The Times-Picayune 11-12-2025

Moreno stepsintoleadership role

Mayor-elect’s bond proposal movesforward amid cash crisis

BY BLAKE PATERSON and JAMES FINN Staff writers

Helena Moreno is two months from being sworn in as New Orleans’nextmayor.But with the city facing adouble-barreled financial crisis, shehas already be-

come its de facto leader

Themayor-elect ledNew Orleans’ negotiations with state officials last week tosell $125 million in short-term bonds aimed at solving thecity’s cash flowcrisis, an idea thatbeforethose negotiationsappeared dead in thewater In recent weeks, she has pro-

videdregularupdates in news statements, interviews and on social media on theprecarious state of thecity’sfinances. Before the election, from her position as vice president of the City Council, she pressed for an outside audit to determine thesize of thebudget deficit.And on Wednesday,Moreno

will attempt to seal the bond deal during apair of meetings in Baton Rouge. At thesame time, outgoing MayorLaToyaCantrellhas said littlepublicly about thecrisis. She addressed theprobleminan

Honoring thosewho served

ABOVE: PearlHarbor attack survivor Ken Schubring Sr., 103, places hishandoverhis heartduring aVeterans Daycommemoration ceremonyatThe NationalWWII Museum on Tuesday.The event, held in partnership withthe cityofNew Orleans andthe Mayor’sMilitary AdvisoryCommittee,honored all whohaveservedinthe U.S. armed forces and featuredthe presentation of the MMACVeteran of the year Award to retired U.S. Marine Corps Col. TerryEbbert, former director of Homeland Security for the city ofNew Orleans.

RIGHT: WorldWar II veteranSam Meyershares alaughwith The VictoryBelles duringTuesday’sceremony.

BY WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writer

Brian Kelly has filed alawsuit against LSU as he seeksconfirmation that the school fired him without cause and that he is owed his full buyout of nearly $54 million, according to acopy of thefiling obtained by The Advocate.

Kelly’s attorneys said in apetition for declaratory judgment that LSU representatives told themduring acall Mon-

ä Scott Rabalais: Kelly’slawsuit against LSUbodes poorly for school, coaching search. PAGE 1C

dayhewas not“formally terminated” as the football coach on Oct. 26 and the school now seeks to fire him forcause.

“LSU took theposition that Coach Kelly had not been formally terminated and informed Coach Kelly’srepresentatives, for the very first time, that

BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer

Atravelerwith measles passed through the New Orleans airport Sunday night, abrief encounter that health officials say poses a lowrisk formostpeople.But for those without immunity,suchas children tooyoung to be vaccinated or people with health conditions that prevent vaccination, the risk is higher

The Louisiana Department of Health saidthe individual, an adult from the state’sRegion 9—which includes Livingston, St. Helena, St. Tammany,Tangipahoa and Washingtonparishes—was exposedto measles while traveling internationally

People whowere in Concourse Batthe Louis Armstrong New Orleans InternationalAirport between5 p.m. and8:30p.m. on Sunday may have been exposed. The patient’svaccination status is unknown, and they are isolating at homeuntil they are no longer

LSU believed grounds fortermination forcause existed,” the lawsuit said. If fired for cause, LSU would not have to pay Kelly his full buyout. Kelly would be owed 90% of his remaining base salary and supplemental compensation if fired without cause, which would be paid through 2031, under the termsofhis contract.

The lawsuit did not specifywhat case LSU hasfor terminating Kelly for cause or whorepresented the school on

China’sstrandedspace crew‘in good condition’

BEIJING The stranded crew of aChinese space mission is “in good condition, workingand livingnormally,” China’sManned SpaceEngineering office said on Tuesday

The three astronauts on the Shenzhou-20 mission are facing adelayed return to Earth after their scheduled Nov.5return was aborted after their spacecraft was believed to have been struck by asmall piece of spacedebris

The return has been pushed back to an unspecified date, but the mission team is carrying out tests and drills, according to a statement issued by thespace agency

“The Shenzhou-20 crew is in good condition, workingand livingnormally,”the statement said Thethree astronauts— Chen Dong, Chen Zhongrui and Wang Jie —traveled to the Tiangong space station in Apriland were finishing their six-monthrotation Turkish militaryplane with 20 crashes

ANKARA. Turkey ATurkish military cargo plane with 20 people on board crashed in Georgia near the border with Azerbaijan on Tuesday,authorities said,but they gave no immediate confirmation of fearedcasualties.

Turkey’sPresident Recep Tayyip Erdogan and top officials from Georgia and Azerbaijan signaled that at least some of those aboard were believed to have been killed,withoutproviding details.

Video footage aired on Turkish news outlets appeared to show the aircraft spiraling down and leaving atrail of white smoke.

The C-130 plane had taken off from Azerbaijan and was on its way back to Turkey when it crashed, Turkey’s Ministryof National Defense said onX

The ministry said there were 20 military personnel on board, including crewmembers. Georgian authorities reached the crash site at around 5p.m., Turkey’sInterior Minister AliYerlikaya said, adding that asearch and rescue operation was continuing.

TheGeorgianInteriorMinistry saidthe aircraft crashed in Georgia’sSighnaghi municipality,close to the Azerbaijani border,adding that an investigation has been launched.

Turkey’sstate-run Anadolu Agency quoted the Georgian aviation authority as saying that contact with the plane was lost afew minutes after it had entered Georgia’sairspace. The plane had not issued adistress call, it said.

Turkey’smilitary deployed an unmanned aerial vehicle tosupport the rescue operation while an accident investigation team was making preparations to leave for Georgia, private news broadcaster NTV reported.

Erdogan said he was deeply saddened” by thecrashand expressed his condolences for the “martyrs.”

‘Mellon Blue’ diamond sells for $25.6M

GENEVA— Ablue diamond weighing nearly 10 carats has sold at auction in Switzerland for $25.6 million includingfees. The pear-shaped 9.51-carat “Mellon Blue” —named for the late American arts patron Rachel “Bunny” Mellon—had been expected to fetch $20-$30 million at the Christie’sauction on Tuesday The house said the stone came in on theestimatedrange. The final price includesthe “buyer’s premium” and other fees.

“Not the dazzling moment Iexpected,” said Tobias Kormind, managing director ofonline jeweler 77 Diamonds. He said the gem was “tippedas the season’sheadlineact” but was weighed down by abroader market mood.

“Geopolitical tensions —from the war in Ukraine to Trump’s tariffs —and aweakened Chinese economy that kept many usual buyersaway, left theroom distinctly cautious,” he said in a statement.

The Mellon Blue waspreviously sold in 2014, the year that Mellon died,for $32.6million, which was one of the highest prices ever paid for acolored diamond at auction, Christie’s says.

Israelisettlersattackvillages

More violence being carriedout on Palestinian residents

BY JOSEF FEDERMAN, SHLOMO MOR and MELANIE LIDMAN Associated Press

JERUSALEM Dozens of masked Israelisettlers attackeda pairofPalestinian villages in the occupied West BankonTuesday,setting fire to vehicles and other property before clashing with Israelisoldiers sent to halt the rampage, Israeli and Palestinian officials said. It was the latest in aseries of attacks by young settlers in the West Bank

Israelipolicesaid four Israelis were arrested in what it described as “extremist violence,” while the Israeli military said four Palestinians werewounded. Police and Israel’s Shin Betinternal security agency said they were investigating. Videos on social media showed two charredtrucksengulfed in flames, with anearby building on fire. Settlerviolence has surged since the war in Gaza erupted two years ago. The attacks have inten-

sified in recent weeksasPalestinians harvest their olive trees in an annual ritual.

Earlier on Tuesday,tens of thousands of Israelis attended thefuneral of an Israeli soldier whose remainshad been held in Gaza for 11 years, overflowing and blocking surrounding streets as somber crowds stood with Israeli flags.

SALUTING VETERANS

TheburialofLt. Hadar Goldin was amoment of closure for his family,which had traveled the world in apublic campaign seeking his return. The huge turnout also reflected theimportance for the broader public in Israel,where Goldin became ahousehold name. Hamas returned his remains on Sunday as part of theU.S.-bro-

ActressSally Kirkland dies at 84

‘Anna’star earned Oscar nomination

BY MARK KENNEDY Associated Press

NEWYORK Sally Kirkland, aone-time model who became aregular on stage, film and TV,best knownfor sharing the screen with Paul Newmanand Robert Redford in “The Sting” and her Oscar-nominated title role in the 1987 movie “Anna,” has died. She was84. Her representative, Michael Greene, said KirklanddiedTuesday morning at ahospice in Palm Springs, California.

Friends established a GoFundMe account this fallfor her medical care.

They said shehad fracturedfourbones in her neck,right wristand left hip. While recovering, she also developed infections, requiring hospitalization andrehab

“She was funny,feisty, vulnerable and self deprecating,” actor Jennifer Tilly,who co-starred with Kirkland in “Sallywood,” wroteonX.“She never wantedanyone to say she was gone. ‘Don’tsay Sally died, say Sally passed on into the spirits.’ Safe passage beautiful lady.” Kirklandacted in such films as “TheWay We

Were” with Barbra Streisand, “Revenge”with Kevin Costner,“Cold Feet with Keith Carradine and TomWaits, Ron Howard’s “EDtv,” OliverStone’s “JFK,” “Heatwave” with Cicely Tyson, “High Stakes” with KathyBates, “BruceAlmighty” with Jim Carrey and the 1991 TV movie“The Haunted,” about afamily dealing withparanormal activity She hada cameo in Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles.” Herbiggest role was in 1987’s “Anna”asafading Czech movie starremaking her life in the United States and mentoring to ayoungeractor,Paulina Porizkova. Kirkland won a Golden Globe and earned an Oscar nomination along with Cher in “Moonstruck,” Glenn Close in “FatalAttraction, Holly Hunterin“Broadcast News” and Meryl Streep in “Ironweed.” “Kirkland is one of those performers whosetalent has been an open secret

to herfellowactors but something of amystery to the general public,” The Los Angeles Times critic wrote in her review “There should be no confusion about her identity after this blazing comet of aperformance.”

Ki rkland’ss mallscreen acting credits include stints on “Criminal Minds,” “Roseanne,” “Head Case” and she was aseries regularonthe TV shows “Valleyofthe Dolls” and “Charlie’sAngels.”

Kirkland was also known for disrobing for so manyotherroles and social causes that Time magazine dubbed her “the latter-day Isadora Duncan of nudothespianism.”

Kirkland volunteered forpeople with AIDS, cancer and heart disease, fed homeless people via the American Red Cross, participated in telethons for hospices and was an advocatefor prisoners, especially young people.

kered ceasefire deal that began last month. The bodies of four hostages taken in the Hamas-led attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, are still in Gaza.

TheU.N.humanitarian office last week reportedmoreIsraeli settler attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank in October than in any other month since it began keeping track in 2006. There were over 260 attacks, the office said. Palestinians and human rights workers accuse the Israeli army and police of failing to halt attacks by settlers. Israel’sgovernment is dominatedbyWestBanksettlers, and the police force is overseen by Cabinet minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, ahard-line settler leader In Tuesday’sincident,the army said soldiers initially responded to settler attacks in the villages of Beit Lidand Deir Sharaf.Itsaid the settlers fled to anearby industrial zone and attacked soldiers sent to the scene and damaged a military vehicle.

Palestinian official Muayyad Shaaban, who heads the government’sCommission against the Wall and Settlements, said the settlers setfire to four dairy trucks, farmland, tin shacks and tents belonging to aBedouin community

Nigeriaagency investigates cocaineseizure

LAGOS,Nigeria Nigeria’santinarcotics enforcement agency said on Tuesdayitisworking with its U.S. andBritish counterparts to “unravel the cartel behind the importation of 1,000 kilogramsofcocaine” discovered at aport in Lagos. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency said the cocainewas foundinanempty container last weekend. It is said to be worth over $235 million, representing one of the largest drug seizures in the country’shistory “In aswift response to the Agency’s request,officers of theUS-DEA and UK-NCA, have already joined the ongoing investigation of thelargest single seizure of cocaine at the Tincan Port Lagos,” Femi Babafemi, spokesperson forthe agency, said in astatement.

Theseizure was formally transferredtothe NDLEAon Tuesday after its discovery

OrderblockingfullSNAPpaymentsextended

Housecould vote to endshutdown

Wednesday

BY GEOFF MULVIHILL, MARK SHERMAN and MARGERYA.BECK Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an order blockingfull SNAPpayments, amid signals that the government shutdown could soon end and food aid payments resume. The order keeps in place at least for afew more days achaotic situation. People who depend on theSupplemental Nutrition Assistance Program to feed their families in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while others have received nothing. The order,which is three sentences long and comes with no explanation on the

court’sthinking, will expire just before midnight Thursday

The Senate has approved a bill to end the shutdown and the House of Representatives could vote on it as early as Wednesday.Reopening the governmentwould restart the programthathelps 42 millionAmericans buy groceries, butit’snot clear how quicklyfullpayments wouldresume.

Thejustices chose what is effectivelythe path of least resistance, anticipating the federal government shutdownwill end soon while avoiding any substantive legal ruling about whether lower court orderstokeep full payments flowing duringthe shutdown are correct.

JusticeKetanji Brown Jackson was the onlyone of the nine justices to sayshe would have revivedthe lower court orders immediately, butdidn’totherwise explain her vote. Jackson signedthe initial order temporarily

freezing the payments.

The court’saction doesn’t do anything to settle uncertainty across the country Beneficiaries in some states have received their full monthly allocations, while in othersthey have received nothing. Some states have issued partial payments.

How quickly SNAPbenefits could reachrecipients if thegovernmentreopens would vary by state. But statesand advocates say that it’seasier to makefull paymentsquickly than partialones.

Carolyn Vega,a policy analyst at theadvocacy group Share Our Strength, also saidtherecould be some technical challengesfor states that have issued partial benefitstosendout the remaining amount.

In Pennsylvania, full November benefitswent out to some people on Friday.But JimMalliard, 41, of Franklin, saidhehad notreceived

anything by Monday Malliardisafull-time caretaker for his wife, who is blind and has had several strokes this year, andhis teenagedaughter,who suffered severe medical complications from surgery last year

That stresshas only been compounded by thepause in the $350 monthlySNAP payment he previously receivedfor himself, hiswife and daughter.Hesaid he is down to $10inhis account andisrelying on what’sleft in the pantry —mostly rice and ramen

“It’skind of been alot of late nights, making sure I had everything down to the penny to makesure Iwas right,” Malliardsaid. “To say anxietyhas been my issue for the past twoweeks is putting it mildly.”

The political wrangling in Washington has shocked many Americans, and some

have been moved to help.

“I figure thatI’ve spent money on dumber stuffthan trying to feed other people during amanufactured famine,” saidAshley Oxenford, ateacher whoset out a“little food pantry” in her front yard this week for vulnerable neighborsinCarthage, New York.

The Trump administration chose to cut offSNAP funding after October due to the shutdown. That decision sparked lawsuits and a string of swift and contradictory judicialrulings that deal with government power —and impact food access for about 1in8 Americans.

The administrationwent alongwithtwo rulings on Oct. 31 by judgeswho said thegovernment must provide at leastpartialfunding for SNAP.Iteventually said recipients would getupto 65%oftheir regular benefits. But it balked last week

whenone of thejudgessaid it must fund theprogram fullyfor November, even if that means digging into funds the government said need to be maintainedin case of emergencies elsewhere.

TheU.S. SupremeCourt agreed to pause that order in arulinglate Sunday An appeals court said Monday that full funding shouldresume, andthat requirement was set to kick in Tuesdaynight before the topcourt extended theorder blocking full SNAP payments.

The U.S. Senate on Monday passedlegislation to reopen the federal government with aplanthat would include replenishing SNAPfunds. Speaker Mike Johnsontold members of the House to return to Washington to consider the deal asmall group of Senate Democrats made withRepublicans.

BY KATE PAYNE Associated Press/Reportfor America

AChristian missionary father and his daughter were killed when asmall plane bound for ahurricane relief mission in Jamaicacrashed in aSouth Florida neighborhood. Christian ministry organization Ignite the Fire identified the two victims of the Monday morningcrash as the group’sfounder,Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena Wurm, 22 Thepairwerebringing humanitarian aid to Jamaica, according to the organization, when the Beechcraft King Air planethey were flying in crashed into apondin aresidential area of the Fort

Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, narrowlymissing homes. As of Tuesday morning, investigators had not reported anyother victims.

Ignite theFire is “dedicated toempowering youth through missions and evangelism across theCaribbean,” according to the organization’s website. A statement on the group’s social media describedthe Wurm family as passionate about humanitarian work and their Christian faith.

“Together,theirfinal journeyembodied selflessness and courage, reminding us of the power of serviceand love,” the statement reads, adding, “Rest in peace, Alexander and Serena —your lightendures in allwhose lives you changed.”

In recent weeks,AlexanderWurm hadhelped deliver medical supplies, water filtersand StarLink satelliteinternet equipment to Jamaica for the relief organization Crisis Response International, according to a statement the group posted.

“What Ican tell youabout Alex is that he had ahuge vision for the people of the Caribbean nations. And when this hurricane happened, he didn’thesitate. He sprung into action anddid what he could,”Crisis Response International founderSean Malone said.

“He really made adifference in the lives of the people on the ground by getting theresources in that he did He saved lives andhegave his life,” Malone added.

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.y., faces blowback for the actions of the moderate senators in his caucus who allowed the shutdown to end

Schumer faces criticism as shutdown nears end

After tough year, job appears safe

BY MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press

WASHINGTON Senate Demo-

cratic leader Chuck Schumer led his caucus, and the country, into a record-breaking government shutdown and voted against reopening when a small group of his members defected. But there are still calls for him to step aside from Democrats who think he should have fought harder

It’s a now-familiar position for the Democratic leader who was pilloried by the liberal base in March when he voted with Republicans to keep the government open. This time, he’s getting blowback for the actions of the moderate senators in his caucus who allowed the shutdown to end without the extension of health care subsidies that Democrats had demanded for more than six weeks.

“The American people asked us over and over to fight for health care and to

lower our costs overall,” said Massachusetts Sen Elizabeth Warren, who declined to say if she still had confidence in Schumer. “Obviously that broke apart at the end. Our job is to deliver for the American people. We need to do that more effectively.”

No senator has explicitly called for his resignation as leader, and his job appears safe despite the criticism from outside.

But it’s been a tough year for Schumer as the unexpected, overwhelming anger from base voters at his March vote has turned more of a spotlight on his leadership, and as he and his party have struggled to counter President Donald Trump. And he could face new challenges ahead as riled up voters demand results even though Democrats have little power

“It’s an impossible job,” said Vermont Sen. Peter Welch, who like Schumer voted against reopening the government. “In my view, he did it well.”

Welch said he doesn’t blame Schumer for the small group of moderates who broke the stalemate

and voted with Republicans to reopen, sending the bill to the House. He says he believes Democrats succeeded in elevating the issue of the health care subsidies that expire at the end of the year as Republicans refused to negotiate on the issue.

“We have to remember that the leader is one of many,” Welch said. “He’s first among equals, but there’s independent agency for senators.”

Schumer has not yet publicly responded to the criticism, instead trying to keep the focus on Republicans.

“Americans will remember Republican intransigence every time they make a sky-high payment on health insurance,” he said on the Senate floor just before the final Senate vote on Monday Democrats inside and outside the Senate were furious on Sunday when the moderate senators broke ranks.

Senate Majority leader John Thune, R-S.D., promised a mid-December vote on extension of the subsidies, but there is no guaranteed outcome.

Johnson could see unruly House as lawmakers return

Representatives have pent-up demands

BY LISA MASCARO AP congressional correspondent

After refusing to convene the U.S. House during the government shutdown, Speaker Mike Johnson is recalling lawmakers back into session — and facing an avalanche of pent-up legislative demands from those who have largely been sidelined from governing.

Hundreds of representatives are preparing to return Wednesday to Washington after a nearly eightweek absence, carrying a torrent of ideas, proposals and frustrations over work that has stalled when the Republican speaker shuttered the House doors nearly two months ago.

First will be a vote to reopen the government. But that’s just the start. With efforts to release the Jeffrey Epstein files and the swearing in of Arizona’s Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, the unfinished business will pose a fresh test to Johnson’s grip on power and put a renewed focus on his leadership.

“It’s extraordinary,” said Matthew Green, a professor at the politics department at The Catholic University of America.

“What Speaker Johnson and Republicans are doing, you have to go back decades to find an example where the House either chamber — decided not to meet.”

When the House gavels back into session, it will close this remarkable chapter of Johnson’s tenure when he showed himself to be a leader who is quietly but brazenly, willing to upend institutional norms in pursuit of his broader strat-

egy, even at the risk of diminishing the House itself.

Rather than use the immense powers of the speaker’s office to forcefully steer the debate in Congress, as a coequal branch of the government on par with the executive and the courts, Johnson simply closed up shop — allowing the House to become unusually deferential, particularly to President Donald Trump.

Over these past weeks, the chamber has sidestepped its basic responsibilities, from passing routine legislation to conducting oversight. The silencing of the speaker’s gavel has been both unusual and surprising in a system of government where the founders envisioned the branches would vigorously protect their institutional prerogatives.

“You can see it is pretty empty around here,” Johnson, R-Benton, said on day three of the shutdown.

“When Congress decides to turn off the lights, it shifts the authority to the executive branch. That is how it works,” he said, blaming Democrats, with their fight over health care funds, for the closures.

The speaker has defended his decision to shutter the House during what’s now the longest government shutdown in U.S. history He argued that the chamber under the GOP majority, had already done its job passing a stopgap funding bill in September It would be up to the Senate to act, he said. When the Senate failed over and over to advance the House bill, more than a dozen times, he refused to enter talks with the other leaders on a compromise. Johnson also encouraged Trump to cancel an initial sit-down with the Democratic leaders Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to avoid a broader negotiation while the government was still closed. Instead, the speaker, whose job is outlined in the Constitution, second in line of succession to the presidency, held almost daily news conferences on his side of the Capitol, a weekly conference call with GOP lawmakers, and private talks with Trump. He joined the president for Sunday’s NFL Washington Commanders game as the Senate was slogging through a weekend session.

Topdiplomats from G7 countriesmeetinCanada

Tradetensions rise with Trump

BY ROBGILLIES AND MATTHEW LEE Associated Press

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ontario

Topdiplomats from the Group of Seven industrialized democracies are converging on southern Ontario as tensions rise between the U.S. and traditional allies like Canada over defense spending, trade and uncertainty over President Donald Trump’sceasefire plan in Gaza and efforts to end the Russia-Ukraine war Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand saidinan interview with The Associated Press that “the relationship has to continue across arange of issues” despite trade pressures as sheprepared to host U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and their counterparts from Britain, France, Germany, Italyand Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday

“We’re tackling arange of critical issues with one main focus: putting the safety and security of Americans FIRST,” Rubio said in asocial media post.

Anand also invited the foreign ministers of Australia, Brazil, India, SaudiArabia, Mexico,South Korea, South

Kan. county to pay$3M in newspaper raid fallout

BY JOHN HANNAand

HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press

TOPEKA, Kan. Arural Kansas county has agreed to pay alittle more than $3 million and apologize over alaw enforcement raid on asmalltown weekly newspaper in August 2023 that sparkedan outcry over press freedom.

Marion County sheriff’s officers were involved in the raid on theMarion County Record and helped draft search warrants used by Marion city police to enter the newspaper’soffices, the publisher’shome and the home of alocal city council member

“They intentionally wanted to harass us for reporting the news, and you’re not supposed to do that in ademocracy,” the editor and publisher, Eric Meyer, said Tuesday.Headded he hoped the payment was large enough to discourage similar actions againstother news organizationsinthe future.

The raid prompted five federal lawsuits against the county,the city of Marion andlocal officials. Meyer’s 98-year-old mother Joan, the paper’sco-owner,died of aheart attack the next day, something he blames on the stress of the raid.

During the raid, authorities seized cellphones and computers from thenewsroom and rifled through reporters’ desks. Search warrants linked the raid to adispute between alocal restaurant ownerand the newspaper, whichhad obtained acopy of her driving record while reporting on herrequest fora city liquor license.The raid also came after the newspaper had dug into the background of the police chief at the time who led the raid.

SecretaryofState MarcoRubio arrives in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, on Tuesdayfor the G7 foreignministers meeting.

Africa and Ukraine.

Anand said critical priorities for discussion Tuesday night include talksonadvancinglong-term peace andstability in the Middle East.

“The peace plan must be upheld,” Anand said. Thediplomats will meet

with Ukraine’sforeign minister earlyWednesday. Britain says it will send $17 milliontohelp patch up Ukraine’senergy infrastructure as winter approaches andRussianattacks intensify.The money will go toward repairs to power,heating and water suppliesand

humanitarian support for Ukrainians.

U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper,who made theannouncement before the meeting, said Russian President Vladimir Putin “is trying to plunge Ukraine into darkness andthe cold as winter approaches,”but theBritish support will help keep thelights andheating on. Canadarecentlymadea similar announcement. Canada’sG7hosting duties this year have been marked by strainedrelationswith its North American neighbor predominantly over Trump’s impositionoftariffs on Canadian imports. Butthe entire blocofalliesisconfronting major turbulence over theRepublican president’s demands on trade and various proposals to halt worldwide conflicts.

One main point of conten-

tion hasbeen defense spending. All G7 members except forJapan are members of NATO,and Trumphas demanded that the alliance partners spend 5% of their annual gross domestic product on defense.

While anumber of countries have agreed, others have not. Among the G7 NATO members, Canada and Italy are furthestfrom that goal.

Anand said Canada will reach 5% of GDP by 2035.

There have also been G7 disagreements over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, with Britain, Canada and France announcing they would recognize aPalestinian state even without a resolutiontothe conflict

With the Russia-Ukraine war, most G7 members have taken atougher line on Russia than Trumphas.

The two-day meeting in

Niagara-on-the-Lakeon Lake Ontarionearthe

U.S. border comes after Trump endedtradetalks with Canada because the Ontario provincial government ran an anti-tariffadvertisement in the U.S. that upset him. That followedaspring of acrimony,since abated, over Trump’sinsistence that Canada should become the 51st U.S. state. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for the ad and said last week that he’s readytoresume trade talks when the Americans are ready Anand said she will have ameeting withRubio but noted that adifferent minister leads the U.S. trade file.The U.S. president has placed greater priority on addressing his grievances with other nations’ trade policies than on collaboration with G7 allies.

ShellandSouthernCelebrate

thePowerof Partnership

evolving industry needs.

Southern University andA&M Collegehas received atransformative$5million investment from Shelltoexpandstudentsuccess initiatives in theCollege of Business andthe CollegeofSciencesand Engineering. This investment directly supports theSouthern University System’s StrategicPillars,includingStudent Success.

Asignificantportion of theinvestmentwill enhancethe chemical engineeringprogram within theCollege of Sciencesand Engineeringtoprepare students to become competitivescientists, engineers, andinnovators. Shell’ssupport willstrengthencurriculum development, laboratory operations,and experiential learning opportunitiesthat alignwiththe college’sstrategic innovation andtransformation goals.

In addition,the investment willfundthe creation of aStudent Success Center designed

to providestudentswithacademic support, career developmenttools,and supplemental instruction. Theseresources arecriticalto ensuring students thrive both in theclassroom andintheir future careers.

“Weare proudtocontinuetopartner with Shell, whichhas aconsistentpresenceon theBaton Rougecampus,”saidDennisJ Shields, presidentofthe Southern University System.“Positive studentoutcomesisa top priority,and corporateengagementisvital to this.Collaborating with Shellatthislevel ensuresthatwecan continue to producea prepared andpoisedworkforce.”

Shell’sinvestmentalsoreflects itscommitment to advancingSTEMeducation and building askilled workforce. Thecompany actively supports Southern throughits involvementinthe Business andIndustry Cluster andthe CollegeofSciencesand Engineering’sExecutive Leadership Council, helpingalign academic programs with

“Withthisinvestmentinengineering educationand studentsuccess, we arefurther strengtheningShell’s partnershipwith Southern University andempoweringthe next generation of innovators andleaders We can’t wait to seehow they willshape thefutureofenergyand technology for our industry andthe world,”saidEmmaLewis, ExecutiveVicePresident,Shell Chemicals.

“The missionofthe CollegeofSciences andEngineering is to providetransformative educationalexperiences —thisgenerousgift willallowustodoso,”saidLealonMartin,dean of theCollege of Sciences andEngineering

This latest contributionexemplifies the powerofcollaboration betweenhighereducation andindustrytodrive innovation, student achievement, andeconomicgrowth— all centraltoSouthernUniversity’sstrategic vision for thefuture.

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appearance at an Oct. 29 council meeting but left talks with state leaders to Moreno and other council members — even as administration officials say she has worked behind the scenes to come up with solutions.

Mayors-elect typically become the city’s most prominent politician leading up to their inauguration, but some political watchers say Moreno’s situation is different because she is currently seen as actively leading the city through an acute crisis as opposed to simply planning for her upcoming term.

“There’s a power vacuum there,” said Ed Chervenak, a University of New Orleans political science professor “It appears that the mayorelect has stepped into that vacuum to exercise leadership.”

Moreno said she believes the public expects her to guide New Orleans through this latest crisis Still, she said that until her inauguration Jan. 12, her power to address the city’s issues is limited “It’s been interesting, because clearly I’m being looked at to lead our city without yet fully having all of the powers of the mayor,” Moreno wrote in a text message Friday In a statement, Cantrell’s communications chief Terry Davis disputed that Cantrell has taken a diminished role in responding to the crisis.

“The administration has answered a wide range of questions from City Council members throughout this budget process that was on the record made available to the public in council chambers and covered regularly by your media organization,” Davis said.

How we got here

When Moreno handily won the mayor’s race in the Oct. 11 primary, New Orleans’ financial outlook was already on shaky ground The city was facing a multimillion-dollar deficit to end the year Moreno, as council vice president, called on Louisiana Legislative Auditor Mike Waguespack to deliver a firm estimate on the size of the deficit. The auditor’s findings were worse than expected: New Orleans was facing an estimated $160 million deficit, sharply higher than earlier estimates.

The following week, the Cantrell administration dropped another bombshell: City Hall was on track to run out of cash before the end of the year and might not be able to make payroll.

The council and administration

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contagious, officials said Anyone who was on the same flight or in that section of the airport may have been exposed Measles can remain in the air for around two hours after an infected person leaves.

People who were on the plane with the infected person have the highest risk, said Dr Margot Anderson, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at Manning Family Children’s and Tulane University.

People who are fully immunized with two doses of the measles vaccine are relatively protected, but those who are unvaccinated, especially children who are too young to be vaccinated or people who cannot receive a vaccine due to health conditions, are vulnerable.

“That’s a very long period of time in a small airspace,” Anderson said. “Anyone who was vulnerable and on the plane would actually have a very high high risk of getting measles in the next one to three weeks.” Everyone on the flight should have been notified directly by health officials from their state of residence.

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the call.

Kelly’s lawyers asserted he was fired without cause. They are seeking a “declaratory judgment confirming that LSU’s termination of Coach Kelly is without cause and that Coach Kelly is entitled to receive the full liquidated damages” within his contract, according to the filing. The 48-page lawsuit was filed in the 19th Judicial District for East Baton Rouge Parish hours after the call. An LSU athletics spokesperson and a representative for Kelly declined to comment. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is reviewing the lawsuit.

decided to seek permission from the State Bond Commission to sell $125 million in short-term revenue bonds, essentially payday loans for cash-strapped governments. But the plan blew up after Gov Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill came out against the city’s bond request and suggested appointing a state fiscal administrator to oversee the city’s finances.

Moreno and other council members called off the plan after it became clear that state officials would approve the request only if they agreed to cede control to an administrator who, under state law, would have wide-ranging control over City Hall operations.

“I will not stand for having a fiscal administrator come into the city of New Orleans,” Moreno said in announcing the decision. “That is essentially the state coming in and taking over the city.”

Moreno goes to work

Two weeks later, the city’s bond proposal is now back on the table, in part due to a lobbying effort by Moreno to convince state officials she’ll run a tighter ship when she takes over at City Hall in January Moreno’s efforts culminated in the summit in Baton Rouge last week. She and other council leaders agreed to grant Waguespack veto power over how bond proceeds are spent and to help rightsize the city’s finances After the meeting, state officials agreed to revive New Orleans’

Airplanes have excellent HEPA filtration and ventilation systems, said Dr Shweta Bansal, an epidemiologist with the Department of Biology at Georgetown University who studies infectious disease transmission. But they are not turned on while people are getting on and off the plane.

Airports also offer a lot of close encounters while waiting in lines, and because measles lingers in the air there could be many chances for transmission

“You don’t have to even be in the same space at the same time as the infected person to be infected by them,” Bansal said

The Louisiana Department of Health did not specify where the patient’s international trip originated. However, on the same day, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health reported that a traveler with measles had passed through Philadelphia International Airport’s Terminals A and B between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Officials did not say whether it was the same individual.

The Health Department said those who were at the airport at the time of the potential exposure should contact their health care provider to see if they need a vaccine.

The department, which barred

“The lawsuit is being reviewed by the attorney general and LSU,” attorney general spokesperson Lester Duhe said in a statement Tuesday. “We have no further comment on pending litigation.”

Kelly, 64, was let go during his fourth season at LSU the day after a 49-25 loss to Texas A&M. The Tigers were 34-14 overall during his tenure. He had six years remaining on a 10-year deal worth more than $100 million after coming from Notre Dame.

In previous documents obtained by The Advocate, Kelly’s attorneys said he rejected financial settlement offers of $25 million and $30 million, both of which included the elimination of mitigation and offset clauses that would reduce his buyout if he gets another job in football.

emergency bond request without requiring the instillation of a fiscal administrator On Wednesday, the State Bond Commission is expected to vote on the idea. The state’s Fiscal Review Committee also plans to meet Wednesday to give Moreno and other officials the chance to explain why New Orleans shouldn’t have a fiscal administrator

Moreno and her council colleagues have been the primary source of information for the public throughout the crisis, with the mayor-elect providing updates on social media and answering questions in front of TV cameras following council meetings and the negotiations in Baton Rouge.

For instance, in a social media post after the city’s initial bond proposal was torpedoed, she detailed the consequences for New Orleans if it didn’t secure the funding, warning of severe cuts to city services and possible cancellation of events.

Cantrell has remained active on social media but largely hasn’t addressed the city’s financial crisis, except for during a post on Halloween where she said she wanted to reassure residents and visitors that the city “will continue to work with all parties to meet our city obligations.”

Treasurer John Fleming, who chairs the Bond Commission and is also a members of the Fiscal Review Committee, said he’s been impressed by Moreno and her

employees from recommending specific vaccinations earlier this year as it ended mass vaccination efforts, did not respond to questions about whether the vaccine is available at parish health units.

Measles is highly contagious. In a clinic waiting room with one infected person and 10 unvaccinated people, nine out of 10 would be expected to get the disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“When we say it’s probably the most contagious disease from an airborne standpoint, it really is,” Anderson said.

The measles virus spreads through the air when an infected person breathes, coughs or sneezes, and can linger in an enclosed space for hours even after that person has left.

Unlike tuberculosis, which is primarily transmitted when someone is coughing a lot, measles can be transmitted just by sharing airspace, even if the person is not showing symptoms. People are generally contagious four days before they get the rash that accompanies measles, said Dr Julio Figueroa, an infectious disease expert at LSU Health New Orleans.

Most people who get measles recover fully But the virus can cause

According to the filing, LSU’s representatives said Monday that then-LSU athletic director Scott Woodward did not have “the authority to terminate Coach Kelly and/or make settlement offers to him.”

Woodward and the school parted ways Oct. 30, the day after Gov Jeff Landry criticized his contracts and said Woodward would not hire LSU’s next football coach. “LSU has never claimed that Coach Kelly was terminated for cause and, before November 10, 2025 never asserted that he engaged in any conduct that would warrant such a termination,” the lawsuit read. “To the contrary, LSU repeatedly confirmed, both publicly and to Coach Kelly that the termination was due to the Team’s

tion officials say she’s been working diligently to address the crisis.

The mayor has had daily private meetings with her finance director Romy Samuel, to sift through the roster of city agencies to find reserves that have gone untapped, two administration officials said. The officials were granted anonymity because they are not authorized to speak publicly

Cantrell and her staff have sought to tally outstanding grants and reimbursements the city is owed from the federal government and the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, one of the officials said.

“It’s been like turning over sofa cushions,” the official said.

Cantrell has also traded emails with council members on the crisis and has asked to participate in meetings about the response.

Council Budget Chair Joe Giarrusso said in an interview that Cantrell has made clear to him that she thinks the way out of this crisis is to raise revenues through increased sanitation fees and sales taxes. She has yet to convince any of the seven council members to file the ordinances necessary to do so.

council colleague’s handling of the crisis.

“They seem to be approaching it the way I would if I were in their situation,” he said.

“People like and respect her,” state Sen. Jimmy Harris, a New Orleans Democrat and influential voice in the upper chamber, said of Moreno’s presence in Baton Rouge. “They’re like, ‘We’re going to do what we need to do to make her successful.’”

Senate President Cameron Henry, a Metairie Republican who represents parts of Uptown and organized the Baton Rouge summit, said Moreno, a former state lawmaker “understands how New Orleans is viewed in Baton Rouge.”

“She has a lot of these folks in her cellphone from when she served with them,” Henry said.

Cantrell works behind scenes

Cantrell didn’t attend the Wednesday summit in Baton Rouge and Henry said that he hasn’t spoken to her in at least six months.

Cantrell has had a frosty relationship recently with state lawmakers, but it isn’t clear why the mayor didn’t attend the summit.

The administration didn’t respond to questions about whether the mayor was invited, or whether she plans to attend Wednesday’s State Bond Commission meeting.

And while Cantrell hasn’t addressed many of the public’s questions, Davis and other administra-

severe illness in some cases, leading to pneumonia, brain inflammation or even death, particularly among young children and those with weakened immune systems.

The MMR vaccine prevents about 93% of cases after one dose and 97% after two doses, according to the CDC.

“Ninety-seven percent we can’t say that for any other vaccine,” Bansal said “Really, vaccination is the best bet.”

Children typically get the first measles vaccine at 12 to 15 months old and the second at 4 to 6 years old.

Anderson said parents of unvaccinated children who may have been exposed should contact their pediatrician to discuss early vaccination They should be able to get the second shot early

Infants too young to have gotten their first shot may also be able to get it as a preventive measure if it’s within 72 hours of exposure.

After 72 hours of exposure to measles, people who are not immune from prior infection or vaccination may be given an immune globulin injection to prevent the infection.

This provides temporary passive immunity and can help prevent or lessen the severity of the disease if administered within six days of

performance, not for cause.”

Kelly’s representatives disagreed with three points that LSU made during the call, according to the lawsuit: that he had not been terminated, that Woodward acted without authority and that “there were any grounds for termination with cause.”

Kelly’s contract with LSU states that if he were to be fired for cause, LSU would have to provide written notice and a statement on the grounds for the termination within a seven-day period. Kelly would then have seven days to respond. The lawsuit, which detailed that process, said it never occurred.

According to Kelly’s contract, the school can fire him for cause due to various behavioral issues, including NCAA rule violations, crimes or “serious misconduct”

Over the past two weeks, the mayor’s communications office has declined to answer multiple questions from The Times-Picayune on the plan for curtailing spending, including whether there will be cuts to city services or furloughs for city workers.

What’s next

Even if New Orleans receives Bond Commission approval Wednesday, it will still need to tap its rainy day fund to make ends meet, a move that requires a twothirds vote of the council.

Depending on how much is tapped, Moreno will enter office with a razor-thin reserve fund. The city is also expected to seek a smaller loan next year to help it replenish the cash it will lose as it pays back the $125 million in shortterm debt.

Moreno is working with members of her transition team on her own budget proposal for next year which would replace the proposal that the Cantrell administration put forth in October and that the council must vote on by Dec. 1. Still, she is tempering expectations as she prepares to takes office.

“It’s not going to be overnight that I can clean all of this up,” she told reporters Thursday “And in fact it will likely take me a couple years to dig us out of all of this.” Email Blake Paterson at bpaterson@theadvocate.com.

exposure.

The case at the airport is Louisiana’s third this year, all linked to international travel, and comes amid a national resurgence of the virus. Once declared eliminated in the United States, measles has reemerged as vaccination rates have slipped since the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of Nov 4, 1,681 cases had been reported across the country — the highest number in more than three decades, with large outbreaks in Texas starting in undervaccinated communities.

Louisiana’s measles vaccination rate among kindergartners fell from 96.2% in 2021 to about 92% in 2025, according to the CDC. Louisiana is already facing vaccine-preventable disease pressures. This year, a pertussis, or whooping cough, outbreak has reached levels not seen in at least 35 years. Two Louisiana babies died. Infectious disease experts said this is an example of why prevention through vaccination is important.

“We had the pertussis outbreak, which killed some infants. This has the same kind of potential,” said Figueroa.

Email Emily Woodruff at ewoodruff@theadvocate.com.

that “constitutes moral turpitude.”

“Coach Kelly never engaged in any such conduct, and LSU never relied on any incident of cause before Coach Kelly’s termination,” the lawsuit said.

The call Monday preceded a 5 p.m. deadline that had been set by Kelly’s representatives for LSU to provide written confirmation that it would “fulfill its contractual obligations” for a firing without cause and pay the full buyout, according to a Nov 5 letter sent to now-LSU athletic director Verge Ausberry and LSU board member John Carmouche.

Kelly’s representative said in the letter he would be “open to any additional offers” to settle if he received the confirmation, but their deadline passed without an agreement.

Catholic bishops elect conservative culture warrior

Vote a barometer for their priorities

BY TIFFANY STANLEY Associated Press

BALTIMORE U.S. Catholic

bishops elected Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul Coakley as their new president on Tuesday, choosing a conservative culture warrior to lead during President Donald Trump’s second term

The vote serves as a barometer for the bishops’ priorities. In choosing Coakley, they are doubling down on their conservative bent, even as they push for more humane immigration policies from the Trump administration.

Coakley was seen as a strong contender for the top post having already been elected in 2022 to serve as secretary, the No. 3 conference official. In three rounds

of voting, he beat out centrist candidate Bishop Daniel Flores of Brownsville, Texas, who was subsequently elected vice president. Coakley serves as adviser to the Napa Institute, an association for conservative Catholic powerbrokers. In 2018, he publicly supported an ardent critic of Pope Francis, Italian Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò, who was later excommunicated for stances that were deemed divisive.

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has often been at odds with the Vatican and the inclusive, modernizing approach of the late Pope Francis. His U.S.-born successor, Pope Leo XIV, is continuing a similar pastoral emphasis on marginalized people, poverty and the environment.

The choice of Coakley may fuel tensions with Pope Leo, said Steven Millies, professor of public theology at the Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. “In the long conflict between many U.S. bishops and Francis that Leo inherits, this is not a de-escalating step,” he said Half the 10 candidates on the ballot came from the conservative wing of the conference. The difference is more in style than substance. Most U.S. Catholic bishops are reliably conservative on social issues, but some — like Coakley place more emphasis on opposing abortion and LGBTQ+ rights.

The candidates were nominated by their fellow bishops, and Coakley succeeds the outgoing leader, Military

U.S. carrier arrives in Caribbean

BY ANTONIO MARÍA DELGADO

Miami Herald (TNS)

The world’s largest and most technologically advanced aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has entered the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility, further expanding what is already the biggest U.S. military presence in the Caribbean in decades, the Navy said Tuesday

The deployment — officially framed as a mission against narcotics trafficking and transnational crime — comes as tensions escalate between the U.S. and Venezuela, where the Nicolás Maduro regime is rushing to reinforce a troubled Russian- and Iranian-backed air defense network.

The Ford Carrier Strike Group arrives as new antiaircraft platforms surface across Venezuela Last week, Russian-made Buk-M2E me-

dium-range surface-to-air

threatening the U.S. homeland.

Services Archbishop Timothy Broglio, for a threeyear term. The current vice president, Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore, was too close to the mandatory retirement age of 75 to assume the top spot. Coakley edged out a wellknown conservative on the ballot, Bishop Robert Barron of Minnesota’s WinonaRochester diocese, whose popular Word on Fire ministry has made him a Catholic media star In defeating Flores, Coakley won over another strong contender who some Catholic insiders thought could help unify U.S. bishops and work well with the Vatican. Flores has been the U.S. bishops’ leader in the Vatican’s synod process to modernize the church. As a Latino leading a diocese along the U.S.-Mexico border, he supports traditional Catholic doctrine on abor-

tion and LGBTQ issues and is outspoken in his defense of migrants.

Flores will be eligible for the top post in three years. His election as vice president indicates that the U.S. conference “may eventually, cautiously open itself to the church’s new horizons,” said David Gibson, director of Fordham University’s Center on Religion and Culture.

The bishops are crafting a statement on immigration during the annual fall meeting. On many issues, they appear as divided and polarized as their country, but on immigration, even the most conservative Catholic leaders stand on the side of migrants.

The question is how strongly the whole body plans to speak about the Trump administration’s harsh immigration tactics. Fear of immigration en-

forcement has suppressed Mass attendance at some parishes. Local clerics are fighting to administer sacraments to detained immigrants. U.S. Catholic bishops shuttered their longstanding refugee resettlement program after the Trump administration halted federal funding for resettlement aid.

“On the political front, you know for decades the U.S. bishops have been advocating for comprehensive immigration reform,” Bishop Kevin Rhoades, of Indiana’s Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese, said during a news conference. Rhoades serves on Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission, and he leads the bishops’ committee on religious liberty He said bishops are very concerned about detained migrants receiving pastoral care and the sacraments.

missile systems were spotted inside Caracas’ La Carlota military airport, following an urgent appeal by Maduro for Moscow and Beijing to help prepare for what he describes as the threat of a U.S. invasion.

The Buk-M2E, known by NATO as the SA-17 Grizzly, can engage multiple aircraft, helicopters and cruise missiles simultaneously with its 9M317E interceptor, which has a range of up to 28 miles.

The Ford strike group, consisting of guided-missile destroyers USS Bainbridge, USS Mahan and USS Winston S. Churchill, was ordered into the region after Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth directed additional forces to support President Donald Trump’s mandate to dismantle transnational criminal organizations and counter narco-terrorism

“The enhanced U.S. force presence in the SOUTHCOM AOR will bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit actors and activities that compromise the safety and prosperity of the United States homeland,” Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said in a Navy news release. “These forces will enhance and augment existing capabilities to disrupt narcotics trafficking and degrade and dismantle TCOs.” With more than 4,000 sailors and dozens of tactical aircraft, the Ford gives U.S. commanders unmatched reach for sustained operations at sea. Its electromagnetic catapult and advanced arresting gear allow simultaneous launches and recoveries of aircraft, offering a significant edge in both combat and surveillance missions.

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Dow rallies 559 points to all-time record

Most U.S. stocks rose Tuesday and carried the market back to where it was before last week’s swoon.

The S&P 500 added 0.2% after erasing a loss taken during the morning. It’s been bouncing around lately, coming off Monday’s vigorous rebound following its first losing week in four

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rallied 559 points, or 1.2%, to a record, surpassing its prior all-time high set two weeks ago The Nasdaq composite lagged the market, though, as Nvidia got back to falling amid continued concerns that stocks caught up in the artificial intelligence frenzy may have become too expensive. The Nasdaq dipped 0.3% Helping to lead the market was Paramount Skydance, which jumped even though the entertainment giant reported revenue and profit for the latest quarter that fell short of Wall Street’s expectations. It was the company’s first earnings report since Skydance closed its acquisition of Paramount in early August, and investors appeared to be encouraged that it raised its cost-cutting target to at least $3 billion from the previous $2 billion. Its stock leaped 9.8%.

Close behind was FedEx, which climbed 5.4% after it increased its forecast for profit in the current quarter. Instead of expecting growth from just the summer, the delivery company now also expects profit to rise in this year’s holiday-shopping season from last year’s.

Boeing keeps steady with 53 deliveries in Oct.

Boeing delivered 53 airplanes in October, keeping up with a delivery cadence it has held in the second half of this year In the first five months of 2025, Boeing delivered about 45 planes each month, before spiking the number of deliveries to 60 in June and then dipping back to 48 in July Since then, it has delivered more than 50 airplanes every month, with 57 in August, 55 in September and 53 in October

Those numbers don’t necessarily equate to a production rate; deliveries each month include some nearly finished planes that have been waiting in storage, and some planes that roll out of the factory each month aren’t included in the delivery total as they wait in storage. But the number of deliveries can be an indicator of Boeing’s production pace.

The aerospace manufacturer slowed production last year after a panel flew off a 737 Max midflight. Since then, it has worked with the FAA to create a series of metrics to gauge the health of its production system and increase the production rate when all of those metrics are metaphorically flashing green Baby formula recall is expanding

ByHeart, which makes organic infant formula, recalled all of its products sold throughout the U.S. on Tuesday amid a growing outbreak of infant botulism

At least 15 babies in 12 states have been sickened in the outbreak tied to ByHeart formula, state and federal health officials said. That’s an increase from 13 cases in 10 states reported Saturday. No deaths have been reported in the outbreak, which began in August. ByHeart officials said parents and caregivers who have the formula in their homes “should immediately discontinue use and dispose of the product.”

The outbreak has sickened babies age 2 weeks to 5 months. The infants were hospitalized after consuming ByHeart powdered formula, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

California officials confirmed that a sample from an open can of ByHeart baby formula fed to an infant who fell ill contained the type of bacteria that causes the toxin linked to the outbreak.

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Shutdown affects an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER AP economics writer

WASHINGTON The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an alreadystruggling economy

About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t been paid since Oct. 1 Airlines have canceled more 9,000 flights across the U.S since the Federal Aviation Administration ordered flight cuts late last week, mostly to ease demand on control towers that are short-staffed during the federal government shutdown. Government contract awards have slowed and some food aid recipients have seen their benefits interrupted. Most of the lost economic activity will be recovered when the government reopens, as federal workers will receive back pay But some canceled flights won’t be retaken, missed restaurant meals won’t be made up, and some postponed purchases will end up not happening at all.

“Short-lived shutdowns are usually invisible in the data, but this one will leave a lasting mark,” Gregory Daco, chief economist at accounting giant EY said, “both because of its record length and the growing disruptions to welfare programs and travel.”

The Congressional Budget Office estimated that a sixweek shutdown will reduce growth in this year’s fourth quarter by about 1.5 percentage points. That would cut growth by half from the third quarter The reopening should boost first-quarter growth next year by 2.2 percentage points, the CBO projected, but about $11

billion in economic activity will be permanently lost.

The previous longest government shutdown, in 2018-2019, lasted 35 days but only partially shut the government because many agencies had been fully funded. It only nicked the economy by about 0.02% of GDP, the CBO said then.

The current shutdown is adding to the economy’s existing challenges, which include sluggish hiring, stubbornly elevated inflation, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs, which have caused uncertainty for many businesses. Still, few economists foresee a recession.

About 650,000 federal workers didn’t work during the shutdown, which will likely boost the unemployment rate by about 0.4 percentage points in October, or to 4.7% from 4.3% in August, when the last report was released Those workers would all then be counted as employed once the government reopens.

Missed paychecks

All told, federal workers will have missed about $16 billion in wages by mid-November, the CBO estimates. That has meant less spending at stores, restaurants, and likely reduced holiday travel. Large purchases will probably be postponed, slowing the broader economy Trump had threatened during the shutdown to not provide back pay but the deal struck in Congress would replace those lost wages once the government reopens. The shutdown has added to the Washington, D.C. area’s economic woes, where the unemployment rate was already 6% before the shutdown, after Trump’s cuts to the federal

workforce this spring caused job losses. While the Washington, D.C. area — including the nearby suburbs in Virginia and Maryland has the highest concentration of federal workers, most live and work outside of the nation’s capital.

Federal workers make up about 5.5% of Maryland’s workforce, according to the Bipartisan Policy Center But they also comprise 2.9% of New Mexico’s workers, 2.6% of Oklahoma’s, and 3.8% of Alaska’s.

Then there are the federal contractors. Bernard Yaros, an economist at Oxford Economics, estimates they could total as many as 5.2 million, and they are not guaranteed back pay once the shutdown ends.

Canceled flights

Another 1,200 commercial flights were scratched Tuesday as the Federal Aviation Administration bumped up its target for reducing domestic flights at the nation’s busiest airports to 6%, up from an initial 4% cut at those 40 airports. However, the cancellations so far Tuesday have been less than in the past couple of days. Hub airports in Denver Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas and the New York area have seen the bulk of the cancellations. They’ve also been plagued by long delays caused by staffing shortages in regional air traffic control centers and towers. The canceled flights also mean less business for hotels, restaurants, and taxi drivers. And federal employees have already pulled the plug on upcoming trips, according to Tourism Economics, which may not be able to be rescheduled even when the government does reopen.

Analysts weigh 50-year mortgage plan

Some say it would do little to resolve issues

BY KEN SWEET AP business writer

NEW YORK — The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country But the announcement drew immediate criticism from policymakers, social media and economists, who said a 50-year mortgage would do little to resolve other core problems in the housing market, such as a lack of supply and high interest rates.

Bill Pulte, director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said on X over the weekend that a 50-year mortgage would be “a complete game changer” for homebuyers. FHFA is the part of the federal government that oversees Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, which buy and insure the vast majority of mortgages in the country The 30-year mortgage is a uniquely American financial product and the default way to buy a home since the New Deal. Politicians and policymakers at the time wanted to create a standardized mortgage that borrowers could afford and pay off during their working years, when the average life span for an American was 66 years old.

Extending the life of a mortgage to 50 years would decrease a borrower’s monthly payment. The average selling price of a home in the U.S. was $415,200 in September, according to the National Association of Realtors. Assuming a standard 10% down payment and an average interest rate of 6.17%, the monthly payment on a 30-year mortgage would be $2,288, while the payment on a 50year mortgage would be $2,022. That’s presuming a bank would not require a higher interest rate on a 50-year mortgage, due to the longer duration of the loan. Because even more of the monthly payment on a 50-year mortgage would go toward interest on the loan, it would take 30 years before a borrower would accumulate $100,000 in equity, not including home price appreciation and the down payment. That’s compared to 12-13 years to accumulate $100,000 in equity when paying off a 30-year mortgage, excluding the down payment.

A borrower would pay, roughly, an additional $389,000 in interest over the life of a 50-year mortgage compared to a 30-year mortgage, according to an AP analysis. Other analysts came to a similar conclusion.

“Extending a mortgage from 30 years to 50 years could double the (dollar) amount of interest paid by the homebuyer on a median-priced home over the life of the loan and significantly slow equity accumulation,” wrote John Lovallo with UBS Securities.

A 50-year mortgage does nothing to solve one critical issue when it comes to housing affordability — the lack of supply of homes. States like California and cities like New York have recently passed legislation or made regulatory changes to allow builders to build homes faster with less regulatory red tape.

Watchdog demands withdrawal of AI video app Sora

BY BARBARA ORTUTAY and MATT O’BRIEN AP technology writers

The tech industry is moving fast and breaking things again — and this time it is humanity’s shared reality and control of our likeness before and after death — thanks to artificial intelligence image-generation platforms like OpenAI’s Sora 2. The typical Sora video, made on OpenAI’s app and spread onto TikTok, Instagram, X and Facebook, is designed to be amusing enough for you to click and share. It could be Queen Elizabeth II rapping or something more ordinary and believable. One popular Sora genre is fake doorbell camera footage capturing something slightly uncanny — say, a boa constrictor on the porch or an alligator approaching an unfazed child and ends with a mild shock, like a grandma shout-

ing as she beats the animal with a broom. But a growing chorus of advocacy groups, academics and experts are raising alarms about the dangers of letting people create AI videos on just about anything they can type into a prompt, leading to the proliferation of nonconsensual images and realistic deepfakes in a sea of less harmful “AI slop.” OpenAI has cracked down on AI creations of public figures — among them, Michael Jackson, Martin Luther King Jr and Mister Rogers — doing outlandish things, but only after an outcry from family estates and an actors’ union. The nonprofit Public Citizen is now demanding OpenAI withdraw Sora 2 from the public, writing in a Tuesday letter to the company and CEO Sam Altman that the app’s hasty release so that it could launch ahead of competitors shows a “consistent and dangerous pattern of

OpenAI rushing to market with a product that is either inherently unsafe or lacking in needed guardrails.” Sora 2, the letter says, shows a “reckless disregard” for product safety, as well as people’s rights to their own likeness and the stability of democracy The group also sent the letter to the U.S. Congress.

OpenAI didn’t respond to requests for comment Tuesday

“Our biggest concern is the potential threat to democracy,” said Public Citizen tech policy advocate J.B. Branch in an interview

“I think we’re entering a world in which people can’t really trust what they see. And we’re starting to see strategies in politics where the first image, the first video that gets released, is what people remember.” Branch, author of Tuesday’s letter, also sees broader concerns to people’s privacy that disproportionately impact vulnerable populations online.

OpenAI blocks nudity but Branch said that “women are seeing themselves being harassed online” in other ways, such as with fetishized niche content that makes it through the apps’ restrictions. The news outlet 404 Media on Friday reported on a flood of Sora-made videos of women being strangled.

OpenAI introduced its new Sora app on iPhones more than a month ago. It launched on Android phones last week in the U.S., Canada and several Asian countries, including Japan and South Korea.

Much of the strongest pushback has come from Hollywood and other entertainment interests, including the Japanese manga industry OpenAI announced its first big changes just days after the release, saying “overmoderation is super frustrating” for users but that it’s important to be conservative “while the world is still adjusting to this new technology.”

Suicide bomber targets Islamabad court

12 killed and 27 wounded, official

says

BY MUNIR AHMED and ISHTIAQ MAHSUD Associated Press

ISLAMABAD — A suicide bomber

struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan’s interior minister said, the latest in an uptick in violence across the country Witnesses described scenes of mayhem. The blast, which also wounded 27 people, was heard for miles away and came at a time of day when the area outside the court is typically crowded with hundreds of visitors.

A breakaway faction of the Pakistani Taliban, the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar group, claimed responsibility for the attack, in messages to reporters from the group’s leader, Omar Mukkaram Khurasani. However,

an influential commander within the group, Sarbakaf Mohmand, also sent messages disavowing any claim to the attack.

The group quit the Pakistani Taliban, or TTP, after the head of Ja-

maat-ul-Ahrar was killed in a blast in Afghanistan in 2022. Though some members recently rejoined the TTP, others keep their distance, indicating continuing differences among the insurgents.

Syrian official says country joins the anti-IS coalition

BY ABBY SEWELL

Associated Press

BEIRUT A Syrian official said Tuesday that his country joined the global coalition against the Islamic State group during President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s historic visit to Washington but that Syria is not part of the U.S.-led military mission

fighting the extremist group.

Al-Sharaa met with U.S President Donald Trump on Monday and announced his country’s “desire, intentions and readiness” to join the 89 other countries making up the coalition, which have committed to combat IS, but there is no signed agreement, Syrian Minister of Information Hamza alMustafa said in a telephone interview

“The political coalition is different from Operation Inherent Resolve, which is a military operations room,” he said, referring to the U.Sled military mission against ISIS in Iraq and Syria, which has for years partnered with Iraqi security forces and with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in northeast Syria.

The U.S. had no diplomatic relations with Syria under former President Bashar Assad, but ties have warmed since Assad’s fall last year in a rebel offensive led by al-Sharaa, the former commander of an Islamist insurgent group.

“There is coordination between the United States of America and the Syrian government at present, in some cases” on anti-IS operations,

Mustafa said. “But Syria is not part of the Operation Inherent Resolve that is carrying out the operations of this coalition.”

The U.S. has not publicly announced Syria’s entry into the coalition.

A senior U.S. administration official who spoke on condition of anonymity because there hadn’t yet been a formal announcement said after al-Sharaa’s meeting with Trump on Monday that Syria formally confirmed that it would join the global coalition.

While the Islamic State group lost hold of all of the territory it once held in Syria and Iraq years ago, cells of the extremist group have continued to carry out attacks in both countries and abroad.

The TPP is separate to, but allied with, the Afghan Taliban.

Jamaat-ul-Ahrar has staged smaller attacks in the past but its ability to hit the Pakistani capital is likely to further compound the struggles of the Pakistani government as it faces a resurgent Pakistani Taliban, border tensions and a fragile ceasefire with neighboring Afghanistan.

The attacker tried to “enter the court premises but, failing to do so, targeted a police vehicle,” Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi told journalists. Earlier reports by Pakistani state-run media and two security officials said a car bomb caused the explosion.

Without giving evidence, Naqvi alleged that the attack was “carried out by Indian-backed elements and Afghan Taliban proxies” linked to the Pakistani Taliban. Still, he said authorities are “looking into all aspects” of the explosion.

In New Delhi, Randhir Jaswal, the spokesperson at the Ministry of External Affairs, rejected Pakistani

allegation as baseless. “The international community is well aware of the reality and will not be misled by Pakistan’s desperate diversionary ploys,” he said in a statement.

The attack drew widespread condemnation, including from the United States, China, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Turkey and the United Nations. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a full investigation and reiterated that “all perpetrators of terrorism must be held accountable,” U.N. deputy spokesman Farhan Haq said. Police quickly cordoned off the area around the court as a cloud of smoke rose into the sky The casualties were mostly passersby or those who had arrived for court appointments, according to Islamabad police.

More than a dozen badly wounded people screamed for help as ambulances rushed to the scene. “People started running in all directions,” Mohammad Afzal, who was at the court at the time, told The Associated Press.

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Sonder abruptly shuts down

Bookings canceled across the country

BY STEPHANIE RIEGEL Staff writer

Sonder the company that billed itself as a high-end alternative to Airbnb and was once the largest short-term rental operator in New Orleans, abruptly shut down earlier this week, canceling bookings across the country and evicting guests from their properties.

Budget crisis halts culture fund

Musicians, nonprofits to lose support

BY JONI HESS Staff writer

New Orleans officials are halting city grants for hundreds of artists, musicians and organizations in light of the city’s budget crisis, and it’s not clear when they plan to restore the funding that many view as a lifeline.

Recipients were set to receive grants in December through Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s Office of Cultural Economy and the City Council’s Recreation and Culture Fund

But officials have since paused the programs with no timeline to reinstate them, they said earlier this month.

The Cultural Economy Office

“recognizes that many local arts and culture organizations have already lost vital funding and is deeply concerned about the impact this will have on the communities they serve,” officials said in a statement City Council members, in a post on the council’s social media page, said of the Recreation and Culture Fund: “The 2025 grant cycle will not proceed. All submitted applications will be kept on file for potential consideration in 2026, pending budget capacity.”

City officials launched the separate programs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic — a particularly challenging time for tourismdependent workers in hospitality, entertainment and other serviceoriented industries.

The grants supported groups and individuals that drive the city’s tourism economy, from festival organizations and culinary programs to musicians struggling with increased costs of living

But a $160 million budget deficit and a separate cash-flow crisis that has impacted payroll through the end of this year has forced the city’s hand, officials said. That means groups that relied on the money will be left hanging “For us, it’s a budget cut,” said Kheri Billy CEO of Cafe Reconcile, a youth-centered workforce training program.

Billy and other past recipients of the Recreation and Culture Fund said they received notices last week that their 2025 applications would not move forward Cafe Reconcile received $65,000 last year in support of its 14-week internship program, which provides paid, on-the-ground industry training for youth in the organization’s Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard restaurant.

Billy said they were hoping for an award this year that they would use for uniforms and support

The move to shutter on Monday came hours after Marriott ended its licensing agreement with Sonder saying the company had defaulted on the terms of their deal The 2024 agreement gave Sonder the right to use the Marriott Bonvoy brand and enabled Sonder guests to book rooms on Marriott’s platform.

New Orleans once had more than

700 short-term rentals operated by Sonder, but the number has dwindled to around 200 in recent years, and an exact count wasn’t immediately available.

Still, several smaller short-term rental properties — including The Schaeffer on North Rampart Street, The Gallier Apartments on Carondelet Street and The Louie on South Rampart Street — had

anywhere from three to three dozen Sonder units and were affected by the shutdown.

A notice across the top of the websites of those properties on Tuesday read: “We regret to inform you that Marriott’s agreement with Sonder Holdings has ended and Sonder is no longer part of the Marriott Bonvoy portfolio.”

Co-owners of three different properties, reached by phone Tuesday declined to comment for attribution, citing potential lawsuits with Sonder, which said that

it plans to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy and go out of business.

One of the hotel owners, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said their building had guests at the time of the shutdown as well as employees, and that the employees were being laid off while guests were told to leave their rentals.

“We are devastated to reach a point where a liquidation is the only viable path forward,” Janice Sears, Sonder’s interim CEO, said

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ABOVE: Emily Madero and AJ Gaulton put twinkly lights on plants for the holidays in Jackson Square in New Orleans on Tuesday LEFT: AJ Gaulton secures a bow on a lamppost.

Future of River District in doubt

Negotiations

have stalled

BY ANTHONY McAULEY Staff writer

The future of New Orleans’ River District project remains in doubt, though its lead developer says the long-promised riverfront neighborhood can still be built.

Louis Lauricella, head of the River District Neighborhood Investors consortium, said in a statement late Friday that he hopes to resolve the latest rupture with the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and keep the multibillion-dollar development on track. He said the draft agreement that derailed the deal ahead of the center’s Oct 30 board meeting required “correction” before it could be finalized, adding that RDNI

is “committed to seeing this transformative development built” and that the consortium has “continued our predevelopment work throughout.”

Lauricella’s remarks followed RDNI’s abrupt withdrawal from a renegotiated agreement that Convention Center executives believed would reset the project after months of escalating strain. There is no indication yet of when the two sides might restart negotiations over terms. At stake is a project that remains the city’s most ambitious development prospect: a 47-acre plan for housing, offices, hospitality and cultural attractions intended to reconnect the Convention Center with the Mississippi River and close the gap with peer markets. Cities such as Atlanta,

Planning Commission backs ending housing mandate

Proposal is major rollback of city affordability plan

BY SOPHIE KASAKOVE Staff writer

New Orleans’ weak housing market has made the city’s downtown affordable housing mandate too costly for developers, according to recommendations adopted by the City Planning Commission on Tuesday

The city should replace the requirement for housing developers to offer a set number of downtown units at below-market rates with a voluntary policy according to the commission. The proposal is a major rollback of one piece of New Orleans’ housing plan as the city confronts a shortage of affordable units.

To become law, the recommendations, which were drafted by cityhired HR&A Advisors, must now be approved by the City Council. Adopted in 2019, New Orleans’ “mandatory inclusionary zoning” law requires developers in the Central

Business District and French Quarter to offer at least 10% of units at affordable rates, with nearby neighborhoods facing a 5% requirement. Developers can opt to pay a per-unit fee instead. But the policy has produced no mixed-income projects to date, said Phillip Kash, a partner with HR&A, in a presentation before the commission on Tuesday That’s because of the costs of development rising nationally and challenges in New Orleans’ real estate market that have made it difficult for developers to make these projects pencil out, Kash said.

“Declining population, flat rents, and rising vacancy — there’s not enough market strength to take rents and offset (the costs),” Kash said.

Kash said high interest rates, insurance premiums and construction costs have dampened real estate markets across the country But he said New Orleans faces particular challenges.

“In 2018 there was so much market pressure,” said Kash, referring to the year before the zoning policy was adopted. “The government had a role to

Commentary writingwinstop awards

BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer

Opinion journalists of The Times-Picayune and The Advocate received awards from anational journalismtrade association for their editorial writing and commentaryon rural Louisiana, vaccinesand women’shealth care. America’sNewspapers, a group made up of about 1,500 newspapers and associate members, honored the three journalists with awards in the 2025 Carmage Walls Commentary Prize competition Among papers with over 35,000 circulation, columnist Faimon Roberts received a first-placeaward and editorial director Stephanie Grace received third-place honors in the columns category In the editorial category, Arnessa Garrett, deputy editorfor opinion, received a second-placeCarmage Walls prize,which is namedafter thelongtime leader of SouthernNewspapers knownfor hispromotion of courageous

editorial journalism. Roberts’ award-winning columns included coverage of failingdrinking water systems, amysterious grave market and asmall town sex scandal.Ineach column, Roberts lookedbeyondLouisiana’slarger citiesand the State Capitol.

“By telling these stories, it is mygoal to help our readerslearn and appreciate the breadth and depth of issues facing Louisianans,”hewrote in his submission.

Judgespraised hiscompelling writing andsignificant impact on the community with one describing it as “the bar” against whichothers were measured andanother remarking that Roberts’ writing washead and shoulders above other submissions.

“It feels lovely,”said Roberts, who received a$2,250 cash prize along with aglass plaque. “I didn’tknow BenjaminCarmage Walls, but upon reading about him, hiscommitment to localjournalism is inspiring, so Iamhonored

to have won an award bearing hisname.”

Grace, whose third-place honors include a$500 cash prize,submittedthreecolumns about reproductive health careinLouisiana in the years after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Her coverage aimed to chronicle the intended and unintended consequences of Louisiana’s strictanti-abortionlaws.

Judges described Grace’s writing as “gutsy,” “important” andaccessible to an audience across the political spectrum.

Garrett, who received a $1,000 cash prizeinaddition to the honorary plaque, came away withthe second-place prize for atrio of editorials arguing for the importance of vaccines and criticizing state leadersfor their contribution to public confusion

Judgesnotedthat coming outinfavor of vaccines is not an especially brave stand to take,but,given growing skepticism amongthe public, it has become important

to speak eloquentlyintheir favor

“It wastrulyinspiring to see the level of competition from around the countryfor this award,”Garrett said.

“At atime when editorial pages are increasingly under pressure from partisans of all stripes, it’s rewarding to realize that it still matterswhen newspapers aren’tafraid to take astand on local issues.”

The first-place prize for editorial writinginalarge-circulation paper went to Victor Joecks, acolumnist for The Las VegasReview-JournalinNevada, for coverage of alongrunning dispute between the City Council and adeveloper Winners of topprizes in the under 35,000 circulation category included Dave Coffee, of The Berkshire Eagle in Massachusetts,and Blake Fontenay, of Treasure Coast NewspapersinFlorida

This year’s awards were presented Nov.6atthe association’sannualleadershipconference in Colorado Springs.

Womanarrestedingrandson’sdeath

Police sayshe wasunder influenceduring collision

BYWILLIE SWETT Staff writer

ASlidell grandmother was under the influence Tuesday when she hit and killed her 5-year-old grandson withan SUV as he was waiting for the school bus, police said Slidell police arrested Kris-

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Indianapolis, Milwaukee, and Nashville, Tennessee, have already built the sort of integrated districts New Orleans has sought for more than adecade.

The questionnow is whether the relationship between RDNI and the Convention Centercan be stabilized. Lauricella saysa corrected agreement is within reach. Convention Center officials say they remain open to furthertalks butare approaching the limits of what they can accommodate.

Crisis meeting

Tensions over the project stretch back to last spring, when RDNI informed Convention Center leaders and boardmembers that it could not meet key financial obligations under the master developer agreement it was awardedin2021. That disclosureset off ascramble to salvage the project and triggered anew roundofintensive negotiations intended to narrow RDNI’sfootprint and reshape the deal into something it could realistically finance.

tenAnders, 55, on acharge of vehicularhomicide.

The grandson was identified as Carson Lawson, according to James Hartman, aspokesperson for theSt. Tammany ParishCoroner’s Office.

Anders was allegedly underthe influenceofalcohol and other drugs when she got behind the wheel of a2016 GMC Yukon to go to work. That’swhenshe struckLawson in the driveway of their home in the300 block of Spartan Loop, Slidellpolice said at anews conference

Thefinalround of crisis talks came on Oct. 27, in the office of Greater New Orleans Inc. CEO Michael Hecht. Lauricella andConvention Center CEOJim Cook spent hours ironingout theremaining issues,for exampleover the long-debated parcel once floated for a soccer stadium, according to peoplewithdirect knowledgeofthe meeting. Convention Center officials argued an open-air stadium would fail to generate sufficient year-round programming and saidany workableplan would require anenclosed structure. RDNI resisted taking on what it viewed as asignificantly more expensivemandate without firmer financial commitments. Even so, both sides left that meeting believing they had bridgedthe gap on that androughly a dozen other parcels, largely by relieving RDNI of lease obligations and rights that hadbecomeunworkable Threedays later,atthe Convention Center’sdelayed monthly board meeting, the agreement collapsed and commissioners were left bewildered and angry. The13-member Convention Centerboard, 10 of whom are appointed by Gov

Tuesday Police said theydonot believe Anderssaw Carson when shedrove forward outofthe driveway,striking him.Hewas killedinstantly, policesaid. Anders stopped aftershe realized she had run something over,police said. When police arrived at the scene just after 7a.m., Anders showed signs of impairment. Police said thata breathalyzer confirmed she was underthe influence. A bloodsamplewas taken from Anders for analysis.

Jeff Landry,has taken a harder line this year on the project than they did in the past. Landry installed Russell Allen as chair in March 2024 andchargedhim with accelerating progress on both the RiverDistrict and thelong-delayed headquarters hotel, a$590million jointventure betweenthe center and Dallas-based Omni Hotels &Resorts. That politicalpressure has elevated expectationsfor visible progress andreduced tolerance for further drift.

Lauricella, in his written statementlast week, said RDNI remained focused on delivering the overall vision. He highlighted planned componentsincluding the Shell Riverside office tower, workforce housing, commercial development, and theLouisiana Musicand Heritage Experience, and said he still hopesconstruction on thefirstphase of residential —the heavily-subsidized Rivana development —can begin in 2026.

Drawnout process

Lauricella’sassurances come as Convention Center leadersand public officials weigh significant risks. Even if the parties reach arevised agreement, there is worry

Anders didnot have any prior arrests, Slidell Police ChiefDanielSeuzeneau said

During the news conference, Seuzeneau called the boy’skilling a“tragic accident.”

Seuzeneau said he had spokenwith Carson’smother multiple times Tuesday “I just want everybody to understand thatthis is avery tragic situation for this family,” Seuzeneau said.

“Weappreciatethe prayers for this family,” he said. “Go home tonightand hugyour loved ones alittle closer.”

about potential drawn out legal battles over removing RDNI fromseveral parcels entirely.Those tractswere central to therestructuring andwould have returned key sitestoConvention Center control. Alegal fight could stall the project for years and complicate efforts to recruit replacement developers

In his statement, Lauricella alluded to atough developmentenvironment nationally.“While development projects across the country faceunprecedented economic obstacles, we have stayed the course,” he said. There are also practical concerns abouttime. ConventionCenter leadersacknowledge that some parcelswill require new development partners if theRiver District is to advance, and attractingthose partners willtake monthsatbest. They insist theyare prepared to pursue thatrouteifdiscussions with RDNI continue to stagnate, but they arewary of further slippage on aproject already years behind schedule.

Cook captured theboard’s frustration during the Oct. 30 meeting. He said he believed theOct. 27 negotiations had produced finalterms and that the center was ready to supporta streamlined version of

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services. “Wehave to scale back andfigure outwhatwe can do differently,” she said.

The council established the Recreation andCulture Fund in 2022 by pulling $5 million from the city’sgeneral fund to support eligible community and youth-serving organizations, including “culture bearers,” individuals and organizations that help keep thecity’s traditions alive.

The Greater NewOrleansFoundation processed and vetted applicants basedoncriteria such as strong leadership, financial management and contributions to highneed communities.

Last year,awards ranged from $2,500 to $75,000for groups such as theEllis MarsalisCenter forMusic, the New Orleans Women and Children’sShelter and youth apprenticeship program unCommon Construction, among others.

Cultural Economy

Separately, theCantrell administration’sCultural Economyprogram has since2021 givengrants to groups that could use the funds forworkshops, training or cultural events. The groups could be focusedonentertainment, design, culinary arts or visual arts, among other categories. Funds are often used to pay musicians or for other activities that will “directly impact either cultural workers or attractsales forart andculturalvendors,” according to the Cultural Economy Office.

the project that scaled back RDNI’s obligationswhile protectingthe district’s broader goals. Thecenter hadissuedanultimatum in June requiring RDNI to meet its lease obligations by Aug. 1 or face default; the restructuring was conceived as the last opportunity to preserve continuity

“Wethought we had reached an agreement,” Cook told commissioners. “Wehave since been informed that is no longerthe case.”

The deal that is now off the table would have required RDNI to surrender several leases outright, including land tied to the Louisiana Music andHeritage Experience, according to public documents.

Other parcels would have shifted into purchase-option agreements that RDNI could exercise through 2026 if financing came together

Only theleasefor Shell Riverside would have remained untouched. The goal was to reduce RDNI’sfinancial exposure while returning key sitestothe Convention Center so it could reassign them or pursue alternative uses.

Now,those involved in the deal say they’re worried Shell will be left on an island

In thatprogram’sfirst year,grants ranged from $1,000 to $10,000 apiece.

“Our city is definedby culture. It drives our economy.Our NewOrleanians have asense of belonging to this city that cannot always be measured by dollars because of our culture,” Frederick Delahoussaye, director of the Mayor’sOffice of Cultural Economysaid at arecent budget hearing.

Budget crisis

The belt tightening comes as the city stares down a$160 millionbudgetdeficit, caused by overblown revenue projections, afailuretoaccount forovertime pay and someofficials’ refusal to heed early warnings aboutexcessive spending, among other things. City officials are separately working to cover payroll forthe city’s5,000 workers through the end of theyear.Mayor-elect Helena Moreno and City Council members have asked the state to agree to letthe city sell$125 millioninemergency bonds to help easethe financial strain. The State BondCommission is due to meet on that point Wednesday “Itlookslike we’re on amuchbetter path to get Bond Commission approval forbridgefunding thatwereally need to keep the government running,”Morenosaidina social media video Tuesday Moreno’stransition team is separately consideringtrimmingappointed or unclassifiedCityHall positions and is looking at ways to charge “impact fees” forservices like police protection forspecial events in thecityinan effort to generate muchneeded revenue.

unless something gets done. Away forward?

With the clock ticking, both sidesagree theprize is atransformative redevelopment that could anchor a new economic cluster on the riverfront. Thechallenge is overcoming theaccumulated weight of financial strain, shiftingexpectations anddiverging views on scaleand pace. What happens over the next few weeks will determine whether the River District advances after years of unrealized promiseorslips back intoanother stalled chapter along the Mississippi.

Email AnthonyMcAuley tmcauley@theadvocate. com.

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Judgeallows Murrilltoseek endtolockup settlement

BY JOHN SIMERMAN Staff writer

Louisiana Attorney Gen-

eral LizMurrillcan seek to end a12-year-old settlement that prevents Orleans Parish jail officials from helping federal immigration authorities to detain some people in the city’slockup past their release dates,afederal judge ruled Friday

U.S. Magistrate Judge Janisvan Meerveld ruled that Murrill’sofficehas aright to intervene ina longstanding federal case to argue that a2013 agreement reached by former Orleans Parish Sheriff Marlin Gusman conflicts with state law

The settlement came in acase in which two men, Mario Cacho and Antonio Ocampo, sued for allegedly being jailed far past the end of their sentences under an ICE request. It bars Orleans deputies from heedingsuchrequests unless the person was charged with murder, aggravated rape,aggravated kidnapping, armed robbery with afirearm or treason. Otherwise, deputies can’t initiate investigations into an inmate’simmigration

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in aprepared statement on Monday,blaming adelayed integration with Marriott’s technology,higher costs and falling revenues. “We are left with no choice other than to proceed with an immediate wind-down of our operations and liquidation of ourassets.”

Last-ditch effort

The developments follow years of financial trouble for Sonder,which burst onto the hospitality scene a decade ago during the rise of theshort-term rental phenomenon. In 2019, the San Francisco-based company was valued at more than $1 billion. In 2022, it went public.

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play to try to harness that strength to help people out. They can’tharness that strength right now because it’snot there —you have to take adifferent approach.”

Therecommendations propose adding additional incentives for developers who choose to buildaffordable units,such as reductions in required parking

status “oraffirmatively provide information on an inmate’srelease date or addresstoICE,” theagreement states.

Murrillarguesthatthe settlement conflicts with anew law state legislators passed in 2024, banning “sanctuary policies for illegalimmigration”inabill that requires locals to “use bestefforts to support the enforcement of federal immigrationlaw,” under threat of jail.

Murrill claims that Orleans Parish Sheriff SusanHutson’soffice has failed to respond, and vanMeerveldagreed that Murrill hasaright to step in to defend the law

“TheState’sinterest is in dissolvingthe consent decree so that the OPSOcannotuse it as justification for refusing to modify its policytocomeintocompliance with the state’santisanctuary law,” the judge wrote.

Murrill’spushtoend the agreement marks the latestattemptbyRepublicanofficialsinthe state to exert control over policy in NewOrleansinaccordance with President DonaldTrump’ssweeping immigration crackdown.

“It’sclear that the consent judgment in this case should be dissolved on its ownterms, amongother reasons,” Murrill said in a statement.“Ilook forward to ending it and encourage the Sherifftoadopt apolicythat does not obstruct

tial public offering came as the travel sector was still recovering from a pandemic-era slump and citiesaround the country were beginning to push back againstthe proliferation of short-term rentals in their neighborhoods. It struggled to become profitable and, by 2024, was on the verge of financialcollapse.

Thedeal it signed with Marriott lastfall was seen, by many,asa last-ditch effort to save the company At the time, Sonderoperated 9,000 unitsworldwide, including 220 in New Orleans. Themajorityof those were in the Jung Hotel on CanalStreet, then ownedbythe estate of the late Joe Jaeger.Thoseunits closed earlierthisyear, when the hotel changed hands.

Still, thecompany was

Developers, city officials andhousingadvocatessaidMondaythat the changes would be a win for real estateinterests who have opposed the requirement.

Butina statement read before thecommission on Tuesday,aspokesperson for Housing NOLA Director Andreanecia Morris—apastsupporterof themandate —saidthe changes were“necessary adjustments to meet the moment.”

ICEorconflict with State and federal law.”

Attorneys for Cacho and Campo issued astatement saying attempts by Gov Jeff Landry and others to force ICE detentions in New Orleansthreaten to costtaxpayersinbloated jailcosts. Mary Yanik, a Tulane Law School professorwho represents Cacho and Campo, said they wouldoppose Murrill’s motion.

“Ourcommunity membersare going to hesitate to engage withthe police if we keep conflating immigration enforcement and policing and incarceration,” thestatement read.

“Wewillcontinuefighting andwehopethe Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office alsocontinues to act in the bestinterest of theNew Orleans community.”

Murrill’soffice first sought to intervene in the caseinFebruary. In July, the Trump administration arguedthat Hutson’s refusaltohonor immigrationdetainersendangered thepublic. Justice Department attorneys claimed the Sheriff’s Office had honoredjust twoof170 ICEdetainer requests over four fiscal years.

Hutson’s office did not immediately respond Monday to arequestfor comment on the ruling. Efforts to reach incoming Sheriff Michelle Woodfork, who beat Hutson lastmonth to become sheriff, were not successful.

active in New Orleans,according to one smallhotel owner.Another,whose property had more than 25 Sonderunits, said they knew thecompany was struggling but were hopeful last year the Marriott deal would turn things around.

The owner could not say howmanyguests were staying in the property at the time or wherethey went.

As for thehalf-dozen or so employees that worked at the hotel, the owner couldn’tsay what will happen to them.

New Orleans and Co., the city’s tourism marketing agency,did not immediately respond to arequest for comment on the closure.

Email StephanieRiegel at stephanie.riegel@ theadvocate.com.

Commissioner Robert Steegsaidheappreciated the“realism”ofthe report “I thinkit’sbetter that we makeashift than not acceptthe reality of where we are,” Steeg said.

Council membersand a representative for Mayorelect Helena Moreno declined to comment on the report when asked on Monday

Email SophieKasakove at sophie.kasakove@ theadvocate.com.

Parish council supports veterans with legislation

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Before he became an elected member of the St. Tammany Parish Council, Pat Phillips was amajor in the U.S. Marines, flying airplanes during the first GulfWar Responding to the difficulties someveterans can have returning to civilianlife after theirservice,Phillipshas sponsored twopieces of legislationto help veterans going through that transition,hesaidinan interview on Monday,which he noted was the 250th birthday of the U.S. Marines.

Thanks to one of the pieces of legislation, startingJan. 1, St.Tammany businesses certifiedbythe Louisiana Veterans First Business Initiativewill receive a$500 savingsonparish occupational license fees.

If abusiness owes the parish$500 or less in license fees, it pays nothing. If a business owes more than $500 in license fees, then the first $500 is waived.

There are currently139 total businessesinSt. Tammany Parish registered with theLouisianaVeterans First Business Initiative, Assistant CouncilAdministrator Kristine S. Scherer said.

Of those, 31 have business licenses with the parish; 21 of thebusinesses will now be able to pay nothing in parish license fees and10can receive$500off, Scherer said.

The Parish Councilpassed

the ordinance in August.

Themonth before, in July, the parish adopted aresolutionsponsored by Phillips asking the parish’sOpioid Task Forcetoannually share $25,000 of its opioid settlementmoney with the Veterans Court.The opioid settlement money is money that pharmaceutical companies paid to U.S. states to settle lawsuits for their roleinthe opioid crisis.

Thetask force has agreed to share $30,000 with the Veterans Court, Phillips said.

Veterans Court is aspecialty courtcreated in the 22nd Judicial District that allows veteranswho have plead guiltytocertain crimes to avoid jail time by completing aprogram that includesregularmeetings with amentor and an intensive outpatient treatment program Around 20 veterans are enrolled in theprogram at anygiven time,said 22nd JDCSpecialty Courts CoordinatorShannonHattier. Many of them have been convicted of possession of controlled substances,she said.

The Louisiana Supreme Court funds VeteransCourt, Hattier said, andsomeofthe veterans’ needs go unmet.

The $30,000 that theOpioidTask Force has agreed to share with theVeterans Court will helppay for their transportation,housing and more intensive treatment forveterans in the program, Hattier said.

“It helps thempromote assistance for the veterans, helpsthemget back on track,” Phillipssaid

NewOrleans Area Deaths

Brickley,Darryl Bruce, Brenda Brunken, Linda Dorsa, Josephine Draughter,Sabrina Duplessie, Jeannine Franklin,Theresa Hudson, Barbara Jackson, Jackie Mitchell,Adele Palmasino, Judy Pennison, Mary Rousse, Camille Sandrock, Justine NewOrleans Charbonnet

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Palmasino, Judy

Pennison, Mary

Obituaries

Brickley, Darryl Anthony

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Darryl Anthony Brickley. Darryl passed quietlyathis home in Huntsville, AL, which occurred on November 1, 2025. To view the full obituary, please visit LakeLawnMetairie.com. A visitation for Darryl will be held Friday, November 14, 2025 from 8:30 to 10:00 AM at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home & Cemeteries, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans, followed by afuneral service at 10:00 AM with Rev. Dr. Joseph A. Brooks officiating. Interment will be in Lake Lawn Park.

Bruce, Brenda

Brenda Bruce, age84, a lifelongresidentofNew Orleans,passedaway peacefullyathomeonNo‐vember1,2025, surrounded byfamily. Born July 30, 1941, to thelateAlexander and Alma HaywardBruce, she wasprecededindeath byher brotherNorman Bruce.Brendalived with strengthand love,devoted toher family. Sheissur‐vived by herbrother Au‐gusta Hayward(Jacque‐line);nephews Norman Jr Kerry,Kenneth Bruce, and Louis Marshall;nieces Nyoki JohnsonBruce and La’ Cher Marshall-Watson; great-nephewMichael Marshall; great-nieces

Linda Taormina Brunken passedawayNovember 7, 2025,atthe age of 78. Linda was born in New Orleans, April 5, 1947.She attended St. Pius Xand St. Joseph Academy. She retired from Shell Oil Company after more than 30 yearsofservice as ageophysicaltechnician.Linda lived an intentionallife, fillingher days with peopleand purpose.She brought so many together at countlesspool parties and family celebrations. Anyone couldpull up achairather kitchentable on SheridanAvenue,and she'd have the coffee brewing or wine pouring Sheloved LSUfootballand the Tiger Marching Band, Australian Shepherds, chocolate snoballs, beignets, beach trips, all thingsItalian—especially cannoli, oldies and80s country music, horse shows, agoodgarage sale, Wednesday game nights and Friday dinners with the girls, MardiGrasparades,and watching HallmarkChristmas movies and old episodesof Murder She Wrote.She was afantastic barrel racer inher youngeryears, and in her lateryears she enjoyed volunteeringfor theWYES Showboat Auction and St. Vincent's Guild. Shemade the best instantgrits and butter sandwiches, and she took allthe pictures, capturing allour memories.She loved her family fiercely and she was neverwrong Shewas avoice of reason. Shesurvivedcancertwice, taughtusall how to "Mardi Gras" and alwaysshowed up forthe peopleshe loved. She was an extraordinarygranny,mother, sister, daughter, aunt,cousin, and friend. Linda is survived byher daughter and son-in-law, Brigette and JeremyStarr,her grandchildren,Jasper, Samand Bianca Starr, herbrother, Frank Roy Taormina and numerous cousins, nieces nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. She was preceded in deathbyher parents,RosarioF Taormina and Marjorie J. Taormina, and hersister, Maryann Taormina Miramon. The familywould like to thank Dr. Thomas Atkinson and Dr. Carl Gay forgiving us nearly five extrayearsthat we otherwisewouldnot have had. Relatives and friendsare invited to attend the Funeral Mass at St. Francis Xavier School, 444 Metairie Road on Monday, November 17 at 11:15am. Visitationwillbegin at 10:00am. Interment will follow in Lake Lawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donationstoSt. Francis Xavier

Dorsa, JosephineMaggio

Josephine MaggioDorsa passed away on November 2, 2025 at 89 years of age. She was born in Independence, Louisiana on March 19, 1936.

She retired fromthe JeffersonParish Public School Systemafter 25 years as Principal's Secretary. Josephine enjoyed gardening, bowling, and casinos. She loved traveling with friends and family,and of course, spending time with her grandchildren.

Josephine is preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, John Mark Dorsa, Sr; parents, Alex and Mary Maggio; son, Michael Dorsa (Karen); sister, RosalieMaggio; and brother, Buster Maggio.

She is survivedbyher sons, John Dorsa, Jr. (Debbie) and Joel Dorsa (Charmaine); grandchildren,Brooke Cornelius (Casey),Clayton Dorsa, Corey Dorsa,RachelDorsa Jason Dorsa(Shannon), Alyssa Machacek (Thomas), and Rebecca Dorsa (Peter); and greatgrandchildren, Bowen, Bellamy, Bexleigh, Layla, Theo,Arthur, and Daisy. The family wouldliketo give special thankstoSt. JosephHospice

The services will take place on Friday, November 14, 2025 at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd. NewOrleans, LA 70124. The visitationwillbegin at 12:30 p.m. until the funeral service at 2:00 p.m. The interment willfollow at All Saints Mausoleum, which is within Metairie Cemetery.

Draughter, Sabrina

SabrinaDraughter en‐tered eternalrestonMon‐day,November3,2025 ThoughSabrina’s earthly journey endedonthe night ofher 56thbirthday, her spiritwillliveoninthe heartsofher familyand friends.Her memory will forever remind us of love, laughterand light. Shewas bornonNovember2,1969 inNew Orleans, LA to her cherished parentsthe late CherylLynnPetersonand Harry JamesHarden, Jr Beloved wife of thelate Darrell Draughter. Devoted sisterofTrena (Curtis) Harden-Blackand Harry (Myrna) Harden III; loving aunt of Javonn (Davy) Crocklen, TyronHarden and Darren (Earlisha) An‐derson; proudgreat-aunt ofDavy, Davyen and DavynchiCrocklen, Darren Jr.,Davante,Dandrew, Dasani andDaliceAnder‐

son; andKelsi Sylvester; Godmother of Hillary Spencer;bestfriendofDel‐isha(Richenel)Jack; de‐voted friend of IvyAlexan‐der.A proudgraduateof JohnMcDonogh High School.She wasa beautiful soulwhose warmth touched everyone shemet and whose passingcame asshe wasstill heartbro‐ken from thelossofher beloved mother just six monthsprior.Alsopre‐ceded in deathbystepfa‐ther, Rev. Melvin Peterson Sr; grandparents,Irene and Harry JamesHarden, Sr and EverlynBenjamin; nephew, Harry Anderson; and great-nieceKa’Dhirol Marshall. Relativesand friends;employees of Del‐gadoCommunity College are invitedtoattend the funeral. ACelebration ser‐vicehonoringthe life of the late SabrinaHarden Draughter which will be heldinthe Chapel of Char‐bonnetLabat GlapionFu‐neral Home,1615 St.Philip Street,New Orleans, LA 70116, on Thursday,No‐vember13, 2025 at 11am. IntermentProvidence MemorialPark& Mau‐soleum, 8200 AirlineDrive Metairie, LA 70003. Visita‐tion10aminthe chapel.A repastwillfollowatThe EventistryVenue,2800 Hig‐ginsBlvd, NewOrleans,LA 70126. Charbonnet Labat Glapion,Directors (504)581 4411.

Duplessie, Jeannine

With sadnessweshare the passingofJeannine Duplessie, on November 8, 2025. Please visitwww.rho desfuneral.comtoview service information, sign onlineguestbook,send flowersand sharecondo‐lences.

Franklin,Theresa Irving

TheresaIrvingFranklin entered into eternalrest onFriday, October31, 2025, ather home surrounded by her loving family, at the age of 78. Shewas anative and resident of NewOr‐leans,LA. Theresawas ed‐ucatedinthe NewOrleans ParishSchool System.She was aretired Food Service Manager with Ochsner Meadowcrest Hospital in Gretna, LA forover30 years of dedicatedservice A lifelong member and usher at GreaterMorning StarBaptist Church,where her faith andgenerosity touched many lives. Known for herkindness, giving spirit, andunwavering love, shewas abeaconof warmthtoall who knew her.Devoted wife of 57 years to Hubert Franklin Sr. Loving mother of Hu‐bert(Trenelle’) Franklin,Jr., and thelateMarkAnthony Franklin. Bonus mother of DeniseCross. Grandmother ofHubert“Herm”Franklin III, Vincent“Mikey” Wash‐ington, JoeCross, Jade Cobb, Kennedi Franklin KimberlyCross, andCindy Cross. Greatgrandmother ofPrinceton Washington Daughterofthe late Louis, Sr. andJosephine Irving SisterofLouis Irving,Jr., JoannLaBostrie,Patricia

Irving,RonaldIrving, Trena I. Lyons, andthe late Lois Franklin, Larry, Ernest,and Errol Irving.Theresa is sur‐vived by ahostofnieces, nephews,cousins,other relatives andfriends.Rela‐tives andfriends of the family, also pastors, offi‐cers, andmembers of Greater MorningStarBap‐tistChurch,and allneigh‐boringchurches arein‐vited to attend theCele‐bration of Life at Greater Morning Star Baptist Church,1242 Vallette St New Orleans, LA,onThurs‐day,November13, 2025, at 10:00a.m. Bishop W.L.T. Lit‐tletonofficiating. Visita‐tionwillbegin at 8:30am until servicetimeatthe above namedchurch.In‐terment:RestlawnPark Cemetery- Avondale,LA. ArrangementsbyDavis MortuaryService 230 Mon‐roe St.Gretna, LA.Toview and sign theguestbook, pleasegotowww.davismo rtuaryservice.com.Face Masks AreRecommended

Hudson,Barbara AnnBorne

Barbara Ann Borne Hudson,age 75, passed away November 3, 2025. Shewas born in New OrleansonAugust 24, 1950, to Robert J. Borne,Sr. and Betty Durnin Borne Barbara wasa retired sales associate from PepBoy after 25 years of service.She had apassion for shopping. She foundgreat pleasure in treating herself to pedicures andgetting herhair done. Walking was also oneofher cherished activities. However, nothingbroughther more joy than thetimeshe spent

with hergrandchildren Barbara waspreceded in death by herparents and brother, Robert Borne, Jr Survivors includeher husband, of 59 years, Van D. Hudson;daughters, Celeste K. Hudson and Shannon Hudson(Lionel); sister,Elizabeth Borne Otero (Alberto); brother, Michael J. Borne(Cindy), grandchildren, Darren D. Guillot,JerretJ.Hudson, Deontae R. Hudson,and Meriah J. Gooden; godchildren,Joseph Oteroand Jessi Otero; ahost of nieces, nephews, cousins, andfriends andher belovedfur babies,Pooda Paul, Petunia,Mugs, Pop Tart, andTJ. Thefamily wouldliketothank the nursing staff at Ochsner Medical Center Main Campus8th Floor for the loving care theyprovided for Barbara. Also,a special thanks to KimBellfor all heryearsoffriendship and support.

Amemorial gathering will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2025, from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm at Lake LawnMetairie Funeral Home, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd,New Orleans, LA 70124. In lieu of flowers, memorialsmay be made to St.Jude Children's ResearchHospital or any organizationdedicated to CancerResearch.Toview andsignthe online guestbook, please visit www.lak elawnmetairie.com

Jackson, Jackie With sadnessweshare the passingofJackieJack‐son,onOctober 24, 2025 Pleasevisit www.rhodesf uneral.comtoviewservice information,signonline guestbook,sendflowers and sharecondolences

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AdeleRoquesMitchell, a beaconofloveand self‐lessness, passedaway peacefullyonNovember1, 2025, in NewOrleans Louisiana.BornonMay 25, 1935, in Metairie,Louisiana. Shewas acherished mother, grandmother, great-grandmother,and friendwhose thoughtful naturetouched thehearts ofall who knew her. Adele's journeybegan as a daughterofRenee Roques and AlbertaBremermann Roques, where shegrew lifelongrootsand estab‐lisheda legacy of love and commitment. Hermarriage toJohnD.Mitchell, Sr., was a beautifulpartnership thatlasted46years until his passing. Together,they raiseda familythatbe‐cameAdele's prideand joy. She is survived by herlov‐ing children,Charleen MitchellTaylor(Buddy), Darlene Mitchell Rabalais (Ralph),and John D. Mitchell, Jr.(Lizette).Her legacycontinued to blos‐som with hergrandchil‐dren, ShannonNettles (Brad), Ryan Rabalais RachelRabalaisDunbar (Matt),CodyMitchell (Rachael),and Megan MitchellCotten(Jeremy), and heradoredgreatgrandchildren,LoganNet‐tles, MargoNettles,Mason Dunbar, Leonce Mitchell JaxtenCotten, andJohn Cotten. Thefamilywillhold cherished memories of Adele's boundless love and support.She waspreceded indeath by herbeloved husband,JohnD.Mitchell, Sr.;her treasuredgrand‐daughter, MargoDemma; her parents; andher sib‐lings,AltheaVerdun, Renee Roques, Constantine (Mickey)Roques, Sr., and Andre “Maurice”Roques, who instilledinher theval‐ues of familyand faith.A successfulcareer marked Adele's professional life as a SalesRepresentativefor Avon, where shededicated over30years of service. Her excellence in sales was recognized through her membership in Avon's prestigious Presidents Club. Throughher work, Adele notonlyprovidedfor her familybut also forged lasting friendships and connections within her community.She wasa life‐longresidentofMetairie and aparishioner of St Clement of Rome Catholic Church in Metairie.Adele's interests were deeply in‐tertwined with herlovefor her family. Shewas known asthe biggest cheerleader for herhusband andchil‐dren, enthusiastically sup‐porting them in alltheir endeavors in sports.Her presenceatgames and eventswas notjustabout the sportbut aboutshow‐ing unwavering supportfor the ones sheloved.Rela‐tives andfriends arein‐vited to visitGreenwood Funeral Home,5200 Canal Blvd.,New Orleans, LA 70124, on Friday,November 14, 2025, starting at 11:00 AM. AFuneralMasswill followthe visitation at 1:00 PM. Theburialwillbein Greenwood Cemetery.We alsoinviteyou to share yourthoughts, fond memo‐ries, andcondolences on‐lineatwww.greenwoodfh com.Yoursharedmemo‐rieswillhelpuscelebrate Adele’s life andkeepher memoryalive

Mary anda lifelong resi‐dentofWestwego, LA.Rel‐ativesand friendsofthe familyare invitedtoattend the FuneralMassinthe chapelofMothe Funeral Home, 7040 LapalcoBlvd. Marrero,LAonThursday, November13, 2025 at 11am. Visitation will be heldonThursday from 9am until 11am.Interment,Our LadyofPromptSuccor Cemetery, Westwego,LA. Familyand friendscan view andsignthe online guest book at www.mot hefunerals.com

Pennison, Mary LouJohnson

Mary LouJohnson Pen‐nison enteredintoeternal restonNovember5,2025 Beloved wife of thelate Johnnie J. Pennison,Jr. MotherofGaryJ.Pennison, Sr. (Lynne)and John L. Pen‐nison (Sue). Grandmother ofGaryJ.Pennison, Jr., Charles M. Pennison (Amy),Katie Alombro (Matthew), MelanieTullier (Nick), andthe late AmandaLuneau.Greatgrandmother of Deanna (Anthony),Analena,Trey, Abigail,Alex, Anna,An‐drea, Pippa, andthe late Julianna. Daughter of the lateJosephJohnson and LouiseLingoniJohnson Lifelongfriendand cousin of Audrey Johnsonand BeulahStockfleth. Age94 years,a native of Empire LAand resident of Belle Chasse,LA. Mary Lougrad‐uated Valedictorianofher class at BurasHighSchool and attended Spencer DraughonBusinessCollege New Orleans. Sheworked for PlaqueminesParish Clerk of Court, DeltaBank, U.S.PostOffice,and then as aLibrarian at the Plaquemines Parish Li‐brary.MaryLou wasa longtimefaithfulparish‐ioner andmemberofthe St. PatrickCatholicChurch ofPortSulphur AltarSoci‐ety.She lovedtospend timewithand cook forher family, especially forher grandchildren.She also en‐joyed gardening, trawling for shrimp,and traveling but notfor toolong. Spe‐cialthankstothe staff of Riverbend NursingHome and herroommate Mary Blink.Inlieuof flowers, massespreferred.Rela‐tives andFriends of the Familyare invitedtoat‐tendthe FuneralMassin the Chapel of MotheFu‐neral Home,2100 Westbank Expy, Harvey,LAonFriday, November14, 2025 at 11 AM. IntermentWestlawn MemorialParkCemetery, Gretna, LA.Visitationwill beheldfrom9 AM until 11 AM. Thefamilyinvites you toshare your thoughts fondmemories, andcon‐dolencesonlineatwww mothefunerals.com

Rousse, Camille Joseph 'CJ'

CamilleJoseph "CJ Rousse, bornonAugust 28, 1944, in Donaldsonville and raised in Luling,passed away on November 10, 2025, at hislong-time home in Bayou Gauche with his family after alongbattle with cancer. He was 81.

A1962 graduateof HahnvilleHighSchool, CJ also attended classes at Delgado Collegeand NicholsUniversity. In his early career, CJ was amachinist by trade and a proud member of MillwrightsLocal #1931. He served his country honorably in Vietnam as a medic in the United States Army from 1967 to 1969. He worked for Louisiana Power &Light and then Entergy, contributingto theinstallationofthe nuclear power plant during start-up of Waterford3.He worked at Waterford as an instructor formany years. Outside of his regular job, CJ worked hard to provide forhis family,developing a subdivisioninBayou Gauche and starting several businesses, includinga successfulstorage facility.

CJ lovedclassiccars and participatedinCruisin' theCoast for many years. He ownedand restored dozens of vehicles from scooters to bulldozers. CJ was blessed with theability to relax as hard as he worked and he enjoyed watching theGulf of Mexico from his porch in Gulfport,MS, in his retirement

CJ is survivedbyhis loving wife of 51 years, Emma "Lady" SellersRousse (m. 1974), and son, Thomas "Tommy" Henry Rousse (b 1987), as well as his sisters Marianne Rousse, Myrtis Brumfield, and Louise Zimmer, and brother EugeneRousse,inaddition to many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Henry Rousse, and mother Rita Rousse (née Zeringue).

The service to honor the life of CamilleJoseph Rousse willbeheldon Friday, November 14, 2025, at Falgout Funeral Home in Raceland, LA.Visitation begins at 9amand theservice at 11 am, followedby interment in the Mennonite Cemetery in Des Allemandsand agathering at hishome in Bayou

Donations can be madeinhis honortothe American Legion Post 131.

Sandrock,Justine AnnDubuisson

JustineAnn Dubuisson Sandrockpassedawayinto eternal life peacefully at homeinSlidell on Novem‐ber 8, 2025, surrounded by family. Shewas born in New Orleans, November 16, 1938 to John Felix Dubuis‐son andCelineSoniat Dubuisson. Sheissurvived byher loving husband of 68 years John C. Sandrock,Sr; her children June S. Han‐son (Fred),JudithS Howard(Chris),JoycelynS Wansley,JeromeSandrock, Jean-Paul Sandrock (Tina) and JeffreySandrock (Shawna), 30 grandchil‐dren, 40 great-grand‐chilren,and 5great-great grandchildren.Justine was precededindeath by her sons, Jacob, JC Jr,and James;her sistersMildred D.Fonctuberta,JeanD Kirsch, Mignon D. Caronna, and herbrothersLeonard Dubuissonand Lionel Dubuisson. Herlifewas spent in creation.She not onlycreated alovinghome where sheinstilled herde‐voutCatholicfaith in her children; shealsolavished loveand care on anyand all who drew near,includ‐ing hermanygrandchil‐dren.She spenther days

as ahomemaker,sewing knitting crocheting,mak‐ing dollhouses,dolls,and painting. Always oneto givesecondchances,she alsodelighted in visiting yardsales andcollecting and rescuing itemsinneed ofrestoration,likethe manysewingmachines she repaired.She held an‐nualbacktoschoolparties tocelebrate thechildren returning to school.Justine alsoloved campingwith her familyand friendsand traveling with hersisters toGreece. Living outher faith,she went on pilgrim‐agestothe Holy Land and especially to Medjugorie, and shewas also afound‐ing parishionerofSt. Mar‐garet Mary Church.The familywould like to ex‐press greatappreciation for theefforts of thestaff fromConcerned Care Hos‐pice, includingthe nurses: Jancy,Kyefe,and Nickie, who made many visits in Justine's time of need,and their supportfor thefamily during this time.Theyalso

extend gratitudetoher PCP,Dr. AllanQ.Larcerna, for taking care of herfor so manyyears.Relatives, neighbors,and friendsare invited to attend visitation and afuneral mass at Honaker FuneralHome, 1751 GauseBlvd, on Fri‐dayNovember 14, 2025. Vis‐itation forthe public be‐ginsat9 am.Inlieuof flowersthe familyrequests a donation to thecharity of yourchoiceinJustine's memory. Please visitwww honakerforestlawn.comto signguestbook.Arrange‐ments by HonakerFuneral Home, Inc.,Slidell, LA

Featherweight Scooter

godsendfor theSaints

Very rarely has someonewho neverlived in Louisiana done so much for thestateand the city of New Orleans as did former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue, whodied Nov. 9at age 84.

By playing aleading role in keepingthe Saints in NewOrleans after HurricaneKatrina,and by using his influence in myriad ways to support the team and city thereafter,Tagliabue earned thegratitude and respect not just of Saints fans everywhere, but of all who care aboutthe manifold, positive effects the team brings to the region. By many accounts, Tagliabue strongly persuaded owner TomBenson to keep theSaints in New Orleans rather than move to SanAntonio, where the team had temporarily relocated.The extent of his behind-the-scenes arm-twisting can be debated, but, as oursports columnist Jeff Duncan writes, the Saints “wouldn’t have returned as successfullyastheydid withouthis shrewd leadership.”

Tagliabue convened meetingswithagroup of the state’swealthiest citizenstorally support forthe team. He helped resources reach the team and ran interference for theSaints on Capitol Hill. He publicly supportedthe return efforts, and he highlighted them with aMonday NightFootballextravaganza forthe Superdome’sreopening. The Saints’victory,led by the famous blocked punt by special teamsace Steve Gleason, remains probably the singlemostcelebratedMNF game ever.

Tagliabue also helped bring three SuperBowls to New Orleans, and later, as an independent arbitrator regarding the Saints’ “Bountygate” scandal, removedpenalties against Saints players that he said were excessive.

Tagliabue served the NFL just as well. His 17 years at the helm weremarked byconsistent labor peace that previously had beenhardfor majorsports leagues to achieve. He pioneered all sorts of contractual arrangements that led to much greater prosperityleague-wide. He wisely implemented someofthe moststringent protocols against steroids and illegaldrugs in any organized sports league. And he worked hard andsuccessfullyto expand thechances for members of minority races to become head coachesand move up inteam front-office management.

Indeed, whenTagliabuetook the commissioner’sjob in 1989, the leaguefeatured only one Black head coach. By 2006, when heretired,the leaguecould boast sevenBlack headcoaches at the same time.

Arebounding legend for theGeorgetown Hoya basketball team in college, Tagliabue understoodthe actual athletic side of the sports business, and he guarded the integrity of the game. Still, for us in Louisiana, his greatest service was as achampion of the Saintswhenthe team’s future was in severe doubt.For servingboththe leagueand the Saints andLouisiana, Tagliabue will always be appreciated by the WhoDat Nation

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Having passed the20th anniversary of hurricanes Katrina and Rita devastatingour state and in the last month of what has been aquiet hurricane season, Iwant to share our state’s recent hurricane experience. Prior to 2005, the record for an insured loss event in our state was set in 2000, with ahailstorm causing just over $500 million in insured losses in New Orleans. That broke Louisiana’srecord for an insured loss catastrophe of just under $500 million in insured losses in 1992, caused by Hurricane Andrew Katrina set arecord with $23.3 billion in insured losses, followed three weeks later by Rita, causing an additional $3.3 billion in insured losses. Hurricane Gustav in 2008 brought $2.2 billion in insured losses. Hurricane Laura in 2020 caused $9 billion in insured losses, and 13 months later,Hurricane Ida caused $14 billion in insured losses. Note that hurricanes Katrina and Rita were Category 3storms with 115 mph winds, while Laura and Ida were just under Category 5with winds

over 140 mph at landfall. Ishare this data because Ibelieve it clearly shows the trend of increasingly powerful and more frequent hurricanes since Katrina, but not to suggest that we can’tlive and prosper in south Louisiana. We saw homes on Grand Isle after Ida with minimal damage despite140 mph winds. The answer to our annual hurricane challenge is to build stronger and higher and hopefully to get help on anational level from Washington, as was done after the attacks of 9/11. A proposal to create afederal backstop like the Terrorism Risk Insurance Actdid is apractical approach being considered in Washington for catastrophe-exposed states. That kind of help, together with the ongoing efforts of Commissioner TimTemple to promoteour market, will makeLouisiana attractive tonew businesses and residents.

JIM DONELON formercommissioner,Louisiana Department of Insurance

Iamsotired of hearing attorneys’ commercials promising huge settlements to injured victims. One of these commercials actually says, “Wewill get you thelife-changing money that you deserve.” Insurance settlements are not supposed to be like hittingthe lottery Settlements are merely to make the victim whole again, returning to them what they lost.

This abundance of huge settlements in lawsuits is driving up the cost of our insurance premiums. Lawmakers in Baton Rouge need to get this under control if we in New Orleans and the stateasa whole areever to get affordable insurance premiums.

ANNA ARSHAD NewOrleans

Ihaven’t decidedifour governor is channeling Edwin Edwards, with his flashy powderblue suits, light tanshoes andCajun accent, or Huey Long, givenhis interference with anddemagoguery of the LSU athletic program. Eitherway,weare witnessing atragedy unfolding in real time. Sinceour governor is now neck deep in wrecking our one iconic, nationalbrand of which we could all be proud, we stand helpless, wondering whatotherfoolish, needless interference is forthcoming from this grandstanding Trump-wannabe politician.

Landry is the quintessential “onepunchfighter;” he instigates the fight, thensteps back and lets others sort outthe chaos he started.

Everyone hasa right to an opinion, as does the governor.But there arewaystoachieve change that can be accomplished professionally,privately andrespectfully.You don’t broadcastonsocial media and hold anewsconference.

Iwas the director of the preschool at my church for several years. As such, Iwas responsible for ensuring the school was compliant with stateregulations. And so we had enough teachers for our children, ran background checks and provided training in CPR, healthand safetyand child development. Regular on-siteinspections made sure we had ahazard-free environmentand met fire safetystandards.I cannot imagine religious schools suing

to be left alone on such important matters. AndIcannot imagine feeling safe sending my child to one that did. Yes, keeping up with theregulations took time, but for avery worthy purpose —the well-being of ourchildren. Iremember aparent stopping by when Iwas doing some paperwork, and Icommented that it could be a hassle. She looked at me and said, “It makes me feel better.”

CHRISTINA ALBERS

NewOrleans

Landry hassenta message to the country andevery NCAA athletic programthatLSU cannotcompete on the nationalscene. Ihope this incident is an aberration, as this fixationonmeddling in LSU affairs forecasts forever doom He hassulliedthe name of LSU andthe state of Louisiana. It’sa clownshow.

We must endure three more years of this behaviorunless the Board of Supervisors can muster some resolve andcourage and throw down amarker.

DAVID STUART Covington

Reopeningthe governmentcan leadtoLa. health care shutdowns

would have reopened the government unless Republicans agreed to extend the benefits.

Louisiana is in for arudeawakening as theU.S. Congress finally votes to reopen thefederal government. Basic government functions may be funded again. Federal dollars that make up more than 50% of our state’sbudget may flow once again.But what’s happening is quitelikely going to make the lives of many more miserable as Louisianans pray “Thank you, Lord” forthis temporaryrespitewhile also praying “Please, Lord,” as theenhanced Affordable Care Act premium taxcredits in place since the COVID pandemic will expire at year’send if Congress doesn’textend them.

Let’sbeclear: Reducing health care benefits not only hurts the individuals who rely on them. It can cause large hospitals to reduce specialty services and can cause small, rural hospitals to close.

No matter what political partyaffiliation you have andnomatter whether youlove or loathe President DonaldTrump, you’ve got to admit that there’senough blame for the longest government shutdown in history to be widely shared.

The GOP wanted to keep government open without dealing with a looming huge spike in costs to those whorely on the ACA credits, an issue thataffects millions.

Democrats didn’twant tokeep the government open without acting on those credits. What resulted was a stalemate.

Strategically,the Democratsrefused to agree to acontinuingresolution that

Pressure mounted as the weeks went by.Itwas weeks ago that Ifirst heard my pastor call for our congressional representatives and senators to give up their salaries if they were going to continue to insist that federal workers give up their income to makeapoint. Perhaps the messagereached the Lord and got bounced back to politicians

Thereare about 40,000 federal employees in Louisiana. I’m uncertain how many have been hurt by the shutdown, but I’m sure it’s more than afew

Themajority-Republican U.S. House of Representatives approved anational budget extension in September, butthe U.S. Senatecouldn’tget acomparable approval without the support of some Democrats.

Eight Democratic senators folded this week, agreeing to endthe government shutdown in exchange for a promise by Republican senators that there will be aDecember up-or-down vote on the health care tax credits, which expire Dec. 31.

Theend of the shutdown alsomeans thatfunding for federal offices will resume, and that all-importantSNAP benefitswill once more be available. It also means that federal employee layoffs will end and that those who haven’tbeen receiving paychecks will getback pay

Butthese things are also true: The shutdown’sresolution will only keep thegovernment open through January.Without an extension of health care tax credits, lots of people with mid-level health insurance might see

monthly increases of more than $600. Andthe overturning of the president’s federal employee layoffs would last only through Jan. 30, so more layoffs could be coming.

Thereare more than 24 million people who relyonthe ACAfor health care, including 280,000 to 300,000 on theACA marketplace in Louisiana, yet Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton,has so far refused to agree that the House of Representatives would consider extending healthcare benefits.

We hear Democrats, Republicans, independentsand otherssay all the time that electionshaveconsequences. Yep, they do.

Unfortunately,government shutdowns areasign of how dysfunctional our federal government has come to be. We’ve had too manytoo often. Now,asthis government shutdown comes to an end, it won’tbethe end of all governmentshutdowns.And it won’tbethe end of our nation’shealth care debate.

Ourgovernment is putting too many families in Louisiana and across the nation at risk of having healthcare, food benefits and health insurance costs denied or significantly diminished. This “deal” is more like aBand-Aid on an open, bleeding wound. Ourstate is too poor to afford ongoing federal government shutdowns.And too many of our people spend way too much time worrying about whether thebenefits they relyupon everyday are going to become casualties of the latest political games

Email Will Sutton at wsutton@ theadvocate.com.

Georgia, notN.Y., told thebig story

Last week brought encouraging results for Democrats eyeinga sweep in next year’smidterms. But themost notable portent wasn’tthe governor’s races won by Abigail Spanberger in Virginia or Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey.Nor was it Zohran Mamdani’selection as mayor of New York City The most significant win for Democratswas in two little-watched racesfor Georgia’sutility board. Littlewatched outside of Georgia, that is These races are important forseveral reasons. No Democrat has been elected to the five-member Georgia Public Service Commission since 2007. Georgia has become abellwether in the conservative South, and it has14 House seats. What the above outcomes indicate is that much of the electoratehas had it with Donald Trump: Tariff chaos. The fake wars waged on our cities’ streets. Bankrupt farms. Blatantcorruption. The destruction of democratic institutions. It’sobviouslygettingharder for Trump to bully election officials in Georgia or elsewhere to “find” more votes than acandidate won Sherrill’sopponent, Jack Ciattarelli, might have done alot betterifhedidn’t have Trump hanging aroundhis neck He was known as amoderate, thesort of Republican who can getelected in New Jersey

But he blew it playing cultural warrior,MAGA style.

As an aside, the media should stop making abig deal about Spanberger becoming “Virginia’sFirst Female Governor.”

America has 12 women servingas governors. Several oversee conservative states: Kay Ivey in Alabama, Kim Reynolds in Iowa, Laura Kelly in Kansas and Sarah Huckabee Sanders in Arkansas. Spanberger came with an impressive background as arepresentative who hadworkedfor the CIA. Sherrill, by the way,ispreceded in the New Jersey governor’smansion by Christine Todd Whitman (1994-2001). The outcome in the races for Georgia’sutility board alsoreflected frustration with climbing electricity bills. Spiking electric costsare plaguing Americans all over the country, and they willget worse as largedata

centers rush in to scoop up available energysupplies. Nationally,electricity prices have jumped 10%since January.Trumpis making matters worse by ditching the Biden-era subsidies for clean energy Theso-called Big BeautifulBill chops $500 billion from those projects So hotare Republicans to kill off these newenergy sources that they’re strandingcapital already invested in them.

In August, the Bureau of Ocean EnergyManagement issued astop-work order on amajor wind project off New England that’salready 80% built. The bureaucited “concerns related to the protection of national securityinterests” withoutsaying what they were. It took afederal court to lift that order Starting with Obama, America had pursued anall-of-the-above energy policy.Thatmeant using traditional fossil fuels, the clean renewables and emergingsources, suchasnuclear power,hydrogen and biofuels.(Texas is very goodatthis.) Now the policy is to stop the green-energy part,including infrastructure that even some oil companies supported

The political battle that got themost attention was the race for New York mayor The reasons were the colorful personalities, Mamdani’scontroversial past and aRepublican spoiler who wouldn’tleave the race. Addtothat the New York-based media’sobsession with New York. Mamdani has taken some of theedge off his moreradical ideas by making nice with the“power brokers” he campaigned against. The hope is that he focuses on governing pragmatically —for which he will need some adult supervision. Unlike fellow Democratic Socialists Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez,New York mayor is an executive position overseeing avery complex organization. Andno, Mamdani can’tsingle-handedly raise taxes on the rich.

Butagain, let’s not dwell on New York. For themost significant omen of Democrats’ prospects in the midterms, look to Georgia.

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

In 1916, Emily Post published her book about driving across America. Yes, that Emily Post, the society maven who invented the modern etiquette column. Before she started telling us all how to behave, she wrote “By Motor to the GoldenGate,” whichisstill worth reading more than ahundred years later.Not just because Post is adelightful writer with a keen ear for the telling vignette, but because her book sheds light on an issue that’soneveryone’s minds these days: infrastructure, and why we can’tseem to build it any more.

Post wasborn at the beginning of America’s“special century,” the period between 1870 and 1970, whenwetraded muscle power for motor power,moved from farms to cities andbuilt most of our public infrastructure. In 1916, much of that infrastructure was still in the future. The rail network was largely built out, citieshad made enormous strides in water treatment and electrification was well underway.But outside cities, telephone networks were still primitive and paved roads scarce. Unfortunately,the rural areas were where most people still lived. 1920, when America crossed the 50% urbanization mark, lay four years and one world war away So motoring across the country meant navigating dirt roads that threw up dust whenitwas dry and dissolved into mud puddles whenitrained, forcing the traveler to hole up in ahotel for days or weeks until the road could be driedout and repaired. In the sparsely populated West, Post had to do some patching herself, using barrel staves to plug ruts that ran deeper thanthe 10inch clearance of her car’sundercarriage. Post downplayed these frustrations with wellbred WASP understatement. But youcan imagine how grueling it must have been to pick up those barrel staves and lay them down in arut over and over,ortosit in an open car that was barely inching through the desert. Youcan also imagine how good it must have felt to getback onto apaved road. Hold onto that thought, because it’srelevant to something else that comes through in herwriting —the incredible optimism and wild ambition that runs through Post’sAmerica. The Midwest, particularly,seemstobeinthe middle of a youthful growth spurt, with cities springing up out of the prairie full of vim and vigorand plans for the future.

That sense of optimism, or rather,our longing for it, is at the heart of the Republicannostalgia politics Itweaked in arecent column. And the Democratic nostalgia politics Icould have tweaked, because it’salso apowerful force Where Republicans yearn for the bygone days of tariffs and factory jobs and nuclearfamilies, many Democrats long to reenact the welfare state expansions and titanic infrastructure projects of the 20th century —down to branding climate policy as a“Green New Deal.” But really both those groups are asking why we can’t recapture the spirit of an age when Americafelt young and hopeful and capable of doing extraordinary things.

It’sagreat question. But after following Emily Post across America, Ithink the answeristhat we already did them.

There’sanold joke about an engineer who finds acolleague banging his head against a brick wall.

“Why are you doing that?” he asks.

“Because it feels so good whenIstop.”

It feels really good whenyou can stop running across afrozen yard in your nightshirt andjust pad down the hall to an indoor toilet; when you exchange sooty kerosene lamps for cleanelectric lights; when you trade jolting overdirt and cobblestones for gliding over smooth macadam But those are one-timetransitions, andonce they’re over,you’ll never feel that same sweet relief again.

Youcan try to relive that excitement by installing asecond bathroom, developing amore advanced power grid or constructing abigger highway.But the more infrastructure youbuild, the more the marginal utility of new infrastructure declines.

That helps explain not just why we’re less excited about the future than Americans ahundred years ago, but also why we’re so much worse at getting things done: The political trade-offs are now harder,because we’re chasing incremental improvements, not life-altering change

That’snot an argument against building infrastructure. We need to build more! But we also need to understand why that will be apolitical challenge. Of course it’sfrustrating not to be able to recapture the can-do spirit of Post’s America —orfor that matter,modern China but then, there are muchmore frustrating problems to have. Like driving across acountry that lacks paved roads.

MeganMcArdle in on X, @asymmetricinfo.

SPORTS

COURTING TROUBLE

LSU coach Brian Kelly looksonfrom the sideline during agame

28, 2024, at TigerStadium. Kelly,who was relievedofhis duties on Oct. 26, fileda lawsuitMondayagainst theuniversity and is seekingthe full $54 millionbuyout he said he is owed.

Don’tever let anyone tell you itisn’t about the money Former LSU football coach Brian Kelly filed alawsuit against theschool Monday. The suit says that representatives from LSU told his lawyers in acall earlier Monday that Kelly wasnot “formally terminated” last month and that it nowseeks to fire him for cause, according to acopy obtainedbyThe Advocate. Kelly’s people shot back thatthey wantthe full$54 million he’sowed.

There’svirtually no limit to thelengths people will fight over avastly smaller amount of money than this, which is on paper the second-biggest buyout incollege football history.There’slittle question that both LSU and Kelly haveresorted to the nuclear option, andnow thereis

Pelicans guard Jeremiah Fears dribbles against Dallas Mavericks guard D’Angelo Russell last Wednesdayin Dallas.

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bodespoorlyfor school,coachingsearch

virtually no way for this to end amicably Where this goes from here and what effect it has on the LSU search toreplace Kelly is thehuge question for you, me and every LSU fan out there, including the rich LSU boosters who guaranteed Kelly’s buyout in thefirst place. At thevery least, it’syet another destabilizing chapter in aprocess that has appeared to be wildly unstable from theoutset

In my time covering LSU, this is my seventhfootball coaching search, going back to LSUreplacing Mike Archer with Curley Hallman after the 1991 season. All of them, every single one, was tamer than this.This is “Crazy Days at LSU” —the episode in the 1980s involving basketball coach Dale Brown and athletic director Bob Brodhead bugging his own office on steroids. Let’sreview LSUfires Kelly (apparently) on Oct. 26, the day after losing to Texas A&M. Later that week,athletic director Scott Woodward is forced out after Gov. Jeff Landry publicly said Woodward will not be allowed tohire thenext coach. LSU

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Contributing writer

Coming off his second American Conferenceoffensive playerofthe weekhonor,Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaffalready is jacked up forSaturday’shome gameagainst Florida Atlantic.

TheOwls’ hyper-quick pace on offenseshouldguarantee him moreopportunities to make plays thanatany other timethis year.Ifyou watched Tulane’s last home football game against Army,get ready forthe polar opposite of the Black Knights. Army,which held the Green Wave (7-2,4-1)to10pointsuntil Retzlaff threwapairoftouchdown passes in the finaltwo minutes, plays at the fourth-slowest pace in the FBS. Florida Atlantic (4-5, 3-3), which allows34.6points pergame, snaps the ball every 22.1 seconds —faster thanevery otherteam in the FBS.

“Yeah, that’s goingtobeawesome,” Retzlaff said of getting a host of possessions. “I’m not going to lie.”

Retzlaff still shakes his head when he thinks about his experience against ArmyonOct. 18. The Black Knights held the ball for 11:44 on the opening series, running 18 plays before kicking afield goal.

“That wasArmy’sfirst drive against us,” Retzlaff said. “That waskindofabsurd. IfeellikeIhad five differentconversationswith dudes on the sideline. Usually in games, Idon’thave any.” Specifically,Retzlaff recalled talking with injured linebackers SamHowardand Dickson Agu abouthow crazythe drive was. At least that duo hadfacedArmy andNavylastseason. It was Retzlaff’s first time facing aservice academy

FILM REVIEW

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thestretch Nov.19against theDenver Nuggets. It’sa Who’sWho of NBAgreatsover the next eight days. Luka Doncic. Steph Curry.Shai GilgeousAlexander.Nikola Jokic. Fortunately for the Pels,Lebron James won’tbeavailable when theLakers come to town. Buteven without James, that’s still atotal of six MVPs in Curry (2), Gilgeous-Alexander (1) and Jokic (3), and another player (Doncic) who will surely collect an MVP or two soon. This schedule would be tough for any team Struggling Pelicans

If you thought theNew OrleansPelicans’ first 10 games were abumpyride, youmay wantto buckle up for these next five Especially if thePelicans’ most recent outing, a121-98 thrashing by the Phoenix Suns on Monday night, is an indication ofthings to come. The Pelicans, fresh offanother lackluster performance, return tothe Smoothie King Center on Wednesday nighttobegina rugged five-gamehome stand.Itbeginsagainst the improved Portland Trail Blazers, who now have former Pelicans’ fan favoriteJrue Holiday on their roster After that, thereal gauntlet begins. The Pels host theLakers on Friday,then have back-to-back games Sunday and Monday againstthe Golden State Warriors and Oklahoma City Thunder before closingout

If the performance on crucial downs and distances by Saints rookie quarterback Tyler Shough againstthe Carolina Panthers felt extraordinaryinthe moment, the numberssay that feeling was correct. Start with the basics Making his second career start, Shough completed seven of his 10 throws on third downs against the Panthers. Those passes wentfor 201 yards and twotouchdowns,goodfor a152.1 passerrating. Putanother way, Shough’s201 yards passing on third down were morethan 14 other NFL teams had in their entire game lastweek. But the numbers are especially eye-popping when youdrill in a little deeper Next Gen Stats is one of several services thatcalculates Expected PointsAdded (EPA), which attempts to quantifyhow manypointsagiven play will addorsubtract from ateam’s expected output. NewOrleans allowed Shough to throw theball four times in third-and-long situations, defined as needing 7ormoreyards to convert athirddown. Shough put up a+4.06 EPAper passin suchsituations —the highestby any team on third and long in an NFLgamesince the Miami Dol-

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Sean Payton’sBroncos that day NewOrleansisobviously a long wayoff froma 10-touchdown game—its 17 points Sunday marked its fifth consecutive output below 20 points, and it is one of four teams that has failed to eclipse 30

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CFP debate begins after No. 1 Ohio St.

BY EDDIE PELLS Associated Press

Not surprisingly Ohio State stayed at the top of the rankings, and there was a healthy debate about whether last weekend’s action warranted keeping Indiana at No. 2, one spot ahead of Texas A&M.

But while those top three remained the same in the Week 2 rankings released Tuesday, it was a game back in August that led the College Football Playoff selection committee to its biggest shakeup.

The committee vaulted Miami to No. 15, one spot ahead of Georgia Tech, to hand the ‘Canes the Atlantic Coast Conference’s only spot in this week’s projected bracket

That decision came not so much on the strength of last weekend’s action, when Miami easily handled Syracuse and Georgia Tech was idle, but rather thanks to Miami’s season-opening win against Notre Dame.

“Certainly, the win versus Notre Dame was a key factor for placing Miami ahead of Georgia Tech,” committee chair Mack Rhoades said. “In general, with the ACC, I think their lack of nonconference signature wins other than Miami over Notre Dame” hurts the conference.

Following the trio of undefeateds Ohio State, Indiana and Texas A&M — were Alabama and Georgia, who rounded out the same top five as in last week’s season-opening rankings.

Texas Tech jumped two spots to No. 6 on the strength of its win over BYU, moving one notch ahead of Mississippi, which dropped to 7 despite a romp over Citadel in a nonconference game.

At No 8 was Oregon, followed by Notre Dame and Texas. No. 11 Oklahoma and No. 12 BYU would be the first two teams out in this week’s bracket due to the automatic spots handed to the ACC (Miami) and the highestranked league leader out of the Group of 5 conferences, which is now an honor that belongs to South Florida, ranked at No. 24.

“They’ve always been part of (the conversation),” Rhoades said of the Bulls. “South Florida is the most consistent of the Group of 5, to date.”

The final bracket comes out Dec. 7, with the 12-team playoff beginning Dec. 19 and closing a month later with the title game.

those two games, but also discussion about body of work,” Rhoades said. “There was conversation about Missouri. Missouri is a really good team but not the team they’ve been,” due to injuries at quarterback.

The longest conversation involved moving Texas Tech a spot past Ole Miss. “Texas Tech’s win this last weekend — really convincing,” Rhoades said.

Conference watch

ACC: Of the five teams in the conference ranked 15-22, maybe No. 22 Pitt is the team to watch. The Panthers have a 7-2 record with games against Notre Dame, Georgia Tech and Miami the next three weeks. Winning any two of those might give them a chance at somehow getting into the bracket.

to stay ahead of if they finish with one loss and the Utes finish with two. Only two — and perhaps only one — will make it.

SEC: No wonder the conference wants to do away with automatic qualifiers. A&M, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi feel like locks. Texas, Oklahoma and No. 14 Vanderbilt all control their own destiny (Especially OU, which is at Alabama this week.)

Group of Five: With early wins over Boise State and Florida, South Florida looked like a good bet to earn that fifth conference-champion slot earlier in the season, and reclaimed the position after Memphis lost to Tulane last week.

Projected first-round matchups

No. 12 South Florida at No. 5 Georgia: How many teams have won at the Swamp and between the hedges in the same year or ever?

Tough calls

Rhoades said the decision to keep Indiana at No. 2 over Texas A&M provoked the committee’s second-longest conversation.

The Hoosiers needed last-second heroics to win at Penn State, while the Aggies got a romp on the road at Missouri.

“Certainly, discussion about

Big Ten: Outside of the top three, there are no sure things No. 18 Michigan would work its way into the conversation with a win over Ohio State at the end of the month, and No. 17 USC has a season-making game at Oregon on Nov 22.

Big 12: There’s Texas Tech. And then there’s BYU (8-1) And No. 13 Utah (7-2), the team the Cougars beat last month and seem destined

No.11 Miami at No.6TexasTech: ‘Canes won last meeting 45-10 in 1990 and closed that season with a 46-3 drubbing of Texas in the Cotton Bowl.

No. 10 Texas at No. 7 Ole Miss: They haven’t played since UT joined the SEC last year

No 9 Notre Dame at No. 8 Oregon: Unfinished business from their 13-13 tie in 1982, Gerry Faust’s second season with the Irish. IN

Indiana tries to turn page on emotional win

BY MICHAEL MAROT Associated Press

Omar Cooper’s game-winning toe-tap touchdown at Penn State will forever be etched as one of the most iconic images in Indiana football history It was so acrobatic, so unexpected that even usually unflappable coach Curt Cignetti acknowledged he nearly teared up during his postgame interviews. Now, though, after finally winning on the road against the most prominent college football program in Cignetti’s home state, No. 2 Indiana faces a potentially more daunting challenge this week — turning the page so it can focus on struggling Wisconsin.

“I did get a little choked up there at the end just because I was so proud of our guys. Our backs were against the wall there, and boy, it wasn’t looking very good,” Cignetti said Monday “You think about my journey, 10, 15 years ago, did I ever think I’d lead a team into that stadium? No. Lead a team into that stadium victorious? No. But it mainly centered around how our guys responded and the challenge they overcame to get it done.”

The play has been replayed dozens of times since Cooper’s touchdown in the final minute at Beaver Stadium gave Indiana a

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program’s first College Football Playoff berth at stake, they made a statement by handing Purdue its worst loss in school history, 66-0. They also stumbled twice — losing at eventual national champion Ohio State to knock them out of the conference title chase and a season-ending playoff loss at eventual national runner-up Notre Dame. But it was those two losses that provided extra motivation to surpass last season’s feats.

Two-way player Hunter to miss rest of season

Jacksonville Jaguars two-way star Travis Hunter had seasonending surgery Tuesday to repair the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee and is expected to return to the football field within six months.

The team said there was no additional damage to Hunter’s knee, which he injured during a non-contact drill in practice last month.

Hunter had a career performance in London before his injury

The 2024 Heisman Trophy winner caught eight passes for 101 yards and a touchdown against the Los Angeles Rams, and the Jaguars (5-4) were planning to use him as their No. 1 receiver partly because former LSU star Brian Thomas leads the league with nine dropped passes.

Hunter played a combined 486 snaps this season with 324 of those coming on offense.

Brown pleading not guilty to attempted murder

Former NFL star Antonio Brown was returning Tuesday to Miami to face an attempted murder charge stemming from a May shooting, with his lawyer filing a not guilty plea on his behalf.

The former All-Pro wide receiver had waived extradition to Florida from New Jersey, where he was brought after his arrest in Dubai. Brown’s lawyer Mark Eiglarsh said in an email that he has already filed a written not guilty plea. Brown is accused of grabbing a handgun from a security staff member after a celebrity boxing match on May 16 and firing two shots at a man he had gotten into a fistfight with. The victim, ZulQarnain Kwame Nantambu, said one of the bullets grazed his neck.

Packers place starting center Jenkins on IR

Green Bay center Elgton Jenkins has been placed on injured reserve after getting knocked out of the Packers’ 10-7 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night.

The Packers announced Tuesday they had placed the two-time Pro Bowl selection on injured reserve and had signed linebacker Kristian Welch from their practice squad to their active roster

The injured reserve designation means that Jenkins must miss at least the Packers’ next four games

The 29-year-old Jenkins left the Eagles game with what team officials described as an ankle injury Jenkins earned Pro Bowl honors in 2020 and 2022.

The Packers (5-3-1) will try to snap a two-game losing streak on Sunday when they visit the New York Giants (2-8).

Alcaraz win away from clinching No. 1 for year

TURIN, Italy Carlos Alcaraz is one win away from securing the yearending No. 1 ranking.

Alcaraz rallied past Taylor Fritz 6-7 (2), 7-5, 6-3 on Tuesday at the ATP Finals and now needs to either win his final group match against Lorenzo Musetti or his next match in the semifinals to finish a year No. 1 for the second time.

Alcaraz, who improved to 2-0 at the season-ending event for the top eight players, sealed a spot in the semifinals later on when Musetti held off Alex de Minaur 7-5, 3-6, 7-5. If Alcaraz doesn’t win another match and Jannik Sinner goes undefeated to defend his title, Sinner will finish No. 1.

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But Cignetti helped change that perception last year when Indiana did the unthinkable by emerging as a national powerhouse.

The Hoosiers kept winning after capturing their Big Ten Conference opener for their first win at the Rose Bowl. They navigated a rare victory over Michigan to improve to 10-0. And with the

Previous Hoosiers coaches often thought their players were challenged by the effort to handle success.

“I think we’re on a little bit of a mission here, and that’s really been the focus,” Cignetti said. “I think that’s how the kids are thinking, too.” It has showed. When then-No. 8 Illinois visited Memorial Stadium in September, the Hoosiers responded with a 6310 rout. When it looked like they might go down at Iowa, quarterback Fernando Mendoza found Elijah Sarratt for a tiebreaking touchdown in the waning minutes of the fourth quarter And when most people wrote off their chances at then-No. 3 Oregon in September, especially after Mendoza threw a pick-6 to tie the game, Indiana answered by scoring the final 10 points to snap what had been the nation’s longest active winning home and regular-season winning streaks. Saturday trumped all three.

PHOENIX Phoenix Suns guard Jalen Green has a right hamstring strain and will miss at least four to six weeks before being reevaluated, the team said Tuesday Green has had hamstring issues for the past 1 1/2 months and left Saturday’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers after aggravating the injury He has played in just two games this season. The 23-year-old initially got hurt during training camp. Green was a big part of the return in the trade that sent 15-time All-Star Kevin Durant to the Houston Rockets during the offseason. Green played in all 82 regular-season games the past two seasons. He was impressive in his Suns debut on Nov 6 against the Clippers, scoring 29 points in a 115-102 win. Two days later he played just seven minutes before getting hurt again.

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But the way Shough playedonthose crucial downs Sunday provides someoptimism that this Saintsoffensemay find another gear in the second half of theseason.

Consider this: In the first nine games, the Saints facedathird and 7orlonger 60 times, and they convertedjust nine of them a15% conversion rate. For context, only the Tennessee Titans are converting at a worserate(14.5%), andhalf theleague is converting at least 25% of such plays through 10 weeks.

Spencer Rattler,who startedthe first eight games,had a61.0 passer rating and averaged 4.7 yardsper attempt when needing 7ormore yardsto convert. New Orleans didn’t convert its first third and 10 without the aid of apenalty untilWeek8against the Buccaneers.

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with twoofthemgoing for scores.The only third and long theSaints didn’tconvert through the airwas maybe Shough’smost impressive throw of the day, a15-yardlaser between converging defendersto Devaughn Vele on third and17.

Twoofthose conversions went to tight end Juwan Johnson —a52-yarder on third and 12 and a30-yard touchdown on third and 8. Both of those plays were made because of Shough’s abilityto navigate trafficin thepocket andextend the play

According to Next Gen Stats, Shough’saverage time to throwonhis four third-and-long drop backs was4.27 seconds.The only quarterback who kept plays alive longer on such plays is Bills reigning MVP Josh Allen(4.91 seconds). It’sonly one week, but it wasanencouraging week fora team seekinga longterm answer at the most important position in sports.

StuffedPanther Aquick noteaboutthe Saints’ effort against aPan-

“I’m grateful to not have to play Army again,” he said. “I’m grateful we’re playing ateam that’s going to give us the ball alot.I’m excited for that.”

First-year Florida Atlantic coach Zach Kittney,atage 33 the youngest in the FBS, arrived in Boca Raton after three years as the offensive coordinator at Texas Tech. His Owls average an NCAA-high 47 passes and an American Conference-best 323.8 yards passing in their version of the Air Raid,

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hires McNeese State’s Wade Rousse as its new president, who almost immediately clouds the status of athletic director Verge Ausberry —charged with leading LSU’scoaching search —with acoupleof misstatements about his status.

By Thursday,Rousse clarified that Ausberry was formally the LSU AD going forward, appearing to allow LSU’scoaching search to steam ahead on comparatively calm waters as well. And now this. Just when you think this whole sagais reaching aLouisiana level of normality (which isn’t very normal) and LSU can try to repair the damage done to its coaching search, something else happens. But back to the lawsuit. According to Kelly’slawyers, LSU representatives told them that Woodward did not have the authority to fire him. If any of you read those words and hear them coming out of Landry’smouth, you’re not alone.

thers rushing attack that hadbeenmaulingteams recently: The thing that stood out the most about the Saints’ effort,inwhich they limited Rico Dowdle to 2.9yards per carry,was the physicality of the defensive front.

While there is plenty of truth to whatsafety Justin Reid said after the game aboutNew Orleansplaying its mostfundamentally sound game of the year defensively,New Orleans also manhandleda Panthersoffensive line that had grown accustomed to enforcing its will.

New Orleansmanagedto squeeze the life outofthe Carolina rushing attack despite playinginalight or neutral boxon91.3% of its defensive snaps

Aregularcombinationof defensive linemen Davon Godchaux, Jonah Williams andJonathanBullard consistently negatedany push by theCarolina offensive line, allowing the linebackerstoclean things up.

Here was how Dowdle’s final 12 attempts finished out after a14-yardcarry in the first: Three went for 4

although theirpassing efficiency rating is only 10th outof14teams in the league.

Quarterback Caden Veltkamp, a Western Kentucky transfer,is245 of 372 (65.9%) for 2,589 yards and 20 touchdowns with 11 interceptions. The Owls look forcompletion after completionwith no timefor thedefense to rest.

Their longest drive of the year consumed 5:48 —lessthan half of Army’smarathon march against the Wave. Only two possessions have lasted fiveminutes

“With tempo, the biggestthing is getting lined up,” Tulane safety Jack Tchienchou said. “That’s when theyreally beat you, when

That soundsabsurd, and Kelly’s lawyers will have plentyofevidence of past LSUathletic directors including Woodward in the case of Ed Orgeron four years ago —firingcoaches without any claims against theAD’sauthority. On theface of it, it will appearthat LSU is not in the business of honoring its contracts. It will appear to be agiant red flag to any prospective candidate. The only way that is mitigated is if LSU can spell outtosaid prospective candidate, convincingly,why it decidedto try to fire Kelly for cause. That said, it brings up the potentially minor but atthis point interesting fact that Kelly did email LSUthe dayhewas firedsaying he was open to asettlement offer rightfrom thestart. He then rejected LSU’stwo early lump-sumsettlement offers of $25 million and $30 million.Why would Kelly express awillingness to

yards, two went for 3yards, onewentfor 2yards,five gained 1yard and the final carry lostayard. Thatwill win some games. Numberstoknow

202 TheSaints found ways to utilizeShough’simpressivearm strength. Of his282 yards passing— a Saints’ rookie record, by the way —202 cameonthrows outside the numbers.

-0.51 Carolina averaged -0.51 EPAper play against the Saints defense.Put another way, every two plays thePanthersran against the Saints contributed afull point less than the expected scoring output. The -0.51 mark is tied for the fifthbest performancebyany defense in asingle game thisseason, accordingto Next Gen Stats 1— As promising as Shough’sfirst win was, the Saints may have atough timesustaining that effort unless theyget more people involved. After trading Rashid Shaheed last week, only oneofShough’s completions went to awide receiver other than Chris Olave.

you can’tget lined up to whatever they’re showing you. They try to getyou off your pivotwithdifferent types of formations while they go back to their bread and butter, which is alot of sideways football and taking shots.”

Tulane already hasfaced the third-fastest (Tulsa) and seventhfastest (East Carolina) offenses in the FBS, holding both of them below 20 points.

“Thisisa differenttype of offense,” Tulane coach Jon Sumrall said. “The ball’sout alot.Some of theirthrows are extensions of the run game, but theywill throw theball down thefield, too, plenty They are efficient getting the ball

explore asettlement if not concerned that something like this eventually might happen?

Since this all started, I have given theopinion that while LSU has had mistakes and embarrassments during this process,itstill had time to get itshouse in order and hire atop-shelf candidate. With every new chapter,every new revelation,that window narrows. Perhaps alittle, perhaps significantly

Kelly has valid reasons for wanting all of his buyout as spelled out in the contract. LSU may have valid reasons for wanting to fire him for cause. Kelly’s reputation, and possible desire to coach again, are at stake.

Butheisone man.The future of theLSU football program and the athletic departmentitlargely funds is at stake with what already shaped up as the mostimportantcoaching

BY ROBMAADDI AP profootball writer

The New York Giants seem to have afranchise quarterbackand playmakers to build around him They just need acoach to lead them

BrianDabollbecamethe second head coach fired this season, meaning the Giants(2-8) will join the Tennessee Titans in getting ahead start in the search.

Offensivecoordinator Mike Kafka getsaneight-game auditionasinterim coach and astrong finish would increase his chances.

There will be asurplus of candidates foranattractive job. The new coach will inheritrookie quarterback Jaxson Dart, wide receiver MalikNabersand running back CamSkattebo. Dart has shown his potential. Nabers and Skattebo can be stars, though both will be returning frommajor injuries.

Here are six possible successors to Daboll: Lane Kiffin He’s an obviouschoice considering he coached Dart at Ole Miss. Kiffinwas 5-15 as head coach of theRaidersin2007-08. He is 114-53 in college with Tennessee, Southern California, Florida Atlantic andOle Miss. Kiffin hassaid he hasnointerest in leaving his job.

Bill Belichick

Along shot. He has history with the Giants, winning twoSuper Bowlrings as an assistant coach. Belichick will be 74 when next season starts, but his age isn’tthe issue. His record without TomBrady is the problem They won six Super Bowls together in New England. But Belichick is only 84-103 without Brady,though he led the Cleveland Browns to aplayoffwin in his first stint as an NFLhead coach. Belichickis4-5 at North Carolina andwould need abuyout to leave. He’d likely wantfull control and

out to make sure thequarterback doesn’ttake alot of hits.”

Tulaneisfavored by 171/2 points.

Forall of itsoffensive capability

Florida Atlantic has surrendered point totals of 39 to Maryland, 38 to Florida International, 55 to Memphis,33toUAB,48toSouthFlorida and 42 to Navy Could Retzlaff, who has gotten more and more comfortable with his receivers after arriving in late July,bea back-to-back offensive player of theweek?

“I definitely play with alittle chip on my shoulder that it is something Ishould getevery week,” he said. “Not that I’ve deserved it every week, butthat’smygoal. Forme,

hire

the Giants are planning to keep general manager Joe Schoen.

Mike McCarthy

He led GreenBay to aSuper Bowl title with Aaron Rodgers in 2010 and has a record of 174-112-2 in 18 seasons with thePackers and Cowboys.McCarthy led Dallas to three straight 12-win seasons before losing his jobafter going 7-10 last season. He’sfamiliar withthe NFCEast, has worked well withyoung quarterbacks and is awinner

Doug Pederson

Another Super Bowl champion, this one guided Philadelphiatothe franchise’sfirst title with a backupquarterbackbeating Brady andBelichick. Pedersonled theEagles and Jaguars to five winning seasons, four playoff appearances andis5-3 in the playoffs.Hehelped develop Carson Wentz into an MVP candidate in his second season in 2017.

VanceJoseph

The former Archbishop Shaw star is another former head coach whois having more successasa defensive coordinator in Denver.Joseph was 11-21 with theBroncos in 201718. He returned to Denver to join Sean Payton’sstaff in 2023 and his defense has been top 10 in yards the past twoyears and third in scoring both seasons. KlintKubiak

He’s arising young offensive coordinator. Kubiakis having success with Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks. Seattle’soffense is ninthintotal yards. Kubiak’szone-blocking scheme can elevate New York’s rungameand he’s shownhecan develop QBs. Kubiakisthe son of former NFLQBand head coach GaryKubiak, wholed Denver to aSuper Bowl championship.

it’slike, all right, Idid it this week, now let’sgodoitagain next week.” Lagniappe

Howard practiced on alimited basis Tuesdayafter injuring the same leg he broke against East Carolina against Memphis on Friday.Sumrall labeled the new injury a“bruise,” adding he was hopeful Howard couldplayagainst FAU. …The prognosiswas notas positive fordefensive endGerrod Henderson, whoalso was hurt against Memphis. While not specifying the type of leg injury,Sumrall said it was“pretty significant” and“it would be alittle while” before Henderson recovered.

Mavericks fire GM

nine months after trading star Doncic

BY SCHUYLER DIXON Associated Press

DALLAS The Dallas Mavericks

fired general manager Nico Harrison on Tuesday an admission nine months later that the widely criticized trade of Luka Doncic backfired on the franchise.

The move came a day after Mavericks governor Patrick Dumont attended a 116-114 loss to the Bucks in which fans again chanted “fire Nico,” a familiar refrain since the blockbuster deal in February that brought Anthony Davis from the Los Angeles Lakers and angered the Dallas fan base.

The Mavericks appointed Michael Finley and Matt Riccardi as co-interim general managers to oversee basketball operations.

Dumont’s hope for goodwill with the fans never came even after Dallas landed No. 1 overall pick Cooper Flagg with just a 1.8% chance to win the draft lottery

There have been plenty of empty seats in the upper deck of American Airlines Center this season, something not seen consistently since 2018, when the Mavericks traded up to get Doncic with the third overall pick.

Doncic was a 25-year-old generational point guard in his prime when Harrison unloaded him for the oftinjured Davis, who has missed 30 of 44 regular-season games since his arrival in February

Harrison was in his fourth season and had engineered three trades that helped the Mavs go on a run to the Western Conference

finals in 2022 and the NBA Finals two years later

The Doncic trade and a slow start to the first full season without the young superstar led to a stunning downfall for Harrison, who declined to comment to The Associated Press. Dallas is 3-8, and Davis has missed six of the 11 games with a calf injury

“No one associated with the Mavericks organization is happy with the start of what we all believed would be a promising season,”

Dumont wrote in a letter to fans.

“You have high expectations for the Mavericks, and I share them with you. When the results don’t meet expectations, it’s my responsibility to act.”

While Dumont didn’t directly mention the Doncic trade in the letter, he acknowledged the vitriolic reaction of fans, who protested after the shocking deal. The Las Vegas-based Dumont and Adelson families, who bought the Mavericks from Mark Cuban in late 2023, were targets of the criticism as well.

“I understand the profound impact these difficult last several months have had,” Dumont wrote.

“Please know that I’m fully committed to the success of the Mavericks.”

Dumont approved Harrison’s decision to trade Doncic, which kept the Mavericks from having to commit to a $346 million, fiveyear supermax extension for the Slovenian star Harrison tried to defend the deal by repeating a “defense wins championships” line. But with Davis sidelined by a calf injury and star guard Kyrie Irving still out after tearing the ACL in his left knee last March, defense hasn’t mattered much because Dallas has one of the worst offenses in the NBA.

With Davis and Irving playing together for just part of one game last season, the Mavericks missed the playoffs a year after Doncic led them to the NBA Finals.

The slow, injury-plagued start to this season for the Mavericks coincided with Doncic joining Wilt Chamberlain as the only NBA players to open a season with three consecutive games of at least 40 points.

Vogt, Murphy again voted MLB Managers of the Year

BY JAY COHEN Associated Press

Cleveland’s Steven Vogt won his second straight AL Manager of the Year award and Milwaukee’s Pat Murphy repeated for the NL honor

Vogt received 17 of 30 firstplace votes in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America, beating out Toronto’s John Schneider and Seattle’s Dan Wilson. Voting was conducted before the postseason, and results were announced Tuesday night. Murphy got 27 first-place votes. Cincinnati’s Terry Francona was second, followed by Philadelphia’s Rob Thomson.

The last AL manager to win the award in consecutive seasons was Tampa Bay’s Kevin Cash in 2020 and 2021. The previous NL manager was Bobby Cox for Atlanta in 2004 and 2005.

The Cy Young Award winner for each league will be announced on Wednesday, and the MVPs are revealed on Thursday Vogt led Cleveland to a second straight AL Central title in his second year in charge. The 41-yearold played in the big leagues for 10 years, then retired after the 2022 season. He had a one-year stint as Seattle’s bullpen coach and was hired by the Guardians in November 2023. Cleveland trailed Detroit by 151/2 games in early July and by 11 games in early September before storming back to clinch the division title on the final day of the season. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it was the largest in-season comeback in Major League Baseball history

The Guardians also became the fourth big league team to reach the playoffs despite having a losing streak of at least 10 games

Sloppy play, penalties, drops reign

2025 NFL season full of surprises, chaos

BY ARNIE STAPLETON Associated Press

DENVER Election Day has come and gone. So has the trade deadline. The autumn leaves are mostly on the ground. The days are shorter, the nights longer And yet here we are watching sloppy football across the NFL. Week 10 looked a lot like Week 1, or even the preseason tilts chock full of NFL wannabes who may have made the play but not the cut. The slate started with a Thursday night snoozer in which both the reeling Las Vegas Raiders (27) and the surging Denver Broncos (8-2) had more penalties (11) than first downs (10). The Broncos prevailed 10-7 — the same score as the Eagles’ win over the Packers on Monday to wrap up the wacky week — despite going three-andout eight times thanks to a bevy of bad throws, dropped passes and, yes, yellow flags.

On Sunday the Chicago Bears, who are accustomed to playing in wet, windy weather, dropped six of Caleb Williams’ passes in their 24-20 comeback against the New York Giants that cost Brian Daboll his job.

And in their 27-19 loss to the Baltimore Ravens, the Minnesota Vikings were whistled for a whopping eight false starts at home, where these things generally don’t

happen.

Except that it’s the NFL in 2025: cockeyed, confusing and chaotic.

The Patriots are atop the AFC East this late in the year for the first time since Tom Brady was throwing darts and dunks to Gronk instead of arrows and flowers from the broadcast booth and Bill Belichick was steamrolling NFL opponents instead of getting crushed in college.

The Colts are chasing their first AFC South title since Andrew Luck was quarterback in 2014, and the Broncos are alone atop the AFC West for the first time since 2015 when they won their last Super Bowl title.

The Seahawks are tied with the Rams at 7-2 atop the NFC West. They haven’t won their division since 2020 before Russell Wilson was traded and benched in Denver chased out of Pittsburgh and demoted in New York.

The Broncos have been flagged 101 times this season, second only to Jacksonville’s 102. Both teams have 83 penalties against them that were accepted. Seventeen by Denver were declined and one was offsetting

“Certainly, it’s a point of emphasis,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said.

Yet, the Broncos are tied with New England and Indianapolis at 8-2 for the best record in the league in this topsy-turvy season in which we’re into November and the Kansas City Chiefs, winners of nine straight AFC West crowns, five of the past six AFC champion-

ships and three Super Bowls, are on the outside of the playoff picture looking in.

The Vikings’ eight false-start penalties against Baltimore were the most by a home team since the Buffalo Bills had nine against Cleveland on Oct. 11, 2009, according to Sportradar

“Whatever was unearthed today needs to be corrected immediately,” Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell said afterward.

Right tackle Brian O’Neill was flagged three times. Quarterback

J.J. McCarthy and star receiver Justin Jefferson also were penalized. The quarterback and his offensive line struggled with snap counts, cadence and presnap adjustments, especially in the fourth quarter, when the Vikings had three false starts in the final 10 minutes

Running back Aaron Jones said some Ravens defenders seized on the confusion by barking “Hut!” when McCarthy changed the play call or protection. Still, the friendly crowd at U.S. Bank Stadium should not have made it that problematic, he said.

“That’s what they get paid to do,” Jones said. “We’ve just got to lock in, especially when we’re playing at home.”

The Vikings, 14-3 in the regular season a year ago, fell to 4-5.

“It’s going to be tough to win games like that,” Jefferson said. “Go back to work and do the things that allow us to move forward, not backward.”

At 5 yards a pop.

during the regular season joining the 2017 Dodgers, 1982 Braves and 1951 New York Giants. Vogt’s club dropped 10 in a row from June 26 to July 6. Cleveland went on its big September run after closer Emmanuel Clase and starting pitcher Luis Ortiz were placed on nondisciplinary paid leave as part of a MLB investigation into sports betting. Murphy directed Milwaukee to a major league-best 97-65 record this year, setting a franchise record for wins. The Brewers were in second in the NL Central in early July before overtaking the Chicago Cubs with a remarkable 29-4 stretch that included a 14game win streak, another franchise record. Milwaukee eliminated Chicago in a memorable NL Division Series before it was swept by the Dodgers in the NLCS. The five-

game victory over the rival Cubs was the Brewers’ first postseason series win since sweeping Colorado in a 2018 NLDS. The folksy Murphy, who turns 67 on Nov 28, was Milwaukee’s bench coach for eight seasons before he was promoted after Craig Counsell left for the Cubs in November 2023. The Brewers also won the NL Central in Murphy’s first season in charge, finishing with a 93-69 record.

“This is a tremendous and welldeserved honor for the second year in a row,” Brewers president of baseball operations Matt Arnold said in a release.

Murphy had a long coaching career at the college level, including stints at Notre Dame and Arizona State, before serving as a special assistant with the San Diego Padres for the 2010 season. He went 42-54 as the interim manager of the Padres in 2015.

Tomlin: No concerns about QB Rodgers

BY WILL GRAVES Associated Press

PITTSBURGH Mike Tomlin isn’t giving Aaron Rodgers a pass by saying his veteran quarterback simply had an “off night” in Pittsburgh’s lopsided loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Then again, the NFL’s longesttenured head coach also isn’t worried about the NFL’s oldest active player bouncing back from one of the worst performances of his 21year career Rodgers completed just 16 of 31 passes for 161 yards with a touchdown in garbage time and two interceptions — one of which smacked off the hands of wide receiver Calvin Austin while also being sacked for a safety in a 2510 setback.

“Sunday night was what it was,” Tomlin said Tuesday “But I have no long-term reservations about his ability to play the position and play the position at a high level for us.”

Tomlin credited the Chargers for getting the better of his offense, but he doesn’t think his unit is getting too predictable, even with the AFC North-leading Steelers (5-4) finishing with under 300 total yards for the third straight week.

Instead, he pointed to an inability to extend drives on third downs. Pittsburgh has converted

just 36% of its third downs on the season, including 21% (7 of 33) over the past three weeks. Tomlin put the onus on his staff to find ways to make opponents pay for double-teaming wide receiver DK Metcalf, who has just 10 catches for 96 yards over that period.

“We haven’t done a good enough job of putting others other than DK in position to win and win big, and they haven’t won big enough,” Tomlin said. “We’ve got to do a better job there.”

The Steelers declined to make a significant trade to upgrade the receiving corps behind Metcalf, opting instead to hold on to their significant draft capital. The club did sign two-time Super Bowl winner Marquez ValdezScantling to the practice squad last week.

Tomlin didn’t rule out the possibility of Valdez-Scantling working his way onto the active roster on Sunday when Cincinnati (3-6) visits Acrisure Stadium. Either way Tomlin would like to see the offense create more big plays. The Steelers only have a handful of pass receptions that have gone for more than 40 yards this season, and all but one of them came on plays where most of the yardage came after the catch.

“If you’re not doing a good enough job on possession downs, you need to have some big-play splash,” Tomlin said.

BASKETBALL

LSU forward Marquel Suttonshoots a3-pointer againstUNO on Monday night at the PMAC. Suttonscored 15 points while making 4of83-pointers in a93-58 victory.

Dialing long distance

Sutton

BYTOYLOYBROWN III Staff writer

LSU (2-0) knew Marquel Sutton was going to do the dirty work.

The Omaha transfer is aself-described “go-get-it kind of player,” which was provenbyhis 15 rebounds, including four offensive, in the Tigers’ 93-58 victory over UNO on Monday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center

What wasn’tcertain was whether Sutton, the 2024 Summit Player of the Year, drastically could improve his 3-point shot after making only 27.7%lastyear

In his second outing as a Tiger, Sutton hadhis best 3-point shooting game of his career,scoring 15 points while making 4of 8from beyond the arc. His previous career-high for made 3-pointers was three. Through two games, Sutton is 6of14from 3-point range, leading the team in both makes and attempts.

The 6-foot-9, 225-pound forward’sadept shooting and unrivaled glass cleaningwerethe perfect

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combination for a+45 plusminus, which means that during his 32 minutes on thecourt, LSU outscored UNOby45points.

“I don’tknow that I’ve seen aplus-45,” LSU coach Matt McMahon said. “It’s been awhile. That’sreally impressive.”

Sutton’sperformance was aproduct of an offseason of development. He wasinformedwellbefore the season that improving his 3-point shot was going to be critical for himtobe astarting smallforward in McMahon’ssystem When the fifth-year senior was asked whether he tweaked his compact shootingform,hesaid he hadn’t.

“I just did alot of reps all summer,all offseason, even nowduring the season,” he said.“Just keep repping it out and you know it’s coming along. Ijustgive credit to my coachesand my teammatesfor having confidence in metoknock down shots.”

That confidence allowed him to havea career-high eight 3-pointattempts. He shot at least five3-pointers only eight times ever before playing at LSU.

The willingness to take as many deepshots as possible is needed for theteam’s success.

“It’s important for us, because we are playing the two bigs in thefrontcourt,” McMahon said. “So spacing is critical for theway our offense is designed.”

Sutton is awinning player,whether he makes defenses extend farther from the point or if he’sthrowing his body in thepaint for rebounds.

After starting his career at the junior-collegelevel at Connors State in Oklahoma, he is now an invaluable piece of aSoutheasternConference team with NCAA Tournament aspirations.

“Whatever Ineed to do for the team to win, that’s what I’mgoing to do,”Suttonsaid. “If Ineed to rebound, defendorknock downshots,Ijust go out there with my high motor and do what Ido.”

Richardson,banned by NBAin1986, dies

BY CLIFF BRUNT AP sportswriter

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Johnson hittingglass forTigers

‘Versatile’freshmandoing it all

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

Coach KimMulkey doesn’t want to say that the LSU women’sbasketball team is playing freshman forwardZaKiyahJohnson out of position

Mulkeysaidshe thinks saying that would equatetounfairlypigeonholing aplayer whocan do just about anything. Johnson can score, rebound and defend in the post, as she’sshown forthe Tigers in each of the first three games. She can also, according to Mulkey,dribble,pass andshoot like aguard.

“I’m very versatile, Iwould say,” Johnson said Oct. 23.

If Johnsoncan scoreindouble figures againWednesdaywhenthe No. 5Tigers(30) host Charlotte (7 p.m., SEC Network+) thenthe 6-foot forward will begin her collegiate career withfour consecutive games of at least 10 points.

Johnson, aformer five-star recruit from Kentucky,notched 11 points in the season opener against Houston Christian. Thenshe chippedin16and 17 points in the twosubsequentwinsoverSoutheasternLouisiana andGeorgia Southern.

In those three contests, Johnson averaged 14.7 points, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 steals and ablock per game while also shooting 70% from the field. Only nine Division I freshmenare sporting thosescoring and rebounding averages this year,and none of those players have tallied as many steals and blocks as Johnsonhas (11), and just two areconverting their shots at ahigher percentage.

Starguards Flau’jae Johnson and MikaylahWilliams are also the only LSU contributors who areplaying more minutes each night thanJohnson so far “She’s deceptively powerful in there,” Mulkeysaid. “She’s hard to block out. She’s going to alwaysget thoseboards, andshe can leap.She quickleaps.”

Johnsonhas played well enoughfor Mulkeytocompare hertoformer Baylor All-American Nina Davis —a forward Mulkeyused to compare Aneesah Morrow to.

Allthree playersare undersized forwards whoknowhow to rebound. Like Morrow, Johnsoncan grabashot off the glass,start herown fast break,and eitherscore herself or set upa shot foranopenteammate.

As afreshman, Davis averaged 15.0 points and8.9 reboundsper game. Johnson hasplayedonly threegames,but her numbers—and hergame —look similar.

“A clone of her,” Mulkey said. “Andone

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“She’sdeceptivelypowerfulinthere. She’shardtoblock out.She’s goingto alwaysget those boards, and shecan leap. She quick leaps.”

KIM MULKEy,

day (Johnson) texted me, and shesaid, ‘Coach, do you think Icould call (Davis)? She’sanassistant at MiddleTennessee.’ I said, ‘How about if Ihave her call you?’ And then shedid.” If LSUkeeps giving Johnson thesame kind of minutes,then it will need her to keep up the workshe’salready done on the glass.

This season is the first since 2021-22 that theTigers are playing without bothMorrowand Angel Reese— two of the best reboundersinthe history of women’scollege basketball.

Reese and Morrow are responsible for more than athird of all therebounds the Tigers grabbedacross the previousthree seasons.Sofar,LSU hasn’thad much trouble replacing their production.

The Tigers are corralling53boardsper gamethis season —one of the 10 highest averages in the country. In the nonconference matchups it played acrossthe previous two seasons,LSU grabbed 49 rebounds each night. Now it’satleast on pace to becomean even better rebounding team, in large part becauseJohnson has made astrong transition to the college game.

“(Against) the bigger posts,” Johnson said, “I can use my speed, and then when it comes to the smaller posts and the fours, I’ll face up because Iknow they can’t guardme. But Ican also back them down as well.

“So that’sreally it. Just my versatility and my rebounding. Iwant to go get everything that’scoming offthe boards.”

TOMLyNN

NewJerseyNetsguardMichael RayRichardson drivesto thebasket past Milwaukee Bucks guard MikeDunleavy, center, and centerBob Lanier,right, during aplayoff game on May8,1984, in Milwaukee.

He played one more NBA season before his ban. “Hegot kicked outofthe league, gotsober andnever wentback to it,”Zelbst said. Richardson coached the Oklahoma/Lawton-FortSill Cavalry to three championships —inthe CBAin2008 and2009and in thePremier Basketball League in 2010. He also led the London Lightning to two NBL Canada championships. He returned to Lawton and spent much of the timeinhis later years guiding young Black men in the area.

Michael Ray Richardson, aversatile guard who was banned from the NBA for violating its drug policy in the 1980s, died Tuesday.He was 70. Richardson’sattorney and close friend, John Zelbst, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Richardson, who had prostate cancer,died at his Lawton, Oklahoma, home. Richardsonwas athreetime All-Big Sky Conference playeratMontana beforebeing selected No. 4 in the 1978NBA Draft, two slots aheadofLarry Bird. He played for the New York Knicks, Golden State Warriors and New Jersey Nets. In eight years, he was afour-timeAll-Star who led the league in steals three times He was banned in 1986 after violating thedrug policyfor cocaine use. He played in the Continental Basketball Association and then finished hiscareer in Europe. He laterwon five championships as acoach in the Continental Basketball Association and NBL Canada. “It was alife of redemption and winning,” Zelbst said. “Redemption and winning. It’sincredible.” In 1979-80, Richardson averaged 15.3 points per game for the Knicks and led the league in assists (10.1 per game) andsteals (3.2). “He was just an incredible player,and no one had seen anybody like him at that time,” Zelbst said.“He was Magic(Johnson) before Magic.” In 1984, he led theNetsto astunning playoff upset of the reigning champion Philadelphia 76ers and stars Moses Maloneand Julius Erving In hisbest NBA season, 1984-85 with New Jersey, Richardson was named the NBA’scomebackplayer of the year after averaging 20.1 points and8.2 assists and aleague-best 3.0 steals per contest

Butfor ateam that has been as bad and inconsistentasthe Pelicansduring the first 10 games, the schedule almost seems unfair.Ifthe NBApostseason started today,all five of theteams on the Pelicans’ upcoming slatewould be playing. That includes the Blazers (5-5), who would be theNo. 9seed and in the play-in tournament.

The Pelicans, meanwhile, are off to a2-8 start. They’ve lost three of those games by at least 30 points and another by 23. As of Tuesday,the Pelicans ranked 27th in the league in points allowed, yielding 121.3 points point game.

“Wehave to be better starting on the defensive end,” Pelicans coach Willie Green said. “That’swhere it all starts.

“Our aggression on the defensive end. Ourcommunication on the defensive end.”

Phoenix guard Grayson Allen exploded for acareerhigh 42 pointsMonday and knocked down 10 of the mostwide-open 3-pointers he will ever take in an NBA game. Doncic and Curry have to be chomping at

STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER Pelicans coachWillie Green signalstoplayers during agame against the Charlotte Hornets on Nov. 4atthe Smoothie KingCenter

the bit to step foot in the Smoothie King Center if that’show the Pelicans are going to defend. Things haven’tbeen much better on the offensive end.

The Pelicans, averaging 108 ppg, are 28th in the league in scoring. Notbeing able to score and not being able to stop the other team from scoring are whythe Pelicans have the worst record in the Western Conference and the fourth-worst record in the league.

In most of the losses, there is arun by the opponent that the Pelicans can’t stop. In the season-opening loss to Memphis, the Pels wereoutscored 41-22 in the third quarter.InMonday’s loss in Phoenix, the Suns outscored the Pelicans 3519 in the second quarter

“They just punched us in the mouth right away,” Green said. “Just below our standard. We’ve got to stop waiting as ateam to get punched and then start trying to fight. We’ve got to start the gamethat way. We’re below our standard of where we wanttobe.” Unless the Pelicans quickly figure things out, these next five games will push them even further below the standard.

Email RodWalkerat rwalker@theadvocate.com.

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INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Philadelphia, Barkley 22-60,Hurts 5-27, Shipley 4-17, Bigsby3-7. Green Bay, Jacobs 21-74, Love 5-28, Wilson 1-2 PASSING—Philadelphia, Hurts 15-26-0-183. Green Bay, Love 20-36-0-176. RECEIVING—Philadelphia, D.Smith 4-69 Goedert 4-43,Barkley

8, Hawkins0-3 1-3 1, McGowens 1-2 0-0 2. Totals 34-83 20-26 98. PHOENIX(121) Brooks 4-13 9-10 18, O’Neale 5-9 0-014, Wil-

liams 0-1 2-2 2, Allen 12-17 8-10 42, Booker 8-13 3-3 19, Dunn 1-30-2 2, Fleming2-3 0-0 5, Hayes-Davis 1-30-0 2, Ighodaro1-2 0-12 Livers 1-2 0-03,Maluach 0-1 0-00,Richards 0-0 2-32,Gillespie 2-50-0 6, Goodwin 2-6 0-0 4. Totals 39-78 24-31 121. New Orleans 22 19 31 26 —98 Phoenix29353225— 121 3-Point Goals—New Orleans 10-32 (Fears 3-6, Bey 2-6, MurphyIII 2-7, Matkovic 1-2, Alvarado 1-3, Jones1-3,Queen 0-1, Hawkins 0-2, Peavy0-2), Phoenix19-43 (Allen10-15, O’Neale 4-8, Gillespie 2-4, Fleming1-2,Livers 1-2, Brooks 1-6, Dunn 0-1, Goodwin 0-1, Hayes-Davis0-1,Maluach0-1,Booker 0-2) Fouled Out—None. Rebounds—NewOrleans 40 (MurphyIII 10),Phoenix42(Williams 6). Assists—New Orleans 18 (Alvarado, Jones, MurphyIII 4),Phoenix29(Gillespie 5). Total Fouls—New Orleans 23, Phoenix18. A—17,071 (18,422). Pro hockey

NHL Tuesday Dallas 3, Ottawa 2, OT LosAngeles 5, Montreal1 Washington 4, Carolina1 Boston 5, Toronto 3 Calgary at St. Louis, n San JoseatMinnesota, n Anaheim at Colorado, n Columbus at Seattle, n Winnipeg at Vancouver,n Wednesday N.Y. RangersatTampaBay,6p.m. Edmonton at Philadelphia, 6:30 p.m. BuffaloatUtah, 8p.m. New Jersey at Chicago, 8:30 p.m. College basketball State men’s schedule

Monday Southern 115, Ecclesia College 51 UL-Monroe 88, RustCollege55 McNeese 132, College of BiblicalStudies 50 LSU 93, UNO 58 Georgia Tech 61, Southeastern 52 Tuesday North Alabama 87, NorthwesternSt. 83, OT Tulane 66, UL 62 Wednesday Nicholls at Valparaiso,7p.m.

LATE MONDAY LSU 93, New Orleans58 NEW ORLEANS (2-1) Boudouma 3-8 2-29,Osby3-9 0-07,Abass 4-9 0-08,Benson2-9 4-4 10, Buckley 3-13 5-8 12, Cope 2-60-0 5, Pagonis0-2 0-00,Patterson0-2 0-00,Coquia0-4 0-00,M.Thomas 2-3 1-25,Chretien0-0 0-00,Kemp 1-2 0-12 Totals 20-67 12-17 58. LSU (2-0) Nwoko9-13 4-522, Sutton 4-11 3-415, Tamba 4-5 2-410, Mackinnon 0-5 2-22,D.Thomas 2-7 4-4 9, Miller 2-42-4 6, Reece 0-52-2 2, Reed 6-10 2-3 15, King2-4 0-06,Carter 1-40-0 3, Bobbett 0-0 0-00,Mosley 1-1 0-03,Zipper 0-2 0-00.Totals 31-71 21-28 93. Halftime—LSU 44-32. 3-PointGoals—New Orleans 6-25(Benson 2-7, Buckley 1-2, Osby 1-3, Boudouma1-4,Cope 1-4, M.Thomas 0-1, Coquia 0-4), LSU 10-27 (Sutton 4-8, King 2-3, Mosley 1-1, Reed 1-1, D.Thomas 1-3, Carter 1-4, Miller 0-1, Nwoko0-1,Zipper0-1 Mackinnon 0-2, Reece 0-2) Rebounds New Orleans 34 (Buckley 8),LSU 51 (Sutton 15) Assists—New Orleans 7(Boudouma,Abass, Buckley,Cope, Pagonis, Coquia, M.Thomas 1), LSU 21 (D.Thomas 8) Total Fouls—New Orleans 21, LSU18. A—6,505 (13,215) National men’s scores EAST Central Connecticut 60, Boston College 59 Colgate 90,Drexel83 Duke114, Army59

LIVING

Restaurantsbattlefor Po-Boy Fest awards,and theresults arewild

THEOAK STREET PO-BOY FESTIVAL

10 a.m. to 6p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16 l OakStreet from South Carrollton Avenue to Eagle Street l Freeentry, wristband purchase required to buy food, starting at $10 ($15 dayof). See poboyfest.com.

YBY IAN McNULTY| Staff writer

ou probably alreadyhave your favoriteroast beef po-boy and your first choice for shrimp and oyster po-boys.

But whatabout the bestpo-boy with barbecue brisket or Japanese stir-fried rib-eye? How about apo-boy made with porchetta, the Italian rolled porkbelly,or with sisig, the Filipinodish of chopped pork jowls andears? And is aChicago-style beef or aChicago-style hotdog better as apo-boy crossover?

Traditional po-boys and one-day wonders from well-known local restaurants, newcomers, bars, pop-ups and clubsare all partofthe Oak Street Po-Boy Festival. It’sback this Sunday, turningthe seven-blockbusiness corridor of OakStreet into an arcade of outdoor eating and funcarousingin thefall weather

Rotisserie chickengetsdelicious

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with for latest Vi nola.com/

About 40 food vendors areon hand, all vying forawards in a menu worth of different categories. They’realso competing for theattention of the festival crowds,trying to catch the eye and lure the appetite. This has madethe menu increasingly creative and wonderfully deli-

ciousthrough theyears, with manysandwiches you’ll only find here.

Aboutthe fest Apackedscheduleofmusic and alivelystreet scene

ä See PO-BOYS, page 4D

Isee your pies,and

Dear Miss Manners: Iamadivorced woman with no nearby family,so Iamoften invited to the homes of various close friends on holidays. Last year,Iwas invited to aThanksgiving with about 30 people. Upon receiving the invite, Ioffered to bring a couple of homemade pies. The hosts replied that they would instead like me to bring SIX bottlesofwine plus several containers of ice cream. I’m not the kind of person who brings cheap wine, so my contribution cost me about $150. Upon arrival, Inoticed that other folks brought more typical contributions, like aside dish, bakeryitems, etc

Is there away to respond to sucharequest, which Iconsider excessiveand inappropriate, if it happens again? By theway,these peoplehaveplentyofmoney,soit’snot aquestion of being unabletoprovide for their guests. Gentle reader: The next request will not be exactly thesame, so Miss Manners is goingtogive you the means to construct amore general response. What you should have said when asked was, “I would be so happy to do the whole dessert. Iknowaperfect icecream that would go withthe pies. Butsince itis30people, would you mind terribly if Idon’t do thewine?”

The key points to this answer were: Youexpressed excitement; you expanded what you originally offered —thus meetingyour hostess halfway; you madeclear —gently —that she was asking too much; and you left thefinal determination in her hands. Youalso declined to give reasons for your counteroffer (you don’tknow anything about wine; it won’tfitinyour car; you are allergic to cabernet), which would only have encouraged your hostess to haggle. Finally,you gave your contribution aname (dessert), which,toMiss Manners at least, lends the power of thematic unitytowhat was otherwise a mereshopping list Dear Miss Manners: My wife and I have aclose, loving relationship

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itsown bar for cocktails and wine (Lambrusco rosé is a golden rotisseriepairing,it turns out).

Now,people line up at the counter to order their chicken and sides.

The whole bird arrives pre-cut fromthe butcher counter at the center of the open kitchen. These areplump birds with burnished brown skin, some of it crackling-crisp, some of it slipping offwithacaramelized chew Here Today’ssauce game takes them to another level.

Sauces andsides

Icould hardly keep the mini squirt bottleofgarlic mayo out of my hands, but there’salso fun to be had mixing different sauces from one piecetothe next, or even one bite to the next.

The sesame chili oil brings up the smoky wok of aChinese takeout joint, the honey mustard may take you back to aChili’sinthe 1990s. This is feel-good comfort food that goes afew steps further than you’re likely to undertakeathome.

Why are the hash brownlike potatoes so good, approaching the crispiness of ideal Spanish patatas bravas? They’re cooked in chicken fat.

Why couldn’tI stop reaching for the little glass bowl

of rice,with its light brown hue? The grain is good, but theflavor,well, that’schicken fat again. Good things happenwhenyou roastyour own birds and keep the drippings.

Thesame rice is the basis for acomposed bowl that feels abit like achef’s rendition of “girl dinner,” with little bits of alot of different things on hand. The tender chicken is sliced, there’s cabbage and cucumberand yogurt,and it’sall wholesomeand feelshealthy,at leastuntil yougoatitwith thewhite sauce again

Here today is using the same chickens thechefs get at Coquette, brined and marinated in-house and then worked through the whole menu,frommeat pulled off the bone for chicken and dumplings to stock from those bones.

It’sa plain-dealingapproach formeals thatare anythingbut plain.

Desserts canalso be homey and refined all at once, like agourmet tucking a treat into aschool lunchbox. Oneday,itwas achocolate and peanut butter brownie made withthe good stuff from nearby Piety& Desire Chocolate that was dense and richasfudge with deep chocolate satisfaction

There are sandwiches and individual portions of chicken, down to aquarter of achicken.And,because you’renevergoing to stop chefs like these from rolling out specials, there will always be something differ-

ent cycling acrossthe chalkboard.

Anew one is fried chicken, now servedonFridays. Coquette is known for its own periodic friedchicken nights. This chicken is different, with abatter made from potato flour andcornstarch, which achieves an audible crunch (and, coincidentally,makes it glutenfree and dairy-free fried chicken).It’sall brushed withamixture of (our old friend) chicken fat spiked with Calabrian chiles for a mild,fruityheat and extra savory-rich layer overthe juiciness within.

Whole rotisserie chicken is an obvious choice for takeout and deliveryand plenty of app delivery drivers turn up to collect package orders of birds and sides.This probably does save theday on the homefront manytimes in the traditional rotisserie role,though Iwas more than satisfied to sit down andtuck in at thetable,with aglass of bubbly at the ready

For themonth of November,Here Today is also stepping up for neighbors contending with thefederal government shutdown. SNAPrecipients can show their benefit card and ID and get arice bowl on the house, any day they’re open, between the hours of 3p.m. and 6p.m.

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate. com.

with my sister and her husband, despiteliving hundreds of miles apart. We speak frequently and makeseveral overnight visits to each other’shomes each year

The problem is that my sister often invites friends of theirs, whom they see often, to their homewhen we are visiting. We do not care fortheir friends, and their conversations often devolve into discussions about people we’ve never met and neighborhood happenings we know nothing about.

How do we politely ask my sister not to invite her friends over when we are visiting?

Gentlereader: If you weretoask your sister,would she not say she is trying to draw you into her circle and her life?

By The Associated Press

TodayisWednesday, Nov. 12, the316th day of 2025. There are 49 days left in the year

Todayinhistory: On Nov. 12,1954, Ellis Island officially closedas an immigration station anddetention center. More than 12 million immigrants arrivedinthe United States via Ellis Island between1892 and1954.

Alsoonthisdate:

In 1927,Josef Stalin becamethe undisputed ruler of theSoviet Unionas LeonTrotsky was expelled fromthe Communist Party

In 1936,the SanFrancisco-Oakland Bay Bridge openedasPresident Franklin D. Roosevelt pressed atelegraph key in Washington, D.C., and gave the green light to traffic

In 1936,Americanplaywright Eugene O’Neill received the Nobel Prize in Literature.

In 1948,Japanese generaland formerPrime MinisterHideki Tojo and

Miss Manners asks because if you dislike her friends only for talking about people you do not know,she agrees that is to be avoided —but also thinks you might makethe effort to get to know them.Paradoxically,she would only recommendspeaking with your sister if you can put forward amore positive reason hoping to spend moretimewith her,rather than less timewith people she likes.

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

TODAYINHISTORY

several other WorldWar II Japanese leaderswere sentenced to death by a war-crimestribunal; he wasexecuted in December 1948.

In 1970, theBhola cyclonestruck East Pakistan nowBangladesh.The deadliest tropical cycloneonrecord claimed thelivesofanestimated 300,000-500,000 people

In 2001, American AirlinesFlight 587, en routeto theDominican Republic crashed after takeofffrom NewYork’s JohnF.Kennedy International Airport, killing all260 people on board andfive people on theground.

In 2019, Venicesaw its worst flooding in more than 50 years, withthe water reaching 6.14 feet aboveaveragesea level; damage was estimated in thehundredsofmillions of dollars.

In 2021, ajudge in Los Angelesendedthe conservatorship that hadcontrolledthe life andmoney of popstar Britney Spears fornearly14years. In 2024, afederal judge

sentenced Jack Teixeira, aMassachusetts AirNational Guardmember to 15 years in prisonfor leaking classifiedmilitary documentsabout thewar in Ukraine;Teixeirahad pleaded guiltytowillful retention andtransmission of national defense information underthe Espionage Act, nearlya year after his arrest in themost consequentialnational security breach in years Today’sbirthdays: Actor-playwright Wallace Shawn is 82. Rock musicianBooker T. Jones is 81. Sportscaster Al Michaelsis81. Singersongwriter Neil Young is 80. Author Tracy Kidder is 80. DemocraticSen.Jack Reed of RhodeIslandis 76. Actor MeganMullally is 67. Olympic gold medal gymnast Nadia Comaneci is 64. Olympic gold medal swimmerJason Lezak is 50. Pakistanifilmmaker andjournalistSharmeen Obaid-Chinoyis47. Actor Ryan Gosling is 45. Actor Anne Hathaway is 43. GolferJason Dayis38. NBApoint guard Russell Westbrook is 37.

Ostby, Sally Duplantier

Jiarra Rayford

Garden Gambols

n Hope Ignites

Formerly known as BoysHopeGirls Hope, the organization has downsized in name, but has added spark to its new nomenclature.It will now go by Hope Ignites New Orleansand continue the mission of nurturingand guiding “motivated young people in need to become well-educated, career-ready men andwomen for others.” The future beckonswithforce.

To raise funds for the cause, the2025Garden Gala filled the daylong bill. Kelley Moreau and Marianna Downer, joined byhusbands Lyle and Stephen,chaired the Sunday eventthatwas located in the gardens around CityPark’sPavilionof theTwo Sisters. The first social iteration was the patron party,Kitcheninthe Gardens, in the outdoor kitchen space that started at noon and ranfor an hour.Itfeatured alive demonstration of shrimp and paneer gnudi (“naked dumpling,”a fusion dish) prepared by chef Rob Mistry of Gautreau’s,aswell as averbal menu, aspeech prepared by former BHGH alumnus Jakirai Wiley. For the subsequent excitement, TidalWaveBrass Band second lined guests over to the Garden Gala in thepavilion, whereThe Andree Dupepe Band set the P.M. to music; 20 fabulouspackages were raffled off —the most popular being agetaway to Perdido Key Beach, Florida, and donated by Mark and Paula Jeansonne;and delicious bites were prepared by adozen restaurants, including those associated with chefs Eric Cook and Bradley Marshall. Board chair Jason Maurin also addressed theassembly.Hewas accompanied by his wife, Kellie, the gala sponsorship chair,and one of the20members of the committee. The others were Rachel Anderson,PaulBabineaux, Elise Benezech, Emily Fruithandler,Daniel Harris, Jessica Hughes, PaulaJeansonne,EmmelineJohnston, AuroraLajara,AbbyLupo, ClarkePerkins,Andrea Roussel, Catherine Schroeder,Adeleigh Smith, Olivia Thomas, Kelly Uddo (logistics chair), Jessica Waguespack, Gerald“Jess”Waltman, and Braden Young Decorative attributes were many,and withthanks toHerbivore Floral Designs, there were centerpieces of beautiful, bright,and even wild, flowers. More visual attractionswere impactful postersofscholars and alumni; aballoon arch; and larger-than-life tissue flowersbyFoley Fetes. Noted during the three hours of themain event was Sally Duplantier, a founding board member,along with family members Suzie and Sandy,and Julie and BryanDuplantier About 45 years ago, Sally’s late husband,Judge Adrian Duplantier,and the late Rev.Harry Tompsonfoundedthe former BHGH that has had two homes for itsyoungpeople, 250 in number since the organization’sinception. They study in ahandful of local schools and claim 100% high school graduation.Most finish college. Mingling, too, wereHopeIgnitesCEO Kristin Ostby,Arkesha Baquet, Kim and Chris Kenny, Jiarra Rayford, Connie and TimKitchen, Patricia and Ralph Cox, BrittanyWhitsell, Anne Raymond and countless others, including ahostofsponsors and in-kind supporters, who arehelpingtospark brightfutures.

n Gamesinthe Garden

Once again, it was “Let’s play!”Scoresobligedon aTuesdayafternoon for LongueVue’sGames in the Garden that was presented by Louise H. Moffett Family Foundation and honored Changemaker in Education Leona Tate,co-founder andoperator,Tate Etienne Prevost Center.Foundationsand businesses were top sponsors.Downa bitwere individuals Carey Bond and HenryLambert, Katherine Boh, Patriciaand Vernon Brinson, Nancy and Stephen Hales, LaurenFavret and BryanJones, Elizabeth and James Landis, Lee Ledbetter (& Associates), Gail and Rene Louapre, Jane and Dave Maher, JennyMercedes and Vanessa Lovisa,Angela and Eric Sella, David Briggs and MarkRomig,Ariana Ganak and Larry Lovell,Anne Teague Landisand Cuyler Bond,and Caroline and Arthur Nead. Stella Baty Landis is the LV executive director. Longue Vue’sboardofdirectors is ledbypresident Marilee K. Hovet (a Tennis Court sponsor withhusband Andrew), vice president Lauren Favret, secretary Dave Miller, treasurer David Gerber, andpast president Ryan Flanagan. Now for the “Games”group.The 2025 eventchairs were David Briggs, Gail Hester Louapre andDave Maher,aswell as Winnie Brown, Fran and JoeMcManus, and Hannah Tucker They headedupan18-person host committee. During the 4-5 p.m. Sponsor Pregame, Leona Tate wasrecognized and congratulated. Then came the main eventinthe SpanishCourt andEast Lawn withmusic by Katie Cat &Cain and abook signing by Leona Tate;and, all the while, and in the Discovery Garden, Games for Kids (ages 5-11).Throughout,the excitement of sports, games andexercise got due play,along with alook back in LV’s history. Homeowners, philanthropists Edith and Edgar Stern established the“Racquetand JulepClub” as adistraction from World WarII. Games in the Gardenshonors thatlegacy as it raises funds (and fun!) for the Children’sDiscovery Garden andeducationprograms.

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n Landmarks

Whereas diamond white is usually associated with a75th anniversary,this one went forgreen. Louisiana Landmarks Society celebrated “75 years of Preservation” at the annual Fête du Jardin at the c. 1799 Pitot House. Held as a crepuscular caper on arecent Sunday,the event began with aone-hour patron party,which was followed by theGarden Party of two hours. Pitot descendant Michael andVirginia White figured in the top patron tier,while Laurie (a Pitot descendant)and Warren Doyle, MichaelL.Mancuso (with Shawn Lindsay), Morgan and Mark Stalder,Ann M. Masson, Edward C. Boninand Rene J.L. Fransen, Jones Walker LLP, Susan Couvillon,HollisBright and TerryKavanagh, and The Gayle and TomBenson Charitable Foundation followed in the next two categories. Aslew of names, especially the caterers and restaurants, were thanked on the printed program fortheir in-kind sponsorship. In addition to above Hollis, those from theBright Family Fund (with Pitot connections) were Elinor, Edgar with Ashley, and Timothy with Susan.Also, Adele Petagna.

Established in 1950, the Louisiana Landmarks Society is the oldest statewide preservation organization. It has as its mission the promotion of “historic preservation through education, advocacy,and operation of the Pitot House,” on Bayou St. John. The society’sactivities restored the house to its Creole West Indies colonial charm. Michael Mancuso presides over the LLS executive committee that has as officers, Tony Marino,Bill Barry Jr., Louise Saenz, Susan Couvillon, Celeste Marshall,and Peter M.Wolf Stacey Pfingsten is theexecutive director and 10 people comprise the trustees list.

Headlining theFête du Jardin Committee wereabove Rene Fransen and Michele CollinsJones, whose committee numbered 17, including Elinor“Ellie”PitotWhite,daughter of theabove Michael and Virginia, whoflew in to attend the event.

Amongthe manyfeatures was the welcoming and thematic French 75 drink proffered by James Kelly Jr ;the decorations of faux votive candles and gorgeous pale pink and yellow flowers done by sisters Margot Hammond and Ann Seymour; and the gardengreen on ecru invitation by sisters MargaretJones and Sallie Mykris and their team at Scriptura.

Reveling in preservation, anniversary ado, and the delights of outdoors were Martin Robinson with Angieand MaryBowlin, Jenniferand Clifford Kenwood,Richard Dragisic and Bill Brockschmidt, Eleanor Farnsworth, Judie Oudt, Nathan Chapman, Sally Reeves, Dennis Alonzo, Michael Duplantier, Esther and JerryGreiner,Vivian and Richard Cahn, MaryKohlman and MichaelValentino,Donna and Joe Raspanti, Jennie and Scott Willis, Rita and TomWard, Lynette and TerryDuFrene,Denise and Bruce Germer, Debbie delaHoussaye and LakeDouglas, MaryLen and Lou Costa, and StephenBergeron They rallied to theauction for which Erin and Mark Hattier donated their Pensacola Beach condo for avacation that was “won” by Trez and Jim Zotkiewicz, and tapped atoe to the scintillating sounds of the Tyron Benoit Band.

complete the festival. Admission is free A wristband purchase is required to buy food from vendors. It’s a format that keeps the festival ostensibly free while still generating revenue as local events face rising fees and production costs.

Once again this year, the festival will benefit Son of a Saint, a community group that works in youth development with fatherless boys around the New Orleans area, which will have its own food booth too for barbecue shrimp po-boys and smoked sausage mac and cheese.

Food and drink vendors line Oak Street with music stages, a piano truck and porch jam in between. The festival feels like a street fair, with a whirl of flavors and aromas and sounds.

There’s a lot of peering into booths to see what the festival sandwiches look like. Some lines are slow, others swift (you can pay more for a “fast pass”) Oak Street businesses open with their own offerings.

Here’s a scouting report based on prior year results and a look at this year’s menu: Barbecue brawl

The transformative wonders of slow-and-low smoking might just constitute its own niche at the fest now Among the barbecue pros competing are Cochon King BBQ, Gonzo’s Smokehouse, Moe’s Original BBQ and Walker’s BBQ, as well as the Hogs for the Cause cookoff team Swinel Richie Charity BBQ (they of the porchetta po-boy mentioned above, in addition to their signature fried bologna sandwich, “The Chub”).

Battle of the boudin balls

Gonzo’s, a Luling-based barbecue master, won the overall Best of the Fest award last year with “the Couyon,” based around its outrageously tasty smoked pork belly boudin and smoked pork belly burnt ends.

That win threw down a gauntlet of friendly though spirited,

competition with Southerns, the food truck and restaurant that nearly swept the fest with four awards in 2023.

This year, Southerns is back with its own boudin ball-based po-boy, this one stuffed with pepperjack and cracklin-dusted onion rings, along with a pastrami po-boy crossed with a banh mi and pho soup seasonings.

Winning formulas, new twists

More past winners are bringing back their festival favorites.

That includes one of the original mad scientists of Po-Boy Fest flavor, Jason Seither of Harahan’s Seither’s Seafood, with his voodoo fish and chips po-boy, made with redfish and Zapp’s potato chips.

Beatrice Palmer of Ms. Dee’s, a Marrero-based caterer, is back with her fest-winning fried fish with crabmeat po-boy

In the reliably-unexpected category, look for pan-Asian

on “French toast-style” French bread this year (in addition to a meatloaf po-boy based on a signature of its regular menu).

Oak on the menu

The Oak Street setting is a key part of the fest, and the restaurants and bars lining it add their own stands and, in some cases, indoor pit stops. It’s Oak & Ale doing po-boy riffs on both the Chicago beef (of “The Bear” fame) and Chicago hot dog (of, well, Chicago fame).

Boy Fest standards through the years too.

standout Mister Mao for that sisig po-boy (with “all the piggy bits,” per the menu) and a fried calamari version with gochujang aioli, while Boucherie has a pickled shrimp and smoked pork “larBBQ” po-boy with green papaya slaw and fresh herbs for a Southeast Asian flex.

How about a dessert po-boy?

Rosedale restaurant is bringing a bananas Fosters rendition

Jamaican restaurant 14 Parishes folds its jerk seasoning into a range of po-boys and Aguasanta borrows birria from the taco tradition for a Latin American po-boy while Breads on Oak, the vegan bakery, brings meatless options on baguette. There’s always something new and head-turning, but you can also find classic renditions, house signatures and sandwiches that have become Po-

Unsurprisingly, some in this category come from po-boy shops. Look for the duck po-boy from Crabby Jack’s, which sets up its stand by sibling restaurant Jacques-Imo’s, always the busiest little hub on the street during the fest. New this year is Mahony’s Po-boys, bringing its revived classic pot roast beef debris. Part of the fun of the fest is sampling one-time-only po-boys next to the timeless. The fest is also a chance to get the Asian-style po-boys from Ajun Cajun again. Chef Momo Young closed her long-running restaurant over the summer, though her family continues festival appearances, so the tempura soft shell crab and that excellent Japanese ribeye version ride again. Email

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Sudoku

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

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

By PHILLIP ALDER

That well-known wit, A.N. Other, said, The young man who stands on his own two feet has probably failed his driving test.”

A bridge player of whatever age who failed to make a contract perhaps used only one line when two were available. In this example, South is in four hearts. West leads the spade queen The defenderskeeppluggingawayatthatsuit.After declarer ruffs the third round and draws trumps in three rounds, how should he continue?

North, even though his diamonds are stronger than his clubs, was right to bid one club. Open one diamond with three cards in the suit only with exactly 4-4-3-2 distribution. Southwilllosetwospadesandoneclub, and might also concede a diamond. He has only nine top tricks: five hearts, two diamonds and two clubs. So, at first glance, it looks as though declarer needs the diamond finesse to win. And many players would drive down that road, failing with this layout

A better chauffeur first plays three rounds of clubs, giving the opponents the lead. If West takes the club trick, he is endplayed, forced either to lead a diamond into South’s tenace or to concede a ruff-and-sluff. So let’s assume East overtakes West’s jack with his queen and shifts to a diamond. Declarer plays low. Here, West must put up his queen, sothecontractishome.ButifWestcould produce the 10 South still has the finesse of his jack available. He is home when East has either diamond honor. © 2025 by nEa, inc., dist. By andrews mcmeel syndication

Each Wuzzle is a word riddle which creates a disguised word, phrase, name, place, saying, etc. For example: nOOn gOOD = gOOD aFTErnOOn

Previous answers:

word game

InsTRucTIons: 1. Words must be of four or more letters. 2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed. 3. additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. 4. proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.

ToDAy’s WoRD — BRusQuELy: BRUSK-lee: Abruptly.

Average mark 24 words

Time limit 40 minutes

yEsTERDAy’s WoRD — ERuPTED

Can you find 35 or more words in BRUSQUELY? erupt etude reed repute rude rupee peer pert peter prude pure puree teed tree true deep deer deet depute deter drupe duet dupe duper

Scrabble GramS

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

ken ken

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

Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

busi‐nessEnterpriseProgram Bidsshall includeevi‐dence of acurrent certi‐fication NOPB CONTACT:Bidders mustsubmitQuestions via emailtonopbpro‐curement@railnola.com by Friday,November21 2025 at 4:00

within thirty daysthereafter

Note:

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025 nov12-dec17-2t

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5700 LOUIS PRIMADR E,CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: LAKE‐VIEWLOANSER‐VICING, LLC

VERSUSTHE OPENEDSUC‐CESSION OF WILBERT MITCHELLAND THE OPENED SUCCESSIONOF ROCHELLA MITCHELL, (A/K/A ROCHELLA TURNER MITCHELL, ROCHELLA TURNER, ROCHELLA MARIETURNER MITCHELL, ROCHELLA MARIETURNER, ROCHELLA MARIE MITCHELL, ROCHELLE MITCHELL ROCHELLE TURNER MITCHELL, ROCHELLE TURNER, ROCHELLE MITCHELL, ROCHELLE MARIETURNER MITCHELL, ROCHELLE MARIETURNER, ROCHELLE MARIE MITCHELL)

WAYS PRIVILEGES, SERVITUDES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCESTHERE‐UNTOBELONG‐INGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE THIRDDIS‐TRICT OF THE CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF OR‐LEANS,STATE OFLOUISIANA IN THAT PART THEREOF KNOWN FAUBERGSUBDI‐VISION, BEINGA RESUBDIVISION OF LOT4 A7, SECTION 26 OF THE LAKRATT TRACT (F/K/ANEW OR‐LEANS LAKESHORE LAND COMPANYSUB‐DIVISION)AND ACCORDING TO PLANBYB.L CARTER, C.E., DATED JANUARY5,1979 AND DECEMBER 5,1979, SAID LOT IS DESIG‐NATED AS:LOT 49, SQUARE B, AND IS BOUNDEDBY LOUIS PRIMA DRIVE EAST, LOUIS PRIMA DRIVE EAST/WEST, LOUISPRIMA DRIVE EAST SIDE, LAKE FOR‐EST BOULEVARD AND LOUIS PRIMACOURT (SIDE). LOT49 MEASURES THENCE 60 FEET FRONT ON LOUIS PRIMA COURTEAST, SAMEWIDTH IN THE REAR,BYA DEPTH OF 112.5 FEET BETWEEN EQUALAND PARALLELLINES SAIDLOT FORMS THE COMER OF LOUIS PRIMA DRIVE EAST ANDLAKE FORESTBOULE‐VARD. ALLIN ACCORDANCE WITH SURVEY OF EDWARD LCLIN‐TON,LANDSUR‐VEYOR,ATED MARCH 15,1984, A COPY AN‐NEXED TO ACTPASSEDBE‐FOREJOHNA E DAVIDSON, NP, DATED MARCH 16, 1984.HAVING A MUNICIPAL AD‐DRESS OF 5700 LOUIS PRIMA DRIVE EAST, NEW ORLEANS, LA 70128.SAID MORTGAGE WAS FILED OF RECORDINTHE OFFICEOFTHE CLERK OF COURTFOR OR‐LEANS PARISH ONFEBRUARY7, 2013 AT INSTRU‐MENT# 1114867. A CERTIFIEDCOPY OFTHE SAID MORTGAGEIS ATTACHED HERETO AND MADEA PART HEREOF ANDTO WHICHSPECIAL REFERENCE IS MADEFOR MORESPECIFIC PROOF (THE "MORT‐GAGE").

JEFFERSONPARISHLEGALS

p chaseprice,and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 5 ALBERTELLI LAW, P.A. 813 221 4743 PENNY DAIGRE‐PONT

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025

nov12-dec17-2t

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER6700 BRUNSWICK COURT, THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED: WILMINGTON SAVINGSFUND SOCIETY,FSB, NOT INDIVIDU‐ALLYBUT SOLELYAS TRUSTEE FOR FINANCEOF AMERICA STRUCTURED SECURITIES AC‐QUISITION TRUST2019-HB1 vsCATRICE ROBINSON WINESBERRY,IN HER CAPACITY ASADMINIS‐TRATRIX OF THE SUCCESSIONS OF SAMUEL ROBERTSON ANDELIZA ROSS ROBINSON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1377

of adjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter. Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 23 THELAW OF‐FICES OF HER‐SCHEL C. AD‐COCK, JR.,LLC 225-756-0373

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 10/8/2025 & 11/12/2025 oct8-nov 12-2t $89

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3218

SABINESTREET THISCITY, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED:U.S BANKTRUST NATIONALAS‐SOCIATION,AS TRUSTEE OF YURTSERIESIII TRUST vs KEITH STRIPLINGAND RITALARKINS PETERS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1107

y Order. No Per‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 9 JACKSON& MCPHERSON LLC504-5819444

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 10/8/2025 & 11/12/2025 oct8-nov 12-2t 88

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5145 MANDEVILLE STREET,THIS CITY, IN THE MATTER ENTITLED:NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION VERSUS GLORIAREED AKA GLORIA CARTERREED, GLENDAR DAIGNE AKAGLENDAR DIAGNEAKA GLENDAREED DIAGNE, JOSEPH HENRY REED III, TERRANCEL REED, JANELLES WASHINGTON, ANDJOMAR N. REED

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5421

TURECHECKS ARE REQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 3

LawFirm: DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-388-1440

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 10/8/2025 & 11/12/2025 oct8-nov 12-2t $93

WRIT AMOUNT: $79,915.12

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐cent of the pur‐h i d

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onNovember 13, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: 3218 SABINE STREET,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70114 LOT20, SQUARE 141, FIFTHMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT, HOLLYPARK, SECTION 1-A, ACQMIN: 1141933 WRIT AMOUNT: $138,756.54

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onNovember 13, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: 3218 SABINE STREET,NEW ORLEANS,LA 70114 LOTS 27 &28, SQUARE108, FIFTHMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT, ACQMIN: 837091 WRIT AMOUNT: $175,817.89

Seized in the above suit TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter.

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onNovember 13, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit:

5145 MANDEV‐ILLE STREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA70122, LOTS 39 &40, SQUARE64, THIRDMUNICI‐PAL DIUSTRICT, ACQMIN: 681635 WRIT AMOUNT: $280,764.13

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment

Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified CheckorMoney

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter. Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 10320 MORRISON ROAD,THIS CITY, IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED: FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION vs SHURLET GODFREY WILLIAMS A/K/A SHURLET G. WILLIAMS A/K/A SHURLET WILLIAMS A/K/A SHURLET FRAN‐CIS WILLIAMS A/K/A SHURLET FRANCIS GOD‐FREYA/K/A SHURLET F. GODFREY A/K/A SHURLET GOD‐FREYAND JACQUES A. WILLIAMS A/K/A JACQUES WILLIAM CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1779 By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onNovember 13, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit: THAT CERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐TIONOF GROUND, TO‐GETHERWITH ALL THEBUILD‐INGS ANDIM‐PROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALL THERIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐LEGES,SERVI‐TUDES, APPUR‐TENANCESAND ADVANTAGES THERUNTO BE‐LONGING OR IN ANYWISE AP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THE THIRDDIS‐TRICT OF THE CITYOFNEW ORLEANS,STATE OFLOUISIANA IN SQUARE NO 2,LAKEFOREST SUBDIVISION NO.8,BOUNDED BYMORRISON ROAD, REST‐GATEROAD, FLOSSMOOR DRIVE, SQUARE NO. 1-BAND READ BOULE‐

VARD,DESIG‐NATED AS LOT NO. 6ONSUR‐VEY MADE BY GILBERT,KELLY & COUTURIE, INC.,SURVEYING & ENGINEERING, DATED JUNE 15, 1978, ACOPYOF WHICHISAN‐NEXED TO AN ACT PASSEDBE‐FORERCHARDA HAMMEL, RECORDED IN COB 752 PG.691 AND ACCORD‐INGTOSAID SURVEYSAID LOT NO.6 COM‐MENCESATA DISTANCEOF 120 FEET FROM THE CORNER OF MORRISON ROAD AND RESTGATEROAD AND MEASURES THENCE60FEET FRONT ON MOR‐RISON ROAD,A WIDTH IN THE REAROF59.65 FEET,BYA DEPTH ON THE SIDENEARER THE RESTGATE ROADOF135.51 FEET,AND A DEPTH OF 142.02 FEET ON TRHE OPPOSITE SIDE THEIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONBEAR THREMUNICI‐PAL NO.10320 MORRISON ROAD,NEW OR‐LEANS LOUISIANA 70127

WRIT AMOUNT: $499,301.41

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 10

THELAW OF‐FICES OF HER‐SCHEL C. AD‐COCK, JR.,LLC 225-756-0373

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 10/8/2025 & 11/12/2025 oct8-nov 12-2t $139

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER4318 RAYNE DRIVE, THISCITY, IN THE MATTER EN‐TITLED: SUSAN TEDESCO ROSS AND GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, III vs DONOVAN K. JOHNSON CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3334

Byvirtueof a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onNovember 13, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit:

ACERTAIN LOT OFGROUND, to‐getherwithall the buildings and improve‐ments,servi‐tudes,appurte‐nancesand ad‐vantagesthere‐untobelonging, orinanywise appertaining, situated in the THIRD DISTRJCT ofthe City of New Orleans, in SQUARE1 of Paris Park Sub‐division, bounded by Rayne Drive, Van Avenue Pratt Driveand Paris Avenue and Churchill Drive andac‐cording to asur‐vey by Gilbert& Kelly,Surveyors dated May26, 1941, theim‐provementslo‐cated July 15 1942, acopyof which is an‐nexed to Actbe‐foreClaudeW Duke, Notary Public, on No‐vember10, 1943 saidlot is desig‐nated as LOT NO. 18 of Square No. 1and begins ata distance of 60' from thein‐tersectionof Rayne Driveand ChurchillDrive and measures thencea dis‐tance of 50' front on Rayne Drive by adepth of100' between equal andparal‐lel lines. Allof which is more fully shownon surveyof Gilbert &Kelly, Surveyors dated August19, 1930 found as shown March 24, 1955, white printcopy ofwhich is an‐nexed to an act beforeMaurice G.Indest, No‐tarydated Octo‐ber 28,1967. Improvements thereonbear the Municipal No. 4318 Rayne Drive,New Or‐leans, Louisiana. Beingsame propertyac‐quiredbyDono‐van K. Johnson byact dated September 8, 2020, registered at CIN 679257, Or‐leans Parish

WRIT AMOUNT: $192,445.66

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐ment must be

Cash,Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 17

NEWMAN, MATHIDS, BRADY& SPEDALE,APLC 504-837-9040

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 10/8/2025 & 11/12/2025 oct8-nov 12-2t $129.35

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER4123 AND 4125 EDEN STREET,THIS CITY, IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED: U. S. BANK NATIONALAS‐SOCIATION,AS TRUSTEE FOR THE C-BASS MORTGAGE LOAN ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES SERIES 2006-RP2 vsBERTHAL GRIFFIN AND BESSIEM.GRIF‐FIN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2016-3095 By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onNovember 13, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit: 4123 ABND 4125 EDENSTREET, NEW ORLEANS, LA70125 LOTC,SQUARE 161, SIXTHMUNICI‐PAL DIUSTRICT, WRIT AMOUNT: $54,394.55

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING

TONYAJOHN‐SON AKATONYA SHORT JOHN‐SON

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction onthe ground floor of theCivil

District Court Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: 5617 ALBANY CT NEW ORLEANS, LA70131 LOT: 3, SQUARE: 29 FIFTHMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1401333 AURORAGAR‐DENS WRIT AMOUNT: $75,197.14

JOURNAL

Seized in the above suit TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter. Note:The pay‐b

p ment must be Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 13 DEAN MORRIS,

LLC318-3881440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐RIS TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025 nov12-dec17-2t $95.13

TORS OF THE SUCCESSIONOF WALTERLEE JONES AND REBECCAFAIR‐FAX JONES

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2022-5492

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floorofthe Civil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit: 4965 SANDAL‐WOOD STREET LOT23, SQUARE 18, THIRDMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT

$142,734.82 Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING. SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025 nov12-dec17-2t $95 p p cent of thepur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4508 MARQUEDR, CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: FREE‐DOM MORT‐GAGECORPORA‐TIONVERSUS RALPH M. PRICE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-12600

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction onthe ground floorofthe Civil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: 4508 MARQUE DRNEW OR‐LEANS,LA70128 LOT2 AND SQUARE1 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT DONA VILLA SUBDIVISION ACQMIN: 1262225 WRIT

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐RIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025 nov12-dec17-2t $90

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER9214 STROELITZ ST, CITYOFNEW ORLEANS,IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: U.S. BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION VERSUS ALLEN MILLS,JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-3704

LEANS,LA70118 LOT11- SQUARE 569 7THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1177367 WRIT AMOUNT: $68,749.84

Seized in the above suit TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter. Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC 318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025 nov12-dec17-2t $80

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9718

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit: 3420 MANSFIELD AVNEW OR‐LEANS,LA70131 LOT: 25, SQUARE: 143 ACQMIN: 1084437 HOLLYPARK SECTION1-A SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $185,012.70

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter.

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3159 BLAIR STREET CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTER EN‐TITLED: WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY,FSB,NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELYAS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR NRPL2024-RPL1 TRUST VERSUS LYNYETTAT WEBB (A/K/A LYNYETTA THOMAS WEBB) AND HERBERT JOSEPHWEBB CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-1924

abovesuit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter

Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 12 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cateDate (s): 11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025

nov12-dec17-2t $95.

rected to me by the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit: 1241 SOUTH‐LAWNBDNEW ORLEANS,LA 70114 SQUARE 1, LOT 26

FIFTHDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1404421 WRIT AMOUNT: $810.00

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity on December

Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson

Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 11 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 AMYR.ORTIS

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: 3159 BLAIRST NEW ORLEANS, LA70131 LOT149SQUARE143 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 907053 RIVERPARK SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $98,159.80

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER1241 SOUTHLAWN BOULEVARD, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED: CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VERSUSCURTIS ORSTINGWATH‐NEY,HIS SUCCESSORS, HEIRSAND AS‐SIGNS,IDONIA SIMMS GWATH‐NEY,HER SUC‐CESSORS,HEIRS AND ASSIGNS, ANDKEIMY‐EREIA LEWISJONES

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 1 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS 504658-4346 CHARMAINEL MARCHAND

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CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6652 By virtue of a WritofSeizure andSaledi‐11/12/2025 & 12/17/2025 nov12-dec17-2t $89

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THATCERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER31243126 BROADWAY STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED: STAN‐DARDMORT‐GAGECORPORA‐TIONVERSUS QUINTIN GAR‐RUS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8405 By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit: 3124-3126 BROADWAY ST NEW ORLEANS, LA70125 LOT7,SQUARE 9, SIXTHMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT, ACQMIN: 1180888 WRIT AMOUNT: $102,076.06

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS

1446 HARRISON AVNEW OR‐LEANS,LA70122 LOTS 35 AND36 - SQUARE 2875 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1165800 WRIT AMOUNT: $32,416.75

PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1446 HARRISONAV, CITYOFNEW ORLEANS, IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: U.S. BANKNATIONAL ASSOCIATION VERSUS LOLA INEZ CUADRADO, (A/K/A LOLA I. CUADRADO)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-423

By virtue of a WritofSeizure and Sale di‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground

floorofthe Civil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon the following described prop‐ertytowit:

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans RB 4 ALBERTELLI LAW, P.A. 813221-4743 PENNYDAIGRE‐PONT

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PUBLIC NOTICESALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTIAN PORTION OF GROUNDBEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1516 1518 N. ROCHEBLAVE STREET, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTEREN‐TITLED: ANITA BOYDAUGUST ANDEVANGE‐

LINEBOYDDUN‐NAWAY VERSUS WELTON SMITH, BARBARA SMITH, TY‐RONNE SMITH, DEBRA SMITH JETT, WALDO SMITH,PAMELA BOYD, VALENCIA BOYD NORRISBOYD, YOLANDA BOYD BATISTE,GER‐MAINE DEMESME, TRUDY DEMESME, EMANUEL DEMESME, KEN‐NETHDEMESME, CAROL DEMERY STEPHANIE HEBERT REED, PHILIPHEBERT, JR., KEVINHEBERT CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2021-9795

By virtue of a Court Orderdi‐rectedtomeby the Honorable JudgesofCivil DistrictCourt for theParishof Orleans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: Onecertain lot ofground,to‐getherwithall the buildings and improve‐ments thereon and allthe rights,ways, privileges, servitudes,ap‐purtenances andadvantages thereuntobe‐longing,orin anywiseapper‐taining,situated inthe THIRD DISTRICTofthe CITYofNEW OR‐LEANS, in

ADVERTISEMENT

SQUARE No 1193, bounded byNorth Rocheblave, Leharpe, North Tonti and Columbus Streets, desig‐nated as LOT No. 24 on survey madebyAdloe Orr, CivilEngi‐neerand Sur‐veyor datedJuly19TH 1946, according towhich said Lot No.24com‐mencesata dis‐tance of one hundredtwenty five feet, five inches(125'5") fromthe comer ofColumbus Street,and measures thence thirty two feet,seven inches(32'7"6"') front on North Rocheblave Street,and same width in the rear,by a depth between equal andparal‐lel linesofone hundred seventyeight feet, eight inchesand six lines (178'8"6"') saidLot No.24 iscomposedof all original LotNo 24and therear ofLot 11, Said Lot No.24is subject to and together with the perpetualuse of a commondri‐veway between saidLot No 24 and lotNo23 thereto adjoin‐ing on thesideto‐wards Leharpe street, measur‐ing sevenfeet, six inches (7'6") front on North Rocheblave Street,the same width in the rearbya depth between equal and parallel lines of onehundred and twenty feet (120')being composedof three feet nine inches(3'9")of Lot No 23 andthree feet,nineinches

L(3'9")ofLot No24, the thereto before mentioned depth, allas appearsonthe surveyofJuly 19, 1946.

Property bears municipalnum‐ber 1516 1518 North Rocheblave Street

AmyG.Smith, AppointedNo‐taryPublic

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter.

Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonal Checks FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson

Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 14 JOHN Y. KENNEDY APLC 504 454 2828 JOHN Y. KENNEDY

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STREET,CITYOF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: 1137 N.ROBERTSON LLC VERSUS FE‐LICEON CHRISCHELL JACKSON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2018-2547

By virtue of a WritofFieri Fa‐ciasdirectedto mebythe Hon‐orableJudgesof Civil District Court forthe ParishofOr‐leans,inthe above entitled cause,I will pro‐ceed to sell by publicauction onthe ground floor of theCivil DistrictCourt Building, 421 LoyolaAvenue, inthe FirstDis‐trict of theCity onDecember 18, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon, the following described prop‐ertytowit: ACERTAIN PIECE OR POR‐TIONOF GROUND, TO‐GETHERWITH ALL THEBUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, AND ALL THERIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVITUDES, ADVANTAGES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCESTHERE‐UNTOBELONG‐INGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAININGSIT‐UATED IN THE SECONDDIS‐TRICT OF THE CITY, IN AN UNDESIGNATED LOTINSQUARE 199, WHICH SQUAREIS BOUNDED BY N. ROBERTSON STREET (FOR‐MERLY ROBERT‐SON STREET), GOVERNOR NICHOLLS (FOR‐MERLY

HOSPITAL OR BAYOU ROAD), N.CLAIBORNE AVENUE(FOR‐MERLY CLAI‐BORNE AVENUE)& UR‐SULINES STREET, WHICHSAID PORTION OF GROUNDCOM‐MENCES63 FEET FROM THE CORNEROFN ROBERTSON STREET AND& GOERNR NICHOLLS,AND MEASURES THENCE 33 FEET FRONT ON N. ROBERTSON STREET,WITHA WIDTH IN THEREAR, OF 34 FEET 10 INCHES 5 LINES, ACTUAL (35 FEET,TITLE), BYA DEPTHON THESIDELINES NEARERURSU‐LINES STREET OF67FEET TALL 11INCHES4 LINES, ACTUAL (70 FEET,TITLE) AND 56 FEET 3 INCHES 3LINES, ACTUAL(50 TITLE)ONTHE OPPOSITE SIDE‐LINE. ALLAS MOREFULLY SHOWN ON SUR‐VEY BY DADING MARQUES &ASSOCIATES, INC.,DATED APRIL 16,1997. THEIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONBEAR THE MUNICIPAL N0. 1141 43 N. ROBERTSON STREET

WRIT AMOUNT: $30,000.00

Seized in the above suit TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser atthe moment ofadjudication tomakea de‐posit of tenper‐centofthe pur‐chase price, and the balance withinthirty daysthereafter Note: Thepay‐mentmustbe Cash, Cashier's Check,Certified Check or Money Order.NoPer‐sonalChecks.

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FACE MASKS AND TEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING.

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

RB 2 THELAW OFFICE OFKYLES SCLAFANILLC KYLE S. SCLAFANI

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PUBLIC NOTICE

24THJUDICIAL DISTRICT COURTFOR THEPARISH OF JEFFERSONSTATE OF LOUISIANA NUMBER:863-208 DIVI‐SION:P SUCCESSION OF GLORIA TUTTLE HINCHEY NOTICE OF APPLICATION FORAUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLEPROPERTY AT PRIVATESALE NOTICE IS GIVENthat JEANETTE HINCHEYLARK, TestamentaryExecutrix ofthe SUCCESSIONOF GLORIATUTTLEHINCHEY has,pursuanttothe pro‐visions of theLouisiana CodeofCivil Procedure, Article 3281, petitioned thisHonorable Courtfor authority to sell at pri‐vatesale, forthe priceof ONE HUNDREDEIGHTY AND 00/100 DOLLARS ($180,000.00),the Succes‐sion'sinterestinand to the followingdescribed property: THAT CERTAINPIECE OR PORTION OF GROUND,to‐getherwithall thebuild‐ingsand improvements thereon andall of their servitudes, rights and appurtenancesthere‐untobelonging or in any‐wiseappertaining,situ‐