Herman Eugene Harris, Sr.

Louisiana Department of Corrections — Baton Rouge, LA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch May 4, 2000

Age 37

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

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Gender Male

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Incident

Captain Herman Harris was killed when his horse became uncontrollable and threw him into the side of a building.

He was patrolling the Phelps Correctional Center grounds at the time of the incident.

Captain Harris was transported to DeQuincy Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

Captain Harris was a United States Army veteran and served in law enforcement for 19 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his three children.

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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.
Captain Harris gave the Louisiana Department of Corrections 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Louisiana. 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

Department Louisiana Department of Corrections

Location Baton Rouge, LA

Platform Identity ldcorr.ebr.la.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 4, 2000

Tour of Duty 19 yrs

Age 37

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Herman Eugene Harris, Sr. served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Captain Herman Eugene Harris, 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%.

At Louisiana Department of Corrections, 2 of 12 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 16.7% of this agency's fallen.

Louisiana Department of Corrections

of 12 officers

16.7% Accident

LA — Statewide

180

of 595 officers

30.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident