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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

Albert Legarde, 58, struck and killed near Stadium Drive in Houma, Louisana

Date: 
Thursday, September 29, 2022
Roadway: 
Stadium Drive
City: 
Houma, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Pedestrian Accident

One person killed, two other hurt in vehicular accident at Hayne Boulevard and Edgelake Court in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, September 13, 2022
Roadway: 
Hayne Boulevard and Edgelake Court
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident

Bailey Barrios, 20, dies after his car departs roadway to the left and hits tree off of Louisiana Highway 1 in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, September 4, 2022
Roadway: 
Louisiana Highway 1
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Teenaged Drivers - Young Adult Drivers, Road Departure

Carl January Jr., 37, and Carl January Sr., 58, killed in hit-and-run crash on Westbank Expressway in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, September 2, 2022
Roadway: 
Westbank Expressway
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Rene Zeigler, 65, killed and two injured including his 8-year-old granddaughter in suspected DUI crash at Ames Boulevard and Trinity Drive in Marrero, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, August 21, 2022
Roadway: 
Ames Boulevard and Trinity Drive
City: 
Marrero, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
DUI, Children/Minors Involved

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision on North Robertson Street in St. Roch area of New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Monday, August 15, 2022
Roadway: 
North Robertson Street
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Athuris Rapp, 20, killed in car crash on Fremaux Avenue in Slidell, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, August 6, 2022
Roadway: 
Fremaux Avenue
City: 
Slidell, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Accident Topics: Young Adult Drivers

Kevin Christensen, 35, dies, five others sustain injuries in wrong-way head-on collision on Louisiana Highway 21 in Bogalusa, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, July 31, 2022
Roadway: 
Louisiana Highway 21
City: 
Bogalusa, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Wrong-way Crash, Head-on

One person killed in rear-end collision with box truck on Interstate 10 in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, July 15, 2022
Roadway: 
Interstate 10
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rear-End Collisions

Driver Shaunna Bickham, 33, and passenger Bernard Palmer, 58, killed, other driver seriously injured when car attempting to pass vehicle collides head-on with another on U.S. 190 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, July 10, 2022
Roadway: 
U.S. 190
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on, Seat Belt Usage

Tow truck driver killed when struck by vehicle driven by Kirk Jefferson, 34, on I-10 in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Saturday, June 11, 2022
Roadway: 
I-10
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident

Motorcyclist killed and alleged hit-and-run driver Shawn Honora, 20, arrested in collision on Chef Menteur Highway in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Roadway: 
Chef Menteur Highway
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Motorcycle Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

One person killed in hit-and-run crash at Alvar and Chickasaw in New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: 
Tuesday, May 3, 2022
Roadway: 
Alvar and Chickasaw
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run

Danielle Summers, 43, killed in crash on Louisiana 3127 in Hahnville, Louisiana

Date: 
Friday, April 29, 2022
Roadway: 
Louisiana 3127
City: 
Hahnville, LA
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Rollover

Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run collision at Pauger and North Miro in New Orleans,Louisiana

Date: 
Sunday, April 17, 2022
Roadway: 
Pauger and North Miro
City: 
New Orleans, LA
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Topics: 
Hit and Run