In Nola last night and a pedicab driver hit my car

I was driving home last night and was in bad traffic on Tchopitoulas. A pedicab driver for NOLA pedicabs tries to weave his way down the center lane and hits my car, putting a couple scratches on it. He offers to give me $100 (which definitely won't cover it) and so I call the police. I wait for an hour and still no cops. Eventually his manager shows up and tells me that the best thing I can do is just take all his information down and they will sign something saying they are responsible and that the pedicab driver will pay me back out of pocket. The pedicab driver doesn't have insurance and NOLA pedicabs aren't liable for damage sustained to vehicles cause they are contracted workers. How would a pedicab company be able to contract drivers without insurance and how are they not responsible for damage caused by their drivers? Seems like a bunch of bullshite. The driver gave me a deposit for the damages and I got all his information but that is the only guarantee that I have that they will pay for it.