ODEN v. BAROID DRILLING FLUIDS, INC.

No. 95-CA-0827.

665 So.2d 1300 (1995)

Thomas ODEN v. BAROID DRILLING FLUIDS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Writ Denied March 29, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clement P. Donelon, Donelon & Majoria, Metairie, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Ian A. MacDonald, Perret, Doise, Daigle, Longman, Russo & Zaunbrecher, Lafayette, for Defendant/Appellant.

Before KLEES, BYRNES and LANDRIEU, JJ.


LANDRIEU, Judge.

This case arises from an employment discrimination suit Thomas Oden filed against Baroid Drilling Fluids, Inc. (Baroid). After working for Baroid for seventeen years, Oden's employment was terminated due to Baroid's downsizing. Oden asserts he was selected for termination because of his race. Oden was the only African-American and the only person terminated in his section of thirty-seven employees. He was as educated and qualified, if not more so...

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