Louisiana Department of Corrections
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Saturday, July 18, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Warden Wilmot Sandlin "Sandy" McCain
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Monday, April 20, 2020
Cause: COVID19
Captain Herman Eugene Harris, Sr.
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Thursday, May 4, 2000
Cause: Animal related
Corrections Captain David C. Knapps
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Tuesday, December 28, 1999
Cause: Assault
Corrections Sergeant Brent Miller
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Monday, April 17, 1972
Cause: Stabbed
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Saturday, May 30, 1936
Cause: Gunfire (Inadvertent)
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Wednesday, May 27, 1936
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Tuesday, September 12, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Sunday, September 10, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Sunday, September 10, 1933
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Wednesday, June 20, 1906
Cause: Gunfire
Louisiana Department of Corrections, LA
EOW: Friday, January 1, 1904
Cause: Gunfire
Total Line of Duty Deaths: 12
- Animal related 1
- Assault 1
- COVID19 2
- Gunfire 6
- Gunfire (Inadvertent) 1
- Stabbed 1
By Month
- January 1
- April 2
- May 3
- June 1
- July 1
- September 3
- December 1
By Gender
- Male 12
- Female 0
