Louisiana's economy runs on physically demanding, often dangerous work — offshore platforms, refineries and chemical plants, construction sites, shipyards, and ports. When you are hurt on the job, you may have rights well beyond a standard workers' compensation claim.
Workers' Comp and Beyond
Most Louisiana employees injured on the job are entitled to workers' compensation benefits regardless of fault. But workers' comp does not cover everything, and it does not apply to certain maritime and offshore workers. When a third party — a contractor, equipment manufacturer, or property owner — contributed to your injury, you may also have a separate personal injury claim for full damages, including pain and suffering.
Offshore and Maritime Injuries
Workers injured offshore or on vessels are often covered not by state workers' comp but by federal laws like the Jones Act and the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act. These laws can provide significantly greater compensation, but they are complex and have their own deadlines. An attorney experienced in maritime injury law is essential.
Dangerous Louisiana Industries
Common workplace injuries occur in oil and gas extraction, petrochemical processing, construction, shipbuilding, commercial fishing, and trucking. Burns, falls, crush injuries, and exposure injuries are all too frequent.
How Injury Claim Team Helps
Injury Claim Team is not a law firm — we are a free service that connects injured Louisianans with experienced personal injury attorneys who handle workplace injury cases. There is no cost to you to be matched, and the attorneys in our network charge no fee unless they win your case. Call 973-566-5599 or request a free review and a specialist will reach out within the hour.
Frequently Asked Questions
Nothing upfront. Our network attorneys work on a contingency-fee basis — no fee unless they recover compensation for you. Your case review is always free and confidential.
For injuries occurring on or after July 1, 2024, Louisiana's prescriptive period is generally two years; it was one year for earlier injuries. Claims involving government entities may have shorter deadlines, so it is important to act quickly.
Louisiana follows a pure comparative fault rule, so you can still recover compensation even if you were partly responsible — your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault.
Every case is different. Value depends on the severity of your injuries, your medical costs and future care, lost income, the clarity of fault, and available insurance. A free case review is the best way to understand your claim.