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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 42
BY REPRESENTATIVE GARY SMITH
APPROPRIATIONS/JUDGMENT: Appropriates funds for payment of judgment against
DOTD in "Gloria Hotard, et al v. Frank Bedell, et al" consolidated with "Leila Marie
Tassin, et al v. Frank Bedell, et al"
AN ACT1
To appropriate funds out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2011-2
2012 to be used to pay the judgment in the suit entitled "Gloria Hotard, Judy3
LaFontaine and Joseph Oubre, Sr., individually and on behalf of their Estate of her4
mother, Bellie Elfer v. Frank Bedell, Custom Bus Charters, Inc. represented by its5
President, Donna BeGovich, and their insurance company, Reliance Insurance6
Company, Casino Magic Corporation and the insurers of Custom Bus Charters, Inc.7
and Magic Corporation" consolidated with "Leila Marie Tassin, Wife of/and Irving8
C. Tassin, Jr. v. Frank Bedell, Custom Bus Charters, Inc. represented by its9
President, Donna BeGovich, Casino Magic and the Insurers of Frank Bedell, Custom10
Bus Charters, Inc. and Casino Magic"; to provide for interest; to provide for court11
costs; and to provide for related matters.12
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:13
Section 1. The sum of Three Hundred Seventy-Six Thousand Six Hundred Ninety14
and 36/100 ($376,690.36) Dollars, to be apportioned as follows: One Hundred Twenty-Five15
Thousand and No/100 ($125,000.00) Dollars each to Joseph Oubre, Sr., Gloria Oubre16
Hotard, and Judy Oubre LaFontaine; and One Thousand Six Hundred Ninety and 36/10017
($1,690.36) Dollars to plaintiffs; plus legal interest from July 21, 1999 until paid, plus court18
costs in the amount of Four Hundred Forty and 25/100 ($440.25) Dollars, is hereby19
appropriated out of the General Fund of the state of Louisiana for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 to20 HLS 11RS-210 ORIGINAL
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be used to pay the judgment in the suit entitled "Gloria Hotard, Judy LaFontaine and Joseph1
Oubre, Sr., individually and on behalf of their Estate of her mother, Bellie Elfer v. Frank2
Bedell, Custom Bus Charters, Inc. represented by its President, Donna BeGovich, and their3
insurance company, Reliance Insurance Company, Casino Magic Corporation and the4
insurers of Custom Bus Charters, Inc. and Magic Corporation" consolidated with "Leila5
Marie Tassin, Wife of/and Irving C. Tassin, Jr. v. Frank Bedell, Custom Bus Charters, Inc.6
represented by its President, Donna BeGovich, Casino Magic and the Insurers of Frank7
Bedell, Custom Bus Charters, Inc. and Casino Magic", bearing Numbers 1999-08086,8
Division K, Section 14, and 1999-07665, Division B, Section 15, respectively, on the docket9
of the Civil District Court, parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana.10
Section 2. The judgment provided for in Section 1 hereof shall be deemed to have11
been paid on the effective date of this Act and legal interest shall cease to run as of that date.12
Section 3. This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2011; if vetoed by the governor13
and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become effective on July 1,14
2011, or on the day following such approval by the legislature, whichever is later. 15
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
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Appropriates from the state general fund for FY 2011-2012 the sum of $376,690.36, plus
interest and costs, to pay the judgment in "Gloria Hotard, et al v. Frank Bedell, et al" c/w
"Leila Marie Tassin, et al v. Frank Bedell, et al", bearing Nos. 1999-08086, Div. K, Sec. 14,
and 1999-07665, Div. B, Sec. 15, respectively, on the docket of the Civil District Court,
parish of Orleans.
Effective July 1, 2011.