When an exotic pigeon nearly bit off a toddler’s finger in an aviary at the Baton Rouge Zoo in 2022, BREC had no way of knowing the bird was dangerous, because it had never exhibited signs of aggression before, a judge determined on Thursday.
Baton Rouge District Judge Will Jorden listened to arguments from the parks system as well as rebuttals from a plaintiff attorney representing the toddler’s family.
At the end of the hearing inside the 19th Judicial District Courthouse, Jorden sided with BREC and dismissed the family’s lawsuit…