth a plan and timeline to eliminate ob‐ solete titles and bring all descriptions current; (3) identiﬁes where and how the ofﬁcial record copy of job titles and descrip‐ tions will be maintained. 3. Direct the Superinten‐ dent to provide to the Board, by March 15, 2027, a recommendation for how this policy might be amended to provide the Board an appropriate level of insight and over‐ sight regarding job titles and descriptions during the annual budget-cycle process. Moved by: Michael Gaudet; seconded by: Patrick Martin Yea: Mark Bellue, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 7-0 D. Next Meeting Dates/ Announcements E. Adjournment There being no further business, the Board ad‐ journed by acclamation. ________________ LaMont Cole Secretary/Treasurer EBRP School Board _________________ Shashonnie Steward School Board President 203147 Oct. 7, 2026 1t $187.36 PUBLIC NOTICE --East Baton Rouge Parish School Board Regular Meeting Minutes Thursday, June 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM 1050 South Foster Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70806 A. Meeting Opening 1. Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance The Invocation was led by School Board Member Dadrius Lanus, and the Pledge of Allegiance was led by Vice-President Lewis. 2. Call to Order and Roll Call President Steward called the meeting to order at 5:26 PM. Members Present: Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Steward, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Others Present: LaMont Cole, Superintendent; d i h

Public Notices Meet/Hear/Min p Adam Smith, Deputy Su‐ perintendent; Gwynn Shamlin Jr., General Counsel; Catasha Ed‐ wards, Chief Academic Officer; Taylor Gast, Ad‐ ministrative Director of Communications; Amy Jones, Chief Technology Officer; Andrea O’Konski, Chief of Accountability and Assessments; Lisa Smothers, Chief OfficerHuman Resources; James Crochet, Chief Business Operations Officer; John McCann, Interim Chief Operations Officer; Kelly Lopez, Chief Financial Of‐ ficer; Kwesi Gilbert, Chief of Plant Operations; Stacey Dupre, Chief of Support and Special Pro‐ jects; and Tiffany Jenk‐ ins, Chief Student Ser‐ vices Officer B. Minutes 1. Meeting Minutes Approval of the School Board minutes of the May 7, 2026, Committee of the Whole meeting, and the May 14, 2026, Regular Board meeting, as published in the Offi‐ cial Journal. Moved by: Dadrius Lanus; seconded by: Patrick Martin Yea: Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Stew‐ ard, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Not Present at Vote: Michael Gaudet Motion Carries 8-0 C. Information Only 1. Monthly Financial Report 2. Personnel Changes D. Receive as Information 1. Update from the Superintendent E. Reports from Board Appointees to Committees/Agencies 1. Board Appointees F. Consent Agenda The following items are to be approved as part of the Consent Agenda. Moved by: Emily Soulé; seconded by: Carla Pow‐ ell Lewis Yea: Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Stew‐ ard, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 9-0 1. 2026-2027 Proposed Budgets Approval of the Proposed 2026-2027 General Fund and Special Revenue Budgets, the Budget Res‐ olution, and the 20262027 Salary Schedules. 2. Oversight Committee: Semi-Annual Financial Tax Plan Update Approval of the Semi-An‐ nual Financial Tax Plan Update and the 2025-2026 Revised Budgets for propositions 1, 2, and 3. 3. Advertising of Bids: 2026-2027 Authorize staff to adver‐ tise, receive, and award bids for materials, equip‐ ment, supplies, and ser‐ vices, through June 30, 2027, to the lowest re‐ sponsible bidder/pro‐ poser meeting specifica‐ tions and all state and federal requirements for quotes and formal invita‐ i bid

Public Notices Meet/Hear/Min q tions to bid. 4. Advertising in Official Journal: 2026-2027 Approval to select "The Advocate" as the Official Journal (newspaper ad‐ vertising) of the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the fiscal year 2026-2027. 5. 2026-2027 Property and Casualty Insurance Program Policies Authorize the adminis‐ tration to approve the most cost effective Prop‐ erty and Casualty Insur‐ ance Program Policy Re‐ newal package for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and to provide for related matters. 6. Resolution: Reject Uninsured Motorist Coverage Approval of the attached Resolution authorizing the Board President and Superintendent to exe‐ cute and sign all docu‐ ments to reject Unin‐ sured Motorist Coverage in connection with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System’s automo‐ bile liability coverage and its Self-Insured Re‐ tention Program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. 7. RFP: Assessment Platform Accept the recommenda‐ tion of the RFP Selection Committee to select OTUS, LLC to implement an Assessment Platform and authorize the Super‐ intendent and staff to ex‐ ecute a contract for products and services. Funding Source: General Fund 8. Grants: Early Childhood Approval of the following 2026-2027 Early Child‐ hood Grants: a) Cecil J. Picard Early Childhood Program (LA4) in the amount of $7,705,980 for high-qual‐ ity pre-K instruction. b) Ready Start Network (RSN) in the amount of $100,00 to support the Ready Start Network re‐ quirements. c) Birth to 5 Preschool Development Grant in the amount of $342,288 to support the implementa‐ tion of early childhood community strategies. d) Early Childhood Edu‐ cation (ECE) Fund Grant in the amount of $1,053,365 to provide tu‐ ition assistance for birth to three. e) Community Network Lead Agency (CNLAs) in the amount of $373,143 to ensure operational re‐ quirements. 9. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Early Childhood Approval of a Memoran‐ dum of Understanding (MOU) between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board ("Lead Agency") and the follow‐ ing: a) South Baton Rouge Charter Academy in the amount of $334,800 b) Impact Charter School in the amount of $111,600 c) Kenilworth Science & Technology Academy in the amount of $111,600 d) Helix Aviation Acad‐ emy in the amount of $111,600 e) Kiddoscope in the f$

VBR-232 Lafayette, Inc. (Public Benefit Corporation) September 24, 2026 A scheduled Special Board Meeting of VBR-232 Lafayette, Inc. was held jointly with Visit Baton Rouge Board of Directors on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 359 Third Street at 12:00 pm. Present: Scott Michelet Mary Stein Claude Reynaud Gary Jupiter Marty Engquist Present but not participating in formal action: Rowdy Gaudet, VBR Board Member Stephen Hightower, VBR Board Member Janice DeLerno, VBR Board Member Jeremy Fontenot, VBR Board Member Gary Patureau, VBR Board Member Karen Soniat, VBR Board Member Jill Kidder, Staff Lauralyn Maranto, Staff Danielle Prejean, Staff Emily Mastrantonio, Staff Geraldine Bordelon, Staff Stacy Simon, Staff Laura Cating, Staff Lisa Clary, Staff Chuck Elkins, Legal Counsel Trippe Hawthorne, Legal Counsel Lisa Nice, GFP Angie Adolph, Kean Miller Matthew Clark, Kean Miller Butch Spyridon, Consultant Scott Michelet called the meeting to order and opened the meeting for public comment. In business relating to VBR-232 Lafayette, Inc., a motion was made by Jeremy Fontenot, seconded by Karen Soniat to adopt the following Resolution: Resolution A resolution by the sole member of VBR-232 Lafayette, Inc., a Louisiana nonprofit public benefit corporation (the “Company”), authorizing and directing the Company to take such actions and enter such agreements, including cooperative endeavor agreements, sales, transfers, conveyances, contributions, financing arrangements, assignment and assumption agreements, leases, and other agreements as may be necessary or desirable to complete the historic rehabilitation and renovation of 232 Lafayette Street (the “Project”), and further authorizing the Company to apply for, obtain, and sell State Historic Tax Credits (“Tax Credits”) in connection therewith. WHEREAS, Visit Baton Rouge, a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana (“VBR”), created pursuant to Article VI, Sections 19 and 30 of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, as amended, and Sections 4574 and 4574.16 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, formed the Company, with VBR as its sole member, under the laws of the State of Louisiana and particularly Title 12, Sections 201 et seq. of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, and acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto, including Title 39, Section 1051 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended;

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p amount of $ 55,800 f) Greater Bridge Acad‐ emy in the amount of $83,700 g) Juz Us Childcare of Baton Rouge in the amount of $83,700 h) Little Dreamers Christ‐ ian Academy in the amount of $55,800 i) God's Lil Angels Child‐ care Development Center in the amount of $55,800 to expand early child‐ hood seats. Funding Source: Cecil J. Picard LA4 Grant

p p family communication. Funding Source: Title I g) Amplify in the amount of $392,700 (3 years) for the renewal of mClass in‐ tervention site licenses related to DIBELS assess‐ ments. Funding Source: Federal/General Funds

10. Contract Renewal: Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation d/b/a The Emerge Cen‐ ter, Inc. Approval to renew a pro‐ fessional services con‐ tract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the Baton Rouge Speech and Hearing Foundation d/b/a The Emerge Cen‐ ter, Inc. in an amount not to exceed $250,000 to provide Speech-Lan‐ guage and Occupational Therapy. 11. Memorandum of Understanding (MOU): Junior Achievement Approval of a Memoran‐ dum of Understanding between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and Junior Achievement of Greater Baton Rouge in the amount of $120,000 to provide support services for students. 12. Professional Services Contracts: Federal Approval of the profes‐ sional services contracts between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the following: a) English Learners En‐ gage in the amount of $199,500 to provide pro‐ fessional development to teachers, school leaders, and support staff serving English Language Learn‐ ers in urgent intervention schools. Funding Source: Redesign (Mr. Rico/Ms. Edwards/Dr. Bethley/Ms. Lopez) b) Savvas Learning Com‐ pany in the amount of $55,500 to provide profes‐ sional development to teachers and school leaders on high-quality instructional materialsMy Perspective-Grades 6-12. Funding Source: Re‐ design (Mr. Ro‐ bicheaux/Ms. Ed‐ wards/Dr. Bethley/Ms. Lopez) c) Great Minds in the amount of $56,250 to pro‐ vide professional devel‐ opment to teachers and school leaders on the im‐ plementation of Eureka Math Squared. Funding Source: Redesign d) National Institute for Excellence in Teaching (NIET) in the amount of $499,250 to provide pro‐ fessional development and coaching to school leaders on TAP principles and high-quality curricu‐ lum strategies. Funding Source: Title II e) Everyday Labs, Inc. in the amount of $146,651.79 to support student attendance. Funding Source: Title IV (Ms. Smith/Ms. Dupre/Dr. Bethley/Ms. Lopez) f) K12 Insight in the amount of $168,000 to create a cloud-based platform for parent and f il i i

13. Professional Services Contracts: General Fund Approval of a profes‐ sional services contract between the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board and the following: a) Kami in the amount of $68,005 to support inter‐ active and collaborative learning across grade levels and content areas. b) Renaissance Learning Inc. (Nearpod) in the amount of $172,008.28 to provide K-12 supplemen‐ tal curriculum platform and associated educa‐ tional tools and re‐ sources. c) BRYC in the amount of $301,384 for students to participate in college and career readiness pro‐ grams. Funding Source: General Fund 14. Policy Consideration of a re‐ quest to: 1. Approve the revisions to Policy GBB, Personnel Positions, as set forth in BoardDocs, 2. Direct the Superinten‐ dent to provide to the Board, by January 15, 2027, a one-time report that (1) describes the current state of the Dis‐ trict’s job titles and de‐ scriptions, including the number of outdated or unused positions; (2) sets forth a plan and timeline to eliminate ob‐ solete titles and bring all descriptions current; (3) identiﬁes where and how the ofﬁcial record copy of job titles and descrip‐ tions will be maintained. 3. Direct the Superinten‐ dent to provide to the Board, by March 15, 2027, a recommendation for how this policy might be amended to provide the Board an appropriate level of insight and over‐ sight regarding job titles and descriptions during the annual budget-cycle process. G. New Business 1. Student Expulsion Discussion/Considera‐ tion of a request to ap‐ peal a student expulsion. Moved by: Mark Bellue; seconded by: Cliff Lewis Motion to hear the ap‐ peal at the July Regular Meeting. 2. Appeal HearingStudent Expulsion Request to appeal a stu‐ dent expulsion. Motion to enter into ex‐ ecutive session. Moved by: Patrick Mar‐ tin; seconded by: Michael Gaudet Yea: Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Shashonnie Stew‐ ard, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Not Present at Vote: Carla Powell Lewis Motion Carries 8-0 No motion; expulsion will be upheld. 3. Appeal HearingStudent Expulsion Request to appeal a stu‐ dent expulsion. Motion to enter into ex‐ ecutive session.

Moved by: Patrick Mar‐ tin; seconded by: Nathan Rust Yea: Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Stew‐ ard, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 9-0 Motion to afﬁrm the ex‐ pulsion. Moved by: Patrick Mar‐ tin; seconded by: Dadrius Lanus Yea: Mark Bellue, Dadrius Lanus, Carla Powell Lewis, Shashonnie Stew‐ ard, Cliff Lewis, Nathan Rust, Michael Gaudet, Emily Soulé, and Patrick Martin Motion Carries 9-0 H. Organizational Items 1. Announcement of Meetings I. Adjournment There being no further business, the Board ad‐ journed by acclamation. _______________ LaMont Cole Secretary/Treasurer, EBRP School Board ________________ Shashonnie Steward School Board President 203146 Oct. 7, 2026 1t $181.63

WBR Public Notices

WBR Legal Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The dates of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee meeting and regular board meeting for Octo‐ ber are listed below: Committee Meeting/s: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Date Change 5pm Regular Board Meeting: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Time Change 6pm Location: West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Board Room 3761 Rosedale Road Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Matthew Daigrepont President West Baton Rouge School Board Publish: September 23, 2026 September 30, 2026 October 7, 2026 October 14, 2026 200509-sept 23-30-oct 714-4t $58.16

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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by VBR, acting as the sole member of the Company, that, in connection with the above, the Company is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to take the following actions (the “Authorized Actions”): Enter into a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with VBR providing for the transfer and conveyance of the Property to the Company and such other terms, conditions, covenants and agreements as are necessary or desirable in order for the Company to facilitate and carry out the Project in accordance with the terms set forth therein (the “CEA”); Purchase or otherwise accept the conveyance of the Property from VBR pursuant to the CEA (the “Conveyance”), and enter into any agreement of any nature, kind, or description in connection with the Conveyance as set forth in the CEA; Accept VBR’s assignment, transfer, and conveyance to the Company of those certain contracts, and assume VBR’s rights thereunder, relating to the design, development, and/or construction of the historic rehabilitation and renovation of the Property for the Company to carry out the Project in accordance with the CEA (the “Assignment”); Enter into a loan transaction between the Company, as borrower, and VBR, as lender, utilizing the proceeds of the Bonds, or a portion thereof (the “Loan”), and to mortgage, pledge, transfer, assign, hypothecate, and/or create a security interest in favor of VBR, as lender, in and to the Property and any and all other assets of the Company, whether movable or immovable, to secure the Loan and in order to facilitate the Project in accordance with the CEA; Apply for, obtain, and sell Tax Credits in connection with the Project, and to utilize the proceeds thereof for the sole purpose of satisfying all or a portion of the outstanding balance on the Loan in accordance with the CEA. The Company is further authorized to advertise the sale of Tax Credits, effectuate such sale, and execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered all documents, certificates, receipts, letters and opinions required to be executed on behalf of the Company or deemed necessary or advisable to facilitate the sale of the Tax Credits in accordance with the CEA; Enter into a lease, as lessor, for VBR’s possession and use of the Property upon the Company’s completion of the Project until such time as said lease terminates in accordance with the CEA; Convey the renovated Property and the proceeds of the Company’s sale of Tax Credits in connection with the Project to VBR upon completion of the Project and in accordance with the CEA. RESOLVED, that Scott Michelet, as Chairman of the Board of the Company (the “Authorized Representative”), is hereby authorized, acting alone but on the advice of bond counsel, tax credit counsel, and municipal advisor to the Company, to execute and deliver all documents in connection with the Authorized Actions in the name of, and for and on behalf of, the Company as may be necessary, desirable or proper in order to fully carry out the transactions contemplated herein. RESOLVED, that this Resolution shall become effective immediately upon adoption hereof. [Vote tally and signatures on following page(s)] This Resolution having been submitted for a vote, the result thereof: Member

Yes

Janice Delerno

WHEREAS, VBR plans to provide financing to the Company for the purpose of, among other things, facilitating, constructing, and completing the historic rehabilitation, restoration, renovation, and operation of the immovable property with a municipal address of 232 Lafayette Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801, as more particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto (the “Property”), for said Property to ultimately serve as VBR’s headquarters in East Baton Rouge Parish (the “Parish”) to allow VBR to more effectively promote travel and tourism in the Parish, which will benefit the Parish’s citizens;

Gary Jupiter Jr.

WHEREAS, VBR designated the Company as its public benefit corporation, and the Company, through its Board of Directors (the “Board”), is charged with, among other things, assisting, promoting, facilitating and carrying out the Project; WHEREAS, to carry out the Project, VBR is authorized to, among other things: (a) enter into a cooperative endeavor agreement with Company, (b) convey ownership of the Property to Company, (c) assign certain contracts to Company, and (d) enter into certain financing arrangements with Company, including the loan of certain bond proceeds and other ancillary agreements thereto, all in accordance with certain terms and conditions specified by VBR;

Jeremy Fontenot

WHEREAS, the Company desires to do all things necessary to move forward with the Project, including the authorization of the Company’s application for, obtention of, and sale of Tax Credits upon completion of the Project, in accordance with the following resolutions.

Public Notices Meet/Hear/Min

Karen Soniat Ph.D.

Claude Reynaud Jr.

Rowdy Gaudet (Chairman)

Marty Engquist

Gary Patureau

Stephen Hightower (Vice Chairman)

Abstain

Robyn Merrick (Secretary/Treasurer)

Absent

X X

And the Resolution was declared adopted on September 24, 2026. THUS DONE, ADOPTED AND SIGNED this 24th day of September 2026. Motion carried. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned.

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