Injured Police Officer Gets SEBs Based on Normal Wages Plus Extra-Duty Assignments

A Louisiana appellate court ruled that an injured police officer was entitled to supplemental earnings benefits based on his full-time income and the extra-duty assignments coordinated by the department. Case: Ned v. City of Baton Rouge, No. 2025 CA 0294, 12/19/2025, published. Facts: Larry Ned worked as a police officer with the Baton Rouge Police Department. He suffered disabling injuries as a result of a motor vehicle accident while operating his squad car. The accident occurred after Ned's full-time employment with the BRPD was completed for the day, but before the start of an "...