Michael David Louviere served in the U.S. Marine Corps for 4 years and 11 months. Michael served during the years of the Iraq War, the Libya, the War in Afghanistan and the Global War on Terrorism.
Officer First Class Michael Louviere was shot and killed while off duty when he stopped to assist at what he believed to be an accident scene at the intersection of Barataria Boulevard and Ames Boulevard.
He was driving home at approximately 6:30 am, still in uniform, at the end of his shift when he encountered the crash scene. Unbeknownst to Officer Louviere, the crash was the result of a domestic violence incident. As Officer Louviere tended to an injured woman in one of the vehicles, a male subject approached him from behind and shot him in the back of the head, killing him. The man then fatally shot the female before fleeing the scene.
The subject who shot Officer Louviere later committed suicide following a standoff on the Crescent City Connection Bridge.
Officer Louviere was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and had served with the Westwego Police Department for 18 months.
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In tribute
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.
Officer First Class Louviere gave the Westwego Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Westwego community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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