Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Al West died from complications as the result of contracting COVID-19 in the line of duty.
Sergeant West was a United States Army National Guard veteran. He had served with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office for 32 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Sergeant Alvis Joseph West, III died on April 3, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 68.
He is one of 884 officers honored here.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
Sergeant West is survived by his wife, son, and three grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Sergeant West gave the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office 32 years.
Thank you for your service to the Harvey community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant West.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Alvis Joseph West, III served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Sergeant Alvis Joseph West, III is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 28 of 595 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 4.4 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office, 1 of 15 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 6.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alvis Joseph West, III's cause is highlighted.
How Alvis Joseph West, III Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Alvis Joseph West, III is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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