Joseph v. Georgia Pacific, LLC

. HIGGINBOTHAM, J.

12This case involves a suit to recover death benefits under the Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Law. The workers’ compensation judge granted summary judgment in favor, of the employer and dismissed the employee’s children's claims based on the intoxication defense set forth in La. R.S. 23:1081.

BACKGROUND

Joseph Leon Boudreaux worked as a warehouseman in thé Georgia Pacific plant in Port Hudson, Louisiana. During the night shift on August 30-31, 2013, Bou-dreaux was working alone as he operated a lift truck and loaded materials onto trailers. Sometime after midnight, Boudreaux…