Brown v. Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development

h GREMILLION, Judge.

The plaintiff, Paula Brown, was injured in a one-car accident on Louisiana Highway 674 near Jeanerette, Louisiana. Following a verdict in favor of the defendant, the State, through the Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), Brown appeals a ruling by the trial court excluding testimony concerning prior accidents at the site of her accident and the trial court’s denial of her Batson motion during jury voir dire. For the following reasons, we vacate the judgment of the trial court and remand the matter for further proceedings.

FACTS

Brown was traveling in a…