RACHAL v. DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE

No. 05-576.

918 So.2d 570 (2005)

Carla RACHAL v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF WILDLIFE & FISHERIES, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

December 30, 2005.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel E. Broussard, Jr., Broussard, Bolton, Halcomb & Vizzier, Alexandria, Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellees: Carla Rachal David McAlpin Leslie McAlpin.

Lewis O. Lauve, Jr., Special Assistant Attorney General, Alexandria, Counsel for Defendants/Appellants: State of Louisiana, Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Kelly Fannin.

Court composed of SYLVIA R. COOKS, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, and JAMES T. GENOVESE, Judges.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

Carla Rachal and David McAlpin, employees of the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF), sued LDWF and Lieutenant Kelly Fannin for defamation. Leslie McAlpin, Mr. McAlpin's wife, sued Defendants for loss of consortium. The trial court awarded judgment in Plaintiffs' favor. LDWF and Lt. Fannin appeal. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court's judgment.

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