Baton Rouge

The capital city of Louisiana, Baton Rouge is the second most-populated city in the state with a population of over 230,000 residents. The city was formally incorporated in 1817 and is named for the French term for “red stick.” The significance of this namesake is based off the historic local Native American tribes’ custom of using red sticks to draw lines in the ground in order to form tribal boundaries with their neighbors. Baton Rouge is home to Louisiana State University, the state’s largest collegiate institution, which educates nearly 30,000 students each year. The Port of Baton Rouge is the ninth largest in the United States, which has led to a booming expansion in the city’s industrial and petrochemical industries. Baton Rouge serves as the parish seat of East Baton Rouge Parish and is neighbors with Lafayette to the west and New Orleans to the east.

A large city like Baton Rouge experiences thousands of visitors traveling to and from the area each month, which naturally produces the side effect of high vehicular collision rates when compared to other cities in the region. Over 8,000 people suffered injuries as a direct result of vehicular collisions last year in Baton Rouge, the second highest total in the state. In addition, fifty-five people lost their lives as a result of motor vehicle accidents, the highest number in the state. These accidents can oftentimes be unavoidable occurrences due to the high volume of motorists in the area; regardless, they often lead to physical, emotional, and psychological injuries that devastate victims and their families.

Another major concern that plagues Baton Rouge is the prevalence of drunk drivers due to the high-octane collegiate atmosphere that permeates the city all year. Driving while intoxicated is an epidemic that continues to cost lives every day in Louisiana due to the thoughtless actions of reckless motorists. If you are ever involved in a vehicular collision, especially one involving a drunk driver, you must immediately contact a skilled personal injury attorney in order to adequately protect your rights.

At Broussard & David, our personal injury attorneys have lengthy litigation experience involving many kinds of automobile accident claims, including those involving motorcycles, pedestrians, buses, 18-wheelers, and multiple vehicles, among many others.

Our personal injury attorneys can handle all kinds of personal injury claims, including those involving workplace accidents, offshore accidents, products liability, toxic torts, and premises liability, among others. If you have suffered in injury in any of these situations, you may be entitled to recover for lost work wages, medical bills, and pain and suffering, among other compensable damages.

We offer a full-service personal injury and wrongful death law firm at Broussard & David, and our attorneys have the refined skill necessary to take your claims to court and obtain the just compensation that you deserve. If you or a loved one suffered an injury in Baton Rouge or you are a Baton Rouge resident who has been injured somewhere else, please contact the attorneys at Broussard & David to discuss your legal rights at (337) 233-2323 (local) or (888) 337-2323 (toll-free).