Barber v. Louisiana Workforce Commission

[ i Defendants, the Louisiana Workforce Commission, the Louisiana Office of Workers’ Compensation, and numerous state officers (collectively referred to hereinafter as “State”), invoke the appellate jurisdiction of this court pursuant to La. Const, art. V, § 5(D), on the ground that the district court declared certain provisions of the medical treatment schedule contained in the Workers Compensation Act to be unconstitutional.

Pretermitting the merits, we find the appeal is not properly before this court. Article V, § 5(D) vests appellate jurisdiction in this court in cases in which “a law or…