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Council OKs health insurance rate hike Major increases set for EBR employees

BY PATRICK SLOAN-TURNER Staff writer

After weeks of debate and several last-minute revisions Wednesday night, the Metro Council passed a slew of changes to health insurance plans with major hikes

to premiums for roughly 4,000 East Baton Rouge Parish employees, as the city-parish tries to weather booming healthcare costs. Employees who want to keep their current plans in 2027 will need to pay 15% to 25% more every two weeks — down from previous proposals that included increases of 50%, 40% and 20% — or they can switch to a narrower network with lower costs.

“Sometimes there’s a battle between a spreadsheet and the heart,” Mayor-President Sid Edwards said about the tough-tostomach rate increases. “Everybody wants to do right by our employees.” Edwards and some council members characterized the steep changes as a tough but necessary pill to swallow, expecting the changes to bring some whiplash

to employees that would only get worse if they were put off longer. “Based upon everything that I know, we will be here in 2027 having a much harder conversation if we say no,” council member Jen Racca said before the vote. “None of us want to make this change tonight. But what do we do?” The council’s vote on the mayor’s proposal was originally set to take place a week earlier, but was de-

layed to this week as it became clear the proposal would not be approved amid pushback from city-parish ﬁreﬁghter and police unions. Even the final rates voted on Wednesday were adjusted from what was on the agenda. The council originally was set to approve 20% to 30% rate increases,

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Black voters showing up early in La. elections

‘We can make a difference’

Democrats face uphill campaigns in state

BY TYLER BRIDGES Staff writer

Black voters turned out in big numbers Tuesday on the first day of early voting, a good sign for the uphill campaigns of Democrats running for Congress, including Senate candidate Jamie Davis. The figures tell the story. H H H H H H Black voters account for 31.3% of all voters in Louisiana, according to the Secretary of State’s Office. They were 31.7% of voters on the first day of early voting, and that percentage appears likely to grow in the coming days based on past results. The initial figure is significant because Black voters in Louisiana typically undervote, meaning their share of the overall vote is usually less than their 31.3% share of the electorate. Tuesday saw the second-highest turnout for Black voters on the first day of early voting since it became an important factor in 2008, said John Couvillon, a Baton Rouge-based pollster who closely tracks early voting results in Louisiana and other states. What’s more, 45% of the first-day voters were Democrats, while 39% were Republicans — in a state that now has more Republicans than Democrats. In addition, the overall turnout on the first day of voting, 114,655, was the third highest since 2008, Couvillon said. “Democrats ran the tables,” he tweeted. Davis, a farmer from Tensas Parish, is attempting to pull off a major upset by defeating U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow,

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Armand Pitre, EMS training officer, left, and Mikayla Gigout, EMS unit commander, show off the new equipment used for prehospital blood transfusions during a news conference at EMS headquarters on Wednesday.

BR agencies partner to create prehospital blood transfusion program BY BLAKE LESCHBER Staff writer

Paramedics will soon be able to administer blood to critically injured patients before they reach the hospital in East Baton Rouge Parish thanks to a new program and equipment that officials say can save lives. East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services and the St. George Fire Department partnered to create the blood transfusion program, which officially starts on Monday. EMS Director Chris Landry said the parish will be one of just three in the state that carry blood products, joining about 3% of agencies nationwide. St.

Fire during a news conference Wednesday morning at EMS headquarters on Harding Boulevard. “For patients who have life-threatening bleeding, this changes what happens in the first critical minutes,” Landry said. “Long before they reach the hospital, we’re going to be able to deploy lifesaving blood products and help them get into the hospital.” Twenty EMS paramedics — called A well-insulated cooler used for blood Blood Medics — alongside additional storage can be taken to patients on-site. personnel at St. George Fire have been training since March to use the equipGeorge will also be the ﬁrst ﬁre department. Dispatchers are also trained to ment in the state to carry blood. Landry detect when they need to call medics announced the program alongside repä See BLOOD, page 5A resentatives from EMS and St. George

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Louisiana universities need $4B in maintenance, study says BY HALEY MILLER Staff writer

Colleges and universities in Louisiana have piled up a backlog of overdue repairs and maintenance — from urgent plumbing to electrical to HVAC needs — with a price tag of $4 billion, according to preliminary results from two years of campus assessments. The LSU system and the University of Louisiana system account for the bulk of the maintenance needs, with respective backlogs around $2.1 billion and $1.4 billion. The Louisiana Board of Regents heard early ﬁndings from the facilities consulting firm Gordian, which is conducting a $10 million statewide evaluation of Louisiana’s

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college campuses, during a meeting Wednesday. Southern University in Baton Rouge, which has said it needs over $50 million to ﬁx its electrical grid after repeated and prolonged power outages over the past year, hosted the meeting. Regents members and higher education leaders have described the maintenance backlog as a pressing issue that affects all students across Louisiana — and the state’s ability to retain them. “Our customers are the students,” Board of Regents member David Aubrey said. “We have to be more customer-centric. The students, they’re mobile now. They have a dollar amount. Other states are trying to take our students.” The full study will be complete

by the end of the year, representatives from Gordian said. Regents members said the results will shape how they advocate for funding from the Legislature during the 2027 session and provide recommendations to universities about how to use their spaces efficiently. Regents will be requesting over $702 million in capital outlay funding for new and continuing projects for the fiscal year 202728, according to a budget recommendation approved by the board Wednesday. Capital outlay can help finance the construction and renovation of public facilities. The LSU flagship campus in Ba-

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Russia releases American after over 4 years behind bars

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Deputy killed, officer wounded at rural home

CANTON,Texas — A Texas sheriff’s deputy was killed and a police officer wounded in an exchange of gunfire with a person as the officers served warrants at a rural home, authorities said. The law officers were outside the home late Tuesday when shots were fired toward them from inside and they returned fire, Van Zandt County Sheriff Kevin Bridger said. The sheriff’s statement added that the suspect was later found dead inside the home from a gunshot wound. The home is near Canton, a small city of about 5,000 people some 60 miles southeast of Dallas. Deputies had gone to the home to assist Canton police as they served felony warrants for aggravated assault and aggravated assault on a peace officer, Bridger said. The suspect’s name has not yet been released. The injured officer was taken to a hospital in stable condition, police said in a news release. He was shot in the right arm and needed surgery, police said.

Visitor killed by piece blown off Wright home SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Arizona desert home of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright remained temporarily closed to the public on Wednesday after part of a roof blew off in high winds, killing a visitor from Brazil who was touring the historic property last week. Witnesses say Rogério Renato Mateucci, 55, was struck in the head and died instantly Friday, according to police in Scottsdale, east of Phoenix. He was killed by a piece of plexiglass rooﬁng, said Sgt. Allison Sempsis, a police spokesperson. Wind gusts of up to 38 mph were recorded at the Scottsdale Airport that day, according to the National Weather Service. The 1937 home and surrounding compound, called Taliesin West, have low-slung roofs and rock walls that appear to blend into the surrounding desert. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site, the property draws up to 100,000 visitors a year, according to the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, its owner. It served as Wright’s winter home as well as a “desert laboratory” for his students.

Arrest made in road rage killing on N.Y. bridge NEW YORK — A long-retired New York City police detective was arrested Wednesday in the road rage killing of a motorist on the George Washington Bridge, police said. Victor Romero, 62, was charged with murder in the death of Koran Irvine, 46, who was found wounded and unconscious in the driver’s seat of a vehicle on the New Jerseybound side of the bridge’s upper level just after 7 p.m. Tuesday. Irvine, of Valley Cottage, New York, was pronounced dead at a hospital. The shooting near the end of the evening rush snarled traffic for hours on the busy Hudson River span that connects Manhattan and Fort Lee, New Jersey. Romero, of Haverstraw, New York, retired from the New York Police Department in 2001. A telephone number listed for him in public records rang unanswered. Irvine worked for Con Edison, the utility said in a statement, calling the shooting a “senseless act of violence.”

Suspected gunman faces firearms offenses WASHINGTON — A Washington man accused of wounding a Georgia National Guard member who tried to help break up a fight has been charged with multiple gun crimes. Jarrell Lamont Jackson, 41, is charged with unlawful possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, assault with a dangerous weapon and possession of a firearm during a crime of violence. He is accused of shooting Georgia National Guard member Karon Jones, 20, in the leg when guard members sought to intervene in the fight Sunday. Three members of the unit returned fire, wounding Jackson. Neither man sustained lifethreatening injuries.

‘He was just for bait,’ sister says

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Policemen walk in front of destroyed cars in the yard of a multi-story residential building damaged by a Russian drone strike on Kyiv, Ukraine, on Wednesday.

Russia agrees to resume three-way talks on Ukraine By The Associated Press

Russia agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting up the first such talks since February. Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed “in principle” to restart the talks after Nov. 10, Putin’s foreign affairs adviser, Yuri Ushakov, told reporters following a meeting in St. Petersburg between the Russian leader and U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff. The talks will focus on “building a security system for Russia and Ukraine after the conflict ends,” Ushakov said. Witkoff’s talks with Putin about Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine took place as U.S. President Donald Trump pressed Kyiv to make a deal that stops the fighting. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he supported the push from Washington to restart talks swiftly. “The agenda is clear: to end the war, bring peace closer, and, as I understand it, prepare everything for a meeting at the leaders’ level,” Zelenskyy said in an audio message issued late Wednesday. Russia, he added, “has said many times already that it is ready to meet in one format or another. Then something changed. Things were canceled. We’ll see what happens this time.” Shortly after his message, a missile alert sounded over Kyiv, and loud explosions were heard in the capital. Representatives of the three countries held three rounds of negotiations early this year, meeting twice in Abu Dhabi in January and February, followed by further talks in Geneva in February. However, little progress was reported beyond exchanges of prisoners of war as Moscow and Kyiv stuck to their longstanding basic demands.

The discussion in St. Petersburg lasted about three hours, the Kremlin said, and came a day after Witkoff met with Zelenskyy and some European leaders in Norway’s capital, Oslo. The proposals that emerged from the Oslo meeting “contained little of real value in the context of resolving the Ukrainian crisis,” Ushakov said. However, he later told Russian state TV that while Moscow isn’t “fully satisfied” with the Oslo proposals, they are a step in the right direction. Witkoff and Putin met at St. Petersburg’s Constantine Palace, with Ushakov and Russian presidential envoy Kirill Dmitriev also at the table. Trump’s sonin-law, Jared Kushner, joined the discussion by video, Ushakov said. During the meeting, Witkoff and Kushner proposed a three-way meeting with the U.S., Russia and Ukraine at the technical level and shared progress on their talks with Zelenskyy a day earlier, according to a U.S. official familiar with the talks who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the private meeting. In televised opening remarks, Putin said he was ready to consider prospects for the restoration of U.S.-Russia economic ties and that he was prepared to discuss the U.S.-led conflict with Iran. Moscow stands ready to use its relationship with Tehran to help bring peace, he said. At the White House on Tuesday, Trump increased the pressure on Zelenskyy to come to an agreement with Russia as relations between the two leaders have soured again. “We want Zelenskyy to make a deal,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “We’ve given a lot to Ukraine. We’ve gotten absolutely nothing back except grief, death, tremendous monetary loss.” If that doesn’t happen, “I think it’s going to be a very bad thing,” Trump said.

Idaho prosecutor to seek death penalty for mom charged with murder of twins BY REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — An Idaho prosecutor is seeking the death penalty against a woman charged with murder in the 2025 deaths of her twin toddlers. Andrea Shaw, 23, has pleaded not guilty and has said the 18-month-old twins became sick and died after receiving ﬂu shots and routine childhood vaccinations. But Payette County Prosecutor Mike Duke wrote in court documents that an autopsy revealed symptoms consistent with smothering and wrote that suffocation “is the only conceivable explanation” for their deaths. Deputy prosecuting attorney Ryon Sirucek notiﬁed the court of his intent to seek the death penalty last week. In the court document, Sirucek said the state would try to show that four aggravating factors Shaw make capital punishment appropriate in the case: That more than one murder was committed at the time; that the killings were especially heinous, atrocious or cruel; that the defendant showed “utter disregard” for human life and that she would likely pose a continuing threat to society. Shaw’s attorney, Joseph Filicetti, did not immediately respond to a voicemail and text message requesting comment. In July, Filicetti wrote in a text message that Shaw “denies anything and every-

thing” and that the state “cannot prove” the criminal charges. The twins were found dead in their shared bed May 1, 2025, according to court records. They had been vaccinated eight days earlier, and the day after their vaccinations Shaw took them to the emergency room, reporting that they were lethargic and felt feverish. The doctor felt the symptoms were a reaction from the vaccinations, and the twins were given Tylenol and a popsicle and sent home, according to the court records. A few days after the twins’ deaths, Shaw went on an internet show produced by Children’s Health Defense, an anti-vaccine group founded by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He has not been afﬁliated with the group since December 2024, when he formally resigned as chairman to join President Donald Trump’s administration. Medical experts point out that the childhood vaccines at issue — hepatitis A, inﬂuenza and DTaP — are safe and effective for kids and recommended by various medical groups. Shaw is also a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit brought by Children’s Health Defense and others against the American Academy of Pediatrics, accusing the organization of racketeering and lying about the safety of vaccinations. The American Academy of Pediatrics has asked the court to dismiss the lawsuit, calling it the “latest missive in a campaign targeting” the academy and its “use of science-backed evidence in vaccine policy.”

Associated Press. She said she expected Hubbard to stay with her in Colorado. “Steven James Hubbard is the face of America,” BY DASHA LITVINOVA she said. “They could do and ERIC TUCKER that to anybody. They just Associated Press happened to see him. ‘Oh, Russia on Wednesday that’s an American, let’s go freed an American who had get him.’” been jailed for more than four years on charges of Putin a ‘humanitarian’ fighting as a mercenary in Witkoff, a key Trump Ukraine, a deal completed administration figure who during a visit by a top U.S. has tried without success envoy and at a time when to steer Russia and Ukraine President Donald Trump toward a settlement to end has taken a series of actions a war that will hit the fivemeant to benefit Moscow. year mark in February Trump told reporters at 2027, thanked Putin for the White House that he releasing Hubbard, telling had asked Russian Presi- him, “Because of you, he’s dent Vladimir Putin during going home to his family.” “You talk so much about a recent call to free Stephen Hubbard and that, un- my president, President like previous releases, the Trump, being a humanitarU.S. did not have to give up ian. You are a humanitarian anyone in return. also, sir,” Witkoff said. “He is the happiest man Kremlin spokesman Dmiaround,” Trump said of try Peskov told Russian meHubbard, describing the dia Wednesday that Hub74-year-old retired teacher bard’s release was “raised from Michigan as a “very by the American side for high-quality, innocent man.” a certain time,” and Putin Hubbard’s release oc- decided to free the man out curred during a visit to of “humanitarian considerSt. Petersburg by U.S. en- ations.” Speaking to reporters afvoy Steve Witkoff, who in a face-to-face interaction ter the talks, Putin aide Yuri with Putin praised the Rus- Ushakov said the Kremlin sian leader as a “humani- leader had pardoned Hubtarian” as the men held bard, who upon his release talks about Moscow’s full- was taken to St. Petersscale invasion of Ukraine. burg’s Pulkovo airport for Hubbard, who before his Witkoff to bring him home arrest had lived in Ukraine to the United States. for years, was sentenced in Video showed Witkoff and 2024 to nearly seven years Hubbard shaking hands, in prison during closed with the newly released court proceedings. Pros- American thanking the enecutors said he had signed voy. Witkoff introduced Pua contract with the Ukrai- tin envoy Kirill Dmitriev to nian military after Russia’s Hubbard and described him invasion in 2022, and that as someone “who had a lot to he fought alongside Kyiv’s do with this happening.” “We just met President forces until being captured Putin, he sends you blesstwo months later. The U.S. government un- ings and wishes you good der President Joe Biden’s things,” Witkoff added. Hubbard, a U.S. Air Force administration designated Hubbard as wrongfully de- veteran, taught English tained, and his legal team overseas and retired in and family have disputed 2012 to Cyprus, where one the Russian allegation, say- of his sons is a Christian ing he was not involved in Orthodox priest. He later moved to Ukraine to be any military activity. “He was just for bait. with a woman he had met, It was all about bait. And his lawyers said, remaining that’s why they kidnap in the country after the reAmericans,” his sister, Pa- lationship ended and living tricia Hubbard Fox, said there at the time of Russia’s in an interview with The 2022 invasion.

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Macron slams ‘stupid’ claims about riots Trump, others blame Muslim migrants

New protests planned

BY SAMUEL PETREQUIN

Associated Press

PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday that foreign leaders — including those “on the other side of the Atlantic” — were seeking to exploit France’s tense social climate for political gain following a weekend of street violence and looting. Protests over soaring living costs have led to widespread rioting and looting that have drawn worldwide attention and shocked many French citizens. U.S. President Donald Trump has used the violence to rally his political supporters, making unsubstantiated claims that Muslim migrants are responsible for the unrest, and urging Macron to “close your borders and take control before it is too late!” Macron responded by saying there “has been foreign manipulation of information in the aftermath” of the looting in Paris and other French cities last weekend. “And that has led to comments that are as unacceptable as they are stupid, from many people, including foreign leaders,” he said. Asked by a reporter if he was referring to Trump, Macron replied: “Among others.” He added that there have been “AI-generated images depicting scenes that never actually happened in France. We’ve had people claiming that we were invaded by hordes of migrants and Islamists, which is completely false.” Macron did not specify which AI-generated images he was referring to, nor how he knew the content was false. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said his ofﬁce can provide the countries concerned with the

Petrol, energy and food prices have surged in recent months, and it remains to be seen whether Macron’s announcement will ease protesters’ anger. He said the additional diesel supplies addressed “some of the anxieties.” “I also hear the concerns of our high school and university students. Those concerns stem from other factors, but in any case, I think things are moving in the right direction,” he added. High school students have raised concerns about underfunded schools, dilapidated facilities and staff shortages, particularly in ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTO BY EMMA DA SILVA lower-income neighborA man walks past a looted store in Paris on Sunday after a demonstration against rising hoods. Some also say school days, which often run from living costs and in solidarity with students’ grievances. 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., are exhaustnecessary clarification, “to Arab Emirates, with a fur- starting in early November,” ing and the university admissions system is complex help them avoid spreading ther 100,000 tons to be con- Macron said. or amplifying false infor- firmed in Bahrain. Macron’s office said he mation and making baseless traveled to the Middle East claims on social media.” Macron and Trump once to find solutions to the enenjoyed a good relationship ergy crisis and rising energy but Trump regularly mocks prices, and to secure supplies the French president in his of oil, gas, diesel and jet fuel. public speeches. The Élysée said nearly “The fact is, all the people 295,000 additional tons of who are speaking ill of our diesel per month could be country right now are peo- secured, including supplies ple who don’t love our coun- from Saudi Arabia — equivtry,” Macron said. “So those alent to more than 10% of people really bother me.” France’s monthly diesel “When I see leaders who consumption. Macron later are in the middle of election traveled to Saudi Arabia to campaigns, whether in the meet Crown Prince Mohamregion or on the other side med bin Salman “to continue of the Atlantic — who some- efforts to secure and divertimes naively repeat AI-gen- sify oil and gas supplies,” erated content or spread nar- according to his office. Earlier this month, the ratives that certain circles are clearly trying to promote Group of Seven wealthy about what happened in democracies agreed to reFrance — they’re using our lease 100 million barrels of country for their own politi- oil and fuel products, begincal campaigns,” said Macron. ning with substantial quanti“And we don’t need that.” ties of diesel after the fuel’s price hit a record high in the Macron secures diesel United States. “I would remind you that Macron was speaking in Qatar at the end of a tour France initiated the G-7 of key energy suppliers in meeting that led to the reGulf Arab states, where lease of strategic reserves, he secured an additional which, through implemen100,000 metric tons of diesel tation at the national level, per month from the United will help bring down prices

and unfair. France has had two consecutive quiet nights since the weekend’s unrest. Curfews have been imposed in parts of several major cities, including small areas of Paris. Further protests are planned for Thursday and Saturday following calls from student unions and groups within the “yellow vest” movement, whose demonstrations over fuel prices shook France in 2018 and 2019. Paris police said Wednesday they would ban Thursday’s planned protest in the French capital, citing concerns for public safety and the protection of property. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, who met union representatives on Wednesday, said a “massive” security operation was planned for Saturday to prevent a repeat of the violence.

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Hospital offers free genetics screening for cancer Statewide testing initiative targets 100,000 adults

BY GRACE MAYER Staff writer

Genetic mapping for a person’s susceptibility to certain types of cancer and heart disease will be made available at no cost to 100,000 Louisiana adults, under a new initiative that LCMC Health will unveil Thursday. The voluntary screening, which will be open to anyone age 18 and older, could also be used to better treat participants for countless other ailments in the future, ofﬁcials said. LCMC Health leaders said they hope their system’s $10 million investment will increase access to the cutting-edge medical technology, which is typically not covered by insurance. Genetic screening is part of a larger shift in healthcare toward precision, or “personalized,” medicine: a growing focus among doctors that aims to tailor treatments to an individual based on their genetic makeup. Along with many other health systems around the country, LCMC has been investing more in these types of resources to improve health outcomes in Louisiana, which typically ranks among the lowest in the nation. “Louisianans will get precision care they need today and the information needed to improve their health in the future,” LCMC Feirn Health CEO Greg Feirn said. “This initiative is really born out of our pursuit around cancer and research, and doing what’s right for the community.” Determining one’s genetic makeup can reveal if someone may be at a higher risk for certain cancers or cardiovascular health challenges, and lead to earlier

diagnosis and more personalized and effective treatment, officials said. LCMC will launch the program early next year, called Uniquely You, in collaboration with Helix, a population genomics company based in California that has partnered with over a dozen other healthcare organizations on similar programs. LCMC plans to complete screening for 100,000 Louisiana adults over five years starting with 20,000 in the first year. Participants don’t need to be LCMC patients, officials said. The health system is investing $10 million toward covering the costs of the screening. For individuals, genetic tests can add up to thousands of dollars even with insurance. Partnering with Helix cuts the price per screen down to around a hundred dollars each, officials said. The screening will outline one’s entire genetic profile, noting a variety of factors like someone’s ancestry and if someone struggles with sleep. It will also screen patients for four inherited genetic variants, specifically any predispositions for breast and ovarian cancer, Lynch syndrome and high cholesterol, the latter of which can lead to heart disease or stroke. LCMC officials said they’re making this investment because it will improve health outcomes for people in Louisiana, which faces some of the worst outcomes and highest cancer rates in the country. Offering these services also poises LCMC to compete with Ochsner Health, the state’s largest health system, which also has a genetic screening program. In 2019, Ochsner announced a partnership with a company to screen patients who showed higher risks for hereditary cancers and heart disease, with results then

stored in the patient’s electronic health record. Researchers at LCMC and its two academic partners, Louisiana State University and Tulane University, will also be able to leverage the data to conduct a study and advance discoveries for treatments. “The meat of the study is to identify these cancer genes that put people at a high risk of cancer and heart disease genes,” said D r. F r a n k Smart Smart, a cardiologist with LSU Health New Orleans. The data collected from the screenings, which will be deidentiﬁed and stripped of any personal identifying details before being used for research, will go into a larger database at Helix. The California company has partnered with 17 health systems in the U.S. on similar programs, including HealthPartners Institute and the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Helix has also worked on a genetic testing program in Nevada. “Often many of the individuals who have very serious risks in their families or within their DNA are just completely unaware,” said James Lu, co-founder and CEO of Helix. “This is a real opportunity to help Lu individuals understand that risk much sooner and also help them get the right type of care.” That was the case with Deenya Craig, who participated in HealthPartners’ free genetic screening program in Minnesota. Craig said the screen showed she had a higher risk for de-

veloping breast and ovarian cancer, which explained why cancer affected so many of her family members. She was able to take a more proactive approach to screening and prevention as a result, including choosing to get a double mastectomy. “I didn’t cry. I wasn’t scared when I got my result back. I was more upset that I had cracked the genetic code of our family, and some of that information came too late,” Craig said. “But future people in our family don’t have to have cancer. The know they can take preventive measures.” About 79,000 people have received screening results through the HealthPartners program since 2022, a spokesperson said in a statement. Samples for the Louisiana screenings can be collected either in a blood sample or a buccal swab from the inside of a person’s cheek. Those samples will then be sent to Helix, which will perform the genetic screening. Samples can be collected at LCMC locations or through an at-home cheek swab kit sent to patients. If a participant were to test positive for a genetic mutation, LCMC would then help that person connect with a genetic counselor, who would provide recommendations on how to approach their care, free of charge, LCMC ofﬁcials said. While the data collected will give patients greater insight over their health, it will also help researchers make advancements in cancer care and the treatment of other diseases, they said. In 2018, a health system and researchers in Nevada launched the ﬁrst-of-its-kind program with Helix, said Joseph Grzymski, who founded the Healthy Nevada Project. He is also vice president and chief of genomics with Renown Health, the largest health system in northern Nevada, which is collaborating on the genetic screening with Helix. The Nevada project,

which is ongoing, has been pivotal to helping researchers and doctors better understand genetic risks and recommend more personalized, preventive care for patients, Grzymski said. Since then, 16 other health systems around the country have partnered with Helix. “There’s so much evidence that genetics help diagnose a patient’s risk for certain cancers and diseases,” Grzymski said. “We want to get these genetic scorecards in the hands of primary care physicians and patients before they develop disease.” LCMC officials acknowledged that some people may initially be hesitant to participate in the program, with concerns about the conﬁdentiality of their personal data and how it’s used. They said genetic screen results will be stored in a patient’s medical health record. Patients will also be asked for permission to use their deidentified data in the study and within Helix’s larger database, and they can withdraw their data at any point in the future. The research study — and the community outreach and resulting research conducted from it — will also play a part in LCMC’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) designation application, said Dr. Lucio Miele, the direc-

tor of the LSU-LCMC Health Cancer Center. Gaining NCI status, which LCMC is working on with LSU Health New O rleans, would bring added research dollars, patients and jobs to the state. Miele Dr. Smart, the cardiologist with LSU, said he sees great potential for this study to advance the pharmacogenomics field, which explores how an individual’s genetic profile affects their response to medications. “Right now, if I give you a cholesterol medication, I’m guessing which one you’re going to take and which value will work for you. Doctors are pretty good at guessing. Nonetheless, we’re still guessing,” Smart said. “If I know what your genetic profile is, I can know ahead of time that you’re going to respond to one thing better than another. This is information that is truly novel.” Grace Mayer covers business news and economic development in Jefferson Parish and St. Tammany. Email her at grace.mayer@ theadvocate.com.

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Continued from page 1A to bring blood transfusion equipment to the scene. The Blood Medics will respond with blood-equipped units across the parish, and any crew that recognizes the need for blood can call for a unit right away, Landry said. The paramedics will carry equipment that refrigerates O-positive and O-negative blood provided by The Blood Center, keeps it at the proper temperature and can infuse an entire unit in about two to three minutes while at a scene or in the ambulance. “When someone is suffering from life-threatening blood loss, time matters,” St. George Fire Department Chief Chad Roberson said. “Every minute we can shorten the time between that emergency and receiving blood, we can make a difference.” Landry said research shows every minute a transfusion is delayed, the odds of death for that patient increase significantly. This is not the first technology improvement EMS has made recently. In August, the agency decided to loan automated CPR devices, known as LUCAS Chest Compression Systems, to area fire departments. These allow first responders to do other lifesaving actions while the machines provide CPR. “In trauma alone, there is a tripling of survival rates by giving blood in the field,” said Dr. Dan Godbee, medi-

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Continued from page 1A but council member Aaron Moak made an amendment for 15% to 25% rate hikes. Several votes were held before a majority approved the amended rate. Council members Laurie Adams, Denise Amoroso, Carolyn Coleman, Rowdy Gaudet, Twahna P. Harris, Dwight Hudson, Brandon Noel, Moak and Racca voted to approve. Darryl Hurst and Anthony Kenney were not present when the vote was held. Cleve Dunn Jr. did not vote. Firefighter Association President Jake Morgan said last week that his union should have been part of the earlier conversations with the Mayor’s Office about possible plan changes. The mayor disagreed that the ﬁre union wasn’t at the table in the early stages but said the delayed vote gave the city-parish’s insurance consultants a chance to meet with union members and present the proposed changes. Before the vote Wednesday, Morgan lobbied the council to amend the proposal and soften the hikes to a 10% increase rather than 20%. “We’re all family men and women,” Morgan said. “We have kids. We have to provide for them. And now

cal director for EBR EMS and an emergency medicine physician. “There’s a multitude of things blood can be given for, all of which are indeed critical lifesaving interventions.” Blood transfusion will be used in trauma incidents such as patients with gunshot wounds or car crashes, but it will also help patients with severe bleeding from incidents such as a ruptured aneurysm or a childbirth complication, which Godbee said will be the majority use of the program. Landry also said crews will seek consent from patients whenever possible and respect a patient’s decision to decline blood for personal or religious reasons. Landry said when someone is bleeding severely, the danger isn’t just blood loss, but the loss of oxygen the blood carries. “For years, the best thing we could do in the back of an ambulance was start IVs,” Landry said. “Fluids can help with volume, but they can’t carry oxygen. Those red blood cells we’re ﬁxing to start putting in our patients, we’ll pair that with oxygen, and now our paramedics will be able to replace what is being lost right on the scene all the way to the hospital.” Landry said the program is funded by money that already comes into EMS through the tax base and millage. “The reality of it is, (the equipment) is very expensive, but we don’t put a price on the ability to possibly save somebody’s life,” Landry said.

we’re talking hundreds of dollars a month, not just a couple bucks.” Deductibles for single employees will be raised by $400, while workers with families on their plans will have deductibles raised by $1,200, about an 80% increase. Even by lowering the increases to 15% from the much higher proposals, the healthcare hikes present sticker shock to employees throughout the parish. In May, the council passed a 3% salary increase for most employees in the cityparish. For workers at lower pay scales who want to stay on their insurance plan, the increased insurance cost would signiﬁcantly eat into those raises. “During the pay raise, if some of y’all were here then, I think y’all probably saw some of us up here sitting with grim faces in what was a very excited and happy room,” council member Adams said. “It’s because

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St. George Fire Department Chief Chad Roberson addresses the introduction of a joint blood transfusion program with Baton Rouge EMS on Wednesday. Landry, Roberson and Godbee echoed the importance of blood donations for programs like this to be successful. Roberson also said only the community can provide the blood necessary for survival. “We need people to donate,” Roberson said. “You may never know whose life the donation saves, but now that lifesaving blood can reach a patient before they even make it to the hospital.” Email Blake Leschber at blake.leschber@ theadvocate.com.

we knew that at some point adjustments were going to have to be made.” But not everyone received that raise. District Attorney Hillar Moore wrote a letter to council members last week as they weighed imposing new insurance rates and plans, pointing out that his employees were some of the few who didn’t receive salary increases but would be forced to pay more for insurance or switch to a narrower network. Over the past week, Edwards and several council members said the city-parish had done a poor job over the years keeping up with inﬂation and rising insurance costs, raising premiums only a few times in the past decade. “If we had incrementally done it, we wouldn’t be in this situation,” the mayor said. Email Patrick SloanTurner at patrick.sloanturner@theadvocate.com.

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Meta ordered to pay $25B for deceiving users

A judge on Wednesday ordered Meta to pay New Mexico $25 billion after a jury found the company liable for deceiving users about privacy on Facebook, marking the biggest ﬁne ever against the tech giant. Facebook’s deception was intentional and executives consistently misled users about how the platform worked, state District Court Judge Francis J. Mathew wrote in his ruling. “Facebook promised users that they (the users) controlled their data. This was false,” he said. Jurors in September found Meta liable for over 43 million violations of New Mexico consumer protection laws for making misleading public statements about how it handled users’ personal data. The case was brought after political consulting ﬁrm Cambridge Analytica harvested Facebook data to generate targeted political ads during the 2016 election season. The award will serve as a warning to tech companies that New Mexico will hold them accountable, state Attorney General Raúl Torrez said at a news conference. Meta said the ruling and Torrez’s office’s approach to enforcement “makes it all but impossible to do business in the state of New Mexico.”

Some websites go dark to fix AI-detected flaw

An AI-assisted discovery of vulnerabilities in a widely used programming language led governments and other organizations in Europe and the U.S. to take their websites offline temporarily Wednesday as they scrambled to make security updates. The FBI’s cyber division warned the vulnerabilities could allow malicious actors to remotely execute code in the programming language, PHP, which powers websites and web applications. That raised the risk of sensitive data and networks being compromised, said the agency, which recommended that operators take websites offline if they can’t update them immediately. “The potential impact is enormous,” said Ismael Valenzuela, vice president of labs, threat research and intelligence at cybersecurity firm Arctic Wolf, adding that PHP powers roughly 70% of websites where the server-side programming language is known. The PHP Foundation, which includes developers who work on securing the programming language, said Wednesday it had released ﬁxes for the vulnerabilities, along with instructions on how to update systems.

Natural gas project approved off Scotland

LONDON — The U.K. government approved a natural gas project off Scotland’s coast over the objections of environmental groups on Wednesday, saying it would improve energy security even as the country transitions to renewable sources. Gas from the Jackdaw field east of Aberdeen, which was stalled by a court ruling in 2024, is expected to start flowing into the U.K. gas distribution network later this year. The government said that it will reduce reliance on foreign energy threatened by the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war. Authorities have yet to rule on the Rosebank project west of the Shetland Islands, which is expected to produce mainly crude oil. Prime Minister Andy Burnham said that the decision would “protect hundreds of jobs and help keep millions of homes warm this winter.” On Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that the approval for the Jackdaw field was “great news.” “The U.K. has started drilling in the North Sea, one of the greatest and most prosperous areas of OIL in the World. They should go FULL BLAST,” he wrote.

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Childcare costs weigh on voters Candidates have more than cost of gas and groceries to contend with

BY MORIAH BALINGIT AP education writer

Like so many Americans, Jenny Escolastico has watched wearily as the cost of living has risen, straining her household budget. But as a mother of two children under 5, she faces added pressure that could shape how she votes in November: childcare costs. Escolastico’s household outside Allentown, Pennsylvania, is relying solely on her husband’s income. She’s staying home with her children, at least in part because she simply can’t afford to work. “What I would be spending on childcare would be more than what I would be making if I were working full time,” said Escolastico, an Air Force veteran who later worked in human resources. “Childcare is another rent, another car note.” Even though her son now attends state-funded prekindergarten, returning to work would still mean ﬁnding him after-school care, plus fulltime childcare for her daughter. Those costs are top of mind as Escolastico, who voted for President Donald Trump in 2024, weighs whether to vote Democratic next month. She lives in Pennsylvania’s hotly contested 7th Congressional District, one of a handful that will determine which party controls Congress next year. The midterm elections have been dominated by anxiety over rising prices for gas, groceries and housing, a liability for Trump and his Republican Party. For millions of parents of young children, childcare is one of the largest strains on the family budget.

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Diana McGuire leads her 4-year-old son Noah by the hand across the playground at St. Mary’s Early Childhood Center in Indianapolis, Ind., in May.

About three-quarters of U.S. adults saw the expense of childcare as a “major problem” in the U.S., and 64% supported the federal government providing freeor low-cost childcare for children too young for public school, according to an AP-NORC poll from June 2025. In the 7th District north of Philadelphia, both candidates are making childcare part of their pitch to voters. Like Escolastico, about 16% of the district’s voters were undecided as of September, according to a poll from Franklin and Marshall College. Democratic nominee Bob Brooks, a retired firefighter, has campaigned on establishing universal prekindergarten, expanding full-day kindergarten, increasing funding for Head Start and making more working families eligible for federal childcare assistance. He’s cited his own experience pitching in on childcare for his two granddaughters. “The cost of caring for the Both parties discuss childcare people you love keeps climbing, Childcare costs have risen and nobody in Washington seems faster than inflation from 2020 to notice,” Brooks said in a news to 2024, with the U.S. average release. The incumbent, freshman Refor full-time childcare topping $13,000 in 2025, according to publican Rep. Ryan Mackenzie, Child Care Aware of America. himself a father of two kids un-

precarity of the childcare industry. To keep providers open, the federal government spent more than $50 billion on the industry, funding staff training, higher wages, protective gear and childcare assistance for more families. In 2021, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, proposed offering subsidies to most American families so they would never pay more than 7% of their household income on childcare. It was narrowly defeated in Congress. Three years later, the last of the pandemic aid expired. Waitlists for childcare assistance exploded, forcing low-income households to sideline a parent from the workforce or forgo necessities to foot a childcare bill. Since then, more candidates have campaigned on childcare solutions. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Democratic socialist, pledged to make childcare free for all residents. The Democratic governors of New Jersey and Virginia elected last year both campaigned on plans to increase Childcare an urgent priority childcare funding. The DemocratThe urgency over early child- ic nominee for mayor in Washinghood policy was accelerated by ton, D.C., won the primary in June the pandemic. Daycare closures after proposing to cap childcare and weekslong quarantines laid expenses at 7% of a household’s bare the necessity and ﬁnancial income.

der age 3, has embraced more modest approaches that rely on tax breaks to lower costs. He cosponsored a bill to expand the federal tax credit for childcare expenses. The proposal, ultimately folded into Trump’s sweeping bill of tax breaks and cuts to social programs, also increased tax incentives for private employers who subsidize or provide childcare for their workers. “I will continue to work together with both sides to ensure that working families get the resources, representation, and support that they deserve,” Mackenzie said in a statement. Trump himself had campaigned on cutting childcare costs by using tariff revenue, a plan that has yet to materialize. More recently, he expressed skepticism of federal money for childcare. “We’re ﬁghting wars. We can’t take care of daycare,” Trump told an Easter luncheon.

proﬁt A SpaceX-Tesla megamerger Strong report from would be worth trillions SpaceX Deal could pad Elon Musk’s personal fortune further

SpaceX’s mega rocket Starship makes a test flight from Starbase, Texas, on Sept. 28.

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AP business writer

NEW YORK — The history of corporate mergers is littered with failure but investors in Tesla and SpaceX seem to believe Elon Musk can pull off the biggest tie-up of all time. Stocks of both companies rose sharply Wednesday after Musk said that each had formed “special committees” to discuss a possible combination. The deal would be worth trillions of dollars, a massive melding of the world’s biggest provider of rocket launches and satellite internet service with the second largest electric vehicle maker. Musk says a deal makes sense given the future of both companies relies heavily on artiﬁcial intelligence. The two have already combined forces in AI chip production and a possible — perhaps impossible — project to make ﬂying cars. In early afternoon trading, SpaceX shot up 8% and Tesla 3.5%.

The world’s biggest deal At current market values, the combination would create a $3.5 trillion behemoth. The biggest company now on the market, chipmaker Nvidia, is valued at $5.2 trillion. The combination had been rumored for months before Musk told ﬁnancial analysts on a Tuesday conference call that dual commit-

tees of directors had been assembled to discuss the issue. He added that, as the biggest owner of both companies, he cannot interact with the committees, and isn’t even privy to their discussions. Musk owns 11% of SpaceX, though he holds a majority of the voting control, and 19% of Tesla. If the deal goes through, it would almost certainly top the current record holder, Vodaphone AirTouch’s deal for Germany’s Mannesmann to create a mobile giant back more than a quarter of a century ago. In today’s dollars, that deal was worth $354 billion. Musk said in the conference call that there’s “lots to be gained from cooperating on developing super intelligence,” the new term for artiﬁcial intelligence he adopted after President Donald Trump last month ordered U.S. ofﬁcials to use it to remove any negative connotations. Specifically, Musk pointed to the companies combined efforts to make AI chips at their Terafab factory in Texas and the need

for AI to make Tesla’s humanoid robots work. Tesla also needs AI for its vehicles to operate without drivers, a challenge that could be met more easily with a SpaceX satellite hook up. And Tesla could beneﬁt if SpaceX’s project called Starmind is successful in putting massive data centers in orbit. Another possible reason Musk likes a combination: It will make him richer. A change-in-control provision in a hotly debated, potential trilliondollar Tesla compensation plan approved last year, says many of the performance targets would be considered automatically met in certain kinds of mergers, including requirements that Tesla deliver 20 million vehicles, put million self-driving Tesla robotaxis on the streets and deploy a million robots. With Wednesday’s gains in Tesla and SpaceX, Musk regained the status of the world’s ﬁrst and only trillionaire. Forbes estimates his net worth at $1.004 trillion, up $80 billion after a few hours of trading.

helps lift tech stocks

BY STAN CHOE

AP business writer NEW YORK — The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies. SpaceX helped lead the market and climbed 7.8% after reporting a stronger profit for the summer than analysts expected. Elon Musk, who runs the company that makes money from artificial-intelligence technology, rockets and other businesses, also said that SpaceX took a step to consider a possible merger with Tesla, his electric-vehicle company. Other stocks rallying on profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations included Capital One Financial, which rose 2.5%, and Winnebago Industries, which climbed 10.7%. On the losing side of Wall Street was Netflix, which fell 5.3% even though the streaming service reported a stronger profit than analysts expected. Investors focused instead on worries that Netflix’s momentum may be slowing. The company’s forecast for revenue growth in the final three months of the year fell short of analysts’ expectations. AT&T fell 6.4% even though it likewise delivered a stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected.

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Some La. candidates have big fundraising edge Miguez has raised more than any other House challenger

He conducted a recent poll that showed Edmonds leading the ﬁeld with 13.8% support and Miguez in third with 9.7%. Democratic candidate Banks had 13.2% of the vote. The survey of 760 likely voters with a 3.5% margin of error is only a snapshot, and the results indicate most voters haven’t landed on a candidate yet, Couvillon said.

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

WASHINGTON — State Sen. Blake Miguez, the Republican from New Iberia running for the Baton Rouge-based 6th Congressional District, has raised more money than any other House challenger in Louisiana and is sitting on three times more cash than all nine of his competitors combined in the last two weeks of the election, the latest campaign finance reports show. In the U.S. Senate race, Democrat Jamie Davis, a farmer and former Tensas Parish Police juror, raised a respectable $4 million to Republican U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow’s $6.8 million. Davis has $942,253 to spend during the final two weeks as he mounts a long-shot campaign in a state dominated by Republicans. Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, enters the home stretch with $1.4 million and the endorsement of President Donald Trump. The reports were filed with the Federal Election Commission late last week and posted over the weekend. It’s the last look into fundraising by the 39 candidates running in Louisiana’s six U.S. House districts and the two candidates competing for one of the state’s two Senate seats. Early voting for the Nov. 3 midterm congressional elections began Tuesday and continues until Tuesday, except for Sunday. The FEC reports only show money raised and spent by candidates’ committees. Spending by outside groups like super PACS are reported separately and not included in the candidate reports.

The race in northeast Louisiana

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U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow, R-Baton Rouge, speaks during a campaign rally in Lafayette on Tuesday.

The Baton Rouge-area race The 10 candidates in Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District reported raising $9.3 million total. Miguez raised $7.6 million, spent $5.5 million and had $2.1 million left. About $2.7 million of those contributions came in chunks larger than $2,000 per check. Miguez’s closest competitor, state Sen. Rick Edmonds, RBaton Rouge, raised $646,895, spent $13,368 and had $233,528 left. About a third of Edmonds’ contributions are larger than $2,000. The state Democratic Party has backed Lindsay Garcia, of Walker. She raised $92,545 and had $27,700 in the bank. Pat Forbes, who was endorsed by former Gov. John Bel Edwards, raised $117,994 and has $70,662 left. Former Baton Rouge Metro Council member Chauna Banks, a Democrat, didn’t a ﬁle a FEC report, which indicates she didn’t raise enough money to meet

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Jamie Davis greets supporters at an early voting rally in New Orleans on Tuesday.

the thresholds. “Miguez is a fundraising machine,” Baton Rouge pollster John Couvillon said. “He’s the type of guy who’ll wake up at 4 in the morning to raise $100,000, then rinse and repeat the next day. That’s a problem that Edmonds has. He doesn’t really have very much money.” On the other hand, Edmonds started the race earlier and had a little more time to deﬁne himself before “all those third-party groups started dominating the air waves,” he added. Both Miguez and Edmonds have the backing of political action committees — Miguez from the national Club for Growth, a conservative group based in Washington, and Edmonds from the Louisiana First Victory Fund, based in Baton Rouge. Couvillon notes that a fundraising advantage does not necessarily mean a candidate will win.

In Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District, state Rep. Michael Echols, R-Monroe, leads ﬁnancially among the nine candidates running to replace Letlow. He reported receipts of $3.2 million, spent $2.2 million, and had $972,833 in cash reserves. Of that, $2.4 million comes from a loan Echols made to his campaign. Republican candidate Misti Cordell, head of the Board of Regents, reported raising $632,558, spending $457,775, and sitting on $174,784. She made a $206,500 loan to her campaign. State Rep. Gabe Firment, R-Pollock, entered the race in July and raised $374,000 between then and September for a total of $423,490 since he started in July. Firment had $286,224 left in his treasury. State Sen. Stewart Cathey Jr., RMonroe, reported raising $238,550, spending $50,233 and has $188,317 in cash. Among the leading Democratic candidates, state Rep. Pat Moore, of Monroe, raised $22,129, spent $9,328 and had $12,800 of cash on hand. Antonio Wilson, a contractor from Tallulah, raised $55,344, spent $22,058 and had $33,286 available. Wilson has lent his campaign $22,919.

Incumbents have big advantage

Carter, D-New Orleans; and Rep. Clay Higgins, R-Lafayette. Carter, for instance, had $666,420 in reserve and his main challenger, Libertarian Lisa Ballay, of New Orleans, had $510. Higgins, who has never raised big dollars, picked up $893,280 for his ﬁfth campaign since he was elected in 2017. That’s still ﬁve times more than his three opponents together reported raising. He still had $576,648 available for advertising, rallies, expenses and campaign staff pay. His main opponent, Democratic candidate John David Day, of Lake Charles, raised $131,996 and has $84,200 left. Nationwide, House candidates have raised about $2.23 billion for the campaign, according to the FEC. The 39 House candidates on Louisiana’s ballots raised $55.7 million of that amount. But Louisiana’s total is misleading because Johnson reported raising $26 million and Scalise pulled in $11.6 million. As the two top leaders in the lower chamber, part of their job is to raise big bucks for fellow partisans. They also reported spending about $30 million — almost all of that in contributions to party election funds and individual candidates. Conrad Cable, a Farmerville farmer running as a Democrat against Johnson, said he had raised $947,433 since the House stopped voting Sept. 16 on legislation, then a few days later went home to campaign. He’s raised $1.75 million since entering the race from 59,239 individual donors. While a respectable amount for a challenger, it pales in comparison. Johnson may have helped fellow Republicans, but he kept $7.5 million for the last two weeks.

All four Louisiana House incumbents hold huge ﬁnancial advantages over their challengers. They include Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Benton; Majority Leader Steve Email Mark Ballard at Scalise, R-Jefferson; Rep. Troy mballard@theadvocate.com.

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ton Rouge alone has a $1.1 billion maintenance backlog, according to LSU spokesperson Meg Casper Sunstrom. The biggest needs across the system are “mechanical, electrical and roofing infrastructure,” she said. The average construction age of LSU buildings is 46 years old, which is placed in the “higher risk” category of the Gordian assessment. This means that the outer shells of the buildings and mechanical systems are reaching the end of their life cycle. The building age profile reflects any major renovations that reset the life cycle, rather than always being a literal age, according to representatives from Gordian. LSU President Wade Rousse called deferred maintenance a “critical issue” that all higher education institutions in the state are confronting. “The LSU system is actively looking at innovative solutions that can bring in recurring funding to begin to tackle our backlog,” Rousse said. “In the meantime we are thankful for our generous donors and

that pathway is unsustainable long term.” The Southern University system average construction age was 44, compared to 39 at Louisiana Community and Technical Colleges and 45 at the UL system. UL had the largest percentage of buildings in the highest-risk category at 35%, meaning their life cycles are past due and failures are possible, according to the Gordian age profile index. LSU had 32% in this category, while the LCTC and Southern systems had a distant 12% and 16%. The highest-priority needs across the systems were interior ﬁnishes — walls, ceilings and other internal surfaces — plumbing, HVAC and electrical, according to Gordian. Chris Herring, the vice president for facilities, capital planning and development at UL, said in an interview that universities need “consistent and reliable” funding of the deferred maintenance program and other sources to help tackle the backlog. The program was created with Act 751 in 2024 to authorize up to $2 billion in bonds to address aging facilities on college campuses from 2026

varied on a year-to-year basis,” Herring said. “It’s hard for our institutions to plan on out years what needs they need to address when there’s uncertainty in terms of the dollars that will be coming in the following year.” Chandler LeBoeuf, executive vice president of the LCTC system, also brought up the need for consistency. LCTC has a backlog of $247 million, he said in a response to emailed questions. The system has 17 projects underway through Act 751, including roof re-

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Continued from page 1A R-Baton Rouge, in a race that national handicappers expect her to win comfortably. No Democrat has captured a Senate race in Louisiana since 2008. The Letlow campaign expressed no alarm Wednesday about the early voting numbers. “Julia is going to win because Louisiana voters want a senator who will lower costs, keep the border secure, and put Louisiana ﬁrst, not one who will hand Chuck Schumer control of the Senate,” the campaign said in a statement. “Julia is taking that message to all 64 parishes, and we’re going to keep working to earn every vote between now and Election Day.” Early voting continues through Tuesday, except for Sunday, in advance of Election Day on Nov. 3. It is taking place at 112 locations throughout Louisiana from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Driving up turnout As The Times-Picayune | The Advocate reported Sunday, Davis and other Democrats are trying to drive a big turnout of Black voters propelled by high fuel and grocery prices from President Donald Trump’s war against Iran, Gov. Jeff Landry’s moves against Black elected ofﬁcials in New Orleans and Davis’ attempt to make history by becoming the ﬁrst African American elected statewide in Louisiana in 150 years. Democrats are also pointing to a U.S. Supreme Court decision that led the Legislature in May to eliminate the Blackmajority seat of U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge. Besides Davis, a disproportionately large turnout of African American voters also would buoy the two sets of other Democrats who are running for open congressional seats that the state Legislature designed to elect a Republican. Pat Forbes, Chauna Banks and Lindsay Garcia are among the 10 candidates running to represent the 6th Congressional District. It includes 14 parishes, with half of the voters located in East Baton Rouge Parish. The favorites are two Republican state senators: Rick Edmonds, who represents Baton Rouge, and Blake Miguez, who represents a district south of Lafayette that is not in the 6th Congressional Dis-

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Voters cast their ballots on the first day of early voting on Tuesday at the Louisiana State Archives building in Baton Rouge. conservative group is attacking Davis. Letlow didn’t mention Davis when she held a get-out-the-vote rally Tuesday in Lafayette and bashed Democrats as a bunch of “socialists” who want to “defund the police,” “support open borders” and “want to shut down American oil and gas.” Davis does not support any of those positions. In a sign of the hurdle he faces to win, no national Democratic Party groups have stepped up to send money to Louisiana for his campaign so far. The dynamics of the race could Hurdles remain change over the next week, howDavis’ candidacy has yet to ever, if Black voters continue to prompt any visible concern from overperform during the sevenLetlow’s campaign. She is running day early voting period. African two positive commercials on TV, Americans have turned out in and neither she nor any outside large numbers during the early trict boundaries. Three Democrats are running to represent the 5th Congressional District. It includes 21 parishes, stretching from Monroe through Alexandria south to Amite and Bogalusa. The Democrats are state Rep. Pat Moore of Monroe, Antonio Wilson and Dan McKay. The four Republicans topping the polls are: state Rep. Gabe Firment of Pollock, state Rep. Michael Echols of Monroe, state Sen. Stewart Cathey of Monroe and Misti Cordell, the appointed chair of the Louisiana Board of Regents.

voting period in Georgia and South Carolina. For Davis to top Letlow, he would have to meet what political operatives say is the magic Democratic formula in Louisiana: receive 90% of the Black vote, 30% of the White vote and have Black voters account for 33% of the overall electorate. While Couvillon found that Black voters accounted for 31.7% of the overall electorate on the first day of early voting, that figure actually understates their turnout that day, he said as he dug into the results. The first day of early voting included 52,500 mail-in ballots received by the Secretary of State’s Office and 62,000 people who voted Tuesday, Couvillon said. Of the mail-in ballots, the Black voter share was 27.5%, he said. Their share was 34.9% of those

who voted Tuesday. In a potentially good sign for Democrats this year, the turnout of Black early voters grew in two recent elections — in March 2025 and May 2026 — as the early voting period progressed, Couvillon said. “I don’t think it’s just a one-day spike,” he said. The Letlow campaign is pushing back on that notion. Although Democrats outnumbered Republicans by seven percentage points on the ﬁrst day of early voting in 2022, the Letlow campaign said, Republicans ended up enjoying a narrow advantage by the end of early voting, and U.S. Sen. John Kennedy, RMadisonville, romped to reelection with nearly 62% of the vote. Email Tyler Bridges at tbridges@theadvocate.com.

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Rural Roots Louisiana and the Louisiana Bucket Brigade filed suit Friday under the state’s Bond Two environmental groups are Validation Act, challenging the challenging the Port of South port’s bond proceedings at the Louisiana’s approval process for latest stage after the State Bond $400 million in bonds intended to Commission approved the applifinance a marine terminal dock cation Sept. 17. that will support Hyundai Steel’s The $400 million from the port planned $5.8 billion mill in Ascen- is part of $1.3 billion that the commission approved last month. The sion Parish.

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tion to comment on the claims, since it is not named as a party in the suit. “The company remains focused on advancing the project in compliance with all applicable requirements on delivering jobs and economic opportunity for the region,” Senior Manager of Media Relations Stephanie Malin said. The lawsuit is one of several

suit also challenges a $15 million loan deal to Hyundai from the Louisiana Economic Development. Micah Cormier, spokesperson for the port, said the agency does not comment on pending litigation. LED Strategic Communications Manager Jacey Wesley also said LED does not comment on pending litigation. Hyundai says it is not in a posi-

legal challenges the groups have brought against state agencies over the Hyundai project. The ﬁling follows a separate lawsuit ﬁled in April that questioned how and where the port publishes legal notices about its decisions and activities. The port initially said it had published notice in its official journal, L’Observateur, which circulates in St. John the Baptist Parish. However, the plaintiffs later

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at East Feliciana High School in Jackson. Retired high school teacher Edna Buchanan withdrew from the District 2 race after qualiGeorge fying. The election is Nov. 3, with a Dec. 12 runoff if necessary. Early voting continues through Tuesday. Like Lee, Signater highlights his school expeLee rience. “I have been a classroom teacher. I have been a head football coach and athletic director. I have been the dean. I have Signater been assistant principal and I have been a principal,” Signater said at a recent election forum. “I know what it takes to grow a school. I also know how to build relationships with families and

Two months ago, the Iberville Parish Council rejected the 1,600-acre Cypress Harvest Solar complex southwest of Plaquemine amid public concerns about heavy metal contamination, fires, property values and aesthetics. Now the backer of that project, Entergy Louisiana, is asking a state district judge to force the elected officials to tell the utility why a council majority turned down the solar array in mid-August. Entergy claims in its lawsuit that the council’s own solar farm ordinance requires a written statement laying out the reasons for denial and a 30-day period after that in which the problems can be addressed. Entergy says it didn’t get a written statement or an opportunity to “remediate the defects,” noting “no defects were ever identified.” The lawsuit alleges that in a September letter sent about two weeks after the vote, parish officials maintained that the requirement for a defect letter doesn’t apply to the council because it isn’t “an official” and can’t “issue a letter explaining each council member’s vote.” Proposed for sugar cane fields just west of Plaquemine High School and the Tenant Road community, the nearly $300 million Cypress Harvest would generate 200 megawatts of power. The solar array would also have a 30-acre battery storage complex within it to store electricity. The Louisiana Public Service Commission approved the solar complex in April and, at the time, Entergy had hoped to start construction on Iberville’s only solar farm by last month. Under that schedule, the solar farm would have been operational by September 2028, the company has said. The Parish Council met Tuesday night in Plaquemine in closed session to discuss the new lawsuit, which was filed Oct. 5 in Iberville Parish, and now plans to file a response to defend its reading of the law. The suit is the latest turn in difficulties that renewable power ventures have sometimes faced in establishing themselves in Louisiana, despite support from major utilities and interest from big industrial operations seeking cleaner power sources. A few years ago, the council in neighboring St. James Parish turned down a large solar farm, triggering a lawsuit from the project’s backers. Though not developed by Entergy, that project would have supplied the utility also. In August 2025, Florida-based NextEra Energy dropped plans to build the 2,000-acre Coastal Prairie Solar complex farther south in Iberville near White Castle amid strong public opposition. The push for solar over the past several years has triggered several local governments to temporarily

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A turtle rests in the sun while surrounded by several roseate spoonbills in a pond on East Lakeshore Drive in Baton Rouge on Monday.

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With early voting underway, residents are already making their choices in multiple races for open judge seats on this election season’s extra-long ballot. The race for the Division L criminal judgeship in the 19th Judicial District Court will decide who replaces sitting Judge Ronald Johnson, one of four current jurists aging off the bench after this election. The Division L candidates are lawyer Elzie Alford Jr. and sitting JDC Commissioner Jermaine Guillory.

Elzie Alford Jr. Alford, who has a wealth of previous legal experience, said he is running in part to help reimagine how justice is dispensed in Baton Rouge. To Alford, the justice system’s goal should ultimately be to make good citizens of anyone who has to serve jail time. “We need to hold our violent offenders accountable, but

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understanding that a vast majority of our offenders are going to come back out at some point, and we need to make sure that we give the appropriate punishment and the resources so that they can come back out and not reoffend,” Alford said. Alford attended LSU as an undergrad on an ROTC scholarship, then served in the military before returning to graduate from Southern University law school. From there, he went into the Army’s Judge Advocate General Corps, becoming an Army lawyer and magistrate. Alford said he ﬁrst decided he wanted to serve as a judge after working as staff attorney to Judge Janice Clark for more than ﬁve years. Afterward, he used a certification from his time as a

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Two retired educators — one who had the job before — and a classroom teacher are vying to win an open seat on the East Baton Rouge Parish School Board. They are seeking to replace Dadrius Lanus, who opted not to run for a third term representing District 2. This is Vereta Lee’s third attempt to win back the north Baton Rouge board seat she held from 2007 to 2018. Lanus defeated Lee in 2018, and she lost a 2022 rematch. She is a former elementary teacher who later worked as school administrator in St. Helena Parish and in Baker, where she retired from in 2023. She said she needs no on-thejob training. “I know ﬁrsthand what I’m getting into because I’ve done it before,” said the 68-year-old Lee. This time, Lee is facing two new opponents: Robert Signater Sr., 60, a former Glen Oaks High principal and football coach; and Tristan George, 27, who teaches

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Continued from page 1B military lawyer to become an attorney with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, working to draft construction contracts as well as handling the legal side of the Corps’ procurement process. Alford then began working at Baton Rouge City Court, ﬁrst as clerk of court and then as judicial administrator, where he has been for the past decade. In the court’s 126-year history, Alford said he was the ﬁrst Black person to hold either of those positions. Alford also touted his work creating multiple programs that help people navigate the legal system. He helped start warrant clinics where people could get help clear-

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the community.” Even though he is decades younger than his opponents, George is off to a fast professional start. In 2023, during his first year at Northwestern Middle in Zachary, George was named “new teacher of the year” for the school and later a finalist statewide. He is a board member for the Capital Park Museum, a mentor with the Baton Rouge Youth Coalition and served briefly as secretary of the Baton Rouge branch of the NAACP. This is his second run for public office. In 2022, George came up 77 votes short of winning a seat on the East Feliciana Parish School Board, the parish where he grew up. Now a Baton Rouge resident, George is running in a district with 12 times as many registered voters. He first considered entering his latest race when he was in Changemakers, an education leadership program run by the influential nonprofit, the Baton Rouge Alliance for Students. As part of that program, he visited schools across the Capital City. At first unsure given his age, George soon set aside his doubts. “No, I can do this. I’m a teacher. I’m a veteran, and I know what works for our students,” George said at that same forum. “I’m in the classroom every single day, and so I want to bring that positive energy to our School Board.”

Growing up in Lake Charles,

Guillory said he never imagined he would be working in a courtroom. Even getting to college was a “dream” for Guillory, whose single mother stressed it was non-negotiable and who worked two and three jobs herself to support the family. While she might have given Guillory his work ethic, he said his sense of justice was learned through TV by seeing articulate and suit-clad men and women practice the law, always securing justice by the end of the episode. Guillory attended McNeese State University before going to LSU law school. Before even graduating, Guillory was working as a clerk at Baton Rouge City Court, where he said he was given his ﬁrst taste of delivering “real-world justice.” To Guillory, this meant ﬁelding calls from everyday people and helping them

understand their cases. It was a legal education he said he didn’t get at law school. Guillory has spent his whole career on St. Louis Street, moving from city court across the street to join the District Attorney’s Office. He spent the next 14 years there, first as an “in the trenches” trial prosecutor, then worked in family court, and finally as the office’s CEO, overseeing programs and initiatives. He said this was some of his proudest work with the office, where he worked to start a new kind of drug recovery court at the 19th Judicial District Court, one that didn’t require defendants to plead guilty or be convicted to receive help. In 2024, Guillory became one of the court’s commissioners — quasijudges with limited powers to set bail, sign search and arrest war-

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September letter to Entergy. He said he and his administration can ask applicants questions, but the council serves more as an “appeal process” to that administrative review and as the “ﬁnal governing authority” on solar applications. “Their lawyers have a different interpretation of what that means,” he said, adding that the parish is conﬁdent in its interpretation “because we’re the ones that wrote the ordinance.” An Entergy spokesperson declined to comment on the lawsuit. The Parish Council rejected the Cypress Harvest project in a 7-4 vote, with one council member absent.

During that August hearing, Entergy officials and representatives of the local landowners repeatedly pointed out that parish engineering had found the project met all the technical requirements of the parish ordinance, a fact Daigle also told the council at the time. The solar complex would have been set back from major roads, homes and schools by about a halfmile in many cases, well exceeding ordinance requirements, plans show. The rules also mandate a decommissioning plan, require safety and wind-risk plans to be shared with local officials, and impose limits on magnetic fields and sound. Solar industry advocates say that

while ﬁres are a risk, they are rare. Critics say ﬁres are underreported. During the meeting, some council members did give reasons for their votes. Council member Chasity Easley, who represents the area where the panels would be built, said the area has been prioritized for agriculture. She said she had concerns about the loss of agricultural land, the impact on property values for neighboring homes and the lack of permanent jobs from the solar complex. She also recognized local residents’ opposition. “From their valid concerns, I cannot support this project,” she said.

Council members who supported the project aired concerns about protecting land rights from government overreach and about what they saw as the council’s failure to apply its own rules equitably. “For us to turn this down, it sends a really bad message to Iberville,” council member Terry Bradford said. Cypress Harvest was expected to cost about $297 million to build and to create 201 construction and four full-time jobs. Construction is estimated to generate $7.8 million in onetime sales tax revenue and another $2.9 million in annual property tax revenue, Entergy has said.

ing nonviolent warrants so they could become employable again. Should he win the judge position, Alford plans to use this experience to build a specialty court for mentally ill defendants, who he says need to be given a new approach from the courthouse. Alford said his time as a judicial administrator gave him experience managing the interworking of an entire court system and roots his plans for a new specialty court in reality. “It’s one thing to show up (at a warrant clinic), it’s another thing to set it up and organize it,” Alford said. “It’s one thing to say I want to start a specialty court, but have you ever started one? Do you know how you’re going to fund it?”

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trict that is 81% Black and 66% Democratic. District 2 covers a central swath of north Baton Rouge from the edge of Istrouma High in the south to Zachary in the north, situated mostly between Plank Road and Central. District 2 also includes the large, sparsely populated Northeast area, home to a small elementary and high school, both in Pride. Signater lives a few miles west of Northeast High. Lee represented the area after Northeast resident and board representative Randy Lamana died in 2014. A friend of Lamana’s, Lee blamed Lanus for not showing up in Northeast much during his tenure. If elected, Lee promised to be active and visible there. “They feel like they’re forgotten about,” Lee told The Advocate. George leads in the money race so far. The most recent reports show him raising $11,746, followed by Signater with $7,385 and Lee with $3,020. Both George and Signater have the support of several ed reform groups, including The Alliance, which has an afﬁliated political action committee running independent campaigns on its behalf. Lee did not seek the support of The Alliance.

‘Kids leaving’

The candidates have differing ideas on how to combat declines in student enrollment. While still the state’s second-largest traditional district, East Baton Rouge currently has about 36,000 students, down from 42,000 before the COVID pandemic. In response, the District dimensions district last year closed nine All three candidates are schools and may close more Black Democrats in a dis- in the future.

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Bond proceedings According to the lawsuit, the port adopted a resolution in August 2025 that preliminarily authorized the issuance of $400 million in revenue bonds. The resolution did not identify Ascension Parish as the proposed terminal’s location or name the company the terminal would serve. On agendas, the port referred to the item as “Project Henry.” The plaintiffs also say Ascension Parish residents did not receive legally required notice before the port proceeded with the bond

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$15 million loan The plaintiffs also question speciﬁcally $15 million of the $400 million that came from LED. In June, the port entered into a “confidential memorandum of understanding” with LED under which the state agency agreed to loan the port $15 million from its FastSites allocations, ac-

“There’s got to be a reason for kids leaving,” Signater said. “The only reason I can think of is they can’t find anything they find interesting in those schools.” In a similar vein, George pledged to assess the strengths and weaknesses of schools and push for necessary changes, along the way listening closely to school leaders, but also to teachers and students. “I don’t know the answer as to how we attract more people to EBR outside of showing that what we do have in EBR is an excellent education for all of our students,” George said. Lee pinned some of the blame for declining enrollment on the relentless focus on testing, saying it has taken the fun out of school. “Kids are not excited to come to school anymore,” she said. District 2 has several schools struggling academically, putting them in danger of state sanction and potential takeover. Lee faulted some schools for being too slow to help children who are behind in class. “Why wait until January when a child is suffering in the first weeks of school?” she asked. Signater faulted the school system for failing to sustain promising initiatives. “When we have something good in East Baton Rouge, we always find a way to get away from it,” Signater said. Signater cited Pathways to Bright Futures, a program piloted in 2021 when he was principal at Glen Oaks High. Students take dual enrollment courses with Baton Rouge Community College as early as ninth grade. About two dozen Glen Oaks students from that initial

cording to the petition. The plaintiffs argue that because the agreement created a debt obligation, the port should have submitted it to the State Bond Commission for approval before signing. The lawsuit argues that the Louisiana Constitution requires advance approval for certain debt obligations. The groups contend that obtaining approval after the agreement was executed violated that requirement.

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crop of ninth graders managed to earn an associate degree by the time they graduated from high school. “The best part of that was you got kids to do something that nobody thought could be done,” Signater said. As it was expanded districtwide, the number of required college-level courses was reduced and the percentage of students taking them shrank. Signater said if it had stayed a pilot longer, Glen Oaks would have shown the way for other schools, but also it would have had something special, making it more competitive with popular schools like Baton Rouge Magnet. “You would see a different school today,” he said George said he wants to see higher-performing schools collaborate more with lower-performing ones. He also wants to cultivate changes already under way.

rants, issue subpoenas and handle grand jury indictments, among other powers. “It is so important for the voters to know that in Division L, you are electing a judge who will hear criminal cases,” Guillory said. “I’ve been doing this for 18 years, and it’s all I’ve been doing. I’ve been on this bench for 21/2 years. Not ‘ready on day one,’ I’m doing the job now, and I want to be honored enough to continue to do it.” Guillory said the seat on the bench would give him the opportunity to expand the 19th JDC’s specialty courts, which he believes are effective at keeping Baton Rouge safe and recidivism down, but could be made to move cases quicker and more efﬁciently.

“Let’s take a step back and look at what has been working and see how we can improve on that and build on that,” he said, “because East Baton Rouge has made a lot of strides, a lot of improvements over the past couple years.”

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She respects his leadership, especially his skill in keeping students motivated. Cole is well-liked by many school employees, she said, many of whom dread a potentially tumultuous leadership change. “They just don’t want to have to go through the process of ﬁnding a new superintendent, because they feel like the district is moving in the right direction,” Lee said. Signater said he is approaching the issue with caution. “Right now you’re kind of caught between a rock and a hard place,” Signater said. “If you get rid of him and he’s found not guilty, you have to spend a lot of money and then you have to spend double to find someone to serve as an interim.”

Superintendent LaMont Cole was indicted in August on multiple public corruption charges arising from his previous job as an elected member of the Metro Council. His four-year contract as superintendent expires June 30, 2028, giving him 18 months left once the new board takes office in January. All three candidates say they are willing for now to let Cole continue in the job. “We need to provide due process and let that play out,” George said. Email Charles Lussier at Lee said she has “known clussier@theadvocate. Mr. Cole for a good minute.” com.

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Obituaries Arnold, Ida D.

Ida Drago Arnold, a lifelong resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on October 6, 2026, at the age of 97. Born on August 3, 1929, Ida lived a long and beautiful life filled with family, friendship, laughter, and love. A true Southern jewel, Ida was joyful, gracious, and full of life. She never met a stranger and had a special way of making everyone she encountered feel welcome. Whether surrounded by family, longtime friends, or someone she had just met, Ida brought warmth and happiness to the room. Her genuine love of people was one of the many qualities that made her so special. Ida was the beloved wife of the late Hiram L. Arnold. She was a devoted mother to Phyllis Fonda (Chris Spann);the late Denise Thom; and Andrea "Andi" Laiche (Steve Laiche).She also held a special place in her heart for her honorary daughter, Stacy. She was a proud grandmother to Olivia Jackson; Paolo Fonda (Heather); Mallory Thom; and Laura Laiche. She was also blessed with four great-grandchildren, Parker and LuLu Jackson and Josephine and Lucio Fonda, who brought her tremendous joy.Ida was born to the late Frank and Belva Arbisi Drago and was the oldest of ten children. She was preceded in death by her siblings Frank "Duck" Drago, Corlie Smith, Mike Drago, Barbara Vick, Roma Drago, Shelia Lacour, and Patricia Pate. She is survived by her siblings Greg Drago and Vanessa Drago. Ida also received special attention and affection from her numerous nieces and nephews, who held a cherished place in her heart. A graduate of St. Joseph's Academy, Class of 1946, Ida continued her education at Spencer Business College. Throughout her life, Ida embraced every opportunity to enjoy the company of others. She participated in garden club, dance club, supper club groups, and a bowling league. She loved playing cards, was an avid crossword puzzle solver, and was a devoted LSU fan. More than any particular activity, however, Ida loved being with people. Her enthusiasm for life, easy laughter, and welcoming spirit created friendships wherever she went. Ida's family will remember her not simply for the remarkable number of years she was given, but for the way she filled those years—with joy, family, friendship, and an unmistakable zest for life. She leaves behind a legacy of warmth and hospitality and countless memories shared with the many people fortunate enough to have known and loved her. The family extends its heartfelt gratitude to the staff of Lake Sherwood Village for providing Mom with a loving and caring home, and to CC for the personal care she provided to our mother. Visitation will be held at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church in Prairieville, Louisiana, on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., followed by a Mass of Christian Burial. Interment will follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park in Baton Rouge. Ida lived fully, loved generously, and welcomed everyone with an open heart. Her joyful spirit will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered.

Marie Cutrer Baham passed away on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at the age of 91. She is survived by her sons, David Michael Baham of Houston, TX, and Ralph Nolan Baham of Dallas, TX. Marie is preceded in death by her husband, Oner J. Baham; daughter, Janice Baham Fetty; parents, Elbert Cutrer and Leona Cutrer; siblings, Velma Chapman, Clarice Bahm, Ruth Dykes, Albert Cutrer, and Ambrose Cutrer; and numerous nieces, nephews, and friends. Visitation will be at Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church, 445 Marquette Ave., Baton Rouge, LA, on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 9am until the Mass of Christian Burial at 10am. Burial will immediately follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park. The family would like to extend a special thanks to her friends and caregivers at Heritage Manor, for taking care of our mother for the last five years.

those he loved. He is survived by his devoted wife, Juli; his children, Carol Joseph Galliano II, D.D.S., and his wife, Karen; Carla Foote, a neonatal registered nurse, and her husband, Edward; and Chris A. Galliano, an attorney and financial planner who serves as Senior Vice President of Northern Trust Bank in Houston and his wife, Katie. Carol was surrounded by the love of his family, who remained faithfully by his side during his final moments. He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all who knew him. Visitation will be held on Friday, October 23, 2026, from 10:30 a.m. until service time at 11:00 a.m. at Rabenhorst Funeral Home & Crematory East, 11000 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815. Committal will follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park, 9595 Florida Boulevard, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70815, at 12:00 p.m. Serving as pallbearers will be Adam Galliano, Jack Bannerman, Sam Bannerman, Ben Bannerman, Charlie Bannerman, Chris Foote, Brandon Foote, and Alex Galliano. Carol's memory will remain a lasting blessing to his family and friends, who will carry his love and memory in their hearts always.

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Jennifer Johnson Hardin for 38 years and was blessed with four devoted children. He found joy in spending time with family, cooking, and traveling. Gerald leaves to cherish his loving memory his devoted wife Jennifer Hardin; his children, Tara Shae Hardin Gardner (Damon), Gerald Hardin, Jr. (Nieyata), Megan Johnson Holliday (Lecaro), and Jarred Hardin; his grandchildren, Racquel, Reagan, Jori, Jasmine, Nekita, Lecaro, Micah, Solomon, and Karis; and his great-grandchildren, Rylee, Rihana, Rian, Aidan, and Jace; his beloved brothers, Joseph Hardin, Jr. Kenneth Hardin, Sr. (Sylvia), Richard C. Fort, Jr. (Cherita); Kevin Hardin, and Michael Hardin (Kim); his brothers-in-law, Randy Johnson (Marie), Kenneth E. Johnson, Stanley Johnson, Sr. (Youlanda), and Carl Johnson, Sr.; and his sisters-in-law, Frankie Copleand, Lois Taylor (Warren), Cheryl Johnson, Rachelle Johnson; best friend Warren Wilson (Marie), and a host of other relatives and friends. A viewing will be held on Thursday, October 22, 2026, from 4:00-6:00 pm at Roscoe Mortuary, 58635 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, LA and Friday, October 23, 2026, from 10:00-11:00 am. at Bethany Baker Campus, 13855 Plank Road, Baker, LA. The Celebration of Life will follow at 11:00 am. A Military Burial will take place at Louisiana National Cemetery, 303 West Mount Pleasant Road, Zachary, LA at 1:30 pm. Arrangements entrusted to Roscoe Mortuary ( w w w . r o s c o e / mortuary.com).

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ine, LA and native of Iowa. A memorial service will be held at Wilbert Funeral Home, Plaquemine on Saturday, October 24, 2026, from 12pm until services at 4pm. Judy is survived by her children, Renee Clark, Hal Roy and wife Barbara, Steve Roy and wife Stephanie, and Jason Dupree and wife Dee Dee; step-daughter, Darlene Hillman; grandchildren, Travis Clark and fiancé Katelynn, Christopher Roy and fiancé Cadie, Heather Roy, Matt Roy and wife Shelby, Brad Roy and wife Adyson, Tayler Creighton and wife Emily; and greatgrandchildren, Jaxon, Carter, Kaiden, Charlie Rae, Bodey, and Bronson. Preceded in death by her husband Carlysle Marix; parents, Glenn and Jeanette Strahorn; and uncle, Milo Strahorn. As a child Judy lived in Long Beach, CA and then returned to Iowa where she graduated from Hampton High School. Judy was a drum majorette and played the flute in the high school band. While in Cali she loved to ride her bike to the beach which was only three blocks away. Judy loved to take cruises and has traveled all over the world. She enjoyed painting, creating stained glass and was also a passionate dog lover. Judy will always be remembered as a caring and loving mother, grandmother and friend. Please share memories online at www.wilbertservices.com.

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Margaret Aline Dyer Glaze, age 85, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026. Aline dedicated many years of her career to working for the State of Louisiana. Following her retirement, she began a new chapter that reflected her passion, knowledge, and remarkable talent. She spent many wonderful years as an antique dealer, developing an extensive knowledge and appreciation of antiques. Her eye for beauty, understanding of history, and natural talent made this a rewarding and fulfilling part of her life. She was preceded in death by her beloved parents Wilma and Shirley Dyer. She is survived by her three children: Daina Gautreaux (Galen), Debbie Fontenot (Mark), and Dean Glaze (Ursula); her two sisters: Gwen Kling and Cathy Hunt (Roy); her six beloved grandchildren: Brady, Barrett, and Britt Gautreaux, Jeffrey Williams (Aimee) and Kelsey Fontenot, and Ashton Glaze; step-grandchildren: Jarred and Jerami Sigur; great-grandchildren: Evan and Ava Williams, and Beckham Haydel; stepgreat-grandchildren: Raleigh, Riley and Saul Lockwood, Vada Bourgeois, Isabella Ortega, and Grason Burch. Aline's love for her family and her fun-loving spirit will remain a lasting part of her legacy. Though she will be deeply missed, the love she gave, the laughter she brought, and the memories she leaves behind will remain forever in the hearts of those who knew and loved her.

Paul G. Genre passed away at his home in Denham Springs on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, at the age of 62. He was a native of Port Allen. Paul was a Center of Plate (COP) Specialist Category Manager with Performance Food Group. Visitation will be at Holy Family Catholic Church in Port Allen on Saturday, October 24th, from 8:30 a.m. until Mass of Christian Burial at 10:30 a.m., celebrated by Rev. Jerry Martin. Entombment will follow in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church Mausoleum in Brusly. Pallbearers will be Jim Arceneaux, Taylor Sarradet, Kirby "Joey" Thibodeaux Jr, John Graff, Adam Genre and Bruce LeJeune. Paul is survived by his two sons, Tyler Richard Genre and Andrew Paul Genre; siblings, Adrian R. Genre and wife Tonya, Alison G. Thibodeaux and husband Kirby "Joey" Jr; nieces and nephews, Adam Genre and wife Jayla, Abby Genre Madere and husband Ian, Anna Thibodeaux, and Mary Beth Thibodeaux; great-nephew and nieces, Ashton Genre, Ava Genre and Elizabeth Alleman. Paul was preceded in death by his parents, Alfred "Al" and Virgie Gilbert Genre. Paul was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council 2875 in Port Allen. Paul was an alumni of Holy Family Catholic School, Port Allen High and LSU. He was an avid LSU fan. Paul loved his family, music, and was passionate about cooking for others. He had a great sense of humor that will be missed by all who knew him. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Holy Family Church or School.

Heather "Cookie" Mayeux Johnson, a resident of Slaughter, passed away peacefully surrounded by loved ones on Sunday, Oct.18, 2026. She was 90 years old. Visitation will be at Charlet Funeral Home Zachary on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 from 6pm until 8pm. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026 at Slaughter First Baptist Church from 10am until service at 12pm conducted by Rev. Basil Wicker. Burial will be in Eastern Star Cemetery, Wilson. She is survived by her sisters, Norma Jean Dauzat and Jerri Dauzat. Numerous nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews and great great nieces and great great nephews. Cookie is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years, Clarence "Bugger" Johnson, her parents, Sylvan and Florentine Mayeux, a brother, Terriel Mayeux and a sister, Nellie Rose Bordelon. Pallbearers will be Cade Bordelon, Conner Guidry, David Carpenter, Larry Hopkins, Casey Howard, and Jamie Jeansonne. Honorary pallbearers will be Leon Causey and Gary Babin. She was in the Shrimp business from 1970 - 2004. Cookie was an avid LSU fan and animal lover. She was a member of Slaughter First Baptist Church. Although Cookie was never blessed with children of her own, she was everyone's Grandmother and will be missed. Share memories at www.CharletF uneralHome.com

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Alan R. Meador passed away peacefully on October 14, 2026 at the age of 83. Alan was born and raised in Hattiesburg, MS. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army reserves and completed his initial training at Fort Sill in Oklahoma. After Army training, he returned home and enrolled at USM, pledged Kappa Sigma, and graduated with his BS in Accounting. He went straight to work at Shell Oil as an accountant and also began attending night school to earn his MBA at Loyola University. It is during this period that he made the change from accounting to finance. He would spend the remainder of his professional life in the banking and finance industry. He served on the advisory board of the Junior Opera Guild, was an active member of the Sales and Marketing Executives of New Orleans and was a member of both the Krewe of Bacchus and Krewe of Mandeville. He often spoke about the life lessons he learned by being in the Army and Kappa Sigma. A couple of those lessons were learning how to talk to people from all walks of life and how to share his point of view while inevitably coming to a compromise. Alan is survived by his two adoring daughters, Stacie Meador Macmurdo and Alison Meador King (Shawn) and 5 amazing grandchildren: Lauren Macmurdo, Kate Macmurdo, Brennan King, Carson King and Kendall King. He will be remembered fondly and missed greatly by them all. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walter Rabb Meador and

Gladys Lea Meador; his former wife, Bobby Meador Williams; and his son-inlaw, Richard Macmurdo. A memorial gathering will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026 at Garden of Memories Funeral Home & Cemetery, 4900 Airline Drive Metairie, LA 70001 from 10:00 am-12:00 pm with a Graveside Service at 12:00 noon. Online condolences may be offered at www.gardenofmemoriesm etairie.com.

Thomas, Sean

Sean Thomas, 59, passed away on October 17, 2026. Born December 17, 1966, Sean lived in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. A man of steady devotion and dependable strength, Sean was known for his outgoing spirit, his tireless work ethic, and the way he could bring laughter into any room. He believed in showing up—especially for those he loved—and his presence was a source of comfort and confidence in every season of life. His humor, resilience, and unwavering love left a lasting mark on all who knew him, and the memories he created will be held close for years to come. Sean is survived by two daughters: Ashley Taylor and her spouse Dustin Taylor, and Victoria Thomas and her partner Colby Leger; and their mother D'Wanda Thomas. He is also survived by three grandchildren: Dylan Woods, Adalyn Woods, and Hudson Taylor; his brother Andrew Thomas and his spouse Tonya Thomas; his nephew Chase Thomas and his partner Brianna Montou; his mother Beryl Thomas; cousins in England and South Carolina and his beloved dog Bandit, who he loved very much. Visitation will be held at Greenoaks Funeral Home on October 24, 2026, from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. A reception will follow at Greenoaks Reception Center beginning at 2:00 pm. Though Sean will be deeply missed, the love he gave and the laughter he shared will endure. His lessons, his steadfast heart, and his spirit will be carried forward by those who loved him—forever loved, forever missed, and never forgotten.

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Carol Joseph Galliano, age 88, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana, and a resident of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, passed away on October 17, 2026, with his beloved wife of 70 years, Juli, lovingly by his side. Carol was a mechanical engineer by trade. He will be remembered by his family and all who knew him, and his legacy will live on through the lives of

"I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith." 2 Timothy 4:7-8 Gerald Coleman Hardin, Sr. of Baton Rouge, LA, transitioned to his heavenly home on Sunday, October 18, 2026. He was a devout Christian, a dedicated family man, and a proud US Marine. Gerald was married to

Judy "GJ" Strahorn Marix, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by her family on Saturday, October 17, 2026, at the age of 85. She was a retired Child Support Enforcement Officer; resident of Plaquem-

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Bien sûr! Saints in Paris provide opening for state

We love Paris every moment, but we especially love Paris this week as the Saints will become the first NFL team to play in France with a game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday. A large contingent from Louisiana has already descended on the City of Light for the game, and despite recent unrest, it appears that Paris has rolled out the red carpet for Saints fans — and vice versa. For the Saints and the state, this is more than just a game; it’s an opportunity to strengthen ties with a place where so much of our history comes from. Ever since Bienville planted a flag on the upper banks of the Mississippi, establishing La Nouvelle Orléans in 1718, France has had an outsized influence on our language, food, culture and traditions. Indeed, the Saints’ symbol, the fleur-de-lis, was once the emblem of French nobility. With this game, the Saints are hoping to use that history to stoke enthusiasm for a sport that’s not well known beyond American shores. The NFL is seeking to expand its overseas market with games played in Australia, Brazil, the U.K, Spain, Germany and Mexico in addition to France this year. Two years ago, the Saints won the exclusive rights to market the team in France, and since then, the organization has spent time and money cultivating fans. It’s also an opportunity to market the state, and officials with Louisiana Economic Development have planned a full-on charm offensive. A business expo called Louisiana Now is set for Friday to showcase all the state has to offer. Gov. Jeff Landry has invited dignitaries and business leaders to an exclusive dinner. New Orleans Mayor Helena made the trip in order to make contacts and bring business back home, she said. French President Emmanuel Macron, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and the executives of major companies — including SpaceX, Meta, Sodexo and Chanel — are expected to be in attendance at various events. In Louisiana, we always know how to throw a good party, so there’s no doubt the Saints fans in Paris will have a good time. As this game comes amid demonstrations in France that began with students protesting poor conditions but devolved over the weekend into rioting and looting, we also hope everyone remains safe. Team owner Gayle Benson expressed confidence Monday that the game and all the pregame events will go off as planned, and for that we are glad. It’s always exciting when Louisiana is featured on a global stage because it truly highlights what a special place we live in. We hope that the Saints game in Paris is the start of a long and fruitful partnership. And we hope the Saints come home with a win. Now, how do you say “Who Dat” in French?

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LSU researchers identifying barriers to school attendance The recent editorial in this newspaper rightly highlighted Louisiana’s student absenteeism crisis. Regular attendance is essential to learning, yet many students face obstacles that make getting to school difficult. Addressing those challenges requires shared responsibility among families, schools, courts, nonprofits, healthcare providers and state leaders. This is a statewide public health and education priority. Louisiana Department of Education Superintendent Cade Brumley and the Power of Presence initiative recognize that attendance is more than counting absences. Schools are identifying barriers and using data-driven strategies to respond, and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education continues supporting policies that reinforce consistent attendance. LSU’s development and evaluation of the TASC (Truancy Assessment and Service Centers) model demonstrates the value of early identification of elementary students’ chronic absences. At LSU’s Social Research & Evaluation Center, we emphasize cross-agency collaboration and supportive strategies because absenteeism often reflects complex family or community challenges. Statewide coordination and

community partnerships can keep students connected and engaged. The Louisiana Supreme Court’s Families in Need of Services – Assistance Program (FINS-AP), through a legal process of judicial intervention, brings public and private services together to identify needs, establish family service plans and support educational completion. With additional funding from Gov. Jeff Landry and the Legislature, FINSAP is expanding statewide. Judges, educators, nonproﬁts, law enforcement, district attorneys, healthcare providers and community organizations are working together to help children attend and stay in school. Organizations such as Attendance Matters Louisiana and Attendance USA strengthen this work through professional learning opportunities. Parents remain essential allies. Readers can help by asking their local schools how to support attendance efforts. Continued attention, compassion and coordination will reduce absenteeism and expand opportunity for every student.

Could there be something positive about a public execution? Last Tuesday’s newspaper had an editorial about streaming the upcoming military execution by firing squad, saying, “there is nothing positive about making the execution available for public consumption,” and that streaming the execution would be “barbaric” and like “Iran.” Is viewing execution, or execution itself, or both, “barbaric?” Executions in the U.S. are already public to some extent. A limited number of people are invited to view executions. What if executions could be viewed by all? The heads of two Florida inmates caught on fire during executions in the electric chair. Last year in South Carolina, only two bullets hit a prisoner’s chest and the three-person firing squad missed the prisoner’s heart altogether. Reports say the inmate cried out and moaned and groaned for 45 to 75 seconds. Recently, Tennessee botched the execution by lethal injection of Christa Pike, causing obvious pain and suffering and her survival until they try to execute her again. What if all U.S. executions were publicly viewable? Wouldn’t the public be better able to make an informed decision about whether to support the death penalty or whether it is barbaric and makes us like Iran or other repressive regimes? If we’re not ashamed of the punishment we impose and how we impose it, why hide it from public view?

JUDITH FALGOUT RHODES director, Social Research & Evaluation Center of Excellence College of Human Sciences & Education Louisiana State University Baton Rouge

America used to be better than this I cannot grasp how a person with a functioning conscience can continue to support Donald Trump’s actions. Among the latest, Trump is withholding intelligence previously shared with Ukraine, blaming President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high fuel costs in the United States, proclaiming that Zelenskyy should be replaced and throwing his support to Russia’s Vladimir Putin via an oil deal that, by most reports, will do little for the U.S. but signiﬁcantly impact Ukraine. Attacks on immigrants, both legal and illegal, have gone far beyond Trump’s initial proclamation that he would rid the country of “the worst of the worst,” the rapists, murderers and drug dealers among us. Additionally, the proposal to impose a $70,000 fee on international students wishing to work in the U.S. has been resurrected. To quote a recent editorial in this newspaper, “Clearly we have lost our way as a country when we no longer

welcome immigrants who contribute to our society.” And, “When the American Dream isn’t open to all, ambitious young strivers from around the world will dream of somewhere else.” What might that mean? Look at the last names of Nobel laureates and authors of scientiﬁc papers and breakthroughs, of local high school students named as National Merit Finalists or acknowledged for perfect ACT scores, of LSU and Southern University students being awarded Ph.Ds in the sciences. And, look at the last names of the hard-working individuals who roof our houses or clean them, pick our crops, help care for our children, lend their craftsman skills in support of local contractors and/or simply become good neighbors in our community. We used to be better than the actions above suggest. May God help us move back in that direction.

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Carter should make the Black Caucus moderate

When New Orleans Democratic Rep. Troy Carter becomes chair of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) after next month’s election, he ought to use his position to be a moderating influence in the increasingly left-wing Democratic Party. Carter himself has a reputation as someone willing to act in bipartisan ways, and as a pragmatist at times rather than a hard-line ideologue. And he will lead a caucus that largely represents voters who, according to poll after poll after poll, are more pragmatist, and at least somewhat more moderate, than the Quin predominantly White, Hillyer radical activists who support members of, or fellow-travelers with, the Democratic Socialists of America. Official DSA statements say the organization wants to abolish the U.S. Senate, replace the offices of the presidency and Supreme Court, offer blanket amnesty to illegal immigrants, abolish prisons (“as part of a long-term program”), have the government own most large corporations, create transgender sanctuary cities, defund the police and eliminate “the entire global system of capital,” among many other rather crazy ideas. And, of course, the DSA detests Israel’s very existence. Large percentages of Black voters, though, reject such nonsense. At the peak of the “defund the police” movement, for example, Black Democrats were noticeably less likely than White Democrats to support funding cuts or reductions in the number of police on the street. And Black voters on the whole have long been less liberal on “social issues” than White Democrats. And in terms of electoral choices, Black voters for some 70 years have tended to support Democratic candidates they see as more electable over those they see as more ideologically hard-left or progressive. Of course, Carter is an astute politician who doesn’t need to read this column in order to know all this. Still, it all should carry weight in Carter’s mind as he leads the CBC. It was somewhat disheartening, therefore, to see Carter in July tell this newspaper’s Tyler Bridges, in response to questions about the likely higher numbers of far-left Democrats in the next Congress, that what they offer are

Nationally, murder fell 18.1%, robbery fell 18.5% and America’s violent crime rate is its lowest since 1900. Trump and the Republican Congress made tax cuts permanent. The downside is they didn’t attack the $40 trillion debt. The president also significantly reduced the number of federal employees and repealed 129 regulations for every new one, according to the Office of Management and Budget. Plants and manufacturing jobs have returned or been brought to America. Ford is moving Lincoln production out of China starting in 2030. Toyota is shifting a major portion of its Tacoma production from Mexico to Texas by 2030. GM, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis and others are expanding U.S. production. Power plants and refineries are being built. Why don’t more people know this? It’s because the major media largely ignore it, preferring to focus on the horse race and Democrats, who have no policies. It takes time to turnaround the failures of the Biden and Obama administrations, but things are moving in the right direction. Putting Democrats back in the majority in the House, Senate, or both will stall this progress. If only the president would make the campaign less about himself and start asking some of the above questions for voters to ponder, or would it be illogical to expect that of him?

Leave it to a comedian with a national TV platform to express what troubles a lot of us, even if we hesitate to talk about it — for fear of being ridiculed as backward-looking worrywarts. “When the people who are making AI are scared of AI, it’s time to shut the whole thing down until we can figure out what the hell is going on,” Bill Maher declared on his HBO program, “Real Time With Bill Maher,” back in April. He was responding to various speculations, in many cases erroneously attributed to leaders of the frontier artificial intelligence labs, assigning percentage likelihoods of AI models destroying humanity. “We’re f****** around with something that has a 20% chance of extinction. Twenty percent!” Maher continued. “Wasn’t that about what the odds were for Trump beating Hillary in 2016?” Yet aside from the doom scenario some highlevel insiders suggest of an unanticipated, civilization-ending “Oops” — that is, of the bots going rogue, doing what they’re not supposed to do — there is the question of the harm they do when they beClarence have exactly as Mark Zuckerberg or Elon Musk or Sam Altman want Page them to. Consider how AI chatbots insinuate themselves in the lives of users. I can’t be the only one who finds the programmed-in sycophancy of chatbots distasteful. Indeed, there is a hidden danger in chatbots that sound too much like a caring, agreeable confidant. And perhaps no one is more vulnerable than children. One thinks of the tragedy of Sewell Setzer, the 14-year-old boy from Orlando who killed himself in 2024, after forming a reportedly intense attachment to a bot modeled after a character in “Game of Thrones.” Or Adam Raine, 16, who killed himself in April last year after months of confiding in ChatGPT, according to his parents’ lawsuit, claiming the chatbot failed to intervene when he discussed self-harm and provided help when prompted that included an offer to help draft the teen’s suicide note. (By the way, if you or someone you know is going through a difficult time or having thoughts of suicide, help is available. Just call or text 988 to reach the free and confidential Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in the U.S. and Canada, 24 hours a day.) Admittedly, chatbots have a useful role to play, as the telephone once did, in improving the way humans connect with one another for business or social purposes, although like any other new and useful tool, this too, can be a double-edged instrument. One assessment that’s attracted a lot of welldeserved attention this season is Jill Lepore’s book “The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State.” Lepore is a professor at Harvard Law School and a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer for The New Yorker, and as she explained to The FAS Current, a Harvard publication, in the book she wanted to describe the ways in which governments and corporations use information technologies to dominate political discourse, and to ponder whether “whether liberal constitutional democracies can survive this moment in time.” Lepore explained that her book draws heavily on the work of Hannah Arendt’s writings in the 1950s, which examined totalitarianism and the ways it “render(ed) humans superfluous,” a function which Lepore ascribes to AI today. We see signs of this dynamic everywhere, such as when Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth recently announced a new Autonomous Warfare Command is in the works to lead a joint force of unmanned autonomous warfare powered by AI. It even has a handy Orwellian nickname: AutoWarCom. Heaven help us. Another probing inquiry, “Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines,” by Sherry Turkle, approaches the dangers of AI from the standpoint of individuals’ personal relationships with technology that mimics human interlocutors. “When you’re talking to a chatbot,” Turkle said in a fascinating discussion with Ezra Klein of The New York Times, “that chatbot does not care if you cook dinner after the conversation or commit suicide.” This discreet charm has wider social and political implications as well, Turkle argues. Our anodyne, “frictionless” interactions with chatbots teach us to fear and avoid real-life interactions and the conflict and awkwardness they bring. “I don’t really believe you can have a democracy unless you’re willing to have these moments of discomfort,” Turkle told Klein. “I don’t believe you can really talk across differences or really confront what’s going on in the world and the country without being able to be extremely uncomfortable.” Indeed, AI offers many new advantages, but the technology also poses new challenges, often growing out of old problems that we have yet to fully resolve.

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U.S. Rep. Troy Carter acknowledges applause after being announced as a guest at New Hope Baptist Church in New Orleans on Oct. 18. “very bold ideas” which “are not going to be silenced.” Instead, he said, his job will require “harnessing those ideas, harnessing that energy, and morphing it into a position that we can all work on to advance what’s best for the American people.” Sometimes ideas and energy should be harnessed and given direction and impetus, but sometimes ideas are so dangerous or even hateful that they absolutely should be thrown to the side by those trying to govern. Just as some of us on the political right keep trying (often without success) to keep noxious nostrums from holding sway — in other words, to hold our own “side” more accountable — so too should those in Democratic leadership police their own side. Advocating Palestinian control of Israel’s land “from the river to the sea,” or supporting school boards that refuse to tell parents that their staff are supporting their children’s gender transitions, or even providing free healthcare for illegal immigrants — as all 10 of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates did — are not ideas remotely helpful to the public weal. Surely Carter knows this. And Carter recognizes the stakes. “My term as chair of the CBC will dovetail into the picking of the next president, which will give me an opportunity to be at the table and highlight that all roads to the White House

will go through the South,” Carter told Bridges on Sunday. This could give Carter in 2028 at least a version of the role that Black Democratic Rep. Jim Clyburn played in the key presidential primary in his home state of South Carolina in 2020, when his endorsement saved the race for then-former Vice President Joe Biden, who was seen as more moderate than avowed “democratic socialist” Sen. Bernie Sanders. The goal should be to keep the Democrats within the broad mainstream of the American political spectrum rather than at its left-most edges. Some of us are never going to like the bigger, more active government, or its abundant social spending, that Carter favors. Still, there are ways to push those ideals within the mainstream rather than, as the far-left would do, blow up (ﬁguratively speaking) the whole constitutional system. Carter has always worked hard to deliver on local priorities for his Louisiana constituents. In his new role heading the CBC, whose 63 current members represent more than one-seventh of the entire House, here’s hoping he also delivers Louisiana’s sensible, practical values to a national political scene too often characterized by extremes. Email Quin Hillyer at quin.hillyer@ theadvocate.com

The illogical 2026 elections August and September. Median houseIf politics were logical, Republicans should be leading in the polls and hold income rose to $88,667 in August, looking forward to maintaining, even nearly the highest income level ever, expanding, their congressional majori- and up to roughly $2,500 in real terms from when Trump’s second term beties. Putting aside President Donald gan! In his four years in office real Trump’s annoying personality, incomes barely budged under his vulgar language and his Biden.” According to the Census narcissistic behavior — as difBureau, the poverty rate fell to 10.2% last year, the lowest on ficult as that might be for many record dating back to 1967. people — Republicans should be It gets better. asking voters these questions: The president promised to Do you remember why you votcontrol the southern border and ed out the Democrats two years Cal ago because of their economic Thomas he has. A White House press release makes the case: “Illegal and crazy policies like transgenborder crossings have plummeted der athletes in women’s sports? If you to their lowest level since the 1970s, do, why would you return them to the majority in Congress, which will result with migrant encounters at the U.S.Mexico border dropping dramatically in investigations and another possible in 2025. The U.S. achieved negative impeachment of the president and net migration in 2025 — the first time members of his cabinet? in over 50 years — reversing decades Will that improve your life? of unchecked migration and restoring Yes, the Iran war is frustrating, but control over our sovereignty.” Plus, the the unacceptable alternative to stopping the fanatical Iranian regime from administration claims to have deported 500,000 immigrants with criminal regetting a nuclear weapon is allowing them to have one. cords. Yes, there has been some overDo you know nothing about their fun- reaction by ICE, but this pales when compared to the crimes committed by damentalist doctrines that teach they have a duty to kill Jews, Christians and the deportees. Want more? anyone else who believes differently Except in big cities like Chicago and from them? Are you unaware of recent economic St. Louis where, to some, murders approgress? According to the Unleash pear to have become the “new normal,” Prosperity newsletter, which offers in- the administration can legitimately sider updates on what’s happening with brag about the decline in overall crime. According to FBI data, violent crime in the economy:“After four months of America dropped 9.7% in 2025 — the decline due to high energy prices, real household income showed a rebound in largest one-year decline in history.

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Contributing writer Pascal Siakam scored 30 points and the Indiana Pacers spoiled the debut of New Orleans Pelicans head coach Jamahl Mosley with a 123-120 victory in the season opener Wednesday night in the Smoothie King Center. Tyrese Haliburton added 23 points, Obi Toppin scored 20, Ivica Zubac had 16 points and 13 rebounds, and Andrew Nembhard scored 18 for the Pacers. Dejounte Murray scored 23 points, Zion Williamson had 22, Yves Missi had 13 points and 14 rebounds, Saddiq Bey scored 13, Bennedict Mathurin and Trey Murphy scored 11 each, and Derik Queen had 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Pelicans. The Pelicans begin a two-game road trip when they visit the Utah Jazz on Friday night. The Pelicans led by 10 points at halftime, but Toppin’s dunk pulled the Pacers within 77-74 midway through the third quarter. Bey answered with two free throws and

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LSU wide receiver Jackson Harris, left, turns upfield after shedding a tackle attempt by Mississippi State safety Kendel Dolby in the first quarter on Saturday at Tiger Stadium. STAFF PHOTO BY MICHAEL JOHNSON BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

From the moment Trey’Dez Green traded his pads for sweatpants, Lane Kiffin had a problem to solve. The star LSU tight end is out with a knee injury, an ailment that has kept him off the field since the Week 3 loss at Ole Miss. His absence meant that Kiffin needed a new primary weapon for quarterback Sam Leavitt, someone who could step into Green’s place. Enter Jackson Harris. Harris has caught six passes in three of the four games since Green’s injury. He’s scored all five of his touchdowns during this stretch and accumulated 339 of his 456 yards receiving since Green went down. Green is on track to return for Saturday’s matchup at Auburn (11 a.m., ABC), but the Tigers will still need Harris to produce once Green is back. ä See LSU, page 4C

SEC AVAILABILITY: Green, Unmanmielen could possibly return vs. Auburn, PAGE 4C

LSU vs. Auburn often a cinematic experience This is my 35th year covering LSU football. I ﬁgure Saturday will mark my 34th Auburn game from the press box or stands. When it comes to this classic, crazy series, I feel like the late, great Skip Bertman did when he once told Ben McDonald about the “the inevitable two” runs that were about to be scored in an LSU baseball game: “I’ve seen it all … twice!” Famous things. Infamous things. Things you couldn’t believe. Over the past 50 years, it’s been by far the most colorful LSU football rivalry. Like many things in the speedingto-a-blur college football world we’re currently living in, the annual rivalry between the schools ended in 2023 with the dissolution of divisional play within the Southeastern Conference. This will be

Scott Rabalais LSU’s ﬁrst game at Auburn since 2022, and Auburn doesn’t return to Tiger Stadium until 2028. Maybe that makes us savor the memorable games between the SEC’s original Tigers even more. Here are 13 games worth remembering: 1980: LSU 21,Auburn 17 No earthquakes, no cigars, but when did you ever see referees taking timeouts away from the home team because their fans were being too loud? That happened to LSU in this one as Auburn was driving for the go-ahead score. It ended when

safety Marcus Quinn seemed to leap 10 feet into the air to intercept a Joe Sullivan pass in the north end zone. 1988: LSU 7,Auburn 6 “The Earthquake Game.” Tommy Hodson’s 11-yard, fourth-down touchdown pass to Eddie Fuller with 1:47 left set off a celebration that registered on the LSU geology department’s seismograph. Years later, I wrote that an LSU geologist said just about every Tiger Stadium touchdown registers as an “earthquake.” Readers got mad. Some folks want the legend, not the truth. 1994: Auburn 30, LSU 26 “The Interception Game.” LSU quarterback Jamie Howard threw three fourth-quarter interceptions that Auburn returned for touchdowns. Then he threw two more —

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Pelicans forward Saddiq Bey gets past Indiana Pacers forward Pascal Siakam during the first half of their seasonopening game on Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans lost 123-120.

Loomis defends vision after Benson’s comments

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VERSAILLES, France — If any part of Mickey Loomis felt uneasy hearing his boss publicly call him out last week, then another part of the New Orleans Saints general manager understood where owner Gayle Benson was coming from when she ripped her team’s poor start to the season. “I think every once in a while we all need to be a little uncomfortable,” Loomis said. “That’s OK.” ä Saints vs: Loomis, speaking Steelers 8:30 A.M. to reporters for the SUNDAY, NFL NETWORK ﬁrst time since Benson’s remarks, said he didn’t expect to start 2-4 but still backed the Saints’ direction as they practiced Wednesday at Municipal Stadium Montbauron ahead of the NFL’s ﬁrst-ever game in Paris. Loomis declined to evaluate Kellen Moore’s performance, other than to say he still supported him and that the coach was only in his second year. In her comments last week, Benson called out Loomis and said it was his job to build a roster capable of sustained success. Does Loomis think he’s accomplished

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LSU set to gauge freshmen’s readiness Women's first exhibition game set for Thursday

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The LSU women’s basketball team soon will take on what’s arguably the toughest nonconference schedule it has face since coach Kim Mulkey took over the program in 2021. First, the Tigers will play a string of nine tuneups in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center — two exhibition contests and seven regular-season matchups. The stretch, which begins at 7 p.m. Thursday against the University of North Texas at Dallas, will give Mulkey chances to experiment with her rotation and evaluate the two freshmen expected to compete for minutes. “They’re gonna have to play,” Mulkey said on Oct. 13. The sixth-year coach was referring to Lola Lampley and Anna Minaeva. Lampley is a 6-foot-2 former McDonald’s AllAmerican from Indiana. Minaeva, 17, is 6-5 and from Russia. Both will play in the post for the Tigers. They’re expected to log heavy minutes in November, in large part because LSU is already down two post players who were on the roster at the start of the academic year. Junior Kate Koval left the program, and Spanish forward Noa Morro underwent surgery to address a stress fracture in her shin. While Morro recovers (she’s out until at least late November), Mulkey expects Lampley and Minaeva will be “thrown to the wolves.” They’ll have “great moments,” she said, and “notso-great moments” against the stiff competition LSU is set to face both before and after the calendar ﬂips to 2027. The Tigers have played only four Top 25 nonconference teams across the last ﬁve sea-

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LSU post player Lola Lampley takes a foul shot during the first practice of the season on Sept. 21 at the PMAC. sons. This year, they have three preseason AP Top 25 teams on their nonconference schedule — No. 2 UConn, No. 12 North Carolina and No. 25 North Carolina State — and a fourth that received

votes in the preseason poll but missed the cut (Villanova). Mulkey told The Advocate in August that although she didn’t intentionally build a tougher nonconference schedule, she was conﬁdent that her new-look

roster could handle some challenging battles in November and December. “I don’t ever want to overschedule,” Mulkey said. “Losing is one thing. But if you’re losing with kids that can get over it, and they don’t just melt, then you can schedule nonconference a little bit tougher.” The good news for LSU is that it has time before the schedule stiffens up, and Morro could return right around the time it does. After the Tigers play their two exhibition games on Thursday against UNT Dallas and on Oct. 29 against Loyola-New Orleans, they’ll host Southeastern Louisiana in their season opener Nov. 2. From there, LSU will face Texas Southern, McNeese State, Denver, Troy, Fairleigh Dickinson and Belmont before traveling to Fort Myers, Florida, to take on Villanova and NC State the week of Thanksgiving. Then comes an ACC/SEC Challenge road game against North Carolina, a matchup with Houston in Houston and the UConn showdown, which will tip off in Nashville, Tennessee, on Dec. 20. LSU also has tuneups against Northwestern State, Stonehill and Alcorn State sprinkled in among those contests. It’s a compelling slate, one that will show just how ready Lampley, Minaeva, Morro and the rest of the newcomers are to dive into Southeastern Conference play come January. “In some ways,” Mulkey said, “it’s gonna be a team that probably has a few ups and downs, but at the end of the day, I think their mindset is very good, and I have not gone to practice yet where I’ve left upset.” Then Mulkey cracked a smile and laughed. “So maybe I need to get upset about something, right?”

Ex-LSU coach Brown gets Wooden Legends honor Former LSU men’s basketball coach Dale Brown has been named as the 2027 recipient of the John R. Wooden Legends of Coaching Award, the Los Angeles Athletic Club announced Tuesday. Brown coached the Tigers from 1972-97, leading LSU to two Final Four appearances, four Southeastern Conference regular-season championships and LSU’s only SEC Tournament title. Brown retired as the SEC’s second-winningest men’s coach with 448 career victories and still ranks fourth in that category behind only Kentucky’s Adolph Rupp (846), Florida’s Billy Donovan (467) and John Calipari (460) at Kentucky and Arkansas. Brown, who turns 91 on Oct. 31, will be formally honored during the John R. Wooden Award ceremony in April 2027 in Los Angeles.

Giants turning to McCarthy over Winston as quarterback

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — John Harbaugh and the New York Giants are turning to J.J. McCarthy to start at quarterback for their game Sunday at Houston. McCarthy got the nod over Jameis Winston, who started the previous four games since Jaxson Dart was sidelined for the foreseeable future because of a knee injury. The Giants (3-2-1) are in the middle of the pack on offense league-wide as they start a third player in seven games at football’s most important position. They have their bye week after playing the Texans but are making the change to McCarthy now that he has fully grasped offensive coordinator Matt Nagy’s system.

Goodell: NFL welcomes a review of Hurts situation

NEW YORK — The NFL welcomes an investigation into the Philadelphia Eagles’ handling of Jalen Hurts’ blood clots after the players’ union asked for one, commissioner Roger Goodell said Wednesday. Goodell said in his news conference at the end of the NFL’s annual fall meeting that Dr. Allen Sills, the league’s chief medical ofﬁcer, has gone through the steps that were followed and added that the union had a right to call for a review. Hurts is on injured reserve and expected to miss the rest of the season after a blood clot in his left calf traveled to his lungs. The Eagles and agent Nicole Lynn said Monday that Hurts has deep vein thrombosis and bilateral pulmonary emboli.

DB Franklin appeals LSU men release roster with 14 players on it Bills NFL’s 1-game suspension BY TOYLOY BROWN III

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Coach Will Wade’s basketball roster at LSU is practically complete after a tumultuous offseason centered on eligibility. The team website Wednesday listed 14 players expected to suit up for the Tigers this season. In June, that total was four, and it was just 10 players for the McNeese State exhibition game Oct. 8. The newest additions on the public roster are 23-year-old French center Brice Dessert, 22-year-old Italian-Senegalese wing Saliou Niang, 24-year-old Israeli center Gilad Levy and fifth-year UCLA transfer guard Skyy Clark. Wade said after the 63-60 McNeese win, in which he played just seven players, that his full team will be dangerous in the Southeastern Conference. “I mean, we’re about to be loaded up here now,” he said. “Better watch out.” The NCAA cleared Dessert and Niang to play for LSU on Tuesday. Levy is expected to get the same result, but there is paperwork still left to be taken care of, a source with knowledge of the program told The Advocate. Levy, who is 7-foot-3, was the last player to commit to the program Aug. 25 and likely won’t be able to participate in LSU’s final exhibition game at noon Saturday against Florida State on the road. Clark obtained eligibility last Friday through a temporary injunction for a fifth year in a Kentucky lawsuit. While he was among the original plaintiffs in the same California eligibility

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LSU center Michael Ruzic dunks the ball against Central Florida on Oct. 14 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. lawsuit that fellow UCLA transfer and LSU teammate Donovan Dent is a part of, he signed a request for partial dismissal without prejudice Aug. 13, according to court documents.

Wade previously had former St. John’s star RJ Luis signed and among the 15 players he had practicing with LSU since Sept. 2. Although Luis received a preliminary injunction to play,

Wade said during SEC media days that Luis isn’t on the roster after the SEC implemented rules that would enact severe penalties on the program if he played. The first four players LSU announced on June 11 were college transfers that didn’t need a fifth year of eligibility through the courts. Those players were senior guard Abdi Bashir (Kansas State), junior guard Divine Ugochukwu (Michigan State), senior forward Mo Dioubate (Kentucky) and senior guard Austin Nunez (UTSA). The scholarship players that followed were fifth-year point guard Dent and 20-year-old Croatian center Michael Ruzic. Dent was eligible to play through a temporary restraining order since Aug. 18, and on Tuesday he was among a group of more than 70 plaintiffs granted a preliminary injunction in his age-based eligibility lawsuit filed in California. Ruzic, a 7-footer, was cleared by the NCAA a few hours before the Tigers took the floor at McNeese. The four remaining players on the roster are likely walk-ons, including freshman forward Jordan Bender, center Strake Pearson and guard Bradley Fife, all unranked high school recruits, and senior Luke Stansbury, son of LSU associate head coach Rick Stansbury. Luke Stansbury played in 10 games at Stephen F. Austin from 2023-25. After LSU’s last exhibition game at Florida State, it will play its regular-season opener against LSU New Orleans on Nov. 3 at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin appealed the NFL’s decision to suspend him for one game without pay for allegedly spitting at a Raiders opponent during a game last weekend, the player’s agent said on Wednesday. The appeal was launched within hours of the NFL issuing the suspension, with a hearing scheduled to take place on Thursday. “We adamantly deny Sam spit on anyone,” Franklin’s agent Harold Lewis told The Associated Press by phone. “We look forward to the process to fully exonerate him tomorrow at the hearing and (provide him) the apology he deserves.” Franklin said he was defending himself without resorting to spitting at anyone.

Locksley is out as coach for Maryland football

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Michael Locksley is out at Maryland in the first big move of the new college football coaching cycle. The university announced Locksley’s exit Wednesday, four days after the Terrapins lost at home to Rutgers for their fifth straight defeat. Maryland fired defensive coordinator Ted Monachino on Sunday, which seemed to indicate the school was keeping Locksley for the time being. But now the Terrapins — who have an open date this week — are making an even more significant change. Co-defensive coordinator Aazaar Abdul-Rahim takes over as interim coach. Maryland hired Locksley in December 2018, about a month after coach DJ Durkin was fired.

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Brewers’ 1982 World Series Reese, Dream take the lead team pulling for 2026 squad BY STEVE MEGARGEE AP sportswriter

MILWAUKEE — Hall of Fame shortstop Robin Yount says he feels a different level of anxiety watching the Milwaukee Brewers now than when he was playing for them during their only other World Series run. “It’s almost like watching your kids play,” said Yount, who was the American League Most Valuable Player when the Brewers reached the 1982 Fall Classic. “You’re a lot more nervous watching your own kids play than when you played yourself. And I kind of feel that way now.” Yount and the rest of the 1982 Brewers are hoping this year’s ä Rays at Brewers. M i l w a u kee team 7 P.M. FRIDAY, FOX. can settle some unfinished business by winning the franchise’s first World Series title. The 1982 Brewers won the AL pennant and led 3-1 in the sixth inning of Game 7 of the World Series that year before falling 6-3 to the St. Louis Cardinals. The Brewers are finally back on this stage 44 years later. The Brewers swept the two-time defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL championship series to earn this matchup with the AL champion Tampa Bay Rays. Game 1 is Friday in Milwaukee. “In my 80 years on this planet, I have never been more impressed with a team — the way they played against the Dodgers — in my entire life,” said Larry Hisle, who played nine games for the Brewers in 1982 before undergoing shoulder surgery that essentially ended his 14-year major league career.

Different types of teams On the surface, this year’s Brewers don’t have much in common with the 1982 squad.

The 1982 team was known as Harvey’s Wallbangers, a nod to Milwaukee’s drinking culture, Brewers manager Harvey Kuenn and the fact that the Brewers hit an MLB-leading 216 homers that year. This year’s Brewers hit just 154 homers to match the secondlowest total in the majors. But the two teams do share some traits. Jerry Augustine, a pitcher on the 1982 team, said that squad “had respect for each other about going out and playing the game the way it’s supposed to be played.” “This team is exactly the same,” Augustine said. “They respect each other. They go out and play hard. They don’t give up. When you play this team, you’d better be ready to play 27 outs.” Cecil Cooper, a first baseman on the 1982 team, said he’s appreciated the Brewers’ approach at the plate during this playoff run. “You watch every at bat, these guys are grinding,” Cooper said. “They’re not out there just wailing away at the first pitch. They’re grinding at bat after at bat. That’s what you do. That’s what winners do.” That 1982 team’s star-studded roster featured five Hall of Famers in Yount, third baseman Paul Molitor, catcher Ted Simmons and pitchers Rollie Fingers and Don Sutton.

Panthers GM was Brewers bat boy The list of familiar names on that team isn’t limited to the players. Florida Panthers general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito was a Brewers bat boy and clubhouse attendant that year. He did laundry, rubbed mud on baseballs for better gripping and played catch in right ﬁeld with outﬁelders between innings. Zito brought the Stanley Cup into the Brewers’ clubhouse during the summer of 2024, after the Panthers won their first of two

straight NHL championships. Would his name be on the Stanley Cup twice if he hadn’t been a Brewers bat boy? Zito doesn’t think so. “I’m guessing maybe some of the guys working there now realize what an unbelievable opportunity it is, to learn and to be around professional sports,” Zito said. “The lessons that you take away, maybe I didn’t understand them at the time. … But now, reflecting back, they were all so important.” The 1982 squad remains beloved in Milwaukee and was a subject of a documentary, “Just a Bit Outside,” that came out in 2024. Milwaukee started slowly that year until Kuenn took over and provided a spark after the June firing of Buck Rodgers. The Brewers clinched the AL East title by winning a winner-take-all game at Baltimore on the final day of the regular season. They rallied from two games down to beat the California Angels in the best-of-five ALCS. Longtime Brewers fans continue to vow that the Brewers would have won the World Series if Fingers hadn’t injured his forearm that September, preventing him from pitching in the postseason. “We got a parade when we lost the World Series,” Yount said. “How often does that happen?” Yount, who is generally regarded as the greatest player in Brewers history, has called that 1982 postseason the greatest time but also the worst time of his career because of the way it ended. The pain of losing Game 7 sticks with him. “Yeah, it stings,” the 71-yearold Yount said. “It hurts. I’m not going to lie, I’ll never get over it until the Brewers win one. So I’m hoping. I hope this happens more often than every 44 years, but I’m pretty excited this year. If it takes another 44, I’m not sure I’m going to be here for that one.”

Rays coach Snyder built excellent staff through reclamation projects BY ROB MAADDI AP sportswriter

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Bryan Baker was an inconsistent reliever in Baltimore. He became a dominant closer in his first full season in Tampa Bay. Drew Rasmussen had a 5.01 ERA in 1½ seasons in Milwaukee. He developed into an elite ace with the Rays. Freddy Peralta struggled with the Mets before he was traded to Tampa Bay in August, turned his season around and was MVP of the AL Champions Series. Nick Martinez signed with the Rays a couple days before spring training and made his ﬁrst All-Star team in July. Cam Booser had a 5.52 ERA last season, came to Tampa Bay and cut it to 1.98. The common theme for those reclamation projects is pitching coach Kyle Snyder. Under Snyder’s direction since 2018, the Rays have consistently had one of the best pitching staffs in the majors. That stellar staff helped Tampa Bay become American League champions for the third time in the franchise’s 29 seasons. The World Series begins Friday night in Milwaukee. The Rays led the league in WHIP (1.14), were fourth in batting average against (.229) and seventh in ERA (3.70) this season. Snyder has earned a reputation for consistently developing pitchers. “I don’t know if I could put into words right now the impact and importance he’s had to the pitchers here at the major league level, the entire pitching department throughout the organization,” manager Kevin Cash said. “I’m certainly biased, but I think he’s the best in baseball at what he does, the care that he shows each individual pitcher, whether it’s in the offseason, spring training and obviously during the season — the way that he builds relationships and creates that trust within each individual pitcher. “And I think the way he’s evolved. I mean, we’ve seen pitching — there’s a lot of information out there right now about pitching. There has been for quite some time. I think Kyle’s always at the forefront of being very curious to try to understand what that information is providing or saying. And

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Tampa Bay Rays pitching coach Kyle Snyder, center, visits the mound with starting pitcher Zack Littell, left, and catcher Matt Thaiss, right, during a game against the Baltimore Orioles on July 19, 2025, in Tampa, Fla. he’s the best at implementing it with individual pitchers.” The 49-year-old Snyder spent less than a decade pitching in the majors, posting a 5.57 ERA in 93 games with the Royals and Red Sox between 2003-08. He won a World Series with Boston in 2007 and began his coaching career with the Rays in 2012 as the pitching coach for Low-A Hudson Valley. With Snyder leading the way, the Rays have embraced new technology. They began using markerless motion capture technology before other teams, helped introduce the opener concept and have emphasized the value of catcher pitch framing. Snyder goes out of his way to build relationships with his pitchers and has prioritized face-to-face conversations instead of texting since he became a coach. “You build the relationship strong enough so that it can bear the weight of trust, but if you show them enough that you care and you happen to be in their living room let’s say in January, it’s a lot easier to deliver a hard and direct message in May because they know the care factor is there,” Snyder told MLB Network recently. Peralta said Snyder helped him learn to trust himself again after his midseason trade to Tampa Bay. “The information and the way he communicated to me, it was the right way to do it,” Peralta said. “When I got here, everything changed.” Baker had moments of success

with the Orioles. The Rays saw his potential and ﬁgured Snyder could get the best out of him. He did. Baker had a 1.44 ERA in 65 appearances this season and has been nearly unhittable in the playoffs, allowing one hit in seven innings. “It’s been awesome to get to work with such a good baseball mind and somebody who has got a lot of feel for the game, especially pitching side, that you don’t see too often,” Baker said of Snyder. “So I’ve enjoyed every second of it.” The Rays throw more changeups than other teams because of Snyder’s influence. Baker said learning to throw a change-up in the strike zone is the biggest factor that has led to his success. Catcher Liam Hicks, who was traded to the Rays in August, said Snyder helped him transition smoothly to handling a new pitching staff. “I think he does a really good job of just keeping things simple,” Hicks said. “He does a really good job of giving you enough information but not overwhelming you with it as well. I feel like back there, every game, I’m completely prepared for what to call. He helps me between innings, planning for the next few hitters. And then just seeing the way all the pitchers respect him as well, it’s really cool. And I feel like I’ve learned a ton this year with him.” All that’s missing from Snyder’s coaching resume is a World Series ring. The Rays are four wins away from securing it.

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Atlanta Dream forward Angel Reese blocks a shot during Game 3 of the WNBA Finals against the Golden State Valkyries on Wednesday in Atlanta. Atlanta beat Golden State 97-71.

Yankees owner blames players, not leadership, for lack of World Series title BY RONALD BLUM

that’s as big of a motivator as you think it is,” Hal Steinbrenner said. “Twenty, 25 years ago, different Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner generation, just a different sceblamed New York’s players for the nario.” team’s failure to win the World Series and defended manager Aaron Boone into last season of contract Boone and general manager Brian Boone finished Cashman, who is getting a new his ninth season as contract as he enters his 30th seamanager and has one season left on son in charge of baseball operaa two-year contract tions. extension agreed to “I thought in February 2025. Boone managed The 53-year-old fora good season, especially with the Boone mer third baseman pitching staff,” has led New York Steinbrenner said to a 790-565 regular-season record Wednesday. “The and three first-place finishes in the bottom line is the AL East but a 27-30 postseason Steinbrenner players didn’t live mark. up to their end of “At the end of the day, we haven’t the bargain in the playoffs.” won a championship with me at the New York has gone 17 seasons helm,” he said. “Ultimately that’s without a World Series title. That what has to happen to satisfy cermatches the Yankees’ longest tainly myself — that’s why I’m drought since winning their first doing this — but to answer those championship in 1923, a gap be- questions ultimately.” Steinbrenner and the Yankees tween titles in 1978 and ’96. “If we don’t win a championship front office evaluated Boone after while I’m here, I’m sure that will the season-ending loss. “We had a weeklong conversabe a frontline story of it all and how people think of me and how tion about Aaron Boone and was he a fanbase reacts,” Boone said. “I part of the problem this year, and understand that.” I don’t believe he was. I think he Steinbrenner spoke alongside had a good year managing-wise,” Cashman during a joint Zoom Steinbrenner said. “But, yes, I news conference from team’s would consider, of course, moving spring training ballpark in Tampa, on from Aaron Boone if I thought Florida, and Boone followed with a he was a huge part of a problem.” video news conference from YanBoone defended not calling out players publicly for mistakes. kee Stadium. New York went 93-68 and finished second in the AL East to Cashman will stay on as GM Tampa Bay. After sweeping BosCashman, who turns 60 in July, ton 2-0 in an AL Wild Card Series, said he and the team have agreed to a new contract the Yankees were swept 3-0 by the and are working Rays in a Division Series. on minor details. “In the end, the majority of the He became general responsibility — I’ll say it for the manager in Februfifth time — in my mind, my opinion, lies with the position players ary 1998 and is the and the inability to score on a conmost senior head of baseball operasistent basis throughout the course of the entire season for the most Cashman tions in the major part,” Steinbrenner said. “Not on leagues — San Dithe shoulders of Aaron Boone does ego’s A.J. Preller, hired in August the blame lie.” 2014, is second. Captain Aaron Judge was limWhen Cashman took over from ited to 66 games and hit .241 Bob Watson in 1998, it was the 15th with 18 homers and 41 RBIs. The change at GM since George Steinthree-time AL MVP was sidelined brenner bought the Yankees in Janfrom June 1 through Sept. 7 by a uary 1973. Cashman has been the fractured rib, returned for seven only GM under Hal Steinbrenner, games, then had a season-ending who succeeded his father as concalf injury. trolling owner in November 2008. Giancarlo Stanton’s regular seaNew York has won four World Seson ended with a calf injury on ries, seven AL pennants and 15 AL April 24. East titles since Cashman became “Look, losing Stanton and losing GM. He had been working under Judge for 80-plus percent of the a four-year contract announced in season in the offense’s defense December 2022. was not part of the plan and it cer“Cash is great every season,” tainly had an effect,” Steinbrenner Steinbrenner said. “The roster said. “We just have to figure out he put together, the team that we rolled out of spring training with how much of it was that.” He doesn’t feel a need to publicly was as good as any in baseball in pressure players in the manner of my opinion. We had a lot of bumps his father, George Steinbrenner. and bruises along the way, but the “I’m not convinced that with team was fantastic and it was a this team, in this day and age, that world championship-caliber team.” AP baseball writer

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Green, Umanmielen appear available for Auburn game BY JON BLAU Staff writer

LSU tight end Trey’Dez Green might be ready for a return this weekend. The Tigers’ preseason AllAmerican was not listed on the Southeastern Conference’s initial availability report for the Auburn game, which is the ﬁrst time Green hasn’t been listed as “out” since he was sidelined by a knee injury in a loss at Ole Miss in Week 3. LSU’s two other starters sidelined by long-term injuries, linebacker Whit Weeks and safety Dashawn Spears, were still listed as “out” Wednesday for the 11 a.m. Saturday kickoff. Meanwhile, Princewill Umanmielen, who is second in the SEC in sacks with 8.5, wasn’t listed in Wednesday’s availability report, either. Umanmielen exited LSU’s win over Mississippi State in the

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Harris became Leavitt’s go-to target while Green was out, and he now leads the Tigers in receiving yards. Despite leaving early Saturday with an ankle injury, he caught six passes for 85 yards against Mississippi State. He told reporters Tuesday that he’ll be ready to go for this weekend. “I feel like if the game went differently, I could have went back out there and played,” Harris said. “So we’ll be all good for this week.” Harris, a redshirt junior who transferred to LSU from Hawaii, thoroughly impressed Kiffin and the LSU coaching staff on tape in January. At 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds, he’s a long and physical receiver, a bigger body who can win against man coverage on the outside. He was a star in his only season in Honolulu, snatching 49 passes for 963 yards and 12 touchdowns after earning limited playing time in two years at Stanford. “We need to actually throw the ball to him more,” Kifﬁn said after LSU’s loss to Kentucky. “Wins

first quarter after a tackle. Green, the 6-foot-7, 237-pound junior, was having a breakout season before he took an Ole Miss helmet to the knee late in a 32-24 loss to the Rebels. He had 14 catches for 222 yards and a touchdown in three games. It was long believed Green could return after the open date next weekend, allowing him to play in a pivotal home game against Alabama on Nov. 7. But as LSU coach Lane Kiffin said on Oct. 5 before a trip to Kentucky, “If there’s anybody that’s going to come back sooner than maybe what people thought, it would be him.” Green was out of a knee brace at that time, and Kiffin said he was “getting closer.” Having him back to face Auburn is fortuitous, given the other Tigers just beat then-No. 1 Georgia on Saturday. LSU did list freshman defensive

tackle Richard Anderson as doubtful Wednesday for the road trip to Auburn. Reserve linebacker Tylen Singleton, who missed last weekend’s game against Mississippi State, was not listed and should be available. Kiffin said postgame Saturday that doctors held out both Umanmielen and receiver Jackson Harris, who appeared to injure his ankle on a second-half catch. Kiffin didn’t specify their injuries, but he said Sunday he believed Harris would be “fine.” Harris, who has emerged as LSU’s leading receiver, confirmed as much Tuesday. “I feel like if the game went differently, I could have went back out there and played,” Harris told reporters. “So we’ll be all good for this week.”

against press (coverage); he’s really fast out there. I really like his progression.” For an offense missing the frame of the 6-7 Green, Harris and 6-5 Roman Mothershed have been big targets for Leavitt. Mothershed even has been a target for Harris, who threw a 41-yard touchdown pass to the Troy transfer against Kentucky. Harris never has been a quarterback, but he made it known to offensive coordinator Charlie Weis Jr. that he could chuck it. During practices, he’s joined the quarterbacks for some throwing drills. “He throws the ball really well, as you saw,” Kifﬁn said. “We actually called the play earlier in the game, and they were in a different defense. So we checked out and came back to it later, and he made a great throw.” Harris hasn’t been the only receiver stepping up in Green’s absence. LSU is deep at wide receiver, even as Mothershed has shifted to tight end with Green out of the lineup. Winston Watkins, who followed Kiffin from Ole Miss, has more than 400 yards receiving and has been Leavitt’s top option in the slot. Freshman Corey Barber and

Old Dominion transfer Tre Brown have earned more playing time lately. Even Zach Grace, who had zero career catches until his 22-yard touchdown grab at Kentucky, has been targeted more often despite primarily being a blocking tight end. At running back, Dilin Jones has become Leavitt’s go-to option on check-downs in the ﬂat. Filling the chasm left by Green has been a team effort. Even without their star tight end, the Tigers’ passing game improved while he was out. Leavitt’s improved accuracy has played a big role, but LSU also has found weapons ready to step up in Green’s absence. No receiver has made that leap more than Harris. With Green likely back, he and Harris together should only help take LSU’s passing attack to the next level. “A lot of those plays (to Harris) were a kind of similar type of playaction, Trey’Dez type of plays,” Kifﬁn said after the Texas A&M win. “It was really good.”

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LSU wide receiver Demetrius Byrd catches a touchdown pass with :01 left to lift the Tigers to a 30-24 victory over Auburn on Oct. 20, 2007, in Tiger Stadium.

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Continued from page 1C one that Auburn fumbled on the return, another he threw after LSU got the ball back. It was the beginning of the end for coach Curley Hallman, which makes it the best loss LSU ever had. 1995: LSU 12, Auburn 6 “The Bring Back the Magic Game.” The title comes from a quote by ﬁrst-year coach Gerry DiNardo at his introductory news conference. The actual game belonged to Howard, who quarterbacked LSU over No. 5 Auburn. Troy Twillie pulled a Quinn and intercepted Patrick Nix (Denver quarterback Bo Nix’s father) in the north end zone to end it. 1996: LSU 19, Auburn 15 “The Night the Barn Burned.” Raion Hill scored on a pick-six, then ran back a two-point pass with 0:36 left as Auburn tried to tie LSU while down 17-15. But the game is remembered for the enormous ﬁre next door to Jordan-Hare Stadium that claimed the old wooden Auburn Sports Arena, a.k.a. The Barn. Auburn legend blames LSU fans for leav-

ing a lit barbecue pit next to the building. 1999: Auburn 41, LSU 7 “The Cigar Game.” No fire hazards, just bad taste as Auburn players smoked victory cigars on the eye of the tiger logo at midfield in Tiger Stadium. Imagine if Lane Kiffin’s players did that Saturday. 2001: LSU 27, Auburn 14 This one is remembered not so much for the game — though the win did put LSU in its first SEC championship game — but more the circumstances. The contest was originally scheduled for Sept. 15 in Tiger Stadium but was postponed until Dec. 1 because of Sept. 11. 2004: Auburn 10, LSU 9 Auburn scored a touchdown to tie it 9-9 with 1:14 left, and John Vaughn missed the PAT. LSU’s Ronnie Prude was flagged for jumping over the line. No one had seen that penalty before. Or since. Vaughn made his secondchance kick as Auburn won. 2007: LSU 30, Auburn 24 LSU gives Auburn the “One Second Blues,” as Matt Flynn throws a 22-yard touchdown pass to Demetrius Byrd, who lands with one second left on the clock. LSU coach Les Miles could have tried

a 39-yard field goal to win, but oh no, that wouldn’t have been as sporting. LSU stayed on track for the BCS national championship. 2016: Auburn 18, LSU 13 Auburn kicked six field goals. LSU quarterback Danny Etling appeared to throw a gamewinning 15-yard TD pass to DJ Chark as time expired, except time already expired before the ball was snapped. Miles was fired the next day. It was the most Miles’ way his LSU career could have ended. 2017: LSU 27, Auburn 23 Unranked LSU rallied from a 20-0 second-quarter deficit at home to beat No. 10 Auburn, thanks in part to a 75-yard punt return TD by Chark. 2018: LSU 22, Auburn 21 Cole Tracy’s 42-yard field goal as time expired lifted Joe Burrow-led LSU to a dramatic win at Auburn. 2022: LSU 21, Auburn 17 Brian Kelly’s first LSU team was down 17-0 at Auburn before rallying for 21 unanswered points to win. Auburn coach Bryan Harsin was fired three weeks later. Kelly was fired three years later. No Brians or Bryans were harmed in the writing of this column.

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Pelicans forward Zion Williamson drives to the basket between Indiana Pacers center Ivica Zubac, left, and forward Pascal Siakam during the first half Wednesday at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans lost 123-120.

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mitted his second foul less than two minutes into the game, but Mosley left him in and Fears committed his third foul with 6:56 left in the quarter. Former Pacer Mathurin, New Orleans’ most significant offseason acquisition, replaced Fears, who wouldn’t return until the start of the second half. Moments later Toppin made a 3-pointer to give Indiana its biggest lead of the quarter, 23-14. The Pacers shot 59.1% from the floor and held a 38-31 lead at the end of the first quarter. The Pelicans scored the first 12 points of the second quarter as the Pacers went scoreless for nearly the first five minutes. Toppin made another 3-pointer to end the drought, trimming the New Orleans lead to 43-41, and Indiana tied the score twice. Williamson, who worked extensively on his 3-point shooting in the offseason and vowed to shoot a lot more than the four he took last season, made his first two tries during the final minute of the second quarter to help the Pelicans take a 66-56 halftime lead.

Repeatedly on Wednesday, Loomis said he’s focused on the Continued from page 1C process so it leads to the right outcomes. He noted, for instance, how close the Saints were to beating the Detroit Lions and Las Vethat? He said the results haven’t gas Raiders. He said young teams achieved that yet in an “outcome- have to “learn how to win,” adding based” business. But capable? that’s where the Saints are in the Yes, Loomis said, he believes this process. roster is still capable. Loomis also was asked about his “I like the direction we’re go- own process and decisions that ing,” Loomis said. “We’re a young, arguably have contributed to New developing team and you know, Orleans’ poor start. For example, we have to recognize that. I rec- his choice to draft Jordyn Tyson ognize that. We’ve got a young eighth overall came with plenty of coach (23) games into his career. questions given the wide receivAnd that’s where we’re at.” er’s lengthy injury history, and The expectations for that the selection hasn’t paid off so far. young, developing team are dif- The rookie has yet to play because ferent than they were a year ago. of another hamstring injury. “The injury that he has (now) New Orleans’ late-season surge to ﬁnish 6-11 led many, including is not the same injury that he had the Saints, to believe they would before,” said Loomis, referring to Tyson’s past hamstring issues. “So make another jump in 2026. those can happen. That growth was They can happen to fueled by the be“We’re really any player. It’s unlief in quarterback Tyler Shough. The encouraged by what fortunate that it hapwe saw in training pened at the very be27-year-old has, in some ways, lived camp when he was ginning of his career, up to the hype this practicing before he but hopefully this is season. He’s been the one and only inthe center of the got injured, and we’re jury that he has. looking forward to offense, ranking “We’re really enhaving him back.” couraged by what third in passing atwe saw in training tempts, sixth in MICKEY LOOMIS, camp when he was passing touchdowns Saints general manager, practicing before and 13th in yards. on Jordyn Tyson he got injured, and Shough also has we’re looking forbeen the league’s most pressured ward to having him quarterback and back.” reportedly has played through a When that might be remains a broken left hand for the last two mystery. Tyson won’t play this games. week, and Moore was noncommitLoomis said he’s “excited” tal about whether the rookie might about what he’s seen from be ready after New Orleans’ bye Shough, specifically the way week following the Paris trip. he performs and how he reacts Still, as much as Loomis harped when it doesn’t go well. But he on having a young team, he acnoted the second-year quarter- knowledged the team’s timeline back still has less than a full sea- for success doesn’t have to be inson’s worth of starts. Sunday’s cremental. The Saints’ ﬁrst year game against the Pittsburgh with Drew Brees and Sean PaySteelers will be his 16th. ton resulted in an NFC champion“I think the expectations are a ship game appearance, and they lot greater than what his résumé made the Super Bowl three years is so far,” Loomis said. after that. Loomis wasn’t willing to discuss Loomis was careful not to asexpectations for Moore, such as sign a timeline to New Orleans’ whether the Saints should be fur- current path to contention. “We do want it to be faster,” he ther ahead in his second season. Loomis has long said he doesn’t said. “It doesn’t have to be four believe in handing out evaluations years. I would agree that our ‘09 team was the culmination of ’06, before a season is over. “That’s for later down the road,” ’07, ’08. Hopefully it’s faster than he said. “Like I said, he’s 23 games that, but I don’t wanna put a limit into his career and with a rebuild- (on it).” Left unsaid is that Benson ing team. Let’s not forget that, you might not give him that time if know. But I like what I see.” That answer still differed from the results don’t come soon. “Look, we’re capable of going Loomis’ earlier comparison of former coach Dennis Allen’s strug- on a run and being successful,” gles to Hall of Famers such as Bill Loomis said. Belichick and Chuck Noll, though that came after Allen completed Email Matthew Paras at matt. his second season with the Saints. paras@theadvocate.com

McCoy now plays for SWAC rival Texas Southern

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Rookie WR Tyson won’t debut in Paris Staff writer

VERSAILLES, France — Jordyn Tyson will not make his NFL debut on an international stage. Speaking with reporters at Municipal Stadium Montbauron, where the New Orleans Saints practiced Wednesday, general manager Mickey Loomis said Tyson will not practice with the team this week. “But he is improving, and we feel like we’re getting closer,” Loomis said. “I don’t have a speciﬁc timetable for that yet, but we’re encouraged.” Tyson suffered a hamstring injury during an Aug. 13 joint practice with the Jacksonville Jaguars and has spent the entirety of his rookie season on injured reserve. With the Saints’ bye on tap next week, Tyson would not make his debut until Week 9 against the Cleveland Browns in New Orleans at the earliest. Tyson missed time throughout his college career at Colorado and Arizona State with multiple injuries, the last of which was a hamstring injury that prevented him from participating in workouts throughout much of the draft process. Asked about that history and any pre-draft concerns the team may have had about Tyson, Loomis reiterated that Tyson’s current situation is “not the same injury that he had before,” and that injuries like this “can happen to any player.” “It’s unfortunate that it happened at the very beginning of his career, but hopefully this is the one and only injury that he has,” Loomis said. “We’re really encouraged by what we saw in training camp when he was practicing before he got injured,

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Saints wide receiver Jordyn Tyson warms up before a game against the Minnesota Vikings on Oct. 11.

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and we’re looking forward to having him back.” The passing attack mostly has produced at a high level without Tyson. Among NFL wide receivers, Chris Olave ranks second in yards (480) and third in receptions (43), while Devaughn Vele has played well as the No. 2 option with 28 receptions for 294 yards. Quarterback Tyler Shough has cooled off a bit lately after a torrid start, but he is still on pace to throw for more than 4,000 yards and 34 touchdowns. New Orleans has not felt compelled to rush the No. 8 pick in this year’s draft back to the ﬁeld before he is ready. “We’re being probably a little more cautious than we would ordinarily,” Loomis said. “But still, the timeline is the timeline.”

Injury update Right guard Cesar Ruiz made the trip to Paris with his teammates, but he did not participate in practice Wednesday after suffering a knee injury against the Giants on Sunday. Rookie Jeremiah Wright took Ruiz’s place against the Giants, playing 42 offensive snaps. “This is a thing we’ll take day by day and see how this thing progresses as the week goes,” coach Kellen Moore said. Linebacker Kaden Elliss returned to practice for the ﬁrst time since he suffered a calf injury against the Las Vegas RaidersinWeek3.Inhisthreegame absence, the Saints have allowed 31.7 points and 415 yards per game — well above their 27.7 points and 340.3 yards per game averages with Elliss in the lineup. “Kaden’s obviously an im-

portant part of our defense,” Moore said. “It was good to see him out there, and we’ll see how the rest of this week progresses.” Cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry also practiced Wednesday. He missed most of the second half against the Giants with what Moore described as a migraine. Speaking to reporters after practice, McKinstry described it as a sinus issue that may have been related to the illness that had been running through the locker room the past few weeks. “It just kind of settled in throughout the game, my head started hurting real bad and I lost a little vision in my eye from my headache,” McKinstry said. “So it was a decision to trust my brothers and let them go out there and do their thing.”

Speaking of arrivals Kicker Daniel Carlson did not make the flight from New York to Paris with the rest of his teammates, but he had a good reason. The Saints kicker and his wife, Katherine, were expecting the arrival of a baby. “He’s still in the States,” Moore said. “We’ve talked through this all, we’re all on the same page. He should be out here shortly.” Carlson is coming off one of his better games with the Saints. He missed his first field goal attempt from 55 yards against the Giants last but rebounded to connect on ﬁeld goals of 58 and 51 yards. New Orleans does have kicker Charlie Smyth available on the practice squad. “We’re expecting (Carlson) to be here,” Moore said. “Obviously, we do have Charlie if something goofy happened.”

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Marshall Faulk doesn’t just know the Texas Southern quarterback. The first-year Southern coach wishes he could have gotten to know Cam’Ron McCoy and kept him in Baton Rouge and out of the transfer portal in January. “Cam (McCoy) wanted to be here,” Faulk said. “I wanted him to be here.” Almost a year later, Faulk is game-planning a defense for McCoy when Southern faces Texas Southern (1-5, 0-3 SWAC) at 2 p.m. Saturday at Reliant Stadium in Houston. Like Southern (34, 1-2), the Tigers are coming off a bye week. Faulk was familiar with the 6-foot-1, 195-pound dualthreat’s talent. He also knew that McCoy’s desire to play college baseball, as he had at two previous stops, was important to him. That is where the impasse in keeping McCoy at Southern emerged, as Faulk wanted his quarterbacks fighting for the starting job to be fully committed to helping him rebuild the program. “The words that I chose, that I said to Cam was, ‘It will not be fair to you if you want to play baseball and football because right now the other guys that play quarterback, they are going to be here full time,’ ” Faulk said. “ ‘They’ll have an advantage over you. If you want to play baseball, you might want to look at other opportunities elsewhere.’ ” After that discussion, McCoy entered the transfer portal for the third time Jan. 12 ahead of his senior season. He did so before informing Southern, Faulk said. Faulk also mentioned that he has a two-decade relationship with McCoy’s agent, Harold Lewis, who admitted the situation wasn’t handled properly. “Once he realized what he did, then his agent called me because his agent had one of his junior agents handling Cam,” Faulk said. “So Harold then called me and said, ‘Coach, he messed up.’ I was like, ‘It’s too late.’ Like

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Former Southern quarterback Cam’Ron McCoy warms up before a Sept. 13, 2025, game against Fresno State. ä Southern at

Texas Southern. 2 P.M. SATURDAY he chose somebody else. He went to the prom with somebody else, and it’s too late.” McCoy announced his commitment to Texas Southern on Jan. 25. Faulk said that after he became coach, he made sure to talk with all players regarding their future at Southern or elsewhere. Those conversations happened by position group and individually. “ ‘If you are going to enter the portal, please have a conversation with me,’ ” Faulk said he told his players back then. “ ‘Not because I’m trying to keep you. I want to help you. I want to make sure that you’re getting a proper offer, that they put it in writing and that nobody pulls the rug from underneath you.’ Because what happens is, a lot of these schools, they tell kids to get in the portal, and then once they’re no longer with the school, they then rescind some of the stuff that they say they’re going to give them because you don’t have somewhere to go.” At SWAC football media day in August, McCoy was asked why he transferred to

No. 1 U-High prevails over rival Parkview

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Thursday’s games

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Early in the fourth set of Wednesday night’s volleyball match between Parkview Baptist and University High, Eagles coach Allison Leake called timeout to deliver a simple message to her team — keep the ball in play. The message worked, for a while at least, as Parkview rallied from a 12-2 deficit to produce the most exciting moments of the match. University High, rated No. 1 in the LHSAA power ratings, eventually held on and avoided a fifth set in a 3-1 win by scores of 25-16, 18-25, 25-13 and 25-23. The win leaves U-High (23-3, 2-0) undefeated in District 5-III after taking care of its top district challenger in Parkview (14-15, 2-1). “We found a way to get it done, but it wasn’t pretty,” U-High coach Bonita Johnson said. “It was disappointing how we played. I thought we relaxed a little bit. When you have a 12-2 run and then they make it a game, it says we need to tighten up and play better.” The Cubs were led by Monet Temple’s 24 kills. Hailey Hurst was also a factor with eight kills, while Victoria Brooks had a teamhigh 11 digs. Grace Kiffin (24 assists) and Riley Spencer (11 assists) directed the offense. Parkview, which won the Division III state championship last year, was 10th in the power ratings before the match, appeared to be all but finished down a set and trailing 12-2 in the fourth set. The Eagles trailed 17-7, but they won the next six points to close the gap. Three kills by Marin Price and another from Peyton Hutchison closed the deficit to 20-19. Parkview got within one point three more times, the last at 24-

Texas Southern. “Just a place I can call home,” he said. “A place that can get me prepared for the next level. With our pro-style offense, I believe that’s the best place I could be right now to get me a step closer to the NFL.” McCoy started his collegiate career in 2022 at Eastern Michigan, transferred to Jackson State for the 2024 season and played at Southern last year. At both Jackson State and Eastern Michigan, he was listed as a right-handed pitcher on their baseball rosters. McCoy entered the portal a month before the Southern baseball season started. Even though Texas Southern is the only team without a Southwestern Athletic Conference win, McCoy is having an improved season. He has completed 56.6% of his passes for 1,107 yards, seven touchdowns and three interceptions in six games. He also has run for 141 yards and three TDs. During Southern’s 2-10 season, McCoy made five starts and appeared in 10 games. He completed 47.2% of his passes for 698 yards, ﬁve touchdowns and two interceptions. He rushed for 239 yards and four touchdowns.

Madison Prep at St. Michael East Feliciana at Central Private Baker at Morris Jeff Westminster Christian at Collegiate Baton Rouge

Friday’s games

Highland Baptist at Ascension Christian Belaire at Glen Oaks Woodlawn at Zachary East Iberville at White Castle Tara vs. McKinley at Olympia Stadium Parkway at East Ascension Central vs. Catholic at Memorial Stadium Plaquemine at Broadmoor Walker at Live Oak St. Amant at Prairieville Helix Mentorship Academy at Istrouma Slaughter Community Charter at Northeast Port Allen at Parkview Baptist West Feliciana at University High Springﬁeld vs. Donaldsonville at Floyd Boutte Memorial Stadium North Iberville at Ben Franklin Denham Springs at Dutchtown Liberty at Northside Scotlandville at Brusly Livonia at Carencro Pope John Paul II at Albany Vandebilt Catholic at Lutcher Patterson at St. James Episcopal at Dunham Ascension Catholic at Riverside Academy Catholic-PC at Kentwood

Volleyball Wednesday’s results

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University High outside hitter Monet Temple hits the ball over for a kill against Parkview Baptist on Wednesday at U-High. Temple finished with 24 kills in the Cubs’ 25-16, 18-25, 25-13, 25-23 win. 23 on Honor Fontenot’s ﬂat-footed spike that dropped on open space. Temple closed out the set and match win with a spike through two Eagles blockers. “You have to credit U-High, they’re a very good team, but we made a ton of mistakes,” Leake said. “I’d love to see what would happen if we played a little cleaner. I made a decision to change the lineup in the fourth set, and once they adjusted I liked what I saw.”

Part of those changes included playing time for Fontenot and Olivia Pennington, both sophomores. Price topped the Eagles with 26 kills, and was followed by an allaround effort from Olivia Kohn with nine kills, seven digs, three blocks and 21 assists. Hutchison finished with six kills and three blocks. The match started out the way U-High wanted. The ﬁrst set was tied 3-3 before the Cubs won 10 of 11 points to move out to a 13-4 lead.

Parkview got no closer than eight points before the Cubs took a 25-16 set win. Both teams took early leads in the second set, but Parkview took control after the score was tied 16-16. Two kills from Kayleigh Broussard and Hutchison’s block helped the Eagles take a 21-17 lead, and they won four of the final five points in a 25-18 set win. Temple had six kills in U-High’s 25-13 win in the third set.

Tara 3, Capitol 0 (25-14, 25-17, 25-9) University 3, Parkview Baptist 1 (25-16, 18-25, 25-13, 25-23) West Feliciana 3, GEO Next Generation 0 (25-20, 25-15, 25-15) Brusly 3, Port Allen 0 (25-12, 25-14, 25-14) Dutchtown 3, Woodlawn 0 (25-10, 25-9, 25-5) Central 3, Madison Prep 2 (19-25, 25-11, 22-25, 25-23, 15-9) Prairieville 3, Liberty 0 (25-8, 25-12, 25-5)

Thursday’s matches

Slaughter Charter at Capitol, 5 p.m. Northeast at Istrouma, 5 p.m. Southern Lab at North Iberville, 5 p.m. Louisiana School for the Deaf at Thrive Academy, 5 p.m. Broadmoor at Scotlandville, 5 p.m. Family Christian at White Castle, 6 p.m. East Iberville at St. John, 6 p.m. Plaquemine at Livonia, 6 p.m. False River at Catholic High Pointe Coupee, 6 p.m. Dutchtown at Denham Springs, 6 p.m. Live Oak at East Ascension, 6 p.m. East St. John at Mentorship, 6 p.m.

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It’s Maye vs. Williams as Patriots visit Bears BY JAY COHEN AP sportswriter

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Caleb Williams and Drake Maye have known each other for years. They were part of the same draft class, and they grew up going to the same football camps. Maye’s mobility, Williams said, always has been a weapon for him. “We’ve got to be able to bottle him up,” he said. Maye leads the New England Patriots into Soldier Field on Thursday night to take on Williams and the Chicago Bears in a matchup of two of the NFL’s top young quarterbacks. Both Maye and Williams have a big right arm, but they are also dangerous with their legs. “I think Drake Maye’s one of those guys that does an outstanding job with his feet,” Bears defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said. “There’s been times where you watch it and there’s pressure

on the quarterback and he makes people miss and creates some plays down the ﬁeld.” The 24-year-old Maye seems to have settled down after a rough start to the season. He has completed 64.1% of his passes for 878 yards and 10 touchdowns during New England’s three-game winning streak, throwing just one interception during the impressive stretch. He could become the ﬁrst Patriots quarterback since Tom Brady in 2014 to throw for at least three TDs in four consecutive games. “It’s a dangerous combination of a guy that’s an elite deep-ball thrower along with he can crush you with his legs,” Bears coach Ben Johnson said. “I think that combination is deadly. It’s really picked up steam over these last three games.” Maye was selected by New England with the No. 3 pick in 2024, two spots after Williams went

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No. 1 overall to Chicago. Williams, who turns 25 on Nov. 18, missed three games with a right hamstring injury before returning on Sunday at Atlanta. He showed no signs of any rust, going 30 for 36 for 305 yards and a touchdown in a 31-23 victory over the Falcons. “He’s special in the way he can move and kind of escape and evade pressure, and throwing on the run is pretty cool to watch,” Maye said. “So I don’t know if I’m that shifty in the pocket. He can do some cool things, and he’s got crazy arm talent, and it’s fun to watch.” Patriots safety Kevin Byard went up against Williams in practice during the previous two seasons with the Bears. He said Williams is an elite athlete who is tough to bring down in the pocket.

“I’ve been in this league long enough. I kind of know what the whole deal is gonna be,” Byard said. “Caleb versus Drake, obviously same draft class, two phenomenal quarterbacks. Drake’s been playing phenomenal, Caleb’s been playing phenomenal. So I think for us it’s gonna be a 60-minute mental ﬁght on both sides of the ball.”

Matchup to watch Patriots wide receiver A.J. Brown vs. Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson. Brown is looking to bounce back after he had a rough game in his return from a high ankle sprain. He was targeted 10 times in Sunday’s win over the Jets, but he dropped three balls and ﬁnished with just three catches for 27 yards. The Patriots are looking for more from Brown after they acquired the receiver in a June 1 trade with the Eagles. Johnson and the Bears held the Falcons to 257 yards overall.

Stats and stuff ■ The Patriots did not allow a sack in their Week 6 victory over the Jets for the first time this season. ■ Hunter Henry has 28 touchdown receptions in six seasons with the Patriots, tied with Russ Francis for third on the franchise list for tight ends. Rob Gronkowski is first with 79, followed by Ben Coates with 50. ■ Bears guard Joe Thuney was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2016 and played for the Patriots for five seasons, winning two Super Bowls with his first NFL team. ■ The Bears are averaging an NFL-high 160.7 yards rushing per game. ■ Bears safety Dillon Thieneman is the only rookie defensive back in the NFL with at least 35 tackles, one interception and one sack.

SCOREBOARD Odds NFL Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at CHICAGO 1½ 3 (50½) New England

Sunday

FAVORITE OPEN Pittsburgh 1½ at CAROLINA 1½ Cleveland 3 at NY JETS 2½ San Fran. 4½ at HOUS. 5½ at MINN. 3 Cincinnati 3½ Denver 7½ at DETROIT 1½ LA Rams 8½ at SEATTLE 3

Monday FAVORITE Dallas

TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3½ (44½) vs. New Orl. 3 (44½) Tampa Bay 1½ (37½) at TENNESSEE 4½ (39½) Miami 2½ (49½) at ATLANTA 10½ (43½) Giants 6½ (41½) Indianapolis 1½ (48½) at BALT. 4½ (43½) at ARIZONA 3½ (53½) Green Bay 4 (48½) at LAS VEGAS 2½ (42½) Kansas City

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 3 4½ (44½) at PHILADELPHIA

College football Thursday

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG Liberty 9½ 10½ (50½) at KENN. STATE James Madison 12½ 10½ (56½) at APP/STATE at MEMPHIS 10½ 10 (54½) East Carolina

Friday

FAVORITE at VIRGINIA at UCONN at TULSA Air Force NC State

Saturday

OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG 6½ 2½ (47½) Duke 15½ 14½ (50½) UMass 1½ 1½ (54½) Army 5½ 4½ (44½) at WYOMING 7½ 6½ (55½) at STANFORD

FAVORITE OPEN TODAY O/U UNDERDOG at SMU 17½ 19½ (55½) Cal LSU 6½ 7½ (51½) at AUBURN at TCU 6½ 9½ (56½) West Virginia at MIAMI (FL) 23½ 20½ (49½) Pittsburgh at N’WESTERN 16½ 16½ (58½) Rutgers at TOLEDO 2½ 3½ (45½) W. Michigan Texas Tech 11½ 10½ (56½) at CINCINNATI Indiana 6½ 7 (41½) at MICHIGAN at FAU 10½ 7½ (51½) Rice Miami (OH) 1 2½ (40½) at C. MICHIGAN at KENT STATE 3½ 3 (46½) Akron Baylor 2½ 2½ (52½) at KANSAS Oregon 13½ 8½ (50½) at ILLINOIS Hawaii 7 3½ (47½) at N. ILLINOIS at BUFFALO 4½ 3 (44½) Bowling Green at S. CAROLINA 2½ 2½ (50½) Tennessee at GA. TECH 5½ 4 (49½) Boston College Oklahoma 2½ 4½ (44½) at MISS. STATE at UCLA 13½ 13½ (44½) Michigan State at ALABAMA 2½ 13½ (50½) Texas A&M North Texas 1½ 2½ (62½) at NAVY at BALL STATE 9½ 14½ (51½) Sacra. St. BYU 9½ 6½ (43½) at UCF Iowa 2½ 6½ (40½) at MINNESOTA Kansas State 2½ 3½ (56½) at ARIZONA ST. at TROY 17½ 14½ (51½) UL-Monroe at OHIO 9½ 12½ (48½) E. Michigan UL 10½ 10 (52½) at SO. MISS at LA. TECH 8½ 12½ (45½) Old Dominion at NEVADA 5½ 5 (46½) San Jose State Boise State 16½ 12½ (51½)at WASH. STATE San Diego St. 1½ 1½ (63½) at COLO. ST. Georgia State 1½ 2½ (58½) at ARK. ST. at OKLA.STATE 14½ 13½ (56½) Colorado at CLEMSON 1½ 2½ (49½) Virginia Tech at KENTUCKY 9½ 10½ (51½) Vanderbilt USC 1½ 3 (50½) at WISCONSIN at ARIZONA 10 10½ (50½) Iowa State at TEXAS 9½ 3½ (54½) Ole Miss at TEXAS ST. 9½ 12½ (61½) Utah State at N. CAROLINA 9½ 7½ (47½) Syracuse UTSA 4 2½ (51½) at TULANE at NEW MEX. 3½ 4½ (41½) N.D. State at UTAH 5½ 6½ (56½) Houston

NBA

FAVORITE LINE at PHILADELPHIA at OKLAHOMA CITY

O/U UNDERDOG 2½ (235½) Cleveland 7½ (235½) Denver

Pro football NFL glance AFC East

Buffalo New England N.Y. Jets Miami South Jacksonville Indianapolis Houston Tennessee North Cleveland Pittsburgh Baltimore Cincinnati West Kansas City Denver Las Vegas L.A. Chargers

NFC East

N.Y. Giants Philadelphia Dallas Washington South Carolina Atlanta New Orleans Tampa Bay North Minnesota Green Bay Chicago Detroit West San Francisco Seattle Arizona L.A. Rams

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New England at Chicago, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday’s games

Pittsburgh vs New Orleans in Paris, 8:30 a.m. Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon Cleveland at Tennessee, noon Indianapolis at Minnesota, noon Miami at N.Y. Jets, noon

N.Y. Giants at Houston, noon San Francisco at Atlanta, noon Tampa Bay at Carolina, noon Denver at Arizona, 3:05 p.m. Green Bay at Detroit, 3:25 p.m. L.A. Rams at Las Vegas, 3:25 p.m. Kansas City at Seattle, 7:20 p.m. Open: Buffalo, Jacksonville, L.A. Chargers, Washington

Monday’s game

Dallas at Philadelphia, 7:15 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 29

Carolina at Green Bay, 7:15 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 1

Arizona at Dallas, noon Atlanta at Tampa Bay, noon Baltimore at Buffalo, noon Cleveland at Pittsburgh, noon Indianapolis at Jacksonville, noon Las Vegas at N.Y. Jets, noon Minnesota at Detroit, noon Tennessee at Cincinnati, noon L.A. Chargers at L.A. Rams, 3:05 p.m. Kansas City at Denver, 3:25 p.m. New England at Miami, 3:25 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 7:20 p.m. Open: Houston, N.Y. Giants, New Orleans, San Francisco

Monday, Nov. 2

Chicago at Seattle, 7:15 p.m.

Major League Baseball World Series glance Best-of-7; x-if necessary; All games at 7 p.m.

Milwaukee vs. Tampa Bay

Friday: Game 1: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee (Misiorowski 16-5) Saturday: Game 2: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee Monday: Game 3: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay Tuesday: Game 4: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay x-Wednesday, Oct. 28: Game 5: Milwaukee at Tampa Bay x-Friday, Oct. 30: Game 6: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee x-Saturday, Oct. 31: Game 7: Tampa Bay at Milwaukee

College football Scores, schedule Tuesday’s scores

Delaware 61, Missouri State 38 Marshall 20, South Alabama 13 Middle Tennessee 26, FIU 23

Wednesday’s game

New Mexico St. (2-4) at Sam Houston St. (1-5), n

Thursday’s games SOUTH

Liberty (5-1) at Kennesaw St. (1-5), 6 p.m. James Madison (7-0) at Appalachian St. (4-2), 6 p.m. East Carolina (3-3) at Memphis (5-2), 6:30 p.m.

Friday’s games EAST

NC Central (2-5) at Delaware St. (4-3), 4 p.m. Yale (3-2) at Penn (2-3), 6 p.m. UMass (4-3) at UConn (3-3), 6 p.m.

SOUTH

Duke (4-2) at Virginia (4-3), 6 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

Army (4-2) at Tulsa (4-3), 7:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

Air Force (5-1) at Wyoming (4-3), 8 p.m. NC State (3-3) at Stanford (3-4), 9:30 p.m.

Saturday’s games EAST

New Hampshire (2-6) at Merrimack (2-5), 11 a.m. Stonehill (2-5) at LIU Brooklyn (3-5), 11 a.m. New Haven (2-5) at CCSU (3-3), 11 a.m. St. Thomas (Minn.) (5-2) at Marist (4-3), 11 a.m. Albany (NY) (4-3) at Rhode Island (4-3), 11 a.m. Wagner (1-6) at Duquesne (2-4), 11 a.m. Cornell (3-2) at Brown (2-3), 11 a.m. Bucknell (1-6) at Holy Cross (2-5), noon Campbell (6-1) at Maine (1-6), noon Lafayette (2-4) at Fordham (2-6), noon Dartmouth (2-3) at Columbia (4-1), 12:30 p.m. Mercyhurst (1-6) at Robert Morris (3-4), 1 p.m. Stony Brook (4-3) at Bryant (5-2), 1 p.m. Princeton (4-1) at Harvard (5-0), 2 p.m. Howard (3-4) at Morgan St. (5-2), 2 p.m. North Texas (4-2) at Navy (2-4), 2:30 p.m. Bowling Green (2-5) at Buffalo (4-3), 2:30 p.m. Lehigh (6-1) at Villanova (3-4), 2:30 p.m.

SOUTH

Pittsburgh (5-2) at Miami (6-0), 11 a.m. LSU (5-2) at Auburn (4-2), 11 a.m. Rice (1-6) at FAU (4-2), 11 a.m. Jackson St. (6-1) at Bethune-Cookman (4-3), noon ETSU (5-2) at VMI (0-7), 12:30 p.m. Norfolk St. (4-3) at SC State (5-2), 12:30 p.m. Tarleton St. (7-0) at West Georgia (1-6), 1 p.m. Tennessee Tech (6-1) at The Citadel (2-5), 1 p.m. Samford (1-6) at Furman (2-5), 1 p.m. Monmouth (NJ) (5-2) at Hampton (1-6), 1 p.m. Stetson (1-6) at Morehead St. (1-6), 1 p.m. Colgate (4-3) at Richmond (5-2), 1 p.m. Chattanooga (4-3) at W. Carolina (3-4), 1:30 p.m. Nicholls (2-5) at Northwestern St. (0-7), 2 p.m. Ark.-Pine Bluff (3-3) at Florida A&M (2-5), 2 p.m. West Florida (4-2) at E. Kentucky (2-5), 2 p.m. Boston College (3-3) at Georgia Tech (2-4), 2:30 p.m. Tennessee (6-1) at South Carolina (3-3), 2:30 p.m. Texas A&M (4-3) at Alabama (5-2), 2:30 p.m. BYU (6-0) at UCF (3-3), 2:30 p.m. Oklahoma (3-3) at Mississippi St. (4-2), 2:30 p.m. Charleston Southern (3-4) at Tennessee St. (2-5), 2:30 p.m. Georgetown (2-4) at William & Mary (3-4), 2:30 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe (0-6) at Troy (3-3), 3 p.m. Old Dominion (2-5) at Louisiana Tech (4-2), 4 p.m. UL (5-2) at Southern Miss (1-5), 4 p.m. Virginia Tech (5-2) at Clemson (4-2), 6 p.m. Austin Peay (6-2) at North Alabama (4-3), 6 p.m. Vanderbilt (3-4) at Kentucky (6-1), 6:30 p.m.

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Syracuse (2-4) at North Carolina (4-2), 6:30 p.m. UTSA (6-1) at Tulane (3-3), 7 p.m.

MIDWEST

Rutgers (2-4) at Northwestern (5-1), 11 a.m. San Diego (3-4) at Dayton (5-1), 11 a.m. Indiana (6-1) at Michigan (4-2), 11 a.m. W. Michigan (5-2) at Toledo (5-2), 11 a.m. Texas Tech (6-0) at Cincinnati (4-2), 11 a.m. Akron (1-6) at Kent St. (2-5), noon Presbyterian (4-3) at Valparaiso (3-4), noon Baylor (4-2) at Kansas (2-4), noon Butler (5-2) at Drake (2-5), noon Miami (Ohio) (4-3) at Cent. Michigan (3-4), noon North Dakota (6-2) at South Dakota (6-2), 1 p.m. N. Iowa (3-3) at S. Illinois (3-5), 1 p.m. Murray St. (1-6) at S. Dakota St. (5-2), 2 p.m. Oregon (4-2) at Illinois (3-3), 2 p.m. Chicago State (1-6) at Lindenwood (Mo.) (2-4), 2 p.m. Indiana St. (2-5) at Illinois St. (5-2), 2 p.m. SE Missouri (4-3) at E. Illinois (2-5), 2 p.m. Sacramento St. (1-6) at Ball St. (2-5), 2:30 p.m. Iowa (5-1) at Minnesota (4-2), 2:30 p.m. Hawaii (1-6) at N. Illinois (0-6), 2:30 p.m. UT Martin (3-4) at W. Illinois (3-4), 3 p.m. E. Michigan (4-4) at Ohio (5-2), 3 p.m. Southern Cal (6-1) at Wisconsin (4-2), 6:30 p.m.

SOUTHWEST

West Virginia (4-3) at TCU (3-3), 11 a.m. California (3-4) at SMU (5-1), 11 a.m. Southern U. (3-4) at Texas Southern (1-5), 2 p.m. Houston Christian (4-3) at Lamar (5-2), 3 p.m. McNeese St. (3-4) at Incarnate Word (3-4), 4 p.m. UT Rio Grande Valley (3-4) at Cent. Arkansas (2-5), 4 p.m. SE Louisiana (4-3) at Stephen F. Austin (7-0), 5 p.m. Colorado (2-4) at Oklahoma St. (4-2), 6 p.m. Prairie View (3-5) at East Texas A&M (2-5), 6 p.m. Georgia St. (4-2) at Arkansas St. (3-4), 6 p.m. Utah St. (2-4) at Texas State (3-3), 6:30 p.m. Mississippi (5-1) at Texas (4-2), 6:30 p.m.

FAR WEST

Weber St. (5-3) at Montana St. (6-1), 2 p.m. Michigan St. (2-5) at UCLA (6-0), 2:30 p.m. Kansas St. (4-2) at Arizona St. (3-3), 2:45 p.m. San Jose St. (4-3) at Nevada (2-4), 4 p.m. S. Utah (3-4) at Idaho (2-5), 4 p.m. Utah Tech (0-7) at Cal Poly (4-4), 4 p.m. Boise St. (5-1) at Washington St. (1-6), 5 p.m. Portland St. (2-5) at Idaho St. (4-3), 5 p.m. San Diego St. (3-4) at Colorado St. (2-4), 5:30 p.m. N. Colorado (3-5) at UC Davis (4-3), 6 p.m. Iowa St. (3-3) at Arizona (5-1), 6:30 p.m. N. Dakota St. (6-1) at New Mexico (5-1), 9 p.m. Houston (6-1) at Utah (6-0), 9:15 p.m.

State schedule

Saturday’s games

LSU (5-2) at Auburn (4-2), 11 a.m. Southern (3-4) at Texas Southern (1-5), 2 p.m. Nicholls (2-5) at Northwestern St. (0-7), 2 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe (0-6) at Troy (3-3), 3 p.m. Old Dominion (2-5) at Louisiana Tech (4-2), 4 p.m. UL (5-2) at Southern Miss (1-5), 4 p.m. Southeastern (4-3) at Stephen F. Austin (7-0), 5 p.m. UTSA (6-1) at Tulane (3-3), 7 p.m.

(x-if necessary); (Best-of-7) Atlanta 2, Golden State 1 Saturday: Golden State 68, Atlanta 64 Monday: Atlanta 79, Golden State 65 Wednesday: Atlanta 97, Golden State 71 Saturday, Oct. 24: Golden State at Atlanta, noon Monday, Oct. 26: Atlanta at Golden State, 7 p.m. x-Thursday, Oct. 29: Golden St. at Atlanta, TBA x-Saturday, Oct 31: Atlanta at Golden St., TBA

Hockey NHL glance EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division GP W Boston 10 7 Tampa Bay 9 7 Ottawa 9 6 Florida 9 5 Toronto 11 5 Buffalo 9 4 Montreal 9 4 Detroit 9 3 Metropolitan Division GP W Carolina 11 8 N.Y. Rangers 11 7 N.Y. Islanders 9 5 Washington 9 5 New Jersey 9 5 Pittsburgh 10 3 Philadelphia 11 2 Columbus 8 3

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WESTERN CONFERENCE Central Division GP Utah 10 Minnesota 10 Dallas 9 Colorado 10 Winnipeg 9 Nashville 8 St. Louis 9 Chicago 9 Paciﬁc Division GP Vegas 11 Edmonton 9 Seattle 10

San Jose 10 5 4 1 11 27 35 Anaheim 9 4 5 0 8 26 29 Vancouver 11 2 8 1 5 33 51 Los Angeles 7 1 4 2 4 17 27 Calgary 8 2 6 0 4 17 37 NOTE: Two points for a win, one point for overtime loss. Top three teams in each division and two wild cards per conference advance to playoffs.

Tuesday’s games

N.Y. Islanders 3, Anaheim 2 Los Angeles 5, Washington 2 New Jersey 4, Colorado 3 Toronto 6, Columbus 2 San Jose 4, Montreal 3, OT St. Louis 2, Winnipeg 1 Dallas 3, Boston 2, OT Edmonton 4, Minnesota 3, OT Seattle 4, Detroit 3, SO Carolina 6, Vancouver 3 Tampa Bay 6, Vegas 2

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Thursday’s games

Anaheim at New Jersey, 6 p.m. Florida at Pittsburgh, 6 p.m. N.Y. Rangers at Toronto, 6 p.m. Nashville at Boston, 6 p.m. San Jose at Ottawa, 6 p.m. Los Angeles at N.Y. Islanders, 6:30 p.m. Vegas at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Winnipeg at Dallas, 7 p.m. Carolina at Edmonton, 8 p.m. Minnesota at Calgary, 8 p.m. Detroit at Vancouver, 9 p.m. Utah at Seattle, 9 p.m.

Transactions FOOTBALL NFL

NFL — Suspended Buffalo DB Sam Franklin one game without pay for unsportsmanlike conduct. ATLANTA FALCONS — Designated CB A.J. Terrell Jr. to return from injured reserve. CLEVELAND BROWNS — Signed DT Eric Johnson to the practice squad. Released DE Nadame Tucker from the practice squad. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS — Designated LB Cooper McDonald to return from injured reserve.

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The number of conﬁrmed cases of the novel coronavirus rose to 656 in East Baton Rouge Parish on Sunday for third-most in the state, while the The coronavirus killed more peo- number of deaths in the capital reple in the Baton Rouge area in a 24- gion hit 54, new data from the Louihour span than any previous day, siana Department of Health shows. East Baton Parish reported eight adaccording to state and local ofﬁcials who say the worst is yet to come as ditional deaths, bringing the parish’s Louisiana, too, saw record-breaking total to 22 as of Sunday afternoon, the most reported in a single day. deaths Sunday across the state. Staff writers

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The human toll from the virus reached 477 deaths in Louisiana by Sunday — an increase of 68 — and, like the capital region, marked the largest single-day jump in fatal cases. An earlier record was set between April 2-3. Sunday’s death tally in the Baton Rouge area was the largest singleday increase in at least a week when the region saw nine in one day. The number of deaths in the 12-parish

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Baton Rouge Diocese Bishop Michael Duca, left, and the Very Rev. Paul D. Counce, pastor of St. Joseph Cathedral, perform the blessing of palms ceremony on Palm Sunday in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament, a small area near the altar of the church. The ceremony is usually held in front of a large crowd gathered outside the church, but because of coronavirus public health precautions prohibiting social gatherings, the church had no parishioners in attendance, though the ceremony and Mass were televised.

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Wednesday’s games

Washington 128, Milwaukee 116 Atlanta 132, Orlando 125 Charlotte 110, Brooklyn 103 Minnesota 131, Miami 106 Toronto 135, Chicago 92 Memphis 123, Utah 103 Indiana 123, New Orleans 120 Dallas at Houston, n Golden State at L.A. Lakers, n Phoenix at Portland, n Sacramento at L.A. Clippers, n Cleveland at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. Denver at Oklahoma City, 8:30 p.m.

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When 21-year-old Madicyn Garrett went into labor on St. Patrick’s Day as she was rushing to Woman’s Hospital, she thought the unexpectedly early birth of her daughter would be the most harrowing experience

of her month. But Garrett gave birth just as the coronavirus pandemic arrived. Nurses stationed at the entrance of the hospital were screening arrivals for COVID-19. They rushed to Garrett’s aid as the car pulled in front of the building and sped her to an

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Within 30 minutes of a statewide stayat-home order being issued on a Sunday, planning started on just one day’s notice to transform a staff of 160 into remote workers. By the close of business Monday, employees at BBQGuys were prepped and overnight set up to work from home with help from the company’s IT staff. “We did everything to virtualize our call center,” said Corey Tisdale, chief executive officer of the Baton Rouge-based online retailer of grills and outdoor furniture. “We were pulling computers out of our office and giving them to employees so they could reconnect them at home.” When the company conducted a test to see how smoothly the work-from-home system was working at 7 a.m. Tuesday, it found the longest customer hold times were 45 seconds. After a few days of working remotely, the online numbers were looking good for BBQGuys, thanks in a large part to the millions of people who were staying home and looking for things to do. Sales were up slightly, social media traffic increased by 50% and orders for grills were particularly strong. “I’m proud of the whole crew,” Tisdale said. “When there’s a will, there’s a way.” Scores of businesses across Louisiana quickly adjusted to having the bulk of their employees working from home as offices attempted to keep people from

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I was looking for a simple dinner and noticed I had a few eggs on hand. An easy frittata came to mind. For this version, I paired creamy sweet potatoes with prosciutto, the thinly sliced, dry-cured Italian ham. The secret to making a frittata is low heat cooking and precooking the ﬁlling before adding the eggs. I cooked the potatoes in the microwave, so they are sweet and tender and sauteed the mushrooms in the skillet and then added the eggs, cooking them on low heat. Helpful hints:An easy way to chop chives is to cut them with a scissors. Two crushed garlic cloves can be used instead of minced garlic.

Autumn Frittata Yields 2 servings. Recipe is by Linda Gassenheimer. ½ pound sweet potato, cut into ½-inch cubes (about 2 cups) 4 whole eggs ½ cup nonfat milk 2 sliced scallions (about ¼ cup) 2 tablespoons chopped chives Salt and freshly ground black pepper 2 teaspoons olive oil 1 cup sliced mushrooms 1 teaspoon minced garlic 2 ounces prosciutto, cut into 2-inch pieces ¼ cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese ¼ whole wheat baguette

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1. Preheat the broiler. Wash potatoes (do not peel) and cut into ½-inch pieces. Place in a microwave-safe bowl and microwave on high 3 minutes. Set aside. 2. Whisk eggs and milk together and add scallions, chives, salt and pepper to taste. 3. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the mushrooms, garlic and potatoes. Saute 4 to 5 minutes. 4. Add egg mixture and gently stir vegetables to make sure egg mixture spreads throughout the pan. Lower the heat to low. 5. Add the prosciutto and press into the egg mixture. Cook 10 minutes until the mixture starts to set. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Place skillet under broiler about 6 inches from the heat. Broil 2 minutes to melt the cheese. 6. Divide the frittata in half and place on two dinner plates. Serve the baguette with the frittata. NUTRITION INFO PER SERVING: 457 calories (42 percent from fat), 21.6 g fat (6.5 g saturated, 8.1 g monounsaturated), 408 mg cholesterol, 32.0 g protein, 44.9 g carbohydrates, 5.3 g ﬁber, 1115 mg sodium.

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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (TNS) Since it was introduced as an appetizer on New York City menus in the 1930s, perhaps no dish is more associated with ChineseAmerican food than crunchy, humble Recipe, the egg roll. 2D Yet there is some confusion as to how the crispy rolls, which are served with hot mustard and a sweet-andtangy condiment known as duck sauce, got their name. Some believe it’s because the dish came to be made with egg-rich dough wrappers that blister when

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4 orange bell peppers (try to pick the most orange ones) 1 pound Italian sausage removed from its casing

1 onion, chopped fine 3 cloves garlic, chopped fine 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning ¼ pound peeled, cooked

1. Preheat oven to 350 F. Wash the peppers and set them aside. 2. Place the sausage into a nonstick skillet over medium heat. Loosen it as it cooks into crumbles. When it is completely cooked, remove it from the pan and set aside. Add the chopped onion and garlic to the fat left in the pan. Continue cooking, stirring as needed, for about 10 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and shrimp. Stir. Return the cooked sausage to the pan and stir. Turn off the heat. 3. Add the breadcrumbs and half of the cheese to the pan and stir until the mixture is uniform. Add the olive oil and mix again. I don’t suggest additional salt and pepper since the cheese and sausage are both salty and seasoned, but you can season according to your taste. 4. Prepare the peppers while the stufﬁng is cooking. Cut the tops off each pepper and set them aside. Be sure not to remove the stem. Clean the seeds and ribs from the inside of the peppers with a knife and spoon. Sometimes a pair of kitchen shears makes it easier. You can rinse out the seeds in the sink if necessary. 5. With a small sharp knife, cut

shrimp, chopped 2 cups breadcrumbs, more may be needed ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided ¼ cup olive oil

triangular eyes into the side of each pepper, leaving at least a halfinch of uncut pepper above the top of the eyes. Cut a toothy smile into the peppers under the eyes. Set the peppers aside. 6. Stuff the peppers. If you feel that there isn’t enough mixture to fill larger peppers, you can add more breadcrumbs. Divide the stuffing into the 4 peppers, pushing down with a spoon, but not so hard that the stuffing oozes out of the face you have cut. 7. Sprinkle the tops of the stuffing with the remaining cheese. Replace the tops and place into an oiled Dutch oven. 8. Cover with the lid and place into the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove the lid and cook another 15 minutes. 9. You can serve the peppers right out of the oven or brush them with a bit of olive oil to make them shiny. You can also serve them in a “pool of blood” of your favorite tomato sauce, allowing everyone to spoon the sauce over their pepper. Let your imagination go wild. There could be accompanying mozzarella stick finger bones with sliced almond fingernails.

Liz Williams TIP OF THE TONGUE

pooky season has arrived yet again, but many Halloween traditions have changed over the years. Trick-or-treating has become less about children combing the neighborhood, in favor of more controlled environments. Whether you decide to throw a little party with themed food or have a festive evening at home, consider whipping up these dishes. Rather than creating recipes that might seem odd, I thought it would be fun to make things that are obviously on theme, but familiar. There are only so many pumpkin-ﬂavored things that you can eat, so this column is devoted to sparking the imagination. I love stuffed peppers, so I decided to refresh a stuffed pepper recipe, turning orange peppers into jack-o’-lanterns. You could also use a variety of peppers. Pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, so

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Neighbor yells at us, then invites us over Dear Miss Manners: We have kept an icy silence for a close neighbor who has some weeks. Witnesses now berated my husband to the evening agree with and me several times for me that nothing that could comments she even have been refound offensive. motely perceived as The first time, her offensive was said. 6-year-old child was There have been close to harming some other minor our infant daughter, instances. Last and my husband night, while at the Judith asked him to back home of a third Martin neighbor, she again off — not unkindly, and only after givMISS took offense at a MANNERS question I asked ing the neighbor a about her husband. chance to intercede first. The neighbor shouted She told me I was “just at my husband that he was mean.” When I objected, politely, to tell her no ofnot to speak to her son in that way, and enumerated fense was meant and she a list of his other perceived must have misunderstood offenses. my question, she shouted, Another time, we en“Just change the subject!” She never apologized for joyed what seemed to be her behavior and I now a perfectly pleasant dinfeel forced to keep my ner at their home, but I received an email the next distance. She and her husband day telling me I had again insulted her son and saying invite us over frequently, and we see one another on she would keep some disalmost a daily basis. She tance from us for a while. I immediately responded often confides in me and seems in general to conwith an apology, but she

sider me a friend. Is there any way I can tell her that I ﬁnd her erratic and unpredictable attacks off-putting? Or must I keep my distance and simply pray she will not explode again? Gentle reader: Is your goal to reform this person or to minimize future contact with her? Miss Manners would heartily understand the latter, which would require only an emphatic, but distant and continued, politeness to achieve. She has no idea what would accomplish the former, and little inclination to ﬁnd out. Send questions to Miss Manners at her website, www.missmanners. com; to her email, dearmissmanners@gmail. com; or through postal mail to Miss Manners, Universal Uclick, 1130 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO 64106.

TODAY IN HISTORY By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2026. There are 70 days left in the year. Today in history: On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports after the International Cycling Union chose not to appeal doping charges against Armstrong by the United States Anti-Doping Agency. Also on this date: In 1797, André-Jacques Garnerin of France made the first successful parachute drop, descending about 3,000 feet to the ground from a balloon over Paris. He was hailed as the first successful parachutist and went on to make some 200 additional descents. In 1836, Sam Houston was inaugurated as the first elected president of the Republic of Texas, which earned its independence from Mexico that year in a military rebellion. In 1934, bank robber Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd

was shot to death by federal agents and local police at a farm near East Liverpool, Ohio. In 1962, in a nationally televised address, President John F. Kennedy revealed the presence of Soviet missile bases under construction in Cuba and announced a naval blockade of all offensive military equipment shipped to Cuba. In 1968, Apollo 7, the first crewed mission of NASA’s Apollo space program, returned safely from orbit, splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean. In 1975, the Soviet space lander Venera 9 descended to the surface of Venus and transmitted the first photographs ever from the surface of another planet, revealing a harsh, rocky landscape. In 2016, the Chicago Cubs won their first pennant since 1945, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series. (The Cubs would go on to beat Cleveland in the World Series in seven games, their first series championship since 1908.)

In 2019, Japanese Emperor Naruhito formally ascended to the Chrysanthemum Throne in a ceremony at Tokyo’s Imperial Palace in the presence of foreign dignitaries. Naruhito assumed the duties of emperor, a position with ceremonial roles but no political power, after his father Akihito abdicated earlier in the year. Today’s birthdays: Black Panthers co-founder Bobby Seale is 90. Actor Christopher Lloyd is 88. Actor Derek Jacobi is 88. Actor Catherine Deneuve is 83. Physician and author Deepak Chopra is 80. Actor Jeff Goldblum is 74. Actorcomedian Bob Odenkirk is 64. Olympic gold medal ﬁgure skater Brian Boitano is 63. Country singer Shelby Lynne is 58. Reggae DJ and singer Shaggy is 58. Film director Spike Jonze is 57. Argentine President Javier Milei is 56. Former MLB All-Star Ichiro Suzuki is 53. Actor Jesse Tyler Ferguson is 51. Actor Corey Hawkins is 38. Actor Jonathan Lipnicki is 36. Rapper 21 Savage is 34. Rapper Roddy Ricch is 28. Rapper Baby Keem is 26.

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Liz Williams makes a pumpkin face quesadilla at home.

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llas by cutting out eyes and a mouth. Keep the other 2 corn or wheat tortillas tortilla whole. Set tortillas 3 tablespoons queso fresco aside. 1 tablespoon cheddar, grated 2. Mix the queso fresco, 1 tablespoon prepared salsa, cheddar and salsa in a small drained bowl until it is spreadable. 1 teaspoon unsalted butter Spread it evenly on the unPinch of ground cumin or cut tortilla. Place the cut smoked paprika tortilla on top. 3. Add the butter to a 1. Using a sharp paring skillet and allow it to melt knife, create a jack-o’-lan- over medium heat. Place tern face in one of the torti- the uncut side of the torti-

lla on the skillet and cover for 1 minute. Remove the cover and ﬂip the tortilla onto the cut side. Allow to brown for no more than 1 minute, preferably less. With a spatula, remove the quesadilla from the pan and place it face-side up on a plate. 4. Sprinkle with either cumin or smoked paprika and serve with additional salsa on the side, if desired.

Wonton Ghosts Prepared wonton wrappers (or make large ghosts with spring roll wrappers) Olive oil as needed 1 cup orange marmalade 1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Tear pieces of aluminum foil and make balls the size of a marble. Make as many as you have wrappers. Place a foil ball onto the center of each wrapper and squeeze the wrapper around it. This will give the ghost a head, and the remaining wrapper will be the flapping ectoplasm. 2. Cover a baking sheet with olive oil. Place the wonton wrappers onto the sheet, leaving a half-inch spacing between them on all sides. The wrappers should sit on the sheet with the heads up and the sides on the sheet. 3. Using a pastry brush, lightly paint the wonton

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Continued from page 1D why not use peppers of all colors? I have supplied a stufﬁng recipe of Italian sausage and shrimp; you can use that or your own family recipe. Just be sure to carve the peppers before you stuff them. Instead of pancakes on Halloween morning, I suggest getting the day started with pumpkin-faced quesadillas. Even on a busy school day, these come

Liz Williams makes wonton ghosts at home. wrappers with olive oil. Place in the preheated oven for 6 minutes. Check the wrappers. They should be crisp. If they are still soft, leave in the oven for an additional minute. 4. Melt the marmalade in a microwave-safe bowl for 1 minute. If the marmalade is still ﬁrm, heat in 30-second intervals until it becomes liquid. Remove from

the microwave. 5. While still on the pan, use a brush to paint marmalade onto the ghosts. When cool, pull out the aluminum foil. You can stuff the heads with a surprise like a nut, seed butter or cheese, but they are fun even without a stufﬁng. 6. I suggest serving them on top of a bowl of peeled grape “eyeballs.”

together quickly enough to satisfy all of the hungry mouths at the table. And if anyone forgets it’s Halloween, they will remember right away when faced with a platter of these. When carving the eyes and mouth, remember to only carve one tortilla in the quesadilla and do it before cooking. You can decide how scary to make the face! Don’t forget sweet treats on Halloween. These wonton ghosts are only slightly sweet, but they have lots of impact. You can squint your eyes and imagine these

phantoms ﬂying right off the plate into your mouth. I brush them with orange marmalade, but you could use honey. Add a dab of peanut butter or soft cheese in the head of the ghost if you are so inclined. Or you can serve them plain. Trick-or-treat! Liz Williams is founder of the Southern Food & Beverage Museum in New Orleans. Listen to “Tip of the Tongue,” Liz’s podcast about food, drink and culture, wherever you hear podcasts. Email Liz at lizwillia@gmail.com.

FOR DUCK SAUCE AND MUSTARD: 1 cup applesauce 1/3 cup apricot jam 2½ tablespoons white vinegar 3 teaspoons rice vinegar 1 teaspoon light soy sauce ½ teaspoon mushroom dark soy sauce 2 tablespoons Chinese mustard powder FOR FILLING: 3 teaspoons light soy sauce, divided 5 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided 1 tablespoon cornstarch, divided ¼ teaspoon mushroom dark soy sauce 1 pound ground meat (chicken, pork or turkey) 12 ounces large, raw shrimp, shelled and deveined 2½ teaspoons kosher salt 1 cup finely chopped yellow onion 2 cups fresh chopped cabbage 3 cups finely chopped celery ¼ teaspoon ground white pepper ½ teaspoon mushroom or vegetable bouillon powder 3 tablespoons creamy natural peanut butter, or other seed or nut butter FOR EGG ROLLS: 16-ounce package egg roll wraps

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1. Make duck sauce: Mix applesauce, jam, white and rice vinegars and light and mushroom soy sauces in a medium-sized bowl. Refrigerate until ready to serve egg rolls. 2. Make mustard sauce by mixing 2 tablespoons Chinese mustard powder with 2 tablespoons water. Set aside. 3. Make ﬁlling: In medium nonreactive bowl, combine 2 teaspoons light soy sauce, 1 teaspoon oil, ½ tablespoon cornstarch and mushroom dark soy sauce. 4. Add ground meat, mix well and set aside in the refrigerator. 5. Massage shrimp with the remaining ½ tablespoon cornstarch, then rinse well with cold water. Transfer to a bowl, add ½ teaspoon salt and marinate shrimp in the fridge for 15 minutes. Then chop the raw shrimp into small pieces. 6. Heat a large wok to high heat and add 2 tablespoons oil. Add seasoned ground meat and cook, stirring frequently, until meat is browned, about 5 minutes. Remove meat from

wok and set aside. 7. Lower temperature to medium-high and add 2 more tablespoons oil. Add onion and cook, stirring constantly, until tender, 3-5 minutes. Add cabbage and celery, remaining 2 teaspoons salt, white pepper and mushroom powder. To keep vegetables on the drier side, spread them out in the wok to help the water evaporate. 8. Cook until vegetables begin to soften but are still crunchy, not wilted, about 5 minutes. 9. Turn off heat. Spread vegetables around side of wok, leaving the center open. Drizzle in peanut butter, spreading as evenly as possible over vegetables. 10. Return heat to mediumhigh and add remaining 2 teaspoons oil and the shrimp to center of wok. Cook shrimp, stirring constantly, until pink, 2-3 minutes. Then mix well with vegetables. Add cooked ground meat and mix well. Season to taste with salt and pepper. 12. Assemble egg rolls: Place one egg roll wrap-

per with a corner pointing toward you. Add about 3 tablespoons filling to center, about 2 inches from corner. Roll the corner over the filled roll and gently tuck it under the filling, keeping gentle pressure so that the wrap will be tight. 13. Brush egg wash over edges and remaining unrolled parts of the wrapper. Fold corners over the top of stuffing, then continue rolling the wrapper toward the opposite corner. Place rolls on a sheet pan lined with parchment paper. Repeat with remaining wrappers and filling. 14. Heat 2 or 3 cups oil in wok over medium-high heat until temperature is 300-350 F. 15. Gently place, one at a time, 3 or 4 egg rolls into the hot oil to deep fry. Turn them once one side browns. Adjust oil’s temperature to maintain frying oil temperature. Remove egg rolls to a rack set over a sheet pan to drain oil. 16. Serve with duck sauce and Chinese mustard sauce.

Wen’s family since 1943. In her new cookbook, Continued from page 1D “Have You Eaten Yet?: Family Recipes from a Restaurant Daughter,” Wen shows adventurous they’re fried while others say it’s because early itera- cooks just how easy the deep-fried appetizers are to tions of the dish — includmake at home with a steping a recipe for “dan gun” in “The Chinese Cook Book” by-step pictorial. She also shares her family’s recipe (1917) — were wrapped in for a meat, shrimp and vega thin egg omelet that was then pan fried. gie filling that includes an Typically filled with a unexpected flavor enhancer savory mix of ground pork, — creamy peanut butter. water chestnuts, carrots, “No, peanut butter did not lots (and lots!) of shredded accidentally make its way green cabbage and someinto the recipe’s ingredient list,” she writes. “It’s the times shrimp, egg rolls secret weapon to achievare a main attraction at Pittsburgh’s Chinatown Inn, ing the creaminess in the which has been owned and filling, and it gives the egg operated by actor Ming-Na rolls a nice, subtly nutty

flavor.” Somehow, it just works. Not only does peanut help bind the ingredients together and make rolling easier, but it also adds a richer mouthfeel. Cook’s tip: While everyone loves digging into a fat egg roll, be careful not to overfill the wrappers (3 tablespoons is sufficient) or the dough might tear. And don’t forget to seal the edges with an egg wash or water. Otherwise, the oil could seep inside or cause the roll to pop open in the pan. If you don’t feel like making duck sauce from scratch, jarred is fine! Same with the Chinese mustard.

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The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneur‐ ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https:// www.doa.la.gov/doa/ fpc/. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DIRECTOR 203637-oct 22-29-nov 5-3t $162.21 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Office of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North Third Street, Claiborne Office Building, Suite 7160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Office Building, Conference Room 1-145. FOR: Lock and Key System Replacement Buildings 1-8 Department of Corrections Headquar‐

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ters Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 01-107-24-03, F.01004678

g Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted.

FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DIRECTOR

Restoration of Critical Areas-Segment 4 2026 Maintenance Event Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit from www.centerlinebidco nnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Ritter Maher Architects, LLC 2987 Government Street Baton Rouge, LA 70806 Telephone: 225-383-4321 E-mail: cthibodaux@ rittermaher.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at Department of Correc‐ tions Headquarters, Facility Services Office, 504 Mayflower Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the il h

Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneur‐ ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Ofﬁce of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https:// www.doa.la.gov/doa/ fpc/. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Coastal Protection and Restora‐ tion Authority, 150 Ter‐ race Avenue, 4th Floor Conference Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 until 2:00 P.M., Thursday, November 19, 2026 ANY PERSON REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODA‐ TIONS SHALL NOTIFY THE COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AU‐ THORITY OF THE TYPE(S) OF ACCOMMODATION RE‐ QUIRED NOT LESS THAN SEVEN (7) DAYS BEFORE THE BID OPENING. FOR: GIWW Bank

PROJECT NUMBER: TE-0043 Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and with‐ out deposit from http:// coastal.la.gov/resources/ rfps-rsiqs-contracts/ bids/. Printed copies can also be obtained from: COASTAL PROTECTION AND RESTORATION AUTHORITY (CPRA) 150 Terrace Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Attn: Shabrion Hawkins E-mail: cpra.bidding@la. gov Phone: (225) 342-7310 Fax: (225) 800-5599 All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions

NOTICE SALE OF STATE-OWNED LAND Sealed bids for this sale of State-owned land will be received by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Right of Way Section, 1201 Capitol Access Road, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70802 until 4:15 P.M. the day before the letting date, after which time bids will be received in the DOTD HQ Auditorium, from 9:00 A.M. until 10:00 A.M. on the letting date. Bids will be publicly opened and read at 10:00 A.M. on the letting date. STATE PROJECT NO.:

450-08-0032

HIGHWAY NAME:

COMMERCIAL DRIVE

ROUTE:

I-10 WESTOVER-PORT ALLEN (MIDDLE INTERCHANGE)

PARISH:

WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH

PARCEL NO.:

2-1

LETTING DATE:

NOVEMBER 19, 2026

MINIMUM BID:

$ 1,500,000.00

A certain parcel of land located in Township 7 South, Range 12 East, Sections 69 & 93, Southeastern West of the Mississippi River Land District, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, being a portion of right of way known as parcel 2-1 along interstate I-10 in Westover-Port Allen (Middle Interchange). Approximately 12.513 acres located on Commercial Drive. For additional information please contact: Tripp.Fairly2@la.gov or 225242-4538. Bid forms may be found at: http://wwwsp.dotd.la.gov/Inside_LaDOTD/Divisions/Engineering/Real_Estate/Pages/Bid_Booklet.aspx Payment for each item shall be enclosed with the bid. The right is reserved to reject bids and waive informalities. 204578-699090-Oct. 22, Nov. 4-2t $ 148.48

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BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 AM on Friday, No‐ vember 13, 2026 at NSU Coastal Center, 426 Ar‐ doyne Drive, Thibodaux, La. 70301

It is the responsibility of all potential bidders to visit the Project Site to assess the location, lo‐ gistics, and site condi‐ tions prior to bidding.

Contact Brian Babin at (985) 447-0956 if assis‐ tance is needed for the Non-Mandatory Pre-Bid Conference.

Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2192 for the classiﬁcation Heavy Con‐ struction and/or Coastal Restoration and Habitat

Enhancement. In accor‐ dance with LA. R.S. 37:2165(C), anyone ob‐ jecting to the classiﬁca‐ tion must send a certi‐ ﬁed letter to both the Louisiana State Licensing Board for Contractors and the CPRA at the ad‐ dress listed above. The letter must be received no later than ten (10) working days prior to the day on which bids are to b d

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A NON-MANDATORY PRE-

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g documents shall not be waived by any entity.

204593 Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5 2026 3t $169.08

All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of ﬁve per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Office of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North Third Street, Claiborne Office Building, Suite 7160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 24, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Office Building, Conference Room 1-145. FOR: Replace Transformer and A/B Switch New Governor's Mansion State Capitol Park Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 01-107-24-03, F.01004757 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit from www.centerlinebidco nnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Nesbit & Associates, L.L.C. 11853 Market Place Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70816 Telephone: 225-291-9266 E-mail: dannynesbit@nes bitandassociates.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 1:30 PM on Thursday, November 12, 2026 at Office of State Buildings, Room 124, 1928 N. Third Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classification of Electri‐ cal. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneur‐ ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https:// www.doa.la.gov/doa/ fpc/.

If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINISTRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DIRECTOR 203533-oct 15-22-29-3t $161.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the LCTC Campus Ofﬁcial with Owner’s Representative and shall be directed to Northshore Technical Community College – Hammond Campus,111 Pride Drive, Hammond, LA 70401 in Room #208. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Monday, November 23, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the HVAC Rooftop Units/Chiller Replace‐ ments - NTCC Hammond Campus – Room #208. FOR: HVAC Rooftop Units/Chiller Replace‐ ments - NTCC Hammond Campus PROJECT NUMBER: 01107-24-05, JLCB No.#85, WBS # F.02004592, Site Code 2-53-005 Complete Bid Documents for this project are avail‐ able in electronic form. They may be obtained without charge and with‐ out deposit from Eyre En‐ gineering, LLC, 7423 Pi‐ cardy Ave., Ste. E, Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Bid Doc‐ uments may also be ob‐ tained from www.central bidding.com for a nomi‐ nal charge or subscrip‐ tion. Printed copies are not available from the Designer, but arrange‐ ments can be made to obtain them through most reprographic ﬁrms. Plan holders are respon‐ sible for their own repro‐ duction costs. Questions about this procedure shall be directed to the Designer at:

Eyre Engineering, LLC 7423 Picardy Ave., Ste. E, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (225) 767-7070

The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 2:00pm on Monday, November 9, 2026 at NTCC Hammond Campus, 111 Pride Drive, Hammond, LA 70401 (Room #208) Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classification of Building Construction or Mechani‐ cal. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. Bids may also be submit‐ ted by electronic means via website www.central bidding.com. Free regis‐ tration is required to submit a bid via the Cen‐ tral Bidding website. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section; and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. Act 751 – Louisiana Com‐ munity and Technical Colleges is a participant in the Small Entrepre‐ neurship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Disabled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available online at https://www. doa.la.gov/doa/fpc/. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. ACT 751 – LOUISIANA COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT DR. CHANDLER LEBOEUF JULY 2026 204220 Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2026 3t $170.79

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Office of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North Third Street, Claiborne Office Building, Suite 7160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 12, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Office Building, Conference Room 1-145. FOR: Re-Roof High School, Vocational Ed. and Dorm #4 Buildings and Walkways Louisiana School for the Deaf and Visually Im‐ paired Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 19656-26-02, F.19002700 & 01-107-24-04, F.01004774 (Supplement) Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit from www.centerlinebidco nnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Ziler Architects, A Professional Architec‐ tural Corporation 101 Calco Blvd. Lafayette, LA 70503 Telephone: 337-269-6326 E-mail: sean@zilerarchit ects.net All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at Louisiana School for the Deaf and Visually Im‐ paired, Operations Building Con‐ ference Room 113, 2888 Brightside Drive, Baton Rouge, LA 70820. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classification of Building Construction or Roofing and Sheet Metal, Siding. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and requirements of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a period of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding d h ll b

When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneur‐ ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https:// www.doa.la.gov/doa/ fpc/. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINIS‐ TRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DI‐ RECTOR 202394-OCT 8-15-22-3T $169.08 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived for the State of Louisiana by the Division of Administration and shall be directed to the Office of Facility Planning and Control, 1201 North Third Street, Claiborne Office Building, Suite 7160, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802 or P.O. Box 94095, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70804-9095. The deadline for receipt of bids is 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at which time bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Claiborne Office Building, Conference Room 1-145. FOR: New College of Business Southern University Baton Rouge, Louisiana PROJECT NUMBER: 19-616-26-01, F.19002383 Complete Bidding Docu‐ ments for this project are available in electronic form. They may be ob‐ tained without charge and without deposit from www.centerlinebidco nnect.com. Printed copies are not available from the Designer but arrangements can be made to obtain them through most repro‐ graphic firms. Plan hold‐ ers are responsible for their own reproduction costs. Questions about this pro‐ cedure shall be directed to the Designer at: Williams Architecture LLC / Coleman Partners Architects, LLC, AJV 700 N. 10th Street, Suite 350 Baton Rouge, LA 70802 Telephone: (225) 938-0421 E-mail: marcus@ williams-arch.com All bids shall be accom‐ panied by bid security in an amount of five per‐ cent (5.0%) of the sum of the base bid and all al‐ ternates. The form of this security shall be as stated in the Instructions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. The successful Bidder shall be required to fur‐ nish a Performance and Payment Bond written as described in the Instruc‐ tions to Bidders included in the Bid Documents for this project. A PRE-BID CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD at 10:00 AM on Wednes‐ day, October 28, 2026 at Southern University, Physical Plant, 515 James L. Hunt Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70813. Bids shall be accepted from Contractors who are licensed under LA. R.S. 37:2150-2166 for the classification of Building Construction. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5). No bid may be withdrawn for a pe‐ riod of forty-five (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. The Owner reserves the right to reject any and all bids for just cause. In ac‐ cordance with La. R.S. 38:2212(B)(1), the provi‐ sions and requirements of this Section and those stated in the bidding documents shall not be waived by any entity. When this project is fi‐ nanced either partially or entirely with State Bonds or financed in whole or in part by federal or other funds which are not readily available at the time bids are received, the award of this Con‐ tract is contingent upon the granting of lines of credit, or the sale of bonds by the Bond Com‐ mission or the availabil‐ ity of federal or other funds. The State shall incur no obligation to the Contractor until the Con‐ tract Between Owner and Contractor is fully exe‐ cuted. Facility Planning and Control is a participant in the Small Entrepreneur‐ ship (SE) Program (the Hudson Initiative) and the Veteran-Owned and Service-Connected Dis‐ abled Veteran-Owned (LaVet) Small Entrepre‐ neurships Program. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. Information is available from the Office of Facility Planning and Control or on its website at https:// www.doa.la.gov/doa/ fpc/. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to participate in this meeting, please con‐ tact Cheryl Schilling at Cheryl.Schilling@la.gov or (225) 342-6060 as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. STATE OF LOUISIANA DIVISION OF ADMINIS‐ TRATION FACILITY PLANNING AND CONTROL MATTHEW H. BAKER, DI‐ RECTOR 202384-OCT 8-15-22-3T $161.34 PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT FOR PROPOSALS OWNER: False River Airpark Commission

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P. O. Box 97 New Roads, LA 70760 Telephone: 225-638-3192 Email: hzrairport@yahoo. com SEALED PROPOSALS for the lease of Corporate Hangar #3 (approxi‐ mately 120' × 120', or 14,400 square feet) at False River Regional Air‐ port, New Roads, Louisiana, will be re‐ ceived by the False River Airpark Commission at the airport, 8662 Airport Spur, New Roads, Louisiana, until 2:00 pm, November 4, 2026, and then and there publicly opened and read aloud at 2:00 pm on said date. Proposals should be ad‐ dressed to: False River Airpark Commission 8662 Airport Spur New Roads, LA 70760 Attn: Corporate Hangar #3 Lease Proposals The proposal package, including instructions to proposers, proposal form, qualiﬁcations form, evaluation criteria, insur‐ ance requirements, and form of lease agreement, may be examined and obtained at the following location or by emailing the airport manager: False River Regional Airport 8662 Airport Spur, New Roads, LA 70760 Building Condition: Cor‐ porate Hangar #3 is ap‐ proximately forty (40) years old and will need a comprehensive overhaul. Proposers are strongly encouraged to inspect the premises. Any pro‐ posed capital improve‐ ments will be evaluated as a material factor in determining the length of the lease term that may be awarded. Longer lease terms (including additional renewal op‐ tions) will be favorably considered for proposals that include substantial capital improvements and a clear plan of action for the building. Each proposer must de‐ posit with the proposal a proposal security in the amount of FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) in the form of a cashier’s check or certiﬁed check payable to False River Airpark Commission. A lease agreement re‐ sulting from the re‐ h ll d l

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g quested proposals shall be executed between the Owner and the success‐ ful proposer.

y received after closing time will be returned un‐ opened.

Proposals must be sub‐ mitted on the blank forms furnished with the proposal package, to‐ gether with any addi‐ tional information re‐ quired by the evaluation criteria, including a statement of planned in‐ tent for the building and a detailed plan of action. All questions regarding this Request for Propos‐ als shall be directed to the Airport Manager. Questions must be sub‐ mitted in writing (email preferred) and must be received no later than seven (7) calendar days prior to the proposal submission deadline: Oc‐ tober 28, 2026. The Air‐ port Manager is the sole point of contact for this solicitation. Contact with any other Airport or Commission personnel regarding this RFP is pro‐ hibited and may result in disqualiﬁcation of the proposal. Owner reserves the right to waive any informali‐ ties and to reject any and/or all proposals. Owner further reserves the right to award the lease to the proposer whose proposal is deter‐ mined to be in the best interest of the Owner based on the evaluation criteria set forth herein, which may include sub‐ jective ranking. No proposer may with‐ draw its proposal within ten (10) consecutive cal‐ endar days after the ac‐ tual date of opening thereof. 204131 Oct. 22, 2026 1t $393.46

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT October 12, 2026 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Purchasing Department, GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, Gram‐ bling, La. On November 10, 2026 at 2:05, P.M. for: RFP “50018-270007” Infor‐ mation Technology Man‐ aged Services. At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid i d f l i

Copies of the specifica‐ tions may be obtained in electronic format by vis‐ iting the State of Louisiana, Office of State Purchasing, LaPAC Web Site, https://wwwcfprd. doa.louisiana.gov/osp/ lapac/dspBid.cfm?sea rch=department& term=53 Copies of specifications are on file in the Office of the Director of Purchas‐ ing, GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, Grambling, La. To obtain a copy of the specifications from Grambling State Univer‐ sity, call (318)-274-3280 or walkere@gram. e-mail edu. Bids must be returned to the Purchasing Office at purchasingbids@gram. edu by the due date and time referenced. Bids must be submitted on the forms enclosed with the bid specification, and in strict conformity with the intent of same with‐ out modifications. Bids must be signed in ink, dated, and title of person signing the bid should be shown on the bid. Evidence of General Lia‐ bility Insurance, Auto Li‐ ability Insurance, and Workers Compensation Insurance required for this contract. No bid may be with‐ drawn after the sched‐ uled closing time for re‐ ceipt of bids for at least thirty (30) days. The University reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212(B)(5) and/or R.S. 39:1594(C)(4). An Equal Opportunity Employer. GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY GRAMBLING, LOUISIANA Erin Walker Director of Purchasing TO APPEAR: 10/8/2026 BID DUE: 11/10/2026 203786 Oct. 15, 22, 29, 2026 3t $88.47

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on August 12, 2026 by the Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge and City of Baton Rouge (the “Metropolitan Council”), acting as the governing authority of the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters of 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 of America, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION Shall the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on behalf of the Pride Fire Protection District No. 8 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a fifteen (15) mills ad valorem tax on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the “Tax”) (an estimated $385,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing in the year 2028, and annually thereafter, to and including the year 2037, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the District and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the District? The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the corporate limits of the District, which polls will open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m., and close at eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Section 541 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:541), to-wit: WARD/PRECINCT

LOCATION

02/006A (PART OF)

Northeast Elementary School, 13801 Pride Port Hudson Road, Pride

02/006B (PART OF)

Northeast Elementary School, 13801 Pride Port Hudson Road, Pride

02/007A (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

02/007B (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on April 22, 2026 by the Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge and City of Baton Rouge (the “Metropolitan Council”), acting as the governing authority of the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the District, on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters of 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 of America, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION Shall the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on behalf of the Brownsfield Fire Protection District No. 3 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a five (5) mills ad valorem tax on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the “Tax”) (an estimated $207,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the tax collection for the year 2029, to and including the year 2038, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the District and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the District? The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the corporate limits of the District, which polls will open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m., and close at eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Section 541 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:541), to-wit:

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PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISEMENT SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE BATON ROUGE CAMPUS MECHANICAL ENGINEER‐ ING DEPARTMENT REQUEST FOR BID BID NUMBER 10367 ULTRA ATONIZATION PLATFORM NOVEMBER 5, 2026 @ 10:30 AM Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by Southern Uni‐ versity, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in the Pur‐ chasing Department, 8100 James L. Prestage Drive, PO Box 9543, J. S. Clark Administration Building Annex, South Entrance, First Floor East, Baton Rouge, LA 70813. Bids will be opened and read aloud in a public meeting in the Southern University Purchasing Department. MAIL, HAND-DELIVER OR ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL TO PURCHASING DEPARTMENT NO LATER THAN 10:30 AM ON NOVEMBER 5, 2026 Alternative submittal: Electronic submittal: Use link to submit bid online: http://www.sus.edu/bid certiﬁcation Bidders are solely re‐ sponsible for ensuring timely delivery of their bids. The Southern Uni‐ versity Purchasing De‐ partment is not responsi‐ ble for any delays caused by bidders’ chosen means of delivery. Failure to meet the bid deadline submittal date and time shall result in rejection of bid. ALL BID SPECIFICATIONS AND ADDENDA CAN BE OBTAINED BY ACCESSING THE LA STATE PROCURE‐ MENT WEBSITE https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ pubMain.cfm. (Search by bid # 50016-10365) We highly recommend registering your com‐ pany with Louisiana State Procure‐ ment/LAPAC

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p q will be posted on LAPACLA State Procurement website on OCTOBER 30, 2026 by 5:00 PM

y drawn for a period of forty-ﬁve (45) days after receipt of bids, except under the provisions of LA. R.S. 38:2214. Bidder is required to comply with provisions and require‐ ments of LA R.S. 38:2212(B)(5).

Vendors are responsible for checking addenda posted on LAPAC Any person requiring special accommodation should notify the Pur‐ chasing Office of the type(s) of accommoda‐ tion required not less than seven (7) days be‐ fore the bid opening date. Additional contact is Henry Thurman, South‐ ern University Safety De‐ partment at henry_thur‐ man@subr.edu or 225771-4741 Bidders shall include the following envelopes of choice: company’s name, address, Louisiana con‐ tractor’s license number, if applicable, bid number, bid opening date and time. Bids may be withdrawn by written, telegraphic fax notice or email and received at the address or email address desig‐ nated in the Invitation to Bid prior to the time set for bid opening, as recorded by date stamp at the Purchasing Office. Bids received after clos‐ ing time will be returned unopened. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212(a)(1)(c) and/or R.S. 39:1594(c)(2)(d). The Southern University System is a participant in the Louisiana for the Small Entrepreneurships Program (the Hudson Ini‐ tiative) and the Louisiana Initiative for Veterans and Service-Connected Disabled VeteransOwned Business Small Entrepreneurships. Bid‐ ders are encouraged to consider participation. A list of certified vendors and additional informa‐ tion can be obtained from website http:// www.ledsmallbiz.com. Potential participants may also register at this website.

Inquiries will be ac‐ cepted until October 27, 2026 by 5:00 PM. Inquiries shall be submitted to Linda Antoine at lin‐ da_antoine@subr.edu

Any questions concern‐ ing bid documents, please contact Mary Jane Spruel, Assistant Di‐ rector of Purchasing at (225) 771-2800 or email to maryjane_spruel@subr. edu and the Architect Firm.

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The University reserves the right to reject all bids and to waive any infor‐ malities incidental thereto. Bids shall be accepted from vendorss registered for 32000000-Electronic Components, 32131000 Electronic Components, 39120000 Electrical Equipment, Atomization SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY & A&M COLLEGE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Linda A. Antoine, Director of Purchasing DATE ADVERTISED OCTOBER 22, 2026 204580 Oct. 22, 2026 1t $58.64

PUBLIC NOTICE --ADVERTISMENT October 15, 2026 PUBLIC NOTICE REQUEST FOR QUALIFACTINS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Purchasing Department, GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, Gram‐ bling, La. On October 27, 2026 at 2:05, P.M. for: “50018-270008” (50) Heat Pump Fan Coil Units. At which time and place the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. Any bid received after closing time will be re‐ turned unopened. Copies of the specifica‐ tions may be obtained in electronic format by vis‐ iting the State of Louisiana, Office of State Purchasing, LaPAC Web Site, https://wwwcfprd. doa.louisiana.gov/osp/ lapac/dspBid.cfm?sea rch=department& term=53 Copies of specifications are on file in the Office of the Director of Purchas‐ ing, GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY, Grambling, La. To obtain a copy of the specifications from Grambling State Univer‐ sity, call (318)-274-3280 or walkere@gram. e-mail d

02/008 (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

02/033 (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

The polling places set forth above and situated within the corporate limits of the District be and the same are hereby designated as the polling places in which to hold the said special election, and the Commissionersin-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law pursuant to Section 1286(A) or Section 1286.1, as the case may be, of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. A portion of the monies collected from the Tax shall be remitted to certain State and statewide retirement systems in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 11 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 11:82). In accordance with La. R.S. 18:1285(A)(1)(a)(v), the estimated cost of holding the election will be $10,600.00. The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of 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 supplemental thereto, 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 Section 1287 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:1287), will make due returns thereof to the Metropolitan Council, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said Metropolitan Council will meet at its regular meeting place, Third Floor, City Hall, Room 348, 222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2027, at FOUR (4:00) O’CLOCK P.M., and will then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election. All registered voters in 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 12th day of August, 2026. /s/ Brandon Noel President Pro Tempore

ATTEST: /s/ Ashley Beck Council Administrator/Treasurer

203087-694569-Oct. 8, 15, 22, 29-4t $ 690.28

02/014A (PART OF)

Northwestern Middle School, 5200 E Central Avenue, Zachary

02/014B (PART OF)

Northwestern Middle School, 5200 E Central Avenue, Zachary

02/015 (PART OF)

GEO Prep Baker School, 5300 Bentley Drive, Baker

02/017A (PART OF)

Baker Town Hall, 3325 Groom Road, Baker

02/017B (PART OF)

Baker Town Hall, 3325 Groom Road, Baker

02/025A (PART OF)

Park Ridge Academic Magnet School, 5905 Groom Road, Baton Rouge

02/025B (PART OF)

Park Ridge Academic Magnet School, 5905 Groom Road, Baton Rouge

The polling places set forth above and situated within the corporate limits of the District be and the same are hereby designated as the polling places in which to hold the said special election, and the Commissionersin-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law pursuant to Section 1286(A) or Section 1286.1, as the case may be, of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. A portion of the monies collected from the Tax shall be remitted to certain State and statewide retirement systems in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 11 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 11:82). In accordance with La. R.S. 18:1285(A)(1)(a)(v), the estimated cost of holding the election will be $41,500.00. The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of 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 supplemental thereto, 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 Section 1287 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:1287), will make due returns thereof to the Metropolitan Council, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said Metropolitan Council will meet at its regular meeting place, Third Floor, City Hall, Room 348, 222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2027, at FOUR (4:00) O’CLOCK P.M., and will then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election. All registered voters in 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 22nd day of April, 2026.

WARD/PRECINCT

LOCATION

02/003 (PART OF)

Brownsfield Volunteer Fire Station, 6850 Kent Drive, Baker

02/009A (PART OF)

Park Ridge Performing Arts Academy, 5903 Groom Road, Baker

02/009B (PART OF)

Park Ridge Performing Arts Academy, 5903 Groom Road, Baker

02/010A (PART OF)

Foster Road Baptist Church, 11333 Foster Road, Baton Rouge

02/010B (PART OF)

Foster Road Baptist Church, 11333 Foster Road, Baton Rouge

ATTEST:

02/012A (PART OF)

Brownfields Elementary School, 11615 Ellen Drive, Baton Rouge

/s/ Ashley Beck Council Administrator/Treasurer

02/012B (PART OF)

Brownfields Elementary School, 11615 Ellen Drive, Baton Rouge

/s/ Brandon Noel President Pro Tempore

203075-694537-Oct. 9, 15, 22, 29-4t $ 801.16

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CITY OF ST. GEORGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDMONDS ORDINANCE NO. 2026-035 TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) TO UPDATE REGULATIONS FOR MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the St. George City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2024-002, in part, adopting the EBR Unified Development Code (with some changes) as the City’s interim Unified Development Code (“UDC”); and WHEREAS, the UDC has been incorporated into the St. George Code of Ordinances as Title 7; and WHEREAS, the recent amendments to the UDC implementing new zoning districts (Ord. No. 2026-011) resulted in questions regarding the interpretation of height restrictions for nonresidential uses adjacent to residential zoning districts; and WHEREAS, the City believes that structures eighty-five feet (85’) or over should be allowed only as a conditional use to ensure that such structures are compatible with their surroundings ; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the proposed changes on September 21, 2026, before the City of St. George Zoning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission recommended approval of the text amendments. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, as follows: Section 1: That the deletions and additions to the UDC set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto are hereby adopted. Section 2: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other existing ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict. Section 3: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot, Dellucci Against: Absent: Adopted this ___ day of ________, 2026 Signed this ____ day of _____________, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the ___ day of ___________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved:

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AN ORDINANCE TO GRANTING A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR RETAIL SALE OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES FOR CONSUMPTION ON THE PREMISES AT AN INDOOR COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL FACILITY (16645 HIGHLAND ROAD, SUITE J) WHEREAS, application has been made on behalf of McKay Properties for a conditional use permit to allow retail sale of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises at an indoor commercial recreational facility in a multi-tenant building located at 16645 Highland Road, Suite J which is in an MX-2 zone; and WHEREAS, the UDC requires a conditional use permit for the sale and consumption of alcoholic beverages in an MX-2; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on September 21, 2026, before the City of St. George Zoning Commission and the Zoning Commission recommended granting the Conditional Use Permit subject to certain conditions. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, as follows: Section 1: That the property that is the subject of this Ordinance is legally described in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof. Section 2: That a Conditional Use Permit is granted to allow the sale of alcoholic beverages, only for consumption in the premises, in “Suite J” on the Subject Property subject to conformance with the “Detailed Description of Proposed Use” submitted by applicants and in compliance with the following conditions: A. Alcohol sales shall only occur during operating hours for the indoor driving range and limited to guests actively using the facility. B. Alcohol sales shall be limited to prepackaged (cans, bottles) beer and seltzers. C. All alcohol sales shall be surveyed under video surveillance, a monitored alarm system across all exterior doors, and staffcontrolled alcohol inventory. D. All ambient noise shall be contained within the building. No live music, DJ services, or outdoor sound shall be permitted. Sound suppression shall be provided between adjoining suites. Section 3: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict. Except for the foregoing, the use of the subject property is subject to the terms of all applicable ordinances and regulations of the City of St. George, including any amendment thereto. Section 4: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot, Dellucci Against: Absent: Adopted this ___ day of ________, 2026 Signed this ____ day of _____________, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the ___ day of ___________, 2026

___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the ____ day of ______________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026 EXHIBIT 1 NOTE: Underlined text is new.. [notes provide instructions] *** CHAPTER 10 – GENERAL DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ARTICLE 10.1. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS Sec. 7:10.1.1. Dimensional Standards for Principal Uses *** C. Notes to the Tables. The following notes apply to the corresponding superscript in the tables of dimensional standards for principal uses: *** 6. Height Exceptions *** (b). Additional Height AllowancesHeight in Relation to Boundary. A building may be increased in height one foot for each one foot that it is set back from all yard requirements, unless it is a nonresidential use subject to the height restriction in Note 15.Maximum structure height shall be established by (Figure 7:10.1.1.C): (1) A slope of 45 degrees, moving into the property, beginning at the point where the minimum yard intersects the height equal to, for: (a) A nonresidential use abutting a residential zoning district, the max. structure height allowed by the abutting residential zoning district; or (b) All others, the max. structure height allowed by the subject property zoning district; and (2) Provided that a proposed structure with a height of 85 feet or higher shall require a conditional use permit. *** 11. Shall be the greater of that listed in the table or 20 feet when abutting the following a residential zoning districts: RC, R-1, R-4, or R-6. 12. Within Regional Centers, and Employment Centers as shown on the Future Land Use Map of the Comprehensive Plan, buildings at least 150 feet from any property zoned RC, R-1, R-4, or R-6 may be up to180 feet in height. Additional height can be obtained by stepping the building back at least five feet for every additional 10 feet of height proposed, as indicated in Figure 7:10.1.1.C.Reserved. *** 15. When abutting any Residential zoning district, the maximum height at the abutting setback line shall be equal to the maximum height of the abutting Residential zoning district. It shall increase by one (1) foot for every one (1) foot inward from the setback line until it reaches the maximum allowed (Figure 7:10.1.1.D).Reserved. *** 18. When abutting a residential zoning district, maximum height shall be determined by the distance the building is located from the property line, with seven feet of height allowed for every one foot above the required setback. *** Figure 7:10.1.1.C. Building StepbacksHeight in Relation to Boundary

______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved: ___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor Received from the Mayor on the ____ day of ______________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026. EXHIBIT A Lot C-1-A-1 of Heritage Estates, Sec. 61, T8S, R2E, Greensburg Land District, City of St. George, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. _________________________________________________________________ CITY OF ST. GEORGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER MONACHELLO ORDINANCE NO. 2026-033 TO AMEND TITLE 7 OF THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE (UDC) TO UPDATE REGULATIONS FOR HOME OCCUPATIONS AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS. WHEREAS, on July 23, 2024, the St. George City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2024-002, in part, adopting the EBR Unified Development Code (with some changes) as the City’s interim Unified Development Code (“UDC”); and WHEREAS, the UDC has been incorporated into the St. George Code of Ordinances as Title 7; and WHEREAS, Home Occupations are allowed as an accessory use, subject to specific standards on any residentially used property except in the B-2 and B-3 districts; and WHEREAS, the City wishes to update the standards and limitations for Home Occupations; and WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on the proposed changes on August 31, 2026, before the City of St. George Zoning Commission; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Commission recommended approval of the text amendments. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, State of Louisiana, as follows: Section 1: That the deletions and additions to the UDC set forth in Exhibit 1 attached hereto are hereby adopted. Section 2: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other existing ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict. Section 3: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot, Dellucci Against: Absent: Adopted this ___ day of ________, 2026

At least one individual must occupy the dwelling as their primary place of residence;. (e) Minimum lot area of 22,500 square feet; and (f) Is not allowed in a recognized residential subdivision. B. All home occupations must comply with the following: 1. No signage is allowed. 2. Nothing shall be done to make the building appear in any way as anything but a dwelling. *** _________________________________________________________________ CITY OF ST. GEORGE BY COUNCIL MEMBER DELLUCCI ORDINANCE NO. 2026 – 037 AN ORDINANCE TO (A) CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE (THE “DISTRICT”); (B) DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF FROM WHICH NEW TAXES MAY BE LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT AND USED TO FUND ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 27 OF TITLE 33 OF THE LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES OF 1950, AS AMENDED; AND (C) PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. WHEREAS, in order to accomplish the funding of economic development projects, in accordance with Part II of Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:9038.31 through 33:9038.42, inclusive) (the “Act”), the St. George City Council (the “Governing Authority”), desires to create an economic development district within the City of St. George, Louisiana (the “City”), to be known as “Economic Development District No. 1 of the City of St. George” (the “District”); WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, a notice describing the boundaries of the District and informing citizens of the City of the date of consideration of this Ordinance has been published two times, in The Advocate, the official journal of the City (“Official Journal”) which notice is attached hereto as Exhibit A; WHEREAS, the District will focus on designing, constructing, expanding, and/or improving major sports, recreation, and tourism facilities and related utilities, infrastructure and amenities (collectively, the “Project”), on property located within the City, as shown on Exhibit B hereto (“Property”), for the benefit of and to enhance the quality of life of citizens of the City; WHEREAS, the Project will add permanent and temporary construction jobs, improve the retention, expansion, and recruitment of businesses, enhance quality of life, and increase the ad valorem tax base and sales and use tax and hotel occupancy tax collections, which will thereby be a driving force behind economic development, job creation, and growth in the City, and a direct benefit to residents of the City; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, the Governing Authority of the City shall be the governing authority of the District; WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, an economic development district is empowered to levy up to five (5) mills of ad valorem taxes or up to two percent (2%) of hotel occupancy taxes, or any combination of such taxes, above and in addition to any other ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes, hotel occupancy taxes, or combination of such taxes, then in existence or permitted to be in existence within the boundaries of such economic development district; and WHEREAS, the City desires to enter into a cooperative endeavor with the District to permit the District to undertake or cause to be undertaken the acquisition, design, development, and construction of various multiphased developments within the Project designed to encourage economic development, increase the number of hotel rooms available, generate revenues for infrastructure and other necessary capital expenditures, and stimulate job creation by enhancing the feasibility of private sector projects that help to achieve the economic goals of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the St. George City Council, acting in its capacity as the governing authority of the City, that: SECTION 1. Pursuant to the Act, the City does hereby create an economic development district on the Property to be named the “Economic Development District No. 1 of the City of St. George”, having the geographical boundaries shown on Exhibit B attached hereto and hereby incorporated in and made a part of this Ordinance, and as thus created and established, said District shall constitute a political subdivision of the State of Louisiana and shall have all the powers granted by the Constitution, the Act, and all other laws of the State of Louisiana. The St. George City Council shall be the governing authority of the District. SECTION 2. The domicile of the District shall be the same as that of the City; the District shall obtain an official seal, hereby approved, with the word “SEAL” on the inside and surrounded by the official name of the District; the official journal of the City shall be the initial official journal of the District; the fiscal agent bank of the City shall be the initial fiscal agent bank of the District unless and until the District names its own fiscal agent bank; and the fiscal year of the District shall be the same as that of the City. SECTION 3. This Ordinance does hereby incorporate by reference, as though fully set forth herein, the provisions and requirements of the Act. SECTION 4. The Mayor and City Clerk are hereby authorized to do any and all things necessary and incidental to carry out the provisions of this Ordinance. SECTION 5. All ordinances or resolutions or parts thereof in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict. SECTION 6. If any provision of this Ordinance shall be held to be illegal or invalid, such illegality or invalidity shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance, but this Ordinance shall be construed and enforced as if such illegal or invalid provisions had not been contained herein. Any constitutional or statutory provision enacted after the date of this Ordinance which validates or makes legal any provision of this Ordinance which would not otherwise be valid or legal, shall be deemed to apply to this Ordinance. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall become effective immediately. Introduced to the City Council on September 22, 2026. This Ordinance having been submitted to a vote, the vote thereon was as follows: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot, Dellucci Against: Absent: Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Delivered to Mayor on___________ , 2026 _____________________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved:

Received from Mayor on_______________ , 2026

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Ordinance published in The Advocate on the___ day of______________ , 2026

Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026 EXHIBIT 1 NOTE: Underlined text is new.. [notes provide instructions] ***

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CHAPTER 9 – USE REGULATIONS *** ARTICLE 9.2. SPECIFIC USE STANDARDS *** Sec. 7:9.2.19. Home Occupation A. A home occupation is allowed on any residentially used property either: 1. If it meets the following standards: (a) May not have any retail use that could result in customers coming to the property; (cb) No person other than a resident of the dwelling may be employed; and (ec) Only mechanical equipment typically associated with use in a dwelling may be used for the business; or 2. By approval of a conditional use permit and subject to the following: (a) Visits may only occur between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm and must be by appointment only; and

EXHIBIT A CITY OF ST. GEORGE, STATE OF LOUISIANA OFFICIAL NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the St. George City Council (the “City Council”) proposes to consider the creation of an economic development district to be called “Economic Development District No. 1 of the City of St. George” (the “District”), pursuant to the authority of Part II, Chapter 27, Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 33:9038.31 through 9038.42, inclusive). The public is further notified that the City Council plans to consider the creation of the District and related matters at its regular meeting to be held at 5:00 p.m. on October 13, 2026, at which time the public will be afforded an opportunity to comment upon the creation of the District. As of the publication of this notice, the property contained within the proposed boundaries is not developed and there are no existing commercial structures within the proposed boundaries. Further information regarding the proposed District, including a map of the proposed parcels of property contained within the proposed boundaries, is available during normal office hours at the office of the City Clerk, St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave., St. George, La. 70816. The proposed boundaries of the District are as follows: A TOTAL OF 55.505 ACRES COMPRISED OF SEVEN SEPARATE TRACTS, SAID TRACTS BEING IDENTIFIED AS: A 21.606 ACRE TRACT, 11.498 ACRE TRACT, 1.289 ACRE TRACT, 2.468 ACRE TRACT AND 0.753 ACRE TRACT, EACH LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND ANTIOCH ROAD, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: THAT CERTAIN 21.606 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-B-1 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG

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PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 11.498 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-A-2 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1.

Adopted this ___ day of ________, 2026 Signed this ____ day of _____________, 2026 Delivered to the Mayor on the ___ day of ___________, 2026 ______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk Approved:

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Bids must be returned to the Purchasing Office at purchasingbids@gram. edu by the due date and time referenced. Bids must be submitted on the forms enclosed with the bid specification, and in strict conformity with the intent of same with‐ out modifications. Bids must be signed in ink, dated, and title of person signing the bid should be shown on the bid. Evidence of General Lia‐ bility Insurance, Auto Li‐ ability Insurance, and Workers Compensation Insurance required for this contract. No bid may be withdrawn after the scheduled closing time for receipt of bids for at least thirty (30) days. The University reserves the right to reject any or all bids, and to waive any informalities. Evidence of authority to submit the bid shall be required in accordance with R.S. 38:2212(B)(5) and/or R.S. 39:1594(C)(4). An Equal Opportunity Employer. GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY GRAMBLING, LOUISIANA Erin Walker Director of Purchasing TO APPEAR: 10/15/2026 BID DUE: 11/5/2026 204344 Oct. 19, 22, 26, 2026 3t $86.76

204552 Oct. 22, 2026 1t $105.06 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO BIDDERS Sealed bids will be re‐ ceived by the Iberville Parish Council, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquem‐ ine, Louisiana, up to 2:00 P.M., on Thursday No‐ vember 5th , 2026 for:

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At 2:15 P.M of the same day and date they will be publicly opened and read in the Council Meeting Room, Courthouse Build‐ ing, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana. Specifications may be obtained from the Parish Council Purchasing De‐ partment, Courthouse Building, 58050 Meriam Street, Plaquemine, Louisiana. It shall be the responsi‐ bility of the bidder to as‐ sure that their bid arrives at the proper location by the time indicated. Late bids, telegrams, facsim‐ ile, or telephone bids will not be considered. Bidders are required to use our Bid Submittal Form which will be pro‐ vided with the specifica‐ tions. The completed Bid Submittal Form must be placed in front of all other documents in‐ cluded in the bid pack‐ age. The completed Bid Submittal Form will be first document the viewed when opening the bid package. Title of bid should be placed on the outside of the Sealed Bid if not being submit‐ ted electronically. Please find bid related materials and post your electronic bids at www. centralbidding.com. The Parish Council re‐ serves the right to reject any and all bids and waive any informality. Chantal H Travasos, Purchasing Agent b ill i h il

4. Zoning Matter No. S-26-0028 – Ordinance to revoke a servitude for 10012 Glen View Ave and to provide for related matters.

III. New Business (Items for Public Hearing and Action) 1. Motion by Council Member Edmonds, seconded by Council Member Himmel to defer Zoning Matter No. T-26-0008 – Ordinance to amend Title 7, Unified Development Code, to update regulations for home occupations and to provide for related matters to the October 13 council meeting. (Ordinance) Zoning Commission vote: Motion to recommend approval by Laurie Marien; seconded by Travis Thornton. YEAS – Travis Thornton, Laurie Marien, Bobby McKey, Billy Aguillard. NAYS - 0. ABSENT: Jason McAllister. Motion passed and was recommended for approval. Public comment was opened with no speakers. YAYS: Cook, Dellucci, Edmonds, Himmel, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Monachello 2. Motion by Council Member Dellucci, seconded by Council Member Edmonds to approve resolution authorizing Mayor Yates to act as the authorized representative of the City of St. George for the state funded St. George Regional Drainage Improvements, Planning and Construction, FP&C Project No. 50-MQA-26-03 and related matters pertaining to certifying requests for State disbursements. (Murrell) Public comment was opened with no speakers. YAYS: Cook, Dellucci, Edmonds, Himmel, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Monachello 3. Motion by Council Member Cook, seconded by Council Member Talbot to approve resolution authorizing the publication of a notice describing the boundaries of Economic Development District No. 1 of the City of St. George and providing for other matters in connection therewith. (Dellucci) Public comment was opened with no speakers. YAYS: Cook, Dellucci, Edmonds, Himmel, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Monachello 4. Motion by Council Member Dellucci, seconded by Council Member Himmel to approve resolution to accept of the identified public roads and right of ways and related dedicated road maintenance funds and to assume responsibility for maintenance of the identified public roads and right of ways within the boundaries of the city of St. George and to provide for related matters. (Murrell) Public comment was opened with no speakers.

5. Motion by Council Member Edmonds, seconded by Council Member Talbot to approve appointment of Paolo Messina as the new city attorney for St. George. Public comment was opened with the following speakers: Paolo Messina

Adopted Ordinance published in The Advocate on the ___ day or ___________, 2026. _________________________________________________________________

YAYS: Cook, Dellucci, Edmonds, Himmel, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Monachello

Motion by Council Member Himmel, seconded by Council Member Edmonds to enter Executive Session at 5:33 pm. Motion by Council Member Cook, seconded by Council Member Himmel to end Executive Session at 6:14pm

Preliminary Business:

Meeting adjourned at 6:15pm.

1. Call to Order: Mayor Pro Tem Drew Murrell called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.

Meeting minutes approved on_______________ .

2. Pledge of Allegiance 3. Invocation 4. Roll Call: Present: Council Member Edmonds, Council Member Talbot, Council Member Cook, Council Member Murrell, Council Member Dellucci, Council Member Himmel Absent: Council Member Monachello, Mayor Dustin Yates

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y Conference and Manda‐ tory Job site visit will be held on November 2, 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM CST at the Department of Maintenance, 4445 Plank Road, Baton Rouge, LA 70805. The Mandatory job site visit will begin im‐ mediately following the pre-bid conference. Only companies represented at the pre-bid conference and job site visit shall be considered for award.

10/22/26 10/29/26 204079 Oct. 22, 29, 2026 2t $78.34

PUBLIC NOTICE --River Parishes Commu‐ nity College is seeking bids for a CDL Backing Training Pad. To obtain bid package, please visit https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ dspBid.cfm?search=dep artment&term=4. The following bids are open: #40005-FY27-013 204248 Oct. 19- Nov. 5, 2026 18t $98.64 PUBLIC NOTICE --VOUCHER# 26-001115 BIDS TO BE OPENED: 11/16/26 @ 11:00 AM 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. CST, November 16, 2026 for the following: A26-1115 JANITORIAL SERVICES FOR THE DE‐ PARTMENT OF MAINTE‐ NANCE A

3. Zoning Matter No. T-26-0011 – Ordinance to Amend Title 7 Unified Development Code, to update regulations for maximum building height and to provide for related matters.

______________________________ Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk

Minutes of Regular Meeting of the Mayor and Council Members of the City of St. George, State of Louisiana, held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 5:00 pm at St. George City Hall, 11207 Proverbs Ave, St. George, LA 70817

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2. Zoning Matter No. T-26-0010 – Ordinance to Amend Title 7 Unified Development Code, to update regulations for convenience stores with gasoline sales/gas station and to provide for related matters.

YAYS: Cook, Dellucci, Edmonds, Himmel, Talbot NAYS: None ABSENT: Monachello

___________________________ Dustin Yates, Mayor

THAT CERTAIN 6.878 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT A-1A-3-A-5 ON PAGE 1 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACT A-1-A-3-A DATED MAY 28, 2013, BY CSRS INC., AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON JUNE 10, 2014 (ORIG: 912 BUNDLE:12583), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 11.013 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT A-1-A-3-B-1-A IN THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIBIVISION OF TRACTS A-1-A-2-A-4 & A-1-A-3-B-1 DATED MAY 5, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE Invitation to Bid Bus Stop Shelters Solicitation #2026BusShelter-004 The Capital Area Transit System (CATS), a politi‐ cal subdivision of the State of Louisiana, oper‐ ating the public transit system in EBR Parish is accepting Bids for Bus Stop Shelters. Sealed bids are due to CATS Procurement De‐ partment by November 16, 2026, at 10:00 am (local time) at 2250 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge, LA 70802, or elec‐ tronically (see info below). A copy of this ITB can be found on CATS website at: http://www. brcats.com/page/ procurement and https://wwwcfprd.doa. louisiana.gov/osp/lapac/ deptbids.cfm. Bidders may submit written questions to: catspro‐ curement@brcats.com until October 30, 2026. Bidders are reminded to check CATS website often for addendums is‐ sued to this ITB. CATS is an Equal Oppor‐ tunity Employer.

5. Ordinance to (a) Create Economic Development District No. 1 of the city of St. George (the “district”); (b) define the boundaries thereof from which new taxes may be levied by the district and used to fund all or a portion of the costs of economic development projects as described herein, all in accordance with and as authorized by Chapter 27 of Title 33 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended; and (c) provide for other matters in connection therewith. (Dellucci)

WHEREAS, an application was made on behalf of Denise Brewerton to vacate a twenty-five foot (25’) wide servitude on her property – Lot 37-A of the Bluebonnet Terrace Subdivision, 1st Filing, in Sec 58,59,60, T7S-R1-E, Greenberg Land District, City of St. George, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, identified on the 1999 resubdivision plat for Lots 35 through 38 in the Bluebonnet Terrace Subdivision attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the 1999 resubdivision plat does not identify the purpose or beneficiaries of the servitude; and WHEREAS, as indicated in the letters of non-opposition received from the City’s Department of Public Works as well as EBR’s Department of Environmental Services and the appropriate utility companies, there appears to be no current public or utility use of or need for the servitude; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Louisiana Civil Code Article 753 (which provides that predial servitudes expire after 10 years of nonuse) the servitude has likely already expired; NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of St. George, State of Louisiana as follows: Section 1: That the twenty-five foot (25’) wide “Servitude” shown on Lots 37-A on the 1999 resbubdivision plat attached hereto as Exhibit A is, to the extent it is a public servitude, hereby revoked. Section 2: The specific terms and conditions of this Ordinance shall prevail against other ordinances of the City to the extent that there may be any conflict. Except for the foregoing, the use of the subject property is subject to the terms of all applicable ordinances and regulations of the City of St. George, including any amendment thereto. Section 3: Severability. If any provision of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the other provisions shall remain in full force and effect. Section 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall be effective upon publication. This ordinance having been submitted to a vote; the vote thereon was: For: Cook, Edmonds, Himmel, Monachello, Murrell, Talbot, Dellucci Against: Absent:

THAT CERTAIN 2.468 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-B-4 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 0.753 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT L-1 OF THE MAP SHOWING TRACTS B-1 AND L-1 DATED JUNE 19, 2001 BY LANDSOURCE INCORPORATED, AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON JULY 17, 2001 (ORIG: 502 BUNDLE: 11249), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. A 6.878 ACRE TRACT AND 11.013 ACRE TRACT, EACH LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND ANTIOCH ROAD, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:

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AN ORDINANCE REVOKING AN EXISTING SERVITUDE ON PROPERTY LOCATED AT 10012 GLEN VIEW AVE, LOT 37-A OF THE BLUEBONNET TERRACE SUBDIVISION, 1ST FILING, AND PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS

THAT CERTAIN 21.606 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-B-1 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 11.498 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-A-2 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 1.289 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-B-3 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1.

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II. Introduction of Ordinances for Public Hearing on October 13, 2026 1. Zoning Matter No. CU-26-0012 – Ordinance to granting a conditional use permit for retail sale of alcoholic beverages at an indoor commercial recreational facility in the MX-2 Mixed Use Neighborhood Zoning District. (16645 Highland Road, Suite J)

ORDINANCE NO. 2026-036

A 21.606 ACRE TRACT, 11.498 ACRE TRACT, 1.289 ACRE TRACT, 2.468 ACRE TRACT AND 0.753 ACRE TRACT, EACH LOCATED NORTHWEST OF THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND ANTIOCH ROAD, BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS:

5. Approval of Minutes: Motion by Council Member Himmel, seconded by Council Member Edmonds to approve the minutes of the September 8, 2026 council meeting.

I, the undersigned City Clerk of the St. George City Council (the “Governing Authority”), acting as the governing authority of the City, do hereby certify that the foregoing pages constitute a true and correct copy of an ordinance adopted by the Governing Authority on October 13, 2026, titled as follows: AN ORDINANCE TO (A) CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE (THE “DISTRICT”); (B) DEFINE THE BOUNDARIES THEREOF FROM WHICH NEW TAXES MAY BE LEVIED BY THE DISTRICT AND USED TO FUND ALL OR A PORTION OF THE COSTS OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS AS DESCRIBED HEREIN, ALL IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER 27 OF TITLE 33 OF THE LOUISIANA REVISED STATUTES OF 1950, AS AMENDED; AND (C) PROVIDE FOR OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. IN FAITH WHEREOF, witness my official signature on this the 13th day of October, 2026.

BY COUNCIL MEMBER EDMONDS

A TOTAL OF 55.505 ACRES COMPRISED OF SEVEN SEPARATE TRACTS, SAID TRACTS BEING IDENTIFIED AS:

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8. Presentation by Todd Morris on Public Safety Report

CITY OF ST. GEORGE

The boundaries of the District are as follows:

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STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE

EXHIBIT B DESCRIPTION OF AND MAP SHOWING BOUNDARIES OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 OF THE CITY OF ST. GEORGE

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6. Presentation by Brandon Boylan on Monthly Financial Report.

[MAP ON FOLLOWING PAGE] [MAP TO BE INSERTED ON THIS PAGE]

THAT CERTAIN 0.753 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT L-1 OF THE MAP SHOWING TRACTS B-1 AND L-1 DATED JUNE 19, 2001 BY LANDSOURCE INCORPORATED, AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON JULY 17, 2001 (ORIG: 502 BUNDLE: 11249), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. A 6.878 ACRE TRACT AND 11.013 ACRE TRACT, EACH LOCATED NORTHEAST OF THE INTERSECTION OF AIRLINE HIGHWAY AND ANTIOCH ROAD, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS: THAT CERTAIN 6.878 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT A-1A-3-A-5 ON PAGE 1 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACT A-1-A-3-A DATED MAY 28, 2013, BY CSRS INC., AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON JUNE 10, 2014 (ORIG: 912 BUNDLE:12583), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 11.013 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT A-1-A-3-B-1-A IN THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIBIVISION OF TRACTS A-1-A-2-A-4 & A-1-A-3-B-1 DATED MAY 5, 2025 BY LANDSOURCE INCORPORATED, AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON APRIL 2, 2026 (ORIG: 707 BUNDLE:13426), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1.

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BY LANDSOURCE INCORPORATED, AND RECORDED IN EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH ON APRIL 2, 2026 (ORIG: 707 BUNDLE:13426), ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1.

THAT CERTAIN 1.289 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-B-3 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1. THAT CERTAIN 2.468 ACRE TRACT IDENTIFIED AS TRACT Z-1-B-4 OF THE MAP SHOWING RESUBDIVISION OF TRACTS Z-1-A & Z-1-B INTO TRACTS Z-1-A-1, Z-1-A-2, Z-1-B-1, Z-1-B-2, Z-1-B-3, & Z-1-B-4 BEING A PORTION OF THE RUSSELL LONG PROPERTY LOCATED IN SECTION 50, 51, & 52, T-8-S, R-2-E, GREESNBURG LAND DISTRICT, EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH, LOUISIANA DATED SEPTEMBER 10, 2026, BY WESTWOOD PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., ATTACHED HERETO AS EXHIBIT 1.

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Mandatory Pre-Bid f d d

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 lfore‐ man@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 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 the names of vendor submit‐ ting bids will read aloud. 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

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website https://wwwcf‐ prd.doa.louisiana.gov/ osp/lapac/dspBid.cfm? search=department& term=102. 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.

Inquiries will be received up until 5 pm CST on No‐ vember 3, 2026. Full information may be obtained upon request from the above address or by telephoning Lori Foreman at (225) 3893259, Ext. 3268, or via lforeman@brla. email 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: 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) +1-312-535-8110 United States Toll (Dallas) +1-469-210-7159 United States Toll

____________________________ Drew Murrell, Mayor Pro Tem ____________________________ Attest: Lorraine Beaman, City Clerk

204589-699109-Oct. 22-1t $ 1,234.80

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(Denver) +1-720-650-7664 United States Toll (Jacksonville) +1-904-900-2303 United States Toll (Los Angeles) +1-213-306-3065 These numbers will pro‐ vide you with live audio access to this bid open‐ ing. 204598 Oct. 22, 29, 2026 2t $108.58

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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. 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 h i h h

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p Thompson with the USACE, Regulatory Divi‐ sion at (504) 862-1489 or jaimie.l.thompson@ usace.army.mil.

y mitted by email to DEQWaterQualityCertiﬁca‐ tions@la.gov.

203540-oct 12-nov 12-32t $3,468.52 PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice is hereby given that Byron K. Olivier, 734 Sensat Cove Road, Egan, LA 70531, has applied for a 401 Water Quality Certi‐ fication to reclaim land for a homesite, construct a bulkhead with a boat slip and boat ramp, con‐ struct home infrastruc‐ ture, and remove an ex‐ isting dock in Lake Arthur at 316 Parish Road 120 west of Gueydan in Cameron Parish. Byron K. Olivier is applying to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality, Office of Environmental Services for a Water Quality Certification in accordance with statu‐ tory authority contained in the LAC 33:IX.1507.A-E and provisions of Section 401 of the Clean Water Act. Comments concerning this application can be filed with the Water Per‐ mits Division within ten days of this notice by referencing WQC 260813-01, AI 252371 to the following address: Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality Water Permits Division P.O. Box 4313 Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313 Attn: Water Quality Certifications Comments may be sub‐ i d b il

A copy of the application is available for inspec‐ tion and review at the LDEQ Public Records Center at 602 North Fifth Street, Baton Rouge, LA 70802, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The available information can also be accessed electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the LDEQ pub‐ lic website at www.deq.louisiana.gov. 204734 Oct. 22, 2026 1t $209.16

PUBLIC NOTICE --Notice of Proposed Telecommunications Tower: Public Participation Harmoni Towers Gate‐ way LLC is proposing to construct a new 180 foot tall monopole style telecommunications tower approximately 502.64’ from Nicholson Dr. and 384.95’ from River Road, also known as 16100 River Road, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana 30 19’ 59.388” N, 91 08’10.104” W. The height of the tower will be 54.86 meters above ground level (202.2’ feet above mean sea level) and 56.08 me‐ ters above ground level including appurtenances (206.2’ feet above mean seal level with appurte‐ nances). The tower will not require FAA lighting. Speciﬁc information re‐ garding the project is available by calling Fore‐ sight Communications, d

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NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on August 12, 2026 by the Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge and City of Baton Rouge (the “Metropolitan Council”), acting as the governing authority of the City of Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “City”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the City on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters of the City, 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 of America, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION Shall the City of Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “City”), under the provisions of Article VI, Section 30(A) of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and other constitutional and statutory authority, be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a 0.87 mills ad valorem tax on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the City (the “Tax”) (an estimated $2,400,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the tax collection for the year 2028, and annually thereafter, to and including the year 2037, and shall the proceeds of said Tax (after paying the reasonable and necessary expenses of collection and administering the Tax) be used entirely and exclusively to provide funds to enable the City of Baton Rouge to provide a three-platoon police system in the Police Department of the City of Baton Rouge? The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the corporate limits of the City, which polls will open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m., and close at eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Section 541 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:541), to-wit: WARD/PRECINCT LOCATION 01/001 Fire Station #12, 555 Government Street, Baton Rouge 01/002A Melrose Elementary School, 1348 Valcour Drive, Baton Rouge 01/002B Melrose Elementary School, 1348 Valcour Drive, Baton Rouge 01/003 South Blvd. FLAIM, 802 Mayflower Street, Baton Rouge 01/004 New St. John Missionary Baptist Church, 1455 South Street, Baton Rouge 01/005A Alaska Street Recreation Center, 3014 Alaska Street, Baton Rouge 01/005B Alaska Street Recreation Center, 3014 Alaska Street, Baton Rouge 01/006 Greater New Bethel Baptist Church, 110 S. 19th Street, Baton Rouge 01/007 The Dufrocq School, 330 S. 19th Street, Baton Rouge 01/008 Catholic High School, 855 Hearthstone Drive, Baton Rouge 01/009 Sherwood Middle Magnet School, 1020 Marlbrook Drive, Baton Rouge 01/010A Park Elementary Medical Academy, 2680 Bogan Walk, Baton Rouge 01/010B Park Elementary Medical Academy, 2680 Bogan Walk, Baton Rouge 01/011 (PART OF) Cadillac Street Park Recreation Center, 6117 Cadillac Street, Baton Rouge 01/012A McKinley Senior High School, 7600 Boone Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/012B McKinley Senior High School, 7600 Boone Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/013 City-Parish Office Building, 1755 Florida Street, Baton Rouge 01/014A Belfair Montessori Magnet, 4451 Fairfields Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/014B Belfair Montessori Magnet, 4451 Fairfields Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/015A Greater New Guide Baptist Church, 3445 Fairfields Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/015B Greater New Guide Baptist Church, 3445 Fairfields Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/016 Community School For Apprenticeship Learning, 1555 Madison Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/018 (PART OF) Community School For Apprenticeship Learning, 1555 Madison Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/019 Rosenwald Learning Center, 2611 Dayton Street, Baton Rouge 01/020A Belaire High School, 12121 Tams Drive, Baton Rouge 01/020B Belaire High School, 12121 Tams Drive, Baton Rouge 01/021 Rosenwald Learning Center, 2611 Dayton Street, Baton Rouge 01/022 Evangeline Fire Station #3, 3142 Evangeline Street, Baton Rouge 01/023 (PART OF) Delmont Elementary School, 5300 Douglas Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/024 Seelos Hall – St. Gerard Church, 5249 Maple Drive, Baton Rouge 01/025 Seelos Hall – St. Gerard Church, 5249 Maple Drive, Baton Rouge 01/026 Belfair Montessori Magnet School, 4503 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/027 Istrouma High School, 3730 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/028 Belfair Montessori Magnet School, 4503 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/029 Istrouma High School, 3730 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/030 EBR Readiness Elementary School, 1645 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge 01/031A Brookstown Middle Magnet Academy, 4375 E. Brookstown Drive, Baton Rouge 01/031B Brookstown Middle Magnet Academy, 4375 E. Brookstown Drive, Baton Rouge 01/032A Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center, 4142 Gus Young Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/032B Dr. Martin Luther King Community Center, 4142 Gus Young Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/033 Independence Recreation Center, 7500 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/034A Goodwood Special Education Center, 6550 Sevenoaks Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/034B Goodwood Special Education Center, 6550 Sevenoaks Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/035 Westdale Middle School, 5620 Claycut Road, Baton Rouge 01/036 Melrose Elementary, 1348 Valcour Drive, Baton Rouge 01/037A EBR Virtual Academy, 241 Edison Street, Baton Rouge 01/037B EBR Virtual Academy, 241 Edison Street, Baton Rouge 01/038A The Dufrocq School, 330 S. 19th Street, Baton Rouge 01/038B The Dufrocq School, 330 S. 19th Street, Baton Rouge 01/039 Westdale Heights Magnet, 2000 College Drive, Baton Rouge 01/040 Catholic High School, 855 Hearthstone Drive, Baton Rouge 01/041A Trinity Episcopal School, 1823 Stanford Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/041B Trinity Episcopal School, 1823 Stanford Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/042A Southdowns Elementary School, 2050 Hood Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/042B Southdowns Elementary School, 2050 Hood Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/043 Highland Elementary School, 280 Sunset Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/044 LSU Laboratory School, 45 Dalrymple Drive-LSU Campus, Baton Rouge 01/045 Eva Legard Center, 408 E. Polk Street, Baton Rouge 01/046 LSU Laboratory School, 45 Dalrymple Drive-LSU Campus, Baton Rouge 01/047A McKinley Senior High School, 7600 Boone Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/047B McKinley Senior High School, 7600 Boone Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/048A Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 2040 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge 01/048B Baton Rouge Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 2040 S. Acadian Thruway, Baton Rouge 01/049A LaSalle Elementary School, 8000 LaSalle Avenue, Baton Rouge

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LaSalle Elementary School, 8000 LaSalle Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/050 Arlington Academy, 6125 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/051 Dr. Leo S. Butler Community Center, 950 Lorri Burgess Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/052A Broadmoor Elementary School, 9650 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/052B Broadmoor Elementary School, 9650 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/053A Broadmoor High School, 10100 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/053B Broadmoor High School, 10100 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/054 Villa Del Rey Elementary School, 9765 Cuyhanga Parkway, Baton Rouge 01/055A Christa McAuliffe Center, 12000 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/055 B Christa McAuliffe Center, 12000 Goodwood Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/056 Glasgow Middle School, 1676 Glasgow Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/057 BREC Milton Womack Recreation Center, 6201 Florida Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/058A Interdenominational Faith Assembly Church, 5050 Greenwell Street, Baton Rouge 01/058B Interdenominational Faith Assembly Church, 5050 Greenwell Street, Baton Rouge 01/059 FLAIM Magnet School, 4510 Bawell Street, Baton Rouge 01/060A Sherwood Middle Magnet School, 1020 Marlbrook Drive, Baton Rouge 01/060B Sherwood Middle Magnet School, 1020 Marlbrook Drive, Baton Rouge 01/061 Belfair Montessori Magnet School, 4503 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/062 Arlington Academy, 6125 Winbourne Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/063A EBR Readiness Elementary School, 1645 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge 01/063B EBR Readiness Elementary School, 1645 N. Foster Drive, Baton Rouge 01/064 Westdale Middle School, 5620 Claycut Road, Baton Rouge 01/065 (PART OF) Westdale Heights Magnet, 2000 College Drive, Baton Rouge 01/066A BREC Perkins Road Community Park, 7122 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge 01/066B BREC Perkins Road Community Park, 7122 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge 01/067 St. Francis Xavier School, 1150 South 12th Street, Baton Rouge 01/069A Highland Elementary School, 280 Sunset Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/069B Highland Elementary School, 280 Sunset Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/070A Park Forest Elementary School, 10717 Elain Drive, Baton Rouge 01/070B Park Forest Elementary School, 10717 Elain Drive, Baton Rouge 01/071A Twin Oaks Elementary School, 819 Trammel Drive, Baton Rouge 01/071B Twin Oaks Elementary School, 819 Trammel Drive, Baton Rouge 01/072A Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School, 10187 Twin Cedars Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/072B Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School, 10187 Twin Cedars Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/073A University View Academy, 3113 Valley Creek Drive, Baton Rouge 01/073B University View Academy, 3113 Valley Creek Drive, Baton Rouge 01/074A Tara High School, 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/074B Tara High School, 9002 Whitehall Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/075A Magnolia Woods Elementary School, 760 Maxine Drive, Baton Rouge 01/075B Magnolia Woods Elementary School, 760 Maxine Drive, Baton Rouge 01/076 (PART OF) Brightside Fire Station, 3150 Brightside Drive, Baton Rouge 01/077A (PART St. Mark United Methodist Church, 6217 Glen Oaks OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 01/077B (PART St. Mark United Methodist Church, 6217 Glen Oaks OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 01/078A Park Forest Middle School, 3760 Aletha Drive, Baton Rouge 01/078B Park Forest Middle School, 3760 Aletha Drive, Baton Rouge 01/079 (PART OF) LaSalle Elementary School, 8000 LaSalle Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/080A (PART Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center, 2546 Drusilla OF) Lane, Baton Rouge 01/080B (PART Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center, 2546 Drusilla OF) Lane, Baton Rouge 01/081A BREC Flannery Road Park Recreation Center, 801 S. Flannery Road, Baton Rouge 01/081B BREC Flannery Road Park Recreation Center, 801 S. Flannery Road, Baton Rouge 01/082A Park Forest Middle School, 3760 Aletha Drive, Baton Rouge 01/082B Park Forest Middle School, 3760 Aletha Drive, Baton Rouge 01/083A Northdale Academy, 10755 Cletus Drive, Baton Rouge 01/083B Northdale Academy, 10755 Cletus Drive, Baton Rouge 01/084 (PART OF) Cadillac Street Park Recreation Center, 6117 Cadillac Street, Baton Rouge 01/085A BREC Howell Place Gym, 7717 Howell Boulevard, Baton Rouge 01/085B BREC Howell Place Gym, 7717 Howell Boulevard, Baton Rouge 01/086A Scotlandville Middle Magnet School, 9147 Elm Grove Garden Drive, Baton Rouge 01/086B Scotlandville Middle Magnet School, 9147 Elm Grove Garden Drive, Baton Rouge 01/087A Twin Oaks Elementary School, 819 Trammel Drive, Baton Rouge 01/087B Twin Oaks Elementary School, 819 Trammel Drive, Baton Rouge 01/088 Labelle Aire Elementary School, 12255 Tams Drive, Baton Rouge 01/089 (PART OF) Forest Community Park Recreation Center, 13900 S. Harrells Ferry Road, Baton Rouge 01/090A Forest Community Park Recreation Center, 13900 S. Harrells Ferry Road, Baton Rouge 01/090B Forest Community Park Recreation Center, 13900 S. Harrells Ferry Road, Baton Rouge 01/091A (PART EBR Readiness Middle School, 10337 Elm Grove OF) Garden, Baton Rouge 01/091B (PART EBR Readiness Middle School, 10337 Elm Grove OF) Garden, Baton Rouge 01/092A EBR Readiness Middle School, 10337 Elm Grove Garden, Baton Rouge 01/092B EBR Readiness Middle School, 10337 Elm Grove Garden, Baton Rouge 01/093 Glen Oaks Park Elementary School, 5656 Lanier Drive, Baton Rouge 01/094 1st Presbyterian Church of Scotlandville, 1246 Rosenwald Road, Baton Rouge 01/095A (PART Crestworth Elementary School, 11200 Avenue F, OF) Baton Rouge 01/095B (PART Crestworth Elementary School, 11200 Avenue F, OF) Baton Rouge 01/096 Villa Del Rey Elementary School, 9765 Cuyhanga Pkwy., Baton Rouge 01/097 (PART OF) Department of Public Works East Lot, 1505 Central Thruway, Baton Rouge 01/098A Wedgewood Elementary School, 2330 Aspenwood Drive, Baton Rouge 01/098B Wedgewood Elementary School, 2330 Aspenwood Drive, Baton Rouge 01/099A (PART Parkview Elementary School, 5660 Parkforest OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 01/099B (PART Parkview Elementary School, 5660 Parkforest OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 01/100A (PART F G Clark Activity Center, 163 Southern University OF) Place, Baton Rouge 01/100B (PART F G Clark Activity Center, 163 Southern University OF) Place, Baton Rouge 01/101A (PART Progress Elementary School, 855 Progress Road, OF) Baton Rouge

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01/101B (PART Progress Elementary School, 855 Progress Road, OF) Baton Rouge 01/102 (PART OF) Brightside Fire Station, 3150 Brightside Drive, Baton Rouge 01/103A Lake Sherwood Village, 4101 Plaza Tower Drive, Baton Rouge 01/103B Lake Sherwood Village, 4101 Plaza Tower Drive, Baton Rouge 01/104A Independence Recreation Center, 7500 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/104B Independence Recreation Center, 7500 Independence Blvd., Baton Rouge 01/105 LaSalle Elementary School, 8000 LaSalle Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/106 Glasgow Middle School, 1676 Glasgow Avenue, Baton Rouge 01/107 (PART OF) Wildwood Elementary School, 444 Halfway Tree Road, Baton Rouge 02/001A (PART Glen Oaks Park Elementary School, 5656 Lanier OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 02/001B (PART Glen Oaks Park Elementary School, 5656 Lanier OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 02/009A (PART Park Ridge Performing Arts Academy, 5903 Groom OF) Road, Baker 02/009B (PART Park Ridge Performing Arts Academy, 5903 Groom OF) Road, Baker 02/011 (PART OF) Sharon Hills Elementary School, 6450 Guynell Drive, Baton Rouge 02/022A (PART Alternative Center At Beechwood, 2555 Desoto OF) Street, Baton Rouge 02/022B (PART Alternative Center At Beechwood, 2555 Desoto OF) Street, Baton Rouge 02/024 (PART OF) Alsen BREC Recreation Center, 601 Old Rafe Mayer Road, Baton Rouge 02/025A (PART Park Ridge Academic Magnet School, 5905 Groom OF) Road, Baton Rouge 02/025B (PART Park Ridge Academic Magnet School, 5905 Groom OF) Road, Baton Rouge 03/005 (PART OF) Audubon Baton Rouge School, 7800 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge 03/010 (PART OF) Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 3555 Jones Creek Road, Baton Rouge 03/011 (PART OF) Fire Station, 11010 Coursey Blvd., Baton Rouge 03/012A (PART Riveroaks Elementary School, 950 Fontainbleau OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/012B (PART Riveroaks Elementary School, 950 Fontainbleau OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/017A (PART Westminster Elementary School, 8935 Westminster OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/017B (PART Westminster Elementary School, 8935 Westminster OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/018A (PART Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors, OF) 14101 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge 03/018B (PART Greater Baton Rouge Association of Realtors, OF) 14101 Perkins Road, Baton Rouge 03/020A (PART Ben Burge Park, 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Drive), OF) Baton Rouge 03/020B (PART Ben Burge Park, 9350 Antigua Drive (at Elvin Drive), OF) Baton Rouge 03/021A (PART Southeast Middle School, 15000 S. Harrells Ferry OF) Road, Baton Rouge 03/021B (PART Southeast Middle School, 15000 S. Harrells Ferry OF) Road, Baton Rouge 03/023A (PART Wildwood Elementary School, 444 Halfway Tree OF) Road, Baton Rouge 03/023B (PART Wildwood Elementary School, 444 Halfway Tree OF) Road, Baton Rouge 03/024A (PART North Sherwood Forest Park Recreation Center, OF) 3140 N. Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge 03/024B (PART North Sherwood Forest Park Recreation Center, OF) 3140 N. Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge 03/027A (PART Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School, 10187 OF) Twin Cedars Avenue, Baton Rouge 03/027B (PART Cedarcrest-Southmoor Elementary School, 10187 OF) Twin Cedars Avenue, Baton Rouge 03/028A (PART Fairwood Branch Library, 12910 Old Hammond OF) Highway, Baton Rouge 03/028B (PART Fairwood Branch Library, 12910 Old Hammond OF) Highway, Baton Rouge 03/029A (PART Westminster Elementary School, 8935 Westminster OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/029B (PART Westminster Elementary School, 8935 Westminster OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/031A (PART Westminster Elementary School, 8935 Westminster OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/031B (PART Westminster Elementary School, 8935 Westminster OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/039 (PART OF) Jefferson Terrace Elementary School, 5601 Upton Drive, Baton Rouge 03/042 (PART OF) North Sherwood Forest Park Recreation Center, 3140 N. Sherwood Forest, Baton Rouge 03/048A (PART St. George Fire Department Admin Office, 14100 OF) Airline Highway, Baton Rouge 03/048B (PART St. George Fire Department Admin Office, 14100 OF) Airline Highway, Baton Rouge 03/050A (PART Louisiana School For The Deaf, 2888 Brightside OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/050B (PART Louisiana School For The Deaf, 2888 Brightside OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/051 (PART OF) Drusilla Lane Park Recreation Center, 2546 Drusilla Lane, Baton Rouge 03/052A (PART BREC Perkins Road Community Park, 7122 OF) Perkins Road, Baton Rouge 03/052B (PART BREC Perkins Road Community Park, 7122 OF) Perkins Road, Baton Rouge 03/055A (PART BREC Mayfair Park, 655 S. Sabine Drive, Baton OF) Rouge 03/055B (PART BREC Mayfair Park, 655 S. Sabine Drive, Baton OF) Rouge 03/057 (PART OF) Audubon Baton Rouge School, 7800 Innovation Park Drive, Baton Rouge 03/059 (PART OF) Lutheran Church of Our Savior, 3555 Jones Creek Road, Baton Rouge 03/069A (PART Louisiana School For The Deaf, 2888 Brightside OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/069B (PART Louisiana School For The Deaf, 2888 Brightside OF) Drive, Baton Rouge 03/072 (PART OF) Eastside Volunteer Fire Station, 15094 Old Hammond Highway, Baton Rouge 03/074 (PART OF) The Claiborne At Baton Rouge, 9511 Creekview Drive, Baton Rouge The polling places set forth above and situated within the corporate limits of the City be and the same are hereby designated as the polling places in which to hold the said special election, and the Commissionersin-Charge and Commissioners, respectively, shall be those persons designated according to law pursuant to Section 1286(A) or Section 1286.1, as the case may be, of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended. A portion of the monies collected from the Tax shall be remitted to certain State and statewide retirement systems in accordance with the provisions of Subtitle 1 of Title 11 of Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 11:82). In accordance with La. R.S. 18:1285(A)(1)(a)(v), the estimated cost of holding the election will be $155,200.00. The said special election will be held in accordance with the applicable provisions of Chapter 6 and Chapter 6-A of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended, and other constitutional and statutory authority supplemental thereto, and the officers appointed to hold the said special election, as provided in this Notice of Special Election, or such substitutes therefor as may be selected and designated in accordance with Section 1287 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:1287), will make due returns thereof to the Metropolitan Council, and NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that said Metropolitan Council will meet at its regular meeting place, Third Floor, City Hall, Room 348, 222 St. Louis Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 2027, at FOUR (4:00) O’CLOCK P.M., and will then and there in open and public session proceed to examine and canvass the returns and declare the result of the special election. All registered voters in the City 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 12th day of August, 2026.

ATTEST:

/s/ Brandon Noel President Pro Tempore

/s/ Ashley Beck Council Administrator/Treasurer

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g LLC at 806-281-3853 dur‐ ing normal business hours. Interested per‐ sons may review the ap‐ plication for this project at www.fcc.gov/asr/ applications by entering Antenna Registration (Form 854) file no. A1390392 and may raise environmental concerns about the project under the National Environmen‐ tal Policy Act rules of the Federal Communications Commission, 47 CFR § 1.1307, by notifying the FCC of the specific rea‐ sons that the action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Re‐ quest for Environmental Review must be filed within 30 days of the date that notice of the project is published on the FCC’s website and may only raise environ‐ mental concerns. The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file Request for Environmen‐ tal Review online at www.fcc.gov/asr/environ mental-request. If the filer is unable to submit electronically, or if filing electronically would be unreasonably burden‐ some, the request may be submitted by mail to FCC Request for Environ‐ mental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554 with a request for waiver under 47 CFR § 1.1304(b). A copy of the Request should be pro‐ vided to Foresight Com‐ munications, LLC, Attn: Daniel Deleon at 18734 Helotes Ridge, Lot 2, Helotes, Tx 78023. 204602-OCT 22-1T $260.22 PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE OF RCRA CLASS 2 PERMIT MODIFICATION REQUEST Chemical Waste Manage‐ ment Inc. – Lake Charles (CWM-LCH) located at 7170 John Brannon Rd, Sulphur, Louisiana 70663 is providing notification of a Class 2 Permit Modi‐ fication to its Hazardous Waste Permit LAD000777201-OP-RNMO-3. CWM-LCH has submitted a request for a Class 2 Permit Modification to the Louisiana Depart‐ ment of Environmental Quality (LDEQ) to revise the groundwater moni‐ toring plan in accor‐ dance with LAC 33:V.322.X. Pursuant to LAC 33:V.321.C.2.e, a 60-day public comment period will begin on October 22, 2026. Written comments or written requests for notification of the final decision regarding this permit action may be submitted to LDEQ, Of‐ fice of Environmental Services, at the Waste Permits Division, P.O. Box 4313, Baton Rouge, LA 70821-4313. Comments must be received by 4:30 pm CST Sunday, Decem‐ ber 20, 2026. Per LAC 33:V.321.C.2.d, a public meeting related to this modification request will be held on November 24th, 2026, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Carlyss Park Recreation Room, located at 6043 Carlyss Dr., Sulphur, LA 70665. For additional informa‐ tion, contact: CWM-LCH Contacts: • Kailee Johnston (Envi‐ ronmental Protection Specialist II) 337-583-3631 kjohnst2@wm.com • Bailey Broussard (Dis‐ trict Manager I) 337-583-3725 bbrouss1@wm.com LDEQ Public Participa‐ tion Group at deq.publicn otices@la.gov A copy of CWM-LCH’s Class 2 Permit Modifica‐ tion will be available for review electronically on the Electronic Document Management System (EDMS) on the LDEQ pub‐ lic website at www.deq. louisiana.gov. Addition‐ ally, a copy of the pro‐ posed modification can be viewed and copied at the Calcasieu Parish Pub‐ lic Library, Sulphur Re‐ gional Branch, located at 1160 Cypress St. Sulphur LA 70663. The permittee’s compli‐ ance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the department contact person. All correspondence should specify AI Num‐ ber 742, Permit Number LAD000777201-OP-RNMO-3, and Activity Num‐ ber - GEO20260002.

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in writing by November 20, 2026 to loganjackson‐ productions@gmail.com. 203824 Oct. 15, 22, 29 2026 3t $232.96

PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Hearings will be held at Zachary City Hall 4700 Main St. during a regular meeting of the Planning and Zoning Commission meetingMonday, November 02, 2026 – 6:00 p.m. and the City Council meeting Tuesday – November 24, 2026 - 6:30 p.m. for the for the purpose indi‐ cated: Final Plat - Americana Crossing 21104 Barsket Road 204385-OCT 21-23-3T $47.41

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS ST JAMES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE The St James Parish Sheriff’s Office is seeking Statement of Qualifica‐ tions (SOQ) from quali‐ fied, Louisiana-state-li‐ censed General Contrac‐ tors to provide Construc‐ tion Management at Risk Services under LRS 38:2225.2.4. Statement of Qualifica‐ tions will be received in person by the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office at the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office at 5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, Louisiana 70723, or by mail at P.O.Box 83, Convent, LA 70723, atten‐ tion: Kenny Poche, Pro‐ ject Manager, until No‐ vember 24, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. local time for the following: ST. JAMES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE GENERAL CONTRACTOR SERVICES IN CONNEC‐ TION WITH THE CON‐ STRUCTION OF A NEW LAW ENFORCEMENT AD‐ MINISTRATION AND OP‐ ERATION COMPLEX IN GRAMERCY, LOUISIANA USING THE CMaR DELIV‐ ERY METHOD IN ACCOR‐ DANCE WITH LRS 38:2225.2.4 Request for Qualification package may be ob‐ tained at the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office at 5800 Louisiana Highway 44, Convent, Louisiana 70723. Request for Quali‐ fication packages are also available on the Central Bidding website http://www.central at auctionhouse.com. For questions related to downloading the RFQ, please call Central Bid‐ ding at 225-810-4814. A Pre-Proposal Confer‐ ence is to be conducted at 10:00 a.m. local time on November 10, 2026 at the St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office Shooting Range at 29449 Sheriff Range Rd., Vacherie, LA 70079. Attendance at the Pre-Proposal Conference is mandatory in order to submit an SOQ. All questions regarding the Statement of Qualifi‐ cations shall be submit‐ ted to Kenny Poche, Owner’s Representative, via kppoche22@outlook. com by 4:00 p.m. local time on November 16, 2026.

The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office reserves the right to disqualify any response to a Re‐ quest for Qualifications if it is determined that the submitting business en‐ tity is not in good stand‐ ing with the Louisiana Secretary of State or is not authorized to do business in the State of Louisiana. The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office re‐ serves the right to reject any and all Statements of Qualifications for just cause. ST JAMES PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE Claude J. Louis, Jr. – Sheriff Advertising Dates October 22, 2026 October 29, 2026 November 5, 2026 204694 Oct. 22, 29, Nov. 5, 2026 3t $1,003.14

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All persons or entities having claims for obliga‐ tions incurred in Louisiana in connection with this production shall submit such claims

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Municipal Address: 1194 Fiesta Ct., Baton Rouge, LA 70815 The proposed sale is for $160,000.00, upon the terms and conditions set forth in the Petition for Authority to Sell Immov‐ able Property at Private Sale filed in these pro‐ ceedings. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, in accor‐ dance with La. C.C.P. art. 3282, any heir, legatee, or creditor who opposes the proposed private sale must file an opposi‐ tion within seven (7) days from the date of the last publication of this Notice. 202629-oct 1-22-2t $62.16 PUBLIC NOTICE --SUCCESSION OF CLOIS D. COLEMAN PROBATE NO. 118061 19TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE STATE OF LOUISIANA NOTICE IS GIVEN that Ruby Coleman, Adminis‐ tratrix of the Succession of Clois D. Coleman, is applying for authority to ratify the quitclaim that was executed by Ruby Coleman, on behalf of the Succession of Clois D. Coleman, on December 17, 2025 and recorded at Original 917 Bundle 13409 sell the following de‐ scribed real estate in ex‐ change for a $36,000 pay‐ ment that was made to the foreclosing firm on behalf of the Succession of Clois D. Coleman and a $10,500 payment to Suc‐ cession of Clois D. Cole‐ man as noted in the Peti‐ tion to Ratify Private Sale of Immovable Property: A certain lot or parcel of ground located in that subdivision of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, known as SOUTH HILLS SUBDIVI‐ SION, and being desig‐ nated according to the plan of said subdivision made by Dale Hodges, C.E., on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as LOT NUMBER THIRTY-ONE (31) thereof, measuring 75 feet front on Village Park Drive by a depth between parallel lines and along Rickwood Drive of 135 feet A judgment ratifying the sale may be issued after the expiration of seven (7) days from the last date of publication of this notice. An opposi‐ tion must be filed with the Clerk of Court for the 19th Judicial District Court, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, prior to the Issuance of the Judg‐ ment. MICHAEL E. PLATTE., (31917) Attorney for Peti‐ tioners, 11813 Market Place Av‐ enue, Baton Rouge, LA 70816. 225-296-0060." 202327-sep 28-oct 22-2t $81.02

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Statements of Qualiﬁca‐ tions (SOQ) shall be sub‐ mitted only in the quan‐ tity and format required by the Request for Quali‐ ﬁcations (RFQ).

PUBLIC NOTICE --NOTICE TO CREDITORS

19TH Judicial District Court for the Parish of East Baton Rouge, Pro‐ bate No. 118646, and is described as follows:

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Logan Jackson Produc‐ tions LLC is the ﬁlm pro‐ duction company for the motion picture currently entitled “Wither,” which ﬁlmed in Louisiana dur‐ ing July 28, 2025 – August 9, 2025 and February 14 – 15, 2026.

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PUBLIC NOTICE --AGENDA WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH COUNCIL 2027 BUDGET HEARING DAY 2 GOVERNMENT BUILDING 880 North Alexander Av‐ enue, Port Allen Monday, October 27, 2026 5:30 PM 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER & REQUEST ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES BE SILENCED 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. LOG ATTENDANCE 4. BUDGET PRESENTATION DAY 2 SALES TAX RECREATION RECREATION SPECIAL PROJECTS COMMUNITY CTR'S GENERAL ROADS ROADS CAPITAL OUTLAY FIVE YEAR ROADS CAPITAL OUTLAY DRAINAGE CLAIMS ACCOUNT PARISH ROAD TRUST VIDEO POKER TRUST LIGHTING DISTRICT TRUST BUILDINGS AND LAND CAPITAL OUTLAY FIVE YEAR COUNCIL CAPITAL OUTLAY

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NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR AUTHORITY TO SELL IMMOVABLE PROPERTY AT PRIVATE SALE

IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT MICHELLE TULLIER AT (225) 214-4242, DESCRIB‐ ING THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS NECESSARY ALL MEETING INFORMA‐ TION CAN BE FOUND ON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sharon Shepard, Ad‐ ministratrix of the Suc‐ cession of Alvin James Billie, has ﬁled an appli‐ cation with this Honor‐ able Court for authority to sell at private sale cer‐ tain immovable property belonging to the Succes‐ sion of Alvin James Billie. This matter is ﬁled in the

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OPEN HOUSE PUBLIC MEETING STATE AND FEDERAL AID PROJECT NO. H015104 GREENWELL SPGS RD @ MORGAN RD INTERSECT IMP EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH Forte & Tablada Inc. is conducting an open house public meeting for the proposed Greenwell Springs Rd. (LA 37) @ Morgan Rd. Intersection Improvement project. The proposed project would consist of replacing the existing traffic signal-controlled three-way intersection with a multi-lane roundabout. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information about the project and to obtain input from interested parties. There will be a continuous multi-media presentation about the project, and additional project information will be available. Representatives from Forte & Tablada Inc. will be available at the open house to answer questions and discuss issues related to the project. Verbal and written comments on the project can be submitted at the meeting. Comments can also be mailed to the address shown below, postmarked by December 5th, 2026. The public meeting has been scheduled as follows: Thursday, November 5th, 2026 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Central City Hall 11530 Sullivan Road Central, LA 70818 Should you require special assistance, due to a disability, to participate in this public meeting, please contact Forte & Tablada Inc. by mail at the address shown below, or by telephone at 225.927.9321, at least five working days prior to the meeting. Forte & Tablada Inc. Corporate Office 9107 Interline Avenue Baton Rouge, LA 70809

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OUR WEBSITE WBR‐ PARISH.ORG UNDER THE AGENDA AND MINUTES TAB 204568 Oct. 22, 2026, 1t $21.28 PUBLIC NOTICE --AGENDA WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH COUNCIL 2027 BUDGET HEARING DAY 1 GOVERNMENT BUILDING 880 North Alexander Av‐ enue, Port Allen Monday, October 26, 2026 5:30 PM 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER & REQUEST ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES BE SILENCED 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 3. LOG ATTENDANCE 4. BUDGET PRESENTATION DAY 1 MUSEUM TOURIST COMMISION OPERATING BUDGET TOURIST CENTER RESERVE LIBRARY PUBLIC UTILITIES ERWINVILLE LOAN SINKING-2008 UTILITIES OUTLAY FIRE DISTRICT 1 FIRE DISTRICT FIVE YEAR CAPITAL OUTLAY FIRE DEPT. STATE SURPLUS MONEY HEALTH UNIT JAIL OPERATION ENHANCED 911 CENTRAL COMMUNICATION COMMUNITY ALERT NETWORK LEPC GRANT OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUND AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT JUVENILE DETENTION CRIMINAL COURT COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION SECTION 8 VOUCHER LIHEAP ERWINVILLE SEWER SINKING - 2006 WESTPORT SEWER SINKING- 2008A WESTPORT SEWER RESERVE- 2008A WESTPORT SEWER LOAN SINKING - 2011 WESTPORT SEWER LOAN RESERVE - 2011 5. ADJOURN IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT, IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CONTACT MICHELLE TULLIER AT (225) 214-4242, DESCRIB‐ ING THE ASSISTANCE THAT IS NECESSARY ALL MEETING INFORMA‐ TION CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE WBR‐ PARISH.ORG UNDER THE AGENDA AND MINUTES TAB 204572 Oct. 22, 2026 1t $29.03

PUBLIC NOTICE --Public Notice West Baton Rouge Parish Zoning Commission Master Plan Change Request: Rezone from C1.4 to I-1 with waiver on rear setback. Applicant: Landsource, Inc-Michael Davis Owner: CAP Industrial Park I, LLC Address: 2070 Commer‐ cial Drive, Port Allen, LA 70767 Property Description: PJ #26-0026: as described by the WBR Assessor site: TRACT G-3-C-2-B-3-B CONT 13.700 AC IN SEC 93 T7S R12E 52-128 The West Baton Rouge Zoning Commission will hold a PUBLIC HEARING relative to the rezoning request.

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MATTHEWS DOCKET NO: 51356 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH STATE OF LOUISIANA By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale, di‐ rected by the Honorable The Eighteenth Judicial District Court, for the Parish of West Baton Rouge, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, I have seized and proceed to sell by public auction, on the front steps of the West Baton Rouge Courthouse, 850 8th Street, Port Allen, Louisiana on WEDNES‐ DAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026 at 10:00 A.M., the following described property, to wit: That certain lot or parcel of ground, together with all the buildings and im‐ provements thereon, and all of the rights, ways, privileges, servitudes, appurtenances and ad‐ vantages thereon be‐ l i i

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g longing or anywise ap‐ pertaining, situated in the Parish of WEST BATON ROUGE, State of Louisiana, in that subdi‐ vision known as SUGAR MILL PLANTATION, FIFTH FILING, and being desig‐ nated on the official plan of said subdivision, on file and of record in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of said Parish and State, as LOT NUM‐ BER THREE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO (342), said subdivision, said lot hav‐ ing such measurements and dimensions and being subject to such re‐ strictions and servitudes as shown on said subdi‐ vision map and/or of record ("Property").

y Mann, 1505 N. 19th Street, Monroe, LA 71207, (318) 322-0887

MUNICIPAL ADDRESS: 4066 OLIVIA DRIVE, ADDIS, LA 70710

DOCKET NO: 51430

Terms of Sale: Cash to the highest bidder WITH‐ OUT beneﬁt of appraise‐ ment and according to law. Attorney for the Plaintiff: Halliday, Watkins & h

Date: Thursday, Novem‐ ber 12, 2026 Time 5:30 pm Public hearings will be held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Govern‐ mental Building, 880 N. Alexander, Port Allen, LA 70767 WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH P&Z COMMIS‐ SION ALL MEETING INFORMA‐ TION INCLUDING MIN‐ UTES AND VIDEOS CAN BE FOUND ON OUR WEBSITE WBRPARISH.ORG UNDER THE AGENDA AND MIN‐ UTES TAB. Ordinances in full can be found on our website under Notice of Public Hearings…… https:// www.wbrparish.org/720/ Notice-of-PublicHearings 200514-oct 15-22-29-3t $69.90

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JEFF BERGERON, SHERIFF PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE BY: ANGIE DELAUNE, CIVIL DEPUTY $57.73 SHERIFF’S SALE LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING, LLC VS. SANDRA ZITO BOURGOYNE

18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT WEST BATON ROUGE PARISH STATE OF LOUISIANA By virtue of a Writ of Seizure and Sale, di‐ rected by the Honorable The Eighteenth Judicial District Court, for the

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Parish of West Baton Rouge, in the above enti‐ tled and numbered cause, I have seized and proceed to sell by public auction, on the front steps of the West Baton Rouge Courthouse, 850 8th Street, Port Allen, Louisiana on WEDNES‐ DAY, OCTOBER 28, 2026 at 10:00 A.M., the following described property, to wit:

COHN SUBDIVISION, SAID LOT HAVING SUCH MEA‐ SUREMENTS AND DIMEN‐ SIONS AS SHOWN ON SAID SUBDIVISION MAP OF RECORD.

ONE (1) CERTAIN LOT OR PARCEL OF GROUND, TO‐ GETHER WITH ALL THE BUILDINGS AND IM‐ PROVEMENTS THEREON, TOGETHER WITH ALL RIGHTS, WAYS, PRIVI‐ LEGES, SERVITUDES, AP‐ PURTENANCES AND AD‐ VANTAGES THEREUNTO BELONGING OR IN ANY‐ WISE APPERTAINING, SIT‐ UATED IN THE PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, IN THAT SUB‐ DIVISION KNOWN AS COHN SUBDIVISION AND BEING DESCRIBED ON THE OFFICIAL MAP OF SAID SUBDIVISION AS LOT THREE (3) OF SQUARE TWENTY-ONE (21), SAID

Which has the address of 235 North Jefferson Av‐ enue, Port Allen, LA, 70767 Terms of Sale: Cash to the highest bidder WITH‐ OUT beneﬁt of appraise‐ ment and according to law. Attorney for the Plaintiff: LOGS Legal Group, LLP, 3510 North Causeway Blvd., Suite 600, Metairie, LA 70002, (504) 831-7726 Judicial Advertise‐ ment(s) will appear in THE ADVOCATE on the date(s) of: SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 and OCTOBER 22, 2026. JEFF BERGERON, SHERIFF PARISH OF WEST BATON ROUGE BY: ANGIE DELAUNE, CIVIL DEPUTY $55.71

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MVN-2025-00165-SQ MVN-2026-00690-WB

Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy PERMITS ISSUED WITH CONDITIONS TO MINIMIZE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS NAME LA STORAGE, LLC SABINE PASS LIQUEFACTION, LLC AND SABINE CROSSING PIPELINE, LLC SABINE PASS LIQUIFICATION, LLC AND SABINE PASS LIQUEFACTION STAGE V, LLC EXXONMOBIL PRODUCTION COMPANY JEFFERSON PARISH WATER DEPARTMENT GRAND ISLE INDEPENDENT LEVEE DISTRICT JEFFERSON PARISH DEPARTMENT OF DRAINAGE PELICAN MIDSTREAM CORP. ROUSSE, TED GULF SOUTH PIPELINE COMPANY, LLC LAFOURCHE PARISH WATER DISTRICT NO. 1 CRESCENT LOUISIANA MIDSTREAM, LLC CURLEW MIDSTREAM, LLC LLOX, LLC HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY ENTERGY LOUISIANA LLC PORT OF SOUTH LOUISIANA ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT ST. TAMMANY PARISH GOVERNMENT TERREBONNE PORT COMMISSION LOUISIANA SCRAP METAL RECYCLING GULF COAST, LLC TERREBONNE PARISH CONSOLIDATED GOVERNMENT HARVEST MIDSTREAM COMPANY HILCORP ENERGY COMPANY CHAUVIN, JOHN - JP CHAUVIN HOLDINGS, LLC

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026 Time: 5:30 pm The West Baton Rouge Parish Council will hold a PUBLIC HEARING relative to the rezoning request.

Judicial Advertise‐ ment(s) will appear in THE ADVOCATE on the date(s) of: SEPTEMBER 24, 2026 and OCTOBER 22, 2026.

WBR Public Notices Sheriff Sales

PARISH CAMERON CAMERON

CUPNO P20200955 P20240165

COENO MVN-2008-03027-WBB

CAMERON

P20240965

CAMERON JEFFERSON JEFFERSON JEFFERSON JEFFERSON LAFOURCHE LAFOURCHE LAFOURCHE PLAQUEMINES PLAQUEMINES PLAQUEMINES PLAQUEMINES ST. CHARLES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. TAMMANY ST. TAMMANY TERREBONNE TERREBONNE

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TERREBONNE

P20260620

MVN-2026-00610-WAD

TERREBONNE TERREBONNE VERMILION

P20260686 P20260856 P20260241

MVN-2026-00579-WLS

MVN-2026-00351-WB MVN-2022-1175-EBB MVN-2019-01022-EMM MVN-2026-00625-WB

MVN-2025-00676-ENP MVN-2026-00640-MM MVN-2026-00692-WB MVN-2008-0364 7-ESG MVN-2024-00765-ENP MVN-2024-00813-EDM MVN-2026-004 76-WAD

Louisiana Department of Conservation and Energy LOCAL CONCERN PERMIT APPLICATIONS NAME WILKERSON TRANSPORTATION, INC. BROUSSARD.WENDELL ERBELDING, JAMES W., JR. BOURGEOIS, DANINE COURVILLE, KATELYN 6272 CONSUL TING, LLC AAA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LP CARNERO.HEBER AAA PRECISION INDUSTRIES LP MORELAND, WILLIAM FRANK, EDWARD WARNER, KEVIN GUIDRY PREJEAN, LLC WELCH, YANCY HALL, JAMES CORMIER, NICHOLAS THOMAS COLEMAN AND DVL Ill DAYBROOK FISHERIES CARGILL INC. LA POOLS AND SPAS INC. MB BARGE CO AMERICAN TOWERS LLC LOWLAND CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.

PARISH CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON CAMERON JEFFERSON PLAQUEMINES ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST ST. TAMMANY TERREBONNE TERREBONNE TERREBONNE

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SHERIFF’S SALE LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVIC‐ ING, LLC VS. FRANCES W. MATTHEWS, A/K/A FRANCES MATTHEWS AND FREDRICK

204523-698937-Oct. 22-1t $ 210.70

NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Pursuant to the provisions of a resolution adopted on August 12, 2026 by the Metropolitan Council of the Parish of East Baton Rouge and City of Baton Rouge (the “Metropolitan Council”), acting as the governing authority of the Chaneyville Fire Protection District No. 7 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a special election will be held in the District on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2026, and that at the said election there will be submitted to all registered voters of 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 of America, the following proposition, to-wit: PROPOSITION Shall the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana, on behalf of the Chaneyville Fire Protection District No. 7 of the Parish of East Baton Rouge, State of Louisiana (the “District”), be authorized to renew the levy and collection of a ten (10) mills ad valorem tax on the dollar of assessed valuation on all property subject to taxation within the boundaries of the District (the “Tax”) (an estimated $144,000 is reasonably expected at this time to be collected from the levy of the Tax for an entire year), for a period of ten (10) years, commencing with the tax collection for the year 2028, to and including the year 2037, and shall the avails or proceeds of said Tax (after paying reasonable and necessary expenses of collecting and administering the Tax) be used entirely and exclusively for the development, operation and maintenance of the fire protection facilities of the District and paying the costs of obtaining water for fire protection purposes, including charges for fire hydrant rentals and service, within the District? The said special election will be held at the following polling places situated within the corporate limits of the District, which polls will open at seven (7:00) o’clock a.m., and close at eight (8:00) o’clock p.m., in compliance with the provisions of Section 541 of Title 18 of the Louisiana Revised Statutes of 1950, as amended (La. R.S. 18:541), to-wit: WARD/PRECINCT

LOCATION

02/006A (PART OF)

Northeast Elementary School, 13801 Pride Port Hudson Road, Pride

02/006B (PART OF)

Northeast Elementary School, 13801 Pride Port Hudson Road, Pride

02/007A (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

02/007B (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

02/008 (PART OF)

Gas Utility District 1, 10633 Zachary-Deerford Road, Zachary

02/026 (PART OF)

Grace Baptist Church, 4626 Rush Drive, Zachary

ATTEST:

/s/ Brandon Noel President Pro Tempore

/s/ Ashley Beck Council Administrator/Treasurer

203089-694573-oct 8-15-22-29-4t $ 690.28