Ville Platte Accident Injury Attorney

Ville Platte, Louisiana is a city in the state of Louisiana and the parish seat of Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, United States.[The population was 7,303 at the 2013 census. The city’s name is French roughly translating to “flat city”, in reference to its relatively flat geography in contrast to the more hilly terrain north of the area.

Popular legend states the founder of Ville Platte was Marcellin Garand, an adjutant major in the Army of the French Empire, during the reign of Napoleon. The first post office in Ville Platte was established in 1842 with Marcellin Garand as postmaster from 1842 to 1848.

Ville Platte is also the home of Chicot State Park, Louisiana’s largest state park, visited by thousands of people annually from all parts of the U.S. The park covers 6,400 acres (26 km2) of rolling hills and water in South Central Louisiana and has large numbers of deer, raccoon, and other wildlife.

Ville Platte has significant Creole and claimed Cajun cultural associations (cuisine, music, language etc.). It lies at the northern point of the “French Triangle” with a significant francophone population residing in the city as well as the parish. It is one of the birthplaces of the Afro-creole Zydeco music that has become one of the signatures of Louisiana culture throughout the world, as well as the Choctaw-Métis tradition of ‘viande boucanee’ or smoked meat. See reference Evangeline Parish for appropriate historical and cultural information. See “Louisiana’s French Creole Culinary & Linguistic Traditions: Facts vs. Fiction Before And Since Cajunization,” by John laFleur & Brian Costello w/ Dr. Ina Fandrich, 2013.

INCIDENTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS IN VILLE PLATTE, LA

Major highways throughout the parish are I-49, U.S. Hwys. 190 and 167. In 2014, 12 people were injured as a direct result of vehicular accidents in the city of Ville Platte.

For additional accident injury data visit:

http://datareports.lsu.edu/Reports.aspx?yr=2014&rpt=D1&p=ci.

Those injured in auto accidents may be entitled to recover compensation for damages suffered as a result of the accident, including, but not limited to, lost work wages, hospital bills, and physical/emotional trauma, but often times it takes an experienced accident lawyer to fight for the compensation you deserve.

The accident attorneys at the Law Offices of L. Clayton Burgess have the refined skill and lengthy litigation experience necessary to handle many kinds of personal injury claims, including automobile accidents, trucking accidents, commercial vehicle accidents, workplace accidents, toxic torts, products liability, birth injuries, and brain injuries, among many others.

The circumstances surrounding any accident claim can oftentimes be complex, which leads to great difficulty determining who is liable for resulting damages.

Our accident lawyers handle many kinds of personal injury claims, including car accidents, trucking accidents, bus accidents, offshore accidents, brain injuries and wrongful death claims. It takes an experienced accident injury attorney to oversee your claim and fight for just compensation in a court of law.

If you are a loved one have suffered a personal injury in Ville Platte, Louisiana, or have been injured in a motor vehicle accident, Don’t Delay! Call Clay! LAFAYETTE Office: (877) 234-7573.

An experienced accident injury attorney can provide you with an initial consultation FREE of charge to you regardless of whether you retain our services. Our staff of Paralegals, Assistants, Clerks, and Investigators, work diligently to assist your accident injury lawyer with the handling of your claim or case.

COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND LINKS:

EVANGELINE PARISH CLERK OF COURT

Ville Platte, La. 70586

(337) 363-5671

13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT (EVANGELINE PARISH)

Evangeline Parish Courthouse

200 Court Street, Suite 200

Ville Platte, LA 70586

Phone: (337) 363-5671

U.S. DISTRICT COURT-WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA

800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2100

Lafayette Louisiana 70501