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8. <br />On October 28, 2023, Mr. Bradford, in his capacity as President/Director of BMPI, <br />registeredthe trade name“Bastrop-Morehouse Publishers Inc., T/ABastrop Morehouse News”as <br />a media/news business with the Louisiana Secretary of State. <br />9. <br />BastropMorehouseNewsis a weekly newspaper published by BMPIand sold for $1.00 <br />per copy.Mr. Bradford creates the newspaper’s content, sells and distributes the newspapers, and <br />sells the newspaper’s advertising space. <br />10. <br />BMPI’s main revenue stream comes from the sale ofadvertising space in the Bastrop <br />MorehouseNews to businesses in Bastrop and Monroe, Louisiana. <br />11. <br />Johnny Gilbert and Associates, Inc.(“JGAA”)registered as a domestic business <br />corporationwith the Louisiana Secretary of State on June 29, 1989, and is domiciled in Ouachita <br />Parish,Louisiana.JGAA is astate-licenseddistributor of electronic video bingo machines. <br />12. <br />Between November 2023 and May 2025,JGAApaid BMPI a total amount of$4,117.00 to <br />run advertisements inthe Bastrop Morehouse News under the name “Bingo Gold,”which is the <br />name of the bingo parlor in the City of Bastropwhere JGAAhousesits video bingo machines. <br />13. <br />As astate-licensed distributor of electronic video bingo machineswithin the City of <br />Bastrop,JGAA is requiredto apply for and obtain an electronic video bingo distributor license and <br />permit from the City of Bastrop, which must be renewedannuallyby paying a $250.00 processing <br />Page 3of 4(Agency Tracking No. 2025-590) <br /> <br />