IRG News & Views

Louisiana Legislature Post-pones Decrease in Second Injury Fund

The Louisiana legislature recently enacted changes to the Second Injury Fund statute. The prior statute stated that the thresholds from July 1, 2004 through July 1, 2007 would be $25,000 medical and 130 weeks indemnity. At the end of this period, thresholds were scheduled to decrease to $5,000 medical and 104 weeks indemnity. However, the legislature recently postponed the decrease for two more years, leaving the current thresholds in place for dates of injury between July 1, 2004 and July 1, 2009.