Belle Rose sits on Bayou Lafourche in Assumption Parish, on Louisiana Highway 1 between the sugarcane fields and the industrial corridor to the north. A short drive up LA 1 toward Donaldsonville and the Mississippi River are some of the largest chemical and fertilizer plants in the country, and Belle Rose families fill many of those jobs — as operators, pipefitters, boilermakers, electricians, and contract craft. The work runs around the clock with high pressure, heat, and hazardous chemicals, and when something goes wrong the results can be devastating. If you or a loved one was badly hurt at a plant, the company’s insurers and lawyers are already at work. You need someone on your side.
Kopfler & Hermann has represented injured South Louisiana workers since 1977, from our office down LA 1 in Houma. We understand the plants, refineries, and industrial sites Assumption Parish families depend on, and we know how these cases are defended. Call (985) 851-3311 for a free, confidential consultation. There is no fee unless we win.
A plant injury — especially a burn, blast, or chemical exposure — is rarely a simple accident, and the path to a full recovery is rarely just workers’ comp. Several parties and several bodies of law can be involved:
Burn and explosion cases in particular demand fast, careful investigation, because scenes are cleaned and repaired quickly and the evidence of what failed can disappear.
In Louisiana, a personal-injury claim from an incident on or after July 1, 2024 has a two-year prescriptive period (before that date it was one year). Workers’ compensation has its own, shorter reporting and filing requirements — report a work injury promptly and pursue benefits without delay. Because a plant injury often involves both a comp claim and a third-party claim with different deadlines, confirm them with a lawyer early.
From our Houma office we represent injured workers and families across Assumption, Lafourche, Terrebonne, and St. Mary parishes — Belle Rose, Napoleonville, Paincourtville, Labadieville, Pierre Part, and the communities along Bayou Lafourche. We come to you when your injuries make travel hard, and we work on a contingency fee, so you pay no attorney fee unless we recover for you.
I was a contractor, not a plant employee. Does that change anything? It can help you. Contractors on a plant owner’s site are often able to bring a third-party claim against the owner or another contractor whose negligence caused the injury — a claim that goes beyond workers’ comp and can include pain and suffering.
The plant said it was my fault. Can I still recover? Possibly. Louisiana uses comparative fault, so being partly at fault does not automatically bar a claim, though it can reduce recovery. Let a lawyer look at the facts before you accept the company’s version of events.
How much does it cost to hire you? Nothing up front. We handle injury cases on a contingency fee — you pay no attorney fee unless we recover for you.
If you or someone you love was hurt in a plant burn, explosion, or chemical exposure, call Kopfler & Hermann at (985) 851-3311 or visit us at 306 Grinage St, Houma, LA 70360. The consultation is free and confidential, and there is no fee unless we win. Helping Houma since 1977.
This page provides general information about Louisiana injury law and is not legal advice. Reading it does not create an attorney-client relationship with Kopfler & Hermann. The laws and deadlines that apply depend on the specific facts of your case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
