Legal Guides - Page 16
Temporary Total Disability (TTD) vs. Permanent Total Disability (PTD) in Louisiana
During the first few months after a catastrophic industrial explosion in Lake Charles, a maritime crane collapse in Port Fourchon, or a commercial trucking crash on I-10 in Baton R...
Understanding Supplemental Earnings Benefits (SEB) for Injured Workers in Louisiana
Returning to light-duty work at a petrochemical plant in Baton Rouge, a shipyard in New Orleans, or an oilfield service yard in Lafayette after a serious back or shoulder surgery o...
Can a Former Employer Give a Bad Reference in Louisiana? Defamation vs. Qualified Privilege
Few things are more frustrating than acing three rounds of interviews at a hospital in New Orleans, an engineering firm in Baton Rouge, or an energy service company in Lafayette, o...
Background Checks and Hiring in Louisiana: 'Ban the Box' Laws and Expunged Records
Checking a single box on a digital job application in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Shreveport used to mean automatic rejection by automated HR software before a hiring manager ever...
Employer Drug and Alcohol Testing Policies in Louisiana: Rights, Refusals, and Testing Costs
Walking into a petrochemical refinery along the Mississippi River corridor in Baton Rouge, an offshore service dock in Lafayette, or a hospital system in New Orleans almost always...
Home-Based Businesses in Louisiana HOAs: What Boards Can and Cannot Restrict
Forming a limited liability company from your home office in Baton Rouge, teaching afternoon piano lessons in Mandeville, or parking a plumbing van in your Metairie driveway can qu...
Getting a Zoning Variance for a Home-Based Business in Louisiana
Turning a spare bedroom, detached garage, or ground-floor studio in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Metairie, or Lafayette into a thriving home-based business is a smart way to eliminate...
Natural Drainage Servitudes in Louisiana: Resolving Neighbor Runoff Disputes
In a state that averages over 60 inches of torrential rainfall a year-and where neighborhood elevations in Metairie, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, and Slidell are measured in mere inches...
Legal Medicaid Spend-Down Strategies for Elderly Unmarried Individuals in Louisiana
When an unmarried, widowed, or divorced senior in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Metairie, or Shreveport faces a sudden admission to a skilled nursing facility, the financial rules of L...
Does Owning Mineral Rights Prevent You From Getting Medicaid for Nursing Home Care in Louisiana?
Discovering that an aging parent in Shreveport, Lafayette, or rural Bienville Parish needs skilled nursing home care often triggers immediate anxiety for families holding generatio...
Forcing Siblings to Return Lifetime Gifts: The Law of Collation in Louisiana Estate Disputes
Discovering after a parent passes away that a brother or sister quietly drained hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash transfers, real estate down payments, or luxury vehicles ca...
Struck by a Gig Economy Delivery Driver in Louisiana: DoorDash, Instacart, and Amazon Flex
Getting broadsided by a distracted courier rushing a hot restaurant order down Magazine Street in New Orleans, or being rear-ended on Siegen Lane in Baton Rouge by a personal SUV p...
Uber and Lyft Passenger Injury Claims in Louisiana: Insurance Limits and Timelines
Hailing an Uber outside the French Quarter in New Orleans, catching a Lyft after a game in Baton Rouge, or heading to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is supposed...
Determining Liability in Multi-Vehicle Pileups and Bridge Collisions in Louisiana
Driving across the elevated twin spans of the Atchafalaya Basin Bridge on Interstate 10 between Baton Rouge and Lafayette, or commuting through the Manchac Swamp corridor on Inters...
Wire Fraud and Mail Fraud Defense Strategies in Louisiana Federal Courts
When FBI special agents, IRS Criminal Investigation auditors, or U.S. Postal Inspectors arrive unannounced at your home or office in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, or Shrevep...
Simple Burglary vs. Home Invasion Under Louisiana Law: Elements and Defenses
Crossing a threshold without permission in Louisiana can result in anything from a misdemeanor municipal summons to a three-decade hard-labor prison sentence. When police respond t...
Auto Theft, Joyriding, and Carjacking Laws in Louisiana: Key Differences
Being pulled over in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, or Shreveport behind the wheel of a vehicle reported stolen triggers an immediate high-risk felony traffic stop. In Louisiana parishe...
Requirements for a Valid Matrimonial Agreement in Louisiana: Authentic Acts Explained
Signing a prenuptial contract across a kitchen table in New Orleans or Baton Rouge with only a single witness-or waiting until after your honeymoon to acknowledge your signatures b...
Military Alimony Rules in Louisiana: DFAS Garnishment and the 10/10 Rule Explained
An Air Force spouse in Bossier City is told that after seven years of marriage, DFAS will never send her a dime. A soldier at Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk) near Leesville assum...
Spousal Support Guidelines for Maritime, Offshore, and Oil Rig Workers in Louisiana
A drilling crew spouse in Houma knows the household lived on about $118,000 last year. Then the first pay stub after separation shows a short hitch with almost no overtime. Similar...
Calculating Spousal Support for Self-Employed and Small Business Owners in Louisiana
A Metairie restaurant owner reports $48,000 of taxable income. Yet the family leased two SUVs, went to Destin every summer, and paid private school tuition without strain. Family j...
Dividing Oil, Gas, and Mineral Rights in a Louisiana Community Property Divorce
From the prolific natural gas wells of the Haynesville Shale around Shreveport and Mansfield to the legacy oil fields of Lafayette, Lake Charles, and the Gulf Coast, mineral rights...
How Much Does an Uncontested vs. Contested Divorce Cost in Louisiana?
Filing for divorce in Louisiana involves a unique procedural reality that directly impacts your wallet: unlike most states that charge a single flat filing fee at the clerk's count...
First-Degree vs. Second-Degree Robbery Charges in South Dakota
In South Dakota, the legal line separating a property theft charge from a violent felony robbery conviction often comes down to a split-second physical struggle, a threatening gest...