
    Charles THIELS, et al. v. STATE of Louisiana, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION & DEVELOPMENT.
    Nos. 03-775.
    Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
    Dec. 10, 2003.
    Kenneth Pitre, Pitre Law Office, Eunice, LA, for Appellant, Deborah Banks.
    Henry Gregory Walker, Jr., Walker, Passman & Michiels, Alexandria, LA, for Plaintiffs/Appellees, Charles Thiels, Ralph Thiels, Harvey Thiels, Darrell Thiels, and Janel Thiels Gains.
    James Berry Reichman, Reiehman & Armour, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co.
    Monique Freeman Rauls, Assistant Attorney General, Alexandria, LA, for Defendant/Appellee, State of Louisiana, Through DOTD.
    
      Shannon James Gremillion, Briney & Foret, Lafayette, LA, for Defendants/Ap-pellees, American International South Insurance Company and Michael S. Thibo-deaux.
    Court composed of ULYSSES GENE THIBODEAUX, OSWALD A. DECUIR, and JIMMIE C. PETERS, Judges.
   THIBODEAUX, Judge.

For the reasons discussed in the consolidated case of Charles Thiels, et al. v. American International South Insurance Co., et al., 03-774 (La.App. 3 Cir. 12/10/03), 861 So.2d 757, 2003 WL 22909165, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed. Costs of the appeal are assessed to Deborah D. Banks.

AFFIRMED.  