The opinion
STATE OF LOUISIANA
COURT OF APPEAL, THIRD CIRCUIT
CA 11-1001 consolidated with CA 11-999, CA 11-1046
VERMILION PARISH SCHOOL BOARD
VERSUS
AMERADA HESS CORPORATION, ET AL.
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APPEAL FROM THE
FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT
PARISH OF VERMILION, NO. 84384-A, 84388-F, 84377-I
HONORABLE JOHN DAMIAN TRAHAN, DISTRICT JUDGE
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BILLY HOWARD EZELL
JUDGE
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Court composed of Oswald A. Decuir, Billy Howard Ezell, and James T. Genovese,
Judges.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Genovese, J., concurs in the result.
Scott R. Bickford
Regina O. Matthews
Lawrence J. Centola
Martzell & Bickford
338 Lafayette St.
New Orleans, LA 70130
(504) 581-9065
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT:
Vermilion Parish School Board
Lawrence Paul Simon, Jr.
Stuart T. Welch
Liskow & Lewis
P. O. Box 52008
Lafayette, LA 70505
(337) 232-7424
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES:
Amerada Hess Corporation, et al.
David L. Landry
1214 Parasol Place
Pensacola, FL 32507
(850) 492-7240
COUNSEL FOR PLAINTIFF/APPELLANT:
Vermilion Parish School Board
Loulan Joseph Pitre, Jr.
Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan
201 St. Charles Ave., Suite 4000
New Orleans, LA 70170-4000
(504) 582-1111
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE:
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas),Inc.
Robert Louis Theriot
Jana L. Grauberger
Liskow & Lewis
1001 Fannin Street, Ste 1800
Houston, TX 77002
(713) 651-2900
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANTS/APPELLEES:
Amerada Hess Corporation, et al.
John E. Heinrich
Pamela Roman Mascari
Kean Miller
P. O. Box 3513
Baton Rouge, LA 70821
(225) 387-0999
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE:
Honeywell International, Inc.
Christopher B. Bailey
Gordon, Arata
P. O. Box 81829
Lafayette, LA 70598-2508
(337) 237-0132
COUNSEL FOR DEFENDANT/APPELLEE:
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas),Inc.
EZELL, Judge.
For the reasons assigned in the companion and consolidated case of Vermilion
Parish School Board v. ConocoPhillips Co, et al, 11-999 (La. App. 3 Cir. __/__/__),
___ So.3d.___, the judgment of the trial court is vacated and reversed. This case is
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings. Costs of this appeal are assessed
equally amongst the Defendants.
REVERSED AND REMANDED.