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2019

Louisiana in 2019

Deaths 727Fatal crashes 681Per 100,000 15.6US deaths 36,355

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 2019.

In 2019, 727 people died in 681 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 15.6 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.1 nationally.

The death toll fell 6% from 771 in 2018 to 727 in 2019.

Louisiana accounted for 2% of the 36,355 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

31.3% 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%).

34% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Sunday was the most common day.

← 201820192020 →All years

Compared with 2018 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2019	Louisiana 2018	United States 2019
Deaths	727	771	36,355
Fatal crashes	681	719	33,487
Deaths per 100,000 residents	15.6	16.5	11.1
Crashes with a drinking driver	31%	29%	26%

Counties in 2019

Every county with a fatal crash in 2019, by deaths. Counts under three are shown as "1–2" (small-count rule); the per-100,000 column is blank for them. 61 counties listed.

County	Fatal crashes	Deaths	Per 100,000	Deaths 2015–2024
East Baton Rouge Parish	58	59	13.0	716
Orleans Parish	41	44	12.1	549
Jefferson Parish	33	37	8.7	322
Caddo Parish	34	36	16.0	398
Livingston Parish	31	36	23.5	274
Calcasieu Parish	32	35	16.9	381
St. Tammany Parish	34	34	12.2	317
Ouachita Parish	25	25	15.8	276
St. Landry Parish	22	24	29.7	197
Rapides Parish	21	21	16.7	242
Lafayette Parish	19	21	8.3	269
Ascension Parish	16	16	12.0	237
Tangipahoa Parish	15	15	10.7	319
St. Martin Parish	14	15	29.3	123
Lafourche Parish	13	15	15.7	215
St. John the Baptist Parish	13	15	37.8	104
Acadia Parish	13	14	24.7	156
Iberville Parish	13	13	43.7	96
Natchitoches Parish	12	13	36.1	95
St. Charles Parish	11	12	23.8	73
Bossier Parish	11	11	8.4	135
Terrebonne Parish	11	11	10.6	171
West Baton Rouge Parish	11	11	38.7	100
Richland Parish	10	11	56.0	71
Iberia Parish	10	10	14.8	134
Jefferson Davis Parish	9	10	31.8	97
Morehouse Parish	8	10	42.0	57
St. James Parish	8	8	41.9	57
Lincoln Parish	7	8	16.6	69
St. Bernard Parish	7	7	15.6	50
Pointe Coupee Parish	6	7	35.3	78
Claiborne Parish	5	7	51.7	31
Assumption Parish	6	6	29.9	52
Avoyelles Parish	6	6	15.6	87
Evangeline Parish	6	6	18.9	73
Grant Parish	6	6	27.1	66
Webster Parish	6	6	17.1	86
Franklin Parish	5	6	31.4	52
LaSalle Parish	4	6	40.8	31
Allen Parish	5	5	22.2	57
De Soto Parish	5	5	18.3	75
East Feliciana Parish	5	5	26.2	74
St. Helena Parish	5	5	46.1	60
Vernon Parish	5	5	10.9	77
Jackson Parish	4	5	33.8	36
Washington Parish	4	5	11.1	110
Sabine Parish	3	5	23.0	61
Beauregard Parish	4	4	10.9	64
Vermilion Parish	4	4	6.9	86
West Feliciana Parish	3	4	26.4	22
Bienville Parish	3	3	24.2	38
Cameron Parish	3	3	64.1	12
Concordia Parish	3	3	16.9	48
Plaquemines Parish	3	3	13.5	33
St. Mary Parish	3	3	6.4	81
Tensas Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
Catahoula Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22
East Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	13
Red River Parish	1–2	1–2	—	27
Union Parish	1–2	1–2	—	44
West Carroll 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

12am2.8%

1am4%

2am3.2%

3am2.1%

4am2.9%

5am4.1%

6am4.4%

7am3.8%

8am2.1%

9am2.5%

10am3.2%

11am4.7%

12pm3.1%

1pm3.7%

2pm5.2%

3pm5%

4pm4.7%

5pm4.7%

6pm5.3%

7pm5.4%

8pm6.2%

9pm6.8%

10pm6.2%

11pm3.8%

Weekday

Sunday17%

Monday14%

Tuesday13%

Wednesday12%

Thursday13%

Friday16%

Saturday15%

Road type

Other principal arterial23%

Minor arterial21%

Local20%

Major collector14%

Interstate12%

Minor collector6%

Other freeways and expressways3%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2019?

727 people in 681 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2019 file, or 15.6 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2019?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 59 deaths in 58 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2019 compare with 2018 in Louisiana?

727 deaths against 771 in 2018 (+-6%). Nationally the 2019 total was 36,355.

Provenance

Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System, 2019 national file (accident table, vehicle and person tables); US Census Bureau population estimates. Data through 31 Dec 2024; generated 30 Sep 2026.