For the Love of Louisiana

Loving Louisiana means more than calling it home. It means protecting the land that feeds us, the waters we grew up on, and the communities that have carried us for generations.

Whit Weeks and John Carmouche

For the Love of Louisiana

Loving Louisiana means more than calling it home. It means protecting the land that feeds us, the waters we grew up on, and the communities that have carried us for generations.

Our Home. Our Responsibility.

For generations, Louisiana families have built their lives on this land—raising children, working the soil, fishing the same waters their grandparents did. But decades of oil and gas operations have left behind contamination that threatens all of it. That damage doesn’t just disappear. Someone has to answer for it. And it shouldn’t be Louisiana landowners.

Through Legacy litigation, Talbot, Carmouche & Marcello holds corporations accountable for the environmental harm they’ve left behind and fights to make landowners whole. We’re Louisiana attorneys fighting for Louisiana families, because this land is ours to protect too.

two men fishing in a boat in Louisiana swamp, surrounded by trees and water

A Lasting Legacy for Louisiana

Behind every Legacy lawsuit is a family, a piece of land, and a story worth telling.

Grandfather and kid boy together fishing in the evening at sunset time in summer day on river in countryside, side view on caucasian multi-generation family, elderly man teach child boy to fish
sunset view of water from boat dock

Decades of Standing Up for Louisiana

When Louisiana landowners take on Fortune 500 oil and gas companies, they need a team that won’t back down or settle for less than they deserve. With more than 150 years of combined experience at the intersection of environmental science, Louisiana mineral law, and historic oilfield practices, TCM’s Legacy litigation team has recovered millions in cleanup costs and damages for the people of this state.

We want to see land restored, families made whole, and corporations held accountable. We’re relentless in the pursuit of justice because we love Louisiana and the people and places that make it what it is.

  • 150+ years combined legal experience
  • Millions recovered for Louisiana landowners
  • Statewide co-counsel network — quality representation in every corner of the state