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Hostilities flare up after a month without military action BY BEN FINLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military hit targets in Iran on Tuesday and Tehran fired missiles at American sites in Jordan in response as hostilities flare once again in an intermittent war that has lasted more than six months. One U.S. strike hit a home hosting a wedding, killing five people and ONFLICT wounding dozens, CO T local officials said. IN THE The U.S. strikes MIIDDLE followed others EAST AST on Sunday that abruptly ended a month without military action and threatened to fully reignite a conflict that has spiked global oil prices and posed political problems for Republicans in November’s midterm congressional elections. The renewed fighting comes after President Donald Trump had appeared to pivot toward trying to bend Iran to his will through economic sanctions. “If the failed Nation of Iran retaliates for this very justified attack, they will be hit again at a much harder and higher level, but it will not be the biggest attack of them all, that is waiting in the wings,” Trump warned on social media. U.S. Central Command said the latest strikes were in response to Tehran trying to attack commercial ships and American forces in the Middle East. Trump offered an additional explanation, telling Fox News in a phone call that U.S.

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The State National Life Insurance building at the corner of Florida Street and Third Street was one of the first major office buildings in downtown Baton Rouge.

Developer alleges it’s owed money previously awarded “The city rallies around the ideas it wants to rally around.”

BY IANNE SALVOSA Staff writer

A $30 million redevelopment of a prominent downtown Baton Rouge building that could bring needed housing to the area is stalled following disputes between the city and the developer on upkeep of the property and funds for the project. New Orleans ﬁrm Watson Cohen purchased the State National Life Insurance building at 263 Third St. and two connecting properties in February 2021 in hopes of getting a slice of future growth downtown. Redevelopment plans have changed form over the years, going from apartments for LSU students, to serving as the

JARRETT COHEN, developer ofﬁces for Nexus Louisiana, to workforce housing for people starting out as police officers, teachers, hospitality workers and government employees. Developer Jarrett Cohen said inaction from the city-parish has stalled the project, while city leaders say they have done their part. Cohen said the delay — which he said is a symptom of “the politics of Baton Rouge” — has forced him to pivot from plans for affordable housing to non-

medical housing geared toward older resident in hopes of garnering more public support. “The city rallies around the ideas it wants to rally around,” Cohen said. In 2024, during then-Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome’s administration, the city-parish Ofﬁce of Community Development wrote a conditional award letter for $2 million, given that the project would receive PRIME 3 funds for mixedincome housing projects from the Louisiana Housing Corporation. The project did not end up receiving the PRIME 3 funds but received

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Ankle monitoring company employee convicted Worker failed to report violations before killing

of a client who later killed his estranged wife in a murder-suicide in St. Francisville. Deborah Shirley, an employee with Tupelo, Mississippi-based American Electronic Monitoring, pleaded no contest and was convicted on a negligent injury BY BLAKE LESCHBER charge Thursday. District AttorStaff writer ney Sam D’Aquilla said Shirley An employee with an ankle will not face any jail time. The conviction stemmed from monitoring company was convicted of a misdemeanor for fail- a 2021 murder-suicide where ing to report monitor violations Marshall Rayburn broke into

Peggy Beasley’s home, fatally shot her and then shot himself. Rayburn was wearing an ankle monitor following his arrest for allegedly drugging and raping Beasley repeatedly during their 15-year marriage. He was arrested on Aug. 4, 2021, and booked into the West Feliciana jail. A few weeks later, Rayburn was released on bail and had a protective order against him. The order explicitly stated that he could not come

within 100 yards of Beasley’s home. For weeks after he was released on bail, Rayburn violated his release terms with multiple trips through Beasley’s St. Francisville neighborhood and to businesses in Livingston and West Feliciana parishes. On the night of Sept. 20, 2021, Rayburn parked near Beasley’s home, wrapped duct tape around

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Cars and residential buildings in Tehran, Iran, damaged in earlier strikes, remain in ruins as new attacks begin.

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La. Supreme Court Justice Hughes faces new misconduct charges BY JOHN SIMERMAN and ANDREA GALLO

campaign war chest to intimidate The Advocate | The Times-Picayune, its attorney and a private citizen he sued The Judiciary Commission of Louisi- over a letter she wrote to the newspaana released a new set of misconduct per. charges Tuesday against Supreme The misconduct case is now the third Court Justice Jefferson Davis Hughes against Hughes to come to public light. III, accusing him of using his ofﬁce and It also reveals new information about

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Hughes’ history before the commission, which includes actions that date to 2004 and a previously secret agreement to resolve complaints related to his handling of a child custody matter in the 1990s in Livingston Parish. According to the notice of hearing released Tuesday, the commission in 2004

“admonished you for acting beyond your judicial role as a neutral arbiter” in the case, for failing to recuse himself in a pair of family law cases, and for “engaging in inappropriate ex parte communications.”

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Clancy jury goes home again without a verdict

PLYMOUTH, Mass. — Jurors in the Lindsay Clancy trial ended a fourth day of deliberations without a verdict Tuesday after earlier saying they couldn’t agree whether the Massachusetts mother is criminally responsible for killing her three young children. Not long after arriving at the courthouse, the jury sent Judge William Sullivan a note saying they had been unable to reach a unanimous decision despite many hours of back and forth. He told them to keep trying. It was the jury’s ﬁrst indication of an impasse in the closely watched trial that has focused on maternal mental health after childbirth, and which has stirred deep divisions among the public. Clancy, a former labor and delivery nurse, doesn’t deny strangling her children but says postpartum psychosis led to her actions. Prosecutors argue she knew what she was doing. Clancy, 36, has pleaded not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility. Clancy stared straight ahead as the jury entered in the morning to say they were at a standstill, then looked toward them as the judge spoke. Sullivan told the jurors that he recognized it had been a long trial with more than 80 witnesses and 300 exhibits. “But because of that, I’m going to ask you to go back out,” he said. They’re expected to resume deliberations Wednesday.

Stabbing victim worked for Bank of America NEW YORK — The woman killed in a random stabbing in Times Square was a Bank of America employee, the bank confirmed Tuesday. Police identified her and the attacker, who was killed in a confrontation with officers shortly after the rampage. The woman who died, Erin Piacenti, 32, was one of two people who were stabbed Monday afternoon in the tourist and theater hub, a few blocks from Bank of America’s office tower in New York. “We are shocked and deeply saddened by the tragic loss of our colleague,” the bank said in a statement. The company didn’t immediately answer questions about the specifics of Piacenti’s work there. The other victim is a 68-yearold man whose identity hasn’t been released. He was hospitalized, and there was no immediate update Tuesday on his condition. Police identified the attacker Tuesday as Pamela Cisneros, 49, of Queens. Officers shot and killed her after the stabbing.

More than $560K in crypto for Hamas seized The FBI has seized more than $560,000 in cryptocurrency donations intended for Hamas, the Justice Department said Tuesday in announcing a disruption of financing for the militant group. In addition to seizing cryptocurrency meant to support Hamas’ military wing, the department said that it had taken control of website domains and communication platforms used for fundraising and recruitment, and had obtained information about thousands of people who had contacted Hamas with a goal of giving money to the group. “My message to Hamas is clear: your networks are not secure, your crypto is vulnerable, and we will not stop until your ability to wage war is defeated,” Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, said in a video statement announcing the operation. According to FBI affidavits ﬁled in connection with the seizures, Hamas began testing virtual currency fundraising in or around early 2019 through its Qassam Brigades, or military wing, and solicited donations on its Telegram channel and also used direct online fundraising. Hamas officials bragged that the currency would be untraceable and their websites offered instructions for how to make anonymous donations, the afﬁdavits say.

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Locals watch as firefighters work after a Russian drone attack struck a residential building in Kyiv on Tuesday.

Russia bombards Kyiv for more than 12 hours At least a dozen killed on 6th day of attacks BY SAMYA KULLAB Associated Press

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded the Ukrainian capital for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday, killing at least a dozen people in another aerial onslaught that authorities said was aimed at menacing civilians. The strikes marked an unprecedented sixth straight day of heavy Russian attacks on Kyiv since Russia launched the full-scale invasion of its neighbor more than 41/2 years ago. The consecutive aerial assaults are designed to grind down civilians by disrupting daily life, Ukrainian ofﬁcials have said. The cruise and ballistic missiles, jet-powered drones, glide bombs and artillery salvos targeted Kyiv as well as eight other regions. The strikes wounded more than a dozen people, including three children, just as millions of Ukrainian schoolchildren returned to classes Tuesday to start their ﬁfth school year since the invasion. The European Union’s top diplomat said Russia’s army is struggling to make progress on the front line and wants to scare off Ukraine’s Western backers with its air campaign.

“Russia’s war is becoming more ruthless and destructive, but it’s unfortunately not closer to ending,” EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said at a meeting of the bloc’s defense ministers in Ireland. “Russia’s army is bogged down on the ground, and that is why they are killing civilians from the skies.” The latest attack struck civilian infrastructure and residential buildings in several districts of Kyiv, authorities said, with eight people killed in the city itself and four others in the surrounding region. Six employees of state-owned railway company Ukrzaliznytsia were among those killed in Kyiv when a ballistic missile hit a depot and other property, company Chairman Oleksandr Pertsovskyi said in a social media post. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the dead included an Indian citizen. Nearly 350 emergency workers were deployed in Kyiv and the surrounding region, Zelenskyy said. The Russian Defense Ministry said its forces carried out a “massive strike” on Ukraine with “precision-guided weapons” and long-range drones. The assault

targeted facilities that manufacture and store weapons as well as military-related infrastructure, it said. Ukraine’s air force said the attack began at 6 p.m. Monday, using ballistic, cruise and anti-radar missiles, as well as 218 drones and decoys. About a third of the drones were jet-powered, making them much harder to intercept than propeller-driven versions. The main Russian targets were in the Kyiv and southern Odesa regions, the air force said in a statement. The attack on the Odesa region on the Black Sea damaged civilian infrastructure and wounded one person, regional head Oleh Kiper said. Two residential buildings were damaged, while a fire broke out at a textile factory. Russian forces also struck the Orlivka international ferry crossing on the border with Romania, he said. Russia also shelled the northern Zhytomyr region, starting fires at an industrial facility and a warehouse, Ukraine’s Emergency Service said. In the capital, first responders worked to clear rubble from damaged apartment buildings and free trapped residents.

Drone pilot helps find people after Nepal floods But hydropower tunnel searches are a challenge

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KATHMANDU, Nepal — Drone pilot Manish Maharjan has helped rescue teams in Nepal find people missing after last week’s catastrophic floods, sometimes using speakers mounted on the devices to call out to or play music for those stranded on hillsides. But the search for hundreds of workers believed to be trapped in power plant tunnels — now a major focus of rescue operations — presents an entirely different challenge, he said. “We found tunnels were filled with mud like toothpaste in a tube,” Maharjan said. “There was no hollow or empty space inside.” Maharjan, who is also a filmmaker, joined the Nepal Army’s rescue efforts a day after the Aug. 26 flash floods, which have killed more than 1,000 people and left thousands missing in Nepal and Tibet. “We used microphone speakers to call out to them. In some places, we even played songs and then waited for a response,” Maharjan said. “That worked in a few cases and helped us locate people.” The torrent of water unleashed after a glacial collapse caused widespread damage to critical infrastructure, including roads, buildings, bridges and hydropower plants — in the latest sign of the growing risks across the rapidly warming Himalayas. At least 900 workers are still missing from 12 hydropower projects buried under mud and debris. About 500 onof

WASHINGTON — The House passed a short-term measure Tuesday to fund the federal government into early December, a move designed to avoid a chaotic shutdown as lawmakers campaign for reelection. Lawmakers needed to act before the ﬁscal year concludes at the end of September to avoid a funding lapse. They were determined not to bump up against that deadline during the campaign season following this past year’s historic shutdowns. The House Johnson passed the bill by a vote of 370-48. The Senate has already overwhelmingly approved the measure, so it now moves to President Donald Trump’s desk for his signature. “It gives the nation and our constituents certainty, certainty that the government will remain open, certainty that our service members will be paid,” said Rep. Tom Cole, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. A record 43-day shutdown occurred last fall when the two parties disagreed on renewing an expiring tax credit that lowers the cost of health coverage obtained through Affordable Care Act marketplaces. Then came the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, which lasted 76 days before lawmakers agreed to fund much of the department but not its immigration enforcement operations. Lawmakers were wary of a repeat before voters go to the polls. They also blamed the other party for the recent impasses. “We’re going to avoid the threat of another Democratic shutdown,” House Speaker Mike Johnson told reporters. After the vote Johnson said the House delivered, despite those who doubted the Republican majority would be able to push past its own divisions and rally support.

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Filmmaker and drone pilot Manish Maharjan operates a drone at the Rashuwaghadi hydropower project in Rasuwa district, Nepal, on Monday.

them are believed to be trapped inside power plant tunnels. Some workers in the tunnels managed to call for help when the disaster struck, according to Mohan Kumar Dangi, president of the Independent Power Producers’ Association. But it was unclear whether rescuers have had any contact with the trapped workers since the initial calls for help. As time slips away, rescuers are finding it increasingly difficult to locate these missing people. Maharjan, who has been operating thermal drones in the tunnels, said the searches were challenging because of their difficult access and the absence of any empty space. “I can only fly drones in tunnels that are long and straight,” he said. “Once there are bends, turns or zigzags, it becomes much harder to operate and search effectively.”

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Carney fires back as U.S.-Canada trade war escalates Prime minister says ‘stop trying to be tough’

BY ROB GILLIES Associated Press

TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told the Trump administration Tuesday to “stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough,” as he pushed back against a fresh wave of attacks from Washington. Carney said U.S.-Canada trade talks could resume if Washington became serious about negotiations, but he also accused the United States of pursuing terms that he said could leave Canadian industries “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.” “When the Americans stop doing memes, stop throwing shade and stop trying to be tough, and start being serious about having those discussions, we can have those

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the media as he arrives at his office in Ottawa on Tuesday. discussions,” Carney said. “It’s not constructive, but that’s their democracy.” His comments came during a fresh barrage from Washington since trade talks collapsed Aug. 21. Trump has moved to rename Lake

Ontario “Lake America” and taunted Canada on social media, while U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Canada could not go “tit for tat” with an economy 13 times larger. U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegs-

eth also mocked the Canadian military online, posting an image Monday of two female cadets at a British Columbia training center with the words “this is real” and a Canadian ﬂag. Carney called the post “beneath their office.” The Pentagon stood by it Tuesday, saying, “The X post speaks for itself.” Carney said the U.S. approach in the talks would have left Canadian industries effectively as subsidiaries of American companies or imposed terms under which they would be “gradually wound down in Canada and wiped out.” “We’re not going to — of course, we’re not going to accept those terms,” Carney said. The prime minister said Washington sought an “uncompetitive” deal for key industries, including autos, while pushing changes affecting French-language and cultural protections. He said any of those issues was enough to block an agreement. Carney said Washington also sought limits on Canada’s future trade deals. “Canada is a sover-

eign state. We will strike free trade deals with the countries we wish to strike free trade deals,” he said. He said there had been “mutually beneﬁcial” elements of a deal before the talks broke down. Carney was also buoyed by Monday’s Liberal sweep of three special elections, including a decisive win in Chicoutimi-Le Fjord, Quebec, where the Conservatives fell to third place. The victories brought the Liberals to 173 seats in the 343-seat House of Commons and reinforced Carney’s position as he confronts Trump over trade and Canadian sovereignty. U.S.-Canada trade talks collapsed after the two sides failed to reach a deal, and Trump imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion in Canadian goods. Canada’s retaliatory tariffs on nearly $20 billion in U.S. goods are scheduled to take effect Sept. 8, with duties ranging from 15% to 50%. Trump has repeatedly talked about making Canada the 51st U.S. state.

Judge rules suspect in Charlie Kirk killing can stand trial BY HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press

PROVO, Utah — The murder case against the Utah man accused of assassinating conservative activist Charlie Kirk last year is headed for trial, and the defendant could face the death penalty if he’s convicted. Utah District Judge Tony Graf on Tuesday sided with prosecutors who said they had “overwhelming” evidence that suspect Tyler Robinson shot Kirk once in the neck as the ally of President Donald Trump spoke to a crowd of thousands last September in Orem, Utah. One of Robinson’s attorneys entered a not-guilty plea on his behalf following Graf’s decision. Robinson’s lawyers tried to block a trial or at least take the death penalty off the table, arguing that prosecutors failed to show Kirk’s shooting placed others around him at risk of death. That’s an aggravating factor under the law that makes Robinson eligible for capital punishment. Kirk’s family called the ruling “an important step in our family’s pursuit of justice.” “Every step in this process carries the weight of all that Charlie’s murder has taken from his family, especially his children who will grow up without their father,” the statement said. “We are grateful to all who have continued to pray for us, support us, and stand with us through a year of unimaginable grief.” Prosecutors said Robinson shot Kirk from a rooftop more than 400 feet away, knowing that he could have easily missed, injuring or killing other people. Graf had the option to send the case to trial on a lesser charge of murder, which carries a minimum

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Tyler Robinson, left, charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk, speaks with defense attorney Staci Visser as he attends a preliminary hearing Tuesday in Provo, Utah. sentence of 15 years and a maximum of life in prison. The judge said his decision to approve the aggravated murder charge was based on “the documented position of several individuals in and around the canopy area” where Kirk was speaking, among other factors. “Tyler James Robinson shot and killed Charlie Kirk because he disagreed with him, and he did it by firing a high-powered rifle into a crowd of over 3,000 people, which created a great risk of death that anyone would know about,” Ryan McBride, a prosecutor with the Utah County Attorney’s Office, told the court. The hearing Tuesday in state court came after prosecutors in July spent five days presenting what they said was “overwhelming” evidence that Tyler Robinson killed the conservative activist while he was speaking at an open-air event on a college campus. The 23-year-old defendant turned himself in a day after the shooting at Utah Valley University last September. Robinson’s lawyers have not offered alternative theories for Kirk’s death. Kirk’s parents, Robert and

Kathryn Kirk, entered the heavily secured facility arm in arm before the hearing at the Fourth Judicial District Courthouse in Provo. Erika Kirk was seated beside them. The family stepped out during part of a prosecutor’s argument that described the shooting. A few local members of Kirk’s organization, Turning Point USA, arrived with signs expressing their support for Erika Kirk but were told by security that they could not have them on the court property. Robinson had no visible reaction to the arguments. A “mountain of evidence” shows that Robinson was the killer, including DNA, messages with his romantic partner and posts Robinson made on the communications platform Discord, McBride said. One of Robinson’s attorneys, Staci Visser, argued that the state was trying to “shoehorn” the case into Utah’s aggravated murder statute. Prior case law requires prosecutors to show that there was a high probability — not merely a possibility — that other people could have been killed, she said.

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USPS whistleblower warns of possible failure in new ballot process System could lead to issues

BY NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press

The U.S. Postal Service is poised to launch a hastily built, error-riddled computer system that could jeopardize the process of mail voting relied upon by one-third of all voters, according to a whistleblower statement released Tuesday by Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal. The effort is part of the implementation of President Donald Trump’s executive order limiting mail voting and has been temporarily halted by a federal judge. The ruling is being appealed by the administration and the directive may ultimately end up back before the U.S. Supreme Court. The disclosure from the unidentiﬁed whistleblower contends that the Postal Service has been scrambling to try to build a complex system that would normally take a year or more in only three months, sometimes in

defiance of the judge’s orders halting work. The goal is to have it ready for use in the midterm elections. The disclosure contends that, due to the new procedures, a single scanning error in a batch of tens of thousands of ballot envelopes could prevent any from reaching voters. It details a system that election officials have already warned could not be implemented before the first mail ballots begin going out Friday in North Carolina. “The Postal Service has designed a system to disenfranchise millions of Americans,” Blumenthal told reporters in advance of releasing the whistleblower information. “This administration seems hell-bent on changing the framework on casting ballots in this country clearly for political reasons.” Trump’s executive order, signed in March, directed U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to develop state citizenship lists and then required the Postal Service to send mail ballots only to voters who are on such a list. Ballot envelopes would have

to comply with new Postal Service rules and include barcodes. The online portal that is the subject of the whistleblower complaint is intended for states to deliver their lists of veriﬁed voters to the Postal Service. The White House said the software buildout process is “neither complex nor unique” for the Postal Service because it already uses bulk mailing and intelligent mail barcodes for large customers. “Under President Trump, the federal government is working to ensure safe, transparent, and honest elections,” spokeswoman Lauren Bis said. Trump has long opposed voting by mail, even though he has repeatedly used the method to cast his own ballot. He falsely blamed mail voting for his 2020 election loss and has spent years spreading conspiracy theories about it. A report by the Brookings Institution published in 2025 found that mail voting fraud occurred in only about 4 cases out of every 10 million mail ballots cast. Since returning to ofﬁce, Trump has said Republicans should be “taking over” vote counting in

Democratic areas and launched a sweeping attempt to reinvestigate the 2020 election, despite evidence that he lost fairly to Democrat Joe Biden. Until Trump came out against mail voting in 2020, the system was used equally by both parties. Since then, it has become more common among Democratic voters. More than 29% of all voters in 2024 cast their ballots through the mail. After Trump issued his executive order, Democrats and civil rights groups sued and eventually won a ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston barring implementation of the system before the November midterms. But without ruling on the legality of Trump’s order, the Supreme Court’s conservative majority last week found that was premature and overruled Talwani, momentarily clearing the way for its implementation. On the night of Aug. 21, the Postal Service released a ﬁnal rule outlining how it would implement the order. It said it would only send mail ballots for states that got approval for

the design of their envelopes and submitted a list of voters receiving them through the still-not-active online portal. That rule gave plaintiffs a chance to sue again, and Talwani on Thursday night issued a 14-day restraining order against implementation of the measure. The letter from Blumenthal and an accompanying summary of the whistleblower’s statements says the Postal Service began work on the portal on June 15 and stopped on June 25 after Talwani’s initial order. Then on July 29, the Postal Service restarted the work. That was when the administration appealed the judge’s order to the Supreme Court. The high court did not strike Talwani’s injunction down until Aug. 24. Talwani last week found the Postal Service violated her order by continuing to work on the ﬁnal rule, but she imposed no sanctions on the government. On Monday, she issued a ruling refusing to lift the restraining order that also said the Postal Service could continue work on its portal, as long as it wasn’t forcing states to use it.

Tourists left scrambling after deadly flash flooding Grand Canyon still recovering from fire BY MEAD GRUVER and WUFEI YU Associated Press

Deadly flooding at the Grand Canyon threatens to cause economic damage, with a washed-out pipeline severing the South Rim’s water supply and shutting down lodging at the popular tourist vista for an indefinite period. The national park remains open but tourists who planned to stay overnight — many traveling long distances for reservations from a year or more ago — have had to scramble to find rooms elsewhere. The flooding that killed two people and left a third missing washed out an already decrepit pipeline spanning the canyon that supplies every shower, faucet and spigot at the South Rim. Now, hundreds of rooms are no longer available due to insufficient water, thwarting plans for thousands of tourists staying at the canyon or headed that way in the days ahead. Michelle Allen, of Olathe, Kansas, got word Sunday evening she’d need to check out the next morning after just one night into a fivenight stay. “We had to hurry up and make accommodations somewhere else,” Allen said. “Luckily we were able to do that.” As of Tuesday, it’s uncertain how long the area would be closed. Experts warn that the economic toll of such closures would affect not only northern Arizona but southern Nevada. Many who visit the Grand Canyon also visit Las Vegas, said Christine Vogt, a consul-

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Officials at Grand Canyon National Park have closed off access to water sources at the park after a flash flood damaged the only water pipeline that serves the canyon. tant on sustainable tourism and outdoor recreation in the Western U.S. “This will be catastrophic,” Vogt said, adding that the water shut-off could last weeks. An extended lodging shutdown could also affect hundreds of service jobs in and around the national park and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in local revenue, said Megha Budruk, an Arizona State University associate professor who studies communities near public lands. This is the latest economic blow to the region after a wildfire last summer destroyed a historic lodge at the Grand Canyon’s less busy but lusher North Rim, putting all rooms and cabins on that side of the canyon out of commission for over a year, with no date yet for getting them replaced. In 2024, Grand Canyon National Park drew almost $1 billion a year in spending by close to 5 million tourists visiting the otherwise remote northern Arizona region, according to the National Park Service. That spending further supported almost 9,000 jobs, which in turn generated

$400 million in labor income and $1.1 billion in economic output in nearby communities, according to the park service. Besides the shuttered Phantom Ranch lodge and campground at the canyon bottom directly affected by the floods, the flooding also closed South Rim accommodations, park officials said. South Rim campgrounds remained open but without spigots. Campground bathroom faucets would remain operational but campfires were banned since less water would be available to fight a wildfire. Restaurants and other food and beverage services at the South Rim remain open. But only so much water will be available from tanks that were supplied by the crosscanyon pipe. In all, some 2,000 yearround residents and the South Rim’s millions of annual tourists rely on the 12.5mile pipe built down, across and up the sheer canyon walls in the 1960s. A more than $200 million repair project was well underway before the flooding that damaged about 40% of the pipeline.

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Continued from page 1A The current misconduct charges relate to Hughes’ actions in response to criticism 15 years later over the same matters. The new case alleges Hughes failed to observe a high standard of conduct, failed to avoid impropriety and failed to be faithful to the law. The commission also alleges he used the prestige of his office to advance private interests, used campaign money for his sole benefit, engaged in conduct that brings the judiciary into disrepute and engaged in willful misconduct. The commission, which investigates complaints against judges across the state and recommends discipline for them, scheduled Hughes to go before a hearing officer Oct. 12 at the Supreme Court. The 14-member body is appointed by a combination of judges, state lawmakers and the governor. The notice of hearing was filed in May. Normally, judges have a month to respond before such allegations become public under rules set by the Supreme Court. Hughes asked for an extension until this week, which the court granted. In the meantime, Hughes last month won a $300,000 verdict from an Iberville Parish jury in a defamation lawsuit he filed against The Advocate over a 2019 editorial regarding his handling of the same custody matter. Hughes had sought $10 million. In a brief response to the commission charges, Hughes called them “frivolous” and attached a copy of the jury verdict from the trial that ended last week. He also accused the commission’s special counsel, Michelle Beaty, of leaking confidential information to an attorney for The Advocate | The Times-Picayune. Hughes has filed a motion to recuse Beaty. Hughes declined to comment Tuesday.

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Continued from page 1A his ankle monitor and broke into the house, killing Beasley and himself. Before the fatal confrontation, the GPS tracker registered his location every 30 seconds. AEM, however, never notiﬁed authorities of Rayburn’s violations, which could have led to his arrest before the killing. “If you go somewhere you’re not supposed to be, the ankle (monitor) company is notiﬁed, and they’re supposed to notify the victim,” D’Aquilla added. D’Aquilla said no one has really brought cases against ankle monitoring companies and employees in the U.S., making this a unique conviction. “The ankle monitor companies actually didn’t have to do anything,” D’Aquilla said. “There wasn’t any le-

Amid the child custody case in the ’90s, Hughes was the subject of a five-year FBI investigation and a misconduct probe by the commission. He also penned an unusual apology letter in 2004 to the child’s grandmother, Brenda Nicholson, whom he had jailed in the case. The Advocate | The TimesPicayune reported on those long-hidden developments in 2019. Hughes sued over an editorial that followed that reporting. The jury in the defamation case did not hear about the new misconduct charges, nor the commission’s most recent investigation into Hughes’ actions. The judge in the defamation case also barred attorneys from referencing the 2004 Judiciary Commission investigation. According to the commission, Hughes committed an ethical foul by acting as “both a litigant and counsel” in separate lawsuits against The Advocate | The TimesPicayune and the citizen, Lara Venable, including his personally deposing witnesses. Venable had written a letter to the editor in the newspaper calling for more transparency around judicial discipline. By personally questioning witnesses, Hughes “reasonably conveyed … that you were leveraging your position as a justice to gain a tactical or coercive advantage in private litigation,” the commission found. The commission also cited Hughes for adding an attorney for the news organization, Scott Sternberg, as a defendant in his defamation suit less than a month after getting word that the commission had launched an investigation into a complaint Sternberg had ﬁled against the justice. Sternberg declined to comment Tuesday. “Any reasonable observer, and certainly an opposing party, would perceive your conduct as a judge leveraging his institutional position for personal advantage,” the commission alleged.

gal obligation if they had to notify the authorities that somebody was not where they were supposed to be or anything like that.” Laws are beginning to change regarding ankle monitor companies’ obligations, as Louisiana continues to set tighter rules and penalties, D’Aquilla said. “The Louisiana Supreme Court said we have a right under criminal negligence,” D’Aquilla said. “The company and the employees fell

“Although judges may represent themselves in civil litigation without violating the prohibition against practicing law, they must still take care not to create the appearance of receiving favored treatment, to avoid exploitation of the prestige of ofﬁce, and to prevent the erosion of public conﬁdence in the integrity of the judiciary.”

Text referenced in filings Venable’s attorney, David Bienvenu, filed a complaint against Hughes in 2022, according to the filings. The Judiciary Commission’s filings against Hughes make several references to his interactions with Bienvenu, who declined to comment Tuesday about the case. Days after the Judiciary Commission contacted Hughes about the 2022 complaint, the Supreme Court justice texted Bienvenu, according to the filings. “Hope you’re getting to bill this!” Hughes wrote in the text, according to the commission. “The timing and substance of your unsolicited text reasonably caused Mr. Bienvenu to interpret your text as an act of intimidation,” the commission alleged. Bienvenu went on to request recusals of Hughes from cases involving his clients while Hughes’ lawsuit against Venable was ongoing. In 2024, as Bienvenu filed a challenge to two candidates who hoped to run for election for a seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court, Hughes “suddenly and with no notice to Mr. Bienvenu” dismissed his defamation lawsuit against Venable. Hughes then participated in arguments at the Supreme Court about the elections case that Bienvenu was involved in, and issued a dissenting opinion against Bienvenu’s clients. “Your sudden willingness to dismiss your suit against Ms. Venable after three years of litigation for the apparent purpose of participating in the Court’s review in the Collins case, in which you issued a dissent-

ing opinion against Mr. Bienvenu’s client’s positions, only strengthened the appearance that you initially brought the defamation suit against her for a retaliatory or otherwise improper purpose,” the commission alleged. The commission also alleged Hughes violated the state election code by bankrolling the two defamation suits with more than $50,000 from his campaign account, charging that it “amounted to a personal use of the funds for your sole and exclusive beneﬁt. Even if it weren’t a personal use of campaign funds, the commission alleged, “it constituted an abuse of the prestige of your ofﬁce and created an appearance of impropriety” for what it described as retaliatory litigation. The commission can recommend discipline of judges or justices of the peace to the Louisiana Supreme Court, up to removal from the bench.

As the notice released on Tuesday notes, Hughes also faced a misconduct investigation while serving on the state’s highest court over a 2019 incident. In that case, the Judiciary Commission investigated allegations that Hughes paid a visit to the home of a Hammond political operative who said the justice offered him money to switch allegiances in the race for another Supreme Court seat. Hughes admitted bringing disrepute on the judiciary when he met with former Hammond City Council member Johnny Blount on Oct. 30, 2019, though he denied offering the payoff. Blount was supporting Will Crain in a runoff against 5th Circuit Court of Appeal Judge Hans Liljeberg for an open seat alongside Hughes on the high court. In an afﬁdavit, Blount said Hughes offered him $5,000 to switch his support to Liljeberg. He left his busi-

ness card, saying “to call him if I decided to accept his offer.” While Hughes said he did not offer Blount money, Hughes acknowledged telling Blount that he might ﬁnd it more ﬁnancially rewarding to back Liljeberg. The Supreme Court in 2021 endorsed a “consent discipline” agreement between Hughes and the commission to publicly censure him over violations of several judicial canons. Hughes also paid $2,000 to resolve the case. A Supreme Court spokesperson said at the time that he was unaware of any previous public discipline against a sitting justice. The agreement between Hughes and the commission states that the payoff allegation was “unsubstantiated.” Hughes, 74, was reelected to a 10-year term without opposition in 2018. He cannot run again under the state’s age cap of 70 for judges.

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Continued from page 1A forces struck Iran’s radars. “They tried to rebuild their radar because they can’t see anything,” Trump told Fox. “We waited until it was almost built and then we hit it.” After the U.S. attacks started, Iran launched ballistic missiles at Jordan. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard claimed to have targeted a U.S. base along Jordan’s Gulf of Aqaba coast, according to Iran’s state television. Jordan’s military said it shot down 10 of the missiles and the three remaining landed in unpopulated areas. Explosions that appeared to be interceptions of incoming air attacks were seen over Aqaba. Iranian state media reported that the U.S. had bombed civilian sites along Iran’s southern coast and hit

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State National Life Insurance Co. bought the seven-story building in the 1970s and left in the 1990s after Liberty Life acquired the company. It has been vacant ever since, save for Downtown Grocery on the ground floor. The building isn’t in great shape. An overhang structure above Third Street was at risk of falling over the busy sidewalk, leading the city-parish to erect temporary scaffolding to keep it up and place a blight lien on the building. Cohen said the upkeep of the aging building is too much on top of the property tax, insurance and mortgage his firm pays for the property. But city leaders say the onus is on the developer. “Any project seeking financial STAFF PHOTO By IANNE SALVOSA support should demonstrate financial viability and a clear plan Scaffolding supports the awning of the State National Life Insurance for responsible property managebuilding at 263 Third St. ment, public safety and long-term stewardship,” said Whitney Hofffrom investment firm Blackrock, doesn’t seem to know what they’re man Sayal, executive director of LHC has awarded $19.5 million doing, doesn’t understand that the Downtown Development Disin multifamily housing revenue housing for the public needs public trict. bonds, the project is eligible for support,” Cohen said. Downtown housing historic tax credits, and the plan aligns with Plan Baton Rouge III, The building Downtown could use more housthe city’s downtown master plan, Built in the early 20th century, ing. Only 4,300 residents live in which set a goal to triple the down- the State National Life building the area — a majority are renters town population. But he is bullish was one of the first major office — and the population growth lags on the $2 million award from the buildings in downtown Baton behind that of peer cities. Getting more people to live city and said public support is cru- Rouge. It was first known as the cial to capture other investors’ in- Reymond Building, home to Rey- downtown is one of the main goals terest in the project. mond’s Department Store, later of the new master plan for the area, which wants to boost the “This new administration, who renamed to Dalton’s.

number of residents downtown to more than 10,000 over the next decade. But high rents may be an obstacle to those plans. Rent in the Central Business District costs $1.73 per square foot, according to multifamily real estate data presented at the 2026 Trends Conference. That is 30% higher than the parish average. “It’s not affordable for the folks who keep the city running,” Cohen said. His previous plan was to provide housing for 60% area median income, targeting people like state workers and teachers. All units of the building would be offered at an affordable rate, another point of contention between developers and the city since mixed-income housing is best practice for developments to prevent economic segregation. “Housing affordability is a challenge throughout our community, and downtown is no exception,” said Kelly LeDuff, director of the Office of Community Development. “The Ofﬁce of Community Development remains committed to pursuing available state and federal resources and working with qualiﬁed partners to expand affordable housing opportunities in Baton Rouge.”

a civilian airport. A U.S. strike hit a home where a wedding ceremony was being held in Kuhestak in southern Iran, killing five people, including a child, and wounding at least 68 others, Ahmad Nafisi, Hormozgan Province’s deputy governor, told Iranian state television in a phone call. “Make no mistake: these crimes will not go unpunished,” Ebrahim Azizi, chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, said on X. U.S. Central Command is aware of the reports of civilian casualties, said Capt. Tim Hawkins, a spokesman. He noted that they “originated from Iranian state media.” “The U.S. military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC,” Hawkins said. Iran also said it launched a drone attack at U.S. forces in Bahrain, but there was no immediate confirmation from that country.

after the war began. Oil prices have moved sharply higher this week with renewed clashes between Iran and the United States. Crude, already up about 7% this week, continued to rise following the strikes on Tuesday. The price of crude has jumped more than 50% this year and it’s dragged the cost of gasoline upward with it. The cost for a gallon of regular gasoline in the U.S. ticked higher again overnight to $4.10, according to AAA. Last year at this time, a gallon cost $3.19. Before military action began again, the Trump administration had argued that hitting the right economic target in a campaign of financial isolation would get Tehran to its breaking point. Now, strikes are renewing even as U.S. stockpiles of advanced interceptors have been diminishing and the war has been unpopular among many Americans.

Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff and its joint military command said the armed forces would deliver what they described as “crushing and devastating blows” against the United States. The state-run IRNA news agency cited a statement by Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard, which warned that the attacks have only strengthened the Islamic Republic’s resolve and tightened Iran’s effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of the world’s oil normally ﬂows. Explosions were reported across several southern Iranian coastal areas, including the port city of Bandar Abbas that is home to naval and air force facilities as well as Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. Witnesses in Bandar Abbas told The Associated Press that the explosions were stronger than those on Sunday and said they saw smoke rising from the eastern part of the city on the strait.

Iranian state television said U.S. strikes hit a ﬁshmeal factory on Qeshm Island and several civilian sites in Hormozgan province. It said a ﬁshing pier and a Ports and Maritime Organization tower in Sirik were among the locations struck. State TV also reported that the U.S. military struck the civilian Jiroft Airport in central Iran’s Kerman province, saying a projectile struck an area outside the runway and caused no casualties or damage to airport infrastructure. Iranian state television reported that Tavanir, Iran’s electricity grid management company, said several parts of Hormozgan province’s power network had been struck. It said authorities were working to restore resulting outages. The U.S. and Iran are both seeking control over the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow waterway off Iran’s coast that is a vital oil shipping corridor. Tehran effectively closed it

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The case has caught the attenhospital, and his colleagues arJustice Jeff Hughes presided which the hospital says it was not Case closely watched the gued that Blue Cross committed over the hearing as acting chief paid for those services or only paid tion, and raised concerns, among by authorizing medical pro- justice. A ruling is not expected for a small amount from Blue Cross. the state’s insurance industry. by insurance industry fraud “How did you expect to get paid Industry experts say the original cedures and failing to pay or only several months.

BY GRACE MAYER Staff writer

The Louisiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case between Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana and a New Orleans surgical hospital, the latest chapter in a yearslong legal saga that will determine the fate of one of the largest jury awards in state history. The justices heard arguments for just over an hour from lawyers for both sides in the case. At issue is a $421 million judgment that an Orleans Parish jury awarded the St. Charles Surgical Hospital and Center for Restorative Breast Surgery in 2024, ﬁnding that Blue Cross shortchanged the hospital for thousands of breast reconstruction surgeries from 2015 to 2023. Earlier this year, the Louisiana 4th Circuit Court of Appeals overturned the award but sent the matter back to the lower court for a new trial. Both sides asked the Supreme Court to take up the case, which the insurance industry is closely watching because of its potential chilling impact on the market and the ability to attract new insurers to write policies in Louisiana. James Williams, the attorney for

paying a low amount for those surgeries. His team also argued that the insurer had placed the hospital on a “targeted providers list” after it left the health insurer’s network in 2007, which they argued affected the payments they received from the health insurer. “This is a fraud case. This is a case where the jury unanimously decided that Blue Cross engaged in a systematic scheme to defraud these doctors,” Williams said in his oral arguments. He asked the justices to reverse the 4th Circuit and reinstate the $421 million judgment. Blue Cross attorney Thomas Flanagan said the jury members in the 2024 trial were not properly instructed on what constituted fraud. He argued that the hospital also never presented evidence at trial that Blue Cross committed fraud. He argued the case should not be tried again and asked the justices to dismiss the matter altogether. “For fraud, there needs to be a misrepresentation. But the plaintiffs all said they weren’t promised full-bill charges, and they weren’t promised any particular sum,” Flanagan said. “And why would they? They would be promised that if they were in-network, but they were out-of-network.”

A question of fraud, instructions Lawyers for both sides faced questioning from the justices and took turns making their arguments in 15-minute increments, both leaning on points made in previous court appearances. The courtroom was nearly full, including insurance industry representatives and several jurors from the 2024 Orleans Parish trial. Four of the justices asked questions during the hearing, including Justice Jay McCallum and Hughes. Justices John Michael Guidry and Cade Cole largely dominated questioning, asking both parties whether Blue Cross was obligated to pay for the procedures, and the particulars of those dynamics between the two parties, since the hospital was not a part of the Blue Cross network. Near the end of the hearing, Guidry continued to question the hospital’s attorneys. “Is it fraud or is it just business to say, if you’re in-network you’re guaranteed an amount, but if you’re out-of-network, you’re not, and I have to put additional scrutiny on you,” Guidry said, while questioning Williams. He made note of the timeline in which the case focuses, during

this year, after all these years you weren’t being paid, but you did know they have not paid you a bill amount?” Guidry said. “Was it not pretty clear to you that you weren’t being paid the multiple years where you weren’t being billed?”

Implications The hearing took place nearly two years after an Orleans Parish jury awarded a $421 million judgment against Blue Cross. In September 2024, the jury found that the health insurer shortchanged the hospital for payment on about 7,800 reconstructive breast surgeries. In the ruling, the jury found that Blue Cross committed fraud by authorizing the surgeries and paying only 9% of the bills, on average. Blue Cross denied the allegations and argued it had no contractual obligation to pay those bills, since the hospital had not been a part of its provider network since 2007. The hospital continued to treat Blue Cross patients after leaving the network. Earlier this year, the 4th Circuit sent the case back to the lower court to be retried in a new trial — what would be the third time it’s been litigated since the case was ﬁled in 2017.

$421 million judgment, which with interest swells up to $655 million, could drive up insurance premiums in the state, which already boasts some of the highest premiums in the country. Louisiana is also known for giving out large jury awards, another factor that has raised insurance rates in the state. In a “friend of the court” brief filed in the case at the end of June, the Louisiana Association of Health Plans wrote that the court’s original ruling and a potential retrial would create a “crisis” in the health insurance sector, rival to when droves of insurance providers left the state following hurricanes Laura and Ida. “Absent certainty that they can enforce their health-insurance contracts, insurance companies already offering plans in the state will have no choice but to increase premiums to cover the risk of having to pay uncapped out-ofnetwork expenses for all policy holders,” the brief read. “Those insurance companies not currently offering health plans in Louisiana will stay away, making one of the country’s least competitive commercial health insurance marketplaces even less competitive, and thereby, even more expensive.”

Tropical Storm Edouard’s landfall just brushes La., Texas coastline BY JAMIE STENGLE and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press

PORT ARTHUR, Texas — Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall Tuesday afternoon along the Texas-Louisiana border after picking up a late burst of strength in the Gulf of Mexico, bringing heavy rains and setting off ﬂood warnings along the coast. The storm made landfall in the small coastal community of Johnson Bayou in Louisiana and was expected to rapidly weaken. The National Hurricane Center said the storm arrived with maximum sustained winds of 60 mph and

had become slightly stronger as it neared landfall. In the meantime, several storms were brewing in the Paciﬁc Ocean, including Lowell, which reached hurricane strength Tuesday morning. The hurricane center said Edouard was expected to dump 3 to 7 inches of rain with up to 12 inches. Southwestern Louisiana was expected to see lesser amounts. “That rainfall could produce some flash flooding and river ﬂooding,” said Brad Reinhart, a senior hurricane specialist at the National Hurricane Center. Mike Gilbert decided ahead of the storm to close his surf shop on Texas’ Crystal Beach because

he didn’t want to risk his employees having a difﬁcult time getting home. But, he said, it had ended up just being gray skies and drizzly rain there Tuesday as Edouard made landfall about 60 miles northeast of his shop. “You literally never know,” Gilbert said. “It could have all of a sudden moved over 50 miles and picked up 20 mph in wind and it could have been a whole different story.” In Cameron, the winds had picked up by Tuesday morning and rain was coming through on and off, said Connor Salvador, who owns an RV park there near the coast. He said while there

could be a “little bit” of ﬂooding if they get a lot of rain, he wasn’t too worried about Edouard. “We’re pretty used to all these types of storms that come through,” he said. Forecasters said newly formed Hurricane Lowell in the Pacific Ocean was expected to remain several hundred miles away from Hawaii for at least the next several days, but swells from the hurricane were likely to impact parts of the islands beginning Wednesday. “This hurricane is likely to increase the surf and make for dangerous beach conditions and marine conditions for any boaters

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Attorney general sues provider over drug costs Litigation names Express Scripts, affiliate BY MATTHEW ALBRIGHT Staff writer

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has sued Express Scripts, adding another front to her campaign against the pharmacy beneﬁt managers she blames for artificially driving up the price of

prescription drugs. Murrill’s latest lawsuit, filed Monday in the federal Eastern District court in Louisiana, names the company and an afﬁliate, Ascent Health Services, as defendants. It accuses Express Scripts of steering patients toward pharmacies it controls, restricting competition

and scheming with a competitor to manipulate fees and reimbursements. “Louisiana families are working harder than ever to pay their bills, Murrill and they shouldn’t have to ﬁght a profiteering middleman just to afford the medicine prescribed by their

doctor,” Murrill said in a news release. “PBMs have built a system where they can proﬁt from higher drug prices, squeeze pharmacies in our communities, and limit choices available to patients. Louisiana will not sit on the sidelines while Express Scripts and Ascent put proﬁts ahead of people.” Express Scripts oversees prescriptions for about 71% of Louisiana residents, the lawsuit says.

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It is the beneﬁts manager for Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana, the largest private health insurer in the state. “Express Scripts works every day to improve health care outcomes and affordability,” the company said in a statement. “While we remain focused on the thousands of clients and millions of

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Insanity plea entered in rape case Charges on earlier assaults brought after arrest in 94-year-old’s attack BY QUINN COFFMAN Staff writer

STAFF PHOTO By PEARL SPURLOCK

A man walks by as the sun sets over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge on Monday.

A Baton Rouge man who was arrested in March in the rape of a 94-year-old woman pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity Tuesday in a series of rapes he’s accused of carrying out against a different victim in 2024. Jeremiah Taylor, 22, was arrested in March, accused of raping the woman inside her home. He was later indicted on charges of ﬁrstdegree rape, cruelty to the inﬁrm, sexual battery and two counts of obscenity. Court records showed this was not Taylor’s first alleged attack. He’s accused of raping a different woman multiple times in 2024. Those charges were dismissed in January and Taylor was released, with District Attorney Hillar Moore later saying the woman could not be located to provide testimony. Taylor’s charges were dismissed Jan. 12. The following day, the woman reported that Taylor had returned to her house and attempted to enter but left before police could arrive. Baton Rouge police issued a warrant for his arrest on a count of violation of a protective order. On Jan. 18, another woman reported that Taylor had sexually assaulted her while at a business on Sherwood Forest Drive. Only after Taylor was arrested in the rape of the 94-year-old in March were the earlier 2024

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Popular BR breakfast Police: Man killed on Sunday by and lunch spot closing gunﬁre on North Ardenwood Drive Fork N Spoon to shutter after five years

BY OLIVIA TEES Staff writer

Fork N Spoon, the popular breakfast and lunch spot near LSU, is closing its doors permanently in October after just ﬁve years in business, the owner announced on Instagram. In an emotional online post, owner Kristen Abshire said there were a number of factors that ultimately led to the decision. “I wish operating Fork was as carefree as cooking for people I love everyday but it simply is not.

Owning a business is intense and it requires a level of self-sacriﬁce that is difﬁcult to maintain at this point in my life. What originally started as a passion for food has grown into a passion for leadership, connection and building something meaningful and I’m eager to explore those parts of myself,” the restaurant shared in the Instagram post. The restaurant, which specializes in homestyle, cooked-to-order dishes at 1750 Brightside Drive, has been a popular spot for LSU students and the Baton Rouge community.

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A man died at a Baton Rouge hospital Sunday night after a shooting in the 1200 block of North Ardenwood Drive, police said. Baton Rouge police responded to the scene of the shooting at CRIME 11:48 p.m. and BLOTTER were notiﬁed that 40-year-old Juarez staff Corbitt Sr. had reports been transported with serious injuries to a hospital in a private vehicle. Corbitt died at the hospital. While at the scene, police were notified of another victim who was shot a couple of blocks away at 1084 N. Donmoor Ave. That

person was transported to a hospital and is expected to survive. Police have no motive or suspect at this time and ask anyone with information relative to the fatal shooting to contact the Violent Crimes Unit at (225) 389-4869 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 3447867.

Apartment complex in the 77000 block of Ridgewood Road about 6:30 a.m. to find the complex in flames. The apartment had a smoke alarm, but investigators have not been able to determine whether it was working at the time of the fire. “There is no way to lessen the heartbreak of a mother and child losing their lives in a fire like this, but we can use this tragedy to reFire investigators say the fire mind everyone of the importance that killed a mother and son in a of having working smoke alarms Maringouin apartment Monday in their homes,” State Fire Marmorning started in the kitchen on shal Chief Chad P. Sonnier said. the first floor. The fire killed 22-year-old LauThe Maringouin Fire Departä See BLOTTER, page 2B ment responded to the Ridgewood

Officials: Fire that killed two started in kitchen

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Area restaurants to participate in Dine for Nine Nine eateries join Burrow’s fundraiser BY JOY HOLDEN Staff writer

Nine Baton Rouge-area restaurants will be participating in the Joe Burrow Foundation’s Dine for Nine event from Sept. 5-12. The foundation lengthened the fundraiser from one day to one week to give more restaurants the opportunity to participate. Participating restaurants donate 9% of their proceeds to the foundation, and they can choose which days they will donate money. The following restaurants are participating in Dine for Nine: n Amigo Al’s Tequileria, 735 E. La. 30, St. Gabriel: Sept. 11 n Bullfish Bistro, 14241

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In Baton Rouge, the foundation has been active in schools and communities since it began in 2022. Last year, the Joe Burrow Foundation and Nationwide Children’s Hospital launched The Burrow Blueprint program for mental health at various capital area public schools. The Joe Burrow Foundation’s mission is to help families overcome food insecurity and promote mental health, especially among youth. Baton Rouge residents USA TODAy NETWORK FILE PHOTO can support Dine for Nine by visiting participating Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s foundation’s restaurants Sept. 5-12, or mission is to help families overcome food insecurity. Nine donating $9 for the No. 9 Baton Rouge-area restaurants will be participating in the Joe by campaign at joeburrow.org/ Burrow Foundation’s Dine for Nine fundraising event. donate9For9.

Airline Highway: Sept. 8-11 n The Big Cheezy, 1003 Bob Petit Blvd.: Sept. 10-12 n Crust Pizza, 2121 Millerville Road: Sept. 5-12 n Jed’s Local Restaurant, 672 Jefferson Highway: Sept. 5-6 and Sept. 8-12 n Phil’s Oyster Bar, 4335 Perkins Road: Sept. 8 n Pura Vida Coffee Bar, 4005 Nicholson Drive: Sept. 5 n Stab’s Prime Steak and Seafood, 7666 Jefferson Highway: Sept. 8-10 n Stab’s Steak and Seafood, 13438 Magnolia Square Drive, Central: Sept. 8-10. Dine For Nine, which also takes place in Cincinnati, northern Kentucky and southeast Ohio, helps raise Joe Burrow Foundation’s overcome food insecurity funds and awareness for the mission to help families and promote mental health.

ment rates for independent pharmacies. What the lawsuit alleges The lawsuit targets an agreement between Express Scripts and its competitor, Prime Therapeutics LLC. Prime Therapeutics bought a minority stake in Ascent, which Express Scripts created to handle price negotiations with drug manufacturers. According to the Attorney General’s Office, the companies said joining together to negotiate would give them more bargaining power to negotiate lower prices from drugmakers, but they also worked together to set higher fees — something the lawsuit calls “a naked price-fixing arrangement.” In a statement, Prime, which is not a defendant in the suit, disputed that characterization. “The agreement at issue has delivered billions of dollars in savings, lowered costs at the pharmacy counter, and maintained broad access to pharmacies for tens of millions of Americans,” the company said in a statement. “Rolling back those savings would mean higher costs for patients, employers, health plans and taxpayers who ultimately pay for prescription drugs.” Murrill also alleges that the companies have misled insurers and patients that they are lowering drug prices, while in reality causing “drugs to cost more than they would in a properly functioning market.” And the lawsuit says Express Scripts limits when patients can get less-expensive generic drugs, conceals how much profit it makes and artificially suppresses payments to independent pharmacies. The attorney general is asking a judge to order the companies to halt any anticompetitive behavior, impose a civil judgment and make the companies pay damages.

Americans we serve, the State of Louisiana’s lawsuit is meritless and we will vigorously defend our ability to continue providing convenient access to medicines at the lowest available cost.” T h i s w e e k ’s l a w suit is the latest action by Louisiana leaders against pharmacy benefit managers, which are companies that negotiate between drugmakers and health insurance plans to set medication prices and determine which drugs will be covered by insurance. The companies say they negotiate lower prices for consumers, but Murrill, Gov. Jeff Landry and state lawmakers accuse them of doing the opposite. Louisiana officials have argued that a handful of pharmacy benefits managers control the lion’s share of prescriptions and use that market power to drive up costs. They also argue many of the managers have vertically integrated with pharmacies, allowing them to push independent drugstores out of the market and set contracts that benefit themselves. PBMs have disputed these accusations, often blaming pharmaceutical companies for high drug prices. Murrill in February agreed to a $45 million settlement in three lawsuits against CVS, which owns both the popular drugstores and one of the nation’s largest PBMs, Caremark. Those lawsuits emerged after a high-profile battle in the Legislature in 2025 over a bill that would have banned companies from owning both a PBM and pharmacies, but it ultimately did not pass. This year, the Legislature passed several new laws aimed at PBMs, changing how they can Email Matthew charge service fees and Albright at MAlbright@ setting higher reimburse- theadvocate.com.

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Two teens face charges after fight Two teens are facing charges after a fight Monday at East Ascension High School in Gonzales. A 15-year-old and a 16-year-old face charges of disturbing the peace and simple battery in the fight, which started after the final bell rang, a spokesperson with the Gonzales Police Department said. Emergency Medical Services was called to the scene, and one juvenile was transported to a hospital to treat injuries from the altercation. The school resource officer and additional Gonzales police officers responded to the scene. No additional information will be released due to the involved individuals being juveniles, police said.

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Fork N Spoon owner Kristen Abshire stands behind the counter at the all-day breakfast and lunch spot. Abshire recently announced the October closure of the popular eatery.

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Continued from page 1B Fork N Spoon will keep its doors open through September and will close in October. They will operate on reduced hours as they begin

to wind down operations. “There are no words that can adequately express how much love and appreciation I have for my employees, customers and vendors who have been by my side through it all,” the statement read. In 2024, the restaurant was reviewed by popular TikTok

food reviewer Keith Lee, who visited the restaurant for his first stop in Baton Rouge. The TikTok food critic ordered the maple bacon berry French toast, banana berry French toast, braised beef grits with soft scrambled eggs and loaded grits.

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Stocks closed broadly lower Tuesday as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation. A bond market sell-off deepened, putting more pressure on stocks. The S&P 500 index fell 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.8%, and the Nasdaq composite slid 1%. The major indexes have lost ground three days in a row. The weak start to September follows a shaky but mostly positive month for Wall Street. Every major index notched monthly gains in August. The same worries continue to hang over Wall Street, though, including anxiety over rising prices, government debt, and the impact of global conflicts on the U.S. and the global economy. Technology stocks were among the heaviest weights on the market. Nvidia fell 1.5%, Amazon dropped 1.9% and Advanced Micro Devices gave up 2.4%. Their big market values tend to give them more influence over the broader market’s direction and their growth amid the artificial-intelligence boom has been heavily reliant on borrowing, which becomes more expensive as interest rates rise. Much of the continued pressure being felt by Wall Street is coming from an ongoing sell-off in U.S. government bonds. The yield on the 10-year Treasury, which tends to impact mortgage rates, rose to 4.79% from 4.75% late Monday. It was as low as 4.2% at the beginning of 2026.

New Apple CEO takes over from Tim Cook Apple’s new CEO John Ternus takes the helm of the iconic tech giant on Tuesday, ending Tim Cook’s 15-year tenure during which the company’s value skyrocket to $4.6 trillion thanks to the iPhone’s enormous popularity. The transition to a new CEO comes at a pivotal time for Apple. ArtifiTernus cial intelligence has unleashed the greatest upheaval within the industry since Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in 2007. Apple has gotten off to a rough start in AI after stumbling in its efforts to deliver new features built on the technology, as promised nearly two years ago. Ternus worked on some of Apple’s signature products under Cook, including the Apple Watch, AirPods and Apple Vision Pro. He will headline next week’s launch of the latest iPhone at Apple’s Cupertino, California, headquarters.

U.S. job openings rise slightly as layoffs fall WASHINGTON — Employers posted slightly more job openings in July but the American labor market remained sturdy in the face of higher costs that are squeezing household budgets. U.S. job openings ticked up to 7.27 million in July from a revised 7.18 million in June, the Labor Department reported Tuesday. The department’s Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey also showed that layoffs fell. But so did the number of people quitting their jobs — a sign of confidence in their prospects. The report showed that gross hiring — before subtracting those who lost or quit their jobs — dipped to 5.1 million in July from 5.3 million in June. The American job market is hardly booming, but it is ambling along despite an energy shock caused by the fighting with Iran that has squeezed family budgets. So far this year, U.S. employers — companies, nonprofits and government agencies — added an average of 61,000 net jobs a month. The figure — which was dragged down by job losses in February and July — is unimpressive. But it’s an improvement on 2025, when job growth came in below 10,000 a month — the weakest hiring outside a recession since 2002 — as the lingering effect of high interest rates and uncertainty caused by Trump’s tariffs discouraged firms from hiring. But if U.S. employers aren’t hiring much, at least they aren’t firing much either. The unemployment rate remains at a low 4.1%, and the number of people signing up for unemployment benefits has come in low week after week.

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Will Chevron expand into Venezuela? U.S. official says oil giant expected to make announcement

BY AAMER MADHANI and COLLIN BINKLEY Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Oil giant Chevron is planning to expand its operations in Venezuela, a U.S. official said Tuesday, just days after President Donald Trump announced an ambitious deal to develop the nation’s oil reserves and give the Pentagon a stake in the proﬁts. The official, who briefed reporters on the expected announcement, said the company’s officials and Energy Secretary Chris Wright are expected to visit Venezuela on Wednesday where the new investment will be formally unveiled. The ofﬁcial spoke on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the White House for the call. Chevron is the second-largest U.S. oil company and the only

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one with a major presence in Venezuela. Chevron did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The announcement comes after the White House conﬁrmed on Monday it is partnering with North American Blue Energy Partners as part of President Donald Trump‘s push to tap into Venezuela’s oil industry. The sweeping agreement has

been met with skepticism from analysts who say it will take years to revive Venezuela’s production. They have questioned whether Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodríguez has the legal authority to give the company 100-year rights over 17 oil fields with reserves of 65 billion barrels — and whether future Venezuelan or American administrations would overturn the agreement. NABEP, owned by Venezuelan businessman Alejandro Betancourt, is already the second largest operator in Venezuela. The deal with the U.S. government would create a new company, where the Pentagon would take a 35% ownership stake, and the State Department would have the right to buy 20% of the oil produced at cost. The U.S. administration sought to defend its decision to partner with Betancourt, who has faced criminal investigations for alleged money laundering in Spain and Switzerland, according to multiple media reports. No formal charges were ever filed. The official said that Betancourt was

vetted and the administration found that “no U.S. laws were violated.” At the same time, the official described Betancourt as the only viable partner available for the job, saying that “you have to work with the factors that you have in place.” The U.S. government is not investing money in the new company, the official told reporters, but its backing will help the company attract investment to ramp up production. Analysts say that the deal seems certain to face legal challenges and potentially questions of legitimacy. The Trump administration negotiated the agreement with Rodriguez, who took power after the January military operation to capture Nicolás Maduro and spirit him to the United States to face federal narcoterrorism and drug trafficking charges. The Venezuelan Constitution states that contracts of this kind with foreign governments must also be approved by the National Assembly, which did not occur.

Treasury chief pitches global ﬁnancial literacy competition BY FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press

ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Driven in part by his own experience with poverty as a child, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is pitching a financial literacy campaign to leaders of the world’s largest economies and suggesting an investment account program launched under President Donald Trump as a model. As he hosted finance ministers from rich and developing nations in the G20, Bessent on Tuesday announced U.S. sponsorship for a competition called the “Financial Literacy Solutions Sprint.” The competition is intended to discover and showcase “innovative technology- and dataenabled solutions” developed across the Group of 20 countries to strengthen financial literacy. Four finalists will be pared to one or two winning teams and will be recognized during the annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund in October in Bangkok. Bessent points to the creation of Trump Accounts, a program that provides $1,000 in investment accounts to babies born during Trump’s second term, as a model other nations should follow. Treasury says roughly 7 million children are enrolled and 86% of participants

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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks to reporters Tuesday at the G20 Finance Ministerial in Asheville, N.C. are from families earning less than $200,000 per year. The secretary often talks about his humble beginnings in rural South Carolina, where he got his ﬁrst jobs at age 9 as a busboy at a cafeteria and setting up chairs and umbrellas on the beach. His father, a real estate developer, had lost generations of Bessent family wealth by overleveraging his obligations. One of Bessent’s first moves as Treasury secretary was to launch Financial Literacy Month to teach people the basics of building a workable budget, saving for the future and protecting themselves from scammers and fraudsters. Critics of his efforts argue that the problem is less about people not knowing how to invest and more about them not having enough spare

income to do so. About 7 in 10 U.S. adults say the country’s economy is “poor,” according to July polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The finding underscores Americans’ continued unhappiness with the cost of living, which is being compounded by high gas prices due to the war in Iran. “Americans can’t educate themselves out of their current financial crises, and it’s hypocritical for the Treasury Secretary to place the blame on ordinary Americans’ financial decisions when their struggles are the direct result of decisions that Scott Bessent himself has made,” said Julie Morgan, CEO of the Century Foundation, a left-leaning think tank focused on public policy research.

Social media ﬁrms trying harder to know which users are kids BY BARBARA ORTUTAY AP technology writer

Of the child safety measures agreed to in Meta’s landmark legal settlement, no category contains more detailed requirements than its commitments on age assurance — and for good reason. No matter how well the protections work, they are of little use if Meta can’t tell which users are kids. Determining which accounts belong to children is also the linchpin of child safety measures that other companies, including Google, TikTok, and Roblox, are ramping up as public and regulatory sentiment turns against them in the U.S. and other countries. The Meta settlement — with protections the company says could become industry standards — will give the social media giant a year to reﬁne its approach. But the options are limited, and improving age veriﬁcation technology presents steep challenges, including navigating privacy implications not just for children but for adults who could have to prove they are over 18. The $18 billion settlement resolves claims from state attorneys general that it hurt children’s mental health by deliberately designing its Instagram and Facebook platforms in ways that hooked

young people’s attention. The agreement announced last week with the Menlo Park, California, company involves 48 states plus the District of Columbia and U.S. territories. In the ofﬂine world, people use government-issued IDs to prove they are over 18 or 21, whether they want to get into a club or buy cigarettes. While this technically works online too, many people are not comfortable giving a Big Tech company like Meta or Google access to their driver’s license or passport. Meta accepts IDs to check ages, and promises to delete them within 30 days. Beyond IDs, though, a growing number of tech companies are using artificial intelligence to try to determine users’ ages. This is not true age veriﬁcation. While AI can estimate a person’s age, often accurately, it can’t verify a person’s birth date. Last year, Google began using an age-assurance system for YouTube that relies on AI to differentiate between adults and minors based on their watch histories. Meta does the same. AI age checks use clues to determine how old someone is. On Instagram, this includes “contextual clues” such as posts about birthday celebrations or school, and things like which posts people like,

comment or linger on, who their friends are, as well as the times of day they log in. For instance, someone who is offline during school hours would likely be school-aged. In a blog post last year, Meta said its AI also looks at photos people post for visual cues, including “height or bone structure, to estimate someone’s general age; it does not identify the specific person in the image.” “By combining these visual insights with our analysis of text and interactions, we can significantly increase the number of underage accounts we identify and remove,” the company added. Under the settlement, Meta agreed to strengthen its agechecking technology using its own tools, as well as third-party ones, with regular outside audits on how well it is working. The agreement also includes specific goals around false positive rates — that is, minors who are identified as over 18. And if a user is identified as under 13 and kicked off one of its platforms, Meta will check the ages of their friends, too. Identity verification companies like Yoti and Persona, which work with tech companies like Meta and Roblox, use video selfies people upload to estimate their ages. The gaming site Roblox, which, unlike social media platforms, al-

lows kids under 13 to sign up, requires players to take a video selfie to estimate their age. Roblox says the videos are deleted after the age check is processed. Users are not required to submit a face scan to use the platform, only if they want to chat with other users. Some users have reported inaccuracies, and some experts have expressed caution about the reliability of facial age estimation tools, especially for women or certain racial or ethnic groups. But Matt Kaufman, chief safety officer at Roblox, said last year that for people between about 5 and 25, the system can accurately estimate their age within one or two years. Some websites and social media companies such as Meta have argued that age verification should be done by app store owners, such as Apple and Google, and not individual platforms. This would mean that app stores would have to verify their users’ ages before they allow them to download apps. Unsurprisingly, Apple and Google disagree. “Billed as ‘simple’ by its backers, including Meta, this proposal fails to cover desktop computers or other devices that are commonly shared within families. It also could be ineffective against pre-installed apps,” Google said in a blog post last year.

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Obituaries Carter, Roger Morris

Roger Morris Carter Visitation services for Roger Morris Carter, 77, of Navarre, FL formerly of Foules, LA will be held on Friday, September 4th from 5-7pm at the First Baptist Church in Sicily Island, Louisiana (303 Chisum St). Funeral Services will also be held at the First Baptist Church in Sicily Island on Saturday, September 5th at 2pm and the family will receive friends from 1pm until service time at 2pm. Interment will follow at Old Pine Hill Cemetery in Le-

Roger was born on January 26, 1949 in Ferriday, Louisiana and went home to be with the Lord on August 24, 2026. He graduated from Sicily Island High School and Louisiana State University. He was a pillar across multiple communities as it was difficult to go very far without meeting someone who knew Roger or his reputation. He leaves behind a legacy of generosity, fortitude, mentorship, duty, hard work, friendship, loyalty and laughter. His story speaks through the love and admiration of the family and countless friends he has so treasured throughout his life. He will be remembered for the innumerable personal and professional endeavors and contributions that protected and fostered a beloved way of life. He was preceded in death by mother, Carolyn Leola Carter; father, William Prentiss Carter, Jr.; sister, Carolyn Marguerita Krause; brother, William Prentiss Carter, III; and granddaughter. Karlee Jessica Carter. Roger leaves behind his wife, Lise Anne Carter; son, Anthony Bronson Carter; daughter-in-law, Michelle Lynn Carter; granddaughters, Caroline, Charlotte, Alina; and grandsons, Christian and Cade; brother Gerald Patrick Carter; as well as countless friends and family. Those honoring Roger as pallbearers are Chris-

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Dixon, Abigail Weiter, Asher Hennigan, Bryna Hennigan, Ivy Pham, and Hazel Pham. Butch believed in the importance of people, fellowship, and sharing life with others. He was a friend of Bill W. and cherished the friendships and fellowship that became such an important part of his life. Though he is deeply missed, Butch leaves behind a family rich in memo-

ries, love, and the lessons of a life well lived. He will forever remain a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and friend.

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Lynthus L. "Butch" Hennigan, Jr., 91, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his family on Friday, August 28, 2026. Butch was born in Bienville, Louisiana, on June 7, 1935. Throughout his life, he and his beloved wife, Linda Jacobs Hennigan, made their home in several places, including brief stays in New Orleans and Baton Rouge, before finding a place that would become home for the next 27 years: Pass Christian, Mississippi. Butch was preceded in death by his beautiful wife of 64 years, Linda. Their life together was a testament to love, devotion, and fami-

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Hudson, Harry L.

Harry Leach Hudson, beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, will forever be remembered for his warmth, love, and sense of humor. He passed away on August 27, 2026, at the age of 71. We would like to invite all who knew and loved Harry to join us as we commemorate his life. A gathering will be held at Resthaven Funeral Home, 11817 Jefferson Hwy. in Baton Rouge, on Friday, September 4, 2026, from 1:30 PM, until the Celebration of Life at 2:30 PM. To sign the online guestbook, or leave a personal note to the family, please visit www.resthavenbaton rouge.com

Louisiana, scream-singing at concerts, or building one of his numerous DIY projects in the backyard. He was a selfless servant to others and a gifted storyteller, frequently bringing his audience to tears of laughter with vivid recitations of his tales and misadventures. His never-ending jokes, enduring love of live music, and killer recipes will be sorely missed, but are carried on by those who loved and cherished him. He was preceded in death by his father, John A. Lowery Sr.; his brothers, James and Phillip Lowery; and his sister, Cathy Lowery Munson. John leaves behind his mother, Velma Lowery; his sisters, Cynthia Carpenter and Joan Hauser; his brothers, Stephen Lowery and Patrick Lowery; his wife of 35 years, Mandi Lynn Fehrman Lowery; his daughters, Lily Lowery Richard and Abby Lowery; his son-in-law, Steven Richard; and his grandson, John Paul Richard. Honoring his wishes, his daughters have decided to forgo a memorial service. In lieu of flowers or meals, his family asks that a donation is made in his name to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation or to Ducks Unlimited.

Lowery, John A.

John Anthony Lowery, Jr, 62, passed away peacefully August 29, 2026. John is remembered fondly by those who knew him as a devoted father, husband, brother, uncle, cousin, and friend. Widely known for his sense of humor and great love of nature, John was the epitome of a Louisiana outdoorsman. He spent his life as a steward of the land and was dedicated to wildlife preservation for future generations of hunters and fishermen. His greatest pride and joy were his two daughters, Lillian Lowery Richard of Morse (Steven) and Abigail Lowery of New Orleans. Any given weekend, John and "the girls" could be found outside enjoying the marshes of Southwest

devoted to her family, raising her four sons as a stayat-home mother. She is preceded in death by her parents, Edward and Eugenie; husband, Charles; son, Gary; sister, Yvonne Sallinger; brothers-in-law, Richard Sallinger and Burton Faucheux; and daughter-in-law, Lena Mooney. She is survived by three of her sons, Greg Mooney (Lisa) of Hockley, Texas, Mark Mooney, and Brad Mooney; grandchildren, Nicole Bankester, Michael Mooney, Kimberley Neuroth (William), Charlie Mooney, John Mooney, Beth Mooney, Patrick Mooney (Lexi), and Jordyn Mooney; and great-grandchildren, Nya Mooney, Steven Bankester, Aurora Mooney, Thomas Mooney, and Emma Neuroth. Relatives and friends are invited to celebrate Beverly's life on Friday, September 4, 2026, at Resthaven Funeral Home. All will be welcome at 9:00 AM until a Memorial Service at 10:30 AM. Burial to follow at Resthaven Gardens of Memory. If so desired, donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital may be made in Beverly's memory in lieu of flowers. Family and friends may sign the online guestbook or leave a personal note to the family at www.resthavenbaton rouge.com.

Frank H. Newchurch, Sr, a native of Paincourtville, LA and resident of Labadieville, LA, died on Friday, August 28, 2026, at the age of 103. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 2, 2026, from 9:30AM to 11AM. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11AM at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Labadieville with burial following in the Church Mausoleum. He is survived by his son, Frank H. Newchurch Jr and wife

Juanita of Harvey; and daughter, Cindy Newchurch LeBlanc and husband Randy of Port Hudson. His grandchildren, Justin White (Kelly), Jennifer Tassin (Brad), Jordan White, and Jared Newchurch (Jessica), and eight great grandchildren. And a brother Paul Sylvester Newchurch of Belle Rose. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife, Agnes Gros Newchurch; parents Adam Gilmore and Victoria Passantino Newchurch; two brothers, and two sisters. He served as a US Army Sargent during World War II. He retired from Texaco, Inc/Chevron after 32 years of service as a compressor

mechanic. He was also a Ford certified automobile mechanic in the 1960's He was an excellent cook, and shared his time and talents with many civic, parish and state organizations. And in his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking.

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Plunge in SNAP households adds to La. food insecurity When the One Big Beautiful Bill passed in 2025, we urged critics not to be too hasty in delivering judgments on what it means for Louisiana residents. But we did note that one measure we would be monitoring is its impact on the poorest and most vulnerable of our population. By adding new work requirements and holding states accountable for errors, Republicans in Congress said the bill aimed to reduce waste and fraud in social safety net programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps. It was expected that these tightened requirements would lead to some people getting kicked off the rolls, but still the goal was that people who needed food aid, especially children, would be able to access it. Now that new numbers are in, showing that the number of SNAP participants in the country and in Louisiana has declined much more than expected, there should be cause for concern. In the U.S., 5.7 million people lost SNAP benefits since May 2025, a 13% decrease, according to the Department of Agriculture. Its metricts show at 21.5% decrease in enrollments in Louisiana, putting the state at 16th in the nation for the largest percentage drop in SNAP. Sata from the Louisiana Department of Health show the number of households receiving SNAP declined from 396,857 in July 2025 to 320,603 at the end of June — a 19.2% drop. But since a household can include more than one person, the numbers are even more dire when you look at children in the state. Of the about 170,000 people who lost SNAP benefits, about 82,000 were children, according to an analysis by Invest in Louisiana, a Baton Rougebased nonprofit. That means Louisiana had the second-largest decline in the nation for children’s SNAP benefits. The state hasn’t seen this level of decline in SNAP households since 1996. If all this were due to a booming economy or rooting out fraud, that would be one thing. But all signs point to a more insidious reason for the precipitous drop. Invest in Louisiana found that 75% of the denials for SNAP benefits were due to procedural errors, like missing paperwork. Those issues fall hardest on people with limited broadband access, unstable income or no reliable transportation to go to interviews. The One Big Beautiful Bill created penalties that will kick in next year for states that make overpayment or underpayment errors in administering SNAP. LDH said Louisiana’s error rate was 8.14% in fiscal year 2025, which could cost state taxpayers about $160 million more. But there is no penalty for mistaken denials of SNAP coverage, creating a perverse incentive for states to deny and sort out the reasons later. LDH, in a PowerPoint presentation, acknowledged a staffing shortage and took over SNAP processing last year from the Department of Children and Family Services without electronic verification tools for wages and shelter expenses. Louisiana launched the “One Door” model, centralizing benefits and work assistance to needy families last year, and hopefully its continuing rollout will smooth out some of these issues. But we note with concern that as SNAP rolls are plunging, we are also seeing federal cuts hitting food banks hard. Our state is one of the most food-insecure in the nation. Providing basic needs to help struggling families should not be a political issue. We must all work together to find solutions.

YOUR VIEWS

With AI, how much more intrusion are we supposed to tolerate?

SpaceX project represents a state of emergency for La. I am not in favor of SpaceX, the rocket launch project planned in Vermilion Parish, and here are some of my concerns. NDAs: Why all the secrets if it’s such a good thing? The people of this state deserve to know what is created and produced on our land and in our waters. We weren’t asked! I don’t believe SpaceX is “transformative” for our state. I believe it will pollute the air, water and food that we grow on our coastline, which will cause ill health as well as uprooting our culture in these remote areas. I fear for the future of my children and their offspring, that they will not know the beauty of this place. I am a resident of Lafayette, but my kids and family members have ﬁshed the shorelines of Louisiana and, in par-

ticular, Pecan Island and Rockefeller Refuge. Those will never be the same after the SpaceX project, and neither will be the culture we take pride in. One has to ask: What is this about? Money? Back room deals? I only see disaster for the place we call home. I’m no wordsmith, but regrettably I feel sure that we, the people of Louisiana, need to wake up and vote for politicians who care and listen and are not opportunists. I know there are thousands on social media declaring this a state of emergency, and I concur. I paint the beauty of my home place: the marshes, the sky, the ﬁsh, the ﬂowers, the birds... the natural world where we coexist!

AI is something I don’t know about. I do know how to live. At 81 years old, there are too many lessons I’ve learned the hard way to be excited about something so big (apparently) and potentially so powerful. How much more intrusion am I supposed to tolerate? It is logical that the more immoral and violent a society becomes, the more law enforcement is necessary. As it is, every internet post and phone communication is an open window into our lives. Who is looking in? How many “cloud” entities are out there? Bank accounts, bills, lifestyle decisions are already in profiles stacked for years via those data mining programs lurking in the digital world. Now, a new thing is upon us. What advancement in human history was not used by the nefarious for evil with frightening speed? Invent flight, and somebody starts dropping bombs. This curmudgeon is in full rebellion. My past has been too successful for me to welcome this future without great trepidation. I’m going fishing, doing some praying, hanging out at the pool and keeping my head on a swivel.

KATHLEEN DUMESNIL Lafayette

Here’s hoping SpaceX is committed to protecting coast It has been reported that the 130,000 acres in Vermilion Parish the state received in the recent ExxonMobil settlement for coastal restoration has been sold to SpaceX for $100 million, or approximately $800 per acre. Is the sale of public lands to third parties without competitive public bidding permitted? Would this transaction be considered a private sale of public lands?

I understand the vital economic importance of this sale and assume it may have been covered by the agreements passed by the Legislature. Hopefully, this sale of Louisiana coastal lands has bonded guarantees and commitments for coastal protection and restoration from SpaceX, a commercial third-party purchaser.

EDWIN S. PATOUT Lafayette

RON KELMELL Pearl River

Elected officials’ secret deals keep voters in the dark It’s bad enough that Congress avoids controversy when the speaker of the House refuses to call for a vote; now we must deal with a new way to keep us in the dark. I am very concerned about this proliferation of nondisclosure agree-

Well-connected businessmen stand to profit from ICE contracts

ments. We citizens have put ofﬁcials in ofﬁce to represent us. How can we know their reasoning for positions they take if they are prohibited from telling us?

I must congratulate Gov. Jeff Landry and some well-connected Louisiana businessmen for getting in on some of that $75 billion from the “One Big Beautiful Bill” funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. It seems that there are massive proﬁts to be had from each detainee ICE captures and delivers to the state. The excellent Times-Picayune | Advocate article on the “Louisiana Lockup” cited federal payments to Louisiana of between $275-$600 per detainee per day! (For reference, you can stay at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside for less than $200 per day.) If ICE steps up its game, Louisiana and some well-connected businessmen will be in high cotton.

GLENN EVERETT Broussard

Politicians pushing the Ten Commandments? What a joke. I got a big laugh out of the installation of the Ten Commandments in all Louisiana public school classrooms, as did many other people. Moses and U.S. Rep. Mike Johnson promoting the Ten Commandments? Give me a break! I’m surprised that President Donald Trump’s likeness wasn’t on it since he has already portrayed himself as Jesus. And whose Ten Commandments are they talking about? Jewish? Christian? Plus, the picture I saw didn’t even look

like any Ten Commandments I had ever seen before. The real laugh is that most of these legislators don’t even pay heed to these religious laws themselves. How many of them lie, cheat, steal or commit adultery without ever a thought about it? They almost all get caught eventually, yet here they are trying to tell the rest of us how to live. Such a big joke on all of us.

ELENE MILLER Metairie

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Dolly Parton was gifted in song and storytelling The doctor who ushered the infant Dolly Rebecca Parton into the world in 1946 was paid with a sack of cornmeal. Such was the transactional nature of health care for some around the Great Smoky Mountains in East Tennessee. Her father and mother had been 17 and 15, respectively, when they married, and could not have imagined how the world George would be their daughWill ter’s oyster. But not immediately. In “Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton,” Martha Ackmann writes that once a year, Parton’s father would measure his children’s feet with sticks that he took to town to buy shoes that did not ﬁt. And Ackmann says that for country kids running barefoot most of the time, calamities were inescapable: “Once Dolly climbed over a fence and came down hard on something poking through the dirt: the sharp cutting blade of a plow. She nearly severed her toes.” Was she taken to a nearby hospital? No, there wasn’t one. “As Dolly’s older brothers and father held her down, her mother poured kerosene into the wound, packed it in cornmeal, and sewed up the wound with a quilting needle.” Her family knew the old story of a cheerful preacher saying to a hardscrabble farmer, “This is a right nice place you and Lord have here,” and the farmer replying, “You should have seen the som’bitch when the Lord had it hisself.” Young Dolly was steeped in the ethic of self-reliance. She was a savvy businesswoman even when getting started in Nashville’s music industry, which was not a lagoon of advanced thinking about the emancipation of women. In 1974, she was 28 and starstruck when Elvis Presley expressed interest in meeting her and recording “I Will Always Love You,” which she had written. But when Presley’s management insisted on at least half the rights to the song, she refused, the meeting was off, and she never met — never again wanted to meet — Elvis. But Ackmann reports that Parton said keeping the copyright to that one song made her enough money — perhaps $10 million — she could have bought Graceland, Elvis’ Memphis home. Cinched into tight sequined gowns, wearing mountainous wigs and makeup seemingly applied with a trowel, she

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Dolly Parton arrives at the premiere of ‘Joyful Noise’ in Los Angeles in 2012. said people had no idea how expensive it was to make her look so cheap. A born aphorist, she also said: “The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you got to put up with the rain.” And: “I’m not offended by all of the dumb blond jokes because I know I’m not dumb … and I also know that I’m not blond.” What she became was a genre-blending storyteller. Saxophonist Charlie “Bird” Parker (1920-1955) was a genius who played on Manhattan’s West 52nd Street when it was the epicenter of jazz in the 1940s and 1950s. In “Country Music,” the companion book to Ken Burns’s documentary on this subject, writer Dayton Duncan tells this story: Some fellow musicians saw Parker feeding nickels into a jukebox to play country songs. One said, “Bird, how can you play that music?” He replied, “Listen to the stories.” Parton’s stories of humble origins and hard times disguised — usually — her steely pride. In 1977, she was interviewed by Barbara Walters, who asked her if “people like me” — meaning Manhattan sophisticates — would call Parton a hillbilly. Parton replied, “We were very proud people. People with a lot of class. It was country class, but it was a great deal of class.”

Americans have long since outgrown the sentimental insistence that theirs is a classless society. Indeed, perhaps more than ever before, American politics is about class distinctions. The most predictive fact about today’s politics is the “diploma divide”: Those with and those without college degrees vote — and think and feel — differently. American resentments are less about the distribution of material wealth than about the allocation of status and respect. Ackmann says that, as a child, Parton heard, early and often, this phrase: “Don’t get above your raisin’.” Meaning, don’t get too big for your britches. Most of all, don’t forget where you came from. In 1995, this daughter of an illiterate father started Imagination Library, which in participating states mails free books — more than 318 million so far — to children when they are born. And every month thereafter, until they are 5, when they receive “Look Out Kindergarten, Here I Come!” The words “Here I come!” could have been the overture for the well-lived life that began 80 years ago. Email George Will at georgewill@ washpost.com.

Few Democratic Socialists are blue collar Gordillo’s parents bought their Classic Labor Day imagery boy a Brooklyn townhouse now shows men wearing hard hats worth $1.4 million through a limand tough women in uniforms. These are Americans who did ited liability corporation. During not build their muscles at a a gut renovation, Gordillo lived wellness club. in a rental apartment where he By contrast, actual photos of failed to pay rent. His landlord Froma the Democratic Socialists of tried to evict him. Harrop America show seas of White Mayor Zohran Mamdani nevfaces belonging to college ertheless chose Gordillo as The graduates. The only work most of them Right Stuff to explain his plan for cityhave done with their hands is typing. owned grocery stores to the public. In But the DSA is run by leaders who pre- a local TV interview, Gordillo rejected tend otherwise, pushing forward candi- the bodegas’ complaints that their city-run rivals, unlike them, would be dates who play-act as tradespeople. paying no rent or property taxes — and Their costume party doesn’t seem that taxpayers would capitalize them to to fool actual blue-collar workers. In Democratic primaries, DSA candidates the tune of $70 million and also subsiroutinely trail behind traditional Dem- dize their prices. Asked on a news show if he thought ocrats among this voting group — and that was fair to the bodega owners, by a lot. These fake working folk are so trans- Gordillo responded that if they couldn’t compete with publicly owned stores parently phony, you wonder why even then “they shouldn’t be in business.” the left-wingers buy into it. The best By the way, Gordillo was never a explanations are they like the show, licensed electrician, but you guessed are young and lonely, and see radical that. He did, however, graduate from politics as a career path to being an Yale with an art degree. influencer. The director of Mamdani’s Office This month’s proletarian-in-drag is to Protect Tenants is the inexplicable Gustavo Gordillo, chairman of New Cea Weaver. She famously described York’s DSA chapter. Before he was outed as privileged, Gordillo described “homeownership” as “a weapon of white supremacy.” It was subsequently himself as a child of struggling immigrants from Peru and as an electrician. revealed that Weaver’s mother lived in a $1.5-million home in Nashville, where It so happens that his father founded an engineering and consulting firm and the median single-family house is valowns two multimillion-dollar homes in ued at under $500,000. Florida. As implied earlier, real blue-collar

voters haven’t been taken in by these performances. In Michigan, the radical left candidate Abdul El-Sayed barely scraped a win in the Democratic Senate primary. Michigan doesn’t break down the primary vote by education, but a Detroit News poll taken before showed Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens ahead of El-Sayed among the noncollege-educated by 22 points. In Maine, Graham Platner, the preppie who claimed to be an oysterman, won the Democratic primary to challenge Republican incumbent Sen. Susan Collins with DSA support. But confronted with an abuse-of-women charge too far, he had to drop out. Which is just as well. Polls had Platner trailing Collins by 21 points among voters without a four-year college degree. His Democratic replacement, Troy Jackson, polls a bit better among this group but not well at all. A NYT/ Siena poll showed Collins leading Jackson by 18 points among voters without a college degree. Wonder what the real oyster farmers are thinking. The left ought to stop hating on Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman. He won a purple-state seat with 46% of the noncollege vote, a far higher number than Democrats normally get. Fetterman is one reason Democrats might win a Senate majority in the midterms. Not that the fringe cares.

It’s put-up or shut-up time for Essence in N.O. Kicking off the Essence Festival of Culture on July 2 at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Sundial Media Group CEO Kirk McDonald and New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno beamed as television cameras, content creators and influencers recorded the moment. “For more than 30 years, Essence and the city of New Orleans have chosen one another very intentionally,” said McDonald, who oversees Sundial, events, forums and festivals, including Essence. “I can tell you unequivocally that the city of New Orleans is prepared and we are ready for Essence Fest 2026,” Moreno said. Neither said that this was the last Essence Festival under the existing, seven-year agreement. Neither said the agreement expires on Sept. 4. Neither said that this festival would get greater scrutiny because the 2025 event fell short of expectations, though I think it Will Sutton was wonderful despite the problems. The focus was on working collaboratively to make the festival as good as it could be, and definitely better than last year’s event. And it was. Negotiations have been more hard-nosed recently as those involved look for accountability and the right level of investment for the economic impact the city and Essence need to have in coming years. The 2027 Essence Festival of Culture is scheduled for the Fourth of July weekend from July 2 to July 5, 2027. Scheduled. Not confirmed. Let me say this: The agreement ends Friday. We’re here for several reasons. Essence and New Orleans have chosen each other for more than 30 years. There have been multiple agreements. None have led to divorce. In a letter on behalf of the mayor’s Essence steering committee, City Attorney Charline K. Gipson asked Essence and Sundial to provide some specific business details. The letter references an Aug. 12 meeting with festival representatives. McDonald told me last week and again Tuesday that there hasn’t been a meeting with the steering committee, and festival organizers urgently want to meet. Since the steering committee’s letter was received and Essence responded on Thursday, McDonald said a meeting is more likely. “We look forward to a conversation,” he said, “as soon as schedules allow.” At this point, McDonald said their team of high-level decision-makers should meet with “everyone in position who would have a role in inviting Essence back.” Here’s a new twist: The steering committee said it’s considering a competitive bidding process to host a Fourth of July festival weekend event. That would mean the Essence-New Orleans marriage could come to an end and a new relationship, perhaps with a prenuptial agreement, would restart how the couple proceeds. Or, maybe a new partner enters the picture. Not quite divorce proceedings, but certainly acknowledging that the years together have been nice while pursuing clarification before moving forward with a new understanding — or agreeing to see each other in divorce court. “We were surprised and disappointed,” McDonald told me, comparing the relationship to a long-term marriage. Imagine, he said, saying, “Why don’t we start dating other people to see where we stand?” There’s been some talk about the Essence 365 proposal Sundial officials shared a few months ago. It included a request for $10-$12 million to support Essence making a substantial expansion beyond the annual event. McDonald said it has been characterized as “you guys pay us more money,” but it was a response to Moreno’s “very real, thoughtful challenge,” asking what year-round presence and support might look like. People close to the festival and negotiations say things have changed. The city and state are in different financial shape, with the city digging out of a deficit and state politics not favoring New Orleans. With some different people involved, they’re asking why taxpayers should help fund a private company’s event. By comparison, the city and the New Orleans Tourism and Culture Fund provided about $377,000 this year for the festival, and NOTCF provided about $90,000 each for the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival and the French Quarter Festival, two nonprofits. No one wants to see the end of what’s been a mid-summer tradition and a big economic boost for the summer doldrums. I can imagine Jay-Z and Roc Nation wanting a piece of the action. But do we really expect Beyoncé to perform at Essence Festival? For the sake of continuing a tradition with accountability and higher expectations, all affected parties need to put up or shut up. Email Will Sutton at wsutton@theadvocate. com.

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Clapp, Hill bringing players’ perspective to Saints’ coaching staff BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

Will Clapp has gotten a couple of odd looks since he changed his job title. “I still get invited to some of the player get-togethers because my family is friends with all their families,” Clapp said. “Some of the rookies were weirded out the first time I was there, and it’s like, ‘No, I was one of you guys last year.’ ” This time last year, Clapp was a Saints offensive lineman who was staring down the end of his career. He suffered an injury just two snaps into the first preseason game that he knew would effectively end his career. Now he is serving as the team’s assistant offensive line coach. He is one of two Clapp coaches on staff who made the leap directly from playing to coaching — the most notable one being coach Kellen Moore, who went from player to offensive play-caller in two years. He’s also not Hill the only former Saints player on staff: Clapp’s ä Saints former teammate, Josh at Lions. Hill, is also in his first NOON SEPT. 13, year as the assistant tight ends coach after FOX spending two years in different roles with the organization. Clapp lasted eight seasons as a player after the Saints selected him in the seventh round of the 2018 draft. He always figured he would take a year off after his playing career ended and then figure out what to do. But last year changed things. Offensive line coach Brendan Nugent has spent a lot of time around Clapp. He coached Clapp early in his career during his first stint with the Saints, then encouraged the Los Angeles Chargers to sign him in free agency. He saw someone who not only knew how the game worked, but also how to translate ideas to his teammates. “I used to joke with him years ago, like, ‘You’re going to coach when you’re done,’ ” Nugent said. “And he’s like, ‘There’s no chance, there’s no chance, there’s no chance.’ ” Nugent knew better. When Clapp got hurt, Nugent and run-game coordinator

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LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt, center, walks with tight end Trey’Dez Green, right, at practice on Aug. 21 at the LSU practice fields. Green, a preseason All-American, is expected to be one of Leavitt’s main targets this season.

Green, Leavitt explain why they are excited about TE Wright’s possible addition BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

rey’Dez Green has a lot to smile about these days. Last week, he was awarded the No. 7, a jersey handed out to the top playmaker (or playmakers) on the LSU football team. He also gets the chance to play in an offensive system that got Ole Miss to the College Football Playoff semiﬁnals last year, and he will catch passes from a quarterback who led Arizona State to the CFP two seasons ago. He’s excited to play football again, and he will get that chance when LSU hosts Clemson in its season opener Saturday at Tiger Stadium (6:30 p.m., ABC). Green was chipper throughout his nearly 10-minute news conference Tuesday, probably for all of the reasons listed above. They weren’t the only things he was smiling about, though.

“It’s amazing to me. Even if it means less catches, less yards, I’m all about bringing this national championship back to Baton Rouge.” TREy’DEZ GREEN, LSU tight end He can’t wait to play alongside his potential new teammate and fellow tight end Dae’Quan Wright. “It’s amazing to me,” Green said. “Even if it means less catches, less yards, I’m all about bringing this national championship back to Baton Rouge. I had the chance to talk with him. It’s just been going up; we just clicked ever since we met each other.” Unlike Green, Wright is not a preseason All-American or household name, but

the former Ole Miss pass catcher has been in the news quite a lot lately. Wright and 40-plus other athletes are seeking a preliminary injunction from a Louisiana judge that would allow him and his fellow plaintiffs to return to college for a ﬁfth year of eligibility this season. Wright’s decision to try to return to school has become controversial, in large part because he already had spent this summer in the NFL trying to make the rosters of the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns. After getting cut by their respective NFL teams, Wright, defensive tackle Zxavian Harris and cornerback Blake Cotton are attempting to join LSU. The preliminary injunction hearing in Baton Rouge is set for Thursday, but Wright and edge rusher Junior Tuihalamaka — who is also a plaintiff in the

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Faulk describes ‘emotions’ after Southern debut BY TOYLOY BROWN III

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There aren’t many things Marshall Faulk hasn’t done in football. The Pro Football Hall of Fame running ä Kentucky State back turned at Southern. 6 P.M. S o u t h e r n head coach SATURDAy, SWAC TV stored a new experience in his Rolodex on Saturday, 10 months removed from his time as the running backs coach at Colorado. Faulk made his head coaching

debut as Southern faced Alabama “Just the State under coach Eddie Robinson, emotions of a fellow New Orleans native and running out onto former Super Bowl rival, at Legion the field, leading Field in Birmingham, Alabama. “Just the emotions of running out the team out onto the field, leading the team out onto the field, onto the field, just all new things just all new for me,” Faulk said on Monday’s things for me.” Southwestern Athletic Conference coaches call. “As the game MARSHALL FAULK, Southern coach went on, just reflecting, trying to keep myself in the moment and enjoy the game. And be prepared for whatever the situation is to make I was trying to be.” the best decision possible to give Faulk’s first half was a success. our team a chance to win is where The Jaguars walked into the locker

room at halftime with a 17-13 advantage after Alabama State entered the contest favored by 191/ 2 points. The strong play in the ﬁrst half wasn’t maintained as the Jaguars allowed 20 unanswered points to close out the game, losing 30-17. The Jaguars coach was asked whether anything surprised him during his ﬁrst game week leading an HBCU football program. “I can’t say that there’s anything that I did not know,” Faulk said. “I’m a Louisiana native. I’m from New Orleans. I’ve been around this culture, and I know in this state how important football is,

let alone college football. Every school that’s here, we have those dedicated fans.” Faulk spotlighted the end-ofgame reception from the Southern fans who made the nearly six-hour drive from Baton Rouge to support their team even after a loss. After Southern forced a punt while down 13 points, it had a spirited final drive, moving 62 yards until there was a turnover on downs at Alabama State’s 23-yard line. “We drove the ball down, they saw the fight in us,” Faulk said.

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Gauff cruises in her U.S. Open opener BY BRIAN MAHONEY AP sportswriter

NEW YORK — Even Coco Gauff had to applaud a couple times when her opponent hit some nifty shots. There was the ball that Zeynep Sonmez tracked down deep in the corner and hit down the line on the run. There was a volley with unusual spin that just cleared the net for another point. Many of the rest of the highlights belonged to Gauff. The No. 4 seed opened her quest for a second U.S. Open title on Tuesday by beating Sonmez 6-3, 6-4, regaining control of midway through the second set after her opponent from Turkey picked up her play. “I know that I can raise my level if I need to do and I like to challenge my opponent to let them keep up the level the whole match,” Gauff said. “And if they do, I clap my hands and I walk off court with my head held high.” Instead, she’s walking into a second-round match against either Paula Badosa or Daria Kasatkina. No. 17 Alex Eala, men’s No. 1 seed Alexander Zverev and Gael Monfils, playing on his 40th birthday, were scheduled later Tuesday. Gauff was battling serving woes when she arrived in Flushing Meadows last year and began working with a new coach on the eve of the tournament. There wasn’t time to fix her problems and Gauff had to battle though a rocky opener before getting easily ousted by Naomi Osaka in the fourth round. Gauff returned this year with the confidence and momentum of a serious contender, winning the title in Cincinnati after semifinal runs at Wimbledon and Toronto. She also won the hard-court tournament in Cincinnati in 2023 before going on to become the first American teenager to win the U.S. Open title since Serena Williams in 1999, topping Aryna Sabalenka in the final.

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Kroenke Sports and Entertainment has reached a deal to purchase controlling ownership of the Los Angeles Angels from Arte Moreno, expanding its sprawling empire of teams across every major U.S. professional sport with the addition of the beleaguered baseball club. The company led by Stan Kroenke made the surprising announcement Tuesday, saying it expects to close the transaction in early 2027. Major League Baseball, which must approve any sale, didn’t immediately comment on the news. Kroenke’s company owns the NFL’s Los Angeles Rams, Premier League champion Arsenal, the NBA’s Denver Nuggets, the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche, Major League Soccer’s Colorado Rapids and SoFi Stadium.

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Coco Gauff of the United States hits a return to Zeynep Sonmez of Turkey during the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday in New york.

Afternoon comebacks Flavio Cobolli rallied from two sets down to avoid an early upset on the men’s side, and his wasn’t even the most dramatic comeback Tuesday. Maria Sakkari fell behind 6-2, 4-0 once she was ﬁnally able to get on the court after the rain stopped, then the No. 32 seed rallied to edge Robin Montgomery 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. The two turnarounds provided some rare spirit on a day when some of the busiest people were the ones trying to dry the courts. “Just kept telling myself that everything is possible and just try to get myself in a good place mentally and just try to be a little bit more positive, try to make more balls, get myself into the match,” said Sakkari, who reached the

U.S. Open and Wimbledon semiﬁnals in 2021. “Because, I mean, everyone’s very good in tennis nowadays, but specifically that girl I played today doesn’t have the experience that I do. So I just told myself, let’s try and hang in there, try and make more balls, and it worked.” French Open champion Mirra Andreeva and 2024 U.S. Open runner-up Taylor Fritz had smooth sailing into the second round, unlike some of the other close calls after a rainy morning. Cobolli, the No. 5 seed and French Open runner-up, beat Francisco Comesana 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4, ﬁnishing his match that lasted 4 hours, 12 minutes not long after some sun had broken through the clouds and allowed play to start on all the outside

courts. Cobolli made his first career two-set comeback to avoid joining No. 4 seed Novak Djokovic and No. 10 Arthur Fils among early losers in a men’s draw that was already missing top-ranked Jannik Sinner, Cobolli’s fellow Italian who was unable to play in the tournament because of a right knee injury. He said he took a bathroom break after the second set and decided to change everything he was wearing. “In Grand Slams it’s never done. You have to fight until the last point,” Cobolli said. Fritz, the No. 9 seed, rolled to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 victory over 18-yearold fellow American Darwin Blanch. Andreev beat Janice Tjen 6-2, 6-2.

Scheffler loves to win despite the added attention ATLANTA — Scottie Scheffler’s final act of the season was to sign his winning scorecard. After a few minutes to exhale, his wife and two sons having come into the room, he placed his cap over the fixed camera the PGA Tour now installs in previously private scoring areas. Content is king. It wasn’t quite the level of Brian Harman smirking and shooting the bird at the camera last month in Minnesota, which made Scheffler chuckle and pump his fist. Doug Both were playful Ferguson moments, and yet Sunday at East Lake shed a little light on Scheffler’s incredible staying power. Scheffler loves what it takes to be the best player in golf, even the tedious work. He just doesn’t care for all the noise and fame that accompany greatness. “I have a tendency to keep my head down and kind of stay in my own lane when I’m out there playing,” he said during the trophy presentation at the Tour Championship. “It’s really fun when you’re able to win and celebrate with the fans in moments like these, and have my family here.” Still, his priority is to crush more than to engage. So he added somewhat apologetically, “I feel bad sometimes. I really do keep my head down and try to focus as much as I can. But I really do hear all the cheers, and I’m very thankful for all of them.” The RBC Heritage at Hilton Head is reputed to be among the most chill tournaments on the schedule, the perfect place to decompress right after the Masters. During the pro-am that week, Scheffler said he felt a calmer vibe at Augusta National despite the enormous pressure, mainly because of the space

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Schefﬂer, however, has separated himself in a similar manner as Woods. His points average in the world ranking is more than double that of Rory McIlroy at No. 2. This is his 171st week in a row at No. 1 in the world. Woods holds the record with 281 consecutive weeks at No. 1. A milestone that for years looks untouchable is now at least thinkable.

Practice makes perfect There is not much drama with Scheffler, and he likes it that way. His obsession is such that he once said he had to force himself to find something other than golf to think about. Having two young boys have helped. “Part of what’s great about golf ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO By MIKE STEWART and part of what’s very frustratScottie Scheffler holds the trophy after winning the Tour Championship ing about golf is it’s kind of an endless puzzle you’re always on Sunday in Atlanta. trying to solve,” Scheffler said. “I feel like in order to become Best comparison with Tiger inside the ropes and spectagood at this game, you have to really enjoy the harder parts of tors (patrons) who cheer, not it, the stuff that’s a little bit more scream. Comparisons with Woods, just mundane.” When he reached the ninth like athletes in any sport across For Scheffler, that would be the tee, fans at Hilton Head were generations, are for pool halls first 10 minutes on the stationscreaming his name as he waitand podcasts. Scheffler brushed ed for the fairway to clear to tee off the inevitable moment of ary bike. Cardio work is not his off. Scheffler turned and smiled. passing Woods at No. 1 on the favorite. Neither is a cold plunge PGA Tour career earnings list, It’s part of the deal, and he at 5:30 a.m. “Do I want to go in a spot Woods held for nearly 26 knows that by now. there and freeze? No, but I do it,” years. But this extraordinary run of he said in January. “I wouldn’t really consider that dominance allows for specuPractice, however, doesn’t get a Tiger record being broken,” old. Neither does competing. lation about how long he can Scheffler said. “I think it just His caddie, Ted Scott, once keep it up as the attention gets shows one of the many effects he told of a round they played at brighter. Winning is hard. The had on the game of golf in a posi- Cypress Point early in 2025. trappings that come with it can Scheffler was returning from be exhausting. tive way.” The way Scheffler showed up Woods never played for a prize slicing open his right hand when he tried to use a wine glass to seemingly every week — he fund of $10 million in his peak cut ravioli. He showed Scott finished first, second or third years from 1997 through 2009. no mercy that day, prompting in half of the 20 tournaments Scheffler played for an average he played — and then capped purse of $19.25 million this year. the caddie to say, “Scottie don’t play games when he’s playing off the season by winning two When it comes to money regames.” of the three postseason tournacords, it just isn’t a fair fight. It’s all about getting the most The real benchmark — 82 tour ments was satisfying. out of every day, from the cold wins — is still a long way off. It also makes him a shoo-in Scheffler has gone three straight plunge to the bike to the range to to be voted PGA Tour player of the first tee. Scheffler is relentthe year for a fifth straight time. years with three wins or more. Woods went 10 out of 11 years That would tie Tiger Woods for less and it’s a matter of how long winning at least four times. winning the most in a row. he can keep up this pace.

HOUSTON — The Houston Texans won’t extend current contract negotiations with quarterback C.J. Stroud into the season. General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can’t reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that it will pause all talks until next offseason. Houston already picked up Stroud’s ﬁfth-year option, meaning it has him under team control through 2027. Caserio said at the start of training camp in late July that there was a chance the sides could come to terms on an extension but no deal appears to be imminent. The 24-year-old Stroud is 28-18 and led the Texans to the playoffs in three seasons.

Romo pleads no contest, issues apology for actions

CBS NFL analyst and former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to a charge of operating while intoxicated and has issued a statement apologizing for the actions that led to his July arrest. Romo was arrested July 23 following a traffic stop as he was driving south on Interstate 43 in Wisconsin. CBS has since placed him on leave from his role as its lead NFL analyst. According to Milwaukee County court records, Romo lost his driving privileges for six months and was ordered to complete an alcohol assessment program. Romo also owes $834. An interlock device must be installed on any vehicle owned or operated by Romo or registered to his name.

Sky guard Diggins out for rest of season with injury

CHICAGO — Chicago Sky guard Skylar Diggins has been ruled out for the rest of the season because of a right knee injury. Diggins hasn’t played since she scored 19 points in a 98-90 loss at Las Vegas on July 3. Chicago (1525) was eliminated from playoff contention on Aug. 23. It has four games left when the WNBA returns from its break for the FIBA World Cup. Diggins, a South Bend, Indiana, native who turned 36 on Aug. 2, had knee surgery in October. The former Notre Dame star aggravated the injury early in the season. General manager Jeff Pagliocca said the team is prioritizing Diggins’ health. Diggins signed with Chicago on the ﬁrst day of free agency in April.

Padres promote catcher Salas from Triple-A

CINCINNATI — The San Diego Padres selected the contract of 20-year-old catcher Ethan Salas from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday, making him the youngest active player in the major leagues. If Salas appears behind the plate, he will be the youngest catcher in the big leagues since Ivan Rodriguez, who was 19 when he debuted with the Texas Rangers on June 20, 1991. Salas, who signed with the Padres in 2023 for a record $5.6 million bonus as a top international prospect, has progressed quickly through their minor league system despite a back injury that caused him to miss most of the 2025 season. The Padres’ top prospect batted .286 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs in 72 games this year at Double-A.

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New Orleans Saints running back Audric Estime, center, runs up the middle during training camp at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center in Metairie on Aug. 9.

RB Estime keeps roster spot in perspective BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

This time a year ago, Audric Estime was looking for work after being cut by the Denver Broncos. So he appreciates this week a little more after he made the New Orleans Saints’ 53-man roster after an impressive training camp and preseason. “It’s a testament to my preparation and my hard work and not taking anything for granted,” Estime said. “A lot of guys, this might not mean a lot to guys who have been in the league for a lot of years with big contracts, but it meant a lot to me.” Estime led the Saints with 74 yards rushing on just nine carries this preseason, a big chunk of Notebook which came on a nifty 33-yard scamper down the left sideline in the finale against Dallas. He also caught all four of his targets for 16 yards with a long of 13. Those performances validated what the Saints already had seen in Estime. New Orleans offered him a lifeline in October after the Philadelphia Eagles released him from their practice squad. A few weeks later, Estime was in the lineup after injuries wrecked the Saints’ running back depth. By the time the season was over, Estime led all Saints running backs in yards per carry (4.3) and turned in the best individual performance of any Saints back in 2025, ripping off a career-best 94 yards and a touchdown on 14 carries against the Titans in Week 17. That late-season momentum appeared to carry over to 2026. Even when Alvin Kamara was healthy, New Orleans included Estime as part of its first-team offense rotation. His first carry of the preseason went for a 9-yard touchdown. This summer, Estime said he proved he can run inside and outside and that he has capable hands. But there was one intangible he was glad he could show. “I think I showcased consistency,” Estime said. “That’s one

thing I wanted to focus on this offseason, being consistent every carry, every game. I feel like I showed that at a high level this preseason.” He feels blessed that the ankle injury he suffered in the preseason opener against Jacksonville “wasn’t anything too crazy,” allowing him to make a final statement against Dallas. Last year was a lesson to him. He was cut twice before he ended up finding his footing, and he doesn’t intend to treat his spot like a given. “I made the 53-man roster, yes, it’s definitely a blessing, but don’t ride that too high,” he said. “Because I’ve been on the lower end being released. So try to stay in the middle and keep the main thing the main thing.”

Roster moves Lorenzo Styles is headed to injured reserve, and the New Orleans Saints added another cornerback in his place. The Saints placed Styles on the injured list Tuesday, knocking the rookie out for at least the ﬁrst four weeks. In a corresponding move, New Orleans claimed cornerback Decamerion Richardson off waivers from the Las Vegas Raiders. Styles, a ﬁfth-round pick out of Ohio State, suffered a calf injury in an Aug. 22 preseason loss to the Rams. The Saints kept Styles on their initial 53-man roster because if they had placed him on injured reserve earlier, the rookie would have had to sit out the entire season. Teams could also designate two players on cutdown day to return off injured reserve, but the Saints used those exceptions on rookie wide receiver Jordyn Tyson (hamstring) and linebacker Jaylan Ford (undisclosed). Richardson, 25, spent two years with the Raiders, appearing in 27 games with seven starts. From Bossier City, the Louisiana native played college football at Mississippi State. Richardson stands at 6-foot-2 and ran a 4.34 40-yard dash in the pre-draft process. The Raiders

took him in the fourth round in 2024.

Starters back The Saints saw two starters return to practice Tuesday as they started prepping for Sept. 13 season opener against the Detroit Lions. Cornerback Quincy Riley (groin) and guard Cesar Ruiz (ankle) participated in at least the individual portion of practice, which was the only viewing period available to reporters. NFL teams are not required to provide an injury report until next week, so the full extent of the workload is not known. Their return was a good sign for the Saints after the team had been hit hard by injuries throughout training camp. Riley suffered a groin injury during an Aug. 18 practice against the Dallas Cowboys that was expected to keep him out several weeks. Ruiz hurt his ankle days later in a joint practice against the Los Angeles Rams. The Saints also saw defensive lineman John Ridgeway (foot) and linebacker Chris Rumph (ankle) return. The Saints were still missing Kamara (knee), defensive end Cam Jordan (hamstring), Styles (calf) and tight end Oscar Delp (hamstring). Estime also was not seen in the viewing window.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs still has the support of his coach and general manager, who remain optimistic the three-time Pro Bowler will come off the commissioner’s exempt list and play sometime this season. Jacobs was placed on the exempt list after being charged with two misdemeanors in a domestic violence case. “There were many conversations obviously and certainly don’t know all the details, but what he tells me, I believe him and I trust him,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday. “I’m going to do that until proven otherwise.” General manager Brian Gutekunst said he is hopeful the running back will return before the end of the season. “But we’re going to let this process play out, and we’ll be prepared either way,” Gutekunst said. Gutekunst said he hasn’t seen the video that the Brown County (Wisconsin) District Attorney’s ofﬁce says it has as evidence corroborating statements made by Jacobs’ girlfriend regarding their May 23 altercation. Jacobs, who was ar-

rested May 26, faces charges of battery and criminal damage to property. District Attorney David Lasee announced Thursday that the charges were being filed. Three days later, the NFL put Jacobs on the exempt list, which prevents him from playing or practicing but allows him to keep receiving a paycheck. Upon request and with the club’s permission, Jacobs may be allowed at the facility for meetings, individual workouts, therapy and rehabilitation and other non-football activities. The NFL is investigating Jacobs’ situation and he could be suspended by the league. Any games he misses while on the exempt list would count toward his suspension, but he would also have to repay the money he earned during that time. LaFleur said the Packers were prepared for the possibility Jacobs might get placed on the list. “I’ve seen this guy,” LaFleur said. “I’ve got a love and care and respect for how he is as a person, who he is as a teammate. Obviously a very unfortunate situation, but one that we have to deal with.” Jacobs’ lawyers — David Z. Chesnoff, Richard A. Schonfeld, and Clarence F. Duchac III — have

The Fair Grounds Race Course will open its 2026-2027 meet on Nov. 19, ofﬁcials announced this week. The 70-day meet, which was approved last week by the Louisiana State Racing Commission, will be the 155th in Fair Grounds history, making it the second-oldest operating racetrack in the nation. The upcoming season will feature 58 stakes races, highlighted by the Grade II Louisiana Derby on March 20. The Louisiana Derby card will feature seven other stakes races, including the Grade II Fair Grounds Oaks, the Grade II New Orleans Classic and Grade II Muniz Memorial Classic. Louisiana Derby Preview Day on Feb. 13 will feature six stakes, led by the Grade II Risen Star and Grade II Rachel Alexandra. The program also includes the Grade III Mineshaft and Grade III Fair Grounds Stakes. Road to the Derby Day is scheduled for Jan. 16 with six stakes headed by the Lecomte (G3). The card also includes the Silverbulletday, Louisiana (G3), Duncan F. Kenner, Colonel E.R. Bradley and Marie G. Krantz Memorial. The Road to the Derby series gets underway on Dec. 19 with the Gun Runner and Untapable, which share the card with the Tenacious and Buddy Diliberto Memorial. The meet opens Nov. 19 with the John Valene Memorial and Joseph R. Peluso Memorial stakes races. Six Louisiana-bred stakes will be offered across the ﬁrst three race Email Jeff Duncan at jduncan@ days as preps for Louisiana Cham- theadvocate.com.

Number talk A couple of Saints players have some new digits. Kicker Daniel Carlson, who joined the team late in camp and ended up beating out Charlie Smyth and Tanner Brown for the starting kicker job, switched from No. 48 to No. 10. Edge rusher Anfernee Jennings switched to No. 33, which he wore at Alabama, and quarterback Zach Wilson is now wearing No. 11. Defensive lineman Colby Wooden is wearing No. 50 and offensive lineman Mason Murphy is in No. 74 after the Saints claimed them off of waivers. Email Luke Johnson at ljohnson@theadvocate.com.

Packers hope RB Jacobs can play this season despite legal issues BY STEVE MEGARGEE

pions Day. The meet concludes March 21 with a three-stakes card, featuring three Louisiana-bred stakes: the Star Guitar, Shantel Lanerie Memorial and Ova Charged. Other notable race and event dates include the Thanksgiving Classic (Nov. 26); the Kudzu Juvenile and Magic City Classic (Dec. 11); Louisiana Champions Day (Dec. 12); Pago Hop and Woodchopper (Dec. 26); Louisiana Futurity and Fair Grounds neighborhood family picnic day (Jan. 2); Bob F. Wright Memorial and Gary P. Palmisano Sr. stakes (Jan. 9); exotic animal races (Jan. 30); and Mardi Gras Stakes (Feb. 9). The Fair Grounds also will unveil some new facility upgrades, including: • A refurbished Black Gold Room, featuring a more polished, upscale look to provide guests with a private setting to relax and enjoy the races. • A renovated slot ﬂoor, featuring updated carpeting, a refreshed color scheme and new paint, along with brand-new restrooms and more than 80 new slot machines. • An updated Pan Zareta Room, featuring new paint and carpeting. Regular first post during the meet will be 12:55 p.m., with noon post times scheduled for Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 26), Louisiana Champions Day (Dec. 12), Road to the Derby Day (Jan. 16) and Louisiana Derby Preview Day (Feb. 13). First post will be 3 p.m. on Feb. 12, Feb. 19 and Feb. 26.

noted that the move to the commissioner’s exempt list “is not a ﬁnal determination.” They added that Jacobs “looks forward to his return to the team and the NFL.” Hobart-Lawrence police ofﬁcers who responded to the May 23 call said Jacobs’ girlfriend told them she had a lump on her head as a result of Jacobs’ actions. According to police, the woman said she had been looking through Jacobs’ phone and saw he was talking to other women, and that she threw the phone in anger without breaking it. She told police that Jacobs had her phone and she told him he could look through it. According to police, the woman indicated she tried to retrieve her phone from Jacobs, but he grabbed her arm and began a struggle lasting several minutes. They left the home in separate vehicles before eventually returning. Police said the woman was trying to exit a garage door when Jacobs grabbed her and threw her to the ground, causing her to hit her head. Police said Jacobs also took the phone from her while she was on the ground. According to the criminal complaint, surveillance footage from the camera system in the garage backed up the woman’s statement.

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Visitors watch the trainers prepare the horses for the Louisiana Derby at the Fair Grounds Race Course on March 21.

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coach and resource has been nothing but awesome.” Hill took a different path to his current role. He retired from the NFL after eight seasons in 2020, and he did what Clapp thought he’d do, taking some time off and spending it with his family. But where Clapp wasn’t necessarily sure he’d get into coaching, Hill always figured he’d find a way back into the game. That started with the Saints, when he joined the pro scouting department under pro personnel director Michael Parenton. He spent some time there seeing the game from a different angle, but last season he started to inch closer to the field, where he could take a more hands-on approach. “It’s been great,” Hill said. “I’m just excited about the direction of everything, the people in the building, it’s a good match as far as organization, coaching staff.” Moore was thrilled to add Hill to his mix, saying his career path — an undrafted free agent who carved out a useful role in his eight-year career — is a “great example” for the current roster. Both Hill and Clapp bring more youth to the Saints’ staff — Hill turned 36 this summer, and Clapp is still a few months shy of his 31st birthday — which, along with their playing résumés, helps them relate to current players. Hill still has a few teammates around from his eight seasons in New Orleans, and Clapp obviously spent plenty of time in the locker room with a healthy portion of this year’s roster. Their time as players doesn’t automatically lend their voice authority, but it does help when the guys they are coaching know they’re speaking from experience. “It’s like when I played for Dan Campbell, same thing,” Hill said. “He understood the little nuances that are, not overlooked, but seen in a different light.”

T.J. Paganetti approached him. “ ‘We want you to help out as much as you want to,’ ” Clapp recalled. That turned into Clapp sitting in on meetings with Nugent, with the pair watching film together and Nugent asking Clapp for his opinion on things. And when another former Saints player-turned-coach, Jahri Evans, left to join the Pittsburgh Steelers staff this offseason, the Saints felt they had a “no-brainer” replacement ready, Nugent said. “He’s really, really smart. He’s really prepared. He works his tail off,” Moore said. “And for those offensive linemen, any time you get a couple guys who have played in those positions relatively recently and can lean on those experiences, it’s great.” Center Erik McCoy and left guard David Edwards can attest to that. Clapp was one season into his professional career when the Saints drafted McCoy in 2019. They spent four seasons together as teammates, counting last year. “Even when he was a player, he was a guy that coached people up,” McCoy said. “And then from a seeing the game standpoint, even as a player, he was years ahead. That’s been really beneﬁcial for me just to have him as a brain to tinker with.” Edwards only spent one season with Clapp, with the Buffalo Bills in 2024, but he gained an appreciation for the way Clapp explained things. “What’s really cool is his ability to connect as a coach and as a player to guys and tell the truth,” Edwards said. “He knows what it should look like, feel like. … He’ll tell you straight up, ‘Hey, what do you think about doing it this way?’ There’s so much in line play in football that you can clean up, it’s Email Luke Johnson at never perfect, so having him as a ljohnson@theadvocate.com.

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL Swinney: Allowing former NFL players back ‘embarrassing’

Fans hold signs for ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ show at the LSU Quad on Nov. 5, 2016. The popular ESPN pregame show will return to Baton Rouge on Saturday when LSU hosts Clemson.

BY STEVE REED AP sportswriter

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Green, Weeks gush about their ‘amazing’ numbers BY SCOTT RABALAIS Staff writer

Trey’Dez Green and Whit Weeks are typically all smiles, but especially so Tuesday as they talked about the honor of both being selected to wear No. 7 this season. “It’s amazing,” said Green, a junior LSU and the first-team notebook AP preseason AllAmerica tight end. “Growing up I always wanted to be No. 7. It’s just a blessing that the coaches and everybody who had a hand in the decision picking my name — it’s just amazing.” Green switches from No. 14 while Weeks, a senior linebacker, takes off his No. 40 for his new number. “What an honor,” Weeks said. “I know how many legends have come before me and worn that number. Now it’s me and Trey’Dez’s turn. I know we’re going to wear it with a lot of pride. I’m speechless.” More All-Americans have worn No. 7 at LSU than any other number. The list includes Leonard Fournette, Tyrann Mathieu, Patrick Peterson, Grant Delpit, Ali Highsmith, Trev Faulk and Bert Jones, who will have his name and number put up in lights inside Tiger Stadium the day of LSU’s home finale on Nov. 14 against Texas.

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Continued from page 1C lawsuit but never signed with an NFL team this summer — already have begun practicing with the team. Green, quarterback Sam Leavitt and linebacker Whit Weeks all reiterated the same thing coach Lane Kiffin said Monday. Kiffin asked the players on the leadership committee whether he should bring in these former NFL players/fifth-year seniors, and they gave him unanimous approval. “We all were nothing but excited for the opportunity to bring guys in and help us win some games,” Leavitt said. “I don’t really know why there’s such an issue with it. It’s their fifth year; everybody gets five years in college.” Wright, who played for Kiffin the previous two seasons at Ole Miss, won’t need much of

Weeks thought he might get No. 18, which always goes to a team leader, but it went to center Braelin Moore. He will wear it as a patch because offensive linemen must wear Nos. 50-79, so his jersey number will remain 61. “No guy is more deserving than him to be 18,” Weeks said of Moore. “I was like, ‘Geez, maybe they are thinking about giving me seven.’ I was like, ‘If there’s a chance for me to wear seven, that would be really cool.’ ” Green said he’s been staying off social media leading up to LSU’s opener’s Saturday against Clemson, avoiding references to the controversy surrounding LSU’s plans to add players returning from NFL preseason camps.

Kirk Herbstreit will do “GameDay,” then join ESPN’s top college football announcing team to call the game Saturday night on ABC as the color analyst. Chris Fowler will handle play-by-play while Holly Rowe and Laura Rutledge are the sideline reporters.

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Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between the Tigers in football, with LSU holding a 4-1 series edge. It will be Clemson’s ﬁrst visit to Tiger Stadium. As for which stadium is the “real” Death Valley, draw your own conclusions. Here’s a list of the previous LSU-Clemson meetings: ■ Jan. 1, 1959: LSU 7, Clemson 0 (Sugar Bowl) ■ Dec. 28, 1996: LSU 10, Clemson 7 (Peach Bowl) ‘College GameDay’ ■ Dec. 31, 2012: Clemson 25, LSU ESPN will be bringing its “Col- 24 (Chick-ﬁl-A Bowl) lege GameDay” program back to ■ Jan. 13, 2020: LSU 42, Clemson 25 LSU for Saturday’s Clemson game, (CFP championship, New Orleans) a show that will mark a couple of ■ Aug. 30, 2025: LSU 17, Clemson major milestones for the telecast. 10 (Clemson, S.C.) This is the start of the 40th season for “College GameDay,” and Sold out Saturday’s telecast marks its 500th The LSU-Clemson game is comshow on the road. pletely sold out. Tickets are availThe last time the show was here able only on the secondary market. for an LSU football game was Nov. LSU referred those seeking tickets 9, 2024, against Alabama. As in to the StubHub website, where on recent years, it will be broadcast Tuesday single seats were going from the LSU quadrangle near the from between $116 and $764, decenter of campus from 8-11 a.m. pending on location.

an acclimation period when it comes to picking up the offense. According to Leavitt and Green, Wright wouldn’t get in the way of Green’s production. The potential addition of Wright could make LSU much more difficult to defend with both of them on the field at the same time. Leavitt said he believes that having two strong pass catchers at tight end — Wright had more than 600 receiving yards last season — will force defenses to make tough decisions on how to defend LSU’s attack. “I think there’s a lot of things we can do there. Just getting in different personnel (packages), how’s another team going to match you?” Leavitt said. “Are they going to stay in nickel (five defensive backs) or go to base (four defensive backs and seven linebackers/defensive linemen)? Then you get mismatches in the run game, in the pass game. So (there’s) so many other things you can do.”

On a personal level, Green already has enjoyed working with Wright, who has taught Green a few tricks when it comes to playing the position. “You’ve got a complete tight end right there,” Green said about Wright. “By him knowing the offense and everything, he’s been teaching me a lot of little techniques and just been teaching me stuff that I didn’t even know.” It’s easy to see why Green has kept smiling this preseason. His grin will grow even wider if a court allows Wright to join him on the ﬁeld. “You got (these) two big-body players on the ﬁeld that can stretch out and play receiver roles, but can also be a complete tight end and block,” Green said. “So the defense really never knows if we’re running the ball, if we’re passing the ball, because we do everything.” Email Koki Riley at koki.riley@ theadvocate.com.

CLEMSON, S.C. — Clemson’s Dabo Swinney joined the list of football coaches bashing the possibility of former pros being allowed to return to play in college this season, calling it a “joke” and “embarrassing” as he prepares to play the team at the center of the controversy. Swinney “I just think it’s embarrassing where we’re at in college football — and we’ve been there for a while, so,” Swinney said ahead of Clemson’s season opener at No. 11 LSU on Saturday night. Former Cleveland Browns tight end Dae’Quan Wright began practicing this week at LSU under first-year coach Lane Kiffin, although the former Ole Miss player is not expected to play this week because of the NCAA’s acclimatization protocol. Whether Wright or other players who spent part of this offseason with NFL clubs — a list that also includes defensive lineman Zxavian Harris and defensive back Blake Cotton — will ever play for LSU or anyone else remains undecided. All Power Four conferences, along with three of the Group of Six conferences, have barred pro players from returning to college football. That stance has resulted in court challenges. Kiffin, who left Ole Miss for LSU this offseason, has been criticized for the school’s decision to actively recruit former NFL players. He defended the decision Monday by saying his decisions are made in “the best interest of the players that sit in this team room and not for my reputation.” Kiffin added that if college players are being paid like professionals, he is willing to make the case that college teams should be able to make late roster additions, declaring: “This is how the real world works.” It’s a stance that’s in direct conflict with the SEC’s presidents and chancellors, who passed the rule and on Tuesday doubled down on their intention to enforce it. “We have a responsibility to try and lead the best we can in this time of chaos,” Tennessee chancellor Donde Plowman, the president of the SEC executive committee, told ESPN. “Our group is united on this. This is not a rule we will budge on.” Swinney said he has only met Kiffin once and has no issues with him. He also said he doesn’t blame players for trying to find a home and continue their careers after being cut from NFL rosters. But he made it clear that he’s frustrated with the lack of governance in college football. “I mean, it’s a joke,” Swinney said. “And when you enforce rules, somebody just goes and finds a judge to say, ‘No, you can’t enforce that rule.’ Never did I think I’d be living in an era like this ... but that’s where we are.”

Texas coach Steve Sarkisian this week said bouncing a college student for someone who was on an NFL roster, brieﬂy or otherwise, was “morally wrong” and Northwestern coach David Braun echoed Swinney, saying “I look forward to the day where there’s a consistent road map and consistency and common sense prevailing in college football.” Aside from former NFL players, rosters around college football are also adding players who sued to get an extra year of eligibility by challenging the NCAA’s new 5-in-5 rule that excluded members of the high school Class of 2022. One of those players, former Notre Dame defensive lineman Junior Tuihalamaka, is expected to be available for LSU against Clemson. Swinney joked that the Clemson staff has had to watch preseason ﬁlm of NFL teams to prepare for this week’s game. “I’m not really worried about it,” Swinney said. “I don’t judge anybody. Everybody can do whatever they want to do. I’m not going to sit here and judge somebody else on their decisions they make and how they want to run their program or whatever. Our focus is on us. That’s really all that matters. I can’t control any of that stuff.” Swinney, however, couldn’t resist taking a final jab ahead of what should be one of the showcase games this weekend when he was asked how good running back Adam Randall was for Clemson last season. “He’s playing for the (Baltimore) Ravens now,” Swinney said. “Maybe if they would’ve waived him, we could’ve gotten Adam back. That would’ve been nice.”

NCAA gets favorable ruling The NCAA received a favorable ruling Tuesday from a judge in South Carolina who refused to grant an injunction for a Clemson baseball player, Ty Dalley, and 17 others who sued over the fiveyear rule. The NCAA released a statement saying it appreciated the “court’s careful consideration of the harmful ripple effects a preliminary injunction in this case would have created.” Also in its statement, the NCAA pressed for passage of the Protect College Sports Act, a bill in Congress that would largely shield the NCAA from eligibility lawsuits. Separately, the FBS Athletic Directors Association, which represents ADs from the 134 schools that play football at the highest level of Division I, sent a letter to the bill’s sponsors in the Senate expressing support for the bill. “For our members, the need is straightforward: student-athletes should have clear rights and protections, institutions should compete under common and enforceable rules, and athletics departments should be able to make long-term decisions with greater certainty,” read the letter from the group’s executive director, Dan Radakovich, who recently stepped down as Miami’s AD.

Ex-QB Klein ushers in new era at Kansas St. as coach BY DAVE SKRETTA AP sportswriter

MANHATTAN, Kan. — Collin Klein nearly won a Heisman Trophy while playing quarterback at Kansas State a little more than a decade ago. His formative years as a college football coach happened there, too. So when Chris Klieman informed Gene Taylor that he was stepping down as the head coach of the Wildcats in December, it was Klein’s name that immediately popped into the athletic director’s head. Klein had left Kansas State a couple of years earlier to serve as the offensive coordinator at Texas A&M, yet he remained a beloved ﬁgure. And his work helping the Aggies reach the College

Football Playoff last year only underscored a wellearned reputation as one of the bright, rising minds in the coaching profession. “It was,” Taylor said, “probably the easiest decision I’ve ever made.” Now it’s time to see whether it has paid off. The Wildcats, who qualiﬁed for a bowl game in each of Klieman’s last five seasons, begin a season of high hopes and lofty expectations when they play Nicholls State on Saturday night. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO By ROSS FRANKLIN It will be the ﬁrst time that Former Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, right, talks with Klein runs into Bill Snyder quarterback Collin Klein on Jan. 3, 2013, in Glendale, Ariz. Family Stadium as the man in charge — the same run he Klein will make his debut as Kansas State’s coach when the once made as a player, then Wildcats host Nicholls State on Saturday night. years later as an assistant coach. tions involved. “I remember North Texas as a true fresh“It’s definitely a lot, for running out of that tunnel man, and that’s what I want sure,” Klein said of the emo- for the first time against for every one of our players.

This is not — any part of it — about me. It’s about our players. And that’s what gets me so excited about that moment for them.” It won’t be a new experience for many of Klein’s players, and in an era of transfer portals and NIL payments in which rosters turn over annually, that stability is a good thing. Klein brings back veteran quarterback Avery Johnson, standout running back Joe Jackson and a number of other players who had formed the backbone of the Wildcats the past couple of seasons. One of them is tight end Garrett Oakley, who was part of the team when Klein was still the offensive coordinator. “It’s really cool to see him

come back,” Oakley said. “I knew what kind of person he was. I knew what kind of coach he was. I know the fans are super excited, but I think we’re more excited to show what he’s done for us, and put on a show for his ﬁrst game.” Many things will look familiar to Kansas State fans on Saturday night. The offense will bear a resemblance to those run by longtime coach Bill Snyder, back when the Wildcats won the Big 12 title in 2012, and Klein finished behind Johnny Manziel in the Heisman Trophy voting. Johnson ﬁgures to tap into his speed as a true dual-threat QB, and Jackson will become the bell-cow running back after Dylan Edwards decided to transfer.

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N.O. resident creates app that tracks women’s sports BY PEYTON DOYLE Contributing writer

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Dunham senior Katherine McDonald sets the ball during a match against Dominican on Tuesday at Dunham. McDonald helped propel the Tigers to a 3-0 win with 28 assists.

Dunham rolls past Dominican to start season Senior setter McDonald records 28 assists in win BY CHARLES SALZER Contributing writer

Dominican and Dunham, two volleyball programs that advanced to the last game of the playoffs each of the past two years, squared off in the season’s first match Tuesday night at Dunham. With nothing more at stake than an early gauge against toplevel competition, it was Dunham that controlled the action for most of the night in a 3-0 win. The individual set scores were 25-20, 25-21 and 25-23 and reflected a consistent effort for the Tigers. “That’s something this group has been working on since we made our state run two years ago,” Dunham coach Meagan Herrington said. “Don’t get worked up in the high moments, don’t get worked up in the low moments and just stay as steady as you can. We did a great job keeping our composure and running our offense effectively.” The catalyst for the Dunham attack was senior setter Katherine McDonald, a BYU commit who finished with 28 assists. Her passing helped set up Kennedi Owens for a match-high 14 kills and Zadi Huggins with 11 kills. “I’ve got some girls who can fly, but (McDonald) is the reason we are so consistent,” Herrington said. “Without her, we can’t hit the ball the way we do.” Dominican, which has reached the Division I championship game the past seven seasons, was led by Olivia Anderson’s

nine kills and 14 digs each from Aubrie Dalton and Aurore Tortorich. It also got 28 assists from Ella Baker. Dominican coach Jessica Chatellier said Dunham provided the type of early test she wants her team to face. “That’s a very good team we just played. I feel like they have all the positions covered, and they really don’t have any holes,” Chatellier said. “I think we played them pretty close, so I’m not upset with this match at all.” Momentum stayed with Dunham through the first two sets, but Dominican made a strong push in the third after Dunham had moved out to a 20-14 lead. Dominican responded by winning six of seven points, a run that featured a block and a kill by Anderson, as it pulled within 21-20. Kills from Owens and Huggins helped Dunham move to within a point of closing out the match. The Tigers picked up the final point of their 25-23 set win when Elle Diley, who led Dominican with three aces, hit a serve that sailed long past the Dunham baseline. The first set was close early before Owens and Huggins began finding success. Dunham moved out to a 22-13 lead and eventually won the set 25-20. The second set was tied 12-12 before Dunham won seven of eight points to take control. Dominican fought back to within 2321, but Dunham won the final two points to finish off the set win. “(Chatellier) is a phenomenal coach and she’s someone I’ve watched since I started coaching in Louisiana 14 years ago,” Herrington said. “I know she’s going to put something together this season the way she always does.”

When her daughter was born two years ago, Lucy Schodell knew she wanted her to grow up in a world where attending and watching women’s sporting events was the norm. A marathoner and former lacrosse player living in New Orleans since 2012, Schodell saw how the landscape of women’s sports had exploded since she grew up, but the surrounding resources weren’t necessarily there to match it. “I’m not really a TV person. I love going to things in person and I live in New Orleans, and there’s no professional (women’s) teams,” Schodell said. “I knew that there’s tons of colleges, and I remember being frustrated by having to go to Tulane’s website and go to Loyola’s website and go to U of L’s website and know what sport is in season and just all the layers of little pieces of knowledge you have to have in order to find a game that is five minutes from your house. It just seemed like in 2026, it shouldn’t be the problem that it was.” To address the information gap, Schodell began to devise an app that could tell people what women’s sporting events are near them and when. As her daughter grew, so did Schodell’s idea. Eventually, she launched it as Watch Women’s Sports IRL in January as both an app and website. Watch Women’s Sports IRL shows users upcoming events ranging from the junior college level to professional leagues that are within 5, 10, 25, 50, 100 and 150 miles of them. Users also can select from dozens of other U.S. cities if they want to explore options elsewhere or plan a trip to see a game. Users also can see when and how to watch events that are being broadcast, what bars nearby will show games and read up on recent women’s sports coverage from websites. “I wanted to be able to support women’s sports, but I’m also not going to be able to go see professional sports in other cities because my life right now is not such that I can just fly to watch WNBA games,” Schodell said. “So I think the hyper-local way of supporting was really like the catalyst for me. “The second part of the idea was that my in-laws live in Atlanta, and we were going to Atlanta for like two weeks, and I was like, OK, there’s tons of colleges in Atlanta and the Atlanta Dream, maybe we can go to a basketball game. And

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New Orleans resident Lucy Schodell poses with her daughter while at a lacrosse game. Schodell has created an app that is intended to give fans of women’s sports easier access to information to help attend games. then I ran into that same, like, oh my God, why is it so hard to figure this out issue.” In New Orleans, the app allows users to find the closest in-season event, whether it’s at Dillard, Loyola, Tulane or Xavier. Schodell’s own experiences watching women’s sports began at the collegiate level in Baltimore, where she grew up. “I had this memory of going to a women’s college game at Loyola of Baltimore and standing sort of behind the bench in the stands with my dad and just imagining myself in college on that same type of field, like the intensity with which the coach talked to the team and with which they played is something that stood out to me at the time and I still remember,” Schodell said. “I remember that game so vividly because I didn’t go to a ton of them.” The popularity of women’s sports also helps Schodell tweak her app. She said it’s still very much a work in progress, and she has used social media as a way to both inform people about the app and learn how it can improve. A recent Instagram reel from the app’s account has more than 100,000 views and hundreds of comments. Many of the commenters ask about specific teams or locations or suggest ways to augment the app, and Schodell makes sure to engage with each. “It’s not perfect, though, so I’m excited that it’s sort of gotten some more attention recently because I’ve gotten messages from

people that are like, ‘This very small junior college schedule is wrong on this date,’ and I’ve been able to make corrections and sort of ﬁgure out ways to improve the data,” Schodell said. As the app’s presence has grown, people also have reached out to try and get their sports bar added into Schodell’s database. “A bartender at Bronx Bar messaged me and said, ‘I show the WNBA every Thursday, can you add me to the app?’ ” Schodell said. “The hope is that places that show women’s sports want to get their listing onto my app, and then women’s sports fans can find a place where they could go and if they requested to watch a game, they’re not going to be met with like a, ‘Oh, well, we only show the NFL.’ ” As Schodell continues to tinker on the back end, she also wants to make sure the app and website are getting in front of people who may be most interested. One thing she’s done is reach out to schools both in New Orleans and Baltimore so their young athletes know this resource is available to them. “I think the beauty of something like this is it brings to the front games that don’t require a ton of logistics,” Schodell said. “You can roll up right before the game, park 10 feet from the door, walk in, it’s free. You can sit in the front row, you can watch really high-level sports, and you can leave in the middle if you need to, because you didn’t pay $300 for a ticket.”

PREP REPORT Football

Volleyball

Week 1

Tuesday

Thursday

Ascension Christian 3, False River 0 (25-11, 25-10, 25-10) Central Private 3, Prairieville 0 (25-18, 25-19, 25-9) Live Oak 3, Doyle 0 (25-22, 25-19, 25-16) St. Amant 3, Ascension Catholic 1 (25-22, 20-25, 25-16, 26-24) Zachary 2, Vidalia 0 (25-3, 25-3) Episcopal 3, West Feliciana 1 (23-25, 27-25, 25-21, 25-18) Madison Prep 3, Liberty 1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-11, 25-16) Plaquemine 3, Family Christian 0 (25-18, 25-9, 25-20) Brusly 3, Port Allen (25-10, 25-17, 25-12) Southern Lab 3, White Castle 0 (25-7, 25-7, 25-8) Zachary 2, Slaughter Community Charter 0 (25-9, 25-11)

Capitol at McKinley, 7 p.m. at Memorial Stadium Episcopal at Ascension Catholic, 7 p.m. Madison Prep at Jesuit, 7 p.m. Baker at Slaughter Community Charter, 7 p.m. North Iberville at Fisher, 7 p.m.

Friday

Albany at Denham Springs, 7 p.m. Belaire at Southern Lab, 7 p.m. Marksville at Catholic-PC, 7 p.m. Beau Chene at East Iberville, 7 p.m. Warren Easton at East Ascension, 7 p.m. Carrollton High (Georgia) at Catholic-BR, 7 p.m., at Memorial Stadium Rummel at University High. 7 p.m. Helix Mentorship Academy at Broadmoor, 7 p.m. Lafayette High at Live Oak, 7 p.m. Scotlandville at West Feliciana, 7 p.m. White Castle at Istrouma, 7 p.m. Thrive Academy at Northeast, 7 p.m. Westgate at Liberty, 7 p.m. at Olympia Stadium Acadiana at Central, 7 p.m. St. Amant at Woodlawn, 7 p.m. Assumption at Donaldsonville, 7 p.m. Ascension Christian at Ben Franklin, 7 p.m. Magnolia School at Dutchtown, 7 p.m. St. James at East St. John, 7 p.m. Prairieville at Hammond, 7 p.m. Northshore at Lutcher, 7 p.m. Dunham at Parkway, 7 p.m. Ponchatoula at Walker, 7 p.m. Zachary at Plaquemine, 7 p.m. Port Allen at Brusly, 7 p.m. East Feliciana at Lake Charles College Prep, 7 p.m. St. Michael at Loranger, 7 p.m. Tara at Glen Oaks, 7 p.m. Springﬁeld at Collegiate Baton Rouge, 7 p.m. Parkview Baptist at Parklane Academy (Mississippi), 7 p.m. St. John at South Beauregard, 7 p.m. Central Private at St. Thomas Aquinas, 7 p.m. Westminster Christian at Kentwood, 7 p.m.

Wednesday Lafayette Christian at University Lab, 4 p.m. Plaquemine at St. John, 4 p.m. Woodlawn at Baton Rouge, 5 p.m. Collegiate Baton Rouge at Catholic-PC, 5 p.m. Mentorship Academy at Istrouma, 5 p.m. Lycee Francais at LSD, 5 p.m. Belaire at Southern Lab, 5 p.m. Northeast at Tara, 5 p.m. Glen Oaks at White Castle, 5 p.m.

Thursday Parkview Baptist at Central, 4 p.m. Livonia at Liberty, 4 p.m. Prairieville at University Lab, 4 p.m. Doyle at Walker, 4 p.m. Northeast at Ascension Christian, 5 p.m. East St. John at Belaire, 5 p.m. Istrouma at Collegiate Baton Rouge, 5 p.m. St. Amant at Episcopal, 5 p.m. False River at LSD, 5 p.m. Live Oak at Port Allen, 5 p.m. Glen Oaks at Scotlandville, 5 p.m. Woodlawn at Slaughter Community Charter, 5 p.m. GEO Next at White Castle, 5 p.m.

Friday St. Michael Tournament, TBA

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Faulk is most interested in cleaning up penalties ahead of Southern’s home opener against Kentucky Continued from page 1C State at 2 p.m. Saturday. Against Alabama State, the Jag“That’s what they saw and when we uars had 10 penalties for 85 yards. were walking off the ﬁeld, the fans They had the fourth-most penalties that were there clapping, I appre- called and the ﬁfth-most penalty ciate that. You know, because when yards accepted of the 11 SWAC you drive that far, you don’t drive teams who played in Week 0. While that far expecting a loss. You drive Faulk didn’t lead Southern in last that far, anticipating the win. And year’s 2-10 season, the team averI appreciate our fans for showing aged the third-most penalty yards up, and I appreciate our fans for per game (71.4) in the conference. “We shot ourselves in the foot,” being there for us, not just in the Faulk said. “We literally came out wins and in the losses as well.”

ﬁrst play, penalty. That puts us behind the sticks right there. We just did not give ourselves a chance in the second half, and we made too many mental errors and too many pre-snap errors as well. “Before I say anything about what (Alabama State’s) defense stopped, we have (to) correct beating ourselves. You’re going to always lose a game when you have self-inflicted wounds, and that’s what we did.” Email Toyloy Brown III at toyloy. brown@theadvocate.com.

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SCOREBOARD Odds NFL Sept. 9

FAVORITE at SEATTLE

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 4½ 3½ (44½) New Eng

FAVORITE at LA RAMS

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ 3½ (48½) San Fran

Sept. 10 Sept. 13

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at PITT 3 3½ (42½) Atlanta Chicago 2½ 2½ (47½) at CARLN Baltimore 3½ 3½ (47½) at IND at CINCINNATI 3½ 3½ (50½)Tampa Bay at TENNESSEE 2½ 1½ (39½) NY Jets at DETROIT 7 7 (50½) N. Orleans Buffalo 1½ 1½ (44½)at HOUSTN at JAX 7½ 7½ (40½) Cleveland at LAS VEGAS 3½ 3½ (40½) Miami at CHARGERS 10½ 10½ (47½) Arizona at MINNESOTA 1½ 1½ (45½) Green Bay at PHILA 4½ 4½ (45½) Washingtn Dallas 2½ 2½ (48½) at GIANTS

Sept. 14

FAVORITE at KC

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ 2½ (43½) Denver

College Football Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at RUTGERS 30½ 29½ (51½) UMass at KENNSW ST 21½ 23½ (51½) West Ga at BUFFALO 27½ 18½ (48½) Albany at DELAWARE 30½ 28½ (55½)Merrimack at WAKE FRST 22½ 24½ (48½) Akron at UCF 38½ 42½ (59½)Beth-Cook. at GA TECH 7½ 6½ (50½) Colorado at MISSOURI 50½ 54½ (60½) UAPB at MINNESOTA 43½ 42½ (51½) E. Illinois at UTAH 35½ 34½ (57½) Idaho at ILLINOIS 27½ 27½ (54½) UAB

Friday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at E MICH 4 3 (56½)San Jose St at PURDUE 30½ 35½ (56½) Indiana St at GA STATE 26½ 28½ (63½) NC A&T at KANSAS 40½ 41½ (54½) LIU Post at OKLAHOMA 40½ 41½ (51½) UTEP at MICH STATE 10½ 9½ (47½) Toledo at USC 23½ 21½ (51½) Fresno St Miami (FL) 22 24½ (47½) at STANFD

Saturday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at UCONN 21½ 19½ (57½) Lafayette at SYRACUSE 27½ 33½ (56½) N. Hamp. at BOWL GRN 1½ 2½ (48½) Tarleton St at JAMES MAD 6 6½ (50½) Liberty at NEBRASKA 23½ 23½ (46½) Ohio at HOUSTON 18½ 20½ (49½) Oregon St at ALABAMA 26½ 27½ (52½) E. Carolina at INDIANA 40½ 40½ (55½) N. Texas at ARMY 37½ 36½ (50½) Bryant at WEST VA 17½ 20½ (56½) Coastl Car at PITT 15½ 16½ (48½)Miami (OH) at OHIO STATE 50½ 50½ (56½) Ball State at S CAROLINA 34½ 36½ (53½) Kent State at IOWA STATE 30½ 29½ (53½) SE Mo. St at KENTUCKY 27½ 23½ (62½)Yngstwn St at AIR FORCE 23½ 28½ (58½) Duquesne at TEMPLE 12½ 14½ (51½) Rh.Island at GEORGIA 48½ 47½ (56½) Tenn.State at CHARLOTTE 17½ 20½ (46½) Citadel at UTSA 27½ 28½ (59½) UTRGV at AUBURN 7 7½ (59½) Baylor at N. DAKOT ST35½ 40½ (56½) Fordham at NAVY 30½ 30½ (52½) Towson at CINCINNATI 7½ 7½ (49½)Boston Coll at DUKE 9½ 7½ (51½) Tulane at OREGON 24½ 24½ (51½)Boise State at TEXAS 30½ 29½ (59½) Texas St at TENNESSEE 47½ 46½ (66½) Furman at APP STATE 22½ 18½ (53½) Maine at PENN STATE 23½ 24½ (52½) Marshall Oklahoma St 12½ 13½ (59½) at TULSA at IOWA 30½ 31½ (44½) Nor.Illinois at ARKANSAS 40½ 40½ (63½)N.Alabama at SO. MISS 23½ 20½ (50½) Alcorn St at OLD DOMIN 41½ 40½ (52½) Norfolk St at COLO. ST 3½ 3 (46½) Wyoming at S. ALABAMA14½ 12½ (52½)Southestrn at S. FLORIDA 12½ 13½ (52½)Florida Int’l at MID. TENN 25½ 20½ (59½) Murray St at KANSAS ST 41½ 41½ (54½) Nicholls St at UTAH STATE 23½ 13½ (62½) Idaho St at JAXSTATE 20½ 20½ (54½) Eastern Ky at VANDERBILT35½ 29½ (60½)Austn Peay at TEXAS A&M 38½ 40½ (53½)Missouri St at GA SOTHRN 26½ 25½ (51½)Char. Sthrn at TEXAS TECH41½ 42½ (59½) Abiln Chr at RICE 21½ 22½ (47½)Houstn Chr at TROY 17½ 16½ (53½) Sam Hstn at MEMPHIS 10½ 11½ (52½) Ark. St at MICHIGAN 26½ 27½ (48½) W.Mich at MISS. STATE 28½ 28½ (54½) UL Monroe at LSU 11½ 10 (50½) Clemson at VA TECH 47½ 55½ (62½) VMI at LA TECH 40½ 44½ (55½) NW State at FLORIDA 26½ 26½ (59½)Fla Atlantic at NRTHWSTN 15½ 12½ (46½)S.Dakota St at LOUISIANA 17½ 20½ (48½) Lamar at MARYLAND 41½ 45½ (56½) Hampton at BYU 47½ 51½ (61½) Utah Tech at N. MEX ST 23½ 28½ (52½) Mercyhrst at ARIZONA 29½ 31½ (58½) Nor. Ariz at S. DIEGO ST 40½ 40½ (61½)Portland St UNLV 1½ 2½ (56½) at HAWAII at ARIZ STATE 42½ 43½ (52½) Morgan St at N MEXICO 12½ 10½ (46½) Cent. Mich at SACRMT ST 32½ 38½ (56½) MVSU Western Ky. 3 2½ (52½) at NEVADA UCLA 1½ 1½ (53½) at CAL

Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at WASHNGTN 21½ 23½ (51½) Wash. St at NOTRE DAME20½ 20½ (47½) Wisconsin at OLE MISS 6½ 7 (55½) Louisville

Monday FAVORITE SMU

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ 3 (53½) at FLA ST

MLB

Wednesday

American League FAVORITE LINE at TEXAS -166 at BOSTON -138 Toronto -126 Detroit -115 at HOUSTON -135 N.Y Yankees -169 National League FAVORITE LINE San Diego -145 Atlanta -160 Philadelphia -137 at PITTSBURGH -155

UNDERDOG Athletics Seattle at CLEVELAND at MINNESOTA Chi. White Sox at LA ANGELS

LINE +134 +113 +102 -107 +109 +137

UNDERDOG at CINCINNATI at WASHINGTON at ARIZONA San Francisco

LINE +119 +127 +113 +126

Milwaukee -164 at LA DODGERS OFF Interleague FAVORITE LINE Baltimore -150 at TAMPA BAY -167 Miami -112

at CHICAGO CUBS +134 St. Louis OFF

Pro basketball

(McClanahan 10-6), 5:40 p.m. San Francisco (Roupp 8-13) at Pittsburgh (Chandler 6-9), 5:40 p.m. Miami (Pérez 7-10) at Kansas City (Cameron 9-8), 6:40 p.m. Milwaukee (Misiorowski 14-5) at Chicago Cubs (Peterson 7-7), 6:40 p.m. St. Louis (TBD) at L.A. Dodgers (Yamamoto 12-8), 9:10 p.m.

WNBA glance

Pro football

UNDERDOG at COLORADO N.Y Mets at KANSAS CITY

EASTERN CONFERENCE x-Atlanta x-Indiana x-New York x-Washington Chicago Toronto Connecticut

W 26 26 24 24 15 11 10

L 14 14 16 16 25 29 30

Pct .650 .650 .600 .600 .375 .275 .250

GB — — 2 2 11 15 16

W 31 29 27 24 16 15 14 8

L 9 11 13 16 24 25 26 32

Pct .775 .725 .675 .600 .400 .375 .350 .200

GB — 2 4 7 15 16 17 23

WESTERN CONFERENCE x-Minnesota x-Golden State x-Las Vegas x-Dallas Portland Los Angeles Phoenix Seattle x-clinched playoff spot

LINE +122 +133 -110

This week

No games scheduled.

Pro baseball

Chicago Cleveland Minnesota Detroit Kansas City West Division Houston Texas Seattle Athletics Los Angeles

Monday’s games

W 83 78 75 69 68

L 55 60 64 69 71

Pct .601 .565 .540 .500 .489

GB — 5 8½ 14 15½

W 72 70 67 63 62

L 65 68 72 75 77

Pct .526 .507 .482 .457 .446

GB — 2½ 6 9½ 11

W 70 68 65 53 53

L 68 70 74 85 85

Pct .507 .493 .468 .384 .384

GB — 2 5½ 17 17

Tuesday’s games

Wednesday’s games

Athletics (Lopez 5-4) at Texas (Bradford 0-3), 1:35 p.m. Baltimore (Rogers 9-9) at Colorado (Sugano 12-8), 2:10 p.m. Seattle (Miller 4-8) at Boston (Sandoval 1-3), 3:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Hagenman 0-0) at Tampa Bay (McClanahan 10-6), 5:40 p.m. Toronto (Cease 9-5) at Cleveland (Cantillo 9-7), 5:40 p.m. Detroit (Anderson 4-5) at Minnesota (Kremer 2-5), 6:40 p.m. Miami (Pérez 7-10) at Kansas City (Cameron 9-8), 6:40 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Martin 9-6) at Houston (Wesneski 4-1), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Schlittler 12-6) at L.A. Angels (Detmers 4-8), 8:38 p.m.

National League

Milwaukee Chicago St. Louis Pittsburgh Cincinnati West Division Los Angeles Arizona San Diego San Francisco Colorado

Monday’s games

W 82 78 70 67 62

L 57 60 69 74 77

Pct .590 .565 .504 .475 .446

GB — 3½ 12 16 20

W 85 78 68 68 66

L 53 60 70 71 73

Pct .616 .565 .493 .489 .475

GB — 7 17 17½ 19½

W 82 73 73 57 52

L 55 66 66 82 86

Pct .599 .525 .525 .410 .377

GB — 10 10 26 30½

San Francisco 7, Atlanta 3 N.Y. Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2 San Diego 5, Cincinnati 0 Washington 6, Miami 3 Chicago Cubs 17, Milwaukee 3 Baltimore 2, Colorado 1 Philadelphia 2, Arizona 1

Tuesday’s games

Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Cincinnati 4, San Diego 3 Washington 9, Atlanta 5 Miami 6, Kansas City 3 Pittsburgh 13, San Francisco 12 Milwaukee at Chicago Cubs, n Baltimore at Colorado, n Philadelphia at Arizona, n St. Louis at L.A. Dodgers, n

Wednesday’s games

San Francisco vs. LA Rams at Melbourne, Australia, 7:35 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 13

Baltimore at Indianapolis, noon NY Jets at Tennessee, noon Buffalo at Houston, noon Cleveland at Jacksonville, noon New Orleans at Detroit, noon Chicago at Carolina, noon Tampa Bay at Cincinnati, noon Atlanta at Pittsburgh, noon Arizona at LA Chargers, 3:25 p.m. Green Bay at Minnesota, 3:25 p.m. Washington at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m. Miami at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at NY Giants, 7:20 p.m.

San Diego (Mize 5-8) at Cincinnati (Williamson 2-3), 11:40 a.m. Atlanta (Holmes 9-5) at Washington (Kent 1-2), 12:05 p.m. Baltimore (Rogers 9-9) at Colorado (Sugano 12-8), 2:10 p.m. Philadelphia (Painter 3-8) at Arizona (TBD), 2:40 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Hagenman 0-0) at Tampa Bay

SOUTH Ole Miss (0-0) vs. Louisville (0-0) at Nashville, Tenn., 6:30 p.m. MIDWEST Notre Dame (0-0) vs. Wisconsin (0-0) at Green Bay, Wis., 6:30 p.m. FAR WEST Washington St. (0-0) at Washington (0-0), 3 p.m.

Monday’s game

SOUTH SMU (0-0) at Florida St. (1-0), 6:30 p.m.

State schedule

Saturday’s games

National schedule Thursday’s games

EAST Umass (0-0) at Rutgers (0-0), 5 p.m. SOUTH Akron (0-0) at Wake Forest (0-0), 6 p.m. Merrimack (0-1) at Delaware (0-0), 6 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (0-0) at UCF (0-0), 6 p.m. West Georgia (0-1) at Kennesaw St. (0-0), 6 p.m. Colorado (0-0) at Georgia Tech (0-0), 7 p.m. MIDWEST Ark.-Pine Bluff (1-0) at Missouri (0-0), 7 p.m. E. Illinois (1-0) at Minnesota (0-0), 7 p.m. UAB (0-0) at Illinois (0-0), 8 p.m. FAR WEST Idaho (0-1) at Utah (0-0), 8 p.m.

Friday’s games

MIDWEST San Jose St. (0-1) at E. Michigan (1-0), 5:30 p.m. Indiana St. (0-1) at Purdue (0-0), 6 p.m. LIU Brooklyn (0-1) at Kansas (0-0), 7 p.m. Toledo (0-0) at Michigan St. (0-0), 7 p.m. SOUTHWEST UTEP (0-0) at Oklahoma (0-0), 7 p.m. FAR WEST Fresno St. (0-0) at Southern Cal (1-0), 8 p.m. Miami (0-0) at Stanford (1-0), 8 p.m.

Saturday’s games

Tampa Bay 6, N.Y. Mets 2 Cleveland 6, Toronto 1 Miami 6, Kansas City 3 Seattle 9, Boston 6 Minnesota 15, Detroit 2 Athletics at Texas, n Chicago White Sox at Houston, n Baltimore at Colorado, n N.Y. Yankees at L.A. Angels, n

Atlanta Philadelphia Miami Washington New York Central Division

Thursday, Sept. 10

College football

N.Y. Mets 3, Tampa Bay 2 Boston 9, Seattle 8, 10 innings Minnesota 11, Detroit 1 Texas 8, Athletics 1 Houston 6, Chicago White Sox 3 Baltimore 2, Colorado 1 L.A. Angels 10, N.Y. Yankees 1

East Division

Sunday’s games

New England at Seattle, 7:20 p.m.

Denver at Kansas City, 7:15 p.m.

American League Tampa Bay New York Boston Baltimore Toronto Central Division

Week 1 Wednesday, Sept. 9

Monday, Sept. 14

MLB glance East Division

NFL schedule

Utah Tech (0-1) at BYU (0-0), 7 p.m. Mercyhurst (0-1) at New Mexico St. (0-1), 8 p.m. N. Arizona (1-0) at Arizona (0-0), 8:30 p.m. Portland St. (0-1) at San Diego St. (0-0), 8:30 p.m. UNLV (0-1) at Hawaii (0-1), 9 p.m. UC Davis (1-0) at San Diego (0-0), 9 p.m. Morgan St. (1-0) at Arizona St. (0-0), 9 p.m. Cent. Michigan (0-0) at New Mexico (0-0), 9 p.m. MVSU (0-1) at Sacramento St. (0-1), 9 p.m. W. Kentucky (0-0) at Nevada (0-0), 9:30 p.m. UCLA (0-0) at California (0-0), 9:30 p.m.

EAST Lafayette (0-0) at Uconn (0-0), 11 a.m. New Hampshire (0-1) at Syracuse (0-0), 11 a.m. Bryant (1-0) at Army (0-0), 11 a.m. Coastal Carolina (0-0) at West Virginia (0-0), 11 a.m. Miami (Ohio) (0-0) at Pittsburgh (0-0), 11:30 a.m. Lehigh (1-0) at Georgetown (0-0), 11:30 a.m. Rhode Island (1-0) at Temple (0-0), 1 p.m. Towson (0-1) at Navy (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Marshall (0-0) at Penn St. (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Hampton (1-0) at Maryland (0-0), 7 p.m. SOUTH Liberty (0-0) at James Madison (0-0), 11 a.m. East Carolina (0-0) at Alabama (0-0), 11 a.m. Kent St. (0-0) at South Carolina (0-0), 11:45 a.m. Youngstown St. (1-0) at Kentucky (0-0), noon Gardner-Webb (0-1) at Wofford (1-0), 12:30 p.m. Tennessee St. (0-1) at Georgia (0-0), 2 p.m. The Citadel (0-1) at Charlotte (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Auburn (0-0) vs. Baylor (0-0) at Atlanta, 2:30 p.m. Furman (1-0) at Tennessee (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Maine (1-0) at Appalachian St. (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Alcorn St. (1-0) at Southern Miss. (0-0), 4 p.m. Tusculum (0-0) at ETSU (0-1), 4:30 p.m. Norfolk St. (1-0) at Old Dominion (0-0), 5 p.m. FIU (0-0) at South Florida (0-0), 6 p.m. E. Kentucky (0-1) at Jacksonville St. (0-1), 6 p.m. Austin Peay (1-0) at Vanderbilt (0-0), 6 p.m. Sam Houston St. (0-0) at Troy (0-0), 6 p.m. Arkansas St. (0-0) at Memphis (1-0), 6 p.m. VMI (0-1) at Virginia Tech (0-0), 6:30 p.m. FAU (0-0) at Florida (0-0), 6:45 p.m. MIDWEST Tarleton St. (1-0) at Bowling Green (0-0), 11 a.m. Ohio (0-0) at Nebraska (0-0), 11 a.m. North Texas (0-0) at Indiana (0-0), 11 a.m. Ball St. (0-0) at Ohio St. (0-0), 11:30 a.m. SE Missouri (1-0) at Iowa St. (0-0), noon Fordham (0-1) at N. Dakota St. (1-0), 2:30 p.m. Boston College (0-0) at Cincinnati (0-0), 2:30 p.m. N. Illinois (0-0) at Iowa (0-0), 3:15 p.m. Illinois St. (1-0) at W. Illinois (1-0), 6 p.m. W. Michigan (0-0) at Michigan (0-0), 6:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. (1-0) at Northwestern (0-0), 7 p.m. SOUTHWEST Oregon St. (0-0) at Houston (0-0), 11 a.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (1-0) at UTSA (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Texas State (0-0) at Texas (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma St. (0-0) at Tulsa (0-0), 2:45 p.m. North Alabama (1-0) at Arkansas (0-0), 3:15 p.m. Missouri St. (0-0) at Texas A&M (0-0), 6 p.m. Abilene Christian (0-1) at Texas Tech (0-0), 6 p.m. Houston Christian (1-0) at Rice (0-0), 6 p.m. East Texas A&M (0-1) at Stephen F. Austin (1-0), 7 p.m. FAR WEST Duquesne (0-0) at Air Force (0-0), noon Boise St. (0-0) at Oregon (0-0), 2:30 p.m. Wyoming (0-0) at Colorado St. (0-0), 5 p.m. Idaho St. (1-0) at Utah St. (0-0), 6 p.m. N. Iowa (0-0) at E. Washington (0-1), 6 p.m.

Tulane at Duke, 2:30 p.m. Southeastern at South Alabama, 6 p.m. Texas Wesleyan at McNeese St., 6 p.m. Central St. (Ohio) at Grambling, 6 p.m. Kentucky St. at Southern, 6 p.m. Nicholls State at Kansas St., 6 p.m. Clemson at LSU, 6:30 p.m. Northwestern St. at Louisiana Tech, 6:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe at Mississippi St., 6:30 p.m. Lamar at UL, 7 p.m.

Tennis U.S. Open Results Tuesday At The USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center New York Purse: $5,438,400 Surface: Hardcourt outdoor Men’s Singles First Round Flavio Cobolli (5), Italy, def. Francisco Comesana, Argentina, 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Taylor Fritz (9), United States, def. Darwin Blanch, United States, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4. Mattia Bellucci, Italy, def. Zsombor Piros, Hungary, 6-4, 6-2, 6-0. Francisco Cerundolo (24), Argentina, def. Filip Misolic, Austria, 6-4, 6-3, 7-5. Dane Sweeny, Australia, def. Corentin Moutet, France, 7-6 (4), 6-4, 3-0, ret. Jan-Lennard Struff, Germany, def. Camilo Ugo Carabelli, Argentina, 6-4, 6-3, 6-3. Tristan Schoolkate, Australia, def. Nishesh Basavareddy, United States, 7-6 (4), 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Lorenzo Musetti (13), Italy, def. Arthur Fery, Britain, 6-3, 6-3, 7-5. Gael Monﬁls, France, def. Adolfo Daniel Vallejo, Paraguay, 2-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-0. Arthur Gea, France, def. Juan Manuel Cerundolo, Argentina, 6-3, 2-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-1. Women’s Singles First Round Madison Keys (22), United States, def. Alina Korneeva, Russia, 7-5, 6-4. Eva Lys, Germany, def. Gabriela Knutson, Czechia, 6-3, 6-3. Elena Rybakina (2), Kazakhstan, def. Thea Frodin, United States, 6-3, 6-2. Yuliia Starodubtseva, Ukraine, def. Ella Seidel, Germany, 6-2, 6-2. Anna Bondar, Hungary, def. Lucie Havlickova, Czechia, 6-3, 6-3. Mirra Andreeva (5), Russia, def. Janice Tjen, Indonesia, 6-2, 6-2. Maria Sakkari (32), Greece, def. Robin Montgomery, United States, 2-6, 7-5, 6-2. Yulia Putintseva, Kazakhstan, def. Belinda Bencic (12), Switzerland, 4-6, 7-5, 6-3. Elise Mertens (23), Belgium, def. Kaitlin Quevedo, Spain, 6-4, 6-4. Oleksandra Oliynykova, Ukraine, def. Reese Brantmeier, United States, 6-4, 6-4. Anastasia Potapova (24), Russia, def. Darja Semenistaja, Latvia, 6-2, 6-2. Coco Gauff (4), United States, def. Zeynep Sonmez, Turkiye, 6-3, 6-4. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro, Spain, def. Darja Vidmanova, Czechia, 6-3, 6-4.

Transactions Baseball Major League Baseball

American League ATHLETICS — Reinstated CF Denzel Clarke from the 60-day IL. Recalled RHP Yunior Tur from Las Vegas (PCL). Transferred 3B Joshua Kuroda-Grauer from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. BALTIMORE ORIOLES — Reinstated CF Luis Robert Jr. Recalled LF Heston Kjerstad from Norfolk (IL). Selected the contracts of RHP Albert Suárez and LHP Luis De León from Norfolk. Optioned LHP Cade Povich to Norfolk. Placed CF Christian Franklin on the 10-day IL, retroactive to Aug. 31. Designated RHP Cameron Weston for assignment. Released LHP Nick Raquet. BOSTON RED SOX — Reinstated 2B Isiah Kiner-Falefa from the 60-day IL. Selected the contract of RHP Jedixson Paez from Worcester (IL). Recalled RHP Wyatt Olds and LHP Eduardo Rivera from Worcester. Placed RHP Tyron Guerrero on the 15-day IL and Rivera on the 60-day IL. Designated 3B Brett Harris for assignment. CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Recalled RHP Tanner McDougal from Charlotte (IL). Selected the contract of LF Tommy Pham from Charlotte. Designated LHP Tyler Gilbert for assignment. CLEVELAND GUARDIANS — Recalled CF Daniel Schneemann from Columbus (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Carlos Hernández from Columbus. DETROIT TIGERS — Reinstated LF Riley Greene from the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Beau Brieske from Toledo (IL). HOUSTON ASTROS — Recalled RHP Ronel Blanco and CF Jake Meyers from Sugar Land (PCL). KANSAS CITY ROYALS — Recalled RHPs Easton McGee and Nolan Hoffman from Omaha (IL). Selected the contract of LF Drew Waters from Omaha.

LOS ANGELES ANGELS — Reinstated LHP Samy Natera Jr. from the 15-day IL. Recalled 2B Kyren Paris from Salt Lake (PCL). MINNESOTA TWINS — Recalled RHP Garrett Acton from St. Paul (IL). Selected the contract of SS Ben Ross from St. Paul. Sent RHP Joe Ryan on a rehab assignment to St. Paul. Released LF Kyler Fedko. NEW YORK YANKEES — Reinstated 3B Ryan McMahon from the 10-day IL and RHP John Schreiber. SEATTLE MARINERS — Selected the contract of RF Lazaro Montes from Tacoma (PCL). Agreed to terms with LHP Hoby Milner on a contract. Designated RF Connor Joe and RHP Nolan Kingham for assignment. TAMPA BAY RAYS — Reinstated RF Victor Mesa Jr. from the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Alex Cook from Durham (IL). Agreed to terms with RF Austin Slater on a minor league contract. TEXAS RANGERS — Recalled CF Cam Cauley from Round Rock (PCL). Agreed to terms with RHP Trevor Williams on a contract. TORONTO BLUE JAYS — Reinstated 2B Josh Smith from the 10-day IL and LHP Joe Mantiply from the 60-day IL. Recalled LHP Ricky Tiedemann and DH Sean Keys from Buffalo (IL). Traded RHP Sebastian Rodriguez to the Los Angeles Dodgers for RHP José Rodríguez. Designated LF Daz Cameron for assignment. National League ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS — Reinstated LHP Blake Walston from the 60-day IL and LF Lourdes Gurriel Jr. from the 10-day IL. Transferred RHP Ryan Thompson from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. ATLANTA BRAVES — Selected the contracts of RHP Blake Burkhalter and DH Kyle Farmer from Gwinnett (IL). Transferred RHP Robert Suarez from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. CHICAGO CUBS — Recalled RHP Tyler Ferguson from Iowa (IL). Selected the contract of 3B BJ Murray Jr. from Iowa. Sent RHP Edward Cabrera on a rehab assignment to Iowa. CINCINNATI REDS — Reinstated LHP Brandon Williamson from the 60-day IL. Recalled 2B Juan Brito from Louisville (IL). Agreed to terms with SS Orlando Arcia on a minor league contract. COLORADO ROCKIES — Recalled 2B Adael Amador and RHP Blas Castaño from Albuquerque (PCL). LOS ANGELES DODGERS — Reinstated LHP Justin Wrobleski from the 15-day IL, C Will Smith from the 60-day IL and C Dalton Rushing from the 10-day IL. Recalled 2B Alex Freeland from Oklahoma City (PCL). Optioned CF Alek Thomas to Oklahoma City. Designated C Ben Rortvedt for assignment. MIAMI MARLINS — Recalled RHP Bradley Blalock and 3B Graham Pauley from Jacksonville (IL). MILWAUKEE BREWERS — Reinstated LHP JoJo Romero from the 15-day IL. Recalled C Bo Naylor from Nashville (IL). NEW YORK METS — Recalled LF Nick Morabito and RHP Dylan Ross from Syracuse (IL). PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES — Reinstated C Rafael Marchán from the 10-day IL. Recalled RHP Grant Holman from Lehigh Valley (IL). Agreed to terms with RHP Sam Carlson on a minor league contract. PITTSBURGH PIRATES — Recalled LHP Brandon Eisert from Indianapolis (IL). Selected the contract of C Christian Bethancourt from Indianapolis. Sent SS Konnor Grifﬁn on a rehab assignment to Indianapolis. Transferred C Endy Rodríguez from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL. Agreed to terms with C Jose Herrera on a minor league contract. SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS — Recalled C Zach Morgan from Sacramento (PCL). Selected the contract of LHP Cesar Perdomo from Sacramento. Transferred RHP Adrian Houser from the 15-day IL to the 60-day IL. ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Recalled C Leo Bernal and CF Victor Scott II from Memphis (IL). Selected the contract of RHP Hancel Rincon from Memphis. WASHINGTON NATIONALS — Selected the contracts of 1B Yohandy Morales and LHP Jared Simpson from Rochester (IL). Sent LHP Richard Lovelady on a rehab assignment to Fredericksburg (CAR). Transferred C Drew Millas from the 10-day IL to the 60-day IL.

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ARIZONA CARDINALS — Signed DL Jared Harrison-Hunte and OL Vershon Lee to the practice squad. ATLANTA FALCONS — Placed LB JD Bertrand on injured reserve. Signed LB Josh Woods from the practice squad to the active roster. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed OL Brady Christensen on injured reserve. Signed LB Bobby Okereke. Signed LB Tyrel Dodson and DT Anthony Goodlow to the practice squad. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed QB Josh Johnson, TE Tanner Hudson, CB Trikweze Bridges, OT Blake Freeland and DE Garmon Randolph to the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed CB Noah Igbinoghene and DE Sam Williams to the active roster. Placed DT Kalia Davis on injured reserve. Waived CB Michael Coats Jr. Signed DTs Sam Kamara and Chris Williams, RB Jaleel McLaughlin and TE Messiah Swinson to the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed QB Kedon Slovis to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed ILB Liam Anderson, EDGEs Clelin Ferrell, Amari Gainer and Max Llewellyn, DLs Jordan Miller and Mazi Smith, WR Will Sheppard, CBs Jaylin Simpson and Ethan Bonner and TE Tre Watson to the practice squad. Released QB Mark Gronowski, TE Jeremiah Franklin and ILB Cam Riley from the practice squad. MINNESOTA VIKINGS — Signed TE Cam Grandy and DL Naquan Jones to the practice squad. Released TE Marshall Lang from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Re-signed C Ben Brown to the 53-man roster. Signed LB Erick Hunter to the 53-man roster. Signed LBs K.J. Britt and Jose Ramirez, DT Jalen Hunt and OL Jake Kubas to the practice squad. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Signed WR Danny Gray, OL Kiran Amegadjie, CB Robert Longerbeam and RB Jaydon Blue to the practice squad. WASHINGTON COMMANDERS — Signed T Esa Pole, TEs Joshua Simon and Jack Westover and CB Isaac Yiadom to the practice squad.

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Moroccan braised lamb shank from The Colonel’s Club in Baton Rouge

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Moroccan braised lamb shank

n The Colonel’s Club, 2857 Per-

kins Road, Baton Rouge

If you’re aiming to go big with an order, may I suggest the braised lamb shank from The Colonel’s Club? I ordered this dish for my birthday dinner, and I was so satisfied with myself for picking it. The dish features spinach goat cheese polenta, pistachio gremolata and harissa braised demi-glace. Alone, each of the elements are splendid, but combined, it’s magic. The demi-glace, or brown sauce, has a nice smoky kick to it, which pairs well with the lamb that fell off the bone. Paired with the polenta, the dish is light yet hearty with a nice umami flavor profile. — Lauren Cheramie, deputy features editor

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Beef pho from Pho Home in Lafayette

Beef pho and dumplings

n Pho Home, 120 Curran Lane,

Lafayette

I really enjoyed Pho Home because they offer an all-day combo special for anyone who wants a sample of it all. The popular combo special includes an appetizer, a large noodle soup or entree and a drink for $23. For my appetizer, I went with the chicken fried dumplings, which were fried to perfection. For my entree, I had the beef pho that had various meats in it, including ribeye steak, brisket and beef meatballs. Not only was the combo special a deal I couldn’t pass up, but everything tasted great. The portions were enough that I even had some left over to take home. — Jakori Madison, features reporter

Tea and bang bang shrimp

n Dumpling & Bao, 6212 Siegen

Lane, Baton Rouge

The peach oolong tea at Dumpling & Bao comes in a beautiful, heavy teapot with a plate of accoutrement including lemon wedges, sugar and honey. The peach ﬂavor is delicious, and the warm temperature is soothing. It elevated an already phenomenal meal, and now, I’ll have to order the tea every time I go. I also ordered some fried rice and my usual favorite (soup dumplings), but the bang bang shrimp dish was a hit in particular. The shrimp is fried in a crispy batter, placed on a bed of lettuce and drizzled with sauce. Yum. I keep returning to Dumpling & Bao because the service is friendly, the atmosphere is immersive, and the food is packed with ﬂavor while also being very affordable. For two diners, I’m able to order about three dishes and a round of tea for $50 to $60. Not too bad at all. — Maddie Scott, features reporter

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Chicken and sausage jambalaya from ShakeBacks

Death Valley’s concessions scene this year is bold, flavorful and full of La. culture BY MADDIE SCOTT Staff writer

Death Valley’s concession scene this year is something to get excited about, from deer burritos to birria nachos to gourmet popcorn. LSU aims to have something for everyone while showcasing Louisiana’s food culture, according to Gabe Merville, who oversees concessions in his role as the executive director of analytics, strategy, and revenue integration for LSU Athletics. “We’re excited about the variety we’re bringing to Tiger Stadium this season and our continued focus on giving fans a mix of LSU favorites, Louisiana flavors and new options to enjoy on game day,” Merville said. Baton Rouge-born business Posh POP Gourmet Popcorn is returning for its fourth year as a partner inside Tiger Stadium. When 17-yearold Bailey Monet was 10 years old, she started the business during COVID with her mom and sister. Now, they have two kiosks inside

Smoothies from Dr. FeelGood Organic Wellness Tiger Stadium. “We’ve been pretty consistent with what we bring,” Monet said. “We found the fan favorites.” In addition to selling classic kettle popcorn, both kiosks feature

the Cheesy Cheddar Bomb, a blend with kettle popcorn, caramel crunch and cheddar chip mix, and the Cajun Critter, a blend with

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Alligator tacos win top prize at Fête Rouge Cecelia Creole Bistro won best in show and first place in Louisiana Flavor at the 19th annual Fête Rouge on Thursday with their Louisiana alligator al pastor. STAFF PHOTO By MADDIE SCOTT

BY MADDIE SCOTT Staff writer

The Baton Rouge Epicurean Society hosted its 19th annual Fête Rouge: Food & Wine Fête chefs’ competition on Aug. 27 at L’Auberge Casino & Hotel. Over 20 restaurants and 250+ wines battled for the winning titles at the Fête Rouge, an annual event that raises funds for childhood nutrition initiatives, educational programs and

scholarships. Louisiana chefs and other food experts judge entries in four categories: dessert, Louisiana ﬂavor, meat and seafood, each having ﬁrst, second and third place winners. Cecelia Creole Bistro won best in show for its alligator tacos, a dish with blackened alligator al pastor, green tomato chow chow, chimichurri rojo,

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Bailey Monet, 17, poses with Posh POP Gourmet Popcorn at a Tiger Stadium concessions preview event on Friday.

lemonade Cheesy Cheddar Bomb, CaCONCESSIONS fresh-squeezed Bayou Bites Seafood: Loui- jun Critter and Kettle Me

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sweet and spicy popcorn with a bar nut mix. “We actually built our stand from the ground up ourselves,” she said. “My grandfather, my mom and I — we all built it.” For the ﬁrst time, Aramark concept Cajun & Crafts will sell the Game Day’s Deer Burrito by Day’s Smokehouse, a family-owned business founded in Denham Springs, according to Day’s Smokehouse co-owner Brandon Day. He started the business 14 years ago with his dad and brother. “Our storefront in Denham Springs — they do hog heads, cheese, cracklins, boudin,” Day said. “You name it, they do it. The burrito, with deer, pork and pepper jack cheese, will be sold in Tiger Stadium and Alex Box Stadium. Day said the process for conceptualizing the burrito took about a year, and after sampling was a success, the burrito made it on the menu. He said it feels “awesome” to see the burrito sold in Death Valley. “It’s deﬁnitely something we aspire to do and continue to grow, and hopefully we can have more association with LSU,” Day said. Check out the list below with all the food available inside Tiger Stadium for the 2026 season.

Partners: n Archie’s Hot Dog Island: Specialty and classic hot dogs,

siana fried catfish, seafood gumbo n Cajun Classic: Crawfish nachos, jambalaya, jumbo Cajun dog n Cajun Corner: Chicken and sausage jambalaya, alligator po-boy n Chick-fil-A: Chick-fil-A chicken sandwich n Death Valley Daiquiris: Variety of frozen daiquiris n Dippin’ Dots: Ice cream, yogurt, sherbet and flavored ice n Dr. FeelGood Organic Wellness: Acai bowls, frozen drinks n Drago’s: Original charbroiled oysters, alligator po-boy n Empire Wingz: Traditional Baton Rouge-flavored wings n Great American Cookie: Fresh-baked cookies n Jus Tacos: Nachos, authentic homemade hard- and soft-shell tacos n KokWings NThings: Boneless wings with fries n Kona Ice: Shaved ice with a variety of flavor combinations n La Carreta — MidCity: Corn ribs, tamales, loaded beef dog, nachos, churro n Leroy’s LipSmack’n Lemonade: Fresh-squeezed lemonade n Louisiana Creole Creations: Louisiana seafood, po-boys, boudin balls, hush puppies n Lucky Dog’s: Jumbo chili Lucky Dog, jumbo Lucky Dog n Off the Hook: Shrimp wraps, swamp fries, crawfish étouffée, gumbo, boudin balls, hush puppies n Papa John’s: Personal-size cheese or pepperoni pizza n Peach Cobbler Factory: Cobblers, banana pudding, cinnamon rolls, shakes n Posh POP Gourmet Popcorn:

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Chow yum won first place in Dessert seafood at the 19th annual First: Southdowns Grille, Fête Rouge with their chili mocha bread pudding Second: Jabby’s Pizza, Al- butter shrimp with a coconut milk grit cake. banian baklava

Baby Popcorn n Roul’s Deli: Burgers, egg rolls and loaded fries n Queens Eats & Royal Treats: Loaded nachos, pulled pork sandwiches, beef hot dog n ShakeBacks: Loaded fries, monster burritos and a variety of sweet treats n Smoothie King: Protein, wellness, hydration and energy smoothies n Sweet Buckets: Freshsqueezed lemonade, cotton candy and assorted kettle corn ﬂavors n Tre’s Street Kitchen: Birria nachos, Philly Cheesesteak, cheeseburger combo, hot dogs and nachos n Veracruz: Corn ribs, tamales, loaded beef dog, nachos and churros.

Dear Heloise: My go-to Any help would be solution for ink stains is greatly appreciated; hairspray. Simply spray we just moved in a few the ink spot, let it soak for months ago, and this is our a few minutes, then wash guest bathroom. — Kate L., in the item as usual. When Winston-Salem, North Carolina treating a stain for the first Kate, take a gentle oxtime, I never put alic acid, or make a the item in the drypaste out of baking soda, a little hydroer, as heat will set the stain. Instead, I gen peroxide, and air-dry the item and water; then apply repeat the process this to the affected if necessary. — Hede area. Let it sit for H., in Kenosha,Wisconsin Hints from about half an hour. Heloise Rinse with warm Fiberglass stains water, and using a sponge, scrub the area with Dear Heloise: We hung a circular motion. — Heloise our somewhat-wet bathing suits on the shower Fans don’t cool rooms bar above our fiberglass tub/surround, and they Dear Heloise: I just learned dripped, causing a light something very interestblue and yellowish color on ing from our HVAC guy: the wall of the tub down to Fans do not cool rooms; the drain area. We’ve tried they work by cooling the magic erasers in multiple body. So, if no one’s in the strengths so as not to dam- room, the fans are serving no purpose and are just age the finish, but to no gobbling up energy. This avail.

surprised me, so I Googled it. He’s correct. We used to leave our fans on all the time when it was hot, but now we make sure to turn them off, just like the lights, when we leave the room. — Annie, in Montana Annie, here in Texas, ceiling fans are found in every home. They sort of stir the air and keep it moving. While this cools off a room and makes it less stuffy, it also stirs up dust and pet hair. Just something to think about! — Heloise

Naughty squirrels Dear Heloise: My daughter has a bird feeder on a pole and had a problem with squirrels. She installed a slinky over the pole, and it prevented the pesky critters from climbing it. — A Reader, via email Send a hint to heloise@ heloise.com.

Aramark concepts: n 1924 Grill: Cajun burger, bayou burger, “3rd & Footlong Banh Mi Dog,” chili cheese footlong, chili cheese nachos and slushies n Cajun & Crafts: Game Day’s Deer Burrito, Cajun burger, jambalaya, boudin crawfish nachos, boiled peanuts and assorted craft beers n Tiger Classics/Grab n Geaux/ Food & Beverage Express: Tiger dogs, chicken tenders and fries, hamburgers, smoked sausage dogs, Bavarian pretzels, nachos, popcorn, pickle bites and churro fries n Manda Stands: Green onion sausage, smoked sausage dog, boudin crawfish nachos, jambalaya, crawfish nachos and cracklins n Stadium BBQ Portable: Barbecue pulled pork sandwich with chips, boiled peanuts and cracklins.

Club, “Upscale Down South Porky Pig” Second: Mansurs on the Boulevard, “Quacklin’ Boursin Cheesecake” Third: Houma’s House, Mexican-spiced beef short rib

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First: Chow Yum, chili butter shrimp with a coconut milk grit cake Second: Emeril’s Chophouse, Louisiana yellowfin Third: Eloise Market and tuna spezzatino Bakery, ﬁg royale Third: Tacos del Cartel, Third: Culinary Produc- tuna tostada Louisiana flavor tions, “Bayou Boogie CrackBest of wine First: Cecelia Creole Bistro, lin Crusted Redﬁsh” Louisiana alligator al pastor Best in show: Domaine Second: Library Wine & Meat Serene Evenstad ChardonProvisions, smoked lamb First: Greystone Country nay.

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Maybe everyone should get back to teaching now the policy — on the other. Dear Miss Manners: The emMiss Manners does not ployees at the school I work know the speciﬁcs of your at have been asked not to school’s directive, but wear scents due to the alworkplace rules against leged allergies claimed by excessive perfuming are a a co-worker. The students perfectly ordinary way of have not been directed to establishing a happy medo the same. So I arranged dium between the with a co-worker perfumed and those I’m friends with to with actual allergies. thank her profusely, Besides the children, in front of the “alher sympathy goes out to the HR direclergic” person, for the body spray she tors, of whom she asJudith gave me. My friend sumes there will be Martin a long line, as each sniffed me, saying MISS how much she loved throws up his or her MANNERS the scent. hands and resigns I wasn’t actually after realizing that wearing any body spray, the employees are more but sure enough, the “alinterested in punishment than education. lergic” person started Instead of spreading wheezing, eyes watering, a story that will further the whole nine yards. I had divide the school into supbeen in this person’s presence for 10 minutes before porters and detractors, this conversation, and all speak to HR about whether had been well. there is a better policy that Should I go to HR about balances reasonable scenta directive based on this ing while protecting those person’s faking, or just let with actual allergies. You the story out so the rest of can voice your suspicions us can go back to wearing about the person in quesscents? People seem to tion, but do not be surprised claim an allergy when they if HR is already aware that just don’t like something. she is overdramatizing. Gentle reader: What a wonDear Miss Manners: I ﬁnd it rude when callers who derful example we are misdial just hang up, rather setting for the children, than simply saying, “I’m between the fake medical excuses on the one side, and sorry, I misdialed this numentrapment — and perhaps ber.” Is this too much of a willful misunderstanding of stretch of manners?

Gentle reader: Your expectation is quite reasonable, but as Miss Manners does not want to be inundated by people who understand the telephone system far better than herself, she will append a codicil that she understands to be vague. If a dialer recognizes having made a mistake before entering all of the digits, the transaction can be terminated before there is anything for which to apologize. Similarly, there is a brief time after all of the digits have been entered, but before the call rings on your end. Miss Manners realizes that neither she nor the caller has any way of knowing how long this time lasts. She proposes to allow hangups in this indeterminate time on two conditions: ﬁrst, that we all agree that this period is quite short; and second, that no one tries to explain to her how this time may be quantiﬁed more exactly. Send questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners. com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail. com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

Neighbor yells at child about lack of street safety home and yell at a 10-yearDEAR HARRIETTE: One of my old. If the driver was genuneighbors yelled at my 10-year-old for not inely concerned, I being careful while wish they had spoken crossing the street. to me instead of conMy family’s house fronting my daughis a few doors down ter directly. from a turn where How should I it can sometimes handle this situation Harriette while making sure be difﬁcult to make Cole sure that it is clear my daughter underSENSE AND to cross the street. stands the imporSENSITIVITy Usually my daughtance of street safety without allowing a ter is very responneighbor to intimidate her? sible, making sure to be — Protecting My Child extra careful when crossDEAR PROTECTING MY CHILD: ing the street to go visit her friends, who live nearby on Go to the neighbor and talk to them about the encounthe other side of the road. However, one time a car ter. Thank them for avoidcame around the corner and ing hitting your child with was careful to stop to make their car and state that you sure my daughter could wish they had come to you cross safely. The driver, who to report the incident rather turned out to be a neighbor, than chastising your child. came back an hour later You felt that was crossing to knock on our door and the line. scream at my child about Next, research whether how she needs to be more some kind of safety or careful. My daughter was warning sign can be placed shaken up by the encounter at the precarious turn to and was left feeling scared help avoid an accident in and embarrassed. the future. You may need to I understand that the get neighbors to sign a petidriver may have been contion. Go to that neighbor ﬁrst for help. cerned about her safety, DEAR HARRIETTE: My husand I certainly want my daughter to be as careful band and I fundamentally as possible when crossing do not agree on boundaries the street. However, I don’t when it comes to friends. think it was appropriate for He likes when people stop an adult to come back to our by unannounced, even

when it’s mealtime and they weren’t invited or when we are busy doing something that does not include them. He is immediately willing to stop whatever we are doing and include the person who has rung the bell. I understand generosity, but there is a limit. I don’t want to — and honestly cannot afford to — feed people with regularity when I had no expectation of them coming. Similarly, I would like to be able to have privacy at home, at least on occasion. How can I get this point across without seeming selﬁsh? — Boundaries DEAR BOUNDARIES: In order for this to change, you and your husband have to work it out. What is a potential compromise? Your husband will need to tell the people who regularly stop by to check in ﬁrst before ringing the bell. Why not call before coming? That way they can know whether it is a good time. Appeal to your husband by reminding him of how important it is for your family to have private time. You want him to value that as much as being welcoming to others. Send questions to askharriette@ harriettecole.com.

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TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Sept. 2, the 245th day of 2026. There are 120 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 2, 1945, Japan formally surrendered in ceremonies aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, ending World War II. Also on this date: In 1666, the Great Fire of London began, which would destroy more than 13,000 homes and hundreds of additional structures, including St. Paul’s Cathedral, over the ensuing three days. In 1789, the United States Treasury Department was established. In 1864, during the Civil War, Union Gen. William T. Sherman’s forces occupied Atlanta. In 1935, a Category 5 hurricane slammed into the Florida Keys on Labor Day, claiming more than 400 lives. In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Defense Education Act, which provided aid to public and private education to promote learning in such ﬁelds as math and science. In 1963, Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace prevented the integration of Tuskegee High School by encircling the building with state troopers. In 1969, in what some regard as the birth of the internet, two connected computers at the University of California, Los Angeles, passed test data through a 15-foot cable. In 1998, a Swissair MD11 jetliner crashed off Nova Scotia, killing all 229 people aboard. In 2005, four days after Hurricane Katrina, a National Guard convoy packed with food, water and medicine rolled into New Orleans. In 2013, on her ﬁfth

attempt, U.S. endurance swimmer Diana Nyad became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida without using a shark cage. In 2018, a huge fire engulfed Brazil’s 200-yearold National Museum in Rio de Janeiro, as firefighters and museum workers raced to save historical relics. In 2019, a fire swept a vessel carrying recreational scuba divers that was anchored near an island off the Southern California coast; the captain and four other crew members were able to escape the flames, but 34 people who were trapped below died. In 2024, an attempted jailbreak in Congo’s main prison left at least 129 people dead, including some who were shot by guards and soldiers and others who died in a stampede at the overcrowded penitentiary in Kinshasa.

Today’s birthdays: Former United States Olympic Committee Chairman and former Major League Baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth is 89. Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw is 78. Basketball Hall of Famer Nate Archibald is 78. Actor Mark Harmon is 75. Tennis Hall of Famer Jimmy Connors is 74. Football Hall of Famer Eric Dickerson is 66. Former British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is 64. Actor Keanu Reeves is 62. Boxing Hall of Famer Lennox Lewis is 61. Actor Salma Hayek is 60. R&B singer K-Ci is 57. Electronic music DJ/producer Zedd is 37.

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Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involve‐ ment of small busi‐ nesses, minority busi‐ nesses, women's busi‐ ness enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. work in accor‐ dance with the speciﬁca‐ tion with no additional cost to the owner. Late bids will not be accepted

p not relieve the bidder of responsibility for infor‐ mation discussed at the conference. Furthermore, failure to attend the prebid conference and in‐ spection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of fur‐ nishing materials or per‐ forming any work that may be required to com‐ plete the work in accor‐ dance with the speciﬁca‐ tion with no additional cost to the owner.

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The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipi‐ ents of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to ﬁrm(s) that will provide high-quality services and that are dedicated to di‐ versity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encour‐ ages the involvement of small businesses, minor‐ ity businesses, women's business enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference, which will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Sep‐ tember 14, 2026, in the Jefferson Parish Purchas‐ ing Department, located at the General Govern‐ ment Building, 200 Der‐ bigny St., Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053. How‐ ever, failure to attend the pre-bid conference shall li h bidd f

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: August 26, September 2, and 9, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678. 198345-aug 26-sep 2-9-3t $164.62 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #108 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ ment site at www.jeffpar ishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., October 1, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be pub‐ licly opened and read l d h bid

Bids will be accepted and received through Central Bidding until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Purchasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project:

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All prospective bidders are invited to attend this non-mandatory pre-bid conference, which will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Sep‐ tember 11, 2026, at the Bridge City Playground Gymnasium, located at h id

y 400 11th Street, Bridge City, LA 70094.However, failure to attend the prebid conference shall not relieve the bidder of re‐ sponsibility for informa‐ tion discussed at the conference. Furthermore, failure to attend the prebid f d i

p bid conference and in‐ spection does not relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of fur‐ nishing materials or per‐ forming any work that may be required to com‐ plete the work in accor‐ dance with the speciﬁca‐ i i h ddi i l

p tion with no additional cost to the owner. Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director

Bridge City Playground Gymnasium Roof Re‐ placement Jefferson Parish Project No. 25-1130-0021 All bids must be in accor‐ dance with the contract documents on ﬁle with the Jefferson Parish Pur‐ chasing Department, Suite 4400, Jefferson Parish General Govern‐ ment Building, at 200 Derbigny Street, Gretna, Louisiana. Late bids will not be accepted. The Jefferson Parish Council reserves the right to reject all bids and to reject bids for just cause, pursuant to the law. Jefferson Parish and its partners as the recipi‐ ents of federal funds are fully committed to awarding a contract(s) to ﬁrm(s) that will provide high-quality services and that are dedicated to di‐ versity and to containing costs. Thus, Jefferson Parish strongly encour‐ ages the involvement of ll b i i

Renny Simno Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: August 26, 2026 and September 2, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678. 197968 Aug. 26, Sept. 2, 2026 2t $83.72 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #107 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ ment site at www. jeffparish.gov/supplier until 2:00 p.m., Septem‐ ber 29, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bidders may sub‐ mit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparish.gov/supplier to register for this free site. Bids will be accepted and received through Bridge until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Pur‐ chasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: Three (3) Year Labor Only Contract to Perform Vari‐ ous Roof and Gutter Re‐ pairs for the Department of General Services Parish-Wide

PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR SAFEKEEPING, AND CUSTODIAL SERVICES August 26, 2026 The Louisiana Asset Management Pool, Inc., a non-profit corporation which operates a short-term investment pool of over $7.2 billion comprised of funds from 976 Louisiana local political subdivisions (the Louisiana Asset Management Pool or LAMP), is seeking proposals from a qualified bank or banks for safekeeping and custodial services to be provided to LAMP for an appointment for up to 5 years. Parties interested in being considered to perform these services for the LAMP, may obtain copies of the Request for Proposal from: The Honorable John C. Fleming, MD Louisiana State Treasurer President, LAMP, Inc. c/o Ms. Krissy Orgeron Chief Administrative Officer Louisiana Asset Management Pool, Inc. 650 Poydras Street, Suite 2220 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone:(504)525-5267 Fax:(504)525-5161 Email: korgeron@lamppool.com Responses to the RFP are due electronically at the above email address no later than Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. CST. If needed the Corporation will announce finalists on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 those finalists will make oral presentations on Thursday, November 12, 2026 beginning at 4:30 p.m. at the Hotel Monteleone, 214 Royal Street, Vieux Carre Ballroom, New Orleans, Louisiana, 70130. However, if no finalists are announced on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 then the Corporation will select a provider on November 12, 2026 with no oral presentations conducted. 198486-680678-Aug. 26, Sept, 2, 9-3t $ 1,914.99

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1120 ETTA DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5623

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4905 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY # A ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4214

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58135 NICHOLAS ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2231

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11420 HWY 77 MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

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23235 NADLER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

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58065 A HOMESTEAD DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5200

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77045 SALARIE LN GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

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23453 RICH ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2643

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765 RIVER RD SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3203

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59170 LILLIAN AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3459

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25405 HWY 77 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5432

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33350 BOWIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2717

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1895 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780

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39125-A BAYOU PIGEON RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7746

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59130 DARBY AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3404

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32525 LEONA AVE WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2513

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57245 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3121

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58111 BARROW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4265

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10455 BAYOU RD MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

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76405 GRIFFIN DR ROSEDALE, LA 70772-3835

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77410 PARISH LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

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23750 KIRTLEY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5538

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2035 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3529

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1975 PINEGLEN DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4619

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747 RIVER RD SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3203

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54695 HWY 995 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-5023

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59290 BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2958

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5755 HWY 74 ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4423

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23372 IBERVILLE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2511

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76375 GRIFFIN DR ROSEDALE, LA 70772

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30200 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6112

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77225 LANDRY DR # 14 MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-3242

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58545 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4247

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63114 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5604

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32530 FRANCISE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2226

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20055 SALLIE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5321

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1225-C HWY 75 SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3108

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24425 GULOTTA LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5947 57985 CASTRO ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4307

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57945 JOFFRION ST # 11 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2046

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57760 BARROW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4154

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25905 TENANT RD # 15D PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6589

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60230 CHOCTAW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4632

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26255 BAYOU BLUE RD GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

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39435 BAYOU PIGEON RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7749

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77300 HURDLE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772 1200 ETTA DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5624

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29395 INTRACOASTAL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

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25256B TENANT RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6531

JAMES, CLARENCE K

57694 TRUE HOPE LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

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1305 MADEWOOD DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5216

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58295 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2868

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24160 CHARLES DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3524

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25355 DICKINSON RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4415

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25125 PATUREAU LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5904

JAMES JR, HOSIE

BRADFORD, NICOLE LYNN

62990 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5602

59046 NATHAN GEORGETOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 707643073

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22775 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5254

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58610 BELLEVIEW RD # B PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3900

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22505 ONEIL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

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5405 SMITH ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4240

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6610 HWY 74 # 705 ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4568

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22800 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5238

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58743 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4251

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32750 ADAMS DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2602

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62155 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5522

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57748 GROVE RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4538

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25320 COMMODORE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4408

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59755 THOMAS ROSS DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5271

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59175 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7428

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58015 MERIAM ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2713

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58400 BARROW ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4274

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77525 ANGELLOZ AVE MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

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18005 SIDNEY RD GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3200

JONES, JADA

54870 MARQUE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2107

CALLEGAN, CLINT BRIANT

59715 THOMAS ROSS DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5271

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2025 BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4931

CALVIN, TAYLOR R

59365 KEMBER DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6568

JONES, LAUREN ANDREWS

24760 STASSI RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5950

CAMPBELL JR, DANNY W

24250 W L GRACE RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

CARLINE, RANDY SCOTT

66345 STAMPLEY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7311

CARTER, ANGELLICA MARIE

58705 ANNEX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3045

CARTER, JOAN STEVENS

530 BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5404

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58825 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

CARTER, VALENCIA MARIE

31932 DORCY RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3616

CASTRO MORALES, ADRIANA MARIA

1815 OAK WOOD DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5349

CAVALIER JR, MARK GERARD

35550 RICHLAND RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3810

CAVETT, CHARLENE R

59220 EVANGELINE AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3414

CAZES SR, ROBERT A

22430 TALBOT DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5217

CHARLES, MORRISLYNN M

JONES, MICHAEL RAY

58545 HWY 404 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4240

JONES, NATASHA WILLIAMS

23860 PUNCHY WILSON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3456

JONES, STEPHANIE HICKS

16855 SIDNEY RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772-3822

JORDAN, SYBIL ALEXANDER

10120 ROPPOLO DR MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-3019

KALINOWSKI, THOMAS EUGENE

59655 HWY 1148 # 90 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5335

KELLEY, MARVIN JAMES

33395 BAYOU SORREL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7129

KIMBALL, SOMKID MICHAEL ARTHUR

5445 POINT CLAIR RD # S-6 CARVILLE, LA 70721-2114

KIRBY, ASHTON ELIZABETH

62200 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5523

LANDRY, EDWARD BARKER

57650 AUGUSTA RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3202

LANDRY, TORY JUDE

33915 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7207

5658 MAGNOLIA DR CHRISTOPHE DR CARVILLE, LA 707212131

LARVINETTE, AVIANCE M

1945 MEADOW OAK DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5217

LEE, KRISCHELLE LEWIS

5445 POINT CLAIR RD #5S CARVILLE, LA 70721

CLAVERIE WILLIAMS, ELIZABETH

805 BONIFANT ROAD SILVER SPRING, MD 20905

LEGLUE, RANDELL CLEMENT

53570 WARE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4908

CLEMENT, SOPHIE

25335 COMMODORE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4407

LEJEUNE, DEAN A

63880 BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5932

COLE, TROY ANTHONY

24790 PATUREAU LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5900

LEONARD, JESSICA LYNN

61665 BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6035

COLEMAN, GABRIELLE ELLA DSHAE

24420 SHERWOOD DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3818

LEWIS, JESSICA MARIE

36120 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7702

COLEMAN, KIWANDA KISHONE

32205 HWY 405 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2005

LEWIS, KENDRA ROSE

2105 ELMCREST WAY ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5354

COLLINS, ANTHONY JOSEPH

58921 POSTELL AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3429

LEWIS, SHEILA ROBINSON

58553 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4247

COLLINS, GREGORY WAYNE

58767 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

LINK, DANIEL MEGAL

23926 TAYLOR ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3041

COLLINS, KENDRELL VON

58441 COURT ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2833

LIRETTE, GARRETT ELI

60800 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5532

CRAWFORD, LENORA WILLIAMS

20090 SALLIE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5321

LITTLE, TIMOTHY JERROLD

32250 SONNY BARBIER ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2410

CROCHET JR, CHARLES GERARD

58220 TRABEAUX LN WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4209

LIVELY, BEVERLY LAURENT

65100 MENDOZA DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6221

CYRUS, MARSHALL

5430 WILLIAM RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

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1835 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3527

DAIGLE JR, HENRY JOSEPH

23060 DALBOR ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2301

LODGE, RONNIE W

4829 LANDRY ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4245

DARDENNE, JESSICA OURSO

59005 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7434

LUDWIG, DANIEL EVAN

7695 BAYOU PAUL RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5725

DAVID, MISTY L

58953 POSTELL AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3429

MADERE, PARKER Z

1800 WILLOW BEND RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5351

DAVID, RICHARD JUDE

27035 BRADY LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5949

MARIONNEAUX, DONNA LASSERRE

76765 DEWEY DR GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

DAVIS, CHARNISHA TIMERA

24147 DUNN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3710

MARKS, ANN ANGELA

22105 HWY 1 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5134

DAVIS, HAROLD G

25400 PATUREAU LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

MARTIN, SHELBY DOMINIQUE

32540 ALICE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2502

DAVIS, TASHANEKA AREAL

60375 B BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

MATTAUR, RAYMOND ANDREWS

2150 JAKE LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3505

DAVIS, TRENA THOMPSON

59051 MARTIN LUTHER KING BLVD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3033

MATTHEWS JR, KENNETH DEWAYNE

1718 SHADOWBRUSH WAY ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5350

MCINTOSH, SHERRELL DOENNA

59720 CLIFTS COVE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4609

MCLAUGHLIN, JARED ANDREW

14375 HWY 77 ROSEDALE, LA 70772

DAVIS, WADE L

59700 CLIFTS COVE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4609

DELAUNE, WARREN JAMES

24970 STASSI RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5913

DENNIS, ELMA

32660 SHERLEY R DENNIS ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 707882512

DENNIS JR, RAYMOND J

57440 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3123

MELANCON, KRISTEN CHARLEVILLE

15530 HWY 77 ROSEDALE, LA 70772

MENDOZA, GAVIN KANE

32095 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6130

MERRITT, BARBARA ASBERRY

58130 WASHINGTON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4056

MICHELLI, JUANITA TERRELL

25625 SPRING ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6319

DEPRIEST, JESSIE MCCORMICK

58845 ISLAND DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7440

MIMS, LATASHA RENE

10245 LIONS AVE MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

DICKEY, ISAAC

1585 TASAJILLO DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5339

MINYARD, LEVI BENJAMIN

32980 GRACIE LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7115

DOMINIQUE, STEPHANIE A

55020 TASSIN DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2342

MONISMITH, HUNTER MICHAEL

55875 MEDINE RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4432

DOMINO, COREY JAMAL

58733 JETSON AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4237

MOORE, JUAN D

77320 WHEELOCK LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-3730

DOSS, KAINON

32319 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7102

MOORE, SHARON

18075 WILLOW ST GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

DUGAS IV, JOSEPH WALLACE

24530 ORY AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3958

MORGAN, TIFFANY KENAIRA

58767 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4251

DUNBAR, LAUREN ANGELLE

5520 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY CARVILLE, LA 70721

MULMORE, WANDA JEAN

63510 OLD HWY 77 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5618

DUPLESSIS, AMANDA KELLY

57732 TRUE HOPE LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4500

MURPHY III, LESTER CHARLES

DUPONT, MARK DAVID

58260 ROBERTSON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3644

57440 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3123

DURAND, DANIEL GREGORY

23340 KIRTLEY DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5534

EALEY, LINDA HARMASON

58910 W W HARLEAUX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2936

EDWARDS, JAKE CHRISTIAN

59110 BIRCH ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4631

EDWARDS, JEROME ARTHUR

32864 SHADY LN WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2316

ELLISON, JOHN B

635 RIVER RD SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3202

ELPHAGE, KAITLYNN NICOLE

2015 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780

ESPERANCE, COLLIN JOSEPH

5465 POINT CLAIR RD CARVILLE, LA 70721-2108

EVANS, JOSHUA DEWAYNE

5465 POINT CLAIR RD CARVILLE, LA 70721-2108

FAIR, LAVERNE MARIE

24825 TOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4349

FAVARON, APRIL MICHELLE

24562 PECAN MEADOW DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6055

FONDREN, MADISON MARIE

77460 MCBAY DR GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3523

FONTENETTE, FAITH LYNN

6610 HWY 74 ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4565

FOSTER, BETTY JEAN

33520 BOWIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2719

FOSTER SR, LANCE LAMONT FRANCISE, LISA LANDRY FRANCOIS, COURTNEY

33880 BOWIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2732 57480 AUGUSTA RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-3200 22835 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5238

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65405 MENDOZA DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6224

NAQUIN, CHARLOTTE ANN

59010 DARBY AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3458

NELSON, BARRY J

23525 MARSHALL ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

NELSON, SHANYN CLAIRE

18565 HWY 77 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

NICAUD, MICHAEL COHEN

58440 MILLE AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3552

NICKENS JR, CHARLES ALLEN

22970 HWY 77 GROSSE TETE, LA 70740-3627

OLIVER, CHRISTIAN JOSEPH

27940 HWY 405 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6913

ORTEGA PEREZ, JESSENIA NILA

1155 MADRID AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5332

OURSO, CLINT JOSEPH

24500 ENTERPRISE BLVD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

OURSO, JENA LEIGH

30370 DENOUX ROAD DONALDSONVILLE, LA 70346

PAREDES, KETTY E

23935 MARIA DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3423

PARKER, TORREN MICHAEL

1305 ASPHODEL DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-5220

PATTERSON SR, BRIAN KEITH

22770 A WEST ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2213

PATTERSON, ROEDERICK JERMAINE

2040 JAKE LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3506

PAYNE, TYNIKQUA MARCHEA

58785 CAPTAIN T HARRIS ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3003

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62255 A BAYOU RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6048

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1803 RAVIER LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3516

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5480 SPRING LN # A CARVILLE, LA 70721-2115

PHILLIPS, MAKEBA MILES

27840 AARON DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6956

STEWART, TYLEHA LASHAY

24855 BUTLER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4211

PICARD, MACK L

24217 FERDINAND ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3631

TAYLOR, LOIS RICHARD

32250 BOWIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2402

PICKETT, CARLY DENISE

25150 DUBLIEUX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6008

TEAFORD, KELLIN BOWEN

1985 PINEGLEN RD ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4619

PIERCE, LENITA SHANETTE

62215 2ND ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6000

TERRY, JADON BRYCE

59620 MYRTLE GROVE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7437

PINSONAT, MATTHEW JAMES

17390 SIDNEY RD GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

THIBODEAUX, BLISS NICOLE

57875 BADEAUX ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2138

POOLE, BERNADINE

10820 MILL ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

THOMAS, JASON DESHAWN

57991 BELAIRE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4303

POURCIAU, MARY E

76730 SALARIE LN GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

TILLMAN, JERNIECA DANIELLE

57616 ELI CRAIG ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4542

PRECHT, SEAN ERICSON

7010 BAYOU PAUL RD ST GABRIEL , LA 70776-5603

TODD, TRAVIS ANTHONY

4945 LANDRY ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4244

PUGH, KATRINA C

23923 JACKSON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3029

TOLIVER, ZANA DENAE

2083 RAVIER LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3535

PUHL, LORI C

24604 PECAN PLACE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3804

TOUSSAINT, JAIDEN CHRISTOPHER

18270 HWY 77 GROSSE TETE , LA 70740

QUEBEDEAUX, KIM BROWN

57845 RANDOM OAKS DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7003

TOUSSANT, SAMURU

77545 PECAN ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

RAMAGOS, MICHAEL ANDREW

36150 RICHLAND RD WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4245

TRUSCLAIR, LINDA N

77235 OAKS AVE ROSEDALE, LA 70772

READ, WENDY B

28370 INTRACOASTAL RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5805

TULLIER, BRITTNI

36495 HWY 75 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7705

REED II, JASON

63120 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5604

TURNER, ANTONIO RAY

RELLE, CELESTE MARIE

24010 RAILROAD AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3304

57119 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3120

REPP JR, RHODES ANTHONY

62520 BAYOU JACOB RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5526

VAN BUREN, MAKIVA VAN BUREN

56660 BREAUX ST BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3032

RICHARDSON JR, DONALD WAYNE

57810 GUIDRY ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2102

VANGEMMERT, AREND WILLEM ALEXANDER

275 SOUTH CLUB AVE ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4439

RILEY, ROYD RON

1525 BESSON LN SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3524

VARISE, ELIZABETH

RILEY, TRINITY FAITH

58913 OBIER AVE PLAQUEMINE , LA 70764-3425

5690 MAGNOLIA DE CHRISTOPHE DR CARVILLE, LA 707212131

ROBERTSON, MONTREAL ALLEN

27790 HWY 405 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6911

VERRET, JOEL BYRON

58630 DELACROIX AVE PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3528

VERRETT, BRANDON MARKQUEL

59275 NATHAN GEORGETOWN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 707643071

ROBILLARD, KACI LYNN

1875 ROLLINGWOOD DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

ROBINSON, MICHELIN DNELLE

22980 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5239

ROUBIQUE, KATHY KELLEY

6815 HWY 74 ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4707

ROWE, RUSSELL DEWAYNE

10335 RAILROAD DR MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

RUTH, JAHLIL MYKAL

5640 MAGNOLIA SPRINGS PKWY # A CARVILLE, LA 707212102

SARULLO, PHILIP COREY

76830 CEDAR ST GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

WERLINE, RAYGAN NOELLE

1655 BAYOU PAUL LN ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4927

SAURAGE, MARSHALL JAMES

25384 CLEMENT ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4406

WESLEY, ROSIA IDELE

32805 ADAMS DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2603

SCOTT, CONRAD TREMAINE

58090 NICHOLAS ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2230

WESTLEY, FREDRICK DEMON

32910 BOWIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2319

VILLALOBOS RIVERA, AXEL

59625 HWY 1148 # 114 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5368

VINCE, MAECIE AARON

13705 HWY 411 MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-4112

VITALE JR, ANTHONY

22065 TALBOT DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5213

WALKER, KENNETH RODRIGUE

24030 CALVIN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3106

SEXTON, ANITA B

76650 SEXTON LN GROSSE TETE, LA 70740

WILLIAMS, BRANDON DEMARCO

33580 BOWIE ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2719

SIMMONS, KANITA ANJANETTE

58742 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4252

WILLIAMS, GERTRUDE VALENTINE

SKINNER, LAKEIA OUJEAL

54625 MAYOR DOC FOLEY STREET WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2053

4860 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR PKWY # C ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4206

WILLIAMS, LAKISHA SMITH

22710 AIDAN RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5254

SMITH, ALFRICA SHERMAINE

4965-B MARYLAND ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4251

WILLIAMS, LORNA FELECIA

57768 GROVE RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4538

SMITH JR, BRANDON K

58750 IRON FARM RD #B PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

WILLIAMS, MARKIES MARTRELL

59615 MYRTLE GROVE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764

SMITH, CARVIN MONTREAL

78030 WHEELOCK LN MARINGOUIN, LA 70757-3629

WILLIAMS, RONALD MCNEIL

58767 WARE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4251

SMITH JR, DOUGLAS

25070 PATUREAU LN PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5903

WILLIS, ELYSSA

32975 OLANO ST WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788

SMITH, KARLA ANN

76705 ROSEDALE RD ROSEDALE, LA 70772

WILSON, CLORA MARIE

58835 ALLEN ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3063

SMITH, MALIKA SHENDELL

58020 WASHINGTON ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4046

WILSON, JOYCE CARTER

24820 RYLANDER ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4246

SMITH, MONICA RENATE

10780 3RD ST MARINGOUIN, LA 70757

WILSON, JOYCELYN Y

6220 MARGARET DR ST GABRIEL, LA 70776

SMITH, OKEDRIA VIENYANNA

5405 SMITH ST ST GABRIEL, LA 70776-4240

WILSON, VILMORE ELROY

1780 BESSON LN # B SUNSHINE, LA 70780-3526

SMITH, SIERRA TATYANA

32820 ADAMS DR WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-2604

WINTERS, JUSTIN PAUL

65770 SHELBY K DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7305

SNEARL, DELEAKA LASHAE

24662 EUGENE P STEVENS ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 707644018

YARBROUGH, CHARLES RAY

30235 GRANNYLEE DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-6236

YARBROUGH, REGINA SEMBERA

58280 TRABEAUX LN WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-4209

SNELL III, HENRY

24216 ENGOLIO ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-3743

YOUNG JR, DARYL EMERY

SONGY, MICHAEL SHANE

22165 WALKER ST # 11 PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2038

57020 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3119

STAFFORD, DARRIN R

58160 NICHOLAS ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2232

ZITO, TONI ANN

60205 GROSSE TETE ST PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-4634

STASSI, JANET D

25070 STASSI RD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-5912

ZUNIGA, ELIZABETH ASHBY CAMPESI

33890 HWY 405 WHITE CASTLE, LA 70788-5403

STEVENS, BRIAN KEITH

57967 BORRUANO DR PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-2002

STEVENSON, JOYCE MARIE

57310 CPL HERMAN BROWN JR DR BAYOU GOULA, LA 70788-3122

Juror Count: 300

STEWART, ALANI ALEXIA

6100 MARGARET DR #20 ST GABRIEL , LA 70776

STEWART, SHEDRICK

57741 MORRISON BLVD PLAQUEMINE, LA 70764-7521

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g 70802 until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

y highly encouraged for those submitting a bid.

Baton Rouge Advocate: August 26, September 2, and 9, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or call 504-364-2678. 198342-AUG 26-ep 2-9-3t $156.55 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. 139 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ ment site at www. jeffparish.gov/supplier until 2:00 p.m., October 6, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bidders may sub‐ mit via Jefferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www. jeffparish.gov/supplier to register for this free site. Bids will be accepted and received through Bridge until 2 p.m. The public bid opening will be held at the West Bank Pur‐ chasing Department at 200 Derbigny Street, Suite 4400, Gretna, LA 70053 beginning at 2:30 p.m. on each bid opening date for the following project: Pre-Placed Emergency Contract to Supply Equipment and Opera‐ tors on an Emergency Basis to Compliment Jef‐ ferson Parish Forces in Clean Up and/or Restora‐ tion Efforts, As Needed, in Unincorporated Jeffer‐ son Parish in Response to a Natural Disaster or Other State of Emer‐ gency, For A Period of Three (3) Years Late bids will not be ac‐ cepted Jefferson Parish strongly encourages the involve‐ ment of small busi‐ nesses, minority busi‐ nesses, women's busi‐ ness enterprises, and veteran-owned busi‐ nesses to stimulate par‐ ticipation in procurement and assistance pro‐ grams. work in accor‐ dance with the speciﬁca‐ tion with no additional cost to the owner. Megan Grantham Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department

ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: September 2, 9, and 16, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678. 199269-SEP 2-9-16-3T $117.13

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Coastal Protection and Restora‐ tion Authority, 150 Ter‐ race Avenue, 4th Floor Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana il

ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AU‐ THORITY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: State Wildlife Refuge Terracing & Shoreline Protection Vermilion Parish, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: TV-0100 Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and with‐ out deposit from http:// coastal.la.gov/resources/ rfps-rsiqs-contracts/ bids/. Printed copies can also be obtained from:

COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AU‐ THORITY (CPRA) 150 Ter‐ race Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Attn: Kayla Causey E-mail: cpra.bidding@la. gov Phone: (225) 342-9421 Fax: (225) 800-5599 All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A NON-MANDATORY PREBID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 150 Terrace Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 and via Microsoft Teams Webinar. You may regis‐ ter for the hybrid pre-bid meeting via Microsoft Teams at: https://events.gcc. teams.microsoft.com/ event/127cf4a0-d7734e83-a2ba-f30b36e1e36 5@89b0b16b-677c-4e6fa254-61311d5b4a86? source=copyLinkLega‐ cyShareLinkDialog. The information to access meeting audio through computer, phone, or other device will be provided after register‐ ing through the link above. It is the responsibility of all potential bidders to visit the job site to as‐ sess the location, logis‐ tics, and site conditions prior to bidding. The job site (State Wildlife Refuge) is open to the public; however, contrac‐ tors must abide to the Refuge’s Rules and Regu‐ lations (wlf.louisiana. gov/page/state-wildliferefuge), including the re‐ striction of airboats. Ac‐ cess to portions of the Job Site that require air‐ boats (North Lake) will only be permitted on September 22 through September 24, 2026. Con‐ tact Todd Baker at (225) 342-4807 or Todd.Baker@ la.gov at least seven (7) days in advance to schedule a visit. Contrac‐ tors shall be responsible for providing their own outboard and any rental and boat launching fees. The jobsite visit is not mandatory, but it is hi hl d f

Contact Todd Baker at (225) 342-4807 or Todd. Baker@la.gov for any questions or issues re‐ lated to the non-manda‐ tory pre-bid conference or access to the Project Site. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification Heavy Con‐ struction. In accordance with LA. R.S. 37:2165(C), anyone objecting to the classification must send a certified letter to both the Louisiana State Li‐ censing Board for Con‐ tractors and the CPRA at the address listed above. The letter must be re‐ ceived no later than ten (10) working days prior to the day on which bids are to be opened. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S.38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after re‐ ceipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Ini‐ tiative) and the VeteranOwned and Service-Con‐ nected Disabled VeteranOwned (LaVet) Small En‐ trepreneurships Pro‐ gram. Bidders are en‐ couraged to consider participation. Informa‐ tion is available from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or on its website at http:// www.coastal.la.gov/. STATE OF LOUISIANA, COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY MICHAEL HARE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 198932-sept 2-9-16-3t $232.66 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Coastal Protection and Restora‐ tion Authority, 150 Ter‐ race Avenue, 4th Floor Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 until 2:00 P.M., Wednesday, October 14, 2026. ANY PERSON REQUIRING

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SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHOR‐ ITY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPEN‐ ING. State Wildlife FOR: Refuge Terracing & Shoreline Protection Vermilion Parish, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: TV-0100 Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and with‐ out deposit from http://coastal.la. gov/resources/rfps-rsiqscontracts/bids/. Printed copies can also be ob‐ tained from: COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) 150 Terrace Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Attn: Kayla Causey E-mail: cpra.bidding@la. gov Phone: (225) 342-9421 Fax: (225) 800-5599 All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Docu‐ ments for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Docu‐ ments for this project.

A NON-MANDATORY PREBID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 2:00 PM on Thursday, September 17, 2026 at 150 Terrace Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70802 and via Microsoft Teams Webinar. You may regis‐ ter for the hybrid pre-bid meeting via Microsoft Teams at: https://events.gcc. teams.microsoft.com/ event/127cf4a0-d7734e83-a2ba-f30b36e1e36 5@89b0b16b-677c-4e6fa254-61311d5b4a86? source=copyLinkLega‐ cyShareLinkDialog. The information to access meeting audio through computer, phone, or other device will be pro‐ vided after registering through the link above. It is the responsibility of all potential bidders to visit the job site to as‐ sess the location, logis‐ tics, and site conditions prior to bidding. The job site (State Wildlife Refuge) is open to the public; however, contractors must abide to the Refuge’s Rules and Regulations (wlf.louisiana.gov/page/ state-wildlife-refuge), in‐ cluding the restriction of airboats. Access to por‐ tions of the Job Site that require airboats (North Lake) will only be permitted on September 22 through September 24, 2026. Con‐ tact Todd Baker at (225) 3424807 or Todd.Baker@la. gov at least seven (7) days in advance to schedule a visit. Contrac‐ tors shall be responsible for providing their own outboard and any rental and boat launching fees. The job‐ i i i i d

199345-683400-sep 2-1t $ 1,257.80

Public Notices Bids/Proposals g j site visit is not manda‐ tory, but it is highly en‐ couraged for those submitting a bid. Contact Todd Baker at (225) 342-4807 or Todd. Baker@la.gov for any questions or issues re‐ lated to the non-manda‐ tory pre-bid conference or access to the Project Site. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification Heavy Con‐ struction. In accordance with LA. R.S. 37:2165(C), anyone ob‐ jecting to the classifica‐ tion must send a certi‐ fied letter to both the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Con‐ tractors and the CPRA at the address listed above. The letter must be re‐ ceived no later than ten (10) working days prior to the day on which bids are to be opened. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S.38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) calendar days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Sec‐ tion; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are re‐ ceived, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the availability of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Contract be‐ tween Owner and Con‐ tractor is fully executed. Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority is a participant in the Small Entrepreneurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Ini‐ tiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Informa‐ tion is available from Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority or on its website at http://www.coastal.la. gov/.

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fice of Legends Global Gate F Executive Offices, Caesars Superdome, 1500 Sugar Bowl Drive, New Orleans, LA 70112. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Sep‐ tember 22, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a pub‐ lic meeting in the Leg‐ ends Global Conference room at Gate F of Cae‐ sars Superdome. FOR: 2025 TPC Louisiana Dewatering System Repairs 11001 Lapalco Blvd Avondale, LA 70094 PROJECT NUMBER: LSED 2025 Capital Project Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form. They may be down‐ loaded without charge and without deposit from the LSED website www. lsedgov.org under tab “Opportunities” and then “Request for Bids: Capi‐ tal Projects and Ser‐ vices” Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrange‐ ments can be made to obtain them through most reprographic firms. Plan holders are respon‐ sible for their own repro‐ duction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at:

Marrero Couvillon & Associates, LLC 2644 Sherwood Forest Blvd., Suite 200 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70816 kschlaﬂy@mca-llc.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A MANDATORY PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 11:00 AM on Tuesday September 1, 2026, at the i i

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Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classification of Com‐ mercial Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Available For Con‐ struction amount for this project is Four Hundred Twenty Thousand Dollars ($420,000.00) Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. STATE OF LOUISIANA LOUISIANA STADIUM AND EXPOSITION DISTRICT. ROBERT A. VOSBEIN, Jr., CHAIRMAN 198628-aug 26-sept 2-2t $145.17 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS SP# 158 Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Procure‐ ment Section of the Divi‐ sion of Administration, 1201 N. 3rd. St., 2nd. Floor, Suite 2-160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, at 10:00 A.M. for the follow‐ ing: RFx No. 3000026645, Blis‐ ter Heat/Seal Cards DOC - EHCC, 9/17/26 Bid proposal forms, in‐ formation and specifica‐ tions may be obtained by accessing the bid num‐ ber in LaPac at www.doa. la.gov/doa/osp/ or from the procurement section listed above. No bids will be received after the date and hour specified. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities.

Amy Vincent Director of State Procurement FAX (225) 342-8688 199326-sept 2-1t $11.77

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STATE OF LOUISIANA, COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AU‐ THORITY MICHAEL HARE, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 198907 Sept. 2, 9, 16, 2026 3t $244.66

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the Louisiana Stadium & Exposition District (LSED) at the of‐

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"NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that IDEA Public Schools Louisiana, Inc. (“IPSL”), a Louisiana nonproﬁt corporation, is to be liquated under court supervision, pursuant to authorization of its mem‐ bers, duly given, and that Tonnisha Ellis, with the assistance of counsel at Schulman, Lopez, Hoffer & Adelstein, LLP who can be contacted at 1100 Poydras Street, Suite 2900, New Orleans, LA 70163, has been duly ap‐ pointed to serve as liq‐ uidator. All creditors of, all persons believing themselves to have valid

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claims against, and all persons having unful‐ ﬁlled contracts with said non-proﬁt corporation are hereby called upon to present any claim they may have in writing and in detail to the liquidator at the above address on or before February 28, 2027.”

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199421 Sept. 2, 9, 2026 2t $214.68 PUBLIC NOTICE --Advantage Charter Academy (K-8) 14740 Plank Road Baker, LA 70714 AdvantageCharterAcade my.org 225-774-3111 Inspire Charter Academy (K-8) 5454 North Foster Drive East Baton Rouge LA, 70805 InspireCharterAcademy. org 225-356-3936 Willow Charter Academy (K-8) 1818 Northeast Evangeline Thruway Lafayette, LA 70501 WillowCharterAcademy. org 337-534-8218 OPEN ENROLLMENT NOTICE Open enrollment for the 2027-28 academic school year ends on 2/26/2027 at 5 pm. Applications can be obtained by contact‐ ing the school. Should the number of applica‐ tions received during open enrollment exceed available seats, a ran‐ dom-selection drawing will be necessary. The drawing, if needed, will be held via live stream on the following dates: • Advantage Charter Academy - 3/1/2027 at 2:00 pm (CST) • Inspire Charter Acad‐ emy - 3/1/2027 at 2:30 pm (CST) • Willow Charter Acad‐ emy - 3/1/2027 at 3:00 pm (CST) NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMINATORY POLICY AS TO STUDENTS National Heritage Acade‐ mies does not discrimi‐ nate against or limit the admission of any student on any unlawful basis, in‐ cluding on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, color, need for special education services, sex, gender, disability, intel‐ lectual ability, measures of achievement or apti‐ tude, athletic ability, race, creed, gender, na‐ tional origin, religion or ancestry. A school may not require any action by a student or family (such as an admissions test, in‐ terview, essay, atten‐ dance at an information session, etc.) in order for an applicant to either re‐ ceive or submit an appli‐ cation for admission to that school. 198682-sept 2-1t $252.56 PUBLIC NOTICE --ORDINANCE 2026-27 AN ORDINANCE TO SET FORTH AND DESIGNATE THE ADJUSTED MILLAGE RATE AND ROLL FORWARD TO MILLAGE RATE NOT EXCEEDING THE MAXIMUM AUTHORIZED RATE FOR ALL GENERAL PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 2026 ON ALL TAXABLE PROPERTY WITHIN THE

The Mayor and Council of the City of Baker, Louisiana met in regular session live in Council Chambers at 3325 Groom Road in Baker, LA and live streamed on YouTube, Tuesday, the 25th day of August 2026, and with a proper quo‐ rum being there and then in attendance and de‐ clared that a public hear‐ ing was in session to consider the adoption of the following ordinance which was read in full and submitted to a vote for adoption. NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the Mayor and Council of the City of Baker, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, as follows, to wit: SECTION 1: IMPOSITION Pursuant to the authority previously granted by the voters to defray the operational expenses of the City of Baker, State of Louisiana, for all general purposes, an ad valorem tax on all taxable prop‐ erty, real and personal, within the corporate lim‐ its and boundaries of the City of Baker, Louisiana is hereby fixed and levied at the adjusted millage of 5.27 mills and rolled forward to the maximum authorized rate of 5.76 mills on the property’s assessed val‐ uation indicated on the latest tax rolls provided by the Tax Assessor of East Baton Rouge Parish. SECTION 2: NOTICE AND COLLECTION The East Baton Rouge Parish Tax Assessor is hereby empowered, au‐ thorized and directed to enter the said tax of 5.76 mills on the Tax Roll for the year 2026, and the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana, is hereby fully authorized to collect the same. SECTION 3: SEVERABILITY If any or more of the pro‐ visions of this Ordinance shall for any reason be considered illegal or in‐ valid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance, but this Ordinance shall be con‐ structed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provision had not been contained herein. Any constitutional or statu‐ tory provision enacted after the date of this Or‐ dinance which validates or makes legal any provi‐ sion of this Ordinance which would not other‐ wise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply in this Ordinance. SECTION 4: CONFLICTING ORDI‐ NANCES All ordinances or parts thereof, in conflict here‐ with, are hereby re‐ pealed. SECTION 5: CERTIFIED COPIES That the Clerk of Council for the City of Baker, Louisiana shall forward one certified copy of this ordinance to each the Assessor of East Baton Rouge Parish and the Sheriff of East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was recorded as follows: YEAS: Collins, Dunn, Mur‐

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phy, Young NAYS: None ABSENT: Vincent ABSTAIN: None This ordinance was intro‐ duced on the 11th day of August 2026, at the regu‐ lar meeting of the Baker City Council held live in the Council Chambers at 3325 Grom Road in Baker, LA and live streamed on YouTube and, after proper notification to the public, a public hearing and public meeting was scheduled to be held on August 25, 2026. And the ordinance was declared adopted on the 25th of August 2026, at the regular meeting of the Baker City Council held live in the Council Chambers at 3325 Grom Road in Baker, LA and live streamed on YouTube ATTEST: /s/Angela Canady Wall, LCMC, Clerk of Council /s/Darnell Waites, Mayor 199487 Sept. 2, 2026 $61.03 PUBLIC NOTICE --Request for Scenic River Permit on Bayou Cocodrie The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), as Administrator of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers Sys‐ tem, is currently consid‐ ering the application of Entergy Services, LLC, for a permit to construct the Babel to Webre 500 kV Transmission Line Pro‐ ject across Bayou Coco‐ drie. The proposed Bayou Cocodrie crossing is lo‐ cated east of Louisiana State Highway 115, south of Sadler Road, north of Bayou Touraeau Road, and approximately 1,000 feet upstream of the Louisiana State Highway 115 bridge over Bayou Cocodrie in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana. Copies of the application may be reviewed by the public at the LDWF main office, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. The public is invited to sub‐ mit comments on this permit request for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) days. Written comments should be mailed to the LDWF Scenic Rivers Pro‐ gram, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. 199353-SEP 2-1T $147.91 PUBLIC NOTICE --TOWN OF JACKSON TOWN MEETING Jackson Volunteer Fire Department 1631 Charter Street Jackson, Louisiana 70748 MEETING MINUTES July 13, 2026 6:00 p.m. PRESENT: MR. DANE BROWN, MAYOR MR. DAVID GUILLORY, BOARD MEMBER MR. WILLIAM FREE, BOARD MEMBER MRS. DEBRA ALLEN NOR‐ SWORTHY, BOARD MEM‐ BER MR. JAMES “BUBBA’ MC‐ CRORY, BOARD MEMBER MR. MICHAEL HARRELL, BOARD MEMBER MRS. ANNISSA WOODARD, TOWN CLERK HALEY MAJOR GREEN, TOWN ATTORNEY (TAK‐ ING MINUTES) ABSENT: all present.

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CALL TO ORDER: The town meeting was called to order by Mayor, Mr. Dane Brown, at 6:00 pm., pursuant to the pre‐ pared agenda following a public hearing.

p charge for water and sewer at the Flat rate at a location (inaudible) where the water is turned off. There is a ﬂat rate charge for all com‐ mercial accounts.

p cious in your neighbor‐ hood- get a license plate. I am sending them into the subdivisions to keep these streets safe. Keep people off of the streets not doing the right things.

ROLL CALL: The roll was called by Town of Jackson Clerk, Mrs. Annissa Woodard, with all Board members present, no members ab‐ sent. PRAYER/PLEDGE Opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance were led by Mr. Guillory. APPROVAL OF AGENDAA discussion of the Agenda was had; A motion was made by Mr. Free to amend the agenda to add and deletes the following items, respectively, sec‐ ond by Guillory. There was no opposition; the agenda was amended to add and delte the follow‐ ing items, respectively. 1. Add Deputy Marshall Lakentra Davis special events at school 2. Delete Nolan Fontenot. Motion to approve the agenda as amended with the additions and dele‐ tions was made by Mr. Free; there was a second by Mr Harrell. There was The no opposition. agenda was approved as amended.

4. Hire Full-time and Parttime Employee, Matt Leggett. For mainte‐ nance. June 5, 2026 the Mainte‐ nance Department had to terminate one full time employee. Wayne Wat‐ son passed away. His brother Jody ﬁlled that part-time position. We in‐ terviewed a few people for full time. Mr. Leggett suggests the board ap‐ prove Mr. Robert Steele for full time employment. Mr. Harrell made motion to hire Robert Steele full time effective tomorrow at $16/hour rate and a second by Mrs. Norswor‐ thy. Jody Watson parttime effective retroac‐ tively to July 6, 2026. Mr. McCrory made a Motion to hire Jody Watson ef‐ fective retroactive to July 6, 2026. There was a sec‐ ond by Free. No opposi‐ tion. The full-time em‐ ployment of Mr. Robert Steele and part-time em‐ ployment of Mr. Jody Watson as moved above was approved.

NEW BUSINESS1. Property Erosion by Nolan Fontenot removed

5. Added – Lakentra Davis. The Jackson Police Department has planned to do an event at the school grounds in Jack‐ son before they go back to school. The Police De‐ partment needs some funds. Everything is al‐ ready done. The Police Department has food. Sam D’Aquilla donating drinks. Jett’s is also do‐ nating. The police de‐ partment is still in need of the funding for water activities. Water stations – no slide. Activities for ages 1 – 17. There are es‐ timated to be about 200 kids. $528.42 is the re‐ maining cost. It’s a com‐ munity event to build re‐ lations and have a sum‐ mer fun event. Looking for donation. Mr. Harrell moved to authorize the Town of Jackson to ap‐ prove the donation of the funds to cover the water activities. There was a second by McCrory. IT was not voted on at this time… This event is at the school. There is also a give away planned. That will be taking place at the VFW hall. The Mar‐ shals Ofﬁce is looking to do something for good community relations. The Town will not be charged. There will be police pres‐ ence. In the past, the school has always taken care of the insurance. We need to have the insur‐ ance squared away ofﬁ‐ cially. The mayor is in favor but need to see which insurance will cover. Question: EMT… There will be an EMT on scene (Cary Quiet).

2. Audubon Library by Kaylynn Sanders. Sum‐ mer reading – 100 partici‐ pants. Ms. Sanders re‐ ported several programs throughout the summer hosted by the library.

Motion to approve was again offered by Mr. Har‐ rell, second by Norswor‐ thy. The funding for the water events was ap‐ proved. There was no op‐ position.

3. Award Sewer Rehab bid by Chris Farris. Sewer D Regional authority. Re‐ ceived 8 bids with the lowest bid being disqual‐ iﬁed. The second lowest bid was awarded the contract. That company is Anding Construction Services out of Brookhaven, Mississippi. Mr. Harrell move to ac‐ cept the second lowest bid and award the con‐ tract to Anding Construc‐ tion, McCrory offered a second, there was no op‐ position.

MAINTENANCE REPORT MATT LEGETT’S REPORT-. Copy of report provided. Blighted property demo‐ lition should start next week.

MEETING MINUTESMr. McCrory made a mo‐ tion to approve the min‐ utes from the June 1, 2026, meeting. Mrs Nor‐ sworthy gave a second; there was no opposition. The minutes of the June 1, 2026, meeting were ap‐ proved as written. BILLS Mr. Free reported that he reviewed the bills and everything appears to be in order. Mr. Free made a motion to approve the bills and authorize Mayor Brown and Town Clerk, Annissa Woodard, to process the bills. Mr. Guillory offered a sec‐ ond. There was no oppo‐ sition. The bills were au‐ thorized to be paid. BUDGET V. ACTUALS The budget vs. actuals report . Copies provided. No questions or comments. All look good, McCrory made a motion to accept the Budget versus Actu‐ als report, a second was offered by Mrs. Norswor‐ thy. There was no oppo‐ sition. The budget versus actuals report was ac‐ cepted. OLD BUSINESS There was no old busi‐ ness.

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POLICE REPORT; CHIEF MARSHAL MITCH HARRELL’S REPORT – He reported that there were 73 citations written. 88 citations were paid. There were 19 bench warrants issued. There was $22,431.00 in ﬁnes collected for the month of June. Subdivisions – if you see something in your area that is criminal or suspi‐ i i i hb

CODE ENFORCEMENT RE‐ PORT: OFFICER CARY QUIET’S REPORT OLD BUSINESS 9 blighted property issues on agenda for July 16. Chris gave update on the con‐ tractors. Absentee landowners. Assigned to Michelle Duncan. Have not gotten an update. Looking for an update. Haley Major Green will also reach out again for an update. 43 junk cars. I am asking them to just publish this in the paper. Haley asks for what is the ordinance calls for. It calls for no‐ tice, publishing in the paper may not be proper notice. We need to look into this. NEW BUSINESS: ATTORNEY REPORT: Haley Major Green will reach out to Michelle Duncan, who has been appointed and approved by the board to be the at‐ torney for service of process. MAYOR’S COMMENTS: Mayor Brown. We have lost an asset to the Fire Department. She has re‐ tired after 22 years of service. Thank you for being a servant your en‐ tire life. Mrs. Cheryl was presented with a plaque for all of her years of ser‐ vice. A motion to adjourn was made by Mr. Harrell with a second by Mr. Guillory, there was no opposition and the meeting was ad‐ journed at 6:37 p.m. 198776-sept 2-1t $121.67 PUBLIC NOTICE ---

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PUBLIC NOTICE --CSAL Charter Schools, Inc. September, 2026 Board of Directors Meeting Virtual Link by Zoom Platform Monday, September 14, 2026 6:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom. us/j/85490611821? pwd=87tOzuADMxEMcx6 YfIMe0h0gPmkDRa.1 Meeting ID: 854 9061 1821 Passcode: 620706 199519-SEP 2-1T $56.58 PUBLIC NOTICE --GREATER BATON ROUGE PORT COMMSSION Commission Meeting 5:00 p.m. Thursday, July 23, 2026 The Greater Baton Rouge Port Commission met in regular session at 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2026 at the Maritime Se‐ curity Operations Center meeting room in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. Following the Call to Order and the Pledge of Allegiance, the roll was called. PRESENT Ms. Rebecca A. Cunard Mr. Brad J. Daigle Mr. Michael D. DeLaune Mr. Shelton C. Dixon Mr. Ted H. Glaser Ms. Brenda R. Hurst Mr. Bob Kelly Mr. Wally McMakin Mr. Travis M. Medine Mr. Keith E. Morris Ms. Lynnel B. Ruckert Mr. Donald M. Schexnayder Mr. Bobby Watts ABSENT Mr. Johnny B. Bradberry Mr. Troy S. LeBoeuf Mr. Jessel M. Ourso, III Ms. Lynn Robertson

West Feliciana Parish Schools system will be offering breakfast and lunch at no charge through an option called the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) for stu‐ dents at Bains Elemen‐ tary and Bains Lower Ele‐ mentary during the 20262027 school year.

Agenda Item 4 - Public Comments: Comments from the public regard‐ ing any/all of the agenda items listed below will be accepted at this point in the meeting. The meet‐ ing chairperson may also allow further comments from the public as and when each agenda item is considered during the meeting process.

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West Feliciana Parish School system will con‐ tinue the process of col‐ lecting household appli‐ cations for households that wish to apply for free or reduced priced meals for students at‐ tending West Feliciana Middle School & West Fe‐ liciana High School.

Agenda Item 5 - Approval of minutes of a Commis‐ sion meeting held on Thursday, June 25, 2026.

Applications are avail‐ able at West Feliciana Middle School & West Fe‐ liciana High School or the Food Service Ofﬁce, and online at www.wfpsb.org. The West Feliciana Parish Child Nutrition Program is funded 51 percent with federal funds for a total of approximately $1,519,247.48.

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On a motion by Ms. Brenda Hurst, seconded by Mr. Travis Medine, the minutes were unani‐ mously approved. Agenda Item 6 - Monthly Engineering Report Mr. Cortney White pre‐ sented the monthly engi‐ neering report, as out‐ lined in documentation presented to all Board members. No action was required. Agenda Item 7 Financial Report Ms. Katie LeBlanc pre‐ sented the monthly ﬁ‐ nancial report. No action was required. Agenda Item 8 Other matters

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Mr. Jay Hardman ad‐ dressed the Board with a report on (1) Grön Fuels by reporting that Port staff has made numer‐ ous attempts to contact them and have not got‐ ten a response. Accord‐ ing to their lease, they h i h

g y have the option to opt out by December 31, 2026. The Port has made successful efforts get‐ ting the Grön property back on the market. Mr. Hardman expects to hear from Grön before Decem‐ ber 31, 2026. If they opt out of the lease, they can renegotiate if they have a different type of pro‐ ject. The current lease was negotiated approxi‐ mately four years ago. (2) Louis Dreyfus Com‐ pany (LDC) has been op‐ erating smoothly. LDC re‐ cently shut down and re‐ placed belts, pulleys and rollers and are now back up and running. (3) Louisiana Sugar Products lease terminated Sep‐ tember 30, 2026 and there are still obligations under the lease for main‐ tenance and repair that need to be addressed. Lonnie Champagne with Louisiana Sugar Products advised the Port that the obligations under the lease will be completed. (4) The lease of 25 acres in Ascension Parish to Gunn Boykin for produc‐ tion of concrete pilings never came to fruition so the lease was never exe‐ cuted. (5) The Savage rail spur at the Barge Termi‐ nal to connect the KCS line to the CN line is still making progress. (6) The Port’s Point Coupee property should be re‐ ceiving a lot of activity and with aggregate equipment movement with the plants and data centers being built in the area. We have received inquiries from contrac‐ tors and Entergy plans to move heavy lifts from the old ferry landing in Pointe Coupee that would involve geotechni‐ cal work that will be paid for by Entergy. There is a completed water line and we are in discussion with the river boats about taking on water to be billed by the Port. Commissioner Lynnel Ruckert requested a copy for all Board mem‐ bers by the August meet‐ ing of the Port tenants and their lease history. Agenda Item 9 Adjournment On a motion by Mr. Keith Morris, seconded by Mr. Michael DeLaune, the meeting was adjourned. Secretary: Ted H. Glaser President: Donald M. Schexnayder Date approved: August 27, 2026 199296 Sept. 2, 2026 1t $81.07 PUBLIC NOTICE --MINUTES OF THE BRUSLY PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING July 22, 2026 The meeting of the Brusly Planning & Zoning Commission was held on this date, July 22, 2026, at the Brusly Town Hall. Chairman LeMoine called the meeting to order at 6:30 PM. Commissioner Popleon led the Pledge of Allegiance. A roll call de‐ termined the following ofﬁcials present: Commissioners: Kim LeMoine, Ronda Perrault, Cindy Popleon, Gary Soniat, Jeff Trava‐ sos Absent: Steve Guidry, Steve Perkins Others Present: None A motion to approve the minutes of June 24, 2026 meeting of the Planning & Zoning Commission, as written, was made by Commissioner Travasos

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and seconded by Com‐ missioner Popleon. The minutes were approved unanimously.

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Points of Personal Privilege: None Announcements: Brusly High Alumni Pic‐ nic will be held July 25th at Myhand Park. Commissioner Perrault made a motion to ad‐ journ; seconded by Com‐ missioner Soniat. The motion passed with a unanimous vote. The meeting adjourned at 6:32 PM. /s/Patricia Gaudet Thibodaux, Recording Secretary 199290 Sept. 2, 2026 1t $23.64 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING City of Baker, Louisiana In accordance with the Open Meetings Law at R.S. 42:26, et seq. The Mayor and Council of the City of Baker, Louisiana, will meet on September 8, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at the Baker City Hall in the Council Chambers, 3325 Groom Road, Baker, Louisiana 70714 and via www. youtube.com/@ bakerforward, at which time a public meeting will be held for adoption of the following: Ordinance 2026-28, an or‐ dinance to amend the Code of Ordinances of the City of Baker by adding a new article to Chapter 27, Zoning, to es‐ tablish the Baker Com‐ mercial Corridor Overlay Zoning District (CCO); providing for purpose, applicability, boundaries, development plan re‐ view, prohibited uses, lot and bulk standards, de‐ sign standards, land‐ scape and buffer require‐ ments, additional design review standards, admin‐ istration, severability, and an effective date (Mayor) (Introduced 8/25/2026)

In accordance with the Americans with Disabili‐ ties Act, if you need spe‐ cial assistance, please contact Ashley Williams at 225-778-0300, describ‐ ing the assistance that is necessary. Angela Canady Wall, LCMC, Clerk of Council City of Baker, Louisiana cc: Mayor and Council b

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y pp g meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to show cause why the structure should not be condemned. Date: Thursday, Septem‐ ber 10, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767. 195159-AUG 27-SEP 10 $223

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE the Louisiana De‐ partment of Conserva‐ tion and Energy, Ofﬁce of Permitting and Compli‐ ance (OPC) has received the following applica‐ tion(s) for a Coastal Use Permit (CUP) in accor‐ dance with La. R.S. 49:214.21 et seq., and the rules of the Coastal Man‐ agement Program. Appli‐ cations for coastal use permits may be in‐ spected at 617 North 3rd Street, Room 1078, Baton Rouge, LA or on the OPC https:// webpage at: www.dce.louisiana.gov/ page/coastalmanagement-publicnotices. Copies are avail‐ able, costs apply. Written comments are solicited from the public and must be received within 25 days of the date of this notice. Comments must be uploaded directly to our electronic record through the OPC web‐ page or mailed to: OPC Administrator, Kyle Balkum, P.O. Box 44487, Baton Rouge, LA 708044487. All comments must contain the appropriate CUP number and the commenter's full name and contact information. Below are the referenced application(s): ************ CUP NUM‐ BER: P20260722 Name: Arabie, Josh c/o Delta Coast Consultants 631 S. HOLLYWOOD ROAD HOUMA, LA 70360 Attn: Kenneth King Location: Terrebonne Parish, LA; Lat. 29-17-11.87N, Long 90-38-47.49W; Chauvin, 70344 Description: Pro‐ posed construction of an 82ft x 58 ft. camp, 58ft bulkhead and 17ft x 58 deck. Land reclamation of approx. 23.5ft x 58ft of water bottoms. 270cy of hauled in material. No dredging is necessary for this project.

PUBLIC NOTICE --WBR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CONDEMNA‐ TION Pursuant to Parish Code Chapter 109-42 “Derelict Structures”, the follow‐ ing properties have been condemned by the Parish President. Address: 12429 SECTION RD. PORT ALLEN LA 70767 (File #26-0039) Owner: ORA LEE DAVIS Legal Description: LOT IN NE/4 SEC 24 T6S R10E MEAS 75' X 210' TAKEN FROM THE PROP OF M MATTHEWS JR 7C-6CB87 E159 A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the West Baton Rouge PARISH COUNCIL to ratify the condemnation order. The owner of the structure may appeal the decision of the Parish President by appearing at this meeting of the PARISH COUNCIL to show cause why the structure should not be condemned. Date: Thursday, Septem‐ ber 10, 2026 Time: 5:30pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767. 195157-AUG 27-SEP 10 $228

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Ordinances can be viewed in full at City Hall, 3325 Groom Road, Baker, Louisiana 70714, Monday through Thurs‐ day from 7:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. In accordance with the rules of conduct of the Baker City Council meet‐ ings, any person desiring to be heard relative to any of these ordinances and matters for public hearing may contact the Clerk of the Baker City Council, City of Baker, Louisiana, P. O. Box 707, Baker, Louisiana, 70704-0707, in writing, and an opportunity will be offered to speak dur‐ ing this public hearing.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --WBR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING: CONDEMNA‐ TION Pursuant to Parish Code Chapter 109-42 “Derelict Structures”, the follow‐ ing properties have been condemned by the Parish President. Address: 4153 MULATTO BEND RD. PORT ALLEN LA 70767 (File #26-0052) Owner: LILLIE L & LOUIS THOMPSON C/O JULIA TYLER Legal Description: LOT 25 TOURNOIR SD 50-17CB128 E6 A PUBLIC HEARING will be held by the West Rouge PARISH Baton COUNCIL to ratify the condemnation order. The owner of the structure may appeal the decision of the Parish President by appearing at this i f h

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