The Times-Picayune 11-08-2025 by The Advocate

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IV Wastekeeps sanitation contract

Firm will continue cleaningupQuarter,downtown

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

IV Wastewill keep itsjob

cleaning the French Quarter and Downtown Development District through at least the middle of next year,apanel agreed on Friday, settling —for now —ayearlong

controversy over who will manage sanitation in the popular area.

Acommitteeofcity officials ranked IV Waste ﬁrst among three vendors on Friday after considering avariety of factors, including readiness to take on asanitation contract that —unlikeother parts of thecity —requires the contrac-

tor

“They’ve been providing exceptional service since December of last year,” said Sanitation Director MattTorri, summarizing IV Waste’sproposal during the meeting. “They’veclearly madeaninvestment in equipment above the contract minimumstoensure service reliability.”

The choice of whowill perform in thecity’sbusiest areas has provoked intense debate over the last year,since theCityCouncil stymied Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s seven-year,$73 million contract with Henry Consulting for that job. That contract is tied up in court, and IV Waste has been working on aone-year emergency contract while the litigation plays out. Theunusual six-monthsolicitationwas issuedtoensure service

N.O. airportmostlyunaffected amid FAA-orderedflightcuts

Travelersstill bracefor delays,arriving early

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

The FederalAviationAdministration began reducing air traffic at 40 topairports across the country on Friday,leading to some canceled flights and nervous travelers across the U.S.,even as Louis ArmstrongNew Orleans International Airport seemed mostly unscathed. Armstrong was not included in the list of airports to facethe cuts, and travelers arriving Friday morning faced short waittimes at TSAcheckpoints and few delays showing up on the flight informa-

“(The reductions) scared the hell out of us yesterday. Who knows what to believe from the government these days.”

CHUCK SAKMANN, 71, traveler from Baltimore

tiondisplay boards.Across the country, 1,686 ﬂights were delayed midday Friday andanother 850 canceled,according to FlightAware. Even during themorning rush hour Armstrong employees described thefoot

traffic Friday morning as business as usual.

“(The reductions) scared thehell out of us yesterday,”said traveler ChuckSakmann, 71, of Baltimore, who said he got to theairport “too early” for his ﬂight. “Who knows what tobelieve from the government these days.”

Like those arriving for flightsout of NewOrleans on Friday,anxious travelers at airports acrossthe U.S. were bracingfor the worst. Airlinesmostly stayed on schedule,though, as they worked to

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Meta partners forsolar farmsinLa.

BY JOSIE ABUGOV Staff writer

Meta, the parent company of Facebook andInstagram, has signed adeal with adeveloper for two large-scale solar farms in rural Louisiana, projects tied to the tech giant’sconstruction of its largestdata center yetinthe state’snortheast.

Housing advocate removed from panel

by N.O. City Council ‘political retribution’

BY SOPHIEKASAKOVE Staff writer

Sparking accusations of revenge politics, the New OrleansCity Council hasremoved aprominent housing advocate from an advisory panelweeksafter herorganization blasted somecouncil members andshe criticized abondproposition the council placed on the November ballot.

The council on Thursday voted 6-0 to remove Greater NewOrleansHousing Alliance Director AndreaneciaMorris fromthe committee chargedwith overseeing spending of the city’s Housing Trust Fund, which was created last year to dedicatemillions of dollars ayear forhousing programs.

The measure, authored by council President JP Morrell and District Ccouncil memberFreddie King, replaces an appointee of the alliance, an affordable housing advocacy group, with an appointee of thecouncil president who is an “employee or representative of a community land trust organization.”

But Morris and other critics have accused the council of seeking “political retribution” after Morris’alliancegavepoormarks to four council members who were running in contested elections and as Morris has opposed acouncil effort to direct bond money toward affordable housing.

In an email on Wednesday,a spokesperson for the alliance wrote that the ordinance, whichMorrell

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The 385-megawattprojects, with developer Treaty Oaks, will generate enough powerfor around 80,000 homes. Meta will purchase thesolar energy generated at the two sites in Morehouse and Sabine Parishes The clean energy will flow directly to the region’sgrid, helping Meta offset asmall portion of the emissionsfrom thethree gas-ﬁred electricityplants being built for its $27 billion AI data center in Richland Parish.The data center needs at least 2,600 megawatts Mark Zuckerberg, Meta’sfounder,said in July that he planned to expand the massive data center —originally planned to sit on land the size of 70 football ﬁelds —to

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

Travelers go down the escalators

Airport in Kenner on Friday.

PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER

BRIEFS FROM WIRE REPORTS

17th strike on alleged drug boat announced

WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Pete HegsethlateThursday announced another deadly U.S. strike on aboat he said was trafﬁcking narcotics in the Caribbean Sea.

The attackThursday killed three people aboard the vessel, Hegseth said, bringingthe death toll from the Trump administration’s campaign in South American waters up to at least 69 people in at least 17strikes.

Hegseth posted a20-second video of the strike on social media and wrote, “As we’ve said before, vessel strikes on narco-terrorists willcontinue until their …poisoning of the American people stops.” He claimed the vessel was “operated by aDesignated Terrorist Organization.”

PresidentDonald Trumphas justiﬁed the strikes by saying the United States is in “armed conﬂict” with drug cartelsand claiming the boats are operated by foreign terror organizations. The administration has not provided evidenceormore details.

Hegseth and Secretaryof State Marco Rubio briefed a small group of congressional leaders Wednesday on the growingmilitary campaign, providing oneofthe first high-level glimpses into the legal rationale and strategy behind the strikes.

Report: Combs caught with booze behind bars

Sean “Diddy” Combs found himself in hot water this week for allegedly drinking booze behind bars in federal prison

The 55-year-old, who last month started serving four years for two counts of transportation to engageinprostitution, was caught with homemadealcohol —consisting of fermented Fanta, sugarand apples —atFCI Fort Dix in New Jersey,sources told TMZ. Twoinsiders said that ofﬁcials at the low-security prison decided against moving Combsto another unit from that of the special drug program unit where he reportedly resides.

At his October sentencing, Combs said in aletter to Manhattan federal court Judge Arun Subramanian that his time at Brooklyn’s infamous Metropolitan Detention Center,where he’d been held since his arrest in September 2024, resultedinhis ﬁrst bout of sobriety in over two decades.

Harry apologizes to Canada for Dodgerscap

LONDON PrinceHarry wentto Toronto for events markingthe end of World WarIand found himself on an apology tour for offending Canadians.

Speaking to amilitary charity on Thursday night, the Duke of Sussex sought to once again address the “blue-hatted elephant in the room.” He was referring to his widely ridiculedchoiceto wear aLos AngelesDodgers cap at aWorld Series game in Los Angeles against theToronto Blue Jays. It was seen as amajor snub in Canada, aBritish Commonwealth nation, where his father,King Charles III, is the head of state.

Harry apologized for the blunderand tried to put ahumorous spin on the incident he referred to as “Hat Gate.”

“When you’re missinga lotof hair on top, and you’resitting under floodlights, you’ll take any hat that’savailable,” he joked in an interview withCanadian broadcaster CTV.He then donned aBlue Jays cap that happened to be an arm’slength away The prince and his wife, Meghan, stepped down from royalduties in 2020 and moved to Canada brieﬂy before settling in California. The appearance of Harry and Meghan at Game 4ofthe series —that L.A. went on to win in sevengames —alsorankled some Dodgersfans. The couple sat in the ﬁrst row in frontof Dodgers great Sandy Koufax and Lakers star Magic Johnson who is apart owner of the team. Harry said the couple had been invited to the game by the team owner.Hefelt “under duress” and wore the hat as apolite gesture.

Fla. AG sues PlannedParenthood

It’s latest challenge to abortion pills

BY ROMY ELLENBOGEN Tampa BayTimes (TNS)

TALLAHASSEE,Fla. FloridaAttorney

General James Uthmeier is suing PlannedParenthood, accusingthe group of“lyingto” women about the safety of abortion medication.

The lawsuit marks at least the second timethat Uthmeier has usedhis ofﬁcetogoafter mifepristone, one of the medications used by doctors providing abortions.

Earlier this year,Uthmeier moved to join alawsuit challenging the Food and Drug Administration’s decision to ease restrictions on mifepristone.

Thelawsuit ﬁled by Uthmeier’s ofﬁce Thursday takes issue with Planned Parenthood’smarketing, which says that abortion medication is “safer than Tylenol.”

Florida is suing the nationwide Planned Parenthood,Florida’s Planned Parenthood organization and thenational and statePlanned

Parenthood Action Fund, the groups’ political wing.

His ofﬁce argues that mifepristone and misoprostol,which are used to provide abortions, can result in hemorrhaging and the need for emergency medical attention.

The FDA says mifepristone is safe andwas approved25years ago based on a“thorough and comprehensive review of the scientiﬁc evidence.”

TheAmerican CollegeofObstetricians &Gynecologistssays the drugissafeand that complications are “exceedingly rare.”

Under U.S. Health andHuman

Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., andatthe urging of Republican attorneysgeneral,the federal administration is reviewing the safetyofmifepristone again.

Uthmeier’slawsuit argues that Planned Parenthood usesmedication abortion as a“cash cow,” saying thatPlanned Parenthood charges an average of $580 fora medication abortion butgetspills at alow cost.

“Itisvile that Planned Parenthood cares more about lining their

pockets thanproviding women with factual information about the health risks of chemical abortion drugs,” Uthmeier saidina statement.

Aspokesperson for Planned Parenthood did notimmediately return arequest forcomment.

The lawsuit makes abroad antiabortion statement, saying that elective abortions, whether surgical or medical, are“unethical practices that violate the HippocraticOath and deny the inalienable rights of all human beings.”

Florida is challenging Planned Parenthood underboth thestate’s Deceptive and UnfairTrade Practices Act, arguing the clinics’ campaign deceived consumers, and its anti-racketeering law

The state is asking ajudge to ﬁne Planned Parenthood $10,000 for each medication abortion provided by Florida PlannedParenthood sincethe “safer than Tylenol” language was posted in June 2023. The attorney general’sofﬁceestimates thatfee to reach $350 million.

Uthmeier is also askingajudge to consider taking additional steps

U.S. skipshuman rights review by U.N. body

By The Associated Press

GENEVA— The United StatesonFriday snubbed areview of its human rights record by aUnited Nations body on orders of the Trumpadministration, which has turned its back on theHuman Rights

Council

To thechagrin ofU.S. allies and rights advocates alike, the U.S. seat sat empty as thecouncil president sought input from the UnitedStates— once astalwart participant and defender of human rights worldwide —asitcame up for its turn as part of regular review of all U.N. member states.

Council members expressedregretthat theUnited Statesdidn’ttakepart, called on the council president to urge theU.S. to resume its cooperation,and moved to reschedulethe U.S. review next year: Such areview can’ttake place without the “concerned country” taking part. Honduras facedits review earlierinthe day Friday

There’snoindication whether the Trump administration would take part next yeareither.The U.S.alreadyannounced in September that it would sit outFriday’s review

TheAmericanCivil Liberties Union said the Trumpadministration was “setting adangerous example that will further weaken universal human rights at home and abroad,”and pointed torights

concerns in the United States.

“From thediscrimination and violence inﬂicted in the ICE raids, to the attacks on free speech of protesters and journalists, to the deployment of the National Guard in American cities when no crisis exists, the world is watching the United States government attacking the constitutional andhuman rights of its own people,” said Chandra Bhatnagar,executive director of the ACLUofSouthern California, referringtoImmigrationand Customs Enforcement.

The council examines the rights records of all 193 U.N. member countries about every four or ﬁve years. This was to be thefourth such review of the United States since the47-member country council was created two decades ago. Israel, in 2013, became the only other countrytorejectthe council’sreview process —but ended up takingpartnine monthslater,council ofﬁcials have said.

U.S. President Donald Trump in February issued an executive order announcing that the United States was withdrawing from the council.

The first Trump administration, citing the council’sallegedanti-Israel bias and refusal to reform,pulled the United Statesout in 2018, before the Bidenadministration brought the U.S. back.The United States still took part in the review process during Trump’sﬁrst term.

U.S.toboycott G20inSouth Africa

BY SEUNG MIN KIM and MICHELLEL.PRICE Associated Press

WASHINGTON— President DonaldTrump said Friday that no U.S. government ofﬁcials would be attendingthe Group of 20 summit this yearinSouthAfrica, citing the country’s treatment of White farmers. Trump had already announced he wouldnot attend the annual summit for heads of state from the globe’sleadingand emergingeconomies.Vice President JD Vance had been scheduled to attendin Trump’splace, but aperson familiar with Vance’s plans whowas granted

anonymity to talk about his schedule said Vance would no longertravel there for the summit.

“It is atotal disgrace thatthe G20 will be held in South Africa,” Trump said on his social media site

In hispost, Trump cited “abuses” of Afrikaners, including violence and death as well as conﬁscation of their land and farms.

TheTrump administrationhas long accused the South African government of allowing minorityWhite Afrikaner farmers to be persecuted and attacked.

As it restricted the number of refugees admitted annually to the U.S. to 7,500, the administration indicated

that most will be White SouthAfricanswho it claimed faced discriminationand violence at home.

But the government of SouthAfricahas said it is surprised by theaccusationsofdiscrimination, because Whitepeople in the country generally have a much higher standard of living than itsBlack residents, morethan three decades after the end of the apartheid system of White minority rule

The country’spresident, Cyril Ramaphosa,has said he’stold Trumpthat information aboutthe alleged discrimination and persecution of Afrikaners is “completely false.”

such as ordering Planned Parenthood to give up real estate, prohibiting it from providing abortion medication, ordering Planned Parenthood’s dissolution and suspending its licenses to do business in Florida. Planned Parenthood is headquartered in New York. Planned Parenthood of Florida is headquartered in West Palm Beach. Uthmeier’sofﬁce ﬁledthe lawsuit in Santa Rosa County in Florida’sPanhandle. There is no PlannedParenthood location in Santa Rosa County.The nearest location is in Tallahassee. Florida restricts mostabortions after sixweeks of pregnancyand requires anyone wantingabortion medication to see adoctor in person. In 2022, nearly 57% of abortions performedinFlorida were done using medication, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Despite Florida’slaw,doctors in statesthathave“shield laws” to protect providers from criminal and civil litigation do send abortion medication through the mail.

Housecleaner goes to wrongaddress, gets shot to death

BYTODD RICHMOND Associated Press

Authorities are considering whether to charge an Indiana homeowner who they sayshotand killeda womanworking as ahouse cleaner aftershe mistakenly wenttothe wrong address.

Policeofficers found 32-year-old Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez dead just before 7a.m. Wednesdayonthe front porch of the homeinWhitestown, an Indianapolis suburb of about10,000 people, according to apolice newsrelease. She was part of acleaning crew that had gone to the wrong address, the release said. Rios Perez’shusband, Mauricio Velazquez, told WRTV in Indianapolis that he and his wife had been cleaning homes for seven months. Velazquezsaidhe was standingwith her at the home’sfront door but didn’trealize she had been shot until shefellintohis

arms, bleeding. On afundraising page, her brother described Rios Perez as amother of four children. Police said Friday that she was from Indianapolisbut thefamily plans to bury her in Guatemala, according to her obituary andher brother’s fundraising page. Authorities have notpublicly identified the shooter Policeturned overthe findings from their investigation to Boone County Prosecutor Kent Eastwood on Fridayafternoon,but the prosecutorsaidthe decision on whethertofile charges won’t be easy The case brings Indiana’scastle doctrine laws squarely into play,hesaid. Those laws allow aperson to use reasonable force, including deadly force, to stopwhattheyreasonably believe is an unlawful entry intotheir dwelling. Thirtyone states have similar lawsonthe books, accordingtothe National Conference of State Legislatures.

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KEySTONE PHOTO By MARTIAL TREZZINI

Dems’offer to endshutdownswatted down

BY MARYCLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON Senate Majority Leader John Thune quickly swatted down aDemocratic offer to reopen the government and extend expiring health care subsidiesfor ayear,calling it a“nonstarter” as thepartisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38thday Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer,D-N.Y made the offer to reopen the government on Friday as Republicans have refused to negotiateontheir demands to extend health care subsidies. It was amuch narrowed version of abroad proposal Democrats laid out amonth ago to make the health tax credits permanent andreverse Medicaid cuts that Republicans enacted earlier this year Schumer offered Republicans simultaneous votes to endthe government shutdownand extend the expiringhealth care subsidies, along with abipartisan committee to address Republican demands for changes to the Affordable Care Act. “All Republicans have to do is say yes,” Schumer said. But Republicans quickly said no. Thune, R-S.D., reiterated that they would not trade offers on health care until the government is reopened. “That’s what we’regoing to negotiate once the government opens up,” Thune said after Schumer made his proposal on the ﬂoor Thune said he thinks theoffer is an indication that Democrats are

“feeling the heat.”

“I guess youcould characterize that as progress,” he said. “But I just don’t think it gets anywhere close to what we need to do here.”

It was unclear what may happen next. Thune has suggested aweekendSenatesession was possible.

President Donald Trumpcalled on theSenate to stay in town “until they have aDeal to end the Democrat Shutdown.”

Moderatescontinuetonegotiate

As leadersofthe twoparties disagreed, asmall groupofDemocrats led by New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen continued to nego-

tiate among themselves and with rank-and-ﬁle Republicans on adeal thatwould end the shutdown.

The group has been discussingfor weeksavotefor agroup of bills that would payfor parts of government —food aid, veterans programsand the legislative branch, among other things —and extend funding for everything else until December or January

The threeannual spending bills that wouldlikely be includedare the product of bipartisan negotiations that have continuedthrough theshutdown.

But the contours of thatagreementwould only come with the

promise of afuture health care vote, rather than aguarantee that Affordable Care Act subsidies are extended by the endofthe year

Many Democrats have said that’s unacceptable.

Republicanseye newset of bills

Trump urgedRepublicansata

WhiteHouse breakfastonWednesday to end the shutdownquickly and scrap the legislative ﬁlibuster, whichrequires60Senate votes for most legislation, so that they bypass Democrats altogether and fund thegovernment.

“I am totally in favor of terminating theﬁlibuster,and we would

be back to workwithin 10 minutes after that vote took place,” Trump said Friday Republicans have emphatically rejected Trump’scall, andThune hasinstead been eyeing abipartisan packagethatmirrors the proposal themoderateDemocrats have been sketching out. It was unclearwhat Thune, who has refused to negotiate, would promise on health care.

Thepackage wouldreplace the House-passed legislation that the Democratshavenow rejected 14 times. That bill would only extend government funding until Nov. 21, adate that is rapidly approaching after six weeks of inaction.

Johnsondeliverssetback to talks

Democratsare facing pressure from unions eager for the shutdown to end andfromallied groups that want them to hold ﬁrm

Many Democrats have argued that the wins for Democrats on Election Day show voters want them to continue the ﬁght until Republicans yield and agree to extend the health tax credits.

Avoteonthe health care subsidies “has got to mean something,” said Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. “That meansacommitment by the speaker of theHouse,thathewill support the legislation, that the president will sign.”

But Speaker Mike Johnson, RBenton, made clear he will not make any commitments. “I’m not promising anybody anything,” Johnson said on Thursday when asked if he could promise avote on ahealth care bill.

SupremeCourt issues emergencyorder to blockfullSNAPfoodaid

By The Associated Press

BOSTON

TheSupreme

Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block acourtorder to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown, even though residents in some states already have received the funds. Ajudge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked an appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in acontingency fund, and insteadallow it to continue with planned partial SNAP payments for the month. After aBoston appeals court declined to immediately intervene, Supreme Court Justice KetanjiBrownJackson issued an order late Friday pausing the requirement to distribute full SNAP payments until the appeals court rules on whether to issue a more lasting pause. Jackson handles emergency matters from Massachusetts. Her order will remainin place until 48 hours after the appeals court rules, giving the administration time to returntothe Supreme Court if the appeals court refuses to step in. The food program serves about 1in8 Americans, mostly with lower incomes. Officials in more than a half-dozen states conﬁrmed that some SNAP recipients

goingtogoand getthis,’ especially with thecost of food right now,” she said.

LaterFriday, Youngbeysaid, shereceivedher monthly SNAP beneﬁts.

Anothertwist in legal fight

Because of thefederal government shutdown, the Trumpadministration originally had said SNAP beneﬁts would not be available in November.However,two judges ruled last week that the administration couldnot skip

November’sbeneﬁts entirely because of the shutdown.

One of those judges wasU.S. District Judge John J. McConnell Jr., who orderedthe full payments Thursday

In both cases, the judges ordered thegovernmentto useone emergency reserve fund containing morethan $4.6 billion to pay for SNAP for November but gave it leeway to tap other money to make the full payments, which cost between $8.5 billion and $9 billion each month. On Monday, theadministration said it would not use additionalmoney,sayingitwas up to Congress to appropriate thefunds forthe program and that the other money was needed to shore up other child hunger programs. In its court ﬁlings Friday, Trump’sadministration contended that the judge usurped both legislative and executive authority in ordering SNAP beneﬁts to be fully funded.

Notice of Availability

alreadywere issued full November payments on Friday ButJackson’sorder could prevent other states from initiating the payments.

In Wisconsin, more than $104 millionofmonthlyfood beneﬁts became available at midnight on electronic cards for about 337,000 households aspokesperson for Democratic Gov.Tony Everssaid. Thestate was able to access the federal moneysoquickly by submitting arequest to itselectronic benefit card vendor to process theSNAP paymentswithin hours of a Thursdaycourtordertoprovide full beneﬁts

Trump’sadministration told theSupreme Court that thefast-acting states were “tryingtoseize what they couldofthe agency’s ﬁnite set of remainingfunds,before anyappeal couldeven be ﬁled, and to the detriment of other States’ allotments.”

“Once those billions are out the door,there is no

readymechanism for the government torecover thosefunds,” Solicitor General D. John Sauerwrote in thecourt ﬁling.

Officials in Kansas, New Jersey and Pennsylvania also said they moved quicklyto issuefull SNAPbeneﬁts Friday.Ofﬁcials in Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana and North Dakota said they distributed partial November payments.

Recipients face uncertainty

For someSNAPparticipants, it remained unclear when they would receive their beneﬁts.

Jasmen Youngbey of Newark, New Jersey,waited in line Friday at afood pantry in the state’s largest city. As asingle momattending college, Youngbey said she reliesonSNAPtohelp feed her 7-month-old and 4-yearold sons. But she said heraccount balance was at $0.

“Not everybody has cash to pull outand say, ‘OK, I’m

TheU.S.Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, aftercarefully weighing the environmental consequences of the ProposedAction, announcethe releaseof theRecordofDecisiontoconducttraining and testingactivitiesinthe WesternAtlantic Ocean along theeastern coastofNorth America, theGulfofAmerica,and portions of theCaribbean Seaasdescribed in Alternative1oftheAtlantic FleetTraining andTestingFinal Supplemental Environmental ImpactStatement/Overseas ImpactStatement

Alternative1isthe preferredalternative, and is representativeofanannual levelof training and testingactivitiesthat accounts forthe natural fluctuations of training cycles, deployment schedules,use of synthetic trainingopportunities,and testingprograms.

The Record of Decision and Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement/Overseas Environmental Impact Statement areavailableonline at www.nepa.navy.mil/aftteis

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The roadwayinfront of the

ASSOCIATEDPRESS PHOTO By MATT ROURKE People wait in line during an emergency food distribution Friday at the JewishFederation of Greater Philadelphia’s Mitzvah Food Program

gradually reduce flights duetothe government shutdown. Still, plenty of nervousness remained as more canceled flights are expected in the coming days to comply with the FAA’sorder to reduce service at the busiestairports. While the FAAorder left some passengers making backup plans and reserving rentalcars, the more than 800 routes scratched Friday represented just asmall portion of the overall flights nationwide. Airports in Chicago, Atlanta, Denver and Dallas led the way with the most disruptions, according to FlightAware.

Airlines expect limited disruptions this weekend and stressed that international ﬂights are not expected to be affected. But the upheaval will intensify the longer the shutdown lasts and could become chaotic if it extendsintothe Thanksgiving holiday.Itwill take days for air travel to return tonormal even after the order to reduce service is lifted.

The FAAannounced earlier this week it would reduce air trafﬁc by 10% in phases at 40 high-traffic airports acrossthe country as aresult of the government shutdown Air traffic will be reduced by 4% starting Friday,followed by 6% on Tuesday,8%onThursday and 10% on Friday,Nov.14— just before the crush of Thanksgiving travelers.

The order doesnot require areduction in international ﬂights, according to the FAA.

“With continued delays and unpredictablestaffing shortages, which are driving fatigue, riskis further increasing, and theFAA is concernedwiththe system’sability to maintain the currentvolume of operations,” the FAAwrote in its order

The list of affectedairports includes dozens of major hubs,including John F. KennedyInternationalin New York, George Bush IntercontinentalinHouston and LosAngeles International in California.

While travel in New Orleans

CONTRACT

continues during the legal ﬁght.It allows for extensions totaling another year

“The residents andtaxpayers and tourists are not going to see anything different from what they’ve been seeing,” said IV Waste owner Sidney TorresIV after the committee meeting on Friday

The losing vendors wereHenry Consulting,run by Troy Henry, andRamelliJanitorial Service, led by Bob Ramelli. Henry said he was disappointed with the outcome, while Ramelli declined comment IV Wasteproposeda$3.1 million contract for the first six-month term, which includes amonthly base price combined with one-time costs for cleaning up after Mardi Grasand otherspecial events in the ﬁrst half of the year.Asecond six-month term wouldbeabit less expensive, with fewer events in summer and fall, totaling$6million for the whole year if the contract is extended past June.

Committee officials said IV Waste’sprice proposal was the median among the three vendors, though theydid not say thetotal cost of each proposal and declined to do so afterward.HenryConsultingwas the most expensive, they said, and RamelliJanitorial Service theleast.

HOUSING

introduced Oct. 23, was a“clearact of political retribution in response to the organization’slawful advocacy during the past election where the organization ampliﬁed hispoor record on affordablehousing and opposed his reelection.”

Morrell and District Bcouncil member Lesli Harris declined to comment on Morris’ accusation.

District Acouncil member Joe Giarrusso,meanwhile,said his support of the ordinance was not retaliatory as he is not running for reelection.

Giarrusso said that he believes Morris’ organization’sstance on the ordinance is “unreasonable,” butthat they “have the righttooppose it.”

The ordinancecomes after Morris’ organization on socialmedia opposed the Nov.15ballot measure, which would dedicate $45 million in bond funding towardefforts like affordable housing con-

Torri and other ofﬁcials on the committee praised IV Waste’sperformance on thecurrent contract andraised concerns as to whether theother two vendors have the necessary equipment in place.

struction andrenovations. It’sone of three bond propositions on the ballot, totaling $510 million, that areaimed at funding various city priorities.

Thealliance —and thenonproﬁt Bureau of Governmental Research —has said that the city should use general fund money,not one-time bond proceeds, to supportthe Housing TrustFund, created after voters in 2024 agreed to require thecity to dedicate theequivalent of 2% of the city’sgeneral operating budgettoaffordable housing initiatives each year

Giarrusso said in atext message on Thursday that he supported using the bond money to fund the housingtrust.

“Wehave a$160million deﬁcit this yearand wecannot makepayroll and owe our vendors,” said Giarrusso. “There won’t be much, if any,general funds to fund the housingtrust fund.”

Harris said the bonds are “not areplacement for theHousing Trust Fund,” which shesaid will “continue to operateregardless.”

She noted that alarger multifam-

Many

The many recent uncertainties related to sanitation in the French Quarter andDowntown DevelopmentDistrict have recentlyincluded astalled payment on a$3.2 million IV Waste invoice for work in the French Quarter,Downtown Development Districtand other parts of thecity the company services. Torres said on Friday the

ilyhousingdevelopment is too costlytobeﬁnanced by the Housing Trust Fund alone.

Otherhousing advocates have come out in support of thebond measure, though not of thecouncil’sactions.

Maxwell Ciardullo, who serves on the Housing Trust Fund advisory board, said Morris’ organization was “dead wrong” in opposing the bond proposition, which he called “an essential opportunity to create hundreds,maybe even thousands of affordable units that we can’tafford to pass up right now.”

But he agreed with Morris that the bond money should not be used to satisfy the city’s funding requirementsfor the housing trust, and he questioned thecouncil’sdecision to remove Morris from the advisory board.

“When we tamper with theadvisory committee’smakeup with at least the appearance of political motives, we remove (residents’) trust,” said Ciardullo.

In scorecards Morris’ organizationissuedbeforethe Oct. 14 primary for municipal candidates

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city hasmade apartial payment, with acommitment to pay the rest by theend of next week.

“They’re starting to communicate better now.I’m happy with that,” Torres said.

The city is delaying vendor payments as it weathers acash-ﬂow crisis that is threatening to break payroll. City ofﬁcials are hoping next week to secure state Bond Commissionapprovaltosell$125 million in short-term revenue bonds to make it through the end of the year. Still unresolved is Henry Consulting’smostrecentlawsuit over the nixed contract it won through acompetitive solicitation last year, andwhich Cantrell signed in December.Shortly after Cantrell signed, aCivil District Court judge ordered theCityCouncil to approve the contract, which would require amajority vote.

The 4th Circuit Court of Appeal overturned the order in August, ﬁnding the lower court can’torder thecouncil to vote acertain way

Henry is now trying anew tactic: He claimed in alawsuit ﬁled in Augustthatthe councilhas no legal role in executive-branch contracts in the ﬁrst place. He is asking the court to strike down the 2023 ordinancerequiring the council’s

based on theirpositions on affordable housing issues, Mayor-elect Helena Moreno, Morrell, King and District Dcouncil member Eugene Green all received “C”s, while District Ecouncil member Oliver Thomas received an “F”.

Themountingtension between the counciland Morrisexplodedat abudgethearing Wednesday when council members accused herorganization of sending masstext messages encouraging people to call council members to tell them to keep the organization on the advisory committee. Council members saidthe texts included members’ personal cellphone numbers. Morrell called the text messages “doxing.”

Aspokesperson forMorris’organization saidina Wednesday statement that the group hadnot shared council members’ cellphone numbers “and does notcondone such actions.” The emailincludeda copy of atext message sent by the alliance that included ofﬁce numbers for thecouncil members.

Giarrusso said Thursday that he had seen aversion of thetext

approval on professional service contracts worth morethan $1 million, andtodeclarethe contract Cantrell signed last year to be legally enforceable. A4th Circuit hearing next week in adifferent case could affect the outcome of Henry’smostrecent lawsuit. LawyerCharlesRice, who was denied alegal services contract last year,isalso seeking to overturn the 2023 ordinance. Civil District Court Judge Jennifer Medley declared the ordinance null and void in February.Oral arguments before the 4th Circuit are scheduled forMonday Councilmembers initiallyrejected theHenry Consulting contract when Henry dumped his subcontractor,Richard’sDisposal Inc., amid adispute over payment terms. The twocompanieseventually came to an agreement, but some council members —including Mayor-elect Helena Moreno —criticizedcontract terms they said were overly favorable for Henry Cantrell then tried to terminate the IV Waste interim contract and install Henry under an emergency declaration, but the state Supreme Court overturned the declaration and Cantrell retained the IV Waste contract.

thatincludedcouncil members’ cellphone numbers and suggested theorganization altered it later Morris on Thursday said she had no idea who sent texts with the personal numbers. Morris has been removed from at leastone othercityboard after publicly disagreeing with the politician who appointed her.In2018, MayorLaToyaCantrell dismissed her from the Housing Authority of New Orleans board after she questioned an early proposal Cantrell’s administration ﬂoated to create an affordable housingdevelopment mandate. The council adoptedthe mandate the following year Separately,Morris joined three other HANO members in 2018 to vote against renewing former HANO Executive Director Gregg Fortner’scontract,afterHANO receiveda“substandard” rating for itspublichousing managementunderFortner.Fortner resigned his post in 2019.

Email SophieKasakove at sophie.kasakove@theadvocate. com.

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Decatur Street in the French Quarter is coated witha fresh lemon scent after being washed by IV Waste on July 21.

RecordingcapturedbellbeforeUPS crash

BY JONATHAN MATTISE and BRUCE SCHREINER Associated Press

LOUISVILLE,Ky.— AUPS cargo plane was nearly airborne when abell sounded in the cockpit. For the next 25 seconds, the bell rang and the pilots tried to control the aircraft as it barely lifted off the runway,its left wing ablaze and missing an engine, and then plowed into the ground in aspectacular ﬁreball, the chief investigator said Friday

The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport, the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky,killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu.

National Transportation Safety Board member Todd Inman said the cockpit voice recorder captured the bell that sounded about 37 seconds afterthe crew called for takeoff thrust. There are different types of alarms with varying meanings, he said, and investigators haven’tdetermined why the bell rang, though they know the left wing was burning and the engine on that side

haddetached. Inmansaiditwould be months before atranscript of the cockpit recording is made public as partofthat investigation process.

Jeff Guzzetti, aformer federalcrash investigator,

said the belllikelywas signaling theengine ﬁre.

“It occurred at apoint in the takeoff where theywerelikely past their decision speed to abortthe takeoff,” Guzzetti told The Associated Press after Inman’snews confer-

ence. “Theywerelikely past their critical decision speed to remain on therunway and stop safely They’ll need to thoroughly investigate the optionsthe crew may or may nothavehad.”

Dramatic video captured

the aircraftcrashing into businesses anderupting in afireball. Footagefrom phones, cars and security cameras has given investigators evidenceofwhathappened from manyangles.

The NTSB clariﬁed Friday

that preliminary data on the aircraft’saltitude indicated it got only about 100 feet above ground level, not 475 feet. It reached aspeed of 210 mph before crashing just outside the airport, Inman said. The left engine’smain component and pieces of fan blades were recovered from theairﬁeld. Inmansaid UPSindicated no maintenance work was performed just before the flight. He notedinvestigators will look at video to see what, if anything, was being done around the MD-11 aircraft in preceding days.

Litigation has already begun. Afederal lawsuit was ﬁled Thursday against UPS by an automotive repair shop destroyedinthe crashand a resident treated at ahospital after breathing in smoke. The manufacturer of the plane andits engine also were namedinthe lawsuit, whichalleges thedefendants “negligently breached theirduty of reasonable careand preventing unreasonableharm.”Itseeks unspeciﬁed damages. The companies named as defendantsdidn’treturn emails seeking comment.

Judgeoptimisticabout improvements at ICEfacility

BY CHRISTINE FERNANDO Associated Press

CHICAGO Afederal judge expressed optimismFriday at the government’s progress in making required changes to aChicago-area federal immigration facility with alleged“inhumane” conditions.

Many of the changesincluded regular cleanings, ordering bedding and making drinking water and soap more readily available for people heldinthe U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview.

U.S. District Judge Robert Gettlemanorderedthe changesWednesday after several hours of emotional testimony fromdetainees about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that “tasted like sewer.” Gettleman called thealleged conditions “unnecessarily cruel.”

The testimony offered rare public accounts about the conditions at afacility that advocates have raised concernabout for months and that has draw scrutiny from members of Congress. Lawyers and relatives of people held there have

calleditadefacto detention center,and tense demonstrationshavebeenheld there for several weeks.

“I am pleased with the government’s report, and hopefully we’re moving in the right direction,”Gettleman saidafter hearing about recent changes. The governmentclaimsit is largely in compliance with Gettleman’sorder,which

will be in effect for 14 days.

Staff on Thursdaybegan cleaning each holding room of the facility twice aday and have ordered bedding andmattresses, according to astatusreport from attorneys representing the federal government. The attorneys say thefacility has soap, towels, toilet paper and drinking water available for detainees butwill not

provide toothbrushes and toothpasteunless requested by adetainee, claiming the toothbrushes “can be used as weapons.”The government is alsoworking to secure a new food vendorcontract, according to court ﬁlings.

Attorneys representing the plaintiffs say they are “doubtful”thatthe changes have beenmadeand want to be able to inspect thefacility.

Alexa VanBrunt, director of the MacArthur Justice Center’s Illinois office and an attorney for the plaintiffs, also complainedFriday that they still don’thave aworking phone number or emailthatallows attorneys to reachtheir clients whoare held in the facility She said the phone numbers providedtothem remain disconnected.

“This has been such arepeated issue, and one that has had significant consequences,” VanBrunt told Gettleman.

Gettleman instructed the federal government to “ﬁx

that as soon as we can.”

“That’snot compliant with theFirst andFifthAmendment that’sfor sure,” he said before setting another meeting to discuss progress forNov.12.

LaterFriday, JanaBrady, an attorneyrepresenting the federal government, complained about the expedited timeline forgathering documents on the facility’sconditions within the two-week timeperiod.

“It’simpossible to get them everything they’ve asked for,”she said, claiming they are “working around the clock.”

BY MARK SHERMAN Associated Press

WASHINGTON Acall to overturn the landmark Supreme Court decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide is on the agenda Friday forthe justices’ closed-door conference.

Among the new cases the justices are expectedtoconsider is alongshot appealfrom Kim Davis,the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples following the court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.Davishad been trying to get the court tooverturn alower court order for her to pay $360,000 in damages and attorney’sfees to acouple whom shedeniedamarriage license. The justicescouldsay as earlyas Mondaywhatthey’ll do.

In urging thecourttotake up her case, Davis’ lawyers repeatedly invoked the words of Justice Clarence Thomas, who alone among the nine justices has called for erasing the same-sex marriage ruling. Thomas was one of four dissenting justices in 2015. Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alitoare the otherdissenterswho also remain on thecourt.

Justice Amy Coney Barrett,

DOJurges N.Y. stateappeals court to toss Trump’scriminalconviction

BY PATRICIA HURTADO and DAVIDVOREACOS Bloomberg News (TNS)

NEW YORK The U.S. Justice Department urged aNew York state appeals court to reverse Donald Trump’sfelony conviction, an extraordinary intervention by federal officials as the president seeks to clear his criminal record.

Lawyers in the Justice Department filed afriendof-the-court brief Friday, arguing that his conviction last year was improper

They said the trial judgein the so-called hush money case failed to account for the Supreme Court’s2024 ruling that gave the president broadimmunity

Trump is appealing aNew York jury’sverdict ﬁnding him guilty of 34 countsof falsifying business records to conceal payments to an

adultﬁlm star on theeve of the2016 election. Trump, theonlypresident who has been convicted of afelony, is challenging that verdict at astate appeals courtin Manhattan and also at the federal level.

The Justice Department argued that some evidence shouldn’t have been considered in the trial because it involved Trump’stime in ofﬁce.

“The trial court allowed the prosecutiontopresent evidence of President Trump’s ofﬁcialacts to the jury,”the U.S. wrote. “That error requires reversal.”

TheJustice Department argued that Judge Juan Merchan,who oversaw thetrial, erroneously allowed the jury to consider evidence that related to Trump’sofﬁcial acts as president.That included conversations he had with former White House aides

Hope Hicksand Madeleine Westerhout,theysaid. That evidence “eviscerated” the immunity grantedtopresidentsbythe SupremeCourt theDOJ argued. Aspokesperson for Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, whose office prosecuted Trump, declined to comment. Merchanalsoimproperly allowed Bragg to take amisdemeanor case —falsifying business records —and elevate it to afelonybysaying it was done to violate asecond law.That law,the Federal Election Campaign Act, can’tbeusedinthis case, according to the ﬁling. The jury agreed with Manhattan prosecutors that theconcealed payments haddeprived voters of vital information about Trump’s conduct with women before the election, which Trump won.

who was not on the court in 2015, hassaidthere are times when the court should correct mistakes and overturn decisions, as it did in the 2022 case that ended aconstitutional right to abortion.

ButBarrett has suggested recently that same-sex marriage might be in adifferent category than abortion because people have reliedonthe decision when they married andhad children.

Davisdrewnationalattention to eastern Kentucky’sRowan County when she turned away same-sex couples, saying her faith prevented herfromcomplying withthe high court ruling. She deﬁed court orders to issue the licenses until a federal judge jailed her for contempt of court in September 2015. She was released after her staff issued thelicenses on herbehalfbut removed her namefrom the form

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOSByALEXBRANDON Protesters gatheroutside an ICEprocessing facility Nov. 1inBroadview, Ill.

Lawenforcement officers line up as protesters gather Nov. 1 outside an ICEprocessing facility in Broadview, Ill

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The Tuesdaycrash at UPS Worldport in Louisville, Kentucky,killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that washeaded forHonolulu.

Trump pardons former Mets great Strawberry

Ex-star has past tax evasion, drug charges

BY WILL WEISSERT Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has pardoned former New York Mets great Darryl Strawberry on past tax evasion and drug charges, citing the 1983 National League Rookie of the Year’s postcareer embrace of his Christian faith and longtime sobriety. Strawberry was an outfielder and eight-time All-Star, including seven with the Mets from 1983-90. He hit 335 homers and had 1,000 RBIs and 221 stolen bases in 17

seasons. Plagued by later legal, health and personal problems, Strawberry was indicted for tax evasion and eventually pleaded guilty in 1995 to a single felony count. That was based on his failure to report $350,000 in income from autographs, personal appearances and sales of memorabilia.

Strawberry agreed to pay more than $430,000 as part of the case He was diagnosed with colon cancer and underwent surgery and chemotherapy in 1998.

The following year, Strawberry was sentenced to probation and suspended from baseball after pleading no contest to charges of possession of cocaine and solicit-

ing a prostitute. He eventually spoke in court about struggling with depression, and was charged with violating his probation numerous times — including on his 40th birthday in 2002. Strawberry ultimately served 11 months in Florida state prison, and was released in 2003.

A White House ofﬁcial said Friday that Trump approved a pardon for Strawberry, who had served time and paid back taxes. Speaking on condition of anonymity to detail a pardon that had not yet been

formally announced, the official noted that Strawberry found faith in Christianity and has been sober for more than a decade, and that he’d become active in ministry and started a still-active recovery center

Strawberry posted on Instagram a picture of himself and Trump and wrote, “Thank you, President @realdonaldtrump for my full pardon and for ﬁnalizing this part of my life, allowing me to be truly free and clean from all of my past.”

“This experience has deepened my faith and commitment to working for His kingdom as a true follower of Jesus Christ,” Strawberry wrote, while also noting, “This has nothing to do with politics — it’s

about a Man President Trump, caring deeply for a friend. God used him as a vessel to set me free forever!”

The president has broad constitutional powers to grant pardons, which don’t expunge the recipient’s criminal record but can be seen as acts of justice or mercy, often in cases that can further public welfare.

Strawberry played for the Mets, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants between 1983 and 1999. He won the World Series with the 1986 Mets, starring alongside the likes of Dwight Gooden and Keith Hernandez, and with the Yankees in 1996, 1998 and 1999.

Man convicted of helping China stalk expat pardoned

BY JENNIFER PELTZ and DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press

NEW YORK President Donald Trump granted a pardon Friday to a former New York police sergeant who was convicted of helping China try to scare an ex-ofﬁcial into going back to his homeland, a prominent case in U.S. authorities’ efforts to combat what they claim are Beijing’s far-ﬂung efforts to repress critics. Michael McMahon was sentenced this spring to 18 months in prison for his role in what a federal judge called “a campaign of transnational repression.” He insisted he was innocent, saying he was “unwittingly used” when he took what he thought was a straightforward privateinvestigator gig. McMahon said he was told he was

working for a Chinese construction company, not the nation’s government.

A White House official, speaking Friday on condition of anonymity to discuss a pardon that hasn’t been publicly announced, pointed to McMahon’s explanation that he’d been misled.

The ofﬁcial also noted that McMahon earned dozens of commendations before a 2001 injury ended his 14year NYPD career McMahon’s lawyer, Lawrence Lustberg, said the pardon “corrects a horrible injustice.”

“I will always believe that it was the Chinese government that victimized Mike, a true hero cop, whom our government should have celebrated and honored, rather than indicted,” Lustberg said by email. The Brooklyn-based fed-

eral prosecutors’ ofﬁce that brought the case declined to comment.

A jury had convicted McMahon, 58, of charges that included acting as an illegal foreign agent and stalking. He was released from pris-

on to a halfway house earlier this year and was back at his New Jersey home Friday his attorney said. McMahon was one of three men convicted at the first trial stemming from U.S. claims about China’s

decade-old “Operation Fox Hunt” initiative. His co-defendants, both Chinese citizens, also were sentenced to prison, where they remain. Three other people pleaded guilty in the case, and another ﬁve defendants remain at large, believed to be in China.

U.S. authorities have viewed “Operation Fox Hunt,” in at least some instances, as a tool of “transnational repression” a term for sending government operatives to harass, threaten and silence dissidents living abroad.

Beijing says it’s just trying to repatriate fugitives, including corrupt ofﬁcials, and denies making threats to secure their return.

The case involving McMahon centered on a former Chinese city ofﬁcial named Xu Jin, who moved with his

family to suburban New Jersey in 2010. The Chinese government has accused him and his wife of bribery The couple denied the allegation and said he was unjustly targeted because of internal politics within China’s Communist government. China has no extradition treaty with the U.S. so it couldn’t legally compel Xu’s return. Instead, U.S. prosecutors said, Beijing engineered years of creepy outreach and innuendo to try to induce him to come back. McMahon searched law enforcement and government databases and conducted surveillance. He and Lustberg acknowledged that McMahon missed “red ﬂags” about the $11,000 job, but they said he was duped by his clients and didn’t foresee that the information would be used to hound Xu.

Trump pardons former Tenn. House speaker convicted in scheme

BY WILL WEISSERT

Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump has pardoned the former Tennessee House speaker and a onetime aide of public corruption charges after the White House said the Biden administration Justice Department “significantly over-prosecuted” both for a minor issue.

Former Republican state Rep. Glen Casada was sentenced in September to three years in prison, and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, was also convicted and received a 2½-year prison sentence. The case centered on their actions after both had been driven from their leadership roles and were accused of running a scheme to win taxpayer-funded mail business from lawmakers. Many of the clemencies

Trump granted have targeted criminal cases once touted as just by the Justice Department. They also have come amid a continuing Trump administration effort to erode public integrity guardrails — including the firing of the department’s pardon attorney and the near-dismantling of a prosecution unit established to hold public officials accountable for abusing the public trust. According to prosecutors, Cothren launched a company called Phoenix Solutions — with the knowledge and support of Casada and thenRep. Robin Smith The three claimed the company was run by “Matthew Phoenix,” later determined to be fictitious. The companies controlled by Casada and Smith received roughly $52,000 in taxpayer money in 2020 from a mailer program for lawmakers.

A “Matthew Phoenix” signature ended up on an IRS tax document. A purported associate of that fictitious person was portrayed by

Casada’s then-girlfriend, prosecutors said.

That all followed Casada having resigned as speaker in 2019 after a no-conﬁdence vote by fellow Republicans due to swirling scandals including revelations that he exchanged sexually explicit text messages about women with Cothren years ago.

Cothren also left his post over those texts and racist texts, coupled with an admission that he used cocaine inside a legislative ofﬁce building during a previous job

A White House ofﬁcial said Thursday night that Trump approved the pardons for Casada and Cothren because the Department of Justice under Trump’s Democratic predecessor, Joe Biden, “significantly over-prosecuted these individuals for a minor issue.”

The ofﬁcial spoke on background to discuss a pardon that had not yet been publicly released, but said the case against Casada and Cothren involved constituent mailers, which were billed at compet-

Lamar leads Grammy nominations

BY MARIA SHERMAN AP music writer

NEW YORK Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations, announced Friday The rapper is up for nine trophies at February’s ceremony: record, song and album of the year — marking the third time he’s had simultaneous nominations in those big categories — as well as pop duo/group performance, melodic rap performance, rap song and rap album. He’s also nominated twice in the rap performance category. Lamar, who is riding the success of last year’s blockbuster “GNX” album, has 22 Grammy career wins and 66 nominations. “GNX” is his ﬁfth consecutive studio album to be nominated for album of the year something no other artist has ever done. If it wins, it will be his ﬁrst win in the category And it will be only the third rap album to win the top prize, following Outkast in 2004 for “Speakerboxxx/The Love Below” and Lauryn Hill in 1999 for “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff

and Canadian record producer/songwriter Cirkut follow Lamar with seven nominations each Lady Gaga is up for song, record and album of the year her ﬁrst time receiving nominations in all three categories simultaneously She could also score potential wins in the pop solo performance, pop vocal album, dance pop recording and traditional pop vocal album categories. Antonoff is nominated in the record, album and song of the year categories twice, for his work with Lamar and Sabrina Carpenter. He’s also nominated for rap song for the ﬁrst time That’s for “tv off” with Lamar, featuring Lefty Gunplay In addition to Lady Gaga’s “Mayhem” and Lamar’s “GNX,” the album of the year category is rounded out by Carpenter’s “Man’s Best Friend,” Bad Bunny’s “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” Justin Bieber’s “Swag,” Clipse, Pusha T & Malice’s “Let God Sort Em Out,” Leon Thomas’ “Mutt” and Tyler, the Creator’s “Chromakopia.”

“Debí Tirar Más Fotos” is only the second time an all-Spanish language album

has been nominated for the top prize. The ﬁrst was also a Bad Bunny release — in 2023, for “Un Verano Sin Ti.” Harry Styles’ “Harry’s House” won that year Carpenter Bad Bunny Leon Thomas and Serban Ghenea all boast six nominations. Andrew Watt, Clipse, Doechii, Sounwave, SZA, Turnstile and Tyler, the Creator have ﬁve each.

The ﬁnal round of Grammy voting, which determines its winners, will take place Dec. 12 through Jan. 5. In the best new artist category, global girl group Katseye, Olivia Dean, The Marias, Addison Rae, sombr, Leon Thomas, Alex Warren and Lola Young will all go head-to-head.

The record of the year category is made up of Bad Bunny’s “DtMF,” Carpenter’s “Manchild,” Doechii’s “Anxiety,” Billie Eilish’s “Wildflower,” Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” Lamar and SZA’s “luther,” Chappell Roan’s “The Subway” and Rosé and Bruno Mars’ “APT.”

The 2026 Grammy Awards will air Feb 1 live on CBS and Paramount+ from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.

itive prices, and that the case was brought despite prosecutors not having received a complaint from legislators. The scheme also resulted

in a net profit loss of less than $5,000, said the ofﬁcial, who noted that the case featured an armed raid, perp walk and the potential for lengthy prison terms — things often more appropriate for federal cases involving frauds worth multiple millions of dollars.

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Michael McMahon, right, gives photographers a thumbs up as he leaves federal court May 31, 2023, in New york.

Strawberry

Casada

with meteorologist Damon Singleton

BY JACK DURA Associated Press

BISMARCK, N.D Some of the ﬁrst wintry weather of the season is on the way for much of the U.S in the coming days, including potentially record low temperatures for parts of the South and snow in the Northern Plains.

The Dakotas and parts of southern Minnesota have the highest potential for snowfall late Friday through Saturday morning, includ-

ing some areas that could see as much as 2 to 3 inches of snow, said Ashton Robinson Cook a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center in College Park, Maryland. Temperatures from the 60s to the 80s on Friday across much of the central U.S. are expected to plummet as a front spreads from the Northern Plains to the South through the weekend. Highs will likely stay in the 30s in parts of Nebraska, Iowa and northern Mis-

souri by Sunday, and the chilly temperatures are expected to spread into Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas, Cook said.

“It’s a little bit unusual to have this strong of a cold push this early in the season,” Cook said.

On Monday temperatures in the 30s and 40s are forecast to move from the Ohio Valley to the Southern U.S., where the cold air could produce daily record lows on Tuesday of 24 in Knoxville, Tennessee; 26 in Birmingham, Alabama; 32 in

Snow forecast for Plains with potential record cold in South

Baton Rouge; and 40 near Orlando, Florida, Cook said.

In the South, organizers of festivals held outdoors in November during the region’s typically mild climate are bracing for the unusually bitter cold that seems ahead of schedule for this time of year

At this weekend’s Molena Bigfoot Fest in Molena, Georgia, organizers hope the cold weather will be as elusive as the legendary beast.

The animal shows, music performances and most activities will be

held outside on Saturday, said Alla Drake, an assistant city clerk who helps out with the festival. Planning for the Bigfoot festival has been going on all year, so hopes are high for warm weather and no rain, Lee said. It celebrates the evidence collected by Pike County Sheriff’s Deputy James Akin, who was called repeatedly to strange events near Elkins Creek in the 1990s. He made plaster casts of an enormous footprint famous for its level of detail.

James Watson, co-discoverer of the double-helix shape of DNA, dies

BY MALCOLM RITTER AP science writer

James D. Watson, whose co-discovery of the twistedladder structure of DNA in 1953 helped light the long fuse on a revolution in medicine, crimeﬁghting, genealogy and ethics, has died. He was 97. The breakthrough — made when the brash, Chicagoborn Watson was just 24 turned him into a hallowed ﬁgure in the world of science for decades. But near the end of his life, he faced condemnation and professional censure for offensive remarks.

Watson shared a 1962 Nobel Prize with Francis Crick and Maurice Wilkins for discovering that deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, is a double helix, consisting of two strands that coil around each other to create what resembles a long, gently twisting ladder That realization was a breakthrough It instantly suggested how hereditary information is stored and how cells duplicate their DNA when they divide. The duplication begins with the two strands of DNA pulling apart like a zipper Even among non-scientists, the double helix would become an instantly recognized symbol of science.

The discovery helped open the door to more recent developments such as tinker-

ing with the genetic makeup of living things, treating disease by inserting genes into patients, identifying human remains and criminal suspects from DNA samples, and tracing family trees and ancient human ancestors.

But it has also raised a host of ethical questions, such as whether we should be altering the body’s blueprint for cosmetic reasons or in a way that is transmitted to a person’s offspring.

“Francis Crick and I made the discovery of the century, that was pretty clear,” Watson once said. He later wrote:

“There was no way we could have foreseen the explosive impact of the double helix on science and society.”

Watson never made another lab finding that big. But in the decades that followed, he wrote inﬂuential textbooks and a bestselling memoir and helped guide the project to map the human genome. He picked out bright young scientists and helped them. And he used his prestige and contacts to inﬂuence science policy

Watson died in hospice care after a brief illness, his son said Friday His former research lab confirmed he passed away a day earlier

“He never stopped ﬁghting for people who were suffering from disease,” Duncan Watson said of his father Watson’s son Rufus had been hospitalized with a

U.S. biologist James Watson, who shared a Nobel Prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of the DNA molecule, poses for a portrait in Berlin on Oct. 11, 2004.

possible diagnosis of schizophrenia, and Watson ﬁgured that knowing the complete makeup of DNA would be crucial for understanding that disease — maybe in time to help his son. He gained unwelcome attention in 2007, when the Sunday Times Magazine of London quoted him as saying he was “inherently gloomy about the prospect of Africa” because “all our social policies are based on the fact that their intelligence is the same as ours — where all the testing says not really.” He said that while he hopes everyone is equal, “people who have to deal with Black employees ﬁnd this is not true.”

He apologized, but after an international furor he was suspended from his job as chancellor of the prestigious Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York. He retired a week later Watson’s combination of scientiﬁc achievement and controversial remarks created a complicated legacy It was in the fall of 1951 that the tall, skinny Watson already the holder of a Ph.D. at 23 — arrived at Britain’s Cambridge University where he met Crick. As a Watson biographer later said, “It was intellectual love at ﬁrst sight.” Crick himself wrote that the partnership thrived in part because the two men

shared “a certain youthful arrogance, a ruthlessness, and an impatience with sloppy thinking.” Together they sought to tackle the structure of DNA, aided by X-ray research by colleague Rosalind Franklin and her graduate student Raymond Gosling. Watson was later criticized for a disparaging portrayal of Franklin in “The Double Helix,” and today she is considered a prominent example of a female scientist whose contributions were overlooked. (She died in 1958.)

Watson and Crick built Tinker Toy-like models to work out the molecule’s structure.

One Saturday morning in 1953, after ﬁddling with bits of cardboard he had carefully cut to represent fragments of the DNA molecule, Watson suddenly realized how these pieces could form the “rungs” of a double helix ladder His ﬁrst reaction: “It’s so beautiful.”

Figuring out the double helix “goes down as one of the three most important discoveries in the history of biology,” alongside Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution through natural selection and Gregor Mendel’s fundamental laws of genetics, said Cold Spring Harbor lab’s president, Bruce Stillman. Following the discovery, Watson spent two years at the California Institute of Technology, then joined the

faculty at Harvard in 1955. Before leaving Harvard in 1976, he essentially created the university’s program for molecular biology, scientist Mark Ptashne recalled in a 1999 interview Watson became director of the Cold Spring Harbor lab in 1968, its president in 1994 and its chancellor 10 years later. He made the lab on Long Island an educational center for scientists and nonscientists, focused research on cancer, instilled a sense of excitement and raised huge amounts of money James Dewey Watson was born in Chicago on April 6, 1928, into “a family that believed in books, birds and the Democratic Party,” as he put it From his birdwatcher father he inherited an interest in ornithology and a distaste for explanations that didn’t rely on reason or science. Watson entered the University of Chicago on a scholarship at 15, graduated at 19 and earned his doctorate in zoology at Indiana University three years later

He got interested in genetics at age 17 when he read a book that said genes were the essence of life. “I thought, ‘Well, if the gene is the essence of life, I want to know more about it,’” he later recalled. “And that was fateful because, otherwise, I would have spent my life studying birds and no one would have heard of me.”

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Lee Sheng files for restraining order

Firefighter’s comments draw legal action

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

Jefferson Parish President Cyn-

thia Lee Sheng has ﬁled for a temporary restraining order against a firefighter with the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department for comments he made about her at a Jefferson Parish Council meeting, according to court records.

Lee Sheng filed a petition for

Mosquito agency sues parish council

Abatement District says review of finances unauthorized

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Facing intense scrutiny over its finances and taxing structure, St. Tammany’s mosquito-fighting agency has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to stop the St. Tammany Parish Council’s investigation into the agency’s budget.

In the petition ﬁled in the 22nd Judicial District Court in Covington on Wednesday, the St Tammany Mosquito Abatement District argues that a review of the district’s finances that the Parish Council conducted in conjunction with northshore District Attorney Collin Sims was “illegal and unauthorized.”

In February, ahead of a March referendum in which parish voters were deciding on a tax proposition to fund the parish’s criminal justice system, the council formed a transparency committee along with Sims to look for ways to save taxpayers’ money With Sims as the lead fact-finder the committee launched a review of the finances of Mosquito Abatement, which has a $9 million budget controlled by a volunteer board of commissioners and funded by a dedicated property tax. Meanwhile, the voters shot down the criminal justice tax proposition, leaving Sims’ office, the courts and the judges with 30% less funding in the 2026 budget and potentially even larger cuts in the 2027 budget

In October, Sims’ ofﬁce and a group of business leaders presented the results from their investigation into the mosquito district to the council.

Their report questioned, among other expenditures, the district’s recent purchase of a $4 million helicopter to spray for mosquitoes and $8 million in facility upgrades that included a new lab. The report suggested the parish consider consolidating Mosquito Abatement, an independent agency, into parish government as a cost-saving measure.

Mosquito Abatement claims in its lawsuit that the council’s review of its ﬁnances was a “sham investigation” under the “guise” of government efficiency that sought to smear the district with the goal of taking control of it and its dedicated funds.

The district argues that neither the original resolution forming the transparency committee, nor the parish’s home rule charter, authorized an investigation into Mosquito Abatement. The

a temporary restraining order against Stephen Orkus Jr on Wednesday, hours after the council meeting adjourned, according to the petition. The filing is the latest escalation in a heated dispute taking place among Lee Sheng’s administration, the council and the firefighters union over pay In her complaint, Lee Sheng referenced a comment Orkus made during the meeting in which he

named a place she frequents on the weekends.

“We have our eyes and ears all over the place,” Orkus told her.

“We know you don’t like us, so please ﬁnd a mediator.”

Lee Sheng replied during the meeting that she wanted to take note of his comment in case “something happens.”

“I take that as a threat, if you tell me you know where I am,” Lee

Sheng said. “That is a threat.”

In a statement released Friday, Lee Sheng said criticism comes with the job, but that the comments Wednesday were too much.

“The aggressive behavior has been building for months in many different ways, but comments made at this week’s council meeting about knowing where I go and having eyes and ears on me crossed the line,” she said in the statement, adding that no parish employee “should be subjected to this type of language.”

Orkus on Friday said the order was political retaliation for speaking up on behalf of the firefighters and intended to prevent him from attending future council meetings. He also accused Lee Sheng of including slanderous statements in her affidavit.

Orkus said he was placed on administrative leave under the restraining order “It’s all just nasty, nasty, nasty politics,” Orkus said.

Tulane tenacity

in race reveals divide

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

ABOVE: Tulane University used part of its Claiborne parking lot to turn into an indoor practice field for the Green Wave football team and their other 17 NCAA Division I sports. On Tulane’s website, it said the inflated dome is about the same size as a football field and 60 feet tall and can be deflated for weather threats, including hurricanes LEFT: Pedestrians walk down South Claiborne Avenue past the facility

escapee makes claims of conspiracy

In recording, Massey tells investigators wild tale

JOHN SIMERMAN Staff writer

During his time on the lam, Massey earned a level a notoriety for social media posts in which he claimed his innocence and said he was “let out.” After his capture, Massey, 33, offered state investigators a wild tale of what he said led to his escape, according to a recording of his statements ﬁled in court in a related case. Local officials said Massey’s claims were preposterous after he alleged that Sheriff Susan Hutson and District Attorney Jason Williams were engaged in two different, competing conspiracies and that both allegedly N.O. jail

caught in late June after investigators cornered him in a Hollygrove short-term rental.

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ST. TAMMANY

Civil Service board upholds officer’s firing

Harassment claims lead to NOPD lieutenant’s dismissal

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

The Civil Service Commission on Thursday upheld the demotion and ﬁring of a former NOPD lieutenant for sexual harassment, agreeing with NOPD chiefs that the former head of the Detective Investigative Unit “should be held to a higher standard as a supervisor,” the decision states. Veteran officer Anthony Bakewell’s unsuccessful appeal challenged disciplinary action taken in March 2025 by NOPD following the department’s findings of sexual harassment against a fellow ofﬁcer and onduty sexual battery.

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pushed for him to break out of jail.

“It’s crazy how s*** work,” Massey told agents with Attorney General Liz Murrill’s ofﬁce, according to an audio recording. “They didn’t even know they was both working at the same time.” Massey alleged that Hutson, whose chances at reelection cratered after the escape on her watch, had personally offered him

$250,000 to ﬂee the city’s lockup in hopes it would result in more funding for her ofﬁce.

Massey claimed Williams wanted him to escape to make Hutson look bad in the election.

Keith Lampkin, a spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Ofﬁce, said the claims were absurd and shouldn’t be taken seriously

“At risk of legitimizing something so preposterous, we will simply state that Mr Massey’s absurd claims should not be given airtime by any reputable outlet,”

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Robert Burkett, president of the Jefferson Fireﬁghters’ Association, said the restraining order is “over the top,” and that the union’s attorneys are reviewing the court documents.

“You can play the tape over and over again, at no point did he threaten physical violence against her,” Burkett said. “I was stunned by it, and I’m disappointed by it because I don’t think it rises to that level.”

Under the temporary restraining order, effective through Nov 13, Orkus is prohibited from being within 100 feet of Lee Sheng or 100 yards of her home. He also cannot enter the Joseph S Yenni Building in Elmwood or General Government Building in Gretna, where her ofﬁces are located.

Judge John LeBlanc of the 24th Judicial District Court will hold a hearing on the order Thursday Firefighters had crowded into the chambers Wednesday, as they’ve done for months, to oppose a $50,000 contract the Parish Council entered into with Gambel Communications for an informational campaign regarding ﬁreﬁghter pay

Lee Sheng had said she was uncomfortable with having her public information office perform the work in-house in case it exposed them to attacks from firefighters

The Parish Council approved the contract in a 5-2 vote, with some accusing firefighters of engaging in an intimidation and misinformation campaign.

Lee Sheng has been at odds with the firefighters union for years over wages. Firefighters start with a salary of $10.53 an hour

Lee Sheng says that the takehome pay is closer to $17 per hour when factoring in state supplemental pay and guaranteed overtime. She also says the parish cannot afford signiﬁcant pay raises because state law requires all raises at the bottom of the pay plan to be carried through to the top. The union, on the other hand, says starting pay should go up to $18 per hour and that ﬁrefighters at all pay grades deserve raises.

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An anonymous August 2023 complaint to the Independent Police Monitor launched three NOPD investigations into the veteran ofﬁcer: a criminal payroll fraud investigation, a criminal sexual battery investigation and an administrative sexual harassment investigation.

The sexual harassment probe turned up a slew of explicit comments at work and work events.

In the sexual battery, Bakewell allegedly touched the victim inappropriately — an incident she detailed in a 2023 petition for a protective order alleging stalking and sexual harassment ﬁled in Orleans Civil District Court.

The Times-Picayune does not typically identify victims of sexual assault.

“As I walked ahead of Lt. Bakewell, he smacked me on my buttocks and stated, ‘You nasty b****, you don’t have no draws

Lampkin said. Hutson’s ofﬁce did not respond to a request for comment.

Claims of innocence

In the interview, conducted in September, Massey told agents that no one had anticipated the mass flight in the wee hours, when the escapees ﬁled through a hole behind a ripped-out toilet, under a scrawled taunt reading “To Easy Lol,” over a fence and across Interstate 10.

He also claimed that Sterling Williams, a jail janitor accused of helping the inmates ﬂee, was not involved in the escape Williams, 33, was charged with malfeasance in office and 10 counts of being a principle to escape. He has pleaded not guilty Massey told investigators that Williams “is an innocent man. Sterling never turned off no water or nothing.’”

Massey claimed it was a different jail maintenance person who cut the bars behind the toilet and loosened thick bolts to set them free. The interview was ﬁled in court by attorneys seeking to re-

on,’ ” she wrote. “As I turned around, I told him not to do that, and he proceeded to laugh.”

At a holiday potluck, Bakewell repeatedly asked her multiple times to be his girlfriend before straddling and humping her as she sat in a chair, she wrote in the petition. The victim requested that Bakewell be ordered to seek professional counseling and pay her court and attorney fees. The restraining order was in effect from October 2023 through April 2025, an interval during which Bakewell was ordered to “stay apart at a reasonable distance” at their shared workplace at NOPD headquarters.

The commission cited that restraining order as an indicator of the victim’s credibility in their decision, as well as the fact that she had to disclose an extramarital affair with an-

duce Williams’ $1.1 million bail.

Williams’ attorney Michael Kennedy, declined to comment. Murrill also declined to comment, saying it was still an active and open criminal investigation.

Massey was without an attorney when he claimed to investigators that he’d met Hutson in a jail kitchen during Ramadan last year and that she’d made the cash offer for him to escape He said a Sheriff’s Ofﬁce employee told him this year, days before his ﬂight, that “the offer still stands.”

In Massey’s telling, at the same time that Hutson was allegedly pushing him to escape, a public defender and later a jail employee relayed an order from the district attorney for him to do the same Massey’s attorney, Robert Hjortsberg, declined to comment.

“I’m not going to entertain questions about what Mr Massey allegedly said without counsel,” he said, “and it’s disappointing

other ofﬁcer to provide context for some of Bakewell’s sexually offensive comments. Other officers corroborated Bakewell’s holiday party remarks. The commission found Bakewell’s testimony inconsistent and not credible Bakewell was acquitted of the criminal charge based on a witness’ failure to appear, not on a court ruling following a trial, the decision states. Bakewell joined the NOPD in 2005 shortly before Hurricane Katrina. He was promoted to sergeant in 2019 and lieutenant in 2023, according to NOPD documents. In 2020, Bakewell was among the NOPD’s topearning off-duty detail ofﬁcers, drawing at least $69,000 from off-duty security gigs and working 52 hours of details over a week, according to public records.

the Attorney General’s Office thought questioning him under these circumstances was legally appropriate.”

All 10 of the men were eventually recaptured and charged with escape, in addition to the charges that had landed them at the Orleans jail.

Massey had been booked with domestic abuse and theft of a motor vehicle, and he was wanted for a rape and kidnapping in St. Tammany Parish. He remained free for six weeks before his capture and in that time broadcast his claims of innocence on social media.

Massey was the ninth alleged escapee to be caught. It took authorities another three months to ﬁnd convicted double murderer Derrick Groves, who was holed up with marijuana and guns at a house in Georgia.

The others who were recaptured and booked on escape counts were Lenton Vanburen Jr., Leo Tate Sr., Jermaine Donald, Corey Boyd, Kendell Myles, Robert Moody, Dkenan Dennis and Gary Price.

will help kill the possible Asian Tiger mosquito

Covington on July 21, 2022.

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district has also published on its website a lengthy rebuttal to Sims’ report, which they plan to publicly present at the district’s ofﬁces on Nov 18.

While the mosquito district is run independent of parish government, the Parish Council approves the members of its board.

The council was scheduled on Thursday to consider removing Mosquito Abatement Board Chair

Vicki Traina-Dorge, prompting a group of mosquito district supporters to show up at the meeting with signs that read “hands off my dedicated tax dollars!” and “We demand subject matter experts.”

Council member Joe Impastato decided to withdraw the resolution to remove Traina-Dorge, saying he wanted to meet with her ﬁrst and give the mosquito

district the opportunity to appear before the Government Efﬁciency Committee, a group that replaced the parish’s transparency committee. Impastato said in an interview that the lawsuit by Mosquito Abatement was “utterly ridiculous.”

“In the government world, the ﬁrst thing people do is hire a lawyer,” Impastato said, taking issue with the cost of the lawsuit to taxpayers

The district has separately filed a bar complaint against Sims over his involvement in the inquiry Sims is the mosquito district’s legal representative and the district claims he violated his obligations to them as his client by participating in the investigation. The lawyer for Mosquito Abatement in its lawsuit against the parish is New Orleans-based attorney Dwight C. Paulsen III. Sims has called the bar complaint an “act of desperation” and said it was a distraction from the

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$600,000 in outstanding bail bonds Williams said the city should have been paid. In a text message, Williams said the gaffes by Lombard’s ofﬁce would be “very easy to avoid with simple oversight and accountability.”

A well-known incumbent who is close to U.S. Rep Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, Lombard has faced a bruising challenge from Duncan, a political neophyte who served 28 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for a murder a judge later ruled he had not committed.

Lombard, who worked for nearly a decade as clerk of the 2nd City Court in Algiers before winning his current post in 2021, has attacked Duncan for his lack of experience and attempted to cast doubt on the veracity of his exoneration.

Duncan, who earned a law degree after his release from Angola in 2011, has targeted Lombard’s stewardship of criminal records, highlighting challenges he faced in securing documents from Lombard’s ofﬁce he said he needed to prove his innocence.

Duncan outraised, outspent and ultimately ﬁnished ahead of Lombard in the Oct. 11 primary, though he fell short of the 50% threshold needed to win outright.

Like Moreno, Lombard has received support from Carter and former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, two ﬁgures with a wide reach in local politics and with numerous alliances. Williams endorsed Carter in his 2021 congressional run.

But Moreno’s endorsement of the incumbent clerk set her apart from Williams, who endorsed the mayor-elect and campaigned alongside her before her outright primary victory Williams, in a pair of letters to Lombard in July and October, expressed doubt about the incumbent’s stewardship of the office’s finances as New Orleans tries to dig itself out of a $160 million budget deficit and accompanying cash flow crisis. The Oct. 6 letter — at least Williams’ third slamming Lombard’s practices this year chastised the clerk at turns for failing to send notices alerting defendants bond agents and surety companies that defendants were due in court; for not sending some of those notices within a 60-day window required by state law; and for workers using personal emails to send notices, among other complaints.

Williams tallied 43 cases between October 2024 and October 2025, where he said bonds became “unenforceable,” meaning authorities can’t collect on bonds whose defendants abscond, due to what he described as those failures by Lombard’s ofﬁce. He said those cases led to more than $600,000 in lost revenue for a city grappling with a budget crisis. The criminal clerk and the district attorney’s ofﬁces split revenue from forfeited bonds.

In a statement, Lombard said Williams’ letter “contains numerous factual inaccuracies and errors,” without identifying those errors.

“Attempting to generalize or group these cases together for political purposes is both misleading and irresponsible,” Lombard said.

larger goal of restructuring the parish’s dozens of independent taxing districts, which control their budgets independently of the Parish Council.

Mosquito Abatement’s lawsuit has been assigned to Judge Alan Black But the mosquito district has filed a motion for the appointment of an ad hoc judge, arguing the 22nd JDC judges should be recused because the goal of the council’s investigation, the district claims, is to find funding for the court, as well as Sims’ office.

The lawsuit against the council is not the first time a government agency in St. Tammany has sued another over budget issues. The District Attorney’s Office and the parish government at one point sued each other over funding for the District Attorney’s Office.

The parish and the Sheriff’s Ofﬁce are also currently locked in a lawsuit over parish jail funding.

Email Willie Swett at willie. swett@theadvocate.com.

Duncan likened Lombard’s handling of the bonds to an incident earlier this year where records overseen by his office ended up in a local landfill. Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration previously held those files in FEMA trailers on behalf of Lombard’s office, and administration officials have admitted the files hadn’t been properly stored, to fierce public criticism from Lombard and others.

“New Orleans cannot afford four more years of this kind of negligence,” he said. Moreno declined to comment on Williams’ letter Thursday. Email James Finn at jﬁnn@ theadvocate.com.

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Sydney Johnson, a field biologist with St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement, tosses larvicide granules that

larvae growing in the rainwater collected in abandoned tires in

Mankilled in Amtrak crashin Gautier, Miss.

BY POET WOLFE

Aman was killed after an Amtrak train collided with acar on Thursday night in Gautier,marking the second fatal train crash along the Mississippi Coast in less than two months, according to Amtrak spokesperson Marc Magliari.

The crash occurred just after 8:15 p.m. on Ladnier Road, the SunHerald reported. Authorities later identified the victim as 40-year-oldTavariosJohnsonJr.,who diedonthe scene. Police did not say whether Johnson was driving thecar or if anyone else was inside the vehicle.

The train continued east after adelay of more than 4hours, and none of the 55 passengers on board was injured, Magliari said “These incidents can affect everyone involved —those whoare injured or die and their families, ourtrain crewsand our passengers,” Magliari added. “They also serve as critical remindersabout the importance of obeying the law and of exercising extreme caution around railroadtracks andcrossings.”

The Amtrak MardiGras service started in August, connecting New Orleans and Mobile with stops in Bay St. Louis,Gulfport, Biloxi and Pascagoula and reviving aroute that wasdiscontinued in 1996. Amonth after itslaunch, an Amtrak train struckacar crossing railroad tracks in Pass Christian, killing ayoung couple. Police didnot immediatelyrespond to additional requests for comment.

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BY MEGHAN FRIEDMANN Staff writer

The federalgovernment says it received ajudge’sorder blocking ICEfrom deporting aman with claims to U.S. citizenship —but it had already put him on aplane to Laos four hours earlier.

Now it’snot clear whether U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement knows where ChanthilaSouvannarath is, andthe government says Louisiana’s federal Middle DistrictCourt cannot order him returned becauseithas no jurisdiction over Laos, according to aNov.3 court ﬁling by an assistant U.S.attorney

Thegovernmentsaysitwas acting on a2006 removal order indicating Souvannarath became deportable to Thailand or Laos following acriminalconviction.

In immigration records, theU.S. government alleged he was acitizen of Laos, butthe American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana says Souvannarathhas neverbeento the country

The ACLU, one of theorganizations representing Souvannarath, says he is now being kept in ajail in Laos, andthathewas onlyable to tell hiswifebyborrowing a guard’sphone

Butthe government “cannot conﬁrm”that Souvannarath is in a Laos jail,Assistant U.S. Attorney Davis Rhorer wrote in the Nov.3 courtﬁling.

Court records showthat, while he was being held in the “Louisiana Lockup” on the grounds of the LouisianaStatePenitentiary at Angola, Souvannarath raised his U.S. citizenship claim in multiple ﬁlings on Oct. 16 and 17 —several days beforeICE took him to Alexandria on Oct. 20 for his deportation ﬂight Then, on Oct. 23, Judge Shelly Dick foundSouvannarathhad a “substantial” citizenship claim and granted atemporary restraining order blocking thegovernment from transferring himout of her jurisdictionorthe country

The U.S.Attorney’sOffice learned of the order just before 3p.m. the next day,itsaid in court

documents. Thatwas about12 hours after he was ﬂown out of Alexandria to Baltimore, and about 4 hoursafter his ﬂight left Baltimore for Laos, according to therecords

Even then, the U.S. should have turned theplane around or taken Souvannarathback to the U.S. once he landedinLaos, lawyers for the ACLUwrote in abrief.

They also arguedthe government should have been expecting apossible temporary restraining order after Souvannarath requested one on Oct. 17, but thatICE deported him anyway

“Willful blindness does not qualify as an excuse to ignore acourt order which, in any event, Respondentswereapprised of when they still maintained custody of the petitioner (albeit when he was in the air),”the ACLU’sﬁling states.

Meanwhile,the government contendedthatifSouvannarath is in aforeign jail, “onafundamental level, the Court lacks jurisdiction over theGovernmentofLaos, a foreign sovereign,toorder his return,”according to Rhorer’sbrief. “Similarly,the United States cannotcompelthe Governmentof Laos to take aspeciﬁed action.”

Rhorer also arguedDicklacked jurisdiction over SouvannarathbecauseICE transferredhim out of

herdistricttoAlexandria before sheissuedthe restraining order. The transfer came after Souvannarath opened the case.

Souvannarath was born in arefugee camp in Thailand and came to theUnited States in 1982 as a baby,hesaidincourt ﬁlings.Souvannarath’sfather was acitizen of Laos before immigrating to Hawaii but became aUnited States citizen in 1988, according to the ﬁlings. Souvannarath arguesthat, per immigration lawatthe time, he automatically obtained citizenship as achild once his father wasnaturalized.

Thegovernment is disputingthat claim, according to court ﬁlings.

In his Nov. 3brief, Rhorer contends Souvannarath stayed in the UnitedStates for19yearsafter his removal order without challenging it or seekingproof of citizenship.

He notes that Souvannarath said ICE detained him at aregularly scheduled ICE meeting, questioning“whyhewas ‘regularly’reporting to ICEifhebelieved he was a citizen.”

In 2004, Souvannarath was convicted of unlawful possession of aﬁrearm and domestic violencerelated second-degree assault in Washington state.

The Department of Homeland

Security,whichoversees ICE, did not respond to questions about whether it knew where Souvannarath wasbeing held or would be able to repatriate him.

Instead,the agency issuedthe same statementfromAssistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin that it released last week, after Souvannarath’scase cametolight.

“Chanthila Souvannarath, a criminal illegalalien, with arap sheet that includes convictions for assault andunlawfulpossession of aﬁrearmhad no right to be in thiscountry.Followinghis heinous crimes, he lost his green card, and an immigration judgeordered him removed in 2006,” McLaughlin said. “20 years later,hetried aHail Mary attempt to remain in our country by claiminghewas a U.S. citizen.”

TheEmbassy of Laos in Washington, D.C., did notreturn an inquiryabout Souvannarath sent Monday

TheU.S. State Departmentwebsite describes Laos as an authoritarian country ruled by one party, the Lao People’sRevolutionary Party

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Merielen De LosAngeles Nocentelli Montalbantran‐sitionedfromthislifeon November03, 2025 at her homeinNew Orleans, Louisiana.She wasfortynineyears old. Merielen or, “Meri”, as herfamilylov‐ingly referred to her, was borninLimon,Costa Rica onMay 19th, 1976. Shewas a devotedwifeof31years toher husband DonNocen‐telli anda wonderful mothertoher belovedchil‐dren, DonNocentelli Jr.and Natalie Nocentelli.Meri was avibrant andactive memberofher community and leaves behind asuc‐cessful JuiceBar business inthe town of RiverRidge LA: “SimplyLimon”. Before startingher business, Meri enjoyed afulﬁlling25+ yearcareer in theinsur‐anceindustrywithState Farm. It wasa blessing thatshe achieved her dream of entrepreneurship beforeher untimely pass‐ing.Her wish is forher familytocontinue her legacyofservice andwell‐nesstoher community Meriissurvivedbymany immediatefamilymem‐bersincluding herhusband and children,her daughterin-law, KarlaLechugaOr‐tega, herson-in-law, Stephen Sullivan,her mother, LidiethLacayo, and stepfather,Carlos Olarte, herfather-in-law, Percy Nocentelli Jr her mother-in-law,Evangeline Nocentelli, herbrother,An‐dresMontalban,and fa‐ther, JorgeMontalban Meriwas avibrant,empa‐theticand affectionate woman who fostered deep and meaningful connec‐tions with familyand friends alike. Shewillbe rememberedfor herinfec‐tious laughter,hospitality and passionate love forall beings. Meri wasa mother tohumansand animals alike.All herpet children in her lifetime includeSam, Remy, Mazi, MegPie,Nola, Maggie, Huey,Domino, and Chanel. Relativesand friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend aCelebra‐tionofLifeService on Sat‐urday,November8th,2025 atD.W.RhodesFuneral Home, 3933 Washington Avenue,New Orleans, LA Visitationwillbegin at 1:00pm, andserviceswill beheldat2:00pm. Please joinusbylivestreamby visitingwww.facebook com/D.W.RhodesFuneralHo me/live.Arrangementsen‐trusted to D.W. Rhodes Fu‐neral Home,3933 Washing‐ton Avenue,New Orleans, Louisiana 70125. Please visitwww.rhodesfuneral.

Betty D. Plaisance, 90, a nativeofMarrero andresi‐dentofCut Offpassed awayonMonday, Novem‐ber 3, 2025. Mrs. Betty is survivedbyher children: GordonPlaisance (Mandy), AmandaRose, Gary Plai‐sance (Greta), Neil Plai‐sance (Antoinette), Julie Schiﬂette (Bobby), Ned Plaisance;grandchildren: Seth(Kimberly), Samuel, Shannon (Jared), Ronnie (Stephanie),Alexis(Scott), Gabrielle (Tony),Meagan (Ben),Brooke(Tyler),Josh, Nick(Alexi),Drake (Brit‐tany),Leland, Cheri(Joey), Denise(Bryant); greatgrandchildren:Gabriel Hadley, Brad (Tobi),Blake (Ariel),Hank, Eli, Edith, Sophia, Wyatt, Nylah, Fin‐ley,Rhyse,Drewhona Dakota, Danny, Mathew, Mason;great-great-grand‐child:Tateand oneonthe way;granddaughter-inlove: Allison(Justin); brother:DennisDugas;sis‐ters-in-law:Antoinette Dugas andMaryDugas; and acrewofniecesand nephews.Mrs.Plaisance was preceded in deathby her husband:Gabriel ThomasPlaisance;par‐ents: Hector andAlthea BreauxDugas;fathers and mothers-in-law: CharlesP GuidrySr. andJulienne Aguillard Guidry andEti‐enne Plaisanceand Theresa AguillardPlai‐sance;and siblings: Robert, Gerald,Pearl Leroy,Lawrence, Loretta, Joann. Mrs. Betty loved serving Godand her Church,teachingatThe Center, spending time in her garden,cutting her grass, andspendingthe day shopping andnot spendinga dime.Mostof all,she lovedgetting to‐getherwithher crew of familyand friends. Mrs. Betty’s familywould like to thank thestaff of Patter‐son Health Care andSt. JosephHospice fortheir amazing care andcompas‐sion. Family andfriends are invitedtoattend avisi‐tationatSacredHeart Catholic Church in CutOff onWednesday,November 12, 2025 from 10:00 am until service time.A Celebration ofMrs.Betty’s Life will begin at 12 noon with bur‐ialfollowing in theChurch

DoloresManuelRobert (92),a resident of Denham Springs,LA, passedaway peacefully at herhomeon November1,2025. Dolores was born on February 19 1933, in NewOrleans,LA, to Josephand Alice(Jenny) Manuel. Sheisprecededin death by herparents Josephand AliceManuel, sisters;Ida Pellebon, Irma Carmonand LetetiaDe‐Fillo,and brother; Joseph ManuelJr. Sheissurvived byher sister,DeniseGib‐son;and sister-in-law, Bar‐baraManuel. Daughters: Charlotte Rempel (Robert) Wanda Mouscardy(Gary), LanaRobert, Yolanda McKenzieand Bonus Daughter: Terri Esprit Sons: Kirk Robert (Shirley) and Glen Robert (Michelle). She leaves to cherish(9) grandchildren,(19) greatgrandchildren,(3) bonus grandchildren anda host ofnieces, nephews, and cousins.Familyand friends are invitedtoattendthe MassofChristian Burial at CorpusChristi Epiphany Catholic Church,2022 St Bernard Avenue,New Or‐leans,LA70116 on Monday November10, 2025, at 11:00 a.m.Visitationwillbegin at 9:00a.m.ReverendFr. John Odeyemi.Interment will followatGreenwood Cemetery, 5190 Canal Boulevard,New Orleans, Louisiana 70124. Arrange‐ments entrustedtoD.W RhodesFuneral Home,3933 WashingtonAvenue,New Orleans,LA70125. Please visit www.rhodesfuneral com to sign theonline guestbook,share memo‐riesand condolenceswith the family.

Merita Netter Rodrigue was born on July 13, 1935 and enteredher eternal restonOctober 27, 2025 at the ageof90years old. Meritawas born to the LateMaryKirklandNetter and DouglasNetter. She was theBeloved wife of the late LawarenceRo‐driguefor 65 years. Mother ofGailBaker,Rita, Mary, Cynthia,and UgeneRo‐drigueand thelate LawrenceIII, Charles, Percy,Randolph, Kimberly, and TimothyNetter. Sister ofLonnieNetterand the LateGladysPatian, Oliver, Randolph, Howard,and Percy Netter.Alsosurvived bygrandchildren,greatgrandchildren,great-greatgrandchildren,and ahost ofnieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, andother relatives and friends. Merita at‐tendedSt. Roch Commu‐nityChurch underPastorJ B.Watkins andPastor Jason Davidson.She workedatEastJefferson Hospital, Coffee Potand her biggestjob wasraising her children.Relatives and friends of thefamilyare in‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life Serviceon Saturday, November 8, 2025, at St.RochCommu‐nityChurch,1738 St.Roch Ave., NewOrleans,LA 70117 at 11:00 a.mVisita‐tionfrom10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. IntermentGar‐den of Memories.You may signthe guestbookon http://www.gertrudeged deswillis.com. Gertrude GeddesWillisFuneral HomeInc., in charge (504) 522-2525.

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Meat packers blamed for prices

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday accused foreign-owned meat packers of driving up the price of beef in the U.S. and asked the Department of Justice to open an investigation.

The Republican president announced the move on social media days after his party suffered losses in key elections in which the winning Democratic candidates focused relentlessly on the public’s concerns about the cost of living.

“I have asked the DOJ to immediately begin an investigation into the Meat Packing Companies who are driving up the price of Beef through Illicit Collusion, Price Fixing, and Price Manipulation,” Trump wrote in the social media post.

“We will always protect our American Ranchers, and they are being blamed for what is being done by Majority Foreign Owned Meat Packers, who artiﬁcially inflate prices, and jeopardize the security of our Nation’s food supply,” he continued.

Trump offered no proof to support his allegations. There are four major meat packing companies in the United States, and the largest beef company JBS is headquartered in Brazil. JBS USA did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Friday Last month, Trump suggested the U.S. would buy Argentine beef to bring down stubbornly high prices for American consumers, angering U.S. cattle ranchers.

Beef prices have soared in part after drought and years of low prices led to the smallest U.S. herd size in decades. Trump’s tariffs on Brazil, a major beef exporter have also curbed imports.

Peloton recalls exercise bikes

NEW YORK Peloton is recalling nearly 878,000 of its exercise bikes across the U.S. and Canada because the products’ seat posts can break during use, posing fall hazards.

According to notices published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada on Thursday, the recall covers certain “Peloton Original Series Bike+” units carrying model number PL02. Peloton has received three reports of seat posts breaking on these bikes in the U.S., two of which resulted in fall injuries. There’s been no additional incidents in Canada to date. Both consumer safety watchdogs and Peloton urge owners of these bikes to stop using them and contact the New York-based exercise company for a free seat post replacement.

“The integrity of our products and our Members’ well-being are our top priorities,” a Peloton spokesperson said in an emailed statement — adding that the company would make its redesigned seat post replacements “available to all affected Bike+ users.”

Peloton’s website has information to help determine if your bike is part of the recall and instructions on how to install this new seat post if needed.

The now-recalled bikes were sold at Peloton and Dick’s Sporting Goods stores, as well as websites like Amazon and eBay, from 2020 through April 2025 for about $2,495. The impacted Bike+ units have serial numbers beginning with the letter “T.”

An almanac’s end

The 208-year-old Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac to fold after 2 centuries

BY PATRICK WHITTLE and KATHY MCCORMACK Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine It’s the Maine one, not the main one — a 208-year-old, Maine-based publication that farmers, gardeners and others have relied on for planting guidance and weather predictions will publish for the ﬁnal time.

The Farmers’ Almanac, not to be confused with its older, longtime competitor, The Old Farmer’s Almanac in neighboring New Hampshire, said Thursday that its 2026 edition will be its last. The almanac cited the growing ﬁnancial challenges of producing and distributing the book in today’s “chaotic media environment.”

Access to the online version will cease next month.

The Farmers’ Almanac was ﬁrst printed in 1818 and the Old Farmer’s Almanac started in 1792, and it’s believed to be the oldest continually published periodical in North America. Both almanacs used secret formulas based on sunspots, planetary positions and lunar cycles to generate long-range weather forecasts.

“It is with a heavy heart,” Editor Sandi Duncan said in a statement, “that we share the end of what has not only been an annual tradition in millions of homes and hearths for hundreds of years, but also a way of life, an inspiration for many who realize the wisdom of generations past is the key to the generations of the future.”

Editors at the other publication noted there’s been some confusion between the two. “The OLD Farmer’s Almanac isn’t going anywhere,” they posted online.

The two publications come from an era where hundreds of almanacs served a nation of farmers over time. Most were regional publications and no longer exist. The Farmers’ Almanac was founded in New Jersey and moved its headquarters to Lewiston, Maine, in 1955.

They contain gardening tips, trivia, jokes, and natural remedies, such as catnip as a pain reliever and elderberry syrup as an immune booster But its weather forecasts make the most headlines.

Scientists sometimes disputed the accuracy of the predictions and the reliability of the secret formula. Studies of the almanacs’ accuracy have found them to be a little more than 50% accurate, or slightly better than random chance. Readers, saddened to hear the news, posted online about how they used it in their families for generations as a guide to help them plant gardens and follow the weather

Julie Broomhall in San Diego told The Associated Press in a social media post that she’s used the Farmers’ Almanac for years to decide when to take trips and plant ﬂowers.

She said she planned a three-month, crosscountry trip last year by reading the almanac. On one leg of it, she left Oklahoma the day before a prediction for a major snowstorm in the area. It snowed.

“I missed several I-40 mishaps because of the predictions,” she wrote.

Among Farmers’ Almanac articles from the past is one from 1923 urging folks to remember “old-fashioned neighborhoodliness” in the face of newfangled technology like cars, daily mail and telephones. Editors urged readers in 1834 to abandon tobacco and, in 1850, promoted the common bean leaf to combat bedbugs.

The almanac had some forward-thinking advice for women in 1876, telling them to learn skills to avoid being dependent on ﬁnding a husband. “It is better to be a woman than a wife, and do not degrade your sex by making your whole existence turn on the pivot of matrimony,” it counseled.

Tesla shareholders approve Elon Musk’s giant pay package

World’s richest man has chance to become history’s first trillionaire

BY BERNARD CONDON Associated Press

NEW YORK The world’s richest man was just handed a chance to become history’s ﬁrst trillionaire. Elon Musk won a shareholder vote on Thursday that would give the Tesla CEO stock worth $1 trillion if he hits certain performance targets over the next decade. The vote followed weeks of debate over his management record at the electric car maker and whether anyone deserved such unprecedented pay, drawing heated commentary from small investors to giant pension funds and even the pope. In the end, more than 75% of voters approved the plan as shareholders gathered in Austin, Texas, for their annual meeting.

“Fantastic group of shareholders,” Musk said after the final vote was tallied, adding “Hang on to your Tesla stock.” The vote is a resounding victory for Musk showing investors still have faith in him as Tesla

struggles with plunging sales, market share and profits in no small part due to Musk himself. Car buyers ﬂed the company this year as he has ventured into politics both in the U.S. and Europe, and trafﬁcked in conspiracy theories.

The vote came just three days after a report from Europe showing Tesla car sales plunged again last month, including a 50% collapse in Germany Still, many Tesla investors consider Musk as a sort of miracle man capable of stunning business feats, such as when he pulled Tesla from the brink of bankruptcy a half-dozen years ago to turn it into one of the world’s most valuable companies.

The vote clears a path for Musk to become a trillionaire by granting him new shares, but it won’t be easy The board of directors that designed the pay package require him to hit several ambitious ﬁnancial and operational targets, including increasing the value of the company on the stock market nearly six times its current level.

Musk also has to deliver 20 million Tesla electric vehicles to the market over 10 years amid new, stiff competition, more than double the number since the founding of the company. He also has to deploy 1 million of his human-like

Stocks wind up mixed on Wall Street

Associated Press

NEWYORK Stocks wavered to a mixed finish on Wall Street Friday and notched their first weekly loss in the last four Major indexes wobbled throughout most of the week, but ultimately pulled back from records set the prior week. Technology stocks once again determined the broader direction of the market. The market was weighed down by technology stocks, especially several big names with huge valuations that give them outsized influence over the direction of the market. Google’s parent company, Alphabet, fell 2.1% and Broadcom fell 1.7%. Payments company Block, which operates the Square and Cash App businesses, sank 7.7% after turning in results that fell short of forecasts. Exercise equipment maker Peloton jumped 14.2% after its results beat estimates.

Expedia Group surged 17.5% after beating analysts’ quarterly earnings forecasts.

The U.S. government shutdown is now responsible for yet another missing economic report typically relied on by Wall Street and economists. The monthly employment data for October was unavailable, as was the monthly data for September previously The lack of data on employment is especially troubling because the job market was already weakening. Wall Street still has several private sources of economic data to turn to, outside of earnings The latest came Friday from the University of Michigan, with its monthly consumer sentiment report.

Lawsuits claim ChatGPT drove people to suicide, delusions

Those affected had no prior mental health issues

BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AP technology writer

OpenAI is facing seven lawsuits claiming ChatGPT drove people to

robots that he has promised will transform work and home — he calls it a “robot army” — from zero today

Musk could add billions to his wealth in a few years by partly delivering these goals, according to various intermediate steps that will hand him newly created stock in the company as he nears the ultimate targets. That could help him eventually top what is now considered America’s all-time richest man, John D. Rockefeller The oil titan is estimated by Guinness World Records to have been worth $630 billion, in current dollars, at his peak wealth more than 110 years ago. Musk is worth $493 billion, as estimated by Forbes magazine.

Musk’s win came despite opposition from several large funds, including CalPERS, the biggest U.S. public pension, and Norway’s sovereign wealth fund. Two corporate watchdogs, Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass Lewis, also blasted the package, which so angered Musk he took to calling them “corporate terrorists” at a recent investor meeting. Critics argued that the board of directors was too beholden to Musk, his behavior too reckless lately and the riches offered too much.

and harmful delusions even when they had no prior mental health issues.

The lawsuits ﬁled Thursday in California state courts allege wrongful death, assisted suicide, involuntary manslaughter and negligence. Filed on behalf of six adults and one teenager by the Social Media Victims Law Center and Tech Justice Law Project, the lawsuits claim that OpenAI knowingly released GPT-4o prematurely, despite internal warnings that it was dangerously sycophantic and psychologically manipulative. Four of the victims died by suicide.

The teenager 17-year-old Amaurie Lacey began using ChatGPT for help, according to the lawsuit ﬁled in San Francisco Superior Court But instead of helping, “the defective and inherently dangerous ChatGPT product caused addiction, depression, and, eventually, counseled him on the most effective way to tie a noose and how long he would be able to “live without breathing.’”

“Amaurie’s death was neither an accident nor a coincidence but rather the foreseeable consequence of OpenAI and Samuel Altman’s intentional decision to curtail safety testing and rush ChatGPT onto the market,” the lawsuit says.

OpenAI called the situations “incredibly heartbreaking” and said it was reviewing the court ﬁlings to understand the details.

“These lawsuits are about accountability for a product that was designed to blur the line between tool and companion all in the name of increasing user engagement and market share,” said Matthew P. Bergman, founding attorney of the Social Media Victims Law Center, in a statement

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By ROBERT F BUKATy

The final edition of the Maine-based Farmers’ Almanac releases after two centuries of publication.

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OPINION

ANOTHERVIEW

What theBritish reallythink of theirroyal family

Even in amonarchy,public opinion matters. Which raises the question: Whatdothe Britishreally think of their royal family?

As we know,King Charles recentlystrippedhis brother,Andrew Mountbatten Windsor, of hisroyal title and other privileges.Andrew’srecklessbehavior, especially his sordid ties to the vile JeffreyEpstein, had passed the breaking point.Somesaw Charles’ actions as “cleaninghouse” before he hands the crown to Prince William Others saw it as his duty —tosavethe monarchy

Ron Faucheux

The British royal family continuesto battle old and new challenges: internal feuds, tabloid banners, nosy books and viral memes drippingwithmalice. These daily assaultscome and go, as targets change, but they will alwaysbe there. It can be said, too, that pollsare agrowing annoyance for the shelteredresidents of BuckinghamPalace and Windsor Castle. Henry VIII andQueen Victoriahad much to worryabout,but oneoftheir worries wasn’tscientiﬁcally calculated favorability ratings. Today’sroyals can’tignore them.

Remember “The Queen,” the2006 HelenMirren film? Critics assumed it was aboutthe crown’sstoic reaction to Princess Diana’sdeath.Itwas really about misreading public opinion—and itsconsequences So,what do the poll numbers now show?The latest YouGov poll finds the royal family is broadly popular Asolid 59% majority of British adults view them positively,with barelyathirdtaking anegative view Leading thepack in personal popularity areWilliam (76% positive), Catherine (73%) and Princess Anne (70%), the king’ssister King Charles does well, too; 62% of Britons arein his corner.That’supthree pointssince August. Moreover,the king’sjob rating,which measures his official performance and not justpersonalfeelings toward him, is arobust 65%

The king rates better among womenthanmen.His strongest agecohort is Baby Boomers; his weakest, Generation X. He does best amongfollowersof Britain’sConservative Party(88%), buthas plenty of fansinother parties as well: 67%ofLabour, 60% of Reform UK and 72% of Liberal Democrats Charles enjoys much higher public approval than hisown prime minister,Keir Starmer, who has alimp 27% positive rating. In fact, theking is more popular in theU.K. than many world leaders areathome. For example, French PresidentEmmanuelMacron has droppedto11% in one Verian Group poll, Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz sitsat25% in an RTL/NTV survey and U.S. President Donald Trumpaverages 43% based on ﬁve recentpolls.

Britons are divided on Queen Camilla.Fewer than half (45%) rate her positively,while 41% holdanegative opinion of her.This lackluster public esteem is proof that acontroversialback storyand relentless criticism takes atoll Prince Harry,who retains his title (atleastfor now), is decidedly under water,30% positive and58% negative. His wife, Meghan,the DuchessofSussex, rates even worse: 21% favorable, 66%unfavorable. No wonder they’re reluctant to move back to Britain. Interestingly, polls taken in theU.S. show Americans haveamorepositive view of these two than do the British.

And Andrew? Before losinghis title,herated a ghastly 4% positive, 91% negative. Thesenumbers aren’tjust bad, they’re bring-down-the-monarchy bad. Demoting his brother was the king’sonlycredible option. Still, Britons wonder: Whattook himso long? Then there is the monarchyitself. Support forits continuation is 62%; only 25%ofBritish adults would prefer to have an elected head of state

While support for monarchy isdown ﬁve points sinceQueen Elizabeth’sdeathin2022, it still draws wide backing. The latest YouGov poll showsthatonly 13% of Britons believe theinstitution of monarchyis bad for Britain.

Monarchy,however,has agenerational predicament. While heavy majorities of those50and older favor keeping it,fewer than half of those18-49 do. Youmight think the ascent of William andKatewould eventuallyclose thatgap, but pollingshows even they do better among older than younger folks. These polls conﬁrmwhat we’ve longknown, that the British are masters at keepingcalm and carryingon —even when it comes to thecrown.

Ron Faucheux is anonpartisan political analyst, pollster and writer basedinLouisiana.

Cassidy’sletterjustthinly veiled campaign propaganda

Since when does your department permit apolitician to sneak ano-cost campaign ad into the Opinion section?

That’sexactly what you did on Oct 8. Sen. Bill Cassidy‘s “opinion letter” was nothing but acampaign ad. It wasquiteobvious Firstly,Hurricane Katrina did damage tothe southeast coast of Louisiana, but did not devastate New Orleans. How manytimes do Ihave to remindpeople that the devastation in New Orleansin2005 was due to thefact that the levees were built cheaply by the Army Corps of Engineers to save thefederal government millions of dollars? In case you don’tremember,the cheaply built levees broke. Cassidy should acknowledge that as well. Second of all, his allying with

President Donald Trumpthroughout thewhole piece was nothing but “preaching tothe choir” since his opponents are also Trumpsupporters, and he needstomakesure that everyone in the state still votes for himinstead of his Trump-supporting opponents. Cassidy has done somegood thingsbut no one must forget that he opened the doors wide open for Robert F. Kennedy Jr.totake ajob about which he knows nothing and is athreat to thehealth of United States citizens. Surely this space on your page could have been better utilized with theopinion of one of ourreaders, as it should be. Iknow you all have better judgment than this.

SUSAN C. LEVIN Metairie

Voting Rights Actnecessary as country is still grappling with racial issues

Oneofthe last thingsthat Smiley Anders put to paper was lamenting that we were still struggling with race relations. Right now,the U.S. SupremeCourt is sitting on acase arising in Louisiana involving gerrymandering congressional districts to dilutethe Black voteinthe state. Justice John Roberts, earlier in the Shelby Countydecision, involving theVoting RightsAct of 1965, expressed concern about how long the VotingRightsAct should remain “the law.”

It’sa valid concern for the Su-

premeCourt. Ibelieve Anders answered that question from Justice Roberts.

We don’tknow when or even if that day will come. So until that day ever comes, theVoting Rights Act of 1965 should remain the law of the land. And maybe statelegislators could devoteall of their energy to trying to ﬁx Louisiana’sreal problemsinstead of concentrating on keeping themselves in ofﬁce with political power

ALEXCHAPMAN

Ville Platte

Anyone who wantscitizenship must follow the law

The front-page article in arecent edition about the deportation of aLouisiana State Penitentiary at Angola inmate to Laos is almost exactly the sameasasituation I witnessed around 20 years ago. Afamily Iknow received legal status as refugees and had an infant son at the time. The father went through alengthy and expensive naturalization process; however,the son never had automatic citizenship as aresult of that. The son was almost deported after his 18th birthday,but his parents went through alengthy and expensive process to obtain legal status for him.Hewas also warned at the timetobevery careful not to get into any sort of legal trouble, even as small as atrafﬁc ticket. They wereultimately successful, but he was never an automatic citizen because of his father’slegal status and later naturalization. And they wentthrough an expensive legal process to prevent deportation. The difference in the Laotian case is that he had acriminal conviction and never pursued the required legal process. It looks to me that U.S. Immigration and CustomsEnforcement followed the process and did not single him out. It maybeanunfortunate outcome, but he did makeapoor choice with the unlawfulpossession of a ﬁrearm,and alegal appeal at this point seemssomewhat futile if not ridiculous.

DARRYL SANDERSON Baton Rouge

LSUfootballcoaches have notusedtheir playerswisely

Aquestion for themillion-dollar coaches at LSU: If you have alineman who is agreat pass blocker but not agood run blocker,would you replace him with agood run blocker on acrucialrunning play? If the answer is yes,then whyhave they consistently kept agreat passing

quarterback in on plays that require aquarterback who can run and pass?

To be clear,Iamspeaking only about crucial short-yardage and goal-line situations. Iknow the second-string quarterback played in 10 games last year,running and passing. Ibelieve this coaching staff

failed to utilize his talents in these situations, knowing our starting quarterback is not adependable runner.Also, using arunning back or awide receiver as aquarterback creates very fewdefensive changes.

BOBBY LEE

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Frank Wilson is putting his own spin on the lsu football coaching job

In the LSU football team room Tuesday, a large drum was perched in the front of the small auditorium.

Plastered across the instrument’s face was a single phrase: “ALL IN.”

“When he beats that drum, it’s kind of like he sets the tone for the day,” ﬁfth-year senior linebacker West Weeks said. “Whatever’s happened the previous day, whatever happened early in the day, that kind of goes out the window and helps us lock in for the day.”

LSU interim coach Frank Wilson introduced the drum before Tuesday’s practice. He said he adopted the motivational tactic from former Southern Cal coach and current Las Vegas Raiders coach Pete Carroll, and it’s something former LSU coach Ed Orgeron used to do. Its purpose? Represent the heartbeat of the team.

LSU GAMEDAY

LSU at Alabama

BROADCAST INFORMATION TEAM SCHEDULES

6:30 p.m. Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, Ala

TV: ABC | Line: Alabama by 10½

Radio: WDGL-FM, 98.1; WWL-AM, 870; WWL-FM, 105.3; KLWB-FM, 103.7

LSU

Date Opponent Time/TV

8.30 at Clemson W, 17-10

9.6 Louisiana Tech W, 23-7

W, 20-10

W, 56-10

L, 19-24

W, 20-10

A&M L,

L, 24-31

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“I wanted to bring that symbolism, if you will, the heartbeat,” Wilson said. “So we could charge our special teams. We could charge our team that when the ball goes in play life has been injected into us.”

The drum is one of many changes Wilson has implemented since being appointed as interim coach after Brian Kelly’s Oct. 26 ﬁring. Ahead of his ﬁrst game in charge, Wilson hopes his adjustments will inspire the Tigers to pull off an upset over No. 4 Alabama on Saturday in Tuscaloosa (6:30 p.m., ABC).

“I know everything on social media is going crazy. Like, people saying whatever they want to say about this team and kind of how this season has turned out,” Weeks said. “But at the end of the day, when we come in here and hear that (drum), it just reminds us of the brotherhood we have.”

The revisions Wilson has made to the way LSU operates have come amid myriad changes within the program and athletic department.

After Kelly’s firing, offensive coordinator Joe Sloan was let go the next day Tight ends coach Alex Atkins assumed play-calling duties in his place, but Atkins’ promotion was just the tip of the iceberg.

Two days after Sloan’s ﬁring, Gov Jeff Landry declared Oct. 29 that athletic director Scott Woodward would not choose the next LSU coach. The school parted ways with Woodward the next day and appointed executive deputy athletic director Verge Ausberry as interim athletic director

The interim tag was removed from Ausberry’s title on Tuesday, just hours after new LSU president Wade Rousse was appointed by the LSU Board of Supervisors.

“I think (Ausberry) is detailed. I think he’s profession-

al. I think he has a view holistically of what it takes to run an athletic program, and he’s done his due diligence,” Wilson said of Ausberry “He’s put in the work. I think it’s a position that he has earned over the years.”

With a president and athletic director in place, LSU now can focus its attention on ﬁnding its next coach.

Could that be Wilson? He has deep recruiting ties within Louisiana as the LSU recruiting coordinator, served as the LSU running backs coach for nine seasons across two different stints and has experience as a head coach, working in the role at Texas-San Antonio (2016-19) and McNeese State (2020-21). But the odds of him earning the head job in Baton Rouge full-time are slim. Wilson went just 19-29 at UTSA before going 7-11 at McNeese. After his second season with the Cowboys, he left to become the running backs coach at LSU again.

A successful ﬁnal four weeks of this season could boost his candidacy After this Saturday, LSU faces Arkansas, Western Kentucky and another College Football Playoff-contending team in Oklahoma. But anything short of three or four wins almost certainly would mean that LSU will turn elsewhere in its coaching search.

... When mother university calls for you, you answer. You pull up your bootstraps and you do what’s required and asked of you to represent our university.”

FRANK WILSON, LSU interim coach

STAFF PREDICTIONS

WILSON ALEXANDER

ALABAMA 35, LSU 17

Interim coach Frank Wilson may get the team to play hard, but this game does not set up well for LSU It could be difficult to run the ball more — as much as LSU wants to — behind a shaky offensive line and the defense has gotten torn apart the past two games. LSU has to get to Alabama quarterback Ty Simpson often to have a chance.

REED DARCEY

ALABAMA 28, LSU 21

LSU should play with more energy and focus. It should also run the ball more often But a coaching change can fix only so many of the Tigers’ deficiencies all of which bubbled to the surface in the second half of the game against Texas A&M. Will that team go on the road and upset a top-five opponent? Probably not. Alabama wins, but LSU keeps it competitive

“We didn’t indulge too much into it,” Wilson said when asked whether he’d discussed the possibility of becoming the head coach full-time with Woodward before he left “. When mother university calls for you, you answer You pull up your bootstraps and you do what’s required and asked of you to represent our university.”

Wilson has answered the call in a variety of ways, most notably with how he’s emphasized the importance of special teams and the Tigers’ run game. LSU has struggled in both aspects for stretches of this season but were especially porous on special teams in Kelly’s ﬁnal game against Texas A&M.

In the Tigers’ 49-25 loss, LSU allowed 68 kick return yards LSU Continued from page 1C

SCOTT RABALAIS

ALABAMA 27, LSU 20

I’m not going to venture onto the upset limb, but I do think LSU’s Fighting Frank Wilsons will give a much better accounting of themselves than they did against Texas A&M. The pressure and uncertainty is off for now, and I think the Tigers will get that familiar interim coach bump LSU carries the fight to Bama into the fourth quarter, but a late drive to force OT fizzles.

KOKI RILEY

ALABAMA 31,

The LSU defense has struggled in recent weeks. The lack of a four-man pass rush has placed added stress on the back seven, and Tigers have struggled to stop the run against Vanderbilt and Texas A&M Alabama’s run game hasn’t been as strong, but the Crimson Tide has one of the best aerial attacks in the nation. That’ll be tough to stop if LSU can’t pressure Simpson

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LSU associate and running backs coach Frank Wilson greets running back Kaleb Jackson after Jackson scored a touchdown against Wisconsin in the first half of the ReliaQuest Bowl on Jan. 1, 2024, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla.

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From left, LSUassociate and running backs coach FrankWilson and head coach Brian Kelly walk onto the ﬁeld in the second half of agame againstSouth Carolina on Oct. 11 at

Wilson was named interim coach after Kelly’s ﬁring and 137 punt returnyards, includinga 79-yard punt return for atouchdown in the third quarter as part of 35 unanswered points.

The introduction of the drum,inpart,was meant to emphasize the importance of LSU’s kick return and kickoff teamsastone-setters to start each game. On Tuesday,the ﬁrst meetingLSU had after banging the drum wasabout special teams.

“(Wilson) just has suchhigh energy,and it gets everybody ready,especially the special teams,” sophomore tight end Trey’Dez Green said. “Special teams is abig part of the game, so he just comes in and he harps on it.”

Meanwhile, the LSU rushing attack steadily has improved as the season has worn on, but with Sloan,itwas never an integralpart of the offense.The Tigers are lastinthe SoutheasternConference in rushing attemptsdespite averaging at least 5.5 yards per carry in each of their lasttwo games when adjusted for lost sack yardage.

But under Wilson and Atkins —who was the run game coordinator prior to his promotion —running the ball will become apriority.That was evident during practice Tuesday when the Tigers ran anine-on-seven drill, where nine LSU defenders were tasked with stopping various running plays against aseven-man offense.

“Obviously the advantage is towards the defense. So if you can split something or get a 4-yard gain, that’sawin for us,” senior center Braelin Moore said. “So to go out thereand hear all the pads popping and all the energy ﬂyingaround, it wasfun.”

By incorporating the drum, continuously stressingthe importance of specialteams and committing to the running game, Wilson is establishing aculture based around energy, enthusiasm and togetherness.

Moore, who transferred to LSU in the spring after three years at Virginia Tech,said Tuesday that the biggest difference he’sseen since Wilson’spromotion has been the energy he’s brought to the table. He addedthatprior to Wilson’spromotion, the team’s energy was lacking as it trudged towarda5-3 start to the season.

“He’ll come in herecalm and collectedgoing through what we have for theday of thesched-

LSU associate coach Frank Wilson walks on the ﬁeld during the second half of agameagainst South Carolina on Oct. 11 at TigerStadium. Wilson wasnamed interim coach following Brian Kelly’s ﬁring

ule, andthenjustﬂip aswitchand juststart screaming and gettingpeople excited,”Moore said.“ .He’stryingtobring that swaggerback and that juice that LSU was known for.”

Whether that enthusiasm translates into wins is anybody’sguess. But after three-and-a-half seasons of falling short under Kelly,perhaps a change in leadership is exactlywhatthis programneeded.

Anew drumbeat to follow

“When they started smacking it,like, it’s just energy,” Moore said, “likeyou just feel the room is different.”

Email Koki Riley at Koki.Riley@ theadvocate.com.

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at Iowa (6-2), 2:30 p.m. No. 7Ole Miss (8-1) vs.The Citadel (4-5),

No. 8BYU (8-0) at No. 9Tex. Tech (8-1), 11 a.m. No. 10 ND (6-2) vs.Navy(7-1), 6:30 p.m. No. 12 Virginia (8-1) vs.W.Forest (5-3), 6p.m. No. 14 Louisville (7-1) vs.Calif. (5-4), 6p.m. No. 15 Vander. (7-2) vs.Auburn (4-5), 3p.m. No. 18 Miami (6-2) vs.Syracu. (3-6), 2:30 p.m.

24 Wash. (6-2) at Wisconsin (2-6), 3:30 p.m. EAST Va.Lynchburg(0-3) at Sacred Heart (6-3), 11a.m. Stonehill (3-6) at CCSU(6-3),11a.m.

at Marshall (4-4), 11a.m SMU (6-3) at BostonCollege (1-8),11a.m.

(1-8) at Lehigh(9-0), 11 a.m. Yale (5-2) at Brown(3-4), 11 a.m. NC A&T (2-7) at StonyBrook (4-5), 11 a.m. Temple (5-4) at Army(4-4),11a.m. Colorado(3-6) at West Virginia (3-6), 11 a.m.

Duquesne (5-4) at LIU Brooklyn (3-6), 11 a.m.

Indiana(9-0) at Penn St.(3-5), 11 a.m. Colgate(4-5) at Lafayette (6-3), 11:30 a.m. Cornell (3-4) at Penn (5-2), noon NewHampshire(5-4) at Monmouth (NJ) (8-1), noon

Stetson (3-6)atMarist (3-6),noon Bucknell (4-5)atFordham (1-8), noon Villanova (6-2)atTowson(4-5),noon Princeton (3-4)atDartmouth (5-2),noon Bryant (2-7)atAlbany(NY) (1-8),noon Richmond(5-4)atGeorgetown (5-4), noon Maryland (4-4)atRutgers(4-5), 1:30 p.m. Louisiana Tech (5-3)atDelaware (4-4), 2p.m. Duke(5-3) at Uconn (6-3),2:30 p.m. Merrimack (3-6)atNew Haven(4-5), 2:30 p.m. SOUTH Furman (5-4)atChattanooga (4-5), 11 a.m. Georgia (7-1)atMississippi St. (5-4), 11 a.m.

Missouri St. (5-3)atLiberty(4-4), noon Presbyterian (8-1)atDavidson (1-8), noon Maine (5-4)atHampton (2-7), noon The Citadel (4-5)atMississippi (8-1), noon Butler (5-4)atMorehead St. (5-5), noon Wofford(3-6) at VMI (1-8), 12:30 p.m. SE Missouri (3-6)atGardner-Webb (5-4), 12:30 p.m. Howard (4-5)atSCState (6-3), 12:30 p.m. Rhode Island (7-2)atElon (4-5), 1p.m. Incarnate Word (3-6)atNorthwestern St. (1-8), 1p.m. Tennessee St. (2-7) at UT Martin(4-5), 1 p.m. NorfolkSt. (1-8)atNCCentral (6-3), 1p.m. William &Mary (5-4) at Campbell (2-7), 1 p.m. Mercer (7-1)atW.Carolina(6-3), 1:30 p.m. JacksonSt. (6-2)atMVSU(1-7), 2 p.m. Tulsa(2-6) at FAU(3-5), 2p.m. Charlotte (1-7)atEast Carolina(5-3), 2p.m. FIU (3-5)atMiddle

(6-2),2:30 p.m.

(4-5)atSamford(1-8),2:30 p.m. Southern(1-8) at Alcorn St.(3-6),3 p.m. W. Georgia (6-3)atN.Alabama (2-7),3 p.m. Georgia St. (1-7) at Coa. Carolina(5-3),3 p.m. Auburn (4-5)atVanderbilt (7-2),3p.m. Cent. Arkansas (3-6)atAustinPeay(5-4) 3p.m. Stanford(3-6) at North Carolina(3-5) 3:30 p.m. Florida St. (4-4)atClemson(3-5),6 p.m. California (5-4) at Louisville (7-1), 6p.m. Wake Forest (5-3) at Virginia(8-1),6 p.m. LSU (5-3)atAlabama (7-1), 6:30 p.m. Florida (3-5)atKentucky (3-5), 6:30 p.m. MIDWEST San Diego (5-4) at Valparaiso (1-8),noon St. Thomas (Minn.) (6-3) at Drake(6-2),noon IllinoisSt. (6-3) at IndianaSt. (3-6), noon Ohio St. (8-0)atPurdue (2-7), noon Bowling Green (3-6)atE.Michigan

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Who, what andwhere to keep an eyeoninthisweek’sgames around thenation

MIZZOU FACESUNBEATENAGGIES

Missouri has lost twice in threegames and is without talented quarterback Beau Pribula due to aseason-ending injury.TheTigers(No. 22 CFP) still have plenty toplay for,though their margin is slim for making the conference title game and theCollegeFootball Playoff. But it all startswith beating the Aggies,something nobodyelse has managed to do.Someof Texas A&M’ssuccessisthanks to its offensive line, which hasn’t alloweda sack in three straight games and five of eightgames this season.

OREGON ENTERS

CLOSINGSTRETCH

No.6 Oregon needs to win out to stayalivefor asecond straightCollegeFootball Playoff bid, startingSaturdayatIowa’sKinnick Stadium. The Ducks (7-1, 4-1 BigTen) sawtheir marginfor error reduced this week when they landedatNo. 9inthe initial CFP rankings. Iowa (6-2, 4-1) is No. 20 in the CFP rankings after winning three straight. Oregon coachDan Lanning’sbiggest concerns are Iowa’sdefense andspecial teams. He saidhis offense will be challengedbya defensivelinethat eats up blocks andasecondary that limits big plays

TEXASTECHHYPED FORBYU

The Red Raiders face their biggesthomegame in overa decade, amatchup with ByU that has playoff implications and couldbea preview of the Big12title game. ByU (8-0, 5-0 Big12, No.7 CFP) and TexasTech (8-1, 5-1, No 8CFP) are meeting in the Big 12’s first conference matchup of top-10 teams since 2021. The Red Raiders appear primed and ready forthe moment.Tech’s defense is led by playmaker JacobRodriguezand national sacks leader David Bailey. ByU ranksthirdbothin scoring 36.3 points and allowing17per game.

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Amid upheaval,intense rivalrygameawaits

We interrupt this coaching search and recent athletic directorship icebergcollision to bring you the LSU-Alabama game.

1. TEXASA&M

Record: 8-0overall, 5-0 SEC

Previous rank: 1

Last week: Idle

Thisweek: at Missouri, 2:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)

2. ALABAMA

Record: 7-1overall, 5-0 SEC

Previous rank: 2

Last week: Idle

Thisweek: vs.LSU,6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)

3. GEORGIA

Record: 7-1overall, 5-1 SEC

Previous rank: 3

Last week: DefeatedFlorida 24-20

Thisweek: at Mississippi State,11a.m. Saturday(ESPN)

4. OLEMISS

Record: 8-1overall, 5-1 SEC

Previous rank: 4

Last week: DefeatedSouth Carolina 30-14

Thisweek: vs.The Citadel, noon Saturday (SECNetwork+)

Youremember the game, don’tyou? THE Game? Actual, not political, football? This is the series that produced the Game of the Century in 2011. That produced as thrilling agame as has ever been seen in Tiger Stadium back in 2022, a32-31 LSU overtime victory that portended great things for the Brian Kelly era. Well, it was good for theTigers while it lasted Given the moon-sized spotlight on the search for Kelly’s replacement —and who will be doing the replacing —this matchup has ﬂown under the radar about as much as possible for aTigers-CrimsonTide

tussle. LSU fans, understandably,are mostly checked outon this team and this disappointing season, focused on who and what is to come in 2026. It may surprise afew folks around here to know that the Tigers still have ateam. Even more so that they’re still eager to play Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium in Tuscaloosa (on ABC). And they still have, what is that word?

Ah, yes. Pride. Pride and awelcomed feeling of afresh start after amonth in which their season spun shockingly out of controlwith three losses in LSU’spast four games followinga4-0 start.

“Obviously it’satime of change for us,” senior linebacker West Weeks said. “Every day is new.Change is going to happen. We’ve come in each day focused on what we’re going to do.” The leader of that change has been interim coach Frank Wilson. He’scharged up practices with more physical contact —inpart because of a telling request from defensive coordinator Blake Baker —and tried to instill arenewed sense of excitement with abig purple and white bass drum frontand center in the team meeting room stamped with the words “All In.”

“I’m pleasedwith the morale of our team,” Wilson said Monday.“Ithink we’re abetter team than we were last week.” Better than last week, last game, wouldn’trequirealeap of Mondo Duplantis-like proportions to clear the bar of LSU’s fetid 49-25losstoTexas A&M. If there’sasense of failure within the LSU team, it did a darnedgood job of not letting it show this week. The sounds of practices from behind the

high fence encircling The Ponderosa (the nickname for LSU’sexpansive football practice facility) were loud andexuberant. Wilson and his players woresmiles, and there wasanease about them to news conferences. Thesense that a greatweight,pressingdown on theprogram through losses in three of its past four games, has been liftedwas palpable. But make no mistake. There hasbeen failure at LSU. Costly failure.This whole saga cost Kelly,athletic director Scott Woodwardand offensive coordinatorJoe Sloan, justtostartthe list, their jobs.Itcould costLSU more than $60 milliontobuy them out (Reminder: Thestate of Louisianaand its taxpayers won’t pay; deep-pocketed boosters will). It cost untold damage to LSU’s reputationand image because of the way everything hasbeen handled,from Gov Jeff Landrysaying publicly that Woodwardwouldn’t hire the next coachtothe kerfufﬂe over whether VergeAusberry would be Woodward’spermanent suc-

cessor. Finally,after adark week and ahalf, the clouds began parting Thursday.Ausberry,the ﬁrst former LSU football player to serve as the school’sathletic director,has the job and is in charge of the football coaching search. Full stop. Youmay be happy or unhappy withAusberry as the choice, but there’s no question this is progress. It’sall part of anew wind blowing theTigers toward Tuscaloosa for this game. Sure, LSUstill has some of thesame old problems —a leaky offensive line and acreaky ground game, still no Whit Weeks at linebacker —and Alabama will be theonly team on the ﬁeld at Bryant-Denny Stadium with SEC and CFPchampionship hopes at play

The Tigers are playing spoiler.They’re playing for asignature win much like in 2022, achance to maybe not ruin Alabama’schances of making the12-team CFP ﬁeld but put a serious dent in them.

It’sanalmost identical sce-

nario to thegame in 2021 in Tuscaloosa between theTigers and Crimson Tide. LSU carried theﬁght to Bama all night long. At theend of a20-14 Crimson Tide victory,Bama fans chanted “Wejust beat the hell out of you,”knowing really their team was fortunate to escape. Can history repeat itself Saturday night?Insome rather remarkable ways, it has. Alabama was ranked No. 3four years ago and is No. 4this time. LSU has already ﬁred its coach (Ed Orgeron) and is in the market for anew leader,one whowill trytoput this rivalry on amore even footing when the Crimson Tide comes toTiger Stadium in 2026. That’sfor then. Here and now is the biggest game remaining on LSU’s2025schedule, achance to repay someof thecost of the past couple of weeks.

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5. OKLAHOMA

Record: 7-2overall, 3-2 SEC

Previous rank: 9

Last week: DefeatedTennessee33-27

Thisweek: Idle

6. TEXAS

Record: 7-2overall, 4-1 SEC

Previous rank: 7

Last week: DefeatedVanderbilt 34-31

Thisweek: Idle

7. VANDERBILT

Record: 7-2overall, 3-2 SEC

Previous rank: 5

Last week: Lost to Texas 34-31

Thisweek: vs.Auburn, 3p.m. Saturday(SEC Network)

8. TENNESSEE

Record: 6-3overall, 3-3 SEC

Previous rank: 6

Last week: Lost to Oklahoma33-27

Thisweek: Idle

9. MISSOURI

Record: 6-2overall, 2-2 SEC

Previous rank: 8

Last week: Idle

Thisweek: vs.TexasA&M, 2:30 p.m. Saturday(ABC)

10.LSU

Record: 5-3overall, 2-3 SEC

Previous rank: 12

Last week: Idle

Thisweek: at Alabama, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (ABC)

11.FLORIDA

Record: 3-5overall, 2-3 SEC

Previous rank: 13

Last week: Lost to Georgia 24-20

Thisweek: at Kentucky,6:30 p.m. Saturday (SECNetwork)

12.MISSISSIPPI STATE

Record: 5-4overall, 1-4 SEC

Previous rank: 14

Last week: DefeatedArkansas 38-35

Thisweek: vs.Georgia, 11 a.m. Saturday (ESPN)

13.SOUTH CAROLINA

Record: 3-6overall, 1-6 SEC

Previous rank: 10

Last week: Lost to Ole Miss 30-14

Thisweek: Idle

14.KENTUCKY

Record: 3-5overall, 1-5 SEC

Previous rank: 16

Last week: DefeatedAuburn10-3

Thisweek: vs.Florida, 6:30 p.m. Saturday (SECNetwork)

15.ARKANSAS

Record: 2-7overall, 0-5 SEC

Previous rank: 15

Last week: Lost to Mississippi State38-35

Thisweek: Idle

16.AUBURN

Record: 4-5overall, 1-5 SEC

Previous rank: 11

Last week: Lost to Kentucky 10-3

Thisweek: at Vanderbilt, 3 p.m. Saturday (SECNetwork)

Scott Rabalais

STAFF FILEPHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK

LSU defensivecoordinator and linebackers coach BlakeBaker speaks with players on Sept. 6during a game against Louisiana Tech at TigerStadium. Oneofinterim head coach Frank Wilson’schanges has been havingmore physical practices.

WAVE OF POINTS

Retzlaff’s huge first half builds Tulane big cushion in tight win over Memphis

BY GUERRY SMITH

Contributing writer

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The slow starts that have plagued Tulane on the road did not materialize Friday night, and that’s an alltime understatement

The Green Wave still needed a fourthdown stop at its 30-yard line in the final two minutes and a third-down conversion by quarterback Jake Retzlaff to get out of Liberty Stadium with a 38-32 victory over the Memphis Tigers. Shredding No. 22 Memphis in a game both teams absolutely needed to win the Green Wave scored touchdowns on five of its six first-half possessions while Retzlaff had a half for the ages.

When he headed to the locker room at the break, Retzlaff was an eye-popping 14-of-15 passing for 284 yards and a season-high three touchdown passes with a 33-yard running score to boot. On Tulane’s ﬁrst offensive snap, he launched a perfect strike that traveled 53 yards in the air to streaking wide receiver Shazz Preston for a 65-yard touchdown.

Retzlaff, and the entire offense, never cooled down in the ﬁrst half as Tulane (72, 4-1) took a gigantic step toward reaching its fourth consecutive American Conference championship game, emphatically ending a 12-game winning streak for Memphis (8-2, 4-2) at home while putting the Tigers’ own title matchup hopes on life support for the sixth consecutive

BY ROD WALKER Staff writer

year after they won it in 2019.

If the Wave wins its last three games as a heavy favorite against Florida Atlantic, Temple and Charlotte, it will clinch at least a tie for ﬁrst place with zero losses to any of the teams that also could be 7-1. Nonconference victories against Northwestern and Duke would put Tulane in good stead for computer-driven tiebreakers. The Tulane defense did its part, too, setting the tone by forcing a three-and-out at the start after giving up touchdowns on its opponents’ opening possession in all four previous road games. The Wave sacked Memphis quarterback Brendon

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Is Moore to blame for Saints’ slow starts?

BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Analysis ä Saints at Panthers. NOON SUNDAy FOX

Every week, Kellen Moore devises a game plan that aims to get the Saints off to a strong start. The first-year coach has enough confidence in these plays that lately, the Saints have chosen to return the opening kickoff when they win the coin toss. The Saints haven’t played much with a lead this season, so Moore wants to set a tone right away But more often than not, Moore sends the call in and watches it fail. Few, if any, teams have been worse on their opening possession this season than the Saints. They are averaging a league-low 4.22 plays per drive. A whopping 44.4% of New Orleans’ opening drives have resulted in a three-and-out, behind only Jacksonville and Denver “We’ve got to get some cleaner (opportunities), continue to get some freebies,” Moore said. “Get the sense of urgency going.” In the NFL, teams map out their first 15-20 plays — commonly known as “the script.” They are looks that can present a new flavor to the offense or staples aimed to earn explosive plays. In an ideal setting, Moore said, these scripted plays last two to three drives before calling from the rest of the sheet. The script also isn’t always straightforward, Moore said. Playcallers will vary up their rhythm within the selection of plays available, and Moore said third downs

The Pelicans gave up at least 120 points in each of their ﬁrst six games. The results were six consecutive losses.

But once the Pelicans tightened things up on defense, the wins came.

The Pelicans held their last two opponents (the Charlotte Hornets and Dallas Mavericks) under 120 points and came away both times with a win.

“It starts with our mindset on the defensive end,” coach Willie Green said.

The Pelicans’ best defensive effort came Wednesday when they beat the Mavericks 101-99. It was the first time the Pelicans held an opponent under 100 points in 14 games

“That’s a point of emphasis,” rookie Micah Peavy said. “Just getting better on that end. I think guys are taking pride in their defense now and not getting scored on.”

Peavy was drafted for his ability to defend and has shown just how much pride he takes on that end of the court.

“Making winning plays,” Peavy said. “That’s what coach told me

when I get in there, just do what I do. No pressure. I feel like I made an impact. Even though I didn’t score, I think I brought it on the defensive end and we had a very good defensive game I think it was our best defensive game all year.”

The Pelicans (2-6) play again Saturday on the road against the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs beat the Pelicans 120-116 in overtime in the Pels’ home opener in late October

This time, the Pels will be without three key pieces. Zion Williamson (hamstring), Jordan Poole (left quad strain) and Yves Missi (illness) have all been ruled out for the game. The absence of Williamson and Missi will make it even tougher to guard Spurs big man Victor Wembanyama. The 7-foot-4 Wembanyama fouled out with 4:17 left in overtime of the last game against the Pels.

“The thing we did well is we brought physicality to that game,” Green said about the Spurs game.

“We’ve got to continue to do that. Especially with Wembanyama

He’s a force. We know that. We’ve got to be physical and get out to their shooters. He does a great job of being the hub. If you are not aggressive, he can spread it out to (Stephon) Castle and (Julian) Champagnie. A lot of things we have done, we need to carry over to this game.” Spurs guard De’Aaron Fox is expected to make his season debut after nursing an offseason hamstring injury So the defense will have to be as sharp as ever

“We are just playing together on both ends,” Pelicans forward Saddiq Bey said. “Talking more. Being more physical. We knew it was going to come with time.”

Despite the past two games, the Pelicans still rank 27th in the league in points allowed per game (120.8). The Pelicans finish the road trip Monday against the Phoenix Suns. Then they begin a ﬁvegame home stand, starting with a Wednesday night game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

“It was great to get those two wins,” Green said. “Two hardfought games. It builds your conﬁdence and the momentum we have been working on.”

ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By NIKKI BOERTMAN

long pass and heads to the end zone to score while being defended by Memphis defensive back Omarion Cooper on Friday night in Memphis, Tenn. Preston caught two touchdown passes in the win.

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Saints aimto stopsurging RB Dowdle

BY LUKE JOHNSON AND MATTHEW PARAS Staff writers

If the New Orleans Saints are goingtopull off an upset against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, their chances probably rest with how they defend running back Rico Dowdle

Dowdle, who signed aone-year, $2.75 million deal with Carolina this offseason and opened the season as the backup running back, has emerged as one of the league’s better stories. During the last five games, Dowdle has rushed for 652 yards and three touchdownswhile averaging 6.3 yards per carry.The Panthers are4-1 in those contests.

“He’splaying as well as anybody in the league right now at the running back position,” Saints defensivecoordinator Brandon Staley said. “... The physicality, the decisiveness, Ithink he’sagreat ﬁt to how they want to run the ball.”

The 5-foot-11, 215-pound Dowdle ranks No. 4inthe NFL in rushing despite coming off the bench in the ﬁrst four games. He seems particularly well-suitedto this offense, which haspoured resourcesintooffensivelinemen who excel as run blockers.

Dowdle is averaging 3.1 yards per carry before contact. Only Jahmyr Gibbs of theDetroit Lions and Derrick Henry of theBaltimore Ravens are averaging more this season.

“The play calling,the offensive line, blocking downfield by the receivers, they’ve got astable of tight ends that are doing agreat job —soI think it’sa teameffort, but he’sdoing an incredible job,” Saintslinebacker Demario Davis said. Tradereaction

This is the time of year when those associated with losing NFL teams are reminded of the business side of things.

That’swhere the Saintsreside, having traded away twooftheir offensive starters Rashid Shaheed to the Seattle Seahawks and Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers —prior to the trade deadline aftera1-8 start.

For some, it’sanintroduction to this reality

“I was pretty shocked,” rookie quarterback Tyler Shough said. “Obviously,I’d gotten prettycloseto (Shaheed) just in the little period of time we’d been working togeth-

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tend to be their ownsection, separate from the scripted plays. But just looking at play counts, theSaintstypically don’treach their 15th play until well intothe game.They’ve had four games —including last Sunday’sloss to the Los Angeles Rams —in which it took until the fourth drive to reach play No. 15. For the ﬁve other contests, theSaints havehad three games in which they hit the threshold by their second drive and two others on their third. Either way,they aren’tgetting enoughproduction. New Orleans has only one opening-drive touchdown —an18-yardscore from running back Kendre Miller to cap an impressive sevenplay,69-yard series in aWeek 4 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

duringthe first halfofagameonSunday in Green Bay, Wis.

er.He’sobviouslysuch agreat dude, and Trevor as well, those are some of the ﬁrst twoguys I’d gotten to meet coming here.”

Other players are plentyused to how it works.

BrandinCooks is in his 12th NFL season.Hehas been traded four times in his NFL career,though never at thetradedeadline.

“It’s allpartofthe business, right?” Cookssaid Cooks said he sees the trades especially the oneinvolving Shaheed, which netted the Saints apair of Day 3picks in next year’sdraft —asa“win-win” for both parties.

“Shaheed has aheck of an opportunity in front of him, obviously,being with the (offensive coordinator KlintKubiak)that was with himbefore,” Cooks said. “So there’sfamiliarity.Hehad alot of success there.Hewas having success this year.Thenfrom ateam standpoint, Ithink (general manager MickeyLoomis)isalways looking at it from astandpoint of how do Idowhatisbest for theorganization andalso right by players, for the most part.” Cooks explained that Loomis

goes out of his way to find the right opportunities in tradesfor players who have contributed in a positive way for the Saints.

“Hedidn’tjustlook to ship him anywhere,” Cooks said. “Hesaw an opportunity like, ‘Man, it’sagreat opportunitytobeable to get some draft picksand also do something that’s going to be able to enhance the organization from astandpoint on adraft thefollowing year.’ ” Injury report

The Saintsruledout tackle Taliese Fuaga with an ankle injury and listed ﬁveothersasquestionable Friday ahead of Sunday’sgame against the Panthers.

Runningback AlvinKamara (ankle), tight end Jack Stoll (ankle), defensive lineman Jonah Williams (shoulder), tackle BarryWesley (neck) and defensive lineman BryanBresee were listed as questionableafter going through practice this week.

Of thoseﬁve,onlyWesley and Williams were full participants for all three practices. Kamara, Stoll and Bresee were limited. Breseewas added to the injury report Thursday after being afull

participant aday earlier “(He’s)trending well there,”

coach Kellen Moore said. “But you’ve got to let these things take its course throughthe entire week.”

The Saints’ decision to rule out Fuaga was not asurprise. Moore said earlier in the week that he was unlikely to play as he suffered ahigh-ankle sprain in last week’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams. Fuaga did not practice at all throughout the week and is expected to be replaced by Asim Richards

The Saints are now missing three of the five offensive linemen theyenvisioned as starters enteringthe season.Inaddition to Fuaga’sinjury,the team traded Penning on Tuesday,and Erik McCoy sufferedaseason-ending biceps injury last month.

Carolina’sinjury reporthad a notable addition Friday

The Panthers listed rookie wide receiver Tetairoa McMillian as questionable after he “poppedup” with ahamstring injury, coach Dave Canales told reporters.

McMillian leads the Panthers with 41 catchesand 558 yards receiving.

Chargers ranked around league average in 2023, while the Dallas Cowboys’ productivity varied between leagueaverage and bad. The 2020Cowboys failed to score an opening-drive touchdown, although quarterback Dak Prescott missed mostofthe year Scripted play callslast longer than opening drives. Moore arrived in New Orleans with a reputation for being astrong play-caller,with those whoknew him praising the coach forhis intellect and ability to teach the game. His approach helped the Eagles win it all, and he’shad an above-average offense in four of his previous six seasons.

CommandersQBDaniels avoids surgeryonelbow

Jayden Daniels did not tear ligaments in his dislocated leftelbow, tests showed,sohedoes notneed surgery and the Washington Commanders will not place the quarterbackoninjured reserve,at least fornow

While the ultimate length of this absence is not known, and could depend on how Washington (3-6) faresinits upcoming games, it is clear that Daniels will not play Sunday against the visiting Detroit Lions (5-3). Backup QB Marcus Mariota will start instead.

The Commanders’ next game after that is in Spain on Nov. 16, followed by their bye week.

Daniels hurt hisnon-throwing elbow midwaythrough the fourth quarter of Washington’s38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks last Sunday night.

Ex-Alabama All-America

LB Lowe dies at age 71

Woodrow Lowe, athree-time

All-Americalinebacker at Alabama and an 11-year starterfor the San Diego Chargers in the NFl, hasdied. He was71. Lowedied at hishome in Collierville, Tennessee,onThursday, according to the National Football Foundation.

Lowe was a2009 NFF Hall of Fame inductee. He starredat Alabama (1972-75) and was the second player in program historytomake the ﬁrst-team AllAmerica list three times. He helped the Crimson Tide make theSugar Bowl in 1973, losing to eventual national champion NotreDame, and was aconsensus All-America selection the following year

Dodgersreliever

Vesia announces daughter’sdeath

Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Alex Vesia, whomissed the World Series because of what the team said at the time was a“deeply personal family matter,” said on Friday his daughter,Sterling, has died.

“Our little angel we love you forever&you’rewith us always,” Vesia and his wife, Kayla, said on Instagram in apost that included apicture of an infant holding handswithadults.“Our beautiful daughter went to heaven Sunday October 26th. There are no words to describe the pain we’re going through but we hold her in our hearts and cherish every second we had with her.”

The team announced Oct. 23, the day before the World Series started, that he was not with the team

Sabalenka, Rybakina set for WTAFinalstitle match

1-ranked Aryna Sabalenka reached the title match at the WTA Finals forthe first time in three years after overcoming Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in the semifinals Friday Sabalenka will playfirst-time finalist Elena Rybakina on Saturday No. 6Rybakina beat No. 5Jessica Pegula4-6, 6-4, 6-3onthe back of 15 aces.

Sabalenka was pushedtothe brink by No. 4Anisimova,who matched Sabalenka’spower and aggression for morethan two hours in arematch of the U.S. Open ﬁnal.

The ﬁrst set lasted an hour.Anisimova missed ﬁvebreak chances and racked up 24 unforced errors. But shehalved that in thesecond set and broke Sabalenka three times to force adeciding set.

Hataoka, Shinshare lead at LPGA event in Japan

OTSU,Japan Japanese golfer Nasa Hataokaand Shin Ji-yaiof SouthKorea satatop theleaderboard Friday after the second round of the LPGA’s Toto Japan Classic Hataokashota 4-under68and Shin was in witha 67 fortworound totals of 11-under 133. Miyu Yamashita of Japan, who shared the lead with Hataoka after the ﬁrst round, was astroke back of the leadersaftera 69 at the Seta Golf Club in western Japan. Three more Japanese golfers wereonly twostrokes off the lead: Sayaka Takahashi (67),AiSuzuki (67) and Shuri Sakuma(66). Minjee Lee of Australia,among the best-known players in the ﬁeld, shot 1-over 73 and was eight shots back. On TV AUTO RACING

“Whenwe’ve been startinggames, we get behind the chains,”wide receiver Brandin Cooks said. “Next thing you know,(it’s) second-and-long, third-and-long. And when you getinthat position in this league, the defenses are too good to beable to consistently convert that.” How much is Mooretoblame? Play calling can be atricky subjecttoanalyze. Is it the plays

or has theexecution simply not been good enough? Moore, for instance, isn’t dialing up arun play for Alvin Kamara on ﬁrstand-10 just so therunning back can gain ayard —something that happened onthe ﬁrst play of theRams game. It also isn’t Moore’sfault if his quarterback fumbles on theopening drive, like Spencer Rattler did in backto-back gamesbefore he was benched. Butthere have been curious moments. Against the Rams, rookieTylerShoughthrew short

of the sticks on third-and-7 for a6-yard gain. On that play,four of the five routes didn’tget past the first-down marker.Against the Patriots, three underwhelming calls led the Saintstosettle foranopening-drive field goal, despite a53-yard gain from Chris Olave. Moore’strack record as an offensive coordinator isn’t encouraging in this area. The Philadelphia Eagles, despite winning theSuper Bowl, scored only two opening-drive touchdowns lastseason. The Los Angeles

To be fair to Moore, someof theSaints’ best plays this season have come within their ﬁrst 15-20 plays. The bombtoOlave to open the Patriots’ game. A39yard play-action strike to Rashid Shaheed against the San Francisco 49ers. A29-yard run from Taysom Hill. There are plays that are well-designed and look pretty when executed.

They’re just fewand farbetween,whether that’sonMoore or not.

“Obviously,it’sacommitmentfrom the coaching staff,” offensive coordinator Doug Nussmeier said. “We’ve got to do abetter job of getting our guys thebest plays early in the game. Andwe’ve got to do abetter job of executing.”

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CarolinaPanthers running back Rico Dowdle runs against Green BayPackers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper

STAFF PHOTO By DAVIDGRUNFELD Saints coachKellen Moore and others watch athird-down playagainst the NewEngland Patriots during the first half on Oct. 12 in the Caesars Superdome.

LSUfreshmenmakinggood firstimpressions on Mulkey

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

Once coachKim Mulkey and her staff landed the nation’sNo. 1recruitingclass, then lost several veterans to the transfer portal, they knew they’d have to rely on freshmen What the LSU women’sbasketball program didn’tknowwas just how much it could trust each of those ﬁve newcomers.

Mulkey could evaluate them in their high school andAAU matchups, but ﬁguring outhow their games would translate to the next level is atrickier proposition.

“What you never know is work ethic,” Mulkey said. “You never know heart.”

Twogames into the season, Mulkey is already getting those answers The No. 5Tigers (2-0)have beatenupapair of overmatched teams from the SouthlandConference. LSU defeatedHouston Christian by 53 points on Tuesday then smothered Southeastern Louisiana on Thursday,winning 115-26 in one of the two most lopsided games it ever has played.

Theeasywinshave produced some eye-popping numbers. The Tigers already have awhopping 42 steals. They’ve also shot 60% fromthe ﬁeld and 15 of 31 (48%) from 3-point rangewhile assisting on more than halfofthe shots they’ve made.

Mulkey isn’trelying too heavily on her starters. All 12 active scholarship players are logging, on average, at least 11 minutes per game, and nobody is getting more than 22 minutes per game. Inside such abalanced rotation, Mulkey can evaluate her five freshmen.They’ve all impressed her in different ways so far

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Lewis three times in the ﬁrst half andlimited the Tigers to oneor no ﬁrst downs on four series before the break.

The Tigers had theirmoments, getting a54-yard touchdownpass from Lewis to Jamari Hawkins that tied the score at 7-7 andan easy 21-yard touchdown run by freshman backupquarterback Arrington Maidentodraweven at 14-14,but they couldnot stop theRetzlaff-led onslaught.

JavinGordon carried three times for 21 yards on Tulane’s second drive,capping it off with a5-yard scoringrun to theleft corner afterRetzlaff converted the only third down with a2-yard run. Retzlaff gave theWavethe lead for good,21-14, when he kept it after faking ahandoff up the middleand skirted the Tulane sideline to get to the end zone for a33-yard score with 12:02left in the second quarter

TheWave needed only three plays on its next possession to double up the Tigers, with Anthony Brown-Stephens scoring from 54 yards out on adeep post when the beaten defensive back covering him fell down.

Linebacker Sam Howard, starting 29 days after suffering abroken ﬁbula,sackedLewisto forceaﬁeldgoalonthe Tigers

long, swinging fistpumps Forward Grace Knox has chippedin21points, sevenrebounds and five stealsinthe first two games. Pointguard Divine Bourrage,at5-11, has used her lengthtograb rebounds. Forward Megan Yarnevich hasshot efficientlyaround the rim, and Mulkey said Tuesday she “may know thegame better than anybody on that floor.”

NCAA bars Vincent, Short, Hunter forlife

BY SPENCERURQUHART Staff writer

Former UNO men’sbasketball playersJamondVincent, Dyquavian “Jah” Short andCedquavious“Dae Dae”Hunter have been banned for life by the NCAA following aprobe into sports betting allegations.

Vincent, Short andHunter were found to have “violated ethical conduct rules, triggering permanent ineligibility” as aresult of theirinvolvement in sports betting, according to the NCAA committee on infractions.The three players are no longer enrolled at UNO and were suspended for the final10games of the 2024-25 season The report said Hunter,Short and Vincent “manipulated their performances for the purpose of financially benefiting themselves andothersinseven gamesfrom December through January.Inall sevengames, Hunter,Shortand Vincent lostorattempted to lose by more pointsthanthe betting spread identifiedbysportsbook operators, in aconspiracywith outside bettors.”

UNO received atip from men’s basketball players about potential game manipulationinvolving sports betting and wentonto

report it to the NCAA, which led to theinvestigationbeginning in February “A student-athlete reported overhearing Cedquavious Hunter,DyquavianShort andJamond Vincentdiscussing athirdparty placing abet for them on their Dec.28, 2024,game,” theNCAA said in astatement.“That same student-athlete reported thatduring atimeout near the end of the game,Short instructed him not to scoreany more points.”

Vincent, Short and Hunter “failed to meet their responsibility to cooperate whenthey provided false or misleading informationduring the investigation,” according to thereport, whichstated that “Vincent acknowledged the conversations about throwing the game but denied following throughwiththe plan,and Short and Hunter denied knowledge of anyinvolvement in the plan.” Former UNO men’sbasketball player James White was suspended at the same time as Vincent, Short and Hunter but wasn’tamong the student-athletes bannedbythe NCAA. Three other student-athletes were banned for life in Friday’s ruling: Former Mississippi Valley State men’sbasketball playersDonovan Sandersand Alvin Stredicand former Arizona State playerBJFreeman

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“They’re confident,” Mulkey said. “They will guardanybody on thefloor.They might get abused, but they still will come back. They’re gonna try and do their best.

“Nothing has surprised me.”

ZaKiyah Johnson, a6-foot freshman forward, is starting in the post and giving LSU thekind of production Aneesah Morrow used to provide. She plays sound defense, runs theﬂoor andcrashes the glass on both the offensive anddefensiveends. She followed up an11-point,11-rebound debutTuesdaywith an efficient 16-point,ﬁve-rebound, four-steal showing Thursday Bella Hines, a5-foot-10 guard, drainedfive of thefirst seven 3-pointers she hasattempted as aTiger.Against the Lions, she also drew twocharges, including one along thebaseline nearthe LSUbench that Mulkey enjoyed enough to celebrate with apair of

next series before Retzlaff and company picked up where they left off

This time,Zycarl Lewis snatched athrow that appeared to be too far in front of himto convert athird down,and Retzlaffzinged apass through tight coverage to Bryce Bohanon, kick-starting a10-play,75-yard touchdown drive. Preston scored his second touchdown, gettingwideopenon acrossingrouteonﬁrst-and-goal from the5

Just like that, Tulane led 35-17 with 43 seconds left in the half in acomplete reversal of what happenedeight days earlier, when Texas-San Antonioquarterback Owen McCown went 31 of 33 for 370 yards and four touchdowns in a48-26 rout of the Wave. It almost wasn’tenough. Memphisrallied furiouslyafter trailing38-17 while Tulane held the ball midway through the third quarter,forcing apair of three-and-outsand following themwith back-to-back touchdowns plus atwo-point conversion after the first one. Maiden scrambledfor 11 yards on fourth-and-5tothe Wave 1, settingupatouchdownonthe first playofthe fourth quarter thatmade the score 38-23. Asuccessful shovel pass on the two-point trycut the deficit to 38-25.

Lewisthenconverteda thirdand-13 with adeep passthat wellcovered Cortez Braham pulled

“And she was one of the last ones to go in,” Mulkey said. “Kids want to play with (Yarnevich) She knows hercapabilities. She understands the game. And when you see (Mikaylah Williams)and those guys wanting to be on the floor withMeg, that tells you (that) you got something to work with.” Mulkey won’tput 12 players on the ﬂoor every night. When LSUrunsintostiffer competition in January, she’ll whittle her rotation down to eight or nine contributors. Johnson and Knox look like favorites to land one of those roles, while Bourrage, Hinesand Yarnevich will have to beat out established veterans to ﬁnd themselves in that mix.

It could happen, especially if the freshmen keepplaying like they did in the ﬁrst two games this season

“I’ve been so excited to watch them in practice,” Mulkeysaid “I enjoy going to practice because they just get after it, and they’re coachable, and they’re pleasant to be around.”

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down over cornerback Jahiem Johnson.

Lewis backed it up with another fade that Brady Kluse caught in trafﬁcinthe back of the end zone for a25-yard score with 7:49 left.

Suddenly, Tulane ledonly3832. Butafter going three-and-out on four consecutiveseries, the Wave took over on downs when Memphiscould not connect on a deep ball from the30, andRetzlaff easily ran for the clinching first down before taking three knees as the clock ran to zero.

UNCtakes down Kansas with energeticsecond half

BY AARON BEARD Associated Press

CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— FreshmanCalebWilson had24points, bigman Henri Veesaar added 20 and No.25

North Carolina dominated the second half to pull away from No.19 Kansas 87-74 in Friday night’s battle of college basketball bluebloods.

Senior Seth Trimble added13of his17afterhalftime, provingtobe acatalystfor theTar Heels (2-0) in takingcontrolofthe secondhalf tempoasUNC roared outof the break.

North Carolina made 18 of its first 23 second-half shots —including back-to-back push-thetempo scores by Trimble that had Kansas coach Bill Self ﬁrst waving hishands in frustrationand then burning aquick timeout barely two minutes in.

Kyan Evansadded12points after ascoreless ﬁrst half for the Tar Heels, who went fromshooting 33% before the break to making 24 of 36 shots (66.7%)after halftimetolead by as manyas16on theway to scoring58second-half points That 58-point output wastied for

thesecond-most allowedinany half by Kansasunder its 23rd-year coach,according to SportRadar. Kansas starfreshmanDarryn Peterson had22pointstolead the Jayhawks (1-1), who led by 10 in the ﬁrst half and37-29 at the break

The Jayhawks entered Friday having wonﬁve straight meetings between programswith acombined 10 NCAA titles, including in the 2008 Final Four,the 2012 NCAAEliteEight and the2022 national championship game. The Jayhawks won last year’s meeting at Allen Fieldhouse despite blowing a20-point lead andwereplaying their ﬁrst game in ChapelHill. TarHeels coach Hubert Davis arrivedfor his postgame news conferenceina suit after the playershad soaked him with acelebratorydousing of water in the locker room.

“I won’tremember the score, but I’ll remember them jumping around in thelocker room,” Davis said. “I’ll remember the smileson their faces.”

Up next

Kansas: vs.TexasA&M-Corpus Christi, Tuesday UNC: vs. Radford, Tuesday

ä LSU at Georgia Southern.

1P.M. SUNDAy,ESPN+

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STAFF PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK

Kim Mulkey speaks with freshman guard Bella Hines during an exhibitiongameagainst Langston on Oct. 30 in the PMAC. Hines has made five of her first seven3-point tries this season.

THE VARSITY ZONE

Newman wins district title with a shutout

BY SPENCER URQUHART

Staff writer

Newman lost its ﬁrst two games this season but has won six straight since and left no doubt against South Plaquemines.

Both Newman and South Plaquemines were undefeated in district play heading into a Friday night matchup at South Plaquemines to decide the District 10-2A championship. Newman scored on the ﬁrst drive of the game and would score all the points in a 28-0 win.

Newman senior Jake Randle is in his ﬁrst year starting at quarterback and threw three touchdown passes in the ﬁrst half. A Tulane commitment who was Newman’s starting running back last season, Randle completed 15 of 21 passes for 234 yards.

“We started (this season) with two great opponents, and we were growing,” Newman ﬁrstyear coach Aaron Vice said. “Now we ve found where the pieces ﬁt in the puzzle. Jake (Randle) being at quarterback obviously helps. He understands what we want to do.”

Randle said. “I don’t know why they left (Hill) one-on-one on an island, all I have to do is throw it up. (The receivers) are all so close. It’s like a family, so I’m just putting my trust in my guys.”

Villere finished with 64 yards receiving for Newman on three receptions, and Hill wasn’t far behind with two catches for 59 yards. Senior George Loop caught four passes for 50 yards, and Robert had 27 yards on two catches.

Randle was Newman’s leading rusher with 47 yards on 12 carries. He called his own number from 1 yard out for the ﬁnal touchdown of the game in the fourth quarter

The Newman defense held South Plaquemines to zero points despite the Hurricanes having multiple red-zone trips. Newman won the turnover battle, as both Ben Singer and AJ Yunusah came up with interceptions.

“I’ve got to give all the props to my receivers and my O-line. (The receivers) are all so close. It’s like a family, so I’m just putting my trust in my guys.”

JAKE RANDLE, Newman quarterback

Randle has improved as a passer during Newman’s winning streak and completed passes to six different receivers against South Plaquemines.Newman’sﬁrstdrive saw Randle ﬁnd senior Collier Villere for a 4-yard touchdown pass.

The second Newman touchdown was Randle’s longest pass of the game, a 48-yard touchdown strike to senior Hendrix Hill. Newman’s next points didn’t come until late in the second quarter when Randle’s screen pass to junior Tanner Robert ended up a 22-yard touchdown

“I’ve got to give all the props to my receivers and my O-line,”

South Plaquemines senior quarterback Rod Parker completed 10 of 26 passes for 86 yards and two interceptions while also leading the team in rushing with 67 yards on 23 carries. Sharonski Prout was the Hurricans’ leading receiver with ﬁve catches for 47 yards.

“(Newman) had some great athletes,” South Plaquemines coach Lyle Fitte said. “They’re well-disciplined and coached really well. We had a lot of missed assignments, but we’ve just got to clean it up heading into the playoffs.”

Newman (6-2, 4-0) is set to have a ﬁrst-round bye in the Division III select playoffs South Plaquemines (7-2, 3-1) is the reigning Division IV nonselect state champion and in the running for a ﬁrst-round bye.

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St. Augustine rallies from early deﬁcit to roll past Curtis

QB Coulon accounts for four TDs in win

BY ANDREW VALENTI

Contributing writer

Quarterback Vashaun Coulon accounted for four touchdowns, and Darren Coates had an interception for a touchdown and recovered a fumble to help lead St. Augustine to a 55-28 win against John Curtis in a District 9-5A game at the Shrine on Airline on Friday night.

Curtis (7-2, 5-2) led 13-0 in the second quarter after quarterback London Padgett found Luke Martinez for a 36-yard touchdown strike on fourth down near the beginning of the period.

The Purple Knights (9-1, 6-1) then responded with ﬁve straight touchdown drives that spanned into the third quarter to take a 35-13 lead about midway through the quarter

“We just stayed poised,” said Coulon, who finished with 166 yards and two touchdowns through the air and added 45 yards and two scores on the ground. “We knew we would have a ﬁght on our hands and face adversity in this game. We just stayed calm, made some adjustments and did what we needed to do to win.” Coulon hit wide receiver Ray’Quan Williams on a 7-yard touchdown strike to cut into the lead 13-7 with 8:01 left before halftime. Williams led all receivers with 96 yards and a score on ﬁve catches.

Coulon then found Miguel Whitley on a 3-yard scoring toss, and freshman running back Cohann Davis ran it into the end zone from 15 yards out to give St. Au-

EMOTIONAL VICTORY

Bonnabel beats Riverdale to win first district title since 1998

BY CHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Andre Anthony experienced plenty of success as a football player at Edna Karr and later played at LSU and in the NFL.

Now a ﬁrst-year head coach at Bonnabel, the 28-year-old got a chance to see his players experience some championship success of their own.

Quarterback Karl Perkins threw three touchdown passes, and Tyree Bruer ran for 139 yards and one score as Bonnabel defeated Riverdale 35-12 in a game that decided the outright District 10-5A championship Friday at Joe Yenni Stadium.

The Bruins overcame a 12-0 deficit with two touchdowns that tied the score late in the half, and they ultimately scored touchdowns on five consecutive possessions while building a large lead as the school won a district championship for the first time since 1998.

“It’s really about these kids,” Anthony said tearfully after his team ended the regular season with a six-game winning streak. “That’s why I’m emotional. The time they put into it. It’s really about believing in me and everything and what I brought to the table. They really bought in. I’m really proud of these guys.”

The game turned before halftime when Raheem Williams ran 42 yards on a fake punt to reach the Riverdale 6. Bruer ran for a touchdown on the next play, and Dontrell Williams set up the tying touchdown when he intercepted a pass near midﬁeld with 48 seconds remaining. Coryon Hollins scored the tying touchdown on a 29-yard pass caught near the goal line with 20 seconds left in the half.

fourth quarter Bonnabel did not allow any points after halftime as Quincy Jackson and Marvin Causey made several key plays on defense.

“It means a lot,” Perkins said about the district title. “Everybody’s been doubting us. The ﬁrst start of the season, everybody came out saying it’s the same old Bonnabel and stuff like that. So we really had to lock in as a team and come together and play.”

For Riverdale (8-2, 4-1), senior Bryon Perrilliat ran 11 times for 130 yards. He scored two touchdowns before halftime. He ran 65 yards for a touchdown on the opening drive that made the score 6-0.

gustine a 21-13 lead at halftime. Davis led the Purple Knights with 99 yards and a score on 16 attempts and paced a ground game that racked up 246 yards.

St. Augustine came out of halftime and put together a 10-play drive that spanned 80 yards, and Coulon capped the scoring march with a 13-yard touchdown run

Coates then picked off Padgett on the Patriots’ ensuing drive and raced 35 yards into the end zone to give the Purple Knights a 35-13 lead with 4:27 left in the third period

Coates recovered a fumble on a bad pitch that led to a St. Augustine touchdown and also recorded a sack

“The word of the week was ‘believe,’ ” St. Augustine coach Robert Valdez said. “Believe in what we’re doing and believing in our process. We were challenged, and we just kept on ﬁghting. I’m proud of these kids. They’ve been through so much. It’s all about them.”

Jaelle Noble, Coulon and Khilil Lewis added touchdowns for the Purple Knights in the fourth quarter Jacobi Boudreaux and Padgett each had a rushing touchdown for Curtis in the second half.

Boudreaux paced the Patriots on the ground with 68 yards and a score. The LHSAA announces playoff pairings on Sunday St. Augustine is expected to be No. 5 in Division I select, and Curtis No. 6. The Purple Knights’ only loss on the season was to top-ranked Edna Karr

After halftime, Raheem Williams whose fake punt set up the ﬁrst touchdown — scored on a 19-yard slant as Bonnabel went ahead 1912 in the third quarter Kenyon Harper caught the other touchdown pass from Perkins before usual defensive lineman Deron Hervey ran 11 yards for a touchdown on his only carry in the

“Ican’tcomplainaboutthesekids,Ilovethem,” RiverdalecoachMarkLongosaid.“Theyworked their butt off to get to this point. We made history for us — 8-1, best season, played for a district championship. Next week is the playoffs. We’re going to regroup and get to work.”

Fast start propels Jesuit past Warren Easton

BY SPENCER URQUHART Staff writer

Jesuit built an early lead in a Thursday night district matchup against Warren Easton and remained ahead during the ﬁnal regular-season game for both teams.

Jesuit led by as many as 35 points late in the third quarter then opted to rest starting quarterback Taylor Norton in the fourth. Easton got going late with four touchdowns in the ﬁnal quarter, but it wasn’t enough in a 45-36 Jesuit win at Tad Gormley Stadium.

It was senior night for Jesuit, and seniors scored ﬁve of the six touchdowns. Running back Gavin Palmisano was responsible for two rushing touchdowns, and wide receiver Roman Larre caught a pair of receiving scores for the Blue Jays.

“I thought our coaches had a good game plan coming in,” Jesuit coach Ryan Manale said. “They got our players ready to play. This is a long season through the gauntlet here, and you’re playing a (Warren Easton) team ﬁghting for their playoff life.” Palmisano and sophomore running back Michael Cerruti scored Jesuit’s first three touchdowns

Palmisano scored the ﬁrst touchdown of the game from 9 yards out and had a 5-yard score.

Cerruti’s 50-yard touchdown run was the longest score of the game. He was Jesuit’s leading rusher with 79 yards on six carries, and Palmisano had 62 yards rushing on 12 carries.

“Just to be able to establish control of the game and play a very good first half, very happy with that,” Manale said. “Then to come out in the second half and play a third quarter that we did, I was super happy.” Norton recently returned from a thumb injury and didn’t complete a pass until the second half. He found his go-to wide receiver Larre on a 36-yard touchdown for Jesuit’s ﬁrst points of the third quarter

The senior quarterback completed 4 of 10 passes for 59 yards, with Larre catching all four passes for 59 yards. The two connected again on a 5-yard touchdown pass to put Jesuit up by four scores.

“I’m so happy for Roman (Larre),” Norton said. “When I got hurt in Week 2, I really didn’t know what was going to happen. Now we’re here.” Senior running back Brock Prou-

et scored Jesuit’s ﬁnal touchdown, a 4-yard run that gave the Blue Jays their largest lead of the game.

“(Prouet) has been a great player for us,” Manale said. “Student-athlete, leader who’s been in our program for ﬁve years. He’s been on some special teams, but to see him run the ball and get in the end zone has me proud.”

Easton got on the board as time expired in the second quarter when senior Terrell Surtain caught a 12yard pass from senior Carl Reed, who then threw a 35-yard touchdown to junior Malcolm Martin for the ﬁnal points of the third quarter Reed completed 14 of 28 passes for 178 yards and three touchdowns to go along with 191 yards rushing and two touchdowns on 16 carries. Martin finished with 74 yards receiving and two touchdowns on ﬁve catches, and Surtain caught four passes for 53 yards.

“I thought we had a great game plan,” Easton coach Jerry Phillips said. “We didn’t execute it, but Jesuit played a hell of a game.” Jesuit (5-5, 2-5) is in the mix to

STAFF PHOTOS By BRETT DUKE

Bonnabel coach Andre Anthony celebrates with his team after defeating Riverdale 35-12 on Friday night in Metairie. With the win, Bonnabel earned its first district title since 1998.

Bonnabel’s Coryon Hollins catches the ball in front of Riverdale’s Jacob Danti for a gametying touchdown with 20 seconds left in the first half on Friday.

THE VARSITYZONE THE VARSITYZONE

St.Charles’defense toomuchfor Shaw

BYJIM DERRY Contributing writer

If the St.Charles Comets were trying to send a statement to the rest of Division II select on why they are the No. 1seed, then Friday night’s24-0 demolition of reigning state champion Archbishop Shaw is key evidence.

To say the Comets defense was stiﬂingwouldbe amajor understatement. They finished with some impressive superlatives: One first down allowed. Eleven total yards, including minus-5 in the second half and 1rushing yard on 15 attempts.

St. Charles coach Wayne Stein is usually stoic in hisresponseswhenasked how his team performed on any given night, but even he had nothing but grand superlatives to describe what happenedat Joe Zimmerman Stadium.

“The defense was dominant,” he said. “At times,it feltlike we were playing with 12 or 13 players out there. This is what we prepared for,and we knew the

district title (9-4A) came through Shaw

“It is whatwehavedone all year.Westart by controlling the tempoofthe game withour offense. We left some points out there, but we got it going when we had to.”

TheComets(9-1, 3-0) likely didn’tneed to win this game to finish with the top seed in Division II select, but one wouldn’t have known that by how they performed. And they left nothing to chance. They startedalittle slow, stalling on theirfirst drive andsettling fora field goal on their secondtotake a 3-0 lead with 1:44 to go in thefirst quarter.However, Shaw went three-and-out on bothofits first-quarter drives, andablocked punt on the second set up St Charles atthe Eagles 31. Skyler Edwards, who rushed for114 yardson21 carries, cappedoff aseven-play,31-yard drive with a1-yard score to make it 10-0 with 9:08 to go in the first half. Quarterback LandreeLeBlancgained 36 yardsonthe ground and

was 12-of-15 for 115 yards withatouchdown pass

TheEagles(6-4, 1-2) gained theironly first down of thenight on the ﬁnal play before halftime. Afterthat, Shaw ran 12 plays from scrimmage thatweren’tpunts, and six of them went backward. Another wasanincomplete pass.

“Theyare areally good team,” Shaw coach Hank Tierney said. “They have lost only one game all year (vs. St. James), anditwas on thelastplay. Theyare asenior-laden team, and theyplay like asenior-laden team. They played well on both sides of theball, andtheyare well-coached

“Weare down right now, but we will be back.” With thevictory, thesoon-to-be top-seeded Cometsearned aﬁrst-round bye andwill playathome as long as they are in the playoffs until the championship game.

“There’s only onegoal here at St. Charles Catholic,and that’stowin state,” Stein said. “And we still have some work to do.”

St.Paul’s rollsCovington

BY JOSEPH HALM Staff writer

St.Paul’scoach Kenny Sears said his team had asingular offensive focus against District 6-5A rival Covington —run theball.

The Wolves did thatin spades, racking up 307 yards rushing, to secure athird straight undefeated district title with a34-14 victory on Friday at Hunter Stadium.

“Wedid what we do best, andthat’srun the football,” Sears said. “Wewanted to wear them down in the second half. We knew they were really good on defense, but we liked our game plan. And we made some good adjustments at halftime. We wanted an undefeated district title, and we wanted to go into theplayoffs on ahigh note.”

The victory was also their thirdstraight in theBattle forthe Little BrownJug,a series that dates to 1935.

Leading13-7athalftime, the Wolves (8-2, 4-0) setthe tone on the opening drive of thesecond half as Troy Willis returned the kickoff to midfield. Cody Corales scored on a43-yard run on the third playofthe half for a20-7 lead, but the Lionscould not go away

Braeshun Weary took a screen pass 67 yards for a score tocut the lead to 20-13,

but the Wolves’ offense continued to grindonthe Lions.

St. Paul’sjunior quarterback BradyPierson connected with senior Brennan Villa for an 11-yard TD catch to push the lead to 27-13.

After aChristian Martin interception, Pierson scored on a5-yard run with 9:27 left to put the gameout of reach.

“It feels awesome, especially my first year starting,” Pierson said. “Itwas a big win tonight because we knew they would give it their all. We faced someadversity in the ﬁrst half,but we came out in the second half and put it to them. We knew we could run the ball, and we just dominated.”

Pierson finished with 81 yards rushing on nine carries, while Corales ran for 122 yards and two TDson11 carries. Senior Adam Connell added 60 yards and a score on seven carries.

Defensively,senior linebacker Brett West recorded apairoflatesackstosealthe victory

“They ran aspread offense, but we adjusted to that pretty well,” West said “Weput pressure on them, anditdeﬁnitely went well. We struggleda little in the first quarter,but we came back together and finished as brothers. This feelsgood.”

ForCovington (6-4,1-3),

junior QB Matthew Fussell was14-of-22 passing for 195 yards with twoTDs and an interception. Mason Cryer hauledina ﬁrst-half scoring catch.

“I thought (St. Paul’s) did areally good job up front,” Covington coach Greg Salter said. “Their offensive line controlled the second quarterand the third quarter. We madesome mistakes and couldn’tget off thefield. We just couldn’tmake the play when we had achance to get offthe field. Youcan’t do that against good teams.” The Lions dominated the time of possession in thefirst quarter,but untimely penaltieskilled both drives as the Wolves used two secondquarter touchdowns to take a13-7 halftimelead.

St. Paul’sran just 11 offensive plays in the ﬁrst quarter, but the Wolves scored first on a38-yard Corales TD run just over aminute into the second quarter for a7-0 lead. Corales’ score was set up by abruising 22-yard Connell run. Connell scored on the ensuing drive on a7-yard TD run to take a13-0 lead with just over three minutes left in the half. The Lions answered by driving 80 yards in 2:21, capped by aleaping 6-yard Cryer TD catch as Covington pulled to within ascore.

Edna Karr gets past Rummel to winCatholicLeague

BY JOSH PRESTON

Contributing writer

Edna Karr extended its winning streak to 23 games witha 35-14 victoryover Rummel at the Shrine on Airline on Thursday night.

The Cougars also secured their second straight undefeated regularseasonand arenow back-toback Catholic League champions.

“Yeah, we’re district champs, but we’ve got to cleansome stuff up,” Karr coach Brice Brown said. “If we keep playing like this deep in the playoffs, we’ll get beat. Rummel woke us up alittle bit.”

Rummel gave the Cougars (100, 7-0) theirlargest deﬁcit of the season just four minutes intothe game. Karr had scored ﬁrst inall nine of its matchups, but Rummel running back Jaden Terrance got the opening score on a10-yard run. The Raiders defense kept the momentum going, forcing aquick

three-and-out thatled to another bigplayby Terrance. This time the juniorbroke free down the right sideline for a53-yard run downtothe 2-yard line.

Senior running back Coryan Hawkins powered his way in on thenextplayfor a14-0Raider lead with6:01 to go in thefirst quarter,but it wasall Karr from there.

“It was good to see theboys play tough, and they responded,” Brown said. “They made big plays. …Ittook awhile for (quarterback)John (Johnson)toget going too, and they did agood job boxing himinand trying to keep him in the pocket.” Johnson and theoffensegot their first spark on a55-yard catch-and-run by Floyd Jones. The senior also finished off the 10play,96-yard drive with a15-yard catch, but the snap on the extra point was mishandled, leading to a14-6 deficit Karr later put together apivotal drive, scoring on the final play of the half.Johnson found Greg Wilfred with astrike over themiddle

from 20 yards outbefore TreGarrison convertedthe two-point conversion on ashortrun, pulling the Cougarseven at halftime.

“Our goal was just to play physicaland fast,” Garrison said. “We knew it was going to be aphysical game,sowejust hadtofocuson the game planand come outand

execute.”

The special teams unit cameup with the next big play of the game by blocking apunt. Ronell Kindell scooped up the loose ball and returned it 31 yards for atouchdown,giving Karr its ﬁrst lead, 21-14, with 8:56 left in the third. Karr tacked on two more scores

on a15-yard touchdown run by Garrison near the endofthe third quarter and a48-yard run by Johnson with 4:10 remaining in the game Garrison was the team’sleading rusherwith 105 yards, bringing hisseasontotal to 1,051. Johnson finished16-of-25for 210 yards withtwo touchdowns and twointerceptions while rushing seven timesfor 58 yardswithanother score.

Jones topped the century mark with 104 yards on four receptions while Wilfredhad eightcatches for 84 yards.

Terrance wasRummel’s leading rusherwith 93 yards on 11 carries. NathanSingleton got the start at quarterback forRummel (6-4,4-3), completing 8of15passes for 93 yards. Karr cameinto the game as Division I’stop seed whileRummel wasNo. 8, but the Raiders droppedtoNo. 9inthe LHSAA’s most recent rankings released Friday morning. The top eight seedshaveabye in the ﬁrst round of the playoffs.

St. Charles 24, Shaw 0 District10-4A McDonogh 35 56, McMain 18 Carver 36, Douglass 14 District 9-3A Young Audiences 36, Patrick Taylor 0 District 10-3A De La Salle 49, Livingston Collegiate 23 District 9-2A NorthlakeChristian

YardsPassing 166 71 Passes(C-A-HI) 9-16-1 7-13-1 Punts-avg.1-15.0 3-34.7 Fumbles-lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-yards11-110 14-114

SCORING SUMMARY St. Augustine0211420—55 John Curtis6787—28

JC: LukeMartinez 36 pass from London Padgett (Matias Hernandez kick)

SA:Ray’Quan Williams 7pass from Vashaun Coulon (Darren Coates kick)

SA:Miguel Whitley 3pass from Coulon (Coates kick)

SA:Cohann Davis 15 run(Coates kick)

SA:Coulon 13 run(Coates kick)

SA:Coates 35 interception return (Coates kick) JC: Jacobi Boudreaux 4run (Kolston Martinez run)

SA:Jaelle Noble 20 run(Coates kick)

SA:Coulon 12 run(kick missed)

JC: Padgett 2run (Hernandez kick)

SA:KhililLewis 8run (Coates kick) STATEWIDE Acadiana 21, Carencro14

Albany46, Bogalusa 28 Ascension Catholic 54,East Iberville 16 Ascension Christian 25, North Iberville 24

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Loreauville 15, West St. Mary 14 Loyola Prep28, Shr. Northwood 27 Lutcher 42, South Lafourche 3 Mamou 58, Pine Prairie 0 Mandeville 42,Fontainebleau 20 Mansﬁeld28, Many10 Minden 42, Southwood 0 Natchitoches Central 27, Benton 13 Neville 31, Alexandria 14 New IberiaCatholic 42, Houma Christian 8 North Webster 31, Bastrop0 NorthlakeChristian 57, Independence15

Northwest 45, Iota 14 Pickering31, PlainDealing6 Pine 48, Springﬁeld12 Prairieville 42, St.Thomas Aquinas0 RedRiver 54, Oakdale18 Ringgold 40, Bolton 0 Rosepine40, East Beauregard34 Ruston 49, West

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Rummel defenders Carlin Kinchen, left, and Luther Loyell, right, runafter Karr’sFloyd Jones on Thursday at the Shrine on AirlineinMetairie.

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Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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Forfall color,try these cool-cousin ﬂowers. PAGE 8

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Creating ahomey guest room. PAGE 12

COVERSTORY Preservationists makeanimpact on Treme. PAGE 14

ONEIN A MILLION Acustom home in Kenner’s The Gabriel. PAGE 18

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Recent transactions in the metroarea.

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Where will LSU’s next coach live?

BY JAN RISHER Staff writer

To lend a hand to whoever takes the reins of LSU’s storied — but lately beleaguered — football program, our newspaper staff has compiled a short list of Baton Rouge homes for consideration.

Some are within shouting distance of Tiger Stadium,

while others offer a bit more privacy

When it comes to helping LSU coaches ﬁnd the right ﬁt, no one knows that territory better than Quita Cutrer

She worked with Nick Saban on multiple Baton Rouge real estate deals, including the so-called “Saban Estate” on Highland Road. She helped Les Miles and his family ﬁnd

their Bocage-area home. She found and listed the home Brian Kelly ended up buying, which wasn’t even on the market at the time.

Cutrer says there are several potential houses for a new coach to consider, depending on what area of town he chooses to live in

It all depends on what the new coach is looking for in a home.

“Nick (Saban) wanted land. He liked the privacy of his home on Highland — and I’ve already had a call from the seller willing to make a deal for the new coach,” she said. “Brian Kelly wanted to be within a mile of LSU.”

Looking for the inside scoop

The biggest difference in working in real estate with high-proﬁle coaching jobs, Cutrer says, is the constant questions from people wanting the inside scoop.

If the new coach wants to

STAFF FILE PHOTO By TRAVIS SPRADLING Former LSU football coach Nick Saban bought this Highland Road home for

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live closer to LSU, Cutrer recommends the Lakeshore area — where Kelly purchased his home on East Lakeshore Drive, situated with an enviable view of the lakes and LSU in the distance. The house is expected to go on the market soon and is drumming up a lot of real estate talk in and around Baton Rouge, according to Cutrer

She said Kelly wanted to be near LSU’s campus so he could use his home for re-

cruiting purposes.

“I’ve been getting calls relentlessly about the house. ‘Is it going to go on the market? How much is it going to be listed for?,’” she said of Kelly’s home, which required no renovations when he moved in early 2022.

Move-in ready is a nearuniversal requirement for a coach’s family

The rest depends on the family’s speciﬁc needs. Do they have young children?

Are they empty nesters? Do they have a big dog? Do they want a lot of privacy?

Until the Kelly era at LSU, Cutrer worked with most of the football coaching staff to help them ﬁnd their homes as well.

Her ties to the LSU Athletic Department go back to Skip Bertman.

“Skip Bertman would recommend me to all the coaches. He called me when he hired Les Miles and told me to

Function and beauty combine in this one-of-akind winding staircase in Brian Kelly’s current home on East Lakeshore Drive in Baton Rouge.

get over to the football ofﬁce and take out a new coach’s wife,” she said.

She says she’s even had some coaches look as far out as the Country Club of Louisiana for homes, which would make for a longer drive to Tiger Stadium. Depending on trafﬁc, it could be more than a half-hour drive.

Even for big-time coaches, the Baton Rouge real estate decision is crucial — for the same reasons it is for anyone else.

With all the moving coaches do in the new version of college football, one factor to consider is resale. However, other pieces of the puzzle get to the nitty-gritty of each family.

“This is their home — where they’re going to live, hopefully for a while,” Cutrer said. “But it’s like any other real estate transaction, which means it’s conﬁdential.”

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Building

a winner

There is one option that stands out: the aforementioned home of Saban is on the market at 6326 Highland Road.

At $4.99 million, the sixbedroom/seven-bath home comes in at 6,494 square feet on a 5.38-acre lot, though 14 additional acres are also available if the new coach is really interested in privacy.

The home’s description says it was formerly known as “The Saban Estate” and comes with “timeless French Chateau elegance with unmatched modern amenities” and a chef’s kitchen with an oversized island, triple sink and Miele six-burner cooktop. Oh, and there’s a charming guest house with its own kitchen and private parking, “a true storybook experience for visitors or extended family.”

It also offers privacy and proximity with two entrances off Highland Road and one off Burbank Drive. Plus, it’s only 3 miles and about an 11-min-

drive from Tiger Stadium.

This A. Hays Town home, located at 1525 Brame Drive, is available for $2.35 million.

The Brame Drive home, built in 1963, has 1,200 square feet of porches as well as

private pond.

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The house at 17835 E. Augusta Drive in Baton Rouge could give a future LSU coach a little distance between

Traditionand elegance

Why not buy ahome designed by the renowned 20thcentury Louisiana architect A. Hays Town? Doing so will give the family instant style credibility and be all the evidence needed to prove that they appreciate tradition. The homeat1525 Brame Drive in Baton Rouge comes with majestic live oaks, completewith aswing, in the case of young children or grandchildren.

It was built in 1963 and “thoughtfully expanded in 2006,” accordingtoits online listing, blending “timeless architecture with modern luxury.” It’savailable for$2.35 million.

The home has 6,303 square feet under roof and 1,200 square feet of porches designed for year-round enjoyment —though it maybeon the smaller side with only four bedrooms and ﬁve bathrooms.

The property includes aprivate pond and can be accessed through alandscaped alleyway offHyacinth Avenue.

TigerStadium proximity

Location. Location. Location. For amere $2.25 million, if the new coach is an empty nester and doesn’twant a house that’stoo big, perhaps he and his family would like to snag this three-bedroom/ ﬁve-bath, 5,017-square-foot home at 3109 E. Lakeshore Drive?

It’sanelegant home with all the trimmings and luxurious details.

Plus, it has agated driveway,anelevator and an outdoor dog wash station.

Alittlefarther out

For the coach who wantsto put alittle distance between home and work and live on a golf course, there’s17835 E. Augusta Drive, for $3.5 million.

With ﬁve bedrooms and six baths, the home overlooks the ﬁfth hole at the Country Club of Louisiana and includes an outdoor kitchen, asaltwater pool for summer days and a 1,500-square-foot guest house.

Email Jan Risher at jan. risher@theadvocate.com.

Hope Haven trail getting spruced up

Volunteers are welcome to join in at 8a.m. Saturday for atree planting at 1130 BaratariaBlvd.inMarrero with state Sen. Patrick Connick and other Jefferson Parish community partners.

About50trees, courtesy of Baton Rouge Green, will be plantedonthe Hope Haven Fitness Trail.

Participating organizations include Louisiana Community Forests, Keep the Westbank Beautiful, Keep Jefferson Parish Beautiful and LouisianaDepartmentofAgriculture and Forestry

Forinformation, visit jeffparish.gov

Jefferson Parish plans tree giveaway Nov. 15

Qualiﬁed Jefferson Parish residents have achance to get one of 500 free trees Nov.15, alongwith arequired 10-minutehands-on orientation on planting and care.

Friends ofJefferson the Beautifulwill provide the trees from 8a.m. to 11 a.m. at LafrenierePark’sshelters 7 and 8at3000 Downs Blvd. in Metairie.

Thetrees will include such varieties as live oak, Shumard oak,crape myrtle, mayhaw, Japanese magnolia, Sweet

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Bay magnolia, sweet olive, pecan, ginko, slash pine, Savannah Holly and vitex.

For information, contact friendsofjeffersonthebeautiful.org.

Wreath-making

workshops planned

Magnolia wreaths, aholiday statement of Southern decor, will be thefeatured “how to” at apair of workshops planned at Longue VueHouse and Gardens.

LeighGradiz, head gardener at the historic dwelling, will lead participants in using the

leaves from the trees at 1p.m. Nov.15and Dec. 6at7Bamboo Road in New Orleans. Cost of each workshop, which includes all materials, is $85. The activities are open to all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult, with amaximum of two children per ticketed adult.

For information and to register,visit longuevue.com.

Volunteer projects abound at City Park

Avariety of cleanup days and initiatives are on tap at City Parktoimprove and

Baton RougeGreen employees plant trees in apublic green space. The group donated about 50 trees to be planted on the Hope HavenFitness Trailin Marrero on Saturday.

maintain the extensive urban green space. Those coming up include:

n Celebrationinthe Oaks Set-up: 9:30 a.m. Saturday.Carousel Gardens Amusements, 7Victory Ave.

n BigLakeNative Plant Trail RestorationProject: 9a.m. Friday. Big Lake Native Trail near 7 Friedrichs Ave. Register forthe programs and ﬁnd out moreabout what to bring at friendsofcitypark. volunteerhub.com.

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Theplantingof cool-season bedding plantsisin full swin color in the fall occu warm-

provide colorinthe fall, through thewinter and in agranddisplay in spring. Cool-season bedding plants enjoy mild to chilly weather and will tolerate thefreezingtemperatures that

ALITTLE MINT: Fall is an excellent timetoselect and plant mints in the garden.There are manydifferent mints with different flavors.

ORNAMENTAL GRASS: Many ornamental grasses are producing attractive flower or seed heads this time of the year

The rosy-pink clouds ofmuhly grass (Muhlenbergia capillaris) flowers look amazing now. Grass plumes look fantastic in arrangements indoors alone or combined with other dried

Pansiesand violas areinthe same family, andbothare greatfallchoices

rinwinter. cause some season bedding plantsmay still be hanging in there, you can delay planting cool-season ﬂowers for afew moreweeks.

But it’sbest to get them in by early

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materials. Spraythe flowerheads with alight application of hair sprayorclear shellac to keep them from shattering as theydry.

PLAN FORTROPICALS: It’s timetobeginmakingplans for howyou intend to handle your tender tropicalplants in

December.While theycan be planted as late as March, planting in the fall gives you the most bang for your buck, because you will enjoy ﬂowers from now until April or May.And fallplanted bedding plants put on the best display in the spring.

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the ground thiswinter. Decide which needprotection, howyou will protect them and what you will leave unprotected (such as inexpensive, easily replaced plants).

SUPER PLANTS: Continue to add colorful cool-season bedding plants to your flowerbeds. LSU AgCenter Louisiana Super Plants selectionslikeAmazon and Jolt dianthuses, Supertunia Vista Bubblegumpetunia, Sorbet viola,Swan columbine,Redbor kale, Mesagaillardia, Diamonds

Blue delphinium, dusty miller, Homestead Purple verbena and Camelotfoxglove are greatchoices. Othergreat cool season bedding plants include alyssum,annual baby’sbreath, annual candytuft, annual phlox, bachelor’sbutton, calendula, diascia, English daisy,forgetme-not,geranium,hollyhock, larkspur,nasturtium,nemesia, nicotiana, ornamental cabbage and kale,petunia, poppies, snapdragon, statice,stock, sweet pea and toadflax.

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Givesome thought to what youreally want beforebuying plants for the pool area.

Make alistofconditionsand criteria before choosing plants

BY DANGILL Contributing writer

Iamlooking for plants to plant around the pool. Our grandchildren are 9and 5and will have similar-aged friends overtoswim, so we want plants that are nontoxic. I am searching for low, easy-care plants. The last homeowner had ginger that got dense. Someofthe beds getafternoon sun. Could you recommend some plants to mix in the three beds around the pool? —Ted

Here’show Isuggest you go about selecting the right plants for beds around the pool. Basically,you need to assess the growing conditions and decide on the desired characteristics.

Determine the light conditionsfor each area to be planted.Ifthe area gets more than ahalf aday of sun mostly in the afternoon, choose plants that like part sun to full sun. If an area gets less than half a day of sun and the sunoccurs in the morning,choose plants thatlike part shade to shade. It is very important to match the amount of sun an area receives with plants that like thatamount of light. Are youlooking for herbaceous plants like gingers, liriope or New Zealand ﬂax? Or do you prefer ashrub that grows to be the appropriate size (lowgrowing)? Decide howtall and wide you want theplantstobe. Youwill likely want plants that are

evergreen. The gingers would have looked terrible after winter freezes. Youmay want to choose something hardy that will stay green and attractive over the winter

Are ﬂowersdesirable? Choosing plants that bloom sometime during theyear helps provide color to the landscape.

Make alistdescribing growing conditions and what you want:

n Light levels

n Herbaceous (nonwoody) plantsorshrubs, or maybe either would be ﬁne

n Desired mature height and width

n Evergreen

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On occasion, we find ourselves pulling up warm-season bedding plants that are still blooming to make wayfor the newplanting. This is difficult forsome gardeners. Butconsider: Those tender bedding plants will languish during coldwinter weather and generally die withthe first hard freezes. If you want those flowerbeds to be beautifulthrough the winter andinto thespring, you’ve got to replace them with cool-seasonplantsinfall. Nurseries areofferingan amazing variety of cool-season bedding plants in any size, shape or color you need to add colortoyour landscapeinbeds or containers.

Consider pansiesand violas

Pansies and violasare among the most reliable of the cool-season bedding plants and are among my favorites. Pansies and violas thrive in the chillynights and cool to mild days from November toApril. Even if temperatures should reach the teens, it will not bother these plants.

The term “viola” can be confusing. Viola is the Latin genus name foragroup of related plants that arecommonly called violet, viola or pansy

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Pansies and violas are among the most reliable of the cool-season bedding plants.Both thrive in the chilly nights and cool to mild days from November to April.

In gardening, “violet” is typically thecommon name used for perennial Viola species that may be native wildﬂowers or garden ornamentals. The common name “viola” is used for hybrid plants developed mainly by crossing Viola cornutawith other species.They produce ﬂowers smaller than

pansies on compact, spreading plants in awide varietyof colors.

The term“pansy” is thecommon nameused for Viola x wittrockiana. Pansies produce large ﬂowers in manycolors, often with dark blotches on thelower petals that creates a “face” on the ﬂower

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The plant we now call pansy began in England in the early 1800s. History credits William Thompson with crossing various species of Viola to create thenew hybrid species Viola xwittrockiana. He also found theﬁrst pansy that had large patches of dark colors on the lower three petals.

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The pansy now has one of the widest color ranges of any bedding plant. They can be red, purple, blue, navy,bronze, pink, black, yellow,white, lavender,orange, apricot or mahogany.The ﬁve-petaled ﬂowers generally have around shape and may be of asingle clear color or have twoor three colors with aface. The plant itself is compact, generally not morethan 6inches in both height and spread, and bears manystems. The medium green, coarsely notched leaves are oval or heart shaped.

Gardeners often walk right past the violas and head straight forthe pansies when choosing bedding plants at the nursery.Pansy ﬂowers are much larger than violas, and in the nursery,they look much moreimpressive. But violas often beat pansies when it comes to garden performance. They can produce morecolor impact and show greater stamina to weather when compared with pansies.

Flowers on viola plants are often so proliﬁc they can obscure the foliage, and the smaller ﬂowers hold up to rainy winter weather much better than pansies. Completely winter hardy in Louisiana, violas are an outstanding choice forbeds or containers. From afall planting, violas will typically bloom until early or mid-May.

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The Sorbet viola series is an LSU AgCenter Louisiana Super Plants selection. They are moreuniform and compact than other type of violas. Sorbet violas come in an amazing variety of colors and are highly recommended forLouisiana gardens.

Planting andgrowing

Select the pansies and violas with the ﬂower colors that suit your garden design and choose plants that are stocky with dark green foliage. Remember,these are lower-growing plants perfect forthe front of taller plants in ﬂowerbeds or in pots.

Plant pansies and violas

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It’stime to plant colorful violas, likethese called ‘Sorbet.’ Violas are asmaller-growing pansy relativeand have been named Louisiana Super Plants.

into well-prepared beds that are sunny to partly shady. Although pansies and violas bloom best with full sun, they will perform well with morning sun and afternoon shade. Prepare the bed by digging in a2-to4-inch layer of compost or aged manure and alight sprinkling of ageneralpurpose fertilizer.Pansies and violas will not perform as well without sufﬁcient fertilizer. Apply more granular fertilizer in January and againinMarch. Or apply ateaspoon of slowrelease fertilizer in each hole as you plant them. Another alternative is to fertilize twice a month with asoluble fertilizer using ahose-end sprayer.

After planting, apply a2-inch layerofmulch around the plants, being careful not to cover them with the mulch, and water them in.

The pansies and violas you plant now should last until April or early May.Toencourage continued ﬂowering over a longer period, pinch off faded ﬂowers if you can.

Dan Gill is aretired consumer horticulture specialist with theLSU AgCenter.Hehosts the “Garden Show” on WWL-AM Saturdays at 9a.m. Email gardening questions to gnogardening@agcenter.lsu. edu.

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n Cold hardy

n Are ﬂowers wanted? If so,what color?

n Nontoxic.

Write downyour listand take it with you to the nursery. Show it to the manager or astaff member andask themtoshowyou the plants thatmostclosely match your list. There likely will be just afew choices with most or allofthe desired characteristics. This will makeyourselection much easier.

If severalplantsare determinedtobesuitableand you are not sure which one to pick, feel free to run them by me to help you decide OnceI seewhat you like,I may evenhaveasuggestion or two.

Iknow this mayseem long and complicated,but it really is the best way for you to endupwith plantings that arewhat you are lookingfor My lemongrass is 4feet talland 3feet wide.When wouldbethe best time to divide and prune lemongrass? Thank you. —Vera Lemon grassisbest divided in late March or April, oncethe weatheriswarm andsettled.During the winter, subfreezingtem-

peratures can burn back the foliage. Feel free to prune off anycold damage as it occurs. That’sabout all thepruning we generally do.

My sweet olivetree is blooming right now.Isthis the right time of year?—

Terry

Yes, thisisthe normaltime for sweet olives (Osmanthus fragrans) to bloom theirrichly fragrant ﬂowers. They begin bloominginfall with cooler weather

Thefall bloom is generally the biggest bloom, but they will often continue to bloom intermittentlyall winter through April (especially older,well-establishedplants).

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The fragrant flowers of asweet olivebush begin blooming in fall with cooler weather

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Acomfortablechair,lamps, acloset and amirror are some of the amenities in this guest room, wheresaturated dark wallsenhancea contemporarydesign.

HERE TO STAY

The much-welcomed nipin the air,coupled with the last of the candy corn,heralds the beginningofthe season of holidays. Thanksgiving is too quickly followed by Christmas; then there’sNew Year’sDay, Twelfth Night and Carnival. So very soon, we’ll be engulfed in winter houseguest season. To be prepared, ourthoughts must turn to the guest room,

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that often-neglected back bedroom we typically avoid like the plague.Itisthe catchall

room ﬁlled with furniture waiting to be repaired, stacksof books, boxes of tax records and perhaps for the very organized amongus, earlyChristmas gifts waiting to be wrapped. In essence, that clutteredextra room is the entry-leveleffort for your appearance on “Hoarders.”

If family andfriends will be staying at your place this visit, andunless youtrulydislike

them, it’stime to tackle that guest room. But where to start?

PURGE: Ideally,you begin by removing all of the things that simply do not belong in the room. Now is agreat time to decide what is of value and what is not.

Find homes for the things you wish to keep, give some things to charity and pitch the rest. This step includes clearing out

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A desk and chair are some of the conveniences

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the closet or at least enough space to meet the needs of a weekend visitor

Organizing your house this way is cathartic, and you’ll feel better for the effort.

CLEAN: Housekeeping is very important. Both the bedroom and bathroom should be super clean. This may extend to washing windows as few things look as fresh as light coming through sparkling windows. Do not neglect the baseboards and do clear out anything that has been stashed under the bed. My mother called this “cleaning on top of cleaning.”

FURNISH: Next, think about what furniture is necessary for a comfortable stay.

Obviously, there should be a bed with a good mattress and bedside tables with lamps and sufﬁcient clear surface for your guest to spread out their things.

There should also be a chest, a comfortable chair and perhaps a desk or writing table, as many of us conduct business on a near-daily basis.

It was interior design legend Elsie de Wolfe who ﬁrst furnished public guest rooms in this way about 100 years ago; she established what we have come to expect as standard hotel furnishings. Before Elsie, hotel rooms were sparsely fur-

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(They’ll never want to leave)

n Closet space with wooden hangers (no wire hangers!)

n An empty drawer or two so your guest may unpack and feel at home; no one wants to live out of a suitcase

n A luggage rack

n A waste basket

n Fresh flowers or a flowering plant

n Bottled water, carafe and glasses on a tray or with coasters

n Snacks (preferably your guests’ favorite items; be aware of any food allergies)

n Stacks of fluffy towels

n A blow dryer and the little items furnished by hotels (toothbrushes, toothpaste, mouthwash, cotton balls, etc.)

nished with a bed, a chest and a tiny chair

UPDATE: Time permitting, consider painting the room.

The range of paint colors popular for guest rooms is broad and includes deep blues and charcoal, pale cream, sage and blue greens, and warm whites. If the painted trim is in good shape, let it be and just paint the walls. Consider painting the ceiling a 25% formula of the wall color.

New bedding will immediately freshen the room and might inspire that new wall color.

Your wish that your guests enjoy their stay will be reﬂected in your fabric and color coordination.

Princess Margaret once commented, “Everywhere I stay, there is the scent of fresh paint.”

FLUFF IT UP: This is also the time to take stock of linens. Mix solid and patterned bed linens for a luxe layered look Extra pillows, blankets and quilts are much appreciated.

Lucky is the house guest who is offered a bedroom with an en suite bathroom. But either en suite or otherwise, take stock of bathroom amenities.

As in good hotels, anticipate what a guest may have forgotten. Include extra rolls of TP. Providing a few books about New Orleans would be

thoughtful, as would current publications highlighting restaurant listings and current events. Bottled water, snacks, a pad and pens, and a phone charger are also welcome additions to the guest room. Short of room service, think about what you enjoy when staying in a nice hotel and aim

to replicate that experience for your visiting family and friends.

In general, think of the little items that you would appreciate as a guest in a friend’s home and provide them for your guests.

Louis J. Aubert is a professional member of the American Society of Interior

Designers and an avid preservationist. Some of his most visible New Orleans projects include making interior color selections for Gallier Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church and the Louisiana Supreme Court Royal Street Courthouse, and both interior and exterior selections for St. Stephen’s Basilica. Contact him at mrcolour@aol.com.

PROVIDED PHOTO By BOLL & BRANCH Keeping bath towels handy makes a guest feel welcome.

in this guest bedroom.

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PHOTO By MAX BECHERER

PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER PHOTOS By LIZ

ABOVE: Folk art pairs with antiques and a painting of the Bynums’ home.

RIGHT: The dining room includes features such as a brick-between-post wall to honor the neighborhood’s historic building practices.

ABOVE: Adolph and Naydja Bynum’s living room is filled with art. RIGHT: The Bynums stand on the front steps of their new-construction Creole cottage in Treme.

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Champions

FO R TR EM E

Adolph and Naydja Bynum have spent decades restoring neighborhood homes

BY DANNY MONTEVERDE Preservation Resource Center

The Creole cottage on Henriette Delille Street in Treme looks like it’s been there for as long as the neighborhood has been around.

Ask Adolph and Naydja Bynum how old it is, though, and the answer will surprise you: just 25 years.

“I’ve had a lot of architects tell me ‘That’s a nice renovation,’” Adolph

Bynum Sr said with a smile.

While the home was built from the ground up a quarter-century ago, he has spent nearly twice as long as that restoring homes in Treme that are signiﬁcantly older

Since the late 1970s, he’s redone about 16 properties. Some he’s kept and rented. Others he’s sold. Another — a camelback double on Marais and Barracks streets — is being worked on right now

“We call each of our houses our child,” he said, referring to the love he and Naydja Bynum have for the homes they’ve worked on.

It was never his or his wife’s intention, though, to save so many properties in Treme or become boosters for the historic neighborhood, which was recognized by the city in 1812.

ä See COTTAGE, page 16

“(Treme is) the center of the city. I can get anywhere I need to go. I know my neighbors, and we look out for each other. There’s a lot of good.”

ADOLPH ByNUM

A gracefully curving staircase leads to the second floor of the Bynums’ home.

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Continued from page 15

‘My own oasis’

The only reason Adolph Bynum wound up there was that parking in the French Quarter, where he wanted to buy a place, was difﬁcult. He found that it was easier in the blocks across North Rampart Street.

“That’s why I never got to the Quarter,” he said

It was regular trips to the French Quarter with his mother, Inez Fields Bynum, however, that unknowingly laid a foundation for his interest in preservation.

His mother would point out elements of historic buildings during those visits to the city’s oldest neighborhood While young Adolph grew to appreciate the city in which he grew up, he didn’t set out to be a preservationist.

He attended Xavier University and became a pharmacist like his dad, Horace Bynum Sr., opening his own drugstore in the Desire area in 1961 with the help of his father (It remained in operation until Hurricane Katrina in 2005.)

He bought a house in Pontchartrain Park. When he was ready to move, with the Quarter ruled out, Bynum set his sights on Treme.

“All my friends thought I was nuts,” he said, noting that at the time, the area was known more for blight and crime than its history But he had a gut feeling. “I told them,

The Bynums tore down this midcentury ranch home on Henriette Delille Street to build their Creole cottage about 25 years ago. A similar Creole cottage had been torn down to build the ranch home.

‘Someday the value of this area will be sky high.’”

He bought a yellow cottage in the 1200 block of what was then St. Claude Avenue, now Henrielle Delille, and began to restore it.

“I’ll make my own French Quarter,” he told himself.

Soon, he added additional buildings on the block and

wound up joining the yards, creating one large courtyard, reminiscent of those in the Quarter

“I made my own oasis,” he said.

‘You’re a preservationist’

His renovation work caught the eye of Patty Gay, the Preservation Resource Center’s

longtime director, and Mufﬁn Ballart, a longtime PRC supporter and former board president, who asked him to give a presentation about buying historic properties.

“You’re a preservationist,” he remembered Gay telling him after that talk.

“I am?” he asked.

“You sure are,” she said.

medical ﬁeld, serving as a nursing educator and administrator at hospitals in New Orleans, Baltimore and Los Angeles.

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He became more involved with the PRC, eventually serving on its board of directors and various committees in the early and mid-1990s.

It was around that time he met the woman who would become his wife.

Naydja Bynum was born in New Orleans and also developed a love of the city’s historic architecture as a child, thanks to her father, John Domingue Sr., and his career as a carpenter

She remembers doing work with him and her brothers at times, sanding ﬂoors and helping with other aspects of a job. She made her career in the

Her time on the East and West coasts was formative. She realized the city’s older housing stock was more than just charming, Bynum said. It offered more value for less money

“Because I left, I got to appreciate New Orleans more,” she added.

She met Adolph Bynum in the mid-’90s, and the two quickly bonded over their medical backgrounds and passion for preservation.

“Our dates were driving around neighborhoods looking for ‘for sale’ signs,” Adolph Bynum said.

Naydja Bynum would follow Adolph Bynum onto the PRC’s board, eventually serving as president, all while continuing to buy and restore properties across the city and working on a doctorate degree in nursing

PROVIDED PHOTO By ADOLPH AND NAyDJA

PRESERVATION RESOURCE CENTER PHOTO By CHARLES E. LECHE

The renovated ‘She Shed’ was once home to Alphonse Picou, an early jazz pioneer. The Bynums use it as an event space and rental property.

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at LSU Medical Center.

“I’m a nurse. I help people get well,” she said. “Now I get homes well.”

Aside from their work rehabbing homes, the Bynums have also become boosters for Treme.

They’ve served on the board of the Historic Faubourg Treme Association and founded the Treme Fall Festival, which recently celebrated its 10th anniversary Festival proceeds are reinvested in the neighborhood through eight to 10 grants to cultural and educational organizations.

For example, during the last decade, the festival has granted more than $100,000 to St. Augustine Church, which remains closed and in need of repairs after Hurricane Ida in August 2021.

Grants also have gone to the New Orleans African American Museum, the Backstreet Cultural Museum, St. Anna’s Episcopal Church’s musical programs, Treme’s Petit Jazz Museum and others Various second-line groups, the Baby Dolls and Mardi Gras Indian groups have also been recipients.

“We got a lot of history, a lot of culture here,” Naydja By-

num said

The strongest way the Bynums have helped the neighborhood, however, is by simply being there.

No place like home

Their presence was solidiﬁed when they built their home just before Katrina.

A Creole cottage that once stood on their property was bulldozed at some point, likely in the 1950s. A one-story slab house — perfect for a suburban setting — was put up.

But it didn’t ﬁt in with Treme at all. The Bynums eventually bought it and tore it down.

The city approved their plans to build a new Creole cottage, one inspired by another in the same block that Adolph Bynum had renovated years earlier

Outside, their home is covered in tan stucco, with green shutters custom-made at a mill shop in Folsom.

The ﬂoors inside are Brazilian cherry, while the cabinets are made of cypress.

“Everything was tailormade,” Adolph Bynum said.

A wall in the dining room is done in a brick-between-post style, an homage to the neighborhood’s historic building

practices. “We did one wall like that to make it look like a Creole cottage (inside and out),” Naydja Bynum said.

Another project the Bynums are proud of is the restoration of what they call the “She Shed” at Ursulines Avenue and North Robertson Street.

The two-story building, now painted a bright shade of lavender with gold trim, was boarded up for years and left to fall apart after being used as a barroom.

In a past life, it was home to Alphonse Picou, an early jazz pioneer who lived there with his daughter These days, the Bynums use it as an event space and rental property.

A changing neighborhood

The historically Black neighborhood — which the City Planning Commission deﬁnes as being bounded by North Rampart Street, Esplanade Avenue, North Broad Street and St. Louis Street — has seen a lot of change since Katrina.

According to U.S. census data, the population dropped from 8,853 in 2000 to 5,849 during a survey conducted between 2019 and 2023.

At the same time, the Black population has gone from 93%

to 58%, while the White population has increased from 5% to 28%.

Other ﬁgures show an increase in home ownership in the neighborhood, an increase in salaries and an increase in education levels.

Regardless of what any statistics say, Adolph Bynum said he hopes people will see the value in Treme and invest in it.

“It’s the center of the city I

can get anywhere I need to go. I know my neighbors, and we look out for each other,” he said. “There’s a lot of good.”

This story was reported by The Preservation Resource Center, a nonproﬁt whose mission is to preserve New Orleans’ historic architecture, neighborhoods and cultural identity. For information, visit prcno.org.

The steeple of St. Augustine Church towers over Treme. The church is a recipient of grants from the community fall festival that the Bynums founded.

The Backstreet Cultural Museum is housed in a building owned and renovated by the Bynums.

A row of homes in Treme renovated by Adolph Bynum share a courtyard.

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Architectural details adorn Kenner home on lakefront

BY VICTOR ANDREWS Staff writer

In a stately enclave of expansive homes with ﬁne details, 21 Royal Palm Drive holds its own in stellar fashion.

It’s located in The Gabriel, a gated community on the banks of Lake Pontchartrain in Kenner, a well-crafted neighborhood with tree-lined boulevards and cul-de-sacs.

This four-bedroom, ﬁve-plus-bath home boasting more than 5,000 square feet of space sits at the end of the cul-desac along the lakefront, a custom construction built in 2016 and now offered for $2.77 million

Sculpted landscaping and a broad landing pad at the front lead to wide stairs mounting to the front door Arched windows and a secondﬂoor balcony create a European grandeur that sets the tone for the home. The double glass and wrought-iron doors sit recessed in the front, welcoming guests into the interior

A two-story foyer is anchored by marble ﬂoors and a commanding staircase leading to the upper ﬂoor Repeating the arches of the exterior windows, a broad opening leads through to the back of the house.

To the left, the formal dining lies beyond the wide opening. Floorlength windows illuminate the space and allow the architectural details to shine.

Continuing down the hall past a powder room and hallway to the ﬁrstﬂoor primary bedroom, the home opens into a

ABOVE: A grand staircase ascends to the second story in the vaulted foyer of the home,

LEFT: At the end of a cul de sac in The Gabriel, the home at 21 Royal Palm Drive has more than 5,000 square feet of space.

Elegant meals and formal affairs are welcome in the dining room, studded with architectural details and framed by a pair of floorlength windows overlooking the front lawn.

Twin islands mark the culinary space, with seating at each one for casual dining or conversation with the chef.

PROVIDED PHOTOS

framing the entryway.

Fire and water are the elements of the backyard at the home in The Gabriel.

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large living room that serves as its central space. A large ﬁreplace is ﬂanked by built-in cabinetry A wall of windows and doors overlooks the back patio and brings the feeling of the outdoors in.

Through a large opening, a breakfast area straddles the space between the kitchen and a family room at the back of the house, creating a large, open area for all three sectors of family life. A trio of windows lights the breakfast space and spills into the family and living rooms, as well as the adjacent kitchen.

Bright cabinets and a duo of islands mark the culinary center of the home. One island features a prep sink and storage, a microwave plus seating for two. A beverage holder and more seating are features of the second island. Throughout the space, stone tilework on the backsplash draws attention to the professional-grade stainless appliances.

Just off the kitchen, the rear entry of the home opens into a mudroom with optimal storage, a small ofﬁce and a roomy laundry facility.

On the other side of the first floor, the primary suite is a collection of spaces creating a sanctuary Studded with architectural elements, the sleeping chamber is a generous space with twin floor-length windows, perfect for a sitting area.

Two vanities are features of the ﬁrst section of the

bathroom, which opens to the wet area of the space and its heated ﬂoors. An oval soaking tub has a place of prominence opposite a large walk-in tiled shower with seating and glass doors. The water closet is behind a door A two-sided walkin closet is handy for apparel.

A family room is on the second ﬂoor, a sequestered spot for young family members to enjoy electronics and more.

Sharing access to a bathroom from the family room is a bedroom, which also has access to a hallway and the balcony at the front of the house. It can also double as a home ofﬁce. Two additional bedrooms share a Jack and Jill bath on the other side of the upper ﬂoor

The rear exterior of the

home features a large covered patio, primed for outdoor dining and entertaining.

Steps lead down to the sleek pool and hot tub, the focal points of the backyard, which also features a variety of ﬁre elements and custom lighting.

Tucked near the patio is additional space for more outdoor entertaining via an outdoor kitchen. A half-bath is right at hand, connected to the home’s two-vehicle garage that takes advantage of the property’s unique shape.

The home is listed by GiGi Burk, of Burk Brokerage, (504) 488-8600.

One in a Million is an occasional series featuring upscale homes for sale in the metro area.

The living room gets a boost of natural light from a wall of windows and doors overlooking the covered patio in the rear of the home.

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REALESTATETRANSFERS

NEWORLEANS

TRANSFERS ISSUEDOCT.27-31

DISTRICT 1

BARONNE ST.745: $330,000, FMM Bushnell Long LakesLLC to 745 Baronne LLC.

MAGAZINE ST.700: $465,000, Mary Ann Kavanagh Brunoand Robert J. BrunotoSpeed Group LLC.

PALMYRA ST.2509: $415,000, Michael J. Buise and ToniaNicole Salas Buise to Ashley Becnel.

S. ALEXANDERST. 505-507: $339,000, Jillian Elizabeth Dryden SilvatoJames Logan Trent

DISTRICT 2

BURGUNDYST. 626: $867,000, Joshua A. Decuir to 626 RueBourgogne LLC.

CONTI ST.3032-34: $127,000, Arthur John Boyd and Karla Henry to Wengate Real EstatePropertiesLLC.

DAUPHINE ST.1127: $209,000, Ricky E. Zehr and Tina Chellis Jennings to Samuel Richard Stringer and StephanieMadrigal Stringer.

ESPLANADE AVE. 740,UNIT3:

$365,000, Carl Brett Young and Shelly Cannady Young to Erica Falkler Marrufo irrevocable Special Needs Trust.

HENRIETTE DELILLEST. 1128-30: no value stated, MJ Falgoust Inc. to Delille TremeHomesLLC.

MADISON ST.538: $170,000, Glisson Properties LLCtoRobert Kerr Darrow

MARSHAL FOCH ST.6060: $320,000, KatherineLatter Buckman to BrittanyP.Fauland

Taylor M. Faul. ROYALST. 1428, UNIT 6: donation, no value stated, Jesse Milton Carroll to JasonBenjamin Carroll, Kevin Milton Carroll and Lisa Carroll Dobson.

TAFT PLACE 938-40: $385,000, Patrice Elizabeth Barattini to Nicholas Kramerand Sarah Lawrence AlleeWalsh.

DISTRICT 3

A.P.TUREAUD AVE. 2427: $110,000, Dawn McKendall Hunter, DeborahJones McKendall and Phebe McKendall to Henry Alvin Sims.

ALHAMBRA ST.6315: $165,000, Regions Mortgage to Nana LeeGebauer andRonald Josef Gebauer.

ANNETTE ST.3434: donation, no value stated, RawS.Seanehia to Darlene Callahan Seanehia.

BARTHOLOMEW ST.900: $240,000, CKMKInvestments LLCtoLisa M. Malina revocabletrust.

BREVARD AVE. 7541: $242,500, DavidL.Berkeand Debbie O’Neal BerketoBriceson Conner.

CHAMBERLAIN DRIVE 5635: $150,000, Portta LLCtoAJHomes LLC.

CURTIS DRIVE 18: $150,000, Kathy L. TaylortoAlice L. Jefferson.

DAVEY ST.4000: $421,400, Sandy Heisser Meadoux to Alaric John Lambert and Jiyong Kim.

DESLONDE ST.1918: $215,000, Jamie L. White Apostolic to Bonnie A. Dobbs Reese and Johnnie Eugene Reese.

DWYER BLVD.14210-12: $108,133, Thunder Gamefarm LLCto Tommy&TuocInvestments Inc. E. RENAISSANCE COURT7160: $220,000, Toni L. Dixon Ayers to DestinyMichelle McFarland.

ESPLANADE AVE. 405: $500, D. Kent Freeman to Paul Wobbe and Shelia Rene Rice.

GALAHAD DRIVE 4750: $200,000, Peoples Housing+Inc. to Robert

John Brooks.

HAYNE BLVD.6938: donation, no value stated, DarleneThomas to Chauntel Federer and Guy Steven Federer.

KERLERECST. 2007: $365,000, CrownNew Orleans Properties LLCtoMorgan AndrewStroud.

LAKESHORE DRIVE 1710: $615,000, Marilyn Bernardand Mark Stein to Glenn Joseph Smith Jr. and Johnether McCormick Smith.

LAHARPE ST.1809-11: $529,000, SF Nola Fund 3LLC to Cornelius Dijon Jamison.

LAMANCHEST. 1314: $45,000, MargieCarolyn Morrow and Michelle Marrow Slaughter to Place We Call Home LLC.

LAUSSAT PLACE3005, LAWST. 2969: donation, no value stated, Angela Ross to KeenaMarie Kareem.

LOUISAST. 2336-38: $214,900, Wang Worldwide Rentals LLCto Shaneice Rosita Walker

MAUREPAS ST.2854: $490,000, Jaclyn Oleszewski Latiolais and Steven Latiolais to David Ludman and MalaikaLudman.

MEXICO ST.2520-22: $264,330, Lee James LemondtoAhaj Shroff and Hariprasad Shroff.

N. DERBIGNY ST.5900: $165,000, Wendell GilberttoPrime Property Holdings LLC.

N. GALVEZ ST.2530-2532: $242,000, Faco ReoSecuritization Sub I. LLCtoCasey Coren and Willa Mamet.

N. VILLERE ST.1607: $299,000, Zacqary Xeper LuisotoVivian BallardConroy.

PAUGER ST.1705-1707: $502,500, Adam Charles FabretoJoseph W. Suttner.

RIDGEWAY BLVD.57110: donation, no value stated, Jacquelyn

Loraso Dakin and RobertT.Dakin Sr. to Irish BayouMarina.

ROYALST. 5622: $52,000, Fatma Aydinand Ruveyda AydinCollins to Marley Investments LLC.

ST.ANTHONY ST.2329-31: $130,000, K&K InvestmentEnterprises LLCtoChing Apostol.

VIENNA ST.10700: $120,000, Lucille Perkins Abbott to PHN InvestmentLLC.

VIOLA ST.4661: $101,000, Arthur Thompson Jr. to District 90 LLC.

WINGATE DRIVE 5519: $341,000, AER Nola Properties LLCto Carlos Perezand LuzMarina Perez-Diaz.

DISTRICT 4

FIRST ST.2226: $285,000, Jennifer Leigh Lecompte to Mary Alice Mullins Diego.

FIRST ST.1633: donation, no value stated, Naheed Bolch Qayum and Shahid Qayum to Sarah B. Qayum.

HARMONYST. 1629, 1637: $686,000, Job III Consulting LLC to Barry Joseph Mendelsonand Erica Johnson Mendelson.

ST.ANDREW ST.1725: $449,000, Wells One Investments LLCto Jacob F. Bryan

SECOND ST.1550: $495,000, HarveyJ.Fitzpatrick Jr. and Jerrye Mirandona LabrechetoGlenn M. Darden and Kimberly Williamson Darden.

ST.CHARLESAVE.2100: $250,000, Fiona Fortuna Dative and George MarioFortuna to SandraNathan Friedman.

ST.CHARLESAVE.2434: $100, Glenn M. Darden and Kimberly Williamson Darden to Jeffery L. Geary and Joan Schneidau Geary.

ST.CHARLESAVE.2855: donation, no value stated, Stephen HendersonAlison Sr. to Stephen H. Alison Sr. revocable living trust.

DISTRICT 5

AURORA DRIVE 600: $85,000, Reo Acquisition II LLCtoVicmelLLC.

CUPID ST.2711: $269,000, Elegant Houses LLCtoAlvin Johnson. DIANAST. 3101: $14,000, Hollywood 504 Real Estate LLCto Roland Bright

DOVERPLACE 5936: $295,000, ClaireThompsontoNegette Valcour.

ELIZARDI BLVD.1728-30: $124,000, Allen Bean andAlvin Harry Bean to Gary LeeBean and Marion Scott Bean.

GEORGIA ST.3431: $44,000, Alvin Smith to Tonya Youngblood Dupree and Tori JavonWilliams

MABELL ST. 1525301, MONROE ST. 1675401, 167550, 1675601: $245,000, Succession of Charles James Newberry III to Lil Gen Estates LLC.

NUMA ST. 1906: $10,000, Elisabeth Stuebben Retz and Robert Steve Retz to Generation Family Properties LLC.

RAMSEY DRIVE 2644: $286,000, Tubas LLC to Marjorie Guillaume.

RIVER OAKS DRIVE 3327: $190,000, Gustavo Monroy Varela and Katherine Andre Lorenti Varela to Paige Angele Roberts.

RIVER ROAD 10241: $550,000, Anthony W Smales, Sarah N Golden Smales and Tony Smales to Bommer Properties LLC.

THIRD ST. 503-05: $450,000, Stuart Contreras to Stephen M. Kappos and Camilla Fair Kappos revocable trust.

TIMBER HAVEN LN 5335: $260,000, Beep Beep Transportation LLC to Cornelius Smith.

DISTRICT 6

ARABELLA ST. 909: donation, no value stated, John D. Georges Jr. to Peri Lauren Colon Georges.

CADIZ ST. 722: $376,000, Casey Cameron MacKintosh and Tara Mikhail MacKintosh to Sharyn M. Beebe Abernathy and Thomas Sheppard Abernathy III.

CALHOUN ST. 1321: $965,000, Jennifer Connover Page Koveleskie and Joseph Robert Koveleskie to Terp LLC.

CALHOUN ST. 2824: $10, Jennifer L. Cuddihy Thompson to An Ngoc Tran Nguyen.

CLARA ST. 4617-19: $135,000, Hubert Morton, Myrties Spears Morton and Shelia Algere Morton to American Reit LLC.

LOUISIANA AVE. 1133: $35,000, Roberto Pedro Jimenez to Jessica M. Caiafa.

LOUISIANA AVE. PARKWAY 3415: $260,000, Blake Martin, Laura Pettigo Martin, Mark W. C Martin and Tiffany O’Neill Martin to BMS Investments LLC.

NASHVILLE AVE. 520: $1,400,000, Regina Bufkin Lynch to BD&T Real Estate LLC.

PENISTON ST. 1037: $400,000, Jonathan M. Riley to Edward B. Kenwood.

PINE ST. 2919: $180,000, Dewan Sheppard Dickerson, Leon Michael Diggs, Leslie Batiste Thomas and Nicole Denise Batiste Mabens to Dewan Sheppard Dickerson and Walter Dickerson.

S. GALVEZ ST. 5524: $435,000, Austin Byrne Family Trust to Christopher M. Tusa and Pamela Tusa.

REALESTATETRANSFERS

S. GAYOSO ST. 2132: $335,000, David M. Munson Jr. and Kathryn Weatherly Munson to Gail

N. Wise and Jon W. Wise.

S. LIBERTY ST. 4220: $757,000, Edith Louise Haas Vonholtz and Phillip D. Vonholtz to Jonathan Benson and Stephanie Heaney Benson.

STATE ST. 817-19: donation, no value stated, Joseph L. Reece to Joseph Reece revocable trust.

TCHOUPITOULAS ST. 4225-27:

$245,000, Homes 2023 NQM1 Trust to Jasmine Hope Englert.

TCHOUPITOULAS ST. 5827:

$157,500, Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Tchoupitoulas Transformation LLC.

DISTRICT 7

APPLE ST. 8910: $50,000, Ciara Taylor and Gail Taylor to Alphonso Walker.

BIRCH ST. 7715: donation, no value stated, Bliss M. Higgins and Wright Wade Adams to Rye Garrett Cooper.

FORSHEY ST. 7716: $279,000, Hot Sauce Holdings LLC to Angelo Patricio Castellanos Garcia.

S. CLAIBORNE AVE. 8320:

$183,000, Antony J. Thomas and Katharine Hall Thomas to James Terrance Locascio Jr.

W. ROBERT E. LEE BLVD. 278:

$380,000, Dolphus J. Bannister and Lisa Gail Fleming Bannister to Brett Robert Crist.

WILLOW ST. 8424-8426: $213,500, Gladys Wilson Payne to Pamela Sue Portwood Charlton.

EAST JEFFERSON

n TRANSFERS FOR OCT. 24-30

HARAHAN

DICKORY AVE. 1521: IES Real Estate LLC to Security Holdings LLC, $933,120.

OAK AVE. 424: Holly M. Rills to Four Red LLC, $380,500.

JEFFERSON

DODGE AVE. 120: Jessica Strough to John Ryan, $115,000.

GELPI AVE. 562: Anna B. M. Barrilleaux to Renee Bossier, $310,000.

PARKWAY AVE. 740: Andrea M. F. Peterson to Lauren H. Carriere, $375,000.

RIVER ROAD 108: Ulrike M. Sprenger to Kasey W. Lockwood, $220,000.

W. LOYOLA DRIVE 4212: Orlando L. Ford Jr. to Cristina T.S. Vindel, $215,000.

KENNER

AUBURN PLACE 217-219: Philip P. Giuffre Jr. to Maira Mendoza, $306,000.

AUBURN PLACE 109: Jose I.R. Lazo to Nena R. Romero-Lazo, donation, no value stated.

BROUILLY DRIVE 644: Kathryn A. Melchert to Jennifer L. Hannon, $370,000.

CALIFORNIA AVE. 3309: Maria E. Trosclair to George A. Lehmann Jr., donation, no value stated.

CORONADO AVE. 65: Amanda S. Arostegui to Sarah Bloomer, $390,000.

GEORGETOWN DRIVE 204: Sandra

J.E. Guardado to Mario E.I. Delacruz, donation, no value stated.

GERRY DRIVE 815: Harold J. Romero to Jacqueline M. Marcias, $113,686.

JOE YENNI BLVD. 901: Casey Parker to Mountain Top Services LLC, $71,862.

LEGRANDE BAYOU LAND 248: Michelle H. Muniz to Schatzmann Family Trust, $628,000.

N. LAFOURCHE COURT 5: Mettha Massey to Barbara A. Young, $290,000.

W. ESPLANADE AVE. 1500: Robert P. Bellﬂower to I&U Investment LLC, $70,001.

WILLIAMS BLVD. 4317: Gay R. Bartolotta to Naveed M.A. Awan, $127,500.

METAIRIE

25TH ST. 8809: Aj Homes LLC to

My N. Le, $540,000.

46TH ST. 3418: Lena Lee to Michael Caracci, $436,000.

49TH ST. 3125: Kerry P. Burke to Ott Fam Holdings LLC, $435,000.

AERO ST. 5833: Gina Ortiz to Sol I. Breedlove, donation, no value stated.

AERO ST. 5833: Jessica O. Adair to Fla Dream Home Builder LLP, $75,000.

ALPHONSE DRIVE 4536: Ruth R. Kelly to Nour Alshouﬁ, $420,000. APPLE AVE. 1612: Barbara A. Ward to K. Range, $355,000.

ARGONNE ST. 4900: Bryan Monday to Bertucci Investment Group LLC, $140,000.

ATHANIA PARKWAY 504: Emily Wild to Chloe Roberts, $300,000. BETZ AVE. 500-502: Charles J.

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Eady Sr. to Los Mismos Investments LLC, $100,000.

BEVERLY GARDEN DRIVE 19: Dianne C C. Graf to Kathryn M Hecker, $403,750.

BROCKENBRAUGH COURT 932: Jeffrey M. Stromeyer to Southy LLC, $240,000.

CAMEL ST. 4519: Elegant Houses LLC to K&A Homes LLC, $127,500.

CENTER ST. 4200: Frederick C. Rabito to Patricia K. Marty, $117,800.

COLONY PLACE 504: Hunter Ryland to Stewardship Development LLC, $280,000

EDENBORN AVE. 2013: Albert J. Theriot Sr. to Quy Tran, $290,000

EDENBORN AVE. 3030 UNIT 103:

Brenda K.B. Gant to Val Car Automotive LLC, $40,000.

FOLSE DRIVE 4344: Maria F. Bruna to Anh T. Nhan, $427,000.

GIUFFRIAS AVE. 2328: Shirley A. Calcagno to Nextlevel Living LLC, $340,000.

GLENDALE ST. 4636: Cary Prejean II to Brandon C. Sturcken, $319,000.

HARING ROAD 1705: New Orleans Property Ventures Inc. to Turner J. Barran, $320,000.

HARING ROAD 2520: Scott Bourg to Gustavo D. Morais, $134,000.

HENICAN PLACE 4416: Quinlivan Homes LLC to Mylan Dang, $580,000.

HENRY LANDRY AVE. 709: Melissa Wesch to John M. Thames, $260,000.

HIGH AVE. 1729: J&E Properties LLC to Shelly Paternostro,

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$300,000.

HOUMA BLVD. 3805, UNIT A125: Scott A. Resor to Chase Clement, $145,000.

JODIE PLACE 3109: Clara P. Delcarmen to Luis A. Padilla, donation, no value stated.

LAFRENIERE ST. 5800: Patricia Necaster to Plus1 LLC, $156,000.

LONDON AVE. 222 UNIT 212: Devin Merz to Bamboo Garden 600 Inc., $96,000.

MELODY DRIVE 417: Karen S. Daigle to Nathaniel W. Neves, $400,000.

METAIRIE COURT 2709: Andrew C. Taormina to Firehiwot M. Abdela, $281,000.

MORALES ST. 4700: Quinlivan Homes LLC to Katherine C. Lopardi, $440,000.

N. WOODLAWN AVE. 2101: Soniat David Dufossat Living Trust to Lamia Doukkali, $420,000.

ual Randazzo to Sara Bordelon, $329,900.

PECAN AVE. 1424: Rebeca A. Tone to Alyssa N.B. Nugent, $365,000.

RADIANCE ST. 208: Jason P Kallauner to David J. Stokes, $165,000.

RICHLAND AVE. 1820: Karen F. Delaunay to Donnamae H. Pizzaloto, $274,000.

RIDGELAKE DRIVE 1708: Kirby J. Rendleman to Emma Pittman, $329,000.

RIDGELAKE DRIVE 3629: Louis G. Seregni to Miriam U. Suazo, $92,000.

RIVERSIDE DRIVE 6220: Qi L. Tse to Zhuoning Li, $65,000.

S. MEADOW ST. 1435: Seth H. Martin Jr. to AIC & Sons LLC, $110,000.

TAFT PARK 4516: Ann S. Geigerman to J. Lecour, $780,000.

moud Alkatib, $280,000.

WHITE ST. 3415: Barry Tilly to Darlington E. Fee III, $100,000.

WHITNEY PLACE 2712 UNIT 635: Darlene C. Lipani to S. G. Cruz, $212,000.

YORK ST. 5700: Sandra J. E. Guardado to Mario E. Iboy, donation, no value stated.

YORK ST. 6100: Laurie G. Gaudet to Amber Bonvillain, $379,915.

RIVER RIDGE

CAMILLE COURT 9009: Delton S Graves III to Easy Does It LLC, $185,513.

CHRETIEN POINT PLACE 9000: N. Yorsch to N. Fredine, $447,500.

DIANE AVE. 220: Mary R. Mouton to Erica E. Huval, $210,000.

LASALLE DRIVE 213: Richard C. Englade to Ancar Properties LLC, $250,000.

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NURSERY AVE. 1139: Fatenah R. Monem to Rupinder Ghumman, $349,000.

OAKLAWN DRIVE 528: Elizabeth P.D. Gambel to Hannah Dheming, $240,000.

OLD METAIRIE DRIVE 837: Tiffany A. Forest to Nicholas A. Bares, $375,000.

OLD METAIRIE DRIVE 916: Man-

WEST JEFFERSON

n TRANSFERS FOR OCT. 24-30 AVONDALE

ELAINE DRIVE 74: Richard Preston to Cwabs Inc. Asset Backed Certiﬁcates Series 2004 1.2., $70,000.

LANDSDOWNE DRIVE 4100: DSLD

TOLMAS DRIVE 3005: Connie Hosch to Jeanette Applewhite, $500,000.

TRANSCONTINENTAL DRIVE 617: S.G. Cruz to Southshore Family Homes LLC, $115,000.

W. ESPLANADE AVE. 4408: OCG Capital LLC to Devon Bank, $330,000.

W. ESPLANADE AVE. 4017: Hakim Partnership LLC Saul to Mah-

LLC to Regan M. Tabary, $288,770.

BRIDGE CITY

OAK AVE. 528: Thomas G. Anthony to Claudia C. Hernandez, $175,000.

GRETNA

11TH ST. 724: Spyglass Properties

MARMANDIE AVE. 246: Brian M. Pinero to Joan G. Cochran, donation, no value stated.

MARMANDIE ST. 250: Brian M. Pinero to Joan G. Cochran, donation, no value stated.

MOSS LANE 1201: Oconnor Paul Gregory Living Trust to Nikolett Matlock, $480,000.

2. LLC to Blood Center, $465,000. BARNES COURT 157: Tanya M. Lyons to Diana S. Deisieh, $263,000.

COOPER ROAD 1912: Steven E. Stanson to Stacey A. Stanson, donation, no value stated.

COOPER ROAD 1919: Pennymac Loan Services LLC to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $125,000.

HAMILTON ST. 126: Dale R. Koenig Sr. to Gloria K. Boyd, donation, no value stated.

HUEY P. LONG AVE. 2442: Baron Construction Co. to Kacey Lyon, $195,000.

W. LAKE ASPEN DRIVE 724: Naheed Qayum to Ahmad Jabbar, $610,000.

MARLENE DRIVE 712: Todd Kubo to Pennymac Loan Services LLC, $305,000.

TOWNSHEND NORTH 1005: Keacha Drake to Mfra Trust 2015 1., $349,900.

HARVEY

AGATEWAY DRIVE 3809: Tera L.B. Grifﬁn to Celeste M. Joseph, $225,000.

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III, $170,000.

COLOMBO DRIVE 2138: Kristy M. Mccants to Thi K.T.P. Phung, $233,000.

CURTIS ST. 1024: Dom A. Ditcharo to Lauren Nguyen, $220,000.

DEER CREEK LANE 3824: K&A Homes LLC to Kalan Hunter, $275,000.

E. CATAWBA DRIVE 2544: Wade Mattei to Carlos A. L. Torrez, $275,000.

FAIRMONT AVE. 640: Jorge J. Sanchez to Juan A. Sanchez, $200,000.

FIFTH AVE. 601: Six Hundred One 5th Ave Investments LLC to Six Hundred One 5th Ave Investments LLC, $100,000.

GREENBRIAR LANE 3865: Kathy Tate to Elegant Houses LLC, $130,000.

LOCHLOMAND DRIVE 1253: Terri H. Davis to Specialized Loan Servicing LLC, $167,635.

MACARTHUR AVE. 426: Holly C. Baldassaro to Lacey M.P Blanchard, $157,000.

MACARTHUR AVE. 546: Five Hundred Forty Six Macarthur Investments LLC to Five Hundred Forty Six Macarthur Investments LLC, $50,000.

MANHATTAN BLVD. 989: Siegel Ronald B. Revocable 2004 Trust to Negar Jacobs, donation, no value stated.

MATHIS AVE. 2316: Robert Moore to As Is Homebuyers LLC, $40,000.

MESA VIA 2103: Registered Noteholders of Renaissance Home Equity Loan Trust 2006 3. to Zmmy LLC, $140,000.

N. FRIENDSHIP DRIVE 2321: Keith R. Guidroz Jr. to Julia Funtes, $249,900.

REBENSTICH ROAD 624: K&A Homes LLC to Christopher J. Wolfe, $267,000.

S. PARC GREEN ST. 2332: Aaron Richardson to Patrick M. Walker Jr., $262,500.

S. VILLAGE GREEN ST. 2008: Michael Cummings to Daneika Cummings, donation, no value stated.

STALL DRIVE 2316: Nancy Stowe to Jean Y Thelemaque, $205,000

TATTERSALL DRIVE 2405: Rooﬁng Developments LLC to Quanika Allen, $228,250.

W. FRIENDSHIP DRIVE 2821: Allen Construction LLC Wallace Jr. to Ayham H. Hassan, $390,000.

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LAFITTE

JEAN LAFITTE BLVD. 2110: Michael M. Lotz to Deborah A. Barnett, $379,000.

JEAN LAFITTE BLVD. 4320: Ernest J. Giusti Jr. to Larry Ziegel, $129,201.

MARRERO

14TH ST. 4425: Debra Billot to Nationstar Mortgage LLC, $130,000. 14TH ST. 4425: Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Federal National Mortgage Association, $130,000. 15TH ST. 4009: Rhonda H. Vegas to Gregg M. Vegas, donation, no value stated.

15TH ST. 4712: Bobbie Ditcharo to Rodolfo Batista, $170,000.

AMIGO AVE. 2724: Yolanda M. Leﬂore to Superior Commercial Capital LLC, $96,500.

BASIE DRIVE 203: Rene Pedraza to Royce Lafrance, $305,000.

BAYOU DES FAMILLES DRIVE 4608: Bailey E. Bruno to Mitchell Dupre, $240,500.

BOUTTE ST. 6192: Qash Investors Inc. to Leshon O. Hookﬁn, $187,500.

CAJUNS COVE 2661: Olden Mcginnis to Shelinda Nelson, donation, no value stated.

CYPRESS LAWN DRIVE 2516: Kevin M. Wilson to Vincent Drake, $541,000.

DOLORES DRIVE 2733: Barbara R. Bourgeois to Qfs Investments LLC, $145,000.

FARRINGTON DRIVE 1221: Linda N. Kim to Le K. C. Pham, $120,000.

GAISE ST. 2012: Angela Fonseca to Jeffery R. Duhe, $120,000.

HAPPY ST. 6214: Venus E. Williams to First Guaranty Financial

Corp., $65,644.

LAURIE LANE 2909: Jonathan P. Accardo to Jennifer Brisset, $140,000.

LILLIE DRIVE 3037: Julius Sasso III to Michelle Sasso, donation, no value stated.

MIMOSA ST. 1419: Jocelyn A. Daigle to Debra A. Law, $385,000.

MONICA LANE 2925: Karla H. Martinez to Blake J. Rogers, $285,000.

PLAZA DRIVE 1832: Dr3amz LLC to Alton Williams III, $175,000.

ROSS LANE 5124: L. Brady to Troy Gilmore, $248,000.

SANDPIPER CIRCLE 2568: Hpa III Acquisitions 1. LLC to Cody M. Faucha, $338,000.

TOWERING OAKS AVE. 5093: Canh Do to Sabrina C. Patin, $236,000.

WABASH DRIVE 5521: Maxton P. Connors to Sydney Frederick, $215,000.

TERRYTOWN

E. MARLIN CT 2633: Jerome L. Brown to Gitsit Mortgage Loan Trust Bbplc1, $79,900.

WAGGAMAN

CATHEDRAL ST. 204: Friendly Renovations LLC to Lejoan Alexander, $270,000.

WESTWEGO

AVE. E 901: Mark J. Boudreaux to Linda Tran, $92,700.

WESTWEGO AVE. 507: Jonathan S. Portillo to Jonathan S Portillo, $75,000.

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n TRANSFERS FOR OCT. 13-17 ABITA SPRINGS

LA. 59 72401: Mark S. Hosch and Kasey M. Hosch to Gwendolyn B. Hornsby, $300,000.

LAKE ST. 73064: Anthony C. Eschete and Jamie N. Eschete to James B. Blitch III and Melissa G. Blitch, $430,000.

NEAR ABITA SPRINGS, LOT F2B: Charles Simonson to Gino S. Liberto and Patricia G. Liberto, $66,500.

NEAR ABITA SPRINGS, PORTION OF GROUND: St. Tammany Parish to Blizz Point LLC, $11,910.

RAVINE ST. 70453: Donald L. Foster Jr. to Armando J. Jacobs Nata, $50,000.

COVINGTON

ASPEN LANE 412: Christopher Pettus and Shelley Pettus to Mikal Belk and Shelley M. Belk, $580,000.

BUNNY LANE, LOT LL5: Lonnie P. Nunez and Starr M. Nunez to David M. Perrin, $95,000.

CHRISTIE LANE 2004: Florine Gundy to Scott C. Fontana and Gayle F. Fontana, $237,000.

CLEAR CREEK ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Joe James and Ida T. James to Andrew T. Easley and Julie Easley, $155,000.

CONTINENTAL DRIVE 1617: Glynda T. Sauviac to T. Percle & Son Properties LLC, $390,000.

DIVISION OF NEW COVINGTON SUBDIVISION, LOTS 1, 2, SQUARE 508: JLM Investment Co. LLC to

Debra Mercier, $125,000. E. THIRD AVE. 607: Brandon Noggerath and Courtlin Donner-Noggerath to Benjamin P. Bucy and Megan H. Bucy, $1,100,000.

ELK RIDGE 701: DSLD Homes LLC to James Clay Wallace Jr. and Amanda L. Wallace, $416,955. ELK RIDGE 710: DSLD Homes LLC to Michael Mobley II and Haley Mobley, $438,735.

HELENBIRG ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Warren J. Salles Jr. Estate to S7URA LLC and Kevin R. Szura, $10 and other good and valuable consideration.

HIGHLAND CREST DRIVE 210: Michael J. Allen and Gina T. Allen to Rickey J. Frickey, $137,000.

HUMMING BIRD ROAD 21: Travis L. Briggs and Erika W. Briggs to Eddie J. Tourelle, $1,790,400.

HUMMINGBIRD ROAD 66: Stanley A. Thoren Jr. and Nancy L. Thoren Trust Agreement to Lola Beelman Reese and Sylvanus G. Reese Jr., $695,000.

JOSEPH ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Aaron J. Shipman to Rickey A. Causey, $120,000. LA. 1081 76454: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC to Branch J. Smith Jr., $105,000.

LA BRANCHE PLACE 436: Highland Homes Inc. to Marie A. Baker, $571,260.

PENN MILL ROAD 73690: Aparicio Enterprise LLC to Leighton Hughes and Sarah Gumina Hughes, $361,000.

RIVER CLUB DRIVE 1395: River Club Development LLC to Dane A. Holbrook and Laurie R. Holbrook, $375,000.

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RIVERSIDE DRIVE 71012: Vernon J. Nordman and Gloria M. Nordman to Kirk E. Prest, $585,000.

S. LAKESHORE DRIVE 14380: BarbaraR.Buccola, Janet R. Clark and Frank Raab to Robert B. Wells and Amanda B. Wells, $316,000. SE LAM ROAD 20170: Jessica L. Pence to Mathew Bromley, $225,000.

TANTELLA RANCHSUBDIVISION, PORTION OF GROUND: Noah S. McGill and SarahG.McGill to AnthonyC.Eschete and Jamie N. Eschete, $806,000.

VICTORIA DRIVE 75448: DSLD HomesLLC to Gerald H. Klein Jr. and Brittley Klein,$299,590.

W. OCHSNERBLVD. 15274: All State Financial Co. to The Waters at Covington LLC, $3,588,473.

FOLSOM

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF

GROUND: Dianne D. St.Pierre to Succession of John Louis St. Pierre, $80,000.

NEAR FOLSOM, PORTION OF GROUND: Robert J. Wiener to Jack D. Walker and ShimaS. Walker, $310,000.

PARK LANE 53: Susan L. Pittman to Glenn R. Gaetheand Terri Gonzales Gaethe, $275,000.

VARNADO ROAD 13190: Bridget Garrett and Angela Garrett to GerardCallahan and Nicey Garrett Callahan, donation, no value stated.

LACOMBE

TouroSt#2$299,000

TouroSt#4$275,000

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St.ClaudeAve $150,000

DSLD ubinow nof Tracey MichaelS. .Maloney, .Cooper nson, stated. William ynna T. Mayeur 365,000. 31231: lyn Hasno value

65744: D.R. oEric D.

Watson and AmyM.Menendez, $340,000.

ROWLEY DRIVE 30853: DSLD Homes LLCtoTerry Rastanis, $245,565.

VIOLET ST.28586: Phuong Pham and Travis L. Morgan to Viva Properties LLC, donation, no value stated.

MADISONVILLE

ARBOR WALK SUBDIVISION,PORTION OF GROUND: Rosemary L. ReplogleLiving TrusttoThomas V. Roan Jr., $455,000.

COLLEEN COURT309: Kevin Pihl and Rebecca Pihl to Jose L. CastroIII, $452,500.

FOXFIELD LANE 629: Joshua D. Ellzey and Lacy M. Ellzey to Ryan C. Boyce, $300,000

HESTER ST.20: RobertM.Lapole III to Lowell E. MortimerJr., $117,250.

NEAR MADISONVILLE,PORTION OF GROUND: Quick Farms LLCto Quick Construction Group LLC, $453,000.

NEAR MADISONVILLE,PORTION OF GROUND: CenterﬁreLLC to St. TammanyManagement Group CDL LLC, $600,000.

PINE CREEK DRIVE 114: Mary Terese Dubuisson and Jeffrey White to Beau Green,$535,500.

PONTCHARTRAIN OAKS DRIVE 121: Joseph L. Piel and Ainsley Piel to Alexandria Turnerand

John Turner, $1,065,000.

SPIKE DRIVE 71599: DSLD Homes LLCtoMaria McGee, $234,040. SPIKE DRIVE 71560: DSLD Homes LLCtoAmy Planchet, $240,315.

ST.CALAIS PLACE 141: Lauryn M. Faciane to Albert L. Miller, $355,000.

MANDEVILLE

CHERON DRIVE 131: Landon P. Proctor and ChristeneJ.Deering Proctor to Stephen G. Taylor II andLorraA.Bryant Taylor, $395,000.

EMERALDPINES COURT 129: KeithA.Monnin and KarenO. Monnin to AlexandraD.Licht, $193,600.

EMERALDPINES COURT 132: Vera W. Jones to Joshua D. Allen, $186,000.

EVANGELINE DRIVE 221: Thomas V. Roan Jr. to Andrew W. Roan and Shelia N. Scarborough Roan, $1,009,000.

FOREST LOOP 871: Succession of Gameel GabrieltoShawInvestmentsLLC,$156,200.

FRANKLIN ST.1516: Mark Ostarly Jr. to Candace L. Hoggatt, $240,000.

GRAND CHENIERE DRIVE 118, UNIT 316: PPAREN2 Holdings LLC to Alan and Aino Trust, $205,000. KILGORE ST.23105: Lore &Lore Holdings LLCtoRaymond Paul CalcoteSr. and Temple A. Cal-

cote, $12,500.

KIMBERLY ANN DRIVE 527: Clarence C. Reine Jr. and Geraldine B. Reine to Patrick Mauti and Jessica Delia, $380,000.

KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, LOT 7: BMI Construction LLC to John P. Pasentine, $559,000.

KISKATOM LANE 695: Stephen Wright and Lenna E. Wright to Joel M. Daste Sr., $500,000.

LAMARQUE ST. 238: Brent M. Tabor and Elizabeth D. Tabor to Sean Paul McGafﬁgan and Mackenzie Casten, $565,000.

MARIGNY AVE. 1533: Hunter L. Hollrah and Carly J. Hollrah to Jacob H. Brown II and Alexis G. Brown, $440,000.

MILAN DRIVE 1155: Lida N. Urbanek to Ian Darrow, $300,000

N. BEAU CHENE DRIVE 630, UNIT 4: David P. Mahoney, Heather F Mahoney and Molli Mahoney to Holly Hatcher, $360,000.

NEAR MANDEVILLE, PORTION OF GROUND: Rachelle H. Messina, Michael J. Joseph Messina Sr. and others to St. Tammany Parish, $12,105.

RIVERDALE DRIVE 72: S. Gordon Reese Jr. and Lola B. Reese to John M. Brocato ad Mary S. Brocato, $850,000.

S. COURT VILLA 8: Kristina D. Ballard and Ruby A. Oxford to Jason N. Bragg, $246,000.

S. LAURA DRIVE 555: James Mangum and Melissa D. CoffeyMangum to Lyle Fridley and Ann Marie LeBlanc, $492,000.

SANDRA DEL MAR 181, UNIT 11-2: David B. O’Connell and Mary C. O’Connell to Kelley L. Miller, $85,400.

SPRINGWATER DRIVE 1262: Todd M. Buster and Stacy B. Buster to Cameron D. Kuhn and Kasey M. Kuhn, $434,000.

SWAN COURT 2359: Cameron D. Kuhn and Kasey M. Kuhn to Jourdan E. Gauthier, $289,000.

TCHEFUNCTA CLUB ESTATES, PHASE 3A, LOT 862: Bohnet Investments LLC to VPS Thunderbird LLC, $430,000.

WHITETAIL DRIVE 1045: Brad M. Albrecht and Janalyn Watkins Albrecht to William Beavers and Christine Beavers, $599,000.

PEARL RIVER

ALLISON LANE 38065: Jason W. Watts Jr. and Nicole N. Watts to Lillian McKechnie, $314,000.

JOHN KELLER ROAD 34339: Shane H. Fleming and Rachel P. Fleming to CT Homes LLC, $23,357. LA. 41 65210: Nationstar Mortgage LLC to Secretary of Veter-

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ans Affairs, $183,891.

WINGFIELD SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, LOT 34: Tammany North Properties LLC to Kelly S. Williams and Renee Z. Kenney Williams, $230,000.

SIXTH WARD

NEAR SIXTH WARD, PORTION OF GROUND: Jacob W. Finn and Taylor R. Dossett-Finn to Jordan P. Schillesci and Brandy G. Schillesci, $265,000.

SPARTAN LOOP 314: Kerry Landry Jr. to Dawn M. Mastascuso, $247,537.

SLIDELL

BELFAST BEND COURT 6031: Brandon Sanders Sr. and Romisha C. Sanders to Joshua J. Leahy and Jennifer J. Glover, $360,000.

BROWNSWITCH ROAD 733: Slidell Properties LLC to Spark Brixton LLC, $400,000.

CAMELLIA BUD COURT 7825: Colin J. Buchanan and Geralyne Lashae Williams to Mykayla C. Conerly and Sean A. Conerly, $325,000.

CHESHIRE COURT 1806: Succession of Gameel Gabriel to Louis Ochoa Investments LLC, $122,100.

DRIFTWOOD CIRCLE 117: John M. Janway to John W. Mister Jr., $180,000.

EDEN ISLES BLVD. 425: Robert K. Hanson to Jeremy Krein, $285,000.

HONEY DEW DRIVE 213: John J. Couste Jr. and Amanda H. Couste to St. Tammany Parish, $229,000.

HUNTWYCK VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE 6, LOT 540: Succession of Gameel Gabriel to Dwayne E. Mills Sr. and Deshonda M. Mills, $132,550.

KINGS ROW DRIVE 1820: Legacy Mortgage Asset Trust 2018-RPL2 to Sheldon Lafrance, $80,000.

LAKE VILLAGE BLVD. 110: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC to BNJS Real Estate LLC, $186,800.

LEEDS ST. 221: Matthew Ward and Amanda Alonzo to Hunter J. Louviere, $470,000.

MARINA DRIVE 1368: Sierra A. Carver to Michael E. Walulik and Diane M. Birou Walulik, $332,000.

MOONRAKER DRIVE 228: Lakeview Loan Servicing LLC to Secretary of Veterans Affairs, $205,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: James J. Gilbert and Tiffany Gilbert to Jade Teele, $320,000.

NEAR SLIDELL, PORTION OF GROUND: Martin A. Smith Jr. Children’s Trust to Joseph P. Hargis and Tracey B. Hargis, $17,250.

NESLO ROAD, PORTION OF GROUND: Rebellious Group LLC to William S. Erwin and Sarah Erwin, $95,000.

NORTH FOREST SUBDIVISION, PHASE 1, LOT 180: Succession of Gameel Gabriel to Edward L. Dean, $84,700.

OLIVE ST. 453: Brad M. Kilburn to Viva Properties LLC, $89,000.

PALM SPRINGS DRIVE 116: Wells Fargo Bank NA to Ajay Sharma, $452,500.

PENNSYLVANIA AVE. 507: Anthony Depreo to Terri A. Rolling, $195,000.

PENNSYLVANIA AVE. 622: Stephen G. Aucoin and Lori K. Morich Aucoin to Michael G. Valentine Baltrukevich, $217,010.

PINE HAZEL DRIVE 203: Joleen N. Watson to St. Tammany Parish, $26,000.

REBECCA REID DRIVE 1118: Myra D. Harris to Cherie H. Coleman

and Heidi S. Coleman, $275,000.

RIVER GARDENS SUBDIVISION, LOTS 1-4, 13, SQUARE 12: John S. Gonzales, Valerie Gonzales Patterson and Louis J. Gonzales to Blake P. Maquar and Hannah Watts Maquar, $180,500.

RUE ROCHELLE 905: Robert M. Harrison and Jodie D. Harrison to Kenneth A. Zitzmann, $244,000.

SHORT ST. 112, UNIT 8-A: Jacob A. Cabirac Jr. and Tifawnia S. Cabirac to John R. Cool and Sally A. Cool, $160,500.

SUNCREST LOOP 374: Joyce Z. Dendinger, Joan Z. DeGruy and others to Wesley L. Bryan, $208,763.

TANGLEWOOD VILLAGE SUBDIVISION, PHASE I, LOT 26: Clinton E. Capdepon and Dixie Capdepon Munson to Steven Fisher, $195,000.

THAMES DRIVE 327: Fleming

Properties of LA LLC to Kyle Fontenot and Sierra Bailey, $249,900. WINDSOR DRIVE 35228: Nathan D. Jamison and Allison R. Jamison to Wendy A. Burns, $150,000.

SUN/BUSH

CHARLES ST. 81222: Carl D Humphries and Doris M. Humphries to Elizabeth G. Trimble, $315,000.

LA. 3241 75718: Janet K. Davis Schweitzer to Edward Beasley, $100,000.

LA. 40 23796: Kim E. Ortego, Lisa O. Grigsby and Patricia Ortego to Glenn Ortego, donation, no value stated.

ROLLO ROAD 80055: Rebecca A. Carroll and Ryan G. Carroll to Joshua Rutledge and Nicole Rutledge, $440,000.

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BY ANGIE HICKS

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If you’re looking for a ﬂooring material that checks nearly every box on durability, affordability and design, ceramic tile easily comes to mind.

It’s been a classic choice for hundreds of years, and with good reason. Ceramic tile doesn’t just hold up under the daily grind, but thrives on it. A well-installed and well-maintained tile ﬂoor can last 20 years at minimum, and in some cases, people are still walking on tile that’s been in place for a century. That’s staying power most other materials can’t claim.

The appeal of ceramic tile isn’t just about numbers and lifespan. It’s about the sheer variety you can put on your floors. From polished neutrals to bold mosaics to tiles designed to look like wood or marble, ceramic tile can be as understated or as dramatic as you want it to be. Advances in printing technology have turned ceramic into a chameleon of flooring options, giving you near-limitless design flexibility

Functionally, ceramic has plenty of advantages as well. It’s nearly impervious to water once sealed properly, which explains why you see it in kitchens, bathrooms, mudrooms and entryways. In warmer climates, it often makes its way into living areas and even bedrooms. The smooth, nonporous surface makes it resistant to allergens such as dust, pollen and mold, which is welcome news for anyone in the household with asthma or seasonal sensitivities. And when it comes to cleanup, tile is about as lowmaintenance as it gets. A sweep and a mop usually handle the worst of spills, and it doesn’t soak up stains the way wood or carpet might.

But of course, no ﬂooring option is without its drawbacks, and ceramic has a few that are worth thinking about before you commit. The biggest maintenance task with ceramic tile isn’t the tile itself, but rather the grout. Those thin lines between tiles can absorb moisture, stain or even harbor mold if not sealed and resealed on a regular basis. Most people assume a one-time seal is good enough, but experts recommend resealing annually to keep grout in peak condition. Skip this step, and you may ﬁnd yourself scrubbing grout lines more often than you’d like.

Comfort is another trade-off. Ce-

The options for ceramic tiles are endless, and they are nearly impervious to water once sealed properly. But ceramic has a few drawbacks that are worth thinking about before you commit, like the grout between the tiles that can absorb moisture, stain or even harbor mold if not sealed and resealed on a regular basis.

ramic tile is notoriously hard underfoot, which is both a blessing and a curse. On the plus side, it doesn’t dent or warp easily. On the downside, if you’re standing at the sink or stove for an hour, you’ll probably feel it in your legs. And in the winter, ceramic tile can feel like stepping onto an ice cube Area rugs and cushioned mats go a long way toward softening the experience, but you’ll want to think carefully about where in the house you place it. Tile’s hardness also means it’s less forgiving to your belongings. Drop a plate or a wineglass, and odds are you’ll be sweeping up shards instead of setting it back in the cupboard. And while ceramic is tough, it’s not indestructible. A hard enough impact can crack a tile, and while replacing one or two tiles is doable, it’s still a hassle.

Another consideration is safety. The smooth surface of ceramic tile can become slippery when wet, especially in bathrooms and kitchens. Some homeowners solve this by choosing textured tiles that offer a little more grip, but texture also tends to trap dirt, which means more scrubbing. Alternatives exist if ceramic tile doesn’t feel like the perfect match. Porcelain is denser, stronger and more water-resistant, though usually more expensive and harder to install. Natural stone provides a unique and luxurious look, though it comes at a higher price point and often requires more upkeep. Vinyl and laminate tiles mimic the look of ceramic or stone at a lower cost, and wood offers classic warmth, though it demands more maintenance. Cost-wise, ceramic tile is gener-

ally friendly to your budget. You can expect to pay around $2 to $10 per square foot for the tile itself, with installation running between $1,300 and $7,500 for a typical project. High-end or custom tile can climb higher, but most homeowners ﬁnd that ceramic tile provides a sweet spot of value compared to stone or hardwood. It’s also more forgiving to the DIY crowd than porcelain or natural stone, although you’ll still need plenty of patience and the right tools if you decide to tackle it yourself.

At the end of the day, ceramic tile represents one of the most balanced ﬂooring options available. If the tradeoffs don’t bother you, ceramic tile can be a ﬂoor that looks great, performs reliably and potentially lasts longer than you’ll own your home.

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TODAYINHISTORY

By The Associated Press

Today is Saturday,Nov.8, the 312th day of 2025. There are 53 days left in the year. Todayinhistory:

On Nov.8,2000, astatewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the winner of the 2000 presidential election between Republican George W. Bush and Democratic Vice President Al Gore. The recount would ofﬁcially end on Dec. 12 upon orders from the U.S. Supreme Court, delivering Florida’selectoralvotes and the presidency to Bush. Also on this date:

In 1864, PresidentAbraham Lincoln won reelection as he defeated Democratic challenger George B. McClellan.

In 1889, Montanawas admitted to the Union as the 41st state.

In 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his ﬁrst attemptat seizing power in Germany with afailed coup in Munich that came to be knownasthe “Beer-Hall Putsch.”

In 1942, the Allies launched Operation Torch in World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.

In 1950, during the Korean War, the ﬁrst air-to-air combat between jet warplanes took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15.

In 1960, John F. Kennedy wonthe U.S. presidential election over Vice President Richard M. Nixon.

In 1974, afederal judge in Cleveland, citing insufﬁcient evidence, dismissed charges against eightOhio National Guardsmen accused of violating the civil rights of students killed or wounded in the 1970 Kent State shootings.

In 2012, Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the January 2011shootings in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six peopleand wounded 13 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.

In 2013, Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, slammed into the central

Philippines, leavingmore than 7,300 peopledead or missing, ﬂatteningvillages and displacing more than 5 million.

In 2016, Republican DonaldTrump was elected America’s45th president, defeating Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton in an astonishing victory fora celebrity businessman and political novice.

In 2018, tens of thousands of peopleﬂed afast-moving wildﬁre in NorthernCaliforniathat wouldbecome thestate’sdeadliest ever, killing 86 people and nearly destroying thecommunity of Paradise.

Today’sbirthdays: Racing Hall of Fame jockey AngelCordero Jr.is83. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 76. TV personality Mary Hartis75. Actor Alfre Woodard is 73. Singersongwriter RickieLee Jones is 71. Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro is 71. Filmmaker Richard Curtis is 69. Chef andTVpersonalityGordon Ramsay is 59. Actor Courtney ThorneSmith is 58. Actor Parker Posey is 57. Actor Gretchen Mol is 53. News anchor DavidMuiris52. Actor Matthew Rhys is 51. Actor Tara Reid is 50. TV personality Jack Osbourne is 40. Actor Jessica Lowndesis37. Baseballplayer Giancarlo Stanton is 36. R&B singer SZA is 36.

Drawingthe line with an untrustworthydaughter-in-law

Dear Annie: My 54-year-old son recently married hischildhood sweetheart with whom he had ason 36 years ago. They never married before but kept in touch because of their son. Unfortunately,their boy was killed in an auto accident fouryears ago.

I’veloosely kept in touch with my new daughter-in-law all this time. Last year, shestole adebit card from me andemptied one of my bank accounts. She was caught andhas been reimbursing me but still owes abouthalfthe amount she stole.

RecentlyInoticed that some of my jewelry was missing and Iinitially suspected another person of taking it. However, my daughter-in-law hasnow been arrested andchargedwith theft of an expensiveitemthat belongedtoanelderly woman, so Inow suspecther of taking my jewelry

When Iquestioned my son aboutthislatest theft for which she’d beenarrested,hesaid hiswife’sco-worker did it and that hiswife only gotcharged because she was theone who pawned theitem. Of course, she’slost all credibilitywith me, but Idon’t know how to

handlethingswithmyson.I know he’s deeply in love with her. He’s forgivenher forthe debitcard theft andappearsto believeher story aboutthis latest theft.

Ilovemyson and don’twant to alienate him, but at the same time, Icannot see having a relationship with his wife.I’ve just been made aware of this lasttheft and have notseen or talked to the daughter-in-law since. What should be my next step? —Sticky Fingers

Dear Sticky Fingers: Trust takes years to build,seconds to break andforever to repair.You can staycordial with your DIL for your son’ssake, but you’re under no obligation to extend your trust to heragainaftershe’s proventobesocarelesswith it. Keep your boundariesﬁrm andyourvaluables secure Don’t let her near your money, jewelry or accounts again. If you trulybelieveshe stole your jewelry,ﬁle apolice report and let theauthorities handle it.

Don’t turn this into an ultimatum with yourson. Tell him you lovehim, butyou’re done putting yourselfatrisk. He’s made hischoice, andnow youhave to make yours. Put your own safety andpeace of mind ﬁrst.

Dear Annie: I’veenjoyedyour column for some time.After reading the letterfrom “Blessed but Bothered,”who

was tiredofhearing comments fromotherrelativesabout the way she andher immediate family spend their money,I feel there wasa missed teaching moment.

Especially whenthe in-laws’ kids chime in, anotherapproach could be aquicklesson or mention of prioritiesand budgeting. “Yes,weenjoyed ourtrip —and whenyou’re making your ownmoney,you can save up andgothere,too!” Or,“Whenyou aregrown up andmaking money,you getto chooseexactly howtospend it, just like we do andyourparents do.”

The parents might notbe open to educating their kids, but perhaps this mini-lesson followedbya meaningful glance to the adults can stopthese kinds of comments. Thanks forall youdo. —Financial Food for Thought Dear Food for Thought: You’re absolutely right. “Blessed” and herhusband can quietly show their family’syoungsters how money can be usedtobuild the kind of life they want. The other parents may make different ﬁnancialdecisions, but their choices can serve as exposure on howtobreak thatmold.

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