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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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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

Percy Hills, 44, killed when ejected from vehicle on Louisiana Highway 182 near Bayou Folse Road near Raceland, Louisiana

A Raceland man died Wednesday evening in Lafourche Parish when his vehicle struck a tree off Louisiana Highway 182 near Bayou Folse Road. Percy Hills, 44, was not wearing a seatbelt and was ejected from his 2008 Chevrolet Malibu around 9 p.m.
Date: 
Tuesday, November 26, 2013
Roadway: 
Louisiana Highway 182
City: 
Raceland, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Ejected from Vehicle, Seat Belt Usage

Renee Folse dies from injuries suffered in motorcycle accident Tuesday

A Westwego woman has died from injuries she suffered Tuesday, when the motorcycle she was riding struck a concrete barrier on Clearview Parkway in Elmwood, the Louisiana State Police said Saturday. Renee Folse, 44, died Wednesday.

Date: 
Monday, November 25, 2013
Roadway: 
Clearview Parkway
City: 
Elmwood, LA

Ervin Freeman, 44, arrested on manslaughter charges after accident that killed Danielle Rhone, 24, and her nephew, Kaedan Boyd, 2, in New Orleans

New Orleans police arrested a 44-year-old man Saturday evening for his alleged involvement in a multiple car pile-up that sent a 29-year-old woman and her 2-year-old nephew falling off the Interstate 10 high rise bridge in eastern New Orleans a week
Date: 
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Roadway: 
I-10
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Children/Minors Involved, Pileup

Danielle Rhone, 29, and nephew 2-year-old Kaedan Body killed in hit-and-run accident on Interstate 10 in New Orleans, Louisiana

The New Orleans Police Department says it's close to making an arrest in Sunday's deadly hit-and-run accident on the Interstate 10 Highrise.
Date: 
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Roadway: 
I-10
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run, Disabled Vehicles, Children/Minors Involved

Jane Mansfield is killed in accident with tractor-trailer, together with Sam Brody and Ronnie Harrison

In Biloxi, Mississippi, for an engagement at the Gus Stevens Supper Club, Mansfield stayed at the Cabana Courtyard Apartments near the club.
Date: 
Thursday, June 29, 1967
Roadway: 
US 90
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Celebrity Accidents