James N. Pollard
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Trooper

James N. Pollard

Louisiana State Police — Baton Rouge, LA
Accident
End of Watch November 20, 1956
Age 37
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Pollard was struck and killed by a vehicle while assisting at the scene of an accident on US 71 in Montgomery, Louisiana. A vehicle had become stuck in a ditch and Trooper Pollard stopped a truck in order to have it pull the vehicle out. As he was standing in the roadway to direct the truck a vehicle struck him. Trooper Pollard was stationed in Troop E and had been with the agency for seven years.

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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Pollard gave the Louisiana State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Louisiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Pollard.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Baton Rouge, LA
Platform Identity lsp.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch November 20, 1956
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 37
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Trooper James N. Pollard is one of 10,094 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,584 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 Louisiana State Police, 21 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.

Louisiana State Police
21
of 27 officers
77.8% Accident
LA — Statewide
180
of 595 officers
30.3% Accident
Nationwide
10,094
of 32,584 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. James N. Pollard's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,558 (53.9%)
Accident
10,094 (31%)
Illness
3,036 (9.3%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
334 (1%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)

How James N. Pollard Compares

Age at End of Watch
37
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
7
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. James N. Pollard is highlighted in Nov.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897