New Orleans, LA News Reports and Accidents

Dispatch audio reveals the first emergency calls after a tanker struck a cruise ship carrying around 197 people on the Mississippi River ... Read More

A large tanker collided with a cruise ship carrying more than 100 passengers while it was docked on the Mississippi River in New Orleans, according to multiple media reports. Read More

A 500-foot tanker churning up the Mississippi River in New Orleans on Friday took a hard right turn as it seemingly lost control past the Crescent City Connection bridge, slamming ... Read More

Emergency responders rushed to the Port of New Orleans after a tanker collided with a river cruise with more than 130 people onboard Friday afternoon, according to Port of New Orleans officials. Read More

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry called it "a literal miracle on the Mississippi" after a tanker capsized the American Heritage cruiser in New Orleans. Read More

New Orleans Fox affiliate WVUE -TV carried the collision's aftermath live, broadcasting footage of rescue vehicles lined up on the banks and the American Heritage tilted askew as it rapidly sank into ... Read More

A tanker struck a New Orleans river cruise on Friday, partially submerging the boat. Rescues were underway on the Mississippi River, officials say. Video from the scene showed the much larger boat ... Read More

The river boat appeared to have capsized and taken on water after being struck by a tanker. The riverboat American Heritage was struck on Friday by another ship while docked in New Orleans, according ... Read More

A tanker ship collided on Friday with an American Cruise Lines passenger ship that was docked in New Orleans on the Mississippi River, where rescue efforts were under way for multiple passengers in ... Read More

A tanker collided with a docked cruise ship on the Mississippi River near the Port of New Orleans, with at least 12 people reported in the water. Read More

The New Orleans Police Department said it was investigating a fatal hit-and-run on the Westbound I-10 in New Orleans East. Read More

A dump truck crashed through a concrete barrier on the Interstate 10 eastbound bridge near the Claiborne Avenue exit in New Orleans Thursday afternoon, sending two people to the hospital. Read More

A dump truck fell from the I-10 bridge onto Claiborne Avenue Thursday, injuring two people and damaging a parked car. One witness said the scene was "horrific." ... Read More

According to the NOPD, an 18-wheeler crashed and fell off the elevated interstate near the Esplanade exit. Read More

New Orleans Police are responding to an incident where a truck reportedly drove off Interstate 10 near the Esplanade Avenue exit on Thursday, Oct. 22. Read More

A truck went off Interstate 10 near the Esplanade Avenue exit and landed on the ground below the elevated highway, blocking multiple lanes. WWL crews at the scene saw the truck overturned on its side ... Read More

New Orleans Police are investigating after a truck smashed into the railing and drove off Interstate 10 near the Esplanade exit on Thursday afternoon. Read More

On Oct. 20, 2021, the NOPD responded to a three-car crash on Interstate 10 and found a man who'd been fatally shot inside one of the cars. Read More