Lake Charles Personal Injury Law Blog

If you are involved in an accident, it is important that you try to maintain calm and get control over the situation. The information you gather at the scene can be very helpful to you in the future when trying to deal with insurance and pay for damages or medical bills. It will also help you when making a report with law enforcement.

USA Today recommends at least getting the license plate information if you cannot get anything else. However, you should try to get full information on the vehicle, including make, model and color. It is also important to get the driver's information. Get his or her name, address, phone number and insurance details.

Offshore drilling on a good day can be challenging. However, when a hurricane is heading towards Louisiana and the rig located in the Gulf, it can increase the danger immensely. Drilling in the Gulf Coast area is common because the waters are nice. They do not suffer from icing issues because they are generally warm. The downside, though, is they are a target for hurricanes and other tropical storms.

If you are on a rig in the Gulf and a hurricane is coming, it helps to be aware of how this will impact your operations. According to The Atlantic, oil companies react in a few different ways to an incoming storm. They will reduce the number of employees on site or remove them completely. Some companies will relocate operations. Hurricanes, though, are unpredictable. It is never really known exactly where they will go until it happens. This can make it hard to determine how to react to an incoming storm.

A brain injury is always a serious situation. However, it is not always easy to know when you or someone else has a brain injury. The signs and symptoms can be different for each person in each situation. Even if you have had a brain injury before, the signs may not be the same this time around. This only adds to the risks because an untreated brain injury can lead to serious consequences. The best way to protect yourself is to familiarize yourself with the possible signs.

The Mayo Clinic explains that you first should understand that symptoms of a brain injury may not appear right away. Sometimes they can take weeks to appear. If you have been injured, you need to watch for any signs that something could be wrong in the days and weeks following the injury.

As the school year begins in Louisiana, it is time for all drivers to become aware of the laws about stopping for school buses. Some drivers are unaware or unsure of the laws. These laws are imperative to keeping kids safe when getting on and off the bus. As a driver, it is your responsibility to ensure that you are following the law and doing your part to keep kids safe.

According to KPEL, your requirements for stopping for a school bus depend on what type of road you are on. If you are on a two-lane road and traveling in any direction, you must always stop for a school bus that is stopped to pick up or drop off children. If you are on a divided highway with multiple lanes going in each direction, you only must stop if you are traveling the same direction as the bus.