Lanclos v. Crown DBL, Inc.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

11 The trial court determined that the Louisiana Oilfield Indemnity Act (LOIA) does not apply to the contract sued on herein. The indemnitor under the indem nity provision of the contract appeals. For the following reasons, we affirm.

Facts

Sabine Storage & Operations, Inc. (Sabine) was awarded a contract to drill a saltwater disposal well. It subcontracted Crown DBL, Inc. (Crown) to perform the work. The well is a disposal site for saltwater that is displaced by leaching or de-watering salt caverns in which natural gas is stored. An employee of one of Crown’s subcontractors was…