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Tulane claims American Conference title and likely spot in College Football Playoff
Moreno seeks info on Border Patrol sweeps
Murrill warns chief about lack of support from NOPD BY JOHN SIMERMAN, BEN MYERS and LARA NICHOLSON Staff writers
As New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno called out Trump administration officials over their secrecy surrounding the immigration sweeps that have gripped the region, U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino was busy ordering cracklins and smiling for selfies on Friday afternoon inside a Kenner conä ACLU drops venience store. Louisiana Attorney General lawsuit over Liz Murrill, meanwhile, was Louisiana’s warning New Orleans Police immigration Department Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick in a letter enforcement that an NOPD policy that lim- interference its support for immigration law. PAGE 6A agents could open her up to a criminal charge. The third day of “Operation Catahoula Crunch,” the latest round of immigration sweeps from President Donald Trump’s administration after similar campaigns in Chicago and Charlotte, North Carolina, brought a rise of political tensions amid more sightings of masked agents but few official details on the number of people detained or for what. Moreno led the calls for transparency, joined
ä See SWEEPS, page 6A
STAFF PHOTO By SOPHIA GERMER
Tulane quarterback Jake Retzlaff celebrates after scoring a touchdown during the Green Wave's 34-21 win over North Texas in the American Conference championship game Friday at yulman Stadium. Tulane's win likely earned the team a spot in the College Football Playoff.
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Panel calls for end to hepatitis B vaccine for babies BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Baton Rouge, criticized a decision Friday by an influential advisory panel to stop the three-decade-old practice of recommending all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine, issuing weaker guidance for some children. Supporters of the hepatitis B vaccinations — including Cassidy, a medical doctor who has extensive experience with the inoculation — say the practice has led to a near elimination of an infection that untreated mothers pass to their babies and that sometimes leads to fatal liver disease
ä See VACCINE, page 7A
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STAFF PHOTO By CHRIS GRANGER
New Orleans Mayor-elect Helena Moreno, right, talks with U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, D-New Orleans, in a hallway at City Hall following a Friday news conference.
Former K-Paul’s gets new life, new name Building will be used by The Historic New Orleans Collection
BY JONAH MEADOWS Staff writer
After more than a year of construction, The Historic New Orleans Collection has completed its $6.4 million renovation of the former K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen in PHOTO PROVIDED By HISTORIC NEW ORLEANS COLLECTION the heart of the French Quarter and renamed the building for longThe former K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen at 416 time owner and culinary icon Paul Chartres St. was purchased by The Historic New Prudhomme. Orleans Collection in December 2023. Located at 416 Chartres St., the
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Chef Paul Prudhomme Building, as the three-story structure is now known, will be used by the HNOC for back-of-house functions like constructing and staging exhibits and housing IT systems. Two dozen staffers recently moved in. Completion of the project is an important milestone for the HNOC, which has expanded its French Quarter footprint in recent years. The nonprofit now has 14 buildings spread over several blocks in the French Quarter, including a free museum, research facility, lecture halls and shops. The Chef Paul Prudhomme
ä See K-PAUL’S, page 7A
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