Auto Glass Repair in Viavant–Venetian Isles, New Orleans
Viavant–Venetian Isles sits inside New Orleans East. Here is what the
city's own records say about broken glass in this neighborhood — and who is licensed to deal with it.
42vehicles broken into
1,455collisions
225vehicles stolen
58licensed motor-trade businesses
Between January 2024 and September 16, 2026 the New Orleans Police Department
logged 42 vehicles broken into and 1,455 collisions inside
Viavant–Venetian Isles. That is 1,497 glass-breaking events in 990 days, or about 3% of everything the city recorded.
The balance here leans hard toward the road: 97%
of the events were collisions, not break-ins. That makes Viavant–Venetian Isles windshield territory.
A windshield is laminated glass and part of the car's structure, and on most vehicles built in the
last decade it also carries the forward-facing camera — which means replacing it is a longer job
than replacing a door window.
Year by year in Viavant–Venetian Isles
| Year | Vehicles broken into | Collisions |
|---|
| 2024 | 22 | 546 |
| 2025 | 12 | 500 |
| 2026 (to Sept 16) | 8 | 409 |
Between the two full years on the table, break-ins went down by 10
and collisions went down by 46. The 2026 row is a partial
year — it stops on September 16, 2026 — so it is on the table to be read, not to be compared against the two above it.
Who works here
The city's licence register puts 58 motor-trade businesses
inside Viavant–Venetian Isles, though none of them holds a glass licence.
These are licences, not reviews — the register says who is allowed to trade, not who is good.
| On the register as | Trade | Licensed since |
| Adams Auto Wreckers | Parts and accessories | 1962 |
| City Auto Wreckers Inc | Parts and accessories | 1965 |
| Heissers Body Shop | Body and paint shop | 1968 |
| Bills Used Auto Parts | Parts and accessories | 1971 |
| Dwyer Motors | Auto repair, other | 1975 |
| Stevens Body & Fender Inc | Body and paint shop | 1978 |
| Coleman's Auto Salvage | Parts and accessories | 1979 |
| Coleman's Wrecker Service | Towing | 1986 |
| J M Ortego Inc | Auto repair, other | 1987 |
| Area Auto & Truck II | General auto repair | 1993 |
| Quality Motors | General auto repair | 1993 |
| New Orleans Depot Services | General auto repair | 1996 |
Showing the 12 longest-established of 58. The full register is here.
None of them is licensed under Automotive Glass Replacement Shops — there are only
3 of those in the entire city. Here is what that actually means.
What to do with a cracked windshield
The question is always the same one: can it be repaired, or does the glass have to come out?
Repair is on the table while the damage is a chip or a short star, is not sitting in the
driver's direct line of sight, and is not close to the edge of the glass. Resin is injected into the
break, which stops it travelling and takes most of the mark out.
Repair is off the table once the crack has run — especially to the edge. The windshield is
bonded into the body and carries load; a crack that reaches the edge has compromised the part of it
that does the work. At that point replacement is the only honest answer, and anyone who tells you
otherwise is selling you a repair that will fail.
Check the mirror. If there is a camera housing behind it, the glass is carrying the sensor
for lane keeping and automatic braking, and the system has to be recalibrated after the new glass
goes in. Say the year, make and model when you ask for a quote so nobody is surprised on the day.
Where Viavant–Venetian Isles sits against the rest of the city
Out of the 61 New Orleans neighborhoods with enough recorded activity to measure,
Viavant–Venetian Isles ranks #8 by total glass-breaking events. The city logged
6,798 break-ins and 42,135 collisions over the same 990 days,
which works out at 6.9 and 42.6 a day respectively.
The comparison is on the front page, with every neighborhood in one table.
Back to Auto Glass Repair New Orleans
Counts are calls to the New Orleans Police Department, January 2024 through September 16, 2026, placed inside the
city's published boundary for Viavant–Venetian Isles (Neighborhood Statistical Areas, dataset exvn-jeh2).
Businesses come from Active Occupational Licenses (iqay-p646) and are listed because they hold a
licence, which is not a recommendation. How we use city data.