FONTENOT v. REDDELL VIDRINE WATER DIST.

No. 00-762.

780 So.2d 1197 (2001)

Michael J. FONTENOT v. REDDELL VIDRINE WATER DISTRICT, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Granted May 11, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Benny Miller, Miller & Miller, Crowley, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellee Michael J. Fontenot.

Sammie Maurice Henry, Egan, Johnson & Stiltner, Baton Rouge, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellants La. Workers' Compensation Corp., Reddell Vidrine Water District.

Court composed of DOUCET, Chief Judge, WOODARD, PETERS, SULLIVAN, and GREMILLION, Judges.


SULLIVAN, Judge.

Louisiana Workers' Compensation Corporation (LWCC) appeals a judgment awarding a total of $6,000.00 in statutory penalties to claimant, Michael J. Fontenot. Because we find the amount of the penalties exceeds that allowed by law, we amend the judgment as follows.

Facts

Mr. Fontenot was injured in the course and scope of his employment with the Reddell Vidrine Water District on October 7, 1997. The Water District's compensation insurer...

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