Admiralty & Maritime Law

Working on an offshore oil rig can be a lucrative career, but it's not without its risks. The demanding nature of the job, combined with the harsh environment and heavy machinery, creates conditions where accidents are unfortunately common. As personal injury...

Admiralty and maritime laws are a set of laws that protect workers who are injured on the water. It is important for injured workers and their families to be familiar with legal protections available to them and how those protections apply when there has been a...

Anyone who has watched the ships sail in and out of Louisiana's port has noticed the many world flags that fly on these vessels. These flags have legal significance in admiralty and maritime law.Because shipping takes vessels all over the world, admiralty law has...

For decades, Louisiana's maritime job market has been, if you will pardon the pun, fueled by the petrochemical industry. But in recent years the market has been growing for renewable sources of energy, such as wind power. Will this mean a decline in maritime jobs? Not...

There is a patchwork of laws designed to help Louisiana workers after they are injured on the job. Most workers on land rely on workers' compensation. Many workers on the Gulf can rely on the Jones Act. Some dockworkers rely on the Longshore and Harbor Workers'...

Most Louisiana workers can rely on the state's workers' compensation system to provide them with benefits after they are injured on the job, but offshore workers in the state's petroleum, shipping and other industries must go through a different system. Their injury...

A continental shelf is that portion of a continent which is submerged under relatively shallow waters along the coastline of that continent. The continental shelf of the United States comprises the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas over which coastal states of...

The Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act is a workers' compensation program for workers employed in U.S. navigable waters or in a U.S. harbor. The federal Office of Workers' Compensation Programs administers this program across the country. This blog will...

When most Louisiana workers are injured on the job, they can receive benefits through the state's workers' compensation system. The benefits should cover their medical expenses and lost wages during the time they are unable to return to work. Workers' compensation is...

The 70-mile-long Calcasieu River stretches from the Gulf of Mexico to the major petrochemical hub, Port of Lake Charles, Louisiana. People fish on the river, and the river it is an important part of commerce in the state. But, as one recent fishing boat accident...