The Advocate 08-18-2025

PRESEASON: SAINTS’RATTLER LEADS LATE RALLYTOTIE

New data shedslight on La.menhaden fishing

Controversialpogyboats long scrutinizedbyrecreationalanglers

BY MIKE SMITH |Staff writer

Twoboats slide offthe back of their mothership and into the Gulf’s green waters. Then the real work begins.

With waves rocking them, the boats begin to separate,unspooling anet bigger than five football fields as they motorinopposite directionsto form acircle. Hundreds of pelicanshover hoping for afree meal.

When the net is set, yellow floats along its perimeter bobbing on the surface, the men on the boats close it off and haul it back, bringing small, silvery fish with it.

WorldWar II

veteran and Bataan Death March survivor James Bollich celebrates his 104th birthdayat his home in Lafayette on Friday.

“You’ve got alittlefish in thenet,” said Shane Treadaway,who oversees the operations, as he watches from a separate boat nearby,speakingofwhat was primarilyintendedasa demonstration for visiting journalists rather than an actual attempt to catch menhaden.

Later,the menhaden, or pogies, will be pumped onto amothership about 170 feet long, for the trip back to thedock. There, they’ll be shuttledthrough pipes into aplant that runs them through an elaborate process to create oil and fish meal for uses that include food for animals and aquaculture.

Radio host faces scrutiny over statejob

BY TYLER BRIDGES |Staff writer

It is far from theidyllic vision of south Louisiana fishing held by generations of anglers. Not even Treadaway, an Empire nativewho is now vice presidentofoperationsfor Westbank Fishing, would argue that point.

It is an industry,one thatcreates jobs, tax revenue and wealth. And, let there be no mistake, lotsofcontroversy,too.

Louisiana’smenhadenboats have longbeen thesubject of scrutiny from recreational anglers andcharter captains, who accuse them of worsening

ä See MENHADEN, page 5A

Clouds threatened rainFridayafternoon,but it didn’tstop friends, family and Purple Heart veterans from honoring the104th birthday of World WarIIveteran Jim Bollich of Lafayette.

Jeff Crouere delights in bashing former President Joe Bidenand “woke” Democrats during his daily talk radio show on WGSO-990 AM in NewOrleans.

But the conservative commentator aims manyofhis sharpest words at afellow Republican:U.S.Sen.Bill Cassidy,who is running for athird term

“That guy is the biggest fraudinthe Senate,” Crouere said on theair Wednesday “He’sgot to be defeated.”

Called “RingsidePolitics,” Crouere’sshowairsonweekdays from 7a.m. to 9a.m. and again from 6p.m. to 7p.m. In between,hetakes on avery different role by serving on the state payroll as communications director for Treasurer John Fleming —who is one of three Republicans challenging Cassidy On WGSO, Crouere doesn’ttell listeners that he works for Fleming, ajob he has held since March 2024. Nordoes Crouere note that he’s interviewing his boss when Fleming appears on hisshow once amonth to discuss hiswork at the treasury and to criticize Cassidy Over nearly three decades, Crouere has made anamefor himself as oneofthe most prominentconservative commentators in metro New Orleans. During that time, he has worn manyhats. He has done his daily radio show had aTVprogram,written political columns, managed the campaigns of Republican candidates, organized right-wing rallies and recall efforts, andhostedthe bimonthly“Politics with aPunch” panel with media personalities, elected officials and comedians. Crouere is nowfacing questions of whether he’swearing one hat too many because he regularly attacks Cassidy on his radio show in the morning and at night, and works during the day as astate government employee for Fleming with a$125,000 annual salary “I’ve always told my students to avoid conflicts wherepossible,but at least letthemknow

With American flags adorning both sidesofhis walker,Bollich showed an attentiveness andalertness to his surrounding that defied his advanced age. He cracked jokes alongside Louisiana Speaker of the House Phillip DeVillier, who presented Bollich with an official expression

Jeff Crouereworks behind the scenes forCassidy opponent ä See CROUERE, page 6A Dr.Christopher P. Peck,anativeofBaton Rouge, LA,earned hisBachelor’sDegree from LouisianaState University (LSU), graduatingsummacum laude andasa UniversityMedalistin2017. He earned his Medical Degree from theLSU Health SciencesCenterinShreveport in 2022. Dr.Peck completed his residency in Internal Medicineatthe LSUHealth SciencesCenter in BatonRouge,LAin2025, wherehe served as thePresident of theLSU OLOL Residency Councilinhis last year Dr.Peckhas joined TheBaton Rouge Clinic’sInternal MedicineDepartment andisacceptingnew patients

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Serbian leader vows tough reply to protests

BELGRADE, Serbia Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic on Sunday announced tough measures against anti-government protesters following days of riots in the streets throughout Serbia that have challenged his increasingly autocratic rule in the Balkan country Thousands of people defied Vucic’s threat of a crackdown and protested later on Sunday in various Serbian towns, including the capital Belgrade Shouting “Arrest Vucic,” the protesters demanded that all those detained in the past days be released. No incidents were reported.

In one of his frequent TV addresses to the public, Vucic accused the anti-government demonstrators of “pure terrorism” and reiterated his claims that months of persistent protests against his rule have been orchestrated in the West and aimed at destroying Serbia.

“Our country is in grave danger, they have jeopardized all our values, normal life, each individual,” Vucic said, alleging an elaborate scheme that would eventually install “anarcho-leftist” authorities in the future. He did not offer any concrete evidence for his claims.

General Zod actor Terence Stamp dies

Israelis protest over war in Gaza

Demonstrators demand deal to free hostages

BY SAM METZ, NATALIE MELZER and SAMY MAGDY Associated Press

hardening Hamas’ position and delaying the release of our hostages, they are also ensuring that the horrors of Oct 7 will be repeated,” Netanyahu said, referencing the Hamas-led attack in 2023 that killed some 1,200 people and sparked the war

Shooting in crowded N.Y. club leaves 3 dead

By The Associated Press

NEWYORK A club shooting in the New York City borough of Brooklyn early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded in a year of record low gun violence in the city Investigators believe up to four shooters opened fire at Taste of the City Lounge in Crown Heights after a dispute just before 3:30 a.m. The violence appeared to be gang-related, Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told reporters.

There were no immediate arrests At a news briefing, Tisch called the killings “a tragic, senseless act of violence.”

The crime is the second mass shooting within weeks in New York City during a year that has otherwise seen declining gun violence. On July 29, a man stalked through a Manhattan office tower with a rifle, wounding one person and killing four others. A New York City police officer was among those who died. Those wounded Sunday were being treated at hospitals for injuries that are not life-threatening, Tisch said The ages of the victims range from 19 to 61. A 19-year-old man died at the scene and two other men ages 35 and 27 — died after being transported to a hospital.

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BY MUHAMMAD SAJJAD and RIAZ KHAN Associated Press

LONDON Terence Stamp, the British actor who often played the role of a complex villain, including that of General Zod in the early Superman films, has died. He was 87. His death on Sunday was disclosed in a death notice published online, prompting a wave of tributes from and an array of fans and those close to him within the industry, including the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, better known as Bafta.

The London-born Stamp started his film career with 1962’s seafaring “Billy Budd,” for which he earned nominations for Oscar and Bafta awards. Stamp’s six decades in the business were peppered with highlights, including his touching portrayal of the transsexual Bernadette in 1994’s “The Adventure of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert,” the second of his two Bafta nominations.

But it will be his portrayal of the bearded Zod in 1978’s “Superman” and its sequel “Superman II” two years later that most people associate with Stamp. As the Kryptonian arch enemy to Christopher Reeve’s Man of Steel, Stamp introduced a darker, charming and vulnerable — more human — element to the franchise, one that’s been replicated in countless superhero movies ever since.

Pope celebrates Mass for homeless people

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy Pope Leo XIV spent the last Sunday of his summer vacation with several dozen refugees, homeless and poor people and the church volunteers who help them, celebrating a special Mass for them and inviting them into the Vatican’s lakeside estate for a lunch of lasagna and roast veal.

Welcoming them for the luncheon, Leo said he was happy to “break bread” with them “in such a beautiful place that reminds us of the beauty of nature of creation, but also makes us think that the most beautiful creature is the one created in the likeness, in the image of God, which is all of us.”

The guests included around 110 people cared for by the local Caritas church charity, and the volunteers who run the diocese’s shelters, clinics and social service offices. Many had attended Mass with him in the nearby St. Mary sanctuary of Albano.

In his homily Leo celebrated the “fire of charity” that had brought them together “And I encourage you not to distinguish between those who assist and those who are assisted, between those who seem to give and those who seem to receive, between those who appear poor and those who feel they have something to offer in terms of time, skills and help,” he said.

JERUSALEM Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war Organizers, representing the families of hostages, asserted that hundreds of thousands of people took part.

Frustration is growing in Israel over plans for a new military offensive in some of Gaza’s most populated areas. Many Israelis fear that could further endanger the remaining hostages. Twenty of the 50 who remain are believed to be alive

“We live between a terrorist organization that holds our children and a government that refuses to release them for political reasons,” said Yehuda Cohen, whose son Nimrod is held in Gaza

Even some former Israeli army and intelligence chiefs now call for a deal to end the fighting.

Protesters gathered at dozens of places including outside politicians’ homes, military headquarters and on major highways. They blocked lanes and lit bonfires Some restaurants and theaters closed in solidarity Police said they arrested 38 people.

One protester carried a photo of an emaciated Palestinian child from Gaza. Such images were once rare at Israeli demonstrations but now appear more often as outrage grows over conditions in the territory after more than 250 malnutritionrelated deaths

An end to the war does not seem near Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is balancing competing pressures including the potential for mutiny within his coalition.

“Those who today call for an end to the war without defeating Hamas are not only

The last time Israel agreed to a ceasefire that released some hostages earlier this year, far-right members of his cabinet threatened to topple Netanyahu’s government.

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich called Sunday’s demonstrations “a bad and harmful campaign that plays into Hamas’ hands, buries the hostages in the tunnels and attempts to get Israel to surrender to its enemies and jeopardize its security and future.”

The new offensive would require the call-up of thousands of reservists, another concern for many Israelis.

Hospitals and witnesses in Gaza said Israeli forces killed at least 17 aid-seekers on Sunday, including nine awaiting U.N. aid trucks close to the Morag corridor

Hamza Asfour said he was just north of the corridor awaiting a convoy when Israeli snipers fired, first to disperse the crowds. He saw two people with gunshot wounds.

“It’s either to take this risk or wait and see my family die of starvation,” he said.

The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, which runs the Israeli-backed and U.S.supported distribution points that have become the main source of aid since they opened in May, said there was no gunfire “at or near” its sites, which are located in military-controlled areas.

An Israeli strike targeting a group of people in the Bureij camp in central Gaza killed three, according to Al-Awda hospital, which received the casualties.

Israel’s military did not immediately respond to questions.

Israel’s air and ground war has killed more than 61,900 people, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry, which does not specify how many were fighters or civilians but says around half were women and children.

Erin weakens to Category 3 as forecasters warn of storm’s growth

BY IVELISSE RIVERA Associated Press

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Erin weakened to a

Category 3 hurricane on Sunday, its outer bands lashing the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, as forecasters warned of a growing risk of life-threatening surf and rip currents along the U.S. Eastern seaboard during the week from what is expected to become a very large hurricane.

While Erin’s maximum winds diminished Sunday, its overall size kept growing as forecasters issued tropical storm warnings for the Turks and Caicos Islands and the southeast Bahamas. The hurricane’s outer bands pelted parts of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands with heavy rains and tropical-storm winds during the day

The storm wasn’t expected to directly hit the U.S. East Coast, but by doubling or tripling in size its impacts threatened the North Carolina Outer Banks, the thin, low stretch of barrier islands off the mainland, that juts far out into the Atlantic, Dare County emergency officials said in declaring a state of emergency

They ordered an evacuation of Hatteras Island starting Monday Several days of heavy surf and high winds and waves could wash out parts of North Carolina Highway 12 running along the barrier islands that are a popular vacation destination, the National Weather Service said.

The center of the storm is forecast to stay at least 200 miles from the Outer Banks but will also bring riptides all along the East Coast, officials said.

Vehicles traverse a flooded road on Sunday in Naguabo, Puerto Rico, as Hurricane Erin brings rain

Bermuda could have similar conditions as Erin is forecast to turn to the north and then northeast, forecasters said.

Erin, the first Atlantic hurricane of 2025, reached an exceedingly dangerous Category 5 status Saturday with maximum winds of 160 mph before weakening. The storm’s maximum sustained winds were 125 mph Sunday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. The winds decreased as the storm went through internal changes. Erin is expected to remain powerful for the next several days and is expected to strengthen somewhat over the next 48 hours as it grows, forecasters said Sunday afternoon.

Erin’s center was about 310 miles northwest of San Juan, Puerto Rico, and 155 miles east-northeast of Grand Turk Island, moving west-northwest at 13 mph. On the forecast track, the core of Erin was expected to pass to the east and northeast of the Turks and Caicos and the southeastern Bahamas overnight and on Monday

BUNER, Pakistan Rescuers recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a northwestern district of Pakistan, bringing the death toll to at least 274, as authorities defended their response to the flooding and said they did not need any foreign help at this point.

Heavy rains and flooding also killed dozens of people in neighboring Kashmir Mohammad Suhail, a spokesman for Pakistan’s emergency service, said 54 bodies were found in Buner, a mountainous area in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where torrential rains and cloudbursts triggered massive flooding on Friday Suhail said villagers remain missing, and search efforts are focused on areas where homes were flattened by torrents of water that swept down from the mountains, carrying boulders that smashed into houses like explosions.

Authorities have warned of more deluges and possible landslides between now and Tuesday, urging

local administrations to remain on alert. Higher-thannormal monsoon rains have lashed the country since June 26 and killed more than 600. In India-administered Kashmir, located across Pakistan’s northeastern border, rains triggered more flash floods in two villages in the Kathua district, killing seven people, officials said Sunday Rescuers in Chositi village are still looking for dozens of missing people after the area was hit by flash floods last week during an annual Hindu pilgrimage. At least 60 people were killed, and some 150 injured. Over 300 others were rescued. Residents in Buner have accused officials of failing to warn them to evacuate after torrential rain and cloudbursts triggered deadly flooding and landslides. There was no warning broadcast from mosque loudspeakers, a traditional method in remote areas. The government said that while an early warning system was in place, the sudden downpour in Buner was so intense that the deluge struck before residents could be alerted.

European leaderstojoinZelenskyy formeeting

Trump, Ukrainian presidenttomeet in Washington

BY SAMYAKULLAB and JOHN LEICESTER

Associated Press

KYIV,Ukraine European and NATO leaders announced Sunday they willjoin President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Washington to present aunited front in talks with President Donald Trump on ending Russia’swar in Ukraine and firming up U.S. security guarantees now on the negotiating table.

Leaders from Britain, France, Germany,Italy and Finland are rallying around the Ukrainian president afterhis exclusion from Trump’ssummit on Friday with RussianPresident Vladimir Putin. Their pledge to be at Zelenskyy’sside at the White House on Monday is an apparent effort to ensure the meeting goes better than the last one in February,when Trump berated Zelenskyyina heatedOval

Office encounter

European CommissionPresidentUrsulavon der Leyen, right, and Ukraine’sPresident Volodymyr Zelenskyy talk to the media Sunday at European Union headquarters in Brussels.

“The Europeansare very afraid of the Oval Office scene being repeated and so theywanttosupportMr. Zelenskyy to the hilt,”said retired French Gen. Dominique Trinquand, aformer headofFrance’s military missionatthe UnitedNations.

ing and equipment to secure any peace.

“Weneed acredible format for the Ukrainian army, that’sthe first point, and say —weEuropeansand Americans— howwe’lltrain them, equip them, and finance this effort in the long-term,” the French leader said.

The European-drafted plans also envisionanallied force in Ukraine away from the front lines to reassure Kyiv that peacewill holdand to dissuadeanother Russian invasion,Macron said. He spoke after anearly two-hour video call Sunday withnationsinEuropeand further afield —including Canada, Australia and Japan— that are involved in theso-called“coalitionof the willing.”

Leyen said earlier at anews conference in Brussels with Zelenskyy that “we welcome President Trump’swillingness to contribute to Article 5-like security guarantees for Ukraine.And the ‘coalition of the willing’ —including the European Union —is ready to do its share.” Macron saidthe substance of security guarantees will be moreimportantthan whether they are given an Article 5-type label.

“It’s apower struggleand apositionofstrength that might workwith Trump,”he said Putin agreed athis summit in Alaska with Trump that the U.S. andits European allies could offer Ukraine a security guarantee resembling NATO’scollective defensemandate as part of an eventual deal to endthe 31/2-year war,special U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff said in an interview Sunday on CNN’s “Stateofthe Union.”

had ever heard theRussians agree to that,” said Witkoff, whocalled it “game-changing.”

Later,French President EmmanuelMacron said the European delegation will ask Trump to back plans they drafted tobeef-up Ukraine’s armedforces— already Europe’slargestoutside of Russia —with more train-

The“several thousand men on the ground in Ukraine in the zone of peace” would signal that “ourfates are linked,” Macron said.

“This is what we must discuss with the Americans: Who is readytodowhat?”

Macron said. “Otherwise, I think the Ukrainians simply cannot accept commitments that are theoretical.”

European Commission President Ursula vonder

It “was the first time we

“A theoretical article isn’t enough, thequestionisone of substance,” he said. “We must start out by saying that the first of the security guarantees forUkraine is a strong Ukrainian army.” Along withVon derLeyen andMacron, BritishPrime Minister KeirStarmer, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Finnish President AlexanderStubb also said they’ll will take part in Monday’stalks, as will secretary-general of theNATOmilitaryalliance, Mark Rutte. The European leaders’ support could help ease concerns in Kyiv and in other European capitals that Ukraine risks being railroaded into apeace deal.

Witkoff: Putinagreestoallow offerofsecurityguaranteestoUkraine

BY JILL COLVIN Associated Press

NEW YORK Russian leader Vladimir Putin agreed at his summit with President Donald Trump that the United States and itsEuropean allies could offer Ukrainea securityguarantee resembling NATO’scollective defense mandate as part of an eventual deal to end the war, aU.S. official said Sunday Trumpenvoy Steve Witkoff,who took part in the talks Friday at amilitary base in Alaska, said it “was

the first time we had ever heard the Russians agree to that” and called it “gamechanging ” “Wewere abletowin the following concession: That the United States could offer Article 5-like protection, which is one of the real reasons whyUkraine wants to be in NATO,” Witkofftold CNN’s“State ofthe Union.” Witkoff offered few details on howsuch anarrangement would work. But it appeared to be amajor shiftfor Putinand could serve as aworkaround to

hisdeep-seated objection to Ukraine’s potentialNATO membership, astepthat Kyiv has long sought. It was expected to be akey topic Monday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and major European leadersmeet with Trump at the White House to discuss ending the 3½-year conflict.

“BIG PROGRESSON RUSSIA,” Trump said Sundayonsocial media.“STAY TUNED!”

Article5,the heart of the 32-member transatlantic militaryalliance, says

Airlinesuspends restart

BY ROBGILLIES

now saysit will resume flights Monday evening. Air Canadasaidinastatement that theunion“illegally directed its flight attendant members to defy adirection fromthe CanadianIndustrial RelationsBoard.”

“Our members are notgoingback to work,” Canadian Union of Public Employees nationalpresident Mark Hancock said outsideToronto’s Pearson International Airport. “Weare sayingno.”

Hancock ripped up acopy of theback-to-work order outsidethe airport’s departures terminal where union memberswerepicketing Sunday morning. He said they won’t return Tuesday either Flight attendantschanted “Don’tblame me,blame AC” outsidePearson

“Like many Canadians,

the Ministerismonitoring this situation closely. The Canada Industrial Relations Board is an independent tribunal,” Jennifer Kozelj, aspokesperson for Federal JobsMinisterPatty Hajdu, said in aemailed statement Hancock saidthe “whole process hasbeenunfair” and saidthe union will challenge what it called an unconstitutional order Less than12hours after workers walked off the job, Hajduorderedthe 10,000 flight attendants back to work, saying now is not the time to take risks with the economy andnotingthe unprecedented tariffs the U.S. hasimposed on Canada. Hajdu referred the work stoppage tothe Canada Industrial RelationsBoard. Air Canada operates about 700 flights per day

an armed attack againsta member nation is considered an attack against them all. What needed to be hammered out at this week’s talkswerethe contours of any security guarantees, said Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whoalsoparticipated in the summit. Ukraine andEuropean allies have pushed theU.S. to provide that backstop in any peace agreement todeter future attacks by Moscow “How that’sconstructed, what we call it,how it’s

built, what guaranteesare built into it that are enforceable,that’swhatwe’llbe talking aboutoverthe next fewdayswithour partners,” RubiosaidonNBC’s “Meet the Press.” It was unclear,however, whether Trump had fully committed to such aguarantee. Rubio said it would be “a huge concession.”

The comments shednew light on what wasdiscussed in Alaska. Before Sunday U.S. officials hadoffered few details even as both Trump and Putin said their

meeting wasasuccess.

Witkoff also said Russia had agreed to enact alaw that it would not “go after anyother European countries and violate their sovereignty.”

“The Russians agreed on enshrining legislatively language that would prevent them from —orthatthey would attest to not attemptingtotakeany more land from Ukraine after apeace deal,where theywould attest to not violating any European borders,” he saidon “Fox News Sunday.”

BY BARRY HATTON Associated Press

LISBON, Portugal Spain is deploying a further 500 soldiers to battle wildfires that have torn through parched woodland during a prolonged spell of scorching weather, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said Sunday

The decision to add to the more than 1,400 troops already on wildfire duty came as authorities struggled to contain forest blazes, especially in the northwestern Galicia region and awaited the arrival of promised aircraft reinforcements from other European countries.

Firefighters are tackling 12 major wildfires in Galicia, all of them near the city of Ourense, the head of the Galician regional government Alfonso Rueda told a news conference with Sánchez.

“Homes are still under threat so we have lockdowns in place and are carrying out evacuations,” Rueda said. Galicia has been battling the spreading flames for more than a week.

Temperatures in Spain could reach 113 degrees in some areas Sunday, the Spanish national weather agency AEMET said. On Saturday, the maximum temperature was 112.46 in the southern city of Cordoba, it said.

“This Sunday, when extraordinarily high temperatures are expected, the danger of wildfires is extreme in most of the country,” AEMET said on the social platform X.

The fires in Spain this year have burned 390,000 acres, according to the European Union’s European Forest Fire Information System That is an area roughly as big as metropolitan London.

Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since the 1980s, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Scientists say that climate change is exacerbating the frequency and intensity of heat and dryness in parts of Europe, making the region more

vulnerable to wildfires.

Spain was expecting the arrival of two Dutch water-dumping planes that were to join aircraft from France and Italy already helping Spanish authorities under a European cooperation agreement.

Firefighters from other countries are also expected to arrive in the region in coming days, Spain’s Civil Protection Agency chief Virginia Barcones told public broadcaster RTVE.

National rail operator Renfe said it suspended Madrid-Galicia high-speed train services scheduled for Sunday due to the fires.

Galician authorities advised people to wear face masks and limit their time spent outdoors to avoid inhaling smoke and ash

Portugal is set for cooler weather in coming days after a spate of severe woodland fires. A national state of alert due to wildfires was enacted Aug. 2 and was due to end Sunday, a day before two Swedish firefighting planes were to arrive.

As in Spain, Portugal’s resources have been stretched. On Sunday, more than 4,000 firefighters and more than 1,300 vehicles were deployed, as well as 17 aircraft the country’s Civil Protection Agency said.

The scorched area of forest in Portugal so far this year is 17 times higher than in 2024, at around 343,476 acres, according to preliminary calculations by the Institute for the Conservation of Nature and Forests, a government body

Greece, Bulgaria, Montenegro and Albania have also requested help from the EU’s firefighting force in recent days to deal with forest fires. The force has already been activated as many times this year as in all of last year’s summer fire season.

In Turkey, where recent wildfires have killed 19 people, parts of the historic region that includes memorials to World War I’s Gallipoli campaign were evacuated Sunday as blazes threatened homes in the country’s northwest.

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The atmosphere was a stark contrast to the one he faced 83 years earlier Bollich spent his 21st birthday inside a Japanese prison camp in Mukden, Manchuria. It’s also where he would spend his 22nd birthday And his 23rd. It would be on the same day as his 24th birthday, Aug. 15, 1945, that Russian forces liberated the camp where he was held. While in captivity, Bollich participated in the Bataan Death March, in which more than 70,000 American and Filipino soldiers were forcibly transferred with limited rations. The march is infamous for having killed many of the soldiers forced to embark on it. Bollich credits his survival to hunting skills he learned growing up in the small Louisiana town of Mowata.

When he returned to rural Acadia Parish following the war, he was greeted with unpleasant news. When stopping at a barbershop on the way back home, Bollich discovered through an old copy of the local paper that his brother had been killed in action. Many in the community feared that he had met the same fate, after his capture several years prior

The effects of Bollich’s imprisonment would linger with him for years, as he suffered from severe trauma-inflicted nightmares. He would find relief through his academic studies — funded by the recently passed GI Bill — in geology which would become a lifelong passion.

After graduating from the Southwestern Louisiana Institute in 1948, Bollich would go on to receive a master’s degree in geology from the University of Wyoming, as well as a Fulbright Scholarship to conduct geological research in Australia, something he considers to be one of his life’s greatest highlights.

Bollich worked for many years in south Louisiana’s oil and gas industry, eventually becoming a senior geological consultant for Tenneco Oil Co. before his retirement in 1986. Over his lifetime, Bollich has written 12 books focusing on topics such as geology as well as his military service He started a family as well, having two daughters, Sally and Melinda, with his now-deceased wife, Celia, whom he met during his time as an instructor in a mineralogy lab at the University of New Mexico.

Even at 104 years of old, Bollich is still thinking about ways to give back to those around him. Earlier this year, he donated fossils of a prehistoric marine animal called a trilobite to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Geoscience. The fossils represented the fulfillment of a lifelong dream for Bollich.

“I was always disappointed that I never found a trilobite fossil when I was doing geological field work,” he said.

“For Father’s Day in 2019, my oldest daughter and her husband took me to U-Dig Fossils in western Utah to

“Keeping

active, both physically and mentally, are the keys to living a long and fulfilling

crack rocks in a shale quarry

There were trilobites everywhere in those rocks. The ones we found were around 520 million years old.”

The fossils are on display on campus in Hamilton Hall Bollich continues to leave an impression on those around him. Robert Crowley who served as state commander for the Louisiana chapter of the Military Order

of the Purple Heart for seven years, is one of those people. Crowley had only one word to describe Bollich: “Humble.” Crowley went on to say, “You would never know just talking to him that he went through all of that. For him to come back, get his degree and start a family it’s truly remarkable.” Bollich doesn’t dwell too much on his time in captiv-

ity too much these days, instead focusing on the time he has left. He has continued to engage in multiple hobbies throughout his retirement, including oil painting and woodworking.

Reflecting on his longevity, he offered simple advice: “Keeping active, both physically and mentally are the keys to living a long and fulfilling life.”

population declines for the covetedredfish, among other sins. The companies involved have pushed back vigorously, highlighting their economic contributions and pointingto the far higher catch by sport fishermen for speckled trout and redfish.

Arecent study has shed some light on the debate by quantifying the industry’s bycatch, or fish caught by accident besides menhaden. Thecompanies are holding it up as proofthat concerns over their operations are overblown —anargument bolsteredatleast in part by findings from the state’sfisheries biologists.

But that is far from the end of the discussion. Recreational fishingorganizations arehighlighting what they see as troubling detailsin the study and signaling further battles ahead. Some are pushing for an expansionof restrictions that took effect last year keeping menhaden boats aminimum of ahalfmile offshore for most of the coastline

The industry says that would put them out of business,arguing that the existing buffer zone has already taken achunk out of their bottom lines.

Only about 8incheslongon average, thefish have taken on outsized importance. Though not eaten by anyone here, they are the Gulf’s largest commercialfishery, bringing in around 500,000 metric tons annually over the past decade.

“At least now they have numbers to talk about in a comprehensive way,” said Scott Raborn, presidentof LGL Ecological Research Associates, thefirm that carried out the bycatch studyon behalf of the state.

“Before they had to make some assumptions that they had no way of validatingto come up with numbers. And we sort of removed those assumptions,” Raborn said. Fish refinery

The Westbank Fishing operation and related Daybrook processing plant in Empire is essentially afish refinery, with warrens of pipes and machinery that transform the humble pogies.

In addition to the boats, the operation includes Cessna spotter planes that assist in finding schools of fish.

When one of the boats returned to the dock on arecent day,workers suited up in waterproof overalls and face coverings to climb abovethe hold, where about 200tons of fishawaited. They used a hose to push the mounds of oily fish toward the pipe that delivers them to the nearby plant.

Next to the plant is awarehouse where much of the finishedproduct is stored: tall piles of fish meal ready to be shipped.

Westbank President Francois Kuttel is eager to show off the company’soperations, saying there is nothing to hide. Much is at stake.

Aseries of high-profile spills involvinghundreds of thousands of fish drew fur-

ther scrutiny to menhaden boats acouple years ago, which helped lead to the enlargedbufferzone.

Kuttel said the industry has voluntarily upgraded to costlier,far stronger nets that have greatly reduced those risks. Conservation groups argue the buffer zone has been keyinreducing those incidents.

Thecompanies have also standardized theuse of improved excluder devices that keepmany larger fish —including redfish—frombeing sucked up into the hoses.Itis working toward further improving the excluders, which Kuttel said hasthe potential to keep lots moreredfish alive.

He said theindustryiswell below overall bycatch limits required by the state, and highlightsthe bufferzone extendsfurther in sensitive locations, such as three miles off Grand Isle. The boatsinclude mappingdevices that notify captains wherethey areinrelationtothe buffer

“It employs 800 people directly,2,000 peopleindirectly,and those are in jobs that are payingmaterially higher than the average forLouisiana, in areas that Louisiana needs those jobs created,” Kuttelsaidofthe industry as awhole.

But conservation groups and recreational anglers arguethat, whilelegal,the bycatch numbers are still high and concentrated along Louisiana’s alreadyfragilecoast

“I think it’swell within the rightsofpeoplewho pride

themselves on conservation of this resource, andthe recreational fishermenwho have invested alot in pursuing thesefish …for them to be upsetabout some of these numbers,” saidChris Macaluso, of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership.

Disappearing habitat

TheGulfmenhadenindustry almostentirely takes place off Louisiana.Other Gulf states, more dependent uponbeach tourism, have tighter restrictions on the industry. Louisiana’sMississippi River-nourished coastal environment also provides ideal habitatfor menhaden. Three plants processthe fish, two in Louisiana, in Empire and Abbeville,and in Moss Point, Mississippi. Federal lawprohibits the fishing fleetsfrom being controlled by foreign companies

Kuttel’sWestbank Fishing is aseparate company, with no common employees,from theplant where it delivers its fish, whichisDaybrook,also based in Empire. Daybrook is owned by South AfricabasedOceanaGroup, where Kuttel was formerly CEO. Kuttel, who followed his father into the business, was born in South Africa but has been anaturalized U.S.citizen for around 35 years.

Studiesshowthatthe Gulf menhaden population is healthy— notoverfishedor in theprocessofbecoming so.Theyplayaroleinthe food chain for other marine life,though perhaps notas

large as some have asserted, said Robert Leaf, aUniversity of Southern Mississippi fisheries scientist who has studied the subject.

Key findings of therecent bycatch study included:

n The industry’stotal bycatch by weight was 3.6%, belowthe 5% limit in state law.

n Totalredfish killed as bycatch in 2024 was around 30,000. As acomparison,the number of redfish caught

andkeptbyrecreational anglers in thesame year was an estimated 791,000, not counting throwbacks that later died.

n Total speckled trout bycatch wasestimated at 240,000. Recreational catch was around 2.8 million, not counting throwbacks.

n Totalcroaker bycatch was81million,white trout 25 million and white shrimp 5.7 million.

n Redfish blocked by excluderdevices frombeing sucked up into the hoses allowing them to be released from menhaden nets —had a high rate of survival, around 83%.

The state’sfisheriesbiologists sought to putthose numbers into contextbyextrapolating over a10-year periodfrom2015-24. They foundthat redfish killedby the menhaden industry duringthat timeaccounted for 9.9% of thetotal by weight, with the rest attributed to recreational anglers.

As forspeckled trout, the amount killedbythe menhaden industry represented 2.7% of the total by weight.

One point conservation groups hammer home is that the redfish killed by the menhaden industry are essentially all spawning-age fish, or “bull reds,” which are now illegal forrecreational anglers to keep.

Asked whether that posed aparticular problem, the DepartmentofWildlife and Fisheries said redfish live to around 40 years old and move offshore by age 5,

meaning theagesofthose killedbythe menhaden industry would be spread throughout that span. Regarding croaker and white tout, it said sampling hasnot turnedupsigns of “unsustainable declines.” Further,itsaid menhaden white shrimp bycatch amountstolessthan 1% of annual landings.

The department plans to use the updated numbers in its assessments moving forward.

Lifelonganglers areconcerned the entire picture is not being taken into consideration. Ryan Lambert, a47year charter captain based out of Buras, said Louisiana’s land loss crisis has already robbed its fish populations of nursery habitat. The pogy industry is adding further pressure, he said.

“You’re destroying the estuary,and it can’t hold it anymore,” said Lambert. “We can’ttake that muchout of it because it’snot reproducing, because we lost the estuary due to coastal erosion and saltwater intrusion.”

Treadaway,while headed back from the recent trip on the water to view pogy operations, said jobs are at stake.

“Ifthe science tells us we’re doing something wrong, then OK, push us offshore,” said the53-yearold, himselfa longtime recreational fishermen. “If the science says everything’s fine, leave us alone.”

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about the conflict,” said Lou Day, who taught media ethics at LSU’s Manship School before retiring in 2016. “You should let the audience know you’re wearing two hats.”

Crouere said he doesn’t disclose his role with Fleming because he believes his audience already knows of his work for the treasurer

“I’ve mentioned it so many other times,” Crouere said during a recent hourlong interview “I’m not trying to hide that. People know that I’m working for him. They know that I favor him. That’s not a secret.”

Crouere added that he does not promote Fleming’s Senate candidacy when he is on the state payroll.

‘The lines are blurred’

One person who questions that arrangement is David C. Bellinger, who listens to Crouere virtually every day and frequently called his show to joust as “the flaming liberal,” until, he said, Crouere stopped putting him on the air several years ago.

said Michael Weinberger, the group’s founder “While others talk the talk, Jeff walks the walk. He is a true friend of the ordinary citizen.”

“I believe that it’s a disguised effort by Fleming to put Crouere on the state payroll to do paid political commercials for him,” Bellinger said. “It’s a de facto campaign ad at taxpayer expense, which I believe is a violation of federal campaign law.”

Fleming said he’s done nothing wrong.

“While he’s an employee of the Treasury, he has to abide by all the guidelines and responsibilities of the office,” Fleming said. “He can only speak on matters about treasury But outside of his work hours, I have no control of what he says.”

Crouere also faces longstanding questions of whether candidates who air ads on his show then receive favorable mention during his broadcasts. Like other hosts, he buys airtime from the station and finds advertisers to cover his costs.

Crouere said he doesn’t favor candidates who pay him to advertise on his show Len Apcar, a former New York Times editor who teaches at LSU’s Manship School, said Crouere’s dual roles reflect the new media landscape, where people in politics often serve as commentators.

“The lines are blurred, and they’re not understood by listeners,” Apcar said. “He’s clearly a commentator and a promoter on what he considers to be his own time on behalf of Fleming and against Cassidy.” The Cassidy campaign declined to comment on Crouere.

Crouere has many fans in conservative circles, particularly in Jefferson Parish, where he lives.

“The Home Defense Foundation owes a giant debt to Jeff Crouere, who has been very generous with his time and talent helping our civic group advocate for the rights of law-abiding taxpayers,”

The Home Defense Foundation’s webpage includes a photo of Fleming between Crouere and Weinberger to commemorate Fleming’s speech to the group in May The photo identifies Crouere as “WGSO president,” with no mention of his work for the treasurer

A busy schedule

Most of the time, Crouere said, he does his radio show from home, while commuting to or from Baton Rouge or from an apartment in Baton Rouge that he rents. But on a recent Tuesday Crouere walked into WGSO’s studio on Carondelet Street in the Central Business District to broadcast his show.

It was just before 7 a.m., and he had just concluded his weekly appearance by phone on another conservative radio program, hosted by Brian Haldane, at Talk 107.3 FM in Baton Rouge

“I need to wake up,” Crouere said, as he set down an iced coffee and a muffin.

Crouere keeps a busy schedule. In addition to his work as an unclassified state employee for Fleming, he spends three hours on WGSO five days a week, writes a weekly column records a weekly TV program and manages WGSO as the station’s president and chair of its board. In April 2024, Crouere put together the investors who took over the nonprofit radio station from its previous owner He said he doesn’t draw a salary from WGSO because of the station’s precarious finances.

“Being that I have been doing this so long, it doesn’t take me as long as other people who are unfamiliar with the (radio) business,”

Crouere said during the interview “I’m able to do it on off-hours and on weekends.

It’s been a challenge, but I’ve been able to make it work so far.”

He said he takes personal time for non-Fleming work he does during the workweek.

When he begins his day on the air, Crouere normally plays audio clips of some-

thing Trump said the day before, followed by laudatory comments about the president or of something a Democrat said, followed by Crouere ridiculing the Democrat

In Crouere’s view, Biden and Democrats stole the 2020 election from Trump, the men and women who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, deserved to be freed, findings by the CIA and the FBI that Russia tried to influence the 2020 election are “a hoax,” and Biden suffered from dementia throughout his presidency “Truth is their enemy,” he said of Democrats and liberals during a recent program (He calls The Times-Picayune | The Advocate “a liberal rag.”)

A long record in politics

Crouere, who is about to turn 62, grew up in New Orleans and, after graduating from Vanderbilt University, first worked as the alumni director and chief fundraiser for De La Salle High School, his alma mater In 1995, tired of the crime problem in New Orleans, he made his first and only run for elected office by challenging then-state Rep. Mitch Landrieu’s bid for reelection Crouere won only 26% of the vote in a district that favored the Democratic candidate.

Crouere impressed party leaders by taking on Landrieu, became president of the Greater New Orleans Young Republicans and was then named executive director of the Louisiana Republican Party a post he held for a year

Crouere began his radio career in 1999 on WTIX-AM

On his show in July 2002, Crouere gave airtime to callers and guests who accused then-U.S Rep. David Vitter of frequenting prostitutes, a scandal that would ultimately thwart Vitter’s ambition to be governor in 2015. Vitter didn’t run for reelection to the Senate the following year

Crouere moved to WGSO in 2007 and has been there ever since. (This reporter has appeared occasionally on his radio and TV programs and on the “Politics with a Punch” panel.) He says he has interviewed over 25,000 guests during his career, including former President George W. Bush,

Jeff Crouere speaks on his radio show, ‘Ringside Politics,’ at the WGSO990 AM station in New Orleans on July 29.

former Vice President Mike Pence and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

Crouere is not as bombastic as Moon Griffon, the conservative talk show host based in Lafayette, who insults politicians and newsmakers and talks over guests when he doesn’t agree with their views. After taking over WGSO in April 2024, Crouere gave the 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. spot on the station to Griffon’s syndicated program.

Nielsen ratings show that Crouere has a small audience, about 1,000 listeners during the week. An unknown number of additional people listen to his podcast online.

“He’s a legend in New Orleans,” said Woody Jenkins, an archconservative former state representative from Baton Rouge who overlapped with Crouere for several months in Fleming’s office in 2024.

State Rep. Joe Stagni, however, remains sore with Crouere for working for an effort in 2022 to recall him

for voting against an antitransgender sports measure.

“I think he engages in unethical and questionable business practices seeking opportunities for a quick profit regardless of the true facts or data,” said Stagni, R-Kenner

State campaign finance records show that Crouere’s company Pelican Consulting, has been paid $122,000 since 1999 for consulting and political advertising.

lia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, to back her running for the Senate, and if she won, she would resign in two years to allow him to replace her

“It’s really unbelievable you’re giving that airtime,” Kate Kelly, Landry’s communications director, texted to Crouere. “I guess everyone needs some entertainment. Unsure why you’d think I would want to put governor on your show after this charade.” Crouere shared the text with the newspaper

A Cassidy foe

Crouere seems to reserve his harshest comments about a Republican for Cassidy who upset many conservatives by voting to convict Trump for inciting the rioters on Jan. 6. Critics note Cassidy had just been reelected the preceding November with Trump’s endorsement. Conservatives now call Cassidy a “Republican In Name Only,” even though the senator has otherwise voted with Trump more than 90% of the time.

“This guy has got to go,” Crouere said of Cassidy in November

“That will be my foremost political mission over the next few years. He’s a horrible RINO.

Gov Jeff Landry appeared frequently on Crouere’s radio show when he was attorney general but rarely during his 18 months as governor Landry did appear solo on Crouere’s “Politics with a Punch” program at the Quarter View restaurant in Metairie in November But Crouere upset the governor’s team in May when he aired wild speculation by Fleming that Landry had cut a deal with U.S. Rep. Ju-

He’s lied to us about his true beliefs. We’re going to elect a good person there, and it’s not going to be him.” Crouere said he would like to have Cassidy on his program in the coming months.

“I’ve always had a show where I want everyone on,” Crouere said during the interview “But I have to be honest with people as to who I favor I favor Dr Fleming. It’s not a secret. I do hope and expect to have other candidates on the air I want to give them a fair chance.”

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Lewis accused of indecent behavior with minor

BY AIDAN McCAHILL Staff writer

A $250,000 bail has been set for a former mayor of Port Allen arrested Tuesday for allegedly buying alcohol for a juvenile before engaging in indecent behavior with the minor

Derek Lewis, 64, served as mayor of Port Allen between 2005 and 2011. On Tuesday, he was arrested on one count each of indecent behavior with juveniles and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. West Baton Rouge Parish sheriff’s deputies received a complaint Aug. 11 about sexual misconduct involving Lewis and a minor at the minor’s place of employment. Lewis allegedly provided alcohol to the minor and engaged in indecent behavior but further details were not included in a Sheriff’s Office release Lewis has been in custody at the {span}West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center{/span}. Detectives anticipate additional counts and possibly further arrests. Lewis stepped down as mayor in 2011 following racketeering and bribery charges brought against him after an FBI sting. The charges, to which Lewis pleaded guilty involved accepting nearly $19,000 from a fake garbage bin cleaning company in order to grant a city contract to the company In truth, the entire scheme was set up by the FBI in a nationwide operation titled Operation Blighted Officials.

Stolen gifts tracked with scooter’s GPS

BY AIDAN McCAHILL

Staff writer

A newlywed couple’s joy quickly soured after discovering their wedding gifts and other belongings had been stolen from a Walker storage unit. Among the missing items was an electric scooter equipped with a GPS tracker — a detail that led investigators to a nearby trailer park and the arrest of a duo renting the storage unit next door.

According to a release from the Walker Police Department, the couple had been storing their gifts at a facility on Walker South Road for about a month. When they discovered the property, including the electric scooter, missing on Aug. 2, officers and Livingston Parish sheriff’s detectives traced the scooter’s GPS signal to a trailer park on Walker South Road in Denham Springs Investigators questioned the resident at the location but found no sign of the stolen items.

Several days later, authorities learned that Torrie D. Lacey, 44, who lived next to where the scooter was last tracked, had rented a storage unit at the same facility the couple has used. On Aug 12, Walker police and sheriff’s detectives returned to the Walker South trailer park and began questioning Lacey They also found Jason Rex, 40, of Denham Springs, at Lacey’s residence. Rex told investigators he had successfully bid on an abandoned storage unit at the Walker South facility, where he found a scooter and other property Authorities then executed a search warrant for Lacey’s residence and Rex’s residence on Buddy Ellis Road. At both addresses, police found the couple’s stolen property John Sharp, a spokesperson for Walker police, said Rex and Lacey’s unit was directly behind the newlyweds’. At some point, a panel was peeled from the wall separating the two units, giving Rex and Lacey access to the nuptial gifts Lacey and Rex were arrested and booked by Walker police on counts of simple burglary The two were also booked on drug-related charges by the Sheriff’s Office.

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28 BR-area schools get state safety grants

Funding covers security improvements

BY CHARLES LUSSIER Staff writer

Twenty-eight schools in the Baton Rouge region and 117 across Louisiana recently received state grants of up to $50,000 to upgrade security on their campuses

The grants program, now in its third year, has awarded $5 million each year to cover physical improvements to campuses, such as new doors or fences, updating emergency plans and better training for staff. The latest awards, announced in July, were selected from 575 applicants.

The grants are given out each year by the Louisiana Center for Safe Schools The center, which opened in 2023, was created by the state Legislature in the wake of the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, which killed 21 people and injured 17 more. The center is part of the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.

Schools winning grants will be reimbursed for eligible costs. They have to complete projects within a set amount of time, usually about 12 months.

The East Baton Rouge Parish school system, the secondlargest traditional district in the state, has seven winning schools. Each school will receive the maximum of $50,000 each to pay for improved security measures. The seven campuses are Claiborne, LaBelle Aire and Park elementary schools; McKinley and Southeast middle schools; and Belaire and Glen Oaks high schools. The improvements include new alarms, cameras, doors,

Twenty-eight schools in the Baton Rouge region and 117 across Louisiana recently received state grants of up to $50,000 to upgrade security on their campuses.

gates, fences, radios and signs. They also call for modernizing entryways with new management systems for school visitors.

“This initiative represents a significant investment in strengthening physical security and enhancing campus crisis response capabilities,” the school system said in a recent announcement about its grant awards.

Three other schools in Baton Rouge also won up to $50,000 each for better security These include a charter school, Louisiana Key Academy Baton Rouge, and two Catholic elementary

schools, St. Alphonsus in Central and St. Jean Vianney in Baton Rouge.

The Livingston Parish school system won grants to improve security at 12 of its schools: Albany Lower, Albany Upper, Levi Milton, Lewis Vincent, South Live Oak and Springfield elementary schools; Frost School; Albany Middle; Juban Parc and Walker junior high schools; and Live Oak and Walker high schools.

Ascension has three schools that won grants: G.W Carver Primary Lakeside Primary and Donaldsonville High School.

Other winners in the Baton Rouge region include East Iberville Elementary/High in St. Gabriel, Livonia High in Livonia and Valverda Elementary in Maringouin. Other winners close to Baton Rouge include St. Peter Chanel Interparochial School, a Catholic school in Paulina, and D.C. Reeves Elementary in Ponchatoula.

The largest school district in the state, Jefferson Parish Public Schools, landed the most grants with 13.

Email Charles Lussier at clussier@theadvocate.com.

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Sandra Banks services will be Friday, August 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at Hall Davis &Sons Funeral Home -9348 Scenic Highway. Cordell, RosalynSue

"Let us never consider ourselves finished nurses. We must be learning allof our lives." -Florence Nightingale. RosalynSue Cordellpassed away on Friday, August 8, 2025 in Baton Rouge, Louisianaafterher battle with Parkinson's. She wasborn on November 23,1944inBauxite, ArkansastoHerbert Williamand DorothyDunmire Cordell; she enjoyed saying that she was broughtbythe turkey, but not by thestork! She graduated fromLittleRock CentralHigh School in 1962 and from theUniversityofArkansas in Fayetteville with aBachelorofScience in Business Administrationin1966. Shemarried DexterLeake RollinsofDallasand moved to Baton Rouge, Louisianain1969. Rosalyn made agracious homefor theirtwo sons, servingas Cub Scout den mother, parttimesubstitute teacher,and realtor. Hercallingtohealthcare ultimately led her back to her studies, graduating fromSoutheastern Louisiana University in 1987 with aBachelorofScience in Nursing. She then embarked on afulfilling career in theSurgical Intensive Care Unit of Our Lady of theLake Hospital and at Woman'sHospital. Known affectionatelyas "Hurricane Roz,"her strength andcaring nature were memorable. Beyond her work in themedical profession,Rosalyn'screativeoutlet wasthrough her cateringcompany, "Cakes by Roz," knownfor her specialtyrum cake Rosalynservedinthe Junior League of Baton Rouge, on theVestry of St Luke'sEpiscopal Church, and as aLay Eucharistic Minister at St. JamesEpiscopal Church. Shelovedto entertainather home, and she traveled widely. She found immense joyinplayingtennis at Bocage Racquet Cluband in learning to scuba dive Rosalyn is survived by her sistersMyrlene Tedford (Robert)and Karen Cordell, bothofBenton, Arkansas; herbrotherHerbertWilliamCordell(Becca) of Lousiville,Colorado; her son David Cordell Rollins(Julie)ofBaton Rouge; her son Michael Dexter RollinsofMontreal, Canada;her granddaughters Sophie Rae Loubiere Rollinsand LillianSteele RollinsofBaton Rouge; her granddaughterLila Rose RollinsofWestwood, Kansas; and many beloved nieces and nephews,Robin TedfordPerry (Roger), Charleen Tedford Francis (Michael),MarkRollinsOlson (Tisha), Will Cordell, and Alex Cordell(Linsey) The family wouldliketo extend heartfelt gratitude to CarmenDarensbourg, R.N.,and Kristy Mays, YorchaLeatherman, and Jeannette Ruffin, the gentlest andmost patient caregivers. They also wish to express deep gratitude to theresidents and staff of theWilliamsburgSenior Living Community fortheir support over thepast

Visitation will be at 10:00 am on Friday, August 22, 2025 at St.James EpiscopalChurch in Baton Rouge, followedbya service and reception at 11:00 am.Anadditionalreception will be held at 4:00 pm at WilliamsburgSeniorLivingCommunity.Inlieuof flowers, donations maybe made to theBauxite Historical Associationand Museum: 6707 BentonSt., Bauxite,AR72011.

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OraJean Gibbs Chandler SunriseSeptember 7, 1951, Sunset August 11, 2025. OraJeanChandler73of Knoxville,Tennessee departedthis life August11, 2025,peacefully at home surrounded by her family She was agraduate of East High School, Clinton, La, Classof1969and was employed by Knox County School System for15 years. Her familywas her world. Shewas preceded in death by herfather Robin Gibbs Sr., sisters Josephine McElwee, Geraldine Dunn,Brother James Gibbs,grandsonDevin Williams, and daughter Alicia Chandler. She leaves tocherish her memories; lovingmotherMildred Gibbs, devotedhusband; Gary ChandlerSr. of 45 years, within that uniona son;GaryChandlerJr.,lovingdaughters; Debbie and Johneshia Edwards,Kim Flowers, April Caldwell, ninegrandchildren,7 Great grandchildren, and ahost of family members

It is with profound sorrow and solemn reverence that we announce the passing of Mr. William Michael Martin, who departedthis earthlylifeon the 11th of August, in the year of our Lord2025,at the distinguishedage of 70. Apublic viewing shall be held in his honor on Tuesday,the 19th of August, commencing at 11:00 AM and ending at1:30 PM at WinnfieldFuneral Home. His earthly remains shall be laid to rest at Louisiana National Cemeteryin Zachary, Louisiana.The distinguished& solemn arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Winnfield Funeral Home of Baton Rouge &C.D Slaughter,FDIC

Oubre Sr., Robert Kim'Kimmie' Sonofthe late Joseph "Guy" OubreSr& Bernice ChaissonOubre. Survived by: 5Brothers 1Sister(Nephews, Nieces, Cousins) SonRobert Kim Oubre Jr, Wife (RebeccaHymel Oubre), Granddaughter Wyatt Marie Oubre. Pleasemailany &all cards-mail-bills, (pastpresent-future)to: Robert KOubreJr 533 WHarding Street New SarpyLA. 70078

Our very witty,grumpy, German Patriarch, Robert (Bob) Lee White,passed away at theage of 90 on August 2, 2025, at The Crossing at Clarity in Baton Rouge, La. He was born on August 24, 1934, in McKees Rock, Pennsylvania to CalvinFrank White and L. Emma Schwartz White He leda varied and full life.Heearnedhis Eagle Scout by theage of 14 with 35 merit badges attaining theOrder of theArrowby 16. He played clarinetin highschool- going on to play in the CarnegieTech marching band,finishing his second year with the wearing of theScottish Kilts. Enlisting in theArmy after his2nd year, he served 3years during the Korean War,bytraining men on the NikeAjax Ground to AirMissiles system, which was theprecursor to the PatriotSystem of today. He was an avid and expert marksman in RifleShooting -setting a new National Civilian recordinMichigan in 1967 which stoodfor many years. He competed in the PanAmerican games and qualified to tryout forthe 1968 Olympic games.He traveled extensively before and after hisretirement fromBASFasRegional ControlManager of the Southern Plant in Geismar, LA.During his lifetime he visitedall theU.S.states, nearly every National Park in theU.S., and allthe providencesofCanada. He traveled quitea bit overseasand visitedmany countries both forwork and forvacations. His many hobbies included teaching himself to play golf,taxidermy, woodturning,and lapidary. He built furniture, including an organ and agrandfather clock, bookcases, nightstands and achina cabinet He is preceded in death by hisparents, hisfirst wife of 31 years, G. Jean Lease White,his second wife of 30 years, Mary D. Hebert White, anephew Roman Piccirrilli and a daughter-in-lawChristen H. Hebert.

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Onemore person deserves credit for Camp Tiger’s success

As aretired LSU Medical Centerprofessor, Iwas pleased to read Marie Fazio’sexcellent article on Camp Tiger in the June 29 newspaper.The longevity of this project is remarkable, as is the number of kids it has helped. Kudos to all those medical students and faculty who have participated in this annual event.

Iwould just liketocorrect one omission in the article. Dr.Joe Delcarpio, former dean of students, was closely involved early on and for 30 or so years,most of them as the Camp Tiger faculty adviser.Hewas instrumentalin promoting this event and advising the medicalstudent participants Again, thanks to the newspaper for recognition of this important communityproject and sincere thanks to Dr.Delcarpio for his contributions.

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Areader’sregret over vote forTrump

My friends, we have been deceived. Many of us voted in November for the person who said he would bring down prices. Inflation was too high then, buthe would “fix it.” And we believed him. That was then, this isnow The price Ipaid for coffee beans in April was $8 per pound —expensive, but my husband needs his coffee. Yesterday,the same one pound of coffee cost me $11! Thatisa 37% increase in cost in just four months. Isimply cannot afford this. Today,Iwanted to order a Christmas ornament, but thedealer tried to charge me a“North Pole tariff.” Iamnot kidding!No ornament for me. Frankly,Iamvery disappointed and wish Icould have my vote back.

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Loyaltytestlikelytosinkone of state’smosteffective legislators

U.S.Sen.Bill Cassidy continues to shine in comparison to our other Republican representatives, namely U.S. Rep. Steve Scalise, U.S.Sen.John Kennedy and House Speaker MikeJohnson, in actually proposing and gettinglegislation passed that not only benefits ourcountry,but Louisianainparticular They all pale in comparison tohim.The passage of his HALT Fentanyl Act is yet the latest example of the merits of Cassidy However,thanks to theLouisiana Republican Party’scensure due to his support of the impeachmentofDonald Trumpduring Trump’sfirst term, Cassidy’schances of beingable to continue to help Louisianaresidentsare almost nonexistent. Cassidy voted according to his moral conscience thatday andnot “blind loyalty,” and now he must be

removed from office according to the GOP. Ithink it’s past time for theGOP,and particularly the Louisiana GOP, to be moreconcerned about choosing individuals whoactually help improve our quality of liferather than the “loyalty no matter what” requirementthat’s now their operational mode. But Iamnot naïveenough to believe that will ever happen within our political system So, Iwould like to thank Cassidy forall his dedication to serving thecitizens of Louisiana and hope that Iamwrong abouthis future. We,asvoters, have achance to let him continue. We need doers, not minions. Please consider this, for Louisiana has benefited and needs Cassidy JIM ANDERSON Ponchatoula

Executionisnot thekindofclosure that many families of victimsneed

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill hasrepeatedly argued that executions are necessary for closure for those who have lost abeloved person as aresult of murder or homicide. She is highly qualified to speak as both an attorney and attorney general. I do question her qualifications to speak about thanatological (death, dying and bereavement)issues. Iamaboard-certified fellow in thanatology(Association of Death Education and Counseling), author of “Mending the Torn Fabric,” 18 articles in refereed journals and 10 chaptersinedited books/encyclopedias ondeath, dying and bereavement. Iam notawareofanything in thethanatological literature that supports her position. In myexperience withpersons who have experienced the horrendous death of aloved one, intense anger at the perpetrator is common. Thebereaved may want to personally hurt orevenkill theperson who killed their loved one. This usually subsides when the perpetrator is sentenced tolife imprison-

mentwith no possibility of parole. Their focus can then turn from theperpetrator to thedifficult task of learning to live in aworld without their loved one. Asentence of execution delays this transition.The focus remainsonthe perpetrator, not thegrief work. The long years between thedeath and execution are devastating. On that, Iagree withMurrill. The execution itself, however,does not end the trauma. The decision to witness theexecution or not is a difficult one. Iremember one father in particular who felt compelled to do so. He felt he owed it tohis son, and, tosome degree, theprosecutors. The execution gave him no relief. It traumatized him once again. He never recovered from what he witnessed. Murrill, please do not place ajustification for execution on theshoulders of those who have suffered so greatly.They do not deserve this

SARAH BRABANT Lafayette

Cutting Department of Education will hurt students

Last month, the SupremeCourt ruled that President Donald Trump could follow through with his executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.

This meansthere will be significant cuts to funding forpublic education. If this process continues, the impacts will be evident across communities nationwide, particularly in communities of poverty where schools are already underfunded.

In NewOrleans, we know all too well that our school system has been segregated by class and race.

Awhopping 77% of New Orleans public school students receive free or reduced lunch, including me. As ahigh school student, Iworry that the funding cuts will result in an even larger disparity in our local education.

Students are our future, and with cuts to education, New Orleans youth, living in poverty or otherwise, will lose their access to their future.

Additionally,these funding cuts will result in the firing of thousands of teachers, leaving them unemployed and their families in financial despair.With the teacher shortage already severe, families are noticing the lack of qualified teachers in our schools.

This defunding will deepen and institutionalize the teacher shortage, resulting in an education deficit. Louisiana is currently ranked 32nd in education, and Ifear that rating will decrease as our education system loses funding.

Iurge you to speak out about this ruling in the newspaper,asitwill impact Louisiana heavily.Thousands of Louisianans look to this newspaper forcritical information in all areas. Members of our community must be educated on this issue so that they can know how it will affect them and their families.

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In response to aletter on July 21 regarding“What the Fifth Circuit missed on the TenCommandments law,” I’d like to remindreaders that this law was an attempt to place the TenCommandments in the classroomsofLouisianapublic schools. While it makessense to place theTen Commandments, Bible verses or whatever other religious material you’d like to share within your privateschools, churches and CCD classes, public schools are free from religious material from any religion.

If you would like to have your children hear about God during class time, send them to one of themany private schools. If

you’dlike to talk about God at school, teach at one of the many private schools. That option is yours. If you’d like to encourage children to be kind to others, it is quite teachable and emulatable without including your preferred framework of religion.

To assume that people cannot possess qualities of kindness and love without being inundated with unwelcome proselytizing and evangelizing is quite condescending and self-serving. It was mentioned that a student pointed out that “in China, we obey thelaw out of fear of our government.” To not have thechoice to attend anonreligious,

also knownaspublic, school, we would then be living under the control and fear of our government, would we not?

The separation of church and state, as outlined in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, allows people to gather and create their own schools and places of worship, while protecting each public student from having to tolerate religious beliefsimposed upon them by our government. Quite simply,the Fifth Circuit got nothing wrong on the TenCommandments law.They got it right.

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Areparents whodon’t vaccinatetheir children guilty of abuse?

In 2008, Madeline “Kara” Neumann, age11, diedofdiabetic ketoacidosis in Wisconsin. Herparents treated hersymptoms with prayerinstead of medical care. The daybeforeshe died, Kara could no longer talk while suffering terrible stomach pains. Yether adults still wouldn’ttake hertoadoctor.AWisconsin jury convictedthe mother of reckless homicide.

This is oneofseveral famous cases involving parents charged with murder for denying their children medical treatment thatcould have saved their lives. Past exampleshavegenerally pitted the right to hold certain religious beliefs against the obligationtoprotect children. The judgments almost always went against the caregivers —and the idea that parents have the right to do with their children as theywish.

Whena child diesofstarvation in a slum because the parents were cruel or just crazy—noreligious excuse given —theyget draggedoff in handcuffs. Not so when childrendie of measles because parents deniedthema two-second jab in the arm, explaining that they don’tbelieve in vaccines.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the crackpot President Donald Trump put in charge of the Department of Health and Human Services,covershis rear by insisting that he’s notstopping anyone from taking vaccines. He andfellow“skeptics” are just calling for“vaccine transparency and safety” while undermining the public’s trust in both.

Iwasn’traised by algorithms or AI. Iwas brought up on catfish grease, folded prayerhands and the kind of wisdom you can’tGoogle. My culture wasn’tonTikTok, it was on the porch, in thekitchen, in the fields and in the hush of amother’sknowing glance. Down south, culture isn’tacostume or weekend hobby.It’sliving, breathing tradition. It’sthe slow stir of awooden spoon in collard greens, thepop of hot oil and thesound of your grandmama humming atune older than the house itself. You don’tdownload that kind of culture. Youinherit it, like your uncle’soveralls or the family’s secret cornbread recipe. Nowadays, the world is moving faster than a squirrel in church. Folks are trading stories for status updates, memories for memes. Everyone’schasing what’snext withoutpausing tohold on to what’s been. And don’tget me wrong, Ilovea good gadget. But culture? Real culture? It don’tcome withachargingcord. My grandmama Celestine, nowthat woman had her Ph.D. in passingthings down. Not on paper,but in spirit. She taught with her hands, herlaughter, hersilence. When Iwas little, Iwasn’t offchasing footballsorplaying video games. Iwas in the kitchen, watching hershell peas and tell stories with everypop of the pod.

That’swhere the good stuff was, between the stories and the steam We live in atime when culture is beingfast-forwarded, clipped, filtered and forgotten. We’re so plugged in,we’ve disconnected from the stuff thatreally matters. Thekindoflessons that don’t come withlikes or follows but stay with youwhen the Wi-Fi’s down andlifegets real.

And let me tell you, culture isn’tjust about race or region. It’sabout roots. It’s what reminds you who you are when the worldistrying to tellyou who to be. It’samap drawn bythe handsof those who came before you,soyou don’t getlost chasing things that don’t feed your soul. My mama, Marva, didn’t havetime forfoolishness. She was always moving, working, managing, parenting. But when she spoke, you listened. She didn’t need amicrophone to fill aroom. Her words had weight because they were built from generations of knowing bet-

ter.And she passed that down to me, notinlectures, but in how she moved throughthe world with grace, strength andaside of sass.

Youknowwhat thereal tragedy is? We’reraisingageneration that might notknow howtomakeameal from scratch, fix something with their hands or tell astory without looking down at ascreen.Culture is getting thinner,watered down. It’s turning intoahighlight reel instead of away of life.

I’veseen kids eat microwaved everythingand not know what cornbread even tastes like. I’ve watched young folks scroll past history like it’soptional. Andthatscares me. Because when we forget to pass down culture, we leave our future starving for substance. Youcan’traise awellfed spirit on nothing but fast facts and quicker distractions. Yougotta pass down soul. Rhythm Patience.History. Culture is not just what you do, it’s howyou do it. It’show you greet your neighbor,how you tell ajoke, how you survive hard times with humor and hope.It’sfamily reunions that start with prayer and end with dance. It’sknowing where you come from so you don’tget lost chasing where you’re going. The problem is, we’ve confused informationwith wisdom. One’squick and easy;the other takes time. Andculture —real, nourishing culture —takes time.It’sslow-roasted. It’spassed down through hands and hearts, not downloads anddata. I’m not saying we need to liveinthe

past.I’m saying we need to carry the best of it withus. We need to raise kids who know how to FaceTime butalso how to face time with their elders. Kids who can code and cook. Who know their rootsand their worth.

So yeah, go ahead and snap your selfies. But also sit with your granddaddy and ask him about that scar on his hand. Watch your auntie make that sweet potato pie from scratch. Listen when your mama says, “This is how we used to do it.” Because there’sgold in those stories. There’sstrength in that old skillet. Youwant real confidence? It comes from knowing you’re part of something bigger than just yourself. That you belong to aline of folks who madeit through worse and still laughed loud, danced harder and passed thebiscuits like they were love.

So in aworld that wants everything now,remember this: Some things get better with time. Culture is one of them Butonly if we pass it on.

Hold on to your culture like it’sthe last jar of peach preserves on the shelf Share it.Celebrate it. Let it rise like bread in awarm kitchen. Because when all is said and done, culture is what keeps us full when everything else runs out.

Andbaby,Iain’tnever met aphone that could do that.

Kateb Nuri-Alim Shunnar,anative of New Orleans, is the author of the upcoming book “Provisions for Your Thoughts: Chronicles and Inspirations.

“Bobby” hasrolledbackgovernment support for mRNA vaccine research, canceling 22 projects for tools to fight respiratory virusessuch as COVID and the flu. No newprojects will be started. This technology could be used to treat or cure cancer andotherdiseases.

Kennedy has no scientific background andevidently suffers fromhis ownmentalconfusion. He’s said batso things like Lyme diseaseis“highly likely amilitarily engineered bioweapon.”’ He hasnever openly promoted violence against vaccine scientists. More cleverly he’s telling unstable people to question whether widely used vaccines could hurt them. He haslinkedlife-preserving vaccinestoautism in children —and hired avaccine foewho practiced medicine in Maryland without alicense to study the matter His department is no longer recommending the COVID vaccine forhealthy young children. Howmany children may die as aresult? We already know that from September2023 through August 2024, about152 children died from COVID. Howmanymoreperishedwithout the diseasebeing reported we cannotknow.

The lunatic who attacked aCenters for Disease Control andPrevention building, killing apoliceofficer,claimed that the COVID vaccine had made him sick. Where did he getthat idea? It seems no coincidencethatthis assault took place in the summerof2025. Can you envision the medical researchershaving to barricade themselves in their offices?

Hasthe public becomesodazed by political chaos thatit’snot up in arms over government actions thatcould cost millions of lives? During the pandemic, nearly aquarter-million Americans talked outoftaking the COVID vaccine died unnecessarily from the disease.

This is more harmful than the religious beliefs thatmiracles can cure anything. Theyskirt ratherthanfight science. Kennedy andcompanydistort it, putting a scientific veneer on dangerous misinformation. And theyare backed by acreepy pack of influencers.

Whatgrown-ups do with their lives is notthe great concern here. Rather,we should find shock in having agovernment actively promoting ignorance at the cost of children’slives. Parents who do not protect their chargesbelongbehind bars. Never mind their claiming good intentions. That’swhatchild abusers do while insisting theywerejust disciplining unruly kids.

It may take amasstragedy to move responsibility where it belongs. We seem headed for one.

Froma Harrop is on X, @FromaHarrop. Email her at fharrop@gmail.com.

Rattlerwins Round2, butQBrace remains undecided

As season opener looms, decision needstobemade

The good news for the NewOrleans Saints is they rallied in Sunday’spreseason game with the Jacksonville Jaguars fora 17-17 tie.

HEATING UP

The bad news is the race for thestarting quarterback job looks to still be tied,too. Twopreseason games in, and it’s stilltoo closefor KellenMoore to call Rookie Tyler Shough won Round 1last week against the Los Angeles Chargers. Spencer Rattler,in his second season,foughtback to winRound2 against the Jags.

“All the QBs aren’tmaking this easy,” Moore said “They are all doing areally good joband all having theirdays and taking advantage of opportunities.” Round3,Saturday’spreseason finale against the Denver Broncos, could decide it all. Ideally,Shough or Rattler would have separated themselves by now andbeen named the starter Time is ticking.

NFL games are won by quarterbackplay. Unfortunately,weare threeweeksaway from the Sept. 7regular season opener againstthe Arizona Cardinals, and the Saints stillhaven’tquite figured outwho theirs will be The moment right after thegame is way too soon for Mooretoassess Sunday’sQB play.He’ll have abetter idea in thenext fewdaysashereviews thetapeofa game that left you probably taking the underon the 41/2 wins the Vegas oddsmakers have setfor this season.

“Film will be an importantaspectofthis thing,” Moore said. “We’ll see how everything progresses leading into thisweek.”

Maybe Moore will see enough on film to name aWeek 1starter before Sean Payton

ä See WALKER, page 5B

Sunday.

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler runs into the end zone for

a2-point conversion

the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

Tyler Shough got the startfor the New Orleans Saints, but Spencer Rattler finished.

Leading thesecond-team offenseafter starting last week,Rattler engineered three scoring drives, including agame-tying touchdown drive in theclosing minutes of Sunday’spreseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, which finished in a17-17 draw

ThreeofRattler’sfive drivesendedwith points on the board, and he nearly had afourth: Rattler threw ared zone interception in the fourthquarterwhenreceiverMason Tipton gotcaughtupintraffic anddid notrun through his slant route.Jaguars defensive back Keni-H Lovely jumped the pass and picked it off with 4:32 remaining.

Despiteranking,Swinney’s Tigers area work in progress

Skepticism is the watchword forLSU’s seasonopeneratClemson, andnoone has to inventreasons forit.

“That’sabig momentand opportunity forhim to have that great drive going down thefield,” coach Kellen Moore said. “You throwaninterception and have to respond, and Ithought he responded really,really well.”

Rattler and the Saints took over at their own 18-yard line trailing 17-9 with 2:39 remaining. After the 2-minute warning, Rattler madeakey fourth-downconversion by hitting Tipton for 16 yards to movethe chains. He used his legs for an 11-yard scramble thatgavethe Saints a new set of downs. Then he madeabrilliant throw to Tipton on acorner route foragain of 26.

Andwith27seconds remaining, Rattler ripped athrow to Dante Pettis downthe leftsideline. Pettis skipped out of atackle and waltzed into the end zone, leaving the

surrendered 210 or more yardsrushing

The Tigers have dropped five straight season openers since 2019. They’re 0-for-this-decade. The fact that LSUisranked No. 9inthe preseason polls does little to improvethe outlook since Clemson is ranked No. 4and will be playing on its home turfthe night of Aug. 30 (6:30 p.m., ABC). Those Tigers are currently a4-point favorite,justifiable against an LSU team trying to work offensively behind arebuilt line and trying to integrate alarge group of newcomers at ahost of key positions.

You’ve heardall the reasons to question theability of Brian Kelly’skrewe togointo that other Death Valley —Death Valley Jr., as heput it —and pull off what would be a mild but definitive upset All that said, LSUisnot playing thePhiladelphiaEagles in this opener.Clemson has its question marks, too. Hereare seven reasons for LSU to be optimistic it will return home to itsDeath Valley 1-0: 1. Poor rushingdefense

Clemson returns apair of preseason All-ACC defensive linemen in TJ Parker andPeter Woods, but they were part of a defensethat was woeful against the run in 2024. Clemson ranked 85th in the FBSand 16th in the 17-team ACC, allowing 160.6 yards per gameonthe ground. The Tigers

five times in 2024, including 288 to The Citadel and 292 against Texas in their College Football Playoff matchup. Clemson was also 69th in total yards allowed last season (374.1 ypg) and 49thnationally in points per gameallowed (23.4 ppg).

2. Newdefensive coordinator Not surprisingly,all these poor defensive statsled Clemson coach Dabo Swinney to jettison defensive coordinator WesGoodwin, whoreplaced Brent Venables when the latter became coach at Oklahoma in 2022. Swinney brought in highly respected PennState defensive coordinator TomAllen to take Goodwin’splace. Similar to second-year LSUDCBlake Baker,who ledhis unit from woeful in 2023 under Matt House ä See RABALAIS, page 5B

Scheffler rallies for fifth win of year

BY DOUG FERGUSON

Associated Press

OWINGS MILLS, Md. Scottie Schef-

fler erased a four-shot deficit in five holes and then delivered a haymaker on the daunting par-3 17th by chipping in from 82 feet for birdie that carried him to victory Sunday in the BMW Championship for his fifth PGA Tour title of the year Scheffler closed with a 3-under 67 for a two-shot victory and became the first player since Tiger Woods (2006-07) to win at least five times on the PGA Tour in consecutive years.

Robert MacIntyre didn’t make a birdie until the 16th hole but stayed in the game after losing his big lead, mostly when Scheffler began missing short putts.

MacIntyre pulled within one shot of the lead going to the 17th, the toughest hole at Caves Valley, with a back right pin on a crispy green that sloped to the right toward the water Scheffler went just left in the rough, the ball sitting up nicely but the shot still scary

He landed it some 60 feet short and watched it trickle, and then roll, and then slow again until it

shots in another extraordinary season. MacIntyre, who made 18 birdies in the first 45 holes of the tournament, made only two over the last 27 holes. He shot 73.

spite making four bogeys on the back nine and feeling as though he had blown it.

MacIntyre squandered a big chance, too.

Nuss, Brasher earn gold at Manhattan Beach Open

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. — Former LSU standouts and Olympians Kristen Nuss and Taryn Brasher repeated as AVP Manhattan Beach Open champions on Sunday The top-seeded duo defeated No. 2-seeded Terese Cannon and Megan Kraft 2-1 (15-21, 21-18, 15-13) for the title. Nuss led with 19 kills, and Brasher had 3 blocks. Powerful servers Cannon and Kraft logged 4 aces apiece.

In the semifinals, Brasher and Nuss cruised past 19th-seeded Kennedy Coakley and Ashley Pater 2-0 (23-21, 21-11).

Established in 1960, the AVP Manhattan Beach Open features the biggest draw of the season and the highest stakes.

Akie Iwai wins in Portland, joins twin as rookie champ

PORTLAND, Ore. — Akie Iwai joined twin sister Chisato as a rookie LPGA Tour winner Sunday at Columbia Edgewater, closing with a 6-under 66 for a four-stroke victory in The Standard Portland Classic.

Akie Iwai, 23, capped the bogeyfree round with birdies on the final two holes, running in an 18-footer on the last before Chisato rushed on the green and sprayed her with champagne.

She had second-place finishes in Thailand in February and Los Angeles in April, then watched her sister win at Mayakoba in May in Mexico. On Sunday, Chisato Iwai shot a 64 to tie for third, five strokes back.

The winner finished at 24-under 264 on the tree-lined course.

dropped into the cup.

“It looked good when it landed, looked good when it was rolling, and it was nice to see that one go in,” Scheffler said.

MacIntyre could only look at him and stare at the world’s No. 1 player making other-worldly

It’s not over for Scheffler, who leads the 30 players who advanced to the Tour Championship at East Lake with a chance to become the first repeat FedEx Cup champion since the series began in 2007.

All 30 players at East Lake can win the $10 million first-place check The field includes Harry Hall, the only player who played his way into the top 30 on Sunday and even that was tense. Hall made bogey on the par-5 16th — the easiest hole on the course — and then went long and left at the 17th. He also chipped in for birdie and was safe going up the 18th. Rickie Fowler was on the verge of getting back to East Lake only to twice miss the green from the fairway on the back nine, leading to bogey on the 14th and double bogey on the 15th, and knocked him out of the top 30.

Fowler finished with a 5-foot par putt — had he missed, Michael Kim would have been in the Tour Championship. Instead, the 30th spot went to Akshay Bhatia, de-

He showed plenty of grit on Saturday playing in the final group with Scheffler But on the opening hole, Scheffler drilled his drive down the middle and hit to 6 feet for birdie, while MacIntyre missed the fairway and a 6-foot par putt. It was an early statement.

MacIntyre missed another fairway at the second and made bogey. He went from the fairway to a bunker on the short par-4 fifth, a two-shot swing when the Scotsman failed to get up-and-down for par and Scheffler made birdie.

And then, Scheffler took the lead with a wedge to 6 feet for birdie on No. 7.

It looked like it would be a runaway at that point as Scheffler never seemed to miss — except when he had a chance to extend the lead. He missed birdie chances of 5 feet at No. 8 and 8 feet at No 10 He botched a simple upand-down at the 12th and threeputted from 18 feet on the 14th.

And then came one chip on the 17th, a knockout punch.

Dillon equals an Earnhardt feat with win at Richmond

BY NATE RYAN Associated Press

In his playoff-clinching victory at Richmond Raceway, Austin Dillon shared some NASCAR history on the venerable short track with the most famous driver of the No. 3 Chevrolet.

Dale Earnhardt, the late seventime Cup Series champion who amassed 76 victories in a Hall of Fame career, was the last Richard Childress Racing driver to win consecutive Cup races at the 0.75mile oval in Richmond, Virginia until Dillon did so Saturday night.

The comparisons to Earnhardt and whispers of nepotism have dogged Dillon since the grandson of team owner Richard Childress was tabbed 11 years ago to drive the car number synonymous with a NASCAR icon.

“I could win 50 races, and they’ll say my grandpa gave me the ride,” Dillon said with a smile. “They’re not wrong. He did. He did a great job putting me in it. Hopefully, I’m paying off on his investment at some point.” Richmond was only his sixth victory in 433 Cup starts, but Dillon said snapping a 37-race winless streak was “one of the best because it was pretty much a butt kicking.” He led 107 of 400 laps, including the final 49, and cruised to a 2.471-second victory over Alex Bowman. Dillon never led for more than 35 laps in any of his previous Cup wins. He won the 2018 Daytona 500 by leading only the last lap after knocking Aric Almirola aside two turns from the checkered flag. Last year’s win at Richmond was his most controversial as Dillon wrecked Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin on the final lap, and NASCAR consequently revoked his playoff eligibility There was no such drama Satur-

day, when Dillon cleanly outdueled 2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney just before his final pit stop.

“Anybody that says Austin doesn’t deserve to be at this level, look at the 30 or 40 laps he raced side by side with Ryan Blaney,” said Richard Boswell, Dillon’s crew chief. “He raced door to door with a Cup champion He beat him. Yeah, we need to run better We need to be more consistent. But anybody that says he just can’t do

it is not looking at the facts.” The statistics are less convincing about Dillon’s championship chances.

Richmond was the first top-five finish in 25 races this year for Dillon, who is ranked 25th in the points standings and in the Cup playoffs for the sixth time in 12 seasons. He has won championships in the Truck and Xfinity series, with 22 victories across NASCAR’s top three national circuits.

“Austin has earned his way,” Childress said. “He won races in everything he’s ever driven. They’re going to give you criticism because he is my grandson But we take it. It’s just the way life is. You can’t be burdened down by what people say Do what you do and move forward He’s won his share.”

Dillon, 35, said he cried last year during RCR’s unsuccessful appeal of the NASCAR penalty that took him out of the playoffs, noting he legitimately had passed Hamlin and Logano before a late caution erased a comfortable lead. The Richmond repeat validated Dillon’s belief that he belongs in NASCAR’s premier series.

“I think I get the credit I deserve,” he said. “I have some loyal fans We’re kind of like a fighter We don’t go away I think a lot of people think that guy is going to go away at some point. I like that underdog mentality a little bit.”

Rahm wins LIV points title, falls in a playoff to Munoz WESTFIELD,Ind.— Jon Rahm successfully defended his LIV Golf season points title Sunday without winning an event all year, closing with an 11-under 60 before losing a playoff to Sebastian Munoz on the first extra hole in the Indianapolis event. Munoz won two days after becoming the first player to shoot 59 with a double bogey The Colombian player —with Rahm hitting balls on the driving range — birdied the final two holes in regulation for a 65 to match Rahm at 22 under at The Club at Chatham Hills. Rahm took the season points title from Joaquin Niemann, a five-time winner this season. Niemann shot a 66 to tie for fourth at 17 under his first top-10 finish of the year that he didn’t win.

Statue of Bird is unveiled at Climate Pledge Arena

SEATTLE Shortly before a bronze statue of Sue Bird was unveiled outside Climate Pledge Arena, an onlooking fan chimed in during a brief moment of silence.

“You’re the GOAT, Sue!” It’s easy for Seattle fans to think so. On Sunday, she became the first player in WNBA history to have a statue erected outside of a team’s home arena.

“There’s just not a lot of women that are honored in this way,” Bird said. “I’m really proud to be in the same breath as the greats that have come through here, but even more proud to be the first WNBA player.” Bird’s 8-foot, 650-pound statue depicts her scoring a layup, which she said was a nod to how she scored both her first and final baskets in the WNBA.

Howell wins U.S. Amateur, youngest champ since ’09

SAN FRANCISCO Mason Howell capped a productive summer before his senior year of high school by winning the U.S Amateur at The Olympic Club on Sunday just two months after competing in his first U.S.

Philliespitcher Nola stumbles againstNatsinreturnfromIL

The AssociatedPress

WASHINGTON Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Aaron Nola’sfirst start afterreturning from theinjured list didn’tlast long.

Third baseman Alec Bohm, meanwhile, made abig contribution in his first game back

Nola allowed six runs in 21/3 innings in Sunday’s11-9 victory over the Washington Nationals, astart that ended when seven consecutive batters reached safely “I scattered acouple of hits and it just kind of unraveleda little bit,” the right-hander said. “They found some holes.”

The former LSU standoutstruck out four in his firstmajor league outing since May 14.

Nola was one of the majors’most durablepitchers entering the season, making at least 32 starts and throwing at least 1802/3 innings in each of the last six full seasons. But asprained right ankle and fractured rib cost him three months this season.

His return becameevenmore significant Saturday when Philadelphiaplaced aceZackWheeler on the injured list with ablood clot in his right arm. Nola already had been scheduled to start after making three minor league rehabilitation appearances, though the Phillies scrapped their plans to use asix-man rotation

Nola gave up Luis García’sleadoff single in thefirst inning, then appeared to settle in. He retired the next sevenbatters as Philadelphia built a6-0 lead.

The Nationals stitchedtogether three consecutive singles in the third, the last by CJ Abrams to score arun. That led to amoundvisit from pitching coach CalebCotham, but Nola then walked Paul DeJong before giving up Daylen Lile’stwo-run single and Dylan Crews’ two-run double. José Tena followed with a tying double to end Nola’sday Nola allowed sevenhits while throwing 53 pitches. His ERA rose to 6.92.

Astros SLUGGER ALVAREZ TO START REHAB AS-

SIGNMENT ON TUESDAY: Houston Astros slugger YordanAlvarez will begin arehabilitation assignment at Double-A Corpus Christion Tuesday,moving him closer to a return after sitting out for more than three months Alvarezhas been out sinceMay 3with asmall fractureinhis right hand that was initially diagnosed as amuscle strain

Astros managerJoe Espada said Alvarez would need“afew games before joiningour club”but when pressed about exactly how many games or at-bats the left-hander wouldneed, he declined to give further details.

Espada said Alvarez would serve as the team’sdesignated hitter

Tuesday

The return of Alvarez would be amajor boost tothe Astros as the postseasonapproaches after he led theteam in batting average (.308), home runs (35) and RBIs (86) last season.Houston entered Sunday leading theALWest with a11/2-game lead over theMariners.

The 28-year-old Alvarez hit .210 with threehomers and18RBIsin29

games this season before his injury Rangers

FIRST BASEMAN BURGER TO HAVE TESTS ON SORE

LEFTWRIST: Rangers first baseman JakeBurger is headed home to Texasfor tests on his sore left wrist and will miss at least twoorthree games,managerBruce Bochy said.

Burger went 1for 3with an RBI single in Sunday’s10-4 win at Toronto, but wasreplaced by pinch-hitter Ezequiel Duran in the seventh inning.

“It’stoo bad becausehewas swinging the bat well,” Bochy said of Burger. “He’sgoing to go back home and get it lookedat. We’ll have an MRI done and find out what’sgoing on there. He’sprobably out at least two or threedays.”

The Rangers begin athree-game series at Kansas City on Monday Burgerisbatting .242 with 12 homeruns and 41 RBIs.Hehas 12 RBIsand nine runs scored in his past 18 games.

Burger said he first felt soreness in his first at-bat Saturday,but was able to keep playing. Burgerhas already been sidelined by twoinjuries this season.

Berthelotwinsfourth BatonRouge Amateur Tournament title

BY CHARLES SALZER Contributing writer

Greg Berthelot was nothing if not consistent on Sundayatthe Baton RougeAmateur golf tournament.

Berthelot’sbooming drives rarelymissedtheir mark as he won two matches, the second a5 &3 winoverJeremyGautreaux in the championship round of the match play event.

Berthelot endedthe final match on the par-3 15th when he stuck his tee shot 3feet from the pin. Already holding a3-up lead,Berthelot rolled in the birdie putt to close the door on Gautreaux.

For Berthelot, who finished third last week at the LGAMidAmateur Championship in Monroe, the winwas afurther testament to consistency.Itwas his fourth Baton Rouge Amateur title in the past five years, and three of those four were accomplished with Gautreauxasthe final match opponent.

“I played allright,” Berthelot saidafter astamina-testing four rounds of match play in twodays. “It’sjust along weekend, and it was hot. Iwas just trying to scrounge it around.

“I kept things in front of me and madesomebirdies when Ineeded to.Itwas back-and-forth on the frontnine, andthenthe back nine changed pretty quick.” Things changedonthe back nine after atight front side. Berthelot led Gautreaux 1-up before both missed short birdie putts at 10. At the par511th, Berthelot hit the middle of thefairway with his drive and took control after Gautreauxhooked his drive into the water Berthelot’s long straight drive at 12 led to a2-foot birdie anda 3-up lead.The lead grew to 4-up when Gautreaux three-putted from the leftfringe at 14. With Gautreaux needing to win theremaining four holes to stay in the match, Berthelot knocked

his tee shot to 3feet at 16. “(Berthelot) is typically long andstraight,” Gautreauxsaid. “You prettymuchknowthat you’ve gottomakebirdiesonall the par-5s to even compete. There were way toomanymistakes on my part.”

There were no mistakes for Gautreaux on the first hole.He madepar to win theholewhen Berthelot pitched over the green from 20 yards away.Berthelot failed to get up and down and took bogey Gautreaux found asandtrap offthe tee at the par-5second. Berthelot wonthe hole with abirdie as he squared the match.Berthelot wonholes 4 and 8with pars to take a2-up lead, but lost the ninth hole withathree-putt bogey

In the semifinal round, Gautreauxand Berthelotwere both pushed before taking close wins Gautreaux defeated Ray Poche 2 &1,while Berthelotneeded all18 holes to edge Nicholas Cristea 1up. Cristea tied his match with abirdie at 17. On 18,his approach plugged near the face of agreenside sand trap leading to abogey “Wedidn’tputttoo well. Normally,weputtbetter than this, but the greens were hard to read,” Berthelot said. “This tournament gets tougherevery year.We’re getting olderand the weather is getting hotter.”

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SAINTS PRESEASON

THREE THINGS WE LEARNED FROM SAINTS’ PRESEASON TIE VS. JAGUARS

TIPTON CONTINUES TO SHINE

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SPENCER RATTLER’S CASE FOR QB1

Rattler outplayed Tyler Shough in the ongoing competition for the starting quarterback job, leading three scoring drives in five second-half possessions, including a game-tying touchdown drive in the final seconds The second-year quarterback was mobbed by teammates afterward — a telling sign, perhaps. Rattler completed 18 of 24 passes for 199 yards, a touchdown and an interception Shough was 9 of 12 for 66 yards — but he produced just one field goal in four first-half possessions marred by shaky offensive line play and a big drop by Chris Olave

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THE O-LINE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS

No matter the quarterback, the Saints need better offensive line play for a chance at success. Playing most of the first half behind what figures to be the starting unit sans center Erik McCoy, Shough was sacked twice and pressured often in 14 drop-backs The line also allowed several sacks in a joint scrimmage against the Rams and five sacks in last week against the Chargers.The rushing attack wasn’t much better The Saints rushed for a meager 35 yards on 12 carries in the first three quarters.

‘Everything we want’

OL Simpkins has ‘answered the bell’ for Saints

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Technically, Torricelli Simpkins did not play as much in Sunday’s 17-17 tie against the Jacksonville Jaguars as he did in last week’s preseason game. After playing 97% of the offense’s snaps in his debut, the New Orleans Saints rookie offensive lineman was pulled from the lineup with just under three minutes left Instead, he’d settle for playing 50 snaps — still good for 84% of the unit’s total.

Simpkinssaidthesubstitutioncame as a surprise to him. He was ready to play the whole game, if need be “I think we’ve built a trust,” Simpkins said, referring to the coaching staff “They know that I’m going to give it my all no matter how long I’m in there.”

With the Saints resting center Erik McCoy in the preseason, coach Kellen Moore has turned to a little-known, undrafted free agent out of South Carolina who has made a strong impression over the last few weeks Simpkins’ rise correlated with the Saints moving him from guard to center, a shift that didn’t happen until weeks into training camp. But Simpkins more than welcomed the change. Though he played guard with the Gamecocks, center was his natural position, his “first love.”

He primarily played there during his three years at North Carolina Central, the historically Black college where Simpkins began his college career Since then, Simpkins has not only excelled on the interior, but he has also helped the Saints withstand a season-ending injury to backup Will Clapp. Simpkins played as much as he did last week because Clapp unexpectedly went down just two snaps into the game. This week, Simpkins played as much as he did because the Saints’ coaching staff likes what they’ve seen out of the 6-foot-5, 312-pound lineman.

“The most important thing is his play style,” Moore said. “We love how physical he plays, how aggressive he plays. It’s not all perfect It’s not expected to be perfect at this stage of his career, but his play style is everything we want.”

The Saints, it seems, want offensive linemen who will knock one opposing defensive lineman to the ground and then proceed to hunt another on the same play — as Simpkins did against the Chargers. The Saints want linemen who shove the oncoming rusher to the dirt, even if it means getting down and dirty himself, as Simpkins did on a block to protect Tyler Shough.

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Saints down 2. On the ensuing 2-point conversion, the Jaguars called what Rattler described as the “perfect defensive call” for the play the Saints were running. Jacksonville sent seven defenders back into a zone coverage, clogging all of the passing lanes until Rattler saw a path to the pylon.

“That’s like a go-to 2-point play,” Rattler said. “They played it perfect. Down there you’ve got to extend and scramble, and they kind of let me leak out. Saw the edge and just hit it.”

He beat defensive tackle Keivie Rose in a footrace to the end zone to tie the game On the drive, Rattler completed seven of his eight passes for 76 yards and a touchdown while also making the two

Saints guard Torricelli Simpkins reacts after a play during the second half of a preseason game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday at the Caesars Superdome.

SAINTS REPORTEDLY TRADE DT SAUNDERS

The Saints traded Khalen Saunders to the Jaguars late Sunday, according to an NFL media report. In return, the Saints are getting veteran offensive lineman Luke Fortner, whom the Jaguars selected in the third round of the 2022 draft.

Saunders started Sunday’s preseason game at nose tackle in place of Davon Godchaux, whom the Saints held out. He did not record a statistic.

The Saints initially signed Saunders to a three-year, $14.5 million contract prior to the 2023 season. He appeared in 30 games for the Saints over two seasons, during which he provided several memorable moments.

He lost grip on his starting role, though.

The Saints traded for Godchaux this offseason and transitioned to a 3-4 scheme under new defensive coordinator Brandon Staley. Saunders was serving as the team’s backup nose tackle. Luke Johnson

The Saints, it seems, want players who “want blood on every play” — a phrase Yahoo Sports’ Nice Tice used to describe Simpkins. Aggression? Simpkins knows about aggression. It was necessary, he said, growing up in Aiken, South Carolina. The oldest of six children, Simpkins would go outside and play tackle football — “no pads on,” he said against his cousins.

“Where I grew up, you want to play hard, because guess what?

If you don’t play hard, the person across from you is going to play hard, and he’s going to try and embarrass you,” Simpkins said. “I feel like the way I grew up with my family, we were always tough on each other

“We were always trying to make

plays with his feet

The Saints nearly had an opportunity to steal the win in the exhibition when rookie safety Jonas

Sanker intercepted the ball on the final play; because he was tackled out of bounds at Jacksonville’s 24yard line with no time remaining, the game officially ended in a tie.

Rattler finished the game 18 of 24 for 199 yards with a touchdown and an interception — a decided improvement over his first preseason performance, when he took three sacks, lost a fumble and averaged just 4.8 yards per attempt.

“Coming into this week we wanted to be a little more aggressive,” Rattler said “I wanted to be a little more aggressive. Play free. Play my style of ball within the offense and just get it to the playmakers.”

While Shough didn’t exactly regress from Week 1, there wasn’t the same marked improvement on his end

There were moments from

each other be strong, be tough. So I always just took that into the field.” Simpkins has also shown that he’s smart.

The 23-year-old said he likes playing center because it slows the game down for him. He has to scan the field and recognize the defense. And he has to communicate any possible protection adjustments to the quarterback and the rest of the offense. Playing center, he said, makes him feel like a leader like he’s a second quarterback on the field.

The NFL, too, has been different in terms of his responsibilities. Simpkins said he’s had to be more attuned to what the safeties are doing before the snap, as well as what kind of front the defensive line is in. He said he’s found there’s a lot more variety of looks fronts he had only previously recognized from EA Sports’ Madden video game.

Smiling, Simpkins said he’s a bit of a “gamer,” and defenses are employing the same fronts that he’d call in the video game.

“I’m super-impressed with him,” Shough said noting Simpkins’ switch to center has allowed the lineman to “hit the ground running” and stay in the lineup. “I couldn’t be more proud of him. He stepped up in a big way And I think he’s going to have a really long career, especially (at) that position.

“He’s kind of answered the bell.”

The goal for Simpkins, of course, is to make the Saints’ 53-man roster Hesaidsecuringaspotwould“mean everything,” adding he’s worked his whole life for that moment.

Each day, that increasingly has looked more and more like a formality

“When I see somebody running around, I try to go hit them as hard as I can,” Simpkins said. “So they don’t do it again.”

Shough’s first start as the Saints quarterback that showed why the team is considering him for the big job when it opens its season against the Arizona Cardinals next month. But some of the lows tempered the excitement of the highs.

Shough directed four drives while playing the entire first half against the Jaguars. One of those drives looked fantastic, while the other three combined to net 3 offensive yards and three punts.

The Jaguars sacked Shough twice and forced an ugly intentional grounding penalty that killed Shough’s opening drive He finished the contest completing 9 of his 12 passes for 66 yards with an 87.5 passer rating before yielding to Rattler for the second half.

On the positive side, Shough showed off the arm that some considered the best in the 2025 quarterback class with his one scoring drive. His best throw of the day went for

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Another game, another explosive play by Mason Tipton. The speedy receiver’s diving 45-yard catch on a bomb from Rattler was the Saints’ biggest play and helped set up a Charlie Smyth field goal.Tipton, who had a 54-yard touchdown catch against the Chargers, also drew a 45-yard pass interference penalty against Christian Braswell to set up another field goal. He finished with a game-high six receptions and 100 yards and has emerged as a viable third receiver option behind Olave and Rashid Shaheed.

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SAINTS NOTEBOOK

Bubble watch: Five players making a case for Saints roster spot

BY MATTHEW PARAS and LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

With the Saints sitting their entire starting defense and a few key offensive starters in Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, that created an opportunity for those on the bubble to step up and make their case to secure a roster spot. And several players took advantage of the extended playing time. Let’s take a look at what the performances might mean for the 53-man roster when cuts have to be made later this month:

TREYTON WELCH, TIGHT END: Quarterback Tyler Shough threw a deep ball where only Welch could get it, and the tight end delivered with an impressive 28-yard contested catch. The moment was big for Welch, who is fighting for one of the spots behind starter Juwan Johnson. Coach Kellen Moore recently said Taysom Hill (knee) and Foster Moreau (knee) aren’t close to practicing yet so that increases Welch’s chances of making the roster But if the Saints keep only three tight ends, and assuming Johnson and Jack Stoll are ahead of him, Welch will have to beat out seventh-round rookie Moliki Matavao, journeyman Michael Jacobson and Seth Green Sunday’s performance might have helped him.

ISAIAH STALBIRD, LINEBACKER: Stalbird is a standout on special teams — andhemadeanotherimpactonpunt coverage against the Jaguars by absolutelywhackingAustinTrammellatthe pointofcatch.TheSaintshaveahistory of keeping players whose main jobistocontributeinthatarea see safetyJ.T.Gray—andsocouldStalbird be the next to do so? If the Saints keep five linebackers, he’ll likely have to beat out Nephi Sewell and Jaylan Ford for the last spot. Sewell and Ford are also known for their special team contributions, making it a tough choice. Still, Stalbird played 83% of the team’s special team snaps last week against the Chargers, so he’s getting a long look by the coaching staff.

KENDRE MILLER, RUNNING BACK: On the surface, Miller’s final stat line of 21 yards on six carries was nothing special. But it was good to see the second-year back run hard. He had a 13-yard gain on third down and had another long carry negated by a holding penalty Just as notable was Miller’s usage He was the Saints’ starting running back with Alvin Kamara resting, and took most of the snaps during his three drives. Early in camp, Miller was occasionally third or fourth in the

28 yards to tight end Treyton Welch, who got a half-step on a linebacker in coverage on a deep over route. Standing in a clean pocket, Shough deliveredaprecisionstriketoWelch, dropping his pass just over the linebacker’s helmet and allowing his teammate a chance to make a tremendous catch. Shough passed on a similar play in last week’s game and learned from the experience.

“I felt like I could have maybe thrown it (last week); took a sack on it,” Shough said “Kind of had a similar look and ripped it. So it was good to kind of learn from that and kind of bounce back, continue to grow from it.”

Welch hauled it in, converting a first-and-20, and Shough appeared to dial in. He connected on his next four passes, all of them short rhythm throws. He moved the chains by hitting Rashid Shaheed for 6 yards on third-and-4. That drive stalled, but it wasn’t

pecking order Lately, he’s been the consistent back behind Kamara a good sign that his job won’t be in jeopardy

JAYLAN FORD, LINEBACKER: Up until Ford’s interception on Nick Mullens, the Jaguars quarterbacks had been dicing the Saints defense as they had completed 21 of their first 26 passes. But Ford, a 2024 fifth-round pick out of Texas, made a big play to force a turnover As previously mentioned, Ford is in the mix in a tight linebacker battle. But he has now stacked two solid weeks in a row — something he rarely did in his injury-plagued rookie season. MASON TIPTON, WIDE RECEIVER: Increasingly, Tipton does not look like he’s on the bubble. But the second-year wideout had another excellent day, drawing a 45-yard pass interference penalty and hauling in a 45-yard pass from Spencer Rattler. The explosives came one week after he secured a 54-yard touchdown against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Resting starters

For the second straight week, the Saints dressed out their entire healthy roster for pregame warmups but chose to sit key veterans once the game started. On offense, veterans Erik McCoy, Kamara, Johnson and Brandin Cooks did not play

Perhaps because rookie quarterback Shough was starting, the Saints did send receivers Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed out for the first series.

Defensively, New Orleans rested almost its entire starting 11, with edge rushers Chase Young Carl Granderson and Cam Jordan, defensive linemen Bryan Bresee and Davon Godchaux, linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Werner and defensive secondary players Kool-Aid McKinstry, Justin Reid and Julian Blackmon all staying safe on the sidelines. The following players did not dress out for Sunday’s preseason game: Alontae Taylor (groin), Trevor Penning (turf toe), Terrell Burgess, Devin Neal (hamstring), Gray (hamstring) and Jasheen Davis. Tight ends Moreau (knee) and Hill (knee), who are still on the Physically Unable to Perform list, also continued to sit out.

Odds and ends

Clyde Edwards-Helaire led the pregame Who Dat chant For those who love the 504, Sunday’s game against the Jaguars was the 504th NFL game played in the Superdome: 384 regular-season games, 98 preseason games, 14 Saints playoff games and eight Super Bowls.

because of Shough: Facing a thirdand-7, Shough saw Olave break free to the far right side of the formation. Shough threw a perfect strike to Olave on the sideline that would have given the Saints a new set of downs, but Olave dropped the pass. The difference between that drive and the other three was mostly defensive pressure. Shough took a sack and was penalized for intentional grounding on back-to-back plays on the opening drive, and his pocket collapsed around him on his final play, with four Jaguars defenders converging on him for a drivekilling sack

The Saints will close the preseason next week, and Moore isn’t yet committing to naming a starter before then.

“Sooner always is better, but these guys are competing, and they’re giving us everything we can ask,” Moore said. “And so we’ll continue to evaluate.”

Big money, same powerhouses in new era

BY EDDIE PELLS Associated Press

Headline after headline during the offseason spoke to the same reality for college football: Millions of dollars are headed directly into the pockets of players and only programs that can nimbly recalibrate and replenish their resources will succeed.

Now, with preseason camps winding down and opening kickoffs approaching, a different reality hits: The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The preseason AP Top 25 for 2025 could have just as easily come from 1975. The first official season of revenue sharing between schools and their players in the new name, image and likeness era of college sports is sorting programs into familiar categories.

The first includes college football’s biggest brands, which are again dominating the list of favorites: No. 1 Texas, No. 2 Penn State, No. 3 Ohio State and No. 4 Clemson. Second are teams we’ve talked about over the past few decades that are using money and celebrity coaches to elbow their way into the conversation: Colorado, North Carolina and No. 23 Texas Tech

And then there are those who see the second year of the 12-team playoff and a different playing field created by revenue sharing and think they might be able to fashion a turnaround not unlike No. 20 Indiana’s worst to (almost) first resurgence last year: Pick a name, any name, but a good starting point might be UCLA (now with star QB Nico Iamaleava) or Virginia.

Jeffrey Kessler, the attorney who helped broker the massive legal settlement that compelled virtually all schools eligible for the playoff to share millions with their athletes, says these times remind him of the early 1990s, when the NFL introduced unrestricted free agency and the salary cap

“It’s a big change,” Kessler said.

“But I think the system will adapt and the better-managed athletic departments will do well, as they always do. And athletic departments that are poorly managed won’t do so well, and probably didn’t do so well in the old system, either.”

Heisman watch equals championship watch

Pay or no pay, one thing hasn’t changed in college football or any sport: Great players win games.

It’s no big surprise, then, to see Texas at the top of almost everyone’s watch list Leading the Longhorns is Arch Manning, the sophomore quarterback with the reported $6 million-plus NIL deal.

“For Arch, he grew up in this era of seeing high-level football,” Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said.

“He’s watched Super Bowls He’s watched gold jackets getting put on. He’s been to playoff games He’s

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to tolerable in 2024, Allen can be expected to improve Clemson’s defense. But in a season opener, it’s LSU, which returns its offensive and defensive play callers in Joe Sloan and Baker, that has the advantage. Allen will probably toughen up Clemson’s defense in time, but in Week 1 may be too early for that.

3. 0-for-SEC

Clemson went 7-1 in the ACC this past season and also won the conference title game against upstart SMU. But against the Southeastern Conference it was a much grimmer picture.

Clemson got plastered 34-3 in the season opener against Georgia in Atlanta, lost 17-14 at home to bitter in-state rival South Carolina and then lost 38-24 at Texas in the first round of the CFP Past performance does not presage future results, of course, but the fact is Clemson did not beat anyone in 2024 regarded as highly as LSU is this season. Clemson’s best win was SMU, 34-31, a team that made the CFP but finished 13 in ESPN’s postseason power rankings. Clemson’s losses were to No. 7 Georgia, No. 12 Louisville (33-21), No. 15 South Carolina and No. 2 Texas.

4. Is Cade Klubnik all that?

Like LSU with Garrett Nussmeier, Clemson returns a highly regarded veteran quarterback in Klubnik. He completed 63% of his passes this past season for 3,639 yards with 36 touchdowns and only six interceptions. He also rushed for 463 net yards and seven TDs. In

Quarterback Nico Iamaleava, who has transferred from Tennessee to UCLA, rolls out to pass against Alabama on Oct. 19 in Knoxville, Tenn. The Bruins are looking to Iamaleava to help improve their fortunes this year

Ohio State receiver Jeremiah Smith celebrates after scoring against Notre Dame during the national championship game Jan. 20 in Atlanta. Smith and Buckeyes QB Julian Sayin are in the Heisman mix.

been recruited at the highest level as the No. 1 player in the country.”

It doesn’t always work out, but there are plenty of schools where a player with hopes of winning the Heisman Trophy also will have a legitimate chance to win the CFP

Besides Manning, other favorites include receiver Jeremiah Smith, whose success with defending champion Ohio State figures to depend a lot on whether the Buckeyes’ next quarterback, Julian Sayin, who is also in the Heisman mix, is as good as advertised.

Clemson QB Cade Klubnik is among the favorites, as are the Tigers for a repeat title in the ACC. Quarterback Drew Allar is in his fourth season at Penn State, where the Nittany Lions are expected to face Ohio State for the Big Ten title (They play Nov 1, and coach James Franklin is 1-10 against the Buckeyes).

Meanwhile, LSU appears to be only a secondary threat to Texas as Georgia and Alabama are in the SEC, but Garrett Nussmeier is in that Heisman mix and can stay there with a good performance against Klubnik and Clemson on Aug 30.

Is the hype machine same as the win machine?

Nobody has defined this new era of NIL as much as Colorado coach Deion Sanders. Sanders brought his unapologetic swagger to a program that had been in the dumps for decades. He made the Buffaloes relevant, producing TV ratings, celebrity sightings, a Heisman winner in Travis Hunter and maybe the most talked-about player in the sport in his own son, Shedeur Winning? That was another thing. Deion Sanders is 13-12 over his two seasons, and now that Hunter and Shedeur are gone, the only big expectations for CU are coming from Boulder

“The next phase is we’re going to win differently, but we’re going to win,” Sanders said.

Another celebrity coach, Bill Belichick, will start answering the question of whether fans and wins will follow him to North Carolina.

The 73-year-old coach said he was building an NFL-style program — meaning everything he does, from nutrition to training to, yes, contracts, will look more like

Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney calls out to his players during a game against South Carolina on Nov. 30 in Clemson, S.C. LSU will face Clemson in their season opener on Aug. 30

Clemson’s four losses, however Klubnik’s passing was more pedestrian. Against Georgia, Louisville, South Carolina and Texas he threw four TDs and three interceptions combined.

5. Trending under

In 2021, Clemson was preseason No. 3 in the AP poll and finished No. 14 with a 10-3 record. In 2023, Clemson was preseason No. 9 like LSU and finished No. 20 with a 9-4 mark. Not failing seasons by any means, but enough to make you doubt that Clemson will live up to this year’s lofty expectations.

6. Running game worries Klubnik is by far Clemson’s top returning rusher, with Phil Mafah (1,115 yards in 2024) having moved on. The Tigers’ current projected starting running back

is Adam Randall, a converted receiver who had four carries a year ago. His backup is Gideon Davidson, a highly regarded freshman but still someone making his first collegiate carries next week.

7. Punter problems

Less than two weeks from the LSU game and Clemson coach Dabo Swinney has yet to pick a punter between Jack Smith, Robert Gunn and Will McCune. All three possess boom or bust legs, kickers who could pin LSU deep or boot a dying duck to give LSU great field position in a tight game. “They can launch it 60” yards, Swinney said recently “They can also shank it 20. Right now, I’d have to pray about it, put their names in a hat and ask God to pull out the right one for me on game day.”

July 30. All eyes will be on Manning and the top-ranked

the pros. Over in Lubbock, Texas, the Texas Tech athletic program has never been afraid to swing big.

The program that gave us swashbuckling coach Mike Leach and Super Bowl quarterback Patrick Mahomes is being bankrolled by the billionaire head of its board of regents, Cody Campbell, who now has the school’s football field named after him. Texas Tech has made a series of high-profile and expensive player signings — some for high schoolers who haven’t arrived yet — and is estimated to be spending more on NIL than any program in the country besides Texas.

“I know there’s a lot of expectations on this team,” said coach Joey McGuire. “We look at it as opportunities.”

Do new payrolls mean even footing for everyone?

The new world of revenue sharing and an expanded playoff does give more reason for hope across the country When searching for blueprints of how that can work, most long-suffering programs will

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brings his Broncos to town I’d give a slight edge to Rattler right now, but that’s more of a “What have you done for me lately?” decision based on Sunday’s late drive.

The Saints didn’t find the end zone Sunday until 21 seconds remained in the game, when Rattler capped off an 82-yard drive with a 20-yard pass to Dante Pettis. It was just the Saints’ second touchdown in their two tune-up games.

Each quarterback had his one big highlight Sunday Shough threw a first-half strike to Treyton Welch, who made a SportsCenter Top 10-caliber grab. Rattler connected with Mason Tipton for a 45-yard reception. Neither quarterback was consistent enough to drive the final nail in the coffin of this ongoing quarterback battle, though.

If you had to declare a winner for Sunday, it would be Rattler, despite a fourth-quarter interception that looked just as bad as the one Shough threw the week before.

Oftentimes, you have to look beyond the completions and interceptions on the stat sheet.

For example, Tipton the targeted receiver on the interception — took all of the blame on that play

“There is no way the DB is supposed to make that play,” Tipton said. “I’ve got to run through that slant so he can’t even make that play The bottom line is, he beat me to the ball and that can’t happen.”

Rattler responded and marched the Saints down the field for a score. He then used his legs to tie it when he ran in for the two-point conversion.

look to Indiana.

The Hoosiers were an also-ran for decades. Then coach Curt Cignetti arrived, brought 54 new players from the transfer portal and turned Indiana into a winner overnight. It was a remarkable turnaround that ran counter to the realities seen in these stats:

n There are 70 teams that make up the Power Four conferences, plus Pac-12 leftovers Oregon State and Washington State.

n Since 2000, 36 of those teams have captured a total of 137 outright or shared league titles won between the five largest conferences.

n Of those 137 titles, 92 (67%) have been captured by 10 programs that have won five or more. The other 26 have combined to win 45.

n That leaves 34 programs (48.5%) that haven’t won any In the NFL over the same period, only 10 teams (31%) have failed to reach the Super Bowl.

Those numbers reflect how hard it is to break through in big-time college football but also the size of the glass ceiling that could be shattered in this new era of college sports.

“That was a big moment and opportunity for him to have that great drive going down the field,” Moore said. “To throw that interception and have to respond, he responded really well.”

Last week in the loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, it was Shough responding from an interception and leading a touchdown drive.

Regardless of who wins the job, you should expect both quarterbacks to go through their growing pains this season, especially with the way the offensive line has looked in the preseason.

Offensive line play, which looked on paper like it was going to be a team strength, has been underwhelming thus far Erik McCoy, the glue that holds the O-line together, hasn’t played in either preseason game as Moore sits him out. Trevor Penning is nursing a toe injury Also, Alvin Kamara — who makes everything easier for everybody — has yet to play in the preseason. Shough completed 9 of 12 passes for 66 yards Sunday His numbers would have been better if not for a dropped pass by Chris Olave that would have been a 24yard gain to extend a drive.

If Olave makes that catch to extend the drive, who knows what kind of day Shough would have had?

Rattler meanwhile, completed 18 of 24 passes for 199 yards. Moore, much like the Saints’ fan base, wishes this race would have been decided by now

“Sooner is always better,” Moore said. “These guys are competing, and they are giving everything that we can ask. We will continue to evaluate.”

Rattler finished Sunday’s game on a hight note.

Now if he or Shough would just have a strong finish to this quarterback competition.

DON’T FORGET TO WRITE

Onestate still flying underthe radarasthe deadline loomsfor 2025 Postcard Project

BY JANRISHER | Staff writer

Even with the Postcard Project, sometimes thereare glitches in thesystem. Somehow,in the jumbleofhundreds of postcards received, amistake hasbeen made.Inthe joyofreceiving apostcardfrom Delaware, thestate we believed to be our last state in 2025, we realizedthat West Virginia is still notonthe board. The2025 Postcard Project ends on Sept. 1, and there is still time for all 50 states to be represented. If you are visiting West Virginia or have friends or family there, please ask them to send apostcard to: JanRisher,The Advocate,10705 Rieger Road, BatonRouge, LA 70809.

Meanwhile,we’ve received so manyother lovely postcards —likethe one fromFargo,North Dakota, fromMiriamKolwe in Lafayette. She wrote, “What aneat downtown Fargohas! We enjoyed quaint streetsand yummy restaurants. We drove over fromMinneapolis (about 200 miles) and loved seeing more of thiscountry and to checkoff North Dakota!”

See POSTCARD, page 2C

Thebiggest revealsofTaylorSwift’s podcast debut

BYJAMI GANZ Newyork Daily News (TNS)

Taylor Swift’stwo-hour podcast debut,onboyfriend Travis Kelce’s “NewHeights,” was chock-full of sweet nothings and tales fromthe stars’ love story as well as other peeks behind the curtain of the world’sbusiest showgirl.

The highlyanticipated episode of Kelce’spodcast with big brother Jason dropped last week. Here are the biggest revela-

tionsshared by the35-year-old Grammy winner outside of announcing her12th studio album, “The Life of aShowgirl.” Professional Easter eggs only Swifties know all too wellthat the “cardigan” crooner has apenchant for dispensing clues to fans through everyavailableavenue —beitday-to-dayfashion, lyrics and music videovisuals.But, contrary to the hopes of Swift’s ardent fans, she clarifiedthat

she’ll only ever lay so-called Easter eggs to refer to musicorother projects, never her personal life. She did confirm that theorange door she walked through on the lastnightofthe Eras Tour was indeed anod to the color scheme of “The Life of aShowgirl.” Swift recordedher upcoming album between Eras Tour shows. Swift didn’tcome outofher hiatus to record her upcoming

See SWIFT, page 2C

Should Iask my primarycare physician foracognitive assessment during my physical exam?

According to aMarch 2019 report by the Alzheimer’s Association, 82% of seniors believe it is important to having their thinking and memory checked and nearly all primary care physicians, 94%, consider it important to assess all patients age 65 and older forcognitive impairment.

However,though there is the understanding between both seniors and primary care physicians about the value of early cognitive testing, the report found that just one in seven seniors (16%) reveal that they receive regular cognitive assessments formemory or thinking issues during routine health exams. This is very low in comparison to other routine tests that are normally given, the report showed, such as blood pressure (91 percent), cholesterol (83 percent), vaccinations (80 percent), hearing or vision (73 percent), diabetes (66 percent) and cancer (61 percent).

“While it’sencouraging to see that the vast majority of seniors and physicians understand the value of brief cognitive assessments, we’re still seeing asignificant gap in those that actually pursue, perform or discuss these assessments during routine exams,” said Joanne Pike, chief program officer forthe Alzheimer’sAssociation. “Early detection of cognitive decline offers numerous medical, social, emotional, financial and planning benefits, but these can only be achieved by having aconversation with doctors about any thinking or memory concerns and through routine cognitive assessments.”

Seniors are not always quick to discuss any cognitive impairment with their physicians. The Alzheimer’sAssociation’ssurvey report found that while half of all seniors are aware of changes in their ability to think, understand or remember,only 40% have ever discussed these concerns with their doctor.Itseems seniors are relying on their doctor to recommendcognitive testing as 93% of seniors in the report trusted that their doctor should be the one initiating the assessments. However,this is not the case. Fewer than half,or47%, of primary care physicians stated that it is their standard practice to assess all patients ages 65 and older forcognitive impairment. Just 26% of seniors reported having aphysician ever ask them if they had any concerns about cognitive deficits without seniors bringing up the subject first.

“The findings indicate there are missed opportunities for seniors to discuss cognitive concerns and problemsinthe exam room,” said Pike. “We hope the report will encourage seniors and physicians both to be moreproactive in discussing cognitive health during the

Walking pneumoniacalls forthoroughdiagnosis

or heaviness in the chest.

Dear Doctors: Can adoctor rule out walking pneumonia just bylisteningtoyour chest? My daughter andhusband both have pneumonia, and Ihave been feeling weird. There’snocough or fever, and my oxygen is at 99% saturation, so the doctor said I’m fine. But it’sdays laterand my chest still hurts, and Istill feeltired and breathless. What can Idotobe taken seriously?

Dear reader: Your letter contains two important questions —one about health and one about health care. We’ll begin with your first questionabout pneumonia. This is an infection that can occur in one or both of the lungs. It affects the millions of tiny and fragile air sacs, known as alveoli, that deliver oxygen to the

Travis Cosban wins the prize this year for sending postcards from so many exotic places. Thus far this summer,we’ve received his postcards from Istanbuland Malaysia. Most recently, he has sent one from Borneo, saying, “I made it to Borneo after the longest travel day of my life. Postcards are unsurprisingly hard to come by.Wehave seen more leopard cats and pygmy elephants than postcards. Our leech count is also higher! The trip has been amazing though and we are excited to have seen all the things we wanted before many may be lost to deforestation. P.S. Malaysian durian fruit is stronger/worse than that of Thailand.”

From Nashville, Cliff Sutter,ofMetairie, wrote: “Safely made it to Nashville. Enjoyed the Grand Ole Opry and was amazed at the honky tonks along Broadway.”

From Recanati, Italy

Zoran Allen, an LSU student, wrote in abeautiful script: “Hello, Jan, I’ve come to learn about your Postcard Project through my uncle, aregular reader of The Advocate. Ihope this finds you well. IamanLSU student studying abroad for one month in the small Italian town of Recanati, learning language and culture at the immersion school here. Que, la vita edolce elenta, eilcaffe eabbondante!”

Taiga and Alasdair Lee sent ashort and sweet message from New Hampshire, while Bill Kipf hiked to the top of Mt. Washington and to find aplace to hand-stamp and mail apostcard. He wrote: “Here you go! From the top of Mt. Washington after our nice little hike from the bottom —your postcard from New Hampshire. Good luck on your collection. Geaux Tigers!”

Don Gandolini and Lisa Sirgo sent abeautiful post-

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album. Rather,she reunited with “Red” and “1989” collaborators Max Martin and Shellback in Sweden amid the European leg of theEras Tour to do so. Swift confirmed that it was an “electric” time in her life —probably as much to do withthe record-breaking tour as her then-nascentrelationship with Kelce —and the album reflects just that.

Parentsbothrecovering

Both Scott and Andrea Swiftare nicelyrecovering from what Swift joked were “upgrades” this summer

The pop star’sfather underwent aquintuple bypass and is sprightly as ever —even if

ASSESSMENT

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Dr.Elizabeth Ko

Dr.Eve Glazier ASK THE DOCTORS

bloodstream. Thesource of the infection is often bacterial, but canalsobeviral,fungal or environmental.

When someone has pneumonia, thealveolifill with fluid or pus This causes symptoms such as a cough that can produce mucus, fever, chills, shortness of breath, chest discomfort and exhaustion. It’salsopossible for amild case

of pneumonia to be asymptomatic. That means that although the infection is present,the visible or measurable signs of the disease are not. The medical term for this is atypical pneumonia, commonly called walking pneumonia.

Becausethe symptoms of walking pneumonia can be subtle, it can be difficult to diagnose. The classic wheezing and crackling breath sounds associated with a moreseverecaseofthe illness are not always present.Sotoanswer your question, no, walking pneumonia can’tbedefinitively ruled out based only on the absence of breath sounds. Additional diagnostic clues that doctorsoften look for include shortness of breath, fatigue and asensation of tightness

Navajo rugs, Mongolia, Borneo and Kentucky postcards for the2025 Postcard Project

card from Hawaii, handstamped and postmarked from the Waikiki Station. She writes,“Aloha, Celebratingretirement and 23 years of marriage! Enjoyingthe wonders ofthe islands —Oahuand Maui. So much gratitude forthe opportunity to experience the beauty and people!” Steve Achordsentmultiple postcardsfromKansas. On the secondone,he wrote: “Kansas is abeautifulstate, and to everyone whojust drives across the state on I-70 and remarks howboring Kansas is, Isay, ‘Get off the interstate and discover,explore andenjoy Kansas.’ IloveKansas, but my heart will always be in my native Louisiana. I’m a bayou boyfromPatterson (home of my friendDalton Hilliard). My family is in Louisiana so Ireturn home oftenfromhere andcheer on our LSUTigers.”

Delaware State Rep. Debra Heffernan wanted to be sure theFirstState made it on the mapwith the 2025 PostcardProject,soshe sent multiple postcards. On one, shewrote, “Greetings from Delaware! We love NOLA and visit afew times ayear Delaware is thelowestlying state and the secondsmallest. We are theFirst State.”

From Mongolia,Penny Millerwrote: “Mongolia is off thebeaten pathsoI hope this adds to your collection.

he did spend crucial recovery hours FaceTiming friends instead of sleeping, per the doctor’sorders —while her mom got aknee replacement and is similarlyonthe mend, though maybe with less zest.

Living together

Swift and theKansas City Chiefs tight end, also 35, repeatedly referred tohearingeach other from across the house or theotherroom, including when Swiftfinally regained the masters of her first sixalbums. Sherecalls the Super Bowl champ was playing video games when she called out for him,announced the happy news and collapsed into hisarms.

Thebattlefor themasters

Swift detailedthe intricacies of trying to buy her

for cognitive deficits was driven byreports of symptomsfrom the patient, afamily member or caregiver.Physicians indicated that the primary factors in thedecision not to assess cognition was due to lack of symptoms or complaints from the patient, lack of time during patientvisit, andgeneral

Itshigh altitude and dry

climatemake it so different from Baton Rouge,but the people are just as friendly.”

DruTroescher,ofBaton Rouge,isa frequent postcardcontributor.She wrote from Georgia: “I livedin Georgia from 2000 to 2015. Moved there for theautumn leaves and to teach science. Joined abook club to make friends. Istill belong to the club and visit when Iam able to.Wejust met and had agreat timeataThai restaurant. We read, ‘The Secret WarofJulia Child.’”

From the HubbellTrading PostinArizona,Gretchen Cowman wrote: “Greetings from theNavajo Nation. One of my colleagues sharedinformation about the PostcardProject. Sounds fun! Iamhereon afour-monthworkassignment and thought you might enjoy seeing these beautiful Navajorugs. This is aspecial partofthe country.”

From Kentucky, Nancy, Win, Will and Alex Stephens wrote, “Greetings from Brenda Stephens’ Kentucky family! Stephanie let us know that Kentucky wasn’t yet represented, so we had to fix that and send ahearty Go/Geaux Cats down to LSUcountry!”

While all postcards are still welcome, we are calling West Virginia loud and proud to help makethe 2025 PostcardProject complete.

masters, ayears-long plight that usedtobeadaily “intrusive thought.”

Though not necessarily a priority forall artists, Swift said procuring full ownership hasalways been agoal of hers andnow that she finally achievedthatearlier thisyear —thanks to her mom and brother appealing to the venture capitalfirm, Shamrock —she’sgrateful every day

Sourdoughbread blogs

The pop superstar revealed that she hasanew baking obsession about twice ayear Now in the thickofadevotion to sourdough bread,Swift confessed that she lurks on blogsdevoted to it —one upsidetothe internet she’llconcede while saying shelargely stays off social media and never reads her DMs.

patient resistance.

Dana Territo is an Alzheimer’s advocate and author of “What My Grandchildren Taught Me About Alzheimer’s Disease.” She hosts“The Memory Whisperer.” Emailher at thememorywhisperer@ gmail.com.

Diagnosis of atypical pneumonia may include X-rays to check for fluid buildup and lab tests to trytoidentifythe pathogen. If thecause is bacterial, doctors will prescribe antibiotics. People often begin to feel better several days after beginning antibiotics. However,full recovery can take anywhere from several weeks to morethan amonth. It is importanttofinish the full course of antibiotics that have been prescribed. Because the inflammation and fluid in the alveoli reduce theoxygen availabletothe body, it is also important to take it easy during this time. Andnow forthe health care part of your letter.We’re very sorry you felt your doctor did

By The Associated Press

Today is Monday

Aug. 18, the 230th day of 2025. There are 135 days left in the year

Todayinhistory On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment tothe Constitution, guaranteeing American women’sright to vote, was ratified as Tennessee becamethe 36th statetoapprove it.

Also on this date:

In 1590, John White, the governor of the Roanoke Island colony (in presentday NorthCarolina), returned to Roanoke after nearly three years abroad only to find thesettlement deserted; the fate of the “Lost Colony” remainsa mystery

In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued his Proclamation of Neutrality, aimed at keeping the United States out of World WarI

In 1958, Vladimir Nabokov’snovel “Lolita” was published in theUnited States.

In 1963, James Meredith becamethe first Black student to graduatefrom the

not take your concerns seriously.This kind of breakdown in communication can leave you confused, frustrated and worried about your health. Worst of all, you can be leftwith an unresolved medical concern. It’s an important issue and has been a recurring topic in reader letters over the years. We will address it again in an upcoming column and will include strategies that have helped people get the mostout of their medical visits.

Sendyour questions to askthedoctors@mednet.ucla edu, or write: Ask theDoctors c/oUCLA HealthSciences Media Relations, 10880 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite1450, Los Angeles, CA, 90024.

TODAYINHISTORY

University of Mississippi.

In 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in Bethel, NewYork, wound to aclose after three nights with amidmorning set by Jimi Hendrix.

In 1983, HurricaneAliciaslammedinto the Texas coast, leaving 21 dead andcausing more thana billiondollars’ worth of damage.

In 2004, in Athens, Paul Hammwon the men’s gymnastics all-around Olympic gold medal by the closest margin ever in the event; controversy followed after it wasdiscovered that a scoring error cost Yang Tae-young of South Korea the title.

In 2005, ajudge in Wichita, Kansas, sentenced BTK serial killer Dennis Rader to 10 consecutive lifeterms, the maximum the law would allow

In 2014, Missouri Gov.Jay Nixonordered theNational Guard to Ferguson,a suburbofSt. Louisconvulsed by protests over the fatal shooting of aBlack 18-yearold, Michael Brown.

Today’sbirthdays: Actor-

LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Choose how you use your assets to get ahead. Reach out to people who share your concerns. A change will lead to new connections. Let experience be your guide in situations that reveal both promise and obstacles.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Be aware of a change in your expenses. It's best not to ignore what's happening around you. Be generous with your time, and opportunities will come your way.

LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) Attend a seminar or research a hobby that interests you. Discovery plays a crucial role in shaping your future. Don't let temptation take hold or indulgence get the better of you.

scoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) It's what you accomplish that counts Be open and objective when dealing with outside influences. Emotions, money and agreements will clash if honesty and discipline aren't prevalent.

sAGIttARIus (nov. 23-Dec. 21) Take control, state facts and offer solutions, and you will become the person everyone else looks to for help. Live up to your promises, do the best job possible and enjoy the rewards.

cAPRIcoRn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Those who embrace beliefs that oppose yours will draw your attention, which can be eyeopening as well as disappointing. Keep an open mind, but don't hesitate to state the facts when you don't agree with someone.

AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Say what's on your mind. Negotiate until you get what

you want, and don't take anything or anyone for granted. A change at home appears promising and is likely to lead to improved relationships.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) Emotional matters will require discipline and restraint. Patience and timing are crucial if you want to emerge victorious Love and romance, along with personal gains, are prevalent.

ARIEs (March 21-April 19) If you stretch beyond your means, domestic issues will develop. Change begins with you, so don't let anyone alter your plans. Anger serves no purpose; remain calm and in control.

tAuRus (April 20-May 20) Keep your thoughts and feelings to yourself for now. Observation is your best friend and will show you the way forward if you are patient. Trust your judgment.

GEMInI (May 21-June 20) Take time to research the possibilities, and you'll discover that you have more options than you initially thought. It's time to live life your way. Happiness is your responsibility.

cAncER (June 21-July 22) Toomuchofanything will cause a problem. Rethink your strategy, eliminate what you do not need and carry on with confidence. Establish guidelines to ensure your plans unfold smoothly.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2025 by NEA, Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

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InstructIons: Sudoku is anumber-placing puzzle based on a9x9 grid with several given numbers. Theobject is to place the numbers 1to9 in the empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. Thedifficulty level of theSudoku increases from Monday to Sunday.

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Bridge

By PHILLIP ALDER

In “The Nine MasterKeys of Management,” Lester R. Bittelwrote, “Good plans shapegood decisions.That’s why good planning helps to make elusive dreamscometrue.”

When you are the declarer, good plans will often help to make aclear-cut dream —bringing home the contract —come true. To do that, you do not need nine keys; five are sufficient: Track your tricks (count losers and winners), Read thelead, auditionthe Auction, anticipate possible Dangers, and watch your Entries.

Let’s start with track your tricks and read the lead. HowshouldSouth play in fourhearts after West leads thespade 10 around to declarer’sbareace?

Although South has only 12 high-card points, his hand is worth ajump rebid. This typically promises seven winners, whichhishandhas:onespade,fivehearts and one club.

Southhas four losers: onediamond and three clubs, though he seems to have 10 winners: two spades, seven hearts and one club.

However, here, if declarer drawstwo rounds of trumps ending on the board and discards, say, thediamond nine on the spade king, he goes down. West ruffs, and later South concedes three clubs.

When theopening lead is aspot card in dummy’sfirst-bidsuit,itwillusuallybea singleton. Declarer shouldimmediately cash theclub aceand play another club (or duck the first round of clubs). Eastdoesbesttowin,cashthediamond ace, and lead aspade. Yes,shifting to a trump stops an overtrick, but hereSouth might carelessly ruff low, allowing West to overruff and play atrump. Use “trade”toimprove your play our theme thisweek. ©2025 by NEA,Inc., dist. By Andrews McMeel Syndication

wuzzles

Each Wuzzle is awordriddlewhich creates adisguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example: NOON GOOD =GOOD AFTERNOON

Previous answers:

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InstRuctIons: 1. Words must be of fourormore letters. 2. Words that acquire fourletters by the addition of “s,”such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3 Additional words made by adding a“d” or

toDAy’s WoRD MAscots: MASS-kots: Persons, animals or objects adopted by groups as symbolic figures.

Average mark 14 words Time limit 20 minutes

Can you find 18 or morewords in MASCOTS?

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METROPOLITAN COUNCIL GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORTAUTHORITY EAST BATON ROUGE SEWERAGE COMMISSION CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTSDISTRICT CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE Wednesday,June 25, 2025 4:00 PM

The Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge and the City of Baton Rouge convened in regular session on Wednesday,June 25, 2025 at 4:00 PM, in the Council Chambersofthe Governmental Building, Room 348, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Meeting was called to order by the Presiding Officer and the following members werepresent: Present: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Absent: None

CONDEMNATIONS

CHARLES L. CROCKETT &CAROLYN CROCKETT WILLIAMS located at 1606N29th St., Lot 17+ (AKA 17-A) (Resubdivision of Lots 17, 18, &19), Sq. 5, Suburb Bogan Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11580

JOSEPH COLLINS located at 3998 Dalton St. (All Structures on the Described Lot, Including Main Dwelling and Any Auxiliary Structures), Lot 73, Highland Gardens Addition Subdivision (Sale Omits Subdivision Name), Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11581

JOHNNY TURNER AND IRMA TURNER932 PROGRESS ST LOT 39, SQ. 2, PROGRESS PARK ADDITION SUBDIVISION- COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

THELMA MARIE DUPLANTIERLONDON 828 WGARFIELD ST.(REAR SHED ONLY), LOT 8, SQ. 111, SOUTH BATONROUGE SUBDIVISIONCOUNCIL DISTRICT 10 -COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

JAMES E. STEPTER AND VERNAL W. STEPTER 12965 WEDGEWOOD DR. (FLOOD DAMAGED PROPERTY), LOT89, HARDING TERRACE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 2-KENNEY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

CAROLYN HIGGINBOTHAM AND RALPH CARTER 2005 FAIRCHILD ST LOT 3, SQ. 2, JORDAN TERRACE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 2–KENNEY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was inorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

LUCILLE F. BLAND 1532 N36TH ST.(HOUSE AND ANY AUXILIARY STRUCTURES), LOT 19-20, SQ. 32, EDENPARK SUBDIVISIONCOUNCIL DISTRICT 7-HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was norder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on September 24, 2025. AYea andNay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ROOSEVELTTHOMPSON AND WILHELMENIA GREEN THOMPSON 2065 WBELFAIR DR., LOT 259+ (LOTS 259 &260), BELFAIR HOMES SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7- HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHANKLE 5119 FAIRFIELDS AVE., LOT 13, SQ. 12,EAST FAIRFIELDS SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7-HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

GEORGE COLEMAN AND GENEVA COLEMAN located at 1768 N39th St., Lot 113, Park Addition Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11582. DAVID R. DUNBAR AND BEVERLYPARKER DUNBAR 1823 ARKANSAS ST LOT 4, SQ. 20, SOUTH BATONROUGE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 -COLEMAN The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was norder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

WILLIE HAWKINS &ELLEN C. HAWKINS 2842 PLOVER ST.(HOUSE, ABANDONED VEHICLES, AND ANY AND ALL OUTBUILDINGS), LOTS 27, 28, &29AND BEING APARTOFLOT “Q,” SQ. 36, SCOTLAND

ADDITION SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT2– KENNEY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman

With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ELVIN STERLING& NORMAG.STERLING 5358 CADILLAC ST., LOTS 33 &34, SQ. 34, FORTUNE ADDITION SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT

5- HURST

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Mr.Hurst and seconded by Mr.Noel to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on September 24, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

TITUS E. RANDLE, JR., RENERANDLE, AND FAMILYAFFAIR

RESTAURANT/CATERING &THINGS, LLC located at 4873 Longfellow Dr.(Property Located on the Southwest Corner of SycamoreSt. and Longfellow Dr.Marked as 4873), Lots 19 &20, Sq. 6, Delmont Place

Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11583

KATIE CHARLET EVERITT 6126 BARKSDALE ST LOT 33, SHADA PLACE

SUBDIVISION -COUNCILDISTRICT 5–HURST

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

THE ESTATEOFVIVIAN MOORE AND THE ESTATEOFEVA F. PERCY 1075 PARLANGE DR., LOT 277, MELROSE PLACESUBDIVISIONCOUNCILDISTRICT 6- DUNN JR.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to delete the proposed condemnation proceeding. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

SAMUEL PRESTON, RILEY PRESTON, CLARENCE PRESTON,LUCILLE

PRESTON SEALS, AND THE ESTATEOFWALTERPRESTON located at 1019 N40th St., Lots 33 &34, Sq. 3, Greenville Addition Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11584

CHARLES IVY LEE, STEVEN EDWARD LEE, SUSAN ELAINE LEE, AND THE SUCCESSION OF WYEMA SUE PENNINGTON LEE located at 4606 Sherwood St. (Flood Damaged Property), Lot 1, Sq. 12, North Highlands Addition Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11585

TANYABAHAM, HANNA RUTH BAHAM, ANDROBERT ELLIOTT

BAHAM 2718 SHELDON DR. (HOUSE, LARGE TREE ON HOUSE, AND ABANDONED CAR), LOT 394, BIRD STATION SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7-HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to delete the proposed condemnation proceeding. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

MELISSA MARIEMANSON 3958 NFOSTER DR. (REAR SHED ONLY), LOT 130 (LESS PT.TOPARISH), EAST DAYTON SUBDIVISIONCOUNCILDISTRICT 7- HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the councilmeeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

FREDDIE S. WILLIAMS &ANGERELLA TRAVIS 3824 PLUM BROQUE

DR., LOT 9, PLUM BROQUE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7-

HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Mr.Hurst to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the councilmeeting on July 23, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ALBERTHA STERLINGSMITH AND ISIAH SMITH,JR. located at 4603 Wells St., Lot 16, Sq. 3, Wells Place Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11586

JOSEPH MILES located at 3827 Geronimo St., Lot 16, Sq. 209, Suburb Istrouma Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11587. THE ESTATEOFJAKE KNOX AND THE ESTATEOFHELEN STEPTOE KNOX located at 720 EPolk St., Lot 3, Sq. 38, South Baton Rouge Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11588

BETTY K. PATIN, CEDRIC D. PATIN, PATIN FAMILYTRUST,THE SUCCESSION OF JOSEPH CARNEY PATIN, SR., AND THE SUCCESSION

COUNCIL

Nays: None

Noel, Racca

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

JULIA MORENO RODRIGUEZ located at 4061 Alliquipa St., Lot 1-B, Sq. 5, Dayton Subdivision,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11589

PUBLIC HEARING /MEETING

ORDINANCE 19550

AN ORDINANCE APPROVING ADESIGN FOR THE OFFICIAL FLAG FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. An interested citizen submitting an emailed comment against the proposed resolution was Rev. Alexis Anderson. Amotion was made by Mr.Moak and seconded by Mr.Hudson to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58684

ARESOLUTION CALLING ASPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 6, IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, STATE OF LOUISIANA (THE “DISTRICT”), ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2025, FOR RENEWAL OF THE LEVY AND COLLECTION OF THE AD VALOREM PROPERTY TAXOFFIVE (5) MILLS IN EACH CALENDAR YEAR ON ALL PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION IN THE DISTRICT FOR A PERIOD OF NINE (9) YEARS, COMMENCING IN AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2026 TO AND INCLUDING THE YEAR 2034 (THE “TAX”), WHICH ESTIMATED AMOUNT OF SUCH TAXREASONABLYEXPECTED TO BE COLLECTED FROM SUCH RENEWAL IS APPROXIMATELY$351,194.50 FOR EACH ENTIRE YEAR OF THE LEVY,WITH THE AVAILS OR PROCEEDS OF SAID TAXTOBEUSED ENTIRELYAND EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT,OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE FIRE PROTECTION FACILITIES OF THE DISTRICT INCLUDING THE COST OF OBTAINING WATER FOR FIRE PROTECTION PURPOSES AND FIRE HYDRANTS WITHIN THE DISTRICT;MAKING APPLICATION TO THE LOUISIANA STATEBOND COMMISSION; AND PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Mr.Hurst to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58685

AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ACONTRACT WITH CORPORATE MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS FOR HVAC LABOR ONLYAND CHILLER LABOR &MATERIALS AT VARIOUS CITY PARISH BUILDINGS IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,000,750.00

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Moak and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58686

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH TYLER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. FOR MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORTOFTHE MUNIS AND EXECUTIME SOFTWARE PLATFORMS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $475,000 FOR ATERM OF JULY14, 2025 TO JULY13, 2026.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Kenney and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman

With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58687

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT,ONBEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT,TOENTER INTO AN ACCESS AGREEMENT CONTRACT WITH HALF MOON PICTURES, LLC., FOR THE DOCUMENTARYTELEVISION SERIES CURRENTLYENTITLED “ON PATROL: LIVE”. THE BATON ROUGE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE COMPENSATED FOR THE LICENSING RIGHTS AND WILL COMMENCE ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE AGREEMENT THROUGH AND INCLUDING MAY15, 2026.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Moak and seconded by Mr.Hudson to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: Dunn Jr Gaudet

Abstains: Kenney Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 7yeas, 2nays, 1abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58688

AIRPORTAUTHORITY RESOLUTION 06-25-25-01

AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR PRESIDENT AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORTCOMMISSION TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO. 1WITH GARVER, LLC TO PROVIDE BIDDING SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ADMINISTRATION FOR THE 22R THRESHOLDREPAIRS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $39,500.00. (ACCOUNT NO. 9800000116-5821000000-0000000000-653100).

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas:

or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58690

ARESOLUTION SETTING THE AMOUNT OFTHE LOCAL HOSPITAL

ASSESSMENT PAYMENTS FORTHE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LOCAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025, TO DIRECT HOWTHE REVENUE DERIVEDFROM LOCAL HOSPITAL ASSESSMENT PAYMENTS IS TO BE SPENT,AND TO SET THE AMOUNT TO BE PAID IN COLLECTIONFEES.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Gaudet and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58696

AUTHORIZING SETTLEMENT OF THE PRE-LITIGATION CLAIM OF I’RELL WISHAM FOR DAMAGESRESULTING FROMANAUTO ACCIDENT CAUSED BY ABATON ROUGE POLICE OFFICER, IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,000.00, WHICH AMOUNT SHALL BE PAID FROM THE ACCOUNT DESIGNATED “INSURANCE -AUTO LIABILITY” (1000.4700.10.0550.0000. 0000.000000.644120). *THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVESESSION. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Objecting: Noel

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 9yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, 1objecting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58692

RESCINDING AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURTTOCANCEL THE NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDEDONJANUARY 13, 2025, AT ORIGINAL 234 OF BUNDLE 13351 AND THE DECISION AND ORDER RECORDED ON APRIL 4, 2025, AT ORIGINAL 570 OF BUNDLE 13364 IN THE MATTER OF “CITY OF BATON ROUGE VS. JUON RALEXANDER” -CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING NO. 11507 (3484 MYRTLELAWN ST LOT 13, MYRTLE LAWN SUBDIVISION).

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Harris and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman, Moak With 9yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 3absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58693

RESCINDING AND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURTTOCANCELTHE NOTICE TO ATTEND RECORDED ONMARCH 28, 2025, AT ORIGINAL 133 OF BUNDLE 13363 IN THE MATTEROF“CITY OF BATON ROUGE VS. 180 RENOVATIONS LLC” -CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING NO. 11555(4812 OSBORNE AVE., LOT 111, FOSTER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION).

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Harris and seconded by Mr.Dunn Jr.toadopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman, Moak With 9yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 3absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58694

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENTTOEXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT NO.3 IN AN AMOUNT OF $31,816.13 TO CONTRACT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH BONTON ASSOCIATES, L.L.C., FORSERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEBR CAPACITY PROJECT ARDENWOOD-LOBDELL CONNECTOR, BEING CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO.20-CP-HC-0017, BRINGING THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACT TO AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $785,481.62 (ACCOUNT NO. 921710065-4371-00000-0000000000653240). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Harris and seconded by Mr.Noel to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman, Moak With 9yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 3absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58695

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT 7WITH WAGGONER ENGINEERING FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEBR CAPACITY PROJECT JONES CREEK ROAD (TIGER BEND TO JEFFERSON), BEING CITYPARISH PROJECT NO.12-CS-HC-0060, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $24,335. (ACCOUNT NO.9217100035-00000-4371.000000000000000-653240). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Mr.Noel to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman, Moak With 9yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 3absent, the motion was adopted.

PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESCINDING COUNCIL RESOLUTION 58620, AWARDING THE CONTRACT FOR OLD HAMMOND HIGHWAY-SEGMENT 1S FLANNERYTOGOODWOOD,BEING PROJECT NO.12-CS-HC0043A-5, TO RICHARD PRICE CONTRACTING CO., LLC AND AWARDING THE CONTRACTTOTHE NEXT LOWEST RESPONSIBLE BIDDER,COMMAND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, LLC, IN THE AMOUNT OF $6,553,099.50 (ACCOUNT NO. 9217100034-4360 001060000000000-653100; 9217100034-4370 00000-0000000000-653100). BY TRANSPORTATION AND DRAINAGE DIRECTOR. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hurst and seconded by Mr.Hudson to delete the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Abstains:

was adopted.

ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES

ORDINANCE 19551

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 23, SQUARE 9, GREENVILLE EXTENSION,PROVOST STREET,PREVIOUSLY

ADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANASURPLUS

PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO PHAROAH

JOHNSON,III, HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $23,100.00 CASH,ORTOTHE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr. Kenney toadopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE19552

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOTS 15-A AND 17-A, SQUARE 48, BANK SUBDIVISION,PREVIOUSLY ADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF ITS INTEREST IN SAMETOSAMANTHAWELLS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF TWO HUNDRED &00/100 ($200.00) DOLLARS CASH,AND THE PAYMENT OF THE ADVANCED COSTS REQUIRED FOR THIS LOT,ASAMOW TO OWN PROPERTY PURSUANTTOLA. R.S. 47:2202(B) ET SEQ.,AND PRIOR ORDINANCE OF THIS COUNCIL. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote:

None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE19553

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCILTODECLARE LOT 29, SCOTLANDVILLE, GASSIE STREET,PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH,LOUISIANASURPLUSPROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO KEVIN WILLIAMS, HIS/HER AGENTORASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $7,400.00 CASH,OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THEAMOUNTOF

$500.00.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr. Kenney toadopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE 19554

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCILTODECLARE LOT 19, SQUARE 19, SOUTH BATON ROUGE, ARKANSAS STREET PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANASURPLUSPROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO H2BRAVO CONSTRUCTION,LLC., HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $10,000.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH A CERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr. Kenney toadopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE19555

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT(S) 2, 3,

AND 4, SQUARE 8, SCOTLANDHEIGHTS, GREBE STREET,PREVIOUSLY ADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANASURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO KANKO LLC., HIS/HER AGENTORASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $15,000.00 CASH,ORTOTHE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/ HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $800.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE 19556

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCILTODECLARE LOT 10+, SQUARE 16, BANK, 73RD AVENUE, PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH,LOUISIANASURPLUSPROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO KANKO LLC., HIS/

HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATIONOF$17,000.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr. Kenney toadopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE19557

AUTHORIZINGTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCILTODECLARE LOT 28, SQUARE 9, GREENVILLE EXTENSION,O’DELL STREET,PREVIOUSLY ADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANASURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO RICKEY D.

GRIFFIN, HIS/HER AGENTORASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $100.00 CASH,ORTOTHE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/

HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $855.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr.and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance.

TO RICKEY D. GRIFFIN, HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $3,000.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/ HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $905.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr.and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19559

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 129, CEDAR MILL RUN, LOGAN DRIVE, PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO CHARLOTTE HARTFORD AND LESTER CHRISTAL, HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $100.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr.and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19560

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT(S) 15, 16, 17, AND 18, SQUARE 21, FORTUNE, CADILLAC STREET PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO HERBERTCAUSEY,HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $500.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $950.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19561

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 11, SQUARE 51, GREENVILLEEXTENSION, NORTH 48TH STREET PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO MICHAL JOHNSON HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $3,100.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19562

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 30, SQUARE 21, FORTUNE, STEARNS STREET,PREVIOUSLY ADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO MARIE GAITHER HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $100.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/ HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $500.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19563

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 66, SQUARE 1, RICHMOND PARK, NORTH 31ST STREET,PREVIOUSLY ADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO ERIC JAMES, JR. HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $2,500.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $905.00.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19564

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT 19+, SQUARE 39, BANK, 71ST AVENUE, PREVIOUSLYADJUDICATED TO EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA SURPLUS PROPERTY AND TO AUTHORIZE THE SALE OF SAID LOT TO WALLACE CHAMBERS, HIS/HER AGENT OR ASSIGN FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF $200.00 CASH, OR TO THE HIGHEST OFFEROR WHO SUBMITS HIS/HER OFFER ALONG WITH ACERTIFIED CHECK OR MONEY ORDER IN THE AMOUNT OF $905.00.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Adams, Coleman With 10 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 2absent, the motion wasadopted.

ORDINANCE 19565

AUTHORIZING THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL TO DECLARE LOT(S)

METROPOLITAN COUNCIL GREATER BATON ROUGE AIRPORTAUTHORITY EAST BATON ROUGE SEWERAGE COMMISSION CAPITOL IMPROVEMENTS DISTRICT CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATONROUGE Wednesday,July 23, 2025 4:00 PM

The Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge and the City of Baton Rouge convened in regular session on Wednesday,July 23, 2025 at 4:00 PM, in the Council Chambersofthe Governmental Building, Room 348, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The Meeting was called to order by the Presiding Officer and the following members werepresent: Present: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

CONDEMNATIONS

HUGHES MEMORIAL UNITED METHODIST CHURCH located at 842 N 38th St. (Duplex With Addresses 842 &850 N38th), Lot 5, Sq. 27, Eden Park Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11590

VERNAN WAYNE ROBERSONAND LARRYALEXANDER located at 11151 Cypress Glenn Ave., Lot 51, Cypress Heights Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11591

MILTON HAYNES KLEINPETER AND EVABONNETKLEINPETER located at 8235 SouthernAve., Lot 16 PT+ (S 70 Ft. of Lots 16, 17, and 18), Sq. 8, University City Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11592

GLEN O. WEBSTER located at 250 Rafe Mayer Rd., Lot 108 PT (1.04 Acres, Being East Portion of Lot 108), Shady Acres Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11593

SATERIA ANNETTE TATE3852 BYRON ST.(HOUSE AND REAR GARAGE), LOT 115+ (LOT 115 &THE EAST ½OFLOT 114), NORTH HIGHLANDS

ESTATES SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 5– HURST

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motionwas made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

GARYPATUREAU AND KATHLEENBOONE PATUREAU 10721 SANDRINGHAM AVE. (HOUSE AND ALL ABANDONED VEHICLES), LOT 356,WEST SHERWOOD FOREST SUBDIVISION- COUNCIL DISTRICT 6-DUNN JR.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motionwas made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea andNay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

JOHN EARL WILLIAMS AND URSULA F. WILLIAMS located at 2112 Bateman Cir (House, Shed, and Abandoned Mini-Van), Lot 73, Belfair Homes Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11594

DREW M. LOUVIERE 758 NAPOLEONST.,LOT 6PT(EPORTION OF LOT 6, SQ. 46, BEAUREGARD TOWN, MEAS 64 FT.FRONT ON THE W SIDE OF NAPOLEON ST.) SQ. 46, BEAUREGARD TOWN SUBDIVISIONCOUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amorosoto defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on September 24, 2025. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

BETTY W. MILLER, BARRYDINVAUT,LOIS WILLIAMS, WARREN HEARD, FRANK HEARD, JR., NATASHA WILLIAMS, NAKEDRA WILLIAMS, DESIREE WILLIAMS located at 2809 Weller Ave., Lot 1, Sq. 32, Prosperity Addition Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11595 LULLACOATS, JOSEPH C. PAYNE, RITAHARRIS PAYNE, BRENDA H. JOHNSON, CHERYL H. JENKINS, LEONARD R. HARRIS, DAVIDR DUNBAR, LEONARD COATS, KARLA BURGESS, DANA MORGAN, SHERRYD.LOMAX, DAWN MATTHEWS, ANTHONY JERELL PAYNE, EVELYN P. CHRISTOPHER, TYRONE DUNBAR, ROBERTCORNELL DUNBAR, WILMER BARRETT,OLIVETTE C. O’CONNOR, ASHLEY HARRIS CARTER, SPAHNE JENKINS, MICHAELR.HARRIS, DEVEETA SIMS, DEKEETASIMS ROLLINS, DONALD R. DUNBAR, JR., HOWARD C. BURGESS,JR., DANIELLE ANDERSON, RENEE BURGESS-RUFFIN JOY B. DIXON, MARVA HASTINGS, DARRELW.COATS,AND EDNA COLEMAN 2113 KANSAS ST LOT 56, SQ. 10, SOUTH BATONROUGE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motionwas made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea andNay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

DWAYNE M. ARMSTRONG AND CATHY ANN ARMSTRONG located at 2530 Laurel St., Lot 5, Sq. 18, Duchein Place Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11596

THE ESTATEOFMOSES RICHARD AND THE ESTATEOFVIRGINIA W. RICHARD 4356 NOAH ST.(HOUSE,REAR SHED, &OLD CAR), LOT 18, SQ. 24, GREENVILLE EXTENSION SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT

7-HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motionwas made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea andNay vote was called for andresu tedas

follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

EDWARD A. WISHAM 1771 OLIVE ST LOT 21 PT+ (S ½OFLOTS 21, 22, &23), SQ. 1, O’CONNOR PLACE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT

10 -COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion

was adopted.

ELLIOTT L. TEMPLE 123 N13TH ST.(PINK TWO STORYSTRUCTURE ON WEST OF LOT), LOT 6, SQ. 12 OR 122, HICKEY TOWN SUBDIVISION

-COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to delete the proposed condemnation proceeding. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

RONALD JOHNSON INVESTMENTS LLC 1079 OSPREY AVE. AND 1072

TOWNSLEY ST LOT 11, SQ. 1, UNIVERSITY CITY SUBDIVISION -

COUNCILDISTRICT 2- KENNEY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

PHAROAH JOHNSON,III located at 5758 Saint GerardAve., Lot 100, Brookstown Place Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11597

MATTHEW BYRD, JR., CEDRIC TERENCE BYRD, AND GWENDOLYN BYRD WINFIELD located at 221 Jefferson Davis St., Lot 20 PT (Lot 19 &the Western30Ft. of Lot 20), Sq. 26, South Baton Rouge Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11598

THE ESTATEOFMARYWOODS EARLS located at 1221 N37th St. (Duplex w/ addresses 1221 &1223 N37th St.), Lots 34, 35, and 36, Sq. 24, Eden Park Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11599

HINES ENTERPRISES OF BATON ROUGE, LLC 2323 N. ACADIAN THWY W.,ANUNNUMBERED LOT IN AN UNNUMBERED SQ. -PROPERTY NO. 32921, SQ. O, NORTH FAIRFIELDS SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7- HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the councilmeeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

MICHAEL WALTON 904 SAINT IRMALEE WAY, LOT 10 (IN SEC. 35, T5S, R1W,160 FT.X153 FT., 1946-MICHAEL WALTON ACQ., THE UNIMPROVED WESTERN SECTION OF LOT 10), SQ. 1, SAINT IRMALEE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 2– KENNEY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

MELVIN RAYMOTON AND THE ESTATEOFMILDRED MOTON 3355 CONRAD DR. (HOUSE AND REAR SHED), LOT 224+ (224 &225), FAIRWOODS SUBDIVISION -COUNCILDISTRICT 7- HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the councilmeeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

BRITTANI WASHINGTON &SHANAWHITFIELD 1580 N48TH ST.(HOUSE AND ANY AUXILIARYSTRUCTURE), LOT 45, SQ. 31, GREENVILLE

EXTENSION SUBDIVISION -COUNCILDISTRICT 7– HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the councilmeeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

RAYMOND BRAGGS 5139 JEAN ST.(HOUSE AND REAR SHED), LOT 89, SOUTH DAYTON SUBDIVISION -COUNCILDISTRICT 7– HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

ZEBEDEE R. DILWORTH located at 647 N38th St. (White (Formerly White and Pink Striped) Cinderblock Structurewith Collapsed Roof, 3rdStructureSouth of Ruth St. on West Side of N38th St.), Lot 42, Sq. 29, Eden Park Subdivision, (J.O.P. Contains Lot 41 &42), Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11600

COLLIS B. TEMPLE JR. AND SOUNDRA JOHNSON 926 EAST BLVD. (PINK HOUSE WITH 926 ON FRONT BY DOOR), LOT 11, SQ. 247, SUBURB SWARTOLD PLATBOOK SUBDIVISION -COUNCILDISTRICT 10 -COLEMAN The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the councilmeeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

JOHNNY TURNER AND IRMA TURNER located at 932 Progress St., Lot 39, Sq. 2, Progress Park Addition Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11601

THELMA MARIE DUPLANTIER LONDON 828 WGARFIELD ST.(REAR SHED ONLY), LOT 8, SQ. 111, SOUTH BATON ROUGE SUBDIVISIONCOUNCIL DISTRICT 10 -COLEMAN The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion wasmade by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion wasadopted.

CAROLYN HIGGINBOTHAM AND RALPH CARTER located at 2005 Fairchild St., Lot 3, Sq. 2, Jordan Terrace Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11602

ROOSEVELTTHOMPSON AND WILHELMENIA GREEN THOMPSON located at 2065 WBelfair Dr Lot 259+ (Lots 259 &260), Belfair Homes Subdivision,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11603

CHRISTOPHER JAMES SHANKLE located at 5119 Fairfields Ave., Lot 13, Sq. 12, East Fairfields Subdivision,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11604

DAVID R. DUNBAR AND BEVERLYPARKERDUNBAR 1823 ARKANSAS ST LOT 4, SQ. 20, SOUTH BATON ROUGE SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 -COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion wasmade by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion wasadopted.

WILLIE HAWKINS &ELLEN C. HAWKINS 2842 PLOVER ST.(HOUSE, ABANDONED VEHICLES, AND ANY AND ALL OUTBUILDINGS), LOTS 27, 28, &29AND BEING APARTOFLOT “Q,” SQ. 36, SCOTLAND

ADDITION SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 2– KENNEY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion wasmade by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion wasadopted.

MELISSA MARIE MANSON 3958 NFOSTER DR. (REAR SHED ONLY), LOT 130 (LESS PT.TOPARISH), EAST DAYTON SUBDIVISIONCOUNCIL DISTRICT 7–HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion wasmade by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

FREDDIE S. WILLIAMS AND ANGERELLA TRAVIS located at 3824 Plum Broque Dr Lot 9, Plum Broque Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11605

CLARENCE J. GARANTINE, JR. located at 5106 Annette St. (House, Any Auxiliary Structures, and Any Abandoned Vehicles), Lot 82, Brookstown Place Subdivision,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11606

MARYALICE GRIMES PEARL located at 4740 Mohican St., Lot 97, Fairwoods Subdivision,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11607

PHILLIP J. HARLEAUX 3219 WYANDOTTE ST.(REAR SHED ONLY), LOT 22 PT+ (E 30 FT.OFLOT 22 AND THE W20FT. OF LOT 23), SQ. 3, PLANK ROAD SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7-HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion wasmade by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to delete the proposed condemnation proceeding. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

BRANDON VAUGHN WESSON located at 5869 Cyrus Ave. (House and Rear Garage), Lot 4, BrookstownSubdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11608

ELMORE G. ANDERSON located at 1706 N23rdSt., Lot 3, Gomez Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11609

MICHAEL D. AMBEAU 6414 KINCAID AVE., LOT 55, BIRD STATION

SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 7- HARRIS

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion wasmade by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

BOBBIE M. HORTON located at 3217 Oswego St. (Front Burned Residence Only), Lot 23+ (23 &24), Sq. 4, Rosalie Park Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11610

ROBINS RENTALS LLC located at 4063 Mohican St. (House and Rear Shed), Lot M, Sq. 4, Babin Subdivision,Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11611

PRUDENT ACQUISITIONS, L.L.C. located at 3695 NFoster Dr.(House, All Out Buildings, and Abandoned Vehicles), Lot 56, Fairwoods Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11612

KEVIN DOUGLAS KNIGHTEN located at 2387 Virginia St. (House and Animal Cage), Lot 32, Sq. 42, South Baton Rouge Subdivision,Baton

Rouge, Louisiana 11613

DOROTHY M. METEVIA located at 820 Julia St., Northwest Portion of Lot 2, Sq. 264, Suburb Swart Subdivision, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 11614

WARREN LEE HEARD 2220 DAYTON ST LOT 10, SQ. 1, SUBURB

SCOTTSUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding wasinorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to delete the proposed condemnation proceeding. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

EBER SONTAY PELICO &JOSHELMARIA HENDERSON 2520 LOBELIA AVE. (HOUSE &FIRED DAMAGED VEHICLE), LOT 19, SQ.1,STANDARD HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION -COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was inorder at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on August 27, 2025. AYea andNay vote wascalled for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

COLLIS B. TEMPLE, JR. &SOUNDRA JOHNSON940 EAST BLVD. (BLUE HOUSE,SOUTHERNMOST HOUSE ON THE LOT), LOT 11, SQ. 247, SUBURB SWARTSUBDIVISION- COUNCIL DISTRICT 10 –COLEMAN

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above condemnation proceeding was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed condemnation proceeding. A motion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to defer the proposed condemnation proceeding to the council meeting on October 22, 2025. AYea and Nay vote wascalled for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

PUBLIC HEARING /MEETING

RESOLUTION 58702

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT, ON BEHALF OF THE BATON ROUGEPOLICE DEPARTMENT,TOENTERINTO AMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) AGREEMENT WITH THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH SCHOOL SYSTEM(EBRPSS). THIS MOU ESTABLISHES TERMS FOR THE REIMBURSEMENT OF BRPD PERSONNELCOSTS

ASSOCIATED WITH FURNISHING ASCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICERTO THE EBRPSS FOR ASCHOOL YEAR.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. An interested citizen speaking in opposition of the proposed resolution was Rev.Alexis Anderson. Amotion was made by Ms. Harris and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None

With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58703

GRANTING AFIVE-YEAR PROPERTY TAXABATEMENT ESTIMATED AT $937 PER YEAR FOR MEADE,LLC LOCATED AT 1704 SOUTH STREET.THIS APPLICATION IS REFERREDBYLOUISIANA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESTORATION TAXABATEMENT PROGRAM TO THECITY OF BATON ROUGE AS RTAAPPLICATION#20240532 FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENCOURAGING PRIVATEINVESTMENT AND RESTORATION OF PROPERTY

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Gaudet and seconded by Ms. Harris to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58704

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR PRESIDENT TO ACCEPT FUNDING FROM THE US DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION, ON BEHALF OF THE DIVISION OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND SERVICES FORTHE RYAN WHITE HIV/AIDS PROGRAM WHICH INCLUDESPARTA AND THE MINORITY AIDS INITIATIVE IN AN AMOUNT OF$1,229,369.00 (1ST ALLOCATION -$835,746.00 –2ND ALLOCATION -$1,229,369.00= TOTAL FEDERAL AWARD -$2,065,115.00) FORTHE GRANT PERIOD OF MARCH 1, 2025 THROUGH FEBRUARY28, 2026, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF ALL DOCUMENTS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Mr.Moak to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Moak, Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: None With 12 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 0absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE 19577

AMENDING THE 2025 EXPENSE BUDGETFOR THE DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT SO AS TO APPROPRIATE $33,982 FROM THE DISTRICT’S FUND BALANCE –UNASSIGNED TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR LED LIGHTING UPGRADESWITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Harris to adopt the proposed ordinance. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak

With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58705

AMENDING THE 2025 ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGETSOASTO

APPROPRIATE $60,500 FROM GENERAL FUND -FUND BALANCE

UNASSIGNED FOR THE PURCHASE OF TWELVE REPLACEMENT PORTABLE RADIOS FOR THE EBRP CORONER’S OFFICE

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58706 AUTHORIZINGSETTLEMENT OF THE MATTER ENTITLED “maria lewis v. aaron nichols, et al,” SUIT NO. 713,067 ON THE DOCKET OF THE 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICTCOURT,INTHE AMOUNT OF $55,000.00, PLUS COURTCOSTS IN THE AMOUNT OF $414.00 FOR ATOTAL AMOUNT OF $55,414.00, WHICHAMOUNT SHALL BE PAID FROM THE ACCOUNT DESIGNATED “INSURANCE -AUTO LIABILITY” (1000.4700.10.0550.0000. 0000.000000.644120). *THIS MATTER MAY BE DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION

The Presiding Officer announced thatapublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms.Coleman and seconded by Ms.Harris to adopt the proposed resolution. A Yeaand Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney Nays: Adams, Noel Abstains: None Did Not Vote: Racca Absent: Moak With 8yeas, 2nays, 0abstains, 1not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

ORDINANCE 19578

AMENDINGTITLE 9(LICENSINGAND REGULATION OF TRADES AND OCCUPATION), CHAPTER 18 (WINE, BEER AND LIQUOR), SECTION 9:1017 (MANDATORYMINIMUM PENALTIES FOR SALES TO MINORS), SO AS TO INCREASE THE PENALTIES AND AMEND SUSPENSION PROVISIONS.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above ordinance was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed ordinance. Amotion was made by Ms. Racca and seconded by Mr.Hudson to adopt the proposed resolution as amended to have individual fines at $1,000.00, and business fines at $2,500.00. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58707

RESCINDINGAND DIRECTING THE CLERK OF COURTTOCANCEL THE NOTICETOATTENDRECORDED ON AUGUST 7, 2024, AT ORIGINAL 239 OF BUNDLE 13326; ORIGINAL 240 OF BUNDLE 13326 AND THE DECISION AND ORDER RECORDED ON MARCH14, 2025, AT ORIGINAL 776 OF BUNDLE 13360 IN THE MATTER OF “CITYOFBATON ROUGE VS. GREGORYDONELL WILLIAMS AND THE ESTATEOFHOUSTON R. WILLIAMS, ET AL” -CONDEMNATION PROCEEDING NO.11494 (10107 AVENUE J, LOT 28-A (RESUBOFLOTS 27-30), SQ. 50, UNIVERSITY PLACE AKA HIGHLAND FARMSSUBDIVISION).

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Kenney and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58708

AIRPORTAUTHORITY RESOLUTION 07-23-25-01

AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORTCOMMISSION TO EXECUTE APROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACTWITH LAMAR ADVERTISING, TO PROVIDE BATON ROUGE METROPOLITAN AIRPORTTWO STATIC BILLBOARD PANELS, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,000.00. (ACCOUNT NO.5810-0900-30-0910-0000-0000-000000-643540-). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Ms.Adams to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58709

AIRPORTAUTHORITY RESOLUTION

07-23-25-02

AUTHORIZATION FOR THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT AND/OR CHAIRMAN OF THE AIRPORTCOMMISSION TO EXECUTE SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENTNO. 1WITH COVALENTLOGIC TO EXPAND THE SCOPE OF SERVICES AND INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACTBY $165,000 FOR ATOTAL CONTRACTNOT TO EXCEED $215,000.00. (ACCOUNT NO.5810-0900-30-0910-0000-0000-000000-643540-).

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Dunn Jr and seconded by Ms.Adams to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58710

AUTHORIZINGTHE MAYOR-PRESIDENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITYOF BATON ROUGE TO AND FOR THE PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO ENTER INTO AN INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT/CONTRACT WITH THE JUVENILE COURTOFEAST BATON ROUGE PARISH IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,468.00, TO CONTINUE TO OFFSET THECOST ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATING THEFINS PROGRAM FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE SERVICES FOR THE PERIOD OF JULY1,2025 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. An interested citizen speaking against the proposed resolution was AmeliaHerrera. Amotion was made by Mr Hudson and seconded by Ms. Racca to adopt the proposed resolution. A Yeaand Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58711

AUTHORIZINGTHE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY BOARD OF CONTROL WITH VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA OF SCLA, FOR COMPREHENSIVE SOCIAL WORK SERVICES AT THE EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY, INCLUDING ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND MANAGEMENTFOR CONTRACTWORKERS, IN THE AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $160,000.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hurst and seconded by Mr.Kenney to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent,

and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58713

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ACONTRACT FOR SURVEYING AND UTILITY ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH WAGGONER ENGINEERING, INC. FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH EAST BATON ROUGE FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECT,LIVELY BAYOU AND TRIBUTARYCLEARING AND SNAGGING, CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 24-DR-US-0023INANAMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $262,839.00. (ACCOUNT NO. 9307100012-4652 00000-0000000000653200:9307100012-4203 00000-0000000000-653240). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Moak and seconded by Mr.Hurst to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58714

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ACONTRACT FOR SURVEYING AND UTILITY ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH NTB ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH EAST BATON ROUGE FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECT,WEINER CREEK CLEARING AND SNAGGING, CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 24-DRUS-0022 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $127,600.00(ACCOUNT NO. 9307100012-4652 00000-0000000000-653200; 9307100012-4203 00000-0000000000-653240). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Harris and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58715

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ACONTRACT FOR SURVEYING AND UTILITY ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH NTB ASSOCIATES, INC. FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH EAST BATON ROUGE FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECT,AMITE RIVER AND TRIBUTARIES WATERSHED FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT PROJECT, UPPER WARD CREEK CLEARING AND SNAGGING, CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 25-DR-US-0013 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $497,000.00. (ACCOUNT NO. 9307100012-4652 00000-0000000000653200; 9307100012-4203 00000-0000000000-653240). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Adams and seconded by Mr.Hurst to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58716

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ACONTRACT FOR SURVEYING AND UTILITY ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH WAGGONER ENGINEERING, INC FOR SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH EAST BATON ROUGE FLOOD RISK REDUCTION PROJECT UPPER BAYOU FOUNTAIN CLEARING AND SNAGGING, CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 25-DR-US-0014INANAMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $235,311.90 (ACCOUNT NO. 9307100012-4652 00000-0000000000653200; 9307100012-4203 00000-0000000000-653240).

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Adams and seconded by Ms. Harris to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58717

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE ACONTRACT FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES WITH WTAA ENGINEERS, INC. FOR CONSTRUCTION INSPECTION SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH MOVEBR ADA TRANSITION AND ENHANCEMENT PROJECTS, BEING CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 20-EN-HC-0020,IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $480,000.00.(ACCOUNT NO. 9227100039-4372 000000000000000-653100 &9227100040-4370 00000-0000000000-653100. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Harris and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58718

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE A SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES WITH T. BAKER SMITH, LLC HIGHLAND ROAD AT PECUE LANE ENHANCEMENT PROJECT CITY-PARISH PROJECT NO. 23-ENHC-0029 IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $65,627.04. (ACCOUNT NO. 9217100100-4370.00000-0000000000-653240). The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58719

AUTHORIZINGTHEMAYOR-PRESIDENTTOEXECUTEAMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN STATEOFLOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (DOTD) AND THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE TO PROVIDE FOR THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNDING FOR REPLACEMENT OF SUBSURFACE DRAINAGE FROM DOTD RIGHT-OF-WAY SOUTH OF I-10 EASTBOUND BETWEEN CITY PARK LAKE AND PERKINS ROAD ACROSS FIERO STREET AND EAST LAKESHORE DIVE TO LAKE ERIE

BEING PART OF THE STATEPROJECT H. 004100, IN THE AMOUNT OF $1,750,000.00. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above

resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Adams to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58720

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO GRANT ACONTRACT

RENEWAL WITH UNUM TO PROVIDE ADENTAL INSURANCE PLAN FOR CITY-PARISH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, EFFECTIVEJANUARY 1, 2026. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Racca and seconded by Ms. Amoroso to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nayvote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58721

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENTTOGRANT ACONTRACT

RENEWAL WITH METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE

VOLUNTARYVISION INSURANCE COVERAGE FORCITY-PARISH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, EFFECTIVEJANUARY 1, 2026.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. An interested citizen submitting an emailed comment against the proposed resolution was Phillip Lillard. Amotion was made by Ms. Racca and seconded by Ms. Harris to adopt theproposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58722

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO GRANT ACONTRACT

RENEWAL WITH METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARYBASIC AND OPTIONAL TERM LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGEFOR CITY-PARISH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, EFFECTIVE JANUARY1,2026.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Racca and seconded by Ms. Adams to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58723

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO GRANT ACONTRACT

RENEWAL WITH UNUM TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARYLONG-TERM

DISABILITY INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CITY-PARISH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, EFFECTIVE JANUARY1,2026.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Coleman and seconded by Ms. Harris to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58724

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENTTO GRANT ACONTRACT

RENEWAL WITH METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARYCRITICAL ILLNESS INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR CITYPARISH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, EFFECTIVEJANUARY I, 2026.

ThePresiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Amoroso and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58725

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO FILE AN APPLICATION AND EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH METLIFE INSURANCE COMPANY TO PROVIDE VOLUNTARYACCIDENT INSURANCE COVERAGE FORCITYPARISH EMPLOYEE BENEFITS, EFFECTIVEJANUARY 1, 2026.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Adams and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58726

AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR-PRESIDENT TO EXECUTE AN AMENDMENT TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICESCONTRACT WITH COURSON NICKEL FOR GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS AND STRATEGIC PLANNING LEGISLATIVE SERVICES TO ADD THATTHE SERVICES ARE SPECIFICALLYALSO PROVIDED TO AND AT THE DIRECTION OFTHE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Noel and seconded by Ms. Adams to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0 nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

RESOLUTION 58727

APPROVING THE LEVY AND ASSESSMENT,PURSUANT TO LA. R.S. 33:9038.76 E(2)(B), OF THE SALESAND USE TAXAND HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAXWITHIN THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT,ASESTABLISHEDBYTHE DISTRICT’S BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Ms. Coleman and

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak

With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

ADJUDICATED PROPERTIES

None.

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS

ADMINISTRATIVE MATTER ITEMS

None.

APPOINTMENTS

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to replace Eric Dexter.This is aMetropolitan Council Appointment.This appointment is for a(4) four year term.

Current Ballot

DeidreRobert Amotion was made by Ms.Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to appoint DeidreRobert. AYea and “Nay” vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to concur in the nomination by the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Association. This appointment is for a(4) four year term. Current Ballot

Charles Roby Shields (requested reappointment)

Amotion was made by Ms. Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to concur in the nomination by the Federation of Greater Baton Rouge Civic Association of Charles Roby Shields. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to concur in the nomination by the Baton Rouge Growth Coalition. This appointment is for a(4) four year term.

Current Ballot Laurence Lambert (received letter requesting reappointment)

Amotion was made by Ms.Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to concur in the nomination by the Baton Rouge Growth Coalition of Laurence Lambert. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows:

Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to concur in the nomination by Bike Baton Rouge. This appointment is for a(4) four year term. Replacing MarkMartin.

Current Ballot

Stephen Poss (Received application requesting appointment

Amotion was made by Ms.Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to concur in the nomination by Bike Baton Rouge of Stephen Poss. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to concur in the nomination by Louisiana State University.This appointment is for a(4) four year term.

Current Ballot

DennisMitchell –requested reappointment

Amotion was made by Ms.Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to concur in the nomination by Louisiana State University of Dennis Mitchell AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to concur in the nomination by SouthernUniversity.This appointment is for a(4) four year term.

Current Ballot

Dr.Peter Breaux

Amotion was made by Ms. Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to concur in the nomination by SouthernUniversity of Dr.Peter Breaux. A Yeaand Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

COMPLETE STREETS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE:

One appointment to concur in the nomination by the boardofthe Mayor’s

Healthy City Initiative. This appointment is for a(4) four year term.

Current Ballot Rachel Diresto

Amotion was made by Ms.Adams and seconded by Mr.Gaudet to concur in the nomination by the boardofthe Mayor’s Healthy City Initiative of Rachel Diresto. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH:

Consideration of reappointing or replacing Chris Brown (tenant representative), whose term expires on August 9, 2025, effective August 10, 2025 This is a five (5) year term. 9votes required.

Current Ballot Chris Brown requested reappointment Amotion was made by Ms. Racca and seconded by Ms.Coleman to reappoint Chris Brown. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion was adopted.

HOUSING AUTHORITY OF EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH:

Consideration of replacing Terry Landry,Jr. who resigned. This is a five (5) year term. Current Ballot Raushanah Hunter-submitted application Amotion was made by Ms. Racca and seconded by Ms. Coleman to appoint Raushanah Hunter.AYea and Nay vote was called for and

resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains,

AUTHORIZING

EXECUTED BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE SEWERAGE COMMISSION AND CONTRACTOR, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM -LONG FARM REGIONAL GRAVITY SEWER EXTENSION, BEING PROJECT NO. 16-GS-UF-0014.

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58729

EBROSCO RESOLUTION 8731

AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ACHANGE ORDER, BEING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1, TO THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE EAST BATON ROUGE SEWERAGE COMMISSION AND CONTRACTOR, FOR CONSTRUCTION OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE WASTEWATER SYSTEM IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM -FLANNERYROAD – FLORIDA BOULEVARD AREA REHABILITATION

PROJECT PHASE 3, BEING PROJECT NO. 14-AR-MS-034C The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58730

AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ACHANGE ORDER, BEING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1, TO THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND GRADY CRAWFORD CONSTRUCTION CO., INC. OF BATON ROUGE, FOR SOUTH BOULEVARD AREA ADA TRANSITION PROJECT,BEING PROJECT NO. 20-EN-HC-0050 The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58731

AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ACHANGE ORDER, BEING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1, TO THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND CONTRACTOR, FOR PARISHWIDE TRAFFIC CALMING IMPROVEMENTS (SPEED SIGNS), BEING PROJECT NO. 23-EN-HC-0015. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58732

AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ACHANGE ORDER, BEING CHANGE

ORDER NO. 1, TO THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND M&J Civil Construction, LLC, FOR project, BEING PROJECT NO. 20-EN-HC-0107A. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None

Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

RESOLUTION 58733

AUTHORIZING EXECUTION OF ACHANGE ORDER, BEING CHANGE ORDER NO. 1, TO THE CONTRACT EXECUTED BETWEEN THE CITY OF BATON ROUGE, PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE AND BARBER BROTHERS CONTRACTING CO., L. L. C., FOR SALES TAXSTREET AND ROAD REHABILITATION PROGRAM PROJECT 18-4 PRESCOTTMOHICAN, STREETS IN GARDEN CITY,SHELLEY ST,ADAMS LN & STREETS OFF OF PLAINS-PORTHUDSON, BEING PROJECT NO. 22-AO-ST-0006. The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Hudson and seconded by Ms. Coleman to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca Nays: None Abstains: None Did Not Vote: None Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted.

FINAL ACCEPTANCES RESOLUTION 58734

EBROSCO RESOLUTION 8732

ACCEPTING ALL WORK DONE BY THE CONTRACTOR UNDER THE CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF CITY OF BATON ROUGE AND PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE WASTEWATER SYSTEM

IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM -LONG FARM REGIONAL GRAVITY SEWER

EXTENSION, PROJECT NO.16-GS-UF-0014

The Presiding Officer announced that apublic hearing on the above resolution was in order at this time. No interested citizens spoke either for or against the proposed resolution. Amotion was made by Mr.Gaudet and seconded by Mr.Hurst to adopt the proposed resolution. AYea and Nay vote was called for and resulted as follows: Yeas: Adams, Amoroso, Coleman, Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris, Hudson, Hurst, Kenney,Noel, Racca

Nays: None

Abstains: None

Did Not Vote: None

Absent: Moak With 11 yeas, 0nays, 0abstains, 0not voting, and 1absent, the motion wasadopted. RESOLUTION 58735

p p y 5680

92, ALSO KNOWNASTHE MISSWINNIECOSTELLO SUBDIVISION,SECTION 71, T7S, R1W, GLD, EBRP LA, PROVIDED CERTAIN STIPULATIONSARE MET. ThePresiding Officeran‐nounced that apublic hearing on theabove or‐dinance wasinorder at thistime. An interested citizen speaking in favor ofthe proposed ordi‐nance wasVanessa Coursey.A motion was madebyMs. Coleman and seconded by Ms Racca to adoptthe pro‐posed ordinance. AYea and Nayvotewas called for andresultedasfol‐lows: Yeas:Amoroso,Coleman Gaudet, Harris,Hudson, Hurst,Kenney, Moak Noel, Racca Nays:None Abstains:None DidNot Vote:None Absent:Adams,Dunn Jr With 10 yeas,0 nays,0 abstains, 0not voting and 2absent, themotion was adopted. ADJOURN Amotionwas made by Ms. Amorosoand sec‐onded by Mr.Noeltoad‐journ.A Yeaand Nayvote was called forand re‐sultedasfollows: Yeas:Amoroso,Coleman Gaudet, Harris,Hudson, Hurst,Kenney, Moak Noel, Racca Nays:None Abstains:None DidNot Vote:None Absent:Adams,Dunn Jr With 10 yeas,0 nays,0 abstains, 0not voting and 2absent, themotion was adopted. ThePresiding Officerde‐claredthe meetingad‐journed

CouncilAdministrator Treasurer Mayor-President Pro-Tempore 154129 Aug. 18,1t $159.81

Wednesday, August 6, 2025 4:00 PM

TheMetropolitanCouncil ofthe Parish of East Baton Rougeand theCity ofBaton Rougeconvened inspecial sessionon Wednesday,August6 2025 at 4:00 PM,inthe Council Chambers of the GovernmentalBuilding, Room 348, BatonRouge Louisiana TheMeetingwas called toorder by thePresiding Officerand thefollowing members were present: Present: Adams, Amoroso,Coleman,Dunn Jr.,Gaudet, Harris,Hud‐son,Kenney, Moak,Noel, Racca Absent:Hurst PROOFOFNOTICEOF THEMEETING /s/ Laurie Adams /s/ Denise Amoroso /s/ CarolynColeman /s/ CleveDunn, Jr /s/ RowdyGaudet /s/ Twahna Harris /s/ Dwight Hudson /s/ Darryl Hurst /s/ AnthonyKenney /s/ Aaron Moak /s/ BrandonNoel /s/ Jennifer Racca ITEMS RESOLUTION 58747 RECOMMENDINGTHE MAYOR’S OFFICE AND HUMANRECOURSES IM‐PLEMENT ALLCHANGES RECOMMENDED BY THE HEALTHBENEFITSCON‐SULTANT FORTHE CITYPARISHHEALTHBENEFIT PLANAND PROGRAM WHICHINCLUDE PRIVATE MEDICAREADVANTAGE PLANFOR ELIGIBLE RE‐TIREES 65 YEARSOLD OR OLDER,PHARMACYBENE‐FITSFORMULARY OP‐TIONS,INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PBMOP‐TIONS,AND SPOUSALIN‐CENTIVE PROGRAMS FOR

Clure. Amotionwas madebyMs. Racca and secondedbyMr. Moak to adopt theproposedreso‐lution. AYea andNay votewas called forand resultedasfollows: Yeas:Adams,Amoroso Coleman,Dunn Jr., Gaudet, Harris,Hudson, Kenney, Moak,Noel, Racca Nays:None Abstains:None DidNot Vote:None Absent:Hurst With 11 yeas,0 nays,0 abstains, 0not voting and 1absent, themotion was adopted.

ADJOURN Amotionwas made by Ms. Amorosoand sec‐onded by Mr.Noeltoad‐journ.A Yeaand Nayvote was called forand re‐sultedasfollows: Yeas:Adams,Amoroso Coleman,Dunn Jr Gaudet, Harris,Hudson, Kenney, Moak,Noel, Racca Nays:None Abstains:None DidNot Vote:None Absent:Hurst With 11 yeas,0 nays,0 abstains, 0not voting and 1absent, themotion was adopted. ThePresiding Officerde‐claredthe meetingad‐journed CouncilAdministrator/ Treasurer Mayor-President Pro-Tempore 154143 Aug. 18, 1t $77.27

Scenic RiverPermit on BayouDes Allemands

(Single-Family Resi‐dence) zoning district (Applicant:David &Lisa Metcalfe) V25-15: Variance forRoof Pitch. This 0.71-acre property is locatedatthe proposed 20595 Wagner Drive, currently9626 Ar‐leen Drive, Lot8-C of the Fiesta HomesSubdivi‐sion.The applicantre‐quests avariancetoSec 3.3.E. of theComprehen‐sive Zoning Code to allowa roof pitchless than 6:12 fora Manufac‐turedHomeinthe R-1 (Single-Family Resi‐dence) zoning district (Applicant:David &Lisa Metcalfe) 153525 Aug. 12,18, 22,3t $93.88

17855 Greenwell Springs Road,inthe R/A (Rural/Agricultural) zon‐ingdistrict. (Applicant: ColinGravois ) E25-09: Exchange of Property between Lots A3-D-1-A& A-3-D-1-Bofthe Anna Dyer Reed Property. These22.96-acre proper‐ties arelocated at 25191 &25193 Greenwell SpringsRoad, in theR/A (Rural/Agricultural) zon‐ingdistrict. (Applicant: Josh Cade Starns)

S25-16-F: Subdivisionof Lot8 of theFiestaHomes Subdivision. This 2.42acre property is located at 9626 Arleen Ave. The applicantisrequesting a finalplattosubdivide onetract into threein theR-1 (Single-Family Residential) zoning dis‐trictand waivepublic sewerrequirements. (Ap‐plicant: LouisianaLand Surveyingfor David & LisaMetcalfe) S25-20-F: Subdivisionof LotA of theF.E.Morgan & JessieInman Property. This 161.42-acre property is locatedatLot No 171004907 on Greenwell SpringsRoad, southof theMagnoliaBridge Road intersection.The applicantisrequesting a finalplattosubdivide onetract into threein theR-1 (Single-Family Residence) zoning dis‐trict. (Applicant:MREn‐gineering& Surveyingfor Rebecca L. Speakman Drouant) Zoning Commission Z25-04: Rezoning of Tract Bofthe Jesse Inman Property This 5.09-acre property is locatedat 18231 Greenwell Springs Road.The applicantre‐quests to rezone from R1(Single-FamilyResi‐dence) to B-3(General Commercial/Business District)zoningdistrict. (Applicant:MREngineer‐ing& Surveyingfor Re‐becca L. Speakman Drouant) PD25-03-DPlannedUnit Development Preliminary