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‘WE LIKE WINNERS’ Shutdown Trump welcomes LSU, LSU-S championship baseball teams threatens food stamps Loss of money would affect about 800,000 in La.
BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer
STAFF PHOTOS By JILL PICKETT
President Donald Trump poses for photos with LSU baseball coach Jay Johnson, left, and LSU Shreveport baseball coach Brad Neffendorf on Monday as they present jerseys made for him during an event to honor the 2025 national championships won by each school.
Concern is growing in Louisiana that federal money for food stamps could run out late next week if the government shutdown continues, interrupting a program that helps pay for groceries for roughly 800,000 people in the state. The lack of money for food assistance programs would hit people during a month with a major holiday, when kids are home from school and families are trying to plan a Thanksgiving meal, said Susan East Nelson, executive director of the Louisiana Partnership for Children and Families. “Kids aren’t going to have the food that they need right at the time as they’re not going to be in school because of the holiday,” she said. “You’re going to have kids who go without food.”
ä See SHUTDOWN, page 5A
BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday applauded LSU’s 2025 national championship baseball team in a ceremony in the East Room of the White House. Trump said Louisiana is “a special state,” noting how extraordinary it was to have national champions for both the NCAA and the NAIA — LSU Shreveport, whose team also was onhand — hail from the same state. As the NCAA oversees sports at major colleges, the NAIA, or National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, governs sports at smaller institutions. “Two amazing seasons,” Trump said. “You might have them, but not from the same state, amazing.” Both LSU coach Jay Johnson and LSU-S coach Brad Neffendorf awarded Trump with team jerseys with the number 47, signifying the Trump presidency. With the help of dominant pitching by Kade Anderson and Anthony Eyanson, along with the
Funding dispute affects Jefferson brewpub project BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer
President Donald Trump shakes hands with LSU pitcher Kade
ä See WINNERS, page 4A Anderson during Monday’s event at the White House.
After more than a year of controversy and debate, Jefferson Parish’s plan to build a $10.3 million brewpub has hit another hurdle over state funding for the adjacent parking garage. And now, Sen. Patrick Connick, R-Marrero, is asking the state attorney general to intervene. Construction began a year ago on the two-story brewpub, along with a 148-space parking garage,
ä See BREWPUB, page 5A
Archdiocese proceeds with sale of Christopher Homes Residents fear upheaval
BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer
The Archdiocese of New Orleans said Monday it is on track to sell Christopher Homes by the middle of 2026 to a buyer who has agreed to keep the 15 apartment complexes as affordable housing for some 1,700 low-income seniors. The update comes as inspectors have arrived in recent weeks at some of the Christopher Homes properties to conduct environmental reviews and inspections. Con-
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sultants have also filed requests with City Hall seeking to verify the zoning classification of the properties. The sale of the property is key to resolving the archdiocese’s long-running bankruptcy case. And while such “due diligence” measures are not unusual before a property deal takes place, the activity has stoked concerns among some residents that the more valuable complexes under the Christopher Homes umbrella could be sold to a private developer and converted to hotels or market-rate apartments. An archdiocese spokesperson said that is not the case, referring
to a letter sent last month to Christopher Homes residents from the organization’s board of directors. “Any sale will require the new owner to preserve and maintain all properties as affordable housing for seniors,” the letter said. “Most importantly, this means there will be no changes to your rent. It also means the new owners will extend the affordability agreement for decades to come.” According to court documents filed in the archdiocese’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy case, the properties are expected to generate as much as $50 million that will be added to
STAFF PHOTO By DAVID GRUNFELD
ä See SALE, page 4A The 10-story Christopher Inn towers over Frenchman Street.
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