Cole v. Drainage District No. 9

J^CHEHARDY, Judge.

In this workers’ compensation matter, after trial, the judge found that the claimant suffered a work-related injury. However, the judge also found that because the claimant made willful misrepresentations regarding a prior injury, he forfeited his right to receive workers’ compensation benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm.

On December 17, 1998, the claimant, Wilson Cole, filed a Disputed Claim for Compensation with the Office of Workers’ Compensation against his employer, Drainage District No. 9 of the Parish of Jefferson, alleging injuries to his back as a result…