Fontenot v. Allen Parish Police Jury

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a wrongful death action. The plaintiff, Hazel Fontenot, is the mother of a minor son, Bardlis Cole, who was killed when the automobile in which he was riding ran off the highway at a sharp curve. Plaintiff alleges a legal cause of the accident was the negligence of the defendant, Allen Parish Police Jury, in constructing the road in such a way that the curve was too sharp and in failing to erect warning signs.

The defendant, Allen Parish Police Jury, filed a peremptory exception of no cause of action on the grounds that it is a political subdivision of the State of…