Roll of Honor
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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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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Corporal James Ronald Courville 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. James Ronald Courville's cause is highlighted.
How James Ronald Courville Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James Ronald Courville is highlighted in Jun.