If you do not lock this down now, the pothole gets patched, the dashcam overwrites, witnesses disappear, and the insurer gets to say there is "no proof" the road caused the crash.

Before you know that, most people take a few car photos and move on. That is not enough in a Bossier City pothole case, especially during spring road breakup when surface failures can change in days.

After you know what matters, you save all three categories of proof: the road, the vehicle, and the timeline.

• Photograph and video the pothole itself from multiple angles, with something for scale. Get the lane, nearby intersection, address, skid marks, debris, standing water, and any missing warning signs. If it is on Arthur Ray Teague Parkway, Benton Road, Airline Drive, or a state route, capture road names and mile markers.
• Preserve the vehicle exactly as it sits before repairs if possible: tire damage, bent rim, suspension parts, undercarriage scraping, and interior airbags or warning lights. Save towing and repair invoices.
• Pull the dashcam footage immediately and back it up in two places. Many systems overwrite within days. Also preserve the truck's black-box/EDR data, GPS logs, and inspection records.
• Get the police report number. In Bossier City, that may be the Bossier City Police Department; on state highways, it may involve Louisiana State Police.
• Record witness names, phone numbers, and short written statements the same day.
• Save the employee's phone records only to show they were not distracted at impact.

Before doing this, you are arguing from memory. After doing it, you can show the exact defect, the exact damage, and the exact time.

Also report the road hazard quickly to the right agency. If the pothole was on a city street, notify Bossier City. If it was on a state-maintained road, notify the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development. For injury claims in Louisiana, the general tort deadline is often one year, but the evidence can vanish long before that.