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BIJEAUX v. STATE, DOTD

No. 97-224.

702 So.2d 1088 (1997)

John J. BIJEAUX, Sr., et ux., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE of Louisiana, DOTD, et al., Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 29, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Steven Gates, Opelousas, for John J. Bijeaux, Sr., et ux.

Julius Willis Grubbs, Jr., New Iberia, for State, Through DOTD, et al.

Jerry Alan Oubre, New Iberia, for Louisiana Farm Bureau Casualty Ins.

Edward O. Taulbee, IV, Lafayette, for D & P Farms, et al.

Before YELVERTON, COOKS and GREMILLION, JJ.

COOKS, Judge.

The issue presented by this appeal is whether the State of Louisiana, Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD), breached its duty to keep the roads and bridges in safe condition. For the following reasons, we affirm the judgment of the trial court that DOTD did not breach its duty in this case.

FACTS

On December 2, 1991, John J. Bijeaux, Sr., was driving home between 6:30 and 7:00 p.m on Louisiana Highway 347 after closing...

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