Louisiana Court of Appeal April 8, 1998, Nos. 97-CA-1339 to 97-CA-1341 (DeSalvo v. Orleans Parish School Board)

hLANDRIEU, Judge.

The Orleans Parish School Board appeals a judgment for $841,579.83 (which includes $261,132.14 in attorney’s fees) rendered against it by the trial judge in favor of plaintiffs Graeio DeSalvo, Gary Breaux, and Thomas Patterson, and their spouses, based solely on La.Rev.Stat. 22:657, the penalty provision in Louisiana’s Insurance Code.