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Navy's $1.2B purchase includes three models BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer

The U.S. Navy’s newest generation of drone ships will be built at several Louisiana shipyards after the Pentagon announced plans to buy 30 crewless boats at a total cost of $1.2 billion from a trio of defense contractors. In late September, the Navy

placed orders with Austin-based Saronic Technologies, Virginiabased Huntington Ingalls Industries and Houma-based Edison Chouest. Each will build 10 autonomous boats in Louisiana at an average cost of $40 million each, with the ﬁrst deliveries due by October 2027. The purchase is the latest bright spot for Louisiana’s shipbuilding

ic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois said. Each of the three contractors will be building different models. Navy officials laid out their requirements, let companies propose their own designs and tested them at sea. Those that passed have been added to a Defense Department “drone marketplace” — a pool of approved vendors military buyers can order from. Saronic’s design — the 180foot Marauder — will be built

industry, where the number of jobs has fallen by 70% since its peak in the late 1990s. But with the Trump administration ramping up maritime military investment, the sector is poised for growth. “If you look at what was already here, plus the relationships we have and the skills we have, it makes sense that it’s coming together so big,” Louisiana Econom-

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NORD selects new CEO

N.O. native Bell tasked with revitalizing department BY JONI HESS Staff writer

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Mike Howard boards up Perdido Key Sports Bar as Hurricane Isaias approaches Perdido Key, Fla., on Thursday. tied down furniture and Residents greet Others nailed plywood across windows. “There’s a buzz around town,” forecast with mix of said Grant Brown, a public inanxiety, preparation formation ofﬁcer in Gulf Shores,

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Grocery shelves are emptying. Weekend plans are long abandoned. And thousands across the usually blissful shores of Alabama and the Florida Panhandle are bracing as Hurricane Isaias surges closer. Gulf Coast residents greeted the forecast with a mix of anxiety and preparation as the Atlantic’s ﬁrst hurricane of the year tracked toward the Florida-Alabama border. Some ﬁlled gas tanks and gathered sandbags.

Alabama. “People are taking it very seriously.” National Hurricane Center forecasters expect Isaias, which strengthened to a Category 2 storm with 100 mph wind speeds Thursday evening, to strike near Gulf Shores overnight Friday. The brunt of its force is expected to hammer cities east of its eyewall, and a swath of the coastline from Ocean Springs, Mississippi, to Panama City, Florida, could see tornadoes, strong winds, 7-foot storm surge and up to 7 inches of rainfall.

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The New Orleans Recreation and Development Commission selected a new chief executive Thursday, carving a fresh path forward for an agency beloved by residents and marred by criticism. The Commission voted to hire Patrice Bell as the agency’s new CEO, a New Orleans native with diverse leadership experience across industries. Bell’s current position is the chief administrative of- Bell ﬁcer of the Louisiana Gateway Port in Plaquemines Parish. Her tenure begins Dec. 1 with a salary of $200,000, ofﬁcials said. Bell was not present during the vote, but during a public forum Wednesday she said she sought the job to expand opportunities for youth after experiencing the impact NORD programs have had on her and her children’s lives. “One of the things I’m clear about is that coming into a leadership position like this, I will not overpromise immediate change and improvement,” she said. “But what I will promise you is that I’ll

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Trump says U.S. will not resume strikes on Iran before midterms BY JOSH BOAK and AAMER MADHANI

strikes on Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections in the United States. Associated Press Trump, while stumping for ReWASHINGTON — President Donald publicans this week, has hinted Trump said Thursday that he will that he was conﬁdent that an endnot order a resumption of military game to the war could come in the

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days before or after the election, while also hinting that he remained open to resuming full-scale military operations against Iran. For weeks, Trump has been threatening that a post-midterm election escalation in the seven-

month-old war remains a viable option, despite his initial promises to Americans of a military campaign that would last a matter of weeks. But Trump in a social media post on Thursday said the U.S. “will not

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be attacking Iran at any time prior to the Midterm Elections to be held in the United States on November 3rd.” Trump added that his team has

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A man armed with a pistol and knife was fatally shot by a security officer Thursday just inside the busy entrance of a federal courthouse in Tennessee’s largest city, authorities said. The man in his 40s tried to fire his gun but failed and then pulled out a knife at around 9:30 a.m., said Don Aaron, spokesperson for Metro Nashville Police. “The security individual fired on the armed individual,” Aaron said, adding that the man was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. The man was from out of state. Investigators didn’t immediately know why he was at the courthouse, and a search of his car found “nothing threatening,” Aaron said. Courthouse visitors must go through a security checkpoint, which is common at all federal courts. The entrances are typically staffed by armed former police officers contracted by the U.S. Marshals Service.

ICE officer shoots a man while making an arrest NEW YORK — A federal immigration agent shot and wounded a Dominican man while arresting him in New York City on Thursday, during what the Department of Homeland Security called a “targeted enforcement operation.” Protesters decried it as an example of the dangers of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The man survived and is being treated at a hospital, the agency said. It did not describe exactly what led to the shooting, saying only that “during the incident, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement ofﬁcer discharged his weapon” and that the man was injured. The agency described him as a “criminal illegal alien” with a prior grand larceny conviction and a history of other arrests. New York police arrested him in December 2023, but he was released, the agency said, blaming “reckless sanctuary policies” in Democrat-led cities, such as New York. The shooting ignited outrage among some New York elected officials, who rushed to the scene to condemn the shooting and call for a halt to federal immigration enforcement actions.

Christa Pike eating, walking with help NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Christa Pike has begun walking and eating again at a hospital a week after surviving Tennessee’s attempt to execute her with lethal drugs, her attorneys said Thursday. Pike, 50, survived two doses of pentobarbital as the state sought to giver her a lethal injection eight days ago for the 1995 beating and stabbing death of classmate Colleen Slemmer. The drug didn’t kill her, and her arms were left burned and blistered, according to her lawyers. For the first few days of her hospitalization, Pike was unconscious and on a ventilator. Her first steps on Wednesday were “limited” and she required some assistance as she walked on Thursday, her lawyers said in a statement. She is also regaining mobility in her arms, and she was able to eat for the first time.

Court: Ex-Philippine president fit for trial THE HAGUE, Netherland — Judges at the International Criminal Court have ruled that former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is fit to stand trial on charges of crimes against humanity linked to the so-called war on drugs he waged while in office, the court announced Thursday. Duterte, 81, denies the charges. His trial is scheduled to open on Nov. 30. The ex-leader is accused of murder and attempted murder for his alleged involvement in dozens of killings as part of the war on drugs. He faces a maximum sentence of life imprisonment if convicted. The court’s Sept. 28 ruling that he is fit to face justice came after an independent panel of experts said that Duterte “has the capacity to understand the charges” and follow the proceedings including the implications of entering a plea.

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Sailors wave aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier Thursday as it returns after deployment to Naval Air Station North Island in Coronado, Calif.

Long-deployed USS Lincoln returns home to California

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CORONADO, Calif. — Sailors disembarked the USS Lincoln on Thursday following a deployment that included a record 265 uninterrupted days at sea supporting the Iran war and reports of supply shortages and deteriorating mental health among the crew. Families waiting for the aircraft carrier’s arrival in San Diego Bay described crying and losing sleep after hearing about the ship’s food shortages and tough conditions. Many said the sailors had sent lists of the food they were craving. Abel Ramirez, 20, walked off the carrier with a big grin, overjoyed that his ﬁrst deployment was over. “It feels amazing,” he said while headed out to search for his parents who drove from Texas. “There was a certain point when I never thought I would come off.” The carrier drew national attention following reports of stress among the crew and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products, during its Iran war mission. Dozens of sailors stood atop the Lincoln as it glided past the cityscape of downtown San Diego

toward cheering families who were carrying flowers and balloons and ringing cowbells. Cassity Garduque, 14, waved as her mom in her sailor uniform frantically waved back from the top deck. “It feels really overwhelming,” she said about being reunited, adding she’s glad her mom won’t need to eat ramen almost every day. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth flew out to the Lincoln on Wednesday to give the crew the Presidential Unit Citation, the highest honor a unit can receive. Hegseth pushed back against what he said were efforts to turn the “Lincoln into some sort of a symbol, a symbol of dysfunction or a symbol of low morale or a symbol of a failed mission.” Capt. Daniel Keeler, the ship’s commander, said most of the crew was on their ﬁrst deployment and that the issues they faced were normal for such a long deployment, adding everyone had access to four meals a day. Among the first to depart the carrier at the naval base in Coronado were 64 fathers meeting their babies for the ﬁrst time, the Navy said. Waiting for the Lincoln to bring her husband home, sailor Kathy Monterrosa held her 6-month-old daughter, Sarahi, outfitted in a

tiny blue and white sailor dress. “She’s our deployment baby,” said Monterrosa, of Virginia Beach, Virginia. It was tough to hear about the ship’s conditions while she was pregnant, she said. “I was crying a lot and worried. I wasn’t sure if he was OK or not,” she said. When she ﬁnally heard from her husband, he told her it was “pretty bad.” Sailor Steven Rivas beamed as he held his 7-month-old daughter. “I couldn’t grasp the reality of it,” he said about coming home. He said he became overwhelmed as they pulled into the bay, “seeing everyone and knowing my family was waiting for me.” Alma Solano Velez said her husband gave his family an extensive list of the foods he has been craving over the past 10 months: oxtail, barbecue chicken, broccoli and shrimp empanadas to name a few. He had told his wife about “the lack of food and showers” on board and was looking forward to seeing their daughter, who turned 4 while he was away, she said. The Navy initially downplayed any problems during the deployment, and President Donald Trump commented in August that the Lincoln’s lengthy deployment was “not nearly long enough.”

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the firing squad execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan will be livestreamed after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the execution would be “public.” Hegseth, speaking to the conservative TV outlet Real America’s Voice News on Wednesday, said the execution of Hasan will take place at Fort Hood on Dec. 3. Hasan was convicted of killing 13 people and injuring 32 others in a shooting at the military base in 2009. “We’ll make sure that people are able to watch it, that it’s public,” Hegseth said. Hegseth spoke to the outlet aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier while visiting the long-deployed crew, who supported the Iran war, before their arrival at their home port in San Diego. When asked if Hasan had made any final requests or reached out to the Trump administration, Hegseth simply replied: “Don’t care. We’ll see him on Dec. 3.” Officials in the Pentagon clarified Thursday that the execution will be livestreamed and that more details would follow. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell had said Monday that President Donald Trump had approved the execution of Hasan. Trump has previously been critical of public executions in Iran, at times using the possibility of protesters being killed by the Iranian government as a possible rationale for military action. Those warnings preceded his ultimate choice to attack Iran at the end of February over its ballistic missiles and the risk of it developing nuclear weapons. “We’ve been told that the killing in Iran is stopping,” Trump told reporters on Jan. 14 of this year.

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Microsoft suspended from green card program Administration alleges fraud

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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s administration announced Thursday it was suspending Microsoft and several other ﬁrms from a program allowing foreign workers to apply for green cards as it also lashed out at universities that bring international students to the U.S. on exchange programs. The announcement by Vice President JD Vance marks the latest swing from the Trump administration at employers and universities that welcome foreign students and workers into the country. Such programs have frequently been targeted by some Trump supporters who argue they undercut American students and

workers. Supporters say they allow the U.S. to attract the best talent from around the world and fill important hiring gaps. Supporters of the Republican president have long argued that various programs like H-1B visas — which Vance accused Microsoft of abusing — essentially empower American companies to recruit foreign workers for jobs that end up undercutting Americans. In the wide-ranging announcement, Vance and other top administration officials also called out universities over their use of J-1 visas for international students and information technology outsourcing firms. The announcement came hours before Trump awarded the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Vance said the program from which Microsoft is being suspended requires companies to advertise jobs

in America before applying to the Department of Labor to show they need to give a foreign worker a green card because of a lack of American workers. “They’ll put an advertisement in a small-town newspaper. They’ll go out there and say that ‘We have advertised for a position with our company, and nobody is responding to it.’ And they will use that lack of response to then go and replace American workers with what is effectively foreign indentured servants,” Vance said. “There has been no company in the United States, unfortunately, that has used this system more than Microsoft.” Microsoft is No. 5 among U.S. employers when it comes to using H-1B visas, according data from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Amazon is No. 1. Vance said Microsoft last year laid off 6,000 American workers but also obtained 6,300 H-1B visas and almost 3,000 green cards.

STOCKHOLM — Canadian poet, essayist and translator Anne Carson won the Nobel Prize in literature Thursday for “bold and inventive” works that fuse the classical and the modern and blur the boundaries of poetry and prose. The Toronto-born Carson, 76, has drawn on themes from classical Greek and Roman literature, modern influences and personal experience for genreblending titles that have ranged from translations of ancient Greek poets to collaborations with dancers and musicians, including Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed. The Swedish Academy that awards the prize said she won “for her bold and inventive oeuvre that, in playful dialogue with the classical tradition, has created new forms for contemporary literature.” The permanent secretary of the academy said the au-

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Canadian poet Anne Carson, winner of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature, performs ‘Antigonick’ at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, in 2015. thor was in Iceland “listening to the wind” when the panel reached her to notify her of the honor. “She was very taken by surprise,” Ingrid Carlberg said. Asked how she felt about the award, Carson told the Icelandic public broadcaster RUV: “I think they’re all crazy.” She described the conversation with the academy as “rather halting.” “They have the usual questions, and I have no answers,” she said.

She said poetry is “probably more useful than prose right now because it’s faster, and everybody is in a hurry. So basically I think it’s good because it’s brief. Except Homer. Homer’s not brief.” Carson is among the more high-proﬁle recent winners of the literature Nobel, which often honors authors little known outside of the literary world and is sometimes criticized for valuing literary experimentation over the ability to connect with a broad readership.

Army finds systemic errors in crash BY JOSH FUNK

AP transportation writer The U.S. Army found systemic safety breakdowns behind last year’s midair collision between an American Airlines jet and a Black Hawk helicopter near Washington, D.C., and recommended changes to prevent future tragedies. The Army report — completed in May and released publicly Thursday after months of pressure from the victims’ families — identified failures involving air trafﬁc control, helicopter routes, training

and safety practices. The Associated Press obtained a copy of the report hours before it was released. The deadliest plane crash on U.S. soil in over two decades happened when the helicopter collided with the descending airliner as it approached the runway, sending both plummeting into the icy Potomac River and killing 67. The Army report highlighted how the air traffic controller at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport could have prevented the crash, but it also acknowledged the

military’s own failings and other contributing factors. Tim Lilley, a former Army Black Hawk pilot whose son Sam Lilley was the airliner’s ﬁrst ofﬁcer, said the report leaves important questions unanswered. Parts were redacted, and responsibility for the Army’s failures was assigned broadly rather than to individuals.

Trump honors Microsoft’s CEO BY JOSH BOAK and ALI SWENSON Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump celebrated tech billionaires for their contributions to America on Thursday only hours after a company run by one of them, Microsoft, was accused by his vice president of abusing the visa system to bring in more foreign workers. It so happens ﬁve of the six leaders he honored are immigrants. Before the ceremony that recognized Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, Vice President JD Vance announced the company was being suspended from a program that allows companies to apply for green cards. In presenting the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Microsoft’s CEO,

Trump made no statements about the company’s hiring of foreign workers. “For more than three decades, Satya Nadella has been a key figure in the transformation of Microsoft, revolutionizing the company and empowering businesses, students and consumers from all over the world with some of the most capable software ever built,” Trump said. When Vance was asked about the seeming contradiction, he said, “We’re going to continue to support Microsoft and have a great relationship with Microsoft.” Of the six tech leaders who received an award for scientific and technological achievement from the president, five came from abroad. The president gave the National Medal of Science to SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Google co-founder Sergey

Brin, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, and Lisa Su, CEO of the semiconductor company Advanced Micro Devices. Each of them was born overseas — South Africa for Musk, Russia for Brin and Taiwan for Huang and Su. In addition to Nadella, Trump also gave the National Medal of Technology and Innovation to Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell, who has sponsored the government’s special investment accounts for children known as Trump Accounts. Dell was born in Texas, while Nadella immigrated from India. On social media, Nadella thanked Trump. “I’m humbled to stand alongside so many giants of American innovation and looking forward for what we can continue to do together to advance technology and drive American prosperity,” he posted.

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KABUL,Afghanistan — Dr. Nigar Nangrahari was on a night shift in a Kabul hospital when the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan began 25 years ago — an event that would shape her and her country’s future for decades to come. As she walked home the next morning, Nangrahari saw Kabul residents taking revenge on members of the Taliban, whose harsh, repressive rule had seen public stonings, limb amputations of alleged criminals and women obliterated from public life. “Along the way, I saw ordinary people killing anyone they caught who was a Taliban member. I witnessed with my own eyes the people of Kabul capturing and killing Taliban ﬁghters. Some had climbed trees to hide,” she said. Afraid of what was to come, Nangrahari and her family stayed home for about a month. Eventually, she was called back to the hospital and returned to work as an obstetrician-gynecologist. She no longer had to wear a burqa in the street.

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A Taliban security officer checks a motorist’s documents Monday on a road leading to the former U.S. Embassy, which has remained closed since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan. “They granted us freedom — but not the kind that Afghans could truly benefit from,” said Nangrahari, 58. Afghanistan is a deeply conservative Muslim society, and the U.S. culture that came with the American presence in the coun-

try often rankled some segments of society. “Afghans should neither be completely unrestricted nor subjected to the kind of severe constraints imposed by the Taliban,” she said. “There needs to be a moderate balance.”

Under U.S. President George W. Bush, the American-led coalition launched Operation Enduring Freedom with the stated goal of dismantling al-Qaida, the terrorist organization whose leader, Osama bin Laden, had orchestrated the Sept. 11 attacks in the

United States from his base in Afghanistan. The invasion was to mark the start of a 20-year war that cost tens of thousands of Afghan lives, along with thousands of coalition service members, U.S. contractors, aid workers and journalists. The legacy of that war, and of the successive U.S.-supported Afghan governments during that time, endures today. “Their stated goals were to bring good governance to Afghanistan and to combat narcotics and terrorism,” said Muin Gul Chamkanai, a former doctor who now heads a humanitarian organization, the Shkula Charitable Foundation, and also works as a political analyst. “The reality turned out to be the exact opposite.” At a massive cost, both ﬁnancial and in lives, the American presence brought certain freedoms, particularly for the media and in women’s education and employment opportunities. But pervasive corruption and often heavy-handed military tactics soon bred deep resentment. Sitting at home on Oct. 7, 2001, Chamkanai switched on his television. The sight of his country being invaded enraged him. “Had I been struck by their bombs, I would have considered martyrdom far preferable. I was not afraid,” he said. “I wanted to ﬁght against them in Afghanistan using both the pen and the gun.”

Judge: Warrants used to seize ex-prince’s property unlawful BY DANICA KIRKA and BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press

LONDON — Police investigating former Prince Andrew’s links to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein unlawfully searched his homes, a London judge said Thursday. Justice Nicholas Hilliard said signiﬁcant errors

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LISBON, Portugal — U.S. pressure on NATO allies to increase their defense spending “is not a hostile thing,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Thursday, but reiterated that the Trump administration wants the military alliance to be a stronger deterrent against threats. Rubio told reporters during a visit to European NATO ally Portugal that “the stronger the members of NATO are, the stronger NATO is, the stronger the alliances and the stronger the deterrence is.” U.S. President Donald

United States to shoulder what he says is an unfair burden. Some members of the 32-country alliance have been reluctant to divert funds from other government policies, however. “People sometimes view this call to invest more in defense as a hostile thing,” Rubio said. “It is not a hostile thing.” Rubio, who was in Portugal on the last leg of a three-nation tour of NATO allies that also included Iceland and Greece, acknowledged that some smaller NATO members, such as Portugal, have difﬁculty ﬁnding the funds for major military projects. “Every country is of a different size and proportion. Some countries can contribute more than others,

A Russian official on Thursday sought to turn the page on the suspicious death of a worker at a plague research lab in Siberia, saying a quarantine and other preventive measures had been completed with no dangerous pathogens detected. The statement by Irkutsk Gov. Igor Kobzev came a day after the World Health Organization requested more information from Russia about the death of

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origin and that her tests were negative for the pathogens she worked with. Kobzev’s statement didn’t provide details about what exactly caused the woman’s pneumonia and what kind of pathogens she worked with. He also did not explicitly say that her death was not caused by pneumonic plague. The woman had “community-acquired” pneumonia — a type of pneumonia contracted outside of a hospital setting, Kobzev said.

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Boat owner Tony Rice and his friend Lance Connor, left, haul doors onto his boat to secure it as Hurricane Isaias approaches Bayou La Batre, Ala., on Thursday.

Bracing for Isaias Many locals who have endured decades of hurricanes across the vulnerable Gulf Coast viewed the week’s frenzy as a familiar routine. Still, many cities are also preparing for a new challenge: Thousands of newcomers from around the country have moved to the fast-growing region over the past six years, and many have never experienced a hurricane. Jeff Silvers, a City Council member in Orange Beach, Alabama, said local leaders were working hard to spread information on social media to help residents prepare for the storm. “There are so many precautions that can be taken, and I think they’re heeding them,” Silvers said. A hurricane warning was in effect from Ocean Springs to the area just west of Panama City Beach. Local

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Residents fill up gas tanks and generators at the Costco Wholesale gas station in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday ahead of Hurricane Isaias’ expected landfall. ofﬁcials warned residents to be ready for power outages that could last days. The National Weather Service said

Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey the storm could also bring dangerous waves of up to 20 and Florida Gov. Ron Defeet in coastal Alabama and Santis both declared states of emergency, though no parts of Florida.

‘I’ hurricanes prove costly BY JOHN RABY Associated Press

Be wary of hurricanes that start with the letter “I.” The ninth letter of the alphabet leads all others in the number of named Atlantic storms that have been retired over the decades due to their destruction or high death tolls. The names may be out of circulation, but storms including Ian, Ida, Igor, Ike, Inez, Ingrid, Iota, Irene, Irma, Isabel and Ivan left lasting legacies. Next up is Isaias, which became the ﬁrst hurricane of the Atlantic season on Wednesday night. Whether it lives up to the misery of others whose ﬁrst letter it shares remains to be seen. The latest forecast suggested Isaias could be less dramatic, but still “extremely dangerous.” “It’s the ‘I’ storm, which usually we have a lot earlier in the year,” said Kristen Corbosiero, a professor of atmospheric and environmental sciences at the University at Albany. “It’s always the ‘I’ storms that seem to cause problems.” Isaias was expected to make landfall on the northern Gulf Coast late Friday or early Saturday, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. Atlantic hurricanes have been given names since 1953, and 100 of them are no longer used. There have been 14 storms with “I” names retired, including 12 this century. When eastern and central Pacific hurricanes are considered, that retired “I” list grows to 20. Ten Atlantic storm names starting with “F” have been retired, followed by “C” with nine, and “D” and “M” with eight apiece, according to a list compiled by the hurricane center. Hurricanes starting with “I” typically occur in the middle of the June 1-Nov.

30 season, when warming ocean waters can supercharge a storm’s energy. The timing of Isaias is an exception to this trend, due to the current super El Niño weather pattern, which stunted Atlantic hurricane formations through September while cranking out storms throughout the Paciﬁc region. Isaias came one day shy of tying a 121-year-old record for the latest-forming initial hurricane of the Atlantic season. Of the 55 costliest hurricanes to hit the United States, a dozen began with the letter “I”, including four in the top 10. Category 4 Ian in 2022 came in at No. 3 with $119.6 billion in damage. Ian hammered Florida with such ferocity that it wiped out whole neighborhoods, tossed boats onto highways, swept away beaches and swamped homes in roofdeep waters. Category 4 Ida, devastating parts of Louisiana in 2021, was the sixth-costliest hurricane at $84.6 billion. Category 4 Irma tore through the Florida Keys in 2017 for No. 8 at a cost of $64 billion. Category 2 Ike made landfall near Galveston, Texas, in 2008 for No. 10 at $43.2 billion. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it based these ﬁgures on the 2024 Consumer Price Index adjusted cost. The 2020 hurricane season exhausted that year’s alphabetical list of storm names by mid-September, so later storms were identified using Greek letters, including Iota, the 30th named storm of that recordbreaking year. Category 4 Iota decimated Nicaragua and Honduras in November 2020 only two weeks after another hurricane had passed through the region.

The World Meteorological Organization, which oversees storm naming, later decided not to use the Greek alphabet for future storms, citing potential confusion when translated into other languages. Instead, a supplemental list of names will be used when the standard list is exhausted in a particular season. Ivan tore through Grand Cayman island in 2004, damaging or destroying an estimated 95 percent of the buildings there, the National Weather Service said. Then it slammed into the United States, spawning 118 tornadoes from Florida to Pennsylvania, more than any other tropical system since modern-day records have been kept starting in 1950, the weather service said. The storm was blamed for 124 deaths, including 57 in the United States. Ivan formed during an El Niño, and churned a loopy path. After coming ashore near Gulf Shores, Alabama, it went up to Virginia, then back down through southeast Florida, returning into the U.S. Gulf and to Texas. In 2011, Hurricane Irene sent cars bobbing down rivers, swept away covered bridges, put millions in the dark and killed dozens of people. It made landfall along the North Carolina coast, then veered north along a densely populated corridor. New York City took a direct hit, but the heaviest rains were further inland. In Vermont, the storm killed six people, washed homes off their foundations and damaged or destroyed more than 200 bridges and 500 miles of highway. It was the costliest Category 1 U.S. hurricane on record since at least 1980, with estimated total damage of $18.8 billion.

widespread evacuations have been ordered. Local authorities, however, urged residents to leave some lowlying areas. Some locals evacuated to hotels in Louisiana, where they sat glued to news stations playing storm models on endless loops. But many appeared to be staying put, and some even seemed unfazed by the ominous forecast. About 100 customers were still hanging around the Flora-Bama bar in Perdido Key, Florida, around midday Thursday, said Jenifer Parnell, its marketing director. The bar was still deciding whether to close on Friday and Saturday, but staff members were busy removing sound equipment from stages and taking down awnings and tents. “People don’t mind,” Parnell said.

tors, many of whom were in town for Gulf Shores’ 53rd annual National Shrimp Festival. The festival, alongside dozens of other events around the region, has been canceled. Amtrak’s Mardi Gras Service between New Orleans and Mobile has also been suspended through Monday. Kay Maghan, a public relations manager for Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Tourism, said several local vacation rental companies were refunding visitors or offering credits so travelers can return at later dates. Brett/Robinson Vacation Rentals, which runs the popular Phoenix condominium complexes along the beach, also closed its properties until Monday. The push to evacuate visitors came from experience. The last major storm to strike near the Florida-Alabama line was Hurricane Sally in 2020. The slow-moving Category 2 storm toppled power lines and transformed the beachfront into a quiet, soggy strip. Maghan said some visitors who did not evacuate became stuck in tall condo buildings with little water, no power and no access to elevators. Forecasters at the National Weather Service in Mobile said Thursday that it was still hard to predict where the storm’s worst impacts would hit. But they warned powerful waves and storm surge could significantly erode parts of the beach from the Alabama coast to Panama City. Even along Florida’s Scenic Highway 30A — about 70 miles east of the storm’s predicted landfall — authorities were bracing for damage even as they hoped to be spared. “We just have to prepare for it to be stronger and more impactful than it very well may be,” Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson said.

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Continued from page 1A come and do the work every day, side by side with all of the interested parties, and I will be transparent as we do that work.” Mayor Helena Moreno, who sits on the commission and helped interview the two ﬁnalists Wednesday, expressed her conﬁdence in Bell after the meeting and said it was a close call between candidates. “What I appreciated so much about Miss Bell is her level of urgency, and how she wants to make some major things work quickly,” Moreno said. “She wants big wins for our kids and wants things to be simpler for our families as well.” Bell was selected in a national search to replace former NORD CEO Larry Barabino Jr, who resigned in May for a new role at the Housing Authority of New Orleans. As CEO, Bell will be tasked with revitalizing a department that manages over 160 parks, playgrounds, swimming pools and recreation centers. It faces a mountain of criticism over practices like failing to adequately maintain its facilities or to communicate when facilities are closed during operating hours.

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Kyle Walker, chair of the NORD Commission, left, and Mayor Helena Moreno listen during a commission meeting at New Orleans City Hall on Thursday. It’s also amassed a reputation of being difﬁcult to navigate for those who want to access programs and services. The New Orleans Inspector General has called out the

department’s failure to maintain background checks for volunteer coaches and a lack of financial oversight for some of its athletic programs.

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Continued from page 1A not disclosed details about its model, will build its share of the ships at its LaShip shipyard in Terrebonne Parish, according to Navy ofﬁcials. The company did not respond to a request for comment on Wednesday.

Making headway The deal is a significant win for Louisiana’s shipbuilding industry. Two decades ago, some 14,500 people were employed in ship and boat building. As of last year, that number had declined to 4,900, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Much of that can be attributed to closure of Avondale Shipyard, formerly the state’s largest private employer, on account of Huntington Ingalls consolidating its Gulf Coast operations in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Now, the Navy push for more smaller, crewless ships is bringing some work back to Louisiana shipyards. And Bourgeois said the state’s supply of skilled workers and shipbuilding infrastructure gives it a head start. “We have a workforce that has worked in the shipbuilding industry before we began to really see the dramatic decrease in those jobs,” Bourgeois said. “So

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Continued from page 1A been “having productive discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” The U.S. and Iran signed a short-lived interim agreement in June, intended to establish a 60-day ceasefire and framework for a permanent peace deal. The deal signed by Trump and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian collapsed within weeks amid renewed military actions and disputes over control of the Strait of Hormuz, the critical water which one-fifth world’s oil flowed through before the war. Negotiations had appeared at a standstill since Trump late last month publicly rejected Iran’s proposal to reopen the strait within seven days if the U.S. met certain conditions. Iran, however, said last week they had received a U.S. counterproposal. And Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi earlier on Thursday said he expected Tehran would offer a formal reply within days. Trump on Wednesday during a campaign rally in San Antonio, Texas, said that his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, has continued indirect negotiations with Iranian officials. But at the same time, Trump suggested he had

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Saronic is building the Marauder at its Franklin shipyard. we have the advantage of being able to just simply turn that back on.” In Iberia Parish, Breaux Brothers has already begun scaling up operations to produce at least ﬁve Romulus boats next year. Owner and President Brannan Breaux said he’s looking to add 20 to 30 new workers to his staff of 75 — and even more if he embarks on a contemplated expansion of his 6-acre shipyard. Though it will be his company’s ﬁrst uncrewed vessel, Breaux said its 43 years of experience building custom aluminum hull boats for the offshore drilling industry has been good preparation for producing the Romulus. “It’s basically a glorified

(fast supply vessel) with a bunch of electronics on it that makes it an autonomous vessel,” Breaux said. “So we basically build an FSV that would typically go work in the Gulf for the oil ﬁeld, but strip down a lot of things that’re unneeded because it’s unmanned.”

mixed feelings about ending the war at this point. “I think the deal isn’t really something that I want to do, but they’re willing to offer us anything to stop,” Trump said. Trump believes that the U.S. is gaining leverage as the U.S. military is having greater success in helping oil tankers traverse the Strait of Hormuz and get Gulf allies’ oil to market, while a Navy blockade is shutting down Iran’s own oil exports. Iran has lost its near chokehold over oil flows through the vital waterway with U.S. Central Command shepherding oil tankers through the strait at night with their location systems turned off. That, with the help of Gulf pipelines that skirt the strait, has allowed Gulf countries to export oil at nearly prewar levels. But Iran has ramped up attacks on tankers passing through the strait in recent days. And overall, ship traffic remains well below prewar levels, as are shipments of liquid natural gas and fuel products. Tanker operators willing to risk running the gauntlet under Central Command’s protection are in some cases charging rates of $1 million a day or more, shipping analysts say. The situation has become further complicated

as Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s government have launched a military campaign aimed at driving Iran-backed Houthi rebels from the Bab el-Mandeb strait, another critical Mideast trade route for oil and other goods. The Houthis, in turn, are targeting Saudi airports and key infrastructure in the kingdom with drone and missile strikes. Trump’s post comes as the military has dispatched more resources to the region. U.S. ofﬁcials have said a third aircraft carrier, the USS Theodore Roosevelt, and thousands of troops aboard it and accompanying ships could arrive as early as the end of October. Trump’s announcement was made the same day the USS Abraham Lincoln was due to arrive to its home port in San Diego after a recordlong deployment in support of the Iran war. There have been reports of crew stress and poor mental health, as well as supply shortages, including food and hygiene products. The USS George Washington, which is usually based in Asia, relieved the Lincoln in August. The other aircraft carrier in the Middle East, the USS George H.W. Bush, has been deployed for about six months, but it pulled into Phuket, Thailand, for a port visit several days ago.

Prototype procurement The 10-ship orders could be the first of more in the future. That’s because the Navy used an “other transaction” agreement that allows for follow-up orders without another round of bidding instead of going through the standard procurement process. “Our message to the defense industrial base is simple: build fast, deliver

Bell has touted past management experience in developing staff, building relationships and advocacy work, among other areas, as strengths that will help her

on time, and match the urgency of the threat,” Hung Cao, acting secretary of the Navy, said in a release announcing the purchase. In its request for prototype proposals in April, it required the new boats, known as medium unmanned surface vessels, to “operate autonomously and carry containerized payloads,” meaning two 40-foot shipping containers that can be loaded up with weapons or other equipment. The new boats needed to be able to travel about 2,900 miles at nearly 29 mph in moderately wavy conditions and be able to continue navigating by themselves without emitting any radio signals. They also had to be ready for action within 18 months. In June, the Navy picked seven companies to prove

reshape NORD. She was previously the vice president and chief of staff at Xavier University of Louisiana and a public information officer for transportation firm Transdev when it managed the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority. Bell said she wants to start her role by listening to staff and the community’s needs to assess the department’s priorities. She wants to create more recreational programs and opportunities for youth, help develop employees and build back trust with the community. Moreno was also impressed by Bell’s plans for a more functional NORD website and a better maintenance strategy, she said. “We were really lucky to have two amazing candidates,” said Moreno, who has championed reforms at NORD since taking office. “I’m proud that we have selected a new CEO. And I’m really proud of the overall selection process.” The search, led by Louisiana consulting firm AMCorp International, drew 176 applications before narrowing down them to two finalists — Bell and Corey Wilson, a former superintendent of the Recreation and Park Commission for East Baton Rouge Parish. The search process used survey responses from residents as part of the evaluation criteria, according to NORD officials.

their prototypes at sea in more than 140 scenarios, testing their ability to spot other vessels using only their sensors, properly steer around other ships and complete a preset 483-mile course. “Marauder went from initial design to on-the-water in under a year, and this evaluation demonstrated that the platform holds up under the Navy’s own toughest testing,” Dino Mavrookas, CEO and co-founder of Saronic, said in a release. Saronic, which was valued at $9.25 billion in its latest funding round, aims to have the capacity to produce up to 20 Marauders a year at its Franklin shipyard. Earlier this year, it opened an ofﬁce in New Orleans’ Central Business District for the engineers, architects and other specialists working on the

ships. The company now employs more than 400 people in Louisiana, and expects to hire more as demand grows. Last month, the company broke ground on a $3.2 billion shipyard in Brownsville, Texas, that will more than double the nation’s current commercial shipbuilding capacity. Louisiana had been a ﬁnalist in the company’s site selection. The next phase of medium drone boat procurement has already begun. The Navy will begin reviewing new proposals next month and plans to keep taking them for ﬁve years.

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Police officers spray students with pepper spray Wednesday near Sciences Po university as they protest against under-resourced schools in Paris.

Police fire tear gas at barricaded high school Student protests in Paris show no sign of ending

BY JADE LE DELEY and LORNE COOK Associated Press

PARIS — Students barricaded a high school in northeastern Paris with garbage bins on Thursday before police moved in with tear gas, as France’s nationwide protests showed few signs of ending. The Hélène Boucher high school has been a ﬂashpoint for clashes in the French capital and was one of hundreds of schools disrupted by protests Thursday. Riot police gathered in side streets as students converged on the school. Many protesters

wore surgical masks or hoodies, apparently to avoid being recognized. At least a dozen demonstrations supporting the high school students’ movement were planned across France later in the day, including a rally at Place de la Bastille in Paris, where tear gas and a water cannon were ﬁred at protesters. Police have made more than 6,600 arrests since late September, when students, most of them under 18, began protesting to demand more education funding, according to the Interior Ministry. The Education Ministry said 375 schools were fully or partially closed Thursday. While the number of school closures was down compared to Tuesday, pressure is mounting on the govern-

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 876-337 ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC VERSUS ZELMA STEWART EVANS A/K/A ZELMA S. EVANS A/K/A ZELMA EVANS AND CORINNE ALEXIS EVANS-BLACK, IN HER CAPACITY AS INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATRI X OF THE SUCCESSION OF KARON P. EVANS, SR. A/K/A KARON P. EVANS, SR. A/K/A KARON EVANS, SR. A/K/A KARON P. EVANS A/K/A KARON EVANS By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated June 15, I have 2026, seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ described ing property to wit: A certain piece or portion of to‐ ground, gether with all buildings the improvements thereon, and all ways, rights, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situate, lying and being in the Village f

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ment of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron. The protests against the underfunding of schools — many of them struggling with dilapidated facilities and insufﬁcient staff — have drawn troublemakers not concerned about the aims of the protest movement as well as unions and political groups. In a TV address, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu lamented the “violence, students and staff being attacked, police officers and gendarmes injured, schools set on fire or vandalized, thousands of hours of classes lost, not to mention threats and insults.” He took aim at “political leaders who use this anger to conduct their electoral battles.”

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KYIV, Ukraine — A Russianguided bomb exploded next to public buses ﬁlled with passengers in eastern Ukraine, authorities said Thursday, killing 30 people as part of a wave of attacks that also worsened power outages in the capital. The morning attack occurred next to a bus stop in the war-torn city of Kramatorsk in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, prompting public transport to be suspended in the area. “There is no doubt that Russia is cynically targeting civilians,” Oleksandr Honcharenko, head of the city’s military administration, said, adding that the rescue effort had been hampered by subsequent Russian attacks using small drones. Russia and Ukraine are locked in a long-range aerial war while their armies remain largely deadlocked on the front line, more than 4 1/2 years since Moscow’s full-scale invasion. Russia has escalated its aerial attack in recent weeks, putting pressure on Ukraine as it prepares for winter and hitting the infrastructure keeping its war-battered economy afloat. Recent targets have included energy systems, key industries, railways, post ofﬁces, shopping centers, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports. Thursday’s attack fol-

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Locals and rescuers carry out an injured woman Wednesday from a residential building destroyed in a Russian missile strike on Pryluky, Ukraine. lowed a Russian missile strike a day earlier that killed 22, including five children, in the northern Ukrainian town of Pryluky. Rescuers were searching the rubble of a residential building. At least 54 people were wounded. Several survivors slept in heavily damaged apartments because they couldn’t ﬁnd anywhere else to stay. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to Pryluky on Thursday with visiting British Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband, who announced new sanctions on Russia. Zelenskyy warned that Russia will likely escalate daily missile and drone attacks as winter approaches. He appealed for additional defense support from NATO countries. “It is important that sup-

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port in words takes concrete form in new packages for Ukraine’s defense,” he wrote in an online post. “Supplies of anti-ballistic capabilities, ammunition for our combat aircraft and investments in interceptors — all of this is directly helping save lives every day.” In audio clips responding to journalist’s questions Thursday evening, Zelenskyy said a Ukrainian delegation would meet in the U.S. with President Donald Trump’s representatives Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff for two days beginning Friday to discuss strengthening Ukraine’s air defenses, among other issues. Ukraine’s energy company DTEK said national grid operator Ukrenergo had ordered emergency power outages in Kyiv.

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g of Marrero, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of in Louisiana, part that thereof known as the “Addition to Gitzinger Subdi‐ vision”, in ac‐ cordance with plan of survey made by Alvin E. Hotard Civil Engineer, dated September 20, 1956, a copy of which said plan is on ﬁle in the recorder’s ofﬁce of the Parish of in Jefferson, Book of Plans Vol. 31, folio 37, approved by Jefferson the Policy Parish Jury, Ordinance 3388, No. adopted January 9, 1957, in registered COB 416, folio 645, of the con‐ veyance records of the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana; and to according said plan said lot is designated as the whole of lot number twentytwo (22), square thirty-two (32), and measures sixty (60) feet front on Avenue “C” the same width in the rear, bya depth between equal parallel and of one lines hundred twenty (120’) feet. And in accordance with survey by J. Wilton Land Dufrene, Surveyor, dated September 9, 1968, revised to show improve‐ ments on June 2, 1969, said lot has the forego‐ ing dimensions and said square is bounded by Flo‐ rahaze Subdivi‐ Avenues sion, “B” and “C” and Four‐ Street; teenth said Lot 22 com‐ 28.97 mences feet from the corner of Avenue “C” and Fourteenth Street. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐

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TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

A CERTAIN POR‐ OF TION TO‐ GROUND, WITH GETHER ALL THE BUILD‐ INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND OF THE ALL RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES AND APPURTE‐ NANCES THERE‐ UNTO BELONG‐ ING OR IN ANYWISE AP‐ PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, UPSTREAM IN SUBDIVISION IN 11 SQUARE THEREOF, BOUNDED BY UPSTREAM STREET, SEV‐ STREET, ENTH MISSOURI STREET, AND DARBY (FOR‐ LANE MERLY EIGHTH AC‐ STREET). CORDING TO A SURVEY OF S.A. CA‐ LONGNE'S SONS, C.E. & S, DATED NOVEMBER 04, 1926, SAID PORTION OF GROUND IS DES‐ AND IGNATED AS MEASURES FOLLOWS: LOTS 36, 37, AND 38 AND ADJOIN MEASURE EACH 20 FEET FRONT ON DARBY LANE, SAME WIDTH IN THE BY A REAR, DEPTH OF 120 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES. 36 LIES LOT NEARER TO AND COMMENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 77.51 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF UPSTREAM STREET AND DARBY LANE. AND ALL IN AC‐ CORDANCE TO A SURVEY OF F.G. STEWART, SURVEYOR, DATED JUNE 27, 1959, RECERTI‐ FIED JULY 27, 1959, AND MAY 25, 1960, SAID LOTS HAVE THE SAME LOCATION AND MEASURE‐ MENTS AS ABOVE SET FORTH, AND ARE BY BOUNDED LANE DARBY (FORMERLY EIGHTH

NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. DENNIS F. WIGGINS, JR. Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 877-045 GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY IN ITS CAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEE OF GV TRUST 2025-1 VERSUS LAURANCE H. BOHNE II By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated June 26, I have 2026, seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐

STREET), UP‐ STREAM STREET, SEVENTH STREET AND MOSS LANE (FORMERLY MIS‐ SOURI STREET). AND IN ACCOR‐ WITH DANCE THE SURVEY OF F.G. STEW‐ ART, SURVEYOR, DATED JUNE 27, 1959, RECERTI‐ FIED JULY 27, 1959, IMPROVE‐ LO‐ MENTS CATED MAY 25, 1960 AND RE‐ CERTIFIED COR‐ RECT MAY 12, 1964, SAID PROPERTY IS SHOWN AS DE‐ ABOVE EX‐ SCRIBED CEPT THAT SQUARE 11, IS BOUNDED BY DARBY LANE (FORMERLY EIGHTH STREET), MOSS (FOR‐ LANE MIS‐ MERLY SOURI STREET), SEVENTH STREET AND UPSTREAM STREET This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ mort‐ terests, gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. CANDACE A. COURTEAU Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

NO: 877-980 HANCOCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS OAK TREE CHIROPRACTIC LLC By virtue of and in obedience to Writ of a AND SEIZURE SALE from the Judicial 24th Court, District Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the num‐ above bered and enti‐ cause, tled dated July 27, I have 2026, seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Ex‐ Westbank pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ described ing property to wit: TWO CERTAIN CONDOMINIUMS together with all of the rights, ways, appurtenances, advantages and rights in and to “Common Ele‐ there‐ ments” unto belonging or in an anywise ap‐ pertaining, des‐ ignated as Unit No. 8 and Unit No. 9 (also known as Units 2C & 2F) in building the bearing the Mu‐ nicipal No. 5037 Veterans Memo‐ rial Boulevard, which building is situated on following the described property, to wit: TWO CERTAIN OF' LOTS to‐ GROUND, gether with all buildings the and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, privi‐ ways, servi‐ leges, tudes, appurtenances, prescriptions and advantages be‐ thereunto longing or in anywise appertaining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of

Louisiana, in that portion thereof known as PONTCHAR‐ TRAIN GARDENS SUBDIVISION, in Square No. 2, of Unit No. 1, is which by bounded (formerly Yale Orlando) Street, Kent Avenue (formerly Rose Street), the Vet‐ erans Memorial (for‐ Highway West merly Canal Street), and Transconti‐ Drive, nental and which said lots of two ground are des‐ ignated by the Nos. 6 and 7, ad‐ join each other, measure and each 50.00 feet front on Yale Street, the same in width in the rear, by the fol‐ depth, lowing to-wit: LOT NO. 6 has a depth on its side line near‐ est Kent Avenue of 160.50 feet (160.12 feet as per and a title), depth on its op‐ posite side line of 160.50 feet (160.03 feet as per title); LOT NO. 7 has a depth on its side line near‐ est Kent Avenue of 160.50 feet (160.03 feet as per and a title), depth on its op‐ posite side line of 160.50 feet (159.95 feet as per title); The said Lot No. 6 being nearer to and com‐ mencing at a of distance 220.00 feet from the corner of Yale Street and Kent Avenue, all according to a print blue sketch of survey made by Errol E. Kelly, Surveyor, dated January 2, 1964. All as further shown on survey made Guy J. by Seghers, Jr., CE, dated March 15, 1966; and ac‐ cording to a blue print sketch made by Surveys, Inc. of Metairie, Louisiana, by R.

L. Schumann, August dated 26, 1968, a copy of which is at‐ tached to an act before Robert J. Landry, N.P., dated March 4, 1969. AND A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ OF TION to‐ GROUND, gether with all buildings the and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, privi‐ ways, servi‐ leges, tudes, appurtenances thereunto be‐ situ‐ longing, in the ated of State Louisiana, in the Parish of Jefferson, in part that thereof known as PONTCHAR‐ TRAIN GARDENS SUBDIVISION, in Square No. 2, Unit No. 2, Sec‐ tion "D", which Square No. 2 is bounded by Vet‐ erans Memorial Highway, Kent (for‐ Avenue Rose merly Street), Yale Street (formerly Orlando Street) and Transconti‐ Drive, nental as designated Lot No, 2-A thereof, which lot com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 358 feet from the corner of Veterans Memo‐ Highway rial and Transconti‐ Drive, nental measures and thence 102 feet front on Veterans Memo‐ rial Highway, by a width in the rear of' 102.04 feet, by a depth along its side line near‐ est Kent Avenue (formerly Rose Street) of 75.75 feet, by a depth along opposite its nearest side Transcontinen‐ tal Drive of 75.62 feet, all in accordance with plan of sur‐ vey by R. L. Schumann, Reg‐ Land istered Surveyor, dated July 18, 1963, copy of which is to annexed Emergency Or‐ di

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g dinance No. 6198, Jefferson Parish Council, adopted July 18, 1963, registered in COB 575, folio 357, Entry No. 265706, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, and also according to survey of J. J. Krebs and Sons, dated Au‐ gust 7, 1963. All as more fully shown on sur‐ vey of Guy J. Seghers, Jr., dated C.E., March 15, 1966, and according to blue print sketch made by Surveys, Inc., Metairie, of Louisiana, by R. Schumann, L. August dated 26, 1968, a copy of which is attached to Act of Mortgage before Robert J. Landry, Notary Public, dated March 4, 1969. The improve‐ ments thereon bear the munici‐ address pal Veterans 5037 Memorial Boulevard, Unit 2F and Unit 2C a/k/a Unit 8 and Unit 9, Metairie, LA 70006. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ mort‐ terests, gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds be must Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. DAVID WAGUESPACK Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t

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Garden District school defends tree plan Some neighbors, alumni object to removal

BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

Louise S. McGehee School this week has been defending a plan to cut down several large oak trees so that it can build a bigger gymnasium on its Garden District campus after some local residents and school alumni raised objections. The four oak trees on the all-girls school’s campus are being removed to make way for a long-planned campus renovation approved by the city, school leaders said in a message to families

this week. The decision to cut down the trees was made after “exhausting all other options,” including a search for an off-campus property to house the new four-story athletic facility, school leadership said in a separate statement to media. The message to McGehee families came after someone posted a flyer about the school’s plans in a local coffee shop. The anonymous ﬂyer, which circulated widely on social media, urged community members to “make your voice heard” about the school’s plan to “chop down” the trees, and questioned whether a larger gym is “worth the destruction of these four beauties.” Hannah Dietsche, McGehee’s interim head of school, and Benjamin Dupuy, chair of the school’s board of

Oak trees line the First Street side of Louise S. McGehee School in New Orleans on Thursday. Some of the trees are slated to be removed to make room for a new gym. STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

ä See TREE PLAN, page 2B

Boosters plan marketing campaign JEDCO creates comedy skits BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

Jerry Bologna didn’t think running Jefferson Parish’s business development arm meant he’d reprise his acting career. He left that life behind in middle school, when he played a lead role in Gilbert and Sullivan’s opera “H.M.S. Pinafore.” But under a new, $20,000 marketing campaign to promote the Jefferson Parish Economic Development Commission in the form of skits inspired by the TV show “The Office,” Bologna and his staff have embraced the spotlight in a series of videos where they act, sing and dance about why businesses should choose Jefferson Parish as the place to work. “Everyone really understood the assignment,” said Kelsey Scram, JEDCO’s chief marketing officer. “It was kind of amazing we were able to get so many people from our team to just do this.” The campaign includes four sketch videos of roughly two minutes each produced by JEDCO’s marketing team and creative firm Deep Fried Advertising. Scram said the campaign was paid for through private investments, and that the videos will roll out on social media over several months. Two of the videos have already posted, titled “JEDCO’s Open Door Policy” and “JEDCO: The Musical,” which both star Bologna but include

NOTHING BUT NET ABOVE and RIGHT: Brad Rodriguez repairs holes in a 10-foot cast net while sitting along Bayou Petit Caillou in Chauvin on Wednesday, Seated near the water’s edge, Rodriguez carefully works a netting needle through the net, mending damaged sections. Rodriguez, who has been catching shrimp, spent part of the afternoon repairing two cast nets. STAFF PHOTOS BY BRETT DUKE

ä See CAMPAIGN, page 2B

OIG: City could save $1M by ELECTION firing illegal dumping contractor Several seats on St. Tammany Hall says spending Parish School Board up for grabs Citystopped last year H H

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Unique five-year term draws hopefuls

BY JIM DERRY Staff writer

When the dust settles on the races for St. Tammany School Board Districts 9, 11 and 12 on Nov. 3, two of those seats will feature new faces regardless of the outcome, while District 12 will see either the incumbent return or her challenger take over. Members of the St. Tammany Parish School Board will serve a unique ﬁve-year term beginning in January 2027 — instead of the normal four years — which could play a role in the seven races up for grabs in the Nov. 3 election. District 9 is on the westernmost part of

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St. Tammany in Madisonville and part of Covington, while Districts 11 and 12 serve parts of the Slidell area.

DISTRICT 9 The district includes an area in the west and southwest part of the parish, including Madisonville and part of Covington.

Reid Mahne Mahne, 41, has lived in Mandeville since 1992 and is a director of procurement for a local marine company. He said his experience of “managing multiple budgets and operational challenges” makes him ready to take on this role on the board. And the school system’s ﬁnancial issues are item No. 1 on his platform. Mahne, a

ä See ELECTION, page 4B

BY VIOLET BUCARO Staff writer

Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration could save more than $1 million a year by ﬁring contractors that handle illegal dumping, the New Orleans Inspector General said in a public letter Thursday that came nearly a year after the city stopped paying a contractor for that service. Inspector General Ed Michel, whose ofﬁce roots out waste, fraud and abuse in city government, said Wednesday in a public letter that the city could save $13.1 million over 10 years if the Department of Sanitation handled waste-management cleanups without paying private contractors. A city contractor in charge of illegal dumping and debris, MDL Enterprises, tackled cleanups for special events, pa-

rades and Mardi Gras celebrations from 2022 to 2025. MDL has also worked through a backlog of illegal dumping service requests through the city’s 311 call center. “Based on this analysis, Michel the OIG recommends the City consider the feasibility of hiring adequate staff and acquiring the necessary resources to provide illegal dumping response services at the Department of Sanitation,” Michel wrote. But a city spokesperson said City Hall has not spent money on a dumping contractor since last year. “Yes, we are aware that bringing illegal dumping remediation services in-house could save the City money, and we appreciate the OIG for looking back at spending and practices from previous years,” said Jonah

ä See CONTRACTOR, page 2B

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$110M refinery project in Acadia Parish delayed Tristar, Deal hits snag with owner, to purchase the were property negotiations property unsuccessful, he

BY ADAM DAIGLE

said. The company, which is based in Dubai, and Green A $110 million net-zero emissions Fuels Operating refinery that was announced for spent months ne- Wiliamson Acadia Parish last year and was to gotiating a possible employ 60 people may not happen. deal after Williamson’s company Green Fuels Operating, which an- spent time negotiating with the prenounced last May it would open at vious owner, he said. the former Evangeline Processing Tristar had bought the site out of facility along the Mermentau River, bankruptcy from Canal Reﬁneries could not land a deal for the prop- in 2018 for $2.55 million, according erty and is now looking for a site, to land records. But Green Fuels Operating began negotiating with CEO Derek Wiliamson said. Negotiations with the property Canal on the site, including the Acadiana business editor

equipment and other assets. “By the time we figured all that out, we were like, ‘Holy crap, what a mess,’” Williamson said. “Then we tried negotiation with Tristar, and they just basically had too many requests and demands. We couldn’t do it.” The site, which dates back to 1957, also would not have made it through an environmental review, he said. Now having sat idle for possibly three years, the site has 500,000 barrels of storage with 15 tanks ranging from 5,000 barrels to 80,000 barrels along with barge-to-rail access. GFO’s parent company, Clean Refineries Inc., billed the project as one that would refine 20,000 barrels

of oil a day with no toxic emissions or detectable odors and a reduced carbon footprint. It will produce marine-grade diesel and bunker fuel, ofﬁcials said. Williamson said he then sought property in Lake Charles for the business but could not make a deal on it due to environmental concerns. He is now shifting attention back to Acadia Parish, this time on the east side of the parish, to restart the project. The employee base is too valuable to move the project to another region, he said. “We feel like we’ll be able to staff a plant,” Williamson said. “We like the type of employees and we like

the employee base in southern Louisiana. There is also a huge infrastructure piece there from a votech standpoint to support education of our employees.” Green Fuels Operating touts 11 facilities in production in Oklahoma, Texas, Wyoming and Alaska. In June it started construction of $400 million reﬁnery in Duncan, Oklahoma, that will employ 100. Its project in Lafourche Parish in conjunction with Bollinger Shipyards and the U.S. Navy remains active. It involves putting its netzero process on a ship and is waiting on funding from Congress in the appropriations bill for the project to move forward, Williamson said.

Parents sue over Mall of Louisiana shooting death of daughter

The parents of Martha Odom, a Lafayette teen who was an innocent bystander killed in an April 23 shootout in a Baton Rouge mall, are suing the mall’s owner, operator, security company and alleged

Teacher accused of sex crimes

Livingston Parish jail from TanInvestigation gipahoa Parish on Wednesday and on counts of molestation of spans Livingston, booked a juvenile, indecent behavior with Tangipahoa parishes a juvenile, computer-aided solicita-

BY ELLYN COUVILLION Staff writer

A former physical education teacher and coach at a Livingston Parish school has been accused of inappropriate behavior with at least one student there and other sex crimes after evidence surfaced in a separate Tangipahoa Parish case, authorities said. Trey Sparks, 30, an employee of the Tangipahoa Parish school system, had been arrested on counts of possession of child sexual abuse material. During its investigation, the Ponchatoula Police Department seized Sparks’ digital devices, which led to evidence of victims in Livingston Parish, the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. Sparks was transported to the

CONTRACTOR Continued from page 1B

Gilmore. “Importantly, since Mayor Moreno took ofﬁce, no funds have been expended for outsourced illegal dumping remediation services since November 2025.” Gilmore said the administration is moving forward with an in-house Illegal Dumping Strike Team funded through the recent sanitation fee hike adopted by City Council on Oct. 1. The 33% increase raised curbside trash collection and recycling fees for residential homes from $24 to $32.25, a monthly hike of $8.25, and

CAMPAIGN

Continued from page 1B cameos from several other employees. Bologna and Scram said the idea for the mockumentary campaign started after they produced an eightminute sketch last year promoting JEDCO’s annual luncheon. That video amassed over 100,000 views, won an advertising award and attracted new business clients, they said. “It’s been evident it’s getting the attention of not only our local audience, but corporate relocation executives and folks I haven’t spoken to in years that have reached out to say, ‘This is the best I’ve seen in economic development; y’all are the envy of the entire industry,’” Bolo-

tion of a minor, sexual battery, possession of child sexual abuse material, as well as production of such material, and prohibited sexual conduct between educator and student, the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said. The newly uncovered evidence pointed to inappropriate behavior with juveniles that occurred in 2023 and 2024, when Sparks was working at Maurepas School in Livingston Parish, the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce said. In a statement Wednesday night, the Livingston Parish school system said Sparks worked as a middle school and high school P.E. teacher and basketball coach at Maurepas School from Feb. 18, 2021, to Oct. 25, 2024. The school system said Sparks resigned on Oct. 25, 2024, citing “other opportunities” related to employment with another school district.

The shooting occurred at 1:23 p.m. when two groups, who were fighting, opened fire in the mall’s upstairs food court. Initial reports stated that several suspects quickly fled the scene. None of the perpetrators themselves were struck by gunfire. Law-enforcement officials said one gun was recovered from the scene and investigators believe multiple were used, though it is unclear how many. More security guards and police officers began patrolling the mall following the shooting, according to spokespeople at the Baton

Rouge Police Department and GGP, the retail arm of Chicagobased Brookfield Corp., which owns the mall. They declined to specify the exact number of guards and ofﬁcers and declined to share other security updates to prevent compromising the efﬁcacy of their work. Lee, who was 17 at the time of the shooting, was indicted in August on one count of second-degree murder, six counts of attempted second-degree murder and one count of illegal use of weapons. He is being held at the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

TREE PLAN

A canopy of oak trees is seen along the First Street side of Louise S. McGehee School on Thursday.

Continued from page 1B trustees, acknowledged the concerns in the Oct. 5 email to families. They said the oak trees are in “varying degrees of health,” adding that the school will plant new trees around campus. No city ordinance prohibits their removal because they are on private property, the school said. “While we know this decision may be difﬁcult for many in our community,” they wrote, “we hope that, in time, we will see this new chapter not only for what it requires us to give up, but for what it allows us to create for generations of McGehee girls to come.” Built in the 1960s, the school’s existing gym does not meet the school’s current physical education and athletics needs, or Louisiana High School Athletics Association standards, according to a statement from the school. The school’s board of trustees adopted the campus renovation plan in 2022, and the City Planning Com-

from $48 to $64.50 for businesses. The increase will continue until the end of next year and will be adjusted yearly for the cost of service. The OIG is evaluating the city’s reliance on private contractors as the council looks to trim city expenses and decide which departments will face cuts in next year’s budget. The city must ﬁnalize a budget by Dec. 1. The city has also found ways to bring other services in-house, namely street pavers, in a bid to reduce its reliance on costly contractors. From 2023 to 2025, Michel said, the sanitation department paid MDL more than $5.5 million for sanitation operations. The Inspector

General projected the city would have spent $3.5 million over three years if operations were in-house. Over 10 years, the city would spend $9.7 million over a decade on similar services if it did the work itself, compared with $22 million to keep employing MDL, according to the report. For illegal dumping cleanup, the city paid MDL $140 per hour for roll-off trucks and up to $237 per hour for front-end loaders. The city would spend an additional $417,000 on new equipment in its ﬁrst year of doing the work itself, according to the OIG. Every year after, the city could save over $1.2 million, according to the

gna said. In each skit, Bologna takes on the persona of the cringey, overenthusiastic boss with a ﬂair for the dramatic — such as forcing the entire JEDCO staff to participate in a lightly-choreographed, mildly out-of-tune musical number to entice a prospective client — while skeptical employees and business leaders stare dryly at the camera. In JEDCO’s first video, titled “JEDCO Jingle,” Bologna hires a kooky divorced musical duo played by two Los Angeles-based comedians to write jingles for Jefferson Parish-based companies. Everyone else ﬁnds the jingles klutzy and off-putting. Some local businesses have since invested in JEDCO’s new marketing strategy as a way to advertise themselves. Clearview City Center, which

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STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER mission and the Historic District Landmarks Commission approved them last fall. Earlier this year, the school began renovating its auditorium and front entryway. Construction on the new gym, a four-story building with ground-level parking, will begin next year. Cassie Catalanotto, who graduated from McGehee in 1998, said she saw a neighbor’s social media post about the trees. She called school leadership and posted an online petition urging the school to keep the trees and downsize their plans for a new gym.

report. The OIG also found past duplicate illegal dumping cleanup efforts between the Department of Sanitation and MDL Enterprises, which was not licensed to haul waste tires in Louisiana. City staff were required to revisit sites cleared by MDL, “calling into question the efﬁciency of using a contractor who did not have the requisite tire haul licensing to respond to illegal dumping complaints,” Michael wrote. OIG also looked into the expenses for private contrac-

As a student, she sometimes ate lunch and performed school skits under the large oak trees, Catalanotto recalled. “We don’t know the names of the people who didn’t cut those trees down before us,” she said, “but the trees get to live on; they’re bigger than us.” The Garden District Association declined to comment. School ofﬁcials said they will help fund an “extensive tree planting project,” in partnership with a local nonproﬁt, which “will more than replace those we will be losing on our campus.”

efforts. “We urge the city to continue identifying opportunities to reduce costs and improve service delivery by performing work in-house when it is more efﬁcient than contracting the work out,” Michel said.

tors with Emergency Medical Services and found that the city could generate up to $1.74 million a year by hiring EMS staff instead of sourcing private contractors to perform EMS services. “We remain committed to using taxpayer dollars responsibly, improving how the City delivers services and ﬁnding more efﬁcient ways to address illegal dumping across New Orleans,” Gilmore said in an email. The Inspector General issued a statement Thursday evening applauding the city’s

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Rising oil, falling stocks unsettle Wall Street

NEW YORK — Some sharp reversals kept financial markets unsteady on Thursday, as oil prices rose and U.S. stock indexes finished mixed. Stocks felt pressure from a 4.1% rise in the price for a barrel of Brent crude oil, the international standard, to $104.28. It’s been pinballing between $96 and nearly $110 over the last month on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global energy industry to return to normal. Brent got to nearly $106 in the morning before President Donald Trump sent its price veering after saying “productive discussions” are happening with Iran and that the U.S. military would not attack it before the upcoming U.S. elections in November. That briefly sent Brent toward $103 before it eventually turned back upward. Even sharper swings shook the bond market, where yields have been jumping worldwide to their highest levels in years or even decades, which threaten to slow the economy. The 10-year Treasury yield initially rose with oil prices, going from 5.28% late Wednesday to 5.35% early Thursday morning. But it then fell all the way back to 5.23%. It dropped after the U.S. government said that it sold $22 billion in 30-year Treasury bonds at an auction with a high yield of less than 5.62%. That helped bring the 30-year Treasury yield down to 5.60% from 5.73% in the morning, which is a notable move for the bond market.

Mortgage rate rises 7th week in a row

Mortgage rates marched higher for the seventh week in a row, driving the average longterm U.S. home loan rate to its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbed to 7.40% from 7.28% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. One year ago, the average rate was 6.30%. The average rate is now the highest it’s been since Nov. 16, 2023, when it was at 7.44%. The housing market has been stuck in a rut this year in large part because of rising mortgage rates, which can add hundreds of dollars a month in costs for borrowers, limiting homebuyers’ purchasing power and prompting many to put off buying a home. Borrowing costs on 15-year fixed-rate mortgages, often sought by borrowers reﬁnancing a home loan, also rose this week. That average rate increased to 6.73% from 6.60% last week. A year ago, it was at 5.53%. Mortgage rates have been climbing in the months since the start of the U.S. war with Iran in late February. The recent run-up in rates also reﬂects heightened bond market volatility as surging oil prices due to the war fuel inflation worries.

PepsiCo is raising prices after weak quarter

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Trump Accounts enrollment automatic

would still need to for- the U.S. Treasury Department will they won’t get the $1,000 bonus. Some babies eligible guardians mally activate the accounts if they make a one-time, $1,000 “seed” That money is reserved for babies contribution once an account is born during the calendar years of for $1,000 contribution haven’t already.

BY ADRIANA MORGA and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP business writers

NEW YORK — Whether you realize it or not, your child may be enrolled in a “Trump Account.” Rolled out earlier this year, the Trump Accounts program allows parents to claim special investment accounts for children who are 18 years old or younger. Some babies and newborns are eligible to receive a one-time $1,000 contribution from the government. Now, due to automatic enrollment highlighted by President Donald Trump Wednesday, the Treasury Department says every eligible child with a valid Social Security number has a Trump Account. But parents and legal

A Trump Account is a savings tool that invests money in the stock market on a child’s behalf. The child can’t access the money until they turn 18 and can use it only for speciﬁc purposes, such as paying tuition, starting a business or making a down payment on a home. All Americans under age 18 are now being automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts. But parents and legal guardians still need to formally claim the accounts in order to activate them — by using the program’s website at trumpaccounts.gov or its mobile phone app. Trump said Wednesday said that 70 million children will now be enrolled in the accounts, up from 8 million created since their launch in July. For some babies and newborns,

claimed. Other contributions will need to come out of pocket. Parents can contribute up to $2,500 annually in pretax income, much like they do for retirement accounts. But employers, relatives, friends, local governments and philanthropic groups can also pitch in. Yearly contributions are capped at $5,000, although contributions from governments and charities don’t count toward that total. To qualify for the $1,000 seed money, a baby must be a U.S. citizen, have a Social Security number and be born between Jan. 1, 2025, and Dec. 31, 2028. Any parent can open an account for a qualifying child, regardless of the parent’s immigration status. As part of the initiative’s launch, parents of older children also are encouraged to open accounts, but

the current Trump administration. Once a beneficiary of a Trump Account turns 18 years old, they can choose to use the money invested in whatever way they choose. However, Trump Account beneficiaries can also choose to roll the investment over to a Roth IRA account. “You’re extending the life of this thing beyond the 18 years; you’re going all the way out into the child’s potential retirement,” said Myranda Fabian, a certified financial planner with Plante Moran Financial Advisors. Moving the earnings from a Trump Account to a Roth IRA account will be subject to taxation. Roth IRA accounts allow earnings to grow and to be withdrawn free of taxation when an adult reaches retirement age.

World Trade Organization raises merchandise trade growth forecast AI boom offsets hit from Middle East BY JAMEY KEATEN

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GENEVA — The World Trade Organization is sharply increasing its forecast for merchandise trade growth worldwide this year, more than doubling its earlier prediction to 3.9% as booming AI investments offset a hit from the war in the Middle East. The Geneva-based trade body says global trade chugged along at a hearty pace, as supply chains adapted and AI-related spending poured in to provide “a powerful boost to goods trade.” The revised forecast marks a big jump from an initial WTO forecast in this spring for 1.9% growth for merchandise trade. The figure excludes services trade. The trade body forecast growth next year of 4.1%, up from 2.9% predicted in March. “The revision reflects evidence that global supply chains adapted to disruptions in energy and fertilizer markets, while strong investment in AI-related infrastructure boosted trade in AI-enabling goods,” WTO said. Trade of oil and gas and fertilizer through the Persian Gulf was shaken after the U.S.Israeli war against Iran began in February. WTO said merchandise trade grew 3.5% in the first half of the year, powered by the artificial intelligence market. “Demand for AI-enabling goods such as semiconductors and servers accounted for 47% of global merchandise trade growth in the first half of 2026, and trade in these products rose by 67% year-on-year, accelerating from the already rapid expansion seen in 2024 and 2025,” WTO said. Robert Steiger, its chief economist, said WTO teams — like most forecasters — have been “surprised” at the strength of the AI investment boom. They anticipated that strong

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A man checks his cellphone at a waterfront shelter as commercial vessels appear anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Monday. growth in AI-enabling goods like electronics and computers would moderate over time because of already-high growth last year and “market saturation” eventually. “This actually has not happened. Trade in AI-enabling goods grew 16% in value terms in 2024. It grew 31% in value terms in 2025, and it grew an astonishing 67% in the ﬁrst half of 2026,” he told reporters at WTO headquarters. Liquefied natural gas exports from the

Middle East fell by 47% in the ﬁrst half of the year, while crude oil exports dropped by nearly a quarter, WTO said. But shipments from other suppliers helped limit the decline to roughly 1% for LNG and about 6% for crude. WTO said it expects global GDP to grow 2.6% this year and 2.9% in 2027, even though it predicted that the Middle East conﬂict will continue to weigh on trade through higher energy prices and transport route disruptions.

Cost of drugs from Canada set to soar Federal customs rule suspends de minimis exemption

BY FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Millions of Americans who buy cheap drugs from Canada could soon lose access when a customs rule goes into effect later this month, a change that has sparked opposition from Democrats and some Republicans with the cost of living a top issue for voters ahead of midterm elections. The rule applies to a swath of goods beyond drugs and is intended to collect tariffs and prevent illegal drugs from coming into the U.S. It comes as President Donald Trump has made lowering drug prices a top target in addressing soaring healthcare costs, and critics say the rule will hurt patients seeking affordable medicine. “The issue is a matter of life and death for me,” said Susan Hooper, a 75-year-old Toledo, Ohio, resident who has been on oxygen for 14

years and takes two daily medications purchased through a Canadian pharmacy that are not available in the U.S. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection rule targets the de minimis exemption, which previously allowed shipments valued under $800 to pass through customs more easily. As of Oct. 22, that exemption will be indeﬁnitely suspended, and medications mailed from outside the U.S. will require additional data and a bond guarantee. Many medications have already increased in price since customs rules went into effect in August 2025. However, the Oct. 22 compliance date includes importation rules that could eliminate the ability to import personal prescriptions. The rule puts added fees and registration requirements on lowvalue shipments that previously entered the U.S. duty-free — on everything from textiles to toys — but the people who could see the most signiﬁcant impacts are those who buy their cheap drugs from across the border.

And while the rule doesn’t specifically target Canadian drugs — it applies to international mail generally — the practical consequence could be delays, refusals or substantially more difﬁculty getting their medications delivered. Roughly 2.3 million Americans buy their drugs abroad, according to a 2020 study by JAMA Network.

Trump’s healthcare strategy The Trump administration has made lowering drug prices a priority in its bid to show Americans that it is tackling soaring costs. Trump, a Republican, has struck multiple most-favored-nation drug deals with pharmaceutical ﬁrms and has launched the discounteddrug website TrumpRx, among other steps. Federal data from this summer showed that U.S. prescription drug prices were down 3.1% from a year ago, the steepest year-over-year drop since 1963. Trump has sought to take credit for the steep decline, but the real picture is more complicated, and experts say factors beyond the president’s policies likely contributed more to the drop.

Advocates say the rule will hurt patients seeking affordable medicine. Ken Hunter, executive director of the Campaign for Personal Prescription Importation, which advocates on behalf of Americans who access the Canadian drugs, said those who have enjoyed the lower drug prices from across the northern border may not beneﬁt from Trump’s drug pricing moves. “There has been a lot of talk of lowering drug prices, but in many cases it doesn’t cover all drugs for all people for all conditions,” he said. Hunter warned that costs will explode for some medications after his organization conducted a study in August looking at 10 of the most commonly prescribed medications imported from Canada. He cited Eliquis, a prescription blood thinner used to prevent and treat dangerous blood clots. A three-month supply of 180 5-mg pills would cost $565 from a mail order Canadian pharmacy. The same medication would cost roughly $1,017 from Amazon’s pharmacy arm or $1,029 from GoodRx.

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BY KRISTIN ASKELSON Staff writer

The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is expanding its academic offerings in aerospace and space technology, bringing together engineering and computing programs to prepare students for emerging careers and Louisiana’s growing aerospace industry. The expansion includes a new aerospace engineering concentration within the bachelor’s degree program in mechanical engineering and an aerospace and autonomous systems minor in the College of Engineering, both planned for fall 2027. The Ray P. Authement College of Sciences also is adding a space computing systems concentration for computer science majors and a space computing systems minor for students in other majors, both planned for fall 2027. “Louisiana is entering an exciting new era of opportunity in aerospace, and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is committed to helping lead that progress,” university President Ramesh Kolluru said. “Our responsibility is not simply to respond to economic growth, but to help drive it. By bringing together our academic strengths, research capabilities and industry partnerships across disciplines, we are preparing students for high-demand careers, strengthening

the workforce our state will need and helping create the talent and innovation that will support this industry’s continued growth.” The academic expansion comes as Louisiana prepares for growth in its aerospace sector. SpaceX has announced a $100 billion investment to build Starbase Louisiana near Pecan Island, about 60 miles south of campus in Vermilion Parish. The facility is expected to become the world’s largest spaceport by launch capacity, capable of supporting thousands of launches annually. Louisiana Economic Development projects the development will create 3,000 direct jobs over the next decade and more than 8,100 indirect jobs, generating more than 11,100 new job opportunities in Acadiana. “The University has a responsibility to ensure that our academic programs continue to evolve alongside the industries and technologies that are creating new opportunities for our students and our state,” interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dianne Olivier said. “These efforts demonstrate how we can build on strengths across disciplines, connect education with research and workforce needs, and give students the specialized knowledge and practical skills they will need to succeed.”

and control, aerospace structures and design, aircraft dynamics and performance, orbital mechanics and aerospace power systems. Students will be able to focus technical electives on either thermalﬂuids-energy systems or mechanics and control. The aerospace and autonomous systems minor will provide another pathway for engineering students to pursue aerospacerelated coursework and develop expertise in emerging technologies. “The aerospace and autonomous systems minor and the aerospace engineering concentration are part of our broader efforts to continuously align our engineering education with rapidly evolving technologies and workforce needs,” College of Engineering Dean Ahmed Khattab said. “We are building on the college’s existing strengths to create new academic pathways and opportunities for our students while expanding our capabilities in aerospace education, research and innovation.” The new offerings are part of the College of Engineering’s Aerospace Ecosystem Initiative, which connects aerospace education, research and workforce development. The initiative will support multidisciplinary work in areas including autonomous systems, robotics, artificial intelligence, advanced manufacturing, materials, propulsion and thermal Engineering education systems, with applications for airThe College of Engineering’s new craft, spacecraft, autonomous veaerospace engineering concentra- hicles and other aerospace technolotion will build on the mechanical gies. engineering curriculum with advanced coursework in gas dynamics Sciences expand and propulsion, spacecraft dynamics The Ray P. Authement College of

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Continued from page 1B Republican, highlighted a $20 million deﬁcit the board faced and had to deal with by exhausting some of their emergency savings. He expects “reductions in the workforce by attrition,” and while that might not be a popular position, Mahne said, “I’m willing to do it.” His wife is a teacher at Madisonville Elementary, and he has a daughter at Lancaster Elementary and another at Mandeville High. He said he began to think about a run for the board six or seven months ago and has been interested in community service. “My brothers are in the military, and my dad always preached about giving back,” Mahne said. “My family is big into education in public schools, and this would give me a chance to have an impact on all that. … The taxpayers pay more than half of their property taxes toward the school system, and we’re 17th in the state. We have to do better.”

Samantha Ronquille Ronquille, 50, lives in Madisonville and has spent 28 years in the insurance field — as a field adjustor, claims manager and now a vice president — and she emphasizes her skills in budgeting and policy analysis, which she said is “relevant to School Board governance and fiscal oversight.” For four years Ronquille, a Republican, said she has watched board meetings, leading her to want “constructive change,” which starts with spending. The first thing she would do if elected would be to lead a charge to conduct a thorough budget review to identify how to increase funds for teachers and faculty without increasing spending. Ronquille highlights how much work a teacher has to do that goes unrecognized — from working car lines before classes begin to grading papers late into the night. “A teacher may start their day at 5 a.m. and end it at 10 at night, and they’re not being compensated for that,” Ronquille said. “I am not running for a political move — I don’t want to be a politician. If you’re in it for that, you’re in it for the wrong reasons. This is about helping people.”

DISTRICT 11 The district includes parts of western Slidell, including the Eden Isles neighborhood.

Pamela Hotard Hotard, 67, is a retired music teacher who spent 43 years in the classroom, more than half of that at Clearwood Junior High in Slidell. She was primarily a vocal and piano teacher, along with leading the choir. She taught special education classes and American history. Despite retiring, she said “I still have more to give to education,” and when she learned current District 11 Rep. Tammy Lamy had decided not to run for reelection, Hotard said, “it felt like a good opportunity.”

Sciences is expanding its curriculum in the School of Computing & Informatics with a new concentration and minor in space computing systems. The programs will prepare students to apply computing expertise to spacecraft, satellites and other space-based systems. The new concentration and minor will focus on computing and cybersecurity for space applications. Students will learn how to protect satellite commands and communications, build intelligent and resilient software, manage spacecraft computing resources, design radiationhardened and fault-tolerant systems, and analyze satellite imagery and telemetry. The programs will build on the School of Computing & Informatics’ advanced curriculum in artificial intelligence and machine learning, giving students opportunities to apply those technologies to challenges unique to space-based systems. “Computing is essential to nearly every aspect of modern space systems, from communications and cybersecurity to artiﬁcial intelligence and autonomous technologies,” College of Sciences Dean Azmy Ackleh said. “Through this new concentration and minor in space computing, we are giving students opportunities to apply the computing skills they are developing to complex, realworld challenges in space-based systems. Most importantly, we are preparing our students for the jobs of tomorrow, both here in Louisiana and across the nation, and equipping them to contribute to the growing space economy.”

REID MAHNE AGE, BORN, LIVES: 41. Born New Orleans; has lived in Mandeville since 1992. EDUCATION: Graduated from LSU

in 2008. PROFESSIONAL: Director of procurement at Blessey Marine in Harahan. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican

SAMANTHA RONQUILLE AGE, BORN, LIVES: 50. Born in New Orleans and raised on the Westbank; lives in Madisonville. EDUCATION: Graduated from Ursuline High. Earned a bachelor’s in English at Southwestern Louisiana (now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette). PROFESSIONAL: Has worked in the insurance field for 28 years. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican She “faithfully” watches board meetings and occasionally attends them. Her aim if elected is to improve teacher retention and save the arts. “When you look at programs to cut, we have to stay strong,” said Hotard, a Republican. “We have so many great teachers and art teachers and music teachers. … I am passionate about what I do.”

Bert Stephens Stephens, 66, worked in the pharmaceutical sales business for 27 years, including a chunk of time on the management team serving as a “change agent” with team-building and morale improvement. He was also a baseball coach for Meridian Community College in Mississippi for eight years and at Northshore High School for six years. He worked as a career coach at Lakeshore High from 2024 through this past school year. Running for School Board is something Stephens had been thinking of doing for the past 12 years. He said his top concern is that “out of a $500 million budget, we have just $80 million left to spend. I think it’s critically important we spend that money in the right places.” Along with prepping collegebound students, Stephens, a Republican, stressed the importance of doing as good a job with those who want to work in trades or in the arts. “When I was a career coach, I really saw it,” he said. “It was very eye-opening. … I also think we need to pay more attention to beautiﬁcation — we’re competing with other schools everyday.”

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AGE, BORN, LIVES: 67. Born New Orleans; has lived in Slidell since 2005. EDUCATION: Earned a bachelor’s in music at UNO in 1982 and a master’s in education curriculum in 1996. PROFESSIONAL: A retired teacher, who worked for 43 years in a classroom.That included 23 years at Clearwood Junior High School in Slidell, mostly as a vocal music teacher. She also taught American history. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican

AGE, BORN, LIVES: 52. Born and lives in Slidell. EDUCATION: Graduated from Salmen High School. Earned a bachelor’s degree in Education from Alabama.Assistant football coach at Northshore High School for 13 years. PROFESSIONAL: Has worked in sales in pharmaceuticals and now with a construction and roofing company. Spent time in the XFL and Arena Football League. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican

AGE, BORN, LIVES: 66. Born Lafayette; lives in Slidell. EDUCATION: Earned a bachelor’s in history and secondary education at Southern Mississippi and a master’s of arts in teaching at Mississippi State at Meridian. PROFESSIONAL: A pharmaceutical salesman for 27 years, Stephens also coached baseball for 14 years.Worked as a career coach at Lakeshore for two years. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican

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MICHELLE HIRSTIUS AGE, BORN, LIVES: 54. Born Metairie and grew up and New Orleans East; lives in Slidell. EDUCATION: Graduated from Abramson High in New Orleans and attended Nunez Community College. PROFESSIONAL: A self-employed writer and illustrator of children’s books, private teacher of painting classes and graphic design, helps develop social media pages for small businesses. She has worked in real estate and has retail experience and has served as a corporate recruiter and consultant. POLITICAL AFFILIATION: Republican

The district includes the southeast portion of the parish, including has a better idea, I don’t have a probparts of Slidell. lem admitting that,” she said. “The main thing is our teachers need to Michelle Hirstius feel appreciated and valued.” The incumbent, Hirstius, 54, is a self-employed writer and illustrator Heath Panks of children’s books. She also teaches Panks, 52, was born and raised in private painting classes and graphic Slidell, and has spent nearly all of his design and helps develop social me- career in sales — first in pharmaceudia pages for small businesses. She ticals and now with a construction has worked in real estate, as a con- and roofing company. He also was sultant and as a recruiter in the legal an assistant football coach at Northindustry. shore High School for 13 years. When she won election to the An All-State defensive lineman board in 2022, Hirstius expected to in football at Salmen High in 1992, be a one-term member. But she de- Panks later played football at the cided to run for a second term be- University of Alabama, where he cause “so many people got in touch earned a degree in education, and with me — teachers and school em- in the XFL. Panks is the nephew of ployees and said, ‘Please run again.’ Ronnie Panks, who served on the And there’s still so many things I St. Tammany Parish School Board from 1994 until his death in 2015. want to do.” Panks, a Republican, said he is Among her top initiatives are improving nutrition for students and running to “give back to the comreducing their screen time. Since munity,” where he vows to “help in being elected four years ago, Hirsti- any way I can for students and facus, a Republican, has been one of the ulty; that’s who I go to bat for.” He more vocal members on the board, also said retaining teachers is key, and she said it’s helped her develop and that “you don’t want 30 students relationships with those inside the in a class.” school system. If elected, Panks said he would sit “I’m going to throw ideas out down with all the principals in his there, and if I need to go back to the district and find out what their bigdrawing board to figure out another gest concerns are and begin workway to do something, or someone ing on them.

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Obituaries Barthelemy, Elouise

Elouise M. Bartholomew, a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away peacefully at home on September 28, 2026. Born on February 16, 1955, in Port Sulphur, Louisiana. A service celebrating Elouise's life will be held on October 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Visitations began from 8:30am - 10:00 am at St. Patrick Church, located at 28683 Hwy. 23, Port Sulphur, Louisiana.

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Lillian Bella Rollins Black entered eternal rest on Saturday, September 26, 2026, at the age of 74. Celebration of Life will be held at Holy Trinity Baptist Church, 1727 Erie Street, New Orleans, LA on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:00a.m. Visitation begins at 8:30a.m. until service time at the abovenamed church. Interment: Restlawn Park CemeteryAvondale, LA. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.da vismortuaryservice.com.

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Hall, Wanda Marie

Wanda "Moo" Marie Hall passed away on September 28, 2026, at the age of 65. Wanda is survived by her son, Damian C. Powell (Tanisha), daughter, Sade D. Pitts, grandchildren, Damiah, Leah, and Olivia Powell, sister, Carolyn Johnson, brothers, Keith, Clifton (Barbara), and Edward Hall. She is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents, Guy Jarreau and Gertrude L. Hall, siblings: George, Elaine, Linda, and Juan Hall. Family and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Saturday, October 10, 2026, for 1:30 p.m. at The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70126. Visitation will begin at 12:30 p.m. Pastor Dilton Robinson, officiating. Interment is private. Guestbook Online: www.an ewtraditionbegins.com or crematenola.com (504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.

Hood, Darryl Ventrell

Darryl Ventrell Hood departed this life on Wednesday, September 30, 2026 at the age of 53. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend Funeral Service at Duplain W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave. New Orleans, La on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. Visitation will begin at 8:00 a.m. Arrangements by Duplain W. Rhodes Funeral Home, New Orleans, Louisiana. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

LaFrance, Miranda Theresa

Miranda Theresa LaFrance departed this life on Thursday, September 24, 2026 at the age of 69. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Thomas Catholic Church, 17605 Highway 15, Pointe-à-laHache, La on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 11:00 am. Visitation begins at 9:00 am. Father Sampson Abdulai will officiate. Interment: Griffin Family Cemetery, Davant, LA. Arrangements are entrusted to D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign her Tribute Wall.

Locure, Benjamin Davell 'Beezo' 'Bee'

Benjamin Davell "Beezo" "Bee" Locure Sr. entered eternal life on Monday, September 21, 2026 at the age of 31. He was a 2014 graduate of McDonogh 35. Benjamin lives on through his children, Benji Johnson and Benjamin Locure Jr.; bonus sons, Kiyan Scott and Derry Jones; parents

Tony Locure Sr. and Hyacinth Brown; brothers, Tony Gales, Tory Sr. and Tiron Locure; sisters, Tyza Locure, Tonia Washington, Kendra Elzy and Tatyana Pollard; nieces, Mi'yae Locure, and Tori Bailey; nephew, Tory Locure Jr; companion, Kayla Alexis, and a host of relatives and friends. Celebration of Life is Saturday, October 10,2026, at 10:00am at Gentilly Baptist Church, 5141 Franklin Ave., New Orleans, LA 70122. Visitation at 9:00am.

Madison, Geraldine Frances

Geraldine Frances Madison, affectionately known as "Deanie," transitioned on September 23, 2026, at the age of 86. She was the daughter of the late Edward Madison, Sr., and the late Viola Benjamin Madison. She was the proud mother of Troye Madison Washington (Brent), Terrance Donald Madison (Karen), and Tracy David Madison (Anita); beloved sister of Betty Madison Cummings (Joseph), the late Gloria Madison Washington, and the late Edward Madison, Jr.; doting grandmother of Brent Darien Washington, Jr. (Shi), Bryce Justin Washington (fiancée' Kaylah), Taryn Jacqueline Madison, and Sommer Alexis Madison; and adoring great-grandmother of Skylar Amor Washington and Brent Darien Washington III. She also leaves to cherish her memory a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. Relatives and friends of the family; former faculty, staff, and students of Samuel J. Peters Junior High School/Israel Augustine Middle School; employees of KIPP Believe College Prep, the New Orleans Board of Liquidations, Hilton New Orleans Riverside, and New Orleans Marriott; and members of Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church, New Zion Baptist Church, Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church, Ester Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star, John G. Lewis Chapter, New Orleans Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc., and New Orleans Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., are invited to attend the homegoing celebration of Geraldine "Deanie" Madison. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at Greater St. Stephen Full Gospel Baptist Church, 5600 Read Boulevard, New Orleans, Louisiana 70127. Visitation begins at 9:00 a.m., followed by services at 10:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Providence Memorial Park and Mausoleum, 8200 Airline Highway, Metairie, Louisiana 70003. Arrangements are entrusted to D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

Payton, Steven Tyrone Carde'

With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our Steven Tyrone Carde' Payton Jr., called home on September 28, 2026. Born January 19, 1988, in New Orleans, LA., Steven was a son, father, brother, and friend. Steven was known for his kindness and heart. He loved music, basketball, and made everyone feel welcomed. Steven was preceded in death by his firstborn, Miquo Carde' Payton; great-grandmother Geraldine S. Merridith, grandparents; Elvia Payton Sr., and Martha Ann Payton, uncles: Vernell Payton Sr., Andrew Payton Sr., and Elvia Payton Jr. He leaves to cherish his memory his mother Lisa Ruth (Leon) Hulbert, father; Steven Carde' (Dionne) Payton Sr., children: Samahri Lisa, Gino Carde', and Tru Kylr Payton,

grandfather; Edward James (Norma) Hulbert, grandmother; Irene G. Sykes, brother; Bruce Anthony Payton, sisters: Kalie Darcelle Falls, Shavante' Atira McKendall, and Nia Dionne Payton. Steven also leaves uncles: Eugene, Reginald, Darryl (Debbie), Michael, Kevin (Denise), and Romell (Joy) Payton, aunts: Belinda, Glinda, Yolanda Payton Tyler, Sherelle Hulbert, Jeannelle Hulbert, and dearly loved ones. Celebration of Life: Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy, New Orleans, LA 70126. Visitation 9:00 a.m. Elder Ed Hulbert, officiating. Interment follows at Lakelawn Cemetery. Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditionbegins .com or crematenola.com (504)282-0600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.

Scott-Bean, Marion Lepinay

Marion Lepinay ScottBean was a native of Donaldsonville, LA and a resident of New Orleans, LA and Picayune, MS. She was the only child of Milton John Lepinay and Hilda Howard Lepinay born on December 1, 1945. Marion peacefully entered into eternal rest on September 23, 2026, at the age of 80. Marion graduated from Ascension Parish's Lowery High School in 1963 and attended Southern University in Baton Rouge. Marion relocated to New Orleans starting her professional career at Amalgamated Clothing Union. She began working at Dillard University in the Development Office and later joined ReGuard Security/Lockheed Martin as a System Analyst. Marion retired from Lockheed Martin on February 28, 2002, after 21 yrs of service. Those left to cherish her memory are her husband of 36 years, Gary Bean; daughter, Shelitta Scott (Hannah). She is also survived by extended family including children, Crystal Bean; Yul Bean; Kirk Bean; Terrell Bean; Shantez Bean (Natalia); Blaine Bean; Gary Bean, Jr. (Veronica) and Angelique Beal (Wardell). She also leaves 23 grandchildren, a very special aunt, sisters and brothers-in-law, and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews, and devoted friends. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Duplain W. Rhodes Funeral Home, 3933 Washington Ave, New Orleans, Louisiana 70125 at 1:30pm. Viewing at 1:00pm. Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Arrangements entrusted to Duplain W. Rhodes Funeral Home, New Orleans, Louisiana. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.

Storks, Tiran Rayshone

Tiran Rayshone Storks, affectionately known to many as "Big T," departed this life on Sunday, September 27, 2026. Tiran's earthly journey began on October 22, 1984, at St. James Parish Hospital in Lutcher, Louisiana, where his proud parents, Laura Ann Storks and Harold Lee Sterling Sr., welcomed him. At the tender age of nine, Tiran accepted Christ as his personal Lord and Savior at King David Baptist Church under the leadership of Rev. Herbert Gordon. He later became a member of the St. Mark Baptist Church under the pastoral guidance of his uncle, Pastor Oscar "Bobby" Nelson Sr. Tiran resided in Garyville, Louisiana, before relocating to Vacherie, Louisiana. He graduated from Lutcher High School in 2003. Recognized for his dedication and strong work ethic, Tiran was employed at Valero St. Charles Refinery for the past six years as a Process Operator in the Crude Unit. Before Valero, he worked at IMTT for seven years as a Crude Vac Operator and a member of the Emergency Response Team. During his time at IMTT, Tiran contributed to United Way and participated in the United Way Battle for the Paddle, a prominent annual Cajun cooking competition and fundraiser. He also served as a Funeral Attendant and was a respected member of the Treasures of Life Funeral Services Family in Gramercy, Louisiana, where he will always be remembered as an honored "Treasure." A celebration of Tiran's amazing life will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, at St Mark Baptist Church, 132 Marquez St, Mt. Airy, LA 70076. Family greeting from 8:00 am to 10:00 am. Special presentations from 9:00 am to 10:00 am. Service time 10:00 am. Entombment at St. Joseph Catholic Church Cemetery. Final care and professional services entrusted to Treasures of Life Funeral Services, 315 E. Airline Hwy, Gramercy, LA 70052. "When someone you love becomes a memory that memory becomes a TREASURE"

Virdure, Herman Venois

Herman V. Virdure Jr. Died peacefully Wednesday September 30, 2026. Herman was born in New Orleans on October 24, 1951. Herman is survived by his devoted wife Lillian

(Jourdain) of 50 years, his daughters Gabriel and Angelle and his grandsons Evan and Rhett. He is survived by his sisters Lenora cousin and Kathleen Virdure. He is preceded in death by his father Herman V. Virdure Sr., Ethel Trudeau Rouege, and Kevin Virdure. Visitation will be October 10, 2026, at 9:00 am at corpus Christi Epiphany Church in New Orleans, followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10:00 am and interment at St. Louis Cemetery #3.

Wharton, Wayne

Wayne Wharton Sr., a lifelong resident of New Orleans, Louisiana, entered into eternal rest on October 1, 2026, at the age of 80, anchored by the love of his family. He leaves behind a life defined by faith, family, service, leadership, and devotion to those he loved. Wayne was born to the late Harold and Eva Wharton. From an early age, he developed the strong work ethic and sense of responsibility that remained hallmarks of his life. At the age of 19, Wayne began what would become a distinguished career with the United States Postal Service. After 35 years of dedicated service, his commitment to his fellow letter carriers led him to serve as president of the National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC), Branch 124. He proudly held this position from 2001 through 2009. In this role, Wayne was a steadfast advocate for the men and women he represented and devoted himself to protecting the interests and well-being of his fellow postal workers. Wayne was first united in marriage to the late Adrienne Copelin Wharton. Together, they were blessed with four children: Wayne Wharton Jr. (Sylvia), Brendel W. Joseph (Wade), Kirk A. Wharton (Alyson), and Troy D. Wharton (Tamara). Following Adrienne's passing, Wayne married Cora S. Wharton, who also preceded him in death. Through that union, he became the stepfather of Michele Williams. Wayne also played an instrumental role in the life of Larmel Woods, whom he coached in baseball alongside his own sons many years ago at Bunny Friend Park. The Wharton family lovingly considers him a brother and an important part of their family. Wayne's legacy continues through his ten grandchildren, Troy and Jenna Deemer; Taryn, Taylee, Makena, Jordis, Chris, Brandon, Bailey, and Dillon Wharton; and his two great-grandchildren, Payton and Truly Deemer. His family was a constant source of pride and joy throughout his life. He is also survived by his sisters, Deborah Montgomery and Francesca Wharton, along with a host of nieces, nephews, extended family members, friends, former colleagues, and union brothers and sisters. Wayne was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Eva Wharton; his siblings, Harold

Wharton Jr., Brenda Mogilles, Verdell Wharton, Terryle Wharton, and Timothy Wharton; his first wife and the mother of his children, Adrienne Copelin Wharton; and his wife, Cora S. Wharton. Wayne was a parishioner of St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church and, above all, maintained a personal relationship with Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. His faith was deeply personal and remained an important part of his life. Wayne will be remembered not simply for the years he lived or the positions he held, but for the lives he touched. He was a man of few words, but when he spoke, his words were powerful. He was a husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, mentor, leader, and friend. His years of service to his family, his profession, his union brothers and sisters, and his community created a legacy that will continue through all who knew and loved him. Family and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, for 11:00 a.m. at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70127. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Father Daniel Green, officiating. Interment will follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery. Guestbook Online: www.an ewtraditionbegins.com (504)282-0600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.

Young, Josephine Singleton

Josephine Singleton Young entered into eternal rest on Monday, September 28, 2026, at the age of 73. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend the Celebration of Life at Davis Mortuary Service, 6920 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA on Friday, October 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m until service time at the parlor. Interment: Will Be Private. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.da vismortuaryservice.com.

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Victims of domestic violence told to trust the system

I did what we tell victims of do- asking questions, writing letters, researching laws and advocatmestic violence to do. I reported the abuse. I ing for myself. And this went to court. I showed process has still been exup for every appearance, hausting. whether the defendant Even after the criminal appeared or not. I made case, I have remained revictim impact statements. sponsible for protecting I cooperated with prosecuTanja M. myself. Who was responsible tors, obtained legal protecDavis updating my stay-away tion and made sure my GUEST order? Me. voice was heard. COLUMNIST Making sure the asAnd then, when the man convicted of violently abussistant district attorney ing me was released from prison, knew the offender had been rethe criminal justice system did leased? Me. not tell me. A friend did. Finding and contacting his paHad she not known, I do not role ofﬁcer? Me. know when I would have learned Contacting the parole victim that the person I had gone advocate? Me. through the legal system to proTrying to understand which tect myself from was back in the agency is responsible for what? Me. community. At some point, we have to ask That should concern every Louwhy a person who has already isiana resident, because my exsurvived violence is expected to perience raises a question much larger than what happened to me: become the project manager of her own protection. How is the average victim supLouisiana promises victims posed to navigate this system? I had advantages many victims rights. But rights that require victims to understand a maze do not. I had an understanding of agencies, forms, registration employer and ﬂexibility to atsystems and legal terminology tend court. I had family, friends are not equally accessible to evand community members supporting me. I am comfortable eryone.

The process of informing victims of the progress of their case and the status of the offender is confusing and involves more than one system. Consider something most victims would have no reason to know: Louisiana’s Department of Public Safety and Corrections currently tells victims that registering with the notification system called LA VINE (Louisiana Victim Information and Notification Everyday) is not the same thing as registering with Louisiana Victim Outreach. A victim must register with Louisiana Victim Outreach to receive certain notifications concerning a state inmate’s projected and actual release. Why should a traumatized person be expected to understand that distinction? Why doesn’t one valid victim registration follow a case from arrest through prosecution and incarceration to release, probation or parole? Louisiana’s own legislature has already acknowledged this problem. In 2025, lawmakers recognized the challenges created when victims’ rights and services are handled through numerous law-

enforcement, state and local agencies. The state required the creation of a comprehensive victims’ services system designed to provide information throughout a criminal case in a manner that is timely, consistent and easy to understand. That system was required to be operating by July 1, 2026. So now we should ask: Is it working? Can a victim enter the system once and trust that her information will follow her case? When an offender is approaching release, does anyone verify that the victim’s contact information is current? Does anyone review active protective or stayaway orders? Does someone contact the victim before release? Victims should participate in their cases. Our voices matter. But participation should not mean administration. Louisiana should move toward one victim registration that follows the entire case; a clearly identiﬁed victim navigator for serious violent crimes; automatic, secure transfer of updated contact information between authorized agencies; pre-release safety reviews in domestic violence

cases; clear responsibility for protective-order and parole coordination; meaningful tracking of failed notiﬁcations; and easier ways for victims to participate in appropriate court proceedings without repeatedly sacriﬁcing employment, transportation and childcare. The system should be designed around the person who must actually use it. I survived intimate partner violence. I should not also have to become an expert in Louisiana’s criminal justice system to remain safe from the person who abused me. For too long, we have asked victims: Did you report it? Did you go to court? Did you register? Did you update your information? Did you call the right agency? Did you follow up? I am asking Louisiana to change the question. Stop asking whether the victim did everything she was supposed to do. Start asking whether the system did everything it was supposed to do for her.

Tanja M. Davis is a New Orleans-based hospitality leader, writer and domestic violence survivor.

Today’s socialist movement Falling enrollment means some schools will close is woefully misguided Socialism is moving from the margins of additional benefit from their own labor. BradAmerican political debate into the mainstream. ford changed the arrangement by assigning Nowhere is that more apparent than in New each family a parcel to cultivate for its own use. York where democratic socialist politics have He wrote that the change made “all hands very gained considerable influence and are industrious” and led to a substantial inleading the Democratic Party to debate crease in the amount of crops planted. how much control government should These early colonial experiences exercise over economic life. should not be portrayed as identical to The socialist trend is worrisome. Marxist socialism. They were not. NevSocialism does present an appealing ertheless, they illustrate an enduring promise of social equality and an even principle of human nature: People generDavid distribution of wealth. Before embracThomas ally have stronger incentives to work, invest and produce when they can benefit ing it, Americans should examine both GUEST directly from the fruits of their labor. its theory and its historical record. That COLUMNIST The international record of modern examination should include a revealing socialism is similarly troubling, although chapter from America’s own colonial not uniform. The Soviet Union achieved rapid beginnings. industrialization, but centralized control proKarl Marx and Friedrich Engels presented modern socialism’s most influential political duced chronic shortages and eventual economic declaration in “The Communist Manifesto,” collapse. Communist China’s Cultural Revolupublished in 1848. They called for the abolition tion caused catastrophic famine inflicting enorof private property and collective control of the mous social and economic damage. Venezuela’s means of production. Marx later described soextensive nationalization of oil businesses brought its output from first to worst. Cuba and cialism as a transitional stage in which workers North Korea show the tendency of communist would receive according to their contributions, ultimately leading to a communist society based societies to develop into dictatorships. The Nordic countries are sometimes preon the principle of receiving according to one’s needs. sented as proof that socialism works. However, Socialism and communism are therefore Sweden, Denmark and Norway are not Marxclosely related in Marxist philosophy. Socialism ist economies. They retain private property, is often described as “communism light,” a tran- competitive markets, private businesses and entrepreneurship while using high taxes to fund sitional system in which productive property is extensive social programs. They are more acsocially controlled. Communism is supposed to be the eventual classless society in which pricurately categorized as capitalist social democvate ownership of productive capital disappears. racies. America had an early experience with comSocial Security, Medicare, Medicaid and welfare programs incorporate quasi-socialist munal economics long before Marx was born. principles within the United States. Expanding At Jamestown, established in 1607, the Virginia government programs does not automatically Company’s early system placed land and agamount to communism, and a social safety net ricultural production under common control. is not necessarily socialism, although both point Laborers worked for the common store, and in that direction and increase the government’s rewards were distributed with little connection between individual effort and individual benefit. role in economic life. However, replacing priThis arrangement provided little incentive to vate ownership and market incentives with cenincrease production. Historical accounts report tralized government control is a fundamentally that more than half the colony died during its different proposition. The removal of personal first year. incentives was tried and failed in Jamestown, Common ownership was subsequently Plymouth and several countries. abandoned and the colony improved. Gov. Sir The early American experience offers a Thomas Dale introduced private plot ownership warning worth remembering. Because it works beginning with three-acre allotments and later against human nature, socialism is not the most expanding to larger holdings. efficient economic system. Plymouth offers an even more striking exMargaret Thatcher’s famous quote sums it up: “Socialism works very well until you run out of ample. The Pilgrims initially operated under other people’s money.” History clearly demona common-stock arrangement in which land, livestock and labor were largely held for the col- strates that equality of economic opportunity produces a far healthier society than forcing an lective benefit of the colony. Governor William artificial equality of results. Bradford later described the results as “confusion and discontent.” Young men objected to working hard for the David Thomas is CEO of Equitas Capital benefit of other families without receiving any Advisors in New Orleans.

There’s no better way to look at the funding gap through deficit spendprogress we’ve made in public educaing and drawing down their rainy day funds to cover ongoing expenses. But tion in New Orleans than to remember that strategy is not sustainable. If we where we’ve been. By any measure, our success over the do not act, schools will eventually be forced to make painful cuts, and past couple of decades has been our students will suffer the conastounding. Graduation rates have risen significantly, more sequences. graduates are qualifying for The cuts are predictable: art, TOPS scholarships and attendmusic, sports, counselors, social workers and tutoring. And the ing college, student test scores Henderson impact of those cuts will not continue to climb and far fewer Lewis be felt equally across schools. students are attending chroniGUEST Many of the city’s undercally low-performing schools. COLUMNIST enrolled schools serve students No American city has imwith significant academic, social proved as much as New Orleans, and support needs. Staffing and and even today I am not sure we programming reductions would have fully appreciate the scale of our progress. Teachers, principals, support staff serious consequences for students who rely heavily on these services. and parents earned those gains. So did A highly regarded report by the Eduthe school board, which made difficult and deeply consequential decisions to cation Research Alliance studied what close low-performing schools, somehappened after New Orleans closed low-performing schools or authorized times amid intense public concern and new operators to take them over. The opposition. findings were clear: Students who During my time as superintendent, moved to stronger schools experienced nothing weighed more heavily on me better outcomes. That lesson should than closing a school. Traditionally, guide any future closure decisions. The many teachers spent years, even decades, building their careers in a single goal should not simply be to reduce exschool community. Families sent gencess capacity, but to ensure that every affected student has access to a stronerations of children through the same front doors. When a school closes, the ger educational opportunity. loss is real, and I never pretended othUntil recently, the district’s ability to respond directly to declining enrollerwise. Yet, our community cannot shrink ment and excess capacity was limited. from confronting the realities schools New state legislation now gives the face today. Declining enrollment is not superintendent greater authority to unique to New Orleans; school systems consolidate or close schools to address across the country face similar chalsystemwide overcapacity. I urge the sulenges as families have fewer children. perintendent and the board to use that New Orleans is experiencing these authority this fall: Identify the schools same national trends, compounded by that need to be closed, communicate the our own local population challenges. As decisions early and ensure that every a result, enrollment is shrinking, and affected family has a clear transition the city now has more classroom seats plan and access to a higher-quality than children to fill them. Two dozen school. open-admission K-8 schools were colWe rebuilt the school system after Hurricane Katrina and reunified it a lectively under-enrolled by more than decade later. The challenge before us 3,000 students last year, which works out to three to five empty desks in every now is different, but it requires the same willingness to make difficult deciclassroom. In a K-8 school with three classrooms sions in the interest of children. We owe per grade, that means at least 80 missthe next generation of New Orleans children a public education system that ing students and about $1.2 million a is financially sustainable, academically year in lost funding. Unfortunately, operating costs don’t decrease to match strong and built to serve them well. the loss of students. You can’t hire three-fourths of a teacher or air-condiHenderson Lewis is the former superintendent of NOLA Public tion half a building. Schools. Schools have been making up this

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ISSUE OF THE WEEK RAPE ON CAMPUS When the details of an alleged gang rape at Cornell University in 2024 become public a few weeks ago, it sparked a firestorm of reaction.The alleged victim, using the name Jane Doe, filed a lawsuit against Cornell and the fraternity members who she said had sex with her during a night when they consumed vast amounts of alcohol and drugs. After she filed a report with campus police alledging the rape, two of the men involved were expelled and others received lesser punishments. Prosecutors decided not to pursue criminal charges. Some say the case of Jane Doe demonstrates that colleges and universities aren’t doing enough to prevent rape on campus and prosecutors don’t take rape accusations seriously. Others point to the murky versions of what happened that night and argue that it’s not clear whether a crime occurred.What does the Cornell case tell us about how campuses treat rape accusations?

The system worked in the Cornell’s uncomfortable question about consent case of the Cornell 7 We’ve heard it from politicians, celebriat some point, she figured “why not do it a second time.” ties and influencers — the system failed When the guys, who behaved abysmally, the accuser in the Cornell 7 case. asked if they could snort the drug off her This near-universal view is advanced body, she said, “Sure.” with great certainty and a sense of outFinally, another young man raged righteousness, but mistaken entered the room and said he was nonetheless. Based on the information shutting it down. available to them at the time, the auStill, her so-called friend perthorities handled the matter in keeping with the facts and the law. sisted and took her to another This isn’t to defend anything that room with another male to begin occurred during that debauched night having group sex again. She said Rich at the Chi Phi fraternity, which was she was tired and plaintively Lowry “Lord of the Flies” meets “Eyes Wide asked her friend, “What hapShut.” Nor does it foreclose the pospened to just you and me?” But she apparently didn’t say “no.” Finally, sibility that Jane Doe was the victim of around 5:45 a.m., she said she “was tired crimes. and needed to turn in.” But the critics of the school and the disThis isn’t a hostile version of events contrict attorney who declined to prosecute the case fail to account for a central elecocted by a defense attorney — it’s what she attested to weeks after the night of ment of the case — a sworn statement by Oct. 19. The DA didn’t disbelieve her, or Jane Doe herself in November 2024 that decide he couldn’t prove her allegations; he appears to fail to allege any crime. correctly determined that she described After getting slammed for his handling no actual crime. of the case, Tompkins County district It’s not the job of a DA, obviously, to get attorney Matthew Van Houten publicly defended his office. He quoted extensively an alleged victim to change her story affrom Jane Doe’s statement. These excerpts ter she’s sworn to it in writing, or to make do indeed describe her actions that night, prosecutions based on vibes. in the words of the DA, as “voluntary, conFor its part, Cornell didn’t sweep the matter under the rug. The school carried scious and consensual.” out 50 interviews involving 32 witnesses. By her own account, she drank heavIt expelled two of the students; suspended ily before heading to the fraternity. She two others; banned from campus one who danced flirtatiously with a friend she was had already graduated; and allowed two interested in, and then agreed to a threeothers to remain, provided that they comsome because of “how attracted” she was to him and “drunken curiousness.” pleted various trainings, including writing This was before she ingested any drugs. “reflective essays” (this is the source of the The assignation stopped when her friend erroneous idea that essay-writing was the dropped out because of drowsiness, while only consequence for the young men). the other male began to dry heave. She peBoth the DA and Cornell did their job. It’s not that the system failed Jane Doe riodically checked on her sleeping friend, while “consoling” the other male. This was but, rather, that she changed her version a squalid scene, but not one where she was of events two years after the fact in a civil lawsuit against the men and the university, unconscious or refusing. among others. Another male entered the room, and The risk now is that the system, with he began making out with her, with Jane New York Attorney General Letitia James Doe apparently lodging no objection. Her leading a politicized investigation, will be friend then woke up and made another perverted to produce a predetermined lewd proposal that she declined. More males piled into the room. It was suggested outcome. she take “more ketamine,” and vaguely Rich Lowry is on X @RichLowry. recalling she had already snorted some

There is no question that something and should put you in jail. terrible happened at a Cornell UniverBut we keep fighting because consent is often not clear — at least not in a way sity fraternity in 2024. The question is that is coherent with our doctrines of utwhat. Was it a brutal gang rape? Or was it something messier and more compliter sexual liberation and complete equalcated, a sexual encounter that was unity between the sexes. When two people who are both exwise but nonetheless consensual? What facts we have are not tremely drunk have sex — as I enough to distinguish between the believe may sometimes happen two possibilities. — did they rape each other? Or A Cornell student, identified as was the woman obviously the “Jane Doe” in a lawsuit filed in victim? September against the university, Given the facts we now have, seven members of the Chi Phi fraMeega gan it is possible to believe that Jane Megan ternity and others, says she was McArdle Doe assented to an encounter that she later bitterly regretted the victim of a gang rape at the when the story became known fraternity house while she was intoxicated. According to the lawsuit and a around campus. It is also possible to 2024 police statement, the brothers treat- believe something criminal happened. But most of us do know that whether or ed her abominably, posting a disgusting not she said yes, Jane Doe was treated in message about her to a group chat. a way no woman should. We think those What we cannot ascertain — and may fraternity brothers should have known never be able to — is whether she was better. too intoxicated to be able to consent. So They should have. What they did was, we are now fighting over this as we have at a minimum, a shameful violation. But fought over so many accusations over the last few decades — the Duke Univer- if we want boys and men to know that — sity rape hoax, the allegations that Chris- deep enough in their bones that they will remember the lesson even while drinktine Blasey Ford made against Brett M. Kavanaugh during his Supreme Court ing and snorting ketamine — we need to confirmation hearings, and the endless communicate something different from horrors unearthed by #MeToo. But why? “anything goes, as long as everyone says Why is it so hard to agree on something yes.” We need to say something about the that seems, to both sides, as though it differences between men and women. ought to be obvious? We’re not willing to do that, so instead One answer is that sex between people we are trying to shoehorn our contradicwho know each other is hard to adjuditory impulses into the weak framework of consent. No one in their right mind cate from outside, especially when one would consent to sex that would traumaor both parties have been drinking or using drugs, thereby lowering their intize and shame them. Jane Doe was trauhibitions, impairing their judgment and matized and shamed. Ergo, it was rape. blurring their memories. Another is that This is not a workable way to deterdifferent people can genuinely view an mine criminal liability. As the frequency encounter differently, especially in hind- of such incidents shows, it is not a worksight, after regret has set in. able cultural script, either. But it seems I know the retort that will spring to we are determined to stick to it, rather many readers’ minds: Consent is a clear than admitting that there’s something boundary. It is certainly a boundary, and wrong with many of our other ideas sometimes it is clear. If you force yourabout men and women, and the kinds of things they are likely to want. self on someone who is screaming and pushing you away or who is trembling on the edge of unconsciousness, that person Megan McArdle is on X, @ must be left alone. If you do not, we can asymmetricinfo.

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Kentucky coach Stein: ‘He’s an elite person’ Former LSU OC Sloan off to hot start at Kentucky

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

The young coach now in charge of Kentucky’s football program knew his offensive coordinator before he hired him. They had called plays against each other. They had recruited against each other. They even hung out in the offseason ä LSU at to “talk ball.” Kentucky. 6 P.M. The point is that Will Stein had his own wellSATURDAY, ESPN informed opinion of Joe Sloan last year, and because of that, he could judge Sloan’s coaching acumen on more than just the ugly numbers the LSU offense produced across the two seasons he ran it. Stein thought he and Sloan were “like-minded people” who would work well together if they ever encountered a chance to join the same staff. “I really liked his mindset,” Stein said. “I liked his conﬁdence. I liked his football IQ and his track record of developing quarterbacks.” So Stein took a chance on Sloan and tossed him the keys to his offense, giving the former LSU offensive coordinator an opportunity to take it for a spin against the school that ﬁred him last October. That shot arrives

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Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson gets past Saints safety Jonas Sanker for a first down during the first half on Monday at the Caesars Superdome.

Saints looking to ‘play with technique,’ limit explosive plays BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

Three plays into the New Orleans Saints‘ devastating loss to the Atlanta Falcons, one of the team’s weaknesses in the early season was on full display. Falcons star Bijan Robinson took the handoff on a wide zone play off left tackle. He made a nifty jump cut to elude Chase Young in the backfield, found a crease and exploded through it for 59 yards. On the play in which Robinson went untouched to the end zone, only six of the Saints’ 11 defenders were blocked. Atlanta finished with four explosive runs, defined as runs that pick up 10 or more yards, to bring the Saints’ season tally to 15. Only the Detroit Lions (16) have allowed more explosive runs through four weeks. Three of those explosive runs against the Saints have gone for touchdowns, which is tied for the most in the league through four games. Some of it can be chalked up to whom the Saints have faced: Of those 15 long runs given up by the Saints, 12 be-

longed to Robinson, Detroit running back Jahmyr Gibbs and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson, arguably the three most explosive runners in the league. But New Orleans knows it has had its own part in those numbers. “That ﬁlm taught us a lot about who we thought we were,” edge rusher Cam Jordan said. “… We didn’t play anywhere (near) the brand of football we’ve been putting on ﬁlm. There’s a reason you see the score go the way it did. I think if we get back to playing our way, playing with technique across the board, we eliminate a lot of those plays.” When coordinator Brandon Staley’s defense is playing well, it is limiting explosive plays and forcing the opposing offense to play near-perfect football over the course of a long drive. It’s a brand of football that is built upon discipline and intelligence, with the players being in the right spot and playing with the correct technique. New Orleans has had a few notable leaks early this season.

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Cooper Manning is man of the hour on Fox BY ROD WALKER Staff writer

Cooper Manning studied the chessboard as if he were reading a defense. New Orleans Saints safety Justin Reid sat on the other side of the table. The pawns stared back at Reid like defensive linemen in the trenches. The rooks were like linebackers ready to blitz, and the bishops were like defensive backs disguising their coverage. The intensity and competitiveness in Manning’s eyes would no doubt make all the quarterbacks in his football-playing family proud. His dad, Archie. His brothers, Peyton and Eli. And his son Arch. Well, except for one thing. None of that intensity and competitiveness in Cooper’s eyes was actually serious. Heck, there’s nothing about the show he was ﬁlming that’s serious. Not even the name of the show itself. It’s called “The Manning Hour,” but it actually lasts about 58 minutes less than that. That’s all the time the star of the show needs. He delivers in his two minutes of

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Former LSU offensive coordinator Joe Sloan watches players warm up before a game against South Carolina on Oct. 11, 2025. Sloan will face his former team when LSU travels to Kentucky on Saturday.

LSU-Kentucky series has produced many memorable moments When it comes to LSU football rivalries, the Kentucky series certainly ranks behind Alabama, Ole Miss, Texas A&M and Auburn in terms of intensity and, let’s call it what it is, hate-the-otherteam’s-guts-ness. Still, LSU’s games against Kentucky have provided some of the most memorable moments in program history — including arguably the Scott most memorable one. Rabalais Saturday, that series is renewed once more, as the No. 10-ranked Tigers (4-1, 1-1 Southeastern Conference) travel to Lexington, Kentucky to take on upstart Kentucky (4- 1, 2-1) at 6 p.m. on ESPN. It will be LSU’s ﬁrst game against UK since 2021, and just the Tigers’ third trip to the bluegrass since 2002. Speaking of bluegrass and that year …

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Cooper Manning pretends to play a chess match as cameras roll for his Fox show, ä See MANNING, page 4C ‘The Manning Hour’ on Sept. 30 at the New Orleans Chess House.

The play was called Dash Right 93 Berlin. It was a classic Hail Mary, a play with receivers streaking downﬁeld when a long, desperate heave was the only hope the Tigers had left. Nick Saban had his Tigers practice it

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Disputed timeout leaves Liberty reeling BY DOUG FEINBERG AP basketball writer

NEW YORK — The New York Liberty return home trying to keep their season alive after a loss to Atlanta in Game 2 of their bestof-five WNBA semifinals series left the team in a major hole and confused about whether they had a timeout at the end of the game. The eighth-seeded Liberty trail 2-0 after falling 101-98 in overtime to the Dream on Wednesday night. They now must win three games in a row to reach the WNBA Finals. No team has ever rallied from a 2-0 deficit in league history. Game 3 is Friday night in New York. “We’re not focused on winning three games straight right now,” Liberty star Breanna Stewart said. “We’re focused on winning one game, and that’s Friday, and then we go from there. This group has experience. I’ve been part of some crazy series and I have a lot of confidence in our group.” The confusion came in the final seconds of OT when New York trailed and former LSU star Angel Reese was at the foul line. Stewart asked the officials whether the team had their reset timeout remaining. Stewart said the official answered no. In a postgame pool report, the head official contradicted that, saying New York did have their timeout. Without the timeout, where New York could have advanced the ball to midcourt, Stewart missed a desperation shot at the buzzer. The Liberty have made an official inquiry with the WNBA although its not clear what would even come from that. Atlanta is now one victory away from reaching the WNBA Finals for the first time since 2013. The Dream have looked dominant throughout the playoffs led by

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LONDON — The NBA was pressing ahead with plans to launch a new European basketball league, saying on Thursday the current model was seriously undervalued. EuroLeague owners this week rejected a formal offer from the NBA to merge into a single European operation. But the NBA and FIBA indicated they still hope to merge with EuroLeague in their new league as early as next year. George Aivazoglou, the NBA managing director for Europe and Middle East, went into further detail about the plans when speaking at the sports industry conference Leaders Week London. “The NBA has been very consistent throughout the years in reiterating that we’re very serious about the opportunity in European basketball. We’re also very serious and consistent in terms of our intention to work with everybody who shares our vision of the future,” Aivazoglou said. “There is a serious value gap for European basketball. We don’t think it’s reaching its potential and we have a perspective about what has happened and what needs to happen to move things forward.” The decision not to accept the NBA’s proposal of a single Europe entity was made on Tuesday in Cernobbio during a gathering of the EuroLeague’s 13 shareholder clubs. They include Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Olympiakos, Milan, Tony Parker -owned ASVEL in France and two Istanbul-based clubs.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky State University women’s basketball player from Senegal, who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, has been released after spending two months in custody. At a hearing on Tuesday a judge granted a $2,500 bond for Aminata Seck and it was posted Wednesday after ICE did not appeal, according to Hishem Alsalman, managing attorney of Alsalman Law Ofﬁce. The judge found that she was not a danger to the community or a ﬂight risk, Alsalman said Thursday. The judge also ruled that she can continue working toward her degree and praised her for her academic and athletic achievements. The 26-year-old Seck was detained on Aug. 7 at Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. as she was planning to travel with her team to a tournament.

Bridgeman leads Baycurrent Classic fresh off U.S. victory

YOKOHAMA, Japan — Fresh off making the clinching putt in another U.S. victory at the Presidents Cup, Jacob Bridgeman birdied four of his last ﬁve holes Thursday for an 8-under 63 to take a one-shot lead over Jordan Smith in the Baycurrent Classic. The PGA Tour’s lone stop in Asia features its strongest ﬁeld of the FedEx Cup Fall, with 13 of the 24 players who competed in the Presidents Cup two weeks ago at Medinah in the Chicago suburbs. Bridgeman made his debut at Medinah, and his par putt to defeat Min Woo Lee on the 18th green was the clinching point for the 11th straight American victory. He was right back at it on the Yokohama Country Club course with a bogey-free round.

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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese, left, and New York Liberty center Jonquel Jones, right, fight for a rebound during Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals on Wednesday in Atlanta. ä Dream at Liberty. 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY, ESPN2.

Reese and Jordin Canada. Reese scored six of her team’s 13 points in overtime. She made two free throws with 4.3 seconds left after Sabrina Ionescu overthrew a pass with her team down one. That’s when the Liberty weren’t sure if they had a timeout or not

and Stewart asked the official. Usually it’s the responsibility of a coach on the bench to keep track of timeouts, not referees. Canada had 23 points and eight assists in the Game 2 victory and was disruptive on the defensive end. Reese and Canada have helped the team win all four of the Dream’s playoff games, leading a swarming defense. Atlanta forced New York into 35 turnovers com-

bined in the ﬁrst two games. The 16 turnovers on Wednesday led to 28 Dream points. The Dream won Game 2 without star Allisha Gray, who was sidelined with a finger injury from the ﬁrst game. She is dayto-day. A win by Atlanta on Friday would give her a week to recover before Game 1 of the WNBA Finals, which is scheduled for a week from Saturday.

NBA, FIBA reiterate plan Wilson wins her third for new Europe league straight WNBA MVP BY JAMES ROBSON

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The NBA and FIBA released a joint statement earlier Thursday, claiming a “partnership between the EuroLeague, FIBA and the NBA to unify the European basketball ecosystem would unlock the game’s enormous potential across Europe for the benefit of clubs, players and, most importantly, fans.” The NBA and FIBA added they “remain committed” to the new league, which has been planned to launch in the fall of 2027. It seems likely that merger talks will continue, with Barcelona saying this week that the door remains open even though the first proposal was rejected. “Should that (merger) proposal be amended in the future, the clubs and the EuroLeague will reconsider it,” the club said. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has said multiple times, and as recently as last month, that he believes the new league would benefit from “joining forces with the EuroLeague.” Many of the NBA’s top current stars hail from Europe, including San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama (France), Denver’s Nikola Jokic (Serbia), the Los Angeles Lakers’ Luka Doncic (Slovenia) and Miami’s Giannis Antetokounmpo (Greece). The 20-team EuroLeague is comprised of 13 shareholder clubs immune from relegation. The rest either qualify through their domestic leagues or through invitation. The NBA, in partnership with FIBA, has said it envisions a 16-team league. Aivazoglou said the NBA was “ready to create something that will transcend our careers, maybe even our lifetimes for the next 100 years.”

BY DOUG FEINBERG and W.G. RAMIREZ Associated Press

LAS VEGAS — A’ja Wilson finetunes her shooting touch following every practice. That little bit of extra work has defined her greatness since being drafted first overall in 2018. On Thursday, she received a voice message from former Vice President Kamala Harris congratulating her on redefining greatness leaguewide after she was named WNBA MVP for a third straight year and for the fifth time overall. “Obviously, that is an honor,” Wilson said. “A woman of our history, and I’m so appreciative to be able to share that moment with her through the phone call and the message of her delivering that I won my fifth MVP.” In addition to becoming the first player to three-peat, Wilson won the award in 2020 and 2022. Commissioner Cathy Engelbert, Aces owner Mark Davis and team president Nikki Fargas accompanied Wilson’s mother, Eva, who presented her daughter with the trophy. “Each one of these has not been taken lightly,” Wilson said, flanked by all five of her MVP trophies. “In my heart, they’ve always been so special. But this one here, I cried a little bit harder. This one here is just a little bit different, and whatever that may look like, or whatever that may feel, my fifth one, I think, is one that’s just ... when you dream as a young girl, your dream so

big and you write your goals out, and you just never imagine that you were able to just check them off. “And when you’re able to check them off — small wins, big wins — it truly means a lot. And so I think that’s why I cried a little bit harder on this one, because 15-year-old A’ja wasn’t sitting up here dreaming about being a five-time MVP. She wasn’t dreaming about being a three-time champion. She was dreaming about surviving this world.” The 30-year-old Wilson once again led the league in scoring (26.2) while shooting nearly 53% from the field. She averaged 9.4 rebounds, a careerbest 3.2 assists and 1.9 blocks. Wilson has the defending champion Aces back in the WNBA semifinals for the eighth consecutive season, although Las Vegas is down 2-0 in the best-of-five series against Golden State. Game 3 is Friday. Wilson received 65 first-place votes and nine second-place votes for a total of 713 points from a national panel of sportswriters and broadcasters. Minnesota’s Olivia Miles received six first-place votes and 40 second-place votes (442 points), while Indiana guards Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark followed with 287 and 212 points, respectively. No WNBA player besides Wilson has more than three MVPs, with Sheryl Swoopes, Lisa Leslie and Lauren Jackson each having a trio. On the NBA side, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had six and Michael Jordan and Bill Russell each had five.

Missouri freshman offensive tackle Johnnie “DJ” Jones has received a heart transplant, coach Eli Drinkwitz said. Drinkwitz announced on X on Thursday morning that the surgery Wednesday went well and that Jones was recovering. “We are incredibly grateful for the medical team who cared for DJ and for the donor and donor family whose extraordinary gift made this possible,” Drinkwitz wrote. Drinkwitz said at a news conference Tuesday that Jones was hospitalized at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida, where he was awaiting the transplant. The 18-year-old Jones graduated from Venice High School on Florida’s Gulf Coast and signed with Missouri as a four-star recruit.

Norris ‘hopeful’ McLaren sorted issue costing speed

SINGAPORE — Lando Norris says he’s “hopeful” McLaren has identified and fixed a car problem which deprived him of straight-line speed, with his Formula 1 title defense all but mathematically over ahead of the Singapore Grand Prix. Norris is coming off a ninth-place finish at last week’s Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia and was off the pace the week before in Azerbaijan before a collision ended his race. He suggested on Thursday the issue was worth two or three grid places in qualifying for both races. McLaren has worked to resolve the issue, reportedly to do with the fuel system. “They put a lot of work into trying to figure out things and I’m hopeful that it’ll be better this weekend,” Norris said.

Permanent daylight time brings odd start time in NHL

CALGARY, Alberta — Hockey fans across North America may have to be night owls at points this season to see their team play, thanks to a move by three Canadian provinces to stay on daylight saving time. Alberta, home of the Edmonton Oilers and Calgary Flames, Manitoba with the Winnipeg Jets and British Columbia with the Vancouver Canucks decided not to move clocks back an hour in November and ahead in March, a shift that throws a few wrinkles into an NHL schedule. The Canucks have some quirky road puck drops, including one trip in January with ﬁve different start times ranging from noon to 6 p.m. At the Stanley Cup Final in June, Commissioner Gary Bettman joked that nobody asked the league what it thought about the time zone changes.

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St. Augustine’s Ray’Quan Williams scores a touchdown as Holy Cross’ Jayden Smothers defends on Thursday night at Pan American Stadium. The Purple Knights won 48-0.

6-0 St. Aug keeps rolling Purple Knights steamroll Holy Cross

BY DARRELL WILLIAMS Contributing writer

St. Augustine just keeps on rolling along. Entering the game averaging 46.6 points per game, the Knights nearly got that about by Halftime in subduing Holy Cross 48-0 on Thursday at Pan American Stadium. In a District 9-5A game moved up one day because of weather concerns, the Purple Knights more than appreciated the dry turf, scoring 41 points in the first half, one point fewer than the amount needed to start running time. No worries. The clock was kept ticking in the second half, as St. Augustine (6-0, 3-0) stayed unbeaten with a 9-5A game upcoming against Jesuit. “I’m excited about how our kids were able to handle the sudden (schedule) change and were able to come out here and execute,” St. Augustine coach Robert Valdez said. “I still think (Holy Cross) is good program. I think they kind of caught us doing a good job on offense, defense and special teams. I’m proud of our team, proud of our coaches. I’m just proud of how we came out here and handled business.” Knights 6-foot-3 junior quarterback Jaelle Noble completed five of 12 passes in the first half but for 125 yards and four touchdowns. Running back Patrick Robinson II rushed for 155 yards, including an electrifying 90-yard touchdown run, on four carries in the half. Robinson, who missed all of last season with a Achilles injury, didn’t play again after the run. Noble got off to a slow start, completing one of his first five passes. A sideline scolding of sorts from leading receiver Miguel Whitley, an Ole Miss commitment who didn’t catch a pass in

St. Augustine’s Dominick Lloyd brings down Holy Cross’ Cooper Odle. the game, got Noble going, he said. “I overthrew him on what should’ve been two touchdowns early in the game,” Noble said. “He got on me real good. Fortunately, we have about five or six really good receivers.” St. Aug jumped on the Tigers (2-4, 0-3) quickly. Noble threw a 16-yard scoring pass to senior Ray’Quan Williams four minutes into the game to begin the onslaught. On the Knights’ next possession, Robinson broke off his long run. Linebacker John Carter blocked a punt that rolled into the end zone and was recovered by linebacker Caleb Lewis for a touchdown with 19 seconds left in the first quarter, and just like that, St. Aug led 20-0. With edge rusher Darren Coates Jr. and Carter leading the way, the Knights’ defense held Holy Cross to 40 yards in the first half, 16 rushing and 24 passing. The Tigers finished the game with 49 total yards. Carter also had an interception in the second half. An interception by St. Aug’s Brian McCollum on Holy Cross’s first play of the game quickly turned things to the Knights’ favor.

“Well, you can’t throw an interception on the first play,” Tigers coach Scott Wattigny said. “This is three weeks in a row we start the game and it’s 19-0 in the first quarter. I don’t care who you play, the No. 1, 2 team in the state or the 360th team, you can’t make those kind of mistakes and expect to win. It’s not going to happen.” The loss was the third in a row for Holy Cross, who entered having fallen 31-0 at Karr and 33-6 against Jesuit. The Tigers are looking to bounce back against “big rival” Chalmette on Oct. 16. One and a half minutes into the second quarter, Noble threw a 24-yard touchdown pass to Quinton Richardson. At the 8:15 mark, he completed a pass on 3rd-and-20 Lucas Jefferson, who faked out two defenders three yards in front of the firstdown marker before weaving his way upfield for a 57yard score at the 7:53 mark. The final first-half touchdown came on a 22-yard pass to Williams with 3:50 remaining before halftime. Noble put the finishing touches on the rout with a 38-yard run on a quarterback draw on the Knights’ first possession of the second half. He then took a seat.

Thursday’s matchup between East Jefferson and West Jefferson high schools came down to quarterbacks Curnell Cole and Curtis Johnson. East Jefferson’s Johnson ﬁnished the game with 148 yards passing, 60 yards rushing and five total touchdowns for the Warriors. West Jefferson’s Cole did most of his damage on the ground, rushing for 165 yards and three touchdowns, including a 41-yard score with four minutes to play was the difference in the Buccaneers’ 39-35 win. For Cole, his mentality was simple with the ball in his hands. Whether a designed run or on a scramble, he was trying to “go score.” Fellow junior Kendrick Murray added three rushing touchdowns of his own to help the Buccaneers overcome multiple deficits throughout the District 8-5A contest at Hoss Memtsas Stadium in Harvey. “Dual threat, let’s get it, Sonic and Knuckles,” Cole said of his partnership with Murray. “He got’s speed, I got the business. We got everything, we’re together.” The Warriors opened the scoring eight minutes into the game with Johnson hitting a wide-open Paul Robinson for a 40-yard touchdown pass. After the Buccaneers (33, 3-0 District 8-5A) cut it to a one-point game with a Murray 12-yard run, Johnson and the Warriors offense found another scoring drive. This time, Johnson

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West Jefferson quarterback Curnell Cole finds an opening in the East Jefferson defense on Thursday night at Hoss Memtsas Stadium in Harvey. The Buccaneers won 39-35.

“I told them, this is our field. We don’t lose on our field.” FRANK DAGGS, West Jefferson coach scrambled for an 18-yard score. East Jefferson then padded its lead after recovering its own kickoff. Once again, it was Johnson connecting with Robinson for a 21-yard touchdown to make it 21-6. West Jeff then trimmed the deficit to 21-12 at halftime on a 4-yard run from Cole. To start the third quarter, the Buccaneers trimmed the deficit to 21-19 after recovering an onside kick after Murray ran for a 23yard score. “I told them, this is our field, we don’t lose on our field,” West Jefferson coach Frank Daggs said of his halftime message. “We practice here, we do what we got to do here, so y’all go back out and play Buccaneers football.” East Jefferson receivers continued to find space on offense, however, and on

fourth-and-goal from the 14 Johnson hit Oliver Rodriguez to extend the lead to 28-19. On the other end, West Jefferson’s offense rolled with Cole running it in from 18 yards out to make it 28-26. The Warriors (1-4, 0-2) opened the fourth quarter with their ﬁrst punt of the game, allowing the hosts to gain an advantage. “They played their hearts out, they ain’t giving up, and they kept going,” Cole said of West Jefferson’s defense. After a 30-yard completion by Cole, Murray ran in his third score of the game, a 3-yard run, to give the Bucs their ﬁrst lead at 33-28. The Warriors weren’t done, however. On the next drive, Johnson completed a 45-yard touchdown to put East Jeff up 35-33. Looking to regain the lead for good, Cole took matters into his own hands. Taking off from 41 yards out, the junior ran it all the way to the end zone to make it 39-35 and clinch the team’s second straight win the series.

WEEK 6 FOOTBALL REPORT Thursday’s games

Brown

District 10-4A

District 6-5A

Kenner Discovery at Young Audiences

Covington at Mandeville Hammond at Slidell Ponchatoula at Fontainebleau

District 8-3A

Loranger at Pope John Paul II

District 7-5A

District 9-3A

Destrehan at Thibodaux Terrebonne at Hahnville

District 8-5A

West Jefferson 39, East Jefferson 35 Riverdale vs. Bonnabel at Yenni Higgins vs. Warren Easton at Pan American

District 9-5A

Lutcher at Berwick St. Charles at St. James Vandebilt at Patterson

District 11-3A

Cohen vs. Sophie B. Wright at Gormley, 3:30 p.m. L.B. Landry vs. Thomas Jefferson at Memtsas, 6:30 p.m.

St. Augustine 48, Holy Cross 0 Edna Karr vs. John Curtis at Bertolino Jesuit at Chalmette

District 10-2A

Franklinton at Hannan Salmen at Pearl River

District 11-2A

Carver vs. McMain at Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium McDonogh 35 vs. Abramson at Joe

St. Martin’s at Riverside

Covenant Christian vs. Fisher at Yenni, 4 p.m. Northlake Christian at Independence

District 7-4A District 9-4A

Country Day at Houma Christian

District 10-1A Nondistrict

Morris Jeff at Newman, 3:45 p.m.

Ben Franklin at Central Private Erath at Lakeshore John Ehret at Belle Chasse Sarah T. Reed at South Plaquemines

Friday’s games District 6-5A

St. Paul’s at Northshore, 4 p.m.

District 9-5A

Rummel vs. Brother Martin at Gormley, 3:30 p.m.

District 10-4A

Shaw at Willow, 4 p.m.

District 11-3A

Patrick Taylor vs. Jefferson Rise at Memtsas

District 10-1A

West St. John at Ascension Catholic

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Saints receiver Olave limited with foot injury

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

The good news: Chris Olave and Alvin Kamara practiced Thursday for the New Orleans Saints after missing the previous day’s session. The bad news: Olave was limited and popped up on the report with a new injury. A day after Saints coach Kellen Moore said the wide receiver sat due to rest, Olave was listed as a limited participant with a foot injury. Moore was not available to speak with reporters Thursday, so there was no clarification on whether Olave suffered the inNotebook jury in Thursday’s practice or if the issue stemmed from Monday’s blowout loss to the Atlanta Falcons. Moore said Olave was “ﬁne” after taking a hard hit with two minutes left in the game, even though the wideout was slow to get up and did not re-enter the contest. Asked Monday why he left the starters in so late in a blowout, Moore said he wanted the unit to play some “clean football” at the end of the game. On Wednesday, when Olave did not participate, Moore repeatedly insisted the absence was only related to rest. Elsewhere, Kamara (back soreness) returned as a limited participant. He was one of seven limited players, joining Olave, Carl Granderson, safety Julian Blackmon (shoul-

Brian Flores’ hectic blitz schemes, Saints offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier has already noticed the defensive mind’s inﬂuence across the league. The Vikings blitz like no other team, doing so on 67.9% of opposing dropbacks so far. Fittingly, the second-ranked team is the Washington Commanders (44.4%) — whose new defensive coordinator, Daronte Jones, worked under Flores last year. And according to Nussmeier, that approach is felt across the league. “The (cover) zero coverages has upticked and people are bringing more of it,” Nussmeier said. “They’re not as aggressive, I would say as coach Flores and that group, but you’ve seen it across the league. “It’s a copycat league. People have success doing things, other people are going to implement it. To what extent? That varies by team.” Nussmeier said Flores’ defense is a “high-risk” concept given how many defenders they send. But there’s a high reward for the Vikings if the opposing offense can’t make them pay. “There’s a lot of grass out there and you’ve got to ﬁnd the grass on STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD offense,” Nussmeier said. “The Saints wide receiver Chris Olave runs out of bounds for a first down against the Atlanta Falcons during the first other thing you have to do is stay ahead of the sticks. You can’t play half on Monday at the Caesars Superdome. this game behind the sticks when you talk about yardage and distance and down.” der), wide receiver Barion Brown Quarterback Tyler Shough, New trend (thigh), tight end Noah Fant (abdo- meanwhile, was upgraded to a men) and guard Jeremiah Wright (con- full participant after he was listed As the Saints prepare for Minne- Email Matthew Paras at matt. with a left hand injury. cussion). sota Vikings defensive coordinator paras@theadvocate.com

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Saints defensive end Cam Jordan tackles Atlanta Falcons running back Brian Robinson on Monday at the Caesars Superdome.

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Continued from page 1C “Our game is playing 11 on 11,” Staley said. “We’ve got to play team defense. … I thought after that first (Robinson touchdown), our guys kind of went outside of themselves too often, trying to force something to happen to turn that game in our favor instead of just playing the right way.” Staley still believes in his unit. He pointed out the three possessions that immediately followed the long Robinson touchdown, when the Saints forced a pair of punts and then, after Kendre Miller fumbled the ball away deep in Saints territory, appeared to get a fourth-down stop before it was nullified by a penalty. But Atlanta scored on the first play after that penalty and quickly piled on from there. The Falcons ran the ball at will on the Saints defense, then found plenty of room in the secondary to hit on more explosives: Coming into the game, New Orleans had only allowed six pass plays of 20 or more yards, and the Falcons nearly doubled that by connecting on five of them Monday night. The nine explosive plays followed a fixable trend, Staley said. “You can study each of those plays and see a breakdown in technique,” Staley said. “The good news is they weren’t mental errors, where you have this catastrophe of missed assignments. It was really just guys playing with the wrong technique and maybe putting their eyes in the wrong spots. “When you’re off enough against a group that is dangerous, that can happen.” The three pillars of the defense, Staley said, are assignment, technique and effort. He was pleased with the effort but deemed the other two areas lacking. His players didn’t disagree with that sentiment after getting a chance to review what happened against Atlanta. “Nobody’s perfect, right? What you try to limit is too many mistakes on each play,” Young said. “There’s a difference if I make a mistake on one play, but everybody else is doing their job. It’s probably a 3-yard gain. But when you’ve got a play where it’s five people (not doing their jobs), that’s the explosive. “That’s the game, though. So we’ve got to do our best to limit mistakes, go back to the basics, and just do our job.”

airtime much like those other Manning quarterbacks have done time and time again, when there isn’t a whole lot of time left. “The Manning Hour”, a part of Fox’s NFL pregame show on Sundays, is a mix of comedy and sports. Manning, born and raised in New Orleans, interacts with NFL players and celebrities. For this particular segment, Manning arrived at The New Orleans Chess House in the Ninth Ward sporting a plaid blazer. “This is my Bobby Fischer jacket,” he said, referring to the late chess grandmaster. Manning quickly glances over his script a few minutes before he prepares to play Reid, a Prairieville native. Reid won the NFL’s chess competition two of the past three years. It’s just the type of story Manning wants to tell. “I’ve had so much fun just showing off players’ talents,” Manning said. “I don’t care if you’re a juggler or a dancer or a singer or play an instrument or just someone who likes to have a good time. We just always try to make them look good and make me look bad.” Fox (WVUE-DT locally) will air the episode with Reid Sunday at 10:20 a.m. before the Saints’ home game against the Minnesota Vikings. Manning’s quick wit made the show popular, which explains why it is in its 12th season. He’s recorded over 200 episodes, interacting with players from 31 of the 32 NFL teams. The one exception? The New England Patriots. “(Bill) Belichick wasn’t into doing anything fun,” Manning deadpanned. But every other team has been a willing participant. Some of his best segments have been with members of the Saints. On the very first episode back in 2015, Manning got Drew Brees to show off his musical talents. That included Brees singing Michael Jackson’s “Beat It” and later playing a musical instrument that you wouldn’t find in a New Orleans jazz band: a didgeridoo, an Australian instrument. Manning has done hand yoga with former Saints receiver Michael Thomas and got his septum pierced (or at least pretended to) with Alvin Kamara. On the first episode this season, he was joined by current Saints quarterback Tyler Shough. “How many oysters could Tyler Shough shuck if Tyler Shough could shuck oysters?” Manning said as the two of them filmed in Drago’s Seafood Restaurant. “… You’re one lucky mother shucker.” Other shows have included a manicure and pedicure with Cam Newton and a baking with Baker segment, featuring Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield. The show is not reserved for NFL players, though. Celebrities like Jane Fonda, Sally Field and

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Saints safety Justin Reid, right, and Cooper Manning pretend to play a game of chess for an episode of ‘The Manning Hour’ on Sept. 30 at the New Orleans Chess House. Cuba Gooding Jr. have also made more interested in blending in some of the Hollywood type stuff appearances. “Did they know what show they that we do,” Manning said. “Oh, were on? I don’t know,” Manning and they offered me $500 more said. “Did they know who I was? dollars.” So while his brothers do their Absolutely not.” That’s understandable. Cooper thing on the Manningcast on Mondidn’t garner all the attention and day Night Football, Cooper does accolades of the other Mannings. his the day before. Ben Sorenson has produced His dad’s name hangs in the Superdome rafters in the Saints’ “The Manning Hour” for the past Ring of Honor. His brothers Pey- five years. “When I first started, I thought I ton and Eli have two Super Bowl rings each. And his son Arch, the really had to write and make sure I come super-prestarting quarterpared and that my back at the Univer“He just loves jokes are funny,” sity of Texas, will Sorenson said. “And be one of the first to make people then after doing to hear his name laugh. When he this for a few years, called in the 2027 I realized that if I NFL Draft. meets someone, just stick Cooper in But Cooper was a heckuva athlete, he’s going to make a silly situation, he’s so naturally funny too, earning allthem laugh.” that he can just hanstate honors as a dle it. So I learned to high school receivARCHIE MANNING, er at Isidore Newformer Saints quarterback, let go a little bit and just give him some man School. Cooon son Cooper Manning bumpers and roll per followed in his him down the lane dad’s footsteps to and I just know we’ll play at Ole Miss but had his career cut short. He was get something silly.” Cooper has always been funny, diagnosed with spinal stenosis his freshman year in 1992, ending his according to his dad. Archie Manning recalls those days on the gridiron. While Peyton and Eli may have trips when he would drive his bragging rights in football. Coo- sons from New Orleans to Misper is the self-proclaimed chess sissippi to attend the annual Neshoba County Fair. Cooper’s champion of the family. “I would kill them,” Cooper grandmother would tell Cooper a joke, and Cooper would memosaid. rize it. Then lil’ Cooper would go What about Archie? “They didn’t even have chess from cabin to cabin at the fair and in Drew, Mississippi, where he charge people 50 cents to hear the grew up,” Cooper said. “Hell, my joke. “He just loves to make people dad didn’t even have a pizza until laugh,” Archie said. “When he he was in college.” That’s the type of humor that meets someone, he’s going to helped Manning find his way make them laugh.” He’s usually successful. Except onto the television screen. The idea came about when Manning the one time he wasn’t. When would interview players at the an- Arch was being recruited, they nual Manning Passing Academy. took visits to several schools and ESPN analyst Chris Mortensen met plenty of coaches. “I never could make Nick Saban saw Manning’s skills with a microphone in his hand and made a laugh,” Cooper told his dad. “I had suggestion. The idea was pitched his wife rolling on the floor. But I couldn’t get him to laugh.” to ESPN and Fox. That wasn’t a problem in the “The Fox guys seemed a little

ﬁlming of his latest segment with Reid. From sticking a pawn up his nose to poking fun of the size of Reid’s hometown, Manning delivered. “I love how witty the whole set was,” Reid said. ”It was smooth, easy to do and a lot of fun. But I wasn’t surprised. His whole family is funny. It’s just in their bloodline.” The ﬁlming of the show takes Manning to a different city during the week. On Saturdays, he’s watching Arch. This Saturday, he will be in Dallas watching the No. 1-ranked Texas Longhorns play rival Oklahoma. “Doing this show is a welcome distraction in the fall,” Manning said. “Those days between Arch’s games can last a long time if you’re thinking about those. So I enjoy the travel and the NFL side and trying to hurry up and letting the weekend just come. I don’t like to read all the stuff (about Arch) very much. There is so much nonsense out there. So this is a healthy getaway.” “The Manning Hour” will continue as long as Fox keeps him around. “We push the envelope, and the network embraces that, and we just see what we can get away with,” Manning said. “Ben writes a script and I loosely embrace the mojo. Sometimes we stick to it and sometimes we go completely rogue. Just depends which way the wind blows.” Sorenson knows the show is in good hands with a Manning leading this weekly two-minute drill. “The show is our changeup to serious football coverage,” Sorenson said. “You throw Cooper on the screen and let him crack some jokes and just lean into players’ off-the-field passions just so fans can get a glimpse of who these guys are. All I do is just give Cooper situations that he can improvise. Cooper’s the man.” Email Rod Walker at rwalker@theadvocate.com.

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at 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN), when coach Lane Kiffin’s Tigers are set to face Kentucky in their second Southeastern Conference road battle of the season. The LSU offense struggled when coach Brian Kelly and Sloan were in charge of it. The unit couldn’t run the ball and usually sputtered once it faced a short-yardage situation or reached the red zone. Sloan and Stein have been much more successful, at least through the first five games they’ve coached together. Kentucky scored 31 points in a road win over Texas A&M on Sept. 19 before dropping 35 in an overtime win over South Carolina last Saturday. Only ﬁve SEC teams are rushing for more yards per game than the Wildcats, who have also scored touchdowns on more than three-fourths of their red-zone trips. Stein and Sloan still have issues to sort out. Notre Dame transfer quarterback Kenny Minchey has already been sacked 11 times, and his offense is converting third downs at the lowest rate in the nation: an abysmal 25%. But Stein is pleased with

winning 31-29 at home. The Bulldogs averaged 7.4 yards on runs and 10.8 yards on 24 passes. Tulane had similar success in early September against South Alabama, one of only ﬁve teams more generous defensively than Army. The Wave averaged 9.6 yards on 51 plays, gaining exactly 212 yards on the ground and in

Holian, who stood on the curb beside me with a bemused look on his face. “Fifty-nine minutes and 58 seconds,” he said. “I knew it was too good to be true.”

Transylvania team In 1909, the Tigers were coming off their first championship season in 1908, an unbeaten 10-0 record that, though LSU doesn’t officially claim it, left the school recognized by the NCAA as co-national champions with then Eastern power Pennsylvania. Late in that 1909 season, LSU thought it was going to play a game in Baton Rouge against Kentucky on Nov. 18. Instead, the most bizarre case of mistaken identity in program history, off the train stepped the team from Transylvania, also from Lexington. Transylvania University was also known then as the State University of Kentucky. It turned out, LSU officials thought they were corresponding by mail with University of Kentucky, a school that the Tigers wouldn’t meet in football until 40 years later. Despite the colossal mix-up, the teams played. LSU walloped the Pioneers 52-0, the Tigers’ most lop-

the early returns on his decision to give up his playcalling duties and hand them to Sloan. The 37-year-old first-time head coach said in July at SEC media days that he made that move in large part because no head coach who doubled as an every-down play caller has won a national championship since 2013, when Jimbo Fisher pulled off that feat at Florida State. Stein wants to be involved in “all facets” of his program. “There’s just too much going on,” he said, “to only worry about the offense.” He shares that belief with Kiffin. Because offensive coordinator Charlie Weis calls the plays for LSU, Kiffin can take a big-picture approach to managing the program. The example he gave on Aug. 5, not long after the Tigers opened preseason practice, was a compliance call he wanted to hop on instead of attending an offensive meeting scheduled for the same time. “And now I can go do that,” Kiffin said, “because it’s an immediate thing that might be happening that I’m dealing with, knowing that everything’s done the exact right way. So the Charlie benefit is huge for our program.” It is for the on-field product, too. LSU is entering

the air. Since limiting FCS opponent Bryant to 165 yards on 53 snaps in its opener, Army has yielded 8.1 yards per play to South Florida, Temple and Louisiana Tech. “We really need to put everything together,” Tulane wideout Anthony Brown-Stephens said. “We leave plays out there on the field sometimes, but we know we have the guys to make those plays.”

sided victory that season. A write-up in the next day’s State-Times newspaper, an afternoon predecessor to The Advocate, between ads promoting a cure for rheumatism and prodigious seed corn (“Ninety bushels with fertilizer!”) gave a less than glowing account of the visitors: “The Kentucky Transylvania boys simply did not know how to play football,” the story said. “… they were about as poor as ever seen on the (LSU) campus.” Transylvania, a Division III school that was the alma mater of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, dropped football in 1941. Folks at the school like to say they’ve been unbeaten since 1942. However, its women’s basketball team won the DIII national title in 2023 in Dallas, the day before LSU’s women won their national championship over Iowa on the same court.

Secret handshake In 2007, LSU went to Kentucky ranked No. 1, falling to the No. 17 Wildcats 43-37 in triple overtime. Just like ﬁve years earlier, Kentucky fans stormed the ﬁeld, this time pre-empting the postgame handshake between then-LSU coach Les Miles

its game against Kentucky ranked top-10 nationally in both total offense and scoring offense. Kiffin and Weis’ Tigers need to score only one more rushing touchdown to double the number of such scores Kelly and Sloan’s Tigers produced all last season (10). They’re also just 164 rushing yards away from matching the total LSU scrounged together across the 13 games it played in 2025. Stein and Sloan aren’t engineering as drastic a turnaround at Kentucky, but their offense is operating much more efficiently than the one their program fielded last year. The Wildcats finished 2025 ranked 101st nationally in scoring offense and 105th in total offense. Now they’re 48th in scoring offense and 53rd in total offense. Kentucky has already scored at least 30 points as many times as it did all last year. Stein’s decision to take a chance on Sloan looks like it’s paying off. The two friends-turned-colleagues have a dangerous offense, one that can challenge the attack LSU built after it fired Kelly and Sloan. “He’s an elite person,” Stein said. “He’s an elite coach. He’s an elite recruiter. And I’m really, really happy he’s with us.”

Banged-up offensive tackle Dominic Steward returned to practice on Wednesday, lending continuity to the blocking unit. Steward’s insertion at left tackle in the second half against Southern Miss coincided with Tulane’s late push, when it gained 203 yards on the ﬁnal four drives of a comeback 24-21 victory. Look for a starting group of Steward, Gresham Perry, John Bock, Reese Baker and Ryan

and UK coach Rich Brooks. One of the delirious Wildcat fans who ran across the turf that day was an 18-year-old Will Stein, now Kentucky’s ﬁrst-year coach. After the ﬁeld cleared, LSU sports information director Michael Bonnette suggested to Miles, who was basically carried off through the crowd by a police bodyguard under each arm, that he have that handshake with Brooks. Miles agreed, and they met privately under the stands before LSU departed. De-

Lagniappe Tulane’s 19 road wins since the start of 2022 are tied for the most in the nation with Oregon and James Madison, although the Wave is 0-2 this season (Duke, Kansas State). … 13th-year Army coach Jeff Monken is 1-5 against Tulane, going 0-1 against Curtis Johnson, 0-3 against Willie Fritz and 1-1 against Jon Sumrall. … When Hall was Fritz’s offensive coordinator in 2019, the Wave won 42-33 at Army while gaining 525 yards.

spite the loss, and another triple OT defeat against Arkansas, the Tigers would go on to beat Ohio State for the BCS national championship in the Superdome.

Kentucky’s Tiger Charles McClendon, still LSU’s all-time winningest coach (137-59-7), played at Kentucky under Paul “Bear” Bryant. Stein is the ﬁrst UK coach to equal Bryant’s 4-1 start in 1946 at the school. In 1969, McClendon’s Tigers topped Bryant’s

Crimson Tide 20-15, making “Cholly Mac” Bryant’s ﬁrst former player to beat him in a regular-season game. “Coach,” McClendon told Bryant at midﬁeld, “this has been a long time coming.” “I know it, Mac,” Bryant said, “but don’t ever think I like it.”

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every week. The play never worked. Still, LSU needed to try it on the afternoon of Nov. 9, 2002. With :02 left down 30-27, Marcus Randall heaved a pass as far as he could, a 75-yard bomb that pinballed off three Kentucky defensive backs and into the hands of Devery Henderson, who shook off a desperation grab at his left knee by Derek Tatum before “running like hell” into the end zone. LSU won 33-30 in a scene of unspeakable chaos. Kentucky students spilling over the walls to rush the field, fans on the goalpost behind Randall and then UK coach Guy Morriss, drenched with water in a “victory” bath before the final play ran. All the while, the Tigers dogpiled in the north end zone. Afterward, I went outside Commonwealth Stadium (now Kroger Field) to watch the LSU buses pull away. I don’t know exactly what I was looking to find for my column, but my search was answered by a Kentucky fan named Chris

Running backs Jamauri McClure (foot injury) and Maurice Turner (leg) and wide receiver Zycarl Lewis (lower leg) practiced Tuesday and Wednesday in Tulane’s two heaviest workouts of the week, so the Wave should be closer to full strength at the skill positions than at any time this year. Hall said Thursday he expected all of them to play against Army barring an unforeseen setback before Saturday. The value of McClure, Tulane’s leading returning rusher, and Turner, who gained 200 yards on 12 carries against Southern Miss, is obvious, but Hall labeled Lewis the forgotten man, adding he was maybe the most explosive player the Wave had coming back from 2025. Lewis, a redshirt sophomore, STAFF FILE PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER was inches away from potentially Tulane wide receiver Anthony Brown-Stephens reacts after catching a scoring a 51-yard touchdown in the opener at Duke when a shoestring pass during the second half of a game against Army on Oct. 18, 2025, tackle tripped him up at the Blue at Yulman Stadium. Devils’ 22 and caused his injury.

Through four games this year, Army’s only defense has been its ball-control offense. The challenge for Tulane (2-2) in its American Conference opener on Saturday at Michie Stadium (11 a.m., CBS Sports Network) will be getting its own defense off the ﬁeld, allowing its offense to exploit the Black Knights’ clear vulnerability. Opponents average a whopping 6.89 yards per snap against Army, placing it sixth-to-last among 138 FBS teams, but the Black Knights still rank second in the American in points allowed (19.8 per game) because their defense spends most of its time on the sideline. Only Texas A&M’s and Notre Dame’s defenses have played fewer downs per game than Army’s 54.25 because of the Black Knights’ slow pace on offense and massive time-of-possession advantage (34.37-25.23) — the fourth-highest in the FBS. Churning out first down after ﬁrst down on long drives, Army minimizes its primary weakness. “The key is not getting leaky with yardage,” Tulane coach Will Hall said. “If we stop them for a 2-yard gain, we can’t let the pile get to a 4-yard gain. Getting to third-and-6 as opposed to thirdand-3 is huge.” Last Saturday, Louisiana Tech ripped through Army, which returned only three defensive starters, for 503 yards while

Mickow from left to right on the line Saturday. “The five we ended the Southern Miss game with played extremely well,” Hall said. “I like that group. We are getting thin there, but I believe in those five.” With tackle Darion Reed likely out due to injury, Steward’s readiness will prevent a dramatic shift in positions up front. If he had been unavailable, Bock would shift to guard, Baker would move to right tackle, Mickow would play left tackle and Gavin Marks would start at center. Steward practiced with the first team all preseason but lost his spot after the opener at Duke. He is listed at 6-foot-5, 280 pounds — very underweight for a tackle — but Hall said he recently passed 290 pounds. “He’s another guy that keeps believing and keeps fighting,” Hall said. “He had two phenomenal weeks of practice (before the Southern Miss game). He got his opportunity in the game and played really well.”

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NEW YORK — Major League Baseball proposed to shorten the regular season to 154 games from 162 starting in 2029 and to expand the Division Series to best-of-seven in a plan given to players during collective bargaining Thursday. Owners also proposed adding nine additional days off to the current postseason format, extending it to a maximum 42 days in a move that would give top starting pitchers potential to appear more often. MLB would allow higher-seeded teams in the ﬁrst two rounds of the postseason to pick their opponents beginning next year and would make most regular-season Mondays a day off for the vast majority of teams starting in 2029 except for those in up to two nationally broadcast games. Cutting regular-season games would reduce the opportunity for players to set season and career records. “Returning to a 154-game schedule would allow us to introduce a weekly off day, which is good for player health, while also creating a new national broadcast window to showcase our most exciting teams and players,” MLB spokesman Glen Caplin said in a statement. The players’ association said it will review the plan and will respond at the bargaining table. Baseball’s five-year labor con-

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Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani advances to first base on a walk during the second inning in Game 4 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Wednesday in Atlanta. tract expires Dec. 1, and management is expected to lock out players in a confrontation that could delay or wipe out the 2027 season. MLB proposed a salary cap, which the union has vowed to never accept, along with limits on contract values and length. “Unfortunately, the league once again made clear that all of its

proposals are contingent on players’ agreement to a salary cap, a system that guts player rights and compensation, as well as its other anti-player proposals,” the union said in a statement. MLB’s regular season currently schedules 162 games over 187 days, and the new format would play the 154 games over 180 in

most years. MLB would keep the Wild Card Series at best-of-three at the ballpark of the higher-seeded team, add an extra day off between Games 1 and 2 and stagger series starts. There would be only two games scheduled on each of the first three days rather than the current format of up to four games per day. No. 3 seeds could select after the regular season whether to host No. 5 or No. 6 in the Wild Card Series, and the No. 1 seeds could pick which wild-card winner to play in the Division Series. Each best-of-seven series would be played over 11 days instead of nine, adding off days before Games 5 and 7 in addition to the travel days before Games 3 and 6. MLB would stop scheduling early round postseason games in afternoons after some teams have struggled to ﬁll stadiums in those slots. Management made a “pick your opponent” proposal in 2022 bargaining as part of a 14-team playoff plan players didn’t agree to. “A shorter regular season unlocks making October even better for our fans — with fewer weekday afternoon games, a longer Division Series and more opportunities to see the game’s best pitchers on the biggest stage,” Caplin said. “And allowing the top seeds to select their opponents in the ﬁrst two rounds would create compelling storylines, intensify existing

rivalries and create new ones.” As part of the proposal, each team would be scheduled for four day-night doubleheaders, one against each division rival. Minor league schedules have included days off on Mondays since 2021. Big league clubs would be scheduled for Monday games on national holidays, when many typically draw large crowds. Teams that play Mondays would be scheduled to have Thursday off. MLB said player salaries would not be adjusted to reflect fewer games and bonus provision thresholds — like those that pay players for games played — would be adjusted to reflect the shortened schedule. The National and American Leagues adopted 154-game schedules in 1904 that had every team in each eight-team circuit playing all opponents 22 times. The AL switched to a 162-game schedule when it expanded to 10 teams for 1961 and the National League followed suit the next year. The LCS started in 1969 and were best-of-five through 1984, then expanded to best-of-seven. Division Series have been bestof-five since their inception for annual use in 1995. Wild card games started with the expansion of the playoffs from eight to 10 teams in 2012 and became bestof-three Wild Card Series when the postseason increased to 12 clubs in 2022.

SCOREBOARD Hole-in-one

x-Wednesday, October 14: New York at Atlanta, TBA

Jerry Hartt

Course: Webb Memorial Hole: No. 17 Club: 7 Iron Witnesses: Ray Lamy, Joe Gray, David Morel

Odds

Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at JAX 1½ 7½ (42) Phila Houston 3½ 7½ (38) at TEN at NE 8½ 3½ (45) Las Vegas at NY JETS 2½ 2½ (39½) Cleveland at WASH 2½ 3½ (42½) NY Giants Chicago 3 1½ (45½) at G.B. Minnesota 1½ 2½ (42) at N.O. at PITTS 2½ 2½ (44½) Ind Cincinnati 5½ 6½ (42½) at MIAMI Denver 2½ 3½ (42½) at CHRGRS Detroit 8½ 5½ (54½) at ARIZ at SEATTLE 3½ 3 (46½) San Fran at ATLANTA 4½ 3½ (43½) Baltimore

Monday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LA RAMS 3 3½ (54½) Buffalo

College Football Friday

NHL

Saturday

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

W 3 2 1 0

L 1 2 3 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .750 127 107 .500 65 77 .250 76 84 .000 46 101

Jacksonville Indianapolis Tennessee Houston

W 3 2 0 0

L 1 2 4 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .750 104 53 .500 102 104 .000 55 83 .000 84 109

Cleveland Baltimore Pittsburgh Cincinnati

W 3 3 2 2

L 1 1 2 2

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF .750 81 .750 116 .500 77 .500 97

Kansas City Las Vegas Denver L.A. Chargers

W 4 3 2 0

L 0 1 2 4

T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 118 77 0 .750 115 84 0 .500 74 94 0 .000 67 106

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington

W 3 2 2 1

L 1 2 2 3

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .750 82 79 .500 75 93 .500 122 112 .250 88 122

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W 2 2 1 0

L 2 2 3 4

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF PA .500 121 109 .500 96 92 .250 105 128 .000 76 96

Minnesota Chicago Detroit Green Bay

W 4 3 2 2

L 0 1 2 2

T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 86 51 0 .750 112 65 0 .500 119 127 0 .500 73 105

San Francisco Seattle L.A. Rams Arizona

W 4 3 2 1

L 0 1 2 3

T Pct PF PA 0 1.000 122 64 0 .750 105 73 0 .500 85 83 0 .250 87 117

South

North

West

PA 95 96 87 85

NATIONAL CONFERENCE

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at LOISVLLE 7½ 3½ (59½) Florida St. at SJSU 6 4½ (42½) Wyoming at WASH 1½ 3 (41½) Iowa at UTAH ST 1½ 5½ (43½) Wash St at BYU 14½ 10½ (46½) Iowa St

FAVORITE LINE at WASHINGTON -139 at COLUMBUS -123 at DETROIT -139 at WINNIPEG -118

NFL Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

Sports Betting Line NFL

Friday

Pro football

UNDERDOG N.Y Rangers Pittsburgh Seattle Anaheim

LINE +117 +103 +118 -101

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Arizona 3½ 3 (61½) at W. VA at B. GREEN 6½ 7½ (44½) Sac St. at MISSOURI 1½ 3½ (48½) Texas A&M at OKLAH ST 9½ 10½ (53½) UCF Indiana 8½ 7½ (48½) at NBRSKA at ARMY 6½ 3 (48½) Tulane Wake Forest 2½ 3½ (59½)at NC STATE at PITTS 4½ 3½ (47½) N. Carolina at NWSTRN 34½ 35½ (52½) Ball State at FLORIDA 14½ 11½ (59½) S. Carolina at APPA ST 5½ 9½ (48½) Old Dom Miami (OH) 2½ 2½ (47½) at UMASS at OREGON 12½ 11½ (58½) UCLA E. Michigan 5½ 6½ (52) at AKRON Texas 6½ 7½ (39½) at OKLA at N.D. 35½ 38½ (54½) Stanford Va Tech 11½ 10 (53½) at CAL at KANS ST 1½ 2½ (55½) Houston Illinois 2½ 2½ (48½) at MICH ST at W. MICH 13½ 13½ (43½) Kent State at NAVY 3½ 2½ (48½) Tulsa at OHIO 3½ 2½ (46½) C. Michign Duke 5½ 6½ (43½) at GA TECH at TOLEDO 17½ 21 (54½) Buffalo Ole Miss 10½ 9½ (54½) at VANDER at N. TEXAS 24½ 28½ (57½) Charlotte at TEMPLE 3 3½ (54½) UConn at E. CAR 9½ 10 (47½) Rice at OHIO ST 37½ 33½ (56½) Maryland Tennessee 14½ 13½ (51½) at ARKANS at ORGN ST 14½ 15½ (53½)San Dego St N. Dakota St. 1½ 3½ (48½) at UNLV at MEMPHIS 16½ 14 (52½) UAB at MARSHLL 2½ 4 (58½) C. Carolina LSU 10½ 8½ (52½) at KNTCKY Nevada 9½ 10 (49½) at UTEP Air Force 12½ 7½ (46½) at N. ILL J. Madison 10 7½ (51½) at GA SO. at VIRGINIA 6½ 9½ (50½) Syracuse at PENN ST PK 1½ (54½) USC at LA TECH 1½ 3 (47½) Louisiana at ALABAMA 2½ 1½ (51½) Georgia Minnesota 5½ 2½ (50½) at PURDUE at UTAH 13½ 15½ (51½) Kansas Boise State 10½ 6½ (48½) at FRESNO at ARIZ ST 17½ 20½ (50½) Hawaii

Pro basketball WNBA Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) Semiﬁnals (Best-of-5)

Golden State 2, Las Vegas 0

Sunday, October 4: Golden State 71, Las Vegas 60 Wednesday, October 7: Golden State 83, Las Vegas 81 Friday, October 9: Golden State at Las Vegas, 8:30 p.m. x-Sunday, October 11: Golden State at Las Vegas, TBA x-Wednesday, October 14: Las Vegas at Golden State, TBA

Atlanta 2, New York 0

Sunday, October 4: Atlanta 92, New York 82 Wednesday, October 7: Atlanta 101, New York 98, OT Friday, October 9: Atlanta at New York, 6:30 p.m. x-Sunday, October 11: Atlanta at New York, TBA

East

South

North

West

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay at Dallas, n

Sunday’s Games

Philadelphia vs Jacksonville at London, GBR, 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

Monday’s Games

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

Major League Baseball MLB Postseason Glance DIVISION SERIES

(Best-of-5) x-if necessary

American League

(TBS, TruTV, HBO Max)

Chicago White Sox 2, Cleveland 1

Saturday, Oct. 3: Chicago White Sox 3, Cleveland 0 Monday, Oct. 5: Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 3 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Cleveland 9, Chicago White Sox 3 Thursday, Oct. 8: Cleveland at Chicago White Sox, n x-Saturday, Oct. 10: Chicago White Sox at Cleveland, 8:10 p.m. (TBS/TruTV/HBO Max)

Tampa Bay 3, N.Y. Yankees 0

Saturday, Oct. 3: Tampa Bay 1, N.Y. Yankees 0 Monday, Oct. 5: Tampa Bay 5, N.Y. Yankees 2 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 3

National League (FOX, FS1)

L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1

Saturday, Oct. 3: L.A. Dodgers 5, Atlanta 3 Sunday, Oct. 4: Atlanta 3, L.A. Dodgers 2 Tuesday, Oct. 6: L.A. Dodgers 3, Atlanta 1 Wednesday, Oct. 7: L.A. Dodgers 4, Atlanta 1

Milwaukee 3, San Diego 1

Saturday, Oct. 3: Milwaukee 3, San Diego 2 Sunday, Oct. 4: Milwaukee 4, San Diego 3 Tuesday, Oct. 6: San Diego 4, Milwaukee 3 Wednesday, Oct. 7: Milwaukee 3, San Diego 1

Late Wednesday Tampa Bay 4, N.Y. Yankees 3 Tampa Bay

New York

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Late Wednesday Milwaukee 3, San Diego 1 Milwaukee

San Diego

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College football College Football Schedule All Times Central (Subject to change)

Tuesday’s games SOUTH

Troy 55, Southern Miss. 34

Wednesday’s games SOUTH

Jacksonville St. 27, Kennesaw St. 26 FIU 22, New Mexico St. 3

Thursday’s games SOUTH

Liberty 35, Sam Houston St. 3 W. Kentucky 34, Missouri St. 13

SOUTHWEST

South Florida (4-1) at UTSA (4-1), n South Alabama (3-2) at Arkansas St. (2-3), n

Friday’s games EAST

Columbia (2-1) at Marist (3-2), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

Florida A&M (1-4) at Alabama St. (3-2), 11 a.m. Florida St. (3-2) at Louisville (2-3), 6 p.m.

FAR WEST

Wyoming (2-3) at San Jose St. (3-2), 8 p.m. 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’s games EAST

North Carolina (2-2) at Pittsburgh (5-0), 11 a.m. Dartmouth (1-2) at Yale (2-1), 11 a.m. Tulane (2-2) at Army (2-2), 11 a.m. Bryant (4-1) at Brown (1-2), 11 a.m. Stonehill (1-4) at Sacred Heart (2-3), 11 a.m. Robert Morris (3-2) at Morgan St. (4-1), 11 a.m. Arizona (4-1) at West Virginia (3-2), 11 a.m. Princeton (2-1) at Wagner (1-4), 11 a.m. Bucknell (1-4) at Georgetown (0-4), 11:30 a.m. LIU Brooklyn (1-5) at Duquesne (1-3), noon Harvard (3-0) at Cornell (2-1), noon American International (0-0) at CCSU (1-3), noon Howard (2-3) at Penn (1-2), noon Franklin Pierce (0-1) at Delaware St. (3-3), noon Miami (Ohio) (2-3) at UMass (4-1), 1 p.m. Richmond (5-1) at Fordham (1-5), 2:30 p.m. Tulsa (3-2) at Navy (1-3), 2:30 p.m. UConn (2-3) at Temple (2-3), 2:45 p.m. Stony Brook (3-2) at Towson (0-6), 3 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. SC State (5-1) at Charleston Southern (2-3), 11 a.m. New Hampshire (2-4) at NC A&T (1-5), 11 a.m. South Carolina (2-3) at Florida (4-1), 11:45 a.m. William & Mary (2-4) at NC Central (2-4), noon Old Dominion (1-4) at Appalachian St. (3-1), noon Samford (1-4) at Chattanooga (3-3), noon Wofford (3-3) at Elon (4-2), 1 p.m. Va. Lynchburg (0-3) at Norfolk St. (3-3), 1 p.m. Northeastern St. (0-2) at West Florida (3-2), 1 p.m. ETSU (4-2) at The Citadel (2-3), 1 p.m. Arkansas Baptist (0-1) at Alcorn St. (3-3), 2 p.m. W. Carolina (3-3) at Mercer (4-2), 2 p.m. E. Illinois (1-4) at Gardner-Webb (2-4), 2:30 p.m. Duke (4-0) at Georgia Tech (1-3), 2:30 p.m. Mississippi (3-1) at Vanderbilt (3-2), 2:30 p.m. UT Martin (1-4) at Tennessee St. (1-4), 2:30 p.m. Furman (2-4) at Tennessee Tech (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Rice (1-4) at East Carolina (2-2), 3 p.m. Jackson St. (5-0) at Grambling St. (3-2), 4 p.m. Davidson (2-4) at Presbyterian (2-3), 4:30 p.m. West Georgia (1-4) at E. Kentucky (1-4), 5 p.m. Tarleton St. (5-0) at Austin Peay (5-1), 6 p.m. UAB (3-2) at Memphis (4-1), 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (3-2) at Alabama A&M (4-2), 6 p.m. LSU (4-1) at Kentucky (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. Louisiana-Lafayette (4-1) at Louisiana Tech (2-2), 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. Morehead St. (1-4) at Dayton (3-1), 11 a.m. Ball St. (1-4) at Northwestern (3-1), 11:30 a.m. San Diego (2-3) at Butler (4-1), noon Youngstown St. (4-2) at Indiana St. (2-4), noon S. Illinois (3-3) at South Dakota (4-2), 1 p.m. Drake (2-3) at Valparaiso (2-3), 1 p.m. SE Missouri (2-3) at Lindenwood (Mo.) (1-3), 1 p.m. Stetson (1-4) at St. Thomas (Minn.) (4-2), 1 p.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. North Dakota (5-1) at N. Iowa (2-2), 4 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. Incarnate Word (2-3) at Lamar (4-1), 3 p.m. Southern U. (2-4) at Prairie View (2-4), 3 p.m. Tennessee (4-1) at Arkansas (2-3), 3:15 p.m. Nevada (1-3) at UTEP (1-4), 6 p.m. Cent. Arkansas (2-3) at Abilene Christian (2-4), 7 p.m. SE Louisiana (3-2) at UT Rio Grande Valley (2-3), 7 p.m.

FAR WEST

Idaho (1-4) at Weber St. (3-3), 2 p.m.

Virginia Tech (4-1) at California (2-3), 2:30 p.m. UCLA (4-0) at Oregon (3-1), 2:30 p.m. Utah Tech (0-6) at Portland St. (1-4), 3 p.m. Montana (5-1) at N. Arizona (4-2), 4 p.m. Cal Poly (3-3) at Idaho St. (4-1), 5 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. N. Colorado (2-4) at E. Washington (1-5), 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.

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

GP W L OT Pts GF 4 2 0 2 6 8 3 2 1 0 4 10 3 2 1 0 4 8 3 2 1 0 4 10 4 2 2 0 4 11 4 2 2 0 4 9 3 1 1 1 3 12 3 1 2 0 2 7

GA 8 8 7 11 11 11 14 8

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

GP W L OT Pts GF 5 4 1 0 8 16 4 2 1 1 5 11 3 2 1 0 4 11 4 2 2 0 4 18 2 1 1 0 2 7 3 1 2 0 2 9 3 1 2 0 2 6 4 0 2 2 2 5

GA 8 12 8 13 7 7 13 17

Metropolitan Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

Winnipeg Utah Minnesota Colorado Nashville Dallas St. Louis Chicago

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GA 10 8 5 8 9 6 10 17

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Edmonton 4 3 0 1 7 22 16 Vegas 4 3 1 0 6 17 10 Anaheim 3 2 1 0 4 9 10 San Jose 3 2 1 0 4 9 12 Seattle 4 2 2 0 4 15 11 Vancouver 4 2 2 0 4 19 18 Los Angeles 3 0 2 1 1 9 15 Calgary 3 0 3 0 0 3 16 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Wednesday’s Games

Washington 5, Pittsburgh 3 Winnipeg 3, Colorado 2 Edmonton 5, Anaheim 2

Thursday’s Games

Dallas at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Minnesota at Tampa Bay, 6 p.m. Nashville at Montreal, 6 p.m. Philadelphia at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Utah at Boston, 6 p.m. Vancouver at Carolina, 6 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m. San Jose at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Colorado at Calgary, 8 p.m. Toronto at Vegas, 9 p.m.

Friday’s Games

N.Y. Rangers at Washington, 6 p.m. Pittsburgh at Columbus, 6 p.m. Seattle at Detroit, 6 p.m. Anaheim at Winnipeg, 7 p.m.

Tennis WTA China Open Results Thursday

At National Tennis Center Beijing Purse: $9,415,725 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Results Thursday from China Open at National Tennis Center (seedings in parentheses):

Women’s Singles

Quarterﬁnals Nikola Bartunkova (26), Czechia, def. Karolina Muchova (7), Czechia, 6-3, 6-0. Mirra Andreeva (4), Russia, def. Ekaterina Alexandrova (19), Russia, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (3).

Women’s Doubles

Quarterﬁnals Elise Mertens, Belgium, and Diana Shnaider (6), Russia, def. Demi Schuurs, Netherlands, and Ellen Perez, Australia, 6-2, 6-1.

Transactions FOOTBALL

National Football League CAROLINA PANTHERS — Signed RB Anthony Tyus III to the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Activated G Tyler Smith from injured reserve. Waived RB Emari Demercado. DETROIT LIONS — Signed DL Jeffrey M’ba to the practice squad.

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‘A TRUE STORYTELLER’

La. native ﬁnds success in ﬁlm industry BY JOY HOLDEN

Staff writer

When Josh Carley was a high school student at Parkview Baptist School and Dutchtown High School, he was known as the resident cinephile. He amassed such a large collection of DVDs that his classmates would “check out” movies from him, with a policy that one person could only take two movies at a time. Throughout his time in school, Carley was the “director” that everyone wanted to work with for their movie projects. His love for film eventually turned into a career. Carley, 38, has worked on the editing team for several television series, including the second season of HBO’s “The Last of Us,” which was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series in 2025. The series won that Emmy for the first season in 2024. He’s currently the editor for the second season of “The Terminal List,” a military thriller series on Amazon Prime starring Chris Pratt.

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Milo Malone reenacts a scene during a showing of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ on Sept. 6 at the Prytania Theatre in New Orleans.

Down to a science

‘Rocky Horror’ is a 50-year tradition of mess and chaos. This N.O. venue does it anyway. BY KASEY BUBNASH

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Josh Carley, right, and his wife, Jamie Dean Carley, stand on the red carpet at the Emmys. Josh Carley was assistant editor on ‘The Last of Us’ which was nominated for the award for Outstanding Picture Editing for a Drama Series.

“Editing is part mechanics and part storytelling,” said Tommy Talley, who worked with Carley on a music video for his production company tommysTV. “Anyone disciplined can learn the mechanics, but Josh has reached the top because he’s a true storyteller.” After working with Talley on Webbie’s “My People” music video in 2011, Carley began editing commercials, web videos, other music videos, documentaries, short films, feature films and behind-the-scenes work. The postproduction aspect of film enticed him because he realized that where and how the editor puts the pieces together makes the work engaging. “It’s one of my favorite parts, and it didn’t occur to me that people didn’t actually enjoy that part of it,” Carley said.

A tight-knit film community Carley says he caught the ﬁlm fever while he was a student at LSU from 2006 to 2010, which led him to like-minded people who energized him, he said.

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alloween night. 1998. Zephyr Field. Metairie. That’s where Ray Paternostro saw “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” with a live shadow cast for the ﬁrst time. It was a double feature, and The Transylvanian Electric Company theater group’s live production of the campy movie musical that night followed a special Halloween broadcast of “The Simpsons.” Paternostro fell in love with “Rocky Horror” then and there — the music, the way audience members danced and shouted and threw things at certain points in the movie. “Even as messy as it can be,” he said, smiling. It’s been 28 years, and Paternostro has attended at least 500 live “Rocky Horror” productions, memorizing practically every snarky retort repeated by veteran attendees and filling a cardboard box with props collected over the years. He’s not alone. Similarly decorated superfans are in the crowd at practically every “Rocky Horror”

Super-fan Ray Paternostro holds a box full of items he has collected over the years of performing in and attending ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at the Prytania Theatre. screening. Some have been dozens, or even hundreds, of times. The rambunctious film has sustained a cult-like following in New Orleans and around the world for the past 50 years, thanks to its iconic costumes and themes of sexual and gender fluidity. What initially looked like a flop when it premiered

in 1975 quickly became one of the longest-running theatrical releases in history after audiences in New York City turned midnight screenings into interactive parties, acting scenes out in front of the big screen and showing up in costume.

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China’s porcelain city carries centuries-old heritage Chinese porcelain artist Chen Qing paints a vase in Jingdezhen, known as China’s ‘Porcelain Capital,’ in China’s eastern Jiangxi province. AP PHOTO BY ACHMAD IBRAHIM

BY MARÍA TERESA HERNÁNDEZ Associated Press

JINGDEZHEN, China — Chinese porcelain artist Chen Qing has a vivid memory of her grandfather. It was the only time he wrote down the formula for her family’s distinctive red pigment. He asked her mother to memorize it and burned the paper minutes later. The secret has since been passed down orally from

one generation to the next. “My mother did not reveal the formula to me until I was over 30,” Chen said. Her family has practiced the craft since around 1860 in Jingdezhen, known as China’s “Porcelain Capital.” It is located in Jiangxi province, about 735 miles southeast of Beijing. Jingdezhen’s pottery-making

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CARLEY

Continued from page 1D “I learned from them, and they learned from me, which is the best thing in the world for a community. That was where the bug truly bit me,” Carley said. Although LSU didn’t have a film major at the time, Carley did take a screenwriting class that was one of his favorites. He graduated with a degree in advertising, but ﬁlmmaking was still his passion. In 2018, he made a short ﬁlm titled “Samantha,” a horror mystery about a woman’s transcendental experiences.

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During his time in Baton Rouge, Carley worked with different ﬁlm industry professionals and crews on various sets. When he made “Samantha,” many of them showed up to help. “I would not have a shadow of a career in postproduction if it wasn’t for the amount of support and encouragement and creativity that I experienced professionally in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette,” he said. “The ﬁlm community in general is very tight-knit. They’re very supportive.” After “Samantha,” Carley and his wife moved to California so that he could edit scripted material. To be a successful editor,

Carley says one must be fluent in all aspects of filmmaking. Moving to Los Angeles has allowed him to do that. Because editing is about creating the narrative of a visual story, editors have to understand good writing and bad writing, pacing, performances and why certain shots work the way they do. The editor is the first audience member, he said.

Back to movie making Jordan Lewis, another Baton Rouge editor who worked with Carley at tommysTV, said that Carley is someone who delivers real and honest criticism that makes a project better. “He has a good brain for

that and a ton of experience that helps to be able to offer that type of feedback,” Lewis said. Today, Carley is adding screenwriter, director and producer to his résumé with his horror/pulp crime anthology “Parish Lines,” which is set in different parishes in Louisiana. One of the stories, titled “Sin on a Sunday,” follows a faith leader who has a dark secret. “The idea is to make ‘Sin on a Sunday’ as a really cool short but also as a way to approach investors and show them what ‘Parish Lines’ will be like. ‘Parish Lines’ is the feature I hope to make,” he said. Even though Carley lives

TRADITION

and rice and toilet paper came through the place,” Ramstead said. “You blow it all to the front, sweep it up and move on to the next day.”

Continued from page 1D Prytania Theatre, a historic place in its own right, has been doing its part to keep the tradition alive in New Orleans since before Hurricane Katrina, hosting one or two screenings with a live shadow cast each month. It’s a rite of passage for many Tulane and Loyola university students, especially those in the queer community. “Rocky Horror” attendance tends to pick up around the start of the school year and during Pride. But October is the Prytania’s Super Bowl, according to manager Eric Ramstead. It’s when each of the century-old theater’s 220 seats are ﬁlled with ﬁshnet-clad fans for up to eight — usually sold-out — productions. It’s when midnight screenings run into the wee hours of the night, and when roughly 1,500 prop kits containing rice, slices of toast, playing cards, plastic gloves, newsprint, noisemakers and toilet paper are assembled by staff only to be hurled around the theater during each show. But it’s worth it, Ramstead said. “If you think of what we do here as a whole, we’re here for the community, we’re here to bring people together,” he said. “‘Rocky Horror’ is something that has been proven timeless, generation after generation, to bring people together.”

‘Don’t dream it, be it’ “This isn’t your typical movie,” actor Milo Malone

PORCELAIN

Continued from page 1D history spans more than 2,000 years. It began during the Han Dynasty, and its porcelain sites were inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2026.

Details take years to master

in California now, everything he writes is Louisiana based, because “it’s a part of you forever and ever,” he said. He even credits the film industry in the state for the opportunities he’s received thus far. He urges anyone in Louisiana with hopes of working in film to take advantage of the people in the community. “There are a lot of really awesome, talented, wonderful people in Baton Rouge who make and work on film,” Carley said. “If you want a career in film, find them. Get to know them. Listen to them. Learn from them. I promise you, you will see all kind of doors open — both from a career standpoint but also within you.”

A hurricane of popcorn

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Esperanza De Leon uses a leaf blower to clean up after a showing of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’ at the Prytania Theatre. warned the crowd at Prytania Theatre in September at a sold-out midnight screening. Based on Richard O’Brien’s hit London stage production, “Rocky Horror” follows a pair of innocent newlyweds who get a flat tire and end up in a castle owned by the eccentric, gender-bending scientist Dr. Frank-N-Furter. At the local shows, Malone and other actors with the Well-Hung Speakers troupe act out the scenes and mimic dialogue as it plays out on screen. Audience members openly shout at the characters and throw props from their kits on cue: rice when Janet and Brad are married, slices of toast when Frank-nFurter proposes a toast. First-time attendees are dubbed virgins, branded with lipstick and initiated on stage via various blushworthy tasks.

sites and museums to preserve China’s porcelain heritage. Jingdezhen’s Imperial Kiln Institute researches and restores ceramics excavated from an adjacent complex, where pieces for emperors were crafted in kilns whose remains are still visible today. The institute is incorporating new technologies into its work, including artiﬁcial intelligence, to help match and reconstruct ancient porcelain fragments. “By the establishment of our ceramic gene bank, we can collect all kinds of information,” said the institute’s president, Weng Yanjun. “We hope that we can retrieve ancient technology with modern science.” That research can also shed light on the culture and beliefs that surrounded porcelain-making centuries ago. Among the tiles made at Jingdezhen’s imperial kilns were those used in the Bao’en Pagoda. It was part of a Buddhist temple complex that was destroyed during a 19thcentury rebellion in the city of Nanjing. Its exterior walls were covered with porcelain tiles, each bearing an image of the Buddha. Traces of other religious traditions can also be found in porcelain studied by the institute, Weng said. “Islam, Buddhism, Taoism and, later on, European Catholic Christianity harmoniously blend into the porcelain decorations,” he added.

Jingdezhen’s craftsmen have kept alive techniques once used to produce porcelain for the imperial court. That knowledge later spread to private artisans. Chen’s ancestors adopted some of those traditions after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1912. “The craft is very difficult for an outsider to master,” Chen said. “A family might spend nearly a century developing a single technique.” Two tables in her studio are covered with brushes, unfinished pieces and pigments. She works in silence, a lamp lighting her strokes. Chen’s fingers never touch the porcelain’s surface. She steadies her hand against its outer edge, holding the brush firmly as she paints delicate, precise strokes. Painting a porcelain teacup can take days to complete. A single particle of dust or sweat could ruin the piece and require her to start from scratch. Landscapes are the most difficult scenes to paint because their boundaries are not clear. A mountain summit might be emerald green, gradually shifting to brown and other warmer colors Surrounded by own beliefs farther down the slope. “Mastering a craft is a lifeWithin Jingdezhen’s imlong process,” Chen said. perial kiln complex stands a shrine commemorating Fragments reveal past Tong Bin, the protective Artists like Chen work spirit of ceramics. Known as the “Immortal alongside archaeological

Milo Malone interacts with the crowd before a showing of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show.’ It’s a silly ode to early science fiction and horror Bmovies that features chaotic musical numbers and egregious lapses in continuity. But Malone said Tim Curry’s magnetic performance as Frank-N-Furter — who hails from the planet “Transsexual” and leads the virginal Brad and Janet on a journey of sexual liberation — has acted as “an introduction to queerness” to thousands of

Master of Wind and Fire” or “Kiln God,” Tong was revered during the Qing dynasty for sacriﬁcing himself in protest against the abuse of kiln workers, according to local tradition. The shrine remains open today, with a statue honoring Tong inside alongside figures representing other traditional roles in porcelain-making. “In ancient times, the technology was not as advanced as it is today, so, in many cases, people had to rely on their beliefs — their gods — to help bring good luck and better results,” Weng said.

Variations in craft Some Jingdezhen craftsmen say they hold no particular beliefs associated with porcelain-making. Others display figures of Budai — or the laughing Buddha — in their workshops as symbols of good fortune and prosperity. For artisans like master Sun Lixin, however, the work retains a spiritual dimension. He is a fourthgeneration practitioner who learned the trade from his father at age 13. “Some traditional rituals have faded considerably,” Sun said. “Yet in the hearts of craftspeople, that reverence remains.” Every time he paints or fires a piece, Sun is mindful of the hundreds of millions of years of geological history the white clay has undergone before reaching his hands. He does not visit Jingdezhen’s shrine, but has a practice of his own. Sun instinctively bows to the Kiln God before a firing, wishing for it to be successful and for fine porcelain to emerge. “If we do not care for it, paint it with devotion and treasure it, how could we pos-

The sound of a leaf blower and vacuum roaring to life filled the theater after cast members took their final bow around 2:30 a.m. Sept. 6. As audience members shuffled out — quietly, so as to not wake the Prytania’s residential neighbors — Esperanza De Leon used the blower to rid the floors and red velvet chairs of rice, party hats, beer cans and emptied candy boxes. Another maintenance worker helped sweep the heaps of waste into huge trash bags. Cast members packed up the set into plastic bins as superfan Paternostro scoured the theater’s floor for playing cards to add to his prop collection. The September show was Thom LaVoie’s sixth. Dressed in a blazer, tie-up top and fishnets, LaVoie said he was late to the “Rocky Horror” game, seeing the movie for the first time three years ago. He loves the Prytania’s intimate setting — as opposed to the productions that sometimes pop up at bars and breweries — and the classic screenings in 70 mm film. “I’ve loved it so much since that I just keep coming,” he said, though he admitted, “I’m not up to 500 times like some people.”

attendees for 50 years. “Don’t dream it, be it,” Curry sings in one of the show’s most famous songs. “This movie and this space and this event gives so many people, both queer and straight and anything in between, the chance to explore who they may or may not be,” Malone said at the show in September, just days after Curry’s death. “To try on a wig, to try on makeup, to try on ﬁshnets, a corset, whatever they feel might be the best way to express themselves, and to do it in the safety of the anonymity of a dimly lit theater while having a really fun time.” That’s why the team at Prytania, including Ramstead, has been willing to put on the show for so many years despite the cleanup, coordination and late nights. Email Kasey Bubnash “Sometimes it just looks at kasey.bubnash@ like a hurricane of popcorn theadvocate.com.

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Finding their way

and left the city to work elsewhere. She eventually decided to come back and is also now an artist-in-residence. “Jingdezhen is where my dream began,” Huang said. “More and more people are coming and the city is attracting growing attention.” Encountering fellow craftspeople has allowed her to learn new techniques, while Jingdezhen’s inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List makes her optimistic about the future. “It gives us confidence,” Huang said. “Things will continue to get better.”

While Jingdezhen’s pottery-making continues to be passed down within families, universities and residency programs host new generations of Chinese and international practitioners. Paola Masi is an Italian ceramic artist in a residency program through October. She said Song dynasty porcelain shaped her early training. So coming to Jingdezhen feels like going back to the roots of her own path as an artist. Chinese artist Huang Qi graduated from Jingdezhen AP video journalist Wu Jia Ceramic University in 2015 contributed to this report.

TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 9, the 282nd day of 2026. There are 83 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 9, 2009, President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for what the Norwegian Nobel Committee called “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Also on this date: In 1963, a megatsunami triggered by a huge landslide at Vajont Dam in northern Italy destroyed villages and caused approximately 2,000 deaths. In 1967, Marxist revolutionary guerrilla leader Che Guevara, 39, was executed by the Bolivian army a day after his capture. In 2010, a drill broke through into an underground chamber where 33 Chilean miners had been trapped for more than two months, opening the way to begin rescue operations days later. In 2012, former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky was sentenced in Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, to 30 to 60 years in prison following his conviction on 45 counts of sexual abuse of boys. In 2017, wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through California wine country, killing more than 40 people, destroying thousands of homes and businesses and sending thousands fleeing flames that raged through high-end resorts and treelined neighborhoods. Today’s Birthdays: Musician Nona Hendryx is 82. Musician Jackson Browne is 78. Actor Robert Wuhl is 75. TV personality Sharon Osbourne is 74. Actor Tony Shalhoub is 73. Actor Scott Bakula is 72. Actor-TV host John O’Hurley is 72. Football Hall of Famer Mike Singletary is 68. Jazz musician Kenny Garrett is 66. Film director Guillermo del Toro is 62. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron is 60. Singer PJ Harvey is 57. Film director Steve McQueen (“12 Years a Slave”) is 57. Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sörenstam is 56. Musician Sean Lennon is 51. Actor Chris O’Dowd is 47. Actor Brandon Routh is 47. World boxing champion Amanda Serrano is 38. Actor Tyler James Williams is 34. NFL tight end George Kittle is 33. Country singer Scotty McCreery (TV: “American Idol”) is 33. Model Bella Hadid is 30. Actor Jharrel Jerome is 29. Tennis player Ben Shelton is 24.

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top. If you volunteer your services, you'll find people who share your values. tAuRus (April 20-May 20) A change of heart will take you in a different direction. Make adjustments for the right reason; if anger is the driving force, take a moment and rethink your logic. GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Take the lead and venture into something that offers a creative or physical outlet. Put enthusiasm and imagination to work for you, and the outcome will help you bypass any negativity or interference you encounter. cAncER (June 21-July 22) Pay attention to how you look and feel. Poor behavior will lead to stress and exhaustion. Back away from drama, and find a cozy spot where you can sort through your options. LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Don't let the little things agitate you when you have so much more to gain by helping others and making a difference that will shape what comes next for you and for what and who you hold dear. VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Keep tabs on where your money goes. Don't sign up for anything without knowing exactly what you are getting in return. Be aware of the latest scams and gimmicks so you can avoid loss. The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2026 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

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Sudoku InstructIons: sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday. Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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Bridge By PHILLIP ALDER Marcel Proust, a French author best known for his novel “In Search of Lost Time,” said, “If a little dreaming is dangerous, the cure for it is not to dream less but to dream more, to dream all the time.” At the bridge table, you must “dream” of the best bids and plays. Sometimes they will seem to be dangerous, but bridge is not a game for cowards. If a bid or play looks best, go for it and ignore the torpedoes! In today’s deal, East has to try to defeat four hearts. West leads the club queen. South wins with dummy’s king, draws three rounds of trumps (West following throughout), and shifts to the spade king from an initial holding of king-doubleton. What should East do after winning with his spade ace? South’s two-heart rebid showed at least a six-card suit and a minimum opening, usually 12-14 high-card points. South can see 11 winners: three spades, six hearts and two clubs. But he might lose four tricks: one spade and three diamonds. However, when East gets in with his spade ace, leading away from the diamond K-J looks dangerous, and many players always return their partner’s suit (although that is much less likely to be right in a suit contract than in no-trump). Here, though, East should

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classifieds.nola.com Search & Place Ads Ads Onlines at classifieds.nola.com • Call Monday Us Monday - Friday 8AM - 5PMatat(504) (504)636-7435 636-7435 Search & Place Onlines at classifieds.nola.com - Friday 8AM - 5PM APARTMENT Belle Chasse Louisiana GLEN OAKS APARTMENTS Beautiful new apartments for rent. 2-and 3-bedroom 2 bath apartment homes All appliances included From 944.00 mo. 504-361-4611 Glenoaks@summit01.com

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APARTMENT N.O. EAST * LITTLE WOODS SPECIAL 7819 SANDS STREET * 3 BD/2 BA Central A & H * Fenced Backyard Sec 8 Welcome. No Deposit. $1,200 504-241-6189 * 504-430-1162

DUPLEX 4752 Francis Dr., 3BR/2BA, $1550/month Section 8 ok, Central Air & Heat 504-289-7595

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals

APARTMENT

WANT TO BUY Old Records 33's, 45's & 78's. All types of music. Call 985-259-1889

United in Marriage and declare their commitment to one another as Husband and Wife.

WANT TO BUY Old toy electric trains, any condition, Lionel Am. Flyer cash paid, 504-452-1000 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies beaut. 10k-14k gold diamond cross & chn $350 504-994-7385

GENTILLY 2544 ALLEN TOUSSAINT BLVD. NEWLY RENOVATED!!! 1-2 Bdrm Apts * From $800/mo Parking * Sec Gate 504-209-8054 * 504-454-1333

KENNER 2850 IDAHO AVENUE 1 Block to Vets & Williams All Amenities * Pool * Parking Studio/1 Bed Apt * Starting $675/Mo 504-385-5482 * 504-454-1333

TYPE OF SOLICITATION: Public Works

JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies Beaut. 10k yg Diam. Clustered Heart Ring Must See $350 504-994-7385

JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies Beautiful 10k Gold Diamond Cluster Ring Must See! $350 (504) 994-7385 JEWELRY/WATCHES Ladies beautiful 10k gold diamond wishbone ring. $300. 504-994-7385

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Anderson Hawkins, Toni Taylor, or Macolm Robinson, l/k/a 816 Lizardi St., N.O., LA; call Raashand Hamilton, Esq. 504-940-1883. 203249-Oct 8-10, 3t $81.70 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Timothy Jehrrod Hasson a/k/a Timothy J. Hasson and/or Tajh A. Hasson a/k/a Tajh Hasson, of 2077 Lincolnshire Drive, Marrero, LA 70072, please contact attorney Ronald L. Faia, Jr., at 6565 Vicksburg St., New Orleans, LA 70124; Phone: 504-908-9328; Email: rfaiajr@gmail.com. 203273-Oct 8-10, 3t $127.90 Anyone with knowledge of the whereabouts of Joseph Nemes, please contact Atty. Alex J. Bellow at 504-544-4055. 203276-Oct 8-10, 3t $69.10

MISC FOR SALE Mens gorgeous black & gold Saints jacket, size 2X, must see! $300 (504) 994-7385

NEWS 24/7 ON

CATS Young Male Cat, Gray Colors, Have too many cats, Looking for another home for him. Please call 504-861-9617 ($50) AKC Miniature Schnauzers AKC miniature schnauzer gorgeous pups has all shots 5043902918 $1,500.00 504-390-2918 Beautiful puppies Yorkie puppies shots and dewormed $700.00 601543-4232 bettyparks159@gmail.com

DOGS Shih Tzu Puppies for sale. $350 Cash Only. If no response via text, please call 504-418-3046

Garage Sales MANDEVILLE Lazy Creek subdivision multiple homes garage sale. Saturday, October 3 from 7 AM to 1 PM

French Bulldog Pup AKC Merle Pup Male! call 504-723-8131 $2000 OBO debramcrowe@gmail.com http://frenchiesdeaux.com

METAIRIE Church Garage Sale 5122 West Esplanade Friday & Saturday 8am-1pm Clothes, toys, baby & household items.

Golden Doodle & Retriever DoodleCKC-born 8/18/26-1st shots. 3 females, 1 male. Parents on site. Retriever-AKC-born 9/16/26-4 males, 4 females. Parents on site. $700.00 601-876-8999

New Orleans Rental

Merchandise MISC FOR SALE Antique (Foreign) Tea Pots 10-12 Must See $300 Take All 504-994-7385

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

NEW ORLEANS Rummage Sale @ Trinity Church Fri 10/9 9am-3pm Sat 10/10 9am-3pm Sun 10/11 11am-3pm 1/2 Price Sunday! Vintage, Designer, Books, Housewares, Kids + 1329 Jackson Ave. trinitynola.com

APARTMENT: DUPLEX 8629 Apricot St. 3Br/1Ba, Central air/heat, Section 8. No Pets $1300. 504-344-2324

PRINT ADVERTISING WORKS

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:

EVENT NO: 4787

CATS RAGAMUFFIN & RAGDOLL KITTENS www.CatsByFrancy.com/kittens $1500up! Reg. Shots & Guaranty 337-230-3150

METAIRIE 2720 WHITNEY PLACE UNIT #504 • $1,500/Mo 2 Bdrm / 2 Bath Condo. ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! New Carpet & ﬂrg, quartz countertops in baths. No pets. 2-yr lease. Laundry Rm on 1st ﬂoor. Guard @ night. Sandy Ward * 504-259-2616. Re/Max Living * 504-475-1011. Ea ofc indpntly owned & operated. METAIRIE 3201 RICHLAND AVENUE 1/2 Block off Vets * by Paretti Jaguar 1 Bed * Prkg * Pool * Rent $675/mo 504-320-6958 * 504-454-1333

APARTMENT

METAIRIE 3513 EDENBORN AVENUE Lrg 2 Bed, 1 Bath * $925 * Off St Prkg Blocks from Lakeside 504-982-4040 * 504-885-8060 504-454-1333

RFx No. 3000026775, Trac‐ tor Haul Transport Units – LDAF, 11/05/26

SLDBE OPPORTUNITY: YES

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.

RELEASED ON: Friday, September 25, 2026, 8:00 AM CST DEADLINE TO RESPOND: Monday, October 26, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST PRE-BID CONFERENCE: TBD Dates are subject to changes via an adden‐ dum posted by the Bu‐ reau of Purchasing on the City’s supplier portal.

Amy Vincent Director of State Procure‐ ment FAX (225) 342-8688

If you wish to receive no‐ tiﬁcation of addendum posted by the Bureau of Purchasing about this event, register as a sup‐ plier or update your sup‐ plier account (if already registered) and select the following commodity code(s):

203296-OCT 9-1T $11.77 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) 2026-030 CYBERSECURITY ASSESSMENT & PENETRATION TESTING

COMMODITY CODE: 910-79 The City of New Orleans strongly encourages mi‐ nority-owned and women-owned busi‐ nesses, socially and eco‐ nomically disadvantaged businesses and small businesses to respond to this solicitation, or to participate in subcon‐ tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐ tion.

Project Description: The Regional Transit Author‐ ity of New Orleans is seeking qualiﬁed ven‐ dors to provide cyberse‐ curity vulnerability as‐ sessment and penetra‐ tion testing services per speciﬁcations in IFB 2026-030.

For more information about this event, go to www.nola.gov and click on “BRASS Supplier Por‐ tal” under “BIDS & CON‐ TRACTS”. Once on the Supplier Portal, search “Open Events.”

APARTMENT

Thank you for your inter‐ est in doing business with the City of New Or‐ leans. Purchasing Administrator

Teacup. POMS. Chihuahuas POODLES Miniature Goldendoodles MALTIPOOS SHIH TZUS. CAVALIER KING CHARLES Call. 504-259-2222 UTD. S/W. Pups. 595-1495. Call 4 pics. 2yr. H. G.

y tober 16, 2026. Only writ‐ ten questions submitted through the Procureware site shall be considered ofﬁcial.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 2254

TITLE: North Terminal Gasket Repairs

APARTMENT METAIRIE

Advertising Date: September 25, October 2 and 9, 2026 NOCP 9338

PUBLIC NOTICE ---

ADVERTISEMENT: INVITATION TO BID CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPT: NOAB

APARTMENT

Public Notices Bids/Proposals

202008-sept 25-oct 2-9-3t $94.17

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Pets

Public Notices Bids/Proposals

Looking for the right hire?

1-800-960-6397

Responding to IFB: Bids shall be submitted through the RTA’s Pro‐ cureware website or de‐ livered to 2817 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 on or before 2:00 P.M., November 3, 2026. A Bid Opening will be held in the RTA Board Room located at 2817 Canal Street, New Or‐ leans, LA 70119, on Tues‐ day, November 3, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Any questions or further information concerning the IFB may be submitted via https:// norta.procureware.com/ home, beginning on Sep‐ tember 25, 2026. RTA in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regu‐ lations (CFR) Part 26 has an obligation to ensure nondiscrimination of Dis‐ advantaged Business En‐ terprises (DBEs) and to comply with all federal, state and local regula‐ tions relative to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on publicly funded projects. The RTA is committed to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on all feder‐ ally funded projects to‐ ward attainment of the agency's established overall goal of 32%. No DBE goal has been estab‐ lished for this project as there are no subcon‐ tracting opportunities on this project. Notice to all offerors is hereby provided that in accordance with all ap‐ plicable federal, state and local laws the RTA will ensure that DBEs are afforded full opportunity to submit offers and re‐ sponses to this solicita‐ tion and to participate in any contract consum‐ mated pursuant to this advertisement. Addition‐ ally, no offeror will be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, na‐ tional origin, ethnicity or disability. For additional information contact the RTA’s Small Business Of‐ ﬁce at 504-827-8301.

How to obtain a copy of the IFB: Speciﬁcations and further information concerning the IFB may be obtained on Septem‐ ber 25, 2026, from the RTA’s Procureware web‐ site at https://norta. procureware.com/home. You will be required to ﬁrst register on this web‐ site. The IFB can also be obtained at the Regional Transit Authority’s web‐ site at http://www.norta. com.

Ronald Baptiste Jr. Interim Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Regional Transit Authority

Clariﬁcation Deadline: Any questions or further information concerning this IFB must be submit‐ ted through https:// norta.procureware.com/ home by 1:00 PM on Oc‐ b l i

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS As-Needed NEPA Decision Making and Permitting Support Services

The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals submitted.

201994-SEP 25-OCT 9-2T $689.90 PUBLIC NOTICE ---

GONZALES CEMENT AND BRICK CONCRETE CONTRACTOR Any size job Servicing New Orleans & Northshore area

Sidewalks, Patios, Driveways, etc.

Ray Gonzales 504-458-7278

GET READY FOR THE HOLIDAYS Make your holidays a lot easier with the Versa Lift Attic Elevator Prices start at $2795 12 month no interest financing available CALL 504-466-3712 Hurricane Fence and Home Improvement

TRIPLE BBB

CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.

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Pool Enclosures • Patio Covers • Rooﬁng Siding • Glass Rooms • Screen Rooms Sofﬁt • Fascia • Windows & Screens

Security-Accent-Holiday-Game Day Lighting Trim - Patio - Landscaping FREE ESTIMATE • 504-466-3712 1 yr no interest financing

• Carport Enclosures • Garages • Plumbing Repairs

• Window Replacements • New Roofing & Repairs • Concrete Work

Call for Estimates: 504-885-5224 / 504-250-7139 Your Plans or Ours ~ Licensed and Insured

Building Homes & Remodeling

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504-467-6998 Fax 504-467-6708

Corinne Fox REALTOR®

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m 504.239.1481

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WE RECYCLE YOUR TREES

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www.hurricanefenceneworleans.com All types of Fences Exclusive Pre-Stained Cedar Fences

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RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • REMODELING & NEW CONSTRUCTION

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504-236-2375

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R.J. LABORDE CONSTRUCTION

• Room Additions • Custom Kitchens • Custom Baths

SIDEWALKS & DRIVEWAYS

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504-341-2006 FREE ESTIMATES!

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To advertise here, please call 225-383-0111 or visit us at servicedirectory.nola.com

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Notice is hereby given that the Board of Com‐ missioners of the Port of New Orleans (Board) is requesting proposals for Professional Services for as-needed NEPA decision making and permitting support. All Request for Proposal (RFP) docu‐ ments will be available on www.centralbidding. com on Friday, Septem‐ ber 25, 2026. The RFP doc‐ uments may also be ob‐ tained from the SEBCon‐ nect App, available on both the Apple and Google Play platforms. Proposals must be sub‐ mitted via Central Bid‐ ding, no later than 11:00 AM (CST), on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, to be considered. Respondents shall follow the instruc‐ tions given in this Re‐ quest for Proposals (RFP) in order to respond with a valid proposal for eval‐ uation by the Board’s Evaluation Committee. All inquiries shall be di‐ rected to the Procure‐ ment Department at pro‐ curement@portnola.com by Monday, October 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM (CST). Addenda to this RFP will be issued to all Respon‐ dents receiving this RFP. Questions and answers and all forms required will be posted on www. centralbiding.com. 202013-sept 25-oct 2-9-3t $59.79

PUBLIC NOTICE --REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Professional Services for As-Needed Oil Spill Response Organizations and Specialized Cleanup and Disposal Notice is hereby given that the Board of Com‐ missioners of the Port of New Orleans (Board) is requesting proposals for as-needed professional services by Oil Spill Re‐ sponse Organizations. All Request for Proposal (RFP) documents will be available on www.central bidding.com on Friday, September 25, 2026. The RFP documents may also be obtained from the SE‐ BConnect App, available on both Apple and Google play platforms. Proposals must be sub‐ mitted via Central Bid‐ ding, no later than 11:00 AM (CST), on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, to be considered. Respondents shall follow the instruc‐ tions given in this Re‐ quest for Proposals (RFP) in order to respond with a valid proposal for eval‐ uation by the Board’s Evaluation Committee. All inquiries shall be di‐ rected to the Procure‐ ment Department at pro‐ curement@portnola.com by Monday, October 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM (CST). Addenda to this RFP will be issued to all Respon‐ dents receiving this RFP. Questions and answers and all forms required will be posted on www. centralbiding.com. 202014-sept 25-oct 2-9-3t $60.81

PUBLIC NOTICE --REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Professional Services for As-Needed Environmental Compliance, Assessments, Remediation and Programming Notice is hereby given that the Board of Com‐ missioners of the Port of New Orleans (Board) is requesting proposals for Professional Services for as-needed Environmen‐ tal Compliance, Assess‐ ments, Remediation and Programming. All Re‐ quest for Proposal (RFP) documents will be avail‐ able on www.centralbidd ing.com on Friday, Sep‐ tember 25, 2026. The RFP documents may also be obtained from the SEB‐ Connect App, available on the Apple and Google Play platforms. Proposals must be sub‐ mitted via Central Bid‐ ding, no later than 11:00 AM (CST), on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, to be considered. Respondents shall follow the instruc‐ tions given in this Re‐ quest for Proposals (RFP) in order to respond with a valid proposal for eval‐ uation by the Board’s Evaluation Committee. All inquiries shall be di‐ rected to the Procure‐ ment Department at pro‐ curement@portnola.com by Monday, October 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM (CST). Addenda to this RFP will be issued to all Respon‐ dents receiving this RFP. Questions and answers and all forms required will be posted on www. centralbiding.com. 202012-sept 25-oct 2-9-3t $63.84 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Jefferson Housing Services Development District (HSDD) is solicit‐ ing proposals to secure professional advisory services to assist it with strategic planning, asset modernization, and fed‐ eral compliance. The se‐ lected Consultant will play a critical role in sup‐ porting and expanding affordable housing op‐ portunities, optimizing operational perfor‐ mance, and ensuring strict adherence to the regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the State of Louisiana. All interested parties can request a complete proposal packet with detailed in‐ structions by emailing D’Andre@jphsdd.org. Telephone and in person request will not be con‐ sidered. The deadline for submission of proposals is on or before November 10, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. (CST). 203242-oct 8-1t $118.71

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. 202695-oct 2-20-t $93.29

Legal Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE --BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE Monday, October 19, 2026 10:00 a.m. City Council Chambers City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, 1st Floor, New Orleans, Louisiana The Board of Zoning Ad‐ justments, in accordance with Article 4 of the Com‐ prehensive Zoning Ordi‐ f h i f

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p g nance of the City of New Orleans, will hold a pub‐ lic hearing on the follow‐ ing items:

g sumption at a recording studio, only if approved via conditional use, within the HMC-2 Dis‐ trict, HM-MU District, HUMU District, S-LC District, C-1 District, C-2 District, C-3 District, MU-1 Dis‐ trict, MU-2 District, CBD-1 District, CBD-2 District, CBD-3 District, and CBD-4 District. ZONING DOCKET NO. 70/26

Variances – Unﬁnished Business 1. BZA054-26 906 Philip Street / Charles and Sarah Anderson 2. BZA073-26 1037 Mazant Street / D T Home & Maintenance LLC, Dammond Lockhart, Ana Elizabeth Phelps 3. BZA076-26 5230 Pitt Street / Kurt and Leah Eischen, Lupin Architec‐ ture, Lawrence T. Lupin 4. BZA080-26 906 Dante Street / Dantes-Burthe L.C., Colin Rusovich, Made Design, LLC, David Merlin Variances – New Business 5. BZA082-26 1208 Web‐ ster Street / Peter An‐ dronaco and Mary San‐ tina, Eric McCutcheon, AIA, Datum Architects 6. BZA083-26 7301 Way‐ side Drive / Erica Lamp‐ kin Richardson and Donovan Richardson 7. BZA085-26 3322-24 Es‐ planade Avenue / JG2 Properties LLC, Jordan Gerard, Karsen Architec‐ ture LLC, Ross Karsen Director of Safety and Permits Decision Appeals – New Business 8. BZA084-26 1616-18 Pry‐ tania Street / Gregory Lacy II and Gulsah Lacy, Benjamin Flaxenburg Any Other Matters – New Business 9. Consideration – Adop‐ tion of the 2027 Board of Zoning Adjustments Meeting Schedule Notice under the Ameri‐ cans with Disabilities Act: This meeting is ac‐ cessible to people with disabilities. Should you need further assistance, please contact the Front Desk in the Main Lobby or the ADA Administra‐ tor: (504) 658-4020 (voice), 711 LA Relay Ser‐ vice, or e-mail emhurst@ nola.gov. Please be ad‐ vised there is a courtesy telephone available for 711 calls for people with hearing or speech im‐ pairments at the wel‐ come desk of City Hall, First Floor, Main Lobby. This communiqué is available in alternative formats upon request. Advertisement Dates: September 25, October 2, 9 and 16, 2026 NOCP 9337 202007-sept 16-4t $145.76

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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. 203051 Oct. 7, 8, 9, 2026 3t $44.86

PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,590 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit a child care center (small) in an S-RS Suburban Single-Family Residential District, on Square H, Del Mar Villas, Section 7, Lots 13 and 14, in the Third Municipal District, bounded by For‐ est Glen Road, Castle‐ wood Drive, Elmdale Road, and Heritage Drive (Municipal Addresses: 7542-7550 Forest Glen Road). ZONING DOCKET NO. 64/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9357 203340-oct 9-1t $17.91 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,592 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit the expan‐ sion in floor area of an established multi-family dwelling in an HU-RD2 Historic Urban Two-Fam‐ ily Residential District, on Square 46, Lots 16, 17, and 18, in the Sixth Mu‐ nicipal District, bounded by Calhoun Street, Per‐ rier Street, Prytania Street, and Henry Clay Avenue (Municipal Ad‐ dress: 1227 Calhoun Street). ZONING DOCKET NO. 74/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9359 203346-oct 9-1t $18.25 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,591 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would amend and reordain Arti‐ cle 20, Section 20.3.JJ and Article 26, Section 26.6 of the Comprehensive Zon‐ ing Ordinance (Ordi‐ nance No. 4264 M.C.S., as amended by Ordinance No. 26,413 M.C.S. and subsequent amend‐ ments) to allow sec‐ ondary live entertain‐ ment with service and sale of alcoholic bever‐ ages for on-site con‐ i di

Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9358 203343-oct 9-1t $21.62 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,593 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit a hotel over 10,000 square feet in floor area in an HMC-2 Historic Marigny/Tremé/Bywater Commercial District and the Transient Lodging In‐ terim Zoning District, on Square 377, Lots A and B1, in the Third Municipal District, bounded by Pauger Street, Joseph Guillaume Place, North Rampart Street, and Saint Anthony Street (Municipal Addresses: 1722-1732 Pauger Street). ZONING DOCKET NO. 76/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9360 203350-oct 9-1t $19.26 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,594 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit a standard restaurant in an HU-B1 Historic Urban Neighbor‐ hood Business District and the Magazine Street Use Restriction Overlay District, on Square 227, Lot X, in the Sixth Munici‐ pal District, bounded by Magazine Street, Con‐ stantinople Street, Marengo Street, and Camp Street (Municipal Address: 4001 Magazine Street). ZONING DOCKET NO. 79/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9361 203355-oct 9-1t $18.25 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,595 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit a hotel in a CBD-5 Urban Core Neigh‐ borhood Lower Intensity Mixed-Use District and the Transient Lodging In‐ terim Zoning District, on Square 218, Lots A and 6 or 21, in the First Munici‐ pal District, bounded by Carondelet Street, Girod Street, Julia Street, and Saint Charles Avenue (Municipal Addresses: 714-716 Carondelet Street and 730 Girod Street). ZONING DOCKET NO. 80/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9362 203359-oct 9-1t $18.58 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,598 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit a car wash in an MU-1 Medium In‐ tensity Mixed-Used Dis‐ trict and EC Enhance‐ ment Corridor Design Overlay District, on Square 762, Lots 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21-A, 22A, 23-B, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and 28, in the First Mu‐ nicipal District, bounded by Tulane Avenue, South Pierce Street, Ulloa Street, and South Carroll‐ ton Avenue (Municipal Addresses: 4118-4126 South Carrollton Avenue, 4036-4052 Ulloa Street, and 4041-4051 Tulane Av‐ enue). ZONING DOCKET NO. 67/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Office of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9364 203366-oct 9-1t $19.93

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PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,596 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit the expan‐ sion of a secondary edu‐ cational facility in a HURD2 Historic Urban Neighborhood Two-Fam‐ ily Residential District, on Square 1507, Lots A, B, 6, and 7, in the Third Munic‐ ipal District, bounded by George Nick Connor Drive, Law Street, Hope Street, and Republic Street (Municipal Ad‐ dresses: 1863-1869 Law Street). ZONING DOCKET NO. 93/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Ofﬁce of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9363 203361-oct 9-1t $18.25 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL NOTICE Public Notice is hereby given that the Council of the City of New Orleans will consider at its regu‐ lar meeting of November 5, 2026 at 10:00 a.m., to be held either via video conference or in the Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E07, the adoption of Ordinance Calendar No. 35,599 introduced at the meeting of October 1, 2026. SAID ORDINANCE would establish a conditional use to permit secondary live entertainment and sale of alcoholic bever‐ ages for on-site con‐ sumption at a recording studio in an HU-MU His‐ toric Urban Neighbor‐ hood Mixed-Use District, on Square 44, Lot 4, in the Fourth Municipal District, bounded by Jackson Av‐ enue, Phillip Street, Rousseau Street, and Saint Thomas Street (Mu‐ nicipal Address: 514 Jack‐ son Avenue). ZONING DOCKET NO. 71/26 Said ordinance may be seen in full in the Ofﬁce of the Clerk of Council, Room 1E09, City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATE: October 9, 2026 NOCP 9365 203369-oct 9-1t $18.58

PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE Pursuant to LSA R.S. 33:4712 the City of New Orleans hereby gives no‐ tice of its intention to au‐ thorize the Mayor of the City of New Orleans to enter into an agreement to grant a servitude to an adjacent property owner for encroachments on/over portions of pub‐ lic right-of-way located at the municipal address 1137 Esplanade Avenue; to fix the minimum price and terms of said servi‐ tude agreement; to de‐ clare that such use as granted in the servitude agreement will incorpo‐ rate space that is neither needed for public pur‐ poses nor shall such use interfere with the use of the public right-of-way; to set forth the reasons for said servitude agree‐ ment; pursuant to Ordi‐ nance Calendar No. 35,572. This ordinance is sched‐ uled for final adoption on October 15, 2026, and may be seen in full in the Clerk of Council’s Office, 1300 Perdido Street, Room 1E09, City Hall. AISHA R. COLLIER CLERK OF COUNCIL PUBLICATION DATES: September 25, October 2 and 9, 2026 NOCP 9335 202005-sept 25-oct 2-9-3t $53.73

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dated January 7, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: All that certain piece or parcel of ground, to‐ gether with all of the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, means, privileges, servitudes, prescriptions, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise appertaining, being situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in Section 8 of Kenner Pro‐ ject Subdivision, which said lots are situated, designated and located and measure according to survey by S.F. Calongne, C.E., dated October 20, 1926, revised Decem‐ ber 15, 1927, copy on file in the office of the clerk for the Parish of Jefferson as fol‐ lows: Lots nos. 29, 30 and 31 in Square No. 185, are bounded by Lu‐ verne and Frankfort Avenue and Piedmont and Richland Streets. Lots nos. 29, 30 and 31 adjoin each 20 feet front on Richland Street, same width in the rear by a depth of 120 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. Lot no. 31 begins 200 feet from the corner of Rich‐ land Street and Frankfort Avenue. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit.

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT

DENNIS WIGGINS Attorney for Plaintiff

24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

NO: 871-465 DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-R10 VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF AND UNKNOWN HEIRS OF CLAUDE A. PIERRE A/K/A CLAUDE A PIERRE A/K/A CLAUDE PIERRE AND CAROLYN WILLIAMS ROBERTS A/K/A CAROLYN W. ROBERTS A/K/A CAROLYN ROBERTS By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause,

The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 875-625 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS DAWN SHARP AKA DAWN MARIE GUILLOT SHARP INDIVIDUALLY AND AS INDEPENDENT EXECUTRIX OF JERRY JOHN GUILLOT AND TAMMY GUILLOT AKA TAMMY SAVAGE By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND

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SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 26, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in Three Oaks Sub‐ division (being a resubdivision of lots E-115 and H-115 of Ames Farms Subdivi‐ sion), and ac‐ cording to a plan of resub‐ division by Don A. Garland, C.E., dated 6-16-71, approved by Ordinance No. 10,326 of the Jef‐ ferson Parish Council dated 92-71, registered in COB 744, Folio 291, said lot is designated as Lot No. 11 of Square "B" bounded by Louis I Avenue, Stebben Street, the northerly line of the sub‐ division and the boundary line separating Square "A" from Square "B" (Ames Boule‐ vard side), and said Lot 11 mea‐ sures 60 feet front on Louis I Avenue, the same width in the rear, with a depth of 84.35 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All as more fully shown on survey by Don A. Garland, C.E., dated August 16, 1974, except that said Lot 11 commences at a distance of 240 feet from the in‐ of tersection Louis I Avenue and Stebben Street, Which has an address of, 5840 Louis I Avenue, Marrero, LA 70072. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. MARGIE SCOTT Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA

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NO: 867-693 NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING VS SHICOLA MARTIN By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 4, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: A certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Three Oaks Subdivision, (being a resub‐ division of Lots E-15 and H-115 of Ames Farms Subdivision), and, according to a plan of resubdi‐ vision by Don A. Garland, C.E., dated June 16, 1971, registered in COB 744, folio 291, said lot is designated as Lot 15 of Square "B", bounded by Louis I Avenue, Stebben Street, the northerly line of the sub‐ division and the boundary line separating Square "A" from "B" Square (Ames Boule‐ vard side), and which said Lot 15 measures 60 feet front on Louis I Avenue,

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the same width in the rear, with a depth of 84.35 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines, said Lot 15 forming the cor‐ ner of Louis I Avenue and Stebben Street. All as more fully shown on survey by Don A. Garland, C.E., dated August 22, 1972 and re‐ dated April 26, 1973. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. DENNIS WIGGINS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 833-516 "I" BIENES INMUEBLES, L.L.C. VERSUS ANJAD HOBBUB ZUGHAYER WIFE OF/AND AMER ZUGHAYER, ET. AL. By virtue of and in obedience to a JUDGMENT from the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause dated, OCTOBER 03, 2025, I will offer for sale to the highest bid‐ der at public i h

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p auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Wednesday, OC‐ TOBER 14, 2026, at 10 o'clock a.m., the follow‐ ing described property to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all of the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as COLLURA PLACE, being a subdivision of the front por‐ tion of Farm Site Number 14, portion or Sec‐ tion “B” of Ames Farm Subdivi‐ sion, which said lot herein con‐ veyed is designated as LOT NUMBER TWO OF SQUARE SIX on a plan of subdivision of Collura Place made by Hotard & Webb, Civil Engineers, dated March 16, 1951, a copy of which said survey is attached to and made a part of an act of sale by Tony (Toni) Collura to Mr. and Mrs. Roland A. Causin, passed before Maurice J. Pitre, Notary Public, for the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, dated August 28, 1951, and according to said plan of survey said Square Number Six is bounded by Ninth and Tenth Streets, Garden Road, and Farm Site Number 15; said Lot Number Two commences at a distance of Fifty (50’) feet from the corner of Ninth Street and Garden Road, and thence measures Fifty (50’) feet front on Garden Road, same

Notice of Initial Public Meeting Wednesday, November 11, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. New Orleans City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., Room 1E07, New Orleans. New Orleans City Council Utility Docket UD-26-02, Entergy 2027 Integrated Resource Plan Every three years an Entergy New Orleans (ENO) Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is produced. This is the planning process by which Entergy assesses the resources available to meet the power supply needs of New Orleans. The IRP is produced following an open, transparent planning process through which all relevant resources are investigated. Resources considered include supply-side (such as power plants, including both conventional and renewable sources of power) and demand-side (programs to modify customer loads to reduce or shift loads from hours with high electricity costs or reliability constraints to other hours, such as demand response programs, the Energy Smart energy efficiency program, and energy storage). The factors influencing choice among these resources are considered in the planning process. The goal is to identify the optimal set of resources to meet current and future electric service needs at the lowest total cost to customers and ENO, in a manner consistent with the long-run public interest and the Council’s energy policy goals. The expected combination of costs, reliability, risks, and uncertainty are considered. The planning process to develop the 2027 IRP is underway. An initial public meeting will be held: Wednesday, November 11, 2026 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. New Orleans City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1300 Perdido St., Room 1E07, New Orleans. The public is invited and encouraged to attend/view this meeting, to hear presentations by the Council’s Advisors and/or ENO regarding (1) the purpose of the IRP; (2) the IRP process, timeline, and procedural schedule; (3) analyses performed in the IRP process, including the inputs and assumptions thereto; and (4) ways in which the public may participate in the proceeding. The Council’s Utilities Regulatory Office will maintain a sign-up sheet for Interested Persons who wish to receive copies of all filings, issuances, and notices occurring in the proceeding. If you wish to be included on this list, please contact CURO at 504658-1113 or by email to Byron Minor at Byron.Minor@nola.gov. You are also welcome to watch the meeting, either as it is live-streamed or once it is archived, at http://www.nolacitycouncil.com/video/video_ legislative.asp. NOCP 9351 202562-633042-oct 5-7-9-2t $ 311.85

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width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of one hundred five (105’) feet. The foregoing de‐ scription is in accordance with print of survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associ‐ ates, C.E., dated July 3, 1962, an‐ nexed to act of sale passed be‐ fore Nat B. Knight, Jr., Notary Pub‐ lic, dated July 26, 1962, being a sale by Grace Cemo, wife of/and Earnest Phillips to Jefferson Savings & Loan Association. The improve‐ ments thereon bear Municipal No. 828 Garden Road, Marrero, LA 70072. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. NATHANIEL M. PHILLIPS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 872-302 NEWREZ LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SERVICING VERSUS DOMINIQUE CRAYTON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 16, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurte‐ nances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the City of Gretna, Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in GRETNA GAR‐ DENS (part of New Mechanick‐ ham), in SQUARE 14A, which square is bounded by Stafford, 19th Street, Weyer Streets and Central

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Drive. Said lot is designated as LOT NO. 6 on a sketch of survey made by Errold E. Kelly, Surveyor, dated January 9, 1965, a print of which is annexed to and made a part of an act passed before M.L. Dresener, No‐ tary Public, dated January 22, 1965, and ac‐ cording to said sketch of sur‐ vey, said lot forms the corner of Stafford Street and Central Drive and mea‐ sures forty one feet, eight inches (41'8") front on Stafford Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth and front on Central Drive of one hundred feet (100') be‐ tween equal and parallel lines. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 873-353 MIDFIRST BANK VERSUS THE UNOPENED SUCCESSION OF JAMES BENARD KNOX AND THE OPENED SUCCESSION OF ROSALYN WHITE KNOX (A/K/A ROSALYN BRAT‐ TON, ROSLYN W. KNOX) AND DESTINY BRATTON (A/K/A DESTINY RENEE BRATTON) AND JASON BRATTON AND JHERICA KNOX By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated March 4, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in i

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g g anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in the State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as FLO‐ RAL ACRES SUB‐ DIVISION, said portion being designated as LOT No. 6, SQUARE 5, ac‐ cording to a plan by Adloe Orr, Jr., and As‐ sociates, C.E., dated July 24, 1969, SQUARE 5 is bounded by But‐ tercup Drive, Bluebell Lane, Azalea Drive and Aster Lane, Lot 6 com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 276.29 feet from the corner of Buttercup Drive and Bluebell Lane and mea‐ sures thence 55 feet front on Bluebell Lane, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel lines. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. EMILY A. MUELLER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 874-879 ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC VS GEORGE PAUL ADAMS AND TAMMY ADAMS (A/KA TAMMY LYNN ADAMS) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 16, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Town of Westwego, LA., Jefferson Parish, in SQUARE 5 of WESTDALE AD‐ DITION SUBDIVISION, bounded by Keller Street,

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the Western line of Westdale Ad‐ dition Subdivision, Maple and Spruce Streets, designated as LOT NO. 12 ac‐ cording to a survey made by Adloe Orr, Jr. and Associates, C.E., dated July 9, 1953, annexed to an act passed before Dobin Friedman, No‐ tary Public, dated June 24, 1955, which said Lot 12 com‐ mences 46.16’ feet from the corner of Keller Street and Maple Street, measures 50.00’ feet front on Keller Street, same width in the rear by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 125.00’. Also in accor‐ dance with sur‐ vey by BFM Corporation, registered in COB 1756 pg. 248 Instrument No. 8732694. The improve‐ ments thereon bear Municipal No. 840 Keller Street, West‐ wego, LA 70094. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. PENNY M. DAIGREPONT Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 876-638 ONITY MORTGAGE CORPORATION F/K/A PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS KENNETH LOWERY, JR. By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 18, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: That certain piece or portion of ground, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, privi‐ leges, ways, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐

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son, in Floral Acres Subdivi‐ sion, being a portion of Live Oak Plantation, in Square No. 1, bounded by Azalea Drive, Richelle Street, the lower line of Like Oak Manor and a Public Highway, designated as Lot No. 9, all in accordance with the survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C.E., dated Janu‐ ary 7, 1963, which said lot commences at a distance of 445 feet from the corner of Azalea Drive and Richelle Street and measures thence 55 feet front on Azalea Drive, the same in width in the rear, by a depth of 100 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. COREY J. GIROIR Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 877-373 GOVERNMENT LOAN SECURITIZATION TRUST 2011-FV1, U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS DELAWARE TRUSTEE AND U.S. BANK NATIONAL AS‐ SOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS COTRUSTEE VERSUS ERIC ROBERTSON, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS SURVIVING SPOUSE IN COMMUNITY WITH YOLANDA FAURIA ROBERTSON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated July 7, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the

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rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the State of Louisiana, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in Town‐ ship 14 South, Range 23 and 24 East, Southeastern Land District of Louisiana, west of the Missis‐ sippi River, known as Harvey Canal Property, Jeffer‐ son Parish, Jef‐ ferson Parish, Louisiana, des‐ ignated as Par‐ cel Q-2-A, all as per plan by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C. E., dated May 15, 1973, revised September 26, 1973, April 11, 1974, May 5, 1975, December 29, 1975, October 19, 1976, March 27, 1978, July 24, 1978, December 5, 1979, May 22, 1981 and Octo‐ ber 1, 1982, which said por‐ tion has been subdivided into WOODMERE SOUTH SUBDIVI‐ SION SECTION 2, all as per plan of subdivision made by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C. E. S., dated Septem‐ ber 28, 1982 ap‐ proved by the Jefferson Parish Council by Ordinance No. 15418, recorded in COB 1042, folio 673, and as per Act of Dedica‐ tion before Odom B. Heebe, Notary Public, dated June 30, 1983, recorded in COB 1056, folio 89, same being des‐ ignated as fol‐ lows: LOT 297, SQUARE G, which said square is bounded by Keith-Way Drive and the Southern, West‐ ern and North‐ ern boundaries of the subdivi‐ sion, and said Lot 297 commences at a distance of 440 feet from the in‐ tersection of the Northern boundary and Keith-Way Drive, and mea‐ sures thereon 60 feet front on Keith-Way Drive, same in width across the rear, by a depth of 100 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines all as per survey made by J. J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., C. E. & S., dated Decem‐ ber 9, 1983, resurveyed Feb‐ ruary 15, 1984. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. KATE SOTO‐ LONGO Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT

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PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 877-205 WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY, BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE FOR TRESTLE TITLING TRUST-1 VERSUS NORMAN WILLIAM BABB By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated July 2, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on Octo‐ ber 14, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the following described prop‐ erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN LOT OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, WITH ALL OF THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVI‐ TUDES, ADVAN‐ TAGES AND AP‐ PURTENANCES THEREUNTO BE‐ LONGING OR IN ANYWISE AP‐ PERTAINING AND SITUATED IN THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA IN A PART THEREOF KNOWN AS MAPLEWOOD PARK ADDITION NO. 2, SECTION 1. ACCORDING TO SUBDIVISION PLAN BY ADLOE ORR, JR., AND ASSOCIATES, C. E., DATED MARCH 22,1971, APPROVED BY JEFFERSON PARISH COUN‐ CIL ON JUNE 17, 1971 UNDER OR‐ DINANCE NO. 10194, REGIS‐ TERED IN COB 759, FOLIO 431, PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON AND A RESUBDIVISION PLAN OF ADLOE ORR, JR. AND ASSOCI‐ ATES, C. E, DATED MARCH 9, 1972, ADOPTED BY THE JEFFERSON PARISH COUN‐ CIL ON JUNE 1, 1972, UNDER OR‐ DINANCE NO. PARISH 10708, OF JEFFERSON, AND ALSO AC‐ CORDING TO SURVEY OF MURPHY ENGI‐ NEERING, INC., DATED FEBRU‐ ARY 7, 1973, SAID PROPERTY JS DESIGNATED AS LOT 10-A, SQUARE 2, WHICH SAID SQUARE 2 IS BOUNDED BY SANDAL‐ WOOD (ELK/A SANDLEWOOD) DRIVE AND APACHE DRIVE, UTA DRIVE AND TEN‐ SAS DRIVE, AND LOT 10-A FORMS THE CORNER OF SANDALWOOD (A/KIA SANDLE‐ WOOD) DRIVE, APACHE DRIVE, AND MEASURES THENCE 62 FEET FRONT ON SAN‐ DALWOOD (A/KIA SANDLEWOOD) DRIVE, THE SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH AND FRONTAGE ON APACHE DRIVE OF 93.8 FEET, AND A DEPTH OF 93.81 FEET ON THE OPPOSITE SIDELINE. ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH A PLAT OF

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SURVEY BY GERALD B. DUNN, LAND SURVEYOR, DATED AUGUST 16, 1976. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. RACHEL E. BREAUX Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: September 4, 2026, October 9, 2026 sep 4-oct 9-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 833-108 CITIBANK, N.A. VERSUS RICHARD H. SIMPSON, INDI‐ VIDUALLY AND AS HEIR OF CHRISTINE SIMPSON A/K/A CHRISTINE WILLEY SIMPSON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated August 14, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: LOT: 1 SUBDIVI‐ SION: DRIFT‐ WOOD PARK; subject to re‐ strictions, servi‐ tudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affect‐ ing the property . Municipal Ad‐ dress: 67 Lisa Ave, Kenner, LA 70065 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. ELIZABETH C. PRICE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t

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JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 796-014 NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A MR. COOPER VS THOMAS A PARETTI, IV By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated June 17, 2019, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenance and advantages threunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in BAYOU ESTATES SUBDIVISION, being a resubdivision of Lots H-100-A and H-404-A of Ames Farms Subdivision and according to a survey of J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., Sur‐ veyors, dated November 20, 1967, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council on January 11, 1968, by ordi‐ nance No. 8600, a copy of which is on ﬁle in COB 671, folio 320, said portion is described as follows: LOT 22 of SQUARE "F"which square is bounded by Bi‐ envenue and Av‐ Sauvage enue, Caddy and Seg‐ nette Drives, and which lot commences 465 feet from the corner of Cadyy and Seg‐ nette Drives and measures thence 60 feet front on Seg‐ nette Drive, 60.01 feet in the rear, by a depth of 120.82 feet, on the side nearest to Caddy Drive and a depth of 119.64 feet on the other side; all as more fully shown on plat of survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc. dated March 30, 1970, annexed hereto; subject to re‐ strictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affect‐ ing the prop‐ erty. Improvements tehreon bear Municipal No. 5833 Segnette Drive. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale.

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JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson

Butterﬂy Circle, the same width in the rear, by a depth and front along‐ side Blossom Street of 110 feet by a depth along the opposite side line of 110 feet, all in accor‐ dance with the survey of Adloe in accor‐ dance with a survey by Man‐ dle Surveying, Inc., dated July 1995.

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Which has the address of 400 Blossom Street, Terrytown, LA 70056

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NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. KRISTY MASSEY FINLEY Attorney for Plaintiff

JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 847-861 ALLIED FIRST BANK, SB DBA SERVBANK VS KATHY A. HENDERSON (A/K/A KATHY HENDERSON, KATHY ANN WILSON) By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated October 16, 2023, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in TERRYTOWN SUBDIVISION NO. 1, being a part of Oakdale Subdivision, Section "B" First Ward. All in accordance with the survey of Adloe Orr Jr., & Associates, C.E., dated April 20, 1959, approved by the Jefferson Parish Council under ordinance #4117 adopted July 2, 1959, ap‐ proved by the Jefferson Parish Council's Ordi‐ nance, afore‐ mentioned registered in COB 482, Folio 53, Parish of Jef‐ ferson, LA. on July 15, 1959, Plan Book 36, Folio 28, Of‐ fice of the Clerk of Court, Parish of Jefferson, Louisiana which said property is more fully de‐ scribed as fol‐ lows, to-wit: Lot No. 1 in Square No. 21 bounded by N. Butterfly Circle, Blossom Street, Browning Lane, Terry Parkway, Rue de Bois and West Butterfly Circle, which said lot forms the corner of N. Butterfly circle and Blossom Street, and measures 75 feet front on N.

TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. EMILY E. HOLLEY Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 861-451 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS CHAD RYAN DARBY A/K/A CHAD R. DARBY A/K/A CHAD DARBY AND ASHLEY ELIZABETH BERGERON A/K/A ASHLEY E. BERGERON A/K/A ASHLEY BERGERON By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated February 6, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that subdivision known as Morningside Park Subdivi‐ sion, Square 47, bounded by Grove Street, West Metairie Avenue, Blanche Street and Van Buren Avenue, being com‐ posed of Lots Nos. 14

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and 15, accord‐ ing to a survey of J.J. Krebs & Sons, Surveyors, dated March 11, 1955, and certi‐ fied copy of which is an‐ nexed to an act passed before Edward Haspel, Notary Public, dated April 1, 1955, which said portion of ground com‐ mences 325 feet from Van Buren Avenue, and measures thence 50 feet front on Grove Street, by a depth of 120 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. For informa‐ tional purposes only: Improve‐ ments thereon bear Municipal No. 829 Grove Avenue, Metairie, Louisiana 70003 This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certified Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. BRIGHAM J. LUNDBERG Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 871-811 FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS MIGUEL C. PICKNEY A/K/A MIGUEL PICKNEY By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated January 8, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: A CERTAIN POR‐ TION OF GROUND TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, ALL RIGHTS, WAYS, MEANS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVITUDES, PRESCRIPTIONS AND APPURTE‐ NANCES THERE‐ UNTO BELONGING OR IN ANYWISE AP‐ PERTAINING THERETO, SITU‐ ATED IN THE PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN ARLINGTON HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION, IN SQUARE NO. 154 (HARLEM), BOUNDED BY ARLINGTON STREET, HARLEM AV‐ ENUE, SUNDORN STREET AND

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THE WEST LINE OF THE SUBDIVISION, AND ACCORD‐ ING TO A PLAN OF SAID SUBDI‐ VISION, BY ADLOE ORR, C.E., DATED MARCH 9, 1948, FILED IN PLAN BOOK 15, FOLIO 10-A IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT IN AND FOR THE PARISH OF JEFFERSON, SAID LOT IS DES‐ IGNATED BY THE LOT NO. 9, AND MEASURES 48 FEET, 9 INCHES FRONT ON ARLINGTON STREET, SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR BY A DEPTH OF 120 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL AND PARALLEL LINES AND FORMS THE CORNER OF HARLEM AV‐ ENUE, ALL AS MORE FULLY SHOWN ON BLUE PRINT OF SUR‐ VEY BY ADLOE ORR, C.E., DATED JULY 19, 1948, ANNEXED TO ACT BEFORE HAROLD JOSEPH ZERRINGER, NO‐ TARY PUBLIC, DATED JULY 22, 1948. Com‐ monly known as: 3000 Arling‐ ton Street, Jef‐ ferson, LA 70121 (“Property”). This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. ELIZABETH C. PRICE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 869-217 STANDARD MORTGAGE CORPORATION VS ROSARIO E. RUIZ AND JORGE ALBERTO RUIZ By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated October 6, 2025, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of

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Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Willowdale Subdivision, Section No. 2, in Square No. 11, bounded by Morton Street, Elise Avenue, Chopin Court, Marcie Street and Eliza‐ beth Street, designated as Lot No. 151, all in accordance with the survey of Adloe Orr, Jr. & Associates, C. E., dated De‐ cember 13, 1960, which said lot com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 310 feet from the corner of Morton Street and Elise Av‐ enue and mea‐ sures thence 65 feet front on Elise Avenue, same width in the rear, by a depth of 105 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. All in accordance with a survey by Mandle Survey‐ ing, Inc., dated May 25, 1981. And further in accor‐ dance with a survey by Man‐ dle Surveying, Inc., dated No‐ vember 8, 1985 and said lot has the same measure‐ ments and boundaries as above set forth. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. FOERSTNER G. MEYER Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 867-695 DATA MORTGAGE INC., DBA ESSEX MORTGAGE VERSUS DANIEL ESPADRON, SR By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 27, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: A CERTAIN POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servi‐ tudes, appurtenances d d

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pp and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as WOODLAND WEST SUBDIVI‐ SION, all in ac‐ cordance with the resubdivi‐ sion of Square 7 thereof made by S. K. Landry, C.E., dated Novem‐ ber 5, 1964, and approved by the Jefferson Parish Council by Ordi‐ nance No. 6859 which is recorded in the ofﬁce of the Clerk of Court of the Parish of Jeffer‐ son, in COB 602, folio 672, said portion of ground is desig‐ nated as LOT NO. 123-A of SQUARE 7, bounded by Vulcan Street, North Von Braun Court and South Von Braun Court. Said LOT 123-A begins at a dis‐ tance of 290 feet west of the cor‐ ner of South Von Braun Court and its extension. Said lot measures thence a dis‐ tance of 70 feet front on South Von Braun Court, by a depth of 110 feet between equal and paral‐ lel lines. Said Lot 123-A is composed of original Lots 122 and 123 of Square 7 as shown on the original subdivision plan Woodland of West registered in COB 587, folio 198. All as more fully shown on re‐ cent survey of S. K. Landry, C.E., dated May 26, 1970; subject to restrictions, servitudes, rights-of-way and outstanding mineral rights of record affecting the property. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 2262 South Von Braun Court, Harvey, LA 70058. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. ELIZABETH C. PRICE Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 875-062 U.S. BANK TRUST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR RCF 2 ACQUISITION TRUST VERSUS MELINDA A.

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FAULSTICH By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of SEIZURE AND SALE from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated May 13, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: ONE CERTAIN CONDOMINIUM UNIT, together with its appur‐ tenant interest in the common ele‐ ments, de‐ scribed as UNIT 203, EUREKA LANDING CON‐ DOMINIUM, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, all as shown on a plat by BFM corpora‐ tion, R.P. Fontcuberta, Jr., PLS, dated June 6, 1984, annexed as Exhibit "A" to that certain "Declaration Greeting and Es‐ tablishing Con‐ dominium Prop‐ erty Regime for the Eureka Landing Condominium", executed by Seville Proper‐ ties, Inc., dated February 15, 1984, ac‐ knowledged same date be‐ fore Karl M. Hansen, Jr., N.P., registered COB 1069, FOLIO 140, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, whereby Seville Properties, Inc., created and es‐ tablished said condominium property regime on that certain immovable property de‐ scribed as fol‐ lows: SIX CER‐ TAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and improve‐ ments thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, ap‐ purtenances and advantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the Parish of Jefferson, State of Louisiana, in that part thereof known as Sub‐ urban Villas Subdivision in SQUARE 48-A, which square is bounded by Houma Boule‐ vard, West Napoleon Av‐ enue (formerly Marion Avenue), the eastern line of the subdivi‐ sion and Eureka Street, and ac‐ cording to a sketch of survey by Gilbert, Kelly & Couturie, Inc. Surveyors, dated Novem‐ ber 14, 1977, a print of which is an‐ nexed to and made part of an act before Michael M. Dorsey, N.P. dated December 7, 1977, said lots are designated as LOTS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, AND 6, and are more particu‐ larly described as follows: LOT NO. 1, forms the comer of Houma Boulevard and West Napoleon Avenue and measures 35.10 feet front on Houma Boulevard, 62.33 feet in width in the rear, with a depth and front on West Napoleon Avenue of 122.72 feet and a depth h i

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p on the opposite sideline of 120 feet. LOTS NOS. 2 and 3, SQUARE 48-A, adjoin each other and measure each 20 feet front on Houma Boule‐ vard, same in width in the rear, by a depth of 120 feet be‐ tween equal and parallel. lines, Lot No. 3 forming the cor‐ ner of Eureka Street and Houma Boulevard. LOT NO. 4, SQUARE 48-A, com‐ mences at a dis‐ tance of 120 feet from the comer of Houma Boule‐ vard and mea‐ sures thence 40 feet front on Eu‐ reka Street, 40.90 feet in width in the rear, by a depth on the sideline towards Houma Boulevard of 102.33 feet, and a depth on the opposite sideline of 111.40 feet. LOT 5 commences at a distance of 160 feet from the corner of Houma Boule‐ vard and Eureka Street, and measures thence 40 feet front on Eureka Street, a width in the rear facing Mar‐ ion Street of 40.90 feet by a depth on its sideling sepa‐ rating it from Lot 4 of 11.40 feet and depth on the opposite sideline of 1200.47 feet. LOT 6 adjoins Lot 5 and mea‐ sures 40 feet front on Eureka Street, a width in the rear of 40.90 feet, by a depth on its sideline sep‐ arating it from Lot 5 or 120.47 feet and a depth on the opposite side‐ line of 129.54 feet. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. RADER JACKSON Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐ MENT 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF JEFFERSON STATE OF LOUISIANA NO: 856-820 MI GROUP, LLC VERSUS JUDY CULOTTA SUDO, CHEREE SUDO LARA, MICHELLE SUDO, AND RENEE SUDO GALEY By virtue of and in obedience to a Writ of FIERI FACIAS from the 24th Judicial District Court, Parish of Jeffer‐ son, State of Louisiana, in the above num‐ bered and enti‐ tled cause, dated April 6, 2026, I have seized and will proceed to sell to the highest bidder at public auction, at the

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Ofﬁce Complex, 1233 Westbank Ex‐ pressway, Har‐ vey, Louisiana, 70058, on No‐ vember 18, 2026 at 10 o'clock a.m. the follow‐ ing described property to wit: **TO SEIZE AND SELL EXACTLY AND ONLY 9/24TH OF OWN‐ ERSHIP INTEREST** A CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐ TION OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the buildings and improvements thereon and all of the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, prescrip‐ tions, servitudes, ad‐ vantages and appurtenances thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise appertaining, situated in the PARISH OF JEF‐ FERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, in Section 39, T 12 S, R 10 E, East of the Mississippi River, being a part of former Trudeau Planta‐ tion, which, ac‐ cording to blue print of survey by H.E. Landry, C.E., dated Decem‐ ber 14, 1949, is presently a por‐ tion of M.A. GREEN SUBDIVI‐ SION. According to the blueprint survey by Adole Orr, Jr., CE, dated June 11, 1951, is situated in SQUARE B thereof, bounded by Thirba, Jay & Versailles Streets and Howard Avenue, said lot being designated by the NO. 7 which commences 950 feet from the corner of Thirba and Versailles Streets and measures 50feet front on Thirba Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 124.30 feet on the side nearer Versailles Street and a depth of 124.03 feet on the side nearer Jay Street. All in ac‐ cordance with a survey by F. G. Stewart, Surveyor, dated April 15, 1963. Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. 308 Thirba Street, Metairie, Louisiana 70003. This sale is sub‐ ject to all supe‐ rior security in‐ terests, mort‐ gages, liens and privileges. TERMS - The full purchase price is due at the time of the sale. NOTE: All funds must be Cashier's Check, Certiﬁed Check, Money Order, or Personal Check with Bank Letter of Credit. JONATHAN L. SCHULTIS Attorney for Plaintiff JOSEPH P. LOPINTO, III Sheriff Parish of Jefferson The New Orleans Advocate: October 9, 2026, November 13, 2026 oct 9-nov 13-2t

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