Release Agreements by the North Louisiana Group. Except for ----------------------------------------------- those liabilities arising under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, or as specifically described in Section 4.5 of this Agreement, which the parties agree shall survive the execution of this Agreement, each member of the North Louisiana Group, individually and on behalf of any other entities that are owned in whole or controlled by such member of the North Louisiana Group (collectively the "NL Releasors"), do hereby, jointly, severally and in solido, -- ------ release, discharge and acquit each of Don, Peggy, Xxxxx, International, NAG, OMO, and River Port, together with their respective employees, officers, members, partners, directors, subsidiaries, insurers, heirs, spouses, successors and assigns (collectively the "non-NL Releasees"), from any and all manner of actions, causes of actions, suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills, specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises, variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, executions, obligations, claims and demands whatsoever in law, admiralty or equity, in tort, contract or otherwise, whether known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected, absolute or contingent, which any of the NL Releasors may or might have and/or to which any of the NL Releasors ever had, now have or hereafter can, shall or may have for, upon, or by reason of any matter, cause or thing whatsoever, from the beginning of the world to the date of this Agreement, including, but not limited to the following:
