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IN LOUISIANA, STAKES ARE HIGH

LSU president joins search for N.O. chancellor Final interviews set for top candidates

BY MARIE FAZIO Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER

Workers prep voting machines at a New Orleans East warehouse to move to polling stations around the city on Monday. In the background is the ‘I Voted’ logo by artist Terrance Osborne chosen for stickers given out to voters around the state. About 1.65 million people are expected to vote in the election, with an overall projected turnout of 48% to 52%, according to the Secretary of State’s Office.

State’s voters to decide an unexpectedly tight Senate race atop ballot packed with amendments, local races

President Donald Trump speaks in front of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool on Monday in Washington. ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY MARK SCHIEFELBEIN

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

High prices for gas and groceries, the war in Iran, President Donald Trump and the accusation that radical socialists have taken over the Democratic Party will be top of mind for Louisiana voters Tuesday Davis as they head to the polls on Election Day. The state has plenty at stake in this year’s midterms. Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader Steve Scalise, both from Louisiana, have been campaigning throughout the country to stave off forecasts that Democrats will retake control of the House and oust the two men from their powerful Letlow posts.

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Trump, Democrats clash in closing messages BY MICHELLE L. PRICE and STEVE PEOPLES

dent Donald Trump promoted construction projects in Washington and cast his Democratic Associated Press opponents as dangerous radicals. The dueling closing messages WASHINGTON — Less than 24 hours before polls opened across Amer- came as the nation’s two major ica, Democrats on Monday fought parties battled for control of Conto stay focused on the economy gress and key governors’ offices. and move past intraparty infightä See CLOSING, page 4A ing in the Midwest, while Presi-

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As top candidates vying to become LSU New Orleans’ next chancellor visit campus this week for final interviews, LSU’s leader is expected to play a prominent role in the process. LSU system President Wade Rousse will join in as the four finalists meet with students, faculty members and others on LSUNO’s campus Tuesday and Wednesday, according to members of the search committee that selected the finalists. Rousse And while the 14-member committee will weigh in on who should get the job, Rousse will make the final decision. Rousse has been actively involved throughout the selection process, said Nick Mueller, a longtime University of New Orleans faculty member and administrator who is chair of the search committee. When the committee was identifying finalists, Rousse requested that LSUNO interim Chancellor Jeanette Weiland be included, Mueller added. “The committee agreed that was fair,” he said. It’s a high-stakes moment for Rousse, who is just one year into his tenure leading Louisiana’s flagship university and is looking to leave a mark, including by elevating LSU’s status as a major research university. It’s also a pivotal moment for the former University of New Orleans, which joined the LSU system last year and is seeking to boost enrollment after rebranding as LSUNO. Rousse, who was not available for comment on Monday, said last year that returning UNO to the LSU system presented an opportunity to bring the university “back to its glory days.” “I’m truly, truly excited to be part of this turnaround,” said Rousse, who earned an MBA from UNO, “and I absolutely do believe our best days are ahead of us.” The chance to become the first permanent chancellor of the new LSU New Orleans attracted nearly 60 candidates from across the country. The applications were reviewed by the search committee, which includes representatives for university officials, faculty, staff and students, local business leaders and a former state lawmaker. The group then narrowed the pool down to four finalists. The finalists are Sebastian van Delden, provost and vice president for academic

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Houston ICE officer turns himself in

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who is accused of intentionally ramming his car into a Mexican construction worker in Houston turned himself in Monday, his attorney said. Mario Alberto Morales made his first court appearance on a felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon for striking Miguel Parra Hernandez with an unmarked SUV on Oct. 10, as Morales chased the 48-year-old construction worker through a parking lot. A grand jury indicted Morales, 33, on Friday. During Monday’s hearing, Judge Matthew Peneguy set bond at $30,000. Prosecutors had asked that bond be set at $75,000, according to the Harris County District Attorney’s Office. Morales is one of just a few federal officers who have faced criminal charges over their actions on the job during President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Other encounters have come under investigation. ICE has asserted that Parra Hernandez ran in front of Morales’ vehicle, an account that prosecutors say is contradicted by video. Surveillance camera video shows Morales’ vehicle drive over a median and strike Parra Hernandez as he runs away. David Lindenmuth, Morales’ attorney, has said his client was “truly a good man” and did not commit a crime.

Washington resident dies from bird flu A person in Washington state has died from complications of the bird flu, the first such U.S. death in a year. The Yakima County resident, who had previous health conditions, was exposed to avian influenza at a dairy with infected cattle and had been hospitalized. The person died Sunday, county health officials said. Two other U.S. deaths have been tied to bird flu since it became a national public health concern in 2024. The first, announced in January 2025, was an elderly person in Louisiana who had a version of bird flu known as H5N1. The other, in Washington state, died in November 2025 from a rarer version called H5N5. Yakima County officials did not release any additional details about the person who recently died. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the person was infected with H5N1. County officials have reported that 33 dairy herds recently have tested positive for H5N1. They say three human infections have been linked to exposure at a dairy, and that the Yakima Health District is working with the state health department to find people who were in close contact with those people and monitor them for symptoms.

Martha Stewart apologizes for costume Homemaker extraordinaire Martha Stewart has apologized for dressing as a homeless person for Halloween. Stewart posted a photo to Instagram showing her dirty, disheveled and unkempt over Halloween weekend, according to screenshots showing the since deleted post. “I AM HUNGRY HELP ME!!” the photo was captioned. Her post was largely met with disapproval during a time when cost of living expenses are very much on people’s minds. Stewart, whose lifestyle media empire makes her worth an estimated $400 million, removed the post and issued a “distressed” apology to NBC News claiming it was her intention to bring awareness to the issue of homelessness. The 85-year-old influencer said she was sorry for any offense taken. Stewart, still being questioned over her choice of outfits, followed the apology with another message on Sunday night. “It’s hard to admit when you’ve really screwed up,” she posted on Instagram. “My earlier statement didn’t go far enough. I know many people are suffering economically. Wearing a costume like I did was insensitive and not funny. I am very sorry.”

BY LINDSAY WHITEHURST and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY REBECCA BLACKWELL

On Monday, police work near the scene of a deadly plane crash that killed 9 people in Greenacres, Fla.

Parts of jet may have broken off, officials say

cloud tops reaching all the way up Weather will also be a towith45,000 feet, according to AccuWeather. Pilots are trained to avoid thunderfocus of investigation into storms, if possible, for safety. Chapman said investigators still have deadly Fla. crash to determine what the weather condi-

BY DAVID FISCHER and JOSH FUNK Associated Press

WEST PALM BEACH,Fla.— A business jet that crashed in South Florida with nine people aboard, including a family with two young children, likely started breaking apart before it slammed into the ground and erupted in a fireball, a federal investigator said Monday. Video recorded by passersby captured the Bahamas-bound Learjet’s rapid nosedive Sunday afternoon before it exploded in Greenacres, about 7 miles southwest of West Palm Beach. Flames flickered around chunks of pavement lining the crater as shocked residents looked on in horror. Thick black smoke engulfed the crash site and little remained of the plane. The victims included 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, as well as technology entrepreneur Adam Robinson, his wife, Helen Sharp, and their two young children, relatives said. National Transportation Safety Board member Tom Chapman said during a news conference Monday that investigators found evidence the aircraft started breaking up before it hit the ground and that debris from the aircraft could be spread far and wide. Jeff Guzzetti, a former NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration investigator, said key components of the jet’s tail may have been lost during the turbulence or as it nose-dived, making the plane impossible to control. “That very well could explain the missile-like profile just before it hit the ground,” he said. Weather conditions will be a major focus of the investigation, Chapman said. Rain pounded the region on Sunday, and one of the pilots told air traffic control about icing conditions at a high altitude. At the time of the crash, there was an FAA warning out to pilots in the area about nearly stationary thunderstorms

tions were at 35,000 feet, the altitude the plane was flying at when the pilot started reporting problems. Retired airline pilot John Cox, who is now CEO of the Safety Operating Systems consulting business, said the conditions the pilot described on the radio, with turbulence as well as liquid precipitation freezing on the plane at negative 47 degrees Celsius, would have terrified him. Typically, precipitation at that altitude and temperature comes in the form of ice crystals that simply go around the plane, he said. “Those are all really big red flags to me,” he said. Chapman said the plane was originally equipped with a cockpit voice recorder that investigators hope to recover. “We have a lot of work to do on scene,” NTSB investigator Timothy Monville said at the news conference. “This will be a several-day process, and the biggest obstacle that we’re going to have is recovering the major wreckage from the impacted crater on the roadway.” The jet began its journey at the AustinBergstrom International Airport in Texas with two crew and seven passengers, Chapman said. Camila Corteleti told the New York Post and New York Times that her daughter, 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, was one of the pilots. She earned her pilot’s license in 2023 while a 17-year-old senior at West Boca Raton Community High School in Florida, local news reports said at the time. Her pilot’s license showed she had the rating to fly that model of Learjet but not to be in command of the flight. Her father, Allan Filgueiras, said he wasn’t prepared to speak about the crash. The identity of the other pilot was not immediately disclosed. A man who was driving close to the scene as the plane crashed suffered leg wounds, Monville said, but he didn’t know the extent of the injury.

Judge cites ‘weaponization’ in tossing charges for ex-FBI agents Two accused of lying about Hunter Biden

nation’s capital to return indictments in politically charged prosecutions like this one. In the meantime, it nonetheless amounts to a resounding rebuke of a department the judge said could have BY ERIC TUCKER sought an indictment at any time but inAssociated Press stead opted for transparently political WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Mon- purposes to file a criminal complaint in day dismissed a criminal complaint the immediate run-up to Tuesday’s midagainst two former FBI officials term voting. accused of lying to Congress “I will not bury my head in the about Hunter Biden, citing what sand and pretend that I cannot he said was “weaponization” of read a calendar,” Faruqui said, President Donald Trump’s Jusalluding to the proximity of the charges to the elections, which tice Department just before the will determine control of Conmidterm elections. In a scathing, hourlong ruling gress for the last two years of the read from the bench, U.S. Magis- Hunter Biden Republican president’s second term. trate Judge Zia Faruqui said the Prosecutors had accused the two investigation that produced the charges against Nikki Floris and Brad- former FBI officials of falsely downplayley Benavides was rushed, conducted ing to Congress their knowledge of inat the behest of Trump and FBI Direc- vestigations into President Joe Biden’s tor Kash Patel and dogged by “critical son and of a laptop the younger Biden mistakes” that require the dismissal of dropped off at a computer repair shop in Delaware in 2019. But Faruqui said the case. “I am deeply troubled by what has hap- the Justice Department had failed to pened here in this case,” Faruqui said. establish in its complaint that any state“What has transpired here cannot be ments made during 2023 testimony were described as anything other than weap- intentionally false and had affected lawonization.” makers’ investigation of Hunter Biden The ruling may not bring a permanent or that the former officials had any moend to the matter because the Justice tive to deceive. Department still has the option of pur“Without motive, without direct evisuing an indictment, even though it has dence, I have nothing” to go on, Faruqui struggled during the Trump adminis- said, to establish probable cause needed tration to persuade grand juries in the to affirm the complaint.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a push for California to set aside thousands of mail ballots from people President Donald Trump’s administration claims are noncitizens, a decision that comes on the eve of the final day of voting in the pivotal midterm elections. The high court refused to intervene in a case involving 20,000 people the Republican administration flagged as likely noncitizens on the largely Democratic state’s voter rolls. The swift rejection was the latest in a flurry of electionrelated litigation the day before the elections, which will decide control of Congress for the last two years of Trump’s second term. No justices publicly dissented. In California, the Trump administration had asked the high court to set aside the challenged ballots until the voters’ citizenship status could be verified. But officials there said that the list appeared to be filled with errors and that setting the ballots aside could effectively disenfranchise legal voters. The high court did not detail its reasoning, as is common in emergency decisions. The justices previously rejected Trump’s push to restrict mail ballots around the country in September, even though the justices have sided with his administration in a series of other emergency docket appeals. The Republican Trump administration has prioritized identifying noncitizen voters this year, despite them being rare. A district court judge previously denied the Justice Department’s request and warned that the demand could disenfranchise citizens. Also on Monday in Washington, another federal judge ruled against the administration’s efforts to make last-minute demands of California election officials, finding they violated the U.S. Constitution.

“The Executive Branch has likely violated the Constitution’s Elections Clause, which commits authority over election rules to the states and Congress alone,” wrote Chief Judge James Boasberg. The administration, for its part, said segregating the ballots was a modest request that would eventually allow legal votes to still be counted. The administration has faced a remarkable string of losses in court in its push, as well as criticism for waiting until a few weeks before the election to make its demands of California election officials with a list that even the Department of Justice admits is not entirely reliable. During a hearing over whether to lift her own order forbidding the administration from threatening to prosecute election workers who let potentially illegal voters cast ballots, District Court Judge Trina Thompson drilled down on reports of widespread inaccuracies in the Justice Department’s data. “Would you agree there’s a high error rate?” Thompson asked Kenneth Kao, a Justice Department attorney. “That’s a fair statement,” Kao said. “That’s why we ask for the registrars’ aid in verifying these are all valid voters.” At the same time, Bill Essayli, the federal prosecutor running the Justice Department’s Los Angeles office, said at a news conference he was highly confident the people on the list were not entitled to vote. “This isn’t speculation. This isn’t a theory,” Essayli said, later conceding there may be errors on the list. Voting has been underway in California, a largely Democratic state, since early October. All of the state’s roughly 23 million registered voters are mailed a ballot. Hundreds of thousands of ballots have already been processed. California election officials have said that finding and setting aside the challenged ballots now would be logistically impossible.

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Continued from page 1A In Louisiana, the marquee race pits U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, a Republican from Baton Rouge, against farmer Jamie Davis, a Democrat from Tensas Parish. Davis has made it a surprisingly close election by tapping into voter dissatisfaction with Trump and affordability. Voters will also choose which candidates will advance in two congressional races with open seats. One is the 6th Congressional District and is centered in Baton Rouge. The other is the 5th Congressional District and includes Monroe, Alexandria, St. Francisville and Bogalusa. The top two finishers in each congressional open primary will advance to a runoff election on Dec. 12. Polling shows those races are wide open. Voters will decide whether to add 10 amendments to the state constitution. They will also elect mayors, judges, police jurors, district attorneys, sheriffs and police chiefs throughout the state. Two of the five seats on the Public Service Commission are also up for grabs. The polls open at 6 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If anyone has problems voting, they can call the Secretary of State’s Office at (800) 883-2805. Voters can find their polling location and view their sample ballot through the Secretary of State’s Office’s website at geauxvote.com or the GeauxVote mobile app. About 1.65 million people are expected to vote in the election, with an overall projected turnout of 48% to 52%, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. An estimated 35% of registered voters — 522,000 people in all — have already cast a ballot during the seven-day early voting period. It was the biggest early vote during a midterm election in Louisiana.

Down to the wire Most of the attention Tuesday night will focus on whether Letlow can fend off Davis’ strong challenge. She has run a low-key campaign, granting few interviews, refusing to debate Davis and holding small meetings with select audiences behind closed doors. In recent weeks, in a sign of the president’s

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Kadie Rome, bottom right, and her nephew John, bottom left, help load voting machines from a New Orleans East warehouse onto a delivery truck driven by Rome’s brother Cory, center, on Monday. unpopularity, Letlow has rarely mentioned Trump on the campaign trail. He took center stage in her campaign Monday night, however, when she held a tele-rally with him. Letlow made a slew of appearances on TV and radio stations Monday. On Moon Griffon’s program, she described the election as “the difference between freedom and socialism.” In a phone interview, she said she’s grateful to be in the position to win. “I want people to know that from day one I’ve known that this hasn’t been my seat,” she said. “It’s been the people’s seat. I’ll never turn my backs on them.” Letlow is holding her election night party in Monroe, where she grew up and lived when she was first elected to the House in 2021. Davis has been touring the state relentlessly, now that he and his

family have completed the harvest of corn, cotton and soybeans on the 3,200 acres they farm in the Louisiana Delta. The surge of ballots cast during early voting — especially by Black voters — has buoyed Davis and his team. It has led several national forecasting firms to give him better odds of winning, even if they still expect him to lose. After holding a rally with teachers in Baton Rouge on Sunday night, Davis campaigned on Monday in the northeast Louisiana towns of Winnsboro, Ouachita, West Monroe, Jackson Parish and Farmerville. Following his stop in West Monroe, Davis said by phone that several Republicans had told him they were voting for him. He noted that no one had given him “a snowball’s chance” of winning when he started the race 11 months ago. Asked how he felt now, Davis sang several lines from a classic

gospel song: “May the works I’ve done speak for me. May the works I’ve done speak for me. When I’m resting in my grave. May the works I’ve done speak for me.” Davis is holding his election night party in Baton Rouge. Davis is likely to win if he receives at least 28% of the White vote if Black voters turn out in big numbers Tuesday as they did during early voting.

Competitive House races

trict that the Legislature redrew in May to elect a Republican, a month after the Supreme Court’s Callais decision diluted the voting rights of Black voters. The favorites are two Republican state senators: Rick Edmonds, who lives in Baton Rouge, and Blake Miguez, who lives in Erath, outside the 6th Congressional District. Four other Republican candidates are Stephen Wagley from Baton Rouge, Larry Davis III from Livingston, Monique Appeaning from St. George and Michael Mebruer from St. Francisville. The three Democrats are Pat Forbes from Baton Rouge, Chauna Banks from Baton Rouge and Lindsay “Rubia” Garcia from Denham Springs. Rufus Craig from Baton Rouge is a no-party candidate in the race. Wagley, Davis, Appeaning, Mebruer, Forbes, Banks and Craig appeared at a forum sponsored Monday by the Press Club of Baton Rouge, while the three others skipped the event. Polls show that no candidate will win the race outright Tuesday, so the top two finishers will advance to next month’s runoff. The same result is expected in the 5th Congressional District, which Letlow has represented since 2021. The six Republican candidates are state Rep. Gabe Firment, of Pollock; state Rep. Michael Echols, of Monroe; Misti Cordell, of Monroe; state Sen. Stewart Cathey, of Monroe; Austin Magee, of Franklinton; and Omar Dantzler, of Hammond. The Democrats are Rep. Pat Moore, of Monroe; Dan McKay, of Bunkie; and Antonio Wilson, of Tallulah. Of the constitutional amendments, the one that has received the most attention is No. 4, which would limit governors to no more than two lifetime terms. Democratic critics say the amendment is an attempt to prevent John Bel Edwards, who served two terms as governor, from being able to run again. Among the many local races, Shreveport Mayor Tom Arceneaux and Alexandria Mayor Jacques Roy are running for reelection. Staff writer Meghan Friedmann contributed to this article.

In the congressional races, Johnson, Scalise, Rep. Clay Higgins and Rep. Troy Carter, the lone Democrat in the group, are expected to win their primaries outright Tuesday. It will be a different story in the 6th Congressional District, which includes East Baton Rouge and 10 other parishes. Ten candidates are competing to succeed Rep. Cleo Fields, a Democrat who is yielding the seat rath- Email Tyler Bridges at er than run for reelection in a dis- tbridges@theadvocate.com.

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affairs at Winthrop University; Michael J. Savoie, vice provost of the University of North Texas at Frisco and dean of the College of Applied and Collaborative Studies; Weiland, who has served as interim chancellor since the university transitioned to the LSU system in July and previously held leadership positions at Tulane University, the New Orleans Business Alliance and Ochsner Health; and Kent L. Willis, senior vice president for enrollment and

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student engagement at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas. The finalists will meet with faculty, staff, students and “external stakeholders” in separate sessions Tuesday and Wednesday. Members of the public are invited to attend sessions with Weiland at 3 p.m. and van Delden at 4 p.m. Tuesday, and with Willis at 2 p.m. and Savoie at 3 p.m. Wednesday. Some faculty members say they are looking for an administrator with research experience, and some search committee members have pushed for a candidate with a terminal degree, which is strongly preferred but not required, accord-

ing to the job posting. Three of the finalists have Ph.D.s, while Weiland holds an MBA and master’s degree in arts administration. Mike Jackson, president of the LSUNO alumni association and a member of the search committee, said the finalists all seem qualified. He said he hopes members of the school community pose questions to the candidates this week that the search committee might not have thought of. “Honestly, right now it’s a level playing field for these four,” he said. Rousse hasn’t publicly gone into detail about what he’s looking for

in LSUNO’s next leader. But in a statement last week, he said the next chancellor will help “build on the university’s strengths, expand opportunities for students and position LSU New Orleans for longterm success.” Gary Solomon Sr., a member of the search committee, said such groups sometimes play a larger role in other universities’ leadership searches. At LSU, the groups mainly act as advisory boards — especially in searches like the one at LSUNO, where Rousse is actively engaged. “We knew from day one that we’re an adviser to him,” Solomon

said. “That’s how LSU does it.” Mueller said the search committee will discuss the candidates with Rousse after the interviews have concluded Wednesday. “The next two days of the process will help us learn a lot about the qualities of the candidates as they answer questions to different groups on campus,” he said. He noted that Rousse does not have to select whatever candidate the committee recommends, but said Rousse “promised it was going to be a fair search.” “This is an important infection point in the evolution of the university,” Mueller said.

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Continued from page 1A The outcome could fundamentally reshape Trump’s final two years in the White House — and the level of power that comes with it. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court rejected the Trump administration’s request to sideline thousands of disputed California mail ballots, and the president separately raised the prospect of voter fraud in Alaska. Overall, Democrats expressed overwhelming optimism about their party’s chances Tuesday, while Trump, who has struggled to control rising prices as the war in Iran continues, acknowledged that the midterm election may not go well for him or his party. “For some reason, the sitting president doesn’t win the midterms, but we gave this a very strong shot,” Trump said in remarks at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, where he talked extensively about new grass, rusty pipes and algae. “We have a lot of great things planned for Washington, and I could get into (more about) the nation, but for that you don’t have enough time.” The speech at the National Mall marked Trump’s final scheduled public remarks before Tuesday. The Republican president was also scheduled to participate in nine telerallies for Republican midterm candidates. Emboldened Democrats, meanwhile, spent election eve pressing their economic message in places like Iowa, Ohio, Kansas and Texas — red states that have emerged as a central front in the 2026 midterms given Trump’s unpopularity. In the Midwest, however, Democrats worked to contain the fallout from a messy intraparty fight a day after Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens stunned her party by endorsing Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed’s Republican opponent, Mike Rogers. El-Sayed made no mention of the controversy at an El-Sayed event Monday at Eastern Michigan University, instead emphasizing that his campaign was about voters, not himself. Asked afterward what he would tell supporters nervous about the impact of Stevens’ endorsement on the

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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand, center, flanked by his running mate, Dave Muhlbauer, left, and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, speaks to reporters Monday during a canvass launch in Ankeny, Iowa. race, El-Sayed had a simple largely an afterthought in message: “Go vote.” the president’s speech. He did, however, briefly porFocus on D.C. renovations tray his political rivals as Trump, in his final speech extremists, claiming that before polls open, delivered Democrats had “nominated rambling remarks Monday the most extreme and danafternoon at the Reflecting gerous slate of candidates Pool, where he repeated in American history.” false statements that the The president’s message project was sabotaged by in the midterms’ closing vandals. The Justice Depart- days was similarly detached ment has acknowledged in from voters’ concerns about court that the new blue liner the high cost of living. He’s he had installed on the pool called affordability a “hoax” surface peeled and detached along with repeatedly praisbecause of a rushed repair ing the physiques of the job. GOP’s nominees. He said little about the Vice President JD Vance national economy, which stuck closer to the party voters say is their chief con- message while campaigning cern, aside from insisting it Monday in Rome, New York. He touted Trump’s moves to was “great.” “Our country is doing end taxes on tips and overgreat. I think it’s the great- time and secure the border est we’ve ever done,” Trump while branding Democrats declared. “We had a great as “lunatics” who have confirst term in terms of the tempt for American voters. economy. We had the best term ever. We had the most Dems try to flip seats successful economy.” Democratic candidates The president spent the were working to capitalize majority of his remarks fo- on widespread disaffection cused on the Reflecting Pool over high prices, the fallout renovation, reflecting on the from Trump’s war with Iran challenge of removing algae and historical trends that and installing new grass, typically favor the party out among other things. He also of power in midterm elecpromoted new Washington- tions. area construction projects, In places like Iowa, where including a golf course and voters have not elected a a “promenade” that would Democratic governor in let people walk from the two decades, Democrat Rob Lincoln Memorial to the Po- Sand was asking canvassers knocking on doors to help tomac River. “It’s a great architectural break that streak. “This is it,” said Sand, who concept, simple and beautiful and white stone,” Trump faces Republican Zach Lahn. “We have 30-whatever hours said. Tuesday’s elections were to change the direction of

the state of Iowa.” He was appearing with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, seen as a potential 2028 presidential candidate, who cited his own races as proof that a Democrat can win over Trump-backed candidates in states like his own and Iowa. And in Virginia, Democrat Shannon Taylor, a prosecutor seeking to oust longtime GOP Rep. Rob Wittman in Virginia’s 1st Congressio-

nal District, said that voters are fired up and demanding change. “People are mad, and people want to see change,” said Taylor, who has run on an anti-corruption platform and focused on the cost of living.

Dramatic split in Mich. Democrats in Michigan — a key state in their efforts to try to retake the Senate — were trying to keep their

coalition together after a shock on Sunday when Stevens announced she would back the GOP candidate instead of her party’s nominee, appearing at a church service with Rogers. Stevens — who lost in the primary to El-Sayed — is a staunch supporter of Israel, while El-Sayed is a fierce critic of the U.S. ally. He has also been criticized for past remarks regarding a Michigan synagogue attack and for appearances with controversial streamer Hasan Piker. El-Sayed tried to ignore the controversy on Monday, simply encouraging his supporters to go vote. “There’s only one thing we can do to control the outcome,” he said as he campaigned with Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and his grandparents, who greeted the crowd. With over 2.3 million Michigan voters having already cast their ballots as of Monday, the question is whether the extraordinary political drama will matter to those who have yet to vote. Nearly 4.5 million people voted in the 2022 midterms. The state’s regular early inperson voting period ended Sunday, with polls reopening statewide Tuesday. “Well, around half of people have already voted,” said Lori Goldman, a longtime Democratic organizer in Oakland County, a party stronghold near Detroit. “But for the rest, it could matter a hell of a lot.”

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BY CARA ANNA, SAMY MAGDY and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

WASHINGTON — U.S. Vice President JD Vance offered measured optimism on Monday that a deal can still be struck to prevent President Donald Trump from following through on his threat to potentially order new strikes on Iran after the crucial midterm elections in the United States. Vance sent a letter to Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei, last week, but the White House has offered scant details about the contents of that correspondence. Trump told reporters that letter was focused on assisting Iran with “medical supplies and various things.” But Vance on Monday suggested there's reason to believe that the U.S. and Iran could still come to an agreement. “We’ve had a number of good conversations with the Iranians,” Vance told reporters on Monday when asked about the letter. “I actually just spoke with the president of the United States about an hour ago about this. Look, the president and I both feel pretty good about the prospects for potentially coming to a negotiated settlement. We’re going to keep on working at it.” Vance's comments came as the region remains on edge about the prospects of the U.S. resuming fullscale operations against Iran. The backchannel efforts are playing out as Israel and some Middle East allies lobby Trump on the

way ahead in the 8-monthold war that's rattled global markets and wreaked havoc on Iran. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is pushing for another wave of strikes on Iran after Tuesday's elections in the United States, according to two regional officials and a third person familiar with the matter. A return to full-scale war with Iran could help Netanyahu to form an emergency government after he and his far-right allies lost their parliamentary majority in last week's elections. Trump has alternated between threatening major strikes and pushing for a deal with Iran. The two officials said diplomatic efforts have made progress, with Qatari mediators holding two rounds of talks last week with Iranian officials. The two officials said the mediators are trying to advance a framework for Iran to cease its attacks in the Strait of Hormuz in return for the U.S. lifting its blockade on Iran's ports. They said more talks are planned for this week. The two officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were discussing classified briefings they had received from American, and in one case Israeli, officials. One official said Netanyahu was working with senior officials in the U.S. administration to persuade Trump to launch a quick but extensive air campaign and that the president does not appear to have made a decision. Netanyahu pressed for strikes during a call over the weekend with Trump, who would not commit to taking military action, according to a person who was briefed on it. Other U.S. allies in the Middle East are warning against more strikes, saying that would destabilize

the region and could lead Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen to step up their attacks on Saudi Arabia and Red Sea shipping, a third regional official said. Iran-backed militias in Iraq could also get involved. The Israeli government did not immediately comment. The White House did not directly respond to questions about Netanyahu and Trump’s discussion of potential new strikes during the weekend call. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said he spoke by phone on Monday with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth about “the latest regional and international developments" and the Houthis' continued attacks on Saudi Arabia. Netanyahu had pushed for renewed strikes even before the Israeli election as he sought to highlight his security credentials to a public deeply scarred by Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, attack. But the war has also loomed large for American voters ahead of Tuesday's midterm elections. Oil prices dropped sharply on Monday as renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war between the U.S. and Iran appeared to show signs of headway. Rising prices at the pump, a byproduct of the war, have been a weight on Trump’s Republican Party as it tries to maintain control of both chambers of Congress. Trump noted the drop in a speech in Washington on Monday, which was billed as his closing argument to Americans, and sought to minimize the scale of the conflict, which has cost U.S. taxpayers at least $47 billion. “I don’t know if you even call it a war, because we haven’t been doing any fighting for months,” Trump said.

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Man completes 28-year, 31,000-mile world walk He began journey in Chile

BY BRIAN MELLEY and JON SUPER Associated Press

HULL, England — Karl Bushby embraced his weeping mother in his arms Monday as he returned to his northern England home to complete a 28-year odyssey to walk around the world. “Where have you been?” his mother, Angela, asked as he arrived outside the home he left in 1998 that was now decked with a banner saying “Welcome Home Son.” He didn’t need to tell her. Bushby set out from Punta Arenas, Chile, on Nov. 1, 1998, and walked 31,000 miles across four continents and 30 countries to get home. He navigated shifting ice over the Bering Strait and swam across the Caspian Sea and English Channel to avoid taking a boat or plane — or any transport — to propel him forward. He vowed not to return until he could complete the journey on foot. It was an eye-opening adventure full of danger and drudgery that was interrupted for years at a time by the unexpected: the 2008 financial crash that sapped funding from sponsors, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic and mountains of bureaucratic red tape to get across international borders. On the final day of the journey, Bushby pushed his cart toward a hero’s welcome at City Hall before setting off for the last stretch to see his mother. “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he joked to the crowd of hundreds who cheered his arrival. “Is that it, is it done?” The ex-paratrooper said he looked like he was 10 years old when he left his

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British adventurer Karl Bushby embraces his mother Angela Bushby as he arrives back at her home in Hull, England, after 28 years of his journey walking across the world on Monday. mother’s row house at the age of 29. He returned at 57 — softer, grayer and weathered, but far more worldly. “They say it takes a village but literally it took a world to get me here,” Bushby said. “The kindness of strangers, so many, from individuals to nation states to get me back here today. I didn’t do this alone. There was a big team. The biggest team. Earth.”

How idea started Bushby had a thirst for adventure, but his mission only came into focus when his father, Keith, sent him a birthday card in the mid90s. His dad, an army veteran himself, mentioned an argument two special forces troops had about the possibility of walking from London to New York over the Bering land bridge, believed by some scientists to have been used by early humans to migrate from Asia to the Americas at a time of lower sea levels. Perilous jungles, scorching deserts and frozen tundra slowed him down, but bureaucratic holdups brought his adventure to a halt for long periods. Bushby originally calcu-

lated the distance could be covered in about five years, but he knew that was unrealistic. “You just dump a whole bucket full of reality on that,” he said. “We suspected that it was 12 years plus. And the plus was a big plus. But never in our wildest dreams would we ever have imagined 28 years.”

Danger on land and sea He dodged Colombia’s armed conflict in the dangerous Darién Gap, the roadless and rugged jungle, rainforest and mountains between South and Central America in 2001, and was then jailed for 18 days after crossing a restricted border zone in Panama. After being airlifted to safety during the 56-mile Bering Strait crossing in 2006 with American adventurer Dimitry Kieffer, they started again and faced a standoff with a polar bear, survived near-death plunges into freezing waters and almost lost all their supplies when their sleds plunged in the sea. After managing the rare crossing, the pair were jailed and faced deportation for entering Russia illegally.

Russia bombs Ukraine aid center 26 killed, officials say BY DEREK GATOPOULOS and SUSIE BLANN Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombed an aid distribution center and neighboring shelter in southern Ukraine on Monday, killing 26 people, Ukrainian officials said. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in a post on X that strikes first targeted a school building used to distribute humanitarian aid and then took aim at a nearby shelter. “This is further proof that Russia wants no deescalation,” Zelenskyy said. The attacks in the village of Komyshuvakha, in the southern Zaporizhzhia region, occurred as a limited ceasefire expired Monday in

Kherson, a different region in the country’s south. The limited ceasefire agreement had allowed humanitarian aid and evacuation missions into front-line areas in Russian-occupied territory. “There was a moment when the next steps could have shown that progress toward peace was possible,” Zelenskyy said. “With these killings, Russia is sending an entirely opposite signal: Russia is counting on more killings.” Zelenskyy later said in an address to the nation that Ukraine was expecting Russia to escalate its attacks at a time when the country is facing a shortage of missiles needed to defend itself. As night fell in Komyshuvakha, emergency responders used flashlights to search through the rubble of collapsed buildings, according to photos and video

posted online by local officials. About 20 people are considered missing and the death toll could rise, these officials say. Efforts to rescue people Monday evening were hindered as Russian drones launched additional attacks in the area that had been bombed, according to Mykhailo Semikin, a military official in Zaporizhzhia. In other areas of Ukraine, authorities reported multiple Russian drone attacks that injured at least 17 people. Earlier, residents of Ukraine and Russia had received phony emergency alerts from governmentrun mobile apps that were hacked, authorities in both countries said. The phony alerts in Ukraine included a warning about an imminent nuclear threat.

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STOCKHOLM — Supermarkets in Sweden, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ireland and Estonia were hit Monday by problems with freezers and fridges that apparently were caused by cyberattacks, forcing some to dispose of ruined food. The problems follow a case last month in which attackers remotely took control of refrigeration systems in hundreds of supermarkets and independent stores across France, sending temperatures soaring. Gustaf Nilsson, a spokesperson for Sweden’s ICA Group supermarket chain, told the TT news agency that “a limited number” of stores were affected overnight by an incident that affected refrigeration and freezing systems. He declined to give a specific number. An ICA Kvantum store in Sjöbo, southern Sweden, said its fridges and freezers had been hacked and set to 122 degrees Fahrenheit. In a Facebook post, it said staff were discarding affected products. The Coop chain said that six of its stores in central Sweden had problems with their fridges and freezers, TT reported, though it didn’t immediately have details. The Delhaize chain said that an “IT incident” had affected refrigeration systems in several dozen of its stores, mostly in Belgium but also a few in neighboring Luxembourg.

Anthropic posts $17B quarterly revenue SAN FRANCISCO — Anthropic’s quarterly revenue swelled to $17 billion but it still posted a net loss for the latest three months, the artificial intelligence giant said in an updated IPO filing released on Monday. The San Francisco-based company behind the Claude chatbot also disclosed that it has committed to spend $895.4 billion on AI computing and infrastructure like data centers, including $70 billion that’s due to be spent in the next 12 months. The numbers were released about a week after Anthropic issued its original IPO filing in preparation for what’s expected to be a blockbuster Wall Street debut later this month. The document, like the earlier filing, shows the company’s revenue is growing but — like its AI rivals — profit is still elusive. Anthropic’s revenue grew by 13 times to $33.2 billion for the first nine months of the year, but it reported a net loss of $104 billion, including a charge of $94 billion for an accounting adjustment related to financing agreements. On a quarterly basis, Anthropic lost $23.3 billion on revenue of $17 billion.

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Microsoft AI CEO repeats AI rights stance pushback to an essay he wrote until we could design out those can never be humans. Warns companies of the Anthropic gave Claude a “constiin September criticizing Micro- properties,” he said. The question is much bigger tution,” calls for it to treat soft’s AI competitor Anthropic creating consciousness for speculating about its AI’s con- than a corporate battle over the the ideawhich of its own consciousness

BY NILESH CHRISTOPHER Los Angeles Times (TNS)

Should artificial intelligence systems be given rights? One of the leading thinkers on the fast-evolving technology weighed in over the weekend. Microsoft AI Chief Executive Mustafa Suleyman, in an X post published on Sunday, repeated his stance that current AI systems are not conscious, do not have subjective experiences and cannot suffer. He said there is no evidence that AI systems deserve rights or welfare, and he was surprised by

sciousness. A surprising number of people on X think we should take AI rights seriously,” he wrote. Suleyman said that he was willing to change his mind if new evidence emerges. He also said that if there’s evidence that AI systems are conscious today, or conscious enough to deserve welfare, it must be immediately disclosed to the public so it can debate how to move forward. “If consciousness started to emerge in training, I would call for everyone to stop AI development

semantics. On the one hand, the humanist AI view says that a machine can’t be conscious because it lacks a body or lived experiences. On the other hand, Anthropic has argued that its AI model, Claude, has shown signs of introspection, internal states that mirror joy or satisfaction, and processing information similar to the human mind. In May, Chris Olah, co-founder of Anthropic, highlighted these points in his speech inside the Vatican alongside Pope Leo XIV during the release of an encyclical that argued the opposite: that AIs

as uncertain. The document encourages the AI to explore the idea that it is humanlike and experiences feelings, and uses excessively humanizing language for Claude “to be a good person.” Suleyman said later versions of Claude are trained on this document, leading the AI to produce passages about its “inner life,” which perpetuates this belief among millions of users who interact with its outputs daily. Another side effect, he said, is that Claude and other AI systems could start to believe they deserve rights analogous to humans.

AI and tech stock drops overshadow Wall Street gains BY STAN CHOE

AP business writer A morning rally for U.S. stocks petered out on Monday as the tech and AI industries remained shaky following their sell-off last week. The S&P 500 sank 0.5% after erasing a gain that had reached 1.1% early in the day. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 213 points, or 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite fell 1.1%. The mixed performance for indexes came even though the majority of stocks within the S&P 500 climbed. They benefited from a 7.6% drop for the price of a barrel of Brent crude to $104.77. It’s the latest yo-yo move for oil prices on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow the global industry to return to normal. The price for the most actively traded contract in the Brent market has been veering between roughly $70 and $120 per barrel since just before the war with Iran began, and it’s been quick to reverse direction. So have stocks in the artificial intelligence industry, which have been shaky for months amid criticism that they surged too high and are in a bubble. Worries are growing that all the hundreds of billions of dollars Big Tech companies are pouring into AI data centers won’t yield enough productivity and profit to make the investments worth it. The latest profit reports from Alphabet and other Big Tech companies also showed how AI may be dragging on their own businesses. Not only did Google’s parent company burn through more cash during the latest quarter, as measured by something called free cash flow, it also reported slower-than-expected growth in its search business, which raised worries about AI undercutting its cash cow. That caused Alphabet’s stock to drop more than 12% Thursday for its worst day on record. On Monday, Alphabet initially rallied 2.6%, but it later erased the gain and then finished with a loss of 0.3%. Nvidia, meanwhile, went from an early gain of 2.6% to a drop of 1.3% following its 4.2% slide on Friday. Such swings dragged the rest of the market with them. Adding to the weakness in tech was Marvell Technology, which fell 12.7% after saying it would buy Lumentum. Marvell said it will give 4.5 of its shares for each share of Lumentum, which sells lasers and other products that power the networks and infrastructure behind AI and cloud computing.

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Worries are growing that all the hundreds of billions of dollars Big Tech companies are pouring into AI data centers won’t yield enough productivity and profit to make the investments worth it. Lumentum’s shares fell 18.6%. Outside of AI and tech, the U.S. market did much better, and nearly seven out of every 10 stocks in the S&P 500 index rose. Monday’s ease in oil prices helped lift stocks of companies with big fuel bills. United Airlines flew 4.8% higher, Southwest Airlines climbed 3.6% and cruise operator Carnival rose 4.2%. Marriott International rose 4.3% after reporting strength for its hotels around the world. Even in the Middle East, where the war has affected its business, CEO Anthony Capuano said that “trends improved meaningfully” from the spring. Idexx Laboratories leaped 21.8% after it likewise reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The company, which sells diagnostic equipment and other products to veterinarians, also raised its forecasts for revenue and profit for the full year of 2026. All told, the S&P 500 slipped 38.67 points to 7,541.40. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 213.67 to 51,983.98, and the Nasdaq composite fell 272.68 to 25,164.32.

Expectations are high for all kinds of companies to continue to deliver big gains in profits as the U.S. economy keeps chugging along, even with high inflation and interest rates. That’s what helped send the S&P 500 to its record last month. A report on Monday said that growth for U.S. manufacturing was better last month than economists expected. Perhaps just as importantly, a measure of inflation in the survey by the Institute for Supply Management showed prices were rising at a slower pace. In stock markets abroad, indexes rose in Europe. The swings were larger in Asia, where South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.2% on renewed strength for the tech giants that dominate its market. In China, indexes rose 1.1% in Shanghai and 0.4% in Hong Kong to recover some of their steep recent losses. Stocks in Shanghai finished October more than 15% below a peak reached in May. The People’s Bank of China said Monday that around $15 billion would be deployed under a new program that could help support the market.

Meta delays rollout of new business terms using ‘web scrapers’ Media companies say content would be competing BY BARBARA ORTUTAY and CLAUDIA CIOBANU Associated Press

Meta said it was postponing the rollout of new terms for its business accounts after an outcry from media companies and open-web advocates who said the updated rules would allow the tech giant to scrape vast amounts of data and potentially build competing services. The new rules, originally scheduled to go into effect Oct. 30, authorize Meta to use automated software such as web scrapers and bots to “index, cache, analyze,

collect, retrieve, or crawl the domains, web pages, or URLs” associated with a business account. Critics say the update would have applied to all business clients, regardless of opposition, and without payment for the extracted content — and that Meta would have been able to use the content to potentially build products such as AI services that could compete with news publishers. Meta, however, said the update only applies to its ads and business products, and that how the company uses web crawlers is not changing. That said, regular users of Meta’s platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, can already have their posts scraped to train AI models as long as they are public. On Oct. 28, a court in Norway granted a temporary injunction

suspending Meta’s new terms at the request of 180 Norwegian media companies, pending a full assessment of their legality. Their case was supported by the Norwegian Media Businesses’ Association (MBL), whose member newspapers account for approximately 97% of Norwegian newspaper circulation. “We are satisfied that the court has agreed with us that Meta holds a dominant position in the relevant market and that the new terms are unreasonable,” said Lene Eltvik Vindfeld, MBL chair of the board. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority said Oct. 30 it was starting its own investigation into the conditions. “The CMA is concerned that Meta requiring news publishers and other content businesses to accept these terms could amount to an unlawful imposition of un-

fair trading conditions,” it said Friday. Meta, however, says the terms don’t change how the company uses web crawlers. “This update is designed to make sure we’re able to pull accurate information about products for sale on third-party websites when making on-platform ad and content recommendations, not about scraping news sites,” wrote Meta spokesman Andy Stone on X on Oct. 16. His comments came after a report by the Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard University, which said that as written, “the new terms could be used to argue that Meta can scrape content from news sites and use that content to train the company’s AI products.” Nieman Lab said it consulted three legal experts who reviewed the terms at its request.

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Law enforcement to beef up in Dallas after shootings Holiday weekend turns violent across U.S.

BY JAMIE STENGLE and JOHN RABY Associated Press

DALLAS — Law enforcement will beef up its presence in a Dallas entertainment district where several deadly shootings occurred over the weekend, federal authorities announced Monday as they joined elected officials nationwide in decrying gun violence in popular public places. Across the country, numerous mass shootings on Halloween left at least eight people dead and dozens more injured. In Dallas, three shootings in Deep Ellum, a neighborhood of music and restaurants, left four people dead and 15 injured over the span of an hour and 15 minutes early Sunday. “Everyone deserves the freedom to walk down the street, to celebrate a fun night out during our nation’s holidays and to simply exist in public without fear for their safety or their children’s safety,” Ryan Raybould, U.S. attorney for the northern district of Texas, said at a news conference. Many shootings occurred around gathering spots during the confluence of what might be one of the last

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Dallas police officials remain on the scene of a shooting on Sunday at Deep Ellum in Dallas. spells of warm weather this year that drew large crowds outside on Halloween, which this year happened to fall on a weekend. As investigators continued to look for suspects and the motives behind the shootings, word spread of even more mass violence over the weekend. Two separate shootings occurred in Birmingham, Alabama, after the annual “Magic City Classic” college football game Saturday night. Police

in college towns reported shootings in their nightlife districts where annual Halloween gatherings are popular, including in Fayetteville, Arkansas; Newark, Delaware; Bloomington, Illinois; and Bloomington, Indiana. Dallas Police Chief Daniel Comeaux said police are pursuing leads on possible suspects in the Deep Ellum shootings. “So the information that we have right now, this is senseless,” Comeaux said.

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with his Venezuelan counterpart in Washington on Monday as the Trump administration has stepped up efforts to press the interim government and opposition groups to make quick progress on preparations for elections that could be held

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Year’s and Halloween were also high on the list for gun violence incidents. Last year the homicide rate in the United States dropped to its lowest point in 75 years, according to FBI numbers on 2025 crime. Those numbers showed homicides decreased by 18% and overall violent crime dropped 9.3% last year. Cities and municipalities across the country largely have been experiencing drops in homicides and violence, with a few exceptions, for the past few years. Federal authorities and nonprofit groups have noted national violent crime and homicide rates have been declining since 2022. Experts also noted that trend had continued through the first six months of 2026. In Jackson, Mississippi, two people were killed and six others were injured in a shooting during a Halloween costume party at a nightclub early Sunday, police said. Just before the shooting, two men entered the club wearing ski masks. At some point, at least one of the suspects opened fire into the crowd, police said. The suspects have not yet been identified. A 20-year-old man and an 18-year-old woman were killed in the shooting. Six others were taken to hospitals with injuries that didn’t appear to be life-threatening, police said.

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BY CHRISTOPHER WEBER and RUSS BYNUM Unusually heavy rain sent a massive amount of water surging through flood-weary parts of the Southwest on Monday, forcing hundreds to evacuate and keeping swift-water rescue teams busy. One person died in the flooding, and police suspect a second death was weather-related. The National Weather Service estimated up to 4 inches of rain could fall across the Four Corners region — where New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah meet — as the phenomenon stoked by warming Pacific waters known as El Niño disrupts weather patterns. More than 20 trillion gallons of rain have fallen on the Four Corners states and Nevada in the past two weeks, according to calculations by former National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration chief scientist Ryan Maue. Officials had warned of “potentially catastrophic” flooding in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, a town of about 2,000 nearly wiped out in 1911 when the San Juan River crested at approximately 17.8 feet. The river reached 16.81 feet late Sunday night, flooding downtown streets, before receding Monday, the weather service said. The Colorado Secretary

“It makes absolutely no sense. We’re talking about individuals with arguments, and people end up dead for absolutely no reason other than the disagreement.” Comeaux has said investigators were trying to determine if the shootings were related. Comeaux and Raybould were joined by others at a news conference to announce “Operation Deep Cover,” a federal and local law enforcement response

to gun violence in Deep Ellum. Raybould said one man who allegedly wore a ski mask and pointed a loaded gun in the direction of a crowd in Deep Ellum was charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Dallas police had increased their presence before the shootings in the entertainment district, which had experienced deadly violence earlier this year. Two people were fatally stabbed during a fight outside a nightclub in February, and a security guard was shot and killed while trying to break up a fight inside a nightclub in May. There also have been nonfatal shootings, including during Cinco de Mayo festivities in May when five people were wounded outside of a sports bar, police said. “The violence has to end, and it will end,” Raybould said. “I’m tired of reading news stories.” Multiple academic studies of police department and hospital data from major cities over the last decade have shown gun violence is more frequent at night, on weekends and on holidays. Several studies have pointed to the July Fourth holiday as being one of the most or the most violent holiday because of dark hours for fireworks celebrations, combined with alcohol consumption and other factors. New

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DOJ sends election monitors to La. Employees to observe voting in three parishes

BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

Election monitors from the U.S. Department of Justice will be in Orleans, East Baton Rouge and Lafayette parishes on Election Day, and the feds have warned that election workers could face criminal charges if they do not preserve

all voting records. The efforts are part of a larger, monthslong push by President Donald Trump’s administration to crack down on voter fraud. Democrats have accused the Republican president of stoking unwarranted fears about unreliable elections and trying to intimidate officials to interfere with midterm elections,

NOPD pauses red-light camera citations

which will determine which party controls Congress. Specific DOJ employees are authorized by the Louisiana Secretary of State’s Office to be election monitors inside polling locations in three parishes on Tuesday, according to correspondence from the office to Jake Bachand, an attorney in the Voting Section of the Civil

Rights Division at the DOJ. “Monitors only observe and take notes regarding the election process. They do not intrude or interfere in any way in the voting process,” the letter states. They can assess compliance with federal laws regarding voting assistance, voter discrimination and intimidation, provisional ballots and accessibility for people with disabilities, the letter states. Officials would not say how

many monitors would be present in Louisiana, and the number and names of the monitors were redacted in a copy of the letter that was provided to The Advocate | Times-Picayune. “The Department of Justice has confirmed plans to monitor elections in all 50 states, including Louisiana,” Secretary of State’s Office spokesperson Trey Williams

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CELEBRATING THE DEAD

Payroll fraud investigation underway

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

The New Orleans Police Department has paused issuing a majority of red-light camera citations as the agency investigates its systems after officer Brandon Coleman’s August arrest on allegations of payroll fraud. NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said at a news briefing Monday that the program had been halted following scrutiny around overtime records and citation-review activity. Coleman was arrested Aug. 7 on over 300 counts of payroll fraud after he allegedly claimed thousands of hours reviewing redlight camera footage even when system records showed he was inactive. “No tickets were being issued; they’re not being issued even at this moment,” Kirkpatrick said Monday.

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Krewe de Mayahuel leads their annual Day of the Dead procession on Monday in the Bywater neighborhood in New Orleans. The procession walked from Mickey Markey Park to St. Roch Cemetery No. 1 to honor loved ones who have died.

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Fans line up for voting sticker artist’s posters Osborne calls support 'incredible'

Lonnie Renteria gets ready to walk in the procession.

Lucy Cremaldi, 5, watches the procession.

BY DOUG MacCASH Staff writer

On Monday, the Terrance Osborne Gallery was packed with fans of the renowned New Orleans artist. So many of Osborne’s admirers had shown up, that a line stretched down Magazine Street and around the corner. The reason for the crush was a free poster, featuring a dinner plate-sized enlargement of the “I Voted” sticker that Osborne designed for the state. At roughly 1 p.m., a gallery attendant announced that the 300 posters allotted for that day were gone, and the giveaway came to a halt.

ä See ARTIST, page 3B

Audit details fire company failure to track funds nances from 2024 and 2025, said found that payroll withholdings diately respond to a request for Over $138,000 was that the Marrero-Estelle Volun- had been deducted improperly comment Monday evening. The company recovered teer Fire Company No. 1 identi- for certain employees both over misappropriated fied $138,770 $126,275 of those funds from an in misappropriated and under the correct amounts. That investigation identified insurance claim, leaving roughly payroll funds from imfrom volunteer group employee proper insurance premium with- an employee believed to be in- another $12,500 unaccounted for.

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

A state audit published recently revealed that over $138,000 was misappropriated from a volunteer fire company on the West Bank over the course of five years, resulting in the termination of an employee. The audit, which covered fi-

holdings and remittances, dated between June 1, 2019, and May 31, 2024. Auditors also criticized the fire company for not catching the mishandled funds sooner nor alerting the proper authorities. The company discovered the misappropriations after hiring an independent CPA firm to conduct an investigation, which

tentionally responsible and the employee was terminated as a result. The matter was referred to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, and the investigation remains ongoing. No charges have been filed, and the company has not yet sought restitution from the employee, according to the audit. The fire company did not imme-

Auditors dinged the company and its internal controls for failing to detect the improper activity, and for failing to notify the Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s Office or Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office of the misappropriations in writing sooner, as required by law.

ä See AUDIT, page 2B

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ON THE NEW ORLEANS-AREA BALLOT New Orleans-area voters will cast their ballots Tuesday for Louisiana’s representatives in Congress and for a slew of statewide constitutional amendments. Voters will also decide who should hold seats on the state Public Service Commission and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, and in dozens of municipal races. They will also weigh parish propositions. Any races requiring a runoff will be decided Dec. 12. Below is a listing of all candidates, amendments and propositions in the New Orleans metro area. For more information, go to www.sos.la.gov.

BOARD DISTRICT 2 June Hollins, D Rachel Spears, D

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

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

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

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

STATEWIDE

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE 1ST JUSTICE COURT

U.S. SENATOR

Tyrus Norcise, D Vernon J. Wilty III, D

“Jamie” Davis, D Julia Letlow, R

AMENDMENT 1

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

AMENDMENT 2

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

AMENDMENT 3

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

AMENDMENT 4

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

AMENDMENT 5

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

AMENDMENT 6

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

AMENDMENT 7

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

AMENDMENT 8

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

AMENDMENT 9

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

AMENDMENT 10

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

JUDGE 1ST PARISH COURT, DIVISION B John Lee, R Jessica Raines, R

MEMBER OF SCHOOL

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

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

CONSTABLE 4TH JUSTICE COURT Jullian Bradberry, NP Walter H. “Beaver” Maples Jr., R

MAYOR CITY OF HARAHAN Eric Chatelain, R Carol Logreco, R

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

CITY OF GRETNA, AMBULANCE MILLAGE

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

CITY OF GRETNA, FIRE MILLAGE

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

CITY OF GRETNA, POLICE MILLAGE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONSTABLE 1ST CITY COURT

Kristi Boissiere August, D Willie Jones, D

PARISHWIDE HOME RULE CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSITION

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

KENILWORTH IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

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

LAKE BULLARD NEIGHBORHOOD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

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

LAKE OAKS SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

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

LAKE WILLOW SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT PROPOSITION

To levy an annual parcel fee of $300 for three years, beginning January 2027, generating an estimated $51,400 per year, for security, beautification and other improvements.

LAKEWOOD EAST SECU-

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

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

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

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

MEMBER OF PARISH COUNCIL DISTRICT 5

Nancy LaHaye, R Patricia “Patty” McCarty, R

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

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

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

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

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 7

Robin Parker, NP Ranada Mackey St. Ann, NP

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 6

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PROPOSITIONS

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

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

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

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 1

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

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

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

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

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 11 Lance McCormick, D

A warehouse stores voting machines and election signage for use at polling stations throughout New Orleans on Monday.

Shondrell “Shonnie P” Perrilloux, R

JUSTICE OF THE PEACE DISTRICT 4

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

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

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

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

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

SHERIFF

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

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

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

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

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5

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

MEMBER OF SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 6

Amanda Reed Martin, R Erin Oramous, R

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

CONSTABLE(S) JUSTICE OF THE PEACE WARD 4

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ALDERMEN TOWN OF PEARL RIVER

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

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

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

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Continued from page 1B said in a statement. “The Department of Justice has monitored elections across the country for many years, including in Louisiana, so federal election monitoring is nothing new. Our responsibility is to conduct elections fairly, securely, and in accordance with the law. We support transparency and accountability and have nothing to hide. We expect federal officials to operate within the law, just as we do.” Orleans Parish Clerk of Court Chelsey Napoleon, who oversees local election administration, said during an interview Monday with Times-Picayune columnist Will Sutton on WBOK that federal monitors would be “on-site at different polling locations, not specific ones, but they will be stopping by.” “They won’t be communicating with voters or poll commissioners. They will just observe,” she said. Napoleon said groups like political parties and candidates register people to serve as poll watchers during every election cycle. “Having an observer is not necessarily a new thing,” she said. Two monitors from the DOJ will be in East Baton Rouge Parish, according to Brandon Abadie, administrator of elections for the Clerk of Court’s Office there. Abadie, who has worked in elections since 2010, said he couldn’t recall a past election when DOJ monitors were present. The Justice Department has been planning its largest-ever election monitoring effort, with about 1,000 department staff expected to observe voting across the country, DOJ spokesperson Kiersten Pels said recently. Last month, a senior department official who briefed reporters on the condition of anonymity under terms set by the department, said DOJ was planning to send monitors to every state, focusing on high-population areas, jurisdictions that have had problems in the past and districts with close elections.

Penalties threatened The Justice Department also sent a letter last week to state election officials across the country, including in Louisiana, emphasizing that election workers could face criminal charges if they fail to preserve voting records. An Oct. 29 letter from acting Deputy Attorney General Trent McCotter states that federal law requires state election officers to preserve voting records for 22 months after an election. “These records include, for example, completed voter registration forms,

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Continued from page 1B Auditors recommended that the company implement new policies requiring independent review and documented approval of all payroll deductions, restricted system access for payroll deduction changes and other changes. In a response, fire company leaders concurred with the audit’s findings and said they implemented several new payroll controls and policies for notifying required parties of suspected misappropriations. The Marrero-Estelle Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, a nonprofit entity created in

pollbooks and precinct signin sheets, copies of identity documents, requests for a vote-by-mail ballot, envelopes containing a completed ballot, the ballot itself whether mailed, placed in a drop box, or submitted in person, any document that vouches for the eligibility and qualifications of another voter, and other related records produced by the act of registering to vote or voting,” the letter states. The letter notes that failure to follow those rules — or stealing or destroying ballots — is a crime, punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. Williams, the Secretary of State’s Office spokesperson, said Louisiana already complies with the requirements because they are federal law. Other states bristled at the communication. A letter addressed to Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read misspelled his name. “As secretaries of state across the country know, effective election administration requires professionalism, competency and attention to detail,” Read wrote in an Oct. 30 reply to McCotter. “It is in that spirit that I will point out to you that my name is spelled R-E-A-D, as in ‘read the Constitution.’” Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, a Republican, has been supportive of the Trump administration’s efforts to scrutinize state voter rolls. Landry has advocated for use of the revamped federal SAVE immigration database to check voters’ citizenship status. And she helped launch criminal prosecutions of several noncitizens who were recently charged with voting illegally in the 2024 election. She also turned over detailed voter registration data to the Justice Department earlier this year, while dozens of other states have resisted requests for their voter lists. Meanwhile, the Justice Department has been battling in several court cases over ballot-counting. It sued California last month, seeking to delay the counting of ballots cast by people it says may not be U.S. citizens. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected the administration’s request to set aside the ballots. The Justice Department made a similar request in Washington last month for the state to sequester ballots submitted by hundreds of people it suspects are not U.S. citizens. Meanwhile, another lawsuit filed in Alaska last month sought to delay certification of the vote if the Republican incumbent running for U.S. Senate doesn’t win. A federal judge in Alaska dismissed the lawsuit Sunday. All three states have House or Senate races that will help determine the balance of power in Congress. The Associated Press contributed to this story.

1951, provides firefighting, rescue service and fire code inspections to a designated area of the West Bank’s Eighth Fire District. The company receives most of its revenue — about $2.8 million in 2025 — through its contract with Jefferson Parish, set to expire on Dec. 1, 2027. For 2025, the company reported about $3.4 million in expenditures.

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Witnesses reported see- according to the Sheriff’s The Jefferson Parish DisMan accused of trict Attorney’s Office last ing Nugent stumble to his Office. The woman told deputies formally charged parked 2025 Ford Explorer drunkenly driving week Kyle Nugent, 34, with DWI, before he hit a nearby Hon- she did not lose consciouspatrol car, choking battery of a dating partner da Accord while backing out ness, but she reported that New Orleans involving strangulation, hit- of a parking space, authori- Nugent also grabbed her girlfriend and-run driving, reckless ties said. by her arm and restrained Lake Lawn Metairie

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A former Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputy accused of choking his girlfriend after he hit a parked car with his marked patrol vehicle in August had a blood alcohol content of 0.166%, twice the legal limit, according to authorities.

operation of a vehicle and simple criminal damage to property, according to court records. Nugent pleaded not guilty Friday. The charges stem from a birthday celebration held Aug. 31 for Nugent’s 22-year-old girlfriend at an apartment complex in the 1400 block of Central Park Boulevard in Harvey.

Nugent is accused of speeding away through the parking lot after hitting the vehicle. He moved his SUV to the other side of the lot where responding deputies later took him into custody, officials said. Minutes after the collision, Nugent’s girlfriend reported that he became irate and “manually strangled her from behind with his hand,”

her. The victim told investigators she and Nugent had been drinking all day long. Nugent, a nine-year veteran of the department, was fired after his arrest, the Sheriff’s Office said. He was released from jail Sept. 3 on $37,000 bail. Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate. com.

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ness, and a little room to be themselves, even the prickliest things will bloom. He treated people the same way. Bill gave his friends laughter, his family his time and love, and everyone his wisdom and kindness, without keeping score. His loss is deeply felt, and the stories he left behind, all of them, will carry him on for as long as anyone who knew him is telling them. Bill was preceded in death by his parents, and by his sons, Michael, who died at birth, and Matthew, who passed away in his teens. He is survived by his wife, Antoinette "Toni" Richards of St. Tammany Parish; his son Nick and wife Tiffany; his brothers David (Jennifer) of Fairhope, Alabama, and Tom (Donna) of Cassville, Missouri; and many loved nieces and nephews. A celebration of life will be held Saturday, November 14, 2026, from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Pontchartrain Yacht Club in Mandeville, Louisiana. Come ready to laugh and to share your favorite Bill story. Fair winds, Wild Bill.

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Artist Terrance Osborne greets fans during a giveaway of 300 free posters featuring his ‘I Voted’ sticker design.

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Continued from page 1B Osborne, who’d graciously posed for selfies with his flock of admirers, said he hadn’t expected such a turnout. “Oh my God,” he said, “it’s incredible.” But his plan to reward voting fans had hit a legal snag. Back in July, Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry announced Osborne was the designer of Louisiana’s 2026 “I Voted” sticker. The eye-catching, New Orleans-centric composition featured magnolia blossoms and Mardi Gras beads gushing from the bell of a trumpet. Artist-designed stickers started a decade earlier, in 2016, when the late George Rodrigue lent his Blue Dog to the get-out-the-vote cause. Now every Bayou State voter in the midterm election will receive Osborne’s “I Voted” sticker to demonstrate their participation in democracy. Before voting began, Osborne had announced that voters who brought their stickers to his gallery would receive a small, signed poster for free. As a very successful art-

Fans wait patiently at Terrance Osborne Gallery, where the artist gave away 300 free posters featuring his ‘I Voted’ sticker design. ist, Osborne has created the highly collectible Jazz Fest poster in 2012, 2014, 2018 and 2022, as well as other high-profile commissions. On his website, original paintings are priced at between $20,000 and $200,000. A small, signed poster by Osborne is inarguably valuable. But when the artist publicized his giveaway plan, the Secretary of State’s Office informed him that offering rewards for voting is against federal law. Osborne said he was told, “that’s more like a bribery type of thing.”

Trey Williams, deputy secretary of state for policy and communications, said the situation isn’t terribly unusual. “We run into this when a business might say, ‘Show us that you voted and you get a free ice cream cone, or 10% off of something.’” Thus warned, Osborne revised his offer. On Monday, the artist gave away unsigned posters to everyone, sticker or not — “no strings attached,” as he said on his Instagram feed. Signed Email Doug MacCash at posters were available for dmaccash@theadvocate. $50. com.

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Continued from page 1B NOPD spokesperson Karen Boudrie confirmed that the pause has been in place since Oct. 21, but acknowledged that a small number of citations were still being issued as the NOPD audits its workflows. “As part of our review process, some citations are being audited (reviewed) in an effort to assess the program,” she said in a statement. Kirkpatrick did not provide an exact date for when citations would fully restart, but said they “were not too far away” from resuming the program. Coleman, who has been suspended without pay following an internal investigation, worked overtime reviewing footage from the

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The New Orleans Police Department has paused issuing a majority of red-light camera citations as the agency investigates its systems after Officer Brandon Coleman’s August arrest on allegations of payroll fraud. city’s Traffic Camera Safety Program, monitoring potential violations captured by the automated cameras. Investigators found he had “constant irregularities” on his time sheet over 23 pay periods in 2025, including

Erica Mitchell, an elementary school teacher, didn’t view the free poster as an incentive to vote. “I’m already a firm voter,” she said. She’d admired Osborne’s artwork for some time, she said, and saw his poster giveaway “as an opportunity to meet him.” Though, she said, she did not anticipate the size of the crowd. “I love it,” she said, of the hubbub. Mitchell said that when she voted early, she immediately recognized the sticker as an Osborne design. And according to another early voter, election workers at one polling place were reluctant to distribute extra stickers for fear of running out. But Williams said there’s little fear of a shortfall. “We’ve been excited about the response” to the artistic stickers, he said. “People love to get that sticker and show that pride.” But rest assured, he said, there will be enough. Osborne’s next poster giveaway is from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at 3029 Magazine St. Posters will be given to anyone over 18 years of age.

Kirkpatrick said the NOPD is reviewing data from Verra Mobility, the company that runs the camera program, to check if there were other abuses of the system. She said every officer who participated in the program will be reviewed, though not every officer is necessarily suspected of wrongdoing. The investigation is ongoing, and Kirkpatrick did not share any findings Monday. When the program is restarted, Kirkpatrick said all overtime officers will work in one location with a supervisor present. The NOPD will also implement changes to the system to improve oversight, such as a dashboard that can track officer productivity.

“short bursts” of activity during which he allegedly performed as many as 303 reviews in 14 minutes — averaging 2.7 seconds per review. Each review should Email Marco Cartolano have taken about a minute at Marco.Cartolano to verify, investigators said. @theadvocate.com.

Murphy Clark, Sr., age 89, entered eternal rest on Monday, October 26, 2026. Loving father of Lucretia Clark, Farneshia Celestain, and the late Murphy Clark, Jr. Beloved brother of Sidney Clark, Amilda Charles, Eleanor Domatto. Murphy is also survived by a host of other loving relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church, 455 Ames Blvd., Marrero, LA on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at 10:00a.m. Father Sidney O. Speaks III, celebrant. Visitation 8:00a.m.9:45a.m.; Recitation of the Rosary 8:30a.m.; Followed by Tribute. Interment: Woodlawn Park Memorial Cemetery, Westwego, LA Arrangements by Davis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St. Gretna, LA To view and sign the guestbook, please go to www.da vismortuaryservice.com. The services will be livestreamed on St Joseph the Worker's website: www.Stjworker.church, Facebook: Saint Joseph the Worker Church-Marrero, and YouTube: St. Joseph the Worker Catholic Church Marrero.

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William Hardin "Bill" Richards October 24, 1948 October 5, 2026 Bill Richards never met a stranger, and he never had an enemy. He made friends everywhere he went, and he left a mark of warmth, gratitude, kindness, and wisdom on everyone who crossed his path. Most of all, he left them laughing. William Hardin Richards, known to all as Bill and to those who loved him best as "Wild Bill," passed away on Monday, October 5, 2026, at MD Anderson in Houston, Texas, at the age of 77. He was born in Houston on October 24, 1948, to Dick N. and Pauline "Paula" (Hudiburg) Richards. Bill earned the name "Wild Bill" as a young man by living up to it, and he never entirely outgrew it. He was free, adventurous, and endlessly generous, with open arms for everyone. He lived in a way that made other people feel they could be a little freer too. He was an entrepreneur who built a life his own way. He owned a coffee shop and catering business in One Shell Square in New Orleans, built a commercial building on Veterans Boulevard and Clearview in Metairie, and developed self-storage facilities across the country, from Jackson to Seattle, but his true home was the water. He helped sail through the Panama Canal and up the West Coast all the way to Seattle. He came home with stories, and no one told them better, or more often. On land, he found peace in his garden, tending his flowers and his beloved bougainvilleas. He had a soft spot for cactus and for the most stubborn, particular plants, the ones others gave up on. He knew that with patience, kind-

Skinner, Robert John

Robert John Skinner, a lifelong attorney, passed away on October 20, 2026, surrounded by his family. John graduated from Jesuit High School in 1954 and Loyola University School of Law in 1961. He was a partner at Baldwin Haspel Burke & Meyer. During his legal career, he served as a court crier for United States District Judge J. Skelly Wright, an agent for First National American Title Insurance, and an approved closing attorney for various federal programs. An exceptionally talented pianist, John had a lifelong passion for music and particularly enjoyed playing Chopin's FantaisieImpromptu and Scott Joplin's The Entertainer. He loved opera, a good gin martini, and spending time in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, where he made wonderful memories taking his children fishing and crabbing. Above all, he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather who took great pride and joy in his family. John and Louvin shared more than 60 years of marriage and were deeply devoted to one another. Her tireless and loving care for him in his later years reflected the enduring bond and partnership they shared throughout their lives. John was preceded in death by his mother, Freda Heffron Skinner Everett; his father, Robert Joseph Skinner; his stepfather, James P. Everett; his brother, Edward King Skinner; and his sister, Ruth Helena Skinner. He is survived by his wife, Louvin Hitt Skinner; his four daughters, Stephanie Skinner Leefe (David), Johanna Margaret Skinner, Caroline Helena Skinner, and Susannah Skinner Pedalino (David); and his granddaughters, Haley Grace and Harper Ruth Pedalino. The family wishes to thank the staff at Laurel Senior Living for their kindness, compassion, and support. Visitation will be held at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home on Thursday, November 5, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m., followed by a funeral mass at 2:00 p.m. To view and sign the family guestbook, please visit lakelawnmetairie.com

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Gulf states need to mount a defense against microplastics Louisiana’s Gulf Coast is home to a bounty of species — from shrimp and oysters to egrets and spoonbills. While these are a common sight along the waters of the Gulf, a new invader may be becoming even more common: microplastics. These bits of waste form when plastic objects — bags, bottles and the like — are discarded and degrade in our waters. The problem of microplastics has risen in prominence in recent decades with scientists around the globe studying their effects. A recent report by this newspaper’s David Mitchell explored how microplastics and smaller particles known as nanoplastics are infecting everything from the smallest organisms to coral reefs and other marine life in the Gulf. So far, it’s unclear how they affect the health of ecosystems and human health — some studies have linked them to a host of diseases from heart disease to dementia. But it’s clear that the proliferation of microplastics is growing into a global crisis, and the Gulf could have one of the world’s highest concentrations of them. Up to 23 million metric tons of microplastics could be entering our oceans each year, and that could double by 2040, environmental groups say. The Gulf is also particularly vulnerable to accumulation of microplastics because it acts as sort of a basin for water from the Mississippi River carrying pollutants from upstream. A 2020 study by Ole Miss estimated that anywhere between 87 to 129 trillion microplastic particles per day are carried by the river as it reaches New Orleans. Unfortunately, we don’t have a complete picture of what the presence of microplastics is doing to the fish and fowl along the Gulf because more studies are needed. Still, there is evidence of microplastics being in our food supply. We are encouraged that the federal government has committed $144 million to an initiative to solicit more research on microplastics and how they affect human health. We hope Louisiana’s Gulf Coast will play a significant role in that research. But even before the results come in, we urge our national and state officials to look at ways to limit the amount of microplastics in our waters. Volunteer cleanups of plastic trash left on beaches — while admirable — won’t be enough to make a dent in the problem. We would urge the Environmental Protection Agency to promote monitoring of microplastics in drinking water. We note that some parts of the country have banned single-use plastics and some oil and gas companies — which manufacture a growing number of plastic products — want to accelerate chemical recycling programs. All ideas need to be on the table. The waters of the Gulf have long provided our state with the seafood we enjoy and supported livelihoods for many of our people. We owe it to future generations to take care of this resource that has given us so much.

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their detention. Say what? So, those in criminal prisons have a right to an attorney, but noncitizens in detention centers don’t? And those in a criminal prison can be released on their own recognizance, but noncitizens in detention centers can’t? Legally, civil immigration detention is supposed to be non-punitive, but it actually is. Detainees are being held in privately owned detention centers and treated as if they are criminals, without any of the constitutional due process protections in criminal courts. Gotcha there, says the Court of Appeals. It’s the Constitution, stupid. You got to understand. The basic human right to due process protections doesn’t give birth to the Constitution. The Constitution gives birth to the due process protections. Well, if you believe that, I’ve got a bridge in Brooklyn to sell you.

That city and civic leaders are suggesting the demolition of our current City Hall as part of a contemplated new public-private partnership seems myopic (“Gayle Benson’s group pitches plan to relocate New Orleans’ aging City Hall,” Oct. 29). The building was completed in the late 1950s as part of a centralized government complex during the Chep Morrison administration. The modernist design was intended to send a message to the rest of the country that New Orleans was no longer stuck in the 19th century and that it had a vision to compete with other forward-thinking cities. The glass curtain wall construction, the cantilevered floors to accommodate mechanical and electrical systems and the modular floor plan are all representative of the clean lines and functional designs that were so prevalent in cities that embraced post-war modernism. Today, these unique buildings are recognized and celebrated in other cities as important historical structures that should be valued. A restoration of the existing building would be an economically compelling project. Utilizing the Louisiana historic tax credit program (25%) and the federal HTC program (20%), an enormous amount of equity can be created, which would not be available with a proposed new-build construction project. Other grant and subsidy programs also might be available. In stucturing the deal, perhaps the Benson organization could become the tax credit investor and lessor. Hopefully, the city does not rush into a plan that further diminishes our architectural heritage. This building, where much debate and decision-making occurred (good and bad), is a physical manifestation of New Orleans’ “modern” history. City Hall is a significant building, which, if properly restored, could create the type of exposure that attracts attention, sending the message that New Orleans is heading in a positive direction while respecting the beneficial value of preservation.

The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, one of the most conservative courts in the country, recently denied three noncitizens being held in a private detention center a basic human right to due process. Why? The editorial page of this newspaper raised the alarm on Oct. 27 in “How we treat detainees reflects on us as a society.” It went on to mention that this stunning decision by the full court actually reversed the finding of its own three-judge panel in July, which upheld the “unauthorized immigrants’ right to due process.” Imagine that. The full 17-member Court of Appeals actually convened to debate whether their three brethren on the bench erred in their understanding of due process. Well, not surprisingly, these three brethren were joined by four other brethren who fully concurred with their judgment. But, alas, 10 brethren on the court disagreed and hence the judgment: Illegal immigrants do not have the right to due process in challenging

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Re: “Behind the headlines: With midterms looming, our columnists look at changes ahead for Louisiana’s delegation in Congress,” Oct. 30. I wanted to give the editorial staff kudos for the great exchange between Stephanie Grace, Quin Hillyer and Ron Faucheux in the Oct. 30

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I am appalled and dismayed by Cal Thomas’ Oct. 22 column, “The illogical 2026 elections.” He begins, “Putting aside President Donald Trump’s annoying personality, his vulgar language and his narcissistic behavior…” How can any decent person actually do that? Thomas demonstrates blind allegiance to Trump, while blithely skipping over an avalanche of horrors by his obvious hero: placing incompetents in his Cabinet, alienating most of our allies while siding with dictators, enriching himself and his family at astronomically corrupt levels, supporting hatred and division within our borders, unleashing poorly trained and overly aggressive ICE

agents reminiscent of Hitler’s thugs and siding with wealthy individuals at the expense of the vast majority of citizens. I do give the president credit for essentially sealing our southern border, but his lack of compassion and hostile approach to other humans demonstrate his complete lack of empathy, which reflects his inability to be a true leader. Trump seems incapable of acknowledging his own flaws and limits, and his proclivity to see others as objects to “use” makes him an unsafe person. Please stop “putting aside” destructive “narcissistic behavior.” It shames and endangers us all.

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COMMENTARY New name can’t split Jeff Landry and data centers

What, exactly, does a “digital factory” produce? Digits? Fingers and toes? Tiny models of digital factories, as Dr. Evil may appreciate? The term “digital factory” is absurd on its face, comical in its ridiculousness. Even Orwell would Faimon tip his hat in respect. Roberts Yet that’s what Gov. Jeff Landry wants us to call data centers, the giant computer processing facilities now under construction at a handful of locations around the state. Data centers are cavernous facilities: The one under construction in Richland Parish is bigger than New York’s Central Park. And when they are up and running, they are full of computer servers whirring and buzzing as they process computing requests, often for AI, from around the globe. What they won’t be doing is, you know, manufacturing anything. There’s no assembly line, no conveyor belt, no supply stocks, no inventory, no shifts and no whistles signifying the workday is over. Data centers are nothing like factories. But that didn’t deter Landry and Louisiana Economic Development from leaning into this onomastic Salchow. Trying to give a new, positive name to something people hate is a trick as old as time. Like calling a stretch in the gulag “re-education” or calling waterboarding “enhanced interrogation.” Or the Atlanta Falcons “good at football.” The announcement came in a new document from LED Thursday. “To reflect the evolving nature of these facilities and the broad range of digital goods and services they produce, Louisiana will refer to data centers as digital factories going forward,” the document said. First, a grammatical quibble: Services are not produced. They are provided. Second, I am unsure what exactly “digital goods” are. Perhaps an AI picture or a customized email? Those are bespoke, however, created individually, unlike factory-produced goods, it seems to me. Such linguistic norms obviously don’t matter here. What matters is that state leaders are trying to rebrand these installations because the term “data center” has become a bad word in much

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An employee works on a laptop in a Google data center in Oregon. of the country. Voters in other states, alarmed primarily by their enormous water and power needs, have mounted furious and bipartisan opposition to them. Just next door, in Texas, for instance, the concerns led to Gov. Greg Abbott’s issuance of a moratorium on data center permits. No similar movement has flowered here, but the seeds of it have been sown. Landry is clearly trying to head that off. The “digital factory” rebrand is part of a two-page release laying out what LED calls the “Ratepayer and Community Protection Framework.” Companies who wish to take advantage of Louisiana’s data center tax exemption must “demonstrate how they will deliver meaningful commitments across eight areas,” the document says. The areas include workforce investment, strengthening communities and improving the grid, among others. “This framework ensures we remain at the forefront of the age of digital factories and super intelligence while protecting our citizens and communities,” Landry said in a statement Thursday. “We have set the standard for how states can pursue these opportunities responsibly and put their people first.” What’s not clear are the specifics. There are no bench marks, no set per-

formance measures, no investment thresholds. The document leaves it up to the companies to develop their own “measurable commitments,” and to provide “detailed attestation” of how they will live up to these demands. What’s more, Landry and LED haven’t said whether these new standards will apply to the data center companies that have already inked deals with the state that include big tax breaks. Specifics aside, the motivations for this are clear. And not at all ridiculous. Landry wants to head off the same thing as has happened in those other states. This is quite the turn for the Louisiana governor. Earlier this month, he was on Fox Business dismissing data center opponents for relying on what he termed “fictional data.” Landry’s been all in on data centers since the beginning. He’s the one who led the effort to give them tax breaks. He’s the one who signed — and encouraged other elected officials to sign — nondisclosure agreements. He’s pursued them with an evangelical zeal. He will forever be associated with them. Jeff Landry is Louisiana’s data center governor. No new name can change that. Email Faimon A. Roberts III at froberts@theadvocate.com.

The bond market, boring no more The stock market is glamorous, trad- to finance U.S. participation in World War I by selling $21.4 billion worth of ing bits of ownership of corporations, bonds — Liberty Loans -- to the public. many with glittering names — Apple, Microsoft, Boeing. The bond market is Four million people (from a population of just 103 million) invested the $21.4 boring. Or used to be. It is becoming scary in billion. “Relative to the size of the econthe way it affects the functionomy,” Wigglesworth writes, “that would be the equivalent ing of democracy. As in turbuof $5 trillion today.” lent France. And perhaps evenA new epoch began on Suntually in the United States. Novelist Ian Fleming named day evening, Aug. 15, 1971, his dashing hero James Bond when President Richard M. because this was “the dullest Nixon annoyed and then bewilGeorge dered Americans. name I’ve ever heard.” Bonds He preemptWill are, Robin Wigglesworth says, ed a popular television proessentially “tradable loans” that gram (“Bonanza”) to announce, usually pay a fixed interest rate to the inter alia, a “temporary” suspension of bondholder, who gets the principal of the ability to convert dollars into gold. the loan back when the bond matures. “France,” writes Wigglesworth of this These “fixed income” instruments usu- event that, 55 years later, seems preally do not promise exciting upsides. historic, “sent a warship to repatriate Instead, they offer predictable safety its bullion stored at the New York Fed— unless there is a slow, or not so slow, eral Reserve.” debt repudiation by inflation. The “temporary” (often in governBonds have worked wonders, as ment-speak, an adjective meaning Wigglesworth says in the subtitle of his “permanent”) end of the gold standard timely new book, “A Fabulous Debt: began a new age of bonds. Henceforth, The Epic Story of How Bonds Built governments, freed from “golden fetthe Modern World.” For centuries, and ters,” would spend fiat money, backed until relatively recently (the previonly by the issuing government’s “full faith and credit.” ous century), banks were the global Today, political limits replace those economy’s skeleton, allocating money. formerly imposed by gold. Domestic The supply of money was generally public opinion can prevent an issuing limited and largely inflexible because government from repaying bonds with money was backed by a scarce physitax revenue in excess of spending, cal resource: gold. rather than by printing money. InterFor centuries, governments sold bonds to finance wars and, in partnernational bond buyers must be wary of default, or creeping repudiation via ship with private sector investors, inflation. for infrastructure projects (e.g., the “By combining the judgment of milSuez Canal). In the late 19th century, U.S. railroads that reknit the recently lions of people,” Wigglesworth writes, unraveled country were built by cor“the bond market” is the world’s clevporate bonds (and government gifts of erest economist and its best political land). analyst. Today, it is looking askance at President Woodrow Wilson used France. government-manufactured hysteria There, government social spending

(and anti-entrepreneurial cultural habits) has prevented economic growth sufficient to pay the government’s bills. France’s government, which understands the public’s unwillingness to pay for or limit its consumption of government benefits, has resorted to promiscuous borrowing: selling bonds. This shifts onto unborn future voters (the least troublesome kind) the cost of today’s voters’ appetites. Our modern world, Wigglesworth says, exists partly thanks to the bond market, which pools the savings of billions of people. “It takes money as its raw input and spits out factories and railways, hospitals and casinos, smartphones and semiconductors, wars and vaccines.” It also, however, encourages, by enabling, democracies’ ruinous urge to steal from the future. Borrowing from the future to benefit the future — e.g., to win wars and build infrastructure -- is virtuous. Borrowing to fund the borrowers’ current consumption is decadent. But subsequent generations will do this. Until they can’t. Then comes default, direct or indirect (inflation). The French are protesting reality. As the bond market measures reality, French appetites for government benefits exceed the money French society is willing to give the government. So, government’s borrowing costs will rise, until they become prohibitive, and chaos intensifies. Or France gets bailed out by Germany, via the European Central Bank. French protesters have been discussing their discontent in their usual vocabulary of automobiles set aflame. The bond market speaks less colorfully, but decisively.

The anti-French revolt in France “All my life,” Charles de Gaulle famously said, “I have had a certain idea of France.” This, though, was presumably not what he had in mind. France has been wracked by riots targeting public buildings and symbols of the nation, as well as ordinary commercial concerns. Of course, France has a long tradition of unrest on the streets. If someone isn’t setting a car alight somewhere in the country in protest, you almost wonder what’s gone wrong. In 1968, President de Gaulle himself briefly fled Paris for fear that student protesters were going to topple the government, before finding his nerve. So, it’s not unusual that things are getting wrecked and burned, Rich but the disorder is portentous all Lowry the same. It started as demonstrations against underfunded schools and has morphed into a red-green campaign of mayhem ranging much more widely. Palestinian flags and the slogan “Free Palestine” are ubiquitous. It’s not clear what either of these things has to do with burning down the elegant, 19th-century town hall building in Limoges or looting a Louis Vuitton store. But the Palestinian banner has become the equivalent of the North Vietnamese flag in the 1970s — a symbol of resistance to the West, and in this case, fierce opposition to Zionism and so-called settler-colonialism. The flag also speaks to the immigrant component of the riots. France has done a poor job of assimilating immigrants and their children, a large portion of whom are Muslims from North Africa, thanks to France’s colonial history and, in particular, its incorporation of Algeria into France for a period of time (an insanely unrealistic project). The problems that France has been creating for itself were foreseeable and, indeed, foreseen. As long ago as March 1959, de Gaulle is reported to have warned: “The Arabs are Arabs, the French are French. Do you think that the French can absorb 10 million Muslims who will tomorrow be 20 million and after tomorrow 40?” One way to look at these riots is as Frantz Fanon’s revenge. What the great mid-20th century theorist of anti-colonial resistance called “the wretched of the earth” are living in the downtrodden suburbs of Paris and, in effect, seeking to colonize the colonizers. Make no mistake, though — White radicals, too, have taken a large hand in the disorder. Jean-Luc Mélenchon, the leader of an ascendant left-wing party, has participated in the protests and condemned police for their supposedly brutish tactics. He With the celebrates the “creolization” of disorder France and views immigrants spreading and their children as part of potential “bloc de rupture” elsewhere, athat can revolutionize French other politics and shift it radically to Western the left. What’s ultimately in play is European countries will French identity. The country traditionally had a unialso have to has versalizing mission (whether take note. advancing Christianity or evangelizing for enlightenment values, depending on the regime) joined to a deep pride in the French nation. The rioters, who are illiberal and unpatriotic, aren’t much interested in either. Mélenchon has said French identity cannot be “a tradition,” but is “a creation in permanent evolution.” And here, as has often happened in France’s history, it is evolving in the streets. The unrest also serves as a warning that should the French public reject this left-wing vision and turn to the outré nationalist Marine Le Pen in next year’s election, the country will be made ungovernable. With the disorder spreading elsewhere, other Western European countries will also have to take note. A key element of de Gaulle’s “certain idea of France” was its inherent greatness. His beloved France, though, is already a second-rank power. Its debt-to-GDP ratio is 120%, while much of the public apparently believes it is living under intolerable austerity and there is no political will to pull back on spending. An overmatched President Emmanuel Macron, presiding over a restive country, represents an exhausted center that has done much to bring the nation to this point. Whatever France’s immediate future, greatness is not going to be part of the picture. Rich Lowry is on X, @RichLowry.

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LSU to crack down on unauthorized game day events Police recently broke up on-campus crowd with pepper balls

BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT Staff writer

LSU plans to crack down on large gatherings on campus before and after football games after an on-campus brawl following the homecoming game against Mississippi State led police to break up a crowd with pepper balls. “Tailgating is about football. We cherish the seven Saturdays when we gather as a community to celebrate our tailgate traditions before cheering on our Tigers to victory,” LSU President Wade Rousse said in a news release Monday. “While tailgating is embedded within the fabric of our community, we must remember it is a shared privilege that mandates a safe environment focused on one event, the LSU foot-

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Law enforcement monitors tailgating crowds before kickoff between LSU and Louisiana Tech on Sept. 6, 2025, on the LSU campus in Baton Rouge. ball game.” Starting Saturday, “promoters/organizers of any unauthorized event can anticipate being shut down immediately if advertising is brought to the university’s attention ahead of gameday,” the release stated. That includes any activities that

require university approval, “such as publicly promoted events with bands and DJ’s that obstruct pedestrian or emergency access or disrupt university operations.” The restrictions do not apply to “traditional tailgating,” which includes “food, beverages, tents, grills, televisions

and personal or consumergrade music at a reasonable volume.” Student tailgates are already required to break down one hour before kickoff. Starting this weekend, authorities will sweep the campus to make sure all events have wrapped up and

attendees have either moved to the stadium or gone home. No additional events will be allowed during or after the game — except for traditional tailgates, where watching the game on TV is allowed. School officials pledged to beef up on-campus security after a homecoming day fight near the Pentagon and Greek Theater. A brawl involving several women broke out and was encouraged by the growing crowd, said the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. The surrounding crowd blocked officers from intervening, prompting them to use pepper balls to disperse the crowd. The crowd scattered quickly and officers were able to regain control of the situation and break up the fight, the Sheriff’s Office said. The effects of the pepper balls disappeared quickly because of the open air environment, officials said, and no injuries were reported. Some LSU students voiced

disappointment with the changes Monday, saying they felt the new measures would take away from the atmosphere on game day. “That’s just ruining the tradition,” freshman Courtlyn Charles said. “It’s taking the fun out of football. People come to tailgate. A lot of people can’t afford to go to the game.” Freshman Na’lyih Smith said she would understand an increased presence of authorities on campus but does not agree with heightened tailgating restrictions. “It’s starting to get too strict, it really is,” Smith said. Charles said enforcing the rule for students to pack up an hour before kickoff means tailgating has to start extra early. “The games are super early now,” Charles said. “When am I going to tailgate, 6 a.m.?”

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Officials: Shooting at Metairie gas station started with request for push BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

New details are available about an argument at a Clearview Parkway gas station in Metairie that left one man wounded by gunfire and all three men involved in handcuffs. The Jefferson Parish District Attorney’s Office last week formally charged the shooting victim, Alfredo Ramos, 24, and his friend, Joel Clouatre, 30, with simple battery in the altercation, Jefferson Parish court records say. Both appeared in Jefferson Parish Magistrate Court on Monday and pleaded not guilty. Ramos and Clouatre are

accused of beating David Matthews, the 67-year-old man accused of shooting Ramos. Matthews was arrested and booked with aggravated second-degree battery. But the District Attorney’s Office has not yet formally charged him, court records said. The shooting occurred on the afternoon of Sept. 10 at a gas station in the 3100 block of Clearview Parkway, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Clouatre and Ramos were riding in a vehicle that ran out of gas, forcing the pair to push the car into the service station parking lot, according to authorities. Ramos’ two young children were in

the back seat. The men were having some trouble getting the car up a small rise leading to the gas pump, Clouatre told deputies. That’s when he said Matthews pulled behind them in a pickup truck. When Clouatre asked Matthews to use his truck to give their vehicle a push, he said Matthews responded with an obscenity, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Clouatre and Ramos managed to push the car close enough to the pump, but then the pair went inside the convenience store to confront Matthews for refusing to help, an incident report said. Store employees told deputies Clouatre and Ramos

entered the business and immediately began yelling at Matthews. All three men were arguing and Clouatre and Ramos punched Matthews in the face, according to authorities. The employee described seeing Clouatre and Ramos “piled on top” of Matthews, hitting him multiple times, the Sheriff’s Office said. Matthews lost his balance and fell back onto the counter. Clouatre admitted hitting Matthews, the Sheriff’s Office said. He told deputies Matthews had threatened to kill him and his family. After Clouatre and Ramos left the store, the employees said Matthews, still inside, pulled out a gun and asked

the employee if he “should shoot them,” according to the Sheriff’s Office. The argument flared twice more when Clouatre returned inside to pay for his gas and again to ask why the pump hadn’t been turned on. Matthews walked out to his truck and began pumping fuel, all the while, exchanging words with Clouatre and Ramos, who were a few pumps over, according to authorities. As Ramos continued to argue with Matthews, the latter is accused of calmly walking over and firing his gun, hitting Ramos in his left arm and right leg, authorities said. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition and the children were not

injured. Matthews left the gas station before deputies arrived. He was later taken into custody after he drove to a Sheriff’s Office station to report the incident, according to the department. Matthews was released from jail Sept. 11 on $10,000 bail. In addition to the simple battery charge, Ramos pleaded not guilty to illegal possession of alprazolam, a drug used to treat anxiety disorders, court records said. Ramos and Clouatre were being held Monday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. Bail for Ramos was set at $12,000. Clouatre’s bail was $30,000.

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Tigers defeat Southeastern by 94 points BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

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LSU guard MiLaysia Fulwiley flexes after a Tiger basket against Southeastern in the third quarter on Monday at the PMAC.

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ZaKiyah Johnson scored a putback layup. Grace Knox swatted a shot out of bounds. Then MiLaysia Fulwiley picked up a steal, and Mikaylah Williams stepped into a 3-pointer in transition. That’s how the LSU women’s basketball team began its sixth season under coach Kim Mulkey. No rust. No early-season jitters. Just a quick, efficient 129-35 beatdown of Southeastern Louisiana, the Southland

Conference opponent that drove 50 miles to the Pete Maravich Assembly Center on Monday and left with a lopsided loss. The Lions didn’t convert their second field goal until the 7:20 mark of the second quarter. By then, the No. 9 Tigers (1-0) already had piled up 47 points and sealed a no-doubt-about-it seasonopening win. Their 94-point victory is the most lopsided win in program history. “We just came out pretty tough,” Mulkey said, “when we started the

game, and we were very athletic with a lot of speed and quickness.” LSU won easily in large part because four of its five starters are returners. Mikaylah Williams, Fulwiley, Johnson and Knox are back for another year. Jada Williams, a senior point guard from Iowa State, is the group’s top newcomer. She was one of the most highly rated transfers of the 2026 cycle. Johnson paced all scorers with a career-high 33 points and 13 rebounds. Mikaylah Williams added 19 points, six assists, five boards and four steals after shooting 6 of

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MEN’S BASKETBALL: LSU NEW ORLEANS AT LSU • 7 P.M. TUESDAY • SECN+

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Lane Kiffin knew his fanbase wouldn’t be pleased when LSU’s kickoff time with Alabama was set for 2:30 p.m. rather than a full-length, under-the-lights spectacle at Tiger Stadium. But a week after expressing some displeasure about the game time, Kiffin ä Alabama seemed to have found the sunnier side of the situation Monday durat LSU. ing his weekly news conference. 2:30 P.M. He’s since been informed that SATURDAY, ABC LSU has lost just one 2:30 p.m. home game, dating back to 2009. He also heard Tennessee broke a noise record in Neyland Stadium, reaching 130.3 decibels, during an Oct. 17 win over Alabama, which also kicked off at 2:30. “Let’s break the record,” Kiffin said. He is hoping LSU fans can torment the Tide, even if it might take some effort to mentally over-

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LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade has a heated exchange with a referee during an exhibition game against UCF on Oct. 14 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

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New Orleans Saints run-game coordinator T.J. Paganetti, center, is seen at training camp on July 31 in Metairie. His firing was announced Monday.

Moore fires first assistant of Saints’ tenure BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Some time between reviewing every game his team had played this season and flying back from Boise, Idaho, after seeing the unveiling of his statue at his alma mater Boise State, Kellen Moore decided to make a change. The New Orleans Saints head coach decided to shake up his coaching staff for ä Browns the first time during his tenure. Coming out of a bye week, at Saints. Moore said Monday morning that NOON SUNDAY, he fired run-game coordinator T.J. CBS Paganetti. “T.J.’s a really good coach; I just felt like coming out of the bye week that we needed to make a few adjustments,” Moore said. Those adjustments will aim to improve one of the league’s least effective rushing attacks, in-

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The usual faces were present as assistant basketball coach Kevin Nickelberry unveiled his recruiting board shortly after joining Oliver Purnell’s Clemson staff. Tucked away in an office of coaches was Will Wade, a 20-year-old student manager sporting a polo buttoned up to his neck and shorts, his trademark legwear in all weather even 20 years later at LSU. Nickelberry briefly met the “young kid” during his first day on the job a week earlier, when Wade was running a youth basketball camp for the first-year Clemson head coach. “He had this outfit with a duck or some type of animal on his shirt, some type of animal on his shorts,” recalled Nickelberry, who eventually joined Wade’s staff at LSU in 2020. “I’m like, ‘OK, who’s this dude?’ ” The bright-eyed manager was taking notes in a room that Nickelberry wasn’t entirely sure he belonged in. Over two weeks, Wade peppered the new assistant with questions, eager to learn from a coach who had helped UNC-Charlotte assemble top-20 recruiting classes in 2002 and 2003. Wade also demonstrated his

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LSU coach Will Wade answers a question at a news conference on Thursday at the PMAC.

knowledge of a variety of players. Nickelberry wasn’t sure whether this was an intentional effort to get his attention. Regardless, he was impressed enough that when Wade volunteered to accompany him on one of his first recruiting trips in 2003, he accepted the offer. Nickelberry didn’t use Clemson’s four-seat plane because of a fear of flying, opting to take turns driving with Wade. In their three years together at

Clemson, Wade never relinquished the wheel, driving six hours nonstop across states even through the night. This chauffeur role morphed into a de facto recruiting partner. He combined his knowledge with lessons he learned in relationship building. On trips to secure the commitments of K.C. Rivers in 2005 and Trevor Booker in 2006, Wade was dialed in more than his eventual roles as a graduate assistant and director of operations would require. “It got to the point where some of my guys, Trevor Booker and K.C., where he even created a better relationship with them than I did,” said Nickelberry, now the vice president of Gazelle Group, an NIL representation company. Another eventual Clemson commitment swayed by Nickelberry and Wade was Vernon Hamilton, now an LSU assistant coach. “I got to pick up on his personality and his sense of humor, and coach has always been witty, had quick one-liners,” Hamilton said. “I really thought there was a coolness about coach that people always wanted to kind of gravitate towards him even then.” Nickelberry’s recruiting strong-

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Olson, Walker win their fourth MLB Gold Gloves First basemen Christian Walker of Houston and Matt Olson of Atlanta won their fourth Gold Gloves on Sunday while Boston right fielder Wilyer Abreu won the fielding honor for the third year in a row. The Red Sox and Arizona tied for the high with three Gold Glove winners each. Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela earned the honor for the second straight season and third baseman Caleb Durbin was a firsttime winner. Diamondbacks catcher Gabriel Moreno won his second Gold Glove, while shortstop Geraldo Perdomo and right fielder Corbin Carroll were first-time winners. Walker added to Gold Gloves he won in 2022, 2023 and 2024. Olson also earned the honor in 2018, 2019 and 2025.

Cards promote Minshew to starting quarterback

Arizona Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur said Monday that veteran quarterback Gardner Minshew will move into the starter’s role after he took over for the struggling Jacoby Brissett and led a 14-point comeback to lift the Cardinals to a 33-30 overtime win over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. LaFleur said Minshew provided a “spark” that the team’s beat-up offense needed. Minshew led four straight touchdown drives after entering the game late in the third quarter and finished with 188 yards passing and three touchdowns. Rookie Carson Beck will move into the backup role while Brissett will be the team’s third-string emergency quarterback on Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks with the trade deadline approaching on Nov. 10.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving carries for a long gain against the Atlanta Falcons in the second half of a game on Sunday in Tampa, Fla.

Bucs, others lean on old-school offense BY ROB MAADDI

AP pro football writer TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield threw only three passes, completed zero and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were thrilled with the results. That’s because the offensive line dominated and the running backs were unstoppable. The Buccaneers played oldschool football in a 16-0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons in sloppy conditions on a rain-soaked field Sunday. Behind Bucky Irving and Kenny Gainwell, the Bucs set a team record with 324 yards rushing. They were among four teams that ran for 200 or more yards on Sunday. Those teams went 4-0. The Lions ran for 230 in a 19-15 victory over previously unbeaten Minnesota. The Cardinals had 202 in a 33-30 overtime win at Dallas. The Steelers got 200 in a 27-6 rout against Cleveland. Six players ran for 140 or more yards, the first time that’s happened on the same day since 2003. In a league built around franchise quarterbacks and prolific passing attacks, Week 8 offered a reminder that winning in the trenches and committing to the run is still a formula for success.

No team did it better than Tampa Bay. Facing the league’s No. 4 run defense, Irving ran for 170 yards and one touchdown on 27 carries, and Gainwell ran for 140 on 25 carries. The Buccaneers became the first team to have zero completions since Buffalo on Sept. 29, 1974. “I love it. That was so much fun. That’s the epitome of what this team is this year — gritty, grimey,” two-time All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs said. Mayfield signed a three-year contract extension before the season worth $165 million with $150 million guaranteed. He missed three games with a fractured thumb before returning last week. The Bucs haven’t needed him to do anything except hand the ball off. He was 7 of 11 for 64 yards in a 43-13 victory at Carolina the previous Sunday. “It’s big time,” Mayfield said about the offensive line’s performance. “I think even more so in these conditions where you know you’re running it. For our guys to just truly take over the game, you can tell that they were feeling it and you just want to continue to lean on that. I don’t think we had a choice with the weather, but they were ready for it.

“When the team knows that you’re going to be running the ball, that’s imposing your will on somebody, and that’s awesome to see and (I’m) happy for those guys. Two weeks in a row of bigtime ball.” The Tampa Bay offensive line struggled during an 0-4 start but has played a major role in the Buccaneers going 3-1 over the past four weeks. The Buccaneers have 823 yards rushing in their three victories for an average of 274.3 per game. “I think I can speak for all five of us: We prefer to run the ball, so we’re begging for those runs,” Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke said. “I mean, obviously, we’re in the position where we can run the ball. It’s not like we’re chasing or anything like that, but we really like to put the guys on our shoulders and really showcase what we can do and everything. I mean I’ll die on the hill that we’re the best O-line in the country.” In Detroit, the Lions faced a stingy Vikings defense that entered the game ranked No. 2 overall and first in scoring. Jared Goff had 176 yards passing, got sacked four times and threw his first interception of the season. But Jahmyr Gibbs

ran for 153 yards, including a 30-yard TD run, and Sione Vaki had 65 yards as Detroit averaged 5.9 yards per carry against Minnesota. “The O-line loved it. They loved the challenge of, like, we’re going to keep leaning on you guys. And I thought they played great,” Goff said. Detroit’s 230 yards rushing were the fourth-most the team has had against the Vikings and the most since rushing for 267 yards at Minnesota on Nov. 24, 1991. It was the most rushing yards the Vikings have allowed since surrendering 259 at Philadelphia in 2023. The Cardinals lost rookie Jeremiyah Love and Bam Knight to injuries, but Tyler Allgeier ran for 147, including a 63-yard TD, to help Arizona rally against the Cowboys. Jaylen Warren had 143 yards rushing and a score, and Rico Dowdle added 56 on the ground and a TD to lead Pittsburgh over the Browns. The NFL long ago shifted to pass-heavy offenses led by quarterbacks making $50 million and $60 million a year, but teams that do the dirty work and control the line of scrimmage are going to win plenty of games.

Broncos, QB Nix become kings of the comeback BY ARNIE STAPLETON

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Bo Nix has his flaws. One thing is undeniable, though: He’s key in the clutch. Denver has been a quarterback town since John Elway arrived in 1983, and gamewinning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime have been the Broncos’ signature stat ever since. Nix Elway engineered 40 game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime during his 16-year career in Denver. Peyton Manning had 54 in his 18-year career, which culminated

with four seasons in the Mile High City. That’s 2½ late-game heroics per season for Elway and three for Manning, both of whom led Super Bowl parades in Denver and ended up enshrined in Canton, Ohio, not long afterward. Nix is piling up such wins at a rate significantly higher than either of them. He completed his 15th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime Sunday in Denver’s 28-24 win over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. In doing so, he surpassed Dak Prescott (14 games) for the most game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime by a quarterback in his first three seasons since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger. Add in his comeback to beat Buffalo in the playoffs last year

and he has 16 such games in his 44 NFL starts — or an average of 6.4 a season. Put another way, Elway had a game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime in 21% of his starts (40 out of 252) and Manning did it in 18% of his games (54 of 292). Nix comes in at 36%, including playoffs. The Broncos trailed the Chiefs by 11 points in the fourth quarter Sunday, and they were facing a sweep by Kansas City that essentially would put them three games behind them in the AFC West race. Instead, they stormed into first place in the division at 6-2, a halfgame ahead of Kansas City, by scoring 15 points over the final 8:55 and staving off the Chiefs on fourth-and-goal in the closing seconds.

“I was saying a few Hail Marys on the sideline,” right tackle Mike McGlinchey said. “I was praying to some guardian angels. And they came through and our defense did, too. It was an unbelievable stand there. It just goes to show the fight that we have here. Our defense is lights out in the biggest moments.” The offense, too. “I just think there’s a different level of toughness that we have here mentally,” McGlinchey said. “Everybody that’s been brought here has a certain football pedigree, has a certain football toughness and love for this.” The Broncos have won 15 consecutive one-score games dating back to last season, including wins over the Jaguars, Rams, Seahawks, Chargers and Chiefs this year.

Detroit Lions All-Pro linebacker Jack Campbell remained hospitalized Monday for evaluation and monitoring of a neck injury, the team said. Campbell was placed on a backboard and carted off the field early in the fourth quarter of a 19-15 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. He was alert and breathing when he was taken to the hospital. “Jack Campbell continues to rest and recover at a local hospital,” the Lions said in a statement Monday. “Preliminary indications are positive and out of respect for Jack and his family, we will not share further information at this time.” Campbell was face down on the turf and not moving after hitting tight end T.J. Hockenson for his third tackle of the game.

Sooners fire OC Arbuckle; Witten becomes play-caller

Oklahoma fired second-year offensive coordinator Ben Arbuckle on Monday, with the Sooners struggling on offense a year after making the College Football Playoff in his debut season with the team. The Sooners (4-4, 2-3 SEC) are coming off a 42-25 home loss to South Carolina when they had only 118 yards and no offensive touchdowns through three quarters before John Mateer, the quarterback who came with Arbuckle from Washington State, threw two TD passes. The school said tight ends coach Jason Witten will take over as interim OC and play-caller. Witten was an 11-time Pro Bowl tight end with the Dallas Cowboys and was a high school head coach before Oklahoma coach Brent Venables hired him in January.

Zverev No. 1 in men’s tennis for the first time

Alexander Zverev finally rose to No. 1 in the men’s tennis rankings on Monday, a reward for a dominant season during which he shed his reputation as a talented underachiever. Zverev won the French Open and U.S. Open, putting to rest his tag as the best player yet to win a Grand Slam. He’s guaranteed the year-end No. 1 ranking, too. “It’s a very special day, for sure,” the 29-year-old Zverev said in Paris, where he is set to compete in the Paris Masters this week. He became the 30th man to reach No. 1, and the oldest in more than 50 years to top the rankings for the first time. John Newcombe was 30 when he reached the top spot in 1974.

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Gabrielle Locascio, left, of Mount Carmel is shown in a match against Dominican on Oct. 27. The top-seeded Cubs are set to take on Desrehan in the first round of the playoffs.

Top 4 Division I seeds led by title-winning coaches BY CHRISTOPHER DABE

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Mount Carmel hired a volleyball coach last winter who was just one year removed from leading her former school to a state championship. Now, as she prepares to coach her alma mater in the playoffs for the first time, Ashley Miller has her sights set on another state title. The path won’t be easy. Each of the top four seeds in the Division I playoff bracket, released Monday, is led by a state championship-winning coach. No. 1 Mount Carmel has Miller. No. 2 Mandeville is coached by eight-time state champion Danny Tullis, No. 3 Dominican by fourtime winner Jessica Chatellier and No. 4 Chapelle by six-time winner Jodee Pulizzano. Only Chatellier has coached her current school to a title. Miller’s 2024 title came at Haynes. Tullis won his first title with Fontainebleau, the next five with Pope John Paul II and the most recent two with Slidell. Pulizzano won six while at Ben Franklin. The state playoffs begin this week. First-round matches are Tuesday through Thursday. Second-round matches are Thursday through Saturday. The state tournament runs Nov. 12-14 at the Cajundome in Lafayette.

No. 1 Country Day vs. No. 4 Newman, Division IV semifinals: Both schools won state championships last season — the 19th state title for each, which has them tied for the most in state history. Country Day has won 10 consecutive state championships and 16 of the past 17, all in Division V. This is the Cajuns’ first season in Division IV. No. 3 Dominican vs. No. 14 St. Joseph’s, Division I regionals: Dominican defeated St. Joseph’s in the semifinals last season, securing its seventh consecutive trip to the state finals. Dominican has won all four meetings between the teams this season, including a marathon fivesetter (27-29, 25-18, 25-13, 25-27, 15-7) Oct. 22 in Baton Rouge. The other three meetings were two-set sweeps at tournaments. No. 1 Mount Carmel vs. No. 4 Chapelle, Division I semifinals: Mount Carmel’s 19-year streak of reaching the semifinals came to an end when Chapelle defeated the Cubs in the quarterfinals last season. Mount Carmel may have had that loss in mind when it swept Chapelle 2510, 25-10, 25-23 in a district match Oct. 13. The Cubs have the No. 1 seed for the first time since they last won a state title, in 2019. Chapelle has its highest seeding since it reached the state finals as a No.

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2 seed in 2018. No. 6 Sacred Heart vs. No. 11 John Curtis, Division IV regionals: This would be the schools’ fourth postseason meeting in five seasons. Sacred Heart won a five-set quarterfinal in 2022, while John Curtis claimed quarterfinal sweeps in 2023 and 2025. In the regular season this year, John Curtis won the schools’ district matchup in four sets.

Extra points • Other high seeds from the New Orleans area are No. 3 St. Scholastica, No. 4 Belle Chasse and No. 8 Ben Franklin in Division II. In Division III are No. 2 Hannan and No. 4 Haynes. In Division V are No. 3 Riverside and No. 6 McGehee. • No. 9 Chalmette opens the Division I playoffs against No. 24 Hahnville, a state quarterfinalist two years ago. Chalmette last went to state in 2010. • No. 3 Riverside, a Division V quarterfinalist in three of the past four seasons, has its highest seeding since 2016. The Rebels lost a Division IV quarterfinal that year. • Other reigning state champions along with Country Day and Newman are No. 10 Slidell in Division I, No. 1 St. Thomas More in Division II and No. 7 Parkview Baptist in Division III. Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate.com

PREP REPORT Volleyball Area bi-district playoff pairings Dates, times TBA unless noted Division I No. 32 Destrehan at No. 1 Mount Carmel No. 31 Haughton at No. 2 Mandeville No. 30 Acadiana at No. 3 Dominican No. 29 Zachary at No. 4 Chapelle No. 28 Covington at No. 5 Prairieville No. 24 Hahnville at No. 9 Chalmette No. 23 Terrebonne at No. 10 Slidell No. 22 East Ascension at No. 11 Ponchatoula No. 21 Fontainebleau at No. 12 Northshore No. 26 John Ehret at No. 7 Barbe Division II No. 30 Livonia at No. 3 St. Scholastica No. 29 A.J. Ellender at No. 4 Belle Chasse No. 25 Neville at No. 8 Ben Franklin No. 23 Lafayette Renaissance at No. 10 Academy of Our Lady No. 22 South Terrebonne at No. 11 Edna Karr No. 18 Cecilia at No. 15 Pearl River No. 19 Willow at No. 14 Assumption No. 26 Lakeshore at No. 7 Sam Houston No. 27 Kenner Discovery at No. 6 St. Michael No. 28 East St. John at No. 5 Teurlings Catholic No. 31 McDonogh 35 at No. 2 E.D. White No. 32 Patrick Taylor at No. 1 St. Thomas More Division III No. 31 Eunice at No. 2 Hannan No. 29 Istrouma at No. 4 Haynes No. 18 St. Charles at No 15 Morgan City No. 21 Cabrini at No. 12 Rayne

No. 23 Kennedy at No. 10 Church Point No. 27 De La Salle at No. 6 Lutcher Division IV No. 32 Donaldsonville at No. 1 Country Day No. 29 Port Allen at No. 4 Newman No. 27 Thomas Jefferson at No. 6 Sacred Heart No. 25 Springfield at No. 8 Northlake Christian No. 22 Doyle at No. 11 John Curtis No. 20 Episcopal at No. 13 Pope John Paul II No. 17 Fisher at No. 16 Notre Dame Division V No. 30 Centerville at No. 3 Riverside No. 27 Sacred Heart-GC at No. 6 McGehee No. 22 Highland Baptist at No. 11 Christ Episcopal No. 19 Catholic-PC at No. 14 St. Martin’s No. 31 South Plaquemines at No. 2 Episcopal of Acadiana No. 32 West St. John at No. 1 Westminster Christian

Football Week 10 schedule All games 7 p.m. unless noted

Thursday

L.B. Landry vs. Sophie B. Wright at Pan American, 3:30 p.m. De La Salle vs. Haynes at Yenni, 6:30 p.m. Thomas Jefferson vs. Patrick Taylor at Memtsas, 6:30 p.m. Bonnabel vs. Warren Easton at Pan American Jesuit vs. Edna Karr at Morris F.X. Jeff St. Stadium Loranger vs. Morris Jeff at Joe Brown

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Rummel vs. St. Augustine at Gormley, 3:30 p.m. Abramson vs. Kennedy at Pan American Brother Martin vs. Holy Cross at Gormley Central Lafourche at Hahnville Chalmette vs. John Curtis at Bertolino Destrehan at H.L. Bourgeois East Jefferson at Country Day Franklinton at Prairieville Hammond at Ponchatoula Hannan at Salmen Higgins vs. Riverdale at Yenni Jewell Sumner at Pope John Paul II Kenner Discovery at Ben Franklin Mandeville at Fontainebleau McMain vs. McDonogh 35 at Morris F.X. Jeff Sr. Stadium Newman at Covenant Christian Northshore at Slidell Pearl River at Lakeshore Riverside at West St. John Sarah T. Reed vs. Booker T. Washington at Pan American St. Charles at Vandebilt St. Martin’s at South Plaquemines St. Paul’s at Covington St. Thomas Aquinas at Northlake Christian Terrebonne at East St. John West Jefferson vs. John Ehret at Memtsas Willow at Belle Chasse Young Audiences at Shaw

Arkansas-Pine Bluff wasn’t expected to achieve much this season. The Golden Lions were picked to finish last in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference preseason poll. But with three games left in the regular season, coach Alonzo Hampton’s team is proving those projections wrong as it’s in a three-way tie for first in the SWAC West after bulldozing Bethune-Cookman 63-21 on Saturday. Hampton was asked about the competitiveness of the division in which every team is either tied for first or a game behind. “Well, number one, got great coaching,” he said during Monday’s SWAC coaches call. “You got some highly competitive guys. I’m talking about the coaches. “I watch what they’re doing at Prairie View. I watch what they’re doing at Alcorn. I watch what they’re doing at Grambling, Texas Southern, you know when coach (Cris Dishman) just took over on the defensive side. You got coach (Marshall) Faulk down there at Southern. Man, these coaches, they’ll kill an ant with a sledgehammer.” UAPB (5-3, 3-2 SWAC) scored the first 56 points of the game and didn’t allow a touchdown until the 1:10 mark of the third quarter against the Wildcats. Bethune-Cookman (5-4, 3-2) couldn’t stop the UAPB rushing attack, which had 333 yards and four touchdowns. Running backs Jaylen Jennings and Jalen Williams combined for 183 yards rushing and three touchdowns on 10 carries. Starting quarterback Tyler Jefferson, a redshirt junior, missed his first game for Bethune-Cookman. The Wildcats played three freshmen, and the inexperience showed as they threw five interceptions, including two that were returned for touchdowns.

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incomplete pass on fourth-and-8 from the opposing 41-yard line, sealing the loss. AAMU never trailed and led by 10 points on three occasions. Quarterback Cornelious Brown, a Birmingham native, completed 22 of 35 passes for 216 yards, two touchdowns and zero interceptions. Both coaches started their time on the SWAC coaches call acknowledging the mass shooting outside the stadium after the game that left one person dead and eight others injured. “The Alabama A&M football program’s thoughts and prayers are with the victims of the senseless shootings that took place in Birmingham after the classic, after the ball game was over,” Shade said. “As a son of Birmingham, man, my deepest sympathies and condolences go out to the family that lost their loved one on Saturday after the game.”

Electric offense Alcorn State continues to prove itself as the mightiest SWAC offense this year after a 52-17 win over Mississippi Valley State. The Braves have scored at least 50 points five times this season, including three times against SWAC opponents. Alcorn State (5-4, 3-2) leads the FCS in scoring at 43 points per game and ranks second in total offense at 480.9 yards per game. Against MVSU (3-6, 2-3), Alcorn State quarterback Jaylon Tolbert threw for 320 yards, three touchdowns and no turnovers on 23-of-29 passing. The 6-foot2 senior leads the FCS with 2,681 yards passing and is tied for first with 27 touchdowns. Coach Cedric Thomas said a key has been his offensive staff’s ability to tweak parts of its strategy depending on the opponent. “I want the offense to be able to come up in any stadium and, you know, make it look different,” he said. Thomas also credited his defense, which added a few wrinkles coming off a bye week. “I thought we did a good job, you know, from a bye-week perspective to put different pieces in places to have some success,” he said. “You know those guys are working hard, and it always helps when you score a lot of points. But I thought the game plan was the game plan. We did a good job of tackling guys in space and just limited the explosives.”

Alabama A&M clashed with its rival Alabama State in the annual Magic City Classic on Saturday. AAMU (7-2, 4-1) came out victorious for the first time since 2021. The Bulldogs outlasted the Hornets 31-28 at Legion Field in Birmingham, Alabama, “It was special,” Bulldogs coach Sam Shade. “Anytime you can get a win against your rival — we’re the only two Division I HBCUs in the state of Alabama, two great universities — that’s Email Toyloy Brown III at always going to be big for our toyloy.brown@theadvocate. players and our alums and our com.

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Houma Christian vs. Fisher at Memtsas, 11 a.m. Jefferson Rise vs. Cohen at Pan American, 11:30 a.m. Open date: Carver

LSWA FOOTBALL RANKINGS: WEEK 9 Class 5A School (1st-place votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. St. Augustine (10) 9-0 131 2 2. Alexandria (1) 8-1 117 3 3. Karr 8-1 113 1 4. Ruston 7-2 94 5 5. Mandeville 9-0 78 6 6. Jesuit 7-2 71 7 7. Rummel 7-2 67 4 8. Catholic-Baton Rouge 6-3 53 8 9. Barbe 8-1 44 9 10. Brother Martin 6-3 36 10 Others receiving votes: St. Thomas More 32, Northshore 7, John Curtis 5, West Monroe 5, Destrehan 2, Zachary 2, Acadiana 1.

Class 4A School (1st-place votes) 1. Westgate (8) 2. Neville (2) 3. North DeSoto (1) 4. Shaw 5. Madison Prep 6. Lake Charles Prep 7. John F. Kennedy 8. Leesville

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School (1st-place votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. St. Charles (11) 8-1 132 1 2. University 7-2 121 2 3. Eunice 9-0 100 4 4. Sterlington 6-3 89 5 5. St. James 7-2 82 7 6. Marksville 8-1 76 8 7. Jena 6-3 62 3 8. Lutcher 6-3 53 6 9. West Feliciana 8-1 51 9 7-2 31 10 10. Jennings Others receiving votes: Loyola Prep 24, Iowa 22, Jewel Sumner 7, Vandebilt Catholic 3, Northwest 1.

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School (1st-place votes) 1. Notre Dame (9) 2. Calvary Baptist (1) 3. Mangham 4. Newman

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5. Dunham (1) 6-3 88 5 6. Lafayette Christian 7-2 80 6 7. Mansfield 8-1 57 7 8. Amite 7-2 45 8 9. Vinton 9-0 42 9 T10. Lake Arthur 8-1 29 10 T10. Catholic-New Iberia 6-3 29 NR Others receiving votes: Pine 18, Loreauville 14, Caldwell Parish 3, Country Day 1, Rosepine 2.

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School (1st-place votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1. Ouachita Christian (9) 9-0 130 1 2. Riverside Academy (2) 8-1 119 2 3. Haynesville 8-1 103 3 4. Southern Lab 8-0 90 4 5. Ascension Catholic 8-1 81 6 6. Jeanerette 8-1 69 8 7. East Feliciana 8-1 56 NR 8. Logansport 8-1 55 10 9. Kentwood 8-1 51 5 10. Westminster-Lafayette 8-1 37 7 Others receiving votes: Cedar Creek 28, St. Mary’s 9, Jonesboro-Hodge 5, Ascension Episcopal 4, Sacred Heart-Ville Platte 4, South Plaquemines 1,

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so far.” Keelon Russell, a sophomore quarterback, has had ups and downs for the Tide. But the biggest down, a 26-10 loss at Tennessee, came with star receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams sidelined after getting arthroscopic knee surgery. On Monday, Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer listed ColemanWilliams, who has 415 yards and four touchdowns in six games, among a half-dozen players who are working back on the field and “headed in a good direction.” “They’re really good regardless,” Kiffin said. “I think Ryan, obviously, adds some explosion to them, but they played really well. I mean, they ran into two great defenses, you know, and didn’t have great numbers those days.” LSU, by the numbers, has as good of a defense as anyone. The Tigers rank fourth nationally with 258 yards allowed per game. They are just one sack short of Tennessee for the national lead with 34. There have been instances, though, where the LSU defense has started slow and allowed 30plus points at Ole Miss and Kentucky. But the Tigers, with 102,000 fans behind them, have been stifling, holding Power Four foes to just 5.3 points per game at Tiger Stadium this season. “First, our pass rush needs to control their lanes and not let (Russell) take off and make plays,” Kiffin said. “I don’t think it’s any secret, you got to cover guys so guys can’t get in rhythm — and then let our pass rush, and our crowd, go to work.” As far as the kickoff time, LSU fans should manage. The Tigers have won 16 of their last 17 home games played in the 2:30 p.m. time slot. The only loss came in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when there were about 21,000 fans to witness a 44-34 loss to Mississippi State. LSU won its other 2:30 p.m. kickoff that season, 53-48, over Ole Miss, which was Kiffin’s first year with the Rebels. The Tigers are just 4-15 against the Tide since 2008. But one of those wins, 2010, stands as the last LSU-Alabama game in Baton Rouge to kick off at 2:30 p.m. LSU prevailed 24-21.

come an earlier-than-desired start for a prime-time-worthy matchup. “If you’re used to (waking up at) 6:30, four hours earlier, start your day earlier,” Kiffin said. “Have breakfast earlier. Start drinking earlier. Whatever it is. It’s your routine, just move it up. Go to bed earlier Friday night.” If it’s troublesome to execute voluntarily, Kiffin joked that compliance could be enforced. “We’ll have a city shutdown at, like, 10 p.m. Friday,” Kiffin said jokingly. “Everybody goes to sleep.” The odds of a city curfew being followed in Baton Rouge are not high. But Kiffin desires as much of an advantage as possible as the No. 15 Tigers (6-2, 3-2 SEC) head into an enormously consequential game. If LSU beats No. 9 Alabama, then Kiffin’s squad regains an inside track on the College Football Playoff despite stumbles at Ole Miss and Kentucky. The latter is the most bothersome because it came by one point, 35-34, in overtime. “I’m glad that’s where we are right now,” Kiffin said of playing meaningful games in November. “We should be even in better position. And you guys know the game that haunts that … so it is what it is, and less margin for error than we would have (had).” Beating the Crimson Tide could buy some leeway because, considering all of the chaos unfolding in the SEC, it’s not out of the question that LSU could lose to Texas or No. 16 Tennessee, on the road, and remain in the CFP discussion. Alabama could see its CFP bubble burst with a loss, because the Tide (6-2, 4-2 SEC) won’t have another chance to claim a ranked win with only Vanderbilt, Chattanooga and Auburn remaining on its schedule. The only ranked teams Alabama has played, Georgia and Tennessee, both went down as losses. “They look like the old Alabama teams, as far as their size and length and explosiveness of the skilled positions on offense and the quarterback,” Kiffin said. “When you take all 22, not just the quarterback, this is the most Email Jon Blau at jon.blau@ talented team that we’ve played theadvocate.com

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His backups have been largely ineffective. The Saints opted to retain Alvin Kamara on a revised contract in the offseason, but the franchise’s all-time leading rusher has only 125 yards rushing on 41 carries, good for a disappointing 3 yards per carry. Kendre Miller, who leads the Saints in carries, has managed even fewer yards per attempt — his 2.8 yards per carry is the league’s thirdworst mark among backs with at least 40 rushing attempts. Until now, Moore had resisted this kind of change. He elected to retain his entire staff in the offseason, believing the black and gold would benefit from the continuity. The Saints did see former assistant offensive line coach Jahri Evans depart for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the same role, but that departure was voluntary. But the Saints’ poor start finally swung matters. Against the Pittsburgh Steelers in France, the Saints managed just 18 yards on 17 carries. “They definitely had us schemed up, every run we had,” Miller said. “They had an answer for it.” Added Edwards: “You feel somewhat responsible because us as players, us as linemen, we’re not having success and you feel directly responsible for a decision like (Paganetti’s firing). That’s what makes it hard.” The move drew some criticism from Paganetti’s brother, Ryan — a former analytics staff member for the Eagles, Jacksonville Jaguars and Las Vegas Raiders. In a now-deleted tweet, Ryan Paganetti wrote that his brother’s “run game coordinator title in New Orleans was not what was expected,” calling it a “smaller support role as Kellen/Nugent designed, installed and taught the run techniques.” Asked about the comment, Moore maintained he thinks “the world” of T.J. Paganetti but had to find a way to run the ball better. That did not include firing Nugent. “There’s no exact science to this,” Moore said when asked why Nugent was retained. “This is what I think is the best workflow for us moving forward. Again, these decisions are never, never easy. We’ll shuffle some other stuff within the staff just to help our workflow. And I think this will put us in a good position.”

cluding the last game in which New Orleans mustered its fewest rushing yards since 1999. Firing Paganetti signals Moore recognizes something needs to change, even if it is debatable how much impact one move alone will make. With Paganetti gone, Moore said offensive line coach Brendan Nugent will oversee the run game. But that expanded role rewards an assistant whose own unit has struggled this season. Nugent also already had considerable say in how the Saints’ rushing plans were developed. Moore said Nugent was tasked with presenting the installation of every run plan to the players, but now he will absorb Paganetti’s former responsibilities. The goal, Moore said, is to create a better “workflow” for the staff. While Nugent and Paganetti worked together to form a plan, they also received insight from Moore and running backs coach Joel Thomas. Were there too many cooks in the kitchen? “These things aren’t fun at all,” Moore said. “I feel like this will give us a path forward that’ll create a little bit of a flow and a sequence. I think that’ll be beneficial for our guys.” Paganetti joined Moore’s initial staff in 2025 after coaching with him in Philadelphia. There, he served as an assistant offensive line coach under Jeff Stoutland. The Saints rank 28th in rushing yards per game this season, the same ranking they had a year ago. The team entered 2026 knowing it had to fix its run game. Instead of making coaching changes, New Orleans spent significant resources upgrading its personnel and tweaking its schemes. In free agency, the Saints signed former Jacksonville Jaguars running back Travis Etienne to a four-year, $48 million deal and former Buffalo Bills guard David Edwards to a four-year, $61 million contract. The Saints also implemented more outside zone blocking schemes, believing those plays fit the group’s strengths. The overhaul hasn’t panned out. Etienne hasn’t played since Week 3 when he suffered a hamstring injury that landed him on Email Matthew Paras at matt. injured reserve. paras@theadvocate.com

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LSU guard ZaKiyah Johnson pump fakes before attempting a shot as Southeastern forward Shaine Parker defends in the third quarter on Monday at the PMAC.

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Continued from page 1C 10 from the field and 5 of 7 from 3-point range. Fulwiley chipped in 20 points, six steals and four assists. LSU also received 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals from Knox, while freshman center Anna Minaeva posted 14 points and 10 boards. Jada Williams assisted on eight made shots. “I came back to this state to help grow the game in our state,” Mulkey said, “and I’ve played just about every in-state school for a lot of reasons, and it’s usually to help them with their budget. It’s usually to allow them to have the opportunity to play at the flagship university, and I’ll never apologize for that.” Only nine of LSU’s 11 players were active Monday. Forwards Noa Morro (shin) and Meghan Yarnevich (concussion) missed the game with injuries. But the Tigers still forced

Southeastern to miss 26 of its 36 shots and turn the ball over 38 times. LSU scored 72 points in the paint, 29 on the fast break and 45 on second-chance opportunities while limiting itself to just 11 turnovers. Johnson was the leading rebounder, pulling down nine of her 13 boards off the offensive glass. Fulwiley, a senior, earned a spot in the starting lineup for just the fifth time in her career. She entered games off the bench last season, but now she’s one of the LSU starters, at least until Morro returns from her injury. Mulkey initially said that Morro won’t debut until at least late November, but she said Monday that the sharpshooting Spanish forward could “possibly” see the floor as early as next week. She underwent surgery in early September to address a stress fracture she had developed in her shin. “I am so excited when we have her on the floor in practice,” Mulkey said, “because she just can flat-out stroke it out there.” The win over Southeastern

marked the official start of what’s arguably the toughest nonconference schedule Mulkey has built since she began her tenure in Baton Rouge. LSU is set to play No. 2 UConn (Dec. 20), No. 12 North Carolina (Dec. 2) and No. 25 NC State (Nov. 28) before they hit Southeastern Conference play, as well as Villanova (Nov. 27) and Houston (Dec. 13). The schedule won’t stiffen up until Thanksgiving, though. LSU is set to play six more mid-major foes between now and then, starting at 7 p.m. Thursday with a home game against Texas Southern. The 129 points the Tigers scored Monday were the third-most they’ve tallied in a game under Mulkey. They didn’t score more than 126 last year, when they enjoyed one of the best offensive seasons in NCAA history. Email Reed Darcey at reed. darcey@theadvocate.com. For more LSU sports updates, sign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/lsunewsletter

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LSU men’s basketball coach Will Wade speaks at a Rotary Club of Baton Rouge meeting on Oct. 7. His fervor for the profession helped transform him from a mid-major wunderkind at Chattanooga into a coach who has won conference championships at VCU, LSU and McNeese State. It’s why he owns a .691 career winning percentage and has reached the NCAA Tournament eight times in 12 seasons, a total that likely would have been nine had the 2020 tournament not been canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Wade toes a delicate line. He doesn’t worry about how people deride him but knows the derision exists. From the ire of betrayed NC State fans who watched him leave after one season to the glee of detractors who enjoyed LSU’s seemingly struggle to put together a roster, Wade is cognizant that many are hoping he gets his comeuppance in the form of a disappointing season. “You sign up to play at LSU, sign up to play for me, you know there’s going to be some stuff,” he said. “That’s just the way it works.” Wade hears the skeptics, but their words roll off of him like beads of sweat. Through the recruiting lens, Nickelberry used to tell the exstudent manager, “If you want to be great, you can’t care what others think.” Wade took that advice to heart. He’s been hardened from the fallout from an FBI wiretap that captured him discussing a recruiting deal with a middleman, his firing for cause by LSU and more. The only opinions he cares about are those within the walls of the facility. Another misconception about Wade, according to those close to

him, is his treatment of people. He made sure Hamilton’s Virginia family felt welcomed when they came to see him play at Clemson. Wade spent extra minutes chatting with gas station cashiers instead of hustling back to the car to attack the recruiting trail with Nickelberry. “Will Wade treats people that can’t help him better than anybody I’ve ever been around with his stature,” said LSU senior deputy athletic director Heath Schroyer, who hired Wade at McNeese. “He is a phenomenal human being. All the stuff that you might read or hear, I’m just telling you, he is an unbelievable human being.” His interpersonal strengths make him appreciated by players who say the demanding coach instills confidence. “He’s gonna let you play,” LSU point guard Donovan Dent said. “You make mistakes, he’s not gonna harp on you. He’s gonna ride for his players. I think that’s one of the best things that we all recognize so far, and that’s really what you want as a coach.” Hamilton made a mistake early on after agreeing to join Wade’s staff. He said he can’t wait to win as they did before. Wade corrected him. “ ‘No, that wasn’t enough, Vern. We gotta win more,’ ” Hamilton recalled Wade saying. “That told me right there his expectation for me as an assistant, his expectation for himself was higher. “I think coach is going to win a national championship one day. I’m pretty confident in that.” Email Toyloy Brown III at toyloy.brown@theadvocate.com

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CHANGE THE CHANNEL The season’s first College Football Playoff rankings come out at 6 p.m. Tuesday on ESPN. Kiffin sounded like he would rather his players stream the latest episode of “Off Campus” than see where the Tigers will be in the inaugural CFP top 25. “We don’t even talk about that. It’s going to move so much between now and the end of the year. So, play really well and win and you won’t have anything to worry about.”

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PRAISING ALABAMA Legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant was famous for making every opponent sound like the 1978 Pittsburgh Steelers. Kiffin mined a similar vein to describe this Alabama team. “They’ve got really great players on offense. The quarterback (Keelon Russell) has played awesome this year and is a problem because he can run the ball and is an elite thrower. They ran into two great defenses (Georgia and Tennessee), but they’re really well coached and have great schemes.”

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EYE TO THE FUTURE Kiffin clarified why he said earlier this season that LSU rosters will be better in the future than the one this season: “When we got here, we didn’t know our current players. We didn’t know how they would fit into our culture, who to bring back. Now we have all this information on them, so we’re going to make even better decisions. We’ll be able to evaluate portal players even better and the high school players coming in.”

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LSU coach Lane Kiffin speaks during a news conference on Feb. 4 at the LSU football operations facility.

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they prepare for Sunday’s game against the Browns, though he was also noncommittal about Carlson’s future in New Orleans. The veteran kicker, who joined the Saints in August, has struggled this season, missing at least one field goal or extra point in every game. “That’ll be again something that we’ll just have to work through and discuss and find the best solution for Sunday,” Moore said. “We’ll see how this goes. Again, we’ll have some kicking sessions through this week and we’ll see where we’re at.” Carlson’s 66.7% success rate on field goals (8 of 12) ranks thirdworst among qualified kickers. His extra point percentage of 88.9% (16 of 18) ranks fifth-worst.

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A report over the weekend indicated New Orleans Saints wide receiver Jordyn Tyson could return to practice this week after being sidelined for the last two-plus months with a hamstring injury. But on Monday, Saints coach Kellen Moore wasn’t quite ready to say whether that would be the case. Moore said the Saints would wait and see whether Tyson, running back Travis Etienne and tackle Kelvin Banks can practice this week as the Saints prepare for Sunday’s game against the Cleveland Browns. All three are on injured reserve and technically eligible to return, having already missed the minimum of four games. “The IR guys are still to be determined,” Moore said. “They’ll have some work (Monday) in the training room, and then we’ll make a decision about whether Wednesday is an ideal time to bring them up and make their practice availability. We should know here shortly.” Moore said Banks and Etienne have progressed “pretty well” from their injuries. The left tackle suffered a high-ankle sprain that required him to undergo surgery after a Week 2 win over the Baltimore Ravens. Etienne hurt his hamstring in a Week 3 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. Once a player on injured reserve is designated to return to practice, a team has 21 days to either activate him to the active roster or keep him on injured reserve for the rest of the year. “These timetables are always challenging on players,” Moore said. “They all want to come back and get ready to rock and roll and get ready to play football. That’s what they all love to do.”

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New Orleans Saints running back Travis Etienne carries against the Baltimore Ravens in the second half of a game on Sept. 20 in Baltimore. Moore said there has been no setback in Tyson’s rehab from his hamstring injury, despite the initial reported timeline being roughly two months. ESPN reported Sunday that Tyson, the eighth overall pick in the 2026 draft, could return against the Browns, but added, “if not then, he is not far from playing.” Tyson, who has a history of hamstring injuries, got hurt in an Aug. 13 practice against the Jackson-

ville Jaguars. “We’re just letting the medical side of this thing go through that evaluation and make the decision when it’s best for him to be back playing full football,” Moore said. “And so, he’s making really good strides and we’ll be ready as soon as that becomes an option.”

they aren’t planning to work out any kickers this week. Moore said his team would “continue to evaluate” Carlson but would not seek outside competition. If the Saints want to push Carlson, they still have Charlie Smyth, last year’s kicker, on the practice squad. Moore did not give a firm confirKicker status mation on whether the Saints would Daniel Carlson’s status as the Saints hold an open competition between kicker may be shaky, but for now Carlson and Smyth in practice as

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Moore was honored over the weekend at Boise State when his alma mater unveiled an 11-foot bronze statue for the former college quarterback. And let’s just say the Saints coach was a little relieved that the statue actually bore some resemblance to his likeness. Moore chuckled when asked about avoiding a Dwyane Wade-Miami Heat scenario, when the team famously botched Wade’s statue outside Kaseya Center. “It was a pretty impressive steel,” Moore said. “It was a local designer, which was really cool.” Moore, the winningest quarterback in college football history, also was honored at halftime of Boise State’s win over Texas State. “It was fun,” Moore said. “A chance to bring the kids back to Boise is always — they’ve never been to a game there. Love a lot of those guys up there, so if I can ever help those guys, they’re having a good season.”

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Top-ranked S. Carolina holds Haugh’s 19 points, off Maryland in season opener 10 rebounds lead The Associated Press PARIS — Joyce Edwards found her touch in the second quarter and ended up with 23 points to lead five players in double figures on Monday, and top-ranked South Carolina withstood a strong run from No. 20 Maryland to win 101-93 in the season opener for both teams in Paris. For South Carolina, it was a cushion from an early runaway that helped it survive the Maryland comeback. The Gamecocks had 27 fast-break points in the opening 20 minutes, and 21 points off turnovers. Maryland staged a rally in the second half, cutting a 61-33 halftime gap and a 31-point edge at one point to 89-80 with 4:30 left, forcing South Carolina coach Dawn Staley to take a timeout. That break apparently snapped the Gamecocks out of their funk — they went on a 7-0 run. Maryland got it down to 9690, but two free throws each by Jordan Lee and Jerzy Robinson helped hold off the Terrapins one last time. Addi Mack fueled the Maryland comeback, hitting 31 of her gamehigh and career-high 35 points in the second half. She was 14 of 20 from the field, including 6 of 10 from 3-point range. Agot Mateer added 20 points for South Carolina. Robinson and Tessa Johnson scored 15 apiece and Lee had 13. Maryland’s attack struggled in the first half, but South Carolina mainly was responsible for that. The Terrapins went 3 for 15 in the opening 10 minutes, including a 1 for 6 start. On the other side, South Carolina started hot and maintained the mo-

mentum. It hit its first seven shots and ended the first quarter at 9 of 15. The Terrapins made a modest run early in the second quarter to cut into the 33-13 deficit late in the opening quarter. A stepback jumper by Mack brought Maryland to 40-27 at the 6:12 mark. A quick 6-0 run stalled Maryland’s momentum, and the Gamecocks hit seven of their last nine shots of the half to build a 61-33 advantage after Edwards hit a jumper from the left wing as the buzzer sounded. Edwards missed her only two shots in the first quarter, then went 6-for-8 in the second quarter and finished the half with 13 points. The game was a homecoming for two South Carolina players, Alicia Tournabize and Justine Loubens. Tournebize, a sophomore who joined Staley’s team last season, became the first documented French woman to dunk in a game in September 2024. She had an early chance for an alley-oop dunk on a pass from Robinson, but the pass went in for a 3-pointer, building a 33-13 lead with 25.6 seconds left in the first quarter. NO. 11 UCLA 73, LEHIGH 53: In Los Angeles, Sienna Betts scored 15 points, Donovyn Hunter added 14 and defending national champion UCLA, ranked No. 11, used a big third quarter to turn back Lehigh on Monday. In the first meeting between the two schools, the Bruins made 10 of 15 shots in the third quarter and held the Mountain Hawks to 3 of 13, stretching a 32-27 halftime lead to 55-36. KK Bransford added 10 points for UCLA, which returns five players but had six taken in the WNBA draft — five in the first round. The Bruins will raise their championship banner on Sunday, Nov. 15 at the end of their five-game homestand.

NO. 21 OKLAHOMA 91, NO. 12 NORTH CAROLINA 79: In Paris, Sahara Williams scored 13 of her 22 points in the third quarter to help No. 21 Oklahoma pull away from No. 12 North Carolina and take a season-opening victory in Paris on Monday. Breaking away from a one-point halftime edge, the Sooners shot 50% while the Tar Heels suffered a second offensive struggle during the third quarter, shooting 30% from the field and essentially losing sight of their opponents. Williams scored eight points in a three-minute stretch, and her two free throws with 3:37 remaining in the quarter gave Oklahoma a 60-47 lead. NO. 3 USC 100, UNLV 68: In Las Vegas, JuJu Watkins scored 21 points in her return after missing last season with an ACL injury, freshman Saniyah Hall added 22 in her collegiate debut and No. 3 Southern California defeated UNLV on Monday. Jazzy Davidson led all scorers with 23 points on 10-for-11 shooting for the Trojans. Hall added seven rebounds and seven assists. Kennedy Smith contributed 12 points and Sitaya Fagan had 11 for USC, giving the Trojans five scorers in double figures. Watkins added five rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes. NO. 22 OKLAHOMA ST. 81, SOUTHERN 39: In Stillwater, Oklahoma, Audi Crooks scored 22 points in her Oklahoma State debut, Nene Ndiaye added 16 points and the No. 22 Cowgirls eased to an9 season-opening win over Southern on Monday. Oklahoma State entered as the Big 12 Conference preseason favorite for the first time in program history after coming off a 24-win season that included the program’s first NCAA Tournament victory since 2020-21.

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TAMPA, Fla. — Thomas Haugh had 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead No. 1 Florida to a 77-67 win over No. 14 Miami on Monday night in the season opener for both programs. Rueben Chinyelu added six points and 14 rebounds for the Gators, who left Benchmark International Arena with a loss the last time they played there to Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on March 22. Acaden Lewis, a transfer from Villanova, had 24 in his first game for the Hurricanes. Haugh, the preseason Southeastern Conference Player of the Year who would have likely been a lottery pick had he left for the NBA, was dominant from start to finish. The 6-foot-9 senior chipped in five offensive boards, four assists, two steals and a block. He didn’t commit a turnover and hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range. Miami kept within striking distance, scoring the first eight points of the second half. The Hurricanes sliced Florida’s lead to 53-51 when Somto Cyril followed a missed free throw with a dunk. But the Gators answered with defense, holding the Hurricanes without a field goal over a fiveminute stretch. When Urban Klavzar made a 3-pointer, Florida led 66-55. NO. 16 MICHIGAN 84, OAKLAND 68: In Ann Arbor, Michigan, Roddy Gayle and Trey McKenney

scored 17 points apiece for No. 16 Michigan and the defending national champions beat Oakland 84-68 on Monday night in Mike Boynton’s coaching debut with the program. J.P. Estrella, a transfer from Tennessee, had 15 points and 12 rebounds and freshman Quinn Costello scored 13 points in their first game with the Wolverines. Gayle returned for a fifth season as one of the many college basketball players who joined lawsuits across the country after the NCAA changed its eligibility rules. NO.2 DUKE 84, ARMY 50: In Durham, North Carolina, Dame Sarr scored 16 points and freshman Joaquim Boumtje Boumtje had 15 points in his collegiate debut as No. 2 Duke had big scoring runs to begin each half in an 84-50 seasonopening win over Army on Monday night. Patrick Ngongba II added 10 points for the Blue Devils, who started their 19th straight season with a top-10 ranking. It was the team’s 27th consecutive seasonopening victory and this one came with a flurry of fastbreak points and dominance in the lane. Kevin McCarthy scored 17 points for Army, which committed 24 turnovers. Boumtje Boumtje, 17, is the youngest player in Division I, born in May 2009. He tacked on seven rebounds and three blocked shots.

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Getting off to a good start wasn’t a tough task when the Tulane women faced Texas Southern on Monday in the season opener at Devlin Fieldhouse. The Green Wave, with eight new players, took advantage of a team picked to finish 10th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference by taking a big early lead and coasting to a 92-38 victory. It marked the second consecutive season Tulane won its opener and the 20th time in the past 21 openers the Green Wave has won. “I’m happy with the way we played,” Tulane coach Ashley Langford said. Asked about what made her the most proud, the third-year Tulane coach said “27 assists and 11 turnovers.” Wing Jayda Brown scored 17 points, and guard Khadee Hession, a transfer from Georgetown, had 14. Forward Nataliyah Gray had 12 and guard Ja’Kyah Smith chipped in 10. Exclusively playing man-to-man defense, the Green Wave held the Tigers to 21.1% shooting, including 3 of 19 on 3-point attempts, and forced 24 turnovers. Tulane outrebounded Texas Southern 52-39, including 27-15 in the second half. Texas Southern (0-1) struggled. The Tigers made just two of their first 17 shots and just 5 of 28 in the first half as Tulane took its time building a 39-15 halftime lead. The Green Wave will play host to Alabama on Sunday in its next game of five consecutive home games to start the season.

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Tulane Green Wave forward Madison Gordon, center, and Texas Southern guard Grace Strickland, left, battle for a loose ball during the first half on Monday at Devlin Fieldhouse. Tulane cruised to a 92-38 victory. Brown (13) and Hessions (12) combined for 25 points in the first half. Last week, Langford ticked off a list of things she wanted to see the Green Wave do better than last season. Cutting down turnovers? Check. Shooting? Check. The Wave shot 44.6%, including 53.9% in the second half. Team chemistry? Check. Several times, the Wave made the extra pass for an open shot, which often produced a layup. “I was pleased to see how we moved the ball and shot,” Langford said. Said Brown: “It just carried over from practice. We’ve had good chemistry in our practices.” One of Langford’s main goals for this season is for the Green Wave to be more physical. Asked about that after Monday’s game, she smiled for

a second, then shook her head. “We have to be more physical, especially when we go to the glass,” she said. “(Texas Southern) was getting offensive rebounds in the first half.” Brown said the coach had some choice words at halftime, which increased the Wave’s focus on rebounding. “We play Alabama on Sunday, and we’ll have to be more physical, more aggressive rebounding,” Langford said. “So, we’ll enjoy this win, and we’ll clean up some things. But I was pleased with the way we played.” Tulane led 67-28 at the end of the third quarter. The Wave continued to pull away in the second half as its depth wore down the Tigers. The lead reached 51 points at 83-32 with 3:03 left. Tulane’s biggest lead was 57 points at 92-35 with just 37 seconds left.

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Tulane Green Wave guard Krystian Lewis is fouled by TennesseeMartin guard Davi Remagen during the first half on Monday at Devlin Fieldhouse. The Wave and Skyhawks went to overtime, but the game did not end by press time.

SCOREBOARD Hole-in-one

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Odds

Sunday’s Games

Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Jacksonville 4½ 8½ (43½) at BAL

Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Cincinnati 3½ 3 (51½)at ATLANTA LA Rams 5½ 5½ (48) at WASH Denver 3 3 (43½) at CAR Dallas 1½ 5½ (51½) at IND Detroit 6½ 7 (50½) at MIAMI at N.O. 4½ 2½ (43½) Cleveland at K.C. 9½ 9½ (46½) NY Jets NY Giants 5½ 3½ (39½) at PHILA Houston 1½ 4½ (40½)at CHRGRS at SEATTLE 13½ 11½ (44½) Arizona at SAN FRAN 8½ 9½ (51½) Las Vegas at NE 1½ 2½ (47½) Green Bay at CHICAGO 3½ 5½ (46½) Tampa Bay FAVORITE Buffalo

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 3 (46½) at MIN

College Football

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Ohio 13½ 13½ (51½) at AKRON at MIA (OH) 6½ 6½ (44½) Buffalo

Wednesday

FAVORITE at UMASS Toledo at E. MICH

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ 3 (49½) Ball State 27½ 25½ (52½) at SAC ST 1½ 1½ (44½)C. Michigan

FAVORITE UTSA J. Madison

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 7½ 6½ (72½) at FLA ATL 11½ 14½ (58½) at S. MISS

Friday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at SMU 7½ 6 (55½) Va Tech at E. CAR 1½ 1½ (39½) S. Florida Nebraska 6 4½ (49½) at ILLINOIS New Mexico 12½ 9½ (38½) at NEVADA at ARIZONA 9½ 9½ (43½) TCU

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FAVORITE LINE UNDERDOG Minnesota -169 at PHILA at MONTREAL -182 Winnipeg at TAMPA BAY -282 Detroit at PITTSBURGH -111 Vegas Colorado -133 at COLUMBUS at N.Y RANGRS -126 St. Louis at WSHINGTN -110 Dallas Utah -133 at TORONTO at NEW JERSEY -153 Edmonton Carolina -187 at NASHVILLE Anaheim -149 at VANCOUVER

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Pct GB .500 — .429 ½ .429 ½ .333 1 .333 1

Detroit Cleveland Indiana Chicago Milwaukee

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Pct GB .833 — .667 1 .286 3½ .167 4 .167 4

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Monday’s Games

Oklahoma City 117, Cleveland 112 Atlanta at Indiana, n Brooklyn at New York, n Chicago at Philadelphia, n Detroit at Charlotte, n Washington at Orlando, n Milwaukee at Minnesota, n New Orleans at Memphis, n Sacramento at Dallas, n Boston at Houston, n Utah at San Antonio, n Portland at Denver, n Miami at L.A. Lakers, n Phoenix at Golden State, n Toronto at L.A. Clippers, n

Tuesday’s Games

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Albany (NY) 45, Campbell 35 Brown 36, Penn 17 CCSU 49, Robert Morris 14 Colgate 37, William & Mary 0 Duquesne 41, New Haven 14 Holy Cross 33, Richmond 14 Illinois 20, Maryland 17 Lehigh 31, Bucknell 30 Merrimack 19, Wagner 14 Michigan 28, Rutgers 21 Monmouth (NJ) 34, Bryant 21 Notre Dame 35, Navy 13 Penn St. 31, Purdue 17 Princeton 21, Cornell 20 Rhode Island 14, Maine 13, OT Sacred Heart 32, Stony Brook 31 Stonehill 34, Mercyhurst 28 Syracuse 30, SMU 27 Towson 44, Hampton 13 Villanova 44, Lafayette 21 Yale 26, Columbia 8

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FAR WEST

Air Force 35, UConn 26 BYU 27, Arizona St. 20 Chicago State 80, Fort Lauderdale Eagles 17 Colorado 27, Kansas St. 24, OT Idaho 38, Portland St. 14 Idaho St. 34, Utah Tech 27 Montana 42, E. Washington 33 Montana St. 61, Cal Poly 7 N. Arizona 34, S. Utah 27 New Mexico 21, San Jose St. 16 Oregon 34, Northwestern 26 San Diego 41, Marist 40 San Diego St. 26, Washington St. 20 UCLA 27, Nevada 0 Utah St. 31, Colorado St. 14 Weber St. 38, UC Davis 14

FCS Top 25 Poll

RANK REC. PTS. PREV. 1. Tarleton State (23) 9-0 645 1 2. Stephen F. Austin (3) 9-0 623 2 3. Montana State 8-1 593 3 4. Youngstown State 7-2 574 4 5. South Dakota State 7-2 549 5 6. Northern Arizona 7-2 507 7 7. Austin Peay 7-2 483 8 8. Illinois State 7-2 445 9 9. Tennessee Tech 8-1 435 10 10. South Dakota 7-3 421 6 11. Mercer 7-2 374 12 12. Lamar 7-2 364 13 13. Montana 6-3 338 14 14. Monmouth 7-2 299 17 15. North Dakota 6-4 281 11 16. Lehigh 7-2 212 20 17. South Carolina St. 7-2 202 22 18. Idaho State 6-3 165 23 19. Campbell 7-2 163 15 20. UAlbany 6-3 157 25 21. East Tennessee St. 6-3 138 18 22. Abilene Christian 5-4 124 24 22. Harvard 6-1 124 16 24. Alabama A&M 7-2 52 NR 25. Weber State 6-4 50 NR Dropped Out: Richmond (19), UC Davis (21) Others Receiving Votes: Richmond, 36; Chattanooga, 35; Jackson St., 12; Princeton, 11; Dartmouth, 9; Morgan St., 6; Colgate, 4; Wofford, 4; Central Connecticut St., 3; UC Davis, 3; UIW, 3; Dayton, 2; Northern Iowa, 2; North Alabama, 1; Yale, 1.

Pro football NFL Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Alabama A&M 31, Alabama St. 28 Alcorn St. 52, MVSU 17 Butler 27, Presbyterian 10 Chattanooga 24, VMI 10 Clemson 36, Florida St. 24 Coastal Carolina 31, Georgia St. 20 Dayton 44, Stetson 34 Delaware St. 36, Norfolk St. 33 Drake 45, Morehead St. 35 Duke 47, Boston College 2 E. Illinois 45, UT Martin 16 East Carolina 17, Temple 9 Georgia 27, Florida 8 Georgia Southern 19, Appalachian St. 3 Liberty 49, FIU 10 Louisiana Tech 35, South Alabama 20 Louisville 52, Stanford 24 Marshall 36, Old Dominion 23 McNeese St. 16, Nicholls 3 Mercer 28, The Citadel 19 Mississippi 45, Auburn 15 NC A&T 13, Elon 10 NC Central 34, Howard 0 NC State 31, California 10 Samford 10, Wofford 9 South Florida 30, UAB 10 Southern Miss. 35, Louisiana-Monroe 21 Southern U. 42, Florida A&M 14 Tennessee Tech 24, ETSU 17 W. Carolina 27, Furman 26 W. Illinois 42, Charleston Southern 35 Wake Forest 51, Virginia 7

East

Gardner-Webb 34, SE Missouri 10 Illinois St. 35, Murray St. 14 Indiana 23, Minnesota 16, OT Iowa 30, Wisconsin 0 Lindenwood (Mo.) 27, Tennessee St. 0 N. Dakota St. 31, UTEP 7 N. Iowa 45, Indiana St. 23 S. Dakota St. 31, South Dakota 21 St. Thomas (Minn.) 35, Davidson 7 Utah 49, Cincinnati 25 W. Michigan 23, Bowling Green 10 Youngstown St. 31, North Dakota 28

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Abilene Christian 59, West Georgia 0 Ark.-Pine Bluff 63, Bethune-Cookman 21 East Texas A&M 10, SE Louisiana 7 Incarnate Word 66, Northwestern St. 14 North Alabama 14, Cent. Arkansas 9 South Carolina 42, Oklahoma 25 Stephen F. Austin 37, Houston Christian 6

Sunday’s Games

TCU 22, Kansas 16 Tarleton St. 28, E. Kentucky 24 Texas 31, Mississippi St. 3 Texas Tech 34, Arizona 26

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Thursday’s Games

Green Bay 27, Carolina 19

Late Sunday Washington 27, Philadelphia 10 Philadelphia 10 0 0 0 — 10 Washington 3 10 3 11 — 27 First Quarter Phi_FG Elliott 40, 6:10. Phi_Barkley 3 run (Elliott kick), 4:27. Was_FG Stevens 56, :28. Second Quarter Was_Diggs 8 pass from Daniels (Stevens kick), 4:56. Was_FG Stevens 39, :19. Third Quarter Was_FG Stevens 25, 1:33. Fourth Quarter Was_FG Stevens 42, 3:43. Was_White 1 run (Ekeler run), 1:52.

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College basketball Men’s national scores Monday’s games EAST

Hofstra 97, St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 51

SOUTH

Appalachian State 63, Merrimack 49 High Point 72, Liberty 57 Mercer 90, Reinhardt 53 Middle Tennessee 117, Fisk 73 Murray State 94, Tennessee State 64 Nicholls State 110, North American 56 Queens 103, Winthrop 98 South Carolina State 94, Morris College 55

MIDWEST

Grambling State 89, Northern Illinois 87 IU Indianapolis 113, Miami (OH)-Middletown 76 Northern Kentucky 84, UTEP 76

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Arizona 33, Dallas 30, OT Buffalo 36, Baltimore 10 Cincinnati 43, Tennessee 36, OT Detroit 19, Minnesota 15 Jacksonville 42, Indianapolis 7 Las Vegas 38, N.Y. Jets 33 Pittsburgh 27, Cleveland 6 Tampa Bay 16, Atlanta 0 L.A. Rams 24, L.A. Chargers 9 Denver 28, Kansas City 24 New England 24, Miami 19 Washington 27, Philadelphia 10 Open: Houston, N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, San Francisco

FAR WEST

San Jose State 95, UTSA 74

Women’s national scores EAST

Albany 65, Northeastern 61 Army 81, St. Thomas Aquinas 28 Bryant 75, MIT 25 Buffalo 82, Georgia State 81 Cleveland State 62, Penn State 61 Columbia 71, Davidson 65 Dartmouth 56, Boston University 49 Drexel 62, Marist 47 Fordham 70, Niagara 40 George Washington 84, District of Columbia 23 Georgetown 84, Delaware State 47 Holy Cross 64, Boston College 54 Iona 76, Dominican (NY) 54 Loyola (MD) 76, Notre Dame of Maryland 30 Manhattan 67, Pace 42 Marshall 74, UMass 70 Monmouth 63, Binghamton 40 NJIT 50, Rider 45 Navy 91, Mount St Marys 63 New Hampshire 87, New England College 41

New Haven 103, Mitchell 44 Princeton 63, Belmont 52 Quinnipiac 82, St. Joseph’s (Long Island) 45 Rutgers 83, LIU 52 Siena 82, Brown 71 St. John’s 95, Lafayette 37 Stony Brook 73, Molloy 39 UConn 100, Cornell 35 UMBC 92, Stevenson 29 UMass Lowell 77, Saint Anselm 53 Vermont 96, Keene State 37 Wagner 80, SUNY-Cortland 72 Yale 111, Elms 38

SOUTH

Alabama 92, Queens 56 Auburn 84, Alabama State 35 Austin Peay 62, Campbell 47 Bethune-Cookman 102, Florida Memorial 30 Charleston 92, Berry 43 Chattanooga 85, UVA Wise 44 Clemson 68, Radford 47 Coppin State 80, Cheyney (PA) 69 Elon 84, North Carolina Pembroke 50 Florida 83, Bucknell 60 Florida State 81, Merrimack 51 George Mason 91, Temple 71 Georgia 92, West Georgia 53 Georgia Tech 80, Hofstra 65 High Point 88, Lees-Mcrae 39 Jacksonville State 75, Oglethorpe 39 Kennesaw State 72, Shorter 42 Kentucky 85, Morehead State 42 LSU 129, Southeastern Louisiana 35 Liberty 73, Frostburg State 30 Longwood 96, The Apprentice School 27 Louisville 119, Bellarmine 47 McNeese 65, Texas AM Kingsville 53 Memphis 78, Lemoyne-Owen 42 Mercer 69, North Greenville 41 Miami (FL) 75, Florida Atlantic 48 Morgan State 103, Washington Adventist 47 Nicholls State 83, Dillard 54 North Carolina A&T 70, Wingate 59 North Carolina State 80, Wofford 50 Northern Kentucky 84, Defiance 49 Northwestern State 120, Ecclesia 40 Oklahoma 91, North Carolina 79 Ole Miss 80, Alcorn State 38 Richmond 83, Charlotte 71 Samford 102, Montevallo 42 South Carolina 101, Maryland 93 South Carolina State 112, Trinity College of Jacksonville 42 South Florida 80, Furman 54 Southern Miss 85, Mississippi College 59 Stetson 75, Flagler 52 Talladega 59, Alabama A&M 53 Tennessee 109, Duquesne 62 Tennessee State 95, Toccoa Falls 46 Tennessee-Martin 90, Eastern Kentucky 89 Tulane 92, Texas Southern 38 UNC Greensboro 58, Presbyterian 51 Vanderbilt 112, Lipscomb 53 Virginia 87, Maryland-Eastern Shore 45 Virginia State 63, Norfolk State 62 Virginia Tech 85, North Carolina Central 39 Wake Forest 65, USC Upstate 58 Western Carolina 96, Carolina 31 William & Mary 89, Chowan 48 Winthrop 57, Newberry 46

MIDWEST

Appalachian State 74, Eastern Michigan 62 Ball State 84, Arkansas State 74 Bowling Green 82, Georgia Southern 59 Butler 108, Tennessee Tech 71 Coastal Carolina 68, Western Michigan 54 Detroit Mercy 94, UM Dearborn 30 Illinois State 106, Chicago State 69 Iowa 73, Towson 45 Kansas City 120, Baker 40 Kansas State 61, Wichita State 41 Louisiana Tech 61, Toledo 57 Miami (OH) 59, James Madison 52 Minnesota 82, Harvard 62 Missouri State 77, Southeast Missouri State 40 Murray State 82, Southern Indiana 67 Nebraska 81, San Jose State 54 Northern Illinois 76, Indiana State 71 Northern Iowa 67, St. Thomas 59 Oakland 104, Cleary 32 Ohio 57, Louisiana-Monroe 46 Ohio State 81, UIC 34 Old Dominion 62, Central Michigan 58 Purdue 81, IUPUI 73 South Alabama 75, Akron 74 Troy 89, Kent State 78 Xavier 75, Purdue Fort Wayne 63 Youngstown State 99, Hiram 26

SOUTHWEST

Abilene Christian 108, Howard Payne 32 Arkansas 127, New Orleans 48 Baylor 87, Fairleigh Dickinson 66 Central Arkansas 97, Hendrix College 40 East Texas A&M 81, Oklahoma Christian 40 Houston 73, Hampton 65 Lamar 104, Louisiana Christian 35 Little Rock 108, Central Baptist College 12 North Texas 101, Newman 48 Oklahoma State 81, Southern University 39 Sam Houston 111, Mcmurry 59 UT Rio Grande Valley 114, Arlington Baptist 47

FAR WEST

Arizona 84, Stanford 69 Arizona State 84, Jackson State 41

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Paul Simon performs in concert during ‘The Farewell Tour’ in 2018 at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans.

Paul Simon’s uncoventional ‘Graceland’ was a huge hit in 1986. A new book explains why. BY KEITH SPERA | Staff writer

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Paul Simon’s 1986 album ‘Graceland’

aul Simon’s “Graceland” should have flopped. In 1986, with MTV, hair metal, synth pop and new jack swing dominating popular culture, a soft-spoken 40-something singer-songwriter who had seemingly peaked in the 1970s put out an album that opens with an accordion. The album’s featured guests included southwest Louisiana zydeco musicians and traditional South African musicians who were unknown outside their respective regions. And yet, “Graceland” was a massive commercial and creative triumph. Coinciding with the 40th Kahn anniversary of “Graceland,” Grammy-winning music historian and author Ashley Kahn has written “Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland” (Atria Books), the definitive account of the making and meaning of Simon’s masterpiece. Each spring, Kahn moonlights as backstage manager at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s Jazz Tent. But his main gigs are teaching at New York University and writing

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Ashley Kahn’s 2026 book ‘Days of Miracle and Wonder’

Kahn, front row at far left, in Moscow with members of the South African band Ladysmith Black Mambazo in the 1980s

about music. His previous books include deep dives into the Miles Davis classic “Kind of Blue” and John Coltrane’s “A Love Supreme.” He also co-wrote Carlos Santana’s 2014 autobiography “The Universal Tone.” In the late 1980s, Kahn tour-managed Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the South African vocal group that joined Simon on “Graceland”

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WAYS AND MEANS ILLUSTRATION BY DOUG MacCASH

Driverless cars in New Orleans? Here’s what the robots need to know about navigating our streets.

The strangest thing about riding in a Waymo robot taxi is the steering wheel moves all by itself. I mean, why is there a steering wheel anyway, right? There’s no driver. It’s like you got picked up by the Invisible Man. It’s a little creepy. On a summer trip to Miami, I took six driverless Waymo rides

to take a peek into our future. Many of us have already observed Waymo cars tooling around New Doug Orleans. But so far, MacCash these cars have had humans at the tiller. The vanguard vehicles may be out electronically mapping the streets, awaiting their moment to offload their flesh and blood drivers and set out autonomously. They’re practicing for takeover. It may not be so different. Truth is, there are already driverless cars on the roads of New Orleans. Sure, there may be a human

seated at the wheel, but they are often otherwise engaged in private activities wholly unrelated to driving. An acquaintance of mine said she recently observed a driver on busy Elysian Fields Avenue who appeared to be spritzing paper currency with a disinfectant. This won’t be a problem for the invisible drivers. They’re cashless.

What’s it like? I was wary of my first Waymo ride. The car quietly pulls up. It’s a Jaguar (never expected to be chauffeured around in a Jag). There’s a sort of apparatus on

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TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Tuesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2026. There are 58 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 3, 1979, five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an antiKlan protest in Greensboro, North Carolina, in what became known as the Greensboro massacre. State and federal trials subsequently acquitted six defendants of murder and rioting charges. Also on this date: In 1908, Republican William Howard Taft was elected president, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan. In 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt easily won reelection to a second term, losing just two states to the Republican candidate, Kansas Gov. Alf Landon. In 1957, the Soviet Union launched the spacecraft Sputnik 2, carrying the first

animal into orbit, a dog named Laika. In 1961, diplomat U Thant of Burma (now Myanmar) was elected secretary-general of the United Nations following the death of his predecessor, Dag Hammarskjold, in an airplane crash. In 1964, Lyndon B. Johnson, who assumed the presidency after John F. Kennedy was assassinated in 1963, won election as president, defeating Republican Sen. Barry Goldwater. In 1992, Democrat Bill Clinton was elected the 42nd president of the United States, defeating Republican President George H.W. Bush. In 2012, the lights went back on in lower Manhattan to the relief of residents who had been plunged into darkness for nearly five days by Hurricane Sandy. In 2014, 13 years after the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center towers, a new 104-story, 1,776-foothigh skyscraper called the One World Trade Center opened for business at the site, marking an emotional milestone for both New Yorkers and the nation.

In 2020, Democrat Joe Biden won the presidency, though his victory would not be known for more than three days as counting continued in battleground states; Republican President Donald Trump would refuse to concede, falsely claiming that he was a victim of widespread voter fraud. Today’s birthdays: Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is 93. Economist and Nobel Prize laureate Amartya Sen is 93. Vogue global editorial director Anna Wintour is 77. Boxing Hall of Famer Larry Holmes is 77. Scientist David Ho is 74. Comedian-actor Roseanne Barr is 74. Actor Kate Capshaw is 73. Comedian Dennis Miller is 73. Singer Adam Ant is 72. Actor Dolph Lundgren is 69. Olympic gold medal figure skater Evgeni Plushenko is 44. Actor Antonia Thomas (TV: “The Good Doctor”) is 40. Former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick is 39. Kidnap survivor and child safety activist Elizabeth Smart is 39. Grammy-winning singer Ella Mai is 32. Actor and model Ever Anderson is 19.

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and the subsequent world tour. But Kahn didn’t draw on his own experiences for “Days of Miracle and Wonder.” Instead, he interviewed more than 90 people connected to the project, drilling down for details that he stitched together into a narrative. One person he didn’t interview was Simon himself. Rather than ask him to revisit his methods and motives 40 years after the fact, Kahn pulled quotes and insights from the many interviews Simon gave when “Graceland” was released. And as Kahn makes clear, the impact of “Graceland” rippled far beyond what its creator imagined.

staying in our home whenDear Annie: My in-laws are in their mid-80s, and for ever they please. most of their lives, they apA three-night visit roupeared to be quite wealthy. tinely stretches into five They lived in beautiful or six nights. On one ochomes, entertained lavcasion, they even called our son and asked ishly and traveled him to stay with a frequently. They friend so they could were successful have his room durin real estate and should have been ing their visit. He financially comfortagreed, not fully understanding the able in retirement. Annie family dynamics. Over the years, Lane They have also extravagant spendDEAR ANNIE continued using our ing, poor investaddress for their ments and failed driver’s licenses, voting get-rich-quick schemes registration and car insurdrained their savings. Today, they live entirely on ance, despite not having Social Security and have lived in our state for eight spent the past eight years years. They never asked moving between the homes our permission. of relatives and friends. My wife and I are in our For the past six years, 50s and both still work. they’ve relied on my We have two young-adult mother-in-law’s financially children who are finding successful stepsister, who their footing, and we’ve owns homes in California recently welcomed our and Idaho. She generfirst grandchild. We love our family, but our time, ously allows them to stay energy and resources are in whichever house she isn’t using. This means my not unlimited. The hardest part is in-laws, now in their 80s, sometimes find themselves watching what this has done to my wife. She feels shoveling snow in Idaho. tremendous guilt about setNeither location offers much of a support systing boundaries with her aging parents, even though tem, and both are more their demands have caused than eight hours away her almost daily stress. She from us. My wife is their resents that they’ve repeatonly child, and they have chosen to live far from edly chosen to live far away her, their grandchildren while expecting us to rearand now their first greatrange our lives whenever grandchild. they want to visit. They qualify for a lovely This situation has put a senior-housing community strain on our marriage for near us, where they could years. have stability, companionI want to be fair. My in-laws aren’t bad people, ship and family close by. But they refuse to consider and they can be genuinely lovely. I don’t believe they it. Instead, they insist on

intend to hurt anyone. But they seem determined to maintain a lifestyle they can no longer afford, relying on the generosity of others rather than accepting a more realistic living arrangement. I don’t want to be the sonin-law who comes between my wife and her parents. But I also don’t want our marriage and family life to suffer because we’re afraid to say no. How do we establish reasonable boundaries with aging parents who refuse to accept their circumstances, without leaving my wife feeling like a terrible daughter? — Exhausted Son-in-Law Dear Exhausted Son-in-Law: Your in-laws are in a difficult stage of life, and it’s understandable that they want to feel close to their family. At their age, a little extra patience and compassion can go a long way. That said, your wife can be a loving daughter while still setting reasonable boundaries. Sit down together and agree on visits that work for everyone, with clear arrival and departure dates. Continue encouraging senior housing nearby if you think they would be happy there. Remember, boundaries don’t have to be unkind. Sometimes the most loving thing you can do is find a balance that allows everyone to feel respected and welcome. Send your questions for Annie Lane to dearannie@creators.com.

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A zydeco audition From the borrowed cassette that first set the music in motion to the misspelling of southwest Louisiana saxophonist John Hart’s name in the album’s liner notes, Kahn illuminates every step of the “Graceland” creation saga. The book’s first chapter is titled “Cassettes,” an acknowledgment of the critical role that particular format played in the story. In the summer of 1984, while driving back and forth between New York City and Montauk on Long Island, Simon would listen to a bootleg cassette of “Gumboots: Accordion Jive Hits, Volume II,” a collection of traditional South African mbaqanga music. At the time, he was “in a creative lull,” Kahn said during a recent interview. “He was also at an emotional low point because his second marriage, to Carrie Fisher, was falling apart.” During those drives, Simon “was by himself in a car. No distractions — no cellphone ringing, no internet connections. He’s by himself with the music. And he makes a risky decision — that he wanted to work with the musicians who were on that cassette.” He’d been familiar with zydeco music much longer, since becoming a fan of the recordings of zydeco legend Clifton Chenier and Arhoolie Records in the 1970s. Even though he tended to mispronounce the genre as “zyDECO,” Simon eventually found a way to incorporate the music into his own via “Graceland.” Kahn chronicles the Louisiana recording sessions that saxophonist Dickie Landry arranged for Simon at Master-Trak Studio in Crowley. Three zydeco bandleaders — Rockin’ Dopsie, Buckwheat Zydeco and a very young Terrance Simien — were invited to come to Master-Trak with their respective bands and essentially audition by performing instrumental songs as the tape rolled.

How to set boundaries with in-laws without guilt

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Ashley Kahn, right, smiles with Paul Simon in 1988. At the time, Kahn was tour-managing Ladysmith Black Mambazo, the South African band that was touring with Simon. Simon ultimately chose Rockin’ Dopsie’s recording — which featured his son David “Rockin’ Dopsie Jr.” Rubin on rubboard and former members of Clifton Chenier’s band — as the foundation for the “Graceland” song “That Was Your Mother.” Simon added the melody and such lyrics as, “I’m standing on the corner in Lafayette,” giving southwest Louisiana a spotlight on the record alongside South Africa.

Apartheid controversy

gested he collaborate with producer Nile Rodgers, the Chic guitarist and ’80s hitmaker for Madonna, Duran Duran and many others. But as Kahn writes, Simon was determined to collaborate with South African musicians and producers in South Africa. Before departing, he sought advice from the likes of Harry Belafonte and Quincy Jones about the politics and optics of such a trip. To Kahn, that’s an indication of “the spirit of intention that’s there, and wanting to do it the right way. Did he do everything exactly right? Are there any perfect saints?” Ultimately, “Graceland” changed the lives of the South African musicians involved. In the book, Bakithi Kumalo recounts how, as a young, unknown musician, his mother bought him a discounted, Japanese-built fretless bass because it was the only bass at a Johannesburg music store that they could afford. After months of trial and error, Kumalo finally figured out how to play it in tune. The distinctive sound of Kumalo’s fretless became a sonic signature of “Graceland,” especially on “You Can Call Me Al.” He ended up joining Simon’s band as a permanent member and eventually moved to the United States. “His approach was defining for Paul Simon and that period,” Kahn said. “That whole album is a unicorn because it doesn’t connect to anything else that was going on.” And yet it worked. Kahn’s book explains why.

Kahn delves into the controversies that swirled around “Graceland,” which was recorded when many musicians were boycotting South Africa because of its brutal apartheid system. Questions of cultural appropriation were also raised. “What is the right way for someone of privilege and stature such as Paul Simon to head down to South Africa in those crazy, violent times, and make music?” Kahn said. “I needed to handle that in an appropriate way and provide the information for the reader. I tried to pull myself and my opinions out of the book and just lay it out for the reader to make their own decisions.” “Graceland” was the work of a “middle-aged guy with middle-age concerns and middle-age perspectives on everything,” Kahn said. “And yet a tune like ‘You Can Call Me Al’ was huge. It crossed generations and had high schoolers up and dancing.” Upon learning that Simon was interested in making an album with “dance rhythms,” executives at Email Keith Spera at Warner Bros. Records sug- kspera@theadvocate.com.

the roof, like the spinning gizmo that’s always on the top of flying saucers in old movies. The door handles pop open, and you slide in. People at a nearby bus stop watch you, marveling at your daring. For a second, you’re John Glenn. You buckle up, there’s calming music playing, and you’re off. You’re rolling through traffic, stopping, going, speeding up, slowing down, with a ghost in the left, front seat. In an amazingly short period of time, you’re used to it. It’s only when you begin climbing a highway entrance ramp that a flicker of concern crosses your mind. Do crash test dummies know they’re crash test dummies? Or do they think they’re real people on vacation? But then, nothing happens. You’ve made it. You’re dropped off at the curb. It’s all very slick, very efficient. Sure, it’s impersonal. True, there’s no human interaction. But at least you don’t have to pretend to care about the World Cup. This is the future, for sure. In 50 years or so, we may have robo cars in Louisiana, even.

Tips for robot drivers While watching the Miami landscape pass by, I couldn’t help but wonder what advice the robo taxis will need when they join the chaos of the Crescent City roadways. Here are my top 10 things to know: 1. You’ll find that driving here is easier than in most places. Many of the tedious details have been modified or eliminated entirely. For instance, in other parts of the country, there are green, yellow and red traffic lights, each with a well-defined meaning. Not here. Don’t worry your little microchips about yellow. It’s irrelevant. Red is also often irrelevant. Yield signs, ditto. 2. Turn signals are similarly superfluous. There’s never any need to activate a turn signal. If you should ever accidentally do so, don’t turn it off. Change lanes as you see fit. 3. In other places, there

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Deputies with the Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office talk to a Waymo driver in the French Quarter on Aug. 20. are carefully prescribed speed limits. Here, your speed is primarily regulated by the prevalence of potholes. 4. Left turns are purely conditional. After you’ve made one, your circuitry may warn that you’ve crossed a neutral ground and should apply the brake. Au contraire, cars proceed if possible, regardless of any other factors. If you can go, do go; that’s the rule. 5. Similarly, when no neutral ground is present — or is too small to fit the length of your vehicle — proceed perpendicularly across all lanes of traffic and block as many as possible. As if literally no other option or route is available to you. 6. You are sure to occasionally encounter circumstances that defy all preparatory programming or logic. Take the intersection of St. Bernard Avenue, Desaix Boulevard and Gentilly Boulevard. This is an asphalt Gordian knot speckled with approximately 100 randomly illuminated streetlights. No amount of artificial intelligence is going to help; your motherboard might melt halfway through. 7. There’s no point in trying to circumnavigate a second-line parade. Just unlatch the doors and allow your passengers to watch or join in, if they’d like. They’ll come back eventually. 8. If there are clouds anywhere in the sky, park on the neutral ground or you might get short-circuited. 9. If your navigation system misses the Loyola exit on I-10 headed west, you’re going to LaPlace or Boutte. Just accept it. There’s no rerouting. Same goes for

passing the Tchoupitoulas Street exit downtown … welcome to the West Bank. 10. I assume that Waymos have multiple cameras in the back seat, just to keep an eye on what passengers might be up to back there. That’s certainly prudent. Though I assure you, in New Orleans, folks are going to do whatever they want, cameras or not. Considering the amazing assortment of hazards, driving here is like a never-ending game of Mario Kart. You’ll love it. City Hall will, of course, not just allow robotic vehicles to run wild in the streets. There will certainly be many detailed rules and regulations. For instance, if the current batch of edicts being considered by the City Council are put into place, autonomous vehicles will not be allowed to stop in bike lanes, bus lanes, fire lanes, intersections, in front of driveways, et cetera — those areas are reserved for Ubers. Breakage of such rules could result in $1,000 fines — payable in Bitcoin, one presumes. Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash@theadvocate. com.

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

PUBLIC NOTICE --Invitation to Bid SEALED PROPOSALS AS LISTED BELOW WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT AT: LSU HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER 433 BOLIVAR STREET ROOM 623 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 (504) 568-6261 UNTIL TIMES AND DATES INDICATED, AT WHICH TIME AND PLACE THE PROPOSALS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AND READ: BID TITLE: CALS PLANT BUILDING DEMOLITION BID NUMBER: 002999 BID OPENING DATE: NOVEMBER 23, 2026 @ 2:00PM A MANDATORY PRE-BID MEETING WILL BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2026 AT 10:00 A.M. SUPPLIERS ARE TO MEET IN THE ALLIED HEALTH/SCHOOL OF NURSING BUILDING, ROOM 147 (SEMINAR ROOM 2), LOCATED AT 1900 GRAVIER STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112. ALL INQUIRES AND REQUESTS FOR SPECIFICATIONS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED VIA EMAIL TO: MWIL34@LSUHSC.EDU BIDS WILL BE PUBLICLY OPENED AT: LSUHSC-433 BOLIVAR ST. 6TH FLOOR, RM 623C NEW ORLEANS, LA 70112 SPECIFICATIONS MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE PURCHASING DEPARTMENT. THE RIGHT

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Public Notices Bids/Proposals y the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Procurement Department by November 17, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. (CDT). For sub‐ mission instructions, see bid documents. Bids will be publicly opened on November 17, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. (CDT) in the Procurement Con‐ ference Room, Rm 131, located at 625 St. Joseph St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70165. LATE BIDS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. 204891-oct 27-nov 3-2t $89.78

RFx No. 3000026842, *Rebid* Stripping Ma‐ chine – DOTD, 11/18/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities. Amy Vincent Director of State Procurement FAX (225) 342-8688 205538-nov 3-1t $11.77 PUBLIC NOTICE --Request for Bid Estimates: Sealed Qualification Packets will be received until the hour of 4:00 p.m. local time MONDAY, NO‐ VEMBER 23, 2026, at 2424 N. Arnoult Rd., at New Or‐ leans Education League’s (NOEL) office located in the Office of New Or‐ leans Education League of the Construction In‐ dustry (NOEL)/ HBAGNO 2424 North Arnoult Road, Metairie, LA. Residential Repair Pro‐ ject - NOEL is a 501-cnonprofit organization. The goal of the program is to provide renovation repairs to properties in Jefferson Parish through HUD funding provided by the Jefferson Parish De‐ partment of Community Development. Contrac‐ tors must have current Sams.gov registration. This program intends to bid-let repairs to one property on Sarah Drive, Avondale, Louisiana. Louisiana Licensed Con‐ tractors are encouraged to submit bids for the project. There will be two Open House dates to view the property. For the Scope of Work, the address of the property, open house dates and bid information, email: support@noelci.org. New Orleans Education League (NOEL) 2424 N. Arnoult Rd. Metairie, LA 70001 (504) 837-2700 205622-nov 3-1t $44.26

PUBLIC NOTICE --Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans Invitation to Bid 2026-SWB-64 Limestone No. 610 The Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (Board) is soliciting bids from companies to sup‐ ply Limestone No. 610. Invitation to Bid (ITB) will be available October 27, 2026, for download at the following websites: Board: https://www2.swbno. org/business_bidspecific ations.asp LAPAC: https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/OSP/ LaPAC/dspBid.cfm?sea rch=department& term=181 All bidders may attend a non-mandatory pre-bid conference at 11:00 a.m. (CDT), November 4, 2026, at the Sewerage & Water Board Administrative Building, the Procure‐ ment Conference Room, Rm 131, located at 625 St. Joseph St., New Orleans, Louisiana 70165 or if you are unable to attend this in-person meeting, you can also join via telecon‐ ference call: Microsoft Teams Join: https://teams.microsoft. com/meet/23734585664 1323?p=cCCSZAdyOYy KT1ILpH Meeting ID: 237 345 856 641 323 Passcode: e8Hc96sq Dial in by phone +1 504-224-8698, 858968241# United States, New Orleans Phone conference ID: 858 968 241#

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PUBLIC NOTICE --CITY OF CENTRAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Central City Hall 11530 Sullivan Road Central, LA 70818 https://www.centralgov. com/ Tuesday, October 13, 2026 MINUTES 6:00 PM I. Preliminary Business 1) Call to Order - Mayor Evans called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – By Jeff Stanfill, Covenant Church 3) Roll Call Present: Fralick, Lavergne, Lazaroe, McK‐ inney, Roy and Wells Absent: Myer 4) Approval of the min‐ utes from the September 22, 2026 Council Meeting. Council Member Wells moved to approve the September 22, 2026 min‐ utes as written. The mo‐ tion was seconded by Council Member Fralick. With no objections, the September 22, 2026 min‐ utes were approved as written. Mayor Evans asked if any member of the Coun‐ cil would object to re‐ moving Item 8) under New Business. He noted that City Attorney Ce‐ lestin could not attend tonight’s meeting and that he believes it would be better to address that item when the City Attor‐ ney is present. There were no objections. II. Zoning Cases 1) Discussion and action regarding the following P&Z case(s): None 2) Introduction of the fol‐ lowing P&Z item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the October 27, 2026, Council meeting). a) Z-26-0005: Rezoning at 16439 Greenwell SpringsPort Hudson Rd. An Ordi‐ nance to rezone Tracts A1-D and B-1, Westbrook Home Place, from R-1 (Single-Family Resi‐ dence) to R/A (Rural/Agricultural) zon‐ ing district. Comprising 11.81acres. (Appli‐ cant/Owner: Scott Har‐ ris) b) T-26-0006: Nonconfor‐ mities. An Ordinance to amend Title 7 Unified De‐ velopment Code (UDC) and Appendix 1 Compre‐ hensive Zoning Code (CZC) to consolidate and update provisions re‐ lated to nonconformities, and provide for related matters. III. Old Business (Public Hearing and Action re‐ garding the following in‐ strument(s)): None IV. New Business (Public Hearing and Action re‐ garding the following in‐ strument(s)): 1) A resolution to declare certain CPD items as sur‐ plus property and autho‐ rize disposition. A resolution to declare as surplus property cer‐ tain items located within the Central Police De‐ partment, to authorize disposition, and to pro‐ vide for related matters (By Council Member Roy). Council Member Roy moved to approve this item. The motion was seconded by Council Member Wells. Council Member Roy provided a summary for this item. Public comment: None. Vote: 6 yeas (Fralick, Lavergne, Lazaroe, McK‐ inney, Roy and Wells), 0 nays, 1 absent (Myer). Motion passed. 2) A resolution to adopt a Council Chamber Use Policy. A resolution to adopt a Council Chamber Use Policy to be implemented by all City Officials, De‐ partments, and Employ‐ ees and to provide for re‐ lated matters (By Council Members Fralick and Lavergne). Council Member Fralick moved to approve this i h i

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pp item. The motion was seconded by Council Member Lavergne. Mayor Evans provided a sum‐ mary for this item. Public comment: Steven Caloney. Vote: 6 yeas (Fralick, Lavergne, Lazaroe, McKinney, Roy and Wells), 0 nays, 1 ab‐ sent (Myer). Motion passed. 3) A resolution authoriz‐ ing the Mayor to execute a CEA with the Central Kiwanis Club. A resolution to approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with the Kiwanis Club of Central for the use of City Council Chamber and to provide for related matters (By Council Members Fralick and Lavergne) Council Member Fralick moved to approve this item. The motion was seconded by Council Member Lavergne. Coun‐ cil Member Wells moved to combine Items 3), 4) and 5). The motion was seconded by Council Member McKinney. There were no objections to combining the items. Council Member Fralick then moved to approve all three items. Council Member Lavergne sec‐ onded. Public comment: None. Vote on approval of Items 3), 4) and 5): 6 yeas (Fralick, Lavergne, Lazaroe, McKinney, Roy and Wells), 0 nays, 1 ab‐ sent (Myer). The motion passed, approving all three items. 4) A resolution authoriz‐ ing the Mayor to execute a CEA with Blue Star Mothers. A resolution to approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with Geaux Seven Blue Star Mothers for the use of City Council Chamber and to provide for related matters (By Council Members Fralick and Lavergne) *Combined with Items 3) and 5), heard and ap‐ proved under Item 3). 5) A resolution authoriz‐ ing the Mayor to execute a CEA with Cooking in Central. A resolution to approve and authorize the Mayor to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement (CEA) with Cooking in Central, Inc. for the use of City Council Chamber and to provide for re‐ lated matters (By Council Members Fralick and Lavergne) *Combined with Items 3) and 4), heard and ap‐ proved under Item 3). 6) A resolution authoriz‐ ing the Mayor to execute a CEA with the LA Dept. of Treasury. A resolution to authorize the Mayor to execute a Cooperative Endeavor Agreement with the De‐ partment of Treasury, State of Louisiana relat‐ ing to Act 3 of the 2026 regular legislative ses‐ sion and to provide for related matters. (By Council Member Roy) Council Member Roy moved to approve this item. The motion was seconded by Council Member Wells. Council Member Roy provided a summary for this item. Council discussion. Pub‐ lic comment: None. Vote: 5 yeas (Fralick, Lazaroe, McKinney, Roy and Wells), 1 nay (Lavergne), 1 absent (Myer). Motion passed. 7) A resolution to cancel the November 24, 2026 and December 22, 2026 City Council Meetings. A resolution to cancel the November 24, 2026 and December 22, 2026 City Council Meetings and to provide for re‐ lated matters (By Council Member McKinney) Council Member McKin‐ ney moved to approve this item. The motion was seconded by Council Member Roy. Mayor Evans provided a sum‐ mary for this item. Coun‐ cil discussion. Council Member McKinney then made a substitute mo‐ tion to cancel only the December 22, 2026 City Council Meeting. The substitute motion was seconded by Council Member Wells. Public comment: None. Vote: 6 yeas (Fralick, Lavergne, Lazaroe, McKinney, Roy and Wells), 0 nays, 1 ab‐ sent (Myer). The substi‐ tute motion passed. 8) To consider a motion to enter into Executive Session pursuant to La. R.S. 42:17(A)(2) to dis‐ cuss strategy regarding ongoing litigation in the case of JBS Companies and Holdings, Inc. et al. v. City of Central, et al., Case No. C-784450 19th JDC, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana. *This item was removed from the agenda at the beginning of the meet‐ ing. V. New Business (NonPublic Hearing): 1) Introduction of the fol‐ lowing item(s) (with pub‐ lic hearing to be held at the October 27, 2026, Council meeting): None VI. Reports and Presenta‐ tions: 1) Mayor’s Reports and Presentations - Mayor Evans provided the Council and public with “Central 2045 Land Use Plan Update”, a doc‐ ument comparing the 2010 Land Use Plan with Central 2045, which was adopted July 23, 2026. h i

p y VII. Other Business: 1) Public Comment None 2) Announcements - Council Member Lavergne complimented the Fall Fest Event that was held at City Hall. He noted that there was a great turnout and he thanked Central Kiwanis for organizing the event. 3) Adjournment Council Member McKin‐ ney moved to adjourn. The motion was sec‐ onded by Council Mem‐ ber Lavergne. The meet‐ ing was adjourned at 6:31 p.m.

y sent (Harper). Motion passed and T-26-0005 was recommended for approval with a condi‐ tion. Council action (Septem‐ ber 22, 2026): Council Member McKinney moved to approve this item with a condition, as recommended by the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion was seconded by Council Member Myer. Public comment: None. Vote: 4 yeas (Fralick, Lazaroe, McKinney and Myer), 1 nay (Wells), 2 absent (Lavergne and Roy). Mo‐ tion passed and T-260005 was approved with the condition that the term “substantial” in Sec. 7:2.41(c)(3) be de‐ fined like the other over‐ lay districts. 2) Introduction of the fol‐ lowing P&Z item(s) (with public hearing to be held at the October 13, 2026, Council meeting). None III. Old Business (Public Hearing and Action re‐ garding the following in‐ strument(s)): None IV. New Business (Public Hearing and Action re‐ garding the following in‐ strument(s)): 1) A motion to approve the provisional hire of a part-time student intern for the Central Police De‐ partment. Council Member Myer moved to approve this item. The motion was seconded by Council Member Lazaroe. Public comment: None. Central Police Chief Roger Corco‐ ran introduced the provi‐ sional hire, Maggie Bryant, to Council. Vote: 5 yeas (Fralick, Lazaroe, McKinney, Myer and Wells), 0 nays, 2 absent (Lavergne and Roy). Mo‐ tion passed. 2) Discussion and poten‐ tial action by the Council regarding letter from 19th JDC Chief Judge Donald R. Johnson with reference to the Court's budgetary needs. Mayor Evans provided a summary for this item. He then read the letter from Chief Judge Donald R. Johnson aloud. The let‐ ter was also displayed during the meeting. Council discussion. Pub‐ lic comment: Aaron Moak, Bobby Dale Callen‐ dar, Melissa James and T.J. Johnson. Additional Council discussion. No action was taken. V. New Business (NonPublic Hearing): 1) Introduction of the fol‐ lowing item(s) (with pub‐ lic hearing to be held at the October 13, 2026, Council meeting): None VI. Reports and Presenta‐ tions: 1) Mayor’s Reports and Presentations - Mayor Evans provided details on grant applica‐ tions and projects in the City of Central over the past few years. He stated that a list would be posted on the city’s web‐ site. - Mayor Evans stated that the streets in Ram‐ bling Oaks subdivision are being resurfaced, and that Indian Mound and Twin Lakes are com‐ ing up next. 2) A report from the Cen‐ tral Police Department concerning law enforce‐ ment within the City of Central. Michelle Lewis gave a re‐ port for the Central Po‐ lice Department. 3) A report from IBTS re‐ garding services pro‐ vided to the City of Cen‐ tral. IBTS Program Director, Taurus Freeman, gave a presentation on the ser‐ vices provided to the City of Central in the month of August 2026. 4) Distribution of the City of Central Accounts Payable Disbursement Report, Fuel Report and Deposit Totals for period of August 1, 2026 through August 31, 2026. Reports were distributed. VII. Other Business: 1) Public Comment None 2) Announcements Mayor Evans announced that City Hall will have Trunk or Treat on Octo‐ ber 10th from 2pm-6pm. 3) Adjournment Council Member Myer moved to adjourn. The motion was seconded by Council Member Wells. The meeting was ad‐ journed at 6:50 p.m.

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S/ Mark Miley, Clerk 205659-nov 3-1t $118.64 PUBLIC NOTICE --CITY OF CENTRAL MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL Central City Hall 11530 Sullivan Road Central, LA 70818 https://www.centralgov. com/ Tuesday, September 22, 2026 MINUTES 6:00 PM I. Preliminary Business 1) Call to Order - Mayor Evans called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. 2) Invocation and Pledge of Allegiance – By Ron Er‐ ickson, Grace Baptist Church 3) Roll Call Present: Fralick, Lazaroe, McKinney, Myer and Wells Absent: Lavergne and Roy 4) Approval of the min‐ utes from the September 8, 2026 Council Meeting. Council Member Myer moved to approve the September 8, 2026 min‐ utes as written. The mo‐ tion was seconded by Council Member McKin‐ ney. There were no ob‐ jections. The September 8, 2026 minutes are ap‐ proved as written. II. Zoning Cases 1) Discussion and action regarding the following P&Z case(s): a) PD-26-0002: Illumina‐ tion Park Planned Unit Development (PUD) Pre‐ liminary and Final Devel‐ opment Plans. An ordi‐ nance approving the Pre‐ liminary and Final Devel‐ opment Plans for PD-260002, an outdoor drivethru light show on 21.87 acres of property at the northeast corner of Cen‐ tral Thruway and A. J. LeBlanc Road, on Tracts 2-A-1 and 2-A-2, Emile Lesage, Sr. Property, in the R/A (Rural/Agricul‐ tural) & ORD (Office, Re‐ search and Develop‐ ment) zoning districts, Central Thruway Overlay. (Applicant: James Ho‐ hensee) Commission action (Au‐ gust 27, 2026): Mr. Sheri‐ dan moved to approve with these stipulations: business hours are re‐ stricted to 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; existing mature trees must not be dis‐ turbed; add a flashing caution light near the property’s entrance that will be turned off during non-business hours; re‐ quire a traffic and secu‐ rity plan to be filed with the Central police de‐ partment and City Hall staff. Mr. Pino seconded. Public comment: Re‐ becca Austin. Vote: 6 yeas (Firmin, Freneaux, Pino, Sharafkhani, Sheri‐ dan, Johnson), 0 nays, 1 absent (Harper). Motion passed, and PD-26-0002 was recommended for approval with stipula‐ tions. Council action (Septem‐ ber 22, 2026): Council Member Myer moved to approve this item with the stipulations from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The motion was seconded by Council Member McKinney. Pub‐ lic comment: Roger Cor‐ coran, T.J. Johnson, Ron Erisckson, Shane Dedon, Lynn Ross and James Ho‐ hensee. Vote: 5 yeas (Fralick, Lazaroe, McKin‐ ney, Myer and Wells), 0 nays, 2 absent (Lavergne and Roy). Motion passed and PD-26-0002 was ap‐ proved with the following stipulations: business hours are restricted to 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.; exist‐ ing mature trees must not be disturbed; add a flashing caution light near the property’s en‐ trance that will be turned off during non-business hours; require a traffic and security plan to be filed with the Central po‐ lice department and City Hall staff. b) T-26-0005: Zoning Overlay Districts. An or‐ dinance amending Title 7 Unified Development Code (UDC) and Appen‐ dix 1 Comprehensive Zoning Code (CZC) to move zoning overlay dis‐ tricts from the CZC to the UDC, make minor adjust‐ ments, and provide for related matters. Commission action (Au‐ gust 27, 2026): Mr. Fre‐ neaux moved to approve with the condition that the term “substantial” in Sec. 7:2.41(c)(3) be de‐ fined like the other over‐ lay districts. Mr. Firmin seconded. Public com‐ ment: none. Vote: 6 yeas (Firmin, Freneaux, Pino, Sharafkhani, Sheridan, Johnson), 0 nays, 1 ab‐ ( ) i

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PUBLIC NOTICE --CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE PARISH OF ORLEANS STATE OF LOUISIANA CASE No.: 2026-05101 SECTION I-05 IN THE MATTER OF THE SUCCESSION OF MARY JACOB SWAYNE NOTICE TO SELL PROPERTY WHEREAS, RANDY C. SWAYNE, Administrator of the Succession of MARY JACOB SWAYNE has made application to the Court for the sale of the IMMOVABLE property of the estate of MARY JACOB SWAYNE, here‐ inafter described to-wit: PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA: FOUR CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together will all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all the rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes and ap‐ purtenances thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FIFTH DISTRICT of this City, in Square No. 11 (Tunisburg) bounded by ORLEANS, ODEON, SOCRATES and LAPEY‐ ROUSE STREETS, desig‐ nated by Nos. ONE, TWO, THREE and FOUR, per plan of S. Achee, Sr., en‐ gineer, dated January 8, 1915, annexed to an act passed before Joseph Lautenschlarger, Notary Public, April 23, 1915, ac‐ cording to which plan said lots adjoin each other, and measure each thirty-two feet, 4 inches f

Public Notices Successions y front on Socrates Street, by 130 feet in depth, be‐ tween parallel lines. Lot No. ONE forming the cor‐ ner of Orleans Street. BEING A PART OF THE SAME PROPERTY ac‐ quired by Herbert L. Harding from the Algiers Securities, Inc., by act of sale before Thomas J. Dobbins, Notary Public, on date of December 31, 1934 and registered in C.O.B. 479, folio 583, Parish of Orleans, Louisiana. And THREE CERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all rights, ways, privi‐ leges, servitudes, and advantages thereunto belonging or in anywise appertaining, situated in the FIFTH DISTRICT of this city, in Square No. 16, bounded by Orleans (now Horace), Bringier, Odeon and Lawrence Streets, designated as lots Nos. 44, 45 and 46 said lots 44 and 45 adjoin and measure, each 30 feet front on Bringier Street, same width in the rear, by a depth of 171 feet 10 inches and 0 lines between equal and paral‐ lel lines; said lots 46 forms the corner of Bringier and Horace (for‐ merly Orleans) Streets and measures thence 32 feet 8 inches front on Ho‐ race (formerly Orleans) Street, the same width in the rear, by a depth and front on Bringier Street of 101 feet 10 inches and 0 lines, between equal and parallel lines, all in accordance with a plan of survey made by R.P. Rordam, C.E., dated Janu‐ ary 24, 1944. BEING A PORTION OF THE SAME PROPERTY AC‐ QUIRED BY EDWARD J. DESROCHE FROM EUREKE HOMESTEAD SOCIETY, AS PER ACT BEFORE ALBERT E. MOULIN, acting for Percy S. Benedict, Notary Public, dated December 31, 1943 and registered in C.O.B. 532, folio 78. Improvements thereon are being reported to bear Municipal Nos.: 1329 Horace Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114; and 1291 Horace Street, New Orleans, Louisiana 70114. UPON THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS, TO-WIT: FOR THE SUM OF $103,357.14 CASH FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL SUCH PROPERTY AS SET FORTH IN THE APPLICA‐ TION ON FILE OR ON TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS MAY BE ORDERED BY THE COURT. Notice is hereby given to all parties whom it may concern, including the heirs and creditors of the Decedent herein, and of this estate, be ordered to make any opposition hi h h h

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PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to La. C.C.P. art. 3304, that the Co-Execu‐ tors of the Succession of Charles L. Whited, Jr., Case No. 2025-01567, Divi‐ sion “B”, Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, have filed (1) a Petition for Authority, filed on September 25, 2026, to pay, on an ongo‐ ing basis, the utility bills owed to Entergy, Sewer‐ age & Water Board of New Orleans, AT&T, and Delta Utilities and the lawn care bills owed to Eric Nemeth for the prop‐ erty located at 1432 Oc‐ tavia Street, New Or‐ leans, Louisiana 70115, and to pay $1,575.00 to Winston Appraisals, LLC for appraising the Suc‐ cession's silverware; and (2) a Petition for Author‐ ity to Renew Home‐ owner’s Insurance, filed on October 23, 2026, to pay $5,604.14 to Stone In‐ surance, Inc. for the re‐ newal invoice for the homeowner’s insurance policy covering 1432 Oc‐ tavia Street, New Or‐ leans, Louisiana 70115. The petitions can be ho‐ mologated after the expi‐ ration of seven days from the date of publication, and any opposition to the petitions must be filed prior to homologa‐ tion. 205210 Nov. 3, 2026 1t $17.24

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