Munch v. Lafitte Barataria Crown Point Fire Department

KLIEBERT, Chief Judge.

Appellant-employee, John P. Munch, III, appeals the judgment of an administrative hearing officer maintaining an exception of prescription filed by appellee-employer, Lafitte Barataría Crown Point Fire Department, in response to Mr. Munch’s worker’s compensation claim.1 We find that the claim had not prescribed and we therefore reverse and remand for further proceedings.

The record reflects that Mr. Munch was employed as a full-time firefighter with the Lafitte Barataría Crown Point Fire Department. On October 13, 1990, Mr. Munch suffered a heart attack while on duty. He…