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EBR eyes 911 fee hike

Residents could pay 75 cents a month more per phone number

Son arrested in fatal beating of father Suspect booked after pursuit, crash

BY OLIVIA TEES Staff writer

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Officials say a 911 fee increase being considered would support daily call-taking operations and modernize technology systems that 911 uses. BY BLAKE LESCHBER Staff writer

Phone bills for East Baton Rouge Parish residents may increase as the parish communications district discusses increasing the 911 fee by 75 cents per phone number. Currently, parish residents pay $1.25 a month in 911 fees for each cellphone line, but they may soon pay $2 a month, for a total increase of about $9 per year. Business line fees

“The thing that we’re up against is technology is outpacing inflation tremendously. For instance: We bought some computers at the beginning of the year. From January to October, the costs of those computers have gone up 60%.”

parish in 2023, when the district raised them from 89 cents to $1.25. That increase helped pay for a 300-foot communications tower in Zachary used by first responders and upgrades to the dispatch and JIM VERLANDER, director of the East Baton Rouge Parish phone system. Communications District After the increase, the district moved the dispatch and are proposed to rise from ogy systems that 911 uses, said 911 phone systems to the $1.99 to $2.50 per month. Jim Verlander, director of the cloud, which helps keep calls The fee increase would sup- East Baton Rouge Parish Com- from being dropped during port daily call-taking opera- munications District. ä See 911, page 5A Fees last increased in the tions and modernize technol-

The son of a 92-year-old man who was found beaten to death in his home on Archery Drive has been arrested as a suspect in the killing after a police pursuit ended in a car crash Tuesday morning, authorities say. Larry Salisbury was found dead in his home in the 12000 block of Archery Drive at 6:27 p.m. Monday after a neighbor called police for a welfare check. Officers found the front door unlocked and discovered Salisbury’s body with injuries consistent with blunt force trauma. His son, Bruce Salisbury, 45, was arrested Tuesday evening on a count of first-degree murder and was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison. On Tuesday morning, police attempted to initiate a traffic stop of Bruce Salisbury’s vehicle, but he refused to stop. He led police on a pursuit that ended on Greenwell Street near Airline Highway, authorities said. Bruce Salisbury had a protective order against him after he was arrested for domestic abuse battery against his father on July 24. According to court documents, Bruce Salisbury, who was living with his father at the Archery Drive resi-

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Davis campaign has strong grassroots effort Candidate seeks to offset Letlow’s advantages BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

Katrina Robertson was looking for potential Jamie Davis voters Saturday as she canvassed on Chamberlain Street in Baker. Spotting a man in work clothes in his front yard, Robertson walked up to him and began a pitch for Davis, a farmer from Tensas Parish who is the Democratic candidate in this fall’s U.S. Senate election.

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The man identified himself as John Green, said he keeps up with the news and plans to vote for Davis, not U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, the Republican candidate. “He’s all for Louisiana,” H H H Green told Robertson. Robertson smiled, handed him a campaign brochure and said, “Make sure you tell all your friends, your family and members of your church.” As she walked away, she noted Green’s support in a campaign app on her cellphone. If Davis is to overcome tall odds in the Nov. 3 election, people like Robertson will have played a key role. Davis

has built an extensive grassroots effort and digital network and is relying on that to overcome Letlow’s huge money advantage in the Senate election. The campaign has 25 paid H H H organizers throughout the state and 4,000 volunteers who are knocking on doors, making phone calls, sending texts and posting video of Davis on digital media, said Kaitlyn Joshua, statewide field organizer. Davis and his team are targeting independent voters dismayed with Presi-

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Katrina Robertson, right, and Tonnia Jacobs look at a map together to figure out what doors to knock on next while ä See DAVIS, page 4A canvassing for Jamie Davis in Baker on Saturday.

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Man stabs at least 8 in South Korean mall

SEOUL, South Korea — A 59-yearold man stabbed at least eight people Tuesday at a shopping mall in the South Korean city of Incheon, police and fire officials said. One victim was in life-threatening condition and received surgery at a nearby hospital. The suspect attacked shoppers as he moved through the mall before business owners and bystanders subdued him, according to Incheon’s Namdong District Police Station and witnesses. The man has a history of violent offenses and mental illness and was required to wear an electronic monitoring anklet, according to South Korea’s Justice Ministry. The man’s name was not released, in keeping with South Korean practice for most criminal suspects. Witnesses told South Korean media that the attacker appeared to have knives tied to both hands and stabbed people in different parts of the mall while moving up and down the floors on an escalator.

CVS to pay $315M to settle opioid case WASHINGTON — CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve a Justice Department case alleging it unlawfully dispensed medically unnecessary prescriptions of highly addictive opioids, officials said Tuesday. The settlement resolves a lawsuit brought in 2024 that accused the healthcare giant of providing massive amounts of opioids and other controlled substances “to fuel its own profits at the expense of public health and safety.” It’s the latest effort by the federal government to hold accountable companies that officials have alleged helped fuel the U.S. addiction and overdose crisis. “Today’s settlement is a significant milestone in the Justice Department’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic by cracking down on pharmacies who unlawfully fulfill prescriptions for controlled substances,” Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward said in an emailed statement.

Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old COLOGNE, Germany — German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said. Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday to Sunday in which the robot’s suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault. They were said to have streamed the incident and commentated on it online. Cologne police spokesman Christoph Bermel said the two male teenagers have not been charged but are considered suspects, and investigators were examining whether the robot’s movements were preprogrammed or controlled in real time. Police were unfamiliar with this type of incident, he said.

Fla. executes man who sought death sentence STARKE, Fla. — A Florida prisoner who said he killed his cellmate specifically to get on death row was executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the attack. James Robertson, 63, declined to offer any last words before receiving a three-drug injection and was pronounced dead about 10 minutes later. It was a stark contrast to the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee two weeks ago, where she was rushed to the hospital after surviving two lethal doses of pentobarbital. Robertson’s execution, the first in Florida since Pike, comes at a time of escalating attention on the death penalty in the United States.

Man plunged to death in Georgia

BY KATE BRUMBACK, RUSS BYNUM, KATHY MCCORMACK and JOHN SEEWER Associated Press

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Kimberly Guilfoyle, U.S. ambassador to Greece, speaks as President Donald Trump listens at a 2025 reception celebrating Greek Independence Day in the East Room of the White House. Guilfoyle resigned Tuesday.

Guilfoyle resigns amid misconduct allegations

wish her well.” tation, and my integrity.” Ambassador accused we“She went to Greece. She was do“I have dedicated my profesa good job, but we didn’t like sional life to fighting for justice, of offering to trade ing what we were reading,” Trump standing up for what is right, and influence for money said just after Guilfoyle’s resigna- defending the values that make

BY MATTHEW LEE AP diplomatic writer

WASHINGTON — The White House publicly asked for U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle’s resignation on Tuesday as she faced mounting accusations of improper conduct, and she announced within two hours that she was quitting, ending days of talk and speculation about her professional fate. Guilfoyle insisted that she would “vigorously defend” herself. President Donald Trump’s administration had said earlier Tuesday it had asked Guilfoyle to leave her post after she faced severe criticism over allegations she engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens. That revelation came in response to a question to freshly minted White House press secretary Katie Zacharia at her first media briefing Tuesday morning. Zacharia said Guilfoyle “has been a wonderful asset to the team, and

tion, which was posted on her X account. He said he had not spoken to her but “she will not be there.” Guilfoyle’s departure comes after its possibility was previewed to The Associated Press over the weekend and Trump registered his unhappiness on Monday at reports about her alleged conduct. Those comments came a day after the AP, citing a senior U.S. official, reported that Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio were “extremely pissed off” by Guilfoyle’s reported conduct. In a series of stories dating to late last month, The Wall Street Journal has reported questionable conduct by Guilfoyle, including an alleged threat to a host country official, accepting improper gifts and services and offering to use her influence inside the Republican administration in return for the payment of a large credit card bill. Guilfoyle addressed the accusations directly in her resignation post on X, saying, “These allegations are false, and I intend to vigorously defend my name, my repu-

America exceptional,” she said. “I will not allow false accusations to define my decades of public service.” In a statement released late Sunday, Guilfoyle’s lawyers denied that she had done anything wrong and claimed that the money she was seeking from a Trump donor was payment for services — public appearances and speaking engagements that predate her ambassadorial nomination — that had not been paid. The lawyers, David Schwartz and Jesse Binnall, also rejected allegations of impropriety related to Guilfoyle’s travel on private planes, saying that before every such trip she “sought, obtained and followed State Department guidance and followed the Department’s travel regulations.” They did not immediately return calls Tuesday. After defending Guilfoyle following the first report, Rubio declined to comment publicly on the growing allegations. Last week, Rubio said: “Our ambassador has been a strong ambassador here.”

Cornell suspends parties at active fraternity houses State police gain role in investigating campus assault reports

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Cornell University suspended parties at fraternity houses until next year and is giving state police a role in investigating reports of sexual assault on campus in the school’s latest response to outrage over its handling of a gang rape allegation. The measures announced Tuesday by Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff include a suspension of all parties and social events at Interfraternity Council houses through the end of the 2026-27 academic year and a new “zero tolerance” policy for violations that would result in the immediate emergency suspension of a chapter. “These measures will provide time for a thorough review of fraternity life at Cornell to determine whether and how it can safely continue,” Kotlikoff wrote in a letter to the campus community. Cornell has more than 20 active fraternities affiliated with its Interfraternity Council. The council did not immediately respond to an email request for comment. It’s not immediately clear if Cornell’s actions would extend to parties and events held off campus. It’s not the first time Cornell has cracked down on fraternity parties. The university temporarily suspended them in 2022 after reports of a sexual assault and students being drugged at fraternityaffiliated housing. Cornell also tightened fraternity safety

ATLANTA — Witnesses watched in horror as a man riding a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia was ejected from his seat, almost seeming to hover above the car before hitting several people and falling to his death. The nightmarish death prompted Six Flags to temporarily close nine similar coasters across North America. Police and a state agency that oversees ride inspections are investigating, but many questions remained Tuesday, including how the man fell out and whether there were problems with his restraints. The man, a school employee from Atlanta, was killed Monday while riding Goliath, the park’s tallest roller coaster with a first hill of 200 feet. “It looked like he was hovering because the car was moving underneath him,” said Nick Mendenhall, who had just ridden Goliath with his son and was watching the coaster cars passing overhead. The man fell headfirst back into the coaster, Mendenhall said, then was ejected from the ride on its final turn. “It felt like slow-motion, but it happened in an instant,” Mendenhall said. “I was just praying in those moments. I was praying: ‘God, please let him stay in that car.’” Goliath towers above the entrance at Six Flags over Georgia just outside Atlanta with a series of hills and turns. It doesn’t take riders upside down. There are no seat belts. Instead, riders are restrained with lap bars that pull down over their legs and waist. The man who died was 42-year-old Hassan Jihad Ibn Kariem, according to Cobb County police. Investigators and park employees told investigators that he was thrown from the coaster before striking other patrons.

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Demonstrators attend an Oct. 5 protest against Cornell University’s handling of the alleged 2024 gang rape case.

rules in 2019 after freshman Antonio Tsialas was found dead in a gorge following an alleged hazing incident. A year earlier, a fraternity was placed on probation over a contest in which members competed to have sex with women they considered overweight. The university president said the school would begin conversations with students and faculty experts about “the development of safe social alternatives” to Greek life party culture and invest money to get those initiatives off the ground. Kotlikoff also committed to adding a case manager to the school’s Office of Civil Rights to help those who report sexual misconduct on the Cornell campus navigate the process, and to working with New York State Police to allow its criminal investigators — who are independent of Cornell — to investigate allegations. Crimes reported on Cornell’s campus are generally investigated by campus police, a department that has full law enforcement powers but is controlled by the university.

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Continued from page 1A dent Donald Trump and Democrats who didn’t vote for the party’s candidate in recent elections. “I’m going to be your next senator,” Davis tells crowds at every stop. That’s not how the Letlow campaign sees it.

Letlow’s advantage Letlow is broadcasting two television ads now with more to come given that she has raised so much more money than Davis. Two outside groups have broadcast ads in her support as well. Her campaign is also phone banking and targeting voters with texts and digital media. Letlow’s camLetlow paign notes that Republican candidates received 401,000 votes in the closed May primary when she and state Treasurer John Fleming knocked out U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, Davis and the two advanced to the Republican runoff. The Democratic candidates won 344,000 votes as Davis and Gary Crockett advanced to the runoff. Letlow and Fleming then combined for 316,000 votes in June when Letlow won the Republican nomination, while Davis and Crockett collected 196,000 votes when Davis won to set up the upcoming election to replace Cassidy. The Letlow campaign also notes that Republicans steadily gained ground on Democrats in voter registration figures before finally passing them this year and becoming the biggest political party in Louisiana. “You can’t take anything for granted,” said Letlow campaign manager Parker Carey. “Julia has a clear path to victory, and our focus is on executing that. We know we have to earn every vote.” The Senate campaign has generated little interest since the June runoff, with Letlow running a low-profile campaign, choosing to avoid mentioning Davis during her campaign appearances and TV ads and refusing his call for a debate.

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Limited focus on issues Neither candidate is spending much time talking about the issues. Davis recently rolled out a platform of “Louisiana First” policies that includes protecting rural hospitals from closing, opposing the use of eminent domain to seize property for private carbon capture and sequestration projects and restoring SNAP benefits for the poor that were eliminated in the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by Trump and Congress last year with Letlow’s backing. Letlow’s web page says, “Julia will work with President Trump to keep the border secure, rebuild American energy dominance, protect our elections, cut taxes for working families, restore law and order, defend conservative values, and put Louisiana and America first.” Both campaigns are gearing up for the early voting period, which lasts for a week beginning Tuesday and ending Oct. 27. Republicans and Democrats alike see Davis running more strongly than recent Democratic Senate candidates, who haven’t won more than

40% of the vote since 2014, when then-U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu lost her reelection campaign with 44%. But national prognosticators continue to forecast a Letlow victory, with the Washington, D.C.based Cook Political Report slotting Louisiana as “Solid R.” National Democrats are not directing money to Davis’ campaign, seeing better chances elsewhere to knock off Republicans. U.S. Sen. Cory Booker, a Democrat from New Jersey, held a small fundraiser for Davis in New Orleans two weeks ago, and U.S. Sen. Lisa Rochester, a Democrat from Delaware, is coming to Louisiana to campaign with Davis next week, according to his campaign. New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno is hosting a fundraiser for him Tuesday. Davis’ campaign has just made its first TV buy for an ad that is about to begin airing, said Joshua, his field organizer. On Monday, Davis appeared on the talk radio programs of two conservative hosts in Lafayette, Moon Griffon and Joe Cunningham, as he tries to appeal to Cassidy and

Fleming supporters who are not sold on Letlow. On Griffon’s show, Davis talked about his love for bass fishing — “that’s my favorite,” chimed in Griffon — and said Trump’s tariffs have hurt Louisiana farmers by raising the cost of their goods. On Cunningham’s show, Davis described himself as “just a common guy with strong values who believes that a man should get out and go to work. If you put in the work, you shall reap the harvest.” Afterward, Cunningham said Davis “comes across as very genuine.” Letlow has yet to appear on either host’s program during this election cycle. Letlow has been engaged in what she calls “a listening tour” that will take her throughout the state. She visited Monroe, Jena and Lake Charles on Tuesday. “Never in a million years did I think that this little girl from north Louisiana would be serving in the U.S. House of Representatives,” Letlow told a crowd in St. Tammany Parish last week. “It has been the highest honor and calling

of my life.” In one campaign ad, Letlow said she is holding the Federal Emergency Management Agency and big insurance companies accountable to lower flood insurance costs in Louisiana. In another, she said she is fighting to ban “Communist China” from owning land in the United States. For now, Davis is crisscrossing the state — he made six stops in New Orleans on Tuesday and one in Gonzales — and counting on his grassroots network. Tonnia Jacobs joined Robertson in canvassing for Davis on Saturday, lamenting that many people weren’t home or wouldn’t answer the door. But in other neighborhoods, Jacobs said, “I’m getting a lot of Republicans voting under the table for Jamie.” Still, Letlow’s campaign feels good about their chances. “We’re grateful for all the support from the Republican ecosystem at large, and we’re confident that everyone is doing what they can to elect Julia,” said Carey, the campaign manager.

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Greta Thunberg backs French high school protests BY JOHN LEICESTER and SYLVIE CORBET Associated Press

SAINT-DENIS, France — Greta Thunberg on Tuesday threw her high-profile support behind high school protesters rattling the government in France, saying “the whole world is watching with awe.” She joined and applauded hundreds of teenagers who demonstrated boisterously outside a school north of Paris under the watchful eye of police. The surprise appearance by the 23-year-old climate activist, along with another day of marches in the French capital and elsewhere, suggested that high school students’ push for more resources for run-down schools is far from running out of steam. That’s despite mass arrests, mounting injuries and fatigue from more than three weeks of blockading schools and demonstrating.

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dence at the time, had beaten the elderly man and given him two black eyes. As part of the conditions of Bruce Salisbury’s bail, the court issued a yearlong protective order upon his release from jail on July 31. Just over 10 weeks after the court issued the protective order, Larry Salisbury was found beaten to death in his home with his son as the prime suspect, police say. Peggy Noel, who lives two doors down from Larry

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Continued from page 1A outages and severe weather. East Baton Rouge Parish has one of the highest 911 call volumes in the state, averaging about a call a minute. The fee also helped create the Backup Unified Communications Center in the Bon Carre Business Center on Florida Boulevard. The center trains people on live dispatch systems and allows personnel from 26 agencies in the area and 911 operators to relocate from the main dispatch location on Harding Boulevard if needed. “When you think of the 2016 flood, we didn’t have enough call-takers for the call volume that was coming in; we were having basically an entire day’s worth of call volume every hour,” Verlander said. “We can stand up 44 positions at this backup facility that we can stand up simultaneously as the primary site.” In 2026, the state of Louisiana increased the maximum 911 fee amount parishes could adopt to $2, a number Verlander said a quarter of parishes in the state have already implemented or plan

Police used clouds of tear gas, water cannons and repeated charges to disperse protesters Tuesday when violence erupted on the fringes of the Paris marches. The Interior Ministry estimated that 161,500 people marched in demonstrations across the country, including 41,500 in Paris. Outside the Paul Éluard high school in Saint-Denis, where staff and students have long complained of dilapidated facilities and even rat infestations, Thunberg said French pupils are “fighting back, reclaiming their future that has been taken away from them” and are inspiring young people in other countries. “The international community sees these students and they’re leading by example,” she said to The Associated Press. “This generation is one that has been growing up with a sense of hopelessness for the future, when we can see our future

and our rights taken from us,” she said. “Of course people are going to fight back,” she added. The students’ grievances have resonated in neighboring Belgium, where some schools closed in Liege. Several Italian cities have also seen student protests, though on a smaller scale than in France and focused on broader complaints. In Germany, high school students are calling for an international youth strike on Nov. 20, in solidarity with the French protests. Some French pupils say they see parallels between their protests and the “Cockroach” youth movement challenging the government in India and youth-led demonstrations a year ago in Morocco that also demanded better schools and hospitals. Thunberg also cited protests in Spain, gripped by demonstrations for affordable housing, and in Latin America.

Salisbury, was the one who called police Monday evening after her husband noticed the front passenger window of Salisbury’s car had been shattered. “My husband came home from work yesterday and he saw the car window busted out of his car and had this gut feeling,” Noel said. Noel said Larry Salisbury had said he was terrified of his son, and that she and her husband had been helping the man with chores like mowing the grass and cooking him food. She said she had even given him a gift card to one of his favorite restaurants, Golden

Corral. “You know, maybe it was God telling me to give him a good last meal,” Noel said when she found out he had used the gift card that Friday. Noel said another neighbor called police “four or five times” Saturday afternoon because of a loud dispute. Bruce Salisbury has an extensive criminal history, including a separate protective order issued in 2023 against his ex-wife who said he attacked only hours after she served him divorce papers. He has violated that protective order extensively, according to court records.

to adopt. But the district is discussing whether to increase to the full $2 maximum, partially increase to $1.75 or keep the fee the same. Verlander said the increase to $2 would close an existing $1.2 million annual budget shortfall, but also fund modernizing technology and staffing that keep 911 reliable and running, which the Federal Communications Commission urges centers to use. A partial increase would cover the shortfall, but would not be enough to staff the system and replace aging technology, Verlander said. “The thing that we’re up against is technology is outpacing inflation tremendously,” Verlander said. “For instance: We bought some computers at the beginning of the year. From January to October, the costs of those computers have gone up 60%.” The fee increase would help implement Next Generation 911 in the parish, which is an IP-based system that replaces outdated 911 infrastructure across the country, Verlander said. For example, operators could track callers within 1,000 feet of a caller’s location,

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“These movements are connected in one way or another. We are fighting against the same system,” she said. “Even though these local issues are different and may vary, we have the same enemy and I definitely think that these movements are inspiring each other.” The government of outgoing President Emmanuel Macron, whose term ends in May, argues that the movement in France is losing

momentum. The Education Ministry said fewer schools were closed Tuesday although the number of staff injured since protests began in mid-September has risen to 147. The government says hundreds of police officers have also been wounded but has not detailed the severity of their injuries. Among protesters, particularly gruesome wounds suffered by some teenagers have been blamed on police

riot-control weapons. The interior minister suspended the use of a type of police stun grenade against the young demonstrators after a 15-year-old lost a hand. Pupils and university students who blockaded the Maurice Ravel high school in eastern Paris on Tuesday said they feel that their complaints are being heard by supporters in France and abroad but not by the government.

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Pope Leo XIV diagnosed with lung cancer, has surgery BY NICOLE WINFIELD and COLLEEN BARRY

Pope Leo XIV arrives at the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic in Rome on Tuesday where the lower lobe of his right lung was removed after he was diagnosed with cancer.

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ROME — Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said. Tests confirmed a diagnosis of lung adenocarcinoma, the Vatican said in a medical bulletin after the surgery. It said the diagnosis had been suspected by preoperative tests and was confirmed during surgery. The statement made no mention of treatment going forward, and the Vatican said doctors were not currently speaking of chemotherapy or other therapies pending the results of other tests. The Vatican press office noted the medical statement spoke of the “radical” removal of the lobe as an indication that doctors removed all suspect tissue in hopes of removing any lingering traces of the cancer. Leo’s lymph nodes also would have been removed and tested, to determine if the cancer had spread, and there was no word yet on those test results. “Adenocarcinoma is the most common (type of lung cancer), also with the most favorable prognosis,” said Dr. Stephen Liu, a lung cancer expert at Georgetown’s Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center. “While we know the diagnosis, we now need to know the stage.” “We now need to know how big it is, how many spots in the lung are involved. Is it just one nodule, or more than one, and the lymph nodes, are they cancerous?” Liu said. If the cancer has spread, more tests will be needed to determine what kind of therapy to pursue, he said. Options include chemotherapy, a combination of chemotherapy and immunotherapy or targeted therapy, which involves oral pills for specific cancers. The 71-year-old was in the operating room for about three hours, the statement said. The surgery itself lasted approximately 90 minutes. “The surgery was successful, and there were no complications,” the statement said, adding that the pope later returned to his room. Leo had walked into Rome’s Gemelli hospital through the main entrance earlier in the day and waved to dozens of wellwishers who had gathered to greet him. The Vatican said the surgery would be performed by a team led by Gemelli’s chief thoracic surgeon, Dr. Stefano Margaritora. The American pontiff has offered a rare level of transparency about the first publicly disclosed major health problem of his 17-month papacy. He revealed the discovery of the localized nodule during his Sunday noon prayer and announced that he would have it removed. Oncologists said prior to

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the operation that even if the nodule turned out to be cancerous, Leo’s prognosis would be “excellent” since it would have been removed at an early stage. The Vatican on Monday canceled all Leo’s audiences through Tuesday. While Gemelli has a specific papal apartment that past popes have used, complete with a private chapel on the 10th floor, Leo will actually be staying in a nearby room since the papal apartment is undergoing renovations, according to the Vatican press office. There was no word on whether Leo would be able to keep his planned trip to South America next month. Oncologists often advise patients not to fly for three weeks after surgery — which would give the pope just the interval needed to make his planned Nov. 6-17 trip to Uruguay, Argentina and Peru, depending on his recovery. The current itinerary for the trip is ambitious and the longest of his papacy to date, calling for Leo to clock just over 19,000 miles on a dozen flights and two helicopter rides, and a significant altitude change in Peru. “He has decided to undergo surgery soon in order to not change his plans for future overseas trips, so there is no need to worry, as it is not an emergency,” said Tokyo Cardinal Kikuchi Tsutomu, who saw Leo on Monday. A lung nodule is a small abnormal area measuring less than 1.2 inches that sometimes appears on a CT scan of the chest or abdo-

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exposing the entire Networks and illicit finance Government says walls, U.S. financial system to sig- along the southwest border.’’ The penalty includes $750 illicit finance risks,” it violated money nificant Treasury Secretary Scott million that will go to the Bessent said in a statement. U.S. Office of the Comptrollaundering, “Today’s actions send a clear ler of the Currency, the largthat even the big- est fine ever imposed by that sanctions laws message gest financial institutions regulatory agency.

BY PAUL WISEMAN and FARNOUSH AMIRI Associated Press

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President Donald Trump arrives Monday on Air Force One at Youngstown Air Reserve Station in Youngstown, Ohio.

Trump’s diesel deal with Putin draws criticism Senators urge president to reverse course

BY LISA MASCARO

AP congressional correspondent

WASHINGTON — The House speaker stood before Donald Trump during his first term at the White House and pointed a finger, declaring that with this president, “All roads lead to Putin.” The stark assessment years ago from Nancy Pelosi echoed anew after Trump’s surprise announcement last week that he struck a deal with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import tons of Russian diesel to the U.S. as a way to ease sky-high prices at the pumps for Americans ahead of the midterm elections. Trump’s diesel deal with Putin has been criticized by both Republicans and Democrats as fueling Russia’s war against Ukraine, violating existing U.S. laws and drawing the U.S. closer

to Russia. It joins a growing list of instances in which the Republican president has sided with Putin, often at the expense of Ukraine — and America’s own standing. “The harm to the Ukrainians is real,” said William Taylor, a former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine, now a senior fellow at the Atlantic Council, in an interview Monday. “And the cost to us, the United States, is high.” It’s not at all clear the Trump-Putin deal will deliver the supply boost the president is seeking to bring down prices. Energy experts have said the flow of Russian diesel is unlikely to lower prices in the U.S., which have escalated largely due to disruptions from the U.S. war against Iran. But the agreement underlines a message at home and abroad that Trump is an unreliable ally as Ukraine battles Russia. A bipartisan group of six senators urged Trump over the weekend to reverse

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department said Tuesday that it’s imposing $1.2 billion in fines on Bank of America for allegedly violating anti-money laundering and sanctions laws. The fines on America’s second-biggest bank amount to the third-largest in the department’s history. “When a bank of this size fails to meet its anti-money laundering and sanctions obligations, the consequences extend far beyond its own

course, saying the U.S. “should not provide Putin with a financial lifeline.” Trump, however, held fast to his deal with Putin and lashed out, blaming Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for America’s high diesel costs and asserting he should step aside — something Ukraine’s leader has no intention of doing. “Anything that could help our farmers, our ranchers, I like,” Trump said Monday outside the White House. Asked about Republican criticism of the Russia deal, Trump said they “can’t really be serious.” But a dozen senators weighed in with a letter to Trump on Tuesday. The six Republican and six Democratic senators said allowing Russian diesel into global markets would have a negligible impact on fuel prices while the revenue Russia gets will “undoubtedly finance its desired war of attrition” and advance its security cooperation with China, Iran and North Korea.

are not above the law.” Treasury said Bank of America also reached an $11.6 million settlement with the department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control over “apparent violations of numerous sanctions programs, including on Iran, Russia, narcotics, and global terrorism.” In a statement, Treasury said its Financial Crimes Enforcement Network assessed the $1.2 billion penalty for Bank of America’s “failure to mitigate and report priority national security risks, including Chinese Money Laundering

Treasury said Bank of America “admits that it willfully violated’’ the 1970 Bank Secrecy Act, which requires banks to help the government detect and prevent money laundering. “Financial crime compliance is serious, and we are responsible for getting it right,’’ Bank of America said in a statement. “We worked with regulators to reach these penalty resolutions stemming from violations cited in the previously reported 2024 (Comptroller of the Currency) Consent Order and FinCEN’s investigation.

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Trump goes to Alaska Man gets 40 years to life to bolster GOP hopeful in murder of Tupac Shakur BY JESSICA HILL

Trip a sign of just how close Senate race may be

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BY WILL WEISSERT and BECKY BOHRER Associated Press

WASILLA, Alaska — It’s a long way from Washington, has a small population and hasn’t backed a Democrat for Senate in nearly 20 years. Yet President Donald Trump on Tuesday devoted a big chunk of his dwindling time ahead of crucial midterm elections to head all the way to Alaska — attempting to bolster a Republican incumbent senator in another sign of GOP fears about retaining control of Congress after Election Day on Nov. 3. Trump headlined a rally for Sen. Dan Sullivan in Wasilla, about 45 miles north of Anchorage — famous for being the hometown of former Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin and the headquarters of the Iditarod sled dog race across the state. Trump’s stop is part of a western swing also taking him to rallies in Arizona and

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President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Tuesday at the Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska. Montana on Wednesday. The president noted to the crowd that he’d flown eight hours to rally for Sullivan, who he called “one of the best and most respected senators in D.C.” Democrats last won a Senate seat in Alaska in 2008, and the state hasn’t elected a governor from that party since 1998. The only time Alaska didn’t vote Republican for president was during Lyndon B. Johnson’s landslide 1964 reelection. Yet high gasoline prices from the Iran war and persistently elevated inflation

have damaged Trump’s approval ratings enough to leave Democrats dreaming of Alaska upsets. Seeking his third Senate term, Sullivan faces Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman running to put “Alaska First,” emphasizing cost-of-living issues. Alaska pollster Ivan Moore said he’s seen a decline in Trump’s support statewide that mirrors his falling approval ratings nationally — meaning the Senate race may be decided by Trump 2024 voters who are now unsure they still back him.

Police: DNA ties former detective to unsolved killing of 8-year-old BY CYBELE MAYESOSTERMAN Associated Press

CHICAGO — Chicago police say DNA evidence ties one of their former homicide detectives to the decades-old murder of an 8-year-old girl who was abducted as she was walking to church more than 65 years ago. Gloria Kowalewicz was found shot dead in a ditch

in 1960, just hours after she went missing. Chicago police say new technology allowed them to match a fingerprint and DNA from the crime scene to Thomas F. McInerney Jr., who joined the department in 1959. He eventually became a homicide detective working on violent crimes. He died in 2006. “McInerney should never have worn the CPD star, and it is devastating to accept

that he was never identified and held accountable while he was alive,” police said in a statement provided to The Associated Press on Tuesday. The State’s Attorney’s Office in Cook County, where the murder took place, is “making efforts to identify cases that may have involved” McInerney, the office said in a statement emailed to The AP on Tuesday.

LAS VEGAS — An aging exgang leader was sentenced Tuesday to 40 years to life in prison for orchestrating the 1996 drive-by shooting of rap icon Tupac Shakur near the Las Vegas Strip. The killing, rooted in a long-running gang feud, had gone unsolved for decades — captivating the public and tormenting Shakur’s loved ones — until Duane “Keffe D” Davis started bragging about it in interviews and a memoir. Davis, 63, was convicted in August of first-degree murder with the use of a deadly weapon. A former leader of the South Side Compton Crips, Davis stared blankly at Judge

Carli Kierny as she imposed a penalty that, even with credit for time served, won’t see him eligible for parole until he’s at least 100. “You don’t get to take a man from his family; you don’t get to take his very life, his whole future from him and just walk away from it, especially when that man is Tupac Shakur,” Kierny said. “The world never forgot about him and his death and neither did Las Vegas.” Davis, whose lawyer said he will appeal his conviction, is the only person ever charged in Shakur’s death. The late rapper’s legend has only grown in the years since, and his songs continue to resonate with themes of hardship, love and Black

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Report: Saudi-led coalition hit oil facilities west of Yemen’s capital BY FATMA KHALED Associated Press

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Death toll from storms rises to 6

CAIRO — A limited fire broke out Tuesday in an administrative building at Aramco, one of the world’s largest oil facilities, that was targeted in an attack in the country’s Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy said. The ministry said no injuries were reported. The attack came as the Iranian-backed Houthis and the Saudi coalition fighting them exchanged attacks Tuesday night. The fighting marked a fresh escalation in the widening Middle East crisis and came shortly after the Saudi coalition reported a series of alerts for incoming missiles heading for the Eastern Province, a major oil-producing region, and

the capital Riyadh. Saudi Arabia’s Civil Defense said debris from two intercepted Houthi missiles fell on residential areas in Riyadh, injuring four people and damaging 15 homes. The coalition of forces in Yemen led by Saudi Arabia carried out new airstrikes Tuesday on the Houthi rebel-held Yemeni capital, the Houthi-run broadcaster Al Masirah and residents said. The strikes marked a fresh escalation in the Middle East crisis and came shortly after a coalition spokesman urged residents to evacuate the area for their safety. Witnesses reported hearing strong explosions in Sanaa hours after the coalition struck the Subaha fuel facility west of the city.

In a rare statement earlier, the coalition had urged civilians in the Houthi-controlled capital to leave the Yemeni Oil Company site, on a hill overlooking the capital, and nearby storage areas ahead of a possible strike. Coalition spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki accused the Houthis of using the facility and its underground fuel depots for their arsenal of missiles and drones. Houthi officials appeared to have anticipated the attack. The oil company said its storage facilities were empty and that a Saudi strike would not affect oil reserves or supplies for residents. Still, witnesses in the city said lines of cars formed at some gas stations amid fears of a shortage.

brought heavy About 300 military perHurricane Simon, hurricane rain to the southern state of sonnel, police and rescue Guerrero, killing one per- workers searched along Tropical Storm son. Ensenada’s El Pipila stream But the worst damage was Tuesday, while the Mexican Rachel remnants reported farther north, in Navy continued looking for lash Mexico the coastal city of Ensena- the missing fishermen, state

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ENSENADA, Mexico — The death toll from Hurricane Simon and the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel rose to six Tuesday after heavy rains triggered flooding and landslides along Mexico’s Pacific coast, authorities said. Hurricane Simon continued moving slowly off Mexico’s Pacific coast as a Category 1 storm, bringing heavy rain to Nayarit and Sinaloa states, where authorities remained on alert for rising rivers and flooding. Over the weekend, the

da, Baja California, where flooding caused by Rachel’s remnants killed at least five people. The victims included a 13-year-old girl whose body was found Sunday, two women ages 30 and 35 and a 4-year-old boy whose bodies were recovered Monday, and an unidentified person found near a stream Tuesday, the state prosecutor’s office told The Associated Press. Five others remained missing in Baja California, including three in Ensenada and a father and son who went fishing Saturday in San Felipe, on the Gulf of California, and never returned.

civil protection authorities said. Floodwaters swept away vehicles, damaged homes and cut off access to some communities. Johana Nuriulu, a resident of Ensenada’s Buena Vista community, said the flooding began overnight, shortly after heavy rain knocked out electricity. “We heard a loud noise that sounded like ocean waves, but very intense,” she said. When she stepped outside, she discovered a nearby stream had overflowed. “The water was sweeping everything away; it took a cabin ... animals, everything.”

Zelenskyy: Ukraine received no intelligence about missiles BY HANNA ARHIROVA and JUSTIN SPIKE

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KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine received no early warning from its partners about five Russian ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure in the capital of Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday, as tensions rise between the Ukrainian leader and U.S. President Donald Trump. Zelenskyy did not specify which partners he was talking about. He characterized the barrage as “particularly vile” and emphasized that receiving intelligence from partners about such attacks “helps save lives” and is “one of the most critical issues.”

“This is precisely what helps prevent people from being killed — when there is an early warning about ballistic missiles,” he wrote in a post on X. Trump said the U.S. has not stopped sharing intelligence with Ukraine. “We are helping them, and we are sharing intel,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “We want the war to end, so we’re working with them and with Russia on getting the war to end.” More missiles struck Kyiv late Tuesday, targeting energy systems. Zelenskyy said again that the country received no early warning from partners. “It is important that the world does not stay silent

about this,” he posted on X. “And it is important that the United States really see what is happening and who is responsible for this war continuing.” Zelenskyy’s remarks come days after Trump unleashed biting criticism of him, including comments that it was time for a new president in Ukraine and that Zelenskyy has not done enough to end the war. The criticism marks perhaps the lowest point in their relationship since their disastrous Oval Office meeting in February 2025. Kyiv continues to rely heavily on Washington for military assistance, including U.S.-made Patriot missile-defense systems and intelligence.

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BY ANNAKATE FREELAND Staff writer

The Gonzales City Council voted against an ordinance designed to incentivize construction of a BJ’s Wholesale Club, which is considering opening in the area. The ordinance would have created a tax incentive for a proposed

$47 million store by allowing the retailer to use a portion of the sales tax revenue it generates to offset development costs. The council declined to create an economic development district Monday on roughly 30 acres along Veterans Boulevard, a potential site for the store. The site is currently owned by Montan LandCo, accord-

ing to assessor records. The Massachusetts-based membership store, similar to Sam’s Club and Costco, is primarily based in the Northeast, but the company has been expanding to the South and Texas in recent years. The nearest BJ’s is in Foley, Alabama. The vote on the development district failed 3-1, with council mem-

ber Eddie Williams casting the lone vote in favor. Council members said they wanted a cooperative endeavor agreement in place first, setting out specific terms between the city and BJ’s, before creating the district. “Seems to me like we are working backward on this deal, and I’m not comfortable with this,” council

member Terri Lambert said. “I would have rather seen the cooperative endeavor before we signed off on the economic development district.” Attorney Adam Parker said the agreement just “wasn’t ready quite yet.” “We were discussing it with the company council and different components of it. Just essentially

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Two in running to manage River Center Both companies manage large venues

BY IANNE SALVOSA Staff writer

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The two contenders to manage the Raising Cane’s River Center are under review by the selection committee, Visit Baton Rouge CEO Jill Kidder said Tuesday. Legends Global, the current operator of the River Center, and Oak View Group, which is developing the proposed LSU arena, have placed bids to oversee downtown Baton Rouge’s convention center, which is set for a long-overdue revitalization. The two companies manage large entertainment and events venues in major markets across the world. “I don’t know how we could lose with either one of them,” Kidder said Tuesday morning at the Downtown Development District Commission meeting. Visit Baton Rouge, the parish’s tourism arm, recently took over interim management of the facility — which includes an arena, theater and convention center — and is tasked

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patch while looking for a pumpkin with her husband, David, in Baton Rouge on Sunday. The annual event is part of the hospital’s initiatives for breast cancer awareness month. LEFT: A family walks into Baton Rouge General’s Protect Your Pumpkins pumpkin patch on Sunday. STAFF PHOTOS BY MICHAEL JOHNSON

Louisiana Blue names new president and CEO Keller joined company in 1995

BY IANNE SALVOSA Staff writer

The Capital Region’s top private company has named a new chief executive. Brian P. Keller, executive vice president and chief growth officer of Louisiana Blue, will take over as president and CEO on Dec. 1. Former CEO Bryan Camerlinck announced in February his intent to retire by the end of the year after serving

the company for more than 30 years and holding the top post for about two years. “He has earned the confidence of our employees and the respect of customers, providers, producers, as well as business and community leaders across the state,” Judy Miller, chair of Louisiana Blue’s board of directors, Keller which led a nationwide search for the CEO role, said of Keller in a release. “Brian understands Louisiana Blue, he understands Louisiana, and he

is exceptionally well-prepared to lead our organization into its next chapter.” Louisiana Blue, formerly known as Blue Cross Blue Shield Louisiana, earned $5.58 billion in revenue last year, up 4% from 2024 revenue. The insurer employs about 2,500 and insures 1.9 million people across the state. Camerlinck will serve as CEO through Nov. 30. Before serving as chief growth officer, Keller held top roles in the company’s marketing and sales de-

partments, joining the company in 1995. Keller was born and raised in New Orleans and earned a bachelor’s in management from Tulane University. “It is an extraordinary honor to be selected to lead Louisiana Blue,” he said in a release. “Louisiana is my home, and I have spent my career working alongside colleagues and partners who care deeply about the health and well-being of the people who live here.” Email Ianne Salvosa at ianne. salvosa@theadvocate.com.

One Medicaid coverage plan in question Ochsner, insurer in dispute over contract

BY ALYSE PFEIL Staff writer

Healthcare coverage by one of the state’s four remaining Medicaid insurers is in question due to a contract dispute between the insurer and the state’s largest health system, health officials said Monday. Louisiana Healthcare Connections is one of four plans currently slated to provide Medicaid coverage in Louisiana next year. But in June, the company told Ochsner Health it plans to end its contract with the health system effective Dec. 1, according to a recent letter Ochsner sent to Louisiana Department of Health Medicaid Director Seth Gold. Without Ochsner providers in network, Louisiana Healthcare

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Livingston Parish goes pink for cancer awareness Agencies wrap vehicles for a good cause

BY GIGI LIMAN Staff writer

From fire trucks to sheriff’s vehicles to tow trucks, Livingston Parish’s roads are looking a little more pink these days. Parish law enforcement agencies and first responders have teamed up for Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, wrapping several vehicles in full pink and organizing a campaign to bring attention to the disease. Seven of the parish’s agencies, each of which secured donations from local businesses to fund their participation, have added a pink vehicle to their fleet for the month. Some vehicles have motivational quotes, while others are covered in bright, eye-catching glitter. All of them are adorned with the signature pink breast cancer ribbon and QR codes that link to donation hubs.

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Continued from page 1B Connections could fall short of network adequacy standards, government requirements that insurers cover enough doctors and hospitals for patients, Gold said Monday. The contract dispute and uncertainty about the Medicaid plan’s future come after two of Louisiana’s other Medicaid insurers announced within the last 12 months that they will no longer provide coverage in the state. Healthy Blue, owned by parent company Elevance, decided this year to leave Louisiana’s Medicaid market effective Jan. 1. The company has not said why it is ending services here, though Elevance reportedly

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The Denham Springs marshal vehicle is seen on a Varnado and Sons tow truck in Denham Springs on Oct. 6. The vehicles were wrapped with Thin Pink Line decals to raise awareness for Breast Cancer. Driving the vehicles are members of the multiagency “pink crew,” who are equipped with candy for children, breast cancer awareness bags and giveaways for adults and markers for survivors to sign the vehicles.

announced this summer that it planned to downsize its Medicaid business in a number of states due to weak profit margins. And in December 2025, Louisiana did not renew its Medicaid contract with United Healthcare after Attorney General Liz Murrill clashed with the insurer over its pharmacy benefit manager, OptumRx. Now, starting in January, four insurers are on track to offer Medicaid plans in Louisiana, down from six last year. As of August, 1.2 million people are enrolled in Healthy Louisiana, the state’s Medicaid program, which provides health insurance to poor and disabled people. Of those, roughly 357,000 are insured through Louisiana Healthcare Connections. It is unclear why Louisiana

“I know how much that diagnosis hits,” said Livingston Parish sheriff’s Deputy Nancy McDonald, a breast cancer survivor. “I want people to see LPSO’s pink unit and our team of units in Livingston Parish and know they’re

Healthcare Connections, owned by parent company Centene, and Ochsner have not reached an agreement. Louisiana Healthcare Connections did not respond to a request for comment. Ochsner provided a statement but did not answer questions about what is causing the disagreement. “As the largest provider of Medicaid services across the state of Louisiana, our focus is always on supporting the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve,” Ochsner’s statement said. “We work closely with state leaders toward that shared goal. As part of that ongoing collaboration, we recently provided LDH with an update on our provider network agreement with Louisiana Healthcare Connections. By being proactive and forthcoming about the status of those discussions, our goal

not alone.” The town of Livingston Police Department started the initiative five years ago. The next year, two other agencies joined them in the effort, and participation has grown every year since. This year, 80% of the parish’s agencies are taking part in the campaign, the highest yet, according to Janet Melancon, Denham Springs city deputy marshal. “Born out of a desire to interact with the community and show the community that law enforcement was there for more than just arresting people, one single, small town police department decided to show up and show out five years ago to raise money for cancer support,” Denham Springs City Marshal Joe Shumate said. “Seeing the success from just using a few pink ribbons and social media, it was decided to start doing what first responders do best and join forces with other agencies.” In addition to parish and city law enforcement agencies, fire departments and a towing company are

is to help ensure Medicaid beneficiaries have clear information and can continue receiving the care they need without disruption.” In a to the Health Department dated Oct. 9, Ochsner said that since June it has “continued good-faith negotiations to reach an agreement and avoid disrupting care for LHCC members.” “The potential impact on patients is significant. Ochsner serves more than 70,000 LHCC patients each year,” the letter says. In a Sept. 22 news release, Louisiana Healthcare Connections said contract negotiations were ongoing at that time. “The current agreements are approximately 15 years old,” the news release said. “In the years since they were established, health care delivery, technology and expectations for collaboration

participating. The QR codes on the vehicles link to donation pages for cancer treatment and research institutions — some to the Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Foundation and others to the Our Lady of the Lake Cancer Institute. Multiple agencies are scheduled to bring their pink-wrapped vehicles and breast cancer awareness items to events throughout the month, part of an effort to reach as many people as possible.

Where to find the vehicles Saturday: Town of Killian Trunk or Treat, 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Sunday: Livingston Parish Students Against Destructive Decisions Trunk or Treat, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Oct. 24: ATA Lopez Foundation’s Inclusive Trunk or Treat, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 25: Denham Springs South Park Trunk or Treat, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 27: Trunk or Treat at Texas Roadhouse in Denham Springs, 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Oct. 31: Mount Calvary Baptist Church in Albany, 10 a.m.

between health plans and providers have evolved considerably. Louisiana Healthcare Connections believes its partnership with Ochsner should evolve as well.” State Sen. Patrick McMath, R-Covington, mentioned the impasse during a Senate health committee meeting Monday, calling the stalled agreement “very concerning.” In an interview, McMath said he wants to be sure Medicaid beneficiaries across the state have coverage, especially as Louisiana is on track to drop to four Medicaid plans. He said he’s hopeful the companies will resolve their differences. “When there’s a disagreement with the largest health system in the state, Ochsner, that has 70,000 Louisiana Healthcare Connections patients, we’re gonna be paying to see how those negotiations

are going,” he said. Gold, the Medicaid director, noted that “failure to reach an agreement would lead to Ochsner no longer being in network for LHCC starting December 1.” He said the Health Department will ensure LHCC meets the state’s standards for patients’ access to care. “We’re continuing to run the network adequacy reviews to make sure that they can meet that with or without Ochsner,” he said.

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one voters approved in 2005: a 1% sales tax to be used for economic development purposes. Under the arrangement, Gonzales would receive half of the city sales tax revenue generated by BJ’s, and the

developer would use the other half to offset eligible development costs. Once the developer fully recovers its costs, the city would retain 100% of the sales tax revenue generated by the store.

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with finding the next permanent operator. Visit Baton Rouge is working with city officials, Chicago-based firm Hunden Partners, former Nashville tourism executive and consultant Butch Spyridon and land use attorney Charles Landry to transform the aging center into an attractive venue that can host conventions and meetings. Kidder said there has not been a request for proposals for a new management company in about 20 to 25 years, though the city should reevaluate the center’s operator every five years.

score presentations from the two contenders, which will be tallied and presented to the Visit Baton Rouge board of directors. The board will vote to select a management company on Nov. 30, before the Metro Council is scheduled to make the final approval on Dec. 9. Legends Global has worked the past few months on stabilizing the center, Kidder said. The company ousted the center’s general manager last month after redevelopment partners were dissatisfied with the upkeep of the facility. The center’s focus will be pulling in new visitors to Baton Rouge to spend money on

“We can go to the concerts and enjoy the downtown restaurants and do all those things and spend our own dollars here. But that’s just churning our own dollars,” Kidder said. “What we want are new dollars, and those are our visitor dollars coming in and being spent here.” A few blocks away from the River Center, the redevelopment of the Hilton Baton Rouge Capitol Center into a Sports Illustrated Resort is ramping up. The Metro Council last month approved an extension of the Capitol House Economic Development District, a tax increment financing district made in 2005 for

TIF allows an entity to repay a construction loan with tax dollars levied from a given area. The council is set to hold a public hearing later this month on the proposed 2% sales and use tax and 2% hotel occupancy tax set to start Jan. 1. The DDD welcomed two new commissioners, Brad Watts, owner of Cecelia Creole Bistro and River Room, and Don Hingle, executive vice president and managing director of the Capital Region for b1Bank. Assistant Executive Director Casey Tate resigned from his position in August after serving the DDD for more than a

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BEIJING — U.S. payments giant Visa said Tuesday that it received approval to prepare to set up a bank card clearing business in China, a move that could allow Visa to compete for a share of the country’s large payments market. Some analysts see the development as an encouraging sign for American businesses following Chinese leader Xi Jinping’s meetings with President Donald Trump during a state visit to Washington last month. The San Francisco-based payment processing company said the long-awaited approval marked “a significant step forward in Visa’s long-standing commitment to China.” “We greatly appreciate the important role of the leaders of the United States and China in pursuing a constructive and strategically stable relationship between the world’s largest economies,” Visa CEO Ryan McInerney said in a statement. China’s official Xinhua news agency said authorities require that Visa complete preparatory work within one year. After that it can apply to commence its domestic bank card clearing business operations in the country. Mastercard and American Express have already started domestic clearing in China under joint ventures.

Walmart to cover GLP1s, insulin for workers Walmart Inc. plans to cover more than 250 prescription drugs without charge for its employees and add other health benefits to attract and retain workers at a time when many companies are raising healthcare costs. The list of covered medications includes many generics alongside some in-demand branded drugs such as Novo Nordisk A/S’ Ozempic and Eli Lilly & Co.’s Mounjaro. The retailer will offer those at no cost for people with Type 2 diabetes after prior approval. Some insulin and inhalers will also be covered for employees who participate in the company’s medical plans next year, Chief People Officer Donna Morris said Tuesday in a memo to staff viewed by Bloomberg News. Other covered drugs include medicines to treat migraines, dementia and cardiovascular conditions. The actions by the largest U.S. private employer come as other corporations cut back on benefits due to rising medical costs, including many that have eliminated coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss.

Kroger to lay off 3,000 as it leans into AI Grocery store chain Kroger said it will lay off 3,000 corporate employees over the next three years as it ramps up its use of artificial intelligence to streamline operations. “Technology is reshaping what’s possible,” CEO Greg Foran wrote to employees. “The way work gets done is changing across every industry; we must adapt and take advantage of technology. We need to adopt capabilities, reduce duplicative work and look closely at where work is best fit to be done.” Kroger last month outlined its AI strategy, meant “to improve the customer experience, make work easier for associates and produce better business outcomes.” Cincinnati-based Kroger is the largest standalone U.S. supermarket chain with 409,000 employees and more than 2,700 stores operating under various brands. Kroger named former Walmart executive Foran CEO in February, 11 months after the abrupt resignation of its previous CEO. Foran has a reputation for being tech-savvy and detailoriented. He led Walmart’s U.S. division from 2014 to 2019, where he focused on cleaning up stores, ensuring items were in stock and improving the fresh produce selection.

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Big banks post strong Q3 profits But warn of higher rates, inflation

BY KEN SWEET

The Associated Press NEW YORK — Wall Street’s biggest banks reported another strong quarter on Tuesday, as the U.S. consumer continues to pay their bills and businesses keep investing heavily in AI. But even as JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs reported higher profits from a year ago, they warned about the long-term impact of higher interest rates as well as the impact higher prices could have on the consumer if inflation is not brought under control. JPMorgan posted a $15.3 billion profit in the third quarter, or $5.57 a share, up from $14.4 billion or $5.07 a share, in the same period

a year earlier. The results missed analysts’ expectations, with Wall Street looking for the bank to earn $5.93 a share. It was a rare earnings miss for JPMorgan and its CEO, Jamie Dimon. The last time the bank missed analysts’ expectations was nearly three years ago. The investment banking division of JPMorgan was to blame this quarter, as its fixed income trading desks saw a slowdown in activity compared to both earlier this summer as well as last year. Still, shares rose 0.2% in midday trading. “The U.S. economy continued to be fueled by strong business investment and ongoing consumer spending,” Dimon said in a statement. “However, large fiscal deficits, sticky inflation, elevated asset prices, rising interest rates and geopolitical conditions continue to shift under the surface.” The big banks typically kick off

the quarterly earnings season, and this is a key one for the stock market given that robust corporate profits have helped propel the S&P 500 to record levels. Analysts expect companies in the S&P 500 to deliver overall growth of nearly 30% in earnings per share from a year earlier, according to data provider FactSet. If they’re correct, it would be the third consecutive quarter of growth that exceeds 25%. Goldman Sachs, whose thirdquarter profits rose sharply due to a sharp rise in stock-trading revenue, also reported that its bond trading activity slowed last quarter. The bank posted a profit of $5.29 billion, or $17.01 a share, compared to $4.1 billion, or $12.25 a share, a year earlier. Goldman shares rose 0.6%. The bond market saw significant levels of volatility and turmoil this summer, as investors became in-

creasingly worried about government spending and inflation. The yield on cornerstone financial instruments like 10-year and 30-year Treasurys rose to levels not seen in years. Higher diesel, technology and food prices gave the Federal Reserve reason to raise interest rates last month, despite pressure from the White House to not do so. The higher interest rates and election-fueled volatility have made some businesses pause any significant investments until later this year, or early 2027. OpenAI, the owner of ChatGPT, said it plans to delay its initial public offering until next year. That IPO is expected to be an investment banking bonanza for Wall Street, as was the public offering of SpaceX earlier this summer. Despite the volatility, bank CEOs said they continue to see growth in the economy in the short-to-medium term.

Stocks edge back from records First batch of summer profit reports drop

BY STAN CHOE

AP business writer NEW YORK — The first big batch of summertime profit reports from U.S. companies made waves on Wall Street after topping analysts’ expectations, but many canceled each other out. That left U.S. stock indexes little changed near their records on Tuesday. The S&P 500 edged down by less than 0.1% and pulled a bit further from its all-time high set last week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 180 points, or 0.3%, while the Nasdaq composite dipped 0.2%. Those modest moves masked some big swings happening underneath the market’s surface. Goldman Sachs, for example, jumped more than 4% at the start of trading after the bank delivered a profit for July through September that blew past analysts’ expectations. But its stock quickly erased all of it and then flipped between gains and losses before finishing with a dip of 0.2%. Goldman Sachs benefited in the summer from strong growth for its business that offers loans to clients for trading stocks, among other things, even as CEO David Solomon said it’s dealing with a “complicated operating environment” created by lots of uncertainty. Expectations are high for profits across all kinds of U.S. companies. Analysts are forecasting overall growth of nearly 30% for companies in the S&P 500 during the summer from a year earlier, according to FactSet. If they’re correct, it would be the third straight quarter of growth better than 25%. And companies need to hit those high numbers to justify the record-setting runs for their stock prices despite the many worries on Wall Street about high inflation, increased pressure from the bond market and the war with Iran. UnitedHealth Group’s stock swung sharply even though it reported stronger profit and revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected. The healthcare company also raised its forecast for profit over the full year of 2026. After rallying as much as 5.6% shortly after trading began, it erased all of it and finished with a dip of 0.2%.

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Options traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York. More firmly in the losing column was Wells Fargo, whose stock dropped 3.1% after the bank reported weaker revenue for the latest quarter than analysts expected, even though its profit topped Wall Street’s estimates. CEO Charlie Scharf cited weaker revenue from its venture capital investments, among other things. But Scharf also gave a potentially encouraging signal about the broader economy and future profits for companies across industries. He said that “our data shows that our consumer and business customers are doing well.” That’s despite uncertainty about the economy and recent surveys showing Americans have become more discouraged about their finances. At the country’s biggest bank, JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon highlighted “elevated asset prices” as one of the potential risks for the economy. He also mentioned high inflation, rising interest rates and “geopolitical conditions.” “These forces may be manageable, but we remain prepared for a wide range of outcomes,” he said. JPMorgan Chase’s stock flipped between gains and losses through the day before

finishing with a drop of 0.9%. It reported a weaker profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected, but it also gave a forecast for net interest income in the current quarter that topped Wall Street’s estimate. Outside of earnings reports, some of the sharpest action was for stocks in the computer chip industry. Worries have been high for a while about whether chip stock prices have shot too high in the frenzy around artificial-intelligence technology, and concerns climbed further following reports that China’s memory chipmaker CXMT is making advances that could challenge industry heavyweights. That includes companies like Micron Technology of Boise, Idaho, and Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix of South Korea. Micron fell 3.6% and was the single heaviest weight on the S&P 500. South Korea’s Kospi stock index tumbled 5.5% for its worst day in nearly two months. Bumble, meanwhile, leaped 56.6% after the app company that helps people make relationships said it agreed to a $1.3 billion, all-cash buyout by Ithaca Holdings. All told, the S&P 500 edged down by 1.79 points to 7,805.45. The Dow Jones Industrial

Cyberattacks hit European supermarket chains

food and reported fires. According supply chain. It is unprecedented, of our food security.” Refrigeration systems heart “It was a wake-up call for every- to BFM-TV, hackers forced a con- extremely serious, and unaccepttinuous defrost cycle and set tem- able,” Schelcher said. one,” he said. are disrupted Carrefour and Monoprix superSeparately, Dutch supermarket peratures as high as 122 degrees

BY ANGELA CHARLTON and DEE-ANN DURBIN Associated Press

PARIS — Cyberattacks disrupted European supermarket chains, affecting refrigeration systems at hundreds of stores in France and forcing a major grocer to shut down websites serving customers in Europe and the United States. French Finance Minister Roland Lescure told Parliament on Tuesday that about 700 of the country’s 10,000 supermarkets were affected. He said there was no risk to France’s food supplies but acknowledged that the attack “touches the

giant Ahold Delhaize said Tuesday it was working to restore systems it had shut down following what it described as a security issue. The company said its stores — including Albert Heijn in the Netherlands, Delhaize in Belgium and Stop & Shop, Food Lion and Giant in the United States — remained open, but the websites for those brands remained offline Tuesday. Ahold Delhaize said it had no evidence that customer or employee data had been stolen. The Paris prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that its cybercrime unit was investigating the large-scale attack in France, including the extent of damage caused by spoiled

F on stores’ refrigeration systems. French supermarket group Groupement Mousquetaires, which operates more than 4,000 stores across Europe, said 300 of its Intermarché and Netto stores were impacted. Some refrigerated and frozen food display cases remained out of service Tuesday. Dominique Schelcher, CEO of French grocery chain Cooperative U, said 80 of the company’s 2,000 stores were affected. Most managed to prevent disruptions to refrigeration, but some had to discard food, he said in a post on X. “Targeting equipment essential to the preservation of fresh products is an attack on the French food

markets were also impacted. The French government’s cybersecurity agency said Tuesday it was “aware of numerous compromises” involving refrigeration system remote control modules made by Danish company Danfoss as well as U.S.-based Copeland. Danfoss said Monday that most affected systems were older products that no longer received software or security updates, and that it was working with affected customers to limit the damage. “Danfoss has long advised customers to keep supported systems updated with the latest firmware, as well as to operate behind a firewall,” the company said.

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Jerry Don "Bo" "Iceman" Bateman Jerry was born on September 21, 1941, in St. Amant, La. He graduated from St. Amant High School in 1959. He served for 6 years in the Marine Corps Reserves and graduated from Southeastern with a BA in Business. He married Marie Lobell Bateman in 1964. In 1965, Together, with their two children, Brent and Christie, they founded Bateman's Ice in St. Amant. In 1984, they relocated to Pierre Part to open a second location. Jerry devoted more than 60 years of his life to the family business. Even at 85 years old he continued working daily at the icehouse. He loved delivering ice to his customers and chatting with them along his routes. Everyone knew him as the "Iceman" He is survived by his son; Brent (Holly) Bateman; daughter, Christie Bateman; 10 Grandchildren, Desiree, Casey (Leah), Jesse, Abagail, Gabrial, Joshua, Grace, Shelby Jr., Faith, and Jacob; 5 Great grandchildren,

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Jace, Jade, Leo, Kai, and River. Preceded in death by his loving wife, Marie Lobell Bateman; his parents John and Thelma Virginia Denham Bateman; siblings, John "Bulldog", Alvin, Wanda Mae, and Latisha Bateman. The family would like to thank the ICU staff at OLOL for their care and compassion. Visitation will be Thursday October 15, 2026, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in French Settlement. Public visitation from 9am to 11am. Followed by service in the sanctuary and entombment in the church mausoleum at 11:00am. Flowers, donations, and condolences may be offered at St. Joseph Catholic Church 15710 LA Hwy 16 French Settlement, LA 70733.

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Horace Dorsey, was born on January 27, 1951, in Convent, Louisiana, and passed away on September 30, 2026, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. He graduated from Romeville High School in 1969, where he also played baseball. He went on to obtain his CDL license before serving as a heavy equipment operator for East Baton Rouge Parish School Board until retirement in 2016. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Eunice M. Dorsey; his three biological children, Tekisha Leblanc, Sedaka Leblanc, and Horesal Dorsey; three stepchildren, Lisa Sibley, Christopher McDonald, and Adrienne McDonald; and a uncle, Joseph Dumas Jr.; 14 grandchildren, and a host of cousins, nieces, and nephews. His memory continues to live on in the hearts of those who knew him. Forever loved, deeply missed, and always remembered.

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Alfrieda Henderson, native of Simmesport, LA and longtime resident of Central, LA, passed away peacefully on October 11, 2026, at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her parents, Joseph Paul and Lula Agnes Firmin Mitchell; and her brother, Lynwood Mitchell. She is survived by her two sons, Lance David Henderson (Maria) and Heath Jerrod Henderson (Stacy); and her two granddaughters, Amelia Henderson and Darah Husser. Alfrieda was a lifelong Christian who enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She worked as a bookkeeper for Welding Testing X-Ray, Inc. for 47 years before retiring. A memorial gathering will be held at Central Funeral Home, 9995 Hooper Rd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70818, on Friday, October 16, 2026, from 5 pm until 8 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Alzheimer's Association, www.alz.org. Please visit www.centralfuneralhomel a.com to leave condolences to her family.

Tasha Dunaway), daughter Riley (mother Melissa Washer), aunt Kim (Cliff) Farrah, and cousins Cole and Cameron Farrah, as well as a host of friends. He was predeceased by his mother Sandra Pugh (nee Tomlinson), brother Kirk Jr., sister Deviane, grandparents Audrey and Percy McChesney and aunt Kelli McChesney. A special thank you to his fiance Chelsi Lambert and daughters Mylee and McKynlee for being there for Pat over the past few years. Pat had the gift of gab. He always had a story to tell especially about times spent with his Dad and Grandpa at the deer camp and fishing at the houseboat. Pat's love of cooking came from his Grandma. He made a mean jambalaya and enjoyed good food, country music (he was a fantastic dancer), and time with friends. Pat had a natural talent for working with his hands, building, repairing or fixing just about anything. Pat will be deeply missed, always loved and forever remembered for his compassionate and giving heart. He cherished his friendships and was always willing to lend a helping hand. A memorial service will be held at The Rock Church, 20810 Plank Road, Zachary, Louisiana, Friday, October 16, 2026 at 6:00 pm. In lieu of flowers please make a donation to the American Cancer Society.

and Sam Lowe; his sisterin-law Sally Josephson (Bob) and their sons Robert Josephson (Sarah) and Colle Josephson (Melissa); and his many cousins and extended family. He was preceded in death by Nancy, his wife of 38 years, his parents Odell and Anite Mabile Montero, his sister Margaret Ann Montero Martin and his brother-in-law James Dawson Martin, and his niece Ann Elizabeth Martin. Joe was born on October 29, 1934 in Donaldsonville and with Nancy lived for many years in Labadieville. A 1952 graduate of Catholic High School in Donaldsonville, he attended Louisiana State University and Nicholls State University. From his earliest years as a high school student performing electrical and plumbing repairs at Catholic High School to his eighties when he continued assisting with parish finances at St. Philomena Church in Labadieville, Joe demonstrated a lifelong commitment to serving his church, school, community, and country. Immediately after graduating from high school, Joe enlisted in the Louisiana National Guard, serving for 20 years before retiring as Platoon Sergeant (E7). His desire to serve his community al-

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Joseph Hyacinth Montero II joined his beloved wife Nancy in heaven on her birthday on October 10, 2026 at the age of 91. Joe is survived by his brother, Brother Paul Montero, S.C.; his nephew James Martin (Liz) and James' son James Martin; his niece Claire Martin Moore (Jeff) and their sons Dawson, Daniel and Mason Moore; his niece Mary Martin Lowe (Scott) and their sons Jack

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ed-living facilities in Houston. He brought technical expertise, dedication, and genuine care to his work, helping to create safe and comfortable environments for residents. A gifted craftsman, Glenn could envision possibilities and bring them to life with his hands. After his retirement in 2024, he and his wife, Tonya, founded The Woodshop by GP Services, which specializes in Event Signage. His creativity and attention to detail helped make school and family celebrations even more special and memorable. Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, Freddie Pitcher, Sr., and Lucy Angrum Pitcher; his brother, Floyd Lee Pitcher (Muriel) and Floyd's children Rodney Pitcher (nephew) and Michelle Pitcher Thomas (niece); his sister, Doty Pitcher; and his beloved first cousin and best friend, Benny Bruce Beshears. He leaves to cherish his memory his loving wife, Tonya Sutton Pitcher; his children, Corbin Glynn Pitcher (ShaRon), Dr. Taylor Sutton-Clark, and Kyle Davis Pitcher; grandchildren, Christina Shepard and Kyrie Airmais Pitcher; and his siblings, Retired Judge Freddie Pitcher, Jr. (Dr. Harriet), Larry Wayne Pitcher (Janis), and Juanita Pitcher Winfield (Russell).

and has lived in Zachary for all his life. JC was a special person whose kind spirit touched everyone he met. He never met a stranger and had a way of making people feel welcome, valued and loved. His smile, laughter, and caring heart left a lasting impression on all who knew him. JC graduated from Zachary High School and worked part time at LeBlanc/Rouses for all of his adult life. He was a member of Zachary United Methodist Church and enjoyed anything to do with Special Olympics. JC is survived by his parents, John and Cheryl Russell, and three siblings, a brother, Andy Russell (Brittany), a half-sister Kimberly Ferguson and half-brother Kelly Russell (Kathryn) along with numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at Charlet Funeral Home in Zachary on Friday, Oct. 16, 2026 from 5pm until 8pm and continues on Sat. Oct. 17, 2026 from 9am until service at 11am. In lieu of flowers we encourage friends and family to make contributions to Special Olympics Louisiana, Livingston Parish, 1010 W. 21st. Ave. Covington, LA 70433. Share sympathies at www.CharletFuneralHome. com.

Services will be held at Forest Park Southwest Funeral Home & Cemetery, 9040 Farm to Market 359 Road, Richmond, TX 77406. Wake - Friday, October 16, 2026 (Family Viewing - 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM) (Public Viewing - 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM). Funeral Services - Saturday, October 17, 2026, at 11 AM.

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Glenn Randy Pitcher, a retired maintenance director and small business owner in Houston, Texas, passed away on September 29, 2026. He was born on August 7, 1955, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Freddie Pitcher, Sr., and Lucy Angrum Pitcher. He attended Valley Park Elementary and Valley Park Junior High before graduating from Tara High School. He went on to attend Baton Rouge Vocational and Technical School, where he earned a drafting certification. After moving to Houston, Texas, he also became certified as a heating and air-conditioning technician. Glenn's spiritual foundation was established early in life. He was baptized by his great-uncle, Rev. W. M. Pitcher, at Sixty Aid Baptist Church, and later became a member of Higher Dimension Church in Katy, Texas. His faith grounded his life, guiding the way he loved, served, and cared for others. Glenn was kind, loving, and naturally outgoing, never meeting a stranger. He enjoyed conversations about sports, sharing stories, joking, and laughing. An avid sports enthusiast, he loved discussing players, teams, and statistics with his sons—a treasured part of their family life.

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and peaceful walks. She is survived by her son, Garrick Smith of Frederick, Maryland; mother, Edna J. Smith; sisters, Cheryl S. Garrett of Chesterfield, Virginia, Anya D. Smith and Dawnis S. Michel of Baton Rouge; brother, Mohammed Cairobi of Hampton, Georgia; granddaughters, one great -granddaughter, and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. She was preceded in death by her father, Moses Smith, Jr.

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Colette Eilea Smith, born July 23, 1955, passed away October 1, 2026, at The Crossing at Clarity Hospice in Baton Rouge. A licensed cosmetologist, she was known for her strength, creativity, faith, feisty spirit, and wonderful humor. She loved cooking, decorating, family gatherings,

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Recommendations for the constitutional amendments on the Nov. 3 ballot Louisiana voters will consider 10 proposed constitutional amendments in the Nov. 3 election, with early voting running from Tuesday, Oct. 20 through Tuesday, Oct. 27. Five of them concern property taxes; on these issues, we have generally opposed erosion of our tax base with exemptions that create special classes of citizens. We all benefit from the services that government provides and should contribute to their continuation. On the property tax amendments, the newspaper makes the following recommendations. The paper will publish recommendations on the remaining amendments tomorrow. Amendment 1: Expansion of Property Tax Exemption for Spouses of Disabled Veterans. No. Louisiana currently grants a property tax exemption to surviving spouses of disabled veterans if they remain in the same home. This would allow the spouse to transfer that benefit one time to another property, as long as the new exemption does not exceed the original. While these spouses may be well-deserving, we must stick with our principles in this case and say that even narrowly tailored exemptions do not need to be enshrined in our constitution. The state can and should help this population in other ways. Amendment 2: Flexibility in Property Tax Adjustments. Yes. This amendment would allow a local government to lower the amount of a millage it collects and then return it to the higher, voter-approved rate any time during the millage’s term, rather than just once every four years. In other words, it still allows voters to set a maximum rate, while allowing local officials to reduce it temporarily if warranted. We believe this new flexibility would discourage taxing bodies from rolling millages forward if there’s no immediate reason, in case they might need the revenue in the future. Amendment 6: Increase Property Tax Exemptions for Senior Citizens. No. This amendment would allow local parishes and municipalities, with a vote of the public, to gradually increase the homestead exemption for senior citizens whose adjusted gross income falls below $100,000, or a future cap as adjusted for inflation. While we support making it easier for seniors to stay in their homes, we are concerned that such special property tax breaks erode the funding available to support government services and schools. They also exacerbate inequities between homeowners and shift the burden to fewer taxpayers, particularly younger ones who also may struggle to pay their bills. Amendment 9: Broaden the Special Assessment Which Freezes Property. No. This is another attempt to provide tax relief to older residents. The amendment would boost the income cutoff to receive a special assessment, or tax freeze, from $100,000 to $150,000. We recommend a “no” vote here too, for the same reasons we outlined under Amendment 6. Amendment 10: Tax Break for Rehabilitated Blighted Properties. No. This amendment would allow localities to grant property tax exemptions on rehabilitated formerly blighted residential property of up to 75% of its assessed value for up to 20 years. The tax exemption stays with the owner of the property, not the original developer. Putting blighted property back into commerce is a worthwhile goal, but 20 years strikes us an unduly long period of tax relief. We also have the same overall concerns here that we do about proposed tax breaks discussed elsewhere.

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Proposed Head Start changes don’t add up for children I have administered federal grants for 20 years and lead an Early Head Start program. I am writing about the Head Start rule changes proposed Aug. 7. Rules can always be improved, but changes have to make sense for the children and programs living with them. These do not add up. The YWCA serves children from 6 weeks to 2 years old. Federal rules cap those classrooms at eight children with two teachers, each primarily responsible for no more than four. Anyone who has held a 6-week-old while a toddler needed changing understands why somebody wrote those numbers down. The changes would replace those limits with state minimums. In Louisiana, the minimum for infants is one adult for every five children, with groups as large as 15. The same classroom that holds eight babies today could hold 15. They would also cut the administra-

tive share of a grant from 15% to 5%, a level only 3.7% of Head Start grants meet. My organization is the grantee. We do our own payroll, audit, federal reporting and compliance, and 5% does not pay the people who do that work. When the cap falls short, the money comes from program funds, leaving fewer resources for classrooms. Louisiana has members of Congress in positions that matter here. Sen. John Kennedy serves on Senate Appropriations. Sen. Bill Cassidy chairs the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Rep. Julia Letlow is vice chair of the House Appropriations subcommittee that funds Head Start. I hope they will listen to providers and families.

Recently on NBC News’ “Meet the Press,” Sen. John Kennedy stated that he would consider running for president if “goobers” on his side of the aisle decided to run. That is more than a little ironic, coming just days after Kennedy was part of the Republican kangaroo court grilling former special prosecutor Jack Smith about the investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, riot which attempted to take over the halls of American government. When things weren’t playing out as Kennedy and the other GOP persecutors had hoped, he tauntingly interrupted Smith’s responses with not-so-salient questions: “Do you believe in the tooth fairy?” and “How about the Easter Bunny?” When Smith indicated that he did not in response to both questions, Kennedy accused Smith of stalling his answers and angrily added a final oratorical gem, “You make me want to throw up in my mouth.” That response was as undignified and irrelevant as his prior questions, especially because Smith was not stalling; he was rudely interrupted by Kennedy. Merriam-Webster’s dictionary defines the noun “goober” as “a naive, ignorant or foolish person.” Any objective person watching that moronic diatribe by Kennedy (it is available unedited online) would reasonably conclude that he is a goober. His attack-mode questioning of Smith also clearly indicates that he was on a political character assassination rip, not a fact-finding mission. Kennedy’s highly partisan and unobjective conduct does not reflect well on Louisiana or its citizens. We deserve and should demand better representation. I hope the voters will remember his grandstanding when Sen. Goober comes up for reelection.

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Voters deserve to hear Letlow, Davis debate In a democracy, the quest for a more perfect union is made possible by opposing views being discussed in an open, civil debate in front of the public. That is not happening in the U.S. Senate race. U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, has refused to debate her opponent, Jamie Davis. Letlow has a Ph.D., not an easy accomplishment. Davis is a successful farmer, equally as hard. The public deserves to hear the two sides present their vision for the future of Louisiana. Several TV stations have offered to sponsor the debate. Letlow’s Ph.D. is in communications,

but she has made a choice to communicate only through paid advertisements rather than face-to-face. To me, that is like a child communicating only through social media rather than having a conversation. I would think that she would be confident in her public speaking skills. If Letlow makes a choice not to let the citizens hear and see her in person on a debate stage, there is no way I can use my vote for her — someone who hides from a public debate.

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CORRECTION An editorial on Thursday misstated the cost of the sciences complex on the Southern University campus. It is $68 million, not $68 billion

I am writing to express my deep frustration regarding the ongoing lack of progress on the Baton Rouge interstate infrastructure, particularly the Interstate 10 bridge. In Alabama, Mobile recently secured a $2.52 billion federal loan to begin construction on a $3 billion I-10 bridge to relieve its severe traffic bottlenecks. Meanwhile, residents of the Baton Rouge metropolitan area have dealt with constant gridlock on I-10 for nearly two decades. The eastbound reduction to a single lane remains a major issue.

It is unacceptable that major improvements to a critical interstate system have been repeatedly delayed, even as projects like the John James Audubon Bridge were approved. Our past and present leaders should be held accountable for failing to address this critical issue for over 20 years. The residents and commuters of the Baton Rouge region deserve meaningful solutions and immediate action on I-10.

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COMMENTARY Lessons from Jim Bakker’s death In the 1980s the media gave them the name “televangelists.” These were men (and a few women) who preached a “prosperity gospel,” which claimed that God would reward donors who gave money to their “ministries.” Jim Bakker, who died last week at age 86, was among the most successful of the group, if your standard for success is money and fame. Bakker spent four and a half years in prison after being convicted in 1989 of defrauding followers in a scheme involving holidays at his Heritage Cal USA Christian theme Thomas park and resort. I opposed his imprisonment, recommending the biblical standard of restitution. Putting him in prison, I said, did not help the people who had been defrauded. He wrote me a letter from his prison cell, thanking me. When Bakker was released from prison I invited him to my home. I had met him on a few occasions and appeared once on his “PTL” TV show. “PTL” stood for “Praise the Lord,” or “People That Love,” which he used interchangeably. Bakker “loved” in an unbiblical way. A woman named Jessica Hahn claimed Bakker drugged and raped her when she was a 21-yearold church secretary. Hahn was given a $279,000 (equivalent to $790,663 in 2025) pay-off for her silence, which was paid with PTL’s funds to Hahn through Bakker associate Roe Messner. In a drama resembling a soap opera, Bakker’s wife, Tammy Faye, divorced him and married Messner. When he came to my home, I said, “I think I know the answer to this question, but I want to hear it from you. When did you start to go wrong?” Bakker replied, “When I surrounded myself with people who told me only what I wanted to hear.” That should also be a warning for politicians. I told him that television was like a drug and he had been a heavy “user.” I advised him to stay off TV. He did for a while but went back in 2023 with a new wife (Tammy Faye had died) and a new show. Religion can occasionally be as phony as politics. Both require lots of money and both have been guilty of some-

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Jim Bakker speaks to a television audience in 1986 at PTL Ministry in Fort Mill, S.C. times not telling the truth. Even some non-Christians may be familiar with the verse: “The love of money is the root of all evil.” (1 Timothy 6:10) It goes on to say, “ Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” That was true of Bakker, as well as the late Jimmy Swaggart who was caught with a prostitute in a seedy motel, but managed to continue on TV, duping his declining number of followers. It’s sad to see how so many people can be fooled into believing lies. I blame biblical illiteracy. In 2019, the Pew Research Center published a survey titled “What Americans Know About Religion.” When examining evangelical knowledge of the Bible, they found: n Only 66% of evangelicals knew that Jesus was from Nazareth, while 86% knew that Moses led the Israelites out

of Egypt. n Only 69% of evangelicals knew that Jesus delivered the Sermon on the Mount, while 91% knew that David killed Goliath with a stone. n 25% of evangelicals thought the Golden Rule was one of the Ten Commandments. And yet some of these same people want the Ten Commandments placed in public schools. This one always makes me laugh: “Surveys by the Barna Research Group show that roughly 10% to 12% of Americans mistakenly believe Joan of Arc was the wife of Noah.” After the laughter and “holier than thou” expressions recede, there is still the problem of TV evangelists ripping off decent, gullible people. Jim Bakker is gone, but others remain. Email Cal Thomas at tcaeditors@ tribpub.com.

The Republican senator who’s fed up with presidential family sleaze John Curtis is happy, even though tory decisions.” he is a U.S. senator. And although his Curtis’s letter urges Grassley to demeanor is as mild as an Indian sum- subpoena these two presidential sons to testify in order to “establish the mer in October, the Republican has done something comparable to poking facts, determine whether existing ethics, disclosure, or anti-corruption a puma with a short stick. laws apply, and identify reAfter a business career, Curtis became mayor of Provo, forms necessary to prevent the Utah’s fourth-largest city, presidency from becoming a then served three terms in the vehicle for private enrichment House. He could be as unhappy by those closest to it.” as former executives often Including, presumably, presiare when they find themselves George dents. The current one in his waist-deep in the molasses of second term has traded more Will legislative processes. securities than all members of Curtis, however, takes seCongress combined. The poet Don Marquis (1878-1937) riously the congressional duty to said: “Writing a book of poetry is like exercise oversight of the executive dropping a rose petal down the Grand branch. So, in this second year of his Canyon and waiting for the echo.” first term, he has written a letter to Curtis’s letter is like that. Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley-R, chair of Grassley has spent 51 of his 93 years the Judiciary Committee. on Capitol Hill mastering the art of In it, Curtis notes the collapse of dusty responses to awkward specificipublic trust in government, and one reason for this: “Members of presities. He replied to Curtis’s letter not dential families using their names and with a letter, but with comments to a proximity to the President to advance reporter who posted them on X: “I think the fact is that it takes time, private business interests.” The reand if you were going to ask me when markable seediness of the two most you’re going to have a hearing, there’s recent presidential families has prono way I could answer that today.” vided a target-rich environment. There was Hunter Biden. Now there And Grassley made this self-refuting promise: “I’m going to take his reis Donald Trump Jr.’s “acceptance of significant gifts,” including “a lavquest seriously and sit down with staff and see what we can do.” ish wedding afterparty, on a private Translation: Go away. Curtis’s letter island,” Curtis writes, provided by a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Pu- is, however, a wholesome declaration tin. There are also Trump Jr.’s “active of senatorial independence. It is an afpromotion of family-backed cryptofirmation that politics is a team sport currency ventures, his continued pur- only up to a point — the point at which legislative responsibilities supersede suit of international real estate deals involving direct meetings with foreign party loyalties. Without this, the Madiheads of state, and his reported invest- sonian equilibrium — the checks and balances between the legislative and ments in defense contracting” and “significant financial and advisory ties executive branches — collapses. It has collapsed. Those who created to prediction market platforms that the constitutional architecture in 1787 depend on favorable federal regula-

neither anticipated nor desired what existed by 1800 — a party system. It took another century for party loyalties and presidentialism to eclipse Congress’s institutional pride and dilute its jealous protection of its primacy. The great issues of the 19th century — tariffs for revenue, the disposal of public lands, the confinement, or not, of slavery — were ruled on by Congress. Debates there were widely disseminated for a public of avid newspaper readers. Curtis has taken a risk. The federal government touches everything. Its executive branch, wielded by someone gifted at nursing grudges, could torment Utah. The federal government owns 64.4% of Utah’s land, secondmost among the states (Nevada, 80.1%). Also, drought and development have put extraordinary pressure on declining water resources, giving fresh pertinence to an old Western axiom: “Whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting over.” The West has booming, and thirsty, metropolises. Curtis, who was not born yesterday, knows that all the Republican senators willing to offend the poked puma could share one bowl of the Senate restaurant’s bean soup. But he also knows that a not-negligible number of them have indicated that they are glad he wrote his letter. When he is no longer a senator — may that day be long distant — he says this will have been “one of my proudest moments.” If emulated, an accumulation of such moments could produce the rebirth of a healthy, rivalrous relation between presidents and Congress. Email George Will at georgewill@washpost.com.

How populist politics succeeds and fails Why is populism, broadly defined, on the brink of historic victories around the world, while populism in the form of President Donald Trump’s Republican Party is poised to lose one or both houses of Congress in the United States? The troubles Trump’s Republicans face are not a mystery. It was always unlikely that Republicans would maintain their hair’s-breadth House majority. But the 2026 lineup of Senate seats looked favorable, with only one Republican defending a seat in a state Kamala Harris carried and all but one defending seats in states Trump carried by double digits in 2024. At least two Democrats were defending seats in states Trump carried in 2024, and retirements opened up two other seats in marginal states. That picture has now changed. Persistent inflation, some of it plausibly triggered by Trump’s tariffs, has hurt Republicans. Democrats have Michael sprinted to big polling leads in GeorBarone gia and North Carolina, and various combinations of weak Republicans and strong Democrats have left Republicans trailing in Alaska, Iowa, Ohio and Texas — states Trump carried by double digits two years ago. Democrats are already planning investigations of Trump’s financial shenanigans and drafting articles of impeachment. They have high hopes of a 2028 trifecta: the House, Senate and presidency. Republicans’ trifecta hopes are clouded by the prospect of primaries pitting Trump supporters against his opponents. What a different picture in the rest of the world. Populist veteran Marine Le Pen is the frontrunner for president of France next year, while next month’s snap election in Spain is likely to put the populist Vox party into a governing coalition. Germany’s populist AfD just won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, and it’s getting hard to imagine how the traditional parties can keep excluding it from federal coalitions. Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, with roots in a populist party that had been excluded from power for years, heads the longest-serving government in post-World War II Italy. Britain’s populist Reform UK party has lost its lead in public polls after the Labour government ditched Keir Starmer and installed Andy Burnham as prime minister. But it’s interesting that Labour, founded in 1900, felt obliged to reach beyond the usual parliamentary leadership ranks to select first a professional barrister and then a regional mayor. Reform UK, founded in 2018, is still polling ahead of the Conservatives, whose roots go back to 1846. The populist complaint, voiced in loud and raucous terms, is that established parties in government have not just failed to solve these problems but have refused to do so. They have cordoned off populist parties and candidates, as if opposing open borders for immigrants who are difficult to assimilate or supporting tough sentences for violent criminals were morally equivalent to Nazi or communist mass murder. So how do we explain why populism is on the rise beyond the U.S., even as it seems mired in failure here? One explanation is that Trumpism is not really mired in failure. Trump has been president of the U.S. for almost six of the last 10 years and has had substantial policy successes. They range from economic growth exceeding that of other major countries to the recent treaty promising American control of Greenland. That success is part of his problem. After three and a half years of the Biden administration arguing that the law left it no alternative to an open-door immigration policy, the second Trump administration has proved that the border can be controlled. This success signals to a future administration that it will pay a steep price if it returns to open borders. But for the moment, voters no longer need a Trumpist to close the border. It’s been done. There is something in the nature of populist politics — the willingness to take on and persevere against established media, corporate, academic and party elites — that produces a peculiarly personal kind of leadership. Success in ignoring hoary shibboleths only encourages such leaders to defy warnings they would be better off heeding. The president’s party has suffered as well from his choice of suboptimal Republican nominees, which has already cost Republicans several Senate seats and seems on the verge of, amazingly, costing them a Senate seat in Texas as well. A leader who has gotten where he is by defying conventional wisdom that proves wrong gets into the habit of defying it even when, as on many occasions, it is absolutely right. From time to time, we hear predictions from politicians, both populist and conventional, that their side will govern for the next generation. That seldom happens. In the 32 years since 1994, presidential elections have produced party trifectas -- majorities in both houses of Congress and control of the presidency -- in six of eight election years. But only once did a trifecta last as long as four years, and in one case, it ended after five months. Populist movements can achieve worthy goals spurned by more conventional forces. But they are subject to the rules that every person’s strength is also his weakness and that, in human affairs, success tends to breed failure. Michael Barone is on X, @MichaelBarone.

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Leavitt takes ‘maybe’ approach to turnovers BY JON BLAU

ä Mississippi State at LSU.

LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt reflected Tuesday on the eight interceptions he’s thrown in six games, and he wondered aloud. Is that really bad? “Maybe,” Leavitt answered himself. He was referencing “The Parable of Maybe,” as Leavitt titled it, sometimes referred to as “The Story of the Chinese Farmer,” which is believed to be more than 2,000 years old. As it goes, the farmer lost a horse, and the man’s neighbors told him he was unlucky. “Maybe,” the farmer answered.

The next day, the horse returned, along with several wild ones. The neighbors told the farmer he was lucky. He again answered, “Maybe.” The next day, the farmer’s son broke his leg riding one of those wild horses, which seemed very bad. But the farmer said, “Maybe,” before the army visited him, looking for conscripts, and his son was spared because he wasn’t fit to fight. This goes to show the “process of nature,” as British philosopher Alan Watts described it, is an “in-

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tegrated process of immense complexity.” It’s not great for Leavitt to lead FBS football in interceptions right now, but the season is still unfolding. “Maybe that makes me transition my thought process and how I approach the game,” Leavitt said, “and then I play better and we win more games and things like that. “Maybe I get more depth in my drops so I’m further away from the guard so he doesn’t make a play on my hand and I get the ball up and down better so I don’t sail it on a dig,” Leavitt added, recalling a short drop back at Kentucky that led to an interception.

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LSU quarterback Sam Leavitt, center, is tackled by Kentucky defensive ä See LEAVITT, page 3C lineman Jamarrion Harkless on Saturday in Lexington, Ky.

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Wade rules out Luis, is still confident on others BY TOYLOY BROWN III Staff writer

where inside coach Kim Mulkey’s house, talking to Neighbors and other media members about the season ahead. “She’s just oozing with confidence,” Neighbors said in a hallway during a break between segments. And for good reason: Williams now is the unquestioned face of LSU women’s basketball. Angel Reese is gone. Flau’jae Johnson is, too. Williams still has two high-profile teammates in se-

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — RJ Luis’ status with LSU men’s basketball is resolved. LSU coach Will Wade said Luis, a former St. John’s star who signed an NBA contract in 2025, will not play at the school. “We’re going to follow all the SEC protocols with him,” Wade said on a virtual call during ä Scott Rabalais: SEC media day on Issue is over, but Tuesday. “I think damage is done. it’s been pretty clear what the SEC PAGE 4C protocols are on all that. He didn’t travel with us to McNeese, and he hasn’t been rostered.” LSU beat McNeese State 63-60 on Thursday in an exhibition at Townsley Law Arena. CBS Sports reported on Aug. 26 that the SEC finalized extensive punishments to penalize a program if it signs a player who signed a pro contract (as well as not formally withdrawing from the draft) in professional leagues such as the NBA, WNBA and NFL. While awaiting word on multiple players’ eligibility, Wade said Sept. 23 that he’s had 15 players practicing with the team since Sept. 2. That included Luis, who was granted a preliminary injunction on Aug. 24 that allowed him to play college basketball. One day later, SEC presidents, chancellors and athletic directors voted to set rules to prevent member schools from rostering athletes who fit any of these three criteria: n Previously declared for the NFL, NBA or WNBA draft, and did not “appropriately withdraw” from those drafts. n Signed a contract with an NFL or

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LSU guard Mikaylah Williams finishes a layup during the first practice of the season on Sept. 21 at the PMAC.

HER TEAM NOW Williams undisputed leader of LSU squad intent on Final Four return

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Mike Neighbors was looking forward to seeing Mikaylah Williams in person on Tuesday. The former Arkansas coach and current SEC Network analyst is one of her biggest fans. He has been for almost a decade. So Neighbors was bummed about the fog. Because it hung over the Baton Rouge area on Tuesday long enough to spoil LSU’s travel plans for SEC media days, he couldn’t

speak face-to-face with the player he once compared as a freshman to Maya Moore. The one who prompted him to joke he wished the WNBA would change its eligibility rules so she’d leave college basketball and never torch one of his teams for 21 points again. Plan B was Zoom. That’s how Neighbors got to touch base with Williams one final time before her senior season. Neighbors was on a TV set in a boutique hotel ballroom in Birmingham. Williams was at a table some-

Saints forgo play action despite Moore’s ‘love’ for it BY MATTHEW PARAS Staff writer

Fundamentally, Kellen Moore said he believes in the effectiveness of play action. And the New Orleans Saints coach doesn’t appear to buy the oldschool idea that a Analysis team first has to establish the run for play action to work. “Love it,” Moore said of play action. So why doesn’t he call it more often? Sunday’s 23-13 loss to the Min-

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nesota Vikings highlighted the Saints’ glaring lack of play-action use, with Fox analyst and former Saints quarterback Drew Brees openly questioning why Moore wasn’t leaning more into the tool to combat a blitz-heavy opponent. But Sunday’s game was no exception. Over Moore’s first two seasons, the Saints have had one of the lowest play-action rates in the NFL, ranking 29th this season and 31st

in 2025, according to Next Gen Stats. Moore’s track record as an offensive coordinator isn’t much better. As the play-caller for three teams over six seasons before arriving in New Orleans, Moore’s teams ranked above average in play action only twice. Even then, they didn’t crack the top 10. Here’s a breakdown by year, correlated with the ranking and Moore’s team at the time: 2026: 18.8% (29) (New Orleans Saints) 2025: 18.4% (31) (New Orleans Saints)

2024: 23.9% (16) (Philadelphia Eagles) 2023: 22.1% (18) (Los Angeles Chargers) 2022: 26.5% (15) (Dallas Cowboys) 2021: 23.7% (21) (Dallas Cowboys) 2020: 20.8% (28) (Dallas Cowboys) 2019: 26.3% (12) (Dallas Cowboys) What’s going on? “I have to do a better job of it,” Moore said. “Obviously, there are

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NFL suspends Bears DE Sweat for two games

Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat has been suspended for two games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy. The league announced the punishment on Tuesday. Chicago visits Atlanta on Sunday and hosts New England on Oct. 22. The loss of Sweat is a big blow for the Bears as they look to bounce back from Sunday’s 31-7 loss at Green Bay. He has two of the team’s 12 sacks through five games. The 6-foot-6 Sweat was selected by Washington in the first round of the 2019 draft. He played for the team for four-plus seasons before he was traded to Chicago on Oct. 31, 2023. Sweat has 23½ sacks in 47 games with the Bears, including 10 last season.

Rams cut kicker Mevis, sign Grupe away from Bears

The Los Angeles Rams cut kicker Harrison Mevis one day after he missed two field-goal attempts in a 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night. The Rams are also signing former New Orleans kicker Blake Grupe off the New York Jets’ practice squad. Mevis missed an early 50-yard field goal against the Bills, and his 48-yard attempt in overtime was blocked by Greg Rousseau. His four missed field goals through five games are the most in the NFL this season. Head coach Sean McVay said afterward that the Rams’ kicking unit “cost us the game tonight.” The Rams (2-3) have been plagued by poor special teams play since the start of last season, and McVay vowed to make a thorough review.

Harris can sign in NFL after trying to play at LSU STAFF PHOTO BY DAVID GRUNFELD New Orleans Pelicans forward Julian Reese talks with the media during Pelicans media day on Sept. 28 at the Smoothie King Center.

Reese a proud rebounder, brother BY ROD WALKER Staff writer

Julian Reese doesn’t hesitate to answer the question, much like he doesn’t waste any time grabbing a basketball that clangs off the rim. The question is a simple one: Who is the best rebounder in the family? Him or his big sister, WNBA star Angel Reese? “Me, of course,” the New Orleans Pelicans forward said. Reese is in his second NBA season and first with the Pelicans after being signed in late September to a two-way contract. The Pelicans coveted Reese for his rebounding prowess. He started in 10 of the 13 games he played in last season for the Washington Wizards. He averaged 11.8 points and 10.8 rebounds. That included a season-high 20 rebounds against the Utah Jazz. He had at least 10 rebounds in six of his 13 games and recorded five double-doubles. His best game was a 26-point, 17-rebound outing against the Jazz. His minutes have been limited so far in the preseason. He logged just three minutes in last Thursday’s loss to the Miami Heat, recording two points and one rebound. He likely will get more

minutes as the Pels wrap up their preseason schedule this week. They play on the road against the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday and then finish up the preseason slate Friday at home against his former team, the Wizards. The Wizards signed him in February, eight months after he went undrafted in 2025. Although he hasn’t played much in the NBA, the words of wisdom Angel always gives him came in handy as he waited. “(She) basically just (tells me) to stay ready,” Reese said. “Last year I got called up late in the season. Just staying ready and taking advantage of my opportunity. Now that I have my opportunity, roll with it. I’m just staying ready and just attacking and doing whatever I can for the team.” Pelicans coach Jamahl Mosley likes what he’s seen in Reese. Last season, Reese grabbed nine rebounds in his second NBA game playing against the Orlando Magic, coached by Mosley at the time. “Julian is a workhorse,” Mosley said. “He just comes in and does his job. He knows exactly how he rebounds the basketball and where he can find his spacing on the floor. He gets into the right position to be able to collect the

boards.” Rebounding runs in the Reese family. Angel, who starred at LSU, has led the WNBA in rebounding in each of her three seasons. His mom, Angel Webb Reese, was a star basketball player and prolific rebounder at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. “I really think it’s coincidence,” Reese said about the rebounding gene. “We weren’t just in the driveway working on rebounding. It just kinda happened. My mom was good at rebounding at UMBC, leading the country at some point. I feel like I think it’s just kind of a role we found and we’re taking advantage of it now.” Why is Reese so good at rebounding? “Just taking it personal,” he said. “I feel like every rebound that comes off is mine and just doing whatever I can to get it. I think it’s just all heart. Just going up and getting the rebound. It’s like a lost skill in the game today, especially at my position.” His sister is doing the same thing. Angel Reese and the Atlanta Dream are in the WNBA Finals, and they begin their series against the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday. Reese is proud of Angel’s suc-

cess. She was named the WNBA Defensive Player of the Year last week. “Very inspirational, I’m not going to lie,” he said. “She inspired me to be great here. (She’s) proving everybody wrong and just living in her truth. It’s a blessing.” Now the 23-year-old Reese, a year younger than his sister, is trying to make his own mark in the NBA. “I feel like if I keep doing what I’m doing now, keep rebounding at a high level and playing defense and talking, I feel like I’ll stick in the league,” Reese said. “In this league, some guys find their niche and mine happens to be rebounding. So if I do that at a high level, I feel like I’ll be able to stay.” And like his sister, he’ll get to make a name for himself in Louisiana. The Maryland native is in New Orleans now, just 80 miles from Baton Rouge where his sister became Bayou Barbie while leading LSU to a national championship. “Seeing the love they gave to her and showed her, I appreciate Louisiana for that,” Reese said. “I can show that love back by playing hard and giving them everything I have every night.”

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Three future LSU gymnasts set for world championships BY SCOTT RABALAIS

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The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships begin Saturday in Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with a big future LSU Tiger presence. LSU commitments Hezly Rivera and Reese Esponda are on the U.S. team, while Lia Redick represents Canada. Rivera, of Oradell, New Jersey, has won the past two U.S. national all-around titles. A member of the gold medal-winning U.S. team at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Rivera is expected to make the team for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Esponda, of Shenandoah, Texas, won the floor title at nationals and was fourth in the all-around.

Also on the U.S. team are former Florida gymnast Skye Blakely, Utah commitment Claire Pease and Charleigh Bullock. Bullock, who is from Spotsylvania, Virginia, is being recruited by LSU and was third in the all-around at nationals. Rivera, Esponda and Redick are expected to sign with LSU in November. The women’s competition begins Sunday, with the team final Oct. 21 and the women’s allaround final Oct. 23. NBC Sports Network and Peacock will have coverage starting Tuesday. Documentary nominated The SEC Storied documentary on legendary LSU gymnastics coach D-D Breaux is up for some big awards Wednesday night.

“The Fighting Tiger” has been nominated for four Women’s Image Awards: best documentary film, best show/film producers (Lisa Lax, Nancy Stern Winters and Amanda Postel), best show/ film writers and best show/film directors (Lax and Stern). The documentary premiered Feb. 4. Coach Innes Former LSU gymnast Emily Innes has been named the team’s graduate student coach for the 2027 season. Innes joins coach Jay Clark and assistant coaches Courtney McCool Griffeth, Garrett Griffeth and ex-Tiger Haleigh Bryant, who enters her second season. A native of Pittsburgh, Innes competed for LSU as a senior af-

ter spending her first three seasons at Washington. Mark your calendar Dates and times for LSU’s 2027 schedule are out. The Tigers begin Jan. 1 with their Gymnastics 101 exhibition meet and open the regular season in the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad on Jan. 9 in Greenville, South Carolina. LSU’s home opener is Jan. 15 against Arizona State. Big home meets include Georgia on Jan. 29, NCAA champion Oklahoma on Feb. 12 and Florida on Feb. 26. The SEC championships will be March 20 in Tampa, Florida. LSU will not host an NCAA regional as it did in 2026. TV assignments will be announced at a later date.

The NFL reversed course, saying former Ole Miss defensive lineman Zxavian Harris is free to sign with teams this season after a failed attempt to return to college football and play for LSU. In a memo obtained by The Associated Press on Tuesday, the league reversed its Sept. 16 ruling making Harris ineligible to be signed during the 2026 season, saying the defensive tackle did not participate in an official practice or game with LSU, clearing the way for him to be signed by an NFL team. Harris and Ole Miss tight end Dae’Quan Wright had tryouts in the NFL this summer after going undrafted. They then tried joining their former coach Lane Kiffin at LSU.

UCLA worried that QB Iamaleava done for season

UCLA coach Bob Chesney said there’s “serious concern” that quarterback Nico Iamaleava could miss the rest of the season with a knee injury. The 22-year-old was hurt just before halftime of the Bruins’ 17-15 victory over Oregon on Saturday when he scrambled for a first down and was sandwiched between two defenders. The No. 12 Bruins (5-0, 3-0 Big Ten) host Wisconsin (4-1, 2-0) Saturday at the Rose Bowl. Iamaleava has thrown four touchdowns, four interceptions and completed 62.1% of his attempts for 982 yards on the season. He’s also a threat as part of the Bruins’ rushing attack in his second season in Westwood since transferring from Tennessee.

Celtics, guard Pritchard agree to contract extension

Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard agreed to terms Tuesday on a new contract extension. The extension is a two-year deal worth $44.2 million that kicks in next season. It runs through the 2028-29 campaign and also includes a mutual option for 2029-30. The mutual option would trigger if either the team or the player opts in. Pritchard, the 2025 NBA Sixth Man of the Year, had two years remaining on his current fouryear, $30 million pact, which is viewed as one of the league’s team-friendliest contracts. His $7.8 million salary this season ranks sixth on the Celtics’ payroll.

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BY JON BLAU Staff writer

Miles Dixon was the chatter of the Southern wide receiver room. Not just in his FBS debut in the fourth game of the season, catching three passes for 47 yards and a touchdown against Louisiana Christian. The 6-foot, 192-pound wide receiver out of Diablo Valley College in California excited his position group as a scout-team player excelling against the first-team defense. “He’s been making plays since the summer, and a lot of people were like, ‘Shoot, he need to be in the rotation more?’ ” fellow wide receiver Cam Jefferson said. “He’s been the spark of this offense.” Dixon’s early absences weren’t injury-related. The junior, who is second on the team in both catches (11) and receiving yards (185), needed to prove himself. That is nothing new for Dixon, who was overlooked out of high school. His dad, Michael Dixon, said his son’s understated personality might have contributed to him being lightly recruited by Division I schools coming out of Oakland, California. The mild-mannered Dixon never has clamored for acclaim. As a 10-year-old quarterback, he willingly ran out of bounds instead of the end zone on a long run. When his dad asked him why he didn’t score, the young athlete said he already scored and wanted one of his friends to get a touchdown instead. “He’s a pretty humble kid,” Michael Dixon said. “He’s not a bragger, a boaster. He’s not a show-off.

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Maybe the best football of Leavitt’s season is ahead of him. LSU, sitting at 1-2 in SEC play, needs it with No. 16 Mississippi State visiting Tiger Stadium at 11 a.m. Saturday. “There’s going to be different momentums and bigger situations in big games,” Leavitt said, “and I got to be the one that’s always going to be the equalizer there.” Leavitt has, in many respects, played better in LSU’s last three games. He pulled a hamstring against Texas A&M, which forced a willing scrambler to sit in the pocket and throw on time to his receivers. He completed 73.5% of his passes for 275 yards and two touchdowns at Kentucky, but he again threw an interception. He’s had at least one in every game. Leavitt rejects the premise that he’s been turnover-prone in his career. In two seasons at Arizona State, he had 34 touchdowns compared to nine picks. But it’s become an obvious problem at LSU, which he’s trying to fix. At the same time, it’s hard

Because he’s not the most boisterous out there ‘look at me’ kind of guy, sometimes I think he kind of gets lost in the shuffle.” What eventually shined through at Southern (3-4, 1-2 SWAC) was his play as a pass-catcher and blocker. Southern coach Marshall Faulk couldn’t deny Dixon the playing time he earned. What contributed to the delay was a shoulder injury that Dixon suffered during preseason camp, causing him to miss opportunities in a scrimmage. When he got healthy later in camp and cleared at the start of the season, the Jaguars watched him prosper in practice. It’s fitting that his best skills aren’t the flashiest. What he may lack as a topend speedster on go-routes, he makes up for with technique and contested catches with his big hands. “Great route runner, strong to the ball, high points it very well,” Faulk said. “Catches the ball in the middle parts of the field. Does a lot of his work in the middle parts of the field. He can work outside as well. He’s somebody that’s been reliable. Our quarterbacks, they like to throw him the ball, and he’s just continued to show his progress and become a bright spot for us.” “(When) we need a big play,” Jefferson said, “throw the ball to 89. Really, he’s had some big catches, some athletic catches, and he’s doing the same thing at practice.” Dixon’s transition to Louisiana from California was a big adjustment. While his older sister, who attended Howard, educated him some about HBCU culture, the introvert only knew fellow Di-

ablo Valley transfer Jeffrey Holden, a junior cornerback. He didn’t instantly connect with his group but formed a brotherhood the same way he always had — through his actions on and off the field. Jefferson is happy to praise Dixon, an underdog who he said deserves this opportunity. “He’s a guy that does everything the right way,” said Jefferson, a redshirt junior. “You never got to tell him anything. He’s never late to anything. Always going to class. I mean, always at practice, working hard at practice.” Dixon appreciates the camaraderie at Southern and is having fun in this new environment. “I’m proud of myself for where I’ve got to at this point,” he said. “I would just say staying on that path and just staying consistent no matter what the situation is. Never getting down, just always trusting in my craft and my teammates and my coaches to put me in the right position.” Michael Dixon always had faith that his son’s time would come. A former Division II player at San Francisco State, which no longer has a football team, Michael Dixon didn’t need to see his son catch any passes in a game to know that. He only needed to watch him warm up in person for the Kentucky State game during Week 1 of the season. “In my heart, I knew I’m like, ‘Oh, he’s gonna get there,’ I can tell by the way he’s moving,” Dixon said, “by the way he’s catching the ball, just by the way he’s warming up like he’s supposed to be there.”

to do anything well while trying to not make mistakes. Leavitt finds himself coming back to simple lessons, like honing in on the depth of his drop back, focusing on his target rather than the football’s spin and just playing within himself. He fumbled with just more than four minutes left on a second-and-6 with LSU leading Kentucky 27-24. He tried jumping while tossing a ball to running back Dilin Jones, because a Wildcats defensive lineman was pushing left guard William Satterwhite into Leavitt’s lap. “That one was pretty brutal,” Leavitt said. “There’s, like, not much you can say there other than, you know, don’t jump and pass the ball.” The LSU defense held and Kentucky missed a field goal in that instance, but Leavitt knows he has to be a “savvier player” and not try to win the game in one play. If he has to win the game by himself, in a sense, it’s through his individual preparation during the week to feel confident in his abilities and take what a defense is giving him. “I think confidence is an earned trait through the work that you put in and the way that you perform and practice,” Leavitt said, “and

then ultimately shows up in the game.” Leavitt has thought deeply about these concepts, as evidenced by his knowledge of “The Parable of Maybe,” his work with sports performance coaches Craig Manning and Sean Drake, and a host of other methods he employs to focus his mind and body. The toughest part for Leavitt has been leading LSU through his mistakes. “For me, I know it’s my fault. How can I get them going while then re-centering myself?” Leavitt said. “So I go kind of take care of myself for a second, da-da-da, move on, flush it — and then go approach the guys and go get it the next drive.” As a team, LSU is trying to not “panic,” Leavitt said, after two straight SEC road losses have narrowed the Tigers’ path to the College Football Playoff. Maybe it’s bad. Maybe it’s good. But LSU and Leavitt can’t dwell on it. “That’s how the ball bounces,” Leavitt said. “At the end of the day, I put everything in God’s hands and he has a plan for me.” Email Jon Blau at jon. blau@theadvocate.com

Staff writer Toyloy Brown III contributed to this story.

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down it, and that’s fine.” Luis, a 6-foot-7 guard, was the Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s in 2025 and entered the NBA draft that summer. He wasn’t selected but signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz before he was traded to the Boston Celtics. He played in multiple preseason games, but he was later cut by the Celtics’ G League affiliate after suffering an injury. Luis was granted a preliminary injunction by a Baton Rouge judge, Ronald Johnson, in August that would allow him to play. But he has not been added to the LSU roster. “We’re going to follow all the SEC protocols with him,” Wade said on a virtual call during SEC media days on Tuesday. “I think it’s been pretty clear what the SEC protocols are on all that. He didn’t travel with us to McNeese (for an exhibition), and he hasn’t been rostered.” The SEC’s professionalism rules were reinforced in September as multiple football players, as well as other athletes from the high school Class of 2022, came before a Baton Rouge court seeking a preliminary injunction to play a fifth season of NCAA sports. That group included tight end Dae’Quan Wright, who was in training camp with the Browns, and Zxavian Harris, who previously signed with the Saints but did not practice due to an injury. Both committed to LSU, and Wright briefly practiced with the team. Kiffin did not add Wright and Harris, only bringing on former Notre Dame edge rusher Junior Tuihalamaka, who was granted an extra year but hadn’t signed with a pro team.

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On the same day the Southeastern Conference opened its basketball media days, league attorneys submitted a filing in federal court asking that its lawsuit against LSU officials not be dismissed because Tigers coach Will Wade could still add ex-pro RJ Luis to his roster. On Tuesday, Wade said he would follow SEC guidelines, which don’t permit Luis, who previously signed an NBA two-way deal, to play in the conference. But the league’s filing that day said LSU has not submitted a “declaration, sworn or otherwise” saying it will comply with the SEC’s professionalism rules and not obstruct a vote to expel LSU from the league if it failed to comply. “Defendants are trying to have it both ways,” the SEC attorneys wrote in a Tuesday filing. “They ask the Court to find that no live dispute exists, while keeping the door wide open for LSU to continue defying the Professionalism Rules and violating principles of institutional control without risking the termination of its Conference membership.” In early September, the SEC filed its lawsuit with a federal court in Alabama, which said the conference would hold a vote on Sept. 10 to decide whether to expel LSU. That vote did not occur after LSU football coach Lane Kiffin did not add a pair of players who previously signed with NFL teams to his roster. The league established penalties for programs if they added an athlete who previously signed a pro contract with an NFL, NBA or WNBA franchise, including a fine equal to 50% of a team’s budget and a half-

season suspension for its coach. Three weeks ago, Louisiana attorney general Liz Murrill filed a motion to dismiss the SEC’s lawsuit against herself and multiple LSU officials — including president Wade Rousse, athletic director Verge Ausberry, the board of supervisors and Kiffin — because those football players weren’t added by LSU and the issue was “moot.” Murrill also argued “no one is forcing the SEC to associate with LSU,” which countered the conference’s First Amendment argument that it needed court protection to expel LSU. “This case addresses a broader dispute: Defendants’ complete lack of institutional control over LSU’s athletic programs, their ongoing defiance of the Conference’s Professionalism Rules, and the very real threat — reiterated in Defendants’ briefing — that Defendants will interfere with any effort to terminate LSU’s membership in the Conference,” Tuesday’s filing said. The SEC lawyers continued on by saying LSU “openly recruited former NBA player RJ Luis Jr., has allowed him to practice with LSU’s men’s basketball team, and has refused to publicly and definitively state that he will not be included on LSU’s basketball roster, which is not due for several more weeks.” The filing also quoted Wade, who previously said he would be “unapologetic” about a roster-building strategy that includes, according to Tuesday’s filing, “international professional basketball players whose eligibility remains in question.” “This is who we are. This is what we’re doing,” Wade said, as quoted in the filing. “This is the path that we charted. We’re going to go

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Former LSU women’s point guard Jada Richard said Tuesday that she relied on her “faith in God” when she decided to leave the Tigers in April and sign with Ole Miss. Richard, an Opelousas native, started 34 games last season as a sophomore at LSU. Coach Kim Mulkey and her staff initially believed she would return for the 2026-27 season and play a similarly important role as a junior, but the 5-foot-7 guard transferred instead. “I would say everyone that knows me knows that I’m strong in my faith, strong in my faith in God,” Richard said at SEC media days, “and I’m not ashamed of it. I would just say that when you’re that in tune with yourself, that’s what drives my life, and a lot of people may not understand, but it’s not for anyone to understand. “The only thing that matters is that I’m here at Ole Miss, and I think that’s what we should focus on.” LSU lost five players from its 2025-26 roster to the transfer portal, including starter Kate Koval, the Ukrainian center who left the program in August after the Tigers announced they had signed Russian center Anna Minaeva. More than 20 players transferred from one SEC program to another this past offseason, too. Mulkey and her staff signed one of them, former Florida guard Laila Reynolds, a year after they did the same with MiLaysia Fulwiley — the All-SEC senior guard who left her hometown South Carolina program in 2025 to join one of its chief rivals.

SEC MEDIA DAYS NOTEBOOK But LSU still was “caught off guard” by Richard’s decision to leave, Mulkey said in July. Now she’s expected to start at point guard for Ole Miss and serve as “the leader of the team,” coach Yolett McPhee-McCuin said on Tuesday. “For me, it was a no-brainer once she got in the portal,” McPhee-McCuin said, “that I would want to recruit her. Just because I believed in her before she even got to college.”

Dioubate’s decision There aren’t many players more well-traveled in the Southeastern Conference than Mo Dioubate. The 6-foot-8, 235-pound LSU men’s forward spent the first two years of his career at Alabama, spent last season with Kentucky and will suit up for coach Will Wade’s Tigers this season. Dioubate, who spoke to “SEC Now” on the SEC Network during the conference’s media day Tuesday, revealed that his relationship with his new coach didn’t start when Wade was among the first people to contact him in the transfer portal last offseason. Their ties go back to when Wade tried to bring him to his last stop at NC State. “He was trying to recruit me last year when he was at NC State, and I was in the transfer portal,” the senior said, smiling. “I wasn’t trying to go to NC State. I went to Kentucky (but) we kind of had that relationship a little bit. So it wasn’t a hard decision. It’s Baton Rouge.” On the second try, Wade earned the commitment of the forward

who averaged 8.8 points and 5.5 rebounds in 21.6 minutes per game last year at Kentucky. Dioubate said he likes the city he plays in, Wade’s straightforward nature and the way his teams have played over prior seasons. While the roster LSU has assembled has been controversial for eligibility questions, Dioubate said his teammates are “fired up.” “We have a full team. We practice together every day,” Dioubate said. “It just felt like forever since I played an actual basketball game. Guys are fired up, we have a lot to prove and I felt this year is gonna be a good year for us.”

No travel for LSU All 32 Southeastern Conference men’s and women’s basketball teams were set to swing through Birmingham on Tuesday and Wednesday to take part in the league’s annual media days. Two didn’t make it. LSU’s two basketball programs could not fly out of Baton Rouge because fog in the area prevented their flight from taking off Tuesday morning, the teams said. Wade was scheduled to address reporters in the event’s main room at 9:35 a.m. Tuesday, while Mulkey was set to follow suit at 10:35 a.m. Wade was supposed to bring two players with him — Dioubate and guard Abdi Bashir — and Mulkey was slated to bring three — guards Mikaylah Williams, MiLaysia Fulwiley and ZaKiyah Johnson. The SEC did not have room in its schedule to squeeze LSU’s representatives in at a later time. Teams are scheduled to be shuffling in and out of the event all day Tuesday and Wednesday, starting at 9:05 a.m. and ending at 5:45 p.m.

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nior guards MiLaysia Fulwiley and Jada Williams, but neither of them has been with the Tigers as long as she has. The 2026-27 season, which tips off for LSU on Nov. 2, will be her fourth in Baton Rouge. When they were recruiting Williams, Mulkey and her staff sold the Bossier City native on the possibility that the program could one day be hers. Williams committed to the Tigers before Reese ever appeared in a game for them, which was an early sign that Mulkey had begun restoring the program to the national power it is today. LSU won the 2023 national title, reached the Elite Eight in 2024 and 2025, then fell in the Sweet 16 last season. It’s still trying to climb back to the Final Four. If this is the season the Tigers break through again, Williams will be the one to lead them there. “You’re not gonna see the Mikaylahs of the world and the Flau’jaes of the world much anymore,” Mulkey said. “And what I mean by that is staying where they started. You’ll see a few across the country. To me, it’s more about probably how they were raised, and you stay the course. The grass isn’t always greener at other places.” The challenge for Williams is leading a program with its fair share of newcomers. The Tigers lost five players to the transfer portal. The new-look group features two freshmen, three transfers and an international signee. The group isn’t particularly deep, either, because center Kate Koval left the program in August. There are now only 11 total players on the roster. And Spanish forward Noa Morro is out until at least late November with a stress fracture in her shin. Mulkey thinks Williams will have to take on more responsibilities. Neighbors thinks she can handle them. The former Arkansas coach has been watching Williams drain her signature pull-up jumpers since she was in eighth grade. He’s even seen her play softball and marveled at how hard she could hit Email Reed Darcey at reed. the ball. darcey@theadvocate.com.

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After months of legal wrangling, public excoriating and unprecedented threats of Southeastern Conference excommunication, at least one part of the saga is over at LSU. The school decided last month against rostering — a new verb for me, as I’m sure for many of you — former NFL training campers Dae’Quan Wright Scott Rabalais and Zxavian Harris in football. On Tuesday, during LSU’s non-trip to SEC basketball media days, we learned men’s basketball isn’t rostering former NBA minorleaguer RJ Luis, either. LSU, the home of Heisman winners and basketball immortals, is not going to be the home of former pro football and basketball players looking for a second, potentially lucrative lease on their college careers. LSU apparently will make peace with former Heisman winner Jayden Daniels before pros such as Wright, Harris and Luis get to suit up there. Men’s basketball coach Will Wade confirmed Tuesday that Luis won’t be a Tiger going forward. He previously practiced with the team but didn’t play in its 63-60 exhibition win Thursday at McNeese State. “We’re going to follow all the SEC protocols with him,” Wade said. Did LSU have much choice? The SEC threatened severe penalties for teams that would put players who have signed NFL, NBA or WNBA contracts on their rosters. For LSU, that even escalated one DEFCON level further, with SEC membership reportedly considering whether to throw charter member LSU out of the league. Apparently the SEC is still holding the threat of expulsion in the most recent version of its federal lawsuit against LSU, but frankly that would be the definition of overkill now that

Luis is not playing. The SEC is keeping this up because LSU gave it the perfect test case for establishing its long soughtafter self-governance. First, Lane Kiffin decided not to bring on Wright and Harris — though injuries like the one to tight end Trey’Dez Green have shown the Tigers definitely could have used them. Luis was an even bigger difference-maker. He was the Big East Player of the Year at St. John’s two seasons ago. With him, and all the other transfers Wade has/has tried to land, the Tigers could well have been a top-15 team going into this season. I had sympathy for Wright and Harris. Yes, both signed with NFL teams — Harris was briefly with the Saints, whose 1-4 start shows they may need him more than LSU did — but neither ever played in a real game. Luis, on the other hand, decided to forgo his final year of college eligibility at St. John’s to turn pro before signing with both the Jazz and Celtics. Wright and Harris were caught in between the athletes granted a fifth year because of the COVID pandemic and those who now compete under the NCAA’s new “five for five” eligibility rule. But Luis made a conscious grab for the NBA money and missed. LSU and Wade made the smart decision to walk away from him, despite the huge impact Luis could have made on their season. LSU is still waiting to see whether former UCLA players Skyy Clark and Donovan Dent will get their temporary restraining order upheld, granting them and about 70 other athletes across the country a fifth year of eligibility. Without them, LSU looks like a long shot to make the NCAA Tournament this season. But as Wade said in his Wade way, what’s one more bad year for LSU men’s basketball after the past four seasons

under former coach Matt McMahon? A bigger question is whether all this fight was worth it for LSU overall. The answer is not at all. Again, Luis could have made a huge impact, but none of these players in question was worth the school getting dragged through the mud or kicked out on its ear. LSU ended up portrayed as a renegade program trying to bend rules to their breaking point. Its relationship with the SEC as a whole has been damaged for years to come. Meanwhile, the LSU basketball programs couldn’t avoid being the target of jokes, speculation and outright conspiracy theories on social media Tuesday as to why Wade, Kim Mulkey and their players couldn’t make it to Birmingham, Alabama, for SEC media days. Baton Rouge Metro Airport was reportedly too foggy on Tuesday morning for their charter flight to take off. With 32 sets of men’s and women’s coaches and players converging, the SEC told LSU there was no room at the inn for its group either later Tuesday or Wednesday. So, both coaches and one of their players did Zoom calls instead with reporters. I live miles away from the Baton Rouge airport, but I can at least confirm that it was quite foggy near LSU on Tuesday morning. The first time I’ve seen fog here literally in months. It was just bad luck, and another thing not worth the risk. That said, is it possible for anyone involved with LSU to cross the street, much less take a 330-mile flight, without there being some controversy? Criticism? A court injunction? Maybe the end of the Luis saga is a sign things are finally beginning to settle down at LSU from a “National Story Every Two Hours” situation, but my radar is still scanning for the next big blow up.

Since Williams has been playing college basketball, Neighbors has seen her make a “slow, steady progression.” She deferred to her older teammates in her freshman season. Then, across the last two years, she’s gradually grown into the player Neighbors thought she could become when he first watched her take the floor. “She’s so dangerous in the last two minutes,” he said. “So dangerous. “She’s got the confidence to make the play, the ability to make the play. A lot of people have the ability but not the confidence, and she’s got them both.” Now LSU wants to see whether Williams has the leadership skills. The senior is the quiet, soft-spoken type. The player who prefers to lead by example. The Tigers, though, need her to use her voice more than ever. “I think, for me,” Williams said, “leading this team would be having to speak up and speak often.” She will have to drive a large chunk of the offense, too. Williams has improved her shooting efficiency from both the field and from beyond the arc in all three years of her career. Last season, she shot 51% from the field and 42% from 3-point range while grabbing a career-high 5.3 rebounds per game and assisting on a career-high 3.6 shots per game. Williams’ scoring average was down, but that’s because she was playing fewer minutes than she did as a sophomore. LSU had a deep, versatile roster that set NCAA scoring records before Duke ended its season in the Sweet 16 with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer. After that loss, Williams said she was “frustrated” to fall short of the Final Four for her third year in a row. On Tuesday, she said she had “unfinished business” and that she was “excited” to renew LSU’s push for a Final Four. “Everybody’s ready to learn,” she said. “Everybody’s bought in. Everybody works extremely hard. And just the culture we have and the team chemistry we have is one of the best I’ve had since I’ve been here. “So I’m just excited.” Neighbors is, too. That was clear on Tuesday – despite the fog.

other professional league, NBA or G League, or WNBA or affiliated team. n Been listed on a roster by any of those professional teams. After going undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft, Luis signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz in June 2025 before being traded to the Boston Celtics two months later. Luis was waived by the Celtics in October 2025 before signing a deal with its NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics. He was waived by the G League team before the start of the season because of an injury. Luis averaged 18.2 points and 7.2 rebounds per game at St. John’s during the 2024-25 season, winning Big East Player of the Year honors. He entered the transfer portal but didn’t commit to a new school, deciding to stay in the draft in 2025.

Other players’ eligibility Since Wade couldn’t fly to media day because of fog in the Baton Rouge area, he spoke virtually to the broadcasters on the SEC Network and to reporters on a separate teleconference call. In both interviews, he said he believes his other players will be cleared by the NCAA for this season. “We have another scrimmage tomorrow (Wednesday), and we anticipate having a few more guys tomorrow than we had at McNeese,” Wade said on the SEC Network. “We have a pretty good idea of who’s (getting) eligible.” Wade said the media make “a massive deal” about the state of the LSU roster, but any of the players would say things are operating normally. “We don’t worry about what anybody else is saying or what anybody else really thinks,” he said. “We’re pretty secure in who we are and pretty secure in what we’re doing”. Wade was asked why he’s confident that a couple of his players will receive favorable court rulings in their fifth-year eligibility cases despite the NCAA “winning” recently in court. A Kentucky eligibility lawsuit

saw the Kentucky Court of Appeals dissolve the injunction that permitted some Class of 2022 athletes to play. An Ohio appellate court also reversed a preliminary injunction for more than 20 athletes seeking a fifth year. “I just feel good about some of the information we have on the ground on some things,” he said. “I would caution that some things are painted as wins and really aren’t wins, and people run with that. I feel good about my information, and we’ll see if we’re right.” UCLA transfer guards Skyy Clark and Donovan Dent are the only players on LSU who are challenging the NCAA for a fifth year of eligibility. They are among the more than 70 plaintiffs who gained eligibility for a fifth season through a temporary restraining order in a lawsuit filed in California against the NCAA. What will determine their eligibility going into the regular season is a court hearing for a preliminary injunction on Oct. 20. Dent, however, was among the players who participated in the McNeese exhibition. The four notable players who didn’t play but were present in the McNeese exhibition were 22-year-old Italian-Senegalese wing Saliou Niang, 23-year-old French center Brice Dessert, 24-year-old Israeli center Gilad Levy and Clark. Wade said he’ll accept responsibility for whatever outcome happens this season. “I’m the one who made the decision to do this,” he said. “If it doesn’t work, you can pin it right on me. But we feel very confident about the group, and we feel very confident about the guys that we have. With our full roster, we have a puncher’s chance in most games.” LSU opens the regular season against LSU New Orleans on Nov. 3 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

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situations that dictate your ability to do play action as much as you’d like. But I’ve got to do a better job there.” What was bizarre about Sunday’s loss to the Vikings is that nothing about the game situation suggested play action would be off the table. Even when Minnesota took the lead, New Orleans found itself in a one-score game. And even if play action is harder to sell from shotgun than under center, the Saints still were under center for 13 of 43 plays. But the Saints ran only two play-action plays against the Vikings. The first resulted in a first-quarter, 14-yard completion to Chris Olave. The second, run in the third quarter, resulted in a 1-yard loss to Kendre Miller that technically counted as a rushing attempt because quarterback Tyler Shough threw the ball behind the line of scrimmage. The play-action rate of 3.8% not counting Miller’s play ranked far behind how other teams tried to attack the Vikings. The Miami Dolphins, Minnesota’s Week 4 opponent, ran play-action plays 36.8% of the time. Minnesota’s other three opponents ranged from 14% to

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21%. “I wasn’t able to get into that flow,” Moore said. “That’s on me. You’ve got to play good first- and seconddown football to play in those situations and it got too dropback-y, and certainly, I feel like I’ve got to do a better job there.” The Saints also did not run any screen plays against the Vikings, another way New Orleans could have tried to combat Minnesota’s blitz. “I have to create more opportunities to be in the play action and the screen game,” Moore said.

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for her team to not uphold the same standard the Hall of Fame quarterback set during his playing days. “His legacy includes a championship, extraordinary records and a lasting commitment to New Orleans,” she said. “It also includes a standard of preparation, discipline and accountability. The best way to honor that legacy is to uphold those standards today.” Benson’s strong statement Tuesday came as a major surprise. The 79-year-old rarely speaks publicly about her team in season and when she does, her comments are typically supportive. Last November, in an interview with the TimesPicayune, Benson said she was disappointed in slow starts from the Saints and the New Orleans Pelicans — Benson’s NBA team — but stood by Loomis. She called the idea of firing Loomis “ridiculous,” saying he does a “great job” and has been one of the top general managers in the NFL. She also said then that she was excited about Moore, believing that he had the makeup to be a “very special coach.” But that was then. At the lectern, Benson said her team couldn’t take its fans’ loyalty for granted, noting, “generations have built their Sundays around the Saints.” But Benson also knows what she said won’t be enough. “Words will not restore our fans’ confidence,” she said. “Our performance must do that.”

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New Orleans Saints fans aren’t the only ones frustrated about the team’s 1-4 start this season. Saints owner Gayle Benson expressed her frustration, too, while speaking at the Greater New Orleans Quarterback Club luncheon on Tuesday. “That is not acceptable to me,” Benson said about the 1-4 record. “And it falls short of what our fans truly deserve. I hear the frustration directed towards our team and our organization. It is not lost on me. Our fans invest their time and their hearts in the Saints. They are right to expect more than we have delivered.” In an eight-minute speech, Benson issued a very rare in-season rebuke of the Saints’ direction, putting serious pressure on the team to turn its record around. She even called out coach Kellen Moore and general manager Mickey Loomis directly, while also taking personal blame for the situation. “Kellen Moore and his coaches are responsible for preparing our players to perform,” Benson said. “Mickey Loomis and our football staff are responsible for building a roster capable of sustained success. Our players are responsible for their preparation and execution. I am responsible for holding this organization accountable.” Moore is in his second season with the club. Loom-

is, who has been employed since 2000 and remained in his role since 2002, has been Benson’s sole general manager with the Saints since she took over as the team’s owner upon her late husband Tom’s death in 2018. During her speech, Benson said she would not “accept this level of performance” nor make excuses for the team’s performance. The Saints have lost three straight games — all at home in the Caesars Superdome. The team now faces a pivotal two-game stretch in which the Saints will travel for Sunday’s game against the New York Giants and then host the NFL’s first-ever game in France against the Pittsburgh Steelers. “I am committed to making the decisions necessary to improve this team,” she said. “Everyone in this organization understands the urgency. We must prepare better, execute consistently and correct the mistakes that are costing us the games.” Benson was particularly unhappy with the team’s Monday night loss Oct. 5 to the Atlanta Falcons. That game came on a night the team and city celebrated the 20-year anniversary of the first game in the Dome after Hurricane Katrina. “Losing this year’s anniversary game to Atlanta truly disappointed me,” she said. Benson also indicated she was not pleased with last weekend’s 23-13 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. The owner noted the Saints inducted Drew Brees into the team’s Ring of Honor, only

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LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams have been one of the NFL’s most consistent winners in their decade under coach Sean McVay. Yet during four of the past five seasons, they’ve also been under .500 at this early point in the year. The preseason Super Bowl favorites are back in that familiar October spot after falling to 2-3 after ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO their wild, 37-34 overtime Los Angeles Rams running back Blake Corum celebrates loss to Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills on Monday a first down during the second half of a game against the Buffalo Bills on Monday in Inglewood, Calif. night. History suggests there’s little reason for Rams fans problems have been on from reigning AP NFL Deto worry yet about a team special teams, and McVay fensive Player of the Year with the NFL’s most pro- took a big step toward Myles Garrett. Matthew Stafford ductive offense and third- change Tuesday by cutting stingiest defense. McVay Mevis and signing Blake spammed the Puka Nacua button against the Bills has a long history of fixing Grupe as kicker. Yet Mevis, who has missed for a whopping 24 targets, his team’s early-season problems, and Los Ange- a league-high four field goal and the All-Pro receiver les made the playoffs after attempts this season, wasn’t responded with a careertwo of those three previous responsible for the Bills’ 70- high 17 catches for 138 slow starts over the past yard kickoff return to open yards and a touchdown on the game. He also wasn’t the Monday. Davante Adams half-decade. Yet the Rams’ failures blocker who allowed Greg added two more TD rethis season have many Rousseau to get a hand on ceptions after leading the sources, and McVay has Mevis’ overtime field goal league last season. attempt. plenty of work to do. The Rams’ passing atAside from special tack remains the NFL’s “None of it makes me feel good right now,” McVay said teams, the Rams aren’t most productive, and runafter the Rams rallied to in terrible shape, despite ning back Kyren Williams force overtime against the their record. has emerged as a force Their offense leads the with 27 receptions already, Bills, only to be undone by Harrison Mevis’ final missed league with 424.4 yards just nine shy of his career field goal and Josh Allen’s per game after topping high for a season. unstoppable scrambles. the league last season — Another major problem “I’m proud of the effort, but although the Rams’ scor- developed after the game none of how I feel is positive ing has declined from an when left tackle Alaric other than I’m proud of the NFL-best 30.5 points per Jackson punched Bills lineresilience, the guts that our game last season to just backer Bradley Chubb durteam displayed. But there’s 23.8 this year, largely be- ing the postgame jersey no ... I don’t even know what cause of their seven-point exchanges. Jackson, who you want to call it. Congrats Melbourne debacle. is already under league to the Bills, and I’m excited The defense ranks third scrutiny for an offseason about how we move for- in the NFL with 285.2 arrest, will be suspended yards per game allowed, for two games, the NFL ward.” Los Angeles’ biggest and that’s with no impact announced Tuesday.

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Dream’s WNBA Finals games change venues BY DOUG FEINBERG AP basketball writer

The Atlanta Dream will host the Golden State Valkyries in Game 3 and Game 4 of the WNBA Finals at State Farm Arena, allowing for larger attendance, after the league moved one up a day and altered tipoff of the other to avoid conflicts at the venue. Game 3 of the best-of-seven series now will be Wednesday, Oct. 21. Tipoff for Game 4 on Saturday, Oct. 24, now will be noon, 21/ 2 hours before the previously scheduled start time. The series begins Saturday in California. “I put quite a bit of pressure on the commissioner of the NBA and the WNBA. I felt, look, it’s not really about us, it’s about the league,” Warriors and Valkyries owner Joe Lacob said Tuesday in a phone interview with The Associated Press. “The look would not be too good to have Ballhalla and 18,000 fans here and 3,500 over there. I think it’s important for the league to play these games in the finals, a great championship between two very good teams, in front of the same kind of crowd in both places.” The location of the Dream home games had been up in the air because the team wanted to play at State Farm Arena, the home of the Atlanta Hawks that seats more than 17,000 fans, as opposed to

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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese, right, celebrates with DeWanna Bonner, left, after their team defeated the New York Liberty in Game 3 of the WNBA semifinals on Friday in New York. their normal home, Gateway Center Arena, which holds only 3,500. The Valkyries have sold out every game in their 18,064-seat Chase Center in San Francisco in their two seasons. “It’s really exciting,” Dream forward Angel Reese said. “I really do enjoy Gateway, so I wouldn’t have

minded being here in Gateway. But I know the growth of women’s basketball, the growth of the Atlanta Dream, the support here that we have is just phenomenal and it has continued to skyrocket. “We’re going to miss our Gateway, but I’m really excited to be able to make that happen. Every-

one that did make that happen, I’m really thankful for it and I’m looking forward to all the fans coming out.” WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert expressed appreciation for the cooperation between the teams and TV networks to make the schedule adjustments. “We are grateful for the efforts made by numerous stakeholders, including the Dream, the Valkyries, the Hawks, State Farm Arena, and NBC Sports and USA Sports,” Engelbert said in a statement. “The change of venue dramatically expands the seating capacity and ensures that the Dream will be able to provide an extraordinary atmosphere for the first WNBA Finals game to be played in the Atlanta market since 2013. We are pleased that thousands more fans across the Southeast region will have the opportunity to experience the ultimate WNBA action — the WNBA Finals — in person.” There were conflicts at State Farm Arena for Game 3, with a concert by singer Sombr on Oct. 22, and for Game 4, with the Hawks holding their home opener the night of Oct. 24. “We are thrilled that we will be able to accommodate the Dream as they host Games 3 and 4 of the WNBA Finals at State Farm Arena. Playing for a championship is special, and we want the Dream to feel

the full support of the city during this amazing run,” said Andrew Saltzman, president of business enterprise and chief commercial officer of the Hawks and State Farm Arena. While the Dream played most of its regular-season games at Gateway Center Arena, it moved six regular-season games and the three previous home playoff games to State Farm Arena. Atlanta will play all of its home games next season at State Farm Arena after signing a multiyear deal earlier this month. It’s unclear where a Game 6 would be held if the WNBA Finals go that long because the Hawks have another home game on Oct. 29. The Valkyries had their own conflict with Game 2 on Monday, when Doja Cat had a concert scheduled that night at Chase Center. The concert was moved to Oct. 25. Meanwhile, Dream coach Karl Smesko said guard Allisha Gray is improving after missing Game 3 of the semifinal series win over the New York Liberty with a left hand injury. Even so, Smesko said he did not know if Gray, who was a limited participant in Tuesday’s practice, would be available for Saturday’s game. “No word on Game 1,” Smesko said. “But it’s trending in the right direction.”

SCOREBOARD Sports Betting Line NFL Thursday FAVORITE Seattle

Sunday

OPEN 2½

FAVORITE OPEN at JAX 1½ Baltimore 7 at IND 3½ at NE 9½ Pittsburgh 1½ New Orleans 2½ at PHILA 6½ Chicago 3 at RAMS 13½ Buffalo 6½ at K.C. 2½ at GREEN BAY 3

East

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ (40½) at DENVER TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 2½ (42½) Houston 4½ (41½) at CLE 7 (44) Tennessee 7½ (43½) NY Jets 2½ (39½) at TAMPA 1½ (45½) at GIANTS 1½ (40½) Carolina 3 (49½) at ATLANTA 12½ (51½) Arizona 5½ (53½) at VEGAS 8½ (42½)LA Chargers 1½ (53½) Dallas

College Football Wednesday

FAVORITE OPEN Kennesw St 5½ W. Kentucky 1½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 (52½)at MISOU ST 1½ (53½)at SAM HOU

FAVORITE OPEN E. Carolina 6½ Ga Southern 2½ at TEX ST 9½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 4½ (47½) at UAB 3½ (47½) at OLD DOM 14½ (70½) Colorado St

FAVORITE OPEN Memphis 6½ at PURDUE 2½ App St 2½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 7 (55½) at TULANE 3½ (52½) Washington 1½ (49½) at C. CAR

FAVORITE OPEN at J. MADSN 10½ Pittsburgh 6½ at ARMY 3½ Ohio State 1½ Northwestrn 7½ at WEST VA 2½ at B. GREEN 8½ at CLEMSN 43½ at TEXAS 9½ at SMU 6½ at KSU 8½ at LSU 10½ at MARYLND 4½ at TX A&M 44½ at TEMPLE 23½ at BUFFALO 3½ W. Michigan 8½ at DUKE 4½ at MIA (OH) 9½ at TX TECH 12½ at VA TECH 8½ UNLV 3 at GEORGIA 16½ Toledo 6½ at MICHIGAN 6½ at WYOMING 8½ at OLE MISS 7½ Alabama 1½ Tulsa 3 at UL 3½ at ORGN ST 13½ at NDSU 14½ at VANDER 6½ at MIA (FL) 16½ at BAYLOR 6½ Arkansas St 6½ at S. FLA 18½ at UCLA 3 Notre Dame 10½ at OKLAH 6½ at HOUSTON 2½ Louisville 12½ at STANFRD 32½ at UTSA 7 La Tech 14½ San Jose St 10 Ohio 13½ Utah 13½ Fresno State 8½ Wake Forest 8½ New Mexico17½ at OREGON 7½

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 12½ (58½) Georgia St 6½ (43½) at B. COLL 2½ (55½) Florida Atl 3½ (51) at INDIANA 7½ (49½) at MSU 1½ (63½) Cincinnati 6½ (47½) Ball State 42½ (56½) Char South 10½ (52½) Florida 9½ (52½) Virginia 4½ (55½) Kansas 14 (58½) Miss St 4½ (57½) Rutgers 45½ (56½) Citadel 21½ (47½) Charlotte 6½ (41½) UMass 6½ (43½) at C. MICH 3½ (47½) N. Carolina 9½ (46½) Akron 14½ (48½) Arizona St 10 (57½) Ga Tech 1½ (48½) at A.F. 20½ (49½) Auburn 6½ (53½) at E. MICH 6½ (42½) Penn State 7½ (40½) N. Illinois 6 (59½) Missouri 8½ (52½) at TEN 4½ (46½) at RICE 4½ (49½) Troy 17½ (52½) Wash St. 14½ (42½) Nevada 6 (50½) Arkansas 21½ (55½) Florida St 6½ (48½) TCU 7 (62½) at SO. MISS 20½ (45½) Kent State 2½ (43½) Wisconsin 10½ (46½) at BYU 7 (43½) Kentucky 4½ (62½) Oklah St 14½ (56½) at SYRACSE 35½ (55½) Elon 6½ (56½) Navy 15½ (57½) at ULM 7½ (46½) at UTEP 15½ (49½) at SAC ST 15½ (49½) at COL 7½ (46½) at SDSU 9½ (53½) at CAL 14½ (45½) at HAWAII 7½ (52½) Nebraska

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

MLB

NHL

Wednesday

FAVORITE LINE at WASHINGTON -141 at COLORADO -150

W L T Pct PF 4 1 0 .800 164 3 2 0 .600 110 2 3 0 .400 93 0 5 0 .000 70

PA 141 94 96 132

Jacksonville Indianapolis Houston Tennessee

W 4 2 1 0

South

North

Baltimore Cleveland Pittsburgh Cincinnati

West

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF .800 123 .400 124 .200 110 .000 58

PA 70 138 112 109

T 0 0 0 0

Pct PF .800 146 .600 93 .600 111 .600 128

PA 119 112 109 109

W L T Pct PF 4 0 0 1.000 118 3 2 0 .600 97 3 2 0 .600 132 0 5 0 .000 84

PA 77 111 129 129

W 4 3 3 3

Kansas City Denver Las Vegas L.A. Chargers

L 1 3 4 5 L 1 2 2 2

NATIONAL CONFERENCE East N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington

W 3 2 2 1

Pct PF .700 109 .400 92 .400 138 .300 115

PA 106 112 136 149

Carolina Atlanta Tampa Bay New Orleans

W L T Pct PF 2 2 0 .500 121 2 3 0 .400 119 1 4 0 .200 100 1 4 0 .200 118

PA 109 122 112 151

South

North

Minnesota Green Bay Detroit Chicago

West

W 5 3 3 3

San Francisco Seattle L.A. Rams Arizona

L 1 3 3 3

L 0 2 2 2

T 1 0 0 1

UNDERDOG Milwaukee

LINE +148

UNDERDOG Montreal Dallas

LINE +117 +123

Pro basketball WNBA Playoff Glance (x-if necessary) Finals (Best-of-7)

No. 2 Golden State vs. No. 4 Atlanta

Saturday, October 17: Atlanta at Golden State, 2:30 p.m. Monday, October 19: Atlanta at Golden State, 7 p.m. Wednesday, October 21: Golden State at Atlanta, 7 p.m. Saturday, October 24: Golden State at Atlanta, noon x-Monday, October 26: Atlanta at Golden State, TBA x-Thursday, October 29: Golden State at Atlanta, TBA x-Saturday, October 31: Atlanta at Golden State, TBA

T Pct PF 0 1.000 109 0 .600 104 0 .600 164 0 .600 119

PA 64 112 148 96

W L T Pct PF 5 0 0 1.000 154 3 2 0 .600 134 2 3 0 .400 119 1 4 0 .200 108

PA 93 105 120 162

Thursday’s Games

Tampa Bay 24, Dallas 16

Sunday’s Games

Jacksonville 19, Philadelphia 17, London, GBR Cincinnati 31, Miami 24 Green Bay 31, Chicago 7 Houston 26, Tennessee 3 Minnesota 23, New Orleans 13 N.Y. Giants 27, Washington 27, OT N.Y. Jets 17, Cleveland 12 New England 45, Las Vegas 17 Pittsburgh 34, Indianapolis 22 Denver 23, L.A. Chargers 17 Detroit 45, Arizona 21 San Francisco 32, Seattle 29 Baltimore 30, Atlanta 23, OT Open: Kansas City, Carolina

Monday’s Games

Buffalo 37, L.A. Rams 34, OT

Thursday, Oct. 15

Seattle at Denver, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 18

Houston vs Jacksonville at London, GBR, 8:30 a.m. Baltimore at Cleveland, noon Carolina at Philadelphia, noon Chicago at Atlanta, noon N.Y. Jets at New England, noon New Orleans at N.Y. Giants, noon Pittsburgh at Tampa Bay, noon Tennessee at Indianapolis, noon Arizona at L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m. Buffalo at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. L.A. Chargers at Kansas City, 3:25 p.m. Dallas at Green Bay, 7:20 p.m. Open: Cincinnati, Miami, Detroit, Minnesota Monday, Oct. 19 Washington at San Francisco, 7:15 p.m.

Pro football NFL Glance AMERICAN CONFERENCE

Buffalo 6 7 6 15 3 — 37 L.A. Rams 0 7 7 20 0 — 34 First Quarter Buf—FG Bass 49, 13:23. Buf—FG Bass 23, :10. Second Quarter LAR—Adams 4 pass from Stafford (Mevis kick), 8:00. Buf—Cook 17 run (Bass kick), 5:09. Third Quarter LAR—Corum 1 run (Mevis kick), 10:11. Buf—Coleman 7 pass from J.Allen (kick failed), 2:45. Fourth Quarter LAR—Nacua 2 pass from Stafford (pass failed), 14:16. Buf—J.Allen 1 run (Kincaid pass from J.Allen), 11:28. LAR—Adams 5 pass from Stafford (Mevis kick), 7:14. Buf—Cook 5 run (Bass kick), 1:39. LAR—K.Williams 1 run (Mevis kick), :05. First Overtime Buf—FG Bass 45, 1:55.

A—73,882.

First downs Total Net Yards Rushes-yards Passing Punt Returns Kickoff Returns Interceptions Ret. Comp-Att-Int Sacked-Yards Lost Punts Fumbles-Lost

Buf 25 436 37-234 202 1-14 7-219 0-0 12-19-1 1-8 1-52.0 2-1

Penalties-Yards 13-112 11-84 Time of Possession 30:08 37:57 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Buffalo, J.Allen 10-121, Cook 25-111, Davis 2-2. L.A. Rams, Williams 16-49, Corum 5-19, Nacua 2-9. PASSING—Buffalo, J.Allen 12-19-1-210. L.A. Rams, Stafford 40-54-0-383. RECEIVING—Buffalo, T.Johnson 4-72, Shakir 3-80, Davis 1-31, Coleman 1-7, Cook 1-7, Kincaid 1-7, Knox 1-6. L.A. Rams, Nacua 17138, Williams 6-27, Higbee 5-83, Adams 5-51, Corum 3-53, Allen 2-24, Atwell 1-4, Parkinson 1-3. MISSED FIELD GOALS—L.A. Rams, Mevis 50, Mevis 48.

Major League Baseball MLB Postseason Glance LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES (Best-of-7) American League (TBS, TruTV, HBO Max)

Cleveland 1, Tampa Bay 1

Late Monday Buffalo 37, L.A. Rams 34, OT

Wednesday

National League FAVORITE LINE at LA DODGERS -182

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami

LAR 33 454 23-77 377 0-0 7-194 1-3 40-54-0 1-6 2-46.5 0-0

Monday, Oct. 12: Game 1: Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 3 Tuesday, Oct. 13: Game 2: Tampa Bay 3, Cleveland 1 Thursday, Oct. 15: Game 3: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 5 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16: Game 4: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 5 p.m. x-Saturday, Oct. 17: Game 5: Tampa Bay at Cleveland, 7 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 19: Game 6: Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 4 p.m. x-Tuesday, Oct. 20: Game 7: Cleveland at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. National League (FOX, FS1)

Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 0

Sunday, Oct. 11: Game 1: Milwaukee 2, Los Angeles Dodgers 1 Monday, Oct. 12: Game 2: Milwaukee 7, Los Angeles Dodgers 4 Wednesday, Oct. 14: Game 3: Milwaukee (Gasser 5-5) at Los Angeles Dodgers (Snell 4-1), 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15: Game 4: Milwaukee at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8 p.m. x-Friday, Oct. 16: Game 5: Milwaukee at Los Angeles Dodgers, 8 p.m. x-Sunday, Oct. 18: Game 6: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee, 7 p.m. x-Monday, Oct. 19: Game 7: Los Angeles Dodgers at Milwaukee, 7 p.m.

Late Monday Cleveland 7, Tampa Bay 3 Cleveland

Tampa Bay

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College football College Football Schedule All Times Central (Subject to change)

Tuesday’s games SOUTH

Delaware (2-3) at Middle Tennessee (2-3), 6 p.m. FIU (3-2) at Jacksonville St. (4-2), n

Wednesday’s games MIDWEST

Kennesaw St. (1-4) at Missouri St. (1-4), 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

W. Kentucky (2-4) at Sam Houston St. (1-4), 7 p.m. Thursday, October 15

SOUTH

East Carolina (3-2) at UAB (3-3), 6:30 p.m. Georgia Southern (2-4) at Old Dominion

(2-4), 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Colorado St. (2-3) at Texas State (2-3), 7 p.m.

Friday’s games EAST

Columbia (3-1) at Penn (2-2), 6 p.m. SOUTH Memphis (5-1) at Tulane (2-3), 6:30 p.m. Appalachian St. (3-2) at Coastal Carolina (2-4), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Washington (3-3) at Purdue (3-3), 7 p.m.

Saturday’s games EAST

CCSU (2-3) at Mercyhurst (1-5), 11 a.m. Duquesne (1-4) at Stonehill (2-4), 11 a.m. Rhode Island (3-3) at Yale (3-1), 11 a.m. FAU (4-1) at Army (3-2), 11 a.m. Brown (2-2) at Princeton (3-1), 11 a.m. Cincinnati (4-1) at West Virginia (3-3), 11 a.m. New Haven (1-5) at Robert Morris (3-3), 11 a.m. Hampton (1-5) at Sacred Heart (2-4), 11 a.m. Pittsburgh (5-1) at Boston College (2-3), 11 a.m. Rutgers (1-4) at Maryland (2-4), 11:30 a.m. Bryant (4-2) at Maine (1-5), noon Merrimack (2-4) at Dartmouth (1-3), noon Holy Cross (2-4) at Harvard (4-0), noon Monmouth (NJ) (4-2) at New Hampshire (2-5), noon Charlotte (0-6) at Temple (2-4), noon Georgetown (1-4) at Colgate (4-2), noon UMass (4-2) at Buffalo (3-3), noon Lehigh (6-0) at Cornell (2-2), 1 p.m. Albany (NY) (3-3) at Stony Brook (4-2), 1:30 p.m. Lafayette (1-4) at Bucknell (1-5), 2 p.m. Villanova (2-4) at Fordham (2-5), 2:30 p.m. Morehouse (0-1) at Howard (2-4), 2:30 p.m. LIU Brooklyn (2-5) at Wagner (1-5), 4 p.m. Louisville (3-3) at Syracuse (2-3), 6:30 p.m.

SOUTH

Charleston Southern (3-3) at Clemson (3-2), 11 a.m. Mississippi St. (4-1) at LSU (4-2), 11 a.m. Georgia St. (4-1) at James Madison (6-0), 11 a.m. Chicago State (1-5) at NC A&T (2-5), 11 a.m. Morehead St. (1-5) at Davidson (2-5), noon McNeese St. (2-4) at Northwestern St. (0-6), noon VMI (0-6) at Wofford (4-3), 12:30 p.m. Presbyterian (3-3) at Stetson (1-5), 1 p.m. Austin Peay (5-2) at West Georgia (1-5), 1 p.m. E. Kentucky (2-4) at Tennessee Tech (5-1), 1:30 p.m. Bethune-Cookman (3-3) at MVSU (3-4), 2 p.m. Gardner-Webb (2-5) at UT Martin (2-4), 2 p.m. Florida A&M (2-4) at Jackson St. (5-1), 2 p.m. Grambling St. (4-2) at Alabama A&M (5-2), 2 p.m. Georgia Tech (2-3) at Virginia Tech (4-2), 2:30 p.m. Auburn (3-2) at Georgia (6-0), 2:30 p.m. Missouri (5-1) at Mississippi (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Alabama (5-1) at Tennessee (5-1), 2:30 p.m. North Carolina (3-2) at Duke (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Towson (0-7) at Campbell (5-1), 2:30 p.m. Stephen F. Austin (6-0) at Nicholls (2-4), 3 p.m. Troy (3-2) at Louisiana-Lafayette (4-2), 4 p.m. West Alabama (0-0) at West Florida (3-2), 4 p.m. South Dakota (5-2) at Murray St. (1-5), 4 p.m. Lamar (5-1) at SE Louisiana (3-3), 4 p.m. Morgan St. (5-1) at Tennessee St. (1-5), 5:30 p.m. Arkansas (2-4) at Vanderbilt (3-3), 6 p.m. Florida St. (3-3) at Miami (5-0), 6 p.m. Arkansas St. (2-4) at Southern Miss. (1-4), 6 p.m. Kent St. (2-4) at South Florida (4-2), 6 p.m. Mercer (5-2) at Samford (1-5), 6 p.m. Abilene Christian (3-4) at North Alabama (4-2), 6 p.m. Louisiana Tech (3-2) at Louisiana-Monroe (0-5), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Kansas (2-3) at Kansas St. (3-2), 11 a.m. Ohio St. (5-1) at Indiana (6-0), 11 a.m. Ball St. (1-5) at Bowling Green (2-4), 11 a.m. Northwestern (4-1) at Michigan St. (2-4), 11 a.m. Dayton (4-1) at Butler (5-1), noon Marist (3-3) at Drake (2-4), noon W. Michigan (4-2) at Cent. Michigan (3-3), 12:30 p.m. S. Dakota St. (5-1) at North Dakota (5-2), 1 p.m. W. Illinois (3-3) at SE Missouri (3-3), 2 p.m. Lindenwood (Mo.) (1-4) at E. Illinois (2-4), 2 p.m. Toledo (4-2) at E. Michigan (4-3), 2:30 p.m. Penn St. (3-3) at Michigan (3-2), 2:30 p.m. Akron (1-5) at Miami (Ohio) (3-3), 2:30 p.m. Illinois St. (4-2) at S. Illinois (3-4), 3 p.m. N. Iowa (3-2) at Youngstown St. (5-2), 5 p.m. Nevada (2-3) at N. Dakota St. (5-1), 6 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Florida (4-2) at Texas (4-1), 11 a.m. Virginia (4-2) at SMU (4-1), 11 a.m. The Citadel (2-4) at Texas A&M (3-3), noon Alabama St. (3-3) at Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-2), 2 p.m. Alcorn St. (4-3) at Prairie View (2-5), 2 p.m. Arizona St. (3-2) at Texas Tech (5-0), 2:30 p.m. Tulsa (3-3) at Rice (1-5), 3:30 p.m. Cent. Arkansas (2-4) at Tarleton St. (6-0), 6 p.m. TCU (2-3) at Baylor (4-1), 6 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (3-3) at Incarnate Word (2-4), 6 p.m. East Texas A&M (2-4) at Houston Christian (3-3), 6 p.m. Kentucky (5-1) at Oklahoma (3-2), 6:30 p.m.

Oklahoma St. (4-1) at Houston (5-1), 6:30 p.m. Navy (2-3) at UTSA (5-1), 7 p.m. San Jose St. (3-3) at UTEP (1-5), 8 p.m.

FAR WEST

Idaho (1-5) at Montana (5-2), 2 p.m. Idaho St. (4-2) at Weber St. (4-3), 2 p.m. N. Illinois (0-5) at Wyoming (3-3), 2:30 p.m. UNLV (4-2) at Air Force (4-1), 2:30 p.m. Valparaiso (3-3) at San Diego (2-4), 3 p.m. Washington St. (1-5) at Oregon St. (4-2), 5 p.m. Portland St. (2-4) at N. Arizona (5-2), 6 p.m. Montana St. (5-1) at E. Washington (2-5), 6 p.m. Elon (4-3) at Stanford (2-4), 6:30 p.m. Wisconsin (4-1) at UCLA (5-0), 6:30 p.m. Notre Dame (6-0) at BYU (5-0), 6:30 p.m. Cal Poly (4-3) at N. Colorado (2-5), 7 p.m. UC Davis (4-2) at S. Utah (2-4), 7 p.m. Ohio (4-2) at Sacramento St. (1-5), 9 p.m. Utah (5-0) at Colorado (2-3), 9:15 p.m. Fresno St. (4-2) at San Diego St. (2-4), 9:30 p.m. New Mexico (4-1) at Hawaii (1-5), 9:30 p.m. Wake Forest (5-1) at California (3-3), 9:30 p.m. Nebraska (5-1) at Oregon (3-2), 10 p.m.

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National Football League NFL — Suspended Chicago Bears DE Montez Sweat two games for violating the NFL’s performance-enhancing substances policy. Suspended L.A. Rams LT Alaric Jackson two games for punching a Buffalo Bills player. BALTIMORE RAVENS — Released WR Chris Moore. Released WR Xavier Guillory from the practice squad. BUFFALO BILLS — Signed LB Michael Danna. Released CB Anthony. CAROLINA PANTHERS — Placed DT Cam Jackson on injured reserve. Designated RB Trevor Etienne, RT Taylor Moton and DT Tershawn Wharton to return from injured lists. Signed CB Robert Rochell to the practice squad. Released OLB Cam Gill from the practice squad. CHICAGO BEARS — Activated DL Shemar Turner off the PUP list. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed RB Audric Estime to the active roster. Placed RB Raheim Sanders on injured reserve. Signed TE Devin Culp and G Vershon Lee to the practice squad. Released CB Myles Bryant and WR James Proche II from the practice squad. DALLAS COWBOYS — Signed RB Emari Demercado. Signed G Nick Leverett to the practice squad. Released CB Alex Austin from the practice squad. GREEN BAY PACKERS — Signed CB Elijah Culp to the practice squad. Released G Josh Gesky from the practice squad. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed LB Germaine Pratt to the practice squad. Signed TE Pharaoh Brown to the active roster. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — Placed LT Anton Harrison on injured reserve. Signed S Kaevon Merriweather to the active roster. Signed LS Jacob Bobenmoyer to the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Signed WR Justin Watson to the practice squad. Placed WR Tyquan Thornton on injured reserve. Signed LB Cam Jones to the active roster. LOS ANGELES CHARGERS — Signed WR Luke Grimm to the practice squad. MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed QB Brady Cook to the practice squad. Released RB Jarquez Hunter from the practice squad. Waived WR Ryan Miller. Claimed WR Jared Wayne off waivers from Houston. Signed DL Jordan Jefferson to the practice squad. Released DL Mazi Smith from the practice squad. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — Signed RB Hassan Haskins and CB D’Shawn Jamison to the practice squad. Released LB Jose Ramirez from the practice squad. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS — Re-signed CB Decamerion Richardson. Released LS Cal Adomitis. Waived CB Jayden Price and WR Brock Rechsteiner. Released RB Ulysses Bentley and WR Trey Palmer from the practice squad. NEW YORK GIANTS — Signed LB Malik Harrison to the active roster. Signed DE Dawuane Smoot to the practice squad. NEW YORK JETS — Signed WR Jamaal Pritchett and DE Quinton Bell to the practice squad. Released WR Tyler Johnson and TE Cody Hardy from the practice squad. Released LB Troy Reeder. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES — Released CB Shaun Wade and TE Josiah Deguara from the practice squad. Signed T Xavier Truss and DT Zion Wilson to the practice squad. PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Signed LB Elandon Roberts to the practice squad. SEATTLE SEAHAWKS — Activated WR Irv Charles from injured reserve. Released RB Velus Jones Jr.

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National Hockey League ANAHEIM DUCKS — Recalled F Roger McQueen from San Diego (AHL). Activated D Drew Helleson from injured reserve. Placed F Ryan Poehling on injured reserve. BUFFALO SABRES — Recalled D Dennis Gilbert from Rochester (AHL). Placed D Matt Grzelcyk on injured reserve. CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS — Assigned F Nick Lardis to Rockford (AHL). DALLAS STARS — Placed F Harrison Scott on waivers. FLORIDA PANTHERS — Recalled G Cooper Black from Charlotte (AHL). MINNESOTA WILD — Recalled F Justin Kirkland from Iowa (AHL). Placed F Nico Sturm on injured reserve.

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TWISTELLA 630 Arlington Creek Centre Drive Studio D, Baton Rouge l Open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Monday through Thursday; 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday; 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday; and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday

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Matcha lovers keep cleaning out new cafe, dessert shop BY MADDIE SCOTT Staff writer

STAFF PHOTOS BY JOHN BALLANCE

Matcha fans have cleaned out Twistella three times since the Baton Rouge shop opened last month. Located in the Arlington Marketplace at 630 Arlington Creek Centre Drive, Twistella had its soft opening in a 1,200-squarefoot space on Sept. 1. The menu features coffee and desserts, but the main attraction is the matcha. Owner Abood Odeh imports ceremonial-grade matcha directly from Uji, Japan. The cafe has been selling about 200 cups a day, Odeh said, which is roughly 400 to 500 grams of matcha a day. Shipments can take one to two weeks to arrive. Japanese holidays can delay them. Since its grand opening Oct. 1, Twistella has grown the menu, and Odeh has been buying bigger matcha shipments to meet demand. Staff members whisk each serving by hand with a traditional bamboo whisk. Whisking takes longer, but Odeh said it’s worth it. “For people who love matcha, who love coffee, they can taste the difference,” Odeh said.

Varoius dishes are on display from Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine, a new restaurant with a menu full of dim sum, soup dumplings, noodles, seafood, vegetables, chef specials and more.

‘To unite all together’ Dig into chicken feet and Peking duck at BR’s newest dim sum restaurant

Matcha, coffee and sweets For those new to matcha, Odeh said the strawberry matcha latte ($8) is a good place to start. Customers can design their own matcha latte at Twistella by adding flavors of blueberry,

9460 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge l Open 10:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 10:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Prairieville, and Zuma Revolving Sushi Bar, which will open in 2027 at 4914 Government St. in Baton Rouge.

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The tradition of dim sum began 1,000 years ago, and though it has evolved, the culture of sharing food family-style has stuck. Inside the former Southern Pearl Oyster House in Baton Rouge, a new business has formed. Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine, 9460 Perkins Road, soft opens today with a menu full of dim sum, soup dumplings, noodles, seafood, vegetables, chef specials and more. “Mudan is more for people to unite all together, sharing their food,” said Stacy Zheng, the restaurant’s front-of-house manager. For the uninitiated, dim sum is a Chinese tradition of eating small plates, often paired with tea. It consists of a variety of fare, such as dumplings, chicken feet, short rib

Who is BARTENDER OF THE MONTH in BR? Cast your vote What constitutes a great bartender? You tell us. Nominate your favorite local bartender for the October bartender of the month. Think of the barkeeps at speakeasies, neighborhood bars or downtown restaurants and watering holes. Who comes to mind? What’s their specialty? Why do they stand out? To nominate, email madison.scott@ theadvocate.com by 4 p.m. Oct. 19 with the bartender’s name, where they work and why they deserve it. Include your name and phone number. The features team may follow up with questions.

MUDAN MODERN ASIAN CUISINE

Dim sum served all day

Mudan chef and co-owner Bihai Liu holds a dish of salt and pepper shrimp. and Peking roast duck. Each dish is shared family-style with the table, and the lazy Susan-like spinning plates in the center of the tables make it simple. Stacy’s husband, Danny Zheng, owns the restaurant with Bihai Liu, who owns Yummy House in Kenner. The Zhengs also own Daruma Ramen, located in Baton Rouge

Just the dim sum menu will have over 50 dishes available all day. Think small plates that are served steamed, deep-fried, braised, panfried and more. There are dumplings in several flavors, in addition to the separate soup dumplings on the main menu. Deep-fried bites include spring rolls, shrimp balls, stuffed pepper shrimp (a fried bell pepper stuffed with shrimp and topped in oyster sauce) and stuffed shrimp eggplant. Braised dishes like beef tripe, curry cuttlefish and black pepper short ribs are also on the menu. It’s hard to picture a dim sum restaurant without chicken feet,

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THE BEST THINGS WE ATE THIS WEEK

Discover a new dish that keeps you wanting more Half of an 8-inch Kali Mist sandwich from Cheba Hut

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I can’t stop thinking about how good this sandwich from Cheba Hut is. Reading the Kali Mist description is like hearing all of my favorite words: jalapeños, chipotle mayonnaise, bacon,

pepper jack cheese, pickles and avocado. Yes please. There’s also turkey, lettuce, tomato, onion and house dressing. It’s a godsend of a sub. Each bite has a wonderful kick, while the vegetables cool you down. The combo of bacon and turkey brings heartiness. Don’t get me started on the

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Who gets the leftovers from family-style dishes? Dear Miss Manners: I was visit- what to do with them. Gentle reader: Given people’s ing several of my siblings, inexplicably territorial feeland we went to a Chinese restaurant together. At the ings about leftovers, your anlast minute, my husband nouncement was bound to be backed out of dinner, as he ill-received. But the rule you had a terrible headache and describe does not exist — wanted to lie down. nor is likely to, since He asked me to pay it is inconsistent with for the meal for evwhat Miss Manners would call Basic Etieryone. The dinner was quette Principles. served family-style, That the orders rather than individwere to be shared has Judith to do with service, ual dishes. When the Martin while who gets the check came, I paid it, MISS bill relates to the and also told my sibMANNERS unrelated duties of a lings that I would be host. taking the leftovers If there was an etiquette with me for my husband to violation, it was your wellhave for dinner. intended assumption of the When the waiter came to host’s prerogative when you the table with to-go boxes, took the bill. The proper my siblings grabbed them form would have been to ask and started filling them for for agreement on the leftthemselves. I said nothing, but planned in my head to overs — or order one item stop for a hamburger for my directly to-go, which would husband on the way home. have ensured your husband Was I rude to announce did not go hungry, even if that I wished to take the your siblings still were. leftovers home for my husDear Miss Manners: From time band? Were my siblings rude to time, I find myself on the receiving end of rude beto ignore my plan and take them for themselves? If we havior from the adolescent had each ordered individual children of friends or relameals, I would assume each tives, although the behavior person would take their own isn’t always directed solely leftovers, but as a familyat me. For instance, a loud style meal, I assumed that “ew” when I sneeze, despite the person who pays decides my saying “excuse me,” or a

joke that crosses the line. In many cases, the parents are present but say nothing. Am I wrong to feel tempted to gently say, “That’s not very polite”? Or should I hold back out of deference to the parents, even when they don’t intervene? Gentle reader: You may feel as tempted as you like. But no, when their parents are present, you cannot properly correct the ill manners of adolescent children any more than you can anyone else’s bad behavior. There is, of course, the exception when the parents leave you in charge. But this usually involves a parent standing at the front door saying, “OK, kids. We’re off to the races now. So you have to do whatever Auntie says.” Mom being in the bathroom does not count, unless you talk quickly and are reasonably confident your sister will support you when she returns to the table and your niece loudly demands, “Mom, Auntie said I can’t say her sneezes sound like explosions. Do I have to listen to her?”

TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2026. There are 78 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager flew a Bell X-1 rocket engine-powered aircraft over a California desert, becoming the first person to break the sound barrier. In 2012, Yeager marked the 65th anniversary of that flight by breaking the sound barrier anew at age 89, this time in the back seat of an F-15. Also on this date: In 1066, Normans under William the Conqueror defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings. In 1586, Mary, Queen of Scots, went on trial in England, accused of committing treason against Queen Elizabeth I. (Mary was beheaded in February 1587.)

In 1910, aviator Claude Grahame-White flew his biplane over Washington, D.C., and landed it on West Executive Avenue, next to the White House. In 1944, German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel took his own life rather than face trial and certain execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler. In 1964, civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. was named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In 1964, in one of the greatest upsets in Olympic history, American Billy Mills, an Oglala Lakota, won the 10,000-meter race at the Tokyo Summer Games, setting a new Olympic record. In 1981, the new president of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, was sworn in to succeed the assassinated Anwar Sadat. In 1986, Holocaust survivor and human rights advocate Elie Wiesel was

named winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2008, a grand jury in Orlando, Florida, returned charges of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse and aggravated manslaughter against Casey Anthony in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Caylee. (She was acquitted in July 2011.) Today’s birthdays: Former White House counsel John W. Dean III is 88. Fashion designer Ralph Lauren is 87. Football Hall of Famer Charlie Joiner is 79. Golf Hall of Famer Beth Daniel is 70. Musician Thomas Dolby is 68. Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi is 65. Actor Steve Coogan is 61. TV host Stephen A. Smith is 59. Country singer Natalie Maines (The Chicks) is 52. Actor Chang Chen is 50. Singer Usher is 48. Actor-comedian Jay Pharoah is 39. Actor Rowan Blanchard is 25.

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MATCHA

Continued from page 1D strawberry, mango, lavender, coconut and vanilla. Toppings include banana crumble, Biscoff, Nutella, taro, strawberry mint and Oreo crumbles. Other beverages include iced coffees, specialty coffees and Italian sodas. “Some people come in,” Odeh said, “and they’re like, ‘Can I get Biscoff and strawberry in the same cup?’ ‘Yeah, I can do that.’” The shop sells crepes, waffles, mini pancakes, strawberry cups and taiyaki, a fish-shaped Japanese cake made in a waffle-like mold. Behind the display glass are about a dozen flavors of Hershey’s ice cream, available

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A classic matcha latte with vanilla and whole milk from Twistella in a cup or cone. Or get an affogato, a scoop topped with a shot of espresso, for $7. Customers can load up desserts with lotus crumble, lotus drizzle, Oreo, milk chocolate, white chocolate,

pistachio, crunchy Kinder, ice cream, strawberry, blueberry and banana. “Be excited to stay tuned, because there’s a lot of stuff coming out to the menu in the next month,” he said.

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white rice, stewed shredded beef, stewed black beans and Continued from page 1D fried sweet plantains. I dug into the rice and beef first (of course, because rice over any meat is how it’s pickles. I need to personally done in the South), and it was investigate what pickles an amazing introduction to they use and if they’re the dish. The shredded beef available a la carte. was tender and flavorful, — Maddie Scott, pairing perfectly with the features writer rice and hearty black beans to create a comforting taste without feeling too heavy. n Patacon Latin Cuisine; 308 The fried sweet plantains Bertrand Drive, Lafayette; PROVIDED PHOTO brought everything together. 208 Centre Sarcelle Blvd., With locations in YoungsYoungsville Pabellon criollo from Patacon ville and Lafayette, Patacon Latin Cuisine in Youngsville makes it easy to stop by no It was my first time trying matter which part of town Latin food, and thanks to you’re in. Patacon, I think I’ve added a try, I went with a traditional — Jakori Madison new favorite to my food rota- Venezuelan dish: pabellon tion. Not knowing what to criollo, which is served with features writer

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Pet safety shouldn’t be on the line

STAFF PHOTOS BY JOHN BALLANCE

Stacy Zheng is the front-of-house manager for Mudan Modern Asian Cuisine and wife of one of the owners, Danny Zheng.

No pet’s safety or wellDear Heloise: Regarding being should be on the teaching responsibility to line as part of a long list of an 11-year-old, any parent who threatens to give away daily chores that its youthan adopted pet as a punish- ful owner/companion must accomplish. A pet ment doesn’t underbelongs to an entire stand responsibilfamily, and parents ity! I was saddened should share in its to read the letter care. — Jane C., in Tucfrom a parent who wanted to model son,Arizona loving, responsible Jane, I happen behavior to a young Hints from to agree with you. Heloise A pet is a living, child with threats to abandon any pet, breathing creature which is the most irrespon- — not a bargaining chip. sible behavior at play here. If a parent takes away a pet that a child loves, all There are many ways they do is teach the kid to teach good behavior, to distrust them. There starting with the sharing are many families who’d of tasks and small steps do well to look for family that begin long before the counselors who can help awesome responsibility them work through issues of pet ownership begins. When a child can regularly that are a problem. — Heloise make his bed, take out the Hemostat hint trash, or do his homework on time, he’s on his way to Dear Heloise: The strip to experiencing the joy of a open a plastic tub of cat dog. litter is rather difficult to

use; it’s challenging at best to get a good grip by using the holes on either end of this strip. Last night, I was having an especially hard time getting a tub open, and since I had to pull harder than usual, one of the rings split, rendering it pretty much useless. In desperation, I grabbed a hemostat from my “semijunk drawer.” I had the strip removed and the container open in less than 2 minutes. — Barb S., via email Barb, this is a clever use for a hemostat, but some of my readers don’t know what a “hemostat” is or how it’s used. A hemostat is a forceps with a locking mechanism that’s used in many medical settings and in surgery — for example, to hold two sterile pieces of draping together. — Heloise Send a hint to heloise@ heloise.com.

MUDAN

Continued from page 1D a tender staple in dim sum. The Mudan menu offers it braised and steamed in a black bean sauce. There are eight different steamed rice rolls, from plain to garlic rib flavors. There’s also Cantonese fish cake, sausage sticky rice and crispy turnip cake. For something sweet, try the sesame balls, filled with Mudan garlic spare ribs are prepared steamed with black sweet red bean paste, or the classic egg tart, a flaky bean garlic and savory seasonings. pastry filled with sweet egg custard. wings, garlic parmesan fries bar will serve cocktails. For and more. now, beverages include soft More fare Ever tried squab before? drinks, juice, bubble tea and For the soft opening, cus- Some may know it as pigeon, shareable hot tea in flavors tomers can order from a and it’s a common staple in of jasmine, chrysanthemum, limited menu. A grand open- Cantonese dishes and dim rose, dark and green tea. Being will come in about three sum. One appetizer features cause dim sum often serves weeks to a month, Stacy a whole pigeon, fried crispy oily dishes, hot tea is a great Zheng said, and the rest of and seasoned, served with complement, Stacy Zheng the menu will be available in cucumbers and a white rad- said. a month or two. “Traditionally, most everyish flower. Outside of dim sum, the Entrees to look forward to body, they would pick a pot menu still covers a wide include the salt and pepper of the tea,” she said. “Hot range of appetizers, entrees, shrimp — crispy shell-on tea.” soup, noodles, fried rice, shrimp topped with garlic, vegetables, chef specials chili, scallions and salt and The interior and seafood. The restaurant pepper seasoning, served Inside, the 6,000 squarealso has four family meal se- with orange and cucumber foot space can seat about lections, each with about 10 slices. Those who love Pe- 146 diners. The lease began courses, that serve up to 10 king roast duck can order it in January, and the owners people from $229 to $399. half or whole, a chef’s selec- made cosmetic changes like Start the meal with a range tion dish served crispy with adding lightweight foldof appetizers: Garlic eda- bao bread, scallions, cucum- ing walls, hanging lanterns, mame, crab rangoon, honey ber and hoisin sauce for a wall paneling and art instalBeijing-style dining experi- lations. Tables come equipped ence. There’s also classic dishes with an iPad where customsuch as orange chicken, ers can place their orders, General Tso’s chicken, and a server will bring them sweet and sour chicken or their courses and the bill at pork and Mongolian ribeye the end of the meal. steak. “Customers really can see The menu also has some the pictures, clicking each vegetarian options like the item themselves,” Stacy mushroom tofu clay pot, Zheng said, adding that selfwhere assorted mushrooms, ordering helps with such a carrot, Chinese cauliflower, large menu. zucchini, onion and tofu The restaurant has private are simmered in a clay pot dining spaces available as with a savory sauce. Other well. The private room seats options are Chinese broc- about 28 but can be split coli, green water spinach, into two rooms with a slidcucumber salad, hot and ing screen door. It also has sour soup, rice rolls and a TV screen with karaoke Salt and pepper shrimp, jade tofu delight, made with available if customers want crispy shell-on shrimp with wok-tossed crispy tofu and to sing while dining. Those garlic, chili, scallions and vegetables. interested can reserve the signature salt and pepper Once the restaurant ob- room by calling or booking tains an alcohol permit, the online. seasoning

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #184 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ www. ment site at jeffparish.gov/supplier until 2:00 p.m., October 27, 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: Two (2) Year Pre-Placed Emergency Contract for Roof Repairs and Replacements Parish Wide for the Department of General Services 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 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. Megan Grantham Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: September 30, October 7, and 14, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. gov/464/Purchasing or you may call 504-3642678. 202392-sept 30-oct 7-143t $134.32

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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 Contract to Provide and Install Rental Generators and Various Power Equipment on an As Needed Basis for the Jefferson Parish Department of General Services 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 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. Megan Grantham Director Purchasing Department Misty A. Camardelle Assistant Director Purchasing Department ADV: The Baton Rouge Advocate: October 7, 14, and 21, 2026 For additional informa‐ tion, please visit the Pur‐ chasing Webpage at https://www.jeffparish. or gov/464/Purchasing you may call 504-3642678. 203102-oct 7-14-21-3t $136.33

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. #234 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ ment site at www.jeffpar ishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., December 3, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bid‐ ders may submit via Jef‐ ferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www.jeffparishb ids.net to register for this free site. 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, i

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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS BID EVENT NO. 246 Sealed Bids will be re‐ ceived electronically through our E-Procure‐ ment site at www.jeffpar ishbids.net until 2:00 p.m., November 19, 2026 and shall, at the below listed time and place, be publicly opened and read aloud. At no charge, bid‐ ders may submit via Jef‐ ferson Parish’s electronic procurement page by visiting www.jeffparishb ids.net to register for this free site. 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: Terrytown Head Start Center Roof Coating & HVAC Replacement

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Qualifying of candidates for: Special election: State Senate District 14 will be conducted by the Clerk of Court’s office from Wednesday, October 14, 2026, until Friday, October 16, 2026. The election will be held on December 12, 2026. Candidates may qualify from 8:00 AM until 4:30 PM, daily, at the following locations: 222 St. Louis St., Room 183 Baton Rouge, LA

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A series of Public Hearings will be held in accordance with LA R.S. 48:231 and conducted by the Joint Transportation, Highways and Public Works Committee. Below is a list of the times and places where the hearings will be held. The purpose of the hearings is to review highway construction priorities for the state fiscal year 2027-2028. A copy of the Preliminary Program for Fiscal Year 2027-2028 will be available for review on October 1, 2026, by interested persons at the LADOTD Headquarters Building, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Room 200M, Baton Rouge, LA 70802 or online at https://www.dotd. la.gov/. All interested persons are invited for the purpose of becoming fully acquainted with the proposed program and will be afforded an opportunity to express their views in person. Oral testimony may be supplemented by presenting important facts and documentation in writing. Comments may also be provided at the link above. All interested parties will be able to listen to the meeting virtually. The information to participate virtually will be posted at the link above. Written statements and comments can be handed to the committee conducting the hearing or mailed to the following address, postmarked within 45 calendar days following the final hearing: JOINT TRANSPORTATION, HIGHWAYS AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE C/O LA DOTD (SECTION 85) P.O. BOX 94245 BATON ROUGE, LA 70804-9245 Should anyone requiring special assistance due to a disability wish to participate in this public hearing, please contact LADOTD (Attn: Ms. Mary Elliott) by mail at the address above or by telephone at (225) 379-1218 at least five days prior to the date of the public hearing. LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THE HIGHWAY PRIORITY CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM (2027-2028) Date & Time

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Livingston, St. Helena, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Washington

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Ascension, Assumption, E. Baton Rouge, E. Feliciana, Iberville, Pointe Coupee, St. James, W. Baton Rouge, W. Feliciana

State Capitol Basement, House Committee Room 6, Baton Rouge

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 10:00 am

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Caldwell, Catahoula, Concordia, Franklin, LaSalle, Tensas

Franklin Parish School Board Franklin Media Center 7293 Prairie Rd, Winnsboro

Tuesday, October 27, 2026 2:00 pm

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Calcasieu Parish Police Jury Council Chambers 1015 Pithon St, Lake Charles

Thursday, October 29, 2026 1:30 pm

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PUBLIC NOTICE --Advocate ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Bids will be received by the Office of Purchasing, Room 213 Thomas Boyd Hall, Louisiana State Uni‐ versity and Agricultural and Mechanical College 70803 until 11:00 AM on Thursday, November 5, 2026. ** Refer to www.centerl inebidconnect.com for bid submission instruc‐ tions. All bids must be submitted via email to lsubids@lsu.edu ** ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY LOUISIANA STATE UNI‐ VERSITY, OFFICE OF PUR‐ CHASING OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: Furnish Labor and Materials for 4-H Shoot‐ ing Range

LSU SOLICITATION NUM‐ BER: RFQ-0000002920 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project may be obtained from: www.centerlinebidco Printed nnect.com. copies are not available from the Designer, but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Contractors unable to access bidding docu‐ ments at www.centerl inebidconnect.com should contact

Louisiana State University Procurement 3960 W. Lakeshore Drive Baton Rouge, LA 70808 Phone: 225-578-2176 All bids must be accom‐ panied by bid security equal to five percent (5%) of the sum of the base bid and all alter‐ nates, and must be in the form of a certified check, cashier’s check or Bid Bond Form written by a surety company licensed to do business in Louisiana, signed by the surety’s agency or attor‐ ney-in-fact. Surety must be listed on the current U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Man‐ agement Service list of approved bonding com‐ panies as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the amount for which it obligates it‐ self in the Bond, or must be a Louisiana domiciled insurance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. If surety qualifies by virtue of its Best’s list‐ ing, the amount of the Bond may not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide. The Bid Bond shall be in favor of the Louisiana State Uni‐ versity and Agricultural and Mechanical College, and shall be accompa‐ nied by appropriate power of attorney. No Bid Bond indicating an oblig‐ ation of less than five percent (5%) by any method is acceptable. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written by a company licensed to do business in Louisiana, in an amount equal to 100% of the Contract amount. Surety must be listed currently on the U.S. Department of Trea‐ i i l

p sury Financial manage‐ ment Service List (Trea‐ sury List) as approved for an amount equal to or greater than the con‐ tract amount, or must be an insurance company domiciled in Louisiana or owned by Louisiana resi‐ dents. If surety is quali‐ fied other than by listing on the Treasury list, the contract amount may not exceed fifteen percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial state‐ ments filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance and may not exceed the amount of $500,000. However, a Louisiana domiciled in‐ surance company with at least an A- rating in the latest printing of the A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide shall not be subject to the $500,000 limitation, provided that the con‐ tract amount does not exceed ten percent of policyholders’ surplus as shown in the latest A.M. Best’s Key Rating Guide nor fifteen percent of policyholder’s surplus as shown by surety’s most recent financial state‐ ments filed with the Louisiana Department of Insurance. The Bond shall be signed by the surety’s agent or attor‐ ney-in-fact. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD 11:00 AM, Thursday, Oc‐ tober 22, 2026 LSU AgCenter Pecan Re‐ search Station, 10800 Harts Island Road, Shreveport, LA 71115 Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2163 for the classification of BUILD‐ ING CONSTRUCTION OR MUNICIPAL AND PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212 (A)(1)(c). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of thirty (30) 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 (A)(1)(b), the pro‐ visions and requirements of this Section, those stated in the advertise‐ ment for bids, and those required on the bid form shall not be considered as informalities and shall not be waived by any public entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or federal funds, the award of this Contract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, the sale of bonds by the Bond Commission or the commitment of federal funds. The Uni‐ versity shall incur no obligation to the Con‐ tractor until the Contract Between Owner and Con‐ tractor is fully executed. AD RUN DATES: October 7, 14, 21, 2026 202865-oct 7-14-21-3t $205.08 PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Bid Notice Notice of Invitation for Bids IFB No. 25-122 SJPHA MAIN OFFICE RENOVATION AND ADDITIONS The St. James Parish Housing Authority invites sealed bids from con‐

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tractors for renovation of its main office building located at 2627 N. King Ave, Lutcher, LA.

solicitation will be down‐ loaded by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pur‐ chasing Division and paper bids will be opened. Beginning as soon as feasible after the bid closing time all names of vendor submit‐ ting bids will be read aloud.

All bids are subject to State law and will be re‐ ceived by October 29, at 2:00PM CST and publicly opened and read aloud virtually through Google Meet. General bids shall be accompanied by a bid bond or deposit that is not less than five percent of the bid. A pre-bid meeting will be held onsite@10:00 AM CDT at the main office in Lutcher, LA on October 15. Hard copies of complete bid documents can be obtained from Didier Ar‐ chitecture, LLC; 17531 Old Jefferson Hwy., Suite C, Prairieville, LA (225) 7440008 ($200.00 deposit). Digital copies are avail‐ able at no charge via De‐ www. mandStar demandstar.com/ registration or you can access a direct link to this site via our agency’s www.stjames website housing.com

Section 3, Minorityand/or women-owned businesses are encour‐ aged to respond. SJPHA reserves the right to re‐ ject any/or all bids, make the determination as to what is equal to the specifications and/or scope of work, to waive any informality in the bids received, and to ac‐ cept any bid, which in its opinion, may be in the best interest of SJPHA. Agency point of contact – Dana Groover –225 869 3278 202862-oct 7-14-2t $378.54

PUBLIC NOTICE --REVISED VOUCHER# 26-006834 REVISION TO BE PUBLISHED – LEGAL 10/7/26 & 10/14/26 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 11/5/2026 @ 11:00 AM CST THE ADVOCATE BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA NOTICE TO BIDDERS Electronic or sealed bids will be received by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge, Purchasing Divi‐ sion, City Hall Building, Room 826, 222 Saint Louis Street, 8th Floor, Baton Rouge, La. until 11:00 A.M. November 5, 2026, for the following: REQ6834 Domestic Water Boiler Replacement at Baton Rouge Metro Air‐ port A mandatory site visit will be held at the Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 9430 Jackie Cochran Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70807 at 9:00 a.m. in the first-floor conference room on Oc‐ tober 15, 2026. Official bid documents are available at Central Bidding (https://www. centralauctionhouse. com/rfpc10656-city-ofbaton-rouge.html) or by request from the City of Baton Rouge at lcan‐ non@brla.gov. Bids shall be submitted electronically via www. centralbidding.com or on the solicitation bid forms furnished by the City of Baton Rouge and Parish of East Baton Rouge prior to the bidding deadline. Electronic bids for the

Note: The City-Parish has elected to use LaPAC, the state's online electronic bid posting and notifica‐ tion system, in addition to its standard means of advertising this require‐ ment. This Invitation to Bid is available in elec‐ tronic form at the LaPAC website https:// wwwcfprd.doa.louisiana. gov/osp/lapac/dspBid. cfm?search=departm ent&term=102.

Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm on October 19, 2026. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Latisha Cannon at (225) 389-3259, Ext. 3271, or via email lcannon@brla.gov. Any vendor who would like to listen to the open‐ ing of this bid can access the following link, at the date and time of this bid opening: NOTE: The only vendor information shared at the bid opening will be the reading of the names of those vendors who submitted bids. Join by phone +1-408-418-9388 United States Toll Access code: 263 373 080 (followed by the # but‐ ton) Alternate numbers to call if number above is not available, which may occur due to network traffic (use the same Ac‐ cess Code, followed by the # button): United States Toll (Boston) +1-617-315-0704 United States Toll (Chicago) +1-312-5358110 United States Toll (Dal‐ las) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll (Den‐ ver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jack‐ sonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065

Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments may be obtained without charge by re‐ questing via email at Christopher.L.Robinett4. f il i il

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658 N. Vaughn Dr.

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Brusly Fire Station No. 3

2141 Antonio Road

Port Allen, LA

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2141 Antonio Road

Port Allen, LA

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Lukeville Elementary School

6123 Highway 1 South

Brusly, LA

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Knights of Columbus Hall

679 N. Jefferson Avenue

Port Allen, LA

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Port Allen City Court Building

330 South Alexander Avenue

Port Allen, LA

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Cohn Elementary School's Activity Center

805 North 14th Street

Port Allen, LA

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Cohn Elementary School's Activity Center

805 North 14th Street

Port Allen, LA

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Rosehill Fire Station

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Sealed Bids for Camp Beauregard Forest Prod‐ ucts Sale 1126, Camp Beauregard, Pineville, Louisiana will be re‐ ceived until 10:00 a.m. CT on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at the Environ‐ mental Building, 9 Engi‐ neering Training Lane, Camp Beauregard, Pineville, LA. All properly submitted bids will be opened and the bid amounts publicly an‐ nounced. Bidders and/or their representatives are encouraged to attend the Bid Opening.

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YMCA Building

Port Allen, LA

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PUBLIC NOTICE

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Port Allen, LA

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West Baton Rouge Parish Building

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805 North 14th Street

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‘Voting begins at 6:00 A.M on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 & 7:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 12, 2026 in all polling locations.

Lobdell Fire Station

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Cohn Elementary School's Activity Center

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Location Woodlawn Baptist Church – 5805 Jones Creek Road Woodlawn Baptist Church – 5805 Jones Creek Road BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road Audubon Baton Rouge School – 7800 Innovation Park Dr. BREC– Cedar Ridge Recreation Center – 13300 Cedar Ridge Ave. BREC– Cedar Ridge Recreation Center – 13300 Cedar Ridge Ave. Lutheran Church of Our Savior – 3555 Jones Creek Road Fire Station – 11010 Coursey Boulevard Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Dr. Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Ave. Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Ave. Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Greater Baton Rouge Assoc of Realtors – 14101 Perkins Rd. Greater Baton Rouge Assoc of Realtors – 14101 Perkins Rd. New Rising Sun Baptist Church – 16444 Highland Road New Rising Sun Baptist Church – 16444 Highland Road Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Hwy. Wildwood Elementary School – 444 Halfway Tree Road Wildwood Elementary School – 444 Halfway Tree Road Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School – 10187 Twin Cedars Ave.

The Louisiana Military Department reserves the right to accept or reject any and all Bids. The pro‐ i i d i

the Contract between Owner and Contractor is fully executed.

210 Turner Road

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Any person requiring special accommodations shall notify the Forestry Program Manager at 318299-4158 not less than seven (7) days before the bid opening.

p y visions and requirements of those stated in the ad‐ vertisement for bids and those required on the bid form shall not be waivered. The Louisiana Military Department Di‐ rector and Deputy Direc‐ tor for Contracting and Purchasing do not pos‐ sess authority to waive any informality inciden‐ tal thereto. The Owner shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until

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All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid de‐ posit/advance payment of $25,000.00 for Item #1, $14,000.00 for Item #2,

and $17,000.00 for Item #3. The form of this se‐ curity shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bid‐ ders included in the Invi‐ tation to Bid Packet for this project.

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PURSUANT to the provisions of a resolution adopted by the Board of Commissioners (the “Governing Authority”) of St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 (the “District”), Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on June 25, 2026:

POLLING PLACES

The sale consists of Pine and Hardwood Forest Products located on Three (3) compartments belonging to the Louisiana Military De‐ partment which are de‐ scribed as follows:

Description of Sale: The forest products in Item #1, Compartment #4A/4B (Clear-cut) stands on 77 acres, more or less; Item #2, Com‐ partment #21 (Clear-cut) stands on 55 acres, more or less; and Item #3 (Thinning) stands on 490 acres, more or less. Items #1, #2 and #3 are located in Rapides and Grant Parishes.

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The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the District, which polls will open at seven o’clock (7:00) a.m., and close at eight o’clock (8:00) p.m., in accordance with the provisions of La. R.S. 18:541, to wit:

p nfg@army.mil, via mail, or in person at Louisiana Military Department, Camp Minden, ATTN: Forestry Program Man‐ ager (Room #135), 100 Louisiana Boulevard, Minden, LA 71055-7908 or via telephone at 318-3824158.

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PROPOSITION Shall the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2, Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (“the District”) be re-authorized to levy and collect, an ad valorem tax of six (6.0) mills (the “Tax”) in each calendar year on all property subject to taxation in the District for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2028 to and including the year 2037 (an estimated $9,000,000 is reasonably expected to be collected from the levy of the Tax for the entire first year, and this amount will increase if the value of property subject to taxation increases), and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax be used entirely and exclusively for development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities, equipment and personnel of the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 within St. George Fire Protection District No. 2?

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Bids, amendments to bids or request for with‐ drawal of bids received after time specified for bid openings shall not be considered for any cause whatsoever.

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held within the District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters in the District qualified and entitled to vote at the said election under the Constitution and Laws of the State of Louisiana and the Constitution of the United States, the following proposition, to-wit:

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**To locate your polling precinct and polling location visit www.geauxvote.com*** In compliance with Louisiana Revised Statue 18:535.B, the above locations will serve as polling places for the 2026 US Senate General/Open US Representative Elections held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 & Saturday, Decmber 12, 2026.

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Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School – 10187 Twin Cedars Ave. Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Westminster Elementary School – 8935 Westminster Drive Baringer Road Park Recreation Center (BREC) – 7401 Baringer Road Baringer Road Park Recreation Center (BREC) – 7401 Baringer Road St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Boulevard Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Dr. BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road BREC Highland Road Park – 14024 Highland Road Jones Creek Regional Library – 6222 Jones Creek Road Jones Creek Regional Library – 6222 Jones Creek Road Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Avenue Shenandoah Elementary School – 16555 Appomattox Avenue Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Ben Burge Park – 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Dr.) Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Highway Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Highway CrossPoint Baptist Church – 14965 Airline Highway CrossPoint Baptist Church – 14965 Airline Highway St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. St. George Fire Department Administration Building – 14100 Airline Hwy. Mayfair Laboratory School – 9880 Hyacinth Ave. Mayfair Laboratory School – 9880 Hyacinth Ave. La School for the Deaf- – 2888 Brightside Dr. La School for the Deaf – 2888 Brightside Dr. Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center – 2546 Drusilla Lane BREC Perkins Road Community Park – 7122 Perkins Road BREC Perkins Road Community Park – 7122 Perkins Road Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road Woodlawn Middle School – 14939 Tiger Bend Road BREC Mayfair Park- 655 S. Sabine Dr. BREC Mayfair Park- 655 S. Sabine Dr. Bluebonnet Highlands Clubhouse – 10557 Bluebonnet Blvd. Audubon Baton Rouge School – 7800 Innovation Park Dr. Lutheran Church of Our Savior – 3555 Jones Creek Rd. Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Rd. Jefferson Terrace Elementary School – 5601 Upton Rd. Greater Baton Rouge Assoc. of Realtors – 14101 Perkins Rd.

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Bluebonnet Highlands Clubhouse – 10557 Bluebonnet Blvd. Bluebonnet Regional Library – 9200 Bluebonnet Blvd. St. John’s United Methodist Church – 230 Renee Dr. Woodlawn High School – 15755 Old Jefferson Hwy. CrossPoint Baptist Church – 14965 Airline Hwy. Mayfair Laboratory School – 9880 Hyacinth Ave. Louisiana School for the Deaf – 2888 Brightside Dr. Louisiana School for the Deaf – 2888 Brightside Dr. Great Hearts Harveston School – 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd. Southeast Middle School – 15000 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. Southeast Middle School – 15000 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. Southeast Middle School – 15000 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. The Claiborne at Baton Rouge – 9511 Creekview Dr. Great Hearts Harveston School – 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd. Great Hearts Harveston School – 11801 Bluebonnet Blvd Westdale Heights Magnet School – 2000 College Drive Brightside Fire Station – 3150 Brightside Dr. LaSalle Elementary School – 8000 LaSalle Ave. Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center – 2546 Drusilla Lane Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center – 2546 Drusilla Lane Forest Community Park Recreation Center – 13900 S. Harrells Ferry Rd. Wildwood Elementary School – 444 Halfway Tree Road

The polling places set forth above are hereby designated as the polling places at which to hold the said election, and the Commissionersin-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law. The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5, Chapter 6-A and Chapter 6-B of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority, and the officers appointed to hold the said election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with La. R.S. 18:1287, will make due returns thereof to said Governing Authority; NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that a portion of the monies collected from the Tax described in the proposition shall be remitted to certain state and statewide retirement systems in a manner required by law; NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that the total estimated cost of the election involving this proposition is $74,100; and, NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that this Governing Authority will meet at its regular meeting place, the St. George Fire Protection District No. 2 Administrative Offices, 14100 Airline Highway, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70817, on December 17, 2026 at FIVE-THIRTY O’CLOCK (5:30) P.M., and shall then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the said special election. All registered voters of the District are entitled to vote at said special election and voting machines will be used thereat. THUS, DONE AND SIGNED at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on this, the 25th day of June, 2026.

ATTEST: /s/ Darrell Ourso Darrell Ourso, Chairman /s/ David Carnes David Carnes, Secretary

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10D ■ Wednesday, October 14, 2026 ■ theadvocate.com ■ The Advocate Public Notices Bids/Proposals q fied public accountants to audit its financial statements for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026 and June 30, 2027 for its Fund, Water General Utility (Sewer) Fund, Fund, Street Fund, Sec‐ tion 8 Fund and supple‐ mental Housing Author‐ ity. These audits are to be performed in accor‐ dance with generally ac‐ cepted auditing stan‐ dards United States of America (GAAS) and the provisions of the federal Single Audit Act of 1984. There is no expressed or implied obligation for the City to reimburse re‐ sponding firms for any expenses incurred in preparing the proposals. The City reserves the right to reject any or all proposals submitted. At the City’s discretion, oral presentations may be re‐ quested as part of the evaluation process. Any inquiries regarding the RFP should be directed to ylewis@tallulah-la.gov or 318-574-0964. Two copies of the RFP submittals should be received by 5:00 pm on (DATE) to: Yvonne Lewis, Mayor, City of Tallulah, 204 N. Cedar Street, Tallulah, LA 71282. Full RFP specs can be viewed at https://www. cityoftallulah.org. 203314-oct 14-18-2t $312.18

PUBLIC NOTICE -- The Louisiana Office of the State Museum is re‐ questing proposals for a Public-Private Partner‐ ship project to design, build, furnish, operate, and maintain an in‐ door/outdoor café at the New Orleans Jazz Mu‐ seum. For more informa‐ tion go to opportuni‐ tiesinlouisiana.com. 202696-oct 2-20-t $93.29

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ELOS Environmental, LLC on behalf of National Water Infrastructure is requesting authorization to construct an influent pipeline, centralized wastewater treatment plant (WWTP) and an ef‐ fluent force main to con‐ vey and discharge treated effluent from the newly constructed facil‐ ity located in the City of Geismar, Louisiana, within Ascension Parish.

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The US Army Corps of En‐ gineers (USACE) will be accepting public com‐ ments on the project until November 11, 2026. To further review or pro‐ vide comments, addi‐ tional information and plans on the proposal may be obtained at the following website:www. mvn.usace.army.mil/ missions/regulatory/ public-notices (see Ref#: MVN-2022-00246-CJT). If you have any questions, please contact Jaimie Thompson with the USACE, Regulatory Divi‐ sion at (504) 862-1489 or jaimie.l.thompson@ usace.army.mil. 203540-oct 12-nov 12-32t $3,468.52 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Kel-Ar Energy Con‐ sulting LLC, a Louisiana limited liability company, is to be liquidated out of court pursuant to autho‐ rization by its sole mem‐ ber, duly given, and that McKinley, Matthew whose post office ad‐ dress is 2003 College Av‐ enue, Jackson, Alabama 36545 has been duly ap‐ pointed to serve as liq‐ uidator 203809 Oct. 14, 21, 2t $127.94 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF PUBLICATION PUBLIC SALE OF ADJUDICATED PROPERTY (Advertised pursuant to La. R.S. 47:2203(C)) PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to La. R.S. 47:2201 et seq. and La. R.S. 47:2203, the Parish of Baton Rouge, West through the Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector for the Parish of West Baton Rouge, will offer for sale at public auction the adjudicated immov‐ able property described below, which was adjudi‐ cated to the Parish of West Baton Rouge for nonpayment of ad val‐ orem taxes. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lots 60 & 61, Square 47, Oaks Subdivision, PA3119 CB116 E205 Improvements thereon bear Municipal Address: 1039 Avenue A, Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Parcel Number: (Assess‐ 030330011900 ment No. 17381) West Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana Tax sale title to the prop‐ above-described erty has been adjudi‐ cated to the Parish of West Baton Rouge for failure to pay taxes, by d d b

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p y y act recorded September 8, 2023, at Book 621, Page 192, Instrument No. 202300065019, of the Con‐ veyance Records of West Rouge Parish, Baton Louisiana. TERMS OF SALE: Date and time of public sale; Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Central Time Online bidding: www. bid4assets.com/WestBat onRougeTaxSales Written bids: Written bids will be accepted through the Bid4Assets offline bidding process. The required bid deposit must be received and fully funded no later than 4:00 p.m., Central Time, on November 10, 2026, and a completed Offline Bid Form must be re‐ ceived no later than 12:00 p.m., Central Time, on 16, 2026. November staff will Bid4Assets enter the bidder's maxi‐ mum authorized bid into the auction system as a proxy bid, which will bid on the bidder's behalf up to, but not exceeding, the maximum stated amount. Minimum bid: $3,452.98, representing taxes, inter‐ est, penalties, fees and costs, together with the costs of notification and publication Other terms of sale: The property is being sold subject to the redemp‐ tive period provided by law. The property is sold as is, where is, without representation or war‐ ranty of title, condition, merchantability, fitness for ordinary or a particu‐ purpose, access, lar boundaries, acreage, zoning, occupancy, envi‐ ronmental condition, or suitability for develop‐ ment. Neither the Parish nor Bid4Assets guaran‐ tees that title is clear, marketable, or insurable or that the purchaser will obtain immediate pos‐ session. Each bidder is solely responsible for in‐ vestigating the legal de‐ ownership scription, record, taxes, assess‐ ments, liens, privileges, servitudes, mortgages, occu‐ rights-of-way, pancy, access, zoning, code violations, environ‐ mental conditions, and any other matter affect‐ ing the property or the interest offered. Bidders should obtain indepen‐ dent legal, title, tax, sur‐ vey, and other profes‐ sional advice before bid‐ ding. TAX COLLECTOR: Sheriff Jeff Bergeron West Baton Rouge Parish Post Office Box 129 / 850 Eighth Street Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 (225) 343-9234 This advertisement shall be published twice in The Advocate, the official journal of the Parish of fi

j West Baton Rouge: first at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the public sale, and again no more than seven (7) days prior to the date of the public sale.

p costs, together with the costs of notification and publication Other terms of sale: The property is being sold subject to the redemp‐ tive period provided by law. The property is sold as is, where is, without representation or war‐ ranty of title, condition, merchantability, fitness for ordinary or a particu‐ purpose, access, lar boundaries, acreage, zoning, occupancy, envi‐ ronmental condition, or suitability for develop‐ ment. Neither the Parish nor Bid4Assets guaran‐ tees that title is clear, marketable, or insurable or that the purchaser will obtain immediate pos‐ session. Each bidder is solely responsible for in‐ vestigating the legal description, ownership record, taxes, assess‐ ments, liens, privileges, mortgages, servitudes, rights-ofway, occupancy, access, zoning, code violations, environmental condi‐ tions, and any other mat‐ ter affecting the property or the interest offered. Bidders should obtain indepen‐ dent legal, title, tax, sur‐ vey, and other profes‐ sional advice before bid‐ ding. TAX COLLECTOR: Sheriff Jeff Bergeron West Baton Rouge Parish Post Office Box 129 / 850 Eighth Street Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 (225) 343-9234 This notice is published pursuant to La. R.S. 47:2202 and 47:2203 in The Advocate, the official journal of the Parish of West Baton Rouge. This advertisement shall be published twice: once at least thirty (30) days prior to the date of the public sale, and again, no more than seven (7) days prior to the date of the public sale.

p thority’s 2026 Transition Period Operating Budget for the fiscal period be‐ ginning October 31, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026.

g Q LA. The public is invited to comment on this per‐ mit request for a period of thirty (30) days. Re‐ should be sponses mailed to LDWF Scenic Rivers Program, P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000.

203676 Oct. 14, Nov. 11, 2026 2t $781.80 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE OF ADJUDICATED PROPERTY LOCKETT, ROBERT THIS NOTICE BY PUBLICA‐ TION IS NOTIFICATION THAT YOUR RIGHTS OR INTEREST IN THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY LOCATED IN BATON ROUGE WEST PARISH, LOUISIANA MAY BE TERMINATED BY SALE OF THE PROPERTY AT PUBLIC AUCTION IF YOU DO NOT TAKE FURTHER ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW. PROPERTY DESCRIPTION: Lot P-11, containing 0.369 acres, being partition of Abe & Janie Parker Prop‐ erty 53A-73 CB410 E6 CB415 E28 (MB3 E45) Improvements thereon bear Municipal No. None. Parcel Number: 305319007300 West Baton Rouge Parish, State of Louisiana Tax sale title to the prop‐ above-described erty has been adjudi‐ cated to the Parish of West Baton Rouge for failure to pay taxes, by act recorded June 28, 2021, at Book 602, Page 72, Instrument No. 202100054934, of the con‐ veyance records of West Rouge Parish, Baton Louisiana. You have been identified as a person who may have an inter‐ est in this property. TERMS OF SALE: Date and time of public sale: Tuesday, November 17, 2026, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Central Time Online bidding: www. bid4assets.com/WestBat onRougeTaxSales Written bids: Written bids will be accepted through the Bid4Assets offline bidding process. The required bid deposit must be received and fully funded no later than 4:00 p.m., Central Time, on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, and a completed Offline Bid Form must be received no later than 12:00 p.m., Central Time, on Monday, November 16 2026. staff will Bid4Assets enter the bidder's maxi‐ mum authorized bid into the auction system as a proxy bid, which will bid on the bidder's behalf up to, but not exceeding, the maximum stated amount. Minimum bid: $3,607.11, representing taxes, inter‐ est, penalties, fees and h i h

203679 Oct. 14, Nov. 11, 2026 2t $776.70 PUBLIC NOTICE --OFFICIAL PUBLIC NOTICE OF THE BATON ROUGE REGIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY FOR THE CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE BUDGET PROCESS Notice is hereby given to the pursuant Louisiana Local Govern‐ ment Budget Act, specifi‐ cally La. R.S. 39:1307(D), that the Baton Rouge Re‐ gional Airport Authority certifies that it has com‐ pleted all actions re‐ quired by La. R.S. 39:1307 concerning public partic‐ ipation in the preparation and adoption of the Au‐ h i i i

The proposed budget completed and was made available for public inspection at the admin‐ istrative offices of the Baton Rouge Regional Airport Authority. Notice of the availability of the proposed budget and of the scheduled public hearing was published in the Authority’s official journal on September 28, 2026. The Baton Rouge Re‐ gional Airport Authority Board conducted a pub‐ lic hearing on the pro‐ posed budget on Thurs‐ day, October 8, 2026, at 11:30 a.m. in the Author‐ ity Board Room, located on the third floor of the Baton Rouge Metropoli‐ tan Airport, 9430 Jackie Cochran Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807. Members of the public were provided an oppor‐ tunity to present com‐ ments concerning the proposed budget. Following the conclusion of the public hearing and consideration of the pub‐ lic comments received, the Baton Rouge Re‐ gional Airport Authority Board adopted the 2026 Transition Period Operat‐ Budget without ing amendments during an open public meeting held on October 8, 2026, by Resolution No. 2026-0009. A copy of the adopted budget and the budget adoption instrument is available for public in‐ spection at the adminis‐ trative office of the Baton Rouge Regional Airport Authority, 9430 Jackie Cochran Drive, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70807, during regular business hours, Monday through Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., exclud‐ ing holidays. 203653-oct 14-18-5t $165.35 PUBLIC NOTICE --Request for Scenic River Permit on Beckwith Creek The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) as Administrator of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System is currently considering the application of Marais Pipeline LLC to install via HDD a 48” natural gas line on Beckwith Creek. Copies of the application can be reviewed at the LDWF main office, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, h bli i i i d

203650 Oct. 14, 1t $109.65 PUBLIC NOTICE --Request for Scenic River Permit on Hickory Branch The Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF) as Administrator of the Louisiana Natural and Scenic Rivers System is currently considering the application of Marais Pipeline LLC to install via HDD a 48” natural gas line on Hickory Branch. Copies of the application can be reviewed at the LDWF main office, 2000 Quail Drive, Baton Rouge, LA. The public is invited to comment on this per‐ mit request for a period of thirty (30) days. Re‐ should be sponses mailed to LDWF Scenic Rivers Program, P.O. Box 98000, Baton Rouge, LA 70898-9000. 203652 Oct. 14, 1t $107.10 Public Notice The Mayor and Council of the City of Central, LA will hold a public meet‐ ing and public hearing on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 6:00 pm at Central City Hall, 11530 Sullivan Road, Central, LA 70818 to dis‐ cuss the following items: a) Z-26-0005: Rezoning at 16439 Greenwell SpringsPort Hudson Rd. An Ordi‐ nance to rezone Tracts A1-D and B-1, Westbrook Home Place, from R-1 Resi‐ (Single-Family to R/A dence) (Rural/Agricultural) zon‐ ing district. Comprising (Appli‐ 11.81acres. cant/Owner: Scott Har‐ ris) b) T-26-0006: Nonconformities. An Or‐ dinance to amend Title 7 Development Unified Code (UDC) and Appen‐ 1 Comprehensive dix Zoning Code (CZC) to consolidate and update related to provisions nonconformities and to provide for related mat‐ ters. The complete agenda can be found at www. centralgov.com on the Public Notice page and the City Council page or by calling 225-262-5000. 203740 Oct. 14, 1t $15.89

Public Notices Nat Res Coastal

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 at: https:// webpage 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 Kyle Administrator, Balkum, and P.O. Box 44487, Baton Rouge, LA 70804-4487. All comments must contain the appro‐ priate CUP number and commenter's full the name and contact infor‐ mation. Below are the applica‐ referenced tion(s): *************** CUP NUMBER: P20250730 Name: Voisin, Bryant W & Jeanie 4157 BAYOUSIDE DR HOUMA, LA 70363 Attn: Bryant Voisin Loca‐ tion: Terrebonne Parish, LA; Lat. 29-26-56.22 N, Long. 90-42-15.01 W; Lot# Lot 9-A of Parcel #48789; Parcel# 48789 & 26897; Sub Name Chamberlain, Wilmer Div. of Property; 5693 Shrimpers Row & Shrimpers Row 5697 Dulac, 70363 Description: Proposal to construct a raised house, driveway, boat ramp, and bulk‐ head. Approx. 205 cy of fill will be placed behind the bulkhead to reclaim land. Approx. 438 cy of fill will be required for the construction. driveway ************ CUP NUM‐ BER: P20260790 Name: Jefferson Parish Govern‐ ment c/o Freese and Nichols, Inc. 314 JEFFER‐ SON ST LAFAYETTE, LA 70501 Attn: Avery Mottet Jefferson Location: Parish, LA; Lat. 29-3628.53 N, Long. 90-2-35.84 W; Section 16, T17S-R24E; Lafitte, 70123 Descrip‐ tion: Construction of ap‐ prox. 12,500' of earthen terraces encompassing 151.8 ac. in Barataria Bay. Approx. 403,000 cy will be excavated in total. Ap‐ prox. 223,000 cy of the excavated material is an‐ ticipated to settle and h i i

Public Notices Nat Res Coastal p compact the existing ground, and the remain‐ ing 180,000 cy will form the terrace structures. 203797 Oct. 14, 1t $27.77

WBR Public Notices

WBR Legal Notices

PUBLIC NOTICE In accordance with the provisions of Act 953 of the 2026 Session of the Legislature, Louisiana notice is given that West Baton Rouge Parish As‐ sessor Christopher P. Guerin intends to in‐ crease his compensation by an amount not to ex‐ ceed five percent annu‐ ally through calendar year 2029. 203593 Oct. 14, 21, 2026 2t $36.56

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE The dates of the West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Committee meeting and regular board meeting for Octo‐ ber are listed below: Committee Meeting/s: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Date Change 5pm Regular Board Meeting: Wednesday, October 21, 2026 Time Change 6pm Location: West Baton Rouge Parish School Board Board Room 3761 Rosedale Road Port Allen, Louisiana 70767 Matthew Daigrepont President West Baton Rouge School Board Publish: September 23, 2026 September 30, 2026 October 7, 2026 October 14, 2026 200509-sept 23-30-oct 714-4t $58.16

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