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Accident help in New Iberia, LA

In New Iberia, most traffic — and most collisions — happens along US-90 and LA-14, the main routes tying this Acadiana town to Lafayette and the coast. Iberia Parish injury cases move through the 16th Judicial District Court, under Louisiana's two-year prescriptive deadline. If you were injured, we can connect you with an independent, licensed Louisiana attorney who practices in the New Iberia area.

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Accidents in and around New Iberia

US-90 runs along the edge of New Iberia, and LA-14 crosses it. For a few months every fall those roads carry cane trucks, and grinding season changes how a highway behaves — loaded trailers pulling out slow, cane on the pavement, dust, and somebody deciding to pass on a two-lane. Bayou Teche runs through downtown. West of town, the Port of Iberia keeps heavy oilfield traffic moving year-round. A crash in Iberia Parish goes to the 16th Judicial District Court, which also covers St. Martin and St. Mary. Louisiana generally gives you two years to file, as of July 1, 2024. Before that, one year. The date of your wreck decides which number is yours.
County
Iberia Parish
Major corridors
US-90 · LA-14
Local courts
16th Judicial District Court (Iberia Parish)
Areas we cover in New Iberia

Coteau · Loreauville · Jeanerette · Delcambre

Your deadline

2 years

'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)

Accident types we help with in New Iberia

Car AccidentsTruck AccidentsMotorcycle Accidents

Nearby cities we serve

New Orleans
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Baton Rouge
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Shreveport
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Frequently asked questions

Where do I get a crash report in New Iberia?

New Iberia Police work crashes inside the city, the Iberia Parish Sheriff's Office covers the rest of the parish, and Louisiana State Police often handles US-90. Out on the parish roads it's usually the sheriff and in town it's usually the city, so the agency named on the paper you were handed at the scene is the one to ask. Reports generally aren't ready right away.

Which court would hear my injury case in New Iberia?

The 16th Judicial District Court. It's a three-parish district — Iberia, St. Martin, and St. Mary — so a wreck out toward Jeanerette, Loreauville, or Franklin can sit in the same district but a different courthouse than one on Admiral Doyle Drive. Where it happened decides that, not where you live. An attorney handles the filing.

Does a cane-truck or farm-equipment crash work differently?

The deadline is the same. What's different is who the claim runs against, because a loaded truck may belong to a farm, to a hauling contractor, or to a mill, and each of those carries its own coverage and its own adjuster. Louisiana divides fault by percentage. Anything they hang on you comes straight off what you recover.

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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