The Times-Picayune 08-20-2025

BY ALEX LUBBEN Staff writer

The U.S. Army Corps ofEngineers said Tuesday that it had secured funding for an annual inspection of the crucial levee and pump system that protectsthe New Orleans region from storm surge flooding, days after federal cuts had threatened to curtail such checks.

The Corps said last week that it didnot have funding to conduct the inspectionbecause of federal budget cuts handed down by President Donald Trump’s administration,which hassoughttoslash the size of the federalgovernment. RickyBoyett, aspokesperson for theCorps, said the New Orleans District managed to secure fund-

ing for theinspection from the St Louis District, which had funds it would notbeable to spend this year “We’renot getting inspections because someone else isn’t,”Boyettsaid, emphasizing thatthe St. Louis District would not sacrifice itsown operations this year so New Orleans could inspect its levees.

Corps findsfunds forleveeinspections

forN.O.-area work

The Corps said it expected the inspections to be complete by the end of September.Itdid notsay how much funding hadbeenallocated for the inspections.

TheNew Orleans area’sflood protection authorities, the twin local agencies that oversee the levees on the east bank and west bank, saidthey wereregularly inspecting the levees, even if the

Cantrellrejectedwarnings aboutrelationshipwithVappie

Associates voiced concerns to mayorbeforeher indictment

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

Years before she was indicted by afederal grand jury,LaToya Cantrell brushed off warnings from associates whofeared the NewOrleans mayor’s budding romance with her police bodyguard might one day expose hertocriminal charges, prosecutors say The predictions proved prescient Friday,when the grand jury accused Cantrell

andformerNew Orleans police Officer

Jeffrey Vappie of spending thousandsof taxpayer dollars on their romantic travels, then scheming to eraseevidenceof thealleged affair

The warnings, which Cantrell received in spring 2022 as signs of the liaisons became increasinglyevident to people around her,came from at least three Cantrell associates, plus one of Vappie’s law enforcement colleagues, prosecutors say.InApril of thatyear,anassociatetold

Cantrell that “using public resourcesfor your personalrelationship” could be a crime.

“Prove to me that Iamhaving arelationship,” themayor responded,according to messages secured by federal prosecutors and detailed in the indictment. Attorneys for Cantrell and Vappie have declined to commentonthe charges. Both have previously denied having an affair

More concerns ariseoversaltdome

BY DAVID J. MITCHELL Staff writer

Corps was not.

At aLouisiana Senate transportation hearing Tuesday,where lawmakers grilled Southeast Louisiana FloodProtection Authority-East staffabout their flood preparedness, interim Regional Director Jeff Williamsstressed that his agency was performing daily inspections of the city’sflood protection infrastructure, going “aboveand beyond” theCorps

BY ANTHONY McAULEY Staff writer

Matt McKay,who over nearly four decades went from teenage car salesman to owner of Louisiana’slargest auto dealership empire, has agreed to sell his All Star Automotive Group for areported $700 million in whatindustry experts said is arecord transaction forthe state.

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State regulators are examining thecause of an unexplained pressure drop in three conjoined underground caverns in the Sulphur Mines salt dome, parts of which have been under astate of emergency for acouple of years due to stability concerns. The latest potentially troubled cavern, owned by aWestlake Chemicalsubsidiary,isjust south of one that prompted emergency measures in 2023 to contain apotential collapse, including aprotectiveearthen berm that is now nearly finished construction. The new concern at thesite,located in the Lake Charles area, involves “Cavern2-4-5,” namedthatway because it used to be three separatecaverns that joined in the 1950s. State officialssaidonMonday that they werebeing cautious withthe drop in pressure, which

McKay’sauto network includes 14 brands in 13 locations in BatonRouge,DenhamSprings and Prairieville,aswellasa collision center,aparts warehouse anda used car “super center.” Brands include Toyota,Lincoln, Genesis and Hyundai —those four dealerships are located near to each other alonga car dealer’s rowon Airline Highway, where the huge used car center also can be found. Theterms of salewere not publicly disclosed, but people familiar with the deal said it valued

New tiny moon found circling Uranus

NEW YORK The Webb Space Telescope has spotted a new tiny moon orbiting Uranus.

The new member of the lunar gang, announced Tuesday by NASA, appears to be just 6 miles wide. It was spotted by the telescope’s near-infrared camera during observations in February

Scientists think it hid for so long — even eluding the Voyager 2 spacecraft during its flyby about 40 years ago — because of its faintness and small size.

Uranus has 28 known moons that are named after characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. About half are smaller and orbit the planet at closer range. The new moon, still nameless, ups the planet’s total count to 29. The new addition could hint at more bite-sized moons waiting to be found around Uranus, said planetary scientist Matthew Tiscareno with the SETI Institute, who was involved in the discovery

Cargo ship catches fire in Baltimore

BALTIMORE — Investigators on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused an explosion aboard a cargo ship laden with coal as it departed Baltimore’s harbor for East Africa.

Officials said no one was injured in the blast Monday evening, which prompted a mayday call when it was reported near the site of last year’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Video of the explosion showed flames shooting high into the air, followed by a large plume of dark smoke billowing over the Patapsco River The Port of Baltimore’s main shipping channel was closed for several hours Tuesday while crews worked to locate a hatch from the ship that detached during the explosion and fell into the water, officials said. They announced late Tuesday afternoon that the channel had reopened.

The 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire was en route from Baltimore to East Africa, according to marine tracking websites. It was expected to arrive in the Port of Mauritius in about a month. There were 23 crewmembers and two pilots aboard at the time of the explosion, according to Coast Guard officials

“Crews are awaiting verification to confirm safe conditions before proceeding with further Coast Guard investigations onboard the vessel,” the agency said Tuesday

The channel was closed for months after the deadly bridge collapse in March 2024, which killed six members of a roadwork crew and effectively brought port operations to a standstill.

Minnesota sues social media giant TikTok ST PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota on Tuesday joined a wave of states suing TikTok, alleging the social media giant preys on young people with addictive algorithms that trap them into becoming compulsive consumers of its short videos.

“This isn’t about free speech I’m sure they’re gonna holler that,” Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison said “It’s actually about deception, manipulation, misrepresentation This is about a company knowing the dangers, and the dangerous effects of its product, but making and taking no steps to mitigate those harms or inform users of the risks.”

The lawsuit, filed in state court, alleges that TikTok is violating Minnesota laws against deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud. It follows a flurry of lawsuits filed by more than a dozen states last year alleging the popular short-form video app is designed to be addictive to kids and harms their mental health. Minnesota’s case brings the total to about 24 states, Ellison’s office said. Many of the earlier lawsuits stemmed from a nationwide investigation into TikTok launched in 2022 by a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general from 14 states into the effects of TikTok on young users’ mental health. Ellison, a Democrat, said Minnesota waited while it did its own investigation.

Federal crackdown ripples through D.C. as troops arrive

Local officials criticize aggressive intervention

BY MATT BROWN, LINDSAY WHITEHURST AND CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The main drag in Washington’s Columbia Heights neighborhood is typically crammed with people peddling pupusas, fresh fruit, souvenirs and clothing. On Tuesday though, things felt different: The white tents that bulge with food and merchandise were scarcer than usual.

“Everything has stopped over the last week,” said Yassin Yahyaoui, who sells jewelry and glass figurines. Most of his customers and fellow vendors, he said, have “just disappeared” — particularly if they speak Spanish.

The abnormally quiet street was one of many pieces of evidence showing how President Donald Trump’s decision to flood the nation’s capital with federal law enforcement and immigration agents has rippled through the city While troop deployments and foot patrols in downtown areas and around the National Mall have gotten the most attention, life in historically diverse neighborhoods like Columbia Heights is being

reshaped as well.

The White House has credited Trump’s crackdown with hundreds of arrests, while local officials have criticized the aggressive intervention in the city’s affairs.

The confrontation escalated on Tuesday as the top federal prosecutor in D.C. opened an investigation into whether police officials have falsified crime data, according to a person familiar with the situation who wasn’t authorized to comment publicly The probe could be used to bolster Trump’s claims that the city is suffering from a “crime emergency” despite statistics showing improvements. The mayor’s office and the police department declined to comment. National Guard members from West Virginia, South Carolina, Mississippi and Louisiana began arriving in Washington on Tuesday to assist in the crackdown, according to Joint Task Force District of Columbia, the military unit overseeing the D.C. Guard. Those troops from other states will perform similar duties to D.C. Guard members already on the streets, including protecting landmarks and crowd control, and will be staying at military base housing and hotels, JTF-DC said.

Blocks away from where Yahyaoui had set up shop, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and local police

stopped a moped driver delivering pizza. The agents drove unmarked cars and wore tactical vests; one covered his face with a green balaclava. They questioned the driver and required him to present documentation relating to his employment and legal residency status. No arrest was made.

The White House said there have been 465 arrests since Aug. 7, when the federal operation began, including 206 people who were in the country illegally The Trump administration has ramped up immigration enforcement and the president signed an executive order on Aug. 11 to put the police department under federal control for 30 days; extending that would require congressional approval.

Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, said Trump was “unapologetically standing up for the safety of law-abiding American citizens.”

Glorida Gomez, who has been working a fruit stand in Columbia Heights for more than a decade, said business is worse now than during the COVID-19 pandemic. She said many vendors stopped coming because they were afraid of interacting with federal agents.

Customers seem less willing to spend money too. Reina Sosa, another vendor said “they’re saving it in case something happens,” like getting detained by immigration enforcement.

Erin likely to churn up dangerous swells, winds along East Coast

Hazardous water conditions expected

BY ALLEN G BREED and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

RODANTHE,N.C.— Hurricane Erin chugged slowly toward the eastern U.S. Tuesday, stirring up treacherous waves that already have led to dozens of water rescues and shut down beaches along the coast in the midst of summer’s last hurrah.

While forecasters remain confident the center of the monster storm will remain far offshore, the outer edges are likely to bring damaging tropical-force winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents into Friday

Warnings about rip currents have been posted from Florida to the New England coast with New York City closing its beaches to swimming on Wednesday and Thursday Several Long Island and New Jersey beaches also will be off-limits.

“Enjoy the shore, enjoy this beautiful weather but stay out of the water,” New Jersey Gov Phil Murphy said Tuesday

Off Massachusetts, Nantucket Island could see waves of more than 10 feet later this week. But the biggest threat is along the barrier islands of North Carolina’s Outer Banks where evacuations have been ordered One town asked residents to secure their trash cans so they don’t float or blow away

Erin has become an unusually large and deceptively worrisome storm while moving through the Caribbean, with its tropical storm winds stretching 230 miles from its core. Forecasters expect it will grow larger in size as it moves through the Atlantic and curls north.

It continued to lash the Turks and Caicos Islands on Tuesday where government services were suspended a day

earlier and residents were ordered to stay home, along with parts of the Bahamas before its expected turn toward Bermuda and the U.S.

By Tuesday, Erin had lost some strength from previous days and dropped to a Category 2 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 105 mph, the National Hurricane Center in Miami said. It was about 615 miles south-southeast of North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras.

Tropical storm watches were issued for Virginia and North Carolina as well as Bermuda.

Rough ocean conditions already have been seen along the U.S. coast at least 60 swimmers were rescued from rip currents Monday at Wrightsville Beach, near Wilmington, North Carolina.

The biggest swells along the East Coast are expected over the coming two days.

Climate scientists say Atlantic hurricanes are now much more likely to rapidly intensify into powerful and catastrophic storms fueled by warmer oceans.

Two years ago, Hurricane Lee grew with surprising speed while barreling offshore through the Atlantic, unleashing violent storms and rip currents

Falsified D.C. crime data allegations prompt federal probe

BY ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, D.C., have falsified data to make crime rates appear lower than they are, according to two people familiar with the probe who weren’t authorized to publicly discuss an open investigation.

The investigation comes amid an escalating — and political — showdown between the Trump administration and the city over control of the police department It wasn’t immediately clear what federal laws could have been violated by the possible manipulation of crime data.

President Donald Trump claimed that violent crime in Washington is getting worse as he ordered a federal takeover of the city’s police department, flooding the streets with hundreds of National Guard members.

But he exaggerated or misstated many facts about public safety in Washington, where crime rates have fallen in recent years.

Mayor Muriel Bowser’s office declined to comment on the investigation. A spokesperson for U.S. Attorney Jeannine Pirro’s office in Washington didn’t respond to emails seeking comment.

The New York Times was first to report on the investigation.

Earlier this year, a Metropolitan Police Department commander suspected of manipulating crime data was placed on paid administrative leave, NBC Washington reported. Bowser told the television station last Tuesday that the city’s police chief “had concerns about one commander, investigated all seven districts and verified that the concern was with one person.”

“So, we are completing that investigation and we don’t believe it implicates many cases,” the mayor added.

Former interim U.S. Attorney Ed Martin, who was Pirro’s predecessor and Trump’s first pick to lead the office, said Washington’s violent crime had decreased in the first 100 days since Trump returned to the White House in January. In an April 28 news release Martin’s office said MPD data showed that violent crime had dropped by 25% since the start of 2025.

TrumpsaysU.S.troops won’tdefendUkraine

Presidenthopeful adealcan be made to endwar

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE and AAMER MADHANI Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defendUkraine against Russia after seeming to leave open the possibility the day before.

Trump also said in a morning TV interviewthat Ukraine’shopes of joining NATO and regaining the Crimean Peninsula from Russia are “impossible.”

The Republican president, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders held hours of talks at the White House on Monday aimed at bringing an end to Russia’swar against Ukraine. While answering questions from journalists, Trump did not rule out sending U.S. troopstoparticipate in aEuropean-led effort to defend Ukraine as part of security guarantees soughtbyZelenskyy Trump said afterhis meetinginAlaska last week with RussianPresident Vladimir Putin that Putin was opento the idea of securityguaranteesfor Ukraine.

But asked Tuesday on Fox News Channel’s“Fox& Friends” what assurances he could provide going forward and beyond his term that American troops would not be part of defending Ukraine’sborder,Trump said, “Well, you have my assurance,and I’mpresident.”

Trump would have no control over theU.S. military after his term endsinJanuary 2029.

White House press secre-

ASSOCIATED PRESS By ALEX BRANDON

Ukraine’sPresidentVolodymyrZelenskyy speaks as British PrimeMinisterKeir Starmer,seated from background left, France’sPresidentEmmanuel Macron and PresidentDonald Trump listen during ameeting MondayinWashington.

tary Karoline Leavittlater on Tuesday emphasized that “U.S. bootswill notbe on the ground” as part of any potential peacekeeping mission

Thepresident also said in the interviewthatheis optimistic that adeal can be reached to end the Russian invasion,but he underscored that Ukrainewill have to set asideits hope of getting back Crimea, which wasseizedbyRussian forces in 2014, andits long-held aspirations of joining the NATO military alliance.

“Bothofthose things are impossible,” Trumpsaid Putin, as part of any potential dealtopullhis forces out of Ukraine,islooking for thewithdrawal of Ukrainian troops from theDonetsk and Luhanskregions, as well as recognitionofCrimeaas Russian territory Trump on Monday said that he was arranging for direct talksbetweenPutin andZelenskyy.

But the Kremlin has not yet said whether Putin, who has resisted previous calls by Trump and others for direct negotiations on endingthe war,iscommittedto

aface-to-face meeting with theUkrainian leader

Asked whether Putin has promised Trump that he’ll meet directly with the Ukrainian leader,Leavittrespondedaffirmatively. “He has,” Leavitt said of Putin.

Trump, earlyonMonday during talkswith Zelenskyy andEuropean leaders,said that he was pressing for three-waytalks amongZelenskyy,Putin and himself.

Butafter speaking to Putin later in the day,Trumpsaid thathewas arranging first foraface-to-face between Zelenskyy and Putin and thatthree-way talks would follow if necessary

“It was an idea that evolvedinthe course of the president’sconversations withbothPresident Putin, President Zelensky and the European leaders yesterday,” Leavitt explained.

Butwhen discussing a phone call held after the meeting between Trump andthe Russian leader,Putin’sforeign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov gave no indication that either abilateral or atrilateral meeting with Ukraine had been agreed.

BY ERIC TUCKER and MATTHEWLEE Associated Press

WASHINGTON The Trump administrationsaid Tuesday thatitwas revoking thesecurity clearances of 37 current andformer national security officials in the latestact of retributiontargeting public servantsfrom the federal government’s intelligence community Amemo from Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard accuses the singled-out individuals of having engaged in the “politicization or weaponization of intelligence” to advance personal or partisan goals, failing to safeguardclassified information, failing to “adheretoprofessionalanalytic tradecraft standards” and other unspecified “detri-

mental”conduct.

The memo did not offer evidencetobackupthe accusations. Many of the officials who were targeted left the government years ago after serving in both senior national security positions andlower-profile rolesfar from the public eye.

Some worked on matters that have long infuriated Trump,like theintelligence community assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election on his behalf. And several signaled their concerns about Trump by signing acritical letter in 2019 that washighlighted on social media last month by right-wing provocateur and closeTrump ally Laura Loomer

The action is part of a broader Trumpadministrationcampaign to wield

the levers of government against perceived adversaries, and it reflects the president’scontinued distrust of career intelligence officials he sees as working against his interests. Therevocation of clearances hasemerged as ago-to tacticfor theadministration, astrategy that critics say risks chilling dissenting voices from anational security community accustomed to drawing on a range of viewpointsbefore formulating an assessment.

“These are unlawful and unconstitutional decisions that deviate from well-settled, decades-old laws and policies that sought to protect against just this type of action,” Mark Zaid, anational securitylawyerwhose ownclearance was revoked by theTrump administration,saidina statement.

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The identities of those who delivered the warnings remain unclear, though they apparently came from a select few people close enough to offer Cantrell critical advice. Multiple former Cantrell administration officials said they recalled hearing rumors of the relationship at City Hall, but took care not to mention them to the mayor because they regarded it as a personal issue.

The mayor’s unwillingness to follow warnings highlights a core feature of Cantrell’s political persona.

In interviews, six Cantrell advisers past and present, including current and former officials, said the oftenintransigent politician has a tendency to reject guidance she does not want to hear — a trait that winnowed down Cantrell’s inner circle during her second term, leaving her increasingly isolated as she piloted Louisiana’s largest city Messages detailed in the 44-page federal indictment also suggest Cantrell’s defiance accelerated her downfall from once-popular grassroots politician to New Orleans’ first sitting mayor to face criminal charges.

Silas Lee, a Xavier University professor and veteran pollster who once advised Cantrell but has since fallen out of contact with her likened the mayor’s dismissal of the warnings to her refusal several years ago to reimburse taxpayers for firstclass flights; she ultimately did so under mounting pressure from opponents and some administration officials.

“She has constantly tried to deflect and say things are not what they are,” he said. Warning after warning Federal prosecutors say associates of Cantrell, as well as an NOPD official, delivered four warnings to the mayor over several weeks beginning in March of 2022. That month, a member of the Executive Protection Unit, the mayoral security team to which Vappie was assigned, sent a message to the unit saying that “anyone having an affair with Cantrell should stop” be-

in, Bob Tucker and Bill Rouselle.

Cantrell gradually stopped confiding in other former colleagues as public criticism grew louder over a variety of issues, including her first-class travel and relationship with Vappie.

“We often had to really push back and explain the political ramifications of things,” said Karen Carvin Shachat, a political consultant who worked on Cantrell’s first mayoral campaign, reflecting on that race. “It was a struggle. She doesn’t take well to advice that suggests she do something she doesn’t want to.”

“It is a felony to have your lover be paid to work and have his travel paid for by the city. That

cause the relationship could have “detrimental consequences” for the mayor and the Police Department. Cantrell and Vappie both “confronted” the officer about the text message, prosecutors say At the same time, Vappie denied that he and Cantrell were engaging in an intimate relationship.

A few days later, an “associate” warned Cantrell that her behavior mirrored the fate of a former Nashville, Tennessee, mayor who faced criminal charges in 2018 over a romantic affair with a police bodyguard

A one-time rising star in the Democratic Party, Megan Barry, resigned after pleading guilty to state charges that she cheated the city out of thousands of dollars to carry on the affair with Nashville police Sgt. Robert Forrest. Forrest pleaded guilty to felony

theft.

“It is a felony to have your lover be paid to work and have his travel paid for by the city,” the associate wrote to Cantrell on April 4, 2022, according to the indictment. “That Nashville mayor had to pay back like $50,000 and serve three years’ probation. She is done! Please don’t let this be your path, LaToya!”

“Please don’t accuse me,” Cantrell responded, according to the indictment.

On April 5, another associate advised the mayor that “spending public funds and misusing public resources for your personal relationship” is illegal. Cantrell shot back with a demand that the person “prove to me” she was having a relationship with Vappie.

Four days later Vappie, Cantrell and a “trusted staff member” of the mayor took a trip to Napa Valley, California, ostensibly on official business, according to the indictment. Shortly after the trip, an “associate” contacted the staffer to say they were concerned about a photo the employee posted on social media showing Vappie and Cantrell standing together in front of a rolling field of grapevines.

Cantrell told the associate to “not contact my staff.”

Walter Becker, a veteran defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, said the admonitions bolster pros-

ecutors’ claim that Cantrell was aware her behavior tested the limits of the law, but continued anyway

“Somebody was putting her on notice that what she was doing was wrong,” Becker said.

Broader pattern

Cantrell’s decision to ignore the warnings reflects a broader theme in her second mayoral term, political observers say

The Los Angeles native rose to power in New Orleans surrounded by a team

of seasoned political consultants, community organizers and dedicated outsiders who saw promise in her anti-establishment approach in the years after Hurricane Katrina.

But she became increasingly isolated following the start of her second term in 2022.

By the end of 2024, almost none of Cantrell’s former advisers were still with her after a period of staff turnover, retirements and the deaths of two political consultants she once confided

Political veterans say the charges are unlikely to prompt the mayor to resign. From battling tourism interests in her first term to insisting that taxpayers pay for her seat upgrades on overseas flights, Cantrell has rarely acquiesced. She returned to work at City Hall this week and declined to take questions in person on Tuesday Lee, the pollster and former Cantrell adviser, said this case marks the sixth time a political client of his has been indicted by federal prosecutors.

“Among all of those people,” Lee said, “there was always a belief that others did not understand what they were doing, that they could justify their behaviors, that they could explain what happened.”

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Patrick Courreges, spokesperson for the state Department of Energy and Natural Resources, said that it is not unusual for older salt dome caverns to lose some pressure that could be the result of more common problems like failed concrete or metal casing on awell connected to the underground cavern

“Those are fixable things, or is it somethingdeeper down that we want to start getting ahandle on? What are we dealing with? Is this something transient, oris this going to be an ongoing trend? Canthere be something done? If so, what needs to be done?” Courreges said. “That’skindof where we are right now.”

Contractorsworking for aWestlakeChemical subsidiarycleared apath in October to build an earthen berm to protect against the potential failure of asalt dome cavern near Sulphur.Carvedfrom the Sulphur Mines saltdome, Cavern 7has shown earlysignals that are similartothose that preceded the failure of the cavern that caused the BayouCorne sinkhole in 2012.

Edwardsordered Westlake to build aprotective earthen berm to contain any sinkhole that could form from Cavern 7’sfailure.

State and company experts projected that, if Cavern 7 were to fail, it would eventually create asinkhole more than athird of amile in diameter at thesurface andwould intercept an existing lake at the dome. At the time,state officials addedthatCavern 7’stroubleswere“indicators of apotential threat to groundwater in the area.” Gov.Jeff Landry has since renewed theemergency related to Cavern 7and it remains in place.

Contractors working for Westlake are close to finishing the earthen berm,which will surround thelake, known as Salt Lake, andthe projected sinkholeshould it ever form,according to state reports.

Located west of the town of Sulphur,the Sulphur Mines dome is amassive, column-shaped salt deposit driven up from deepinthe earth like wet mud squeezed throughaperson’stoes and has been the focus of oil drilling and sulfur or salt mining since the 1860s. The salt dome wasamong theearliest of these deposits mined in Louisiana through thehigh-pressure injection of water,leaving behind some misshapen caverns from the earlydaysofthat industry.

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requirements.

Known as solution mining, thepracticeuses fresh watertodissolve the salt deposits andpumpupa brine solutionthat is often used by chemical manufacturerslike Westlake for salt, abasic raw materialfor theirproducts. Solution mining leaves behind massive cavities that are afew thousandfeet deep.Despite the words oftenassociated with them of a“cavern”ora “mine” no miners work insidethem. Estimates from afew years ago put the capacity of Cavern 2-4-5, which is be-

The Corps’ drive-along annual inspections are akey component of safety protocolsput in place after Hurricane Katrina’sdevastating levee failures, which flooded around 80% of the city

The $14.5 billion system of levees,pumpsand floodwalls that the Corps built afterKatrina is now managed on aday-to-day basis by the local flood protection agencies. But when majorworkon the system is required, the Corps

tween 2,400 feet to alittle over 3,000feetdeep, at more than 26 million barrels.It’s been inactive from mining for afew years. With surrounding rock and earthpressing down on such large spaces, inactive caverns areoften capped and left filled withbrine. Aloss of pressure inside thecavern—meaning potentially alossofbrine —risks losing the water that is keeping thecavernfromcollapsing under theweight of the rock surrounding it

These kinds of catastrophic failurescan cause sinkholes at the surface,as

generally oversees it, as theCorps didwhenthe pumps at the end of NewOrleans’three outfall canals neededrepairs due to corrosion. Those repairs were completed just in time for the start of hurricane season this year

The Corps considers it best practice to do adrive-along inspection of the entire levee system at least everytwo years, though it had been conductingthese inspections annually. It said last week thatit would nothave funding to do so either this year or next. The levee system was rated “high risk” during a2022 inspection because its failure wouldlikely result in loss of life.

occurred in Bayou Corne in 2012 when acavern in a different salt domefailed in Assumption Parish.

Westlake officialsdidn’t immediately respond to a request forcomment, but on thecompany’swebsite have promised to workwith thestate on the other cavern where problems emerged in 2021.

The company took ownership of caverns on the dome in 2013, decades after they were first mined in the 1940s and1950s.Theywere also used by the federal government to store oilfor theStrategic Petroleum Re-

While this year’sinspection is back on track, whether it happens next year remains uncertain.

Everyfive years, theagency conducts more thorough walking inspectionsofthe entire levee system. The agency can also order “special inspections” —spotchecks of specific components of the flood protection system that can be called as necessary

U.S. Rep. Troy Carter,D-New Orleans, sent aletter to the Trump administrationlast week, calling for it to fund theinspections.

“I respectfully request that the Administration restore the necessary funding so that theU.S. Army Corps of Engineers can maintain

serve from the late 1970sto mid-1990s.

The other troubled cavern, Cavern 7, just to thenorthwest,began seeing increased land subsidence, small earthquakes, oil seeps and methanegas bubblesinlakes near the cavern and pressure drops starting in 2021.

Regulators at the timesaid these signs were similar to what preceded the formation of the Bayou Corne sinkhole when theTexas Brine salt cavern failed in 2012.

In October 2023,a month after declaring an emergency,then-Gov.John Bel

its regularlevee inspection scheduleinLouisiana,” the letter states.

At Tuesday’sstate Senate hearing, lawmakers expressedconcern aboutthe funding cuts. Rep. Stephanie Hilferty,R-Metairie, asked local flood protection officials to developaplan to fund additional inspections in 2026 if federal fundingdoes not materialize.

But even withfundingfor the New Orleans inspectionrestored, Louisiana is receiving substantiallyless moneythis year for levee inspections statewide. In recent years, the state has generally received about $1 million per year to inspect its federal flood protection structures. In 2024, it

CourregessaidWestlake officialshave continued to pump brine into Cavern 7totry to keep itspressure up. Cavern 7isalso connectedtonext-door Westlake Cavern 6, but pressure dropsinCavern 6haven’tbeen quite as severe as in Cavern 7. Thetwo caverns are each abouttwo-fifths of the volume of Cavern 2-4-5, according to Energy andNatural Resources figures.

DavidJ.Mitchellcan be reached at dmitchell@ theadvocate.com.

was allocated only $764,000. This year,Louisiana received just $691,000, even though the state has the largest leveed area of any U.S. state. Corps workers also saidlevee inspections have becomeless rigorous in recent years. The annual inspectionsused to look morelike thosethat arenow conductedevery five years. Theyinvolvedmultiple engineers and alengthy report, according to JenniferStephens,the Corps’ levee safety program manager Now,the inspections involve “two people, three at most, with basically atwo-page report, and you’re done,” Stephens said.

Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano on verge of erupting again

BY AUDREY MCAVOY Associated Press

HONOLULU Lava shoots high into the sky Molten rock erupts from two vents simultaneously The nighttime sky glows red and orange, reflecting the lava oozing across a summit crater.

Scientists expect Kilauea volcano to again gush lava in the coming days for the 31st time since December as the mountain lives up to its identity of one of the world’s most active volcanoes

A few lucky residents and visitors will have a front row view at Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. If the past is a guide, hundreds of thousands more will be watching popular livestreams made possible by three camera angles set up by the U.S. Geological Survey Whenever she gets word the lava is back, Park Service volunteer Janice Wei hustles to shoot photos and videos of Halemaumau Crater which Native Hawaiian tradition says is the home to the volcano goddess Pele. She said when the molten rock shoots high like a fountain it sounds like a roaring jet engine or crashing ocean waves. She can feel its heat from over a mile away

“Every eruption feels like I am sitting in the front row at nature’s most extraordinary show,” Wei said in an email.

Kilauea is on Hawaii Island, the largest of the Hawaiian archipelago. It’s about 200 miles south of the state’s largest city, Honolulu, which is on Oahu. Here’s what to know about Kilauea’s latest eruption:

A lower magma chamber under Halemaumau

Crater is receiving magma directly from the earth’s interior about 5 cubic yards per second, said Ken Hon, the scientist-in-charge at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory This blows the chamber up like a balloon and forces magma into an upper chamber From there, it gets pushed above ground through cracks.

Magma has been using the same pathway to rise to the surface since December, making the initial release and subsequent episodes all part of the same eruption, Hon said

Many have featured lava soaring into the air, in some cases more than 1,000 feet. The fountains are generated in part because magma — which holds gasses that are released as it rises — has been traveling to the surface through narrow, pipelike vents.

The expanding magma supply is capped by heavier magma that had expelled its gas at the end of the prior episode. Eventually enough new magma accumulates to

force the degassed magma off, and the magma shoots out like champagne bottle that was shaken before the cork was popped.

This is the fourth time in 200 years that Kilauea has shot lava fountains into the air in repeated episodes. There were more episodes the last time Kilauea followed this pattern: the eruption that began in 1983 started with 44 sessions of shooting fountains. Those were spread out over three years, however And the fountains emerged in a remote area so few got to watch.

The other two occurred in 1959 and 1969.

Scientists don’t know how the current eruption will end or how it may change In 1983, magma built enough pressure that Kilauea opened a vent at a lower elevation and started continuously leaking lava from there rather than periodically shooting out of a higher elevation. The eruption continued in various forms for three decades and only ended in 2018.

Pediatricians’ new COVID-19 shot recommendations differ

BY MIKE STOBBE Associated Press

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YORK For the first time in 30 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics is substantially diverging from U.S. government vaccine recommendations.

The group’s new COVID-19 recommendations — released Tuesday — come amid a tumultuous year for public health, as vaccine skeptics have come into power in the new Trump administration and government guidance has become increasingly confusing. This isn’t going to help, acknowledged Dr James Campbell, vice chair of the AAP infectious diseases committee.

“It is going to be somewhat confusing. But our opinion is we need to make the right choices for children to protect them,” he added. The AAP is strongly recommending COVID-19 shots for children ages 6 months to 2 years. Shots also are advised for older children if

parents want their kids vaccinated, the AAP said That differs from guidance established under U.S Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which doesn’t recommend the shots for healthy children of any age but says kids may get the shots in consultation with physicians.

Children ages 6 months to 2 years are at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19, and it was important that recommendations continue to emphasize the need for them to get vaccinated, said Campbell, a University of Maryland infectious diseases expert.

Vaccinations also are recommended for older children who have chronic lung diseases or other conditions that put them at higher risk for severe disease, the AAP said.

In a statement, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Andrew Nixon said “the AAP is undermining national immunization policymaking with

baseless political attacks.”

He accused the group of putting commercial interests ahead of public health, noting that vaccine manufacturers have been donors to the AAP’s Friends of Children Fund. The fund is currently paying for projects on a range of topics, including health equity and prevention of injuries and deaths from firearms.

The 95-year-old Itasca, Illinois-based organization has issued vaccination recommendations for children since the 1930s. In 1995, it synced its advice with recommendations made by the federal government’s Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

There have been a few small differences between AAP and CDC recommendations since then. For example, the AAP has advised that children get HPV vaccinations starting at age 9; the CDC says that’s OK but has emphasized vaccinations at ages 11 and 12.

Nebraska plans to open ICE center, ‘Cornhusker Clink’

Facility could accommodate 200 detainees

BY JOSH FUNK Associated Press

LINCOLN, Neb Nebraska

announced plans Tuesday for an immigration detention center in the remote southwest corner of the state as President Donald Trump’s administration races to expand the infrastructure necessary for increasing deportations.

The facility will be dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink,” a play on Nebraska’s nickname of the Cornhusker State and an old slang term for jail. The alliterative name follows in the vein of the previously announced

“Alligator Alcatraz” and “Deportation Depot” detention centers in Florida and the “Speedway Slammer” in Indiana.

Republican Gov Jim Pillen said he and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had agreed to use an existing minimum security prison work camp in McCook — a remote city of about 7,000 people in the middle of the wide-open prairies between Denver and Omaha to house people awaiting deportation and being held for other immigration proceedings. It’s expected to be a Midwest hub for detainees from several states.

“This is about keeping Nebraskans and Americans across our country — safe,” Pillen said in a statement. The facility can accommo-

date 200 people with plans to expand to 300. McCook is about 210 miles west of Lincoln, the state capital.

“If you are in America illegally, you could find yourself in Nebraska’s Cornhusker Clink. Avoid arrest and self deport now using the CBP Home App,” Noem said in a separate statement. Noem’s agency posted a picture on social media showing ears of corn wearing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement hats, standing in front of a prison fence. The governor said the center will have the advantage of being located at

the group at around $700 million. That includes just under $200 million of real estate, all of which is fully owned by All Star as well as group brand value of around $80 million, with the automobile inventory as well as other tangible assets making up the rest.

All Star’s buyer is Charleston, South Carolina-based Hudson Automotive Group.

As is typical in the industry, the deal is subject to approval by each of the carmakers who have “right of first refusal” when dealerships are sold, and often exercise that option to bring in another buyer at the same or a higher price.

Chris Donner, All Star’s chief financial officer, said McKay had been planning the sale for some time He said Hudson executives visited the dealerships last week to tell them they wanted continuity and planned to retain the roughly 700 employees in the group, which includes showroom salespeople, administration, mechanics and parts warehouse employees.

“Hudson executives went around from store to store to let employees know about the transaction,” he said.

“They told them it was a time in Matt’s life where he felt that as much as he loves the business, it was the right time to consider som ethi ng like this for the benefit of the employees.” Donner said only out-ofstate buyers were considered in an effort to maintain confidentiality

has built good relationships with the carmakers as it has grown rapidly through acquisitions. He said it doesn’t expect to lose any of the All Star dealerships through “right of first refusal” and plans to close the transaction in the fourth quarter McKay, 70, played American Legion baseball in his teens and got into cars when he went to work for his team’s sponsor, Audubon Ford, as a salesman in the 1970s.

About a decade later, he was ready to buy his first dealership and partnered with lawyer John Noland to acquire a Ford showroom in Gonzales.

“My father was recently retired from the law firm Breazeale Sachse and wanted to be in the car business,” said John “Jay” Noland Jr., Noland’s son. “Through mutual friends, he came to learn that this man Matt McKay was a sharp guy and had all the qualities to be a business partner.”

Twenty years later after building the All Star group to about its current size, McKay honored a deal they had in place since the start and bought Noland Sr.’s stake to make himself sole owner of the All Star group.

It was a wonderful partnership, and they never had a cross word,” said Noland Jr “They remained close and did other deals together in real estate and other ventures.”

“He doesn’t like to be in the limelight as far as doing the TV commercials and whatnot. In fact, he’s never once been in a commercial; he’s more of a behind-thescenes kind of guy, very businesslike and numbers oriented.”

CHRIS DONNER,All Star chief financial officer

David Hudson, CEO of Hudson Automotive Group, is a third-generation dealership owner — his grandfather started the company in Providence, Kentucky, in 1948 With backing from Redwood Holdings, one of the investment companies owned by billionaire Jim Davis, co-founder of the Allegis staffing firm, Hudson has built the auto group into a major regional player with 55 dealerships in eight states across the South.

Before the All Star deal, Hudson owned only one dealership in Louisiana: the Royal Honda on Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Metairie Once the transaction closes, it will become the biggest car dealer in the state, picking up two Chevrolet dealerships in Baton Rouge; Genesis Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Volvo, and Isuzu dealerships in Baton Rouge; a Ford Lincoln lot in Prairieville; and Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram, Ford and Kia Nissan dealerships in Denham Springs.

“I didn’t realize that until they told me after the transaction was done,” Hudson said in a phone interview Hudson said the company

Taylor and Hays, and his wife Sherri were involved in philanthropic efforts, but none showed interest in taking over the car business.

Car dealerships in Louisiana, as elsewhere in the U.S., have been a source of a number of prominent family fortunes, including those built up by the late Tom Benson, Ray Brandt and the Bohn family

McKay and Noland Sr., neither of whom were available for interview also have been prominent philanthropists in Baton Rouge, with each having served as chair of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation.

Education and training has been a particular focus of McKay’s philanthropic endeavors. In 2017, he opened the McKay Automotive Technology Center, a $51 million, publicprivate workforce training facility at Baton Rouge Community College’s Ardendale Campus.

According to a profile of McKay in the Baton Rouge foundation’s magazine at the time, the center was named for McKay’s father, who had been a teacher and coach in the East Baton Rouge Parish school system for most of his career The 83,000-square-foot center was the first in the region to offer sophisticated training to prepare people to work in high-tech automotive jobs.

In a world that often produces colorful, larger-thanlife characters, McKay kept a fairly low profile while he built his car empire.

“He doesn’t like to be in the limelight as far as doing the TV commercials and whatnot,” Donner said. “In fact, he’s never once been in a commercial; he’s more of a behind-the-scenes kind of guy, very businesslike and numbers oriented.”

McKay’s two adult sons,

In the past few decades, the trend nationwide has been for family-owned car dealership groups to sell to bigger groups that are consolidating the business rather than to pass them down to the next generation.

This was exemplified by the sale last year of the of Moffitt Automotive, one of the oldest family-owned auto retailers in the Shreveport-Bossier City market, which sold its Porsche, Audi, Mazda and Volkswagen dealerships to a Dallasbased firm, part of a record year for number of dealership sales.

Kerrigan Advisors, which advised Moffitt and McKay on their transactions, forecast that the number of car dealership groups in the U.S. will shrink by about a quarter, to 6,000, as the move toward bigger regional firms continues.

The largest previous auto dealership transaction in Louisiana was the Brandt Group, which sold last year for a reported $280 million, according to Alan Haig, of auto advisory group Haig Partners. That deal, which included 13 locations, had a much smaller real estate footprint, as many of the properties weren’t owned by the group.

Some Louisiana-based auto groups are as large or bigger than All Star, including Troy Duhon’s Premier Auto Group and Matt Bowers network, but they include out-of-state dealerships. All Star has the biggest network in located solely in Louisiana.

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Wall Street falls further from its records

Wall Street faded Tuesday following drops for Nvidia and other stars that have been riding the mania surrounding artificial intelligence technology

The S&P 500 fell 0.6% for a third straight loss, though it remains near its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 10 points or less than 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite slumped 1.5%.

The heaviest weight on the market was Nvidia, whose chips are powering much of themoveintoAI.Itsank3.5%.

Another AI darling, Palantir Technologies, dropped 9.4% for the largest loss in the S&P 500. It’s seen bets build up sharply that its stock price will drop, according to S3 Partners. Only Meta Platforms has seen a bigger increase this year in what’s called “short interest,” where traders essentially bet a stock’s price will fall Meta the owner of Facebook and Instagram, sank 2.1%.

Air Canada, flight attendants reach deal

Air Canada said it will gradually restart operations after reaching an agreement early on Tuesday with the union for 10,000 flight attendants to end a strike that disrupted the travel plans of hundreds of thousands of travelers.

The agreement came after Canada’s biggest airline and the union resumed talks late Monday for the first time since the strike began over the weekend, affecting about 130,000 travelers a day at the peak of the summer travel season.

Flight attendants walked off the job early Saturday after turning down the airline’s request to enter into government-directed arbitration, which allows a third-party mediator to decide the terms of a new contract.

The union said the agreement will guarantee members’ pay for work performed while planes are on the ground, resolving one of the major issues that drove the strike.

“Unpaid work is over. We have reclaimed our voice and our power,” the union said in a statement. “When our rights were taken away, we stood strong, we fought back — and we secured a tentative agreement that our members can vote on.”

Home Depot’s sales up in second quarter

The Home Depot’s sales improved during its fiscal second quarter as consumers remained focused on smaller projects amid cost concerns and economic uncertainty but its performance missed Wall Street’s expectations TheAtlanta-basedcompany also said shoppers should expect modest price increases in some categories as a result of rising tariff costs, though they won’t be broad-based. Company executives told analysts during the earnings call after the results were released that more than 50% of its products are sourced domestically and wouldn’t be subject to any tariffs.

In May, Home Depot said it didn’t expect to raise prices because of tariffs, saying it had spent years diversifying the sources for the goods on its shelves.

But Billy Bastek, executive vice president of merchandising at Home Depot, told analysts that tariff rates are significantly higher than they were when it released earnings results in May

“Our customers tend to shop for the entire project,” Bestek said. “And you think about a small flooring project, tile grout, bath tub and vanity and a bath project. And so we’re laser-focused on protecting the cost of the entire project.”

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$6.2B deal could shift TV news scene

Nexstar seeks to acquire Tegna

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer

In a deal that has the potential to reshape the landscape of local TV news across the country, Nexstar Media Group, which owns WGNO and WNOL in New Orleans, has announced plans to acquire rival Tegna parent company of WWL and WUPL.

The $6.2 billion deal would give Dallas-based Nexstar, already the largest owner of TV stations in the country a total of 265 stations in 44 states, enabling it to reach 80% of U.S. TV households.

It’s too soon to say what the deal, which must still be approved by federal regulators, will mean for the companies’ Louisiana stations. But in other cities where Nexstar has acquired stations that directly compete with stations it already owns, the company has continued to operate both. In its announcement about the

pending acquisition, Nexstar said the deal will enable traditional “legacy” media companies to better compete against online platforms and “Big Tech.”

“The new company will be better able to serve communities by ensuring the long-term vitality of local news and programming from trusted local sources,” the statement said “Nexstar will also be able to provide advertisers with an even greater variety of competitive local and national broadcast and digital advertising solutions to serve brands and consumers more effectively.”

WWL and WGNO declined to comment.

Changing business

The deal comes as local TV stations have seen revenue continue to decrease, as viewers increasingly get their news and entertainment from other sources. By merging, media companies are able to reduce their expenses while expanding their reach, experts say “TV news is still a very effective way to reach people and commands a large number of viewers every night,” said Joe Duke, an adjunct

professor at Loyola University and former executive at WWL and CBS. “But it’s not the business it once was.”

The average number of TVs tuned into ABC, CBS, and NBC affiliates for evening news declined from more than 4 million in 2016 to just over 3 million in 2022, according to the Pew Research Center

“That’s what is driving these mergers and acquisitions among broadcast companies,” said Duke, who was news director in the 1980s and 1990s at WWL, during its years of dominance in the local market.

Nexstar, which got its start owning small radio stations in the early 2000s, today owns 200 stations across the country In addition to ABC affiliate WGNO and WUPL an independent station, it owns WGMB and WVLA in Baton Rouge and KLFY in Lafayette, as well as stations in Alexandria, Monroe and Shreveport.

In an internal memo to Nexstar employees shared with The TimesPicayune, Nexstar CEO Perry Sook said the deal is “vital to preserving local journalism that is unbiased and accurate, presented by reliable local sources, with an imperative to deliver an array of perspectives that

Trump administration is eyeing a big stake in Intel

BY MICHAEL LIEDTKE and ELAINE KURTENBACH AP business writers

SAN FRANCISCO U.S. Commerce

Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday confirmed the U.S. government is vying for a 10% stake in Silicon Valley pioneer Intel in an unusual deal that would deepen the Trump administration’s financial ties with major computer chip manufacturers and punctuate a dramatic aboutface from the president’s recent push to oust the company’s CEO

The ambitions that Lutnick confirmed in a televised interview with CNBC came the day after various news outlets reported on the negotiations between the Trump administration and Intel. The investment would be made by converting federal government grants previously pledged under President Joe Biden’s administration into a bushel of Intel stock that would turn the U.S government into one of the company’s largest shareholders

“We think America should get the benefit of the bargain,” Lutnick told CNBC as he explained why President Donald Trump is pushing for the deal. “It’s obvious that it’s the right move to make.”

Intel declined to comment on the negotiations with the Trump administration.

The notion of the U.S. government holding a huge stake in Intel would have seemed inconceivable back in the company’s heyday when its processors were powering a personal computer boom that began in the mid-1970s But Intel has been mired in tough times after missing the mobile computing era unleashed by the iPhone’s 2007 debut.

Intel has fallen even farther behind in recent years during an artificial intelligence craze that has been a boon for two of its once-smaller rivals, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices. The Trump administration is hitching a ride on their success by imposing a 15% commission on the sales of its chips in China in exchange for their export licenses. Those fees are expected to translate into billions of dollars in additional government revenue.

The U.S government’s negotiations to become a major Intel shareholder are coming on the heels of a $2 billion investment Japanese technology giant SoftBank Group disclosed late Monday that it plans to make in the Santa Clara, California, company. Softbank is accumulating its 2% stake in Intel at $23 per share a slight discount from the stock’s price when its investment was announced.

Intel’s shares surged nearly 7% to close at $25.31 on the news of Softbank’s big bet on Intel, coupled with Trump’s designs on the company. SoftBank invests in an array of companies that it sees as holding long-term potential. It has been stepping up investments in the United States since Trump returned to the

Intel CEO

Tan,

exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan,

White House. In February, its chairman, Masayoshi Son joined Trump, Sam Altman, of OpenAI, and Larry Ellison, of Oracle, in announcing a major investment of up to $500 billion in a project to develop artificial intelligence called Stargate.

“Semiconductors are the foundation of every industry, Son said in a statement ”This strategic investment reflects our belief that advanced semiconductor manufacturing and supply will further expand in the United States, with Intel playing a critical role.”

Trump’s interest in Intel is also being driven by his desire to boost chip production in the U.S., which has been a focal point of the trade war that he has been waging throughout the world since he returned to the White House earlier this year for his second term in office. “We want Intel to be successful in America,” Lutnick said during his CNBC interview Boosting domestic production of computer chips also ranked high on the Biden administration’s agenda, which resulted in the 2022 passage of the CHIPS and Science Act. Intel was among the biggest beneficiaries of the program, but it hasn’t been able to revive its fortunes while falling behind on construction projects spawned by the CHIPS program. The company has received about $2.2 billion of the $7.8 billion pledged under the incentives program money that Lutnick derided as a “giveaway” that would better serve U.S. taxpayers if it’s turned into Intel stock which he said would be in the form of nonvoting shares so the government wouldn’t be able to use the stake to sway how the company is managed. But Intel’s ongoing struggles also mean the U.S. government is

reflect the range of communities we serve.

“Big Tech isn’t interested in any of those things as it voraciously pursues ever more views, clicks, and scrolls.”

Complicated deal

The deal could reshape the national media landscape in fundamental ways The Federal Communications Commission has traditionally capped the number of stations that a single operator can own, limiting their reach to 39% of TV households.

The Trump administration however, has signaled it is more friendly to large corporate mergers and the FCC is reviewing the rules limiting station ownership

Still, expert say Nexstar’s acquisition of Tegna, which is not expected to close before the middle of 2026, is far from a done deal and will have to clear regulatory hurdles.

Complicating matters, the Wall Street Journal first reported Tuesday, is a competing offer for Tegna’s 65 stations from Sinclair Broadcasting

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Walmart recalls frozen shrimp

BY JONEL ALECCIA AP health writer

Walmart has recalled frozen, raw shrimp sold in 13 states because federal health officials say it could have potential radioactive contamination.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked Walmart to pull three lots of Great Value brand frozen shrimp from stores after federal officials detected Cesium-137, a radioactive isotope, in shipping containers and a sample of breaded shrimp imported from Indonesia. The products could pose a “potential health concern” for people exposed to low levels of Cesium-137 over time, FDA officials said.

“If you have recently purchased raw frozen shrimp from Walmart that matches this description, throw it away,” FDA officials said in a statement.

taking on a risky investment. The company is in the midst of its latest turnaround attempt under CEO LipBu Tan who was hired in March to shake things up. Tan’s turnaround effort so far has been focused on a cost-cutting spree that is gutting the company’s workforce and further delaying construction on a chip plant in Ohio that has been in the works since 2022.

Intel’s market value is hovering around $110 billion, only a slight uptick from where it was when Tan arrived and leaving it more than 60% below its peak reached about a quarter-century ago during the early phase of the internet boom.

In another strange twist to the new alliance, President Donald Trump had demanded that Tan resign in an Aug 7 post spurred by concerns about investments that Tan had made in China chipmakers while he was working as a venture capitalist. But Trump backed off after the Malyasia-born Tan professed his allegiance to the U.S. in a public letter to Intel employees and went to the White House to meet with the president, who applauded the Intel CEO for having an “amazing story.” That truce apparently sparked the negotiations that may culminate in the U.S. government owning a chunk of Intel. Although rare, it’s not unprecedented for the U.S. government to become a significant shareholder in a prominent company One of the most notable instances occurred during the Great Recession in 2008 when the government injected nearly $50 billion into General Motors in return for a roughly 60% stake in the automaker at a time it was on the verge of bankruptcy. The government ended up with a roughly $10 billion loss after it sold its stock in GM

The risk from the recalled shrimp is “quite low,” said Donald Schaffner, a food safety expert at Rutgers University

Cesium-137 is a byproduct of nuclear reactions, including nuclear bombs, testing, reactor operations and accidents. It’s widespread around the world, with trace amounts found in the environment, including soil, food and air

The level detected in the frozen breaded shrimp was far lower than FDA intervention levels. However the agency said that avoiding potentially contaminated products could reduce exposure to low-level radiation that could lead to health problems over time.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials alerted the FDA that they found Cesium-137 in shipping containers sent to U.S. ports in Los Angeles, Houston, Miami and Savannah, Georgia. FDA officials collected several product samples and detected contamination in one sample of frozen breaded shrimp. The shipping containers and products were denied entry into the U.S. However, the FDA then learned that Walmart had received potentially affected products imported after the first detection, from shipments that did not trigger contamination alerts.

Walmart immediately recalled the products, a company spokesperson said. They include Great Value brand frozen raw shrimp with lot codes 8005540-1, 80055381 and 8005539-1, all with bestby dates of March 15, 2027. The shrimp was sold in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia. Consumers should discard the products or return them to any Walmart store for refund.

California redistricting hearing turns heated

BY TRÂN NGUYEN and JIM VERTUNO Associated Press

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California legislative hearing

turned into a shouting match

Tuesday as a Republican lawmaker clashed with Democrats over a partisan plan to rewrite U.S. House maps to win Democrats more seats.

A committee voted along party lines to advance a new congressional map in response to a Republican redistricting effort in Texas that President Donald Trump wants. California Democrats do not need any Republican votes to move ahead.

Assemblymember David Tangipa, one of two Republicans on the committee that was considering the proposal Tuesday, spent 30 minutes asking questions of his colleagues before being told to make time for other members, prompting some boos from audience members. When the committee began voting, he shouted for more time.

At times during the hearing, lawmakers interrupted one another until the chair, a Democrat, called for order

“This is not the way we conduct our hearing,” Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, who chairs the committee, said as she called for order several times after hours of discussion.

Tangipa argued that California should spend its resources on other issues such as health care. Lawmakers are expected to schedule a Nov 4 special election to put the new maps before voters, and they haven’t revealed a cost estimate for the unexpected election. California Republicans estimated a special election could cost more than $230 million.

“I’m asking how much this costs because the state is in

a massive deficit and it’s so personal to me,” Tangipa said after the vote. He said his stepsister died a few weeks ago after a Medicaid provider refused to sign off on services she needed Tuesday’s hearings were the first chance for California residents to tell lawmakers how they feel about the new congressional boundaries. A hearing in the Senate was far calmer and the proposal passed easily California Democrats said they are pushing back against Trump and his desire to reshape U.S. House maps to his advantage in an expanding fight over control of Congress ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. The California Legislature is expected to approve a proposed congressional map and declare a Nov 4 special election by Thursday to get required voter approval.

In Texas, state Rep. Nicole Collier stayed at the Capitol overnight and into Tuesday to protest a Republican requirement that she and some of her Democratic colleagues have around-theclock law enforcement surveillance after they ended a two-week walkout that delayed a vote on the Trumpbacked map.

On Tuesday, eight other Texas Democrats said they’ll join Collier in spending the night on the House floor State Department of Public Safety officers are shadowing the lawmakers to ensure they return to the Capitol and do not leave Texas again. To leave the House floor Monday, the Democrats had to sign what they called “permission slips” agreeing to the surveillance.

Texas’ Republican-controlled House scheduled a vote for Wednesday on the new map. Dozens of residents from

up and down the state, leaders of local Republican groups and the conservative California Family Council showed up to a hearing Tuesday to voice opposition to Democrats’ plan.

Some said the process has been shrouded in secrecy because the map was drawn without meaningful public input. Others said they would rather lawmakers focus on addressing issues instead of trying to bypass a bipartisan redistricting process.

“There’s different needs and different requirements for everybody,” Jim Shoemaker, a Republican running for Congress in a district south of Sacramento, said in an interview “But if you have somebody that just has a little portion of an area, they’re not going to represent the people the way they should because they’re looking at the wrong thing.”

Labor union members and several key Democratic political allies said the partisan plan is needed to protect democracy and to fight back the president’s aggressive agenda.

Public remarks may have little sway though as Democratic leaders are determined to rapidly advance

the proposal. Some Republican lawmakers filed an emergency petition with the state Supreme Court arguing Democrats are violating the state con-

stitution. They assert that lawmakers can’t vote this week because the constitution requires new legislation to have a 30-day wait for public review Democrats hold 43 out of California’s 52 U.S. House seats and want to win five more. The proposal would try to expand that advantage by targeting battleground districts in Northern California, San Diego and Orange counties, and the Central Valley Some Democratic incumbents also get more left-leaning voters in their districts. In Texas, Republican legislative leaders assigned state troopers to watch their Democratic colleagues and ensure they don’t flee the state again, as they did recently to block a vote on new maps. Suburban Dallas Rep. Mihaela Plesa said one followed her on her Monday

evening drive back to her apartment in Austin after spending much of the day on a couch in her office. She said he went with her for a staff lunch and even down the hallway with her for restroom breaks.

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Court backs council on trash contract

4th Circuit overturns previous decision

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeal has overturned a lower court’s ruling that the New Orleans City Council must approve a controversial sanitation contract, a significant victory for the council in its broader war with Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration over the City Hall power balance.

The Aug. 15 decision stymies Cantrell’s $73 million contract with Henry Consulting for sanitation services in the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, which has provoked heated arguments between Cantrell and the council for the better part of a year

Restored Banksy work heads to museum

Painting to appear starting Aug 29

BY DOUG MacCASH

Staff writer

A painting by the British graffiti master Banksy will appear at the Louisiana State Museum at the Presbytère starting Aug. 29, marking the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, museum officials announced Monday

The painting will be displayed on the 5,000-pound section of brick wall where it was created Banksy, arguably the most famous artist of the 21st century, paid a clandestine visit to New Orleans in 2008, when he painted more than a dozen small murals at unexpected sites across the city

The intention of the secretive artist was apparently to boost morale and attract art-loving visitors to the city as it slogged through its long recovery

Many of Banksy’s murals had Katrina themes. But the painting on the side of a former firehouse in the 500 block of Jackson Avenue was a bit different from most. In it, Banksy expressed his disdain for New Orleans’ famous graffiti eradicator known as the Gray Ghost. He depicted the Gray Ghost as a monster, mercilessly attacking a defenseless stick figure.

Banksy’s New Orleans paintings, each of which may have been worth tens of thousands of dollars, met various fates Some were vandalized; others were painted over, stolen, demolished with the buildings that held them, or removed and preserved.

The Jackson Avenue Banksy survived longer than any other in its original location, though it suffered from vandals and the weather In mid-July, Jaohn Orgon, the owner of the building, had a section of the wall that held the mural cut out and trucked away to painting restorer Elise Grenier By some definitions, the mural is not graffiti per se, since Banksy asked for permission from the building’s owners Orgon and restaurateur Greg Surrey before painting.

“Just as Banksy’s arrival in New Orleans in 2008 brought renewed attention to the city’s continuing Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts, the inclusion of this important Banksy work will bring increased awareness of our refreshed exhibition documenting our resilient, reinvigorated, and more protected city,” wrote Lt. Gov Billy Nungesser, who oversees the State Museum. “The mural, carefully conserved and generously lent to the Louisiana State Museum, endures as does the city and the people of New Orleans.”

The council’s spokesperson, Samuel Myers, said the decision in the Henry case and “a growing chorus” of other recent court decisions aligning with council positions “recognize the need for meaningful checks and balances.”

“The council will continue to fight for transparency and public accountability,” Myers said in a statement.

Henry said he is still weighing his next steps. He pointed to a similar but lessnoticed case the 4th Circuit is weighing that could also upend the council’s ability to stop contracts awarded by the executive branch. He said that could affect his contract’s ultimate outcome.

Lawyer Charles Rice has argued in court that ordinances the council passed in 2022 and 2023 that require their approval on certain contracts violate the city

charter Civil District Court Judge Jennifer Medley sided with Rice in February, but the judgment is stayed pending appeal. The 4th Circuit has not scheduled oral arguments in the Rice case.

“If Rice is successful, as we believe he will be, it immediately validates our contract,” Henry said, though it’s not clear what would need to happen for Henry’s contract to go into effect. It’s also possible a new mayor will rebid Henry’s contract

by the time Rice’s case is resolved, especially if the state Supreme Court is asked to weigh in. Henry and Rice both argued the council has no authority over contracts awarded by the mayor But their cases differ in an important way: Henry tried to force the council’s hand

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in downtown New Orleans on Monday. Casco and his co-workers are nearing the end of pruning the 200 palm trees that grow up and down Canal Street from the Mississippi River to the Claiborne Avenue overpass. Depending on the weather, they trim about 25 trees a day. The good news, he said, is that all the trees seem healthy and none were killed during the historic snowstorm earlier in this year. Casco said he has been trimming the trees for 13 years and, in that time, he estimates the trees have grown another 5-8 feet taller, with some reaching the height of the three- to four- story buildings that rise next to them.

Additional incidents of West Nile found in N.O.

2 neuroinvasive cases confirmed by officials

BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer

The Louisiana Department of Health has confirmed a second human case of neuroinvasive West Nile virus in New Orleans, with a third presumptive case under investigation. In response, the city will conduct mosquito spraying Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, officials announced While most infections are asymptomatic, West Nile can cause serious complications, particularly in older adults, people who are immunocompromised, and those with underlying health conditions. Most infections cause no symptoms.

About 20% of patients develop West Nile fever, a flu-like illness with fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and rashes. Approximately 1 in 150 people infected with West Nile virus develop neuroinvasive disease, which can

cause severe illness or death.

Statewide, 15 people have been diagnosed with neuroinvasive West Nile this year, according to the Health Department’s most recent surveillance report dated Aug. 9, with cases reported in Caddo, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Livingston, Ouachita, St. Tammany and Washington parishes. The first case in New Orleans was reported Aug. 8. Mosquito monitoring has also detected widespread virus activity More than 745 mosquito pools have tested positive for West Nile across Louisiana in 2025, including over 200 in Orleans Parish. That marks an increase from last year when 617 pools statewide — and four in New Orleans — tested positive. Louisiana ultimately recorded three deaths from the virus in 2024. West Nile transmission is temperature dependent, said Kevin Caillouet, director of the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District. The virus multiplies faster in hotter weather,

Child exploitation task force created

Multiagency group seeks to track cyber tips

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

In response to a rising number of tips about suspected child exploitation, northshore District Attorney Collin Sims announced Tuesday that a new task force aimed at preventing child exploitation crimes has been created. “It’s like you’re drowning in information and no one alone can go out there and work it,” Sims said at a news conference at Hope House Children’s Advocacy Center in Covington. The task force is a collaboration of the 22nd Judicial District Attorney’s Office, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, the sheriffs of St Tammany and Washington parishes, and other state and federal partners. Murrill said the number of cyber tips that her office’s internet Crimes Against Children Task Force has received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children has skyrocketed in recent years, from 809 in 2013 to 13,644 in 2023. A tip might include someone possibly sharing child pornography or enticing a child to share sexual content. Normally, Sims said, after Murrill’s office receives the tips, they are directed to the appropriate local law enforcement agencies. But with the new task force, Sims’ office will also track the tips for St. Tammany and Washington parishes

Cajun Navy sends divers for missing boy

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

As the search for 12-year-old Bryan Vasquez enters its sixth day, the United Cajun Navy said its divers plan to search a nearby waterway for the nonverbal autistic boy who wandered away from his New Orleans East home.

Todd Terrell, president of the volunteer search organization, said Tuesday that his group used thermal drones overnight to search portions of the neighborhood where Bryan was last seen Home surveillance video recorded Bryan walking by himself while wearing only an adult diaper after he left his Beaucaire Street home some time just before 5:20 a.m Thursday Bryan cannot speak and does not understand English or Spanish. He was known to escape, according to his family, who had recently moved to a different house in the neighborhood. His mother, who was caring for a newborn in addition to three children, had not yet had time to enact all of the safety precautions the family had in place at their former home.

Monday. The search continues for Bryan Vasquez, 12, a missing nonverbal boy who is on the autism spectrum.

brought in seven more tracking dogs from Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas.

“We are expanding our search,” he said.

Law enforcement teams are also still on scene, including the New Orleans Police Department, the St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office, the St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office, State Police and the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Badon said.

Volunteer searchers are still welcome, said Rosales-Fajardo, who also asked for help continuing to print flyers and signs bearing Bryan’s face and information.

Authorities ask that residents in and around the Village De L’Est neighborhood review their recorded home surveillance video starting about 5:20 a.m. Aug. 14 for any sign of Bryan.

Residents should also check their backyards, sheds and underneath houses for the boy

Teen booked following fight

Student sent to hospital with injury

BY MICHELLE HUNTER Staff writer

A 17-year-old student from East Jefferson High School in Metairie was arrested following a fight Monday that sent another student to the hospital, according to authorities.

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Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration did not respond to a request for comment.

The ruling last week was the latest in a string of recent council court victories. The panel also won a Civil District Court lawsuit against Cantrell over her handling of the Wisner Trust, a trust that owns oil-rich land near Port Fourchon created to benefit the city and other parties, and the state Supreme Court agreed with the council that a separate emergency contract for Henry Consulting was unlawful.

The Aug. 15 ruling focuses narrowly on Civil District Court Judge Paulette Irons’ order for the council to approve Henry’s contract. While the three-judge appellate panel unanimously agreed Irons’ order was improper one of the

On Tuesday morning, the New Orleans Sewerage & Water Board halted its operation to clear the thick mat of a plants covering a canal that runs alongside Sevres Street, according to Austin Badon, a representative from Gov. Jeff Landry’s Office. The work was muddying the waterway

“We’re going to put a diver over

Bryan was last seen on video about an hour later in the 13000 block of Sevres Street, just under a mile from his house, according to Cristiane Rosales-Fajardo, a resident and community activist with El Pueblo Nola who is helping to organize the civilian search.

judges hinted that Rice may have a better case.

“The New Orleans City Council, as the legislative branch, is not vested with the authority to approve, execute and/or sign contracts on behalf of the City of New Orleans,” Judge Sandra Jenkins wrote in her concurring opinion.

Jenkins said the council cannot legally comply with Irons’ order because it cannot approve or disapprove contracts, except for those issued by the council.

Another appellate judge, Joy Lobrano suggested the council ordinances have muddied the waters with city contracting, though she didn’t speak to their constitutionality

The Henry case “illustrates that, in matters involving essential public services, procedural clarity is important to ensure timely execution of contracts,” Lobrano wrote in her opinion.

The third judge, Monique Morial, wrote the panel’s primary opinion.

Henry filed his lawsuit in Decem-

there, and we want it to be as clear as possible,” he said.

In addition to the diver near Sevres Street, Terrell said the United Cajun Navy will deploy a second diver at a pumping station in the canal just east of Alcee Fortier Boulevard. The S&WB has shut down the pump to allow the dives, Badon said.

The group is also still searching on land, said Terrell, who has

ber, following the council’s refusal to bring his competitively awarded contract to a vote. Council members cited numerous concerns, including Henry’s payment dispute with a subcontractor Henry resolved the dispute with subcontractor Richard’s Disposal, Inc. but some members also criticized what they said were procurement irregularities and sweetheart contract terms.

Henry said his legal strategy was to force the council to execute the contract as quickly as possible, preferably in time for the Super Bowl in February Asking courts to consider if the council should be involved at all would have guaranteed a protracted outcome, he said. Henry won the lower-court order he sought but was forced to wait another eight months anyway, because the order was stayed on appeal. Henry said he’s still weighing his next steps while waiting for the 4th Circuit’s decision in the Rice case. Rice, a former city attorney and

Bryan is described as being about 5 feet, 1 inch tall. He weighs about 86 to 100 pounds and was last seen wearing an adult diaper, though he may now be unclothed

He has brown eyes and black hair

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the New Orleans Police Department at (504) 821-2222.

Email Michelle Hunter at mhunter@theadvocate.com.

chief administrative officer, said he was more concerned with the preserving executive authority than the $75,000 legal contract he was denied.

“My action was more about protecting the charter and the office of the mayor and that is why I made the strategic decision to have the ordinance declared unconstitutional,” Rice said. Cantrell’s tenure ends in January The three leading candidates to replace her have mixed opinions on the ordeal. City Council Vice President Helena Moreno, a vocal critic of the contract who is supported by a competing trash hauler, Sidney Torres IV, has said she will rebid it. Council member Oliver Thomas, who is supported by Henry, said he would “review” the Henry contract to ensure it is proper State Sen. Royce Duplessis has not said what he would do.

Email Ben Myers at bmyers@ theadvocate.com.

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Banksy’s restored “Gray Ghost” mural will go on display Aug. 25. The painting will be part of the “Living with Hurricanes: Katrina and Beyond” exhibit, an update of the Presbytère Museum’s 2010 installation of artifacts and exhibitions, including what they call a

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which may be why there is an uptick. By July, St. Tammany was tracking about three times the West Nile activity as usual.

”The warmer it gets, the quicker they can transmit,” Caillouet said. “And that causes an exponential amplification of these viruses in these mosquitoes.”

How it spreads West Nile virus circulates between wild birds and mosquitoes, and can infect humans through the bite of an infected mosquito.

In New Orleans, the primary car-

state-of-the-art panoramic visual experience. The renewed exhibit reopens Aug 29. When the “Gray Ghost” is installed at the Presbytère it will join three other original Banksys on display in New Orleans. Two can be found in the lobby of the International House Hotel, at 221 Camp St., and another is on display in the Habana Outpost restaurant, at 1040 Esplanade Ave.

The Louisiana State Museum at

rier is the southern house mosquito, Culex quinquefasciatus, which thrives in polluted water in ditches, storm drains and aging septic systems. The species is most active after dark.

The virus was first detected in Louisiana in 2002 and has since become the leading cause of mosquito-borne disease in the United States, typically peaking during the summer Spray timing

The city of New Orleans Mosquito, Termite and Rodent Control Board scheduled spray missions for Tuesday night by truck between the hours of 8:30 p.m. to 1 a.m in Central City Milan Touro, the Garden District, Up-

the Presbytère is located at 751 Chartres St. on Jackson Square. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $11 for adults. For more in-

town/Carrollton, the 14th Ward, Broadmoor Hoffman Triangle, Mid-City, Bayou St. John, Tremé/ Lafitte, Fairgrounds and the Seventh Ward. On Wednesday morning, the city will spray larvicide by helicopter into standing water between 6 a.m. and noon. The larvicide is a naturally occurring bacterial product that kills mosquito larvae without harming people, pets or bees, officials said. The target areas include English Turn, Old Aurora, Brechtel Park Behrman and Whitney The helicopter will also conduct surveillance in other areas to identify more places mosquitoes could be breeding.

formation, visit the State Museum website. Email Doug MacCash at dmaccash@theadvocate.com.

Protecting against bites

City officials are urging residents to use EPA-approved repellents containing DEET, picaridin, IR3535 or oil of lemon eucalyptus; limit outdoor activities between dusk and dawn; and eliminate standing water around homes where mosquitoes can breed. Even the small amount of water that fills a bottle cap can be enough for mosquitoes to lay eggs. Residents can report mosquito problems by calling 311, filing a request at nola311.org, emailing mosquitocontrol@nola.gov or calling (504) 658-2400.

Email Emily Woodruff at ewoodruff@theadvocate.com.

D’Antoine Holmes was booked on a count of aggravated second-degree battery, according to Capt. Jason Rivarde, spokesperson for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office.

The injured student, a 17-yearold boy, suffered a cut that required medical attention The injury was not life-threatening, Rivarde said.

The Sheriff’s Office responded to the school, 400 Phlox Ave., Metairie, just before 10 a.m. after receiving a report of an altercation.

During the fight, Holmes cut the student with an “unknown implement,” Rivarde said. Authorities did not recover the weapon. Holmes was being held Tuesday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna. Bail was set at $50,000.

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and help direct them to the appropriate agency

“It’s a force multiplier,” Sims said.

Murrill announced last week in Livingston Parish a lawsuit against the online gaming site Roblox, accusing the company of potentially underreporting incidents of child exploitation.

The announcement of the new task force also comes on the heels of another task force Sims’ office is spearheading, a multiagency group created to arrest and prosecute opioid dealers. Unlike the opioid task force, which includes agencies in Tangipahoa and Jefferson parishes, the child exploitation task force is focused on St. Tammany and Washington parishes.

“I think the thing that I underestimated most before becoming sheriff was the extent of crimes against children both in type and severity,” Washington Parish Sheriff Jason Smith said at the news conference. St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Randy Smith’s office is also participating, as are local police departments across the two parishes, from Bogalusa to Covington.

Several speakers Tuesday noted the role that Hope House in Covington plays in investigating child exploitation crimes Based on data from 2021, when Hope House forensic interviews were used in prosecution, the conviction rate was 95.6%, according to Hope House Executive Director Thomas Mitchell.

In addition to its staff of three forensic investigators who conduct forensic interviews with child victims, the organization also has four trained therapists. On its walls are nearly 400 different colored handprints from children who have completed the organization’s therapy program since 2020.

Unlike in some other parishes where sheriff’s offices host the children’s advocacy center Hope House in Covington and its satellite office in Bogalusa are independent of law enforcement, Mitchell said, something he said becomes especially important in cases like that of former St. Tammany Parish Sheriff Jack Strain, who was convicted of child sexual abuse.

BatonRouge consulting firm to runLSU search

System president hunt mayoccur partiallyout of public view

BY CHRISTOPHER CARTWRIGHT Staff writer

The LSU committee charged with picking anew system president has chosen aconsultantand hopes to have adecision by December,with some of thesearch to be conducted out of public view

At the committee’s Tuesday meeting,LSU Board of Supervisors Chair Scott Ballardannouncedthe pick of SSA Consultants. The 55-year-old firm has ties to theuniversity, with President and CEO Christel Slaughter an alum and former faculty member of the business college.

The choice of SSA signals a shift from previouspresidential searches, during which committees selected firms outside the state.

In 2020,the committee that

resulted in the selection of former PresidentWilliamF.Tate IV picked theAtlanta-basedParker Executive Search as the firm.Before that,the committee selected R. WilliamFunkand Associates, of Dallas,toconduct the search that led to F. King Alexander’s selection.

In herspeech, Slaughter said herfirm was“verycommittedto having an aboveboard and transparent process,” echoingprevious statements by thecommittee. Butother aspects of thediscussion showed what thelimits of that transparency might be Trey Jones, the legal counsel for the search committee, advised members onopenrecords laws and how any writtencommunicationabout the committee’swork could be countedasa public record.

“My recommendation, as part of this process, is to avoid unnecessary public records whenyou can,” he said. “Keep the communications verbal. You’llhaveofficialcommunications from the board office aboutthese meetings as they progress.”

Previous searches for the LSU

system president and chancellor role have seen varying levels of transparency.The search leading to Tate’s hiring in 2021 wasconducted mostly in theopen and includedpublic interviewswith thefinalists. Yetthe one before aimed to keep candidates’names out of public view withthe idea that it would allow for abetter field of candidates. That search sparked afaculty Senate vote of “noconfidence”and alawsuit by news organizations

Jones said the committee would be following the law and guidelines that emergedfromthe 2013 lawsuit andadvised that committeemembers should direct any interestedcandidatestocontact thechosen firm.

“Thelaw allows our consultant, Dr.Slaughter, to confer with potential candidates without disclosing thoseindividuals’ identities,” he said. “And that’s the tightrope we walk between full transparencyand alsoattracting the best talent, because many of these people …are in jobs already,and disclosurethat they’re interestedinanotherjob canbe detrimentalfor their current position.

Public comments

The meetingalso sawcomments from acurrent student and an alumnus, who bothargued the committee did not accurately represent the university’scommunity and state.Zane SutorBenfield,anLSU sophomore, focused on Gov. JeffLandry’sappointmentoffive boardmembers on the committee.

Whitemen make up thevast majorityofthe 20-person group, which consists of health care leaders, business executives, seven LSU boardmembers, two professors, a2022 graduate and acurrentstudent as well.

Thesearchsofar

In herremarks,Slaughter reported preliminaryinterest from potential candidates and set afast timetable to finishthe search.

“Wehave been asked to work expediently,and we are hoping to be finished by December,” she said.

Ballard said SSA Consultants was selected from agroup of

fewer than five firms.

“Allbeing equal, we love to use local, love to use LSU-centric people,aslongasthey’re available,” he said. “As she said, 50 yearsofexperience. We’ve had experience with her in the past with other things.” Slaughter added that her company had hired EricMonday,a former LSUchief financial officer,asa sub-consultant.

Looking ahead, Slaughter asked memberstoplan for four additional committee meetings on Sept.10, Oct. 1, Oct. 29 and Nov. 12 and said the firm had created an email account for potential candidates to contact.

“Eventually,our search committeewill identifynoless than three and no more than five candidates to bringtothe board of supervisors,” she added. “I, personally,will justshare with you, Ithink five is alot. If we do our job, we ought to be able to identify afew highly qualified candidates.”

Email ChristopherCartwright at christopher.cartwright@ theadvocate.com.

Federaljudge blocks banonDEI in public schools

Partsofplanstopped whilecorrelating lawsuitisunderway

BY SOPHIE BATES Associated Press.

JACKSON, Miss. Afederal judge hasblocked portions of Mississippi’sban on diversity,equity andinclusion practices in public schools from being enforced while alawsuit against it is underway

The provisions blockedbyU.S District Judge Henry Wingate on Monday seek to prohibit public schools from discussing alist of “divisive concepts” related to race, sex, gender identity,sexual orientation and national origin They would also prevent public schools from maintaining programs, courses or offices that promote DEI or endorse “divisive concepts,” and ban diversity

training requirements.

The preliminaryinjunction does notblockotherportions of thelaw,includingthose thatprevent schoolsfromgivingpreferential treatmentbased on race, sex, colorornational origin and that penalize students or staff for their refusal to embrace DEI concepts.

The law,which took effect in April, aims to prevent public schoolsfrom “engaging in discriminatory practices” by banning DEI offices, trainings and programs. Any school in violation of the act could lose statefunding.

Agroup of teachers, parents andstudents issuing thestate, arguing that the law violates their First and 14th Amendment rights.

Wingate wroteinhis ruling that he finds thelaw to be at oddswith theFirst Amendment and the public interest of the state.

“Itisunconstitutionally vague,

fails to treat speech in aviewpoint-neutral manner,and carries withitserious risksofterrible consequenceswithrespect to the chillingofexpression and academic freedom,” he wrote Wingate alsogranted the plaintiff’s request to addclass action claims to the lawsuit, meaning the injunctionwill apply to teachers, professors and students across thestate.The plaintiff’s lawyers sought theaddition aftera U.S. SupremeCourt ruling in June limitedthe ability of federaljudgestogrant sweeping injunctions.

Jarvis Dortch, the executive director of the ACLU of Mississippi, which is helping litigate thecase,saidhewas thankfulfor Wingate’s stance “The Court sees the law for whatitplainly is —anattempt to stopthe proper exchange of ideas within the classroom,” Dortch said in astatement Wingate’sruling follows a

temporary restraining order he granted to the plaintiffs in July

At an Aug. 5hearing, lawyers representing the plaintiffsargued the law is tooconfusing, leaving parents, teachersand students wondering what they canand cannot sayand whether theycould face consequences as aresult of their speech.

Cliff Johnson, aprofessor at the University of Mississippi LawSchool and Mississippi director of theMacArthur Justice Center,testified that he and his students often discusswhat could be considered“divisive topics.”

Johnson said he did not believe the lawwould allow him to teach about the First,14th and 15th Amendments; thecourtcasethat paved theway for the internmentofJapanese citizens during WWII; portions of theCivil Rights Act;orthe murders of Emmett Till and the Rev. Martin Luther KingJr.

“I think I’minavery difficult position. Ican teach my classas usual and run theserious risk of beingdisciplined, or Icould abandon something that’svery important to me,” Johnson testified. “I feel abit paralyzed.”

The Mississippi Attorney General’sOffice argued that public employees do nothaveFirst Amendment rights

“They are speaking for thegovernment and the government has everyright to tell themwhatthey need to say on its behalf,” said LisaReppeto, an attorney at the state attorney general’soffice. She added that the First Amendment doesnot give students the right to dictate what their school does or does not say. Reppeto also said the consequences of the law are aimed at theschools —not students or teachers —and that the plaintiffs’ “argument is not consistent with what is in the statute.”

BY JOANNA BROWN Staff writer

This longtime Lafayette Fire Department captain now has anew title: awardwinning chef.

Coby Bailey is the winner of season 4of“Great American Recipe,” aPBS competition cooking show that pits home chefs from across the country against each other In each season, chefs typically represents adifferent cuisine, culture or place in America. Bailey was the first chef to represent Louisiana and Cajun culture on the show —and he said he was honored to share the place and recipes that he loves with anational audience. “It was important to me to represent Louisiana and the Cajuns,” said the captain of Fire Station No.9 “I love them, and Ilove my heritage, and Ilove my culture.”

Cajunsexcel at representing their culture through food, and that’sexactly what Bailey did oversix weeksofsharing authentic Cajun recipes —like the rich, multidimensionalalligator sauce piquante that got him to the final round. To cinch the win over chefs from San Diego and Columbus, Ohio, he made cornbread-stuffed chicken over grits with andouillecream sauce and aside of coleslaw and potatoes, followed by firehouse cobbler Bailey said his cooking foundation began with his mother and grandmother, and was honed by years of preparing communal meals at the fire station.

“A million-dollar nondisclosureissome good motivation,” he said. “Allmyfriends were like, ‘Man, you gotta tell me.’ Iwas like, ‘Y’all arehavinga blast. Everybody’s coming to the Yard Goat. Y’all can wait.’”

While the outcome may have been asurprise to Bailey’sfans,itwas fun for Bailey to see theother side of aproduction that he spent weeks living.

According to Bailey,the show consistedof14-hour days of cooking andfilming in an intense environment. As aCajun, Bailey said he was used to Louisiana’smore leisurely,low-and-slow cookingstyle. Thecompetition forced himtolearn new techniques andgameplans for preparing traditional reci-

pes that would take hours to make— such as usinga pressure cooker for aperfect chicken and gravy

“You’reonyourfeet a lot.You walk to thebarn15 times, you tell the judges ‘hi’ 15 times,” Bailey said. “So you’re tired, then you’ve got an hour to cook and everything youneed to getdone in that time frame. Andyou can’tmiss anything, so you really have to be mentally focused. It’s alot tougherthan people think.

“Being afirefighter really helped. You’ve got to make adecision quick, and you go with it. Sometimes things change on the fly,and you have to process all that.”

Baileywill retire from his 27-year career at the Lafayette Fire Department in Jan-

uary —but he has no plans to slow down. Captain Coby Seasoning orders have increased exponentially since the show aired, and he’ll be in Colorado next month cooking at aFallen Firefighters memorial. On Oct. 31, Bailey will be at the C’est Bon Seasoning Fest in Carencro. And he’sworking on other opportunities behind the scenes, saying, “I would love to get back on TV.”

“If the good Lord is winning, he’ll make it happen,” he said. “I’m going to focus all my efforts on my seasoning and cooking channel, put my faith in him and then see where it takes us.”

Email Joanna Brown at joanna.brown@ theadvocate.com.

From firefightertoTVchef

Five yearsago,Bailey started aCaptain CobyCajun Cooking YouTube channel following afire station bet He posted videos ofhimself cooking traditional Cajun dishes, as well as favorite meals from the firehouse His channel and social media accountsbegan growingin popularity relatively quickly —asdid hisnew lineofseasoning blends, CaptainCoby Cajun Seasoning His social media presence led to an invitation to audition for “Great American Recipe,”and Bailey said it didn’ttake himlong to realize that he would be the first to represent Louisiana on the PBS show

“When they first asked me to be on theshow,I went back and watched it, and enjoyed how,ifyou’re athird-generation Italian, maybe youdidn’tcomefrom

Italy but your grandparents did, and youlearned thoserecipes,” Bailey said. “So even as asecond- or third-generation American, you’re still representing that cuisine.

“So I’m like wow,I’m gonna be the first guy to represent Louisiana. At theend of the day, Iwanted to knowwhat the judgesthought,but I’d be more worried about what people from Louisiana thought. Of course you want to win andyou wantthe judges to like you, but Iwanted Louisiana to be proud of me.”

Acadianaand Bailey’s home cityofLafayette ralliedaround his winning run, with huge crowds of supporters showing up for watch partieseach Friday at The Yard Goat. Bailey had to staystrong to not so much as hint, as friends andfamilywatched him progress through each round, that he was the eventual winner

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nephews, Jacob Belloni of Lake Charles, and Godson, NicholasBelloni (Collette) of Austin.Heleavesthree grandnieces MaylaBelloni EmmaRichoux and Gemma Landry. He leavesone nephew, Reo Belloni of Austin.

Marcattended St Angela Merica where his talent emergedasheportrayedDoolittle in My Fair Lady, creating acomic streak audiencesadored He attended Jesuit High School belonging to the PhilatelicSocietyand appeared in every playfor five years. He graduated cum laude in 1983.At Loyola University he plannedstudent union entertainment and arranged spontaneousmusical events in the field house which included New Orleans most famous young performers. In 1986 he earneda BA in drama and speech and in 1990 he receivedhis Juris Doctorate. Thenhebegan alongassociation with the lawfirmofMarty Broussard.

Hispassion for performing neverdiminished. He performedand acted in plays at allvenues across New Orleans.Hewas in several bands, CL10, composedofeither Jesuit or Law buddies. He also was in the Sidewalls. As asolo act he oftenplayedatNew Orleans Yacht Club and open mic night at various venues.Heevenstarred in alongrunning tv ad for fried chicken. He released three CDs of hisoriginal songs. The family wouldlike to thankthe medical community for their valiant efforts -Dr.JamesDiaz, Dr. Sasha Vukelicand nurses Katy, Addey and Lessy. Avisitation willbeheld from 10:00 AMto12:00PM on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at Lake Lawn, 5100 PontchartrainBlvd.A mass of Christian burial willbe held from 12:00PMto1:00 PM.

Obituaries Duskin,Dr. Gayle Williams

Beaumont, Helen Ann Helen Ann Usner Beaumont passed away in the company of her family on August 15th. She was predeceased by her son, Robert Jr. (Cindy) and is survived by her loving husband, Robert Sr., and their remainingchildren: Phyllis (Fred), Michael (Wendy), Susan (Charlie),Greg, Jenifer (Andy), Stephen (Michelle),and Christine, along with avast arrayof grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. Helen was utterly devoted to her husband and family, awoman of great faith and strength of character. Her life will be celebrated at afuneral mass on August25th at Christmas the King Catholic Church in Terrytown for 11:00 am preceded by a10:00 am visitation. Interment will follow at Westlawn Memorial Park, Terrytown. In lieu of flowers, please consider adonation to the St. Vincent DePaul Society. Special gratitude is offered to Helen's sitters, Alma, Wanda, and Amy for their great care.

Belloni, Marc E.

Like any good actor,he left the stage too soon. He died as he lived: bravely, full of love, loyalty and laughter. The friends he made wherever he went brought him joy,happiness and freedom to follow his heart's desires. His perspective was creative, artistic, musical andimaginative. He lovedhis life, his home, hisfriends and his family. He loved teaching and directing playsat Jesuit, acting, singing, mentoring and only sometimes, lawyering. His heart failed on Sunday August10th at age 59. He left peacefully with his immediately family present. He was born in Metairie on December 15, 1965 to Nathaniel FBelloni and Loretta Frances Tangman Belloni.Heis predeceased by his father, Nat, Jr and fraternal grandparents, Nathaniel and Ethel Belloni, and maternal Ed and Loretta Tangman. He is survived by his mother, Frances, and siblings Gina Huth (Frank) of Metairie and Nat 111 (Erin Needham) of Lafayette. He leaves loving nieces Blaire Huth Richoux (Brandon)of River Ridge, Casey Huth of Australia,Rachel Belloni Landry (Brock)of Lafayette, MeredithBelloni Conte (Lucas) of Chicago. He will be missed by his

Duskin,her daughter Lisa Duskin-Rohilliard,her son Richard GregoryDuskin, and herbrother Leon Williams.She leaves to cherish hermemoryher son Mark Duskin;son-inlaw DarrellRohilliard, Sr.; grandchildren Dominique Stewart,Darrell, Jr., Joshua,and Jordan Ro‐hilliard, Mariah andSum‐mer Duskin;great-grand‐daughters Kyndalland Ky‐laniTillman;and ahostof relatives andfriends.Dr. Gayle livedanextraordi‐narylifeoflove, learning, and service. Herlegacywill continue to inspireall who knewher.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend aFuneral Service at Franklin Avenue Baptist Church,8282 I-10 Service Road,New Orleans, LA70126 on Friday,August 22, 2025 at 10:00am.Visita‐tionwillbegin at 9:00am until 10:00am.Internment: Mount Olivet Cemetery,400 Noman MayerAve,New Or‐leans,LA70122. Arrange‐ments entrustedtoD.W RhodesFuneralHome, 3933 WashingtonAve., NewOr‐leans,LA70125. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral. com to sign theonline guestbook,share memo‐riesand condolenceswith the family.

Franklin Sr., James Gregory

Dr.Gayle Williams Duskinwas born on Febru‐ary 20,1937 in New Or‐leans,Louisiana to thelate SisterLeola EillisWilliams and the late Hathaway “Curley”Williams. Theonly daughterinher family, she attendedBushKinder‐garten, JamesWeldon Johnson Elementary,and Gaudet EpiscopalHigh School before earningher Bachelor’sDegreeinSec‐ondaryEducation (English) fromDillard University,a MasterofArtsinTeaching fromTulaneUniversity, and a DoctorateinComposition and Rhetoric from Louisiana StateUniversity. A faithful member of FranklinAvenue Baptist Church,Dr. Gayleaccepted Jesus Christ at an early age,and herfaith guided her throughout herlife. She was unitedinmarriageto Richard Duskin forover55 years,and together they raisedthree children.Dr. Gayle’s lifelong passionfor education touchedcount‐lesslives.She taught at several New Orleans schools, served with the Teacher Center Staff Devel‐opment, andlater retired asprofessor andco-chair ofthe EnglishDepartment atbothDillard University and Southern University at New Orleans. Shewas a proud member of Eastern Star, Zeta PhiBetaSorority, the RedHat Society, and Gay Silhouettes. Knownfor her generous spirit,loveof people, andself-described wordsmith” nature,Dr. Gayle wasanavidreader, a nurturing presence,and a source of wisdom and kindnesstomany. Shewas calledhomeonWednes‐day,August6,2025, at her residence,surrounded by loved ones.She waspre‐ceded in deathbyher par‐ents,her husband Richard

away on August 17, 2025 at the ageof89. Shewas born onNovember10, 1935 in Laoag City,Philippines to the late Dr.Damasoand Paz Samonte. Ruth wasthe devoted wife of thelate Antonio S. Limjuco, Sr.Lov‐ing mother of Lisa Daous‐sis,DeniseHera(Jorge), Antonio Limjuco, Jr JonathanLimjuco (Linda) and MichaelLimjuco (Jen‐nifer). Proudgrandmother ofJenna,Christina,Caro‐line, Blake, Logan, Olivier and Samantha.Sisterof Helen Shippy Samonte, and the late Sigrid Verano, RobertSamonte,JackSa‐monte andJuanita Sa‐monte.Ruthisalsosur‐vived by Melissa Limjuco, and many nieces and nephews.Ambassador Limjuco wasa dedicated and tireless advocate for migrant womenworkers and children.Familyand friends areinvited to at‐tendthe visitation forRuth onFriday, August 22, 2025 from9:00a.m.until 1:00 p.m.atWestside/LeitzEagan FuneralHome, 5101 WestbankExpresswayin Marrero.Catholicservice willbegin at 1:00 p.m. and interment will immediately followatWestlawnCeme‐teryinGretna. Memories and condolencescan be sharedwiththe familyat www.westsideleitzeagan. com.

JamesGregoryFranklin, Sr. enteredeternal rest at his home on Thursday,Au‐gust7,2025, at theage of 72. He wasa native of Lower CoastAlgiers anda lifelongresidentofNew Orleans,LA. Jameswas a Retiree of theUnitedStates Air Force. Loving father of James G. Franklin,Jr. Son ofthe late Octave Franklin, Sr. andTheresa Noil Franklin. BrotherofLucille F.Jones (lateWilbert Jones,Sr.), DorisSanchez Alveris (lateWalter Alveris), Emelda Gabriel (Raymond),IrisBlack (Abraham),Theresa FranklinRoss(Mack III) BenjaminFranklin, Sr., Ray Anthony Franklin (Lavetta) and thelateOctave Franklin, Jr.Devoted Godfa‐therofLaTashiaFranklinWilliams (Joshua). Mr Franklinisalsosurvivedby a host of nieces,nephews, cousins,other relatives, and friends. Relativesand friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life at Robinson FamilyFuneral Home,9611 LA-23, Belle Chasse,LA 70037 on Thursday,August 21, 2025, at 1100 a.m. The visitationwillbegin at 9:30 a.m.until servicetime. In‐terment with military hon‐ors will be held on Friday, August22, 2025 at South‐eastLouisiana Veterans Cemetery, 34888 Grantham College Dr., Slidell, LA 70460 at 10 a.m. Funeral planningentrusted to RobinsonFamilyFuneral Home(504) 208-2119. For onlinecondolences,please visit www.robinsonfamilyf uneralhome.com. Face masks arerecommended

Patricia “Pat”Skornik Richardson, abeloved mother, teacher, andmen‐tor to so many,passed awaySunday, August 10, 2025. Patwas born on Feb‐ruary 1, 1950 in Queens, New York to thelateThad‐deusF.Skornik andthe late MaryHodnett Skornik. She isprecededindeath by her soulmateof48years William“Read”Richardson, her grandchildrenMatthew and ChaseCooper,her brotherRobertF.Skornik,

andher son-in-law David Sweitzer. Sheissurvived byher threegirls Lindsay Sweitzer, Christine Richardson(ChrisGainey), and MeganRichardson Menge (Chris Menge),as wellasher threegrandchil‐dren, Gradyand Lila Cooperand Jackson Sweitzer. Sheisalsosur‐vived by her2 siblings, Diane “Terry”Skornik and William“Billy”Skornik.Pat spent theearly yearsof her life in Long Island,New York, before moving to New Orleans, Louisiana duringhighschool. She wentontoattendthe Uni‐versity of Southwestern Louisiana in Lafayette where shemet theloveof her life,Read. Aftergradu‐ating,Pat returned to New Orleans where shebegan her lifelong passionof teaching. Herdedicationto her students wasunparal‐leled;she broughtwarmth, creativity, andcareto every classroomshe en‐tered.One of hermost cherished memories was the opportunity to teach her youngestdaughter, Megan,inbothpre-k and 1st gradeatUrsulineAcad‐emy in NewOrleans.Even‐tually,the familymoved to Covington,where Patcon‐tinuedher love forteach‐ing at OurLadyofthe Lake and latertoWoodlakeEle‐mentary.Her impact on generations of students willforever be atruetesta‐menttoher heartfor teachingand herunwaver‐ing commitment to nurtur‐ing others.Pat hada life‐longpassion forart.Inher early years, sheenjoyed working with watercolor and penand ink, oftencre‐ating beautifullydetailed invitations forcherished New Orleanseventslike the Sugarplumballand Celebration in theOaks. It wasafter retirement,how‐

ever,thatshe found her realpassion andlovefor oil painting,witha particu‐lar love forplein airpaint‐ing.Through

St.Paul’swithher grand‐son/godsonJackson,fol‐lowed by brunch with fam‐ily,and sharinglaughter and storieswithher dear friends in theirmonthly book club.BeforeRead’s passing,one of hergreat‐est joys wastheir annual staycationinNew Orleans, where they wouldrevisit favoritespots from her early yearslivinginthe FrenchQuarter.Theyalso loved hostingdinnerpar‐ties, welcomingloved ones totheir home,creatingun‐forgettable evenings filled withlaughter, love and beautifully prepared meals.Toher daughters, Pat wasa loving,devoted mother, always offering unconditional love and support.She empowered themtopursuetheir dreams, always readywith her gentle wisdom and heartfelt encouragement. Toher grandchildrenshe was their“Lolli”,a guiding light,a warm embrace, and the heartoftheir world. Her love forher family knewnobounds, andher presencewillforever echo intheir lives. Allwho were blessedtohavemet Pat knowthatshe always showedeveryonepurelove and kindness. Hersmile could lightupany room and youalwayslefther presencefeeling better thanbeforeyou sawher She wasthe embodiment ofhonesty,patience, and grace.Whereverwegoyou can be sure,inspiritwe shall neverbealone,be‐cause to us shewillalways behome. Mayher legacy liveonthrough herbeauti‐ful art, hertreasured recipes andthe many sto‐riesshe leaves behind.Let usall strive to carry for‐wardthe sunshine she brought into ourlives.May werememberher notas gone, butaslivingonin her hearts of everyone she touched,for nothingloved isevertruly lost.And Pat was deeply,deeplyloved May we find comfortin knowing sheisreunited withher onetruelove, watchingoverusall;hand inhand, from above. Dona‐tions canbemadetothe New OrleansArt Academy https://www.noafa.org/ giving.Friends andrela‐tives areinvited to attend a visitation at St.Peter’s Church,125 E. 19thAvenue Covington,Louisiana on Thursday,August21, 2025 at10:00 a.m. with Mass fol‐lowingat11:00 a.m. An in‐terment will follow in St JosephAbbeyCemetery. E.J.FieldingFuneralHome has been entrustedwith funeral arrangements.Her daughters askthatyou comedressedinyourfa‐voritebrightcolorstocele‐brate theirmom’s bright personality.The Richard‐son familyinvites youto share thoughts,fondest memories, andcondo‐lencesonlinevia theE.J FieldingFuneralHome Guest Book at www.ejfield ingfh.com

Sylvia John Roberson passedawayFriday, Au‐gust15, 2025 in Covington, Louisiana.Sylviawas born inFlushing, NewYorkon April 7, 1932. Shemoved withher familytoNew SmyrnaBeach,Florida in 1951. Sheissurvivedbyher children, KennethJ Blankenship andLinda Blankenship Moskau; grandchildren John Duke (Tina), KennethBlanken‐ship, TrinaBlankenship, MickeyMoore(Audrey), and RodrigoBlankenship (Logan);great grandchil‐drenJadiHartman (Todd), Shane Moore, andRocco Moore; great-greatgrand‐daughters Aubrey Folse and TatumHartman.She is alsosurvivedbyher sister, Marie Louise Ketcham (Richard),and hernieces, LisaRowlison(Kevin) and RosemaryJohn. Shewas precededindeath by her husband,GeraldD.Rober‐son,her parentsWilliam and FridaHandloser John, and siblings Fred and WilliamJohn. Sylvia began her bankingcareer at an early ageinNew York,and continued in NewSmyrna Beach until 1973whenshe moved to theNew Orleans area. Thereshe accepteda banking promotionatGulf South Bank in Gretna Louisiana.She remained in the bankingindustry, working forMerchants BankinKenner, Louisiana and WhitneyBankand Chase Bank in NewOr‐leans,Louisiana,retiringin 2012. Shetraveledtomany parts of thecountry while working andbeing associ‐ated with theAmericanIn‐

stituteofBanking,and out ofthe countryfor funand relaxation. Herveryfa‐voriteplace in theUnited Stateswas Pigeon Forge, Tennessee,where she spent many vacationswith her sister,daughter, and niece.Inaddition,she en‐joyed crafting,sewing, decorating, reading, and being surrounded by her family. Shealsoenjoyed spendingtimeand playing withher grand-dog, Muffin, who sheloved so much She will be missed tremen‐douslybyher family and all who knew andloved her.Inlieuof flowers, do‐nations in memory of Mrs. Robersonmay be made to a localpet rescue charity ofyourchoice. Relatives and friendsare invitedto attendthe visitation at E. J. FieldingFuneralHome, 2260 W. 21st Avenue,Cov‐ingtonLouisiana 70433 on Thursday,August21, 2025 from12:00 noon to 2:00 PM followed by intermentin Pinecrest Memorial Gar‐denslocated directly be‐hindthe funeralhome. The Robersonfamilyinvites you to sharethoughts, fondest memories,and condolences online at E. J. FieldingFuneral Home Guest Book at www.ejfield ingfh.com

Dwanda MarieTrask age 64,ofNew Orleans, Louisiana,passedaway peacefullysurrounded by familyonAugust10, 2025 She liveda remarkable life and waswellknownfor being adevoutChristian, beloved mother of two, and dedicated registered nurse.Dwandawas born in New Orleans, Louisianaon June 20,1961 to Elizabeth Trask andEli Washington She spenther earlyyears asa devotedlearner.A memberofthe Classof 1979, Dwanda wasa proud graduateofMcDonogh 35 SeniorHighSchool,where she excelled at playingthe clarinetand bassoon in the MarchingBand. Shepur‐suedhighereducation at the University of NewOr‐leans before completing her educationinregistered nursing at CharitySchool ofNursing in 1985. Over the courseofher forty-year ca‐reer in Laborand Delivery she supportedcountless familiesacrossthe coun‐try.Her professional excel‐lence wasdistinguished by her attention-to-detailand willingness to go above and beyond forher pa‐tients. Dwanda wasa self‐lessand nurturing mother toAshtonand Aysha, her pride andjoy.She instilled inthemthe values of fam‐ily,education,and strong workethic.A loverof music,shopping, and travel, Dwanda wasaffec‐tionately known forher fun-spirited personality and senseofadventure Her desire to sharepositiv‐ity andjoy with others was evident by herpassion for celebrating birthdays, holi‐days,and achievements

Dwanda wasa faithful Christian who cherished her Bibleand theteachings ofJesus Christ.She wasa memberatFranklinAvenue Baptist Church andre‐mainedsteadfastinher prayers,which broughther comfort andpeace.Asshe put it,Dwandasaw herself as“asoldier marching in the army of God” andone who “foughta good fight until theend.” HerChrist‐ian values informed every aspectofher life and strengthenedher during every season.Dwanda leavesbehinda legacy of love, strength,and com‐passion.She is survived by her son, Ashton Wright;her daughter, AyshaGibson; her mother,Elizabeth Trask Leslie;her sisters, Khadija (Corey) Trask-Wallaceand Dr. DioneWashington; her brothers, Byron(Drina) Trask,and GreggWashing‐ton;her nephew,Terrance Leonard;and ahostof other relativesand friends who will neverforgetthe loveshe broughttotheir lives.Dwandawas pre‐ceded in deathbyher fa‐ther, EliWashington; her sister, Jennifer TraskLeonard;and herbrothers, Maurice Washington,Larry Bassett, andAudreyBar‐rett. Though herearthly light hasdimmed, the brightglowofher love faith,and examplewill continue to shineinthe heartsofall who were blessedtoknowher.Rela‐tives andfriends of the familyare invitedtoattend her CelebrationofLifeSer‐viceatFranklinAvenue Baptist Church,8282 I-10 Service Road South, New Orleans,LA70126 on Thursday,August21, 2025 at10:00 AM.Visitationwill begin at 9:00 AM.Intern‐ment: Mount Olivet Ceme‐tery, NewOrleans,LA. Arrangementshavebeen entrusted to D.W. Rhodes FuneralHomelocated at 3933 Washington Ave.,New Orleans,LA70125. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral. com to sign theonline guestbook,share memo‐riesand condolenceswith the family.

SusanB.Vaughnpassed awaypeacefully on August 2,2025 at theage of 74. She was preceded in deathby her grandmother, Julia Morales Gauthreaux;her grandfather,LesterGau‐threaux;her mother,Lois Carmouche;her father,Ed‐wardBeasley;and her brother,DonaldCar‐moucheSr. Sheissurvived byher siblings:SandraB Watts,Carol B. Buckelew, and DannyCarmouche She is also survived by Diane G. Rodriguezand nu‐merouscousins as well as her dear friend,Nancy Aloisio.Susan wasbornin New Orleans, LA on Sep‐tember18, 1950 andwas a residentofKenner, LA.She retired from theU.S.Fifth Circuit CourtofAppeals after 38 yearsofservice Relativesand friendsare

invitedtoattend theFu‐neral Services at Garden of MemoriesFuneralHome& Cemetery, 4900 Airline Drive Metairie LA 70001 on Thursday,August21, 2025 Visitationwillbegin at 9:00 amwitha Mass starting at 11:00 am followed by inurn‐ment. To order flowersor offercondolences,please visit www.gardenofmem oriesmetairie.com

Walker,Debra P.

DebraP.Walkerwas borninNew Orleans, Louisiana,onOctober 13, 1956, to thelateWallace T. and LillyF.Patterson.She entered eternalreston Thursday,August7,2025, surrounded by herloving family. Debrawas born and raisedinNew Orleans, where shewas baptizedat St. FrancisdeSales Catholic Church.She grad‐uated from AlceeFortier SeniorHighSchool in 1976, thenattended Delgado Community Collegeand St MatthiasSchool of Typing After high school,Debra was unitedinHolyMatri‐monytoJockWalker, Sr and from this union came her twobeloved children JockWalker, Jr.and Trinice Walker. Debra'sworkethic was unmatched. In her early years, sheworkedat USF&G andYoung's Clean‐ers.She went on to dedi‐cate24years of serviceto CGI,where sheworked from2001 until herpassing in2025. To herfamilyand friends,she wasa loving mother, amazinggrand‐mother, andthe favorite aunt everyone clung to She wasaffectionately known as "Photo Deb" and "KodakDeb"because she never misseda chance to capture amoment. With her camera in hand anda smile on herface, she madesurememorieswere preserved.Her familywas her joyand peace. Debra was also thelifeofthe party.Whenshe walked in, the celebrationtruly began. With aLongIsland

in hand andone legkicked out,she wouldjoyouslyex‐claim,"Sanggthatmother father...!". Sheloved her jazzand lovedtodance withfavorites including Boney James, BrianCul‐bertson,RickBraun,and GroverWashington. Travel‐ing with hersiblingsand niecestojazzconcertsor Las Vegaswas oneofher greatestpleasures.She leavestocherish hermem‐ory hertwo children:Jock Walker, Jr.(Ashley)and Trinice Walker (Nolan Sr.) ; seven grandchildren: Ger‐ard Turner,HailinWalker, Rah'Yanna Clements Ra'Myri Sterling,Nolan Lawson, Jr Noah Lawson and Jock Walker,III ;one great-grandchild: Gerard Turner, Jr.; sixsisters:Lu‐cille P. Allen(Dwayne), MaryAnn West (Percy), Loretta Baker, Bernadette Gaines, Veronica P. Mitchell, andGilda P. Sanders ;fourbrothers: Wallace T. Patterson,Jr., Wayne E. Patterson (Lisa) JosephGaines, andDou‐glasGaines, Sr.(Addie) ; godchildren ;and ahostof nieces, nephews, greatniecesand nephews, and great-great-niecesand nephews.She is preceded indeath by herparents, Wallace T. andLilly F. Pat‐terson; hersiblings, Diane P.Harris, John E. Lemay, and Patricia Thomas;and her nephew,Jamal Baker. Debra's radiantspirit, boundless love forher family, andabilitytolight upany room will forever remaininthe hearts of all who knew her. Shetaught usthe importance of laughter, thevalue of fam‐ily,and thejoy of living life tothe fullest. Though her voice andpresencewillbe deeply missed, herlegacy oflove, joy, andunforget‐tablememorieswillliveon

in everystory shared every song played,and every phototaken.Rest well, Debra- our"Photo Deb," ourdancing queen, our foreverlight.Relatives and friendsofthe family are invitedtoattenda Fu‐neral ServiceatD.W RhodesFuneral Home,3933 WashingtonAve.New Or‐leans,La70125 on Friday August22, 2025 at 10:00 am. Visitation begins at 9:30am. Interment: Mount OlivetCemetery. Arrange‐ments by D. W. Rhodes Fu‐neral Home.Pleasevisit www.rhodesfuneral.com to signthe online guestbook. Funeralcan be live streamed@ www facebook.com/D.W.Rho desFuneralHome/live

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Don’t make levee inspections anothersource of storm stress

It is troubling that budget cuts could forcethe curtailing of U.S. Army Corps of Engineerslevee inspections, especially in New Orleans. Last week, the Corps announced thatreduced funding meant it would notbeable to conduct its regular, driving inspectionsofthe morethan 300 miles of levees in the New Orleansareathis yearornext. This week, however,the Corps said that ithad secured additional funding, and that the inspections would happen this year. The plans for 2026, however,remain uncertain. The Corps’ best practices urgethese to be done at least everytwo years, but they have been doing them yearly. Morerigorous inspections, which are conducted on foot, areusually done every five years and are plannedfor 2028. Special inspections will be conducted when required, officials have said The New Orleans area isn’t theonlyplace affected, either.Inspections of the morethan 3,100 miles of levee that protect Louisiana —the statewiththe most leveed area in thenation could also be reduced duetocuts.

The Corps has seen fundingfor theinspections go from an average of around$1million peryearto $764,000 in 2024 and $691,000this year.Inspections used to be donebymultiple engineers who would produce acomprehensive report. Last year,however,theyweredone by “two people, three at most,withbasically a twopage report, and you’re done,” aCorps spokesperson told this newspaper’sAlex Lubben. No one in Louisiana needs to be reminded of the catastrophic effects that aleveefailurecan bring. Corps vigilance on levee conditionhas been ahallmark of post-Katrinareforms. Any such curtailing of inspectionsonly compounds theseasonalworry that many of usfeel.

That vigilance grew out of thelessonslearned from the devastating breaches duringHurricane Katrina. Before thatstorm,levee inspectionsinNew Orleans were less rigorous. In one case, inspectorstook only aboutfive hoursto examine 100 miles of levees, for instance Afterward, the Corps vowed to do better. It said it would inspect levees closely andalso rate local levee boards and officials on theirattentiveness to flood protection.

We certainly understandnot just theimpulse, but the need to reduce the size of the federal government. We areglad, at least in the New Orleans area,that the twoauthoritiestasked with overseeing flood protection have vowedto keep inspections frequent and rigorous. But we worry that political turmoil, as we have seen on the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority-East this year,isbeginning to divertfocus fromthe effectivemaintenance of asystem that has failed before and is an existential need.

We are certain that no one, includingCorps leadership and Louisiana’selected officials, wants to see arepeat of what happened when the levees were not up to thetask.

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OPINION

Countryhas gone offthe rails, butit’snot to late

Food drops were planned for those starving in Gaza by Jordan and the UAE, while the UK, France, Germany and Italy held emergency calls.

The United States? President Donald Trump will burn 500 tons of food meant to feed millions of children. Foryears, USAID has purchased millionsoftons of food from American farmers, sending American-grown food to save vulnerable children around the World. Burning the food will cost taxpayers an estimated $130,000.

In an interview withaspecial forces guy who helped save an Afghantranslatorand helped get him out, he said he has been splitting his retirement with the translator.Trump plans to “reward” the Afghanfor his service to the U.S. Army by deporting him to the Taliban to face torture and execution.

According to U.S. News &World Report, immigration agents told ateenage U.S. citizen, “You’ve got no rights,” as he secretly recorded his brutal arrest.

Trump’smegabill is projected to add $3.4 trilliontothe debt while increasing

to fix it

by 10 million the number of peoplewithout healthinsurance, as estimated by the Congressional Budget Office, hurting the poor while benefiting the ultra-rich. No RobinHood here. Nor what would Jesus do.

TheTrump administration plans to burn nearly $10 million in contraceptives for poor nations, decliningoffers from the U.N. to buy or ship supplies. Instead, let themget AIDS or have children they can’tsupport and starve.

Then there’s chaos from tradedebacles and lies thatU.S.consumerswon’tbe paying those tariffincreases.

When even Canada is booing ournational anthem, it’sanother exampleofthe lie thatthe U.S. is respected worldwide.

These are not actions of our Christian nation. Make America great, huh? Quite the opposite. It’s despicableand notwhat America stands for If you believe in the soul of America, let’sregain it.Let’s benefit allofhumanity and America.

TERRYGRUNDMANN Kenner

Coverage of warinGazalacks balance

Imust say,I have grown rather weary of opening to the second page of the front section of your publication and all toofrequently seeing something about how Israel is harming Palestinians. I would say this happens on average five days out aweek. Are youplanning on dubbing this page the “Israel harms Palestinians page?” It certainly seems so.

July 10: Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza

July 13: 59 Palestinians and in Gaza killed by airstrikes, shot

July 14: Israeli strikes kill at least 32 in Gaza

July 15: Israeli strikes kill at least 31 in Gaza, officials say July 16: Healthofficials: Israeli strikes kill over 90

July 20: Israeli troops kill 32, Gaza officials say July 21: Officials: 85 seeking aid killed in Gaza

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting should have spun off NPR Radio and thePBS News Hour intoanother company It could get funding from leftleaning foundations, and the apolitical documentaries, Masterpiece Theater, Nature, local programming and the

July 22: Israeli forces push intocentral Gaza City July 23: (demotedtopage 5A) Forces kill over 1,000 aid-seekers, report says What’supwith Hamas these days? Do theystill want to wipeout allJewish people? Are theykillinginnocent Israeli adultsand children alike? Are theyshielding themselveswithinnocent Palestinians so thatthey can remainunharmed, starving them and leavingthem without medical aid?

What about the Israeliand American hostages theyhave heldsinceOctober 2023 who have not yet been released? Perhaps you should keep us moreinformed about what thisterrorist groupis doing these days. Ithink that we can all agree thatthis situation is horrific,but let’skeep abalance, shallwe?

SUSAN C. LEVIN

Metairie

like could persuade Congress to fund them separately.The newsshowshave dragged down theentire enterprise. Has anyone noticed that in the online appeals for funding, local stations never mention NPR?

SALLY REEVES

NewOrleans

In rewriting history, Trumpchanges what it meansto be American

The July 24 newspaper reports that six Southern states, led by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, are forming an accreditation system forcolleges and universities that will set standards forcourses in anti-equity,diversity and inclusion. Also in the news, national parks have been directed by executive order to rewrite any “negative” history (I already witnessed the rewrite last month along the Natchez Trace). Any mention of the Trail of Tears, of slavery, etc., must be rewritten to include “merit.”

The direction our country is now taking has been set. Icannot fathom whywehave becomeso cruel. Maybe it’sasign when we elect leaders whohave been convicted of various crimes, including sex assaults. Maybe it’sasign when we elect leaders whobully and create AI videos of former presidents being arrested. Maybe it’sasign when we elect leaders whowish to rewrite history,turning the pages to appeal to their own selfish needs.

Iagree with both Angele Givens of New Orleans, whowrote the letter,“What would Jesus think of Alligator Alcatraz,” and Cindy Kendall of Youngsville, who wrote, “Treat prisoners as you would wanttobetreated.”

“Jesus loves us all. and led by his love Iwill also love. though my heart is broken.”

Iadd my voice to both Givens and Kendall.

SANDRA EVANS Baton Rouge

Writer didn’t realize what hiswords revealed aboutRepublicans

In Adrian Bruneau’srecent letter to the editor he gave a complete and accurate description of the current Republican Party.However,hestated he was describing “the left.” Perhaps he should ask the editor to print a correction, replacing “the left” with the Republican Party LINDARAFF NewOrleans

COMMENTARY

BEHIND THEHEADLINES THE CASE AGAINST LATOyA CANTRELL

With criminal charges, private turmoilbecomes public

Last week, LaToya Cantrell became the first sitting New Orleans mayor to face criminal prosecution when afederal grand jury handed up an 18-count indictment against her and her former New Orleans Police Departmentbodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie. Cantrell was charged with 11 of those counts for offenses ranging from conspiracy to wire fraud to obstruction, all for actions centered aroundthe pair’salleged relationship, the time they spent together while he wasdrawing public pay and their city-funded travel together.Columnists Stephanie Grace, Will Sutton and Clancy DuBos recently shared their reactions to the indictment. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity

Grace: My first question is, what were your initial thoughtsafter seeing the indictment Friday?

DuBos: To me, the big picture is that it is acautionarytale, a reminder that the cover-upisalways worse than the crime. That, of course, assumes that the feds will be able to prove what they allege. It’sinteresting that the U.S. Attorney emphasized thisis not about sex or romance. This is about covering up and lying to the FBI, lying to the grandjury and cheating the taxpayers outof money.The defense, of course, will say yes, but the germination of all of this is two people whofell in love and who felt that it was private.

Sutton: It’ssad and disappointing as acitizen of the city of New Orleans. It’ssad and disappointing as aBlack man who wants to see great success for Black folks at various levels of government, local, regional, state and national. And it’sparticularly sad anddisappointing because we’relosing another Black female mayor who had so much promise. When you look at the national landscape, Ithink back to The New York Times story in the fall of 2021, when eight Black female mayors made the paper because there were eight Black female mayors, which was areally big deal. But one by one, they have been slipping away,

Grace: Cantrell called them her sister mayors. She really felt that she was part of amovement nationally

DuBos: It reminds us that,as Martin Luther King Jr.said, the arc of the moral universeislong. There are gains and setbacks, and then gains and setbacks. Oneof those setbacks, even if she’sacquitted, is that whenever Cantrell passesaway,the lead paragraph in her obituary is going to be “the mayor who was indicted ”

Grace: Ithink also that shehas hadalot of difficulties, totally separate from that

DuBos: Yes. Let’sbebrutally honest and put asidemomentarily the Black female part of it —yeah, her wounds are largely selfinflicted.

Grace: So my reaction was how intensely personalthe case is, and how painful it must be for her to see all this in public. But, you know,the indictment includescharges of conspiracy Aconspiracy is astory,one that pulls together alot of different narrative elements. It’snot just that this check was passed or that expense was claimed, it’s

the wholeball of wax, and the ballofwax includes apicture of two peoplewho weremarried to other people at thetime, met at work andapparently did alot of incredibly unwise things. It’s in the indictment that people warned them, and they turned on the people whowarned them and punished them.

It’salmost like abeach read or a Lifetime movie.

DuBos: No, this is Shakespearean, when you consider that she was apowerfulperson.It’sa theme that runs through most of Shakespeare’splays.

Sutton: It remindsmeofvarious relationships that I’vehad along the way.There wassomuch fire in the relationship.And it really took over me in alot of ways, and Ihad to pull myself back into reality aboutwhat it was and what it was not

Grace: It affects your judgment

Let’sget to what Cantrell and Vappieare accused of doing here.

The U.S.Attorney saidthis is not aboutarelationship; this is about undermining thepublic trust. This is aboutcriminal charges that involve things like payroll fraud,allegations that Vappie was

spending time with themayor drinking alcohol, which is improper when he was supposed to be guarding her.Inside thePontalba apartment, as opposed to outside. We have moredetails of the trips to places like Scotland and Martha’sVineyard and Napa Valley, where there was apicture posted and somebody warned the mayor to takethe picture down, and she attacked that person. All while drawing down on public funds.

And, of course, all while she was seemingly prioritizing things other than her job,which is not acrimebut certainly something that the public has noticed.

So, how bad is all this?

DuBos: It gets back to which narrative you believe, and which the jury will believe. Remember,a unanimous verdict is required, so all it takes is one person to say, “Wait aminute, this is all about punishing them because they were caught. They got busted and they were ashamed.”

Grace: They were using WhatsApp and they thought their messages weregone. In fact,the feds have 15,000 of them from a period of eight,nine months.

Dubos: Well, that’sanother lesson

that everybody should take. If the feds want to find it, they’re going to find it.Nothing ever goes away

Grace: And that’sthe basis for someofthe charges, because they compared those messages to what Cantrell and Vappie told investigators andthe grand jury.As you said, back to the cover-up.

There’sanother case involving a building inspector named Randy Farrell, whoischarged with basically bribing someone who sounds alot like the mayor,and that has been sitting out there. Butthat’s not in this indictment. What do you allmake of that?

DuBos: Ithink it’sbecause bribing amayor with aticket to a Saintsplayoff gameissopetty that the public would say,“Oh, get over yourself.” Just doesn’tseem like there’senough gravity there.

Sutton: Iagree with Clancy on that. For the mostpart, the feds don’tbring up an indictment with the grand jury unless they feel like they have astrong case. Doesn’tmean they’ll winorwin on every count, but they’re not

in the business of just throwing stuff out there to see what sticks, generally But Iwould like to remind us that there are other instances, and again, this is in the realm of Black politics, like Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, whohad to leave office back in 2008 after being convicted on state charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. But then it wasn’tover So he serves alimited number of days, but then years later,hegets convicted on an additional set of federal charges.

Grace: We’ve seen superseding indictments in anumber of Louisiana public corruption cases. I’m not saying it will happen here. It’s where the feds maybe hope somebody will plead guilty but they don’t. Or maybe somebody else decides to cooperate, and they get moreinformation and they come back with morecharges. It’s not outside the realm of possibility here.

DuBos: The U.S. Attorney,in the course of his announcement, stressed in fact that this is an ongoing investigation, and at least twice he madearequest that if anybody out there has atip, to call. Idon’twant to speculate, but it’sfactually correct to say it is a possibility here.

Grace: OK,let’sturn to politics. What does this mean for what we’ll see of Cantrell the next five months before she leaves office?

DuBos:She’salready in the bunker mode, and has been in the bunker modefor awhile. On the other hand, she could also feel, in alittle bit of astrange, ironic way, liberated. OK,well, now Iknow what it is.

If Iwere her lawyer,the first thing I’demphasize is: Don’t let the client talk. So she could just get back to cutting ribbons and making announcements and saying, “I will only entertain questions about this.”

Grace: Ithink the general sense of the city is that she’skind of done anyway.You’re not going to see new initiatives or arace to the finish. Remember how Mitch Landrieu counted downthe days, with the idea that he had so much he wanted to do? That’snot the sense you get from Cantrell. Her top aides are leaving. They have to put together abudget. Beyond that, do we see anything?

Sutton: One of the things that happens in asecond term, generally,particularly the last several months, is looking at legacy.Certainly,the indictment is going to be apart of Cantrell’s legacy,wanted or not. But if I’m the incumbent mayor,there are still things Ican get done with and through other people. And I’mgoing to workwith whoever wants to workwith me. But that’s not going to be an approach that she’ll be able to use if she is going to, let’ssay,bebrash and adversarial.

Grace:Ofcourse, we’ve seen this incredibly adversarial environment with her and the City Council lately,with twocouncil members running formayor Last topic: Could this backfire? Iwas talking to afriend last night who, first words out of her mouth, said, “This is BS. She’sbeing prosecuted forhaving sex.”

Sutton: Right. And then I’ve heard anumber of people say,“Is this all you got?”

DuBos: Icould see (Cantrell lawyer) Eddie Castaing’sclosing argument being essentially,“Hasn’t she been punished enough already?”

Grace: But it’sall in the context that these are serious allegations. the retribution and the lying and allegedly improper use of public money.That’snot nothing. DuBos: And that’sthe feds’ closing argument.

NewOrleans Forecast

SPORTS

Sumrall: Tulane’sschedulenot idealin’25

BY GUERRYSMITH

Contributing writer

Speaking Tuesdaymorning after practice, Tulane footballcoach

Jon Sumrall clarified hisstatement from alocal radio show on Monday when hesaidhedid not know why the Green Wave and LSUdid notplay eachother in footballand added he wantedto face the Tigers.

He explained he simply was responding to aquestion on 106.7FM, The Ticket about Tulane’s nonconference schedule rather

than bringing it up himself and was not takingashot at LSU.

Hisbeefiswiththisyear’snonconference schedule.The Wave is theonlyGroup of Five school playing threePower Four opponents andzero FCS opponents, getting Northwesternand Duke at home and OleMiss andSouth Alabama on the road.

SouthFlorida, Ohioand Kent State —the other GroupofFive teamswith threePower Four opponents —also all have an FCS opponent.

In Sumrall’sview,which he has

stated before, Tulane’sgauntlet is not the ideal route to aCollege Football Playoffberth. “The most clear and natural path to the playoff truthfully is oneFCS game, twogood G5 games andgoplay the biggest P4 youcan,like themostknown commodity,” he said. “The schedules getdone years in advance, but if you said, ‘Hey,in2029, what’sa greatTulaneschedule?’ Whynot an in-state FCS, two regionalG5s and the closest SEC team.Why not play LSU? That’s agreatgame. It’sgot history.Ifweplay that

‘Not hidinganything’

PHOTO By BRETTDUKE

Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler runs intothe end zone for atwo-point conversion to tie the game against theJacksonville Jaguars on Sundayatthe Caesars SuperdomeinNew Orleans.

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Anyone interested in theSaintswantsto know who will win the team’s quarterback battle —eventhose in coach KellenMoore’s ownhome.

Broncos at Saints. NOON SATURDAy, WVUE

“My kids included,” Moore said with alaugh. “It’s afun conversation. They’ve got advice about everything.”

Despitethe curiosity Mooresaidthe Saintshave yet to decide on a starter —even as the final few quarterback battles around the league have concluded. On Tuesday,the Indianapolis Colts named DanielJones their starter over AnthonyRichardson. Aday earlier,the Cleveland Browns announced veteran Joe Flaccobeatout Shedeur

game in Baton Rouge, then we’ll playour home game in the (CaesarsSuperdome)ifthey want to play in the Dome.”

Tulane’snonconference schedule is set through 2027, including games at Duke and Kansas State in 2026 withnoFCS opponent Sumrall is not thrilled with that one, either,because teamsrarely are rewarded for losing regardless of the quality of opposition. He pointed to Liberty’seasypath to the Group of Five’smajor bowl

ä See TULANE, page 4C

Tigers arranging newdepth on defense

BY WILSONALEXANDER Staff writer

Whenever Brian Kelly talks aboutthe LSU defense this year,he touts its improved depth. He can see it in the defensive line rotationsand positionbattles in the secondary.LSU hasoptionsthatit didn’thave before, creating competition in spotswhere the team used to be thin.

“I certainly love the depth that we really haven’thad over the first three years,” Kelly said. With the improvements to the roster, the LSU defense has impressed throughout preseason practice. It hasmadeitdifficult for the offense to move the ball, andwhile that could be indicative of an offensive issue,there is optimismaboutthe defense going into the second season under defensive coordinator BlakeBaker In Baker’sfirst year,the Tigers madeareasonable jump after bringing back most of the players from ahistorically baddefense in 2023. Now,after adding several experienced transfers and developing some youngerplayers, LSU may have adefense that can actually dictategames.

“It’sclose.We look at everyaspect of this quarterback situation. It’s really,really close.”

measuring stick.

KELLEN MOORE, Saintscoach

Sanders, Kenny Pickett andDillon Gabriel to wintheir job.

That leaves New Orleanswith the last remaining quarterback battle, but the Saints areinnorushtojudgment, Moore said

He also said Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough again rotated repswith thestarters in practiceTuesday. Andthe Saints will use this week leadingtoSaturday’s preseason finale against the Denver Broncos as another

“It’sclose,” Moore said. “Welook at every aspect of this quarterback situation. It’sreally,really close. Numbers,experience reps, everything. It’sgoingall theway back to the startoftrainingcamp. Everything is very, very close between this group.”

Moore said the Saints haven’tdecided on playing time yet for the quarterbacksagainst theBroncos, but he indicated the quarterbacks have some “excellent work coming their way”—including thegame.

The preseason stats reflect just howclose the competition hasbeen.

In two games, Rattler hasthrown for 252 yards,one touchdownand an interception on 25-of-34 passing. Therookie Shough has

haven’tdecided on astartingquarterback yet ä See SAINTS, page 3C

FedEx Cup’spathclear,significance not

Here is aprojected defensive depth chart with less than two weeks until LSU plays its season opener against Clemson Defensiveend

Starters: Jack Pyburn (Sr.) andGabriel Reliford (Soph.)

Rotation: Patrick Payton(R-Sr.) and Jimari Butler(R-Sr.)

Also: Kolaj Cobbins (R-Fr.) Pyburn alreadyisknown for being able to set theedge, andhe showed some progress as apass rusher.Hewill start on oneside, andReliford andPaytoncould rotate on theother.Relifordhas gottena lotoftimewith the first-team defense as he headsinto hissecond year.Paytonwill playa lot, even though he hasn’tflashed yet. Defensivetackle

Starters: Bernard Gooden (R-Sr.) andDominickMcKinley (Soph.)

Rotation: Ahmad Breaux (Soph.) andJacobianGuillory (R-Sr.)

ATLANTA— How to win the FedExCup has neverbeenmore clear Scottie Schefflerleads a30-man fieldat theTour Championship. They play 72 holes at EastLakeand whoever has the lowest score gets $10 million in official prize money, an official victory and world ranking points. Except for the big boost in prize money,it’sno different from how theTour Championship was before words like “points” and“playoffs”entered the golf vernacular And that’swhy the significance of winning the FedEx Cup has never been moreconfusing.

Scheffler hashad the best season.Hehas twiceasmanyFedEx Cuppoints as Rory McIlroy,twice as many majors (2-1)and two more wins. But now the FedEx Cup —de-

by

ground. Can it be aseason-long competition if the winner Sunday hadn’twon atournament all year?

“Yeah, you’re definitely theFedEx Cup champion,” said Patrick Cantlay,who hasn’t won atournament all year.“Ithink at this point,ifyou played awhole year and get into theTour Championship with the 30 best guys who have

like Chris Gotterup had at theScottish Open. Both are outside the top 20 in the FedEx Cup, happy and deserving to be at East Lake.

See FEDEX, page 6C

Gooden quickly earned astarting roleafter transferring from South Floridainthe spring. He has a quick first step and playswitha lot of energy, makinghim apreseason standout.LSU haspaired him with McKinley on thestartingdefense, but it’s going to rotatethe topfour. Breaux has been productive,and Guillory said he has fully healed from historn Achilles.

Linebacker

Starters: West Weeks (R-Sr.) and Whit Weeks(Jr.)

Backups: Davhon Keys (Soph.) and TylenSingleton (R-Fr.)

Whit Weeks has been limited at times as LSUmanages his workload comingoff an ankleinjury in theTexasBowl, butthere doesn’t seem to be anyconcern thathewill be readyfor the opener.Next to him, the decision to redshirt West Weeks last year looks like agood

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NFLstars areunder pressure

Fields amongthose whohavethe most to provethisseason

BY DENNIS WASZAK JR. AP pro football writer

The pressure is on several bigname NFL players as they enter aseason thatwill go along way toward determining their playing futures.

New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields is getting another chanceasa starter on histhird team in five years, this time looking to help end the league’slongest active playoff drought at 14 seasons.

Jacksonville QB Trevor Lawrence got ahugepayday before last season —afive-year,$275 million contractextension,including $142 million guaranteed —but struggled with injuries andinconsistency as the Jaguars missed the postseason.

San Franciscorunning back Christian McCaffrey,Dallas wide receiver George Pickensand Atlanta tight end Kyle Pitts are among ahandful of NFLstars with somethingtoprove because of injuries, mediocre play or needing to justify big contracts.

Justin Fields, Jets Fields wasafirst-rounder in 2021 by Chicago, which hoped he was the Bears’ franchise quarterback. He was gone after just three seasons, sent to Pittsburgh wherehewent 4-2 for an injured Russell Wilson before headingto the bench for the veteran. He now is replacing Aaron Rodgers with the Jets, who signed him to atwo-year,$40 million deal, installed him as their starter and believe his dual-threat playmaking ability is aperfect fit for their new-look offense.

Trevor Lawrence,Jaguars

The No. 1overall pickinthe 2021 draft went to the Pro Bowl as an alternateinhis second season with abreakout year,but he hasn’t been able to match that success. Lawrence played in only 10 games last season because ofa shoulder injury and then aconcussion.

He is playing for anew coach in Liam Coen and is still considered apotential franchise quarterback.

Two-way rookie sensationTravis Hunter should help, but Lawrence’s health and consistency are

Newyork Jets quarterback Justin Fields looks to pass against the Newyork Giants during apreseason game on Saturday in East Rutherford, N.J.

thekey to theJaguars’ success on offense.

ChristianMcCaffrey,49ers

The2023 AP Offensive Player of the Year has proven himself before, bouncing back from injuries to become adominant playmaker McCaffrey will need to do it again for the 49ers, and this time is coming off aseason marredbyknee and Achilles tendon issues. And, he’s 29, an age when manyrunning backsstart to decline. McCaffrey has looked like himself during the summer and another reboundseason could help the 49ers get back to theplayoffs.

J.J. McCarthy,Vikings

The10thoverall pick in last year’sdraft, J.J. McCarthy very well could’ve been Minnesota’s starter as arookie if not for aknee injury in the preseason opener that sidelined him the rest of the season.Sam Darnold stepped in and had the best year of his career.But the Vikings decided to notre-signDarnold, whosigned athree-year,$100.5million contract with Seattle.Minnesota has turned its offense over to McCarthy,who needs to reward their faith by being acapable leader for aplayoff-ready team.

Geroge Pickens,Cowboys

In May,Dallas acquired the

2022 second-round pick from Pittsburgh to be itsNo. 2receiver and complement CeeDee Lamb as Dak Prescott’sprimary options in thepassing game. Pickenswas aplaymaker for theSteelers, butnot enough with just one season of 60 or more catches and1,000 yards receiving, bothin2023. His frustration over alack of targets,penalties and sideline outbursts also helped makehis stay in Pittsburgh short Kyle Pitts, Falcons PittscametoAtlanta as the highest-selected tight end in NFL draft history at No. 4overall.His mix of speed, size and physicality had the Falcons daydreaming of mismatches all over thefield. Instead, Pitts has failedtobe that consistently dominant force. He has topped 60 catches and 1,000 yards receiving just once, both in his first season. Pitts is in thefinal year of his rookie contract.

Kayvon Thibodeaux,Giants

The pass rusher’sname came up in trade rumors during the offseason, particularly after the Giants draftedPennState edge rusher Abdul Carter withthe third overall pick. New York insisted it wanted to keep Thibodeaux— the Giants pickeduphis fifth-year contract option —tocomplement asolid pass rush rotation. Thibodeaux, a

first-rounder in 2022, is coming off aseason with just 51/2 sacks but insists his goalentering every year is to set thesingle-season record.

CalebWilliams, Bears

The first overall pick last year is entering only his second NFLseason, but all eyes have been on him in Chicagowith new coach Ben Johnson taking over Williamsput up solid numbers as arookie with 3,541yards passing, 20 TDs and only six interceptions. But he took waytoo many sacks— aleague-high 68. Some of the blame wasonthe offensive line, which has been upgraded, but Williams also routinely held theball too long.

BryceYoung,Panthers

The No. 1overall pickin2023 hadthe expected up-and-down struggles of arookie QB but was benched last season in favorof Andy Dalton after just twogames. Young regained the starting role after five games when Dalton went down with an injury and finishedona positive note with seven TD passes and no INTswith three rushing scores in his final three games, including twoovertime wins.

He needstobuild on thatto erase anydoubt the Panthers have about theirlong-term plans at quarterback.

ColtsnameJones opening-daystarter

No.4 pick in 2023 draftRichardson will back himup

BY MICHAEL MAROT AP sportswriter

INDIANAPOLIS Daniel Jones chose the Indianapolis Colts because he wanted achance to prove he could still be astarting NFL quarterback.

The gamble paid off Tuesday when coach Shane Steichen announced that Jones would start the Sept. 7season opener against Miami, beating out Anthony Richardson, who just two years ago was dubbed the franchise’s quarterback of the future.

The reason: consistencyand accuracy.“The operation at the line, discernment, checks, theprotection, the ball placement, Ithink all of that played afactor in it,” Steichen said. “I think Daniel did agreat job doing that.” Steichen hinted adecision was coming soon after Saturday’s23-19 loss to Green Bay in the Colts’ only home preseason game.

On Monday,hemet withteam co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordonand general managerChris Ballard before informing the two quarterbacks and the restofthe team Tuesday before he wentpublic Ballard and Steichen also know this is acritical season fortheir futures with the franchise, which has missed the playoffs four straight seasons, and they’re not about to

Indianapolis Coltsquarterback Daniel

apreseason game against theGreen BayPackers on SaturdayinIndianapolis.

put Jonesona shortleash. ForJones,the decision capsa harrowing nine-month journey in which he lost the starting job with the New York Giants, then sought and was grantedhis release.

TheMinnesota Vikings signed himfive days later, but Jonesnever took asnap for ateam thatlostto theLos Angeles Rams in the wildcard round. Instead of re-signing him, theVikings allowed Jones to test free agency.Hewound up signing aone-year,$14 million contract with Indy because of the opportunity to compete with Richardson,the No. 4overall pickinthe 2023 draft,for the starting job.

“Thatwas obviouslyabig piece of why Icame here —toplay and be on the field, to be withthis group,” Jones said.“AndI think there’salot to be excited about.” Jones has thrown for 14,582

yards with70TDs and 47 interceptions since being theGiants’ selectionatNo. 6overall in 2019. He finished last season with2,070 yards, eight TDs and seveninterceptions in 10 games withthe Giants.

For Richardson, it’sanother setbackinashort career definedby injuries,missed games and blown opportunities. The Coltstook Richardson to end therevolving door at quarterback. Indy hada differentopening-day starter everyyear from 2017-23. Richardsonended that streak last year.But Richardson made only four starts as arookie before needing season-ending shoulder surgery.Last year,injuries cost himfourmorestartsand he was benched for two games after pulling himself out of agame because he said he needed abreather

While Richardsonhas provided

All-Star pitcher deGrom to miss startfor Rangers

The TexasRangers aregoing to skip Jacob deGrom’sscheduled startthis week because of shoulder fatigue, but the club said it is merely managing his workload andheisnot expected to spend timeonthe injured list.

The five-time All-Star,who was supposed to start Wednesday night in Kansas City,was examined in TexasbyDr. KeithMeister,and the checks came back clean. That meansdeGrom could makehis next start as soon as next week.

The two-time NL Cy Young Awardwinnerhas pitched1401/3 innings across24starts this season, going 10-5 with a2.76 ERA. That is by far the most innings deGrom has thrown since2019, when he eclipsed200 for athird consecutive year with the New York Mets.

Rams QB Stafford practices for 2nd timeinpreseason

Matthew Stafford went through his second practiceofthe summer with the RamsonTuesday, and coach Sean McVay seemed encouraged by his starting quarterback’sprogress in his recovery from an injured disk in his back.

McVayremains cautiously optimistic aboutStafford’sprogress after missing allofthe Rams’ two-week training camp at Loyola Marymount University andthe past twoweeks of preseason work while balancing it with an awareness anysortoftwinge or soreness could reset the quarterback’s progress.

McVaysaidStafforddid more in termsofchallenging himself against alive pass rush. Stafford could share his assessment forthe first timelater this week.

Dolphins sign Judon and add CB Dantzler

The Miami Dolphins made their signing of ProBowloutside linebacker Matthew Judon official Tuesday after working out the veteran the daypriorand added cornerback depth by signing veteran Cameron Dantzler Judon adds another skilled player to an already deep edge rushing unit. Judonhad 41 tackles, 51/2 sacks and an interception returned for a touchdown in 15 starts forthe Atlanta Falcons last year

Dantzler wasathird-round pick by the Vikings in 2020 and had 149 tackles and three interceptions in three seasons with Minnesota, but he hasnot playedfootballsince the 2023 season withNew Orleans. The Saints signed him to their practice squad and he appeared in twogames that season.

Pacers, coach Carlisle agree to multi-year extension

The Indiana Pacers rewarded coach RickCarlisle witha multiyear contract extension Tuesday following theteam’ssurprising run to the NBAFinals.

Team officials made the announcement but provided no additional details about contract terms.

glimpses of the strong armand impressive runs that impressed Indy’sscouts whenhewas playing for the Florida Gators, he’sonly 8-7 as an NFL starter —and has been unable to finish some of those games because of injuries.

In 2024, Richardson completed 47.7% of his throws, the lowest percentage of any regular starter in the league, and had 12 interceptions and eight touchdown passes. That’swhy the Colts wanted the competition. Richardson worked on his footworkinhopes of improving his accuracy during the offseason, andwhile many of histeammates thought this was thebesthe’d looked in histhree training camps, it wasn’tgood enough.

“I feel like Idid improve,” Richardson said. “My improvement was there, but there are still ways Ican improve, still ways Ican become abetter player,becomea starterinthe league.”

It’s hardlythe first time ahigh draft pick hasfallen on hard times early in hiscareer.Richardson becomes the fifth top-10 pick who has not startedthe opener of their third season. Carson Wentz in 2018 and Michael Vick in 2003 were out because of injuries while Trey Lance in 2023, JoshRosen in 2020 and Matt Leinart in 2008 did not win the starting job.

And despite making the decision, Steichen insisted Indy continues to believeRichardson still has a bright future in the league,especially with the Colts.

The 65-year-old Carlisle seems to be rejuvenated in his second stint with the Pacers.

He first took theIndiana job in 2003, and four seasons later,he was fired. After taking ayear off from coaching, the New York state native was hired by the Dallas Mavericks.

Carlislebecamethe longesttenured, winningest coach in franchise history,going 555-478 in 13 seasons while leading the Mavs to the NBAcrownin2010-11.

Five-time All-Star Wall announces retirement

John Wall is retiring after 11 NBA seasons. Wall, 34, played most of his career with the Washington Wizardsafter they made him the first overall pick in the 2010 draft out of Kentucky.The five-timeAll-Star point guard finisheshis NBA career with averages of 18.7 points and8.9 assists per game.

Wall played most of his career with the Washington Wizards, but also played forthe Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Clippers. In his best season,heaveraged 23.1 points and 10.7 assists forthe Wizards in 2016-17 andwas named AllNBAthird team

Wall was one of the fastest, most athletic point guards during his prime. He wasanelite defender, making the All-Defensive second team in 2015.

NEWORLEANSSAINTS

Rookie RB Neal hopestoplayvs. Broncos

BY LUKE JOHNSON and MATTHEW PARAS Staff writers

Every preseason game is abig one for the players who are fighting for roster spots, but thisSaturday’stilt against the Denver Broncos is especially crucialfor one member of the New Orleans Saints rookie class

Notebook

Running back Devin Neal,the Saints’sixth-round selection in thespring, is working hisway back from ahamstring injury that sidelined himfor both of the team’s first two exhibition games. Saturday will be his lone chance to show what he can do in agame setting —assuming he can play

Neal was back at practice Tuesday for the first time since early August.

“It’sbeen achallenge for Devin, for all of us,” coach KellenMoore said. “I think Devin has just been wantingtogoout there so bad. Buthe wasabletopractice in alimited role today,which is awesome, he took the first big step.

“We’ll see if he’sable to build it in the next couple days and (be) in a position to play this Saturday.” Neal enjoyed arecord-setting career at Kansas, setting the school’s all-time rushing mark with 4,343 yards on the ground. He also missed just one game in his college career because of an injury

“Sitting out and watching is not familiar territory for me,” Neal said. “It was really weird, Ididn’t like it, so Iwas working really hard to get back and do the thing Ilove.” Neal knows he has abig opportunity ahead of him Saturday.The Saints currently have aglutofoptions for depth behind starter Alvin

Kamara,agroup that includes aformerhighSaintsdraft pick (Kendre Miller), afew established veterans (Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Cam Akers) and one of training camp’s pleasant surprises (Velus Jones). All of theaforementioned players have beenable to showwhat they can do in live game action to this point,while Neal has been limitedtoafew padded practices. Against theBroncos, he hopes to display his multifacetedskills —in pass protection, as areceiverand also as arunner

“That’sjust showing that you’re aball player,honestly,” Neal said.

“Making plays, making guys miss,

running hard andphysical —that’s what being arunning back is.”

Funnytiming

Luke Fortner wasn’tfar removed from leaving New Orleans when he heard thenews.

Theoffensivelinemanhad played aroad game against the NewOrleans Saints hours earlier, but he still made the flight back with theJacksonvilleJaguars

Shortly after landing, Fortner wasonthe team bus when he was told he needed tobeseen in an executive’soffice as soon as they got back to theJaguars’ facility He was being traded to the Saints

Ex-SaintsDTSaunders

BY MARK LONG AP pro football writer

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Khalen

Saunders was playing Fortnite with friends at home Sunday evening whenNew Orleans Saints coach Kellen Moore called to deliver the trade news. “Where to?” Saundersreplied. Jacksonville.

“The (team) we just played?” Saunders added. “It was asurprise.”

The postgamedealsent Saunders,a two-time Super Bowl champion nose tackle with Kansas City,to the Jaguars in exchange for backup center Luke Fortner.The trade had been in the works for days, long before the teams played to a 17-all tie in the Superdome on Sunday.Jacksonville had been looking to strengthen its defensive front while New Orleans was in the market foroffensive line depth.

Now both players are getting afresh start with a much better chance of making an opening-day roster.

“It was almost instantaneous the joythat came in,” Saunders said. “It’sfast moving, but Iwouldn’twant to be anywhere else.” Fortner was on acharter bus from the airportto team headquartersinJacksonville on Sunday evening when he found out about the deal.

“I got on aflight the next day and here Iam,” Fortner said after practicing with his new team Tuesday.“I’m glad Ididn’tget too scrapy with anybody (in New Orleans on Sunday). So, that was aplus.” Saunders wasone of three defensive additions for the Jaguars on Tuesday

Defensive tacklesArik Armstead (back) and Maason Smith (calf) practiced with the team for the first time since training camp opened.

“Both guys have done everything they can in order to get on the grass,” Jaguars coach Liam Coen said. “Tosee them out there is agreat sign. …Both guys

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By TyLER KAUFMAN NewOrleans Saintsdefensivetackle Khalen Saunders looksonbefore agameagainst the Cleveland Browns on Nov. 17 in NewOrleans

have done nothing but worked their tails off to get back. Pleased about that progressfor sure.”

Armstead, Smith and Saunders are expected to playinJacksonville’s preseason finale atMiami on Saturday,although it likely hinges on how much work they get during ajoint practice with the Dolphins on Thursday Coen already hasagood feelingabout whattoexpect from the 324-poundrunstopper,having watched Saunders twice lastseason whilehewas TampaBay’s offensivecoordinator

“A guy that …I’ve got respectfor as avet that’s playedalot of meaningful downs in this league, has wonSuper Bowls,has been on teams that know how to win, and there’snoquestion he can help up in the middle there at times,” Coen said.

“He’shard to double-team andmoveinthere at times andalso has some ability to kind of redirect and has some initial(quickness), so Idobelieve he’ll help add some meaningful competition and depth in that room.” Saunders started 27 games for the Saints over the last two seasonsafter afour-year stintinKansas City He becameexpendable after theSaints switched to a3-4 defense under coordi-

nator Brandon Staleyand traded for Davon Godchaux from New England.

Fortner,athird-round draft pick from Kentucky in 2022, started 34 games for Jacksonville during his first twoseasons.But he was benchedinfavor of veteran Mitch Morse last year and was considered a long shottomakeJacksonville’sroster behind Robert Hainsey and rookie Jonah Monheim.

“I think he’s going to be able to take over that spot,” Fortner saidofMonheim.

“So,Ithink (theJaguars) saw an opportunity (to makeadeal) and took it.”

New Orleanswas seeking depthafter projected starting guardTrever Penning injureda foot in the club’s preseason opener andcould missregular-season games Saunders, athird-round draft pickin2019, has181 tackles and 61/2 sacks in 68 career games. He’sexpected toslot in as abackup to DaVon HamiltononJacksonville’sdepth chart. Saunders arrived in town midday Monday, met his new teammatesand then spent several hours with coaches learning the defense.

“He brings alot of experience,a lotofgood depthand we’re luckytohavehim,” defensive end Josh HinesAllen said.

SAINTS

—the team he had just played.

“I got on aflight the next day,so here we are,” Fortner said.

At leasthehad timetopack.

The Saints acquired Fortner in exchange fordefensive tackle KhalenSaunders.Moore said the move was made because the Saints needed offensive line depth after Will Clapp‘s season-ending injury earlier this month.

Fortner gives the Saints areliable veteran to back up starting center Erik McCoy.Fortner,a2022 third-round pick, started every game during his first twoseasons beforehewas demoted to abackup role last year

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completed 24 of 34 passes for 231 yards with one touchdown andone interception.

Rattler and Shough have had their moments to shine.

In the first preseason game, Shough led theSaints on three scoring drives and hit Mason Tipton on a54-yard touchdown to earn himthe start thenext week. But against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Rattlerresponded. He also ledthree scoring drives andengineered agame-tying touchdown drive that included atwo-pointconversion on ascramble to theend zone.

While Rattler appeared to open camp withaleg up on Shough —the second-year quarterback looked decisive and faster —the secondround pick seemed to close the gap when theteam beganpracticinginCalifornia for nine days. Sincethen, Shough has shownnoticeable improvement.

“Wefeltlikeitwas pretty close (going into thesecond preseason game) and obviously it came out pretty close,”Moore said. “We’re kind of stayinginthis middle. Obviously,you’d like to make

“Wefeltlikeitwas an awesome opportunity,” Moore said. “Luke’s done alot of good things in this league, played anumber of snaps, started anumber of games. He’s areallysmart player,sohegives us someinterior depth that we felt like could be very valuable as the season goes.”

Moore said it wasafunny coincidence the Saints just happened to be playing the Jaguars, but he indicated talks were underwaywell before the contest took place.

Fortner said he had an idea that atrade was apossibility,though he added he figured it might have come next week when teams have to trim their rosters from 90 to 53 players. The Jaguars drafted a rookie centerthis offseason, leaving him the odd man out.

“I’m glad Ididn’tget too scrappy with anybody (in Sunday’sgame),” Fortner said. “That was aplus. I didn’thave to comesay some sorries or anything, so that was nice.” Ridgeway status unknown

Moore said he considers the interior defensive line one of the deeper positions on the roster, whichhelped explain why the team traded Saunders.

But that depth might be tested alittle bit: Moore saiddefensive tackle John Ridgeway,whom the team acquired in atrade last season, is dealingwithaninjured pectoral muscle. Ridgewaycame off the field earlyinSunday’spreseason game againstthe Jaguars in obvious pain, with ahand over the left side of his chest.

Mooredid notrule outseasonending injured reserve for Ridgeway, saying the team will makean assessment once it gets the full medical report back with arecovery timeline.

adecision, but we’ll get there as we go. Bothofthese guys areputting in tremendous effort, tremendous work.

“They’re both doinga tonof good things. And so we’ll see how it goes.”

If Shoughwinsthe job, he’ll be the first rookie to open as the starting quarterback for the Saints since Archie Manning in 1971. If Rattler wins, he’ll get another crack at the job after starting six games lastseason. He went 0-6 in that span, albeit with a depleted supporting cast becauseofinjuries.

Moore also has said the Saints areconsidering 2023 fourth-rounder Jake Haener for thejob. ButHaener hasn’t taken first-team reps since July 30, and he did not play Sunday againstJacksonville.

Haener has almost exclusivelyspent time with the third team in practice as of late.

Repeatedly,Moore said he hasnotimetabletomake adecision —aslong as the Saints have astarter in place by the Sept. 7opener against the Arizona Cardinals. Andheinsists this isn’t typical football subterfuge of keeping the starterasecret in an attempttogain a competitive advantage. The Saints haven’tmadeadecision because they don’tknow what they’ll do yet “We’re not hiding anything, guys,” Moore saidwith a smile and ashake of his head. “Don’tworry.”

EmailMatthew Paras at matt.paras@theadvocate.com

Five O-linemen jostle for two open spots

BY KOKI RILEY and WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writers

LSU still has open competitions for two starting spots on its offensive line, coach Brian Kelly said Tuesday

LSU notebook

The starters at left guard and right tackle are still up for grabs Redshirt sophomore DJ Chester has earned the majority of snaps at left guard, but Kelly on Tuesday suggested that redshirt sophomore PaulMubenga and redshirt freshman Coen Echols could be in a rotation with Chester to start the year Kelly also noted that LSU could deploy the same tactic at right tackle, where redshirt freshman Weston Davis and freshman Carius Curne are battling.

“Somebody’s going to have to be in a rotational position, whether it’s Paul or Coen or DJ or Weston or Carius,” Kelly said. “Those are the guys that are all going to eventually play

“I don’t think you’re just going to see five guys trotting out there every single play I think you’re going to see some other guys definitely getting in the game as well.” Curne began Monday’s practice as the starting right tackle. The four-star signee had worked at left tackle for most of camp while redshirt freshman Ory Williams was the second-string right tackle.

“We feel like Ory is coming along, but he wasn’t there yet,” Kelly said. “So we wanted to create a little bit more competition in that right tackle position.”

Kelly said LSU has discovered its starters at left tackle, center and right guard.

but the injury has not slowed him down in camp.

Van Buren’s hand

LSU backup quarterback Michael Van Buren jammed the index finger on his throwing hand but will practice again this week, Kelly said.

Van Buren, a sophomore, injured his finger Saturday night during a scrimmage in Tiger Stadium. He attended practice Monday with a splint on his right hand. He did not wear pads or throw during a portion of the practice open to the media.

Kelly said an X-ray and MRI were conducted on Van Buren’s hand.

“No damage,” Kelly said. “He was just sore, so we’ve shut him down a little bit. But he’ll be back. He’ll do a throwing program in the afternoon today, and then we’ll have him back out (Wednesday).”

Van Buren started eight games as a freshman at Mississippi State last season, filling in after an injury to starter Blake Shapen Van Buren threw for 1,886 yards with 11 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He also rushed for five touchdowns.

After transferring from Mississippi State Van Buren has been the primary backup to Garrett Nussmeier Kelly said last week he is “pleased” with Van Buren’s progress.

Moore has locked in his spot at center, and Kelly said Tuesday that Northwestern transfer JoshThompson would start at right guard.

Redshirt sophomore Tyree Adams has established himself at left tackle, becoming the heir to consensus All-American Will Campbell Virginia Tech transfer Braelin

“He had some things he had to take care of,” Kelly said in regard to Perkins’ absence.

Perkins, Weeks updates LSU junior linebacker Whit Weeks did not practice Monday because of “load management,” while redshirt junior linebacker Harold Perkins was out the same day because of personal reasons, Kelly said Tuesday Perkins returned to practice Tuesday Kelly did not reveal whether Weeks was back on the field, as well.

Weeks has missed time at camp as he works his way back from a dislocated ankle and broken fibula, injuries he suffered against Baylor in the Texas Bowl in January LSU has been careful with not putting too much on his plate before the start of the season Aug. 30 at Clemson (6:30 p.m., ABC).

“A lot of this is being in a new offensive structure,” Kelly said. “I would say Michael has grown so much since the spring in terms of recognition, footwork (and) progression reads. All the things that you need to be a high performer in this offense, he’s getting better at that every day.”

“We’re not going to have him practice five days in a row until we get into game week,” Kelly said Friday “So today was his day off.” Perkins suffered a torn ACL against UCLA nearly a year ago,

LSU also has redshirt freshman Colin Hurley, who enrolled at LSU when he was 16 years old but did not play as a freshman last year He missed time this spring after getting hurt in a car crash.

Texas QB Manning says NFL plans not taking shape yet

Quarterback’s future not decided, despite his grandfather’s prediction for 2026

By JIM VERTUNO

Associated Press

AUSTIN, Texas There’s so much speculation about Texas quarterback Arch Manning’s future, in the media and even within his own family, that it can be hard for him to keep up.

On Tuesday Manning insisted he’s not plotting out how long he’ll stay at Texas or when he’ll enter the NFL draft, despite his grandfather’s recent prediction to Texas

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berth in 2023 as an undefeated Conference USA champion with zero games against Power Four teams.

“Four or five of their games they played air,” Sumrall said. “Like, I don’t know who they played.” Tulane and LSU last played in 2009, when LSU won 42-0 on Halloween night at Tiger Stadium against a Wave team that finished 3-9 Their most recent meeting in New Orleans was in 2007, when the eventual national champion Tigers won 34-9 at the Superdome and the Wave finished 4-8.

After facing each other every season from 1919-94, Tulane and LSU have played four times since then. The Wave’s surge in the past three years, with a Cotton Bowl win against USC and three consecutive appearances in the American Conference championship game, have made a resumption more palatable from the Tulane side.

“There would be a sellout crowd wherever it’s played,” Sumrall said. “Last year we played Kansas State here at home and this year Northwestern. Last year they played UCLA. I think Tulane at LSU would get a better crowd than UCLA at LSU. I’ve been a proponent of that forever When I was at Troy I thought it would be great for us to play Alabama and Auburn. Ohio State plays everybody in the state (of Ohio). It makes too much sense to me. “I have a ton of respect for

Monthly magazine that he’ll be with the Longhorns through the 2026 season “I don’t know where he got that from,” Arch Manning said in his first meeting with reporters since SEC media days in mid-July “He texted me to apologize about that. I’m really just taking it day by day right now.”

Arch Manning has been careful while talking about his future as he leads the No. 1 Longhorns as the full-time starter after playing behind Quinn Ewers the past two seasons. Manning enters this season as the early favorite for the Heisman Trophy, has endorsement deals worth millions and comes from the most famous quarterbacking family in football. Grandfather Archie played in the NFL, and uncles Peyton and Eli

combined for four Super Bowl victories. Add that together, and Arch Manning is shouldering the biggest spotlight of any player in the country Texas opens the season Aug. 30 at No. 3 Ohio State after losing to the Buckeyes in the national playoff semifinals last season.

Manning is also very close to his grandfather, despite any confusion about whether he’s destined for one or two seasons as the Texas starter before heading to the NFL. Manning noted Tuesday how Archie is always giving him advice on how to avoid taking big hits to prolong his career

“Those hits add up,” Arch Manning said. “My grandfather, he’s hobbling around these days. He ends every call with ‘get down or get out of bounds.’ ”

LSU. Some people might even think I’m stupid for even bringing up why we should play because they are really talented. They’ve got a team full of five stars. I respect Brian Kelly. I’ve got friends on that staff. I just think it’s good for the state of Louisiana and would be good for college football.”

QB battle

Although Sumrall has not named a front-runner, BYU transfer Jake Retzlaff appeared to strengthen his hold

on the starting quarterback job for the Northwestern game with a sharp practice Tuesday morning. His closest competition in camp, Iowa transfer Brendan Sullivan, remained in the training room rehabbing what Sumrall termed a high ankle sprain. Kadin Semonza and Donovan Leary split the reps Retzlaff did not get. Sullivan’s status for the opener remains uncertain. Sumrall said he was wearing a protective boot that would be removed Wednesday or Thursday

“Sometimes guys come back in a week,” Sumrall said. “Sometimes they come back in six. He right now is trending definitely on more to that three-to-one-week side, but I talked to him this morning before practice and said, ‘Look, let’s let your (healing) process happen naturally and organically.’ If it means he misses Game 1, I want him to play for the long haul. “He wants to play, but we have to be smart about how we handle it.”

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one. He has been the starting middle linebacker all preseason Keys also will be a factor

STAR

Starter: Harold Perkins (Jr.)

Backup: CJ Jimcoily (Fr.)

Also: Jardin Gilbert (Sr.)

Could this finally be the year that everything comes together for Perkins? He has practiced without any limitations, an encouraging sight less than a year removed from a torn ACL, and he was disruptive early in camp. LSU used him as an edge rusher in certain situations. Behind him, Jimcoily quickly has risen up the depth chart. He may not play much this year, but he looks impressive as a 6-foot3, 220-pound freshman.

Cornerback

Starters: Mansoor Delane (Sr.) and Ashton Stamps (Jr.)

Backups: Ja’Keem Jackson (R-Soph.), DJ Pickett (Fr.) and PJ Woodland (Soph.)

Delane is the top cornerback, but the competition across from him is expected to continue. Stamps consistently has gotten firstteam reps, so we listed him as a starter for now Jackson missed a couple of days with a hamstring injury, and Woodland has made a jump entering his second year Pickett has impressive moments, but the five-star freshman may not be a Week 1 starter He usually has played with the second-team defense during open practices. We’ll see if that changes.

Safety

Starters: AJ Haulcy (Sr.) and Tamarcus Cooley (R-Soph.)

Backups: Dashawn Spears (Soph.) and Javien Toviano (Jr.)

After a lot of experimentation early in preseason camp, Haulcy and Cooley emerged as the starters. Haulcy has played particularly well, and Baker called him “one of the most instinctual players I’ve been around.” LSU should have better safety play than the past two years.

THE VARSITY ZONE

FOOTBALL PREVIEW n DISTRICT 9-3A

Strength and grit

Nephew of former LSU star becomes Patrick Taylor’s top football player

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Jackson Norwood will rely on more than just his pure strength when lined up against an opponent this season.

The 6-foot-4, 270-pound defensive lineman also will use some of the skills that turned the Patrick Taylor football standout into a state champion wrestler

That combination of skills also could make Norwood, whose uncle Ralph Norwood played offensive line for LSU and got drafted into the NFL more than 35 years ago, into the most highly recruited football player since the school first fielded a varsity team in 2022.

“He naturally had the tools to do it,” Patrick Taylor coach Kenny Bourgeois said about when Norwood joined the varsity as a freshman

Everything since has been the result of his determination and effort. It’s the only way he knows.

Norwood, who counts Tulane among the schools to have shown interest, refused to be outmuscled by his larger and more experienced opponents when he was a freshman. He showed during his sophomore season that he could push his way into the opposing backfield. He followed with a standout junior season that included 57 tackles, nine tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.

He also emerged as one of the best wrestlers in the state — roughly 15 months after he took up the sport for the first time. Norwood won the LHSAA Division III state wrestling championship with a takedown in overtime against Romyn Cortez of Basile in February

“I remember the moment it happened,” Norwood said. “It was kind of like, shock and awe. I thought about

how proud my parents would be, how proud my dad would be if he could have been there to see it.”

Norwood’s father Everett Norwood, died when Jackson was 8 years old, and the death was by natural causes, said Norwood’s mother, Michelle Norwood.

Norwood, whose parents dated while at O. Perry Walker in the 1980s and reconnected again in the 2000s, said it was his late father who bought a pair of black fingerless gloves with gray padding for when Jackson played park ball as a 7-year-old lineman.

“That’s where I first started playing football,” said Norwood, who later went a few years without playing football before he picked up the sport again for good in eighth grade.

Once Norwood began playing football again, he never shied from a challenge.

“He got thrown into the fire as a freshman,” said Bourgeois, adding that Norwood “learned how to be tough” during that season.

“He just kind of blended in with that group,” Bourgeois said about how Norwood fit into the starting lineup. “He’s not making a bunch of plays, but he’s holding his own and getting after it.”

Norwood took up wrestling because he wanted to try something new He struggled that first year, going 5-18 with a loss in the first round at state against the same wrestler he beat in the state final a year later He remembered one challenging tournament that first year when he had his “heart set on winning at least one match in that tournament,” he said. “I was thinking about how other people see me. I usually win a lot more. Quitting wrestling, I never had any thought about that.”

Through wrestling, Norwood improved his footwork and learned to better use his hands against an opponent — each a skill that can help on the football field. He also developed more physical endurance and a leaner physique.

Chuck Stall, the head wrestling coach and in his first season as defensive coordinator at Patrick Taylor, said the quicker feet and faster hands should let Norwood play multiple positions along the defensive front.

“I got some things in my defense where we can move him around a little bit,” said Stall, a Brother Martin graduate.

Ralph Norwood, Jackson’s NFL drafted uncle, went to the Atlanta Falcons at No. 38 overall in the second round in 1989 but died in a car accident midway through his rookie season.

Bourgeois, the Patrick Taylor coach, learned about Ralph Norwood during a practice when Jackson was in eighth grade.

“He was big, and you knew he could be good,” said Bourgeois, who asked Jackson after a couple weeks of practices if he had any family who played football, and Jackson mentioned he “had an uncle who played for the Falcons.”

Bourgeois, who attended Jesuit, said most in-state colleges have shown in interest in Norwood. Norwood attended the Tulane football camp during the summer, and a pair of Tulane coaches worked him out once at the high school.

His college future is undetermined. But for now, his next task is to complete his high school football career He then will try for another wrestling state championship.

Contact Christopher Dabe at cdabe@ theadvocate.com

LSU men, women to play in New Orleans

BY RASHAD MILLIGAN Staff writer

The LSU women’s and men’s basketball teams will play a doubleheader in New Orleans on Dec 13 at the Smoothie King Center in the Compete 4 Cause Classic. The men will play SMU, while the women are set to face off against Louisiana Tech. The LSU women’s game against Louisiana Tech, which is Kim Mulkey’s alma mater, will give the Tigers a third game in New Orleans for the 2025-26 season. The Tigers also play at Tulane on Nov 17 and at UNO on Dec 7 Mulkey won two national championships while playing at Louisiana Tech in 1981 and 1982. She returned to the school as an assistant coach in 1988. Dec. 13 will mark the second time Mulkey has coached against the Lady

youth in New Orleans.

“Through partnerships with local organizations, United Sports & Entertainment will provide enriching experiences that leave a lasting impact on local youth and foster meaningful engagement between athletes and the city,” the official announcement said. The men’s basketball team’s game against SMU is the program’s lone game in New Orleans this season

The Mustangs, coached by Andy Enfield, finished with a 24-11 record with an NIT bid in 2024-25. The Tigers went 14-18 in 2024-25.

1. Haynes

LOOKING BACK

Last year: 9-1 overall (reached second round), 5-0 in district

2. Thomas Jefferson

Last year: 5-6 (first round), 4-1

3. Fisher

Last year: 6-4 (first round), 3-2

4. Young Audiences

Last year: 4-5 (ineligible for playoffs), 2-3

5. Jefferson Rise

Last year: 1-8 (missed playoffs), 1-4

6. Patrick Taylor

Last year: 0-10 (missed playoffs), 0-5

FIVE PLAYERS TO WATCH

Jonathan Dupont

RB/DB | Thomas Jefferson

The all-district defensive back will play a larger role in the team’s Wing-T based offense.“He’ll get a lot more carries this season,” coach Kenny Bush said.

Caleb Jackson

RB | Young Audiences

Offered by Tulane, the top returning rusher in the district (1,496 yards, 13 TDs) totaled nearly 1,700 yards from scrimmage.“He’s our workhorse,” coach Dennis Christopher said.

Jackson Norwood

DL| Patrick Taylor

The reigning state wrestling champion at 285 pounds in Division III has been a starter since he was a freshman.“We’re expecting a big year for him,” coach Kenny Bourgeois said.

Kale Parria

LB | Fisher

The district defensive player of the year with a teamleading 86 tackles last season, Parria spent much of the spring and summer working offshore for his family’s commercial fishing business.

Carter Sternberger

LB | Haynes

Noted for his interception return for a touchdown in the playoffs last season, the team captain is a “phenomenal linebacker” who “knows all about our defense,” coach P.J. Sprunk said.

FIVE THINGS TO KNOW

1. Reigning district champion Haynes will use a pro-style offense under first-year coach Sprunk after former coach Ben Powell left for Country Day. Sprunk coached the past seven seasons at Kenner Discovery QB Trent Helwig will be in his third season as a starter

2. Patrick Taylor won a playoff game for the first time in school history in 2023 but went winless last year The Tigers could be in line for a rebound with Norwood, offensive lineman Anthony Scandurro, running back Logan Rogers and linebacker Hunter Smith among the all-district returnees.

3. Thomas Jefferson returns five starting offensive linemen, including all-district selection Ashton Woods to block in front of senior QB Jaden Louis in his second year as a starter Other ball carriers include seniors Thamus Jenkins and Nicholas Chevis.

4. Fisher will run a flex-bone veer offense under new coach Randal Agee after he “fell in love with the option stuff defending it every day,” he said, when he coached the defense at Patrick Taylor Randy Lacrosse returns as an all-district linebacker

5. young Audiences, which has an on-campus stadium in Gretna, has a second-year varsity program that won’t be eligible for playoff participation until 2026 Sophomore Marcus Soule returns as a starter at QB

Nance to debut digital show on ties between NBA, soccer

By The Associated Press

CLEVELAND Larry Nance

Jr is going to shed some light on why so many NBA players have become big fans of international soccer

Techsters in her career The first time was in 2009 when Mulkey’s Baylor squad won 77-67 in Waco, Texas.

The Compete 4 Cause Classic is intended to inspire athletes to use their platforms to uplift underrepresented

Pre-sale tickets are available at 10 a.m. on Wednesday with exclusive access for the participating universities. Ticket sales for the general public start at 10 a.m. Friday on ticketmaster.com or in person at the Smoothie King Center box office.

The Cleveland Cavaliers forward has teamed up with the Men in Blazers Media Network to launch a digital show called “Switch the Play,” a weekly program that will feature those NBA players who are soccer aficionados and discuss happenings in the game. The first episode, featuring Alex Caruso of the NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder, debuts Thursday.

“I entered the NBA in 2015, and I was probably one of only a couple of guys in the league that could tell you who won the Premier

League the previous season,” Nance said. “Now, soccer is a constant conversation starter in the locker room. Soccer’s popularity has grown so much over the past 10 years, as has the international influence on the NBA creating more and more players that follow the game consistently.”

The ties between soccer and the NBA have never seemed to run so deep.

Many of basketball’s top stars — Victor Wembanyama, Giannis Antetokounmpo, LeBron James, Jimmy Butler and more — make no secret of their fascination with soccer Wembanyama was on the field for a Paris Saint Germain-Manchester City game in Paris last winter when he and the San Antonio Spurs were

there for a pair of games against the Indiana Pacers. The Spurs center also went viral this summer for taking part in pickup soccer games around the world. The fandom goes both ways: Soccer icon Lionel Messi and other Inter Miami stars were at a Miami Heat game in 2024, Real Madrid stars Vinicius Jr and Kylian Mbappe are regulars at NBA games and Butler said last season he’s lost count of how many jerseys he’s exchanged with soccer standouts at NBA games.

“This show will give stars from around the league the opportunity to let fans hear them talk about their soccer fandom, parallels in the two games, and how we see it as professional athletes,” Nance said.

New N.O. food fest to stir up summer doldrums

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

In the gentler seasons in New Orleans, chefs from around the culinary scene step out of their restaurants to cook together around the outdoor hearth at Paradigm Gardens (1131 N Rampart St.), the urban farm and event space in Central City. Through these and other events, farm founder Joel Hitchcock-Tilton has made many connections and friendships in the restaurant business He knows what they’re up against in the slow summer So he and Anthony Cruz, co-founder of the Southerns restaurant and food trucks, have together created a new event to lend support when it’s needed most.

On Aug. 28, Savor the City will gather an impressively varied roster of a dozen local restaurants for a party and food fest with an impressively varied menu Think chicken sliders from Southerns to doubles from Queen Trini Lisa.

It’s being held at the Broadside (600 N. Broad St.), a much larger venue than Paradigm Gardens, and a multifaceted space with its own restaurant, stage and indoor areas. Proceeds go to the restaurants for a summer boost, hopefully with enough for each to cover a lease payment or utility bill in the slump.

“Summer in general, and this summer in particular, is just brutal,” Hitchcock-Tilton said. “We need to come together, like New Orleans does best, to raise awareness and support. We don’t want our local restaurants to go away.” The lineup for this inaugural event includes:

n Chi Chi’s

n Chicken’s Kitchen

n Compère Lapin

n Coquette

n Fritai

n Here Today Rotisserie

n Good Catch Urban Thai Kitchen

n Mister Mao n Nikkei Izakaya (the in-house restaurant at the Broadside)

n Southerns n Queen Trini Lisa.

Some of these restaurants are established names in the dining scene, and some have recently collected national accolades too. But they are not immune from the travails of the slow summer and that’s part of the point for organizers.

“I started with people that I’m connected to and have these relationships with, and I think people will be surprised by how much everybody struggles in the summer,” Hitchcock-Tilton said. “I hope this year’s lineup will make this first event a big success so we can expand it and bring in others.”

To make the event proceeds go further, the Broadside is donating the space and supplier

U.S Foods and Rouses Markets are donating ingredients for the chefs to use. Tickets are $60 and include dishes from all the restaurants

Drinks are available for purchase from the Broadside bars. The event is for ages 21 and up, from 6-11 p.m. with live music from the salsa band Muevalo and Americana tunes from Zac Maras & Cactus Thief. Get tickets at savorthecity nola.com.

New Trader Joe’s draws attention to quirky collection of restaurants around it

BY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

SBY IAN McNULTY Staff writer

ure, you can now get your everything bagel seasoning, frozen kimbap, sourdough rye chips and other favorite Trader Joe’s food brands in New Orleans.

But did you know that right next-door you can get fresh squid ink noodles, vegan curry, Filipino soul food and a blast-from-thepast Manchego toast all from one menu? That’s at the new restaurant Hot & Soul, which opened in the shotgun house overlooking Trader Joe’s parking lot.

And right across the street from the new store, you can get a bowl of pho, a pepperoni pizza, banh mi, mozzarella sticks and a Vietnamese iced coffee under one roof at Dough Nguyener’s Café.

The new grocery which opened recently, at 2501 Tulane Ave is the first Trader Joe’s in New Orleans, with another planned at the corner of Napoleon Avenue and Freret Street. Anticipation has been high for the popular brand.

If it draws you over to Tulane Avenue to shop, I’d like to draw your attention to local spots nearby that might unlock a new favorite too. A quirky collection of longtime standbys and brandspanking-new additions make these some particularly interesting coordinates for food and drink.

Maybe not everyone plans a restaurant outing around a trip to the grocery, but while the spotlight is on this mega national brand expanding in our city let’s

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TODAYINHISTORY

$1 billion anti-poverty measure.

By The Associated Press

Today is Wednesday,Aug. 20 the 232nd day of 2025. There are 133 days left in the year Todayinhistory

On Aug. 20, 1968, the Soviet Union and other Warsaw Pact nations invaded Czechoslovakia to crush the “Prague Spring” liberalization movement. Also on this date:

In 1858, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution was first published, in the “Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society.”

In 1862, the New York Tribune published an open letter by editor Horace Greeley calling on PresidentAbraham Lincoln to take more aggressive measures to free enslaved people and end the South’srebellion.

In 1866, President Andrew Johnson declared the official end of the Civil War.

In 1882, Tchaikovsky’s“1812 Overture” had its premiere in Moscow In 1910, aseries of wildfires swept through parts of Idaho, Montana and Washington, killing at least 85 people and burning some 3million acres.

In 1920, the American Professional Football Conference was established by representatives of four professional football teams; two years later,with18 teams, it would be renamed the National Football League. In 1940, exiled Communist revolutionary Leon Trotskywas attacked in Coyoacan, Mexico, by assassinRamon Mercader (Trotsky died the next day.)

In 1964, President LyndonB Johnson signed intolaw the Economic OpportunityAct, anearly

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cycling as lifelong passions, and he was part of the KreweofRolling Elvi. He beganhis career in accounting, and later took up law, starting his own firm and property title company.But when he entered the restaurant business with Apolline, he found adifferent way to tap histalents through hospitality

In 1986, postal employee Patrick Henry Sherrill went on a deadly rampageatapost office in Edmond, Oklahoma, shooting 14 fellow workers to deathbefore killinghimself.

In 1989, 51 people died when the pleasure boatMarchioness sank in the River Thames in Londonafter being struck by a dredger

In 2012, after 80 years in existence, Georgia’sAugustaNational golf club(home to theMasters Tournament)invitedformer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice andSouth Carolina financier Darla Moore to become its first female members; both accepted. In 2023, Tropical Storm Hilary struckBaja California, killing three and causing $15 million in damage.

Today’sbirthdays: Boxingpromoter Don Kingis94. Former U.S. Senatorand diplomat George Mitchell is 92. Former U.S. Rep Ron Paul, R-Texas, is 90. Broadcast journalist Connie Chung is 79. Rock singer Robert Plantis 77.Country singer Rudy Gatlin is 73. Singer-songwriter John Hiatt is 73. Actor-director Peter Horton is 72. TV weather presenter Al Roker is 71. Actor Joan Allen is 69. Movie director David O. Russell is 67. Rapper KRSOne(Boogie Down Productions) is 60. Actor Colin Cunningham is 58. Actor Billy Gardell is 56. Rock singer Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit) is 55. Actor Ke HuyQuan is 54. Baseball Hall of Famer Todd Helton is 52. Actor Amy Adams is 51. Actor Misha Collins (TV:“Supernatural”) is 51. Actor Ben Barnes is 44. Actor Andrew Garfield is 42. Actor-singer Demi Lovato is 33.

“His capacity for spreading joy, kindness, compassion, humor, and sharing of his vast knowledge knew no bounds and he will be missed dearly,” his family wrote in hisobituary

The familyexpressed gratitude to Apolline chef Billy Pratsand to thestaff and patrons through the years “whotruly made Apolline hishappyplace.”

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

Dear Miss Manners: We attended acharityevent for ahomeless shelter —anevent we have gone to for several years. This time, there was aguest speaker who was aformer client of the shelter This gentleman had gone there when he was homelessand fresh out of jail. He spoke for 45 minutes, which Ithought was way too long,and he included details about how he used to be agang member,how his wife stolecars and how his youngestchild was conceived at the shelter.Healsotalked at lengthabout how all of this led

to him becoming aborn-again Christian. Would it be wrong to give feedback to the shelter director that this speech was too long and too detailed? It was aturnofffor me!

Judith Martin MISS MANNERS

Gentle reader: Before dinner, did youmaketwo online purchases, register at awebsite,dropachild at school,and go to adoctor’sappointment? And in everyone of these encounters, were you asked if the exchange met your expectations and to give feedback? Were you then able to post your opinion about every otheraspect of your day on your various social media

Miss Manners suspects that if she has the specifics wrong, she has the gist right: Youhave had morethan enough opportunities to voice your opinion about everything. Should you also tell the people whofed you about the things you didn’tlike at their event? Didthey even ask?

Send questions to Miss Manners at herwebsite,www missmanners.com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail.com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City,MO 64106.

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remember the locals holding down theblocks around it.

Here’saquick tour, all within a few blocksofthe newTrader Joe’s. Hot&Soul (2540 Banks St.) is atiny, eclectic new restaurantinMidCity from apair of lifers in the local dining scene, Christy Samoy and Mike Hampton. Dishes range from Samoy’sfamily recipes for Filipino adoboand lumpia to Caribbeanceviche,veganIndiancurry, burgers and beef stroganoff. Thethrough line? This is bistroquality food in acafé-casual setting, with amenu range that brings to mind theold Mondo. The Manchego toast brought me right back to the old Mimi’sinthe Marigny once known for this dish, though today the bread is better DoughNguyener’sCafé(2424TulaneAve.) startswith apun (on thefounder’s family name Nguyen, pronounced “win,”thus “dough winner’s”),and combines apizzeria with atraditional Vietnamesenoodle shop, and doubles as an outpost for Dough Nguyener’sbakery in Gretna. Coffee Science(410 S. Broad St.) is a local roaster with killercoffee, original coffee concoctions,aVenetian cream harking back to the old days of Kaldi’s(thelong-lost DecaturStreet legend), alovely hidden patio in back and quickservebreakfast burritos that can be just thething on the go. Hibachi Grill (400 S. Broad St.) is the restaurant alter ego for the popup NoriGuys, known at festivals and farmers markets for their delicious sushi tacos, with spicytuna wrapped in ashell of fried nori

of Trader Joe’s, YakameinHouse (2800 TulaneAve.) serves the soul-soothing soup right next to the courthouse.

These are at the restaurant too, which has amenu of hibachi dishes from thekitchen, rather than at hibachi tables.

Broad &Banks Seafood (342 S. Broad St.) is one of those spots that could have alow curb appeal except we’retalking about aNew Orleans corner store, so all the signs point to good food. It’sa place to score bargain plates, and the gumbo is particularly good, served in big foam cups (yes, these will slot into your car cupholder).

What was long arun-downbuilding was brought back to life in an expansion for local brunch brand the RubySlipper(315S.BroadSt.),which now feels like abrunch campus, complete with yard gamesand petfriendly outdoor dining.

Soule Café (2549 Banks St.) is part bar,with aFriday karaoke night, andpart restaurant withanemphasis on vegan dishesand alatenight menu.

2Lane Café(2601 Tulane Ave.) looks andfunctions like acafeteria for thepublic safety complex nearby,withshort orderbreakfast all day,sandwiches, wings, and plate lunches like red beans.

Just alittle furtherupTulane Avenue,but still in the neworbit

Go one block more, and you’ll find some of the best Honduran foodaround at TiaMaria’sKitchen (2931TulaneAve.),withgenerousplatters and great coffee too. If you’re trying to sneak up on Trader Joe’sfrom the Canal Street side,you’reclose to Betsy’s Pancake House (2542 Canal),Mid-City’sold school breakfast joint. The sameblock has a WaffleHouse (2500 Canal),which is achain of coursebut does get points foralways being open (and those hash browns).

There’salways something new coming along. The latest is NeauxstalgiaBar&Grill(320S.BroadSt.),arestaurant, cocktail lounge andhookah bar that opened just this month in the former Marjie’sGrill space. This area, anchored by the courthouse, and, forthe past decade, by the hospital complex that replaced an entire neighborhood post-Katrina, has long drawn interesting eats.

There was once apharmacy that doubled as atake-out eatery,toget your wings and your Lipitor in one stop. Mr.Everything Café served stirfry plates and sandwiches under amemorable name(where Hibachi Grill is now), though no name could beat Ernie ‘Big Cat’ Ladd’s ThrowDown BBQ, named for a football player and pro wrestler,on Broad Street (now aparking lot). Speaking of parking, often at Trader Joe’sa littleluckgoes a long way to getting aspot on the first pass. Maybe what you need is atripto Botanica San Simon (400 S. BroadSt.),ashop loaded with notions andconsultations,where Inabbeda good luck candle just in case.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Change will be costly. Change your plans to fit your budget. Intelligence and action will carry you forward. Travel, teach and lay down a solid foundation to build prospects.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) A high-energy approach to change will give your plans an appealing spin to anyone seeking a positive transformation. An opportunity to connect with people in a position of power is apparent.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23) Expand your circle and see what others are doing to combat boredom or to ensure you spend your time wisely. Let go of the past, and it will be easier to manifest how you want your life to unfold.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22) What you do will have a more significant influence on your future than what you allude to Learn, travel and talk with experts who can offer insights and worthwhile connections.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23-Dec. 21) With changecomesopportunity.Lookaround and head in a direction that offers hope for a brighter future. Dwelling on the past doesn't help promote new beginnings.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Put your cash and possessions in a safe place. Be wary of scammers and unrealistic propositions. Talks that lead to longterm plans and promises are in the stars.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Discipline, hard work and innovative ideas will

separate you from any competition you encounter. Take pride in who you are, and your confidence will make you the go-to person among your associates.

PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20) Don't dwell on what doesn't happen; press forward with fortitude and enthusiasm, and you'll find better opportunities. When one door closes, another will open.

ARIES (March 21-April 19) Let your personality shine. Feedback from outsiders will help you reflect on why someone close to you may not be on board with a venture you want to pursue.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20) Play by the rules. Trying to take shortcuts will backfire. Use your voice to question and analyze others' suggestions. Opportunities will come from good information and proper verification.

GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Pick up the pace, participate in events that make you think and try new things. Expect to face opposition from those close to you who are unwilling to adopt change. CANCER (June 21-July 22) A creative investment will have more leverage than you first imagine. Follow the trail and see where it leads. Love, romance and personal improvements will give you the boost you need to take control.

The horoscope, an entertainment feature, is not based on scientific fact. © 2025 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

Celebrity Cipher cryptograms are created from quotations by famous people, past and present. Each letter in the cipher stands for another.

Sudoku

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.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

Bridge

BY PHILLIP ALDER

LeaMichele, an actress and singer said, “I didn’t know Icould sing until Iauditioned for ‘Les Miserables.’ My friend was auditioning, and Iwanted to audition too.”

Many bridge players would find out that the game isn’t as hard as they thought if they spent longer auditioning every auction, askingthemselves what each callmeans. In today’s deal, how should South plan theplayinfourspades? Westleads the diamondace,continueswiththediamond king (East dropping the queen), and follows with thediamond jack. WhenNorthenteredtheauctionfollowing an opposing pre-empt, he assumed thathis partner had six or seven points Here, Southhad slightlymore than that, so jumped to three spades. It was borderline, but he wasassuredofatleast an eight-card fitand hadthree working honors.

Note also East’s play at trick one. If he had dropped thequeen under his partner’sace,thatwouldhaveshowneithera singleton or the queenand the jack.

Thebidding marks West with six diamonds and East with two. So if South ruffs the third diamondlow in the dummy, surelyEast will overruff. Andthen declarer will also lose aclubtrick. Similarly,ifSouth ruffs the thirddiamond high withdummy’s spade king, he will lose two diamonds, one spade and one club. Instead, declarer should discard dummy’sautomaticclubloser. He wins the next trick (perhaps overruffing East if West perseveres with afourth round of diamonds), draws trumps, and takes asafe club ruff in the dummy. His10tricks arefivespades, two hearts, twoclubs and the club ruff. ©2025 by nEa,inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

Each Wuzzle is awordriddlewhich creates adisguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example: nOOn gOOD =gOOD aFTErnOOn

Previous answers:

word game

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 an “s” may not be used. 4. proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit wordsare not allowed toDAY’s WoRD nEGLEcts: nih-GLEKTS: Gives little attention or respect to; disregards.

Average mark16words

Timelimit 35 minutes

YEstERDAY’s WoRD —sEnDAL

Can you find 28 or morewords in NEGLECTS? sale sand sane seal sedan send sled elan eland dale deal dean lade laden land lane lase lead lean lend lens

dIrectIons: make a 2- to 7-letter word from the letters in each row. add points of each word, using scoring directions at right. Finally, 7-letter words get 50-point bonus. “Blanks” used as any letter have no point value. all the words are in the Official sCraBBlE® players Dictionary, 5th Edition.

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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InstructIons: 1 Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 thorugh 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating. 2 The numbers within the heavily outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners. 3 Freebies: Fill in the single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner. HErE is a

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NO 04 34227, CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT NO.286765, RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA. WHICHSERVI‐TUDE AFFECTSTHE FOLLOWINGDE‐SCRIBEDPROP‐ERTY: THOSECERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE

ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN SQUARE 121, LOTS AORN,1 45 AND46, BOUNDEDBY POEYFARRE CONSTANCEAN‐NUNCIATION STREETSAND HOWARD AV‐ENUE,AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASURVEY OF GANDOLFO KUHN & ASSOCIATES DATEDSEPTEM‐BER20, 1996, DRAWINGNO. T 181 4, SAID LOTS ARE MORE PARTICU‐LARLYDE‐SCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: COMMENCES AT

The following ordinance was introduced at the Regular Sessionofthe Mayor andCity Councilofthe City of Westwego on Monday, August 11, 2025. An ordinance amending and reenactingSection 44-19ofthe Westwego Codeof Ordinances, to provide for aWater Rate Schedule and for AnnualAdjustments thereto. Anordinance amendingand reenactingSections44-180, 44-181, and44-182ofthe Westwego Code of Ordinances, to provide for Sewer UserCharges, SewerSurcharges and Annual IncreasesinSewer User Charges and SewerSurcharges. An ordinance

as Lot 11 andPartofLots7,8,9,and 10,Square Aor23,

Subdivision, andismorefully shown on aplanbyR.W.Krebs

OFFICIAL NOTICE OF POLLINGPLACE LOCATIONS

NOTICE OF ELECTION (ASCORRECTED)

Pursuant to the provisions of ResolutionR-25-134,adopted by the City Council of New OrleansonFebruary 27,2025, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that an election willbeheldinNew Orleans on Saturday,October 11, 2025 and at the election therewillbesubmitted to all registered voters (who arequalified and entitledtovote at the said election under the Constitution and Lawsofthe Stateof Louisiana and the Constitution and Laws of the UnitedStates) residing in the Castle Manor Improvement District (“District”),which is comprised of theareaofthe City of New Orleans located within the following boundaries: following perimeter: Cerise Avenue, the south side of Chef Menteur Highway,GawainDrive, andthe northside of Dwyer Road canal; the following proposition,towit: CASTLEMANOR IMPROVEMENTDISTRICTPROPOSITION

Shall the City of New Orleans levy an annual feeoneach parcel within the Castle Manor ImprovementDistrict (“District”), as delineated by La. R.S. 33:9091.28(B),inanamount nottoexceed $100 per residentially zoned parcel for the first three years that the feeiscollected and $125 for the next two years of collection, and nottoexceed $200 percommercially zoned parcel forthe firstthree yearsthat thefee iscollected and $225 for the next two years of collection, excepta parcel whose owner qualifies forspecialassessment pursuant to Article VII, Section 18(G)(1) of the LouisianaConstitution, with the precise amount as requested by duly adoptedboardresolution, for aterm of five years, commencingonJanuary 1, 2026 and ending December 31, 2030, which is estimated to generate approximately $65,000 annually,tobeused exclusively forthe purposeofpromoting and encouraging the beautification and security of the District, except a1%City collection fee, and if used for additional law enforcement or security personnel and their services,such personnel andservices shall be supplemental to and notinlieu of personnel and services provided by the New Orleans Police Department?

Said election shall be held at the pollingplaces located within the precincts delineated hereinbelow.The pollsinsuch precincts will open at seven o’clock in the morning (7:00a.m.) and closeateighto’clock in the evening(8:00 p.m.),in accordance with the provisionsofR.S 18:541. Registered voters in each of the following precincts who are residents of the District shall be eligibletovote on said proposition: POLLING PLACES WARD PRECINCT LOCATION 9 37 (P), 38A(P) Resurrection of Our Lord School 4861 Rosalia Drive

The estimated cost of this election, as determined bythe Louisiana SecretaryofState, based upon the provisionsofTitle 18,Chapter 8A of theLouisiana Revised Statutes and the actual costs of similar elections is $300. The Council, acting under the powers granted to it by theCity Charter and state statutes, shall meet at its regular meeting place, the Council Chamber,City Hall, 1300 Perdido Street, New Orleans, Louisiana on Thursday,November 20,2025beginning at ten o’clock (10:00) a.m. and shall then and thereinopen andpublic session proceed to examine and canvass thereturns and declarethe result of said election.

AISHA R. COLLIER

Underthe authorityofLA.R.S. 18:536and Ordinance No.7180 M.C.S., the Councilofthe City of NewOrleans, hereby publishesthe followingchangeinpollingplace locations: MOTION (AS CORRECTED) NO.M-25-356

CITYHALL: June 26,2025

BY:COUNCILMEMBERS GIARRUSSO, KINGAND GREEN

WHEREAS,Louisiana Revised Statute §18:534providesthat “oncea polling place hasbeenestablished, it may only be changedbyavote of theparish governingauthority”and “shall notbechanged during the period commencing on thedatethe qualifying period opens andending on thedateofthe general election”; and WHEREAS,the earliest qualifying period forthe October 11,2025 municipal primaryelection beginsonJuly9,2025; and WHEREAS,EsperanzaCharter School (4407 S. Carrollton Ave.), Dillard University Kearny Hall (2601 Gentilly Blvd.), St.Maryofthe Angels (2225 Congress St.),Robert M. LusherSchool(7315 Willow St.),EllisMarsallis Jr.Building(5625 LoyolaAve.), LafayetteAcademy LowerSchool(2727 S. Carrollton Ave.), St.Stephen Missionary Baptist Church (1738 L. B. Landry Ave.), Berean BibleChurch (3712 Herschel St.),and International School of Louisiana(4040 EagleSt.)are no longeravailablefor any elections; and WHEREAS,per thememorandumtothe Clerk of Councildated June 17,2025, theClerk of Criminal DistrictCourt, Darren P. Lombard has recommendedfor immediate action permanent polling location changes; NOW THEREFORE BE IT MOVED BY THECOUNCIL OF THE CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, That thefollowingpermanent polling locations, shown under the“New Site” column of thetablebelow,shall be established as theofficial polling placesfor thebelow identified precinctswithin theParish of Orleansfor future elections, including theupcoming October 11,2025municipal primary election: Ward/ Precinct Original Site New Site

3/18EsperanzaCharter School 4407 S. Carrollton Ave.

Success Preparatory at ThurgoodMarshallSchool 4621 CanalSt.

3/19 EsperanzaCharter School 4407 S. Carrollton Ave. Success Preparatory

COMMENCES AT THENORTH‐WEST INTERSEC‐TION OF ANNUN‐CIATIONAND POEYFARRE STREETS; THENCE ALONG THENORTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY OF POEYFARRE STREET N76DE‐GREES 06 MIN. 15 SEC. WA DIS‐TANCEOF233 FEET 24/8 INCHES TO THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING;

THENCE CON‐TINUINGALONG SAID RIGHTOF WAYN 76 DE‐GREES 06 MIN. 15 SEC. WA

15 SEC W A DISTANCE OF 77 FEET 45/8 INCHES TO A POINT; THENCE LEAV‐INGSAIDRIGHT OF WAYN 13 DE‐GREES 41 MIN. 45SEC.E ADIS‐TANCE OF 124FEET 10 INCHES TO A POINTONA COMMON ALLEY; THENCE ALONG SAID ALLEYS 76 DEGREES 09 MIN. 05 SEC. EA DISTANCE OF 77 FEET 47/8 INCHES TO APOINT; THENCE LEAV‐INGSAIDALLEY S13DEGREES 41 MIN. 45 SEC. W ADISTANCEOF 124 FEET 10 6/8 INCHES TO THE POINT OF BE‐GINNING.

PARCEL III: SUBLEASE GRANTEDBY HISTORIC RESTORATION, INCORPORATED IN FAVOROF COTTON MILL LIMITED PART‐NERSHIPDATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1996, FILED OCTOBER1 1996 UNDERN.A.NO. 96 47064,COI NO.129217, AS ASSIGNED BY LIMITED ASSIGNMENT OF AGREEMENTS INC.,DATED APRIL16, 1998, FILEDASCOI NO.157575 ANDASFUR‐THER ASSIGNED BY THAT CER‐TAIN ASSIGN‐MENT OF AGREEMENTS BY COTTON MILL LIMITED PART‐NERSHIPTO COTTON MILL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC.,DATED JUNE 29, 2004 ANDFILED JULY 1, 2004 UNDER NOTARIAL ARCHIVES NO 04 34227, CON‐VEYANCEIN‐STRUMENT NO 286765, RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA, WHICHISA SUBLEASE OF THEFOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY:

ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. IN THESQUARE BOUNDEDBY HOWARD AV‐ENUE (LATE DELARD), CON‐STANCE (LATE FOUCHER) POEYFARRE AND ANNUNCIA‐TIONS STREETS, WHICHPORTION OF GROUND MEASURES 361 FEET 8INCHES FRONON HOWARDAV‐ENUE,BY116 FEET DEPTH ANDFRONT ON CONSTANCE STREET, FORMINGTHE CORNER OF SAID TWO STREETSAND BOUNDEDIN THEREARBYAN ALLEY8 FEET WIDE COMMON TO SAID LOT ANDOTHERS. SAID LOTOF GROUND IS COMPOSED OF THEORIGINAL LOTSNOS.6 TO 19, BOTH INCLU‐SIVE

ENUE (LATE DE LARD), ANNUN‐CIATION, POEY‐FARREAND CONSTANCE (LATEFOUCHER) STREETS, ON A SKETCH DRAWN BY JAMESPILIE, SURVEYOR DATEDAUGUST 18, 1842, AND ANNEXEDTOAN ACTBEFOREO DEARMAS, LATE NOTARY IN THIS CITY,DATED MARCH5,1869, SAID LOTMEA‐SURESACCORD‐INGTO SKETCH 23 FEET 8INCHESFRONT ON HOWARD AVENUE,BY DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES OF 46 FEET 4INCHES6 LINES,TO‐GETHER WITH HALF OF A BRICKWALL WHICHSEPA‐RATESSAID PROPERTY FROM THAT OF JOSEPH GRASSER OR ASSIGNS.

ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLBUILDINGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THECITYOF NEW ORLEANS, DES‐IGNATEDBYTHE NO.3 IN THE SQUARE HERE‐INABOVEDE‐SCRIBED, ON APLANDRAWN BY W. F. THOMP‐SON, SURVEYOR, DATEDJANUARY 7, 1842, AND DEPOSITED IN THEOFFICE OF J.B. CENAS, THEN ANOTARY IN THIS CITY SAID LOT MEASURES 23 FEET 2INCHES3 1/5LILNES FRONTONA AN‐NUNCIATION STREET,BYA DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES OF 103 FEET 8INCHES.

ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE SAME DISTRICT ANDSQUAREAS THE HEREINABOVE DESIGNATED PROERTY, AND DESIGNATED BY THENO. 4AS PERPLAN OF W.F. THOMP‐SON, SURVEYOR, DATEDJANUARY 7, 1842, DE‐POSITEDINTHE OFFICE OF H.B. CENAS, LATE NOTARY OF THIS CITY ACCORDINGTO WHICHSKETCH SAID LOTMEASURES 23 FEET 2 INCHES 31/2 LINESFRONT ON ANNUNCIATION STREET BY 103 FEET 8 INCHES IN DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES

SCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

BEGIN AT THE SOUTHEAST IN‐TERSECTION OF HOWARD AV‐ENUE ANDCON‐STANCE STREET;THENCE ALONGTHE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF HOWARD AV‐ENUE S76DEGREE09 MIN. 05 SEC. EA DISTANCE OF 465 FEET 17/8 INCHES TO A POINT; THENCE S13DE‐GREES 41 MIN. 45 SEC. WA DIS‐TANCEOF46 FEET 46/8 INCHES TO A POINT; THENCE S76DEGREES 09 MIN. 05 SEC. EA DISTANCE OF 79 FEET 92/8 INCHES TO A POINTONTHE WESTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF ANNUN‐CIATION STREET; THENCE ALONG SAID RIGHTOF WAYLINES 13 DEGREES 41 MIN. 45 SEC. W A DISTANCE OF 69 FEET 72/8 INCHES TO A POINTONTHE NORTHERLYLINE OF AN EIGHTFOOT COMMON ALLEY;

THENCE ALONG SAID NORTHERLY LINE OF THE COMMON AL‐LEYN 76 DE‐GREES 09 MIN. 05 SEC. W ADISTANCEOF 465 FEET 3 INCHES TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOFCON‐STANCE STREET; THENCEALONG SAID RIGHTOF WAYLINEN 13 DEGREES 44 MIN. 45 SEC. EA DISTANCE OF 116 FEET TO THE POINT OF BE‐GINNING; SUB‐JECT TO RE‐STRICTIONS, SERVITUDES, RIGHTS OF WAY ANDOUTSTAND‐INGMINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AFFECTINGTHE PROPERTY WRIT AMOUNT: $307,788.09

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SOLELY AS AD MINISTRATOR OF THERMH 2023 1TRUST VERSUS SCOTT DUNCANMC‐NAUGHTON AND CLIFTON BEARDSFIELD MCNAUGHTON TRUSTEES OF THEEEANAND

JOAN MC‐

NAUGHTON TRUSTAND THE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSIONSOF JOAN ALVA LUCASMC‐NAUGHTON AND EUGENE EEAN

MCNAUGHTON, JR. DECEASED

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9903

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of the Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVILEGESAND SERVITUDES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCES THERE‐UNTO BELONG‐ING, OR IN ANY‐WISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEFIFTH DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANSAS SHOWNINTHE DECLERATION OF TITLE CHANGE, RECORDED IN THELAND RECORDS OF THEPARISH OF ORLEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANA, AT CIN39648 ON AUGUST 5, 1991 ANDDESCRIBED AS LOT20A WRIT AMOUNT: $389,289.27

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

BOBBYJAMES

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-430

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

3500 CLERMONT DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70122 LOTS 31 AND32 -SQUARE5 OR K 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1280069

GENTILLY PARK‐WAYSUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT:

$72,390.84

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 20

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 DENNISF.WIG‐GINS,JR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $90.89

in the First Dis trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7016-7018 FIGST NEWORLEANS, LA 70125 SQUARE 33, LOT 20 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1344748 WRIT AMOUNT: $249,337.22

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 13 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $96.71

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1501 INDEPENDENCE STREET,THIS CITY IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANSVERSUS MICHAELED‐WARD DURON‐SLET CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9284

ARE REQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BD 2 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $89.83

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4323 PERLITASTREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS KEVINJ ROUNDS AND RICHARDE JONES, JR. CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5365

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4323 PERLITAST NEWORLEANS LA 70112 LOT10-A, SQUARE 5-A THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1432219 PARISOAKS SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $15,191.00

ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-11488

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3011 LAUSSAT PL NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT16- SQUARE 1482-A THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1380252 WRIT AMOUNT: $1,710.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 21 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $88.77

PUBLIC NOTICE

o clock noon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4011 CLEMATIS ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70122 LOT: Y, SQUARE: 30 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 724887 WRIT AMOUNT: $48,450.42

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 17

JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $95.66

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 46 YEL‐LOWSTONE DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS FRANCIS‐COADAN OREL‐LANA A/K/A ADAM FRANCISCO CONTRERAS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-419

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 5 DEAN MORRIS, L.L.C318 388 1440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐

cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $521

PUBLICNOTICE

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 10 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504 522 8256

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $114.71

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 70167018 FIGSTREET THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEOF RESIDENTIAL CREDIT OPPOR‐TUNITIES TRUST II VERSUS ZIP ZOOP VENTURE, LLC, WILLIAMH URETA, JAMES ANTHONYRICE III, KAREN HANSEN,AND WILLIAM JOSEPH BYRD

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1501 INDEPEN‐DENCESTAND 3713-13 1/2N ROBERTSONST NEWORLEANS, LA SQUARE 660, LOTS THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1421844 WRIT AMOUNT: $2,610.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 1 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $88.24

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4011 CLEMATIS STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:PARK PLACESECURI‐TIES,INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2004WWF1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, SUCCESSORIN INTEREST TO WACHOVIA BANK,N.A., AS TRUSTEEVER‐SUSESTATEOF CLARAJEAN JONESA/K/A CLARAJEAN DENTON JONES

ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DES‐IGNATED BY THE NO.3 IN THE SQUARE BOUNDEDBY HOWARD AV‐ENUE (LATEDE‐)

ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED THESAME DISTRICT AND SQUARE AS THE HEREINABOVE DESCRIBEDAND DESIGNATEDBY THENO. 5ON THEABOVE MENTIONED PLAN,WHICH LOTS ADJOIN THELASTLYDE‐SCRIBEDPROP‐ERTY AND MEASURE23 FEET 2INCHES3 1/2LINES FRONT ON ANNUNCIA‐TION STREET BY A DEPTHOF103 FEET 8INCHES BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLEL LINES IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASURVEY OF GANDOLFO, KUHN &ASSOCI‐ATES,DATED SEPTEMBER20, 1996. DRAWING NO.T 181 4, THE ABOVE REFER‐ENCEDLOTS ARE MORE PARTICU‐LARLY DE‐SCRIBEDAS

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 936 LAMANCHE STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:GREEN‐SPRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, NOTINITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐PACITY,BUT SOLELY AS AD‐

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3500 CLERMONT DR, CITY OF

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4042

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3011 LAUSSATPL, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS GOOD SAMARITAN BAPTIST CHURCH (A/K/A MOUNT

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2691 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, th f ll i

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 46 YELLOW‐STONEDRNEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT: 96, SQUARE:B FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1404920 WRIT AMOUNT: $340,946.14

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of

Orleans

GH 14 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC 504-5228256 FOERSTNERG MEYER

TheN.O.Advo‐

cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025

jul16-aug20-2t $90.36

NOTINITS INDI‐VIDUAL CAPAC‐ITYBUTSOLELY IN ITSCAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEEOFGIT‐SITMORTGAGE LOAN TRUST BB‐PLC1 VERSUS DOLORES DARBYLAGARDE ANDARMANDF LAGARDE, SR A/K/AARMAND LAGARDE, SR

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2046

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 5108 SAND‐HURSTDRNEW ORLEANS, LA 70126

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onAugust21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 6441 LOUISXIV ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70124

LOTS:9,10, AND 11, SQUARE:218 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1172017 LAKEVIEW SUB‐DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $308,687.06

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Checkor Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 12 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440

ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $93.01

ceed to sell by public auction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onAugust21, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, the following describedprop‐erty to wit: 3629-3631 BRUX‐ELLESSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 SQUARE 2479, LOT14 THIRD MUNICI‐PALDISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT: $95,812.82

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

LOT30SQUAAREB 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1038175 LAKE FOREST SOUTHGATE WRIT AMOUNT: $250,856.28

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $95.13

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 36293631 BRUXELLES STREET,THIS CITY IN

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $92.48

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 601 ELYSIANFIELDS AVENUE,THIS CITY IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: BANKPLUS VER‐SUSMAISON DESLUNES, LLC CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-10734

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onAugust21, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, the following describedprop‐erty to wit: 601 ELYSIAN FIELDSAVNEW ORLEANS, LA 70117 LOT: X-1, SQUARE:152 THIRDMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1178817

WRIT AMOUNT: $408,629.17

UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 27 NEWMAN MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE 504837-9040 MARK C. LANDRY

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $87.71

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 318 LAKE MARINA DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE PIER 8CONDO‐MINIUM ASSO‐CIATION, INC. VERSUS GLEN M. FORMAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-9380

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCE AT THEINTERSEC‐TION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOF NORTHLAKE AVENUE AND WESTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF REGENT STREET; PROCEED THENCE IN A WESTERLY DI‐RECTIONA DIS‐TANCEOF764.95 FEET TO POINT; THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; CON‐TINUETHENCE ALONG SAID LINE OF NORTH LAKE AVENUE, STILLINA WESTERLY DI‐RECTION, ADIS‐TANCEOF257.13 FEET TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY LINE OF THEHAZEUR TRACT, THENCE IN ANORTHERLY DIRECTIONOFA DISTANCE OF 106.55 FEET TO A POINT, THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING, ALLASMORE FULLYSHOWN ON ASURVEYOF WALKER & AVERY, INC. DATEDAPRIL 25, 1980 RE‐VISEDAUGUST 12, 1980, AND MAY1,1981. TOGETHER WITH ASERVITUDE OF PASSAGEOVER PARCELSC 1 ANDB 2IN FAVOR OF FORMER LOT 56 (NOW APART OF LOT56A) CREATEDBY ACTBEFOREIVY A. SMITH, JR.,NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATEDAPRIL 24, 1960, REGIS‐TEREDINCOB 635. FOLIO 222 OF THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDSFOR THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA. IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR MUNICIPALNO. 318 LAKE MA‐RINA DRIVE, UNIT 111, NEWORLEANS LOUISIANA 70124.

ROYALSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:IN‐VESTOR EQUI‐TIES L.L.C. VER‐SUSJAMES MICHAELTHOR‐RICK

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-1446

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2001-03ROYAL ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70116 SQUARE 159, LOTA THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1435743 WRIT AMOUNT: $623.50

in the First Dis trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7550 KINGSPORT BD NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT21, SQUARE B THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 948061

EASTSHOREVIL‐LAGE PART A SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $36,909.47

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Checkor Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 22 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $91.42

PUBLIC NOTICE

GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2857 GRANDROUTE SAINTJOHN STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:IVCAPI‐TAL, L.L.C. VER‐SUSDAVID E. VILLARRUBIA CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4388

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING

THAT CERTAIN CONDOMINIUM PARCEL IN THE PIER 8CONDO‐MINIUM CRE‐ATED BY ACTBEFORE HENRYO'CON‐NOR, JR.,NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATEDMAY 12, 1981, REGISTERED JUNE 9, 1981, IN COB773 J, FOLIO 486 OF THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDS FORTHE PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANACON‐SISTINGOF CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO.111, TOGETHER WITH ITSAPPUR‐TENANT 1.2884% INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELE‐MENTSASDES‐IGNATEDAND SHOWNONTHE PLAN OF WALKER & AVERY,INC., DATEDAPRIL 25, 1980, REVISED AUGUST 12, 1980 ANDMAY 1, 1981, ANNEXEDASEX‐HIBITA 1TO THEDECLARA‐TION OF CON‐DOMINIUM RE‐FERREDTO HEREINABOVE, WHICHSAIDDE‐CLARATIONAF‐FECTSTHE IM‐MOVEABLE PROPERTY ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONSITU‐ATED ANDMORE FULLYDE‐SCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: ACERTAIN POR‐TION OF GROUND,SITU‐ATED IN THE STATEOF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS, SEV‐ENTH DISTRICT, WEST END TRACT, DESIG‐NATEDASLOT 56 ABEING BOUNDEDBY NORTHLAKE AVENUE,RE‐GENT STREET WEST ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD ANDTHE HAZEUR TRACT, ANDISMORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBEDAS

BEINGTHE SAME PROP‐ERTY ACQUIRED BY GLEN M. FORMAN BY ACT BEFORE JAMES A. MOUNGER, N.P.,DATED DE‐CEMBER 16, 1999, REGIS‐TEREDATCIN 190360.

WRIT AMOUNT: $18,366.87

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 30 SUTTON LAW FIRM,LLC 985 218 9358

CHARLESE.SUT‐TON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $183

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans BD 26 NEWMAN MATHIS BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORPORA‐TION 504-8379040 JOSHUA P. MATTHEWS TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $88.77

GH 25 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYE.HOLLEY

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $93.54

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4518 VIOLASTREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:TOWD POINTMORT‐GAGE TRUST 2018-3, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEVER‐SUSJOSHUA FELIX, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-3173

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1241 SOUTHLAWN BOULEVARD, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS CURTIS ORSTIN GWATH‐NEY, HIS SUCCESSORS, HEIRSAND AS‐SIGNS, IDONIA SIMMSGWATH‐NEY, HERSUC‐CESSORS,HEIRS ANDASSIGNS ANDKEIMY‐EREIALEWISJONES

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6652

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1241 SOUTH‐LAWN BD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 SQUARE 1, LOT 26 FIFTHDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1404421 WRIT AMOUNT: $810.00

THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:NEWREZ LLCF/K/A NEW PENN FINAN‐CIAL,LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SER‐VICING VERSUS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSIONOF ESTELLA TRIB‐BITWILEY (A/K/A ESTELLA TRIBBIT, ES‐TELLA WILEY)

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4518 VIOLAST NEWORLEANS LA 70126 LOT: 47, SQURE: 4 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 364548 CORDELLPLACE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $28,129.40

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks.

RB 1 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 CHARMAINEL MARCHAND TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025

aug20-sep24-2t $93.10

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2857 GRAND ROUTESTJOHN ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70119 LOT: 12 SQUARE:1564 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT: $305,109.58

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- 100% CASH AT THE MOMENT OF AD‐JUDICATION Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 35 THESILVER‐STEINLAW FIRM,APLC504362-3692 IRLR.SILVER‐STEIN TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $83.48

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3625 NAPOLEON AV, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT INDIVIDUALLY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEEFOR FI‐NANCEOF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES AC‐QUISITION TRUST2019-HB1

in the First Dis trictofthe City onSeptember 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

3625 NAPOLEON AV NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70125 LOTC -SQUARE 770 6THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1041523 WRIT AMOUNT: $497,409.44

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 3 THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $71.71

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5380 LAUREL ST,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER OF EN‐TITLED;FED‐ERAL HOME LOAN MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION,AS TRUSTEEFOR FREDDIEMAC SLST 2022-1 PARTICIPATION INTEREST TRUST VERSUS ALEXANDERJ DELCASTILLO ANDMARIBETH TOTELS DEL CASTILLO

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-4553 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onSeptember 25, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 5380 LAUREL ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70115 LOTY-2;SQUARE NO.133 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN 1263494 WRIT AMOUNT: $273,636.50

Seized in the above suit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐

Order No Per sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 11 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $92.48

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 969 PORTEOUS STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FIFTH THIRDBANK, N.A. VERSUS MASON WILLIAMLONG AND COURTNEY STIEBING LONG

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9373

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 969 PORTEOUS ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70124 LOT: A, SQUARE: 155 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1129334 WRIT AMOUNT: $183,868.91

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 7 DEAN MORRIS LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025

aug20-sep24-2t $88.77

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5680

NEWENGLAND DRIVE, THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER

ENTITLED:THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON, F/K/ATHE BANK OF NEWYORK AS SUCCESSORIN INTEREST TO JP‐MORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. AS TRUSTEEFOR NOVASTAR MORTGAGE FUNDINGTRUST, SERIES 2005-2, NOVASTAR HOME EQUITY LOAN ASSETBACKED CER‐TIFICATES, SE‐RIES 2005-2VERSUS TERRENCE TIM‐OTHY HILLIARD A/K/ATER‐RENCET HILLIARD A/K/A TERRENCE HILLIARD CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6497

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 5680 NEWENG‐LAND DRIVE, NEW ORLEANS, LA70129 LOT: 24, SQUARE:2 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 821200 WRIT AMOUNT: $98,291.85 Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 20 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $99.89

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4317 RAYNEDRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:LOAN PARTNERS,L.L.C VERSUS CASA PAILET PROP‐ERTY MANAGE‐MENT,L.L.C., AND DONOVANK JOHNSON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3547 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of

for the Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

4317 RAYNEDR NEWORLEANS, LA 70122 LOT: 17, SQUARE:2 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1426814 PARISPARK SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $140,000.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 28 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE, APLC 504-8379040 JOSHUA P. MATHEWS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025

aug20-sep24-2t $91.42

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2908 AUDUBON STREET,THIS CITY,IN

THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:OCG CAPITAL, LLC VERSUS BWG DEVELOPMENTS LLC, CLYDE GLENNBLANCO, DUSTINGUESS‐FELD AND KHALED OUAAZ A/K/AKADE WISE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7780

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

2908 AUDUBON ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70125 SQUARE 16, LOT 3& 4 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1404711 WRIT AMOUNT: $410,000.00

cent of the pur chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 29

STERNGERG, NACCARI& WHITELLC (504) 324-2141 JOSEPH R. MAR‐RIOTT

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025

aug20-sep24-2t $90.89

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3943 PINOAK AVE, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:RE‐GIONSBANK D/B/AREGIONS MORTGAGE VER‐SUSWILLIAM MATTHEW WYCHE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11036

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3943 SOUTHPIN OAKAVE,NEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT85- SQUARE 104 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 990398 WRIT AMOUNT: $94,548.60

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 15 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $88.77

ADVERTISE MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1107 S PETERS ST #519, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:NWL COMPANY, LLC VERSUS SAMAN‐THAANN FIX A/K/ASAMAN‐THAA FIXA/K/A SAMANTHA FIX ANDPAULLVOV

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6703

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

1107 SPETERS ST #519 NEW ORLEANS, LA 70130 LOTASQUARES 47 AND48 1STMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1391611 WRIT AMOUNT: $475,133.63

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 18 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $90.36

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3129 BURGUNDY ST CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSCULLEN JAMESLAWLOR

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI

in the First Dis trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3129 BURGUNDY ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT12-ASQUARE 283 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1291465 WRIT AMOUNT: $217,973.99

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

Susan Hutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDANCE A. COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIO OF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2122-22 1/2SECOND STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:MID‐FIRSTBANK VERSUS MONTY WADE ANDER‐SON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-5424

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2122-22 1/2SEC‐ONDSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 SQUARE 302, LOT17 FOURTH MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1429968 WRIT AMOUNT: $166,516.95

Parish of Or leans GH 24 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $87.71

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3347 ST ANNST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST COMPANY, NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATION, AS TRUSTEE, AS SUCCESSORIN-INTERESTTO U.S. BANK NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONAS TRUSTEEFOR ANGELOAK MORTGAGE TRUST2019-5, MORTGAGEBACKED CER‐TIFICATES, SE‐RIES 2019-5VER‐SUSCAITLIN CARNEY

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4321 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3347 ST ANNST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT18- SQUARE 462 2NDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1432213 WRIT AMOUNT: $331,737.22

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 12 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS JACKSON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $95.66

STREET, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:MIDFIRST BANK VERSUS JOSE AUGUSTO FRANCO AS IN‐DEPENDENT ADMINISTRA‐TOROFTHE SUCCESSION OF STEVEN FRANCO

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-658

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

1123-25 NMIRO ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70119 SQUARE 292, LOTC SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1290944 WRIT AMOUNT: $253,728.35

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $89.30

PUBLIC NOTICE

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of the pur‐h i d

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 8410 OLEANDER STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:JPMOR‐GANCHASE BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONVERSUS SARAHBROWN RICHARDSON (A/K/A SARAH BROWN, SARAH RICHARDSON, SARAHCOLLINS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4090

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1123-25 NORTHMIRO STREET,THIS

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on

the following describedprop‐erty to wit: 8410 OLEANDER ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70118 LOT3,SQUARE 469 SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQMIN: 896288 WRIT AMOUNT: $28,235.55

Seized in the above suit TERMS- CASH

Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 23 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $90.89

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 232 S MURATST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:LOAN‐DEPOT.COM, LLC VERSUS AYSHA M. HARPER

A/K/AAYSHA HARPER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2380

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil DistrictCourt forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onSeptember 25, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 232 SMURAT ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70119 LOT2 -SQUARE 803 1STMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1430759 WRIT AMOUNT: $324,021.00

Seized in the above suit

TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

THE LAW OF FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373

DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS,JR.,

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $88.70

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1129 SOUTHLAWNBD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCAF ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VERSUS ESTATE OF ELLIOTT H. WILLIAMS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-1639

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025,at12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1129SOUTH‐LAWN BD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114

LOT33- SQUARE 3 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 828515

SOUTHLAWN SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT:

$66,457.21

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 14

JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 RACHEL BREAUX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $94.07

PUBLICNOTICE

GAGE TRUST 2015-6, U.S. BANK NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEE VER‐SUSLOUIS M. LEE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11750

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 301 SEATTLEST NEWORLEANS, LA 70124 LOTS:1 -5, SQUARE: 7 SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQMIN: 887304 WEST ENDSUB‐DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $76,349.58

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 13 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $92.48

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7140 TUDORCOURT, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TILED: AARON & GIANNA,PLC VERSUS SHAVONDA CHAMBERS, ADP, INC.,AND JPMORGAN CHASEBANK, N.A.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-7879

described prop erty to wit:

7140 TUDORCT NEWORLEANS, LA 70126 LOT46, SQUARE 4, THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT, LAKE FOREST

SUBDIVISION NO.2,PARTB (LAKEWILLOW) WRIT AMOUNT:

$2,512,568.45

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 36 AARON &GI‐ANNA PLC504569-1807 DEWAYNEL WILLIAMS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $90.36

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4457 AMERICAST, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:JPMOR‐GANCHASE BANK,NA‐TIONAL ASSOCI‐ATIONVERSUS JOAN YVETTE DARBY DETIEGE, CON‐NIEDARBY CAS‐TONAND EARVIN DARBY, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-4585

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4457 AMERICA ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA70126 LOTS 17 AND18 -SQUARE12 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 651712 ROSEDALE SUB‐DIVISON WRIT AMOUNT: $39,426.13

UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 4 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $91.95

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4718 STEPHENGI‐RARD AVENUE THIS CITY,INTHE MATTER ENTI‐TLED:PENNY‐MACLOANSER‐VICES, LLCVER‐SUSWEBSTER JOSEPH JACK‐SON

A/K/AWEBSTER J. JACKSON A/K/AWEBSTER JACKSONAND MYRTLE WALKER JACK‐SONA/K/A MYR‐TLEW JACKSONA/K/A MYRTLE JACK‐SON

CI

Case No: 2024-5870

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

4718 STEPHEN GIRARD AV NEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 SQUARE 3, LOTK

THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 997261 WRIT AMOUNT: $118,708.01

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Check or Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 21

LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373

ING MUNICIPAL NUMBER 20002002 PAINTERS STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:CITI‐GROUPMORT‐GAGE LOAN TRUST2018-B VERSUS MARY WHITAKER FLEMINGA/K/A MARY W. FLEM‐INGA/K/A MARY FLEMING, ROSE MARY FREDER‐ICKA/K/A ROSE M. FREDERICK A/K/AROSE FREDERICK, LYNN M. WHITKERA/K/A LYNN WHITAKER,ERIC J. WHITAKER A/K/AERIC WHITAKER, KAREN C. WHITAKER A/K/AKAREN WHITAKER,AND GARY BURNS, HEIRSOFGLO‐RIAMAE BURNS A/K/A GLORIA M. BURNSA/K/A GLORIA BURNS ANDARTHUR BURNSA/K/A ARTHUR BURNS, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9203

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sellby public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 2000-2002 PAINTERS ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70117 LOT: 1018, SQUARE:22-A THIRDMINICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 693167 WRIT AMOUNT: $48,848.69

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 19 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $104.66

PUBLIC NOTICE

SHAMBURG BUJOLNAVARRE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-659

By virtue of a Writ ofSeizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: ONECERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THERON AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVI‐TUDES, ADVANTAGES ANDPRESCRIP‐TIONS(BOTH LIBERATIVE AND ACQUISITIVE) THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEPARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN SQUARE NO.232, BOUNDEDBY EAGLE, GENERAL OGDEN, GREEN ANDHICKORY STREETS; WHICHSAID PORTIONOF GROUND COM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 201 FEET FROM THECORNER OF EAGLEAND GREEN STREETS, ANDMEASURES THENCE 39 FEET FRONTON EAGLE STREET,SAME IN WIDTHINTHE REAR,BYA DEPTHOF100 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES; SUBJECT TO RESTRIC‐TIONS, SERVI‐TUDES, RIGHTS OF WAY ANDOUTSTAND‐INGMINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AF‐FECTINGTHE PROPERTY WRIT AMOUNT: $55,319.33

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 5 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318 388 1440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐RIS

THE MATTER EN TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCF2ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VERSUS RHONDA C. JASE CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4523

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7040 WHITMORE PL NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT109-ASQUARE D 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1420443 KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, PHASEI WRIT AMOUNT: $116,836.84

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 6 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $93.54

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6726 LAMB ROAD THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:ELAINE ANDPAULTALL‐MANVERSUS HOLDINGRE‐NAISSANCE PROPERTY,LLC AND GREGORYSWAF‐FORD

trict of the City on September 25, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

6726 LAMB RD NEWORLEANS LA 70128 LOT: 38, SQUARE:21 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN: 1322946 WRIT AMOUNT: $120,478.88

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 33 THESILVER‐STEINLAW FIRM,APLC504362-3692 IRLR.SILVER‐STEIN

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 8/20/2025 & 9/24/2025 aug20-sep24-2t $89.83

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SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

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3,720 SQUARE FEET LOTB3 FROM THE POINTOFINTER‐SECTIONOFTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE ANDTHE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOFELIZA STREET; THENCE SOUTH 2DEGREES 32 MINUTES45 SECONDSWEST ALONGTHE EASTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOFAT‐LANTIC AV‐ENUE,A DIS‐TANCEOF64 FEET TO A POINT, THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; THENCE CON‐TINUESOUTH 2 DEGREES 32 MINUTES45 SECONDSWEST ALONGTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE,A DISTANCE OF 31 FEET;THENCE SOUTH87DE‐GREES 27 MIN‐UTES 15 SEC‐ONDS EAST, ADISTANCEOF 120 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH2 DE‐

UTES 45 SECONDS EAST, ADISTANCEOF 31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH87DE‐GREES 27 MINUTES15 SECONDSWEST, ADISTANCEOF 120 FEET TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE,THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING. LOT B3 CONTAINS 3,720 SQUARE FEET LOTB4 FROM THE POINTOFINTER‐SECTIONOFTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE ANDTHE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOFELIZA STREET; THENCE SOUTH 2DEGREES 32 MINUTES45 SECONDSWEST ALONGTHE EASTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOFAT‐LANTIC AVENUE ADISTANCEOF 95 FEET TO A POINT, THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; THENCE CON‐TINUESOUTH 2

MINUTES 45 SECONDSWEST ALONGTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE,A DISTANCE OF 31 FEET;THENCE SOUTH87DE‐GREES 27 MIN‐UTES 15 SEC‐ONDS EAST, ADISTANCEOF 120 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH2 DE‐GREES 32 MIN‐UTES 45 SECONDSEAST. ADISTANCEOF 31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH87DE‐GREES 27 MINUTES15 SECONDSWEST, ADISTANCEOF 120 FEET TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE,THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING. LOT B4 CONTAINS 3,720 SQUARE FEET LOTB5 FROM THE POINTOFINTER‐SECTIONOFTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE ANDTHE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY

STREET; THENCE SOUTH 2DEGREES 32 MINUTES45 SECONDSWEST ALONGTHE EASTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF AT‐LANTIC AVENUE ADISTANCEOF 126 FEET TO A POINT, THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; THENCE CON‐TINUESOUTH 2 DEGREES 32 MINUTES45 SECONDSWEST ALONGTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF ATLANTIC AV‐ENUE,A DISTANCE OF 31 FEET;THENCE SOUTH87DE‐GREES 27 MIN‐UTES 15 SEC‐ONDS EAST, ADISTANCEOF 120 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH2 DE‐GREES 32 MIN‐UTES 45 SECONDSEAST, ADISTANCEOF 31 FEET TO A POINT; THENCE NORTH87DE‐GREES 27 MINUTES15 SECONDSWEST, ADISTANCEOF 120 FEET TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY RIGHT OF WAYLINEOF

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Brian Kelly

feels confidentabout LSU’sfootball

team this season, and he explains

BYWILSON ALEXANDER |Staff writer

Brian Kelly began feelingconfidentinLSU’s team this season before watched apractice

Sitting in hisoffice beforespring footballbegan, Kelly said that if thep preparethe waytheyneed to and do theright things throughout the cour game,LSU is capableofwinning theSoutheasternConference.

Kelly said at thetime“regardless of howweplayedthe game before wouldhaveneededhelp” to win, such as aluckybounce or afortunate ca He recognized that LSU didnot have agood enough team to competefor achampionship

But now, Kelly believes that theTigerscan contend fora spot in the CollegeFootball Playoff.Explaining where the confidencecame from, he said early in preseason camp thatthree yearsofteaching theplayers howhewants them to prepare, combinedwithimprovements to the roster,can put LSU in contention.

“I wasabletowatchenough filmofthe guysthatwebroughtinand spend enough time with them individually that Iknewtheywere goingtofitinterms of whatour expectationswerefor them,”Kelly said

“I think we were very intentional aboutthe personalitiesthatwe were looking for. Icouldhavebeen, clearly, moreconfident afterthe fact if Iwatchedthempractice,but Ijustfeltsosurethatwemadethe right decisions on theseguys.”

Kelly haswatched practice now, andhefeels thesame wayhedid mon

“Whenyou knowthatyou’repreparingyour team theright wayovera ma years, thatbringsonaconfidence,”Kelly said. “And then,when we addr ings within our roster,it wasn’t justabout confidenceinpreparation.I preparation, and we have aroster. It’sthosetwo things comingtogether.”

Nowenteringhis fourth season, Kelly needseverythingtocome to turnedaround ateam that went 11-12 over the finaltwo yearsofthe Ed Or the SECchampionship game in hisfirstyear,but he has nottaken LSU has a29-11 recordthrough three years. Histhree predecessors allwon shipsbytheir fourth season.

Inthe midstofa9-4 season lastyear,LSU beganpreparing to revamp makinga playoff run. It persuaded topdonorstogivemoremoney fornam ments,and theTigersfrontloaded deals aheadofthe beginning of revenu

The moneyhelped LSU retain key players and sign the No. 1transfer portal classinthe country, according to 247Sports.The highest percentageof the funds went toward playerretention. Starterssuch as quarterback Garrett Nussmeier,running back Caden Durham and linebacker Whit Weeks, Kelly said, “are not free.”

“Clearly,whether youbelieve it or not,their agents aregetting hit up by other schools saying, ‘Wecan giveyou X,’”Kelly said. “You have to protect your roster,too.”

LSU combined thosereturning playerswith 18 transfers, manyofwhom are expected to makeanimmediate impact The transfershaveacombined 262 career starts,and all but twoofthem playedfor another powerconference team last season.

Throughout the offseason, Kelly has said LSU nowhas thebest roster of his tenurebecauseofits depth and high-leveltalent. Kellyusedpreseason position battles as an example, saying “wehaven’thad thatcompetition,quite frankly.”

And so he has not been shyabout publicly hyping his team.

“I think it’stime, when youknow thatyou’vedone the thingsnecessary to prepareyour team forachampionship run, kno

Kelly said. “Theylistentoitmorethan anybody else. And sometimes,youdon’t geta chance to articulate thosethings enough so your kids canhear whatyou think about them. Iwantthem to hear whatI thought.”

Many players agree with Kelly’s assessmentofthe talentlevel.

“It’sdefinitely the closest team I’ve been on at LSU,asfar as abrotherhood standpoint,”Nussmeier said, “and obviously the most talentedteamaswell.”

In the past,senior linebacker West Weekssaid, offensiveand defensive players mostly hungout with teammatesontheir side of the ball. There wasa separation, which could be expected with such alarge team. But he said thatchanged this year as some of the returning players,including Nussmeier and the Weeksbrothers, helped recruit the transfers.

Team leadersjoined the dinners when transferstook official visits,then broughtthe players back to their house to gettoknowone another.Thathad not happened before, West Weekssaid.He thoughttherewas areal benefit.Once the transferssigned with LSU,theyalready had abond with their newteammates.

“I think it wasprettynatural, andit kind of started when we were recruiting all thoseguystrying to getthem here,” West Weekssaid.“Everybody knew whatpieces we needed, so we knewwe

had to getthose dudes.Trying to get them hereinthe wintertime, and then having them gethere, it wasalready anatural connection andgrewfrom there.”

Since then, LSU’splayers saythey have spent alot of time together outside the facility. They playedpaintball one dayand bowled at Surge Entertainment. Redshirt junior Bo Bordelon took some of his fellowoffensivelinemen on an alligator tour.Nussmeier broughtthe offensiveline to Walk-On’sbeforefall camp,and theystuck him with an $800 bill.

the 2024Texas Bowl.

“The mentalityofthis team is completely differentthan anyother team thatwehad,”Guillory said.

Thereare screens throughout the football operations building thatsay “1-0” on them, visual remindersofthe first goal LSU has this year.Trying to keep players focused on the task in frontofthem, Kelly even changed what the schedule on awallinthe team room lookslike.

In the past,LSU listed every game ahead of the season, including the playoff sites and national championship.But near the beginning of preseancamp,ittook down everything except Clemson. The opponents will be uncovered weekby -w eek throughout the year.If et to the end, it ve atitle to play

It all starts with the opener Au 30 against Clemson, the first time LSU has started the season with atop 10 matchup in atrue road game. LSU has focused on the game thr oughout the offseason after fivestraigh season-openin losses. Redshirt nior defensivet Jacobian Guillory the team began about it in January

newwhatthe goal estWeekssaid. stobeplaying on .”

With Nussmeier’s return, LSUoffenseaims forconsistency SOMETHINGTOPROVE

BYKOKI RILEY| Staffwriter

The decision forGarrettNussmeier to return to LSUin2025boiled down to one thing.

Consistency

“I feel likethe productthatIput out therefor my teammatesand forthesecoacheswho have spentsomuchtimeonme, Ifeellikeitwasn’tasconsistentasI wanted it to be,”Nussmeier said in December.“And Ifeellikethatthere’sa whole other level that Icould tapinto.”

Nussmeier,the fifth-year senior quarterback whoisenteringhis secondseason asthe starter, played well in hisfirstcampaign as the leader of the offense last fall. Hethrew forover4,000 yards, completed 64.2%ofhis passesand had nearly 30 touchdowns

But his greatnessonlycame in flashes.Healsohad 12 interceptions and failed to utilizehis legs in situations whereheneeded to call his number.

“Idon’twanttoshowflashes,” Nussmeier said.“ .Ithinkthatthis first year for me wasahugegrowth year and just kind of learning who Iamasa player.”

Nussmeierreturns to aprogram that’sshownani recordofdevelopingquarterbacksastheyenter their JoeBurrow in 2019 wonanational championship. Ja putuphistoric numbersand, like Burrow, wonthe Heisman Trophy.

If Nussmeier caneve cating the successofB LSU’soffensewill have ing the highs of those sons.The Tigers’activit portal,along withsome pieces,shouldallow hi to flourish in 2025.

Quarterback

Acasecould be made Nussmeieristhe bestq terbackincollegefootbal heading into this se Fewsignal callersinthe tion possess thearm talen confidence andaccura thathehas

Backing up Nussmeier is anotherquarterback who started SEC games ayear ago, Michael VanBuren. Nowasophomore, VanBuren trans-

ferred to LSU from Mississippi State overthe winterafter throwing for1,886 yards and 11 touchdowns in 10 games

Redshirt freshman Colin Hurleyisthe lone scholarship quarterbackbehind Van Buren. The Florida nativehas been afull participantinpreseason practices after he wasinvolved in aserious carcrash in January

Running back

SophomoreCaden he surpassedmultiple vetera ushing yardsonateam-high1

With veterans John junior KalebJacksonwill need limited action last season. Ja aged 3.4 yardsper rush in 2024.

Competing with Ja and JT Linds ,arrivtionand be sophyear as back in er and

om features astrong blend perience, youth and transfers who making an immediate impact. on Anderson, fifth-year seHilton and senior Zavion Thomas areback forwhatwill ely be their final seasons at LSU.Andersonled the Tigers receptions ayear ago, Hiltonhas the athleticism to be adifference maker,and Thomas’ speed makes him auseful weapon on offense and special teams

Joining thatgroup are Oklahoma transfer Nic Anderson, Florida State transferDestyn Hill and Kentuckytransfer Barion Brown. Anderson brings much-needed sizeto the room, while Hill is aNew Orleans native

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and Brownisa provenperformer in the SEC withelitespeed Aseventh name to keep an eyeonwho is alsoreturning is redshirt sophomore Kyle Parker.The former four-star recruit showedpromiselast season beforeatorn triceps tendon prematurely endedhis year

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With MasonT LSU turned to the transferportal and added fifth-year senior Oklahoma.Sharp led the wounded Soonersin receptions and re

His exploits as favoritetostart, but LSU will have plenty of depthbehind zGreen wasaweapon in the redzone last season and has to earna bigger role in 2025.Texas A&M transferDonova eshman but has only played23snaps on offensesincethen,

Offensive lin

The majorityofLSU’squestion markslie withthis unit.The Tigers lostfour three-year startersonthe line to the NFL in Apriland returnjust one starter. Redshirt sophomore DJ Chester,last year’s center, is settomove overtoleft guard after LSU added Virginia Tech transfer Braelin Moore. Along withMoore,the Tigers also broughtinJosh Thompson from Northwestern out of the portal. Thompsonwill likely start at right guard, but he canalsoplaytackle.

Redshirt sophomoreTyree Adams,after missing time last season witha partial abdomen tear,isprojected to slide in forWill Campbell at left tackle. Starting on his oppositeside is likely redshirt freshman Weston Davis,aformer top-115 recruit nationally

LSU coach Brian Kelly insists thatthe Tigers haven’tsettled on Adams,Davis, Thompson, Mooreand Chesterbeing their starting group.Redshirt sophomorePaul Mubenga, redshirt freshmanCoenEchols,freshman Carius Curne and redshirt junior Bo Bordelonall have achance to crack the starting five, according to Kelly.

LSU OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

QB RB WR WR WR TE LT LG C RG RT

13GARRETT NUSSMEIER 6-1, 205, 5-SR.

11 Michael VanBuren 6-0,190, SO.

29 CADENDURHAM 5-9, 205, SO.

28 KalebJackson6-0, 234, JR.

1AARON ANDERSON 5-8, 188, R-Jr.

12 Kyle Parker 5-11, 195, R-SO.

3CHRIS HILTON6-0, 190, 5-SR.

4Nic Anderson6-4, 208,R-JR.

4NIC ANDERSON 6-4, 208,R-JR.

6Barion Brown5-11, 185, SR.

10 BAUERSHARP 6-5, 246, 5-SR.

14 Trey’DezGreen 6-7,240,SO.

71 TYREE ADAMS 6-7, 310, R-SO.

57 Carius Curne 6-5, 320,FR.

79 DJ CHESTER 6-6, 315, R-SO.

65 Paul Mubenga6-5, 317, R-SO.

79 DJ Chester 6-6, 315, R-SO.

67 Bo Bordelon 6-6, 305, R-JR. R R L L T W W

61 BRAELIN MOORE 6-2, 300, R-JR.

56 JOSH THOMPSON 6-5, 315, 5-SR.

78 Coen Echols 6-4, 315, R-FR.

75 WESTON DAVIS 6-7, 317, R-FR.

A WEAKNESS NO MORE

What to expect from Blake Baker’s defense in his second year

BYREED DARCEY| Staffwriter

Howdoyou rebuild adefense? CoachBrian Kelly’s se tion is nowtwo yearsold.Itstarted with an overhaul evolved into afundraising campaign foranecessary tran

NowLSU needs all thenew defensivecoaches and acrossthe past twooffseasons to coalesce intosomethin stronger—thanthe historicallyporous unitthatsunkt

“Weweren’tgood enough as ateam,”Kelly said in ern Conference mediadays. “A lotofthathad to do wit shortcomingswehad on defense. We think we’vedone Kellybegan by poaching defensivecoordinatorBla Missouri andmakinghim thehighest-paidassistantc football. Last season, he helped the Tigers takea modest ward.LSU improved in both scoring defense(81stamo teamsto59th) andtotal defense(108thto61st), but itstill struggled to stop the run. Only four SEC teams last year fieldedworse rushingdefenses than the Tigers,who struggledtocorral mobile quarterbacks all season.

It wasaproblem.So, LSU is enlisting a handful of transfers, anewly healthypair of linebackersand afew returning underclassmentosolve it

Harold Perkins(torn ACL) and WhitWeeks(brok camp fullyrecoveredfromthe major injuries they suffer Tigers lineupfor the firstsnap of the season on Aug. 30 the heartofadefenseexpected to start as manyas twot outside corner,another insidea rotationofdefensivetackles blythree) on theedges

Thatgroup of playersisthe foundationofthe topt country.

“Weneeded to give(Baker) some moretools,”Kelly sa NowLSU’shopinghecan usethem to finish off therep

Defensiveline

The hallmark of aBaker-coached defenseishavoc. Ed opposing quarterbacks out of the pocket.Disguised blit It’sall geared toward creating disruptive plays, suchass for loss.

And LSUcan’t,ofcourse,create disruptive playswithou Itstop four edge rushersare sophomoreGabe Relifo Pyburn, FloridaState’s Patrick Payton and Nebraska’s Ji who flasheda nosefor the backfieldearlyincamp.Payto er— tall, long andstrong —who recorded sevensacksa 2023beforehis numbersdeclined in 2024.He’snow afi to parlayanother successful season into an NFL career

r-man rotation on the interio Ahmad Kinley—a pair of tr eshmen —are in line fo rida transferBernardG th-year senior hoping to

sone of the early stand –just6-foot-1and 28 didn’t take long forh withhis quick get-o motor.

ExpectBaker frontconfiguratio season.

Linebackers

Second

We’ll include Perkins in thisgroup.He’s chnically alinebacker,although he plays whatBaker calls the Star position—a do-itall hybrid linebacker-defensiveback who lines up almost everywhere. Over the slot On the edge. In the middle.

This season, LSU has all three Weeks brothers in itslinebacker room —Whit, West and Zach, the freshman who reclassified. Whit and West are the oldest,and they’re Tigers’two starters. Behind them, DavhonKeysis is sophomoreseason afsignificant snaps toward end of his freshman year and former top-150 reCharles Ross is running berkins as the second-team redshirt freshmanTylen appearstohavecarved kind of reserveroleafter lled last season as afringe ospect.

pquestion facing the linesobvious:how healthy erkins and Whit Weeks? versions of eachplayer rm one of the most exploin the country. Weeksis college football’sbest purrkins is one of the nation’s ptiveforces—but only shealthy,focused and pousethe game-breaking quicknessheflashed as shman.

ghtbeclosetofinally senior put it alltogethearlyreturns from premp were indicativeofhis comfort

nthe transferportal, and now here’sone returning starter in our transferswith experience ence teams and even abig-name rida named DJ Pickett. battling forthe twostarting transfer TamarcusCooleyand twofavorites to land the jobs nior Jardin Gilbert,junior Javi wn Spearsare pushing them for ansfer Mansoor Delane into one could takethe other one. Or homorewho added weightinthe offseason and brokeupa fewpassesearly in camp.

The pointisthatthe Tigers appear to have options again at po sitions thathavereturned mostly disappointing resultsacrossthe last fiveseasons.Since 2020,LSU’s passdefense has finished out side the FBS’ top100 units more times than it’sfinished inside its top50.

Nowarevamped groupisincharge of accomplishing something closer to the program standard.

LSU DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

EDGE

EDGE

44 JACK PYBURN,6-4, 264,Sr. 6Patrick Payton,6-6, 255, 5-Sr.

19 GABE RELIFORD,6-3,265, So.

12 Jimari Butler,6-5, 265, 6-Sr.

ST

DT DT LB LB STAR CB CB S S

16 AHMAD BREAUX,6-3,278,So.

90 Jacobian Guillory, 6-2, 318, 6-Sr.

88 BERNARD GOODEN, 6-1, 268, 5-Sr.

96 Dominick McKinley, 6-6, 308, So.

33 WESTWEEKS, 6-2, 235, 5-Sr.

46 Tylen Singleton,6-1, 226, R-Fr.

40 WHIT WEEKS, 6-2, 225, Jr.

42 Davhon Keys,6-0, 230, So.

7HAROLDPERKINS, 6-1, 222, R-Jr.

30 Charles Ross,6-1, 225, Fr.

4MANSOOR DELANE, 6-0, 190, Sr. 8Ja’Keem Jackson,6-0, 190,R-So.

1ASHTON STAMPS,6-0,190, Jr.

3DJPickett, 6-5, 195, Fr.

0TAMARCUSCOOLEY,6-0,198 R-So.

2JardinGilbert,6-1, 193, 5-Sr.

13 AJ HAULCY,6-0,222, Sr.

10 Dashawn Spears, 6-3, 208, So.

Loadedwithtalent, Tula islooking foranother conference titlerun

BY GUERRYSMITH |ContributingWriter

Former Tulane offensivelinecoach Cody Kennedy wasblown away by whathesaw when he stoppedbya spring practice in Marchtosay hi to former boss Will Hall.

Kennedy,who wasonthe staff in 2019 and2020when the Green Wave hadtwo of the fivehighest scoring teams in school history under Hall’sdirection as offensivecoordinator,said the talentlevel on both sidesofthe ball dwarfed whatthe coaches hadtoworkwith back then.

The question, which could be asked fornumerous other teamsinthe modern NIL eraofmasstransfers, is howwell atransfer portal-laden roster with 60 newcomerswill jell in coach JonSumrall’ssecond year

“We’re really talented,”Sumrall said duringthe first week of preseason camp, agreeing with Kennedy. “This team is stronger andfasterthan last year’s team. The weightroom numbersand theGPS numbersprove that, but we have along waytogoinregardtocoming together.”

Outsidersexpect Tulane, which wasinthe College Football Playoff race in 2024 until aThanksgiving nighthome losstoMemphis started athree-game tailspin, to contend strongly forarecordfourth consecutiveappearance in the American Conference championship game. Athlon Sports and ESPN writer Bill Connelly tab the Wave to win it forthe first time since 2022. The voters in the coach es’ poll gave the Wave the thir most points (31) among league teams in their preseason to 25,ranking rightbehind 34 fo Memphis and Army’s33.

The forecasts areclearacknowledgements of Sumrall roster-buildingskill considerin breakout star quarterback Da sahtransferred to Duke, two-time Makhi Hughes departed forO gone and acombined fivestar

The staff’s portal successand fiveofthe topseven tacklersr main among the non-powerfi

TULANE OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

QB

RB

12 JAKE RETZLAFF6-1,205, SR. 3Kadin Semonza 5-11, 196, SO.

0MAURICE TURNER 5-10, 190, JR.

20 Arnold Barnes 5-10,216, JR.

7SHAZZ PRESTON6-0, 206,JR.

16 GarrettMmahat6-0, 190, JR.

L T W W

WR WR WR TE LT

L

LG C

83 BRYCEBOHANON 5-9, 185, SR. 1Omari Hayes5-9, 170, SO.

11 TRE SHACKELFORD 6-1, 187,SR. 4Jimmy Calloway 6-0,190, SR.

85 ANTHONYMILLER 6-5.265, SO.

13 Ty Thompson 6-4 224 SR.

76 DERRICK GRAHAM 6-4, 314, SR.

50 Jordan Hall 6-4, 345, SR.

56 SHADRE HURST 6-2, 293, JR.

71 JayceMitchell 6-3, 275, FR.

58 JACK HOLLIFIELD 6-4, 300, SR.

73 Elijah Baker 6-3, 280, FR.

R R

RG RT

51 JOHN BOCK 6-3, 288, SR.

72 Mitch Hodnett 6-5, 295, FR

78 REESEBAKER 6-5, 275, FR.

77 Darion Reed 6-7,318, SO.

Tulane’s tough in the trenches

The excitement starts up front.

“I really feel better aboutthe depth on the O“We’ve gotgoodplayonthe line of scrimmager group as I’vebeenaround.”

Tulane could have as many as 10 quality contri ilton (six tackles forloss, 41/2 sacks) is the only le SantanaHopper(AppalachianState)and rush Paso)excelledinthe spring.End Gerrod Hend of potential as atop reservelast season. TheW Jah’RieGarner back from injuryand welcomed January, including nose tackle Tre’Von McAlpin SumralllabelednosetackleEliytNairne,a Li man GeordanGuidryaslegitimatestarter-qua teredpreseason camp on the two-deep depth cha

“Havingthe versatilitywithin thatgroup is go linebacker SamHoward, the Wave’s topretur

TULANE DEFENSIVE DEPTH CHART DE

NT DE OLB

6KAM HAM

10 Gerrod

95 TRE’VONMCALPINE 6-3,305, JR.

L D

changeable, and the nd thing. To be elit uh oh

93 Elijah Champaigne 6-2, 290, SR

29 SANTANA HOPPER 6-2 265JR.

90 EliytNairne 6-1, 305, SO

OMOWESTMORELAND 6-2,250, SR.

5HarveyDyson 6-3 250 JR

15 SAM HOWARD 6-2,220 SR.

42 Makai Williams6-1, 225, JR.

2DICKSONAGU 6-2,222,SO.

4ChrisRodgers 6-2222 JR.

NB

F S C C N IL IL

CB

CB SS FS K P

3JAVIONWHITE 5-10, 190,SO.

13 TJ Smith 5-10, 175, JR

20 JAHIEM JOHNSON6-0, 189, SO.

22 LJ Green5-10,170, SO

21 JAYDEN LEWIS5-11, 181, SO.

11 E’zaiah Shine6-1185 FR.

32 BAILEY DESPANIE6-1,204, SR.

7Kevin Adams 5-10, 185,SO.

1JACKTCHIENCHOU 5-10, 181, SO.

30 Joshua Moore 6-2, 202, SO

91 PATRICK DURKIN 5-10, 175, FR.

35 Cooper Helmke 6-3165 FR.

38 ALEC CLARK 6-1,184,SO.

34 William Hudlow5-11217,SO.

QB

trong coreupfront will makelifemuch easier forthe players stepping into newroles at the skill positions.QuarterbackJakeRetzlaff, competing with fellowtransfersBrendan Sullivan (Iowa) and Kadin Semonza (Ball State)toreplace Mensah, playedwell for an 11-2BYU team but has only amonth to learn the offenseasalateJulyarrival.

nior Arnold Barnes,who wasdecentasHughes’ primary backup,believeshehas raised his levela couotches in arunning back room thatgoes four but boasts no provenstarter.

ShazzPreston appearscapable of asimilar leap at receiver after missing the first half of 2024with amstring injury.Heisone of severalcandidates looking to replace the production of Mario Williams, tae Fleming, Yulkeith Brownand tightend Alex uman (combined 2,281 yardsreceiving, 146catch18 touchdowns)

the only non-PowerFour conference school to oPowerFouropponents (Northwestern plus and Duke), Tulane needs to getuptospeed tely,particularly with atrip to preseason No. 15 s(coaches’ poll) in September as well. eall of the lost production, Sumrall said the sconsiderably ahead of its pace at thesame season as anew staff adjusted to newplayers. not starting from ground zero,” he said. “We’re complexschematically and getting in alot of differtional thingsthatare giving our defenseprobsexciting. Defensively,wewerevery simplified edid last year.We’re alot moresettled personnel we’rerunning calls in practice fiveatcamp that trun until practice 12 or 15 last year.”

Cajunsnot as seasoned, but coaches convinced club features higher ceiling this season

BYKEVIN FOOTE |Staff writer

The UL Ragin’Cajunshaveplenty to replace from last year’s squad that reached theSun Belt Conference championshipgame.

Ofthe fiveCajuns to earn first-team All-Sun Belthonorslastseason, none of them return.

On offense, gone is theSun BeltOffensivePlayerofthe Year and the topfour receivers.

On defense, the topfive tacklersfromlastfallare gone as well.

On special teams,the Lou GrozaAward winner and thetwo-yearpuntreturner are no longer on the roster

Still, UL coach MichaelDesormeauxand hisstaff areconvincedthe ceilingis higher forthe 2025clubthan the West Divisionchampionsoflastseason.

“We’revery excited about thisteam,”Desormeaux said. “Myexpectationsare extremely high.”

Long story short, what this year’s squad maylack in seasoning, the coachesare hoping to makeupfor in rawtalent.

“I thinkwefeellikeasastaff that we have alittlebit more of atalentedteam than wehad last year,” offensive coordinatorTim Legersaid.“There’s alittle bitmoretalentinthe building.Now,whethertheycometogether,whether they worked theway last year’s groupdid and whether they perform on Saturdayslikel mains to be seen.”

What to expect on of

Thattheme starts at quarte

Miss transfer Walker Howard –o top-fivequarterbackprospect in ofSt. Thomas More –workswit totals zero collegiate touchdown

“We’re not expecting them thereand win the game by th Desormeaux said of the quar roomthatalsofeaturesredshirt omoreLunch Winfield comingo injury-plagued season andredshi freshman DanielBeale.

“It’sjust it’s adifferentfeeling, and there’snofeelinglikebeing backhome,”Howardsaid

BothHowardand hiscoache don’tappear worried about re placing BenWooldridge’s toptargets from ayear ago.

Led by LSU transferShelton Sampson and veterans like Robert Williams, they believe the talent is there.

“There’sa lot of good pieces in the room,and I‘vesaidthisone or twotimes in the past since I’ve been here, but from toptobottom,”Leger said. “Thisisthe best group thatwe’ve had. Toptobottom– it’sthe biggest, it’sthe longest, it’sthe fastest.”

There’s alittle more experience returning on the offensive line,but still plentyto prove. Righttackle GeorgeJackson and rightguardJax Harrington areback –surrounded by part-time starters and seasonedbackups in left tackle BryantWilliams, leftguardKadenMoreauand center CooperFordham

“I’mfeelingalot more comfortable (on left side),”Williamssaid. “I feel like this seasonshould be very,very good forus.”

The bigplan is to rotate the line as much as possibletoavoid late-seasonfatigue.

“It allows youtoplayguysearly on beforetheyhavetoplay,”Desormeaux explained. “You getthem in the mix and youget them experience,and thenIthink it helps youonthe back endtoo,longevity-wise.

“It takes some snaps off of guysthat, youknow, 15 snaps agame, maybetaking it off of someone.”

With Dre’lyn Washington leaving the program, the rushing load withberelying moreonthe duo of Zylan Perry (112-695, 4TDs) and Bill Davis (163-796, 9TDs).

“Bill’sdone areally good job,”Desormeaux said. “This offseason’sbeen phenomenal forhim. He’s gotten his weightdown, He’s down to 220 to 225rightnow.He’s eally good. erry) has gained really good weight, you, and sreally good, he’smoving greatwith it.”

Cajuns’defensive prospects

On the defensiveside, successrevolves around stopping the run betterand being moreaggressiveinthe secondary.

Improveddepth around mainstays Jordan Lawsonand Kadarius Miller up frontshould makea difference.

“I think our defensiveline is probably one of the groups whereyou got the most returning production coming back,”Desormeaux said. “You know, if you’re playing full speed all the time, youcan playbetterfootball.”

Moving Jaden Dugger to inside linebackshould help against the run, as well as becoming the newcommunication leader on ense.

“Jaden’sdone agood jobwith thatfor this offseason, so he’sgot to continue to

grow,” defensivecoordinatorJim Salgadosaid.“He’s agreat,great young man who’ssmart,intelligent. He’s gettingcontrol andbeingable to communicate.”

While outside linebackersAshleyWilliamsand Cameron Whitfield areknown commodities,Terrence Williamsand Kailep Edwardscould alsocontribute to thathigher ceiling goal.

“He’scome al liams.“We’reexc opportunity. He kno of playing the positi running back, ge run game, but als too, wherehe’sg nowit’shis turn.”

The secondary proven, but mor Richmondtransf linson replaces Ke the topcovercorner

“The thing is tha sionand we belie the most importan sonsaid. “Just ha of saying nothing only personthatc ourselves.”

Redshirtjunior boseisexpected game, along with and Jeremiah Mo

“I feel likethe is really clicking on every cylinder,” Dubosesaid.

“We’re really going to click together and be pretty good.”

Last season, the of safety TyreeS is Kody Jacksonfi they’reboth back.

“He’sgot tremendou Salgado said of canfly. He cancove from sideline to he showedwhen tunitytoplayout

“Going back to run …that’sone of worked alot on with

While the abilit Almendares is at the season, UL’s staff is excited about the potential in the return game.

CAJUNS OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

“Wehavefun with it,wecompete,”coach Mike Giuliani said of special teams. “There’sa toughness, but alsoanunderstanding wheretheytruly believe thatitleads to wins.”

QB

4WALKER HOWARD 6-0, 190, RJR. 2LunchWinfield 6-1, 221, RSo.

O O T W W R

DE RB DT RB DE WR

D

L D D

3ZYLAN PERRY5-11207,RJR.

6SHELTON SAMPSON 6-4, 195, RSO. 18 Jaydon Johnson6-2, 227,RJr.

87 KeDariusWade6-4, 198,RSo

88 CADENJENSON 6-6, 264 RSO.

83 Brock Chappell 6-5, 245, Jr

72 J’Marion Gooch 6-8, 320,RSo

0ROBERT WILLIAMS 6-2, 183, RSR.

64 BRYANT WILLIAMS 6-7,329, RJR.

76 Matt Broussard6-3, 305RSo.

75 KadenMoreau6-4, 294, RJr.

75 KADENMOREAU 6-4, 294 RJR.

50 COOPER FORDHAM 6-2, 292, RSO.

79 Mackey Maillho6-8,363, RSr.

67 John Bragg 6-4, 275, RSo.

0JORDANLAWSON 6-4, 243, RSR. 97 Lance Williams6-3, 240, RSo. 7BILL DAVIS 5-9, 235, RSO. 24 StevenBlanco,5-9, 224, RFr.

70JAX HARRINGTON 6-4, 327,RSR.

71 GEORGE JACKSON 6-5, 329, RSR

90 KADARIUS MILLER 6-2, 310, SR. 93 Jaelen Crider 6-3, 310, Gr.

22 Darrell Smith 5-8,280, Fr 41 CHASE EDWARDS 6-7, 271RSO.

68 Fitzgerald West 6-2, 290,RJr.

17 ASHLEY WILLIAMS 6-5, 255, RSO.

31 Drenon Fite 6-4, 230,RJr.

3JADEN DUGGER 6-5, 239,SR.

44 Jake St.Andre6-1, 220, RJr.

6 TERRENCE WILLIAMS 6-1 223, RSr. 16 KailepEdwards 6-0,224, RJR.

9 CAMERON WHITFIELD 6-3, 241, RSR.

38 Na’Tori Brown, 6-5, 228,RFr.

24 LORENZELL DUBOSE6-0, 185, RJR.

10 AveryDemery6-1, 177,RFr.

20 TRAE TOMLINSON 5-10, 175, GR.

23 Jeremiah Moses6-0, 182, RSo.

4TYREE SKIPPER, 6-2, 2-7, RSR.

2Jalen Clark 6-2, 205, RSr.

8 KODY JACKSON 6-0, 195, RSO.

21 Maurion Eleam5-10, 166, RJr.

Southern football has SWAC championship expectations and believesithas the pieces to win it

BYTOYLOYBROWN III |Staff writer

Entering the 2024season, Sou to achievemuch.

Beforeits first season underc team wasvoted to finish fourth in Thosesamelow expectations Jaguars. Theyare coming off an western Athletic Conference title preseason No. 1team in theSWA sportsinformation directors.

Fans should have champions the programfeelsthatsamehung pionshipsince 2013

Coachesand players callthe “blessing,”but it hasn’tchanged bringinga SWAC trophy and ma CelebrationBowltrophy, whichi erdone, back to BatonRouge.

Southern’soffense

The Jaguarsare excitedabou roster,including at themost si position:quarterback.

The playatthatposition last waslargely subpar as the toptwo callers, who each threwatleast passattempts, failed to consisten execute. Both playershavesin transferred and Jalen Woods,the lone returner,isexpected to fulfill that role.

The6-foot-1, 200-pound redshirt sophomoreisthe favoritetostart aftercompleting 38 of 66 passes for541 passing yards, four touchdowns andthree interceptions in six 2024 game appearances.Inhis twostarts, Southern wasvictorious,includinginthe BayouClassic.

Junior JacksonState transferC freshman Dillon Comptonmakeu

quarterback room.The staff is enamored with McCoybecauseofhis exvelspeed forthe position.

timesfor 163rushing yardsand twotouchames at JacksonState.His dual-threat talents pocket-passing preferences of Woods. doesn’tintendonplaying multiple quarterbacksa nlessit’snecessary.However, offensivecoorkFrederick hasn’truled outthe possibilityof agefor McCoywherehis mobilitycan help ituations

ebuilt its running back room after seeing its rushersexit.The team broughtinsix newtailhe portal, and returned redshirt freshman land sophomoreBarry Remo est-name addition is walk-on Trey Holly,aforrecruit and transfer from LSU.The redshirt phomorejoined the Jaguarsafter being suspendat LSU formorethan ayear becauseofhis alleged involvementinaFebruary 2024 shooting.

Holly,now listed at 5-7and 192 pounds,isatantalizing talent who as a true freshman at LSU had 11 carries for 110yards and atouchdown.

Other newpieces in the position group aresenior MikeFranklin from Jacksonville State andredshirt sophomoretransfer Princeton Cahee from Louisiana Tech, who each have astrong case for earning playing time.

Franklin at 6-2and 225pounds should be avaluable weapon in short-yardagesituations.Asajunior,heplayedinfour games and finished with 55 yardsoneightcarries Cahee has been described as explosiveand could be among the fastest players on the team.

The 5-10,190-pound tailback could alsobe an option in the return game, which Southern needs replacements for.

Confidence in the tailbackssucceeding is tied the confidence thestaff has in the offensive The unit returns every starter from last seaept left tackle.

Therewill be an opportunityfor new namestobeimpactful as pass catchers. However, Southern coaches have alreadyexpressedthattheir twomostproductive returners—redshirt juniorwidereceiverDarren Morrisand graduate student tightend Dupree Fuller —are goingtobeheavily involved.

Morris should be the topoption after having team-highsincatches (37) andreceiving yards(434) and snagging three touchdowns.Fuller made the preseason All-SWAC second team offense after haulingin30receptions for370 receiving yardsand twotouchdowns

On special teams,junior KennyPham will be Southern’snew kicker after being the designatedpunterlastseason

Bigexpectations on defense

Southern’sdefensestartsandendswithCkelbyGivens.The6-foot-2,245-pound senior defensiveend should be among the most impactful players in the SWAC regardlessofposition.

He wasnamed the preseasonSWACDefensivePlayerofthe Year and made the Buck Buchanan Awardwatchlist forthe best defensiveplayerinthe FCSafter he led the country in tackles forlosswith 27 1/2and finished third in sackswith12.

The staff has constructed the defensearound Givens,who said he has gotten stronger in the offseason.

When Givens is double- or triple-teamed, the Jaguarswill need to findout who elseonthe inside or the outside of the defensivelinewillapply pressure.The team lost three startersfromits frontfourand will likely need players such as junior defensiveend KaiBrown,a TrinityValleyCommunityCollegetransfer, to produce afterimpressing in the offseason

With Givens setting the tone up front, Southern should alsosee stellar playout of its secondary turn graduate studentHoracio Johns man Brister,who made preseason fir ond-team All-SWAC,respectively.

74 tackles and twointerceptions whil 62 tackles and twointerceptions

The Jaguarshavestrong depth in jah West,who had 10 passbreakups experienced transferslikeZay Fr Southern Miss. In his last healthys 2023, Frankshad 14 tackles (nine so one interception in 14 games, starting Southern returns its most prolific ler –senior linebacker VincentP 13 contests,hehad 95 tackles,which fourth best in the SWAC.Besides se linebacker Jamarlo Campbell, the of the position is filled with moreu provenplayers who either didn’t pla much or arejunior collegetransfers. Forpunts,freshman Nathan Zimmer will likely takethatjob as Pham focuses on kicking.

On paper,Southern hascontinuityin keyareas and depth at positions likerunning back and defensiveback. Graves and his coaches feel theyhave whattheyneed and assuming theyhavegoodinjury luck, the Jaguarsshould remaina favoritet win the SWAC West again.

SOUTHERN OFFENSIVE DEPTH CHART

C C L D R R L L T Q

QB

2JALEN WOODS6-1,200, R-SO. 0Cam’Ron McCoy6-1, 195, JR.

6TREYHOLLY 5-7, 192, R-SO. 7MikeFranklin6-2, 225, SR.

4DARRENMORRIS6-2,190, R-JR.

18 MalachiJackson 6-2, 200, JR.

17 CAMJEFFERSON5-10, 190, R-SO. 14 Kobe Brown5-10, 170,SO.

5DUPREEFULLER 6-3, 225, GR.

84 JERMAIN MINOR 6-5, 225, SR.

74 BRYANWALLACE 6-3, 305, SO.

79 Micheal Washington 6-4, 310, JR.

65 CHRIS GARCIA 6-3, 229, SR.

66 MikyalTrotter 6-2, 305, JR.

62 JUAN GONZALES 6-3, 315, GR.

55 Joshua Trask 6-5, 315, GR.

77 ANTONIOSANDERS 6-5, 300, JR.

57 Clifton Webb 6-3, 300, FR.

68JERON LEWIS6-4, 340, R-JR.

60 Raul Aguilar 6-5, 330,SO.

91 ZACYASSINE6-1,285, R-SR. 95 HabibBello 6-3, 315, JR.

58 JEROMEWALLACE6-2,290, JR.

67 Jayden Rogers6-2, 375, R-SO.

1CKELBYGIVENS 6-2, 245, SR.

67 De’Myrion Johnson6-2, 295, R-Fr.

48 KAIBROWN 6-3, 240, JR.

52 Justin Hillard6-3, 254, SO.

0VINCENT PAIGE 6-2, 225, SR.

34 Greyson Lafleur6-0, 220, SR.

9 JAMARLO CAMPBELL 6-0, 223, SR.

33 Michael Jones6-1, 230, R-SR.

46MARKEIS BATISTE 6-2, 210, R-SO.

36 RickyBrustus 6-0,225, GR.

7 ZAYFRANKS6-3,200, GR.

13 Eric Reed 6-1, 190 GR.

4ELIJAH WEST6-1,188 Sr.

23 LandonCarter 6-2, 199, R-FR.

3HERMANBRISTER 6-2, 205, R-SO.

15 Ty Lee 5-11, 190 SO.

2HORACIO JOHNSON6-0,195, Gr.

5Treylan James6-3, 190,R-SO.