LSU ENDS SEASON-OPENING LOSING STREAK BEHIND STOUT DEFENSE 1C
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Johnson nets big wins for Trump, GOP
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SETTING THE TONE
But he faces more hurdles when Congress comes back Tuesday BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer
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Tulane safety Jack Tchienchou celebrates after sacking Northwestern Wildcats quarterback Preston Stone during the first half of Saturday’s game at yulman Stadium in New Orleans. The Green Wave took control of the game right away with rush end Harvey Dyson sacking the Wildcats quarterback on the first play, causing a fumble the Wildcats recovered. ByU transfer Jake Retzlaff passed for a touchdown on the first series of his debut and scored on a 69-yard run as Tulane rolled to a 23-3 victory over Northwestern.
ä SEE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF TULANE’S SEASON-OPENING GAME. PAGE 1C
WASHINGTON — Over the past eight months, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson overcame a tiny majority of often unruly Republicans to enact a batch of “if only” policies that conservatives have wanted for decades. Scaling back Medicaid; closing borders and ramping up immigration enforcement; slashing regulation; Johnson lowering taxes — key parts of President Donald Trump’s agenda are now law, in large part because of the quiet yet steely demeanor of the 53-year-old House leader from the Shreveport suburb of Benton. But in the “what- Trump have-you-done-lately” world of national politics, Johnson faces a whole new set of hurdles when Congress reconvenes in Washington on Tuesday. Foremost is passing a budget during the next 30 days to avoid shutting down federal government operations. Just two years ago, few would have predicted Johnson, who was first elected to Congress in 2016, would be the one at the helm.
ä See JOHNSON, page 6A
‘It’s OK to talk about it’
High-stakes hunt underway for endangered sea turtles
Patients with maternal mental health struggles find hope
Researchers fight time on disappearing La. islands
BY ANDREA GALLO | Staff writer Brittany Lane keeps a yellow birdhouse in her kitchen, the word “hope” painted on one side of its roof and “love” painted on the other. It’s a reminder of how far she’s come since June, when Lane, 31, wanted to end her own life. After having her fifth baby, emotions she’d tried to suppress for years spiraled out of control. She never fully mourned her father and her uncle, who both died in 2022 while she was pregnant and then taking care of a newborn. Her fourth and fifth children arrived back-to-back, leaving her little time to adjust to a much bigger family. All at once, the grief and the demands of motherhood overwhelmed her. Instead of taking her doctor’s advice to seek inpatient treatment, Lane assumed she
ä See HOPE, page 4A
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BY JOSIE ABUGOV | Staff writer
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Woman’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit patient Brittany Lane, from left, stands with nurse Maggie, social worker Mallori, recreational therapist April, clinical director of the unit Bianca Glueck, director of inpatient perinatal psychiatry Dr. Kelly Cannon and chief nursing officer and executive VP of patient care Cheri Johnson at Woman’s Hospital on Aug. 13.
“I knew deep down that I needed the help. And at that point, it was like, get it now or there might not be a next time.”
A small seaplane flies circles around a skinny strip of land more than 20 miles off the Louisiana coast as two of its passengers scan the sand below for promising tracks. Keri Lejeune and Todd Baker shout out when they spot them. Lejeune, the state’s herpetologist, and Baker, a project manager with the state’s coastal authority, are on the hunt for “crawls,” evidence that endangered and vulnerable turtle species are nesting on the disappearing Chandeleur Islands. Every week during the turtle’s summer nesting season, state officials involved in the project to restore the iconic barrier islands fly out on the
BRITTANy LANE, mother and Woman’s Perinatal Mental Health Unit patient
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ä See SEA TURTLES, page 8A
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