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New Orleans, LA - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.

When someone is injured in an accident in New Orleans, it is important to gather information about what happens next.

Being injured in a serious accident is always a shocking and scary experience, and dealing with the aftermath is exhausting and stressful. Accident victims are forced to deal with hospitalization, medical treatments, missed work, and lost income, often while trying to manage pain and disability from their injuries. And then the insurance adjusters start circling. Find out more about accidents and what issues an injured person needs to be aware of by going to this link.

Rank: 
53
Percent of U.S: 
1
State: 
Louisiana

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Accident reports by county

Hancock County, MS - 23
Jefferson Parish, LA - 55
Lafourche Parish, LA - 16
Orleans Parish, LA - 128
Pearl River County, MS - 10
Plaquemines Parish, LA - 5
St. Bernard Parish, LA - 2
St. Charles Parish, LA - 20
St. James Parish, LA - 6
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA - 16
St. Tammany Parish, LA - 59
Tangipahoa Parish, LA - 33
Terrebonne Parish, LA - 17
Washington Parish, LA - 13

Most recent accident reports

Joseph Boggs Jr., 39, killed, unnamed passenger seriously injured in motorcycle crash involving 18-wheeler on Interstate 12 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, February 26, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 12
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Truck Accident, Rear-End Collisions

One pronounced dead, two others hospitalized when their vehicle departs Washington Avenue and collides with bridge in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Roadway: 
Washington Avenue
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure

Pedestrian killed when struck by vehicle following prior crash on I-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Roadway: 
I-10
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Melissa Cannata, 56, killed in rear-end wreck involving three vehicles on Interstate 12 in Lacombe, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, January 7, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 12
City: 
Lacombe, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Car Accident, Seat Belt Usage, Rear-End Collisions

John Crow, 36, killed in ambulance crash with box truck on Interstate 10 in Slidell, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 10
City: 
Slidell, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on I-10 Service Road in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, December 30, 2022
Roadway: 
I-10 Service Road
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Two pedestrians killed in hit-and-run collision on Interstate 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Monday, December 26, 2022
Roadway: 
Interstate 10
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Driver pronounced dead when their disabled vehicle is rear-ended by semi-truck and catches fire on I-12 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, December 18, 2022
Roadway: 
I-12
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions, Disabled Vehicles, Fire

Austin Harper, 24, killed, other driver seriously hurt in suspected DWI crash on State Route 445 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, December 11, 2022
Roadway: 
State Route 445
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use

31-year-old passenger killed, driver hurt after their car collides with rear of semi-truck parked in shoulder at North Claiborne Avenue and Tricou Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, December 4, 2022
Roadway: 
North Claiborne Avenue and Tricou Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision at Canal and South Liberty in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, November 19, 2022
Roadway: 
Canal and South Liberty
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

One person killed when stalled vehicle struck on US 90 West exit in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Roadway: 
US 90 West exit
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Disabled Vehicles

Christian Tullis, 16, killed in crash on Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, November 11, 2022
Roadway: 
Interstate 12
Type: Car Accident

M'Kya Arnold, 18, killed, Candace Davey, 71, seriously injured in 3-vehicle crash on Behrman Highway in Terrytown, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Roadway: 
Behrman Highway
City: 
Terrytown, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Car Accident, Elderly Drivers, Young Adult Drivers

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on Louisiana 1040 near Hammond, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Roadway: 
Louisiana 1040
City: 
Hammond, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run