I have ridden motorcycles since I was young, from a Honda Mini Trail 50 to a Harley-Davidson Dyna Glide. That experience is one reason I take Louisiana’s motorcycle rules seriously. A small mistake that would dent a car can put a rider in the hospital. The rules below are the ones riders and passengers…
Marijuana legalization and marijuana-impaired driving are related questions, but they are not the same question. Research can measure changes in crash rates after a law changes. A Louisiana injury claim still has to determine whether a particular driver was impaired, whether that impairment affected the driving and whether it contributed to the collision. That…
Louisiana’s child-restraint law follows a progression from rear-facing seats to harnessed seats, boosters, and finally an adult belt that fits correctly. Age matters, but the child’s size and the manufacturer’s limits matter too. The four restraint stages in Louisiana The current requirements appear in La. R.S. 32:295. If a child fits more than one…