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Roundup Lawsuit in Louisiana

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Statute of limitations — Louisiana

Louisiana applies a 1-year prescriptive period (statute of limitations) for personal injury claims under La. Civ. Code art. 3492. The discovery rule applies (contra non valentem doctrine), but Louisiana Roundup claimants must file promptly once they learn of the connection between exposure and NHL.

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Exposure in Louisiana

Louisiana's diverse crop portfolio requires extensive herbicide use. Glyphosate is used in sugarcane ripening, cotton defoliation assistance, soybean weed control, and rice field preparation across the Mississippi Delta and Acadiana regions.

Louisiana's sugarcane, cotton, soybean, and rice operations apply over 10 million pounds of glyphosate annually

Source: USGS Pesticide National Synthesis Project 2019; LSU AgCenter

Bayou and river monitoring in agricultural Louisiana shows consistent detection of glyphosate and AMPA, confirming extensive environmental contamination from farming operations.

Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station research has documented elevated glyphosate residues in Louisiana waterways draining agricultural land

Source: LSU AgCenter; Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality

Medical resources

Clinics & Specialists in Louisiana

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center — Feist-Weiller Cancer Center

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No. Roundup attorneys work on a contingency fee basis, meaning they only get paid if you receive a settlement or verdict. If your case is unsuccessful, you owe nothing. This arrangement ensures that anyone harmed by Roundup can seek legal representation regardless of their financial situation.

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