Reed v. 21ST Century Centennial Ins. Co.

Judge Joy Cossich Lobrano

In this motor vehicle accident case, appellants, Crystal Reed and Tanesha Hardy, appeal the June 29, 2018 judgment of the district court granting the exception of improper venue filed by appellees, the State of Louisiana, through its Department of Public Safety and Corrections, and Dinerra Cotton, and dismissing appellants'

*1275lawsuit without prejudice. The district court determined that the only proper venue for this litigation, pursuant to the Prison Litigation Reform Act, La. R.S. 15:1181 et seq. , was East Baton Rouge Parish, where appellants were housed as inmates at…