Hunter v. Rapides Parish Coliseum Authority

PICKETT, Judge.

11 Terri Hunter sued the Rapides Parish Coliseum Authority (Authority) after the Authority terminated her employment. Ms. Hunter asserted a number of claims against the Authority, including a whistle-blower claim pursuant to La.R.S. 23:967.. The Authority filed a motion for summary judgment, alleging that Ms. Hunter’s whis-tleblower claim should be dismissed because the Authority is not an employer for purposes of the whistleblower statute. Ms. Hunter appealed. For the following reasons, we reverse the dismissal of Ms. Hunter’s whistleblower claim and remand the matter to the…