Record $76M awarded to Bunkie man paralyzed in crash

ALEXANDRIA, La. (KALB) – A civil jury in Rapides Parish awarded plaintiffs more than $76 million on September 23, in a case stemming from a 2021 vehicle crash in Montgomery, Alabama.

Officials at the Rapides Parish Courthouse declared Wednesday’s verdict the largest-ever for a single plaintiff in the history of Rapides Parish.

Court documents show that a Bunkie man was in the back seat of a 2015 Nissan Infiniti that was involved in a roll-over crash in November 2021. His injuries included severe brain and spinal damage that resulted in quadriplegia…

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