Wagoner v. Dyson

WICKER, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Ronald D. and Carolyn Rae Wagoner, individually and on behalf of their children, appeal the dismissal of their claims against Sheriff Raywood LeMaire and the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Department on an exception of improper venue. We affirm the venue ruling but transfer the case to the proper parish.

Mr. and Mrs. Wagoner are the parents of nine and twelve-year-old boys. Their next door neighbor in Lutcher, St. James Parish, is Walter Dyson, a Vermilion Parish deputy sheriff. The Wagoners alleged that Dyson used his status as deputy sheriff to gain their trust and…