Louisiana Government Vehicle Crashes, Public Entity Liability & Damages Caps

Louisiana claims against the State, state agencies and political subdivisions are governed by special public-entity statutes in addition to ordinary tort rules. R.S. 13:5106 limits specified categories of personal-injury and wrongful-death damages to $500,000 per person, while separately addressing property damage, medical care and related benefits, and earnings losses.

Identify the exact state agency or political subdivision and the employee’s scope of duties.
Analyze public-entity immunity and liability statutes before assuming ordinary private-defendant rules apply.
Separate capped damages from categories expressly excluded from the cap by § 13:5106.
Preserve government vehicle, dispatch, video, maintenance and agency records immediately and verify all procedural deadlines.

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La. R.S. 13:5106 — Public Entity Liability Limitations

Current-law review: September 16, 2026. Public-entity claims require entity-specific analysis of liability, immunity, forum, procedure and damages limitations.

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