STATE OF LOUISIANA COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT LACEY L. NORMAND NO. 2020 CW 1164

VERSUS

STEPHEN E. GRAYSON, SHERI GRAYSON, U. S. AGENCIES INSURANCE COMPANY AND STATE OCTOBER 29, 2021 OF LOUISIANA, THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND DEVELOPMENT

In Re: State of Louisiana, through the Department of Transportation and Development, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 2005- 14356.

BEFORE: McDONALD, HOLDRIDGE, AND PENZATO, JJ.

WRIT GRANTED. We reverse the judgment of the trial court that denied the motion for summary judgment filed by the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development wherein it sought dismissal from the lawsuit filed against it by the plaintiff, Lacey L. Normand. Normand has failed to demonstrate that she will be able to prevail on at least two essential

elements of her claim against the Department: that any negligence on the part of the Department was a cause - in -fact of Normand' s injuries or that the Department created an

unreasonably dangerous condition that contributed to the accident at issue. Accordingly, we grant the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development' s motion for summary judgment and dismiss all claims against it in this matter made by Lacey L. Normand.

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Holdridge, J., concurs.

COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT

J`LI DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT FOR THE COURT