Sharbono v. Steve Lang & Loggers

liAMY, Judge,

dissenting.

I respectfully dissent. In my view, La. R.S. 23:1201.3(A) applies only to compensation benefits and not to penalties and attorney’s fees. However, while a number of cases award interest from date of judicial demand, I do not see any statutory basis for doing so. Nor does it appear that this issue was squarely before the court in any of those cases; so as authority on the question here presented, they are somewhat limited. See Hood v. C.J. Rogers, Inc., 94-1162 (La.App. 3 Cir. 3/8/95), 654 So.2d 371; Stegall v. J & J Exterminating, 94-1279 (La.App. 3 Cir. 3/1/95), 651…