Asbestos Exposure Louisiana

Louisiana Mesothelioma & Asbestos Lawyers

Asbestos Exposure in Louisiana

Because of the vast oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana is home to many oil refineries and laborers who were exposed to asbestos on the job. These workers are at risk for developing mesothelioma and lung cancer as a result of asbestos exposure. Asbestos was used to insulate tanks, vats, and pipelines.

Unfortunately, many of the families of workers also have an increased risk of developing cancer because of the asbestos fibers that were carried home on the body and clothing of those workers.

Hurricane Katrina caused a surge of asbestos exposure after it damaged building and homes. Anyone who worked on demolition or deconstruction of buildings in the years after Katrina may have been exposed to asbestos and could develop asbestos-related lung cancer in decades to come.

Statistics for Mesothelioma Cases in Louisiana

Louisiana ranks 18th in the US for asbestos-related deaths. There have been 856 deaths from mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer between 1999 – 2013.

Filing an Asbestos Claim if You Live in Louisiana

You do not have to file your claim in the state in which you live.

It’s far more important to contact an attorney with a strong history of experience specifically in asbestos cases, than it is to select one who happens to be in your area of Louisiana. The most successful attorneys in your area may have never handled an asbestos case.

SWMW attorneys dedicate the overwhelming majority of their time and effort prosecuting mesothelioma claims, so we know which states and jurisdictions are going to provide the best outcome for your case and can get your case settled faster.

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Jobsites in Louisiana With Known Asbestos Usage & Exposure

Provided below is a list of cities in the state of Louisiana where asbestos jobsites are known to have been located. If you worked for any of these companies or at these jobsites in Louisiana there is a possibility that you may have been exposed to harmful asbestos which is known to cause mesothelioma and lung cancer.

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Abbeville

Abbelle Rice Mill Ltd
Acadia Vermillion Rice Irrigation Company, Inc.
Hunter Canal Company
J Henry Putnam Rose Hill Plantation
Louisiana State Rice Milling

Algiers

Avondale Shipyards, Inc. – Algiers
Johnson Iron Works and Shipbuilding Company
Naval Air Station
Sewerage and Water Board of N.O.
Todd Shipyard
S. Naval Station

Arabi

Amstar Corporation
Arabi Packing Company
Chalmette Refinery
Domino Sugar

Avondale

American Cyanamid Company
Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.
Avondale Shipyards, Inc. – Avondale
Chemical Construction Company

Baker

Baker High School
Bakerfield Elementary
Scokill Metal
White Hills Elementary

Baldwin

Central Louisiana Electric Company
Central Louisiana Energy Corporation
Cleco Power LLC
Phoenix Planting and Manufacturing Company
Teche Steam Plant

Bastrop

Consolidated Chemical Industries Inc.
International Paper Company
Louisiana Mill
Southern Kraft Corporation

Baton Rouge

Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation
Allied Chemical Corporation
Capolymer Rubber & Chemical Corporation
Ethyl Corporation
Gulf States Utilities Company
Standard Oil Company of Louisiana
Stauffer Chemical Company

Bayou Teche

Avoca Drainage District
Bellevue Plantation
Calumet Plantation
N. Pharr and Sons
Keystone Plantation
Loisel Plantation
Shady Side Plantation
Victoria Plantation B.J. Movy

Belle Chasse

BP Amoco Louisiana
British Petroleum
Brown & Root
Chevron Chemical Company
Conoco Refinery Louisiana
Gulf Oil Corporation
Red Star Yeast and Products Company
Universal Foods Corp Red Star Yeast Operations

Berwick

Glenwild Plantation
N. Pharr
Oyster Shell Products
Sewart Seacraft Incorporated
Texaco Inc.
Texas Company

Bogalusa

Bogalusa Paper Mill
Bogalusa Stave Company
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
Gaylord Container Corporation
James River Paper
Marshall Ballard, Jr.
Southern Wood Distillate and Fibre Company
Calcasieu Parish
Calcasieu Refining

Church Point

Canal Refining

Convent

Bechtel Corp
Convent Chemical Corporation
Freeport Chemical Company
Texaco Refinery

Covington

Covington Ice and Cold Stge. Company
Public Utilities Company
Mackee Pine Products
Southern Hotel
Tammany Ice and Manufacturing Company

Crowley

Arcadia Vermilion Rice Irrigation
Crowley Rice Milling Company
W. Atwood
Gulf Public Service Company
Louisiana Irrigation & Mill Company
Mamou Canal Company
Simon Rice Mill
Standard Milling Company
Water Works and Electric Plant

Deridder

Boise Cascade Corporation
Boise Southern Company
International Paper Company
Westvaco

Destrehan

American Cyanamid Ammonia Plant
American Oil Company
Mexican Petroleum Company of Louisiana (Inc.)
Oriental Exporters Inc.
Pan Am Southern Corporation
Pan American Southern Corp

Elizabeth

Boise Cascade
Calcasieu Sulphate Paper Company Inc.
Calkraft Paper Company
Industrial Lumber Company

Eunice

Anchor Gasoline Corporation
H. Coleman and Company
Runnels Corp
Runnels Gas Products
Transcontinental Gas Pipeline Corp
Uno Tex Petroleum

Garyville

Marathon Refinery Louisiana

Good Hope

Gatx
General American Transportation Corporation
Good Hood Refinery
Good Hope Industries, Inc.
La Power & Light
Louisiana Power & Light Company
New Orleans Refining Company Inc.
Pullman Kellogg
Shell Oil Company

Gramercy

Colonial Sugars Company
Gramercy Sugar Company
Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corporation

Hodge

Continental Can Company
Smurfit-Stone Container
Southern Advance Bag & Paper Company
Stone Container Corporation

Jeanerette

L. Monnot
Delgado Albania Plantation Commission
Delgardo and Company
Jeanerette Sugar Company, Inc.
Loisel Sugar Refining Company
Ma Patout and Son, Ltd
Roane Sugar Inc.

Jennings

Jennings Gas and Electric Company
Jennings Norwood Irrigation Company
Louisiana Irrigation & Mill Company
Lowry Irrigation Plant
Mayville Canal Company
McFarlan Irrigation Plant
Rice Milling Company
Riverside Irrigation Company
B.A. Shipyards

Kenner

Anco Insulation, Inc.
Delta Match Corp of La
Exxon
Fourth Jefferson Drainage District
Hepinstall Steel Company
Humble Oil Refining
Kenner Home Team Track

Killona

Waterford Nuclear Power Plant

LaPlace

Bayou Steel Corporation

Lockport

Bollinger Shipyard
Halter Marine
E. Morrison Estate
Valentine Pulp & Paper Company Inc.
Valentine Sugars

Luling

Bungy Grain Elevator
Indeck Power Equipment Company
Lion Oil Refining Company
Monsanto Chemical Company

Mansfield

Brown & Root
Central Louisiana Electric
Cleco Power LLC
Dolet Hills Steam Plant Unit 1
Hendrix Manufacturing Company
International Paper Company
Louisiana Public Utilities Company
Southwestern Electric Power Company

Marrero

Archbishop Shaw High School
Celotex Corporation
Chinchuba Institute
General Industrial Alcohol Company
Immaculate Conception School
Jefferson Parrish Wastewater District #2
Johns Manville Products Corporation

Meraux

Murphy Oil Louisiana

Minden

Army Ammunition Plant
City of Minden – Minden Municipal Power
Clement-Braswell, Inc.
La Energy and Power Authority
Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
Louisiana Ordnance Plant
Minden Utilities System
Webb Press Company

Montz

Little Gypsy Power Plant

Mooringsport

Lieberman Steam Plant
Southwestern Electric Power Company
Southwestern Gas and Electric Company
Swepco/Liberman Plant
Wepco/Liberman Plant

Morgan City

Conrad Industries
J Ray McDermott
La Energy and Power Authority
Louisiana Energy and Power Authority
McDermott Shipyard
Morgan City Municipal

Natchitoches

City of Natchitoches
Louisiana State Normal College
Natchitoches Municipal Electric Light and Water Department
Natchitoches Steam Plant
Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company

New Iberia

Exxon
Gulf Public Service Company
Humble Avery Island
Iberia Sugar Corp
C. Soileau & Son
Quaker Oats Company
Red Fox Industries

New Orleans

Avondale Shipyard
Delta Shipyard
C. Higgins Shipyard
Halter Marine
Louisiana Power & Light
Marquette Insulation
Todd Shipyard

New Roads

Big Cajun Two Steam Plant Unit 3
Cajun Electric Power Coop. Inc.
Louisiana Electric Co-Op
Louisiana Generating

Oakdale

Arizona Chemical Company
Hillyer Deutsch Edwards Inc.
Louisiana Public Utilities Company
Newport Industries Inc.
Reichold Chemical Company
Tenneco Chemicals Company

Plaquemine

Dow Chemical Powerhouse
Georgia Gulf Corporation
Georgia Pacific Plant
Hercules Refinery
Hercules, Inc.
McWilliams Dredging Company
Myrtle Grove Sugar

Port Allen

Exxon Company USA
McWilliams Dredging Company
Placid Oil Refinery
Placid Refining
Poplar Grove Factory and Refining Company
Smithfield Sugar
Wesrover Sugar Factory

Port Sulphur

Combustion Equipment
Deerfiled Glassine Company
Freeport / McMorran
Freeport Sulphur Company
Freeport/McMorran

Raceland

Godchaux Sugar Inc.
Raceland Milling Company
Savannah Foods
South Coast Corp

Ruston

Arkansas Fuel Oil Company
Arkansas Louisiana Gas Company
City of Ruston – Ruston Power Plant
Duraflake South Inc.
Louisiana Methodist Orphanage
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Ruston City Water Works

Saint Francisville

Crown Vantage, Inc.
Crown Zellerbach Corporation
International Paper Mill
James River Paper
Natalbany Lumber Company
River Bend Power Plant
River Bend Powerhouse
Francisville Paper Company

Saint James

Agrico Faustina Plant
Chevron Chemical Company
Gulf Oil Chemicals Company
IMC Agrico
James Sugar Co-Op Inc.

Saint Mary’s Parish

Columbian Carbon Company

Springhill

Arizona Chemical Plant
International Paper Company
Southern Kraft International Paper Company
Springhill Mill

Sulphur

Certainteed Corp
Cities Service Refinery
Conoco Oil Refinery
Firestone
Occidental Chemical Company
Union Sulphur Company

Taft

Beker Industries Corporation
Hooker Chemicals & Plastics
Lumas Construction
Occidental Chemical Company
Oxy Chem
Taft Louisiana Plant
Union Carbide Chemical Plant
Waterford Nuclear Station

Thibodaux

Caldwell Sugar Coop
Entergy Louisiana Inc.
Freeport Sulphur Company
Louisiana Power and Light
Reality Operators Inc.
Southdown Sugars, Inc.
Standard Sugars Company
E. Howell
S. Lafargue Elementary School

Vacherie

National Bagasse Products Company
South Down Sugar Refinery
Southdown Corporation
Southdown Sugar, Inc.
Vacherie Plant

Venice

Exxon
Garden Island Bay Plant
Gulf Oil Corp
Halliburton
Humble Oil & Refining

West Lake Charles

City Services Oil Company
Hercules Powder Company
Pittsburgh Plate Glass
Tutwiler Refinery
W R Grace & Company Davison Chemical Div.

Westwego

L. Patterson
American Cyanamid Company
Avondale Shipyards Inc. – Westwego
Celotex Corporation
Federal Products Company
La Power & Light
Louisiana Power & Light Company
Nine Mile Plant
Rossville Alcohol Corp

White Castle

Cedar Grove Factory
Cedar Grove Plantation
William T. Burton Industries

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