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Louisiana emotional-distress law depends on whose injury you claim. Learn the rules for your own injury, claims without physical harm, and bystanders.

A vocational counselor found you a job after a work injury. Learn how Louisiana evaluates restrictions, wages, suitable work, and disputed benefits.

A 37-year-old Downsville man died after his 2013 Ford F-150 left Mosleys Bluff Road and struck a tree in Union Parish on September 16, 2026. Louisiana State Police said the crash happened shortly before 10 p.m. near Johnny Chevallier Road. The driver’s name was not included in the release. Troop F’s preliminary investigation says…

A 28-year-old Leesville man died after the Honda Foreman he was operating left Belton Loop, struck several trees and overturned in Vernon Parish on September 19, 2026. Louisiana State Police Troop E responded at approximately 9:11 a.m. Its preliminary investigation says the Honda was traveling south when it left the roadway, and the rollover…

Tommy Gowan, 74, of Texas, was driving in a single-vehicle crash near Buncombe Road and Simpson Road in Caddo Parish on September 21, 2026. He was transported to Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport and died later that evening. Correction retained from September 24, 2026: An earlier version of this article said the available reporting did…

James Berthelot, 69, of Plaquemine, died after a 2024 Chevrolet Silverado struck him while he was retrieving mail along Louisiana Highway 75 in Iberville Parish on September 21, 2026. WBRZ reported his identity on September 23, citing the Iberville Parish Coroner’s Office, and placed the collision near the Bayou Pigeon Library. The Louisiana State…

A 28-year-old St. Francisville motorcyclist died after the driver of a Chevrolet Tahoe attempted a U-turn across his lane on U.S. 61 near West Feliciana Parkway on September 21, 2026. Louisiana State Police Troop A began investigating shortly before 6:30 p.m. The agency said the 2002 Tahoe was traveling north in the right lane…

Louisiana’s balloon-release rule took effect August 1, 2026. Act 196 added intentional balloon releases to the state’s intentional-littering provisions, subject to specific exceptions. It also addresses an organizer whose event includes a planned release of twelve or more balloons. The Legislature’s bill history confirms the effective date. The twelve-balloon threshold concerns organizers The act…

Louisiana generally protects a licensed bar and its employees from a claim based on serving alcohol to a customer of lawful purchase age who later causes an injury off the premises because of intoxication. That can prevent a claim against the bar even when its receipts and video are important evidence against the driver….

Michael Ledet, 43, of Gray, died after a 2020 Nissan Pathfinder struck him on Louisiana Highway 3040 near Westside Boulevard in Houma shortly before 4 a.m. on September 20, 2026. The Louisiana State Police release says the Pathfinder was traveling south in the left lane and Ledet was also walking south in that lane….

Robin Taylor, 48, was arrested on September 23, 2026, on allegations of hit-and-run driving and obstruction of justice in connection with the July 11 death of Travis Barconey on Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge. WBRZ reported the arrest after previously publishing details from the Baton Rouge Police Department investigation and warrant. The charges are…

A hospital’s charge and the amount recoverable in an injury case can be different. For claims governed by Louisiana’s 2026 medical-expense rule, a contracted provider’s bill paid by health insurance or Medicare generally produces a claim for the amount paid plus the patient’s applicable cost sharing. The former addition of 40 percent of the…

An old refrigerator can trap a child if its door closes and cannot be opened from inside. Louisiana’s R.S. 14:324 addresses abandoned, unattended or discarded containers left outdoors where children can reach them. The statute’s removal requirement refers to the lock or the door in its snap-lock provision; its broader prohibition also covers airtight…

Louisiana Act 932 changes the defenses available to an insurer facing certain bodily-injury bad-faith claims. Its most difficult provision combines the absence of a settlement offer with an insurer having time to respond. The official digest describes that condition differently from the enacted text. That difference matters when deciding how to make an offer…

After a car accident in Ruston, start with medical help and a safe place to wait for responders. Once the immediate danger has passed, get the investigating agency’s name, preserve the original photographs and recordings, and notify your insurer. Those steps give you a usable record when questions about repairs, injuries, and fault arrive….