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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Thu, 04/10/2014 Bicycle Accident 36-year-old bicyclist killed, one other 40-year-old bicyclist seriously injured, transported to hospital, after they are rear-ended by a car on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans.
Sat, 03/15/2014 Car Accident Brunell A. Magee, 35, a Orleans Parish Sheriff's deputy, killed, 61-year-old man injured, taken to hospital, after a two-car crash, at the Irish Bayou exit on I-10, in New Orleans.
Fri, 03/14/2014 Car Accident Driver killed, after crashing his car into a garbage truck, at a high rate of speed, at an intersection in New Orleans.
Mon, 03/03/2014 Bus Accident Three children suffer minor injuries after two Martin Behrman Charter School buses, on the way to Mardi Gras, collide on westbound I-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Fri, 02/28/2014 Pedestrian Accident 21-year-old male skateboarder struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver near Bundy Road in New Orleans, Louisiana
Tue, 02/25/2014 Bicycle Accident 50-year-old bicyclist struck and killed by a car in the Bywater neighborhood on New Orleans.
Sun, 02/16/2014 Car Accident 70-year-old man killed in single car crash on I-10 when he loses control of car and crashes into several guard rails.
Thu, 02/13/2014 Car Accident 2 people suffer minor injuries after rear-end collision on the southbound Lake Pontchartrain Causeway in New Orleans, Louisiana
Wed, 02/12/2014 Car Accident One person injured and taken to hospital after rear-end crash near the Causeway drawbridge in St. Tammany Parish, 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
Thu, 01/30/2014 Pedestrian Accident Donald Berry struck and killed by SUV while crossing street on Orleans Parrish.
Mon, 01/20/2014 Bus Accident School bus backs into car at intersection of Franklin and Prentiss Avenues, 5 children have minor injuries in New Orleans, Louisiana
Mon, 01/20/2014 Car Accident Officer injured after car runs through stop sign and crashes into police cruiser on D'hemecourt Street in New Orleans, Louisiana
Tue, 01/14/2014 Car Accident Car crash topples power pole causing road closure.
Tue, 01/14/2014 Bus Accident 8 children taken to hospital with minor injuries after school bus accident in New Orleans, Louisiana