Attorneys hired by National Bank of Indianapolis filed the lawsuit in Marion Superior Court last week on behalf of Pearson’s two children, Gabrielle, 8, and Garrett, 10.

“These helicopter crashes have real human life consequences,” said Gary Robb, a Kansas City, Mo., attorney representing the plaintiffs. “I’m going to make sure these children do not have any kind of financial hardship over the death of their mother.”

Jefferson County Justice of the Peace identified three victims, whose bodies were recovered the day of the accident, as: the pilot, 43-year-old Joseph Laugelle Jr. of Quincy, Mass.; 23-year-old James Cody Smalts of Huntsville; and 51-year-old John Larry Conn of Katy.

The body of 26-year-old Jacob Matt of Jennings, La., was discovered Dec. 15 by volunteers patrolling a beach at the McFaddin National Wildlife Refuge.

The Sikorsky S-76C, carrying a pilot, co-pilot and seven workers bound for a Shell Oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, crashed about 2:10 p.m. Sunday in a marshy area of western Terrebonne Parish near Bayou Penchant, authorities said.

Boudreaux, who lived with his mother in Ama, was one of five men working for New Iberia-based Dynamic Industries who were headed to the platform aboard the helicopter. Three of his co-workers, Ezequiel Cantu, 35, Andrew Moricio, 30, both of Morgan City and Randy Tarpley, 53, of Jonesville, died in the crash.

Two other passengers killed, Jorey Rivero, 35, of Bridge City and Charles W. Nelson, 24, of Pensacola, Fla., worked for MMR Offshore Services, headquartered in Baton Rouge, officials said.

Pilot Thomas Ballenger, 63, of Eufaula, Ala., and co-pilot Vyral Martin, 46, of Hurst, Texas, were also killed.

According to deputy air force spokesman, the plan crashed when it was landing at the station.

A thorough investigation would be done to see whether heavy rain and wind at the time were the cause of the crash.