Youngsville is a small city in Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 8,209 as of the 2011 Census Bureau estimates. It is part of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Youngsville was the birthplace of the colorful Louisiana businessman and politician Dudley J. LeBlanc, the entrepreneur of the Hadacol fortune of the 1950s.
Youngsville has been the fastest growing town in Louisiana from 1990 to 2005. Its population has increased by over 300 percent. According to the 2010 Census, Youngsville grew at a rate of 103% between year 2000 and 2010. Because of its growth, Youngsville was declared a city by then Governor Kathleen Blanco in 2006. From 2000 to 2007, the City of Youngsville was one of the fastest growing municipalities in the State of Louisiana.
Although the city has extended its boundaries and expanded its services, Youngsville has remained a rural city surrounded by sugarcane farms which enjoy the unique atmosphere of an urban area of the City of Lafayette, Louisiana.
INCIDENTS OF CAR ACCIDENTS IN YOUNGSVILLE, LOUISIANA
Major highways throughout Lafayette parish are I-10, I-49, U.S. Hwys. 90 and 167. In 2014, there were 51 injuries as a result of vehicular accidents in Youngsville and 4 injuries were alcohol related. There were zero fatalities in 2014 in the city of Youngsville. However, in Lafayette Parish, 30 people were killed and 3040 were injured in vehicle related crashes.
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 in determining who is liable for resulting damages.
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COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND LINKS:
Lafayette Parish Courthouse
800 South Buchanan Street
Lafayette, Louisiana 70502
LAFAYETTE PARISH CLERK OF COURT
800 South Buchanan Street
Lafayette, LA 70502
(337) 291-6400
U.S. DISTRICT COURT-WESTERN DISTRICT OF LOUISIANA (LAFAYETTE)
800 Lafayette Street, Suite 2100
Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 593-5000
304 4th Street
Youngsville, LA 70592
(337) 856-5931
LAFAYETTE PARISH SHERIFF’S OFFICE
Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office
316 West Main Street
Lafayette, LA 70501
(337) 232-9211