Roll of Honor
Incident
Detective Robert Beane was killed in an automobile accident in Caddo Parish.
He and three other deputies were en route to a tactical training conference at the Caddo Sheriff's Training Academy when a tractor trailer pulled into the roadway in front of their path, causing a collision.
The other three deputies suffered injuries in the crash.
Detective Beane had served with the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office for 14 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and daughter.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Beane gave the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office 14 years.
Thank you for your service to the DeRidder community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Beane.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Robert Eugene Beane 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert Eugene Beane's cause is highlighted.
How Robert Eugene Beane Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert Eugene Beane is highlighted in May.