Rodriguez v. City of New Orleans

I MOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.

This is an appeal from the trial court’s judgment denying the City of New Orleans (the City) a pension offset against the workers’ compensation benefits paid to New Orleans Fire Department Captain Donald Rodriguez pursuant to a 1979 judgment in Captain Rodriguez’ favor declaring him totally and permanently disabled as a result of two work-related accidents. In Rodriguez v. City of New Orleans, 384 So.2d 1006, 1010 (La.App. 4 Cir.1980), this Court concluded that under La.R.S. 23:1221, Captain Rodriguez was totally and permanently disabled, amending a lower…