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NOPD budget cuts target civilian jobs

Criminal justice experts concerned about impact BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

Crime analysts, crime lab workers, social workers and police technicians are among the civilian positions slated for elimination under proposed 2027 budget cuts to the New Orleans Police Department. The cuts, which would slash approximately 62 full-time-equiv-

alent positions, would save the city an estimated $4.3 million. But some criminal justice experts are raising alarms about how the changes could affect an understaffed department, especially as the agency has made strides in crime prevention. NOPD, meanwhile, advised that the cuts aren’t set in stone yet. “Budget discussions are ongo-

ing, and no final decisions have been made regarding the proposed reductions,” Officer Reese Harper, director of communications, said in a Friday statement. NOPD employed 339 civilians as of Sept. 21, according to the Civil Service Department, while Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick’s budget presentation nine days later accounted for 293 civilian

employees. Kirkpatrick at the Sept. 30 budget hearing acknowledged police work performed by civilians in those 62 roles “wouldn’t go away” and foresaw it being “subsumed” by sworn officers or redirected to remaining civilian staff. Rafael Goyeneche, president of the New Orleans Metropolitan Crime Commission, called the plan “penny-wise and pound-foolish” and warned it could ultimately weaken the department.

Femme Fatale breaks ground on $4M headquarters in Algiers

“I recognize the city is caught between a rock and a hard place. The police department is the largest budget in the city of New Orleans, and they have to tighten their belt to an extent,” he said in a Thursday phone interview. “But these reductions will have an adverse impact on the police department’s ability to perform its functions.” About 10 positions slated for

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N.O. East charter school to close

ReNew Schools to take over campus of Fannie C. Williams BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

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Members of the Krewe of Femme Fatale turn shovels of dirt during a groundbreaking ceremony for their new den on Friday. long been the case with Carnival Structure will also serve asfloathasdens. It will serve as an event venue, available to the public, and feature a reas event venue tail store that sells the krewe’s merchan-

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dise. The facility will include office space, a meeting room and storage, expected to A hay-strewn lot on Cypress Acres be completed as soon as December 2027. City Council member Freddie King III, Drive on the West Bank was the site of a high-spirited celebration Friday, who represents District C, applauded as the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale the all-female krewe for bringing their Mardi Gras parading organization broke multi-million-dollar headquarters in the ground on a new $4 million headquarters Algiers neighborhood, where recent defacility. velopment has been rare. The 20,000-square-foot structure in Alä See FEMME, page 6A giers will not just be for the krewe’s use, Staff writer

Gwendolyn Rainey blows a whistle, a Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale tradition used to recognize others, during Friday’s groundbreaking ceremony.

Fannie C. Williams Charter School, a struggling pre-K-8 school in New Orleans East, is poised to effectively close after this school year under a proposal in which the school operator will give up ä Poll shows its charter and a parents different school worried their will move into its children’s campus. School leaders school will announced the close. PAGE 4A plan Thursday, a couple weeks after district officials notified the D-rated school that it could close because of low scores. ReNew Schools, a charter operator that specializes in turning around failing schools, has agreed to enroll some of Williams’ students and hire some of its faculty. New Orleans charter schools are facing heightened scrutiny this year as the school district looks to downsize to account for declining enrollment. Fannie C. Williams is the second small school whose leaders have said they will relinquish the charter that allows them to operate; the leaders of L.B. Landry High School in Algiers made a similar decision last month.

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N.O. council proposes rules for robotaxis Waymo says only state can regulate

sents the first city effort to regulate robotaxi companies. If the full council approves, the city would set permit fees, fines and security regulations for the robotaxis that are similar to standards BY VIOLET BUCARO for regular ride-sharing services. Staff writer If an autonomous vehicle company Driverless taxis would pay permit breaks safety standards, for example, fees to operate in New Orleans under a it could have its license revoked, or proposal that would significantly alter its company would pay a fine of up to local ride-sharing — and one company $2,000. “You can’t give them an advantage is already pushing back. The proposal, from New Orleans City simply because they’re a new technolCouncil President JP Morrell, repre- ogy,” Morrell said of the robotaxis.

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But Waymo, a California-based selfdriving vehicle company, has spent a year in New Orleans already, putting human test-drivers behind the wheel of its autonomous cars in preparation for its launch. In April, Waymo spokesperson Ethan Teicher said the “only thing that could delay” the company’s successful launch in New Orleans is a proposal like the one Morrell has pitched. And Morrell said that when he met with company

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Waymo vehicles with human test-drivers have been operating in New Orleans for a year.

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2 missiles strike airport in Yemen, officials say

ADEN, Yemen — Two missiles struck the airport in Yemen’s port city of Aden on Friday night, police said, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the second such attack on the airport in less than 10 days. Police said no casualties were reported as fighting escalates in the latest front in the Iran war, one in which the rebels have attacked both neighboring Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s internationally recognized government, which is backed by the kingdom. It was the second major attack in Aden in two days. The Houthis on Thursday killed at least five people in a strike on a palace complex in Aden, the seat of the government. An unnamed military official with the rebels told the Houthicontrolled Saba news agency that the group hit a military facility adjacent to the airport that houses a command center for the Saudi-led forces fighting the rebels, as well as a weapons depot there. The Houthis previously targeted the airport with two missiles on Oct. 7, with no casualties, officials said. This time, the Yemen government’s information minister said the missiles fell about 500 yards away from an airplane operated by Yemenia Airways as it was preparing to take off. A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media, said its passengers were quickly evacuated.

Trudy weakens to Category 1 hurricane

MIAMI — Trudy weakened Friday afternoon in its slow movement towards west-central areas of Mexico’s Pacific coast, although some strengthening could occur through Saturday, forecasters said. It had been reported as Category 3 early Friday, but the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said satellite wind data showed it was weaker than indicated and reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft showed that Trudy has weakened to a Category 1 hurricane with maximum sustained winds near 85 mph by Friday afternoon. Trudy was about 225 miles southwest of Acapulco, in the Mexican state of Guerrero, and about 325 miles south-southeast of Manzanillo, Colima state, while moving northwest slightly slower, at 5 mph, the center said. A hurricane warning was in effect for Mexico’s coast from Manzanillo, in Colima state, northward to Playa Perula, in Jalisco. Forecasters said it is expected to move slightly faster during the next few days.

Norwegian teen gets 20 years in murder plot

LONDON — A Norwegian teenager convicted of traveling to Britain to carry out a contract killing on behalf of an international crime gang linked to Iran was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison. Johannes Kongsnes Natland, 19, was found guilty in July of conspiracy to murder for agreeing to shoot an unknown target for $28,000 last year. He was arrested at a hotel in Huddersfield in northern England with two guns and ammunition two days after arriving in the U.K. Natland admitted to possessing the firearms and ammunition, but said that he didn’t want to go through with the plan. Natland, who was working part time at a pizza restaurant at the time of his arrest, was recruited by a Swedish organized crime group known as the Foxtrot Network while he was playing a game online. The group has links to the Iranian government, according to counterterrorism officers from London’s Metropolitan Police. Natland was hired by a 17-yearold known as “Generalen.” A court in Norway convicted the teenager last year of attempting to “contribute to murder” and sentenced him to 14 years in custody. Three more people have been charged by Norwegian police, with a decision yet to be made by prosecutors whether to indict them.

BY KATE BRUMBACK and RUSS BYNUM Associated Press

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U.S. Coast Guardsmen work on a helicopter on Friday at Coast Guard Station San Diego. Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a mayday call reporting the vessel was sinking.

16 people rescued off Mexico’s Baja coast A person on the vessel transmitted the U.S. Coast Guard continues May Day call saying it was sinking, he search after responding said. It was unclear if any of the passengers were wearing life vests, he said. to distress call One rescued person said as many as 27

BY JULIE WATSON and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Sixteen people were rescued from the Pacific Ocean off Mexico’s Baja California coast on Friday after the U.S. Coast Guard responded to a mayday call reporting the vessel was sinking. Another 11 people were believed missing. The boat’s origin, destination and what it was doing were not clear. It went down in an area frequented by smugglers transporting migrants to the U.S., but which is also popular with fishing and leisure boats. One rescued person was being treated for a suspected shark bite and two people were in critical condition, authorities said. By the time crews reached the area “people were holding onto each other, to debris, just treading and trying to stay above water before being rescued,” Coast Guard Lt. Santiago Tamburini said. No vessel, only debris, was found and it was unclear what type of boat was involved, the Coast Guard in San Diego said. It received reports of 27 people in the water approximately 140 miles west of Ensenada, Mexico, after getting the distress call at about 1 a.m. Friday. “Boats in that area can be for fishing, leisure, personal recreation. We just don’t know what they were doing out there. We all know it’s a suspected smuggling route,” Tamburini said. “The sea is unforgiving” in that area, he added, and it was unclear if the vessel got lost, had engine failure, was swept out to sea or meant to go that far.

people had been on board, Petty Officer Chris Sappey said. Two of the people rescued were Mexican nationals, the Coast Guard said in a statement. Those rescued were flown by helicopter to San Diego and transported to hospitals. Three were taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego, including the person with a suspected shark bite and two people treated for cold exposure, said hospital spokesperson Janice Collins. Three others were evaluated at Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla and later discharged, said Steve Carpowich, a Scripps Health spokesperson. Two patients were in critical condition, said Matt Hoffman, a spokesperson for the city of San Diego. It was not clear if that included the suspected shark bite victim or the two people with cold exposure. The Coast Guard and U.S. Navy were searching the area with two helicopters, a fixed-wing plane, a cutter and a Navy combat ship. The Mexican Navy also launched a search and rescue operation from Ensenada, which is about 80 miles south of San Diego by road. Conditions on the water at 1 a.m. Friday appeared to be windy but fairly typical for the area, according to National Weather Service meteorologist Jonathan Suk in San Diego. Winds out of the north and northwest measured about 10 knots and waves measured 5 feet at a buoy north of Ensenada, he said. “I wouldn’t want to be out there in a sea kayak,” Suk said. “For the vessels that usually operate out there, they’re usually built to handle things like that.”

Combs moved to new prison after reports of luxury lifestyle in prison Hip-hop mogul convicted on prostitution-related charges BY MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs has been moved to a federal prison in Pennsylvania after reports that the hip-hop mogul was living the high life and was injured in a fight at his New Jersey lockup, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Friday. The federal Bureau of Prisons is transferring Combs, 56, from FCI Fort Dix to FCI Allenwood Low, a low-security facility south of Williamsport and about 155 miles west of New York City, the person said. The person was not authorized to speak publicly and Combs did so on condition of anonymity. The Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move but provided no further details. The agency said it does not discuss conditions of confinement for anyone in its custody, including reasons for transfer, for privacy, safety, and security reasons. “Decisions about inmate placement are made by the BOP, and we are not in a position to speak to the circumstances surrounding this transfer,” said Combs’ spokesperson, Juda Engelmayer. “Sean remains focused on moving forward, and we hope that his time at the new facility will be productive and without unnecessary disruption.” Combs is serving a four-year, two-

month sentence for his conviction last year on prostitution-related charges for transporting people across state lines for sexual encounters. The case featured harrowing testimony about violence and sex parties he called “freak-offs.” It was a forceful reckoning for one of music and entertainment’s most influential figures. Last month, NBC News reported that Combs was continuing to enjoy aspects of his millionaire lifestyle at FCI Fort Dix, smuggling in Hennessy, having fellow inmates cook, clean, make his bed and give him massages, and using a contraband cellphone to view social media and an ex-girlfriend’s nude selfies. On Wednesday, TMZ reported that Combs was injured in a fight with another inmate at Fort Dix and had to be taken out of the prison for treatment. In a rare rebuttal, the Bureau of Prisons refuted TMZ’s report, telling the AP: “The story you are referring to is false and did not happen.” In the wake of the NBC report, Combs was placed in the prison’s special housing unit, a heavily secured part of the facility away from the general population, for inmates with disciplinary issues or security concerns. He has also been docked 41 days of good-conduct credit, pushing his release date back to March 2, 2028, according to the person familiar with the matter. In April, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Combs’ bid to overturn his conviction and sentence, which his lawyers argued was too harsh. The court has yet to rule.

ATLANTA — Six Flags Over Georgia is set to open its gates Friday evening for the first time since a man fell to his death from one of the amusement park’s towering roller coasters. Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, a 42-year-old school employee from Atlanta, was thrown from the Goliath coaster on Monday, and authorities are investigating what happened. The park was already scheduled to be closed Tuesday through Thursday and is reopening as scheduled Friday evening, though Goliath is not expected to be running. Witnesses described seeing Kariem ejected from the coaster, and some people who rode the Goliath before him that day said they had concerns about its restraints. Six Flags Over Georgia’s park president, Richard Pretlow, issued a statement Friday afternoon thanking patrons for their support, offering condolences to Kariem’s family and reiterating the park’s commitment to safety. “While serious incidents of this nature are exceedingly rare, we never take responsibility to our guests for granted and remain committed to continuously strengthening our operations and safety practices,” Pretlow said. Local officials in Cobb County, where Six Flags is located, declined to discuss any investigative findings during a news conference Friday. Assistant Police Chief Damon Ballard said county police plan to wait for state investigators to determine what went wrong before deciding whether criminal charges are warranted. Cobb County’s elected commission chairperson, Lisa Cupid, was asked what she might say to reassure patrons that Six Flags is safe. She said people should “use their judgment.” The Georgia coaster

passed its latest annual state inspection in March with no safety violations found, according to an Associated Press review of documents obtained from the Georgia agency that inspects amusement park rides. Inspections from 2016 to 2021 found a total of 18 safety violations related to the ride that included corrosion on welds, loose handrails in the waiting area and maintenance needed on grout and padding around the ride’s support structure. Inspectors said Six Flags corrected each violation within days. None of the problems appeared to involve the ride’s restraints. At least 11 roller coasters in the U.S. and Canada — including the ride on which Kariem died — have been temporarily closed. They were all manufactured by the same company and equipped with similar restraints. Online photos and videos of the coasters show each equipped with clamshell restraints, which are mounted in front of each seat on a vertical bar that sit between the rider’s knees. The bar locks the padded restraint into place over the rider’s lap and upper legs. It’s unclear from the images whether any of those coasters also have seat belts or other secondary restraints. Goliath in Georgia has no such backup restraints. Goliath’s manufacturer, the Swiss company Bolliger & Mabillard, was granted a U.S. patent for its clamshell restraint system in September 2001. In the patent document, the company states that most roller coasters bind riders in “very tight retention devices” that “detract from their comfort.” It says the company’s clamshell restraints give each rider a sensation “that he is seated on a flying carpet or that he is at the controls of a kind of flying scooter, while still guaranteeing optimum security.”

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Police: Teen who killed 4 at Ore. school was ex-student BY HAVEN DALEY and SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press

BEND, Ore. — A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him — likely saving lives before he was shot by a father who followed him into the building, police said Friday. City of Bend Police Chief Mike Krantz called the teacher’s actions “heroic” during a news conference and said she was not injured. He identified the attacker as 16-year-old Griffin J. John II and said all of the victims were shot in the same classroom. Authorities said John had been a special needs student at Silver Rail Elementary and had attacked a classroom with special needs students. He fired as many as 15 shots from a 12-gauge shotgun and had about 44 rounds remaining when he was killed, Krantz said. “Everyone wants to know why, including us,” he said. “We may never get that full answer, but we want it.” The police chief added that police are also still trying to determine how the shooter obtained the gun.

The attacker’s mother, Shauntai Nickerson, told reporters outside her apartment near the school that if she could have done something to prevent the shooting, she would have. “I miss my boy,” Nickerson said, sobbing and crying, according to The New York Times and CNN. “I’m so sorry, I wish I could have done something. I’m sorry for their loss.” She declined to say how the 16-year-old obtained the pump-action shotgun and didn’t comment further when The Associated Press and other outlets knocked on her apartment door later. In a 2020 interview with the local news station KTVZ, Nickerson identified the boy, then 10, as a participant in a special needs program run by the school district. It was called NEST, for Nurturing Empathy, Safety and Trust, and aimed at helping students experiencing intensive behavioral and social skill challenges. Nickerson said he struggled trying to learn from home during the pandemic. The first 911 call came from the driver of a red pickup truck early Thursday afternoon who saw the boy throw his gun over a fence outside the school and then

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A person places flowers at a makeshift memorial on Friday at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend, Ore., a day after a deadly shooting. climb over it, Krantz said. The driver yelled at the boy, who fired at him, striking the truck three times. The driver was not injured, but drove off and called for help. A second driver, a 36-yearold man whose children attend Silver Rail, saw John shooting at the truck and heading toward the school. He pulled into the parking lot, grabbed his .40-caliber pistol and followed the attacker inside. He saw John wrestling with the teacher and shot him several times,

Krantz said. Police found John dead in the school minutes after the first calls for help, Krantz said. John shot through locked doors to get inside, police said. The children who were killed were ages 5, 8 and 11, Krantz said. Three children ages 5, 8 and 11, and teacher Meghan Lambert, 25, were killed, police said. Another 7-year-old child and a 54-year-old teacher were wounded and were taken to a hospital in critical condition,

Krantz said. The youngest victim was a fast runner and fearless climber who loved reading and his stuffed animals, his aunt said Friday. “He never met a stuffie that he didn’t think needed to be rescued and cared for,” said his aunt, Swan Sheridan, who described him as “a little ball of energy from the moment he was born.” The wounded teacher was identified by family as Becky Drury. Her mother-in-law, Yvonne Drury, said on Face-

book that she had injuries to her left arm and right hand and was recovering from surgery. The pump-action shotgun the attacker used was bought by his mother, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the shooting. The official spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation. Under Oregon law, a minor may possess a shotgun if provided by a parent or by someone else with the parent’s consent. In a statement read to reporters Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, shot the gunman in Thursday’s attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend. She said he is the father of two girls at the school. “He is not seeking recognition, but instead wishes to express his gratitude to the first responders, school personnel and community for the outpouring of love and support,” Freeman said, noting that her son is a lifelong resident of Bend, a mountainringed city of about 100,000 in central Oregon. She said her family was asking for privacy “during this difficult time.”

Trump puts Russia sanctions passed by Congress on hold President says waiver is in U.S. national interest BY WILL WEISSERT and MEG KINNARD Associated Press

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order that puts on hold a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the Russian economy, telling Congress the pause was in the national interest.

Trump had signed the legislation last month. Named after late South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, the measure had sought to clamp down more quickly on the flow of financial resources fueling the war against Ukraine. The move comes a week after Trump stunningly said the U.S. had agreed to purchase diesel from Russia to try and bring down global energy prices, despite that potentially hurting Ukraine in its war with Russia. The Trump administration

has remained mostly quiet since the recent passage of the bill with large bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate after Graham’s sudden death — with lawmakers urged ahead by Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Trump’s latest action followed the president announcing on social media last week that he had reached an agreement with Russian President Vladimir Putin in a phone call in which he was expected to discuss a suspected case of plague in Russia.

Instead, Trump announced that Russia will immediately supply more than 300,000 tons of diesel, followed by an additional 500,000 tons in November and 1 million tons “immediately thereafter.” Russia will deliver an additional 3 million tons “within a short period of time” after that, he wrote. The measure also had become a campaign centerpiece for Sen. Darline Graham, the late senator’s sister appointed to serve out the remaining months in his current term, who is also

Source: White House press secretary Zacharia leaving job BY WILL WEISSERT, SEUNG MIN KIM and MICHELLE L. PRICE

President Donald Trump cast significant doubt on her future earlier Friday, tellAssociated Press ing reporters that he would have a discussion with her WASHINGTON — Katie Zacha- following his weekend travria is departing as White el — and that if he were her, House press secretary, a he would reconsider the job. person familiar with Zacharia had come the matter said Friunder immediate scrutiny when she day, after a short appeared uncomand rocky tenure that was defined by fortable during her questions about her inaugural briefing professional backon Tuesday, deliverground and lack of ing halting remarks polish in fielding Zacharia touting the president questions from jourand his accomplishnalists. ments. Her 14-minute The person, granted ano- briefing was followed by nymity to discuss a person- criticism that the consernel decision not yet made vative commentator had public, said Zacharia would long called herself a lawyer be transitioning out of the when she had not passed a role. The shift comes after bar exam nor was otherwise

credentialed to practice. Zacharia was a surprise choice when Trump announced her appointment on Oct. 9, as the successor to Karoline Leavitt, the youngest-ever White House press secretary who had been part of Trump’s inner circle for years. The chaotic nature of Zacharia’s appointment and subsequent downfall evoked some of the personnel messes of the president’s first term, which had largely been absent from his second. In a lengthy exchange with reporters at the White House on Friday, Trump said he told Zacharia that she might want to change her mind about the job, and said he thought she had been treated unfairly by the press.

Pope speaks with Putin while recovering from lung surgery

in the Kherson region, and to the pope’s concern about Leo XIV called for a ceasefire to al- the plight of civilians in the the delivery of food and frontline town of Oleshky, denounces recent low medical assistance, and the Putin gave a “detailed explaand safe evacua- nation regarding the Kyiv attacks by Russia voluntary tion of the civilian popula- regime’s responsibility for

BY NICOLE WINFIELD and PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press

ROME — Pope Leo XIV gave strong indications Friday that he was recovering well from lung cancer surgery and was very much in charge of running the Catholic Church, speaking on the phone with Russian President Vladimir Putin, meeting with top aides and celebrating Mass in a makeshift hospital chapel. The Vatican said that during the call with Putin, “the Holy Father expressed his deep concern about the grave humanitarian situation in the city of Oleshky,

tion.” The statement added that Leo “reaffirmed the Holy See’s commitment to promoting dialogue and peace.” The statement was significant, showing Leo was well enough to conduct official diplomatic business from the Gemelli hospital, was keeping up with world events and was continuing to promote his message of peace as he recovers from surgery. The Kremlin readout of the call suggested progress had actually been made on the humanitarian front. The Kremlin said Putin wished Leo good health and a quick recovery. In response

the difficult humanitarian situation there,” the Kremlin said in a statement. Putin voiced support for “the Vatican’s intention to help create conditions for ensuring the safety of the local population and facilitating the delivery of essential supplies,” and an agreement was reached to coordinate efforts in this regard, the statement said. Also Friday, the Vatican released the first images of Leo since his lung cancer surgery Tuesday, showing him standing up at the altar in green vestments, as doctors said that tests confirmed his “continued improvement.”

running to replace him in the Senate more permanently. In a debate earlier this week with Democratic nominee Annie Andrews, Graham — who has Trump’s endorsement and is expected to campaign with him in South Carolina next week — said she had been “so proud” to help get the measure passed but acknowledged it was the president’s purview as to how he implemented it. “It gives the president tools that he can use if he so chooses, to end the war through economic sanc-

tions,” Graham said Sunday during a debate in Columbia. “So that’s up to him as to whether or not he wants to use it, or whether he wants to use something else, but I think the purpose of it is to bring down the gas prices and ultimately end the war. And when the war ends, gas prices will fall.”

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Poll: N.O. parents concerned schools will close BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

As New Orleans officials warn that some schools with shrinking enrollment will have to close, parents are increasingly worried that their children’s school could be next. More than 60% of New Orleans public school parents said they are concerned their child’s school could be shuttered due to low enrollment, according to a survey last month of about 1,000 parents with children in local schools. More than 40% of respondents said they are worried their child’s school could close because of poor academic performance. Meanwhile, parents are slightly more optimistic about the direction of public education in New Orleans than they were last year. About 20% of parents said it was getting worse, down from 34% last year, while roughly a quarter of respondents said pub-

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Fannie C. Williams CEO and principal Kelly Batiste shared the news Thursday evening with several hundred parents, students and community members who had gathered to learn the school’s fate. “When faced with the reality that the recommendation of the superintendent would be to close Fannie C. Williams, I want you to know that I prayed, cried, did all the things,” Batiste said. “But I landed at this partnership because, of all the options that we had, this is the best next step forward for our kids.” Under the proposal, ReNew Schaumburg Elementary, another pre-K-8 school in New Orleans East, would move into the Fannie C. Williams building on Dwyer Road. Williams’ 450 students would get guaranteed admission to ReNew’s Robert Russa Moton Lakefront Academy, a C-rated elementary school several miles away, or they could apply for a seat at Schaumburg. School leaders said some Fannie C. Williams staff and traditions would move to Moton. But

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Continued from page 1A elimination are intake and investigative specialists, according to documents obtained by The TimesPicayune through a public records request. Those roles were created in 2022 to free sworn officers from handling non-emergency, nonviolent crimes. Intake specialists take reports and investigate offenses such as shoplifting, property damage and theft, while investigative specialists perform policing and administrative duties. Four criminalist roles are also on the chopping block. The jobs

Continued from page 1A representatives on Thursday, they cited a state law that they said gives the state the sole power to regulate their company. Teicher did not return a request for comment on Friday. Morrell said the law Waymo referred to was aimed at driverless trucks. But he’s “pretty confident” the city can regulate robotaxis, just like it regulates Ubers, Lyfts and regular taxicabs. For the past year, the robotaxis have relied on a network of cameras and AI sensors to map potholes, curbs and crosswalks across New Orleans, with a human driver controlling the wheel. But in more than 15 states where Waymo is fully active, the cars, ordered through an app — and in some cases through Uber as they compete with human drivers — accelerate, slow down and brake as if controlled by a ghost. They don’t always do so perfectly. Last year, dozens of Waymos in San Francisco stalled in the streets after a fire caused a large power

Overall more positive New Orleans parents have a more positive perception of the city’s public education system than they did in previous years. When asked to assign a grade to the school system, 32% of parents gave it an A or B, 46% gave it a C, and 14% a D or F. Last year, 31% of respondents graded the system as a D or F. As in previous years, parents rated their own children’s schools more positively than the system overall. Parents were slightly less critical of NOLA Public Schools this year, with 29% saying they feel negative about the school district — 8 percentage points lower than last year. Nearly 65% of parents said their children planned to attend a fouryear college, up from one-third of parents who said the same in 2024. About 46% said their children plan to attend a two-year or technical

“You will find that our schools have been met with very difficult decisions to make to ensure that they keep delivering a high-quality education for every child they serve.”

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lic education was getting better and about half said it was staying the same. “Overall parents were seemingly far less negative about education than in past years,” said Vincent Rossmeier, director of policy, data and communications at the Cowen Institute, which studies New Orleans’ public education system and conducts the annual poll. This year’s poll, conducted by phone in September, included 1,000 parents and guardians who live in Orleans Parish and have children in public or private school and a small number who homeschool their children. It has a 3.1% margin of error. This year was the first time the poll asked public school parents about potential school closures. It comes as the New Orleans school system is grappling with declining enrollment, and district officials have indicated that several schools will need to close in the next few years.

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Earlier this month, NOLA Public Schools notified Fannie C. Williams leaders that the elementary school was at risk of closure due to repeated years of low test scores. Under stricter accountability standards the Orleans Parish School Board adopted this year, the district can evaluate and potentially close schools for poor performance before their charter contracts are up for renewal.

Fannie C. Williams’ contract extends through 2030, but it qualified for a mid-contract review after earning D’s the past three years and an F in 2022. NOLA Public Schools Superintendent Fateama Fulmore said Thursday that she supports the plan for Fannie C. Williams’ board to give up the charter contract that allows it to operate the school, and for ReNew to move its school onto the campus. Both schools’ boards of directors vote on the changes, which would take effect until next school year. ReNew Schools also runs Laurel Elementary, Dolores T. Aaron Elementary and ReNew Therapeutic Program, a special education program for students with complex needs. The network took over Moton in 2024 after the F-rated school was going to be shut down. The plan for Fannie C. Williams comes as NOLA Public Schools of-

require a bachelor’s degree in forensic science or a related field and involve conducting laboratory tests and testifying in court. “Eliminating four positions there ... means the evidence they were assessing is going to be done more slowly,” Goyeneche said. Matt Stone, a former NOPD detective and director of communications for the New Orleans Police & Justice Foundation, also raised concerns about eliminating analyst positions, crediting their intelligence work with bolstering recent multijurisdictional operations, including Golden Eagle, which recently netted 231 felony arrests. “They’re the linchpin of investigations,” Stone said. NOPD’s civilian workforce is the

product of a decadeslong effort to shift routine police duties from commissioned officers to civilian employees, dating back to plans introduced under Superintendent Richard Pennington in the 1990s. Those efforts gained momentum in 2022, when Superintendent Shaun Ferguson created 50 new civilian positions to augment a dwindling force amid a record-setting crush of violent crime and lagging response times. By 2026, crime had subsided, with New Orleans recording historically low homicide numbers, even as staffing hovers at around 900 commissioned officers and 300 civilians. And for the first time in the 40-year history of the LSU New Orleans Quality of Life Sur-

that was little consolation to many families, who had hoped school leaders would find a way to keep the school open. “I feel more could have been done,” said Natalie Arthur, a science teacher at Fannie C. Williams whose son and daughter are in preschool and first grade at the school. Both schools’ boards and the Orleans Parish School Board still must approve the proposal.

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outage. Last month, in Denver, a Waymo ran into vendors at a farmers market, though no law was in place to ticket Waymo for the collision. “We don’t want to repeat the mistakes of other cities,” Morrell said. “We want to learn from what other cities have seen as problems and address them on the front end.” Human or remote assistance must be able to intervene if a car malfunctions, under Morrell’s proposal. Vehicles would also have to keep daily records of trip requests, collisions and lost property. The city Department of Public Works would charge robotaxi companies an annual registration fee of $7,500, $50 per registered vehicle and 50 cents per trip. Companies like Uber, meanwhile, pay an annual fee of $15,000 and 50 cents per trip. To register a standard taxi in New Orleans, it costs $200 per permit. Cars must be wheelchair accessible, a distinctive color and have a written contract with the city to provide transportation to and from the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Morrell said he is collaborating with Jeffer-

son Parish to instill regulations across parish borders, as Waymo’s human testers have been spotted there, too. The City Council may not have the authority to bar Waymo from the streets, Morrell added. But “what we can do is put a regulatory scheme in place that creates an equal-level playing field between Waymo and other industries that employ actual human beings, and say these are the safety standards you have to meet to be on our streets.” A spokesperson for Mayor Helena Moreno’s administration said in September the city “will work in collaboration with the council to finalize and implement these policies.” The city is moving to place robotaxis under the same restrictions as traditional taxis years after traditional cab companies sued UberX drivers over a set of city regulations they said put cabbies on an uneven playing field. “Part of what I’ve tried to do as a council member is really be at the front of regulating industries as they come into the city versus trying to regulate them after they’re already here,” Morrell added, referring to

college. Even so, the number of parents who said they think school is preparing their children for college dropped to 44%, 16 percentage points lower than last year. Parents who think school is preparing their children for a career dropped to 45%, down 14 points from last year. As in past years, parent attitudes differed sharply by socioeconomic status and educational attainment. Parents with lower wealth and those who had completed less school were more likely to have a negative view of the direction of public education. College graduates and those from middle-or-higher income households were more likely to report concern that their child’s school would close because of low enrollment or failing academics. Nearly 70% of respondents from lower income households did not answer the question about their child’s school closing. “Respondents are aware of these

issues,” Rossmeier said, “but again there was a breakdown based on educational level and income level.”

ficials say that up to seven schools may need to close or consolidate over the new few years due to the shrinking student population. In recent weeks, the district put at least two low-enrolled and lowperforming schools on notice: Williams and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charter Elementary in the Lower Ninth Ward. King’s board is preparing to fight the possible closure. Williams’ leaders took a different approach, developing a plan to effectively shut down but on their own terms. “You will find that our schools have been met with very difficult decisions to make,” Fulmore said during the community meeting at Williams on Thursday, “to ensure that they keep delivering a highquality education for every child they serve.” The plan to close Fannie C. Williams and move Schaumburg onto its campus effectively leaves New Orleans East with one less elementary school. ReNew CEO Tanya Bryant said that Schaumburg, which serves about 650 students, would ideally add about 70 more students after it relocates. Williams families would be guaranteed a spot at Moton,

which is in Little Woods neighborhood, or they could apply to Schaumburg or another school through the districtwide enrollment system. ReNew will work with Batiste to bring some Williams staff and “traditions” to Moton, Bryant said. Fulmore said guaranteed placement at Moton will “allow the children of Fannie C. Williams to stay together as much as possible.” During a nearly hourlong public comment period, many parents said they were upset Fannie C. Williams was essentially closing. Some parents whose children have disabilities said they were concerned the transition to a new school would be difficult. One teacher said the district should have intervened sooner if the school was struggling academically. Others spoke of positive experiences at the school and its strong community. Several parents spoke through a Spanish interpreter and said the school was the best they had found in New Orleans East. “This school is not an F school,” said Juanita Thomas, whose nieces, nephews and grandchildren attend Fannie C. Williams. “I don’t know how y’all score, but your scorebook is wrong.”

vey, residents did not rank crime as their No. 1 concern. “Never in my time here would I have thought crime wouldn’t be the top issue,” Stone said. “In any other business, if we achieved a 70% reduction in violent crime, I wouldn’t change a thing. I would give them any asset they needed.” The NOPD did not explain how the potential cuts were determined. However, when more than 50 civilian workers were furloughed earlier this year, Kirkpatrick said NOPD and Chief Administrative Officer Joe Giarrusso had worked “collaboratively” to trim staff without impacting “critical functions.” Those furloughs remain in ef-

fect, and Giarrusso has stated they will continue through 2027, Civil Service personnel director Amy Trepagnier said. The proposed cuts also overlap with earlier furloughs. At least a third of the job classifications targeted for elimination in 2027 also appear on the 2026 furlough list, though the records do not establish whether the same employees are affected. “I think it’s going to be very, very difficult for the police department to totally compensate for all these losses,” Goyeneche said. ”The police department is the sum of its parts. It’s not just the officers making arrests — these support personnel allowed officers to be more impactful.”

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battles over Uber and the city’s fight to regulate Airbnb and short-term rental firms. The council’s Government

Other findings Researchers asked parents about a variety of other topics, including their thoughts on New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno and city council. More than 40% felt neutral toward city leadership, nearly 30% felt very or somewhat positive and 25% felt very or somewhat negative. Other findings include: 53% of parents said they support pay raises for public schoolteachers even if it means an increase in local taxes, 53% of parents do not believe artificial intelligence could have a positive impact on education, 43% of parents think that schools don’t provide enough mental health support for students. Read the full poll at coweninstitute.org.

Affairs Committee is scheduled to review Morrell’s proposal on Oct. 27, and the meeting is open to the public.

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Continued from page 1A “I’m saying thank you instead of congratulations because you all are making an investment in a community that sometimes feels left out.” The crowd of krewe members and well-wishers at the groundbreaking cheered wildly when King proposed that the name of the road next to the property be changed to Femme Fatale Way. Krewe founder Gwendolyn Rainey said the krewe, which currently rents office space, “scouted lots of sites around the city” until settling on the current spot, which was both convenient — less than a block from busy General De Gaulle Drive — and “the price was right.” Considering the large size of the lot, the krewe could also “really build it out” in the future, she said. Krewe President Kimberly Early said Femme Fatale also could add a den to store specialty floats in the future. Currently, the krewe rents floats from Mardi Gras World. The public-access aspect of the headquarters is a far cry from the secrecy that was once commonplace among Carnival krewes. Pastor James Nelson Brown, of Fisher Community Church in Algiers, predicted that “all of our kids will come down here and see the things that will happen in this building.” One of the characteristics of Carnival in the 21st century has been the growth of female participation. In 2000, only 29% of float riders were women. By last year, women almost reached parity, at 47%. With more than 2,000 members, Femme Fatale is an important part of that phenomenon. Founded in 2013, Rainey said it was the first krewe established by African American women. “We were the mission piece,” she said of Carnival

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Regina B. Woods tries to balance hard hats on ceremonial shovels as uncooperative winds disrupt her efforts during the groundbreaking ceremony for the Mystic Krewe of Femme Fatale’s new den on Friday. demographics. Before that, she said, not all women of color could find a place. Now all women are welcome in the krewe. For the relatively young krewe to be constructing its own headquarters “is really monumental,” Rainey said. She described the future structure as the krewe’s “forever home.” Early said that from the beginning, “the goal of Femme Fatale was to infuse ourselves in Mardi Gras culture, so that little girls who looked like us could see themselves as beautiful queens.” But, she said, the krewe realized their “calling was much greater.” The future building “is about vision building, about legacy building and moving us from just being a Mardi Gras krewe,” she said. Instead of just providing a parade on one day per year, she said, the building will help make Femme Fatale a community resource during the other 364 days. On Friday, a white tent had been erected where the Femme Fatale headquarters will someday stand. Dressed in cobalt blue uniforms, the Edna Karr high school marching band kicked off the groundbreaking with buoyant brass music, as the feathered headdresses of the krewe’s Cherchez La Femme dance troupe rustled in the fall breeze. Sometimes the ground-

breaking ceremony had the tone of a Carnival revival, with three prayers and a passionate group hymn mixed into the proceedings. Laughter erupted when Rainey explained that God gave her the vision to found Femme Fatale in 2012, but she postponed doing so for a year. “I told God I’m not doing it,” she deadpanned. “I’m not dealing with all those women.” Happily, Rainey said, she relented in the end. When the time came, two dozen founders, board members and dignitaries donned Femme Fatale-red hardhats and stabbed shovels into the earth, symbolically starting the construction process. Afterward, everyone was invited to take part in a “Jericho Walk” around the perimeter of the lot where the krewe headquarters would rise. Inspired by the biblical passage, the Femme Fatale board of directors had circled the lot each day for six days to ensure the success of the project. As the playful mini parade got started, someone called out “come on, let’s get these steps in.”

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pire in January. If the centers are that,” Joshi-Gupta said. “But anyMore study, community outreach advised, city planners say allowed in the city, commissioners thing other than that, I’m not sure

BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer

New Orleans city planners are urging the City Council to extend a ban on data center construction within city limits for six additional months and called for council members to create a 1,000-foot buffer between any potential data center and residential areas — if the centers are ever allowed in the parish. The City Planning Commission’s

suggestion came after more than a dozen residents spoke out against the possibility of data centers anywhere in the city, warning the facilities would unreasonably burden the city’s water and electricity infrastructure, and after some commissioners suggested they would prefer preventing any of them from being built in the parish. The commission, a largely advisory body that makes recommendations to the council on a host of

land use issues, did not vote during its meeting on Tuesday for an outright ban on the largest data centers, as planning staff suggested they should in a July report. That’s because an earlier vote to accept their staff’s recommendations, with some tweaks, failed for lack of a legal majority. Instead, commissioners voted 5-2 to reject their staff’s recommendations while suggesting that the council extend its moratorium on data centers, which is due to ex-

said, there should be a considerable distance between the centers and people’s homes and developers should meet strict energy efficiency and noise pollution standards, among other suggestions. Commissioner Nomita JoshiGupta was the most explicit Tuesday in voicing her opposition to any stand-alone data centers. “I do understand a data center, for example, for City Hall or for a hospital to have its own personal data center. Those I am OK with, and I understand the need for

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I feel comfortable.” Under the framework initially proposed by city staff, data centers of up to 100,000 square feet — half the size of the Lower Garden District Walmart Supercenter — could be permitted in industrial areas and in the Central Business District’s Bio-Science District. Planning Administrator Stephen Kroll explained that staff calculated the maximum amount of energy to allow by estimating how much

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Shooter acquitted in deadly gunbattle Jury finds man acted in self-defense on Bourbon Street

BY MATT BRUCE Staff writer

ABOVE: Mitzi Gregoire participates in the costume contest during the annual Fall Fest Senior Celebration at the Edward A. Dufresne Community Center in Luling on Thursday. More than 300 people attended the event, hosted by Prime Time Seniors in partnership with the St. Charles Parish Council on Aging for parish residents 55 and older. Activities included a costume contest, a 50-50 raffle, bingo and door prizes. LEFT: Denise Landeche, dressed as Ursula from ‘The Little Mermaid,’ participates in the costume contest on Thursday. STAFF PHOTOS BY BRETT DUKE

A New Orleans jury acquitted a Texas man Thursday in the killing a Chicago woman who was caught last year in a shootout on Bourbon Street. A jury deliberated about 90 minutes before finding that Dontrell Bradley, 20, was justified when he fired an errant bullet that struck and killed Jessica Williams early on Sept. 28, 2025 in the 200 block of Bourbon. Bradley had just been shot repeatedly. With the verdict, jurors agreed he acted in self-defense when he took aim at his attacker, Mekhi Jarius Andry. “He was acting in self-defense, point blank period,” Bradley’s attorney, Devin Jones, told jurors Thursday during his closing argument. “We have to understand that the danger need not be real as long as he truly believed he was in imminent danger.” Bradley, 20, was found not guilty of second-degree murder, attempted second-degree murder and two counts of aggravated second-degree battery. District Judge Rhonda Goode-Douglas ordered his release from the Orleans Justice Center, where he’s been jailed since his arrest days after the killing. Jones said that Bradley will go back to Texas and remains wracked with remorse over the fatal encounter.

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5 Jefferson Parish School Board seats up for grabs 10 candidates vying to fill positions BY ELYSE CARMOSINO Staff writer

Five seats on the Jefferson Parish School Board are contested in November’s election, giving voters a chance to reshape the leaderH H H H H H ship of Louisiana’s largest school district as it grapples with teacher pay, declining enrollment and looming school closures. Ten candidates are running for seats on the nine-member board. Incumbents Gerard LeBlanc, Kriss Fairbairn Fortunato and Chad Nugent, as well as

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newcomer Alice Hoyt, won their seats without opposition when qualifying for the race ended Aug. 7. District 2 candidate June Hollis did not respond to a request for an interviews on her candidacy. The winners of the Nov. 3 election will begin their four-year terms in January, taking on decisions that will affect the district’s 74 schools, 6,400 employees and more than 45,000 students.

District 2 Rachel Spears is an obstetrician and gynecologist with a master’s degree in business administration. Though it’s her first run for office, she’s worked on several political campaigns, including that of U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, and of her

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St. Tammany Parish task force to examine new tax structure Members from across parish agencies to be included

BY JIM DERRY Staff writer

With a key vote on St. Tammany Parish taxes set for December, Parish President Mike Cooper STAFF PHOTO BY JIM DERRY this week said he is forming a task St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper is flanked by Parish Council force to examine how the govern- Chair Cheryl Tanner, from left, council member Martha Cazaubon, ment spends taxpayer money and determine whether reforms are interim Sheriff Bret Ibert and council member Pat Phillips as he announces the establishment of the RESET Task Force on Wednesday. needed. The RESET Task Force, announced at a Wednesday morning bers from across parish agencies. council are actively promoting news conference in front of the St. Its intention is to pinpoint the the “Keep St. Tammany Safe” Tammany Parish Justice Center parish’s areas of greatest need, ä See TASK FORCE, page 3B in Covington, will include mem- and comes as members of the

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Second set of stipends approved for school employees

while other staff in Covington. tion of the meeting earlier in the move forward.” Negotiations continue employees, members will receive $1,000 “We talked about the cost and evening, Federation President With the stipends, a first-year In July, the board approved the effect it would have on the Brant Osborn said he was en- teacher would now collect anywith teachers’ union each. stipends of $500 and $350, respec- budget, and we thought it was a couraged with recent talks and where from $54,033 to $58,977,

BY JIM DERRY

Staff writer

The St. Tammany Parish School Board has given preliminary approval to a pay stipend for all of its 6,000 employees, adding to an earlier stipend they handed out in the summer as they work to finalize contract negotiations with the local teachers’ union. The measure, which is expected to get final approval on Nov. 12, will pay $2,000 to all certificated

DISTRICT 5 SIMEON DICKERSON AGE, BORN, LIVES: 46. Born and raised in Marrero. EDUCATION: Attended Jefferson Parish schools until eighth grade; graduated from Archbishop Shaw High School; Bachelor of Arts in mass communications from Southern University; certificate in education finance from Georgetown University; attended Loyola University Institute of Politics. CURRENT JOB: Education consulting. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat. Previously served on the School Board from 2018 to 2022. WEBSITE: facebook.com/ electsimeondickerson ROXANNE MODICA AGE, BORN, LIVES: 53. Lives in Harvey. CURRENT JOB: Healthcare executive and executive director at Acidom Medican Services Behavioral Health Center.

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Continued from page 1B husband, former Jefferson Parish Council member Mark Spears. Rachel Spears will focus on achievement in reading and math, R. Spears support for teachers and staff and communication with families. She would also urge the board to spend more on school programs. “Academic programs, athletics and extracurricular activities give students opportunities to discover their interests and develop their talents,” she said. “We should build on those strengths.”

District 5 Simeon Dickerson Dickerson is an education consultant who is hoping to make a comeback on the board, having served from 2018 to 2022. A Democrat, Dickerson wants to address disparities between students to ensure everyone has access to a quality eduDickerson cation. He also wants to recruit and retain quality teachers, improve transportation and increase family engagement. He noted there are schools and programs throughout the district consistently producing positive results. “I believe we should identify what is working, build on those successes and make sure effective practices reach students throughout the district,” he said.

Roxanne Modica Modica is a healthcare executive, community leader and entrepreneur. She previously worked with advocates in Baton Rouge on mental health care legislation. Modica, a Democrat, said

good thing to do,” Alfonso said. The decision came after a onehour executive session between the board and Alfonso at the C.J. Schoen Administrative Complex. Due to budget issues, the process of finalizing the annual contract has taken much longer than usual, as teachers and staff covered by the collective bargaining agreement with the Federation of Teachers continue to work under the previous contract. However, during the public por-

thought “we can probably wrap things up” at its next meeting with the district on Tuesday. Alfonso said he also thought the new agreement would be completed this coming week. “We have had great negotiations; it’s been very cordial, very collaborative and we’ve come to the same conclusions,” he said. “I think (the stipends) are a win for everyone — for the school system and the employees. It’s a positive message for us all to be able to

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AL GALINDO AGE, BORN, LIVES: 67. Born in San Francisco, lives in Metairie EDUCATION: Graduated from Sacred Heart Cathedral Prep; Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of San Francisco; MBA from Loyola University Maryland. FORMER JOBS: Worked in the energy sector for more than 45 years. Held various managerial roles at Entergy. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Republican. No prior campaign experience. WEBSITE: votealgalindo.com

RALPH “REM” BRANDT AGE, BORN, LIVES: 66. Born in Ashtabula, Ohio, lives in River Ridge. EDUCATION: De la Salle High School; Louisiana State University; Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Loyola University; Juris Doctor from Loyola University School of Law. FORMER JOB: Retired assistant district attorney for Orleans Parish, former chief of the office’s juvenile division. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Republican.Was elected to the board in 2022. WEBSITE: facebook.com/ TeamBrandt2026

JOHN CUNNINGHAM AGE, BORN, LIVES: 54. Born in Washington, D.C.; lives in Kenner. EDUCATION: Graduated from Oxon Hill High School; bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Southern University, New Orleans. CURRENT AND FORMER JOBS: Former public and parochial school teacher. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Republican. No prior campaign experience. Served as vice president of the Joe Parquette Tenant Association. WEBSITE: facebook.com/p/ John-Patrick-Cunningham-II-forJefferson-Parish-School-BoardDistrict-9-61584031712725

tively. The stipends goes beyond the mandate Gov. Jeff Landry had issued to school boards in a recent executive order that tasked them with raising teacher pay, in which some school positions had been left out. The added stipends are expected to cost the district $1.8 million in addition to the $9 million they already had factored into the budget, Interim Superintendent Steve Alfonso said following Thursday night’s meeting

PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat. No prior campaign experience. Previously worked with advocates in Baton Rouge on mental health care legislation. WEBSITE: facebook.com/ ElectRoxanneModica DIONNE NICHOLS-CONDOLL AGE, BORN, LIVES: 57. Born in New Orleans, lives in Waggaman. EDUCATION: John Ehret High School; bachelor’s degree from Southern University at New Orleans; graduate degree from Nicholls State University; Ph.D. from Capella University. FORMER JOB: Worked in the Jefferson Parish school system for 28 years. Has done every job from teaching assistant to principal. Currently works as an interventionist for the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat. Has not previously run for office. WEBSITE: votedrdionne.com

DISTRICT 2 RACHEL SPEARS AGE, LIVES: 54. Lives in Harvey. EDUCATION: Bachelor of Science from Xavier University; medical degree from the University of Texas; MBA from the University of New Orleans. CURRENT JOB: Obstetrician and gynecologist. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat.This is her first run for office, but she’s worked on several political campaigns, including that of U.S. Rep.Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, and of her husband, former Jefferson Parish Council member Mark Spears. WEBSITE: facebook.com/p/ Drrachelspearsforschool board-61575468517890 schools need support and resources to do their jobs effectively. She also named teacher compensation and retention as a top priority, attributing the district’s B rating the past two years to the hard work, in part, of teachers, support staff and administrators. “I would Modica advocate for reviewing district spending, existing contracts (and) potential funding opportunities,” she said, “to identify sustainable ways to increase teacher pay and improve teacher retention while being mindful of the financial impact on taxpayers.”

Dionne Nichols-Condoll Nichols-Condoll has 28 years of experience in the Jefferson Parish school system, and has done every job from teaching assistant to principal. She works as an interventionist for the St. John the Baptist Parish school district. Nichols-Condoll, a Democrat running for office for the first time, wants to work on recruiting and re-

MICHAEL PEDALINO AGE, BORN, LIVES: 48. Lifelong resident of Metairie. EDUCATION: East Jefferson High School; one year at Southeastern Louisiana University; Dale Carnegie leadership training certificate. CURRENT JOB: Human resources and political consulting. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Republican.Was elected to the board in 2022. WEBSITE: votepedalino.com taining credentialed and certified teachers and to emphasize early childhood literNichols-Condoll acy. “Literacy is the foundation for success in every subject,” she said. “My goal is to make sure I’m prepared to come in to support our teachers in helping our students become successful.”

District 6 Al Galindo

District 7 Ralph “Rem” Brandt Incumbent Brandt worked as an assistant district attorney in Orleans Parish and served as the former chief of the parish’s juvenile division. The Republican was elected in 2022. Brandt wants to put money saved from closing Brandt schools with low enrollment toward increasing teacher pay. He also wants to prioritize early literacy and ensure special education students get the extra help they need. “The School Board will continue to deal with the challenges of the necessary ‘right-sizing’ of district schools through consolidation,” he said. This “will provide financial savings to the district” and contribute to employee compensation, he said.

Galindo, a Republican, spent 45 years in managerial roles at Entergy. This is his first foray into local politics. Galindo wants to give children and teachers resources to achieve goals in the district’s 2028 Strategic Plan. He wants the district to collaborate Galindo with higher education institutions and community organizations. “With over $260 billion in announced capital investments in Louisiana, we need to ensure our kids are prepared for the workforce opportunities coming to” Louisiana, he said. “We must ensure our children are ready for this generational education opportu- James “Jimmy” Kytle nity, whether that means Kytle spent 20 years as attending college or obtain- a public high school prining job readiness certifica- cipal, 10 years as a school administrator and 17 years tions upon graduation.” as a teacher and coach. Michael Pedalino If elected, Kytle would Pedalino works in human prioritize taking a tougher resources and political con- line on student discipline, which he said sulting and was elected to will reduce the board in 2022. teacher vaThe Republican said he would work to give parents cancies, ima stronger prove teachvoice and er retention to give stuand result in better classdents more s u p p o r t . Kytle room instrucHe’d also tion. work to re“Our teachers are worktain staff, ing hard with the resourcw h i c h h e es they have, and they dePedalino said can be serve stronger support,” done with a 5% employee Kytle said. “We need learnpay raise that isn’t tied to ing environments where

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KEVIN DELAHOUSSAYE AGE, BORN, LIVES: 70. Born in Abbeville, lives in Kenner. EDUCATION: Attended University of New Orleans and Oklahoma Commercial Lending School. FORMER JOB: More than 30 years in banking. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Republican. No prior campaign experience. WEBSITE: facebook.com/profile. php?id=61594500809602

JAMES “JIMMY” KYTLE AGE, BORN, LIVES: 80, lives in River Ridge. FORMER JOB: Spent 20 years as a public high school principal, 10 years as a school administrator and 17 years as a teacher and coach. PARTY, RELEVANT CAMPAIGN WORK: Republican. Previously ran for the District 7 School Board seat during the 2022 election.

a tax increase. He’d also strengthen protections for employees who are assaulted. “We need to make Jefferson Parish schools a place where students can thrive and good employees want to stay,” he said. We need to ensure “parents, not special interests, have a voice in the decisions affecting their children.”

depending on the level of college education she or he has completed. Along with the stipends, the board had already approved added bereavement leave and an extra day of personal leave for all personnel. The contract was set to cover a period beginning in July and running through the end of the school year.

expectations are clear, teachers feel valued and children have the opportunity to succeed.”

District 9 John Cunningham

members to replace former member Steven Guitterrez, who stepped down from the position in May. Delahoussaye wants to raise teacher pay and prepare students for life after school, whether they attend Delahousseye college or a vocational program. He also wants parents to be more involved in the education system. “I believe parent-teacher association organizations in the schools are very important,” he said.

Cunningham is a former public and parochial school teacher who helps companies hire and develop employees. A Republican, Cunningham has not previously held office. He is a former vice president of the Joe Parquette Tenant AsCunningham s o c i a t i o n , Email Elyse Carmosino at where he worked with the ecarmosino@theadvocate. local housing authority to com. address community needs. If elected, he would work to improve early literacy outcomes, classroom safety and discipline, teacher support, expanding career and technical education options and examining how taxpayer dollars are spent. “Our goal should not simply be to spend more or less — it should be to spend wisely and produce results for our children,” he said.

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Man convicted of murder of ex-girlfriend’s father ‘Abusive’ ex faces life sentence for fatal shooting

BY MICHELLE HUNTER

Staff writer

A Harvey man accused of following through on deadly threats he made to an ex-girlfriend was found guilty Thursday afternoon of gunning down her father following a two-day trial, according to Jefferson Parish court records. Jurors convicted Jakobe Odoms, 24, of second-degree murder and attempted aggravated assault with a firearm. He now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison for the murder charge. Odoms was accused of killing 54-year-old Larry Miller, a retired U.S. Army service member who

worked at the Avondale shipyard, according to his obituary. Odoms dated Miller’s daughter, a “tumultuous” relationship during which prosecutors allege he sought to control and isolate her. When she ended things, Odoms resorted to violence, according to authorities.

A knock at the door Miller was mopping the floor of his apartment in the 4200 block of Lac St. Pierre Drive in Harvey on the morning of June 13, 2022, when someone knocked at the front door, according to Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators. Miller answered and found a gunman clad in dark-colored clothing. Without saying a word, the man opened fire, shooting Miller twice in the torso, authorities said. A relative in the residence peeked out the front door and spotted the

shooter, according to the Sheriff’s Office. She later told investigators he pointed the gun at her before fleeing. Miller’s relatives and several residents in the complex dialed 911 to report the shooting. Deputies arrived to find Miller lying wounded on the living room floor. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Threats to kill Early in the investigation, Miller’s daughter told detectives about Odoms, her ex-boyfriend, and his threats of violence, according to authorities. She and Odoms had dated off and on for about three years, starting in high school. He is accused of abusing her verbally and physically during their time together, prosecutors said. He also threatened to kill her, shoot up her house and kill anyone she dated, according to investiga-

tors. The couple finally split in March 2021, about a year before the deadly shooting. Odoms sent Miller’s daughter a text message warning her to “watch your windows” after she began seeing someone else. She took the threat to mean that he might shoot up her residence, according to authorities. The mother of Miller’s daughter came to the homicide scene after she learned of his death. She told Sheriff’s Office investigators that someone opened fire at her house in New Orleans about eight hours before the homicide. Detectives matched casings recovered outside of the New Orleans house to those found at the scene of Miller’s killing, court records said. Cellphone records placed Odoms in the area of both the homicide and the earlier gunfire at the New Orleans residence. Investigators also

spotted a 2006 Toyota Camry registered to Odoms’ mother on surveillance videos recorded by cameras in the area at both incidents, court records said. Detectives obtained a warrant for Odoms’ arrest in the homicide. He was taken into custody three days later. Jefferson Parish jurors deliberated for about an hour and a half before voting to convict Odoms of murder. He’d also been charged with aggravated assault with a firearm for allegedly pointing the gun at Miller’s relative. But jurors voted to find him guilty of a lesser charge, attempted aggravated assault. Judge Donald Rowan Jr. is scheduled to sentence Odoms on Wednesday. Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com.

Custodian pleads guilty to malfeasance in N.O. jailbreak

to serve three years’ pro- should’ve been,” Kennedy said. Hutson and Brown have pleaded by the Louisiana Bureau of InvesSterling Williams gets Williams “Nevertheless, it was violations of not guilty, and no trial date has been tigation suggesting Williams told bation after his release. set. investigators that alleged escapee Williams reached his plea in a protocol and we can rest on that.” partially suspended negotiated Williams appeared eager to com- Antoine Massey threatened to Last fall, voters elected former deal with Attorney Gen5-year sentence eral Liz Murrill’s office. Assistant NOPD interim superintendent Mi- plete the plea deal. At one point “shank” Williams if he didn’t shut Attorney General Daniel Smart dismissed 10 counts against Williams of being a principal to simple escape, one for each man who fled the Orleans lockup and scampered across Interstate 10. Williams has remained in custody since he was arrested about a week after the May 16, 2025, jailbreak. Kennedy said he expects Williams to complete his prison term by May. During Thursday’s hearing, Smart said the state charged Williams with malfeasance for intentionally performing his OPSO duties in an unlawful way. Kennedy said afterward that Williams confessed to “essentially performing duties not following protocol.” He explained that Williams wasn’t trying to aid in the prisoners’ escape when he responded to a clogged toilet in the cell pod and turned off the water. “I don’t know that I blame Sterling Williams as much as I blame the culture that was taking place in that Sheriff’s Office administration, where, perhaps, rules were not considered as important as they

chelle Woodfork to replace Hutson as sheriff. “We hope justice is served, and all individuals responsible for the escape are held accountable,” Woodfork’s office said in a statement. “Though the inmate escape took place prior to my administration, we entered office focused on shoring up the safety and security of our facilities. We’ve instituted a system (of) regular proactive inspections for contraband and infrastructure vulnerabilities; and we are pursuing resources to enable the agency to move forward with all necessary upgrades and repairs.” The jailbreak prompted Murrill to launch an investigation into Hutson’s administration. Hutson and her former chief financial officer, Bianca Brown, were indicted by a special grand jury days before Hutson’s term ended May 4. According to affidavits from Hutson’s 30-count indictment, she ignored warnings from federal consent decree monitors and let security lapses fester inside the Orleans Justice Center.

Thursday, Pittman told him to slow down to let her finish a series of procedural questions before he jumped in to agree. As she ended her colloquy, she asked if he was truly guilty. “Is that what happened?” Pittman asked twice. “Yes, your honor,” Williams repeated. Kennedy said the state did not ask Williams to testify against the 10 escaped inmates, who were all captured over the span of nearly five months. They’re expected to be tried as a collective before District Judge Angel Harris, who has scheduled a trial for April. Murrill’s office is trying that case as well. Williams’ trial was slated to begin July 21 in Judge Leon Roche’s courtroom but was reallotted based on a mass recusal motion from Murrill’s office citing Roche’s oversight of the grand jury that indicted her in July. Records show prosecutors made a plea offer Sept. 11. Kennedy denied initial reports

down the water valves. He said LBI agents misconstrued Williams, telling reporters Thursday that his client was never threatened or targeted specifically by the group that left the jail early one spring morning. “It was more whomever happened to be there to turn off that flooding water,” Kennedy said. “He turned off the water because the toilets overflowed … however there was not a work order ordering that.” Williams is now seeking a deferment that will allow him to get the felony malfeasance charge expunged from his record after he completes his prison sentence and probation. Pittman said she will grant the deferment if it’s legally allowed. Kennedy stressed that Williams didn’t intend the consequences of his actions. “I believe at the end of the day, Mr. Williams made a mistake at work,” he said. “And he should not have this charge to carry with him for 10 years or the rest of his life.”

the years, it has created a landscape where some services lack adequate funding while others are arguably flush with cash. Last year, District Attorney Collin Sims led the Transparency and Resources Accountability Committee to study funding directed to his office and courts and judges on the northshore. He also has begun to look into whether some agencies, such as the St. Tammany Mosquito Abatement District, should see whether its funding should be scaled back to aid other agencies. This comes as voters of the parish gave a thumbs-up in June to a tax millage continuance for the Mosquito District. The RESET task force, which stands for “revenue, efficiency, spending, education and transparency,” may be the broadest St.

Tammany has seen recently. Cooper says it’s being created to review tax structure, spending and to identify efficiencies and where consolidation might be possible. Alongside Cooper were members of the Parish Council, including council Chair Cheryl Tanner, and interim St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Bret Ibert. Cooper said he will be the one to choose the members of the task force, which will have no more than 15 members, and he has already sent out invitations to Tanner, Ibert, elected officials of various boards and other community leaders. He hopes to have a finalized list of its members by next week, and they will hold their first meeting on Oct. 28 at the council chamber on Koop Drive in Mandeville. He did not issue a timeline on when proposals might be made.

Public officials continue to stress if the proposed sales tax is not passed in December, it would force major funding issues when it comes to the upkeep of the jail and paying deputy salaries. Estimates, according to the Parish Council, say the tax would raise about $18 million for the first year and as much as $90 million over the course of its five-year life span. “There are certain state-mandated obligations when it comes to operating the jail and the keeping of the prisoners who are housed there pending trial,” Ibert said. “This year with the budget the way it stands, there are zero dollars.” At a public hearing Wednesday night of the St. Tammany Parish Council, Sims said his office received $6.2 million in parish funding, which dropped to $4.38 million for the 2026 fiscal year, and the

proposal is to drop to $2.51 million for 2027. “I will have to either fire $2.2 million in salaries and benefits based upon current projected cash flows and current expenses,” Sims said. “Or I can elect to pay all of our lawyers no more than $77,000 per year on average and all of the rest of the 90-something other employees $10,638.29 per year. And that’s with me currently holding 16 vacancies.” Cooper said that the task force will give the same public access to its work with each meeting, similarly to how it is handled for the Parish Council, with published agendas and all gatherings livestreamed on the council’s YouTube page.

“He’s still dealing with the fact he knows that his bullet was the Continued from page 1B one that killed Ms. Williams,” Jones said. “Justified or not, it doesn’t change the fact. So he’s reBradley cried at the defense ally torn up about that.” Williams was in New Orleans table when Williams’ mother took the stand Thursday to testify about with relatives celebrating her 33rd losing her daughter. Her words birthday when Bradley and Andry prompted Bradley to take the stand clashed and words turned to gunagainst his advice to apologize to fire. Bradley had made a pass at the victim’s family, Jones said. one of the women with whom An-

dry was walking. Andry shot first, striking Bradley at least three times. He initially ran away, but turned and began running back toward Bradley, who lay wounded on the sidewalk. As Andry sped past him, still clutching his weapon, Bradley fired repeatedly. Williams and her sister, Davona Morgan, both were walking back to their hotel room when they

were struck in the back by Bradley’s bullets. Morgan survived; Williams died at the scene. Andry, 21, was indicted separately on charges of manslaughter, attempted second-degree murder and obstruction of justice. His trial is set to begin in Jan. 11 before District Judge Kimya Holmes. Assistant District Attorney Matthew Derbes implored jurors at Bradley’s trial to take into account

BY MATT BRUCE

Staff writer

A former Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office maintenance man admitted Thursday that when he shut off water supply to a jail cell at the Orleans Justice Center in May 2025, it enabled 10 detained people to remove a toilet and escape through the hole it left. An attorney for Sterling Williams, 34, denied that he intentionally aided the escapees in last year’s daring jailbreak, even as Williams pleaded guilty to a single count of malfeasance in office. Attorney Michael Kennedy said the inmates clogged the toilet and used Williams as a “tool.” The former OPSO janitor, however, shut off the plumbing without a proper work order authorizing him to do so, Kennedy said. Criminal District Judge Robin Pittman accepted the guilty plea and sentenced Williams to five years in prison, suspending half of that term. Pittman also ordered

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Continued from page 1B initiative to ensure adequate funding of public safety agencies, and in conjunction with the proposed quarter-cent sales tax on the upcoming December ballot. “Ultimately, this is about being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars and ensuring that St. Tammany Parish remains a place where families and businesses can thrive for generations to come,” Cooper said. The task force comes as St. Tammany leaders have stressed for years that the funding system in the parish is in need of major changes. Because many agencies have taxes that were approved for specific use by voters over

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Continued from page 1B electricity could be used by a fully occupied office building already permitted under the existing code. “There are some very crude district-by-district estimates that estimate that a maxed-out building in the Central Business District could have far over 20 megawatts of energy usage,” Kroll said. Commissioner Robert Steeg suggested halving the maximum allowable size of both “small” and “medium” data centers, capping medium ones at 50,000 square feet — about the size of a football field, not counting the end zones — and capping their power usage at

15 megawatts, which is the maximum amount that Entergy New Orleans says is possible without installing new transmission infrastructure. City Planning Commission Executive Director Robert Rivers emphasized that city staff have not recommended the approval of any particular project and that under the proposed rules, data centers would never be permitted by right. Instead, they would always require a conditional use permit. “This is the type of land use that conditional uses are meant to address,” Rivers said. “Anybody who wants to do a data center, they are going to have to go through a conditional use process, which is a public process for both the City Planning Commission and the City Coun-

cil, so that the impacts and issues that are raised for each individual proposal can be addressed in real time.” The commission was first asked to draw up data center rules in January when the City Council — acting in response to a proposal for a solar-powered data center in a residential area of New Orleans East — unanimously imposed a one-year moratorium on them via a citywide interim zoning district that can be extended for up to six additional months. Since then, the commission has deferred a final decision on recommending zoning code changes several times. Staff released their recommendations in July. In August, the commission suggested some modifications and sought a delay beyond Tuesday’s meeting.

But council members were unwilling to extend the deadline any further, Rivers told commissioners on Tuesday. Members of the public who addressed the commission were universally opposed to advancing any zoning framework that could allow for data center development within the parish. “Truly, economic development is vital in this area, but experiences across the country demonstrate both the consequences of inadequate oversight and the benefits of thoughtful regulation,” said Lauren Zander from the Union of Concerned Scientists. “These investments must be carefully evaluated through transparent long-term planning that considers existing community needs, future demand

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the video footage they viewed of the shootout. “Remember your reaction and ask yourself, did anything about that seem OK,” Derbes said. “Mekhi’s wrong and he will face the consequences for his actions. Dontrell is also wrong, and he should face consequences.” Email Matt Bruce at matt. bruce@theadvocate.com.

and opportunities to expand access to affordable clean energy.” Many residents also expressed distrust in New Orleans’ local utilities’ ability to handle data centers’ demand for water and electricity. Both the Sewerage & Water Board and Entergy New Orleans, uniquely among American cities, are regulated by the City Council, which is now tasked with determining the next step. “You recognized something was wrong with this proposal months ago, and staff has not given you a single convincing reason to think otherwise,” said Ahmed Jaber, one of several activists from the Party for Socialism and Liberation to address commissioners. “City Council asked you to

determine where data centers belong in New Orleans. ‘Nowhere’ is an answer to that question, and you are not obligated to find a place for them.”

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Obituaries Dyer, Richard

Richard B. Dyer Jr., a resident of Slidell, Louisiana since 1964, passed away on October 5, 2026, at the age of 83. He was born in Waldo, Florida to his loving parents Richard B. Dyer, Sr and Carmen Reidel Dyer. Richard was the beloved husband of 63 memoryfilled years to Diane Petersen Dyer and adored brother-in-law of Sandy Petersen Young (Gary). Loving father of Deserae Mall (Dr. Gary), Dawn Castaneda (Robert), and Christopher Dyer (Sheree); proud grandfather of Dr. Preston Mall (Dr. Kyleigh), Aaron Mall (Anna Claire), Angelle Mall, Alain Castaneda, Derek Castaneda, Alicia Ciavola (Max), Joseph Dyer, Savanna Dyer, and greatgrandfather of Cameron Jannise Jr. and Amelia Mall. Richard graduated from Warren Easton High School with the Class of 1961. He later studied mechanical engineering and building contracting at Delgado Community College, laying the foundation for a career defined by skill. Richard was employed with Boeing, Kaiser, Silocaf, Nestle, Ochsner, Community Coffee and worked as a building contractor. He also worked at the Michoud Assembly Facility, where he helped build the Saturn V rocket that launched the Apollo 11 mission on July 16,1969. Richard enjoyed woodworking, boating, fishing, shrimping, target-shooting and traveling in his RV. He was affectionately known by many names including Papa, R.D., Richie, and Daddy, each one spoken fondly by those who loved him. He was deeply loved and will be greatly missed by his family and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a visitation on Saturday, October 24,2026 at 10 a.m. at Saint Genevieve Catholic Church in Slidell. A Funeral Mass will begin at 11 a.m. Interment will take place privately at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to UAMS Foundation FundMyleoma Research, Little Rock, AR (501)686-8200 or Society of St. Vincent de Paul at St. Genevieve Catholic Church.

Fausset, Roy

R. Roy Fausset, a longtime resident of New Orleans, died at his Uptown home on Oct. 9, 2026. Born in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 20, 1943, Roy was a pre-teen citywide spelling bee champion. His lifelong passion for the English language powered his career in the law, as well as his penchant for impassioned debate and off-color humor. He was proud to be a little salty, and proud to be from Texas. Family legend has it that he was named "Roy" after an uncle who promised to give him a hand-tooled leather saddle if he was similarly chris-

tened.

A thief made off with the saddle before Roy could acquire a horse to go under it. It was one of a number of notable setbacks he suffered and cursed about - he had a talent for florid cussing but would eventually shrug off with a measure of good humor and grit. He graduated from Jesse H. Jones High School in 1962, and went on to earn a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, an institution that utterly failed to iron out his Texas kinks, in 1965. He earned a law degree from the University of Houston in 1968. He married the love of his life, Katherine "Kay" Fausset (nee Reckling), of Houston, in 1967. In 1969 and 1970, he served in Vietnam as an enlisted member of U.S. Army. After his service, he moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked on the staff of U.S. Representative James M. Collins, a Dallas-area Republican, and later, as a lawyer with the Federal Power Commission, a precursor to the Department of Energy. In 1978, he took a job as in-house counsel with Freeport, the sulphur and minerals company, which later became Freeport McMoRan. It was that job that brought him and his family to New Orleans in 1980. His allegiance was always to Texas, but he was proud to make his home in New Orleans, and he embraced the city's joie de vivre and its many pleasures. He was a member of both The Boston Club and S.R.O.F.E.L.T. (Semi-Retired Old Farts Eating Lunch on Thursday), and was as happy scoring a good table at Clancy's as he was unwrapping a gas station poboy. He made good friends in the city, cherishing his many meals with them and their shared misadventures on various fishing boats. On many weeknights he could be found with a bourbon in hand, toggling between Gene Autry movies and CSPAN, the latter affording him the opportunity to marvel at his good luck in escaping from Washington, which he considered to be a den of iniquity, despite the lifelong friendships he developed there. In the mid-1990s, he and Kay bought Judy, a home furnishings and gift store, and ran it until their retirement in 2019. In that time, a man known to some as Mr. Roy also came to be known as Mr. Judy. On Sept. 23, 2003, his home in the Broadmoor neighborhood was struck by a stony chondrite meteorite, a rare occurrence that was covered by national news media. Roy suspected the extensive damage was the result of vandalism or a burst pipe before learning the truth. "It came from outer space," he deadpanned to The Washington Post. Two years later, the same home was badly flooded after Hurricane Katrina. He and Kay briefly relocated to Houston, but the pull of New Orleans was strong, and soon they were back across the Sabine River. A new chapter unfolded, with new beloved neighbors, many Mardi Gras parades, and holiday celebrations with family, especially grandchildren, front and center. Roy never wavered in his love of life, nor in his love for his family and friends. He was happiest in the front range of Colorado in a pair of boots, but over the years he developed a fondness for France, where he and Kay traveled extensively. He also cherished his summertime visits with his Washington friends in Bluffton, S.C. Like one of his heroes, the fictional cowboy Gus McCrae, he was thankful that everybody showed up for one heck of a party. He is survived by his wife, Kay; his son Richard Fausset and daughter-inlaw Kimberly SmithFausset, of Atlanta; his daughter Katherine Fausset and son-in-law Matthew Guma, of New Orleans; his adored grandchildren Eliza Fausset, Silas Fausset, and Pace Guma; his brother-in-law and sister-in-law Tommy and Isla Reckling, of Houston; as well as many beloved nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his brother, Robert Fausset, his mother, Isabel McMillan; and his father Richard Fausset. He was

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particularly fond of his late dog, Pancho, who was named after the Townes Van Zandt song. A service will be held at noon on Monday, Oct. 19, at St. Rita Catholic Church. Visitation is at 11 a.m. In lieu of flowers, he would have preferred that a donation be made to Lighthouse Louisiana, where he was a former board member, in honor of his friends George Villere and Jacques Jumonville.

Panebiango, Julie Moore

Some people have a special gift for making the world a little brighter, a little kinder, and a little more beautiful. Julie Moore Panebiango was one of those people. Julie had an unmistakable sense of style, a generous heart, and a gentle, peaceful presence that made people feel welcome and loved. She found joy in life's everyday moments and had a wonderful way of making others feel special. She noticed the good in people, celebrated their gifts, and genuinely delighted in their happiness and accomplishments. To know Julie was to experience a kindness that came straight from the heart. Julie and her beloved husband, Carl Panebiango, met on Valentine's Day in 1999 and shared an extraordinary love. Their devotion to one another was beautiful to witness, and their marriage was rooted in a deep faith in God. Their church, White Dove Fellowship in Harvey, was an important part of their lives, and they lovingly supported its ministry and community. Julie was a loving, devoted, and proud mother to her two wonderful daughters, Megan Lorinn Hebert and Morgan Elizabeth Hebert. Her family brought her tremendous happiness, and the love she shared with those closest to her was among the greatest blessings of her life. A graduate of Immaculata High School in 1978, Julie developed a lifelong passion for health, fitness, and nutrition. She loved learning about the human body and sharing that knowledge with others, always encouraging people to live healthier, happier lives. Helping others to become their best selves was simply part of who she was. Julie is survived by her beloved husband, Carl Panebiango; her daughters, Megan Hebert and Morgan Hebert; her mother, Mary S. Bosch; and her brothers, Keith R. Moore (Mary), Michael A. Bosch (Tracy), and Eric E. Bosch (Catalina). She also leaves behind many cherished nieces, nephews, cousins, dear friends, and her much loved fur babies, Ollie and Chi. She was preceded in death by her father, Eugene E. Bosch, and her brothers, John E. Bosch and Glenn P. Moore. The family extends heartfelt gratitude to Marcia Lightell and Dr. Terri Ditta, whose extraordinary kindness, care, and

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devotion were blessings in Julie's life. Julie will be deeply missed. We will miss her calm and peaceful spirit, her bubbly personality, her fashionable style, and the countless ways she made people feel loved. But alongside our sadness is tremendous gratitude for the joy she brought into this world and the love she shared so freely. Knowing Julie, we cannot help but smile at the thought that heaven has welcomed a beautiful soul with open arms, and perhaps a new fitness and nutrition coach as well. We know that before the day is done and no matter what the day had brought, Julie would still say it's THE BEST DAY EVER! Relatives and Friends of the Family are invited to attend the Visitation at White Dove Fellowship Church, Harvey, LA on Monday, October 19, 2026 from 10 AM until Service time at 12 PM. Interment Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Gretna, LA. Mothe Funeral Homes entrusted with arrangements.

(Keli) and Gina Roussel (Sean), his grandchildren, Jake and Rachael Pisciotta, Jeremy (Lindsey) and Ryan Daniels, and Kate and Colin Roussel and his greatgrandchildren, Josephine and Eloise Daniels. Pete was preceded in death by his parents, Guy and Irma Pisciotta, his sister, Louise Skinner, and his brother, Joseph Pisciotta. Pete will be deeply missed by his loved ones and all who knew him. Family and friends are invited to attend the Funeral Mass on Saturday, October 17, 2026, being held at Greenwood Funeral Home, 5200 Canal Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124 beginning at 11 AM. Visitation will be from 9 AM until Mass time. Burial will follow at Greenwood Cemetery.

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Pisciotta Jr., Guy Joseph 'Pete'

Guy Joseph Pisciotta, Jr., known to family and friends as Pete, passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2026, in Metairie, Louisiana at the age of 80. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on May 20, 1946. Pete was a firefighter who moved onto banking and then information technology. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, and was an avid New Orleans Saints and LSU Tigers fan. Pete was a part of the 1964 graduating class of Redemptorist High School. He is survived by his children, Greg Pisciotta

Elaine Code Witty, devoted wife, loving mother, proud grandmother, and cherished family matriarch, passed away on October 14, 2026. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a visitation in honor of Elaine on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, at St. Bernadette Catholic Church beginning at 10:00a.m. until the Mass of Christan Burial at 11:00a.m. Elaine will be laid to rest in St. Francis Cemetery #2 following her services. Born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, the daughter of Evelyn Krapp and John Code, Sr., Elaine raised her family in Harahan before retiring with her beloved husband, William F. "Bill" Witty, to Terrebonne Parish. Married for 65 years, Elaine and Bill shared a love and devotion that sparkled for more than six decades. Elaine proudly called herself a "retired Mom!" A

dedicated homemaker, she always put her family first. As the wife of a firefighter, she kept the household running and served as disciplinarian while Bill was away on duty. Her greatest joy and accomplishment were the family they built together. Elaine enjoyed weekly Bingo games at St. Rita Church in Harahan and served as a volunteer and board member of the Mother's Club. She was the beloved baby sister of Evelyn "Dolly" Guidroz, John "Buddy" Code, Jr., and Sister Mary John Code, DC, and the cherished Aunt Elaine to nieces and nephews. She is survived by her daughters, Pamela WittyOakland (Michael), and Donna Witty Quin, (Patrick); her grandchildren, Myles Lecompte, Micah Witty-Oakland, Breanna and Shelbie Witty; and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Bill, and her son, William "Billy" J. Witty, who was married to Nadine Guerrero of Houma. Elaine will be remembered for her unwavering devotion to family, her quiet strength, and the love she gave so generously. Her legacy lives on in the generations she nurtured and the many lives she touched. Her family was her greatest pride, and her love will remain their lasting gift. Chauvin Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Elaine Code Witty.

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Markets weighed down by an extended sell-off A broad sell-off in technology companies pulled stocks lower on Wall Street Friday, capping off the market’s worst week since late June. Slightly more than half of the stocks in the S&P 500 fell, but all but seven of the 75 stocks in the index’s tech sector closed lower. Among the biggest decliners were chip companies, reflecting mounting worries about how long the frenzy over the AI buildout will last. Micron Technology fell 5.6%, Advanced Micro Devices dropped 6%, Broadcom lost 4.5% and Intel gave up 5.8%. Among the other tech companies that finished in the red were Meta, which fell 3.7%, and Google parent Alphabet, which dropped 2.5%. Netflix’s stock fell 2.9% a day after the company announced that Chief Content Officer Bela Bajaria will be replaced by Peter Rice. The news comes just days after Netflix said that it plans to lay off about 6% of its workforce, amounting to nearly 1,000 positions. Exxon rose 2.5% and Chevron added 2.6%. Alcoa rose 2.5% and The Travelers Cos. gained 1.5% after the companies reported quarterly results that topped Wall Street forecasts.

Trade group forecasts healthy holiday sales NEW YORK — Don’t count out U.S. shoppers when it comes to shelling out money for the winter holidays despite higher fuel prices and other financial pressures. The nation’s largest retail trade group said Thursday that it expects American consumers will collectively spend $1.01 trillion this November and December, which would be 4.2% more than during the same months last year. The increase reflects more than seasonal good cheer, according to economists. The National Retail Federation and other organizations that have issued holiday forecasts said they expected higher consumer prices to account for about half of the anticipated growth. Moreover, higher income shoppers will fuel a lot of the spending, retail experts say. “We all acknowledge households continue to navigate persistent inflation and uneven confidence about the economy,” National Retail Federation President and CEO Matthew Shay told reporters Thursday. “But throughout the year, consumers have repeatedly shown that holidays and spending on loved ones are priorities.” Retailers rang up $972 billion in holiday sales last year, which was 3.1% more than the year before that, the trade group said. The forecast, which was not adjusted for inflation, is in line with most other predictions so far. The outlooks illustrate an ongoing disconnect between the dismal consumer confidence that shows up in monthly surveys and Americans’ willingness to keep spending.

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China moves to curb tech exports

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HONG KONG — China on Friday said it plans to restrict or ban exports of 40 technologies that span artificial intelligence, chips and solar power as its technology race with countries including the United States intensifies. The Ministry of Commerce and Ministry of Science and Technology jointly published a draft document with the proposed updates for China’s catalog of technologies subjected to export bans or restrictions. A spokesperson from the commerce ministry said in a statement that the move was “necessary” and

over AI safety and governance and on the setting up of a notification mechanism between the two superpowers for AI incidents that could threaten national security. Twenty-three AI technologies, from advanced large models to agents, are included on Friday’s list, according to the Chinese ministries. U.S.-led restrictions have curbed the export of some advanced technologies to China over the past years, with the country blocked from accessing the world’s most cutting-edge AI chips and the advanced chipmaking machines that make them. Exports of core technologies of AI large models trained using sensitive national data would be

national defense and critical information infrastructure. “The Chinese government is implementing such necessary measures with the aims of reinforcing the security bottom line, preventing misuse and abuse, and ensuring that AI remains under human control,” the commerce ministry’s statement said. Meanwhile, exports of AI models with parameter counts of 2 trillion or above, or with certain worldleading capabilities, could be restricted. An AI model’s parameter count is a key metric that reflects its learning capacity. Chinese AI models including Moonshot’s Kimi K3 and Alibaba’s Qwen 3.8-Max are among those

gies, including for some AI processing chips and memory chips, are also included in the proposed export restrictions. The move “can be seen as a response to Western countries posting sovereignty requirements on AI, robotics, telecommunications, and other key technologies,” said Lian Jye Su, a chief analyst at technology research and advisory group Omdia. The aim would be to better regulate access to the Chinese technologies, he believes. The U.S. Commerce Department in June had asked Anthropic to bar foreign nationals from using some of its most powerful AI models, citing national security concerns. The restrictions were later lifted.

Warsh says price stability is key but shies away from signals about rates Fed chair says surge in AI is ‘consequential change’

BY ELAINE KURTENBACH AP business writer

BANGKOK — Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said Friday he won’t prejudge what the U.S. central bank will do about interest rates at its upcoming meetings in October and December. The Fed increased its key interest rate by a quarter-point to about 3.9% in September, its first increase in three years, and stubbornly elevated U.S. inflation will likely lead it to hike that rate again in coming months to slow spending and help cool price pressures. But Warsh offered no fresh signals during a “fireside chat” with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva at a meeting of financial leaders in Bangkok. “At the Federal Reserve, we made very clear that we would deliver price stability, and we removed a dose of accommodation about a month ago,” Warsh said. “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t believe in saying now what I might do at the meetings that we have in the balance of this year.” The Fed’s September rate hike defied U.S. President Donald Trump’s repeated calls for the Fed to cut rates. The president criticized the Fed’s rate-setting committee, though he still expressed support for Warsh, whom he appointed earlier this year. The global surge in prices is a key concern of central bankers and financial leaders meeting in Bangkok. According to minutes released from the most recent meeting, most Fed officials expect that another interest rate increase will likely be needed this year. That would raise borrowing costs for mortgages, car loans, and credit cards over time. Warsh said the surge in investment driven

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International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, left, and U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh greet after speaking at the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. by the craze for artificial intelligence is one of the factors behind higher inflation and the Fed’s task force on issues related to AI will meet Nov. 16. “I’d say the advent of this new technology is probably the most consequential change to the U.S. and the global economy in my lifetime to this point,” he said. Unlike military conflict and other shocks that are driving prices higher, Warsh said he believes AI will bring “huge benefit” to the world economy in time. For Fed economists who struggle to foresee

the future using data that lags behind today’s realities, AI could prove a vital tool, he said. “We torture data with old fashioned models to try to find out what’s underlying inflation trends. Not so long from now, it won’t be torture. We will have access at the fingertips of central banks to all the information in the world, and we’ll be able to use new analytical tools to distill that data,” he said. AP economics writer Christopher Rugaber in Washington and AP journalist Haruka Nuga in Bangkok contributed to this story.

IMF-World Bank meetings focus on risks, potential benefits of AI ‘Formula 1 at night without brakes’ BY ELAINE KURTENBACH

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BANGKOK — Guardrails are urgently needed to contain potential risks from the boom in artificial intelligence, the head of the International Monetary Fund said Friday, likening the technology to a Formula 1 race car that might go off the track and run people over. “We are racing, and the question is how do we put barriers? So if a car was to fly out it doesn’t kill people,” IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said. “I have high respect for the industry. I think what you’re doing is incredibly important for humanity. You may give us the biggest gift, but if the car runs over people, that gift may not be so worthwhile,” she said while speaking on a panel on the impact of AI on the world economy along with experts including Anthropic co-founder and head of policy Jack Clark. Clark is among technology industry leaders pushing for faster action on regulating AI. In a blog post last month, the rival to Open-

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Protesters march to a meeting venue during a demonstration against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank Group in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. AI proposed that the world’s top artificial intelligence companies come up with a coordinated way to pause development of advanced AI systems, warning the technology is improving so quickly there’s a risk humans would lose control. “I think it’s worse than you describe. I think it’s Formula 1 at night without maybe brakes in the cars,” Clark said. “And it’s remark-

able to me that the toys I buy for my children are regulated more than the literal superintelligence I work on at my day job.” He added that the effort to build policy frameworks to regulate AI is underway. About 10% of jobs might be transformed or newly created, while work involving repetitive tasks will be gone, Georgieva said.

The third category will be service sector jobs generated by people who benefit from the investment boom. “The net impact is positive,” she said, though she added that “services don’t pay a lot.” “So you get young people who normally would have gone into professional routine jobs now serving coffee in Starbucks. And that is not what I think young people in the world aspire for,” she said. Tiff Macklem, the governor of the Bank of Canada, compared that to the effects on employment from more open trade, which has generated great global wealth and raised millions out of poverty. But many millions also lost their livelihoods as manufacturers moved jobs to China and other developing countries. He said “in aggregate there is an overall benefit,” but acknowledged that in both trade and technology “there will be winners and losers.” “You have to find a way to help the losers,” Macklem said. “Without a system to help them cope with the loss you get a backlash.” Dozens of people marched in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday in peaceful protests, seeking to draw attention to growing inequality and other frustrations.

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Looking under the hood of the latest polls

Polls are flooding election coverage. But buried beneath the latest publicized numbers are fascinating findings that rarely make headlines. As usual, we start with President Donald Trump. The latest Pew Research poll drew plenty of media attention by putting Trump’s job approval rating at just 30%. But an average of six other polls conducted around the same time (Sept. 28 to Oct. 5) showed his approval rating considerably higher at 39.7%. That’s still not good for Trump, but it’s not as dismal as Pew’s number. The lesson? Whether you’re a Democrat or Ron Republican, don’t jump too quick for joy — or Faucheux panic — over a single national poll showing your side doing surprisingly well or badly. Look at the polling averages and follow the trends. They tell a fuller story. Diving deeper: n More on Trump: Polling from the Economist/YouGov shows that 26% of voters who cast ballots for Trump in 2024 now think worse of him. Whether and how much of this 26% either doesn’t vote, or votes for Democrats, will decide the close races. The poll also finds that most Republicans now say they preferred Trump’s positions as a candidate over his current positions as president, 54% to 30% margin. New surveys, additionally, show that in four key states that Trump carried for president all three times — Texas, Ohio, Iowa and North Carolina — his approval ratings have fallen to between 41% and 44%. It’s hard to grab any coattails when the numbers are that low. n It’s the economy, again: Among independents, the voters who often swing close elections, only 16% rate the economy as excellent or good while 80% say it’s fair or poor. Furthermore, 64% of independents think it’s getting worse, compared to just 11% who think it’s getting better. (Economist poll) n A pox on both their houses: Big majorities dislike both parties; 58% of voters view the Democratic Party unfavorably, while 61% say the same about the Republican Party. (Pew poll) n Back to basics: After “inflation/affordability” (45%), the issue ranking second in importance to voters personally is “restoring basic American values of merit and competence” (12%). That’s followed by crime (9%), immigration (8%), climate change (5%), abortion (5%), the Iran war (4%), tariffs (3%) and guns (2%). (Harvard/Harris poll) n Death penalty: 52% support it, while 31% oppose it. For the method used: 47% favor lethal injection, 34% select firing squads, 21% pick electrocution and 17% favor hanging. Firing squads are preferred by 47% of Republicans, 37% of independents and 17% of Democrats. Only 18% of all adults polled favor live public executions. (Economist poll) n Slow down: A whopping 71% of U.S. adults think artificial intelligence is advancing too quickly. Women (76%), liberals (84%) and Democrats (82%) are especially alarmed. Among those most likely to vote in November, 44% trust Democrats to handle AI, compared with 35% who trust Republicans. (Economist poll) n A rose by any other name: Only 13% think renaming “artificial intelligence” as “super intelligence” is a good idea. (Economist poll) n Say what? Donald Trump’s unfavorable rating, 53%, is higher than the unfavorable rating of the Democratic Socialists of America, 44%. (Harvard/Harris poll) n Tuckered out: Pundit Tucker Carlson’s unfavorable rating among U.S. voters, at 40%, is now higher than the negative ratings of two world leaders he frequently attacks: Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, with a 38% unfavorable rating, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, with a 31% unfavorable rating. (Harvard/Harris poll) n Democrats for 2028: Kamala Harris continues to lead her party’s presidential field with 30%, followed by Gavin Newsom (15%), Pete Buttigieg (9%), Jon Ossoff (8%), Mark Kelly (5%), Josh Shapiro (5%) and Andy Beshear (3%). (Financial Times poll) n Republicans for 2028: JD Vance leads the GOP presidential field with 38%, followed by Marco Rubio (24%), Ron DeSantis (9%), Donald Trump Jr. (7%) and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (4%). (Financial Times poll) n Running again: Two former presidential candidates are running for governor this year. Democrat Amy Klobuchar leads by nine points in two recent Minnesota polls. In Ohio, Republican Vivek Ramaswamy is in a tough battle; two polls show him slightly ahead, but other surveys have his Democratic opponent leading by bigger margins. Ron Faucheux is a nonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer based in Louisiana.

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The better individuals do, the better off we all are

To Dems, no one’s above the law except illegal immigrants Among people having a discussion (argument?) about President Donald Trump, a favorite thing for Democrats to say is, “No one is above the law.” Of course, they are referencing the lawfare waged against Trump in the past, his past convictions, etc. They intend to continue it when they get back into power in D.C. — they have said so repeatedly. Please see the front-page article Oct. 13, “Senate candidates Davis, Letlow both support closed border.” Jamie Davis said, “If we have a person who is illegal and they have been living a model life, they should be given an opportunity. Did they break the law? Yes, they did. If you come to this country illegally, you broke the law. But I want America and Louisiana to remember one thing: People who look like me and look like the people we deem Caucasians, none of us was here.” So, using Davis’ logic, some people should be above the law.

In his guest column in the newspaper, David Thomas warns that the Democratic Party is moving toward socialism (“Why today’s socialist movement is woefully misguided,” Oct. 9). While democratic socialists have gained some influence, most elected Democrats do not embrace their agenda. Thomas also seems to confuse socialism with government programs that benefit society. Would he object to public education, interstate highways, Social Security or Medicare simply because government is involved? Our own history tells us that capitalism hasn’t always provided equal opportunity. Native Americans, enslaved Africans, victims of Jim Crow, Japanese Americans during World War II and generations of immigrants have faced barriers that kept them from participating fully in our economy. And isn’t it ironic that the Trump administration has taken ownership interests in private companies and sought control over natural resources in other countries? Some of these actions could just as easily be characterized as socialist. I don’t believe anyone is entitled to equal economic results. But everyone should have a fair chance to reach their potential. Good schools, job training, food assistance and efforts to eliminate discrimination aren’t simply handouts. They help people become productive, independent members of society. When we fail to give people that chance, we don’t just hurt those individuals. We lose their talents, their productivity and everything they might have contributed to our economy. The better individuals do, the better off we all are.

His argument centers on being compassionate and the fact that Native Americans were defeated by newcomers. What a crock of bull. Throughout human history, newcomers to any territory have defeated the people currently living there and taken over the land and the society. So, which is it? “No one” is above the law or “some people” are above the law? If it were a Democratic president rounding up and deporting illegal immigrants, I suspect that most Democrats would be in favor of it. Most of us, including progressives, have doors with locks on our houses so we can control who enters our home and protect our property. Today’s Democratic Party, which has been taken over by communists (socialists? Hah!) have not been offering their homes to illegal immigrants, have they? Where is their compassion?

JIM STEPHENS Slidell

Self-deportation process a horror show The letter by Joseph Molyneux regarding detainees and selfdeportation was rife with misinformation (if not just lies). I know because I recently helped a friend self-deport. It was a horror show from start to finish. Let’s start with the fact that my friend (Colombian) was in the United States legally with a duly filed asylum application, a work permit, a job, a Social Security number and a date set for a hearing. He had no criminal record or any missed immigration hearings. Due process would never have allowed him to be arrested in the first place. Once arrested, due process would have afforded him the ability to get a bond (which I was willing to pay for). That was denied for no reason. Speaking of due process, it is a meaningless term if the person is taken off to a jail hundreds of miles from the place of arrest, family and attorneys. It is worse

than meaningless; it is a cruel hoax which your author and the criminal in the White House get to espouse. The reality is being snatched off the street (like my friend) and trucked off to a remote jail with no access to your phone, your computer or your family, except for a brief phone call. You don’t get to collect your computer, etc., or say goodbye to your wife and child (my friend’s situation), get your clothes or pay critical bills. You don’t even get sent to your home city in the country you are sent to. Every step appears to be intended to be as vicious as possible. My friend was just dumped at an airport halfway across the country from where his family lived. My friend who “self deported” was held for weeks, as are most people in this sick “self-deportation” process.

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THINKING Kiffin gave Tiger Stadium’s visiting locker room a makeover. There’s a science behind his colorful idea. BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

A brush, two paint rollers and a plastic Sherwin-Williams bag sat in the middle of the floor. Non-adhesive masking paper protected the purple carpet from paint stains, and blue painter’s tape held the beige paper in place. The unmistakable scent of fresh paint filled the air. The visiting locker room at Tiger Stadium — just days before LSU’s matchup against Mississippi State on Saturday (11 a.m., ESPN) — was undergoing a Barbie-style makeover. Lane Kiffin was transforming these cramped quarters into a pink wonderland. The walls. The lockers. Everything but the bathroom, ceiling and floor was turning into Regina George’s Wednesday outfit in the movie “Mean Girls.” Pink. “I told you guys when I got here,” Kiffin said in August. “My job is not for other schools, other people, media or any of that. My job is for the people that hired me, what they want me to do and the players in this room.” ä See LSU, page 2C

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BROADCAST INFORMATION Mississippi State at LSU 11 a.m. Saturday, Tiger Stadium TV: ESPN | Line: LSU by 16½ Radio: WDGL-FM, 98.1; WWL-AM, 870; WWL-FM, 105.3; KLWB-FM, 103.7

TEAM SCHEDULES Mississippi State

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

Time/TV W, 51-10 W, 45-14 L, 32-24 W, 35-6 W, 63-14 L, 35-34 (OT) 11 a.m./ESPN 11 a.m./TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Date 9.5 9.12 9.19 9.26 10.3 10.17 10.24 10.31 11.7 11.14 11.21 11.27

Opponent UL-Monroe at Minnesota at South Carolina Missouri Alabama at LSU Oklahoma at Texas Vanderbilt Auburn Tennessee Tech at Ole Miss

Time/TV W, 62-13 W, 38-13 W, 41-34 W, 31-24 L, 56-23 11 a.m./ESPN 2:30 p.m./TBD TBD TBD TBD Noon/SECN+ 11 a.m./ABC

DEPTH CHARTS LSU

Mississippi State

OFFENSE

WIDE RECEIVER

6 WINSTON WATKINS 83 Corey Barber

WIDE RECEIVER

3 EUGENE WILSON 1 Jayce Brown

WIDE RECEIVER

4 JACKSON HARRIS 88 Malik Elzy

LEFT TACKLE

77 JORDAN SEATON 65 Sean Thompkins

LEFT GUARD

50 WILLIAM SATTERWHITE 67 Bo Bordelon

CENTER

61 BRAELIN MOORE 50 William Satterwhite

RIGHT GUARD

55 ALIOU BAH 70 Devin Harper

RIGHT TACKLE

75 WESTON DAVIS 69 Darrin Strey

TIGHT END

44 ZACH GRACE 14 Roman Mothershed

QUARTERBACK

10 SAM LEAVITT 11 Landen Clark

RUNNING BACK

13 DILIN JONES 22 Harlem Berry

5-10 5-11

OFFENSE

182 183

So. Fr.

5-11 5-11

190 175

Jr. Sr.

6-2 6-2

202 217

Jr. Jr.

6-5 6-5

307 308

Jr. Jr.

6-3 6-6

293 305

So. Sr.

6-2 6-3

301 293

Sr. So.

6-5 6-4

327 312

Sr. So.

6-6 6-7

315 314

So. Fr.

6-2 6-5

236 212

Jr. Jr.

6-2 6-0

216 195

Jr. So.

5-11 5-10

211 193

So. Sr.

6-4 6-5

244 285

Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-3 6-6

296 339 297

Jr. Fr. Jr.

6-1 6-3

279 286

Fr. Jr.

6-5 6-3

246 252

Jr. Jr.

6-0 6-3

227 228

Jr. Fr.

6-2 6-1

225 227

Sr. So.

6-3 6-3

208 218

Sr. So.

6-4 6-1

189 162

So. So.

5-11 6-0

164 188

Jr. Jr.

6-1 6-2

175 213

Fr. Sr.

6-0 6-1

206 175

Jr. Fr.

WIDE RECEIVER

3 ANTHONY EVANS 81 Zion Crumpton

WIDE RECEIVER

13 SANFRISCO MAGEE 0 Gracen Harris

WIDE RECEIVER

7 ZION RAGINS 2 Marquis Johnson

LEFT TACKLE

58 MILES MCVAY 54 Blake Steen

LEFT GUARD

78 DJ CHESTER 62 Jamari Freeman

CENTER

72 CANON BOONE 79 Dalton Toothman

RIGHT GUARD

50 LJ PRUDHOMME 77 TJ Lockhart

RIGHT TACKLE

51 J. SHUMPERT-PERKINS 71 Saquon Miles

TIGHT END

87 SAM WEST 88 Joeseph Skipworth

QUARTERBACK

1 KAMARIO TAYLOR 15 Billy Puckett

RUNNING BACK

24 FLUFF BOTHWELL 6 Kolin Wilson

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 90 STEPHIYLAN GREEN 88 Richard Anderson 96 Dominick McKinley

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 99 DEUCE GERALDS 47 Malik Blocton

DEFENSIVE END 29 JORDAN ROSS 97 Dylan Carpenter

LINEBACKER 42 DAVHON KEYS 35 Zach Weeks

LINEBACKER 6 TJ DOTTERY 24 Tylen Singleton

STAR 2 TY BENEFIELD 31 CJ Jimcoily

CORNERBACK 5 DJ PICKETT 21 Michael Turner

CORNERBACK 11 PJ WOODLAND 8 Ja’Keem Jackson

SAFETY 28 Jhase Thomas 13 Faheem Delane

SAFETY 0 TAMARCUS COOLEY 28 Jhase Thomas

80 SCOTT STARZYK

PUNTER

90 GRANT CHADWICK 99 Hayden Craig

LONG SNAPPER

43 SILAS HALL 39 Mack Mulhern

KICK RETURNER 22 Harlem Berry

PUNT RETURNER

3 EUGENE WILSON 1 Jayce Brown

Sr. Fr.

6-2 5-11

200 175

So. Fr.

5-8 5-11

170 190

So. Sr.

6-6 6-6

335 340

Jr. Sr.

6-6 6-4

315 310

Jr. Sr.

6-4 6-5

325 320

Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-5

330 350

Fr. So.

6-5 6-5

340 320

Jr. Jr.

6-4 6-5

250 225

Jr. Fr.

6-4 6-0

230 180

So. Fr.

5-10 5-9

230 190

Jr. Fr.

DEFENSIVE END 4 AMAREE WILLIAMS 13 LaKendrick James

6-4 6-2

240 250

Jr. Jr.

6-4 6-2

295 320

Jr. Sr.

6-4 6-5

315 310

Sr. So.

6-5 6-6

295 280

Sr. Sr.

6-2 6-3

230 240

So. Jr.

6-2 6-1

235 240

Jr. Fr.

5-11 6-1

200 185

Sr. Jr.

6-1 6-0

200 205

Jr. So.

6-4 6-1

205 190

Sr. So.

6-1 6-0

195 195

Sr. Sr.

6-0 5-11

220 195

Sr. Sr.

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 42 DJ REED 35 Kalvin Dinkins

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 9 JARAY BLEDSOE 14 Dealyn Evans

DEFENSIVE END 43 WILL WHITSON 97 Jayson Jenkins

LINEBACKER 11 TYLER LOCKHART 16 Derion Gullette

LINEBACKER 0 FATT FOREST 32 AJ Rice

NICKEL 15 MARCUS WILLIAMS 21 Dre Riley

CORNERBACK 20 JETT JEFFERSON 24 Quentin Taylor

CORNERBACK 1 KELLEY JONES 8 Kaylib Singleton

SAFETY 5 JARDIN GILBERT 28 Tanner Johnson

SAFETY 2 ISAAC SMITH 3 Kendel Dolby

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER

190 180

DEFENSE

DEFENSIVE END 1 PRINCEWILL UMANMIELEN 55 Lamar Brown

5-11 6-1

SPECIAL TEAMS

5-9

175

So.

6-5 6-1

208 211

Jr. Fr.

PUNTER

6-3 6-1

213 224

So. Fr.

LONG SNAPPER

5-10

193

Sr.

5-11 5-11

190 175

Jr. Sr.

KICKER 80 KYLE FERRIE 8 ETHAN PULLIAM 46 KYLE RUSHING

6-1

205

Sr.

6-1

190

Jr.

6-1

200

Fr.

5-11

190

Sr.

5-11

190

Sr.

KICK RETURNER 2 MARQUIS JOHNSON

PUNT RETURNER 3 ANTHONY EVANS

COACHES Lane Kiffin was 5-1 against Mississippi State while coaching at Ole Miss, losing 24-22 in 2022.

Jeff Lebby was 7-18 in his first two seasons coaching Mississippi State, but he’s 4-1 in 2026.

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Painting of the visitors’ locker room wraps up on Wednesday in Tiger Stadium.

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Continued from page 1C When Mississippi State walks into the visiting locker room Saturday, it’ll be the first team to experience the entire dressing room doused in pink. The walls were painted pink before LSU’s Week 4 matchup with Texas A&M, but this weekend the lockers themselves will sport the color for the first time. Kiffin isn’t the first coach to use the pink visiting locker-room trick. Iowa first came up with the idea in 1979, when then-coach Hayden Fry started a tradition that still stands today. Colorado State also colored its visiting locker room pink in the 1980s. Kiffin painted the visiting changing room in Oxford, Mississippi, that color after reading what Iowa had done and learning from a study on how colors could affect the mind “before a competitive match.” He didn’t specify which study he read, but the idea that color can affect a person’s mood, behavior or physiology isn’t far-fetched, at least according to Alaina Bruce, a licensed interior designer at Ritter Maher Architects. “You can look at the tone of color and the intensity of color,” Bruce said, “and then when you put that into a built environment, which is what I do every day, then you really can control an emotional response. Which is crazy to think about.” Blues and greens, for example, are frequently used in health care buildings because they create calming atmospheres that correlate with nature. Food brands often use red in their logos, since studies show the color triggers hunger. Bruce doesn’t use pink often in her line of work, though she said it’s become trendy lately to paint certain spaces pink, such as a reception room or bathroom. But since pink, depending on the shade, is typically a calming color, Bruce believes it could affect an athlete’s aggression before a game. “There’s a science to back it up that (softer colors) lower blood pressure, heart rate, all of these things,” Bruce said. “And when you put this nontraditional color in a locker room or (use it in) a nontraditional application, the goal is to create an uncomfortable setting for the opposing team.” At least one study suggests Bruce’s theory may be sound. In 1979, psychologist Alexander Schauss

Painting of the visitors’ locker room wraps up on Wednesday in Tiger Stadium. persuaded the U.S. Naval Correctional Center in Seattle to paint one of its seclusion rooms pink to test whether a specific shade of the color — Baker-Miller Pink, named after the officers who allowed Schauss to conduct the study — could reduce aggression in inmates. After a 156-day period in which inmates’ assault rates were tracked before and after they’d been placed in the pink cell, Schauss found that their aggression was reduced after spending time in the room. “Confinees only required a maximum of 15 minutes of exposure (in the pink room) to ensure that the potential for violent or aggressive behavior had been reduced,” Schauss wrote. “Further, it was surprisingly discovered that the effects of color linger on for at least another 30 minutes after removal from the cell.” Schauss’ findings gained popularity in Switzerland, where 30 jail cells, as of 2013, had been painted pink to reduce inmates’ aggression. The country also has four police drunk tanks that are colored pink, specifically in the town of Bienne.

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REED DARCEY

KOKI RILEY

LSU 34, MISSISSIPPI STATE 27 This score is highly variable depending on whether Kamario Taylor plays, or if he’s close to healthy. If he’s hobbled, Taylor should be easier to corral, and this is an offensive line the Tigers defensive line should post some wins against. Mississippi State ranks 109th nationally in sacks allowed at 2.6 per game. If Princewill Umanmielen and friends can apply pressure after a quiet outing at Kentucky, LSU should bounce back. LSU 35, MISSISSIPPI STATE 21 Odd circumstances around this one. Mississippi State is ranked higher than LSU in the polls, but LSU is a two-touchdown favorite. The Tigers are at home, too, but the kickoff is at 11 a.m. Most folks seem to think Kamario Taylor won’t play, which is obviously a huge factor here, but it feels like whoever starts at quarterback for the Bulldogs will have trouble keeping pace with LSU. The State defense doesn’t scare anybody.

LSU 38, MISSISSIPPI STATE 16 I’m not showing this much confidence in the Tigers because of the visitors’ pink locker room. The pick is based on State quarterback Kamario Taylor being limited or unable to play because of his foot injury. I don’t think any backup QB the Bulldogs turn to will be exceptionally productive against a riled-up LSU defense. If Taylor plays, I’ll still take LSU but in a much closer game, something like 34-23.

LSU 38, MISSISSIPPI STATE 20 Hard to feel good picking this game, which hinges so heavily on the health of two players. Without Kamario Taylor and Fluff Bothwell, the Bulldogs don’t stand much of a chance of winning in Tiger Stadium, even if it’s a day game. If both players are healthy, this score will be very wrong, but I’m skeptical that the off week was enough to heal Taylor’s turf toe. That injury is more serious than it sounds.

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“It really seems to work,” a police spokesperArkansas, just to play in a stadium without a visiting locker room. son told The Telegraph in 2013. “They quieted “We just sat out on the field like high school down and go to sleep much more quickly in teams,” he said. a pink room.” Florida coach Jon Sumrall also wouldn’t Whether LSU can put its foes to sleep in its complain about the visiting locker-room ameown pink room remains to be seen, but the football findings from this colorful experinities in the SEC. “As long as there’s a toilet in each one of ment across the country are promising. them,” Sumrall said, “we’ve got a chance.” LSU is 2-0 and outscoring opponents — Still, Golding appreciates Ole Miss’ pink Texas A&M and McNeese State — 98-20 since locker room and acknowledges the studies implementing the pink visiting locker room. suggesting that color affects mood. Ole Miss is 17-1 at home since the start of the “That was kind of like that when I got here,” 2024 season and has won 14 straight games Golding said regarding the locker room, “but in Oxford. Iowa’s home record since 1979 is we’ll take any advantage we can get.” 207-89-3. For Kiffin, that’s the Against LSU, Texas name of the game — conA&M missed 14 tackles and McNeese missed 14 stantly searching for an more, according to Pro advantage to get any leg Football Focus. A reup on the competition. Whether it’s trying to rosduced sense of aggression could have contributed to ter NFL rookies after they those mistakes, but not all were cut in training camp, Southeastern Conference inviting the band to a precoaches are believers. season scrimmage to pre“I don’t know if it’s the pare for the home opener color of the locker room,” or painting the visiting Ole Miss coach Pete Goldlocker room pink, he has stopped at nothing looking ing said. “You’ve got to go for angles. on the road, and you got to Even if it’s ripped fight the crowd.” straight from Elle Woods’ Other SEC coaches also closet in “Legally Blonde.” downplayed the adverse “I think we did it two effects of getting ready for years ago (at Ole Miss) a game in a visiting locker and we never lost a home room, regardless of its colgame, and we haven’t lost or. They said SEC changing a home game since,” Kiffin rooms are typically nicer said. “Maybe it works.” than those in lower-level conferences, and other exEmail Koki Riley ternal factors such as the crowd and travel make road at koki.riley@ ALAINA BRUCE, theadvocate.com. For games harder. Interior designer at more LSU sports updates, Georgia coach Kirby Ritter Maher Architects Smart, when he was a Disign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/ vision II coach, rode an 18lsunewsletter hour bus to Arkadelphia,

You can look at the tone of color and the intensity of color and then when you put that into a built environment, which is what I do every day, then you really can control an emotional response. Which is crazy to think about.”

OFFENSIVE LEADERS LSU

Mississippi State

PASSING

Player

Cmp-Att-Pct Yards TD Int

Sam Leavitt

117-173-67.6

1496

10

RUSHING

Player

Att

Dilin Jones Sam Leavitt Harlem Berry Stacy Gage Landen Clark Husan Longstreet

Net

110 60 30 21 20 5

8

Avg TD

482 259 208 166 99 35

4.4 4.3 6.7 7.9 4.7 7.0

5 7 1 2 4 0

RECEIVING Player

Rec Yards Avg TD

Winston Watkins Jackson Harris Trey’Dez Green Eugene Wilson Corey Barber Jr. Jayce Brown Phillip Wright Tre’ Brown Tyree Holloway

29 21 14 20 8 8 3 4 2

416 371 222 215 98 89 70 61 37

14.2 17.7 15.9 10.8 12.3 11.1 23.3 15.3 18.5

2 3 1 0 2 0 1 0 0

KICKING Player

XPM XPA FGM FGA

Scott Starzyk

31

31

7

9

PASSING

Player

Cmp-Att-Pct Yards TD Int

Kamario Taylor

102-154-66.2

1450 17

RUSHING

Player Fluff Bothwell Kamario Taylor Kolin Wilson J.J. Hill Xavier Gayten

4

Att

Net

Avg TD

74 43 31 10 16

403 159 131 124 51

5.4 3.7 4.2 12.4 3.2

3 1 0 2 1

RECEIVING Player

Rec Yards Avg TD

Anthony Evans Sanfrisco Magee Marquis Johnson Zion Ragins Fluff Bothwell Sam West Kolin Wilson

40 16 13 11 9 7 5

574 259 218 184 96 58 50

14.3 16.2 16.8 16.7 10.7 8.3 10.0

5 5 2 4 1 1 0

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XPM XPA FGM FGA

Kyle Ferrie

24

24

7

8

DEFENSIVE LEADERS TACKLES Player

TACKLES

Tot Solo Ast Loss Sk

TJ Dottery 42 Ty Benefield 26 Princewill Umanmielen 26 Davhon Keys 24 Whit Weeks 23 PJ Woodland 19 Jhase Thomas 16 DJ Pickett 16 Tamarcus Cooley 15 Deuce Geralds 15 Jordan Ross 14 Stephiylan Green 11 Malik Blocton 10

22 11 14 14 10 11 10 14 11 10 5 4 4

20 15 12 10 13 8 6 2 4 5 9 7 6

2 1 11 1 2.5 0 1 0 1 5 4.5 2 2

0 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1.5 1 1.5

INTERCEPTIONS Player

Tamarcus Cooley DJ Pickett Jordan Ross Ja’Keem Jackson Michael Turner

Tot Yards Avg TD BU 2 1 1 1 1

21 32 30 10 10

10.5 32.0 30.0 10.0 10.0

0 0 1 0 0

2 2 1 1 0

Player

Tyler Lockhart Jalen Smith Jardin Gilbert Amaree Williams Jett Jefferson Marcus Williams Kendel Dolby Kelly Jones Isaac Smith Jaray Bledsoe Fatt Forrest Dre Riley Will Whiton DJ Reed Jayson Jenkins

Tot Solo Ast Loss Sk 31 28 26 26 25 23 22 17 17 15 14 14 13 12 10

12 7 17 12 15 13 7 11 8 6 3 11 7 3 5

19 21 9 14 10 10 15 6 9 9 11 3 6 9 5

2.5 1 2 3 0 1 0 1.5 1 4.5 0.5 0 3.5 1 0

2 0 1 1.5 0 1 0 0 0 1.5 0.5 0 2.0 0 0

INTERCEPTIONS Player

Tot Yards Avg TD BU

Jalen Smith Dre Riley

1 1

8 4

8.0 4.0

0 0

1 2

TEAM STATS OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 524.9

OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 487.0

Plays: 81.0

Plays: 71.2

PASS 311.2

RUSH 213.7

PASS 35.8

RUSH 45.2

Turnovers: 1.66

PASS 309.2

RUSH 177.8

PASS 33.8

RUSH 37.4

Turnovers: 1.40

INTERCEPTIONS 1.33

FUMBLES 0.33

INTERCEPTIONS 0.80

FUMBLES 0.60

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 250.7

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 379.6

PASS 176.2

PASS 260.0

RUSH 74.5

Turnovers forced: 1.33

Turnovers forced: 0.80

INTERCEPTIONS 1.00

FUMBLES 0.33

SCORING PER GAME SCORED ALLOWED

RUSH 119.6

INTERCEPTIONS 0.40

FUMBLES 0.40

SCORING PER GAME

SCORED ALLOWED

SCORED ALLOWED

SCORED ALLOWED

42.0 22.8

39.0 19.8

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Third down

Fourth down 18.2%

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16.7%

52.2%

52.4%

81.8% Fail

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE State Mississippi St. (4-1) at LSU (4-2), 11 a.m. McNeese St. (2-4) at Northwestern St. (0-6), noon Grambling (4-2) at Alabama A&M (5-2), 2 p.m. Stephen F. Austin (6-0) at Nicholls (2-4), 3 p.m. Troy (3-2) at UL (4-2), 4 p.m. Lamar (5-1) at Southeastern Louisiana (3-3), 4 p.m. Louisiana Tech (3-2) at UL-Monroe (0-5), 7 p.m. Idle: Southern

Top 25 Saturday’s games

No. 1 Georgia (6-0) vs. Auburn (3-2), 2:30 p.m. No. 2 Notre Dame (6-0) at No. 8 BYU (5-0), 6:30 p.m. No. 3 Miami (5-0) vs. Florida St. (3-3), 6 p.m. No. 4 Ohio St. (5-1) at No. 5 Indiana (6-0), 11 a.m. No. 6 Alabama (5-1) at No. 14 Tennessee (5-1), 2:30 p.m. No. 7 Texas (4-1) vs. Florida (4-2), 11 a.m. No. 9 Ole Miss (4-1) vs. No. 13 Missouri (5-1), 2:30 p.m. No. 10 Texas Tech (5-0) vs. Arizona St. (3-2), 2:30 p.m. No. 11 Utah (5-0) at Colorado (2-3), 9:15 p.m. No. 12 UCLA (5-0) vs. Wisconsin (4-1), 6:30 p.m. No. 15 Kentucky (5-1) at Oklahoma (3-2), 6:30 p.m. No. 16 Mississippi St. (4-1) at No. 22 LSU (4-2), 11 a.m. No. 18 Oklahoma St. (4-1) at No. 20 Houston (5-1), 6:30 p.m. No. 21 Wake Forest (5-1) at California (3-3), 9:30 p.m. No. 24 SMU (4-1) vs. Virginia (4-2), 11 a.m. No. 25 Northwestern (4-1) at Michigan St. (2-4), 11 a.m.

Nation Tuesday’s games

SOUTH Middle Tennessee 33, Delaware 30 Jacksonville St. 27, FIU 24

Wednesday’s games

MIDWEST Missouri St. 24, Kennesaw St. 21 SOUTHWEST W. Kentucky 16, Sam Houston St. 3

Thursday’s games

SOUTH UAB 30, East Carolina 17 Georgia Southern 23, Old Dominion 15 SOUTHWEST Texas State 66, Colorado St. 27

Friday’s games

EAST Columbia (3-1) at Penn (2-2), n. SOUTH Memphis (5-1) at Tulane (2-3), n. Appalachian St. (3-2) at Coastal Carolina (2-4), n. MIDWEST Washington (3-3) at Purdue (3-3), n.

Saturday’s games

EAST CCSU (2-3) at Mercyhurst (1-5), 11 a.m. Duquesne (1-4) at Stonehill (2-4), 11 a.m. Rhode Island (3-3) at Yale (3-1), 11 a.m. FAU (4-1) at Army (3-2), 11 a.m. Brown (2-2) at Princeton (3-1), 11 a.m. Cincinnati (4-1) at West Virginia (3-3), 11 a.m. New Haven (1-5) at Robert Morris (3-3), 11 a.m. Hampton (1-5) at Sacred Heart (2-4), 11 a.m. Pittsburgh (5-1) at Boston College (2-3), 11 a.m. Rutgers (1-4) at Maryland (2-4), 11:30 a.m. Bryant (4-2) at Maine (1-5), noon Merrimack (2-4) at Dartmouth (1-3), noon Holy Cross (2-4) at Harvard (F4-0), noon Monmouth (NJ) (4-2) at New Hampshire (2-5), noon Charlotte (0-6) at Temple (2-4), noon Georgetown (1-4) at Colgate (4-2), noon UMass (4-2) at Buffalo (3-3), noon Lehigh (6-0) at Cornell (2-2), 1 p.m.

Albany (NY) (3-3) at Stony Brook (4-2), 1:30 p.m. Lafayette (1-4) at Bucknell (1-5), 2 p.m. Villanova (2-4) at Fordham (2-5), 2:30 p.m. Morehouse (0-1) at Howard (2-4), 2:30 p.m. LIU Brooklyn (2-5) at Wagner (1-5), 4 p.m. Louisville (3-3) at Syracuse (2-3), 6:30 p.m. SOUTH Charleston Southern (3-3) at Clemson (3-2), 11 a.m. Georgia St. (4-1) at James Madison (6-0), 11 a.m. Chicago State (1-5) at NC A&T (2-5), 11 a.m. Morehead St. (1-5) at Davidson (2-5), noon McNeese St. (2-4) at Northwestern St. (0-6), noon VMI (0-6) at Wofford (4-3), 12:30 p.m. Presbyterian (3-3) at Stetson (1-5), 1 p.m. Austin Peay (5-2) at West Georgia (1-5), 1 p.m. West Alabama (0-0) at West Florida (3-2), 1 p.m. E. Kentucky (2-4) at Tennessee Tech (5-1), 1:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (3-3) at MVSU (3-4), 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb (2-5) at UT Martin (2-4), 2 p.m. Florida A&M (2-4) at Jackson St. (5-1), 2 p.m. Grambling St. (4-2) at Alabama A&M (5-2), 2 p.m. Georgia Tech (2-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2), 2:30 p.m. North Carolina (3-2) at Duke (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Towson (0-7) at Campbell (5-1), 2:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin (6-0) at Nicholls (2-4), 3 p.m. Troy (3-2) at Louisiana-Lafayette (4-2), 4 p.m. South Dakota (5-2) at Murray St. (1-5), 4 p.m. Lamar (5-1) at SE Louisiana (3-3), 4 p.m. Morgan St. (5-1) at Tennessee St. (1-5), 5:30 p.m. Arkansas (2-4) at Vanderbilt (3-3), 6 p.m. Arkansas St. (2-4) at Southern Miss. (1-4), 6 p.m. Kent St. (2-4) at South Florida (4-2), 6 p.m. Mercer (5-2) at Samford (1-5), 6 p.m. Abilene Christian (3-4) at North Alabama (4-2), 6 p.m. Louisiana Tech (3-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-5), 7 p.m. MIDWEST Kansas (2-3) at Kansas St. (3-2), 11 a.m. Ball St. (1-5) at Bowling Green (2-4), 11 a.m. Dayton (4-1) at Butler (5-1), noon

Marist (3-3) at Drake (2-4), noon W. Michigan (4-2) at Cent. Michigan (3-3), 12:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. (5-1) at North Dakota (5-2), 1 p.m. W. Illinois (3-3) at SE Missouri (3-3), 2 p.m. Lindenwood (Mo.) (1-4) at E. Illinois (2-4), 2 p.m. Toledo (4-2) at E. Michigan (4-3), 2:30 p.m. Penn St. (3-3) at Michigan (3-2), 2:30 p.m. Akron (1-5) at Miami (Ohio) (3-3), 2:30 p.m. Illinois St. (4-2) at S. Illinois (3-4), 3 p.m. N. Iowa (3-2) at Youngstown St. (5-2), 5 p.m. Nevada (2-3) at N. Dakota St. (5-1), 6 p.m. SOUTHWEST The Citadel (2-4) at Texas A&M (3-3), noon Alabama St. (3-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-2), 2 p.m. Alcorn St. (4-3) at Prairie View (2-5), 2 p.m. Tulsa (3-3) at Rice (1-5), 3:30 p.m. Cent. Arkansas (2-4) at Tarleton St. (6-0), 6 p.m. TCU (2-3) at Baylor (4-1), 6 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (3-3) at Incarnate Word (2-4), 6 p.m. East Texas A&M (2-4) at Houston Christian (3-3), 6 p.m. Navy (2-3) at UTSA (5-1), 7 p.m. San Jose St. (3-3) at UTEP (1-5), 8 p.m. FAR WEST Idaho (1-5) at Montana (5-2), 2 p.m. Idaho St. (4-2) at Weber St. (4-3), 2 p.m. N. Illinois (0-5) at Wyoming (3-3), 2:30 p.m. UNLV (4-2) at Air Force (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Valparaiso (3-3) at San Diego (2-4), 3 p.m. Washington St. (1-5) at Oregon St. (4-2), 5 p.m. Portland St. (2-4) at N. Arizona (5-2), 6 p.m. Montana St. (5-1) at E. Washington (2-5), 6 p.m. Elon (4-3) at Stanford (2-4), 6:30 p.m. Cal Poly (4-3) at N. Colorado (2-5), 7 p.m. UC Davis (4-2) at S. Utah (2-4), 7 p.m. Ohio (4-2) at Sacramento St. (1-5), 9 p.m. Fresno St. (4-2) at San Diego St. (2-4), 9:30 p.m. New Mexico (4-1) at Hawaii (1-5), 9:30 p.m. Nebraska (5-1) at Oregon (3-2), 10 p.m.

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FAMILIARITY FOR OLE MISS, MIZZOU

No. 9 Ole Miss and No. 13 Missouri each field statistical leaders that began their careers at the opposing school.The reunion of four showcase performers — Austin Simmons, Cayden Lee and Chris Graves of Missouri, and Kewan Lacy of Ole Miss — serves as a major storyline on Saturday. Simmons is 107-of165 passing for 1,434 yards with 14 touchdowns. Lee has 42 receptions for 616 yards and five TDs. Lacy has been the Ole Miss leading rusher for two seasons after starting his career at Missouri.

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RISING IRISH FACE BYU’S TOUGH ‘D’

No. 2 Notre Dame has unleashed plenty of offensive firepower this season. But it has not faced a defense quite like No. 8 BYU’s — yet. These two units will take center stage in Saturday’s clash of unbeatens. So far, nobody has really been able to slow down an offense that ranks fourth in the FBS at 43.4 points per game. The Cougars have been among the stingiest defenses in the nation, entering the game seventh nationally in total defense while allowing just 13.4 points.

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No. 4 Ohio State and No. 5 Indiana match up in the only top-five contest Saturday.The Buckeyes and Hoosiers will be ready to grind things out to grab the inside track to a Big Ten title game berth in this rematch of last season’s league championship game.While Bo Jackson and Ja’Kobi Jackson have played well enough to help the Buckeyes average 165.7 yards rushing per game, the running game has been the telltale sign of success. Ohio State has been outrushed in each of its past three losses, including last year’s 13-10 loss to the Hoosiers. — Associated Press

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SEC RATINGS BY KOKI RILEY 1. GEORGIA Record: 6-0, 4-0 Previous ranking: 3 Last week: beat Alabama 20-17 This week: vs.Auburn, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 2. ALABAMA Record: 5-1, 3-1 Previous ranking: 2 Last week: lost to Georgia 20-17 This week: at Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 3. OLE MISS Record: 4-1, 2-1 Previous ranking: 4 Last week: beat Vanderbilt 52-17 This week: vs. Missouri, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 4. MISSISSIPPI STATE Record: 4-1, 2-1 Previous ranking: 8 Last week: off This week: at LSU, 11 a.m. Saturday (ESPN) 5. MISSOURI Record: 5-1, 2-1 Previous ranking: 6 Last week: beat Texas A&M 27-6 This week: at Ole Miss, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 6. TEXAS Record: 4-1, 1-1 SEC Previous ranking: 1 Last week: lost to Oklahoma 27-24 This week: vs. Florida, 11 a.m. Saturday (ABC)

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LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt, left, throws a pass on Oct. 3 at Tiger Stadium.

Bar is win or else for LSU The “WIN!” bar, a piece of the old goalpost that stood in Tiger Stadium for 30 years, is an artifact of LSU lore and college football tradition. Players touch it for good luck as they run out of the chute from the LSU locker room and into the seething cauldron that is Death Valley. It is such a meaningful, literal touchstone, edible replicas of it have been created, and a Scott Rabalais real metal reproduction (not edible) hangs in the College Football Hall of Fame. Saturday, as the Tigers tap the “WIN!” bar and head out onto the field to take on Mississippi State, they had better be prepared to back up that action with another action. If you follow football, you know what Lane Kiffin’s old boss — and later yet another in a long line of his detractors — late Raiders owner Al Davis was famous for saying: “Just win, baby.” Saturday, that phrase deserves an addendum for LSU: “Just win, baby … or else.” With four home wins balanced against a one-touchdown loss at Ole Miss and a one-point overtime comeuppance this past Saturday at Kentucky, the Tigers have put themselves in a fix. A tight spot. A peculiar circumstance. No. 22-ranked LSU must beat No. 16 Mississippi State in their 11 a.m. game on ESPN or the Tigers’ season is, essentially, over. A loss would drop LSU to 4-3 overall and more meaningfully than that, 1-3 in the Southeastern Conference. In the current “make it or else” world of the 12-team College Football Playoff, there is no more margin for error. Maybe this will be the year a 9-3 team makes the CFP, but LSU can’t bank on that. The Tigers must win. Then win and win

and win, probably needing to run the table on their final six games to get into the playoff. The Kentucky loss left LSU with virtually no contingency. Next year there will probably be a 24-team CFP field (ugh), but for now, it’s make it into that precious dozen or months of effort and preparation and practice are a wasted collective effort. There is good news for LSU amid all this all-or-nothing talk. The Tigers have played great at home, winning by an average score of 49-11, albeit against a cast of characters that include underperforming Clemson and Texas A&M. And, perhaps more relevant than that, Mississippi State is likely operating at a talent deficit. Mad dogs may come out with Englishmen in the midday sun, but some of the best Bulldogs who come out to fight the Fighting Tigers in this one could well be wearing walking boots. State quarterback Kamario Taylor leads the SEC in total offense (321.8 yards per game), total touchdowns (18) and passing touchdowns (17). But he’s been questionable all week with what is believed to be turf toe, a name that doesn’t do the painful injury (spraining or tearing of ligaments attaching the big toe to the foot) justice. “It might have a silly name,” former NFL star turned broadcaster Jason Kelce said. “Ain’t nothing silly about it.” Taylor, who said he grew up a Tiger fan in Mississippi but was put off when LSU tried to recruit him as a safety, went down two weeks ago against Alabama, the Bulldogs’ last game. Add to that an unspecified foot/ankle injury to top tailback Fluff Bothwell — pair him with LSU’s Roman Mothershed and you could start a list of AllAmerican caliber college football names — and State has major problems. Despite all that, Mississippi State comes in ranked ahead of LSU for the first time since 2000 and just the eighth time in their

117 prior meetings, most ever between LSU and any opponent. But if Taylor and Bothwell aren’t roaming the Bulldogs’ backfield, that dog won’t hunt an upset of the Tigers by a long shot. Unless … Look, you, me and the guys who painted the Tiger Stadium visitors’ locker room pink know that LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt has to stop … turning … over … the … bleeping … ball. If he doesn’t, he could give a short-handed State team reason for hope with short fields or, as in the Louisiana Tech game, a pick-six. Leavitt has committed nine turnovers through six games: eight interceptions and a fumble. He is the only FBS quarterback who has thrown at least one pick this season in every one of his games. Maybe some of it is truly bad luck — tipped passes, passes that should have been caught, etc. And Leavitt definitely has some strong stats in his column: He averages 8.65 yards per pass attempt and has 17 total touchdowns (10 passing, seven rushing), just one behind Taylor’s SEC-leading total. But LSU does not need to give State any reason to hope for an upset via any gift turnovers. The Tigers must be ruthless, like Grand Moff Tarkin in “Star Wars” (as movie villains go, it’s a name on par with turf toe), willing to “crush the rebellion with one swift stroke.” Throughout their history, State has always been there for LSU when LSU needed a win. The Tigers have dominated the series on the field 78-36-3, and since 1992 are 28-4 against the Bulldogs. At the end of Saturday, that streak better be 29-4. For LSU, any other prospect is too bitter to contemplate. It may just knock the “WIN!” bar off its perch.

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TV HIGHLIGHTS 11 a.m. Florida at Texas ABC 11 a.m. Char. Southern at Clemson ACCN 11 a.m. FAU at Army CBSSN 11 a.m. Virginia at SMU CW 11 a.m. Mississippi St. at LSU ESPN 11 a.m. Pitt at Boston College ESPN2 11 a.m. Georgia St. at JMU ESPNU 11 a.m. Ohio St. at Indiana FOX 11 a.m. Kansas at Kansas St. FS1 11 a.m. N’western at Michigan St. NBCSN 11 a.m. Cincinnati at West Virginia TNT 11:30 a.m. Rutgers at Maryland BTN 2:30 p.m. Alabama at Tennessee ABC

Georgia Tech at Virginia Tech ACCN Penn St. at Michigan CBS UNLV at Air Force CBSSN N. Illinois at Wyoming CW Auburn at Georgia ESPN North Carolina at Duke ESPN2 Arizona St. at Texas Tech FOX Missouri at Ole Miss SECN Illinois St. at S. Illinois ESPNU Washington St. at Oregon St. USA Nevada at N. Dakota St. CBSSN Florida St. at Miami ESPN Arkansas at Vanderbilt ESPN2

TCU at Baylor FS1 Notre Dame at BYU ABC Louisville at Syracuse ACCN Oklahoma St. at Houston FOX Wisconsin at UCLA NBC Kentucky at Oklahoma SECN Navy at UTSA ESPNU Utah at Colorado ESPN Fresno St. at San Diego St. CBSSN Wake Forest at California ESPN2 New Mexico at Hawaii FS1 Nebraska at Oregon FOX

7. LSU Record: 4-2, 1-2 Previous ranking: 5 Last week: lost to Kentucky 35-34 in OT This week: vs. Mississippi State, 11 a.m. Saturday (ESPN) 8. KENTUCKY Record: 5-1, 3-1 Previous ranking: 10 Last week: beat LSU 35-34 in OT This week: at Oklahoma, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 9. TENNESSEE Record: 5-1, 2-1 Previous ranking: 9 Last week: beat Arkansas 24-17 This week: vs.Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 10. FLORIDA Record: 4-2, 2-2 Previous ranking: 7 Last week: lost to South Carolina 38-19 This week: at Texas, 11 a.m. Saturday (ABC) 11. OKLAHOMA Record: 3-2, 1-1 Previous ranking: 12 Last week: beat Texas 27-24 This week: vs. Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 12. SOUTH CAROLINA Record: 3-3, 1-3 Previous ranking: 14 Last week: beat Florida 38-19 This week: off 13. AUBURN Record: 3-2, 1-2 Previous ranking: 11 Last week: off This week: at Georgia, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 14. TEXAS A&M Record: 3-3, 1-3 Previous ranking: 14 Last week: lost to Missouri 27-6 This week: vs.The Citadel, noon Saturday (SEC Network+) 15. VANDERBILT Record: 3-3, 0-3 Previous ranking: 13 Last week: lost to Ole Miss 52-17 This week: vs.Arkansas, 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2) 16. ARKANSAS Record: 2-4, 0-3 Previous ranking: 16 Last week: lost to Tennessee 24-17 This week: at Vanderbilt, 6 p.m. Saturday (ESPN2)

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Tulane offensive lineman Andre Amos lifts wide receiver Destyn Hill after a touchdown against the Memphis Tigers on Friday at Yulman Stadium. Tulane won 31-17.

Green Wave takes ball away from Memphis six times in key home victory BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer

Tulane threw a turnover party Friday night at Yulman Stadium in front of an ESPN audience, and Memphis was a willing participant. Winning a game it absolutely had to have to remain in the American Conference race, the Green Wave got six takeaways and went on to the beat the Tigers 31-

17. Tulane (3-3, 1-1 American) evened its league record with by far its best defensive performance of the year, handing Memphis (5-2, 1-1) its first conference loss. Big plays by the defense came in bunches. In quick succession during the first half, the Wave stripped quarterback Marcus Stokes on sacks twice, punched the ball out of running back Manny Covey’s hands once and capped the first-half run on nickelback TJ Smith’s 73-yard interception return for a touchdown as time

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Losses looming over Saints GM Loomis

AD Ausberry: LSU supports 24-team CFP BY JON BLAU and ALYSE PFEIL Staff writers

LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry expressed support Friday for the College Football Playoff’s pending expansion from 12 to 24 teams. Ausberry told the LSU board of supervisors during its regularly scheduled meeting that Southeastern Conference schools are disadvantaged in the current 12-team CFP because strength of schedule isn’t weighed heavily enough by the selection committee. The SEC requires its schools to play nine conference games while also scheduling a nonconference matchup with a Power Four school. The Big Ten doesn’t require its teams to play a Power Four team out of conference. “For the last three years, they won the national championship in football, and they have not played a Power Four ... school,” Ausberry told the board. “That’s why we feel that it helps us. It helps us financially. “The first two games would be on campuses. So you could have two playoff games on your campus here. Then there’d be a quarterfinal game, a semifinal game, then a championship game. So we feel that’s why the 24 was best for us.” According to reports, the move to 24 teams in

ran out for a 23-10 edge. Memphis had a 100-yard rusher in Jaylin Carter, a 100-yard receiver in Stonka Burnside and held Tulane to fewer than 100 yards rushing deep into the fourth quarter, but none of it mattered when the Wave kept popping the ball out. Tulane stuck to primarily a conservative game plan

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LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry watches an LSU basketball game against Oklahoma on Feb. 28 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

the CFP would result in the elimination of conference championship games. Ausberry acknowledged there was a “back and forth” on how far to expand beyond the current 12-team format. Doubling the field should, theoretically, allow SEC schools to snatch more playoff bids despite scheduling differences. “It was at 14 at one time. It was at 16 at one time,” Ausberry said. “We said, you know what, they don’t take the strength of conference into play (with fewer CFP slots). And we thought taking the strength of conference, in the SEC, was more beneficial to us.”

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No one needs Kellen Moore and the New Orleans Saints to rally this season more than Mickey Loomis. As the Saints’ losses mount, so does the pressure on the longtime general manager. He’s become a lightning rod for fan frustration, and after gaining a temporary restraining order thanks to Tyler Shough’s emergence last season, he’s once again centered squarely in their crosshairs. Right now, things are not looking good. The Saints are 1-4 as they prepare for an important two-game road trip to New York and Paris. They are coming off embarrassing home losses to the Falcons and Vikings and find themselves in a rut deeper than a New Orleans sinkhole. Only 14 teams in the last 50 years have made the playoffs after starting 1-4. That gives the Saints a 5% chance. The good news is the Saints have been here before. They have started 1-4 an incredible 13 times in club history. The bad news is they’ve failed to make the playoffs in each of those

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prior instances. With an extra 17th game, it’s easier to recover now, but history and the odds are working against them. If Moore fails, so does Loomis. Their fates are inextricably entwined. Moore was Loomis’ handpicked coach, the guy he likened to Sean Payton, the one he turned to after the Dennis Allen debacle. In January 2025 when Loomis was asked why Saints fans should have confidence in him to pick the right coach, he confidently said, “Because we’ve done it before.” And while the selection of Payton

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AUTO RACING 3:30 p.m. NASCAR Cup: Practice TRUTV 4:35 p.m. NASCAR Cup: Qualifying TRUTV 6:30 p.m. NASCAR: Timberland PRO 200 CW MEN’S COLLEGE HOCKEY 5 p.m. W. Michigan at Notre Dame NBCSN WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL 4 p.m. Purdue at Nebraska BTN 6 p.m. Penn St. at Southern Cal BTN GOLF 1 p.m. SAS Championship GOLF

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LPGA Tour: Shanghai HORSE RACING 7 a.m. British Champion Stakes 11 a.m. America’s Day at the Races 2:30 p.m. America’s Day at the Races MLB 7 p.m. Tampa Bay at Cleveland NHL Noon New Jersey at Washington 6 p.m. Buffalo at Montreal

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MEN’S SOCCER 8:55 a.m. West Ham at Swansea City CBSSN 9 a.m. Liverpool at Brentford NBCSN 9 a.m. Ipswich Town at Man City USA 11:30 a.m.Aston Villa at Newcastle NBC 11:30 a.m.RB Leipzig at Bayern Munich USA 3 p.m. Pacific FC at Cavalry FC FS2 WOMEN’S SOCCER 11:30 a.m.Gotham at Washington CBS 5:30 p.m. Kansas City at Utah ION 7:45 p.m. Angel City at Denver ION WNBA CHAMPIONSHIP 2:30 p.m. Atlanta at Golden State NBC

Pelicans wrap up their preseason The New Orleans Pelicans wrapped up preseason play Friday night with a 107-106 win over the Washington Wizards at the Smoothie King Center to finish the preseason 3-1. The Rod real games begin Walker Wednesday when the Pelicans open up at home against the Indiana Pacers. Here are five things we learned about the Pelicans in their four preseason games.

Mosley’s mindset One of the main reasons Joe Dumars hired Mosley was because of his success as a defensive coach. In the first two games, the defense was subpar for the Pelicans. Then they came home for a few days of practice and looked like a totally different team against the Dallas Mavericks and then the Wizards. The Pels forced seven turnovers in the third quarter alone Friday. If they continue to make strides

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson is out again this weekend because of an ankle injury. This year, there’s no doubt who his primary backup is. Tyler Huntley will have another chance to shine in relief of Jackson after the two-time MVP quarterback was ruled out for Sunday’s game at Cleveland. Huntley won both his starts for the Ravens a season ago, and he also led Baltimore to an overtime win at Atlanta last weekend. The Ravens ruled out Jackson, center Cam Jurgens (concussion), tight end Matthew Hibner (hand) and defensive tackle Broderick Washington (ankle) for this weekend. When Jackson was hurt in Week 4 last season, the Ravens started Cooper Rush and lost their next two games, falling to 1-5.

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The starting five While first-year Pelicans coach Jamahl Mosley hasn’t announced who his starters will be for the season, we have a better indication of who they will be based on the preseason. You can go ahead and pencil in Zion Williamson, Trey Murphy, Herb Jones and Yves Missi. Missi is the only player to start all four games. Dejounte Murray, who is dealing with a toe injury, or Jeremiah Fears will get the last spot. While the more experienced Murray likely will get the nod if healthy, Fears has shown that he deserves some really strong consideration. He showed more of his playmaking ability with 14 points and five assists Friday. Time will tell how good of a fit that starting five is for the Pelicans.

Ravens QB Jackson ruled out for 2nd straight week

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New Orleans Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears, right, is defended by Washington Wizards forward AJ Dybantsa, left, during a game at the Smoothie King Center on Friday. on that end of the floor, they have a chance to win some of the type of games they let slip away last season.

injury bug always takes its toll working with assistant coach God on the team. They seem to be in Shammgod. Now he just needs to a better position to handle it if/ see more of those 3-pointers fall. when it happens this season.

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The Pelicans, when healthy, have some depth. Mosley’s job will be to find the combinations that actually work. Saddiq Bey could be a Sixth Man of the Year candidate. The improvement of Fears and Derik Queen helps. Jordan Poole, who has improved on the defensive end, looks to be in a better place after having his struggles last season. Bennedict Mathurin, the lone major addition to the roster, has provided some solid minutes. If you’ve followed the Pelicans, you know how the

Zion Williamson is now willing to take 3-pointers. He took almost as many 3-pointers in the first half Friday night (three) than he took all of last season (four). Williamson went 0 for 4 from long distance Friday and is now 1 for 7 in the preseason. Obviously, you want to see his numbers improve from there, but just seeing him not afraid to take those shots is refreshing. It’s good to see him expand his game, and he has to carry that into the season. He’s spent plenty of time in practice

Starving for success

After two dismal seasons, it’s pretty clear that Pelicans fans are fired up for new beginnings. This was a nice crowd considering it was a preseason game on a Friday night against the Wizards. The fans were into it all game long. They proved to be in regular-season form before the opening tip, showering boos on Wizards center and former Pelicans star Anthony Davis when he was introduced and every time he touched the ball. The Smoothie King Center should be jumping for Wednesday’s opener.

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Bucks are going to have an afternoon tipoff for their Oct. 23 home opener with the Chicago Bulls to avoid a direct conflict with Game 1 of the World Series, which is taking place in Milwaukee that evening. The Bucks announced Friday their home opener would take place at 3 p.m. rather than 7 p.m. The Milwaukee Brewers will be hosting either the Cleveland Guardians or Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series that night. The Brewers had earned home-field advantage throughout the playoffs by having the best regular-season record in the major leagues, and they clinched their first World Series berth since 1982 on Thursday by completing an NL Championship Series sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Jodar to face Medvedev in Shanghai Masters semis

SHANGHAI — Rafael Jodar became the youngest semifinalist in Shanghai Masters history on Friday and will next meet Daniil Medvedev. The 20-year-old Spaniard rallied to a 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 win against Casper Ruud, while Medvedev overcame American Tommy Paul 6-3, 1-6, 6-3. It was the fourth straight match at the ATP Masters 1000 event in which Jodar had mounted a comeback from losing the first set. Jodar powered to victory in 2 hours 20 minutes by breaking Ruud’s serve five times in the second and third sets. Medvedev, a former Shanghai Masters champion, looked in trouble when losing the second set but recovered to claim victory in 2 hours 9 minutes.

Reese trusted coach Some wagers, parlays can no accepts wild-card Smesko to change shot longer be offered, says NBA Djokovic invite to Swiss Indoors BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

Angel Reese can laugh about it now. She wasn’t laughing when it happened. The scene was an Atlanta Dream practice, earlier this season. Dream coach Karl Smesko — who came to the WNBA after a college background based on getting teams to shoot layups, 3-pointers, free throws and nothing else — stopped a drill and wouldn’t resume play until Reese made back-to-back shots from 3-point range. Reese was part embarrassed, part furious. Teammates cheered, and after a couple misses, Reese got the consecutive makes. Practice resumed. Smesko’s calculated risk was this: If Reese could step out of her comfort zone and handle pressure before her teammates in that moment, then she surely would be able to do the same in arenas with thousands of people watching. Sure enough, he was right — and Reese, whose penchant for missed layups has drawn waves of criticism over the start of her pro career, is now playing with renewed offensive confidence for a Dream team that opens the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday. “Now it’s so easy, my confidence is through the roof,” Reese said. “When I shoot them, it just feels like practice.” Let’s be clear: Reese isn’t a knockdown shooter quite yet. She shot 19% from beyond the arc in the regular season. Smesko told her changing the shot would be difficult and the numbers proved him right. He also told her that she would see improvement by the All-Star

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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese sets up for a foul shot against the New York Liberty during Game 2 of the WNBA semifinals on Oct. 7 in Atlanta.

break, and again, he was right. Now in the playoffs, albeit with a small sample size, she’s shooting 39% from deep. And in the semifinals against New York, she hit four 3s in a three-game series where the average Atlanta win margin was a mere five points. Every little bit mattered. “Start with the reality: This wouldn’t have worked unless she was open to making significant changes in her shot,” Smesko said. “Because of the labor agreement not happening until a couple of weeks before the season, we didn’t get a chance to work together until then. We needed a realistic plan.” Who’s willing to make drastic changes to her shot two weeks before a game is going to be played? I think a lot of people probably would have just waited for another offseason, but we decided to do it anyway.” Reese was dominant offensively in the three-game sweep of the Liberty: 20.7 points per game on 48% shooting from the field and 89% from the foul line.

The NBA told sportsbooks on Friday that they will not be permitted to offer certain types of wagering this season, including which players record the first stat of a game, the outcome of the opening tip and taking the “under” involving players not expected to play more than a few minutes. Additionally, the league told its teams that all players, coaches and training staffs will be required to attend “live, in-person training on the league’s sports betting rules” starting this season. Copies of the memos sent to sportsbooks and teams were obtained by The Associated Press. ESPN first reported on the league’s new policies. The league cited examples of now-banned “first-of” markets such as those related to players “scoring the first basket, 3-pointer, rebound, assist, steal, or block, as well as wagers on if a player will miss “their first shot attempt, next shot attempt, or any attempt within a specified amount or period of game time.” Also banned: the ability for bettors to have multiple “under” wagers involving a player as part of a parlay. The new rules, which will be applied to WNBA games starting in 2027 as well, come after the NBA had already restricted some other types of prop bets, including certain offerings involving players on 10-day or two-way contracts, wagers on turnovers or fouls, and bets on missed free throws. Friday’s memos came nearly one full year after the league

was rocked by betting scandals, ones that led to the arrests of now-former Portland coach Chauncey Billups, now-former Miami guard Terry Rozier and former NBA guard Damon Jones for their alleged involvement in sprawling gambling operations that authorities said leaked inside information about NBA players and rigged poker games backed by Mafia families. Rozier was arrested because federal officials alleged he conspired with associates to help them win bets based on his statistical performance in a March 2023 game when he played for the Charlotte Hornets. The charges are similar to what former Toronto player Jontay Porter faced before he was banned from the league by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver in 2024. The league also told its teams Friday that a new, AI-based data monitoring platform has been developed “that is designed to detect and investigate unusual betting activity involving NBA games or events” by analyzing injury reports, social media and wagering patterns. Similar technology has been in use by the NBA and sportsbooks for some time. Further, the league — after countless complaints by players and coaches — said it has upgraded the protections that NBA teams will have “from harassment or threats by sports bettors.” Players will now be able to opt-in to programs that can identify and delete harassment or threats on social media, and the league is also updating its fan code of conduct to further underscore how betting-related harassment is prohibited.

BASEL, Switzerland — Novak Djokovic will bid for a 103rd career title after being handed a wild-card entry for the Swiss Indoors in Basel on Friday. The 24-time major champion last played at the tournament in 2009. The ATP tour announced his participation in a post on X, along with the words “17 years on ...” Play begins at the ATP 500 event on Oct. 26. The 39-year-old Serb won the China Open this month, and needs one more title to tie Roger Federer on the all-time list. American Jimmy Connors leads with 109 in the Open era. The wild-card invite comes after the Six Kings Slam, an exhibition tournament in Saudi Arabia, was postponed until late December.

Southern Nazarene safety has died after injury in game

BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma announced on Thursday that sophomore safety Tyler Ulrich has died five days after suffering what the school called a “traumatic injury” during a game against Ouachita Baptist. Ulrich was 21. The Division II private school based in Bethany, Oklahoma, did not reveal the cause of death or the nature of Ulrich’s injury. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the loss of our SNU football player, Tyler Ulrich,” the SNU Athletics said in a post on its X account. “This loss is deeply felt across our campus. Our hearts are with his family, friends, teammates, and everyone who knew him,” the post read. “We ask that you join us in lifting them up in prayer.”

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SAINTS NOTEBOOK

WR Olave back at Saints practice but questionable for N.Y. BY LUKE JOHNSON and MATTHEW PARAS

Running back Alvin Kamara (back), defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd (illness), defensive back Lorenzo Staff writers Styles (knee) and long snapper Zach Chris Olave returned to the practice Wood (calf) are all questionable for field Friday, but he still carries an Sunday. Wood has been on injured injury designation ahead of Sunday reserve, but he’s been a full particiagainst the New York Giants. pant in practice this week. Olave is listed as questionable after missing a pair of practices Cordial visit this week with an illness. He was Saints owner Gayle Benson attended limited in Friday’s practice. practice Friday, hugging Moore “Any time you come off a sick- days after she delivered a critical ness, you’ve just got to get back speech that panned the team’s 1-4 into things,” coach Kellen Moore said. start as “unacceptable.” Benson rolled up on a golf cart, “I thought he did some good things with quarterback Tyler Shough and deout there.” Linebacker Kaden Elliss (calf) and fensive end Cam Jordan coming over edge defender Anfernee Jennings (knee) to greet her. After that, she got out will miss their third consecutive to interact with Moore and the two game with their respective injuries. exchanged pleasantries for about Elliss has not practiced since 30 seconds. the Saints’ loss to the Las Vegas The interaction ended with a hug Raiders. Moore said Elliss will before Benson went back to the “potentially” travel with the team cart. to Paris. Benson’s visit came after her “After the (Raiders) game, it speech in which she called on became something more,” Moore Moore and the Saints to “prepare said. “Sometimes these things just better, execute consistently and take a little time, you’ve just got correct the mistakes that are costto navigate it week to week. He’s ing us games.” The comments doing everything he can, and when put focus — if not pressure — on he’s ready, he’ll be ready to rock Moore’s job status, though the and roll.” coach indicated he had no problem

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Saints wide receiver Chris Olave runs with the ball against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome. Olave missed two practices this week with an illness but returned to practice Friday. with the criticism. Moore said Benson pops into practice occasionally and the two see each other throughout the week. He said that Friday wasn’t the first time that he had seen her since her speech. “It’s always good to see Mrs. B,” Moore said. “She’s always been great and she’s always supportive.” Not long after he fumbled the

SEC that can miss out.” Ausberry referred to last year’s playoff, which didn’t feature 9-3 Texas or 10-2 Vanderbilt. The Longhorns lost a regular-season opener, 14-7, to Ohio State. “They got left out of it,” Ausberry said. “I think (24 teams) gives more opportunity for our teams, the teams we play, and the schedule we play … and I also think it’ll help us also schedule bigger

games against other opponents like the Notre Dames or the Ohio States or the Michigans. “Because now you don’t have to worry about, OK, you lose a game, you might not make the playoffs. So now it affords you to play those tougher and bigger games.” The CFP has yet to officially announce it has agreed with ESPN on an expansion to 24 teams, but it’s been widely reported that a deal is

nearing completion. Ausberry confirmed the expanded playoff should start next football season. “All indications we’re getting is 2027. That’s what we’re getting from the conference and everyone else,” Ausberry said. “So that’s where we got that from.”

In his eight-plus seasons as GM before and after the Payton-Brees era, his Saints teams are a combined 56-71 for a .440 winning percentage. In that span, they have never made the playoffs. This season would make it 0 for 9. Loomis has tried several things to right the ship. He’s changed head coaches, signed and drafted different franchise quarterbacks, and hired former GMs such as Dave Ziegler, Randy Mueller and Thomas Dimitroff as sounding boards and outside voices. So far, none of it has worked well enough to get the Saints back on track. The Saints pride themselves on their continuity. They like to compare themselves to the Pittsburgh Steelers, the league’s model for small-market success and stability. The Steelers have employed only four head coaches and general managers in the last half century. The Carolina Panthers, meanwhile, have run through four head coaches and three general managers in the eight-plus seasons since owner David Tepper took control. In that span, they have one division title and a playoff appearance to show for it, and that was last season when they “won” the woeful NFC South at 8-9. If the Saints were enjoying similar success to the Steelers, it would be easier to accept the com-

parisons. In the 24 seasons since 2002, the Steelers have suffered just one losing season, have made the playoffs 16 times and won two Super Bowls. The Saints have failed to make the playoffs and have suffered losing seasons in three of the last four years while competing in the worst division in football. They — along with the Colts, Falcons and Jets — are one of four teams to not make the playoffs since 2020. Loomis has maintained his characteristically low profile throughout the start of the season, but he is scheduled to speak to reporters next week in Paris. Benson was spot on when she said, “There’s a great deal of football ahead of us, but our response must show up on the field. Words will not restore our fans’ confidence. Our performance must do that.” Moore and the Saints still have time to turn things around. It’s only Week 6, and the NFC South is as mediocre as ever. It’s too early to bury the Saints. But the hole will get deeper and the odds longer if they lose to the Giants on Sunday in New York. If that happens, the postgame flight to Paris will be a long one. And the leash on Moore and Loomis will get shorter.

lost the ball once when Warren Roberts sacked him on the Tigers’ second series, but the onslaught really arrived later. It started two plays after Memphis recovered a kickoff that died in the wind and Tulane failed to field, giving it a first down at the Wave 25 with a 10-3 lead. First, safety Jack Tchienchou leveled receiver Jermane Hayes, separating him from the ball on what would have been a completion inside the 10. Then tackle Ed Smith, back after missing the Army game with an injury, knocked the ball loose from Stokes on a sack and defensive end Josh Lewis fell on it, preventing the Tigers from capitalizing on the kickoff mistake. The game stayed in the Wave’s favor from there. Although the teams traded three-and-outs, Tulane gained a huge amount of field STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER position on Williams Hudlow’s 72- Tulane defensive lineman Jah’rie Garner, center, celebrates after sacking yard punt with the wind compared Memphis Tigers quarterback Marcus Stokes on Friday at Yulman to the Harrison Tucks’ 29-yarder Stadium. for Memphis into the wind. Taking over at the Memphis 44, Tulane settled for a 40-yard field On the Tigers’ next series, Ed Adams recovered it at midfield. goal by Cooper Helmke, cutting Smith stripped Covey on a carry This time, Tulane took full adthe deficit to 10-6. up the middle, and safety Kevin vantage on wide receiver Destyn

Hill’s 38-yard reception for a touchdown. He juked two defenders on his way to the end zone, receiving a big downfield block from Mmahat as the Wave went ahead 13-10. It was rinse, wash, repeat on the next series. Tackle Geordan Guidry got to Stokes again on third down, forcing the ball loose, although the Tigers recovered. Capitalizing on another short punt into the wind, Tulane drove for a 29-yard field goal, going ahead 16-10 with one minute left in the half. A pair of interceptions followed, with an errant Johnson toss appearing to set up Memphis for a late score when it returned the interception to the Tulane 31 with 10 seconds left. TJ Smith had other ideas, jumping a route and streaking down the sideline for his touchdown. The second half was more of the same. The Wave stopped Memphis on fourth-and-goal from the 2, intercepted a pass at the 5 and had a final interception in the end zone on the Tigers’ last snap, handing first-year coach Will Hall a huge victory.

AUSBERRY

The No. 22 Tigers (4-2, 1-2 SEC) will be fighting for their CFP Continued from page 5C lives in their final six conference games after suffering road losses at Ole Miss and Kentucky by a LSU coach Lane Kiffin has ex- combined nine points. “I think you can lose two to pressed similar misgivings about the strength of SEC schedules three games and still be a team compared to other conferences, that contends for a playoff,” Ausespecially since the SEC moved berry told The Advocate after his from eight to nine conference remarks to the board. “There’s a games this season. lot of good teams we think in the

Price returns

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Continued from page 5C was undoubtedly the best move Loomis ever made, it’s starting to look less like the rule and more like the exception. The more that Moore’s team struggles on the field, the more fans distrust Loomis’ ability to lead the Saints out of the abyss. Loomis received a mulligan after Allen was dismissed in 2024. Even in an organization as insular and hidebound as the Saints, it would be a surprise if he were given the opportunity to hire a fourth head coach. That would be harder to sell to Saints fans than those ridiculous $16 Michelob Ultras. Loomis is embedded into the organizational hierarchy deeper than any other GM in the league. He’s such an established member of the inner circle that he’s one of the executors of the Benson estate. Only a year ago, Saints owner Gayle Benson dismissed questions about Loomis’ job security, saying calls to fire him were “ridiculous.” “(He) does a great job,” Benson said in November. “Mickey’s been one of the top NFL general managers. He’s a great guy.” Nevertheless, it’s becoming

TULANE

Continued from page 5C with freshman quarterback Trace Johnson making his first start, but he completed a couple of offschedule passes after scrambling and hit Garrret Mmahat with a clutch third-down throw on the sideline for a first down as the Wave protected a 23-17 lead late in the fourth quarter. Running back Johnnie Daniels finished off the Tigers with a 48yard touchdown run on fourthand-1 with 1:34 left. The dominant defensive display came after the Wave forced only one turnover in the first five games — tied with Army for the fewest in the FBS — and none in the previous four games, its longest stretch without a takeaway in at least the past 20 years. By the time he jogged to the locker room, Stokes was shaken, rattled and rolled in a turnaround that came after he connected with Burnside for a go-ahead 76-yard scoring catch and run early in the second quarter. Stokes already had

they released Price as a way of sending a message to the team about accountability. Price has been with the team since last season, but he made his NFL debut with the Saints this season, playing exclusively on special teams. He’s handled 10 kick returns while averaging 22.8 yards per return.

opening kickoff of the second half in a loss to the Minnesota Vikings, the Saints waived defensive back Jayden Price. On Friday, he was back with the club. New Orleans brought Price back on the practice squad, releasing undrafted rookie offensive tackle Alan Herron in a corresponding move. Throughout the week, the Saints vehemently denied the idea that

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Saints general manager Mickey Loomis speaks during a news conference on Jan. 7 at the Saints headquarters in Metairie as coach Kellen Moore looks on. more and more difficult to, ahem, look beyond the results. The Saints have missed the playoffs for five consecutive years and will need an improbable rally to turnaround this year to avoid making it six straight. That would make it the longest playoff drought since 1993-99, when the Saints missed the postseason for seven consecutive seasons. That skid led to a complete housecleaning of the front office and coaching staff by owner Tom Benson. Will Gayle Benson be willing to

do the same? She seemed to say as much earlier this week. “I am committed to making the decisions necessary to improve this team,” Benson said at the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club. ”As the owner, the responsibility does start with me. I will not make excuses, and I will not accept this level of performance as our standard.” Unfortunately, this kind of season has been the standard for the Saints under Loomis without Payton and Drew Brees.

Email Matthew Paras at matt. paras@theadvocate.com

Email Jon Blau at jon.blau@theadvocate.com

Email Jeff Duncan at jduncan@ theadvocate.com.

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THE VARSITY ZONE WEEK 7 FOOTBALL REPORT Thursday’s games

Saturday’s games

Area

Games at 7 p.m. unless noted District 9-5A Jesuit vs. St. Augustine at Gormley District 9-4A Abramson vs. Carver at Gormley, 3 p.m. District 11-3A Cohen vs. Thomas Jefferson at Memtsas, 2 p.m. Sophie B. Wright vs. Jefferson Rise at Memtsas Open date: Pope John Paul II

District 6-5A Warren Easton 22, East Jefferson 6 District 9-5A Brother Martin 36, John Curtis 28 District 11-3A Patrick Taylor 27, L.B. Landry 26 Nondistrict Higgins 21, Haynes 6 Acadiana Renaissance 43, McMain 8

State

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Brother Martin players celebrate after a play against John Curtis on Thursday in Kenner.

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE

Five-star wideout Easton Royal scored twice, linebacker Dominic Jabbia ripped the ball from the quarterback’s hands and ran for a touchdown, and Brother Martin rallied to defeat turnover-prone John Curtis 36-28 on Thursday with Florida coach Jon Sumrall watching from near the sideline. Royal’s touchdowns and Jabbia’s score fueled a four-touchdown barrage that turned a 21-9 deficit into a 36-21 lead at Muss Bertolino Stadium, before Late Padgett’s Thursday London 41-yard touchdown pass to Jaden Turner pulled John Curtis within one score. The Patriots’ final desperation play produced their seventh turnover when Brother Martin cornerback Patrick Jones recovered an attempted lateral on the final play. “Really proud of our guys,” Brother Martin coach Mark Bonis said. “Go down two scores against a team like that, being up against the ropes. Our kids showed a whole bunch of resiliency.” With the win, Brother Martin (5-2, 2-2 District 9-5A) snapped a two-game losing streak that included a blown eight-point lead in the fourth quarter against topranked Edna Karr before last week’s lopsided loss to Rummel. Royal made plays from out of the backfield and while split wide. He rushed five times for 35 yards, including a tackle-breaking 13yard run for a touchdown, along

Brother Martin wideout Easton Royal runs with the ball as Jewellz Tapp defends for John Curtis on Thursday in Kenner.

throwing motion, so I took the ball out of his hands, and it was off to the races from there,” Jabbia said. Brother Martin’s next touchdown came after a fumble recovery near the sideline. The final touchdown came after an interception by Jones put Brother Martin in good field position. Also included among Brother Martin’s seven takeaways was an interception by Luca Cantanzaro at the goal line in the third quarter. He also recovered a fumbled option pitch before halftime. John Curtis (2-5, 0-4) lost four fumbles on offense and one muffed punt on special teams. “We killed ourselves,” John Curtis coach J.T. Curtis said after his team’s fourth consecutive loss. “We’ve got to learn not to do that. It’s just that simple. We got to protect the ball, and we’ve got to tackle better when things got a little hairy there. I thought we kind of lost our poise for a little bit.” Padgett ran for two touchdowns, including a 79-yard scamper for a 21-9 lead late in the third quarter. Jaden Keelan opened the scoring with a 58-yard run on the fourth play from scrimmage. Brother Martin’s Luca Ascani ran 11 times for 84 yards and touchdown. Jaeger Causin kicked a 28-yard field goal to end the half. Brother Martin next will face St. Augustine at Tad Gormley Stadium while Curtis faces Jesuit at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond.

with six receptions for 80 yards, including a 20-yard scoring pass form Justin Morgan. After one first down, Royal celebrated with a Gator chomp. The game was Royal’s first since he flipped his commitment from Texas to Florida. “In the second half, coming out, I knew that me being the player who I am, and the standard that I put on myself and the standard I need to be for the team … I have to be that X-factor to push my team over the edge,” Royal said. Brother Martin’s four-touchdown surge began with Hudson Fields’ 15-yard scoring pass to tight end Brady Balser on the first play from scrimmage in the fourth quarter. On the second play of the ensuring John Curtis possession, Jabbia ran into the backfield and chased the quarterback as he looked to make a throw downfield. Contact Christopher Dabe at “I saw him put the ball in his cdabe@theadvocate.com

Shaw stifles Belle Chasse BY DARRELL WILLIAMS Contributing writer

Shaw unleashed its wrecking-crew defense against Belle Chasse, and a promising District 10-4A game turned into a 34-6 physical beating on Friday at Joe Zimmerman Stadium. Belle Chasse beat Shaw last season. However, this year’s Shaw defense, with nine starters back from a team that lost in the state championship game last year, stifled the Cardinals. Belle Chasse was held to 42 total yards — 28 rushing and 14 passing. “I’m very proud of our defense,” coach Hank Tierney said. “We have a lot back from the team that played in the Dome. They really had a shutout because the (Belle Chasse) touchdown was not against (the Shaw defense).” Belle Chasse could get nothing going, getting just five first downs in the game. “They were just bigger and stronger than us,” Cardinals coach Stephen Meyers said. “We gained some momentum with the fumble recovery (for a touchdown), but we couldn’t maintain it.

We have to keep working and get better.” It was the 10-4A opener for Belle Chasse (4-2, 0-1), which lost its third consecutive game, coming after losses to Lakeshore and Ehret. The victory is the fourth in a row for Class 4A No. 3 Shaw (6-1, 2-0), whose only defeat came in its third game against Rummel (247). The Eagles held Belle Chasse to 6 yards in the first half in taking a 21-6 halftime lead. The Cardinals had just 5 yards rushing and 1 yard passing. Belle Chasse did not get a first down until 1:58 remained in the first half. The Eagles’ offense, however, got started as soon as it got the ball. After receiving a punt, Shaw went 46 yards in seven plays to Cinco Shaw’s 4-yard run off left tackle, as the Eagles took a 7-0 lead at 7:34 of the first quarter. Cinco Shaw’s touchdown was set up by his 13-yard run on the previous play. Getting the ball at the Cardinals’ 48 after the defense again forced a three-andout, the Eagles took eight

plays to score on Cobey Jones’ 1-yard run with 1:01 left in the first. Jones, like Cinco Shaw on the previous drive, had a big run — 15 yards — to set up his score. Just when it appeared the Eagles were about to blow the game open, the Belle Chasse defense stiffened, then forced a big turnover that got the Cardinals back in the game. Linebacker Cruz LeBlanc scooped up a fumble by Red Shaw, and raced 23 yards for a touchdown at 7:38 of the second quarter. With running back Cinco Shaw and quarterback Red Shaw sidelined with injuries, the Eagles went 67 yards behind backup quarterback Anthony Condoll, who capped the drive with a 12-yard touchdown pass to tight end Brandon Girod. That allowed Shaw to regain control with a 21-6 lead with 2:27 left in the first half. “Red (Shaw) has a shoulder injury but should be OK,” Tierney said. “Cinco just got his bell rung.” Shaw scored the only points of the second half. Condoll scored on an 8-yard run at 5:18 of the third quarter.

Friday’s games Area

Brother Martin scores 4 late TDs to beat Curtis Staff writer

Acadiana Renaissance Charter 43, McMain 8 Albany 28, Loranger 20 Alexandria 48, Pineville 10 Amite 42, Independence 6 Baker 37, Belaire 6 Brother Martin 36, John Curtis Christian 28 Captain Shreve 40, Natchitoches Central 27 Crowley 26, Mamou 12 DeRidder 31, South Beauregard 21 Easton 22, East Jefferson 6 Grand Lake 49, Merryville 12 H.L. Bourgeois 53, General Trass (Lake Providence) 2 Higgins 21, Haynes Academy 6 Jennings 48, Westlake 7 Lafayette Christian Academy 43, Franklin 6 Lake Arthur 42, Kinder 0 Lake Charles College Prep 39, Sterlington 38 Oakdale 28, Elton 24 Ouachita Christian 65, Lincoln Preparatory School 12 Patrick Taylor 27, Landry/Walker 26 Plaquemine 55, Tara 0 Rayne 26, LaGrange 0 Sacred Heart 49, North Central 14 South Terrebonne 37, Assumption 29 Sumner 48, Bogalusa 12

District 6-5A Fontainebleau at St. Paul’s Mandeville at Ponchatoula Northshore 24, Hammond 13 Slidell 19, Covington 7 District 7-5A Destrehan 35, Hahnville 14 Thibodaux 28, East St. John 27 District 8-5A Bonnabel 20, West Jefferson 6 John Ehret vs. Riverdale District 9-5A Chalmette vs. Holy Cross Edna Karr 7, Rummel 20 District 7-4A Salmen 20, Lakeshore 17 Franklinton 49, Pearl River 14 District 9-4A Kennedy 26, McDonogh 35 7 District 10-4A Shaw 34, Belle Chasse 6 Willow 43, Kenner Discovery 0 District 9-3A St. Charles 63, Patterson 18 District 10-2A Pine 50, Northlake Christian 0 District 11-2A Country Day 70, Fisher 13 Newman 50, Houma Christian 7 District 10-1A Ascension Catholic 26, St. Martin’s 21 Riverside 50, South Plaquemines 22 Nondistrict De La Salle 42, Jefferson Davis 14 Hannan 26, Opelousas Catholic 7 Sarah T. Reed 28, Abbeville 20

State

St. Amant 27, Denham Springs 21 Catholic High Pointe Coupee 51, Varnado 14 St. Michael 42, McKinley 0 Capitol at East Iberville Broadmoor at Scotlandville Catholic High 70, Zachary 38 Ascension Christian 31, White Castle 20 East Ascension 49, Live Oak 24 Madison Prep 53, Brusly 20 West Feliciana 49, Port Allen 0 Southern Lab at North Iberville Istrouma 12, Glen Oaks 6 Kaplan 27, Parkview Baptist 6 University 66, Collegiate Baton Rouge 0 Opelousas 33, Livonia 0 Woodlawn 46, Liberty 14 Dunham 35, Donaldsonville 6 East Feliciana 50, Helix Mentorship Academy 6 Dutchtown 20, Tioga 16 Prairieville 26, Walker 7 Lutcher 35, St. James 20 West Feliciana 49, Port Allen 0 Episcopal 42, Slaughter Community Charter 8 Northeast at Springfield Ascension Catholic 26, St. Martin’s Episcopal 21 Capitol at East Iberville Kentwood 53, Central Private 0

Brother Martin 36, John Curtis 28 Team BM JC First Downs 22 13 Yards Rushing 36-207 30-286 Yards Passing 158 151 Passes (C-A-HI) 12-26-0 13-22-2 Punts-avg. 2-34 2-42 Fumbles-lost 1-0 6-5 Penalties-yards 3-30 5-37 SCORING SUMMARY Brother Martin 0 9 0 27 —36 John Curtis 7 7 7 7 —28 JC: Jaden Keelen 58 run (Cole Schmidt kick) JC: London Padgett 1 run (Schmidt kick) BM: Luca Asconi 7 run (kick failed) JC: Padgett 79 run (Schmidt kick) BM: Brady Balser 15 pass from Hudson Fields (Causin kick) BM: Dominic Jabbia 45 fumble return (pass failed) BM: Easton Royal 13 run (Causin kick) BM: Royal 20 pass from Justin Morgan (Causin kick) JC: Jaden Turner 41 pass from Padgett (Schmidt kick)

Destrehan 35, Hahnville 14

Team HHS DHS First Downs 15 18 Yards Rushing 37-176 30-282 Yards Passing 105 87 Passes (C-A-HI) 9-25-3 8-19-1 Punts-avg. 4-30 2-35 Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0 Penalties-yards 0-0 6-60 SCORING SUMMARY Hahnville 0 0 14 0 —14 Destrehan 0 14 21 0 —35 DES: Jaylan Ash 5 pass from A’Ushai Smith (Ian Arceneaux kick) DES: Ash 20 pass from Smith (Arceneaux kick) DES: Malachi Dabney 18 run (Arceneaux kick) HAHN: Aaron Williams 66 pass from Landen Teague (Landon Aymond kick) DES: Dabney 3 run (Arceneaux kick) HAHN: Fabian Celestine 10 run (Aymond kick) DES: Dabney 43 run (Arceneaux kick)

Shaw 34, Belle Chasse 6

Team BC AS First Downs 5 18 Yards Rushing 28 178 Yards Passing 14 49 Passes (C-A-HI) 3-7-0 3-8-0 Punts-avg. 6-29.5 2-46.5 Fumbles-lost 4-1 2-2 Penalties-yards 5-40 1-15 SCORING SUMMARY Belle Chasse 0 6 0 0 —6 Shaw 14 7 6 7 —34 SHAW: Cinco Shaw 4 run (JonCarlos D’Bran kick) SHAW: Cobey Jones 1 run. (D’Bran kick) BC: Cruz LeBranc 23 fumble recovery (Kick blocked) SHAW: Brandon Girod 12 pass from Anthony Condoll Jr. (D’Bran kick) SHAW: Condoll 8 run. (Kick failed) SHAW: Isaiah Jeffers 1 run (D’Bran kick)

Edna Karr 27, Rummel 20

Team AR EK First Downs 16 10 Yards Rushing 34-77 27-77 Yards Passing 145 100 Passes (C-A-HI) 14-25-1 12-23-0 Punts-avg. 3-22 5-31 Fumbles-lost 3-2 0-0 Penalties-yards 11-90 15-132 SCORING SUMMARY Rummel 7 3 0 10 —20 Edna Karr 7 7 13 0 —27 EK: Jermond Macklin 1 run (Chris Leon kick) RUM: Coryan Hawkins 2 run (Joseph Delcid kick) RUM: Delcid 24 field goal EK: Kymani Henry 12 pass from Forest Johnson (Chris Leon kick) EK: Ronell Kindell 31 fumble return (kick failed) EK: Jace Johnson 21 pass from Forest Johnson (Leon kick) RUM: Mark Shezbie 21 pass from Colton Nussmeier (Delcid kick) RUM: Delcid 32 field goal

London Padgett scores a touchdown for John Curtis in a game against Brother Martin on Thursday in Kenner. STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE

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Monday’s Games

Washington at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Late Thursday Denver 17, Seattle 14, OT

Seattle 3 0 0 11 0 — 14 Denver 0 14 0 0 3 — 17 First Quarter Sea—FG Myers 55, 6:31. Second Quarter Den—Dobbins 4 run (Lutz kick), 12:52. Den—Harvey 1 run (Lutz kick), 5:15. Fourth Quarter Sea—Holani 1 run (Shaheed pass from Darnold), 5:41. Sea—FG Myers 34, :03. First Overtime Den—FG Lutz 53, 4:53.

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Pro basketball WNBA Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) Finals

Friday, Oct. 16: Game 4: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, ppd. Saturday, Oct. 17: Game 4: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18: Game 5: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 4 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 19: Game 6: Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 20: Game 7: Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m.

National League Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

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Tennis WTA Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open Results Friday

At Optics Valley International Tennis Centre Wuhan, China Purse: $4,088,211 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Results Friday from Dongfeng Voyah Wuhan Open at Optics Valley International Tennis Centre (seedings in parentheses):

Women’s Singles

Quarterfinals Sonay Kartal, Britain, def. Elina Svitolina (5), Ukraine, 6-2, 2-6, 6-4. Maja Chwalinska (16), Poland, def. Maria Sakkari, Greece, 6-0, 3-6, 7-5.

No. 2 Golden State vs. No. 4 Atlanta

Saturday, October 17: Atlanta at Golden State, 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 19: Atlanta at Golden State, 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 21: Golden State at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 24: Golden State at Atlanta, noon x-Monday, October 26: Atlanta at Golden State, TBA x-Thursday, October 29: Golden State at Atlanta, TBA x-Saturday, October 31: Atlanta at Golden State, TBA

Major League Baseball MLB Postseason Glance LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7)

American League

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Cleveland 2, Tampa Bay 1

Monday, Oct. 12: Game 1: Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 3 Tuesday, Oct. 13: Game 2: Tampa Bay 3, Cleveland 1 Thursday, Oct. 15: Game 3: Cleveland 3, Tampa Bay 2

WHEN: Noon Saturday WHERE: Turpin Stadium (15, 971), Nachitoches ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: McNeese 2-4, 1-2 Southland; NW State 0-6, 0-3 LATEST LINE: McNeese by 211/2 (551/2) SERIES: McNeese leads 52-22-1 LAST MEETING: McNeese won 50-3 in 2025. NOTES: McNeese, coming off an open date after a 63-14 loss to LSU, got a standout performace from Jamaal Levi against the Tigers. Levi scored on a 43-yard screen pass and added a TD on a 64-yard reverse run. ... Demons QB Zach Wilcke has thrown for 816 yards with seven TDs and two interceptions. ... NW State has allowed an average of 50.5 points per game. ... The Demons’ 17-game losing streak is the longest in Division I college football (FCS and FBS). ... Jake Strong is expected to start at QB for the Cowboys.

Grambling at Alabama A&M

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Louis Crews Stadium (21,000), Huntsville, Ala. ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Grambling 4-2, 2-1 SWAC; Alabama A&M 5-2, 2-1 LATEST LINE: Alabama A&M by 61/2 (571/2) SERIES: Grambling leads 23-9 LAST MEETING: Grambling won 13-10 in 2025. NOTES: It’s a key SWAC matchup between the Bulldogs and Tigers, ranked third and fourth respectively in the Black College football poll. ... The Tigers haven’t won at Alabama A&M since 2016. ... It’s homecoming for the Bulldogs, who are undefeated at home this season. ... Grambling is receiving votes in the FCS Stats Perform poll. ... QB Cornelious Brown (1,741 yards, 16 TDs, four interceptions) leads the A&M offense.

Stephen F. Austin at Nicholls State

WHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: John L. Guidry Stadium (12,800), Thibodaux ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Nicholls 2-4, 1-2 Southland; SFA 6-0, x-x LATEST LINE: SFA by 221/2 (501/2) SERIES: SFA leads 27-11 LAST MEETING: SFA won 34-7 in 2025. NOTES: The third-ranked Lumberjacks are 6-0 for the first time since 1995. SFA is riding a 16-game regularseason win streak, including 11 straight in the SLC. ... Both teams are coming off open dates. ... Through three Southland games, Nicholls is averaging just 17 points per game. A big problem has been red

Cooper back for Broncos, but NFL’s conduct review not over BY ARNIE STAPLETON AP pro football writer

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos pass rusher Jonathon Cooper was removed Friday from the commissioner’s exempt list, which had kept him out of the team’s first six games. He’ll be eligible to play in the Broncos’ next game at Arizona on Oct. 25. The league said its review of Cooper’s conduct for potential violation of its personal conduct policy after a pair of domestic violence arrests in June remains ongoing and is unaffected by Cooper’s status change. Cooper faces numerous charges, including one of felony strangulation of his thengirlfriend. His trial has been scheduled for March 2-4. “Playing in the NFL and representing the Denver Broncos is a privilege I do not take for granted,” Cooper posted on Instagram shortly after his reinstatement. “I’m grateful to ownership, my teammates, coaches and everyone in the organization for their support as well as Commissioner (Roger) Goodell and

the league for the opportunity to return. “Over the last several months, I’ve spent a lot of time working to better myself. That work will continue,” Cooper added. “My focus is on being the best person, father, teammate and member of this community I can be. I will show that commitment through my actions every day.” Cooper was placed on the exempt list on Aug. 30 and missed Denver’s first six games. The Broncos are coming off a 17-14 win over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday night that improved their record to 4-2. Cooper, 28, was arrested on June 4 following an argument and physical confrontation with his thengirlfriend that eventually resulted in a felony charge of strangulation. He was arrested again a week later after violating a protection order by trying to contact the woman, according to the arrest affidavit. If Cooper is ultimately suspended by the league, his six-week absence would essentially be time already served up to six games. But

he would have to repay any game checks he received while on the exempt list because suspended players can’t be paid. If any suspension exceeds six games, he’d have to miss more games. Cooper, who’s making $12 million this season, had been allowed to attend meetings and work out at team headquarters but was ineligible to practice during his time on the exempt list. He can resume practicing under a one-week roster exemption when the team returns from a long weekend next week. Cooper’s replacement in the starting lineup, Jonah Ellis, appeared to suffer a potentially serious injury in the final minute of regulation Thursday night when he was rushing Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold. Ellis’ right leg bent back awkwardly on the play and he hopped to the sideline, never putting any weight on his right leg.

Quarterfinals Nicole Melichar-Martinez, United States, and Cristina Bucsa (5), Spain, def. Hsieh Su-wei, Taiwan, and Jelena Ostapenko (4), Latvia, walkover.

Transactions National Basketball Association BOSTON CELTICS — Re-signed G Payton Pritchard to a veteran extension. CHARLOTTE HORNETS — Waived G Pat Connaughton.

FOOTBALL

National Football League NFL — Removed Denver OLB Jonathon Cooper and Green Bay RB Josh Jacobs from the commissioner’s exempt list. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Activated RB Trevor Etienne from injured reserve. DETROIT LIONS — Placed LB Devin White, OL Ben Bartch and WR Tom Kennedy on injured reserve. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Released WR Darius Slayton. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Signed CB Jayden Price to the practice squad. Released OT Alan Herron from the practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Placed RB Will Shipley on injured reserve. Signed QB Joe Milton to the active roster.

HOCKEY

National Hockey League DALLAS STARS — Placed F Oskar Back on injured reserve. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Loaned G Cooper Black to Charlotte (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Assigned D Carson Lambos to Iowa (AHL).

SATURDAY’S STATE COLLEGE CAPSULES McNeese State at Northwestern State

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Quarterback Carson Wentz is sacked by Denver Broncos outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper during the first half of a game on Jan. 5, 2025, in Denver.

Women’s Doubles

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zone inefficiency. In the Colonels’ SLC losses to Lamar and HCU, they were a combined 7 of 30 on third down and 1 of 6 on fourth down.

Troy at UL WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Our Lady of Lourdes Stadium (30,000), Lafayette ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Troy 3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt; UL 4-2, 1-1 LATEST LINE: UL by 31/2 (491/2) SERIES: UL leads 12-11 LAST MEETING: Troy won 35-23 in 2025. NOTES: Cajuns QB Lunch Winfield leads the SBC with eight rushing TDs. The former Lutcher star also ranks 10th nationally by completing 71% of his passes. ... UL ranks sixth nationally in red zone offense, scoring (23 of 24) 98.8% of the time. ... Troy relies on a running game that averages 220.4 yards per game (20th in FBS) and 34:23 in time of possession (fourth in FBS). ... The Trojans are 0-2 on the road this season.

Lamar at Southeastern Louisiana

WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Strawberry Stadium (7,480), Hammond ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Lamar 5-1, 3-0 Southland; SLU 3-3, 1-2 LATEST LINE: Lamar by 41/2 (49) SERIES: SLU leads 14-6 LAST MEETING: Lamar won 14-12 in 2025. NOTES: It’s homecoming weekend for the Lions, who need a win to stay in contention for the FCS playoffs and the SLC title hunt. ... The eighth-ranked Cardinals are riding a four-game win streak and are tied atop the SLC standings with Stephen F. Austin. ... SLU will try to rebound from a 16-3 loss at UTRGV.

Louisiana Tech at UL-Monroe

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday WHERE: St. Francis Stadium (27, 617), Monroe ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Tech 3-2, 1-0 Sun Belt; ULM 0-5, 0-1 LATEST LINE: Tech by 141/2 (551/2) SERIES: Tech leads 30-13 LAST MEETING: Tech won 42-19 in 2000. NOTES: The schools, which are 35 miles apart, will meet for the 44th time Saturday but the first time since 2000. ... The Bulldogs have won eight straight games in the series. ... Tech is coming off its first Sun Belt victory after scoring two late touchdowns to stun UL 32-31. ... The winless Warhawks are coming off an open date. ... ULM has 17 players who have already earned a degree. Open date: Southern

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Stingy defense propels Tigers by Chalmette BY ANDREW VALENTI Contributing writer

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Edna Karr player Rogers Gaines runs with the ball during a game against Rummel on Friday at Morris F.X. Jeff Stadium. Karr won 27-20.

Opportunistic Cougars Karr takes advantage of Rummel mistakes for key district win

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE

Staff writer

Edna Karr took quick advantage of Rummel’s mistakes in a 27-20 victory that extended the Cougars’ winning streak to 34 games Friday at Morris F.X. Jeff Stadium in Algiers. The Cougars scored their first touchdown after the Rummel punter dropped a snap at the 1-yard line and later made it a two-score game when linebacker Ronell Kindell ripped the ball from the Rummel running back and ran 31 yards for a touchdown. Rummel made it a one-score game in the fourth quarter, and with Karr (7-0, 4-0 District 9-5A) facing the possibility of having to punt into a stiff wind, punter Glen Gurley ran 26 yards on a fake punt, breaking one tackle that would have stopped him short of a first down. Karr then ran out the clock. “We were going to punt it, and it was going to get caught in the wind, so we might as well fake it,” Karr coach Brice Brown said

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Rummel’s Mark Shezbie runs with the ball against Edna Karr on Friday at Morris F.X. Jeff Stadium.

about the game-clinching play call. Rummel (6-1, 3-1) trailed 27-10 but narrowed the margin in the fourth quarter with Colton Nussmeier’s touchdown pass to Mark Shezbie followed by Joseph Delcid’s field goal, his second of the game. The win against Rummel came two weeks after Karr overcame an eight-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Brother Martin. Although Rummel never led after halftime, the Raiders provided another challenge for Karr’s young lineup that replaced 25 college signees off last season’s state championship sqaud. “In this league, in this district, there’s no team that rebuilds,”

Brown said. “You just go with what you got and then you play good, disciplined football. Rummel is a great team.” For Karr, running back Jermond Macklin scored the touchdown that made it 7-0 after the Rummel punter dropped the snap at the 1-yard line. Forest Johnson threw two touchdown passes, one each to Ky’mani Henry and Jace Johnson. Kindell’s fumble return touchdown gave Karr a 20-10 lead midway through the third quarter. The lead widened when Forest Johnson threw his second touchdown pass later it the period. Rummel played without Tulane commitment Jaden Terrance, who has missed all but two games with a hamstring injury. Coryan Hawkins carried the rushing load with 24 carries for 82 yards. “We didn’t do enough to win,” Rummel coach Nick Monica said. “We made too many mistakes, gave them a short field. When you play really good teams, you can’t do things like this.” Karr will play next against Chalmette before taking on St. Augustine in a rematch of last season’s state title game. Rummel will face Holy Cross next before facing Jesuit and St. Augustine to end the regular season.

Destrehan topples rival Hahnville BY SPENCER URQUHART

Staff writer

Destrehan senior running back Malachi Dabney made sure that his team wasn’t going to lose the lead against district rival Hahnville. Dabney set the tone on Destrehan’s first drive of the second half with an 18-yard touchdown run, his first of three rushing touchdowns in the third quarter against Hahnville. The Tigers were able to score two touchdowns after being shut out in the first half, but it wasn’t enough in a 35-14 win for Destrehan on Friday at Destrehan. Hahnville had cut the lead to 14 points when Dabney broke free from 43 yards out for his third rushing touchdowns. Destrehan’s workhorse back finished with 177 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 19 carries. “We showed that we wanted it more tonight and really executed and came out dominant,” Dabney said. “Just overall took over.” Hahnville responded to Dabney’s first touchdown run with a 66-yard touchdown pass from senior quar-

terback Landen Teague, who found an open Aaron Williams to get the Tigers on the scoreboard. Destrehan recovered Hahnville’s onside kick attempt following the Williams touchdown. Wildcats quarterback A’Ushai Smith got down to the 3-yard line before Dabney punched it in for a 3-yard score. Hahnville put together another scoring drive that was capped by a 10-yard scoring drive by senior running back Fabian Celestine, but Destrehan answered with Dabney’s 43-yard score. “We just had to come out and make a few adjustments (in the second half),” Destrehan coach Marcus Scott said. “Make sure that we were able to be efficient in the passing game as well as the run game.” Turnovers plagued Hahnville early on. Destrehan’s defense came up with three interceptions in the first half. The first Destrehan interception occurred on Hahnville’s first drive when junior defensive back Benjamin Robinson intercepted Teague, who was dealing with an

ankle injury. “Three turnovers is very uncharacteristic,” Hahnville coach Greg Boyne said. “It goes against everything we emphasize.” Destrehan’s defense gave Teague trouble throughout the first half and Wildcats junior safety Jordan Pate intercepted Teague twice more in the opening half. Both teams struggled to score early. Destrehan senior Jordan Zeringue also threw an interception on his only pass attempt on a trick play. Smith completed 8 of 18 passes for 87 yards and two touchdowns for Destrehan, while rushing for 105 yards on 11 carries. Destrehan scored the first touchdown when Jaylan Ash caught a 5-yard pass from A’Ushai Smith. Ash caught another touchdown from Smith from 20 yards to put the Wildcats up 14-0 in the second quarter. Destrehan (6-1, 4-0) will be back at home next Friday for a district matchup against Terrebonne. Hahnville (4-3, 2-1) will return home for district matchup next Friday against East St. John.

Holy Cross held Chalmette to a little more than 100 yards of total offense, and wide receiver Talon Meyers hauled in two touchdown passes in the Tigers’ 21-3 win against the Owls in a Catholic League game at Tad Gormley Stadium on a windy Friday night. The Tigers (3-4, 1-3 in 9-5A) limited Chalmette (3-4, 0-4) to 111 yards of offense, including just 37 yards on the ground and six first downs. The Holy Cross defense also recorded five sacks on Chalmette quarterback Breez Wilson. “(The defense’s) success really helps us because that’s complementary football,” said Meyers, who had five catches for 125 yards and two scores and added 41 yards rushing on 11 carries. “They can get us back the ball, and we can score for them.” The win for Holy Cross is its first in district play, and the Tigers scored 21 points after having six combined points in their first three Catholic League games. “We’re going to have to continue to play lights-out defense,” Holy Cross coach Scott Wattigny said. “We haven’t really had a chance to have our defense get on the field the last three weeks. That kind of set the tone for us this week. We were able to find the end zone three times this week, but it’s only going to get harder as we play top-quality defenses to finish the year.” Holy Cross took its first drive of the game after forcing a Chalmette three-and-out and marched 81 yards in 11 plays, where quar-

terback Garrett Chittenden found Meyers in the corner of the end zone for a 5-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead with 4:43 left in the first quarter. Chittenden and Meyers connected earlier in the drive on a 49-yard pass in the middle of the field to help set up the scoring play. Meyers scored his second touchdown on a 45-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Cooper Odie, who rotates with Chittenden, for the 21-3 advantage on the second play of the fourth quarter. Odie had a touchdown toss to Collin Chiappetta with 1:40 left before halftime. Chittenden threw for 68 yards, and Odie had 103 yards. The Tigers combined for 110 yards on the ground, with Meyers leading the way with his 41 yards. Chalmette scored its only points on a 26-yard field goal off the foot of Tristan DuBose near the end of the second quarter that shrunk its deficit to 14-3. The senior also had a sack on defense and notched a 25-yard run on a fake punt attempt. Wilson had 74 yards passing, and Nashen Murray-Bernard had one catch for 23 yards. “We’ve been struggling a little bit,” Meyers said. “I think this win will get us on track and keep on winning. Great coaching put me in the opportunity to get open and use my techniques and abilities to get in the end zone and trust the process.” Both teams will continue district play next week, as Chalmette will travel to take on Karr and Holy Cross will be on the road against Rummel.

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Warren Easton rolls East Jefferson in district play BY DARRELL WILLIAMS Contributing writer

Warren Easton rode a dominant defense and a second-half spark from its offense in turning back East Jefferson 22-6, notching its third consecutive District 8-5A victory Thursday night at Joe Yenni Stadium. Easton (3-4, 3-0) remained on track for a possible 8-5A championship in its first season in the district. The loss came on homecoming night for East Jefferson (1-6, 0-4) and is its fifth in a row since opening the season with a 48-0 triumph against Morris Jeff. “Our defense has been playing lights-out all throughout district (play), and they had another good performance,” said Eagles coach Jerry Phillips, whose team started the season with a challenging schedule before settling into district play. “The linemen have been playing well since Week 1. “We’re becoming more experienced and more confident, but we still have to work on some things, particularly on offense.” Easton’s defense, led by linemen Juelz Haley, a senior, and Kane Mitchell and Jermaine Brisco, both juniors, made it difficult for the Warriors to run the football from the start, then pressured East Jefferson quarterback Curtis Johnson on passes. In the first half, East Jeff was held to 36 yards rushing and 17 passing. The Warriors finished with 149 yards rushing, with Johnson leading the way with 85 second-half rushing yards on quarterback draws, keepers and scrambles. Easton led 8-0, but two substitutes helped get the Eagles going in the second half. Sophomore Anthony Perkins replaced starter Lavon Smith at quarterback and junior Jaden Matthews received the bulk of the carries, gaining 81 yards on 13 carries. “We play both of our quarterbacks,” Phillips said. “(Perkins) gives us a change of pace at quarterback, and Matthews is a physi-

cal runner.” Perkins, who was 3-of-6 passing for 55 yards, scored on a 1-yard run at 5:51 of the third quarter for a 14-6 lead. Matthews had a 7-yard scoring run at 1:27 of the third, culminating a 50-yard drive after East Jeff was stopped on downs. Matthews also ran up the middle for a 2-point conversion, giving the Eagles a 22-6 margin. East Jefferson only had 36 players on its roster. First-year coach Derek Rose was asked if his team simply became worn down. “(Easton) was more physical us, and that was the difference in the game,” he said. “But we had too many penalties and overall mistakes. We will watch film (Friday) and try to fix the mistakes.” After a first half in which each defense had a goal-line stand and combined to intercept three passes, Easton led 8-0. The Eagles seemed to be in good shape to score the game’s first touchdown after safety Rekye Gibson intercepted a pass at the Easton 25 and returned the ball to the 44. Eagles quarterback Lavon Smith’s first completion, 19 yards to receiver Gyron Hall, provided a first down at the 2. However, an incomplete pass and three running plays left the ball at the 1. However, on East Jeff’s first play after the goal-line stand, Warriors quarterback Johnson was tackled in the end zone by Easton defensive linemen Mitchell and Haley for a safety at 10:58 of the second quarter for a 2-0 lead. The Eagles got the ball at the 50 after the ensuing EJ kickoff. Buoyed by an 18-yard run by Matthews to the 7, Easton scored on the next play on a carry left by Smith for an 8-0 lead at the 9:13 mark. The Warriors scored their only touchdown two minutes into the third quarter behind Johnson. He beat the East Jefferson pass rush by running for 60 yards up the middle to the Easton 8. After a penalty, Johnson kept the ball off guard for a 13-yard scoring run.

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Recent transactions in the metro area. PAGE 20

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

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INSIDE SOURCES Classes cover wheel-throwing, hand-building and glazing techniques. The studio also serves as a workshop for a dozen independent artists working in clay. Earth & Fire was established in the mid-1990s by Kate Tonguis, whom Mundee had been studying when Tonguis decided to sell in 2023. A New Orleanian native who studied fine arts, Mundee has taken ceramic art classes and workshops around the country “because it’s the perfect combination of my two passions: art and dirt,” she said. “Kate Tonguis taught me how to load kilns and mix my own glazes.” This interview has been edited for length and clarity. What services do you offer at Earth & Fire? Both wheel throwing and hand-building. I keep the classes small, around eight to nine people at most, so that I can work with students individually on projects that interest them. Classes are a mixture of total beginners and advanced students. I find this is great for community-building because new students get to see what more skilled

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Crafted by Amanda Mundee of Earth & Fire, these ceramic pumpkins have detachable lids. Just like jack-o’-lanterns, a small candle or light can be placed inside, making it glow. ful people! Working with clay takes a FILE PHOTO BY ANDREA MABRY ton of time and patience. DurAmanda Mundee, owner of Earth and Fire Studio, assists Deacon ing a typical first class, I teach students how to throw on the John to glaze a bowl at the studio in 2014. You can create your potter’s wheel with fresh clay. own ceramic creations at Earth & Fire in the East Carrollton The next week, they trim, carve and finish the pieces neighborhood of New Orleans. from the week prior. These pieces go into the kiln room potters are making, and they have a family atmosphere in for the first firing, known as start asking me and their feleach class. Plus, I find that clay attracts the most wonder- the bisque firing. The third low students questions. We

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Who is your typical student? Is there an age range? My classes are for young adults and adults. Ages can range from 16 to 90. Although I will do children’s classes and parties upon request, my year-round classes are for adults. Your fabulous, whimsical pumpkins are great home additions. Tell us about these. EARTH & FIRE These pumpkins are one of my favorite things 724 Adams St. to make. I start every (504) 234-1080 year around September. I earthandfirestudio. throw the pumpkin shape on the wheel and alter com it by hand. I sculpt the ANNUAL stems separately and atthem. I then sit down POTTERY SALE tach to carve faces, usually 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. silly ones, meant to make folks smile. 7 and 10 a.m. Halloween is my favorto 2 p.m. Nov. 8 ite holiday, and although my kids are 16 and 20, we still make a big deal about it at home. These pumpkins are my way of celebrating the season at work. The lids do come off, and they are meant to hold a candle or light inside so they can glow. I make them in all sizes. With the crazy curly cue stems, they can be 20 inches tall or as small as 8 inches with shorter stems and forms. Somewhere along the way, in the years that I’ve been making these, I thought it would be fun to give them gold teeth. This has evolved into other metallic accents, including stems and eyes. I use gold leafing after firing to achieve this effect. Please share some of the costs. The pumpkins range from $110 to $225 each, depending on the size and details. My classes meet monthly, with four classes per month (students pick a class time and come once a week). My two-hour-a-week classes are $140 per month. My three-houra-week classes are $185. That price includes everything except clay, because students use clay at varying rates. Clay is priced per 25 pounds and ranges from $30 to $45 per bag. What are the details on Earth & Fire’s annual pottery sale? It’s a big deal because all my students, plus the open studio artists who rent space from me, can participate. We turn our relatively small working space into a great little gallery and line the sidewalks with shelves and tables of pottery for sale. Students and open studio artists price their own work and keep 100% of what it sells for, so it’s another great community builder. Jyl Benson writes about homes and gardens. Email her at jylbenson@gmail.com.

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Seasonal home additions aren’t the only thing created at Earth & Fire. A set of nesting bowls is an example of an everyday piece that can be made during a workshop.

Earth & Fire offers intimate classes, around eight to nine people at most. Mundee can then work with students individually on projects that interest them.

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Volunteers are needed to help with Ghosts in the Oaks, City Park’s annual four-night event offering trickor-treating, amusement park rides and Halloween-themed activities and entertainment for all ages.

Longue Vue hosting Community Games Day

Wrapping a weeklong celebration of Edgar and Edith Stern, founders of the historic Longue Vue House and Gardens, visitors will be treated to free garden admission, outdoor games, crafts, a reading program and even a bit of seasonal trick-or-treating. The Sterns lived at the 7 Bamboo Road estate from 1923 to 1978 and activated the facility for public service and spurred social progress in the Crescent City. The fun starts at noon, with the reading program with Lady Livingston and her musical accompaniment at 12:30 p.m. Each child will receive a copy of the selected book, while supplies last. For information, visit longuevue.com.

Iris sale slated for late October The Greater New Orleans Iris Society will hold its annual rhizome sale from 9 a.m. to

noon, or until sold out, Oct. 24 at Longue Vue House and Gardens, 7 Bamboo Road. Plants start at $5. For information, visit louisianairisgnois.com.

Jefferson Tree School registration opens Registration for the annual Friends of Jefferson the Beautiful seminar is open. Tree School on Oct. 29 at the Jefferson Performing Arts Center in Metairie is open to community tree enthusiasts and working professionals such as arborists, landscape architects and other professionals to earn continuing education hours while learning from leaders in the field. Professional attendees are welcome at no cost, and community members can attend for $10. Speakers for the school include Skip Kincaid, Beau Brodbeck, James Komen, Dana Brown, Lynn Dupont, Michael Reid and Amanda Rivera. Visit friendsofjeffersonthe-

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Volunteer projects abound at City Park A variety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Park to improve and maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include: n Litter Abatement Campaign: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. n Ghost in the Oaks event support: 4:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. Thursday to Sunday. Oscar J. Tolmas Visitor Center, 5 Victory Ave. n Big Lake Native Plant Trail Restoration Project: 8 a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave. n Urban Forest Support Initiative: 9 a.m. Saturday. Volunteer Center, 1031 Harrison Ave. Register for the programs and find out what to bring at friendsofcitypark.volunteerhub.com. Have a home and garden event coming up? Send it to events@theadvocate.com.

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GREEN THUMB GARDEN TIPS TYPICAL TREES: If your crape myrtle trees are looking poorly right now, you are not alone. Rainy weather in September promoted Cercospora leaf spot disease that caused lots of leaves to fall. But troopers that they are, crape myrtles will recover and be fine next year.As fall approaches, the foliage of many deciduous trees and shrubs begins to look tired and less attractive. No worries. This is typical as the leaves get ready to drop in the next month or so. RADISH READY: Plant a crop of radish seeds in the garden now for harvesting around Thanksgiving. Once the seeds come up, make sure you thin the plants to a spacing of 2 inches apart. Otherwise, the roots will not develop properly.

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STRAWBERRY SEASON: Plant strawberries this month into well-prepared beds in your vegetable gardens (or even in flowerbeds) in full sun with good drainage. Recommended cultivars are Festival, Camarosa, Camino Real, Sweet Charlie and Chandler. CHILL OUT: Purchase tulip and hyacinth bulbs in the next few weeks.This will give them enough time to chill in your refrigerator for eight weeks before being planted in late December or early January. Other types of spring flowering bulbs do not need to be refrigerated and can be planted anytime now through early December. A BIT MULCH: Make sure you mulch newly planted beds of cool-season bedding plant transplants to control weeds.Water them in with a soluble fertilizer to get them off to a good start. Repeat the soluble fertilizer application every 10 days until the plants begin to grow well.

Drift roses were bred to provide the resilience and frequent flowering of larger landscape roses on much lowergrowing bushes.

Catching the drift Repeat-flowering rose varietal a reliable colorful, hardy landscape addition Dan Gill GREEN THUMB

From October to mid-December, we enjoy a fall rose blooming season. We have two excellent blooming seasons for repeat-flowering roses in southeast Louisiana — one in spring and early summer and another starting now.

Roses provide color to the fall garden and establish wonderfully in the cooler weather. If you’re looking for reliable roses to add to your landscape, Drift roses are a su-

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Some fig varieties will ripen fruit in the fall Young ficus Shivereana grow in containers.

BY DAN GILL

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I have a fig tree that, for the past several years, has been a good producer. It produced abundantly back in July. However, we still have many, many green Garden figs on the tree that have not ripened. advice Is this normal? Will they ripen? My wife suggested we strip the remaining figs off, which she thinks may help the tree. — Jake Actually, this is perfectly normal for most figs. Figs set their crop on new growth in the spring and early summer. This crop of fruit generally ripens from late June through July. After that, a fig tree will continue to produce more new growth, and that growth will have little green figs on it. But these figs generally do not develop and ripen. Some fig varieties will ripen fruit in the fall, but most don’t. A fig called LSU Purple is pretty reliable about ripening a fall crop. My ficus and sweet olive plants have been doing quite well in containers. However, I’ve discovered that their roots have grown out of their pots and into the garden soil beneath them.What is the recommendation for separating the pots from the ground below if digging the roots out becomes impractical? Can they be cut? — Chuck Cutting or breaking the roots that have grown out of the drainage holes of the pot and down into the soil damages the plant. The plant has become dependent on those roots. The longer this has gone on and the larger the root system, the greater the effect. There are two ways to deal with this situation. You may cut off the roots flush with the bottom of the pot. This is the easiest and most practical solution. Although the loss of the roots growing in the ground

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Green fig clusters form on new growth from spring and early summer. is stressful to the plant, it will likely survive because it still has all of the undamaged roots in the pot. Put the plant in a shady area for a few weeks to recover. You may also dig up the roots from the ground, break the pot (if clay or ceramic) or

cut the pot (if plastic). The pot must be sacrificed to save the roots that were in the ground. There is no way to pull them up through the drainage holes. Once the pot is removed, shake the soil from the roots

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Continued from page 8 perb choice. This outstanding series of compact landscape roses is an LSU AgCenter Super Plants selection. After our long, hot summer, we can sit back and enjoy the color.

Drift roses I’ve seen Drift roses used increasingly in commercial plantings around gas stations, fast food restaurants, grocery stores and other businesses. I’m amazed how well these tough roses thrive in parking lot plantings with minimal care.

The landscape rose category was created for modern rose varieties that have been bred and selected to be shapely, bushy, repeat-flowering, disease-resistant and relatively low maintenance. These roses are meant to be planted in our landscapes much like any other flowering landscape shrub, such as camellias, azaleas or oleander. The popular Knock Out rose varieties (there are several colors) are well known and widely planted in the landscape rose category. But most landscape roses are relatively large-growing — easily reaching 5 feet or more tall and wide. Drift roses were bred to

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provide the resilience and frequent flowering of larger landscape roses on much lower-growing bushes. They fill a special niche in the landscape rose market. Drift roses fit beautifully into smaller landscape spaces, provide the perfect size shrub for foundation plantings and look great in containers. These roses are from Conard-Pyle/Star Roses, the same folks that gave us the Knock Out roses. Drift roses are a cross between low-growing groundcover roses and miniature roses. From the ground cover roses, they inherited toughness, disease resistance and a spreading growth habit. From the miniatures, they inherited their well-managed size and free-flowering nature. They only grow 2 to 3 feet tall with a generous spread of 4 feet or more. The spreading habit, colorful flowers and long blooming season of Drift roses

make them a lower-maintenance alternative to bedding plants in flowerbeds. There are a variety of colors in the Drift rose series, including Apricot Drift, Blushing Drift, Buttercream Drift, Coral Drift, Lemon Drift, Peach Drift, Pink Drift, Popcorn Drift, Red Drift, Scarlet Drift, Sweet Drift (pink) and White Drift. Choose any of these varieties for outstanding blooms from spring to early winter. In LSU AgCenter trials at the Hammond Research Station, Drift roses produce about five flower cycles through the bloom season. The spring bloom in April/May and the fall bloom in October/November, as with most other roses, are the peak times for performance and the highest quality flowers. Flowers do appear through the heat of summer, but high temperatures can reduce the quality.

Planting The cooler fall weather makes it a joy to get out and work in the garden. It is an excellent time to plant hardy shrubs, like roses, into the landscape. Be sure to plant Drift roses in a well-prepared landscape bed enriched with generous amounts of organic matter, such as compost. Good drainage produces the best results, so avoid low, wet areas or plant in raised beds. Space individual plants a minimum of 3 feet apart. It would be best to plant 4 feet apart if you are thinking long term. The soil pH for roses should be slightly acidic, between 6.0-6.5, but roses adapt well to the slightly alkaline soils common in southeast Louisiana. As with other roses, plant Drift roses in a location re-

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There is a fuzzy, white material on the underside of the leaves of my camellias. The top sides of the leaves are mottled with yellow and look unhealthy. Could you identify the problem with my camellias and suggest a solution? — Donald The problem is an insect called tea scale. It also attacks sasanquas. The white or tan scale insects are found primarily coating the underside of the leaves. They feed by sucking the sap from the leaves, and this causes the yellow blotches to appear on the surface. You can control tea scale by spraying your camellia with a horticultural oil (Year-Round Spray Oil, All Seasons Spray Oil). Get under the leaves thoroughly. Oils kill by coating and suffocating the insects, so complete coverage is critical. Repeat the application once or twice following label directions. Dan Gill is a retired consumer horticulture specialist with the LSU AgCenter. He hosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9 a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu.edu.

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GREEN THUMB Right on through fall, lantanas bloom, attract pollinators By LSU AgCenter It may seem strange that we’re writing about lantana, a decidedly heat-loving plant, in October. Well-known for its profuse flowers, lantana is a longtime favorite of Louisiana gardeners looking for plants that can withstand our intense summers. But it is underappreciated as a fall plant. “They’re one of the longestflowering plants that you’ll see in the warm season,” said Caroline Blanchard, trials coordinator at the LSU AgCenter Hammond Research Station. “So even until first frost, you’ll see these nice, big blooms, colorful blooms, that attract pollinators all the way through fall.” While many other summer bloomers have already faded, lantana is still going strong. As we settle into fall, it continues to provide a much-needed nectar source for pollinators and just enough color to hold us over until it’s time for coolseason bedding plants. As a bonus, lantana blooms — which often include reds, oranges and yellows — are right in line

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Continued from page 10 ceiving full sun. Eight hours of sunlight daily is recommended. These ground-hugging, repeat-flowering shrubs are perfect as a border or bedding plant. They make a stunning low hedge or can edge a bed of taller shrubs.

Care Drift roses should be fertilized each spring in March with a slow-release or controlled-release fertilizer following label directions. Make another application in

with the autumn color palette, so they look anything but out of place. Typically planted in spring, lantana is generally considered a perennial in our climate. It dies back in winter but usually returns the following spring unless we’ve had a particularly cold or wet winter. Many gardeners prefer to treat it as an annual, removing it before winter. It’s easy to care for, with few maintenance requirements to speak of, and can tolerate drought once established. There is an abundance of modern lantana cultivars — with flowers of practically every color imaginable — on the market. Many offer compact, dense growth habits, allowing them to work in gardens where the larger, more open form of traditional lantana varieties isn’t desired. Blanchard noted that today’s cultivars also tend to be sterile, so they do not spread by seeds — a common criticism of older lantanas. Blanchard evaluates many of those new cultivars at the Hammond trial gardens. As the warm season comes to a close,

late summer after pruning to encourage plants to grow vigorously in the fall. Drift roses really “come into their own” the second or third year after planting. Pruning to control the size is rarely an issue, but like other repeat-flowering roses, they benefit from pruning back in late January/early February and again in late August/ early September. Trim them back one-quarter to one-third their height and remove any dead growth. This encourages flushes of new growth that produce abundant flowers and helps keep the shrubs bushy and full. Mulch is important for these

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she’s looking back on how various lantanas did this year. One of her favorites is Cherry Sunrise, a new release from Ball FloraPlant that will be available in garden centers in 2027. “This one performed really well. It has a nice, compact habit that you don’t see in those older varieties,” she said, adding that it reaches a maximum height and spread of about 2 feet. Cherry Sunrise has dense, deep green foliage and bicolor blooms featuring magenta and yellow. “It attracts pollinators all the time,” Blanchard said. Another standout from this year’s trials is Bandito Orange Sunrise, a Syngenta release. Blanketed with bright orange blooms, it is an even more compact cultivar, reaching just 18 inches tall and wide.

roses (and for newly planted shrubs in general). In addition to looking nice and reducing weed problems, mulching prevents the surface soil from drying out quickly. Make no mistake, these are not finicky roses. Appealing to today’s busy gardener, Drift roses are disease-resistant and require no spraying. Black spot disease has been minimal on plants grown in Louisiana, and plants recover without treatment. Looking for a lower-maintenance source of color for your landscape on shapely, low-growing shrubs? Plant Drift roses. You will be glad you did.

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‘TRULY AN AMAZING PLACE’

Rhode Island Gilded Age mansion was restored by New Orleans couple in the mid-20th century BY JYL BENSON

Contributing writer

Before Robert Redford and Mia Farrow waltzed across the opulent ballroom in 1974’s “The Great Gatsby,” the Gilded Age mansion that the movie was filmed in had been purchased by a New Orleans family. Called Rosecliff, the mansion is still beautifully preserved and open to the public in Newport, Rhode Island, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It’s a specimen of French Baroque Revival, an architectural style that also can still be found in parts of New Orleans.

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ABOVE: The 30-by40-foot dining room is a grand entertaining space. It is separated from the billiard room by a marble anteroom. RIGHT: Rosecliff’s ballroom, which is the largest in Newport, Rhode Island, has intricate details, like ornate chandeliers. The ceiling features a trompe-l’oeil painting of a blue sky, creating the illusion that guests are dancing in the open air. PROVIDED PHOTOS BY ANDREA HANSEN

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Katherine Warren, president of the Preservation Society of Newport County, and J. Edgar Monroe, shake hands in 1971, when the Monroes transferred ownership of Rosecliff to the society.

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CLOCKWISE FROM TOP: The Rosecliff mansion in Newport, R.I., is constructed of brick clad in white architectural terra cotta tiles. PROVIDED PHOTO BY DAVID HANSEN

A plaque adorns the entrance of Rosecliff, describing the Monroe family’s donation to the Preservation Society of Newport County. PROVIDED PHOTO BY DAVID HANSEN

The foyer of the Rosecliff mansion features the famous heart-shaped staircase. PROVIDED PHOTO BY ANDREA HANSEN

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and the trustee of the J. Edgar Monroe Foundation, which supports the Continued from page 12 Preservation Society of Newport and other charitable endeavors. “They never flew on a plane. They only traveled by chauffeur, train or boat, J. Edgar and Louise Monroe purchased such as when they visited Europe it in 1947 as an escape from the Southern and the Far East. In 1947, on the way heat and became well-known for lavish parties, many Mardi Gras-themed costume home from Maine, they stopped in Newport to look at houses. They fell affairs. in love with Rosecliff. Self-made, J. Edgar Monroe owned Bo“The Realtor called Whitney Bank land Machine and Manuin New Orleans to verify if Uncle facturing Co. (later known Edgar was financially able to look as Boland Marine & Indusat houses of that magnitude. The trial), a large New Orleans shipyard that outfitted Navy banker quickly exclaimed, ‘Show him anything he wants to see.’” ships during World War II. Later, he expanded into banking, sugar cane and the The biggest ballroom and Bal Blanc stock market. It cost an estimated $2.5 million to B. Monroe “Uncle Edgar and Aunt build Rosecliff, which was completed Louise used to summer in Bar Harbor, in 1902 as a summer cottage for Maine,” said Blair Monroe, the couple’s Hermann and Theresa Fair Oelrichs, great-nephew, a resident of Mandeville heiress to a silver fortune.

ABOVE: Rosecliff’s ballroom is the largest in Newport, R.I., measuring 40 feet by 80 feet. LEFT: Marjorie Ann Monroe, niece of J. Edgar Monroe, and a friend, Judy Daniels, descend the staircase at the Newport Ball hosted at Rosecliff by J. Edgar and Louise Monroe. PROVIDED PHOTO BY ANDREA HANSEN PROVIDED PHOTO BY KATHRYN MCNALLY

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The BenjaminMonroe House, 5531 St. Charles Ave., was built in 1916 in a Renaissance Revival style. FILE PHOTO BY TED JACKSON Architect Stanford White based its design on King Louis XIV’s Grand Trianon palace in Versailles, which was commissioned in 1670. Rosecliff’s similarities to the French palace appear in the building’s “H shape” and in the arcade of arched windows topped with fanned transoms and paired Ionic pilasters, which rise to become columns across the central loggia overlooking the ocean across a broad lawn. Built of brick clad in white architectural terra cotta tiles, the 28,800-square-foot mansion features 30 rooms, including Newport’s largest ballroom, measuring 40 feet by 80 feet. “Rosecliff is truly an amazing place,” Blair Monroe said. “When you walk in, as well as move throughout, there’s a feeling you get that is enchanting.” The ceiling is a dramatic trompe-l’oeil painting of a blue sky filled with drifting white clouds. It creates the illusion that guests are dancing outdoors and is featured in the opening credits of the HBO series “The Gilded Age,” which has filmed there since 2022. The home’s famous heartshaped staircase was made for grand entrances. The Gothic fireplace featured French limestone panels cast from an original Renaissance chimneypiece. Though Rosecliff had central heating, all the main rooms and bedrooms, each with an en suite bath, also had functioning fireplaces. The 30-by-40-foot dining room and the billiard room are separated by a marble anteroom. The salon is the same size as the dining room, and the kitchen was largely underground. The house is surrounded by 8 acres of gardens. A second story has a balustraded roofline that conceals

the set-back third story, containing 20 servant rooms and a laundry pressing room. The staff traversed between floors by two service staircases smaller than the walk-in closets. As an heiress, Theresa “Tessie” Fair Oelrichs committed herself to becoming one of Newport’s most extravagant hostesses. The most famous of her parties was the Bal Blanc in August 1904 to celebrate the Astor Cup races, in which everything was white and silver. After she died in 1926, Hermann Oelrichs Jr. kept the parties going. Cole Porter reportedly penned the musical “Anything Goes” while staying at Rosecliff in his host’s childhood bedroom and tinkering on the old nursery piano.

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Rosecliff’s library is a warm space with intricate architectural details.

The Monroes’ descendants and the J. Edgar Monroe Foundation remain involved with Rosecliff’s preservation through the society. “Their generosity ensured that one of America’s most iconic Gilded Age houses would not only be preserved, but opened to the public as a place of learning, inspiration and cultural engagement,” A savior from the South said Trudy Coxe, the society’s CEO and executive director. The Oelrichs heir kept the “The house has become a house in the family until 1941, PROVIDED PHOTO BY HAWK DRONE PHOTOGRAPHY national touchstone for underwhen he sold all the furniture, Architect Stanford White based Rosecliff’s design on King Louis including the built-in pipe orstanding the Gilded Age — its artistry, its contradictions gan his mother had played in XIV’s Grand Trianon palace in Versailles. and its enduring influence on the ballroom. On July 16, RoseAmerican life.” nated the historic property, its cliff was auctioned off for just then. The country was still exAfter the Monroes donated furnishings and a $2 million $21,000. periencing aftershocks of the endowment to the Preservation Rosecliff, it was opened to the The buyer, Anita Niesen, Great Depression and would public for tours, and the couSociety of Newport County, scored Rosecliff as a birthday soon enter World War II. where J. Edgar Monroe was a present for her daughter, torch By the time the Monroes arple remained familiar figures singer Gertrude Niesen. The at charity events. The proprived in 1947, things were grim. founder. Blair Monroe said his greatsinger is alleged to have left “When Uncle Edgar bought erty can still be toured today. Rosecliff without a caretaker the house, it required an entire aunt and great-uncle decamped The Monroes’ philanthropy from Newport because “they over the winter, leading to renovation and refurnishwas not limited to Newport. were aging, and they were freezing and bursting pipes. Tens of millions of dollars ing,” Blair Monroe said. “He tired of bad train service from This sent several hundred thou- restored much of the house to were donated to Catholic instiNew Orleans to Rhode Island.” tutions including Holy Name sand gallons of water coursing how it was when it was in the The Monroes returned to early 1900s, including ceilings of Jesus Church, Loyola Unithrough the house. their native New Orleans, to match the original designs. The damage was astronomiversity and the Archdiocese of “He and Aunt Louise traveled where they lived at 5531 St. New Orleans. cal, and Niesen considered Charles Ave. (now known as the world often, so they would J. Edgar and Louise Monroe having the house demolished the Benjamin-Monroe House), select items to bring back are entombed together in the but sold it instead. The propanother Gilded Age mansion, Monroe mausoleum in Metaierty changed hands a few more to Rosecliff,” he said. “They until their deaths in the early also bought many furnishings times, landing with George rie Cemetery. 1990s. They also spent their here in the United States and Bancroft. He and his gardener weekends at a mansion on the developed the American Beau- brought items from New OrJyl Benson writes about Mississippi Gulf Coast in Pass homes and gardens. Email her ty rose at Rosecliff. leans.” Christian. at jylbenson@gmail.com. The Gilded Age was over by The couple eventually do-

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Ben Souchek, owner of Home Downsizing Solutions, stands in front of Penny Alderson’s former home. ‘My service is not for someone who has the resources and inclination to fix up their home to sell,’ he said. ‘But for someone who has lived in a house a long time, has a lot of deferred maintenance and who finds the thought of getting a house ready for market too overwhelming, it can be the answer.’

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A new widow and her dog embrace downsizing and relocating Marni Jameson AT HOME

Editor’s note: Remember Marni? Of course you do. She recently retired from writing the weekly column that ran in these pages but still contributes the occasional missive. This is one of them. Penny Alderson had heard the long-standing advice: When a

spouse dies, take a year before making any big moves. While that may be good counsel for many widows and widowers, not everyone has to deal with a dog like HamBo. The 3-year-old, 84-pound English bulldog is a major reason why,

within eight months of losing her beloved husband of 48 years, Alderson cleared out and sold her three-story home in Lincoln, Nebraska, where she and her husband had lived for 35 years and raised their two children and downsized to a home one-fifth the

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10% less than if they sold the nearby retirement community, size three states away. home in a traditional manner. “where I won’t have to worry How she did it is a morality But they don’t pay any broker about snow removal,” she said. tale featuring the power of commissions either. Owners The payment on the new place: love, family and pets. can either take a lump sum or $2,000 a month. “At first, I didn’t know what get payments over time. She’s been there almost a I was going to do,” said Alderyear. “It’s perfect for son, who told me about “I looked at each item and asked, ‘Can I HamBo and me,” Alderthe weeks immediately after she lost her huslet go of this?’ Some things you think you son said. An inspiring example band to cancer. “But can’t part with, but if you really have a of how to move forward I knew this much: I discussion with yourself, you often can.” after a loss, Alderson wasn’t going to stay.” offered this advice to HamBo was a big facPENNY ALDERSON anyone in a similar situtor. “My husband was a ation: Because this sounded too computer programmer who On moving so soon: Waiting a full good to be true, Alderson inworked out of our basement,” year to do all this might have Alderson said. “HamBo was al- vited Souchek over to discuss been better, she admitted, his concept while her daughter especially because the move ways with him. After he died, involved leaving her friends and her husband, both lawthe dog would run downstairs and medical providers. “Lookto the office every day looking yers, were visiting. “If they for him.” saw any red flags, I wouldn’t ing back, I might have taken it The daily routine was break- do it,” she said. a little slower. But I was eager The three of them asked a lot to get close to family and get ing her already broken heart. of questions. started building new memoSo, Alderson, 72, called the “Ben offered me more than real estate agent who origiries, and I have,” she said. On how she let go: Moving into a nally sold her and her husband what the agent wanted to list the house for,” said Alderson, house one-fifth the size meant the home. The agent wanted who relished the idea of not letting go of a lot. “I looked at Alderson to make a bunch of having to deal with home imeach item and asked, ‘Can I let home improvements before go of this?’ Some things you listing the house. provements, inspections or a think you can’t part with, but “Although we had done some parade of prospective buyers if you really have a discussion updating over the years, we’d traipsing through her home. let a lot slide,” Alderson said. She opted for payments over with yourself, you often can,” she said. The Native Ameri“The changes we did make, the time — $2,000 a month for 20 agent didn’t like. I felt like the years — because she would can belief that you are only a agent wanted me to spend a lot get more in the long run, while keeper of things until the time of money with no guarantee avoiding the tax hit of getting comes to pass them on also that a prospective buyer would a large amount all at once. helped her. With that in mind, like what I picked out.” Then she set her sights on she would look at her belongFor most people, let alone a Indiana, where her son, his ings, her dishes, furniture and grieving widow, such a task wife and their two daughters art, and say, “My time with feels like swimming through live, as well as her late husthis is finished.” Using this phimud wearing shackles. Enter losophy, she was surprised at band’s brother, his wife and Ben Souchek, owner of Home how much she could pass on. their two sons. She found a Downsizing Solutions (homeOn liquidating: Alderson held two-bedroom garden home in a downsizingsolutions.com). Alderson had seen ads for his company, which specializes in working with seniors over504-782-8180 whelmed by the downsizing sheila.julien@compass.com process and the prospect of clearing out and fixing up their homes to sell. Historic Office | 504-948-3011 “We buy houses as is,” 840 Elysian Fields Avenue, NOLA 70117 Souchek said, “with water stains on the ceiling, hail damFALL IN LOVE WITH YOUR DREAM HOME! age on the deck, peeling wallO P E N N E X T S AT U R D AY, O C T O B E R 2 4 T H • 1- 3 paper and worn carpet.” He’ll even take homes jammed with stuff. He offers owners a price for the house, warts and all, and they can walk away. “This is not for the seller looking for top dollar,” said Souchek, who estimates that NEW LISTING sellers will net about 7% to

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an estate sale to rehome many of the antiques she’d collected that she couldn’t take with her. She cleared about $5,000 after paying commission to the estate-sale company, which more than covered her moving costs. On her kids’ stuff: Alderson had held onto many of her adult children’s belongings only to find they didn’t want them. They did choose to take a few pieces of furniture. She kept several items she thought her granddaughters might want and sold or donated the rest. On the inevitable sadness: The transition wasn’t all smooth sailing. “Some days you just have to cry, and nothing is wrong with that. You have to go through layers of grief, and it hits again when you least ex-

pect it,” she said. On cash home buyers: Although Souchek’s company serves several states in the Midwest, homeowners can find cash home buyers everywhere. “But beware. Not all are reputable,” Souchek said. Demand proof of funds and collateral, especially in a payment-overtime situation. Sellers also need to call the title company to confirm that the buyer actually closed on the contract. Marni Jameson is a speaker, award-winning author of seven home and lifestyle books and a certified interior designer. If you have questions about home improvement, better living, downsizing or rightsizing, send them to marni@marnijameson.com.

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DISTRICT 1 BANKS ST. 2821-23: $380,000, Morris Kirschman and Co. LLC to Erik L. Youngblood. BANKS ST. 4740: $310,000, TR MEG Properties LLC to Garrett Lemoine. ERATO ST. 1538, ST. CHARLES AVE. 1300: $1,200,000, Emeril LLC to Jahn Investment LLC. JULIA ST. 450: $1,025,000, Jeffrey Brian Haag to Laurie A. Barcelona and Robert E. Kennedy. JULIA ST. 835: $237,500, Jamie Paige Krams to 835 Julia Street 18 LLC. MAGAZINE ST. 700: $625,000, Frank W. Stuart Jr. and Vincent J. Liuzza III to RYBO Cap LLC. ST. CHARLES AVE. 1205, UNIT 1212: $105,000, Patrick Keefe revocable living trust and Sean Keefe to Orca Enterprise LLC.

DISTRICT 2 ARGONNE BLVD. 5978: $100 and other good and valuable consideration, Kasie Marie Thibodeaux to Jason Sheridan. ARGONNE BLVD. 5978: $630,000, Jason Sheridan and Kasie Marie Thibodeaux Sheridan to Joseph E. Dawson. CONTI ST. 917: no value stated, 917 Conti LLC to Beth Riley St. Raymond and Marcus St. Raymond. DECATUR ST. 620: $761,000, Ms. Jane Anns Quarter Quarters LLC to Aubord Du Fleuve LLC. GOV. NICHOLLS ST. 1917: $135,000, Southern Magnolia Construction

LLC to Diana M. Placide Bianco and George Walker III. GOV. NICHOLLS ST. 2033-2035: $399,000, Triangle LLC to Bret Macain Gaither. LOUISVILLE ST. 6043: $440,000, 6043 Louisville LLC to Henry Kneidel and Joann Hamer Kneidel. N. RAMPART ST. 612: $199,000, Irish Channel Funding LLC to Christopher Samuel Maurer. N. ROMAN ST. 323-25: $495,000, Joshua Rodriguez and Reginald Jon Thompson to Ashley Kimber and Scott Kimber. TAFT PLACE 848-850: donation, no value stated, Valerie C. Bodet to Sivan Nasoff. TOULOUSE ST. 3917-19: $255,000, Emily Celeste Lintinger Tyree to Cameron Joseph Crozier. TURQUOISE ST. 400: $825,000, Chais L. Sweat and Delaina Pitre Sweat to Corrie Duplantier Anderson and Kyle Anderson. WUERPEL ST. 7033: $425,000, Mi-

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DISTRICT 3 A.P. TUREAUD AVE. 2204: $142,000, Succession of Phil Sanders to Anna Ponomarenk. ABUNDANCE ST. 2172, ELYSIAN FIELDS AVE. 2924, 2926, 2940: no value stated, Smothered Covered LLC to Delta Utilities Services LLC. ALICE COURT 7: $50,000, Julienne Van Vliet to Paramount Heights LLC. BASS ST. 7808: $65,000, Edwin Javier Medina Enarnorado and Isis Tais Cedillo Monje Enamorado to Carey Joseph Jones Sr. and Jacquiline Santiago Van Gent. CHEF MENTEUR HIGHWAY 55495: donation, no value stated, David Patrick Frady and Dena Warshaw Frady to Frady Family Trust. CLARIDGE COURT 7200: $290,000,

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La Trading LLC to Gohn Marie Lee Robertson and Tyeast Robertson. DAUPHINE ST. 2469: $775,000, Raymond Blake Janes Vazquez to James L. Craig III. DAUPHINE ST. 3217-3219: $640,000, Thomas A. Rowe to Gregory G. Bresnitz. DAUPHINE ST. 5101-5103: $290,000, Adrianna M. Ault to Julia M. Brenes and Zachary J. Melancon. E. VIEW DRIVE 4400: $145,000, Beulah F. Veals Estate to Mary Elizabeth Monroe. FRANKLIN AVE. 1011: $10, David M. Tramontana and Lynette O. Mills to Salvador Tramontana and Susan Godwin Tramontana. FRANKLIN AVE. 2430: $160,000, Alfred John Doucette Sr. to Kelsey Anne Milliman. GILBERT ST. 4833: $30,000, Jennifer N. Pham and Michael Pham to Hoang Huu Nguyen, Huong Thu Nguyen and Vi Thao Nguyen. HAYNES BLVD. 5600: $1,528,725, Rathborne Properties LLC to Coastline Construction and Renovation LLC. HAYNES BLVD. 7114: $180,000, Solomon Foundation Inc. of Parker Colorado to Lighthouse International, Mark D. Wise and Sheila Hall Wise. LAFAYE ST. 5822: $165,000, Raunikka E. Williams to Tule River Homebuyer Earned Equity Agency. LAMANCHE ST. 1029-1031: $149,900, HB3’S Purpose LLC to Melvin Quentin Cross III. LIZARD ST. 1323: $70,000, Carolyn Seals Wilson to Dream Big Properties LLC. METROPOLITAN DRIVE 4631: $143,000, J. Maumus Henry III and Roxanne Maumus to Lakeisha C. Hart.

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MICHOUD BLVD. 5227: donation, no value stated, Huan Tuan Nguyen and Kim Nga Thi Vu Nguyen to Duyen Kieu Le and John Tuan Quoc Nguyen. MONTEGUT ST. 1805, 1811: $30,000, Susanna Jane Paul to AJEB Constructs LLC. MORRISON ROAD 11120: $320,000, Miraldas Renovations LLC to Darryl Carter. NEW ORLEANS ST. 4521: $232,000, Eric Gabourel to Christian Bach Dupal and Rachel Bach. NEW YORK ST. 2418: $210,000, Diem Thi Pham Le and Tu Thanh Le to Brian Anthony Joseph Jr. N. JOHNSON ST. 5004: $13,000, Anthony Wade Allison to Gissel Melisa Piedy Asencio and Jose Fernando Lora Marquez. N. RAMPART ST. 3130-3132: $835,000, Lyle Kane and Robert Dumas to Alessandra Carretero and Teresa Carretero. N. VILLERE ST. 1514: $17,500, Neo Manifest LLC to Edvan Alves Da Silva. ONZAGA ST. 2117-19: $100,000, Matthew Knowles to Laura Scholz. PAULINE ST. 1739: $12,000, Keith A. Francois and Michelle Duncan Francois to AFA Affordable Homes and Inspections LLC. PIEDMONT DRIVE 4109: donation, no value stated, Ramiro Diaz Rodriguez to Adrienne Michelle Snider. SAN GIORGIO ST. 4380: $27,000, Carole Ann Ryan Converse and Walter Converse to David Matthew Lee. TENNESSEE ST. 1501: $12,000, Keith Anthony Francois and Michelle Duncan Francois to AFA Affordable Homes and Inspections LLC. TYNECASTLE DRIVE 4963: $185,000, Tia Vo Alves to Sonya Taylor Luster. UNITY DRIVE 7926: $60,000, Succession of Linda A. Marchand Prattini to Pavon Investment Services LLC. W. ST. ANDREWS CIRCLE 5042: $213,740, Mi Mi Inc. to Gregory Converse Sr. and Tyranika Johnson Converse.

DISTRICT 4 FIRST ST. 1633: $380,000, Justin Lecian Wu to King Blue Horizons LLC. FOURTH ST. 2238: donation, no value stated, Terrence Moore to Gloria T. Moore. HARMONY ST. 1200: $1,300,000, Camp Harmony LLC to Gina Long and Steven Blaine Long. JACKSON AVE. 1129: $425,000, Elizabeth Carlisle Washburne

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REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS and Joseph Franklin Washburne to Thomas George Martinez Servantez. N. BERNADOTTE ST. 310: $400,000, Thomas Anthony Smegal to 310 N. Bernadotte LLC. ST. CHARLES AVE. 2100: $415,000, Succession of Sulochana Deshmukh Mandhare to Theodore Phant Remley Jr. ST. MARY ST. 1226: $590,000, Jacqueline Castrillo Suasnavar to Gregory J. Roussel and Paige Guarisco Roussel.

DISTRICT 5 BACCHUS DRIVE 3111: $85,000, Mitchell Fletcher LLC to Zaina Salem LLC. BELLEVILLE ST. 616-18: $565,000, Kathryn Giles Bohacek to Daniel W. Gregg Moore and Derrell J. Moore Gregg. CARLISLE COURT 5131: donation, no value stated, Huyen Q. Bui to Phuong T. Kim. LANCASTER ST. 3100: $138,500, Bertucci Investment Group LLC to Danielle Michele Morrill. LAURADALE DRIVE 1475: $150,000, Serpil Basarul Brice to Brian Stewart Jr. PARK TIMBERS DRIVE 29: $371,000, Mario Ruiz and Sonia Figueroa Ruiz to Precious Brandy Acker. TENNYSON PLACE 33: $390,000, Kojitsu Goto and Sadako Goto to Janet Fellwock Hash and Thomas Merle Hash. TERRY ST. 1363: $133,700, Gianni Brunet to Cornell Green. THAYER ST. 520 1/2: $103,243, Elegant Houses LLC to LMAS Management LLC. TULLIS DRIVE 7054: $155,000, Diamond Investment Properties LLC to Celina Leonor Sarzuri Colque. WOODLAND DRIVE 4335: $170,000, Kayla Frederick and Lori Fleming Jones to GRY Properties LLC.

LOWERLINE ST. 411: $375,000, Drv Properties LLC to Pae411 LLC. MARENGO ST. 1512: $849,500, Jeanne R. Lemmon to Maria Eugenia Gutierrez Gaddy and Robert Kim Gaddy. ROBERT ST. 1639: donation, no value stated, Ginger Guzzetta Touzet to Pierre R. Touzet. S. CLARK ST. 1219-21: $105,000, Roger L. Wortham to Trinity Real Estate Group LLC. S. ROCHEBLAVE ST. 4501: $452,500, Harris L. Coleman Jr. to Rita Alixe Derouen Marrero. S. SARATOGA ST. 3700: $225,000, Pelican Business Management LLC to 3700 Saratoga LLC. WEBSTER ST. 1210: $100, Kristine E. Vanderbrook and Richard Vanderbrook to Elizabeth Leigh Heebe Russo. WEBSTER ST. 1528: $650,000, Clark B. Hinrichs Testamentary Trust, Linda H. Christovich and Fred T. Hiarichs to Fred Turner Hinrichs and Liane King Hinrichs.

DISTRICT 7 BELLAIRE DRIVE 5679: $535,000, 500 New Orleans Hammond LLC to Ellen Carr Alexander and Shawn Michael Alexander. DANTE ST. 740: $100, 740 Dante LLC to Dante Office LLC. EDINBURGH ST. 8729-31: $140,000, 8729-31 Edinburgh St. LLC to BM RE Holdings LLC. JOLIET ST. 1702: no value stated, BGRS LLC to Shawn Bresnahan. PANOLA ST. 7919: donation, no value stated, Andrew Jenkins to Michael Jenkins. S. CARROLLTON AVE. 1537: $1,050,000, Frederick Kyle Kusin revocable trust to Holly Thomson Gilmore and Patrick Gilmore.

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HARAHAN WINDSOR DRIVE 7500: Margaret F. Lucas to Margaret F. Lucas, donation, no value stated.

JEFFERSON BROOKLYN AVE. 170: Nola Buys Houses LLC to Ayfemi N. Foucher, $101,000. CLAIBORNE DRIVE 1401: Thomas Laville Jr. to Cony S. Mendoza, $225,000. MONTICELLO AVE. 408: DDR Property Group LLC to King Me Flips LLC, $72,000.

KENNER ANJOU DRIVE 30: Mohamad A. Qayoom to Anna M. Jaworska, $361,900. AVE. 2310: Leonard Woodard to Patricia J. Woodard, donation, no value stated. DANIEL ST. 1020-22: Roger D. Gamez to Maria V A.C. Gamez, donation, no value stated. DAVID DRIVE 5129: Tardo Betty Diamond Revocable Living Trust to Holden Rogers, $420,000. IDAHO AVE. 1920: Michael Brocato to One Thousand Nine Hundred Twenty Idaho LLC, $106,000. INDIANA AVE. 4237: Jeffrey P. Marcon to Fatimah A.H. Jabber, $312,000. PARADIS LANE 4228: Pradeep Veeramachaneni to Walaa M. I Albatineh, $148,500.

METAIRIE ACADEMY DRIVE 4700: Patrick D. Murtagh to New Orleans Property Ventures Inc., $196,000. APPLE ST. 1601: Glenn J. Schneider to Home of The Range Properties & Electrical LLC, $150,000. BRIDGET ST. 6116: George M.

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RUE GRENOBLE 12: Jennifer D. Beaulieu to Delise Investments LLC, $170,000. VOURAY ST. 820: Scioto Properties SP 16 LLC to Eileen R. Clark, $150,000. W. ESPLANADE AVE. 1500: Connie V Skaggs to Jennifer D. Beaulieu, $106,000. WILLIAMS BLVD. SUITE 241 3701: Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing to ZZ Prime Management LLC, $105,000.

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AVONDALE GOODWOOD COURT 3616: DSLD LLC to Zoe Armit, $296,081. LANDSDOWNE DRIVE 4155: DSLD LLC to Lyantrinada I Hughes, $290,960. MADEIRA DRIVE 164: First Opportunity Investment Group LLC to Kiana Allison, $185,000. W. TISH DRIVE 217: Darrel P. Danos to Christian Leblanc, $159,000.

BRIDGE CITY OAK AVE. 312: Mark Boatwright to James Jacobs, $152,500. SEVEN OAKS BLVD. 836: First American Bank & Trust to Quentina T. Mayfield, $242,000.

GRAND ISLE LA. 1 2673: Lester P. Picard to Joseph D. Dabello, $250,000. LA. 1 397: Howard L. Tucker Jr. to Joshua J. Bourg, $140,000. MEMORY LANE 137: Howard L. Tucker Jr. to Quinn M. Arcement, $270,000. PETES WHARF LANE 148: Bobbie Martin to Jasmine L. Dibble, $140,000.

GRETNA FRANKLIN AVE. 938: Ernest G. Chachere Jr. to Ariel A. Bartholomew, $258,000. MASON AVE. 35: Paul A. III Olano to Jose G.G. Cordova, $115,000. OAKWOOD DRIVE 565: Jennifer A. Dauenhauer to Harb LLC,

LAFAYETTE AVE. 2300: Km Homes Real Estate LLC to Bayou Realty Group LLC, $102,000. LITCHWOOD LANE 2208: Rana F. Williams to Simone F. Williams, donation, no value stated. OLD COMPTON ROAD 2312: Kim L.T.N. Dang to Rama Ventures LLC, $275,000. PRICE DRIVE 1069: Judy R. Passantino to Jonathan Roof, donation, no value stated. SANDALWOOD DRIVE 1013: Keith D. Smith to Lin T. I Ku, $185,000. SUTHERLAND PLACE 2017: Michael Nguyen to Mona Hammad, $199,000.

MARRERO 13TH ST. 4505: Mary T.L. Olivier to Macy A. Delatte, $212,500. AVE. H 412: Zelika L.R. Parker to Everett M. Russell, $150,000. BAY VIEW DRIVE 4405: Linda Bourgeois to Tammy T. Bryant, $291,500. BAYOU TECHE 2712: Bruce Ting to Justin J. Hayden, $162,000. BLANCHE DRIVE 2757: Donald W. Murray to Kurt M. Gegenheimer Jr., $260,000. CARDINAL DRIVE 2625: Wells Fargo Bank N.A. to Next Step Rental 2. LLC, $94,000. EHRET ROAD 5204: Peggy R. Byrne to Rebecca L. Rome, donation, no value stated. EIGHTY ARPENT ROAD 5121: THD Commercial LLC to Jesse R. Matherne, $207,000. GAUDET DRIVE 1024: Guankun J. Zhu to J.S. Hayes, $149,888.

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Lowe to Ronald Rinker, $350,000. HENICAN PLACE 3608: Manuel II Blanco to Annadelia A. H. Hamond, $270,000. HOUMA BLVD. METAIRIE U16 3805: Michele Dubos to Brian G. Champagne, $3,300. KATHLEEN AVE. 1212: Stella M.L. Kolano to Masa Services LLC, $230,000. MEADOWDALE ST. 4628: Yudithsa Hung to Bank of America N.A., $42,800. MELODY DRIVE 728: Gregory P. Favalora to Vincent P. Schick, $225,000. MERLE ST. 6608: Cali Zeringue to Pq Fortified Construction LLC, $180,000. METAIRIE COURT 3220: Rita T. Wernimont to V Investments LLC Alan, $370,000. N. WILSON ST. 606: Elizabeth C. Dieu to Maria E. P. Redler, $247,500. N. WOODLAWN AVE. 1521: Jerry Tam to David K. Tam, donation, no value stated. OLD METAIRIE PLACE 801: Josephine P. Pearson to Theresa A. Broome, $295,000.

OAKWOOD DRIVE 889: Bertucci Investment Group LLC to Otto Glass, $250,000. RUE ST. MICHAEL 761: HCLD LLC to Laura H. Nguyen, $331,900. S. GLENCOVE LANE 2136: Assurance Financial Group LLC to Abdulhadi B. Daryousef, $155,100.

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GAUDET DRIVE 1113: Bambi Parsons to Bruce Hartsell, donation, no value stated. JOYCE ST. 1001: Patrica D. Ellis to Lynn Ellis, donation, no value stated. JUTLAND DRIVE 1713: Michelle S. Leblanc to Eric III Linden, $258,000. KATHLEEN DRIVE 2208: Linda S. Newberry to Kyle J. Champagne, $230,000. KISMET ST. 2541: Shannon B. Besson to Ryleigh Dugas, $323,000. LE MANS DRIVE 4309: Cristian Lanza Sr. to Richard A.M. Johnson, $225,000. MOUNT MATTERHORN AVE. 5143: DSLD LLC to Christopher S. Kiser, $268,650. SANTA MARIA DRIVE 1159: Loan T.T.L. Nguyen to Dao T.L.N. Dinh, $210,000.

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ORPHEUM AVE. 146-148: EMB Property LLC to Robert E. Talbot, $315,000. RICHLAND AVE. 4004: Melba P. Richard to Beyla R. Alvarado, $357,000. RUE ST. PETER 220: Jacqueline E.G. Brenner to Douglas W. Finegan, $580,000. VELMA ST. 1320: Elegant Houses LLC to T Rickert, $399,000. WINIFRED ST. 2604: Nicole L.C. Mcwilliams to Megan G. Barnett, $206,000. WISTERIA DRIVE 1317: Michael F. Clark to Zachary Zuppardo, $280,000.

RIVER RIDGE BELLE GROVE PLACE 8805: Krystal N. Adams to Jenny P. Zimmer, $446,000. DEBRA DRIVE 9900: Maddie Guidry to Eric S. Hamilton, donation, no value stated. DOUGLAS DRIVE 231: Judy D. Guarino to Kaitlyn M. Sorbel, $210,000. TULLULAH AVE. 910: Maria B. Aucoin to Paula M. V Finsley, $392,000. W. HENFER AVE. 139: Mallory D. Lapointe to Jeffrey Knight, $300,000.

Booth to Edward T. Moore and Bonnie B. Moore, $295,000. GROVER ST. 22186: Reboul Hwy 36 LLC to Melissa N. Kyle, $75,000. HILLCREST SUBDIVISION, LOT 20, SQUARE 73: Cristhian Fonseca and Keyla L. Macias Fonseca to Ruben Serna Rodriguez and Perla P. Lucero Rodriguez, $30,000. LA. 59 72419: Green Prairies LLC to Not In August LLC, $565,000. TRAP ST. 73443: Brandy W. Brindle to Rodrick E. Rogers and Tamika N. Smith Rogers, $206,000.

COVINGTON 10TH ST. 70200: Kenneth B. Seward and Kelly M. Seward to Nicole M. Fontana, $240,000. 11TH ST. 70317: Joseph S. Morse to Bradley Kohl, $225,000. ALEXIUSVILLE SUBDIVISION, LOT 2-A, SQUARE 91: Kevin M. Kaiser and Kyle L. Kaiser to David Bailey III and Thailand Abron Bailey, $299,000. BEECH ST. 107, 109: Albert C. Rusich Sr. to Troy C. Rusich and Jeffrey C. Rusich, donation, no value stated.

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Continued from page 20 CHRETIEN POINT AVE. 960: Highland Homes Inc. to Thomas G. Fierke and Debra C. Fierke, $921,130. DELTA LANE 1172: JACO Construction LLC to Chris S. Bell and Jolie J. Bell, $724,900. EAGLE LANDING DRIVE 132: NAF Cash LLC to Cynthia G. Williams, $276,345. ELAINE LANE 15464: Joseph R. Hebert Jr. to Joseph R. Hebert III, donation, no value stated. ELAINE LANE 15464: Penny Lynn Hebert to Joseph R. Hebert III, donation, no value stated. ELK RIDGE 603: DSLD Homes LLC to Jay A. Reine and Alicia F. Reine, $444,716. ELK RIDGE 702: DSLD Homes LLC to Marcus Johnson, $397,330. EMERALD FOREST BLVD. 350, UNIT 7101, PARKING SPACE C-34: Gabriel Bueso and Ashley L. Mayfield to Karen M. Robertson, $121,000. H ST. 70468: Kalob B. Irizarry to Troy Berg, $216,500. HOLLY DRIVE 19: Charles L. Burnett and Shirley Naylor WashBurnett to Jordan VanDerwerken, $440,000. LONG LAKE DRIVE 426: Wayne J. Landry and Danielle L. Landry to Nick J. Foto and Carla C. Foto, $529,000. N. FLORIDA ST. 1056: Ernest J. Yancey III and Ingrid L. Yancey to West 30’S Redemption Co. Inc., $100,000. N. TALLOWWOOD DRIVE 330: David A. Loeb and Jean P. Loeb to Nicholas Foto Jr. and Skyler Foto, $1,040,000. NATCHEZ LOOP 1336: Nancy W. Guilbeau to Daphne M. Barry, $477,000. NEAR COVINGTON, PORTION OF GROUND: Chuck J. Baham and Eric A. Baham to Trinity Properties Madisonville LLC, $430,000. NORTHLAKE DRIVE 733: DSLD Homes LLC to Wayne Jude Landry Jr., $384,657. PENN MILL ROAD 73104: Reed Jostes to Dale Bergeron, $240,000. PINEOAK DRIVE 132: John Barone III and Heather L. Barone to Ross Goldman, $625,000. RIVERDALE DRIVE 39: Robert Bruno and Maryann K. Bruno to Drew M. Lindemann and Corynne T. Lindemann, $10. RIVERLAKE DRIVE 14274: Robert B. Wells and Amanda B. Wells to Jacob S. Singley and Chloe S.

Singley, $288,000. SAW GRASS LOOP 343: Danielle K. Pittari to Diana R. Brown, $420,000. SOLOMON DRIVE 776: CGHR Investments LLC to Rolando R. Romero and Maria De Jesus Velasquez Perez De Rom, $310,000. TALLOW CREEK BLVD. 359: Donna Steiner to Frank Raimondi and Stacie Raimondi, $268,000. TARTAN TRACE 624: Chris S. Bell and Jolie J. Bell to John C. Hawkins Jr. and Diane Hawkins, $616,450. THUNDERBIRD DRIVE 89: Bryan A. Hodnett to Emily L. Hodnett, donation, no value stated. VESPER LANE 1315: Patrick L. Schaefer and Susan E. Schaefer to Patrick Schaefer and Susan Schaefer revocable living trust, donation, no value stated. W. 14TH AVE. 926: Christian J. Byrne and Mary L. Pipes Byrne to Marcelle D. Almeida and Lyndon F. Almeida, $448,200. ZACHERY COURT 1433: Theresa E. Brough to Mark V. Rome, $319,900.

FOLSOM DENISE ST. 206: Nicole C. Crawford and Donald J. Crawford II to Karen D. Geiling and Steven Geiling, $319,000. HAMILTON DRIVE 11287: J.P. Morgan Chase Bank NA to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp., $75,000. HIGHLANDS SUBDIVISION, LOT 88: Johnathan A. Spell and Kaitlyn G. Spell to Lauren A. Corales, $630,000. NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Steven A. Newman and

Melinda Rabalais Newman to Village of Folsom, $80,000. QUAGLINO ROAD 12294: Shane M. Penney, Toni P. Penney, Larry W. Weaver and succession of Trudy B. Weaver to Marie L. Crochet, $123,900.

LACOMBE CYPRESS PARK SUBDIVISION, LOTS 20-24, SQUARE 3: Donald Brown to Sheryl Brown, donation, no value stated. FOREST GLEN SUBDIVISION, LOTS 22, 23, SQUARE 20: Mary Shelby D’Aquin to Wilfredo Cruz Bonilla, $30,000. FOREST GLEN SUBDIVISION, LOTS 22, 23, SQUARE 20: Cristhian Fonseca and Keyla Lizet Macias Fonseca to Ruben S. Rodriguez and Perla P. Lucero Rodriguez, $30,000. LANCASTER COURT 30285: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Robin M. Sylvas and Malinda H. Sylvas, $279,900. LYDIA ST. 31162: Mario J. Lopreore and Pamela L. Showalter to Koeppel Properties LLC, $135,000. NEAR LACOMBE, PORTION OF GROUND: State of Louisiana to Recreation District No. 1 of St. Tammany Parish, $1,400,000. NEAR LACOMBE, PORTION OF GROUND: Anthoni R. Roberts Jr. and Lucinda J. Roberts to Courtney Celeste Roberts, donation, no value stated. NEAR LACOMBE, PORTION OF GROUND: Charlette A. Carollo to J&L Homes LLC, $10 and other good and valuable consideration. SUNSET OAK BLVD. 60342: Matthew Hellmers and Heather Hellmers to Patrick S. Landry and Jessica E. Kennedy, $255,000.

MADISONVILLE DE ZAIRE DRIVE 336: Herman L. Turner and Gwendolyn Turner to Turner Family Trust, donation, no value stated. DUMMYLINE ROAD 329: Kellie A. Crosby Bascle to William Hamilton Jr. and Amanda Hamilton, $535,000. ELISE LANE 712: William L. Keene III and Kayla A. Keene to Eric Neidhamer and Genevieve Neidhamer, $740,000. ENGLISH OAK DRIVE 613: Andrew P. Spinosa and Callie S. Spinosa to Glenn J. Moore, $375,000. FAYEDAYE DRIVE 176: Succession of Patricia M. Trusso to Merlin J. Perrin Jr. and Yvette T. Perrin, $240,000. HERON POINT SUBDIVISION, LOT 130: Santa Maria Interest LLC to Patrick J. Dufrene and Sheila D.

Dufrene, $149,900. SAND FOX RUN 807: Michael D. Kern Jr. to Elie Abi Nader El Chartouni and Charity Abi Nader El Chartouni, $409,900.

MANDEVILLE ATALIN ST. 501: Paul A. Wecker to Clifford P. Lyons and Christian L. Drerup, $329,000. BEAU CHENE DRIVE 551: Timothy E. Gilleland to Bertucci Investment Group LLC, $320,000. BRANCH LANE 206: Christopher W. McLellan to Mark D. Penny and Christina C. Penny, $599,000. BUTTERNUT LANE 115: Joshua B. Wood and Lara Brady Wood to Brad J. LeBlanc and Tiffany R. LeBlanc, $660,000. CHATEAU PAPILLON 256: Kirk A.

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Continued from page 21 Pepper Jr. and Jennifer A. Pepper to Mark Alexander Jr. and Ashley Ally, $590,000. CHRISTIAN COURT 14: Stephen A. Fitzmorris and Catherine T. Fitzmorris to Stephen A. Fitzmorris and Catherine T. Fitzmorris revocable living trust, donation, no value stated. EMERSON ST. 67070: Raymond W. Bianchini Jr. and Jan Bianchini to Bertucci Investment Group LLC, $185,000. HUTCHINSON DRIVE 516, 518, 536A-B, 26540, MANDANE DRIVE 26540, PARRO LANE 14465, 14497: Lawrence Parr III and Sheila S. Parr to Sheila Parr III and Lawrence Parr III Trust, donation, no value stated. KELSEY LANE 22765: Hurley Homes LLC to Danielle L. Sharp, $500,000. LIBRA AVE. 201, 201-B: Greg M. Brady and Paul Brady to Eugenie Brignac, $210,000. MCNAMARA ST. 948: Grant R. Diestelkamp and Christina S. Diestelkamp to Christopher Buller and Tova Buller, $319,000. NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Christopher P. Hoelzel to Laney G. Lanier, donation, no value stated. NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Mark M. Ficarra Jr. and Sarah R. Ficarra to Burk Property Investments LLC, $350,000. NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Clements Realty LLC to Northline Investments LLC, $800,000. PECANIERE PLACE 105: Robert F.

Belmont and Caroelise Belmont to Belmont Family Living Trust, donation, no value stated. POITEVENT TRACT, LOT 31A: Girod Reo LLC to Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust, $2,500,000. S. COMMERCIAL WAY 68361-2: Commercial Way Enterprises LLC to Intrepid Asset Holdings LLC, $398,000. TOWN OF MANDEVILLE, LOT 6A, SQUARE 122: Stacey S. Mahoney to Sinclair Design Group LLC, $30,000. TOWN OF MANDEVILLE, LOTS 14, 15, SQUARE 18: Virginia K. Fortson to Charles A. Voelker Jr. and Celina Livaccari Voelker, $270,000. TREADAWAY ST. 22503: Treadaway Properties LLC to Christen M. Lombardo, $350,000. TUPELO TRACE 101: Brian J. Cazalot and Michelle C. Cazalot to Matthew M. Reuling and Jocelyn D. Reuling, $1,650,000. W. BRIGHTON COURT 104: Mallori E. Diez to Grace Naparalla, $215,000. W. PINERIDGE ST. 128: Partners LLC to Jessica B. Bordelon, $193,000.

PEARL RIVER BARRINGTON COURT 64560: Samuel D. Husser and Susan L. Husser to Jeffrey L. Cox and Elaine C. Cox, $290,000. CALHOUN SUBDIVISION, LOT 7, SQUARE 3: Jerry Livingston and Hazel Livingston revocable trust to Michael D. Dearman Jr., donation, no value stated. CRADDOCK LANE 39128: Rene A. Hauck Jr. to Virgil R. Phillips and Cheryl M. Phillips, $44,363. CRADDOCK LANE 39128: Jeffery

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J. Hauck, Gregory M. Hauck and others to Rene A. Hauck Jr., donation, no value stated. FIFTH ST. 507: Michael J. Collongues to William C. Shuler, $120,500. JULIA DRIVE 38113: Lester P. Luparello IV and Mason M. Audibert to Henri R. Desrochers Jr. and Jamie B. Desrochers, $388,700. NEAR PEARL RIVER, PORTION OF GROUND: Julia Miller Kreger to Donna M. Garretson, $2,000. NELSON COURT 500: Henry G. Duchmann Jr. and Pamela Z. Duchmann to Sean M. Seguin and Leslie B. Seguin, $349,000. PAT DOWNEY ROAD 38300: Martin Skorno and Donna P. Skorno to Christopher T. Atlas Gabel, $225,000. PINE STREET, PORTION OF GROUND: Lacy L. Boyet to Michael Kaufmann, $40,000. TAYLOR FARMS ROAD 64259: DSLD Homes LLC to Shane Schiro and Jamie Schiro, $333,383. WILDWOOD FARMS SUBDIVISION, LOT 34A1: Sheri Q. Fleming to Tyler E. Fleming, donation, no value stated.

SLIDELL BISHOPS DRIVE 118: Jerry McKinney and Marie McKinney Family revocable trust to Robert Bieker and Luz Saavedra, $227,000. BROWN’S VILLAGE ROAD 37026: Semetra Thompson to Carlos Melendez and Jeidy Nataren Melendez, no value stated. CANAL BANK DRIVE 3764: Oscar J. Turner IV to Ryan Million, $335,000. CARA MAE ST. 40701: D. R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Jacey J. Prince, $269,900. CARR DRIVE 243: Standard Mortgage Corp. to Catherine M. Farrell, $125,502. CARR DRIVE 299: Joanne M. Pagragan Ledet to Duke Lake LLC, $411,500. CEDARWOOD DRIVE 122: Leonardo Collazo and Sonia C. Gal-

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legos Collazo to Brooke E. Stuart, $300,000. CUTTYSARK COVE 1625: Jamie B. Desrochers to Ira F. Lion III, $619,900. CYPRESS LAKES DRIVE 285: Johannes C. Birkhoff Sr. and Deborah A. Birkhoff to Eric J. Assavedo and Michelle L. Assavedo, $380,000. CYPRESS LAKES DRIVE 333: Elizabeth S. Baudin to Matthew B. Ezzell and Berta A. Galicia, $410,000. DELTA RIDGE AVE. 6716: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Steven J. Andry and Mary E. Andry, $364,900. E. GAUSE BLVD. 2365: O.B. Gin LLC to Bred Holdings LLC, $865,000. EDEN ISLES SUBDIVISION, UNIT 4, LOT 218: Michael J. Adams and Jeanne B. Adams to Bich Lien Nguyen, $275,000. FORNEA GLEN WAY 5413: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Charon L. Berry, $239,900. FOUNTAIN DRIVE 131: Kerry J. Legendre to Jacob Nuebel, $190,000. GALERIA BLVD. 103: Fairport Asset Management II REO LLC to CAT Branch Property LLC, $263,000. HARBOR DRIVE 1490, UNIT 309: Property Acquisition 12 LLC to Michael Dunbar and Stefanie H. Dunbar, $74,500. INTREPID DRIVE 309: Douglas K. Olson to Drew L. Adams, $300,000. JACOB ST. 325: Dixie T. Foy to Tiffany T. Watt, donation, no value stated. MARAIS RIVER DRIVE 4711: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Dexton J. Thibodeaux, $224,900. MARTIN LANE 228: Mark A. Swinnen and Mallory D. Swinnen to Edward Boesch III and Dawn Boesch, $119,000. MAYERS TRACE 102: Succession of Catherine T. Levy to Edmund F. Dumas, $410,000. MOCKINGBIRD LANE 222: Land Trust Inc. LLC to Joshua M. Bermudez, $119,775. MOONRAKER DRIVE 154: Michelle Fovall to NAF Cash LLC, $323,000. MOONRAKER DRIVE 236: Richard C. Rapson III and Lisa L. Rapson to Garrett W. Jordan and Robin S. Jordan, $399,000. MOONRAKER DRIVE 426: LauraAnne Lentz to Shawn R. Devaraj and Heather E. Devaraj, $332,500. NAPLES COURT 408: Eugenia E. Hamilton to Monte D. Hamilton, donation, no value stated. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Cody J. Glover, Caitlin J. Glover Manning and others to

William C. Glover, donation, no value stated. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Shannon S. Blestel to Thomas A. McNulty Sr. and Cheryl M. McNulty, $5,000. NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Stephen E. Vallette, Jeanne M. Vallette and others to Random Studios LLC, $180,000. ORIOLE DRIVE 357: Teresa Moragne to Paul A. Moragne, $125,000. PEACHTREE ST. 3638: Anjel J. Oliver to Justin Scott and Mikiah Scott, $200,000. PEARL ACRES SUBDIVISION, LOT 5A, SQUARE 16: Drew Manuel to St. Luke The Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, $185,000. PIN OAK DRIVE 101: Jeffrey Lorenz and Sharon H. Lorenz to Ryan A. Lorenz, $215,000. PORTSMOUTH DRIVE 412: Gulf Coast Bank and Trust to Jason Giesey and Stephanie M. Giesey, $230,000. ROBERT ADDITION TO SLIDELL SUBDIVISION, LOT 13, SQUARE 5: Elizabeth Innes McBurney and Mozelle T. Fruge’ to Tracey T. Powell, $30,000. S. PALM DRIVE 3023: Wendy J. Antoine Ganser, Shelley R. Antoine and others to Melissa P. Sagrera, $38,750. S. QUEENS DRIVE 229: Darren J. Simmons and Jacqueline H. Simmons to Christopher M. Shoemake and Casey B. Shoemake, $175,000. SOUTHPARK DRIVE 167: Orlin Y. Euceda Chandias and Rosibel V. Lanzas Chandias to Jacob Fast, $219,000. STERLING OAKS BLVD. 1015: Yevonne M. Baran to Grant Collongues and Jennifer E. Folgar, $355,000. TIDE WIND DRIVE 3245: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Jeronica B. Graves, $259,900. TIDE WIND DRIVE 3265: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast to Caden A. Fritz, $254,900. WARD CREEK ROAD 3481: D.R. Horton Inc.-Gulf Coast Inc. to Kimberly Wilson, $195,000.

SUN/BUSH FAIRGROUNDS BLVD. 113: Louise Arnaud to Brian A. Jackson and Angela K. Jackson, $215,000. NEAR BUSH, PORTION OF GROUND: Stephen I. Baehr and Aimee C. Baehr to Trampas D. Haley and Kathy C. Haley, $260,000. TURKEY RIDGE ROAD 26309: Henry L. Silvia to Henry S. Nowacki III and Stephanie L. Nowacki, $438,000.

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Doing the work but still a work in progress Dear Annie: A lot of things improved when I got sober five years ago. I left a toxic job and started my own business, where I’ve made some good friends. I improved my reAnnie lationship with Lane my kids, now 7 DEAR ANNIE and 9, so much that I became the preferred parent. I’m even healthier thanks to a new dog who loves walking and comes almost everywhere with me. The two areas that haven’t improved are my relationship with my wife and with my parents and siblings. The way they treated me was the reason I drank. That’s not an

excuse, but I don’t think it was fair to be treated so poorly, either. The people who say they love me are the same people who continue doing things I’ve told them hurt me. I worked an Alcoholics Anonymous program, while my wife has yet to attend an AA meeting. Both my parents are recovering alcoholics who also worked the program. My friends at AA validate my feelings and support me, but my family doesn’t. I’ve gone back to individual therapy and tend to keep to myself because I don’t want to start a fight by sharing my feelings — or by not sharing them. I don’t feel comfortable at either house. Two marriage therapists have blamed me because I’m

the recovering addict and haven’t really wanted to hear my side of why I drank. I don’t want to try counseling with my parents because my dad would most likely dominate the conversation and tell me my feelings are wrong. It seems like a no-win situation for me to be understood or appreciated. I’m not demanding respect like my family demands of me, but I would like a caring ear to listen and comprehend my side of things. I find myself longing for an apology and changed behavior, but neither ever comes. I’m staying in my marriage right now for our kids. They need to see someone who’s caring and protective. I feel like I still have a lot to do as

their father, the biggest of which is being in their lives every day. Any other recommendations for ways to improve things or other groups to turn to for support? — One Day at a Time in Alabama Dear One Day at a Time: Five years sober is a huge accomplishment, and you’ve built a lot in that time. Be proud of yourself for that. You’ve told your parents and siblings how you feel. If they won’t listen, stop waiting for the apology or understanding they may never give, and keep some distance if that’s what you need. Getting sober changed your life, but it won’t necessarily change them.

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5593 JACQUELYN COURT NEW ORLEANS • $950,000

DUPLEX

LAKE LOT

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2 SHADOW LANE

5420-22 GARFIELD STREET

PALM VISTA DRIVE

1325 MELODY DRIVE

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METAIRIE • $692,000

NEW ORLEANS • $725,000

METAIRIE • $799,000

METAIRIE • 589,900

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925 MYSTIC AVENUE

714 OAK STREET

414 MONSANTO AVENUE

704 METAIRIE LAWN DR.

OPEN SATURDAY 2 - 4

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GRETNA • $369,000

ST. ROSE • $360,000

LULING • $359,000

METAIRIE • $334,000

NEW PRICE 114 GLORIA COURT

1115 HUDSON STREET

529 OAKLAWN DRIVE

200 HOLY CROSS PLACE

1410 HANCOCK STREET

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NEW LISTING

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319 W. LOYOLA DRIVE

920 S. CARROLLTON AVE, #H

3877 E. LOYOLA DRIVE

800 3RD AVENUE

6901 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD.

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KENNER • $189,000

HARVEY • $174,800

GRETNA • $215,000

METAIRIE • $89,500

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