Legal Opinion
Clark v. Parish of St. Mary Gravity Drainage District 3
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 27, 2002No. 2001 CA 1835PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
I «WHIPPLE, J.
Plaintiffs appeal from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant, the Department of Transportation and Development (“the DOTD”). For the following reasons, we affirm.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On May 5, 1996, the bodies of two young boys, Javon Clark (age 9) and Ronnie Clark (age 13), were recovered in a drainage canal referred to as “Duck Bayou,” near D & B Seafood on Louisiana Highway 70 (“La.70”) in Morgan City, Louisiana. The two boys were seen fishing on the side of the canal earlier that afternoon. Investigating officers eventually determined that the boys had…
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- Slaughter v. Gravity Drainage District No. 4Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1962
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- Atwell v. City of Baton RougeLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1974
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