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Car Accidents in Baton Rouge, LA

In Baton Rouge, car accidents often happen along I-10 and I-12. If you were hurt and it wasn't your fault, we connect you with an experienced car accidents attorney serving Baton Rouge — free, and with no obligation.

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Car Accidents claims in Baton Rouge

Airline Highway and Florida Boulevard are where the daily driving actually happens. Six lanes, a turn lane down the middle, and a curb cut every hundred feet. A driver pulls out across three lanes of moving traffic, and the story afterward is always about the light. You have heard that one. Fault here is divided by percentage, so the insurer's goal is not to deny your claim outright but to move ten or twenty points of blame onto you and pay exactly that much less for it. Say what you saw. Do not guess at speeds or distances that you never measured. A guess ends up in the file looking like a fact.
How fault gets decided can end a car accident case in Baton Rouge before it starts. Louisiana's rule: Pure comparative negligence (civil-law 'delictual' actions). You have 2 years to file. Rear-end, intersection, and highway collisions — the most common case we help with.
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'Prescriptive period' 2 years as of 2024-07-01 (was 1 year — a major recent change). Uses civil-law terminology.

How fault works

Pure comparative negligence (civil-law 'delictual' actions)

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Frequently asked questions

Where do I get a crash report in Baton Rouge?

From whoever worked it. Baton Rouge Police handle crashes inside the city, the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office covers the unincorporated parts of the parish, and Louisiana State Police often takes the interstate wrecks — so read the paperwork from the scene and match the agency name before you start calling anyone. It generally takes a few days.

Which court would hear my injury case in Baton Rouge?

The 19th Judicial District Court, which covers East Baton Rouge Parish. Louisiana calls an injury suit a delictual action, which is civil-law wording for what other states call a tort, and the 19th is where those are filed for crashes inside the parish. Cross into Livingston or Ascension and it's a different district. We're not a law firm and we don't file anything.

What if my crash happened on the I-10 bridge over the Mississippi?

Then the first question is which half of the bridge. The parish line runs along the river, so a crash on the far end can belong to a different parish and a different district court than one on the East Baton Rouge side — and sorting that out is the kind of thing an attorney does before anything gets filed. Where the wreck happened decides it. Not where you live.

How long do I have to file an injury claim in Louisiana?

In Louisiana, the deadline is generally 2 years from the date of the accident. 'Prescriptive period' 2 years as of 2024-07-01 (was 1 year — a major recent change). Uses civil-law terminology. Deadlines are strict — the sooner you act, the more options you have.

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