Roll of Honor
Incident
Sergeant Lloyd Verrett succumbed to gunshot wounds sustained on October 1st, 1967, when he was shot at a bar on Louisiana Avenue as he answered a report of a holdup. When he entered the bar he found two men holding a barmaid at gunpoint. As he tried to talk them into letting her go they shot him three times. Both suspects, ages 19 and 21, were arrested, convicted of murder, and sentenced to death. Their sentences were later commuted to life.
Survivors
Sergeant Verrett was survived by his wife and two children.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Verrett gave the New Orleans Police Department 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Verrett.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr. is one of 17,623 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 54.2% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 364 of 595 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.2% of this state's fallen. That is 7 percentage points above the national rate of 54.2%.
At New Orleans Police Department, 86 of 128 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 67.2% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to life
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr. is highlighted in Oct.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Lloyd E. Verrett, Sr. was killed by gun; unknown type.
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