Houma Car Accident Lawyer

A car accident can leave you dealing with painful injuries, medical bills, and time away from work. If another driver caused the crash, The Chopin Law Firm can help you understand your rights and pursue the compensation you may be owed.

Houma is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, and its main roads stay busy from morning to night. West Main Street and West Park Avenue (LA 24), Martin Luther King Boulevard (LA 3040), and Grand Caillou Road (LA 57) carry drivers to work, school, and shopping every day. When a crash happens on these roads, we investigate what went wrong, deal with the insurance companies, and explain your next steps.

Injured in a Houma car accident? Call The Chopin Law Firm at (504)-447-8828 for a free case evaluation.

Types of Car Accidents We Handle in Houma

Distracted Driving Accidents

If a distracted driver hit you, you may be able to pursue compensation from that driver’s insurance company. We work to show what the driver was doing in the seconds before the crash.

Reading a text, using a navigation app, changing music, or reaching for something inside the vehicle all pull a driver’s attention away from the road. On Martin Luther King Boulevard (LA 3040), that can be enough to cause a crash. This retail corridor carries tens of thousands of vehicles a day, with constant turns into shopping centers and restaurants. Traffic near Southland Mall, at West Park Avenue and Bayou Gardens Boulevard, adds even more stops and lane changes.

Louisiana’s hands-free law makes it illegal to hold a phone while driving unless the car is lawfully stopped. If the other driver was on a phone, we use that fact to support your claim. Depending on the facts, evidence may include witness statements, surveillance video from nearby businesses, cellphone records, and the official crash report.

Rear-End Car Accidents

If someone rear-ended you, the law is usually on your side. Louisiana generally assumes the driver in back was following too closely. The other side can argue against that, though, so you still need solid evidence.

These crashes may seem minor, but they can result in lasting neck, back, and shoulder injuries. In Houma, rear-end collisions often happen in stop-and-go traffic on West Park Avenue and at busy signals along Martin Luther King Boulevard, such as the Enterprise Drive intersection. Traffic can also stop suddenly at the lift bridge where LA 24 meets Grand Caillou Road.

We look at whether speeding, a phone, bad weather, or another factor played a role. That helps us push back if the insurance company tries to shift blame onto you.

Drunk Driving Accidents

If a drunk driver injured you, you may be able to file a civil claim for your losses. This claim is separate from any criminal DWI case, and you do not have to wait for the criminal case to end.

Downtown restaurants along Main Street and big events like Mardi Gras parade season bring crowds into Houma. Evening traffic also builds on LA 24 toward Lafourche Parish and on LA 311 (Little Bayou Black Drive) heading north.

Louisiana law may also allow exemplary damages. These are extra damages meant to punish a driver whose drinking and reckless conduct caused the crash. We gather blood alcohol results, the police report, arrest records, and witness information to support your claim.

Hit-and-Run Accidents

You may still have options after a hit-and-run, even if the other driver is never found. Your own uninsured motorist (UM) coverage may help pay for your injuries. Louisiana insurers must offer UM coverage, so you likely have it unless you turned it down in writing.

Report the crash right away to the Houma Police Department or the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, depending on where it happened. If the other car forced you off the road without touching your vehicle, Louisiana law requires an independent witness to back up what happened. Busy corridors such as West Tunnel Boulevard (LA 3040) and Grand Caillou Road are lined with businesses that may have cameras facing the road. That footage can be erased or recorded over quickly, so we move fast to request it.

Multi-Vehicle Accidents

In a chain-reaction crash, more than one driver may share responsibility, and each may have a different insurance company. We work to sort out who caused what, so you are not left dealing with several insurers on your own.

US Highway 90 bypasses Houma to the north and links the area to Morgan City and New Orleans. Commuters share this route with oilfield service trucks and industrial traffic, and sudden slowdowns near the LA 24 interchange in Gray can lead to several cars colliding at once. Heavy rain can make this worse.

Getting fault right matters. Louisiana’s fault rules can reduce your recovery, or block it entirely, if you are found to share too much of the blame. If a commercial vehicle was involved, the case may also include the trucking company. We review police reports, vehicle damage, photographs, and witness statements to piece together how the crash happened.

E-Bike Accidents

If a driver hit you while you were riding an e-bike, you may be able to pursue compensation just like any other person injured in a crash. Under Louisiana law, e-bike riders generally have the same rights on the road as other bicyclists. Because riders have little protection, these injuries are often serious.

Riders are common around downtown Houma, along Main Street near Bayou Terrebonne, and around the Houma-Terrebonne Civic Center on Civic Center Boulevard. E-bike accidents may happen because a driver failed to yield, turned into the rider’s path, or pulled out of a driveway without looking.

Insurance companies sometimes blame the rider. We review the evidence and explain your rights in plain language.

Calls go directly to an attorney, and you pay no fee unless compensation is recovered. Contact us today for a free case evaluation.