NIKOLAUS v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE

No. 2009 CA 2090.

40 So.3d 1244 (2010)

Emily NIKOLAUS v. CITY OF BATON ROUGE/PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 11, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jill L. Craft, Crystal G. LaFleur, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Plaintiff/Appellee, Emily Nikolaus.

Randall J. Cashio, Gwendolyn K. Brown, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for Defendant/Appellant, City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge.

Before DOWNING, GAIDRY and McCLENDON, JJ.


DOWNING, J.

The City of Baton Rouge/Parish of East Baton Rouge (City/Parish) appeals a judgment ordering it to pay damages to Emily Nikolaus, the appellee, for damages arising from flooding of her home. For the following reasons, we affirm the trial court's judgment in part and we reverse in part.

PERTINENT FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

Emily Nikolaus bought a home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in August 2005. The home is not located in a FEMA flood...

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