In Re Ingram Barge Co.

ORDER

BERRIGAN, District Judge.

Before the Court is the United States’ Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction (Rec.Doc.88). The government contends that claimants have failed to exhaust their administrative remedies as required for this Court to assert jurisdiction under various federal statutes including the Federal Tort Claims Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1346(b)(1), 2671-2680 (“FTCA”). For the following reasons, the motion is GRANTED.

Background:

The allegations in this case arise out of the damage caused by the flooding that ravaged New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. In particular,…