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Truck crash claim: what can I do?
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01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Louisiana?
Louisiana's prescriptive period for personal injury claims is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (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. A lawyer can confirm yours.
2 years from date of accident 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.
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). Claims against state entities may require additional procedural steps under the Louisiana Governmental Claims Act.
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 petrochemical industry generates enormous specialized tanker and heavy-haul truck activity along I-10 and the petrochemical corridor between Baton Rouge and New Orleans. Louisiana's prescriptive period (statute of limitations) is 2 years for injuries after July 1, 2024 and 1 year for earlier injuries (La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1). 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).
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How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Truck crash claim: what can I do? overview. This page covers the local information available for Louisiana.
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