Richard v. Louisiana Newpack Shrimp Co.

FREDERICKA HOMBERG WICKER, Judge.

| gThis is a personal injury suit in which the trial judge granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant. The plaintiffs/appellants, Ann Richard and Kirt Richard, appeal the judgment in favor of the defendant/appellee, Louisiana New-pack Shrimp Co., Inc. The issue presented here is whether the plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the Louisiana Recreational Use Immunity Statutes, La.R.S. 9:2791 and La.R.S. 9:2795. Finding that the plaintiffs’ claims are barred by the Recreational Use Statutes, we affirm.

Procedural History

The plaintiffs filed a petition for…