St. Mary Parish
Located in South Louisiana on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico, St. Mary Parish is home to roughly 53,000 residents and was founded in 1811. The parish contains the Bayou Teche National Wildlife Refuge, which is primarily used to shelter the endangered Louisiana black bear population. The parish seat is located in the city of Franklin, and it’s largest city is Morgan City. St. Mary Parish is perhaps best known for opening Louisiana’s first land-based casino, the Cypress Bayou Casino Hotel in Charenton. Some of the vibrant annual festivities that occur in St. Mary Parish include the Shrimp and Petroleum Festival and the Cypress Sawmill Festival, where attendance is estimated to be around 35,000 individuals each year. The parish neighbors Iberia Parish to its north and Terrebonne Parish to its south, St. Martin Parish to the east and Assumption Parish to the southeast.
Car accidents are a common occurrence in today’s time and it is important to protect every right you have if you ever find yourself in one. In Louisiana in 2013 alone, over 68,000 people were injured as a direct result of motor vehicle accidents and an additional 668 more people were killed. A competent personal injury attorney can guide you through the accident process, help determine fault, and can take your claim to court where he will see that you receive the just compensation you deserve.
St. Mary Parish Motor Vehicle Accident Statistics:- 643 people were injured in motor vehicle crashes, including fourteen pedestrians.
- Twelve people were killed in vehicular accidents, including two pedestrians.
- Three people were killed and forty-one others were injured as a result of alcohol-related collisions.
- Motorcycle crashes injured thirteen people and killed one more.
- Eight people were injured in bicycle accidents.
- Five people were injured and one person died in large truck/bus crashes.
At Broussard, David & Moroux, our skilled personal injury attorneys are happy to represent individuals who are from or who have been injured in every community throughout St. Mary Parish, including the communities of Amelia, Baldwin, Bayou Vista, Berwick, Charenton, Franklin, Glencoe, Morgan City, Patterson, Siracusaville, and Sorrel.
Our injury attorneys have the education and lengthy litigation experience required to take on the toughest kinds of personal injury claims, including car accidents, truck accidents, bus accidents, motorcycle accidents, offshore accidents, brain injuries, and birth injuries, among others. These injuries can be devastating to one’s livelihood and only a competent personal injury attorney can take these claims to court and battle for proper compensation. The attorneys at Broussard, David & Moroux have the experience and devotion necessary to pursue justice against all liable parties.
At Broussard, David & Moroux, we have a full-service personal injury and wrongful death law firm that is committed to pursuing justice for all injured parties. Our personal injury attorneys have experience in St. Mary Parish and they can fight to protect your rights. If you or a loved one suffered an injury in St. Mary Parish or you are a St. Mary Parish resident who has been injured somewhere else, please contact the attorneys at Broussard, David & Moroux to discuss your legal rights at 337-233-2323 (local) or 888-337-2323 (toll-free).