Complete Louisiana accident reports and news.
When someone is injured in an accident in Louisiana, 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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Most recent accident reports
Monroe, LA-El Dorado, AR
Trooper Albert Paxton says 54-year-old Don Knight of Pearl, Mississippi, died in Tuesday's fiery chain reaction accident.
Lafayette, LA
Darrel Toepfer, 54, critically injured in motorcycle crash on July 3 in New Iberia on Center Street.
A motorcyclist was critically injured after crashing into a car that pulled into its path on Thursday morning in New Iberia, the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Office announced.
Baton Rouge, LA
A woman died and her husband was injured in a boating accident Tuesday on the lower Amite River, near Killian in southeast Livingston Parish, said a state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries spokesman.
Shreveport, LA
Authorities have identified a Shreveport woman who died Sunday afternoon following a two-car accident along a stretch of Interstate 20 in west Shreveport.
New Orleans, LA
A 26-year-old man has been arrested after his SUV struck and killed a motorcyclist Thursday night in Metairie, authorities said. The driver, identified as Darwin Ferrera, is accused of driving while intoxicated.
New Orleans, LA
Shreveport, LA
Authorities have identified a Shreveport woman who died following an overnight accident in west Shreveport.
New Orleans, LA
A Jefferson Parish deputy is in the hospital after being hurt in a car accident Tuesday morning. Col. John Fortunato said the accident happened on Live Oak Boulevard in Waggaman shortly after 2:30 a.m. Tuesday.
New Orleans, LA
A motorist who died Tuesday after crossing the U.S. 190 median near Mandeville and slamming into oncoming traffic had "significant" heart disease that may have played a role in the accident, St. Tammany Parish Coroner Charles Preston said.
Shreveport, LA
Lafayette, LA
Four people died and two were injured, one critically, in a Friday afternoon head-on collision on La. 13 in Acadia Parish, State Police said.
Baton Rouge, LA
WHITE CASTLE — A 20-year-old Donaldsonville man police suspect was speeding was killed in a single-vehicle crash Friday morning, Trooper 1st Class Jared Sandifer said .
Lafayette, LA
New Orleans, LA
Two days after state police say Tyler Dufrene, 17, was critically injured in a crash in Lafourche Parish just north of the Valentine Bridge on LA 1, the teen remains on life support.
Baton Rouge, LA
Two Denham Springs men died late Wednesday in Iberville Parish after the pickup they were traveling in left La. 1148, hit a tree and caught on fire, State Police announced.