<div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top"><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #014</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 class="nrbody"><style>.nrbody h1 { display:block; font-size:1em; font-weight:bold; text-decoration:underline; } .nrbody p { text-align:justify;}.nrdate { font-weight:bold;text-decoration:underline;} </style><p> </p><p>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">22nd day of March, 2024</span> are as follows:</p><p> </p><h1>BY Crichton, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1106.C.OPN.pdf">2023-C-01106 THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VS. EDWARD WISNER DONATION, THE HONORABLE MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL PENEGUY, SENATOR EDWIN MURRAY, MAJOR CHRIS THORNHILL AND PATRICK NORTON C/W THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS VS. EDWARD WISNER DONATION, THE HONORABLE MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AND AS TRUSTEE, MICHAEL PENEGUY, SENATOR EDWIN MURRAY, MAJOR CHRIS THORNHILL AND PATRICK NORTON</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by the court of appeal and Chief Justice Weimer.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>BY Genovese, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-1194.CC.OPN.pdf">2023-CC-01194 DOUGLAS BIENVENU, ET AL. VS. DEFENDANT 1 AND DEFENDANT 2 #87184 C/W JOHN DOE, ET AL. VS. DEFENDANT 1 AND DEFENDANT 2 #87515</a> (Parish of St. Martin)<br />REVERSED IN PART, VACATED IN PART, AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br />Griffin, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons and concurs for the reasons assigned by Justice Crichton.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>BY Griffin, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0928.C.OPN.pdf">2023-C-00928 GUSTAVO BONILLA VS. VERGES ROME ARCHITECTS - A PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECTURAL CORPORATION, PIVOTAL ENGINEERING LLC, STEVEN HANNAH ROME AND JAMES E. AMEDEO</a> (Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />COURT OF APPEAL REVERSED; TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT REINSTATED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge Eric Harrington appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Hughes, J., recused in case number 2023-C-00928 only.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2024/23-0008.K.OPN.pdf">2023-K-00008 STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. SHARRIEFF M. KENT</a> (Parish of Plaquemines)<br />REVERSED AND REINSTATED. SEE PER CURIAM.</p><p>Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Crichton, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Genovese, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Hughes and the court of appeal.<br />Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Justice Crain.<br />Griffin, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by the court of appeal.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p></div></div>