Lamon Weaver
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Trooper

Lamon Weaver

Louisiana State Police — Baton Rouge, LA
Accident Veteran →
End of Watch April 17, 1973
Age 51
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Lamon Weaver was killed in an automobile accident on LA Highway 1 one mile north of Boyce at 6:00 pm. He had just turned around to stop a speeding automobile when he was either forced off the road or lost control of his vehicle. Trooper Weaver was a United States Navy Reserve WWII veteran and had served with the Louisiana State Police for 18 years and was assigned to Troop E. He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and his father. One of his sons served with the Natchitoches City Police Department for 40 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, two daughters, and his father.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-LA-59090FBF
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Last updated
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.
Trooper Weaver gave the Louisiana State Police 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Louisiana, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— 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 April 17, 1973
Tour of Duty 18 yrs
Age 51
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Lamon Weaver served in the Navy (1943–1946) before joining law enforcement.

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Trooper Lamon Weaver 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 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
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Lamon Weaver's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Lamon Weaver Compares

Age at End of Watch
51
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
18
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Lamon Weaver is highlighted in Apr.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location