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Congratulations to Rowlie John Flores, the winner of Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers’ 2022 Maritime Workers Scholarship. The law firm believes in investing in future talent and awards the $2,500 scholarship to a deserving student who plans to study a maritime-related career. Flores, a recent graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., will attend Tulane University …
Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers is proud to announce the winner of the 2022 Cancer Scholarship: Maximiliano Castillo! When reviewing our applications, Castillo’s policy brief on carcinogens, developing various types of cancers, and increasing policy regulations stood out. Our firm is proud to support college students who want to further their education. Our goal is to …
Maritime trade is one of the most essential elements of a healthy world economy, and protection of its workers is one reason that Laborde Earles established our Maritime Workers Scholarship. This year, the $2,500 award goes to Cynthia Olowu, who often goes by her Yoruba name Tenilola. Born and raised in Nigeria, Olowu’s first interaction …
Class-action lawsuits allow negligence victims who suffered similar injuries due to the same party’s actions to team up and take legal action together. These cases often help victims to hold companies accountable when they could not do so on their own. In some instances, class members are identified only after the settlement or court award …
Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers helped our client, a victim of multiple related personal injuries, get a $3.8 million award. After interest and costs, the amount will be close to $4.8 million to help with his ongoing care. On September 13, 2017, our client sat in his wheelchair in a medical van in Ville Platte, Louisiana. …
For Immediate Release The National Trial Lawyers is pleased to announce that Derrick “Digger” Earles of Laborde Earles Law Firm in Lafayette has been selected for inclusion into its Top 100 Civil Plaintiff Trial Lawyers in Louisiana, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their superior skills and qualifications in the …
For Immediate Release The National Trial Lawyers: Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers Association is pleased to announce that Derrick “Digger” Earles, of Laborde Earles Law Firm, in Lafayette has been selected for inclusion into its Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers Association, an honor given to only a select group of lawyers for their achievements in …
Since March 16, 2020, restaurants, bars, casinos, and movie theaters in Louisiana have been nearly 100 percent shuttered. After March 23, 2020, all non-essential business in Louisiana have been closed to the public. While the country fights the pandemic, it is the businesses and their employees who are suffering financially. Business owners have likely already …
Digger Earles and David Laborde are now featured in the publication that highlights outstanding lawyers LAFAYETTE, LA, FEBRUARY 10, 2020 — Two attorneys representing Laborde Earles Injury Lawyers are now featured in the renowned publication Super Lawyers, further solidifying the firm as outstanding in its field. David Laborde and Digger Earles were each selected for …
Does the speed limit on the Atchafalaya Bridge need to be reduced to increase safety? That’s what state officials are debating, but no decision has been reached yet. The Advocate talked about this matter. The debate was sparked about the issue back in August when an accident on the bridge killed one person, injured five …
The Atchafalaya Basin Bridge is one of the longest bridges in the U.S. It’s also one of the most dangerous. It is a narrow bridge with no shoulder that lasts over 18 miles. Accidents are common on the bridge because of the lack of clearance. Also, since there are only a few places where you …
We’ve been writing the past few weeks about the construction projects on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. One big one has finished up ahead of schedule. WAFB reported on the successful repairs. I-10 West on the bridge has had lanes closed near Whiskey Bay to resurface the road after a truck fire last year caused damage …
When people get angry on the road, they can do unpredictable and dangerous things. Police say that road rage may have been a factor in a crash that killed a pregnant woman and her unborn child. WDSU reports. A New Orleans woman was driving through the town of Kenner on West Esplanade Avenue near Lake …
It’s rare for a day to pass where I-10 is accident-free. It’s one of the major thoroughfares of the area, and that means traffic and accidents. Just listen to any daily traffic report and you’re likely to hear of an accident on this road in Louisiana. Here is a sample from a few days ago …
Anytime there is an accident on I-10 near the Atchafalaya bridge, you can expect that traffic delays will follow. Access to the bridge and the surrounding access points is limited despite efforts at expansion. An example from last year demonstrates this, as reported by The Advocate. An 18-wheeler overturned its load and slowed down traffic …
There have been a number of projects planned to improve safety and reduce congestion around I-10 near the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. A final widening phase to expand the interstate between Lafayette and the bridge is expected to start this year. The Advocate reports. The plan is to increase the number of lanes to six between …
As one of the longest bridges in the United States, the Atchafalaya Floodway Basin Bridge requires a lot of maintenance. This causes delays and increased accidents, but in theory, the improvements should improve safety afterward. For some time now, the entry points to the bridge have been under construction for expansion projects. Last month, the …
Crashes that damage guard rails don’t just cause delays during the crash. Road repairs also have to be made. Guard rails are a safety feature that keeps cars from flying off the road into dangerous locations or off bridges. This means that when a crash happens on a major bridge like the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge, …
Whenever an accident occurs on I-10 in Louisiana, the chance for traffic backing up and causing more problems is high. Thanks to all the waterways the road has to cross, there isn’t a lot of room to go onto the shoulder, if there even is one at all. This makes little room for errors. That’s …
Louisiana is one of the swampiest areas in the United States because it has the mouth of the Mississippi River. I-10 has a lot of bridges that go over these swamps and spillways. When drivers and riders have accidents on these bridges, the fall is long and death is common. WWLTV reported on an accident …
MyArkLaMiss.com reported on the recent lane closures on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge and why they are happening in the first place. In August of 2019, four tractor-trailers were involved in an accident near Whiskey Bay on the bridge. One of the trucks caught fire and one of them was carrying lumber. Workers removed the lumber …
This past weekend, the first of several lane closures started to make repairs on the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge. As expected, the traffic backed up terribly all weekend. According to KATC, the traffic went back for 10 miles. The closures are happening on the westbound side of the bridge between Henderson and Whiskey Bay. There will …
As our population grows, the roads need to be expanded to keep up with the increased traffic. When roads are too small, accidents can go up due to the crowding. It also makes traffic much slower. Road expansion is great when it’s done, but during construction it can cause a lot of problems. An I-10 …
A bridge as long as the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge needs regular maintenance. This means that the DOTD has to shut down parts of the bridge to do this. This may cause headaches for the daily commute, but they’re essential for the safety of the drivers. GoTechDaily.com reported on a planned rehabilitation project for the bridge …
If you’ve been anywhere near I-10 near the basin bridge the past few years, you know it’s been full of construction workers. Construction Equipment Guide went into some of the details on the last phase of the I-10 widening project in Lafayette and St. Martin’s parishes. The Louisiana Department of Transportation expects that over 100,000 …
