Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Wilmer Trosclair was electrocuted after responding to a location on Highway 51, near Pugh's Florist, for reports of a downed electric wire during a rain and wind storm around 2:00 a.m.
As he stepped out of his car to place flares, the line came in contact with his car and electrocuted him. A passerby notified police of the incident approximately 45 minutes later after driving past the scene and noticing Officer Trosclair on the ground.
Officer Trosclair had served with the Ponchatoula Police Department for three years.
Officer Trosclair had been shot and wounded in the line of duty in April 1953 while attempting to arrest a former mental patient.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, father, three sisters, and one brother.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Trosclair gave the Ponchatoula Police Department 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Ponchatoula community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Trosclair.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Wilmer Phillip Trosclair 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 Ponchatoula Police Department, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Wilmer Phillip Trosclair's cause is highlighted.
How Wilmer Phillip Trosclair Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Wilmer Phillip Trosclair is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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