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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