Nelson v. Parish of Jefferson, Department of Streets

I «CANNELLA, Judge.

Plaintiffs, Cynthia Nelson (Nelson), Wilfred Birden (Birden) and Lawrence Kennedy (Kennedy), appeal from the trial court judgment in favor of defendant, the Parish of Jefferson (the Parish), finding that the Parish was notTiable for the damages which plaintiffs sustained. For the reasons which follow, we affirm.

On March 19, 1995, Nelson was driving her automobile, with Wilfred Birden and Lawrence Kennedy as guest passengers, across the Bayou Segnette bridge. As they crossed the bridge and descended towards the bottom, they heard a loud noise as something fell onto the front…