After a rear-end collision in Louisiana, call 911 so the crash is documented in a police report, photograph both vehicles and the scene before anything is moved, exchange information with the other driver, and get contact information for any witnesses. Then see a doctor the
A divorce in Louisiana costs anywhere from about $300 to more than $30,000 per spouse. The low end is an uncontested filing where both spouses agree on every issue and neither one hires an attorney, so the only expenses are the parish filing deposit and
A Louisiana car accident claim is worth the damages you can prove, reduced by your share of the fault, and limited by the insurance money available to pay it. Louisiana does not cap damages in an ordinary car accident case, so there is no legal
Firm size tells you less about how an injury case will turn out than two other things: who personally handles your file, and whether the firm is prepared to try the case to a jury. Large firms and small firms both come in versions that
A power of attorney lets you choose someone you trust to handle your legal, financial, or medical decisions if you cannot handle them yourself. In Louisiana, this document works differently than it does in the rest of the country, and those differences matter. At Melancon,
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