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EMANCIPATION DAY WAS JANUARY 1 Irvin Mayfield We must pleads not guilty to 19 federal charges never forget New Orleans trumpeter and cultural icon Irvin Mayfield, co-founder of the New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, entered the sacrifice U.S. District Court Thursday and entered a not guilty plea to 19 counts stemming from his tenure as a board member of a charity associated with the and the triumph New Orleans Public Library. News Analysis : A trial date for the Grammy Award- winning musician and NOCCA alum By Jesse Jackson Sr. was set for March 12. Guest Contributor MAYFIELD Although Mayfield did not speak with reporters Thursday, his attorney spoke with the media (TriceEdneyWire.com) — One hundred forty-five after the arraignment. years ago on Jan. 1, Abraham Lincoln issued the “He did it because he is not guilty,” Claude Kelly, Emancipation Proclamation, helping to transform Mayfield’s attorney, told reporters. “No New Orleanian has this country from a union of states into a nation, from a country stained by slavery into one moving at great cost closer to “liberty and justice for all.” Continued on Pg. 8 On Jan. 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, the Republican president, issued the proclamation on his own authority as command - er-in-chief “in time of actual armed rebellion” against the United States. The emancipation was grounded on his wartime powers, as a “fit and neces - will set the negroes free, where he retains power we will con - sary war measure for suppressing said rebellion.” sider them as slaves,” declared the London Times . The emancipation did not end slavery in the United States. It But the doubters did not understand the significance of the applied only to the states still in rebellion, exempting the slave proclamation and its words. The president announced, “all per - owning border states such as Maryland, Missouri and sons held as slaves” in the states “in rebellion against the United Kentucky that still had slaves. Lincoln was desperate to keep States” are “forever free.” He called on the newly freed people to the border states from joining the South. Some abolitionists ridiculed him for this. “Where he has no power, Mr. Lincoln Continued on Pg. 13

Photos from St. James Parish Sheriff GIEGER RECOTTA Kay Coles James becomes first Black woman to lead the Conservative Heritage Foundation Two additional By Stacy M. Brown to have a positive impact in the partisan differences and political Contributing Writer Black community and America. debate that devolve into name-call - “I’ve seen the rhetoric heighten ing and character assassination. arrests made in (NNPA Newswire) –– Kay [since President Donald Trump took “If I can turn that just a little bit, I Coles James, the newest president office] on all sides,” said James, 68. would declare a success,” James said. of the conservative Heritage “And, when you’re a conservative, James who describes herself as a Foundation and the first African- Black Republican, you know what “happy warrior,” said big challenges beating of teens American woman to lead the the rhetoric is like on the ‘Left’ and, come with the job, but as the first The St. James Parish Sheriff’s Office announced late organization, said that she plans to trust me, it’s not good.” African-American woman to lead last month that a second and third suspect have been set an example for engaging with James added that we all have to arrested in connection with an altercation involving two COLE JAMES people of different political stripes bear responsibility to get beyond Continued on Pg. 2 Black teenagers who were beaten at a Christmas Eve bonfire event in Gramercy. The mothers of the two teenagers told authorities, at least one newspaper and people on social media that the incident might have been racially motivated since the altercation occurred after a white teenage girl was seen Daughter of BLM key figure Eric Garner dies interacting with the Black males. By Stacy M. Brown humanity. CNN reported that her family is Garner famously and fiercely sought jus - WAFB News reported that Grady Gieger, 25, of Contributing Writer controlling the account. tice for her father, Eric Garner, who died Prairieville, was arrested Friday, Dec. 29. He is charged with “When you report this you remember from a police chokehold in Staten Island, second-degree battery. Dylan Recotta, 19, was also arrested (NNPA Newswire) — Erica Garner, who she was human: mother, daughter, sister, New York on July 17, 2014. became an activist for all who were aunt,” Garner’s account tweeted. “Her She led marches and demonstrations in Continued on Pg. 8 wronged by the American justice system, heart was bigger than the world. It real - New York City and other places, and even died on Saturday, December 30. ly, really was. She cared when most peo - appeared on national television imploring She was 27. ple wouldn’t have. She was good. She the Department of Justice to review the cir - A Twitter account associated with Erica only pursued right, no matter what. No Garner spoke of her compassion for one gave her justice.” Continued on Pg. 3 THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - Page 2 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM January 8 - January 14, 2018 Trump Justice Department pushes for citizenship question on Census By Justin Elliott try to where hundreds of billions confirmed the agency received the carefully field-tested, a process sex, race, Hispanic origin, house - compared to now because of the ProPublica of federal dollars are spent. letter and said the “request will go that can take years. hold relationship and owner/renter government changes … and trust The DOJ made the request in a through the well-established “This is a recipe for sabotaging status — but not citizenship. factors. … Three years ago I didn’t The Justice Department is previously unreported letter, process that any potential question the census,” said Arturo Vargas, a “People are not going to come have problems with the immigra - pushing for a question on citizen - dated Dec. 12 and obtained by would go through.” The DOJ member of the National Advisory out to be counted because they’re tion questions,” said another cen - ship to be added to the 2020 cen - ProPublica , from DOJ official declined to comment and the Committee of the Census and the going to be fearful the information sus interviewer. sus, a move that observers say Arthur Gary to the top official at White House did not respond to a executive director of NALEO would be used for negative purpos - The Justice Department letter could depress participation by the Census Bureau, which is part request for comment. Educational Fund, a Latino advo - es,” said Steve Jost, a former top argues that including a citizenship immigrants who fear that the of the Commerce Department. Observers said they feared cacy group. “When you start bureau official during the 2010 question on the once-a-decade cen - government could use the infor - The letter argues that the DOJ adding a citizenship question adding last-minute questions that census. “This line about enforcing sus would allow the agency to better mation against them. That, in needs better citizenship data to would not only lower response are not tested — how will the voting rights is a new and scary enforce Section 2 of the Voting turn, could have potentially large better enforce the Voting Rights rates, but also make the census public understand the question? twist.” He noted that since the first Rights Act, which bars the dilution of ripple effects for everything the Act “and its important protec - more expensive and throw a How much will it suppress census in 1790, the goal has been voting power of a minority group once-a-decade census determines tions against racial discrimina - wrench into the system with just response rates?” to count everyone in the country, through redistricting. — from how congressional seats tion in voting.” two years to go before the 2020 The 2010 census included a not just citizens. “To fully enforce those require - are distributed around the coun - A Census Bureau spokesperson count. Questions are usually handful of questions covering age, There have been rumblings since ments, the Department needs a reli - the beginning of the year that the able calculation of the citizen vot - Trump administration wanted to ing-age population in localities add a citizenship question to the where voting rights violations are Trump’s first year in office marked by controversy, protests census. Adding to the concerns alleged or suspected,” the letter about the 2020 count, Politico states. The letter asks that the Census (Special to the Trice Edney Palm Beach, Fla., Mar-a-Lago. President Trump’s business missile program, exchanging reported last month that the admin - Bureau “reinstate” the question. News Wire from the Richmond From the start, the White councils and the panels were dis - insults and threats with North istration may appoint to a top job The full census, however, hasn’t Free Press) — Less than 24 House took a combative banded. Korean leader Kim Jong Un. at the bureau a Republican redis - included questions about citizenship hours after Donald Trump took approach, accusing the media of A defining feature of President At home, President Trump has tricting expert who wrote a book since 1950. The Census Bureau has office, his presidency started framing photographs of the Jan. Trump’s first year in office was struggled to enact sweeping called “Redistricting and gathered such data in other surveys. generating controversy. 20 inauguration in a way that the investigation into whether his changes he promised on the Representation: Why Competitive The bureau switched the method of Photographs showing that the appeared to understate the campaign colluded with Russia campaign trail. Elections Are Bad for America.” those surveys after the 2000 census. crowd at President Trump’s crowd size. during the election. He threatened to withdraw the The Census Bureau’s population Today, it conducts the American swearing-in was smaller than at Former Press Secretary Sean He ignited a political firestorm United States from the North count determines how the 435 U.S. Community Survey every year, Barack Obama’s first presiden - Spicer argued that the images in May when he fired FBI American Free Trade House seats are distributed. which includes questions about citi - tial inauguration in 2009 caused were not what they seemed and Director James Comey, who had Agreement, or NAFTA, but busi - The law governing the census zenship, along with many other the first ruckus in his administra - that crowds of historic size been leading an investigation ness lobbyists persuaded him to gives the commerce secretary, questions. The survey covers a sam - tion — but not the last. watched President Trump take into possible collusion by the renegotiate it. He signed an currently Wilbur Ross, the power ple of residents of the United States. President Trump’s first year in the oath of office. Trump presidential campaign executive order setting up talks to decide on questions. They must Experts said the Justice office has been colored by an Protests would become a hall - with Russia to influence the on the trilateral trade deal, which be submitted to Congress for Department’s letter was mislead - investigation into whether his mark of President Trump’s first election outcome. Russia has has hit roadblocks with Mexico review two years before the cen - ing. And they questioned the campaign colluded with the year. On Jan. 21, the day after the denied meddling in the election and Canada. sus, in this case by April 2018. A Justice Department’s explanation Russian government to affect the inauguration, hundreds of thou - and President Trump has denied His team also failed to repeal census spokesperson said the in the letter, noting that the election outcome, insults and sands of women — and men — any collusion. the Affordable Care Act, known agency will also release the ques - American Community Survey pro - threats of war with North Korea, jammed the streets of Soon afterward, the Justice as Obamacare, despite tions publicly at that time. duces data on citizenship that has and an effort to pass business- Washington to demonstrate in Department named former FBI Republican control of the White A recent Census Bureau presen - been used in Section 2 cases. friendly legislation. opposition to President Trump. chief Robert Mueller as special House and Congress. tation shows that the political cli - “You could always have better More than 20 of his senior A week after taking office, the counsel to lead the investigation. It was not until December that mate is already having an effect on data but it seems like a strange White House staffers or cabinet Republican president signed an Paul Manafort, who briefly President Trump had his first leg - responsiveness to the bureau’s concern because no one in the members have been fired or executive order to prevent citi - served as Trump’s campaign islative victory as both chambers American Community Survey, communities who are most resigned, including his national zens of seven predominately- manager, and his business asso - of Congress passed a sweeping which asks a more extensive list of affected have been raising this security adviser, acting attorney Muslim countries from traveling ciate Rick Gates of Richmond tax overhaul that permanently questions, including on citizenship concern,” said Michael Li, senior general, secretary of Health and to the United States. Known by were indicted by Mr. Mueller’s cuts federal taxes for businesses status, to about one in 38 house - counsel at the Brennan Center’s Human Services, FBI director, critics as the “Muslim ban,” pro - team in October, accused of ille - and corporations, while giving holds in the country per year. In Democracy Program. chief of staff, press secretary and testers quickly demonstrated at gally lobbying on behalf of for - temporary cuts to individuals. one case, census interviewers chief strategist to name a few. airports in opposition. eign governments. Hundreds of people protested the reported, a respondent “walked out Do you have information about the The list of the departed in less President Trump would ignite A month later, Michael Flynn, tax bill from the public gallery in and left interviewer alone in home Trump administration and the cen - than a year far eclipses the staff protests again in August, when he who briefly served as President the U.S. Capitol and outside the during citizenship questions.” sus? Contact Justin at turnover for previous presidents. was asked to respond to white Trump’s national security advis - offices of several members of “Three years ago, [it] was so [email protected] or via He has yet to host an official nationalists, neo-Nazis and Ku er, pleaded guilty to lying to the Congress.◊ much easier to get respondents Signal at (774) 826-6240 .◊ state dinner for visiting digni - Klux Klan members marching in FBI about his conversations last taries and, according to pub - Charlottesville, including one who December with Russia’s then- lished reports, President Trump drove his car into a crowd of count - ambassador in Washington just has spent nearly a third of his er protesters, killing a woman. The weeks before President Trump first year in office at Trump- president argued there were bad took office. owned properties, including his people “on both sides.” President Trump also found latest 10-day Christmas vacation Following his remarks, busi - himself embroiled in a war of at the luxury resort he owns in ness leaders resigned from words with North Korea over its POWERING Black woman to lead Heritage Foundation Continued from Page 1 what can we say to the Sunnis Heritage Foundation is the best SMALL BUSINESS and Shias?” way to use my QTR and when I The Heritage Foundation pres - look into the eyes of my grand - the more than 40-year-old organi - ident said that Americans have children and think about the zation, James is proud to celebrate to demonstrate what it looks like world today, my pledge to them Black achievement. for thoughtful people to solve is that I will do whatever I can to “It’s a fine line of acknowledg - problems. turn things around.” ing and taking a minute to stop Acc ording to her official biogra - James said that the reports that and celebrate, not only what this phy on the Heritage Foundation’s the Heritage Foundation must GROWTH means for me, but also for our website, James began her career remain on the same page with the community,” said James. “When in public service as a member of White House are untrue; the African Americans are being the National Commission on organization holds everyone’s feet recognized as leaders, no matter Children under President Ronald to the fire, no exceptions, she said. where they are on the political Reagan and later served as asso - James added that she wants to spectrum, I’m glad to see it from ciate director of the White House see more people in politics that the both the ‘Left’ and the Office of National Drug Control are willing to engage with others ‘Right.’” Policy and as assistant secretary that they might not agree with on James recalled Obama’s first for public affairs at the U.S. every issue. election when James said she Department of Health and “We can fight it out, we can and others set aside politics and Human Services under President debate, but the end goal is the policy to celebrate what that George H.W. Bush. In 2001, same,” said James. “You may meant for America. James returned to the federal think your route to get there is James said that she celebrated government to serve as President best and I may think of another the accomplishments of Barack George W. Bush’s director of the route, but let’s not question each Obama and admired his Senior Office of Personnel Management. other’s character or ethnicity.” Advisor, Valerie Jarrett, and that “In 2017, James and former James continued: “Let’s just get she’s been encouraged to see that U.S. Attorney General Edwin in there and solve some prob - people are also celebrating what Meese III led President Donald lems, because the problems are it means for her to be an African Trump’s transition team for the so bad, we have to put that other SMALL & EMERGING BUSINESSES American woman leading the Office of Management and stuff aside and solve them.” ERNEST N. MORIAL NEW ORLEANS EXHIBITION HALL AUTHORITY premiere, conservative public Budget, Office of Personnel Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis, Jr., the policy think tank. Management, and General president and CEO of the James added, “It’s something Services Administration,” her National Newspaper Publishers we can celebrate, but at the same biography said. Association (NNPA), congratu - Take the first step today toward growing your qualified time we also have to say all of James is a graduate of lated James for her historic these individuals [Obama, Jarrett Hampton University, the recipi - achievement and said that he small business by learning more about Louisiana’s and James, herself], were there, ent of numerous honorary looks forward to nurturing a Hudson Initiative and opportunities available to you at because of our skills, abilities, degrees, the author of three mutually, beneficial relationship knowledge and competence.” books, and the founder and pres - with the Heritage Foundation the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. James said that she believes that ident of The Gloucester under her leadership. Americans are tired of the “toxic Institute, an organization that “The NNPA is hopeful that environment that exists in trains and nurtures leaders in the Black Republican leaders like Learn how to put Louisiana’s economic engine to work for Washington right now, where we African American community. [James] will now open the door hate people who disagree with us.” “My motivation comes from to ensure that the Black Press in you by visiting www.exhallnola.com or calling 504-582-3035. James continued: “I’m not say - my five grandchildren,” James America will be supported by ing that we will sit down at the said. “Someone once told me the substantial advertising dol - table and all agree—we will about QTR—Quality Time lars that conservative entities not—but if we as Americans Remaining—and I think about will spend in 2018,” said Chavis. can’t demonstrate to the rest of the QTR I have and I want to do “The awakened, national Black the world what it looks like in a something meaningful.” vote should not be taken for pluralistic society, to reach a con - James continued: “For me, granted by liberals or conserva - sensus and move forward, then being the President of the tives.”◊ THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - January 8 - January 14, 2018 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM Page 3 Einstein Charter Schools reprimanded for enrolling students outside OneApp By Marta Jewson transparency with the system gets schools and families. needs complained that they had a dents that would want that school,” and alert the district to any other The Lens eroded” when schools enroll stu - Since Hurricane Katrina, nearly hard time finding a school that she said, “because we think a seat instances of onsite enrollment. dents who haven’t been assigned every school in New Orleans has would take them. is full that isn’t actually full Toranto provided a letter stating Einstein Charter Schools cir - through OneApp, she said. been transformed into a charter. All but three Orleans Parish because the student is attending staff had been trained and agreeing cumvented the city’s centralized In a letter to the school district, They’re run privately, but they’re public schools use the new sys - somewhere else.” to the other two requirements. enrollment system this fall by sign - Einstein CEO Shawn Toranto said publicly funded. The schools can tem. Charter schools that didn’t Schools could cherry-pick stu - If a student is not assigned ing up students on its own, which the charter group had simply operate as long as they meet cer - previously participate are now dents when they enroll students on through the centralized system, she the Orleans Parish School Board accepted children whose parents tain benchmarks, including stan - required to join when they receive their own. wrote, “he or she does not have a says violates its policies. had chosen one of its schools — a dardized tests. a new charter. “When a family comes to a valid assignment and should not be That undermines the integrity of hallmark of the charter movement. Before central enrollment, fami - Einstein opted in one year Family Resource Center,” Fighetti enrolled.” OneApp, which is supposed to give But for the school system, the lies had to submit applications for before its contract was renewed said, referring to EnrollNOLA, the A spokeswoman for the Orleans children in New Orleans an equal issue is how those students got each school. A student could be last summer. office that runs OneApp, “they are Parish School Board wouldn’t say shot of getting into the schools they those seats. admitted to several schools, so But between Sept. 7 and Oct. 2, seeing all the open seats in the sys - whether Einstein had returned to want, OneApp enrollment director OneApp was created in 2012 to principals weren’t sure who would Einstein enrolled 26 students at tem.” Staff do not discriminate good standing. Nor would Toranto. Gabriela Fighetti said. make the application process for show up on the first day. Parents of three of its four schools, according based on a family’s background, “The OPSB does not have a “The promise of fairness and charter schools fairer and easier for children with special-education to a warning letter issued in early income or special-education comment on this matter at this time November by Dina Hasiotis, who requirements. and generally does not comment oversees school performance for “We can’t know, if schools are on disputes while they are ongo - the Orleans Parish district. enrolling students on site, if they ing,” Dominique Ellis said in an According to another warning are being offered that same level of email in December. Activist, Erica Garner dies letter issued by EnrollNOLA staff, fairness,” she said. The district is closed this week Continued from Page 1 whom they said was selling brutality,” Sanders said. the same thing happened in the In a letter to the school district, and Ellis did not respond to a loose cigarettes near a store in The police “killed her unarmed, prior school year. Toranto said the charter network request for any updates. cumstances that led up to her Staten Island. nonviolent father with an illegal Enrolling students on campus “did not deny students access to Einstein and the local school father’s death. A video released showed Officer chokehold and got off with nary a undermines the citywide system, any of its schools. board are engaged in another dis - Erica Garner’s mother, Esaw Daniel Pantaleo grabbing Garner word,” activist Brittany Packnett Fighetti said. The non-compliance notice from pute. The board sued the charter Snipes, said, “She was a fighter, she from behind and applying a choke - wrote in a Twitter post. “Erica had to “There typically is another the school district, she wrote, “has network in November, saying it was a warrior and she lost the battle. hold while other officers helped fight for justice. Then for her own school that is expecting that stu - been issued due to accepting stu - isn’t providing free transportation She never recovered from when her tackle Garner, whom family mem - life…she didn’t deserve this, her dent” because OneApp assigned dents whose parents chose to as required. father died,” according to CNN. bers said had asthma. father didn’t deserve this. Her fami - the student there, she said. Staff at attend Einstein.” Instead of providing transporta - Snipes said that Garner suffered On the video, in a plea that has ly doesn’t deserve this. All this for the other school may spend time The school district required tion on school buses, Einstein from the effects of an enlarged resonated around the world, Garner being Black in America.” trying to find the student, she said. Einstein to train staff on enrollment, offers public transit vouchers to heart after giving birth to her son is heard saying, “I can’t breathe. I In a March 2015 interview on “There also could be other stu - update its student enrollment system students who request them.◊ three months ago, CNN reported. can’t breathe,” repeatedly. NBC News, Erica Garner spoke “I warned her every day, ‘You He died shortly after the incident. passionately about the Black Lives have to slow down, you have to A grand jury failed to indict Pantaleo Matter movement and other relax and slow down,’” Snipes and, in 2015, the city settled a civil protests that sought justice. said. claim by Garner’s family against She recalled the August 2014 Atty. Henry Julien appointed Civil According to Erica Garner’s New York for nearly $6 million. shooting of Michael Brown in Twitter account, the activist went Before and despite the settlement, Ferguson, Mo., and how it wasn’t into cardiac arrest and suffered Erica Garner pushed for justice and, until months later, when the video District Court judge pro tempore major brain damage from a lack with a national platform, her voice of her father’s death was released, Attorney Henry P. Julien, Jr. has of Louisiana in 1969 and his law was an Assistant District Attorney of oxygen. became as big as any in the fight for that the Eric Garner incident been appointed, by order of the degree from Columbia University in Orleans Parish. In a statement about Erica freedom, justice and equality. received national attention. Louisiana Supreme Court, as judge School of Law in New York in During his years of private prac - Garner’s work as an advocate for “I had the honor of getting to Garner described seeing her pro tempore of Orleans Parish 1972. Julien has been in the private tice, Julien has litigated cases in criminal justice reform, the Rev. Al know Erica and I was inspired by father die via a cellphone video “a Civil District Court, Division AA, practice of law since 1981 repre - U.S. District Courts for the thousand-million times,” and when Sharpton called her a warrior. the commitment she made working Chief Justice Bernette Joshua senting plaintiffs and defendants in Eastern, Middle and Western a grand jury failed to indict police Sharpton famously joined the towards a more just world for her Johnson announced late last both civil and criminal matters. He Districts of Louisiana, as well as children and future generations,” officers, she said it was time to take month. Julien will fill the vacancy has also previously served as a U.S. District Courts in Arkansas, Garner family in their push for jus - her fight for justice to the streets. tice against the New York City Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders “To me, it was just saying, ‘You created by the election of Judge Judge Ad Hoc in Orleans Kansas, South Carolina, and Police Department. tweeted. “She was a fighter for jus - know what? I’m just going to Tiffany Gautier Chase to the Municipal Court Texas. He has also practiced before “Many will say that Erica died tice and will not be forgotten.” march,’” she told NBC News. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal. Julien served as an Assistant Civil District Court, the Fourth of a heart attack, but that’s only Erica Garner supported Sanders’ Even when there weren’t televi - He will serve from January 1, State Attorney General from 1972 Circuit Court of Appeal, and the partially true because her heart 2016 campaign for president, even sion news cameras, Garner said 2018 through May 31, 2018, or to 1974, and was the first African- Louisiana Supreme Court. was already broken when she appearing in an ad for his campaign. she was determined to keep march - until the vacancy is filled, American General Counsel of the Julien is active in the communi - couldn’t get justice for her “Though Erica didn’t ask to be ing, to keep fighting. whichever occurs sooner. Louisiana Department of ty, having served on a number of father,” Sharpton said. “Her heart an activist, she responded to the “That’s the most annoying ques - Julien received his undergradu - Insurance in 1975, where he served boards and commissions.◊ was attacked by a system that personal tragedy of seeing her tion I get. People ask, ‘When will ate degree from Xavier University until 1978. From 1978 to 1981 he would choke her dad and not hold father die while being arrested in you stop marching? What do you accountable those that did it.” New York City by becoming a want from marching?’ He was my On a summer day in July 2014, leading proponent for criminal jus - father,” Erica Garner said during the interview. “I will always march.”◊ officers approached Eric Garner tice reform and for an end to police

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O one of the local universities? their children, Paul Laurence Dunbar By Oscar H. Blayton Sometimes inspiration can be found captures a different image of Black Guest Columnist by just going out into the community fathers and their relationship with their and offering yourself up as a volunteer children in the moving poem “Little The path to victories for white Democrats is clear – share power with the people

& that can put them in office. This holds true for both state and federal elections. mentor or tutor. One can gain fresh Brown Baby.” Check it out for yourself. History has shown that while white candidates make pilgrimages to Black church - perspectives by simply interacting As you put together a reading list, I es each election year like clockwork, they seldom cross the thresholds of those church - with young people and allowing them highly recommend the late, great Dr. es at any other time. We also know that white Democratic politicians hire smatterings to share their stories of struggle, adver - Frances Cress-Welsing’s The Isis of Black campaign workers for the sake of optics and to help with corralling Black BLAYTON S sity and triumph. Papers , Chencellor Williams’ The support and enthusiasm. After their elections, these same politicians assign their There are certainly some great films Destruction of Black Civilization , Haki Black campaign staffers to mostly ineffectual positions and hire precious few other people of color. that can deliver inspiration, cultural Madhubuti’s Black Men: Single, Despite our power to put Democratic candidates into office, Black folks often are no more than pawns on the political chessboard for many white Democrats. Anyone who doubts this needs to ask L awareness and a sense of purpose to Obsolete & Dangerous? , George G.M. himself why African Americans don’t show up in the administrations of newly elected Democrats in people of color seeking to re-commit James’ Stolen Legacy , Michelle the same proportion that we showed up for those Democrats at the polls. to collective efforts to improve the Alexander’s The New Jim Crow , Hillary Clinton was astonishingly tone deaf in her belief that she could muster Black support in a The Fire Next Time presidential election at the same levels enjoyed by Barack A community. Among these films are James Baldwin’s , Get Out , a bit of a sleeper that packs a Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s The Obama. Claiming to carry hot sauce in her purse (a nod to a powerful message and ultimately Miseducation of the Negro , Dr. Molefi popular song by Beyoncé at the time) and doing the “nae nae” The I underscores the need for all of us to Kete Asante’s Afrocentricity , Ivan Van on national TV to show she had a bond with a homogeneous Black electorate was insulting to many Black voters. Too many Louisiana “stay woke.” Then there’s Crown Sertima’s They Came Before folks remembered her once referring to Black youth as “preda - Heights , which is based on the true Columbus . Lerone Bennett Jr.’s Before tors.” Too many people observed her campaign and saw no indi - Weekly R story of a Black teenager who was the Mayflower and Dr. John Hope cation that there would be a significant improvement in the lives framed for murder by New York police Franklin’s From Slavery to Freedom of African Americans under a Clinton presidency. (USPS 320-680) One of the oldest publications and ultimately spent two decades and Dr. Benjamin Quarles’ The Negro While Clinton stumbled badly with Black folks (after all, she in the United States behind bars before regaining his free - in the Making of America . lost to the horror that was the Trump candidacy), Bernie Sanders specifically for the O dom. The film brings to mind all of the There are also a number of great lec - fared no better. Sanders’ white campaign workers were breath - African-American takingly tone deaf. The “Bernie Bros” acted as if they only had community. cases in Orleans Parish in which white tures and essays by African-centered to say that Bernie marched with Dr. Martin Luther King 50 years district attorneys, prosecutors and cops scholars on the Internet. Take advan - earlier in order to gain Black support. Bernie’s campaign oper - Since 1925 T framed people like Shareef Cousin, tage of the Information Superhighway atives in many Southern states ignored the Black political infra - Curtis Kyles. John Thompson, Jerome to empower, enrich and ennoble your - structures that were already in place, thinking that white youth RENETTE DEJOIE-HALL I Morgan and so many other Black men self and those in your circle. from out of state could parachute in and tell Black folks what to President/Publisher Crown Heights do. Never mind that local Black political activists had been and boys for murder. , All of us should be on the lookout EDMUND W. LEWIS which told the story of a murder com - for lectures, panel discussions, working and managing local campaigns for decades. It is a sad fact for Black folks that Hillary Clinton and Editor mitted in 1980, is also a stark reminder exhibits and other events that highlight

D Bernie Sanders were the best that the Democratic party had to DAVID T. BAKER that what happened nearly 40 years and celebrate the rich history of the offer us in 2016. Associate Editor ago is still happening in places like Black experience. With the MLK Day This same old sad song of white Democrats failing to truly New York, Chicago, Memphis, holiday and Black History Month right embrace inclusiveness continues to hit a sour note with Black SHARON ARMSTRONG E Houston, Miami and yes, New around the corner, there should be lots voters. This off-key tune has a long history and continues to SUSAN BUCHANAN this day. In November 2017, Democrats in Virginia celebrat - Orleans. of events to feed our collective hunger FRITZ ESKER ed the victory of Justin Fairfax, the African-American attor - We need to watch this film together for knowledge and a sense of purpose. DELLA HASSELLE ney who won that state’s lieutenant governor’s seat. But the as a community and share ideas about We should also make every effort to MEGHAN HOLMES what we can do politically and eco - support he received from the Democratic Party during his surround ourselves with some authen - CHARMAINE JACKSON nomically to bring an end to the prose - campaign was shamefully, but typically, meager. Three cutorial misconduct, unconstitutional tic Black music, the kind of songs that, decades earlier, when L. Douglas Wilder announced that he FR. JEROME LeDOUX policing, sentencing disparities, mass as the late Maya Angelou used to say, would run for lieutenant governor of Virginia, top state BRITTANY ODOM incarceration and underfunding of add “starch to your backbone.” Democrats, fearful of having a Black candidate on the JAMES SEBASTIEN public defender offices that fuel the When compiling personal playlists on statewide ticket, met secretly to try to figure out what to do MICKEY STANLEY continued growth of the prison-indus - your computer or phone, don’t be afraid about the “Wilder problem.” Fortunately, they could not stop CHRISTOPHER TIDMORE Wilder. He went on to become lieutenant governor and, four trial complex. to mix the old with the new. Some of the MICHAEL PATRICK WELCH At the very least, we need a justice years later, became the state’s first Black governor. songs that are getting heavy rotation on NAYITA WILSON summit in New Orleans, a gathering to History to the contrary, too many white Democrats refuse to GERALDINE WYCKOFF my computer these days are Donny learn that Blacks can win elections. Less than a week after examine all of the local agencies that Contributing Writers/Columnists Hathaway’s “Young, Gifted & Black,” Black voters were hailed for having “saved America” through a contribute to the miscarriage of justice Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions’ record turnout in Alabama to defeat Roy Moore’s bid for the CHARLES SILER in this city and state. We need to look Contributing Cartoonist “People Get Ready,” Mali Music’s U.S. Senate in December, pundits were advising the Democratic very closely at the state attorney gener - “Royalty,” Esperanza Spalding’s “Black Party that it should reward its Black supporters by shoving them PENNY JONES al’s relationship with New Orleans, to the back of the political bus yet again. Bill Scher’s Dec. 20 Administrative Assistant Gold,” Eric Roberson’s “I Have A how Black victims and suspects are article in POLITICO was typical of this bad advice. He suggest - Song,” Nnema Freelon’s “Lift Every CHRISTOPHER D. HALL negatively impacted by mostly white ed that in 2018, Democrats should run candidates like Doug Business/Circulation Voice & Sing,” Nina Simone’s Jones, who won a narrow victory over Roy Moore but polled grand juries in Louisiana, the ineffec - Published every Monday “Blackbird.” Stevie Wonder’s lower than Moore among white voters. tiveness and ineptitude of the criminal by “Misrepresented People,” Black Men Does Scher really believe that because it takes a right of cen - The Louisiana Weekly Publishing court system, ongoing problems with United’s “You Will Know” and Teremce ter candidate like Doug Jones to get elected in Alabama, Company, Inc. the NOPD even as it tries to end its Est. 1925, Trent Darby’s “As Yet Untitled.” Democrats nationwide should shift their politics to the right and federally mandated consent decree and make Alabama politics the national standard? Scher may not 2215 Pelopidas Street, Suite A “Education is our passport to the New Orleans, LA. 70122. listen closely to the stories of former realize it, but he is advocating that the Democratic Party reward future, for tomorrow belongs to the For offices and advertising, inmates like Jerome Morgan and John its African-American voters by showing them that their inter - call (504) 282-3705 or people who prepare for it today,” the Thompson who were framed for mur - ests, aspirations and lives don’t matter. FAX (504) 282-3773 late Malcolm X once said. We now stand on the threshold of 2018, another busy election der. We also need to deal with the POSTMASTER: Send change In that spirit, we should all keep in year. 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Hidden History of Haiti.” thing and share that knowledge with officials to recognize the efforts of Black voters by bringing us You will want to make both of these everyone you love.◊ to the tables of governance.◊ THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - January 8 - January 14, 2018 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM Page 5 Relocating The infrastructure hoax By Julianne Malveaux in Texas and Florida. wants to focus on “enti - TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist When he campaigned, 45 promised to tlement reform.” tackle infrastructure, and he had bipartisan That means he wants U.S. Embassy Our nation’s infrastructure is crumbling. support for the sentiment, although many to cut public assis - Nearly ten percent of our bridges are defi - wanted to know how he might approach tance, food stamps, cient or decrepit, a quarter of our schools are infrastructure repair. Upon election, though, Medicare, Medicaid, to Jerusalem in fair or poor condition. More than half of 45 abandoned infrastructures to pick a fight and Social Security. MALVEAUX FLETCHER all schools need major repairs before they with enemies, real and imagine, fire the man Other Republicans can be classified as good, but 31 states spend investigating his Russian involvement and aren’t as interested in less on school construction now than they make several futile attempts to “repeal and entitlement reform, as they are interested in is a bad move did in 2008. Forty percent of our urban replace” the Affordable Care Act. He finally cutting the deficit they just committed to By Bill Fletcher, Jr. NNPA Newswire Columnist highways are congested, and traffic fatalities hit fool’s gold with the Tax Cuts and Jobs growing. They won’t be interested in any are up. Fewer than half of us could get to a Act of 2017, and inappropriately named a new programs, even if they are much-need - I wasn’t really surprised by Trump’s willingness to threaten the world grocery store using public transportation. piece of legislation that would more accu - ed infrastructure programs. for daring to stand up to his aggressive move of the United States The American Society of Civil Engineers rately be named the Corporate Enrichment So, 45, the Joker, is trying to trick us again. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem; hearing U.S. Ambassador to the produces a report card on our nation’s infra - and Deficit Expansion Act of 2017. Anyone who has driven down a bumpy high - United Nations Nikki Haley suggest that the U.S. was taking names, made structure, grading 16 categories, including Now that the Republican Congress has way, been washed out by hurricane waters, or this entire scenario something close to comical. If Palestinian lives were roads, bridges, public transportation, levees, committed to $1.5 trillion more in national witnessed a bridge collapse will agree with not at stake it would, indeed, be the making of a comedy. aviation, hazardous waste, dams, ports, energy, debt, 45 says he wants to tackle infra - ASCE that our infrastruc - What is noteworthy is that the Trump Administration is not even and more. The 2017 report gives our infra - structure, and he expects bipartisan sup - ture needs attention. But going through the pretense of attempting to lead the world. Instead, structure a D+, noting that our infrastructure port. He says infrastructure was an “easy” simply mouthing the word their approach has been one of crass bullying. Do what the U.S. wants, has earned a “persistent D” since 1998. win, while tax “reform” was more chal - is much different from find - C or else. While most of the world has been used to one or another ver - Our railways earn the highest grade, B, lenging. So, he claims, he took on the ing the money for much- sion of this, e.g., gunboat diplomacy in the global South, what is differ - despite aging infrastructure and insufficient more challenging task first. Now, he’s needed repair or replace - ent here is that this foreign policy-by-intimidation is targeted at the tra - investment in passenger railways. Ports, ready to manage infrastructure issues. ment of those bridges, ditionally close allies of the U.S. which receive most of our overseas trade, ASCE says at least $2 trillion is needed to roads, parks, schools, lev - O Most of the world immediately recognized that Trump’s commitment to bridges (despite major failures, and funding bring infrastructure up to snuff, with another ees, and trains that are in shift the embassy to Jerusalem was a cynical move to appease his base. challenges), and solid waste all rise from the $200 billion plus needed annually to keep poor condition. We might What seemed to have astounded international observers is that Trump D swamp with C+ grades. But the other infrastructure in good repair. Their report have had the money to tack - and his advisors seemed to have little to no sense of the global ramifi - twelve categories; schools, parks, drinking card details funding gaps, from $42 billion in le infrastructure before we M cations of this move. Interestingly, Trump and his team sincerely water, aviation, wastewater, dams, energy, aviation, $177 billion in energy, where our committed to a pricey cor - seemed to be believe that their theoretical peace proposal for the inland waterways, hazardous waste, roads, grid is at full capacity and the population is porate giveaway. How will Israelis and Palestinians could still go forward. Fat chance. transit, and levees, earn a D or a D+. growing, $123 billion for bridge repair, $1 we way pay for infrastruc - Instead of attempting to build global coalitions among partners, Trump The ACES report card ( https://www.infra - trillion to ensure our clean drinking water ture now? More debt? is following the tried and true antics of the schoolyard bully: Make life structurereportcard.org ) is likely to make supply, and more. 45 proposes a $1 trillion Program cuts? Profit-gener - M difficult for those around them and intimidate those who you wish to be you holler and throw up your hands. You plan, and talks about public-private partner - ating toll roads that enrich on your side. This does not amount to the makings of a stable and healthy can buy a family of four a hearty five-star ships, which seems to suggest more tax 45’s friends at public alliance. At best, it is a situation of the sheep and the shepherd. dinner if you got a dollar for every time the breaks for his corporate buddies. expense? Or perhaps we’ll Many in the foreign policy realm of the U.S. establishment are feel - words “aging,” “hazard,” “shortfall,” Where do we find $1 trillion, let alone the $2 be jolted into action when ing the emergence of a leadership void among the so-called developed “underfunded,” “investment gap,” “back - trillion necessary for infrastructure repair? another bridge collapses? E countries. Trump may believe that he is leading, but bullying others and log,” or “deferred” are mentioned. That’s the hoax in 45’s current embrace for attempting to reverse every Obama initiative does not make for leader - Infrastructure is important in our infrastructure. Investing in infrastructure is Julianne Malveaux is an ship. Instead it looks, to much of the planet, like acting out. Other glob - nation’s economic development. For more economically impactful than tax cuts, but author and economist. Her al powers including Germany, Russia, France and China are stepping example, says ACES, every dollar spent on it doesn’t necessarily give corporations a break. latest book “Are We Better N forward, competing to build their respective alliances, sometimes over - highway improvement returns $5.20 in So, 45 put something that could make a major Off? Race, Obama and lapping one another. And while this happens Trump, seems more com - decreased delays, vehicle maintenance, difference on the back burner, so he could Public Policy” is available fortable sitting back and relaxing, or perhaps savoring in a moment in and fuel construction, and increased safety. reward his supporters. Now, he will have to via www.amazon.com for which he seems to be more concerned with enriching the super-rich Poor maintenance of our ports costs us both fight his own party and struggle to gain booking, wholesale T rather than even going through the motions of advancing a productive international trade, and the condition of Democratic support for his infrastructure plan. inquiries or for more info foreign policy agenda. our dams, levees and waterways probably Why? While the President says he has priori - visitwww.julian - compounded the damage from hurricanes tized infrastructure, House Speaker Paul Ryan nemalveaux.com .◊ This upcoming year will certainly be a year of struggle, both domes - A tically and internationally, against this insanity.

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Twitter @BillFletcherJr, Facebook and at www.billfletcherjr.com .◊ R The South can lead the Y Is Trump the worst nation to a ‘new politics’ By Jesse Jackson offered a stark choice: The Republican South and in the TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist nominee, Roy Moore, had praised country. The

slavery and vilified immigrants, and race-bait politics & President in the last Liberating the South is the key to had been twice removed from judicial that have defined JACKSON liberating the nation. The key to liber - posts for elevating his religious beliefs the Republican ating the South is the Black vote. over the laws and the Constitution. Party since Nixon’s “Southern strate - 50 years? Recent Black turnout in elections in His opponent was Democrat Doug gy” in 1968 may well be reaching its O By Lauren Victoria Burke Virginia and Alabama demonstrate this Jones, a lawyer famed for prosecut - end date. Trump renewed the strategy NNPA Newswire Contributor point. There are four million unregis - ing the Klansmen who murdered the with his posturing on immigrants, his tered black voters in the 11 former four little girls in the infamous 1963 blustery nativism against Muslims and Donald Trump, a man best known as a Confederate states. Florida has more Birmingham church bombing. Jones his divisive stance on the haters in P “birther” with a reality TV show and a real than 555,000 unregistered Blacks (and prevailed, but Moore might well Charlottesville, Va. estate empire, who claimed that Mexico was some 200,000 Puerto Ricans moving have won if he were not been credi - But in the governor’s race in sending drugs and rapists to the United States, to the mainland around Orlando after bly charged with preying on teenage Virginia and the Senate race in I was sworn in as president on January 20, 2017. the recent devastating hurricane). girls when he was in his 30s. Alabama, Republicans trying to recy - N What happened next was predictable and we Georgia has 618,000 unregistered Although it was close, the race rep - cle Trumpism were defeated —in large should expect more of the same in 2018. blacks and North Carolina 463,000. resents a turning point. African part because African Americans turned

Here are seven decisions from the past year Massive voter registration efforts must Americans — particularly women — out in record numbers. Trump’s vilifi - I BURKE confirming that Trump has been the worst be the priority in those three states, turned out in record large numbers. cations clearly mobilize the vote of O president for African Americans, Hispanics with other Southern states to follow. Jones won the Iron Bowl vote, win - people of color, of the young and and other minorities over the last 50 years. If African Americans and Latinos ning in the hometowns of Auburn increasingly of women. Their vote 1. Trump picks Jeff Sessions to succeed Loretta Lynch as register and vote in large numbers in and the University of Alabama. He cannot be inherited; it must be earned.

Attorney General of the U.S. Trump went out of his way to make the South, there will be a new politics fared best among the young. If Democrats want to succeed, they N sure that his administration’s justice policy reflected 1940s in America. In the most recent That vote represents the potential America, when he selected Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III as his Alabama Senate race, voters were future of politics in Alabama, in the Continued on Page 12

Attorney General. S According to a Huffington Post article published in January 2017, Sessions not only supported gutting the Voting Rights Act in 2013, he also has “a record of blocking Black judicial nominees.” Sessions, “unsuccessfully prosecuted Black civil rights activists for voter fraud in 1985 including a former aide to Martin Luther King, Jr.” cal contribu - Sin―ce, Sessions has taken over at the Justice Department, he has A must read tions to our communities, recused himself from an investigation into Russian involvement in By Dr. E. Faye Williams, Esq. governments, conquerors, diplomats we are appalled the 2016 presidential election and ordered a review of Obama era TriceEdneyWire.com Columnist and leaders. He writes to provide by disregard of police reforms. ‘voice’ to those far too frequently our efforts. This is one time where the selection of Rudy Giuliani for attorney Each year, most of us make a list of ignored - war resisters, labor leaders Countering general may have actually looked like a more moderate choice. things we plan to do in the coming and fugitive slaves. He begins his 2. Trump says “there were very fine people on both sides” at the those who dis - year. Most of us really intend to do book telling the story of Iroquois Charlottesville White nationalists rally, during a Trump Tower count us, we what we plan, but, unfortunately, most women who played a key role in their press conference. adopted the WILLIAMS Never mind that one of the largest gatherings of quit within a few weeks. Let’s make communities. Women were important theme OUR racists in America since the end of the Civil Rights Movement this New Year different. and respected in Iroquois society. It’s STORIES: OUR TRUTHS. Our occurred only eight months into Trump’s presidency. Put that aside. My suggestion is doable. Please a story introduced by Mr. Zinn - a sto - point: too often, we are ignored or Trump’s “both sides” comments on who was to blame for the public read Howard Zinn’s book, A ry that I’ve never read until now! stories told about us are an unfavor - street fight in the college town was all anyone needed to understand People’s History of the United It’s important for people to hear able reflection of who we really are. regarding the thinking of America’s 45th president on the issue of race. State s. I am reading it now and will the voices of women of all cultures There’s no better image of our “I am not putting anybody on a moral plane, what I’m saying is be reading it well into 2018! and backgrounds. Those who impact than Black Women’s participa - this: you had a group on one side and a group on the other, and they Who is Howard Zinn? He was a acknowledge women as a “monolith - tion in Federal, state and local elec - came at each other with clubs and it was vicious and horrible and it social activist, historian, author and ic irrelevancy” do great disservice to tions. In the last three presidential was a horrible thing to watch, but there is another side,” said Trump. playwright. Noam Chomsky said, all women and to our daughters and elections, Black women voted over - “But you also had people that were very fine people on both sides.” “Zinn’s work literally changed the unborn granddaughters. Zinn’s story whelmingly for candidates Obama and Trump also said, “I’ve condemned many different groups, but not conscience of a generation...” of the Iroquois women is one to be Clinton. Arguably, with more all of those people were neo-Nazis, believe me. Not all of those Contrary to the lies and fabrications replicated among contemporary resources channeled into Black com - people were white supremacists by any stretch. Those people were of the origins of this country, Zinn groups of women. munities, 2016’s outcome could’ve also there, because they wanted to protest the taking down of a provides a counterpoint to many of Members of my organization, the been much different. Black women statue Robert E. Lee. ” the “alternative facts” of history. National Congress of Black Women, 3. Trump calls for NFL owners to fire players over silent were important in the last two Virginia He’s no longer living, but his have always been respectful of protests. Trump said NFL owners should respond to the players by State elections. In each, Democrats poignant reflections remain. women’s achievements and have Zinn’s premise is that too much his - edified every milestone. While Continued on Page 12 tory is written from the perspective of aware of our own significant histori - Continued on Page 12 Page 6 HEALTH & HEARJTanuary 8 - January 14, 2018 THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM Getting fit in the New Year By Glenn Ellis of a new year inspires adults to Because bodies are living, Contributing Writer give up junk food, join a gym or breathing matter, they need to be make healthier choices. stimulated in order to become (TriceEdneyWire.com) — It is well established that regular, more fit. This means exercise is Aren’t the holidays about good moderate-to-vigorous physical ideally done just outside your com - times with loved ones, great food, activity reduces the risk of future fort zone. If that is basically what and fun? Anyway, beginning Jan. cardiac events in healthy individu - exercise is, then you as an average 1, you will make resolutions to eat als and individuals with existing Joe or Jane should be able to “just healthier and work out. Starting cardiovascular disease. do it,” and be on your way to a then, you plan to get fit. This will So, if you’re like most healthy, well-toned body, right? be your New Year’s resolution. Americans, getting more exercise Perhaps. But as many people know Life will be better after December. is on your list of New Year’s res - all too well, it’s not that easy to Sound familiar? It should if olutions. And for good reason: start a fitness routine, particularly you’re one of the millions of peo - exercise is one of the key meth - for the out-of-shape and the incon - ple who find themselves unsatis - ods for lowering cholesterol — sistent. To avoid overwhelming fied with their excess body and blood pressure, my new con - yourself, set realistic expectations. weight or sluggish physical con - cern — without medications. Exercise does not need to be a dition at the turn of the calendar. Oh, and that dropping weight formal activity. It does not In all parts of the world, the start side-benefit is kind of cool too. require a big chunk of time carved out of your day. You the function and health of the forget is that we didn’t become know, there used to be a time heart, lungs, and blood vessels. out of shape overnight. We when people stayed fit by doing Some activities can even double shouldn’t expect to become well- ordinary things like doing house - as weight-bearing exercise, the conditioned overnight. Some doctors are still billing work, taking the stairs, and play - other component of an ideal fit - You can weave exercise into ing with their kids. ness program. Weight-bearing daily activities. For example, if Apparently, to lower cholesterol exercises enhance the function you commute to work, think about Medicare for the most complicated, and blood pressure, one needs to and health of the bones, muscles, walking part of the way if you can. exercise for an average of 40 min - joints and connective tissues. In fact, about a third of New utes at a “moderate-to-vigorous- This type of exercise involves Year’s resolvers make weight expensive office visits intensity aerobic activity” three to anything that uses body weight loss their primary goal, and about By Charles Ornstein and all of them at the highest level, health professionals bill for office four days each week. against gravity. Examples include 15% aim to begin an exercise Ryann Grochowski Medicare data show. Medicare visits, more formally called Guidelines from the U.S. walking, jogging, playing basket - program. If you’re nodding your ProPublica revoked Prieto’s ability to partici - Evaluation and Management vis - Department of Health and Human ball, yoga, martial arts, push-ups, head and thinking, “Yup, I’m one pate in the program in December its, date to 1995 and 1997. CMS Services suggest 75 minutes of weight training and free weights. of those people,” take heart. Your Thousands of times a year, 2016 for “falsified information,” said the process for updating “vigorous” aerobic activity or 150 Experts suggest starting out with objective is a noble one, and, if Medicare patients file into Dr. according to data provided under them could take several years. minutes of “moderate” activity one set of eight to 15 repetitions of accomplished, will surely do Mark Roberts’ family practice clin - the Freedom of Information Act. As it stands now, doctors and every week for adults. Vigorous one exercise two days a week. wonders for your health. ic in rural Evergreen, Alabama, for Prieto did not respond to a phone their staffs decide how to bill for a activities include running, jumping To get maximum benefits, focus For one group, the resolution to standard office visits. call and email seeking comment. A patient visit based on a host of fac - rope or playing squash, activities on working out the larger muscle become more active could literally And almost every time they did in woman who returned a call placed tors, including how thoroughly where you can’t say more than a groups. Most of the muscle mass in be the difference between life and 2015, Roberts billed Medicare for to his office said Prieto is an infec - they review a patient’s medical his - few words at a time. Moderate the body lies in the trunk, thighs, death. Research released by the the most complex, and most expen - tious disease doctor who treats tory, the intensity of the physical activities include brisk walking, chest, back and abdomen. Targeting American College of Sports sive, type of office visit — one that patients with HIV and routinely exam and how complicated the dancing or biking, where you usu - these areas will give “you the Medicine finds that being more typically takes 40 minutes and for spends 45 minutes with each medical decision-making was. The ally can talk but not sing. biggest bang for your buck, so to physically active can help adults which Medicare reimbursed him an patient. The woman disputed that coding system developed by the Your heart rate is another way to speak, for your workout time. suffering from heart disease keep average of $94. He billed for 4,765 Prieto exclusively bills for the American Medical Association gauge activity level. Start with 220 Many a New Year’s resolution premature death at bay. such high-level visits that year, highest level office visits, as gives doctors five options. and subtract your age. Moderate has been thwarted by injury. Some according to federal data, more than Medicare data shows. “He bills for An uncomplicated visit, typically activity is 50 to 70 percent of that people are so gung-ho about get - The information included in this col - any other doctor in the country. And the time he spends with his of short duration and which may number. For a 50-year-old, that’s a ting fit that they are too aggressive umn is for educational purposes for that, he collected nearly patients,” she said. not require a physician, is coded a heart rate of about 85 to 120, at the beginning of their fitness only. Glenn Ellis, is a Health $450,000 from Medicare. Another is Dr. James Beale, an “1”; a visit that involves more according to the Centers for Disease program. As a result, they may Advocacy Communications Roberts’ billing pattern was high - orthopedic surgeon in Warren, intense examination and often con - Control and Prevention. become injured, feel a lot of sore - Specialist. He is the author of Which ly unusual compared to his peers. Michigan. All 1,150 of his sumes more time is coded a “5.” For the average person, a good ness, or think of exercise as an Doctor?, and Information is All told, family medicine doctors Medicare office visits were billed The most common codes for visits fitness program consists of exer - unpleasant experience. the Best Medicine. For more in Alabama billed for such visits at the highest level in 2015. Beale are in the middle, “3” and “4.” cises that work out the whole Start low and then gradually good health information, visit only five percent of the time. has been disciplined three times by Most health professionals had a body. A cardio workout improves progress! The thing most of us www.glennellis.com .◊ Roberts did so 95 percent of the Michigan’s medical board, most tiny percentage, if any, visits time. Even some doctors who had recently in May 2016 when he was billed at level 5, but more than sicker patients billed for top-level suspended for failing to respond to 1,250 billed only at the highest visits less often, Medicare data a 2015 board complaint that he level in 2015, ProPublica found. show. Several messages left at prescribed controlled substances Another 570 billed that way Roberts’ office were not returned. for patients without adequate justi - more than 90 percent of the time. For years, internal government fication. Beale also extensively That was very similar to what we watchdogs have been warning the billed Medicare for psychotherapy found three years earlier. federal Medicare program that services in 2015. He could not be Cyndee Weston, executive direc - some doctors were overcharging reached for comment. tor of the American Medical for office visits. And for years, fed - Also on the list is Dr. Rand Ritchie, Billing Association, an industry eral health officials have been a Pismo Beach, California, psychia - trade group, said such numbers promising to focus on the problem. trist. He billed 1,475 visits at the raise red flags. “It’s not likely that But a new ProPublica analysis highest level, or 97 percent of his every patient that comes to a doc - shows very little has changed since Medicare office visits, in 2015. The tor’s office is a level 5,” she said. we first wrote about the issue in California medical board has disci - The doctors who billed at the top 2014. ProPublica found that 1,825 plined Ritchie twice for alcohol level in 2015 were not all the same health professionals, including abuse and multiple convictions for as those who did so in 2012. Of the Roberts, billed Medicare for the driving under the influence of alco - 1,825, 650 were on the list in both most expensive type of office visits hol. He completed probation most years. Another 536 billed for a for established patients at least 90 recently in 2014 and currently has lesser share of visits at the highest percent of the time in 2015. That an unrestricted license. level in 2012. And the remaining was almost the same as the 1,807 Ritchie’s office manager, Darryl health providers did not bill that we found based on 2012 data. Schumacher, who handles billing Medicare in 2012 for office visits Some physicians that were billing for the practice, said Ritchie had involving at least 11 patients. Medicare this way in 2012 still started accepting Medicare around For some doctors, the shift was were in 2015, we found. 2015 because no other psychia - jarring. Office visits are a staple of medi - trists in private practice in the area In 2012, Roberts, the Evergreen, cine. In 2016, Medicare paid for did so. “He was taking on many Alabama, family doctor, never more than 227 million of them at a new patients and the complexity of billed for high-level office visits. cost of $13.2 billion (including some of these patients, because He billed Medicare 4,681 times Medicare outlays and patient copay - they had either gone without treat - for level 3 visits, for which ments). They are far from the most ment for many years or had gone Medicare paid him an average of expensive services that Medicare without a psychiatrist, was pretty $43.57, less than half as much as provides, but they are ubiquitous. difficult at the beginning,” he received per visit in 2015 . While it’s possible that some Schumacher said. In Oak Harbor, Washington, doc - physicians only treat the sickest Schumacher also said that no one tors Robert Lycksell and Zayan patients who require the highest from Medicare had contacted the Kanjo also didn’t bill for level 5 vis - level office visits, “I don’t think practice to ask about Ritchie’s its in 2012. Lycksell billed for 1,948 it’s very probable,” said Dwayne numbers and that questions from level 5 visits in 2015 and Kanjo Grant, regional inspector general ProPublica were the first indica - 1,297 in 2015. The doctors did not for evaluation and inspections for tion that his billing pattern was return phone calls seeking comment. the U.S. Department of Health and unlike that of his peers. As for his Weston said it’s “disappointing” Human Services in Atlanta. discipline, Schumacher said that the same problems identified Grant’s team produced reports in Ritchie fulfilled the requirements years ago appear to remain today. 2012 and 2014 that said Medicare of his probation and is once again Some of what’s happening, she said, needed to do more to address board certified in psychiatry. is related to electronic medical improper billing. Asked for comment, a spokes - record systems that assign billing “We continue to believe that woman for the Centers for codes based on the computer boxes focusing on these high-coding Medicare and Medicaid Services doctors click during office visits. physicians is going to improve said the agency is exploring how to “Those programs tend to oversight, reduce overpayments make changes to its billing rules upcode,” meaning to bill at a and really serve as a deterrent for office visits to reduce the bur - higher level than justified, effect,” he said. den on doctors and better reflect Weston said. If doctors copy and Among the 1,825 physicians who the way medicine is practiced and paste phrases about a patient’s billed most often for complex care is coordinated. condition and their electronic office visits was Dr. Jose Prieto, an In a notice in the Federal medical record automatically internist in Hialeah, Florida. He Register in November, CMS said decides how to bill for the visit, billed for 721 office visits in 2015, the guidelines governing how “that is worrisome.”◊ THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - January 8 - January 14, 2018 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM Page 7 U.S. Senator-elect Doug Jones hires a Black Chief of Staff By Frederick H. Lowe Kansas—have hired Black bied Jones to hire a diverse staff lion U.S. federal budget. They (Democrat of Vermont), is transi - Contributing Writer chiefs of staff. because a high Black voter also oversee the Senate confir - tion advisor. Katie Campbell, The Joint Center for Political turnout in Alabama, a conserva - mation process for federal another veteran congressional (Special from and Economic Studies, a tive Red state, helped elect him, judges, cabinet secretaries and aide, who served as an adviser to NorthStarNewsToday.com) — Washington, D. C. -based think a Democrat, to office by defeat - U.S. ambassadors. Sen. Joe Donnelly (Democrat of U.S. Senator-elect Doug Jones of tank for Black elected officials ing conservative Republican Gresham, a Birmingham, Indiana.) and as policy director Alabama last week hired Dana pushed Jones to hire a diverse candidate Roy Moore in a spe - Alabama, native, has held leader - for the Blue Dog Coalition, will Gresham, an African-American top staff because so few African cial election. ship roles in presidential admin - be deputy legislative director. Washington, D.C. insider, as his Americans hold those positions. African Americans account for istrations and for members of Jones said in a statement, chief of staff. Jones announced Gresham’s hir - just one percent of top Congress. He led the Legislative “Today I’m proud to announce Jones, who was set to be sworn ing after the Joint Center for Democratic U.S. Senate staff in Affairs Office at the Department that we have recruited four out - in Wednesday, Jan. 3, will be the Political and Economic Studies Washington, D.C. and just two of Transportation during the standing individuals to join our only Democratic U.S. Senator and other groups signed a letter percent of top Republican U.S. eight years of President Obama’s team.”◊ with a Black chief of staff written by 16 other organiza - Senate staff. administration and he has worked although two Republican U.S. tions, urging Jones to hire a In addition, top Senate staffers on Capitol Hill 14 years. In 1994, Senators—Tim Scott of South diverse staff including a diverse manage the Senate’s legislative he was awarded a Bachelor’s GRESHAM Carolina, and Jerry Moran of top staff. The Joint Center lob - agenda and shape the $3.9 tril - Degree in International Politics from Georgetown University. Jones also announced three other senior staff hires. They are Mark Libell as legislative direc - We waste untold amounts of spiritual gems tor, Ann Berry, a Black woman, as transition advisor, and Katie By Fr. Jerome LeDoux is the acquisition, use and display tle less than the angels.” From the Campbell as deputy legislative Contributing Columnist of the shining metals, gems and This is another application of the beautiful, director. All three are Alabama other baubles of this valley of “good intention” as stated at the powerful The outsize physical world in tears? People admire, treasure beginning of each day and perhaps words of this natives and who have consider - which we live is a paradise over - and store fleeting gems that shine repeated: “Oh Jesus, through the offering, it is able experience. flowing with myriads of spectac - for a season here on earth, but Immaculate Heart of Mary, I offer clear that the Libell, formerly an assistant con - gressional liaison for the Federal ular fauna and flora stunning in have no everlasting cachet. you my prayers, works, joys and Good LEDOUX their variety, purpose and utility Undaunted by fear of the sufferings of this day for all the Intention is Reserve Board, who also worked to us. About 200,000 years ago, unknown and perhaps life-threat - intentions of your Sacred Heart, in one of the main vehicles available for Sen. Debbie Stabenow from the beginning of our human ening perils of such a trip, people union with the sacrifice of the to us for transforming both the (Democrat of Michigan.) and for - species, Homo Sapiens, and such as the conquistadores of Mass throughout the world, in pedestrian and the spectacular in mer Sen. Jay Rockefeller nowadays with mind-boggling yore forsook their homes to cross reparation for my sins, for the our life into spiritual gems that (Democrat of West Virginia), will instruments and vehicles, we are the ocean in a feverish quest for intentions of all my relatives and enhance the beauty of our soul be legislative director. still exploring the wonders of cities of gold. The driving moti - friends, and in particular for the and enable us to do everything for Ann Berry, a deputy chief of BERRY our Planet Earth surrounded by vation of a hunger and thirst for intentions of the Holy Father.” the greater glory of God.◊ staff to Sen. Patrick Leahy the star-studded universe that treasures nullified any hardships boasts over 100 billion galaxies, or obstacles in their way . the smaller of which contain 300 “Diamonds are forever” and billion stars. “Diamonds are a girl’s best Just as real as this physical won - friend” punctuate the many slo - derland in which we live, there is a gans tossed about as a sales pitch parallel world out there that cannot that mirrors reality. If diamonds, be observed or measured with any other gems or platinum, gold and physical instruments or defined silver are the way to a person’s and determined by any human heart, that is a statement and thought. In that parallel world, indictment of the person’s values although we don’t see them danc - and priorities in life. Along the ing around us in all their splendor, same lines, some people are called there are spiritual gems aplenty, gold diggers in their relationships challenging the stars, waiting for with others. Other folks deceive us to snatch them and take posses - themselves by saying that they do sion of them. For all the precious not covet any precious metals or spiritual gems we embrace, our precious stones. Yet, they indeed souls’ beauty outshines the uni - covet the equivalent of those valu - verse. That parallel world is acces - able things by coveting many sible only through faith in God, for things that they can buy, such as it is more within us than without; fabulous homes, cars and proper - Luke 17:21, “The Kingdom of ties, not to mention the best of God is within you.” everything extravagant in foods, The shame of it is that I catch drinks, vacations and luxuries. myself overlooking it with painful Do they ever bother to list and frequency. That is, I catch myself deal with their priorities in life? counting the occasions and oppor - In addition to all the pedestrian tunities where I could have seized things as well as the momentous the blessed gems inherent in things of our everyday life, poten - numerous opportunities. These are tial spiritual gems to be counted powerful moments of grace that I are the extraterrestrial signs, won - have squandered, priceless ders and fireworks upon which we episodes of boundless grace that I meditate. Thus, in giving thanks to have ignored. We must not fear to God for the celestial show God compare ourselves to Saint gave us in the 100-plus billion Thérèse of Lisieux who went galaxies containing 300 billion and after little things and eternalized more stars each, our rapt contem - in them spiritual gems and pre - plation and humble prayer of cious metals. Indeed, we are all thanksgiving to God transforms invited to pursue “The Little those mind-blowing numbers into Way” of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, spiritual gems in our souls. This is the same little way used by proclaimed beautifully in Psalm rugged Saint Paul who states in 2 8:4, “When I see the heavens, the Corinthians 12:10, “I delight in work of your fingers, the moon my weaknesses, for when I am and the stars that you set in place, weak, then I am strong.” what are we that you are mindful How much of a priority for you of us? Yet, you have made us a lit -

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sold his half million-dollar home WWL News reported that build the jazz market exceeded the Mayfield pleads not guilty in Broadmoor. Markham and his attorney foundation’s contributions to the Continued from Page 1 obstruction of justice, four proceeding,” Kelly said in an inter - Mayfield was declared indigent declined to comment as they library system from 2011 to 2014, counts of wire fraud and 11 view after Thursday’s arraignment. after informing Judge Zainey walked in ahead of the 2 p.m. and Mayfield justified the expense counts of money laundering. In his motion, Kelly claims the that his monthly income current - arraignment. saying the facility would serve as a done more since Katrina to help Kelly filed a motion Thursday to alleged leak is a pattern of behavior ly is $800 and that he no longer A federal grand jury accused specialized music library branch. bring this city back than Irvin dismiss the indictment alleging the by the government, and requested a owns his home. The judge said Mayfield of buying a 24-carat, gold- But the criminal case against Mayfield.” U.S. Attorney’s Office leaked infor - hearing in front of the judge Mayfield qualifies as indigent plated trumpet, spending $23,000 at Mayfield and Markham centers Ronald Markham, NOJO’s co- mation to WWL-TV because the assigned to the case, U.S. District because his monthly bills exceed Saks Fifth Avenue and $2,000 at more around foundation money founder and a fellow musician who station was in a position to be the Court Judge Jay Zainey. his monthly income. Harrah’s Casino with money illegal - allegedly funneled into their own collaborated with the trumpeter on first to report on the indictments. Both Mayfield and Markham “The Government’s actions con - ly taken from three charities he was pockets and extravagant spending, a number of music projects. also “We have the evidence. We have pleaded not guilty and were ordere d stitute outrageous misconduct that supposed to help run. including $32,330 paid for hotel pleaded not guilty. documented it and the U.S. to turn over their passports. not only violated federal law, but In 2008, then New Orleans stays in New York City in 2012 Mayfield faces one count each Attorney’s Office has admitted that Bond was set at $25,000 for also calls into question the legiti - Mayor Ray Nagin appointed and a $38,924 fee paid to Carnegie of conspiracy, mail fraud, money they leaked information to Mayfield, who has been declared macy of the grand jury proceed - Mayfield president of the New Hall so Mayfield could perform. laundering conspiracy and Channel 4 News about a grand jury indigent despite having recently ings used by the Government for Orleans Public Library The indictment also alleges years to target and investigate Mr. Foundation, the donation organiza - Mayfield used an account for him Mayfield and his co-defendant, tion that raised money to supple - through Youth Rescue Initiative, Ronald Markham,” Kelly wrote. ment the city’s historically-under - another non-profit for which Acting U.S. Attorney Duane funded library system. Mayfield was on the board, to Two more arrests made in beating Evans issued a statement late The indictment alleges Mayfield launder library funds. Continued from Page 1 witnesses who have yet to share In their quest to apprehend all of Thursday about Kelly’s claims, took money from the NOPLF, YRI funds were used to purchase what they saw with authorities. the suspects in the incident and to but because it’s an active case transferring it to the New Orleans Mayfield’s 24-carat gold trumpet, Friday evening. He is charged with Lahoma Dumas told WAFB that gather information about what hap - they won’t comment on specific Jazz Orchestra, a non-profit he also according to the indictment. second-degree battery as well. she was horrified on the night of pened, the two victims’ families took details in the motion. founded in the spirit of expanding Problems with Mayfield and Jordan Hitt, 21, was arrested Christmas Eve. Her son, Shannon to social media to ask the public for “…[I]t would be inappropriate to the public’s access to jazz. Markham and the library founda - Thursday, Dec. 28, and is Dumas Jr., was taken to the hospi - assistance. WAFB reported late last confirm or deny any private com - Mayfield and Markham were tion funds were first exposed in a charged with aggravated second- tal after a brutal beating, but 17 month that a post had already been munications or disclosures with each paid six-figure salaries by series of investigative reports degree battery. stitches later, he’s doing fine. The shared over 1,000 times. members of the court, or any per - NOJO and by 2012, with over the past two-and-a-half While the two victims identified teen said he still doesn’t under - “I want to get people in jail for sonnel matters potentially affect - Markham on the board of years by WWL-TV Investigative several of their white high school stand why the fight ever started. it,” said Sid Berthelot, deputy chief ing Department of Justice employ - NOPLF, both men controlled the Reporter David Hammer. classmates who were involved in “A white girl started talking to with the St. James Parish Sheriff’s ees with rights under the federal finances of NOPLF and NOJO. Mayfield’s attorney criticized the the fight, the first three suspects one of my Black friends and they Office. “Totally uncalled for, what Privacy Act. We intend to respond According to WWL News, NOJO Feds last month for indicting arrested in the case were not high were running it with each other and happened. It’s a shame. We’re fully to defendant’s motion at the also paid tens of thousands to Mayfield and Markham before the school student she had a boyfriend and her going to bring the people who did time required under local rules of Mayfield’s private production holidays while knowing that both The incident involved two boyfriend got mad,” Shannon this to justice.” court. We remain confident in the company, Mayfield Production, men are fathers. The attorneys had Black teenagers who were Dumas explained. The investigation is ongoing and underlying merits of this prosecu - over the years. hoped that the U.S. Attorney’s reportedly beaten by a group of From there, Shannon Dumas says authorities are encouraging anyone tion and in our ability to carry the During Mayfield’s time on the Office would wait until January to men for talking to a white girl. the conversation escalated and with more information to contact burden of proof on the charges out - NOPLF board, he successfully indict Mayfield and Markham. The victims, a 15-year-old and a more people gathered around. the St. James Parish Sheriff’s lined in the indictment,” Evans’ tapped $1.1 million in public grants In a statement issued July 5, 2016 17-year-old, both had to be “And I asked him if he wanted to Office at (225) 562-2200. statement reads. for the foundation to build the New in response to the reports, transported to a local hospital to fight and he said, ‘Yeah,’ so he was On Wednesday, Jan. 3, La’Quesha Mayfield was able to enter the Orleans Jazz Market on O.C. Haley Mayfield said, “I do not believe be treated for injuries they sus - like yeah, so I took my jacket off Scott was joined in Convent, La. by federal court building Thursday Blvd. in Central City, a community that I have violated any law.”◊ tained in the incident. The St. and when I took my jacket off, community leaders, ministers and without being seen by members of center, performance venue and bar. James Parish Sheriff’s Office is somebody hit me with a bottle and parents of the young men involved the media stationed outside. The amount of the grants used to investigating the case. I fell and they hit me again and I in the fight, Black and white, to The incident garnered a lot of fell again and they started jumping meet for reconciliation after news attention after the mother of the me,” Shannon Dumas added. of the event created a social media ORLEANS PARISH 15-year-old victim took to He and his 15-year-old cousin, storm of allegations of racism from Facebook about what happened. who was also injured, insist they did both sides. One of the victims admitted to ask - not throw the first punches. They St. James Parish Sheriff Willy Sale by Sale by Sale by ing one of the men involved if he say five or six white teenagers sur - Martin told The Advocate that he wanted to fight, but says after he rounded them and attacked. has not yet found any evidence to Constable Constable Constable began to take off his jacket to fight, “The dude’s friends ended up corroborate claims of the incident SALE BY Parish of Orleans No. 2018, at 12:00 o’clock of adjudication to make a he was jumped and hit with a sneaking me from behind and they being racially motivated but 2016-08272 noon, the following deposit of ten percent of Crown Royal bottle. had pulled me by the hood of my added that the incident is still CONSTABLE By virtue of a writ of described property to the purchase price, and La’Quesha Scott, the mother of jacket,” Sam Scott, 15, said. under investigation and there are JUDICIAL FIERI FACIAS to me wit: the balance within thirty 15-year-old Sam Scott, said that her Sam Scott has already been inter - still witnesses that have not yet ADVERTISEMENT directed by the THIRD DISTRICT, days thereafter. 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NBy Riceardwo Alon soh-Zaledivar lthregu laitionns tso cuhangre athe ninsucr - ewo uldr beu tranlsfeorm eda by ithem com - sd o wtioth st ated regeulatlionis vthat edif -r Shoield nAsso ciTationr. “Fuurthmer, thespe of pplanrs aore exmempt firoms ste ate law AP Writer ance marketplace. bination of this expected proposal, fer in the kinds of benefits that actions destabilize the health insur - and outside my jurisdiction,” the The new rule would make it often referred to as “association insurers must cover. For exam - ance markets that guarantee access Democratic appointee said in an (AP) — Striving to fulfill a easier for groups, or associations, health plans,” and the GOP’s ple, one state may require robust to comprehensive health coverage interview. “That means any issues campaign promise, the Trump to sponsor health plans that don’t recent repeal of the health law’s coverage for children with regardless of health status.” that consumers have, I won’t be administration on Thursday pro - have to meet all consumer pro - requirement that most people get autism, while another may not. Even before last week’s develop - able to help them. More and more posed regulations to facilitate the tection and benefit requirements health insurance or risk fines. Under the administration’s pro - ment, Pennsylvania’s acting insur - people would fall under the juris - interstate sale of health insurance of the Obama law. Those require - “So now I have associations,” posal, health plans sponsored by ance commissioner, Jessica diction of the federal government, policies that cost less but may ments improve coverage, but Trump told The New York Times associations would gain enhanced Altman, had her own concerns. and I think state regulators would not cover as much. also raise premiums. last week. “I have private insur - status under a federal law that gen - “Generally speaking, these types say we really do it better.”◊ The complex proposal from the Because health insurance, like ance companies coming and will erally exempts large employer Labor Department aims to deliv - real estate, reflects wide variation sell private health care plans to plans from state regulation. er on President Donald Trump’s in local prices, it’s not immediate - people through associations. Experts are poring over the pro - long-standing pledge to increase ly clear whether an insurer could That’s gonna be millions and posal to determine precisely to competition and lower costs by charge Texas premiums for poli - millions of people. People have what degree such exemptions promoting the sale of health cies sold to people in Manhattan. no idea how big that is. And by would apply to the new plans. Embattled New Orleans plans across state lines. Yet its Insurance industry groups are the way, and for that, we’ve “The goal of the rule-making is success depends on the actions of skeptical of Trump’s idea. Patient ended ‘across state lines.’ So we to expand access to affordable insurers, state consumer protec - groups are concerned about los - have competition.” health coverage, especially among conference sold; to be tion regulators, plan sponsors ing protections. Some state regu - Trump appeared to be referring small employers and self- and customers themselves. Some lators object to federal interfer - to current obstacles that deter a employed individuals, by remov - already have concerns. ence. Some experts foresee health insurance company in one ing undue restrictions on the estab - nonprofit event Frustrated in its efforts to repeal potential legal challenges. state from marketing to individ - lishment and maintenance of asso - (AP) — A New Orleans bar and Bodenheimer, co-owner of a cock - the Obama-era Affordable Care In a recent interview, Trump pre - ual customers in another state. ciation health plans” under federal spirits conference whose tail bar and a restaurant. Act, the administration is pursuing dicted that insurance markets Some of those barriers have to law, the proposal said. founders were criticized for “I’ve been working really hard to The Labor Department said up racial insensitivity is being sold. find a buyer for this thing,” to 11 million people who are News media report that two Bodenheimer told Nola.com/The self-employed or work for small New Orleans business owners Times-Picayune . “If Tales went businesses could benefit. recently signed a letter of intent under, the effect on the city would Add Civil Rights voices to housing Association plans, called “Small to buy Tales of the Cocktail and be devastating. When I found out Business Health Plans” in the say they plan to turn the confer - the Solomons were interested, I proposal, would be open to small ence into a nonprofit event to was over the moon.” employers and sole proprietors benefit the city and industry. The partners cite a University policy reform discussions and their families. They could be Controversy arose in March, of New Orleans report that the By Charlene Crowell tion continued. “Alternative facts vent risky behaviors; organized on the lines of a geo - after conference founder Ann conference, which grew from a Contributing Writer and false math should not be used to • Ensure equal treatment for graphic area or an industry. undo the access and affordability small lenders; Tuennerman posted video of her - walking tour of New Orleans The department said such plans self in blackface as part of an bars, has nearly a $19 million Wherever you live, or household provisions that have helped secure • Promote cost-effective loan would not be able to charge indi - size, home is a special place where opportunity for hardworking fami - modifications; African-American group that impact on New Orleans. viduals higher premiums because parades in blackface on Mardi “I think a lot of New Orleanians children are raised, and memories lies for more than 25 years.” • Strengthen FHA and pre - of health issues or turn down appli - Gras, with a comment by her don’t understand that Tales is not are made. Owning a home is also Central to these discussions is the serve low down payment mort - cants with medical problems. the largest, single investment that future of two Government gage loans; and husband that many found racial - a weeklong party about cock - Interested parties will have 60 days ly insulting. tails,” Solomon told The New most families make in a lifetime. Sponsored Enterprises (GSEs) – • Address the federal govern - to comment on the proposal. Ann Tuennerman had apolo - Orleans Advocate . “It’s the cock - Since the nationwide housing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. ment’s history in fostering racial - The main insurance industry gized, Paul Tuennerman had tail industry’s main destination crash, family outcomes have var - During the housing crisis, The ly discriminatory mortgage lend - groups, along with organizations ied. While some households have Federal Home Loan Corporation, ing policies. resigned and apologized, the annually for sharing information representing patients and con - organization created a diversity and developing their craft.” witnessed full recovery, others – more commonly known as Freddie Historically, Blacks and other sumers, worry that the administra - council, and the controversy In an email to The New York often people of color – wonder Mac, and the Federal National consumers of color have experi- tion’s approach could siphon seemed to have calmed. But it Times , Ann Tuennerman said near - when or how they too can turn the Mortgage Corporation – Fannie enced difficulties accessing pri - healthy people away from the reignited in September, after Ann ly two dozen parties had asked proverbial financial corner. Mae – went into federal conserva - vate, conventional mortgage loans. health law’s insurance markets, Tuennerman reappointed her about taking over the event. “We Now, nine national civil rights torship. As a result, the entities cre - According to the most recent data creating a spiral of rising premi - husband to his old job at Tales of did not accept the highest offer,” organizations are demanding to ated decades ago by Congress to from the Home Mortgage ums for people who need compre - the Cocktail. she wrote. “There were other fac - know why related deliberations reduce the cost of credit for low and Disclosure Act, Blacks and hensive benefits. Days later, both Tuennermans tors that were more important. Paul of a key policy issue now under - moderate-income households has Latinos together received only 9 “We are concerned that this could said they were leaving the event and I believe that Solomon and way with both the U.S. Senate remained in government control. percent of 2016’s 2,123,000 con- create or expand alternative, paral - and would sell MOJO91 LLC, Bodenheimer will be the best stew - Banking Committee and its coun - Now, as much of the housing ventional mortgage purchase loans lel markets for health coverage, the private company that runs the ards of the brands and share the terpart, the House Financial market has recovered, questions in 2016. The data additionally which would lead to higher premi - conference. same values as us.” Services Committee are being are being posed as to when or how shows that Blacks alone received ums for consumers, particularly News media report that the Solomon said the partners have conducted in private: the future the two GSEs will return to private just 3.1 percent or 65,451 of these those with pre-existing condi - prospective buyers are Gary not decided which causes the of affordable homeownership. operations. Secondly, as housing loans, the ones that come with tions,” according to a letter last Solomon Jr., who runs an enter - nonprofit event should support. “Our constituents represent the costs continue to soar for renters fewer fees and are the most cost- month to state regulators, signed tainment and event production Addiction, education and diver - majority of future homebuyers, and homeowners alike, affordable efficient over time. By contrast, by America’s Health Insurance company that has worked with the sity are hot topics in the busi - and any system that is not struc - housing is a growing concern Black mortgage borrowers Plans and the Blue Cross Blue conference in past years, and Neal ness, he noted.◊ tured so as to ensure that they have nationwide. Without an affirma - received 142,329 out of 866,000 fair access to safe and sustainable tive policy in place, many low- Federal Housing Administration mortgages will not serve the coun - and-moderate-income consumers, (FHA) loans during the same year. try well,” wrote the coalition to as well as consumers of color Should housing finance reform fail leadership of both committees on could easily question whether fair to preserve access and affordability December 15 of last year. access to mortgage credit will be in mortgage lending, these data Signing the letter were: The possible for them. points could worsen and become Leadership Conference on Civil For their part, the civil rights even more disproportionate. and Human Rights, the National organizations’ letter gave commit - For Nikitra Bailey, an EVP Coalition for Asian Pacific tee chairs a list of 10 items that if with the Center for Responsible Community Development, the left unaddressed will trigger Lending, a firm commitment to Center for Responsible Lending, organized opposition: affordable housing goals are National Fair Housing Alliance, • Align with and support long - essential to any housing policy NAACP, UNIDOSUS (formerly standing federal anti-discrimina - discussion. known as the National Conference tion laws and enforcement; “The GSEs’ affordable hous - of La Raza, National Urban • Provide adequate capital to ing goals have made a tremen - League, National Community protect taxpayers and housing dous impact on helping credit Reinvestment Coalition and the system; worthy borrowers purchase Lawyers’ Committee for Civil • Serve all credit-worthy bor - homes,” noted Bailey. “They are Rights Under Law. rowers; also a metric for accountability “At a time when the national • Eliminate and ban excessive to address underservice to homeownership rate is declining, risk-based pricing; important and often excluded and local rents are skyrocketing, • Seve all markets across the market segments, including peo - every effort should be made to country throughout the business ple of color, low and moderate- increase sustainable homeowner - cycle; income families, and rural com - ship opportunity and make rental • Require utility regulation munities. The goals must be housing more affordable,” the coali - and expand restrictions that pre - strengthened and fully enforced, not rolled back.” Similarly, the nation’s oldest minority professional real estate organization echoed Bailey’s EPA tells GE it’s too concerns in a report released ear - lier this year. early to say Hudson “We must remain vigilant,” said Ron Cooper, president of the National Association of Real Estate clea(AnP) u—p Tdheo Un.Se . by January 3 of this year. Brokers in the foreword of the orga- Environmental Protection GE completed removal of 2.75 nization’s report, 2017 State of Agency says it needs to finish a million cubic yards (2.1 million Black Housing in America. “We review of a $1.7 billion cubic meters) of polychlorinated must continue to ad vocate that the Superfund cleanup of the biphenyl-contaminated sediment GSEs stay true to their intended Hudson River before declaring from the river in 2015. mission to promote homeownership whether the job was completed The EPA has said that, based and adhere to the housing goals and properly. on existing data, it does not Duty to Serve Clause.” The EPA told General Electric appear as though more dredging Co. in a letter last week it is needed. Charlene Crowell is the communi- expects to finalize its review New York state officials and cations deputy director with the early this year. Boston-based GE other critics pushing for a broad - Center for Responsible Lending. asked for a “certificate of com - er cleanup say too much PCB- She can be reached at pletion” a year ago and the contaminated sediment remains Charlene.crowell@responsible - agency was obliged to respond in the river. ◊ lending.org. ◊ THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - Page 10 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM January 8 - January 14, 2018 ORLEANS PARISH ORLEANS PARISH

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Cash, Cashier’s Check, NO. 118 421 Loyola Avenue, in District Court of ORLEAnS vS LOUR - PAL nO. 2042 n. LM 37 SALE bY LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Certified Check or Money THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - the First District of the Orleans, in the above DES J. SCHEXnAYDER DORGEnOIS STREET, ______ORLEAnS SHERIFF Order. No personal TRICT City on January 11, entitled cause, I will AnD LLEWELYn J. nEW ORLEAnS, LA, In SALE bY JUDICIAL checks.) MUNICIPAL NO. 5100- 2018, at 12:00 o’clock proceed to sell by pub - SCHEXnAYDER" THE MATTER EnTI - ORLEAnS SHERIFF ADvERTISEMEnT MARLIn n. GUSMAn 02 ROyAL STREET noon, the following lic auction, on the Civil District Court for TLED: "WELLS FARGO Sheriff WRIT AMOUnT: described property to ground floor of the Civil the Parish of Orleans bAnK, n.A. vS SADRA JUDICIAL THAT PORTIOn Parish of Orleans ATTy: STACy wHEAT $38,290.41 wit: District Court building, no. 2017-5216 MARIE HAMILTOn ADvERTISEMEnT OF GROUnD (504) 522-8256 Seized in the above LOT 12 OR LOT 11, 421 Loyola Avenue, in by virtue of a WRIT A/K/A SADRA MARIE LM 6 THAT PORTIOn bEARInG MUnICIPAL LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 suit, TERMS CASH. The SQUARE 734 the First District of the OF FIERI FACIAS to me HAMILTOn JOHnSOn nO. 3907 PEACH TREE ______purchaser at the moment THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - City on January 11, directed by the TURnER AnD SAMUEL OF GROUnD COURT, CITY OF nEW SALE bY of adjudication to make a TRICT 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Honorable The Civil TURnER" bEARInG MUnICI - ORLEAnS, In THE deposit of ten percent of MUNICIPAL NO. 1638 noon, the following District Court of Civil District Court for PAL nO. 4758 CITRUS CASE EnTITLED: U.S. ORLEAnS SHERIFF the purchase price, and CLOUET STREET described property to Orleans, in the above the Parish of Orleans DR, THIS CITY, In THE bAnK, nATIOnAL JUDICIAL the balance within thirty ACQUIRED MIN wit: entitled cause, I will no. 2017-5716 MATTER EnTITLED: ASSOCIATIOn, AS ADvERTISEMEnT days thereafter. (NOTE: 1181824 LOT NO. 25 proceed to sell by pub - by virtue of a WRIT EMbRACE HOME TRUSTEE FOR C-bASS The payment must be WRIT AMOUnT: SQUARE NO. 1 lic auction, on the OF SEIZURE AnD SALE LOAnS, InC. vS GAIL 2007-Cb2 TRUST, C- THAT PORTIOn Cash, Cashier’s Check, $18,735.00 FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - ground floor of the Civil to me directed by the bICKHAM bASS MORTGAGE OF GROUnD Certified Check or Money Seized in the above TRICT District Court building, Honorable The Civil Civil District Court for LOAn ASSET-bACKED bEARInG MUnICI - Order. No personal suit, TERMS CASH. The MUNICIPAL NO. 143 421 Loyola Avenue, in District Court of the Parish of Orleans CERTIFICATES, PAL nO. 1902-04 checks.) purchaser at the moment CyPRESS GROVE CT the First District of the Orleans, in the above no. 2016-12671 SERIES 2007-Cb2 vS nORTH TOnTI STREET, MARLIn n. GUSMAn of adjudication to make a ACQ MIN: 765667 City on January 11, entitled cause, I will by virtue of a WRIT GREGORY CHAPMAn, CITY OF nEW Sheriff deposit of ten percent of WRIT AMOUnT: 2018, at 12:00 o’clock proceed to sell by pub - OF SEIZURE AnD SALE Parish of Orleans ET AL ORLEAnS, In THE ATTy: ALLISON BEASLEy the purchase price, and $105,313.84 noon, the following lic auction, on the to me directed by the Civil District Court for CASE EnTITLED: CITY (225) 924-1600 the balance within thirty Seized in the above described property to ground floor of the Civil Honorable The Civil Tw 16 the Parish of Orleans OF nEW ORLEAnS vS LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 days thereafter. (NOTE: suit, TERMS CASH. The wit: District Court building, District Court of no. 2015-5422 GILbERT JOnES, OR ______The payment must be purchaser at the moment LOT 15, SQUARE 456 421 Loyola Avenue, in Orleans, in the above by virtue of a WRIT HIS SUCCESSORS, SALE bY Cash, Cashier’s Check, of adjudication to make a THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - the First District of the entitled cause, I will OF SEIZURE AnD SALE HEIRS, AnD ASSIGnS Certified Check or Money deposit of ten percent of TRICT City on January 11, proceed to sell by pub - to me directed by the AnD bERTHA bRIGGS ORLEAnS SHERIFF Order. No personal the purchase price, and MUNICIPAL NO. 1231 2018, at 12:00 o’clock lic auction, on the Honorable The Civil JOnES, OR HER SUC - JUDICIAL checks.) the balance within thirty EGANIA STREET noon, the following ground floor of the Civil District Court of CESSORS, HEIRS, AnD ADvERTISEMEnT MARLIn n. GUSMAn days thereafter. (NOTE: ACQUIRED MIN described property to District Court building, Orleans, in the above ASSIGnS Sheriff The payment must be 1179776 wit: 421 Loyola Avenue, in THAT PORTIOn Parish of Orleans entitled cause, I will Civil District Court for ATTy: LATEEFAH HARRIS Cash, Cashier’s Check, WRIT AMOUnT: LOT 29, SQUARE 1332 the First District of the proceed to sell by pub - the Parish of Orleans OF GROUnD (504) 658-4391 Certified Check or Money $7,835.00 THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - City on January 11, jD 31 lic auction, on the no. 2017-750 bEARInG MUnICI - LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Order. No personal Seized in the above TRICT 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ground floor of the Civil by virtue of a WRIT PAL nO. 4966 GALLIER ______checks.) suit, TERMS CASH. The MUNICIPAL NO. 2042 N. noon, the following District Court building, OF FIERI FACIAS to me DRIvE, THIS CITY, In SALE bY MARLIn n. GUSMAn purchaser at the moment DORGENOIS STREET described property to 421 Loyola Avenue, in directed by the THE MATTER EnTI - Sheriff of adjudication to make a ACQUIRED MIN wit: ORLEAnS SHERIFF Parish of Orleans the First District of the Honorable The Civil TLED: U.S. bAnK ATTy: jASON SMITH deposit of ten percent of 1095114 LOT NO. 215 SQUARE City on January 11, District Court of nATIOnAL ASSOCIA - JUDICIAL (318) 388-1440 the purchase price, and WRIT AMOUnT: NO. 11 Orleans, in the above TIOn S/b/M THE Tw 23 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ADvERTISEMEnT LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 the balance within thirty $86,418.92 THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - entitled cause, I will LEADER MORTGAGE ______noon, the following THAT PORTIOn days thereafter. (NOTE: Seized in the above TRICT described property to proceed to sell by pub - COMPAnY vERSUS TIA SALE bY The payment must be suit, TERMS CASH. The MUNICIPAL NO. 4758 wit: lic auction, on the ODEM EvAnS A/K/A OF GROUnD Cash, Cashier’s Check, purchaser at the moment CITRUS DR LOT 534, SQUARE 106, ground floor of the Civil TIA O. EvAnS A/K/A TIA bEARInG MUnICI - ORLEAnS SHERIFF Certified Check or Money of adjudication to make a SUBDIVISION: DONA FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - District Court building, EvAnS PAL nO. 3711 SOUTH JUDICIAL Order. No personal deposit of ten percent of VILLA TRICT, 421 Loyola Avenue, in Civil District Court for GALvEZ STREET, nEW ADvERTISEMEnT checks.) the purchase price, and ACQ MIN:1018669 MUNICIPAL NO. 3907 the First District of the the Parish of Orleans ORLEAnS, LA, In THE MARLIn n. GUSMAn the balance within thirty WRIT AMOUnT: PEACH TREE COURT City on January 11, no. 2014-9527 MATTER EnTITLED: THAT PORTIOn Sheriff days thereafter. (NOTE: $69,448.11 Parish of Orleans ACQUIRED MIN 877571 2018, at 12:00 o’clock by virtue of a WRIT "CITY OF nEW OF GROUnD ATTy: LATEEFAH HARRIS The payment must be Seized in the above WRIT AMOUnT: noon, the following OF SEIZURE AnD SALE ORLEAnS vS TERESA bEARInG MUnICI - (504) )658-4391 Cash, Cashier’s Check, suit, TERMS CASH. The jD 29 $252,079.02 described property to to me directed by the EvETTE JOHnSOn PAL nO. 1314 FRAnCE LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Certified Check or Money purchaser at the moment Seized in the above wit: Honorable The Civil AnD CRYSTAL STREET, nEW ______Order. No personal of adjudication to make a suit, TERMS CASH. The LOT A-3, SQUARE 1179, District Court of SAnDERS" ORLEAnS, LA, In THE SALE bY checks.) deposit of ten percent of purchaser at the moment THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - Orleans, in the above Civil District Court for MATTER EnTITLED: MARLIn n. GUSMAn the purchase price, and of adjudication to make a TRICT, entitled cause, I will the Parish of Orleans "CITY OF nEW ORLEAnS SHERIFF Sheriff the balance within thirty Parish of Orleans deposit of ten percent of MUNICIPAL NO. 1902- proceed to sell by pub - no. 2016-4170 ORLEAnS vS bERnES - JUDICIAL ATTy: CANDACE BOwEN days thereafter. (NOTE: the purchase price, and 04 NORTH TONTI lic auction, on the by virtue of a WRIT TInE EARL THOMPSOn (318) 388-1440 The payment must be ADvERTISEMEnT jD 35 the balance within thirty STREET ground floor of the Civil OF FIERI FACIAS to me AKA bARnESTInE LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Cash, Cashier’s Check, days thereafter. (NOTE: ACQUIRED MIN District Court building, directed by the EARL THOMPSOn AnD THAT PORTIOn ______Certified Check or Money The payment must be 1163251 421 Loyola Avenue, in Honorable The Civil GEORGE THOMPSOn OF GROUnD SALE bY Order. No personal WRIT AMOUnT: the First District of the District Court of OR HIS SUCCESSORS, bEARInG MUnICI - Cash, Cashier’s Check, ORLEAnS SHERIFF checks.) Certified Check or Money $7,155.00 City on January 11, Orleans, in the above HEIRS, AnD ASSIGnS" PAL nO. 2524 TOURO MARLIn n. GUSMAn Order. No personal Seized in the above 2018, at 12:00 o’clock entitled cause, I will Civil District Court for STREET, nEW JUDICIAL Sheriff suit, TERMS CASH. The noon, the following proceed to sell by pub - the Parish of Orleans ORLEAnS, LA, In THE Parish of Orleans checks.) ADvERTISEMEnT ATTy: COREy GIROIR purchaser at the moment described property to lic auction, on the no. 2017-6381 MATTER EnTITLED: (225) 756-0373 MARLIn n. GUSMAn Tw 38 Sheriff THAT PORTIOn of adjudication to make a wit: ground floor of the Civil by virtue of a WRIT "STATEbRIDGE COM - LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Parish of Orleans ______ATTy: LAwRENCE ANDERSON deposit of ten percent of LOT E-E SQUARE 31 District Court building, OF FIERI FACIAS to me PAnY, LLC vS KEvIn OF GROUnD (225) 924-1600 the purchase price, and THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - 421 Loyola Avenue, in directed by the MARK bATISTE, SR." bEARInG MUnICI - LM 4 SALE bY LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 the balance within thirty TRICT the First District of the Honorable The Civil Civil District Court for PAL nO. 4850 ______days thereafter. (NOTE: GENTILLy wOODS City on January 11, District Court of the Parish of Orleans LOnGFELLOW DRIvE, ORLEAnS SHERIFF SALE bY The payment must be SUBDIVISION 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Orleans, in the above no. 2017-6488 CITY OF nEW JUDICIAL Cash, Cashier’s Check, MUNICIPAL NUMBER noon, the following entitled cause, I will by virtue of a WRIT ORLEAnS, In THE ADvERTISEMEnT ORLEAnS SHERIFF Certified Check or Money 4966 GALLIER DRIVE described property to proceed to sell by pub - OF SEIZURE AnD SALE CASE EnTITLED: JUDICIAL Order. No personal ACQUIRED MIN 737769 wit: lic auction, on the to me directed by the PACIFIC UnIOn FInAn - THAT PORTIOn ADvERTISEMEnT checks.) WRIT AMOUnT: LOT 12, SQUARE 10 ground floor of the Civil Honorable The Civil CIAL, LLC vS TALI H. OF GROUnD MARLIn n. GUSMAn $95,759.43 SIXTH MUNICIPAL DIS - District Court building, District Court of KARRIEM bEARInG MUnICI - THAT PORTIOn Sheriff Seized in the above TRICT 421 Loyola Avenue, in Orleans, in the above Civil District Court for PAL nO. 7130 EDGE - Parish of Orleans OF GROUnD ATTy: CHARMAINE MARCHAND suit, TERMS CASH. The MUNICIPAL NO. 3711 the First District of the entitled cause, I will the Parish of Orleans FIELD DRIvE, THIS bEARInG MUnICI - (504) 658-4346 purchaser at the moment SOUTH GALVEZ City on January 11, proceed to sell by pub - no. 2017-7266 CITY, In THE MATTER LM 10 PAL nO. 167 WEST - LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 of adjudication to make a STREET 2018, at 12:00 o’clock lic auction, on the by virtue of a WRIT EnTITLED: HOPE FED - PARK COURT, CITY OF ______deposit of ten percent of ACQUIRED MIN noon, the following ground floor of the Civil OF SEIZURE AnD SALE ERAL CREDIT UnIOn nEW ORLEAnS, In THE SALE bY the purchase price, and 1200791 described property to District Court building, to me directed by the vERSUS LYnn MARIE CASE EnTITLED: FED - the balance within thirty WRIT AMOUnT: wit: 421 Loyola Avenue, in Honorable The Civil RObERTS ERAL nATIOnAL ORLEAnS SHERIFF days thereafter. (NOTE: $15,735.00 LOT G, SQUARE 535 the First District of the District Court of Civil District Court for MORTGAGE ASSOCIA - JUDICIAL The payment must be Seized in the above THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - City on January 11, Orleans, in the above the Parish of Orleans TIOn vS RObERT ADvERTISEMEnT Cash, Cashier’s Check, suit, TERMS CASH. The TRICT 2018, at 12:00 o’clock entitled cause, I will no. 2015-11685 JEAn-bAPTISTE Certified Check or Money purchaser at the moment MUNICIPAL NO. 1314 noon, the following proceed to sell by pub - by virtue of a WRIT Civil District Court for THAT PORTIOn Order. No personal of adjudication to make a FRANCE STREET described property to lic auction, on the OF SEIZURE AnD SALE the Parish of Orleans OF GROUnD checks.) deposit of ten percent of ACQUIRED MIN wit: ground floor of the Civil to me directed by the no. 2017-9313 bEARInG MUnICI - MARLIn n. GUSMAn the purchase price, and 1227988 LOT 16, SQUARE 1375 District Court building, Honorable The Civil by virtue of a WRIT PAL nO. 5100-02 Sheriff the balance within thirty WRIT AMOUnT: THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - 421 Loyola Avenue, in District Court of Parish of Orleans OF SEIZURE AnD SALE ROYAL STREET, THIS ATTy: kELLy MASSEy days thereafter. (NOTE: $21,735.00 TRICT the First District of the Orleans, in the above to me directed by the CITY, In THE MATTER (318) 388-1440 The payment must be Seized in the above MUNICIPAL NO. 2524 City on January 11, entitled cause, I will jD 20 Honorable The Civil EnTITLED DEUTSCHE LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Cash, Cashier’s Check, suit, TERMS CASH. The TOURO STREET 2018, at 12:00 o’clock proceed to sell by pub - District Court of bAnK nATIOnAL ______Certified Check or Money purchaser at the moment ACQUIRED MIN 826607 noon, the following lic auction, on the Orleans, in the above TRUST COMPAnY, AS SALE bY Order. No personal of adjudication to make a WRIT AMOUnT: described property to ground floor of the Civil InDEnTURE TRUSTEE entitled cause, I will ORLEAnS SHERIFF checks.) deposit of ten percent of $61,791.50 wit: District Court building, proceed to sell by pub - FOR AMERICAn HOME MARLIn n. GUSMAn the purchase price, and Seized in the above LOT 286, SQUARE 13, 421 Loyola Avenue, in lic auction, on the MORTGAGE InvEST - JUDICIAL Sheriff the balance within thirty suit, TERMS CASH. The THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - the First District of the MEnT TRUST 2005-2 Parish of Orleans ground floor of the Civil ADvERTISEMEnT ATTy: STEPHANIE DOVALINA days thereafter. (NOTE: purchaser at the moment TRICT, City on January 11, District Court building, vS PAUL O. CHIRIACO (504) 658-4346 The payment must be of adjudication to make a EVANGELINE OAkS 2018, at 12:00 o’clock THAT PORTIOn jD 33 421 Loyola Avenue, in AnD Ann bOWLInG LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Cash, Cashier’s Check, deposit of ten percent of SUBDIVISION noon, the following the First District of the DAvIS OF GROUnD ______Certified Check or Money the purchase price, and MUNICIPAL NO. 4850 described property to City on January 11, Civil District Court for bEARInG MUnICI - SALE bY Order. No personal the balance within thirty LONGFELLOw DRIVE wit: the Parish of Orleans PAL nO. 1638 CLOUET 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ORLEAnS SHERIFF checks.) days thereafter. (NOTE: ACQUIRED MIN LOT 38A, SQUARE A noon, the following no. 2016-2878 STREET, nEW MARLIn n. GUSMAn The payment must be 1125614 THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - described property to by virtue of a WRIT ORLEAnS, LA, In THE JUDICIAL Sheriff Cash, Cashier’s Check, WRIT AMOUnT: TRICT OF SEIZURE AnD SALE MATTER EnTITLED: Parish of Orleans wit: ADvERTISEMEnT ATTy: LATEEFAH HARRIS Certified Check or Money $102,566.98 kINGSwOOD SUBDIVI - LOT 18F, SQUARE 4, to me directed by the "CITY OF nEW (504) 658-4391 Order. No personal Seized in the above SION THAT PORTIOn jD 28 FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - Honorable The Civil ORLEAnS vS LInDA M. LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 checks.) suit, TERMS CASH. The MUNICIPAL NO. 7130 TRICT, District Court of PHILLIPS" OF GROUnD ______MARLIn n. GUSMAn purchaser at the moment EDGEFIELD DRIVE MUNICIPAL NO. 167 Orleans, in the above Civil District Court for bEARInG MUnICI - Sheriff of adjudication to make a ACQ. MIN 1116145 SALE bY Parish of Orleans wESTPARk COURT entitled cause, I will the Parish of Orleans PAL nO. 143 CYPRESS ATTy: kELLy MASSEy deposit of ten percent of WRIT AMOUnT: ACQUIRED MIN 907621 proceed to sell by pub - no. 2017-3967 GROvE CT, THIS CITY, ORLEAnS SHERIFF (318) 388-1440 the purchase price, and $68,355.27 jD 34 WRIT AMOUnT: lic auction, on the by virtue of a WRIT In THE MATTER EnTI - JUDICIAL LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 the balance within thirty Seized in the above $106,429.43 ground floor of the Civil OF FIERI FACIAS to me TLED: bAnK OF AMER - ADvERTISEMEnT ______days thereafter. (NOTE: suit, TERMS CASH. The Seized in the above District Court building, directed by the ICA, n.A. vS DARnELL SALE bY The payment must be purchaser at the moment suit, TERMS CASH. The 421 Loyola Avenue, in Honorable The Civil A. WARREn THAT PORTIOn Cash, Cashier’s Check, of adjudication to make a purchaser at the moment the First District of the District Court of Civil District Court for OF GROUnD ORLEAnS SHERIFF Certified Check or Money deposit of ten percent of of adjudication to make a City on January 11, Orleans, in the above the Parish of Orleans bEARInG MUnICI - JUDICIAL Order. No personal the purchase price, and deposit of ten percent of 2018, at 12:00 o’clock entitled cause, I will no. 2016-12560 PAL nO. 1231 EGAnIA ADvERTISEMEnT checks.) the balance within thirty the purchase price, and noon, the following proceed to sell by pub - by virtue of a WRIT STREET, nEW MARLIn n. GUSMAn days thereafter. (NOTE: the balance within thirty described property to lic auction, on the OF SEIZURE AnD SALE ORLEAnS, LA, In THE THAT PORTIOn Sheriff The payment must be Parish of Orleans days thereafter. (NOTE: wit: ground floor of the Civil to me directed by the MATTER EnTITLED: OF GROUnD ATTy: kELLy MASSEy The payment must be LOT NO. 21-A SQUARE District Court building, Honorable The Civil "CITY OF nEW bEARInG MUnICI - (318) 388-1440 Continued on next page Read the Orleans Parish Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices online at www.louisianaweekly.com THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - January 8 - January 14, 2018 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM Page 11 ORLEANS PARISH ORLEANS PARISH Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices Sale Notices Sale Notices Sale Notices

Continued from previous page advantages thereunto DIVISION described property to proceed to sell by pub - vS bETTY STEvEn - ______Certified Check or Money belonging or in anywise MUNICIPAL NO. 4119 wit: lic auction, on the SOn DAbnEY SALE bY Order. No personal appertaining, situated in wALMSLEy AVENUE LOT 17, SQUARE D, ground floor of the Civil DIvORCED WIFE bY checks.) Cash, Cashier’s Check, ORLEAnS SHERIFF the FIFTH DISTRICT of ACQUIRED MIN THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - District Court building, FIRST MARRIAGE OF Certified Check or Money MARLIn n. GUSMAn the City of New Orleans, 1147871 TRICT, 421 Loyola Avenue, in RObERT TREnCH JUDICIAL Sheriff Order. No personal Parish of Orleans State of Louisiana and WRIT AMOUnT: BARRINGTON SUBDIVI - the First District of the nOW WIFE OF/ AnD checks.) ADvERTISEMEnT ATTy: ALLISON BEASLEy forming a portion of Lot $178,622.24 SION City on February 8, GLEnn M. DAbnEY" (225) 924-1600 MARLIn n. GUSMAn THAT PORTIOn BB 21 Sheriff 233 of CAZELARD Seized in the above MUNICIPAL NO. 10710 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Civil District Court for LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Parish of Orleans PLANTATION. Said por - suit, TERMS CASH. The GUILFORD ROAD noon, the following the Parish of Orleans OF GROUnD ______ATTy: jASON SMITH described property to no. 2017-10386 bEARInG MUnICI - (318) 388-1440 tion of ground is now purchaser at the moment ACQUIRED MIN SALE bY NNB 40 designated as Lot w-1-D of adjudication to make a 1225685 wit: by virtue of a WRIT PAL nO. 5700 vICKS - LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 bURG STREET, nEW ORLEAnS SHERIFF ______and is situated in the deposit of ten percent of WRIT AMOUnT: LOT 4-A-1 SQUARE OF SEIZURE AnD square bounded by the purchase price, and $17,365.00 "A" SALE to me directed ORLEAnS, LA In THE JUDICIAL SALE bY MacArthur Boulevard, the balance within thirty Seized in the above FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - by the Honorable The MATTER EnTITLED: ADvERTISEMEnT ORLEAnS SHERIFF Hyman Place, Erikson days thereafter. (NOTE: suit, TERMS CASH. The TRICT Civil District Court of "CITY OF nEW ORLEAnS vS THE THAT PORTIOn JUDICIAL street and kabel Drive, The payment must be purchaser at the moment MUNICIPAL NO. 3 HER - Orleans, in the above according to a plan of Cash, Cashier’s Check, of adjudication to make a ITAGE LANE entitled cause, I will SUCCESSIOn OF OF GROUnD ADvERTISEMEnT resubdivision by C. Certified Check or Money deposit of ten percent of SUBDIVISION: GAR - proceed to sell by pub - LEOn SALvADOR bEARInG MUnICI - THAT PORTIOn Randall Orr dated Order. No personal the purchase price, and DEN OAkS lic auction, on the MUSACCHIA AnD PAL nO. 5458 TULLIS FRAnCES Ann OF GROUnD September 17, 1979. checks.) the balance within thirty ACQ MIN:788845 ground floor of the Civil DRIvE, THIS CITY, In MUSACCHIA" THE MATTER EnTI - bEARInG MUnICI - Lot w-1-D hav - MARLIn n. GUSMAn days thereafter. (NOTE: WRIT AMOUnT: District Court building, Sheriff Civil District Court for TLED DEUTSCHE PAL nO. 755 AURORA ing the measurements, The payment must be $62,195.54 421 Loyola Avenue, in Parish of Orleans the Parish of Orleans bAnK nATIOnAL OAKS DRIvE, nEW dimensions and location ATTy: DONECIA BANkS-MILEy Cash, Cashier’s Check, Seized in the above the First District of the (318) 388-1440 no. 2017-2770 TRUST COMPAnY, AS ORLEAnS, LA, In THE as shown on the survey Certified Check or Money suit, TERMS CASH. The City on February 8, LM 32 by virtue of a WRIT TRUSTEE FOR GSAMP MATTER EnTITLED: by Dufrene Surveying & LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Order. No personal purchaser at the moment 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ______OF FIERI FACIAS to me TRUST 2005-SD1 , "OSPRIn, LLC vS Engineering, Inc., dated checks.) of adjudication to make a noon, the following directed by the MORTGAGE PASS- PSALMS 23 DME LLC October 23, 2003, a copy SALE bY MARLIn n. GUSMAn deposit of ten percent of described property to Sheriff Honorable The Civil THROUGH CERTIFI - D/b/A DIvInE InSPIRA - of which is annexed to an the purchase price, and wit: ORLEAnS SHERIFF Parish of Orleans District Court of CATES, SERIES 2005- TIOn PCA SERvICES" act dated December 29, ATTy: LATEEFAH HARRIS the balance within thirty LOT L, SQUARE 496 (504) 658-4391 Orleans, in the above SD1 vS WILLIAM Civil District Court for 2004, and recorded as JUDICIAL days thereafter. (NOTE: FIRST MUNICIPAL DIS - LM 28 entitled cause, I will TURnER the Parish of Orleans CIN 298783, Orleans ADvERTISEMEnT LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 The payment must be TRICT ______proceed to sell by pub - Civil District Court for no. 2017-3727 Parish, Louisiana. Cash, Cashier’s Check, MUNICIPAL NO. 4138 THAT PORTIOn lic auction, on the the Parish of Orleans by virtue of a WRIT The improve - SALE bY Certified Check or Money THALIA STREET ground floor of the Civil no. 2017-6547 OF SEIZURE AnD ments thereon bear the OF GROUnD Order. No personal ACQUIRED MIN 941861 bEARInG MUnICI - ORLEAnS SHERIFF District Court building, by virtue of a WRIT SALE to me directed Municipal Address 3211 checks.) WRIT AMOUnT: PAL nO. 2316 n. 421 Loyola Avenue, in OF SEIZURE AnD by the Honorable The Erikson Street, New JUDICIAL MARLIn n. GUSMAn $115,379.47 ROMAn STREET, nEW Sheriff the First District of the SALE to me directed Civil District Court of Orleans, LA. ADvERTISEMEnT Seized in the above ORLEAnS, LA, In THE Parish of Orleans City on February 8, by the Honorable The Orleans, in the above THAT ACT IS ATTy: STACy wHEAT suit, TERMS CASH. The MATTER EnTITLED: THAT PORTIOn (504) 522-8256 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Civil District Court of entitled cause, I will MADE, EXECUTED AND purchaser at the moment "CITY OF nEW Tw 14 noon, the following Orleans, in the above proceed to sell by pub - ACCEPTED SUBjECT OF GROUnD LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 of adjudication to make a ORLEAnS vS PF bEARInG MUnICI - ______described property to entitled cause, I will lic auction, on the TO THE FOLLOwING: deposit of ten percent of DEvELOPERS, LLC" PAL nO. 2932-34 wit: proceed to sell by pub - ground floor of the Civil 1. Five foot Sewerage SALE bY the purchase price, and Civil District Court for ORLEAnS AvEnUE, LOTS 20, 21 AND 22, lic auction, on the District Court building, and water Board servi - the balance within thirty the Parish of Orleans nEW ORLEAnS, LA, In ORLEAnS SHERIFF SQUARE 396 ground floor of the Civil 421 Loyola Avenue, in tude across front of prop - days thereafter. (NOTE: no. 2017-10385 THE MATTER EnTI - SECOND MUNICIPAL District Court building, the First District of the erty. JUDICIAL The payment must be by virtue of a WRIT TLED: "nAvY FEDER - DISTRICT 421 Loyola Avenue, in City on January 11, 2. Five foot Louisiana ADvERTISEMEnT Cash, Cashier’s Check, OF FIERI FACIAS to me AL CU vS ALEX MUNICIPAL NO. 5700 the First District of the 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Power and Light Certified Check or Money directed by the bOSTOn AKA THAT PORTIOn VICkSBURG STREET City on February 8, noon, the following Company servitude on Order. No personal Honorable The Civil ALEXAnDER M. ACQUIRED MIN 2018, at 12:00 o’clock described property to easterly sideline of prop - OF GROUnD checks.) District Court of bOSTOn" bEARInG MUnICI - 1229531 noon, the following wit: erty. MARLIn n. GUSMAn Orleans, in the above Civil District Court for PAL nO. 1516 MAn - Sheriff WRIT AMOUnT: described property to LOT 10, SQUARE 5 3. Fence misalign - entitled cause, I will the Parish of Orleans DOLIn STREET, CITY Parish of Orleans $14,000.00 wit: FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - ment, servitude and ATTy: FRED DAIGLE proceed to sell by pub - no. 2017-7840 OF nEW ORLEAnS, In (504) 522-8256 Seized in the above LOT NO. 98 SQUARE TRICT other matters shown on lic auction, on the by virtue of a WRIT THE CASE EnTITLED: jD 17 suit, TERMS CASH. The NO. 202 AURORA OAkS SUBDI - the survey by Dufrene LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 ground floor of the Civil OF SEIZURE AnD FEDERAL nATIOnAL ______purchaser at the moment FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - VISION Surveying & District Court building, SALE to me directed MORTGAGE ASSOCIA - of adjudication to make a TRICT MUNICIPAL NO. 755 Engineering, Inc. dated SALE bY 421 Loyola Avenue, in by the Honorable The TIOn vS FRAnCES deposit of ten percent of MUNICIPAL NO. 5458 AURORA OAkS DRIVE October 23, 2003, a copy the First District of the Civil District Court of MOORE LEOnARD ORLEAnS SHERIFF the purchase price, and TULLIS DRIVE ACQUIRED MIN 946931 of which is annexed to an City on February 8, Orleans, in the above AKA FRAnCES CLARK the balance within thirty ACQ MIN: 764952 WRIT AMOUnT: act dated December 29, JUDICIAL 2018, at 12:00 o’clock entitled cause, I will AnD AnTHOnEY days thereafter. (NOTE: WRIT AMOUnT: $154,414.29 2004, and recorded as ADvERTISEMEnT noon, the following proceed to sell by pub - CLARK The payment must be $59,309.50 Seized in the above CIN 298783, Orleans described property to lic auction, on the Civil District Court for THAT PORTIOn Cash, Cashier’s Check, Seized in the above suit, TERMS CASH. The Parish, Louisiana. wit: ground floor of the Civil the Parish of Orleans Certified Check or Money suit, TERMS CASH. The purchaser at the moment WRIT AMOUnT: OF GROUnD LOT 10, SQUARE 776 District Court building, no. 2017-10349 bEARInG MUnICI - Order. No personal purchaser at the moment of adjudication to make a $154,414.29 THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - 421 Loyola Avenue, in by virtue of a WRIT PAL nO. 2410 LAU - checks.) of adjudication to make a deposit of ten percent of Seized in the above TRICT the First District of the OF SEIZURE AnD RADALE DRIvE, CITY deposit of ten percent of the purchase price, and suit, TERMS CASH. The MARLIn n. GUSMAn MUNICIPAL NO. 2316 N. City on February 8, SALE to me directed OF nEW ORLEAnS, In Sheriff the purchase price, and the balance within thirty purchaser at the moment Parish of Orleans ROMAN STREET 2018, at 12:00 o’clock by the Honorable The THE CASE EnTITLED: ATTy: jOHN HAGAN the balance within thirty days thereafter. (NOTE: of adjudication to make a ACQUIRED MIN noon, the following Civil District Court of STAnDARD MORT - (504) 658-4346 days thereafter. (NOTE: The payment must be deposit of ten percent of jD 20 1249581 described property to Orleans, in the above GAGE CORPORATIOn LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 The payment must be Cash, Cashier’s Check, the purchase price, and WRIT AMOUnT: wit: entitled cause, I will vS KIM FULTOn DAvIS, ______Cash, Cashier’s Check, Certified Check or Money the balance within thirty $11,260.00 LOT F, SQUARE 391 proceed to sell by pub - AKA KIM FULTOn Certified Check or Money Order. No personal days thereafter. (NOTE: SALE bY Seized in the above SECOND MUNICIPAL lic auction, on the MAGEE, DIvORCED Order. No personal checks.) The payment must be ORLEAnS SHERIFF Cash, Cashier’s Check, suit, TERMS CASH. The DISTRICT ground floor of the Civil WIFE bY FIRST MAR - checks.) MARLIn n. GUSMAn JUDICIAL Sheriff Certified Check or Money purchaser at the moment MUNICIPAL NO. 2932- District Court building, RIAGE OF AAROn MARLIn n. GUSMAn Parish of Orleans Order. No personal of adjudication to make a 34 ORLEANS AVENUE 421 Loyola Avenue, in HEGGER, nOW WIFE ADvERTISEMEnT Sheriff Parish of Orleans ATTy: FREDERICk BUNOL deposit of ten percent of ACQUIRED MIN the First District of the OF TERRY DAvIS (504) 837-1230 checks.) THAT PORTIOn ATTy: COREy GIROIR jD 11 the purchase price, and 1214064 City on February 8, Civil District Court for (225) 756-0373 LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 MARLIn n. GUSMAn Tw 23 Sheriff OF GROUnD ______the balance within thirty WRIT AMOUnT: 2018, at 12:00 o’clock the Parish of Orleans LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Parish of Orleans bEARInG MUnICI - ______ATTy: FREDERICk BUNOL days thereafter. (NOTE: $294,901.74 noon, the following no. 2016-10963 SALE bY (504) 837-1230 The payment must be Seized in the above described property to by virtue of a WRIT PAL nO. 2801 HYMAn jD 12 PLACE, THIS CITY, In SALE bY ORLEAnS SHERIFF LA. wEEkLy 12/11/2017, 1/8/2018 Cash, Cashier’s Check, suit, TERMS CASH. The wit: OF SEIZURE AnD ______Certified Check or Money purchaser at the moment LOT 25-A, SQUARE 6, SALE to me directed THE MATTER EnTI - ORLEAnS SHERIFF JUDICIAL TLED FEDERAL SALE bY Order. No personal of adjudication to make a THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - by the Honorable The JUDICIAL ADvERTISEMEnT checks.) deposit of ten percent of TRICT, Civil District Court of nATIOnAL MORTGAGE ORLEAnS SHERIFF ASSOCIATIOn vS ADvERTISEMEnT THAT PORTIOn MARLIn n. GUSMAn the purchase price, and PARIS OAkS SUBDIVI - Orleans, in the above JUDICIAL Sheriff the balance within thirty SION entitled cause, I will ADAM GARvIS MORIn THAT PORTIOn OF GROUnD Parish of Orleans Civil District Court for bEARInG MUnICIPAL ADvERTISEMEnT ATTy: MICHAEL kARAM days thereafter. (NOTE: MUNICIPAL NO. 1516 proceed to sell by pub - OF GROUnD (504) 658-4346 the Parish of Orleans bEARInG MUnICI - nO. 3211 ERIKSOn The payment must be MANDOLIN STREET lic auction, on the THAT PORTIOn jD 30 no. 2016-2516 PAL nO. 3530 bAC - STREET, nEW LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Cash, Cashier’s Check, ACQUIRED MIN 467979 ground floor of the Civil ______by virtue of a WRIT CHUS DRIvE, nEW ORLEAnS, LA, In THE OF GROUnD Certified Check or Money WRIT AMOUnT: District Court building, OF SEIZURE AnD ORLEAnS, LA, In THE MATTER EnTITLED: bEARInG MUnICI - SALE bY Order. No personal $39,731.09 421 Loyola Avenue, in SALE to me directed MATTER EnTITLED: “nATIOnAL LOAn PAL nO. 4119 WALMS - checks.) Seized in the above the First District of the ORLEAnS SHERIFF by the Honorable The "WELLSFARGO bAnK, InvESTORS, L.P. vS LEY AvEnUE, CITY OF MARLIn n. GUSMAn suit, TERMS CASH. The City on February 8, Sheriff Civil District Court of n.A. PSALMS 23 DME LLC nEW ORLEAnS, In THE JUDICIAL purchaser at the moment 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Parish of Orleans Orleans, in the above vS THE UnOPEnED A/b/A DIvInE InSPIRA - CASE EnTITLED: ADvERTISEMEnT ATTy: kELLy MASSEy of adjudication to make a noon, the following (318) 388-1440 entitled cause, I will SUCCESSIOn OF TIOn PCA SERvICES.” WELLS FARGO bAnK, deposit of ten percent of described property to THAT PORTIOn jD 33 proceed to sell by pub - ALbERT SMITH, JR. Civil District Court for nA vS WAYnE J. LEE LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 the purchase price, and wit: ______lic auction, on the AnD ORA MAE LEE the Parish of Orleans JR. AnD JULIE R. LEE OF GROUnD the balance within thirty LOT 7, SQUARE 12, bEARInG MUnICI - ground floor of the Civil SMITH A/K/A ORA MAE no. 2017-3727 Civil District Court for SALE bY days thereafter. (NOTE: FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - PAL nO. 10710 GUIL - District Court building, LEE A/K/A ORA M. LEE by virtue of a WRIT the Parish of Orleans The payment must be TRICT, FORD ROAD, CITY OF ORLEAnS SHERIFF 421 Loyola Avenue, in A/K/A ORA LEE A/K/A OF SEIZURE AnD no. 2016-11456 Cash, Cashier’s Check, LAURADALE ADDITION nEW ORLEAnS, In THE the First District of the ORA MAE SMITH A/K/A SALE to me directed by virtue of a WRIT JUDICIAL Certified Check or Money SUBDIVISION CASE EnTITLED: CITY City on February 8, ORA M. SMITH A/K/A by the Honorable The OF SEIZURE AnD ADvERTISEMEnT Order. No personal MUNICIPAL NO. 2410 OF nEW ORLEAnS vS 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ORA SMITH A/K/A ORA Civil District Court of SALE to me directed checks.) LAURADALE DRIVE MICHAEL A. STAL - THAT PORTIOn noon, the following LEE SMITH A/K/A ORA Orleans, in the above by the Honorable The MARLIn n. GUSMAn ACQUIRED MIN 344465 bERT Sheriff described property to L. SMITH" entitled cause, I will Civil District Court of OF GROUnD WRIT AMOUnT: Civil District Court for bEARInG MUnICI - Parish of Orleans wit: Civil District Court for proceed to sell by pub - Orleans, in the above ATTy: FRED DAIGLE $43,192.07 the Parish of Orleans PAL nO. 3 HERITAGE (504) 522-8256 LOT A, SQUARE 8, the Parish of Orleans lic auction, on the entitled cause, I will Seized in the above no. 2017-10659 LAnE, THIS CITY, In LM 16 FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - no. 2017-571 ground floor of the Civil proceed to sell by pub - LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 suit, TERMS CASH. The by virtue of a WRIT THE MATTER EnTI - ______TRICT, by virtue of a WRIT District Court building, lic auction, on the purchaser at the moment OF FIERI FACIAS to me TLED JPMORGAn MUNICIPAL NO: 2801 OF SEIZURE AnD 421 Loyola Avenue, in ground floor of the Civil SALE bY of adjudication to make a directed by the CHASE bAnK, HyMAN PLACE, SALE to me directed the First District of the District Court building, deposit of ten percent of Honorable The Civil nATIOnAL ASSOCIA - ORLEAnS SHERIFF ACQ MIN: 881315 by the Honorable The City on January 11, 421 Loyola Avenue, in the purchase price, and District Court of TIOn vS bARbARA WRIT AMOUnT: Civil District Court of 2018, at 12:00 o’clock the First District of the JUDICIAL the balance within thirty Orleans, in the above Ann WAITERS $168,785.55 Orleans, in the above noon, the following City on February 8, ADvERTISEMEnT days thereafter. (NOTE: entitled cause, I will Civil District Court for Seized in the above entitled cause, I will described property to 2018, at 12:00 o’clock The payment must be proceed to sell by pub - the Parish of Orleans THAT PORTIOn suit, TERMS CASH. The proceed to sell by pub - wit: noon, the following Cash, Cashier’s Check, lic auction, on the no. 2017-1821 purchaser at the moment lic auction, on the A CERTAIN described property to OF GROUnD Certified Check or Money ground floor of the Civil by virtue of a WRIT bEARInG MUnICI - of adjudication to make a ground floor of the Civil PIECE OR PORTION OF wit: Order. No personal District Court building, OF SEIZURE AnD PAL nO. 4138 THALIA deposit of ten percent of District Court building, GROUND, together with LOT 25 AND A PORTION checks.) 421 Loyola Avenue, in SALE to me directed STREET, nEW the purchase price, and 421 Loyola Avenue, in all the buildings and OF LOT 24, SQUARE MARLIn n. GUSMAn the First District of the by the Honorable The ORLEAnS, LA, In THE Sheriff the balance within thirty the First District of the improvements thereon, 175, City on February 8, Civil District Court of MATTER EnTITLED: Parish of Orleans days thereafter. (NOTE: City on February 8, and all the rights, ways, SIXTH MUNICIPAL DIS - ATTy: LOUIS ARCENEAUX 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Orleans, in the above "STAnDARD MORT - (504) 522-8256 The payment must be privileges, servitudes, TRICT, noon, the following entitled cause, I will GAGE CORPORATIOn LM 18 Cash, Cashier’s Check, appurtenances and MC CARTyVILLE SUB - LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Continued on next page Read the Orleans Parish Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices online at www.louisianaweekly.com THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - Page 12 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM January 8 - January 14, 2018

one whose nomination no one conservative member, Clarence Is Trump the worst President in the last 50 years? cared about or would rally Thomas, according to Continued from Page 5 chaos and protests at airports Sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., Trump just couldn’t resist another around (the instantly unexciting SCOTUSblog,” NPR reported. across the nation, federal judges for 24 years. According to one opportunity to give a wink of Merrick Garland). With that, the saying, “Get that son of a bitch to applied an initial smackdown DOJ expert, Arpaio oversaw “the approval to the right-wing. deal was done. The selection of Lauren Victoria Burke is an off the field right now, he’s fired. blocking the order. But Trump’s worst pattern of racial profiling by 7. Trump nominates Neil Garland easily allowed the independent journalist, political He’s fired!” Just in case you DOJ revised the order to pass a law enforcement agency in U.S. Gorsuch to serve on the Republican-controlled Senate to analyst and contributor to the missed it with his comments on some of those legal tests. history.” Trump was perfectly con - Supreme Court of the United ignore Obama’s pick and run out NNPA Newswire and Charlottesville, Trump was back 5. Trump launches sham vot - sistent in his anti-immigrant rheto - States. Instead of nominating a the clock out, opening the door BlackPressUSA.com. She can be again to spoil the start of the NFL ing commission to investigate ric of 2016 in pardoning Arpaio on Black woman to replace for Trump to select Neil Gorsuch, contacted at season by commenting on play - “voter fraud.” Since many vot - August 25, 2017 from a conviction Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, who has “voted 100 percent of [email protected] and on Twitter at @LVBurke .◊ ers who dared to silently protest ing rights advocates agree that for criminal contempt of court. President Obama picked some - the time with the court’s most racial injustice by kneeling dur - Republican-controlled state leg - ing the national anthem. Trump islatures cook up the most egre - called kneeling during the gious voting laws, it should have anthem, “a total disrespect of our been surprising to no one that heritage,” and a “total disrespect former Kansas Attorney General, The South can lead the nation to a ‘new politics’ for everything we stand for.” The Kris Kobach, would be a fixture Continued from Page 5 At the core of that agenda are zenship. Democratic Party Chair that can make a difference. result was more protests by NFL of the Trump Administration. policies needed by working and Tom Perez says that African- Democrats need to walk the talk, players who then locked arms on Kobach is the Vice Chairman and have to put political energy and poor people of every race — American women are the “base of to wake up and catch up. African sidelines across the U.S. with “driving force” behind Trump’s resources into opening up our affordable health care, decent the Democratic Party.” Americans are clear about who many white players and coaches Presidential Advisory elections, making it easier for paying jobs, quality schools, Yet neither African-American their foe is; what is yet to be participating. Commission on Election working people to register and affordable college or technical women nor men have been the proven is who is for them, who Even Rush Limbaugh found Integrity. Since, he’s spent so vote, and putting new energy on training, clean water and air, center of the party’s efforts or stands on their side. What himself having issues with much time rooting out voter the ground to persuade and retirement security and more. the focus of its resources. What Alabama and Virginia suggest is Trump on this one. “There’s a fraud that is all but non-existent, organize people of color to vote. Equal opportunity and equal jus - Alabama showed is that there is that candidates who make that part of this story that’s starting to Kobach was perfect for the job. They will also have to stand up tice — particularly an end to mass a new energy outside of the clear may well be able to trans - make me nervous, and it’s this: I According to the Brennan for an agenda that will speak to incarceration for nonviolent party structures — in organiza - form the South — and in doing am very uncomfortable with the Center, Kobach was the “driving the pressing needs of the crimes — are claims not for spe - tions such as Black Votes so, transform the country.◊ President of the United States force behind a Kansas law that African-American community. cial treatment but for basic citi - Matter, WokeVote and more — being able to dictate the behavior included both a strict photo ID and power of anybody,” said requirement to vote and proof of Limbaugh. “That’s not where this citizenship to register—which should be coming from.” has blocked thousands of eligible 4. Trump uses an executive citizens from the polls” and “has A must read order to block travel of refugees repeatedly made extravagant Continued from Page 5 the Alabama Senate race. ner—never knowing the difference and make a difference. Instead of from majority-Muslim coun - claims of in-person voter fraud We’ve demonstrated that bemoan - between victory and defeat. choosing to wait, watch and hope tries to the U.S . When you have or noncitizen voting with little or swept the offices of Governor, Lt ing our circumstances is foolish. Revolutionaries know that change while sitting on the trash heap of former staffers for Jeff Sessions no evidence.” Governor and Attorney General. We’ve shown that difference is made may take time through a series of history, we must exercise our writing executive orders on immi - After Trump kept repeating the In 2017, Black women voted 95 by organizing, voting, resisting and highs and lows. Rioters have no choice for achievement. We must gration policy, you can expect falsehood that millions of fraudu - percent for Democrats and creat - persisting. We must become revolu - measurable indicators of the direc - organize, resist, persist until the what happened at the Trump lent votes were cast in 2016, every - ed a power shift in the General tionaries instead of rioters. Dick tion their actions took them. change we want comes. White House on January 27, 2017. one knew this was coming. Hillary Assembly. In 2017, Black Gregory reminded us that revolu - #45 has made our future bleak. With absolutely no warning, on Clinton won three million more women were instrumental in tionaries organize, have plans and He has reversed or attempts to Dr. E. Faye Williams is National the seventh day of his presidency, votes than Trump so a “voting electing a Black woman Lt. know their ultimate goals. He said reverse the hard-earned progress President of the National Congress Trump signed an immigration and integrity” commission was a given. Governor in New Jersey, and at a that rioters simply express their we’ve made. His cannot be the of Black Women, Inc. www.nation - travel executive order. This order 6. Trump pardons Arizona alcongressbw.org-- (202) 678- rate of 98 percent led an unex - anger and frustration until they are last word. Zinn’s book can inspire had Steven Miller’s fingerprints Sheriff Joe Arpaio. The Bull 6788 .◊ all over it, After a few days of Connor of his era, Arpaio was pected defeat of Roy Moore in tired, then go back into their cor - the courage necessary to engage

ORLEANS PARISH ORLEANS PARISH Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices Sale Notices Sale Notices Sale Notices Continued from previous page Orleans, in the above AAROn CAGE AnD" bAnK, nATIOnAL nEW ORLEAnS, LA, In THAT PORTIOn JUDICIAL SALE bY entitled cause, I will Civil District Court for ASSOCIATIOn vS THE MATTER EnTI - 2018, at 12:00 o’clock proceed to sell by pub - the Parish of Orleans MARY WInTERS HAR - TLED: "JPMORGAn OF GROUnD ADvERTISEMEnT ORLEAnS SHERIFF noon, the following lic auction, on the no. 2016-7630 RIS" CHASE bAnK, bEARInG MUnICI - THAT PORTIOn JUDICIAL described property to ground floor of the Civil by virtue of a WRIT Civil District Court for nATIOnAL ASSOCIA - PAL nO. 3111 nORTH ROMAn STREET, nEW OF GROUnD ADvERTISEMEnT wit: District Court building, OF FIERI FACIAS to me the Parish of Orleans TIOn vS AbbIE L. bEARInG MUnICI - LOT 12, SQUARE 3 421 Loyola Avenue, in directed by the no. 2017-969 HEAD AnD PAULA ORLEAnS, LA, In THE THAT PORTIOn MATTER EnTITLED: PAL nO. 7800-02 FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - the First District of the Honorable The Civil by virtue of a WRIT KAYE CRAIn" MEAnS STREET, nEW OF GROUnD TRICT City on February 8, District Court of OF SEIZURE AnD Civil District Court for "nEW ORLEAnS AREA bEARInG MUnICI - HAbITAT FOR HUMAnI - ORLEAnS, LA, In THE MUNICIPAL NO. 3530 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Orleans, in the above SALE to me directed the Parish of Orleans MATTER EnTITLED: PAL nO. 4616 MARQUE BACCHUS DRIVE noon, the following entitled cause, I will by the Honorable The no. 2016-835 TY, InC. vS LORI ELISE DRIvE, nEW DIXOn" "COMMUnITY ASSOCI - FONTAINBLEAU PLACE described property to proceed to sell by pub - Civil District Court of by virtue of a WRIT ATES, InC. vS MInnIE ORLEAnS, LA, In THE SUBDIVISION wit: lic auction, on the Orleans, in the above OF SEIZURE AnD Civil District Court for MATTER EnTITLED: the Parish of Orleans ALFRED MAnnInG ACQUIRED MIN 372898 LOT 457, SQUARE 37 ground floor of the Civil entitled cause, I will SALE to me directed Civil District Court for "SUn REALTY, L.L.C. WRIT AMOUnT: THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - District Court building, proceed to sell by pub - by the Honorable The no. 2017-9286 AS ASSIGnEE OF SUn by virtue of a WRIT the Parish of Orleans $19,085.50 TRICT 421 Loyola Avenue, in lic auction, on the Civil District Court of no. 2016-1116 FInAnCE COMPAnY, Seized in the above VILLAGE DE L'EST the First District of the ground floor of the Civil Orleans, in the above OF SEIZURE AnD L.L.C. F/K/A SUn SALE to me directed by virtue of a WRIT suit, TERMS CASH. The SUBDIVISION City on February 8, District Court building, entitled cause, I will OF SEIZURE AnD FInAnCE COMPAnY, purchaser at the moment MUNICIPAL NO. 13401- 2018, at 12:00 o’clock 421 Loyola Avenue, in proceed to sell by pub - by the Honorable The InC. vS MOnICA Civil District Court of SALE to me directed of adjudication to make a 03 N. NEMOURS noon, the following the First District of the lic auction, on the by the Honorable The RObInSOn AKA MOnI - deposit of ten percent of STREET described property to City on February 8, ground floor of the Civil Orleans, in the above CA MARIE RObInSOn" entitled cause, I will Civil District Court of the purchase price, and ACQUIRED MIN wit: 2018, at 12:00 o’clock District Court building, Orleans, in the above Civil District Court for the balance within thirty 1121226 LOT B, SQUARE 315 noon, the following 421 Loyola Avenue, in proceed to sell by pub - the Parish of Orleans lic auction, on the entitled cause, I will days thereafter. (NOTE: WRIT AMOUnT: FOURTH MUNICIPAL described property to the First District of the proceed to sell by pub - no. 2017-10283 The payment must be $84,827.02 DISTRICT wit: City on February 8, ground floor of the Civil by virtue of a WRIT District Court building, lic auction, on the Cash, Cashier’s Check, Seized in the above MUNICIPAL NO. 2200- LOTS M AND N, 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ground floor of the Civil OF SEIZURE AnD Certified Check or Money suit, TERMS CASH. The 02 SECOND STREET SQUARE 471 noon, the following 421 Loyola Avenue, in SALE to me directed the First District of the District Court building, Order. No personal purchaser at the moment ACQUIRED MIN SEVENTH MUNICIPAL described property to 421 Loyola Avenue, in by the Honorable The checks.) of adjudication to make a 1204884 DISTRICT wit: City on February 8, Civil District Court of 2018, at 12:00 o’clock the First District of the MARLIn n. GUSMAn deposit of ten percent of WRIT AMOUnT: MUNICIPAL NO. 8636 LOT 9, SQUARE 5 City on February 8, Orleans, in the above Sheriff the purchase price, and $13,735.00 OLEANDER STREET FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - noon, the following entitled cause, I will Parish of Orleans described property to 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ATTy: COREy GIROIR the balance within thirty Seized in the above ACQUIRED MIN 269206 TRICT noon, the following proceed to sell by pub - (225) 756-0373 days thereafter. (NOTE: suit, TERMS CASH. The WRIT AMOUnT: ST. CLAIR GARDENS wit: lic auction, on the jD 24 LOT 33-A, SQUARE 867 described property to LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 The payment must be purchaser at the moment $18,490.73 SUBDIVISION wit: ground floor of the Civil ______THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - Cash, Cashier’s Check, of adjudication to make a Seized in the above MUNICIPAL NO. 1509 LOT 31 AND PART LOT District Court building, Certified Check or Money deposit of ten percent of suit, TERMS CASH. The GENERAL COLLINS TRICT 421 Loyola Avenue, in SALE bY MUNICIPAL NO. 3111 33, SQUARE 2 Order. No personal the purchase price, and purchaser at the moment AVENUE THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - the First District of the ORLEAnS SHERIFF checks.) the balance within thirty of adjudication to make a ACQUIRED MIN 955095 NORTH ROMAN City on February 8, STREET TRICT JUDICIAL MARLIn n. GUSMAn days thereafter. (NOTE: deposit of ten percent of WRIT AMOUnT: VILLA SITES 2018, at 12:00 o’clock Sheriff The payment must be the purchase price, and $98,932.42 ACQUIRED MIN noon, the following ADvERTISEMEnT Parish of Orleans 1069959 MUNICIPAL NO. 7800- ATTy: jASON SMITH Cash, Cashier’s Check, the balance within thirty Seized in the above 02 MEANS STREET described property to THAT PORTIOn (318) 388-1440 Certified Check or Money days thereafter. (NOTE: suit, TERMS CASH. The WRIT AMOUnT: wit: jD 25 $106,954.53 ACQUIRED MIN OF GROUnD LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Order. No personal The payment must be purchaser at the moment 1072112 LOT 48, SQUARE 2 bEARInG MUnICI - ______Seized in the above checks.) Cash, Cashier’s Check, of adjudication to make a WRIT AMOUnT: THIRD MUNICIPAL DIS - PAL nO. 13401-03 n. suit, TERMS CASH. The SALE bY MARLIn n. GUSMAn Certified Check or Money deposit of ten percent of $22,146.64 TRICT nEMOURS STREET, Sheriff purchaser at the moment Order. No personal the purchase price, and Seized in the above DONA VILLA SECTION 2 nEW ORLEAnS, LA, In ORLEAnS SHERIFF Parish of Orleans of adjudication to make a ATTy: LATEEFAH HARRIS checks.) the balance within thirty suit, TERMS CASH. The MUNICIPAL NO. 4616 THE MATTER EnTI - JUDICIAL (504) 658-4391 days thereafter. (NOTE: deposit of ten percent of MARQUE DRIVE jD 26 MARLIn n. GUSMAn purchaser at the moment Sheriff the purchase price, and TLED: "LAKEvIEW LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 The payment must be ACQUIRED MIN ADvERTISEMEnT Parish of Orleans of adjudication to make a LOAn SERvICInG, LLC ______the balance within thirty ATTy: DANIEL REED Cash, Cashier’s Check, deposit of ten percent of 1226752 vS LAQUITA THAT PORTIOn (225) 924-1600 days thereafter. (NOTE: __ SALE bY Certified Check or Money the purchase price, and WRIT AMOUnT: GRAnGER, ADMInIS - jD 2 The payment must be OF GROUnD LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Order. No personal the balance within thirty $43,103.69 TRATIX OF THE SUC - bEARInG MUnICI - ORLEAnS SHERIFF ______Cash, Cashier’s Check, checks.) days thereafter. (NOTE: Seized in the above CESSIOn OF PAL nO. 2200-02 SEC - Certified Check or Money JUDICIAL SALE bY MARLIn n. GUSMAn The payment must be suit, TERMS CASH. The JOnATHAn JAMAL OnD STREET, nEW Sheriff Order. No personal ADvERTISEMEnT Cash, Cashier’s Check, purchaser at the moment GRAnGER" ORLEAnS, LA, In THE ORLEAnS SHERIFF Parish of Orleans checks.) ATTy: DANIEL REED Certified Check or Money of adjudication to make a Civil District Court for MATTER EnTITLED: THAT PORTIOn (225) 924-1600 JUDICIAL MARLIn n. GUSMAn Order. No personal deposit of ten percent of the Parish of Orleans "CITY OF nEW jD 3 Sheriff OF GROUnD ADvERTISEMEnT LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Parish of Orleans checks.) the purchase price, and no. 2017-8205 ORLEAnS vS ESTHER bEARInG MUnICI - ______ATTy: DENNIS CARRIERE the balance within thirty by virtue of a WRIT MAE DOMInIQUE PAL nO. 8636 OLEAn - THAT PORTIOn (504) 457-3773 MARLIn n. GUSMAn SALE bY jD 5 Sheriff days thereafter. (NOTE: OF SEIZURE AnD CAGE, PAMELA CAGE DER STREET, nEW OF GROUnD LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Parish of Orleans The payment must be ORLEAnS SHERIFF ______ATTy: MARk LANDRy SALE to me directed nELSOn, KATHY ORLEAnS, LA, In THE bEARInG MUnICI - (504) 837-9040 Cash, Cashier’s Check, by the Honorable The MARIE CAGE WHITE, MATTER EnTITLED: PAL nO. 1509 GEnER - JUDICIAL SALE bY jD 7 Civil District Court of LAWREnCE CAGE, JR., "JPMORGAn CHASE AL COLLInS AvEnUE, LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 ADvERTISEMEnT ORLEAnS SHERIFF ______Continued on next page Read the Orleans Parish Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices online at www.louisianaweekly.com THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - January 8 - January 14, 2018 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM Page 13

money is appropriated — OIG [the Other groups who filed suits agency’s inspector general] and relating to the voter fraud commis - Trump’s Voter Fraud Commission is gone internal auditors take those respon - sion also say they will continue Continued from Page 1 the entire time?” he said. “I don’t ing. Ultimately, Florida’s use of the that “went off the rails,” and said sibilities seriously, and their gener - their scrutiny. For example, the think anyone should be particular - database resulted in a flawed Vice President Mike Pence should al counsel will be strict.” Brennan Center has sought to com - Immigration and Customs ly impressed.” analysis that the governor and sec - have viewed the commission “as a Matt Dunlap, a Democratic pel the Department of Justice, Enforcement, part of the DHS, Ho said the non-citizen list main - retary of state later apologized for. shit sandwich and treated it like a member of the voter fraud com - DHS and the Office of would use the voter rolls already tained by DHS is flawed. It includes Levitt said DHS would under - book report.” Another official mission and the secretary of state Management and Budget to dis - collected by the commission and only non-citizens who’ve interacted stand the limitations of such a blamed the commission’s forma - for Maine, also said scrutiny — close information regarding their compare them to a federal list of with DHS, according to Ho. Names match, and may be hesitant to tion on Steve Bannon (who was including his own — would con - work with the commission. Myrna non-citizens — something he’s remain on the list, he said, even after take on an imperfect project that essentially excommunicated by the tinue. This fall, Dunlap sued the Perez, the leader of the center’s discussed as a possibility since the people on it have become U.S. citi - would face the same scrutiny as White House yesterday), calling commission, asserting that it had Voting Rights and Elections proj - commission’s formation was zens. “You may have been a non-cit - the commission, creating a “size - the commission a “blundered left him out of its deliberations. ect, says they will continue to pur - announced in March. (It didn’t izen who interacted with DHS five able distraction” from their real Bannon rollout” that “should’ve Last month, a judge found in his sue these disclosures. convene its first meeting until years ago, then naturalized and reg - priorities — especially since the never been in place.” favor, ruling that he was unlawful - The ACLU also sued the com - July.) istered to vote, and you would White House has already begun Levitt said the DHS would likely ly excluded from the drafting mission, alleging that it failed to Dale Ho, the director of the appear to be a non-citizen under this to distance itself from the work face far more scrutiny than the process related to the controversial follow federal disclosure laws. Ho American Civil Liberties Union’s match,” he said. of the commission. commission if they did attempt letter sent by Kobach to the states says these issues have not disap - Voting Rights Project, scoffed at After the state of Florida sued to Indeed, anonymous White House that data analysis. “DHS is a real requesting voter data, and from peared just because the commis - the idea, saying that DHS had the access the DHS database in 2012, insiders took to the media on agency with real appropriations meeting planning. The judge also sion no longer exists. “It doesn’t authority to begin such a match the agency said the database was Wednesday night to distance the from Congress and real oversight ruled the commission must turn mean they get to shred everything months ago when the commission not foolproof and told the Miami administration from the commis - authority from Congress,” he said. over documents Dunlap requested, now,” he said. “I still want to know first began to collect the data. Herald it was “not designed” to be sion. One senior advisor told CNN “They have to be very careful to which Dunlap says he will contin - what it is they’ve been concealing “Why haven’t they been doing this used as a check on non-citizen vot - the commission was a “shit show” keep to the purpose for which ue to demand even though the from the public, and I think the commission is no more. public deserves that.” In his years as a public adminis - Experts also say that, if the trator, Dunlap said he’s never seen DHS takes on the role of investi - as much public interest as he did gating voter fraud, it could harm Never forget the sacrifice and the triumph with the commission. He’s con - work it is doing with states to white officers. under the law, the 15th would take another century and a Continued from Page 1 vinced that DHS would face the shore up cybersecurity and pre - Yet after years of battle, most Amendment that prohibits states civil rights movement to fulfill same pushback. “People don’t vent foreign intervention. Late in from all violence and declared Northerners would embrace any - from denying the right to vote on the promise implicit in Lincoln’s want their elections messed around the Obama Administration, elec - that they were eligible to be thing that would help weaken the basis of race or color. The proclamation. Few Americans with. They want them left alone,” tion infrastructure was declared “received into the armed service the rebellion and hasten a victo - war — America’s bloodiest con - take the time to read the he said. “If Secretary Kobach “critical,” which allowed the of the United States.” The great rious end to the war. Despite flict — continued to take its Emancipation Proclamation, yet thinks he can escape public scruti - DHS to better help states collab - abolitionist Frederick Douglass resistance, 179,000 Black sol - deadly toll for over two more it is as central to the foundation ny of his work by exclusion and orate with the federal govern - hailed it immediately as “an act diers and nearly 10,000 Black years after the Emancipation of modern America as the cloaking it even deeper, I think the ment. David Becker, executive of immense historic conse - sailors bolstered Union forces Proclamation. In his second Constitution or the Declaration American people may have a sur - director of the Center for quence.” through the end of the war. inaugural address, Lincoln of Independence. The night prise waiting for him.” Election Innovation & Research, The proclamation, as James Victory, all now understood, described the “terrible war” as before it was issued, there were Kobach snapped back at Dunlap said states initially viewed the McPherson put it in “Battle Cry would mean the abolition of “the woe due to those” in both vigils and church gatherings of on Wednesday night, telling news DHS intervention as federal of Freedom,” “marked the trans - slavery. The Emancipation North and South for the people in anticipation. outlets that Democrats both on overreach, but have now begun formation of a war to preserve Proclamation was hailed in “offence” of American slavery. This year, dozens of ministers and off commission “lost their to productively work together. If the Union into a revolution to England, ending all talk of rec - He called for “malice toward have agreed to hold sessions to seat at the table” because of their the DHS takes the lead on “a overthrow the old order.” This ognizing (and aiding) the South. none” and “charity for all,” that read and discuss the protests. For his part, Dunlap pro - wild goose chase” to sniff out was extremely controversial, The proclamation, a wartime we “bind up the nation’s Emancipation Proclamation. fessed to be unbothered. “Good fraud, Becker argued, the neces - even in the North. There were act of necessity, turned the tide wounds” to create a just and last - This country paid a terrible price luck, buddy — the curtain has sary work of improving cyberse - violent protests in both the on slavery. It led directly to the ing peace. Forty-one days later to remove the scourge of slavery been pulled away,” he said. curity will suffer. “If DHS is North and the South against the 13th Amendment to the he was assassinated. and become one nation. At a time “Everyone is watching now.” being tugged in a different direc - use of Black troops. Black regi - Constitution that outlawed slav - Reconstruction soon was when some would drive us apart, Kobach did not respond to a tion by the White House itself,” ments were segregated, paid less ery, the 14th Amendment that reversed into segregation, it is worth remembering the sac - request for an interview related he said, “that could have a really than whites and commanded by guarantees equal protection enforced by Klan terrorism. It rifice and the triumph.◊ to this story. detrimental impact.”◊

ORLEANS PARISH ORLEANS PARISH Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices Sale Notices Sale Notices Sale Notices

Continued from previous page Cash, Cashier’s Check, days thereafter. (NOTE: Company Subdivision, 120 feet; thence North 36 no. 2017-6026 ACCEPTED SUBjECT authority to create yearly Certified Check or Money The payment must be within the area bounded degrees, 27 minutes, 35 by virtue of a WRIT TO THE FOLLOwING: assessments for mainte - Certified Check or Money Order. No personal Cash, Cashier’s Check, by Interstate I-10, Bullard seconds west, 304 feet; OF SEIZURE AnD SALE Any and all nance of the common Order. No personal checks.) Certified Check or Money Road, Morrison Road thence North 53 degrees, to me directed by the restrictions, conditions, facilities, necessary checks.) MARLIn n. GUSMAn Order. No personal and jahncke Road, 32 minutes, 25 seconds Honorable The Civil servitudes and encroach - repairs and other Sheriff checks.) which portion of ground East, a distance of District Court of ments that may be con - charges subordinate to MARLIn n. GUSMAn Parish of Orleans Sheriff ATTy: j. DONALD MORGAN MARLIn n. GUSMAn is designated as Lot 1-A- 247.93 feet to the point of Orleans, in the above tained in the chain of title any first mortgage on the Parish of Orleans (225) 761-0001 Sheriff 3A on a plan of resubdivi - beginning, enclosing an entitled cause, I will and/or plan of subdivi - property. ATTy: LEE THOMAS jD 10 Parish of Orleans (504) 831-7908 LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 ATTy: STACy wHEAT sion made by the office of area of 3,4779 acres. proceed to sell by pub - sion. with reference jD 9 ______(504) 522-8256 Gandolfo, kuhn, Luecke Declaration of lic auction, on the Building and to the general zoning and LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 LM 12 ______SALE bY LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 and Associated, dated Title Change showing ground floor of the Civil use Restrictions and governmental authority, ______SALE bY ORLEAnS SHERIFF August 18, 1982 9DwG resubdivision of the prop - District Court building, Covenants contained in exception is taken to any SALE bY N..F-543-4), and which erty per the plan of 421 Loyola Avenue, in acts registered in COB matters arising from the ORLEAnS SHERIFF JUDICIAL said Lot 1-A-3A is Gandolfo, kuhn and the First District of the 823-A, folio 101, amend - fact that this property is ORLEAnS SHERIFF JUDICIAL ADvERTISEMEnT described as follows: Associates, dated August City on February 8, ed in CIN 35682; CIN within the boundaries of JUDICIAL From a point in 18, 1982, is registered in 2018, at 12:00 o’clock 49926L; CIN 66389; CIN a Planned Unit ADvERTISEMEnT THAT PORTIOn ADvERTISEMEnT the center line of existing COB 780, folio 367, noon, the following 79158; CIN 81068; CIN Development (PUD), as THAT PORTIOn OF GROUnD Bullard Road (formerly under Entry No. 471089 described property to 8535E; CIN 109788; CIN proposed and in accor - THAT PORTIOn OF GROUnD bEARInG MUnICI - 50 feet wide, now 134 on October 26, 1982, wit: 109930; CIN 110966; dance with the accept - bEARInG MUnICI - PAL nO. 3014 OF GROUnD feet wide) which point is records of Orleans A CERTAIN LOT OF CIN 114995; CIN ance thereof by PAL nO. 454 AURORA ORLEAnS AvEnUE, bEARInG MUnICIPAL 1072.76 feet North 86 Parish, Louisiana. GROUND, together with 128970; CIN 132589; Ordinance Introduced, OAKS DRIvE, nEW CITY OF nEW nO. 12001 I-10 SERv - degrees, 27 minutes, 35 Improvements all the rights, ways, privi - CIN 135876; 137670; seconded and passed by ORLEAnS, LA, In THE ORLEAnS, In THE ICE ROAD, THIS CITY, seconds west from the thereon bear the leges, servitudes, appur - CIN 141115; and as the governing authority of MATTER EnTITLED: CASE EnTITLED: FED - In THE MATTER EnTI - point of intersection of Municipal No. 12001 I-10 tenances and advan - amended to include Orleans Parish, State of "MIDFIRST bAnK vS ERAL nATIOnAL TLED: CITY OF nEW the center line of Bullard Service Road. tages thereunto belong - Phase 3, Section 2 in Louisiana and the plats JOSEPH LAGUERRE" MORTGAGE ASSOCIA - ORLEAnS vERSUS Road and Bullard Road WRIT AMOUnT: ing or in anywise apper - CIN 152297, dated and maps thereof, as Civil District Court for TIOn vS THE bULLARD MALL, LLC. Station 50 + 0, with the $310,765.00 taining, situated in the December 18, 1997. revised. the Parish of Orleans UnOPEnED SUCCES - Civil District Court for center line of Interstate Seized in the above Fifth District of the City of Sale of Exception is no. 2017-6261 SIOn OF ELvIRA JOHn - the Parish of Orleans Highway I-10 a I-10 suit, TERMS CASH. The New Orleans, Parish of Common areas by take to the fact that all by virtue of a WRIT SOn MARCHAnD, no. 2017-10660 Station 317 + 98.40; purchaser at the moment Orleans, State of English Turn Limited rights, of access are by OF SEIZURE AnD SALE DECEASED by virtue of a WRIT thence North 53 degrees, of adjudication to make a Louisiana, in that part Partnership to English private streets which are to me directed by the Civil District Court for OF FIERI FACIAS to me 9 minutes, 10 seconds deposit of ten percent of thereof known as ENG - Turn Property Owners not dedicated and will not Honorable The Civil the Parish of Orleans directed by the East, 67 feet to a point at the purchase price, and LISH TURN SUBDIVI - Association, Inc, as reg - be maintained by any District Court of no. 2017-10488 Honorable The Civil the intersection of the the balance within thirty SION, PHASE 3, SEC - istered in CIN 132593. governmental body. Orleans, in the above by virtue of a WRIT District Court of easterly line of Bullard days thereafter. (NOTE: TION 2, according to the Servitude for natural gas These rights of access entitled cause, I will OF SEIZURE AnD SALE Orleans, in the above Road, as widened, and The payment must be Plan of Subdivision pre - service, registered in are limited to those rights proceed to sell by pub - to me directed by the entitled cause, I will the southerly line of Cash, Cashier’s Check, pared by krebs, LaSalle, COB 820, folio 481. as set forth in COB 823- lic auction, on the Honorable The Civil proceed to sell by pub - Barrington Drive East; Certified Check or Money LeMious, Consultants, Servitude in favor of A, folio 101, amended in ground floor of the Civil District Court of lic auction, on the thence along the Order. No personal Inc., dated April 9, 1997, NOPSI, registered in CIN 79158 and CIN District Court building, Orleans, in the above ground floor of the Civil southerly line of Barring checks.) revised May 26, 1997, COB 823, folio 171. 10- 85358. Declaration of 421 Loyola Avenue, in entitled cause, I will District Court building, Drive East; thence of MARLIn n. GUSMAn which plan of registered foot servitude over the Title Change by the First District of the proceed to sell by pub - 421 Loyola Avenue, in Barrington Drive East Sheriff in CIN 151067, said lot is front of the property in Subdivision as duly Parish of Orleans City on February 8, lic auction, on the the First District of the North 53 degrees, 9 min - ATTy: LATEEFAH HARRIS designated as LOT 116 favor of Entergy recorded on December 2018, at 12:00 o’clock ground floor of the Civil City on February 8, utes, 10 seconds East (504) 658-4391 and is bounded by Forest Louisiana, Inc., con - 11, 1997 at CIN 151067. NNB 27 noon, the following District Court building, 2018, at 12:00 o’clock 267.49 feet to a point of LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 Oaks, Lot 115, Lot REC- tained in an act dated WRIT AMOUnT: described property to 421 Loyola Avenue, in noon, the following curve, thence in easterly ______2 and Lot 117 and meas - October 30, 1997 and $749,282.40 wit: the First District of the described property to direction or toward SALE bY ures as follows: registered in CIN Seized in the above LOT 10, SQUARE 1 City on February 8, wit: jahncke Road, along a Lot 116 meas - 149075. Servitude in suit, TERMS CASH. The FIFTH MUNICIPAL DIS - 2018, at 12:00 o’clock THAT CERTAIN LOT OF curve to the right having ORLEAnS SHERIFF ures a first front 149.65 favor of the Sewerage purchaser at the moment TRICT noon, the following GROUND, together with a radius of 2800 feet, a JUDICIAL feet on Forest Oaks and and water Board, regis - of adjudication to make a AURORA OAkS LSUB - described property to all the buildings and distance of 250.58 feet to ADvERTISEMEnT a second front of 23.86 tered in COB 813H, folio deposit of ten percent of DIVISION wit: improvements thereon, a point and corner; feet on Forest Oaks 666. 7.5-foot servitude the purchase price, and MUNICIPAL NO. 454 LOT S, SQUARE 404, and all rights, ways, priv - thence South 36 THAT PORTIOn along the arc of a curve along the boundary divid - the balance within thirty AURORA OAkS DRIVE SECOND MUNICIPAL ileges, servitudes, appur - degrees, 27 minutes, 35 OF GROUnD having a radius of 319.88 ing Lot 116 from Lot 115 days thereafter. (NOTE: ACQUIRED MIN 709317 DISTRICT, tenances and advan - seconds East a distance bEARInG MUnICIPAL feet with a width in the for drainage purposes as The payment must be WRIT AMOUnT: MUNICIPAL NO. 3014 tages thereunto belong - of 550,69 feet to a point nO. 12 FOREST OAKS rear of 61.50 feet by a shown on the plan of Cash, Cashier’s Check, $68,992.20 ORLEANS AVENUE, ing or in anywise apper - on the northerly line of DRIvE, CITY OF nEW depth of 170.20 feet on subdivision registered in Certified Check or Money Seized in the above ACQUIRED MIN 360060 taining, situated in the said Bullard Road ORLEAnS, In THE the Lot 117 side and a CIN 151067. Mineral Order. No personal suit, TERMS CASH. The WRIT AMOUnT: State of Louisiana, Interchange South 62 CASE EnTITLED: depth of 173.04 feet on reservation registered in checks.) purchaser at the moment $14,727.37 Parish of Orleans, in the degrees, 10 minutes SAbR MORTGAGE the Lot 115 side. COB 808G, FOLIO 230. MARLIn n. GUSMAn of adjudication to make a Seized in the above Third Municipal District of west 247.50 feet; thence LOAn 2008-1 REQ Improvements Each LOT Sheriff Parish of Orleans deposit of ten percent of suit, TERMS CASH. The the City of New Orleans, South 82 degrees, 30 SUbSIDIARY, LLC vS thereon bear the OwNER is required to be ATTy: ALLISON BEASLEy the purchase price, and purchaser at the moment in what is known as minutes, 52 seconds THERESA PETERS Municipal No. 12 Forest a member of the ENG - (225) 924-1600 LM 22 the balance within thirty of adjudication to make a Lakratt Tract, in that was west, 66.20 feet; thence FISHER AnD ERIC Oaks. LISH TURN HOMEOwN - LA. wEEkLy 1/8/2018, 2/5/2018 days thereafter. (NOTE: deposit of ten percent of formerly known as North 53 degrees 32 min - PATRICK FISHER. THIS ACT ERS ASSOCIATION, ______The payment must be the purchase price, and Section 26, of the New utes, 25 seconds East, Civil District Court for MADE, EXECUTED AND which has the power and the balance within thirty Orleans Lakeshore Land the Parish of Orleans Read the Orleans Parish Sheriff Real Estate Sale Notices online at www.louisianaweekly.com THE LOUISIANA WEEKLY - Page 14 YOUR MULTICULTURAL MEDIUM January 8 - January 14, 2018 Paying Tribute to Two Outstanding Men – Martin Luther King Jr. and Danny Barker By Geraldine Wyckoff Though born in Africa, the banjo was Contributing Writer considered by some to be old-timey. Barker also turned that view around as Martin Luther King Jr. and Danny can be attested by the presence of the Barker, whose birthdays will be cele - many banjoists playing today. brated this week in New Orleans, led Hip and witty, Barker easily drew young very different lives though they faced musicians into his realm as he would “hold and overcame many of the same obsta - court” spreading his knowledge and philoso - cles. In doing so, each in their own way phy to another generation. He’d keep his eye and, of course, in varying degrees, influ - on the young cats to make sure they were enced generations to come. Perhaps heading in the right direction. CARMEN LUNDY these two men’s commonality can be The many influential sides of Baker, whose best found in their love of people and music can be heard on the excellent compila - their dedication to furthering humanity. tion, Danny Barker – New Orleans Jazz Man Organized by guitarist/banjois t Detroit and Raconteur, are reflected in the program - Brooks, th e Fourth Annual Danny Barker ming of the festival. There are clinics for ele - Festival , which is as diverse as the honoree mentary school children as well as high himself, begins on Tuesday, January 9, and school and college students, some of which runs through Sunday, January 14, at venues focus directly on the banjo and guitar. all over town. Barker, who was born in New A few highlights from years past have Orleans on January 13, 1909, embraced been the Second Line for Danny , featur - music as a guitarist, banjoist, vocalist and ing the Hot 8 and Sons of Jazz brass composer also excelled as a writer and bands, that takes off from the Old U.S. shared his story in his excellent autobiogra - Mint on Esplanade Avenue at noon on phy, “A Life in Jazz.” Saturday, January 13 (Danny birthday!) After successfully pursing his musical and travels to Bullet’s Sports Bar, 2441 career in New York, performing with such A.P. Tureaud Ave. On its arrival, the music noted bandleaders as Cab Calloway and continues with the Danny Barker The Historic New Orleans Collection presents Lucky Millinder, Barker and his wonderful Showcase of Bands with ensembles led by and talented wife, vocalist Blue Lu Barker, pianists Mari Watanabe and Steve Mardi Gras at Home came back in 1965 to their hometown of Photo by Demian Roberts Pistorious , trumpeters Wendell Brunious New Orleans. His return marked a new and Gregg Stafford , guitarist Les Getrex DANNY BARKER at the Williams Residence phase of his career and brought great changes and drummer Herlin Riley . The number of An exhibition opening January 10, 2018 to this city’s music scene. He observed that the the streets. The results can be realized with the musicians involved in this extravaganza is brass band tradition that was once so vital was ever-growing number of young groups playing mind-boggling. Admission is $15. This winter, the home of THNOC’s founders—General and fading. “There were no kids playing it because at the Sunday afternoon social aid and pleasure Other hot shows include Wednesday, January Mrs. L. Kemper Williams—will be decorated for the Carnival club parades plus the international fame gained they thought it was old men’s music,” Barker 10’s International Culture Night at the Prime season. Photographs, Carnival royalty crown jewels, historic once explained. by purveyors like the Dirty Dozen and the Example, Danny Barker Birthday Bash on costume designs, and invitations collected by the passionate Upon the suggestion of the minister of the Grammy-winning Rebirth Brass Band. Thursday, January 11, at Snug Harbor and Fairview Baptist Church, Barker started recruit - Another of Barker’s passions was trying to Sunday’s, January 14 , grand finale, an indoor preservationists will be on display. ing young musicians to form the Fairview revive interest in musicians to take up the and outdoor celebration at the Old U.S. Mint. 533 Royal Street banjo, an instrument that, to some degree, For further information, go to http://detroit - Baptist Church Marching Band that began a Tuesday–Saturday, 9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. new era of brass bands and musical styles on had lost favor to the more popular guitar. site.space/contact. Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. **** Music, whether secular or gospel, has Admission is free. always been central to the Civil Rights Guided tours are available Tuesday–Sunday at 11 a.m. for Movement as it lifts the spirit and unifies $5 per person. the people. The 20th Annual Jazz & Black Gospel Journey Series will pay tribute to RELATED PROGRAMMING Black Martin Luther King Jr. for two nights at Reservations: [email protected] or (504) 523-4662 Dillard University’s Lawless Memorial Chapel. A Gospel Journey , Thursday, “The History of the Baby Dolls,” a lecture by Dianne Honoré Wednesday, January 17 • 6–7 p.m. Hollywood January 11, features th e Dillard University Hollywood Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Octet and the Xavier University Concert Admission is free. Choir. The free program begins at 6:30 p.m. The following night, Friday, January 12, A Mardi Gras Headdress workshop with Ellen Macomber lleeggeenndd ppeennss Saturday, January 20 • 1–4 p.m. Jazz Journey welcomes the exceptional Ice House Classroom, 610 Toulouse Street 1–4 p.m. Carmen Lundy vocalist to the Chapel. She’ll Admission is $65 and participation is limited. perform with a sharp band including her nneeww mmeemmooiirr brother, bassist Curtis Lundy, pianist Victor Presentation and book signing with Howard Philips Smith, Gould , who some might recognize through author of Unveiling the Muse: The Lost History of Gay Carnival in New Orleans his work with saxophonist Donald Harrison Wednesday, January 31 • 6–7:30 p.m. Jr., and New Orleans own, drummer Jamison By Lauren Poteat Hollywood legend Jenifer Lewis shares memo - Williams Research Center, 410 Chartres Street Ross who will release his sophomore album, Contributing Writer ries from her rollercoaster career, during a spe - Admission is free. All For One , in late January. cial appearance at the Duke Ellington School of (NNPA Newswire) — Jenifer Lewis, affec - Lundy, a native of Florida who moved to Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. tionately nicknamed “Auntie” in Black New York and worked with the great Thad Boeuf Gras (detail); 1949; watercolor by (Freddie Allen/AMG/NNPA) Boyd Cruise; The Founders Collection at Hollywood, recently shared the trials, tribula - Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra before striking out THNOC, 1949.25 tions and triumphs of her journey to superstar - The always amusing co-star of the hit ABC on her own as a solo musician, presents herself | dom, while sending a strong message to millen - sitcom “black-ish,” recently published a as a true jazz artist through her knowledge, (504) 523-4662 www.hnoc.org nials to stand up and find a purpose. deeply personal memoir titled “The Mother expression and compositions. In early 2017, Follow us! “There’s no foolproof way to live this thing of Black Hollywood.” Lundy, who has also worked as an actress, called ‘life.’ I can’t save the world, I can’t save Filled with comedy, sex, glamour, sorrow, released her latest, stunning album, Code Noir , you and ain’t nobody coming to rescue you,” pain, and good advice, Lewis’ latest over the on the Afrasia label that she co-founded. said Lewis. “Do the work, look in the mirror top production—the story of her life—is a ter - The evening will begin at 6:30 p.m. with and know this ain’t no rehearsal. This is life.” rific read for anyone who has ever felt like they a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., whose Lewis continued: “Live, pursue happiness— were ignored, but longed to have a voice. date of birth was January 15, 1929. The sometimes it’s easier said than done—but we Lewis said that she recently completed work on free concert opens with trumpeter Theo have to strive for that. You’ve laid down in front a new Disney animated TV series based on the Croker leading a group with saxophonist of these police barricades, now get up, stay up movie “Big Hero 6” and plans to reprise her role Irwin Hall Jr. , pianist Michael King , and keep it moving, but don’t miss the beat of as Jackie Washington in the mockumentary bassist Eric Wheeler and drummer Corey feeling...don’t just go willy nilly into the world.” “Jackie’s Back! 2,” that will pick up where the Fonville . The music, which is sure to be Detailing traumatic and heroic moments from original 1999 Lifetime channel movie left off.◊ jazz at its finest, starts at 7 p.m.◊ her past throughout her special per - formance, Lewis talked about being molested as a teenager, her first encounter with illegal substances and growing to understand and cope with a bipolar disorder diagnosis. “Feel your feelings. If you’re disappointed you feel, if you’re hurt you feel,” said Lewis. “Don’t you stay in a dark room and be quiet and if somebody inappropriately touches you or abuses you, you tell somebody.” Compelled by the actress’ grip - ping, yet comedic words, audi - ence members gushed over the opportunity to engage with the Hollywood legend and to share their own personal stories. “Ms. Jenifer, I just wanted to say my daughter, she would’ve been 27, she was bipolar,” one district resi - dent said. “We discovered it when she was 13. When she was about 16 or 17 she heard you talking about being bipolar and it made her feel a little bit more comfortable with her treatment. She didn’t get all the way better, she passed away, but I’ve always wanted to meet you just to tell you, ‘Thank you,’ for giving my daughter that little extra amount of time on Earth to feel better.”