Attorneys for hospice patient hold news conference on lawsuit against nursing home owner, LDH

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Attorneys representing a hospice patient, who was among more than 850 nursing homes patients evacuated to a warehouse in Tangipahoa Parish before Hurricane Ida announced they are filing a lawsuit against the nursing home’s owner and the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH).

Seven patients died after being evacuated to the warehouse, officials say.

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Attorneys with Haley & Associates, the Unglesby Law Firm, and Dedrick A. Moore are representing the patient.

WAFB asked LDH for a comment on the lawsuit. A representative responded with the following statement.

“We have not been made aware nor have we been served with a lawsuit which purports to make the state a defendant on this issue.”

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