Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Loyd Hamm died as a result of complications after contracting COVID-19 while on duty.
Lieutenant Loyd had served with the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office for 17 years.
COVID-19 and Law Enforcement
Lieutenant Loyd Ray Hamm died on November 2, 2020 of COVID-19 contracted in the line of duty. He was 52.
He is one of 884 officers honored here, and one of 2 at Richland Parish Sheriff's Office.
Beginning in early 2020, law enforcement officers across the country contracted COVID-19 in the course of their duties. While much of the nation sheltered at home, they kept answering calls, making arrests, transporting prisoners, and working face to face with the public. There was no distance to be had from the job.
Corrections officers were hit hardest. Confined facilities and large populations meant constant, close, unavoidable exposure.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, three grandchildren, mother, and six siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
The country locked its doors. You kept working.
Lieutenant Hamm gave the Richland Parish Sheriff's Office 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the Rayville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Hamm.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Loyd Ray Hamm is one of 2,974 officers lost to illness connected to their service across the full record of this memorial — 9.1% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In LA, 28 of 595 officers were lost to illness connected to their service — 4.7% of this state's fallen. That is 4.4 percentage points below the national rate of 9.1%.
At Richland Parish Sheriff's Office, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to illness connected to their service — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Illness compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Loyd Ray Hamm's cause is highlighted.
How Loyd Ray Hamm Compares
When Illness Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Illness deaths across the full memorial record. Loyd Ray Hamm is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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