There are more than 4,000 children in foster care in Louisiana. The Department of Children & Family Services (DCFS) places children in care when they’ve been abused or neglected and in special family circumstances when care outside the home is needed. Foster children are some…
A residential elevator manufacturer has recalled 31,000 units because the elevators can entrap small children, causing serious injury and even death. Florida-based Residential Elevators, Inc. recalled units sold between 1986 and July 2022 because a child suffered a severe spinal injury. The company now provides…
Following an “eleventh hour” request by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), a jury trial involving an infant that suffered a traumatic brain injury while in the agency’s custody has been postponed. The case originally set for trial in September 2022 will…
Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana on August 29, 2021, exactly 16 years after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans and other areas of the state. Ida was the second most damaging and intense Louisiana hurricane on record, causing $75 billion in damages across the U.S.…
On August 10, 2022, President Joe Biden signed into law the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, better known as the PACT Act. By deeming toxic exposure in the military, “a cost of war,’’ the far-reaching legislation found…
Louisiana suffers many types of natural disasters, but hurricanes pose the biggest threat, wreaking havoc across the coastal state each year. The impact of hurricane damage on businesses and homeowners can be devastating; homes are flooded, store inventory is ruined, and high winds and debris…
Maritime workers do their jobs in extraordinary locations, whether on a boat’s deck, the helm of a ferry, a dockside loading area or an offshore oil platform. Every day, the country’s 400,000 maritime workers put themselves in harm’s way, risking serious maritime workplace injuries, including…
Regardless of where you live in the U.S., as a driver or passenger, you’ve no doubt noticed guardrails along the sides of roads and highways. Ideally, guardrails are designed to stop a vehicle without hitting anything or careening down an incline when it goes off…
A DUI suspect was arrested after a devastating weekend accident in Fresno County that claimed one life and left four people injured. The California Highway Patrol was sent to the scene along Highway 180, west of Kermin, after a 911 call came in around 9:15…
On Friday, President Biden signed a bill that will eliminate the statute of limitations for those who have been sexually abused as minors to file civil claims. What is a statute of limitations? A statute of limitations refers to the amount of time a claimant…
