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Deputy Sheriff Ben Long drowned in Cat Tail Bayou while traveling to the Black Bayou area to serve civil papers.
A search was started and his body was discovered after his horse arrived at a plantation without him. It is believed that he got lost because he was not familiar with the area and attempted to cross the bayou.
Deputy Long was survived by his wife and children.
Survivors
Deputy Long was survived by his wife and children.
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136 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Deputy Sheriff Long served with the Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office.
Thank you for your service to the Shreveport community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has lost 6 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Ben is one of 180 officers lost to accidents in LA, 30.3% of the 595 remembered there.
Ben is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Ben is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1890, 1 officer in LA was lost to accidents, the 48th heaviest of 94 years on record. The heaviest was 1999, with 8.
In 1890, 12 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 133rd heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1890, 20 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 134th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Ben was 34. Of the 148 lost to accidents in LA whose age is recorded, half were between 31 and 47; the middle age was 38.
Ben was 34. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36.
Ben was 34. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36.
When
April holds 11.1% of these deaths in LA, more than any other month. Tuesdays: 18.3%.
April holds 7% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Tuesdays: 14.1%.
April holds 7% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Tuesdays: 14%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 6 deaths at Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30.3% of all 595 deaths in LA, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office has 6 officers remembered here, Ben among them.
Where
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Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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