BABIN ROAD GONZALES
March 27, 2000
Mr. Harold Marchand
Ascension Parish President
208 East Railroad Av
Gonzales, La. 70737
Re: Notice of unsafe road conditions existing at Babin Road, Gonzales
Sir:
It is my understanding that because of laws signed into effect by the governor, that the state and/or parish must be put on notice before they can be held liable for property damage, injury, or death due to safety discrepancies for a particular road.
That is the intent of this letter. Consider the Parish of Ascension put on notice as to the unsafe conditions existing on Babin Road in Gonzales using the pictures and descriptions attached.
While I point out one particular area of the road, be advised that there are numerous safety hazards the entire length of Babin Road. E.g., lack of painted lines, reflectors, and shoulders to name a few.
Be advised, if there is any property damage, injury, or death after the date of this notice, I will do my utmost to bring this notice to the attention of those involved and their attorneys.
This letter and its attachments have been published to the web site http://inascension.com on the “Our Roads” page.
Chuck Le Mieux
Cc/fax to:
The Ascension Parish Council
Mr. Anthony Falterman Ascension Parish District Attorney
Mr. Ronnie Fairchild Ascension Parish Dept of Public Works
Mr. John (Juba) Diez Louisiana State Representative
Mr. Harry Robert Insurance Agent for Ascension Parish
Ms. Jean Payne of Gallagher Bassett Insurance Services
Mr. Jeff Wiley Ascension Parish Sheriff
The Advocates River Parish Office
The Gonzales Weekly
The Community Mirror
The Ascension Citizen
Ascension Parish TV
Channel Two News
Channel Two – Two On your Side
Channel 9
Channel 33
You can now keep track of the efforts put forth by the parish to remove the safety issues they have been put on notice of. Original pictures of the roads will now have the tag "click here for updates" if and when improvements have been made or follow ups sent. Clicking on this tag will take you to a new page with pictures of the work done, or not done, by the parish. You can then make up your mind whether their effort was satisfactory or not.
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Looking south from west side of road.
No shoulder. |
| Looking south from west side of road
Same as above but from further back to show more of crumbling black
top and drop off. |
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Looking north from east side of road.
90-degree curve with no warning signs.
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| Looking north from east side of road.
Same curve close up showing steep vertical drop off. |
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Looking north from west side of road.
Bridge wider than road. |
| Looking north from east side of road.
Same as above but showing vertical drop off on east side. |
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