The Times-Picayune 07-16-2025

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Hearingtoweigh proposal for$10BAIdatacenter

BY JOSIE ABUGOV Staff writer

Plans to power Meta’s$10 billion

AI data center in northeast Louisiana reached akey stage on Tuesday with the opening of ahearing aimed at weighing Entergy’sproposaltobuild three new electricity plants in connection withthe facility

The hearing before an administrative judge in Baton Rouge began aday after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg weighed in on what would be thecompany’slargest datacenter yet, talking of plans to scale it up even further in the future, potentially givingita footprint rivaling the size of Manhattan.

The project has been lauded by state officialsasa major economic development win for an impoverished area of Louisiana. Consumer and environmentalgroups have however raised deep concernsover the facility’smassive

energyneeds and whether some of the costs of powering it would eventually fall to average ratepayers. While this week’s hearing mayresult in recommendations from Judge Melanie Verzwyvelt, the state’s Public Service Commission can eventually vote asitchooses, and it is widely expected to approvethe plans. Entergybrokeground on asubstation last month that didnot require regulatory approval.

Environmental nonprofitsand acoalition of petrochemical companies questioned Entergy’sproposal to build the gas-powered plantsTuesday. Theunlikely coalition argues that theutility andtech giant will reap the

benefits, while residents andlarge industrial customers could take on risks. “Entergy should not be allowed to useits monopolystructuretounreasonably impose financial risks on its existingcaptive ratepayers to serve the newdata centerload, while it reaps the return-on-equitybenefits to be gained from the unprecedented billions of new infrastructure spending,” the Louisiana Energy Users Group, acoalition of companies including ExxonMobil and Dow Chemical, wrote in their brief before thehearing. Louisiana Energy Users Group has

La.senatorsbackcutstoNPR,PBS

Vote on fundsat center of ‘rescission’ package

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

WASHINGTON Both Louisiana

senators support the elimination of federal funds for public broadcasting, which is at the centerofa controversial budget billthe U.S. Senate is scheduledtobegin considering Tuesday night. The “rescission” package would cut $9.4 billion in spending targeted by the Department of Governmental Efficiency,created by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk. The legislation would ax alreadyapproved federal fundingfor National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, slash spending on the U.S.Agency for International Development andcut aprogram addressing HIV and AIDS thatwas begun whenGeorge W. Bush was president.

However, Politicoreported Tuesday afternoon that senators may restore funding for the HIV/ AIDSprogram. The legislation needstobeapproved by Friday

Sen. Bill Cassidy,R-Baton Rouge,pointed to NPRheadlines like “Animals deservegender pronouns, too.”

“Theyonlyget 1% of their funding from the federal government.Ifthey want to keep publishingthisnonsense, it shouldn’tbeonthe taxpayer’s dime,”Cassidy said.

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Moreno tops mayor’s race in fundraising

BY JAMES FINN Staff writer

While City Council Vice President Helena Moreno maintains ahuge cashadvantage over her opponents in the race for New Orleansmayor,District Ecouncil member Oliver Thomas is gaining fundraising ground, according to newcampaign finance filings candidates submitted Monday Moreno has $1.7 million in her campaign account and spent $288,000 —more than anyother candidate —on advertising and staffing in recent months. But since he announced his mayoral run in late March, Thomas took in nearly $320,000, records show —far morethan any other candidate in the race save forMoreno, who raised $474,000 during aperiod from April to early July detailed in the new records. He spent his money on staffing and advertising campaigns.

“I am so grateful for the love, prayers and support Ihave receivedonthismission to create aNew Orleans that works foreveryone,” Thomas saidina statement. “Thisis notjustmomentum.It’sa movement for change.” Moreno’s campaign in astatement Tuesdaysaidthat“excitementamong votershas ledtoanenthusiastic outpouring of financial support” forher candidacy State Sen. Royce Duplessis announced his

BY CHRISTOPHER RUGABER and JOSHBOAK AP writers

WASHINGTON Inflation rose last month to its highest level since February as President Donald Trump’ssweeping tariffs pushed up thecostofeverything from groceriesand clothes to furniture and appliances.

Consumer prices rose 2.7% in June from ayear earlier, the LaborDepartmentsaidTuesday up from an annual increase of 2.4% in May. On amonthly basis, prices climbed0.3% from May to June, after rising just 0.1% the previous month. Worsening inflation posesa political challenge forTrump, whoasacandidatepromised to immediately lower costs, but instead has engaged in awhipsaw frenzy of tariffs that have jolted businessesand consumers.

Vandals who cut down beloved tree sentenced LONDON Vandals who cut down England’s beloved Sycamore Gap tree were sentenced Tuesday to more than four years in prison for damaging the country’s natural heritage and for the outrage and distress they caused.

Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers set out with a chainsaw on a dark and stormy night in 2023 to carry out what a prosecutor called a “moronic mission” and toppled the majestic sycamore onto Hadrian’s Wall. Graham, 39, and Carruthers, 32, were each convicted of two counts of criminal damage — one for destroying the tree, the other for damaging the ancient wall that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Justice Christina Lambert sentenced the pair in Newcastle Crown Court to four years and three months in prison because there was a high degree of premeditation and planning to destroy the tree and because the act had angered and saddened so many people. Lambert concluded the two had largely done it for the “sheer bravado.”

Unreleased Beyoncé music stolen from car

A choreographer and a dancer traveling with Beyoncé for her concerts in Atlanta left their rental car in a parking garage for an hour while grabbing a bite, then returned to find a broken window and both of their suitcases stolen. They lost more than just clothing sunglasses and headphones. According to an Atlanta police report, the thief also made off with thumb drives containing the singer’s “unreleased music.” Police say they have identified a suspect, but they hadn’t announced any arrests as of Tuesday

The theft was reported July 8, which was two days before Beyoncé kicked off four nights of concerts at Atlanta’s MercedesBenz Stadium as part of tour of the U.S. and Europe in support of her Grammy-winning album, “Cowboy Carter.”

Roman-era mosaic panel returns to Pompeii

POMPEII, Italy A mosaic panel on travertine slabs, depicting an erotic theme from the Roman era, was returned to the archaeological park of Pompeii on Tuesday, after being stolen by a Nazi German captain during World War II. The artwork was repatriated fromGermanythroughdiplomatic channels arranged by the Italian Consulate in Stuttgart, Germany, after having been returned from the heirs of the last owner, a deceased German citizen.

Theownerhadreceivedthemosaic as a gift from a Wehrmacht captain, assigned to the military supply chain in Italy during the war The mosaic dating between mid- to last century B.C. and the first century — is considered a work of “extraordinary cultural interest,” experts said.

Fla. residents rescue 4 from crashed plane

Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree in yet another mishap near a busy South Florida airport.

“It was nothing short of heroic,” Angelo Castillo, the mayor of Pembroke Pines in Broward County, said Tuesday But Castillo is frustrated. He said there have been more than 30 crashes in the past five years on or around North Perry Airport, which serves small planes, though the airport disputes that figure. A local street is named for 4-year-old Taylor Bishop, one of three people who died when a plane crashed into an SUV in 2021. “We need better assurances that these planes are not going to keep falling out of the sky,” Castillo said. “The airport was a dairy farm before World War II. Now it’s the busiest general aviation airport in Florida. But within a 5-mile radius, there are approximately half a million people.” BRIEFS

U.N. says malnutrition in Gaza has doubled

Health officials: Israeli strikes kill over 90

BY WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip Malnutrition rates among children in the Gaza Strip have doubled since Israel imposed sharp restrictions on the entry of food in March, the U.N. said Tuesday. New Israeli strikes killed more than 90 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children, according to health officials.

Hunger has been rising among Gaza’s more than 2 million Palestinians since Israel broke a ceasefire in March to resume the war and banned all food and other supplies from entering Gaza, saying it aimed to pressure Hamas to release hostages It slightly eased the blockade in late May, allowing in a trickle of aid.

UNRWA, the main U.N. agency caring for Palestinians in Gaza, said it had screened nearly 16,000 children underage 5 at its clinics in June and found 10.2% of them were acutely malnourished. By comparison, in March, 5.5% of the nearly 15,000 children it screened were malnourished.

One strike in the northern Shati refugee camp killed a 68-year-old

Hamas member of the Palestinian legislature, as well as a man and a woman and their six children who were sheltering in the same building, according to officials from the heavily damaged Shifa Hospital, where the casualties were taken.

One of the deadliest strikes hit a house in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa district on Monday evening and killed 19 members of the family living inside, according to Shifa Hospital. The dead included eight women and six children. A strike on a tent housing displaced people in the same district killed a man and a woman and their two children

There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the strikes.

Gaza’s Health Ministry said in a daily report Tuesday afternoon that the bodies of 93 people killed by Israeli strikes had been brought to hospitals in Gaza over the past 24 hours, along with 278 wounded. It did not specify the total number of women and children among the dead.

The Hamas politician killed in a strike early Tuesday, Mohammed Faraj al-Ghoul, was a member of the bloc of representatives from

the group that won seats in the Palestinian Legislative Council in the last national elections, held in 2006.

The Israeli military says it only targets militants and tries to avoid harming civilians. It blames civilian deaths on Hamas because the militants operate in densely populated areas. But daily, it hits homes and shelters where people are living without warning or explanation of the target.

UNICEF, which screens children separately from UNRWA, has also reported a marked increase in malnutrition cases. It said this week its clinics had documented 5,870 cases of malnutrition among children in June, the fourth straight month of increases and more than double the around 2,000 cases it documented in February

Experts have warned of famine since Israel tightened its long-running blockade in March.

Israel has allowed an average of 69 trucks a day carrying supplies, including food, since it eased the blockade in May, according to the latest figures from COGAT, the Israeli military agency in charge of coordinating aid.

2 killed in New Jersey after floodwaters carry away vehicle

BY SUSAN HAIGH and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press

NEW YORK Two people in New Jersey were killed after their vehicle was swept up in floodwaters during a storm that moved across the U.S. Northeast overnight, authorities said Tuesday Gov Phil Murphy, a Democrat, noted the deaths occurred in the northern New Jersey city of Plainfield, where there were two storm-related deaths July 3. A third person was killed in North Plainfield during that previous storm.

“We’re not unique, but we’re in one of these sort of high humidity, high temperature, high storm intensity patterns right now,” Murphy told reporters after touring storm damage in Berkeley Heights. “Everybody needs to stay alert.”

The names of the two latest victims were not immediately released Tuesday Local officials said the vehicle they were riding in was swept into a brook during the height of the storm.

“Emergency personnel responded quickly, but tragically, both individuals were pronounced dead at the scene,” according to a statement the city posted online.

The heavy rains also caused flash floods in New York and south-central Pennsylvania on Monday night into early Tuesday, prompting road closures and snarling some service on the New York City subway

It was the second-highest one-hour rainfall ever recorded in Central Park at more than 2 inches, surpassed only by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in 2021, according to local officials.

Viral videos posted online showed water flooding down into one Manhattan subway station, submerging the plat-

form while passengers inside a train watched on.

Janno Lieber, chair and CEO of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority told ABC 7 in New York the city’s sewer system got overwhelmed by the rain and backed up into the subway tunnels and to the stations. In several cases, he said, the backup “popped a manhole,” creating the dramatic “geyser” seen in some videos.

“What happened last night is something that is, you know, a reality in our system,” he told the TV station, noting the backup happens when more than 13/4 inches of rain falls in an hour “We’ve been working with the city of New York to try to get them to increase the capacity of the system at these key locations.”

City officials said their venerable sewer system worked as well as it could, but it simply was not built to handle that much rain.

“Imagine putting a 2-liter bottle of water into a 1-liter bottle. Some of it’s going to spill,” Environmental Protection Commissioner Rohit Aggarwala said at a virtual news briefing Tuesday

Netanyahu’s governing coalition is fracturing

plans to leave

BY TIA GOLDENBERG

Associated Press

TEL AVIV, Israel Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government suffered a serious blow on Tuesday when an ultraOrthodox party announced it was bolting the coalition.

While this doesn’t immediately threaten Netanyahu’s rule, it could set in motion his government’s demise, although that could still be months away It also could complicate efforts to halt the war in Gaza.

United Torah Judaism’s two factions said they were leaving the government because of disagreements over a proposed law that would end broad exemptions for religious students from enlistment into the military Military service is compulsory for most Jewish Israelis, and the issue of exemptions has long divided the country Those rifts have only widened since the start of the war in Gaza as demand for military manpower has grown and hundreds of soldiers have been killed.

The threat to the government “looks more serious than ever,” said Shuki Friedman, vice president of the Jewish People Policy Institute, a Jerusalem think tank.

Netanyahu is on trial for alleged corruption, and critics say he wants to hang on to power so that he can use his office as a bully pulpit to rally supporters and lash out against prosecutors and judges. That makes him all the more vulnerable to the whims of his coalition allies.

Netanyahu, Israel’s longest serving leader, has long relied on the ultra-Orthodox parties to prop up his governments. Without UTJ, his coalition holds just 61 out of parliament’s 120 seats. That means Netanyahu will be more susceptible to pressure from other elements within his government, especially far-right parties who strongly oppose ending the war in Gaza.

The political shakeup isn’t likely to completely derail ceasefire talks, but it could complicate how flexible Netanyahu can be in his concessions to Hamas.

Pentagon pullingtroopsfromL.A.

2,000 National Guardmembers deployed

BY AMY TAXIN, DAVIDKLEPPER and DAMIAN DOVARGANES Associated Press

LOS ANGELES The Pentagon said Tuesday it is ending the deployment of 2,000 NationalGuard troops in Los Angeles, accountingfor nearly half of the soldiers sent to the city to deal with protests over the Trump administration’simmigrationcrackdown.

Roughly4,000 National Guardsoldiers and 700 Marines have been in the city since early June.It wasn’t immediately clear what prompted the 60-day deployment to end suddenly,nor was it immediatelyclear how long the rest of the troops would stay in the region.

In late June, the top military commanderinchargeoftroopsdeployed to L.A. had asked Defense Secretary

Pete Hegseth for 200 of them to be returned to wildfire fighting duty amid warnings from Newsom that theGuard was understaffed as Californiaentered peak wildfire season.

The end of the deployment comes aweek afterfederalauthorities and National Guard troops arrived at MacArthur Park with guns and horses inanoperationthat ended abruptly.Although the U.S. Department of Homeland Security wouldn’texplain the purpose of the operationorwhether anyone had beenarrested, local officials said it seemed designed to sow fear

“Thanks to ourtroops who stepped up to answer the call, the lawlessness in Los Angeles is subsiding,” ChiefPentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in astatementin announcing the decision.

On June 8, thousands of protest-

ers took to the streetsinresponse to Trump’sdeployment of the Guard, blocking off amajor freeway as law enforcementused tear gas, rubber bullets and flash bangs to control the crowd. Photoscaptured several Waymo robotaxis set on fire. Aday later,police officers used flash bangs and shot projectiles as they pushedprotesters through Little Tokyo, where bystanders and restaurant workers rushed to get out of their way

Mayor Karen Bass seta curfew in place for about aweek thatshe said hadsuccessfully protected businesses and helped restore order Demonstrations in the cityand the region in recent weeks have been largely small impromptu protests around arrests.

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Waltzpledges to make U.N. ‘great again’ at Senate hearing

BY FARNOUSH AMIRI and MATT BROWN Associated Press

WASHINGTON Mike Waltz paintedan image for lawmakers Tuesdayofwhat the United Nations would look like as the U.S. —its largestdonor —reviews itssupport, opting to go “back to basics” under aTrump administration push to “make the U.N. great again.”

During his Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Waltz echoed the priorities of his bosses— President DonaldTrump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio —ofpursuing major reforms to the 80-yearold world body

It was the first time senators could grill Waltz since he wasousted as Trump’s national security adviser

developing world can come together andresolve conflicts,” Waltz told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about the U.N. “But after80years,it’sdrifted from itscoremission of peacemaking.”

in Mayafter he mistakenly added ajournalist to aprivate Signal chat used to discuss sensitive military plans. He denied Tuesday that he was removed from the post, while laying out his plans to bring “America First”tothe U.N. “Weshouldhaveone place in the world where everyonecan talk —where China,Russia, Europe and the

The U.N. is pursuing its own reforms while theRepublican administration has spent the last six months reshaping American diplomacy and working aggressively to shrink the size of thefederalgovernment, including recentmassdismissalsatthe State Department.

On theagenda for Waltz would be combating China’s influence, reviewing U.S funding to U.N. agencies with “often duplicative and wasteful mandates,” as well as rooting outwhatWaltz called deep antisemitism within the U.N. system.

Bondidodgesquestions on Epstein

BY ALANNADURKIN RICHER Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Va.— Attorney

General Pam Bondi suggestedTuesdaythatshe hasnoplans to step down as she dodged questions aboutJeffrey Epstein and herclash with atop FBI official, seeking to press ahead with abusinessas-usual approach in the face of right-wing outrage that hasplungedthe JusticeDepartment into turmoil.

Pressedbyreporters during an announcement touting drug seizures, Bondi sidestepped questionsabout thefallout of theTrumpadministration’s decision not to releasemore recordsrelated

to thewealthy financier’s sextrafficking investigation that has angered high profile members of President Donald Trump’sbase.

With somecallingfor her resignation,Bondi made clear she intends to remain attorneygeneral

“I’m going to be here for as long as the president wantsmehere,”Bondi said.

“And Ibelieve he’smade thatcrystalclear.”

The announcement at the Drug Enforcement Administration headquarters of recentmethamphetamine andfentanyl seizuresrepresents an effort by Bondi to turn the page on the Epstein controversy andshow that the Justice Department is forging aheadafter days of mounting criticism from figures in the MAGA movement furiousover theadministration’sfailure to deliver long-sought government secrets about

Epstein. But her refusal to address theturmoil may only furtherfrustrate conservative influencers who have been calling for transparencyand accountability over the wealthy financier’scase.

“This today is about fentanyl overdosesthroughoutour country and people who have lost lovedones to fentanyl,” Bondi said in response to aquestionfrom a reporter aboutthe Epstein files. “That’sthe message that we’re here to send today.I’m not going to talk aboutEpstein.”

Trump has been seeking to tamp down criticism of his attorney general and defended her again earlierTuesday, saying she handled the matter “very well.” Trumpsaidit’sup to herwhether to release any morerecords, adding that “whatever she thinks is credible,she shouldrelease.”

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Trumpdownplays weaponsdeal

Ukraineawaitsinjection of U.S. assistance

BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, AAMER MADHANI and STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press

WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of sending Ukraine longrange weapons as Kyiv awaits an injection of U.S. weaponry that it hopes will help it beat back an intensifying Russianair offensive.

Trump offered amore cautious tone on what to expect after he threatened Russia aday earlier with steep tariffs if President Vladimir Putin doesn’tact within 50 days to end the three-year conflict.

He also on Monday announcedplans to bolster Kyiv’sstockpile by selling American weapons to NATO allies who would in turn send arms to Ukraine.

Providing Ukraine with more long-range weaponry would give Kyiv the chance to strike further into Russianterritory,amove that some in Ukraine and the U.S. have said could help push Putin toward negotia-

tions to end the fighting.

Askedifheintendedto supplyUkrainewithweapons that could reach deeper into Russian territory, Trump replied, “We’re not lookingtodothat.” He made theremarkstoreporters before departingthe White House for an energyinvestment event in Pittsburgh.

While Trump’sthreatsof weapons, sanctions and tariffs mark themost substantive pressurehe’splacedon Putin since returning tooffice nearly six months ago, some lawmakers said they remain concerned that the administration, with the 50day deadline, is giving Putintime to grab even more Ukrainian territory

Sens. Thom Tillis, aRepublican from North Carolina, and Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, said waiting 50 days before imposing sanctions on Russiawouldgive Putin more timetogainanadvantageinthe war. “The 50-day delay worries me that Putin would try to use the50days to win the war, or to be betterposi-

tionedtonegotiate apeace agreement after having murdered andpotentially collected more ground,” said Tillis, who recently announced he won’trun for reelection.

Tillis and Shaheen lead theSenate NATO Observer Group, which facilitates work between Congress and NATO,and met Tuesday with NATO SecretaryGeneral Mark Rutte on Capitol Hill.

Trump himself scoffed at the idea that 50 days is giving Putin too much time. The president suggested he may act more quickly if he does not see signs that Putinis taking steps toward ending theconflict.

“I don’tthink 50 days is very long and it could be shorter than that,” he said.

Ahead of Trump’sannouncementthathewould impose a100% tariff on Russia’s trading partners if Putindoesn’tnegotiate an endtothe war,bipartisan legislation proscribing even tougher sanctions on Moscow was gainingsteam in theSenate.

Ukrainians welcomeU.S.aid but see50-dayultimatum

BY VASILISA STEPANENKO and LORNE COOK Associated Press

KYIV,Ukraine Ukrainians welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s pledge of more U.S.-made weapons in their three-year fightagainst Russia’sinvasion, though it is unclear what exactly they will get and how quickly The time frame for the further arms deliveries, which European countries have agreedtopay for,iscrucial.

Russia is making asummer push to break through along the 620-mile front line, and its drones and missiles are hammering Ukrainian cities more than at any time in the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thankedTrump forhis “willingness to support Ukraine.” In Kyiv, residentNina Tokar, 70, said Tuesday that with more U.S. weapons going to Ukraine “maybe this will all endfaster.”

However, following Trump’sthreat late last week to imposemajor sanctions on Russia for failingto reach adeal to end the fighting, the American president said Monday that Moscow wouldget 50 days to come to asettlement or face“very severe”economic sanctions

While some believe strict tariffs on Moscow could be agame changer,the decisiontopostpone themuntil

as toolong

September struck someEuropean observers as being too long. Ukrainian officials made no direct comment about the 50-day window,but for Russia,the delay of new sanctions cameasa reprieve.

Senior Russian lawmaker Konstantin Kosachev commented: “Oh, how muchcan change both on thebattlefield and withthe mood of those leading theU.S. and NATO in 50 days.”

Russian PresidentVladimirPutin hasn’tbudged whenpresentedwithprevious U.S.deadlines and threats.Inaninterview with theBBC broadcastTuesday, Trump said of Putin: “I’m disappointed in him, but I’mnot done withhim.”

Former Brazil president callstrial ‘witch hunt’

Bolsonaro accusedof plotting coup

BY ELÉONOREHUGHES Associated Press

RIO DE JANEIRO— Brazil’s chief prosecutor hascalled for aguilty verdict in the case of far-right former President Jair Bolsonaro, on trial accused of leading an alleged coupplot to overturn the 2022election in which he was defeated by aleft-wing rival.

Hours beforethe prosecutor’sfinal report was released late Monday,the ex-president said on Xthat thetrial was a“witch hunt,” echoing atermusedbyU.S. President Donald Trump when he came to his South American ally’sdefense last week.

In the 517-page document, Prosecutor-General Paulo Gonet said the“evidence is clear: the defendant acted systematically,throughout his mandate and after his defeat at the polls,toincite insurrection and the destabilization of the democratic rule of law

“None of this happened. I’ve alwaysplayedwithin therules,” Bolsonarosaid in an interviewwithlocal outlet Poder360 on Tuesday

The prosecution accuses the former president of leadinganarmedcriminal organization, attemptingto stageacoup and attempting violent abolitionofthe democratic rule of law, among other charges.

Thedefense will next presentits case shortly likely in the coming weeks, after which the panel of Supreme Court justices that opened the trial against Bolsonaro will voteonwhether to convict or acquit him. Experts saya decision is expected in the second half

of the year Aguilty verdictonthe coupplotchargecarries a sentenceofupto12years, which could, alongwith guilty verdicts on other charges, bring decades behind bars.

Bolsonaro has repeatedly denied the allegations and asserted that he’s thetarget of political persecution.

“What is acoup? It’s the Armed Forces, it’stanks on the streets, it’shaving apolitical core, having afinancial core,” Bolsonaro said on Tuesday.“That’sa coup. Nothing waseven considered (...) andevenifithad been considered, since nothing started,there’sno crime.”

Alawyerfor Bolsonaro didn’timmediately respond to arequest forcomment.

Last week,Trumpimposed a50% import tax on Brazil, directlytying the tariffs to Bolsonaro’s trial.

TheU.S.president has hosted the former Brazilian president at his Mar-a-Lago resort when both were in power in 2020.

Last week,hecompared the Brazilian’ssituation to hisown.OnTuesday, speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump repeated theclaim thatthe trial is a“witch hunt.”

“Bolsonaro is not adishonest man,” he said. “Nobody is happy with what Brazil is doing because Bolsonaro was arespected president.” Trumpadded that Bolsonaro isn’tafriend, but someone he knows. On Monday, theofficeof the under secretary for public diplomacy at the U.S. State Department said on Xthat “attacks” on Bolsonaro “are adisgrace and fall well belowthe dignity of Brazil’sdemocratictraditions.” TheU.S.Embassy in Brazil reposted the message, adding atranslation in Portuguese. Brazil’sforeign ministry responded on Tuesday,saying those claims are “furtherundue andunacceptable interference in matters under the jurisdiction of the Brazilianjudiciary.”

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Cassidysaysmeasles outbreak haspeaked

BY MARK BALLARD Staff writer

WASHINGTON —The nation’smeasles crisis has peaked and is fast resolving because of efforts by state and federal authorities to get people vaccinated againstthe often-deadly diseasethathad once been considered eradicated, U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy saidTuesday

“You can say that there are far more cases than we’ve had in the last six months than we’ve hadin quite some time,” Cassidy,R-Baton Rouge, told local reporters Tuesday.“But if you look at theoverall incidence, it appears to be dying down.”

Cassidy attributes the decline nationwide to vaccination efforts by Healthand Human Services

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and in Louisiana to similar efforts by state Surgeon GeneralRalphL Abraham Jr

Aphysicianfor 30 years, Cassidy noted that people who catchmeasles andsurvive are immunized

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Cassidywas referringto an April2021 opinionpiece by Scott Simon, of NPR Weekend Edition, about an effort by scientist Jane Goodall, famed her study about the lives of chimpanzees.Goodall and more than 80 animal rights activists asked the editors of The Associated PressStylebook, which is used by journalists, to identify animals with he/ she pronouns if their sex is known and he/his/they pronouns if their sex is unknown, rather than by “it.”

U.S. Sen. John N. Kennedy, R-Madisonville, filed abill in February to abolish federal funding for public broadcasting.

“Public broadcasting in America today is political as hell,” Kennedy told Russell T. Vought, the Trump Administration’s director Office of Management and Budget at arecent hearing.

“The real principle is why.

Do wegive money to CNN?

Do we give money to Fox?

Do we give money to Politico? Then why are wegiving money to public broadcasting? Why? We’re $36 trillion in thehole,” he said referring to the nation’sdebt.

The Corporation forPublic Broadcasting was established in 1967 to provide outlets for hard-to-reach communities and programming that the business plans of advertiser-funded private television and radio stations could not justify Public Broadcasting Service is responsible for Ken Burns documentaries, Julia Child’scooking shows, the NOVAscience series, and all manner of children’seducational programming, such “Daniel Tiger’sNeighbor-

from catching the disease again. Buthehopes that the decline was mostly attributable to morepeople gettingvaccinated.

“Measles kills, and I’m pleased to say that RFK Jr.and Ralph Abraham in Louisiana are assuring

hood,” which teaches practicalskills like being politeto adults andtrying new foods to children between the ages of two and five years.

Foryears,manyRepublicanshaverailed against public broadcasting, claimingthatPBS and NPRpresentbiased liberalreporting against conservatives.

Kennedy said Louisiana has318 radio stations,of which 10 get money from theCorporation for Public Broadcasting, and 48 televisionstations, eight of which getfederal money

The Corporationfor PublicBroadcasting gives money to PBS, which gives that money to local stations.

Louisianareceivesabout $2.5 million. The stations then payPBS dues to allow access to its programming. Louisiana pays about $2.4 million in dues. That money is thengivenbyPBS as grants to the producers, who arealso raising money from other sources to put together theindividual programs LouisianaPublic Broadcasting, LPB, is astate agency thatreceives most of its funding from the state general fund and fromcorporate andviewer donations.

LPBisbudgeted to receive $13.2 millionfromthe state in thefiscal year thatbegan thismonth.

As the only statewide network,LPB broadcasts inaugurations, someLegislatureevents, gubernatorial news conferences,when hurricanes threaten and otherevents. LPB shares its broadcastswithprivate stations.

LPBalso provideseducationalprogramming that augments kindergarten through 12thgradeteaching in schools andprogramming that homeboundand homelesschildren can usetocontinue their education

people thatthe vaccines are safe, that they shouldget vaccinated,” said Cassidy, whochairs the SenateHealth, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that oversees Kennedy’shealth department. Cassidy was responding to acall

The state’stwo largest radio stations affiliated with NPR are WWNO in New Orleans, which receives about $220,000 ayear in federal funds, and WRKF in Baton Rouge, which receives about $150,000, said Paul Maassen, generalmanager of WWNO and WRKF

For both stations, themoney accounts for about 8% of the stations’ budgets. The rest comes from individual donations, local business underwriters, and various grantsfrom public and philanthropic sources, he said Tuesday

In addition, the Corporation of Public Broadcasting pays for shared services suchasrightstoair music and the satellite system that delivers national programming. Thoseexpenseswill now theborne by individual stations, which could add another $50,000 each station will have to start paying.

“We’re going to really have to take some hard looks at the programming budget. That includesnational programming. Butits also going to includelocal programming too. Local programs are expensive to produce,” Maassen said.

Still, Maassen said WWNO and WRKF,which operate in thestate’s largestmarkets, are in good position relative to otherstations, particularly in rural areas, where federal money accounts for up to 40% of their budgets. In manycases, not just in Louisiana but across thenation, the smaller stations are the only available free broadcasts of not just local affairs but also disaster warnings.

“I hope thelegislators fully understandthe ramifications of theirvotes,” Maassen said.

The Republican Senate majority can lose only four GOP votes. Democratic sen-

by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for Kennedy to acknowledge that the number of measles cases has grown so large under his watch as to present anational health care emergency

In February,ameasles outbreak in West Texasamong people who refusedtoget vaccinatedleft two children dead.The U.S. Centers for Disease Controland Prevention reported July8atotal of 1,288 confirmed measles cases in 39 jurisdictions, including two in Louisiana.

That’sthe largest numberofcases at one time in morethan three decades.

SchumerblamedKennedy,who has ahistory of vaccine skepticism,for failing to respond to the rapid resurgence of the disease.

Kennedy fired all 17 membersof the committeethat advises the CDC on vaccination policies, beganlaying offthousands of departmentemployees,canceled research grants and forced agency vaccine scientists into leaving their jobs.

“Thisisn’tjust failure,it’smalpractice: Measles is one of the most contagious virusesknown to science —and one of the most preventable,” Schumerwrote Ken-

ators are universally against themeasure. Several GOPsenators have questionedthe need to cutpublic broadcasting. Others wanted to protect HIV/AIDS funding, and othersstill fret that thisisthe first of several DOGE cuts that Trump wants to enact despite theU.S. Constitution putting financialdecisionsin thehands of Congress.

Trumpisthreatening GOP senatorswho vote against the package thathewillnot support them in the2026 elections. The president wrote July 10 on TruthSocial: “It is veryimportant thatall Republicans adhere to my Recissions Bill and, in particular, DEFUND THE CORPORATIONFOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING (PBS

nedy in aJuly 11 letter

Declaring anationwide public health emergency would free up fundingand leverage federal, state and local personnel and other resources into combating the spread of the highly contagious disease that had been officially declared eradicated 33 years ago, Schumer continued.

Kennedy said Monday during a newsconference he did not consider the measles outbreaks to be anational emergency.Hesaid thatcompared with the outbreaks worldwide, the U.S. is faring well. Yemen reports 15,683 measles cases,Pakistan12,732, India 10,299, and Canada 3,053 measles cases as of July 9, according to the World Health Organization.

Kennedy said his health departmenthas controlled the outbreaks effectively,noting that mostofthe American cases have occurred in people who don’twant to be vaccinated.

“There are somepopulations that do not want to vaccinate. We’re making sure there areprotocols fortreating people who actually get measles,” Kennedy said.

Email Mark Ballard at mballard@theadvocate.com.

andNPR), whichisworse than CNN& MSDNC put together.Any Republican that votes to allow this monstrosity to continue broadcasting will nothavemysupport or Endorsement.”

Trumpisusing theImpoundmentControl Act, whichwas enactedwhen then-President Richard Nixon wantedtorescind already appropriated funds. Under the special rules, which require asimple majority andcannot be filibustered, Congress must approve a House-passedrescission package within 45 days, or July 18 in this case. If the legislation is notapproved by that time,the existingappropriations continue.

The House rescission package was approved

June 12 on a214-212 vote, in which four GOPrepresentatives joined 208 Democratic members voting against including Reps Troy Carter, of New Orleans; andCleo Fields,ofBaton Rouge.All four of the Louisiana delegation’sRepublicans voted forthe rescission package, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, of Benton; Majority Leader Steve Scalise, of Jefferson; RepsClay Higgins, of Lafayette; and Julia Letlow,ofStart. Johnsonsaidafterthe House vote: “Today’spassage of this initial rescissions packagemarks a critical step towards amore responsible and transparent government that puts the interests of the American taxpayers first.”

paying dental bills out-of-pocket can come as a shock,leading people to put off or even go without care

Simply put— without dentalinsurance, there may be an importantgap in your healthcare coverage.

Trumpinsiststhatthe U.S effectively has no inflation as he hasattempted to pressure Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powellinto cutting short-term interest rates.

Yetthe new inflation numbers make it more likely that the central bank will leave rates where they are. Powell has said that he wants to gauge the economic impact of Trump’stariffs before reducing borrowing costs.

Excluding volatile food and energy,core inflation increased 2.9% in June from ayear earlier,upfrom 2.8% in May.Onamonthly basis, it picked up 0.2% from May to June. Economists closely watch core prices because they typically provide abetter sense of where inflation is headed.

The uptick in inflation wasdrivenbya rangeof higher prices.The cost of gasoline rose 1% just from May to June, while grocery

tariffsonsteelandaluminum. Theadministration also noted thatdespite the June bump in apparel prices, clothing prices are still cheaper than three months ago.

“ConsumerPricesLOW,” Trump posted on TruthSocial.“Bring down the Fed Rate, NOW!!!” For Democratic lawmakers, the inflation report confirmedtheirwarningsover the past several months that Trump’stariffs could reignite inflation.Theysaid Tuesday that it will only become more painfulgiven the size of the tariff rates in the letters that Trump posted over thepast week

“For those saying we have not seen the impact of Trump’stariff wars, look at today’sdata. Americans continue to struggle with the costs of groceries and rent —and nowprices of food andappliances arerising,” said Sen.Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass

Many businesses built up astockpile of goods this spring and were able todelay price hikes, while others

own mayoral bid on June 29. In four days between his announcement and the close of the reporting period on July 3, Duplessis raised $19,309, according to his report. Since January, his campaign brought in $165,000. Duplessis also loaned his campaign about $25,000. He has spent about $85,000 since January on campaign staffing, travel, consulting and donations to local causes.

“We have raised a significant amount of money without any concerted effort outside of the sheer will of the people,” Duplessis said. “My wife and I are also personally investing in this movement because we want to make it clear to the people of this city that we are in this together.”

Retired Orleans Criminal Court Judge Arthur Hunter spent at the highest clip of the four major candidates running to succeed current Mayor LaToya Cantrell, save for Moreno He shelled out $152,000 mostly on campaign staffing, radio advertising, yard sign production and other fees, according to his filing. Hunter, who launched his campaign last year with no cash on hand, from April to July raised $125,000.

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been at odds with Entergy in the past over its members’ attempts to buy their own power without going through the utility Consumer advocacy and environmental groups are meanwhile raising concerns over the planned fossil fuelpowered plants and whether the new demand will further strain the grid.

Entergy maintains that other ratepayers will not be on the hook for most of Meta’s energy needs, as the tech company is paying for substantial amounts of the generation, and stresses the data center is a win for economic development.

The utility says that Meta is paying for the full annual revenue of the natural gasfired plants for 15 years and that the tech company “will contribute a large percentage of the costs that would otherwise be borne by all of (Entergy’s) customers.”

But the life of one such plant can exceed 30 years, which is a sticking point for the opposing groups.

‘Growth potential’ Zuckerberg, who posted his comments on Threads, said the company intended to scale up the facility to a 5-gigawatt data center over several years, the size of which would rival Manhattan and consume the amount of power of New Orleans six times over in a given year.

Ashley Settle, a spokesperson for Meta, confirmed that the project, named “Hyperion,” refers to the Louisiana data center

“This campaign is not about the politically connected, insiders, or lobbyists,” Hunter said in a statement. “It’s about the citizens of New Orleans who are desperate for change from the ‘same old, same old’ politicians who get nothing done at City Hall.”

The new records paint a picture of the citywide candidates’ financial standing, offering a glimpse at one aspect of their ability to boost their name recognition through paid advertising leading up to the Oct 11 primary

They also revealed how at least two political action committees, or PACs — organizations that support candidates but cannot directly coordinate with their campaign operations — are beginning to influence the municipal races. One is supporting Moreno while another is backing State Rep. Delisha Boyd, a candidate for one of the City Council’s at-large seats.

The fundraising and spending shown in the reports occurred in the weeks before the July 11 qualifying deadline, which officially set the field for the municipal races.

Candidates for other New Orleans citywide offices, including the council’s two citywide at-large seats, sheriff, assessor and clerk of court, also had to submit financial reports by the Mon-

The already-historic plan for the Richland Parish facility could consume less than half of the figure Zuckerberg boasted. In February, Stacey Yip, another Meta spokesperson, confirmed that the Louisiana site would have around 2 gigawatts of server capacity, but need additional energy for cooling and office space.

“I know (Meta has) been investigating the ability to buy more land and to build more power,” Louisiana Economic Development Secretary Susan Bourgeois said. “Since the beginning, there was an ongoing conversation about the potential for growth there, and that is one thing that was so attractive about that state site — the growth potential.”

The advocacy groups want Meta’s contract with Entergy extended to 25 years to more closely align with the duration of a gas plant. The utility, however, says that even if Meta leaves after the 15-year contract, the plants will be needed as others are retired. Entergy rejects extending the contract, Laura Beauchamp, vice president of business strategy and operations at the utility, reiterated during the hearing.

The tech company is not paying for fuel costs of the gas plants or a new $550 million transmission line, according to public filings.

Meta announced in December its plan to build the industrial site on agricultural land the size of around 70 football fields. The project is expected to support 300 to 500 permanent jobs and 5,000 construction workers at peak.

Beauchamp said Tuesday that she did not know if

day deadline.

In the race for Moreno’s current at-large seat, state Rep. Matthew Willard outraised Boyd, his House colleague, gathering $149,000 to Boyd’s $17,000 during the period covered by the reports Boyd still has $103,000 on-hand in her campaign account. Willard has $176,000 in his account. In the race for the other at-large seat, incumbent City Council President JP Morrell raised $159,000 and has $224,000 in his campaign account. Pastor and activist Gregory Manning, who is challenging Morrell, raised $15,000 and had $11,000 onhand.

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson raised $27,000 during the fundraising period. All but one of the donations to her campaign came before May 16, when 10 men escaped from the jail Hutson runs, spurring a manhunt. One inmate remains on the lam.

Though Hutson said after that jailbreak that she was suspending her reelection bid, she spent campaign funds in the subsequent days, including $1,500 for a makeup artist on May 24, according to her ethics filing. Hutson officially revived her campaign when she qualified to seek a second term last week. But she has just $715 in her campaign account after spending about $30,000 over the

the new hires would be locally based. The confidential agreement the utility reached with the tech company “is about the production of service of electricity, it is not tied to the number of jobs,” she said.

‘Not an ideal outcome’

Some of the parties involved in the electricity proposal — including the staff of the Public Service Commission and the Sierra Club — came to an agreement last week, shortening the length of the hearing from two weeks to two days. The role of the commission staff is to help fill informational gaps to help the elected commissioners reach their decision.

Joshua Smith, a staff attorney at the Sierra Club, said that his group’s settlement last week was “not an ideal outcome,” but that he’s cautiously optimistic over Meta’s agreement to procure additional solar to offset some of the data center’s gas-related pollution.

“This was a difficult one because we’ve had two Louisiana commissioners vocally support the project,” Smith said “The governor has been supportive. So once commission staff decided to settle as well, it in my view became extremely unlikely that you have an outcome that defeated any one or all of the gas generators.”

Meta had agreed to build to 1,500 megawatts of solar power in Louisiana, according to public filings, though this provision is not legally binding The tech company is now committing to an additional 500 megawatts, Smith said.

Staff writer Stephanie Riegel contributed reporting.

previous three months She declined to be interviewed after qualifying for the contest on Friday

Former interim police Superintendent Michelle Woodfork, who is running against Hutson, amassed $110,000 during the threemonth period and is ending the period with $128,000 on hand Constable Edwin Shorty, another candidate for the Sheriff’s Office, raised $44,000.

On Monday, a judge accused Hutson of contempt of court, saying she has ignored a court order to transport recent arrestees from jail to Magistrate Court on weekends and holidays.

At least two political action committees have begun fundraising and spending in local elections.

Candidates have long been able to benefit from huge donations from wealthy donors and corporations through independent expenditure groups — often called Super PACs that can raise and spend sums without as many

restrictions as candidates themselves. In Louisiana, individual candidates are limited to accepting campaign donations of $12,000 or less.

Former Gov John Bel Edwards and current Gov Jeff Landry both drew support from such groups during their campaigns.

One pro-Moreno group, the Leadership Matters PAC, secured a $100,000 donation from Carmouche and Associates, a prominent Baton Rouge law firm.

The firm is run by attorney John Carmouche, who recently won a $745 million verdict against Chevron for damage to coastal wetlands.

Carmouche did not immediately respond Tuesday to messages about his firm’s support for the PAC.

In all, Leadership Matters raised $148,000 between April and July, according to the group’s filing. The committee is chaired by Laverne Toombs, a communications professional who works for the Louisiana Music and Heritage Experience and

previously led the New Orleans Regional Black Chamber of Commerce. Another PAC, Elite Political Action Committee, is supporting Boyd in her campaign against Willard for the open at-large City Council seat. That committee spent $42,000 in the three-month pre-qualifying period, mostly on events, according to its filing.

Elite PAC is chaired by Kristen Boyd, Delisha Boyd’s sister In a statement provided by her campaign manager Boyd said she was “incredibly grateful for the outpouring of support from family, friends, and neighbors across our city.”

“The creation of Elite PAC, led by my daughter Kristen, is a reflection of the belief others have in my leadership and in the vision we’re building together for New Orleans,” Boyd said. “That support humbles me deeply.”

Staff writer Alex Lubben contributed to this report.

that

Assisted-living home has history of late reports

9 residents killed in fire

BY KIMBERLEE KRUESI, HOLLY RAMER and MICHELLE R. SMITH Associated Press

FALL RIVER, Mass. — A Mas-

sachusetts assisted-living center where nine residents died in a fire was cited for failing to immediately report more than two dozen health and safety incidents, according to regulators’ most recent review of the facility

Five men and four women were killed and at least 30 others were injured Sunday night at Gabriel House in Fall River about 50 miles south of Boston. Some of the 70 residents were rescued by ladder after screaming for help from the windows of the three-story building. Investigators have not determined the cause of the blaze, which was the state’s deadliest fire in more than four decades.

BY ROSS D FRANKLIN,

SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN

and JOHN SEEWER

Associated Press

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. Crews fighting a wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge were focused Tuesday on stopping the flames from consuming nearby cabins, a water pumping station, mule stables and other structures, fire officials said. Hundreds of firefighters are dealing with a pair of wildfires along the park’s less-visited North Rim that together have burned through more than 90 square miles. That’s more than twice the size of the entire Walt Disney World complex in Florida. Each blaze grew overnight into Tuesday, but fire officials expressed optimism

The 100-unit facility, which opened in 1999 in a former motel built decades earlier, was last inspected by the state on Oct. 31, 2023, according to a report from the state Executive Office of Elder Affairs.

The report cited the facility for seven deficiencies, four of which were repeat problems. After the facility responded with a corrective action plan, it was recertified through November 2025.

Most of the issues involved missing documentation For example, seven resident files that were reviewed were missing documents to indicate that their service plans were reassessed within 30 days of moving in, as required. The plans outline the services each resident receives, including whether they need help with medication and meals.

The review also found problems with the reporting of safety incidents. Facilities are supposed to

that they had slowed the spread of the White Sage Fire, the larger of the two. Tourists standing along the park’s popular South Rim on Tuesday watched plumes of smoke rise above the sweeping vista, filling the canyon with a thick haze and pooling in its depths.

“By the afternoon, it was completely socked in,” Christi Anderson said of the smoke that had filled the canyon the day before. “You couldn’t see anything, none of that. It was crazy.” Anderson was visiting from California and considered herself lucky because she had shifted her reservation to the South Rim in the preceding days. Otherwise she would have been among those forced to evacuate.

The Dragon Bravo Fire, ignited by a lightning strike on July 4 destroyed the

submit reports of incidents that could have a significant negative effect on residents’ health, safety or welfare within 24 hours, but the review found 26 reports that were sent later than that between May 5, 2022, and Oct. 31, 2023.

The report did not specify the total number of incidents, or provide any details about what they involved.

The state also watched two staffers provide medication assistance to seven residents and found several problems, including failure to document when eye drops were opened, loose tablets in medication storage areas and partially opened medication.

Some residents said only two or three staffers were working at the time of the fire, and they offered little help.

“They left us alone and ran out into the parking lot,” said Lorraine Ferrara. “I was hanging out the window — ‘Help! Help!’ and they just kept running.”

lodge and dozens of cabins over the weekend. That fire had been allowed to burn for days before strong winds caused it to erupt, leading to questions about the National Park Service’s decision not to aggressively attack the fire right away

Four days into the fire, the Park Service said it was being allowed to burn to benefit the land. Then on Friday, fire officials and the Park Service warned visitors to evacuate immediately as the fire grew exponentially The flames were fanned by uncharacteristic nighttime gusts that topped 40 mph.

“Normally the fire ‘lays down’ at night because of higher humidity and lower temperatures, but this thing was really wind-driven,” fire information officer Stefan La-Sky said Tuesday

‘Severance’ leads Emmy nominees with 27 as Apple TV+ dominates

BY ANDREW DALTON Associated Press

LOS ANGELES “Severance” separated itself from the field with 27 Emmy nominations Tuesday, while “The Studio” led comedy nominees with a record-tying 23 in a dominant year for Apple TV+.

No other dramas came close to the dystopian workplace series “Severance,” which achieved a convergence of acclaim and audience buzz for its second season that brought an expected Emmy bounty “It’s been the best kind of morning,” Apple TV+ head of programming Matt ChernisstoldTheAssociated Press.

Lead acting nominations came for “Severance” stars Adam Scott and Britt Lower for what amounted to dual

roles as their characters’ “innie” work selves and “outie” home selves. Tramell Tillman got a supporting nod for playing their tone-shifting, pineapple-wielding supervisor Patricia Arquette was nominated for supporting actress for playing an ousted outcast from the sinister family business at the center of the show And Ben Stiller got a nomination for directing the Season 2 finale.

Apple’s Hollywood satire “The Studio” was expected to make a significant showing for its first season, but it romped over more established shows like “Hacks,” which got 14, and “The Bear,” which got 13. And “The Studio” tied a record set by “The Bear” last year when it also got 23 nominations, the most ever for a comedy. Seth Rogen, who co-creat-

ed “The Studio” with longtime collaborator Evan Goldberg, personally got three nominations for acting, writing and directing. Rogen told the AP that “my ego is in shock” and called the raft of nominations “very validating in a way that I’m not used to being validated.” His show’s A-list roster of guest stars brought in a bounty, with nominations for Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, Bryan Cranston, Anthony Mackie, Dave Franco and Zoë Kravitz. The men made for five of the six nominees in the guest actor in a comedy category “The Penguin,” HBO’s dark drama from the “Batman” universe, was also surprisingly dominant in the limited series category with 24 nominations, including nods for leads Colin Farrell and Cristin Milioti.

U.K. Treasury chief aims to slash red tape

LONDON U.K Treasury

chief Rachel Reeves said Tuesday that she’ll cut red tape for banks and finance

firms so that “informed risktaking” can help kick-start Britain’s sluggish economy

The government is trying to regain the economic initiative after rocky weeks of costly U-turns and figures showing the U.K. economy contracted for two months running.

Arguing that regulation often “acts as a boot on the neck of businesses,” Reeves announced plans to pare back some of the rules introduced after the 2008 global financial crisis, which was triggered by risky lending That includes reforms to “ringfencing” rules enacted to separate banks’ retail and investment banking activities, and a review of the amount of capital banks must hold.

She said that it was the widest set of reforms of financial services in more than a decade.

“We are fundamentally reforming the regulatory system, freeing up firms to take risks and to drive growth,” Reeves said on a visit to Leeds in northern England U.S. rare earth producer gets boost

MP Materials which runs the only American rare earths mine, announced a new $500 million agreement with tech giant Apple on Tuesday to produce more of the powerful magnets used in iPhones as well as other high-tech products like electric vehicles.

This news comes on the heels of last week’s announcement that the U.S. Defense Department agreed to invest $400 million in shares of the Las Vegasbased company That will make the government the largest shareholder in MP Materials and help increase magnet production.

Despite the name, the 17 rare earth elements aren’t actually rare, but it’s hard to find them in a high enough concentration to make a mine worth the investment.

They are important ingredients in everything from smartphones and submarines to EVs and fighter jets, and it’s those military applications that have made rare earths a key concern in ongoing U.S. trade talks.

Nvidia nudges Nasdaq ahead of stock slump

NEW YORK Most U.S. stocks slumped on Tuesday after the latest update on inflation hurt Wall Street’s hopes for lower interest rates.

The S&P 500 fell 0.4%, though it’s still near its alltime high set last week, as 90% of the stocks within the index fell. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 436 points, or 1%. Tech stocks were an outlier, though, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.2% to set another record thanks to Nvidia, the market’s most influential stock.

Stocks of big U.S. banks, meanwhile, were mixed following their latest profit reports.

JPMorgan Chase slipped 0.7% despite reporting a stronger profit than analysts expected, as CEO Jamie Dimon warned of risks to the economy because of tariffs and other concerns.

Citigroup rose 3.7% following its better-than-expected profit report. But Wells Fargo fell 5.5% following its own, as it trimmed its forecast for an important way that it makes money All told, the S&P 500 fell 24.80 points to 6,243.76. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 436.36 to 44,023.29, and the Nasdaq composite rose 37.47 to 20,677.80.

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Federal workers detail cuts, inaction

A security officer works inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau headquarters in Washington. The bureau has been mostly inoperable for nearly six months. CFPB employees say they essentially spend the workday sitting on their hands, forbidden from doing any work by directive from the White House.

Consumer financial watchdog defanged under Trump

BY KEN SWEET AP banking reporter

NEW YORK The lights are on at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau across the street from the White House, and employees still get paid. But in practice, the bureau has been mostly inoperable for nearly six months CFPB employees say they essentially spend the workday sitting on their hands, forbidden from doing any work by directive from the White House.

The bureau is supposed to be helping oversee the nation’s banks and financial services companies and taking enforcement action in case of wrongdoing. During its 15-year existence, the CFPB has returned roughly $21 billion to consumers who were cheated by financial services companies.

Instead, its main function now seems to be undoing the rulemaking and law enforcement work that was done under previous administrations, including in President Donald Trump’s first term.

One current employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the directive forbids staffers from speaking publicly about their jobs, said outsiders would be amazed at how little work is being done. Employees are reluctant even to talk to one another, out of fear that a conversation between two employees would be considered a violation of the directive.

Another employee described the drastic shift in mission, from trying to protect consumers to doing nothing, as “quite demoralizing.”

To gain an understanding of what is happening inside the CFPB, The Associated Press spoke with 10 current and former employees, as well as bankers and policymakers who used to interact with the bureau nearly every day but now say their emails and voicemails go into a black hole. The agency’s press office doesn’t respond to emails.

The CFPB took a lighter ap-

proach to its mission in Trump’s first term but continued to pursue enforcement actions. Under President Joe Biden, the agency took an expansive view of its authority, targeting profitable practices by banks such as overdraft and credit card late fees, as well as investigating companies over credit reporting and medical debt.

The bureau also turned a spotlight on Big Tech companies that have made inroads into financial services For example, the CFPB ordered Apple to pay $89 million in fines and penalties for problems related to the Apple Card.

Banks and the financial services industry felt the Biden CFPB acted too aggressively, particularly with a proposal to cut overdraft fees to $5 from the industry average of $27 to $35. The bureau estimated the move would save consumers roughly $5 billion a year The proposal was overturned by Congress in April with Trump’s backing.

Once Trump 2.0 began, the bureau became a main target of the Department of Government Efficiency, then run by Elon Musk, who posted on X that the CFPB should “RIP” shortly after DOGE employees became embedded at the agency Through the bureau’s acting chief, Russell Vought, the White House issued a directive that CFPB employees should “not perform any work tasks.”

The administration then tried to lay off roughly 90% of the bureau’s staff, or roughly 1,500 employees. Courts have blocked those layoffs, but there is a feeling inside the bureau that the court rulings are only a temporary reprieve.

Companies that committed wrongdoing, or had open investigations, have lobbied the bureau and the White House for their punishments to be rescinded. Last month, the CFPB rescinded an agreement under which Navy Federal Credit Union agreed to pay $80 million to settle claims that it illegally

charged overdraft fees to its members, who include Navy servicemen and women, and veterans.

In mid-May, the agency scrapped an order for the auto financing arm of Toyota to pay customers a total of $48 million for illegally bundling products onto car buyers’ auto loans.

“Companies are lining up to get out of repaying harmed customers,” said Eric Halperin, former enforcement director at the bureau who resigned earlier this year

The Associated Press sent a list of questions to the White House regarding President Trump’s vision for the CFPB. The White House did not respond.

While the lack of new initiatives and the scuttling of old ones frustrate employees the most, they also note that even everyday tasks have largely fallen to the wayside.

A report from the office of Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the senior Democrat on the Senate Banking Committee, found that the bureau is uploading roughly 2,200 complaints a day to its complaint database, compared with the roughly 10,500 complaints it was doing in the months before Trump took office again Warren came up with the idea for the bureau when she was a law professor at Harvard University

The bureau did take an enforcement action on Friday The pawnshop chain FirstCash Inc. agreed to pay $9 million to settle claims that it charged excessive interest rates on loans to armed service members, in violation of the Military Lending Act. FirstCash operates more than 1,000 stores.

The bureau is going to be even further diminished in the coming months. The new budget law signed by Trump earlier this month cuts the CFPB’s funding by roughly half, meaning the bureau will be forced into mass layoffs. Senate Democrats are looking for ways to restore that funding.

Trump promotes energy, tech in Pa.

Tens of billions in investments touted

BY SEUNG MIN KIM and MARC LEVY Associated Press

PITTSBURGH President Donald

Trump and Republican Sen David McCormick, of Pennsylvania, touted tens of billions of dollars of recent energy and technology investments

Tuesday as the president boasted of a “true golden age for America” in energy policy and artificial intelligence.

Trump traveled to Pittsburgh at a summit helmed by McCormick that included dozens of top executives from companies aiming to make the city and the state a hot spot for advancements in robotics, artificial intelligence and energy McCormick announced more than $90 billion of investments in the state — spurring tens of thousands of jobs although some of the projects had already been in progress ahead of the summit.

“I think we have a true golden age for America And we’ve been showing it, and it truly is the hottest country anywhere in the world,” Trump said at the Pennsylvania Energy and Innovation Summit, held at Carnegie Mellon University “I’m honored to be in Pennsylvania, and I’m honored to be in Pittsburgh And you’re going to see some real action here. So get ready.”

Trump has repeatedly pledged U.S. “energy dominance” in the global market, and Pennsylvania — a swing state critical to his wins in 2016 and 2024 — is at the forefront of that agenda, in large part due to its coal and gas industry that the Republican administration has taken steps to bolster

Both the president and his senior administration officials on Tuesday framed the investments as part of a race against China for the most advanced deployment of artificial intelligence, with Trump saying “we are way ahead of China, I have to say.”

“China and other countries are racing to catch up to America on AI, and we’re not going to let them do it,” Trump said. He added that the U.S. will be “fighting them in a very friendly fashion.”

Some of the investments on a list released by McCormick’s office were not necessarily brand-new, while others were. Some involve massive data center projects, while others involve building power plants, expanding natural gas pipelines, upgrading power plants or improving electricity transmission networks.

Pittsburgh is home to Carnegie Mellon University, a prestigious engineering school, plus a growing industry of small robotics firms and a so-called “AI Avenue” that’s home to offices for Google and other AI firms. It also sits in the middle of the prolific Marcellus Shale natural gas reservoir

“What’s going on is a rewiring of the economy, of the world over the next 15 years, and that takes trillions and trillions and tens of trillions of dollars and it starts with power,” said Bruce Flatt, CEO of Brookfield, during a panel discussion.

Associated Press writer Melissa Goldin in Washington contributed to this report.

Nvidia to resume its sales of AI chips to China

BY ELAINE KURTENBACH and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP business writers

BANGKOK Nvidia’s CEO Jensen Huang says the technology giant has won approval from the Trump administration to sell its advanced H20 computer chips used to develop artificial intelligence to China. The news came in a company blog post late Monday, which stated that the U.S. government had “assured” Nvidia that licenses would be granted — and that the company “hopes to start deliveries soon.” Shares of the California-based chipmaker were up over 4% by midday Tuesday Huang also spoke about the coup

on China’s state-run CGTN television network, in remarks shown on X. “Today, I’m announcing that the U.S. government has approved for us filing licenses to start shipping H20s,” Huang told reporters in Beijing. He added that half of the world’s AI researchers are in China. “It’s so innovative and dynamic here in China that it’s really important that American companies are able to compete and serve the market here,” he said. Huang recently met with Presi-

dent Donald Trump and other U.S. policymakers — and is in Beijing this week to attend a supply chain conference and speak with Chinese officials. The broadcast showed Huang meeting with Ren Hongbin, the head of the China Council for Promotion of International Trade, host of the China International Supply Chain Expo, which Huang was attending Nvidia is an exhibitor Nvidia has profited enormously from the rapid adoption of AI, becoming the first company to have its market value surpass $4 trillion last week. However, the trade rivalry between the U.S. and China has been weighing heavily on the industry

The H20 graphics processing unit is an advanced AI chip — a type of device used to build and update a range of AI systems. But it’s less powerful than Nvidia’s top semiconductors today That’s because the H20 chip was developed to specifically comply with U.S restrictions for exports of AI chips to China. Nvidia’s most advanced chips, which carry more computing power, are off-limits to the Chinese market. Washington has been tightening controls on exports of advanced technology to China for years, citing concerns that know-how meant for civilian use could be deployed for military purposes.

in southernSyria.

Syriaenactsceasefire afterlatestviolence

BY GHAITH ALSAYED and ABBY SEWELL Associated Press

BUSRA AL-HARIR, Syria Syria’s defense ministerannounceda ceasefireshortly after government forcesenteredakeycityinsouthern Sweida province on Tuesday,aday after sectarian clashes killed dozens there. Neighboring Israel again launched strikes on Syrianmilitary forces, saying it was protecting the Druze minority

The latest escalation under Syria’s new leaders beganwith tit-for-tat kidnappings and attacksbetween local Sunni Bedouin tribesand Druze armed factions in the southern province, acenter of the Druze community Syrian government forces,sent to restore order on Monday, also clashed with Druze armed groups

On Tuesday,Syrian Defense Minister Murhaf Abu Qasrasaid an agreement was struckwiththe

city’s “notables and dignitaries” andthat governmentforces would “respond only to the sources of fire anddeal with any targetingbyoutlawgroups.”

However,scattered clashes continuedafter hisannouncement —as didallegationsthat security forces hadcommitted violations against civilians.

Syria’sInterior Ministry said Monday that morethan 30 people had been killed, but has not updated thefiguressince. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a U.K.-based war monitor,said Tuesday that 166 people had been killed since Sunday,including five women and two children.

Amongthemwere21peoplekilled in “fieldexecutions” by government forces, including 12 meninarest house in the city of Sweida, it said. It didnot say how many of the dead were civilians and also cited reports of members of the security forces looting andsetting homes on fire.

Syrian interim PresidentAhmad al-Sharaa said in astatementthat he had taskedauthorities with “taking immediate legal action against anyone proven to have committeda transgression or abuse, regardless of their rank or position.

Associated Press journalists in Sweida province saw forces at a government checkpoint searching cars and confiscating suspected stolengoods fromboth civiliansand soldiers.

Israeliairstrikestargeted government forces’ convoysheading into the provincial capital of Sweida and in other areas of southern Syria.

Israeli PrimeMinister Benjamin Netanyahu andDefense Minister Israel Katz saidthe strikes sought to “prevent the Syrian regimefrom harming” theDruze religious minority“and to ensure disarmament in the area adjacent to our borders with Syria.” In Israel, theDruze are seen as aloyal minority and often serve in thearmed forces.

Indiaordersairlines to inspectBoeings

Move comesafter report in deadly crash

BY SHEIKHSAALIQ

Associated Press

NEW DELHI— India’saviation regulatorordered on Monday airlines operating severalBoeing models to examine fuel control switches, days after an investigation into last month’sAir India plane crash found they wereflipped off, starving both enginesoffuel.

India’sDirectorate Generalof Civil Aviation stated thedirective would apply to Boeing 787 Dreamliners and select Boeing 737 variants and that airlines must completeinspections andsubmittheir findings to the regulatorbyJuly 21.

Apreliminary report into theAir India crash that killed 260 people in the northwestern city of Ahmedabad found that theswitches shifted within one second of each other,cutting offfuel supply to both engines. The report, releasedlast week, didnot offerany conclusions as to why the plane crashed. It also did not say how the switches couldhave flipped from run position to thecutoff during the flight.

The movement of the fuel controlswitchesallows and cuts fuel flow to the plane’sengines.

The Boeing 787-8Dreamliner crashed on June12shortlyafter takeoff. It killed all but one of the 242 people on board as well as 19 people on theground.

The report, issued by India’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau, noted a2018 advisory from the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, recommendingairlines operatingBoeingmodelstoinspect the locking feature of fuelcutoff switches.

According to the report, cockpit voice recordings captured amomentofconfusion between the pilots, withone asking the other why he cutoff the fuel. “The other pilot respondedthathedid notdoso,” thereport said.

Some aviation expertsinIndia speculatedthe crashwas caused due to human error based on the preliminaryreport. At least two commercial pilots’ associations have rejected such claims

The IndianCommercial Pilots’ Association in astatementonSunday said it was “deeply disturbed by speculative narratives particularly the reckless and unfounded insinuation of pilotsuicide.”

Air India CEO Campbell Wilson on Mondaysaidthe preliminary report into the crash of the London-bound plane found no mechanical or maintenance issues with the aircraft and its engines.

Charity: Killed staffers‘targeted’ by Ethiopian soldiers

By The Associated Press

ADDISABABA, Ethiopia International aid organization Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday released areport describing the gunning-downofthree staffers in Ethiopia’s Tigrayregion four years ago as an “intentional and targeted killing” by members of Ethiopia’smilitary Ethiopia’sgovernment hasn’t commented on thenew report and didn’timmediately reply to questions from The Associated Press. MaríaHernándezMatas, a 35-year-old Spanish coordinator, local colleague Yohannes HaleformReda and driver Tedros

Gebremariam were shotdead in June 2021, forcing the medical charity,also known by its French acronym,MSF,tostop its services in Tigray despite conflict there. The two years of fighting that ended in late 2022 between Tigrayans and the federal government and its allies left an estimated hundreds of thousands of people dead and an unknown number of others wounded. Thenew MSF report accuses the Ethiopian federal government of not following through on its promisetoinvestigate andreleaseits findings, despite pressure from the familiesofthe deceased and the humanitarian organization.

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Judge allows trash contract to proceed

Temporary restraining order had been sought by 2 in Quarter

BY BEN MYERS Staff writer

A Civil District Court judge on

Tuesday decided to allow a controversial temporary sanitation contract for the French Quarter and Downtown Development District, at least for the moment.

Judge Sidney Cates denied a request for a temporary restraining order sought by a French Quarter restaurant owner and a resi-

Flood watch issued for most of south La.

Slow-moving

disturbance heads for Gulf

BY KASEY BUBNASH

Staff writer

A flood watch will go into effect for much of south Louisiana this week as a slow-moving lowpressure system heads toward the Gulf, bringing with it the potential for downpours and flash flooding along the Gulf Coast.

National Weather Service forecasters expect to see 3-6 inches of rain in the Southeast, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, with the potential for up to 10 inches in some isolated areas. In the south central area near Lafayette, some areas could see up to 15

University Medical Center

CEO exits

Nickens to be succeeded by current COO

BY EMILY WOODRUFF Staff writer

University Medical Center CEO

John Nickens will leave his position at the end of July to become the next CEO of Phoenix Children’s Hospital, he said Tuesday He will be succeeded by Tom Patrias, UMC’s current chief operating officer and former CEO of Tulane Health System. Nickens, who previously led Manning Family Children’s, said the move is about a personal goal to return to pediatric care.

“I’ve loved my time in New Orleans, and I certainly love this adventure with UMC,” he said. “But I always kind of wanted to finish my career at a children’s hospital.” Patrias has worked alongside Nickens at UMC through nursing strikes and several rounds of contract negotiations with National Nurses United, the union

dent, who claimed Mayor LaToya Cantrell falsely declared an emergency on July 9 to tap Henry Consulting for the sanitation job. Daniel Conwill, owner of Felix’s Restaurant and Oyster Bar, along with resident Marina Costopoulos, also claimed Cantrell’s no-bid selection of Henry Consulting for the $8.3 million contract violated the city’s emergency contracting policies.

Cates, who did not provide reasons for denying the restraining

order, could still stop the contract after a July 23 hearing for a preliminary injunction, however

Lawyers for the plaintiffs and for Henry Consulting, owned by developer Troy Henry, did not respond to messages seeking comment on Tuesday

The Cantrell administration said it respects Cates’ ruling “and will continue to work on behalf of the residents and business owners of New Orleans.”

Tuesday’s decision followed a week of dramatic developments in a controversy that has engulfed City Hall for more than half a year, since New Orleans City Council members in December refused to sign off on a seven-year $73 million contract for Henry Consulting awarded through a competitive solicitation.

The council’s inaction on Henry’s long-term deal prompted Cantrell issue a call for bids and sign the

low bidder, IV Waste, to a one-year, $6.1 million contract. Cantrell then announced in April she would terminate the IV Waste contract at the end of this month, insisting Henry Consulting’s long-term contract would move forward without the council’s approval. But Cantrell’s emergency declaration last week acknowledged the firm couldn’t start on the longer contract because it is tied up in court. IV Waste’s owner, Sidney Torres IV, did not respond Tuesday to a

READy TO REPAIR

Officials lay out O’Keefe Avenue reopening timeline after building collapse

BY JONI HESS Staff writer

Crews will begin in August to restore a historic Central Business District building that partially collapsed last year, city officials said this week, marking a step forward for a major downtown thoroughfare that has seen a spate of reopening challenges.

Part of the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities building at O’Keefe Avenue and Lafayette Street collapsed in December, shutting down roadways and creating headaches for businesses.

At a City Council committee meeting Tuesday, administration officials said they plan to reopen O’Keefe Avenue, which has been closed since the collapse, and complete structural repairs by January

Endowment President Miranda Restovic said in a statement that the organization has been working “tirelessly” to stabilize its headquarters.

“Unfortunately, a project of this magnitude is not a quick or easy process, and we acknowledge the hardship this has presented for our neighbors. Our priority remains the safety of the surrounding community while we work to ensure the building’s structural integrity for its next 150 years,” Restovic said.

After the collapse, Endowment officials tapped a team of engineering and construction firms to shore up

Sheriff accused of ignoring transport order

Judge orders Hutson to appear in court

BY JOHN SIMERMAN Staff writer

Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson has ignored a court order to transport arrestees from jail to Magistrate Court on weekends and holidays, a judge wrote Monday while accusing the sheriff of contempt of court. Criminal District Chief Judge Tracey Flemings-Davillier ordered Hutson to appear in court Wednesday to respond to allegations of “willful neglect of duty” and “willful disobedience of a lawful order,” according to a two-page

order Flemings-Davillier claims Hutson failed to follow “numerous” requests to resume the practice of transporting detainees on weekends and holidays for their first court appearances Hutson denied those allegations in a statement Tuesday Following the pandemic, the court began

the building temporarily and identify structural deficiencies, according to documentation published on the agency’s website.

Officials expect the building’s structural repairs also will be completed in January while exterior facade work will likely continue into the new year It’s unclear when the building itself will reopen.

New Orleans construction firm Woodward Design + Build will handle the first phase of repairs.

“There’s still several months of reconstruction that need to take place,” New Orleans Office of Economic Development Director Jeffrey Schwartz told council members. “But as of right now, the plan is for January, which we know would make this a full year of impact to the surrounding community.”

Unpaid suspension recommended for judge

La. Supreme Court sets Aug. 26 hearing

BY JOHN SIMERMAN Staff writer

Nearly five years after Jennifer Medley won a bruising race for an Orleans Parish Civil District Court judgeship with the backing of trash magnate Sidney Torres IV, the state body that investigates judicial misconduct says her actions on the campaign trail warrant a monthlong suspension. The Louisiana Judiciary Commission last week recommended the unpaid time off for Medley, along with costs of

about $5,500 from an investigation that led to four misconduct charges against her The Louisiana Supreme Court, the final arbiter of discipline for judges, has set an Aug. 26 hearing date. The commission rejected the yearlong suspension that was urged by the Office of Special Counsel, which prosecutes judicial misconduct. At a March hearing, Assistant Special Counsel John Keeling argued that Medley went far over the line

Barge crashes into Lafitte levee, pump station

Structures not critically damaged, officials say

BY LARA NICHOLSON Staff writer

A barge ship with six containers ran into a levee wall and pump station in Lafitte last weekend with significant impact, although neither structure took on critical damage, according to Jefferson Parish Council District 1

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holding those hearings by Zoom from the jail, later phasing in the return to weekday transports. On June 18, Flemings-Davillier issued an order for Hutson to resume weekend and holiday transports to “open court” starting July 12. The judge wrote Monday that she didn’t receive a response from the sheriff until late Friday afternoon The order does not detail that response. Hutson then declined to staff Magistrate Court with deputies over the weekend, which amounts to constructive contempt, Flemings-Davillier wrote.

“The Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office has not ignored any court order regarding weekend and holiday court transport,” Hutson responded Tuesday “In fact, we have actively engaged with the courts to explain the serious financial and staffing impacts associated with resuming purely discretionary in-person weekend proceedings at the criminal courthouse.” Hutson described the impasse as “not a matter of willingness; it’s a matter of operational feasibility.” Meeting the court’s demands would require staffing at least a dozen deputies to transport arrestees and secure the courthouse on those days, adding more than $350,000 in annual costs, according to Hutson.

“Unfortunately our legal team was not given the opportunity to file for a stay last Friday to fully outline these challenges again before contempt proceedings were raised,” her statement said State law defines constructive contempt as a “willful neglect or violation of duty by a clerk, sheriff or other person elected, appointed, or employed to assist the court in the administration of justice.” In theory, a contempt finding could lead to jail time to prod compliance. The judge’s “rule to show cause” came days after Hutson qualified to defend her seat against a host of challengers, after she’d suspended her campaign in the wake of the mass jail escape on May 16 by 10 detainees, allegedly with inside help.

It’s not the first time that the sheriff has faced the wrath of judges over transports from the lockup. In 2022, then-Judge Laurie White served Hutson with an order “to produce inmates to Orleans Criminal District Court any day of the week as requested.”

Hutson balked, challenging the judge’s authority while citing a severe staffing shortage and the need for deputies in the jail.

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when she slammed her incumbent opponent, Chris Bruno, in TV ads that Torres’ production company helped produce.

“Win at all costs, win by deception, win by bending or breaking any rule you need to, cannot be tolerated in our judicial campaigns,” Keeling said. Along with the ads, the commission took Medley to task for accepting a $100,000 loan from a Torres company, most of which she swiftly sent to her campaign in a move the panel viewed as unsightly though not illegal.

‘Loophole in the law’

The commission found her actions “appear to have fallen within a loophole in the law: If a private lender is not made aware their loan proceeds will go towards an election campaign, and if the recipient then uses most or all of the loan proceeds to make a personal loan to her campaign, the law is arguably not violated.”

Even so, the commission found Medley failed to get an independent opinion on the loan, rather than one supplied through a lawyer for Torres. The loan and publicity around it “gave an appearance of attempting to circumvent

member Timothy Kerner Jr Kerner said on social media that the barge made contact with the levee and Fleming Pump station Sunday, and photos from the scene showed a destroyed wooden wharf structure and a couple of damaged drainage valves

Initial assessments of the levee and pump station found no structural failure or mechanical damage, he said Drainage director Ben Lepine said the pumps were still fully operational, and Lafitte

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inches in a worst-case scenario, forecasters said.

The heaviest rains are expected Thursday and Friday, according to the weather service.

“Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams and other low-lying and floodprone locations,” weather service forecasters said. “Flooding may occur in poor drainage and urban areas. Some of the heavy rainfall will occur overnight; use extra caution since flooded roadways are impossible to see at night.”

A flood watch that includes the New Orleans metro, the northshore, Houma, Grand Isle and Baton Rouge will go into effect Wednesday afternoon and last through late Friday night Another for Acadiana will take effect Thursday morning and last through Saturday evening.

The disturbance likely will bring long-lasting rains that could stall or remain stationary over one area, raising flooding risks.

‘Year of the flood’

The threat of intense rain comes at a time when unexpected downpours are at the forefront of many Americans’ minds, after devastating flooding in Texas early this month killed hundreds of people, including dozens of children.

But it’s not just Texas.

Heavy rains doused the northeast Monday, flooding roads and closing subway lines in parts of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, according to the Associated Press Plant City, Florida, a city just east of Tampa, saw nearly 12 inches of rain in some spots the same day over the course of

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representing more than 600 nurses at the hospital. The group, which voted to unionize at the end of 2023, began its latest two-day strike on Tuesday

Patrias said his focus as CEO will be on stability

“I understand this hospital, and I know that consistency and stability are extremely important not only to the nurse staff but also to the medical staff and community,” he said.

Nickens said the opportunity to lead the Phoenix hospital, which has 8,000 employees compared

campaign finance law and/or exploiting a loophole in the law,” the commission found

The recommended discipline came after a 6-2 vote, with one abstention, by a commission that has since grown from 9 to 14 members under legislation backed by Gov. Jeff Landry The two dissenters favored public censure for Medley, citing a 2022 public admonishment of a different jurist, 4th Judicial District Court Judge Sharon Marchman, over ads against an opponent for an appeals court seat in a race she lost.

In its 59-page ruling, the commission noted that unlike Marchman, Medley won, saying her victory came “on the heels of, and perhaps even in part because of, her improper campaign activity.”

It arrives with Medley poised next year to seek reelection to a seat she’s held since 2021. Free-speech claim over the ads — one of which never aired — and questions about the commission’s purview over campaign finance matters have buttressed Medley’s legal defense. Medley has also raised issues with the duration of the probe.

Her attorney Steve Scheckman, a former commission special counsel, has argued that Medley at most should receive a public admonishment for two of the charges and a public censure for the other two. Scheckman said this week that

Levee Board President Stephen Marques will have an engineer conduct a full assessment of the levee wall to ensure its structural integrity Jefferson Parish’s drainage system can handle 1 inch of rainfall in the first hour and half an inch every hour after that, transferring excess rainwater from neighborhoods to drainage canals, marshlands and other bodies of water Kerner added that the barge company, which he did not name, agreed to pay the entire cost of

just few hours, meeting the criteria for a one-in-1,000-year rainfall event, according to WFLA meteorologist Jeff Berardelli.

Similarly rare and unrelenting rains also hit North Carolina, New Mexico and Illinois this month.

So far in 2025, weather service offices across the nation have issued more flood warnings than any other year on record dating back to 1986, Michael Lowry a Miami-based meteorologist and hurricane specialist, noted Tuesday in his weather and climate newsletter, Eye on the Tropics.

Lowry said 96 flash flood warnings were issued across the U.S. on Monday alone, the most of any July calendar day on record in the last 40 years.

“Twenty-twenty-five has been the year of the flood,” Lowry said Tropical Storm Dexter?

As of Tuesday afternoon, the low-pressure system had a 40% chance of forming into a tropical depression or storm in the next two days. Regardless of development, forecasters said it will likely bring intense rains to Louisiana’s coast starting Wednesday and continuing through Friday

While Lowry said “it wouldn’t at all be surprising” to see the system strengthen into a tropical depression or borderline tropical storm by Thursday, especially if it stays far enough south over the warm Gulf waters, models for now don’t suggest good development odds.

Meteorologist Dylan Federico, a Texas-based meteorologist who grew up in New Orleans, said on Facebook on Tuesday that forecast models show the system making landfall in Louisiana sometime between Thursday and Friday He agreed the

with Manning Family Children’s 3,000, was a “complete surprise.” The timing of his departure is unrelated to the labor negotiations, he said.

Nickens joined UMC in late 2023 following the departure of Dr Emily Sedgwick, who stepped down after just over a year in the role. Before that, he oversaw a $300 million expansion at Children’s after being recruited from Texas Children’s Hospital. According to LCMC’s latest publicly available nonprofit disclosure form, Nickens was paid more than $1.6 million in 2023.

Patrias, who joined UMC in early 2024, has led hospitals across the Southeast and served as CEO of Tulane Medical Center and

it was inappropriate to discuss the merits of the case at this stage.

“However there are very important legal issues Judge Medley intends to present to the Louisiana Supreme Court, and we look forward to the opportunity to do so,” he said.

In its recommendation, the commission said it considered Medley’s inexperience. The daughter of former civil court judge Lloyd Medley, she was a first-time candidate for judicial office when she unseated Bruno to win the Division F seat on the Civil Court bench taking 53% of the vote.

She emerged with backing from Torres, who had lost a bitter legal fight in Bruno’s courtroom over control of a prime commercial property on Frenchmen Street.

‘Reckless disregard’

The allegations against Medley relate largely to a pair of TV ads from Torres’ production company attacking Bruno. In one ad, a woman claimed Bruno showed bias against her in his court.

Medley acknowledged that she approved the ad, which featured a woman that a chyron on the screen labeled “actual rape victim,” after she took her word for it over Bruno’s view of the case.

“Being raped is something no woman should have to endure, and Judge Christopher Bruno’s treatment of me was just as bad,” the

repairs. “The impact was significant, but the infrastructure responded exceptionally well under pressure,” Kerner wrote. The U.S. Coast Guard is also conducting its own investigation of the scene, Kerner added.

The collision comes as a low pressure system near Florida is forecast to bring rainfall of up to 10 inches to south Louisiana later this week

Email Lara Nicholson at lnicholson@theadvocate.com.

system could get organized and develop into a depression or, at most, a tropical storm, but said he expects it to remain “relatively weak.”

If the system does reach tropical storm status, it would be called Dexter and would mark the fourth named storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season. Either way, Federico and Lowry agree that the risk of flooding in south Louisiana is the main concern.

“It’s too soon to pinpoint exactly where the greatest risk of flooding will be, Lowry said, “but folks in southern Louisiana especially should follow the forecasts closely as models suggest the potential for double digit rainfall totals later this week.”

Who will get hit hardest?

The storm could end up with a lopsided structure, with heavier rain bands on its south side, Federico said.

The weather service forecasts Tuesday aligned with that assessment, with the highest rainfall totals hugging Louisiana’s coast and easing inland. Forecasters said the rain will come in multiple waves and at rates that are likely to overwhelm drainage capacity at times.

While forecasters said the chances of significant river and coastal flooding are relatively low, areas that see the most rain could experience more significant flash flooding, especially if there aren’t sufficient breaks between rounds of heavy rain to allow drainage to catch up.

“Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop,” the weather service said.

Email Kasey Bubnash at kasey bubnash@theadvocate.com.

Lakeside Hospital when it was owned by HCA Healthcare.

While UMC has seen several leadership changes since opening in 2015, Nickens said this transition was part of a planned succession.

“There will be no stutter step in our ability to be operationally excellent,” he said.

Built as a $1.1 billion replacement for Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina, UMC is one of Louisiana’s major safety-net hospitals. Its nurses’ union, formed in 2023, is the state’s first and only private-sector health care union.

Email Emily Woodruff at ewoodruff@theadvocate.com.

woman stated. A judicial campaign oversight committee found no truth to the ad’s allegations against Bruno. Medley told the commission the ad was “definitely a mistake.”

Another ad that labeled Bruno a “deadbeat dad” widely misstated key facts, Medley acknowledged. Bruno won a judge’s order that kept the ad from airing, but the commission took Medley to task over a social media post shortly after

An appeals court found that Medley “knew her commercial was false or at the very least acted with reckless disregard for whether her statements in the commercial were false.”

Medley conceded that the court record showed Bruno in arrears for a span of two years before a judge determined the amount — not the 13 years the ad claimed.

Medley acknowledged that “that part of the ad was in error,” while defending its premise. The commission found the ad was false.

Medley also was forced to amend her campaign finance reports to account for two payments to the woman in the attack ad against Bruno.

The commission found the payments, purportedly travel reimbursements, were “the exact kinds of expenditures to which the campaign finance laws were designed to bring transparency.”

message seeking comment. The City Council rescinded the emergency declaration the day after it was filed, calling it an abuse of power The Henry Consulting emergency contract had already been signed, however City Council President JP Morrell has slammed Cantrell’s early termination of IV Waste, which is popular in the French Quarter, because its $6.1 million contract is less expensive than the one Henry Consulting is set to begin.

Morrell has said the council will consider pulling city funding for the Henry contract if it stands. He declined comment Tuesday Meanwhile, the French Quarter Management District is continuing its own solicitation for a sanitation provider A new state law backed by the council allows the district a statecreated public agency — to hire its own garbage hauler when the city does not have a valid contract lined up. Bids are due July 18.

“The FQMD Board remains committed to continuing the RFP process,” the district’s chair, Jane Cooper, said in a text

The council declined to vote on Henry Consulting’s long-term contract in December while the firm quarreled with a subcontractor, Richard’s Disposal, over payment terms Some council members also criticized the contract for expanding in scope and value after Henry Consulting was selected.

Henry Consulting’s owner, Troy Henry, sued the council to force a vote, claiming the council president’s signature is required only as a ministerial function. Judge Paulette Irons agreed and ordered the council to approve the contract, but the order is stayed while the council appeals. Oral arguments at the 4th Circuit Court of Appeal are scheduled for Aug. 5.

Email Ben Myers at bmyers@ theadvocate.com.

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Businesses struggle

The building’s partial collapse prompted a range of traffic control measures because of safety concerns. Earlier this year, officials limited traffic on O’Keefe to one lane but closed it after heavy truck traffic created “unacceptable” ground vibrations near the site, according to a timeline of events since the collapse. The block later reopened to pedestrians, but remained partially obscured by safety barriers. O’Keefe has two-way traffic instead of one-way from Julia Street to Lafayette Street, and it is then closed to Poydras Street. That impact has been a burden on nearby businesses such as Maypop, an upscale restaurant that shut down in April after months of street obstructions related to the collapse.

Maypop co-owner Michael Gulotta told The Times-Picayune earlier this year that the street closures were the “nail in the coffin for the restaurant.” The Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities building is one of several high-profile building collapses in recent years that has raised calls for a response from city leaders. The City Council agreed in January to hire an engineer to advise it on how to best shore up aging buildings.

But because no firms responded to the city’s bid for a consult, the city reissued its request last month, District B council member Lesli Harris said.

Schwartz said that while the city anticipates a January reopening, that timeline is subject to change. The riverside sidewalk and parking lane will remain closed as restoration to the building’s exterior continues over the following months.

Email Joni Hess at joni.hess@ theadvocate.com.

West Bank pet ownerarrested

2dogsfound dead, 5rescued

BY MICHELLEHUNTER Staff writer

An Avondale man is facing animal cruelty charges after authorities discovered adead dog in an outdoor kenneland the skeletal remains of anotherin hisshed, according to authorities.

Officials with Jefferson Protection and Animal Welfare Services also seized five malnourished dogs from the home of Donald Stackhouse, 48.

“The five surviving dogs are in deplorablecondition,” animal welfare DirectorMichelle Brignac said in astatement “Their current medical conditions are listed as guarded to critical. They look to havebeen starvedand have seriousmedical issues.”

All of the dogs were American pit bull terriersand bully breeds, according to Brignac.

Stackhouse was arrested Saturday afternoon at his Elsa Drive residence, according to the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office. Adeputy was dispatched to the scene after receivingareport of adead dog.

An animal controlofficer found the small brown dog dead inside awire crate that had been left in direct sunlight all day, according to authorities. Temperatures reachedahigh of 93 degrees that day,according to the National Weather Service.

The doghad no access to water or food, accordingtothe Sheriff’s Office, and witnesses told investigators Stackhouse put the dog in the kennel before leaving for work earlier that day

JPAWSofficials suspect the dogdied of heat exhaustion. A necropsy,anexamination of the animal’sbody,isstill pending, according to Brignac. Authorities noticed there were fivemore dogsunder acarport at Stackhouse’sresidence. They were so malnourished that their

boneswere visible, according to theSheriff’s Office.

Awitnesstoldinvestigators

Stackhouse neglected theanimals by often failing to provide food andwater,the Sheriff’s Office said.

While searching the property, adeputy and an animalcontrol officer discovered theremains of aseconddog, askeleton curled upinthe corner of a backyardshed, according to authorities. It wasn’timmediately clear how that dog died.

Animal welfare officials removedthe five survivingdogs fromthe property.Stackhouse was takenintocustody whenhe arrived home, the Sheriff’s Office said.

He told investigators the dogs didn’tbelongtohim. Stackhouse said other peoplewould leave their malnourished dogs at his house so that he could nurse themback to health, according to the Sheriff’s Office.

Butthe deputy arrested Stackhouseand bookedhim with seven countsof aggravated cruelty to animals,jail records said.

Thedogs are beingtreated for their medical conditions andare notcurrently available for adoption, Brignacsaid.Animalwelfare officials haven’t yet made adetermination about their adoptabilitybecause they’ve haven’thad achance to appropriatelyassess them forany behavioral issues

Brignac said it could be months before any of the pups is put up for adoption. But she is hopeful that rescues will be willing tohelp theorganization with the intense care the dogs will need.

Anyone withinformation about the case is askedtocall theHumane Division at (504) 349-5536.

Stackhouse wasbeing held Monday at the Jefferson Parish Correctional Center in Gretna Bail was set at $90,000for sixof theanimal cruelty counts

ButStackhouse was being heldwithout bail on one cruelty count, according to court records.

N.Ocoroner pauses autopsies

Office’s AC failure haltswork

BY MARCO CARTOLANO Staff writer

Orleans Parish Coroner Dwight McKenna will ship 20 bodies awaiting autopsies to LSUon

Wednesday morning, after an airconditioningfailure in hisoffice on Monday forced his staff to halt their autopsy work.

Aspokesperson for McKenna said Tuesday thatLSU will perform the immediateautopsies Wednesday,eventhough Mayor LaToyaCantrell’sadministration said soon afterthe air-conditioning failure that the repairs to the Coroner’sOffice on Earhart Boulevard would wrap up on Tuesday

It remained unclear when the officewould regain cool airand when its own autopsyworkwould resume. McKenna’sspokesper-

son, Camille Whitworth, said contractors worked allday and she does notknow if the problem has been fixed. Cantrell’soffice didn’t answer questions.

The Cantrell administration also said on Monday that the air conditioninginthe autopsyroom remained functional,and the 72-degree temperaturewas within the acceptable range of 68 to 75 degrees —raising the question of whether theautopsies needed to be stopped.

ButMcKenna said on Monday the building was “extremely hot,” andthatcontractors were “running into challenges with specialty parts.” McKenna alsoput atemporary halt to autopsies lastJune, when the primary air-conditioning systemand several temporary units allwent down McKenna is elected by NewOrleansvoters, but City Hall funds his office’s$4.5 million annual budgetand owns its equipment

Maintenanceman

Daniel Smart filed the bill of information in Orleans Parish Criminal District Court after Orleans ParishDistrict Attorney Jason Williamsrecused hisoffice from the case.

Problems with airconditioning andmorgue refrigeration have plagued the Coroner’s Office foryears, and, in at least one recent case, put McKenna and theCantrell administration on theoppositesides of alegal case. Facing allegations in Civil District Court thathis office had neglectedits dutytoidentify Justin Smith, whodiedofa drug overdose in 2023 and wasbadly decomposed by the time his body was identified, McKenna filed a third-partylawsuit blaming the city forfailingtomaintain its equipment.The administration said it hasalwaysresponded promptly to thecoroner’s service requests.

The judge ruled againstMcKenna on July 10 in acase that centered on the coroner’s failure to fingerprint Smith’sbody.McKenna is appealing the verdict and $67,500 judgment awardedto Smith’sfather

BY MISSY WILKINSON Staff writer

An Orleans Parish Sheriff’sOffice maintenance man accused of cuttingoff watertoajailcell, allowing 10 inmatestoremovea toilet and flee through thewall behind it,was formally charged on Tuesday, LouisianaAttorney General Liz Murrill said.

SterlingWilliams faces10 countsofprincipal to simple escape andone count of malfeasance in office for his alleged roleinthe massMay 16 jailbreak in whichone escapee,convicted killer Derrick Groves, remains at large. AssistantAttorney General

“Wewill continue to ensure there is accountability for this breach of the public trust,”Murrill saidinastatement.

Williams, 33,was thefirstofat least16allegedaccomplices to be arrested after the mass jailbreak, andone of two accusedofdoing so from within theOrleansJustice Center.The other is inmate Trevon B. Williams.Sterling Williams wasthe first arrest, and since May 20 he hasbeenheld at the Plaquemines Parish Detention Center on a$1.1 millionbond.

Attorney Michael Kennedy maintainsthathis client is a “scapegoat by the Sheriff’s Office.”

“(Williams) wasnot part of a conspiracy,” Kennedy saidTuesday. “He was doing his job.” According to authorities, Williams “willfullyand maliciously” cut the water to prevent flooding thatmight have alerted guards to theescape. ButKennedy saidhis client, afive-year Sheriff’s Office employeewith aclean record, simply followed orders to close the water valve to an overflowing toilet—not knowing inmates had intentionally clogged it.

“If my client had been working with them, why even put on the façade of putting things in the toilet?” Kennedy said. “He could just turn the water off.” If found guilty, Williamsfaces up to 10 yearsimprisonment on the malfeasancecharge andupto five yearsimprisonment on each charge of principaltosimple escape.

Mother thanks officerfor saving son

BY WILLIE SWETT Staff writer

Amother in Covingtonisthankingthe CovingtonPolice Departmentfor the actions of one of its officers who helped revive heryoung son after the child fell into aswimmingpool last week

Dana Atlowsaidafter multiple attempts by other people to save her 1-year-old son, Nathan, Officer Michael Hess successfully revived him.

Atlow was getting ready to leave the pool at herapartment complex in Covington withher kids on the evening of July 8 when Nathan went intothe water

Atlow said shehad been gathering her towel and keys when shesaw Nathaninthe pool. She quickly dove in to grab the child. Butwhenshe gothim outofthe pool, Nathanwasn’t moving, she said.

“I waslike, ‘I don’tknowwhat to do,Idon’t knowCPR,’”Atlow said.

Atlow said she called 911 and hercousin tried CPR. When that

didn’twork, she knocked on two neighbors’ doors. One of the neighbors also tried CPR, but it didn’tseem to work, shesaid.

She said Covington policearrivedwithinaminute or two after shecalled. Hess ran to Nathan,patted him on his back and managed to get the water out andsuccessfully revive him,she said.

Herson is now in good health, Atlowsaid,and sheposted aphoto of Nathan with HessonFacebook, thanking him. Still, she said sheshudders to think whatmight have happened if Hess had not arrivedwhen he did.

“I thank them so much,” she said.

In aFacebook post, the CovingtonPolice Department shared, Atlow calledHess “our hero” and said “this manreally brought my baby back to life.”

Hess wasn’timmediately available for comment Monday

ButKevin Collins, deputy chief of the Covington Police Department, said he washappy forthe family and Nathan.

“We’re just glad that thelittle

guy is OK and he’sback with his family and we wereable to be there,” Collins said.

Email Willie Swett at willie swett@theadvocate.com.

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Allen,

Lisa Badon, Deborah Baudoin, Vera

Boutte,Gloria Derbes,Patrick Edwards,Anthony

Fascio,Marian

HoernerJr.,Theodore

Jéan,Joycelyn

Kiefer,Karen

familyalsopastors,offi‐cers, andmembers of Holy AnointedHouse of Prayer and neighboringchurches are invitedtoattendthe Celebration of Life at Holy AnointedHouse of Prayer, 1377 Senate St NewOr‐leans,LA on Wednesday, July16, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Visitationwillbegin at 9:00 a.m.until servicetimeat the church.Interment:Will beprivate.Arrangements byDavis Mortuary Service, 230 Monroe St., Gretna,LA. Toviewand sign theguest‐book,pleasegotowww davismortuaryservice.com. Face masksare recom‐mended.

Kirby, Donna Badon, DeborahBell

Lopez, Laura

Lorrain, Janell

MacConnell Ferry, Mary

O'Brien, Ellen

Piglia Sr., Thomas Resor, Deborah

Woods,Carolyn EJefferson

Garden of Memories

Piglia Sr., Thomas Leitz-Eagan

Lorrain, Janell

NewOrleans

Boyd Family

Edwards,Anthony Charbonnet

Badon, Deborah Boutte,Gloria

Jéan,Joycelyn

Estelle JWilson

Woods,Carolyn Greenwood

HoernerJr.,Theodore Lake Lawn Metairie

Kiefer,Karen

St Tammany

Audubon

Fascio,Marian

EJ Fielding

Resor, Deborah

Honaker

Lopez, Laura West Bank

DavisMortuary

Allen, Lisa Mothe

Baudoin, Vera

O'Brien, Ellen

Robinson FH

Kirby, Donna Obituaries

Allen, Lisa AnnDavis

Lisa AnnDavis-Allen de‐partedthislifepeacefully onTuesday,July1,2025, at the ageof64. Shewas a nativeand resident of New Orleans,LA. Lisa attended Phillip Elementary and Phillip Jr.HighSchoolsand was agraduateofJohn McDonogh Senior High School.Beloved wife of the lateGeraldAllen Sr.De‐voted daughter of thelate WilliamDavis Sr.and YvonneDelaney Davis. Granddaughter of thelate Aaron Delaney, Sr.and Doris Delaney. Loving sis‐ter of WilliamDavis Jr., Au‐thurDavis Sr Matthew Moore, Youvonne Davis, Tracy Davisand thelate ShellyTaylorand Mary Davis Guntz. Lisa is also survivedbya host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relativesand friends. Relativesand friendsofthe

Blvd., Marrero, LA on Fri‐day,July18, 2025 at 11 AM IntermentSt. Mary Ceme‐tery, Raceland,LA. Visita‐tionwillbeheldfrom9 AM until servicetime. Thefam‐ily invitesyou to share yourthoughts, fond memo‐ries, andcondolences on‐lineatwww.mothefunera ls.com.

Boutte,Gloria AgnesThomas

DeborahBellBadon,age 91, passedawaypeacefully onFriday, July 11, 2025 at CovenantNursing Home.A residentofNew Orleans, Mrs.Badon wasbornon December 8, 1933 in Woodville, MS to Mary Tol‐liver andThomasHollins Wife of thelateIve Badon, Jr. Mother of thelate Michael Badon, Sr.All are invited to attend thefu‐neral.A Celebrationser‐vicehonoringthe life and legacyofthe late Deborah BellBadon will be held at LittleMount OliveBaptist Church,3709 GeneralTay‐lor Street,New Orleans, LA 70125 on Friday,July18, 2025 at 10 am.Interment Mt. Olivet Cemetery,4000 NormanMayer Ave.,New Orleans,LA70122. Visita‐tion9 am in thechurch Pleasesignonlineguest‐book at www.charbonnetf uneralhome.com. Charbon‐net LabatGlapion,Direc‐tors(504)581 4411.

Baudoin, Vera Thibodeaux

On Sunday,July13, Vera ThibodeauxBaudoin peacefully enteredeternal rest, surrounded by love and memories that will live onforever.A proudresi‐dentofMarrero forover40 years,Veratouched the lives of many with her kindness, strength,and un‐waveringdevotiontoher family. Vera dedicatedover three decadestoserving at Immaculate Conception School’s cafeteria, where she made lifelong friend‐ships.Familywas theheart ofVera’sworld.She leaves behindher cherishedson Brett, hiswifeKristine, and her adored grandchildren, Nicholasand Reese—who she lovingly called her heartand soul." Vera took immensepride in being partoftheir lives, never missing amomenttosup‐port, encourage, andcele‐brate them.Whether she was servingas“MawMaw taxi” to avoidthe school bus or simply cuddling her beloved grandpups, her loveknewnobounds. She isalsolovinglyremem‐bered by hersisterPeggie (Gene), herbrothers Williamand Buddy,and her sister-in-law Aliceand brother in lawWayne Vera’scircleofloveex‐tendedtoher godchildren and alarge family of niecesand nephewswho affectionately knew heras “Nanny”or“Nanny B.” Eachhelda specialplace inher heart. Vera nowre‐unitesinpeace with her beloved husband,Eulis Baudoin Jr herparents Roseand Lucius,her inlawsEulis Sr.And Cecile, her brothers LJ andJohnny, her sisters-in-law Lucille and Esther,and herbroth‐ers-in-lawJimmy,Jerry, and Andrew.Veralived a liferichin love,laughter, and loyalty. Herwarm smile,selflessspirit, and deep devotion to thoseshe loved will be remembered always. Sheleavesbehind a legacy of unconditional love andtreasured memo‐riesthatwillcontinue to inspire thosefortunate enoughtohaveknownher Relatives andFriends of the Family areinvited to attendthe FuneralService inthe Chapel of MotheFu‐neralHome, 7040 Lapalco

Gloria AgnesThomas Boutte passedaway peacefullysurrounded by her loving familyonSun‐day,July6,2025 at theage of90. Shewas preceded in death by herhusband, Louis AnthonyBoutte;par‐ents, Herbertand Agnes Thomas; siblings,Elzina Granger andHerbert Thomas. Survivorsinclude a beloveddaughter, Nicole Boutte;siblings, JoyceLaw Claudette Hockaday, Jacquelyn Gaines andGary Thomas, ahostofnieces, nephews,cousins,broth‐ers andsisters in law, other relativesand friends. All areinvited to attend the funeral. AMassofChrist‐ian burial honoring thelife and legacy of thelateGlo‐ria AgnesThomasBoutte willbeheldatCorpus Christi/EpiphanyCatholic Church,2022 St.Bernard Avenue,New OrleansLA 70116 on Friday,July18, 2025 at 10 am.Interment St. Louis#3Cemetery, 3421 Esplanade Avenue,New Or‐leans,LA70119. Visitation 9 aminthe church.Please signonlineguestbook at www.charbonnetfuneralho me.com. Charbonnet Labat Glapion,Directors (504)581 4411.

PatrickJoseph Derbes, born March 24,1968, passed away peacefullyon July6,2025, with his family by his side. He was born in NewOrleans, Louisiana and eventuallymovedto Lacombe where he was a graduateofSt. Paul's High School. He was partowner of Providence Memorial Park.

Patrickloved life and never met astranger.He lovedstory telling (sometimes alittleembellished) and telling jokes (sometimes thesame onesover and over again). He loved playing cardswith his familyespecially when alittle "bet" was involved. Back in theday,Patrick enjoyed fishing,hunting and agood olecrawfish boil.His favorite band was The Rolling Stonesinwhich he truly thoughthecouldsing and dance like Mick Jagger. Patrick was an avid LSUfan.

Patrick is survivedby his threechildren whom he was themost proud of, Patrick, Emily and Sam. He is also survivedbyhis siblings John Jr., David (Karen), Jeffrey (Tammy), Jenniferand KimHaile (Bobby) alongwith many nieces, nephews, relatives and greatfriends. Patrick is preceded in death by his father, John Derbes, his mother, LindaDerbes and hisgrandparents. Avisitationwillbeheld

at Tharp FuneralHome, 1600 N. Causeway Blvd., Metairie,LA70001 on Saturday, July19, 2025, from 11am-1pm. Family and friendsare invited to Winston's PubonMetairie Road following thevisitation from2pm-4pm.

Edwards, Anthony

AnthonyEdwards,a re‐tired Carpenter, age73, was eternally called to rest inthe Kingdomofthe Lord, onFridayJuly4,2025, at Baton RougeGeneral Hos‐pital surrounded by his family. Mr.Edwards wasa nativeofNew Orleans, LA Herelocated to Brusly,LA, in2005 where he livedfor 20years.Hewas an hon‐orary member of theUS Military(AirForce). He was a member of Trumpetof Truth Ministries,Arabic, LA. Honorary member of the Star Hill Missionary Baptist Church,Saint Fran‐cisville, LA,under thelead‐ershipofPastorMurlon Webb. Sonofthe late Emile Edwards andthe late Ruth BellEdwards.Survivedby his belovedwifeJuliet Smith-Edwards,and his two sons Anthonyand HaroldRichardson, two daughters:De’Quan Richardsonand Geanna (Zeb) Turner,Christopher (Melita) Smith, of Dallas TX, andKennishaSmith,of Baton Rouge, LA 19 grand‐children; twosisters:Bev‐erlyWilson, of Monroe,LA. Betty EdwardsofNew Or‐leans LA,goddaughter Gilda Condoll, andgodson Mark-ElliottMetayer; brother-in-lawtoDinah Johnson,Sandie(Dwight) Mikell, CarolSmith-Martin, MelodySmith,Kimberly Smith-Washington, John Smith,Melissa (Ryan) Dykes,Wanda,Terrell Greg, andGregorySimon Along with ahostof nephews,nieces, cousins and otherrelatives and friends.Precededindeath byhis son, CoreyRichard‐son,three brothers:and three sisters. Family, friends,members of Trum‐pet of TruthMinistries, Star HillB.C,NextGeneration OriginalMorning Star FGBC, NewKingdom B.C. Baton RougeGeneral Hos‐pital,Louisiana Office of Motor VehicleHQ, Pregis LLC,Klein Tools, Southern ChampionTrey(SCT) Housing AuthorityofNew Orleans,Walmart,General Motors, areinvited to at‐tendthe CelebrationofLife Service on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, at Trumpetof Truth Ministries,7451 W. St Bernard,Arabi,LA70052 Visitationwillbegin at 9:00 a.m.officiatingBishop RobertCollins.Interment willfollowatSoutheast Louisiana Veterans Ceme‐tery, Slidell, LA.Guestbook Online: www.anewtraditi onbegins.com(504) 2820600. DonavinD.Boydand LinearBrooksBoydOwn‐ers/FuneralDirectors

Fascio,MarianFunck

Marian FunckFascio, of Slidell, Louisiana, passed awayonJuly12, 2025, at the ageof93. Born on Oc‐tober 27, 1931, in NewOr‐leans,Louisiana,Marian's lifewas atestament to the power of love andfaith She wasprecededindeath byher parents, FrankC Funckand Mary Dourrieu Funck, andher twobroth‐

ers, FrankE.Funck and RobertR.Funck. Marian is the belovedwifeof Rudolph P. Fascio.To‐gether, they shared many years of treasuredmemo‐ries. Sheisthe loving motherofRhondaFascio, Rudolph Fascio Jr Kirk Fascio, andPamelaFascio Hughes. Marian also leaves behind, to cherishher memory, eightgrandchil‐dren, anda host of greatgrandchildren,nieces, nephews,extendedfamily members,and friends, all ofwhomshe loveddearly. Her warm presence and caringnaturewerethe cor‐nerstones of thefamily. Marian'sfamilywas her pride andjoy,and shein‐stilled in them thevalues ofkindness, compassion, and resilience.Anavid reader, Marian's thirst for knowledge wasinsatiable. She found solace andad‐venture within thepages of countless books, andher passion forliteraturewas a gift shelovinglyshared withher children and grandchildren.Whennot reading,she couldoften be found in thetranquility of her garden,where she spent many happyhours tending to her flowersand plants. Thebeautyshe cul‐tivated in hergardenwas a reflection of thebeauty she cultivated in herlife. Marian'sculinaryskills werelegendary among familyand friends. The kitchen washer canvas and shepainted it with the flavorsofher heritage and the love shepouredinto every dish.Her recipes werecherished,and the memoriescreated around her dining tablewillbe treasured forever. Those who knew Marian were touched by herloving spirit. Shewas awoman of grace,whose kindness knewnobounds. Her laughterwas infectious, her advice waswise, and her hugs were asafe haven.Marian'slegacyis one of unconditionallove, a legacy that will continue toliveoninthe hearts of those shetouched.Rela‐tives andfriends arein‐vited to attend avisitation onFriday, July 18, 2025 from3:00p.m.to5:00p.m atAudubon FuneralHome inSlidell. Afuneral service willbegin in thechapelat 5:00p.m.Ata laterdate, Marianwillbelaidtorest inthe SoutheastLouisiana VeteransCemeteryata private gravesideservice In lieu of flowers, dona‐tions to St.JudeChildren’s Hospitalare appreciated. Memoriesand condo‐lencesmay be expressed atwww.AudubonFuneralH ome.com

HoernerJr.,Dr. Theodore James'Ted'

Theodore (Ted)James Hoerner Jr DVM, of New Orleans,Louisiana,entered intohis eternalreston Tuesday,July1,2025. He was 67 yearsold.Bornon July 3, 1957, Tedspent his

childhood in NewOrleans, graduatingfromArch‐bishopRummelHigh School before earninghis Doctorate of Veterinary MedicinefromLouisiana State University.Asanani‐mal loversince birth, be‐cominga veterinarian was a lifelong dreamfor Ted. Hebegan hiscareer in New Orleans before openinghis own animal clinic,Hoerner VeterinaryHospital, in De‐Ridder, Louisiana. There, Ted wasabletodevote moreofhis work to larger livestock,a specialpassion ofhis.‘DocHoerner’was known forhis compassion and dedication to both his patientsand theirowners. Ted wasa vitalmemberof boththe DeRidder andvet‐erinary communities.He servedaspresident of the Louisiana Veterinary Med‐icalAssociationand the DeRidderRotaryClub, and asa member of theboard ofdirectors of Beauregard MemorialHospital. He and his former wife,Colleen raisedtheir children on a small farmoutside thecity thatbecamehometoa herdofanimals rescued through hisanimalhospi‐tal.Ted found happinessin the outdoors, oftenspend‐ing weekends in ablind lookingfor thenextturkey orwhite tail.Heshared thispassion with hischil‐drenand friends. Tedis survivedbyhis beloved children: sons Jeremy (Sarena)and Holden; daughterKelsey; grand‐childrenGemma,Kaylie, and Payton;brother Bryan (Diana);sisters Sharon Illg (Bobby),Barbara Bruno (Jim),Maria Taylor (Gary), and Kara Esquivel (Raul) and ahostofniecesand nephews.Ted waspre‐ceded in deathbyhis par‐ents, Juanitaand Theodore Hoerner Sr.The family would like to thankthe dedicated team of doctors and caregivers who guided Ted throughhis journey withParkinson’s,and Cal‐cutta HouseofHospice of Acadianafor taking loving careofhim in his final days. Relativesand Friends are invitedtovisit Green‐wood FuneralHome, 5200 Canal Blvd., NewOrleans, LA70124 on Saturday,July 19, 2025 forServices. Visi‐tationwillbegin at 11:00 a.m.followedbya short service at noon.Ted will be laidtorestinGreenwood Cemeteryalongside his parents.A second memor‐ial servicewillbeheldfor Ted in DeRidder on Tues‐day,July22, from 5to7 p.m., at Westview Baptist Church,1800 Blankenship Dr.,70634. In lieu of flow‐ers,pleaseconsidera do‐nationormaybe volunteer‐ing your time to your fa‐voriteanimalrescuefacil‐ity.Wealsoinviteyou to share your thoughts,fond memories, andcondo‐lencesonlineatwww greenwoodfh.com.Your sharedmemorieswillhelp uscelebrate Ted’slifeand keep hismemoryalive

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Jéan,Joycelyn Charbonnet'Mamee'

Joycelyn,age 96, affec‐tionately knownas Mamee”,was born on De‐cember1,1928 to thelate Walterand Leonie Crocker Charbonnet. Shewas calledhomeonWednes‐day,July2,2025 sur‐rounded by herloving daughters,Karen,Shellie and Kim. Joycelyn gradu‐atedfromXavierUniversity Preparatory High School and earned aBachelorof ArtsdegreeinEducation fromXavierUniversityof Louisiana.While at Xavier, she pledgedDelta Sigma Theta Sorority,Inc., proudly upholdingthe val‐ues of sisterhood andser‐vicethroughouther life She taught in NewOrleans for 37½ years, shaping young mindswithloveand dedication. Herteaching journey included Blessed Sacrament,HolyRe‐deemer,St. Paul theApos‐tle,St. Mary of theHolyAn‐gels, Bauduit, Phyllis Wheatley,Edgar P. Harney and retiredfromJohnA ShawElementary. Shevol‐unteered at thePeoples Program,teachingdriver’s education.Asa TitleOne MathResourceTeacher and mentor,Joycelynsup‐portedand guided future educators.She also taught Religious Education(CCD) atOur Lady Star of theSea Catholic Church,where she was honoredwiththe St Louis MedallionMedal for her service. Shewas an ac‐tivememberofthe United TeachersofNew Orleans, serving as both arepresen‐tativeand delegate.In ad‐ditiontoher parents, Joycelynisalsopreceded indeath by hersister, Vic‐toria Charbonnet Barre and nephew, LloydBarre.She adoredher entire family and is survived by three daughters,Karen Jéan Robinette (DwightSr.), Prairieville, LA;Shellie Jéan Simmons (Anderson) Southfield, MI andKim T. Jéan, NewOrleans,LA; beloved grandchildren, DwightRobinette,Jr. (Denice), Prairieville,LA, Kenneth Matthews, Jr (Stacey), NewOrleans LA GerardRobinette,Sr.,Gon‐zales,LAand Ashley Chambers(Courtney), Irv‐ing,TX; great-grandchil‐dren, Tiyena Brown, Dwight Robinette,III, Gerard Robi‐nette,Jr.,Kenneth Matthews, III andKruz JéanMatthews; nephew, ClarenceBarre,Jr.,aswell asa host of otherrelatives extendedfamilyand dear friends.A Mass of Christ‐ian burial honoring thelife and legacy of thelate JoycelynCharbonnetJéan, willbeheldatCorpus Christi/EpiphanyCatholic Church,2022St. Bernard Avenue, NewOrleans, LA onWednesday,July16, 2025 at 10 am,FatherTony Ricard, Celebrant. Inter‐mentMt. Olivet Cemetery Visitation8 am in the church. Please sign online guestbook at www.cha rbonnetfuneralhome.com. Charbonnet LabatGlapion, Directors (504)5814411

greatnephews:Preston Davis,Sam, Charlie, Rami and Davis;aswellasnumerous other lovingfamily and friends. KarengraduatedfromHolyAngels Academy and from Loyola University. She lovedall thingschocolate, especially turtles, and was known to receive a25lbbox of Hershey Kisses fromSanta every year.Asa young girl, shewas obsessed with and loved thelegendary racehorse Ruffian, who was undefeated and thegreatest filly of all time.She enjoyedand loved being with and caring forher family and friends. There was never a problemKaren could not help you solve or deal with. She was fiercelyloyal and had awit and sense of humortothe very end only rivaledbyher dad. Shewas the mother hento her brothers,cousins, nieces, nephews,great nephews and friends and alwayswillbe. Relatives and friends areinvited to attend afuneral massatLake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, 5100 PontchartrainBlvd. in New Orleans,onMonday, July 21, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. Avisitation willbeheldat the funeral home beginning at10:00 a.m. Intermentwillfollow the Mass at Lake Lawn Park Mausoleum. In lieu of flowers, the family recommends memorials in honorof KarenAnn Kiefer be made to the Pelican Krewe, which provide childrenand families with palliative care services. https://give .lsuhealthfoundation.org/p ediatricpalliativecare.For those who wish to view or signthe family guest book, to express theircondolencesorsharefondmemories of Karen, please do so at www.lakelawnmetair ie.com.

Kirby, Donna LeeBergeron

Donna LeeBergeron Kirby departed this life on Thursday July 10,2025 at Plaquemines MedicalCen‐ter in Port Sulphur LA.She was 74 yearsand alifelong residentofBuras LA Daughterofthe late Ho‐raceBergeronSr. andthe lateIsabell TullierBerg‐eron. Devote wife of Mal‐colmBergeronfor 44 won‐derfulyears.Loving motherofKortKirby and LisaKirby Bowman (Thomas). Grandmotherof Haileyand EmilyBuchner SisterofRobertBergeron and thelateRolandBerg‐eron(late Mary Ellen),Ho‐raceBergeronJrand Is‐abell Baugh(late Douglas) Sisterinlaw of Carolyn Bergeron, ChristineLee (Lowell), RoveniaMcDon‐ald (lateJohn),Cecelia Segrave (lateClinton)and the late Paulette Bergeron Donna is also survived by 3 great grandchildren, ahost ofnieces, nephews, cousins,other relatives and devotedfriends whom she loveddearly. Relatives and friendsofthe family are invitedtoattendthe funeralservice on Tuesday July15, 2025 at Saint Patrick Catholic Church lo‐cated at 28698 LA-23, Port Sulphur LA.70083. Thevisi‐tationwillbegin at 9AM followedan11AMMass. FatherLawrencewilloffici‐ate andentombmentwill followinOur Lady Of Good HarborCemeteryinBuras FuneralPlanningentrusted toRobinsonFamilyFuneral Home(504) 208-2119. For onlinecondolences please visit www.robinsonfamilyf uneralhome.com

multiple illnessesSatur‐day,July5,2025, at Lake‐viewRegionalMedical CenterinCovington.Laura and herfamilywerealso25 yearresidents of Luling where shewas an avid ten‐nis player andworked manyyears at FirstNa‐tionalBank. Severalyears ago, sheconverted to Catholicism in amovethat profoundly impacted her life. Onething shemissed mostabout herlongcon‐valescencewas thecon‐siderable time missedwith her brothers andsisters in ChristatSt. John of the Cross Parish andattending daily mass. Sheissurvived byher high school sweet‐heart from West Jefferson HighSchool andhusband of56years,Terry Joseph Lopez,daughter, Lynne Lopez Swope(Daniel), and adoredgrandsonHenry DanielSwope of NewOr‐leans.She is also survived bysiblingsAllenWhitaker, Jr. (Sheila) of LasVegas Lynne Whitaker Gaissert (Elwyn) of Alpharetta,GA, RossWhitaker(Melissa)of Chattanooga,and Mark Whitaker of NewOrleans She hasbeloved,numerous niecesand nephewsfrom bothsides of herfamily who lovingly refertoher as Aunt Lollie.She is pre‐ceded in deathbyher par‐entsFrank AllenWhitaker ofWaycross, GA,and Bon‐nie CarolynCarruth Whitaker of Roswell, GA Special thanks to thenu‐merousphysicians, nurses, therapistsand patientcare technicians who took amazing care of herat Slidell Memorial,Lakeview RegionalMedical Center and LacombeInpatient Rehab Hospital.A very spe‐cialthank youtoFather Dan Dashnerwho visited withher at thehospital, gaveher substantialcom‐fort, peace, andadminis‐tered herLastRites and the Apostolic Pardon.Visi‐tationwilltakeplace at St Johnofthe CrossCatholic Church,61030 BrierLake Road, Lacombe, LA 70445 Saturday, July 19, 2025, from9:30-11:30,funeral masstofollowat11:30 Pleasevisit www.honaker forestlawn.comtosign guestbook.Arrangements byHonaker FuneralHome, Inc.,Slidell,LA.

Janell Faul Lorrain passedawaypeacefully on July13, 2025 at theage of 85. Shewas born in Cank‐ton,LAand wasthe youngestof10childrento JeanBaptisteand Emma Leger Faul.She grew up in Louisiana's rich Cajuncul‐turespeakingFrenchinthe homeand wasraisedon the familyfarm. Shewas instilled with ahardwork ethic andstrongCatholic faith.Her faith wouldcarry her throughthe yearsin which shebattled Alzheimer's Disease. The illness robbedher of most ofher memory buther love ofGod,her prayer life,her French language andher

love forher husband re‐mainedpresent.She is sur‐vived by herhusband of 67 years,JeromeAdrienLor‐rain, herthree children Monique LorrainWesner (Lou),ReverendMatthew Lorrain,and Jerome Adrien Lorrain,Jr. (Janetta). Sheis alsosurvivedbyher grand‐childrenLaurenRichard‐son (Jeff),Mallory Barkerd‐ing (Beau),AndreaPearce (Mark), Daniel Lorrain(Is‐abel),AdrienLorrain,David Lorrain and9 greatgrand‐childrenwho broughther great joy. Janell is pre‐ceded in deathbyher par‐entsand hersiblings, LeslieFaul, Lester Faul, EuraPrejean,Grace Kidder Lloyd Faul,LoisBearb, Ewell Faul,Louella Benson and Harvey Faul.A Funeral MasswillbeheldonFri‐day,July18, 2025 at 11:00 amatSt. ClementofRome Catholic Church in Metairie, LA.The Funeral Masswillbeofficiated by Janell'sson,Reverend Matthew Lorrain. Visitation willbegin at 9:00 am.Chris‐tianburialwilltakeplace onMonday, July 21, 2025, in Rougeou Cemetery in Elmer,LA. Thefamilywel‐comes donationstoSt. Clement of Rome Church Mostimportantly,all prayers offeredinmemory ofJanellare deeply appre‐ciated.

Mary Frances MacConnell Ferry died on May 3, 2025, at theage of 81. Mary livedmost of her adultlifeinNew Orleans and Metairie, LA.She was born on October 29, 1943, in Leesburg, Florida, and livedinKey West, New Orleans, Great Inagua Island, British Bahamas, Georgia,Alabama, Peekskill, NY,Pittsburgh, Metairie,and Lampasas. Mary attended elementary schools at St. Louis Cathedral, NewOrleans and Gr. Inagua. She graduated from highschoolat theage of 16 from St. Mary'sSchool in Peekskill, NY.Fromthere, she receivedanEnglish degree fromChatham College in Pittsburgh, PA,and aLaw degree fromLoyolaLaw School in NewOrleans. She worked forMet Life Insurance,Shell Oil, and taught English at Arch Chapelle High School. Mary volunteered for theLeagueofWomen Voters on EqualRights Amendment, was aLaw Clerk forChief Justice Pascal Calogerointhe LouisianaSupreme Court, aLaw Clerk forJudge Veronica Wicker in the Federal Courts, and workedatthe Law Office of JimDonnelonand the Law Firm of Frilot Partridge. She taught legal writing at UNOnight schooland taught reading to adults. Mary served as aboard member for Mount CarmelDay Care and

served as vestrymember andchoirmember at St Augustine Episcopal Church Mary is survived by William J. Ferry, herhusbandof59years; her brother, JamesH MacConnell (Amy), and Sean MacConnell. Sheis also survived by herchildren,Elizabeth Ferry Pekins (Charles) and Joseph Q. Ferry, as well as hergrandchildren, Claire LaurenPekins andCharles William Pekins, and31 nieces andnephews. Shewas preceded in death by herparents, Rev. JamesMacConnell and Elizabeth Eastwood MacConnell Funeral serviceswillbe held on Saturday, July 19, at 12:00 pm, preceded by visitation startingat9:00 am. ServiceswillbeatSt. Augustine Episcopal Church,3401 Green Acres St Metairie, LA. In lieu of flowers, donationstoTexas flood victims wouldbeappreciated or to acharity of your choice in Mary'sname.

On July 2, 2025 theLord calledhis good andfaithful servant EllenO'Brien to her heavenlyreward. Shewas the loving daughter of GladysDeleryO'Brien and WalterJ.O'Brien.Remain‐ing to remember herlife and rejoiceinher assump‐tionintoheavenare her brother Walter Jr.and his wifePatricia, hersister Earlene andher husband Michael Knox,her nephew Stephen,her nieceChris‐tineand hergrandnieces Cecilia andAmelia. Ellen attended St.JosephGram‐mar School,Archbishop Blenk High School andthe UniversityofNew Orleans. Bytrainingand tempera‐mentshe wasa mathemat‐ics teacherand taught boysatChalmette High and at West JeffersonHigh and girlsatArchbishop Blenk High.She retired shortly after HurricaneKa‐trina andmoved to Arkansasatthe urging of her good friend,and fellow teacher at West Jeff, Dinah Wynns.She became an ac‐tiveparishioner of Immac‐ulate HeartofMaryparish inMagnolia. Herbodywill beblessedata Mass at St Joseph'sChurch &Shrine onSaturday, July 19, at 1:00 p.m. with visitation start‐

ingatnoon in thechurch. BurialwillfollowinMc‐DonoghvilleCemetery. The familykindlyinvites youto share thoughts,fondest memories, andcondo‐lencesonlineatwww.Mot heFunerals.com. MotheFu‐neral Home hasbeen en‐trusted with funeral arrangements.

Sr., Thomas James

Thomas JamesPiglia, Sr.,leftthisworld peace‐fully on July 12, 2025 sur‐rounded by hisfamily. He issurvivedbyhis beloved wife, Mary Jo AnnMartin “Tut” of 70 years; hischil‐drenMarilynD’Antoni (David, deceased), Tommy Piglia, Jr.(Theresa),Larry Piglia(Sally), Mary Cather‐ine Reiser (Richard), Jackie Schroeder (Mark) andJoel Elam(Ed); hisgrandchil‐drenJared (Stephanie), Scott (Ginny), Amanda, Tommy III (Emma), Richard,Zoe,Katie,and Olivia; greatgrandchildren Aida, Thomas IV,Annie, and Sadie, sister,Ann Wetta andbrothersLarry Pigliaand PatPiglia. He is precededindeath by his parents John George Piglia, Sr.,and ViolaEllis,brothers John, EJ,Jerry,and sister, Clare.Tom wasa remark‐ablepersonwho loved peopleand sawthe good ineveryone. He wasborn inthe IrishChannel and graduated from Fortier HighSchool.Hewas em‐ployedbyTexacofor 41 years.Tom excelled in baseballand basketball in his earlyyears even being offeredtoplaywiththe Pelicansinthe minor league. He declined the offertostayand take care ofhis family. At theage of 20, Tommet theloveofhis life, Mary Jo AnnMartinat a CYOdance.Heloved hav‐ing familytogethertocele‐brate allthe holidays and special occasions. He also enjoyed themanyPiglia familygatheringswhere his brothers andsisters and alltheir families came together.Tom lovedThoth Sunday, having an open house everyyearfor family and friends, even providing a brassbandand leadinga secondlinetothe parade As alongtimeparishioner

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CPRA’s newleader haslong to-dolist

We were happy to see Gov.Jeff Landry appoint anew director for the state’sCoastal Protection and Restoration Authority lastweek Michael Hare comes to the state’s frontline coastal agency fromthe privatesector.Hereplaces Glenn Ledet, who last month was tapped by Landry to take overthe Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. Hare’squalifications for the job areextensive. He has an MBA from LSU anda master’s degree in foreign policy from American University,and he has spent most of his career working in coastal and environmental policy andconsulting Hare takes over an agency tasked with perhaps Louisiana’s most urgent and vexing challenge. Over the past century,the statehas lost roughly 2,000 square miles of land, equivalent to thestate of Delaware.Stormsare increasingly intense, and the state’sland is sinking even as sea levels rise.

At the same time, he must find away to accomplishthe goalslaidout in Louisiana’s50-year,$50 billion Coastal Master Plan, the blueprint through which thestate works to combatthe effects of coastal land loss. The chief issue there will be the way forward on the Mid-Barataria Sediment Diversion, an ambitious and expensive first-ofits-kind project that would divert waterfromthe Mississippi River into theBaratariaBasin

The$3billion project, which took yearstoplan and get permitted, has ballooned in costcomparedtooriginal estimates andhas been opposed from the start by local fishers andoystermenin Plaquemines Parish, where it is located. Theproject, which broke ground in 2023, is on indefinite pause while officialsfigure out whatcomes next

Beyond that, there are dozens of projects under CPRA’s purview,ranging from marsh buildingto creating jetties and dredging

In addition, the agencyfaces an uncertainfinancial future, withmoney fromthe fines and settlementsrelated to the2010 BP oil spill setto expire in 2031. That revenue forms abig share of CPRA’s 2026 budget, and officialshave yet to identify away to replace it whenitexpires But it’snot all bad news. The One Big Beautiful Bill, passed earlier this month andsignedinto law by President Donald Trump, upped the state’s share of money collected from oil and gas drilling offthe state’s coast. The state could nowreceive an extra $50 million per year for thenext decade in funds dedicated to coastal protectionand restoration.

Landry hailed Hare’s “years of experiencein coastalrestoration.” His appointment also won positive comments from the CoalitiontoRestore Coastal Louisiana,anenvironmental group, which praised his “reputation for busting through red tape and working withcommunities to get things done.”

That’shigh praise, and we certainly hope Hare is abletoliveuptohis promise.He’sgot abig and important job. We wishhim well in it.

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LGBTQ communityhas always contributedtosociety

My minor in college was anthropology.And in those classes, Ilearned thatwhat we now refer to as LGBTQ+ people have always existed. And without them, the human race would not exist, because they are necessary Many cultures, such as most of the American Indian tribes, have always accepted and valued their LBGTQ+ members, because they help the tribe survive

Iwas glad to learn about this and decided that Iwould accept any of my own children, no matterwhat. And scientists have recently discovered thatmany other species also have similar and needed varieties of sexualdiversity,such as lions, dolphins, albatross, etc., for the same purpose.

One of my students at the first high school Itaught at came to my classroom one Friday after school and

tearfully told me that he was gay,but didn’twant to be.Hesaid his parents had spent lots of money,sending him to twodifferent religious conversion camps, but it wasn’tworking and he didn’tknow what else to do. Isuggested that he see our school counselor when he cameback to school on Monday,sohecould talk this out with someone who should be able to help him.Unfortunately,he never returned to school. He died by suicide

The current hateful rhetoric about LGBTQ+ by our country’sadministration, including wanting to deny gender-affirming care for minors, is horrible.

With all the wars going on, and the rapidly worsening affects of climate change, we need our LGBTQ+ fellowhumans to survive.

DARLENE WILLISSCALF Harahan

Family leaveinsurance should getsupport in Congress

Icommend Rep.Julia Letlow for her supportofpaid family leave in aguestcolumn published June 20 and hope shewill move beyond the extension of employer tax credits for leaves and endorse anational paid family and medical leave insurance program.

Mostemployers do not usetax creditsfor paid leave because they have to pay upfront for the leave and then receive atax credit for only aportion of leave costs. Since only some employersuse tax credits, most workers lack accesstopaid leave.

In contrast, paid family and medical leave insurance programs have been adopted in 12 states (including Colorado, Maryland and Delaware),

Thisisinresponse to Jeannette Hueschen’sletter “Angola inmates don’tdeserve special treatment.” It never surprises me anymore that people don’tunderstandhow prison works. The ignorance that punishment for acrime meansyou should be treated as less than human, this indicates to me that such people don’twant inmates rehabilitated. They want humans to suffer.They want inhumane treatment. Why bother letting inmates wear

and these cover all or almost all workers. Several of these have been in operation for over 20 yearsand have been shown to significantly promote thehealth and financial well-being of families and therecruitment, commitment and retentionofworkers for employers. Anational, comprehensive Family and Medical Insurance Leave (FAMILY) Act hasbeen introduced in Congressand would provide 12 weeks of paid leave fornew parentsand people with personal and family health issues.

Ihope Letlow and ourother membersofCongress will back this soneeded paid leave insurance forall.

PHYLLIS RAABE NewOrleans

clothes when outside in the fields? Whybother paying them enough to buy sunscreen and stampstowrite letters home in thesamemonth? Why bother feeding them at all whenthey can sleep outside in rain or shine to grazelike beasts? It isn’t“special” treatment. It’s how any proper humanbeing treats another.That is,unless apersonendorses brutalityratherthan acts of redemption.

NATHAN MEAUX Crowley

By anymeasure, OneBig Beautiful BillAct failsusall

The big beautiful bill? Is this what “beauty” has come to in theUSA? Attacksonfunding forhealth care andMedicaidseverelyand adversely impacting ourstate andour country’s poor.Anincrease in thenational debt limit while taxes forthe rich getreduced.Cutbacks fornational parks, places where averagecitizens can go to inexpensively enjoy thevast beauty of ourcountry.And more. How can we (through ourelected officials) support this?And by the way, these items are alllifted from an articleinthis newspaper. Each one wasattributed to aRepublican legislator’sconcerns about the bill before it passed. Red or blue, it’sjust terrible. ANDREWDUHON Lafayette

AllLouisianansshould condemnwhat happenedtoDonna Kashanian

The kidnapping of Donna Kashanian from her Lakeview homewhile gardening and the subsequent detention of this poor woman was just the latest in cruel and inhuman Immigration and CustomsEnforcement activities going on in our state. We need all of our leaders and citizens to stand up and say enough. If there are folks here illegally whohave committed serious crimes, then of course they should be arrested and deported.

Masked and without any identification, these agents took this poor womanfrom her homefor no discernable reason. She has been in the states legally fornearly 50 years and has committed no crime. Icannot believe anyone voted forthis type of shameless behavior,and to inflict suffering on someone like this is wholly immoral.

Every person in our state, no matter whom you voted for, should condemnthis cruelty.Weshould also demand the end to these detentions performed by masked individuals with no identification as this is dangerous to everyone involved and smacks of the Gestapo or the Stasi. Comeon, Louisiana, we are better than this!

THOMAS SHEPLEY NewOrleans

COMMENTARY

St.TammanyParishfacing existentialcrisisonfuture

The old quip about most St. Tammany Parish residents is that they move across the Causeway and then wantto blow it up behind them.

The punchline is twofold. It’sabout south shorenatives becoming “snobs” once they move to St. Tammany.But it also speaks to many St. Tammany residents’desire to see life there freeze in place when they arrived. This joke is decades old, but in recent years the latter sentiment has become areal factor in parish politics. Decades of residential growth and abusiness- and developerfriendly environment havereached a tipping point.

It’sforcing Louisiana’sfourth largest parish,with morethan 275,000 residents, into something of an existential crisis. Residents and politicalleadersalike are asking: “What does St. Tammany want to be?”

Howthatquestion is addressed will be key for the coming decades. There are no easy answers, but some things needto change right away First, and most importantly,the parish must reduce the size of its council, avestige of itsrural past.

When St. Tammany had apolice jury —the form of governmentfor most rural parishes —therewere 14 districts, each with its own police juror.AsSt. Tammany grew, parish leaders in 2000 converted to ahome rule charter,the form of government generally used by larger jurisdictions. But instead of creatingamorestreamlinedparish council, they kept the same number of districts because they thought that had abetter chance of winning voter approval. Now,thereisa parish president and a 14-membercouncil. Such alarge council, with all of its competing personalities and agendas, makes it difficult to generate aconsensus or even any political momentum. In otherwords, instead of making government more efficient, the

Even if the council did put it up for consideration, St.Tammany’svoters might just vote against it on principle, which brings us to the second issue gumming up the works. Parish voters have become reflexively rejectionist when it comes to measures aimed at improving government.

One hastolook no further back than March 29, when parish voters swatted away the latest proposal thatwould have rededicated part of aroad sales taxto fund the courtsand the district attorney’soffices.

charter just added an executive branch. Jefferson and Orleans, the twosouth shore parishes with which St. Tammany is most often compared, don’thave this problem. Their councils are half as large, and include two at-large seats.

AmongLouisiana’sfour most populous parishes, only East Baton Rouge has a council that comes close to the size of St Tammany’s, with 12 Metro Council members. And it hasalmost 200,000 more people thanSt. Tammany I’mnot the first to advocatefor the idea. It’sbeen floated anumber of times, including by some council members and in a2023 report produced by the Northshore BusinessCouncil. In each case, proponents noted that the 14-member council is inefficient and leadstofrustrations among council members.

St. Tammany is in themidst of acharter review, andthe idea of shrinking the council hasbeen pitched. It’sprobably too muchtohope thatitwould shrink to sevenmembers, but even dropping to nine would be amajor improvement All charter amendmentsmustbeapprovedbyvoters, but before that can happen, the council mustagree to put them on the ballot.And thatseemsunlikely

This is the sixth timesince 2016 that St Tammany voters have rejected abid to fund the apparatus of the criminal justicesystem. Letmesay thatagain: Voters in aparish renowned for its tough-oncrimestance have said “no” to funding prosecutors and judgessix times. Low crimehas always been ahallmark of St. Tammany’slure to new residents, and for many years, law enforcement agencies in the parish got whatever they wanted.

Some of their skepticism is easytounderstand.Afterall,inrecentyearsthey’ve seen acoroner,sheriff anddistrict attorney convicted of crimes and serve prison time. Current officeholders are paying for thosesins, and theconsequences will eventually also hit residents as well. It also goes without saying that St. Tammany voters are notoriouslyhard to convincewhenitcomes to increasing or changing taxes. To be fair,theydid re-up alibrary tax in March, though as Ihave noted, library taxes are formidable at the ballot box.

Allofthisleaves the parish in akindof stasis, hamstrung by aclunky government structure and acranky voter base. Before St.Tammany can move forward, both things need to change.

Otherwise, the parish that for so many years was abeacon of growth may instead become morelike alighthouse, warning others of rocky waters to avoid.

FaimonA.Roberts III can be reached at froberts@theadvocate.com

DisturbingglimpsesofDemocraticanger

We know many Democratswere stunned whenDonald Trump won asecondterm as president. We know many are still angry about it. But we’re just now learning how angry some of them are.

Whena reporter asked Attorney GeneralPam Bondi aboutthe Jeffrey Epsteininvestigation, President Donald Trump could notcontainhimself amomentlonger “Are youstill talkingabout Jeffrey Epstein?” he said, pushingback against the question.“This guy’s been talkedabout foryears. Are peoplestill talking aboutthis guy?This creep?That is unbelievable.” It wasaday after theJustice Departmentconcludedthe convicted sex offenderdiedbyanunassisted suicide —not by foul play, as countless rumormongersand conspiracy theorists hadalleged. Sorry,conspiracy junkies. The DOJuncovered none of therumored “client list” of powerful friends fromboth partieswho in theworldofparanoidpoliticswere widely speculated to have reasonstosilenceEpstein.

Epsteinwas accused of trafficking andsexually abusing dozensofunderagegirls. He pleaded guilty to procuring achild forprostitution andsoliciting in aFlorida state court in 2008 as part of a deal to avoidfederal charges.

He later wascharged withsex trafficking in New York federal court but diedinjailwhile awaiting trial

Yetthis case, like anyother “heater,” as prosecutors often callanattention-grabbing caselike this one, is notabout to slip farout of therumormills andconspiracy theorists across party lines. Whether they existornot, “theEpsteinfiles” became astory in themselves, unfettered by anything as mundane as alack of evidence, andeasily available to be weaponized by variousfactions. The files foundtheir wayintothe news more recentlyasTrump’s feud withhis formerally Elon Muskheated up. The billionaireentrepreneur claimed that theTrump administration hadwithheld the “files” because the president was named in them

Well, who wasn’t named in the“files,” if you believe the rumors? Idon’tbelieve them,but in theage of social media,the never-ending cascade of information andmisinformation at leastoffers someentertainment valueifyou don’ttakeittoo seriously.

It’snot just grandstanding Democratic lawmakerslike Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas. Axios reports that “at town halls in their districts and in one-on-one meetings with constituents and activists,” Crockett’smore moderate Democratic House colleagues are “facing a growing thrum of demands to break the rules, fight dirty —and not be afraid to get hurt.”

“Our own baseistelling us that what we’re doing is not good enough,” said one Democratic lawmaker (out of nine) quoted in theAxios article. “Some of them have suggested …what we really need to do is be willing to get shot (in protests at U.S. Immigrationand Customs Enforcement facilities) …thatthere needs to be blood to grab theattention of the pressand thepublic.” Another lawmaker told Axios that constituents say “civility isn’tworking” and to get ready for “violence …tofight to protect our democracy.”

Obviously,theseare Democrats who have moved beyond the defeat-them-atthe-ballot-box stage of politics, and even beyond the protest-by-civil-disobedience stage. They’re ready to turn apolitical fight into aphysical fight.

Violence is already going on. In Alvarado, Texas, amilitant group broadly alliedwithDemocratic views launched what officials call a“coordinated attack” on the ICE Prairieland Detention Center on the Fourth of July.According to court documents,itstarted about 10:30 p.m., when agroup of 10 to 12 antifaradicals, dressed in all black, began shooting fireworkstowardthe building. Some began to vandalize parked cars. When unarmed ICE workers called 911, an Alvarado Police Department officer arrived.

“Immediatelyafter the APD officer gotout of his vehicle, an assailant in the woods opened fire, shooting the APD officer in the neck area,” says the court document. Police found two AR-15-style

rifles and spent casings in nearby woods. When the radicals ran away,police rounded them up. Somewerestill in the woods, and some were escaping down anearby road. The officer who was hit in thenecksurvived; 10 suspects were chargedwith attempted murder

This is the radical, violent tip of the protests against the Trumpadministration’s enforcement of immigration law Otherexamples of recent radicalization include far-left “FreePalestine” extremist Elias Rodriguez, who is accused of murdering two Israeli Embassy staff members outside theJewishNational Museum inWashington on May 21. Thenthere is Luigi Mangione, the accused killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in New York City on Dec.4.Despitethe brutality of his crime,Mangione found himself celebratedinsomeparts of the left —his crimeminimized or excused —for what some apparently consider abold action againstanoppressive health care system. Beyond that, of course, there have already been riotsinLos Angeles and other protests —some with theparticipation of Democratic lawmakers or Democratic support groups, like labor unions— thatinvolved varying degrees of disorderliness. Finally,there has been an alarming plunge in the numberofDemocratswho say they are proud to be an American. Back in 2015, when Barack Obamawas

president, 80% of Democrats said they were extremely or very proud to be an American, according to Gallup. Today, withDonald Trump in the White House, the number is less thanhalf of that, 36% Enten also observed thatthe Democratic numbers are entirely different from Republican numbers. In 2015, with Obama,90% of Republicans said they were extremely or very proud to be an American. Today,with Trump, the number is 92% —virtually unchanged. Take it all together,and the situation is this: Some Democrats arecalling on their elected representatives to engage in violence against the policies of President Trump. At the same time, groups thatmight be characterized as militant allies of the progressive Democratic movement are resorting to violence in an effort to obstruct the president’senforcement of federal immigration law Some radicals have committedpolitically motivatedmurder,for which they received support in somefar-left circles And it is all happening in the context of one of the twomajor political parties experiencing asharp drop in the most basic measure of civic devotion: pride in being an American.

It’s atroubling picture, and nothing on the immediate horizon suggests it will improve any time soon.

Byron York is on X, @Bryon York. Email himatbyronyork@yorkcomm. com.

Yetit’sironic that thereporter’squestion about Epsteinprovoked thepresident of theUnited States intoanon-camera hissy fit.I also detect a measureofcosmicjustice. After all, it wasTrump who made acampaign promise to open the“Epsteinfiles” in what he impliedwouldbeaday of comeuppance forhis political enemies In theannals of American politics, youwould strain to find afigurewho made moreeffective use of innuendo than Trump, who first became adarling of right-wing conspiratorialists around 2010 by promoting liesabout Barack Obama’sbirth in the United States.

Unsurprisingly, therising conspiracy media elite lovedDonaldTrump, and he lovedthemright back Trump depended on theirloyalty whenhepromoted theBig Lieofthe stolen election in 2020, which in turn ledtoaninsurrection at theU.S Capitol and thegravest threat to constitutionalrule in theUnited States sincethe Civil War.

More recently, another leading light of conspiracy,Laura Loomer,gained notoriety forher weirdly intimate influenceoverTrump before he took officeinhis secondterm, prompting him to fire alist of aideswhom she found objectionable.

Oddly enough, now Loomer finds herself at the center of the“Epsteinfiles” brouhaha, feuding with Bondi, whom she derisivelycalls “Blondi,”overthe attorney general’s supposed lack of diligenceinthe Epsteincase.

Historian Richard Hofstadter wasapioneer observer of what he called“TheParanoidStyle in American Politics,” which he describedina 1964 Harper’sMagazine analysisofthe use of loose facts andpseudo-facts to build an alternative realityfor political ends

He wasinspired partlybyconservative Republican ArizonaSen. Barry Goldwater’spresidential campaign that year.Helost thecampaign against President LyndonB.Johnson, who leda landslide in anation still shaken by President JohnF.Kennedy’sassassination, but history showsthatloss ledtothe conservative ascendancy andRepublican recovery thatcontinues today

The DOJmemo says no oneelseinvolvedinthe Epsteincase will be charged. Epstein’sassociate Ghislaine Maxwell is serving a20-year sentence forchild sex trafficking andrelated offenses. Is this asignificantturn in thepolitical firmament,orisitmerelyanindication that Trump’s tactical useofconspiracy theories is having unintendedconsequences? It’s hard to say

Idon’t expect much in theway of reliable further revelations, but news is abusiness that triesto prepare forthe unexpected —withhealthyskepticism.More likely, we might find outwho arethe grifters, theshills and thesuckers in this con game. As an old-school journo, Istill relyonthe advice of theold ChicagoCityNews Bureau slogan: If your mothersaysshe lovesyou,check it out— especially if it arrives in atweet.

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Hype Manning

Is allthe attentiononthe Texasquarterback justified?

ATLANTA— There is atellingphotographfrom themedia day shortly before the 2024 Allstate Sugar Bowl CFP semifinal between Texas and Washington Quinn Ewers, then the Longhorns’ starting quarterback, is peering over his shoulder from his podium, befitting one of the high-profile players on his team. He’slooking toward the huge knot of reporters and cameramen engulfing thenfreshman quarterback Arch Manning, a media glut dwarfing his own. Fast forward ayear anda halfto another media day Tuesday at Southeastern Conference media days, where Manning got his own podium. If any one player of the 48 attending this year’sSEC event hadtobelabeled the

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star,it’sManning. He drew amedia entourage rivaling those of former SEC quarterback greats suchasTim Tebow

of Florida or Johnny Manziel of Texas A&M

“We’ve got anew quarterback, Arch Manning, if you didn’tknow,” Texas coach Steve “Sarcasm” Sarkisian said. The difference is those players had proven themselves on the field before they generated all that attention, bothhaving won Heisman trophies. Manning is theconsensus preseason favorite to win this year’sHeisman, just ahead of LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier,and has been anointed one of the biggest stars in college football. It’snot just speculation. It’s his name as well. That 24-karat quarterbacking name. It’s basically the samename

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SAINTS PREVIEW TIGH TENDS

Saints bettingon Johnson

BY LUKE JOHNSON Staff writer

When it came time for the rubber to meet the road, the Saints showed Juwan Johnsonthey wanted him back for the season andbeyond.

New Orleans signed Johnson, an unrestricted freeagent, to a three-year, $30 milliondeal. The contract made Johnson the NFL’s 12th highest-paid tight end by averageannual value, and now the expectation is that the new coachingstaff is going to get him to play like it. The flashes have been therefor Johnson, but the consistency has not. While he established career highs in receptions (50) and yards receiving (548) last season, he continued his career trend of being a feast-or-famine pass catcher

With Kellen Moore now calling plays, the hope is that Johnson can be amore consistentlydependable option in the passing attack —especially when consideringthe recent injury history in the wide receiver corps. And the Saintsare going to need Johnson early,as two other key components in this group are coming off major injuries suffered latelastseason.

Saints tight end JuwanJohnson runs for a first down against the Atlanta

on Jan. 7inthe Caesars Superdome.

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hiscareer, averagingatleast 8.3 air yards per targetinall but one of his five NFL seasons. He averaged exactly that number last season,slotting him slightly behind receiverssuchasJa’Marr Chase (8.9) andDavante Adams (8.6), and ahead of players such as Amon-Ra St.Brown (8.0) and CeeDee Lamb (8.0).

Best case

With Moore working the levers of theoffense, the Saints create opportunitiesfor Johnson to affect thegame.

This new style of offense may benefit Johnson more than others. He has been used as avertical receiving threat throughout

Now consider Moore’shistory: None of his Eagles tight ends averaged better than 6.9 airyards per target last year,while tight end Dalton Schultztoppedout at 7.3inhis final threeseasons with Moore calling plays in Dallas. But allofthose players were efficient and had opportunities to run after thecatch. Philadelphia’s top twotight ends last year,Dallas Goedert and Grant Calcaterra, caught better

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Money shapes QB scenarios in theSEC

No case is more drastic than theone at Tennessee

BY WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writer

ATLANTA— Josh Heupel tried to get out in front of questions about Tennessee’s quarterback situationduring his opening remarks Tuesday at SEC media days.

“Wewill have acompetition at the quarterback position,” Heupel said. That wasn’tsupposedtobethe case, at least not three months ago.

Tennesseewentthrough almost the entirety of spring practice with incumbent starter Nico Iamaleava, but he enteredthe transferportal amid areported breakdown in financial negotiations after seeking a$4million NIL deal. Tennesseebalked, andIamaleava transferred to UCLA. The schoolsessentially swappedquarterbacks. Tennessee signed Joey Aguilar, asenior whohad transferred from Appalachian State to UCLA in the winter portal window.Hereportedly gota$1.2 million deal from Tennessee. It wasthe most modern of college football stories, and not the only one in the SEC. Former Georgia quarterback Carson Beck declared forthe NFLdraftafter hurting his elbowinthe SEC championship, only to withdraw and transfer to Miami forareported $4 million.

Georgia junior cornerback DaylenEverette said Beck’sdecision was“alittle” surprising. Georgia moved on to redshirt junior Gunner Stockton, whorelieved Beck in the SEC championship and started the Sugar Bowlloss to Notre Dame “Hispath was different, andIknow he’ll do agreat job at Miami,” Stockton said of Beck. “I wasgrateful to learn somethings fromhim, andgladfor the friendship we have.”

Eventhough some of them will be firstyear starters, like Stockton, 11 SEC teams are projected to start quarterbacks who werealreadyonthe roster lastseason. Four —Auburn, Oklahoma, Missouri and

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Bryant joinsLSU gymnastics staff

BY REED DARCEY Staff writer

Haleigh Bryant recently wrapped up perhaps the greatest career in LSU gymnastics history. Now she’sjoining coach Jay Clark’scoaching staff.

Theprogram announced Tuesday that Bryant —the all-around force who led LSU to its first gymnastics national title in 2024 —is stepping into the assistant job left behind by Ashleigh “Bugs” Gnat, anotherprogram great whoannounced Monday that shewas leaving the team after five seasons as acoach.

“Haleigh is without adoubt the right person for this position,” Clark said in astatement. “We have all been witness to theabsolute highest level of character and integrity that is Haleigh Bryant, and sherepresents everythingLSU gymnastics.” Bryant,a native of Cornelius, NorthCarolina,ownstwo individual NCAA titles (all-around andvault), five individualSoutheastern Conference titles and the highest all-around score in LSU history (39.925). She also posted 18 perfect 10s across her fiveyear career —the Tigers’ top all-

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LSUgymnast Haleigh Bryant won twoindividual NCAAtitles and five SEC titles during her career

time mark and the ninth-most in NCAA history Only two LSU gymnasts have morecareer event wins than Bryant (105), who is the program’sall-time leader in career all-around wins (33).

Bryant also has completed both the season and career gym slams (atleastone perfect 10 in every event).

“Itistruly an honortobe named an assistant coach at LSU, aprogram that meanssomuch to me,” Bryant said. “I’m incredibly grateful for the opportunity to begin this next chapter of my lifein aplace that hasshapedmeinso many ways,alongside the best coaching staff. Competing for LSU was adream, and now Iget to continue thatdream and help

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LSU’s2026rostertakingshape

BY KOKI RILEY Staff writer

The bulk of LSU’soffseason movement has come to aclose.

After 20 rounds of the 2025 MLB Draft, LSU had nine players drafted and eight high school signees selected. That amount of churn from the 2025 roster results in a 2026 team that is stillunder construction.

Here’saprojected look at the LSU roster in the aftermath of the draft.

Catcher

Starting: CadeArrambide (So.)

Reserves: Omar Serna(Fr.),Eddie Yamin (R-Jr.)

Gone or likely gone: Jaden Fauske (signee), LandonHodge (signee), Blaise Priester (transfer),Luis Hernandez (graduate)

Outlook: With Hernandez out of eligibility,the starting job is Arrambide’stolose.

Serna dropping out of thedraft gives LSU ayoungplayer it can develop in reserve after Fauskeand Hodge passed up Baton Rouge in favor of professional baseball.

After redshirting last season, the Tigers will need Yamin to help them in 2026.

Firstbase

Starting: SethDardar (6th-year Sr.)

Reserves: ZachYorke (Sr.), John Pearson(So.), Mason Braun (Fr.), Yamin, Brayden Simpson (Sr.)

Gone or likelygone: Jared Jones (draft), Ryan Costello (transfer), Ethan Frey (draft)

Outlook: Dardar is atransferfrom Kansas State who hit 13 homeruns, including one off Kade Anderson, last year.Healsocould be the starting second or third baseman.

Second base

Starting: Brayden Simpson (Sr.)

Reserves: Dardar,TannerReaves (5th-year Sr.), Jack Ruckert (Fr.), Ethan Clauss (Fr.)

Gone or likely gone: Daniel Dickinson (draft), David Hogg (transfer), Mikey Ryan (transfer),BradyEbel (signee)

Outlook: Simpson hit22homers last season at High Point and is one of LSU’sbiggest impacttransfers to this point. He spent 46 gamesat third base last year but has plenty of experience at second andfirst. Reaves announced on Monday that he’sreturning to Baton Rouge for asecond season.He’ll likely spend more time at second —his more natural position —next year since LSU has more optionsat third base.

Shortstop

Starting: Steven Milam (Jr.)

Reserves: Ruckert, Clauss Gone or likely gone: Ebel, Quentin Young (signee), Hogg, Ryan

Outlook: Ebeland Young were strong candidates to succeedMilam if they had come to school, but their talent proved to be too alluringfor MLB. Ruckert andClauss were neverserious candidates to

depart LSU for thedraft. Ruckertwas teammates withWilliam Schmidt at Catholic High, and Clausswas the No. 2playerinNevada,per Perfect Game.

Thirdbase

Starting: TrentCaraway (Jr.)

Reserves: Dardar,Reaves, Simpson,JohnPearson,Ruckert, Clauss

Gone or likely gone: Michael Braswell (graduate), Ebel, Young, Hogg, Ryan Outlook: Caraway was the No. 145 prospect in this year’sdraft but didn’tget picked, opening thedoor for the Oregon State third baseman to transfer to LSU.

Left field

Starting: Derek Curiel (So.)

Reserves: JakeBrown (Jr.), Daniel Harden (Jr.), WilliamPatrick (Fr.), Mason Braun (Fr.)

Gone or likely gone: Josh Pearson (graduate), AshtonLarson(transfer),Mic Paul (transfer), Dalton Beck (graduate), Frey,Young, Fauske,Dean Moss (signee)

Outlook: Curiel is alock to start with Patrick, Harden and Braun servingasreserveoutfielders.

Patrickwas the No. 90 playerin the draft, according to TheAthletic. Hardenisa junior-college transferwho shined last season at McLennanCommunity College. Braun is aleft-handed hitter and was the No. 231 playerinESPN’s draftrankings.

Theoutfield depth was astrength of the roster last season, but the unit took alot of hits this offseason. Young, Fauske and Moss not joining the incoming freshman class also eliminated ahandful of talentedreinforcements

Center field

Starting: Chris Stanfield (Sr.)

Reserves: Curiel, Brown,Harden, Patrick Gone or likely gone: Paul, Fauske, Moss

Outlook: Stanfield announced Tuesday he’sreturning to LSUafter he wasn’tpicked in thedraft. LSU could have movedBrown or Curiel to center if he hadleft, but Stanfield’sreturn means the starting outfield next season is set

Right field

Starting: Brown Reserves: Harden, Patrick Gone or likely gone: JoshPearson, Larson, Paul, Beck, Frey,Young, Fauske,Moss

Outlook: Brown found himself in a platoon withJoshPearsonlastseason. That won’tbethe case forhis draft year in 2026.

Designated hitter

Starting: Yorke

Reserves: Dardar,John Pearson, Harden, Reaves Gone or likely gone: Frey, Josh Pearson, Larson

Outlook: Yorkehit 13 home runs and had morewalks than strikeoutsacrossthree seasons at Grand Canyon. He adds much-needed power tothe lineup after the losses of Jones and Frey to the draft As aright-handed bat,JohnPearson couldcomplement thelefthanded Yorke

Right-handed pitchers

In place: CasanEvans (So.), Zac Cowan (Sr.), Jaden Noot (R-Jr.), William Schmidt (So.), Mavrick Rizy (So.),Deven Sheerin (R-So.), ConnorBenge (Sr.), Grant Fontenot (5th-year Sr.), Gavin Guidry (R-Jr.), Dax Dathe (7th-year Sr.), Reagan Ricken (Fr.), Marcos Paz (Fr.), Zion Theophilus (Fr.)

Gone or likely gone: Anthony Eyan-

son (draft), Jacob Mayers (draft), Chase Shores (draft), Chandler Dorsey (transfer), KadeWoods (transfer), DylanThompson (transfer),MiguelSime(signee), RiverHamilton (signee)

Outlook: Evans andCowan arefavoritestomakethe rotation.Evans in particular figures to be alock to start.

Noot, Benge, Fontenot and Guidry wereeligible to be drafted but none of them came off the board.Noot hasa shotofentering the rotationfull-time,and Guidry will at least be acritical piece in the bullpen.

Sheerin returns fromaninjury andhas been pitching in theCape Cod BaseballLeague this summer.Schmidt andRizy will look to increasetheir roles in 2026. Between the two,Schmidt has abetter chance of cracking the rotation. Dathe, one of the top pitchers in DivisionIIlastyear,isthe lone right-handedtransferthus far. His strikeoutrate suggests he can make an impact despite the gargantuan leap in competition. Ricken, Paz andTheophilus round out an intriguing freshman class. Ricken pulled his name out of the draft despite being atop-150 draft prospect. Paz likely would’ve been picked on Day 1ifhehadn’t undergone Tommy John surgery lastJuly.Theophilus cracked ESPN’sdraft rankings at No. 241. Onedrafted signee worthmonitoring is Hamilton.The prospect from Oregon wasn’tselected by the Detroit Tigers until the 11th round.

Left-handedpitchers

In place: Cooper Williams (So.), Danny Lachenmayer (So.), Ryler Smart (R-Fr.), Santiago Garcia (Jr.), Jonah Aase (Fr.),DJPrimeaux (R-Jr.) Gone or likely gone: Kade Anderson (draft), ConnerWare (draft), Briggs McKenzie (signee) Outlook: LSU went to workinthe portal by adding Lachenmayer from North Dakota State,Smart from Tennesseeand Garcia from Oregon. ReplacingAnderson is nexttoimpossible, but the trio should add depth and versatility to astaff that wasindesperate need of moreleft-handedarms. Williams hasachancetocrack the rotation after an impressive endtohis freshmanyear. Primeaux wasn’tdrafted and projects to return for afourth season after his role expanded in 2025. Ware was drafted by the New York Mets but was picked late enough —in the15th round —where there is a chance he doesn’tsign.

Aase is the lone incoming freshman after theAtlanta Braves picked McKenzie in the fourth round. But Aase, who is from Washington, told The Advocate he won’tpitch in the fall or preseason as he recovers from apartial UCL tear

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MLBlockout looms; salary-cap battle likely

BY RONALD BLUM AP baseball writer

ATLANTA— Loomingoverbaseball is alikely lockoutinDecember 2026, apossible management push for asalary cap and perhaps lost regular-season gamesfor thefirst time since 1995.

“No one’stalking about it, but we all know that they’re going to lock us out for it, and then we’re going to miss time,” New York MetsAll-Star first basemanPete Alonso said Monday at the All-Star Game. “We’re definitely going to fight to not have asalary cap and the league’sobviously not going to like that.” Baseball commissioner Rob Manfredand some ownershave citedpayroll disparityasa problem, while at thesame timeMLB is working to address arevenue decline from regional sports networks.

Unlike the NFL, NBA and NHL, baseball has never had asalary cap because its players staunchly oppose one. Despite higherlevels of luxury

taxthat started in 2022, the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgersand New York Mets have pushed payrolls to recordlevels. The last small-market MLBclub to win aWorld Series wasthe Kansas City Royals in 2015

After signing outfielder Juan Soto to arecord $765 million contract, NewYork openedthis season with anindustry-high $326 million payroll, nearly five timesMiami’s $69 million, according to Major League Baseball’sfigures.

Usingluxurytax payrolls, based on average annualvalues thataccountfor future commitmentsand include benefits, the Dodgers were first at $400 millionand on track to owe arecordluxury tax of about $151 million —shattering the previous tax recordof$103 million set by LosAngeleslastyear

“When Italk to the players, I don’ttry to convince them that a salary cap system would be agood thing,” Manfred told the Baseball Writers’ AssociationofAmerica on Tuesday. “I identify aproblem in the media business andexplain to them that ownersneedtochange

to addressthat problem.”

Baseball’scollective bargaining agreement expiresDec. 1, 2026, andmanagementlockoutshave become the norm, which shiftsthe start of astoppage to the offseason.During the lastnegotiations, the sidesreached afive-year deal on March10after a99-day lockout, salvaging a162-game2022 season.

“A cap is about franchise values and profits,” union head Tony Clark said Tuesday.“Asalary cap historically haslimitedcontract guarantees associated with it,literallypits one player against another and is often what we share with players as the definitive non-competitive system. It doesn’trewardexcellence. It undermines it from an organizational standpoint. That’s why this is not about competitive balance. It’snot about afair versus not. This is institutionalized collusion.” The union’sopposition to acap haspaved theway for recordbreakingsalaries for starplayers. Soto’sdeal is believedtobe therichestinpro sportshistory eclipsing Shohei Ohtani’s$700 mil-

Clark, Ionescu,Gray headline 3-point contest

Caitlin Clark will be in a3-point contest forthe first timeinher pro career as the Indiana Fever guard will compete Fridaynight in the WNBA All-Star competition. She’ll be joined by contest record holderSabrina Ionescu,who last enteredthe contest in 2023 and hit25ofher 27 shotsinthe final round, scoring 37 points. It was the most shots made in a3-point contest in eitherthe WNBA or NBA. Shesaidshe’llbetryingtobreak her own mark.

Allisha Gray,who madeher own history last season, winning the 3-point and Skills Challenge, will try and defend her title in both competitions. She beat Jonquel Jones 22-21 to win the 3-point shootout. Gray beat Sophie Cunningham by 2seconds to win the skills competition.

Jets make Gardner top-paid cornerback with extension

TheNew York Jets aremaking Sauce Gardner the highest-paid cornerback in the NFL.

The Jets and Gardner agreed on afour-year,$120.4 millionextension through the 2030 season, according to aperson familiar with thesituation on conditionofanonymity Tuesday

Thecontract paying the twotime All-Pro an average of $30.1 millionayear comes aday after the Jetsagreed to alucrative extension with topwide receiver Garrett Wilson. That deal with Wilson is worth $130 million, as the organization locked up two foundationalplayers forthe longterm future.

Gardner,who turns 25 before Week 1, was the No. 4pickinthe 2022 draftout of Cincinnati.

OL Smith, Chiefs agree to four-year contract

The Kansas City Chiefsbeat the deadlinetosign franchise-tagged guard Trey Smith to amultiyear contract, agreeing to termsTuesday on a$94 million deal, aperson with knowledge of the move told The Associated Press. The four-year contract includes $70 millionguaranteed, said the person, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract had not been announced.

Smith, 26, nowhas the highest average salary of any player at his position in the NFL at $23.5 million annually.Smith entered the league in 2021 as asixth-round draftpick out of Tennessee. Smith has started 67 regular-season and 13 playoff games, helping Kansas City winthe Super Bowltwice.

Woad to join pro ranks after strong Evian finish Top-rankedamateur Lottie Woad announced Tuesday she will turn professional, twodays after nearly winning amajor title.

The 21-year-old Englishwoman followed her victory by six shots at the Women’sIrish Open on the Ladies European Tour on July 6 by finishing in third place —just onestroke offthe pace —atthe Evian Championship on Sunday Hergood finish at the Evian secured enough points to seal LPGA Tour membership through itsEliteAmateurPathway.It means she is ditching hercollege career at Florida State University with one year left.

lion deal with the Dodgers signed ayear earlier.Bycomparison, the biggest guaranteed contract in the NFL is $250 millionfor Buffalo Bills quarterbackJosh Allen. Manfredcites that 10% of playersearn72% of salaries.

“I neveruse the word‘salary’ within one of ‘cap.’ What Idosay to them is in addressing this competitive issue that’sreal we should think about whether this system is the perfect system from aplayers’ perspective,” he said.

Amanagement salary cap proposalcould containa salary floor anda guaranteed percentage of revenue to players. Baseball playershave endured nine workstoppages, includinga 71/2-month strike in 1994-95 that fought offa capproposal.

Agent Scott Boras likens acap plan to attracting kids to a“gingerbread house.”

“We’ve heard it for 20 years. It’s almost like the childhood fable,” he said. “This very traditional, same approach is not somethingthat would lead the younger players to the gingerbread house.”

Woad is set to make her first startasa proatthe Women’s Scottish Open next week.

Raleigh’sHome Run Derby win boostsratings by 5% CalRaleigh helpeddrive abig boost to ratings for Monday night’s Home RunDerby, ESPNsaid Tuesday.Viewership for Raleigh’s HomeRun Derbyvictory was up 5% from2024, according to Nielsen ratings.

Raleigh’swin over fellow finalist Junior Caminero of Tampa Bay drew an average of 5,729,000 viewers, up from 5,451,000 viewersin 2024 when Dodgers slugger Teoscar HernándeztoppedBobby Witt Jr.inthe finals.

Raleigh, 28, leadsthe majors with 38 homersand 82 RBIsand was the American League’sstarting catcher in Tuesday night’sAll-Star Game. Raleigh becamethe second Mariners player to take the title, following three-timewinner Ken Griffey Jr who wasonthe field, snapping photos.

Commandersreceiver unhappy aboutcontract

McLaurin does notruleout skipping camp

BY BEN STANDIG Associated Press

LAUREL, Md. Aweek before veterans arrive for WashingtonCommanders training camp, top wide receiver Terry McLaurin did notcommittopracticing with the rest of the team, expressingfrustration over alack of progress toward a new contract.

McLaurin said Tuesday after taping alocal television commercial he wants “things to work out but at the end of the day,ittakes two to tango.”

“I don’tknow what happens next,” McLaurinsaid.

“But without any progressive discussions, it’skindof hard to see how Istep on the field.”

Whathappens next, starting with his attendanceat training camp or seeking atrade, is unclear.Instead of building on adynamic passing connection with Offensive Rookie of the Year quarterback Jayden Daniels, McLaurin skipped mandatory minicamp and some voluntary workouts this spring.

“I’ve been pretty frustrated —I’m not gonna lie,” McLaurin said in his first expansive comments on the contract talks, which became a30-minute discussion with reporters. “Everything that has transpiredtothis pointhas been disappointing and frustrating. I’ve wanted to continue my career here I’ve created my life here.”

McLaurin, who turns30in

BYCHRISTOPHER DABE Staff writer

Jesuit will not have one of its top defensive players back on the team when the season begins in September Zyron Forstall, a6-foot3, 235-pound defensive end who earned first-team all-district recognition in the Catholic League as a

September, signed athreeyear,$68.2 million extension in 2022 underthe Commanders’ previous regime. His $23.2 million average annual salary ranks 17thamong activewide receivers after the New York Jetsagreed with Garrett Wilson on afouryear, $130 millionextension Monday. McLaurin’s 2025 base salaryis$15.5 million. He had acareer-high13 touchdowns last season,his fifth in arow surpassing 1,000 yards receiving,on82 receptions. McLaurin added another three touchdowns and 227yards on 14 catches in three playoff gamesas Washington reached the NFC championshipgame for thefirst time since 1991. Instead of that success leading to smooth extension talks, McLaurin said his camp hasnot heardfrom thefront office in the past month. McLaurin, a2019 third-round pick out of Ohio State, said his status for training camp and future with the organization are “upinthe air.

That is atwist for someonewho had been aface of thefranchise before Daniels’arrival,producing on teams with arotatingcast of suspect QBs. That changed last season as the Commanders won 12 regular-season gameswithDaniels running the offense.

Only Danielsrivals

McLaurin’s popularity among fans and for hislocker room leadership.

“I understand that everything is abusiness, but at

the same time, Iwant to put myself in aposition where I’m valued and Ifeel appreciated andthings likethat,” McLaurin said. “Unfortunately,thathasn’ttranspired the way Iwanted it to.”

The Commanders have remained quiet during the protracted negotiations beyond general manager AdamPetersand coach Dan Quinnexpressing adesireto keep McLaurin around for a long time.WhileWilsonis on the vergeof25, McLaurin’sprimary comparison may be closer to fellow 2019 draft pick D.K. Metcalf, who is twoyears younger and signeda$132 million extensionwith Pittsburgh following an offseason trade from Seattle.

“I think howthe market is today,Ithink it pretty much conveys what guys of my caliber are deserving of,” McLaurin said. “I feel like Ifitinthat boxbecause of howI’vealwayscarried myself on and off the field and the value IknowIbring to ateam.”

The topic of age befuddles McLaurin, whohas not missed agame since 2020. He noted that he wasn’ta full-time player until deep into his Ohio State career and that this will only be his seventh NFL season.

“I’m not dismissing(age) completely,”McLaurin said. “There aredata points to support that, but how come it’s not OK to say this may be adifferent case Ifeel that should be acknowledged, as well.”

Ex-Tulanepitcher Gillies onestepfrombig leagues

BY GUERRYSMITH

Contributingwriter

Keagan Gillies labeled his experience at Saturday’s MLB Futures All-Star Game the highlight of his professional career

An even bigger opportunity is gettingcloser to his grasp.

Gillies, aformer Brother Martin and Tulane standout, was promoted to the BaltimoreOrioles’ Triple-A affiliate Norfolk at the beginning of July and is one step away from pitching in thebig leagues. Dominant at Double-A Chesapeake this season, he has found his groove after being taken in the 15th round of the 2021 draft

“If you don’tbelieve in yourself, pro ball is going to be really tough for you because there’sjust so much adversity and so many things going on behind the scenes,” he said. “It will eat youaliveifitisn’tsomething you love and you don’tthink you can get to thetop.”

After apromising 2023 in High-A andDouble-A, Gillies struggleda bitin2024 buthas bouncedbackwith avengeance this season.In 26 appearances covering 311/3 inningsasacloserfor Chesapeake, he allowed 24 hits andfourearned runs while walking only four and striking out 34.

His stellar numbers (41, 1.15 ERA, eight saves) earned himhis berthin the All-Star Game at Truist Park, thehome of the Atlanta Braves. He was the last player to getinthe action, coaxing aroutine fly to center field on his fifthoffering for thefinal out in a4-2 loss.

Pitching in aMajor League Baseball stadium for the first time, Gillies enjoyed his trottothe mound from the bullpeneventhough the circumstanceswereunusual. By agreement, thewinning National League team

Martin teammateand LSU star TreMorgan and asecond batter before inducing a double play on his next pitch and another soft bouncer to get out of trouble. He followed up with a1-2-3 inning in his second game.

batted in the bottom of the seventh (and final) inning to ensure everyone played.

“It’sdefinitely aonce-ina-lifetimeopportunity,” he said. “You’re playing with someofthe best talentinthe minorleagues and matching up with them, so it was an awesome experience. Truist Park was amazing.”

If he maintainshis current control, it will not be the last time he performs in that type of setting. After walking 25 in 471/3 innings last season, he all but eliminated the freebies at Chesapeake.

His repertoire is different than in his senior year at Tulane,whenhefinishedwith a0.96 ERA. He junkedhis curveball andadded asplitfinger fastball, but he still uses his imposing 6-foot-8 frame to powerful effect.

“I came in knowing my stuff would play in the (strike) zone no matter what, so it was just aboutstaying in advantage counts,” he said. “The splits are hugely in your favorwhen you’re 1-2, 0-2.” Feelinga little jittery in his first appearance for Norfolk, he walked former Brother

“The zone’salittle bit different fromDouble-A to Triple-A,” he said. “Toface adversity and getting that double play to get out of it with no runs washonestly a big confidence boost. Iknow Ibelong there.” Up anddown as astarter at Tulane earlier in his career,Gillies found his niche as acloser in his fifth and final season. He struck out 11 batters while allowing no runs in 41/3 innings against SouthFlorida during his last outing in theAmerican Athletic Conference Tournament.

“He’sa bigguy with great stuff,”saidTulane coach Jay Uhlman, an assistantinGillies’ last two years with the Wave.“Whatatremendous kid with agreat work ethic from agreat family.He’san awesome representative of the program.” He hasbeen just as effective in hisfifthyear of pro ball as he was at the same stage in college. Eight of the 14 players the Orioles drafted ahead of him arenolonger with the organization or are out of baseball, including former Tulane shortstop Collin Burns, asixth-round pick whoretired in March. Gillies kept grinding, overcoming ashoulder injury that limited him to 10 games in his first twoyears.

“My dad taught me from a young age, it’sall about the journey,” he said. “The journey is where all the funis. You’re never going to reach your destination if you’re a successful person because it’s always thenextthing, it’s always about getting better Ilove it every day and I’m grateful forit.”

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our athletes grow in and outside of the gym.” Gnat said she’splanning amove to Tampa, Florida, where her longtime boyfriend Jarrett DeHart —a former LSU and Tulane baseball player—works as adirector of hitting inside the New York Yankees organization.

There, Gnat said, she’ll work asales job for GK Elite, the leotard company that outfits LSU gymnasts. AnotherTiger great, Rhea-

sophomore last season, announced Tuesday that he has transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

Forstall, listedbythe national recruitingwebsites as oneofthe top defensive players in thecountry for the2027 class, had 13 sacks and four forced fumbles for aJesuit team that went 7-5 andreachedthe second round of theplayoffslast season.

Forstall is listed by the 247Sports Compositeasthe No. 2edge defender and No. 3overallplayerfor the2027

class.Heholds more than 20 scholarship offers, including several from major college programs including LSUand manyothers in the SEC.

Louisianahigh school football practices are set to begin in August.Jesuit will open the season Sept.5on theroad againstDallas Jesuit,arematch from when the Jesuit team from New Orleanslost28-20 at Tad Gormley Stadium.

ContactChristopher Dabe at cdabe@theadvocate. com

ganCourville, is LSU’srepresentative for GK. Bryant committed to LSU when shewas ineighth grade. Shecontributed to anational championship victoryasasenior,thendecided to takeher extra year of COVID eligibilityand return for afifth season —the 2025 campaign thatended in the NCAA semifinals. Now Bryantisthe third assistantonClark’sstaff. She’llwork alongside GarrettGriffethand Courtney McCool Griffeth—the husband-wifeduo under contract with LSUthrough the 2026 season.They’ll soon begintheir fifth year as coaches for the Tigers.

“She is notonlyone of the most decorated gymnasts in collegiate gymnastics history,” Clark said,“but she knows our culture and our philosophy.Now,she returns with afresh perspective and apassion to lead the next generation, and Icould not be more excited about her future here with us.”

Scott Rabalais contributed tothis report.

Email Reed Darcey at reed.darcey@ theadvocate.com. For more LSU sportsupdates, sign up for our newsletter at theadvocate.com/

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If anyone knows Nick Saban, it’sGeorgia coach KirbySmart. He coachedunder himatLSU,with the Dolphins and at Alabama. Smartwas asked about the storythat Saban maybeconsidering getting back into coaching “I heard all the scuttlebutt,”Smart said.“I almost laughed.”Smartsaid if therewas a decision it would be Nick’swife Terrymaking it.“The boss at home is going to makethat call,”Smartsaid,“not him.”I don’t think it’s happening

ALABAMA

LAST YEAR: 9-4 (5-3 SEC)

COACH: Kalen DeBoer (2nd year)

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FREEZE VS.KIFFIN, DAY2

On Monday, OleMisscoachLane Kiffinexplained hissocial media jabs at Auburn’s Hugh Freeze about his golf game Freeze has been criticized by Auburnfans for playingtoo muchthisoffseason. On Tuesday, Freeze skirtedthe issue:“IloveLane. He makes me laugh.”Asked if he’stired of defendinghis golf game,Freeze said: “I assure youitdoes not take away from my time working to takeAuburn backtothe top.”One preseason magazine picks theTigers 11th.

PLAYERS: LT Kadyn Proctor,DTTim Keenan, LB Deontae Lawson

THE BUZZ: Over ayear intoits post-NickSaban era, Alabama has aquarterback competitionand anew offensiveplay-caller.TySimpson, aredshirtjunior and former five-star recruit, is the favoritetotakethe season’s firstsnap, but he’ll have to fend off acouple of young quarterbacks to earnthat right.

LAST YEAR: 8-5 (4-4 SEC)

COACH: Billy Napier (4th year)

FLORIDA

PLAYERS: QB DJ Lagway, CJakeSlaughter, DT CalebBanks

THE BUZZ: Last year,noSEC coach stood on thinner ice than Napier.ThenFlorida took on its brutally tough schedule andwon eight games— enoughtoquiet the criticsfor amoment. Givea nice chunk of the credit to the true sophomore Lagway, already one of the top quarterbacks in the country.

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as his grandfather,Archie Manning, beloved star of the New Orleans Saints and Ole Miss Rebels. The samelast name as his uncles, Peyton and Eli Manning,who betweenthem won four Super Bowl titles (Archie and Peyton are also enshrined here in the College Football Hall of Fame,site of media days).

Frankly,ifhis name was Arch Rabalais or something like that, one wonders whether he’d be the Heisman front-runner. Manning, to his endearingcredit, seems to get that.

“I don’twant to sound mean,but Ireally don’tcareaboutwhatother peoplethink,” the former Newman HighSchool starsaid “I’m grateful y’all think that,but I’ve only played in like two games.

“I’ve got alot to prove.”

How much he has to prove dependson whom you ask.

SEC Network star Paul Finebaum, oneof the biggest voices in collegefootball, said Manning is the SEC’sbest quarterbacktalent since Tebow.AnotherESPN analyst, Jordan Rodgers —himself aquarterback who grew up in the same house as apretty great quarterback named Aaron Rodgers —isn’tbuying the Manninghype

“You all have been drinking Paul Finebaum’sKool-Aid for way toolong,” Rodgers said here Monday on ESPN’s“Get Up” morning show. “I have himasthe fifth —let me repeat that —fifth-best quarterback in theSEC.The hype train is out of control.” Incendiary takes are part of Rodgers’ schtick. But ESPN collegefootballwriter Heather Dinich, hardlyahot-take specialist, rated Manning fourth in the SECbehind Nussmeier,DJLagway of Floridaand LaNorris Sellers of South Carolina. Former Florida coach Steve Spurrier, himself the 1966 Heisman-winning quarterback for the Gators, nevermet someone he didn’tlike to skewer.And he recently jabbed apretty sharp pin intothe Manning hype balloon when speakingona Gainesville, Florida, radio show

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Kentucky —signed quarterbacks from the transfer portal in December.Only one had to find someone in the spring.

Iamaleava transferred ayear after Tennessee reachedthe inaugural 12-team CollegeFootball Playoff. Insteadofbuilding on his firstseason as astarter, the Volunteers now have to choose among Aguilar,redshirt freshman Jake Merklinger and freshman George MacIntyre.

“It’snever aboutwho’s notin your building,” Heupel said, “but about whoisinyour building.”

Senior defensive lineman Bryson Eason and junior linebacker Arion Carter wereasked, given the CFP trip and Iamaleava’stransfer,whether the offseason has felt weird.

“Having aguy like that leave with such character and such

COMING IN AUGUST

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The talkofmedia days Tuesday, aside fromTexasquarterback Arch Manning and Kiffn’s jabs at Freeze, was the “Any Given Saturday” documentarythat debuted here Mondaynight.The first episode of thesevenpartseries focused on LSU and South Carolina, from shakyseason openers (including Brian Kelly’s fist-pounding in Las Vegasafter losing to USC) to the Tigers’ wild 36-33 win overthe Gamecocks in Week 3.The series looks great and drops Aug. 5onNetflix.

MISSISSIPPI STATE

LAST YEAR: 2-10 (0-8 SEC)

COACH: Jeff Lebby(2nd year)

PLAYERS: QB BlakeShapen, SIsaac Smith,WR BrenenThompson

THE BUZZ: In 2024, State fell to Toledo at home and lost Shapentoa season-ending shoulder injury. Now the Bulldogs have ahealthyquarterback,26transfers and hopesofending the turmoil that’sfollowedthe programsince coach Mike Leach diedatthe endofanine-win2022 season.

LAST YEAR: 6-7 (2-6 SEC)

OKLAHOMA

COACH: Brent Venables (4th year)

PLAYERS: QB John Mateer,DBRobertSpears-Jennings, DE RMason Thomas THEBUZZ: Needinganoffensive refresh, Oklahoma hired Washington State’soffensive coordinator,then lured theschool’squarterback into the portal and down to Norman. Oncestar tailback Jaydn Ott joined theparty in the springtransfer window,Venables couldsay he had enough firepowerto build aseason closer to the Sooner standard.

event at the ManningPassing AcademyonJune 28 in Thibodaux.

“Most people are picking Texas to win theSEC,” Spurrier said. “They’ve got Arch Manning alreadywinning the Heisman, too. My question is, if he was this good, howcomethey let QuinnEwers play all thetime last year? And he was aseventhround (NFL draft)pick.”

Manning didn’task for all of theattention and adulation. Andhe’scorrect, he has alot to prove. But he was being modestTuesday; he’s played in alot more than two games. After attemptingjust fivepasses in the2023 season, he was 61 of 90 in 2024 for 939 yards with nine touchdowns and two interceptions in 10 games. The bulk of his stats cameinwins over Texas-San Antonio, ULMonroeand Mississippi Stateafter Ewers went out against UTSA with an abdominal strain, including startsagainst ULM and State.Manning alsohad a67-yard touchdown run against UTSA,the longest by aTexas quarterback since Vince Young scored on an 80-yard run in 2005.

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava drops backtopass against Arkansas on Oct. 5in Fayetteville, Ark.

poisewas ahard thing to do, but nobody’sbigger than theprogram,” Carter said. “Wewish himthe best where he is at.And Ihopehehas agreat career and goes ontodogreatthings.”

“I wouldsay it’s justkind of random, youknowwhatI’m saying?” Eason said. “Tolose

Those three opponents were three of the easier touches on the Longhorns’ schedule last season. The challenges forManning and the Longhorns are much bigger and much moreimmediate, as they start the season Aug. 30 at reigning national champion Ohio State. Texas’ last gamewas against theBuckeyes, who beat them 2814 in aCFP semifinal in the Cotton Bowl. Manning’sonly stat in that gamewas alone quarterback keeper for 8yards.

Ewers is gone now to theMiamiDolphins, and there’snolooking over Manning’sshoulder.Heisthe man, the centerpiece of all of Texas’ CFPand SEC aspirations.

“He’sa great guy,” Sarkisian said. “He’s agreat teammate. He’s got an unbelievable work ethic. And Ithink, if he stays true to himself, that’sgoing to help him navigate these waters as they present themselves.”

The Manning hype train is leaving the station. Aregular season filled with overthe-top expectations is the next stop.

your main guy after the season we had. You’ve just got to adjust to everything in life thatcomes your way.This is one of thosesituations where us, as ateam and as aprogram,have to adjust.”

Without Iamaleava, Tennessee has to findanew starting quarterback. Heupel danced around questionsabout thetopic,careful not to say anything definitive.

“Through the course of training camp, we don’thave aset timelineonwhen we want to announce somebody as our starter,” Heupelsaid. “Oncesomebody earns thatopportunity, then they’ll be named that guy.”

Aguilar is themostexperienced option.Hethrewfor more than 3,000 yards in bothofhis seasons as astarter at AppalachianState with 56 touchdowns passes. But he was turnoverprone,throwing 24 interceptions.

AfterAguilar arrived in May, coaches taught him the offensive scheme. They installed

Kellyexudes confidence in retooled offensive line

BY WILSON ALEXANDER Staff writer

ATLANTA— LSU has to replace four startersonthe offensive line,but coach Brian Kelly feels confident about the new unit. “I’m bullish on our offensive line,” Kelly said at SEC media days. “I think we’re going to be able to produce the kind of things necessary to be achampionship team.”

For the past few years, Kelly said, LSU has been preparing forthe inevitability that it wouldhave to rework the offensive line. It knew left tackle Will Campbell,left guard Garrett Dellinger, right guard Miles Frazier andright tackle EmeryJones could all leave at the same time, so it has been developing their replacements.

“If you’re trying to address graduation and the knee-jerk reactions and nothavingthatplaninadvance, you’re probably going to take ahit on the offensive line this year,” Kelly said. “Wehave been grooming some players for their chance and their opportunity.”

Going into preseason practice, sophomore Tyree Adams appears likely to start at left tackle. Sophomore DJ Chester could slide to leftguard after playing center last season, and Virginia Tech transfer Braelin Moore wassigned to start at center.Northwestern transfer JoshThompson couldplayright guard or right tackle, Kelly said, with redshirt freshman Weston Davis to start at right tackle. Otherscould compete for playing time Redshirtsophomore Paul Mubenga started five gameslastseason at left guard, and redshirt freshman Coen Echols crackedthe rotation during springpractice. Freshman Carius Curne has made astrong impression early

Theoffensive line will be tested in the season opener.Clemson brought back defensive lineman PeterWoods and defensive end TJ Parker,a pair of projected first-round draftpicks. It also added Purdue transfer end Will Heldt,who recorded10tacklesfor loss and five sacks last year Kelly said the LSU offense will need to have backup game plans readyagainst Clemson, but he doesn’texpect to have serious issues with the new offensive line. “New faces, same expectations,” Kelly said. “Weplayedtwo truefreshmen at those positions three years ago, and we had the sameexpectations forthem.”

Interpreting newrule

Defenses can be penalized for afalse startfor thefirst time this season,but what qualifies is already up fordebate. The new rule will attempt to limit quick pre-snap movements, which SEC coordinator of officials John McDaid credited with a rise in offensive false starts over the past four or five years.

“There is alot of what I’ll callabrupt,coordinated movement by thedefense,” McDaid said, later adding officials will have to judge “action that simulates the snap.” But Georgia coach KirbySmart provided a window into adebate that could take place around the rule. Georgia’sdefensive lines often have shifted quickly before the snap.

“You would need to define abrupt for me because we could talk forhours about what’s abrupt and what’s not. Wasthat movement abrupt, or was thatslow, you sitting down?” Smart saidasareporter sat down. “You’ve got to define abrupt. He’s gottodefine abrupt, andhe’sgot to teach his guys that go out on the field, and Ithink they do atremendous job of tape study and how to go about that.”

Honoring Texas flood victims

Texasdefensive back MichaelTaaffe wore a burnt orange tie Tuesday with the initials of 27 people whodied in the flash flooding at CampMystic sewninto the fabric.

“They deserve to be remembered,” Taaffe said.“They deservetoberemembered as heroes.”

playsagain this summer,trying to bring Aguilar up to speed before thestartofthe season.

“Is it an accelerated process? Absolutely,”Heupel said.“I thinkanytimeyou have aguy that’splayed alot of football and sat in college meeting roomsoffensively,he’sbeen able to be apartofdifferent things, he’s able to draw on those experiences,correlate it to something that maybehe’sdonebefore,and kind of expeditethe growth process as well.”

If Aguilar doesn’twork out, Tennessee could go with one of its younger options. Merklinger andMacIntyre arebothfourstar recruits.

“We’ve found away to win witha lot of different quarterbacks throughoutmycareer on theoffensive side of the ball,” Heupel said, “and we’re going to findaway to win with the guy thatearns astarting spot as we go throughtrainingcamphere in August.”

Alittlemore than aweek after thefloods in central Texas, morethan130 people are confirmed dead and the search forthe missing continues. The floods killed 27 campers and counselors at CampMystic, an all-girls camp in Kerr County “I wantedtomakeanimpact todayand show alightonwhat’sgoing on in Texas and how much Texas is mourning right now and suffering,” Taaffe said. “While it’s cool to be undera light formyself, I wanted to show alight to them.”

Song problems

Want to add fuel to arivalry?

As Texas coach Steve Sarkisian walked onto the stage, Texas A&M’sfight song, the Aggie WarHymn, played over the speakers. If Sarkisian noticed,hedidn’tsay anything. After Texas joined the league last season, the in-state rivals played forthe first time since2011. Texaswon 17-7inside Kyle Field.

Music usually does not get played when coaches leave thestage at media days, but after the mistake, theSEC playedTexas’ fight song as Sarkisian walked off.

Rot-Weiss Tennis

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Women’s Singles Round of 32 ArantxaRus, Netherlands, def. Sada Nahimana, Burundi, 6-2, 6-1. Dalma Galfi, Hungary,def. AleksandraKrunic, Serbia, 6-4, 6-1. Kaja Juvan, Slovenia, def. Maria Timofeeva, Russia, 7-6 (4), 6-1. LeyreRomero Gormaz, Spain, def. Nicole Fossa Huergo, Italy,6-1, 6-1. Anna Bondar (7), Hungary,def.Noma Noha Akugue, Germany, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (3). Sinja Kraus, Austria, def.Berfu Cengiz, Turkiye, 4-6, 7-5, 6-4

PittsburghPirates pitcher Paul Skenes throws during the first inning at the MLB All-Star Game on Tuesday in Atlanta. Skenes struck out twoduring a1-2-3 inning during his only work. Skenes is the first pitcher in MLB historytostart theAll-Star Game during the first twoyears of acareer.The game did not end by press time.

Lois Boisson (5), France, def. JuliaGrabher Austria, 6-1, 6-3. AstraSharma, Australia, def. Ariana Geerlings Martinez, Spain, 7-6 (4),3-6, 6-2 TamaraKorpatsch, Germany,def. Raluca Georgiana Serban, Cyprus,6-4, 6-3 CarolineWerner, Germany, def. Valentina Steiner, Germany, 7-6 (4), 6-2. Women’s Doubles Round of 16 Tessa Johanna Brockmann and Sonja Zhenikhova,Germany, def. Michaela Bayerlova Czechia, and Tara Wuerth, Croatia, 7-6 (4), 6-3. Zheng Saisai, China, andMoyukaUchijima (3), Japan,def. Nicole Fossa Huergo, Italy, and Magali Kempen, Belgium, 3-6,6-3,10-5 Nadiia Kichenok,Ukraine, and Makoto Ninomiya(1), Japan, def. Noma Noha Akugue and Nastasja Schunk, Germany, 6-3, 6-2.

Major League Baseball

2025 Home Run DerbyResults

First Round (top four advance to semifinals) Hitter Total Junior Caminero,TampaBay 21 O’Neill Cruz,Pittsburgh21 ByronBuxton, Minnesota20 Cal Raleigh, Seattle 17 BrentRooker, Athletics 17 James Wood, Washington

Saints quarterback TaysomHill, left,and tight end Foster Moreau runoff the field in the second half againstthe Tampa BayBuccaneers on Dec. 31, 2023, at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Hill, whohas since been movedtotight end,and Moreau are both recovering from knee injuries.

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than 80%oftheir targets Goedert racked up 52.4% of his yards after thecatch, while Calcaterra was at 45.6%. Johnson, whose best trait is his athleticism,accounted for 41.6% of his yards after the catch.

What if Moore can findopportunities to increase that by givingJohnson more chances to get the ball in his hands early? Johnson moves fluidly with theball,and he has shown explosive ability in the open field. This is something the Saints can tap into to get the most out of him without simply relying on Johnson to be avertical threat. The Saints also hope for speedy recoveriesfor Foster Moreau and Taysom Hill, though with Hill in particular,that’sprobably asking alot. He’sstill just eight months removed from amajor knee injury, and

even if heweretocomplete acomeback to return near themiddle of theseason, NewOrleanslikely would have to ease himback. The Saints also hope some combination of Jack Stoll andMolikiMatavao canhold down the traditional in-line tight end role to give the team some additional size and grit at the point of attack until Moreau and Hill return.

Worstcase Johnson is the player he always has been —good in spurts,but always leaving youwondering if there’s more there— and the Saints don’thavethe properdepth to be functional at theposition

The tight ends are probably going to be important in this offense —because they have been in Moore’s history and because of the currentstate of theroster

Given the size limitations of the wide receivers and the likelihood the team isgoing to have to lean on the run

game while ayoung quarterback is getting up to speed in theNFL, the tight ends likely will serve acritical dual purpose. If Johnson is unable to take astep forward, it’sgoing to put more stress on the receivers to shoulderthe burden in thepassing game. If thegroupasawhole cannot play at leastaneutral role in therun-blockinggame, it couldput whatever young quarterback wins the jobin moreprecariousdown-anddistance scenarios.

Consideringthe contract the Saints signed Johnson to this offseason, which includes $21.25 in guarantees, afailure to get more consistentplayout of him in his age 29 season would be abig organizational miscalculation Aprediction Kellen Moore findsaway to unlock Juwan Johnson. Email Luke Johnson at ljohnson@theadvocate.com.

Stage A103-mile ride from Ennezat to Le Mont-Dore PuydeSancy 1. Simon Yates, GreatBritain, Team Visma Leasea Bike,4:20:05. 2. Thymen Arensman, Netherlands, INEOS Grenadiers, 4:20:14. 3. BenHealy,Ireland, EF Education-EasyPost, 4:20:36. 4. BenO’Connor, Australia,TeamJaycoAlUla, 4:20:54. 5. Michael Storer, Australia,Tudor ProCyclingTeam, 4:21:28. 6. Joe Blackmore,Great Britain, Israel-Premier Tech,4:24:02. 7. Anders Halland Johannessen, Norway Uno-XMobility,4:24:43. 8. LennyMartinez, France, Bahrain Victorious,4:24:56. 9. TadejPogacar, Slovenia,UAE Team Emirates-XRG, same time 10. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark,Team Visma ‘Lease aBike, same time Also 12. Matteo Jorgenson, United States, Team Visma ‘Lease aBike, 4:24:59. 23. Sepp Kuss, UnitedStates, Team Visma Leasea Bike,4:26:03. 29. QuinnSimmons,United States,Lidl-Trek 4:27:46. 73. WilliamBarta, United States, Movistar Team,4:37:22. 86. Neilson Powless, United States, EF Education-EasyPost, 4:46:03 Overall Standings 1. BenHealy,Ireland, EF Education-EasyPost 37:41:49. 2. TadejPogacar, Slovenia,UAE Team Emirates-XRG, 37:42:18. 3. Remco Evenepoel, Belgium, Soudal QuickStep, 37:43:18. 4. Jonas Vingegaard, Denmark,TeamVisma Leasea Bike,37:43:35. 5. Matteo Jorgenson, United States,Team Visma ‘Lease aBike, same time 6. Kevin Vauquelin,France, Arkea-B&B Hotels, 37:44:15. 7. OscarOnley,Great Britain, Picnic PostNL, 37:45:13. 8. Florian Lipowitz, Germany,Red Bull— BORA —hansgrohe,37:45:23. 9. PrimozRoglic, Slovenia,Red Bull—BORA —hansgrohe,37:45:30. 10. Tobias Johannessen,Norway,Uno-X Mobility,37:46:52. Team Standings 1. Team Visma ‘Lease aBike, 113:06:32. 2. UAETeamEmiratesXRG, 113:23:17. 3. Decathalon AG2R La Mondiale Team, 113:34:44. 4. Groupama-FDJ,113:35:39. 5. Arkea-B&BHotels, 113:36:13. 6. RedBull—Bora—Hansgrohe, 113:40:22. 7. IneosGrenadiers, 113:43:10. 8. EF Education —EasyPost, 113:46:08. 9. Movistar Team, 113:53:42. 10. Total Energies, 113:58:14. Transactions

Major League Baseball American League CLEVELAND GUARDIANS —SentRHP Shane Bieber to ACLGuardians on arehab assignment. National League NEW YORK METS —SentRHP José Buttó to FCLMetsonarehab assignment. WASHINGTONNATIONALS —Agreed to terms with, RHP Riley Maddox, 3B Wyatt Henseler, CBoston Smith, 1B HunterHines and RHP JulianTonghini

BRITISH OPEN

Scheffler likes winning, searching for meaning

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland Scottie

Scheffler has won more tournaments and majors than anyone over the last three years He is No. 1 in the world and no one is close to him. Nothing would mean more to him than leaving Royal Portrush with the silver claret jug And then?

That’s where golf gets a little complicated for Scheffler, who loves his job and all the work it entails, but who found himself searching Tuesday for what it all means. He delivered an amazing soliloquy ahead of the British Open about fulfillment. The short answer: It’s not the two Masters green jackets, the Wanamaker Trophy he won at the PGA Championship, the three Jack Nicklaus Awards as PGA Tour player of the year or the FedEx Cup.

“Is it great to be able to win tournaments and to accomplish the things I have in the game of golf? Yeah, it brings tears to my eyes just to think about because I’ve literally worked my entire life to be good at this sport,” Scheffler said. “But at the end of the day, I’m not out here to inspire the next generation of golfers I’m not out here to inspire someone to be the best player in the world because what’s the point? This is not a fulfilling life. It’s fulfilling from the sense of accomplishment, but it’s not fulfilling from a sense of the deepest places of your heart.”

His comments came in a year when Rory McIlroy fulfilled his

life dream of winning the Mas-

ters which gave him the career Grand Slam McIlroy spoke last month about growing weary of being asked about his next set of goals, the next mountain he wants to climb.

“I probably just didn’t give myself enough time to let it all sink in. But that’s the nature of professional golf,” McIlroy said. “They do a very good job of keeping you on the hamster wheel, and you feel like it’s hard to get off at times.”

This is where Scheffler might be different. He seems to enjoy the hamster wheel. There is no next mountain to find because he’s busy scaling the one he is on.

Scheffler also hates losing, no matter what’s at stake.

“Scottie don’t play games when he’s playing games,” said his caddie, Ted Scott. Scott and Scheffler played a match at Cypress Point this year It was Scheffler’s fourth day swinging a club since puncturing his right hand with a wine glass in a freak accident while making ravioli.

Scheffler gave him 10 shots, and the countdown began.

Scott hit his approach into 5 feet and was feeling good about his chances, right up until Scheffler’s shot spun back and hit his caddie’s golf ball. They both made birdie Scheffler won the next hole and said loud enough for Scott to hear “Nine.”

He won the next hole with a par and said even louder, “Eight ”

“He was 6 under through six,” Scott said “I gave him the $100 and said: ‘Don’t say anything else.

I want to enjoy my day.’ ”

This is what drives Scheffler winning the Masters, winning a bet with his caddie, winning anything. He has won 19 times since his first title at the 2022 Phoenix Open. Strictly by his math, that would be 38 minutes worth of celebrating.

“Sometimes the feeling only lasts about two minutes,” he said. “It’s pretty exciting and fun, but it just doesn’t last that long.”

So where does fulfillment come from if it’s not winning?

Scheffler is grounded in his faith, in a simple family life with a wife he has been with since high school, a 15-month-old son, three sisters and friends who are not part of the tour community

“I love the challenge. I love being able to play this game for a living. It’s one of the greatest joys of my life,” he said. “But does it fill the deepest wants and desires of my heart? Absolutely not.”

He often says golf doesn’t define him as a person, and he said if it reached a point where the sport ever affected life at home, “that’s going to be the last day that I play out here for a living.”

Xander Schauffele spent time with him at the Olympics last summer. Schauffele won two majors last year, including the claret jug. What they have in common is not lingering on laurels.

“That’s why he’s been No. 1 and hasn’t even sniffed looking backwards,” Schauffele said. “If he was sitting there looking at all his trophies every day, I’m sure he’d still be playing great golf, but I don’t think he’s that guy.”

Schauffele not into enjoying fruits of labor

BY DOUG FERGUSON AP golf writer

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland Don’t feel bad for Xander Schauffele having to return the claret jug when he arrived at Royal Portrush to defend his title in the British Open. It’s not like he had anywhere to keep it. Schauffele has won eight times in his PGA Tour career That includes two majors, the British Open and the PGA Championship It includes the Tour Championship in his rookie season. And it includes the Olympic gold medal from Tokyo in 2021. Where to keep it all? Not at his house. Schauffele said his parents keep all his trophies, “probably in a bank vault.” They have a home in San Diego, and his father is building a place on Kauai, living in what Stefan Schauffele calls “the container.” The gold medal?

“I actually have no idea where that is, to be completely honest,” Schauffele said. It’s not all that surprising considering how simple Schauffele and his wife prefer to live He celebrates a little more than Scottie Scheffler, but much like the world’s No. 1 player, it’s on to the next tournament to start over “What am I going to do with it? I don’t really invite people over to my

DeChambeau looking to cure British Open woes

BY STEVE DOUGLAS AP sports writer

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland As a popular YouTuber and golfing enigma, Bryson DeChambeau is known for coming up with some wacky, radical ideas.

“The Scientist” might have another one in the pipeline.

“This is going to be wild,” DeChambeau proffered at the British Open on Tuesday, “but imagine a scenario where you’ve got a 400-yard tent, and you can just hit any type of shot with any wind with all the fans.

“That’s what I imagine, like in a hangar or something like that. A big stadium That would be cool to test.”

Don’t put it past DeChambeau to go through with it.

After all, he’s open to anything if it means improving his patchy record at golf’s oldest major championship.

The 31-year-old American has played seven times at the British Open, where handling the fickle weather can be the key to success. He missed the cut on three occasions and finished inside the top 30 only once.

It’s a record that frustrates one of the sport’s deeper thinkers. He remembers playing well at the Walker Cup at Royal Lytham St. Anne’s — one of the courses on the British Open rotation back in 2015, and was quick to point out he coped fine in windy conditions in LIV Golf events in Miami and Valderrama this year Place him in the British Open, though, and he can get blown away — like last year at Royal Troon, when he shot 76-75 to miss the cut and said afterward:

“I can do it when it’s warm and not windy.”

“The times I’ve been over here, for some reason, my golf swing hasn’t been where it needs to be,” DeChambeau said Tuesday “Right now it feels as good as it’s ever been. Hitting it far, hitting it straight as I can, and learning how to putt better on these greens in windy conditions and rain and all that.

“It’s just figuring it out. It’s just going to take time and something that I never really experienced growing up in California.”

Lifting the claret jug as unlikely as it would be, given his Open woes — would deliver the two-time U.S. Open champion

a third major title and no doubt boost the already-swelling audience on his YouTube channel that has risen to more than 2 million subscribers.

His popularity is clear over in Northern Ireland, too. Late Monday, dozens of people — mostly kids were seen waiting outside Portrush to get a photo with, or the autograph of, DeChambeau. He obliged, happily DeChambeau is using YouTube to have some fun and to show the world a different side to him. He even suggested it’s just as important as the results he gets.

“I’m not going to be here forever,” he said. “What footprint do I want to leave? I think it humbles me and almost makes me more passionate about what I’m doing off the professional golf course. Am I going to get frustrated playing bad golf Yeah Am I going to want to still sign autographs? Yeah, because I care about the game.”

That’s not to say he doesn’t still have a burning desire to win at Portrush this week — and secure a result that will impress Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley in the process, ahead of the match against Europe in September “I feel pressure every week to play good for not only Keegan, but myself, and the people that I love online and everybody that’s watching me,” DeChambeau said. “I’ll walk through the fire rather than run away from it.”

BRITISH OPEN TEE TIMES

PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland At Royal Portrush Golf Club Portrush, Northern Ireland Purse: $17 million Yardage: 7,381 yards; Par: 71 (a-amateur) Thursday-Friday 12:35 a.m.-5:36 a.m. — Padraig Harrington, Ireland; Nicolai Hojgaard, Denmark; Tom McKibbin, Northern Ireland.

12:46 a.m.-5:47 a.m. — Louis Oosthuizen, South Africa; Guido Migliozzi, Italy; K.J. Choi, South Korea. 12:57 a.m.-5:58 a.m. — Cameron Smith, Australia; Marco Penge, England; a-Justin Hastings, Cayman Islands.

1:08 a.m.-6:09 a.m. — Jason Day, Australia; Taylor Pendrith, Canada; Jacob Skov Olesen, Denmark.

1:19 a.m.-6:20 a.m. — Phil Mickelson, United States; Daniel Von Tonder, South Africa; Ryan Peake, Australia.

1:30 a.m.-6:31 a.m. — Max Greyserman, United States; Byeong Hun An, South Korea; Niklas Norgaard, Denmark.

1:41 a.m.-6:42 a.m. — Jordan Smith, England; Haotong Li, China; Dustin Johnson, United States.

1:52 a.m.-6:53 a.m. — Darren Clarke, Northern Ireland; Davis Riley, United States; Lucas Herbert, Australia.

2:03 a.m.-7:04 a.m. — Kevin Yu, Taiwan; Julien Guerrier, France; Mikiya Akutsu, Japan.

2:14 a.m.-7:15 a.m. — Thomas Detry, Belgium; Chris Gotterup, United States; Lee Westwood, England.

2:25 a.m.-7:26 a.m. — Patrick Cantlay, United States; Cameron Young, United States; Mackenzie Hughes, Canada

2:36 a.m.-7:37 a.m. — Thorbjorn Olesen, Denmark; Matthew Jordan, England; aFilip Jakubcik, Czech Republic.

2:47 a.m.-7:48 a.m. — Henrik Stenson, Sweden; Stephan Jaeger, Germany; Sebastian Soderberg, Sweden.

3:03 a.m.-8:04 a.m. — Kristoffer Reitan, Norway; Martin Couvra, France; Adrien Saddier, France

3:14 a.m.-8:15 a.m. — Takumi Kanaya, Japan; Justin Walters, South Africa; a-Bryan Newman, South Africa.

3:25 a.m.-8:26 a.m. — Hideki Matsuyama, Japan; Ryan Fox, New Zealand; Matt Fitzpatrick, England.

3:36 a.m.-8:37 a.m. — Sepp Straka, Austria; Ben Griffin, United States; Akshay Bhatia United States.

Sandborg,

5:15

5:26 a.m.-10:27 a.m. — Stewart Cink, United States; Matteo Manassero, Italy; Marc Leishman, Australia. 5:47 a.m.-12:35 a.m. — Francesco Molinari, Italy; Jesper Svensson, Sweden; a-Connor Graham, Scotland.

5:58 a.m.-12:46 a.m. — Zach Johnson, United States; Daniel Hillier, New Zealand; Dan Brown, England.

6:09 a.m.-12:57 a.m. — Adam Scott, Australia; Rickie Fowler, United States; a-Ethan Fang, United States. 6:20 a.m.-1:08 a.m. — Laurie Canter, England; Elvis Smylie, Australia; Sergio Garcia, Spain.

6:31 a.m.-1:19 a.m. — Andrew Novak, United States; Matthieu Pavon, France; Matt Wallace, England.

6:42 a.m.-1:30 a.m. — Davis Thompson, United States; Dean Burmester, South Africa; Rikuya Hoshino, Japan.

6:53 a.m.-1:41 a.m. — Si Woo Kim, South Korea; Shugo Imahira, Japan; a-Sebastian Cave, England.

7:04 a.m.-1:52 a.m. — Michael Kim, United States; Bud Cauley, United States; John Parry, England.

7:15 a.m.-2:03 a.m. — Matt McCarty, United States; Shaun Norris, South Africa; Angel Hidalgo, Spain.

7:26 a.m.-2:14 a.m. — Keegan Bradley United States; Sungjae Im, South Korea; Daniel Berger, United States.

7:37 a.m.-2:25 a.m. — Rasmus Hojgaard, Denmark; Christiaan Bezuidenhout, South Africa; Romain Langasque, France.

7:48 a.m.-2:36 a.m. — Aaron Rai, England; Sahith Theegala, United States; Harry Hall, England. 8:04 a.m.-2:47 a.m. — Justin Leonard, United States; Thriston Lawrence, South Africa; Antoine Rozner, France. 8:15 a.m.-3:03 a.m. — J.T. Poston, United States; Chris Kirk, United States; Carlos Ortiz,

house. Am I just going to go look at it myself?” he said. “I don’t want to walk into a trophy room like, ‘Look how great I am.’ I was just raised to think that way, and it’s kind of stuck.” That begs the question: What is on the shelves of their Florida home if not trophies?

“My wife hung up some pictures of me in my gym of me winning the Olympic medal, and she put it so high up I can’t reach it,” Schauffele said. “I have to get a ladder now, and it bothers me. If anything, put me up in a Masters

jacket, like that would piss me off, you know what I mean? Something like that is more motivating.” If it were up to Schauffele, he would hang photos of his dogs. Or nothing. Maybe a clock.

“I’m always late, so maybe a clock would be good for me,” he said. He said Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley has told him to be sure to enjoy big wins, and Schauffele figures he will do that at some point.

“But right now I really want to keep my head down and keep charging,” he said.

3:47 a.m.-8:48 a.m. — Sam Burns, United States; Aldrich Potgieter, South Africa; Brooks Koepka, United States.

3:58 a.m.-8:59 a.m. — Xander Schauffele, United States; J.J. Spaun, United States; Jon Rahm, Spain. 4:09 a.m.-9:10 a.m. — Shane Lowry, Ireland; Collin Morikawa, United States; Scottie Scheffler, United States. 4:20 a.m.-9:21 a.m. — Corey Conners, Canada; Wyndham Clark, United States; Tom Hoge, United States.

4:31 a.m.-9:32 a.m. — Denny McCarthy, United States; Nico Echavarria, Colombia; Patrick Reed, United States. 4:42 a.m.-9:43 a.m. — Matti Schmid, Germany; Ryggs Johnston, United

Camille Staub left, and Caitlin Carneyrun Porgy’sSeafood Market, where they’veadopted the title ‘Lady Mongers’ as they find new ways to connect people with local seafood.

Spear-caught barracuda likethis one makes regular appearances in the case.

‘LADYMONGERS’

TBY IAN McNULTY| Staff writer

hey gut andtheycut up with each other at the fish counter.Theyscale as they hailregulars comingthrough thedoor.They shuck oysters anddive deep intoGulfseafood, making pristine plates of crudofrom the tuna, cobia and snapper pulled straight from the iced fish case, dressed with oil andherbs.

Meet“theLadyMongers.”That’sthe self-invented title forthe women nowrunning Porgy’sSeafood Market,part of the droll wink they’re addingtothe business of fishmongering.

If the term fishmonger,afish seller,rings unfamiliar, thatjust reflects how rare it is tofind one now.Fishwife, the historic term for awoman who sells fish, is downright archaic.

But the Lady Mongers are making the friendly neighborhood fish marketcool again, andthey’re makingitlook fun.

Porgy’sSeafood Market is acombination retailshop and restaurant offeringadifferent wayfor people to access local seafood in NewOrleans.

BITESINBRIEF: By IANMcNULTy Email him at imcnulty@theadvocate.com

Opened in Mid-City in late 2023, Porgy’sisanold-fashioned seafood marketfused to amodern cafe. There are po-boys and daiquiris at lunch, an oyster happy hour,hands-on fishbutchery classesand the ethos in sourcing found at the best seafood restaurants, working with individual fishermen and local brokers withshort, transparent supply chains. Caitlin Carney,one of Porgy’s founders, runs the market day to day. Last fall, she wasjoined by local chef Camille Staub as manager.Their chemistry has added anew verve to Porgy’s, evident as they work the counter,attheir after-hours events andbeaming through their social media posts as they promote thebusiness. Theypose with giant amberjack and toothy barracuda like fishing trophies. They toutthe goodness within the fish case like somemillennial version of Al Scramuzza,the late king of New Orleansseafood schtick. They sometimes play up the “gross” parts of fish butchery (Staub’sterm) but in afascinated,“nerdy” way (also herterm). Ever seen afish heart? Theycan show you.

Behind the showmanship, there’s aserious sense of purpose.

“Wedon’ttakeourselves too seriously,but also our holistic goal is to bring awareness and

ä See LADYMONGERS, page 2D

Covering the New Orleans food scene means encountering classics, surprises, moments and memories. Here’safew quick hits from my notebook of late.

Tour

Ifind televised Tour de France coverage mesmerizing and soothing in themidst of aNew Orleans summer —those landscapes andtowns and happy people lining the roadwaywith picnics and aperitifs (hey,we take what we want from asportingspectacle). The Frenchiness of it all has inspired some local restaurants of aFrench persuasion to create Tour de Francespecial menus this summer,based on the foods of theregionsthe tour zips (and sips) through. That brought me back last week to Bar Pomona, 2352 St ClaudeAve., (504) 224-9644, in Faubourg Marigny It’srollingwith menu specials, greatwines and aprinted menu that’ssuitablefor framing like a travel poster TVs are playing Tour coverage of soaringFrench landscapes in thistiny,low-slung spot, which feels like the cafe you wandered

into on avacation in Europe and becameyour unexpected favorite of thetrip. The first region brought modules alaNormande, joue de boeuf (beef cheeks with agravy that was fantastic pressed into someofthat griddle bread) and tergoule, abaked rice pudding, for dessert, plus alagniappe of soft serve ice cream, because that’sa Bar Pomonastandard.

By The Associated Press

Today is Wednesday, July 16, the 197th day of 2025. There are 168 days left in the year

Today in history:

On July 16, 1945, the United States exploded its first experimental atomic bomb in the desert of Alamogordo, New Mexico; the same day, the heavy cruiser USS Indianapolis left Mare Island Naval Shipyard in California on a secret mission to deliver atomic bomb components to Tinian Island in the Marianas.

Also on this date:

In 1790, a site along the Potomac River was designated the permanent seat of the United States government; the area became Washington, D.C.

In 1964, as he accepted the Republican presidential nomination in San Francisco, Barry M. Goldwater declared that “extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice” and that “moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

In 1969, Apollo 11 launched from Cape Kennedy in Florida on the first manned mission to the surface of the moon.

In 1999, John F. Kennedy Jr.; his wife, Carolyn; and her sister, Lauren Bessette, died when their single-engine plane piloted by Kennedy, plunged into the Atlantic Ocean near Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts

In 2004, Martha Stewart was sentenced to five months in prison and five months of home confinement by a federal judge in New York for lying about a stock sale.

In 2008, Florida resident Casey Anthony, whose 2-yearold daughter, Caylee, had been missing a month, was arrested on charges of child neglect, making false official statements and obstructing a criminal investigation. (Casey Anthony was later acquitted at trial of murdering Caylee, whose skeletal remains were found in December 2008; Casey was convicted of lying to police.)

In 2015, a jury in Centennial, Colorado, convicted James Holmes of 165 counts of murder attempted murder and other charges in the 2012 Aurora movie theater rampage that left 12 people dead.

In 2017, 10 people died at a popular swimming hole in Arizona’s Tonto National Forest after a rainstorm unleashed a flash flood.

In 2018, after meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, President Donald Trump openly questioned the finding of his own intelligence agencies that Russia had meddled in the 2016 U.S. election to his benefit. (Trump said a day later that he misspoke.)

Today’s birthdays: International Tennis Hall of Famer Margaret Court is 83. Violinist Pinchas Zukerman is 77. Actor-singer Ruben Blades is 77. Rock composer-musician Stewart Copeland is 73. Playwright Tony Kushner is 69. Dancer Michael Flatley is 67. Former actor and teen model Phoebe Cates is 62. Actor Daryl “Chill” Mitchell is 60. Actor-comedian Will Ferrell is 58. Football Hall of Famer Barry Sanders is 57. Actor Corey Feldman is 54. Actor Jayma Mays is 46. Retired soccer star Carli Lloyd is 43. Actor AnnaLynne McCord is 38. Actor-singer James Maslow (Big Time Rush) is 35. Actor Mark Indelicato is 31.

change to the local seafood industry, which is a dying industry,” said Carney “Younger people need to embrace it We’re trying to bring it back into the spotlight again.”

Reeling in fish

Louisiana is America’s secondlargest seafood producing state, behind Alaska, though the local fleet that lands it all is composed of mostly small players. They’re struggling with a barrage of factors from cheap imported seafood and dishonest marketing around it to land loss and environmental change along the coast.

The dearth of direct dock-toconsumer routes to support them is dire in New Orleans, with just a handful of markets offering much local variety beyond seasonal shellfish.

Porgy’s is the seafood market

New Orleans people have been asking for embedded in the frequent lament of why a seafood city like this doesn’t have something akin to Joe Patti’s, the much, much larger Pensacola institution.

But Porgy’s is also drawn up differently than anywhere else.

Part of that is its chefs’ hands in the kitchen, particularly with the gone-in-a-day specials spun one or two fish at a time from the small inventory Other specials may evoke the style of Marjie’ s Grill, the since-closed restaurant where Carney was a partner

Another difference is the personality the Lady Mongers are pouring into their work.

It’s the “Caitlin and Camille show,” as they’ve dubbed it. Taglines fly around Porgy’s now like jumping mullets. The latest, printed on staff T-shirts, is “Porgy’s: home of big fish and little ladies.”

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This is all a la carte, so you can mix and match from specials and the regular menu (try the salade Nicoise or the mortadella plate).

Wines change but the best one in the glass this time was the cider le Vulcain — dry, a tad funky, refreshing, great with good. You can trust whatever they’re pouring at this fantastic spot.

They’re on to Occitanie and Pyrenees this week, serving Friday to Monday, and onward for changing specials. This spot is as casual as a bar, but reservations are a good idea.

More France! More vive! More vin Across town, Café Degas, 3127 Esplanade Ave., (504) 945-5635 has a similar, roving Tour de France menu special in play, changing by region week to week. This one is a prix fix, 3-course dinner $39, 3-course brunch $33, 2-course $28. It joins a very generous happy hour special the restaurant is running this summer, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, with $5 drinks and deals on appetizers (on Thursdays, bottles of wine are 30% off too).

Herbsaint adds a touch of Japan

Nearing 25 years in business, Herbsaint has established a style that’s a bit French (the duck confit), part Italian (spaghetti with guanciale and fried egg) and certainly at home in Louisiana (the gumbo …). But it’s always had room for other influences, and

“I want to demystify this, there’s no stupid question, and if I don’t know the answer, I’ll find out,” said Staub. “You have to be a nerd about it and also a chatty Cathy, because people are coming in here to talk fish.”

Happy hours, ‘lady chefs’

Indeed, customers gazing into the fish case talk with the mongers like people at a wine tasting or a farmers market stand.

They want to know which fish is good for sushi (most of the saltwater catch) and ask for cooking advice. They marvel at fish they used to throw back (including the namesake porgy prodigious in the Gulf, lovely raw or cooked, rarely

found anywhere besides this market today).

Porgy’s is female-led but it’s hardly a ladies’ lounge. Men are cooking and cutting fish too, and the clientele is as diverse as this seafood-loving city, whether people are coming for boiled crabs or crudo.

Still, between the coral pink walls and beach shack bric-a-brac, there is a stylish, warm feel. The happy hour does draw a noticeable gal’s outing contingent for deals on oysters, wine and aperitivo cocktails, and Carney and Staub have leaned into their friendships with other women in the local dining scene.

Their ongoing Lady Mongers’

the latest just starting to make their presence known is coming straight from Japan.

Earlier this year, chef/owner Donald Link and chef de cuisine Tyler Spreen traveled to Japan for a culinary romp. They came back with more than food photos, but also inspiration for their kitchen. They’ve put together a pair of special tasting menu dinners in Herbsaint’s private dining room featuring a progression of Japanese dishes. The one I attended in July was eye-opening for the range of techniques the crew here undertook (from the custardy chawanmushi with local crab and sweet corn to Atlantic mackerel gently seared with sticks of Japanese charcoal).

This week, through July 19, a few of those dishes are in rotation as specials available alongside Herbsaint’s regular menu. Look for salmon sashimi, lay-

ered over white asparagus and finished with dashi and tempura crumbs; karaage, the doublefried, extra-crisp chicken; and tsukene, a kebab-like chicken meatball grilled over charcoal.

Herbsaint has hinted a future edition of these Japanese tasting dinners could happen this summer, so stay tuned.

K-Paul’s tribute at Gabrielle

Did you ever get to try blackened redfish at K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen back in the day? It was a dish created by the late, great Paul Prudhomme that became emblematic of Louisiana cooking for a generation of people around the world, and proved so popular the demand spurred new commercial harvesting regulations for redfish. Even K-Paul’s, which closed for good in the pandemic, switched to drum or other Gulf fish.

Dinner Series this summer brings a changing roster of guest chefs, all women, including Rebecca Wilcomb of Evivva on July 15, private chef Anh Luu on July 29, and Amarys Herndon of Palm & Pine on Aug. 5 (Staub herself leads a dinner too, on July 22).

“Every time I meet a woman from Louisiana, she has a story about seafood, about being around the traditional fishing industry,” said Carney “I love hearing them, but I also feel like if we don’t make a change around the situation in the Gulf, we could be the last generation with these stories.”

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

Continuing for a few more days this week, you can find blackened redfish from one Prudhomme’s early protégés as part of a limited-time tribute menu full of dishes drawn from K-Paul’s in its heyday Mary and Greg Sonnier met while working at K-Paul’s in the early 1980s. They went onto open their own restaurant Gabrielle, 2441 Orleans Ave., (504) 603-2344. Greg Sonnier said they came up with the special menu in honor of what would have been Prudhomme’s 85th birthday (on July 13), and decided to turn it into a twoweek special. It continues through Saturday, July 19, available as a threecourse prix fixe dinner for $60. The menu is in sync with the way many New Orleans restaurants roll out special offers in the summer when business is slower This one brings a chance to relive a game-changing local restaurant, or perhaps get a throwback taste of its style for the first time. Some other dishes the Sonniers are bringing back include beer battered coconut shrimp, crabmeat Avery, paneed veal, chicken Tchoupitoulas and sweet potato pecan pie. In the spirit of summer specials, Gabrielle also has a generous happy hour deal going, with dishes including duck liver mousse pate, duck fat fries, tomato salad and cheese plates for $10, cocktails for $5 and two-for-one wines, served 5 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., Wednesday through Friday

Email Ian McNulty at imcnulty@theadvocate.com.

Community CLIPS!

n La Bella Vita

Athematic jaunt to Italy was staged by The Sybarites, who depicted the joys of al fresco dining on the invitation. String lights were suspended above atable set with small vasesofflowers, wineglasses and abottle of Chianti, and single candles. Good times were promised. And delivered, albeit inside. The New Orleans Lawn Tennis Club assumed afestive Italian look with the country’scolors of green, white and red bunting, and red-checkered tablecloths under areiteration of the invitation’scandles, flowersand Chianti bottle. In the band’sroom,tinyflags in the alternating tri-colors were mixed in with string lights. Lots of attendees anticipated the décor and sported the signature“Il Tricolore” in their outfits. One partygoer even paid homage to the celebrated country with the emblem of theItalian Republic that includesthe star, the cog-wheel, and olive and oak branches.

As the party pack arrived,Julio and Cesar music makers greeted them with familiarItaliantunes. Once inside, everyone mingled and savored Italian food, describing itas“èdelizioso.” Even the staff got into the act with thebartenders andservers dressed as Venetian gondoliers in dark trousers, a blue or red striped shirt, ared neckerchief, anda straw hat with aribbon.

Making La Bella Vita truly the“good life” forSybaritic fun were the (then) officers of the woman’s club: president Katherine Saulsbury (with husband Chip), secretary Karyn Hoffman (with Gregor), treasurer Lynne Gibbons, (with David)and immediate past president Katy Roubion (with Dennis). The incomingone,succeeding Katherine is Stacey LaCour

Lucas and Eleanor Hohnstein

Twoother past presidents, LibbyAdams and Carli Tessier were joined by husbands Mark and Frank. They caught uponthe latest comings and goings of Cameron and Pierce Adams, Eleanor and LucasHohnstein,Annand David Williams, Julie and Scott Habetz, Caroline and David Kearney,Molly and GrahamWogan,Patti and RobertLapeyre,and ahost of others. Dancing took place early on withSybaritesmember SusanCouvillon and dance partner BobbyCrawford beckoned to the floor by theshowband BRW. Hits, such as “Brick House” and “Knock on Wood,” that getnight moves afoot succeeded. But one slower number fused manyofthe features of “La Bella Vita.” It was the Louis Armstrong-related “What aWonderful World.”

n Preservation Plaudits

n The News of Nous Showcasing culture and collaboration, the New OrleansFoundation for Francophone Cultures, known as the Nous Foundation, rallied forces for afestive evening starting with apatrons’ party and moving on to the gala. It wasacelebration of the foundation’snew collaboration with the Historic New OrleansCollection and the opening of acultural space at 602 Toulouse Street. The plan is “tocreateagallery space with pop-up exhibitions, aconcept store with acurated selection of books andmagazines in French, and an information center.” In the latter area will be free brochures on Louisiana’sFrench and Creole cultures. Music, of course, figured in theplanning.

The Brulator Courtyard, the central architectural feature of HNOC’smuseum at 520 Royal Street, was the site forthe night. JerrySt. Pierre provided the floral arrangements.Live acoustic concerts were in the inside area, which opened to the Collection’s exhibit, “Making It Home,” the story of the Vietnamese community in thecity Further features were performances by Les Cenelles, Louis Michot,and Sweet Crude, who performed their songs from Nous Foundation’soriginal “Musique(s)!” album, a contemporary anthology of Louisiana music sung in French and Creole. It wasmade through thesupport of theLibrary of Congress and launched the night of the gala. Opened, too, was the above new cultural center space and an original exhibition, also called “Musique(s)!”, that related how the album was made.

Pigeon cateringhelpedfeed the flock, purveying such palate pleasers as barbecued shrimp, beef debris, creamy grits, ratatouille, and Pontchartrain strawberry salad. St.James Cheese Company and Sorrenteaux, in turn, donated cheese and charcuterie boards, while Brennan’srestaurant provided macaroons and aselection of French pastries, and local Belgian wafflemakers, La Wafe,brought in acart. James Douglas Hislop and Keife &Co. donated the respective Thibaut-Schloesser Champagne and the French white wines.

Assembled, and withcompliments to NousFoundation co-founders and co-directors Scott Tiltonand Rudy Bazenet, wereFrench Consul General Rodolphe Sambou, HNOC president and CEO DanielHammer, Denise St. Pierre with Jerry, Nicolle and Bob McGuiness, James Douglas Hislop, Drs. Ann and Gregory Tilton,Anne Normann, BetsieGambel, Philip Lorio, Bonnie and John Boyd, Heather Hodges, Bill Brockschmidt and Richard Dragisic, Regine “Gigi” Dupuy, Xavier University President Dr C. Reynold Verret, Jason Waguespack and JeffreyMorgan, Paigeand Kerry Royer,Olivia Woollam and Jaclyn Majewski,Angie Bowlinand Martin Robinson, and Brennan’sExecutiveChef Kris Paladino.When asked to describe the gallivanting, aparty principal replied, “A glamorous affair.”

Gallier Hall provided bothanelegant and appropriate setting for the2025 Awards of Excellence in Historic Preservation, hosted by the LouisianaLandmarks Society,and co-sponsored bythe mayor’s office of Cultural Economy.Special thanks tapped Bryon Cornelison and histeam for providing the historic venue. For the program, Mark Romig stepped forward as emcee. Then LLSboard president Michael Mancuso and executivedirector Stacey Pfingsten presented awards to 13 outstanding preservation projects. From the society board came Tony Marino, Sonny Shields,CelesteMarshall, Bill Barry, Margot Hammond, MichaelReid, Peter Wolf, and Ouida Laudumiey They and others extended around of congratulations to the awardees, as theyrelished noshes from Messina’sand libations by Sazerac, which found enhancementbythe seamlessservice of James Kelly Jr and his assistants. Spotted within athrong of 200 or so were Suzanne and Steve Dumez, Shelby Russ, Kristin Palmer, Inman Houston, Denise and MichaelHolly,Shelby and John Mills, Nicole Hobson-Morris,Ray Scriber,Tom Lowenburg and Judith Lafitte, PatO’Brien, and Peter Patout.Aural excitement came in the form of the live musicfromesteemed Chicagomusicians Eddie Torrez on piano and MarcEdelstein on bass, who were joined by local saxophone “sensation” Jason Mingledorff.

cAncER (June 21-July 22) Avoidaggressive situations. Put your energy where it can do some good and encourage you to get ahead. Consider ways to reduce your overhead, increase revenue or generate a profit from items you no longer use.

LEo (July 23-Aug. 22) Curiosity will lead to education and positive change. Focus your energy on something that leads to a happy outcome. Refuse to waste time on trivial matters or those trying to pick a fight with you.

VIRGo (Aug. 23-sept. 22) Stay close to what and who matters and maintain a good rapport with colleagues. Meeting someone who can offer insight will give you the confidence you need to forge ahead.

LIBRA (sept. 23-oct. 23) A short trip will change how you think or do things. Attending a function that offers knowledge or guidance on decluttering and making your life run efficiently will give you hope for a brighter future.

scoRPIo (oct. 24-nov. 22) Someone will crush your optimism if you are too accommodating or share personal information. Take advantage of what's available Refuse to let hostile encounters disrupt your day.

sAGIttARIus (nov 23-Dec 21) Keep moving, thinking and implementing positive change. Set boundaries to offset anyone taking up too much of your time. Protect your rights, space and ability to satisfy your needs first.

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your confidence. Keep your budget in mind and quickly shut down anyone suggesting you spend more than your budget allows.

AQuARIus (Jan. 20-Feb. 19) Refuse to fade into the background when you have so much to say and offer. Show your worth andchallengeanyonewhotriestobelittle or outshine you.

PIscEs (Feb. 20-March 20) A break will recharge your energy to ensure you can finish the week with vim and vigor A change of atmosphere, coupled with some pampering, will soothe your soul and help you better utilize your skills. ARIEs (March 21-April 19) Take a midweek breather;itwillhelpyouseeanytroubles you face through a different lens. Too much of anything can weigh you down. A lifestyle change may be in order. Put your health and finances first.

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Sudoku

InstructIons: sudoku is anumber-placing puzzle based on a9x9 grid with several given numbers. The object is to place the numbers1 to 9inthe empty squares so that each row, each column and each 3x3 box contains the same number only once. Thedifficulty level of the sudoku increases from monday to sunday.

Yesterday’s PuzzleAnswer

By PHILLIP ALDER

Otto von Bismarck said, “People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war, or before an election.” Bridge players do not so much lie after a deal as not realize that they failed to take as many tricks as possible.

This layout was in yesterday’s column.

Then South, hunting for 10 tricks in four spades, ruffed the second heart and immediately played on diamonds to take six spades, two diamonds and two clubs.

(If diamonds had not been 3-3, declarer would have tried the club finesse.)

Now let’s turn to the defenders’ hunt for four tricks. How can they succeed after West leads the heart king?

South’ssequence,atakeoutdoubleover

East’s weak two followed by a jump to four spades, showed a very strong hand with at least a six-card suit. North hoped that no one would double!

East should realize from the bidding and the dummy that South has only one heart. Maybe West has a trump winner, but if not, the defenders must take three minor-suit tricks. These might come automatically, but perhaps South has a strong club holding that needs to be led through. (There cannot be a need for an immediate diamond shift.)

East should overtake West’s heart king with his ace and switch to the club nine

(the high card denying an honor in the suit).

South can win, cash the spade and diamond aces, and play a second diamond, but East overtakes West’s

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

Previous answers:

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

toDAy’s WoRD — stRAtIFy: STRAT-ih-fye: To form, deposit or arrange in layers.

Average mark 28 words

Time limit 40 minutes

Can you find 37 or more words in STRATIFY?

yEstERDAy’s WoRD — FIEnDIsH

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

GramS Yesterday’s Puzzle Answer

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

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City of Gretna Official Journal

(6) Astatement the person named in the notice of violation may pay the civil penalty in lieu of appearing at an administrative adjudication hearing.

(7) Information informing the person named in the citation.

(a) Of the right to contest the imposition of the civil penalty in an administrative adjudication; (b) Of the manner and time in which to contest the imposition of the civil penalty; and (c) Failure to pay the civil penalty or to contest liability is awaiver of the right to appeal under section 52-370.

(8) Astatement that arecorded image is evidence in a proceeding for the imposition of acivil penalty

records of the state department of public safety,office of motor vehicles, or the analogous department or agencyofanother state or country

Policechief means the city police chief for the city government.

Recorded image, means an image recorded by the Electronic Enforcement Device depicting the rear of avehicle whichisautomatically recorded on aphotograph or digital image or video, which also depicts the recorded speed, date, location, and time of the recorded image.

Speed limit means the established regulatory speed limit on the subjectroadway System location means the approach to an intersection toward whichanElectronic Enforcement Device is directed and in operation or segment of roadway on which an Electronic Enforcement Device is in operation.

(Code 1997 §90-505; Ord. No. 3678, §2, 3-12-2008)

Sec. 52-366 -Imposition of civil penalty for violations enforced by an Electronic Enforcement Device.

(a)

(a)

(1) hour after the end of the school day

(b) The municipality and agoverning authority of any school located within the municipality’sboundaries where electronic enforcement devices are operated, shall enter into acooperative endeavor agreement which shall be executed and in place prior to the implementation of automated speed enforcement devices and mobile speed cameras.

(1) The Cooperative Endeavor Agreement between the municipality and the governing authority of the school shall provide for the division of the Revenue generated as aresult of the operation of the electronic enforcement devices in each school’srespective school zones in the manner set forth in Sec. 52-373.

(c)The civil penalties for violations enforced by electronic enforcement devices in school zones shall be as set forth in Sec. 52-366.

Sec. 52-368 Notification for Mobile Speed Camera.

(a) The department, or its designee, shall post signs indicating that amobile speed camera is present. The sign shall be posted no less than two hundred fifty (250’) feet and no more than five hundred (500’) feet from the location of eachmobile speed camera in such amanner as to be clearly visible, not obstructed by any barrier equipment, vegetation or other object, and shall be easily viewable by drivers approaching the speed camera. The sign shall comply with the current manual and specifications adopted by the Department of Transportation and Development pursuant to La. R.S. 32:235.

(b) In any proceeding to collect acivil or criminal fine, fee or penalty by or on behalf of the municipality,thereshall be a rebuttable presumption that the sign(s) required by this Section wereposted in accordance with Sub-section “(a)” above.

Sec. 52-369- Enforcement procedures.

(a)The department is responsible for the enforcement and administration of sections 52-365 through 52-373, inclusive. The department may enforce and administer sections 52-365 through 52-373, or any parts thereof, through one or more contractors selected in accordance with applicable law.The actions which can be used to enforce the payment of the civil penaltyand related fees and/or written judgment of the hearing officer may consistof butnot be limited to: initiating actions through the small claims court, or Justice of the Peace Court, or any other judicial enforcement applicable to the enforcement of civil judgments.

(b) In order to impose acivil penaltyunder this division, the department, or its designee, shall mail by regular U.S. Mail, the citation to the owner of the vehicle liable for the civil penalty not later than the 14thcalendar day,inclusive of weekends and legal holidays, after the datethe violation is alleged to have occurred.

(c) Acitation issued under this division shall contain the following:

(1) Adescription of the violation alleged;

(2) The date, time, and location of the violation;

(3) Acopy of arecorded image of the vehicle involved in the violation;

(4) The amount of the civil penaltytobeimposed for the violation;

(5) The datebywhich the civil penaltymust be paid.

(9) For citations issued for violations described in R.S. 32:47 and R.S. 32:48, an attestation, on the back of the citation, wherein the driver who receives the violation can attest either that at the time of the violation, the person who received the citation was not the owner of the vehicle or that the vehicle was in the care, custody and control of another at the time of the violation. The driver has the option to provide information on who was the owner or driver of the vehicle at the time of the violation but shall not be required to do so.

(10) Any other information deemed necessary by the department.

(a) Acitation under this division is presumed to have been received on the tenth (10TH) calendar day inclusive of weekends and legal holidays after the date the notice of violation is mailed.

(11) The issuance of acitation under this subpart shall not be considered acriminal conviction.

(12) Acivil penalty may not be imposed under this subpart on the owner of avehicle if the operator of the vehicle was arrested or issued acitation and notice to appear by alaw or public safety officer as aviolation of R.S. 32:232 if the violation was captured by an electronic enforcement device.

(Code 1997, §90-507; Ord. No. 3678, §2, 4-9-2008; Ord. 4014, 3-11-2009; Ord No. 4608, 9-10-2014; Ord. No. 4737, 8-10-2016)

Sec. 52-370 -Administrative Hearing.

(a) Aperson who receives acitation by mail shall, at that time, be given aclear notice of the right to an appeal hearing before atrafficadjudication hearing officer which must be requested in writing within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the citation

(b) Aperson who receives acitation by mail may appeal the citation violation and the imposition of the civil penalty by arequest in writing for an administrative appeal of the citation violation within the time period set forth in subsection (a) above, inclusive of weekends and legal holidays, after receipt of the notice of violation.

(c) Upon receipt of atimely request, the department, or its designee, shall notify the person requesting the appeal, the information of the date, time, and location of the administrative adjudication hearing.

(d) The administrative hearing shall be conducted before a trafficadjudication hearing officer appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by the City Council who shall have been licensed to practice law in Louisiana for five (5) years and who shall have the authority to administer oaths and affirmations.

(e) The trafficadjudication hearing officer shall be an independent third party who was not aparticipant in the issuance of the violation.

(1) The administrative hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the procedures set forth herein.

(2) In addition to the procedures set forth herein any administrative adjudication held under the provisions of this division may be conducted in accordance with the rules of evidence of the Administrative Procedure Act.

(e) The evidence to be presented to the adjudication hearing officer shall include, at aminimum, acopy of the written citation with adetailed description of the alleged violation.

(g) The Deputy City Prosecutor may present any other evidence as proof of the alleged violation which he/she may deem to be appropriate for the trafficadjudication hearing officer to consider.Inanadministrative adjudication hearing, the violation must be proved at the hearing only by a preponderance of the evidence.

(h) Written evidence of the reliability of and/or the accuracy of the automated speed enforcement device and its reliability to produce the recorded image of the violation may be attested to in an administrative adjudication hearing by a statement made under penaltyofperjury,or, acalibration certificatebythe equipment vendor/contractor,or, any document by the equipment vendor/contractor as to the reliability and/or accuracy of the automated speed enforcement device, or an affidavit, or astatement made under penalty of perjuryofanofficer or astatement made under penalty of perjuryofanapproved civilian employee of the department, or testimony by aqualified witness.

(i) Acopy of the written citation, and/or photographic or video images created by the automated speed enforcement device of the violation, and/or other written or documentaryevidence set forth or described herein above shall be admissible and competent evidence of the violation of the applicable speed limit, subject to the affirmativedefenses set forthherein below

(j) If shall be an affirmativedefense to theimposition of civil liability under this division, to be proven by the alleged violator,bya preponderance of the evidence, that:

(1) The traffic-control signal was not in proper position and sufficiently legible to an ordinarily observant person;

(2) The operator of the vehicle was acting in compliance with the lawful order or direction of alaw enforcement or public safety officer;

(3) The operator of the vehicle violated the instructions of the traffic-control signal so as to yield the right-of-way to an immediately approaching authorized emergency vehicle;

(4) The vehicle was being operated as an authorized emergency vehicle under R.S. 32:24, and the operator was acting in compliance with R.S. 32:24;

(5) At the time of the violation the person who received the notice of violation (or citation) was not the owner of the vehicle at the time of the violation, or the vehicle was in the care, custody or control of another person where the owner furnishes atruthful affidavit which provides that the vehicle at the time of the violation was not in his care, custody or control, or that the person was

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Description: A)

Allmachinery equipment, fix‐tures(including, butnot limited to,all heating, air conditioning, plumbing,light‐ing, communi‐cationsand ele‐vator fixtures), furniture, soft‐ware used in or to op‐erateany of the foregoing and otherproperty of everykind andnature whatsoever ownedbyBor‐rower, or in which Borrower hasorshall have an inter‐est, nowor hereafter lo‐cateduponthe land andthe im‐provements,or appurtenant thereto, andus‐able in connection with thepresent or future opera‐tion andoccu‐pancyofthe Land andthe Improvements andall building equipment, ma‐terialsand sup‐pliesofany na‐ture whatsoever ownedbyBor‐rower, or in which Borrower hasorshall have an inter‐est, nowor hereafter locatedupon the land andthe improvements, or appurtenant thereto, or us‐able in connec‐tion with thepresent or future opera‐tion andoccu‐pancyofthe land andthe im‐provements, and theright,title andinterestof Borrower in and to anyofthe property which maybesubject to anysecurity interests, as de‐finedinthe Uni‐form Commer‐cial Code,as adoptedand enactedbythe stateorstates where anyof thePropertyis located, andall proceedsand products of the above; and B) Allleases, subleases, sub‐subleases, let‐tings, licenses, concessionsor otheragree‐ments (whether writ‐tenororal) pur‐suanttowhich anyPersonis granted apos‐sessoryinterest in,or righttouse or occupy allor anyportion of thelandand the improvements, andevery modification amendmentor otheragree‐ment relating to such leases subleases, sub‐subleases, or otheragree‐mentsentered into in connec‐tion with such leases,sub‐leases,subsub‐leases,orother agreements and everyguarantee of theperfor‐manceand ob‐servance of the covenants, con‐ditions

ditions andagreements to be performed andobserved by theother partythereto, heretofore or hereafteren‐teredinto, whether before or afterthe fil‐ing by or againstBor‐rowerofany pe‐tition forreliefunder anyCreditors Rights Laws andall right, titleand inter‐estofBorrower, its successors and assignstherein andthereunder, including, with‐outlimitation, cash or securi‐ties deposited thereunder to secure theper‐formance by the lessees of their obligations thereunder andall rents, additional rents, rent equiva‐lents, moneys payableas damagesorin lieu ofrentor rent equiva‐lents, royalties (including,with‐outlimitation, alloil andgas or othermineral royalties andbonuses), income,receiv‐ables, receipts, revenues, de‐posits (includ‐ing, withoutlim‐itation, security,utility andother de‐posits), ac‐counts, cash,is‐sues,profits, chargesfor ser‐vicesrendered, andother con‐sideration of whateverform or nature re‐ceived by or paid to or for theaccount of or benefitof Borrower or its agents or em‐ployees from anyand all sourcesarising from or attributable to theproperty, in‐cluding, allre‐ceivables, cus‐tomerobliga‐tions, install‐ment paymentobliga‐tionsand other obligations now existing or here‐after arising or createdout of the sale,lease,sub‐lease, license, concession or other grantof theright of the useand occu‐pancy of property or ren‐dering of ser‐vicesbyBor‐rowerorMan‐ager andpro‐ceeds, if any, from business interruption or otherlossofin‐come insurance whether paid or accruing before or after the fil‐ing by oragainst Borrower of any petition forre‐lief under any CreditorsRights Laws,and all proceeds from thesaleorother dispositionof theleasesand theright to re‐ceiveand apply the rentstothe paymentofthe debt.

Adetailedin‐ventorylistof theMovable Property is availablefor viewing@opso gov.

Seized in the abovesuit, Terms: Cash CashierCheck, Money Orderor Certified Funds

Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positof10% of thepurchase priceand the balanceby4:00 pm thesame day.

LawFirm: CARVER,DAR‐DEN, KORETZKY TESSIER, FINN, BLOSSMAN & AREAUX L.L.C Address: 1100 POYDRASST SUITE3100 NEW ORLEANSLA 70163 PhoneNo.:504 5853814

N O ADVOCATE Date(s): July 16,2025 148727-jl 16-1t $207.35

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERAIN PORTION GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6620

DORCHESTER STREET,THIS CITY,IN

THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:SELENE FINANCE, LP VERSUS DAVID JAMESPOLKJR CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-7333

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025,at12:00 o'clock noon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 6620 DORCH‐ESTERSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 SQUARE 9, LOT8 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1343566 WRIT AMOUNT: $164,806.04

Seized in the above suit, TERMS -CASH. Thepurchaser at themoment ofadjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 10 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025

jul16-aug20-2t $86.66

on the ground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 1843 HALSEY AV NEWORLEANS, LA 70114 LOTS 17 &18, SQUARE 4 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1324324 BEHRMAN HEIGHTSSUBDI‐VISION WRIT AMOUNT: $169,059.42

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 1 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 L. GRAHAM ARCENEAUX TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $88.77

AS OWNER TRUSTEEOF BARCLAYS MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST 2024-NQM3 VER‐SUSSHAWN PE‐TERSON AND TYLERPETER‐SON

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2850

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 7509 ST CHARLESAV NEWORLEANS, LA 70118 LOTC -SQUARE 76 7THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1414855 WRIT AMOUNT: $984,893.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 5 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $93.01

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2300 2302, 2302 1/2 ESPLANADEAV, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS DEGASHOUSE, L.L.C. AND DAVIDE.VIL‐LARRUBIA

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-122 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by th H bl

rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2300,2302, 2302 1/2ESPLANADE AV AND1331 NORTHTONTI STREET NEW ORLEANS, LA 70119 LOTK -SQUARE 317 2NDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1264778 WRIT AMOUNT: $825,688.98

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of the pur‐h i d

cent of the pur chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 2 CARVER DAR‐DENKORETZKY TESSIER FINN BLOSSMAN & AREAUX LLC 504-585-3800 WILLIAMT.FINN

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $91.42

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐

NOTI CE

summary is acopy of the filingsothatanyone who wishes

MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2306 ESPLANADEAV, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS DEGASHOUSE, L.L.C. AND DAVID E. VILLARRUBIA

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, l k

Attached is asummary of the filingsubmitted to theCouncil of the City of NewOrleans (“Council”) on June 30, 2025, in connectionwith Council Docket No. UD-17-03 andCouncil Docket No. UD-18-07. The cover sheet summarizesthe filingand attached to

N.O. ADVOCATE

CITY OF HARAHAN LEGALS

Hickory Ave).

CASE Z-3-25 -PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO.2025-12

An Ordinanceapproving there-zoning of Lot 107, Square2,HickoryHaven Subdivision, City of Harahan,Parish of Jefferson, StateofLouisiana, as per aplan madebyGilbert, Kelly,&CouturieINC,dated June 19, 2025. (2112 Hickory Ave) Called by theorder of thePlanningand Zoning Commission Nate Lepre, Chairman

ADVERTISE: July 16th, 23rd, &30th 2025

NOTICEISHEREBY GIVEN that theCouncil of theCityofHarahan willconduct aPublic Meeting on Thursday July 17, 2025, at theHarahan City Hall Council Chambers, 6437 JeffersonHighway, Harahan,Louisiana, 70123, at 6:30PM The meetingwillbelivestreamed.A link forthe broadcastwillbeposted on the city website. The following agendaitems will be considered: RESOLUTIONS None

ORDINANCES FOR APPROVAL PROPOSED ORDINANCE2025-8

Ordinanceofthe

PROPOSED ORDINANCE2025-9

o

Check, Certified

IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:MID‐FIRSTBANK VERSUS MONTY WADE ANDER‐SON

LA 70124

LOTS:1 -5 SQUARE:7 SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQMIN:

LLC504-5228256 FOERSTNERG MEYER

Seized

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $89.30

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1129 SOUTHLAWNBD, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐

TITLED:U.S BANK TRUST NATIONAL AS‐SOCIATION, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEFOR RCAF ACQUISI‐TION TRUST VERSUS ESTATE OF ELLIOTT H. WILLIAMS

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-1639 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onJuly17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 1129 SOUTH‐LAWN BD NEW ORLEANS, LA 70114 LOT33- SQUARE 3 5THMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 828515 SOUTHLAWN SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $66,457.21

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 29 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444

RACHEL BREAUX

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $93.54

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 6642 AVENUE B, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:EUREKA HOMESTEAD VERSUS MELISSA JACK‐SONA/K/A MELISSA JACK‐SON-WILLIAMS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11266

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 6642 AVENUE B NEWORLEANS, LA 70124 SQUARE 68, LOTS 22-A &23A SEVENTHMU‐NICIPALDIS‐TRICT ACQ MIN:1296547 WRIT AMOUNT: $408,781.06

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 23 MENTZSIM‐MONS LAW GROUP, L.L.C. (504) 766-6786 JANETFAIA MENTZ

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $88.77

PUBLIC NOTICE

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5424

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2122-221/2 SEC‐ONDSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70113 SQUARE 23,LOT 17 FOURTH MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1429968 WRIT AMOUNT: $166,516.95

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 19 LOGS LEGAL GROUP LLP 504838-7535 EMILYA MUELLER

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025

jun11-jul16-2t $87.18

887304 WEST ENDSUB‐DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $76,349.58

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order.NoPer‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 15 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444 CRIS R. JACK‐SON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025

jun11-jul16-2t $91.95

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 167 PINEWOOD CT, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:STAN‐DARD MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS TYRONE JOSEPH BRINSON, II

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8841

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025

jun11-jul16-2t $88.77

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1123-25 NORTHMIRO STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:MIDFIRST BANK VERSUS JOSE AUGUSTO FRANCO AS IN‐DEPENDENT ADMINISTRA‐TOROFTHE SUCCESSIONOF STEVEN FRANCO CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-658

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

1123-25 NMIRO ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70119 SQUARE 292, LOT C SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQ MIN:1290944 WRIT AMOUNT:

$253,728.35

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 5150 WILTON DR NEWORLEANS, LA 70122 LOTS 8& 9SQUARE 5 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT MIRABEAU GAR‐DENS SUBDIVI‐SION ACQMIN: 1410623 WRIT AMOUNT: $166,479.89

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order.NoPer‐sonalChecks.

FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025

e pu c se at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

GH 10 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $89.30

ING MINERAL RIGHTS OF RECORD AF‐FECTINGTHE PROPERTY WRIT AMOUNT: $55,319.33

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans RB 7 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318 388 1440 ASHLEY E. MOR‐RIS

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $120.00

O O S STATEOF LOUISIANA, AT CIN39648 ON AUGUST 5, 1991 ANDDESCRIBED AS LOT20A WRIT AMOUNT: $389,289.27

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 167 PINEWOOD CT NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70114 LOT: 18A, SQUARE:2 FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1273587 CYPRESSACRES SUBDIVIDION WRIT AMOUNT: $51,294.51

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

jun11-jul16-2t $89.30

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIO OF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2122-22 1/2SECOND STREET,THIS CITY,

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 301 SEATTLE STREET,THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:TOWD POINTMORT‐GAGE TRUST 2015-6, U.S. BANK NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATION AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEVER‐SUSLOUIS M. LEE CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-11750 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 301 SEATTLEST NEWORLEANS, LA 70124

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 12 DEAN MORRIS LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025

jun11-jul16-2t $88.77

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5150 WILTON DR CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:DATA MORTGAGE INC., DBAESSEX MORTGAGE VER‐SUSJUNE BIONCA JOHNSON CI

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2634 PAINTERS STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:FED‐ERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE AS‐SOCIATIONVER‐SUSSZERRET FARRIA, KATANYA GANIER,AND KATITANNA COLEMAN CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9526

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: 2634 PAINTERS ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT: P, SQUARE: 1491 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1181895 WRIT AMOUNT: $54,282.92

GH 14 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN,

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 936 LAMANCHE STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:GREEN‐SPRING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC, NOTINITS INDIVIDUAL CA‐PACITY,BUT SOLELY AS AD‐MINISTRATOR OF THERMH 2023 1TRUST VERSUS SCOTT DUNCANMC‐NAUGHTON AND CLIFTON BEARDSFIELD MCNAUGHTON, TRUSTEES OF THEEEANAND JOAN MC‐NAUGHTON TRUSTAND THE UNOPENED SUC‐CESSIONSOF JOAN ALVA LUCASMC‐NAUGHTON AND EUGENE EEAN MCNAUGHTON, JR. DECEASED

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9903

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit:

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH The purchaser h

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1724 EAGLEST, CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANS, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:TRU‐ISTBANKVER‐SUSRONALD NAVARRE AND JOYCELYN SHAMBURG NAVARRE AKAJOCELYN SHAMBURG BUJOLNAVARRE AKAJOYCELYN SHAMBURG BUJOLNAVARRE CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-00659 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on July 17, 2025, at 12:00 o'clock noon,the fol‐lowing de‐scribedprop‐erty to wit: ONE CERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THERON AND ALLTHE RIGHTS, WAYS,PRIVI‐LEGES, SERVI‐TUDES, ADVANTAGES ANDPRESCRIP‐TIONS(BOTH LIBERATIVE AND ACQUISITIVE) THEREUNTOBE‐LONGINGORIN ANYWISEAP‐PERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEPARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN SQUARE NO.232, BOUNDEDBY EAGLE, GENERAL OGDEN, GREEN ANDHICKORY STREETS; WHICHSAID PORTIONOF GROUND COM‐MENCES AT A DISTANCE OF 201 FEET FROM THECORNER OF EAGLEAND GREEN STREETS, ANDMEASURES THENCE 39 FEET FRONTON EAGLE STREET,SAME IN WIDTHINTHE REAR,BYA DEPTHOF100 FEET BETWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINES; SUBJECT TO RESTRIC‐TIONS, SERVI‐TUDES, RIGHTS OF WAY ANDOUTSTAND‐INGMINERAL

ONE CERTAIN LOTOFGROUND, TOGETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, AND ALLOFTHE RIGHTS,WAYS, PRIVILEGES AND SERVITUDES ANDAPPURTE‐NANCES THERE‐UNTO BELONG‐ING, OR IN ANY‐WISE APPERTAINING, SITUATED IN THEFIFTH DIS‐TRICTOFTHE CITY OF NEW ORLEANSAS SHOWNINTHE DECLERATION OF TITLE CHANGE, RECORDED IN THELAND RECORDS OF THEPARISH OF ORLEANS,

GH 13 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504 522 8256

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 6/11/2025 & 7/16/2025 jun11-jul16-2t $114.18

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 46 YEL‐LOWSTONE DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:HAN‐COCK WHITNEY BANK VERSUS FRANCIS‐COADAN OREL‐LANA A/K/A ADAM FRANCISCO CONTRERAS CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-419 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 46 YELLOW‐STONEDRNEW ORLEANS, LA 70131 LOT: 96, SQUARE:B FIFTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1404920 WRIT AMOUNT: $340,946.14

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 14 GRAHAM,ARCE‐NEAUX& ALLEN, LLC504-5228256 FOERSTNERG

g describedprop‐erty to wit: 4518 VIOLAST NEWORLEANS, LA70126 LOT: 47,SQURE: 4 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 364548 CORDELLPLACE SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $28,129.40

Orleans RB 21 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $88.77

MICHAELTHOR‐RICK

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-1446

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City onAugust21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 6441 LOUISXIV ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70124 LOTS:9,10, AND 11, SQUARE:218 SECOND MUNIC‐IPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1172017 LAKEVIEW SUB‐DIVISION WRIT AMOUNT:

$308,687.06

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Checkor Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 12 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $93.01

PUBLIC NOTICE

S Case No: 2025-2691

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

4011 CLEMATIS ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70122 LOT: Y, SQUARE: 30 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 724887 WRIT AMOUNT: $48,450.42

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACEMASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 17 JACKSON& MCPHERSON, LLC504-5819444

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $95.66

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4518 VIOLASTREET THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:TOWD POINTMORT‐GAGE TRUST 2018-3, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS INDENTURE TRUSTEEVER‐SUSJOSHUA FELIX,JR.

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 22 LAWOFFICESOF HERSCHEL C. ADCOCK,JR. LLC (225) 756-0373 COREYJ.GIROIR

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025

jul16-aug20-2t $91.42

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3011 LAUSSATPL, THIS CITY,IN THE MATTERENTI‐TLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS GOOD SAMARITAN BAPTIST CHURCH (A/K/A MOUNT ROCK BAPTIST CHURCH)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-11488

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 7550 KINGSPORT BOULEVARD, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:NEWREZ LLCF/K/A NEW PENN FINAN‐CIAL,LLC D/B/A SHELLPOINT MORTGAGE SER‐VICING VERSUS THEUNOPENED SUCCESSIONOF ESTELLA TRIB‐BITWILEY (A/K/A ESTELLA TRIBBIT, ES‐TELLA WILEY)

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-2366

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

7550 KINGSPORT

BD NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70128 LOT21, SQUARE

B THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 948061 EASTSHOREVIL‐LAGE PART A SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT: $36,909.47

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

2001-03ROYAL ST NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70116 SQUARE 159, LOTA THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1435743 WRIT AMOUNT: $623.50

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BD 26

NEWMAN MATHIS BRADY &SPEDALE A PROFESSIONAL LAWCORPORA‐TION 504-8379040

JOSHUA P. MATTHEWS TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $88.77

PUBLIC NOTICE

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified Checkor Money Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 25 LOGS LEGAL GROUPLLP 504838-7535 EMILYE.HOLLEY

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 920 POEYFARRE STREET #26, THIS CITY,INTHE MATTERENTI‐TLED:FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION VERSUS JONATHAN PATRICKMILLER

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-8160

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4011 CLEMATIS STREET,THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:PARK PLACESECURI‐TIES,INC., ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2004WWF1, U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-3173 By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground floorofthe Civil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing d ib d

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the above entitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025,at12:00 o'clock noon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3011 LAUSSAT PL NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70117 LOT16- SQUARE 1482-A THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1380252 WRIT AMOUNT: $1,710.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPONENTERING BUILDING

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $93.54

PUBLIC NOTICE

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 2001-03 ROYALSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:IN‐VESTOR EQUI‐TIES L.L.C. VER‐SUSJAMES

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: THAT CERTAIN CONDOMINIUM PARCEL OF COT‐TONMILLCON‐DOMINIUMS (HEREINAFTER THE“CONDO‐

THE CONDO MINIUM”)CRE‐ATED PURSUANT TO AN ACTOF DECLARATIONO CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A CONDOMINIUM REGIME DATED SEPTEMBER30, 1996, FILEDAS NOTARIAL ARCHIVES IN‐STRUMENT NO 96 47068, CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT NO.129219, C.O.B. 956, FOLIO 296, RECORDS OF ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA, AS AMENDEDAND RESTATED BY THAT CERTAIN AMENDEDAND RESTATED ACT OF DECLARATI‐IONBYCOTTON MMILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP CREATING AND ESTABLISHING A CONDOMINIUM REGIME FOR COTTON MILL CONDO‐MINIUMS,BE‐FORE RANDY OPOTOWSKY, NOTARY PUBLIC, DATED FEBRUARY 12, 1998, FILEDAS NOTARIAL ARCHIVES IN‐STRUMENT NO 98 13073, CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT NO.155932, AND FURTHER AMENDEDBY THAT CERTAIN INSTRUMENT EXECUTED OC‐TOBER19, 1998 ANDOCTOBER 28, 1998, FILED NOVEMBER 4, 1998, AS NOTAR‐IALARCHIVES INSTRUMENT NO.9850888, CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT NO.168266 RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA, ANDASFUR‐THER AMENDED ANDSTATEDBY THAT CERTAIN SECOND AMENDEDAND COMPLETELY RESTATED ACT OF DECLARA‐TION,DATED JUNE 30, 2004 ANDFILED JULY 1, 2004 AS NOTARIAL ARCHIVES IN‐STRUMENT NO 04 34228, CON‐VEYANCE INSTRUMENT NO.286768, RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH LOUISIANA (HEREINAFTER THE“DECLARA‐TION”) WHICH SAID PARCEL IS DESIGNATED AS UNIT 265, TO‐GETHER WITH THEUNDI‐VIDED.38% IN‐TEREST IN AND TO COMMONEL‐EMENTS APPUR‐TENANT THERETO, AS PROVIDED IN THEDECLARA‐TION,AS AMENDEDAND RESTATED.THE CONDOMINIUM IS SITUATED UPON,AND THE DECLARATION RELATESTOTHE FOLLOWINGDE‐SCRIBEDPROP‐ERTY,TOWIT: PARCEL I: THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND,SITU‐ATED IN THE STATEOF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS, FIRSTMUNICI‐PAL DISTRICT OF THECITYOF NEWORLEANS, COMPOSED OF ALLLOTS, GAPS, GORES, ANDAL‐LEYS COMPRIS‐INGSQUARENO. 120, WHICHSQUARE IS BOUNDEDBY POEYFARRE, CONSTANCE JOHN CHURCHILL CHASE, ANDANNUNCIA‐TION STREETS, AS DELINEATED ON ASURVEYBY COLEMAN KUHN P.L.S. OF GAN‐DOLFO, KUHN & ASSOCIATES, C.E. &L.S., DATEDSEPTEM‐BER20, 1996, DRAWINGNO. T 181 4, ACCORD‐INGTOWHICH SURVEY,SAID SQUARE NO.120 IS DESCRIBEDAS

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCEAT THENORTHEAST INTERSECTION OF CONSTANCE ANDJOHN CHURCHILL CHASESTREETS; PROCEED THENCE ALONG THEEASTERLY RIGHTOFWAY OF CONSTANCE STREET,N 13 DEGREES 44 MIN. 45 SEC. E, AS DISTANCE OF 265 FEET 54/8 INCHES TO THE SOUTHEASTIN‐TERSECTION OF CONSTANCE ANDPOEYFARRE STREETS; THENCE ALONG THESOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY OF POEYFARRE STREET,S 76 DEGREES 06 MIN. 15 SEC. E, A DISTANCE OF 465 FEET 47/8 INCHES TO THE SOUTHWESTIN‐TERSECTION OF ANNUNCIATION ANDPOEYFARRE STREETS; THENCE ALONG THEWESTERLY RIGHTOFWAY OF ANNUNCIA‐TION STREET,S 13 DEGREES 41 MIN. 45 SEC. W, ADISTANCEOF 265 FEET 54/8 INCHES TO THE NORTHWESTIN‐TERSECTION OF ANNUNCIATION ANDJOHN CHURCHILL CHASE STREETS; THENCE ALONG THENORTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY OF JOHN CHURCHILL CHASE STREET,N 76 DE‐GREES 06 MIN. 15 SEC. W, ADIS‐TANCEOF465 FEET 76/8 INCHES TO THEPOINT OF COMMENCE‐MENT PARCEL II: PARKINGSERVI‐TUDE ESTAB‐LISHED BY HIS‐TORICRESTORA‐TION INCORPO‐RATEDIN FAVOROF SQUARE 120 ANDCOTTON MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP DATED SEPTEMBER30, 1996, FILEDSEP‐TEMBER 30, 1996. AT N.A. NO 96 47063, COB NO.129216, AS ASSIGNED BY LIMITEDAS‐SIGNMENT OF AGREEMENTS BY COTTON MILL LIMITED DPARTNERSHIP0 TO COTTON MILL CONDO‐MINIUM ASSO‐CIATION, INC., DATEDAPRIL 16, 1998, FILED AS COINO. 157575 ANDASFUR‐THER ASSIGNED BY THAT CERTAINAS‐SIGNMENT OF AGREEMENTS BY COTTON MILL LIMITED PARTNERSHIP TO COTTON MILL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.,DATED JUNE 29, 2004 ANDFILED JULY 1, 2004 UNDERNOTAR‐IALARCHIVES NO.0434227, CONVEYANCE INSTRUMENT NO.286765, RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA. WHICHSERVI‐TUDE AFFECTSTHE FOLLOWINGDE‐SCRIBEDPROP‐ERTY: THOSECERTAIN LOTS OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA, IN SQUARE 121, LOTS AORN,1, 45 AND46, BOUNDEDBY POEYFARRE, CONSTANCEAN‐NUNCIATION STREETSAND

STREETS AND HOWARD AV‐ENUE,AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ASURVEY OF GANDOLFO KUHN & ASSOCIATES DATEDSEPTEM‐BER20, 1996, DRAWINGNO. T 181 4, SAID LOTS ARE MORE PARTICU‐LARLYDE‐SCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS: COMMENCES AT THENORTH‐WEST INTERSEC‐TION OF ANNUN‐CIATIONAND POEYFARRE STREETS; THENCE ALONG THENORTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY OF POEYFARRE STREET N76DE‐GREES 06 MIN. 15 SEC. WA DIS‐TANCEOF233 FEET 24/8 INCHES TO THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING;

THENCE CON‐TINUINGALONG SAID RIGHTOF WAYN 76 DE‐GREES 06 MIN. 15 SEC. WA DISTANCE OF 77 FEET 45/8 INCHES TO A POINT;

THENCE LEAV‐INGSAIDRIGHT OF WAYN 13 DE‐GREES 41 MIN. 45 SEC. EA DIS‐TANCE OF 124 FEET 10 INCHES TO A POINTONA COMMON ALLEY;

THENCE ALONG SAID ALLEYS 76 DEGREES 09 MIN. 05 SEC. EA DISTANCE OF 77 FEET 47/8 INCHES TO APOINT; THENCE LEAV‐INGSAIDALLEY S13DEGREES 41 MIN. 45 SEC. W ADISTANCEOF 124 FEET 10 6/8 INCHES TO THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING. PARCEL III: SUBLEASE GRANTEDBY HISTORIC RESTORATION, INCORPORATED IN FAVOROF COTTON MILL LIMITEDPART‐NERSHIPDATED AS OF OCTOBER 1, 1996, FILED OCTOBER1, 1996 UNDERN.A.NO. 96 47064, COI NO.129217, AS ASSIGNED BY LIMITED ASSIGNMENT OF AGREEMENTS INC.,DATED APRIL16, 1998, FILEDASCOI NO.157575 ANDASFUR‐THER ASSIGNED BY THAT CER‐TAIN ASSIGN‐MENT OF AGREEMENTS BY COTTON MILL LIMITEDPART‐NERSHIPTO COTTON MILL CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION INC.,DATED JUNE 29, 2004 ANDFILED JULY 1, 2004 UNDER NOTARIAL ARCHIVES NO 04 34227, CON‐VEYANCEIN‐STRUMENT NO 286765, RECORDSOF ORLEANS PARISH, LOUISIANA, WHICHISA SUBLEASE OF THEFOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY: ACERTAIN PIECEORPOR‐TION OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. IN THESQUARE BOUNDEDBY HOWARD AV‐ENUE (LATE DELARD), CON‐STANCE (LATE FOUCHER) POEYFARRE AND ANNUNCIA‐TIONS STREETS, WHICHPORTION OF GROUND

OF GROUND MEASURES 361 FEET 8INCHES FRON ON HOWARDAV‐ENUE,BY116 FEET DEPTH ANDFRONT ON CONSTANCE STREET, FORMINGTHE CORNER OF SAID TWO STREETSAND BOUNDEDIN THEREARBYAN ALLEY8 FEET WIDE COMMON TO SAID LOT ANDOTHERS. SAID LOTOF GROUND IS COMPOSED OF THEORIGINAL LOTS NOS. 6TO 19, BOTH INCLU‐SIVE ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, DES‐IGNATED BY THE NO.3 IN THE SQUARE BOUNDEDBY HOWARD AV‐ENUE (LATEDE‐LARD), ANNUN‐CIATION, POEY‐FARRE AND CONSTANCE (LATEFOUCHER) STREETS, ON A SKETCH DRAWN BY JAMESPILIE, SURVEYOR DATEDAUGUST 18, 1842, AND ANNEXEDTOAN ACTBEFOREO DEARMAS, LATE NOTARY IN THIS CITY,DATED MARCH5,1869, SAID LOTMEA‐SURESACCORD‐INGTO SKETCH 23 FEET 8INCHESFRONT ON HOWARD AVENUE,BY DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINESOF46 FEET 4INCHES6 LINES, TO‐GETHER WITH HALF OF A BRICKWALL WHICHSEPA‐RATESSAID PROPERTY FROM THAT OF JOSEPH GRASSER OR ASSIGNS.

ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLBUILDINGS ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE FIRSTMUNICI‐PALDISTRICTOF THECITYOF NEW ORLEANS, DES‐IGNATEDBYTHE NO.3 IN THE SQUARE HERE‐INABOVEDE‐SCRIBED, ON APLANDRAWN BY W. F. THOMP‐SON, SURVEYOR, DATEDJANUARY 7, 1842, AND DEPOSITED IN THEOFFICE OF J.B. CENAS, THEN ANOTARY IN THIS CITY SAID LOT MEASURES 23 FEET 2INCHES3 1/5LILNES FRONTONA AN‐NUNCIATION STREET,BYA DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL LINESOF103 FEET 8INCHES. ACERTAIN LOT OF GROUND,TO‐GETHER WITH ALLTHE BUILD‐INGS AND IMPROVEMENTS THEREON, SITU‐ATED IN THE SAME DISTRICT ANDSQUAREAS THE HEREINABOVE DESIGNATED PROERTY, AND DESIGNATED BY THENO. 4AS PERPLAN OF W.F. THOMP‐SON, SURVEYOR, DATEDJANUARY 7, 1842, DE‐POSITEDINTHE OFFICE OF H.B. CENAS, LATE NOTARY OF THIS CITY ACCORDINGTO WHICHSKETCH SAID LOTMEASURES 23 FEET 2 INCHES 31/2 LINESFRONT ON

STREET BY 103 FEET 8 INCHES IN DEPTHBE‐TWEEN EQUAL ANDPARALLEL

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 5 DEAN MORRIS, L.L.C 318388 1440 ZACHARYG YOUNG

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $521

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 318 LAKE MARINA DRIVE, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:THE PIER 8CONDO‐MINIUM ASSO‐CIATION, INC. VERSUS GLEN M. FORMAN

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2023-9380

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by publicauction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

PROPERTY WRIT AMOUNT: $307,788.09

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and

Note:The

THAT CERTAIN CONDOMINIUM PARCEL IN THE PIER 8CONDO‐MINIUM CRE‐ATED BY ACTBEFORE HENRYO'CON‐NOR, JR.,NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATEDMAY 12, 1981, REGISTERED JUNE 9, 1981,IN COB773 J, FOLIO 486 OF THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDS FORTHE PARISH OF ORLEANS, STATEOF LOUISIANACON‐SISTINGOF CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO.111, TOGETHER WITH ITS APPUR‐TENANT 1.2884% INTEREST IN THE COMMON ELE‐MENTSASDES‐IGNATEDAND SHOWNONTHE PLAN OF WALKER & AVERY,INC DATEDAPRIL 25, 1980, REVISED AUGUST 12, 1980 ANDMAY 1, 1981, ANNEXEDASEX‐HIBITA 1TO THEDECLARA‐TION OF CON‐DOMINIUM RE‐FERRED TO HEREINABOVE, WHICHSAIDDE‐CLARATIONAF‐FECTSTHE IM‐MOVEABLE PROPERTY ANDIMPROVE‐MENTS THEREONSITU‐ATED ANDMORE FULLYDE‐SCRIBEDAS FOLLOWS:

ACERTAIN POR‐TION OF GROUND,SITU‐ATED IN THE STATEOF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS, SEV‐ENTH DISTRICT, WEST END TRACT, DESIG‐NATEDASLOT 56 ABEING BOUNDEDBY NORTHLAKE AVENUE,RE‐GENT STREET WEST ROBERT E. LEE BOULEVARD ANDTHE HAZEUR TRACT, ANDISMORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBEDAS

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCEAT THEINTERSEC‐TION OF THE SOUTHERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINEOF NORTHLAKE AVENUE AND WESTERLY RIGHTOFWAY LINE OF REGENT STREET; PROCEED THENCE IN A WESTERLY DI‐RECTIONA DIS‐TANCEOF764.95 FEETTO POINT; THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING; CON‐TINUETHENCE ALONG SAID LINE OF NORTH LAKE AVENUE, STILLINA WESTERLY DI‐RECTION, ADIS‐TANCEOF257.13 FEET TO A POINTONTHE EASTERLY LINE OF THEHAZEUR TRACT, THENCE IN ANORTHERLY DIRECTIONOFA DISTANCE OF 106.55 FEET TO A POINT, THE POINTOFBE‐GINNING, ALLASMORE FULLYSHOWN ON ASURVEYOF WALKER & AVERY, INC. DATEDAPRIL 25, 1980 RE‐VISEDAUGUST 12, 1980, AND MAY 1, 1981. TOGETHER WITH ASERVITUDE OF PASSAGEOVER PARCELSC 1 ANDB 2IN FAVOR OF FORMER LOT 56 (NOW APART OF LOT56A) CREATEDBY ACTBEFOREIVY A. SMITH, JR.,NO‐TARY PUBLIC, DATEDAPRIL 24, 1960,REGIS‐TEREDINCOB 635. FOLIO 222 OF THECON‐VEYANCE RECORDSFOR THEPARISHOF ORLEANS, STATE OF LOUISIANA. IMPROVEMENTS THEREONBEAR MUNICIPAL NO 318 LAKE MA‐RINA DRIVE, UNIT 111, NEWORLEANS LOUISIANA 70124.

BEINGTHE SAME PROP‐ERTY ACQUIRED BY GLEN M. FORMAN BY ACT BEFORE JAMES A. MOUNGER, N.P.,DATED DE‐CEMBER 16, 1999,REGIS‐TEREDATCIN 190360.

WRIT AMOUNT: $18,366.87

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans

BD 30 SUTTON LAW FIRM,LLC 985 218 9358 CHARLESE.SUT‐TON

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $183

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTION GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 1501

INDEPENDENCE STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:CITY OF NEWOR‐LEANSVERSUS MICHAELED‐WARD DURON‐SLET

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-9284

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

1501 INDEPEN‐DENCESTAND 3713-13 1/2N ROBERTSONST NEWORLEANS LA SQUARE 660, LOTS THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1421844 WRIT AMOUNT: $2,610.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

BD 2 CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $89.83

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 4323 PERLITASTREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CITYOF NEWORLEANS VERSUS KEVINJ ROUNDS AND RICHARDE JONES, JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-5365

4323 PERLITA ST NEWORLEANS, LA 70112

LOT10-A, SQUARE 5-A

THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1432219

PARISOAKS SUBDIVISION WRIT AMOUNT:

$15,191.00

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 1

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS504658-4346 ANNA T. LEE

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025

jul16-aug20-2t

$88.24

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 5108 SANDHURSTDR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:GITSIT SOLUTIONS, LLC, NOTINITS INDI‐VIDUAL CAPAC‐ITYBUT SOLELY IN ITSCAPACITY AS SEPARATE TRUSTEEOFGIT‐SITMORTGAGE LOAN TRUSTBB‐PLC1 VERSUS DOLORES DARBYLAGARDE ANDARMANDF LAGARDE, SR A/K/AARMAND LAGARDE, SR

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-2046

TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 9 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025

jul16-aug20-2t $95.13

PUBLIC NOTICE SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 601 ELYSIANFIELDS AVENUE,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED: BANKPLUS VER‐SUSMAISON DESLUNES,LLC

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-10734

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit:

601 ELYSIAN FIELDS AV NEW ORLEANS, LA 70117

LOT: X-1, SQUARE:152 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQMIN: 1178817 WRIT AMOUNT: $408,629.17

JULIAN A/K/A RUBENPHILLIP JULIAN,SR., DOROTHYJU‐LIAN OATIS, SHANIKAT.JU‐LIAN,RUBEN P. JULIAN,JR., ANDGREGORY R. JULIAN,JR.

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-6957

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3629-3631 BRUX‐ELLESSTNEW ORLEANS, LA 70122 SQUARE 2479, LOT14 THIRDMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT WRIT AMOUNT: $95,812.82

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

GH 8 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 CANDACEA COURTEAU

LEANS, LA 70122 LOTS 31 AND32 -SQUARE5 OR K 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1280069 GENTILLY PARK‐WAYSUBDIVI‐SION WRIT AMOUNT: $72,390.84

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans

RB 20

THELAW OF‐FICESOFHER‐SCHELC.AD‐COCK,JR.,L.L.C (225) 756-0373 DENNIS F. WIG‐GINS,JR TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $90.89

PUBLIC NOTICE

Order No Per sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Orleans GH 13 DEAN MORRIS, LLC318-3881440 ZACHARYGAR‐RETT YOUNG TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $96.71

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $92.48

PUBLIC NOTICE

By virtue of a Writ of FieriFa‐cias directed to me by theHon‐orable Judges of CivilDistrict Courtfor the Parish of Or‐leans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 4323 PERLITAST

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue, in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 5108 SAND‐HURSTDRNEW ORLEANS, LA 70126 LOT30SQUAAREB 3RDMUNICIPAL DISTRICT ACQMIN: 1038175 LAKE FOREST SOUTHGATE WRIT AMOUNT: $250,856.28

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐sonalChecks. FACE MASKS ANDTEMPERA‐TURECHECKS AREREQUIRED UPON ENTERING BUILDING

SusanHutson Sheriff, Parish of Or‐leans GH 27 NEWMAN, MATHIS,BRADY &SPEDALE 504837-9040 MARK C. LANDRY

TheN.O.Advo‐cate Date (s): 7/16/2025 & 8/20/2025 jul16-aug20-2t $87.71

PUBLIC NOTICE

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT

THAT CERTAIN PORTION GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 36293631 BRUXELLES STREET,THIS CITY, IN THEMATTER ENTITLED:FED‐ERAL HOME LOAN MORT‐GAGE CORPORA‐TION VERSUS RUBENPHILLIP

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 3500 CLERMONT DR, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:CAR‐RINGTONMORT‐GAGE SERVICES LLCVERSUS JOYCEJAMES AND BOBBYJAMES CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2025-430

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 3500 CLERMONT DR NEWOR‐LEANS, LA 70122 LOTS 31 AND 32

SALE BY SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADVERTISE‐MENT THAT CERTAIN PORTIONOF GROUND BEAR‐INGMUNICIPAL NUMBER 70167018 FIGSTREET, THIS CITY,IN THEMATTEREN‐TITLED:WILM‐INGTON SAV‐INGS FUND SO‐CIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITSINDIVID‐UALCAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEEOF RESIDENTIAL CREDIT OPPOR‐TUNITIES TRUST II VERSUS ZIP ZOOP VENTURE, LLC, WILLIAMH URETA, JAMES ANTHONYRICE III, KAREN HANSEN,AND WILLIAM JOSEPH BYRD

CI VI L DI ST RI CT CO UR TF OR PA RI SH OF OR LE AN S Case No: 2024-4042

By virtue of a Writ of Seizure andSaledi‐rected to me by theHonorable Judges of Civil District Court forthe Parish of Orleans, in the aboveentitled cause, Iwillpro‐ceed to sell by public auction, on theground floor of theCivil District Court Building,421 Loyola Avenue in theFirst Dis‐trictofthe City on August 21, 2025, at 12:00 o'clocknoon, thefollowing describedprop‐erty to wit: 7016-7018 FIGST NEWORLEANS LA 70125 SQUARE 33, LOT 20 SIXTHMUNICI‐PALDISTRICT ACQ MIN:1344748 WRIT AMOUNT: $249,337.22

Seized in the abovesuit, TERMS- CASH Thepurchaser at themoment of adjudication to make ade‐positoften per‐cent of thepur‐chaseprice,and thebalance within thirty days thereafter

Note:The pay‐ment must be Cash,Cashier's Check, Certified CheckorMoney Order. No Per‐

Sudoku

Sudoku is anumberplacing puzzlebased on a9x9 grid with severalgiven numbers.The object is to place thenumbers 1to9inthe empty squaressothateach row, column and3x3 box contains thesame numberonlyonce.

Multi-Sudoku

Each puzzleconsists of twoormoreSudokugrids overlapping each otherinvariousconfigurations.The gridsmay be ClassicSudoku ora mix of differentSudoku variants. Theobject is to solveall gridsaccording to theirvariant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with therules of more than one grid

TheCryptoquipisa substitutioncipherinwhich one letter stands foranother. If you thinkthatX equals O, it will equalO throughout the puzzle. Singleletters,shortwords andwords usinganapostrophe give you cluestolocatingvowels. Solutionisbytrial anderror.

XC SA PO BY XW UB YN B

NP VS ZB NW IX PP AZ BJ XS AZ

LJ XB XZ YQ AI CY S’ ZL DD W

UW XQ YB DO YN ZN

ZX J- WN VD .

Today’sCryptoquipClue: CequalsW

FJ SK OQDO MQ FJ WQ

QF AJ UUJ LLG SY FG LI JW QL

JI PQ MQ AU JI DUK

YJ IR QUGS YL .G PJ MM

IR QF OJ UI KA MD DOQUL .

Today’sCryptoquipClue: Oequals P

Z QM ZJ AC CF XV PQ A

PA FC KC OV RZ AL RZ

RC RW ZR KZ AA NN OW RO X

SFU UOUL MX GO SO ZR K

WC MJ- GM OL U.

Today’sCryptoquipClue: ZequalsT

AT QD OA JE SJ MZ TB

TS SM XZ DR NP MQ TO D

PJ GO NDB BJ ZU MZ TZ

MC DZ UX TG GR SX TE SM A

BT ZO :C XT JX JD QT GM Z.

Today’sCryptoquipClue: Mequals O

NC TR SN PC WW SR AQ EP

UC WL ZK XOKC UB CT XV E

PX XY QW OV ZC VE XUX TQ RS

BE SK SX BL BE SU B:

NC K- EV WS WS EA XK Y.

Today’sCryptoquipClue: Vequals U

YK SX HO QH GZ AG YY GUE J

KY HS EJ ZEI YF NI BY HO

OE UGN, KY IB BE YH QH’ Y

BJ EA GA FN

KS -X ES YI F- GA FH .

Today’sCryptoquipClue: Yequals S

CROSSWORD

THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS

1Sullen

5Insolenttalk

9Urgeforward

Solitary sort

ScheduleC,e.g

DOWN

1Probe persistently

2LastGreek letters

3Ondeck

4Old auto

5Courseactivity

6Incalculable

7Wheel maker

8Bowlinground

10 Sister of Janetand Michael

11 Sumptuousness 16 Marketinglingo 18 Tent city

21 “Dead —” (DickFrancis book)

23 Leaststrict 24 Cochise’speople

25 Bill of “Big Love”

Kidman of film

Said

Secret supply

Ocean motion

Garbo, forone

Point&Solve

In this crosswordpuzzlevariety,the cluesappearinthe diagramitself. Simply enter theanswers in the directions indicated by thearrows.

CROSSWORD

THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS

1Sharpen

51973 losertoKing

10 Take on

11 “Wild,man!”

12 Related

13 Like some bagels

14 Round starters

16 Cheap criticisms

20 Luminous rings

23 “Myword!”

24 Toucheson

25 Steak choice

27 Grazing spot

28 Sheetsand such

29 Seasonalsafeguards

32 Wanted posterfeatures

36 Washington city

39 Metsong

40 SingerFrankie

41 Preparefor atrip

42 Alma 43 Fraternalgroup DOWN 1“Ididn’thearyou” 2Walkinthe woods

3Buffalo’s lake

4Sawbuck

5Tirades

6Limerickpeople

7Stickygunk

8Coltcreation

9Messy digs

11 Picksup, as abill

15 Worksthe soil

17 Eyeball

18 Newdriver, usually

19 Hardens

20 Sports period

21 Cain’s victim

22 Hawaiian do

25 Is theright size

26 Slim andtrim

28 Boston airport

30 Beam

31 Comic’s forte

33 Vaccine type

34 Watchsound

35 “The OddCouple” director Gene

36 Orange tuber

37 Gardnerofmovies

38 Krazy

Cryptoquote

AX YD LB AA XR is LO NG FE LL OW

Oneletterstandsfor another. In this sample,Ais used forthree L’s, X forthe twoO’s,etc.Singleletters,apostrophes, andlengthand formationofwords areall hints. Thecodeletters aredifferent for each puzzle.

IT TB KC BJ UQ TO UU Q

KI UI EV IV MC VK IN EK G

ET CI KE LI KV BJ KI TO VI V

CB ZO MC .— JE LB UI BJ

YM UU

HN BW ST JV XV CW HE J

RH ZT HM BW SO VB “B WS

EV MM WZ YV HM Z, ”Z TJ M

AB VU UI JV MO YV HM Z,

VM GZ TV Z CW HE JR HU U

AJ OHUJ ME JG .

—C HM EJ MZ CV MF WF T

Sudoku

Sudoku is anumber-placing puzzlebased on a9x9 grid with severalgiven numbers.The object is to place thenumbers 1to 9inthe emptysquaressothateachrow,columnand 3x3 box contains thesamenumberonlyonce

LN HJ FN EL NH ’B TK TV VS FK

NW QE IT FV IT DO FQ WT X

DNX VC NB TV IO FV IT

DOJ T. —Z NZ IN RT

Find thelistedwords in thediagram.Theyrun in alldirections -forward,backward,up, downand diagonally.Everypuzzlehas one unlistedclue.

Challenger

Fill each square with anumber, 1-9. Horizontal squares shouldadd to thetotalsonthe right,vertical squaresshould addtothe totals on thebottomand diagonalsquaresshould addtothe totalinthe upperand lowerright.

CLUE LIST

Youcan cage aswallow can’t you, but you can’t swallowa cage, canyou? Fall leaves (clueanswer) leaves fall. King, areyou gladyou areking? Pleaseme bystanding by me please.

CLUE LIST

Balances

Boxes

Buddies

Chessking Coats

Credit score

Facts

Hats List

Luggage Oil

Rumors

Temper Time

Weather

Each Wuzzles is awordriddlewhich createsa disguisedword, phrase, name,place, saying, etc.

ForExample,NOON GOOD= GOOD AFTERNOON

Unscramble thesetwelveletterstrings to form each into an ordinary word (ex. HAGNECbecomesCHANGE). Preparetouse only ONE word fromany marked ( ♥ )letterstringaseach unscrambles into more than one word (ex. ♥ RATHEbecomesHATER or EARTHorHEART). Fiteach string’swordeither acrossordown to knot alltwelvestrings together

Find thelistedwords in thediagram.Theyrun in alldirections -forward,backward,up, downand diagonally.Everypuzzlehas one unlistedclue.

CLUE LIST

Braille

Cheetah

Dalmatian

Dice

Dithering

Dominoes

Dotmatrix

Freckles

Ladybug Leopards

Measles

Microdot

Morsecode

Polkadots

Stipple

CROSSWORD

CLUE LIST

Billingsley

Bosley

Byrd

Culp

Curtis Fisher

Graves

Haig

Hopper

Linkletter

MacArthur

Meredith Nielsen

Olsen

Parker

Jacksonhit

5Christopher of “Back to theFuture” 6Morepert 7“Put— on it!” 8Janet Jacksonhit 9Likejust-slept-in beds

Fruitbasketitems

Sushichoice

Owned

Yard surrounders

Sudoku

Sudoku is anumberplacing puzzlebased on a9x9 grid with severalgiven numbers.The object is to place thenumbers 1to9inthe empty squaressothateach row, column and3x3 box contains thesame numberonlyonce.

Multi-Sudoku

Each puzzleconsists of twoormoreSudokugrids overlapping each otherinvariousconfigurations.The gridsmay be ClassicSudoku ora mix of differentSudoku variants. Theobject is to solveall gridsaccording to theirvariant rules. Note that overlapping areas comply with therules of more than one grid

CROSSWORD THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS

1Milesoff

5Left, at sea 10 Jottings

12 Surgerytool 13 Reagan nickname

WriterJong

Yale student 16 Pendulum path 18 Warningcolor

Placid 21 Fork feature 22 Good student’s place

Tribesymbol 25 Student loan assessment 29 Speech copy

Cowfeatures

Swisspeak

USNrank

Conk out

SingerPatsy

Make baskets

Islamic scriptures

Au naturel

Cleaned,ina way

DOWN

1Peruvianpeaks

2Committeda court offense

3Duds

4DVR buttonletters

5WriterWaugh

6Holenumber

7God of thedead

8Late

9Commerce

11 Irish river

17 Gathersone’s strength

20 Bother

21 Used astopwatch

23 Disappointment

25 Laid-back

26 Runout

27 SongwriterNeil

28 Hotdishholder

29 Bulletin board items

31 Future flowers

33 Mint product

36 Catchsomez’s

38 Ring setting

Word Sleuth

Find thelistedwords in thediagram.Theyrun in alldirections -forward,backward,up, downand diagonally.Every puzzlehas one unlistedclue.

Challenger

Fill each square with anumber, 1-9. Horizontal squares shouldadd to thetotalsonthe right,vertical squaresshould addtothe totals on thebottomand diagonalsquaresshould addtothe totalinthe upperand lowerright.

CLUE LIST

Al Unser

Arnold

B. Unser

DePalma

Fittipaldi

Foyt

Franchitti

Johncock

Jones

Mears

Meyer

Rutherford

Shaw

Vukovich

Ward

CLUE LIST

Aisha

Assange

Bill Clinton

Boehner

Edison

Franzen

Hanks

O’Donnell

Obama

Paul

Robert Gates

Rubio

SteveJobs

Taliban

Whitman

Point&Solve

In this crosswordpuzzlevariety,the cluesappearinthe diagramitself. Simply enter theanswers in the directions indicated by thearrows.

CROSSWORD

THOMAS JOSEPH

ACROSS

1Practicefor afight

5Chow

9Country division

10 Become readyfor picking

12 Stellarhunter

13 SanAntonio landmark

14 Reducetoonlythe best

16 Status

17 Fencingsword

18 Successively

21 Blusher’shue

22 Cutlery

23 Cracksjokes

24 Twosome

26 —Vegas

29 Serenade

30 Richardof“Chicago”

31 SeventhGreek letter

32 Aislealternative

34 Unrefined

37 Scoundrel

38 Privateteacher

39 Make better

40 Flyhigh

41 Bookish sort

DOWN

1Rankindicator

2Grimacing, perhaps

3Bepenitent

4Nevadacity

5Monk’stitle

6Squeak stopper

7Not transparent

8Makes objections

9Planter

11 Lunchhour

15 PainterHomer

19 Evening, in ads

20 DVRsconnect to them

22 Retained

23 Moonshine holder

24 VitaminCsource

25 Running by itself

26 Account book

27 In thearea

28 Putinstitches

29 Splintergroup

30 Treasureguardian

33 Turkey neighbor

35 1949 filmnoirclassic

36 Goof up

Each Wuzzles is awordriddlewhich createsa disguisedword, phrase, name,place, saying, etc.

ForExample,NOON GOOD= GOOD AFTERNOON

Unscramble thesetwelveletterstrings to form each into an ordinary word (ex. HAGNECbecomesCHANGE). Preparetouse only ONE word fromany marked ( ♥ )letterstringaseach unscrambles into more than one word (ex. ♥ RATHEbecomesHATER or EARTHorHEART). Fiteach string’swordeither acrossordown to knot alltwelvestrings together

CROSSWORD

Sudoku 1

Sudoku2

Multi-Sudoku 1

Multi-Sudoku 1

PremierCrossword

IWOULDTHINK THATALMOSTANY ILLUSTRIOUS BRITISH GUY WHO’SBEENKNIGHTED HAS ASIR-NAME.

FAMED FICTIONALATTORNEY WHOMADE HIS DWELLING ON AN OPEN GRASSY TRACTOFLAND: PRAIRIEMASON.

MANY PEOPLE MAKE EMBARRASSING MISTAKESAT CELEBRATORY GATHERINGS.I CALL THEM PARTY BLOOPERS.

CABLECHANNELWITHMANY PROGRAMS ABOUT HOOKING UPAUTOMOBILESTEREO SYSTEMS: CAR -TUNENETWORK.

THAT MOLLUSK WHOWOULDLIKETOGET ELECTED TO OFFICE IS RUNNING ASPIRITED CLAM-PAIGN.

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SINCETHE AMBASSADOR IS ENORMOUSLY UPSET TODAY, ISUPPOSE HE’S PROBABLY IN-CONSUL-ABLE

EFFORT ONLYFULLY RELEASESITS REWARD AFTER APERSONREFUSES TO QUIT. —NAPOLEONHILL

2 IF YOU HEAR AVOICE WITHIN YOU SAY“YOUCANNOT PAINT,”THENBYALL MEANS PAINT, AND THAT VOICE WILL BE SILENCED. —VINCENT VANGOGH

3 YOU KNOW YOU’RE GETTING OLDWHENTHE CANDLES COST MORE THAN THECAKE.— BOBHOPE

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