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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.

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53
Percent of U.S: 
1
State: 
Louisiana

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Accident reports by county

Hancock County, MS - 26
Jefferson Parish, LA - 55
Lafourche Parish, LA - 18
Orleans Parish, LA - 143
Pearl River County, MS - 15
Plaquemines Parish, LA - 5
St. Bernard Parish, LA - 3
St. Charles Parish, LA - 20
St. James Parish, LA - 6
St. John the Baptist Parish, LA - 18
St. Tammany Parish, LA - 64
Tangipahoa Parish, LA - 36
Terrebonne Parish, LA - 17
Washington Parish, LA - 14

Most recent accident reports

Jennifer Hemphill, 40, and Joshua Williams, 39, killed in head-on crash on Front Street overpass in Slidell, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, December 29, 2023
Roadway: 
Front Street overpass
City: 
Slidell, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Seat Belt Usage

Henry Savoie, 66, was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on L.A. Highway 1 in Lafourche Parish​, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
Roadway: 
L.A. Highway 1
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Car Accident, Teenaged Drivers-Young Adult Drivers, Hit and Run

Eight people killed and many injured in multi-vehicle pileup on Interstate 55 in Manchac, Louisiana

Date: 
Monday, October 23, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 55
City: 
Manchac, LA
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
Weather Conditions, Pileup

At least 7 killed after more than 150 vehicles crashed in the "super fog" on Interstate 55 in St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Monday, October 23, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 55
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Truck Accident, Vehicle on fire, Weather Conditions

Woman died in collision with a tree near the intersection of Bienville Street and North Galvez Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, September 24, 2023
Roadway: 
Bienville Street and North Galvez Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure

Man struck and killed by a hit-and-run vehicle in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Thursday, September 21, 2023
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Pedestrian Accident, Hit and Run

Two died in a car-vs.-dirt bike crash on South Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Roadway: 
South Claiborne Avenue
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Motorcycle Accident, Ejected from Vehicle

Javier Morel, 34, struck and killed by a truck after surviving a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 12 in Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 12
City: 
Tangipahoa, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Pedestrian Accident, Truck Accident

Desiree Latil-Hawthorne, 33, killed in a hit-and-run collision at Interstate 10 and Dwyer in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, August 20, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 10 and Dwyer
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

One died after being trapped in a fiery car wreck near the intersection of Almonaster Avenue and Read Boulevard in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, August 11, 2023
Roadway: 
Almonaster Avenue and Read Boulevard
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Road Departure, Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle, Vehicle on fire

Chandler Garcia, 21, and John Russo Jr., 23, killed in hit-and-run collision on Interstate 12 in Hammond, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, July 28, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 12
City: 
Hammond, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, Rear-End Collisions

Two people killed and others injured in multi-vehicle crash on South Columbia Street in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, July 23, 2023
Roadway: 
South Columbia Street
City: 
Bogalusa, LA
Type: Car Accident

Motorcyclist Kyle Sweet, 38, killed in a crash on Interstate 12 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, July 9, 2023
Roadway: 
Interstate 12
Type: Motorcycle Accident

Silver Angel, 37, killed in crash on I-12 in Covington, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, July 8, 2023
Roadway: 
I-12
City: 
Covington, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Special Circumstances - Commercial Vehicle

Woman died when struck by a hit-and-run vehicle while riding a motorized scooter on Earhart Expressway in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Roadway: 
Earhart Expressway
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, Moped and Motor Scooter Accidents