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Southeast Louisiana Motorcycle Safety

Rider Sourced
Crash Data

Incident tracking for 2026 built on community intelligence from 4 interconnected riding groups across southeast Louisiana. Verified against LSP press releases, local news, and BRLA Open Data. Benchmarked against LSU CARTS official crash records. The data goes where the riders go.

Community Intelligence: From the Riders Themselves
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LSU CARTS Official Crash Data
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Coverage Gap
* CARTS data may lag behind real-time reports. Official crash records are updated nightly but can take days or weeks to appear, which may account for discrepancies between community-tracked and official figures.
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Coverage Area
One Network. Every Road They Ride.

The core of this data comes from four overlapping riding communities across southeast Louisiana. Members ride the same roads, share the same routes, and report the same crashes. News articles and LSP press releases fill in the gaps, and CARTS official data provides the statistical backdrop. But the community signal comes first.

Parish boundaries are approximate. Circle size = crash count.

A note on fatality data

Under the federal FARS standard, any death within 30 days of a crash counts as a traffic fatality. But in real-time data, those reclassifications haven't happened yet. This means the community sometimes knows about fatalities before the official database catches up. That's exactly why community reporting matters.

CARTS crash data is compiled nightly from Louisiana eCrash, the statewide electronic crash reporting system used by all law enforcement agencies.

Severity Breakdown
How Bad Is It?
Community-Sourced 0 incidents reported by riders in our network. The crashes our community actually knows about. Plus 0 additional incidents found only through news and LSP press releases.
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Life-flighted / under 18-wheeler / surgery
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Official Record What's actually happening, from LSU CARTS statewide crash database, southeast Louisiana benchmark area
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Severity: All Tracked (Community + News)
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Monthly Breakdown
2026 Year to Date
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By Jurisdiction: 2026 Year to Date
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Incident Tracker
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Incident Map
Where They Happen
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Locations are approximate and may not reflect exact crash sites.

Timing Patterns
When Riders Go Down
Incidents by Day of Week White dots = fatality
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Incidents by Time of Day Approximate — based on Facebook post timestamps
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National Context
How We Compare
MetricU.S. NationalLA Statewide (SHSP)SE LA (Community)
Motorcycle fatalities (2026 YTD)~1,58500
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Fatalities per 100K pop (annualized)~1.9——
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* National rate based on 6,335 fatalities / 335M population (NHTSA 2023). SE LA rate annualized from YTD data for the EBR metro area (~470K pop). SHSP data from CARTS Vulnerable Users Dashboard filtered to Motorcycle Driver + Passenger.

The Data Gap

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Our community network has sourced 0 motorcycle incidents. Of those, 0 could be matched to BRLA open data records. News and LSP added 0 more the community never heard about. The official data is there, but it's hard to work with for motorcycle-specific crashes because there is no vehicle type field and every timestamp reads "01:00 AM."
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Limited detail: CARTS can filter by motorcycle, but crash narratives, rider info, and contributing factors are minimal
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Delayed reporting: Official records can take days or weeks to appear, and timestamps are often unreliable
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Fragmented jurisdictions: Each parish, city, and LSP troop tracks data separately with no unified view
Safety Insights
What This Means for Local Riders
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Other drivers are the primary threat. In the majority of multi-vehicle incidents, a car or truck initiated the crash by turning into a rider's path, running a red light, or rear-ending at a stop. Ride as if no one can see you.
Watch for road surface hazards. Gravel, sand, oil, and debris on the road are invisible killers for motorcyclists. Two-lane parish roads with no shoulders are especially dangerous. Loose surfaces in turns or at intersections can take a bike down instantly. Scan the road ahead, avoid painted lines and metal plates when wet, and always leave yourself room to react.
Gear matters, but it has limits. A helmet, jacket, riding pants, gloves, and boots dramatically reduce injury severity in a crash. Jeans offer almost zero protection in a slide, and regular clothes shred on contact with pavement. But no amount of gear can fully protect you at high speed. The faster you go, the less your gear can do. Full protection plus smart speed management is the real equation.
You are your own last line of defense. Most roads in southeast Louisiana are flat and straight, which means many riders never develop proper cornering technique until they're already in trouble on a curve. And by then it's too late. Practicing countersteering, trail braking, and looking through turns isn't optional. It's the difference between making it home and not. The same goes for emergency braking, reading road surfaces, adjusting for weather and traffic, and constantly scanning for threats. The majority of crashes don't have to happen. They come down to awareness, preparation, and skill. Stay sharp, stay humble, and never stop training. Nobody else on the road is looking out for you. Rider resources that could save your life →
Data Sources
Where This Comes From

Community Sources

• GBR Sportbike (Baton Rouge, ~2,400 members) · 0 incidents found
• Biker Down Louisiana (statewide, ~2,000 members) · 0 incidents found
• NorthShore Sportbike (North Shore / Hammond / Covington, ~1,500 members) · 0 incidents found
• Bayou Motorcycle Riders (Terrebonne / Lafourche / bayou region, ~700 members) · 0 incidents found

Official Sources

• BRLA Open Data Portal (dataset 7wah-qncc) · 0 matched incidents
• Louisiana State Police (Troop A, B, C & L) · 0 press releases
• WAFB, WBRZ, WWLTV, WGNO, Fox 8, The Advocate, NOLA.com, Weekly Citizen, ODMP
• Local obituary records
• CARTS SHSP Vulnerable Users Dashboard · Statewide motorcycle fatality & serious injury data
• NHTSA 2023 motorcycle fatality data (6,335 fatalities nationally)
Disclaimer & Verification
Important Information About This Data

Data Accuracy Disclaimer

This dashboard presents community-sourced data that is not guaranteed to be accurate and is subject to change as new information becomes available. Incident details, locations, severity levels, and rider identities have been compiled from Facebook group posts, news articles, and public records, and may contain errors, omissions, or misattributions.

This is not an official data source. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced in coordination with the Louisiana State Police, Baton Rouge Police Department, BRLA, or any government agency. Official crash statistics may differ significantly.

No personally identifying information is published about crash victims without prior public reporting by news outlets, official press releases, or the victims' own social media posts. If you are a victim or family member and wish to have information corrected or removed, please use the report form below.

Verification Process

Each incident has been cross-referenced against available sources using the following verification levels:

LSP + News Confirmed by Louisiana State Police press release and/or news articles News + BRLA Confirmed by news articles and/or BRLA Open Data Portal crash records Facebook Only Reported in one or more Facebook groups only; not yet corroborated by official sources

Data Layer Summary

Community intelligence is the foundation. News, LSP, and CARTS fill in the gaps:

Community Reporting
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If you've witnessed or been involved in a motorcycle incident anywhere in southeast Louisiana, your report helps build a clearer picture of what's really happening on our roads.

Every report matters. Official data is limited, so community-sourced information is often the only way to understand the true scope of motorcycle crashes in our region.

Your information is stored privately and used only for aggregate safety analysis. No personal details are shared publicly.

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