<table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="90%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #070</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top"> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><div style="text-align:justify;"><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>31st day of August, 2001</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: </p><p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">STAY GRANTED</span>:</strong></p><p>2001-CC- 2467 HEATHER FRALEY AND KERMIT FRALEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, KRISTIN NICOLE FRALEY, AND JUSTIN MICHAEL FRALEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT C/W MICHAEL CAREY FREEMAN AND DEBORAH MILLS FREEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Ascension)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>5th day of September, 2001</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION DISMISSED ON RELATOR'S MOTION</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2001-CC- 2366 GERALD P. DUFRENE, ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans) </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2001-C - 2499 WILLIAM J. ALBACH v. JOHN KENNEDY, SECRETARY OF REVENUE & UNCLAIMED PROPERTY (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) </p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>6th day of September, 2001</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>STAY DENIED; WRIT APPLICATION DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2001-CC- 2501 ANR PIPELINE COMPANY, ET AL. v. LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION, MALCOLM B. PRICE, JR., CHAIRMAN OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION, KENNETH P. NAQUIN, JR., MEMBER OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION AND RUSSELL R. GASPARD, MEMBER OF THE LOUISIANA TAX COMMISSION (Parish of E. Baton Rouge) </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION(S) DISMISSED ON RELATORS' MOTIONS</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2000-C - 3103 K.D.D. SMITH v. CUTTER BIOLOGICAL, A DIVISION OF MILES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2001-KH- 0459 STATE EX REL VINCENT SIMMONS v. STATE OF LOUISIANA (Parish of Avoyelles)</p><p>2001-CC- 1589 GERALD P. DUFRENE, ET AL. v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC., ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>7th day of September, 2001</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below: </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART; DENIED IN PART</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2001-CC- 2498 GLORIA SCOTT, ET AL. v. AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY, ET AL. (Parish of Orleans)<br />See Order. </p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>WRIT APPLICATION(S) GRANTED IN PART WITH ORDER; DENIED IN PART</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2001-CC- 2467 HEATHER FRALEY AND KERMIT FRALEY, INDIVIDUALLY AND ON BEHALF OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN, KRISTIN NICOLE FRALEY, AND JUSTIN MICHAEL FRALEY v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT C/W MICHAEL CAREY FREEMAN AND DEBORAH MILLS FREEMAN v. STATE OF LOUISIANA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Parish of Ascension)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>