Roll of Honor
Andre Keith Williams, Sr.
Incident
Police Officer Andre Williams drowned while attempting to rescue a woman who had fallen off of the Canal Street Ferry into the Mississippi River. He and a civilian both laid on the ramp in an attempt to pull the intoxicated woman from the water, however, she pulled both men into the river. The woman and the civilian were both pulled from the water but Officer Williams, who was not wearing a life preserver, went below the surface and drowned. Officer Williams was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the Mississippi River Bridge Authority Police Department for two years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and two children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Williams gave the Mississippi River Bridge Authority Police Department 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Andre Keith Williams, Sr. served in the Navy (1981â1984) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Andre Keith Williams, Sr. 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. Andre Keith Williams, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Andre Keith Williams, Sr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andre Keith Williams, Sr. is highlighted in Feb.