CHERAMIE v. J. WAYNE PLAISANCE, INC.

No. 91 C 1779.

595 So.2d 619 (1992)

Eldon CHERAMIE v. J. WAYNE PLAISANCE, INC. and T. Baker Smith & Son, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 2, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Osborne, Christopher Gobert, Osborne, McComiskey & Gobert, New Orleans, for applicant.

Robert L. Picou, Jr., Maginnis & Picou, Kenneth Blake Givens, Houma, for respondent.

Nathalie M. Walker, Professor Oliver A. Houck, New Orleans, for amicus curiae, Louisiana Wildlife Federation.


WATSON, Justice.

The issue is whether the employer of plaintiff Cheramie violated the Louisiana Environmental Quality Act in discharging Cheramie.

FACTS

Defendants, J. Wayne Plaisance, Inc. and T. Baker Smith & Son, Inc., entered a contractual Joint Venture on the Isles Dernieres Stabilization Project for the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD). The Isles Dernieres barrier island system consists of three uninhabited...

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