Louisiana Car Wrecks

Driving a car or truck is nothing like riding a motorcycle. Each are entirely different tasks, requiring different skills and knowledge. The personal injury team at Joseph Joy and Associates did [...]

Tragic accidents occur every day at railroad crossings.  The sudden impact of 400,000 pounds of steel is way too much for any vehicle to withstand, let alone an unfortunate motorist or pedestrian [...]

April 24, 2020 – If all of us have been quarantined for the last few weeks how can there have been so many traffic accidents and fatalities on the road? We all know the answer to that [...]

March 30, 2020 We are here for you. The State of Louisiana including Lafayette and Acadiana is  hunkered down under a shelter-in-place ordered by the Governor. Here at Joseph Joy and Associates, [...]

These are challenging times for all of us as we dodge the threat of COVID-19 in Lafayette and Acadiana. We take the threat of this virus seriously and are self-distancing and adhering to advice [...]

Acadiana saw two pedestrian fatalities at the end of 2019, the result of motorists striking pedestrians who were walking near the roadway at night. All pedestrian and automobile accident deaths [...]

There are wonderful benefits to living so near the water in Acadiana: boating, seafood, maritime industry, to name a few. However, the combination of water and certain weather conditions can pose [...]

These are the worst of times for air bag manufacturers. At the start of 2020, Toyota and Honda had recalled over 6 million vehicles due to defective airbags.  Obviously, these massive airbag [...]

Motorcyclists are at a greater risk of personal injury than drivers and passengers inside vehicles and trucks. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the risk of death [...]

We are learning more about the health hazards of vaping. Unfortunately, there are many and they are serious. The Louisiana Department of Health reported that as of Dec. 13, 2019 there were 33 [...]