COURT OF APPEAL SECOND CIRCUIT STATE OF LOUISIANA No. 43,289-WCA June 18, 2008 ARTHUR AMOS PLAINTIFF-APPELLANT v. OUACHITA PARISH POLICE JURY DEFENDANT-APPELLEE Appealed from the Office of Workers' Compensation, District 1-E Parish of Ouachita, Louisiana. Street and Street By: C. Daniel Street Counsel for Appellant, Arthur Amos Hayes, Harkey, Smith & Cascio By: John B. Saye Counsel for Appellees, Ouachita Parish Police Jury and Ouachita Parish Fire Department The opinion of the court was delivered by: Brown, Chief Judge Before BROWN, STEWART, and LOLLEY, JJ. From the rejection of his claim for benefits under the Heart and Lung Act, La. R. S. 33:2581, Arthur Amos, a former fireman in Ouachita Parish, has appealed. Claimant filed a claim seeking workers' compensation benefits from his employer, the Ouachita Parish Police Jury, asserting disability caused by the stroke and "black lung. "Costs assessed to the Ouachita Parish Police Jury in accordance with law.

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