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How the Louisiana Private Works Act Can Help You Get Paid

When you’ve completed work on a construction project, you deserve to get paid. Unfortunately, actually receiving payment in the construction industry can be difficult in the best of times, and clients dragging their feet could put your livelihood in jeopardy. Thankfully, the Louisiana Private Works Act offers a solution to subcontractors, laborers, or other workers ...

The Legal Consequences of “Distracted Driving”

Distracted driving is more prevalent on Louisiana roads than it has ever been. This trend has caused car accidents and insurance premiums to skyrocket. Louisiana currently has the second-highest distracted driving rates. A 2021 study conducted by LSU’s Center for Analytics and Research in Transportation shows that there have been 308,939 total crashes involving distracted ...

Changing the Zoning of a Construction Project in Louisiana

Every single piece of land inside New Orleans is assigned a zone in the city’s Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance. The specific zone a property resides in determines rules on everything from building heights and landscaping to hours of operation and off-street parking availability. Construction projects may run into problems if the proposed building doesn’t meet the ...

What to Do After a Pool Accident in Louisiana

Beating the heat with an afternoon of swimming fun is a treasured New Orleans pastime. Sadly, what should be a pleasant time cooling down while enjoying the company of friends and family can become dangerous in an instant. You may find yourself dealing with extreme medical or even funeral bills after a drowning accident. Making ...

How Building Code Violations Affect a Slip and Fall Case

Every parish or state enacts various regulations for how buildings should be constructed and maintained to keep people safe. When building codes are ignored by a negligent property owner, customers or visitors can sustain serious injuries in an accident like a slip and fall. Knowing which specific local or statewide Louisiana code was violated is ...

Miller Act Claims

What Is Considered a Federal Construction Project? Projects paid for by the federal government—or by a subsidiary of the federal government that acts as the owner—are considered federal projects. Many times, these construction projects are governed by the Miller Act. The Miller Act has its own set of federal legal requirements for claims against the ...

The Importance Of Seeing A Doctor After A Car Accident

After you’ve been in a car crash, it may be difficult to determine your next move once the chaos of the incident is over. If you suffered a serious injury, you were likely whisked away in an ambulance from the scene of the accident, but if you weren’t, should you still see a doctor? The ...

Remedies for Injuries Sustained From a Pothole

Potholes are a plague on the streets of New Orleans that residents are all too familiar with. It is almost impossible to travel the city streets without encountering one of these hazards. Between January 2019 and May 2021, New Orleans citizens submitted almost 6,000 requests for potholes to be serviced. Driving over a pothole can cause ...

Fatigued Drivers Put Everyone on the Road at Risk

You probably think of drinking or drug abuse when hearing the phrase “impaired driving.” The fact of the matter is that drowsy driving is often just as dangerous as getting behind the wheel while under the influence of alcohol. While a breathalyzer administered by police at the scene can easily detect drunk driving, it can ...