Thibodeaux v. Sewerage & Water Board of New Orleans

JjWILLIAM H. BYRNES, III, Chief Judge.

The claimant, Darryl Thibodeaux, appeals a workers’ compensation judgment that found that Thibodeaux had not carried his burden of proof that he suffered from a low back disability due to the work-related accident. We affirm.

On July 8, 1998, Darryl Thibodeaux, an employee of the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (“S & WB”), was a passenger in a S & WB pickup truck that was struck in the rear by another vehicle. The accident occurred while Thibodeaux was working in the course and scope of his employment. An hour after the accident Thibodeaux refused…