Louisiana’s civil-law tradition and its distinctive federal-statutory overlay around maritime and oil-and-gas work produce damages-modeling issues not seen in other jurisdictions. The state’s employment-discrimination statute tracks federal doctrine on most issues, while sectoral compensation diverges sharply from national averages.
Offshore and maritime compensation
Offshore plaintiffs working Gulf of Mexico assignments face rotational schedules (typically 14-on, 14-off or 21-and-21) with hitch-pay structures, per-diem allowances, and location-premium components. The Jones Act overlay affects certain remedies where applicable. The model treats each compensation component as its own line item.
Petrochemical corridor
The Baton Rouge to Lake Charles industrial corridor concentrates petrochemical and LNG employers with compensation structures including hazard pay, shift differentials, and unit-performance bonuses. The model reconstructs each layer rather than applying a single occupational-wage figure.
Worklife & discount-rate notes
Louisiana's oil and gas, petrochemical, maritime, and healthcare sectors produce compensation with specific complexity. Offshore plaintiffs face rotational schedules, hitch-pay structures, and Jones Act implications; petrochemical plaintiffs face hazard-pay premiums and unit-performance bonuses; maritime plaintiffs face distinctive federal-law overlay.
