Louisiana Court of Appeal September 21, 2016, No. 2016-CA-0148 (West v. Sewerage & Water Board)

JAMES F. McKAY III, CHIEF JUDGE

_JjOn August 15, 2012, Kerry West was injured in a motor vehicle accident while he was in the course and scope of his employment with the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans (S&WB).1 At the time of the accident, Mr. West was a classified employee with twenty-five (25) years on the job and he was in the Deferred Retirement Option Program (DROP).