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Maritime law is a complex area of the law. Much of the law governing offshore and maritime injury comes from the Jones Act (the Merchant Marine Act of 1920), the Longshoreman and Harbor Workers Compensation Act, the Death on the High Seas Act, and General Maritime Law.If you or a family member have been seriously injured in a maritime accident, contact an experienced maritime lawyer at the Townsley Law Firm today for a free initial consultation by calling toll free (800) 433-3305 Maritime InjurySerious injury to a seaman impacts the victim not only physically, but also emotionally and financially. The impacts of a serious maritime injury, including immediate and long term issues that can affect the life of an injured seaman and his family, can remain long after the maritime injury occurred. If you have been seriously injured in an maritime accident due to the negligence of another person or your employer, you owe it to yourself to be as informed as possible about long term issues and costs that may result from your maritime injury. If you are a seaman who has suffered a maritime injury while working as crew of a tanker, tug, barge, trawler, jack-up rig, semi-submersible rig, mobile offshore drilling rig, or other vessel, know your rights under the Jones Act and other maritime laws and contact a maritime lawyer for help. Lake Charles, Louisiana Maritime FactsThe Port of Lake Charles is an industrial port based in the city of Lake Charles. It is the eleventh largest seaport in the United States, the fourth largest liner service seaport in the Gulf of Mexico, and a major western Gulf of Mexico container load center with the Calcasieu Ship Channel providing direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, 34 miles downstream from the city docks. The ship channel intersects the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway just north of Calcasieu Lake. The Ship Channel has a project depth of 40 feet and a bottom width of 400 feet.
Louisiana's navigable rivers and bayous constitute a natural system of waterways, aggregating over 4,000 miles in length. These waterways are unequaled in any other state of the nation. The state also has 1,060 square miles of land-locked bays; 1,700 square miles of inland lakes; and a river surface of over 500 square miles. |
Also known as the Lake Charles Harbor and Terminal District, the Port of Lake Charles includes City Docks, Bulk Terminals 1, 4, and 7, L'Auberge du Lac and Sugarcane Bay, the Industrial Canal, Sempra Cameron LNG, Industrial Park East, and Westlake Terminal. The port is also the future site of the 1.2 billion dollar Syngas Plan.