Louisiana Court of Appeal September 25, 1998, No. 97 CA 2944 (Tate v. Gaylord Container)

JaSHORTESS, Judge.

On October 23, 1995, on the premises of Gaylord Chemical Corporation in Bogalusa, a derailed railroad tanker carrying nitrogen tetroxide exploded, emitting a cloud of black and orange smoke. James Edward Tate (plaintiff) was working at the adjacent bag plant owned by Gaylord Container Corporation (Gaylord).