Louisiana Injuries

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Slipped on ice in Lafayette and already had a bad back? The footage fight starts fast

What the claim process actually looks like in Lafayette when a parking lot ice fall blows up an old back injury and the owner sits on video.

ARTICLE by Alma Hernandez

just got back from Willis-Knighton in Bossier and now my lungs are worse than they looked at first

A Bossier City project manager inhaled toxic fumes on the job, got brushed off at first, then got much sicker later and now needs to know whether Louisiana law treats it as workers' comp, a personal injury case, or both.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

Burned on a Kenner jobsite and the insurer says your treatment was "too much"

A Kenner construction worker with electrical burns can still push a claim even if the insurer is calling the treatment unnecessary and the contractor is using immigration fear to shut him up.

ARTICLE by Rodney Arceneaux

Louisiana Deadlines for Reporting Tool Injuries

If a saw, grinder, drill, nail gun, or other power tool hurt you on the job in Louisiana, the clock starts fast and waiting can wreck the workers' comp claim.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

Kenner driver, Mississippi jobsite, tennis elbow: which filing deadline screws you first?

Repetitive-use injuries get messy fast when you live in Louisiana, got hurt on an out-of-state jobsite, and didn't realize right away that "tennis elbow" was a work claim.

ARTICLE by Alma Hernandez

My wife can't keep fighting this Bossier dog bite denial over an old MRI

A child's facial dog bite claim can lose value fast when treatment stalls, and the insurer will happily use an old MRI and every missed appointment against you.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

permanent impairment

A finding of lasting physical or mental loss can directly change settlement value, eligibility for benefits, and the amount of future wage-loss evidence in a case. It can...

Property owner says "not us," maintenance says "not us," and your Bossier City kid ended up septic

A school sports injury can turn into two separate legal fights in Louisiana: one over the unsafe property, and another over the hospital missing a post-op infection until it spread.

ARTICLE by Janet Boudreaux

impairment rating

Think of a dented car after a crash: it may still run, but not like it did before. An impairment rating works the same way for a human body. It is a medical percentage that...

I kept working after my Kenner hotel fall, did I ruin my case?

Not necessarily. Picture this: you're off Williams Boulevard near Veterans Memorial Boulevard in Kenner during summer travel season, you slip on a wet, uneven hotel walkway,...

Missed Treatment After Bicycle Dooring Injury in Louisiana

A gap in treatment after a motorcycle dooring wreck can wreck claim value fast, especially when the other side is already blaming you and the medical record went quiet.

ARTICLE by Keisha Robinson

Can my husband be fired in Bossier City for filing workers comp?

Form LWC-WC-1008 is the filing used to start a disputed Louisiana workers' compensation claim, and it generally must be filed within one year of the work injury. The worker...

That dog bite claim can die fast in Louisiana - especially if you signed something

A Lafayette dog bite case can get wrecked by delay, bad assumptions about arbitration, and letting the owner shift blame onto you.

ARTICLE by Janet Boudreaux

I waited to treat PTSD after my Monroe work injury, did I ruin it?

$15,000 to $75,000 is a common Louisiana settlement range when PTSD, anxiety, or depression follows a documented physical injury, with stronger cases going higher. So no,...

Houma roofer got burned by exposed wiring and now the contract says arbitration - does that block a real injury case?

A Houma roofer hit with electrical burns on a jobsite may still have claims outside arbitration, depending on who wrote the contract and who actually caused the hazard.

ARTICLE by Derrick Franklin

My child has a spine fracture after a Lafayette pothole crash, who pays later?

In Texas, your own PIP coverage might start paying quickly no matter who caused the wreck. In Louisiana, there is no required PIP system, so the insurance company will often...

activities of daily living

Insurance companies and defense lawyers often point to small, routine tasks - getting dressed, making coffee, driving a short distance, or walking into a store - to argue that...

Supplemental Earnings Benefits

Miss one year from the last workers' comp indemnity payment, and you may lose the right to claim more wage-loss benefits. Wondering what Louisiana pays when your doctor says...

disability rating

The part that trips people up most is that a disability rating is not the same thing as being "disabled" in everyday life. It is usually a medical or legal percentage that...

What evidence proves a Kenner store caused my shelf-collapse head injury?

$50,000 in medical care and home-help costs can turn on whether you got the right proof in the first 48 hours. To prove a Kenner store caused a falling-shelf head injury, you...