Attorney Reacts to Louisiana’s First Look-Back Law Verdict in Historic Child Sex Abuse Case
Kye Price, Reporter for KLFY News 10 in Lafayette, Louisiana
“On June 25, a jury in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana returned a verdict in the amount of $2.375 million for Lamothe Law Firm client, 68-year-old John Lousteau. The case, Lousteau v. Congregation of Holy Cross Moreau Province, alleges a member of the Congregation of Holy Cross School in New Orleans sexually assaulted Lousteau during a summer camp in the late 1960’s.”
“John Lousteau became the first to be awarded damages after the Louisiana Supreme Court upheld a law allowing survivors to file a lawsuit no matter how long ago the alleged abuse occurred.”
“’Someone like Mr. Lousteau after everything he’s been through and how hard he’s had to fight,’ said [Kristi] Schubert. ‘It was just a wonderful feeling to see him get a good outcome in this case and a fair and just outcome,’ said Schubert.”
“’…I hope that other survivors who are out there know that there are people who, if they’re ready and able to, there are people who want to hear their story and want to help them find justice,’ said Schubert.”
“Under Louisiana Act 386, all adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse will now have an extended window until June 2027 to file civil sex abuse lawsuits under the lookback law.”
