Dunn v. Tunica-Biloxi Indians

Full title: THURMAN WILLIAM DUNN, ET AL. v. TUNICA-BILOXI INDIANS D/B/A PARAGON CASINO…

Court: Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit

Date published: Mar 24, 2004

873 So. 2d 14 (La. Ct. App. 2004)

Opinion

No. 02-920 c/w 02-919 and 02-921

May 28, 2003. Order Affirming on Rehearing March 24, 2004.

APPEAL FROM THE TWELFTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT, PARISH OF AVOYELLES, NO. 2002-2906, HONORABLE WILLIAM BENNETT, DISTRICT JUDGE

Jerold Edward Knoll Jerold Edward Knoll, Jr. The Knoll Law Firm Post Office Box 426 Marksville, Louisiana 71351 (318) 253-6200 Counsel for Plaintiffs/Appellants: Lydia A. Bonnette, et al. William B. Baggett Wells Talbot Watson Bagget, McCall, Burgess Watson Post Office Drawer 7820 Lake Charles, Louisiana 70606-7820 (337) 478-8888 Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellants: Lydia A. Bonnette, et al. Shelly D. Dick Forrester, Jordan Dick 7809 Jefferson Highway, Suite G Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 (225) 928-5400 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Tunica-Biloxi Indians d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort R. Joshua Koch, Jr. Spyridon, Koch Palermo 3838 North Causeway, Suite 3010 Metairie, Louisiana 70002 (504) 830-7800 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Tunica-Biloxi Indians d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort James H. Gibson Allen Gooch Post Office Box 3768 Lafayette, Louisiana 70502-3768 (337) 291-1000 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: New Horizon Kids Quest, Inc. George D. Ernest, III Hurlburt, Privat Monrose Post Office Drawer 4407 Lafayette, Louisiana 70502-4407 (337) 237-0261 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Berg, Inc. Patrick J. Hanna Kay Karré Gautreaux Rabalais, Hanna Hebert 701 Robley Drive, Suite 210 Lafayette, Louisiana 70503 (337) 981-0309 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Tunica Biloxi Construction Company Bonita K. Preuett-Armour Armour Law Firm Post Office Box 710 Alexandria, Louisiana 71309 (318) 442-6611 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Glen Moreau d/b/a G. W. Moreau Metal Buildings, Inc. Steven C. Judice Keogh, Cox Wilson Post Office Box 1151 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70821 (225) 383-3796 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Larry Stockwell Heating Air Conditioning, Inc. Richard D. Chappuis, Jr. Voorhies Labbe Post Office Box 3527 Lafayette, Louisiana 70502 (337) 232-9700 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: Kirby M. Pecot d/b/a Pecot Company Architects Albert Dale Clary Attorney at Law 4041 Essen Lane, Suite 500 Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70809 (225) 922-5110 Counsel for Defendant/Appellee: M E Consulting, Inc.

Court composed of Ulysses Gene Thibodeaux, Michael G. Sullivan, and Billy H. Ezell, Judges.

ON REHEARING

Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge, MARC T. AMY, MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH A. PICKETT, and BILLY H. EZELL, Judges.

SULLIVAN, Judge.

For the reasons expressed in Bonnette v. Tunica-Biloxi Indians d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort, 02-919 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/28/03), 873 So.2d 1, 2003 WL 21229282, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are assessed to Plaintiffs-Appellants.

AFFIRMED.

THIBODEAUX, J., concurs in part and dissents in part with written reasons.

MICHAEL G. SULLIVAN, Judge.

For the reasons expressed in Bonnette v. Tunica-Biloxi Indians d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort, 02-919 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/28/03), 873 So.2d 1, 2003 WL 21229282, on rehearing, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Costs of this appeal are assessed to Plaintiffs/Appellants.

AFFIRMED.

THIBODEAUX, C.J., concurs in part and dissents in part for the reasons assigned in Bonnette v. Tunica-Biloxi Indians d/b/a Paragon Casino Resort, 02-919 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/28/03), 873 So.2d 1, 2003 WL 21229282.