Market data
Personal injury in Louisiana: market data
What public records say about the market for personal injury 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver | 180 crashes | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist | 43 crashes | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes | 705 crashes | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| People killed in crashes | 752 deaths | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck | 87 crashes | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes | 71 crashes | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian | 160 crashes | 2024 | Louisiana state | fatal-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23733739 record fatal-crashes:22 · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury | 1,202 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 |
| Workers who commute by car, truck or van | 1,735,708 ±8,518 workers age 16+ | 2020-2024 | Louisiana state | legal-need v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23741886 record legal-need-la · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA | 3,661 crashes | 2025 | Louisiana state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:LA · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes | 104 deaths | 2025 | Louisiana state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:LA · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury | 1,386 crashes | 2025 | Louisiana state | truck-crashes v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23743677 record truck-crashes:LA · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections | 36 inspections | FY2025 | Louisiana state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:LA · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| OSHA inspections | 310 inspections | FY2025 | Louisiana state | wage-enforcement v1.0.0 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23744226 record wage-enforcement:LA · status P · checked 2026-10-28 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 6 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-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 106 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-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 180 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-motor-vehicle-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| 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: personal injury | 1,850 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-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 0 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-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 5 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-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 95 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-motor-vehicle-pi · 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: personal injury | 677 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-personal-injury · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private Federal Employers Liability Act (railroad workers) | 0 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-fela · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private marine personal injury | 19 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-marine-pi · status P · checked 2026-10-27 |
| Federal civil filings: private motor vehicle personal injury | 195 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-motor-vehicle-pi · 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: personal injury | 1,220 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-personal-injury · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fatal crashes with an alcohol-impaired driver Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 208 2023 | 180 2024 | falling (-13.5%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a bicyclist Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 35 2023 | 43 2024 | rising (+22.9%) |
| Fatal crashes Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 755 2023 | 705 2024 | falling (-6.6%) |
| People killed in crashes Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 811 2023 | 752 2024 | falling (-7.3%) |
| Fatal crashes involving a large truck Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 108 2023 | 87 2024 | falling (-19.4%) |
| Fatal motorcycle crashes Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 97 2023 | 71 2024 | falling (-26.8%) |
| Fatal crashes killing a pedestrian Louisiana · record fatal-crashes:22 | 144 2023 | 160 2024 | rising (+11.1%) |
| Federal civil cases filed by county of the plaintiff: personal injury Louisiana · record federal-filings-county:LA | 1,238 FY2024 | 1,202 FY2025 | falling (-2.9%) |
| Truck and bus crashes reported to FMCSA Louisiana · record truck-crashes:LA | 3,806 2024 | 3,661 2025 | falling (-3.8%) |
| Deaths in truck and bus crashes Louisiana · record truck-crashes:LA | 85 2024 | 104 2025 | rising (+22.4%) |
| Truck and bus crashes with an injury Louisiana · record truck-crashes:LA | 1,475 2024 | 1,386 2025 | falling (-6%) |
| OSHA fatality or catastrophe inspections Louisiana · record wage-enforcement:LA | 28 FY2024 | 36 FY2025 | rising (+28.6%) |
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 fatal crashes, the ten with the most per private law office. Both counts are shown with their records.
| County | Demand | Law offices | Per office |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bienville Parish, LA | 8 record fatal-crashes:22013 | 2 record law-offices-22013 | 4 |
| Sabine Parish, LA | 8 record fatal-crashes:22085 | 7 record law-offices-22085 | 1.14 |
| West Baton Rouge Parish, LA | 9 record fatal-crashes:22121 | 9 record law-offices-22121 | 1 |
| Jefferson Davis Parish, LA | 8 record fatal-crashes:22053 | 12 record law-offices-22053 | 0.67 |
| Livingston Parish, LA | 26 record fatal-crashes:22063 | 40 record law-offices-22063 | 0.65 |
| Iberville Parish, LA | 10 record fatal-crashes:22047 | 16 record law-offices-22047 | 0.63 |
| Tangipahoa Parish, LA | 28 record fatal-crashes:22105 | 51 record law-offices-22105 | 0.55 |
| Avoyelles Parish, LA | 12 record fatal-crashes:22009 | 22 record law-offices-22009 | 0.55 |
| Lincoln Parish, LA | 10 record fatal-crashes:22061 | 19 record law-offices-22061 | 0.53 |
| Bossier Parish, LA | 19 record fatal-crashes:22015 | 37 record law-offices-22015 | 0.51 |
Fatal crashes (fatal-crashes v1.0.0, 2024) ÷ Private law offices (law-offices v1.0.0, 2026-Q1). ratio = fatal-crashes.fatal_crashes / 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, personal injury: two years, under La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1, 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 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Louisiana, wrongful death: one year from the death of the deceased or two years from the day that injury or damage is sustained, whichever is longer, under La. Civ. Code art. 2315.2(B), 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 |
| Limitation period | P primary source | Louisiana, property damage: two years, under La. Civ. Code art. 3493.1, as read in the official code on 2026-10-28. This is the general period; the statute's words do not name this claim type. 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 |
Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026
Our own marketing benchmarks for this practice: aggregated, rounded, and small groups suppressed.
| Measure | Value | Period | Place | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Probative benchmarks, 2025–2026: Injury cases: average cost per search-ad click | $50–75 USD (band) | 2025–2026 | United States United States | benchmarks v4.0.1 doi:10.5281/zenodo.23735849 record search-click-costs-1 · status P · checked 2026-10-26 |
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