Hazelton v. Soileau

KNOLL, Judge.

This appeal concerns whether the provisions of LSA-R.S. 23:1034 (A) and (B), which exempt sheriffs’ deputies from the Worker’s Compensation Law with the exception of criminal deputies of the Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office, are unconstitutional.

Harlan Hazelton (hereafter Hazelton), an Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Deputy, appeals the dismissal of his worker’s compensation claim against the State of Louisiana. The trial court vacated a preliminary judgment rendered against the State, granted the State’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, denying Hazelton worker’s compensation…