Tatum v. New Orleans Aviation Board

MAX N. TOBIAS, JR., Judge.

^ The plaintiff/appellant, Vernon J. Tatum, Jr., appeals from a judgment in favor of the defendants/appellees, the New Orleans Aviation Board d/b/a the New Orleans International Airport (“NOAB”), New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival and Foundation, Inc. (“NOJHF”), Visual Jazz, Incorporated (“VJI”), and the XYZ Insurance Companies (“XYZ”).1 For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment.

Mr. Tatum, representing himself, filed suit against the defendants for the alleged improper use of an image of his late mother, Ellyna C. Tatum, in a mural on the walls of the…