Louisiana · Personal Injury
The Louisiana Personal Injury Guide
Understand Louisiana's unique injury claim deadlines, new fault rules, the civil law system, and the step-by-step process for a delictual action.
2026-2027 Edition · Cited to Louisiana law · Plain language
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Cited to the statute · Legal information, not legal advice
Louisiana injury claims, explained under the new rules
Delictual actions, the two-year prescription period, the 51% fault bar, damages, damage caps, and jury thresholds.
ABOUT THIS BOOK
After an injury in Louisiana, the rules that govern a claim come from the Civil Code, and several of them changed recently.
The Louisiana Personal Injury Guide explains the delictual action under Civil Code Article 2315 and the civil law terms used in a Louisiana injury lawsuit. It explains liberative prescription: two years for injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2024 (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1), and the older one-year period for earlier injuries. It explains the shift from pure comparative fault to a modified system for events on or after January 1, 2026, under which a person 51% or more at fault recovers nothing (La. Civ. Code art. 2323).
The guide explains special and general damages, the $500,000 general damages cap in claims against the state and its political subdivisions, the medical malpractice cap, the $10,000 jury trial threshold (La. C.C.P. art. 1732), solidary liability, uninsured motorist coverage, wrongful death and survival actions, and the petition for damages.
• Step-by-step procedures for the injured person
• A separate path for defendants and insurers
• Common defenses, policy limits demands, and settlement
• Checklists, comparison tables, a glossary, and sample documents
For anyone involved in an injury claim in Louisiana. Legal information, not legal advice.
WHAT’S INSIDE
- The Core Statutory Framework: Fault, Deadlines, and Damages
- Who It Applies To: Identifying Parties in a Delictual Action
- Key Definitions and Financial Thresholds
- Exceptions and Defenses
- Rights of Defendant or Insurer
- Remedies, Penalties, and Damages
- Step-by-step procedures from each side, with deadlines at a glance
- 22 real-world questions and answers
- Statute index, key court decisions and official forms
- Toolkit: checklists, comparison tables, glossary and common mistakes to avoid
WHY READERS TRUST THIS GUIDE
Plain language. Cited to the statute. Dated so you know it is current.
Every rule is cited to Louisiana law so you can verify it.
Cited, so you can check it
Every rule names the section of Louisiana law it comes from, so you can read the source yourself.
Plain language, no filler
Written to be read start to finish by someone with no legal training, with worked examples.
Dated and updated
Each guide carries a law-current date and new editions ship when the law changes.
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QUESTIONS BEFORE YOU BUY
Louisiana personal injury claim: what to know before you order.
Straight answers about what the guide is, what it covers and how it reaches you.
How long is the deadline to file an injury lawsuit in Louisiana?
For injuries sustained on or after July 1, 2024, the liberative prescription period is two years (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Earlier injuries fall under the prior one-year rule. The guide explains how each applies.
Can a person who was partly at fault still recover in Louisiana?
For events on or after January 1, 2026, a person found 51% or more at fault recovers nothing, and a person 50% or less at fault has the recovery reduced by that percentage (La. Civ. Code art. 2323).
Is this legal advice?
No. It is legal information in plain language, cited to the law, so you understand your options and know what to ask. Reading it creates no attorney-client relationship.
Is it written for Louisiana?
Yes. This guide is written for Louisiana law and cites the Louisiana statutes and rules it relies on. If your case is in another state, choose that state's edition.
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