Lockport Heights, LA truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes in Lockport Heights: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes in Lockport Heights and Lafourche Parish, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets. Patterns use Lafourche Parish numbers.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0.0 deaths per 100 garbage-truck crashes vs 3.3 for all trucks.
Deadliest roads
How Lafourche Parish compares with Louisiana
Lafourche Parish against Louisiana and the US, 2015–2025 (years with complete crash reporting). Per-resident rates make big and small places comparable.
Where Lafourche Parish stands out
Full comparison
| Measure (2015–2025) | Lafourche Parish | Louisiana | United States | vs state |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crashes per 100k residents / yr | 85.6 | 81.5 | 49.7 | same |
| Deaths per 100 crashes | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 1.1× the state |
| Injuries per crash | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.49 | 8% below the state |
| Garbage-truck share | 4.7% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 2.1× the state |
| On snow, slush or ice | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6.2% | 11% below the state |
| Morning rush (6–10 am) | 26.3% | 23.6% | 23.7% | 1.1× the state |
| In rain, sleet or snow | 9.6% | 10.5% | 13.8% | 8% below the state |
| Winter months (Nov–Mar) | 40.8% | 40.3% | 41.9% | same |
| After dark | 20.4% | 23.9% | 24.8% | 15% below the state |
Compared with Louisiana, Lafourche Parish is lower on injuries per crash, on snow, slush or ice and in rain, sleet or snow. It runs above Louisiana on deaths per 100 crashes, garbage-truck share and morning rush (6–10 am).
What stands out in Lafourche Parish: 1 in 21 crashes involve a garbage truck (43 since 2015), vs 2.2% across Louisiana.
Overview
Lafourche Parish has recorded 941 truck crashes since 2015, with 648 people injured and 31 killed.
That averages about one truck crash every 4 days in fully reported years.
Only 0 truck crashes were reported in Lockport Heights since 2015; patterns below come from Lafourche Parish as a whole.
When crashes happen
The worst month is October with 12.6% of truck crashes; the quietest is February at 6.7%.
November through March accounts for 40.8% of truck crashes here, compared with 40.3% in Louisiana.
More truck crashes happen at 10–11 am than at any other hour (8.7%).
0.7% of truck crashes here happened on snow, slush or ice, against 0.8% across Louisiana.
Where crashes happen
Roads with fatal crashes involving a large truck within 10 miles of Lockport Heights since 2015: SR-182 (3), US-90 (3), SR-24 (2), SR-308 (2) and SR-1 (1). No single road stands out.
Garbage & waste trucks
Garbage trucks account for 43 of the truck crashes here, or 4.6%, compared with 2.2% in Louisiana.
The most garbage-truck crashes happen in August (16%).
They recorded 0.0 deaths per 100 crashes, against 3.3 for all trucks.
Route planning tips for Lockport Heights fleets
- Plan October schedules with more margin; it is the worst month for truck crashes in Lafourche Parish.
- Garbage-truck crashes here peak in August; review collection routes for that month.
- The morning rush (6–10 am) holds 26.3% of truck crashes here, more than Louisiana; adjust start times where you can.
- Check your own stops for crash hotspots and low bridges with the free Route Planner.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Lafourche Parish
By hour of day
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-182 | 3 |
| US-90 | 3 |
| SR-24 | 2 |
| SR-308 | 2 |
| SR-1 | 1 |
| SR-3087 | 1 |
| SR-316 | 1 |
| SR-659 | 1 |
| US-190 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Lafourche Parish) |
|---|---|
| La-308 | 232 |
| La-1 | 192 |
| US-90 | 133 |
| La-3235 | 86 |
| La-20 | 47 |
| La-316 | 46 |
| La-182 | 44 |
| La-3185 | 15 |
Lockport Heights at a glance
| Land area | 1.3 sq mi |
Waste facilities and haulers nearby
Historical data: truck crashes in Lafourche Parish since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36 | — | 3.1 |
| 2000s | 78 | +114% | 3.7 |
| 2010s | 92 | +18% | 2.7 |
| 2020s | 74 | -19% | 3.2 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 36 a year in the 1990s and 74 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 2.5 a year in 2016–19, 3.2 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby places
Questions fleets ask about Lockport Heights
How many truck crashes happen in Lockport Heights?
Lafourche Parish has had 941 reported truck crashes since 2015, injuring 648 people and killing 31.
What is the worst month for truck crashes in Lockport Heights?
The worst month is October: 12.6% of truck crashes in Lafourche Parish happen then.
How many garbage truck crashes are there in Lockport Heights?
43 crashes involving garbage or refuse trucks have been reported in Lafourche Parish since 2015, 4.6% of all truck crashes.
How does Lockport Heights compare with Louisiana for truck crashes?
Lafourche Parish records 85.6 truck crashes per 100,000 residents a year, against 81.5 across Louisiana.
How can I plan a safer truck route in Lockport Heights?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.