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HIGGINS v. STATE, THROUGH DOTD

No. 93-CA-0536.

627 So.2d 217 (1993)

Rodney HIGGINS v. The STATE OF LOUISIANA, through the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT and its Mississippi River Bridge Authority.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

November 18, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marcus J. Poulliard, Arthur J. Brewster, Seelig, Cosse', Frischhertz & Poulliard, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

Richard Ieyoub, Atty. Gen., and Campbell E. Wallace, Stephen R. Barry, Sp. Asst. Attys. Gen., Hoffman, Sutterfield, Ensenat & Bankston, New Orleans, for State, through Dept. of Transp. and Development.

Before KLEES and LANDRIEU, JJ., and JOHN A. DIXON, Jr., J. Pro Tem.

JOHN A. DIXON, Jr., Judge Pro Tem.

The issue in this appeal is whether a state employee, injured in the course and scope of his employment on a state-owned ferry, can sue his employer, the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), in state court for his injuries under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and general maritime law.

FACTS:

Plaintiff, Rodney Higgins, was injured...

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