Legal Opinion
Bossier Parish School Board v. LeBlanc
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided September 22, 2010No. 45,632-CAPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPeatross, J.
1 ,This is an appeal from a judgment sustaining an exception of peremption/pre-scription and dismissing the claims of Bossier Parish School Board (“BPSB”) against Cochran Construction Company, Inc. (“Cochran”) for damages arising out of the construction of the roof on Haughton Middle School. The trial court found that the five-year peremptive period embodied in the Louisiana Public Works Act, La. R.S. 38:2189, was applicable to the claims of BPSB and that the claims were perempt-*357ed. BPSB appeals. For the reasons stated herein, we affirm.
FACTS
On July 3, 1998, BPSB contracted with general…
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