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Legendary LSU coach Dale Brown dies at 90

He is second-winningest basketball coach in SEC history Staff report Dale Brown, who built the LSU men’s basketball team into a consistent title contender and became the second-winningest coach in the history of the Southeastern Conference in the process, died at the age of 90 on Friday. Brown was a seminal figure at LSU, in the SEC and nationwide. He directed the Tigers for 25 years, won four league championships, was runner-up four times, made 13 appearances in the NCAA tournament and reached the Final Four twice, just barely missing a third. “We have lost the most living and most loved man any of us have ever known,” his family said in a statement released on Friday. “Dale Brown always put others ﬁrst. He was always a great humanitarian before anything else. “Dale long ago fell in love with Louisiana. And the people of Louisiana loved him right back. We are forever grateful for that.” On Tuesday, Brown was named the

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Dale Brown speaks at the dedication of the Pete Maravich Assembly Center’s basketball court as Dale Brown Court in 2022.

2027 recipient of the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. When you consider his success on the court and his impact on the game as a whole, Brown certainly ﬁt the description of a legend. Brown’s total of 448 wins is second

only to Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp, who coached the Wildcats to 876. But Brown’s 301 losses also give him the most by a coach in SEC history — mostly the result of his last four seasons, when the Tigers were a cumulative 45-68. Brown coached Shaquille O’Neal, Chris Jackson (now Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) and Rudy Macklin, each an All-American — although some of his best teams were ﬁlled more with overachievers than superstars. A Washington State assistant, Brown, a native of North Dakota where he was a noted athlete at Minot State Teachers College, was hired in 1972 on the recommendation of former LSU basketball player and future Athletic Director Joe Dean to then-AD Carl Maddox. Brown

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Venture Global, the Virginia-based company that exports liquefied natural gas from massive terminals on the Louisiana coast, is planning to dramatically expand its ability to generate electricity at its facilities in Cameron and Plaquemines parishes — a move that could help bring new AI data centers to the state. The company recently announced a $17.2 billion deal with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes Energy Services — companies that manufacture and service power equipment — to procure new turbines and transformers with enough capacity to generate up to 10 gigawatts of electricity. That’s enough electricity to power every household in the state of New York and roughly 25% more power than Meta will need to power its Hyperion data center in Richland Parish once it’s fully built out. Venture Global, which generates all of its own electricity and water on-site at private power plants that are not connected to the public grid — an arrangement known as “island mode” — would use some of the additional electricity to power its

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La. settles with BP on coastal damage Secrecy of deals raise concerns regarding terms

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LSU coach Dale Brown and members of the team celebrate after they defeated Kentucky in the 1986 NCAA Tournament regional finals. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO

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Louisiana and BP announced a two-part settlement agreement on Friday related to economic harm from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill as well as separate litigation on coastal damage, bringing the state a step away from resolving all such claims. No details of the coastal damage agreement were released, as has been the case with other such deals. Previous coastal damage settlements with other major oil companies have been placed under court-ordered seal at the request of the parties involved. The secret nature of the coastal damage settlements have raised concerns among some coastal advocacy groups over whether the state has been

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Gunmen open fire at church in Jordan

JERUSALEM — Gunmen opened fire during a funeral at a church in Jordan on Friday, killing seven people and wounding 40 others, authorities said. The shooting took place at a Greek Orthodox church in Karak, about 110 miles south of the capital, Amman. Footage broadcast on Jordanian state television showed two gunmen who appear to be holding pistols approaching the church and firing shots. A third man who appears to be holding a semiautomatic rifle then approaches and opens fire, and all three then run toward the church. Video footage taken by witnesses shows broken glass and pools of blood on the floor of the church. Dorgham Halasa, who was among the mourners inside the church, said intense gunfire erupted 15 minutes after the funeral had started, and then people started running. “It was a weird situation, and heavy gunfire,” Halasa said. He did not see the gunmen, but said other people reported seeing four of them. The Associated Press could not independently verify the number of assailants, and Jordan’s security services did not immediately release details. A government statement said that the attack was “carried out by unknown assailants,” but didn’t say whether any gunmen were captured or killed. It said that “investigations are underway at full speed.”

First tanker of Russian diesel sets sail for U.S.

A first tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States under a new import agreement has set sail, the Kremlin said Friday, two weeks after President Donald Trump said he struck a deal with President Vladimir Putin despite Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. “The first oil tanker has sailed off to customers, and regular supplies will continue,” Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said without elaborating. The diesel deal was seen as an attempt by Trump to address high fuel prices ahead of the midterm elections. It caused alarm and dismay in Ukraine, which has pleaded with foreign countries to tighten sanctions on Moscow and deny it revenue for the invasion launched in February 2022. In the U.S., the agreement was also criticized by both Republicans and Democrats for violating American laws and drawing the country closer to Russia. The deal joins a growing list of actions in which the Republican president has sided with Putin, often at Ukraine’s expense. Marine intelligence firm Kpler said the vessel signaled that it was headed to New York to arrive Nov. 7 and would be the first Russian diesel delivery to the United States since July 2023. The import agreement, which Trump says foresees millions more tons of Russian diesel reaching the U.S. in the coming months, is unlikely to make a dent in painfully high prices at the pump or elsewhere, energy policy experts say.

Defense: Kirk killing trial prep will take years

Defense attorneys for the man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk are suggesting a 2029 trial date because they say it could take them that long to prepare their case. Attorneys for Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, said Thursday that the defense’s proposed schedule was “absurd” and defendant Tyler Robinson was simply trying to delay. Utah District Court Judge Tony Graf has scheduled a Friday hearing to set a trial date. Robinson pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in last year’s killing of Kirk while the ally of President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of several thousand people at Utah Valley University. The 23-year-old defendant turned himself in a day after the shooting, and his lawyers have not offered alternative theories for Kirk’s death. He could be eligible for the death penalty if convicted.

by FBI Director Kash Pair accused of effort Patel, who before taking the nation’s premier lying to Congress over law enforcement agency

BY ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY CHRIS O’MEARA

President Donald Trump speaks Friday during a campaign rally at Alico Arena on the campus of Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers, Fla.

Trump revives idea of intervention in Cuba President speaks at South Florida rally

BY MEG KINNARD and JOSH BOAK

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FORT MYERS, Fla. — President Donald Trump on Friday told a rally for candidates in South Florida that U.S. warships returning from the Middle East could stop over in Cuba on their way back from the Iran war, his latest suggestion of taking an interventionist approach to the nearby country. Trump first floated this idea earlier this year, but has not mentioned it in recent months. But he revived it in response to a shouted question from the crowd about the island nation. He was campaigning just days ahead of midterm elections in which voters have expressed concern about the impact the U.S. war on Iran has had on prices of goods from gas to groceries. “We’ll do a little stopover,” Trump said. “Actually, what we’re going to do with Cuba is, we’re going to come back from Iran. Those beautiful ships will pass Cuba. We’ll have one of them stop about 50 yards off the coast. They’ll raise up their hands. And then we’re going to send (Secretary of State) Marco Rubio in to finish up the deal.” Both Rubio and Trump have been bullish on action in Cuba, with Trump previously suggesting the country would “be next” in terms of intervention abroad, following the winding down of the Iran war he has long forecast but which has not yet happened. In May, he and Rubio raised the specter of U.S. military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that took on greater weight after the administration announced criminal charges against the island’s former leader, Raúl Castro. Trump told reporters in the Oval Office that previous U.S. presidents had considered intervening in Cuba for decades but that “it looks like I’ll be the one that does it.” Rubio told reporters separately that Cuba has been a national security threat

for years because of its ties to U.S. adversaries and that Trump is intent on addressing it. While saying the Trump administration wants to resolve differences with Cuba peacefully, Rubio voiced doubts that the U.S. could reach a diplomatic resolution with the island’s current government. Moments after Trump spoke at the rally, Rubio posted on social media that “now is the time” for action on Cuba, addressing his post “to those who seek to create positive change” and urging them “to seize this opportunity to create the change you desire through a discrete partnership with the CIA.” Rubio has not addressed Cuba in depth in public for several weeks, with his last comments coming in a Sept. 29 interview with Fox News host Sean Hannity. “The truth is Cuba has already fallen. It doesn’t have a functional economy and it’s governed by people who continue to preach about some revolution that has been dead for 20 years that’s never worked,” Rubio said, without alluding to any CIA operation. “We are hopeful that Cuba will choose a different path. We are hopeful … that there will be some people in there that open their eyes to the reality of what they’re facing,” he said. “We’re never going to allow Cuba to become a base of operation against American interests or pose a threat to our national security. On that we are abundantly clear.” Rubio and other top Trump aides have met with Cuban ofﬁcials in recent months to explore possible improvements in relations. But the U.S. side has come away unimpressed from those talks, leading to even more sanctions imposed on the Cuban government. During his address to the United Nations General Assembly last month, Trump said Rubio — son of Cuban immigrants, who has long taken a hard line against Cuba’s socialist leadership — was “deep into negotiations with Cuba,” saying he would “not allow a haven for foreign adversaries to threaten America on our own doorstep.”

Israeli military says 2 soldiers killed in West Bank attack Authorities say 2 gunmen dead

Mayor: Officer who killed boy in Miss. has resigned By The Associated Press The police officer who shot and killed a 1-year-old boy in Mississippi when he fired into a moving vehicle while responding to a shoplifting call has resigned, the Senatobia mayor told The Associated Press Friday. Sgt. Hunter Foster, 33, had been cleared of criminal wrongdoing by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office earlier this week after its monthslong probe concluded his use of force had been justified. On Thursday, the state released videos of the fatal shooting of Kohen Wiley, in-

cluding Foster’s body-worn camera footage of the June 14 encounter in a Walmart parking lot in Senatobia, about 40 miles south of Memphis, Tennessee. Senatobia Mayor Greg Graves confirmed Foster’s resignation Friday. Foster’s attorney Martin Zummach declined to comment when reached Friday. Zummach has said Foster had “no choice” but to fire his weapon at the vehicle because it was moving at him. Kohen’s mother, Vellesiya Wiley, has disputed that her friend, who was driving, headed toward the officers.

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BY SHLOMO MOR and SAM MEDNICK Associated Press

JERUSALEM — Two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack in the occupied West Bank that also left two suspected gunmen dead Friday morning, the military said. The violence is likely to heighten political tensions and security concerns ahead of next week’s parliamentary election. Staff Sgt. Ron Yonatan Roytman, 23, and Sgt. Yuval Shai Svilem, 20, were killed and three others were lightly wounded during the attack near the Yehuda Junction outside the West Bank city of Hebron, the army said. The army said its soldiers had prevented a “terror attack against Israeli civilians” and that the two suspects, both Palestinians from Hebron, used an M16 rifle and a handgun. It said the men arrived at an Israeli military position in the morning, triggering an exchange of fire lasting approximately 20 minutes, after which the gunmen were killed by Israeli troops. The army said its forces prevented the men from advancing toward civilians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu later visited the attack site as his office instructed security forces to immediately cordon off Hebron and prepare for a full closure of the West Bank, starting Friday. Israel will retaliate with a sweeping anti-terror operation in the Hebron neighborhood where the gunmen lived, Netanyahu said. “We will evacuate the residents, we will go house-by-house, we will also remove

WASHINGTON — Two former FBI officials were charged Friday with lying to Congress about their involvement in investigating Hunter Biden’s laptop in the run-up to the 2020 presidential election, the latest in a series of splashy and politically charged actions the Justice Department has undertaken ahead of next month’s midterm contests. Nikki Floris and Bradley Benavides, former leaders of a since-disbanded task force set up to counter foreign election interference, appeared in federal court in Washington, where their lawyers pressed for a speedy hearing to contest allegations their clients lied to lawmakers by saying that they did not participate in FBI investigations of Biden. The prosecution, a rare Department of Justice criminal case against a former employee, revisits a tangled and peculiar saga that roiled the ﬁnal weeks of the 2020 race. It also comes amid a broader, backward-looking

was a harsh critic of it, to scrutinize high-profile episodes from the bureau’s recent past that for years have animated President Donald Trump’s conservative base. Floris’ attorneys called her “a patriot” and said she has “served our nation as a dedicated FBI intelligence ofﬁcer for nearly 20 years.” “Yet today, the DOJ has accused her falsely of a crime on the say-so of politicians, not on the facts,” her attorneys said in a statement. “It’s no coincidence the government is ﬁling these nonsense charges now, years later, on the eve of an election.” Attorneys for Benavides accused the government of bringing “baseless criminal charges against him in a transparently political complaint.” “This is another sad day for the Department of Justice,” his lawyers said in an emailed statement. “But now we are in court, and the truth will come out: Brad Benavides is a true patriot who devoted his career to protecting this country and its people. These charges are a disgrace.”

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Israeli soldiers gather Friday at the scene of a shooting attack carried out by Palestinian gunmen at a junction near Hebron in the occupied West Bank.

the weapons there, and all the terror infrastructure will be dealt with and destroyed,” Netanyahu said. Israeli voters are deciding Tuesday whether to grant Netanyahu yet another term in ofﬁce — or usher in a new era of Israeli politics three years after Hamasled attacks triggered the war in Gaza. Israel’s government has warned of potential attacks by the country’s “enemies” in the lead-up to the election. Netanyahu later met with his Security Cabinet and top military and security ofﬁcials, and blamed Hamas for Friday’s attack. “Our brave soldiers thwarted this attack with courage and determination,” he said. “I commend them for their actions and wish our wounded a speedy recovery.” Israel’s national security minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, known for extremist views, said the attack shows Israel needs to restrict the Palestinians’ freedom of movement in the West Bank.

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Court: Detained immigrants Trump says he have no right to bond hearings ordered DOJ to file appellate court, which oversees In the September hearing, atDecision appeals ﬁled in federal district torneys for the three men argued courts in Louisiana, Texas and that the Constitution’s protections upholds Trump Mississippi, has issued major against imprisoning people within recent years uphold- out allowing them to challenge administration policy rulings ing conservative positions on the terms of their detention apply

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Federal ofﬁcials can detain immigrants without allowing them to challenge their detention before judges, the New Orleansbased U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Friday, handing a major victory to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. The decision delivered by the split federal appellate court upholds the administration’s policy of mandatory detention for noncitizens, including those who have lived in the country for years. In the past, such detainees would receive bond hearings where they could argue to judges that they wouldn’t ﬂee or commit crimes if they were allowed to remain free pending their immigration proceedings. Starting last year, the new policy eliminated the hearings, triggering thousands of habeas corpus petitions filed by immigrants in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. Many were submitted in Louisiana federal courts by people held in the state’s 10 ICE detention facilities. Plaintiffs accused the government of violating the U.S. Constitution by detaining them without due process. Friday’s ruling stemmed from one of those cases, Sosnava Rodriguez v. Ortega, a plea by three undocumented men without criminal records who lived in Texas before their arrests by ICE in late 2025 and early 2026. Ten judges concurred with the administration’s detention policy in Friday’s narrowly split decision. Seven judges dissented. The ruling represents a massive victory for one of the administration’s most contentious immigration policies — and it highlights the 5th Circuit’s expanding role as a bastion of support for conservative legal policy. The

abortion and the Voting Rights Act, among other causes. “We now conclude that Petitioners were not entitled to individual hearings on their dangerousness or flight risk before they could be lawfully detained by immigration authorities pending their removal proceedings,” wrote the majority opinion’s Trump-appointed author, Judge Cory Wilson. “Moreover, the duration of Petitioners’ detention presented no constitutional issues warranting habeas relief.” Two states in the 5th Circuit’s purview, Texas and Louisiana, lead the nation in the number of detainees held in ICE detention. The mandatory detention policy has emerged as a key plank of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement campaign. The raging legal battle over the policy hinged on a shift in how the administration regarded legal rights afforded to undocumented people who had long lived in the U.S. After President Donald Trump retook office, the administration began designating noncitizen U.S. residents, even those who had been in the country for years, as “seeking arrival” — a classification that the government previously applied to people caught while crossing the U.S. border. The change stripped them of access to bond hearings, leaving them with no recourse if they had been unlawfully detained, according to the plaintiffs’ arguments across some 18,000 habeas petitions filed since Trump retook office, a massive surge. Lower courts had ruled in favor of the Texas-based plaintiffs leading up to Friday’s ruling. A smaller panel of 5th Circuit judges also sided with the plaintiffs in February. But the full 5th Circuit stayed those decisions and took up the case as a full court on Sept. 24.

to noncitizen immigrants as well as U.S. citizens. Attorneys for the men called Friday’s ruling an “affront to the U.S. Constitution.” “The principle at stake here is simple: if the government wants to detain someone, it has to explain why depriving them of their liberty is necessary. And anyone who is detained has the right to ask a judge for review of that detention,” said Rebecca Cassler, an attorney for the American Immigration Council who argued the case for the plaintiffs before the 5th Circuit. “Instead, this ruling allows the government to lock people up when detention plainly serves no purpose, and without any way to challenge it,” Cassler said. Several dissenting judges delivered similarly blistering assessments of the majority’s ruling. Judge Dana Douglas, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, castigated the ruling as resting on “sham history,” an assertion that drew barbs from several of her colleagues in the majority. “A country where a roaming police force must seek out millions of noncitizens for mandatory detention without meaningful process or recourse to even a rudimentary hearing is a less decent place for people like Petitioners who have led law-abiding lives, committed no crimes, and raised United States citizens,” Douglas wrote. Trump administration officials celebrated the ruling. “Big win in the Fifth Circuit on mandatory detention for illegal aliens, a principle codified in 1996 legislation but ignored by the deep state for decades,” James Percival, a U.S. Department of Homeland Security attorney, wrote on social media. Email James Finn at jfinn@ theadvocate.com.

suit in Alaska race Litigation seeks to block certification if GOP senator loses

BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Friday said he told his administration to file its lawsuit to block certification of the U.S. Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses, kicking off what many fear could become a lengthy battle between the government and states over certifying an election where the president’s party is struggling. “I’m the one that said do it,” Trump told reporters as he landed for a campaign rally in Florida. The lawsuit, filed late Thursday, centers on one of the president’s longstanding complaints in the Senate race — the presence of a second candidate named Dan Sullivan, who Republicans fear could siphon away votes from the incumbent in what’s likely to be a photo-finish contest with Democrat Mary Peltola, the state’s former congresswoman. The second Sullivan, who is Daniel J. Sullivan from the tiny fishing community of Petersburg, has said he decided to run on his own, but Republicans have contended he is a Democratic plant to siphon votes away from their candidate. The lawsuit by the Republican president’s Department of Justice in federal court in Alaska demands that the state be blocked from certifying a Peltola win if Daniel J. Sullivan remains on the ballot. “The United States accordingly brings this lawsuit to protect the integrity of the 2026 Senate election in Alaska,” the lawsuit says. The legal challenge came 11 days before the Nov. 3 election and months after the final ballot was set. It is the latest example of the Department of Justice bolstering the Republican president’s political

operation, targeting his enemies and suing Democratic-controlled states before the election. Democrats and many voting rights advocates have long feared that the administration will try to block certiﬁcation of elections that Trump’s party loses, much as he unsuccessfully tried to do when he lost the 2020 White House race to Democrat Joe Biden. The Alaska Supreme Court rejected a previous Republican effort to remove Daniel J. Sullivan from the ballot, and the state’s Republican ofﬁcials made the decisions about how to list him on the ballot. He will appear without a party designation next to his name, while the senator will be listed as the Republican incumbent. Alaska’s ranked choice voting system also will allow voters to select both of the men if confused. The senator received more than 68,000 votes in the August primary, while the challenging Sullivan got 4,107, about 2% of the total vote. Peltola, who had previously served one term in the House, was the top vote-getter in the nonpartisan primary. Both parties expect that whoever wins in November will do so by a tight margin in a state of 738,000 people. The campaign for Sen. Dan Sullivan did not address whether the senator supports the Department of Justice’s intervention. “We’ll let the DOJ complaint run its course,” campaign spokesman Nate Adams said in a text message. “Alaskans can tell the difference between a Democrat sideshow and Senator Sullivan’s strong record of delivering for Alaska.” Daniel J. Sullivan, whose presence on the ballot is at issue in the lawsuit, did not respond to a request for comment. Peltola, on her Substack, wrote, “This is a blatant, despicable political threat — all because a historically unpopular 12-year incumbent is scared that he’s going to lose the Senate seat that belongs to Alaskans.”

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Former LSU coach Dale Brown, center, and associate coach Ron Abernathy, left, walk onto the court with the 1986 team at the half of the game against Missouri for a special ceremony honoring the team on January 17.

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LSU basketball coach Dale Brown cuts down the net after winning his final game coached on the Tigers’ home court against Arkansas on March 1, 1997.

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ultimately lifted the program higher — and for longer — than it had ever been before. The achievements of Brown, a compassionate rebel with many causes, were overshadowed somewhat by his quixotic quest for universal justice and his striving for a near-perfect world. Brown, a compulsive defender of the underdog and the man whom Norman Vincent Peale once said motivated him, used his job as a bully pulpit against social ills for 25 years — a trademark that defined Brown every bit as much as his coaching acumen. Sports were part of Brown’s life, but not his entire life. “I know the Louvre isn’t an outof-bounds play,” Brown reflected before his last home game in 1997, making the point that basketball didn’t consume him as it does so many others. “I can talk about the planets, Michelangelo and that ‘Blue Boy’ is not a cadaver.” Still, Brown left an indelible imprint on Louisiana basketball. He was a complex man who seldom received praise for his basketball achievements by LSU fans, even though he was SEC Coach of the Year or runner-up nine times, and National Coach of the Year twice. Fifteen of 16 basketball coaches at LSU before Brown forged 374 victories. Harry Rabenhorst, the other coach, guided LSU to 340 victories and two NCAA tournament victories. Brown built his win total on schedules sprinkled with opponents from the nation’s elite, and he made tournament play an annual occurrence for the Tigers. LSU had four winning seasons in the previous 18 before Brown’s arrival. He ended his career with four consecutive losing seasons, but before that he forged 17 consecutive non-losing seasons. In 1980-81, Brown’s Tigers were 31-5, the most victories in the nation and still the best season ever at LSU, which lost to Indiana in the Final Four. Five years later, the Tigers became the first No. 11 seed to reach the Final Four, beating their region’s top three seeds to get

Dale Brown led LSU to two Final Four appearances in his 25 years as coach of the Tigers. there. He also coached two more teams to the Elite Eight. In the midst of his basketball success, Brown reveled in championing the underdogs of society. He used his position to point out the inequities of life, from the underprivileged to the undereducated, from the hypocrisy of government to the hypocrisy of the NCAA, which he once famously characterized as “Gestapo bastards” for the uneven way he believed it governed. Once, he even dared the organization to give him a lie-detector test to prove him wrong. In the process of openly challenging the NCAA, to hear Brown tell it, he brought on the wrath — and a personal vendetta — of the organization against him. In 1981, the LSU program was shaken when guard Mark Alcorn was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Alcorn was from St. Louis, and he hoped three of his teammates and closest friends could attend a dinner for him. Brown informed the NCAA that he wanted to ﬂy the three there, but he was told that was a violation of NCAA rules — that it would be considered “off-campus entertain-

“I never considered myself White. I never considered myself a North Dakotan. I never considered myself a basketball coach. I never considered myself a Yankee. I always think of myself as a human being. I look at people that way.’’ DALE BROWN ment.” Brown gave the three players $300 apiece to attend. That brought on the enmity of the NCAA, which hounded Brown’s program for years with only minor success, none of it involving the coach. The NCAA finally nabbed Brown when he recruited Baton Rouge’s Lester Earl in 1996. Earl only lasted 11 games before being suspended. He transferred to Kansas, where he said an LSU assistant gave him money. The NCAA could find no evidence of such a transaction, but it did find a booster had given the player $5,000, and LSU was placed on probation. Years later, Earl recanted his statements and said he was intimidated and manipulated by the

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NCAA to give them anything they could use against Brown — or else he would lose years of eligibility. He publicly apologized to Brown and LSU. Brown parlayed his basketball pulpit into access to some of the world’s luminaries, such as Mother Teresa and President George H.W. Bush, who sent Brown a personal note upon learning of the coach’s retirement. His often unorthodox behavior — which endeared him to some and baffled others — made Brown a compelling ﬁgure. He traveled the length of the Mississippi River in a 19-foot speedboat; knocked heads with the KGB in an unsuccessful effort to sneak a player out of the Soviet Union; brought his players to the Carville leper colony and to Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola to show them the realities of life; and successfully fought for the freedom of a prisoner whom he met during a team scrimmage at the prison. “I never considered myself White,” Brown once said. “I never considered myself a North Dakotan. I never considered myself a basketball coach. I never considered myself a Yankee. I always

think of myself as a human being. I look at people that way.’’ At LSU, where football was always the bell cow and other sports simply tolerated, what Brown did as much as anything was change the attitude toward basketball, making it a major force in the athletic department. Brown recalled Dean telling him: “If you take the job, you will raise the flag, you will sing the national anthem, you will keep your own stats and you will sweep the floor. (LSU is) totally uninterested in basketball.” That was not entirely true. LSU basketball was still in the afterglow of the Pistol Pete Maravich era, and the seeds had been sown in Louisiana for a basketball harvest. But there is also no question that basketball was a second-class citizen in the LSU athletic department. Brown accepted the job, then forced the sport down the doubters’ throats. He refused to accept anything less than equal treatment for his team. “It was exhausting just dealing with your own school — much less Kentucky, Tennessee and the other people we were trying to compete with,” Brown said. Brown caught the attention of Tigers fans in his very first game, when LSU defeated No. 3 Memphis State, a team that finished the season in the NCAA tournament title game against UCLA. That was the first of 28 top-10 teams LSU beat under Brown. To put Brown’s achievements in perspective, consider Kentucky, always the measuring stick of SEC basketball. LSU defeated the Wildcats a grand total of two times in its 63-year history before Brown arrived in 1972. After going 1-9 against the Wildcats in his first five years, in the next 34-game stretch, from 1977 through the regular season of 1991-92, the Tigers were 17-17, making Brown the most successful coach against Kentucky in history. Austin Wilson, the late sports editor of The Associated Press bureau for Louisiana and Mississippi and a former Tulane athlete, used to say ruefully of cynical Louisiana and Brown: “In any other state, they’d build a monument to the guy. Here, they won’t.”

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users. It would, however, need to secure permits from other federal, state and parish regulators. AI data centers have sparked organized pushback over the past year in much of the country, though not in Louisiana, because of the massive amounts of power they consume, their adverse impacts on the quality of life in nearby communities and general concerns over the rapid spread of artiﬁcial intelligence. It’s not clear if Venture Global is in talks with a speciﬁc hyperscaler like Google or Amazon Web Services or if a deal is imminent. In a statement Friday, a Venture Global spokesperson said local

communities would have an opportunity to weigh in on any proposed data center deal. “The agreement with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes simply reserves the right for Venture Global to purchase future power equipment to support our LNG business and potential future data center development,” the statement said. “Any potential future expansion, stemming from the power agreement, would of course be coordinated with state and local ofﬁcials and — like our current projects — would have no reliance on the public grid or water utilities and, therefore, no added costs to Louisiana consumers.”

Plaquemines Parish President Kevin Hinkley did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday afternoon. Venture Global has become an emerging player in the global LNG market, which is largely centered in Louisiana. More than 60% of the nation’s 5.5 trillion cubic feet of LNG exports last year traveled through the state The company currently operates Plaquemines LNG in Port Sulphur and Calcasieu Pass LNG in Cameron Parish. It is building a third terminal, Calcasieu Pass 2, or CP2, and recently received ﬁnal regulatory approval for an $18 billion expansion of its Plaquemines Parish

facility, which cost more than $23 billion to construct. The expansion would bring the total maximum production capacity of the facility to 45 million tons per year from the current 27 million. Venture Global also owns or controls thousands of acres of land immediately adjacent to its facilities in both parishes where it would build the new power plants and data centers. If the deals come to fruition, they would be executed by 2034, the company said. Gregory Upton, executive director of the LSU Center for Energy Studies, said the potential arrangement makes sense for Venture Global, particularly as large industrial users increasingly power their facilities “behind the meter.” “Louisiana already has a signiﬁcant amount of existing on-site generation at LNG export terminals, refineries, chemical plants pulp and paper mills,” Upton said. “On-site generation may reduce the need for utility-ﬁnanced infrastructure and could facilitate economic development.” Such arrangements are not without potential pitfalls, however. Regulators need to address whether the deals can support new demand while “maintaining reliability and appropriately assigning costs to the customers responsible for them — and the potential implications for the lost opportunity to share infrastructure and other costs more broadly,” Upton said.

spokesperson did not respond to a request for further details. John Carmouche, the lawyer who has represented Louisiana parishes in the suits, also did not respond to requests for comment. Landry did not name the last major defendant left to settle the coastal suits, but it is likely Chevron, whose case has been tied up in court. A Plaquemines Parish jury delivered a $745 million verdict against Chevron last year, but the U.S. Supreme Court has since weighed in, essentially siding with the oil ﬁrm in its argument that the case belongs in federal court. Beginning more than a decade ago, some 42 suits have been ﬁled by Louisiana parishes seeking compensation for coastal damage from oil companies. The yearslong saga now appears to be nearing an end.

In June, Landry announced a settlement with Exxon, and that deal has also played a role in SpaceX’s decision to build a major spaceport in the Pecan Island area of coastal Louisiana. Exxon donated a 125,000-acre site in Vermilion Parish to the state, which then sold it to SpaceX for $100 million. The coastal damage lawsuits were intended to hold the oil companies responsible for pollution and land loss long afﬂicting Louisiana. Oil and gas activity along the coast has been an important factor in Louisiana’s land loss crisis, which in recent years has seen the state lose a football ﬁeld of land every 84 minutes on average, according to USGS data. The lawsuits were seen as a way of partly addressing a looming funding cliff for the state when it

comes to coastal projects. Fines and settlement dollars related to the 2010 BP spill have provided some $8.5 billion for Louisiana restoration projects, but that money expires by 2032. The second part of the BP agreement announced Friday is separate and does not deal speciﬁcally with coastal damage. It is related to an earlier, 2015 settlement for economic and other claims from Gulf Coast states over the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. Under the new economic damages agreement, BP’s payments of the remaining $373 million to Louisiana, initially due in installments over the next seven years, will be replaced with a single disbursement of around $350 million, the oil company said in a statement. That money is separate from the $8.5 bil-

lion set aside for coastal restoration. “We will never forget the 11 men who lost their lives, or the impact on their families, communities and the environment across the Gulf Coast,” BP CEO Meg O’Neill said in a statement. “Deepwater Horizon was a tragedy that forever changed BP, and the lessons we learned continue to guide how we operate today.” The Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and collapsed into the Gulf in the 2010 tragedy, resulting in the largest spill in the history of marine oil drilling. Oil gushed into the Gulf for 87 days, with an estimated 4.9 million barrels spilled. BP says it currently has more than 800 employees in Louisiana, with major operations in the Haynesville Shale area and the Gulf.

Continued from page 1A LNG facilities. It is aiming to provide the excess to another large industrial user, like an AI hyperscaler in need of “compute,” Venture Global CEO Mike Sabel said in a statement. “These new agreements (with GE Vernova and Baker Hughes) outline a phased, disciplined expansion to make reliable, largescale power capacity available for new compute as and when we elect,” Sabel’s statement said. The announcement comes as the global explosion of new AI data centers, which consume massive amounts of electricity, is creating unprecedented demand for new sources of power generation. Sabel said Venture Global’s plans for Louisiana could help address the need. “By providing Island-Mode power generation, gas supply, closedloop water systems, thousands of acres of land, data centers, and other necessary infrastructure, Venture Global is creating a vertically integrated AI utility that could solve for the many chokepoints associated with the AI buildout,” his statement said. Because Venture Global’s LNG export facilities operate completely off the public grid, the company would not need approval from the Louisiana Public Service Commission to build the new power plants or sell excess electricity to other

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Continued from page 1A too generous with the terms. Gov. Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill have worked to settle the outstanding claims that have involved major oil companies, including Exxon, Chevron, BP and others. “We have now disposed of claims and settled with all but one of the major defendants in these coastal cases,” Landry said in a statement. “This sends a signal to job creators all over America that Louisiana welcomes jobs and economic growth while responsibly dealing with the issues of the past.” The governor is currently in Paris for the Saints game and his

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House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Jefferson, and other members of the congressional delegation tour the Venture Global Plaquemines LNG Export Terminal in Port Sulphur earlier this year.

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phone when reached for com- Parish School Board races had West Feliciana School Board qualifier assigned to wrong district the ment. The ofﬁce previously told appeared on the ballot since the

BY GIGI LIMAN Staff writer

Elijah Lewis spent months campaigning for a seat on the West Feliciana Parish School Board, meeting voters and knocking on more than 700 doors across the parish. Then, Lewis said, he learned on Oct. 19 — the day before early voting was scheduled to begin — that he could no longer vote in the district he is on the ballot to represent.

West Feliciana underwent redistricting in 2022, but the School Board’s updated district boundaries were never implemented in the voter registration records, H H H leaving some residents assigned to the wrong districts for four years. “I feel like I have been disenfranchised,” Lewis said. Lewis said he was told that the registrar became aware of the problem earlier this month, after

a resident came to the ofﬁce to report being assigned to the wrong district. The registrar then worked to correct the records, according to West Feliciana Clerk of Court H H H Stewart Hughes, but Lewis said he did not learn that his own registration had changed until the evening before early voting began. A representative at the West Feliciana Registrar’s Ofﬁce hung up

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WBRZ that about 800 voters were incorrectly registered to School Board districts that did not reﬂect the boundaries adopted in 2022. Hughes said his understanding was that the registrar had corrected the affected records after becoming aware of the error. “What saved a real, potentially very big problem on Election Day unfortunately affected a candidate who was one of the people that was moved into a into a different district,” Hughes said. Before now, no West Feliciana

2022 redistricting, according to Hughes, so the registration error did not impact previous school board elections. Lewis, a Democrat, remains on the ballot in District 7, even though he is now registered to vote in District 1, Hughes said. No one challenged Lewis’s candidacy within the seven-day period after he qualiﬁed, the statutory window for contesting a candidate’s eligibility, which left his candidacy

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Three vie for School Board seat Area encompasses St. George

BY CLAIRE GRUNEWALD Staff writer

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ABOVE: Witches begin their journey as the sun begins to set during The Witches Ride of St. Francisville on Thursday. BELOW LEFT: Denise Kartsimas, left, and Tiffany Gayle smile for the camera during The Witches Ride. BELOW RIGHT: The Witches of Oz spot a friend in the crowd on Thursday. STAFF PHOTOS BY JAVIER GALLEGOS

Three St. George candidates are facing off to represent the southeast corner of East Baton Rouge Parish on the School Board. The candidates vying for the District 6 seat are Nathan Rust, the Republican incumbent, Tristan Yperman, a Democrat Fitzgerald challenger, and Nicole Fitzgerald, a no party affiliated challenger. Rust, the owner of Prestigious Painting, says the school board has accomplished a lot in the last four years but Rust “that work isn’t done; there’s a lot more to do.’” Fitzgerald, a former teacher at Westdale Middle, said she has built many programs “that really stand for and show what Yperman I bring to the table.” Yperman, a mother of school-age children, wants to give voters “a sense of hope that we can ﬁx this” with her campaign.

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Iberville mulls return to twice-a-week trash service Council asked to reverse decade-old change

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL

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Curbside trash service may return to a twice-a-week schedule for more than 15,000 residential customers, as the Iberville Parish government plans to ask its council to authorize reversing a change made more than a decade ago. The parish cut trash service from two days to one day per week in August 2012 due to fading ﬁnances in the sales tax-supported fund that pays for residential trash pickup. But Parish President Chris Daigle told the Parish Council this week that those finances

have improved significantly in the nearly 15 years since the move. The one-third of 1-cent sales tax dedicated to solid waste disposal has seen its annual collections rise by nearly 58% since 2015, increasing from $4 million per year to $6.3 million last year, according to a presentation from Daigle. As a result, the trash service fund surplus, which was too small to meet a parish-required minimum balance in 2011, rose to $16.2 million last year. Daigle said his staff has run projections showing that even with the addition of an extra day of pickup per week, the trash fund would still see its balance increase to $18.4 million through 2034. He said the next step would be to bring a resolution to the council in November to return to

twice-a-week pickups. Pelican Waste & Debris provides trash service for the parish and its municipalities. Roddie Matherne, president of Pelican Waste, said Wednesday that parish ofﬁcials had approached him about the idea of adding a second day of trash pickup about six months ago. He said the added day would get residents more service without much additional cost. The added day would cost another $600,000 per year, he said. The parish’s current annual bill is $3,600,000. Under the deal with the parish, that cost works out to $19.63 per household per month, the parish audit says. When asked, Daigle said officials believed the parish may not be able to sign a contract that runs beyond the end of their elected terms. If the council were to agree to

a second day of trash pickup, a new contract with that extra day couldn’t extend past the end of 2027, he explained. Elections for parish ofﬁces are next fall. But Matherne said he believes that the type of contract the parish has with his company might be able to be extended beyond the end of 2027. He said he would need more than a one-year deal to justify the $1.2 million expense that he would need to invest for the extra day of pickup. He said he would need to buy two new garbage trucks, which cost about $600,000 each. Parish ofﬁcials touched on the idea of increasing trash pickups last month when they received council backing to explore the idea.

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21st JDC seat draws two candidates BY GIGI LIMAN Staff writer

Jasper Brock and Lindon Bennett Magee are competing for the sole open judge seat on the 21st Judicial District Court, which hears cases in Livingston, Tangipahoa and St. Helena parishes. The Division E seat is up for grabs Brock as sitting Judge Brenda Bedsole Ricks steps down after 30 years on the bench. In all the other divisions, only incumbents qualiﬁed and were elected by default. Magee Election Day is Nov. 3; early voting runs through Oct. 27.

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Families get help visiting incarcerated relatives More than 100 participate in NOLA to Angola Bike Ride fundraiser BY JONI HESS Staff writer

Daniel Garcia can remember how tough it was to visit his father in a Texas detention center, after he was detained by immigration authorities when Garcia was 5 years old. His dad was later deported. He didn’t return home until Garcia was in middle school. That’s why the NOLA to Angola Bike Ride, a 172-mile trek to raise funds to pay for transportation for families to see their loved ones behind bars, is a cause he had to support, he said. “I felt that this ride was super important to really help alleviate families of that logistical, ﬁnancial and emotional burden. It’s a really

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The election is Nov. 3 with early voting ending Oct. 27. One of Rust’s top priorities is seeing that the school district’s Facilities Master Plan is completed. He said this will help make decisions about where to build schools and how to properly invest in the future. Another top goal of his is to improve early literacy rates across schools and make sure students are able to read by the third grade. “Literacy lays the groundwork,” he said. Fitzgerald emphasized account-

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Jasper Brock Brock, 66, who is running as a no party candidate, has practiced law in Livingston Parish for more than 30 years. Born in Italy while his father was serving in the U.S. Navy, Brock moved to Baton Rouge at age 6. After high school, he served four years in the Navy before attending LSU and Tulane Law School. Brock moved to Livingston Parish with his wife in the early 1990s and has lived there since. He and his wife have two daughters whose accomplishments he is proud to mention: one is an engineer at SpaceX and the other is in medical school. Much of Brock’s career has been spent as a criminal defense attorney in the parish, though he also has worked for years on the side as a public defender and the city prosecutor for the Town of Livingston. “I’ve done everything from traffic tickets to the death penalty,” Brock said. For more than a decade, Brock has run his own law

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Continued from page 1B in what was technically the wrong district. It remains unclear whether further challenges could be raised if he wins the race. Hughes said the map currently posted on the board’s website accurately reﬂects the updated district boundaries, though he did not know when it was uploaded. Deputy Secretary of State for Communications and

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Continued from page 1B Council members then asked if residents could get additional trash cans instead, citing questions about whether there was a need for a second pickup and about costs. Some members showed an interest in additional boom trucks to pick up bigger trash items instead.

personal project for me,” he said. At the steps of the former New Orleans Police Department headquarters in Mid-City, more than 100 cyclists readied themselves Friday morning to ride to the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola. Their mission, to help families who struggle to afford to visit loved ones incarcerated in Louisiana prisons, is one some riders especially take to heart this year, given a swell in detainees held at the new Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center opened at the prison last year thanks to the federal government’s hard-lined policies. State data show that 194 detainees are being held at that center. In its 16th year, the bike ride culminates months of fundraising efforts to support a full year of monthly bus rides for families to see their loved ones at no cost, visits that criminal justice advocates say are critical for mental wellbeing and reduced reentry rates. “It’s the thing that keeps you remembering that you’re human, that you’re alive, that you have a heart,

and that you’re still a person despite the borders of jails and prisons,” said Wan Qi Kong, a Nola to Angola organizer. The funds the project raises helps to cover operating costs for the Cornerstone Builders Bus Project, a program by the Catholic Charities Archdiocese of New Orleans that organizes transportation for families from New Orleans to four state prisons. Riders raised $54,000 this year largely through individual online donation campaigns. The average cost to rent a 55-passenger motorcoach for each trip is $2,400, according to Cornerstone. As riders secured their helmets Friday, speakers performed a “blessing of the bikes” prayer to send them off. It called for guidance and reﬂection to navigate a throng of systemic injustices beyond mass incarceration that draw riders to the effort each year. Camp 57, named after Gov. Jeff Landry — the 57th Louisiana governor — opened on the grounds of Angola last September, armed with an

ability at all levels, from teachers to students, across the school system. “We need to rebuild public trust,” she said. “I believe good governance is the backbone of quality education.” She also said she wants to work on creating more family engagement systems, which is something she focused on when she was a teacher. Yperman believes the “whole system is broken” and said ideas like doing away with standardized testing at early ages and getting rid of school uniforms will improve students’ school environment. “They are unengaged,” Yperman said. “We can’t model schools after businesses.”

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inﬂux of federal funding that pays a private contractor more than four times the cost of housing state prisoners in parish jails. Ride organizers say the know little of the intimate details about the center, but they’ve made strides in raising awareness around the larger context of hostility toward immigrants they say exists in throughout the state. The Alexandria International Airport in central Louisiana now leads the nation in the number of deportations to “third countries” where immigrants often have few ties. The ride offers multiple options for cyclists of all abilities. A oneday option allows some riders to go a shorter route. Support vehicles are in tow the whole way in case a medic or a mechanic is needed. If a rider needs a break, they can take one. A U-Haul truck is loaded with camping gear for them to set up overnight Friday and Saturday. They’ll ﬁnish the ride at the Angola Craft Fair where incarcerated artists sell handmade woodwork,

trinkets, paintings, and other items from booths. A Cornerstone bus will return them home. Cornerstone Director Leo Jackson organized the ﬁrst bus ride in 2007, a year after the late former state Gov. Kathleen Blanco pardoned him from a decades-long stint at Angola on drug distribution charges. Jackson wanted to help the men he left behind, he said. “I thought about, what can I start that would benefit the men back in prison? And those family members on the outside and the bus trip came to mind,” Jackson said. Kendrick Howard, another formerly incarcerated resident, recalled how his son died while he was in prison. An easier transportation option could mean families get to see one another more. “What y’all doing is a blessing for us and the people that’s still in there. Please remember, there’s a lot of people that count on y’all,” he said.

Yperman isn’t a fan of school choice or creating additional charThe city of St. George, which en- ter schools. “School choice is making things compasses most of District 6, is in the early stages of a plan to partner more confusing,” she said. with charter operators to expand school choice in the area, with the Cole future mayor saying he hopes to open a Another issue the school board new charter school in the city by member will have to address is the August 2028. future of Superintendent LaMont “I think families having more Cole. Cole was indicted in August on choices is a great thing for stu- multiple public corruption charges dents,” Rust said. “We need more arising from his previous job as an high-quality schools — grow the elected member of the Metro Counportfolio.” cil. Fitzgerald believes accountabiliCole’s four-year contract expires ty is important and said many ques- June 30, 2028, giving him 18 months tions need to be asked about these left once the new board takes ofﬁce in January. future charter additions. Rust, who has worked with Cole “There are some charter schools doing well — there are a lot not be- on the School Board, wants the jusing held accountable,” she said. tice system to do its job and Cole to

focus on his job. “It’s really important that we hold all our leaders accountable,” he said. “I think Lamont understands that.” Fitzgerald stands by the current policy, which allows the school board to vote to suspend Cole, but only for a limited time, and said she’s open to discussing policy changes regarding administrative leave. “There is not much that can be done until there is a conviction,” Fitzgerald said. Meanwhile, Yperman months ago said Cole should be ousted from the job and still remains ﬁrm on that stance. “He should be removed,” she said. “This is a guy who is supposed to be in charge of our education system.”

ﬁrm, where he defends individuals accused of crimes. He said his career has equipped him not only with the legal skills needed to preside over cases but also with an awareness of how judicial decisions affect people’s lives and the responsibility that comes with imposing sentences. “I’ve sat with the person in the family going away for a year or going away for 10 years, and I’ve seen how it affects them and their kid and their family,” Brock said. “Before you hand out jail sentences and civil penalties, you need to understand what that does to people.” Brock said his experience as a prosecutor and defense attorney has provided him with that understanding. His decision to run for judge was not a lifelong ambition. Rather, Brock said he decided to throw his hat in the race over the summer because he was concerned that his opponent did not have enough experience to serve as a judge. “The reason I ran is because I didn’t think she had the requisite experience to be dealing with people’s freedom and their lives and their money,” he said.

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Policy Trey Williams said local election ofﬁcials must ensure voter registration records accurately reflect district boundaries. Lewis, 75, is a lifelong West Feliciana resident, businessman, pastor and former Department of Corrections warden. He said he entered the race at the suggestion of community members. Sara Wilson-Rogers, the current District 7 board member, is stepping down after decades in the role, leaving the seat open. Two other candidates are on the ballot for District

7: Republicans Laura Bryan and Donna Gibbon. Lewis said that after qualifying in August, the registrar gave him a list of voters in his district, and he started going door to door campaigning. Lewis said the late change has left him disappointed in the process and unsure of his electoral prospects. “I know how my grandfather and my father must have felt when they went to sign up to register to vote and they were denied the right to vote in the ’50s and the ’60s,” he said.

The topic of extra cans was raised again Tuesday night, but Daigle said many residents already have more than one trash can. He said Pelican has informed the parish that it has 30,000 trash cans out for about 15,000 residential pickup points in Iberville. Pelican Waste’s video recordings of residential pickups appear to show many homes have extra cans. Daigle argued the addition

of weekly pickups should reduce the need for more trash cans. Answering a question from Councilwoman Chasity Easley, Daigle explained that because the sales tax has been dedicated by voters to solid waste, any surplus funds can’t be used for other purposes. “So, we can’t take funds from this and divert it to … Council on Aging because it is a dedicated tax,” he said.

Magee, 35, running as a Republican, was born and raised in Ponchatoula before attending Southern University and LSU Law School. She graduated in 2014 and now lives in Loranger with her husband and two young children. Since graduating from law school, Magee has handled the family law division at a Hammond law firm, operated her own practice, worked as a staff attorney in the 21st Judicial District in St. Helena and served as a public defender for juveniles. Magee said her interest in becoming a judge stems from her desire to help people and her commitment to fairness. She noted that lawyers are bound to advocate for their client regardless of guilt or innocence. Judges, by nature, weigh both sides and are bound to impartiality. “A lot of times we really are just arguing and causing more of a mess for people, even if you win,” Magee said of the role of lawyers, herself included. “So I like the neutrality of a judicial standpoint.” After about six years in

private practice, Magee joined the 21st Judicial District as a staff attorney, working alongside judges on cases in St. Helena Parish. She assisted on dozens of trials, drafted rulings and helped work through procedural questions. “Working alongside our judges gave me a direct understanding of the preparation and analysis behind judicial elections,” Magee said. “I consider that experience especially valuable preparation for the bench.” The decision to join the

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district as a staff attorney, Magee said, was largely driven by her desire to eventually become a judge. She left her role earlier this year to make time for her campaign, and she has since reopened her private practice. This is Magee’s second run for a judicial seat in the 21st Judicial District. In 2024, she ran for the thennewly created Division L seat, losing to Matthew Belser. The winner of this race is expected to hear only mis-

demeanor, trafﬁc and juvenile cases for the ﬁrst three years, with the option to expand to a traditional full docket afterward.

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Relatives and friends of the family are invited to a Funeral Mass at St. Thomas More Catholic Church, 11441 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70815 on Monday, October 26, 2026. Visitation starts at 9:30 am with a mass following at 10:30 am. The burial will be private at a later date. Arrangements by Winnfield Funeral Homes, 7221 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70811. Please visit www.winnfield f u n e r a l h o m ebatonrouge.com. To send flowers or plant a memorial tree, please visit their flower store.

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Obituaries Bourda, Charles Richard

Charles Richard Bourda fondly known as "Richard", departed this life on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 at the age of 77 after a lengthy illness. He was a native of New Orleans, LA and a resident of Baton Rouge, LA. Richard was a retired educator, and earned a Master's degree from Xavier University of New Orleans. He is survived by his loving wife of 51 years, Beverly Algeré Bourda; daughters. Tiffany Bourda and Catrece Bourda; sister-in-law, Elodie Algeré; grandchildren, Kejuan Johnson, Shaun Bourda, and Lily Johnson. Richard was preceded in death by his parents, Charles R. Bourda, Sr., and Florence Duplessis Bourda. Richard is survived by a host of relatives and friends.

Martha Coates was born on August 20, 1955 in Elm Park, Louisiana. Martha passed away peacefully in the comfort of her home surrounded by love ones, on October 15, 2026, at age 71. She was a native of Saint Francisville, LA. Martha was a quiet humble God fearing woman. She showed love towards everyone she encountered. She leaves to cherish fond memories her 7 children Bobby (Regina) Coates, Tracey Coates, David Coates, Roderick Coates, Darren (Shannon) Coates, Leslie (Desmond) Roundtree, and Lorie (DeQuincy) Wilson, and a host of family and friends. Viewing at First Pentecostal Church of Wakefield (10719 Brown Drive, Saint Francisville, LA) 10/25/26 from 9:00am until Celebration of Life at 11am conducted by Pastor Patrick Washington Sr.

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Wednesday, October 21, 2026. He was 74 and a native and life-long resident of New Roads. Visitation at St. Mary's Catholic Church Parish Hall, New Roads, on Monday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at the church at 12 p.m., conducted by the Rev. Miles Walsh, followed by Interment at False River Memorial Park. Jimmy is survived by his wife, Faye Gauthier Fontaine, his two children, Emily A. Fontaine and James H. Fontaine, Jr. and wife Jennifer; his grandchildren, Jules, Piper and Charles Sarullo and James Fontaine III; his sisters Mary Ann Fontaine and Estelle F. Cifreo and husband Brian; his brothers Hewitt J. Fontaine Jr. and wife Patsy, Rodney G. Fontaine and wife Betty, and Joseph W. Fontaine; 12 nephews, 9 nieces and many beloved great-nieces and greatnephews. We thank our lifelong family friend, Alvina Maya, whose companionship and compassion will always be remembered. Jimmy is preceded in death by his parents Hewitt J. Fontaine Sr. and Pauline Moreau Fontaine. Pallbearers will be Matt Scott, Hall Fontaine, Rodney Fontaine Jr., John Cifreo, Lawrence Thevenot, Adam Gauthier and Ryan Landry. Jimmy served for many years on the Board of Directors for the Bank of New Roads and the Advisory Board of Regions Bank. He continued his father's legacy in the retail lumber business, later pursuing his passions for farming and raising cattle. Jimmy was a devoted parishioner of St. Mary's of False River, serving as a Senior Acolyte of the Guild of St. Stephen. He was a constant source of support and guidance to his family, friends and loved ones. The family would like to express a special thank you to the medical staff of Pointe Coupee General and Pointe Coupee Homebound Health and Hospice for their love and compassionate care of our dear Jimmy. His family would also like to extend heartfelt gratitude to his wonderful friends and for everyone's prayers, kind thoughts and support during his illness. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to St. Mary's of False River Catholic Church, New Roads or Pointe Coupee Health Services Foundation.

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Varonica Jackson Franklin passed on September 26, 2026. She leaves to cherish her memory, a son, Sedrick Jackson; a grandson, Cedric Jackson; mother, Ida Franklin and sister, Barbara Collins. Her life will be celebrated Saturday October 24, 2026 at New Jerusalem Baptist Church 1627 Thomas H. Delpit Dr. Baton Rouge, La. 70802 at 11:00 a.m.

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18, 2026, at the age of 79. She was born in West Palm Beach, Florida and has been a longtime resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Sherry found joy in the simple, lasting pleasures that bring people together. She loved traveling, bowling, playing cards, dominos, cooking big holiday meals and baking Christmas cookies. She enjoyed spending quality time with her family; especially her grandchildren, who affectionately called her "Rema". She treasured watching her children and grandchildren play sports and was a devoted LSU and Saints fan. She was also an active member of Gamblers Anonymous and worked with special needs babies, ages 1-3, at an Early Intervention Program, helping them during the most important stages in their life. Her affection extended to her dogs— both living and stuffed Battle Pups. Sherry is survived by her husband of 60 years, Roland Loy; children, Kenneth Loy (Kristi), Shawn Loy (Rhonda) and Melissa French (Jamison); sister, Lynn Zyla (Larry); brothers, Mack Norris (Nancy) and David Norris; grandchildren, Brennan Loy (Sarah), Phillip Loy, Hannah Loy, Gabriel French, Evan French and Nicholas Loy; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents,

Mack and Betty Norris, and her sister, Dorothy McClanahan. Visitation will be held at St. George Catholic Church on October 26, 2026, from 9:30 am until the time of the Funeral Mass at 11:00 am, officiated by Father Yi. Entombment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers are Brennan Loy, Phillip Loy, Gabriel French, Evan French, Nicholas Loy, Shawn Loy, Kenneth Loy and Jamison French. The family extends special thanks to the nurses and staff at The Barclay House; especially: Peaches, DeeDee, Zara, Fadilla and Nurses Lanie, Dasha and Miss Judy. Memorial donations can be made to St. Geroge Catholic Church, Companion Animal Alliance or Way to Battle (Battle Pups).

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Treasury proposes rule on China investments

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department proposed a rule Thursday to crack down on American high-tech investments such as supercomputing and artificial intelligence in China, Russia, North Korea and other “countries of concern.” The U.S. government has been working for years to deny China and other adversaries investments that could help them boost their military power. That program began in 2023 when then-President Joe Biden signed an executive order putting restrictions on outbound U.S. investments in sectors such as semiconductors, quantum computing and artiﬁcial intelligence going into China. Treasury later established the Outbound Investment Security Program. In December 2025, Congress passed a law that codified and expanded the program to target more technologies and more foreign countries, including Cuba, Iran, North Korea and Russia. The inclusion of Russia in the proposed rule has come days after President Donald Trump waived sanctions on Russia following a diesel deal with President Vladimir Putin. The rule announced Thursday would expand the restrictions to cover investments in hypersonic systems capable of traveling at five times the speed of sound, supercomputing, biotechnology and artiﬁcial intelligence, though Treasury used Trump’s favored term for AI, “superintelligence.”

American Express profits rise; job cuts planned

NEW YORK — American Express profits rose sharply in the third quarter as it transitioned the vast majority of its members to a new, higher-fee Platinum Card while its well-to-do customers continued to spend aggressively. The company also announced its first major job cuts in roughly a decade, telling investors it plans to cut its workforce by 5%, or about 3,500 employees. The New York company reported a profit of $3.71 billion, up 28% from a year ago, or $5.42 a share. Excluding a onetime gain from AmEx’s sale of its stake in Global Business Travel Group, the company earned a quarterly per—share profit of $4.68. That figure beat Wall Street estimates. AmEx’s revenue and profits rose as customers both charged more on their cards and paid more to hold an AmEx card. Last year, AmEx updated its Platinum Card, adding several new perks for cardmembers while raising the annual fee from $695 to $895. Reviews of the update were generally positive at the time.

Citi gets nod from Beijing to set up company

WASHINGTON — Citi said on Friday it has received approval from Chinese regulators to set up a wholly owned securities company in the world’s second largest economy, just about one month after Chinese leader Xi Jinping met President Donald Trump in Washington to keep U.S.-China ties stable. The approval, which was also announced on the same day by the China Securities Regulatory Commission, followed a recent approval by Beijing for the U.S. payments giant Visa to prepare to set up a bank card clearing business in China. The moves by Beijing to open its ﬁnancial market to U.S. companies have come as the two leaders are expected to meet two more times by the year’s end to maintain the fragile ties battered by a tariff and trade war. In a statement, Citi, a major U.S. ﬁnancial services provider, said the onshore securities license will allow Citi — through the new entity — to offer equities brokerage, securities underwriting, securities research and principal trading services to domestic and foreign clients. Citi says it has a “sizable corporate and institutional client base looking to access the Chinese capital markets.”

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Rising oil prices pressure markets BY DAMIAN J. TROISE and ALEX VEIGA AP business writers

Stocks on Wall Street closed broadly lower Friday as oil prices climbed to their highest level in more than four years, ratcheting up pressure on the market. Rising oil prices weighed heavily on the market, where nearly three out of every four stocks within the benchmark S&P 500 index fell. The price for a barrel of Brent crude oil rose 3.1% to settle at $116.72. It has surged from less than $97 at the start of October and is now at

its highest level since June 2022. Several AI-related companies rallied, helping ease some of the impact from the broader market slide. Micron Technology rose 2.5%, Intel gained 1.7%, Microsoft added 0.7%, and Advanced Micro Devices closed 1.7% higher. The tech sector’s influence is also capable of quickly switching over to a heavy weight. Stocks that have benefited from the frenzy over AI have been swinging over rising worries about their path ahead. Investors are worried about whether their high prices are justified. Many of those companies

have been borrowing to fund investments in AI technology and high interest rates are making those loans more expensive. “Investors appear increasingly focused on the economics of AI, particularly the substantial upfront costs required to build AI infrastructure and the uncertainty around the timing of returns on those investments,” said Angelo Kourkafas, senior global strategist at Edward Jones, in a research note. The latest round of corporate earnings are being closely watched to help get a better sense of whether those investments are

paying off, or might pay off. Several inﬂuential AI-related companies report their latest ﬁnancial results next week, including Google’s parent, Alphabet, along with Microsoft and Amazon. Industrial companies had some of the biggest losses. Caterpillar fell 2.4%. JPMorgan Chase fell 1.5%, Citigroup dropped 1.5% and Capital One Financial slid 1%. While higher oil prices weighed down much of the market, they helped boost energy companies. Chevron rose 2.9% and ConocoPhillips gained 3.6%.

Facing pushback on data centers, tech giants are issuing new promises Host cities offered more money, fewer secrets BY MARC LEVY and KAITLYN HUAMANI

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With host communities across the U.S. turning against their gargantuan data centers, America’s technology giants are promising to take fewer taxpayer handouts, keep fewer secrets or shower more money onto the communities willing to allow the server warehouses. The new raft of promises from the world’s richest companies comes as anti-data center sentiment has become a potent issue in the midterm elections, with control of Congress and 36 governors’ offices on the line. Despite backing from President Donald Trump, the data centers powering the artificial intelligence boom have become politically toxic. Community opposition that blocks municipal permits has become a bottleneck, and tech giants could face even more challenges if voters next month elect more public officials who are skeptical of data centers. The tech industry says it has gotten the message. In addition to ramping up financial incentives, officials with Google and Meta said in interviews with The Associated Press they are trying to address mistrust by being more transparent with communities where they would like to build. Companies are also making pledges to reduce their impact on the environment and offering assurances that data centers will boost local property values — all while maintaining AI is a positive force for the American economy, despite its skeptics.

Tech giants pledge more transparency Devi Thomas, Google’s global head of community development and engagement, told AP that she wouldn’t call resistance to data centers a “backlash,” but that “there are often community questions to be addressed.” “Early public consultation is increasingly a very important part of the process. We have done as much as we can to make sure communities are involved early on,” Thomas said. Earlier this month, Amazon rolled out its “Amazon Data Center Commitment,” including pledges to improve the environmental rating of its backup diesel generators and disclose more about its data centers’ energy and water use. It also said — as have Microsoft and Google — that it had stopped requiring government ofﬁcials to sign nondisclosure agreements. The use of nondisclosure agreements has meant people in host communities may know little or nothing about a project until it shows up on a municipal board’s voting agenda. Besides that, tech companies often have hidden their involvement in a project behind a code name and developers who do the legwork with local governments, critics and other developers say. That practice “raises people’s suspicion

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Anti-data center demonstrators protest at the Pennsylvania Capitol on Oct. 6 in Harrisburg, Pa. as to what’s truly happening,” said Anita Verma-Lallian, a developer with data center projects in Arizona. Meta is always evaluating how well it shares information with communities, said Lindsay Elin, Meta’s vice president of public policy and external affairs. “As part of that work, we are reviewing our use of nondisclosure agreements,” she said in a statement to the AP. In a report this month that sharply criticized data center giants including Amazon, Google, Meta and Microsoft, several Senate Democrats said companies have used nondisclosure agreements to freeze out the public. The report also said the companies aggressively seek state and local tax breaks and do not cover the entire cost of the electric-grid buildout needed for energy-hungry data centers.

Spending ramps up in host communities The dominant players in the industry — Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft — project they’ll spend more than $600 billion this year combined on capital projects, primarily data center construction in the U.S. Even as the companies prepare to spend more to entice communities — payments that some critics call “bribes” — Trump urged them in a social media post Wednesday to pay people and communities a “dividend” if they “want to make their Data Centers popular.” “MAKE DEALS, and get them built!!! GREAT FOR THE U.S.A.,” Trump wrote. Meta and Amazon said recently they will each spend $1 billion on ﬁnancial incentives to host communities in the coming years, on top of millions they already spend to support

schools, charities and job training. Google says its investments in local programs in data center communities will reach $1 billion by the end of 2027. Microsoft has pointed to a couple of local tax breaks that it will forego. And Google recently said for all of its new data center campuses, the company will pay full real property taxes on the buildings and land. The companies have known since last fall that community opposition was becoming a serious problem. Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers. The outcry led to promises from the tech giants to pay the cost of the power infrastructure to feed their data centers, while Microsoft rolled out its five-point “Community-First AI Infrastructure” plan. Data centers’ critics aren’t persuaded. Sam Burleigh, who helped start Concerned Citizens of Montour County in rural northern Pennsylvania to fight a potential Amazon-backed data center project, said the company’s commitments are “propaganda.” “What I see is them realizing they have more resistance than they ever dreamt of. And so now they have to find some way, some method to break through that resistance,” Burleigh said. Kathryn Hoffman, executive director of the Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, which has sued over two prospective Google data centers, said she sees Google doing more public relations outreach, but she doesn’t see it doing more to disclose critical details about its plans.

Airbnb releases new rules limiting checkout requests BY RIO YAMAT

AP airlines and travel writer Airbnb guests can say goodbye to checkout chores like washing dishes, stripping beds and taking out the trash under a new policy announced this week. The short-term rental platform’s new rules limit hosts to “reasonable” checkout requests beginning on Nov. 20. Guests can still be asked to leave dishes in the sink, gather used towels and sort trash and recycling, but hosts generally cannot require chores typically

handled by professional cleaners. “Remember to think like a guest and keep in mind what you’d ﬁnd unreasonable,” Airbnb tells hosts in a video announcing the new policy. Checkout chores have been a recurring point of contention for Airbnb guests, particularly when they’re also paying cleaning fees. The company has previously acknowledged that those fees can create different expectations between hosts and travelers. Airbnb said exceptions may apply in certain circumstances, such as requiring guests to put trash in

animal-proof containers in areas with bears. Hosts must now also disclose all house rules and requests in a designated section of their listing before guests book, according to Airbnb. They can no longer add extra requirements through messages, signs inside the property or other sections of a listing. As part of the changes, Airbnb said it is standardizing house rules into seven categories, covering topics including overnight guests, quiet hours, pets, smoking and whether guests must lock up at checkout.

The changes build on Airbnb’s broader efforts to make booking a rental more predictable for travelers. In 2023, CEO Brian Chesky acknowledged that the variety of properties on Airbnb creates uncertainty among guests. “A lot of guests have described booking Airbnb, once they check in, it’s a moment of truth. Is the house exactly what they expected?” he told The Associated Press. “We don’t want this to be a moment of truth. We want you to know exactly what you’re going to get before you book.”

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For La. governors, two terms and you’re out? In this election, Louisiana voters will decide whether to change the state’s constitutional term limits for governors. It’s an important decision. Currently, Louisiana governors can serve two consecutive terms, then run again after sitting out a term. This is called a “consecutive term limit.” Proposed constitutional Amendment No. 4 would replace it with a “lifetime term limit.” The ballot language reads: “Do you support an amendment to prohibit a person who has served more than one and one-half terms as governor from being elected as governor for any future term?” In other words, once a governor serves two full terms — or one full term plus more than half of a predecessor’s unexpired term — that person could never be elected governor again. Amendment No. 4 would apply to former governors still alive, future governors and the incumbent. Since 1951, the U.S. Constitution has imposed a similar lifetime two-term limit on presidents. Ron States take different approaches to guFaucheux bernatorial term limits. Nine have lifetime limits, while 13 have none. Others, including Louisiana, restrict consecutive terms or impose limits over specified periods. Virginia has a one-term limit, but allows governors to return after sitting out four years. The immediate effect of Amendment No. 4 would be to prevent two former Louisiana governors — Democrat John Bel Edwards and Republican Bobby Jindal — from seeking a third term. It would also impose the two-term lifetime limit on incumbent Republican Gov. Jeff Landry. Because Edwards remains fairly popular, he could be a viable gubernatorial contender in a future election. That political calculation may help explain why most Democrats in the Legislature opposed the amendment and most Republicans supported it. Supporters say the goal of the amendment is to bring new blood into state government. They dispute the suggestion that it targets Edwards or anybody else. But this is an important point. Citizens should beware of any changes to the election system that are motivated by temporary partisan politics. Louisiana recently junked its open primary in federal and other elections for a temporary partisan reason — defeating U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy for reelection. The move worked, Cassidy lost and now the state is stuck with a closed primary system that advantages partisan rigidity and extremism. Throughout Louisiana’s 214 years of statehood, it’s had one- or two-term consecutive term limits, and brief periods without any limits. But it has never imposed a lifetime prohibition, as Amendment No. 4 would do. Over the years, a number of Louisiana governors have attempted comebacks after leaving office. The legendary Earl K. Long — what other governor has been portrayed by Paul Newman in a movie? –– served three separate stints without ever winning consecutive elections. He completed an unexpired term in 1939-40, won a full term in 1948 and returned for another four-year term in 1956. Sam Jones, governor from 1940 to 1944, attempted a comeback in 1948 but lost. James Noe, who served less than a year as governor in 1936, tried to win a full term in 1940, but fell short. Twenty years later, Noe ran and lost again. Robert Kennon, governor from 1952 to 1956, failed in his 1963-64 return bid. Jimmie Davis, now better known for writing and singing “You Are My Sunshine” than for his governorship, served a single term from 1944 to 1948 and another from 1960 to 1964, with a 12-year break in between. Davis attempted yet another comeback in 1971, but was defeated. California’s Gov. Jerry Brown took the comeback impulse even further. After serving two terms from 1975 to 1983, he sat out an astonishing 28 years before returning for two more terms, from 2011 to 2019. This made Brown both California’s youngest governor at the time, and later, its oldest. In 1966, Louisiana voters scrapped the 68-year-old oneterm limit, approving a constitutional amendment allowing governors to serve two consecutive terms. Popular incumbent Gov. John McKeithen helped its chances. He won his second term with 81% of the primary vote and faced no general election opposition. Then there’s Edwin Edwards. Elected in 1971 and reelected in 1975, Edwards couldn’t run for a third consecutive term in 1979. So, he sat out four years, returned in 1983 and defeated incumbent Dave Treen. Edwards sought reelection in 1987 but withdrew after finishing second in the primary to Buddy Roemer. He came back again in 1991 and defeated David Duke. Edwards was elected governor four times, serving 16 years — more than anyone else in Louisiana history. Under a lifetime two-term limit, he couldn’t have run in 1983, 1987 or 1991. Amendment No. 4 comes down to this: Should voters be allowed to bring back a former two-term governor after a break from office? Or should the constitution permanently take that choice off the table? That’s the question Louisiana voters must answer. Ron Faucheux is a nonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer based in Louisiana.

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Closed primaries serve the politicians, not the people In a recent column published in the newspaper titled “Closed primaries are a curse on our democracy,” the syndicated columnist Froma Harrop stated that she hadn’t left her political party; her party left her — both of them! In like fashion, a lot of American voters are frustrated by the fact that Democratic or Republican candidates in our country’s elections are often chosen in low-turnout primaries where organized ideologies or special interest groups select their nominee. In her column, Harrop said that currently 47% of all American voters are not afﬁliated with a party. Harrop also cites the comments by Jeremy Gruber, the senior vice president for Open Primaries, a non-

partisan group which advocates for allowing all voters to participate in primary elections. Gruber states that “to do otherwise makes general elections meaningless, especially in a oneparty state.” In summary, closed primaries are bad for our democracy because, as the data and the history of our nation clearly show, we are all ﬁrst and foremost Americans. Note: In a related, recent article titled “U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy sponsors open-primary bill,” Cassidy said he ﬁrmly believed that “the political system should serve the people. And it shouldn’t be designed so that people serve the politician.”

WILLIAM NUNEZ Covington

Shared religious tradition forbids dehumanizing other humans Jews and Christians of all denominations clearly know that our present U.S. immigration policies contravene our shared moral values and basic human decency. This knowledge must lead us to action. Our shared religious traditions demand that our love for God is demonstrated by love of our neighbor (Deuteronomy 6:4-9, Leviticus 19:1718, Matthew 22:34-40, 1 John 4:20-21, among other Scriptures). This means respectful, compassionate and humane treatment of our sisters and brothers, irrespective of gender, creed, color, ethnicity or nationality. Some, like the rich young man in the Gospel of Matthew, may choose to turn their backs on Jesus’ call to heroic generosity and welcome to the other. Matthew teaches that abusing the other is abusing God: “I was hungry and you gave me no food,

I was thirsty and you gave me no drink, a stranger and you gave me no welcome, naked and you gave me no clothing, and in prison and you did not visit me” (Matthew 25:35-36). Our moral values, not our political loyalties, must inform how we vote and hold our elected ofﬁcials to accountability. We cannot with credibility support candidates of any political party who will enact laws and formulate policies that dehumanize other human beings, each of whom we believe, in our Judeo-Christian tradition, is made in the image and likeness of God (Genesis 1). Pope Leo’s recent encyclical teaches of the “humanizing power of the Gospel.” Who among us, with God’s grace, has the courage to work to make this happen?

SISTER MAURA O’DONOVAN, New Orleans

Pink the color of unsportsmanlike conduct On Oct. 17, the newspaper reported that LSU head football coach Lane Kifﬁn has the entire visiting teams’ locker room painted pink in an effort to score a psychological advantage. So much for fair play and sportsmanship.

What’s next? Constant loud noise? Overﬂowing toilets? A surreptitious ﬂea infestation? It’s getting harder to support this coach.

WENDELL LINDSAY Baton Rouge

Throughout his presidency, Donald Trump has acted contrary to American interests, especially regarding foreign affairs. Presently, despite our obligations as expressed in the Taiwan Relations Act of 1979, Trump has delayed the shipment of $14 billion in arms sales to Taiwan. Chinese President Xi Jinping, meanwhile, is energetically bolstering China’s military forces so that they can successfully attack Taiwan. The United States and Taiwan have for years maintained a close relationship. Moreover, Taiwan produces between 6070% of global computer chip output and 90% of the most advanced chips. Thus, it would be very bad, if not catastrophic, if Taiwan were taken over by the Chinese or if Taiwan destroyed its chip production capacity if it feared defeat by the Chinese. Trump has also acted completely contrary to U.S. interests in his decision to buy from Russia 800,000 tons of diesel oil supplies in October and November and millions of tons more thereafter. (See the Associated Press report of Oct. 9). This decision undermines the law passed by Congress in September and signed by Trump, which was aimed at limiting Russia’s ability to derive revenue from the sale of energy supplies. Trump’s deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin hurts Ukraine and helps Putin. It gives him money for rockets to ﬁre at Ukraine. It also gives relief to a beleaguered Russian economy, without doing much to bring down diesel prices in the United States or elsewhere. Because of these decisions and others that are greatly detrimental to U.S. interests, Trump is a clear and present danger to U.S. security. He deserves to be impeached and removed from ofﬁce.

JACK QUARLES New Orleans

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BROTHERLY SHOVE LSU QB Leavitt is improving thanks to mindset his older sibling helped push upon him

allin Leavitt never let his little brother win. A lack of mercy equipped Dallin as a bulldozing BYU and Utah State safety who scratched out a half-dozen seasons in the NFL. Sam Leavitt, who was 10 years Dallin’s younger, had to develop a cleverness and competitiveness to achieve what his brother wouldn’t allow. Case in point: Twelve-year-old Sam’s propensity for shooting, and swishing, jumpers from just inside the midcourt line when they matched up 1-on-1 on the hardwood. “I had to, I wouldn’t say cheat,” Dallin said, “but, back in the day, I would say, ‘I’m not gonna just back you down and big-body you.’ We got to a game, I think he was up, like, 7-2, and I’m like, ‘Bro, forget all these rules.’ ” There have been times in Sam’s athletic career where he absorbed punishment to pursue victory, including what his older brother forced upon him to squeak out a basketball win. When he quarterbacked Arizona State in 2024, Leavitt fractured ribs and punctured a lung in a Week 4 game against Utah. The next year, a lisfranc bone gave out in Week 4 against Baylor. This year, the LSU signal-caller pulled a hamstring Week 4 versus Texas A&M. He led the Sun Devils to a Big 12 title and the College Football Playoff after the punctured lung. He transferred after the broken foot, but Leavitt is ﬁguring out how to play true “point guard” of the LSU offense after he was literally hamstrung as a scrambler. ä See LSU, page 2C

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BROADCAST INFORMATION LSU at Auburn 11 a.m. Saturday, Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, Ala. TV: ABC | Line: LSU by 7½ Radio: WDGL-FM, 98.1; WWL-AM, 870; WWL-FM, 105.3; KLWB-FM, 103.7

TEAM SCHEDULES Auburn

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

Time/TV W, 51-10 W, 45-14 L, 32-24 W, 35-6 W, 63-14 L, 35-34 (OT) W, 31-0 11 a.m./ABC TBD TBD TBD TBD

Date 9.5 9.12 9.19 9.26 10.3 10.17 10.24 10.31 11.7 11.14 11.21 11.28

Opponent Time/TV Baylor W, 17-16 Southern Miss W, 43-8 Florida L, 44-39 Vanderbilt W, 21-15 at Tennessee L, 24-14 at Georgia W, 27-24 LSU 11 a.m./ABC at Ole Miss 11:45 a.m./SECN Arkansas TBD at Mississippi State TBD Samford 2:30 p.m./SECN+ at Alabama TBD

DEPTH CHARTS Auburn

OFFENSE

6 WINSTON WATKINS 83 Corey Barber

WIDE RECEIVER

3 EUGENE WILSON 2 Tre Brown

WIDE RECEIVER

4 JACKSON HARRIS 88 Malik Elzy

LEFT TACKLE

77 JORDAN SEATON 65 Sean Thompkins

LEFT GUARD

50 WILLIAM SATTERWHITE 67 Bo Bordelon

CENTER

61 BRAELIN MOORE 50 William Satterwhite

RIGHT GUARD

55 ALIOU BAH 70 Devin Harper

RIGHT TACKLE

75 WESTON DAVIS 69 Darrin Strey

TIGHT END

7 TRE’DEZ GREEN 44 Zach Grace -or- 14 Roman Mothershed

QUARTERBACK

10 SAM LEAVITT 11 Landen Clark

RUNNING BACK

13 DILIN JONES 22 Harlem Berry -or- 23 Stacy Gage

OFFENSE

5-10 5-11

182 183

So. Fr.

5-11 6-2

190 191

Jr. Sr.

6-2 6-2

202 217

Jr. Jr.

6-5 6-5

307 308

Jr. Jr.

6-3 6-6

293 305

So. Sr.

6-2 6-3

301 293

Sr. So.

6-5 6-4

327 312

Sr. So.

6-6 6-7

315 314

So. Fr.

6-7 6-2 6-5

242 236 212

Jr. Jr. Jr.

6-2 6-0

216 195

Jr. So.

5-11 5-10 5-10

211 193 204

So. Sr. So.

WIDE RECEIVER 11 KESHAUN SINGLETON 15 Brian Williams 5 CHAS NIMROD 8 Christian Neptune

6-4 6-5

244 285

Sr. Fr.

6-3 6-3 6-6

296 339 297

Jr. Fr. Jr.

6-1 6-3

279 286

Fr. Jr.

6-5 6-3

246 252

Jr. Jr.

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 90 STEPHIYLAN GREEN 88 Richard Anderson 96 Dominick McKinley

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 99 DEUCE GERALDS 47 Malik Blocton

DEFENSIVE END 29 JORDAN ROSS 97 Dylan Carpenter

LINEBACKER 42 DAVHON KEYS 35 Zach Weeks

6-0 6-3

227 228

Jr. Fr.

6-2 6-1

225 227

Sr. So.

LINEBACKER 6 TJ DOTTERY 24 Tylen Singleton

STAR 2 TY BENEFIELD 31 CJ Jimcoily

6-3 6-3

208 218

Sr. So.

6-4 6-1

189 162

So. So.

5-11 6-0

164 188

Jr. Jr.

6-1 6-2

175 213

Fr. Sr.

6-0 6-1

206 175

Jr. Fr.

CORNERBACK 5 DJ PICKETT 21 Michael Turner

CORNERBACK 11 PJ WOODLAND 8 Ja’Keem Jackson

SAFETY 28 JHASE THOMAS 13 Faheem Delane

SAFETY 0 TAMARCUS COOLEY 28 Jhase Thomas

4 JEREMIAH KOGER 9 DeShawn Spencer

80 SCOTT STARZYK

PUNTER

90 GRANT CHADWICK 99 Hayden Craig

LONG SNAPPER

43 SILAS HALL 39 Mack Mulhern

KICK RETURNER

22 Harlem Berry

PUNT RETURNER

3 EUGENE WILSON 1 Jayce Brown

5-9

175

Sr. Fr.

6-2 5-11

200 190

Sr. So.

6-3 5-11

213 175

So. Fr.

6-5 6-5

330 310

Sr. Sr.

6-6 6-5

315 310

Fr. Sr.

6-4 6-2

322 315

Sr. So.

6-2 6-5

315 322

So. Sr.

6-7 6-6

313 315

Sr. Fr.

6-6 6-3

245 250

Sr. Sr.

6-3 6-2

235 217

Sr. So.

5-11 5-9

205 215

Sr. So.

6-6 6-5

260 265

So. Sr.

6-2 6-0 6-2

308 330 290

Sr. So. So.

6-3 6-5

345 320

Sr. So.

6-3 6-2

256 263

Sr. So.

6-0 5-11

240 241

So. Jr.

6-1 6-3

225 235

So. Jr.

6-0 5-11

195 195

Sr. Sr.

5-11 6-2

200 190

Sr. So.

6-1 5-11

185 195

Sr. Sr.

6-0 5-10

215 202

So. Jr.

6-1 6-0

204 200

Jr. So.

LEFT TACKLE 79 JO SIMMONS 69 Jacob Strand

LEFT GUARD 77 WILSON ZIERER 69 Jacob Strand

CENTER 72 COLE BEST 55 Kenneth McManus

RIGHT GUARD 55 KENNETH MCMANUS 56 Cole Skinner

RIGHT TACKLE 65 STANTON RAMIL 77 Wilson Zierer

TIGHT END 19 JAKE JOHNSON 82 Arlis Boardingham

QUARTERBACK 17 BYRUM BROWN 10 Tristan Ti’a

RUNNING BACK

DEFENSE DEFENSIVE END 44 JARED SMITH 15 Da’Shawn Womack

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 94 CODY SIGLER 95 Jourdin Crawford 10 Walter Mathis

DEFENSIVE TACKLE 35 DALLAS WALKER 96 Malik Autry

DEFENSIVE END 13 CHRIS MURRAY 11 Darrion Smith

LINEBACKER 9 ELIJAH MELENDEZ 45 Antonio Melendez

LINEBACKER 16 BRYCE DEAS 51 Michael Matthews-Canty

NICKEL 0 SYLVESTER SMITH-REED 1 Champ Anthony

CORNERBACK 4 RAYSHAWN PLEASANT 21 Gavin Jenkins

CORNERBACK 22 ANDRE JORDAN 1 Champ Anthony

SAFETY 5 ERIC WINTERS 23 Fred Gaskin

SAFETY 8 KALEB HARRIS 3 AnQuon Fegans

SPECIAL TEAMS KICKER

220 210

WIDE RECEIVER

23 JEREMIAH COBB 29 Omar Mabson

DEFENSE

6-3 6-4

WIDE RECEIVER

DEFENSIVE END 1 PRINCEWILL UMANMIELEN 55 Lamar Brown

SPECIAL TEAMS

So.

KICKER

6-5 6-1

208 211

Jr. Fr.

6-3 6-1

213 224

So. Fr.

5-10

193

Sr.

KICK RETURNER

5-11 5-11

190 175

Jr. Sr.

PUNT RETURNER

38 ALEX MCPHERSON

5-9

165

Sr.

6-1

222

Sr.

6-3

225

Sr.

5-11

200

Sr.

5-10

165

Jr.

PUNTER 14 HUDSON KAAK

LONG SNAPPER 59 HUDSON POWELL 4 RAYSHAWN PLEASANT 6 BRYCE CAIN

COACHES Lane Kiffin was 2-2 against Auburn while at Ole Miss, but they didn’t play the past two seasons.

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Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt celebrates with his brother Dallin, right, after the team’s Big 12 championship win over Iowa State on Dec. 7, 2024, in Arlington, Texas.

Alex Golesh is 4-2 in his first season at Auburn after a 23-15 coaching stint at South Florida.

He’s clever. He’s competitive. He’s the annoyingly successful little brother who found ways to adapt and win, even if there were some tumbles along the way. Leavitt, who threw eight interceptions in his ﬁrst six games at LSU, just notched his ﬁrst turnover-free game against Mississippi State, dissecting the Bulldogs with quick throws on his way to 31-of-38 passing, 289 yards and four touchdowns. He’s now the SEC passing yardage leader through seven games with 1,785. “Every single week we’ve just gotten better,” Leavitt said. “We keep playing cleaner ball, understanding just how this offense works.” The aspirations of a two-loss LSU squad, needing a rally to make the CFP, rest upon the shoulders of a little brother who lost a lot while growing up.

Finding his edge Dallin isn’t sure he has lost to his little brother in 1-on-1 more than a couple of times, but they stopped playing once Dallin was a pro and Sam was a budding recruit. They were both so intense, if they went against each other, they’d risk a full-blown ﬁght. When 22-year-old Dallin refused to play again after his rally from 7-2 down because he was exhausted, 12-year-old Sam egged him on: “You’re soft. Play again.” “I would beat him by 40 (in Madden) and he’d cry and he’d throw the controller and storm off and I’d be like, ‘Oh, you’re going to quit? OK, I’m going to turn off the game,’ ” Dallin said. “He’d be like, ‘No, I’m running it back.’ “It’s just his nature. He loves to play, and he wants to compete.” This was inevitable because of the family Leavitt was born into. His dad, Jared, was a linebacker at BYU. His mother, Tania, was a trainer at gyms who had her kids running through agility ladders and over hurdles. Because he was many years younger than his siblings, Sam started at an earlier age. “He would hang out with them,” Tania said, “and think he could compete with them.” Competing wasn’t always fun, because Tania was unbeatable in Boggle. There was a game called “Cover Your Assets” that drove Sam into a tizzy if family members started stealing his cards. If he lost in Bananagrams, Sam would scramble the tiles, throw them off the table and storm upstairs. He was smart, though, and very determined. He decided he’d be an NFL quarterback and placed a whiteboard in his bedroom, asking “How great do you want to be?” He’d set an alarm for 7 p.m. each night and perform his shoulder-mobility exercises. Sam also followed Dallin to train at Ryan

Paul’s gym in Washington, more than an hour from their home in Oregon. “Dallin was more just, I’m brute, I’m gonna run through you,” Paul said. “Sam, because of how fluid he is, how efficient he is as a mover, I can run through you, but why would I do that? I’d rather make you look like a fool by running around you and juking you.” He since has collected a long list of advantageseeking measures, which were displayed during an ESPN broadcast this season. Sam sleeps 9½-10 hours a day. He throws on blue-light glasses one hour before bed. He eats organic food and uses an EQ Flux, a bioelectric therapy device, for a “full body flush.” “I always preach about the parasympathetic state,” Leavitt told attendees at the LSU women’s clinic this summer. “You can’t recover if you’re in ‘fight or flight.’ So all my machines are doing that. And then you kind of have to learn how these different machines work, the way that energy works — alpha, beta, delta, all those different things.” He’s part quarterback, part mad scientist while trying to crack a competitive code. As a kid, Sam would ask his defensive-minded brother questions, wanting to understand his opponents’ weak points. Dallin wouldn’t say his brother’s natural gift was X’s and O’s as much as his innate ability to recognize open space. If the two brothers played 1-on-1 in basketball, Dallin was winning every time because of his physical advantages. If they split off in a 5-on-5 pickup game, it didn’t matter if Sam had the worst teammates and Dallin had the best. Sam, the sharpshooter who could thread passes through undefended space, won every time. “Like, his awareness is insane,” Dallin said. Big brother, while a practice squad player for the Raiders, once asked franchise quarterback Derek Carr to swing by a park to watch his little brother throw a football around. Carr spent an hour with 14-year-old Sam, who asked mature questions about how to attack one coverage or another. “He had a really good understanding of what Derek was saying, and he could really have a conversation about it,” Dallin said. “Obviously he was impressed with his arm, but that’s not always the most important thing. It’s really like the cerebral side of playing quarterback that Derek, No. 1, really values.”

In the danger zone Sam spans the competitive spectrum. He can be risky, but he’s even had Dallin concerned at times. He was in Arizona State’s locker room at halftime after Sam punctured his lung versus Utah. “He was cramping, and we thought that it was just a spasm, like where he got hit in the ribs or whatever,” Dallin said. In reality, his body wasn’t getting enough oxygen. He returned for the second half and would “thug it,” Dallin said, to win the game.

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LSU 28, AUBURN 20 This is an Auburn squad that can move the ball thanks to quarterback Byrum Brown, who has averaged around 150 yards passing in his last three games but has eclipsed 100 yards rushing in two straight. Auburn ranks near the bottom of the FBS in red-zone success both offensively and defensively. If Sam Leavitt and the offense continue to progress, this is a very winnable game. LSU 28, AUBURN 22 LSU should win as long as it doesn’t turn the ball over as many times as it did against Kentucky — or as many times as Georgia did against Auburn last week. Weird things tend to happen in this series, but you’d think the visiting Tigers have enough disruptive pass rushers and offensive weapons to get a win over this plucky Auburn team. It just won’t come easily.

LSU 27, AUBURN 19 LSU needs to snap the program’s eight-game SEC road losing streak to keep its CFP hopes alive going into November. Auburn’s win at No. 1 Georgia was one of the season’s biggest shockers, but will those Tigers face a letdown like so many SEC teams this season after emotional wins? Auburn is confident and Jordan-Hare is hostile, but it comes down to win the turnover battle, win the game.

LSU 28, AUBURN 14 It looks like Trey’Dez Green will be back this week, which means the LSU passing attack gets a big boost after improving a bunch since he’s been out of the lineup. As long as LSU can contain Byrum Brown, it’s hard not to like its chances. LSU is bound to win on the road at some point, and it’s a letdown spot for Auburn after last week’s massive win over Georgia.

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Everybody saw the Leavitt brothers celThe progression ebrating with physicality after a Big 12 title was won months later, red in the face as they It was going to take Leavitt time to learn the pushed, shoved and slapped each other’s LSU system — there are countless adjustments hands. There was an appreciation for what and route combinations to counter a defense — had been on the line. but he’s completed 77% of his passes in his last “You puncture a lung, you can die, right?” four games after hitting 61% in his first three. Dallin said, referencing that Utah game. “I According to Pro Football Focus, Leavitt don’t think people really give him the credit was releasing his throws in an average of 3.06 for how tough he is physically, and then also seconds in those first three games; his time to mentally, to say like, I’m in that place.” target is 2.55 seconds in the four games since, “So it was just a long season that led up to which is a stark difference in processing time. that point, where for me, it was just like ‘Holy Leavitt also is connecting with his receivers crap, bro, I can’t believe you did what you on and off the field. Jackson Harris will come just did this year’ coming off of a team that over to Leavitt’s house to use his recovery was 3-9.” equipment, which Harris barely understands. Knowing just how much Sam has sacrificed, “I just trust him and I want to get better, and he Dallin was frustrated when Arizona State does everything he can to get better,” Harris said. fans questioned his brother’s toughness and “I can’t go into the details. I really don’t know, to commitment after he was shut be honest. But it’s good stuff.” down in favor of foot surgery That’s what LSU wants to see. and transferred to LSU. Sam Leavitt has gotten better, week hadn’t been healthy all season. by week. His foot was injured in Week Dallin has watched his little 4 versus Baylor, but he played brother grow over 21 years in three more games. Dallin from a kid who couldn’t stand begged Sam to sideline himself losing at Bananagrams to playduring a loss to Houston that uling the second half of a football game with an injured lung. timately was his last game with Sam still has his whiteboard. the Sun Devils. It’s transformed from merely “He’s like, ‘No, we gotta win listing big-picture goals about this game. What are you talk“How great do you want to be?” ing about? Get out of my face,’ to also including process-driven ” Dallin recalled. “Like, he was reminders on how much film mad at me for asking him to not he needs to watch or how many go back in.” hours to train in LSU’s virtual LSU coach Lane Kiffin knew reality system. there was no way Leavitt was He hasn’t erased the big-piccoming out of Texas A&M conture goals completely. test this year, merely because he “Go win a national championpulled a hamstring and couldn’t DALLIN LEAVITT, scramble. ship, go win the Heisman,” Dallin LSU quarterback It was maybe the best thing said. “If you’re a great player in Sam Leavitt’s brother that could happen, in Kiffin’s college football, those are your view, because Leavitt couldn’t goals, right? But I think on ‘How freelance with his legs. The indo you get there’ is really what’s changed. He’s really looking at jury forced his quarterback to the intricacies of how to be the best player.” stay in the pocket, get the ball out quickly and It’s process over outcome. It’s still taking fulfill his mission. shots when they come open — like the 12-yearBoth the competitive and cerebral sides old who would pull up from just past the midof Leavitt brought him to LSU. There was “synergy,” Dallin said, between the families court line — but closer to the basket, per se, hitof Leavitt and former Ole Miss quarterback ting running back Dilin Jones on a swing pass Jaxson Dart, who endorsed Kiffin, offensive or Harris cutting across the middle. coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. and quarterbacks “I felt like I played a pretty easy game, just coach Dane Stevens. getting the ball out to my guys and having them They have proven themselves expert at go make plays,” Leavitt said after a 31-0 win scheming space for quarterbacks to exploit. over Mississippi State. “I’m continuing to deGoing into the season, Dallin heard positive revelop and learn from coach Weis, Dane and Kiffin … what’s four-down territory, when do you views from his brother, who isn’t so little anygotta take shots versus control the tempo, push more at 6-foot-2, 207 pounds. He stands taller the pace, all those things. than Dallin, who is 5-10, 195. “It’s just a constant progression. They do “Sam feels like they’ve done a great job of a great job getting me ready every single hearing him and implementing pieces that he week.” likes and he feels comfortable with,” Dallin said.

Sam feels like they’ve done a great job of hearing him and implementing pieces that he likes and he feels comfortable with.”

OFFENSIVE LEADERS LSU

Auburn

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

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Byrum Brown

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Byrum Brown Jeremiah Cobb Omar Mabson II Bryson Washington Bryce Cain Tae Meadows

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Avg TD

107 58 37 18 2 3

459 306 227 71 32 18

4.3 5.3 6.1 3.9 16.0 6.0

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Rec Yards Avg TD

Keshaun Singleton Chas Nimrod Jeremiah Koger Jake Johnson Arlis Boardingham DeShawn Spencer Jeremiah Cobb

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456 447 247 222 190 122 89 77 70

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Jackson Harris Winston Watkins Eugene Wilson Trey’Dez Green Dilin Jones Corey Barber Jayce Brown Roman Mothershed Phillip Wright

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TJ Dottery Davhon Keys Ty Beneﬁeld Princewill Umanmielen PJ Woodland Whit Weeks Jhase Thomas DJ Pickett Tamarcus Cooley Deuce Geralds Jordan Ross Stephiylan Green Malik Blocton Dylan Carpenter Dominick McKinley Zach Weeks

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24 18 12 15 12 10 13 19 14 10 9 5 6 6 4 2

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Tamarcus Cooley DJ Pickett Jordan Ross

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Elijah Mendez 52 Xavier Atkins 37 Eric Winters 35 Kaleb Harris 32 Bryce Deas 23 Cody Sigler 20 Dallas Walker 18 Rayshawn Pleasant 17 Jourdin Crawford 16 Sylvester Smith-Reed 15 Champ Anthony 13 Andre Jordan Jr. 13 Jared Smith 12 Darrion Smith 11 Chris Murray 11 Da’Shawn Womack 11

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INTERCEPTIONS

Andre Jordan Elijah Mendez Da’Shawn Womack

Tot Yards Avg TD BU 2 1 1

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14.5 13.0 8.0

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TEAM STATS OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 504.0

OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 394.2

Plays: 79.2

Plays: 70.7

PASS 308.0

RUSH 196.0

PASS 36.1

RUSH 43.1

Turnovers: 1.57

PASS 212.2

RUSH 182.0

PASS 32.0

RUSH 38.7

Turnovers: 1.46

INTERCEPTIONS 1.14

FUMBLES 0.43

INTERCEPTIONS 1.17

FUMBLES 0.29

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 256.4

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 371.0

PASS 168.3

PASS 228.0

RUSH 88.1

Turnovers forced: 1.29 FUMBLES 0.29

INTERCEPTIONS 1.33

SCORING PER GAME SCORED ALLOWED

RUSH 143.0

Turnovers forced: 1.83

INTERCEPTIONS 1.00

FUMBLES 0.50

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LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt directs his receivers while looking to make a pass against Mississippi State in the first quarter on Saturday at Tiger Stadium.

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Saturday’s games

Wednesday’s games SOUTHWEST

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.

Top 25 Saturday’s games

No. 1 Miami (6-0) vs. Pittsburgh (5-2), 11 a.m. No. 2 BYU (6-0) at UCF (3-3), 2:30 p.m. No. 6 Indiana (6-1) at Michigan (4-2), 11 a.m. No. 7 Ole Miss (5-1) at No. 19 Texas (4-2), 6:30 p.m. No. 8 Texas Tech (6-0) at Cincinnati (4-2), 11 a.m. No. 9 UCLA (6-0) vs. Michigan St. (2-5), 2:30 p.m. No. 10 Utah (6-0) vs. No. 14 Houston (6-1), 9:15 p.m. No. 11 Tennessee (6-1) at South Carolina (3-3), 2:30 p.m. No. 12 Kentucky (6-1) vs. Vanderbilt (3-4), 6:30 p.m. No. 13 Alabama (5-2) vs. Texas A&M (4-3), 2:30 p.m. No. 15 Iowa (5-1) at Minnesota (4-2), 2:30 p.m. No. 16 Southern Cal (6-1) at Wisconsin (4-2), 6:30 p.m. No. 18 LSU (5-2) at Auburn (4-2), 11 a.m. No. 21 Boise St. (5-1) at Washington St. (1-6), 5 p.m. No. 23 SMU (5-1) vs. California (3-4), 11 a.m. No. 24 Northwestern (5-1) vs. Rutgers (2-4), 11 a.m. No. 25 Arizona (5-1) vs. Iowa St. (3-3), 6:30 p.m.

Nation Tuesday’s games EAST

Delaware 61, Missouri St. 38 Marshall 20, South Alabama 13

Middle Tennessee 26, FIU 23

New Mexico St. 30, Sam Houston St. 24

Thursday’s games SOUTH

Liberty 34, Kennesaw St. 6 Appalachian St. 34, James Madison 31 Memphis 41, East Carolina 34

Friday’s games EAST

NC Central 31, Delaware St. 12 Penn 24, Yale 21 UConn 35, UMass 16

SOUTH

Duke 19, Virginia 16

SOUTHWEST

Army (4-2) at Tulsa (4-3), n

FAR WEST

Air Force (5-1) at Wyoming (4-3), n NC State (3-3) at Stanford (3-4), n

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

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. 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. Virginia Tech (5-2) at Clemson (4-2), 6 p.m. Austin Peay (6-2) at North Alabama (4-3), 6 p.m. Syracuse (2-4) at North Carolina (4-2), 6:30 p.m.

MIDWEST

2 5 0

San Diego (3-4) at Dayton (5-1), 11 a.m. W. Michigan (5-2) at Toledo (5-2), 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. 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.

SOUTHWEST

West Virginia (4-3) at TCU (3-3), 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 Central 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.

FAR WEST

Weber St. (5-3) at Montana St. (6-1), 2 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. 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. N. Dakota St. (6-1) at New Mexico (5-1), 9 p.m.

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THINGS TO WATCH IN WEEK 8 Who, what and where to keep an eye on in this week’s games around the nation

UTAH, HOUSTON SEEK STATEMENT WIN

No. 10 Utah (6-0, 3-0 Big 12), one of three undefeated teams in the Big 12, has the nation’s longest active FBS winning streak at 12 games, and that includes their last eight conference games.The Utes are 6-0 for the first time since 2015. Morgan Scalley is the school’s first head coach in his first full season to win the first six games. No. 14 Houston (6-1, 3-1) has a four-game winning streak since a 28-26 loss at undefeated Texas Tech after QB Conner Weigman came up just inches short of a late 2-point conversion.

RED RAIDERS HOPE TO STAY PERFECT

No. 8 Texas Tech (6-0, 3-0 Big 12) and Cincinnati (4-2, 1-2) are meeting Saturday for the first time since quarterback Brendan Sorsby’s transfer from the Bearcats to the Red Raiders fell through amid gambling allegations. Red Raiders QB Will Hammond has passed for 1,334 yards and six touchdowns with five interceptions. Bearcats QB JC French set career highs with 389 yards and three touchdowns in last week’s 45-42 loss at West Virginia.

STRUGGLING HORNS HOST OLE MISS

No. 7 Ole Miss (5-1, 3-1 SEC) is one of four SEC teams with one loss and seems to have shaken off a rout by Florida a month ago. No. 19 Texas (4-2, 1-2) is on a two-game skid, and there were questions whether Arch Manning would give way to KJ Lacey or remain the Longhorns’ starting QB. Still,Texas with its 11thranked defense is a 3.5-point home favorite against an Ole Miss team whose offensive trio of quarterback Trinidad Chambliss, running back Kewan Lacy and receiver Deuce Alexander have accounted for 2,725 yards this season. — Associated Press

SEC RATINGS BY KOKI RILEY 1. GEORGIA Record: 6-1, 4-1 Previous ranking: 1 Last week: lost to Auburn 27-24 This week: off 2. OLE MISS Record: 5-1, 3-1 Previous ranking: 3 Last week: beat Missouri 31-3 This week: at Texas, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 3. TENNESSEE Record: 6-1, 3-1 Previous ranking: 9 Last week: beat Alabama 26-10 This week: at South Carolina, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 4. ALABAMA Record: 5-2, 3-2 Previous ranking: 2 Last week: lost to Tennessee 26-10 This week: vs.Texas A&M, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 5. LSU Record: 5-2, 2-2 Previous ranking: 7 Last week: beat Mississippi State 31-0 This week: at Auburn, 11 a.m. Saturday (ABC) 6. KENTUCKY Record: 6-1, 4-1 Previous ranking: 8 Last week: beat Oklahoma 21-13 This week: vs.Vanderbilt, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network)

STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON

LSU safety Ty Benefield, right, celebrates an interception in the first quarter against Mississippi State on Oct. 17 at Tiger Stadium. The Tigers will likely need to win the turnover battle at Auburn on Saturday.

Critical factors face LSU at Auburn When LSU and Auburn meet on Saturday, what can we expect? Will barns burn, or victory cigars? Will the earth shake, or just coaches’ reputations? Will Auburn fans roll Toomer’s Corner in another toilet paper celebration, or will LSU make tears roll instead? There are a million ways to look at this one, set for an 11 a.m. kickoff on ABC from Auburn’s Jordan-Hare Stadium. Let’s dive into some key factors:

History and momentum Even though LSU (5-2, 2-2 Southeastern Conference) goes into this one as slightly better than a touchdown favorite over Auburn (4-2, 2-2 SEC), the visiting Tigers aren’t inspiring a great deal of conﬁdence. That’s because LSU has lost Scott its past eight straight SEC Rabalais road games dating back to October 2024, including road losses under Lane Kifﬁn at Ole Miss and Kentucky. Conversely, Auburn is coming off one of the season’s biggest shockers, a 27-24 win at previously top-ranked Georgia as nearly a three-touchdown underdog.

Pressure versus ‘relief syndrome’ LSU’s long SEC road losing streak has little to do with Kiffin and most of his players since two-thirds of them are in their first year with the program. Still, if the Tigers drop their ninth straight SEC road game and fall to 0-3 under Kiffin away from Tiger Stadium — all losses to first-year coaches at their schools — then the optics for LSU’s $91 million man and his $45 million to 50 million roster won’t be good. Especially since it could well mean the end of the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes. Auburn is Must Win City for LSU. Meanwhile, Auburn must try to avoid something that has tripped up other SEC

schools in 2026 after a big win: a “Hangover Saturday,” or what Kiffin called “relief syndrome.” We submit these results into evidence: n Ole Miss beat LSU 32-24, then was routed 52-28 at Florida. n After stomping Ole Miss, Florida was stomped 45-17 at Missouri. n Oklahoma beat Texas 27-24, then fell as a favorite at home 21-13 to Kentucky. n Georgia won 20-17 at Alabama, then lost to Auburn. “Relief syndrome,” Kiffin said, “is a real thing. Doesn’t mean we’re going to win this week and they’re going to lose, but that is a real thing. A real challenge.” Kiffin said he hoped Auburn would beat Georgia for that very reason. Little was expected of Auburn going into its first season under Alex Golesh. Now all eyes are on the Plainsmen (old Auburn nickname) for the first time in years. How will they respond?

Numbers game Statistically the game is a mismatch, heavily favoring LSU in most key areas: Total offense: LSU is seventh nationally averaging 504.0 yards per game. Auburn is 66th at 394.2. Total defense: LSU is third nationally allowing 256.4 ypg. Auburn is 87th (371.0). Points per game: LSU is again seventh at 40.4 per game. Auburn is 85th (26.8). Points allowed: LSU is tied for 16th (15.9 per game). Auburn is tied for 54th (21.8). Sacks/sacks allowed: LSU has 27 sacks, tied for second in the FBS. Auburn has allowed 23, ranking 135th of 138 teams. There is one other stat that could decide the game, however, that LSU likely must win.

ESPN/ABC analyst Greg McElroy, who is calling Saturday’s game, Kiffin teams are 3-19 when minus-2 or worse in the turnover ratio. LSU was minus-1 at Ole Miss and minus-2 at Kentucky. Conversely, McElroy said Golesh’s teams at Auburn and USF are a sparkling 20-1 when winning the turnover ratio. That included a 3-0 edge against Georgia. Both LSU turnovers against Kentucky were on quarterback Sam Leavitt (one interception, one fumble). Neither led to points for the Wildcats but did cost LSU two potential scoring drives that may have allowed the Tigers to avoid overtime. In the duel between Leavitt and Auburn’s Byrum Brown, the quarterback who has a cleaner stat sheet will likely prevail. Overall, Leavitt appears to be improving despite still dealing with a sore hamstring. Per Pro Football Focus, his average time to target on pass plays has dropped from 3.06 seconds his first three games to 2.55 the past four. That’s a quarterback growing in confidence in a new offense. Conversely, Brown averages more than three seconds per pass attempt. Against LSU’s formidable pass rush, that could be significant. Brown basically holds the ball too long, but if he decides to take off and run (he had 115 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries at Georgia), LSU must contain him. Defensive coordinator Blake Baker could choose to crowd the line of scrimmage while trusting a talented secondary against an Auburn attack that only ranks 99th in passing efficiency.

Tempo and total plays

The Tigers have only won the turnover battle twice (Texas A&M, McNeese State) and are minus-2 overall. According to

Both teams like to speed opponents up. LSU ranks third nationally with over 79 snaps a game, while Auburn’s defense is on the ﬁeld for 73 plays a game, ranking 133rd in the FBS. That makes it important for LSU to keep up the pace and possess the ball, a potentially difﬁcult combination in a hostile road environment.

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LSU at Auburn ABC W. Michigan at Toledo CBSSN California at SMU CW Pittsburgh at Miami ESPN West Virginia at TCU ESPN2 Rice at FAU ESPNU Indiana at Michigan FOX Texas Tech at Cincinnati FS1 Rutgers at Northwestern Peacock Baylor at Kansas TNT Oregon at Illinois BTN Texas A&M at Alabama ABC

Boston College at Ga.Tech ACCN Michigan St. at UCLA CBS North Texas at Navy CBSSN Tennessee at South Carolina ESPN BYU at UCF FOX Iowa at Minnesota FS1 Oklahoma at Mississippi St. SECN Kansas St. at Arizona St. ESPN2 E. Michigan at Ohio ESPNU Boise St. at Washington St. USA San Diego St. at Colorado St. CW Virginia Tech at Clemson ESPN

Colorado at Oklahoma St. FS1 Ole Miss at Texas ABC Syracuse at North Carolina ACCN CBSSN Utah St. at Texas St. Iowa St. at Arizona ESPN2 Southern Cal at Wisconsin NBC Vanderbilt at Kentucky SECN UTSA at Tulane ESPNU N. Dakota St. at New Mexico CW Houston at Utah ESPN

7. MISSISSIPPI STATE Record: 4-2, 2-2 Previous ranking: 4 Last week: lost to LSU 31-0 This week: vs. Oklahoma, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 8. FLORIDA Record: 5-2, 3-2 Previous ranking: 10 Last week: beat Texas 27-24 This week: off 9. TEXAS Record: 4-2, 1-2 Previous ranking: 6 Last week: lost to Florida 27-24 This week: vs. Ole Miss, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 10. MISSOURI Record: 5-2, 2-2 Previous ranking: 5 Last week: lost to Ole Miss 31-3 This week: off 11. AUBURN Record: 4-2, 2-2 Previous ranking: 13 Last week: beat Georgia 27-24 This week: vs. LSU, 11 a.m. Saturday (ABC) 12. SOUTH CAROLINA Record: 3-3, 1-3 Previous ranking: 12 Last week: off This week: vs.Tennessee, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ESPN) 13. OKLAHOMA Record: 3-3, 1-2 Previous ranking: 11 Last week: lost to Kentucky 21-13 This week: at Mississippi State, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network) 14. TEXAS A&M Record: 4-3, 1-3 Previous ranking: 14 Last week: beat The Citadel 41-0 This week: at Alabama, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC) 15. ARKANSAS Record: 3-4, 1-3 Previous ranking: 16 Last week: beat Vanderbilt 31-21 This week: off 16. VANDERBILT Record: 3-4, 0-4 Previous ranking: 15 Last week: lost to Arkansas 31-21 This week: at Kentucky, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (SEC Network)

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DEFENSIVE ALTERATION

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Southern quarterback Christian Johnson tries to get past Prairie View defensive lineman Malik Gucake on Oct. 10 in Prairie View, Texas. After beating the Panthers 28-14 and getting an open date, the Jaguars return to the Houston area Saturday to face Texas Southern in another SWAC West matchup.

Southern expects different look from struggling Texas Southern defense MORE ON PAGE 7C

BY TOYLOY BROWN III Staff writer

exas Southern is the only Southwestern Athletic Conference team without a conference win. Southern coach Marshall Faulk has experienced that reality after his team dropped its ﬁrst two SWAC games. He expects the West division rival to be extra motivated to snap its ﬁve-game losing streak, and he’s also aware of the

n SWAC power rankings n Southern statistics, schedule n Toyloy Brown’s prediction tactical change it’ll employ. When the Jaguars face Texas Southern (1-5, 0-3 SWAC) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Reliant Stadium in Houston, secondyear coach Cris Dishman will assume

defensive play-calling duties for the ﬁrst time this season. He’s had that responsibility previously as a defensive coordinator in the XFL and the USFL. Like Southern (3-4, 1-2), the Tigers are coming off a bye week and have used the extra prep time to adjust how they operate since they’re near the bottom in multiple defensive categories. In SWAC play, Texas Southern is allowing both the third-most points (44.3) and yards (451.3) per game. It has been

especially poor on pass plays, allowing the second-most passing yards per game (283.7) in conference play. The Tigers have crumbled at inopportune times as well. In their most recent 38-34 loss to Mississippi Valley State, they gave up 24 fourth-quarter points. Dishman, a former two-time Pro Bowl cornerback, said his group has too often allowed teams to convert on third-

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French broadcasters don’t want NFL game to be lost in translation Frontcourt youth highlights exhibition LSU WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

PARIS — French residents tuning in Sunday for the country’s firstever NFL game may know next to nothing about the sport, its rules or its teams when the New Orleans Saints take on the Pittsburgh Steelers at Stade de France. But odds are they’ll at least recognize the voice calling the game. Matthieu Lartot will be the playby-play man for France Télévisions, a familiar face after years of calling rugby and tennis, two of the country’s biggest sports. “They’ll see him and say, ‘Oh, this is serious,’ ” said Samyr Hamoudi, the color commentator for Sunday’s game alongside Lartot. As the NFL expands its international series into Paris, the league is betting that France’s love of sports will lead the country to connect with American football. But to fall in love with the game, French fans first will have to understand it. That barrier to entry can be steep. How do you explain a sport as complex as football in a way that’s simple enough to compel first-time viewers? France is the NFL’s latest try. Sunday’s game will have three primary French-language broadcasts. There’s France Télévisions, the state-owned network. There’s beIN Sports, a subscription channel comparable to ESPN. And there’s L’Equipe, which airs its broadcast on delay in primetime. Three different networks. Three different ways of trying to explain the game. The NFL hopes the broad reach will bring in a new wave of fans.

LSU team has the depth that Fulwiley, Reynolds also new her last one did. shine in runaway win On Thursday, she offered a

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

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French journalist Lionel Buton, left, takes a selfie with fellow French journalist Axel Toudic during a Saints practice in Versailles, France, on Wednesday. ä Saints vs. Steelers.

8:30 A.M. SUNDAY, NFL NETWORK “It’s a balance,” said Jeff Lombardi, who leads the NFL’s international media operations for broadcasters. “We don’t want to dumb down the game for the avid fan, but we want to provide enough context so that a new fan can turn it on and not feel like they’re lost.”

Striking a balance In his 25 years as an NFL analyst,

Hamoudi has found that some football phrases don’t work in French. Sure, he could translate it directly. But the viewers would have no idea what he’s talking about, he said. “Drop-backs, that’s something people don’t know, so you say ‘il recule,’ and ‘il recule’ is more like he’s going backward,” Hamoudi said. “You have a pass in the ﬂat, make sure you say it’s in the short zone.” The networks involved in Sun-

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The LSU women’s basketball team breezed Thursday through the first of two exhibition games it’s set to play. The University of North Texas at Dallas, an NAIA school, didn’t pose much of a threat at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. Mulkey LSU raced out to a 21-0 lead and won 159-31, posting some eye-popping numbers along the way. And the Tigers did it with only nine of their 11 players. Both Noa Morro and Anna Minaeva watched the game from the bench. Minaeva, a freshman center from Russia, is battling a minor quad injury, coach Kim Mulkey said. LSU hopes she can return to the floor by Monday. Morro, a senior forward from Spain, is still expected to miss the first month of the season as she recovers from a stress fracture she developed in her shin. Here are three takeaways from the exhibition.

Frontcourt youth Mulkey said on Sept. 21 and Oct. 13 that she doesn’t think her

clariﬁcation. “I need to quit saying we don’t have depth,” Mulkey said. “What we don’t have is the experience. “We have that on the perimeter. We just don’t have it in the post.” Three of LSU’s top four post players are new to college basketball. Mulkey and her staff know what they have in sophomore forward Grace Knox. But they’re less sure what kind of production they’ll get from Morro, Minaeva and Lola Lampley — a 6-foot-2 freshman beginning her career as a post player. Morro is a 6-3 sharpshooting senior who’s played professionally in Spain. Minaeva is a skilled freshman from Russia, and she’s only 17 years old. Without Morro and Minaeva, LSU started the 6-3 Knox and 6-foot sophomore ZaKiyah Johnson in the frontcourt Thursday. Lampley and 6-foot sophomore Meghan Yarnevich played off the bench. Mulkey’s go-to lineup may not have as much size as it usually would, at least not until Morro makes her LSU debut around late November. “Our best team for a long period of time this year might be small,” Mulkey said. “And you go with what you think is going to give you an opportunity to win

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Saints K Carlson arrives, but baby hasn’t BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

VERSAILLES, France — Daniel Carlson landed in Paris at 7:45 a.m. Friday to join the New Orleans Saints after the kicker stayed back in the United States because his wife was expecting their fourth child. But Carlson also shared a notable update: The baby hasn’t been born yet. “There were a couple of health things, but everything’s good,” Carlson said. “We’re hapNotebook py aboutvery that.” The kicker said Friday that he and his wife hope to wait out the birth until the team’s bye week, which follows Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Carlson said he got the “green light” from their doctor to join the Saints. But he acknowledged he is risking missing the child’s birth. “We’re praying really hard that that’s not the case,” Carlson said. “But we had the green light from the doctor and everybody’s healthy and everything, so that’s the main thing. But yeah, obviously trying to balance the commitment to football and the priority of family as well.

SAINTS

Continued from page 5C day’s game are accounting for plenty of first-time viewers. At beIN Sports, play-by-play man Lionel Buton said the network is fully leaning into the spectacle of Sunday’s game with a one-hour pregame show. Buton said they’re treating the game as France’s “Super Bowl,” going all out with their coverage. Because beIN Sports already hosts NFL games, Buton said he doesn’t necessarily expect to call the game differently in terms of play-by-play. But that’s not the case for France Télévisions, where Hamoudi said he plans to remind viewers every quarter of the basics: Four downs to get 10 yards, 10 yards to keep the drive moving, etc. The NFL also helps its international broadcasts. Lombardi said the league provides short vignettes — football “101s” — that can air between breaks to help educate new viewers. The league also gives producers a live feed of the American call, so that if Kurt Warner makes a smart observation on NFL Network about what’s happening on the ﬁeld, the producer can relay that information to their own broadcasters in real time. BeIn Sports color commentator Marc-Angelo Soumah said that most people in France are aware of American football, particularly because of the Super Bowl. But they’re more likely to know who played the halftime show than who won the game. “You first expose them to the event,” Soumah said. “And then you expose them to the sports.” The plan is to be authentic. As a play-by-play man for 30 years, Bu-

LSU

Continued from page 5C until your bigs become comfortable. We’re gonna be very, very young inside.”

Florida transfer shines Laila Reynolds, a Florida transfer, did a little bit of everything. She tallied 20 points on 8-of-8 shooting to pair with six rebounds, four assists and four steals. What’s clear is that Reynolds ﬁts in nicely at LSU. The speedy 6-foot senior is a tall, long perimeter defender who can crash the

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New Orleans Saints kicker Daniel Carlson reacts after missing an extra point during a game against the Minnesota Vikings at the Caesars Superdome on Oct. 11.

“We’ve been doing that well and my wife is a champ. This is our fourth kid, so we’ve gone through this a couple times. We’ve been very blessed. Everybody’s healthy. Everybody’s good.” If Carlson has to miss the game, the Saints could elevate kicker Charlie Smyth from the practice squad.

Ruiz upgrade Saints guard Cesar Ruiz missed

ton said he wants the broadcast to feel fun. He takes pride in his dynamic with Soumah, as they both love the game and hope their passion comes through. “I know we have a good chemistry with my partner, which is not the case with Troy Aikman and Joe Buck right now,” Buton said, joking about the ESPN duo’s contract drama. L’Equipe faces its own set of challenges. Because the network is airing the game, which kicks off at 3:30 p.m. local time, in primetime (9 p.m.), L’Equipe color commentator Anthony Mahoungou said he’ll call Sunday’s result on delay from a studio — hours after he already witnessed the game in person. “I will have to make sure we keep everything a surprise and be surprised to live the moment with everybody who’s watching on TV,” Mahoungou said. Hamoudi hopes to capture people’s attention by explaining the stakes and comparing the teams in ways they can relate. The analyst plans to reiterate the Saints’ French connections and also intends to explain how the Steelers are like Saint-Étienne, a historic soccer team from a blue-collar town. “The result is important,” Hamoudi said, “but we’re going to sell a show.”

Long time coming Growing up in the south of France, Buton remembers the moment he quit playing soccer. He was 14, and his coach subbed him out for not ﬂopping to draw a penalty. Buton, now 56, found American football soon after that. “I get to watch the NFL, and it was quite the opposite of that,” said Buton, who went on to play quarterback for the Canonniers de Toulon, a French club that plays American football. “You don’t want

glass, force turnovers and help the Tigers score in transition. “She’s like a burst of energy,” LSU senior Mikaylah Williams said. “I don’t know how many times y’all saw she was sprinting down the ﬂoor. We had full-court passes. Like, that’s something that we’re gonna need.” Reynolds is one of the reasons why Mulkey thinks LSU is ﬂush with perimeter depth. She’s started 97 games across the three seasons with the Gators, and the Tigers are expected to bring her off the bench. “She’s gonna wake a lot of people up this year,” MiLaysia Fulwiley said.

the ﬁrst two days of practice this week, but he may have a chance to play in the NFL’s first-ever game in Paris. The Saints listed Ruiz as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after the offensive lineman returned to practice Friday from a knee injury. Ruiz’s participation status was still listed as limited, which could lead the Saints to roll with rookie Jeremiah Wright this weekend. But Ruiz’s return was promising given it looked like he suffered a serious knee injury in last weekend’s win over the New York Giants. “We’ll just see how he responds and how he goes from there,” coach Kellen Moore said. The Saints also listed defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd as questionable with an illness. If Shepherd is out, he’ll miss his third straight game with the ailment. Moore declined to provide speciﬁcs on Shepherd’s situation, though he noted he was downgraded to a DNP on Friday after practicing earlier this week. “Other than that, everyone is available and good to go,” Moore said.

Steelers arrive

to stay down. You don’t want to show pain. Those were things that I loved about the sport then.” Die-hard NFL fans in France have their own story of how they’ve come to love the game. Soumah said he was drawn to the 1986 New York Giants, causing him to scour newspapers for any additional info and wake up in the wee hours of the morning to consume any footage he could get. Soumah has been a pioneer for American football in France. After playing in NFL Europe and having an offseason stint with the 2003 Cleveland Browns, Soumah became the president of the Fédération Française de Football Américain, which oversees all levels of American football in France. He also co-founded the Paris Musketeers, a team in the European Football Alliance. Hamoudi and Mahoungou have extensive playing experience as well. Hamoudi, a former cornerback, played in NFL Europe from 1999-2003. Mahoungou played college football at Purdue, spent the 2018 offseason with the Philadelphia Eagles and has bounced between Canadian and European leagues since. The 32-year-old wide receiver is also focused on ﬂag football, hoping to represent France in the 2028 Olympics. So for the NFL to ﬁnally have a game in France, there’s no wonder they’re excited. “We were expecting to have it sooner,” Soumah said. “We were pissed off to have Madrid before Paris, because we consider ourselves a bigger market, a bigger audience and a bigger lover of American football. For me as a passionate guy, it’s like, ‘Finally! Finally, this happened.’ ” Ideally, the NFL would have liked to be in France sooner. Brett

Gosper, the NFL’s head of Europe and Asia-Pacific, said the league waited out the 2024 Paris Olympics because Stade de France needed to undergo renovations to accommodate the needs of an NFL game. He believes there’s still genuine interest: 70% of tickets to this weekend’s outing have been purchased by the French, he said. The league closely will monitor how the game performs on local television. Gosper touted that a France Télévisions program about the New Orleans Saints peaked at 3 million viewers — though the executive fairly noted the show was aired after President Emmanuel Macron’s address about civil unrest and protests across the country. “It’s an incredible number,” Gosper said, noting the broadcast still averaged 2 million viewers. The expectations for Sunday’s game are much more modest. Lombardi said the NFL expects France Télévisions broadcast to average around 500,000 viewers, which would be lower than the 900,000 that Germany’s first NFL game drew locally. “It is just making sure that we’re growing,” Lombardi said about the league’s plans for France. “And that next year it’s 5%, 10% more, 25% more.” Speaking over the phone, Buton thought back to the days when he first fell in love with the NFL. He had trouble finding a football in France, so he used to fold 50 socks into a tube shape so he could teach himself how to throw a spiral. Now he’s ready to teach anyone tuning in for the first time. “Being able to watch a game in France now,” Buton said, “I just think it’s amazing. It’s like going full circle, you know?”

Fulwiley catches fire Every LSU starter posted some impressive numbers Thursday, but none more so than Fulwiley. The senior guard tallied 32 points, 17 assists, seven steals and six rebounds and shot 12 of 18 from the ﬁeld and 7 of 11 from 3-point range. She didn’t turn the ball over once, and the Tigers outscored UNT-Dallas by 110 points in the 31 minutes she played. Fulwiley’s performance was reminiscent of the ones she strung together at the end of her junior campaign. Across the last 10 contests LSU played in 2025-26, she

The Pittsburgh Steelers have arrived in Paris. If quarterback Aaron Rodgers had his way, they would have been here a lot sooner. “I’ve played in three countries now, and each of them, we left on Thursday evening,” he said. “It would have been nice one time to come over on a Monday.” The Saints and Steelers differ in their approach as New Orleans got to France on Monday. Weather conditions also altered the teams’ practices Friday. New Orleans had to limit its access because of extreme wind, while the Steelers canceled their session. Pittsburgh also pulled the plug on a fan meet-up on Saturday in Paris because of that day’s scheduled protests in the city. Despite that, Rodgers said he feels comfortable with Sunday’s game proceeding as planned. The NFL has said it has no security concerns for the outing. “I deﬁnitely think that the NFL is alert to what’s going on,” Rodgers said. “This game means a lot to the NFL. If it was unsafe, then I’m sure we wouldn’t be here.”

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averaged 19 points, 2.2 blocks and 1.7 steals per game while shooting 49% from the ﬁeld and 40% from 3-point range. Is Fulwiley’s eruption a sign that she’s about to carry that production over into her senior season? It very well could be. “I kind of feel like I know what needs to be done now,” Fulwiley said, “and now it’s just up to me to go out there and execute what my coaches need me to do.” Email Reed Darcey at reed. darcey@theadvocate.com. For more LSU sports updates, sign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter

Top-ranked Rybakina avoids upset at Ningbo Open

NINGBO, China — Top-ranked Elena Rybakina avoided a major upset as she was pushed to a deciding set by qualifier Katarzyna Kawa in the quarterfinals of the Ningbo Open on Friday. Rybakina eventually made it through 6-1, 3-6, 6-1 to set up a semifinal meeting with Diana Shnaider and continue her Ningbo title defense. The 128th-ranked Kawa was coming off a big upset win over Belinda Bencic and threatened another when she broke Rybakina’s serve three times in a back-andforth second set. Sixth-seeded Shnaider beat fourth-seeded American Iva Jovic 6-3, 4-6, 6-1 and will now bid to reach the Ningbo final again after she was runner-up in 2023. In the other semifinal match, Leylah Fernandez will face Marie Bouzkova.

Bills DB Franklin wins appeal, suspension reduced to fine

NEW YORK — Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin has successfully appealed his one-game suspension for what the NFL said was an act of spitting at an opponent on Sunday. The league announced Friday that hearing ofﬁcer James Thrash reduced the punishment to a ﬁne of $14,926 for unsportsmanlike conduct. That makes Franklin eligible to play in Buffalo’s next game on Nov. 1 against Baltimore, following the Bills’ bye week. Agent Harold Lewis adamantly denied that Franklin spit on anyone. Teammate C.J. Gardner-Johnson had his one-game spitting suspension upheld Thursday after appealing it.

Atlanta Falcons throwback logo causes stir online

ATLANTA — A social media post by the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons of their throwback logo on a red, white, gold and black striped background has caused a stir online, with replies noting its resemblance to symbols from Nazi Germany. The logo release provoked thousands of responses on social media, many of them memes that mocked the design. The logo coincides with the Falcons wearing throwback uniforms Sunday at home against unbeaten San Francisco. That includes the team’s primary logo from 19892002 of a right-facing black and white falcon. The widely panned background is not part of the throwback helmets or uniforms. A message sent to the Falcons seeking comment Friday was not immediately returned.

Poulter, Hatton among LIV players to join exodus

Louis Oosthuizen one day, and then Ian Poulter and Tyrrell Hatton. The players departing from LIV Golf seem to be increasing by the day with a Sunday deadline potentially looming for other players to decide if they are staying for the new version that no longer includes Saudi money. Former world No. 1 Jon Rahm and Sergio Garcia already have separated from LIV Golf, which is emerging from Chapter 11 bankruptcy with BC Partners Credit and its $300 million pledge. Poulter and Hatton both posted Friday on Instagram they will not be part of LIV 2.0. “I am excited for what the next chapter of my career holds,” Hatton wrote in a brief note to conﬁrm the Englishman is leaving.

Krauskopf steps down as Indiana Fever president

Kelly Krauskopf stepped down as president of the Indiana Fever, the team announced Friday. She took over that role in 2024 after spending six seasons as the assistant general manager of the Indiana Pacers. Krauskopf told the franchise during the recently completed season that she would step down at the end of it. She started with the Fever ahead of the team’s inaugural season in 2000. The Fever have made the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, reaching the semiﬁnals in 2025. Before joining the Fever, she served as the WNBA’s ﬁrst director of basketball operations, helping establish the league’s foundational rules, scheduling and officiating policies ahead of its launch in 1997.

GAMEDAY PASS 169.6

RUSH 172.0

Plays: 64.8 PASS 25.4

RUSH 39.4

Turnovers: 0.72 INTERCEPTIONS 0.43

FUMBLES 0.29

DEFENSE PER GAME Yards allowed: 405.6 PASS 187.6

RUSH 218.0

Turnovers forced: 1.29 INTERCEPTIONS 0.86

FUMBLES 0.43

SCORING PER GAME 34.7

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LEADERS PASSING Christian Johnson 55.71%, 935 yards, 8 TDs, INT RUSHING Trey Holly 139 carries, 673 yards, 4.8 avg, 6 TDs Mike Franklin 40 carries, 290 yards, 7.3 avg, 2 TDs Christian Johnson 43 carries, 118 yards, 2.7 avg, 2 TDs RECEIVING Daejawn Smith 21 catches, 262 yards, 12.48 avg, 2 TDs Miles Dixon 11 catches, 185 yards, 16.82 avg, TD Damien Henderson 10 catches, 184 yards, 18.4 avg, 2 TDs DEFENSE Tay James 49 tackles, 3 for loss, 2 sacks Herman Brister 34 tackles, 4 for loss

SCHEDULE AUGUST 29 vs. Alabama State L, 30-17 SEPTEMBER 5 Kentucky State W, 37-17 12 at Houston L, 37-20 19 La. Christian W, 21-3 26 at Jackson State W, 36-7 OCTOBER 3 UAPB L, 41-10 10 at Prairie View W, 28-14 24 at TSU 2 p.m./SWACTV 31 at Florida A&M 2 p.m. NOVEMBER 7 Bethune-Cookman 2 p.m. 14 Alcorn State 2 p.m. 28 Grambling 1 p.m./NBC

PREDICTION SOUTHERN 27,TEXAS SOUTHERN 24: Texas Southern will be desperate

to get its first SWAC win of the season. Coach Cris Dishman hopes to improve his struggling defense as he assumes play-calling duties for the first time this season. Southern expects a strong effort from the Tigers, who want to take away explosive plays. Coach Marshall Faulk is prepared to lean on tailback Trey Holly and an offensive line that has done well creating gaps for him. The Jaguars defense is also familiar with Tigers quarterback Cam’Ron McCoy, who played for Southern last season. Toyloy Brown III

SWAC STANDINGS Conf. W L Jackson St. 3 1 Ala. A&M 3 1 BCU 2 1 Ala. State 2 2 MVSU 2 2 Fla. A&M 1 2 Conf. W L 2 Prairie View 3 Grambling 2 2 Alcorn St. 2 2 UAPB 1 2 Southern 1 2 0 3 Texas So.

East PF 131 211 67 112 95 66

All Games PA W L PF PA 107 6 1 264 152 128 6 2 321 160 79 4 3 199 204 67 4 3 180 125 136 3 5 142 273 94 2 5 132 238

PF 155 153 193 107 55 88

All Games PA W L PF PA 122 3 5 198 246 179 4 3 257 275 195 4 4 335 296 84 3 3 197 188 90 3 4 162 243 133 1 5 150 280

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Saturday’s Games

Jackson State at BCU, Noon Southern at Texas Southern, 2 p.m. UAPB at Florida A&M, 2 p.m. Prairie View at East Texas A&M, 6 p.m.

Oct. 31 Games

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Things return to normal in SWAC

TEAM STATS OFFENSE PER GAME Yards gained: 341.6

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Alcorn state at MVSU, 2 p.m. BCU at UAPB, 2 p.m. Southern at Florida A&M, 2 p.m. Alabama State at Alabama A&M, 2:30 p.m. Grambling at Texas Southern, 7:30 p.m.

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN Staff writer

The Southwestern Athletic Conference was a week ahead of the rest of college football in making Week 6 its upset week. Week 7 resembled more of what you’d expect as the power rankings slowly work their way back to a sense of normalcy. Jackson State is once again on top, and Alabama State found its way back in the victory column as well. Here are the SWAC Week 8 football power rankings.

1. Jackson State Record: 6-1, 3-1 SWAC Previous ranking: 2 Last week: 27-17 win vs. Florida A&M This week: Noon Saturday at Bethune-Cookman Extra points: The Tigers started Caron Tyler at quarterback before going back to Jared Lockhart, the regular starter. Lockhart is working his way back from a back injury, and he ﬁnished Jackson State’s homecoming win by completing 13 of 24 passes for 98 yards, a touchdown and an interception. Next up is a road trip to Florida to face BethuneCookman.

2. Alabama A&M Record: 6-2, 3-1 Previous ranking: 3 Last week: 61-31 win vs. Grambling This week: Bye Extra points: The Bulldogs return to the top two in the rankings after a dominant victory over former No. 1 Grambling. The dominant effort was led by SWAC Offensive Player of the Week Cornelious Brown and Newcomer of the Week Jaylan Bean. The group heads into a bye week before going to Birmingham to face rival Alabama State on Halloween.

3. Grambling Record: 4-3, 2-2 Previous ranking: 1 Last week: 61-31 loss at Alabama A&M This week: Bye Extra points: The Tigers suffered what coach Mickey Joseph described as an “embarrassing” loss to Alabama A&M, and now the team looks to recover during the bye week. Joseph described the recent stretch of the schedule as humbling. After the bye week, Grambling takes on Texas Southern, who it lost to in the last two meetings.

4. Bethune-Cookman Record: 4-3, 2-1 Previous ranking: 5 Last week: 34-14 win at Mississippi Valley State This week: Noon Saturday vs. Jackson State Extra points: The Wildcats spoiled the Delta Devils’ homecoming as safety Jaden Davis pulled down three interceptions to go with one fumble recovery for a touchdown, one tackle for a loss and one sack. Davis’ day earned him SWAC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Bethune-Cookman gets a big opportunity this weekend by host-

SOUTHERN

Continued from page 5C and-long situations and that an emphasis on fundamentals was needed. “We wasn’t tackling right,” he said. “So all last week, our defensive backs did tackling circuit. We didn’t do (any) backpedaling. We didn’t do plant and drive. We didn’t do none of that because they know how to do all that. We did tackling circuit. We shouldn’t be able to give up a third-and-19. Somebody should be able to get that guy down.” Dishman is ready for the explosiveness of Southern wide receiver Damien Henderson, who had his breakout performance in Southern’s 28-14 win at Prairie View. The freshman had two catches for 115 yards and two touchdowns. Faulk is familiar with the Texas Southern coach from their days of facing off in the NFL. “We’re familiar with each other in the sense of when we played in the league,” Faulk said. “He played on defenses that were aggressive. They got after you. So I’m expecting ex-

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Southern quarterback Christian Johnson gets wrapped up by the Jackson State defense at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Miss., on Sept. 26. The Tigers are coming off a win against Florida A&M. ing Jackson State.

5. Alabama State Record: 4-3, 2-2 Previous ranking: 7 Last week: 21-15 win at ArkansasPine Bluff This week: Bye Extra points: The Hornets got back to winning on the road against Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Starting quarterback Andrew Body is still out with a left wrist injury, and coach Eddie Robinson remains unclear about his timeline to return. Next up is the Magic City Classic against in-state rival Alabama A&M in Birmingham on Halloween. Alabama State has won the last four matchups.

SWAC POWER RANKINGS the winning side of things during homecoming. Next up is 2-7 East Texas A&M, which Prairie View beat 34-27 in 2024. The reigning SWAC champions are now back at the top of the SWAC West standings.

8. Alcorn State

Record: 4-4, 2-2 Previous ranking: 4 Last week: 41-38 loss at Prairie View This week: Bye Extra points: Jaylon Tolbert continues to be the most productive quarterback in the conference, 6. Arkansas-Pine Bluff completing 19 of 39 passes for 356 yards and five touchdowns Record: 3-3, 1-2 in the loss at Prairie View. The Previous ranking: 6 Last week: 21-15 loss vs. Alabama performance was enough for him to regain the No. 1 spot as the top State This week: 2 p.m. Saturday at Flor- passer in the FCS, throwing for 2,361 yards so far this season. ida A&M Extra points: Coach Alonzo Hampton wanted to make sure all media 9. Mississippi Valley State members understood that if the Record: 3-5, 2-2 Golden Lions won out this season, Previous ranking: 8 they’d put themselves in prime Last week: 34-14 loss vs. Bethuneposition to win the SWAC West di- Cookman This week: Bye vision. Alcorn State, Grambling and Prairie View are ahead of the Extra points: The Delta Devils’ hot Lions in the division standings, streak came to an end at homewith the latter two teams still on coming against Bethune-Cookthe schedule. man. Mississippi Valley State quarterback Josh Brown threw 7. Prairie View three interceptions and rushed for only 21 yards on 12 carries. Record: 3-5, 3-2 MVSU gets a bye week before Previous ranking: 10 Last week: 41-38 win vs. Alcorn ending the regular season with one of the tougher in-conference State This week: 6 p.m. Saturday at East ﬁnishes that includes Alcorn State, Jackson State and Alabama A&M. Texas A&M Extra points: Senior kicker Ethan Eddins earned SWAC Special 10. Southern Teams Player of the Week honors Record: 3-4, 1-2 after nailing a 37-yard game-winPrevious ranking: 9 Last week: Bye ner to get the Panthers back on

actly how it was when he played. They’re going to play aggressive. They’re going to switch it up a little bit. They’re not just going to sit back and allow you to throw the ball versus their zones. I feel like they’ll bring some pressure. They’ll do some things to try to speed us up and try to get to our quarterback.” The Southern quarterbacks, primarily starter Christian Johnson, have done a good job of avoiding sacks. The nine sacks allowed are tied for the third-fewest in the conference. Texas Southern might have an opportunity to improve its defensive standing against Southern, which is averaging the fewest points per game in SWAC play (18.3). Faulk is not concerned about that average through three games. While more scoring is ideal, he wants Southern to do more of what it did against Prairie View — play its brand of football. The goal is to dominate time of possession, run the ball and get points after long drives. He’ll depend on his offensive line to win the physicality battle and the usual consistency from running back Trey Holly, who leads the SWAC in rushing

yards (673) and is second in carries (139). The redshirt junior said he’s refreshed after the bye week. Despite the stats, Holly said he respects the Texas Southern defense. He said he expects his opponent to stack the box to try and slow the rushing game. Texas Southern is ﬁfth in rushing yards allowed per game in SWAC play (167.7). The Tigers offense is led by Cam’Ron McCoy, who started ﬁve games and appeared in 10 at Southern last year. The senior is having a better campaign, completing 56.6% of his passes for 1,107 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions in six games. He also has run for 141 yards and three touchdowns. “Skilled guy, he can throw the football, he can run it, he can hurt you,” Faulk said. “True dual-threat guy that could really put points on the board, so we got to try to neutralize what he’s doing by not allowing them to have the freedom to run around and do the things that he likes to do. We got to contain him and make him make contested throws.” The Southern defensive play-

This week: 2 p.m. Saturday at Texas Southern Extra points: The Jaguars return from a bye week to travel to Texas Southern. It’s the program’s third trip to Houston this season, previously playing Houston and Prairie View. Southern is 2-3 in the last ﬁve matchups against the Tigers. Junior Trey Holly leads the SWAC in rushing with 673 yards and six touchdowns on 139 carries.

11. Florida A&M Record: 2-5, 1-2 Previous ranking: 11 Last week: 27-17 loss at Jackson State This week: 2 p.m. Saturday vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff Extra points: Arkansas-Pine Bluff is the opponent for another SWAC team’s homecoming. The Rattlers are hosting the Golden Lions, three weeks after Southern hosted UAPB for its homecoming. Coach Alonzo Hampton expressed how disrespected he felt to be scheduled for homecoming, and the Golden Lions left Baton Rouge with a 41-10 win. Now it’s Florida A&M’s turn. History is on the Rattlers’ side, as they’ve defeated UAPB in the previous three meetings.

12. Texas Southern Record: 1-5, 0-3 Previous ranking: 12 Last week: Bye This week: 2 p.m. Saturday vs. Southern Extra points: The Tigers look for their ﬁrst SWAC win of the season against Southern for homecoming. Texas Southern still has the worst defense in the conference and the eighth-highest scoring offense in the league. This game features two of the SWAC’s premier running backs in Athean Renfro and Trey Holly.

ers believe they can contain McCoy after they forced four turnovers against Prairie View, including three interceptions. Southern safety Herman Brister — who had 10 tackles, two interceptions and a pick-six in that game — said a lot of the credit for the takeaways goes to the defensive line. The position group excelled even without starting defensive ends Jordyn Dickerson and Ckelby Givens, who were out because of injuries. “It just shows how deep we are,” Brister said of the defensive line. “We should be getting Jordyn back and Ckelby back this week. So that’s just gonna help. “Those guys can get breaks, and they don’t have to go 67 plays a game and play the whole game.” The potential return of Givens, who is still second in the SWAC with 9.5 tackles for loss and ﬁfth in sacks with four, should increase Southern’s chances of winning back-toback games for the ﬁrst time in two seasons. Email Toyloy Brown III at toyloy.brown@theadvocate.com.

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town with 5:41 remaining. The Griffins never relinquished the ball and sealed the narrow victory. Denham Springs trailed 17-6 at halftime but drew closer when its special teams recovered a muffed punt at the Dutchtown 2. BY RICH LOUP Koerner’s 2-yard run and BrayContributing writer lon Collins’ jump pass to Jaylen Dutchtown High School’s de- Williams for a two-point confense held tight near the goal line version cut Dutchtown’s lead to early in the fourth quarter and its 17-14 with 4:52 to go in the third offense ran out the clock late for quarter. Dutchtown’s two first-half a 17-14 win against visiting Dentouchdowns gave the Griffins ham Springs on Friday night. The Griffins (7-1, 3-1 in District control of the game in the first 5-5A) took advantage of some half. Quarterback Ethan Odom timely penalties to gut out a vic- led the Griffins on a a 91-yard tory in a game dominated by ball scoring drive, aided by two 15yard Denham Springs penalties. control. “They get a first-and-goal inside Odom hit Derrick Walker-Vice for a 21-yard fallthe 1, and we hold them out,” Dutching catch in the end “We get the ball zone as the Griffins town coach Guy with six minutes built a 17-6 advanMistretta said. “We left and (called) get the ball with six tage with 5:01 to go minutes left and before halftime. nothing but runs. (called) nothing but Another Denham So, physicality runs. So, physicality Springs penalty (was) something (was) something we proved costly on we preached all preached all week the ensuing drive. week and that’s and that’s something The Yellow Jackets that showed in the drove to the Dutchsomething that fourth quarter.” town 13, and Andre showed in the Tanner Koerner Adams found Trey fourth quarter.” rushed for 112 Seals for an apparyards for Denham ent touchdown. GUY MISTRETTA, Springs (5-3, 2-2), But the would-be Dutchtown coach which controlled score was wiped by the ball most of the an illegal-forward third quarter and pass penalty, and the into the fourth quarter. But the drive ended two plays later when Yellow Jackets, who committed a 44-yard field-goal attempt went 11 penalties, were hurt by un- just wide of the right upright. Neither team punted in the first timely mistakes. Trailing 17-14, the Jackets had half as both offenses were effecthe ball inside the 1 to start the tive at controlling the clock. fourth quarter. But an illegal The teams swapped first-quarpushing penalty, then a 15-yard ter field goals, a 32-yarder from unsportsmanlike penalty result- Dutchtown’s Cade Foley and a 30ed in a 38-yard missed field goal. yard boot by Dutchtown’s Joseph “We just never could really Herrera. The Griffins took a 10-3 lead late get momentum going,” Denham Springs coach Brett Beard said. in the first quarter. Haydel Becnel “We didn’t finish drives early on, bounced a run outside and headed and it put us in a bad hole. We up the right hash marks for an 18just have to keep playing and yard score with 1:43 to go in the learning, and that’s what these period. Herrera booted his second kids are doing.” The Yellow Jackets had one field goal, a 27-yarder with 9:28 more series, but they were remaining in the first half as the forced to punt from their own 25 Yellow Jackets cut their deficit to and gave the ball back to Dutch- 10-6.

keys Griffins’ big district win

East Ascension roars back in second half to overcome Parkway BY CHARLES SALZER Contributing writer

After a first half when it had few defensive answers for Parkway’s high-powered offense, East Ascension turned the tables in the second half as it rallied for a 4832 win at Spartan Stadium. East Ascension took control with two third-quarter touchdowns as it rallied from a 25-21 halftime deficit. “Our kids deal with adversity so well. You can’t break them,” EA coach Brock Matherne said. “All three phases made some (halftime) adjustments, but I really trust my coaching staff. I know they’re going to put us in the right position to win.” East Ascension (7-1) did most of its offensive work on the ground, finishing with 342 yards rushing. Caiden Simon carried 20 times for 129 yards and a touchdown, and quarterback Zaylen Smith ran 14 times for 91 yards and a score. Jeremyah Merriweather turned in the most efficient effort of the game. He rushed three times, scoring on each carry with runs of 14, 17 and 54 yards. He also caught two passes for 52 yards, including a 29-yard TD in the third quarter. East Ascension’s rally got started with Zion Delong’s interception of Parkway’s Bryston McCoy on the first series of the third quarter. The turnover put EA in business at the Parkway 29, and Smith capped the short drive with a 13yard scoring run. After forcing a punt, the Spartans took over at midfield. The key play in the series was Smith’s 29-yard strike to Merriweather on fourth-and-4 at the Parkway 29. Before the quarter ended,

East Ascension’s defense stopped Parkway on downs inside the EA 25. In the fourth quarter, the Spartans sandwiched two Merriweather rushing touchdowns around a scoring run from Parkway’s Damian Dacaldacal. Dacaldacal led Parkway (4-4) with 158 yards rushing. McCoy was dangerous through the air all night, ﬁnishing 26-of-44 passing for 351 yards and a touchdown. “The idea for us was to come down here and get a playoff atmosphere late in the season,” Parkway coach Coy Brotherton said. “These are two football teams that made playoff runs last year. I know that’s what (East Ascension) is trying to do with a senior-heavy team, and it’s what we’re trying to get back to this year.” East Ascension controlled the action early in the ﬁrst half. The Spartans took the opening kickoff and went 63 yards in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead. Simon’s 16-yard run provided the score. Spartans defensive back Daylan Bouvay intercepted McCoy on the ensuing Panthers series, and his 35-yard return gave EA possession at the Parkway 37. Instead of moving in for another score, Smith lost a fumble inside the 20, and Parkway’s offense came to life. The turnover was the first of three in the half for East Ascension. Using the arm of McCoy and the legs of Dacaldacal, Parkway drove 83 yards to pull within 7-6 of East Ascension. It started a back-and-forth half that ended on a high note for Parkway. The Panthers used three second-quarter touchdowns to edge ahead 25-19 at the half.

BY CHRIS CHAPPLE Contributing writer

Catholic High junior quarterback Camden Estep tossed five touchdown passes and the Bears won the turnover margin 4-0 Friday night as Catholic defeated Central 41-14 at Memorial Stadium. Catholic (5-3, 2-0 in District 4-5A) raced to a 27-0 lead by scoring on four of its first five possessions. Central (3-4, 0-2) drove 80 yards in four plays with quarterback Max Gassiott tossing a 21-yard scoring pass to Marcus Watson with 12 seconds left in the second quarter to cut the Catholic lead to 27-7 at the half. Each team scored a touchdown in the third quarter. Catholic added the final score, a 6-yard toss from Estep to Dyer Chambers, with 2:13 remaining in the game. Central’s final drive ended on the first play with a fumble. Catholic’s Lanza Cooper had the hit, and Lovic Alonzo recovered the fumble. Also recovering fumbles for Catholic were Jayden Vessell and Justin Batiste. Catholic’s Carson Rice had an interception with 8:27 left in the game that set up Catholic’s 75-yard, 13-play drive for the final margin. “I was really proud of our de-

fense,” Catholic coach Hudson Fuller said. “We’ve gotten better every week and forcing four turnovers was great. On offense, we were able to spread the ball around and sustain drives. We had some explosive plays on offense.” “Catholic did a good job on defense,” Central coach David Simoneaux said. “We moved the ball well at times, but we just couldn’t finish drives or hold onto the ball. We played better defense in the second half by giving up 14 points. I like the way we defended Catholic’s running game.” Estep completed all five of his passes for 34 yards in Catholic’s first series that covered 64 yards in 14 plays. Chambers scored on a 4-yard pass from Estep to put the Bears up 7-0 with 4:29 left in the first quarter. Central’s defense forced the Bears to punt on their second series. The Wildcats picked up a first down, but a bad snap resulted in a fumble that Vessell recovered at the Central 23-yard line. After an illegal motion penalty, Catholic needed just two plays to score. Estep tossed a 26-yard TD to tight end Jude Chamberlain for a 14-0 lead with 8:07 left in the second

quarter. Catholic drove 49 yards in five plays with Jayden Miles scoring on a 9-yard run for a 20-0 lead with 4:46 left in the second quarter. Batiste ended Central’s next series with a fumble recovery. Catholic drove 51 yards in seven plays. Estep tossed a 15-yard TD to Jordan Culotta with 1:13 left in the second quarter for a 27-0 lead. Gassiott tossed a 57-yard pass to Brody Diel to help set up its score at the end of the half. Estep completed 18 of 23 passes for 210 yards. Chambers had five catches for 24 yards, Chamberlain had three catches for 56 yards, Culotta had three catches for 63 yards and Jaden Moffitt had three catches for 42 yards. Moffitt scored on a 32-yard reception with 8:43 left in the third quarter. Miles rushed 19 times for 94 yards. Gassiott rushed 11 times for 71 yards and completed 17 of 26 passes for 203 yards with two TDs and an interception. Gassiott passed for 6 yards to Diel for a thirdquarter TD. Diel had seven catches for 109 yards. Watson had four catches for 54 yards and caught his ninth TD pass of the season. Catholic won its fourth straight game.

STAFF PHOTOS BY MICHAEL JOHNSON

University High wide receiver Kevin Smith stretches to make a catch along the West Feliciana sideline in the first quarter on Friday.

Great chemistry Kiffin-Smith connection helps U-High hold off West Feliciana

BY JACKSON REYES Staff writer

University High faced fourth down at the West Feliciana 28-yard line early in the fourth quarter while clinging to a touchdown lead. The Cubs went for it, needing 9 yards for a first down. Knox Kiffin rolled right with a defender bearing down on him. He heaved the ball on the run to Kevin Smith in the end zone, and he hauled it in midair over the head of a defender for a touchdown to extend the lead. U-High (6-2) rattled off 21 straight points to close out a 58-30 win over West Feliciana at UHigh on Friday night. Kiffin finished with 206 yards passing on 10 of 16. He threw three touchdowns, all to Smith. He also scored one rushing touchdown and one receiving touchdown. “We’ve been playing since we were little kids, so our chemistry is through the roof,” Kiffin said of Smith. “I’ve got full trust in him every play. I know to get it to (No.) 1’s hands.” The Cubs opened the game with 16 straight points. Caiden Bellard scored on a 14-yard touchdown after U-High recovered a fumbled onside kick to start the game. A short field after a dropped snap on a punt led to a field goal. Bellard added another touchdown from 3 yards out. Bellard finished with 82 yards and three touchdowns on 11 carries. West Feliciana (7-1) responded with consecutive touchdowns. Ty London capped off a 72-yard drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. De’Corine King added a 3-yard touchdown on a 98-yard drive that included a 52-yard run by Joshua Dorsey that flipped the field. Kiffin put the Cubs back in front late in the first half after he dropped it in the bucket to a wide-open Smith for a 39-yard touchdown. Later in the first half, Carson Nichols picked off West Feliciana quarterback Brooks Hebert and returned it to the Saints 16. Kameron Grisby took a handoff from Kiffin and then tossed it back to him on a screen on the ensuing play. Kiffin followed his block-

West Feliciana running back Ean Hills cuts past University High defensive back Makhi Jennings in the first quarter on Friday. ers for a touchdown to push the lead to 13 at halftime. Early in the third, Smith broke open on a coverage bust, and Kiffin found him for a 49-yard touchdown to stretch the lead to 21 points. The Saints punched back with consecutive scoring drives to make it a one-possession game. Hebert scored on a 4-yard touchdown run, and Dorsey exploded for a 39-yard score on the two drives. U-High drove down the field on the next drive before facing a fourth down at the West Feliciana 28-yard line. Kiffin found Smith for a touchdown to extend the lead. The Cubs defense then stood tall, forcing a turnover on downs to get the ball back. Kiffin added a 4-yard rushing score after getting the ball back. “We had to just make sure we regrouped,” Cubs coach Andy Martin said about his defense. “We kind of got a little starry-eyed a little bit. We settled in, and everybody started making plays again.” Bellard added a 37-yard score to put the finishing touches on the win. “We showed our physicality on offense, had lots of things open,” Martin said. “The playbook was wide open for us, and they capitalized on it.”

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SCOREBOARD Odds

South

NFL Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN TDY O/U UNDR Pittsburgh 11/2 3 (441/2) at NO at HOUSTON 51/2 101/2 (421/2) Giants Cincinnati 31/2 11/2 (481/2) at BALT Cleveland 3 11/2 (371/2) at TENN at CAR 11/2 21/2 (441/2)Tmp Bay San Fran 41/2 21/2 (491/2) at ATL at NY JETS 21/2 41/2 (391/2) Miami at MINN 3 61/2 (411/2) Indnpls Denver 71/2 41/2 (431/2) at ARI LA Rams 81/2 31/2 (481/2) at LV at DETROIT 11/2 31/2 (541/2) Grn Bay at SEATTLE 3 21/2 (421/2)Kan City

Monday FAVORITE UNDR Dallas

OPEN TODAY 3

41/2

College football

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(441/2)at PHILA

Saturday

FAVORITE OPENTDY O/U UNDR at MIAMI (FL) 231/2 201/2 (481/2) Pitt at FLA ATLN 101/2 81/2 (531/2) Rice Indiana 61/2 71/2 (421/2) at MICH at N’WSTRN 161/2 161/2 (581/2) Rutgers at TOLEDO 21/2 21/2 (471/2) W.Mich at TCU 61/2 101/2 (571/2)West Va. at SMU 171/2 191/2 (551/2) Cal Texas Tech 111/2 111/2 (571/2) at CIN LSU 61/2 71/2 (511/2) at ABRN Baylor 21/2 11/2 (531/2) at KANS Miami (OH) 1 31/2 (401/2)at C. MICH at KENT ST 31/2 3 (481/2) Akron Oregon 131/2 91/2 (491/2) at ILLNS Hawaii 7 31/2 (471/2) at N. ILL at UCLA 131/2 141/2 (431/2) Mich. St North Texas 11/2 3 (621/2) at NAVY at GA TECH 51/2 6 (501/2) Bos Coll at S. CARLN 21/2 21/2 (501/2) Tenn Oklahoma 21/2 3 (471/2)at MISS. ST at BUFFALO 41/2 3 441/2) Bowl. Green BYU 91/2 71/2 (431/2) at UCF at ALABAMA21/2 131/2 (501/2) Tx A&M at BALL ST 91/2 141/2 (511/2) Sacr. St Iowa 21/2 71/2 (401/2) at MINN Kansas St 21/2 21/2 (551/2)at AZ ST at OHIO 91/2 91/2 (481/2) E. Mich at TROY 171/2 121/2 (501/2) UL Monroe UL 101/2 91/2 (521/2) at SO. MISS at NEVADA 51/2 61/2 (461/2)S. Jose St at LA. TECH 81/2 131/2 (451/2)Old Dom Boise St 161/2 141/2 (531/2) at WASH ST San Diego St11/2 11/2 (611/2) at COLO ST at CLEMSON 11/2 21/2 (491/2)Va. Tech at OKLA. ST 141/2 131/2 (561/2) Colo Georgia St 11/2 21/2 (581/2) at ARK. ST at TEXAS 91/2 3 (541/2)Ole Miss at ARIZONA 10 10 (511/2) Iowa St at N. CARLN 91/2 91/2 (471/2) Syracus at KENTCKY 91/2 101/2 (521/2) Vndrblt USC 11/2 21/2 (501/2) at WISC at TEXAS ST 91/2 131/2 (611/2) Utah St UTSA 4 21/2 (511/2)at TULANE at N. MEXICO 31/2 41/2 (401/2) ND St. at UTAH 51/2 61/2 (571/2)Houston

MLB

Saturday World Series

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Pro football NFL glance AFC East

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

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Pct PF PA .833 197 171 .571 160 143 .333 112 122 .000 70 132

W L T Pct PF PA Jacksonville 4 2 0 .667 154 104 Indianapolis 2 4 0 .333 144 164 Houston 2 4 0 .333 144 143 Tennessee 1 5 0 .167 84 129 North W L T Pct PF PA Cleveland 4 2 0 .667 106 122 Pittsburgh 4 2 0 .667 137 128 Baltimore 4 2 0 .667 156 132 Cincinnati 3 2 0 .600 128 109 West W L T Pct PF PA Kansas City 5 0 0 1.000 140 83 Denver 4 2 0 .667 114 125 Las Vegas 3 3 0 .500 162 162 L.A. Chargers 0 6 0 .000 90 151

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Thursday’s game

Chicago 30, New England 24

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.

Late Thursday Chicago 30, New England 24

New England 0 14 7 3 — 24 Chicago 10 10 7 3 — 30 First Quarter Chi—FG Santos 43, 9:53. Chi—Swift 4 run (Santos kick), 1:38. Second Quarter NE—Maye 7 run (Borregales kick), 11:33. Chi—FG Santos 31, 7:04. Chi—Burden 24 pass from C.Williams (Santos kick), :14. NE—R.Stevenson 48 pass from Maye (Borregales kick), :00. Third Quarter Chi—Loveland 12 pass from C.Williams (Santos kick), 9:41. NE—Raridon 30 pass from Maye (Borregales kick), 3:46. Fourth Quarter Chi—FG Santos 58, 1:34. NE—FG Borregales 47, :37. A—60,520.

NE Chi First downs 20 21 Total Net Yards 380 405 Rushes-yards 17-70 30-116 Passing 310 289 Punt Returns 1-19 1-7 Kickoff Returns 6-149 3-92 Interceptions Ret. 0-0 1-0 Comp-Att-Int 24-31-1 22-33-0 Sacked-Yards Lost 2-11 3-19 Punts 4-45.0 2-53.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yards 10-71 9-69 Time of Possession 27:36 32:24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—New England, Maye 4-26, Stevenson 6-22, Kiner 4-13, Henderson 3-9. Chicago, Swift 2278, Williams 5-18, R.Johnson 2-13, Burden 1-7. PASSING—New England, Maye 24-311-321. Chicago, Williams 22-33-0-308. RECEIVING—New England, Henry 7-71, Stevenson 5-93, Raridon 3-56, A.Brown 3-48, Douglas 3-23, Henderson 2-14, Chism 1-16. Chicago, Loveland 7-69, Burden 4-130, Odunze 4-69, Swift 4-12, Kmet 3-28. MISSED FIELD GOALS—Chicago, Santos 53.

Pro basketball NBA glance Thursday’s games

Philadelphia 114, Cleveland 106 Oklahoma City 96, Denver 84

Friday’s games

Chicago 132, Milwaukee 125 Atlanta 128, Charlotte 81 Minnesota 115, Orlando 93 Toronto 112, Washington 102 Boston 107, New York 103 Dallas 121, Indiana 105 Detroit 128, Miami 111 Utah 120, New Orleans 119 Houston at San Antonio, n L.A. Clippers at L.A. Lakers, n Memphis at Golden State, n Portland at Sacramento, n

Saturday’s games

Miami at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Brooklyn at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. Milwaukee at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. San Antonio at Dallas, 7 p.m. Washington at Chicago, 7 p.m. Houston at Atlanta, 7:30 p.m. New Orleans at Denver, 8 p.m. Golden State at Phoenix, 9 p.m.

WNBA Finals

(x-if necessary); (Best-of-7) Atlanta 2, Golden State 1 Oct. 17: Golden State 68, Atlanta 64 Oct. 19: Atlanta 79, Golden State 65 Oct. 21: Atlanta 97, Golden State 71 Saturday: at Atlanta, noon Monday: at Golden State, 7 p.m. x-Thursday: at Atlanta, TBA x-Saturday, Oct. 31: at Golden St., TBA

MLB World Series glance Best-of-7; x-if necessary; All games at 7 p.m.

Milwaukee 1, Tampa Bay 0

Friday: Game 1: Milwaukee 3, Tampa Bay 2 Saturday: Game 2: at Milwaukee Monday: Game 3: at Tampa Bay Tuesday: Game 4: at Tampa Bay x-Wednesday: Game 5: at Tampa Bay x-Oct. 30: Game 6: at Milwaukee x-Saturday, Oct. 31: Game 7: at Milwaukee

SATURDAY’S STATE COLLEGE FOOTBALL CAPSULES Nicholls State at Northwestern State

WHEN: 2 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Turpin Stadium (15,971), Natchitoches ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: Nicholls 2-5, 1-3 Southland; NW State 0-7, 0-4 LATEST LINE: Nicholls by 101/2 (541/2) SERIES: NW State leads 23-20 LAST MEETING: Nicholls won 26-21 in 2025. NOTES: Nicholls is averaging just 14 points and 288.1 yards per game. The Colonels have been shut out twice and scored two points in another loss. ... The Demons, who are celebrating homecoming, are searching for their ﬁrst win of the season after coming close last week against McNeese (24-21 loss). ... Demons QB Zach Wilke has thrown for 1,050 yards and nine TDs with three interceptions this season. ... Nicholls has won eight of the past nine meetings in the matchup known as the Battle for the NSU Trophy.

UL-Monroe at Troy

WHEN: 3 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Veterans Memorial Stadium (30, 470), Troy, Ala. ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: UL-Monroe 0-6, 0-2 Sun Belt; Troy 3-3, 1-1 LATEST LINE: UL by 131/2 (501/2) SERIES: Troy leads 13-9-1 LAST MEETING: Troy won 37-14 in 2025 NOTES: The Warhawks are coming off a 24-0 loss to Louisiana Tech. ... This ﬁgures to be a tough matchup for the ULM defense, which allows 229.7 yards rushing per game while the Trojans offense relies on a run game that averages 204.7 yards per game. ... All of Troy’s wins have come at home.

Old Dominion at Louisiana Tech

WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Joe Aillet Stadium (28, 562), Ruston ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: ODU 2-5, 1-3 Sun Belt; Tech 4-2, 2-0 LATEST LINE: Tech by 131/2 (451/2) SERIES: ODU leads 2-0 LAST MEETING: ODU won 23-20 in 2021. NOTES: Since the start of 2025, Tech has recorded nine multi-interception games, tying it with Notre Dame for the most in college football over that period. ... The Monarchs lead the Sun Belt in opponent third-down conversion percentage, limiting teams to 32.1%. ... ODU is coming off a 23-15 loss to Georgia Southern. ... ODU is 7-1 all-time against Sun Belt West opponents since joining the league in 2022. ODU has won six straight games against SBC West opponents. ... The Bulldogs are riding a three-game win streak.

UL at Southern Miss WHEN: 4 p.m. Saturday WHERE: M.M. Roberts Stadium (36,000), Hattiesburg, Mississippi ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: UL 5-2, 2-1 Sun Belt; USM 1-5, 0-2 LATEST LINE: UL by 91/2 (521/2) SERIES: USM leads 43-12-1 LAST MEETING: USM won 22-10 in 2025. NOTES: The Cajuns, coming off a 33-6 win over Troy, can secure bowl eligibility with a win. ... The Golden Eagles are looking to snap a ﬁve-game losing streak. ... UL has an open date next week. ... The Cajuns average 200 yards rushing per game. ... Southern Miss ranks 11th in the SBC on offense (24.2 ppg) and 13th on defense (32.7.)

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Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski celebrates after the second inning of Game 1 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday in Milwaukee.

Brewers hold off Rays, win Game 1 of World Series BY STEVE MEGARGEE Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — Trevor Megill struck out Jonny DeLuca with runners on second and third to wiggle out of a ninth-inning jam as the Milwaukee Brewers escaped with a 3-2 victory over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series on Friday night. DeLuca’s strikeout came after Tampa Bay’s Liam Hicks had grounded into an apparent game-ending double play that was overturned after a video review. Replays determined that Brewers shortstop Cooper Pratt’s right foot was slightly off the bag when he reached to catch a high throw from second baseman Brice Turang. Jacob Misiorowski allowed one run over five innings to earn the win. Christian Yelich hit an RBI triple to spark a tworun rally in the first inning that put the Brewers ahead for good and delighted a sellout crowd reveling in Milwaukee’s first World Se-

ries game since 1982. Jackson Chourio and William Contreras provided two hits each, and Contreras also threw out two potential base stealers. This marks the first World Series featuring two potential first-time champions since 1980, when the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Kansas City Royals in six games. The only other major league teams without a World Series title are the Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres and Seattle Mariners. The Game 1 winner has gone on to win the World Series 62.8% of the time. Tampa Bay trailed 3-1 and hadn’t put a runner on since the sixth inning until it mounted its comeback try in the ninth. Jonathan Aranda and Chandler Simpson hit consecutive one-out singles off Megill. A double steal involving pinch-runner Jorge Mateo and Simpson put the potential tying run in scoring position with Rays slugger Junior Caminero at the plate. Caminero walked on

a 3-2 pitch in the dirt to load the bases. Hicks hit a grounder to the right side, and Turang ranged well to his left to field the ball before throwing to Pratt to start what initially was ruled a gameending double play. But a replay review determined Pratt’s right foot came off the bag as he caught Turang’s throw. Hicks was still out at first, but the Rays now had runners at second and third with the score 3-2. Megill finally closed the deal as DeLuca struck out swinging. By sweeping the twotime defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League Championship Series, the Brewers had time to set up their rotation the way they wanted by handing the Game 1 start to Misiorowski, the hard-throwing NL Cy Young Award favorite. Misiorowski ended up allowing only one run over five innings with a seasonlow three strikeouts.

Southeastern at Stephen F. Austin

WHEN: 5 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Homer Bryce Stadium (14.575), Nacogdoches, Texas ONLINE: ESPN+ RECORDS: SLU 4-3, 2-2 Southland; SFA 7-0, 4-0 LATEST LINE: SFA by 201/2 (541/2) SERIES: SFA leads 11-10-1 LAST MEETING: SLU won 47-30 in 2019. NOTES: A victory for No. 23 Southeastern would boost its at-large postseason résumé, coming off a 34-31 upset over then-No. 10 Lamar. ... No. 2 SFA is looking for its ﬁrst 8-0 start in program history. The Lumberjacks, coming off a 56-0 thrashing of Nicholls, has won 17 consecutive regular-season games. ... Lions safety Carter hanberry leads the SLU defense with 60 tackles. ... The Lumberjacks are the highest-ranked opponent Southeastern has faced in a Southland Conference game.

UTSA at Tulane

WHEN: 7 p.m. Saturday WHERE: Yulman Stadium (30,000), New Orleans TV: ESPNU RECORDS: UTSA 6-1, 3-0 American; Tulane 3-3, 2-2 LATEST LINE: UTSA by 21/2 (511/2) SERIES: UTSA leads 2-1 LAST MEETING: UTSA won 48-26 in 2025. NOTES: Freshman QB Trace Johnson will get the start, his second straight, for the Green Wave. ... The game will serve as Tulane’s Military Appreciation Day. ... Tulane forced six turnovers and seven sacks in last Friday’s win over Memphis. ... Under coach Jeff Traylor, UTSA has gone 30-16 in games within one score in the fourth quarter and 23-13 in games decided by eight points or fewer. They’ve won the past three games by a total of 11 points.

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Riverside takes command of district race Rebels shut out Ascension Catholic in state title rematch

BY ANDREW VALENTI Contributing writer

Riverside and Ascension Catholic faced off Friday night at Mickey Roussel Field in a rematch of last year’s Division IV select state championship game. Now, as District 10-1A foes, the top two ranked teams in the Division IV select power rankings looked to take a stranglehold in the district standings and set themselves up for a strong ﬁnish

with two weeks left in the regular season after Friday. The Rebels did just that by controlling both lines of scrimmage and used a stingy defense and powerful running game to down the Bulldogs 34-0. “I think we came out and had it on our mind,” Riverside coach Lee Roussel said. “I thought we played a physical brand of football in all three phases of the game. You know in pregame that you’ve got a feel on your team. I could see that we had the right vibe and right attitude.” After punting on its first possession, Riverside (7-1, 3-0) drove 25 yards in ﬁve plays before Jake Becnel capped the scoring march

with an 8-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead with 4:43 left in the opening quarter. The Rebels offense worked on a short field after defensive end Justin Hall sacked Ascension Catholic quarterback Greg Fernandez on fourth down. The Rebels scored two more touchdowns to close out the first half. Kenric Johnson crossed the goal line from 5 yards out to take a 14-0 lead to start the second quarter, and Becnel found tight end Jake Bell alone in the back of the end zone for a 20-0 lead with 6:44 left before intermission. Ascension Catholic (7-1, 2-1) did not move the chains and pick up a first down until the halfway mark of the second quarter. The

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Bulldogs had 66 yards of total offense, with six of those yards on the ground. Cole Jacob and Johnson each nabbed an interception off Fernandez, and the Rebels had ﬁve sacks. Hall had three sacks and four tackles for loss. “(Hall) works really hard at practice,” said Johnson, who had 133 yards rushing and a touchdown on 21 attempts and added 55 yards through the air. “He leads the defense and is the voice of the defense. He just comes out with energy, and that’s where we get it from.” Becnel had three rushing touchdowns and a passing touchdown in the contest. The junior had a

WEEK 8 FOOTBALL REPORT Thursday’s scores Acadiana 58, Sulphur 25 Baker 62, Morris Jeff 0 Bonnabel 44, Ehret 29 De La Salle 49, Booker T. Washington 18 East Feliciana 50, Central Private 6 Ferriday 58, Madison 0 Franklin 35, Delcambre 0 Grand Lake 35, Elton 0 Higgins 20, East Jefferson 14 Huntington 28, Captain Shreve 21 Jennings 41, South Beauregard 14 Jonesboro-Hodge 36, Montgomery 6 Karr 48, Chalmette 14 Kennedy 61, McMain 0 Madison Prep 32, St. Michael 3 Mangham 55, Rayville 18 Neville 57, West Ouachita 6 Northwest 35, Rayne 14 Opelousas 50, Cecilia 48 Ouachita Christian 51, St. Frederick 7 Pine 20, Amite 14 Richwood 12, Beekman 6 Westminster Christian 57, Collegiate R 0

Friday’s scores Area

Ascension Christian 52, Highland Bap. 13 Dunham 55, Episcopal 6 Glen Oaks 48, Belaire 12 Zachary 54, Woodlawn 0 East Iberville 42, White Castle 13 Tara vs. McKinley at Olympia Stadium East Ascension 48, Parkway 32 Catholic High 41, Central 14 Walker 27, Live Oak 18 Prairieville 42, St. Amant 35 Slaughter Charter 19, Northeast 14 University 58, West Feliciana 30 Donaldsonville 38, Springﬁeld 14 North Iberville 44, Benjamin Franklin 7 Dutchtown 17, Denham Springs 14 Northside 30, Liberty 20 Carencro 44, Livonia 0 Pope John Paul II 21, Albany 18 Lutcher 42, Vandebilt Catholic 40 St. James 43, Patterson 6 Dunham 55, Episcopal 6 Riverside 34, Ascension Catholic 0 Kentwood 36, Catholic High PC 6

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Dunham quarterback Elijah Haven rushes for a touchdown as Episcopal linebacker Max Ribes chases on Friday at Dunham. Haven accounted for five touchdowns, including four through the air, to eclipse the state touchown passing record of 145 set by Evangel Christian’s Brock Berln in the late 1990s.

Haven breaks state TD passing record as Dunham routs Episcopal BY WILLIAM WEATHERS

Contributing writer

Move over Brock Berlin, there’s a new leader in Louisiana for most career touchdown passes. Dunham’s Elijah Haven returned to full action from a shoulder injury and threw four touchdowns to lead the No. 6 Tigers to a 55-6 homecoming victory Friday over District 9-2A rival Episcopal. It was the fourth touchdown pass to Jarone Harris with 6:12 in the third quarter that catapulted Haven, an Alabama commitment, to the 146th scoring pass of his career, topping the 145 of Berlin who played at Evangel Christian of Shreveport (1997-99). “It was definitely on my mind,” said Haven, who accounted for 345 yards and five touchdowns, increasing his career totals to 12,893 total yards and a state-record 196 touchdowns. “I tried to keep the team focused as much as I could. “It was definitely lingering in the back of my mind as I started to get closer to it. It’s a testament to the team, the work we put in together that creates a historic night like this.” Dunham (5-3, 3-0 in 9-2A) reeled off 48 unanswered points after Episcopal (5-3, 2-1) got within 7-6 on a 3-yard TD run from Luke Dickerson early in the second quarter. Haven, a consensus five-star quarterback, helped Dunham to a 28-6 halftime with touchdown passes to three different receivers. His 27-yard scoring run was part of his 106-yard rushing night to close the first half. There were three punts over the first 71/ 2 minutes of the third quarter when Haven drove Dunham 45 yards in four plays for the recordsetting score. With the Tigers facing secondand-10, Haven sat back in the pocket and Harris beat man coverage for a back-shoulder reception near the front pylon for an 18-yard score to make it 35-6 after Max Dixon’s extra point. “That was actually one of his better passes,” Dunham coach Neil Weiner said. “It’s a drill we work on, recognizing if you have to throw the back shoulder or not. He

Dunham wide receiver Jarone Harris scores on the record-setting TD pass from Elijah Haven as Episcopal linebacker William Mullins defends.

Dunham wide receiver Brannon Cohn catches one of Haven’s four touchdown passes. put a missile on the back shoulder and Jarone made a great catch. It was great coverage. Seeing him do that was awesome.” Haven acknowledged the crowd after his latest milestone was announced. “I loved the matchup and I’ll take my guy (Harris) 10 out of 10 times,” said Haven, who was 13 of 19 for 239 yards. “Jarone was able to run a great route and make a great play. Now it’s in the history books.” Harris had two of Haven’s ﬁve touchdowns and finished with three catches for 50 yards. “I look at Elijah as a friend out-

side of football,” Harris said. “I’ve been his best friend since sixth grade, so it’s amazing to see what he’s accomplished.” Haven accounted for all four of his team’s ﬁrst-half TDs, tying Berlin’s mark for a 28-6 halftime lead. The Tigers scored on three consecutive possessions, two touchdown passes and a run from Haven, with touchdowns to Will Dantin and Harris, sandwiched around Haven’s 27-yard score. “It’s special,” Weiner said. “It’s special for Dunham to be able to have a young man that’s such a great person and then to be such a phenomenal talent.”

pair of 1-yard scoring plunges in the second half to provide the final margin for the Rebels. Riverside had 213 yards rushing and finished with 284 yards of total offense and 18 first downs. Fernandez led the Bulldogs with 60 yards passing with two interceptions. No ball carrier had more than 3 yards on the ground. Riverside will face CatholicPointe Coupee and West St. John to conclude the regular season. Johnson said Friday’s win sets his team up well for the stretch run and the playoffs. “This was the No. 1 team in the rankings,” he said. “We would get all our playoff games at home, and I’m ready for that.”

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Abramson def. Carroll, forfeit Sacred Heart-GC 25, North Central 8 Alexandria 27, Ruston 21 Ascension Christian 52, Highland Baptist 13 Avoyelles 42, Oakdale 40, OT B.T. Washington 38, Woodlawn (SH) 0 Barbe 59, Sam Houston 29 Beau Chene 38, Breaux Bridge 31 Belle Chasse 42, Discovery 14 Benton 41, Natchitoches Central 35 Block 54, Acadiana Christian 21 Bogalusa 40, Loranger 38 Buckeye 42, Plain Dealing 6 C.E. Byrd 28, Evangel Christian 24 Caldwell Parish 38, Oak Grove 34 Carencro 44, Livonia 0 Cedar Creek 62, Arcadia 6 Central Lafourche 41, Riverdale 0 Church Point 26, Crowley 21 Country Day 56, Covenant Christian Academy 7 Covington 49, Hammond 21 DeQuincy 41, Pickering 0 DeRidder 24, Kinder 20 Delta Charter 42, LaSalle 36, OT Destrehan 49, Terrebonne 0 E.D. White 49, Assumption 7 East Ascension 48, Parkway 32 East Beauregard 40, Pine Prairie 6 Ellender 39, Morgan City 6 Erath 37, Abbeville 12 Eunice 40, Mamou 13 General Trass 38, Delhi 22 Glenbrook 44, Lena Northwood 6 Hahnville 13, East St. John 12 Hannan 31, Pearl River 28 Haughton 42, Airline 21 Haynes Academy 21, Reed 19 Haynesville 53, Lincoln Preparatory 0 Homer 40, Green Oaks 8 Houma Christian 55, Gueydan 32 Independence 41, St. Thomas Aquinas 6 Iota 55, Ville Platte 0 Iowa 53, Westlake 22 Jeanerette 34, Central Catholic 20 Jena 44, Bunkie 34 Jesuit 24, John Curtis Christian 8 Kaplan 57, St. Martinville 7 Lafayette 61, New Iberia 23 Lafayette Christian 23, Loreauville 6 Lafayette Ren. 54, Acadiana Ren. Charter 6 Lake Charles Prep 42, North Vermilion 0 Lakeshore 56, Franklinton 34 Lakeside 41, Oberlin 0 Landry/Walker 51, Cohen 0 Leesville 62, LaGrange 0 Logansport 50, Ringgold 0 Loyola Prep 50, Bastrop 16 Mandeville 36, Saint Paul’s 29 Mansﬁeld 48, Red River 12 Marksville 30, Grant 14 Minden 52, Southwood 13 Notre Dame 41, Lake Arthur 21 New Iberia Catholic 45, West St. Mary 6 Newman 49, Fisher 7 North Caddo 35, Magnolia Excellence 8 North DeSoto 78, Franklin Parish 64 Northshore 28, Fontainebleau 3 Northside 30, Liberty 20 Ouachita Parish 49, Peabody 15 Patrick Taylor 33, S. B. Wright 6 Port Barre 36, Holy Savior Menard 32 Sacred Heart 28, JS Clark 24 Salmen 47, Sumner 6 Shaw 24, Calvary Baptist Academy 7 Shreveport Northwood 44, Bossier 14 Slidell 42, Ponchatoula 3 South Lafourche 32, South Terrebonne 30 South Plaquemines 24, West St. John 16 Southside 17, St. Thomas More 14 St. Augustine 49, Brother Martin 35 St. Charles Catholic 55, Berwick 0 St. Edmund 42, Opelousas Catholic 21 St. Helena 44, Northlake Christian 0 St. John def. Capitol, forfeit St. Louis 42, Washington-Marion 35 St. Mary’s 58, Lakeview 6 Sterlington 48, North Webster 15 Thibodaux 27, H.L. Bourgeois 14 Tioga 52, Wossman 22 Union Parish 47, D’Arbonne Woods 0 Vermilion Catholic 42, Centerville 14 Vidalia 56, Delhi Charter 22 Vinton 43, Rosepine 26 Welsh 43, Basile 0 West Monroe 51, Pineville 0 Westgate 44, Teurlings Catholic 32 Westminster Christian (LAF) 55, Hanson 0 Winnﬁeld 40, Many 30 Young Audiences Charter 44, Willow 33

Dunham 55, Episcopal 6 Team First Downs Yards Rushing Yards Passing Passes (C-A-HI) Punts-avg.

EHS 10 31-55 191 11-21-1 5-22.8

DHS 18 23-185 253 14-20-0 2-32

Fumbles-lost 2-2 0-0 Penalties-yards 4-46 4-35 SCORING SUMMARY Episcopal 0 6 0 0 —6 Dunham 7 21 20 7 —55 DHS: Brannon Cohn 39 pass from Elijah Haven (Max Dixon kick) EHS: Luke Dickerson 3 run (kick blocked) DHS: Will Dantin 11 pass from Haven (Dixon kick) DHS: Jarone Harris 30 pass from Haven (Dixon kick) DHS: Harris 18 pass from Haven (Dixon kick) DHS: Dantin 21 pass from Haven (kick blocked) DHS: Calvin Ursin 7 run (Dixon kick) DHS: LJ Salone 63 run (Dixon kick)

U-High 58, West Feliciana 30

Team WFHS UHS First Downs 16 16 Yards Rushing 48-277 38-185 Yards Passing 73 222 Passes (C-A-HI) 8-24-1 11-17 Punts-avg. 1-35 2-41 Fumbles-lost 2-1 n/a Penalties-yards 4-55 7-65 SCORING SUMMARY W. Feliciana 0 16 14 0 —30 University 16 13 8 21 —58 UH: Caiden Bellard 14 run (Kai Joo kick) UH: Joo 30 field goal UH: Bellard 3 run (Luca Picarella pass failed) WF: Ty London 1 run (Brooks Hebert run) WF: De’Corine King 3 run (Ean Hills pass) UH: Knox Kiffin 39 pass to Kevin Smith (Picarella run failed) UH: Kameron Grisby 16 pass to Kiffin (Joo kick) UH: Kiffin 49 pass to Smith (Corbin Odell run) WF: Brooks Hebert 4 run (JP St. Roman kick) WF: Joshua Dorsey 39 run (Roman kick UH: Kiffin 28 pass to Smith (Joo kick) UH: Kiffin 3 run (Joo kick) UH Bellard 37 run (Joo kick)

Riverside 34, Ascension Catholic 0

Team ACHS RHS First Downs 5 18 Yards Rushing 22-6 40-213 Yards Passing 6 71 Passes (C-A-HI) 8-17-2 11-13-0 Punts-avg. 4-45.3 1-50 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 6-70 5-50 SCORING SUMMARY Asc. Catholic 0 0 0 0 —0 Riverside 7 13 14 0 —34 RHS: Chris Becnel 8 run (Will Rauch kick) RHS: Kenric Johnson 5 run (Rauch kick) RHS: Jake Bell 5 pass from Becnel (pass failed) RHS: Becnel 1 run (Rauch kick) RHS: Becnel 1 run (Rauch kick)

Dutchtown 17, Denham Springs 14

Team DSHS DHS First Downs 12 12 Yards Rushing 156 140 Yards Passing 64 63 Passes (C-A-HI) 5-11-0 6-9-0 Punts-avg. 2-43 2-36 Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-yards 11-90 6-65 SCORING SUMMARY Den. Springs 3 3 8 0 —14 Dutchtown 10 7 0 0 —17 DHS: Cade Foley 32 FG DSHS: Joseph Herrera 30 FG DHS: Hayden Becnel 18 run (Foley kick) DSHS: Herrera 27 FG DHS: Derrick Walker-Vice 21 pass from Ethan Odom (Foley kick) DSHS: Koerner 2 run (Braylon Collins to Jaylen Williams)

Madison Prep 32, St. Michael 3

Team MPA SMHS First Downs 16 9 Yards Rushing 30-343 33-51 Yards Passing 142 48 Passes (C-A-HI) 13-16-1 6-18-3 Punts-avg. 3-34.3 3-31.7 Fumbles-lost n/a n/a Penalties-yards 14-120 6-40 SCORING SUMMARY Madison Prep 7 2 14 9 —32 St. Michael 3 0 0 0 —3 MP: Jacobe Shannon 67 run (Mason Olinde kick) STM: Dylan Raffray 26 ﬁeld goal MP: Team safety MP: J’on Proﬁt 26 run (Olinde kick) MP: Harlem Turner 22 run (Olinde kick) MP: Shannon 24 run (Olinde kick) MP: Team safety

East Ascension 48, Parkway 32

Team PHS EAHS First Downs 27 19 Yards Rushing 40-169 41-342 Yards Passing 358 118 Passes (C-A-HI) 27-45-3 10-18-1 Punts-avg. 1-34 1-29 Fumbles-lost 3-1 3-2 Penalties-yards 8-70 10-67 SCORING SUMMARY Parkway 6 19 0 7 —32 East Ascension 14 7 14 13 —48 EAHS: Caiden Simon 16 run (Reilly Hopkins kick) PHS: Damian Dacaldacal 1 run (run failed) EAHS: Jeremyah Merriweather 14 run (Hopkins kick) PHS: Tresten Sedberry 11 pass from Bryston McCoy (pass failed) EAHS: Ta’zion Rosamond 1 pass from Zaylen Smith (Hopkins kick) PHS: McCoy 1 run (pass failed) EAHS: Merriweather 29 pass from Smith (Baker kick) PHS: Dacaldacal 4 run (Smith kick) EAHS: Merriweather 54 run (kick blocked)

Catholic 41, Central 14

Central Catholic First downs 14 14 Rushes-yards 23-105 35-140 Passing yards 203 210 Passes CAI 17-26-1 18-23-0 Punts-avg 2-22.5 2-31.5 Fumbles-lost 4-3 1-0 Penalties-yards 2-15 3-15 Central 0 7 7 0 — 14 Catholic 7 20 7 7 — 41 CHS — Dyer Chambers 4 pass from Camden Estep (Graham Nassif kick) CHS — Jude Chamberlain 26 pass from Estep (Nassif kick) CHS — Jayden Miles 9 run (kick blocked) CHS — Jordan Culotta 15 pass from Estep (Nassif kick) Central — Marcus Watson 21 pass from Max Gassiott (Nathan Hunter kick) CHS — Jaden Mofﬁtt 32 pass from Estep (Nassif kick) Central — Brody Diel 6 pass from Gassiott (Pedro De Sousa Costa kick0 CHS — Chambers 6 pass from Estep (Nassif kick)

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Judge, veteran Gail Grover adds minister to titles There was no robe, no gavel, no verdicts, no courtroom. Baton Rouge Juvenile Court Judge Gail Grover recently stood before attentive congregants at Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church to deliver her ﬁrst sermon, “Setting the Record Straight,” on truth and the power of encountering Jesus. “The word of God says that the truth sets you free. Conversely, alternative truth or lies create bondage,” Grover said. Grover Preaching from Luke 13:10-17, Grover told of a woman who had been “bent double” for 18 years until she encountered Jesus and was set free of her inﬁrmity. From the woman’s story, Grover offered three lessons. First, Jesus reveals truth. “In today’s world, she would represent the marginalized and disenfranchised and the oppressed,” Grover said. “She was overlooked.” But Jesus did not overlook her. “Jesus saw her,” Grover said. “No matter our station in life, God can and will use us to his glory.” Grover said many can identify with the woman’s condition. “You and I might not be bent double in our bodies, but emotionally, mentally and spiritually, some of us can’t stand up straight,” she said. “Because of my job, I see people who are one paycheck away from losing their minds and their homes.” The truth, Grover added, is that “our deliverance is connected to and comes from being in the presence of the Lord.” Second, when Jesus sets the record straight, our perspective should change. “Oftentimes, when Jesus is setting the record straight, he doesn’t go straight to the problem without starting with the work in us, so we can have the right perspective on who’s doing what,” she said. Grover likened it to her own military experience, where she learned to stand straight and align with others. She was honorably discharged from the Army 35 years ago. “Still today people tell me that I walk like a soldier,” she said. “But I’ve changed the branch in which I’ve served. I’m a soldier in the heavenly places, in the kingdom of God.” Finally, when truth is revealed and perspectives change, wonderful things happen.

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Baton Rouge historian Michael Helms stands behind the sign marking the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park on the State Capitol grounds. The park occupies the former grounds of the Old American Cemetery, once the capital city’s oldest cemetery.

‘We all have to go somewhere’ Explore the history of BR’s oldest cemetery, located on the State Capitol grounds BY ROBIN MILLER

Staff writer

ichael Helms gazes at the flat field beyond the row of crape myrtles bordering the Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park near the State Capitol. To the naked eye, it holds nothing but grass and sunshine. But graves once occupied the location, known first as the Spanish Cemetery in the late 1700s, the American Cemetery in the 19th century and finally, the Protestant Cemetery in the early 20th century. It was the city’s oldest graveyard — located in the field behind the Old Arsenal Museum. Most remains were eventually relocated. “The remaining bodies were moved to an ossuary in a corner, but

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An 1839 map of Baton Rouge from the City of Baton Rouge’s public records, show the location of the Old American Cemetery marked ‘Public Ground.’ The exact location would have been between the ‘B’ and the ‘L’ of the two words.

Since moving to Baton Rouge, he’s done the same here, and it was a plaque at the Old State Capitol dedicated to gunsmith Daniel Pursuing Baton Rouge history Searles piqued his interest in the Helms doesn’t claim to be an ex- cemetery. Helms spotted it at Louipert on Baton Rouge history, but he siana’s Old State Capitol and immedoes have a history degree from diately began researching the life the University of North Carolina. of Searles, who lived in the capital He often pursues the backstories ä See CEMETERY, page 2D of the cities in which he lives.

I don’t know which corner,” Helms said. “And it’s possible that some of the graves were never moved.”

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Time to shine

BR-shot, micro-budget film gets festival screening

Bookshop hosts authors for murder mystery talk

BY JUDY BERGERON

Staff report

Staff writer

A tiny Baton Rouge production company’s micro-budget inaugural film finally gets its time in the spotlight next week. “Beware the Box Folk” will premiere at the New Orleans Film Festival 8 p.m. Tuesday at Broad Theater, 636 N. Broad St., with paywhat-you-can admission. It’s the first project for the four-man Unoriginal

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Producer Joe Carleton also has a role in the thought-provoking surrealistic crime thriller ‘Beware the Box Folk.’

The Conundrum Bookshop will host three best-selling thriller authors for the “Let’s Talk Murder” book discussion and signing at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 29 at The Freyhan Center, 4727 Fidelity St., St. Francisville. The Conundrum Bookshop and The Freyhan Center will present authors Ashley Elston, Jennifer Moorhead and Emma C. Wells in conversation to discuss their thrillers set in the South at the

upcoming “Let’s Talk Murder” book talk and signing. Ashley Elston has written two thrillers: “First Lie Wins” and “Anatomy of an Alibi.” She worked for many years as a wedding photographer before writing. “First Lie Wins,” her adult debut and a Reese’s Book Club pick, was a No. 1 New York Times bestseller and has been translated into more than 30 languages.

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Fall revival at Greater Mount Carmel Baptist

Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church of Scotlandville, 1414 Sora St., Baton Rouge, will host its fall revival TuesdayThursday at 7 p.m. nightly. The theme is “Renewal & Spiritual Awakening: Waking Up Spiritually,” based on Romans 13:11. Hill The guest speaker will be the Rev. Johnathan Hill, pastor of Evergreen Baptist Church, Ethel. The Rev. Clee E. Lowe, pastor, and the Greater Mount Carmel Baptist Church family invite the public to attend.

Family & Friends Day at St. James Baptist Church St. James Baptist Church, 1105 N. 44th St., Baton Rouge, invites the community to celebrate Family & Friends Day at 8 a.m. Sunday. A picnic featuring food, fun and fellowship will be held on the church campus following the worship service.

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Continued from page 1D “This woman’s situation is not the only thing he set straight that day. He had law but no grace,” Grover said of the synagogue leader who objected to Jesus healing on the Sabbath. Believers, she said, must follow Christ’s example of love and compassion. “Stand straight and do the work of the Lord,” Grover said. “Tell the truth that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life. He is the only way and the only truth. There aren’t any alternatives.” Her message ended with a rousing celebration. “I’m not the same as I used to be. God has done a work in me, and like this unnamed woman, I’ll stand straight,” she said. “I’ll rejoice at the good things he has done. Stand straight and rejoice at the wonderful things he has done.” Afterward, the Rev. Fred Jeff Smith presented Grover with her certiﬁcate of license. Contact Terry Robinson at terryrobinson622@gmail.com.

city in the 1800s. The gunsmith, maker of Bowie knives and fine pistols, particularly was known for his percussion pistol, a 19th-century firearm that used a hammer to strike an external, shock-sensitive percussion cap to ignite the main gunpowder charge. Helms’ plan was to write a piece on Searles for his blog, Historic Baton Rouge: Exploring the Red Stick’s Stories Past at historicbatonrouge.com. The historian’s research eventually pointed him to the American Cemetery. “I learned that Searles had been buried in this cemetery, and I knew I needed to go visit it,” he said. But no cemetery was to be found behind the big sign marking it as Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park, and though Helms didn’t find the gunsmith’s grave that day, the cemetery intrigued him. So he began researching it. The record proved thin. The cemetery was founded in the 1700s, around the time the French established their military installation and trading post on the spot that would become Baton Rouge. “Like many other 18th century American cities, Baton Rouge was a planned city — a detail that is evident when one looks at the inorganic and deliberate street layout of the downtown core,” Helms wrote in the June 17, 2020, entry of his blog. “And as was the case in many early cities, there was a desire to bury the dead some distance from the densely populated areas for the obvious reasons of sanitation.” Baton Rouge was controlled by the British from 1763 to 1779, when it was captured by Spain, who buried their dead in the space, which was why it started out as the Spanish Cemetery.

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The Louisiana Veterans Memorial Park stretches behind the Old Arsenal Museum on the grounds of the Louisiana State Capitol. The grounds once were the location of the Old American Cemetery, the oldest cemetery in the capital city. Many graves were moved to the Magnolia Cemetery over time, and 13 graves were relocated to an ossuary on the grounds during the state capitol’s construction.

platforms for the chief to address the tribesmen,” the marker states. By the time the city grid was drawn in 1805, the community’s deceased were being buried next to the area where the Arsenal would eventually be built in 1838. Helms located two 19th-century maps depicting the area. The cemetery is unmarked on the first, dated 1825 from East Baton Rouge Parish’s archival collection. The space is marked “Public Ground” on the second, dated 1839 from the City of Baton Rouge’s public records. “I think this essentially was public land, and it had all sorts of purposes,” Helms said. “I think the first cemetery was out of need. You know, people die. That’s life, and we all have to go somewhere, so it sort of organically became a cemetery.” The number of graves is unNative Americans lived here known, but past editions of The Before that, Native Americans Advocate mention names of some prominent early residents buried inhabited the area. In the Aug. 23, 2015, Advocate, there. Many families relocated historical archaeologist Thurston their loved ones’ remains to the Hahn told the Baton Rouge Ge- newer Magnolia Cemetery from nealogical and Historical Society the mid-to-late 19th century. that a ceremonial mound next to the veterans park dates to about Early grave vandalism the year 1000. A Baton Rouge HisThe reasons? The American torical Marker near the top of the Cemetery was falling into disremound, which also displays two pair, and vandalism was rampant. cannons commemorating the 1779 An article published in the March Battle of Baton Rouge, credits Na- 9, 1885, edition discusses cases of tive Americans of the Coles Creek grave vandalism, including that of Anna Converse Dufrocq, whose culture with building it. “Surrounded by a large village husband, John R. Dufrocq, served area, such mounds served as foun- as Baton Rouge’s first mayor bedations for sacred buildings and as tween 1850 and 1855.

“A number of tombs in the Old American Cemetery were broken open, the coffins pulled out and also broken open,” the article states. “One was the tomb of Mrs. John R. Dufrocq, nee Converse, and the other was the tomb of a child of the late John Buhler, formerly sheriff of this parish.” “But vandalism wasn’t the only problem,” Helms said. “The cemetery obviously created a public health problem. It wasn’t very well managed, and it was falling into disrepair. Grave desecration and robbing was a problem. I think the city realized this and needed to put more thought into a solution.” The solution, Helms said, was the creation of Magnolia Cemetery, established in 1952 from a 10-acre tract purchased from the aforementioned former sheriff John Buhler. Burials in Sweet Olive Cemetery began in 1850, though it wasn’t ofﬁcially incorporated until 1898. The Dufrocqs were among the families that later moved their deceased family members’ remains to Magnolia Cemetery. “I’ve located their graves in one of the oldest parts of Magnolia Cemetery,” Helms said.

headed by Mayor John R. Dufrocq. “With the establishment of Magnolia Cemetery, the Old American graveyard fell into even worse disrepair,” Helms said. The Daily Advocate, on April 29, 1867, reported that the old cemetery “is now an open common, the hogs and cows tread and root over the old tombs and graves.” And on June 11, 1898, the Weekly Advocate reported the cemetery “is again being invaded by a gang of hoodlums who commit the most violent depredations by opening the tombs and removing the bones of the people buried there.” “Graves were being moved by that time,” Helms said. “It would probably have been the families paying for the individual disinterments and reinterments. And it’s likely that thousands of burials remain.” The remains of at least 13 found within 23 excavated cofﬁns were discovered and buried in an unmarked ossuary on the cemetery’s grounds during construction of the Louisiana State Capitol in 1931. “That was the death knell for the old cemetery,” Helms said. “I think (Louisiana Gov.) Huey Long had grand visions that this would become a park.” Creation of Magnolia Cemetery But Helms’ thoughts are now on The path to Magnolia Cemetery Searles. “I believe he’s still buried here,” began with the 1852 legislative Resolution 220, authorizing legislators he said. “I just don’t know where.” to seek out grounds for a new cemetery. A committee was announced Email Robin Miller at romiller@ for the new Magnolia Cemetery, theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1D Jennifer Moorhead is the Amazon best-selling author of “Broken Bayou,” “Poison Wood” and the newly released “Watch Her Run.” Moorhead lives in Louisiana with her husband. Emma C. Wells is a USA Today and Publishers Weekly best-selling author known for dark, Southern Gothic thrillers. She loves antiheroes, dark humor, witty banter and ride-or-die friendships. “This Girl’s A Killer” is her debut novel followed by the recently released “We Already Dug the Grave.” This is a ticketed event with the $10 ticket payment going to The Freyhan Center to help fund future programming. Tickets can be purchased at The Conundrum’s website at www.conundrumbooks. com/upcoming-events-1/letstalkmurder. For more information about the event, contact Missy Couhig at (504) 427-0421 or missy@conundrumbooks.com.

Films, formed in 2022. “Box Folk” was more than three years in the making. “We made it as a scrappy project,” said producer Joe Carleton. “We took advantage of the Louisiana film tax credits and everybody PROVIDED PHOTO that we possibly knew to beg, borrow and steal to make it happen.” ‘Beware the Box Folk’ was shot almost entirely in downtown Baton Rouge Brendan Pyron, Nathan S. Hall on an overnight shooting schedule. and Michael Prince-Bouton are the rest of Unoriginal Films’ principals. Rouge, used an all-local cast and costs three times the money. “They always say in the film inAcceptance in the prestigious crew. They finished shooting at the end of December 2023. dustry you can’t have something NOFF was an achieve“We were fortunate good, fast and cheap. You’ve got ment for Unoriginal enough to get the Pan- to pick two of them, right? So we Films, Carleton added. “Beware the Box Folk” avision new filmmaker went good and cheap. It took us a is a 1-hour, 18-minute surprogram grant, which little extra time, but we’re really afforded us all the bells proud of it.” realist crime thriller that Cameras rolled overnight (about and whistles, for a camfollows renegade reporter Red Watts as he investiera package from Panavi- 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.) downtown for a gates the disappearance Carleton sion,” Carleton said. “It’s majority of scenes for “Box Folk,” of a congressman in the the same (type of) camera adding to the film’s heavy, mystemiddle of a trash strike. Watts dis- that they’ve shot some of the ‘Star rious mood. Locations included the Manship covered that there are people liv- Wars’ movies on. It’s a very big Theatre, the levees near the USS ing in the trash, named “box folk,” deal to get that grant.” Although only costing about Kidd, Louisiana Veterans Memowho might have something to do $125,000, Carleton thinks the final rial Park, Third Street, Lafayette Email Judy Bergeron at with the missing congressman. The film, shot entirely in Baton product feels like a project that Street and the Robert A. Bogan jbergeron@theadvocate.com.

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Thanks but no thanks, travel agent/friend Dear Miss Manners: The wife of a tional travel. And, quite frankly, close friend and college roomI think it is poor judgment to mix business with a friendship. mate from many years ago startAll said, what does Miss ed an elite travel agency. Manners suggest as a They are not hurting for polite “not interested” money, as he earns a very answer, while keeping the good living as a medical friendship of many years? professional and they own Gentle reader: “Thank you, two impressive homes. but I am afraid that we alA mutual friend conﬁded Judith in me that she, her husband ready have a longstanding Martin and friends planned a vacatravel agent.” Even if that MISS agent is a website. tion through their service MANNERS Dear Miss Manners: My and found the pricing exorneighbors moved into the bitant. This resulted in bad house next door about ﬁve years blood between the two. ago. They have done nothing to I know she will approach me soon with a sales pitch for her up- the yard since. No mowing, prunscale service, but I have no need ing or weeding! for it. I have limited vacation time The place looks like it’s abanand a limited desire for internadoned. Vine weeds have grown

over trees, bushes and the sidewalk. They are seeding my yard. How can I tell them to get the yard taken care of? I have been frustrated and angry. What can I do? Gentle reader: Offer to provide some assistance: “We have had some unexpected growth in our yard, due to some seeds coming from yours. I would be happy to give you the name of some gardeners and landscaping businesses who can help with that.” And if that does not work, Miss Manners suggests you add, “I’m sure it would help to add value to the house if you ever plan to sell.” Dear Miss Manners: When we had our daughter’s ﬁrst birthday party, people brought gifts and left them

in a separate room upon entrance. We had about 65 people, and a few gifts were without cards to identify who brought what. We got our thank-you notes out within a week, but for the gifts without a card, we tried to reach out and ask nicely if they brought a gift (to personalize the note). We texted one person and they said they had not brought a gift, putting them in an awkward situation. We wanted to be polite, but how should this have been handled? Gentle reader: Asking someone if they brought a present, even if it is done nicely, is awkward. It is more polite, Miss Manners ﬁnds, to ask speciﬁcally about the identity of one. “We found a plush rocking cow

Combining soap bars into one way right away, but by the Dear Heloise: In a recent column, several ways were next day, it’s a solid single bar. Nothing goes to waste. given on how to deal with — Doug C., in Corvallis, Oregon soap chips — the small pieces of a well-used bar of Becoming a pet owner soap that are too small to easily use. My favorDear Heloise: Jake M., from Camden, New ite method wasn’t Jersey, wrote to you mentioned: When regarding his 9-yearmy bar of soap beold son’s desire for comes too small, I a puppy. He told start using a new him that he could bar, and with both Hints from have one when he bars softened by Heloise was 11, but there’d use, I rub the chip be certain rules and onto the large bar. responsibilities. The ﬁrst At this point, the chip is time he skipped the chores, soft enough to conform to the new bar, and it sticks in he’d get a warning. The secplace. The chip may slide ond time, the dog would be around if you use it this given away.

This is how many animals end up in shelters and are euthanized. A better way to teach responsibility and help his son learn how to care for a pet is to have him volunteer at a shelter when he’s of appropriate age. He could also volunteer to take neighbors’ dogs for walks. — Lori, via email Lori, thank you for sharing your thoughts on this. You make a very important point about the reality of pet ownership and the importance of teaching responsibility in a way that prioritizes the animal’s well-being. I appreciate you writing in and sharing such

a constructive alternative. It’s helpful for us to hear different perspectives like yours. — Heloise

Air-drying glasses Dear Heloise: I just read Charlie C.’s hint on cleaning eyeglasses. I clean mine the same way, but instead of using a towel to dry them off, I wash them under the hottest water possible. I blow off the excess water, and they air-dry in no time! No wiping or chances of the lens scratching! — BeBe B., in Parkersburg,West Virginia Send a hint to heloise@ heloise.com.

Wife upset over support of cheating brother essential in a marriage, and Dear Harriette: My brotherI am struggling to underin-law got caught cheating on his wife, and my stand how my husband can husband is defending his overlook something that brother’s actions. goes against those This has made me values. Now I find question my husmyself wondering whether we share band’s values. If the same beliefs he is defending his about commitment brother for cheating and fidelity. I don’t on his wife, what’s Harriette want this situation stopping him from Cole to create a divide in cheating on me and SENSE AND our marriage, but thinking that there is SENSITIVITY I also don’t want to nothing wrong with ignore something that? I understand that genuinely concerns that this is his brother, but even for the people we love, me. How can I address my we need to be able to admit concerns with my husband when they are wrong. When without making him feel that he has to choose beI tried discussing the situation with my husband, he tween me and his brother? accused me of judging his — Unfaithful brother too harshly and Dear Unfaithful: Say exactly said that their marriage is that to him. Sit down with none of our business. He him and tell him that what believes his brother made concerns you the most a mistake and deserves about this situation is that support rather than critiyou now question your husband’s values. Ask him cism, but I feel that he is what he holds sacred in minimizing the hurt and marriage and what his perbetrayal his sister-in-law is experiencing. sonal thoughts are about I have always believed faithfulness. If he deflects that honesty and loyalty are to his brother, tell him you

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Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland, in the Washington-area sniper attacks that killed 10 people and wounded three that month. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison. Muhammad was sentenced to death and executed in 2009.) In 2003, the supersonic Concorde jet made its last commercial flight, flying from New York to London. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy roared across Jamaica and headed toward Cuba on its way to the eastern United States; what became known as Superstorm Sandy was a combination of the hurricane and other storms that struck New York and surrounding areas, killing 147 people, 72 in the eastern U.S. In 2024, the owner and manager of the cargo ship Dali agreed to pay more than $102 million in cleanup costs from the 2023 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge near the port of Baltimore, Maryland. The Dali had crashed into the bridge, destroying the 1.6mile span and killing six members of a roadwork crew. Today’s Birthdays: Rock musician Bill Wyman is 90. Actor F. Murray Abraham is 87. Actor Kevin Kline is 79. Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota is 72. Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon is 70. Actor B.D. Wong is 66. Actor Raul Esparza is 56. English soccer manager and former star midfielder Wayne Rooney is 41. Singer Monica Arnold is 46. Fashion designer Zac Posen is 46. Singerrapper Drake is 40. NBA player Nikola Vucevic is 36. Actor Ashton Sanders is 31. NBA All-Star Jaylen Brown is 30. Singer Daya is 28. Actor Hudson Yang is 23.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --River Parishes Commu‐ nity College is seeking bids for a CDL Backing Training Pad. To obtain bid package, please visit https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ dspBid.cfm?search=dep artment&term=4. The following bids are open: #40005-FY27-013 204248 Oct. 19- Nov. 5, 2026 18t $98.64 PUBLIC NOTICE --Sealed bids will be ac‐ cepted at the Zachary Community School Board, Child Nutrition Program Ofﬁce, until 4:00 pm November 16, 2026 for furnishing Produce Items. Bids will be opened at 9:00 am No‐ vember 17, 2026. Speciﬁcations and bid forms may be obtained at 3755 Church Street, Zachary, Louisiana 70791, telephone, 225-658-7049. The Public is invited to attend the bid opening at this address. The Zachary Community School Board Child Nutri‐ tion Program is funded approximately 50% with federal funds for a total of approximately $1,500,000.00 per year. 204876-oct 24-nov 14-2t $21.68

GAVIN ELLIS 14832 OLD HAMMOND HWY 14728 OHH, LLC 4867 OSBORNE AVE JAMES NATHAN MARLOW 4829 FREY ST AMANDA C TROSCLAIR 2960 BROWNLEE ST AARON STEVENS 3922 ELM DR LATONYA DENEEN MATTHEWS 3124 CARMEN DR MELEISCHA LAUREN COCHRAN 6032 BLACKBERRY ST CAROLINE N EGBELU 3105 LORRAINE ST ROBERT N NEWMAN 10362 AVENUE D STUDENT ENRICHMENT PROGRAMS FOR SUCCESS, INC 9524 SWINGALONG AVE SENOVIAE MCINTYRE 10124 GERALD DR LISO TERRELL THOMAS, SR 11052 TAMS DR STERLING JORDAN, JR 1537 N MARQUE ANN DR FELECIA WASHINGTON 204351-October 20-26, 7t $3,205.66 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any succession representative of Elizabeth Jenkins York, contact Carlin Chambliss: (225)270-1209. 204714-Oct 22-24, 3t $67.00 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of any succession representative of Joseph Frederick, Jr., contact Carlin Chambliss: (225)270-1209. 204702-Oct 22-24, 3t $67.00 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Armstrong Jarbah Freeman, Nyengiendo J Freeman, Troyann Alex Tammy Freeman and Susannah Roberts Freeman please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (2250 9060050. 204955-Oct 24-26, 3t $90.10 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Coretta S Davenport please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (225) 906-0050. 204961-Oct 24-26, 3t $67.00 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Edna Washington Calvin and Norwood Thomas Calvin please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (225) 906-0050. 204959-Oct 24-26, 3t $75.40

Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived and publicly read by the Purchasing De‐ partment of The Univer‐ sity of Louisiana Monroe, via mail or delivered to Coenen Hall 140, 4014 LaSalle Street, Monroe, LA 71209-2250 at 2:00 P.M. November 4, 2026 for the following: Bid #50006-013 – ULM Baseball Field Lighting Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained from: The University of Louisiana at Monroe, Purchasing Department, 4014 LaSalle St., Room

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140, Monroe, Louisiana, 71209-2250, via fax re‐ quest at 318.342.5218 or the State of Louisiana https:// LaPac page: wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/pubmain. cfm. Used bid #50006013. All bids shall be accom‐ panied by Bid Security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instruction to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tion to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA R.S. 37:2150-2192 in the areas of Electrical. Bid‐ der is required to comply with provisions and re‐ quirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(A)(1)(a). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) days after receipt of bids, ex‐ cept under the provi‐ sions of LA R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(2), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. 204870 Oct. 24, 2026 1t $50.49

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ELOS Environmental, LLC on behalf of National Water Infrastructure is requesting authorization to construct an influent pipeline, centralized wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and an ef‐ fluent force main to con‐ vey and discharge treated effluent from the newly constructed facil‐ ity located in the City of Geismar, Louisiana, within Ascension Parish.

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The US Army Corps of En‐ gineers (USACE) will be accepting public com‐ ments on the project until November 11, 2026. To further review or pro‐ vide comments, addi‐ tional information and plans on the proposal may be obtained at the following website:www. mvn.usace.army.mil/ missions/regulatory/ public-notices (see Ref#: MVN-2022-00246-CJT). If you have any questions, please contact Jaimie Thompson with the USACE, Regulatory Divi‐ sion at (504) 862-1489 or jaimie.l.thompson@ usace.army.mil. 203540-oct 12-nov 12-32t $3,468.52

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PUBLIC NOTICE --PUBLIC NOTICE The City of St. George Planning & Zoning Com‐ missions will hold public hearings on Monday, No‐ vember 2, 2026, at 6:00 pm at St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave, St. George, LA 70816, to consider the following: Planning Commission S-26-0009 Preliminary Plat for Giovanni Square at 14900-15000 Airline Hwy & 18900-19000 High‐ land Rd: This 4.65-acre combined property is lo‐ cated on Lots A-1-A, A-1B, A-1-C, A-1-D-1 and A-1E-1 of the Paulson Spence Property, in Sec. 38, T8S-R2E, GLD, EBRP. The applicant requests a preliminary plat to ex‐ change properties be‐ tween the ﬁve existing lots, dedicate new servi‐ tudes and construct a new private street, in the MX-3 Mixed Use Commu‐ nity Zoning District. (Ap‐ plicant: Alvin Fairburn & Assoc., on behalf of Gio‐ vanni Mucciacciaro En‐ terprises, LLC) S-26-0037 Subdivision at 8707 Baringer Foreman Rd and 9400-9500 Antioch Rd: This 61.37-acre com‐ bined property is located on Tracts Z-1-A & Z-1-B of the Russel Long Property, in Sec. 50, 51 & 52, T8SR2E, GLD, EBRP. The ap‐ plicant requests a pre‐ liminary/ﬁnal plat to subdivide two tracts into six in the R-9 Residential9 and MX-4 Mixed Use Regional Zoning Districts

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BATON ROUGE Kenilworth Neighborhood Sale Saturday, October 24 6:30am-2pm A map of the included homes can be found on Kenilworth Social Accounts

Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Norma Gauthier Sterling and Elvin Sterling please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (225) 906-0050. 204962-Oct 24-26, 3t $73.30

DENHAM SPRINGS Neighborhood Garage Sale LePlace Subdivision Vincent Road Saturday, October 24th 7am - 12pm

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of John Carl Kolb please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (225) 9060050. 204964-Oct 24-26, 3t $67.00 Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Kimberly Deshawn Rogers please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (225) 906-0050. 204958-Oct 24-26, 3t $67.00

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Anyone knowing the whereabouts of Harmony Center, II, INC. please contact Atty. Benjamin Beychok at (225) 906-0050. 204965-Oct 24-26, 3t $69.10

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