“Cops on Top” Ceremony Honors Fallen Police Officers at Driskill Mountain, Louisiana’s Highest Point – Video Attached

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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