PUBLIC NOTICE - - - SUMMARY NOTICE OF SALE $354,925,000* STATE OF LOUISIANA GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, SERIES 2026-A Electronic bids only via IHS Markit’s BIDCOMP®/PARITY® Competitive Bidding System will be received by the State of Louisiana (the "State"), in accordance with the Official Notice of Sale, until 9:15 a.m.*, Central Time, on Thursday, April 16, 2026* for the purchase of $354,925,000* General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026-A (the "Bonds"). The Bonds will be dated the date of delivery and will mature or be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption on May 1 in each of the years 2027 to 2046, inclusive, in the principal amounts detailed in the Official Notice of Sale. Term Bonds, if any, will be specified by the successful bidder and will be subject to mandatory sinking fund redemption at par. The Bonds maturing on or before May 1, 2036, shall not be subject to redemption prior to maturity. The Bonds maturing on or after May 1, 2037 shall be subject to redemption prior to maturity, at the option of the State, on and after May 1, 2036, as described in the Official Notice of Sale. Interest will be payable semi-annually on each May 1 and November 1, beginning November 1, 2026. The Bonds will be issued by means of book entry system with no distribution of physical bond certificates made to the public. The approving legal opinions of the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana, Boles Shafto, LLC, Monroe, Louisiana; and Dunlap Fiore, LLC, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with respect to the Bonds, will be furnished to the successful bidder at the expense of the State. The legal opinion will state that the Bonds constitute valid general obligations of the State and the full faith and credit of the State will be pledged to the payment of the principal of and interest on the Bonds as and when the same become due and payable. The Bonds are payable from monies pledged and dedicated to and paid into the Bond Security and Redemption Fund (the "Fund") created and established in the State Treasury, and shall have a first lien and privilege upon all State money deposited in the Fund and shall be payable on a parity with all other bonds heretofore and hereafter issued under and pursuant to the Constitution of the State of Louisiana of 1974 (the "State Constitution") secured by monies pledged and dedicated and paid into said Fund, subject to prior contractual obligations as provided in Article VII, Section 9 of the State Constitution. The Bonds will be awarded based on the lowest "true" interest cost, as detailed in the Official Notice of Sale. Additional information, including the Official Notice of Sale, the Official Bid Form and the Preliminary Official Statement (all of which are available in electronic format) may be obtained upon request from the State’s municipal advisor, Public Resources Advisory Group, Inc., telephone: (813) 898-4187, email: mjohnston@pragadvisors.com or directly from the printer’s website: www.munios.com. STATE OF LOUISIANA JOHN C. FLEMING, MD State Treasurer 182913-APR 6-1T $66.78