Fatal crash profile · County
Traffic deaths in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana
County in Louisiana · United States
- Deaths, 2024
- 14
- Fatal crashes
- 9
- Population
- 95.5K
In 2024, 14 people died in 9 fatal crashes in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. That was 26.3% fewer than in 2023 (19) and the fewest in any year since 2020. The death rate was 14.7 per 100,000 residents, compared with 16.3 in Louisiana and 11.5 in the United States. Lafourche Parish had the 16th most traffic deaths among Louisiana's counties. Between 2020 and 2024, 121 people died, an average of 24 a year. That rate is based on fewer than 20 deaths, so it can swing a lot from year to year. 56% of fatal crashes were speeding-related.
Deaths
Traffic deaths
14.7
deaths per 100,000 residents in 2024
- About 90 percent of the rate in Louisiana: 16.3
- About 1.3 times the rate in the United States: 11.5
25.1
average deaths per 100,000 residents a year, 2020–2024
- About 1.4 times the average in Louisiana: 18.5
- About double the average in the United States: 12.3
-26%
change in deaths from 2023 to 2024
19 deaths in 2023, 14 in 2024
- Louisiana: -7%
- The United States: -4%
| Category | Deaths | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 19 | 18 |
| 2021 | 30 | 21 |
| 2022 | 39 | 35 |
| 2023 | 19 | 17 |
| 2024 | 14 | 9 |
People who died within 30 days of a crash. A fatal crash can kill more than one person.
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| Category | Deaths per 100,000 |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 19.5 |
| 2021 | 30.8 |
| 2022 | 40.7 |
| 2023 | 20.0 |
| 2024 | 14.7 |
Uses Census population estimates, available from 2000.
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Road users
Who died
0%
of deaths were pedestrians
- About 5 percent of the share in Louisiana: 21%
- About 5 percent of the share in the United States: 18%
| Category | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Vehicle occupants and others | 11 |
| Pedestrians | 0 |
| Motorcyclists | 2 |
| Cyclists | 1 |
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| Type | Deaths | Share in Lafourche Parish | Share in Louisiana |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pedestrians | 0 | 0% | 21% |
| Motorcyclists | 2 | 14% | 9% |
| Cyclists | 1 | 7% | 6% |
| Alcohol-impaired driving crashes | 8 | 57% | 26% |
| Speeding-related crashes | 10 | 71% | 28% |
Alcohol-impaired and speeding-related count everyone killed in those crashes, so a death can appear in more than one row.
Crash factors
Speeding, alcohol, night and weekend crashes
56%
of fatal crashes were speeding-related
- About double the share in Louisiana: 26%
- About double the share in the United States: 28%
44%
of fatal crashes involved a drinking driver
- About 1.5 times the share in Louisiana: 29%
- About 1.8 times the share in the United States: 25%
| Category | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | United States |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speeding-related | 44.4% | 29.2% | 24.8% |
| Alcohol-involved | 55.6% | 25.8% | 28.1% |
| At night | 44.4% | 58.7% | 53.6% |
| At weekends | 33.3% | 32.9% | 32.6% |
Share of fatal crashes. Alcohol-involved means a police-reported drinking driver.
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Timing
When crashes happen
44%
of fatal crashes happened at night
- About three-quarters of the share in Louisiana: 59%
- About 85 percent of the share in the United States: 54%
33%
of fatal crashes happened at weekends
- About the same as the share in Louisiana: 33%
- About the same as the share in the United States: 33%
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| 12am | 5 |
| 1am | 4 |
| 2am | 3 |
| 3am | 2 |
| 4am | 1 |
| 5am | 4 |
| 6am | 9 |
| 7am | 3 |
| 8am | 0 |
| 9am | 5 |
| 10am | 2 |
| 11am | 5 |
| 12pm | 3 |
| 1pm | 3 |
| 2pm | 3 |
| 3pm | 7 |
| 4pm | 4 |
| 5pm | 3 |
| 6pm | 6 |
| 7pm | 7 |
| 8pm | 8 |
| 9pm | 6 |
| 10pm | 4 |
| 11pm | 3 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Sun | 16 |
| Mon | 15 |
| Tue | 9 |
| Wed | 10 |
| Thu | 19 |
| Fri | 19 |
| Sat | 12 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4 |
| Feb | 7 |
| Mar | 4 |
| Apr | 3 |
| May | 14 |
| Jun | 9 |
| Jul | 7 |
| Aug | 7 |
| Sep | 10 |
| Oct | 13 |
| Nov | 11 |
| Dec | 11 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Conditions
Weather and light
| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Clear | 74 |
| Cloudy | 13 |
| Rain | 10 |
| Fog, Smog, Smoke | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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| Category | Fatal crashes |
|---|---|
| Daylight | 43 |
| Dark - Not Lighted | 29 |
| Dark - Lighted | 20 |
| Dawn | 5 |
| Dusk | 2 |
All crashes 2020–2024. Crashes where conditions were not reported are left out.
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Roads and vehicles
Where and what, 2020–2024
Roads with the most fatal crashes
- SR-30829
- SR-116
- SR-2010
- US-909
- SR-1826
- SR-32355
- SR-014
- SR-243
- SR-3163
- SR-31852
Road names as recorded in police reports.
| Category | Vehicles |
|---|---|
| Cars | 46 |
| Pickup trucks | 43 |
| SUVs | 41 |
| Medium and heavy trucks | 16 |
| Motorcycles | 12 |
| Vans | 3 |
| Other vehicles | 1 |
| Buses | 1 |
All crashes 2020–2024.
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Vehicles most often involved
- Ford F-15012
- Chevrolet Silverado11
- Chevrolet Tahoe5
- Ram 25004
- Nissan Versa4
- GMC Sierra4
- Ford F-2504
- Nissan Frontier3
- Jeep Grand Cherokee3
- Freightliner Cascadia3
Reflects how common a vehicle is as well as crash involvement; not a safety rating.
Crashes
Fatal crashes
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Fatal crashes in 2024. Crashes without reported coordinates are not shown.
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| Date | Location | Road | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 2021 | Raceland | SR-308 | 1 |
| May 9, 2021 | — | SR-304 | 1 |
| May 3, 2021 | — | SR-307 | 1 |
| Mar 1, 2021 | Lockport | SR-308 | 1 |
| Feb 14, 2021 | Thibodaux | SR-20 | 1 |
| Feb 3, 2021 | — | SR-01 | 2 |
| Jan 14, 2021 | Galliano | SR-3235 | 1 |
| Dec 12, 2020 | Lockport | SR-308 | 1 |
| Dec 5, 2020 | — | SR-654 | 1 |
| Nov 22, 2020 | Lockport | SR-01 | 1 |
| Nov 19, 2020 | — | SR-308 | 1 |
| Oct 13, 2020 | — | SR-3162 | 1 |
| Oct 9, 2020 | Thibodaux | ARMS ST | 1 |
| Oct 2, 2020 | — | SR-308 | 1 |
| Aug 10, 2020 | — | SR-308 | 1 |
| Jun 14, 2020 | — | SR-182 | 1 |
| Jun 5, 2020 | — | SR-1 | 1 |
| May 28, 2020 | — | SR-308 | 1 |
| May 26, 2020 | — | SR-308 | 1 |
| May 7, 2020 | — | CR-CHOCTAW ROAD | 1 |
| Mar 20, 2020 | — | SR-316 | 1 |
| Mar 13, 2020 | — | SR-20 | 2 |
| Feb 20, 2020 | — | SR-20 | 1 |
| Jan 30, 2020 | — | SR-01 | 1 |
| Jan 3, 2020 | — | SR-3235 | 1 |
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Source: NHTSA Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS), 2020–2024. A fatal crash is one in which at least one person died within 30 days. Population: US Census Bureau estimates.