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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 - 26
Jefferson Parish, LA - 55
Lafourche Parish, LA - 18
Orleans Parish, LA - 142
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

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

Driver dies and passenger sustains critical injuries when their SUV is struck by train on Highway 51 near Amite, Louisiana

Date: 
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Roadway: 
Highway 51
City: 
Tangipahoa, LA
Type: Train Accident

37-year-old woman struck, killed by multiple hit-and-run drivers at Crowder Boulevard and Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, October 16, 2022
Roadway: 
Crowder Boulevard and Chef Menteur Highway
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Seth Benoit, 26, dies after his motorized bike is struck by car, then he is hit by second vehicle at Oakley Street and Louisiana Highway 3107 in Thibodaux, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, October 15, 2022
Roadway: 
Oakley Street and Louisiana Highway 3107
City: 
Thibodaux, LA
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Moped and Motor Scooter Accidents, Right of Way/Failure to Yield

Euell Turnage, 49, killed in motorcycle collision on Louisiana Highway 1 in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, October 11, 2022
Roadway: 
Louisiana Highway 1
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions

One person killed when vehicle strikes house at Oliver White Avenue and Benefit Street in New Orleans, Louisiana

 

 

Date: 
Monday, October 10, 2022
Roadway: 
Oliver White Avenue and Benefit Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident

Bicyclist dies after colliding with car at Chef Menteur Highway and Werner Drive in New Orleans East, Louisiana

Date: 
Monday, October 10, 2022
Roadway: 
Chef Menteur Highway and Werner Drive
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Bicycle Accident

Randall Laws, 51, killed when his bicycle is struck by driver that fled the scene on the U.S. 90 service road in Hancock County, Mississippi

Date: 
Wednesday, October 5, 2022
Roadway: 
U.S. 90 Service Road
Type: Bicycle Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Man pronounced dead, woman seriously injured after they are struck by car that fled the scene while walking on Manhattan Boulevard in Harvey, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Roadway: 
Manhattan Boulevard
City: 
Harvey, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run