For the reasons discussed in the consolidated case of Hawkins v. City of Jennings, 97-1291 (La.App. 3 Cir. 3/6/98), 709 So.2d 292, the judgment of the trial court is affirmed in part, reversed in part. Costs of this appeal are assigned fifty percent to the plaintiff and fifty percent to the defendants in the above-cited consolidated opinion.
*297AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART.