Louisiana law limits the time a person may bring a wrongful death or claim to one year. This means that the claim must be settled or lawsuit filed within a year of the relevant wrongful death.
A wrongful death claim and survival action may seek financial compensation for the actual financial losses caused by the death. A survival action claim can include medical bills for treatment of injuries suffered prior to death and lost wages of the deceased, and the wrongful death claim will include loss of support from the decedent for spouses and dependent children, and burial and funeral expenses.