Roll of Honor
James Ellis Foster, Jr.
Incident
Police Officer James Foster succumbed to injuries sustained the previous evening in a motorcycle crash while he responded to a collision that was located on I-12.
Officer Foster, along with two marked patrol cars, were responding with their lights and sirens activated on O'Neal Lane in Baton Rouge when a vehicle made a left turn in front of him at East Riverdale Avenue. Officer Foster's motorcycle struck the car, and he was thrown approximately 80 feet. He was transported to Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries the following day.
The driver of the vehicle who turned in front of him was cited for failure to yield.
Officer Foster was a United States Army veteran who had served as a full-time officer with the Denham Springs Police Department for five years and as a reserve officer for one year.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, two children, two brothers, and a sister.
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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 Foster gave the Denham Springs Police Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Denham Springs community. Thank you 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
James Ellis Foster, Jr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Police Officer James Ellis Foster, Jr. 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 Denham Springs 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. James Ellis Foster, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How James Ellis Foster, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
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