FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE

NEWS RELEASE # 053

FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA

On the 18th day of June, 1999 , the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:

PER CURIAM :

99-B - 0441 IN RE: WALTER GLENN SOILEAU

(Disciplinary Proceedings)

Upon reviewing the findings and recommendation of the hearing committee and disciplinary board, and considering the record, briefs and oral argument, it is the decision of the court that Walter Glenn Soileau be suspended from the practice of law for a period of two years, with one year deferred, and with credit for the period of respondent's interim suspension. Following completion of the active portion of this suspension, respondent shall be placed on supervised probation for a period of two years, with the special condition that he enroll in the Lawyer's Assistance Program. All costs and expenses in this matter are assessed against respondent in accordance with Supreme Court Rule XIX, §10.1.

MARCUS, J. - not on panel. Rule IV, Part 2, §3.