I-55 Louisiana Accident Reports
Accident News Reports
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Crash leaves I-12 eastbound off-ramp to I-55 northbound near Hammond partially blocked
- Louisiana
- Hammond
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 1 view
- Aug 22, 2026 03:57am
HAMMOND - The Louisiana State Police responded to a crash that left the I-12 eastbound off-ramp to I-55 northbound partially blocked on Saturday morning near Hammond. According to troopers, the crash ... Read More
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Pedestrian killed in Tangipahoa Parish crash
- Louisiana
- Tangipahoa
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 109 views
- Oct 12, 2025 5:00pm
HAMMOND - Around 1:20 a.m. Monday, troopers from Louisiana State Police Troop L responded to a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on Interstate 12 near Louisiana Highway 1249 in Tangipahoa ... Read More
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One man arrested in Ponchatoula crash that sent 8 to hospital, including 3 children
- Louisiana
- Ponchatoula
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 104 views
- Sep 23, 2025 2:16pm
The injuries from Monday night's crash are significant and life threatening, Ponchatoula Police Chief Bry Layrisson said. Read More
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I-10 West on Bonnet Carré Spillway closed due to crash
- Louisiana
- Kenner
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 125 views
- Jul 07, 2025 12:57pm
All lanes are blocked on I-10 westbound near I-55 northbound on the Bonnet Carré Spillway due to a crash. Drivers are being asked to use an alternate route. Lanes have reopened on I-10 East at Mile ... Read More
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LSP: Amite woman dies in Tangipahoa Parish crash
- Louisiana
- Amite
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 124 views
- May 27, 2025 05:19am
NEW ORLEANS - A 20-year-old woman from Amite was killed Saturday night in a single-vehicle crash in Tangipahoa Parish on Saturday. It happened on Louisiana Highway 1054 near Union Church Road, ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 118 views
- May 07, 2025 07:25am
Crashes and a vehicle fire caused major delays Wednesday morning across the metro, with backups reported on Earhart Expressway, I-10 and the CCC. Read More
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Heavy delays on I-10E due to crash on Bonnet Carre Spillway
- Louisiana
- Laplace
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 143 views
- Feb 17, 2025 06:15am
At least two Monday morning crashes led to heavy congestion on the Bonnet Carre Spillway, one I-10 Eastbound near I-55 Southbound just as many drivers hit the road.A left lane and left shoulder were ... Read More
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Crash closes I-10 heading to New Orleans near Bonnet Carre | Weather ...
- Louisiana
- New Orleans
- I-10 East
- source: Bing
- 106 views
- Feb 16, 2025 4:00pm
Drivers are advised to seek other routes heading to New Orleans and should expect traffic delays. I-10 East is closed to traffic at I-55 due to an accident. Read More
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Pileup In Foggy Weather Closes Louisiana Interstate Near Site Of Deadly 2023 'Superfog' Crash
- Louisiana
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 111 views
- Feb 07, 2025 12:09pm
Several vehicles were involved in a foggy pileup in Louisiana Friday morning. The incident happened on Interstate 55 northwest of New Orleans. A deadly crash blamed on "superfog" happened on the same ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 102 views
- Feb 07, 2025 04:54am
A crash involving multiple commercial vehicles have shut down parts of Interstate 55 south in St. John the Baptist parish Friday morning, Feb. 7. Read More
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Louisiana Deer Hunter Identified in Fatal Hunting Accident Near Kentwood
- Louisiana
- Kentwood
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 161 views
- Dec 30, 2024 4:00pm
Roberto Garcia, 61, of Baton Rouge, lost his life on Saturday morning, Dec. 28, while hunting on the Sandy Hollow Wildlife Management Area near Kentwood. According to the Louisiana Department of ... Read More
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13-year-old cyclist killed in crash
- Louisiana
- Kentwood
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 98 views
- Dec 27, 2024 8:00pm
Around 6:30 p.m. Thursday, troopers with Louisiana State Police Troop L began investigating a serious injury crash involving two bicyclists on Louisiana Highway 1061 near Crawford Road in ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 177 views
- Mar 15, 2024 12:16pm
Ronald Britt was driving his 80,000-pound truck around 60 mph on Interstate 55 when he crashed into a vehicle in a '?super fog'? that spurred multiple crashes on the roadway, authorities said. The post ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 154 views
- Mar 14, 2024 6:34pm
Seven people were killed. The driver, Ronald Britt, is charged with negligent homicide in a crash that killed one of them. Read More
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Lafayette man arrested for negligent homicide in connection to I-55 crash
- Louisiana
- Lafayette
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 129 views
- Mar 12, 2024 6:26pm
State police say through investigation they determined that Ronald Britt, 61, was driving a commercial vehicle northbound on I-55 in the left lane. Read More
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St. John Parish Detective Honored as Officer of the Fourth Quarter for Heroic Response to Fiery I-55 Accident
- Louisiana
- Laplace
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 145 views
- Dec 26, 2023 06:36am
Detective Demond Memminger of the St. John Parish Sheriff's Office has been named Officer of the Fourth Quarter for his exceptional response to an accident on I-55. Sheriff Mike Tregre, along with ... Read More
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I-55 reopens three weeks after deadly superfog pileup
- Louisiana
- I-55
- source: Bing
- 139 views
- Nov 13, 2023 08:46am
Traffic is now allowed to go towards Ponchatoula from Laplace.The reopening comes three weeks to the day after a deadly 168-car pileup on the highway. That massive crash, which was the result of ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 167 views
- Nov 08, 2023 03:51am
Dense smoke, reminiscent of last month's devastating "super fog," blanketed Louisiana once again, leading to a tragic crash and the subsequent closure of Interstate 10 in the New Orleans area early ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 123 views
- Oct 27, 2023 12:56pm
Louisiana State Police reported Friday that seven people were killed in the I-55 multi-vehicle crash. Officials had previously reported eight deaths. Read More
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UPDATE: 'Superfog' leaves at least 8 dead, 63 injured in vehicle pile-ups near New Orleans
- Louisiana
- Laplace
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 128 views
- Oct 26, 2023 2:44pm
At least seven people are dead after heavy fog caused more than 150 vehicles to crash Monday on Interstate 55 in Louisiana ... Mississippi along a north-south route between I-10 at Laplace and the ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 168 views
- Oct 26, 2023 07:19am
I-55 southbound is anticipated to reopen this morning, October 26, 2023. The interstate will be reduced to one lane near the crash site for the time being. Read More
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- source: Bing
- 132 views
- Oct 26, 2023 04:13am
As the investigation into Monday's fatal multi-vehicle crash on I-55 continues, Louisiana State Police need your in gathering evidence.LSP investigators are asking anyone with dash camera video or cell phone video that captured the moments before, Read More
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'Super fog' causes deadly 158-car pile-up in Louisiana
- Louisiana
- Baton Rouge
- I-10
- source: Bing
- 134 views
- Oct 26, 2023 03:25am
Seven people were killed and more than 25 people taken to hospital following the crash on Interstate 55 near New Orleans ... Read More
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- source: Bing
- 151 views
- Oct 25, 2023 3:17pm
As Louisiana State Police continue their investigation into those crashes, engineers with DOTD are conducting a thorough examination of the interstate between I-10 and the Ponchatoula exit. That stretch of I-55 remains closed in both directions until Read More
Older I55 LA User Reports
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Accident on I55 N
- Independence
- Louisiana
- I55 N
- By anonymous
209- 1 year ago
Some type of incident - traffic hasn’t moved for about 30 minutes. Between Independence exit and Amite City/Hwy 16 exit. Can’t see the accident so not sure what type of vehicles are involved. But several LA State Troopers have passed us on the Open Report
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Accident on I-55
- Ponchatoula
- Louisiana
- I-55
- By anonymous
- 380
- 3 years ago
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