BATON ROUGE - Ruth and Brandon Braud, on behalf of their minor child A.B., filed a federal complaint on August 17 in the Middle District of Louisiana against Great Escapes Pelahatchie, LP d/b/a Jellystone Park Yogi on the Lake Pelahatchie for negligence.
According to the complaint, A.B. and her family went to Jellystone Park in Pelahatchie from July 29 through August 1, 2021. The next day, A.B. developed a fever, which lasted for two days, and then developed diarrhea.
A.B.’s parents saw blood in her stool and immediately sought medical care, the suit says. A stool sample taken from A.B. tested positive for E. coli, and A.B. continues to recover from her illness, the suit says.
The Brauds seek general, special, incidental, and consequential damages, attorney's fees and cost of suit. The Brauds are represented by J.R. Whaley.
U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana case number 3:21-cv-00470-JWD-EWD