Walker v. Acadian Builders of Gonzales, Inc.

J^FOIL, J.

This workers’ compensation case involves two separate claims for death benefits. Cortanna Rene Beecham (first appellant) and Linda Walker (second appellant) appeal from a judgment of the Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation in favor of Acadian Builders of Gonzales, Inc. The workers’ compensation judge, Anthony P. Palermo, denied both appellants’ claims for death benefits, finding that the decedent was not in the course and scope of his employment at the time of his death. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the WCJ.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

The decedent,…