Douglas James Landry
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Deputy Sheriff

Douglas James Landry

Accident
End of Watch May 31, 1972
Age 39
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Landry died when an ice truck crossed the center lane on a two lane highway and struck his patrol car head on. Deputy Landry had served with the agency for 16 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his expectant wife, daughter, and two sons.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Landry gave the Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the Belle Chasse community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Landry.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Belle Chasse, LA
Platform Identity ppso.plaquemines.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1972
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 39
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Douglas James Landry 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%.

At Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office, 3 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.

Plaquemines Parish Sheriff's Office
3
of 3 officers
100% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Douglas James Landry's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Douglas James Landry Compares

Age at End of Watch
39
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Douglas James Landry is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Others Who Wore This Badge

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