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James Ronald Courville
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Corporal

James Ronald Courville

St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office — Saint Martinville, LA
Accident
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End of Watch June 13, 2000
Age 47
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
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Gender Male
Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Corporal Courville was killed after being involved in an accident while driving to assist another deputy at an alarm call.

During his response, Deputy Courville's cruiser struck the back of a pickup truck on I-10. After striking the pickup truck, his cruiser went out control, struck a tree, and caught fire. Corporal Courville was pronounced dead at the scene from the injuries sustained in the accident.

Corporal Courville had been a member of the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office for five years.

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August 2, 2026

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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal Courville gave the St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Saint Martinville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal Courville.

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

Agency

Department St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
Type Sheriff's Office
Location Saint Martinville, LA
Platform Identity stmaso.stmartin.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 2000
Tour of Duty 5 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Corporal James Ronald Courville is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 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 30.3 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How James Ronald Courville Compares

Age at Death
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
5
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Ronald Courville is highlighted in Jun.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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