EN UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA SHREVEPORT DIVISION GREGORY WILLIS, et al CIVIL ACTION NO.: 5:09-ev-02103 Plaintiffs § § versus 8 CLECO CORPORATION, § Defendant. § DECLARATION OF GREGORY R. AYMOND Pursuant to 28 U.S.C 1746, Gregory R. Aymond declares as follows on personal knowledge and as to matters that I do not have personal knowledge I make this declaration based upon information and belief that: 1, My name is Gregory R. Aymond and | am an attorney admitted to practice law in Louisiana, the U.S. 5" Circuit Court of Appeals, and the Western and Middle Districts of Louisiana.¢. lalso manage and operate the web biog named Central La. rolitics tor the purpose of publishing political and legal information of interest to the people of Louisiana. 3. Ihave between 300 and 600 people per day that read my blog. 4. The video deposition of Jeff Hall was placed upon my blog prior to any ruling of this court which would protect and prohibit it. 5. I believe that my placing the video deposition of Jeff Hall on my blog, without any court order prohibiting it was my right under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution and any court order now prohibiting it would be a prior restraint of that right. 6. lam nota party to this lawsuit nor am | an attorney in this lawsuit. The undersigned declares under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct. Executed on this 20th day of February, 2011 in Alexandria, Louisiana. .