After New Orleans restaurant calls cops over teen’s attire, girl’s mom sues for ’emotional distress’ – By Ramon Antonio Vargas (NOLA) / July 6 2021
Restaurant Distillery on St. Charles Avenue over an incident several weeks ago in which managers called police after objecting to a bikini top that her daughter was wearing.
La Shawn Butler alleges that the restaurant intentionally inflicted emotional distress on her and her 17-year-old daughter Sanai Butler by attempting to “weaponize” the New Orleans Police Department simply because one of the establishment’s co-owners didn’t like Sanai’s top.
While the NOPD didn’t make any arrests, La Shawn Butler said the owners embarrassed and discriminated against her daughter, who has since been receiving treatment from a clinical psychologist.
“The conduct of the owners of Lula was extreme, outrageous and intentional,” said the lawsuit, which the Bagneris Law Firm filed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court on July 1. “As such, they are liable for the emotional distress they caused (the Butlers) to suffer.”
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