Townsend v. Jefferson Parish School Board

MARION F. EDWARDS, Judge.

12Tammy A. Townsend, plaintiff/appellee (“Mrs.Townsend”), a bus driver who worked for the Jefferson Parish School Board, defendant/appellant (“Board”), was injured on December 4, 2007, while in the course and scope of her employment. In March 2009, she filed a Disputed Claim for Compensation, alleging that the rate of compensation was incorrect. She also asked for penalties and attorney’s fees.

At trial, the parties stipulated that Mrs. Townsend was injured in the course and scope of her employment with the Board and that, since the accident, she has been temporarily…