08/20/2026
Update on Recent Arbitration Success achieved in our Firm’s Labor & Employment Practice
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LAKE CHARLES—— Yesterday, Ducote Law Firm, LLC received a favorable arbitration ruling in a labor-relations matter involving the interpretation and application of a collective bargaining agreement (“CBA”) between a local labor union and an industrial employer.
Attorney Samuel Ducote represented the labor union’s local lodge in the arbitration. The local lodge represents nearly 1,000 hourly employees working across a range of skilled, operational, maintenance, shipping, and industrial positions.
The dispute concerned the interpretation and application of negotiated CBA provisions affecting all bargaining-unit members.
Following the arbitration proceedings, the arbitrator issued an award favorable to the Union’s position and granted relief benefiting affected bargaining-unit members.
Ducote Law Firm is honored to serve as dispute counsel for the Union’s local lodge and to fulfill its responsibility to defend and advocate for the collectively bargained rights of its members.
Indeed, it is the collective effort, skill, and dedication of these honest, hardworking men and women that form the backbone of our region’s industrial workforce and contribute directly to the success of the industries they serve. Our law firm is honored to stand beside these workers and, when necessary, to advocate for the rights and protections secured through collective bargaining.
— Ducote Law Firm, LLC
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Note: Results may vary from case to case. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any future matter.
