19th Judicial District Court — East Baton Rouge Parish
300 St Ferdinand St, Baton Rouge, LA 70801
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Car accident claims: what to do next in Louisiana
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Louisiana?
Louisiana's prescriptive period (not technically a statute of limitations, but functionally identical) for personal injury claims is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (Civil Code Art. 3493.1). The state follows an at-fault insurance system. Louisiana uses modified comparative fault (no recovery at 51% or more fault) for injuries on or after January 1, 2026, and pure comparative fault for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 2323). A lawyer can confirm yours.
2 years from accident date for accidents after July 1, 2024; 1 year for earlier accidents (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out. A lawyer can tell you.
Minimum liability coverage is 15/30/25 — the lowest in the region. Louisiana uses a civil law system (based on French/Spanish law) rather than common law, with distinct procedural rules.
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Louisiana's prescriptive period (statute of limitations) for personal injury is 2 years from the date of the accident for accidents after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier accidents (CC Art. 3493.1). Louisiana is an at-fault state. Louisiana uses modified comparative fault (no recovery at 51% or more fault) for injuries on or after January 1, 2026, and pure comparative fault for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 2323). Whether that time has passed depends on your facts, so don't rule yourself out.
Baton Rouge City Court
233 Saint Ferdinand St, Baton Rouge, LA 70802
Court websiteOrleans Parish Civil District Court
421 Loyola Ave, New Orleans, LA 70112
Court websiteU.S. District Court — Eastern District of Louisiana
500 Poydras St, New Orleans, LA 70130
Court websiteMedical facilities in Louisiana
University Medical Center New Orleans — Level I Trauma Center
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Car accident claims: what to do next overview. This page covers the local information available for Louisiana.
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