Louisiana Car Accidents Today — Live Reports & Statistics
Quick answer: Louisiana recorded 752 motor vehicle crash deaths in 2024 — about 2.1 a day, 16.4 per 100,000 people (far above the US average, rank #9 of 51). 0 Louisiana accident reports tracked in the last 48 hours are listed below. Emergency number: 911.
Louisiana is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is bordered by Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25th in population, with roughly 4.6 million residents.
- Capital
- Baton Rouge
- Population
- 4,657,757 (2020)
- Area
- 135,382 km²
- Crash deaths 2024
- 752
- Deaths / 100k
- 16.4
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Louisiana Accident News — Last 48 Hours
No headline naming Louisiana or its major cities in the last 48 hours of monitored coverage. Nationwide reports are on the United States page; the window refreshes every 15 minutes.
Live traffic cameras in Louisiana
Public traffic-camera snapshots nearest to the latest geocoded reports on this page, straight from the transport authority. Images refresh on their own schedule (seconds to minutes); a camera is picked by distance and is not necessarily pointed at the incident.
Camera data: 511LA / Louisiana DOTD (all 336 cameras). Snapshots are served by the authority and are not stored by this site. Cameras marked Live video play inline; the rest are still images refreshed by the authority.
Road Safety in Louisiana
With a population of 4,597,740 and 55,109 million vehicle miles travelled, Louisiana recorded 752 crash deaths in 2024: 16.4 per 100,000 people and 1.36 per 100 million miles. Speeding was a factor in 28% of those deaths.
By road user: pedestrians 21%, motorcyclists 9%, bicyclists 6%.
About 192 deaths (25%) were in crashes involving a driver at or over the 0.08% alcohol limit, and 36 of those killed were teenagers aged 15–19. Compare: drunk driving deaths by state · teen deaths by state.
Source: NHTSA FARS 2024 via IIHS state-by-state tables. National context: US road deaths by year.
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States With a Similar Death Rate
| State | Rank | Deaths 2024 | Per 100k | Per 100M miles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana | #9 | 752 | 16.4 | 1.36 |
| Wyoming | #6 | 107 | 18.2 | 1.1 |
| Montana | #7 | 206 | 18.1 | 1.49 |
| Tennessee | #8 | 1,197 | 16.6 | 1.52 |
| Arizona | #10 | 1,229 | 16.2 | 1.74 |
| South Dakota | #11 | 146 | 15.8 | 1.4 |
| Oklahoma | #12 | 645 | 15.7 | 1.39 |