FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 036

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 24th day of April, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRITS GRANTED WITH ORDER :

98-KH- 0892 STATE EX REL WILFRED SMITH v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Orleans)

JOHNSON, J. - not on panel.

98-KH- 0904 STATE EX REL MONROE STEPTER v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

MARCUS, J. - not on panel.

On the 27th day of April, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRIT DENIED :

98-KK- 1128 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. RAYNELL BRIGHT (Parish of Orleans)

LEMMON, J. - would grant the application.

KIMBALL, J. - not on panel.

On the 28th day of April, 1998 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

WRITS GRANTED :

98-C - 1122 SENATOR J. LOMAX "MAX" JORDAN VS. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD AND MURPHY J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR. C/W SENATOR RONALD C. BEAN VS. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD AND RIVERGATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

(Consolidated with No. 98-C-1133 and No. 98-C-1134)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 1133 SENATOR J. LOMAX "MAX" JORDAN VS. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD AND MURPHY J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR. C/W SENATOR RONALD C. BEAN VS. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD AND RIVERGATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

(Consolidated with No. 98-C-1122 and No. 98-C-1134)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.

98-C - 1134 SENATOR J. LOMAX "MAX" JORDAN VS. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD AND MURPHY J. "MIKE" FOSTER, JR. C/W SENATOR RONALD C. BEAN VS. LOUISIANA GAMING CONTROL BOARD AND RIVERGATE DEVELOPMENT CORP. (Parish of East Baton Rouge)

(Consolidated with No. 98-C-1122 and No. 98-C-1133)

KNOLL, J. - not on panel.