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<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 #009</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><p>&nbsp;</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>&nbsp;</p><p>The Opinions handed down on the <span class="nrdate">6th day of March, 2026</span> are as follows:</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Weimer, C.J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0866.C.OPN.pdf">2025-C-00866&nbsp;Consolidated with 2025-C-00868&nbsp;BEVERLY ALEXANDER; RISE ST. JAMES; INCLUSIVE LOUISIANA; AND MOUNT TRIUMPH BAPTIST CHURCH BY AND THROUGH THEIR MEMBERS VS. ST. JAMES PARISH</a> (Parish of St. James) <br />VACATED AND RENDERED. SEE OPINION. </p><p>Guidry, J., dissents and assigns reasons. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Hughes, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0471.KK.OPN.pdf">2025-KK-00471&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. CHRISTOPHER CLOUDIE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />REVERSED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br />Hughes, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br />Cole, J., additionally concurs for the reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.<br />Penzato, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY McCallum, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0195.C.OPN.pdf">2025-C-00195&nbsp;IKE SPEARS VS. WILLIAM W. HALL</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT REVERSED; JUDGMENT ENTERED IN FAVOR OF DEFENDANT, WILLIAM W. HALL. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Retired Judge William C. Dupont appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Griffin, J., recused.<br />Retired Judge Kirk A. Vaughn appointed Justice ad hoc, sitting for Hughes, J., recused.</p><p>Dupont, A.H.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Griffin, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0209.KP.OPN.pdf">2025-KP-00209&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. JARVIS TURNER</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Criminal)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Penzato, J.<br />Cole, J., concurs for the reasons assigned by Penzato, J.<br />Penzato, J., concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-1449.O.OPN.pdf">2025-O-01449&nbsp;IN RE: JUDGE SHEVA SIMS</a><br />SUSPENSION IMPOSED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Penzato, J., concurs in part and dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Guidry, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/24-0761.K.OPN.pdf">2024-K-00761&nbsp;STATE OF LOUISIANA VS. MICHAEL STEVEN WHITE</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Tammany)<br />CONVICTIONS AND HABITUAL OFFENDER ADJUDICATION REVERSED; SENTENCES VACATED; AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., concurs in part, dissents in part and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., concurs in the result and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0367.C.OPN.pdf">2025-C-00367&nbsp;SUCCESSION OF LAURIE MARIA BROCATO</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Hughes, J., concurs based on the evidence in the case.<br />Griffin, J., concurs in the result.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0950.CJ.OPN.pdf">2025-CJ-00950&nbsp;SARAH ALLEN DAVIDSON VS. TERRANCE HARDY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Lafayette)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />McCallum, J., dissents.<br />Penzato, J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Cole, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0443.C.OPN.pdf">2025-C-00443&nbsp;CYNTHIA BRYAN, AUBRY BRYAN, JR., AUNYA BRYAN, AND GLENDA BRYAN VS. LOUISIANA CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION AS THE GUARANTOR OF THE INSOLVENT INSURANCE COMPANY, SOUTHERN FIDELITY INSURANCE COMPANY</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Orleans Civil)<br />AFFIRMED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0539.C.OPN.pdf">2025-C-00539&nbsp;MICHAEL B. REIS, JR. VS. MANDY POHLMANN REIS</a>&nbsp;(Parish of St. Bernard)<br />REVERSED AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Griffin, J., concurs in the result.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0708.CA.OPN.pdf">2025-CA-00708&nbsp;ESPLANADE MALL REALTY HOLDINGS, LLC VS. JOSEPH P. LOPINTO III, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SHERIFF AND EX-OFFICO TAX COLLECTOR FOR JEFFERSON PARISH</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Jefferson)<br />REVERSED, RENDERED, AND REMANDED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>Weimer, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.<br />Griffin, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.<br />Guidry, J., dissents for the reasons assigned by Weimer, C.J.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h1>BY Penzato, J.:</h1><p><a href="/opinions/2026/25-0827.C.OPN.pdf">2025-C-00827&nbsp;PLAQUEMINES PORT HARBOR &amp; TERMINAL DISTRICT VS. TUAN NGUYEN</a>&nbsp;(Parish of Plaquemines)<br />AFFIRMED. SEE OPINION.</p><p>McCallum, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons.<br /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p></div></div>
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