Incident
Patrolman Fred Harr drowned after falling from a grain elevator into the Mississippi River at the head of Harmony Street.
His body was recovered three days later.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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145 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Harr served with the New Orleans Harbor Protection Police.
Thank you for your service to the New Orleans community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Jacob Friedrich Harr 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 New Orleans Harbor Protection Police, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Jacob Friedrich Harr's cause is highlighted.
How Jacob Friedrich Harr Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Jacob Friedrich Harr is highlighted in Sep.
Incident Location
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