Hormones affect your health in more ways than you realize. When you were a preteen, you learned that the body changes associated with puberty were the result of hormones, many of them produced by the pituitary gland. You might not have known, though, that the pituitary gland and its hormones play a role in your… Read More
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Golf Cart Accidents in Louisiana
Louisiana is one of the lowest ranked states in many measures of health and safety; with high rates of chronic diseases and drunk driving and limited access to healthcare, the risk of dying an untimely death in Louisiana is higher than it is in most other states, especially when you also factor in violent crime… Read More
Staying Safe While Driving in the Louisiana Winter
Some people will tell you that the best way to stay warm in the winter in Louisiana is with red beans and rice. Others say that nothing beats étouffée for keeping you warm, while still another contingent favors beignets and hot chocolate. Unfortunately, we will probably never get to find out who is right because… Read More
Garbage Truck Accidents
In September 2023, an Elton man died after a collision with a garbage truck. The garbage truck was stopped on the right shoulder of U.S. 165 in Allen Parish. Kevin Todd Miller was driving his pickup truck on U.S. 165 at around 7:30 in the evening, and when he saw the garbage truck by the… Read More
Vicarious Liability and Louisiana Car Accidents
Car accidents are not about greed, and they are not about revenge. People injured in car accidents do not file personal injury lawsuits to get rich or to get even with the party responsible for the accident. They are just trying to get enough money to pay their accident-related medical bills; they are effectively seeking… Read More
Pedestrian Accidents
As in so many places in the United States, sidewalks are not easy to find in most parts of Louisiana. If you want to go for a scenic drive past the bayous, the possibilities are almost limitless, but if your goal is to walk from point A to point B, the layout of Louisiana does… Read More
Seeking Damages for Chronic Pain in a Car Accident Lawsuit
You can empathize, but can you really feel someone else’s pain? Medical professionals often ask patients to rate their pain on a scale from one to ten, and some medical journals have even gone so far as to describe pain as the fifth vital sign, but measuring pain is ultimately subjective. Two people might respond… Read More
Beware of Blind Spots
Driving safely requires you to pay attention to a lot of things at the same time. Keeping your eyes on the road is about more than just not looking at your phone while your car’s transmission is in drive, and it does not simply mean looking straight ahead of you for the whole trip. Yes,… Read More
Fall Driving Hazards in Louisiana
Fall is the perfect time to be outdoors in Louisiana. The temperatures are mild, and it is the least rainy season of the year. Of course, when was the last time you heard of someone in Louisiana going on a walk for fun? Here, the preferred way to enjoy the great outdoors is from the… Read More
Breathalyzers are Everywhere, But Drunk Driving Remains a Major Problem in Louisiana
Laws against drunk driving are effective at reducing the rate of car accidents that result in serious injury or death. Even though there are far fewer drunk drivers on the road than there were several decades ago, when these laws went into effect, drunk driving still poses a danger to everyone in Louisiana, including drivers,… Read More