<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 #038</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>27th day of April, 2001</strong></span>, the following action was taken by the Supreme Court of Louisiana in the case(s) listed below:<br wp="br1" /></p><p><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><strong>REHEARING(S) DENIED</strong></span><strong>:</strong></p><p>1998-KA- 0541 STATE OF LOUISIANA v. CLIFFORD DERUISE (Parish of Orleans)</p><p>2000-CA- 1132 MAYOR MARC H. MORIAL, AND THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS v. SMITH & WESSON CORP., STURM RUGERS & CO., BERETTA U.S.A., COLT'S MANUFACTURING CO., GLOCK INC., TAURUS INTERNATIONAL MARKETING, INC., SIGARMS, INC., LORCIN ENGINEERING CO., INC., BRYCO ARMS, B.L. JENNINGS, INC., PHOENIX ARMS, DAVIS INDUSTRIES, NAVEGAR INC., (D/B/A "INTRATEC"), FMJ ( A.K.A. " FULL METAL JACKET"), INC., ARMS TECHNOLOGY, INC., CASH AMERICA PAWN OF NEW ORLEANS, MAGIC MONEY PAWN SHOP, NEW ORLEANS PAWN SHOP, ALBERT'S JEWELRY & LOAN PAWN PROFESSIONAL SPORT SHOP, INC., AMERICAN SHOOTINGS SPORTS COUNCIL, INC., NATIONAL SHOOTING SPORTS FOUNDATION, INC., SPORTING ARMS AND AMMUNITION MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE, INC. (Parish of Orleans)<br />CALOGERO, C.J., would grant a rehearing.<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant a rehearing for the reasons assigned in her dissent.</p><p>2000-C - 1372 C/W 2000-C - 1387 and 2000-C - 1440 DON PERKINS, ET AL. v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ET AL. C/W JOSEPH BUJOL, III ET AL v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ET AL. C/W ROBERT HRACEK, ET AL v. ENTERGY CORPORATION, ET AL. (Parish of Iberville)<br />JOHNSON, J., would grant for reasons originally assigned.<br />KNOLL, J., would grant for reasons originally assigned.<br />(Three Applications; all denied.)</p><p> </p><p> </p></div>