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<div><table cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:justify;" width="100%"><tbody><tr valign="top" style=""><td valign="top" width="63%">FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE</td><td valign="top" width="37%"><div align="right">NEWS RELEASE #031</div></td></tr><tr valign="top"><td valign="top">FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA</td><td valign="top">&nbsp;</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;The Opinions handed down on the 27th day of June, 2025 are as follows:&nbsp;<h1>BY Hughes, J.:</h1><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0676.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00676&nbsp;KELLY O. ORGERON VS. EDWARD J. ORGERON, JR.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany) JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT REVERSED; JUDGMENT RENDERED IN FAVOR OF PLAINTIFF. SEE OPINION.Retired Judge John Conery, appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Chief Justice Weimer, recused. Retired Judge E. Joseph Bleich, appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Justice Crain, recused.&nbsp; Retired Judge Martin E.&nbsp;Coady, appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Justice Guidry, recused. McCallum, J., dissents and assigns reasons. Cole, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice McCallum. Bleich, A.H.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/24-1224.KK.OPN.pdf">2024-KK-01224&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JOHN NOEHL AND ANALISE NOEHL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge) REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h1>BY Crain, J.:</h1><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0254.CK.OPN.pdf">2024-CK-00254&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA IN THE INTEREST OF D.D.</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany) AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons. Hughes, J., dissents and assigns reasons. Griffin, J., dissents. Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0808.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00808&nbsp;23RD PSALM TRUCKING, L.L.C. VS. MADISON PARISH POLICE JURY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Madison) AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. Hughes, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer. Crain, J., concurs. Griffin, J., concurs in the result. Guidry, J., concurs in the result. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/24-1519.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-01519&nbsp;MARILYN H. MCBRIDE, DAVY A. DOWDY, AND JOEY E. MILLER VS. OLD REPUBLIC INSURANCE COMPANY, JOHN K. WOODARD, DAVID G. BROOKS, SR., AND ENABLE MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Red River) AFFIRMED IN PART; AFFIRMED AS AMENDED. SEE OPINION.Crain, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons. Griffin, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h1>BY Cole, J.:</h1><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0957.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-00957&nbsp;GERALD WILLIAMS VS. LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of East Baton Rouge) AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.Weimer, C.J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons. Hughes, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Griffin. Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons. Guidry, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Griffin. &nbsp;&nbsp;<h1>PER CURIAM:</h1><a href="/opinions/2025/24-0267.KP.OPN.pdf">2024-KP-00267&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. BRHIAN THOMAS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafourche) REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE PER CURIAM.Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons. Hughes, J., concurs in the result. Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons. McCallum, J., dissents. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/21-0812.KP.OPN.pdf">2021-KP-00812&nbsp;STATE EX REL. DARRELL J. ROBINSON VS. DARREL VANNOY, WARDEN, LOUISIANA STATE PENITENTIARY, ANGOLA, LOUISIANA</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides) AFFIRMED. SEE PER CURIAM.Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. Griffin, J., dissents and assigns reasons. Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/24-0375.K.OPN.pdf">2024-K-00375&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. DIONTE BRACKEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Iberville) REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE PER CURIAM.Retired Judge Ford E.&nbsp;Stinson, Jr., appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Justice Guidry, recused. Weimer, C.J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons. Cole, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/24-1512.K.OPN.pdf">2024-K-01512&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. REGINALD RUFFINS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Caddo) REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE PER CURIAM.&nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/24-0207.K.OPN.pdf">2024-K-00207&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MALCOLM J. CHESTER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Tangipahoa) REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE PER CURIAM.Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. Crain, J., dissents and assigns reasons. McCallum, J., concurs and assigns reasons. Cole, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Justice McCallum. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/23-1549.K.OPN.pdf">2023-K-01549&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. KAYLA JEAN GILES COUTEE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Rapides) REVERSED; VACATED; AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. SEE PER CURIAM.Weimer, C.J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Justice Guidry and assigns additional reasons. Hughes, J., concurs and will assign reasons. Crain, J., concurs and assigns reasons. Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons. Knoll, A.H.J., dissents. &nbsp;<a href="/opinions/2025/24-1043.C.OPN.pdf">2024-C-01043&nbsp;JUSTIN IRWIN VS. JOHN BRADLEY BRENT</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil) REVERSED. SEE PER CURIAM.Retired Judge Richard Anderson, appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Justice Griffin, recused. Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons. McCallum, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons. Guidry, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Chief Justice Weimer. Cole, J., concurs in the result only. &nbsp;&nbsp;</div></div>
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