RAMOGASSE v. LAFITTE WELDING WORKS

No. 93-CA-682.

666 So.2d 1176 (1995)

Ray RAMOGASSE, Jr. v. LAFITTE WELDING WORKS.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fifth Circuit.

December 13, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip A. Costa, Weigand, Levenson & Costa, New Orleans, for Plaintiff/Appellant.

John R. Miller, Metairie, for Defendant/Appellee.

Before KLIEBERT, GOTHARD and CANNELLA, JJ.


GOTHARD, Judge.

Claimant, Ray Ramogasse, Jr., appeals a decision by the Office of Worker's Compensation which denied his request that the defendants, Lafitte Welding Works, Inc., and Aetna Insurance Co., be required to pay for lumbar surgery, and also reduced his compensation benefits by fifty percent for refusing to undergo rehabilitation training. For the following reasons, we affirm.

FACTS

On July 9, 1990, the claimant ("Ramogasse") sustained...

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