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Workers want more funds for city services

N.O. City Council members vow to adjust budget proposal BY JONI HESS Staff writer

New Orleans workers charged with public sanitation, blight remediation and permitting would see their scant resources further diminished under a 2027 city budget proposal that City Council members vowed Monday to adjust. The council had already pledged to revise Mayor Helena Moreno’s proposed budget to protect postMardi Gras parade cleanup, one of several services that would otherwise be axed under the austere plan. But city workers told members Monday that far more fund-

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ing is needed to prevent layoffs and other service cuts. The city’s Sanitation Department, for example, is facing a $6 million budget cut that would eliminate 55 positions responsible for garbage collection, Mardi Gras cleanup and other duties — even as the budget accounts for a recent 33% hike in the city’s monthly sanitation fee. That plan is unfeasible, several sanitation workers said at the sixth day of public budget hearings on Monday. “We have to keep our department intact,” Michael Caulfield said. “Everybody at our depart-

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ment does a certain job that needs to be done. No other department is gonna come on our job and pick up the trash that we do.” Council members, in response, pledged to salvage those positions, along with 12 vacancies in the city’s Safety and Permits office. Members said the city needs fully staffed departments to maintain services that impact residents’ quality of life and that generate income for the city. “I think the proposal is unserious, to cut Mardi Gras collection, to cut special event collection,

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Early voting begins in La.

Funding OK’d for 2 coastal projects

$260M approved for Rigolets, landbridge restoration BY MIKE SMITH Staff writer

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Voting machines line a wall at City Hall in New Orleans on Monday ahead of early voting beginning Tuesday. Congressional races, constitutional amendments, Public Service Commission seats and local issues are on the ballot.

in a solidly red state. But she fac- ruling. Midterms to determine esof aanseat Nationally, all eyes are on whether energetic challenge from Democrat Jamie Davis, a Tensas Parish farmer who Democrats will take control of the House control of Congress has held rallies across the state seizing from Republicans — and the two Louisi-

on the cost of living, Iran war and other issues. All six of the state’s U.S. House seats Staff writer are also up for election. In four of those Early voting begins Tuesday in Louisi- races, incumbents are expected to win reana for the Nov. 3 midterm elections that election against little-known challengers, will determine which party controls Con- but two open seats are hotly contested by crowded ﬁelds of candidates. One is likely gress. At the top of the statewide ballot is the to ﬂip from Democrat to Republican afrace for U.S. Senate. U.S. Rep. Julia Let- ter the Legislature redrew district lines low, who has President Donald Trump’s to eliminate a majority-Black district in backing, aims to keep Republican control the wake of a major U.S. Supreme Court

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT

ana men who hold the chamber’s top leadership positions, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton, and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson. But the election also has some signiﬁcant stakes at the state and local level. Two seats on the Public Service Commission, which regulates public utilities, are also on the ballot as questions swirl about data centers and their massive pow-

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Carter could have bigger role in Congress soon as he seeks a third full Democrat facing little opposition in reelection bid campaign term in the House to represent a

BY TYLER BRIDGES

“Your adversaries don’t have the advantage,” Phoenix told Carter, DStaff writer New Orleans, and his congregants, U.S. Rep. Troy Carter was listen- who in turn encouraged the pastor ing intently when Bishop L. John by calling out, “Come on! You’re Phoenix at Victory Christian Center right!” “Your adversaries don’t have the International in New Orleans began his sermon Sunday by invoking the advantage,” Phoenix repeated. That line could sum up Carter’s Bible.

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New Orleans-anchored district that continues up the Mississippi River to Baton Rouge. Carter, 62, is cruising to victory Nov. 3 with little opposition from four opponents in a 10-parish district drawn by the state Legislature to elect a Black Democrat.

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Louisiana will get more than $260 million for two large-scale coastal restoration projects, including one aiming to shore up key sections of an eroding chunk of vital land that helps protect the New Orleans area from storm surge. The projects are being paid for with funds related to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Trustees overseeing those funds gave final approval for the two plans last week. They include work along sections of what is known as the East Orleans Landbridge on the far eastern edge of New Orleans. The landbridge divides Lakes Pontchartrain, St. Catherine and Borgne, but has been gradually disappearing for decades. It is estimated to help protect some 1.5 million people in the New Orleans area from storm surge, on both sides of Lake Pontchartrain, while also preventing further saltwater intrusion into the brackish estuary. One section of it is estimated to have lost about 110 acres of marsh since 1956. The plan would be the largest restoration project yet for the landbridge. Another plan will restore Raccoon Island, a barrier island off Terrebonne Parish that is part of the Isles Dernieres chain. The island provides important habitat for birds, fish and shellfish and acts as storm surge buffer for parts of the central Louisiana coast. Some $109.4 million was approved for the landbridge work and another $156.3 million for Raccoon Island. “Together, these projects will restore up to 1,700 acres in wetland, coastal and nearshore habitat,” the trustees, which include a range of state and federal agencies, said in a statement. Roughly $8.5 billion in fines and settlement dollars related to the BP spill have been set aside

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Police: Fatal shooting not connected to mosque

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A shooting in a neighborhood near a mosque in Ohio’s capital city left one person dead Monday but was not connected to the house of worship or those who were inside, police said. Federal and local authorities descended on the area as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives said in a post on X that agents were responding to a report of a shooting at the mosque, northeast of downtown Columbus. Police later said the shooting happened in the parking lot of an apartment complex next to the mosque.

Miss. AG: Force justified in shooting of 1-year-old

Mississippi’s attorney general says a Senatobia police officer was justified in the use of force during a June shoplifting call that ended in the fatal shooting of a 1-year-old boy. The conclusion of the state’s investigation into the shooting death of Kohen Wiley follows months of mourning and calls for justice, both nationally and in the small town about 40 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee, where the shooting took place. The shooting occurred in midJune as Senatobia officers responded to a shoplifting call at a local Walmart, where they saw Vellesiya Wiley, Kohen’s mother, carrying her son as she and a friend left the store, got into a car and began driving away. Wiley and her friend are both Black. Police reports indicate diapers and baby clothes were allegedly stolen. According to a statement released shortly after the shooting by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the car drove toward law enforcement, prompting an officer to fire into the car, striking Kohen and his mother’s friend. In a video released days after the shooting, Vellesiya Wiley denied that she or her friend stole anything and disputed that her friend, who was driving, headed toward the officers. Ben Crump, a nationally renowned civil rights attorney who is representing Kohen’s family, has said results of a preliminary independent autopsy indicate Kohen was shot from the side of the car, not the front, contradicting officers’ claims that the car was heading toward them.

Leader of Kenyan cult convicted of 191 murders

NAIROBI, Kenya — The leader of a Kenyan doomsday cult linked to more than 400 deaths was convicted Monday of murdering 190 children and one adult after ordering followers to starve themselves to death to meet Jesus. Justice Diana Kavedza ruled that Pastor Paul Mackenzie, leader of the Good News International Church, oversaw an organized system that used religious teachings to compel followers to fast until they died. In 2023, more than 400 bodies were exhumed from shallow graves on the 800-acre Chakama Ranch in coastal Kiliﬁ County, where Mackenzie’s followers lived in mud huts, away from the scrutiny of local communities and authorities. Mackenzie was arrested and charged with murder alongside his wife and dozens of his followers. Some followers later became prosecution witnesses in the case. The court found that the directive to fast to death was implemented by targeting children first, while guards were deployed to prevent them from escaping, beating those who attempted to escape or eat.

Australian PM: Lawmaker injured by car ‘no accident’

MELBOURNE, Australia — An Australian federal lawmaker remained in critical condition Tuesday after undergoing surgery for injuries sustained when she was hit by a car in what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said was an apparently deliberate attack. Helen Haines, a 65-year-old independent politician, was struck by a Toyota Land Cruiser SUV outside her electoral district ofﬁce midafternoon Monday in the city of Wangaratta in Victoria state, police said. The driver was arrested and remained in police custody. Albanese said the national counterterrorism team was investigating, incorporating police and intelligence agencies.

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Zelenskyy slams partner countries

Washington moves benefiting tems has made Ukraine more vul- Zelenskyy said on social media. President says cent Russia fired 16 ballistic missiles Russian President Vladimir Putin, nerable. Delays are still occurring waiving U.S. sanctions with some “vital supplies” from at Kyiv and its surrounding region, Ukraine was again including on Moscow and signing a deal to the U.S., Zelenskyy said without Zelenskyy said, with officials in diesel from Moscow. elaborating, and senior Kyiv of- the capital reporting a 21-year-old not given early import Moscow and Kyiv, meanwhile, ficials are urgently contacting woman was killed. Ukraine received no warning discussing the possible evac- other countries to strengthen air warning of Russia were from its partners ahead of the first uation of the Russian-occupied defenses. Western intelligence sharing wave of attacks, and information city of Oleshky in the strike of power grid front-line southern Kherson region, where has helped Ukraine counter Rus- about a second wave arrived too

BY SAMYA KULLAB and BARRY HATTON Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia launched new attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure using ballistic missiles and jet-powered drones, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday, adding that Kyiv again received no early warning of the attack from partner countries that previously shared their intelligence. Zelenskyy is grappling with re-

about 2,000 people have been cut off from food and medical supplies for months, according to a Ukrainian human rights ofﬁcial. Zelenskyy said speed restrictions are still in place on Kyiv’s use of the military-grade version of U.S. company SpaceX’s satellite internet service. Full service was being restored at the end of last week, but Zelenskyy said Monday that the restrictions are still slowing Ukraine’s drones along the front. Also, a severe shortage of American-made Patriot air defense sys-

sia’s devastating ballistic missiles and hold back Moscow’s full-scale invasion, which began more than 4½ years ago. President Donald Trump says Washington hasn’t stopped providing intelligence to Kyiv. Secretary of State Marco Rubio repeated that position Monday, saying he had no information about the previous night’s Russian attack. The Russian nighttime barrage hit 28 substations and other critical energy facilities, depriving more than a half-million people of electricity, heat and running water,

late for air raid sirens to be activated in time, air force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat said on national television. The Russian Defense Ministry said that it struck Ukrainian targets including a data center, a logistics hub storing components for drones and cruise missiles, an industrial facility making drone components, and a locomotive depot where missiles are stored. It also said it struck a bulk carrier in the Black Sea heading for Odesa with supplies for Ukraine’s armed forces.

Albertans vote on path to independence Carney fights to keep Canada united BY ROB GILLIES Associated Press

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A woman walks her dog past a looted store Sunday, the day after a demonstration against rising living costs, joining students’ grievances, in Paris.

After riots, Paris police issue overnight curfews French capital looks to prevent further disorder

BY SYLVIE CORBET

Associated Press

PARIS — Paris police issued an overnight curfew on Monday in two areas of the French capital, after a weekend marred by France’s worst rioting in years that targeted city halls, other public buildings and thousands of businesses across the country. The order aims to protect “people and property from the violence and looting,” the Paris police statement said. The curfew prohibits anyone from entering or remaining on the Place de la République, where rioting took place Saturday, and the shopping neighborhood of Les Halles, which has been subject to looting. The curfew will be in effect from 11 p.m. Monday until 6 a.m. Tuesday. In addition, gatherings and demonstrations are banned from 8 p.m., the Paris police said. Earlier Monday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu had called for “very limited” and “localized” curfews. In northern France, local authorities imposed a curfew for children and

teenagers under age 18 in several cities, including Lille, starting from Monday and for the next two days from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Nice, on the French Riviera, also imposed an overnight curfew for minors from 9 p.m. Lecornu defended police handling of the unrest, saying that “despite scenes of severe violence and extensive property damage, no one was killed, and that is a miracle.” He said that details of the curfews would be announced later Monday after consultations with mayors. Mass protests in France are often tainted by violence on the fringes of otherwise peaceful marches, leading to clashes with police. Saturday’s unrest recalled the riots that followed the fatal police shooting of a teenager in 2023, when authorities imposed local curfews, and violence during the yellow vest movement that began in 2018 over fuel prices and broader economic grievances. The prime minister’s instructions come after Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez offered his resignation Sunday. But President Emmanuel Macron refused it “given the need for continued command of law enforcement in the current context,” Macron’s ofﬁce said in a statement Monday.

Japan launches spacecraft to mysterious moons of Mars

spacecraft on Mars over Mission aims to moons. The Japan Aerospace the past 50 years and Chibring home soil Exploration Agency, na scored a 2021 touchwhich is leading the down, no one has ever samples bold sampling effort, ventured onto Phobos

BY MARCIA DUNN AP aerospace writer

A Japanese spacecraft rocketed toward Mars on Tuesday on an unprecedented quest to explore its mysterious moons and bring back samples. Five of the world’s space agencies joined forces for the five-year mission that will attempt to land a robotic prospector plus a rover on Phobos, the larger and closer of Mars’ two pint-sized

launched the spacecraft before dawn from the country’s main spaceport on Tanegashima Island. Officials declared success an hour later when the spacecraft separated as planned from the rocket’s upper stage. Flight controllers burst into applause and jumped to their feet, shaking hands and embracing. No one has managed to get samples from Mars or its moons yet While NASA has successfully landed nine

or its sidekick Deimos. And no one has managed to fetch samples from Mars, let alone its moons. If successful, bits of dust, soil and rocks from Phobos will arrive on Earth in 2031. “There’s a lot of adrenaline and a lot of excitement and a lot of wow,” said NASA astrophysicist Tom Statler, who’s involved with the project. Japan has an edge going in, with two asteroid sample returns already under its cosmic belt.

EDMONTON, Alberta — Voters in Canada’s oil-rich Alberta province were deciding on Monday whether to begin a process that could lead to independence, testing national unity as Canadians rally against U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war and threats to claim Canada as the 51st U.S. state. Monday’s vote is not a direct referendum on independence. Alberta, home to most of Canada’s proven oil reserves — the fourth largest in the world — will decide whether to remain a province or begin the legal process toward a future referendum on separation. More than 1.35 million Albertans, or 43% of eligible voters, cast advance or special ballots ahead of Monday’s referendum, an unusually high level of early participation that underscores the intense interest in the province’s future. Polls close at 8 p.m. local

time, with results expected in the hours afterward. Alberta is Canada’s oil heartland and cowboy country, a conservative stronghold whose political culture has long had more in common with the American West than much of Canada. Resentment toward Ottawa runs deep, but has not traditionally translated into widespread support for independence. But even if Albertans reject the proposal, separatist leaders say the movement has transformed a fringe cause into a force in provincial politics and is not going away. Prime Minister Mark Carney urged Albertans to deliver a decisive vote for unity. “Vote like Canada’s future depends on it because it does,” he told a rally Friday in Edmonton, where he grew up. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith, who called the referendum despite opposing independence, cited a poll showing just 22% support for separation, a ﬁgure she said was still too high.

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More than 2 dozen Jeffries likes Democrats’ charged in DOJ sweep chances in House race Feds target alleged noncitizen voters in Calif.

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AP congressional correspondent

BY SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Federal authorities charged more than two dozen foreign nationals Monday in California as part of a statewide sweep targeting people who officials say have illegally registered or voted in U.S. elections. The arrests are part of a Trump administration effort to root out noncitizen voting ahead of next month’s midterm elections, even though data shows that the problem is incredibly rare, difficult to prove and has not been shown to change the outcome of races. Federal officials on Monday blamed California officials for the alleged crimes, accusing them of facilitating noncitizen voting through inadequate voter roll maintenance and hiding it from the public. The charges escalated a simmering voter roll fight that came into focus last week when the Justice Department sued California and warned that local election workers who knowingly process or tabulate ballots submitted by noncitizen voters are at risk of investigation and potential prosecution. The Justice Department said the 28 people who were charged as part of a sweep dubbed Operation Protect the Vote are lawful permanent residents — but not U.S. citizens who are permitted to legally vote. They are charged with crimes including making false statements on a naturalization application and submitting fraudulent voter registrations. “This causes real damage to real elections and real damage to American citizens,” Trent McCotter, the acting deputy attorney general at the Justice Department, said during a news conference in Los Angeles. Rob Bonta, California’s Democratic attorney general, said Monday that there is no widespread voter fraud in California and that while “one-off” examples of voter fraud are possible, those instances are “a drop in the bucket” considering the state has 23 million registered voters. Bonta said he expects his

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Homeland Security Investigations task force officers escort a suspect accused of illegally registering to vote during a federal operation Monday in Commerce, Calif. state to prevail in the federal government’s lawsuit, saying the Republican administration “has provided us with no facts of any ineligible voters, just a conclusory statement with no evidence to back it.” California emerges as a ﬂashpoint for voting dispute The federal government has made noncitizen voting a priority this year, demanding detailed voter information — including dates of birth, addresses, driver’s license numbers and partial Social Security numbers — from the states. While some states voluntarily handed over the information, the department sued 30 states and the District of Columbia to obtain it — lawsuits that so far have been unsuccessful. The Justice Department said Monday it has charged 113 people in 20 states with illegal voting and illegal registration offenses over the last seven weeks. It earlier said it had charged about 90 people for various types of election misconduct so far this year, including 50 who are alleged to have voted as noncitizens. There were more than 227 million registered voters in the United States during the 2024 presidential election. The operation Monday involved the four U.S. attorneys’ ofﬁces across California in what the Justice Department intended as a statewide show of force. Among the dozens of people arrested was a 72-yearold Belize-born man who is accused of voting illegally in four elections. Dozens of federal agents descended on Omar Alexander Muñoz’s residential culde-sac in Commerce, a small city in Los Angeles County, to make the arrest. Muñoz was put in handcuffs in his pajamas and taken into federal custody downtown. Esmeralda Muñoz, 70, said

her family was furious that agents showed up to their home in full tactical gear with guns drawn to arrest her husband before dawn. “It’s a show for them,” she said, calling it a “shame” that government officials arrived with camera crews and news helicopters. She and her three children and 10 grandchildren are all U.S. citizens, she said; Omar Muñoz is a legal permanent resident, she said, and they didn’t realize that he was registered to vote. When they do talk about politics, Esmeralda said Omar has been a vociferous supporter of President Donald Trump. The arrests were the latest in a flurry of activity that has unfolded in heavily Democratic California, which is not typically regarded as a key battleground state but does have a handful of competitive congressional races that could help determine which party controls the U.S. House for the final two years of Trump’s term. The administration last week sued California to prevent it from counting mail ballots from people the federal government has identified as “likely” noncitizens until their immigration status can be confirmed. The complaint was filed after California officials were given, and did not meet, a 48-hour deadline to review a password-protected thumb drive that contained a list of 20,000 names. The federal government says those are likely noncitizens who were sent ballots to participate in the Nov. 3 election, although the secretary of state said the administration has provided no evidence to support that claim. The state mails ballots to all registered voters. McCotter said the 20,000 number was likely to rise. “That’s just the floor,” he said.

TOLEDO, Ohio — House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries said Sunday the election climate is holding firm for Democrats as he campaigned for Rep. Marcy Kaptur in a heavily contested Ohio congressional district that is crucial for majority control of the House. Jeffries also slapped back at President Donald Trump’s abrupt decision to waive sanctions on Russia and said there will be a bipartisan effort in the House to pursue a new sanctions package that the president would not have the ability to waive. “It’s shocking, but not surprising, that an American president would do so much to undermine the cause of democracy, freedom and dignity for the Ukrainian people,” Jeffries told The Associated Press after visiting church services in Toledo. Jeffries, who is in line to become House speaker if Democrats win back the majority, has traveled to some 50 cities campaigning for Democratic candidates. He said the House Republicans are “divorced from reality” in thinking — as Speaker Mike Johnson recently suggested — that the Nov. 3 election will be a repeat of the 2024 sweep that put Trump in the White House and Republicans in Congress. “The climate continues to hold firm,” Jeffries said, about the Democrats’ chances. “We are working hard across the country, continuing to make the case that we need dramatic change as opposed to the status quo,” he said, “and that Democrats are going to be the only ones to fight to make this country affordable.”

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Rep. Marcy Kaptur, from right, attends church services with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday as they campaign for the midterm election in battleground Toledo, Ohio. Ohio races are key to control of Congress The Buckeye State is being fiercely contested in these midterm elections that will determine control of Congress. While much attention has been on the Senate race between Republican Sen. Jon Husted and Democrat Sherrod Brown, the House races are a district-by-district slog key to unlocking control of that chamber. The Toldeo-area House seat has been a top priority. Kaptur, who has held ofﬁce for decades, is the longestserving woman in the House. But Trump has carried the district and Republicans are trying to ﬂip it. Kaptur defeated GOP candidate Derek Merrin two years ago, but he is making a repeat play for the seat. “We work very hard,” Kaptur told AP. “We don’t just work at elections. We work to make a difference in the lives of people.” In August, Kaptur, 80, was heading to church when the vehicle she was riding in as a passenger was struck. She was hospitalized with injuries suffered in the car accident, but said she has since recovered. Jeffries said Kaptur is a legendary figure in the

Great Lakes Region. “Once again, she’s going to defy all expectations,” he said. Trump’s waiver of Russia sanctions roils campaigns The area has been home to a large Ukrainian American population, and Kaptur is founder and co-chair of the Congressional Ukraine Caucus, a bipartisan group of lawmakers with particular focus on the country. She had harsh words for Trump’s decision late Friday to waive provisions of the Russia sanctions bill named for Lindsey Graham, which Congress had passed to help Ukraine as it battles Russian President Vladimir Putin’s invasion. “What he did is just unAmerican,” she said. “He has sided with Putin.” Members of Congress, Democrats and Republicans, expressed outrage over the weekend at Trump’s decision to waive the sanctions, which were due to take effect Sunday. The president had just signed the bill into law last month.

Over 100K Ukrainians, Sudanese granted deportation reprieve BY GISELA SALOMON Associated Press

MIAMI — More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in the United States without immediate risk of deportation, the Department of Homeland Security said, in what amounts to a temporary reprieve after their right to stay in the country was set to expire Monday. Temporary Protected Status was set to end Oct. 19 for about 101,000 Ukrainians and 1,800 Sudanese. But DHS said an announcement “will be made at the appropriate time.” Until then, the department said in a written statement, Ukrainians and Sudanese in the U.S. covered by those temporary measures “retain protection.” The Department did not indicate how long they could stay or when a ﬁnal announcement would be made on their status. DHS did not respond to a question about whether they can keep their work permits, but TPS generally allows people to work while their protections remain in effect. The decision Monday marks another incident

where the Trump administration, which has previously sought to end these temporary protections from deportation and send people back to their home countries, has allowed people covered by the temporary status to stay in the country but without giving any guidance as to how long. Yuriy Boyechko, CEO of Hope For Ukraine, a nonproﬁt that provides humanitarian aid in Ukraine and helps resettle newcomers in the U.S., described the government’s announcement as “last-minute patches.” It is a “bandage that has been placed on a wound that does not solve the real issue,” he said. “It’s time for U.S. to come up with some normal path to permanent residency for all these people,” Boyechko noted. He emphasized that they cannot safely return to Ukraine. Andrew Arthur, a national-security and immigration expert at the Center for Immigration Studies, a Washington think tank that favors lower immigration, said the government will eventually decide but faces no deadline. Until then,

nothing changes, he said. “It’s simply going to be an extension until it is a termination,” he said. “It’s beyond cavil that both Sudan and Ukraine are experiencing ongoing armed conﬂict, and therefore the secretary is well within his authority to continue TPS for each of them.” The Trump administration has already terminated TPS for more than 1 million people from 13 countries, including Venezuela, Haiti, Honduras, Nicaragua, Afghanistan and Syria. But in a change in practice roughly a month ago, the administration kept protections in place for nearly 200,000 Salvadorans whose TPS was set to expire Sept. 9. In that case they also said that they were going to make a decision at the appropriate time and that in the meantime, people from El Salvador could continue to work and live in the U.S. Activists and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have been raising the alarm over the upcoming deadline for TPS to expire for Ukrainians, arguing that conditions remain unsafe for them to return home amid the war with Russia.

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Continued from page 1A Still, however, Carter will face one major adversary back in Washington, the man he sometimes refers to as “the orange fella”: President Donald Trump. Carter is buoyed by widespread predictions that Democrats will retake control of the House and have a bigger platform to push for restoring the Republicans’ cuts to Medicaid for the working poor, for scaling back the aggressive tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and for highlighting accusations of graft by Trump. Carter is expected to play an expanded role in national affairs since he is running unopposed to be elected internally next month as the next chair of the 63-member Congressional Black Caucus. “My term as chair of the CBC will dovetail into the picking of the next president, which will give me an opportunity to be at the table and highlight that all roads to the White House will go through the South,” Carter said Sunday as he U.S. Rep. Troy Carter applauds during the sermon at New Hope Baptist Church in New Orleans on Sunday. drove from one campaign event to another. what Trump labeled the “One Big midterm elections, and will cause Carter has the support of numerBeautiful Bill.” an estimated 17 million people to ous local Republicans, including Partisan wrangling Trump and Republicans high- lose healthcare insurance. Repub- Joe Lopinto, the Jefferson Parish The past two years have been light the parts that eliminate taxes licans say any coverage losses sheriff. “My job as sheriff is to work will result from efforts to reduce frustrating for Carter, who prides on tips and overtime. with individuals in Washington Carter and Democrats empha- waste, fraud and abuse. himself on his ability to work with The Republican-controlled Leg- and Louisiana regardless of party,” Republicans to beneﬁt his constitu- size the parts that shower the bill’s ents. Like other Democrats, Carter biggest tax cuts on the wealthiest islature gave Carter most of New Lopinto said. “Troy has certainly feels shut out by Republican mem- Americans and reduce healthcare Orleans and most of the Black vot- been a person I’ve been able to bers of Congress who he says have subsidies for the poor. Carter also er precincts in Jefferson Parish work with.” A Libertarian candidate in the been toeing the partisan line over notes that the tax break on tips and through the River Parishes up to Baton Rouge. That has left his dis- race is Lisa Ballay, whose webthe past 21 months to avoid antago- overtime is temporary. Carter noted that nearly half of trict as the only one with a Black site describes her as a nurse who nizing Trump. Because of his bipartisan mind- the residents in Johnson’s district majority, although conservatives is president of the West Jefferson set, Carter had to be prodded into receive Medicaid, the federal are in court arguing that the de- Hospital Foundation. “Republicans promised small specifying his complaints with the healthcare program for the poor, sign violates the Constitution. government. Democrats promised top two Republicans in the House: and that many will lose benefits No major challengers competent government. Neither Speaker Mike Johnson, who rep- under the bill. “How do you have 39% to 40% resents northwest Louisiana, and The one Republican challenging one delivered,” Ballay says on her Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of the people you represent fall Carter is Peter Williams, whose website. One no-party candidate is Walwho represents suburban New Or- prey to a bill that every indepen- campaign website states his famdent body that has reviewed this ily owns a tree farm and specialty ter “Rocky” Beach, whose website leans. “I don’t want to sensationalize in- law proves empirically that it crop business in Pointe Coupee states he has worked for decades as a paramedic. dividuals,” Carter said as he drove will be devastating for those very Parish, north of Baton Rouge. Another no-party candidate is The website states he opposes on Interstate 10 on his way to La- people?” Carter asked. “Those are Place. “But there’s no question in your people. Trump nor any Dem- abortion, supports the right for Renada “Honey” Collins, who my mind that our speaker of the ocratic president could convince people to own and bear arms and hasn’t created a campaign webHouse and our number two have me to vote against the interest of views marriage as “between one page. been complicit in their following of the people I represent. That’s not man and one woman.” Carter is paying no heed to the Williams had not raised or spent four as he runs for another term. Donald Trump. The speaker of the loyalty. That’s foolishness.” House voted for and led the charge Carter noted that the cuts to any money on the race as of Sept. On Sunday, he visited three Affor the Big Ugly Law.” Medicaid are scheduled to begin 30, according to the Federal Elec- rican American churches in New That’s the Democrats’ name for next year, after the November tion Commission website. Orleans. At each stop, he urged

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Continued from page 1A er demands. And voters will decide on a whopping 10 proposed amendments to the state constitution, affecting property taxes, term limits for governors and more. At the local level, voters will be choosing judges, district attorneys and a host of other local ofﬁces and ballot propositions. Early voting runs from Tuesday through Oct. 27, excluding Sunday, Oct. 25. Polls are open from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. You can ﬁnd a sample ballot, early voting locations, your election day polling place and other information at the secretary of state’s website, GeauxVote.com.

Senate race leads the list In the eyes of most national political observers, the most interesting part of Louisiana’s U.S. Senate race has already happened. In May, Letlow ousted incumbent Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, in the Republican primary election when she took first place and Treasurer John Fleming took second. Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, defeated Fleming in the runoff a month later. Trump had been furious with Cassidy ever since the senator voted to find him guilty of inciting the Jan. 6, 2021, riots at the U.S. Capitol. Since the primary election wrapped up, national political handicappers have consistently rated Louisiana’s Senate race as a safe Republican seat. But don’t tell Davis that. A political unknown, the farmer and former Tensas police jury member stepped up to run when no established Louisiana Democrats did. He has been holding well-attended events across the state where he has railed against the rising cost of living, a lack of regulations on artificial intelligence and Trump’s war in Iran, among other issues. On Saturday, Davis campaigned at get-out-the-

vote events in LaPlace and Shreveport. On Sunday, he held three events in New Orleans. He attended Mass that celebrated the 185th anniversary of the St. Augustine Church in the Treme neighborhood, attended an event for the shrimp industry and appeared on a podcast broadcast from a barbershop. On Monday, he spoke to the Press Club of Baton Rouge, an event that Letlow didn’t attend. Davis said his grassroots organizing effort will lead him to prevail over Letlow, even though she has more money. Democrats are hoping for a surge in turnout, beginning with the early voting period, particularly among Black voters after the Louisiana v. Callais decision all but gutted the Voting Rights Act and led the Republican legislature to redraw Louisiana’s congressional map and eliminate Democratic U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields’ majorityBlack district. Still, Letlow has most of the advantages. Trump’s endorsement carries weight with Louisiana’s sizable GOP base, and she has raised far more money than Davis. That has led her to run the sort of low-key campaign that is typical for an incumbent conﬁdent of victory. After visiting 14 parishes last week, Letlow did not campaign over the weekend. She held another closeddoor “listening tour” event in Baton Rouge on Monday, marking the 50th of all 64 parishes that she plans to visit.

House primaries Two of six races for the House are for open seats, and both of them have drawn a ﬂood of candidates and intense campaigning. Take, for example, the 6th Congressional District, which Fields won two years ago when it was a majorityBlack district. The district now covers parishes in and around Baton Rouge, and is solidly Republican — Fields declined to run for reelection, saying he did not think he could win. Ten candidates have piled into the race to replace Fields.

The race appears to be wide-open, with no candidate garnering more than 13% of the vote, and 36% of the voters still undecided, according to a survey of 400 registered voters taken last week by pollster Greg Rigamer for superlobbyist Alton Ashy. The most prominent candidates are state senators Blake Miguez, R-New Iberia, and Rick Edmonds, R-Baton Rouge, who have bitterly feuded in attack ads and public statements. Among other criticisms, Edmonds has blasted Miguez for living outside the district, while Miguez has countered by noting that Edmonds preaches at a Mississippi church. Four other, less wellknown Republicans are also running: Michael Mebruer, Monique Appeaning, Stephen Wagley and Larry Davis III. So is a Libertarian, Rufus Craig. But some Democrats are not letting Republicans take the seat without a fight. Pat Forbes, Lindsay Garcia and Chauna Banks have blasted Trump decisions to attack Iran and deploy National Guard soldiers into U.S. cities. Meanwhile, nine candidates are running to replace Letlow in the 5th District, which stretches from Monroe down to the mostly rural Florida Parishes. The list includes several established political ﬁgures: state Sen. Stewart Cathey, R-Monroe; state Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe; state Rep. Gabe Firment, of Pollock; and Misti Cordell, the chair of the state’s Board of Regents. State Rep. Pat Moore, a Monroe Democrat, is also running. So are several less well-known candidates: Antonio Wilson, a Democrat from Tallulah; Dan McKay, a Democrat from Bunkie; Austin Magee, a Republican from Franklinton; and Omar Dantzler, a Republican from Hammond. A Rigamer poll for Ashy last week also showed no clear favorites among the four Republican candidates; 27% of all voters were undecided. Given the number of can-

didates in each race, it is likely that no candidate will get more than 50% of the vote. In that case, the two top vote-getters will face off in a December runoff. In the other four districts, incumbents face little-known challengers and are expected to keep their seats. That includes Johnson, R-Benton; Scalise, R-Jefferson; Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette; and Rep. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans.

Amendments Ten proposed amendments to the constitution are also sprawled across the ballot. In the past two election cycles, voters have rejected all constitutional amendments in front of them, and many observers suspect that trend may repeat itself this year, given the sheer number of proposals and general voter dissatisfaction. But supporters argue the ideas have real policy merit and deserve consideration. Five of the amendments would affect property taxes, changing how local govern-

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people to vote early beginning on Tuesday. Carter then headed to the Andouille Festival in LaPlace. He began by speaking for several minutes inside the gospel tent. “I’m ready to reconfirm my commitment to you to fight for a fair and just America, to fight for resources for environmental justice, economic opportunity, education, an economy that is inclusive of all people, infrastructure that fixes our roads and bridges and our pathways that sometimes flood,” he said. Carter noted it was lunchtime, and he wanted to find something good to eat. He had just bought a dish of mustard greens with andouille at one food booth when someone from another one beseeched him to purchase something at hers. Two minutes later, after paying with his credit card, he took several bites of a giant fried turkey wing. At the request of the workers at that booth, he then took a photo with them and joined them in downing a shot of tequila. “It went well with that spicy wing,” Carter said afterward.

ments can roll them forward and authorizing more exemptions. One would tighten term limits for governors, and others would affect water infrastructure and postconviction bail. A nonpartisan guide to the amendments is available from the Public Affairs Research Council at its website, parlouisiana.org.

PSC races Two seats on the ﬁve-member Public Service Commission are also on the ballot. The Public Service Commission regulates public utilities, and is under particular scrutiny as data centers and other megaprojects ramp up demand on the electrical grid. Three candidates are vying to replace Commissioner Eric Skrmetta, who is term limited, in District 1, which includes Orleans, Jefferson, St. Tammany, Livingston and several other parishes. The race features state Rep. Stephanie Hilferty, R-New Orleans, who has served in the Louisiana Leg-

islature for 10 years; Chris Justin, a no-party chemical engineer who formerly consulted for the PSC; and Democrat Connie Norris, a nurse who has been ﬁghting before the PSC for lower water rates. Two candidates are running to replace term-limited Commissioner Foster Campbell in the largely rural 5th District, which covers north Louisiana. They are Rev. James Green, pastor of Shreveport’s Union Mission Baptist Church and businessman John Atkins, 62, an 11-year veteran of the Caddo Parish Commission and owner/principal of Atco Investment Co. Staff writers Tyler Bridges, Meghan Friedmann and Alyse Pfeil contributed to this story.

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Continued from page 1A for Louisiana restoration projects. The state has used the funding to carry out large-scale coastal restoration work, but the funding expires by 2032. Projects already given the green light by that time will continue, but the lack of future funding will leave the state with a huge fiscal gap for coastal work in the future. The land bridge project would create around 1,290 acres of marsh, or nearly 1,000 football fields, mainly along the Rigolets. It would also include shoreline protection in the form of permeable containers with limestone to help prevent erosion. Cordgrass, roseau cane and other native vegetation would be planted atop the sediment. Some 5 million cubic yards of sediment dredged from nearby Lake St. Catherine would be used — enough to overflow the Superdome. The state has estimated that construction could begin in the fall of 2027 and last around three years. The land bridge is familiar to those who have taken the drive all the way down U.S. 90, or Chef Menteur Highway, beyond the New Orleans area’s hurricane protection system and over the old swing bridge. Fishing camps dot

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Continued from page 1A and I think we need to get serious about the fact that people expect not only safe cities but clean cities, and that’s what your department provides,” council member Lesli Harris said to sanitation department officials as the audience erupted in applause. Harris chairs the council’s Budget Committee. The hearing was one of several that have played out publicly in recent weeks as departments make their funding needs known to the council. The council and Moreno must decide whether to raise taxes or cut services in the coming weeks as they attempt to close a $100 million gap in the city’s 2027 budget. Both choices are politically unpopular.

Sanitation at risk The council is considering whether to roll forward the city’s millages to help offset some of the proposed reductions to city services, which total $77 million. A full “millage roll forward,” which occurs when property taxes are raised to the highest amount allowed by voters, could inject about $42 million more into the city’s coffers, including $26 million for the city’s general fund and for agencies like parks and playgrounds and the police department. But even that wouldn’t be enough to stop millions of dollars in cuts, assuming no new other funds are found. The proposal would see the city’s Sanitation Department leave 18 vacancies unﬁlled and lay off 37 staffers. It would cost $2.1 million to restore them, ofﬁcials said. Another $1.8 million is need-

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Places like Salt Bayou would benefit from a proposed restoration plan that would rebuild more than 1,300 acres of the East Orleans Landbridge, a critical stretch of marsh that helps protect communities around Lake Pontchartrain from flooding and preserves the lake’s ecology. the area residents sometimes call the “the island,” as it sits on the narrow strip between Chef Pass and the Rigolets. Erosion, subsidence, sea level rise and hurricanes have taken a

ed for cleanup after Mardi Gras parades and special events. The proposal comes despite a 33% sanitation fee increase that took effect this month to align customer bills with the current cost of service. City Sanitation Department Director Matt Torri said the $6 million reduction is “magniﬁed” because curbside collection and disposal costs, which make up 97% of the proposed budget, are now tied to the sanitation fee. He said that the administration is hopeful that other revenue sources could help offset some costs, such as reimbursement the city could see from the state for providing public safety, maintenance, trash removal and grass cutting services on state highways. But if his department must weather cuts, other city agencies could handle citywide litter clean up, such as Parks & Parkways and the Department of Public Works, he said. Department workers derided that plan Monday. “It’s six guys in total,” Alfred Taylor said. “If we’re

heavy toll on the land bridge. Losing it completely would allow tides and storm surge to roll in from the Gulf unimpeded. The state’s coastal master plan lays out a larger strategy for re-

cut short, will the city stink? Yes, it’s going to be a major problem if there’s cuts in sanitation because with the crew that we have running now, we’re getting it done.” The Bureau of Governmental Research, a good government think tank, said in a Friday report that the city should have protections in place for residents before the sanitation fee begins to match the cost of trash service in 2028. If the city overpays its contractors, residents will have to pay more as well. The report recommended regular oversight, such as verifying resident service locations and evaluating service costs. Andrew Tuozzolo, the mayor’s special counsel, said has already been working closely with the Legislative Auditor’s Office to verify sanitation service locations and the process should be complete by next spring. He added that City Hall’s new Office of Population and Demographics will help maintain strict data veriﬁcation and that the city will ensure oversight of future contracts.

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Code challenges The city’s Department of Code Enforcement, meanwhile, budgeted a $1.2 million increase to account for the demolition of DeGaulle Manor in Algiers. The $3 million overall cost to demolish the former apartment complex was pulled from the city’s short-term rental fund. Department Director Anthony Davis said more staff is needed, however, to address one of the biggest pain points residents complain about: overgrown lots and blighted properties. “We need laborers in the Department of Code Enforcement for long-term sustainability and success. It is completely unsustain-

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in order to be reimbursed, but the city hasn’t spent the money because of a pricing issue with the vendor. Ofﬁcials successfully requested a Dec. 31 deadline extension to select a new vendor and begin the work. “I know some of this is out of our control. But it would be terrible if we had to forfeit this $100,000,” said council Vice President Matt Willard, who secured the appropriation as a state legislator.

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AI stocks Robust exports push China’s economic growth lead rebound on Wall Street BY CHAN HO-HIM AP business writer

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AP business writer NEW YORK — Stocks in the artificial intelligence industry bounced back on Wall Street Monday and recovered some of their steep losses from last week, but the rest of the market and stocks worldwide were shaky. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%, coming off its worst week since June, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.1% because it’s full of technology stocks. The majority of U.S. stocks outside of AI and tech fell, though, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average swung between losses and gains before finishing with a drop of 36 points, or 0.1%. In Europe, the losses were sharper, and indexes slid more than 1% following violent protests that could ultimately force the French government to increase its spending to ease voters’ anger. That, in turn, could put even more pressure on bond markets, and yields cranked higher worldwide. Even with all the cross currents flowing through financial markets, AI stocks stood out, as they have for most of the past few years. A frenzy in spending for AI technology has forced them to the forefront of the market, sending them to record prices and driving indexes higher. Last week, AI stocks grabbed the spotlight after tumbling on worries about how expensive it has become to borrow money, which could threaten the boom. Much of the spending on AI chips and data centers has come from borrowed money, and Treasury yields in the bond market have recently hit their highest levels in years or even decades. That has raised the cost of borrowing money for everyone. Nvidia added 1.4% Monday and was one of the strongest forces lifting the S&P 500. Because it’s the largest stock on Wall Street by total market value, a 1% move for its stock has more effect on the index than any other’s. SpaceX, which controls the xAI business, rose 1.3% to $147.96. Its founder, Elon Musk, pledged on Monday to give one share of SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year. The offer came after Anthropic said over the weekend that it will commit 5% of the shares in its highly anticipated initial public offering of stock to a new “public benefit” fund. The moves for AI stocks were still choppy, though. Consider CoreWeave, a company that’s borrowed to buy AI chips that it rents out to customers over the cloud and has been at the center of the market’s swings. After initially jumping more than 7% in the morning, it flipped to a loss of 3.5% before finishing with a dip of 0.4%. That followed its loss last week of 25.2%. The swings came ahead of profit reports coming later in the week that could offer more details about the strength of AI-related spending. Meta Platforms, which is pushing its Muse AI agent, will report its latest quarterly results on Wednesday. Lam Research, which supplies equipment and services for the making of semiconductors, will also talk about how its business is doing on Wednesday. Expectations are high across the board for U.S. companies’ profits from the summer. Analysts are forecasting overall growth of 29% for companies in the S&P 500 from the prior summer, according to FactSet.

HONG KONG — China said Monday its economy grew 4.5% in the JulySeptember quarter from a year ago fueled by robust exports, moving closer to meeting its official annual growth target for the year as trading partners seek to balance their trade deficits with the country. Economic growth accelerated from the 4.3% year-on-year rate recorded in the April-June quarter, the slowest expansion in more than three years. Its economy expanded 4.6% in the first three quarters. For the whole year, Chinese leaders have set a growth target of

4.5% to 5%, down from last year’s 5% expansion. Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund trimmed its forecast for China’s 2026 economic growth to 4.5%, the lower end of Beijing’s goal. “Domestic demand was weak, while trade grew strongly,” said Dave Chia, an economist at Moody’s Analytics. Exports will likely stay strong but global trade barriers remain a risk, he said. China’s domestic demand has been weighed down by a yearslong downturn in its property market. The headline ofﬁcial growth ﬁgure is becoming “an increasingly poor indicator of how the broader economy is performing,” said Max

Zenglein, Asia Pacific senior economist at The Conference Board. That’s because it masks “widening disparities across industries, regions, and households,” Zenglein said. Beijing faces difficult tradeoffs and managing domestic imbalances may prove more challenging than dealing with external pressures, he added. On Monday, Mao Shengyong, deputy head of China’s National Bureau of Statistics, cautioned of the economic challenges ahead. “The international environment is complex and volatile, the problem of insufficient domestic demand remains relatively prominent and the foundation for a stable, improving

economy still needs consolidation,” he told a news conference. With exports being one of the few bright spots, China is on track to surpass last year’s record $1.2 trillion trade surplus globally, after logging a 36% growth in exports last month and already a $938 billion surplus between January and September. Elevated U.S. tariffs have hit some U.S.-China bilateral trade and forced China to look elsewhere, including Southeast Asia, Latin America and Europe. High-tech exports such as semiconductors and autos, including hybrid and electric vehicles, are among the areas driving its export growth this year.

HELPFUL OR RISKY?

AI agents are only as good as the personal information you share, which raises privacy concerns BY WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP business writer

Matt Robb wanted to sell his computer keyboard. So he made a listing on Facebook Marketplace — and, as an experiment late last month, he put Meta’s new artificial intelligence agent Muse in the driver’s seat. Muse got to work. But within a day, Robb got an alarming update: A buyer he didn’t know had shown up outside his house late at night. How? Muse had struck a deal on its own and shared Robb’s home address after agreeing to a pickup. It even sent an automated “Yep, I’m here!” message from his account when the buyer arrived — all without Robb’s knowledge. “Not only did it give my address when the guy asked and it accepted the offer, but it literally was almost like teasing the guy (about me being there when I wasn’t),” said Robb, a Toronto-based content creator who also detailed the experience in his now widelyshared social media posts. Many have welcomed AI agents into their online lives and raved about how personalized assistants like Muse can handle everyday tasks with ease — from snagging a dinner reservation or planning a trip, to organizing email inboxes. But like other AI bots, the agents are only as good as the information they have access to. They perform better the more they know about a user — and perhaps also that person’s friends, family and even colleagues. That raises privacy concerns. Robb and the buyer eventually made amends, and he learned from Meta that the sharing of his address came down to permissions he granted when first giving Muse access to his Marketplace profile. But the episode showed real-world risks that can arise from sharing extensive personal information with the technology. “Using an AI agent is similar to handing someone your keys and a to-do list,” said Veronica Rivera, assistant professor at Georgia Tech’s School of Cybersecurity and Privacy. “How helpful they are, and by extension how risky, depends on which keys you hand over.”

Varied privacy policies Since its September launch, downloads of Meta’s Muse app have skyrocketed. And competition is only growing. OpenAI recently rolled out its own lineup of “always on” AI helpers, called dots, which can be integrated into ChatGPT and workplace platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Older generative AI chatbots, like the standard version of ChatGPT, respond to specific prompts. At the user’s request, they can

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Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 23. write essays, generate new images or music, or even write lines of code. Meta’s Muse and OpenAI’s dots go a step further to perform day-to-day tasks on a person’s behalf. AI agents are powered by the same large language models as chatbots, but they run in a loop. That allows an agent to take proactive steps, even when the user isn’t looking. “One of the things that makes these AI agents really appealing is that they are unprecedentedly useful,” said Rivera, who is also a Microsoft-funded Computing Research Association Trustworthy AI Research Fellow. But the convenience comes with the price of sharing more details about your life. Once AI agents obtain users’ information, it’s very difﬁcult to fully withdraw access, said Ebrahim Bagheri, a professor at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Information. “If you provide access to your credit card to an agent, the agent now immediately has access to all of the historical transactions … they will immediately — within less than seconds — ingest all of that data,” Bagheri said. And while users can later withdraw access, Bagheri said there’s “no taking back” data the agent has already seen, and how developers store historical data can be murky. Both Meta and OpenAI outline privacy policies for their new AI agents, which operate on their own dedicated cloud computers. You can turn off memory sharing between dots and ChatGPT, but information the agent previously received isn’t automatically deleted. OpenAI gives users an option to request access to, delete or correct personal information, although rights can vary depending on where you live. Meta’s Muse gives users options to delete message history and other information, too.

For day-to-day use, the agent prompts users for access permissions — and Meta has said Muse learns about a user and who they interact with “based on public information and from what you’ve chosen to share.” But the company says that all stays secure for each user. But the tech giant also notes that Muse can still “make mistakes or take unexpected actions.”

Risks of mishaps rise In Robb’s case, he learned the disclosure of his address came down to “always allow” permissions he granted when he first let Muse on his Facebook Marketplace profile, where he had shared his pickup address as part of a broader template for the agent to respond to prospective buyers. But he warned others could similarly misunderstand the extent of that access — and said he initially thought the AI agent would check with him before sharing that information or accepting offers, regardless. His AI agent didn’t follow the rest of his instructions without error, either. For another item Robb was selling, Muse seemingly suggested he would accept a price $100 below the previously-set minimum. When reached by The Associated Press, Meta acknowledged the agent’s pricing error without offering further comment. Robb later largely disconnected Muse from his apps. In an interview earlier this month, he said it could’ve been a far worse situation, especially “if some stranger turned up to someone more vulnerable’s house.” Still, Robb said he expects these agents to be fine-tuned and he would consider reenabling Muse in the future. He’s since been testing another AI agent — Grok Bot from Elon Musk’s X.

Musk pledges a share of SpaceX to ‘every kid in America’

Shares of SpaceX, which will re- many.” the threats the technology poses to Value would be about port The announcements by Musk humanity. its quarterly earnings on Tuesand Anthropic arrive as Americans But obstacles including domestic closed at $146.03 on Friday. $10.66 billion total day, With approximately 73 million grow increasingly wary of AI. A and global competition, proﬁt moti-

BY MICHELLE CHAPMAN The Associated Press

Elon Musk on Monday pledged to give one share of his company SpaceX to “every kid in America” next year. The offer arrived a day after artiﬁcial intelligence company Anthropic announced in a social media post that it will commit 5% of its shares to a new “public beneﬁt” fund. In a response to that Sunday post, Musk wrote, “I recommend giving the shares directly to the public.”

children under the age of 18 in the United States, that would put the value of Musk’s pledge at about $10.66 billion. Anthropic said Sunday that the shares it is committing will go to the Anthropic Public Beneﬁt Fund, a new Musk entity within the company. The fund’s worth will potentially increase as the shares grow in value. Musk did not provide further details on how his share pledge will be carried out, but did add in his post that “This will be the ﬁrst of

new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research ﬁnds that most Americans, 64%, think AI is developing “too fast,” while 27% say its development has been “about right” and only 8% say it’s moving “too slow.” Anthropic’s Dario Amodei, OpenAI’s Sam Altman, SpaceXAI’s Musk and other prominent industry leaders said last month that AI’s development needs to slow down. The consensus came after an Anthropic researcher resigned with a dire warning about

vations and pushback from President Donald Trump all stand in the way of a coordinated effort to pace AI’s development. Musk has quietly become the biggest known donor in this year’s midterm elections, doling out more than $276 million since July to try to save Republican majorities in Congress. Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei and the company’s five other cofounders established Anthropic as a public benefit corporation, a designation that for-profit companies select to balance financial goals and social impact.

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Millions of dollars unaccounted for in Ebola response

BY MONIKA PRONCZUK and CONSTANT SAME BAGALWA Associated Press

DAKAR, Senegal — Africa’s top public health agency and Congolese ofﬁcials have raised concerns over $700 million in Ebola aid which is unaccounted for, and called on aid groups to provide more information about their ﬁnances. This comes as the world’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record continues to outpace efforts, and the virus has spread into eight provinces in Congo and into neighboring countries, Kenya and Uganda. The revelations renew longstanding questions about transparency and accountability in Congo, a country battered by decades of major epidemics, including repeated Ebola outbreaks. In recent months, The Associated Press reported extensively on strikes of frontline healthcare and support workers over unpaid salaries, bonuses and dangerous conditions in eastern Congo. Previous Ebola outbreaks were marked by allegations of corruption and mismanagement of funds, which experts said have contributed to the mistrust of local communities, complicating the efforts to halt the spread. “Many of those involved in the response — who sometimes risk their own lives to save others — say that they have not been paid,”

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Healthcare workers queue to receive a dose of Ervebo vaccine against the Ebola virus Friday in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo. Prince Bahati, a nurse from Bunia, a town in eastern Congo which is at the center of the outbreak, told the AP. “Such a situation is unacceptable and demands clariﬁcation, as well as rigorous oversight of how the mobilized resources are managed.” Anicet Kakule, a Bunia resident, said his friend died in an Ebola treatment center because of a lack of adequate care. “When you hear about sums like these, frankly, I can understand why some people believe that Ebola has become a business for many NGOs,” he said. “I would like to see

the management of funds allocated to the response handled jointly by our country’s government and humanitarian partners — the WHO, for instance — to ensure greater transparency and accountability,” he said. Dr. Jean Kaseya, director general of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the continent’s top public health agency, told reporters last week that since the beginning of the epidemic, $962 million from international donors has been disbursed to organizations working on Ebola response in eastern Congo.

But only $200 million has been accounted for by organizations working on the ground, which include U.N. agencies such as the World Health Organization, UNICEF, the World Food Program, and international charities like Save The Children and Medecins du Monde, as well as local aid groups. Only one-third of the organizations attended a recent meeting organized by Congo’s health ministry and provided their ﬁnancial records, Kaseya said. Those attending organizations said they received $228 million, of which $127 million had been spent and around $100 million remained available. Kaseya did not specify which organizations lagged behind. “This represents a significant lack of transparency and ﬁnancial reporting on the part of these organizations, preventing the Government from having a comprehensive overview of the resources mobilized, how they were utilized and the results achieved,” the Africa CDC said in a statement. “It is unacceptable for organizations to receive hundreds of millions of dollars to intervene in a country facing a major health emergency without providing a transparent account to the national authorities responsible for coordinating the response.” Kaseya said the agency would work closely with the Congolese authorities to investigate what

has happened with the remaining money. Following the statement from the Africa CDC, Congolese authorities, which are in charge of coordinating the response, highlighted that they have not received any money directly from international donors. The country’s health minister, Samuel Roger Kamba, told the Congolese Press Agency on Sunday that the authorities have restricted operations of organizations on the ground, and granted accreditations to only 25 out of almost 100 organizations that had been previously authorized to operate. The authorities are investigating what happened to the money, he said, and implementing organizations are required to report how much money they received, from whom and detailed plans for how they are spending it. “The funds granted were not paid into the general treasury; we must know who received what and who is doing what on the ground. All partners must be able to provide us with this information,” Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya told the AP. The Ebola outbreak in Congo has reached an eighth province in the country’s north, authorities said on Sunday as the spread of the world’s fastest-growing outbreak of the disease on record continues to outpace response efforts.

U.S., Cuba clash at U.N. Food agency cuts aid to hundreds government. Havana has The annual vote condemnWashington long denied holding politi- ing the U.S. economic emprisoners, but activist bargo has been put before seeks to sway cal groups have registered thou- the U.N. General Assembly imprisoned for politi- for the past 34 years and annual vote sands each time receives overcal reasons. “This is the oppression whelming support from the on economic Waltz that Havana wants to hide,” world body’s 193 member said during the event states. Last year, the vote at the U.N. headquarters, was 165-7, with 12 abstenembargo while urging countries to tions. Argentina, Ukraine

BY FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The United States and Cuba clashed Monday at the United Nations as the Trump administration sought once again to build opposition for an upcoming annual vote condemning Washington’s decades-long economic embargo against Havana. U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Mike Waltz hosted a “Cuba Libre” panel Waltz with dissidents and former prisoners in an effort to highlight what he called the oppressive behavior of the island’s government. The event included explicit footage of what appeared to be Cuban citizens being detained, and panelists described being tortured and persecuted for years for speaking out against the

look past “70 years of propaganda” and vote against the resolution next week. A few feet away, Cuban Ambassador to the U.N. Ernesto Soberón Guzmán gathered diplomats and allies from around the world to protest what he called a sham event against Cuba. “This charade is an attempt to deviate attention from a simple fact: The U.S. is acting as an international delinquent, enforcing collective punishment on the people of Cuba,” Guzmán said. It is the second year in a row that the Trump administration has waged a campaign to inﬂuence the U.N. resolution aimed at calling out the U.S. government’s “maximum pressure policy” against Cuba. The U.S. efforts are part of larger plan to force changes to Cuba’s political system by cutting off fuel to the island, leading to massive power outages that affect basic activities such as cooking, water supply and internet and telephone services.

and Hungary opposed the measure for the first time. While such resolutions are not legally binding, they do reflect world opinion. The U.S. embargo against Cuba was first imposed in 1960 after Fidel Castro led a revolution that toppled dictator Fulgencio Batista and nationalized properties belonging to U.S. citizens and corporations. In 2015, then-Cuban President Raúl Castro and U.S. President Barack Obama officially restored relations. The following year, the U.S. abstained, for the first time, on the General Assembly resolution calling for an end to the embargo. Cuba, meanwhile, has struggled since 2020 with an economic and energy crisis. Its gross domestic product has shrunk, and its 10 million residents have endured blackouts, food shortages and inflation. There have been waves of protests, and hundreds of thousands of Cubans have migrated, many to the United States.

Florida brings more charges against former Cuba president Raúl Castro BY DAVID FISCHER

Associated Press

MIAMI — Former Cuban President Raúl Castro is facing more charges in Florida related to the 1996 downing of civilian planes ﬂown by Miami-based Castro exiles after the U.S. government indicted the former leader earlier this year. Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier on Monday accused Castro, 95, of directing spies to infiltrate the exile group Brothers to the Rescue and ordering the attack on their planes. The state charge of conspiracy to commit ﬁrst-degree murder is based largely on a federal indictment announced in May that included charges of murder and destruction of an airplane. It remains unclear whether Castro will ever step foot in a U.S. courtroom. Uthmeier said the arrest warrant will restrict Castro’s ability to leave the island nation and

prevent him from traveling to any place with an extradition agreement with the U.S. “I’m not ignorant of the fact that Raúl Castro is an older man who’s probably not looking to march himself into Miami,” Uthmeier said. “I think others would get him before the court of law would, but at the end of the day, we stand ready to prosecute the case.” According to the state complaint, Castro was the Minister of the Revolutionary Armed Forces and First Vice President of Cuba when he gave the ﬁnal authorization to shoot down the planes. Cuban Directorate of Intelligence agents operating as part of the Wasp Network in the Miami area and the Florida Keys inﬁltrated Brothers to the Rescue and reported flight plans, investigators said. On Feb. 24, 1996, three unarmed Cessna aircraft departed Opa-Locka Airport in Miami-Dade County. Well outside Cuba’s territorial waters, Cuban MiGs destroyed two of the civilian planes with air-to-air missiles, killing the four occupants, the complaint said.

Both aircraft were traveling away from Cuba and received no warning despite contact with Havana air traffic control, U.S. officials said. “Our historic federal indictment laid the groundwork, and James and his team have now taken the important step of bringing charges under Florida law,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida Jason Reding Quiñones said at a news conference. In Cuba, authorities have rejected the new accusations against Castro. “This reprehensible action against the Army General — staged this morning in a pathetic Miami circus with an electoral subtext — has no legal or practical basis whatsoever, nor will it ever have one,” President Miguel DíazCanel wrote on his X account. “This maneuver, dressed up in legal terms by anti-Cuban politicians against Raúl and against Cuba, deserves our firm condemnation. It is part of an aggressive agenda and reflects the difficulties they face in trying to justify the blockade and the collective punishment of our people,” the president added.

of thousands in Palestine, Gaza

BY EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations has cut food assistance to 500,000 Palestinians in Gaza and 200,000 in the West Bank due to a serious funding shortage, the head of the U.N. food agency said Monday. Carl Skau, acting head of the World Food Program, urged the international community to provide $450 million so the agency could restore the cut assistance and provide hot meals and food parcels in Gaza and the West Bank for the next six months. Because of the money shortage, the number of people receiving assistance was reduced this month from 1.6 million to 1.1 millon in Gaza and from 400,000 to 200,000 in the West Bank, he said. Skau, who had just visited both territories, told U.N. correspondents in a video briefing from Jerusalem that life in Gaza remains “absolutely brutal” and incredibly dangerous, with U.N. teams recording about 50 attacks per day in the past week. Nonetheless, he said that since last October’s ceasefire between Israel and Hamas “we have been able to push back on famine.” But an estimated 1.4 million people — or 67% of the population — are still experiencing “acute food insecurity at crisis levels or worse,” with around 200,000

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Palestinians receive food donated by the World Food Program on Sunday at a displacement camp in Deir alBalah, in the central Gaza Strip. requiring immediate food aid to prevent death from hunger, according to WFP. Skau said WFP will now prioritize food to those most in need — the sick, mothers and children at risk of malnutrition, and people closest to the “yellow line” dividing where Israeli forces remain and Palestinians can live. Adding to the difficulties, the Israeli military last week halted the shipment of commercial goods, including food, into Gaza. It said Monday it would resume coordinating the entry of commercial trucks into Gaza, but warned that future reports of merchants paying taxes to Hamas would lead to their licenses being revoked. In the West Bank, Skau said, escalating attacks by Israeli settlers have turned what used to be a human

rights and protection crisis “into a hunger crisis, because food insecurity has more than doubled in the last three years.” He said almost a million Palestinians there now need food assistance. During his visit Skau said he saw burned down olive ﬁelds, camps and villages. “The settler attacks over only these ﬁrst two weeks of harvest have already surpassed the whole of last year in terms of number of attacks,” he said. Skau warned that “where hunger spreads, instability follows,” and he said “food is now a line that we cannot afford to cross.”

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Bail set for driver accused in hit-and-run that killed LSU student, fiancé BY HALEY MILLER Staff writer

A ﬁreﬁghter who attended Delgado Community College and an LSU senior dreaming of becoming a dentist were engaged to be married in 2028, planning to tie the knot in a barn-style venue in Amite. But, in the early hours of Sunday morning, the young couple was walking back from Tigerland together down a stretch of Nichol-

son Drive when they were hit by a car that veered off the roadway. Leah Fonte, a 21-year-old Metairie native, died at the scene, police said. Her ﬁancé, Shane Hirstius, 21, died from his injuries in the hospital. The driver, Mia Dawson, 20, was arrested and booked on ﬁve counts, including operating a vehicle while intoxicated and vehicular homicide. The Baton Rouge and New Orleans areas expressed disbelief and grief Monday, with friends and

Community College in New Orleans. Assistant Fire Chief Alex Gorfamily sharing stories of Fonte and LSU Global Dental Brigades, man said Hirstius represented Hirstius on social media. an organization for which Fonte “the very best of what it means to Fonte was an aspiring dentist served as a fundraising chair, said be a firefighter.” “He was a person with an enorstudying biological sciences at in a statement that her positivity LSU. She posted in May about a was “contagious” during the trip. mous heart, an unforgettable service trip to Panama in which “Leah radiated a genuine love smile, and a genuine passion for she helped provide dental care for people and a desire to make helping others,” Gorman wrote. for over 300 patients. She shared the world a healthier and happier “Being a firefighter wasn’t just a photos of her working with kids in place,” the statement said. job to Shane; it was something he the region as she smiled through a Hirstius was a firefighter with truly loved.” paper mask. The couple was engaged in Authe Third District Volunteer Fire “This trip made me fall even Department in Jefferson Parish, gust of last year, according to a more in love with dentistry, ser- according to a statement from the ä See REACTS, page 3B vice, and giving back,” she wrote. department. He attended Delgado

MORNING GLOW

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Reuniting a fake garden club David Shreve stood on Alaska Street at the edge of LSU’s campus Friday evening and pointed toward a stump. A friend’s house stood there. Another family lived on the corner, where the city bus was pulling up. Students ﬁlled every house in between. He lived in one across the street for nine years. In the 1980s, LSU students rented houses for about $200 a month, split four ways, on the 3300 block of Alaska Street. The houses are long gone now. But the night before LSU’s homecoming, the people who lived in them came back for a homecoming of a different sort. They called themselves the Alaska Street Garden Club. Shreve said he and his neighbors wanted to play intramural ﬂag football, softball and basketball. A team needs a name. “I said, ‘Well, let’s call ourselves the Alaska Street Garden Club,’” Shreve said. Louis DuPont tells a different story. He said he and Shreve wanted to throw a party in the middle of the street. The police told them individuals couldn’t block a road, but an association could. So they registered one. Both stories can be true. Shreve recently found the permit in an old scrapbook. He said it carries nine signatures, from the health department and the sheriff on down. “Here we were, a bunch of 19-, 20-year-old kids, roasting a pig at a keg of beer,” he said. “And they all just signed off on it.” To be fair, Shreve did garden. He grew oleanders in his front yard. He planted live oaks around the neighborhood. The ones in his yard were torn out when the Ion apartments went up. He earned his doctorate at LSU and built his career in Virginia. On Friday night, he roasted another pig with his old friends and neighbors. Among them were young men from Mauritius who lived on Alaska Street in the 1980s. In the 1940s and ’50s, their fathers had studied at LSU before returning home to run the island’s sugar factories. Their sons followed in their footsteps. Mauritius sits in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar, 10,371 miles from Baton Rouge. On Friday, Mauritians traveled from the island, Houston and Savannah, Georgia, to attend the Alaska Street Garden Club reunion. Shreve, now a historian and economist in Charlottesville,

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Colorful clouds ﬁll the Monday morning sky over the New Orleans metro area, viewed from the top ﬂoor of the Ochsner Medical Center parking garage on Jefferson Highway in Jefferson. Crisp fall air and wins by Tulane University, LSU and the Saints give early risers more reasons to smile on red beans day.

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Public funds over lead water line removal to also be decided

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

The New Orleans City Council would have greater say over the city’s budget and the Sewerage & Water Board would be allowed to replace lead pipes under two measures on the Nov. 3 ballot. The first ballot measure, which New Orleans voters will weigh exclusively, would codify in the city’s charter Mayor Helena Moreno’s practice of seeking council approval for city budget amendments. It would also require the administration to send monthly reports on departmental spending for council review. Council President JP Morrell said the change is needed to ensure the mayor and the council don’t operate in silos and the city’s budget is protected. Under Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, undisclosed budget adjustments led to deﬁcits the city

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is still trying to climb out of, he said. “There was a tremendous amount of deficit spending, where they were spending money that was not previously budgeted, which created the gaping holes,” Morrell said. The second measure, which voters statewide will weigh, would allow public funds be used to remove lead water lines on private property. This would allow the Sewerage & Water Board to proceed with its effort to remove lead service lines, which are buried underground on both public and private property. Lead is linked to a range of harmful health outcomes, including brain damage in children and hypertension in adults, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, which has mandated that cities replace their pipes by 2037. “This is a public health issue in New Orleans, and it’s not just New Orleans; it’s statewide,” said state Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, who sponsored the bill the Legislature passed to put the measure on the fall ballot.

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Official's cousin, local business owner. Boissiere August challenger face off Kristi August touts her 26 years at

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

Voters will cast their ballots this fall for constable for the 1st City Court of New Orleans, as longtime Constable Lambert Boissiere Jr. prepares to retire. Boissiere, 83, announced in August that he would retire from the role he has held since he took ofﬁce in 2005. He took over from his son, Lambert Boissiere III, who was first elected constable in 1997. The ofﬁce represents the entire east bank of New Orleans and handles evictions, executes seizures, issues court orders and serves subpoenas. It is the largest constable or marshal jurisdiction in the state. While four candidates initially qualified to succeed Boissiere, the race has narrowed to two Democratic candidates: Kristi Boissiere August, the cousin and secondin-command of the departing constable, and Willie Jones, a

the Constable’s Office, saying she is the most qualified candidate to take the reins from her cousin. “My current constable pointed out that I am the most qualified person to ever run for this office, based on the fact that I’ve led the office for the past 26 years and we’ve improved upon every aspect of the operation,” August said. If August wins, it would also mean that the top constable role will continue to be held by someone in the Boissiere family, a streak that has lasted nearly 30 years. As the long-serving secondin-command to the elder Boissiere, August said she has led improvements to the office’s customer service, training and compliance, financial accountability and professionalism. She plans to continue efforts to modernize the office with improved technology and to streamline operations.

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ON THE BALLOT New Orleans area voters will start casting their ballots Tuesday for Louisiana’s representatives in Congress and for a slew of statewide constitutional amendments. Voters will also decide who should hold seats on the state Public Service Commission and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and in dozens of municipal races. They will also weigh parish propositions. Early voting runs from Tuesday, Oct. 20 to Tuesday, Oct. 27, excluding Sunday, with polls opening at 8:30 a.m. and closing at 6 p.m. The election is Nov. 3. Early voters can ﬁnd their polling locations here. Below is a listing of all candidates, amendments and propositions in the New Orleans metro area.

STATEWIDE U.S. SENATOR “Jamie” Davis, D Julia Letlow, R

AMENDMENT 1

Allows a one-time transfer of property tax exemption to the surviving spouse of a disabled veteran to a subsequent qualifying property.

AMENDMENT 2

John Lee, R Jessica Raines, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2 June Hollins, D Rachel Spears, D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 Simeon Dickerson, D Roxanne Modica, D Dionne Nichols-Condoll, D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 6 Alfred “Al” Galindo, R Michael Pedalino, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7 Ralph “Rem” Brandt, R James “Jimmy” Kytle, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 9 John Cunningham II, R Kevin Delahoussaye, R

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 1ST JUSTICE COURT Tyrus Norcise, D Vernon J. Wilty III, D

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 4TH JUSTICE COURT Gary Bradberry, D “Chris” Santiny, R

CONSTABLE 2ND JUSTICE COURT Kendall Bussey, D Luke LaBruzza Jr., R Marshall Pierre Sr., D

Allows taxing authority to continue lower millage rate from a prior year’s assessment without losing the ability to adjust to the maximum rate.

CONSTABLE 4TH JUSTICE COURT

AMENDMENT 3

MAYOR CITY OF HARAHAN

Prohibits release on bail for defendants convicted of an aggravated offense against a child.

Eric Chatelain, R Carol Logreco, R

COUNCILMEMBERS CITY OF HARAHAN

AMENDMENT 4

Sets a lifetime term limit for any future term on a person who has served as governor fore more than one and onehalf terms.

AMENDMENT 5

Authorizes retirement systems to apply any nonrecurring state funds to any unfunded accrued liability, not only the oldest.

AMENDMENT 6

Authorizes parishes and municipalities to extend an additional property tax exemption for properties subject to homestead exemption and occupied by a person who is 65 or older and who qualiﬁes for the special assessment level.

AMENDMENT 7

Authorizes the use of public funds to identify, inventory, remove or replace certain drinking water lines made of or affected by materials speciﬁed or prescribed by the Lead and Copper Rule Improvements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

AMENDMENT 8

Prohibits expropriation of property by a foreign adversary or an agent of a foreign adversary.

AMENDMENT 9

Increases the maximum amount of income a person may receive and still qualify for the special assessment level for residential property receiving the homestead exemption.

AMENDMENT 10

Allows property tax exemptions for blighted or derelict properties that have been rehabilitated, and to require the legislature to enact laws providing for administration of these exemptions.

MULTIPLE PARISHES U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Randall Arrington, R E. “Liddy” Glass, NP Lauren Jewett, D Steve Scalise, R

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 2ND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Lisa Ballay, L Walter “Rocky” Beach, NP Troy A. Carter Sr., D Renada “Honey” Collins, NP Peter Williams, R

U.S. REPRESENTATIVE 6TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT Monique Appeaning, R Chauna Banks, D Rufus Craig, L Larry Davis III, R “Rick” Edmonds, R Patrick “Pat” Forbes, D Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia, D Michael Mebruer, R Blake Miguez, R Stephen Wagley, R

PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION DISTRICT 1 Stephanie Hilferty, R Christopher “Chris” Justin, NP Connie Norris, D

BOARD OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION DISTRICT 1 “Joseph” Cao, R Angela Hershey, D Jefferson Parish

STATE REPRESENTATIVE 92ND REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT Gregory Carroll, D Alex Perdomo, R Michael “Mike” Sigur, R

DISTRICT JUDGE 24TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ES 2, DIV. F Marko Marjanovic, R Joseph R. “Joe” McMahon III, R

JEFFERSON PARISH JUDGE 1ST PARISH COURT, DIVISION A Salvador “Sal” Brocato III, R Michael Marsiglia, R

JUDGE 1ST PARISH COURT, DIVISION B

Jullian Bradberry, NP Walter H. “Beaver” Maples Jr., R

Linda Domangue, R Krisa Exsterstein, R Maurizio “Mo” Francescon, R Lionel P. Hotard III, R Thomas “Tommy” Hughes, NP Craig Johnston, R Michael “Mike” Ricks, R Ian Roche, R (withdrawn) Carrie Wheeler, R

CITY OF GRETNA, AMBULANCE MILLAGE

Levies a special property tax of 4 mills to generate an estimated $683,939 per year for 10 years, beginning in 2028, for ambulance service

CITY OF GRETNA, FIRE MILLAGE

Levies a special property tax of 8.5 mills to generate an estimated $1,453,371 per year for 10 years, beginning in 2028, for ﬁre protection

CITY OF GRETNA, POLICE MILLAGE

Levies a special property tax of 8 mills to generate an estimated $1,367,878 per year for 10 years, beginning in 2028, to maintain existing police staffing levels

ORLEANS PARISH JUDGE CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION L Warren McKenna III, D Candace N. Newell, D

JUDGE CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION M Stephanie Bridges, D Shawn Lindsay, D

JUDGE CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, DOMESTIC SECTION 1 Michael “Mike” Hall, D Marie Williams, D

JUDGE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, SECTION D Kimya Holmes, D Simone Levine, D

JUDGE CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT, SECTION H Camille Buras, D Leon Roché, D

MAGISTRATE SECTION, CRIMINAL DISTRICT COURT Chanel Robinson Debose, D Juana Marine Lombard, D

CONSTABLE 1ST CITY COURT

Kristi Boissiere August, D Willie Jones, D

PARISHWIDE HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION To ban the mayor’s administration from making changes to the city’s annual budget without City Council review, to require the administration to submit monthly spending reports to the City Council, and to ban deﬁcit spending.

KENILWORTH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

To levy an annual parcel fee of $225 for eight years, beginning January 2027, generating an estimated $143,500 per year, for security, beautiﬁcation and other improvements.

LAKE BULLARD NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

To levy an annual parcel fee of $350 for eight years, beginning January 2027, generating an estimated $98,000 per year, for security, beautiﬁcation and other improvements.

LAKE OAKS SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

To levy an annual parcel fee of up to $800 for four years, beginning January 2027, for security, beautiﬁcation and other improvements. District board approves ﬁnal fee, current $500 fee generates $137,500 per year.

LAKE WILLOW SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

To levy an annual parcel fee of $300 for three years, beginning January 2027, generating an estimated $51,400 per year, for security, beautiﬁca-

tion and other improvements.

LAKEWOOD EAST SECURITY AND NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

To levy an annual parcel fee of $300 for eight years, beginning January 2027, generating an estimated $27,600 per year, for security, beautiﬁcation and other improvements.

PLAQUEMINES PARISH PARISH PRESIDENT W. Keith Hinkley, R Sharon Branan Lincoln, NP Benedict “Benny” Rousselle, R Burghart H. Turner, D Kenneth “Kenny” Woods, NP

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 1 John Barthelemy Jr., D Blake M. Reddick, D

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 4 David R. Clark, R Thomas “Tommy” Monier, R Scott R. Rousselle, R

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 5

Nancy LaHaye, R Patricia “Patty” McCarty, R

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 6 “Rick” Jackson, R Stacey M. Mattison, NP Lloyd “Ronnie” Newsom Jr., R

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 7 Alexius “Lexi” Ancar, D Nerissa A. Antoine, D Christopher Bowers, NP Gregory “Greg” Gibson, D Jessie Isidore Jr., NP

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 8 Mitchell “Mitch” Jurisich, R Bartol John Taliancich Jr., R

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 9 Cody Bulot, R Marla Fisher Cooper, NP Meda J. Prout, D Nicole Smith Williams, D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7

Robin Parker, NP Ranada Mackey St. Ann, NP

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 6

Krystal B. Berthelot, R Mary Fay Legnon, R Kerry Lincoln, NP Wilbert J. “Willie” Wilcox Jr., R

CONSTABLE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 3 Garen Encalade, D Allen G. Simpson, D

LOCAL PROPOSITIONS To rededicate 30% of net revenue from an existing 1% sales and use tax, generating an estimated $15 million per year, for emergency medical services in the parish, and to continue to use 70% of the revenue for the parish ﬁre department and its needs.

ST. CHARLES PARISH MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5 Tommy Scott, R Deborah Smith, D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 8 Daniel Burst, R Joel Picolo, R

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 3 Stephanie Gubert, NP Webb Jay IV, R

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 4 Hunter McDonald, R Rachelle M. Tregle, NP

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 5 Andrea Adams, D Faye Cockrham, D

CONSTABLE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 1 Rose LeGaux, D David Schilling, R

PROPOSITIONS

To renew a 2.68-mill property tax for 10 years beginning in 2028, generating an estimated $6.8 million for recreation programs and facilities. To levy a special 1.25-mill property tax for 10 years beginning in 2027, generating an estimated $3.2 million for programs for the elderly through the St. Charles Council on Aging, that will replace a previously authorized 1.8mill tax.

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH DISTRICT JUDGE 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ES 1, DIV. B Eric Carter, D Nghana Lewis, D

DISTRICT JUDGE 40TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, ES 2, DIV. A Vercell Fifﬁe, D Atoundra Pierre Lawson, D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 1

Charo Bossier-Holden, D Devrin Jondrik Harper, D Stephenie Sutherland-Aubert, D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 2 Robert Roussel, NP Alvin Scioneaux Sr., D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 4 Derron Cook, D Raydel Morris Sr., D

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 6 Jennifer Frizzell, D Keith Jones, D Jimmie Wade, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 11

Lance McCormick, D Shondrell “Shonnie P” Perrilloux, R

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 4

Treyvon Johnson, D Terry “Tuni” Toney-Jones, D

CONSTABLE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 3 Jeffrey “Beak” Jacob, D Mala Toney Taylor, D

ST. TAMMANY PARISH DISTRICT JUDGE 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION E Michele Moore Echols, R Cameron Mary, R

DISTRICT JUDGE 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION G “Ben” Clayton, R Jason Cuccia, R Theophile “Theo” Jones, R Amanda A. Trosclair, R Angelina Valuri, R

DISTRICT JUDGE 22ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, DIVISION H Whitney Germany, R Luke Lancaster, R

SHERIFF

Robert Hodges, R Scott Illing, R David Maki, NP Daniel Seuzeneau, R

CITY JUDGE CITY COURT, EAST ST. TAMMANY d’Andrea McMooain Chatman, D Tammy M. Nick, R Tracey Turgeau Powell, R

CITY MARSHAL CITY COURT, EAST ST. TAMMANY John Gallaher, R Kevin O’Neill, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 1 Geoffrey “Geoff” Hingle, R Brandi Lopez, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5

Miranda Buras, D Charles Brandon Harrell, R Tammy Harwell Penton, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 6

Amanda Reed Martin, R Erin Oramous, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7 “Ben” Banchs, NP Isabelle Moore, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 9 Reid Mahne, R Samantha Ronquille, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 11 Pamela Hotard, R Jesse “Bert” Stephens, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 12 Michelle Hirstius, R Heath Panks, R

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 7 Shannon Bordelon, NP Staci Sidhu Wright, D

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 10 Clayton Borne, R Rebecca Hill, D Patricia Kennedy Richards, R

CONSTABLE(S) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 2 “Greg” Galloway, R John Thomas Mathies III, R Samuel Lee Prevost, R

CONSTABLE(S) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 4

Jared M. Schmidt, R Jonathan Witman, R Natalie Russo Witman, R

CONSTABLE(S) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 6 “Jimmy” Howell, R Scott Allen Polk, R

CONSTABLE(S) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 7 “Greg” Chabreck, R Adam C. Jacks, R

MAYOR TOWN OF ABITA SPRINGS Stephen Duncan Saussy Jr., R Sandra Slifer, NP

MAYOR TOWN OF PEARL RIVER Virgil R. Phillips, NP Cheryl Schultheis, R

CHIEF OF POLICE TOWN OF PEARL RIVER Steven Ball, R John Polk, R

ALDERMEN TOWN OF ABITA SPRINGS Carl A. Bayhi, R E.J. Boudreaux, R Earl T. Carr Jr., R John d’Hemecourt, R Stewart “ManyLightnings” Eastman, O Sheldon Kerr, R Robert “Bob” Krieger, NP John Preble, R Angela Whitehead, R John Zimek, R

ALDERMEN TOWN OF PEARL RIVER

“Tim” Bennett, R Mathieu “Matt” Daigle, R Kristy Franatovich, R Kory Kingston, NP Maria Lee, R John Masson, R “Tim” Moray, R Dustin Shaffer, R

COUNCILMEMBER DISTRICT A, CITY OF COVINGTON Maisha Harrell-Bijou, D Pamala McKay, D Alva Drionne Smith, D

DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 4 TAX RENEWAL To renew a $253 tax for each 10,000 square feet of each parcel and lot owned, subject to renewal for ﬁve year terms by special election, beginning in 2028 and generating $300,017 per year to maintain the levee system, pumping station, and other drainage district needs and operations.

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The Krewe of Bacchus parades in New Orleans on Feb. 15.

Mardi Gras edict updated

but in the future Krewes no longer appear, krewes seeking members tied to U.S. mail could, presumably, turn to media, billboards, to seek members social television and printed ads.

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

New Orleans’ lengthy Mardi Gras code is sprinkled with hundreds of rules related to the city’s big party. As the years pass by, some of those regulations become obsolete and require revision. On Sept. 17, the City Council voted to update a dusty edict that required Carnival krewes to use the U.S. Postal Service, and only the U.S. Postal Service, to solicit for membership. “To say that was an archaic requirement would be generous,” council member JP Morrell said, in an earlier Governmental Affairs Committee meeting where the code change was discussed. “The idea of individual krewes sending out unsolicited mail into the ether to try to solicit membership,” Morrell said, “is not in line with modern society.” Mardi Gras parading organizations will now be free to use other means to drum up new ﬂoat riders. The ordinance makes no mention of where such ads might

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Budget measure The city’s charter currently allows the chief administrative officer to switch up public spending at the mayor’s direction. The charter proposition would prohibit the administration from making those adjustments without a council vote. The proposition also mandates monthly spending reports to demonstrate that expenditures align with the annual budget. Moreno, who supports the measure, said “it is a good government reform measure that increases transparency in our budgeting process.” While the Moreno administration and council are, for the most part, copacetic as of now, Morrell acknowledged the possibility of a future scenario where stricter budget requirements could further complicate relations. But he pointed out that similar concerns came up with his successful 2022 charter proposition giving the council confirmation power of department heads, especially considering the bad blood, he said, between the council and Cantrell administration at the time. Morrell noted the council didn’t hold up Cantrell’s subsequent appointments, including the 2023 of Anne Kirkpatrick and Rick Hathaway to lead the New Orleans Police Department and Public Works, respectively. He said council members, now and in the future, will have to face voters if they’re are seen as gumming up city business for political reasons. “Part of why it puts both parties’ feet to the fire is that if a mayor has to move money, for example, to shore up (the Department of Public Works) for construction projects, and the

Though, any such advertising for new krewe members remains banned during the 12-day official Mardi Gras season that begins two Fridays before Fat Tuesday. With rare exceptions, advertisement of any sort has long been prohibited in parades during the city’s ofﬁcial Mardi Gras season, including solicitation for krewe membership. That ban remains in place. The rule against advertising for membership during parades played a role in the demise of the controversial Mystic Krewe of Nyx in 2024. That year, riders in the Nyx parade tossed small gift bags that advertised for membership. That violation, in addition to other matters, led to the City Council pulling the controversial krewe’s parade permit. The elimination of the snail mail requirement from the Mardi Gras code was sponsored by Morrell. Referring to himself as the Mardi Gras Grinch, Morrell has led the charge to reconsider, revise and enforce Carnival regulations in recent years.

council were to politically make the determination to arbitrarily block that, they would own those projects not moving forward,” Morrell said.

Lead pipe replacement The Sewerage & Water Board ran into a legal problem as it ramped up plans this year to begin replacing as many as 85,000 lead water pipes, which are buried underground on both public and private property. The Louisiana Constitution generally prohibits donations of public resources for private benefit, and officials worried that law could make it illegal to replace pipes on public property. To solve that problem, Duplessis sponsored legislation to put Constitutional Amendment 7 on the ballot. The amendment would stipulate that public utilities aiming to comply with the federal deadline to replace lead and galvanized pipes on private property may legally do so. An attorney general’s opinion aligned with the proposed constitutional amendment already gives some legal standing for lead pipe replacement on private property, but S&WB officials have described the constitutional amendment as a “belt and suspenders” approach to make sure there are no complications. “It’s nice to have an attorney general opinion that’s on your side, but it’s just an opinion,” Duplessis said. “We felt like it was important just to make it clear.” Legal questions aside, the S&WB still needs funding for the project. While it has secured about $150 million in federal grants and loans, that’s just a fraction of what is needed for a project expected to exceed $1 billion.

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Continued from page 1B In addition, August said she wants to focus on community engagement and educating the public about civil legal matters and the resources available to those involved in civil proceedings. “We understand that there are human beings on both sides of every civil matter,” August said. She heads into early voting with several major endorsements from the city’s political class, including the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee and Mayor Helena Moreno. August’s opponent Jones has claimed that August is the beneficiary of nepotism and has accused the Boissiere family of trying to prevent someone from outside their family from assuming the office. But August said voters should focus on her résumé, not her last name. “I’m proud of my family’s legacy across New Orleans, but I’m asking voters to support me because of my qualifications and my record,” August said. “Rather than focusing on my maiden name, my opponent should focus more on his qualifications or lack thereof.” Willie Jones Jones said his professional, political and community experience make him the man for the job. “I just want to bring visibility and leadership and dependable service with smarter solutions to this office,” Jones said. “A lot of people don’t understand what takes place in this office. A lot of people know that this office exists.” He cites as a résumé that includes the titles of business owner, licensed minister, Democratic committee official and an Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office reserve deputy. Jones has made several prior runs for office, including two runs for lieutenant governor in 2019 and 2023,

CANDIDATES FOR CONSTABLE FOR THE FIRST CITY COURT OF NEW ORLEANS KRISTI BOISSIERE New Orleans East EDUCATION: George AUGUST Washington Carver High

AGE, BORN, LIVES: 61, born in Oakland, California, lives in Lake Terrace area of New Orleans EDUCATION: St. Mary’s Academy; studied communications at LSU, additional education at the University of New Orleans and the August University of Maryland PROFESSION: Chief deputy, 1st City Court of New Orleans PARTY, RELEVANT POLITICAL EXPERIENCE OR CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat, candidate for Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee, 2024 WEBSITE: electkristibaugust.com

WILLIE JONES AGE, BORN, LIVES: 60, born in New Orleans, lives in placing a distant second to Billy Nungesser both times. He also threw his hat in the ring for state representative and City Council District D. In his criticism of the Boissiere family, Jones charged that August was running on her family name and that her relatives pushed her into running after the elder Boissiere announced his retirement. Boissiere also signed up to run earlier this year before withdrawing from the race. Jones also took aim at the scope of the ofﬁce, saying it should be expanded beyond its current services.

School; studied criminal justice at Southern University and received a certificate for nonprofit Jones leadership at the University of New Orleans PROFESSION: Owner, project management and consulting company Emerge Solutions LLC; licensed claims adjuster; minister, Beacon Light International Baptist Church PARTY, RELEVANT POLITICAL EXPERIENCE OR CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat, member of Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee District E since 2012; member of Louisiana Democratic State Central Committee 2012-2016; candidate for lieutenant governor, 2023 and 2019

Jones suggested building out a reserve division to promote community engagement and an environmental division to take on illegal dumping and commercial blight. He said the ofﬁce could also do more to help other law enforcement agencies on matters such as code enforcement. Jones also said he would implement more sensitivity training so they can better handle evictions. “There’s just so much more that can be done with this ofﬁce that’s not being done because it’s controlled by one family for so long,” Jones said.

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Tigerland sits over the railroad tracks west of Nicholson Drive in Baton Rouge. An LSU student and her fiancé were killed Sunday after being struck by a car that veered off the road as they walked nearby.

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Continued from page 1B post from Steven Hirstius, who identified himself as Hirstius’ father. “I can’t fix this,” his father wrote in another post. “You’re not coming back to me. I’m devastated, heartbroken, and angry.” Ginny Larose, who said she was a family friend, said the couple “loved each other unmeasurably.” “The only small measure of peace I can ﬁnd is knowing Leah & Shane were together,” she wrote in a tribute post.

Nicholson Drive safety The incident has renewed calls for safety improvements along Nicholson Drive, a frequent route for students as they travel between Tigerland nightlife and their apartments or dorms. Construction currently lines the lane near the 5000 block of the street, where the crash occurred. Fonte and Hirstius were traveling on the right shoulder of the roadway, police said. “I am sick of seeing students and others killed while walking along Nicholson Drive at night,” Gov. Jeff Landry wrote on X on Monday. LSU President Wade Rousse, East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Sid Edwards and the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development

were in discussions Monday about potential safety enhancements from Bob Pettit Boulevard to Lee Drive, according to releases from their offices. LSU leaders said the specific plans would be released once they were finished. “All students, whether they live on campus or nearby are part of the LSU family, and their safety is our number one priority,” Rousse said. “After this weekend’s tragedy, we reached out to our local and state partners to immediately address pedestrians walking along Nicholson Drive.” In his statement, Edwards referenced the construction of a 10-foot-wide path between Brightside Drive and Gourrier Avenue that is already underway, along with additional lighting and improved crosswalks. He said his office will meet with DOTD Tuesday to identify “additional safety measures” while that project continues. “We recognize that immediate safety concerns remain,” Edwards said.

away from the scene and parked her car at the Circle K on Brightside Drive. She allegedly contacted police about being involved in a crash but did not provide an accurate account of the crash, police said. She was booked on counts of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, reckless operation of a vehicle, hit-and-run resulting in serious bodily injury or death, vehicular homicide and vehicular negligent injuring. The prosecution said they planned to upgrade the vehicular negligent injuring to a second vehicular homicide. Her bail was set at $229,000. Dawson allegedly driving away from the scene before contacting police helped inform the bail decision, Commissioner Nicole Robinson said. “These cases are difﬁcult,” Robinson said. “Vehicular homicide is not a murder charge under the letter of the law. That doesn’t make the loss felt any less by the families — their families, your family, countless friends and family, I’m sure.” Bail set for driver Staff writer Quinn CoffDawson appeared in the man contributed to this 19th Judicial District Court report. remotely from the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Monday. She identiﬁed herLOTTERY self as a Southern UniverSUNDAY, OCT. 18, 2026 sity student. PICK 3: 7-5-5 She was allegedly driving PICK 4: 8-7-3-3 south on Nicholson Drive in a 2016 Nissan Rogue when PICK 5: 7-1-6-1-7 her car veered off the road Unofficial notification, and struck the two pedeskeep your tickets. trians. Police said she drove

New Orleans Area Deaths Andonie, Priscilla Hubbard, Ara May Oubre, Ruth Reiser, Anita Williams, Sybil

New Orleans Boyd Family Williams,, Sybil Charbonnet Oubre, Ruth Lake Lawn Metairie Andonie, Priscilla

Obituaries Andonie, Priscilla Elaine Greenland

Priscilla Elaine Greenland Andonie passed away on Friday, October 16, 2026 at the age of 87. She was a native of Newark, New Jersey and resident of Metairie, Louisiana. Priscilla attended Charity School of Nursing and devoted her working life to caring for others as a registered nurse. A faithful parishioner of St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church, Priscilla also lent her voice to the St. Edwards Choir. She found joy and calm in painting, arts and crafts, and in breeding doves. Priscilla is survived by her devoted husband, Jack Andonie, of 63 years; her daughter, Jackie Andonie Carnes; her son, Jon Andonie; her grandchildren, Anthony Andonie, Andre Andonie, Adam Carnes, Edward Carnes, Mary Carnes and Elizabeth Carnes; and her greatgrandchildren, Skarlett Carnes and Beowulf Carnes.

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She finished high school at All Saints' in Vicksburg, Mississippi, attended Stephens College and Tulane University, and earned her Bachelor of Science in Education from Auburn University in 1973. She found her calling at the Academy of the Sacred Heart in New Orleans, where she taught and oversaw the school newspaper. She had friends all over the city, a yellow Lab named Appalachia (Appy for short) and students who still ask about her. In 1977 she earned a Master of Science in Education from Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, specializing in reading, and moved to Aspen, Colorado, where she taught and raised her two children. Her greatest joy was teaching young children with learning disabilities to read. Parents of children who had struggled everywhere else came to thank her in tears. In 1996 she returned to the Des Moines area, where she sought out one of the toughest classrooms in the city's public schools and taught until she retired in 2015. Susie was dauntless. She earned a black belt in karate, beating her own instructor along the way, and led Outward Bound expeditions that until then had been led only by men. She was always there for her children and taught them that nothing was too scary or out of reach if you put your head down and got to work. Even a long way from Louisiana, there was a king cake every Mardi Gras, plus one for the kids to take to school. She was the best mom. For all her grit, Susie had just as much grace, and it showed most through her kindness. She was kind to everyone she met, and one of the greatest lessons she taught her children was to lead with it. She fiercely adored her grandchildren, and they carry on her fearless spirit and determination.

Priscilla was preceded in death by her parents, Harvey and Katherine Greenland; her son, Patrick Andonie; and her brother, Harvey Greenland.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her uncle, Dr. William deGravelles Jr. She is survived by her son, Michael Peter Hubbard II (Lauren); her daughter, Ara May Johnson (James); her grandchildren, Madeleine Elizabeth Hubbard, Michael Bateman Hubbard, Sydney James Johnson and Scarlett deGravelles Johnson; and her siblings, James Clifton Hall III (Wendy), William Bateman Hall (Dianna), Ortte Young (Jeff) and Haifleigh Pritchard (Tommy).

Visitation will be held at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd., New Orleans, LA 70124, on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 9:00am until Mass begins at 11:00am. Graveside services will follow at Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, LA.

Service details will be announced later. Arrangements are by Hardage-Giddens Oaklawn Chapel, Jacksonville. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Alzheimer's Association or the Des Moines Public Schools Foundation.

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Oubre, Ruth Roussell

Hubbard, Ara May Hall 'Susie'

Ara May "Susie" (Hall) Hubbard, 77, a New Iberia native and former New Orleans teacher, died Oct. 7, 2026, in Jacksonville, Florida, after a long battle with dementia. Susie was born June 1, 1949, in New Iberia, the eldest of five children of James Clifton Hall Jr. and Ara May deGravelles Hall. She was the fourth Ara May in the family, and with three others still living, her dad nicknamed her SusieQ. Her family called her Susie ever after, though friends from boarding school onward knew her as Ara May. Though she was 15 years older than her youngest sister, she still made room for her, whether that meant a turn under the hair dryer with her friends home from school or a game of hide-

Reiser, Anita Rae

Ruth Roussell Oubre entered into eternal rest on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at the age of 94. Beloved mother of Elise Oubre Martin, Vanessa, Bryan (Geraldine), Percy (Melody), and Hurby (Lisa) Oubre. She was the grandmother of Steven (Rachel) Martin Jr, Eric (Elizabeth), Erica, Breanna and Jacque Oubre. Great grandmother of Micah and Maddox Martin, Sean, Amari and Austin Oubre. Also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Ruth is preceded in death by her parents Septine and Eva Bossier Roussell, her husband Hurby Oubre and her siblings Rudolph Roussell, Ruby Smith, Ora Lee Jarreau, Rona Favarote, and Carol Bringier. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Wednesday, October 21 , 2026 llam at St Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 7300 Crowder Blvd, New Orleans, La. Visitation begins at 10am. Interment St John The Baptist Catholic Church Cemetery, Edgard, La

Anita Rae Reiser (née Whittington) passed away on October 5, 2026, at the age of 81. She was born in Metairie, LA, on October 25, 1944. Anita was preceded in death by her devoted husband, Louis Napoleon Reiser, and her cherished son, Charles Alexander Reiser. She is survived by her daughters, Amanda Lohnas (Gregory Hardison) and Alanna Oden (Jeremy); along with four grandchildren and two great-grandsons, who will all miss her deeply. A visitation for Anita will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2026 from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, followed by a graveside service at 12:00 pm at the Garden of Memories Funeral Home & Cemetery, located at 4900 Airline Dr, Metairie, LA 70001. Her life will be celebrated among family and friends, reflecting on a life well-lived and cherished by many.

Williams, Sybil Doris

Sybil Doris Williams, 67, a lifelong resident and native of New Orleans, La. passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Friday, October 9, 2026, at Ochsner Baptist Medical Center. Sybil was the nucleus of the family and will be sorely missed by her family, especially her sister, Constance, who was ever present with her, and her nieces and nephews, to whom she was a true guardian figure. She leaves to cherish her memories, her sisters, Constance Williams Brown and Brenda Williams, brothers, Frank Williams Jr. (Shelyander) and Thaddeus Williams. She is also survived by sisters-in-law, a brother-in -law, numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, caregivers and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Williams Sr., mother, Bernadine L. Williams, a sister, Sharon Williams Chriss and brothers Leslie J. and Broderick E. Williams. Family and friends are invited to attend her Homegoing Service on Thursday, October 22, 2026, for 10:00 a.m., at The Boyd Family Funeral Home, 5001 Chef Menteur Hwy., New Orleans, LA 70126. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Messenger Danatus King, officiating. Entombment to follow at Mount Olivet Cemetery and Mausoleum, New Orleans, LA. Services entrusted to The Boyd Family Funeral Home. Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditio nbegins.com or crematenola.com (504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.

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Vote yes on charter amendment to strengthen City Council budget oversight A fair, and frequent, question that’s been going around New Orleans over the past year or so is this: If the City Council crafts and adopts the annual budget, how is it that the prior council — which included the mayor, her top budget aide and the current council’s president — was blindsided by the depth of the city’s financial crisis? The explanation, those council members say, is structural: The current rules allow mayoral administrations make significant changes to the adopted budget throughout the year without asking or even informing the council, as former Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration did at the end of her second term. To avoid a repeat of this dire situation, the council is asking New Orleans voters to amend the City Charter to expand its oversight over how the city spends money throughout the year. We find the proposal smart and sensible, and encourage voters to vote “yes” on Nov. 3, or during early voting that runs through next Tuesday, Oct. 27. Council President JP Morrell, who authored this amendment, modeled it on the procedures he and other state lawmakers used when he served in the Legislature. In Baton Rouge, departments that seek to overspend their approved budgets must get approval from a joint House/Senate budget committee, and explain not just where the money is going but where it comes from. When he moved to City Hall, “an assumption I had is that when the executive and legislative branch come together to confect a budget, that budget is meaningful and locked,” Morrell said. “The way that the charter is written is that it gives the CAO unfettered authority to true up the budget throughout the process without requiring council approval or any public notification.” An example, he said, is what happened last year, when the city busted its overtime budget and used general fund dollars to “front-load” projects under the $2.3 billion Joint Infrastructure Recovery Request program. The amendment would require any administration department that wants or needs to spend more than the approved budget allots to go before the council for a public hearing, and ultimately a full vote. It would also require the administration to provide monthly reports to the council. The proposal has the support of Mayor Helena Moreno, who along with the council is now grappling with how to dig the city out of the hole in the upcoming year’s budget. We acknowledge that the measure could give a future council the ability to block good administration initiatives; Morrell said the remedy to that is accountability with the voters. And while we’re always wary of changing the charter — basically the municipal equivalent of a constitution — in response to a single incident, we think this change adds the type of guardrails and badly needed transparency that would serve the city well for generations to come.

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Re: “Detainees won’t linger in detention if they simply self-deport,” Your Views, Oct. 7 Dismissing human rights advocates’ reports as “lies” obscures the documented realities of our immigration detention system. Working alongside detained individuals for seven years, I have seen that agreeing to voluntary departure rarely brings a quick exit. Many who sign departure paperwork — often after enduring abusive, unconstitutional facility conditions — still languish for months waiting for ICE to arrange travel. In our work, we have known multiple people detained for over two years (one for three years) before release or removal. Prolonged detention is highly lucrative for the private prison corporations running these facilities, which receive an estimated $150 to $165 per day from taxpayers for every occupied bed. The author of the letter also claimed that accusations that ICE obscures detainees are false. Yet once an individual receives a ﬁnal order of removal, ICE drops them from its online detainee locator system.

On Oct. 14, you published a letter from William Edwards concerning voter fraud (“Letters: After two years, no proof of widespread voter fraud. Let’s move on”). Edwards was against further investigation of election theft and widespread voter fraud, claiming there has been little to no evidence of either thus far in the investigations. I take exception to his demand that the investigations be terminated. My objection is very simple. The right to vote allowed by our Constitution is one of our most cherished rights and is limited to citizens. While the number of votes by unauthorized persons may be small, they are still illegal and unfair to others. I don’t miss any federal, state or local election. If one person who does not have the right to vote does so and votes for a different cause or candidate than I do, then that illegal voter just nulliﬁed my vote. While the issue may or may not be as widespread as some would like us to believe, the fact that a person who does not have the right to vote can nullify my vote is very upsetting.

This effectively conceals their whereabouts from families and attorneys at the most critical juncture. Families lose their chance to say goodbye or finalize essential legal affairs — such as powers of attorney for children and property — even though that person may remain detained locally for months. Lastly, the letter claimed an average detention of four days after a person agrees to leave. Syracuse University’s non-partisan TRAC data confirms that four days applies only to immediate border “voluntary returns” or summary expulsions — not formal removal orders. Under federal statute, ICE operates within a 90-day removal window. Coordinating consular interviews, identity documents and flight logistics makes a four-day turnaround for formal removals an operational impossibility. Talk to the advocates working inside this system, listen to those living it and hold our government accountable.

MICHELLE LAFLEUR MACFADYEN president, Louisiana Advocates for Immigrants in Detention Lafayette

Growing wealth gap threatens democracy Re: “Why today’s socialist movement is woefully misguided,” Oct. 9. In his recent guest column, David Thomas talks a lot about communism, something that does little more than increase the scare-word quality of “socialism.” Much of what “socialism” means is in the eye of the beholder. He tells us what everyone already knows: “Sweden, Denmark and Norway are not Marxist economies.” Instead of quibbling about whether those (and other) countries are “capitalist social democracies” in contrast to “today’s socialist movement” in the United States, we ought to be talking about how we in the U.S. can achieve better public education, including higher education; taxpayer-funded medical care free to those who need it; and adequate nutrition for young children not lucky enough to be born into privilege, among others. There is nothing wrong with capitalism per se. It’s a good thing. But there is a lot wrong with the greed-fueled, unbridled capitalism we have in the

MICHAEL G. HARRELL Tylertown, Mississippi

United States, which has produced an alarming increase in a wealth gap that threatens our democracy. By unbridled capitalism, I mean corporate personhood, dark money inﬂuencing government and political campaigns, off-shoring, labyrinths of obscure corporations that do little more than hide shady or illegal transactions and avoid taxation — the list goes on. Like it or not, we live in a society. Rather than bowing down to “the most efﬁcient economic system,” whatever that is supposed to mean, we should prioritize creating and maintaining our society for everyone and maximize the capacity for everyone to contribute. We’re in this together. As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said over 100 years ago, “We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.”

Constant amendments an inefficient way to govern Ten amendments on the ballot? Really? Louisiana’s 1974 constitution has already been amended more than 200 times. In my opinion, this method of legislation is inefﬁcient and is totally inadequate for our constitutional republic form of government. The wording in these amendments is more times than not ambiguous, and frankly most voters don’t have the time to properly investigate the true meaning of each one. Many of these amendments are so politically or ﬁnancially convoluted that even an expert would be hard-pressed to explain the pros and cons. We need another constitutional convention to address this serious problem, ASAP.

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Rubio’s Greece speech Back in my college days (American University, Washington, D.C.), required reading included the works of Greek playwrights Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. Long after graduation, they remained on my bookshelf. It was believed for generations that these men, along with philosophers Plato, Cicero and other great minds, could teach us. At too many of today’s colleges and universities we find courses in LGBTQ+ history and, according to Campus Reform, a 2023 course at Harvard “aimed to teach students how to prepare for a diversity, equity, and inclusion-filled future.” Harvard is not alone in pushing woke courses. Into this intellectual chasm came Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Standing in front of the Cal Acropolis in Athens, Thomas Rubio recalled how the Greeks laid the foundation for democracy. Eighty years ago, this would have sounded so obvious that the speech would seem unnecessary. Today’s college students seem to know less about the past and get their information mostly through social media. As reflected in test scores, we have discarded the past as one might toss ancient ideas down what George Orwell called the “memory hole.” Rubio’s opening lines set the stage for the rest of the speech: “…time has a tendency to dull the senses: great victories and catastrophic defeats … seem to shrink to becom(e) like a footnote in a textbook, another fact for our schoolchildren to memorize and forget. But the Greeks of antiquity … seem to have an almost mystical hold on our memory. They call us back to them, again and again.” We in the West used to believe that looking back to what those who came before us had learned was a requirement before going forward. This was to ensure that their mistakes might not become our mistakes and their triumphs might be replicated in our successes. What we used to call oratory when we had orators and not dull politicians repeating talking points and poll-tested themes, was on full display when Rubio said: “The history of America, the history of my country, is covered with

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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. the ﬁngerprints of antiquity. Greece is literally carved into the architecture of our government: in the towering columns, in the domes and the monuments across our capital city. The city where our Constitution was born — Philadelphia — is itself a Greek name.” Anyone watching or reading this speech cannot help but see the contrast between the name- calling and demeaning of others by President Trump and the seriousness and statesmanlike behavior of the secretary of state. In hearings before House and Senate committees, when Rubio disagrees with Democrat members, he brandishes a rhetorical “sword of truth,” without stabbing them. That quality was on display in Athens when he sounded like a professor at a university that used to teach such things: “ The men who founded my country were fascinated by the heritage we inherited from yours. They were exceptionally well-read in history – they were vividly aware of their unique place in it – but no other age of the past held their attention or their imagination quite like that of antiquity. Many, many people are surprised to

learn that the most commonly cited author in ‘The Federalist Papers’ was not an Enlightenment philosopher or political theorist. No, the most commonly cited author in ‘The Federalist Papers’ was Plutarch, the Greek biographer of Greece and Rome’s great men.” There’s plenty more in Rubio’s address that should be required reading, especially by young people. “What is past is prologue,” wrote William Shakespeare. That profound statement is engraved on the base of the “Future” statue outside the National Archives Building. Rubio has said he won’t run for president in 2028 if Vice President JD Vance runs. He should change his mind. Rubio has all the qualities one should desire in a president. Philosophers like Plato and Aristotle taught that true leaders must possess arete — a mix of high competence, moral character, and active service to the common good. Who, except the most partisan, would disagree that Rubio possesses them all? Email Cal Thomas at tca.editors@ tribpub.com.

Has Trump broken his McDonald’s promise? On foreign policy, it’s clear that, in The defining moment of the 2024 Wall Street Journal analyst Walter presidential campaign, it can be arMead’s words, Trump has “given the gued, came almost exactly two years ago, on Sunday, Oct. 20, when then-for- hawks more influence over Iran policy while catering to restrainer sensibilimer President Donald Trump traded his suit coat for a yellow apron and ties on Russia” — probably the oppoworked the fry station and the drivesite of what current public opinion thru window at a McDonald’s. favors. But those policies, at least in His staff picked a propitious location the short run, have not produced high in the battleground state of Pennsylva- casualty levels or perceptible fiscal strain. nia: lower Bucks County, just south of Nor is it clear that voters affirmathe Pennsylvania Turnpike and about a mile west of U.S. 1, suburban turf settively favor Democratic policies or tled a generation or two ago by the sons place any faith in Democrats’ promises to make things more affordable. The and daughters of blue-collar ethnic communities in northeast Philadelphia. swing against Republicans, however great it turns out to be, seems driven Trump lost Bucks County to Hillary more by an impulse to curb the Clinton in 2016 and Joe Biden in power and excesses of the Re2020. In 2024, he carried it over Kamala Harris by 291 votes out publican president than by any of 402,349 cast. faith in alternative policies. A The appearance at McDonGallup poll released Tuesday shows nearly half of responald’s was prompted by Trump’s scoffing at Harris’ claims, made Michael dents saying Democrats are without documentation, that she Barone too extreme. had worked at McDonald’s while What seems to make voters in college. But more than that, it unhappy, including many who underlined an argument that had been voted for him two years ago, is Trump’s proving effective for a month in proself-indulgence. Trump advertising. On policy, that’s most apparent in Those ads showed Harris, as a canhis tariffs. Even though there’s no perceptible demand for them in the didate in 2019, assuring the National political marketplace, Trump has gleeCenter for Transgender Equality Action Fund of her early support for fully produced a plentiful supply in his government-paid sex-change surgery second term. His affection for tariffs for transgender prison inmates. The goes back four or five decades, even tagline was “Kamala is for they/them, as candidates boosting them — John President Trump is for you.” Connally, Ross Perot, Pat Buchanan — Trump’s political standing has since have foundered. suffered because of a sense that, in his His juddering increases and decreassecond term, he has been serving himes in tariffs, starting with his “Liberaself rather than his constituents. There tion Day” just after April Fools’ Day in is now a real possibility that his Repub- 2025, have produced few perceptible gains for Americans but have resulted lican Party will lose Senate and House in higher prices. The tariff-raising conseats in states and districts he carried by double digits just 16 days after his test he initiated with Canada has raised stint at McDonald’s. rates to 50% and prompted Michigan For the economy, as The Wall Street Republican Senate candidate Mike Journal’s Gerard Baker plausibly Rogers to insist, “Here in Michigan, we argues, is not in dreadful shape. The know that Canada is not our enemy.” current inflation rate of 3.7% is much Rogers added, “We need to end this tarlower than the 9% rate under Biden in iff war now.” 2022. Trump is on more solid policy ground

in his actions against Iran, which has never apologized for seizing American diplomats 47 years ago — a violation of the first rule of international law and the first of multiple acts of war against the United States. He could have made, over time, a persuasive case for action. Instead, he seems to have acted on the assumption that the powers in Iran would prove as compliant with his demands as Venezuela’s Chavista thugs have been since his lightning abduction and prosecution of dictator Nicolas Maduro. It turns out that Iran’s mullahs and Revolutionary Guard are made of sterner stuff and are located in a more distant and perilous neighborhood. Also damaging has been the president’s self-indulgence in putting his stamp on Washington. You don’t have to be an aficionado of minimalist decor to find his gilt decorations in the Oval Office off-putting. There’s a plausible case that the White House needs a larger ballroom, and it is already flanked by the much larger and architecturally discordant Treasury and Eisenhower Executive Office buildings. You could complain that a hostile press has lavished unfavorable coverage on Trump’s plans for a triumphal arch, his Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool repainting, and his efforts to affix his name to the Kennedy Center. All minor stuff, you may object. But taken together with the higher prices attributable to high tariffs and the Middle East conflict, these projects have clearly damaged the standing of the president and his party more than anything in Trump’s first term. Voters see those higher prices every day at the gasoline and diesel pumps, and Trump’s job approval moves inversely to gas prices. It’s still possible for Republicans to argue that Democrats are “for they/ them.” But it’s getting harder to persuade voters that “President Trump is for you.”

The test every novel may soon have to pass Predictions are risky for columnists, but I will venture one anyway: In the near future, all fiction manuscripts will have to pass through an artificial intelligence detector before they are published. This will not happen easily, but it will happen. There have simply been too many scandals in which authors are suspected of submitting AI-written work, most recently the winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. I won’t parse the arguments that AI detection is flawed, except to say they aren’t very convincing. Nor do I think the head-inMegan ega the-sand approach that many McArdle institutions have taken can be sustained for much longer. Much of the literary world is in denial about the implications of so much AI work making its way into the highest echelons of literary achievement. But eventually, we are going to have to decide where AI writing belongs, and where it does not. Even more than that, writers are going to have to decide what writing is for. For a writer like me, there is something baffling about submitting an AI story to a fiction contest. I’ve been writing almost compulsively since I was 8 years old, when I inscribed my first attempt at a novel in a black-and-white composition book. What is the point of competing for a writing prize if you don’t actually want to write? Why would you seek honors that rightfully belong to your ChatGPT subscription? But I am not actually that naive. I understand that writers write for many reasons, not just because we love doing the work. Much of the time, we don’t love doing the work. A common joke in my profession is that no one likes writing itself. We like being about to write and having written. The joke is an exaggeration — nothing feels as good as the delirious fog of creation that envelops you when the work is going well. Often, however, the work does not go well, and you spend hours slogging through pieces or chapters that refuse to come together. There is a reason for journalist Mary Heaton Vorse’s famous observation that “the art of writing is the art of applying the seat of the pants to the seat of the chair.” The dividing line between amateurs and professionals is often not talent, but the ability to pin our posteriors in place until something publishable emerges from our keyboards. We stay in those chairs for many reasons: because we have a story that demands to be written, because we have ideas or knowledge we want to share, because we think we can change the world or at least one mind. But if we’re honest, we also write because we need money to support our other hobbies, such as eating or taking out 30-year mortgages. And of course, we enjoy the prestige. It is much more fun to tell people that you are a writer than it is to tell them you are an IT consultant or an administrative assistant. It is enjoyable to get invitations for talks and conferences. It is delightful to have a wide audience for your thoughts, rather than forcing them upon the narrow circle of your friends and family. It is truly lovely when someone comes up to you and says, “I like your work.” If you enjoy doing the work itself, AI is a poor substitute. But if you mostly enjoy the perks, it’s tempting to take shortcuts. That kind of cheating will ultimately destroy literary prizes and perhaps traditional publishing. Why would anyone bother reading the product of your ChatGPT prompts when they can get a $20 subscription and compose their own? But for the individual cheater, it might work out well — at least, as long as judges and editors refuse to check. So after much agonized debate, I expect they will start running all submissions through Pangram or some other AI detector. That will still leave the writing profession badly exposed to AI. Many people will happily slurp up bulk-generated AI fiction and journalism rather than the slow, expensive, artisanal human stuff. The age of AI will disrupt the workplace in all sorts of ways. But the work will continue, as other kinds of work have continued through technological disruptions. People still run the 100-meter dash, even though a car or a cheetah could do it faster. We still cook elaborate dinners, even though the frozen food aisle is crammed with highly palatable substitutes. We still have dinner parties, even though we could stream wittier banter from Netflix — because we are humans, and we want to seek excellence, not just consume it. AI may make it harder for us to get paid for our work. But if so, it will also make it easier for us to focus on the reasons that work is worth doing. Megan McArdle is on X, @asymmetricinfo. Email her at Megan.McArdle@washpost.com.

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La. OKs lethal injection drug Election of single drug option voids Wessinger's argument, state says BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER Staff writer PROVIDED PHOTO

In the 1980s, the Alaska Street Garden Club had T-shirts.

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Continued from page 1B Virginia, offers context: “Their families’ rich multigenerational connections to LSU and south Louisiana, however, kept them tied to LSU no matter the changing economy or the new academic pathways some of them began to pursue.” In 1981, Olivier Raffray turned 18, and his parents put him on a plane. He grew up speaking French and knew almost no English. He had no phone and no email. Keeping in touch with home took four things. “A pen, paper, envelope and a stamp,” he said. “And often, you didn’t have one of those things.” A letter took three or four weeks to reach Mauritius. “Back then it was, ‘All right, we’ll see you in four or ﬁve years,’” he said. Many of the Mauritians never went home during their four years at LSU. They spent holidays with each other or with the families of American friends. “We arrived boys,” Raffray said. “We left men.” Yanic Harel had a oneway ticket home when he met Beth at a party the day after Thanksgiving in 1983. Three weeks later, he changed it to a round trip. When he returned, he earned a second degree, married her and moved to Houston. Their three daughters all

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David Shreve, organizer of the Alaska Street Garden Club’s reunion, raised the lid to check on the pig roasting for the night’s festivities on Friday. went to LSU. “I didn’t tell them to come here,” he said. “They wanted to.” On Thursday night, DuPont and his wife ate at Pastime. His father ate there in the 1950s. On Friday morning, he walked across campus. The agricultural engineering building looks the way it did 40 years ago. Inside, he ran into the man who helped him build research equipment when they were both in their early 20s. “I’ve been married to him for 40 years, and he speaks about that night and day, the time he stayed here,” his wife, Martine, said. Bruno de Frobertille left LSU in 1986. In 2014, he came back for a single Saturday. “Just to touch land, earth,” he said. That trip wasn’t enough. This time he stayed several days. “We’re on the last lap

now,” he said, and wiped the side of his eye. “You need to close pages. Now I have put the page. I am OK.” Forty years feels like 15 years. A reunion offers a strange chance to meet the people we used to be. For the Mauritians, those people were 18-year-olds who shared a car and wrote letters to their parents. The people on Alaska Street were their family until they could go home. They are the ones who remember. So they ﬂy halfway around the world to stand between a street and a parking lot where a rental house used to be. To touch land. Earth. As I walked away, I heard one person say, “Do you remember the bathrobes and the nightgowns?” “Yeah, I do. Of course,” his old friend replied. Email Jan Risher at jan. risher@theadvocate.com.

Louisiana officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss death row inmate Todd Wessinger’s legal challenge to a looming execution by nitrogen gas, saying they will allow him to choose lethal injection and use a drug he previously argued would spare him suffering. Wessinger, who was sentenced to death for killing two employees during a 1995 robbery at a Baton Rouge restaurant, filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s nitrogen hypoxia and two-drug lethal injection protocols, arguing that both risk violating the constitutional ban against cruel and unusual punishment. But Louisiana officials say they will use a single lethal injection drug, pentobarbital, if Wessinger elects that method. That voids his argument claiming the state is refusing to adopt a less painful alternative, the state said in court ﬁlings Monday. “He has told a federal court that the Eighth Amendment requires Louisiana to use pentobarbital, rather than nitrogen hypoxia, to execute him,” Gov. Jeff Landry posted to X on Monday morning. “Louisiana will execute Wessinger with pentobarbital if Wessinger chooses pentobarbital.” In his original challenge to a nitrogen gas execution, filed in September, Wessinger’s attorneys called pentobarbital a “feasible and readily implemented alternative.” Attempts to reach Wessinger’s attorney Monday were not immediately successful. While Landry, Attorney General Liz Murrill and other state officials dis-

not be an option for Wessinger and a judge denied a separate request for his sentence to be reconsidered, citing a higher-court ruling. His attorneys also recently asked in state court for a new penalty phase for his case, arguing a 2014 brain scan — conducted nearly two decades after a jury sentenced him to death — shows he had a stroke as a child which affected the part of his brain that affects decision-making and impulse control. On Monday, Murrill reposted the governor’s comments regarding Wessinger to social media, adding: “Justice delayed is justice denied.” Some states, including Louisiana, have had trouble obtaining drugs to use for lethal injection, but others have continued to acquire pentobarbital, Wessinger’s attorneys argued in their previous filings. Pentobarbital — also used commonly for animal euthanasia — was employed in last month’s botched attempted execution of Tennessee death row inmate Christina Pike. Officials say Pike’s executioners tried to administer two lethal doses of pentobarbital, but the IV lines fell out of her vein and the drug leaked into her arms instead of entering her bloodstream. The failed execution prompted Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to suspend state executions for the rest of 2026 while officials investigate what went wrong.

agree that nitrogen gas is an unconstitutional method of execution, they say Wessinger’s argument is moot if they will allow pentobarbital to be used. “The only way (Wessinger) will be executed by nitrogen hypoxia is if he voluntarily declines to elect pentobarbital and thus voluntarily agrees to be executed by nitrogen hypoxia,” the state’s attorneys wrote. The U.S. Supreme Court has said if a death row inmate challenges an execution method, they must offer a viable alternative. When he filed his lawsuit in September calling nitrogen gas cruel and unusual, Wessinger pointed to singledrug pentobarbital as more humane. A Baton Rouge jury convicted Wessinger of double murder for the shooting deaths of Stephanie Guzzardo and David Breakwell, two of his former co-workers at a Calendar’s Restaurant that was located on Perkins Road. Of Louisiana’s 55 death row inmates, Wessinger appears closest to an execution date. Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore has said he intends to seek a death warrant that would set a date for the sentence to be carried out. Last year, the state imposed its first death sentence in 15 years when Jessie Hoffman was executed by nitrogen gas at Angola state prison. Hoffman was sentenced to death for the 1996 rape and murder of Email Patrick SloanMolly Elliot in New Or- Turner at patrick.sloanturner@theadvocate.com. leans. Since his conviction in 1997, Wessinger has tried to avoid execution through multiple lawsuits and pleas for clemency. That path was narrowed last week when the gover- NOLA.COM/SUBSCRIBE nor said clemency would

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New Orleans Saints defensive end Cam Jordan, left, looks to defend against New York Giants quarterback Jameis Winston during the second half of their game on Sunday in East Rutherford, N.J.

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One of the primary reasons that Jamahl Mosley was hired as head coach of the New Orleans Pelicans is his record of building top-flight defensive teams. One of the players that Mosley inherited is Herb Jones, a former first-team All-Defensive ä Pacers at Pelicans. player who can match up effectively against elite 7 P.M.WEDNESDAY, scorers of virtually any GCSEN size, shape or skill set. The Mosley era starts when the Pelicans face the Indiana Pacers at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Smoothie King Center, and it will be the first opportunity to see how the centerpiece fits in Mosley’s defense. “He’s a great starting point,” Mosley said of Jones. Jones’ rookie season was 2021-22, which was also Mosley’s first season as head

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Saints’ win desperately needed, but big picture still fuzzy You’ll have to excuse David Edwards’ French, even if the New Orleans Saints now have landed in Paris. Many of the passionate words the Saints offensive lineman spoke to his teammates in the locker room after Sunday’s 34-27 victory over the New York Giants had to be bleeped out. “We won this game because of our week of preparation and our (bleeping) mindset, period,” Edwards said. “How do we carry that moving forward? Positive. (Bleeping) all together. That’s who we are. We (bleeping) showed that today. How do we build on that? That’s our (bleeping) objective this week coming up.” Chances are, the language would have been much worse — both in the locker room and among the fan base — if the Saints had let their 24-point fourth-quarter lead slip away. They didn’t. They held on and snapped out of a three-game funk to give themselves a chance to get this season back on track. It was a roller coaster of a game in what has been a roller coaster of a season. They found a way to win and almost found a way to lose all in the same game. “Resiliency,” Saints quarterback Tyler Shough said. Resiliency was exactly what the Saints needed after the way things had fallen apart the previous three weeks. The morale, at least among the fan base, was about as fractured as the broken bones in Shough’s non-throwing hand.

The migraine headache that sidelined cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry in the second half had nothing on the heartache Saints fans were dealing with after seeing all that optimism after Week 2 vanish. Nobody needed this win more than second-year coach Kellen Moore. This was easily the biggest game of his young coaching career. No, his job wasn’t on the line. Gayle Benson, despite her words last week about her disappointment with the team’s 1-4 start, wasn’t going to fire Moore. But the last thing Moore needed was to be on a 7½-hour flight across the Atlantic Ocean with a battered team still searching for answers. The Saints didn’t find all the answers at MetLife Stadium, but it’s a whole lot easier to learn from your mistakes in a win than it is in a loss. The slow starts are still a thing, evident by the 7-0 deficit at the end of the first quarter and the 10-0 hole the Saints eventually dug out of. The costly penalties that keep the Saints behind the chains continue. They were penalized seven times for 52 yards, but it felt far worse than that. Moore will need to find a solution for their issues at the left tackle position, especially with Pittsburgh’s menacing TJ Watt up next. And surely Moore now knows his team isn’t good enough

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Saints use caution amid Paris protests: ‘We just want to be as safe as possible’ BY MATTHEW PARAS

Kiffin scoffs at ghosts of Auburn’s stadium BY JON BLAU Staff writer

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VERSAILLES, France — On his day off in France, New Orleans Saints safety Justin Reid plans to attend Tuesday’s Paris Saint-Germain soccer game against Barçelona at the Parc des Princes. The match, like Sunday’s game between the Saints and Pittsburgh Steelers, will go on as scheduled. So Reid will head into the city that evening, despite the ongoing protests over rising living costs and school conditions that have captured the world’s attention. Reid had to weigh whether the decision was dangerous. “It’ll just be, keep it low key, keep it fun, do things as a group, do things as a team,” Reid said. “And above all else, stay out of the mix and don’t ﬁnd any way to be a distraction to what our ultimate goal here is, to come in and put on a performance and get a win.” Saints coach Kellen Moore said he’s leaving it to his players’ discretion over how much they want to explore Paris during their scheduled downtime. After arriving in Paris on Monday, New Orleans has two lighter days of work before gearing up to practice Wednesday

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New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones, right, defends against Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard during a game last season at the Smoothie King Center.

ers thinking twice about how much of Paris they should see. Reid said he anticipated many teammates staying closer to Versailles rather than branch-

LSU coach Lane Kiffin doesn’t believe Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium is haunted. But he’s been around a few people who do. His former boss, ex-LSU and Alabama head coach Nick Saban, has said as much about the venue because ä LSU at so many extraordinary plays seem to tilt the balAuburn. ance of games there. 11 A.M. One of Kiffin’s potenSATURDAY,ABC tial colleagues at Auburn, former men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl, tried using Jordan-Hare’s spookiness to lure Kiffin there when he was being considered as the school’s next football coach. “He’s like, ‘Hey, you’ll get a win every year that you really don’t deserve, because magical things just happen here. It’s haunted,’ “ Kiffin, who ultimately stayed at Ole Miss for another three seasons, recalled Pearl saying at the time. Kiffin hopes Auburn doesn’t win a game it doesn’t deserve this weekend. He’s already seen LSU experience its share of rottenness on the road.

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Saints mascot Gumbo’s French cousins, Louis and Lily, high-five a guest at the NFL Shop opening event on Monday in Paris. The New Orleans Saints play the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first NFL game to take place in France on Sunday. through Friday to prepare for the Steelers. The Saints are staying and practicing in Versailles, roughly 12 miles from Paris. But the protests, which led to violence and riots over the weekend, have play-

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Bills DB Gardner-Johnson suspended for spitting

Buffalo Bills defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson has been suspended one game by the NFL for spitting in the direction of two Las Vegas Raiders players during Sunday’s game at Allegiant Stadium. Gardner-Johnson was bickering with Raiders tight end Brock Bowers and was captured by video cameras spitting as Bowers walked away. It was Raiders center Tyler Linderbaum who immediately pointed it out to the ofﬁcials. Bowers said he wasn’t immediately aware after the game of what had even happened. Gardner-Johnson, who has a lengthy disciplinary record with the NFL and started his career with the New Orleans Saints, spoke to reporters after the game before issuing a lengthy statement on his Instagram account late Sunday night to apologize for his actions.

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The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to start the season completely healthy. Guard Dejounte Murray, who missed the previous three preseason games with a toe injury, practiced fully Monday morning. Murray said after practice that he expects to play at 7 p.m. Wednesday when the Pelicans host the Indiana Pacers in the season opener. “I’m good,” he said. “I’m great. Happy to be on the ﬂoor.” Murray said the injury happened on the second day of training camp when his toe got stepped on. “Just was being cautious of it,” Murray said about his absences. “It was really fat. And purple. It was really just get-

ting the swelling down. That was it. I feel great. It’s not swollen (now). I’m able to run, jump, participate.” Murray scored six points to go with six assists and four rebounds in his only preseason game, the opener against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Murray is entering his third sea- Familiar foe son with the Pelicans. He is averMathurin will face his former aging 17.2 points and 7.0 assists team when the Pacers come to town Wednesday. since arriving in New Orleans. Mathurin, who the Pelicans Final roster signed to a two-year deal in late The Pelicans on Monday announced August, spent his ﬁrst 3½ seasons with the Pacers. The Pacers tradtheir roster for opening night. The Pelicans now have 15 played him to the Los Angeles Clippers ers on standard contracts, plus in February. Mathurin isn’t making a big three players on a two-way condeal out of playing the team that tract. The 15 players on a standard drafted him with the No. 6 overall

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contract are Herb Jones, Trey Murphy, Murray, Zion Williamson, Jeremiah Fears, Yves Missi, Karlo Matkovic, Bennedict Mathurin, Jordan Poole, Derik Queen, Saddiq Bey, DeAndre Jordan, AJ Johnson, Bryce McGowens and Trendon Watford. Jaron Pierre, Malika Dia and Julian Reese are on two-way contracts and will split time between the Pelicans and the Laketown Squadron, the G League afﬁliate in Kenner.

pick in 2022. “It’s just another game for me, to be honest,” he said. The game will feature the return for Pacers point guard Tyrese Haliburton, who tore his Achilles in Game 7 of the NBA Finals in 2025. “It’s great,” Mathurin said. “God bless that he’s healthy. He’s been rehabbing for a long time. I’m very blessed, and it’s great for the game of basketball that he’s back on the court.”

Opening night To recognize the 25th year of the Pelicans being in New Orleans, the ﬁrst 6,000 fans at the Smoothie King Center on Wednesday will receive a commemorative hat. The halftime performer will be Red Panda, who will ride her unicycle while ﬂipping bowls onto her head.

The Indianapolis Colts missed the playoffs five straight years and missed out on finding their next franchise quarterback in the 2023 NFL Draft. On Monday, general manager Chris Ballard paid the price for both. Team co-owner Carlie IrsayGordon announced she had ﬁred Ballard, who had been making the personnel decisions since 2017. The move comes one day after the hometown fans booed resoundingly throughout the second half of Sunday’s game, chanted “Fire Ballard” and left early as the Colts blew a 13-point halftime lead and lost 26-20 to previously winless Tennessee.

Rams WR Adams to miss 6-10 weeks with an injury

Rams receiver Davante Adams will be out for 6-10 weeks with a signiﬁcant hamstring injury, Los Angeles coach Sean McVay said Monday. The Rams (2-4) also lost veteran defensive tackle Poona Ford for the season due to a ruptured triceps, and defensive tackle Kobie Turner is going on injured reserve with a groin injury amid a cascade of health setbacks for the struggling preseason Super Bowl favorites, who have lost three of four. Adams, a six-time Pro Bowl selection and the NFL’s leader in touchdown catches last season, got hurt on the Rams’ penultimate offensive snap in their 18-16 loss to the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday. The 33-year-old Adams has 30 receptions for 480 yards and four touchdowns this season.

NBA bettors gravitate toward Sixers with LeBron Lakers get rid of former LAS VEGAS — LeBron James might have shifted the power in the Eastern Conference — and perhaps the NBA in general — when he ended eight seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers to sign with Philadelphia. The 76ers are consensus favorites — from 8-1 to 9-1 odds — in the East to win it all, even ahead of the reigning champion New York Knicks. “I’m a Sixers fan, so I was very thrilled about it myself,” BetMGM Sportsbook trader Christian Cipollini said of King James going to Philadelphia. “Far and away, our most bet-on team, far and away our biggest liability (among contending teams).”

How much James has left at age 41 will be a big question as the NBA season opens Tuesday, but he remained among the league’s top players last season in LA. And he’s not the only reason for high hopes in Philadelphia. The Sixers also added Jaylen Brown in a marquee trade with Boston. But Joel Embiid’s health could put a major dent in any championship plans. The seven-time AllStar has played in fewer than 40 games each of the past three seasons. “I think it’s more Embiid, keeping him in one piece, that’s going to be the key for them more than LeBron,” longtime handicapper

Bruce Marshall said. “It sort of all goes through him, and that’s been tough for Philly.” Jalen Brunson and the Knicks overcame the odds to win the title last season, and they will have to do it again if they are to repeat. Other than DraftKings Sportsbook, where they are 9-1 with the Sixers among Eastern teams to win the title, the Knicks sit just behind Philadelphia at BetMGM (101) and Caesars Sportsbook (9-1). “Just with the hype of Philly and LeBron going there, it’s just been more 76ers money than Knicks money,” Caesars NBA oddsmaker David Lieberman said. “It’s so hard to repeat, but obviously their run was so dominant in the

postseason, it’s hard to doubt them until they (actually) lose in the playoffs.” San Antonio and Oklahoma City are co-favorites at BetMGM (+260) and DraftKings (+270), with the Spurs at +270, just a touch ahead of the Thunders at +280 at Caesars. Both teams were in similar positions at the end of last season, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder looking to repeat and the young Spurs led by Victor Wembanyama playing as well as any team in the league. The Spurs beat the Thunder in seven games to advance to the NBA Finals before losing in ﬁve games to the Knicks.

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leaned on his defense, consider the four-game stretch early last season when James Borrego took over as interim coach after Willie Green was ﬁred. In a span of six days, New Orleans faced the Lakers, the Warriors, the Thunder and the Nuggets. Those matchups left Jones paired against Luka Doncic, Steph Curry, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, respectively. Doncic scored 24 points on 6-of16 shooting; Curry scored just nine points on 2-off-11 shooting; Gilgeous-Alexander shot 5 of 9 but nearly half of his 23 points (10) came at the foul line; and Jokic scored 28 on 10-of-18 shooting. Those are average to below average numbers for those players. “There are great players in the league, and when you have guys like Herb that want to take on those challenges, it makes the game plans a lot easier,” Mosley said. “They want whatever’s coming to them, and they’re taking it on wholeheartedly.”

Mosley was quick to point out that his defense relies on everyone helping each other and communicating, adding that teammates such as Saddiq Bey and Yves Missi have the same mindset as Jones. “The point of our defense is that you’re not on an island when you’re guarding these guys,” Mosley said. Mosley’s defense had an immediate impact when he took over in Orlando for the 2021-22 season. He inherited a team that was 24th in the NBA in defense and it improved in each of his ﬁrst four seasons, ranking as high as third in 2023-24 and second in 2024-25. Though the Magic slipped last season, the team still ranked a respectable 11th. Jones’ third season (2023-24) was the season in which he was recognized with the All-Defense honor after starting 76 games. Two years ago he was limited to 20 games because of injuries, and last year he was limited to 56 because of an injury. Now he’s healthy and is playing

for a simpatico head coach. “He’s a joy to coach because he does all the little things so well,” Mosley said. “Defensively, he gets into the basketball. He’s physical, he’s aggressive, he’s disruptive, and I think the more you can have a guy that’s disruptive at the point of attack, it changes the way you play the game.” Although Mosley had an experienced elite defender waiting for him when he arrived in New Orleans, Jones and the defensive guru have collaborated on how he can be even more effective. “I think I have to be more sound defensively, not gamble as much because coach has shown me a lot of clips where I’m gambling, getting out of position and giving up a lot of stuff on the defensive side,” Jones said. “I try not to gamble. It’s hard for me not to, just because of my instincts. I think I see things before they happen a lot of times, but I think me being sound defensively, being in the right spots will help the team move forward.”

Continued from page 1C coach of the Orlando Magic. Mosley learned to appreciate Jones as a defender, and Jones likewise learned to appreciate the way Mosley’s teams played defense whenever Orlando and New Orleans crossed paths. “He’s been a pest over the years of playing against him,” Mosley said of Jones. “I think he’s just got to be the head of the snake in a lot of ways defensively — guarding teams’ best players, depending on who that is any given night with the matchup, but just being able to be as physical as he’s been, as smart as he’s been, playing in gaps, knowing how he gets steals, just being disruptive night in and night out.” Jones has been a mainstay of the New Orleans defense throughout his ﬁrst ﬁve seasons. To illustrate how much the Pelicans have

first-round pick Knecht

The Los Angeles Lakers waived guard Dalton Knecht on Monday in their final roster cutdown for the regular season. Knecht was the Lakers’ firstround pick in 2024, and he briefly appeared to be a star in the making early in his rookie season. The 2024 SEC Player of the Year at Tennessee scored 37 points while hitting nine 3-pointers against Utah in November of that year in the highlight of a nine-game stretch in which he averaged 18.9 points per game. But Knecht never matched that success again, and he never regained significant playing time after he was traded to Charlotte in February 2025 before the deal was rescinded.

Portugal suspends Ronaldo 30 days for his walkout

Walking out on the Portugal camp earned Cristiano Ronaldo a 30-day suspension and $285 fine from the national federation. The Portuguese Football Federation had provisionally suspended Ronaldo and on Monday called the punishment “adequate and sufficient.” The federation said Ronaldo fully admitted the facts underlying the charges through a formal statement submitted Friday. It said his confession and clean disciplinary record helped to reduce the punishment. During recent Nations League fixtures, Ronaldo played in the opening win over Wales then was an unused substitute in a win in Norway on Sept. 27. Ronaldo accused coach Jorge Jesus of breaking an agreement to play him and walked out. Without him, Portugal also beat Denmark and Norway again to qualify for the quarterfinals.

Curtis turns to youth to help spark its offense

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Martin. The Patriots committed seven turnovers on offense and special teams, including four turnovers in the fourth quarter. “We just made too many critical turnovers,” Curtis said. “You got to credit (Brother Martin) for making plays, and we’ve got to eliminate that if we’re going to have an opportunity to make a run.” Turnovers also played a key role in other recent losses for John Curtis. The Patriots and St. Augustine traded the lead five times before a Curtis fumble put St. Augustine in position to take a twoscore lead on the way to a 42-32 victory. The next week, a fumbled handoff gave Rummel favorable field position to set up a late field goal that proved decisive in a 10-9 victory. One week later, an interception return for a touchdown helped Edna Karr widen the margin in a 4028 win. Despite their five losses, the Patriots have faced some of the state’s top teams. Karr and St. Augustine remain undefeated; Rummel’s only loss is to Karr; and Brother Martin’s only losses have come against Karr and Rummel. John Curtis will face Jesuit on Friday at Strawberry Stadium in Hammond. “This football team is far from being done,” Curtis said. “I can tell you that right now.”

John Curtis’ disastrous finish against Brother Martin began with some promise when Jaden Keelen ran 58 yards for a touchdown on the fourth play from scrimmage. The starting safety is ranked No. 6 in Louisiana in the 2028 class by the 247Sports Composite, and he showed his potential on offense by ﬁnishing with 11 carries for 84 yards Thursday at Muss Bertolino Stadium. Curtis moved Keelen and standout cornerback Jaden Turner to wide receiver against Brother Martin, and both will play on both sides of the ball for the rest of the season. Turner, ranked No. 2 in Louisiana in the 2029 class, made an impact late in the fourth quarter with a 41-yard touchdown catch. The move should give the Patriots (2-5, 0-4 District 9-5A) some added punch as they look to snap a four-game losing streak, the program’s first since J.T. Curtis went 0-10 in his ﬁrst season as head coach in 1969. J.T. Curtis said cooler temperatures played a role in the decision to use both players on offense and defense. “The weather is a little cooler, so they’re able to not have to worry about the heat as much as we have in the past,” Curtis said. “They’re both really good players, and they’re going to continue to play offense for us.” Curtis squandered a Contact Christopher 21-9 fourth-quarter lead Dabe at cdabe@ in a 36-28 loss to Brother theadvocate.com

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Atlanta Dream guard Allisha Gray, center left, and Golden State Valkyries center Aminata Gueye, center right, go for a rebound during the first half of Game 2 of the WNBA Finals on Monday in San Francisco. The Dream won 79-65.

SWAC NOTEBOOK

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Southern’s Jason Harris gets stopped by B.J. Washington of Jackson State during their game on Sept. 26 at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss.

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Jaden Keelen of John Curtis runs the ball for a touchdown against Brother Martin on Thursday in Kenner.

WEEK 7 LSWA STATE FOOTBALL RANKINGS Class 5A School (1st-pl votes) Pts. Prv. Rk 1. Karr (9) 7-0 130 1 2. Ruston 6-1 118 2 3. St. Augustine (2) 7-0 106 3 4. Alexandria 6-1 94 5 5. Rummel 6-1 87 4 6. St. Thomas More 6-1 77 7 7. Brother Martin 5-2 63 8 8. Mandeville 7-0 39 10 9. Jesuit 5-2 37 6 10. Catholic-BR 4-3 35 NR Others receiving votes: Barbe 20, Destrehan 16, John Curtis 9, Northshore 6, Acadiana 5, West Monroe 3, Haughton 2, Thibodaux 1.

Class 4A

School (1st-place votes)Pts.Prv. Rk 1. Westgate (8) 6-0 128 1 2. Neville (2) 5-1 122 2 3. North DeSoto (1) 7-0 119 3 4. Shaw 6-1 101 4 5. Madison Prep 5-2 76 6 6. Lake Charles Prep 6-1 70 8 7. John F. Kennedy 6-1 66 7 8. Franklin Parish 5-2 62 5 9. Laf. Renaissance 5-2 52 9 10. Leesville 6-1 28 10 Others receiving votes: Cecilia 22, Salmen 11, St. Michael 8, Plaquemine 3, Tioga 1.

Class 3A

School (1st-place votes)Pts.Prv. Rk 1. St. Charles (11) 6-1 132 1 2. University 5-2 121 3 3. Jena 5-2 101 5 4. Eunice 7-0 85 6 5. Sterlington 4-3 76 4

6. St. James 5-2 74 2 7. West Feliciana 7-0 62 7 8. Marksville 6-1 57 8 9. Lutcher 5-2 45 NR 10. Jewel Sumner 5-2 35 9 Others receiving votes: Vandebilt Catholic 33, Iowa 19, Loyola Prep 9, Jennings 6, Northwest 1.

Class 2A School (1st-place votes)Pts.Prv. Rk 1. Calvary Baptist (11) 7-0 132 1 2. Notre Dame 7-0 119 2 3. Mangham 6-1 110 3 4. Amite 6-1 95 4 5. Newman 6-1 79 5 6. Dunham 4-3 73 6 7. Lafayette Christian 5-2 64 7 8. Lake Arthur 7-0 55 9 9. Mansﬁeld 6-1 36 10 10. Loreauville 5-2 34 NR Others receiving votes: CatholicNew Iberia 17, Vinton 15, Oak Grove 8, Welsh 6, Green Oaks 3, West St. Mary 3, Country Day 1, Rosepine 1.

Class 1A School (1st-place votes)Pts.Prv. Rk 1. Ouachita Christian (10) 7-0 131 1 2. Ascension Catholic 7-0 116 2 3. Riverside (1) 6-1 113 3 4. Haynesville 6-1 96 4 5. Southern Lab 6-0 84 5 6. Kentwood 7-0 75 6 7. Westminster-Laf. 7-0 64 7 8. Jeanerette 6-1 52 8 9. Cedar Creek 7-0 42 9 10. Logansport 6-1 36 10 Others receiving votes: East Feliciana 20, Ascension Episcopal 4, South Plaquemines 4, JonesboroHodge 3, Elton 2, Sacred Heart-VP 2, St. Mary’s 2.

Contenders for the Southwestern Athletic Conference title, such as Alabama State and Prairie View, have dropped back-to-back conference games. Jackson State refused to suffer the same fate during its homecoming in a 27-17 victory over Florida A&M on Saturday. The previous week, the Tigers fell to Grambling 45-38 on the road. Jackson State came back from a 17-12 deﬁcit to open the fourth quarter, taking the lead with a 25-yard touchdown pass from Jared Lockhart to Jabari Jones with 12:21 remaining. Jackson State (6-1, 3-1) converted its two-point conversion with Lockhart’s run to give his team a 20-17 advantage after a seven-play, 58-yard drive. The Jackson State defense was as disruptive as it has been all season, recording three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Defensive back B.J. Washington, a fifth-year player, had two interceptions. “Been waiting all year to see that,” Jackson State coach T.C. Taylor said on the SWAC coaches call Monday. “This is the right time of the year for it all to be coming

together.” Lockhart didn’t start the game after getting injured Grambling. Taylor said the team used senior quarterback Caron Tyler ﬁrst since he practiced the most. “He took a bulk of the reps throughout the week, so we wanted to be fair to him as a young man,” Taylor said. “But Jared was able to go, and we just needed a spark at that time. And he did a good job of coming in there. He really gave a warrior’s effort.”

Wildcats’ star shines Bethune-Cookman saw one of its defensive stars play as good of a game as anyone has in the SWAC. Redshirt junior safety Jaden Davis was named the FCS National Defensive Player of the Week after an incredible performance in a 34-14 win over Mississippi Valley State (3-5, 2-2) on Saturday. Davis had a SWAC seasonhigh three interceptions, nine tackles (six solo), a sack and a fumble returned 61 yards for a touchdown with 50 seconds remaining. “Jaden Davis scooped and scored and ended up ﬁnishing the game,” coach Raymond Woodie said. “It was a big win for us, you know, going down there in a hostile environ-

ment. It was on their homecoming, and you know I’m proud of the guys, the way they fought.” Davis has four interceptions on the season after getting his ﬁrst pick in the opener against Central Florida. He didn’t have an interception in any game before this season. He leads the SWAC in interceptions and is tied for third in the FCS. Bethune-Cookman (4-3, 2-1) leads the conference with 11 interceptions, which is three more than it had all of last season.

really good, high-powered offense, running and passing,” coach Sam Shade said. Brown’s favorite target was 6-4 junior wide receiver Jaylan Bean. The Wyoming transfer had 10 catches for 240 yards and four touchdowns, including two for more than 60 yards. Bean’s eight total receiving touchdowns are fourth in the FCS and tied for first in the SWAC with his teammate Jarel Williams. Shade, a second-year coach, said Bean came to the program with a shoulder injury and missed practically Alabama A&M thriving the entire offseason. “He was really behind as Alabama A&M (6-2, 3-1) dominated Grambling 61-31 far as the learning curve,” at home Saturday, erasing a Shade said. “Behind getting 14-point deficit in the second to work with Quad Brown, quarter. The Bulldogs also you know, just trying to recovered after throwing build that chemistry and all an interception to start the that stuff. So my hat goes off to him, man, because he’s contest. They scored 44 unan- worked really hard to get swered points, 35 in the third himself where he is now.” quarter, thanks to the sound play of quarterback Cornelious Email Toyloy Brown Brown. The 6-foot-5 graduate III at toyloy.brown@ student threw for 417 yards, theadvocate.com. completing 57.8% of his passes with five touchdowns. He also ran for 37 yards and a touchdown. “We felt like we had to score a lot of points in order to (win) that because they were a very capable offense,

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Carolina transfer slides into the starting lineup. Because LSU lost Flau’jae Johnson to the WNBA, it now has a starting spot open in the backcourt next to Mikaylah Williams and Jada Williams. It’s important to point out that Fulwiley will play a significant role whether she starts or not. Last year, she logged 25 minutes per game in SEC play, the fourth-most on the team. Mulkey made sure to point out on Sept. 21 that Fulwiley is more comfortable in her system now. “She wants to take some things that she didn’t do last year to the next level,” Mulkey said, “and it starts with her defense. It starts with her conditioning.”

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Last season ended in heartbreak for the LSU women’s basketball team. The Tigers had reached at least the Elite Eight in three consecutive seasons before Duke hit a buzzerbeating 3-pointer in the Sweet 16, swiping another shot at the Final Four away from LSU. Now it’s time to start over. In the offseason, the Tigers lost Flau’jae Johnson to the WNBA and a few key contributors to the transfer portal. But those departures didn’t stop Kim Mulkey and her staff from assembling what most consider to be one of the most talented rosters in the country. Again. Mikaylah Williams is back. So are MiLaysia Fulwiley, ZaKiyah Johnson and Grace Knox. Former Iowa State point guard Jada Williams and ex-Florida guard Laila Reynolds are newcomers, along with one McDonald’s All-America forward (Lola Lampley) and two international post players: Noa Morro (Spain) and Anna Minaeva (Russia). Here are ﬁve questions Mulkey’s new-look bunch will have to answer this season.

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LSU coach Kim Mulkey watches drills during the first practice of the season on Sept. 21 at the Pete Maravich Activity Center.

Rebounding is one of Mulkey’s top priorities. Her teams won’t score lots of points in transition unless they grab lots of defensive boards, and they won’t score lots of points in the paint unless they can grab lots of offensive boards. How well will LSU fare on the glass this year? The answer likely Can LSU rebound? hinges on how quickly three of its LSU has been one of the nation’s top four projected post players ﬁve best rebounding teams in each can acclimate to the Southeastern Conference’s speed and physicalof the last four seasons. Last year was the ﬁrst the Tigers ity. have played since 2021-22 without Morro is a 6-foot-3 forward who’s either Angel Reese or Aneesah played professionally in Spain, but Morrow — two of the best glass she’s recovering from surgery to cleaners in college basketball his- address a stress fracture in her tory — and they still grabbed more shin. She won’t make her LSU deboards per game than all but two but until at least late November. Division I teams. Lampley is a 6-2 freshman who’s

beginning her career in the post even though she was recruited as a perimeter player. Minaeva is a skilled 6-5 center from Russia who can pass and shoot, but she’s still only 17 years old. “They’re gonna be thrown to the wolves,” Mulkey said. “They’re gonna be out there, and they’re gonna have great moments and they’re gonna have not-so-great moments.”

Does Fulwiley start? Fulwiley is a two-time SEC sixth woman of the year. She’s come off the bench in 108 of 112 games she’s played in her career. But this season might ﬁnally be the one in which the former South

Will Minaeva contribute?

Mulkey thinks Minaeva will be a “special” player. It just may take longer than one season for her to realize that potential. The Russian center is tall, strong and fundamentally sound, but she’s about the same age as a typical high school senior. She won’t turn 18 until January. “Let’s be real,” Mulkey said. “She’s 17 years old, and she’s gonna have to play against older players. She’s gonna get her lunch handed to her, and the physicality ... I don’t even know if she had ever lifted a weight until she got over here.” That will make it tough for Minaeva to carve out a role for a team with national title aspiraWhere does Morro fit? tions as a freshman. But there’s LSU needs someone to step into still a chance she develops more the role that Ukrainian center Kate quickly than Mulkey and her staff Koval would’ve played had she de- expect her to, which would make cided to stick with the Tigers for the Tigers considerably deeper in the frontcourt. her junior season. Morro seems like the most likely candidate. She’s a tall, long senior How will LSU fare early? who’s played four years of profesGet ready for LSU to play a more compelling nonconference slate sional basketball overseas. The problem is that she’s not a this season. It’s set to face UConn, prototypical LSU center. Morro North Carolina, Villanova, North Carolina State and Houston before likes to shoot 3-pointers. She took three long-range shots SEC play tips in January. It’s a trickier slate than the ones per game last season for the Spanish club Kutxabank Araski and Mulkey has scheduled in the past. converted 38% of them. The Ti- Will it help the Tigers or hurt them? Either way, Mulkey should learn gers can sprinkle in some 3s for Morro once she’s healthy this year, more about her new-look group in but they’ll need her primarily to November and December than she rebound, protect the rim and score has in previous years. in the paint. Morro’s production at LSU ide- Email Reed Darcey at reed. ally would look similar to the num- darcey@theadvocate.com. bers she posted in Spain last sea- For more LSU sports updates, son: 8.2 points and 7.5 rebounds in sign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter 25 minutes per game.

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FOURTH DOWN AND FOREVER LSU’s fourth-and-1 punt from its 43 late in the Kentucky game remains a hot topic, especially since the Tigers are tied for second nationally in fourth-down conversions (10 of 12, 83.3%). Kiffin said analytics (known in football as “the book”) suggested going for it five times this season when LSU punted.“Four of the five have worked where the other team ended up giving the ball right back,” Kiffin said.“Obviously, we know the one that didn’t work.”

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Continued from page 1C At Ole Miss, the magician Trinidad Chambliss made third-andlongs disappear, and the Rebels quarterback thwarted the Tigers’ second-half rally. At Kentucky, LSU had a lead with under two minutes left, but the Wildcats tied it in regulation and pulled ahead on a two-point conversion in overtime. Kiffin isn’t sure the latter should have happened because a Kentucky timeout negated a false start penalty. Coaches with a more intangible way of thinking will say teams have to learn how to win, and LSU seems to have forgotten how to get over the top on the road with eight straight SEC defeats away from Tiger Stadium. But Kiffin

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Continued from page 1C to rest starters early in the fourth quarter. That decision, aided by running back CJ Donaldson’s fumble, almost cost the Saints in what would have been one of the worst collapses in team history. The only thing that matters in the NFL is what the scoreboard says when the clock displays all zeroes. The Saints found a way to win, which is what good teams do. No, the Saints aren’t a good team yet. That can change if they string some W’s together over the next month. Do it enough times over this next stretch, and nobody will even be talking about how bad things were after those three straight home losses to the Raiders, Falcons and Vikings. Moore didn’t all of a sudden win back the confidence of the fan base. But at least his team fixed some things that were broken. The Saints finally ran the ball well (175 yards rushing), and they finally forced

PATIENT PROGRESS After going 31 of 38 for 289 yards passing with four touchdowns in Saturday’s 31-0 shutout of Mississippi State, quarterback Sam Leavitt said the team’s understanding of the offense grows each week. Kiffin agreed.“When you put together these portal teams, it takes a little bit of time,” he said.“We play better middle to late in the year when that’s happened. Part of that is experience playing with each other and within the system.”

doesn’t buy that theory. “The kick goes in, like I say, and then everybody’s like, ‘Y’all learned to win, man. Great resilience,’ ” Kiffin said. “It doesn’t go in and hits the upright, and then ‘You guys don’t know how to win on the road.’ So I think that’s probably a little bit overrated.” Forget the woo-woo stuff, especially following two road losses by a combined nine points. LSU just needs to execute better, in Kiffin’s opinion, which didn’t happen enough at Ole Miss and Kentucky in critical situations. LSU (5-2, 2-2 SEC) just needs a win at Auburn, which would keep Kiffin’s squad in a wide-open College Football Playoff race as the SEC continues to beat up on itself. There have been challenges in LSU’s pursuit, both expected and unexpected. Kiffin knew it would take time for a significantly overhauled of-

turnovers (four). Playing on the road seems to be just the cure they needed. For whatever reason, the Saints continue to play better on the road than they do at home. They are 0-3 at home and a two-point conversion in Detroit away from being 3-0 on the road. Next up is a “home” game in Paris. That’s where they will get to answer Edwards’ question. “How do we build on that?” The Saints have yet to play consistently for four quarters. What they showed late in the second quarter and in the third quarter against the Giants is a good foundation to build on. Drew Brees, who handled broadcast duties for Fox on Sunday, said during pregame that this was a game where the Saints could get some of their swagger back. I’m not sure how much swagger they got back, but they should at least have gotten some conﬁdence back. About bleeping time. Excuse my French. Email Rod Walker at rwalker@theadvocate.com.

LSU coach Lane Kiffin waits for the next play in the first quarter against Mississippi State on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

BEHIND THE KIFFIN CURTAIN Auburn defensive coordinator DJ Durkin filled that role in Kiffin’s first two seasons at Ole Miss (2020-21). Kiffin said as head coach, he’s at the disadvantage because Durkin knows his modus operandi. “The way I work, I tell them everything because they’re on our team at the time,” Kiffin said.“A lot of coaches aren’t like that.” That said, Kiffin’s teams have gone against Durkin’s defenses the previous four seasons at Texas A&M and Auburn.

fense to hit its stride, which he believes is starting to happen. Quarterback Sam Leavitt just had his best performance in a 31-0 win over Mississippi State, going 31-of-38 passing for 289 yards and four touchdowns. Kiffin also knew he’d assembled a “top-heavy” roster, sacrificing depth to pay elite transfer talents such as Leavitt and left tackle Jordan Seaton in the hope of competing right away. What he didn’t anticipate was a stretch where both No. 7 jersey wearers — tight end Trey’Dez Green and linebacker Whit Weeks — would be out with injuries. Kiffin declined to comment on their status ahead of Auburn, but there has been hope Green could return after next week’s open date. Weeks hasn’t been ruled out to return at some point. “We built the team to be able to play against anybody,” Kiffin said.

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Continued from page 1C ing out. “I think being in Paris is one of the most beautiful things you can be a part of,” Saints tight end Juwan Johnson said. “It has so much history. It has so much things going on. But I think the biggest thing is just praying for them. With everything that’s going on, I think they’re exercising what they want as far as change and stuff. “Us as outsiders, we just want to be as safe as possible.” Johnson noted many players’ families have tagged along for this trip, which marks the NFL’s first-ever game in Paris. But Johnson said his own family — which includes his wife, who is pregnant with their third child, and their two daughters — is still “very undecided” on whether to visit and attend Sunday’s game. “If they do, I’m sure it’ll be great,” Johnson said. “But if they don’t, I completely understand.” The Saints and the NFL continue to monitor the situation. On Sunday, French President Emmanuel Macron addressed the nation and said

Unranked Auburn proved last weekend it can beat anybody, taking down then-No. 1 Georgia in Athens. Interestingly enough, an Auburn win is what Kiffin wanted to see. Kiffin doesn’t believe in haunted stadiums, but he does believe in “relief syndrome,” which is an emotional letdown after a big win. “It doesn’t mean we’re going to win this week and they’re going to lose,” Kiffin said. “But that’s a real thing. That’s a real challenge.” Kiffin also knows college athletes spend too much time on social media. “You start to be told how great you are when you have those wins,” Kiffin said. “I was rooting for them at the end of the game to win, knowing we were playing next week. Just because that makes it more challenging.” Jordan-Hare Stadium, a stadium packed with nearly 90,000 fans,

he’d seek to hold those who incited the violence accountable. The violence left one protester and one police ofﬁcer dead, and saw the torching of government buildings. At least 2,000 people have been arrested, and others have begun to factor in the protests’ impact. The Louvre, France’s iconic art museum, announced it was closed Monday because of demonstrations out front. Saints guard David Edwards said after Sunday’s win over the New York Giants that he was still looking forward to the trip. He said he was “confident” the team would keep players safe. The Saints said in a statement Sunday that members of their operations and security staff had been on the ground before the team arrived and had received daily security updates. “There has been no disruption or impact at any of our team sites,” Saints vice president of communications Greg Bensel said. During Monday’s news conference, Moore said the Saints don’t “really have anything organized from a team-bonding standpoint” for their Paris trip. But New Orleans arrived a full week early, partly to adjust to the seven-hour time difference and replicate a “normal

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will be a challenge for LSU after visits to Ole Miss and Kentucky venues with just more than 60,000 apiece. There are no ghosts, despite Pearl’s suggestions to the contrary, but Kifﬁn would go as far as to call Auburn’s venue a “magical” place. He experienced enough Iron Bowls as an Alabama coordinator to respect its ferocity. No exorcisms are required to win there, however. Just another “e” word: execution. “A lot of times on the road, as you break down your losses and close losses, they’re usually not as much how many plays they make,” Kifﬁn said. “It’s more the mistakes you make. More penalties, more false starts and more turnovers than when you play at home.” Email Jon Blau at jon.blau@ theadvocate.com

workﬂow” in advance of facing the Steelers. “Our guys are smart; they understand this is still a business trip,” Moore said. “But at the same time, there will be a little bit of time for these guys to explore. And that’s an important part of this thing — go explore. You’re in a different country, a different culture. It’s a good opportunity.” For Reid, that means taking in his ﬁrst PSG men’s match. He said he’d seen the women’s club in person before because his former college roommate’s girlfriend played for the squad. He expressed skepticism that the rest of his teammates would be out fully exploring. “We want to enjoy being in Paris and seeing things, but I don’t think many of us are very interested in getting into the mix that deeply,” Reid said.

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Sarkisian backs Manning despite two-game skid BY JIM VERTUNO AP sportswriter

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Philadelphia 76ers forward LeBron James stands before a preseason game against the Boston Celtics earlier this month in Philadelphia.

Everybody chasing Knicks as NBA begins BY TIM REYNOLDS AP basketball writer

LeBron James went to Philadelphia. Giannis Antetokounmpo moved to Miami. Kawhi Leonard returned to Toronto. A dozen or so former All-Star selections, the majority of them being former All-NBA picks, changed addresses this offseason as well. And they’re all chasing the New York Knicks. The 81st season of NBA play starts Tuesday with a tripleheader, highlighted by James and the 76ers heading to New York to face Jalen Brunson and the champion Knicks. They’ll get their championship rings before the game, see a banner swaying from the ceiling of Madison Square Garden and then get down to the task of doing something that nobody in the NBA has done for nearly a decade — repeat as title winners. The Knicks became the NBA’s eighth different champion in the last eight years, a run unprecedented in league history. They’re not the favorites to win the title this season; that role is shared by Victor Wembanyama’s San Antonio Spurs and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s Oklahoma City Thunder. But the Knicks weren’t expected to win it all last season, and NBA Finals MVP Jalen Brunson points to the title as proof that words don’t have to matter. “There’s only potential distractions when you read and believe what people are saying,” Brunson

said. “So, no matter what’s being said and no matter what’s been talked about, consistently or not, you believe what you want to believe, you hear what you want to hear. It’s on us as teammates and individuals and professionals to understand what the nature of it is. “The way we won was just because of how connected we were as a group. We’ve got to keep that.” There is no shortage of legitimate contenders. In the Eastern Conference, four of the last eight NBA Finals MVPs changed uniforms — Leonard returning to Toronto, Antetokounmpo going to Miami, and James and Jaylen Brown joining the Sixers. Detroit and Cleveland brought their rosters back virtually intact, as did the Knicks. Boston will plug Paul George into the hole created by Brown moving to Philadelphia and pair him with Jayson Tatum. Indiana gets Tyrese Haliburton back for the ﬁrst time since losing Game 7 of the 2025 NBA Finals and expects to contend again. “From a team perspective, we don’t have any conversations about anything but winning a championship. That’s our goal. There’s nothing more to talk about,” Haliburton said. “There are no small wins. To me, the year’s successful if you win a championship. If not, it’s not.” The Western Conference is loaded. Wembanyama and GilgeousAlexander are two of the game’s biggest stars, and the Spurs and Thunder lead the West pack. Nikola Jokic, always considered a se-

rious contender for MVP honors, will try to get Denver back into title contention. Golden State still has Stephen Curry; the Los Angeles Lakers still have Luka Doncic; Houston is expected to contend with Kevin Durant leading the way; Portland finally will have Damian Lillard in uniform; and Minnesota put together what’s expected to be an elite backcourt by pairing LaMelo Ball with Anthony Edwards. “New beginnings,” Ball said. “It’s literally a new story. We’re all excited here. It’s going to be fun.” The Spurs got to the NBA Finals last season after winning a Game 7 in Oklahoma City, ending hopes the Thunder had of being the league’s ﬁrst back-to-back champion since the Warriors did it in 2017 and 2018. That loss, for certain, stung the Thunder. But the offseason in OKC was about getting ready for 29 opponents, not just the one in San Antonio. “We need to make sure that what we are doing is broad enough that it gives us a chance to be competitive across opponents, including ones that we are not aware that are going to be really good teams. That happens every single year,” Thunder coach Mark Daigneault said. “And so we need to be laserfocused on ourselves. We need to take the lessons from that series, for sure, and we did. But it’s certainly not something that we overcorrect for because you end up chasing your shadow, and it prevents you from being your best as you move forward.”

Eagles QB Hurts out for rest of season BY DAN GELSTON AP sportswriter

PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is expected to miss the rest of the season because of blood clots in his lungs, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday. Hurts was placed on injured reserve Saturday, two days after the Eagles revealed he has a blood clot in his calf. He missed the ﬁrst of at least four games in Philadelphia’s loss to the Carolina PanHurts thers on Sunday. The Eagles and Hurts’ agent, Nicole Lynn, released more information on his condition Monday. They said Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and a bilateral pulmonary emboli, meaning a blood clot has traveled from the legs to the lungs. His treatment involves blood thinners, and he won’t be allowed to participate in any football activities until he is off of them. The Eagles and Lynn said Hurts was expected to make a full recovery. “He is clinically stable and has no significant functional limitations,” their statement said. Eagles coach Nick Sirianni was

the only member of the organization made available to the media on Monday, and he largely deflected questions about Hurts’ health or how the team handled the situation. “I’m not a medical expert,” Sirianni said. “I lean on our guys in all those situations. I’m a football coach. I lean on our medical experts in every situation. I have full trust and full faith in them. It’s not just me that has major care for our players. It’s them as well.” The Eagles previously said Hurts was injured when he took a cleat to his calf area on Oct. 4 in a game against the Los Angeles Rams. Hurts informed the medical staff of the injury after practice on Oct. 8. The Super Bowl 59 MVP was back at practice the next day before the team left for London to play Jacksonville. Hurts was initially diagnosed by specialists in London with a left calf superficial vein thrombosis. Sirianni declined to say Monday why the Eagles allowed Hurts to fly home with a blood clot. He referred to statements the Eagles and Hurts’ agent released over the last week that addressed the timeline of his injury and treatment. He had no answers on specific questions about Hurts and his blood clots. “I understand you want this in-

formation on this,” Sirianni said. “I fully trust the people that are involved in helping us all make these decisions. We have great people here.” Hurts hadn’t missed more than two games in a season since becoming the full-time starter in 2021. He has led the Eagles to five straight playoff appearances, three NFC East titles and two Super Bowl appearances, beating the Chiefs 40-22 two years ago in New Orleans. Tanner McKee started Sunday in place of Hurts against the Panthers. McKee finished 26 of 45 for 215 yards and a touchdown in the 25-14 loss. The Eagles (2-4) have lost four consecutive games for the first time since 2020. Sirianni said Monday that beleaguered offensive coordinator Sean Mannion was still the play-caller. Hurts has eight touchdown passes and three interceptions with 933 yards passing this season. He is in the middle of a five-year, $255 million extension, including $179.3 million guaranteed, that takes him through the 2028 season. “I haven’t been without Jalen for an extended period of time,” Sirianni said. “I have the utmost confidence in Tanner, but I miss him. I know that will be the case. Jalen and I have been together, head coach and quarterback, for six years.”

AUSTIN, Texas — Arch Manning remains the starting quarterback for No. 19 Texas despite the Longhorns’ offensive struggles in consecutive losses, coach Steve Sarkisian said Monday. “There’s no doubt about it, Arch can play better for us, but he’s our starter,” Sarkisian said in his weekly news conference. “We need to see a better version of him this week.” The Longhorns were No. 1 two weeks ago before suffering consecutive losses in the regular season for the first time since 2021. Texas (4-2, 1-2 SEC) plays No. 7 Ole Miss (5-1, 3-1) at home on Saturday. Manning, a fourth-year player, has struggled in his second season as the full-time starter and has been the target of criticism in a Texas offense that has misfired all season. His three fourthquarter turnovers were critical in losses to Oklahoma and Florida. The nephew of Super Bowlwinning quarterbacks Peyton and Eli Manning was the top recruit in the country coming out of high school. He was projected as a potential Heisman Trophy winner from the day he arrived on campus. Sarkisian said Manning can still be coached into a better player than he’s shown this season. “Sometimes that’s patting him on the back. Sometimes that’s tough love, and we’ve got to be honest with him on where he needs to improve,” Sarkisian said. “The player is in there, and it’s our job to get it out of him.” Sarkisian said he liked Manning’s attitude when they spoke after the Florida loss. “He’s got a chip on his shoulder,” Sarkisian said. “I like it.” Manning promised he will play better. “This team is built for adversity. I’m built for adversity,” Manning said. “It’s hard not to have a chip on my shoulder. I think I play better with it.” Texas went 10-3 in Manning’s first season as a starter in 2025 and barely missed the College Football Playoff. After early struggles last season, Manning was among

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Texas quarterback Arch Manning is hit as he throws during the first half of a game on Saturday in Austin, Texas.

the SEC’s best quarterbacks as Texas won seven of its last eight games. This season, Manning ranks 11th among SEC quarterbacks with 1,295 yards passing, a 64% completion rate, 11 touchdowns and ﬁve interceptions. His decision-making as plays develop has been notably hesitant, and he has been sacked 17 times. Until the Florida loss, there had been suggestions that Sarkisian could bench Manning for backup KJ Lacey, a sophomore who was a top-rated recruit but has little game experience. The 6-foot, 188-pound Lacey has played in two games this season and completed 7 of 8 passes for 63 yards. He hasn’t played since Texas beat Texas-San Antonio 30-6 on Sept. 19. Lacey normally gets snaps with the ﬁrst-team offense in practice and that won’t change this week, Sarkisian said. Manning’s struggles aren’t the only problem with the Texas offense. Sarkisian’s play-calling has been heavily criticized. Texas has scored more than three touchdowns just once this season, and the Longhorns average just 135 yards per game rushing, which ranks among the worst in the SEC. Sarkisian noted that every team in the SEC now has a loss, and Texas is still in the mix for a conference championship. “It’s easy to listen to the outside noise, the ‘sky is falling and the season’s over,’ “ Sarkisian said. “We’ve got to get back on the horse. We’ve got to ride.”

Falcons to ratchet up urgency after recent swoon BY CHARLES ODUM AP sportswriter

ATLANTA — Another slow start to a game has left the Atlanta Falcons with an urgent need to reverse their slow start to the season. Two straight losses have left the Falcons (2-4) two games under .500. It’s a familiar challenge for a team looking to end a streak of eight straight losing seasons. The Falcons trailed 14-0 in Sunday’s 31-23 loss to the Chicago Bears before recording a first down. They opened the game with two straight three-and-outs after long touchdown drives by the Bears. Chicago dominated the first quarter the way Bears fans took over Atlanta’s home stadium. “Certainly our goal as a team is to start fast,” coach Kevin Stefanski said Monday. Responsibility for failing to come close to that goal fell equally on the offense and defense. The defense couldn’t slow quarterback Caleb Williams and the Bears offense. Quarterback Michael Penix led only one scoring drive in the first half, and the Falcons trailed 31-7 before finally demonstrating offensive potential while running their two-minute offense in the fourth quarter. For most of the game, Penix struggled against pressure from the Bears, failing to take advantage of opportunities created by blitzes. Penix was sacked five times and fumbled twice, losing one. Stefanski knows other teams will take note of the Bears’ game plan. “I think the name of the game in the NFL is when they pres-

sure you as an offense, you have to make them pay,” Stefanski said. “We didn’t do that enough yesterday and that’s on all of us. You have to look at those as an opportunity if teams are going to all-out blitz you in a given game. So we know this league can be a copycat league. So you’ll see if that continues to be the trend.” Penix missed the first two games of the season while completing his recovery from a torn ACL in his left knee that ended his 2025 season. The Falcons were 0-2 with Cooper Rush as the fill-in starter. Rush was released on Monday, when the Falcons signed veteran Andy Dalton. Tua Tagovailoa is expected to keep his job as Penix’s backup, at least for this week as Dalton learns the system. Rookie Jack Strand’s role as a developmental player won’t change as long as the Falcons keep four quarterbacks. Atlanta’s fourth-quarter comeback attempt allowed tight end Kyle Pitts to show why he should have been better utilized earlier in the game. Pitts had scoring catches of 10 and 5 yards in the final quarter. He had five catches for 60 yards and has a combined three scoring receptions in the last two games after having none in the first four. Bijan Robinson had 16 or more carries in each of the first five games and entered the weekend leading the NFL with 580 yards rushing. Thanks to the big early deficit, the Falcons couldn’t maintain their normal commitment to the running game and Robinson had season-low totals of nine carries for 61 yards.

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BY DAVE SKRETTA AP basketball writer

Rec.

Florida will start the men’s college basketball season where it ended it two seasons ago — No. 1. The Gators were the overwhelming pick to top the preseason AP Top 25 on Monday, receiving 47 of the 59 first-place votes from a panel of national media. It is the first time that coach Todd Golden’s bunch has resided on top since the final poll in 2025, after the Gators had beaten Houston to deliver the school its third national championship. “It’s cool,” Golden said of the ranking, “but like, we’ve been No. 1 before. We won a national championship before. That’s what I want our program to expect. That’s what we want to kind of go into every season at.” Duke received 10 first-place votes and was second in the preseason poll. Illinois received the other two and was third. The Gators started last season at No. 3 but crashed out of the poll entirely by early January. They rallied to win the Southeastern Conference regular-season championship, only to get stunned by Iowa as a No. 1 seed in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. “I think we’re more prepared this year for early-season expectations than we were last year,” Golden said. “We were kind of gathering ourselves, figuring (things) out for the first time, where this year we can use last year’s experience to

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Florida forward Thomas Haugh, center, gives a postgame interview after beating Arkansas on Feb. 28 in Gainesville, Fla. learn from.” In an era of roster upheaval — some teams still don’t know who will be eligible as court cases play out — the Gators have the benefit of experience on their side. Thomas Haugh, Alex Condon, Rueben Chinyelu and Denzel Aberdeen all played on their national title team. Aberdeen, back after a year at Kentucky, is among the players who’ve been granted another season of eligibility by the courts. “We didn’t ﬁnish the way that we wanted to last year, so everyone’s kind of got that in the back of their-

head as motivation,” Condon said. “Times where we’re struggling in conditioning at 6 a.m., we just went back to that, and I feel like we’ve talked about it a few times with the core group, how motivating it is the fact that we fell short.” The Blue Devils matched their highest preseason ranking since they were No. 1 in 2017, though coach Jon Scheyer is well aware that where they end up is what matters. Duke has won 70 games over the past two seasons, a school record for such a stretch, but losses to UConn in the Elite Eight and Houston in the Final Four have left

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1. Florida (47) 0-0 1461 1 2. Duke (10) 0-0 1411 2 3. Illinois (2) 0-0 1342 3 4. UConn 0-0 1241 4 5. Arizona 0-0 1214 5 6. Michigan State 0-0 1203 6 7. Texas 0-0 1040 7 8. Tennessee 0-0 932 8 9. Virginia 0-0 874 9 10. Houston 0-0 829 10 11. Louisville 0-0 822 11 12. Arkansas 0-0 760 12 13. St. John’s 0-0 669 13 14. Miami (FL) 0-0 650 14 15. Gonzaga 0-0 637 15 16. Michigan 0-0 605 16 17. Kansas 0-0 504 17 18. Iowa State 0-0 475 18 19. Texas Tech 0-0 466 19 20. Alabama 0-0 374 20 21. USC 0-0 306 21 22. UCLA 0-0 250 22 23. Kentucky 0-0 243 23 24. Vanderbilt 0-0 241 24 25. BYU 0-0 179 25 Others receiving votes: Missouri 167, Nebraska 70, Purdue 53, Ohio State 39, North Carolina 20, TCU 17, Saint Louis 13, VCU 12, Iowa 12, Virginia Tech 10, Indiana 8, Texas A&M 6, Villanova 6, Auburn 4, Marquette 3, Nevada 2, Grand Canyon 2, Utah State 2, Santa Clara 1

a sting on Tobacco Road. “I feel like any time I step on the court, I believe me and my teammates are going to win,” said Dame Sarr, who along with Caleb Foster, Patrick Ngongba and Cayden Boozer give Duke a talented returning nucleus to go with its top-tier recruiting class. “I feel like we have a chance to win a national championship. It’s just doing a better job this year.” Illinois matched its best preseason ranking since 2001, and returns ﬁve of its top eight scorers — headlined by Andrej Stoja-

kovic and David Mirkovic — from a team that made its first Final Four appearance in two decades last season. UConn and Arizona, each coming off a Final Four trip, rounded out the top five of the preseason poll. Michigan State, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia and Houston finished out the first 10, while Louisville, Arkansas, St. John’s, Miami and Gonzaga were next. Michigan, Kansas, Iowa State, Texas Tech and Alabama rounded out the top 20, while the final five in the Top 25 were USC, UCLA, Kentucky, Vanderbilt and BYU. The Jayhawks feature the nation’s No. 1 recruit, Tyran Stokes, a year after Darryn Peterson brought the same billing to Lawrence for a frustrating season that ended with another first-weekend NCAA tourney exit. The late addition of all-Big Ten forward Trey Kaufman-Renn, a transfer from Purdue — coupled with the return of Tre White and Melvin Council thanks to court decisions — could change those fortunes come March. Kentucky is making its 998th appearance in the poll. Two more weeks and it will be the first to reach 1,000. Vanderbilt, which finished 19th last year, is ranked in the preseason Top 25 for the first time since 2015, while BYU is back in the poll despite losing one-anddone phenom A.J. Dybantsa, the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft.

SCOREBOARD Odds

Philadelphia at New York, 6 p.m. Oklahoma City at San Antonio, 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday’s Games

Sports Betting Line NFL Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN at CHICAGO 1½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (50½) New Eng

FAVORITE OPEN Pittsburgh 1½ at HOUSTON 5½ Cleveland 3 at NY JETS 2½ at MINNESOTA 3 at CAROLINA 1½ San Francisco 4½ at BALTIMORE 3½ Denver 7½ at DETROIT 1½ LA Rams 8½ at SEATTLE 3

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (44½) at N.O. 9½ (43½) NY Giants 1½ (38½) at TEN 4½ (39½) Miami 5½ (41½) Ind 3 (44½) Tampa Bay 4½ (50½) at ATLANTA 2½ (51½) Cincinnati 4½ (43½) at ARIZONA 3 (52½) Green Bay 5½ (47½) at VEGAS 2½ (42½) Kansas City

FAVORITE Dallas

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 4½ (44½) at PHILA

Sunday

Monday

OPEN 3

College Football Tuesday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at DELAWARE 2½ 3 (52½) Missouri St at FLA INTL 10½ 10½ (45½) M. Tenn S. Alabama 2½ 3 (64½)at MARSHLL

Wednesday

FAVORITE OPEN New Mex St 2½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (45½) at SAM HOU

Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Liberty 9½ 10½ (49½) at KNSW ST J. Madison 12½ 10½ (56½) at APP. ST at MEMPHIS 10½ 10½ (54½) E. Carolina

Friday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at VIRGINIA 6½ 1½ (47½) Duke at UCONN 15½ 14½ (49½) UMass at TULSA 1½ 1½ (53½) Army Air Force 5½ 5½ (45½) at WYMNG NC State 7½ 7 (55½) at STNFRD

Saturday

FAVORITE OPEN Texas Tech 11½ at TOLEDO 2½ at TCU 6½ LSU 6½ at FLA ATL 10½ at MIA (FL) 23½ at NWSTRN 16½ at SMU 17½ Indiana 6½ Miami (OH) 1 at KENT ST. 3½ Baylor 2½ Oregon 13½ Hawaii 7 at UCLA 13½ at GA TECH 5½ at S. CAR 2½ at BUFFALO 4½ at ALABAMA 2½ at BALL ST 9½ Iowa 2½ BYU 9½ Oklahoma 2½ North Texas 1½ Kansas State 2½ at TROY 17½ at OHIO 9½ at LA TECH 8½ Louisiana 10½ at NEVADA 5½ Boise State 16½ San Diego St 1½ at CLEMSON 1½ at OKLAH ST. 14½ Georgia St 1½ at ARIZONA 10 at KENTUCKY 9½ at TEXAS 9½ USC 1½ at UNC 9½ at TEXAS ST 9½ UTSA 4 at NEW MEX 3½ at UTAH 5½

NBA

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 10½ (56½) at CIN 3 (45½)W. Michigan 8½ (55½) W. Virginia 7½ (50½) at AUBURN 8½ (54½) Rice 20½ (51½) Pittsburgh 16½ (58½) Rutgers 19½ (53½) Cal 7½ (41½) at MICH 2½ (41½) at C. MICH 3 (46½) Akron 2½ (53½) at KANSAS 8½ (50½) at ILLINOIS 4½ (47½) at N. ILL 14 (44½)Michigan St. 4½ (49½) B. College 2½ (50½) Tennessee 3½ (44½) B. Green 14½ (50½) Texas A&M 14 (51½)Sacrmnto St 7 (40½) at MIN 6½ (43½) at UCF 4 (44½) at MISS ST 2½ (62½) at NAVY 3½ (57½) at ARIZ ST 15½ (51½) UL Monroe 12½ (48½) E. Michigan 12½ (46½) Old Dom 10½ (52½) at S. MISS 5½ (45½) San Jose St. 12½ (51½) at WASH ST 1½ (62½) at CSU 2½ (49½) Va Tech 13½ (55½) Colorado 2½ (58½) at ARKA ST 10½ (51½) Iowa State 11½ (52½) Vanderbilt 3½ (52½) Ole Miss 3½ (49½) at WISC 8½ (46½) Syracuse 12½ (59½) Utah State 2½ (51½) at TULANE 4½ (41½) Ndsu 6½ (56½) Houston

Tuesday

O/U (222½) (232½) (231½)

FAVORITE LINE Colorado -113 at WASH -167 at N.Y ISLNDRS -163 at MONTREAL -210 at COLUMBUS -164 at DALLAS -171 at ST. LOUIS -144 at EDMONTON -133 at SEATTLE -121 -299 Carolina Tampa Bay -116

UNDERDOG at NEW JERSEY Los Angeles Anaheim San Jose Toronto Boston Winnipeg Minnesota Detroit at VANCOUVER at VEGAS

Pro Basketball NBA Glance Sunday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Monday’s Games

No games scheduled.

Tuesday’s Games

Atlanta at Orlando, 6 p.m. Milwaukee at Washington, 6 p.m. Charlotte at Brooklyn, 6:30 p.m. Chicago at Toronto, 6:30 p.m. Minnesota at Miami, 6:30 p.m. Indiana at New Orleans, 7 p.m. Utah at Memphis, 7 p.m. Dallas at Houston, 7:30 p.m. Golden State at L.A. Lakers, 9 p.m. Phoenix at Portland, 9 p.m. Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, 9:30 p.m.

Boston at Detroit, 2 p.m.

UNDERDOG at DETROIT Philadelphia Okc

LINE -109 +137 +134 +170 +134 +139 +118 +110 -102 +234 -106

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Thursday’s Games

Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

WNBA Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) Finals (Best-of-7)

Golden State 1, Atlanta 0

Saturday, October 17: Golden State 68, Atlanta 64 Monday, October 19: Atlanta at Golden State, n 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

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

Jacksonville Indianapolis Houston Tennessee

W 4 2 2 1

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF .667 154 .333 144 .333 144 .167 84

PA 104 164 143 129

T 0 0 0 0

Pct .667 .667 .667 .600

PF 106 137 156 128

PA 122 128 132 109

W L T Pct PF 5 0 0 1.000 140 4 2 0 .667 114 3 3 0 .500 162 0 6 0 .000 90

PA 83 125 162 151

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington

W 3 2 2 1

PF 136 106 151 115

PA 140 137 159 149

Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay

W L T Pct PF 3 2 0 .600 146 2 4 0 .333 142 2 4 0 .333 152 1 5 0 .167 119

PA 123 153 178 138

Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati

West

W 4 4 4 3

Kansas City Denver Las Vegas L.A. Chargers

L 2 4 4 5 L 2 2 2 2

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East

South

North

Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit

West

San Francisco Seattle Arizona L.A. Rams

W 5 4 4 3

{tLEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

Tampa Bay 3, Cleveland 2

PA 171 113 122 132

North

MLB Postseason Glance

(TBS, TruTV, HBO Max)

W L T Pct PF 5 1 0 .833 197 4 2 0 .667 136 2 4 0 .333 112 0 5 0 .000 70

South

Major League Baseball

American League

NFL Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE East

Dal GB First downs 24 20 Total Net Yards 303 318 Rushes-yards 15-48 26-57 Passing 255 261 Punt Returns 3-18 1-16 Kickoff Returns 6-147 2-51 Interceptions Ret. 1-0 2-22 Comp-Att-Int 34-54-2 23-41-1 Sacked-Yards Lost 1-3 3-15 Punts 3-45.0 3-50.333 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 11-108 11-96 Time of Possession 29:09 30:51 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING_Dallas, J.Williams 11-41, Prescott 2-7, Goodson 2-0. Green Bay, Strong 11-28, Love 4-12, Lloyd 8-10, S.Williams 2-9, Johnson 1-(minus 2). PASSING_Dallas, Prescott 34-54-2-258. Green Bay, Love 23-41-1-276. RECEIVING_Dallas, Lamb 9-70, Flournoy 7-40, Pickens 6-73, Spann-Ford 4-35, Luepke 3-9, Ferguson 2-13, J.Williams 2-9, Goodson 1-9. Green Bay, Golden 6-104, Strong 5-39, Kraft 5-37, S.Williams 4-32, Watson 3-64. MISSED FIELD GOALS_None.

(Best-of-7)

Pro football

L 2 4 4 3

L 0 2 2 2

T 1 0 0 1

Pct .583 .333 .333 .300

T Pct PF 0 1.000 109 0 .667 127 0 .667 150 0 .600 164

PA 64 125 119 148

W L T Pct PF 5 0 0 1.000 154 3 3 0 .500 148 2 4 0 .333 126 2 4 0 .333 135

PA 93 122 178 138

Thursday’s Games

FAVORITE LINE Boston 1½ at NEW YORK 4½ at SAN ANTONIO 2½

NHL Tuesday

Fourth Quarter GB_FG Smack 29, 10:06. Dal_Flournoy 6 pass from Prescott (pass failed), :44.

Denver 17, Seattle 14, OT

Sunday’s Games

Houston 34, Jacksonville 31, London, GBR Carolina 25, Philadelphia 14 Chicago 31, Atlanta 23 Cleveland 13, Baltimore 10 New England 26, N.Y. Jets 19 New Orleans 34, N.Y. Giants 27 Pittsburgh 26, Tampa Bay 19, OT Tennessee 26, Indianapolis 20 Arizona 18, L.A. Rams 16 Buffalo 33, Las Vegas 30 Kansas City 22, L.A. Chargers 6 Green Bay 23, Dallas 13 Open: Cincinnati, Miami, Detroit, Minnesota

Monday’s Games

Washington at San Francisco, n

Late Sunday Green Bay 23, Dallas 13

Dallas 0 0 7 6 — 13 Green Bay 7 10 3 3 — 23 First Quarter GB_Golden 9 pass from Love (Smack kick), 4:43. Second Quarter GB_FG Smack 25, 5:58. GB_Love 1 run (Smack kick), :23. Third Quarter Dal_Ja.Williams 1 run (Aubrey kick), 9:19. GB_FG Smack 44, 5:02.

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 Friday, Oct. 16: Game 4: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, ppd. to Oct. 17 Saturday, Oct. 17: Game 4: Tampa Bay 7, Cleveland 3 Sunday, Oct. 18: Game 5: Tampa Bay 3, Cleveland 1 Monday, Oct. 19: Game 6: Cleveland at Tampa Bay, n x-Tuesday, Oct. 20: Game 7: Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7:08 p.m.

National League Milwaukee 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Sunday, Oct. 11: Game 1: Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Monday, Oct. 12: Game 2: Milwaukee 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Wednesday, Oct. 14: Game 3: Milwaukee 6, Los Angeles Dodgers 2 Thursday, Oct. 15: Game 4: Milwaukee 6, Los Angeles Dodgers .

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

Tuesday, October 20 EAST

Missouri St. (2-4) at Delaware (2-4), 6 p.m. South Alabama (4-2) at Marshall (3-3), 6:30 p.m.

SOUTH

Middle Tennessee (3-3) at FIU (3-3), 6 p.m.

Wednesday, October 21 SOUTHWEST

New Mexico St. (2-4) at Sam Houston St. (1-5), 7 p.m.

Thursday, October 22 SOUTH

Liberty (5-1) at Kennesaw St. (1-5), 6 p.m. James Madison (7-0) at Appalachian St. (4-2), 6 p.m. East Carolina (3-3) at Memphis (5-2), 6:30 p.m.

Friday, October 23 EAST

NC Central (2-5) at Delaware St. (4-3), 4 p.m. Yale (3-2) at Penn (2-3), 6 p.m. UMass (4-3) at UConn (3-3), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

Duke (4-2) at Virginia (4-3), 6 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Army (4-2) at Tulsa (4-3), 7:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

Air Force (5-1) at Wyoming (4-3), 8 p.m. NC State (3-3) at Stanford (3-4), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, October 24 EAST

New Hampshire (2-6) at Merrimack (2-5), 11 a.m. Stonehill (2-5) at LIU Brooklyn (3-5), 11 a.m. New Haven (2-5) at CCSU (3-3), 11 a.m. St. Thomas (Minn.) (5-2) at Marist (4-3), 11 a.m. Albany (NY) (4-3) at Rhode Island (4-3), 11 a.m. Wagner (1-6) at Duquesne (2-4), 11 a.m. Cornell (3-2) at Brown (2-3), 11 a.m. Bucknell (1-6) at Holy Cross (2-5), noon Campbell (6-1) at Maine (1-6), noon Lafayette (2-4) at Fordham (2-6), noon Dartmouth (2-3) at Columbia (4-1), 12:30 p.m. Mercyhurst (1-6) at Robert Morris (3-4),

1 p.m. Stony Brook (4-3) at Bryant (5-2), 1 p.m. Princeton (4-1) at Harvard (5-0), 2 p.m. Howard (3-4) at Morgan St. (5-2), 2 p.m. North Texas (4-2) at Navy (2-4), 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green (2-5) at Buffalo (4-3), 2:30 p.m. Lehigh (6-1) at Villanova (3-4), 2:30 p.m.

SOUTH

Pittsburgh (5-2) at Miami (6-0), 11 a.m. LSU (5-2) at Auburn (4-2), 11 a.m. Rice (1-6) at FAU (4-2), 11 a.m. Jackson St. (6-1) at Bethune-Cookman (4-3), noon ETSU (5-2) at VMI (0-7), 12:30 p.m. Norfolk St. (4-3) at SC State (5-2), 12:30 p.m. Tarleton St. (7-0) at West Georgia (1-6), 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech (6-1) at The Citadel (2-5), 1 p.m. Samford (1-6) at Furman (2-5), 1 p.m. Monmouth (NJ) (5-2) at Hampton (1-6), 1 p.m. Stetson (1-6) at Morehead St. (1-6), 1 p.m. Colgate (4-3) at Richmond (5-2), 1 p.m. Chattanooga (4-3) at W. Carolina (3-4), 1:30 p.m. Nicholls (2-5) at Northwestern St. (0-7), 2 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-3) at Florida A&M (2-5), 2 p.m. West Florida (4-2) at E. Kentucky (2-5), 2 p.m. Boston College (3-3) at Georgia Tech (2-4), 2:30 p.m. Tennessee (6-1) at South Carolina (3-3), 2:30 p.m. Texas A&M (4-3) at Alabama (5-2), 2:30 p.m. BYU (6-0) at UCF (3-3), 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma (3-3) at Mississippi St. (4-2), 2:30 p.m. Charleston Southern (3-4) at Tennessee St. (2-5), 2:30 p.m. Georgetown (2-4) at William & Mary (3-4), 2:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe (0-6) at Troy (3-3), 3 p.m. Old Dominion (2-5) at Louisiana Tech (4-2), 4 p.m. Louisiana-Lafayette (5-2) at Southern Miss. (1-5), 4 p.m. Virginia Tech (5-2) at Clemson (4-2), 6 p.m. Austin Peay (6-2) at North Alabama (4-3), 6 p.m. Vanderbilt (3-4) at Kentucky (6-1), 6:30 p.m. Syracuse (2-4) at North Carolina (4-2), 6:30 p.m. UTSA (6-1) at Tulane (3-3), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Rutgers (2-4) at Northwestern (5-1), 11 a.m. San Diego (3-4) at Dayton (5-1), 11 a.m. Indiana (6-1) at Michigan (4-2), 11 a.m. W. Michigan (5-2) at Toledo (5-2), 11 a.m. Texas Tech (6-0) at Cincinnati (4-2), 11 a.m. Akron (1-6) at Kent St. (2-5), noon Presbyterian (4-3) at Valparaiso (3-4), noon Baylor (4-2) at Kansas (2-4), noon Butler (5-2) at Drake (2-5), noon Miami (Ohio) (4-3) at Cent. Michigan (3-4), noon North Dakota (6-2) at South Dakota (6-2), 1 p.m. N. Iowa (3-3) at S. Illinois (3-5), 1 p.m. Murray St. (1-6) at S. Dakota St. (5-2), 2 p.m. Oregon (4-2) at Illinois (3-3), 2 p.m. Chicago State (1-6) at Lindenwood (Mo.) (2-4), 2 p.m. Indiana St. (2-5) at Illinois St. (5-2), 2 p.m. SE Missouri (4-3) at E. Illinois (2-5), 2 p.m. Sacramento St. (1-6) at Ball St. (2-5), 2:30 p.m. Iowa (5-1) at Minnesota (4-2), 2:30 p.m. Hawaii (1-6) at N. Illinois (0-6), 2:30 p.m. UT Martin (3-4) at W. Illinois (3-4), 3 p.m. E. Michigan (4-4) at Ohio (5-2), 3 p.m. Southern Cal (6-1) at Wisconsin (4-2), 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

West Virginia (4-3) at TCU (3-3), 11 a.m. California (3-4) at SMU (5-1), 11 a.m. Southern U. (3-4) at Texas Southern (1-5), 2 p.m. Houston Christian (4-3) at Lamar (5-2), 3 p.m. McNeese St. (3-4) at Incarnate Word (3-4), 4 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (3-4) at Cent. Arkansas (2-5), 4 p.m. SE Louisiana (4-3) at Stephen F. Austin (7-0), 5 p.m. Colorado (2-4) at Oklahoma St. (4-2), 6 p.m. Prairie View (3-5) at East Texas A&M (2-5), 6 p.m. Georgia St. (4-2) at Arkansas St. (3-4), 6 p.m. Utah St. (2-4) at Texas State (3-3), 6:30 p.m. Mississippi (5-1) at Texas (4-2), 6:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

Weber St. (5-3) at Montana St. (6-1), 2 p.m. Michigan St. (2-5) at UCLA (6-0), 2:30 p.m. Kansas St. (4-2) at Arizona St. (3-3), 2:45 p.m. San Jose St. (4-3) at Nevada (2-4), 4 p.m. S. Utah (3-4) at Idaho (2-5), 4 p.m. Utah Tech (0-7) at Cal Poly (4-4), 4 p.m. Boise St. (5-1) at Washington St. (1-6), 5 p.m. Portland St. (2-5) at Idaho St. (4-3), 5 p.m. San Diego St. (3-4) at Colorado St. (2-4), 5:30 p.m. N. Colorado (3-5) at UC Davis (4-3), 6 p.m. Iowa St. (3-3) at Arizona (5-1), 6:30 p.m. N. Dakota St. (6-1) at New Mexico (5-1), 9 p.m. Houston (6-1) at Utah (6-0), 9:15 p.m.

FCS Top 25 Poll

RANK REC 1. Tarleton St. (24) 7-0 2. Stephen F. Austin (2)7-0 3. Montana St. 6-1 4. Youngstown St. 6-2 5. South Dakota St. 5-2 6. South Dakota 6-2 7. Northern Arizona 6-2

PTS 648 623 591 567 520 491 482

PREV 2 3 5 6 1 9 10

8. North Dakota 6-2 457 15 9. Austin Peay 6-2 452 11 10. Illinois St. 5-2 396 13 11. Tennessee Tech 6-1 380 14 12. Lehigh 6-1 375 4 13. Mercer 6-2 305 16 14. Montana 5-3 296 7 15. Lamar 5-2 288 8 16. Campbell 6-1 265 18 17. Harvard 5-0 264 17 18. Monmouth (N.J.) 5-2 200 20 19. Richmond 5-2 152 22 20. ETSU 5-2 144 24 21. UC Davis 4-3 124 12 22. Jackson St. 6-1 108 NR 23. West Florida 4-2 57 NR 24. SELU 4-3 39 NR 25. S. Carolina St. 5-2 37 NR Dropped Out: Colgate (19), Idaho St. (21), Yale (23), Northern Iowa (25) Others Receiving Votes: ACU, 26; Northern Iowa, 24; Colgate, 18; Idaho St., 18; Princeton, 17; Bryant, 16; UAlbany, 15; Yale, 13; Weber St., 12; Cornell (N.Y.), 9; Wofford, 9; Morgan St., 5; Alabama A&M, 2; Southeast Missouri St., 2; Central Connecticut St., 1; Delaware St., 1; Marist, 1.

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

GP W L OT Pts GF 9 7 2 0 14 34 8 6 2 0 12 25 9 6 3 0 12 24 9 5 2 2 12 30 9 4 3 2 10 27 8 4 3 1 9 27 8 3 3 2 8 20 9 3 4 2 8 29

GA 19 21 23 25 34 30 24 32

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

GP W L OT Pts GF 10 7 2 1 15 36 10 6 3 1 13 28 8 5 3 0 10 28 8 4 3 1 9 24 8 4 4 0 8 25 9 3 5 1 7 29 7 3 4 0 6 18 10 1 6 3 5 14

GA 24 22 24 18 27 33 23 34

Metropolitan Division

WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division

Minnesota Utah Colorado Winnipeg Dallas Nashville St. Louis Chicago

GP W L OT Pts GF 9 6 2 1 13 28 9 6 3 0 12 33 8 5 2 1 11 36 8 4 2 2 10 23 8 4 3 1 9 20 8 3 2 3 9 23 8 3 4 1 7 27 9 3 6 0 6 21

Paciﬁc Division

GA 21 27 24 24 13 24 28 36

GP W L OT Pts GF GA Vegas 10 8 2 0 16 42 24 Edmonton 8 6 1 1 13 37 24 Seattle 9 5 3 1 11 35 31 San Jose 8 4 3 1 9 22 29 Anaheim 7 4 3 0 8 22 21 Vancouver 10 2 7 1 5 30 45 Calgary 8 2 6 0 4 17 37 Los Angeles 6 0 4 2 2 12 25 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Sunday’s Games

Minnesota 2, Columbus 1 Calgary 3, Carolina 2

Monday’s Games

Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, n Colorado at Philadelphia, n San Jose at Toronto, n Pittsburgh at Utah, n

Tuesday’s Games

Anaheim at N.Y. Islanders, 6 p.m. Colorado at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at Washington, 6 p.m. San Jose at Montreal, 6 p.m. Toronto at Columbus, 6 p.m. Boston at Dallas, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Minnesota at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Detroit at Seattle, 8:40 p.m. Carolina at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Tampa Bay at Vegas, 9:30 p.m. Wednesday’s Games Florida at Ottawa, 6:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Buffalo, 6:30 p.m.

Transactions FOOTBALL

National Football League ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed QB Andy Dalton. Released QB Cooper Rush. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed TE Tanner Hudson on injured reserve. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Fired general manager Chris Ballard. LAS VEGAS RAIDERS — Released OL Evan Neal and TE Chris Myarick from the practice squad. LOS ANGELES RAMS — Placed K Blake Grupe on injured reserve. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Designated RB Jordan Mason to return from injured reserve. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Placed WR Romeo Doubs on injured reserve. Signed DB Elliott Davison from the practice squad to the active roster. Signed WR Ryan Miller, OL Jacob Rizy and G Andrew Rupcich to the practice squad. Released CB D’Shawn Jamison from the practice squad.

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Painter receives award for his life’s work Francis Pavy’s art recognized for shaping Southern art, culture

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Francis X. Pavy was 6 years old when he started art lessons with Elemore Morgan Jr. in Lafayette. Years later, when Pavy decided to make a life of art, he remembered those lessons as evidence that at least one real artist had lived in his hometown. He wanted to know who else there was. “What is our visual heritage?” he asked himself. He has spent the better part of ﬁve decades painting the answer in artwork that showcases the music and culture of south Louisiana.

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Designer Hadley Greene shows off the Mills Maxi Dress, which is featured in Greene’s collection with Dillard’s.

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The 2017 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival commemorative poster, painted by Francis X. Pavy, depicts the funk band the Meters.

On Saturday at the O What a Night! Gala, the Ogden Museum of Southern Art gave Pavy its Opus Award, which recognizes people whose life’s work has shaped the art and culture of the American South, including artists, collectors and patrons. The Ogden has described the Opus as a lifetime achievement award. William Andrews, the museum’s executive director, handles that phrase with care. “You don’t want to suggest that an artist is anywhere near complete or finished with the powerful and impactful work that they’re doing,” Andrews said. He said Pavy’s work ﬁts the museum’s mission of “sense of place.” “Francis really embodies this concept of connectivity and relationship,” Andrews said. “There’s history, community, art and culture, but there’s also this really powerful and potent individual expression.” This year, Pavy shares the stage with collectors Michael and Stacey Burke. The pairing is by design. A few years ago, the Ogden began honoring artists alongside the patrons whose generosity keeps the museum’s work going, Andrews said. This year’s honorees go back decades. Michael Burke, who has collected for close to 50 years, was best man at the Pavys’ wedding. His focus is the self-taught and folk art of the American South. The Burkes, who live in New Orleans and New York, have given a signiﬁcant portion of that collection to the Ogden. They have donated more than

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The swans that Hadley Greene grew up watching in her Baton Rouge neighborhood have made their way into every Dillard’s store in the country with the release of her new fashion line this month. On Oct. 5, her 30-piece collection with Dillard’s upscale Gianni Bini brand hit stores and online, combining her Louisiana roots and easygoing California surroundings as a Los Angeles resident. After graduating from University High School in 2020, Greene now works as a jewelry designer for Milliard Diamond Concierge and as a social media creator in L.A. When she returns to her hometown, she doesn’t mind if her outﬁt — maybe one of below-the-knee jean shorts and an over-the-top shirt — turns heads. She isn’t bothered if people stare. “Around high school, I started viewing clothes as armor — as this

we designed this collection, I really wanted people to feel conﬁdent in how they’re dressing and making the day to day more exciting and enjoyable.” Her collection was more than a year in the making, full of patterns, feathers, bold colors and callbacks to her childhood. It has launched online and in stores with prices ranging from $109 to $299 for clothing, and $119 to $249 for shoes. Green zebra print and swan motifs run through the 17 garments and 13 pairs of shoes, but Greene says she designed the pieces to be wearable and easily integrated into someone’s closet. Each item in the capsule is named after someone she loves or something that has had an inﬂuence on her life. The McCombs Jacket is included The Krissy Khaki Trench is in Hadley Greene’s collection with named after her mother, KrisDillard’s. ten Hadley. The Castleman Cape, Boomer Button Down, Roch Ridbuffer that people would look at ing Boot and Ryder Riding Boot before they actually looked at me ä See GREENE, page 2D as a person,” Greene said. “When

“Around high school, I started viewing clothes as armor. … When we designed this collection, I really wanted people to feel conﬁdent in how they’re dressing and making the day to day more exciting and enjoyable.” HADLEY GREENE, jewelry designer for Milliard Diamond Concierge and social media creator

Greta Gerwig debuts ﬁrst look at new epic ‘Narnia’ BY JAKE COYLE AP film writer

NEW YORK — Greta Gerwig debuted a ﬁrst look at “Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew” last week, previewing a full-hearted ad- Gerwig aptation of C.S. Lewis’ allegorical adventure and an IMAXsized spectacle made for Netﬂix but designed for the big screen. Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to

Heaven” scores the trailer, which was also released online. A few hours earlier, Gerwig unveiled the trailer and behind-the-scenes footage on an IMAX screen at the AMC Lincoln Center in New York, where she spoke with Stephen Colbert about her “Barbie” follow-up. Netﬂix, in a dramatic reversal for the company, is giving “Narnia” a wide theatrical release be-

ginning Feb. 12. The film will land on the streaming service on April 2. Gerwig said she wrote her first draft in 2020 and 2021 after approaching Netflix chief executive Ted Sarandos at a cocktail party. “I told Ted I only know how to make movies for the big screen,” Gerwig said. “He said, ‘Make the movie for the biggest screen you can imagine.’” With a $280 million budget, “Narnia: The Magician’s Neph-

ew” is one of Netflix’s most ambitious films. It’s also a novel way into the “Narnia” series, starting not with the first book, “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe,” but the sixth. “The Magician’s Nephew,” published in 1955, is a prequel. It follows two children in 1900 London who, through a magic ring, are transported into another world

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Trust daughter’s judgment with affectionate brothers Dear Annie: My daughter is single ing with his head in Steven’s lap. and raising two sons. Her husMy daughter mentioned that sometimes Frederick band died in an automobile sleeps in his brother’s bed accident four years ago. when she works third shift. I am worried about the I once tried to tell them relationship between her they are too affectionate sons, “Steven,” 16, and and need to cut it out. They “Frederick,” 10. I think both just laughed and said they are too close and too Annie they love each other. affectionate with each Lane I don’t think there is other. Steven is very proDEAR ANNIE anything sexual going on tective of Frederick, and between them, but I think Frederick worships his big brother. When I visit them or they that once Frederick reaches pucome to my house, they cling to berty, it could very well happen. I each other. They are constantly discussed it with my daughter, and hugging and even kissing, which I she said she sees nothing wrong honestly ﬁnd a bit disgusting. and I am just being old-fashioned. Sometimes they watch TV toShe said kids are a lot more open these days. She said that they gether cuddled up on the sofa. I turned to each other when their have even seen Frederick sleep-

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Continued from page 1D and witness Narnia’s creation by the lion Aslan. That entryway to Narnia thrilled Gerwig, who noted Lewis urged readers to tackle “The Magician’s Nephew” first. The trailer features the line: “Have you ever seen a world born?” “Movies this size are usually about destruction,” said Gerwig. The trailer only hints at the film’s already debated portrayal of Aslan, a thickmaned representation of Jesus in Lewis’ Christian fable. Voiced by Meryl Streep, the character appears as a cosmic outline and roars but doesn’t speak. Some conservative pundits have criticized casting Streep as Aslan, a male character in the books. Gerwig didn’t address Streep’s casting in her remarks, though she thanked Lewis’ family and estate for their public support of the film. Newcomers David McKenna and Beatrice Campbell star in the film, with an ensemble made up of Daniel Craig, Emma Mackey, Ciarán Hinds and Carey Mulligan. The film was initially slated to open in November, but Netflix pushed it into 2027, Gerwig said, to give it a global theatrical release. Gerwig described the story as a spiritual quest,

which made the choice of “Stairway to Heaven” fitting to her. She met with Robert Plant and Jimmy Page to secure the song’s seldom-given rights permission. “They did it because they saw the heart in the story,” Gerwig said. “And they, too, love C.S. Lewis.” The three previous “Narnia” movies were all produced by Walden Media, a family-values-oriented entertainment company owned by billionaire Philip Anschutz. In 2018, Netflix acquired the global rights to the “Chronicles of Narnia” book series. Gerwig, 43, was raised as a Unitarian Universalist in Sacramento, California, and attended an all-girls Catholic high school — an upbringing she dramatized in her solo-directing debut, “Lady Bird.” Faith, Gerwig said, “has been a thread through all of my films.” “For me, film and faith have always gone hand in hand,” she said, calling both communal experiences. Gerwig described reading Lewis’ “Chronicles of Narnia” books as a foundational experience to her youth. The only comparable experience, she said, was reading Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women,” which Gerwig adapted in her 2019 film. “I would not be who I am without these books,” said Gerwig. “They created me.”

dad died and that Frederick sees his big brother as a father ﬁgure. I can understand that, but am I wrong to be disgusted by their behavior? — Concerned Grandfather Dear Concerned Grandfather: Your daughter is ﬁne with her sons’ dynamics, and that’s enough. You have to trust the job you did as a parent in teaching her good judgment — that if something inappropriate were going on between her sons, she would stop it. Steven must be a mature and caring person to take his little brother under his wing as he has. Of that you should be proud. Dear Annie: On what planet does “Discouraged in KY” live to think that fat people do not get rude things said to them?

I’ve been overweight most of my life. All through my childhood, comments were made — not by friends or strangers but by relatives and by my mother. None of those people hesitated to express comments about my weight. To them, I was my weight. At this point in my 68-year-old life, I still have to watch what I eat, but I’m reasonably comfortable with my size. Nevertheless, a new acquaintance asked me not long ago whether I have a goiter. My neck hangs down and always has; everyone on my father’s side of the family has this neck, and mine is worse because of a lifetime of weight gain and weight loss. After the goiter comment, I feel self-conscious. I think people see nothing

but my neck when they look at me. And so it goes. Rude comments are still coming in. — Enough Already in FL Dear Enough Already: Thanks for writing. I’m printing your letter, as it offers another example of something not to say to a friend (or to anyone, period). If you want to try worrying less about people looking at your neck, pick out something about yourself you love — your eyes, smile, earlobes, whatever — and believe that’s what people see when they see you. It might not always be true, but if you’re going to assume something, why not assume something good? Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators. com.

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Continued from page 1D pay tribute to her brothers. The Dolly Button Down is in homage to Louisiana’s Louis Armstrong’s rendition of “Hello Dolly.” The shirt has “Looking Swell Sunshine” and “I Love You Dolly” embroidered on each side of the collar — the sunshine bit a reference to “You Are My Sunshine,” the Louisiana state song written by Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis, which her mother sang often to her when she was a child. The design for the Marylebone Mini Dress was pulled from a swanpatterned vintage folding screen that Greene saved for years. The McCombs Military Jacket is an ode to both a family ranch in Texas and the hours she spent watching Michael Jackson documentaries with her boyfriend, musician Aodhan King. Michael Mamp, director and curator of the LSU Textile and Costume Museum, says the jacket is “very reminiscent” of Zouave jackets of the mid-19th century. “The collection has updated basics with nostalgic and historic references ranging from the 19th century to grunge of the 1990s, all with feminine touches and moments of whimsy,” Mamp said. Many designers dream of one day being in a department store, and for Greene, it started with a social media message from Alexandra Dillard, whose grandfather founded the company. She asked Greene to guest design for Gianni Bini, a Dillard’s brand. After a year of design pitches, ﬁtting meetings, sampling fabrics and more, the project culminated with a photo shoot at Hotel Peter & Paul in New Orleans with Nashville-based photographer Mary Caroline Russell. “It was extremely daunting,” Greene said of conducting a two-hour pitch meeting in front of the Dillard’s team, “but their design team has been so brilliant in bringing my ideas to life. The whole collection is centered around this Louisiana heritage that’s balanced with L.A. ease, because I do think both really shaped my design eye and what I’m drawn to.” Growing up in Baton Rouge, Greene says she was intentional in trying to differentiate her personal style and stand out among the crowd. Her parents allowed her to express herself through clothes. After graduating from University

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Continued from page 1D 80 works by 50 artists, along with 30 photographs. Their gifts include the museum’s first works by Bill Traylor and Sam Doyle. The exhibit, “Burke’s Delight: The Stacey and Michael Burke Collection,” will run at the museum through Feb. 28, 2027. Anyone who has spent time in south Louisiana has likely seen Pavy’s artwork, often without know- Pavy ing the name of the artist. The work is crowded and bright. Accordion players share the frame with saints. Cane fields burn behind dancehalls. Crosses, candles and creatures drift through the same night sky. Bradley Sumrall, Ogden’s curator of the collection, has made a list of some of Pavy’s subjects, including “white dogs and cane fields, night blossoms and death’shead hawkmoths, candles and crosses, light poles and houses on fire.” Sumrall also comments on the part of Pavy’s work that most people notice first: “And there is color. Good lord, is there color!” But Pavy didn’t arrive at painting directly. After

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Designer Hadley Greene is pictured in the King Coat and Chambers Heel in zebra. Both are included in Greene’s collection with Dillard’s. High in 2020, she studied in Switzerland for a year before transferring to the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. In Switzerland, fashion took on a larger meaning for Greene. “I found so much security in hiding behind a piece of very shocking and jarring clothing that someone could comment on before they’re like, ‘Wait, how are you doing?’” she said. She noted that changing geography — Louisiana, Europe, California and more — played a part in the evolution of her personal style and burgeoning sartorial conﬁdence. The shock factor she was previously chasing with her clothing choices wasn’t necessary anymore. She now dresses “on the offense rather than the defense.” Greene says designers like Michael Rider at Celine and Jonathan Anderson

studying with Morgan in Lafayette, he explored sculpture, ceramics, photography, printmaking and neon. He also worked with leaded glass. Sumrall said the inﬂuence of leaded glass remains in the black lines and flat planes of color in Pavy’s work. It shows up in the way light seems to come from behind the canvas instead of falling on it. For years, people have called Pavy “the Picasso of Zydeco.” Sumrall says the nickname is good but incomplete. “I feel like Francis has found a way to paint the sound of Louisiana,” Sumrall wrote. “Not just zydeco, swamp pop or Cajun music, but the whole symphony of life here.” That’s because Pavy learned the music up close. He played with Dewey Balfa and Balfa’s brothers, Will and Rodney. Clifton Chenier’s songs and stories worked their way into his pictures. Saxophonist Dickie Landry, whom Pavy calls his biggest mentor, introduced him to sculptor Keith Sonnier, of Mamou. Landry opened other doors too. He played on Paul Simon’s “Graceland.” When Simon and his close friend Lorne Michaels came down to visit Landry, Pavy

at Dior are inspirations, adding that Anderson’s curiosity adds whimsy and personality into the clothes he designs. Her collection debut with Dillard’s coincided with the end of Paris Fashion Week on Oct. 6, where Greene says personality was on full display. “The second that you stop being curious, that’s when your life loses joy,” she said. Greene’s designs are built to be versatile. She says designing clothes that instill conﬁdence in people is her goal. “Getting dressed and expressing myself creatively has changed my life,” Greene said. “I would only hope that it would make others feel more conﬁdent and secure in themselves.” Email Lauren Cheramie at lauren. cheramie@theadvocate.com.

spent time with both men. Each bought his work. The pair later talked about one of Pavy’s pieces on camera for the documentary series “Iconoclasts.” Around 1990, Michaels invited Pavy and his wife, Cathi, to New York for a “Saturday Night Live” season finale. The artist’s work can be seen in Michaels’ office in the 2026 documentary “Lorne.” Andrews said the Ogden’s curators judge an artist first on artistic merit, exhibitions and place in the collection. But he doesn’t discount the way Francis Pavy’s work travels. “People enjoy the work. People celebrate the work. People relate to the work,” Andrews said. Michaels, Andrews pointed out, could collect any artist he wanted. A Francis Pavy piece called “Dancers” is featured on the cover of The Rolling Stones’ 7-inch single of Clifton Chenier’s classic song “Zydeco Son Pas Salé.” “To use a technical term,” Andrews said, “it’s very cool.” Francis Pavy brings a serious command of process and technique, Andrews said, to “what we appreciate in the South, which is storytelling and myth and culture and history.” Cathi Pavy sees the award as a recognition of a place as much as a person. Her husband is the first Lafayette

artist to receive the award, but the city is a place tied to artistic greats. Robert Rauschenberg’s family lived in Lafayette. Sonnier came from Mamou. Roger Ogden, whose collection founded the museum, grew up in the same Lafayette neighborhood as Francis Pavy. “Small town,” she said. “Heavy hitters.” Francis Pavy said he plans to accept the honor on behalf of Lafayette and all of Acadiana. He said he’s grateful to people who rarely get a mention at a gala — “the craftsmen, the Sunday painters, the frame shop owners.” He knows the Sunday painters firsthand. Earlier this year, he led printmaking workshops in Lafayette, open to anyone willing to pay a modest fee. Andrews said Francis Pavy joins a tradition of artists in the Ogden’s collection who have also taught. “It takes a whole range of creative minds to create a living culture,” Francis Pavy wrote, “and I’m grateful I was able to place my small paver on the road of our collective journey.”

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT TO INVITATION TO BID CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPARTMENT: New Orleans Fire Department (NOFD) TITLE: Baseline Physical Examinations for NOFD Haz-Mat Personnel SOURCING EVENT NO.: 4837 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: Non-Professional Services DBE OPPORTUNITY: WAIVED RELEASED ON: 10/20/2026 DEADLINE TO RESPOND: 11/10/2026 PRE-BID CONFERENCE: 10/28/2026 Dates are subject to changes via an adden‐ dum posted by the Bu‐ reau of Purchasing on the City’s supplier portal. If this solicitation is fed‐ erally funded, prospec‐ tive bidder/respondent must pay particular at‐ tention to all applicable laws and regulations of the Federal government and the State of Louisiana. The Bureau of Purchas‐ ing uses commodity codes to notify suppliers of the release of a sourc‐ ing event and subse‐ quent modifications via addendum. Note that you would receive those noti‐ fications if you selected the following commodity code(s) before the re‐ lease of the sourcing event: COMMODITY CODE(s): 948-55, 961-30 The City of New Orleans is an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourages minorityowned and womenowned businesses, so‐ cially and economically disadvantaged busi‐ nesses and small busi‐ nesses to respond to this solicitation, or to partici‐ pate in subcontracting opportunities pursuant to this solicitation. Any person with disabilities requires special accom‐ modation must contact the buyer listed within the bid no later than seven (7) days prior to bid opening. For more information about this sourcing event, go to www.nola. gov and click on “BRASS Supplier Portal” under “BIDS & CONTRACTS”. Once on the Supplier Por‐ tal, search “Open Events.” Thank you for your inter‐ est in doing business with the City of New Or‐ leans. Chief Procurement Officer Advertising Dates: October 20, 27 and November 3, 2026 NOCP 9387 204426-oct 20-27-nov 3-3t $116.40 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE THE SPLIT SECOND FOUNDATION REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS STATEMENTS FOR GENERAL CONTRACTING AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES Notice is hereby given that The Split Second Foundation (“Founda‐ tion”) is hereby soliciting sealed qualifications statements from quali‐ fied and licensed general id

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g contractors to provide comprehensive general contracting and con‐ struction services for the renovation of an existing 7,300 square foot former cabinet showroom and warehouse located at 10000 East I-10 Service New Orleans, Road, Louisiana 70127 into a state-of-the-art holistic ﬁtness, wellness, train‐ ing and support facility to deliver comprehensive care, resources, educa‐ tion and advocacy to those affected by disabil‐ ities, promote indepen‐ dent living, and enhance their quality of life (the “Project”), all as more fully set forth in the re‐ quest for qualiﬁcations (“RFQ”) packet.

g nority-owned ﬁrms and women’s business enter‐ prises are encouraged to submit qualiﬁcations statements.

p g held in the RTA Board Room on Wednesday, Oc‐ tober 28, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Any questions or further information concerning the IFB may be submitted https://norta. Via procurewar e.com/home, beginning on September 30, 2026.

y 11:00 AM. (CDT). For sub‐ mission instructions, see bid documents.

The official RFQ packet will be available on Octo‐ ber 13, 2026 at 10:00AM and may be obtained without charge and with‐ out deposit by contact‐ ing Brian D. Grubb, O’Donnell Grubb, PLLC by email at bgrubb@ ogattorneys.com. Printed copies are not available from the Owner or Archi‐ tect. Interested parties are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to: Brian D. Grubb, O’Don‐ nell Grubb, PLLC, by email at bgrubb@ ogattorneys.com. As more fully set forth in the RFQ, sealed qualifica‐ tions statements must be received by the Foun‐ dation at 909 Poydras Street, Suite 2600, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112 before 10:00AM on No‐ vember 9, 2026 (the “Sub‐ mission Deadline”). Qual‐ ifications statements re‐ ceived after the Submis‐ sion Deadline may not be considered. No qualifica‐ tions statements may be withdrawn after the Sub‐ mission Deadline. Foun‐ dation reserves the right to cancel this RFQ prior to the Submission Dead‐ line or reject any qualifi‐ cations statements, in its discretion. Contractors must main‐ tain a current and valid contractor license with the Louisiana State Li‐ censing Board for Con‐ tractors for the major classification of General Construction and certify that they are licensed contractors under Chap‐ ter 24 of Title 37 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes. Contractors must have an active Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), as verified on www.sam.gov, at the time of submission of its qualifications statement. The Project will be par‐ tially funded with Federal Funds from the United States Department of Commerce, Economic De‐ velopment Administra‐ tion and is subject to the program requirements associated therewith. The selected contractor must comply with all re‐ quirements of authorities having jurisdiction over the project including, but not limited to, all applic‐ able rules, regulations and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor, federal government, and State of Louisiana, all of which shall become con‐ tractual obligations. Par‐ ticular attention is made to the requirements for conditions of employ‐ ment to be observed and minimum wages rates to be paid under the Con‐ tract (Davis-Bacon Act), Section 503 (Non-Dis‐ crimination Against Em‐ ployees with Disabilities) and Section 504 (NonAgainst Discrimination Individuals with Disabili‐ ties) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Segregated Facilities, Executive Order 11246. Failure of the selected contractor to accept these obliga‐ tions shall result in the rejection of its qualifica‐ tions statement. The Foundation is an equal opportunity em‐ ployer. The Foundation does not discriminate based on social and eco‐ nomic disadvantage, race, color, sex, gender, age, disability or national origin. All small and mi‐ i d fi d

The Split Second Foundation Mark Raymond, Jr. 203645-OCT 13-20-2T $1,005.82 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 2281 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026682, PyeBarker BN Surveillance SW, 11/05/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities. Amy Vincent Director of State Procure‐ ment FAX (225) 342-8688 204302-OCT 20-1T $11.77 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY REPLACE TROLLEY LIFT CABLE INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #2026-035 (Rebid) Project Description: The Regional Transit Author‐ ity of New Orleans in‐ vites qualified vendors to provide Replace Trolley Lift Cable for Streetcars obtain specifications in IFB 2026-035. How to obtain a copy of the IFB: Specifications and further information concerning the IFB may be obtained September 30, 2026 from the RTA’s Procureware website at https://norta.procurewar e.com/home. You will be required to first register on this website. The IFB can also be obtained at Regional Transit Author‐ ity’s website at http:// www.norta.com

Responding to IFB: Bids shall be submitted thru the RTA’s Procureware website on or before 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, Octo‐ ber 28, 2026. Any ques‐ tions or further informa‐ tion concerning this IFB may be submitted https://norta. through procureware.com/home beginning on Wednes‐ day, September 30, 2026. Only written questions submitted through https://norta.procurewar e.com/home shall be consider official. All an‐ swers to questions shall be by formal addenda posted to the website under IFB 2026-035. Clarification Deadline: Any questions or further information concerning this IFB must be submit‐ https:// ted through norta.procureware.com/ home by 2:00PM on Octo‐ ber 21, 2026. Only written questions submitted through the Procureware site shall be considered official. All answers to questions shall be by for‐ mal addenda posted to the website under IFB 2026-035. A Bid Opening will be h ld i h d

RTA in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regu‐ lations (CFR) Part 26 has an obligation to ensure nondiscrimination of Dis‐ advantaged Business En‐ terprises (DBEs) and to comply with all federal, state and local regula‐ tions related to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on publicly funded projects. The RTA is committed to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on all feder‐ ally funded projects to‐ ward attainment of the agency's established overall goal of 31%. No goal has been estab‐ lished for this project. Notice to all offerors is hereby provided that in accordance with all ap‐ plicable federal, state and local laws the RTA will ensure that DBEs are afforded full opportunity to submit offers and re‐ sponses to this solicita‐ tion and to participate in any contract consum‐ mated pursuant to this advertisement. Addition‐ ally, no offeror will be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, na‐ tional origin, ethnicity or disability As such, award of the contract will be condi‐ tioned on meeting the re‐ quirements of the fed‐ eral, state and local laws for Equal Opportunity in‐ cluding compliance with the policies of DBE Pro‐ gram. The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals submitted. Interim Ronald G. Baptiste Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Regional Transit Authority 202877-oct 13-20-2t $801.70 PUBLIC NOTICE --Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Invitation to Bid 2026-SWB-41 Brass Water Service Fittings The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (Board) is soliciting bids from companies to sup‐ ply Brass Water Service Fittings Invitation to Bid (ITB) will be available October 20, 2026, for download at the following websites: Board: https://www2. swbno.org/business_bid speciﬁcations.asp LAPAC:https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/OSP/LaPAC/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=181 Fax and email submis‐ sion will not be accepted. All bidders may attend a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on October 27, 2026, at 11:00 AM (CDT), at the Sewerage & Water Board Administra‐ tive Building, the Pro‐ curement Conference Room, Rm 131, located at 625 St. Joseph St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70165 or if you are unable to at‐ tend this in-person meet‐ ing, you can also join via teleconference call: Microsoft Teams Join: https://teams. microsoft.com/meet/243 0151098391279?p=dVo add7ImPDD9rqa3B Meeting ID: 243 015 109 839 127 9 Passcode: Zc2vF39h Dial in by phone +1 504-2248698,,576452042# United States, New Orleans Phone conference ID: 576 452 042# Bids will be received by the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Procurement Department by November 11, 2026, at b ( )

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Bids will be publicly opened on November 11, 2026, at 11:30 AM (CDT) in the Procurement Confer‐ ence Room, Rm 131, lo‐ cated at 625 St. Joseph St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70165. Microsoft Teams Join: https://teams. microsoft.com/meet/237 214618708754?p=69vWgEI jldJXJmeOMz Meeting ID: 237 214 618 708 754 Passcode: bP92nw7P Dial in by phone +1 504-2248698,,442306837# United States, New Orleans Find a local number Phone conference ID: 442 306 8 LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 204305-OCT 20-27-2T $93.84

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE LEGAL NOTICE WHEREAS, on Decem‐ ber 18, 2008 a certain Act of Mortgage was exe‐ cuted by Adrian J. Combe, III and Edwyna Chatagnier Combe, as mortgagor(s) (grantor(s)) in favor of Whitney National Bank, as mortgagee (grantee), and was recorded on De‐ cember 30, 2008 in 10862213 Book 4394 Or Page 65 in the Office of the Recorder, Jefferson County, Louisiana ; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban De‐ velopment (the Secre‐ tary) pursuant to the Na‐ tional Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and WHEREAS, the Mortgage is now owned by the Sec‐ retary, pursuant to an as‐ signment dated May 30, 2024, and recorded on June 17, 2024 in/as Book 5075 and Page 268 with Instrument Number 12423562, in the Office of the Recorder, Jefferson County, Louisiana; and WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and condi‐ tions of the Mortgage in that payment due on July 17, 2026 was not made and remains wholly un‐ paid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of August 26, 2026 is $335,490.99 ; and WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secre‐ tary has declared the en‐ tire amount of the in‐ debtedness secured by the Mortgage to be im‐ mediately due and payable; NOW THEREFORE, pur‐ suant to powers vested in me by the Single Fam‐ ily Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR Part 27 subpart B, and by the Secretary's designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on July 30, 2025, in 20250730000292 notice is hereby given that, on No‐ vember 03, 2026 at

11:00AM local time, all real and personal prop‐ erty at or used in con‐ nection with the follow‐ ing described premises ("Property"), will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder(s):

successful bidder(s) will pay all conveyancing fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidder(s) will be returned to them. The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to de‐ liver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day incre‐ ments for a fee of $500, paid in advance. The ex‐ tension fee shall be paid in the form of a certified or cashier's check made payable to the United States Secretary of Hous‐ ing and Urban Develop‐ ment. If the high bid‐ der(s) close(s) the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the ex‐ tension fee shall be ap‐ plied toward the amount due at closing. If the high bidder(s) is/are unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any ex‐ tensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be re‐ quired to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the elec‐ tion of the foreclosure commissioner after con‐ sultation with the HUD representative, will be li‐ able to the Secretary for any costs incurred as a result of such failure, and the Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD Field Office Repre‐ sentative, offer the Prop‐ erty to the second high‐ est bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bid‐ der. There is no right of re‐ demption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclo‐ sure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commis‐ sioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire pur‐ chase price in accor‐ dance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the prop‐ erty will be vacant. The scheduled foreclo‐ sure sale shall be can‐ celled or adjourned if it is established, by docu‐ mented written applica‐ tion of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commis‐ sioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclo‐ sure is based did not exist at the time of ser‐ vice of this notice of de‐ fault and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Com‐ missioner, in the form of a certified or cashier's check payable to the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban De‐ velopment, before public auction of the property is completed. The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale No‐ vember 03, 2026 is $335,490.99 as of plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the mortgage had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage ex‐ penses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting no‐ tices and for the Foreclo‐ sure Commissioner’s at‐ tendance at the sale, rea‐ sonable and customary costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out-ofpocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commis‐ sioner for recording doc‐ uments, a commission for the Foreclosure Com‐ missioner, and all other costs incurred in connec‐ tion with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement. Tender of payment by certified or cashier's check or application for cancellation of the fore‐ closure sale shall be sub‐ mitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commis‐

ONE CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THE RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVITUDES, AP‐ PURTENANCES AND AD‐ VANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANY‐ WISE APPERTAINING, SIT‐ UATED IN THE CITY OF HARAHAN, PARISH OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWN AS WEST IMPERIAL SUBDIVI‐ SION, ALL AS PER PLAN OF SAID SUBDIVISION MADE BY S.K. LANDRY, C.E., DATED JANUARY 6, 1964, APPROVED BY THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF HARAHAN, UNDER OR‐ DINANCE NO. 468, SAID LOT BEING MORE PARTIC‐ ULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: LOT 109, SQUARE “A” WHICH SQUARE IS BOUNDED BY SEDGE‐ FIELD, WEST IMPERIAL, CRESSIONNE DRIVES AND WINDSOR STREET, AND MEASURES ACCORDING TO THE AFORESAID PLAN OF SUBDIVISION, 67.5 FEET FRONT ON SEDGE‐ FIELD DRIVE, SAME WIDTH IN THE REAR, BY A DEPTH OF 107 FEET BE‐ TWEEN EQUAL AND PAR‐ ALLEL LINES, AND COM‐ MENCING AT A DISTANCE OF 330 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF SEDGEFIELD DRIVE AND WINDSOR STREET. ACCORDING TO A SURVEY BY S.K. LANDRY, DATED JUNE 29, 1968, RE‐ VISED TO SHOW IM‐ PROVEMENTS JUNE 21, 1971, A COPY OF WHICH IS ATTACHED TO ACT BE‐ FORE PAT W. BROWNE, LATE NOTARY PUBLIC, DATED JULY 1, 1971, THE ABOVE DESCRIBED PROP‐ ERTY IS LOCATED, DESIG‐ NATED AND MEASURES AS HEREINABOVE SET FORTH. IMPROVEMENTS THEREON BEAR THE MU‐ NICIPAL NO. 93 SEDGE‐ FIELD DRIVE.

Commonly known as: 93 Sedgefield Dr, Harahan LA 70123 Permanent Parcel Num‐ ber(s): 0930000734 The sale will be held on the property of the 93 Sedgefield Dr, Harahan LA 70123. The United States Sec‐ retary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $335,490.99 plus any additional accrual, fees, costs or charges in‐ curred by the Secretary up to the date of sale. There will be no prora‐ tion of taxes, rents or other income or liabili‐ ties, except that the pur‐ chaser(s) will pay, at or before closing, his (their) pro-rata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secre‐ tary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders, except the Secretary, must sub‐ mit a deposit totaling $33,549.09 in the form of a certified check or cashier's check made out to the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. A deposit need not accom‐ pany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a $33,549.09 deposit of must be presented be‐ fore the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The re‐ mainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may deter‐ mine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier's check. If the Secretary is the high bid‐ der, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The

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NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL ACCOUNT OF TESTAMENTARY EXECUTRIX NOTICE IS GIVEN to the creditors of this succes‐ sion and to all other in‐ terested persons, that a Final Account has been ﬁled by ANITA JOHNSON HOWARD, the Testamen‐ tary Executrix of the SUCCESSION OF ALBERT GEORGE JOHNSON, SR. A/K/A ALBERT G. JOHN‐ SON, SR., with the Peti‐ tion praying for homolo‐ gation of the Final Ac‐ count and for distribu‐ tion of estate funds as listed thereon; and that the Final Account can be homologated after the expiration of ten (10) days from the date of the publication of this notice. Any opposition to the Pe‐ tition and Final Account must be ﬁled prior to ho‐ mologation. CHELSEY RICHARD NAPOLEON CLERK OF COURT CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS Please publish one (1) time in the following publications: Attorney: Carol A. Newman The Advocate/ The Times Picayune and The Louisiana Weekly Address: 627 Cherokee Street, Suite 102 New Orleans, Louisiana 70118 Telephone Number: (504) 861-0008 204420-oct 20-1t $49.65

PUBLIC NOTICE --Summons by Publication Shavanie Solis Bennett v. Henry Eyson Castro Castillo To the Defendant, The Plaintiff has filed a Complaint for Divorce re‐ questing that the Court grant a divorce for irre‐ trievable breakdown, grant her custody of the children, order a suitable amount for support of the plaintiff and minor children, and prohibit de‐ fendant from imposing any restraint on plain‐ tiff’s personal liberty. The Complaint is on file at the Court. An Automatic Restrain‐ ing Order has been en‐ tered in this matter pre‐ venting you from taking any action which would negatively impact the current financial status of either party. See Sup‐ plemental Probate Court Rule 411.

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