Affected passengers "cannot use their airline tickets through no fault of their own and they are not getting the benefit of their bargain with defendant," the complaint said. Capdeville, a Marrero, Louisiana resident, is seeking damages for passengers on Southwest flights canceled since Dec. 24, and who did not receive refunds or expense reimbursements.
hour, and the northeast gets hit next. senior meteorologist rob marciano leading us off in new orleans, where that tornado hit just a short time ago. reporter: tonight, relentless storms raking the south, taking aim at a major city new orleans. we have a tornado on the ground, i believe i saw near marrero, and over just east of new orleans. reporter: unbelievable, when the bottom of canal street under pa tornado warning. there s been pieces of building materials, roofing materials, a lot of insulation that s been falling out of the sky. new orleans is getting hit by a tornado right now. whoa, look at that. reporter: the confirmed tornado causing damage and knocking out power. in new iberia, a driver this footage. the m.d. call center hit hard. windows blown out. at least five injured. they are rescuing people who are trapped inside of their houses. there is power lines down and live in the area. reporter: south of shreveport