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Joseph Lacoste

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Nov 01, 1911

Victim Details

Joseph Lacoste

Male

White / Caucasian

New-orleans

LA

1911-11-01

39

Joseph

Lacoste

06/30/2026

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A sense of unease settled over the Algiers Ferry as it made its way across the Mississippi River. A man, armed with both a shotgun and a pistol, had begun to threaten his fellow passengers, his intentions unclear but his menace palpable. The ferry captain, sensing the escalating danger, sounded a distress whistle, a signal for law enforcement to meet the vessel at the Algiers dock. Among the officers who responded was Mounted Patrolman Joseph Lacoste, an eight-year veteran of the New Orleans Pol ...
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  • Patrolman Joseph Lacoste - Officer Down Memorial Page (ODMP)
  • Patrolman Joseph Lacoste, age 39 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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