{"id":12667,"date":"2023-02-07T18:49:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-07T18:49:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/?post_type=blog&p=12667"},"modified":"2023-02-13T21:07:16","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:07:16","slug":"mesothelioma-lawyer-new-orleans","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/abogado-de-asbestos-nueva-orleans\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesothelioma Lawyer: New Orleans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mesothelioma Diagnosis in New Orleans: Do You Need a Mesothelioma Lawyer?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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While New Orleans may be best known for its vibrant music scene, Creole cuisine, historic architecture, and the world-famous Mardi Gras, the area is also, unfortunately, a source of potential asbestos exposure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans is home to one of the most productive, and largest seaports along the Gulf of Mexico. Known as ‘The City That Care Forgot,’ New Orleans might be one of most fun places on the planet, but it’s also been grappling for some time now with persistent asbestos issues. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In terms of death rate, Louisiana had 5.9 asbestos-related deaths per 100,000 population<\/a> during the 1999-2017 period. (Higher than the national average death rate of 4.9.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hurricane Katrina a catalyst for mass asbestos exposure<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In 2005, tropical cyclone Hurricane Katrina struck the southeastern USA, claiming more than 1,800<\/a> lives and becoming the ‘costliest natural disaster’ in American history. The devastation raised fresh concerns over the dangers of exposure to the toxic mineral, with so much asbestos-containing infrastructure being ripped apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Asbestos<\/a>, particularly when used in building materials and similar applications, is relatively harmless until disturbed, as the disruption causes the deadly fibers to become airborne, allowing for them to be ingested or inhaled by those in proximity. Many first responders, volunteers, and other residents were exposed to asbestos during the clean-up and rebuilding of New Orleans and southern Louisiana. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The asbestos problem in New Orleans hasn\u2019t disappeared.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Shipyards and refineries have long been sources of asbestos exposure to workers. <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Many of their family members were also exposed bv washing or spending time in vehicles and enclosed areas with asbestos-covered work clothes.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

New Orleans has long been a problematic area regarding asbestos, largely due to its many shipyards and other job sites that use asbestos. Examples of sites in New Orleans and across Louisiana that feature asbestos include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n