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2015

Louisiana in 2015

Deaths 752Fatal crashes 698Per 100,000 16.1US deaths 35,484

FARS data are based on police crash reports and other sources; the drunk-driving measure is based on the highest BAC of any driver in the crash. Final FARS file for 2015.

In 2015, 752 people died in 698 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 16.1 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.1 nationally.

The death toll was about level between 2014 (740) and 2015 (752).

Louisiana accounted for 2.1% of the 35,484 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

36% of the state's fatal crashes that year had at least one driver reported as drinking.

By FHWA road function class, the largest share was on other principal arterial roads (23%).

36% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Sunday was the most common day.

← 201420152016 →All years

Compared with 2014 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2015	Louisiana 2014	United States 2015
Deaths	752	740	35,484
Fatal crashes	698	665	32,538
Deaths per 100,000 residents	16.1	15.9	11.1
Crashes with a drinking driver	36%	35%	28%

Counties in 2015

Every county with a fatal crash in 2015, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 64 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
Orleans Parish	49	50	13.8	549
East Baton Rouge Parish	41	43	9.5	716
Calcasieu Parish	34	36	17.4	381
Tangipahoa Parish	34	36	25.7	319
Caddo Parish	33	36	16.0	398
Lafayette Parish	28	29	11.4	269
Jefferson Parish	25	26	6.1	322
St. Tammany Parish	24	26	9.4	317
Iberia Parish	15	24	35.5	134
Rapides Parish	20	22	17.5	242
Ouachita Parish	20	21	13.3	276
St. Landry Parish	19	21	26.0	197
Lafourche Parish	20	20	21.0	215
Ascension Parish	16	19	14.2	237
Livingston Parish	18	18	11.8	274
Acadia Parish	16	17	30.0	156
Terrebonne Parish	16	16	15.4	171
Vermilion Parish	14	14	24.3	86
Iberville Parish	12	13	43.7	96
Bossier Parish	12	12	9.2	135
St. Mary Parish	12	12	25.6	81
Madison Parish	10	11	121.0	48
St. Martin Parish	10	10	19.5	123
Jefferson Davis Parish	9	10	31.8	97
Washington Parish	8	10	22.2	110
West Baton Rouge Parish	9	9	31.7	100
Evangeline Parish	8	9	28.4	73
Pointe Coupee Parish	8	8	40.3	78
St. John the Baptist Parish	8	8	20.2	104
Vernon Parish	8	8	17.5	77
East Feliciana Parish	7	8	41.9	74
Natchitoches Parish	5	8	22.2	95
Plaquemines Parish	5	8	35.9	33
Avoyelles Parish	7	7	18.2	87
Franklin Parish	7	7	36.6	52
Morehouse Parish	7	7	29.4	57
St. Charles Parish	7	7	13.9	73
Union Parish	6	7	34.0	44
Concordia Parish	4	7	39.3	48
Allen Parish	6	6	26.7	57
Richland Parish	6	6	30.5	71
St. Bernard Parish	6	6	13.4	50
St. Helena Parish	6	6	55.3	60
Beauregard Parish	5	5	13.6	64
Grant Parish	5	5	22.6	66
Assumption Parish	4	5	24.9	52
St. James Parish	4	5	26.2	57
Caldwell Parish	4	4	42.6	27
Webster Parish	4	4	11.4	86
East Carroll Parish	3	4	58.0	13
Jackson Parish	3	4	27.0	36
Catahoula Parish	3	3	36.2	22
Claiborne Parish	3	3	22.2	31
De Soto Parish	3	3	11.0	75
LaSalle Parish	3	3	20.4	31
Red River Parish	3	3	41.4	27
West Carroll Parish	3	3	32.4	14
West Feliciana Parish	3	3	19.8	22
Winn Parish	3	3	22.4	45
Sabine Parish	1–2	3	13.8	61
Lincoln Parish	1–2	1–2	—	69
Bienville Parish	1–2	1–2	—	38
Cameron Parish	1–2	1–2	—	12
Tensas Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14

Per 100,000 uses the 2024 population estimate for every year, so early-year rates are understated where a county has grown.

Hour of day

12am3.2%

1am4%

2am4.5%

3am3.8%

4am2.3%

5am3.2%

6am3.7%

7am3.2%

8am2.5%

9am2.5%

10am3.1%

11am4.4%

12pm3.1%

1pm3.7%

2pm3.7%

3pm4.1%

4pm4.4%

5pm4.5%

6pm5.3%

7pm7.3%

8pm6%

9pm7.2%

10pm5%

11pm5.3%

Weekday

Sunday17%

Monday12%

Tuesday12%

Wednesday13%

Thursday15%

Friday15%

Saturday16%

Road type

Other principal arterial23%

Minor arterial22%

Major collector19%

Local16%

Interstate13%

Minor collector7%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2015?

752 people in 698 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2015 file, or 16.1 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2015?

Orleans Parish with 50 deaths in 49 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2015 compare with 2014 in Louisiana?

752 deaths against 740 in 2014 (+2%). Nationally the 2015 total was 35,484.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2015 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.