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HUSBANDS v. KIPER

No. 93-1200.

640 So.2d 540 (1994)

Earl L. HUSBANDS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. E.R. KIPER, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

May 4, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jerry Lytel Lavespere, Jr., Alexandria, for Earl L. Husbands.

Skipper Maurice Drost, Sulphur, for E.R. Kiper.

Before YELVERTON and THIBODEAUX, JJ., and CULPEPPER, J. Pro Tem.

YELVERTON, Judge.

Earl Husbands, a truck driver, suffered a stroke on the job and is totally and permanently disabled. He filed a claim for workers' compensation benefits and medical expenses. The hearing officer denied the claim. Husbands appealed. We affirm.

In 1989 the legislature amended La.R.S. 23:1021 of the Workers' Compensation Law, adding Subparagraph (7)(e), as follows:

(e) Heart-related or perivascular injuries. A heart-related...

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