A Louisiana resident is seeking court intervention after claiming that architectural barriers at a local grocery store have prevented him from accessing goods and services on an equal basis due to his disability. The complaint was filed by Marlon Jackson in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana on March 13, 2026, naming Quang Huy Nguyen as the defendant.
According to the filing, Jackson alleges that Nguyen owns the property located at 4701 Baker Blvd., Baker, Louisiana, where Danny’s Grocery operates. Jackson asserts that he is a qualified individual with a disability under both federal and state law due to paraplegia resulting from a T-11 spinal cord injury. He claims this condition substantially impairs major life activities such as walking and standing, requiring him to use a wheelchair for mobility.
The complaint outlines that Jackson resides less than five miles from Danny’s Grocery and has visited the property multiple times, most recently in February 2026. During these visits, Jackson reports encountering several physical barriers which he believes violate Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as well as provisions of the Louisiana Commission on Human Rights (LCHR). The alleged barriers include improperly marked accessible parking spaces lacking required striping and vertical signage, absence of access aisles, a curb ramp placed within a conventional parking space rather than at an appropriate location, and sales counters positioned too high off the floor for wheelchair users. The complaint also notes that other mobility-related ADA barriers may exist pending further inspection.
Jackson claims these conditions have excluded him from programs, services, and activities offered at Danny’s Grocery. He states his intention to return to the property but expresses concern about facing similar obstacles in future visits. The lawsuit contends that removal of these barriers is readily achievable without imposing an undue burden on Nguyen and would allow individuals with mobility disabilities full participation in public accommodations provided at the site.
The legal action cites violations not only of federal ADA regulations but also state law under LCHR statutes. Specifically, Jackson references LA. REV. STAT. ANN. § 51:2247 which prohibits denying individuals with disabilities full enjoyment of goods and services at places of public accommodation based on their disability status. The complaint states: “DEFENDANT discriminated against MR. JACKSON, on the basis of disability…by denying him the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations offered at the Property due to the architectural barriers discussed above.”
Jackson seeks several forms of relief from the court including a declaration that Nguyen’s property is in violation of both ADA and LCHR requirements; an order directing necessary alterations to make the premises accessible; compensatory damages for injuries allegedly sustained due to discriminatory conduct; reasonable attorneys’ fees; costs including expert fees; and any other relief deemed just by the court.
The case was filed by attorney Andrew D. Bizer of Bizer & DeReus LLC in New Orleans on behalf of Marlon Jackson under case number 3:26-cv-00275-RLB-EWD.
Source: 326cv00275_Marlon_Jackson_v_Quang_Huy_Complaint_Middle_District_of_Louisiana.pdf
