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ORGERON v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 89-C-1455.

561 So.2d 38 (1990)

Chester J. ORGERON, Jr. and his wife, Connie E. Lynn Camus Orgeron v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

Rehearing Denied March 8, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Owen J. Bradley, Michael R. Guidry, Law Offices of Owen J. Bradley, Frederick W. Swaim, Loyola Law School, New Orleans, for applicant.

Patrick H. Patrick, Edward J. Koehl, Jr., Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for respondent.

WATSON, Justice.

In this claim for damages under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA), the threshold issue is whether the work barges on which plaintiff was injured qualify as vessels under the Act.1

FACTS

On September 9, 1983, plaintiff, Chester J. Orgeron, Jr., was employed in ship repair at Avondale's Quick Repair Yard which is located on a slip fronting the Harvey Canal. The slip is dredged to...

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