On Saturday, Jun 25, 2022, people gathered atop Driskill Mountain, Louisiana’s Highest Point, to honor and remember fallen Louisiana law enforcement officers for 2020 and 2021. You can view the commemoration ceremony in its entirety below.
Louisiana lost the following 33 officers in the last 2 years:
- Master Trooper Adam Christopher Gaubert
Louisiana State Police
End Of Watch (EOW): October 9, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Patrolman Austin Spencer Bush
Houma Police Department
EOW: September 16, 2021
Cause of Death: Automobile Crash - Police Officer Trey Copeland
Cotton Valley Police Department
EOW: August 31, 2021
Cause of Death: Heart Attack - Police Officer Randy James Guidry
Youngsville Police Department
EOW: July 30, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Police Officer William Earl Collins, Jr.
Doyline Police Department
EOW: July 9, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Sergeant Theresa Elizabeth Simon
Slidell Police Department
EOW: June 13, 2021
Cause of Death: Heart Attack - Detective Stephen Christopher Arnold
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: May 23, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Border Patrol Agent Christopher Shane Simpkins
United States Department of Homeland Security – Customs and Border Protection – United States Border Patrol
EOW: April 12, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Reserve Deputy Constable Martinus Melvin Mitchum
Second City Court of New Orleans Constable’s Office
EOW: February 26, 2021
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Sergeant Charles F. Dotson
Baton Rouge Police Department
EOW: January 24, 2021
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Police Officer Marshall Lee Waters, Jr.
Mangham Police Department
EOW: November 5, 2020
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Lieutenant Loyd Ray Hamm
Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: November 2, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Captain Randy Michael Vallot
Richland Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: September 23, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy Sheriff Claude Winston Gillory
Jefferson Davis Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: August 4, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy First Class Kyle Melancon
Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: August 1, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Captain Kevin P. Trahan
Church Point Police Department
EOW: July 31, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Senior Police Officer Sharon M. Williams
New Orleans Police Department
EOW: July 26, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Master Sergeant Henry Turner
Louisiana Department of Corrections
EOW: July 18, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Captain Steven Michael Gaudet, Jr.
Pearl River Police Department
EOW: July 16, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy Sheriff Kietrell Michael Pitts
Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: May 31, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Trooper George Bowman Baker
Louisiana State Police
EOW: May 24, 2020
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle - Senior Police Officer Mark Albert Hall, Sr.
New Orleans Police Department
EOW: April 30, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Lieutenant Garry Peter Duplessis, Jr.
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: April 28, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Lieutenant Glenn Dale Hutto, Jr.
Baton Rouge Police Department
EOW: April 26, 2020
Cause of Death: Gunfire - Probation and Parole Agent Kaitlin Marie Cowley
Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections – Louisiana Probation and Parole
EOW: April 20, 2020
Cause of Death: Automobile Crash - Warden Wilmot Sandlin “Sandy” McCain
Louisiana Department of Corrections
EOW: April 20, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy Sheriff Eric Anthony Frazier
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: April 18, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy Sheriff Vanessa Patience Mackey
Orleans Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: April 15, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Sergeant Alvis Joseph West, III
Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: April 3, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Police Officer Kejuane Artez Bates
Vidalia Police Department
EOW: April 1, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy Constable Levi Kelling Arnold, Sr.
First City Court of New Orleans Constable’s Office
EOW: March 30, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Reserve Captain Raymond Andrew Boseman
New Orleans Police Department
EOW: March 29, 2020
Cause of Death: COVID19 - Deputy Sheriff Donna Richardson-Below
Desoto Parish Sheriff’s Office
EOW: February 12, 2020
Cause of Death: Automobile Crash
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