Senior Corporal Segus R. Jolivette, Lafayette Police Department, Louisiana

Senior Corporal Segus R. Jolivette

Lafayette Police Department, Louisiana

End of Watch Thursday, July 25, 2024

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Segus R. Jolivette

Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette was shot and killed during a hostage barricade at the 2500 block of Martin Luther King Boulevard in Jeanerette.

An officer with the Jeanerette Marshal's Office attempted to serve a warrant on a convicted felon, but the subject barricaded himself and two people inside the trailer. When Corporal Jolivette and other officers entered the home, they were met with gunfire. Corporal Jolivette died from his wounds. Three other officers were injured with non-life-threatening injuries.

The subject was taken into custody.

Corporal Jolivette had served with the Lafayette Police Department for 11 years and previously served with the Opelousas Police Department. He was a member of the SWAT negotiator team and supported the Explorer program. He is survived by his wife and five children.

Bio

Age 35
Tour 15 years
Badge 13854

Incident Details

Cause Gunfire
Weapon Gun; Unknown type
Offender Apprehended

convicted felon, hostage, warrant

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To the family of Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette
It was the greatest honor of my career to serve as a mentor to your child during National Police Week in Washington DC. Though I never had the privilege of knowing him personally, I feel deeply connected through the strength, resilience, and heart of the children he left behind.

Your loved one’s legacy lives on—not only in the badge they wore with pride but in the family they loved and protected. I witnessed firsthand the courage it takes for a child to carry the weight of such a profound loss, and I want you to know that your officer’s sacrifice will never be forgotten. Their memory continues to inspire and uplift those of us who are still in the fight.

May God bless you, and may you always feel the presence of your hero in the love and support of those who continue to stand beside you.

Technical Special Agent Tom Gonzales
CSX Railroad Police

May 19, 2025