Complete New Orleans, LA accident reports and news.

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Accidents in New Orleans result in serious injuries and deaths each year

After a New Orleans crash, injured people and their families need resources and support. Regardless of the severity of the collision, the people involved are left to deal with injuries, medical bills, property damage, and insurance claims. When a New Orleans accident is fatal, families are left to struggle with their grief and loss as best they can.

Here are resources to help accident victims and their families after a New Orleans wreck

Regardless of whether it is a car accident, pedestrian accident, motorcycle crash, bicycle collision, truck accident, or any other kind of injury accident, the following resources can be helpful for crash victims and their families and friends.

Major hospitals in New Orleans include:

Children's Hospital New Orleans Tulane Medical Center University Medical Center New Orleans New Orleans East Hospital Ochsner Health System Kindred Hospital New Orleans

How do you deal with an insurance claim after a New Orleans accident?

Regardless of how severe an accident is, almost everyone involved has to deal with insurance companies and claims. For accidents with very minor injuries and damage, a claim can sometimes be handled by working with the insurance adjuster. For crashes involving more serious injuries, or when a fatal crash occurs, a personal injury attorney is needed to manage the insurance claim. Go here to learn more about how an injury lawyer helps accident victims.

Most recent accident reports

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Sat, 10/16/2021 Pedestrian Accident 60-year-old female pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision at Chef Menteur Hwy. and Gawain Drive in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sun, 02/02/2014 Pedestrian Accident Shaud Wilson 6, killed, Shanaya Wilson 9, slightly injured after being struck by hit-and-run driver while walking to school bus stop in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mon, 05/25/2015 Pedestrian Accident Man, 24, killed after exiting his wrecked vehicle on I-610 and being struck by passing SUV in New Orleans, Louisiana
Thu, 01/30/2014 Pedestrian Accident Donald Berry struck and killed by SUV while crossing street on Orleans Parrish.
Mon, 11/07/2016 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian Eddie Ray King, 51, killed in collision with hit-and-run vehicle at North Claiborne Avenue and St. Philip Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
Fri, 12/03/2021 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in hit and run near LA 406 and East 6th Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mon, 12/26/2016 Pedestrian Accident 70-year-old man struck, killed by vehicle on North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sat, 07/04/2015 Pedestrian Accident 33-year-old woman killed in pedestrian collision with pickup truck on Oleander Street in New Orleans, LA
Sat, 02/04/2017 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in collision with hit-and-run driver on Earhart Boulevard in New Orleans, Louisiana
Sun, 04/17/2022 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision at Pauger and North Miro in New Orleans,Louisiana
Thu, 02/29/2024 Pedestrian Accident Man killed in hit-and-run pedestrian collision at Alvar and Abundance in New Orleans, Louisiana
Thu, 04/27/2017 Pedestrian Accident 9th grade girl injured when hit by car General DeGaulle and Westbend Parkway in Algiers, Louisiana
Sat, 06/11/2022 Pedestrian Accident Tow truck driver killed when struck by vehicle driven by Kirk Jefferson, 34, on I-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mon, 08/15/2022 Pedestrian Accident Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on North Robertson Street in St. Roch area of New Orleans, Louisiana
Tue, 09/05/2017 Pedestrian Accident Woman killed in pedestrian collision on South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana