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BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer
Black voters turned out in big numbers Tuesday on the first day of early voting, a good sign for the uphill campaigns of Democrats running for Congress, including Senate candidate H H H H H H Jamie Davis. The figures tell the story. Black voters account for 31.3% of all voters in Louisiana, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. They were 31.7% of voters on the first day of early voting, and that percentage appears likely to grow in the coming days based on past results. The initial figure is significant because Black voters in Louisiana typically undervote, meaning their share of the overall vote is usually less than their 31.3% share of the electorate. Tuesday saw the second-highest turnout for Black voters on the first day of early voting since
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Alexandria International Airport is the site of frequent deportation flights, including 39 third-country deportation flights since President Donald Trump took office. BY JAMES FINN and JUSTIN O’CONNOR Staff writers
Long a hub of the federal government’s deportation system, a central Louisiana airport is now the nation’s leader in dispatching controversial “third-country” deportation flights, which the Trump administration uses to haul immigrants to countries where they often have no ties. Of 110 third-country flights since President Donald Trump retook office early last year, 39 departed from the Alexandria International Airport — about 35% of the total. That’s more than any other airport in the country, according to data compiled by ICE Flight Monitor, a watchdog project of Human Rights First, and analyzed by The Times-Picayune | The Advocate.
Deportation flights bound for third countries ramped up dramatically in recent months, despite a legal challenge that has landed before the U.S. Supreme Court. Just between June and September, the number of thirdcountry flights across all U.S. airports was more than double the entire total from 2025. The small Alexandria airport formed the backbone of that surge, dispatching nearly half those flights. So far this year, 34 third-country flights left Alexandria — a nearly sevenfold increase from 2025, based on data through the end of last month. The data shows the extent to which Alexandria has grown into the epicenter of the Trump administration’s mass-deportation campaign. The number of flights is likely an undercount because the adminis-
tration sometimes uses untraceable deportations via commercial planes, and there are difficulties confirming flights to some countries. The England Authority, a quasigovernmental body that oversees the airport and its surrounding territory, has faced protests since approving a second U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement staging facility earlier this year, which officials say will hold undocumented women and children who have chosen to be deported. It’s expected to open within days. “These third-country removals are sinister in every respect,” said Stephanie Alvarez-Jones, a southeast regional attorney for the National Immigration Project, who represents people marked for re-
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Hospital offers free genetics screening for cancer Statewide testing initiative targets 100,000 adults
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Genetic mapping for a person’s susceptibility to certain types of cancer and heart disease will be made available at no cost to 100,000 Louisiana adults, under a new initiative that LCMC Health will unveil Thursday. The voluntary screening, which will be open to anyone age 18 and older, could also be used to better treat participants for countless other ailments in the future, officials said. LCMC Health leaders
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City Council weighs fee increase for dumpsters, storage pods BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE
New Orleans City Council members on Tuesday advanced rules that would let the New Orleans It’s a common gripe across New Police Department cite people for Orleans: Dumpsters and stor- blocking the public right of way. age pods often idle on streets for Objects must be removed within months, taking up parking spots 24 hours of being hit with a citaand creating eyesores. tion, or they will be towed, per the
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proposal. The fee for having an object in the street without the proper permit will remain the same, $500. But permit fees would double, from $40 to $80, and the city would set an additional fee of $20 per day for the use of curb space, among
other changes. “Driving around seeing dumpsters on the sidewalk in the middle of the street … portable storage devices that just seem to sit in perpetuity, heavy construction equipment — we don’t have to live like this,” said council Vice President
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Matthew Willard, who authored the policy. The rules, which the council’s Community Development Committee approved, will receive a full council vote on Nov. 5. Though
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Deputy killed, officer wounded at rural home
CANTON,Texas — A Texas sheriff’s deputy was killed and a police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a person as the officers served warrants at a rural home, authorities said. The law officers were outside the home late Tuesday when shots were fired toward them from inside and they returned fire, Van Zandt County Sheriff Kevin Bridger said. The sheriff’s statement added that the suspect was later found dead inside the home from a gunshot wound. The home is near Canton, a small city of about 5,000 people some 60 miles southeast of Dallas. Deputies had gone to the home to assist Canton police as they served felony warrants for aggravated assault and aggravated assault on a peace officer, Bridger said. The suspect’s name has not yet been released. The injured officer was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said in a news release. He was shot in the right arm and needed surgery, police said.
Visitor killed by piece blown off Wright home SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona desert home of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright remained temporarily closed to the public on Wednesday after part of a roof blew off in high winds, killing a visitor from Brazil who was touring the historic property last week. Witnesses say Rogério Renato Mateucci, 55, was struck in the head and died instantly Friday, according to police in Scottsdale, east of Phoenix. He was killed by a piece of plexiglass roofing, said Sgt. Allison Sempsis, a police spokesperson. Wind gusts of up to 38 mph were recorded at the Scottsdale Airport that day, according to the National Weather Service. The 1937 home and surrounding compound, called Taliesin West, have low-slung roofs and rock walls that appear to blend into the surrounding desert. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, the property draws up to 100,000 visitors a year, according to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, its owner. It served as Wright’s winter home as well as a “desert laboratory” for his students.
Arrest made in road-rage killing on N.Y. bridge NEW YORK — A long-retired New York City police detective was arrested Wednesday in the road rage killing of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge, police said. Victor Romero, 62, was charged with murder in the death of Koran Irvine, 46, who was found wounded and unconscious in the driver’s seat of a vehicle on the New Jerseybound side of the bridge’s upper level just after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Irvine, of Valley Cottage, New York, was pronounced dead at a hospital. The shooting near the end of the evening rush snarled traffic for hours on the busy Hudson River span that connects Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Romero, of Haverstraw, New York, retired from the New York Police Department in 2001. A telephone number listed for him in public records rang unanswered. Irvine worked for Con Edison, the utility said in a statement, calling the shooting a “senseless act of violence.”
Suspected gunman faces firearms offenses WASHINGTON — A Washington man accused of wounding a Georgia National Guard member who tried to help break up a fight has been charged with multiple gun crimes. Jarrell Lamont Jackson, 41, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. He is accused of shooting Georgia National Guard member Karon Jones, 20, in the leg when guard members sought to intervene in the fight Sunday. Three members of the unit returned fire, wounding Jackson. Neither man sustained lifethreatening injuries.
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Policemen walk in front of destroyed cars in the yard of a multi-story residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
Russia agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine By The Associated Press
Russia agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting up the first such talks since February. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed “in principle” to restart the talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between the Russian leader and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. The talks will focus on “building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends,” Ushakov said. Witkoff’s talks with Putin about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine took place as U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he supported the push from Washington to restart talks swiftly. “The agenda is clear: to end the war, bring peace closer, and, as I understand it, prepare everything for a meeting at the leaders’ level,” Zelenskyy said in an audio message issued late Wednesday. Russia, he added, “has said many times already that it is ready to meet in one format or another. Then something changed. Things were canceled. We’ll see what happens this time.” Shortly after his message, a missile alert sounded over Kyiv, and loud explosions were heard in the capital. Representatives of the three countries held three rounds of negotiations early this year, meeting twice in Abu Dhabi in January and February, followed by further talks in Geneva in February. However, little progress was reported beyond exchanges of prisoners of war as Moscow and Kyiv stuck to their longstanding basic demands.
The discussion in St. Petersburg lasted about three hours, the Kremlin said, and came a day after Witkoff met with Zelenskyy and some European leaders in Norway’s capital, Oslo. The proposals that emerged from the Oslo meeting “contained little of real value in the context of resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Ushakov said. However, he later told Russian state TV that while Moscow isn’t “fully satisfied” with the Oslo proposals, they are a step in the right direction. Witkoff and Putin met at St. Petersburg’s Constantine Palace, with Ushakov and Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev also at the table. Trump’s sonin-law, Jared Kushner, joined the discussion by video, Ushakov said. During the meeting, Witkoff and Kushner proposed a three-way meeting with the U.S., Russia and Ukraine at the technical level and shared progress on their talks with Zelenskyy a day earlier, according to a U.S. official familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. In televised opening remarks, Putin said he was ready to consider prospects for the restoration of U.S.-Russia economic ties and that he was prepared to discuss the U.S.-led conflict with Iran. Moscow stands ready to use its relationship with Tehran to help bring peace, he said. At the White House on Tuesday, Trump increased the pressure on Zelenskyy to come to an agreement with Russia as relations between the two leaders have soured again. “We want Zelenskyy to make a deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We’ve given a lot to Ukraine. We’ve gotten absolutely nothing back except grief, death, tremendous monetary loss.” If that doesn’t happen, “I think it’s going to be a very bad thing,” Trump said.
Idaho prosecutor to seek death penalty for mom charged with murder of twins BY REBECCA BOONE Associated Press
BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the 2025 deaths of her twin toddlers. Andrea Shaw, 23, has pleaded not guilty and has said the 18-month-old twins became sick and died after receiving flu shots and routine childhood vaccinations. But Payette County Prosecutor Mike Duke wrote in court documents that an autopsy revealed symptoms consistent with smothering and wrote that suffocation “is the only conceivable explanation” for their deaths. Deputy prosecuting attorney Ryon Sirucek notified the court of his intent to seek the death penalty last week. In the court document, Sirucek said the state would try to show that four aggravating factors Shaw make capital punishment appropriate in the case: That more than one murder was committed at the time; that the killings were especially heinous, atrocious or cruel; that the defendant showed “utter disregard” for human life and that she would likely pose a continuing threat to society. Shaw’s attorney, Joseph Filicetti, did not immediately respond to a voicemail and text message requesting comment. In July, Filicetti wrote in a text message that Shaw “denies anything and every-
thing” and that the state “cannot prove” the criminal charges. The twins were found dead in their shared bed May 1, 2025, according to court records. They had been vaccinated eight days earlier, and the day after their vaccinations Shaw took them to the emergency room, reporting that they were lethargic and felt feverish. The doctor felt the symptoms were a reaction from the vaccinations, and the twins were given Tylenol and a popsicle and sent home, according to the court records. A few days after the twins’ deaths, Shaw went on an internet show produced by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He has not been affiliated with the group since December 2024, when he formally resigned as chairman to join President Donald Trump’s administration. Medical experts point out that the childhood vaccines at issue — hepatitis A, influenza and DTaP — are safe and effective for kids and recommended by various medical groups. Shaw is also a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit brought by Children’s Health Defense and others against the American Academy of Pediatrics, accusing the organization of racketeering and lying about the safety of vaccinations. The American Academy of Pediatrics has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it the “latest missive in a campaign targeting” the academy and its “use of science-backed evidence in vaccine policy.”
Associated Press. She said she expected Hubbard to stay with her in Colorado. “Steven James Hubbard is the face of America,” BY DASHA LITVINOVA she said. “They could do and ERIC TUCKER that to anybody. They just Associated Press happened to see him. ‘Oh, Russia on Wednesday that’s an American, let’s go freed an American who had get him.’” been jailed for more than four years on charges of Putin a ‘humanitarian’ fighting as a mercenary in Witkoff, a key Trump Ukraine, a deal completed administration figure who during a visit by a top U.S. has tried without success envoy and at a time when to steer Russia and Ukraine President Donald Trump toward a settlement to end has taken a series of actions a war that will hit the fivemeant to benefit Moscow. year mark in February Trump told reporters at 2027, thanked Putin for the White House that he releasing Hubbard, telling had asked Russian Presi- him, “Because of you, he’s dent Vladimir Putin during going home to his family.” “You talk so much about a recent call to free Stephen Hubbard and that, un- my president, President like previous releases, the Trump, being a humanitarU.S. did not have to give up ian. You are a humanitarian anyone in return. also, sir,” Witkoff said. “He is the happiest man Kremlin spokesman Dmiaround,” Trump said of try Peskov told Russian meHubbard, describing the dia Wednesday that Hub74-year-old retired teacher bard’s release was “raised from Michigan as a “very by the American side for high-quality, innocent man.” a certain time,” and Putin Hubbard’s release oc- decided to free the man out curred during a visit to of “humanitarian considerSt. Petersburg by U.S. en- ations.” Speaking to reporters afvoy Steve Witkoff, who in a face-to-face interaction ter the talks, Putin aide Yuri with Putin praised the Rus- Ushakov said the Kremlin sian leader as a “humani- leader had pardoned Hubtarian” as the men held bard, who upon his release talks about Moscow’s full- was taken to St. Petersscale invasion of Ukraine. burg’s Pulkovo airport for Hubbard, who before his Witkoff to bring him home arrest had lived in Ukraine to the United States. for years, was sentenced in Video showed Witkoff and 2024 to nearly seven years Hubbard shaking hands, in prison during closed with the newly released court proceedings. Pros- American thanking the enecutors said he had signed voy. Witkoff introduced Pua contract with the Ukrai- tin envoy Kirill Dmitriev to nian military after Russia’s Hubbard and described him invasion in 2022, and that as someone “who had a lot to he fought alongside Kyiv’s do with this happening.” “We just met President forces until being captured Putin, he sends you blesstwo months later. The U.S. government un- ings and wishes you good der President Joe Biden’s things,” Witkoff added. Hubbard, a U.S. Air Force administration designated Hubbard as wrongfully de- veteran, taught English tained, and his legal team overseas and retired in and family have disputed 2012 to Cyprus, where one the Russian allegation, say- of his sons is a Christian ing he was not involved in Orthodox priest. He later moved to Ukraine to be any military activity. “He was just for bait. with a woman he had met, It was all about bait. And his lawyers said, remaining that’s why they kidnap in the country after the reAmericans,” his sister, Pa- lationship ended and living tricia Hubbard Fox, said there at the time of Russia’s in an interview with The 2022 invasion.
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Macron slams ‘stupid’ claims about riots Trump, others blame Muslim migrants
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PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders — including those “on the other side of the Atlantic” — were seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate for political gain following a weekend of street violence and looting. Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting that have drawn worldwide attention and shocked many French citizens. U.S. President Donald Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the unrest, and urging Macron to “close your borders and take control before it is too late!” Macron responded by saying there “has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath” of the looting in Paris and other French cities last weekend. “And that has led to comments that are as unacceptable as they are stupid, from many people, including foreign leaders,” he said. Asked by a reporter if he was referring to Trump, Macron replied: “Among others.” He added that there have been “AI-generated images depicting scenes that never actually happened in France. We’ve had people claiming that we were invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is completely false.” Macron did not specify which AI-generated images he was referring to, nor how he knew the content was false. French Foreign Minister JeanNoel Barrot said his office can provide the countries concerned with the necessary clarification, “to help them avoid spreading or amplifying false information and
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A man walks past a looted store in Paris on Sunday after a demonstration against rising living costs and in solidarity with students’ grievances. making baseless claims on social media.” Macron and Trump once enjoyed a good relationship but Trump regularly mocks the French president in his public speeches. “The fact is, all the people who are speaking ill of our country right now are people who don’t love our country,” Macron said. “So those people really bother me.” “When I see leaders who are in the middle of election campaigns, whether in the region or on the other side of the Atlantic — who sometimes naively repeat AI-generated content or spread narratives that certain circles are clearly trying to promote about what happened in France — they’re using our country for their own political campaigns,” said Macron. “And we don’t need that.”
Macron secures diesel supplies
bin Salman “to continue efforts to secure and diversify oil and gas supplies,” according to his office. Earlier this month, the Group of Seven wealthy democracies agreed to release 100 million barrels of oil and fuel products, beginning with substantial quantities of diesel after the fuel’s price hit a record high in the United States. “I would remind you that France initiated the G-7 meeting that led to the release of strategic reserves, which, through implementation at the national level, will help bring down prices starting in early November,” Macron said.
Macron was speaking in Qatar at the end of a tour of key energy suppliers in Gulf Arab states, where he secured an additional 100,000 metric tons of diesel per month from the United Arab Emirates, with a further 100,000 tons to be confirmed in Bahrain. Macron’s office said he traveled to the Middle East to find solutions to the energy crisis and rising energy prices, and to secure supplies of oil, gas, diesel and jet fuel. The Élysée said nearly 295,000 additional tons of diesel per month could be secured, including supplies from Saudi Arabia — equiva- New protests planned in France lent to more than 10% of France’s Petrol, energy and food prices monthly diesel consumption. Ma- have surged in recent months, cron later traveled to Saudi Arabia and it remains to be seen whether to meet Crown Prince Mohammed Macron’s announcement will ease
protesters’ anger. He said the additional diesel supplies addressed “some of the anxieties.” “I also hear the concerns of our high school and university students. Those concerns stem from other factors, but in any case, I think things are moving in the right direction,” he added. High school students have raised concerns about underfunded schools, dilapidated facilities and staff shortages, particularly in lower-income neighborhoods. Some also say school days, which often run from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., are exhausting and the university admissions system is complex and unfair. France has had two consecutive quiet nights since the weekend’s unrest. Curfews have been imposed in parts of several major cities, including small areas of Paris. Further protests are planned for Thursday and Saturday following calls from student unions and groups within the “yellow vest” movement, whose demonstrations over fuel prices shook France in 2018 and 2019. Paris police said Wednesday they would ban Thursday’s planned protest in the French capital, citing concerns for public safety and the protection of property. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who met union representatives on Wednesday, said a “massive” security operation was planned for Saturday to prevent a repeat of the violence by small groups of rioters that had exposed shortcomings in security measures. “We are using the legal means at our disposal to prevent further incidents of this kind,” Macron said. “Those who intend to cause disturbances in city centers next Saturday will be prevented from doing so. Tomorrow, we will also have a very detailed update on the implementation of these measures, including anticipation, intelligence gathering and security, not just for Saturday, but also for the coming weeks.”
Chemical tank leak in Ohio forces evacuations City allows plume to vent BY JOHN SEEWER and KATHY MCCORMACK Associated Press
TOLEDO, Ohio — A ruptured chemical tank billowed a white plume into the air for hours Wednesday, forcing hundreds of residents out of their homes due to the potentially toxic leak and the possibility of an explosion. More than 50,000 people in
Toledo, Ohio, were advised to stay indoors as a precaution. City leaders were allowing the chemical to vent instead of trying to stop the leak, saying that would be more dangerous. Videos show a plume still swirling from the tank early Wednesday afternoon, more than 14 hours after the tank began leaking Tuesday night in an industrial area. Some residents felt irritation in their eyes and throats and sought treatment, and city officials said one sheriff’s deputy who responded
to the blast later drove himself to a hospital because he felt unwell. Mark White Jr., who lives within the affected area, was sleeping with his windows open and woke to what he described as a burning plastic smell. He decided to evacuate to a shelter at an elementary school because he has asthma. “I don’t know what this chemical can do to my lungs, long term or anything,” White said. MC Tank Transport said the tank contained glycidyl
methacrylate, which it described as “an industrial chemical used to make certain plastics, paints and coatings perform better.” The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said without elaborating that the leak happened because of an error while the material was being transferred. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said Wednesday afternoon there was no reason to panic and that the city was working with state and federal environmental officials.
He said they decided to allow the tank to continue releasing the chemical because there was little threat to the public and that it would be more dangerous to ask first responders to go near the chemical trucking company’s facility where more tanks were stored. “There’s no question the situation is improving,” said Kapszukiewicz, who added that drones monitoring the leaking tank show its temperature is dropping and that the plume is diminishing. Still, it could take hours
before the tank is safe to approach, he said. Nearly 1,000 residents were told to evacuate overnight within a 1-mile radius of the leak. A shelter-in-place order for more than 50,000 people covering a 3-mile radius included neighborhoods along the Lake Erie shoreline and stretched just across the state line into Michigan. Schools across the city were closed Wednesday, and automaker Stellantis shut down production at its nearby Jeep assembly plant.
Supreme Court rebuffs restrictions on care for trans inmates BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow the Trump administration to immediately enforce new medical restrictions for transgender people in prison. The decision leaves in place a lower-court block on the policy. It was adopted af-
ter an executive order from President Donald Trump, a Republican who has taken several steps to roll back transgender rights. The brief order did not detail its legal reasoning. Justice Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas would have allowed the policy to be enforced as the lawsuit played out in lower courts. The Supreme Court has
previously allowed other policies for transgender people to move ahead for now, including restrictions on military service and passport sex markers. Trump’s order called on the Bureau of Prisons to revise its medical care policies so that federal funds aren’t spent “for the purpose of conforming an inmate’s appearance to that of the oppo-
Pope’s doctors say tests show he needs no more cancer treatment By The Associated Press VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV got good news from his doctors: The pontiff will need no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday. Leo, 71, had the lower lobe of his right lung removed last week in the first major health event of his 17-month pontificate. The surgery confirmed he had adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer. Leo was discharged from Rome’s Gemelli Polyclinic on Saturday. The pope’s personal physician, Dr. Luigi Carbone, and his surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora, said in a statement that results of the final postoperative tests on tissue removed during the pope’s surgery confirmed the diagnosis
and that the cancer had not spread. “A subsequent oncology assessment confirmed that no further treatment is necessary,” the doctors said. The pope had the lower section, or lobe, of his right lung removed to try to ensure that all the cancer was removed. Additional treatment is offered in such cases if followup testing finds signs that the cancer has spread, such as through the lymph nodes, or has certain other signs that it might be particularly aggressive. Surgery often can be enough when tumors are caught very early, such as when someone has an Xray or other scan that shows a spot long before it’s large or causing symptoms. The pope appears to have had one of those “incidental findings,” a nodule in his lung spotted during another
exam. In an interview with Vatican News on Saturday, Margaritora, the chief thoracic surgeon at Rome’s Gemelli hospital, confirmed that the nodule was found by chance during routine abdominal examinations, and that the pope had not been experiencing any symptoms. “The statements suggest that this is a Stage I lung cancer for which surgery is highly effective and expected to be curative,” said Dr. Stephen Liu, a lung cancer expert at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. He said the lack of further treatment suggests a relatively small cancer, and that it had not spread to lymph nodes. The pope’s next major engagement is an ambitious Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru.
site sex.” The new policy would halt surgeries, taper off hormones and end social accommodations like makeup and wigs. Prisons would continue to offer mental health services. Attorneys for transgender inmates challenged the policy in court and U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth ordered treatments to con-
tinue. Lamberth, who was nominated to the bench by Republican President Ronald Reagan, pointed out that untreated gender dysphoria can cause severe side effects like depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts. The Trump administration appealed, arguing that treatments raised security concerns and “could no longer be justified.” A divided
appeals court panel left the order in place. About 600 inmates were receiving hormone therapy in 2025, the agency said in court records.
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Study: La. colleges need $4B in maintenance Education leaders sound alarm on aging facilities
they advocate for funding from the Legislature during the 2027 session and provide recommendations to universities about how to use their spaces efficiently. Regents will be requesting over $702 million in capital outlay funding for new and continuing BY HALEY MILLER projects for the fiscal year 2027Staff writer 28, according to a budget recomColleges and universities in mendation approved by the board Louisiana have piled up a backlog Wednesday. Capital outlay can of overdue repairs and mainte- help finance the construction and nance — from urgent plumbing to renovation of public facilities. electrical to HVAC needs — with a price tag of $4 billion, according Situation is ‘unsustainable’ to preliminary results from two The LSU flagship campus in Bayears of campus assessments. ton Rouge alone has a $1.1 billion The LSU system and the Univer- maintenance backlog, according sity of Louisiana system account to LSU spokesperson Meg Casper for the bulk of the maintenance Sunstrom. The biggest needs needs, with respective backlogs across the system are “mechaniaround $2.1 billion and $1.4 billion. cal, electrical and roofing infraThe Louisiana Board of Regents structure,” she said. heard early findings from the faThe average construction age cilities consulting firm Gordian, of LSU buildings is 46 years old, which is conducting a $10 million which is placed in the “higher risk” statewide evaluation of Louisiana’s category of the Gordian assesscollege campuses, during a meet- ment. This means that the outer ing Wednesday. Southern Univer- shells of the buildings and mesity in Baton Rouge, which has chanical systems are reaching the said it needs over $50 million to fix end of their life cycle. The building its electrical grid after repeated age profile reflects any major renand prolonged power outages over ovations that reset the life cycle, the past year, hosted the meeting. rather than always being a literal Regents members and higher ed- age, according to representatives ucation leaders have described the from Gordian. LSU President Wade Rousse maintenance backlog as a pressing issue that affects all students called deferred maintenance a across Louisiana — and the state’s “critical issue” that all higher eduability to retain them. cation institutions in the state are “Our customers are the stu- confronting. “The LSU system is actively dents,” Board of Regents member David Aubrey said. “We have looking at innovative solutions that to be more customer-centric. The can bring in recurring funding to students, they’re mobile now. They begin to tackle our backlog,” Roushave a dollar amount. Other states se said. “In the meantime we are are trying to take our students.” thankful for our generous donors The full study will be complete by and supporters who have filled in the end of the year, representatives the gaps when asked, but that pathfrom Gordian said. Regents mem- way is unsustainable long term.” The Southern University system bers said the results will shape how
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A $10 million statewide evaluation concluded that Louisiana universities have a backlog of repairs and maintenance, including $1.4 billion for the University of Louisiana system. average construction age was 44, compared to 39 at Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges and 45 at the UL system. UL had the largest percentage of buildings in the highest-risk category at 35%, meaning their life cycles are past due and failures are possible, according to the Gordian
Gordian. Chris Herring, the vice president for facilities, capital planning and development at UL, said in an interview that universities need “consistent and reliable” funding of the deferred maintenance program and other sources to help tackle the backlog. The program was created with Act 751 in 2024 to authorize up to $2 billion in bonds to address aging facilities on college campuses from 2026 to 2036. “The funding levels have varied on a year-to-year basis,” Herring said. “It’s hard for our institutions to plan on out years what needs they need to address when there’s uncertainty in terms of the dollars that will be coming in the following year.” Chandler LeBoeuf, executive vice president of the LCTC system, also brought up the need for consistency. LCTC has a backlog of $247 million, he said in a response to emailed questions. The system has 17 projects underway through Act 751, including roof replacements at South Louisiana Community College and an electrical distribution upgrade at Baton Rouge Community College’s Acadian campus. “What helps most going forward is sustained, predictable funding, so our colleges can plan repairs proactively rather than reacting to facility emergencies,” LeBoeuf said. “Every day, our students are learning in welding shops, nursing labs, and hands-on training spaces. When a roof leaks or the HVAC fails, their learning gets interrupted. We want to keep them on track, because they are the nurses, welders and technicians that Louisiana’s families and employers are counting on.”
age profile index. LSU had 32% in this category, while the LCTC and Southern systems had a distant 12% and 16%. The highest-priority needs across the systems were interior finishes — walls, ceilings and other internal surfaces — plumbing, Email Haley Miller at haley. HVAC and electrical, according to miller@theadvocate.com.
N.M. AG accuses Epstein attorney, accountant of coverup BY SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN and ED WHITE Associated Press
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a sprawling Santa Fe-area ranch where the disgraced financier entertained guests. The lawsuit seeks to stop attorney Darren Indyke and accountant Richard Kahn from accepting any payments from Epstein’s estate, estimated at more than $100 million. They serve as coexecutors, and New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez said they “stand to benefit substantially” from the estate unless a federal judge intervenes. Indyke worked as Epstein’s attorney for roughly two decades. Both he and Kahn have testified in Congress that they did not know about Epstein’s abuse, though Tor-
rez has a different view. “None of this could be done by just one man,” Torrez said at a news conference, where he stood with two of Epstein’s accusers. “This was something that was facilitated, that was made possible by handlers, by lawyers, by accountants, by others who have yet to face real consequences.” In response to the lawsuit, an attorney for the pair said they “emphatically reject” the allegations and note that New Mexico officials never sought to interview Indyke and Kahn before going to court. Dan Weiner said they would have cooperated. “Not a single woman has ever accused Mr. Indyke or Mr. Kahn of committing sexual abuse or witnessing sexual abuse, nor claimed at any time that she or anyone else reported to them any allegation of Mr. Epstein’s abuse,” Weiner said in an email. The U.S. Justice Department declined to comment on any federal
or return what was taken from us, but we can demand answers,” said Epstein owned ranch for decades Epstein accuser Anouska De GeorEarlier this year, Indyke and giou. “We can pursue justice and Kahn agreed as executors of the we can insist that wealth, power estate to settle a class-action law- and influence never place anyone suit brought against them by Ep- beyond accountability.” stein accusers for up to $35 million. They did not admit any Lawsuit: Pair played key roles wrongdoing as part of the deal. The lawsuit accuses Indyke and Torrez’s lawsuit is an effort to Kahn of conspiracy and racketeerpossibly recover more money for ing in supporting the “Epstein Envictims, with New Mexico acting terprise.” as the plaintiff. “They arranged payments to Epstein purchased the Zorro survivors to purchase their silence Ranch in Stanley, a sparsely popu- and leave them indebted to Eplated ranching community about stein, handled costs for expenses 30 miles south of Santa Fe, in 1993. connected to the abuse, monitored He built a 26,700-square-foot man- survivors’ spending, and prepared sion with a sprawling courtyard, a tax returns for some survivors,” living room roughly the size of the the lawsuit states. The lawsuit notes a 2017 email average American home, and a prifrom Kahn to Epstein regarding vate airstrip and helipad. Epstein died by suicide in a New payment of “the latest batch of York jail cell in August 2019 while medical expenses for girls.” awaiting trial on federal sex trafNo crimes were pursued in N.M. ficking charges. “We cannot undo what happened Epstein never faced charges
investigation of Indyke or Kahn.
in New Mexico, though the state attorney general’s office in 2019 confirmed that it was investigating and planned to forward its findings to federal authorities in New York. Hector Balderas, who was attorney general at the time, said the state’s outdated laws failed to protect children from abuse. Torrez reopened the state’s investigation this year. In August, he sued the Justice Department, accusing it of blocking the state from investigating alleged sex crimes. The government said it was not releasing some information to the state because disclosing victimidentifying information would violate court orders in New York. A commission established to investigate whether local authorities looked the other way released a 119-page report that said authorities repeatedly deferred to investigations in New York, Florida, and the Virgin Islands, while leaving Epstein’s offenses in New Mexico unexamined and unpunished.
Carney says Trump’s Australian politician has both legs amputated tariffs hurt Americans BY ROB GILLIES Associated Press
TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday that U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs have driven up costs for American families and upended a decades-old trade relationship as he unveiled a multibillion-dollar plan to shield Canada’s manufacturing heartland from the trade war. Carney also said he spoke with Trump for “quite some time” about issues including trade, as the U.S. Embassy in Canada accused Canadian politicians of seeking to influence American politics ahead of next month’s midterm elections. Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford rejected suggestions of improper interference. Trump has openly said he wants automakers to move production from Canada to the United States, threatening an industry deeply integrated across the border for decades. “U.S. tariffs have upended a trade bargain that’s existed for decades,” Carney said. “They’ve raised costs for American families while putting Ontario workers and businesses at a disadvantage and under a cloud of uncertainty.” Carney said an integrated North American auto indus-
try would benefit both countries but acknowledged that it may no longer be a priority for Washington. “Their approach has changed,” he said. “So must ours.” Carney said his conversation with Trump covered Iran and other Middle East developments. They discussed Ukraine days earlier and “did address some of the issues around trade” Wednesday. He gave no indication of a breakthrough but said Canada remains ready to negotiate. Trade negotiations collapsed in August after the countries appeared close to a deal. Trump subsequently imposed 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods, prompting Canadian retaliation. “It’s clear that Canada’s relationship with the United States has changed permanently,” Ford said. “No matter what happens in the midterms, no matter who sits in the White House, we’re not going back to the way things were.” Trump’s trade war and repeated threats to make Canada the 51st U.S. state have fueled a surge in Canadian nationalism. Carney has made reducing Canada’s dependence on the United States a priority, setting a goal of doubling exports to other markets over the next decade.
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each accepted a single thirdcountry flight from Alexandria. The State Department has issued Level 4 “Do Not Travel” advisories for those countries citing threats including terrorism, kidnapping and potential exposure to Ebola.
Continued from page 1A moval to third countries. “Alexandria is a cornerstone in this sinister project.” Alvarez-Jones described the airport as being almost impossible to get communications into or out of, despite being a hub for removals and transfers. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security defended the program as a key public safety measure in a statement by an unnamed spokesperson. “Third-country removals are an essential public safety tool that remove the most dangerous criminal illegal aliens from our streets,” the spokesperson said. Third-country deportations were rare under past administrations. But during Trump’s second term, a surge in flights and land transports have led to more than 25,000 deportees arriving in nations they’ve mostly never visited, based on potentially conservative estimates from Human Rights First and Refugees International, two nonpartisan human rights advocacy groups. Federal data suggest a far smaller number of deportees, about 16,000, have arrived in third countries under the current administration. Watchdog groups who rely on foreign government records and other sources have disputed that tally. Trump’s State Department has struck agreements with nearly three-dozen countries’ governments to receive third country nationals. The terms vary, but the deals typically involve payment from the U.S. in exchange for holding deportees. Some agreements say the country on the receiving end will hold third-country deportees in prisons, while others allow deportees to apply for asylum. In the worst cases, deportees have reported enduring prisonlike conditions. In an Equatorial Guinea hotel, deportees told The New York Times they were hooded, bound, beaten and pushed down a stairway for telling the outside world about a lack of food and water. In other countries, deportees are held in maximum-security prisons or forced to sleep on detention center benches. England Authority Executive Director Ralph Hennessy has defended the agency’s work with ICE, noting that its contracts have spanned presidential administrations of both political parties. “The majority of these protesters are trying to be very vocal about something that they don’t have the full picture of, or if they do, they just don’t like it,” he said in a recent interview. The scale of Alexandria’s role in third-country deportations appears comparable only to the airport in Harlingen, Texas, which has dispatched about 30% of thirdcountry flights from the U.S. since Trump retook office. Most flights from Harlingen have landed in Costa Rica. Alexandria, in contrast, has sent third-country flights to 22 nations across five continents. DHS declined to respond
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they are aimed at alleviating a well-known headache, they also are the latest of several revenue-generating measures the city has advanced in recent months as it seeks to close a $100 million deficit. “This ordinance is a great idea and addresses the community’s plea for violators to be held accountable when leaving items on city streets without consequences,” said New Orleans Police Department Capt. Anthony Micheu on Tuesday. The NOPD took over parking and towing enforcement responsibilities from the Department of Public Works in May so the strained department could focus on its core functions. People can receive 45-
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents patrol New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport earlier this year.
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Flags fly next to the control tower of Alexandria International Airport at England Airpark. to specific questions about the program. The U.S. State Department, which negotiates the deals with thirdcountry governments to accept deportees, did not respond to multiple inquiries. “Illegal aliens being sent to a third country receive notice and assurances prior to their removal, and the Department of State is given diplomatic assurances from destination countries that the illegal aliens being removed there will be safe,” the unnamed DHS spokesperson said. Watched by federal agents, six immigrants shuffled across a dark stretch of tarmac before dawn on Aug. 31. A plane waited for them at the Alexandria airport. They didn’t know their destination. “I asked the officer, ‘Where am I going?’” said a woman who was in the group of six after being held for weeks inside Richwood Correctional Center in north Louisiana. “He said, ‘You’re going to the beach.’” With the shackled detainees aboard, the ICE-chartered Bombardier CRJ-200 took off at 6:29 a.m. from
Alexandria, records show. It landed two hours later in Miami to refuel, then again in Puerto Rico. In an interview, the woman, whom The Times-Picayune | The Advocate is not naming because she fears retaliation by officials in her home country, said she probed for answers about where they were headed while in the air. “I asked, ‘What’s the process after this?’” said the woman, whom U.S. officials marked for third-country removal because her ethnicity and religion put her at risk of torture in her home country. “(An ICE agent) said, ‘We’re just going to hand you over to the St. Lucia government.’” The jet landed at 6:44 p.m. local time in St. Lucia, a tiny Caribbean nation with an agreement to accept thirdcountry nationals from the Trump administration. The woman said she had never been to the island long favored by beach vacationers. An ICE spokesperson declined to respond to specific questions about the St. Lucia flight. The flight to St. Lucia is the only one of its kind to date, according to the ICE Flight Monitor data. More
day city permits to block the public right of way. That permit cost would go up under the ordinance. Though the $500 penalty for noncompliance would remain the same, the proposal could generate higher fees for the city while removing a public burden if NOPD begins ticketing the objects more aggressively than city public works employees have.
The rules would also subject noncompliant contractors and property owners to towing and storage fees regulated by the Louisiana Public Service Commission. The proposal comes after the council in June voted to increase fees for towed and booted vehicles, and after officials announced this year that they would crack down on unpaid parking tickets amid a budget gap.
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frequent destinations of the third-country flights include Equatorial Guinea, which has received five planes carrying third-country nationals from Alexandria since the start of the administration. Cameroon and Eswatini have each received four, according to ICE Flight Monitor. In August of this year, 16 ICE-chartered flights dispatched immigrants to third countries. Most took off from Alexandria. The surge in flights since April comes as the legality of Trump’s third-country deportations remains undecided. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on the issue in December, after a federal appeals court in Boston found that the practice violated several elements of the law. Twice, the high court has granted stays to prevent the lower court’s ruling from going into effect, at least temporarily allowing the Trump administration to continue the flights. Deportees to third countries generally come from
nations whose strained diplomatic ties to the U.S. pose challenges in organizing deportation flights, such as Cuba. Others, the U.S. government acknowledges, could be tortured if they return to their home nations. In those cases, attorneys for some ICE detainees have argued that third-country removals could still result in their clients being redeported to home countries where they face grave risks. Attorneys made that argument in Louisiana federal courts on behalf of Ibrahim Mohammed, a 43-year-old Ethiopian man whom ICE tried deporting this spring to Eswatini, and later to Equatorial Guinea. A member of the Amhara ethnic minority, Mohammed, who is represented by the National Immigration Project, testified in federal court in Baton Rouge that he feared being deported to a third country lest its governments return him to Ethiopia. Vernon Liggins, the senior ICE official who ordered Mohammed’s arrest, would not answer a judge’s questions about whether the government agreements with Eswatini and Equatorial Guinea would prevent Mohammed from being returned to Ethiopia. A federal judge later held Liggins in contempt in the case, finding agents under his supervision repeatedly violated Mohammed’s dueprocess rights. Of 22 countries to receive third-country nationals from Alexandria, 18 have elevated travel advisory levels assigned by the State Department — warnings to U.S. citizens to exercise caution while traveling to a country or, in some cases, not to travel there at all. Among them: Central African Republic, the Congo and Uganda, each of whom have
The woman deported to St. Lucia, a bartender who had also worked for the local government in Los Angeles County, said ICE agents arrested her in July at New Orleans Louis Armstrong International Airport when she arrived for the Tales of the Cocktail conference. (Conference organizers did not respond to an inquiry about the case.) As she battled illness in ICE detention, the woman retained New Orleans immigration attorney Jeremy Jong to try to help secure her release. She was deported before Jong could accomplish that. In an interview, Jong said the case highlighted how the threat of immigration enforcement has eroded New Orleans’ reputation for hospitality. “People getting arrested by ICE when they’re on their way to New Orleans to go to a conference should trigger alarm bells for every elected leader here,” Jong said. “If they want to keep New Orleans a good place to visit, they are going to have to make sure that ICE is not around here.” At St. Lucia’s Hewanorra International Airport, the country’s government officials greeted the six deportees and debriefed them. Jong’s client said they were given a meal of mac and cheese, vegetables and rice. They visited a doctor. DHS officials have cast third-country deportations as a punishment reserved for criminals. But Saint Lucian officials have issued public statements assuring the public that third-country deportees are closely vetted before the island agrees to take them, including for potential criminal histories. The woman aboard the St. Lucia flight told the TimesPicayune | The Advocate that she has no criminal record. Public records show she has not been cited or accused of a crime in the United States. She said she and the other deportees have encountered far better conditions than those reported by other third-country deportees. They are housed in apartments and go shopping together, she said. She is set to receive a work permit from the St. Lucia government in the coming weeks. Still, her future is uncertain. “They’re treating her well now,” said Jong, her attorney. “What I worry about is when whatever money the U.S. is giving St. Lucia runs out — what happens then? Do they send her back to her country of birth, where she runs a significant risk of being killed?”
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Meta ordered to pay $25B for deceiving users
A judge on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest fine ever against the tech giant. Facebook’s deception was intentional and executives consistently misled users about how the platform worked, state District Court Judge Francis J. Mathew wrote in his ruling. “Facebook promised users that they (the users) controlled their data. This was false,” he said. Jurors in September found Meta liable for over 43 million violations of New Mexico consumer protection laws for making misleading public statements about how it handled users’ personal data. The case was brought after political consulting firm Cambridge Analytica harvested Facebook data to generate targeted political ads during the 2016 election season. The award will serve as a warning to tech companies that New Mexico will hold them accountable, state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said at a news conference. Meta said the ruling and Torrez’s office’s approach to enforcement “makes it all but impossible to do business in the state of New Mexico.”
Some websites go dark to fix AI-detected flaw
An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday as they scrambled to make security updates. The FBI’s cyber division warned the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, which powers websites and web applications. That raised the risk of sensitive data and networks being compromised, said the agency, which recommended that operators take websites offline if they can’t update them immediately. “The potential impact is enormous,” said Ismael Valenzuela, vice president of labs, threat research and intelligence at cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf, adding that PHP powers roughly 70% of websites where the server-side programming language is known. The PHP Foundation, which includes developers who work on securing the programming language, said Wednesday it had released fixes for the vulnerabilities, along with instructions on how to update systems.
Natural gas project approved off Scotland
LONDON — The U.K. government approved a natural gas project off Scotland’s coast over the objections of environmental groups on Wednesday, saying it would improve energy security even as the country transitions to renewable sources. Gas from the Jackdaw field east of Aberdeen, which was stalled by a court ruling in 2024, is expected to start flowing into the U.K. gas distribution network later this year. The government said that it will reduce reliance on foreign energy threatened by the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war. Authorities have yet to rule on the Rosebank project west of the Shetland Islands, which is expected to produce mainly crude oil. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that the decision would “protect hundreds of jobs and help keep millions of homes warm this winter.” On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that the approval for the Jackdaw field was “great news.” “The U.K. has started drilling in the North Sea, one of the greatest and most prosperous areas of OIL in the World. They should go FULL BLAST,” he wrote.
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Childcare costs weigh on voters Candidates have more than cost of gas and groceries to contend with
BY MORIAH BALINGIT AP education writer
Like so many Americans, Jenny Escolastico has watched wearily as the cost of living has risen, straining her household budget. But as a mother of two children under 5, she faces added pressure that could shape how she votes in November: childcare costs. Escolastico’s household outside Allentown, Pennsylvania, is relying solely on her husband’s income. She’s staying home with her children, at least in part because she simply can’t afford to work. “What I would be spending on childcare would be more than what I would be making if I were working full time,” said Escolastico, an Air Force veteran who later worked in human resources. “Childcare is another rent, another car note.” Even though her son now attends state-funded prekindergarten, returning to work would still mean finding him after-school care, plus fulltime childcare for her daughter. Those costs are top of mind as Escolastico, who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024, weighs whether to vote Democratic next month. She lives in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested 7th Congressional District, one of a handful that will determine which party controls Congress next year. The midterm elections have been dominated by anxiety over rising prices for gas, groceries and housing, a liability for Trump and his Republican Party. For millions of parents of young children, childcare is one of the largest strains on the family budget.
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Diana McGuire leads her 4-year-old son Noah by the hand across the playground at St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center in Indianapolis, Ind., in May.
About three-quarters of U.S. adults saw the expense of childcare as a “major problem” in the U.S., and 64% supported the federal government providing freeor low-cost childcare for children too young for public school, according to an AP-NORC poll from June 2025. In the 7th District north of Philadelphia, both candidates are making childcare part of their pitch to voters. Like Escolastico, about 16% of the district’s voters were undecided as of September, according to a poll from Franklin and Marshall College. Democratic nominee Bob Brooks, a retired firefighter, has campaigned on establishing universal prekindergarten, expanding full-day kindergarten, increasing funding for Head Start and making more working families eligible for federal childcare assistance. He’s cited his own experience pitching in on childcare for his two granddaughters. “The cost of caring for the Both parties discuss childcare people you love keeps climbing, Childcare costs have risen and nobody in Washington seems faster than inflation from 2020 to notice,” Brooks said in a news to 2024, with the U.S. average release. The incumbent, freshman Refor full-time childcare topping $13,000 in 2025, according to publican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Child Care Aware of America. himself a father of two kids un-
precarity of the childcare industry. To keep providers open, the federal government spent more than $50 billion on the industry, funding staff training, higher wages, protective gear and childcare assistance for more families. In 2021, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, proposed offering subsidies to most American families so they would never pay more than 7% of their household income on childcare. It was narrowly defeated in Congress. Three years later, the last of the pandemic aid expired. Waitlists for childcare assistance exploded, forcing low-income households to sideline a parent from the workforce or forgo necessities to foot a childcare bill. Since then, more candidates have campaigned on childcare solutions. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, pledged to make childcare free for all residents. The Democratic governors of New Jersey and Virginia elected last year both campaigned on plans to increase Childcare an urgent priority childcare funding. The DemocratThe urgency over early child- ic nominee for mayor in Washinghood policy was accelerated by ton, D.C., won the primary in June the pandemic. Daycare closures after proposing to cap childcare and weekslong quarantines laid expenses at 7% of a household’s bare the necessity and financial income.
der age 3, has embraced more modest approaches that rely on tax breaks to lower costs. He cosponsored a bill to expand the federal tax credit for childcare expenses. The proposal, ultimately folded into Trump’s sweeping bill of tax breaks and cuts to social programs, also increased tax incentives for private employers who subsidize or provide childcare for their workers. “I will continue to work together with both sides to ensure that working families get the resources, representation, and support that they deserve,” Mackenzie said in a statement. Trump himself had campaigned on cutting childcare costs by using tariff revenue, a plan that has yet to materialize. More recently, he expressed skepticism of federal money for childcare. “We’re fighting wars. We can’t take care of daycare,” Trump told an Easter luncheon.
profit A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger Strong report from would be worth trillions SpaceX Deal could pad Elon Musk’s personal fortune further
SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, on Sept. 28.
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NEW YORK — The history of corporate mergers is littered with failure but investors in Tesla and SpaceX seem to believe Elon Musk can pull off the biggest tie-up of all time. Stocks of both companies rose sharply Wednesday after Musk said that each had formed “special committees” to discuss a possible combination. The deal would be worth trillions of dollars, a massive melding of the world’s biggest provider of rocket launches and satellite internet service with the second largest electric vehicle maker. Musk says a deal makes sense given the future of both companies relies heavily on artificial intelligence. The two have already combined forces in AI chip production and a possible — perhaps impossible — project to make flying cars. In early afternoon trading, SpaceX shot up 8% and Tesla 3.5%.
The world’s biggest deal At current market values, the combination would create a $3.5 trillion behemoth. The biggest company now on the market, chipmaker Nvidia, is valued at $5.2 trillion. The combination had been rumored for months before Musk told financial analysts on a Tuesday conference call that dual commit-
tees of directors had been assembled to discuss the issue. He added that, as the biggest owner of both companies, he cannot interact with the committees, and isn’t even privy to their discussions. Musk owns 11% of SpaceX, though he holds a majority of the voting control, and 19% of Tesla. If the deal goes through, it would almost certainly top the current record holder, Vodaphone AirTouch’s deal for Germany’s Mannesmann to create a mobile giant back more than a quarter of a century ago. In today’s dollars, that deal was worth $354 billion. Musk said in the conference call that there’s “lots to be gained from cooperating on developing super intelligence,” the new term for artificial intelligence he adopted after President Donald Trump last month ordered U.S. officials to use it to remove any negative connotations. Specifically, Musk pointed to the companies combined efforts to make AI chips at their Terafab factory in Texas and the need
for AI to make Tesla’s humanoid robots work. Tesla also needs AI for its vehicles to operate without drivers, a challenge that could be met more easily with a SpaceX satellite hook up. And Tesla could benefit if SpaceX’s project called Starmind is successful in putting massive data centers in orbit. Another possible reason Musk likes a combination: It will make him richer. A change-in-control provision in a hotly debated, potential trilliondollar Tesla compensation plan approved last year, says many of the performance targets would be considered automatically met in certain kinds of mergers, including requirements that Tesla deliver 20 million vehicles, put million self-driving Tesla robotaxis on the streets and deploy a million robots. With Wednesday’s gains in Tesla and SpaceX, Musk regained the status of the world’s first and only trillionaire. Forbes estimates his net worth at $1.004 trillion, up $80 billion after a few hours of trading.
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AP business writer NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies. SpaceX helped lead the market and climbed 7.8% after reporting a stronger profit for the summer than analysts expected. Elon Musk, who runs the company that makes money from artificial-intelligence technology, rockets and other businesses, also said that SpaceX took a step to consider a possible merger with Tesla, his electric-vehicle company. Other stocks rallying on profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations included Capital One Financial, which rose 2.5%, and Winnebago Industries, which climbed 10.7%. On the losing side of Wall Street was Netflix, which fell 5.3% even though the streaming service reported a stronger profit than analysts expected. Investors focused instead on worries that Netflix’s momentum may be slowing. The company’s forecast for revenue growth in the final three months of the year fell short of analysts’ expectations. AT&T fell 6.4% even though it likewise delivered a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.
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Some La. candidates have big fundraising edge Miguez has raised more than any other House challenger
Early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections began Tuesday and continues until Tuesday, except for Sunday. The FEC reports only show money raised and spent by candidates’ committees. Spending by outside BY MARK BALLARD groups like super PACS are reportStaff writer ed separately and not included in WASHINGTON — State Sen. Blake the candidate reports. Miguez, the Republican from New Iberia running for the Baton The Baton Rouge-area race Rouge-based 6th Congressional The 10 candidates in Louisiana’s District, has raised more money 6th Congressional District reportthan any other House challenger ed raising $9.3 million total. in Louisiana and is sitting on three Miguez raised $7.6 million, spent times more cash than all nine of his $5.5 million and had $2.1 million competitors combined in the last left. About $2.7 million of those two weeks of the election, the lat- contributions came in chunks largest campaign finance reports show. er than $2,000 per check. In the U.S. Senate race, DemoMiguez’s closest competitor, crat Jamie Davis, a farmer and state Sen. Rick Edmonds, Rformer Tensas Parish Police juror, Baton Rouge, raised $646,895, raised a respectable $4 million to spent $13,368 and had $233,528 Republican U.S. Rep. Julia Let- left. About a third of Edmonds’ contributions are larger than low’s $6.8 million. Davis has $942,253 to spend $2,000. The state Democratic Party has during the final two weeks as he mounts a long-shot campaign in a backed Lindsay Garcia, of Walker. state dominated by Republicans. She raised $92,545 and had $27,700 Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, enters the in the bank. Pat Forbes, who was home stretch with $1.4 million and endorsed by former Gov. John Bel the endorsement of President Don- Edwards, raised $117,994 and has $70,662 left. Former Baton Rouge ald Trump. The reports were filed with the Metro Council member Chauna Federal Election Commission late Banks, a Democrat, didn’t a file a last week and posted over the FEC report, which indicates she weekend. It’s the last look into fun- didn’t raise enough money to meet draising by the 39 candidates run- the thresholds. “Miguez is a fundraising maning in Louisiana’s six U.S. House districts and the two candidates chine,” Baton Rouge pollster John competing for one of the state’s Couvillon said. “He’s the type two Senate seats. of guy who’ll wake up at 4 in the
morning to raise $100,000, then rinse and repeat the next day. That’s a problem that Edmonds has. He doesn’t really have very much money.” On the other hand, Edmonds started the race earlier and had a little more time to define himself before “all those third-party groups started dominating the air waves,” he added. Both Miguez and Edmonds have the backing of political action committees — Miguez from the national Club for Growth, a conservative group based in Washington, and Edmonds from the Louisiana First Victory Fund, based in Baton Rouge. Couvillon notes that a fundraising advantage does not necessarily mean a candidate will win. He conducted a recent poll that showed Edmonds leading the field with 13.8% support and Miguez in third with 9.7%. Democratic candidate Banks had 13.2% of the vote. The survey of 760 likely voters with a 3.5% margin of error is only a snapshot, and the results indicate most voters haven’t landed on a candidate yet, Couvillon said.
Republican candidate Misti Cordell, head of the Board of Regents, reported raising $632,558, spending $457,775, and sitting on $174,784. She made a $206,500 loan to her campaign. State Rep. Gabe Firment, R-Pollock, entered the race in July and raised $374,000 between then and September for a total of $423,490 since he started in July. Firment had $286,224 left in his treasury. State Sen. Stewart Cathey Jr., RMonroe, reported raising $238,550, spending $50,233 and has $188,317 in cash. Among the leading Democratic candidates, state Rep. Pat Moore, of Monroe, raised $22,129, spent $9,328 and had $12,800 of cash on hand. Antonio Wilson, a contractor from Tallulah, raised $55,344, spent $22,058 and had $33,286 available. Wilson has lent his campaign $22,919.
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than his three opponents together reported raising. He still had $576,648 available for advertising, rallies, expenses and campaign staff pay. His main opponent, Democratic candidate John David Day, of Lake Charles, raised $131,996 and has $84,200 left. Nationwide, House candidates have raised about $2.23 billion for the campaign, according to the FEC. The 39 House candidates on Louisiana’s ballots raised $55.7 million of that amount. But Louisiana’s total is misleading because Johnson reported raising $26 million and Scalise pulled in $11.6 million. As the two top leaders in the lower chamber, part of their job is to raise big bucks for fellow partisans. They also reported spending about $30 million — almost all of that in contributions to party election funds and individual candidates. Conrad Cable, a Farmerville farmer running as a Democrat against Johnson, said he had raised $947,433 since the House stopped voting Sept. 16 on legislation, then a few days later went home to campaign. He’s raised $1.75 million since entering the race from 59,239 individual donors. While a respectable amount for a challenger, it pales in comparison. Johnson may have helped fellow Republicans, but he kept $7.5 million for the last two weeks.
All four Louisiana House incumbents hold huge financial advantages over their challengers. They include Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton; Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson; Rep. Troy The race in northeast Louisiana Carter, D-New Orleans; and Rep. In Louisiana’s 5th Congressional Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette. Carter, for instance, had $666,420 District, state Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe, leads financially among in reserve and his main challenger, the nine candidates running to re- Libertarian Lisa Ballay, of New Orplace Letlow. He reported receipts leans, had $510. Higgins, who has never raised big of $3.2 million, spent $2.2 million, and had $972,833 in cash reserves. dollars, picked up $893,280 for his Of that, $2.4 million comes from a fifth campaign since he was elected Email Mark Ballard at loan Echols made to his campaign. in 2017. That’s still five times more mballard@theadvocate.com.
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Continued from page 1A it became an important factor in 2008, said John Couvillon, a Baton Rouge-based pollster who closely tracks early voting results in Louisiana and other states. What’s more, 45% of the first-day voters were Democrats, while 39% were Republicans — in a state that now has more Republicans than Democrats. In addition, the overall turnout on the first day of voting, 114,655, was the third highest since 2008, Couvillon said. “Democrats ran the tables,” he tweeted. Davis, a farmer from Tensas Parish, is attempting to pull off a major upset by defeating U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, in a race that national handicappers expect her to win comfortably. No Democrat has captured a Senate race in Louisiana since 2008. The Letlow campaign expressed no alarm Wednesday about the early voting numbers. “Julia is going to win because Louisiana voters want a senator who will lower costs, keep the border secure, and put Louisiana first, not one who will hand Chuck Schumer control of the Senate,” the campaign said in a statement. “Julia is taking that message to all 64 parishes, and we’re going to keep working to earn every vote between now and Election Day.” Early voting continues through Tuesday, except for Sunday, in advance of Election Day on Nov. 3. It is taking place at 112 locations throughout Louisiana from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Driving up turnout As The Times-Picayune | The Advocate reported Sunday, Davis and other Democrats are trying to drive a big turnout of Black voters propelled by high fuel and grocery prices from President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, Gov. Jeff Landry’s moves against Black elected officials in New Orleans and Davis’ attempt to make history by becoming the first African American elected statewide in Louisiana in 150 years. Democrats are also pointing to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that led the Legislature in May to eliminate the Black-majority seat of U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge. Besides Davis, a disproportionately large turnout of African American voters also would buoy the two sets of other Democrats who are running for open congres-
Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting on Tuesday at the Louisiana State Archives building in Baton Rouge. sional seats that the state Legislature designed to elect a Republican. Pat Forbes, Chauna Banks and Lindsay Garcia are among the 10 candidates running to represent the 6th Congressional District. It includes 14 parishes, with half of the voters located in East Baton Rouge Parish. The favorites are two Republican state senators: Rick Edmonds, who represents Baton Rouge, and Blake Miguez, who represents a district south of Lafayette that is not in the 6th Congressional District boundaries. Three Democrats are running to represent the 5th Congressional District. It includes 21 parishes, stretching from Monroe through Alexandria south to Amite and Bogalusa. The Democrats are state Rep. Pat Moore of Monroe, Antonio Wilson and Dan McKay. The four Republicans topping the polls are: state Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock, state Rep. Michael Echols of Monroe, state Sen. Stewart Cathey of Monroe and Misti Cordell, the appointed chair of the Louisiana Board of Regents.
Hurdles remain Davis’ candidacy has yet to prompt any visible concern from Letlow’s campaign. She is running two positive commercials on TV, and neither she nor any outside conservative group is attacking Davis.
Letlow didn’t mention Davis when she held a get-outthe-vote rally Tuesday in Lafayette and bashed Democrats as a bunch of “socialists” who want to “defund the police,” “support open borders” and “want to shut down American oil and gas.” Davis does not support any of those positions. In a sign of the hurdle he faces to win, no national Democratic Party groups have stepped up to send money to Louisiana for his campaign so far. The dynamics of the race could change over the next week, however, if Black voters continue to overperform during the seven-day early voting period. African Americans have turned out in large numbers during the early voting period in Georgia and South Carolina. For Davis to top Letlow, he would have to meet what political operatives say is the magic Democratic formula in Louisiana: receive 90% of the Black vote, 30% of the White vote and have Black voters account for 33% of the overall electorate. While Couvillon found that Black voters accounted for 31.7% of the overall electorate on the first day of early voting, that figure actually understates their turnout that day, he said as he dug into the results. The first day of early voting included 52,500 mail-in ballots received by the Secretary of State’s Office and
62,000 people who voted Tuesday, Couvillon said. Of the mail-in ballots, the Black voter share was 27.5%, he said. Their share was 34.9% of those who voted Tuesday. In a potentially good sign for Democrats this year, the turnout of Black early voters grew in two recent elections — in March 2025 and May 2026 — as the early
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voting period progressed, Couvillon said. “I don’t think it’s just a one-day spike,” he said. The Letlow campaign is pushing back on that notion. Although Democrats outnumbered Republicans by seven percentage points on the first day of early voting in 2022, the Letlow campaign said, Republicans ended up enjoying a narrow
advantage by the end of early voting, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, R-Madisonville, romped to reelection with nearly 62% of the vote.
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Continued from page 1A said they hope their system’s $10 million investment will increase access to the cutting-edge medical technology, which is typically not covered by insurance. Genetic screening is part of a larger shift in healthcare toward precision, or “personalized,” medicine: a growing focus among doctors that aims to tailor treatments to an individual based on their genetic makeup. Along with many other health systems around the country, LCMC has been investing more in these types of resources to improve health outcomes in Louisiana, which typically ranks among the lowest in the nation. “Louisianans will get precision care they need today Feirn and the information needed to improve their health in the future,” LCMC Health CEO Greg Feirn said. “This initiative is really born out of our pursuit around cancer and research, and doing what’s right for the community.” Determining one’s genetic makeup can reveal if someone may be at a higher risk for certain cancers or cardiovascular health challenges, and lead to earlier diagnosis and more personalized and effective treatment, officials said. LCMC will launch the program early next year, called Uniquely You, in collaboration with Helix, a population genomics company based in California that has partnered with over a dozen other healthcare organizations on similar programs. LCMC plans to complete screening for 100,000 Louisiana adults over five years starting with 20,000 in the first year. Participants don’t need to be LCMC patients, officials said. The health system is investing $10 million toward covering the costs of the screening. For individuals, genetic tests can add up to thousands of dollars even with insurance. Partnering with Helix cuts the price per screen down to around a hundred dollars each, officials said. The screening will outline one’s entire genetic profile, noting a variety of factors like someone’s
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LCMC Health announced a genetic testing program on Thursday, which will offer testing to 100,000 adults in Louisiana over the next five years. ancestry and if someone struggles with sleep. It will also screen patients for four inherited genetic variants, specifically any predispositions for breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch syndrome and high cholesterol, the latter of which can lead to heart disease or stroke. LCMC officials said they’re making this investment because it will improve health outcomes for people in Louisiana, which faces some of the worst outcomes and highest cancer rates in the country. Offering these services also poises LCMC to compete with Ochsner Health, the state’s largest health system, which also has a genetic screening program. In 2019, Ochsner announced a partnership with a company to screen patients who showed higher risks for hereditary cancers and heart disease, with results then stored in the patient’s electronic health record. Researchers at LCMC and its two academic partners, Louisiana State University and Tulane University, will also be able to leverage the data to conduct a study and advance discoveries for treatments. “The meat of the study is to identify these cancer genes that put people at a high risk of cancer and heart disease genes,” said Dr. Frank Smart, a cardiologist with LSU Health New Orleans. The data collected from the screenings, which will be deiden-
tified and stripped of any personal identifying details before being used for research, will go into a larger database at Helix. The California company has partnered with 17 health systems in the U.S. on similar programs, including HealthPartners Institute and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Helix has also worked on a genetic testing program in Nevada. “Often many of the individuals who have very serious risks in their families or within their DNA are just completely unaware,” said James Lu, cofounder and CEO Lu of Helix. “This is a real opportunity to help individuals understand that risk much sooner and also help them get the right type of care.” That was the case with Deenya Craig, who participated in HealthPartners’ free genetic screening program in Minnesota. Craig said the screen showed she had a higher risk for developing breast and ovarian cancer, which explained why cancer affected so many of her family members. She was able to take a more proactive approach to screening and prevention as a result, including choosing to get a double mastectomy. “I didn’t cry. I wasn’t scared
when I got my result back. I was more upset that I had cracked the genetic code of our family, and some of that information came too late,” Craig said. “But future people in our family don’t have to have cancer. The know they can take preventive measures.” About 79,000 people have received screening results through the HealthPartners program since 2022, a spokesperson said in a statement. Samples for the Louisiana screenings can be collected either in a blood sample or a buccal swab from the inside of a person’s cheek. Those samples will then be sent to Helix, which will perform the genetic screening. Samples can be collected at LCMC locations or through an at-home cheek swab kit sent to patients. If a participant were to test positive for a genetic mutation, LCMC would then help that person connect with a genetic counselor, who would provide recommendations on how to approach their care, free of charge, LCMC officials said. While the data collected will give patients greater insight over their health, it will also help researchers make advancements in cancer care and the treatment of other diseases, they said. In 2018, a health system and researchers in Nevada launched the first-of-its-kind program with
Helix, said Joseph Grzymski, who founded the Healthy Nevada Project. He is also vice president and chief of genomics with Renown Health, the largest health system in northern Nevada, which is collaborating on the genetic screening with Helix. The Nevada project, which is ongoing, has been pivotal to helping researchers and doctors better understand genetic risks and recommend more personalized, preventive care for patients, Grzymski said. Since then, 16 other health systems around the country have partnered with Helix. “There’s so much evidence that genetics help diagnose a patient’s risk for certain cancers and diseases,” Grzymski said. “We want to get these genetic scorecards in the hands of primary care physicians and patients before they develop disease.” LCMC officials acknowledged that some people may initially be hesitant to participate in the program, with concerns about the confidentiality of their personal data and how it’s used. They said genetic screen results will be stored in a patient’s medical health record. Patients will also be asked for permission to use their deidentified data in the study and within Helix’s larger database, and they can withdraw their data at any point in the future. The research study — and the community outreach and resulting research conducted from it — will also play a part in LCMC’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation application, said Dr. Lucio Miele, the director of the LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center. Gaining NCI status, which LCMC is working on with LSU Health New Orleans, would bring added research dollars, patients and jobs to the state. Dr. Smart, the cardiologist with LSU, said he sees great potential for this study to advance the pharmacogenomics field, which explores how an individual’s genetic profile affects their response to medications. “Right now, if I give you a cholesterol medication, I’m guessing which one you’re going to take and which value will work for you. Doctors are pretty good at guessing. Nonetheless, we’re still guessing,” Smart said. “If I know what your genetic profile is, I can know ahead of time that you’re going to respond to one thing better than another. This is information that is truly novel.”
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New N.O. office to maintain address data
Ard said that while the city keeps to 1.5 million people, Ard said. sanitation services, two City wants accurate info before census receive months after a state audit found a “master address list,” it is not Council Vice President Matt
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who may have fallen through the cracks. Staff writer The office’s director, Christopher The city of New Orleans doesn’t Ard, said that process is essential know where all of its residents as the clock ticks down toward the live, and Mayor Helena Moreno’s once-a-decade U.S. census populaadministration wants to find out. tion count that will determine New A new office Moreno created, the Orleans’ allocation of federal fundOffice of Population and Demo- ing and electoral representatives. The city is also hoping to use the graphics, will maintain the city’s address list and seek out residents data to identify just who should
that thousands of homes the city is paying trash haulers to service may in fact be vacant. “How many families are there that we have been missing, that could be missed now?” said Ard to a City Council committee on Tuesday. “We’re going to make it to where everyone trusts this, and they can say, ‘We know at all times how many addresses are in the city.’ ”
used by every department, and the city lacks a consistent process for updating it and ensuring accuracy. The new office further aims to tackle one of Moreno’s major campaign priorities: stemming a city population decline. The office will work with Greater New Orleans Inc., the regional economic development nonprofit, on an initiative to grow the metro area’s population by 5% over the next five years,
Jefferson Parish to set lowest homicide record in decades Sheriff attributes new tech for historic number
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This year’s race for judge over Section H of Criminal District Court in New Orleans pits Judge Camille Buras against Judge Leon Roche. Buras is the criminal court’s longest-tenured jurist, elected to the Section H seat in 1998. That’s also the last time she’s faced an election challenge. But this year, a Republican-led Legislature downsized New Orleans courts, citing population
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Sheriff Joe Lopinto speaks during the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s annual State of Jefferson luncheon at the Alario Center in Westwego on Wednesday. Jefferson Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng speaks during the Jefferson Chamber annual State of Jefferson luncheon on Wednesday. “If we have someone that gets killed on a random street, we’re going to be able to get some type of information that leads us to a suspect pretty quickly,” Lopinto said after the luncheon. “They don’t have the ability to go out and reoffend.” The declining homicides also come as the United States experiences a historic drop in the number of annual homicides, according to the FBI’s 2025 crime statistics report. The Associated Press reported that experts have struggled to pinpoint the exact reason for the drop, as reasons can vary by a city’s public safety strategies,
economy or political leadership. The Sheriff’s Office has used its new drones to assist with over 700 arrests since the program launched 10 months ago, and has since expanded its fleet from 23 to 26 drones. Lopinto said they plan to add fixed-wing drones, which are shaped like airplanes, to the program next summer, which will have a twohour flight time and 30 mile radius, allowing them to follow suspects into New Orleans or other surrounding parishes if needed. But law enforcement technology has become subject of
mounting criticism nationwide this year, particularly Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers that use artificial intelligence to track vehicles by their characteristics. Officials in New Orleans have also been criticized for the use of facial recognition technology and drones to identify and arrest suspects. The Sheriff’s Office came under the spotlight over technology concerns in August after a deputy was terminated for using Flock cameras to watch his ex-fiancée’s whereabouts over the course of years, although Lopinto on Wednesday said the technologies were vital for solving crimes and that deputies didn’t use them to watch non-suspects. “No drone is up at somebody’s house looking into their backyard,” Lopinto said. To underscore the point, he played videos for the audience from drones that were deployed to burglary scenes shortly after 911 calls were placed and then followed
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The election is Nov. 3. Early shifts and lower criminal caseloads. It spelled the loss of three voting began Tuesday and ends of 12 judgeships at the criminal Tuesday. Both candidates courthouse on Jan. 1. scored high marks on Elected in 2023, the Metropolitan Crime Roche was expected H H H H H H Commission’s recent to lose his seat to a report on judicial effi“last-in, first-out” apciency for the past two proach to the judicial years. Buras touts her cuts by lawmakers in Baton Rouge. But his seat was top-rated speed in resolving casspared in a late change. Instead, es, while the percentage of felony Judge Rhonda Goode-Douglas cases Roche closed out in under a landed on the chopping block. year ranked second, eclipsed only Goode-Douglas then qualified to by Judge Nandi Campbell. challenge Roche for his Section I seat. Roche said he declined to Camille Buras “take the bait” and instead chalBuras, 64, is vying for a fifth full lenged Buras for a fresh six-year term. She’s been a fixture in the criminal courthouse for four determ.
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From his Thai restaurant Banana Blossom in Gretna, Jimmy Cho built a community across the New Orleans restaurant scene, collaborating with others in the business and constantly making new connections between them. That’s one reason why so many are now mourning the news of his death. Cho was found dead at his Gretna home on Monday, confirmed his friend Tom Intavichai, the chef of the Cho Mid-City Thai restaurant Chada. Cho was 50. His cause of death has not been announced. As news spread through the tightknit local Thai restaurant community and then on social media, friends and customers have been sharing remembrances of a man many called kind, gentle and the consummate host. Banana Blossom is closed “until further notice” with no reopening date yet set, according to a statement from the restaurant. Cho was sole owner of
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New claims emerge in Metairie private school case Allegations of privacy violation arise
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cades, first as a prosecutor under former District Attorney Harry Connick, and for the past 28 years as judge. “I just have a depth of knowledge that’s very critical, especially right now,” she said. A New Orleans native, Buras said she began working in 6th grade for her father’s billboard plant, then waited tables and bartended her way through undergraduate and law school at Loyola. Buras interned for the city attorney, then landed a job as prosecutor under Connick. Buras prosecuted cases for 12 years, rising to become Connick’s
A lawsuit by parents accusing a private school in Metairie of failing to adequately protect their three-yearold daughter has led to new allegations that the former preschool principal was improperly given details from the child’s medical records by a relative who worked at a New Orleans children’s hospital. In recent court filings for the case, which is set for trial in the 24th Judicial District Court in Gretna next week, the parents’ attorneys said the FBI is looking into the alleged disclosures of the child’s records and whether any federal patient privacy laws were violated. The FBI said it could not confirm or deny any investigation. The allegations are the latest to surface in a case that inspired sweeping new preschool regulations. The parents, Roger Williams and Janet Podret, say the case highlights the need for strong safety regulations and enforcement to protect children. “I just want accountability for what
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Two vie for seat on Orleans criminal court Roche challenges Buras for Section H
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Jimmy Cho ran Banana Blossom
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Jefferson Parish is on pace this year to record the lowest number of homicides in at least six decades, Sheriff Joe Lopinto said Wednesday. Lopinto announced at the State of the Parish luncheon that unincorporated Jefferson Parish has seen only eight homicides so far this year, a historic low for an agency that has not recorded a single-digit homicide year since at least 1965, according to FBI homicide data made available through the Murder Accountability Project. The pace this year hasn’t been seen since 1968, when the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office recorded 11 homicides, followed by 12 in 1973. Last year, unincorporated Jefferson Parish saw 22 homicides, which was still less than half the number of killings recorded just three years earlier. Lopinto was joined for the Jefferson Chamber of Commerce’s annual luncheon by Parish President Cynthia Lee Sheng and Council Chairperson Jennifer Van Vrancken, who also addressed projects and initiatives in parish government related to infrastructure, insurance, utility bills and other issues. Lopinto largely attributed the sharply declining number of homicides, as well as the overall decreasing violent crime rate, to new technology implemented at the Sheriff’s Office in recent years, including its drone program, automated license plate reader cameras and phone trackers. He said those technologies have led to significantly more arrests by reducing response time and tracking suspects out of parish, which has prevented repeat crimes and deterred retaliatory violence.
Willard said the new office has the council’s support. “We want our census count to be as high as possible, as accurate as possible,” said Willard. The city’s efforts come as a federal deadline approaches for municipalities to update the Census Bureau ahead of the 2030 census. The bureau needs an accurate
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Continued from page 1B first assistant. She lost in a challenge to incumbent Frank Marullo in 1996 before winning her seat two years later. Roche has sought to splash Buras with the stigma of Connick’s 30-year tenure, which included numerous instances of courts later finding prosecutors withheld evidence, and one of the highest per capita rates of wrongful convictions in the U.S. Buras acknowledges the issues at the District Attorney’s Office while she worked there but said she’s proud of her work as a prosecutor. “I know my opponent’s trying to paint me as a 1980s prosecutor. But 28 years, I’ve helped thousands and thousands of people,” Buras said. “I have a lot of success stories.” Buras was named the court’s first female chief judge in 2012 after serving most of her first decade as the lone woman on the criminal bench in New Orleans. Buras pointed to her work on several committees and as chair of the court’s rules committee. She testified in Baton Rouge during the legislative session this year, arguing that lawmakers were using a flawed calculus to justify the cuts to New Orleans courts. Buras said she’s made the same case since 2013, when the watchdog Bureau of Governmental Research claimed a surplus of judges in Orleans Parish was costing taxpayers millions of dollars. Buras pointed to a state racketeering and conspiracy case she handled that year involving Central City’s notorious “3NG” gang. It involved 20 defendants and 89 charges, including six murders,
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Continued from page 1B Banana Blossom and with no family in the area, friends of Cho say the future of the restaurant is unclear. Chefs at other local restaurants will serve Banana Blossom dishes on Thursday as a tribute and fundraiser for the closed restaurant‘s staff. These include caramel pork ribs at Zasu (127 N. Carrollton Ave.), lamb panang at Chada (3420 Bienville St.), caramel Bangkok wings at Tuk Tuk Thai (901 Veter-
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pervised. The school denied the allegations in court filings, saying it found no evidence that the alleged incident occurred at the school and arguing that it complied with the state’s staffing and supervision rules. The case took an unexpected turn this year following an internal investigation at Manning Family Children’s, the pediatric hospital that treated the girl. In August, the hospital informed Williams that an employee had improperly disclosed parts of his daughter’s medical record to a “third party,” including that the girl had visited the emergency department in March 2024. According to court documents, first reported by The Guardian newspaper, the employee, Claire Poche, allegedly disclosed the con-
fidential information in text messages to her sister-in-law, Emily France Poche, who was the principal of Kehoe-France’s preschool. In court filings, the parents’ attorneys said the messages cast doubt on whether the principal and other school leaders conducted a fair and neutral investigation into the incident. In September, shortly after the text messages surfaced in court, Kehoe-France said that Emily France Poche was stepping down as preschool principal. In a sworn deposition, Claire Poche said the hospital fired her due to a code of conduct violation, according to court documents. Attorneys for Claire Poche declined to comment. Renee Culotta, an attorney for Emily France Poche, said her cli-
ent is not a party to the lawsuit, has not been accused of wrongdoing and did not access or share medical records. In a statement, France Poche said her text messages had not been accurately depicted in the court documents and are not relevant to the lawsuit. “I look forward to providing relevant testimony when the time comes,” France Poche said, “and I am entirely confident that the facts will speak for themselves.” A spokesperson for Manning Family Children’s said the hospital does not comment on specific incidents but that protecting patient privacy is a top priority. She added that the hospital follows all laws and regulations and addresses any privacy issues. Kehoe-France Executive Head of School Tanya Price said the
school is committed to students’ safety and well-being and has policies in place to protect them. She said the school disputes the allegations in the lawsuit, which it will address in court rather than in the media. “We remain committed to providing a safe, supportive learning environment,” she added in a statement, “and to the well-being and success of every student entrusted to our care.” After Williams and Podret testified at the state Capitol last year about their daughter’s experience, the Legislature passed a bill imposing stringent new regulations on private preschools. However, private school leaders argued that the new rules went too far, and lawmakers passed legislation this year scaling back the regulations.
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Lee Sheng also discussed the reinstatement of Jefferson Parish’s bond rating, which was withdrawn last year after they failed to file multiple audits. Lee Sheng hired Deloitte to assist with those audits, transition the parish to a new financial software and reorganize the parish’s structure and procedures for handling finances. Lee Sheng added Wednesday that Deloitte also helped identify $43 million in unspent funds for proj-
ects that had already been completed. Deloitte’s contract with the parish is nearly $26 million, and has increased about 350% since it was first approved. Van Vrancken also discussed ongoing council projects across the parish, including a program she started to offer additional grant money to Jefferson Parish residents who are selected for the state’s fortified roof program. The state program offers $10,000 for
homeowners to upgrade their roofs; Jefferson Parish residents can now receive an additional $5,000. Van Vrancken said that since the program’s launch, the number of homeowners who go through with installing a fortified roof has increased from 54% to 86%. She said other parishes, including Orleans, have launched or begun to consider similar programs for themselves, as more fortified roofs can lower insurance rates for all residents.
Roche, 43, is a West Bank native who spent 14 years as a paralegal
and staff attorney for the Orleans Parish Public Defender. He opened his own law firm about a year before mounting his first run for judge, in spring 2023. Roche narrowly lost to Simone Levine in an April 2023 runoff but won later that year in a race against Melanie Talia, CEO of the New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation. Roche says he chose to challenge Buras because she’s closest on the bench to retirement, citing what he described as a tradition with abolished judicial seats. Roche pointed to a focus on young offenders and job skills training. He said he steers them, as a condition of their bails, to programs like Cafe Reconcile New Orleans, a nonprofit workforce training program in culinary and service work. “I think I have a better understanding of the community and of the people that come before us as judges because 85% of those people look like me and I come from the same community that they come from,” Roche said. Roche rejected criticism from his first year on the bench over a high acquittal rate in judge trials. Roche found defendants not guilty in 14 of 16 cases where they chose him over a jury to decide their cases. In 13 of the trials, no witnesses testified before his verdict. Roche said he found no probable cause for charges in each of the 13 cases. When the trial dates arrived, prosecutors from District Attorney Jason Williams’ office called witnesses to the stand, and none showed, so he acquitted the defendants. “I think what they were doing is to put it on me as the judge to find the person not guilty, rather than them just dismiss a case that shouldn’t even be prosecuted,“ Roche said. A new state law took effect Aug. 1
that automatically recuses a judge after a defendant elects a bench trial, unless prosecutors waive the reassignment. Roche claims he was unjustly vilified in the press when lawmakers saved his seat this year behind closed doors. He said he doesn’t know why lawmakers left his seat intact, but suspects they meant to cause friction between him and the judges in eliminated seats. “I had nothing to do with any of that stuff,” Roche said. “I’m a victim just like all the other judges who lost their seats. None of us asked for this to happen.” Attorney General Liz Murrill’s office is the latest to take aim, after Roche presided over the grand jury that returned her bombshell July 2 indictment. Murrill has since gotten Roche recused from dozens of cases her office prosecutes at the criminal courthouse, citing his role in her since-dismissed indictment. Roche said he disagreed with the recusals. A spokesman for Murrill’s office declined to say if her officers will seek Roche’s recusal from all of the AG’s cases in Section H if he wins the seat. “New Orleans has come under attack by people who are not from New Orleans. And it’s a pivotal moment for the people of New Orleans to show their will through their vote,” Roche said. “I stand up for the people and I do what the law says I should do without bending to political forces or pressures.” Roche had raised just shy of $196,000, including a self-loan of $70,000 in April, by Sept. 24, campaign finance reports show. Roche’s wife, attorney Sarah Chervinsky, and her family gave $50,000. Roche has spent about $61,000 on the campaign trail.
ans Blvd.) and chicken tacos at Asia tech at Delgado Community ColTeak in the Place St. Charles food lege and working at the original locourt (201 St. Charles Ave.). cation of the Gretna sushi bar Café Zen. From Thailand to Gretna In 2009, when that restaurant Cho was an immigrant from moved to a bigger location a few Thailand who arrived in New Or- doors down, Cho decided to take leans with no restaurant plans in over the lease and try his hand at mind, but who ended up creating a serving the food of his homeland. It unique addition to the modern New was a modest strip mall spot, with just a few tables under a drop ceilOrleans dining scene. He grew up in northwest Thai- ing. But he built a following, and land, where his family ran a combi- by 2018 he had relocated Banana nation noodle shop and grocery. He Blossom to downtown Gretna, at eventually made it to New Orleans, 500 Ninth St., doubling in size with where his family had some friends. a much more stylish location. Along the way, Banana Blossom’s He was studying to be a surgical
menu would expand with other influences, from Hawaiian food trucks to Spanish tapas bars and New Orleans seafood traditions. Soon it became the most adventurous of the area’s growing number of Thai restaurants. This would later grow through collaborations with restaurants including Central City BBQ, Bearcat Café and the Creole Creamery. In 2020, Cho partnered with the restaurant group BRG Hospitality to open Cho Thai across the river at 3218 Magazine St. It debuted in the early months of the pandemic, with restaurants still under service
limitations, and closed in the fall of 2022. Last year, Banana Blossom and Cho landed in a legal dispute with a group of employees, who brought a lawsuit in federal court accusing Cho of wage theft and violating Fair Labor Standards Act statutes. Court records show a settlement had been reached over the summer, though the case remained pending over unresolved questions of settlement awards. Funeral services are planned for Nov. 8 at Mothe Funeral Home (1300 Vallette St.), beginning at 9 a.m.
33% in a bid to address a deficit, they pledged to rectify those problems and ensure future fees would be tied to the cost of service. Ard said that he has “been working tirelessly” with the city’s sanitation department to update its address list so that the city can reap the benefits of the fee hike, which went into effect Oct. 1.
about race, ethnicity and sexual orientation from the census. The change was published after Louisiana and three other states last year filed a lawsuit against the Department of Commerce arguing that electoral representation should be based on a population count of citizens only. “I, for the life of me, can’t understand why any governor would want fewer of their residents to be counted in the census because at the end of the day, you’re paying the cost to provide them services too,” said Willard. “It doesn’t make sense.” Another proposed rule change would limit the number of followups the Census Bureau can make to residents for census participation. “It’s ever more important for cities to do what they can to get people to answer the census,” said Lamar Gardere, executive director of the Data Center. Each person counted in the census generates about $3,000 of federal
funding annually, Ard said. The census count is also used by the state to redraw congressional, state and local voting districts. The state Legislature in May eliminated the Black-majority congressional district represented by Cleo Fields, and some conservatives are seeking to turn the district of U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, a Black Democrat from New Orleans, into a Republican-majority district as well.
Lee Sheng during her address highlighted the parish’s $2 billion initiative to make vital infrastructure upgrades to the parish’s water and sewerage systems, which has become a source of scrutiny as residents voice growing frustration with their utility bill costs and the Parish Council voted to hire an outside firm to study the parish’s new smart meter technology.
ORLEANS CRIMINAL COURT CANDIDATES Camille Buras
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AGE, BORN, LIVES: 64, Married for 40 years to Michael Tifft who was also born in New Orleans, three children. Born in New Orleans. HS, COLLEGE, ADVANCED EDUCATION: Loyola undergraduate, 1983, magna cum laude, history; Loyola Law School, 1986, juris doctorate. CURRENT JOB, FORMER JOBS: Incumbent Judge Section H Criminal Court 1998; Orleans Assistant District Attorney, Summer Law Clerk, City Attorney’s Office, service industry jobs. PARTY, RELEVANT POLITCAL EXPERIENCE OR CAMPAIGN WORK: Democrat, worked in many political campaigns in New Orleans before becoming a judge. WEBSITE: JudgeCamilleBuras.com.
AGE, BORN, LIVES: 43. Born in New Orleans, lives in New Orleans HS, COLLEGE, ADVANCED EDUCATION: Graduated from St. Augustine High School; bachelor’s of political science from Louisiana State University; juris doctorate, Loyola Law School. CURRENT JOB, FORMER JOBS: Currently judge, Criminal District Court Section I; worked nearly 14 years for Orleans Parish Public Defender’s office; private defense law firm. PARTY, RELEVANT POLITICAL EXPERIENCE OR CAMPAIGN WORK: Lifelong Democrat. Criminal district judge since November 2023. Previously ran for judge seat in spring 2023. WEBSITE: www.judgeleonroche.com.
she recalled. “They’re not giving us credit for all the crimes of violence and serious cases that we handle,” Buras said. “It’s weighted the same as a third-class case in another parish, which we said is not fair.” Buras touts endorsements from the Orleans Parish’s Democratic Executive Committee, District Attorney Jason Williams, Mayor Helena Moreno, and former mayors Mitch Landrieu and Marc Morial. She insists she’s unfazed by drawing a challenger.
said, the city could be receiving less than it should in federal dollars. The census has undercounted the city in the past. The city, along with Jefferson and St. Bernard parishes, successfully challenged the Census Bureau’s 2007 estimates using utility connections and building permits data. The increase meant an extra $45.6 million for the city from federal programs, then-Mayor Ray Nagin’s office said at the time. An inaccurate count could also lead the city to pay more than it should to local trash haulers, who receive multimillion-dollar contracts to provide trash services. An August audit of the city’s trash-hauling operations found that nearly 8% — 13,000 of the 164,625 service locations — may be vacant, nonexistent or duplicates. Duplicate addresses cost the city $319,000 in unnecessary payments to contractors, auditors said. When the council and the mayor raised the city’s sanitation fee by
“To me, this is democracy at its finest,” Buras said. “It is a free country where anybody can run for anything that they choose to. So I respect the process.” Buras entered May with $25,000 in her campaign coffers. She’s raised another $115,384 since then and loaned herself $13,000, campaign finance records show. Buras has spent more than $89,000, reports show.
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Census count approaches Proposed changes to the decennial census count that could cut into the city’s population count raise the stakes for the city’s own population tally, said Ard. A proposed rule change by the Trump administration would omit undocumented and some immigrants without permanent status from the census count. Another change would determine residency based on where a person pays taxes rather than where a person lives on the day of the census count. And the bureau would remove questions
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New Orleans Area Deaths Allen, Clarence Anthony, Patrick Brinson, Shelia Day, Ferd Doskey, Jacquelyn Emery Richard, Pearlia Green, Lillie Growe, Carol Lewis, Joyce Meador, Alan Roussel, Leland Simonson, Nancy Thomas, Carolyn
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New Orleans Boyd Family Emery Richard, Pearlia Growe, Carol DW Rhodes Green, Lillie Estelle J Wilson Anthony, Patrick
St Tammany Grace Funeral Simonson, Nancy
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Loreauville, LA. He graduated from Loreauville H.S. in 1971 and moved to New Orleans, where he attended Southern University at New Orleans for two years until he received an offer he couldn't refuse. He then began his lifelong career with BellSouth Telecommunications, now AT&T, until retiring in 2008 as a supervisor. He married Stepheny Mitchell in 1976, and they had two daughters, Natasha and Nakeveya. He married Joyce Lawless in 1999, remaining married until her untimely death on April 27, 2021. Nicknamed "CAP," one of MANY aliases, he loved his baseball caps and had at least 3 caps for every outfit. He was debonair, sophisticated, and took extreme pride in his appearance. He loved his friends, his family, his two surviving brothers, and his 2 daughters well beyond measure, CAP was a true girls' dad. He will be profoundly grieved and missed beyond words. He was an active member of Blessed Sacrament-St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church and Parish, where he was President of both the Ushers and the Boosters Club. He was a member of the BSSJA Parish Council and the River Rats Club.Cap was a faithful and dedicated member of the Prince Hall Masons. He held offices within Acacia Lodge No. 248, Eureka Consistory No. 7, and was a faithful member of Platta Temple No. 7. Masonic Last Rites will be held Friday, October 23, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home located at 2715 Danneel St, New Orleans, LA 70113. Visitation and a celebration of Patrick's Life and legacy will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. with a Funeral Mass beginning at 11:00 AM, at Blessed Sacrament-St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 900 Cambronne St, New Orleans, LA 70118. Father Charles Andrus, S.S.J. Interment: Private. Arrangements Entrusted To Estelle J. Wilson Funeral Home, Inc. 2715 Danneel St. NOLA 70113. Information: (504) 895-4903. To sign online guest book please visit www.estellejwilsonfh.com
Brinson, Shelia Ann
Obituaries Allen, Clarence Edward
Clarence "Meachie Man" Allen entered eternal rest Wednesday, October 7, 2026, at the age of 70. Father of Clarence (LaKresha), Jeremy (Leeneka), and Nicole Henry. Son of the late James and Sylvia Allen. Brother of John, Ronald, Katherine, Margaret, Christine, Manetha, Gladys, and the late Raymond, Sr. Joyce, and Mary. Companion of Linda Henry; also survived by 17 grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life at Davis Mortuary Service, 6820 Westbank Expressway, Marrero, LA on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 10:00a.m. Visitation will begin at 8:30a.m. until service time. Interment: Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery, Westwego, LA To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.davismortuaryservic e.com.
Anthony, Patrick Glynn
It is by GOD's Grace and sanctifying peace that we announce the peaceful transitioning of our dad, Patrick G. Anthony, (Cap) on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, surrounded by his lovingly devoted family. Patrick was born on October 19, 1953 to Mrs. Louise Antoine Anthony and Mr. Wilfred Anthony in
Shelia Ann Brinson departed this life on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, at the age of 65. Beloved wife of Benjamin F. Brinson, Jr. Loving mother of Corry, Chad, and Estacia: also survived by other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life at New Zion Baptist Church 1131 Garden Rd. Marrero, LA on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 11:00a.m. Pastor Jordan L. Robinson, Sr. Host Pastor; Pastor Loren M. Lovely, Sr. officiating. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. until service time at the above-named church. Interment: Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery-Westwego, LA. Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St., Gretna, LA. To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.da vismortuaryservice.com.
Day, Ferd
Ferd Day Jr. was born on November 29, 1961, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to the late Ferd Day Sr. and Juliette Day. He entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 12, 2026. He was preceded in death by his parents; one daughter Erica Albert; brother, Melvin Day; and his beloved soulmate, Vickie Gilbert. He leaves to cherish his memory his brother, Michael Day (Patricia McKnight); cousins, Elie Randolph III (Yvette Randolph) and Eugeine Randolph Hyde; dear friend, Johnathan Vidato; nieces, Ashley Smith (Ryan Smith) and Mikell McKnight; nephew, Michael McKnight; and a host of other relatives and friends. Celebration of Life Service will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Plymouth Rock Baptist Church, 233 Hillary Street, New Orleans, LA 70118. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m., followed by the funeral service at 11:00 a.m. Rev. Lawrence
Williams officiating. Professional Services Entrusted to Dennis Funeral Home, Inc., (504) 899-8252.
and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.
Doskey, Jacquelyn LaGraize 'Jackie'
Green, Lillie R.
Jacquelyn "Jackie" LaGraize Doskey, a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Marrero, LA for 61 years, passed away peacefully on October 20, 2026 in her home at the age of 86 years. Beloved wife of David J. Doskey. Loving mother of Paul M. Doskey (Carol), W. Alex Doskey (Jenny), and Pamela L. Doskey Shuford (Gary). Grandmother of Ethan and Evan Doskey, Kory Campbell, Elliot, Arden, and Abigail Doskey, along with many furry animal grandbabies. Sister of Albert LaGraize, Jr. Daughter of the late Albert LaGraize, Sr. and Lillian Wald LaGraize. Also survived by many other loving relatives and longtime friends. Jackie was a graduate of Ursuline Academy and Loyola University with her BS in Medical Technology. She later retired from West Jefferson Medical Center after many years of dedicated service. She loved her garden and was a member of the Garden of the Month Club. She was also active in the Girl Scouts and Cub Scouts and the C.O.R. Retreat hosted by Archbishop Shaw High School. She volunteered at three churches: Visitation of Our Lady, St. John Bosco, and St. Joachim, hosting Bible study, serving as an Extraordinary Minister of the Eucharist, and Adoration. She was a talented arts and crafter, loved to sew, cross-stitch, crochet, and taught many others the crafts that she loved. Family and friends are invited to gather at Visitation of Our Lady Catholic Church, 3500 Ames Boulevard (at Barataria Blvd), Marrero, LA on Friday, October 23, 2026 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM. A Funeral Mass will follow. Interment Westlawn Memorial Park in Gretna. In lieu of flowers, Masses are preferred. Mothe Funeral Home is assisting the family during this difficult time. Condolences and memories may be shared by visiting Jacquelyn's memorial page at: www.mothefunerals.com.
Emery Richard, Pearlia Mae
Our Beloved Pearlia Mae Emery Richard has passed from labor to reward at the age of 93. Pearlia Richard is survived by her daughter, Arlene J. Harrison, her son, Warren J. Richard, Jr., grandson, Antonio James, Jr. (Megan) and two greatgrand daughters, Shakira J. James and Journee C. James. She is also survived by a host of other relatives and friends. Pearlia was preceded in death by her parents, the late Joseph Emery and the late Ida Mae Turner, her husband; the late Rev. Warren J. Richard, sisters; Mrs. Amelia W. Nixon and Louise W. Willis, daughter; Elaine J. Champs, son; Antonio James, Sr., and her grandson; Aric G. Adams. Family and friends of the Mt. Everest B.C. and St. Thomas M.B.C. are invited to attend a Celebration of Life Service on Friday, October 23, 2026, for 10:00 a.m. at Mt. Everest B.C. 2837 First St. New Orleans, LA 70113. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Pastor James Hunter, officiating. Interment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park, 1225 Whitney Avenue, Gretna, LA 70056. Guestbook Online: www.an ewtraditionbegins.com or crematenola.com (504)2820600. Linear Brooks Boyd
Lillie R. Green peacefully transitioned into eternal rest on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at the age of 87. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Funeral Service at Little Zion Baptist Church, 3231 Audubon St. New Orleans, La 70125 on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Visitation will begin at 9:00 a.m. Interment: Garden of Memories, 4900 Airline Dr. Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign the online guestbook.
Growe, Carol Vaneesa
Carol Vanessa Growe passed away on October 11, 2026, at Touro Hospital at the age of 71. Carol is survived by her children Aja Clark (Cedric), Natasha Growe, Aiesha Growe (late Michael Windsay Sr), Shawna Trainor (Kevin), 14 grandchildren; Dionne, Kriste (Felicia), Aiesha (Jack), Edmond, Andrew (Artrell), Leshante, Ricky, Brandon, Derrick, Jermon, Dai'sha, Daiaja, Daivon, 9 great-grandchildren; Jeremiah, Ayden, Aubree, August, Acelynn, Asia, Isaiah, Dru, Londyn. She is also survived by one brother Allen Growe and one sister Melba Growe Smith, sister-in-law Debra Growe, and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and friends. Proceeded in death by her parents Ames Growe and Mary Louise Breaux Growe, grandparents; Ames Growe Sr, Land Leona Hodges Growe, Lawrence and Emily Breaux; brother; Darryl Growe, Richard Growe Sr., Ames Growe III, nephew; Richard Growe Jr., sister'sin-law; Shirley Growe and Patricia Growe. Family, friends, and coworkers of Covenant Nursing Home are invited to attend the Celebration of Life Service on Friday, October 23, 2026, for 11:00 a.m. at True Love Missionary Baptist Church, 2710 Philip Street, New Orleans, LA 70113. Visitation will begin at 10:00 a.m. Reverend Dr. Willie Williams Jr., officiating. Interment will follow at Holt Cemetery, 527 City Park Ave., New Orleans, LA 70119. Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditionbegins .com or crematenola.com (504)282-0600. Linear Brooks Boyd and Donavin D. Boyd Owners/Funeral Directors.
Lewis, Joyce Ann
Joyce Ann Lewis, 88, a longtime resident of Gulfport, Mississippi, passed away on Monday, October 19, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her family. She was born on January 18, 1938, in Dayton, Ohio, the only child of Bernard Watson and
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Marian Decke. Joyce grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she met her husband Charles in kindergarten. He knew even then that he would marry her one day. They were married in Grand Rapids and shared 67 years together, a love story that began in childhood and lasted a lifetime. In 1978 they moved to Gulfport, Mississippi, which remained their home. Joyce was a faithful member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, where she and Charles have been active parishioners since 1978. She volunteered for many years in many roles, serving on the Altar Society and the Bereavement Committee, as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion, and as a Lector. Joyce never needed to be asked. She had a spirit of action and jumped in to do whatever needed to be done in the moment. Joyce had a heart for the elderly and spent more than ten years caring for them at the West Gulfport Daycare for the Elderly, where she taught arts and crafts. She later held management positions with two locally owned companies that sold home and Christmas décor: Christmas World and Wolfenburg. She loved to create at home too, and her hobbies included quilting, sewing, baking, and ceramics. She loved the Christmas holidays and filled their home with decorations every year. Because she was an only child, Joyce relished her time with her family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Bernard Watson and Marian Decke, and by her eldest daughter, Diana Joy Allard. Joyce is survived by her husband of 67 years, Charles E. Lewis; her son, John Lewis (Susan); her daughter, Darlene Cohen (Joby); her grandchildren, Sean Lewis (Magen), Candice Oatis (Christian), Jonathan Nelson (Alexis), and Timothy "TJ" Sutherlin Jr. (Krissy); her greatgrandchildren, Nevaehlee, Kash, Preslee, Riley, Miles, Giovonni, Brianna, Donte, Shelby, Jonathan "JR", Asher, and Palmer; and her great-great-grandchild, Beau Joshua. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 27, 2026, from 9 to 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Biloxi, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 10 a.m. Joyce will be cremated, and a private burial for immediate family will take place on Friday, October 30, 2026, at Biloxi National Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Riemann Family Funeral Home. For those who like to make a memorial donation, the family suggests St. Mary's Catholic Church or Catholic Charities.
Meador, Alan R.
Alan R. Meador passed away peacefully on October 14, 2026 at the age of 83. Alan was born and raised in Hattiesburg, MS. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army reserves and completed his initial training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. After Army training, he returned home and enrolled at USM, pledged Kappa Sigma, and graduated with his BS in Accounting. He went straight to work at Shell Oil as an accountant and also began attending night school to earn his MBA at Loyola University. It is during this period that he made the change from accounting to finance. He would spend the remainder of his professional life in the banking and finance industry. He served on the advisory board of the Junior Opera Guild, was an active member of the Sales and Marketing Executives of New Orleans and was a member of both the Krewe of Bacchus and Krewe of Mandeville. He often spoke about the life lessons he learned by being in the Army and Kappa Sigma. A couple of those lessons were learning how to talk to people from all walks of life and how to share his point of view while inevitably coming to a compromise. Alan is survived by his two adoring daughters, Stacie Meador Macmurdo and Alison Meador King (Shawn) and 5 amazing grandchildren: Lauren
Macmurdo, Kate Macmurdo, Brennan King, Carson King and Kendall King. He will be remembered fondly and missed greatly by them all. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Rabb Meador and Gladys Lea Meador; his former wife, Bobby Meador Williams; and his son-inlaw, Richard Macmurdo. A memorial gathering will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026 at Garden of Memories Funeral Home & Cemetery, 4900 Airline Drive Metairie, LA 70001 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm with a Graveside Service at 12:00 noon. Online condolences may be offered at www.gardenofmemoriesm etairie.com.
Roussel, Leland David
Leland David Roussel, beloved friend, brother and uncle, passed away peacefully on October 19, 2026 following a lengthy illness. Leland was born the "golden boy" to Camille Graugnard Roussel and Ellis Antoine "Tope" Roussel on January 6, 1949, and grew up on The River with his four brothers and one sister in Edgard, Louisiana. He graduated from Holy Cross High School in New Orleans in 1968 and enlisted in the United States Navy. Leland was a proud veteran and served honorably during the Vietnam War for two years, including time on the USS Caliente. He then attended Nicholls State and received his degree as Registered Pharmacist from Xavier University in 1977. Leland owned Norco Drugs and Vacherie Drugs for many years and served the River Parishes community there and in later years at other retail pharmacies. Leland was preceded in death by his parents , Camille and Tope Roussel, his brother Eric Roussel and baby sister Marian. Survivors include sister in law Jackie Roussel ( widow of Eric), Alan Roussel (Claire), Gene Roussel (Margaret), John Roussel (Helen), Lise Poirrier( Jean) and numerous adoring nieces, nephews and friends. Leland leaves a legacy of love, laughter and an enduring and rare je ne sais quoi; his generosity was legendary and his favorite charities included St. Jude's Children's Hospital and Wounded Warriors. " Nonc" will be greatly missed by family and friends, including his devoted Ride or Die brothers on the famed Wallace Ride, Jimmy Cazenave and CJ Caillouet. The family wishes to thank Dr. Andrew St. Martin, caregivers at The Claiborne (Thibodaux), The Blake at Colonial Club, especially Ramona, and the staff at The Sanctuary Passages Hospice, along with Anthony, Starr, and Angel of Passages Hospice. Also many thanks to his personal caregiver Christy Batiste. Burial services will be private. Arrangements by Rose Lynn Funeral Home in Lutcher.
Simonson, Nancy Townsley
Nancy "Nan" True Townsley Simonson passed away peacefully on October 16th surrounded by her family. She was 94 years old and had lived a long and fulfilling life. Her
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Bien sûr! Saints in Paris provide opening for state
We love Paris every moment, but we especially love Paris this week as the Saints will become the first NFL team to play in France with a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. A large contingent from Louisiana has already descended on the City of Light for the game, and despite recent unrest, it appears that Paris has rolled out the red carpet for Saints fans — and vice versa. For the Saints and the state, this is more than just a game; it’s an opportunity to strengthen ties with a place where so much of our history comes from. Ever since Bienville planted a flag on the upper banks of the Mississippi, establishing La Nouvelle Orléans in 1718, France has had an outsized influence on our language, food, culture and traditions. Indeed, the Saints’ symbol, the fleur-de-lis, was once the emblem of French nobility. With this game, the Saints are hoping to use that history to stoke enthusiasm for a sport that’s not well known beyond American shores. The NFL is seeking to expand its overseas market with games played in Australia, Brazil, the U.K, Spain, Germany and Mexico in addition to France this year. Two years ago, the Saints won the exclusive rights to market the team in France, and since then, the organization has spent time and money cultivating fans. It’s also an opportunity to market the state, and officials with Louisiana Economic Development have planned a full-on charm offensive. A business expo called Louisiana Now is set for Friday to showcase all the state has to offer. Gov. Jeff Landry has invited dignitaries and business leaders to an exclusive dinner. New Orleans Mayor Helena made the trip in order to make contacts and bring business back home, she said. French President Emmanuel Macron, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the executives of major companies — including SpaceX, Meta, Sodexo and Chanel — are expected to be in attendance at various events. In Louisiana, we always know how to throw a good party, so there’s no doubt the Saints fans in Paris will have a good time. As this game comes amid demonstrations in France that began with students protesting poor conditions but devolved over the weekend into rioting and looting, we also hope everyone remains safe. Team owner Gayle Benson expressed confidence Monday that the game and all the pregame events will go off as planned, and for that we are glad. It’s always exciting when Louisiana is featured on a global stage because it truly highlights what a special place we live in. We hope that the Saints game in Paris is the start of a long and fruitful partnership. And we hope the Saints come home with a win. Now, how do you say “Who Dat” in French?
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LSU researchers identifying barriers to school attendance The recent editorial in this newspaper rightly highlighted Louisiana’s student absenteeism crisis. Regular attendance is essential to learning, yet many students face obstacles that make getting to school difficult. Addressing those challenges requires shared responsibility among families, schools, courts, nonprofits, healthcare providers and state leaders. This is a statewide public health and education priority. Louisiana Department of Education Superintendent Cade Brumley and the Power of Presence initiative recognize that attendance is more than counting absences. Schools are identifying barriers and using data-driven strategies to respond, and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education continues supporting policies that reinforce consistent attendance. LSU’s development and evaluation of the TASC (Truancy Assessment and Service Centers) model demonstrates the value of early identification of elementary students’ chronic absences. At LSU’s Social Research & Evaluation Center, we emphasize cross-agency collaboration and supportive strategies because absenteeism often reflects complex family or community challenges. Statewide coordination and
community partnerships can keep students connected and engaged. The Louisiana Supreme Court’s Families in Need of Services – Assistance Program (FINS-AP), through a legal process of judicial intervention, brings public and private services together to identify needs, establish family service plans and support educational completion. With additional funding from Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature, FINSAP is expanding statewide. Judges, educators, nonprofits, law enforcement, district attorneys, healthcare providers and community organizations are working together to help children attend and stay in school. Organizations such as Attendance Matters Louisiana and Attendance USA strengthen this work through professional learning opportunities. Parents remain essential allies. Readers can help by asking their local schools how to support attendance efforts. Continued attention, compassion and coordination will reduce absenteeism and expand opportunity for every student.
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America used to be better than this I cannot grasp how a person with a functioning conscience can continue to support Donald Trump’s actions. Among the latest, Trump is withholding intelligence previously shared with Ukraine, blaming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high fuel costs in the United States, proclaiming that Zelenskyy should be replaced and throwing his support to Russia’s Vladimir Putin via an oil deal that, by most reports, will do little for the U.S. but significantly impact Ukraine. Attacks on immigrants, both legal and illegal, have gone far beyond Trump’s initial proclamation that he would rid the country of “the worst of the worst,” the rapists, murderers and drug dealers among us. Additionally, the proposal to impose a $70,000 fee on international students wishing to work in the U.S. has been resurrected. To quote a recent editorial in this newspaper, “Clearly we have lost our way as a country when we no longer
welcome immigrants who contribute to our society.” And, “When the American Dream isn’t open to all, ambitious young strivers from around the world will dream of somewhere else.” What might that mean? Look at the last names of Nobel laureates and authors of scientific papers and breakthroughs, of local high school students named as National Merit Finalists or acknowledged for perfect ACT scores, of LSU and Southern University students being awarded Ph.Ds in the sciences. And, look at the last names of the hard-working individuals who roof our houses or clean them, pick our crops, help care for our children, lend their craftsman skills in support of local contractors and/or simply become good neighbors in our community. We used to be better than the actions above suggest. May God help us move back in that direction.
Could there be something positive about a public execution? Last Tuesday’s newspaper had an editorial about streaming the upcoming military execution by firing squad, saying, “there is nothing positive about making the execution available for public consumption,” and that streaming the execution would be “barbaric” and like “Iran.” Is viewing execution, or execution itself, or both, “barbaric?” Executions in the U.S. are already public to some extent. A limited number of people are invited to view executions. What if executions could be viewed by all? The heads of two Florida inmates caught on fire during executions in the electric chair. Last year in South Carolina, only two bullets hit a prisoner’s chest and the three-person firing squad missed the prisoner’s heart altogether. Reports say the inmate cried out and moaned and groaned for 45 to 75 seconds. Recently, Tennessee botched the execution by lethal injection of Christa Pike, causing obvious pain and suffering and her survival until they try to execute her again. What if all U.S. executions were publicly viewable? Wouldn’t the public be better able to make an informed decision about whether to support the death penalty or whether it is barbaric and makes us like Iran or other repressive regimes? If we’re not ashamed of the punishment we impose and how we impose it, why hide it from public view?
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Carter should make the Black Caucus moderate
When New Orleans Democratic Rep. Troy Carter becomes chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) after next month’s election, he ought to use his position to be a moderating influence in the increasingly left-wing Democratic Party. Carter himself has a reputation as someone willing to act in bipartisan ways, and as a pragmatist at times rather than a hard-line ideologue. And he will lead a caucus that largely represents voters who, according to poll after poll after poll, are more pragmatist, and at least somewhat more moderate, than the Quin predominantly White, Hillyer radical activists who support members of, or fellow-travelers with, the Democratic Socialists of America. Official DSA statements say the organization wants to abolish the U.S. Senate, replace the offices of the presidency and Supreme Court, offer blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants, abolish prisons (“as part of a long-term program”), have the government own most large corporations, create transgender sanctuary cities, defund the police and eliminate “the entire global system of capital,” among many other rather crazy ideas. And, of course, the DSA detests Israel’s very existence. Large percentages of Black voters, though, reject such nonsense. At the peak of the “defund the police” movement, for example, Black Democrats were noticeably less likely than White Democrats to support funding cuts or reductions in the number of police on the street. And Black voters on the whole have long been less liberal on “social issues” than White Democrats. And in terms of electoral choices, Black voters for some 70 years have tended to support Democratic candidates they see as more electable over those they see as more ideologically hard-left or progressive. Of course, Carter is an astute politician who doesn’t need to read this column in order to know all this. Still, it all should carry weight in Carter’s mind as he leads the CBC. It was somewhat disheartening, therefore, to see Carter in July tell this newspaper’s Tyler Bridges, in response to questions about the likely higher numbers of far-left Democrats in the next Congress, that what they offer are
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U.S. Rep. Troy Carter acknowledges applause after being announced as a guest at New Hope Baptist Church in New Orleans on Oct. 18. “very bold ideas” which “are not going to be silenced.” Instead, he said, his job will require “harnessing those ideas, harnessing that energy, and morphing it into a position that we can all work on to advance what’s best for the American people.” Sometimes ideas and energy should be harnessed and given direction and impetus, but sometimes ideas are so dangerous or even hateful that they absolutely should be thrown to the side by those trying to govern. Just as some of us on the political right keep trying (often without success) to keep noxious nostrums from holding sway — in other words, to hold our own “side” more accountable — so too should those in Democratic leadership police their own side. Advocating Palestinian control of Israel’s land “from the river to the sea,” or supporting school boards that refuse to tell parents that their staff are supporting their children’s gender transitions, or even providing free healthcare for illegal immigrants — as all 10 of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates did — are not ideas remotely helpful to the public weal. Surely Carter knows this. And Carter recognizes the stakes. “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 told Bridges on Sunday. This could give Carter in 2028 at least a version of the role that Black Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn played in the key presidential primary in his home state of South Carolina in 2020, when his endorsement saved the race for then-former Vice President Joe Biden, who was seen as more moderate than avowed “democratic socialist” Sen. Bernie Sanders. The goal should be to keep the Democrats within the broad mainstream of the American political spectrum rather than at its left-most edges. Some of us are never going to like the bigger, more active government, or its abundant social spending, that Carter favors. Still, there are ways to push those ideals within the mainstream rather than, as the far-left would do, blow up (figuratively speaking) the whole constitutional system. Carter has always worked hard to deliver on local priorities for his Louisiana constituents. In his new role heading the CBC, whose 63 current members represent more than one-seventh of the entire House, here’s hoping he also delivers Louisiana’s sensible, practical values to a national political scene too often characterized by extremes. Email Quin Hillyer at quin.hillyer@ theadvocate.com
The illogical 2026 elections August and September. Median houseIf politics were logical, Republicans should be leading in the polls and hold income rose to $88,667 in August, looking forward to maintaining, even nearly the highest income level ever, expanding, their congressional majori- and up to roughly $2,500 in real terms from when Trump’s second term beties. Putting aside President Donald gan! In his four years in office real Trump’s annoying personality, incomes barely budged under his vulgar language and his Biden.” According to the Census narcissistic behavior — as difBureau, the poverty rate fell to 10.2% last year, the lowest on ficult as that might be for many record dating back to 1967. people — Republicans should be It gets better. asking voters these questions: The president promised to Do you remember why you votcontrol the southern border and ed out the Democrats two years Cal ago because of their economic Thomas he has. A White House press release makes the case: “Illegal and crazy policies like transgenborder crossings have plummeted der athletes in women’s sports? If you to their lowest level since the 1970s, do, why would you return them to the majority in Congress, which will result with migrant encounters at the U.S.Mexico border dropping dramatically in investigations and another possible in 2025. The U.S. achieved negative impeachment of the president and net migration in 2025 — the first time members of his cabinet? in over 50 years — reversing decades Will that improve your life? of unchecked migration and restoring Yes, the Iran war is frustrating, but control over our sovereignty.” Plus, the the unacceptable alternative to stopping the fanatical Iranian regime from administration claims to have deported 500,000 immigrants with criminal regetting a nuclear weapon is allowing them to have one. cords. Yes, there has been some overDo you know nothing about their fun- reaction by ICE, but this pales when compared to the crimes committed by damentalist doctrines that teach they have a duty to kill Jews, Christians and the deportees. Want more? anyone else who believes differently Except in big cities like Chicago and from them? Are you unaware of recent economic St. Louis where, to some, murders approgress? According to the Unleash pear to have become the “new normal,” Prosperity newsletter, which offers in- the administration can legitimately sider updates on what’s happening with brag about the decline in overall crime. According to FBI data, violent crime in the economy:“After four months of America dropped 9.7% in 2025 — the decline due to high energy prices, real household income showed a rebound in largest one-year decline in history.
Nationally, murder fell 18.1%, robbery fell 18.5% and America’s violent crime rate is its lowest since 1900. Trump and the Republican Congress made tax cuts permanent. The downside is they didn’t attack the $40 trillion debt. The president also significantly reduced the number of federal employees and repealed 129 regulations for every new one, according to the Office of Management and Budget. Plants and manufacturing jobs have returned or been brought to America. Ford is moving Lincoln production out of China starting in 2030. Toyota is shifting a major portion of its Tacoma production from Mexico to Texas by 2030. GM, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and others are expanding U.S. production. Power plants and refineries are being built. Why don’t more people know this? It’s because the major media largely ignore it, preferring to focus on the horse race and Democrats, who have no policies. It takes time to turnaround the failures of the Biden and Obama administrations, but things are moving in the right direction. Putting Democrats back in the majority in the House, Senate, or both will stall this progress. If only the president would make the campaign less about himself and start asking some of the above questions for voters to ponder, or would it be illogical to expect that of him? Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.
OKC teaches us no matter the ethnicity, do the job Oklahoma City Mayor David Holt is nationally recognized for leading his boring, long-suffering, middle-of-nowhere city from doldrums to lit. Okies might not say it that way yet, but based on what Holt shared at the annual Bureau of Governmental Research luncheon in New Orleans this week, the city’s present-day feel, look and vibrancy make it the type of place thousands flock to annually. The city was already working to be more when, in 1995, terrorists parked a truck bomb near a federal building, killing 168 people. A few years later, in 1999, a F5 tornado blasted the city with 318 mph Will winds, killing 46. Sutton Three decades later, Oklahoma City is glowing. The people love their city and their mayor, and they seem to get along fairly well. They have big city, urban challenges. But they have minimized those by carefully developing a city with a Super Bowl-level of attractions and services. People have moved there because Oklahoma City has invested in its growth and its future. New Orleans has about 360,000 residents. OKC has grown from 363,000 in 1961, and it’s on track to rise to 727,000 soon. Holt didn’t single-handedly do this. He’s quick to point to the importance of listening to various stakeholders and emerging with bold consensus. Voters approved city sales tax increase propositions eight times. The city used $10 billion to revive downtown, to improve education and to improve infrastructure. Holt, only 47, was the mayor’s chief of staff when the Seattle Supersonics became the Oklahoma City Thunder, after successfully showing that Oklahoma City could support a big league team when New Orleans’ NBA franchise, then known as the Hornets, temporarily relocated after Hurricane Katrina. For six years, Mayor Holt secretly worked with the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce and others to land 2028 Olympics canoe slalom and softball events in OKC, more than 1,300 miles from host city Los Angeles. As wonderful as Oklahoma City is these days, it has a horrible history. Long before the United States became a nation in 1776, long before Oklahoma City became a thing in 1889, long before Oklahoma became a state in 1907, people fished, hunted and had homes and lives there. They weren’t Americans. They were there for thousands of years, probably 10,000 years. They were Apache, Caddo, Comanche, Kiowa and Witchita. And they were Osage. In 1541, Spanish explorers looked for business opportunities and land. In the 1700s, the French moved in. Business meant trading with the Indigenous. They went beyond business, claiming land that wasn’t theirs. In 1803, the French sold land they didn’t ethically or rightfully own as part of the Louisiana Purchase. Oklahoma City was founded in 1889. About 5,000 people called it home. OKC is the city’s nickname. For decades, it was a mid-size city that wasn’t on many lists. Holt wasn’t around for much of that history. He watched the city he loved struggle to be a place where people wanted to live, work and play. His family has been in OKC for at least a century. They were Osage. So is Holt. At 26, he was chief of staff to Mayor Mick Cornett. He served in the state Senate. He worked for members of Congress, a U.S. House speaker and a U.S. president, George W. Bush. He succeeded his old boss and became mayor. At the BGR luncheon, he said continuity is important for a city to grow. Other than an acting mayor who served a short time, Holt is only the city’s fifth mayor. One served for 11 years. Another served for 14 years. In February, Holt was elected to a third four-year term, winning a whopping 86.5% of the vote. Unless he bolts, he’ll serve at least 12 years. I find that fascinating. When Oklahoma became a state, only White males could vote. Oklahoma women fought and won the vote in 1918. Indigenous people couldn’t vote, and they weren’t citizens until the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 technically gave them voting rights. But not really. The 1965 Voting Rights Act removed state discrimination and voting barriers. At the BGR event, Holt stressed the value of listening to the 70% in the middle rather than those far left or far right. He didn’t endorse third and fourth terms for New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno, though he suggested the City Charter’s two-term limit could be rethought. He said we should set politics aside, focus on long-term continuity and elect people who will do the job. He didn’t say this. I will. That’s true whether those people are Osage, African American, Asian American or Latino. Email Will Sutton at wsutton@theadvocate.com.
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Nan was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Mildred True Leap Townsley and Russell Benton Townsley, and was raised, along with her brother Russell Townsley Jr., in Fort Thomas, Kentucky. She attended the University of Kentucky, where she was a member of the acrobatics team, before moving to Chicago to pursue her interests in art and fashion at the Art Institute of Chicago and the Vogue School of Fashion Art and Design. While in Chicago, she also worked as a personal shopper for Saks Fifth Avenue. Following her studies, Nan joined Delta Air Lines as a flight attendant. Her knowledge of foreign languages led to her assignment to international flights. While stationed in New Orleans, she met her future husband, Peter "Pete" Simonson. They shared 42 years of marriage until his passing, raising their four children and enjoying an active life together that included tennis, golf, travel, and a wide circle of friends. Before retiring, Nan freelanced as a portrait artist and worked as a fashion artist for New Orleans department stores, including Godchaux's, Maison Blanche, and D. H. Holmes. Nan was a devoted supporter of the arts and gave her time to the New Orleans Opera Guild, the New Orleans Symphony, and the New Orleans Museum of Art, where she became a docent and an NVC Ambassador and an NVC Historian. She also participated in community volunteer programs, including STAIR and Aid for the Elderly, sponsored by Lakeview Presbyterian Church. A longtime resident of Metairie, Nan enjoyed an active social life and remained involved in New Orleans and Metairie social clubs for many years. Following her husband Pete's passing, she continued to embrace life through travel, playing
bridge, attending book club and other social gatherings, enjoying fine dining with family and friends, and keeping up with the stock market. Nan had a smile for everyone, but she also had a mind of her own. She was spirited, fun-loving, independent, and always ready to enjoy the company of others. She treasured her many dear friends and felt privileged to have them in her life. Above all, she loved and adored her family and cherished the deep love, mutual respect, and enduring bonds they shared. She is survived by her four children: Sandra "Duchess" True Simonson Simon and her husband, David Simon; Peter "Pete" Simonson Jr.; Hollis Simonson; and Leslie Simonson Kudner and her husband, Arthur "Art" Kudner. She also leaves behind her eight grandchildren: Edmond Underwood and his wife, Brittany; Andrew Townsley Underwood and his partner, Brandi Simon; Charlotte Chaze; Kelly True; Peter Chaze; Claire Townsley Chaze; Ariana Kudner; and Arthur "Hank" Kudner; as well as her great-grandson, Auggie Townsley Underwood. Nan will be remembered for her warmth, independence, zest for life, devotion to the arts, and, most of all, the love she gave her family and friends. Her remarkable life was enriched by the many people she loved and the many who loved her in return. She will be deeply missed and fondly remembered by all who had the privilege of knowing her.
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Carolyn Ann Martin Thomas went home to be with the Lord on October 8, 2026, at the age of 78. Carolyn was the loving wife and best friend of the late Richard C. Thomas. Carolyn was preceded in death by her mother, Gloria B. Martin, and her father, George Z. Martin, Sr. She leaves to cherish her memory her beloved son, Whitney (Samantha) Martin; her grandchildren, Porscha, DeVante (Katie), and Whitney Ann Martin; her siblings, Gloriadean (Harry) Harlan and George (Sandra) Martin; four great -grandchildren, Adam, Chillton, Kaden, and Averi Martin; and her devoted godchild, Rose Keasley. Family and friends are invited to attend the Celebration of Life service on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Maria Goretti Catholic Church, 7300 Crowder Boulevard, New Orleans, LA 70127. Visitation will be held from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service. Father Daniel H. Green will officiate. Interment will follow at St. Vincent de Paul Cemetery, 1401 Louisa Street, New Orleans, LA 70117.
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Loomis defends vision after Benson’s comments
BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer
VERSAILLES, France — If any part of Mickey Loomis felt uneasy hearing his boss publicly call him out last week, then another part of the New Orleans Saints general manager understood where owner Gayle Benson was coming ä Saints vs: from when she ripped Steelers 8:30 A.M. her team’s poor start SUNDAY, NFL NETWORK to the season. “I think every once in a while we all need to be a little uncomfortable,” Loomis said. “That’s OK.” Loomis, speaking to reporters for the first time since Benson’s remarks, said he didn’t expect to start 2-4 but still backed the Saints’ direction as they practiced Wednesday at Municipal Stadium Montbauron ahead of the NFL’s first-ever game in Paris. Loomis declined to evaluate Kellen Moore’s performance, other than to say he still supported him and that the coach was only in his second year. In her comments last week, Benson called out Loomis and said it was his job to build a roster capable of sustained success. Does Loomis think he’s accomplished that? He said the results haven’t achieved that yet in an “outcome-based” business. But capable? Yes, Loomis said, he believes this roster is still capable. “I like the direction we’re going,” Loomis said. “We’re a young, developing team
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Pelicans forward Saddiq Bey gets past Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam during the first half of their season-opening game on Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans lost 123-120.
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Contributing writer Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Indiana Pacers spoiled the debut of New Orleans Pelicans head coach Jamahl Mosley with a 123-120 victory in the season opener Wednesday night in the Smoothie King Center. Tyrese Haliburton added 23 points, Obi Toppin scored 20, Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Andrew Nembhard scored 18 for the Pacers.
LSU vs. Auburn often a cinematic experience This is my 35th year covering LSU football. I figure Saturday will mark my 34th Auburn game from the press box or stands. When it comes to this classic, crazy series, I feel like the late, great Skip Bertman did when he once told Ben McDonald about the “the inevitable two” runs that were about to be scored in an LSU baseball game: “I’ve seen it all … twice!” Famous things. Infamous Scott things. Things you couldn’t Rabalais believe. Over the past 50 years, it’s been by far the most colorful LSU football rivalry. Like many things in the speedingto-a-blur college football world we’re currently living in, the annual rivalry between the schools ended in 2023 with the dissolution of divisional play within the Southeastern Conference. This will be LSU’s first game at Auburn since 2022, and Auburn doesn’t return to Tiger Stadium until 2028.
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Dejounte Murray scored 23 points, Zion Williamson had 22, Yves Missi had 13 points and 14 rebounds, Saddiq Bey scored 13, Bennedict Mathurin and Trey Murphy scored 11 each, and Derik Queen had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans. The Pelicans begin a two-game road trip when they visit the Utah Jazz on Friday night. The Pelicans led by 10 points at halftime, but Toppin’s dunk pulled the Pacers within 77-74 midway through
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Mickey Loomis, general manager of the New Orleans Saints, speaks during a news conference on July 28 at the team’s headquarters.
WR Harris steps up in TE Green’s absence LSU receiver has become QB Leavitt’s go-to target
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LSU wide receiver Jackson Harris, left, turns upfield after shedding a tackle attempt by Mississippi State safety Kendel Dolby in the first quarter on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.
From the moment Trey’Dez Green traded his pads for sweatpants, Lane Kiffin had a problem to solve. The star LSU tight end is out with a knee injury, an ailment that ä Green, has kept him off the field Umanmielen since the Week 3 loss at could return Ole Miss. His absence meant that Kiffin needed vs: Auburn, a new primary weapon PAGE 4C for quarterback Sam Leavitt, someone who ä LSU at Auburn 11 A.M. could step into Green’s place. SATURDAY,ABC Enter Jackson Harris. Harris has caught six passes in three of the four games since Green’s injury. He’s scored all five of his touchdowns during this stretch and accumulated 339 of his 456 yards receiving since Green went down. Green is on track to return for Saturday’s matchup at Auburn (11 a.m., ABC), but the Tigers will
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LSU set to gauge freshmen’s readiness Women's first exhibition game set for Thursday
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The LSU women’s basketball team soon will take on what’s arguably the toughest nonconference schedule it has face since coach Kim Mulkey took over the program in 2021. First, the Tigers will play a string of nine tuneups in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center — two exhibition contests and seven regular-season matchups. The stretch, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday against the University of North Texas at Dallas, will give Mulkey chances to experiment with her rotation and evaluate the two freshmen expected to compete for minutes. “They’re gonna have to play,” Mulkey said on Oct. 13. The sixth-year coach was referring to Lola Lampley and Anna Minaeva. Lampley is a 6-foot-2 former McDonald’s AllAmerican from Indiana. Minaeva, 17, is 6-5 and from Russia. Both will play in the post for the Tigers. They’re expected to log heavy minutes in November, in large part because LSU is already down two post players who were on the roster at the start of the academic year. Junior Kate Koval left the program, and Spanish forward Noa Morro underwent surgery to address a stress fracture in her shin. While Morro recovers (she’s out until at least late November), Mulkey expects Lampley and Minaeva will be “thrown to the wolves.” They’ll have “great moments,” she said, and “notso-great moments” against the stiff competition LSU is set to face both before and after the calendar flips to 2027. The Tigers have played only four Top 25 nonconference teams across the last five sea-
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LSU post player Lola Lampley takes a foul shot during the first practice of the season on Sept. 21 at the PMAC. sons. This year, they have three preseason AP Top 25 teams on their nonconference schedule — No. 2 UConn, No. 12 North Carolina and No. 25 North Carolina State — and a fourth that received
votes in the preseason poll but missed the cut (Villanova). Mulkey told The Advocate in August that although she didn’t intentionally build a tougher nonconference schedule, she was confident that her new-look
roster could handle some challenging battles in November and December. “I don’t ever want to overschedule,” Mulkey said. “Losing is one thing. But if you’re losing with kids that can get over it, and they don’t just melt, then you can schedule nonconference a little bit tougher.” The good news for LSU is that it has time before the schedule stiffens up, and Morro could return right around the time it does. After the Tigers play their two exhibition games on Thursday against UNT Dallas and on Oct. 29 against Loyola-New Orleans, they’ll host Southeastern Louisiana in their season opener Nov. 2. From there, LSU will face Texas Southern, McNeese State, Denver, Troy, Fairleigh Dickinson and Belmont before traveling to Fort Myers, Florida, to take on Villanova and NC State the week of Thanksgiving. Then comes an ACC/SEC Challenge road game against North Carolina, a matchup with Houston in Houston and the UConn showdown, which will tip off in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 20. LSU also has tuneups against Northwestern State, Stonehill and Alcorn State sprinkled in among those contests. It’s a compelling slate, one that will show just how ready Lampley, Minaeva, Morro and the rest of the newcomers are to dive into Southeastern Conference play come January. “In some ways,” Mulkey said, “it’s gonna be a team that probably has a few ups and downs, but at the end of the day, I think their mindset is very good, and I have not gone to practice yet where I’ve left upset.” Then Mulkey cracked a smile and laughed. “So maybe I need to get upset about something, right?”
Ex-LSU coach Brown gets Wooden Legends honor Former LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown has been named as the 2027 recipient of the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Tuesday. Brown coached the Tigers from 1972-97, leading LSU to two Final Four appearances, four Southeastern Conference regular-season championships and LSU’s only SEC Tournament title. Brown retired as the SEC’s second-winningest men’s coach with 448 career victories and still ranks fourth in that category behind only Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (846), Florida’s Billy Donovan (467) and John Calipari (460) at Kentucky and Arkansas. Brown, who turns 91 on Oct. 31, will be formally honored during the John R. Wooden Award ceremony in April 2027 in Los Angeles.
Giants turning to McCarthy over Winston as quarterback
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are turning to J.J. McCarthy to start at quarterback for their game Sunday at Houston. McCarthy got the nod over Jameis Winston, who started the previous four games since Jaxson Dart was sidelined for the foreseeable future because of a knee injury. The Giants (3-2-1) are in the middle of the pack on offense league-wide as they start a third player in seven games at football’s most important position. They have their bye week after playing the Texans but are making the change to McCarthy now that he has fully grasped offensive coordinator Matt Nagy’s system.
Goodell: NFL welcomes a review of Hurts situation
NEW YORK — The NFL welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots after the players’ union asked for one, commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Goodell said in his news conference at the end of the NFL’s annual fall meeting that Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical officer, has gone through the steps that were followed and added that the union had a right to call for a review. Hurts is on injured reserve and expected to miss the rest of the season after a blood clot in his left calf traveled to his lungs. The Eagles and agent Nicole Lynn said Monday that Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli.
DB Franklin appeals LSU men release roster with 14 players on it Bills NFL’s 1-game suspension BY TOYLOY BROWN III
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Coach Will Wade’s basketball roster at LSU is practically complete after a tumultuous offseason centered on eligibility. The team website Wednesday listed 14 players expected to suit up for the Tigers this season. In June, that total was four, and it was just 10 players for the McNeese State exhibition game Oct. 8. The newest additions on the public roster are 23-year-old French center Brice Dessert, 22-year-old Italian-Senegalese wing Saliou Niang, 24-year-old Israeli center Gilad Levy and fifth-year UCLA transfer guard Skyy Clark. Wade said after the 63-60 McNeese win, in which he played just seven players, that his full team will be dangerous in the Southeastern Conference. “I mean, we’re about to be loaded up here now,” he said. “Better watch out.” The NCAA cleared Dessert and Niang to play for LSU on Tuesday. Levy is expected to get the same result, but there is paperwork still left to be taken care of, a source with knowledge of the program told The Advocate. Levy, who is 7-foot-3, was the last player to commit to the program Aug. 25 and likely won’t be able to participate in LSU’s final exhibition game at noon Saturday against Florida State on the road. Clark obtained eligibility last Friday through a temporary injunction for a fifth year in a Kentucky lawsuit. While he was among the original plaintiffs in the same California eligibility
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LSU center Michael Ruzic dunks the ball against Central Florida on Oct. 14 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. lawsuit that fellow UCLA transfer and LSU teammate Donovan Dent is a part of, he signed a request for partial dismissal without prejudice Aug. 13, according to court documents.
Wade previously had former St. John’s star RJ Luis signed and among the 15 players he had practicing with LSU since Sept. 2. Although Luis received a preliminary injunction to play,
Wade said during SEC media days that Luis isn’t on the roster after the SEC implemented rules that would enact severe penalties on the program if he played. The first four players LSU announced on June 11 were college transfers that didn’t need a fifth year of eligibility through the courts. Those players were senior guard Abdi Bashir (Kansas State), junior guard Divine Ugochukwu (Michigan State), senior forward Mo Dioubate (Kentucky) and senior guard Austin Nunez (UTSA). The scholarship players that followed were fifth-year point guard Dent and 20-year-old Croatian center Michael Ruzic. Dent was eligible to play through a temporary restraining order since Aug. 18, and on Tuesday he was among a group of more than 70 plaintiffs granted a preliminary injunction in his age-based eligibility lawsuit filed in California. Ruzic, a 7-footer, was cleared by the NCAA a few hours before the Tigers took the floor at McNeese. The four remaining players on the roster are likely walk-ons, including freshman forward Jordan Bender, center Strake Pearson and guard Bradley Fife, all unranked high school recruits, and senior Luke Stansbury, son of LSU associate head coach Rick Stansbury. Luke Stansbury played in 10 games at Stephen F. Austin from 2023-25. After LSU’s last exhibition game at Florida State, it will play its regular-season opener against LSU New Orleans on Nov. 3 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin appealed the NFL’s decision to suspend him for one game without pay for allegedly spitting at a Raiders opponent during a game last weekend, the player’s agent said on Wednesday. The appeal was launched within hours of the NFL issuing the suspension, with a hearing scheduled to take place on Thursday. “We adamantly deny Sam spit on anyone,” Franklin’s agent Harold Lewis told The Associated Press by phone. “We look forward to the process to fully exonerate him tomorrow at the hearing and (provide him) the apology he deserves.” Franklin said he was defending himself without resorting to spitting at anyone.
Locksley is out as coach for Maryland football
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Michael Locksley is out at Maryland in the first big move of the new college football coaching cycle. The university announced Locksley’s exit Wednesday, four days after the Terrapins lost at home to Rutgers for their fifth straight defeat. Maryland fired defensive coordinator Ted Monachino on Sunday, which seemed to indicate the school was keeping Locksley for the time being. But now the Terrapins — who have an open date this week — are making an even more significant change. Co-defensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim takes over as interim coach. Maryland hired Locksley in December 2018, about a month after coach DJ Durkin was fired.
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Brewers’ 1982 World Series Reese, Dream take the lead team pulling for 2026 squad BY STEVE MEGARGEE AP sportswriter
MILWAUKEE — Hall of Fame shortstop Robin Yount says he feels a different level of anxiety watching the Milwaukee Brewers now than when he was playing for them during their only other World Series run. “It’s almost like watching your kids play,” said Yount, who was the American League Most Valuable Player when the Brewers reached the 1982 Fall Classic. “You’re a lot more nervous watching your own kids play than when you played yourself. And I kind of feel that way now.” Yount and the rest of the 1982 Brewers are hoping this year’s ä Rays at Brewers. M i l w a u kee team 7 P.M. FRIDAY, FOX. can settle some unfinished business by winning the franchise’s first World Series title. The 1982 Brewers won the AL pennant and led 3-1 in the sixth inning of Game 7 of the World Series that year before falling 6-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers are finally back on this stage 44 years later. The Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL championship series to earn this matchup with the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays. Game 1 is Friday in Milwaukee. “In my 80 years on this planet, I have never been more impressed with a team — the way they played against the Dodgers — in my entire life,” said Larry Hisle, who played nine games for the Brewers in 1982 before undergoing shoulder surgery that essentially ended his 14-year major league career.
Different types of teams On the surface, this year’s Brewers don’t have much in common with the 1982 squad.
The 1982 team was known as Harvey’s Wallbangers, a nod to Milwaukee’s drinking culture, Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn and the fact that the Brewers hit an MLB-leading 216 homers that year. This year’s Brewers hit just 154 homers to match the secondlowest total in the majors. But the two teams do share some traits. Jerry Augustine, a pitcher on the 1982 team, said that squad “had respect for each other about going out and playing the game the way it’s supposed to be played.” “This team is exactly the same,” Augustine said. “They respect each other. They go out and play hard. They don’t give up. When you play this team, you’d better be ready to play 27 outs.” Cecil Cooper, a first baseman on the 1982 team, said he’s appreciated the Brewers’ approach at the plate during this playoff run. “You watch every at bat, these guys are grinding,” Cooper said. “They’re not out there just wailing away at the first pitch. They’re grinding at bat after at bat. That’s what you do. That’s what winners do.” That 1982 team’s star-studded roster featured five Hall of Famers in Yount, third baseman Paul Molitor, catcher Ted Simmons and pitchers Rollie Fingers and Don Sutton.
Panthers GM was Brewers bat boy The list of familiar names on that team isn’t limited to the players. Florida Panthers general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito was a Brewers bat boy and clubhouse attendant that year. He did laundry, rubbed mud on baseballs for better gripping and played catch in right field with outfielders between innings. Zito brought the Stanley Cup into the Brewers’ clubhouse during the summer of 2024, after the Panthers won their first of two
straight NHL championships. Would his name be on the Stanley Cup twice if he hadn’t been a Brewers bat boy? Zito doesn’t think so. “I’m guessing maybe some of the guys working there now realize what an unbelievable opportunity it is, to learn and to be around professional sports,” Zito said. “The lessons that you take away, maybe I didn’t understand them at the time. … But now, reflecting back, they were all so important.” The 1982 squad remains beloved in Milwaukee and was a subject of a documentary, “Just a Bit Outside,” that came out in 2024. Milwaukee started slowly that year until Kuenn took over and provided a spark after the June firing of Buck Rodgers. The Brewers clinched the AL East title by winning a winner-take-all game at Baltimore on the final day of the regular season. They rallied from two games down to beat the California Angels in the best-of-five ALCS. Longtime Brewers fans continue to vow that the Brewers would have won the World Series if Fingers hadn’t injured his forearm that September, preventing him from pitching in the postseason. “We got a parade when we lost the World Series,” Yount said. “How often does that happen?” Yount, who is generally regarded as the greatest player in Brewers history, has called that 1982 postseason the greatest time but also the worst time of his career because of the way it ended. The pain of losing Game 7 sticks with him. “Yeah, it stings,” the 71-yearold Yount said. “It hurts. I’m not going to lie, I’ll never get over it until the Brewers win one. So I’m hoping. I hope this happens more often than every 44 years, but I’m pretty excited this year. If it takes another 44, I’m not sure I’m going to be here for that one.”
Rays coach Snyder built excellent staff through reclamation projects BY ROB MAADDI AP sportswriter
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Bryan Baker was an inconsistent reliever in Baltimore. He became a dominant closer in his first full season in Tampa Bay. Drew Rasmussen had a 5.01 ERA in 1½ seasons in Milwaukee. He developed into an elite ace with the Rays. Freddy Peralta struggled with the Mets before he was traded to Tampa Bay in August, turned his season around and was MVP of the AL Champions Series. Nick Martinez signed with the Rays a couple days before spring training and made his first All-Star team in July. Cam Booser had a 5.52 ERA last season, came to Tampa Bay and cut it to 1.98. The common theme for those reclamation projects is pitching coach Kyle Snyder. Under Snyder’s direction since 2018, the Rays have consistently had one of the best pitching staffs in the majors. That stellar staff helped Tampa Bay become American League champions for the third time in the franchise’s 29 seasons. The World Series begins Friday night in Milwaukee. The Rays led the league in WHIP (1.14), were fourth in batting average against (.229) and seventh in ERA (3.70) this season. Snyder has earned a reputation for consistently developing pitchers. “I don’t know if I could put into words right now the impact and importance he’s had to the pitchers here at the major league level, the entire pitching department throughout the organization,” manager Kevin Cash said. “I’m certainly biased, but I think he’s the best in baseball at what he does, the care that he shows each individual pitcher, whether it’s in the offseason, spring training and obviously during the season — the way that he builds relationships and creates that trust within each individual pitcher. “And I think the way he’s evolved. I mean, we’ve seen pitching — there’s a lot of information out there right now about pitching. There has been for quite some time. I think Kyle’s always at the forefront of being very curious to try to understand what that information is providing or saying. And
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Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder, center, visits the mound with starting pitcher Zack Littell, left, and catcher Matt Thaiss, right, during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 19, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. he’s the best at implementing it with individual pitchers.” The 49-year-old Snyder spent less than a decade pitching in the majors, posting a 5.57 ERA in 93 games with the Royals and Red Sox between 2003-08. He won a World Series with Boston in 2007 and began his coaching career with the Rays in 2012 as the pitching coach for Low-A Hudson Valley. With Snyder leading the way, the Rays have embraced new technology. They began using markerless motion capture technology before other teams, helped introduce the opener concept and have emphasized the value of catcher pitch framing. Snyder goes out of his way to build relationships with his pitchers and has prioritized face-to-face conversations instead of texting since he became a coach. “You build the relationship strong enough so that it can bear the weight of trust, but if you show them enough that you care and you happen to be in their living room let’s say in January, it’s a lot easier to deliver a hard and direct message in May because they know the care factor is there,” Snyder told MLB Network recently. Peralta said Snyder helped him learn to trust himself again after his midseason trade to Tampa Bay. “The information and the way he communicated to me, it was the right way to do it,” Peralta said. “When I got here, everything changed.” Baker had moments of success
with the Orioles. The Rays saw his potential and figured Snyder could get the best out of him. He did. Baker had a 1.44 ERA in 65 appearances this season and has been nearly unhittable in the playoffs, allowing one hit in seven innings. “It’s been awesome to get to work with such a good baseball mind and somebody who has got a lot of feel for the game, especially pitching side, that you don’t see too often,” Baker said of Snyder. “So I’ve enjoyed every second of it.” The Rays throw more changeups than other teams because of Snyder’s influence. Baker said learning to throw a change-up in the strike zone is the biggest factor that has led to his success. Catcher Liam Hicks, who was traded to the Rays in August, said Snyder helped him transition smoothly to handling a new pitching staff. “I think he does a really good job of just keeping things simple,” Hicks said. “He does a really good job of giving you enough information but not overwhelming you with it as well. I feel like back there, every game, I’m completely prepared for what to call. He helps me between innings, planning for the next few hitters. And then just seeing the way all the pitchers respect him as well, it’s really cool. And I feel like I’ve learned a ton this year with him.” All that’s missing from Snyder’s coaching resume is a World Series ring. The Rays are four wins away from securing it.
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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese blocks a shot during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday in Atlanta. Atlanta beat Golden State 97-71.
Yankees owner blames players, not leadership, for lack of World Series title BY RONALD BLUM AP baseball writer
Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner blamed New York’s players for the team’s failure to win the World Series and defended manager Aaron Boone and general manager Brian Cashman, who is getting a new contract as he enters his 30th season in charge of baseball operations. “I thought Boone managed a good season, especially with the pitching staff,” Steinbrenner said Wednesday. “The bottom line is the players didn’t live up to their end of Steinbrenner the bargain in the playoffs.” New York has gone 17 seasons without a World Series title. That matches the Yankees’ longest drought since winning their first championship in 1923, a gap between titles in 1978 and ’96. “If we don’t win a championship while I’m here, I’m sure that will be a frontline story of it all and how people think of me and how a fanbase reacts,” Boone said. “I understand that.” Steinbrenner spoke alongside Cashman during a joint Zoom news conference from team’s spring training ballpark in Tampa, Florida, and Boone followed with a video news conference from Yankee Stadium. New York went 93-68 and finished second in the AL East to Tampa Bay. After sweeping Boston 2-0 in an AL Wild Card Series, the Yankees were swept 3-0 by the Rays in a Division Series. “In the end, the majority of the responsibility — I’ll say it for the fifth time — in my mind, my opinion, lies with the position players and the inability to score on a consistent basis throughout the course of the entire season for the most part,” Steinbrenner said. “Not on the shoulders of Aaron Boone does the blame lie.” Captain Aaron Judge was limited to 66 games and hit .241 with 18 homers and 41 RBIs. The three-time AL MVP was sidelined from June 1 through Sept. 7 by a fractured rib, returned for seven games, then had a season-ending calf injury. Giancarlo Stanton’s regular season ended with a calf injury on April 24. “Look, losing Stanton and losing Judge for 80-plus percent of the season in the offense’s defense was not part of the plan and it certainly had an effect,” Steinbrenner said. “We just have to figure out how much of it was that.” He doesn’t feel a need to publicly pressure players in the manner of his father, George Steinbrenner. “I’m not convinced that with this team, in this day and age, that that’s as big of a motivator as you
think it is,” Hal Steinbrenner said. “Twenty, 25 years ago, different generation, just a different scenario.”
Boone into last season of contract Boone finished his ninth season as manager and has one season left on a two-year contract extension agreed to in February 2025. The 53-year-old former third baseman has led New Boone York to a 790-565 regular-season record and three first-place finishes in the AL East but a 27-30 postseason mark. “At the end of the day, we haven’t won a championship with me at the helm,” he said. “Ultimately that’s what has to happen to satisfy certainly myself — that’s why I’m doing this — but to answer those questions ultimately.” Steinbrenner and the Yankees front office evaluated Boone after the season-ending loss. “We had a weeklong conversation about Aaron Boone and was he part of the problem this year, and I don’t believe he was. I think he had a good year managing-wise,” Steinbrenner said. “But, yes, I would consider, of course, moving on from Aaron Boone if I thought he was a huge part of a problem.” Boone defended not calling out players publicly for mistakes.
Cashman will stay on as GM Cashman, who turns 60 in July, said he and the team have agreed to a new contract and are working on minor details. He became general manager in February 1998 and is the most senior head of baseball operations in the major leagues — San Diego’s A.J. Preller, hired in August 2014, is second. When Cashman took over from Bob Watson in 1998, it was the 15th change at GM since George SteinCashman brenner bought the Yankees in January 1973. Cashman has been the only GM under Hal Steinbrenner, who succeeded his father as controlling owner in November 2008. New York has won four World Series, seven AL pennants and 15 AL East titles since Cashman became GM. He had been working under a four-year contract announced in December 2022. “Cash is great every season,” Steinbrenner said. “The roster he put together, the team that we rolled out of spring training with was as good as any in baseball in my opinion. We had a lot of bumps and bruises along the way, but the team was fantastic and it was a world championship-caliber team.”
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Green, Umanmielen appear available for Auburn game BY JON BLAU Staff writer
LSU tight end Trey’Dez Green might be ready for a return this weekend. The Tigers’ preseason AllAmerican was not listed on the Southeastern Conference’s initial availability report for the Auburn game, which is the first time Green hasn’t been listed as “out” since he was sidelined by a knee injury in a loss at Ole Miss in Week 3. LSU’s two other starters sidelined by long-term injuries, linebacker Whit Weeks and safety Dashawn Spears, were still listed as “out” Wednesday for the 11 a.m. Saturday kickoff. Meanwhile, Princewill Umanmielen, who is second in the SEC in sacks with 8.5, wasn’t listed in Wednesday’s availability report, either. Umanmielen exited LSU’s win over Mississippi State in the
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Continued from page 1C still need Harris to produce once Green is back. Harris became Leavitt’s go-to target while Green was out, and he now leads the Tigers in receiving yards. Despite leaving early Saturday with an ankle injury, he caught six passes for 85 yards against Mississippi State. He told reporters Tuesday that he’ll be ready to go for this weekend. “I feel like if the game went differently, I could have went back out there and played,” Harris said. “So we’ll be all good for this week.” Harris, a redshirt junior who transferred to LSU from Hawaii, thoroughly impressed Kiffin and the LSU coaching staff on tape in January. At 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, he’s a long and physical receiver, a bigger body who can win against man coverage on the outside. He was a star in his only season in Honolulu, snatching 49 passes for 963 yards and 12 touchdowns after earning limited playing time
first quarter after a tackle. Green, the 6-foot-7, 237-pound junior, was having a breakout season before he took an Ole Miss helmet to the knee late in a 32-24 loss to the Rebels. He had 14 catches for 222 yards and a touchdown in three games. It was long believed Green could return after the open date next weekend, allowing him to play in a pivotal home game against Alabama on Nov. 7. But as LSU coach Lane Kiffin said on Oct. 5 before a trip to Kentucky, “If there’s anybody that’s going to come back sooner than maybe what people thought, it would be him.” Green was out of a knee brace at that time, and Kiffin said he was “getting closer.” Having him back to face Auburn is fortuitous, given the other Tigers just beat then-No. 1 Georgia on Saturday. LSU did list freshman defensive
tackle Richard Anderson as doubtful Wednesday for the road trip to Auburn. Reserve linebacker Tylen Singleton, who missed last weekend’s game against Mississippi State, was not listed and should be available. Kiffin said postgame Saturday that doctors held out both Umanmielen and receiver Jackson Harris, who appeared to injure his ankle on a second-half catch. Kiffin didn’t specify their injuries, but he said Sunday he believed Harris would be “fine.” Harris, who has emerged as LSU’s leading receiver, confirmed as much Tuesday. “I feel like if the game went differently, I could have went back out there and played,” Harris told reporters. “So we’ll be all good for this week.”
in two years at Stanford. “We need to actually throw the ball to him more,” Kiffin said after LSU’s loss to Kentucky. “Wins against press (coverage); he’s really fast out there. I really like his progression.” For an offense missing the frame of the 6-7 Green, Harris and 6-5 Roman Mothershed have been big targets for Leavitt. Mothershed even has been a target for Harris, who threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to the Troy transfer against Kentucky. Harris never has been a quarterback, but he made it known to offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. that he could chuck it. During practices, he’s joined the quarterbacks for some throwing drills. “He throws the ball really well, as you saw,” Kiffin said. “We actually called the play earlier in the game, and they were in a different defense. So we checked out and came back to it later, and he made a great throw.” Harris hasn’t been the only receiver stepping up in Green’s absence. LSU is deep at wide receiver, even as Mothershed has shifted to tight end with Green out of the lineup.
Winston Watkins, who followed Kiffin from Ole Miss, has more than 400 yards receiving and has been Leavitt’s top option in the slot. Freshman Corey Barber and Old Dominion transfer Tre Brown have earned more playing time lately. Even Zach Grace, who had zero career catches until his 22-yard touchdown grab at Kentucky, has been targeted more often despite primarily being a blocking tight end. At running back, Dilin Jones has become Leavitt’s go-to option on check-downs in the flat. Filling the chasm left by Green has been a team effort. Even without their star tight end, the Tigers’ passing game improved while he was out. Leavitt’s improved accuracy has played a big role, but LSU also has found weapons ready to step up in Green’s absence. No receiver has made that leap more than Harris. With Green likely back, he and Harris together should only help take LSU’s passing attack to the next level. “A lot of those plays (to Harris) were a kind of similar type of playaction, Trey’Dez type of plays,” Kiffin said after the Texas A&M win. “It was really good.”
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three fourth-quarter interceptions that Auburn returned for Continued from page 1C touchdowns. Then he threw two more — one that Auburn fumbled on the return, another he threw after LSU got the ball back. It was Maybe that makes us savor the the beginning of the end for coach memorable games between the Curley Hallman, which makes it SEC’s original Tigers even more. Here are 13 games worth remem- the best loss LSU ever had. 1995: LSU 12, Auburn 6 bering: “The Bring Back the Magic 1980: LSU 21, Auburn 17 Game.” The title comes from a No earthquakes, no cigars, but quote by first-year coach Gerry when did you ever see referees DiNardo at his introductory news taking timeouts away from the conference. The actual game behome team because their fans were being too loud? That haplonged to Howard, who quarterbacked LSU over No. 5 Auburn. pened to LSU in this one as Auburn was driving for the go-ahead Troy Twillie pulled a Quinn and intercepted Patrick Nix (Denver score. It ended when safety Marquarterback Bo Nix’s father) in cus Quinn seemed to leap 10 feet into the air to intercept a Joe Sul- the north end zone to end it. 1996: LSU 19, Auburn 15 livan pass in the north end zone. “The Night the Barn Burned.” 1988: LSU 7, Auburn 6 Raion Hill scored on a pick-six, “The Earthquake Game.” Tommy Hodson’s 11-yard, fourth- then ran back a two-point pass with 0:36 left as Auburn tried to down touchdown pass to Eddie tie LSU while down 17-15. But Fuller with 1:47 left set off a celebration that registered on the the game is remembered for the enormous fire next door to JordanLSU geology department’s seismograph. Years later, I wrote that Hare Stadium that claimed the old wooden Auburn Sports Arena, an LSU geologist said just about a.k.a. The Barn. Auburn legend every Tiger Stadium touchdown blames LSU fans for leaving a lit registers as an “earthquake.” barbecue pit next to the building. Readers got mad. Some folks 1999: Auburn 41, LSU 7 want the legend, not the truth. “The Cigar Game.” No fire haz1994: Auburn 30, LSU 26 “The Interception Game.” LSU ards, just bad taste as Auburn quarterback Jamie Howard threw players smoked victory cigars on
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Continued from page 1C the third quarter. Bey answered with two free throws and Mathurin followed with two more. Quenton Jackson made consecutive steals, scoring on a layup after the first and feeding Toppin for a layup after the second, to cut the lead to three. Queen made four free throws to help New Orleans take a 92-86 lead at the end of the third quarter. Bey made a 3-pointer to start the fourthquarter scoring, but Haliburton scored five straight points to start a 15-3 run that gave Indiana a 108-104 lead. The Pelicans tied the score three times before Haliburton gave Indiana a 121-118 lead with a three-point play. New Orleans had a chance to tie in the final seconds, but Jeremiah Fears and Williamson both missed 3-pointers. Mosley started the team’s top two point guards — Murray and Fears — and brought Herb Jones, the team’s best one-on-one de-
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how close the Saints were to beating the Detroit Lions and Las VeContinued from page 1C gas Raiders. He said young teams have to “learn how to win,” adding that’s where the Saints are in the and you know, we have to recog- process. Loomis also was asked about his nize that. I recognize that. We’ve got a young coach (23) games into own process and decisions that arhis career. And that’s where we’re guably have contributed to New at.” Orleans’ poor start. For example, The expectations for that young, his choice to draft Jordyn Tyson developing team are different eighth overall came with plenty of than they were a year ago. New questions given the wide receivOrleans’ late-season surge to fin- er’s lengthy injury history, and ish 6-11 led many, including the the selection hasn’t paid off so far. Saints, to believe they would The rookie has yet to play because of another hamstring injury. make another jump in 2026. “The injury that he has (now) is That growth was fueled by the belief in quarterback Tyler not the same injury that he had Shough. The 27-year-old has, in before,” said Loomis, referring some ways, lived up to the hype to Tyson’s past hamstring issues. this season. He’s been the center “So those can happen. They can of the offense, ranking third in happen to any player. It’s unfortupassing attempts, sixth in passing nate that it happened at the very touchdowns and 13th in yards. beginning of his career, but hopeShough also has fully this is the one been the league’s and only injury that “We’re really most pressured has. encouraged by what he“We’re quarterback and rereally enwe saw in training couraged by what portedly has played camp when he was we saw in training through a broken left hand for the last practicing before he camp when he was two games. got injured, and we’re practicing before got injured, and Loomis said he’s looking forward to he we’re looking for“excited” about having him back.” ward to having him what he’s seen from Shough, specifically back.” MICKEY LOOMIS, the way he performs When that might Saints general manager, be remains a mysand how he reacts on Jordyn Tyson when it doesn’t go tery. Tyson won’t well. But he noted play this week, and the second-year Moore was noncomquarterback still has less than a mittal about whether the rookie full season’s worth of starts. Sun- might be ready after New Orday’s game against the Pittsburgh leans’ bye week following the Paris trip. Steelers will be his 16th. Still, as much as Loomis harped “I think the expectations are a lot greater than what his résumé on having a young team, he acis so far,” Loomis said. knowledged the team’s timeline Loomis wasn’t willing to discuss for success doesn’t have to be inexpectations for Moore, such as cremental. The Saints’ first year whether the Saints should be fur- with Drew Brees and Sean Payton ther ahead in his second season. resulted in an NFC championship Loomis has long said he doesn’t game appearance, and they made believe in handing out evaluations the Super Bowl three years after that. before a season is over. Loomis was careful not to as“That’s for later down the road,” he said. “Like I said, he’s 23 games sign a timeline to New Orleans’ into his career and with a rebuild- current path to contention. “We do want it to be faster,” he ing team. Let’s not forget that, you said. “It doesn’t have to be four know. But I like what I see.” That answer still differed from years. I would agree that our ‘09 Loomis’ earlier comparison of for- team was the culmination of ’06, mer coach Dennis Allen’s strug- ’07, ’08. Hopefully it’s faster than gles to Hall of Famers such as Bill that, but I don’t wanna put a limit Belichick and Chuck Noll, though (on it).” Left unsaid is that Benson might that came after Allen completed his second season with the Saints. not give him that time if the reRepeatedly on Wednesday, sults don’t come soon. Loomis said he’s focused on the “Look, we’re capable of going process so it leads to the right on a run and being successful,” outcomes. He noted, for instance, Loomis said.
with one second left on the clock. LSU coach Les Miles could have tried a 39-yard field goal to win, but oh no, that wouldn’t have been as sporting. LSU stayed on track for the BCS national championship. 2016: Auburn 18, LSU 13 Auburn kicked six field goals. LSU quarterback Danny Etling appeared to throw a game-winning 15-yard TD pass to DJ Chark as time expired, except time already expired before the ball was snapped. Miles was fired the next day. It was the most Miles’ way his LSU career could have ended. 2017: LSU 27, Auburn 23 Unranked LSU rallied from STAFF FILE PHOTO BY BILL FEIG a 20-0 second-quarter deficit LSU wide receiver Demetrius Byrd catches a touchdown pass with :01 at home to beat No. 10 Auburn, left to lift the Tigers to a 30-24 victory over Auburn on Oct. 20, 2007, in thanks in part to a 75-yard punt return TD by Chark. Tiger Stadium. 2018: LSU 22, Auburn 21 Cole Tracy’s 42-yard field goal 2004: Auburn 10, LSU 9 the eye of the tiger logo at midas time expired lifted Joe BurAuburn scored a touchdown to field in Tiger Stadium. Imagine tie it 9-9 with 1:14 left, and John if Lane Kiffin’s players did that row-led LSU to a dramatic win at Vaughn missed the PAT. LSU’s Saturday. Auburn. Ronnie Prude was flagged for 2001: LSU 27, Auburn 14 2022: LSU 21, Auburn 17 jumping over the line. No one This one is remembered not so Brian Kelly’s first LSU team had seen that penalty before. Or much for the game — though the was down 17-0 at Auburn before since. Vaughn made his secondwin did put LSU in its first SEC rallying for 21 unanswered points chance kick as Auburn won. championship game — but more to win. Auburn coach Bryan Har2007: LSU 30, Auburn 24 the circumstances. The contest sin was fired three weeks later. LSU gives Auburn the “One was originally scheduled for Kelly was fired three years later. Sept. 15 in Tiger Stadium but was Second Blues,” as Matt Flynn No Brians or Bryans were postponed until Dec. 1 because of throws a 22-yard touchdown pass harmed in the writing of this colto Demetrius Byrd, who lands Sept. 11. umn.
fender, off the bench. Fears committed his second foul less than two minutes into the game, but Mosley left him in and Fears committed his third foul with 6:56 left in the quarter. Former Pacer Mathurin, New Orleans’ most significant offseason acquisition, replaced Fears, who wouldn’t return until the start of the second half. Moments later Toppin made a 3-pointer to give Indiana its biggest lead of the quarter, 23-14. The Pacers shot 59.1% from the floor and held a 38-31 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Pelicans scored the first 12 points of the second quarter as the Pacers went scoreless for nearly the first five minutes. Toppin made another 3-pointer to end the drought, trimming the New Orleans lead to 43-41, and Indiana tied the score twice. Williamson, who worked extensively on his 3-point shooting in the offseason and vowed to shoot a lot more than the four he took last season, made his first two tries during the final minute of the second quarter to help the Pelicans take a 66-56 halftime lead.
Pelicans forward Zion Williamson drives to the basket between Indiana Pacers center Ivica Zubac, left, and forward Pascal Siakam during the first half Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans lost 123-120. STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD
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Saints wide receiver Jordyn Tyson warms up before a game against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 11.
Reid flourishing as Newman’s captain
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Rookie WR Tyson won’t debut in Paris BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer
VERSAILLES, France — Jordyn Tyson will not make his NFL debut on an international stage. Speaking with reporters at Municipal Stadium Montbauron, where the New Orleans Saints practiced Wednesday, general manager Mickey Loomis said Tyson will not practice with the team this week. “But he is improving, and we feel like we’re getting closer,” Loomis said. “I don’t have a specific timetable for that yet, but we’re encouraged.” Tyson suffered a hamstring injury during an Aug. 13 joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars and has spent the entirety of his rookie season on injured reserve. With the Saints’ bye on tap next week, Tyson would not make his debut until Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns in New Orleans at the earliest. Tyson missed time throughout his college career at Colorado and Arizona State with multiple injuries, the last of which was a hamstring injury that prevented him from participating in workouts throughout much of the draft process. Asked about that history and any pre-draft concerns the team may have had about Tyson, Loomis reiterated that Tyson’s current situation is “not the same injury that he had before,” and that injuries like this “can happen to any player.” “It’s unfortunate that it happened at the very beginning of his career, but hopefully this is the one and only injury that he has,” Loomis said. “We’re really encouraged by what we saw in training camp when he was practicing before he got injured,
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and we’re looking forward to having him back.” The passing attack mostly has produced at a high level without Tyson. Among NFL wide receivers, Chris Olave ranks second in yards (480) and third in receptions (43), while Devaughn Vele has played well as the No. 2 option with 28 receptions for 294 yards. Quarterback Tyler Shough has cooled off a bit lately after a torrid start, but he is still on pace to throw for more than 4,000 yards and 34 touchdowns. New Orleans has not felt compelled to rush the No. 8 pick in this year’s draft back to the field before he is ready. “We’re being probably a little more cautious than we would ordinarily,” Loomis said. “But still, the timeline is the timeline.”
Injury update Right guard Cesar Ruiz made the trip to Paris with his teammates, but he did not participate in practice Wednesday after suffering a knee injury against the Giants on Sunday. Rookie Jeremiah Wright took Ruiz’s place against the Giants, playing 42 offensive snaps. “This is a thing we’ll take day by day and see how this thing progresses as the week goes,” coach Kellen Moore said. Linebacker Kaden Elliss returned to practice for the first time since he suffered a calf injury against the Las Vegas RaidersinWeek3.Inhisthreegame absence, the Saints have allowed 31.7 points and 415 yards per game — well above their 27.7 points and 340.3 yards per game averages with Elliss in the lineup. “Kaden’s obviously an im-
portant part of our defense,” Moore said. “It was good to see him out there, and we’ll see how the rest of this week progresses.” Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry also practiced Wednesday. He missed most of the second half against the Giants with what Moore described as a migraine. Speaking to reporters after practice, McKinstry described it as a sinus issue that may have been related to the illness that had been running through the locker room the past few weeks. “It just kind of settled in throughout the game, my head started hurting real bad and I lost a little vision in my eye from my headache,” McKinstry said. “So it was a decision to trust my brothers and let them go out there and do their thing.”
Speaking of arrivals Kicker Daniel Carlson did not make the flight from New York to Paris with the rest of his teammates, but he had a good reason. The Saints kicker and his wife, Katherine, were expecting the arrival of a baby. “He’s still in the States,” Moore said. “We’ve talked through this all, we’re all on the same page. He should be out here shortly.” Carlson is coming off one of his better games with the Saints. He missed his first field goal attempt from 55 yards against the Giants last but rebounded to connect on field goals of 58 and 51 yards. New Orleans does have kicker Charlie Smyth available on the practice squad. “We’re expecting (Carlson) to be here,” Moore said. “Obviously, we do have Charlie if something goofy happened.”
Daughter of ex-LSU safety has taken on vocal role
BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer
Newman volleyball coach Colleen Loerzel could tell that LeiLani Reid had what it took to be a good volleyball player when she was in Loerzel’s middle school P.E. class. After primarily playing tennis when she began attending Newman in seventh grade, Reid started playing volleyball that year and grew to love the sport. By the time she reached eighth grade, volleyball had emerged as her favorite sport. The daughter of former NFL player and LSU star Eric Reid, LeiLani Reid is now a senior captain for Newman’s volleyball team and a star outside hitter. “Before (volleyball), I played tennis, and it was just you on the court,” Reid said. “I think having teammates and having people you can rely on really helped, especially mentally. “Being able to be part of such a good team culture. (Newman is) basically my second family.” Reid has taken on a leadership role on the court this year as Newman’s only senior. The Greenies graduated four starters from last year’s team that won the Division IV state championship. “I don’t have the senior captains to rely on anymore,” Reid said. “Every day, I have to work on being more vocal and being loud on the court to get my other teammates out of their shell.” The transition to being more vocal was challenging early on for Reid, but she’s grown into the role
“She’s adopted the role of helping those less experienced players through the nerves and the excitement. She’s always there with a calm, reassuring outlook to help them feel steady in unsteady moments.” COLLEEN LOERZEL, Newman coach
throughout the season. “(Reid) was on the quieter side,” Loerzel said. “Now she’s like ‘OK, I’ve got to step it up,’ and she did. She’s adopted the role of helping those less experienced players through the nerves and the excitement. “She’s always there with a calm, reassuring outlook to help them feel steady in unsteady moments.” An LSU New Orleans volleyball commitment, the 5-foot-11 Reid has been Newman’s top attacking player this season. In 24 games, she has a team-high 349 kills along with 285 digs, 48 aces and 39 blocks. “(Reid’s vertical jump) is very high; she’s touching over 10 feet,” Loerzel said. “She’s a great defender and a great passer, and her block is phenomenal. She really seals the net and can really shut down an offense. I think her skillset is next level.” Reid’s father was a standout safety at LSU before playing seven seasons in the NFL. Her uncle is Saints safety Justin Reid, who is in his ninth NFL season and is a Saints team captain. “(My father) taught me to really lean on my teammates and my coaches because it’s not just me out there,” she sad. “It’s the whole team, and we have to make sure that we’re all playing together.
“We had a team dinner at the Saints facility, so (my uncle Justin Reid) was able to give us a lot of insight on how to be captains. Being able to lean on the leaders that I have in my life has helped me.” The oldest of five siblings, Reid regularly plays beach volleyball with her family and has taught the sport to her younger siblings. The decision to attend LSU New Orleans was an easy one for Reid because she wanted to stay close to home. “I’m excited to stay (in New Orleans) for college,” Reid said. “I knew that I couldn’t be too far away from home. “After I visited the (LSU New Orleans) campus and got to meet other (volleyball) commitments there, I really enjoyed the people, the coaches, the campus.” Reid is close with Newman setter Susu Milling, a junior who also serves as a team captain. Other key Greenies players include outside hitter Louise Mann, libero Jane Hillery and middle blocker Anna Donald. Newman (18-6) is ranked No. 5 in the LHSAA’s Division IV power ratings. Next up for the Greenies is match Thursday at Fisher. Email Spencer Urquhart at surquhart@theadvocate.com.
Tulane aims to double down in underdog role BY GUERRY SMITH Contributing writer
Coming off a strong performance against Memphis, Tulane needs to double down versus Texas-San Antonio to make that breakthrough victory meaningful. If the Green Wave (3-3, 1-1 American) knocks off the league-leading Roadrunners (6-1, 3-0) on Saturday at Yulman Stadium (7 p.m., ESPNU), it will be well-positioned for a run at a fifth consecutive title-game appearance. If it loses, the odds will be infinitesimal. “It’s super important,” said freshman quarterback Trace Johnson, who went 11 of 21 for 165 yards in his first career start on an incredibly windy night Friday at Yulman Stadium. “Last week’s last week. This week our season depends on it, and everybody knows that. This is the one, so we gotta go get it.” Until facing Memphis, Tulane had not played anything close to a complete game during a 2-3 start that featured double-digit losses at Power Four programs Duke and Kansas State, nailbiting home victories against Sun Belt members South Alabama and Southern Miss, and a last-second, conferenceopening defeat at Army. The Wave was a larger underdog (6½ points) than for any league home game since hosting No. 2 Cincinnati in the 2021 season.
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Riding a big-play defense that forced six turnovers and registered seven sacks, Tulane overcame an early 10-3 deficit to win 31-17, reviving its championship aspirations for at least another week. Coach Will Hall is demanding the same intensity against UTSA. “We understand the task at hand,” he said. “We can be really good if we’re urgent and detailed and passionate and gritty, but when we lose any ounce of that, we can be bad. We have a lot to prove. We won a game at home. Good for us. That’s what we’re supposed to do. Everybody’s picking us to lose again, and this is a big game. This (UTSA) is a good team.” Unlike Memphis, which cobbled together a transfer portal-laden roster on the fly under new coach Charles Huff, UTSA relied on continuity behind senior quarterback Owen McCown, a thirdyear starter. The Roadrunners also returned 800-yard runner Will Henderson and four experienced receivers. McCown has completed nearly 70% of his passes while Henderson (94 carries, 562 yards) is on pace for 1,000 yards rushing. The four wideouts have combined for 1,175 yards on 105 catches. “They do a great job of attacking you with both the
run game and pass,” Hall said. “Their quarterback is a real-deal winner. He very rarely makes mistakes. He’s tough. The quarterback is the toughest player on most championship teams, and he is one of the toughest dudes I know. “He’s just a winner.” McCown has been sacked only nine times through seven games, but Tulane’s pass rush improved exponentially against Memphis. The Wave’s seven sacks were two higher than its total for the season to that point. The front four accounted for six after making four in the first five games. The Tulane offense likely will have to carry more of the load this week. Johnson, making his second start, should be more prolific in calmer conditions, but the ground game needs an uptick. Four running backs combined for only 66 yards on 26 carries against Memphis until Johnnie Daniels’ 48-yard touchdown burst with 1:34 left. UTSA has been vulnerable on the ground, allowing 289 yards rushing in its first road game at Texas State, 231 yards rushing a week later at Texas and 294 yards rushing to Navy last Saturday. Tulane produced a pair of 200-yard rushers (Jaylin Lucas and Maurice Turner) in its first two home games before struggling against Memphis.
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Newman outside hitter LeiLani Reid, right, goes for a kill against Lafayette Christian players Kashveen Saini, left, and Kaitlyn Hicks during the state volleyball tournament on Nov. 13 at the Cajundome in Lafayette.
WEEK 8 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE All games 7 p.m. unless noted.
Terrebonne at Destrehan
4:30 p.m. Fisher at Newman
John Curtis vs. Jesuit at Strawberry Stadium, Hammond St. Augustine vs. Brother Martin at Gormley
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East Jefferson vs. Higgins at Memtsas, 6:30 p.m. John Ehret vs. Bonnabel at Yenni, 6:30 p.m.
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Ascension Catholic at Riverside South Plaquemines at West St. John
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Carroll vs. Abramson at Joe Brown Calvary Baptist at Shaw Jewell Sumner at Salmen North Iberville at Ben Franklin Riverdale at Central Lafourche St. Martin’s at Varnado
District 8-3A
Saturday’s games
Nondistrict
District 9-3A
District 8-5A
Friday’s games
District 10-3A
District 6-5A
District 11-3A
District 9-5A
Chalmette vs. Edna Karr at Morris F.X. Jeff
District 9-4A
McMain vs. Kennedy at Gormley
District 10-3A
Booker T. Washington vs. De La Salle at Pan American
District 7-5A
East St. John at Hahnville
Kenner Discovery at Belle Chasse Northlake Christian at St. Helena Young Audiences at Willow Pope John Paul II at Albany
Baker vs. Morris Jeff at Joe Brown
Hammond at Covington Northshore at Fontainebleau Ponchatoula at Slidell St. Paul’s at Mandeville
Franklinton at Lakeshore Hannan at Pearl River
Berwick at St. Charles Sarah T. Reed vs. Haynes at Yenni Cohen vs. L.B. Landry vs. Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium Sophie B. Wright vs. Patrick Taylor at Memtsas
District 11-2A
Covenant Christian at Country Day,
SPORTS
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West Jefferson vs. Warren Easton at Pan American, 3 p.m.
District 9-5A
Holy Cross vs. Rummel at Yenni, 2 p.m.
District 9-4A
Carver vs. McDonogh 35 at Gormley, 2 p.m.
District 11-3A
Thomas Jefferson vs. Jefferson Rise at Memtsas
6C ✦ Thursday, October 22, 2026 ✦ nola.com ✦ The Times-Picayune
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It’s Maye vs. Williams as Patriots visit Bears BY JAY COHEN AP sportswriter
LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams and Drake Maye have known each other for years. They were part of the same draft class, and they grew up going to the same football camps. Maye’s mobility, Williams said, always has been a weapon for him. “We’ve got to be able to bottle him up,” he said. Maye leads the New England Patriots into Soldier Field on Thursday night to take on Williams and the Chicago Bears in a matchup of two of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks. Both Maye and Williams have a big right arm, but they are also dangerous with their legs. “I think Drake Maye’s one of those guys that does an outstanding job with his feet,” Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. “There’s been times where you watch it and there’s pressure
on the quarterback and he makes people miss and creates some plays down the field.” The 24-year-old Maye seems to have settled down after a rough start to the season. He has completed 64.1% of his passes for 878 yards and 10 touchdowns during New England’s three-game winning streak, throwing just one interception during the impressive stretch. He could become the first Patriots quarterback since Tom Brady in 2014 to throw for at least three TDs in four consecutive games. “It’s a dangerous combination of a guy that’s an elite deep-ball thrower along with he can crush you with his legs,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said. “I think that combination is deadly. It’s really picked up steam over these last three games.” Maye was selected by New England with the No. 3 pick in 2024, two spots after Williams went
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No. 1 overall to Chicago. Williams, who turns 25 on Nov. 18, missed three games with a right hamstring injury before returning on Sunday at Atlanta. He showed no signs of any rust, going 30 for 36 for 305 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 victory over the Falcons. “He’s special in the way he can move and kind of escape and evade pressure, and throwing on the run is pretty cool to watch,” Maye said. “So I don’t know if I’m that shifty in the pocket. He can do some cool things, and he’s got crazy arm talent, and it’s fun to watch.” Patriots safety Kevin Byard went up against Williams in practice during the previous two seasons with the Bears. He said Williams is an elite athlete who is tough to bring down in the pocket.
“I’ve been in this league long enough. I kind of know what the whole deal is gonna be,” Byard said. “Caleb versus Drake, obviously same draft class, two phenomenal quarterbacks. Drake’s been playing phenomenal, Caleb’s been playing phenomenal. So I think for us it’s gonna be a 60-minute mental fight on both sides of the ball.”
Matchup to watch Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown vs. Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson. Brown is looking to bounce back after he had a rough game in his return from a high ankle sprain. He was targeted 10 times in Sunday’s win over the Jets, but he dropped three balls and finished with just three catches for 27 yards. The Patriots are looking for more from Brown after they acquired the receiver in a June 1 trade with the Eagles. Johnson and the Bears held the Falcons to 257 yards overall.
Stats and stuff n The Patriots did not allow a sack in their Week 6 victory over the Jets for the first time this season. n Hunter Henry has 28 touchdown receptions in six seasons with the Patriots, tied with Russ Francis for third on the franchise list for tight ends. Rob Gronkowski is first with 79, followed by Ben Coates with 50. n Bears guard Joe Thuney was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2016 and played for the Patriots for five seasons, winning two Super Bowls with his first NFL team. n The Bears are averaging an NFL-high 160.7 yards rushing per game. n Bears safety Dillon Thieneman is the only rookie defensive back in the NFL with at least 35 tackles, one interception and one sack.
SCOREBOARD Odds NFL Thursday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at CHICAGO 1½ 3 (50½) New England
Sunday
FAVORITE OPEN Pittsburgh 1½ at CAROLINA 1½ Cleveland 3 at NY JETS 2½ San Fran. 4½ at HOUS. 5½ at MINN. 3 Cincinnati 3½ Denver 7½ at DETROIT 1½ LA Rams 8½ at SEATTLE 3
Monday FAVORITE Dallas
TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ (44½) vs. New Orl. 3 (44½) Tampa Bay 1½ (37½) at TENNESSEE 4½ (39½) Miami 2½ (49½) at ATLANTA 10½ (43½) Giants 6½ (41½) Indianapolis 1½ (48½) at BALT. 4½ (43½) at ARIZONA 3½ (53½) Green Bay 4 (48½) at LAS VEGAS 2½ (42½) Kansas City
OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 4½ (44½) at PHILADELPHIA
College football Thursday
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Liberty 9½ 10½ (50½) at KENN. STATE James Madison 12½ 10½ (56½) at APP/STATE at MEMPHIS 10½ 10 (54½) East Carolina
Friday
FAVORITE at VIRGINIA at UCONN at TULSA Air Force NC State
Saturday
OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 6½ 2½ (47½) Duke 15½ 14½ (50½) UMass 1½ 1½ (54½) Army 5½ 4½ (44½) at WYOMING 7½ 6½ (55½) at STANFORD
FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at SMU 17½ 19½ (55½) Cal LSU 6½ 7½ (51½) at AUBURN at TCU 6½ 9½ (56½) West Virginia at MIAMI (FL) 23½ 20½ (49½) Pittsburgh at N’WESTERN 16½ 16½ (58½) Rutgers at TOLEDO 2½ 3½ (45½) W. Michigan Texas Tech 11½ 10½ (56½) at CINCINNATI Indiana 6½ 7 (41½) at MICHIGAN at FAU 10½ 7½ (51½) Rice Miami (OH) 1 2½ (40½) at C. MICHIGAN at KENT STATE 3½ 3 (46½) Akron Baylor 2½ 2½ (52½) at KANSAS Oregon 13½ 8½ (50½) at ILLINOIS Hawaii 7 3½ (47½) at N. ILLINOIS at BUFFALO 4½ 3 (44½) Bowling Green at S. CAROLINA 2½ 2½ (50½) Tennessee at GA. TECH 5½ 4 (49½) Boston College Oklahoma 2½ 4½ (44½) at MISS. STATE at UCLA 13½ 13½ (44½) Michigan State at ALABAMA 2½ 13½ (50½) Texas A&M North Texas 1½ 2½ (62½) at NAVY at BALL STATE 9½ 14½ (51½) Sacra. St. BYU 9½ 6½ (43½) at UCF Iowa 2½ 6½ (40½) at MINNESOTA Kansas State 2½ 3½ (56½) at ARIZONA ST. at TROY 17½ 14½ (51½) UL-Monroe at OHIO 9½ 12½ (48½) E. Michigan UL 10½ 10 (52½) at SO. MISS at LA. TECH 8½ 12½ (45½) Old Dominion at NEVADA 5½ 5 (46½) San Jose State Boise State 16½ 12½ (51½)at WASH. STATE San Diego St. 1½ 1½ (63½) at COLO. ST. Georgia State 1½ 2½ (58½) at ARK. ST. at OKLA.STATE 14½ 13½ (56½) Colorado at CLEMSON 1½ 2½ (49½) Virginia Tech at KENTUCKY 9½ 10½ (51½) Vanderbilt USC 1½ 3 (50½) at WISCONSIN at ARIZONA 10 10½ (50½) Iowa State at TEXAS 9½ 3½ (54½) Ole Miss at TEXAS ST. 9½ 12½ (61½) Utah State at N. CAROLINA 9½ 7½ (47½) Syracuse UTSA 4 2½ (51½) at TULANE at NEW MEX. 3½ 4½ (41½) N.D. State at UTAH 5½ 6½ (56½) Houston
NBA
FAVORITE LINE at PHILADELPHIA at OKLAHOMA CITY
O/U UNDERDOG 2½ (235½) Cleveland 7½ (235½) Denver
Pro football NFL glance AFC East
Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami South Jacksonville Indianapolis Houston Tennessee North Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati West Kansas City Denver Las Vegas L.A. Chargers
NFC East
N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington South Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay North Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit West San Francisco Seattle Arizona L.A. Rams
W 5 4 2 0
L 1 2 4 5
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .833 .667 .333 .000
PF 197 136 112 70
PA 171 113 122 132
W 4 2 2 1
L 2 4 4 5
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .667 .333 .333 .167
PF 154 144 144 84
PA 104 164 143 129
W 4 4 4 3
L 2 2 2 2
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .667 .667 .667 .600
PF 106 137 156 128
PA 122 128 132 109
W 5 4 3 0
L 0 2 3 6
T Pct 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .500 0 .000
PF PA 140 83 114 125 162 162 90 151
W 3 2 2 1
L 2 4 4 4
T 1 0 0 1
Pct .583 .333 .333 .250
PF 136 106 151 132
PA 140 137 159 172
W 3 2 2 1
L 2 4 4 5
T 0 0 0 0
Pct .600 .333 .333 .167
PF 146 142 152 119
PA 123 153 178 138
W 5 4 4 3
L 0 2 2 2
T Pct 0 1.000 0 .667 0 .667 0 .600
PF PA 109 64 127 125 150 119 164 148
W 6 3 2 2
L 0 3 4 4
T Pct 0 1.000 0 .500 0 .333 0 .333
PF 177 148 126 135
Thursday’s game
PA 110 122 178 138
New England at Chicago, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday’s games
Pittsburgh vs New Orleans in Paris, 8:30 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Tennessee, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Miami at N.Y. Jets, noon
N.Y. Giants at Houston, noon San Francisco at Atlanta, noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon Denver at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 3:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 7:20 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, L.A. Chargers, Washington
Monday’s game
Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m.
Thursday, Oct. 29
Carolina at Green Bay, 7:15 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 1
Arizona at Dallas, noon Atlanta at Tampa Bay, noon Baltimore at Buffalo, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon Las Vegas at N.Y. Jets, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Tennessee at Cincinnati, noon L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 3:25 p.m. New England at Miami, 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7:20 p.m. Open: Houston, N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, San Francisco
Monday, Nov. 2
Chicago at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.
Major League Baseball World Series glance Best-of-7; x-if necessary; All games at 7 p.m.
Milwaukee vs. Tampa Bay
Friday: Game 1: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee (Misiorowski 16-5) Saturday: Game 2: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee Monday: Game 3: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay Tuesday: Game 4: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay x-Wednesday, Oct. 28: Game 5: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay x-Friday, Oct. 30: Game 6: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee x-Saturday, Oct. 31: Game 7: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee
College football Scores, schedule Tuesday’s scores
Delaware 61, Missouri State 38 Marshall 20, South Alabama 13 Middle Tennessee 26, FIU 23
Wednesday’s game
New Mexico St. (2-4) at Sam Houston St. (1-5), n
Thursday’s games 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’s games 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’s games 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. UL (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.
WNBA Finals
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.
State schedule
Saturday’s games
LSU (5-2) at Auburn (4-2), 11 a.m. Southern (3-4) at Texas Southern (1-5), 2 p.m. Nicholls (2-5) at Northwestern St. (0-7), 2 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. UL (5-2) at Southern Miss (1-5), 4 p.m. Southeastern (4-3) at Stephen F. Austin (7-0), 5 p.m. UTSA (6-1) at Tulane (3-3), 7 p.m.
(x-if necessary); (Best-of-7) Atlanta 2, Golden State 1 Saturday: Golden State 68, Atlanta 64 Monday: Atlanta 79, Golden State 65 Wednesday: Atlanta 97, Golden State 71 Saturday, Oct. 24: Golden State at Atlanta, noon Monday, Oct. 26: Atlanta at Golden State, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 29: Golden St. at Atlanta, TBA x-Saturday, Oct 31: Atlanta at Golden St., TBA
Hockey NHL glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W Boston 10 7 Tampa Bay 9 7 Ottawa 9 6 Florida 9 5 Toronto 11 5 Buffalo 9 4 Montreal 9 4 Detroit 9 3 Metropolitan Division GP W Carolina 11 8 N.Y. Rangers 11 7 N.Y. Islanders 9 5 Washington 9 5 New Jersey 9 5 Pittsburgh 10 3 Philadelphia 11 2 Columbus 8 3
L OT Pts 2 1 15 2 0 14 3 0 12 2 2 12 4 2 12 3 2 10 3 2 10 3 3 9
GF GA 36 22 31 23 24 23 30 25 38 35 27 34 30 34 23 28
L OT Pts 2 1 17 3 1 15 3 1 11 4 0 10 4 0 10 6 1 7 6 3 7 5 0 6
GF GA 42 27 33 24 27 20 30 29 29 30 33 38 17 36 20 29
W 7 6 5 5 4 3 4 3
L OT Pts 3 0 14 2 2 14 3 1 11 4 1 11 3 2 10 2 3 9 4 1 9 6 0 6
GF GA 38 31 31 25 23 15 41 31 24 26 23 24 29 29 21 36
W 8
L OT Pts 3 0 16
GF GA 44 30
WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP Utah 10 Minnesota 10 Dallas 9 Colorado 10 Winnipeg 9 Nashville 8 St. Louis 9 Chicago 9 Pacific Division GP Vegas 11
EASTERN CONFERENCE
Atlanta Charlotte Miami Orlando Washington Central Division Detroit Chicago Cleveland Indiana Milwaukee
W 1 0 0 0 0
L 0 1 1 0 0
Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
GB — 1 1 ½ ½
W 0 0 0 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 0
Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
GB — — — — —
W 1 0 0 0 0
WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division San Antonio Dallas Houston Memphis New Orleans Northwest Division Oklahoma City Denver Minnesota Portland Utah Pacific Division Golden State L.A. Clippers L.A. Lakers Phoenix Sacramento
Tuesday’s games
L 0 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
W 0 0 0 0 0
L 1 0 0 0 0
Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
GB ½ — — — —
W 1 0 0 0 0
L 0 0 0 0 0
Pct 1.000 .000 .000 .000 .000
GB — ½ ½ ½ ½
L 0 0 0 0 0
Pct .000 .000 .000 .000 .000
Wednesday’s games
Atlanta at Orlando, n Milwaukee at Washington, n Charlotte at Brooklyn, n Chicago at Toronto, n Minnesota at Miami, n Indiana at New Orleans, n Utah at Memphis, n Dallas at Houston, n Golden State at L.A. Lakers, n Phoenix at Portland, n Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, n Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.
GB — — — — —
Florida at Ottawa, n Philadelphia at Buffalo, n
Thursday’s games
Anaheim at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Florida at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 6 p.m. Nashville at Boston, 6 p.m. San Jose at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m. Vegas at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 7 p.m. Carolina at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 8 p.m. Detroit at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Utah at Seattle, 9 p.m.
Transactions FOOTBALL NFL
NFL — Suspended Buffalo DB Sam Franklin one game without pay for unsportsmanlike conduct. ATLANTA FALCONS — Designated CB A.J. Terrell Jr. to return from injured reserve. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DT Eric Johnson to the practice squad. Released DE Nadame Tucker from the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Designated LB Cooper McDonald to return from injured reserve.
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COVID-19
CASES IN LA.
652 deaths
17,030 positive cases INSIDE ä Mnuchin:
Direct deposits to start next week, 2A
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home deaths up to 130, 5A ä More testing options available in N.O., 1B
Staff writer
Louisiana is set to start doling out supercharged unemployment benefits of $600 more a week on Monday, providing the first wave of relief to a staggering number of residents seeking aid as the coronavirus rocks the state’s economy. But as benefits begin flowing and officials project no part of Louisiana is on track to run out of hospital beds or ventilators in the coming 10 days, Gov. John Bel Edwards warned Wednesday it will be a long time before things return to normal. Until there is a vaccine and medication that can treat the virus — prospects that are months or longer away — Edwards said people will likely not see “life as you knew it before COVID-19.” Although at some point restrictions will be loosened, it remains unclear exactly what that will look like, Edwards said. The state will rely heavily on the federal government and will need far more testing, along with contact tracing and isolation of patients who later test positive, he said. “I promise you no matter what the timeline looks like, it’s going to be quicker if everyone follows the stay-at-home order,” the governor said. In the meantime, as the order is set to keep thousands of businesses closed until at least April 30, the Louisiana Workforce Commission will start paying out the extra $600 per week benefit to unemployed Louisiana
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Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during a March campaign rally in Detroit.
Superintendents want schools to stay closed BY WILL SENTELL
and that the school year will have effectively ended for many students on March 13. “By not having students reLouisiana public school superintendents Wednesday turn to school facilities this asked Gov. John Bel Edwards school year combined with to extend his schools closure social distancing intervenorder through the end of the tion there could be lessening academic year because of the or even prevention of further coronavirus. community spread of the viThe request significantly rus,” superintendents said in boosts chances that classrooms their request to the governor. will remain locked for nearly ä See SCHOOLS, page 6A 720,000 public school students Staff writer
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WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders ended his presidential bid on Wednesday, making Joe Biden the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge President Donald Trump in a general election campaign that will be waged against the backdrop of the coronavirus pandemic. Sanders initially ex- Sanders ceeded sky-high expectations about his ability to re-create the magic of his 2016 presidential bid and even overcame a heart attack in October. But he couldn’t convert unwavering support from progressives into a viable path to the nomination, with “electability” fears fueled by questions about whether his democratic socialist ide-
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Sanders drops out, leaving former Vice President Biden the presumptive Democratic challenger to Trump BY WILL WEISSERT
W 0 0 0 0 0
Wednesday’s games
Thank you to all of the first responders for keeping us safe in this time of crisis.
HIGH 88 LOW 65 MORE ON 4C
CORONAVIRUS: THE LATEST
Detroit 121, Boston 113 Philadelphia 106, New York 100 Oklahoma City 116, San Antonio 104
Thursday’s games
GB — ½ ½ ½ ½
N.Y. Islanders 3, Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 5, Washington 2 New Jersey 4, Colorado 3 Toronto 6, Columbus 2 San Jose 4, Montreal 3, OT St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 3, Boston 2, OT Edmonton 4, Minnesota 3, OT Seattle 4, Detroit 3, SO Carolina 6, Vancouver 3 Tampa Bay 6, Vegas 2
E-EDITION
NBA glance
Philadelphia New York Boston Brooklyn Toronto Southeast Division
Tuesday’s games
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Edmonton 9 7 1 1 15 41 27 Seattle 10 6 3 1 13 39 34 San Jose 10 5 4 1 11 27 35 Anaheim 9 4 5 0 8 26 29 Vancouver 11 2 8 1 5 33 51 Los Angeles 7 1 4 2 4 17 27 Calgary 8 2 6 0 4 17 37 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.
ology would be palatable to general election voters. “The path toward victory is virtually impossible,” Sanders told supporters Wednesday. “If I believed we had a feasible path to the nomination, I would certainly continue the campaign, but it’s just not there.” He called Biden a “very decent man” but didn’t offer an explicit endorsement of the former vice president. Sanders said his name would remain on the ballot in states that have not yet held primaries so he can gain more delegates and “exert significant influence” on the Democratic platform. Biden, who is backed by much of the party’s establishment, told supporters at a virtual fundraiser that he had a “short conversation” with Sanders on Wednesday. “He didn’t just run a political campaign. He created a movement,” Biden said. “That’s a good thing for our na-
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tion and our future. His campaign has ended, but I know his leadership will continue.” Trump sought to foment the tension among Democrats by tweeting Wednesday that the party stacked the race against Sanders. The president said the senator’s supporters “should come to the Republican Party.” Sanders began his latest White House bid facing questions about whether he could win back the supporters who chose him four years ago as an insurgent alternative to Hillary Clinton. Despite winning 22 states in 2016, there were no guarantees he’d be a major presidential contender this cycle. But Sanders used strong polling and solid fundraising — collected almost entirely from small donations made online — to quiet early doubters. Like the first time, he attracted widespread
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rial Convention Center as the Medical equipment, number of coronavirus patients Convention Center continues rising. The spending includes large included in spending contracts for firms that were
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quickly assembled to convert the Convention Center to a stepdown facility for patients leaving area hospitals and man it with medical personnel. It also The state has signed con- includes several multimilliontracts for more than $500 mil- dollar contracts for hospitallion to lease hotel rooms, to buy grade ventilators and personal medical equipment and servic- protective equipment, which es, and to build out the hospital ä See CONTRACTS, page 6A facilities at the Ernest N. Mo-
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New data on Louisiana’s coronavirus cases has confirmed what many public health experts have long expected: The virus was widespread in the state much earlier than initially limited testing was able to show. The data, released by the state Department of Health on Tuesday, sheds new light on the march of COVID-19 through Louisiana, providing a valuable tool to researchers as they seek to gain
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Easy frittata pairs sweet potatoes, prosciutto
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I was looking for a simple dinner and noticed I had a few eggs on hand. An easy frittata came to mind. For this version, I paired creamy sweet potatoes with prosciutto, the thinly sliced, dry-cured Italian ham. The secret to making a frittata is low heat cooking and precooking the filling before adding the eggs. I cooked the potatoes in the microwave, so they are sweet and tender and sauteed the mushrooms in the skillet and then added the eggs, cooking them on low heat. Helpful hints:An easy way to chop chives is to cut them with a scissors. Two crushed garlic cloves can be used instead of minced garlic.
Autumn Frittata Yields 2 servings. Recipe is by Linda Gassenheimer. ½ pound sweet potato, cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2 cups) 4 whole eggs ½ cup nonfat milk 2 sliced scallions (about ¼ cup) 2 tablespoons chopped chives Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1 teaspoon minced garlic 2 ounces prosciutto, cut into 2-inch pieces ¼ cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese ¼ whole wheat baguette
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1. Preheat the broiler. Wash potatoes (do not peel) and cut into ½-inch pieces. Place in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high 3 minutes. Set aside. 2. Whisk eggs and milk together and add scallions, chives, salt and pepper to taste. 3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the mushrooms, garlic and potatoes. Saute 4 to 5 minutes. 4. Add egg mixture and gently stir vegetables to make sure egg mixture spreads throughout the pan. Lower the heat to low. 5. Add the prosciutto and press into the egg mixture. Cook 10 minutes until the mixture starts to set. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Place skillet under broiler about 6 inches from the heat. Broil 2 minutes to melt the cheese. 6. Divide the frittata in half and place on two dinner plates. Serve the baguette with the frittata. NUTRITION INFO PER SERVING: 457 calories (42 percent from fat), 21.6 g fat (6.5 g saturated, 8.1 g monounsaturated), 408 mg cholesterol, 32.0 g protein, 44.9 g carbohydrates, 5.3 g fiber, 1115 mg sodium.
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From spooky stuffed peppers to wonton ghosts, try these Halloween recipes Jack-o’-lantern Stuffed Peppers Serves 4.
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Since it was introduced as an appetizer on New York City menus in the 1930s, perhaps no dish is more associated with ChineseAmerican food than crunchy, humble Recipe, the egg roll. 2D Yet there is some confusion as to how the crispy rolls, which are served with hot mustard and a sweet-andtangy condiment known as duck sauce, got their name. Some believe it’s because the dish came to be made with egg-rich dough wrappers that blister when
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4 orange bell peppers (try to pick the most orange ones) 1 pound Italian sausage removed from its casing
1 onion, chopped fine 3 cloves garlic, chopped fine 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ¼ pound peeled, cooked
1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Wash the peppers and set them aside. 2. Place the sausage into a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Loosen it as it cooks into crumbles. When it is completely cooked, remove it from the pan and set aside. Add the chopped onion and garlic to the fat left in the pan. Continue cooking, stirring as needed, for about 10 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and shrimp. Stir. Return the cooked sausage to the pan and stir. Turn off the heat. 3. Add the breadcrumbs and half of the cheese to the pan and stir until the mixture is uniform. Add the olive oil and mix again. I don’t suggest additional salt and pepper since the cheese and sausage are both salty and seasoned, but you can season according to your taste. 4. Prepare the peppers while the stuffing is cooking. Cut the tops off each pepper and set them aside. Be sure not to remove the stem. Clean the seeds and ribs from the inside of the peppers with a knife and spoon. Sometimes a pair of kitchen shears makes it easier. You can rinse out the seeds in the sink if necessary. 5. With a small sharp knife, cut
shrimp, chopped 2 cups breadcrumbs, more may be needed ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided ¼ cup olive oil
triangular eyes into the side of each pepper, leaving at least a halfinch of uncut pepper above the top of the eyes. Cut a toothy smile into the peppers under the eyes. Set the peppers aside. 6. Stuff the peppers. If you feel that there isn’t enough mixture to fill larger peppers, you can add more breadcrumbs. Divide the stuffing into the 4 peppers, pushing down with a spoon, but not so hard that the stuffing oozes out of the face you have cut. 7. Sprinkle the tops of the stuffing with the remaining cheese. Replace the tops and place into an oiled Dutch oven. 8. Cover with the lid and place into the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another 15 minutes. 9. You can serve the peppers right out of the oven or brush them with a bit of olive oil to make them shiny. You can also serve them in a “pool of blood” of your favorite tomato sauce, allowing everyone to spoon the sauce over their pepper. Let your imagination go wild. There could be accompanying mozzarella stick finger bones with sliced almond fingernails.
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pooky season has arrived yet again, but many Halloween traditions have changed over the years. Trick-or-treating has become less about children combing the neighborhood, in favor of more controlled environments. Whether you decide to throw a little party with themed food or have a festive evening at home, consider whipping up these dishes. Rather than creating recipes that might seem odd, I thought it would be fun to make things that are obviously on theme, but familiar. There are only so many pumpkin-flavored things that you can eat, so this column is devoted to sparking the imagination. I love stuffed peppers, so I decided to refresh a stuffed pepper recipe, turning orange peppers into jack-o’-lanterns. You could also use a variety of peppers. Pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, so
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Neighbor yells at us, then invites us over Dear Miss Manners: We have kept an icy silence for a close neighbor who has some weeks. Witnesses now berated my husband to the evening agree with and me several times for me that nothing that could comments she even have been refound offensive. motely perceived as The first time, her offensive was said. 6-year-old child was There have been close to harming some other minor our infant daughter, instances. Last and my husband night, while at the Judith asked him to back home of a third Martin neighbor, she again off — not unkindly, and only after givMISS took offense at a MANNERS question I asked ing the neighbor a about her husband. chance to intercede first. The neighbor shouted She told me I was “just at my husband that he was mean.” When I objected, politely, to tell her no ofnot to speak to her son in that way, and enumerated fense was meant and she a list of his other perceived must have misunderstood offenses. my question, she shouted, Another time, we en“Just change the subject!” She never apologized for joyed what seemed to be her behavior and I now a perfectly pleasant dinfeel forced to keep my ner at their home, but I received an email the next distance. She and her husband day telling me I had again insulted her son and saying invite us over frequently, and we see one another on she would keep some disalmost a daily basis. She tance from us for a while. I immediately responded often confides in me and seems in general to conwith an apology, but she
Liz Williams makes a pumpkin face quesadilla at home.
sider me a friend. Is there any way I can tell her that I find her erratic and unpredictable attacks off-putting? Or must I keep my distance and simply pray she will not explode again? Gentle reader: Is your goal to reform this person or to minimize future contact with her? Miss Manners would heartily understand the latter, which would require only an emphatic, but distant and continued, politeness to achieve. She has no idea what would accomplish the former, and little inclination to find out. Send questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners. com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail. com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.
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Pumpkin-faced Quesadillas Serves 1.
llas by cutting out eyes and a mouth. Keep the other 2 corn or wheat tortillas tortilla whole. Set tortillas 3 tablespoons queso fresco aside. 1 tablespoon cheddar, grated 2. Mix the queso fresco, 1 tablespoon prepared salsa, cheddar and salsa in a small drained bowl until it is spreadable. 1 teaspoon unsalted butter Spread it evenly on the unPinch of ground cumin or cut tortilla. Place the cut smoked paprika tortilla on top. 3. Add the butter to a 1. Using a sharp paring skillet and allow it to melt knife, create a jack-o’-lan- over medium heat. Place tern face in one of the torti- the uncut side of the torti-
lla on the skillet and cover for 1 minute. Remove the cover and flip the tortilla onto the cut side. Allow to brown for no more than 1 minute, preferably less. With a spatula, remove the quesadilla from the pan and place it face-side up on a plate. 4. Sprinkle with either cumin or smoked paprika and serve with additional salsa on the side, if desired.
Wonton Ghosts Prepared wonton wrappers (or make large ghosts with spring roll wrappers) Olive oil as needed 1 cup orange marmalade 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Tear pieces of aluminum foil and make balls the size of a marble. Make as many as you have wrappers. Place a foil ball onto the center of each wrapper and squeeze the wrapper around it. This will give the ghost a head, and the remaining wrapper will be the flapping ectoplasm. 2. Cover a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the wonton wrappers onto the sheet, leaving a half-inch spacing between them on all sides. The wrappers should sit on the sheet with the heads up and the sides on the sheet. 3. Using a pastry brush, lightly paint the wonton
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Continued from page 1D why not use peppers of all colors? I have supplied a stuffing recipe of Italian sausage and shrimp; you can use that or your own family recipe. Just be sure to carve the peppers before you stuff them. Instead of pancakes on Halloween morning, I suggest getting the day started with pumpkin-faced quesadillas. Even on a busy school day, these come
Liz Williams makes wonton ghosts at home. wrappers with olive oil. Place in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Check the wrappers. They should be crisp. If they are still soft, leave in the oven for an additional minute. 4. Melt the marmalade in a microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute. If the marmalade is still firm, heat in 30-second intervals until it becomes liquid. Remove from
the microwave. 5. While still on the pan, use a brush to paint marmalade onto the ghosts. When cool, pull out the aluminum foil. You can stuff the heads with a surprise like a nut, seed butter or cheese, but they are fun even without a stuffing. 6. I suggest serving them on top of a bowl of peeled grape “eyeballs.”
together quickly enough to satisfy all of the hungry mouths at the table. And if anyone forgets it’s Halloween, they will remember right away when faced with a platter of these. When carving the eyes and mouth, remember to only carve one tortilla in the quesadilla and do it before cooking. You can decide how scary to make the face! Don’t forget sweet treats on Halloween. These wonton ghosts are only slightly sweet, but they have lots of impact. You can squint your eyes and imagine these
phantoms flying right off the plate into your mouth. I brush them with orange marmalade, but you could use honey. Add a dab of peanut butter or soft cheese in the head of the ghost if you are so inclined. Or you can serve them plain. Trick-or-treat! Liz Williams is founder of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans. Listen to “Tip of the Tongue,” Liz’s podcast about food, drink and culture, wherever you hear podcasts. Email Liz at lizwillia@gmail.com.
TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose not to appeal doping charges against Armstrong by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Also on this date: In 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin of France made the first successful parachute drop, descending about 3,000 feet to the ground from a balloon over Paris. He was hailed as the first successful parachutist and went on to make some 200 additional descents. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico that year in a
military rebellion. In 1962, in a nationally televised address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a naval blockade of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first crewed mission of NASA’s Apollo space program, returned safely from orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1975, the Soviet space lander Venera 9 descended to the surface of Venus and transmitted the first photographs ever from the surface of another planet, revealing a harsh, rocky landscape. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs won their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. (The Cubs would go on to beat Cleveland in the World Series in seven games, their first series championship since 1908.)
In 2019, Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a ceremony at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace in the presence of foreign dignitaries. Naruhito assumed the duties of emperor, a position with ceremonial roles but no political power, after his father Akihito abdicated earlier in the year. Today’s birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 90. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 88. Actor Derek Jacobi is 88. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 83. Physician and author Deepak Chopra is 80. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 74. Actorcomedian Bob Odenkirk is 64. Olympic gold medal figure skater Brian Boitano is 63. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 58. Reggae DJ and singer Shaggy is 58. Film director Spike Jonze is 57. Argentine President Javier Milei is 56. Former MLB AllStar Ichiro Suzuki is 53. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 51. Actor Corey Hawkins is 38. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 36. Rapper 21 Savage is 34.
The Best Egg Rolls Makes about 16 egg rolls. Recipe is from “Have You Eaten Yet?” by Ming-Na Wen. FOR DUCK SAUCE AND MUSTARD: 1 cup applesauce 1/3 cup apricot jam 2½ tablespoons white vinegar 3 teaspoons rice vinegar 1 teaspoon light soy sauce ½ teaspoon mushroom dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons Chinese mustard powder FOR FILLING: 3 teaspoons light soy sauce, divided 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1 tablespoon cornstarch, divided ¼ teaspoon mushroom dark soy sauce 1 pound ground meat (chicken, pork or turkey) 12 ounces large, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined 2½ teaspoons kosher salt 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion 2 cups fresh chopped cabbage 3 cups finely chopped celery ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper ½ teaspoon mushroom or vegetable bouillon powder 3 tablespoons creamy natural peanut butter, or other seed or nut butter FOR EGG ROLLS: 16-ounce package egg roll wraps
1 large egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water
2 or 3 cups vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
1. Make duck sauce: Mix applesauce, jam, white and rice vinegars and light and mushroom soy sauces in a medium-sized bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve egg rolls. 2. Make mustard sauce by mixing 2 tablespoons Chinese mustard powder with 2 tablespoons water. Set aside. 3. Make filling: In medium nonreactive bowl, combine 2 teaspoons light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oil, ½ tablespoon cornstarch and mushroom dark soy sauce. 4. Add ground meat, mix well and set aside in the refrigerator. 5. Massage shrimp with the remaining ½ tablespoon cornstarch, then rinse well with cold water. Transfer to a bowl, add ½ teaspoon salt and marinate shrimp in the fridge for 15 minutes. Then chop the raw shrimp into small pieces. 6. Heat a large wok to high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil. Add seasoned ground meat and cook, stirring frequently, until meat is browned, about 5 minutes. Remove meat from
wok and set aside. 7. Lower temperature to medium-high and add 2 more tablespoons oil. Add onion and cook, stirring constantly, until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add cabbage and celery, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, white pepper and mushroom powder. To keep vegetables on the drier side, spread them out in the wok to help the water evaporate. 8. Cook until vegetables begin to soften but are still crunchy, not wilted, about 5 minutes. 9. Turn off heat. Spread vegetables around side of wok, leaving the center open. Drizzle in peanut butter, spreading as evenly as possible over vegetables. 10. Return heat to mediumhigh and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and the shrimp to center of wok. Cook shrimp, stirring constantly, until pink, 2-3 minutes. Then mix well with vegetables. Add cooked ground meat and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 12. Assemble egg rolls: Place one egg roll wrap-
per with a corner pointing toward you. Add about 3 tablespoons filling to center, about 2 inches from corner. Roll the corner over the filled roll and gently tuck it under the filling, keeping gentle pressure so that the wrap will be tight. 13. Brush egg wash over edges and remaining unrolled parts of the wrapper. Fold corners over the top of stuffing, then continue rolling the wrapper toward the opposite corner. Place rolls on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling. 14. Heat 2 or 3 cups oil in wok over medium-high heat until temperature is 300-350 F. 15. Gently place, one at a time, 3 or 4 egg rolls into the hot oil to deep fry. Turn them once one side browns. Adjust oil’s temperature to maintain frying oil temperature. Remove egg rolls to a rack set over a sheet pan to drain oil. 16. Serve with duck sauce and Chinese mustard sauce.
Family Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter,” Continued from page 1D Wen shows adventurous cooks just how easy the deep-fried appetizers are to make at home with a stepthey’re fried while others say it’s because early itera- by-step pictorial. She also shares her family’s recipe tions of the dish — includfor a meat, shrimp and veging a recipe for “dan gun” in “The Chinese Cook Book” gie filling that includes an (1917) — were wrapped in unexpected flavor enhancer a thin egg omelet that was — creamy peanut butter. then pan fried. “No, peanut butter did not Typically filled with a accidentally make its way savory mix of ground pork, into the recipe’s ingredient water chestnuts, carrots, list,” she writes. “It’s the lots (and lots!) of shredded secret weapon to achievgreen cabbage and someing the creaminess in the filling, and it gives the egg times shrimp, egg rolls rolls a nice, subtly nutty are a main attraction at Pittsburgh’s Chinatown Inn, flavor.” Somehow, it just works. which has been owned and operated by actor Ming-Na Not only does peanut help bind the ingredients togethWen’s family since 1943. In her new cookbook, er and make rolling easier, “Have You Eaten Yet?: but it also adds a richer
mouthfeel. Cook’s tip: While everyone loves digging into a fat egg roll, be careful not to overfill the wrappers (3 tablespoons is sufficient) or the dough might tear. And don’t forget to seal the edges with an egg wash or water. Otherwise, the oil could seep inside or cause the roll to pop open in the pan. If you don’t feel like making duck sauce from scratch, jarred is fine! Same with the Chinese mustard.
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Sudoku InstructIons: sudoku is a number-placing puzzle based on a 9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers 1 to 9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. The difficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday. Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer
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Bridge BY PHILLIP ALDER Groucho Marx said, “A clown is like aspirin, only he works twice as fast.” There is a bridge bid that is a strong aspirin because a player can show his hand twice as fast. Look at today’s North hand. There are three passes around to South, who opens one heart. After West passes again, what should North respond? North re-evaluates his hand because of the known heart fit. If you add shortsuit points, the hand is worth 13 support points: 10 high-card points and three shortage points for the singleton. If you count losers, his hand has seven. In either method, North is strong enough to insist on game. The second-best response is a four-club splinter bid (if you use that gadget). Best, though, is a jump to three diamonds. By a passed hand, a single jump shift is called a fit-showing jump. In principle, North has a maximum pass, four-card heart support, five-plus diamonds and most of his points in those two suits. South then jumps to four hearts. West leads the spade king. The defenders take three tricks in that suit before shifting to a club. How should South continue? At first glance, declarer must guess whether to cash his heart ace (hoping East has the singleton king) or to lead dummy’s queen (hoping West has a singleton jack). However, look more closely.
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STONEBRIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT AND BEAUTIFICATION DISTRICT (A/E PROJECT NO. 26-1130-0012)
Request for Proposal Documents: The Request for Proposal Documents are available online at www.centralauctionh ouse.com.
Sealed bids will be ac‐ cepted by the Stone‐ bridge Neighborhood Im‐ provement and Beautifi‐ cation District at the of‐ fice of Thompson Engi‐ neering, Inc., 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B, Metairie, Louisiana 70001, until 2:00 P.M. CST on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at which time bids will be publicly opened and read aloud at 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B, Metairie, Louisiana 70001 for the following public work:
Pre-Proposal Conference: A Pre-Proposal Confer‐ ence to discuss the scope of the project and the requirements of this Request for Proposals will be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 1:00pm at the St. Charles Parish Department of Public Works, 100 River Oaks Drive, Destrehan, Louisiana 70047. Atten‐ dance of the Pre-Pro‐ posal Conference is Mandatory.
Stonebridge Neighborhood Improvement and Beautification, A/E Project No. 26-1130-0012 The work generally con‐ sists of repairs and im‐ provements to the Stone‐ bridge Neighborhood Im‐ provement and Beautifi‐ cation District, complete with all necessary appur‐ tenances. All bids must be on a lump sum basis; segregated bids will not be accepted. Complete Bid Documents may be obtained elec‐ tronically from Thomp‐ son Engineering’s Plan Room, via Central Bid‐ ding at the following www.central website: bidding.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer or Owner, but arrange‐ ments can be made to obtain them via City Blueprint Plan Room by email: planroom@cityblu eprint.com or by phone: 504.522.0387. Bidders are responsible for all repro‐ duction costs and/or fees associated with the use of the website. Only firms that are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:21502192 shall be eligible to obtain Bid Documents. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 2:00 P.M. CST on Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at Stonebridge Country Club, 1500 Stonebridge Drive, Gretna, LA 70056. All Bid‐ ders interested in sub‐ mitting a bid are re‐ quired to attend. Bids may be submitted either by registered or certified mail, hand de‐ livery, or electronically at www.centralbidding. com. If submitted by mail or hand-delivery, bids shall be submitted to the following address: Stonebridge Neighborhood Improvement and Beautification District c/o Thompson Engineering, Inc. Attn: Alec Simonson, P.E. 4937 Hearst Street, Suite 1B Metairie, Louisiana 70001 Bids mailed or hand-de‐ livered shall be in a sealed opaque envelope with the notation “SEALED BID ENCLOSED”. The envelope shall be identified by: the Project Name and Number, the Bid Opening Date, the Bidder’s name and ad‐ dress, and the Bidder’s Louisiana Contractor’s License Number. Bids shall be accepted only from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is solely responsible for proper delivery of its bid. Bids failing to comply with this paragraph or received after the afore‐ mentioned deadline date and time will be rejected. All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in the form of a bid bond, certified check, or cashier’s check payable to the Stonebridge Neighborhood Improve‐ ment and Beautification District, in an amount of five percent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all alternates. The suc‐ cessful Bidder shall be required to furnish a Per‐ formance Bond and a Payment Bond, each in an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Contract Price. The form for these bonds shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Docu‐ ments for this Project. This bid is let in accor‐ dance with the Louisiana Public Bid Law, La. R.S. 38:2212 et seq. The provi‐ sions and requirements of the Public Bid Law and those stated in the Bid Documents shall not be waived. The Owner re‐ serves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. Liqui‐ dated Damages shall be assessed at $500.00 per day pursuant to the Con‐ tract Documents. 204186-oct 22-29-nov 5-3t $1, 419.67
St. Charles Parish is an Equal Opportunity Em‐ ployer. We encourage all small and minorityowned firms and women’s business enter‐ prises to participate in this solicitation. St. Charles Parish Council Matthew Jewell, Parish President Advertisement Source and Dates: St. Charles Herald Guide St. Charles Parish Website Central Auction House, Ltd (Central Bidding) The New Orleans Advocate October 15, 2026 October 22, 2026 October 29, 2026 203772-oct 15-22-29-3t $713.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT TO INVITATION TO BID CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works TITLE: DPW825 Citywide Major/ Minor Street #2 SOURCING EVENT NO.: 4826 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: Construction
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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): 912-32, 913-27, 913-50, 925-49 The City of New Orleans strongly encourages mi‐ nority-owned and women-owned busi‐ nesses, socially and eco‐ nomically disadvantaged businesses and small businesses to respond to this solicitation, or to participate in subcon‐ tracting opportunities pursuant to this solicita‐ tion. 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. James C. Simmons, Jr. Chief Procurement Officer Advertising Dates: Oct 8, 15, and 22, 2026 NOCP 9368 203393-oct 8-15-22-3t $108.30
PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT TO INVITATION TO BID CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
Lqm6CI0 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): 913-27 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. Kai Wells Assistant Purchasing Administrator Advertising Dates: October 08, 16 and 22, 2026 NOCP 9366 203373-oct 8-16-22-3t $129.54
Proposals are due Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. at which time Proposals received on time and in the correct location will be consid‐ ered. RFP Documents may be obtained online at https://www.central auctionhouse.com/ Category/10822/NewOrle ansErnestNMorialConv entionCenter or by contacting the Con‐ tracts Department at (504) 582-3562 or con‐ tracts@mccno.com. All Proposals must be sub‐ mitted in accordance with the RFP Documents. 203082-OCT 7-13-22-3T $31.02
PUBLIC NOTICE --ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Procurement Department 2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5055 New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 ADVERTISEMENT REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL NO. 27-0068 RISK MANAGEMENT CONSULTING SERVICES An electronic submission of Proposal via Euna So‐ lutions Procurement Por‐ tal are due no later than the time and date set below. Any hard copy submission will be re‐ tained in the file un‐ opened and will be con‐ sidered disqualified. Please register with Bon‐ fire as soon as possible for uninterrupted notifi‐ cation and access to the NOLA Public Schools’ bid opportunities. All respon‐ dents who wish to com‐ pete for District work must register with Bon‐ fire Interactive. There is no cost to the vendor for the use and registration of the portal. Electronic Responses to Request for Proposal rel‐ ative to the above will be received via Euna Solu‐ tions Procurement Portal submission to the Pro‐ curement Department for the Orleans Parish School Board (“OPSB” or “the District”) at 2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5055, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 until 10:00 A.M. (CST) on Tues‐ day, November 24, 2026. Specifications and quali‐ fications are found in the RFP documents and may be obtained by visiting the District’s website at www.nolapublicschools. com.
PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS
SOURCING EVENT NO.: 4820
The Parish of St. Charles, hereby advertises proposals for:
TYPE OF SOLICITATION: CONSTRUCTION SERVICES
The District will host a Virtual Pre-Proposal meeting to be held on Friday, November 6, 2026, at 10:00 A.M. (CST). The Virtual link can be found below:
Parish Project Title: Storm Debris Removal and Recovery Project No. P260901 RFP No.: 2026-RFP-001 Principal Work Location: Entirety of St. Charles Parish Description of Basic Work: Storm Debris Removal and Disposal
DBE OPPORTUNITY: YES (35%)
Register in advance for this meeting:
RELEASED ON: OCTOBER 08, 2026
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DEADLINE TO RESPOND: November 06, 2026 @1:30 P.M.
The District reserves the right to reject any or all Responses to Request for Proposal whenever such rejection is in its best in‐ terest in accordance with law. The provisions and requirements of this ad‐ vertisement shall not be waived.
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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.
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RELEASED ON: Oct 8, 2026
Dates are subject to changes via an adden‐ dum posted by the Bu‐ reau of Purchasing on the City’s supplier portal.
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Paul A. Lucius Executive Director of Procurement FIRST INSERTION DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026 SECOND INSERTION DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2026 THIRD INSERTION DATE: THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2026 204421-oct 22-29-nov 5-3t $147.46 PUBLIC NOTICE --ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD Procurement Department 2401 Westbend Parkway, Suite 5055 New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 ADVERTISEMENT INVITATION TO BID NO. 27-CN-0003-B FRESH, PROCESSED AND PRE-CUT PRODUCE Electronic Responses to Invitation to Bid relative to the above will be re‐ ceived via email submis‐ sion to the Procurement Department for the Or‐ leans Parish School Board (“OPSB” or “the District”) at 2401 West‐ bend Parkway, Suite 5055, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114 until 10:00 A.M. (CST) on Fri‐ day, October 30, 2026. Specifications and quali‐ fication documents may be obtained by visiting the District’s website at www.nolapublicschools. com. All questions re‐ garding this ITB shall be directed to the Executive Director of Procurement at procurement@nol apublicschools.com. The District reserves the right to reject any or all Responses to the Invita‐ tion to Bid whenever such rejection is in its best interest in accor‐ dance with law. The pro‐ visions and requirements of this advertisement shall not be waived. NOLA Public Schools shall make every effort to provide reasonable ac‐ commodation for people with disabilities. The re‐ quests for any reason‐ able accommodation shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Director of Procurement, no less than seven (7) days in advance of any meetings. Paul A. Lucius Executive Director of Procurement FIRST INSERTION DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2026 SECOND INSERTION DATE: THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026 203832-oct 15-22-2t $79.68 PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) 2026-036 MATERIAL LIFT ELEVATOR REPLACEMENT Project Description: The Regional Transit Author‐ ity of New Orleans is seeking qualified ven‐ dors to provide replace‐ ment of a material lift el‐ evator per specifications in IFB 2026-023. How to obtain a copy of the IFB: Specifications and further information concerning the IFB may be obtained on October 8, 2026, from the RTA’s Procureware website at https://norta. procureware.com/home. You will be required to first register on this web‐ site. The IFB can also be obtained at the Regional Transit Authority’s web‐ site at http://www.norta. com. Clarification Deadline: Any questions or further information concerning this IFB must be submit‐ ted through https:// norta.procureware.com/ home by 1:00 PM on Oc‐ tober 27, 2026. Only writ‐ ten questions submitted through the Procureware site shall be considered official. Responding to IFB: Bids shall be submitted through the RTA’s Pro‐ cureware website or de‐ livered to 2817 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70119 on or before 2:00 P.M., No‐ vember 5, 2026. Mandatory Site Visit: Vendors must attend a site visit in order to be considered eligible for award at 8200 Willow St, New Orleans, LA 70118 at 9:00 A.M. on October 21, 2026. A Bid Opening will be held in the RTA Board Room located at 2817 Canal Street, New Or‐ leans, LA 70119, on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 2:00 PM. Any questions or further in‐ formation concerning the IFB may be submitted via https://norta. procureware.com/home, beginning on October 8, 2026. RTA in accordance with 49 Code of Federal Regu‐ lations (CFR) Part 26 has an obligation to ensure nondiscrimination of Dis‐ advantaged Business En‐ terprises (DBEs) and to comply with all federal, state and local regula‐ tions relative to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on publicly funded projects. The RTA is committed to utiliza‐ tion of DBEs on all feder‐ ally funded projects to‐ ward attainment of the agency's established overall goal of 32%. No DBE goal has been estab‐ lished for this project as there are no subcon‐
Notice to all offerors is hereby provided that in accordance with all ap‐ plicable federal, state and local laws the RTA will ensure that DBEs are afforded full opportunity to submit offers and re‐ sponses to this solicita‐ tion and to participate in any contract consum‐ mated pursuant to this advertisement. Addition‐ ally, no offeror will be discriminated against on the basis of age, sex, race, color, religion, na‐ tional origin, ethnicity or disability. For additional information contact the RTA’s Small Business Of‐ fice at 504-827-8301. The RTA reserves the right to accept or reject any and all proposals submitted. Ronald Baptiste Jr. Interim Chief Executive Officer Regional Transit Authority 203080-OCT 8-22-2T $ 730.70 PUBLIC NOTICE --The Jefferson Housing Services Development District (HSDD) is solicit‐ ing proposals to secure professional advisory services to assist it with strategic planning, asset modernization, and fed‐ eral compliance. The se‐ lected Consultant will play a critical role in sup‐ porting and expanding affordable housing op‐ portunities, optimizing operational perfor‐ mance, and ensuring strict adherence to the regulations of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the State of Louisiana. All interested parties can request a complete proposal packet with detailed in‐ structions by emailing D’Andre@jphsdd.org. Telephone and in person request will not be con‐ sidered. The deadline for submission of proposals is on or before November 10, 2026 by 2:00 p.m. (CST). 203242-oct 8-1t $118.71
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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT TO INVITATION TO BID CITY OF NEW ORLEANS SPONSORING DEPARTMENT: DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TITLE: RE-BID - DPW835 INSTALLATION OF SCHOOL ZONE FLASHING BEACONS UPGRADES CITYWIDE SOURCING EVENT NO.: 4821 TYPE OF SOLICITATION: CONSTRUCTION SERVICES DBE OPPORTUNITY: YES (35%) RELEASED ON: OCTOBER 08, 2026 DEADLINE TO RESPOND: NOVEMBER 06, 2026 @2:30 P.M. PRE-BID CONFERENCE: October 23, 2026 @ 2:30 P.M. TEAMS ONLY: https://teams.microsoft. com/meet/26323607552 1195?p=Z2GFMNaUoep Qm5SArh 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): 968-83, 550-80, 550-85, 550-88, 550-89, 550-96, 968-77, 968-82, 914-38 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. Kai Wells Assistant Purchasing Administrator
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Advertising Dates: October 08, 16 and 22, 2026 NOCP 9367 103381-oct 8-16-22-3t $133.56
PUBLIC NOTICE BUDGET HEARING FOR THE JEFFERSON PARISH JUVENILE COURT, HARVEY, LA The proposed Judicial Ex‐ pense budget for fiscal year 2027 (January 1, 2027 to December 31, 2027), for the Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court in Harvey, LA has been pre‐ pared in conformance with the provisions of the Louisiana Local Govern‐ ment Budget Act. It is available for public in‐ spection at the Office of the Judicial Administra‐ tor, 1546 Gretna Blvd., Harvey, LA from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday (except holidays). A public hearing on the proposed FY 2027 Judicial Expense Budget is scheduled for: Friday, November 20, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Jefferson Parish Juvenile Court Juvenile Justice Complex 1546 Gretna Boulevard Harvey, LA 70058 If you are in need of ADA accommodations please notify the Operations Manager at (504) 3673500. There are no significant changes in the budget between fiscal year 2026 and 2027. Signed: Dawn Palermo Judicial Administrator Juvenile Court for the Parish of Jefferson 204691 Oct. 22-24, 2026 3t $59.79
PUBLIC NOTICE --CITY PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2026 PUBLIC HEARING: 1:30 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS 1300 PERDIDO STREET 1st FLOOR THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION, IN ACCOR‐ DANCE WITH PROVISIONS OF THE CITY OF NEW OR‐ LEANS SUBDIVISION REG‐ ULATIONS, WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON NO‐ VEMBER 10, 2026 ON THE FOLLOWING MATTER: SUBDIVISION DOCKETS 124-26, 127-26, and 130-26 SD124-26 Resubdivision of Lots 11A, 12A, 16,17,18,19,20 into Lot 11B in Square 62, Fifth Munic‐ ipal District and bounded by Nevada, Hudson, Ohio, and Chagres Streets. Mu‐ nicipal addresses are 3350 Nevada Street and 3220-3226 Chargres Street. (Policy A) SD127-26 Resubdivision of Lots 5-H-1, 5-I-3-A, and 5-I-5 into Lot 5-I-5-A in Edgelake Court, Third Municipal District and bounded by Edgelake Court, Hayne Boulevard, and Crowder Boulevard. Municipal addresses are 7935-7939 Edgelake Court and 7980 Crowder Boule‐ vard. (Policy A) SD130-26 Resubdivision of Lots 53-B-3 and 53-B-10 into Lot 53-B-11 and 53-B12 in Gentilly Lands Sec‐ tion 43, T12S - R12E, Third Municipal District and bounded by Chef Menteur Highway, Read Boulevard, the L&N Rail‐ road right-of-way, and Old Gentilly Road. Munic‐ ipal address is 9200 Chef Menteur Highway. (Policy D) THE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL HEAR PROPONENTS AND OPPO‐ NENTS TO THE ABOVE PROPOSED SUBDIVISION. ALL INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO AT‐ TEND AND ALL RELEVANT COMMENTS CONCERNING THE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE ENCOURAGED. THE CPC HAS ESTABLISHED PUBLIC HEARING RULES WITHIN ITS ADMINISTRA‐ TIVE RULES, POLICIES, & PROCEDURES, WHICH ARE AVAILABLE ON THE CPC WEBSITE: WWW. NOLA.GOV/CPC. YOU MAY ALSO SUBMIT WRITTEN COMMENTS TO THE EX‐ ECUTIVE DIRECTOR IN ADVANCE BY MAIL (1300 PERDIDO STREET, 7TH FLOOR, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112) OR EMAIL CPCINFO@NOLA.GOV. ALL WRITTEN COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON THE MONDAY, EIGHT DAYS PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE. October 22, 29 and November 6, 2026 Robert Rivers, Executive Director NOCP 9394 204361-oct 22-29-nov 6-3t $115.38 PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice of Proposed Telecommunications Tower: Public Participation Harmoni Towers Gate‐ way LLC is proposing to construct a new 180 foot tall monopole style telecommunications tower approximately 502.64’ from Nicholson Dr. and 384.95’ from River Road, also known as 16100 River Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 30 19’ 59.388” N, 91 08’10.104” W. The height of the tower will be 54.86 meters above ground level (202.2’ feet above mean sea level) and 56.08 me‐ ters above ground level including appurtenances (206.2’ feet above mean seal level with appurte‐ nances). The tower will not require FAA lighting. Specific information re‐ di h j i
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p garding the project is available by calling Fore‐ sight Communications, LLC at 806-281-3853 dur‐ ing normal business hours. Interested per‐ sons may review the ap‐ plication for this project at www.fcc.gov/asr/ applications by entering Antenna Registration (Form 854) file no. A1390392 and may raise environmental concerns about the project under the National Environmen‐ tal Policy Act rules of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 CFR § 1.1307, by notifying the FCC of the specific rea‐ sons that the action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Re‐ quest for Environmental Review must be filed within 30 days of the date that notice of the project is published on the FCC’s website and may only raise environ‐ mental concerns. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file Request for Environmen‐ tal Review online at www.fcc.gov/asr/environ mental-request. If the filer is unable to submit electronically, or if filing electronically would be unreasonably burden‐ some, the request may be submitted by mail to FCC Request for Environ‐ mental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 with a request for waiver under 47 CFR § 1.1304(b). A copy of the Request should be pro‐ vided to Foresight Com‐ munications, LLC, Attn: Daniel Deleon at 18734 Helotes Ridge, Lot 2, Helotes, Tx 78023. 204597-OCT 22-1T $260.22 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO CREDITORS Logan Jackson Produc‐ tions LLC is the film pro‐ duction company for the motion picture currently entitled “Wither,” which filmed in Louisiana dur‐ ing July 28, 2025 – August 9, 2025 and February 14 – 15, 2026. All persons or entities having claims for obliga‐ tions incurred in Louisiana in connection with this production shall submit such claims in writing by November 20, 2026 to loganjackson‐ productions@gmail.com. 203842-oct 15-22-29-3t $225.31
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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE ELEASE TURNER PARKER, MACK HUGHES, MARLYN JACKSON, JACQUELYN HUGHES AND ONE-EYED JACK GAMING, LLC Pursuant to an order of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans in the matter of FLAG BOY PROPERTIES, LLC, PRAYING FOR MONITION, Docket No. 2026-09744, Div. L, CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, Parish of OR‐ LEANS, State of Louisiana, dated October 20, 2026, it was ordered as follows: WHEREAS, Flag Boy Properties, LLC, by act executed by Nor‐ man White, Chief Finan‐ cial Officer and Ex-Officio Tax Collector for the City of New Orleans, for un‐ paid 2022 ad valorem taxes, as memorialized in the Tax Sale Certificate recorded in the Con‐ veyance Office of Or‐ leans Parish, bearing NA #2023-32708 and CIN 733673; WHEREAS, Flag Boy Properties, LLC has applied to this Honorable Court for a Monition or advertisement, in confor‐ mity with LA. REV. STAT. § 47:2271, et. seq.; THERE‐ FORE, in the name of the State of Louisiana and the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, all interested persons are cited and admonished to show cause within six (6) months from the date on which this Monition is first advertised, why grounds exist for a nul‐ li d h i i
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Public Notices Successions g lity under the provisions of Chapter 5 of Subtitle III of Title 47 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The property affected by this monition is: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes and advan‐ tages thereunto belong‐ ing or in anywise apper‐ taining, situated in the THIRD DISTRICT of this City, in SQUARE NO. 743, bounded by N. Claiborne and St. Roch Avenues, Music and N. Derbigny Streets, designated by the LETTER "A" on a plan of survey by E. L. Eustis, C. E., dated December 4, 1945, revised and redated January 11, 1949, a copy of which is attached to an act before Mayer L. Dresner, N. P., dated Jan‐ uary 18, 1949, and ac‐ cording to which said LOT "A" begins at a dis‐ tance of 98 feet 3 inches and 4 lines from the cor‐ ner of N. Claiborne and St. Roch Avenues and measures thence on a line towards Music Street, 36 feet 9 inches and 4 lines front on N. Claiborne Avenue, the same width in the rear, by a depth between equal and parallel lines of 63 feet 11 inches and 3 Iines, and is composed of the rear portions of origi‐ nal Lots 1 and 2. Improve‐ ments thereon bear Mu‐ nicipal No. 2415-17 N. Claiborne Avenue. The Hon. Chelsy Richard Napoleon Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans 1340 Poydras Street 4th Floor New Orleans, LA 70112. Jonah Freedman, Esq. La. Bar No. 35780, 700 Camp Street Suite 316 New Or‐ leans, LA 70130 Counsel for FLAG BOY PROPER‐ TIES, LLC.
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ing thereto, said LOT 1 forms the corner of St. Andrews and S. Saratoga Streets and measures thirty feet, five inches, five lines (30’5”5”’) front on St. Andrew Street in the direction of Simon Bolivar Street by a depth and front on S. Saratoga Street of eighty feet, one inch, no lines (80’1”0”’) between equal and paral‐ lel lines. LOT 2 com‐ mences thirty feet, five inches, five lines (30’5”5”’) from the inter‐ section of St. Andrew and S. Saratoga Streets and measures thence on St. Andrew Street in the direction of Simon Boli‐ var Street thirty feet, five inches, six lines (30’5”6”’) front on St. Andrew, by a depth of eighty feet, one inch, no lines (80’1”0’”) between equal and paral‐ lel lines. And further, ac‐ cording to said survey, the overall frontage mea‐ sures sixty feet, eleven inches, three lines (60’11”3”’) per title, and overall frontage of LOTS 1 and 2 combine mea‐ sures sixty feet, ten inches, three lines (60’10”3’”) actual. The improvement on said two lots of ground bears the Municipal No. 2100 St. Andrew Street. The Hon. Chelsy Richard Napoleon Clerk of Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans 1340 Poydras Street 4th Floor New Or‐ leans, LA 70112. Jonah Freedman, Esq. La. Bar No. 35780, 700 Camp Street Suite 316 New Or‐ leans, LA 70130 Counsel for JMP23, LLC. 204693-OCT 22-29-2T $118.08
204692-OCT 22-29-2T $104.62 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE R2H PROPERTIES, LLC, GSWI, LLC, 2100 ST. ANDREW STREET, LLC, AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Pursuant to an order of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans in the matter of JMP23, LLC, PRAYING FOR MONITION, Docket No. 2026-09743, Div. L, CIVIL DISTRICT COURT, Parish of ORLEANS, State of Louisiana, dated October 20, 2026, it was ordered as follows: WHEREAS, JMP23, LLC, by act exe‐ cuted by Norman White, Chief Financial Officer and Ex-Officio Tax Collec‐ tor for the City of New Orleans, for unpaid 2022 ad valorem taxes, as memorialized in the Tax Sale Certificate recorded in the Conveyance Office of Orleans Parish, recorded on October 12, 2023 bearing NA #202332624 and CIN 733621; WHEREAS, JMP23, LLC has applied to this Hon‐ orable Court for a Moni‐ tion or advertisement, in conformity with LA. REV. STAT. § 47:2271, et. seq.; THEREFORE, in the name of the State of Louisiana and the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, all interested persons are cited and admonished to show cause within six (6) months from the date on which this Monition is first advertised, why grounds exist for a nul‐ lity under the provisions of Chapter 5 of Subtitle III Title 47 of the of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950. The property affected by this monition is: A CERTAIN LOT OF GROUND, to‐ gether with all the build‐ ings and improvements thereon, and all the rights, ways, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereunto be‐ longing or in anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the FOURTH MUNICIPAL DISTRICT in the City of New Orleans, in SQUARE NO. 297, bounded by St. Andrew, Simon Bolivar, (formerly Loyola and Franklin Streets), Josephine and S. Saratoga Streets, desig‐ nated as LOTS 1 AND 2 on a plan of survey by J.J. Krebs & Sons, Inc., Sur‐ veyors, dated July 8, 1968, recorded in COB 690, folio 30, and accord‐
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How Uniquely You works Beginning in January 2027, eligible Louisiana adults will be able to participate through a simple process at no cost: 1. Learn and decide. Find out more about Uniquely You and what participation will involve for you. 2. Enroll and consent. Enrollment will be online, fast, easy, and secure. You’ll need to complete an informed consent process before joining the study. 3. Provide a DNA sample. You’ll provide a blood sample at an LCMC Health lab. Your sample is then sent for confidential genetic testing. 4. Get the results. Confidential results will be returned to you via MyChart. 5. Understand what comes next. Participants with a positive result are provided genetic counseling at no cost to help them understand their results and potential next steps.
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What is Uniquely You? Uniquely You is a community health initiative and research program brought to you by LCMC Health with Helix, our genetic research partner. By participating, you’ll learn how your DNA impacts your health – at no cost – giving you the opportunity to know more about health risks you may have inherited and what you can do about them. Why is this good for Louisiana? Uniquely You brings cutting-edge precision medicine out of the research setting and into communities across Louisiana, giving families and new powerful tool to protect their health. Precision medicine has the power to fundamentally change how we approach prevention and early detection of illness in Louisiana. By identifying inherited risks before people become sick, we can help physicians intervene earlier, connect patients to appropriate screening, and ultimately prevent serious disease or find it when it is most treatable. Helping our community through research Genetic information collected through Uniquely You (coded from DNA samples and medical records) can be used to develop a secure, privacy-protected research database that scientists will use to learn what may cause certain diseases and how to best treat them so people can live longer, healthier lives. As a Uniquely You participant, you can elect to receive updates on our research and its impacts.
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Healthcare that’s more personalized and preventative Everyone who participates in Uniquely You will learn about their inherited risk for several common cancers and a leading cause of heart disease. Gaining a better understanding of your genetic health risks will enable you and your healthcare provider to personalize your healthcare and plan for a healthier future. Participating in this no-cost program will also give you access to a range of insights contained in your DNA, such as information about your regional ancestry and other traits like caffeine sensitivity, sleep patterns, and more! Did we say “no cost”? Sure did! Because this is a research program, there is no cost to participate, and health insurance is not required. We plan to enroll 100,000 participants over the age of 18 throughout our region in this impactful program.
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‘60 Minutes’ profiles native musician Jon Batiste page 5 Last hurrah for an Uptown dessert shop page 3
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City Park’s adults-only fundraiser includes unlimited rides and open beer bars from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Carousel Gardens Amusement Park, 7 Victory Ave. General admission tickets are $45, park members receive a $5 discount, and a $70 VIP experience provides exclusive access to Storyland with a full open bar. Costumes are encouraged. Attendees must be 21 or older. neworleanscitypark.org.
tremé fall festival A second-line kicks off the celebration of the historic neighborhood at 11 a.m. The 10th annual event at the St. Augustine Catholic Church Yard, 1205 Governor Nicholls St., and its surrounding streets features an arts and crafts market, auction, live music and food vendors. tremefest.org.
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The haunting floats of the Krewe of BOO! parade will glide through New Orleans neighborhoods on Saturday. Photo by Sophia Germer. Writer Doug MacCash has all the spooky details on Page 6.
fat cats’ ball Don your best costume to support medically complex kittens at the third annual fundraiser Friday. Tomato Club Rescue has set a goal to open Louisiana’s first facility for kittens with special physical and medical needs. Enjoy food, an open bar, mocktails, games, a costume contest and more starting at 7 p.m. at The Howlin’ Wolf, 907 S. Peters St. Guests must be 18 or older. tomatoclub.org.
kenner food truck festival Try a slew of cuisines as local vendors serve everything from fried chicken, barbecue and tacos to daiquiris and iced coffee from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday at Laketown near the Kenner Boat Launch, 5051 Williams Blvd. The fifth annual fest will include live music by Peyton Falgoust Band, Rock Show Nola and headliner Zebra. Admission is free. kenner.la.us.
big used book sale Friends of the Jefferson Public Library will have over 65,000 secondhand items to peruse over the weekend. Books are a highlight, with used records, CDs, DVDs, puzzles and collectible stamps also available. Shop from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday or noon to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Pontchartrain Center, 4545 Williams Blvd. friendsofjeffersonlibrary.org.
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‘Bittersweet goodbye’: Uptown ice cream shop to close BY POET WOLFE Staff writer
Sum’n Sweet Frozen Treats, an Uptown New Orleans dessert shop that transformed the former longtime home of Neutral Ground Coffee House into a pastel-pink retreat for Italian ice, soft serve and extravagant sundaes, announced it will close next month in a lengthy Instagram post. The shop will serve its final desserts Nov. 22 after three years of “much love, sacrifice, hard work and determination,” owner Trevail Thomas wrote in the post, which garnered hundreds of likes and more than 100 PROVIDED PHOTO BY INSTAGRAM comments from regulars praising Uptown dessert shop Sum’n Sweet Frozen the shop’s menu and family-friendly atmosphere. Treats, a pastel-pink retreat for Italian “I won’t pretend that saying goodice, soft serve and extravagant sundaes, bye is easy,” Thomas wrote. “The announced it will close Nov. 22. truth is, my heart is broken. Letting
go of something you’ve worked so hard to build is incredibly painful. But I’ve learned that sometimes making the right decision doesn’t mean it’s an easy one.” Thomas did not say why she chose to close but shut down the idea of reopening in a different location after being asked by a commenter. “God is pushing me into a new direction,” Thomas said on Instagram. She could not be reached for comment. Thomas opened her business in 2023 with a vision to expand the city’s dessert scene. Sum’n Sweet began as a sister business to Sunset Slush NOLA, an Italian ice shop on Gentilly Boulevard that has since closed, Thomas told WhatNow in 2024. Thomas said then that Sum’ Sweet would offer desserts free of gluten, dairy and nuts so she could enjoy them with her son, who has a
dairy allergy. “For me, dairy-free desserts were something different, but for my son, it was something that he could really enjoy,” she said. “Sometimes, it’s hard to find things that he likes that I like too.” Sum’n Sweet’s menu would continue to expand, with innovative offerings such as ice cream nachos in flavors including cookies and cream and strawberry cheesecake, as well as waffle cones shaped like tacos, filled with ice cream and topped with Biscoff crumbles. In the post announcing the shop’s closure, Thomas encouraged customers to “stop by, enjoy your favorite treat, take a picture, share a memory, and help us celebrate this beautiful journey.” Email Poet Wolfe at poet.wolfe@ theadvocate.com.
New Special Exhibit on Display Now! See original WWII cartoons and reflect on how one illustrator helped generations of Americans understand the war—one drawing at a time.
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Jon Batiste talks growing up in Kenner in ‘60 Minutes’ profile “(The psychologist) really understood and saw me and helped me understand at that beginning stage of my journey, that I may be weird but ‘you’re alright, son.’ ” JON BATISTE, musician
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understood and saw me and helped me understand at that beginning stage of my journey, that I may be weird Far from his energetic but ‘you’re alright, son,’” stage performances and Batiste said. lively multigenre composiBatiste released his first tions, Grammy Award musialbums while attending Juilcian Jon Batiste, a Kenner native and St. Augustine liard, forming his band Stay High School graduate, reHuman. He caught the atcalled a time when he would tention of comedian and TV barely speak during his pro- host Stephen Colbert when he was promoting his band’s file on Sunday’s episode of album “Social Music” on his CBS News’ “60 Minutes.” “I’m a deeply, deeply intro- Comedy Central show “The verted person. Into my early Colbert Report” in 2014. adolescent years, I felt that I Colbert would install Bawas in this world of my own tiste and Stay Human as the internal design,” Batiste told house band for “The Late journalist Bill Whitaker. Show” when he took over as Batiste, 39, said he barely host a year later. spoke until he was about During his seven years on 10 years old, and he would “The Late Show,” Batiste’s often sit in a magnolia tree music became increason his family’s front yard in ingly more successful and Kenner and observe. acclaimed. He has won Batiste grew up in a musi- eight Grammy Awards and received 25 nominations, cal family and took up the piano at his mother’s urging. including scoring Album of the Year in 2022 for his alHe told Whitaker he found his voice through music and bum “We Are.” He also condeveloped the confidence to ducted jazz arrangements express his inner self. for Pixar’s 2020 movie He excelled at the instru“Soul.” The “60 Minutes” segment as a teenager and was playing gigs throughout ment also features Batiste New Orleans by the time performing one of his “love he graduated from St. Aug. riot” street concerts inside He went on to study at the the New York City subway, Juilliard School in New York a concert stage he had perCity. formed in during his early Batiste said he struggled years. to accept the controlled Watch the interview on the structure of Juilliard as a “60 Minutes” YouTube page free spirit, so much so that at https://www.youtube.com/ his professors sent him to watch?v=UvVdMQARZVI. a psychologist, who helped him find validation in his Email Marco Cartolano creative journey. at marco.cartolano@ “(The psychologist) really theadvocate.com.
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Multihyphenate performer and New Orleans-area native Jon Batiste plays piano on the Festival Stage during the 2026 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at the Fair Grounds.
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monster Folks celebrate Halloween across the country with trick or treating, pumpkin carving and parties. But in New Orleans, of course, there’s also a parade. In its 19th year, the Krewe of BOO! parade, which takes place at 6:30 p.m. Saturday is the centerpiece of the Crescent City scary season, combining Carnival cusDoug toms with macabre costuming and MacCash the dispensing of edible treats. Krewe of BOO! captain Brian Kern said this year’s paradegoers can expect 15 floats with 600 riders, plus 40 bands, Mardi Gras marching groups and other features. The floats will be hauntingly designed, and many participants, such as the Rolling Elvi and Muff-A-Lottas, customarily alter their costumes to reflect the ghoulishness of the holiday. Kern said interest in this year’s parade seems to have “blown up,” perhaps because of the appearance of grand marshals Christopher Rice, son of the late great horror writer Anne Rice, and author Eric Shaw Quinn. Rice and Quinn will host a forum on the 50th anniversary of Anne Rice’s goth blockbuster novel “Interview with the Vampire” on Halloween afternoon at Loyola University. The 2026 king of the Krewe of BOO! parade is artist James Michalopoulos, whose expressive paintings perfectly capture the moody, melting gestalt of New Orleans. Kern said that Michalopoulos will ride on a float ornamented with an enormous skull. Unlike official Mardi Gras parades, the Krewe of BOO! floats are sponsored by commercial institutions such as Pat O’Brien’s and The Mortuary
haunted house. Branded throws are also part of the picture, including Zapp’s potato chips, CheeWees, small bags of Blue Runner red beans, PJ’s Coffee K-cups, MoonPies and other consumables. Kern said parade planning was going particularly smoothly this year. “Just add people,” he said, borrowing the tagline of a vintage vodka advertisement. Except, he said, now there’s a literal hitch in the road. The parade typically rolls along Decatur Street. But in early October, a crucial stretch of the roadway was demolished in preparation for resurfacing. Kern explained that because the Krewe of BOO!’s floats are large, they can’t simply be rerouted through the narrow French Quarter streets. However, he’s been assured by authorities that
Krewe of BOO! parades past St. Louis Cathedral in the French Quarter in 2025.
the roadwork will be finished. If things go as hoped, the parade will line up on Elysian Fields Avenue and proceed to North Peters Street, where it will turn right. It will then merge onto Decatur Street and continue past Jackson Square before merging back onto North Peters. The parade will turn right on Canal Street, U-turn at Burgundy Street, returning to Tchoupitoulas Street, where it will turn right, concluding on Andrew Higgins Drive. Parade day begins at 9 a.m. with the New Orleans Zombie Run through the Warehouse District and ends with The Monster Mash after-party. Visit the Krewe of BOO! website at kreweofboo. com for details and tickets. Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash@ theadvocate.com.
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JOHNNY BLUE SKIES & THE DARK CLOUDS TUESDAY, LAKEFRONT ARENA Ever since Sturgill Simpson released his first album in 2013, he’s displayed a fiercely independent streak. His music is generally considered Americana or outlaw country, but he has little use for labels, including record labels. Celebrity didn’t suit him either, so a couple years ago he announced that he would no longer record or tour under his own name. Instead, Simpson rechristened himself as the alter ego Johnny Blue Skies. “Mutiny After Midnight,” credited to Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds, came out in March. The Lakefront Arena on the LSU New Orleans campus will be full on Tuesday for Johnny Blues Skies & the Dark Clouds. At press time, only a smattering of face-value tickets remained, starting at $63. After the show, Tipitina’s hosts an official after-party and DJ set with the Flying Mojito Bros. Tickets are $25 plus fees. Showtime is 11:30 p.m.
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‘PERFORMING THE DEVIL’S MUSIC’ with DR. MICHAEL WHITE & THE ORIGINAL LIBERTY JAZZ BAND FRIDAY, HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION In the early years of the 20th century, certain self-appointed cultural guardians decided that a nascent style of music called “jazz” must be the work of the devil, given its ability to rile up audiences. Such early reservations about what would later be celebrated as one of
America’s greatest cultural contributions inspired the title of Friday evening’s concert in the courtyard of The Historic New Orleans Collection, “Performing the Devil’s Music.” Dr. Michael White, the prolific traditional jazz clarinetist and composer who spent decades as a Xavier University professor, is the featured performer for this “Courtyard Sessions” concert along with his Original Liberty Jazz Band. They’ll perform songs that “scandalized polite
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society in their day.” The cover of White’s forthcoming memoir, “Blue Clarinet,” which the HNOC plans to publish in 2027, will be revealed at the show. The music plays from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday in the courtyard at 520 Royal St. Advance tickets are sold out. A limited number of tickets will be available at the door for $10 (HNOC members are admitted free). Attendees are encouraged to costume in the spirit of the Halloween season.
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‘HARMONY & HOPE’ with DEACON JOHN, JOHN AUTIN, RIVER ECKERT AND MORE SUNDAY, JESUIT HIGH SCHOOL AUDITORIUM The Ignatian Volunteer Corps of New Orleans helps connect local nonprofits with adults age 50 and over who want to volunteer their time. Founded in 2019, Ignatian Volunteer Corps now coordinates 7,000 volunteer hours annually. On Sunday afternoon, the Ignatian Volunteer Corps hosts its annual benefit concert, “Harmony & Hope: The Music of New Orleans, Inspiring the Nation.” Pianist and producer John Autin has assembled a diverse roster showcasing jazz, rhythm and blues, funk and opera. In addition to Autin and his band, scheduled performers range from Deacon John, the legendary New Orleans R&B singer and guitarist, to 17-year-old New Orleans piano prodigy River Eckert. The cross-generational program also features opera singer Sakinah Davis, R&B singer Chase Kamata, guitarist Detroit Brooks, bassist Mark Brooks, clarinetist Bed Redwine and drummer Earl Smith. The event will also honor Givonna Joseph, founder of the local opera organization OperaCréole, with the Ignatian Volunteer Corps’ 2026 Hope & Harmony Award. The show is from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the Jesuit High School Auditorium, 4133 Banks St. Tickets are $50. Free parking is available on the Jesuit campus.
New Orleans jazz drummer Adonis Rose’s new “Live at Jazz Ascona: The Music of Gregg Hill” is the first album ever recorded onstage at Switzerland’s famed Jazz Ascona festival. It features compositions by Hill, lyrics by New Orleans modern jazz vocalist Phillip Manuel and arrangements by saxophonist Rex Gregory. Both Manuel and Gregory join Rose for two shows celebrating the new album at Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Thursday. Tickets are $35 plus fees. Blues-based guitarist Black Joe Lewis is paired with JD Simo and special guest guitarist Luther Dickinson, of the North Mississippi Allstars, at Tipitina’s. Tickets are $25 plus fees.
FRIDAY Since joining forces in California in 2014, the anonymous members of Mac Sabbath have cranked out more or less faithful — instrumentally, at least — covers of Black Sabbath songs with altered lyrics about fast food, all while costumed as McDonald’s characters. Thus they manage to parody both heavy metal and fast food simultaneously. Experience all that is Mac Sabbath at Tipitina’s on Friday, along with Clownvis Presley and Alyson Anomaly. Tickets are $25 plus fees. Kels plays a sold-out show at Chickie Wah Wah.
John ‘Papa’ Gros phone trio, kicks off at 9 p.m. Tickets are $30 plus fees. Fiddler Jourdan Thibodeaux et Les Rôdailleurs bring their brand of contemporary Cajun music to Chickie Wah Wah. Tickets are $20 plus fees.
SUNDAY At 3 p.m., Steve Pistorius & the Southern
Syncopators salute early jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton at Snug Harbor; admission is free. Later Sunday, saxophonist Brad Walker teams up with Galactic drummer Stanton Moore at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.; tickets are $35. It’s a busy afternoon at Tipitina’s. At 1 p.m., the nonprofit Tipitina’s Foundation hosts an instructional “Sunday Youth Music Lab” for aspiring musicians ages 7 to 21, with members of Galactic and guitarist Billy Iuso as the instructors. Students under age 18 must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian; musicians must bring their own instruments to participate in the onstage jam session. Admission is free. Later on Sunday, Cajun accordionist, singer and bandleader Bruce Daigrepont continues his decades-long tradition of staging a Sunday evening fais do-do at Tipitina’s. The dance gets underway at 5:15 p.m. Admission is $15. The New Orleans Jazz Vipers swing out at Chickie Wah Wah at 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
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SATURDAY In 2018, pianist and composer Amina Figarova, who is originally from Azerbaijan but is now based in New Orleans, composed a suite for her sextet and a children’s choir from South Africa. She ultimately ended up recording it with Liberia’s Matsiko World Orphan Choir. Figarova, her sextet and the choir will perform at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Saturday at Snug Harbor. Tickets are $30. It’s difficult to imagine a show more perfectly suited for Tipitina’s than “Papa Plays the Nite Tripper,” New Orleans pianist and singer John “Papa” Gros’ tribute to the late great Dr. John, one of his primary inspirations. The show also features special guests Cyril Neville, of the Neville Brothers and Meters; veteran saxophonist Gary Brown; and Solid Harmony singers Yolanda Robinson and Kiki Chapman. The Tin Men, the only-inNew-Orleans guitar/washboard/sousa-
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Max Bien Kahn captures life happening in new album ‘Baby Green’ BY JAKE CLAPP Gambit Weekly
Max Bien Kahn builds a lot of the songs on his new full-length album, “Baby Green,” around small moments. The New Orleans-based singer-songwriter leaned into storytelling on the bright rock ’n’ roll record, where little details spark deeper contemplations. A hesitant catch of an eye at a cafe leads to small talk but also a chance to explore what’s really going on in the lives of a couple of people. Finding an old flannel shirt prompts bittersweet memories about a past relationship. And a meetup for drinks at a bar turns into falling in love and a new chapter in life. “My goal for these songs was kind of like … taking a photo of a moment, and what was it about that moment that resonated with me?” Bien Kahn said. Bien Kahn and his band play a “Baby Green” release show on Thursday at BJ’s Lounge with Slow Motion Cowboys, and the album is out Friday on streaming platforms and vinyl, CD and cassette. “Baby Green” is a celebration of life,, Bien Kahn said. The San Franciscoborn multi-instrumentalist has lived in New Orleans for 15 years and has spent much of it as a member of the trad jazz band Tuba Skinny, as well as performing with many other locals and recording his own solo music. This album, his fifth solo full-length, captures some of the ways Bien Kahn’s life has been changing. Bien Kahn’s
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m mother passed away eight years ago, and songs like the sweet, swelling a ““Sunrise,” are about grief and havin ng a chance to say goodbye. The album opener, “Jay’n Bee Club,” was inspired by a meetup C at the eponymous San Francisco a bar with his now-wife, author Mik b Grantham, who is also from the Bay Area. The two had met in New Orleans and were early in their relationship when they were both vissiting family over Thanksgiving and decided to meet up at the bar, which has since closed during the pandemic. “There’s something about that bar that represents falling in love with my future life partner, and also like the end of an era, and how cities change and things change,” Bien Kahn said.
The song “List II” is a reminder to not let a to-do list get in the way of life and spontaneity. “Neighbors” is a sunny track about walking the block and saying hello to the people around you — written as a kind of hype-up song for his anxious dog, Bien Kahn said with a laugh. And other tracks touch on getting a little older, understanding heartache and staying connected with the people who are important. “I felt more at peace when I was writing these songs,” Bien Kahn said. “I was in love. I was dealing with my grief, and I felt like I was in a place where I didn’t have to keep writing about it.” Bien Kahn recorded most of the songs on “Baby Green” with producer Ross Farbe across four days right before Mardi Gras 2024. A band of friends helped make the album, including Kunal Prakash, Gina Leslie, Ray Micarelli, Cameron Snyder, Shaye Cohn, Ajai Combelic, Matt Bell and Howe Pearson — all of whom Bien Kahn has recorded or performed with often over the years. Wanting to capture the feel of a band playing together in the room, Bien Kahn taped a few rehearsals and shows at St. Roch Tavern as song demos. He then got everyone together at Fabre’s studio to record live. There also was a lot of instrument swapping during the sessions. “I love a record that just sounds like a rock ’n’ roll band playing in the studio,” Bien Kahn said. “It doesn’t sound like it’s overproduced or anything. The idea was to get in and get out and get some great performances and not worry too much about it after that.” Find Bien Kahn at maxbienkahn. com. The Bandcamp edition of “Baby Green” has two bonus tracks at maxbienkahn.bandcamp.com.
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