Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Nicholas Weber suffered fatal injuries when he was thrown from his horse at the intersection of Washington Avenue and St. Denis Street (modern-day Danneel Street) at about 2:00 am.
He and another mounted officer had just finished leading the New Year's procession of the French Market Buzzards and were returning to the Seventh Precinct to return to regular duty. His horse had to be quieted several times throughout the night and threw him as they rode toward the precinct.
Patrolman Weber suffered a fractured skull when he struck the ground. He died several hours later.
Patrolman Weber had served with the New Orleans Police Department for just over a year and was considered one of the department's most experienced mounted patrolmen.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and young son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
131 years is a long time for a name to go unread. Not today.
Patrolman Weber gave the New Orleans Police Department 1 year.
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 Nicholas J. Weber 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 Police Department, 35 of 128 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Nicholas J. Weber's cause is highlighted.
How Nicholas J. Weber Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Nicholas J. Weber is highlighted in Jan.
Incident Location
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