Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Austin Bush drowned after his patrol car struck a log and then became submerged in a drainage ditch on Louisiana Highway 648 just east of Audubon Avenue in Terrebonne Parish.
He had been assisting with the response following Hurrican Ida when he struck the log that had been swept onto the roadway. Other officers were able to remove him from the vehicle and begin CPR but were unable to revive him.
Patrolman Bush had served with the Houma Police Department for only two months.
Survivors
He is survived by his parents and sister.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Bush served with the Houma Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Houma community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Bush.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Austin Spencer Bush is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Austin Spencer Bush's cause is highlighted.
How Austin Spencer Bush Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Austin Spencer Bush is highlighted in Sep.