Парламент округа Рапидс подал в суд на компанию Acadian Ambulance из-за нарушений сроков прибытия скорой помощи

Acadian Ambulance sued by Rapides Parish Police Jury RAPIDES PARISH, La. (KALB) - Court documents filed into the Rapides Parish courthouse on August 12, show that the Rapides Parish Police Jury has filed a lawsuit against Acadian Ambulance, the former sole-ambulance provider for the entire parish for over 30 years. In October 2025, RPPJ retained Gold-Weems Law firm to pursue litigation against Acadian Ambulance Service over alleged improper reporting of response times. KALB obtained the 22-page lawsuit, which lays out nine causes of action that the RPPJ says entitles them to damages from Acadian. These include: - Enforcement of contractual penalties - Breach of contract - Fraud and intentional misrepresentation - Delictual fraud - Violation of the Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act - Detrimental reliance - Negligent supervision and training - Unjust enrichment - Negligent misrepresentation Under their contract to provide ambulance services to Rapides Parish, Acadian Ambulance Services was required to respond to and address emergencies and/or 911 calls within a certain time frame that changes with ‘response zones’. - Zone 1 (Alexandria/Pineville): 8-minute deadline if considered “Life Threatening” - Zone 2 (Outside Urban Areas/Suburban): 12-minute deadline if considered “Life Threatening” - Zone 3 (Rural Areas): 20-minute deadline if considered “Life Threatening” However, RPPJ says Acadian took advantage of a rule in their contract and labeled tens of thousands of 911 calls as exceptions making their average response times seem lower. The RPPJ says they went through 340 different compliance reports dating back to 2019. When they added the removed calls back in, they claim Acadian only met the standard 14 times over six years. For areas like Pineville, ambulances were required to respond in 8 minutes, however RPPJ says in some months they met that standard just 40% of the time. Acadian Ambulance released this statement in response to a request for comment from KALB: Read the 22-page lawsuit below: This is a developing story. We will update this article as we learn more. Click here to report a typo. Please provide the title of the article in your email. Copyright 2026 KALB. All rights reserved.