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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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Percent of U.S: 
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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

One person injured and taken to hospital after rear-end crash near the Causeway drawbridge in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

The northbound lanes of the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway have reopened following an earlier wreck, according to Causeway officials.
Date: 
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Roadway: 
Lake Pontchartrain Causeway
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions, Trapped Under/Inside Vehicle

Tractor-trailer crashes onto its side at intersection in Jefferson Parrish. No injuries reported.

Kenner Police shut down all but one lane of eastbound Veterans Memorial Boulevard at the Williams Boulevard intersection in Kenner after an 18-wheeler flipped onto its side about 12:15 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 5).

Date: 
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
Roadway: 
Veterans Memorial Boulevard
City: 
Kenner, LA
Type: Car Accident

Gary White, 66, killed after colliding with pickup on Louisiana 25 in Folsom, Louisiana

A motorist from Jefferson died Monday night from injuries he received in a three-pickup-truck crash on Louisiana 25 near Folsom, authorities said. A driver from Mount Hermon was booked with vehicular homicide, DWI and improper lane usage.
Date: 
Monday, February 3, 2014
Roadway: 
Louisiana 25
City: 
Folsom, LA
Type: Truck Accident
Topics: 
DWI - DUI - Alcohol or Drug Use, Head-on

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

New Orleans Police arrested the driver they say is responsible for a fatal hit-and-run accident that claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy who was on his way to school Monday morning in Gentilly.
Date: 
Sunday, February 2, 2014
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, Children/Minors Involved

Donald Berry struck and killed by SUV while crossing street on Orleans Parrish.

The Orleans Parish Coroner's office today (Feb. 1) identified the victim of last night's fatal accident as Donald Berry, 63. Berry was struck by a white SUV as he attempted to cross the Earhart expressway near Mistletoe Street.

Date: 
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Roadway: 
Earhart Expressway near Mistletoe Street.
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Heather Crockett charged with DWI after crashing into car driven by Steven Wallace on Louisiana 25.

A motorist from Franklinton was booked with DWI after causing a head-on collision Tuesday night on Louisiana 25 north of Covington, State Police said.

Date: 
Monday, January 27, 2014
Roadway: 
Louisiana 25
City: 
Covington, LA
Type: Car Accident

Tyler Bourgeois, 21, killed after his pickup is struck by dump truck and he is ejected in Avondale, Louisiana

An Avondale man was killed after he was ejected from his pick-up truck in a crash Friday morning (Jan. 24).
Date: 
Thursday, January 23, 2014
Roadway: 
Highway 90 and West Tish Drive
City: 
Avondale, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Ejected from Vehicle, Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Red Light/Stop Sign

Antoine Reid, 22, arrested after police chase in stolen car leads to crash on I-10.

A parolee was arrested Thursday after police in Kenner said he stole a car and led police on a high-speed chase through LaPlace. The incident began about 7:15 a.m. in the 3200 block of Ole Miss Drive in Kenner.
Date: 
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
Roadway: 
I-10
City: 
Laplace, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
High-Speed Chase, Stolen Vehicle

Police high speed chase leads to multi-car crash and fatal shooting of suspect in Jefferson Parish.

A witness said police told him a high-speed chase preceded a series of violent crashes and an officer-involved shooting that left one man dead and two others injured. Kenner Police have released few details about the fatal shooting.

Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014
Roadway: 
Clay Street
City: 
Kenner, LA
Type: Car Accident

Officer injured after car runs through stop sign and crashes into police cruiser on D'hemecourt Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

An NOPD officer was injured Tuesday (Jan. 21) when a driver sped through a stop sign and crashed into a police car, New Orleans police said.
Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014
Roadway: 
D'hemecourt Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Red Light/Stop Sign, Police and Government Vehicles

School bus backs into car at intersection of Franklin and Prentiss Avenues, 5 children have minor injuries in New Orleans, Louisiana

NOPD says five children sustained minor injuries in a school bus crash in Gentilly. The crash happened before 8 a.m. at the intersection of Franklin and Prentiss avenues when the bus backed into a car, according to police.
Date: 
Monday, January 20, 2014
Roadway: 
Franklin and Prentiss Avenues
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
School Bus, Children/Minors Involved

Gussie Miller killed, one other injured after two car crash on I-55. Clifford Durio, the driver of the other vehicle, was arrested.

State police say a 60-year-old Independent woman died in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 55 near Hammond.

The accident happened around 10 a.m. Monday.

Date: 
Sunday, January 19, 2014
Roadway: 
I-55
City: 
Hammond, LA
Type: Car Accident

Susan Perez, Karla Ordonez, killed when their car crashes into median and then guardrail on I-10.

Two women died Sunday night after their car ricocheted across Interstate 10. The cause of the crash is under investigation by the State Police but the women were likely driving above the speed limit, according to a spokeswoman.

Date: 
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Roadway: 
I-10
City: 
Metairie, LA
Type: Car Accident

Car crash topples power pole causing road closure.

The east side of Elysian Fields Avenue at Treasure Street will be closed for several hours Wednesday following a traffic accident that toppled a pole, NOPD said. Treasure Street in the 7th Ward for an estimated 4 to 5 hours Wednesday (Jan.

Date: 
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Roadway: 
Elysian Fields Avenue at Treasure Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident

8 children taken to hospital with minor injuries after school bus accident in New Orleans, Louisiana

NOPD says eight children were taken to the hospital after an accident involving a school bus. The children complained of minor injuries, according to police. The accident happened on I-10 eastbound at Louisa Street.
Date: 
Tuesday, January 14, 2014
Roadway: 
I-10 eastbound at Louisa Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, School Bus