<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 #003</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>11th day of January, 2004</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) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2004-CC- 0083 THE LAFOURCHE PARISH COUNCIL, THROUGH ITS DULY ELECTED AND SWORN MEMBERS, MICHAEL MATHERNE, BRENT CALLAIS, MARK ATZENHOFFER, TYRONE WILLIAMS, THOMAS LASSEIGNE, MICHAEL DELATTE, LINDEL TOUPS AND PHILLIP GOUAUX v. CHARLES BANTA, JERRY JONES, ROLAND SOIGNET, DARRYL MALBROUGH, RHEBB RYBISKI, DANIEL LORRAINE AND JOSEPH "JOE' FERTITTA (Parish of Lafourche)<br />WEIMER, J., recused.</p><p> </p><p>On the <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>13th day of January, 2004</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>2004-CC- 0093 GERALD P. DUFRENE v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant for the reasons expressed by Judge Landrieu in his dissent.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC- 0103 GERALD P. DUFRENE v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant for the reasons expressed by Judge Landrieu in his dissent.<br />WEIMER, J., would grant the writ.</p><p>2004-CC- 0104 GERALD P. DUFRENE v. AVONDALE INDUSTRIES, INC. (Parish of Orleans)<br />VICTORY, J., would grant the writ.<br />TRAYLOR, J., would grant for the reasons expressed by Judge Landrieu in his dissent.</p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>APPLICATION DISMISSED ON JOINT MOTION</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>2003-CC- 1250 HERMAN LAGRANGE v. CLEMEOUS MINGO, PROGRESSIVE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND G & J LAND AND MARINE FOOD DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (Parish of Assumption)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>