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2024

Louisiana in 2024

Deaths 752Fatal crashes 705Per 100,000 16.4US deaths 39,254

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. 2024 is the latest data year; NHTSA may revise it in a later release.

In 2024, 752 people died in 705 fatal crashes in Louisiana, 16.4 deaths per 100,000 residents against 11.5 nationally.

The death toll fell 7% from 811 in 2023 to 752 in 2024.

Louisiana accounted for 1.9% of the 39,254 crash deaths recorded nationally that year.

29.2% 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 (26%).

35% of the crashes happened between 6pm to midnight; Sunday was the most common day.

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Compared with 2023 and the nation

Measure	Louisiana 2024	Louisiana 2023	United States 2024
Deaths	752	811	39,254
Fatal crashes	705	755	36,297
Deaths per 100,000 residents	16.4	17.7	11.5
Crashes with a drinking driver	29%	30%	25%

Counties in 2024

Every county with a fatal crash in 2024, 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	61	66	14.6	716
Orleans Parish	58	60	16.5	549
Caddo Parish	38	42	18.7	398
Lafayette Parish	31	31	12.2	269
St. Tammany Parish	30	31	11.2	317
Calcasieu Parish	28	30	14.5	381
Tangipahoa Parish	28	30	21.5	319
Ouachita Parish	27	27	17.1	276
Livingston Parish	26	27	17.7	274
Rapides Parish	25	25	19.9	242
Jefferson Parish	23	24	5.6	322
Ascension Parish	21	22	16.5	237
Bossier Parish	19	19	14.5	135
St. Landry Parish	15	16	19.8	197
Terrebonne Parish	15	15	14.4	171
Avoyelles Parish	12	14	36.5	87
Lafourche Parish	9	14	14.7	215
Iberia Parish	12	12	17.8	134
Iberville Parish	10	11	37.0	96
Acadia Parish	9	11	19.4	156
Lincoln Parish	10	10	20.7	69
West Baton Rouge Parish	9	10	35.2	100
Washington Parish	8	10	22.2	110
St. Charles Parish	7	10	19.8	73
Bienville Parish	8	9	72.5	38
Sabine Parish	8	9	41.4	61
Jefferson Davis Parish	8	8	25.4	97
St. John the Baptist Parish	8	8	20.2	104
Beauregard Parish	7	8	21.8	64
Richland Parish	7	8	40.7	71
Morehouse Parish	7	7	29.4	57
Natchitoches Parish	7	7	19.5	95
St. Martin Parish	7	7	13.7	123
St. Bernard Parish	6	7	15.6	50
St. Mary Parish	6	7	15.0	81
Evangeline Parish	6	6	18.9	73
Grant Parish	6	6	27.1	66
Winn Parish	6	6	44.8	45
Allen Parish	5	5	22.2	57
Plaquemines Parish	5	5	22.4	33
St. James Parish	5	5	26.2	57
Vernon Parish	5	5	10.9	77
Concordia Parish	4	5	28.1	48
Madison Parish	4	5	55.0	48
Webster Parish	4	5	14.2	86
Assumption Parish	4	4	20.0	52
Claiborne Parish	4	4	29.5	31
East Feliciana Parish	4	4	20.9	74
Jackson Parish	4	4	27.0	36
St. Helena Parish	4	4	36.8	60
Union Parish	4	4	19.4	44
Vermilion Parish	4	4	6.9	86
Catahoula Parish	3	4	48.3	22
Red River Parish	3	3	41.4	27
LaSalle Parish	1–2	3	20.4	31
Franklin Parish	1–2	1–2	—	52
Pointe Coupee Parish	1–2	1–2	—	78
Cameron Parish	1–2	1–2	—	12
East Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	13
West Carroll Parish	1–2	1–2	—	14
West Feliciana Parish	1–2	1–2	—	22

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

12am4.4%

1am4%

2am4.6%

3am3.1%

4am2.4%

5am5.3%

6am4.3%

7am2.6%

8am1.9%

9am2.8%

10am4.1%

11am3.4%

12pm2.7%

1pm3.8%

2pm2.6%

3pm4.6%

4pm3.8%

5pm4.4%

6pm6.4%

7pm5.7%

8pm6.6%

9pm6.7%

10pm5.1%

11pm4.7%

Weekday

Sunday18%

Monday15%

Tuesday13%

Wednesday12%

Thursday13%

Friday14%

Saturday15%

Road type

Other principal arterial26%

Minor arterial20%

Major collector16%

Local15%

Interstate14%

Minor collector7%

Other freeways and expressways1%

Questions and answers

How many people died in crashes in Louisiana in 2024?

752 people in 705 fatal crashes, according to NHTSA's FARS 2024 file, or 16.4 per 100,000 residents.

Which county in Louisiana had the most crash deaths in 2024?

East Baton Rouge Parish with 66 deaths in 61 fatal crashes. The table on this page lists every county with a fatal crash that year.

How did 2024 compare with 2023 in Louisiana?

752 deaths against 811 in 2023 (+-7%). Nationally the 2024 total was 39,254.

Provenance

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