Market data
Medical malpractice in Louisiana: market data
What public records say about the market for medical malpractice in Louisiana: how much demand the courts and agencies count, how many law offices serve it, how many people need help in Spanish, and the ad rules that apply. Every number links to the record it comes from.
Demand: what courts and agencies count
Counts of filings, crashes, complaints and enforcement in the records each agency keeps. A count shows where problems were recorded, not how many people will hire a lawyer.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: medical malpractice | 23 cases filed, fiscal year | FY2025 | Louisiana state | federal-filings-county v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628 record federal-filings-county:LA · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Nursing-home abuse and neglect citations | 536 citations | surveys 2017-07-13 to 2026-09-23 | Louisiana state | nursing-homes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741901 record nh-la · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Nursing-home citations for actual harm or worse | 309 citations | surveys 2017-07-13 to 2026-09-23 | Louisiana state | nursing-homes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741901 record nh-la · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Certified nursing homes | 265 facilities | as of 2026-09-23 | Louisiana state | nursing-homes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741901 record nh-la · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CMS fines on nursing homes, last three years | 12,122,553 US dollars | 2023-10-17 to 2026-09-23 | Louisiana state | nursing-homes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741901 record nh-la · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 263 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Eastern District of Louisiana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-lae-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: medical malpractice | 21 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Eastern District of Louisiana federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-lae-medical-malpractice · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 97 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Middle District of Louisiana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-lam-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: medical malpractice | 8 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Middle District of Louisiana federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-lam-medical-malpractice · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private other personal injury (includes product liability, drug and device cases) | 197 cases filed, 12 months | 12 months ending 2026-06-30 | Western District of Louisiana federal district | civil-filings v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009 record cf-law-priv-other-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed: medical malpractice | 28 cases filed, three fiscal years | FY2023-2025 | Western District of Louisiana federal district | idb-civil v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969 record idb-law-medical-malpractice · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
Rising or falling
The change between the last two periods each source publishes. No threshold and no smoothing.
| Measure | Before | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: medical malpractice Louisiana · record federal-filings-county:LA | 14 FY2024 | 23 FY2025 | rising (+64.3%) |
Lawyer supply
How many law offices and lawyers the federal statistics count here.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New lawyers admitted | 476 lawyers a year | 2025 | Louisiana state | bar-pipeline v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443 record la-bar-pipeline · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties under 1 law office per 10,000 residents | 4 counties | 2026-Q1 | Louisiana state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-22 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Counties with no law office | 1 counties | 2026-Q1 | Louisiana state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-22 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Residents living in those low-office counties | 1.3 percent of residents | 2026-Q1 | Louisiana state | deserts v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430 record deserts-22 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Employer law firms | 3,110 firms | 2022 | Louisiana state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-la-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Receipts of employer law firms | 4,424,630,000 US dollars | 2022 | Louisiana state | law-firm-economy v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997 record lfe-la-all · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Law offices per 10,000 residents | 8.13 per 10,000 residents | 2026-Q1 | Louisiana state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-22 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Self-employed lawyers (nonemployer firms) | 4,978 firms | latest Nonemployer Statistics year | Louisiana state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-22 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Private law offices | 3,755 establishments | 2026-Q1 | Louisiana state | law-offices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415 record law-offices-22 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Lawyers employed (wage-earning, BLS OEWS) | 10,200 jobs | May 2025 | Louisiana state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:LA:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Median annual wage of employed lawyers | 104,100 US dollars a year | May 2025 | Louisiana state | lawyer-wages v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840 record lawyer-wages:LA:231011:2025 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Counties with the most demand per law office
Of the 25 counties in Louisiana with the most federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: medical malpractice, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| LaSalle Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22059 | 3 record law-offices-22059 | 0.33 |
| Union Parish, LA | 2 record federal-filings-county:22111 | 7 record law-offices-22111 | 0.29 |
| St. Mary Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22101 | 14 record law-offices-22101 | 0.07 |
| Acadia Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22001 | 18 record law-offices-22001 | 0.06 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22015 | 37 record law-offices-22015 | 0.03 |
| Calcasieu Parish, LA | 3 record federal-filings-county:22019 | 137 record law-offices-22019 | 0.02 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22105 | 51 record law-offices-22105 | 0.02 |
| Lafayette Parish, LA | 2 record federal-filings-county:22055 | 393 record law-offices-22055 | 0.01 |
| Caddo Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22017 | 186 record law-offices-22017 | 0.01 |
| Rapides Parish, LA | 1 record federal-filings-county:22079 | 94 record law-offices-22079 | 0.01 |
Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: medical malpractice (federal-filings-county v1.0.0, FY2025) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = federal-filings-county.ffc.medical-malpractice / law-offices.qcew_estabs, rounded to 2 decimals; ranked highest first, among the 25 units with the most demand. Units with zero supply are listed apart (ratio undefined); units without a published value are listed as missing.
Spanish-language demand
People who speak Spanish and speak English less than very well, and the lawyers who speak Spanish, from the Census Bureau survey (with margins of error).
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawyers who speak Spanish at home (ACS) | 449 ±189 lawyers | 2020-2024 | Louisiana state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:LA:lawyers-spanish · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English per Spanish-speaking lawyer | 218 ±92 people per lawyer | 2020-2024 | Louisiana state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:LA:lep-per-spanish-lawyer · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English (ACS) | 98,013 ±3,525 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Louisiana state | language v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758 record language:state:LA:spanish-lep · status P · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Spanish speakers with limited English | 98,013 ±3,598 people age 5+ | 2020-2024 | Louisiana state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-la · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
Ad rules that apply
The rules a law firm's ads in Louisiana have to meet, summarized from the official texts. The full rules, with quotes, are on the state page.
| Topic | Status | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Ads in public media and unsolicited written communications are filed with the bar's committee before or at the same time as first use (7.7(c)). Fee: $175; $275 if filed after first use; a discounted $100 fee applies to the filers the Bar's schedule names. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Required content | P primary source | Each non-exempt ad names at least one responsible lawyer (full name), the office city or town (or parish if outside a city or town), and the bar's filing number (7.2(a)(1)-(3)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Waiting periods for contact | P primary source | 30 days. An unsolicited written communication about a personal injury, wrongful death, accident or disaster may not be sent unless the event was more than thirty days before the mailing (7.4(b)(1)(a)). Email is held to the same limit (7.6(c)(1)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Claims and results | P primary source | A reference to past results needs a disclaimer such as "results may vary" (7.2(c)(1)(d)). Promising results is barred (7.2(c)(1)(e)). Comparisons must be factually substantiated (7.2(c)(1)(g)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | A lawyer may not give anything of value for recommending the lawyer's services, except the reasonable cost of permitted advertising and the usual charges of a lawyer referral service (7.2(c)(13)). official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Call recording | P primary source | A person who is a party to a communication, or who has the prior consent of one party, may intercept it, unless the purpose is a criminal or tortious act. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Texting | P primary source | Telephonic solicitations to residential subscribers on the state or national do-not-call list are prohibited. The Public Service Commission keeps the state list and collects the chapter's fees and penalties; the cited section gives no private right of action. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Drug and device injury ads (state statute) | P primary source | La. R.S. 51:3251 (Acts 2022, No. 700, S.B. 378) - general advertising statute, not limited to legal ads (effective 2022): Louisiana has no statute written only for lawyer ads on drugs and devices: S.B. official source · rules v1.4.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750572 · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Ad filing or review | P primary source | Louisiana: lawyers must file their ads with a bar or court office, by the time the ad first runs. The standard fee is $175 per ad. official source · filing v1.2.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721409 · checked 2026-10-25 |
| Paying for referrals | P primary source | Lawyers in different firms may split a fee only if the total fee is reasonable and each lawyer renders meaningful legal services in the matter; there is no proportion test or joint-responsibility alternative. official source · referral v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23747113 · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Louisiana, medical malpractice: one year, under La. R.S. 9:5628(A), as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. official source · limitations v1.1.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743673 · checked 2026-10-28 |
Prices and pay (national)
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jobs in legal services (seasonally adjusted) | 1,249 thousand jobs | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CES6054110001:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| CPI-U: legal services | 230 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:CUUR0000SEGC01:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: offices of lawyers | 338 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU541110541110:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| PPI: civil negligence legal services | 257 index | 2026-09 | United States United States | legal-prices v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854 record legal-prices:PCU5411105411103:2026-09 · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
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Cite as: Probative Growth, The new-lawyer pipeline by jurisdiction: bar exam pass rates and new admissions, 2025 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721443); Federal civil filings by nature of suit and district, 12-month periods since 2018 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23720009); Legal deserts: law offices and lawyers per resident in every U.S. county v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721430); Federal civil cases filed, by county of the plaintiff's residence, case type and year (Federal Judicial Center) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23750628); How long federal civil cases take: outcomes, class actions and pro se share by district, nature of suit and year v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739969); Spanish-speaking demand vs Spanish-speaking lawyer supply, by state and metro v1.1.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23656758); Law firm size, solos and receipts, by state: Census SUSB 2022, Nonemployer Statistics 2024 and Economic Census 2022 v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23739997); Law offices, jobs and pay by county, with solo-practice counts: BLS QCEW, Census CBP and Nonemployer Statistics v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23721415); Lawyer, paralegal and legal-staff pay by state and metro (BLS OEWS) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734840); Legal need by county: who may need a lawyer, from the American Community Survey v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886); Legal-services prices and jobs, monthly (BLS CPI, PPI and CES) v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23734854); Nursing home fines and harm citations by county: CMS penalties, actual-harm, immediate-jeopardy and abuse citations v1.0.0 (doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741901); CC BY 4.0. https://probativegrowth.com/markets/louisiana/medical-malpractice/
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