Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette
Funeral services begin tonight for Lafayette Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette who was killed in the line of duty last week in Jeanerette during a hostage standoff. Interim Lafayette Police Chief Paul Truard says Jolivette went above and beyond for his community…
“I went through his file today to just see what was in it, and it was filled with commendations and all the commendations were helping people…you know they were having mental issues, they just need help…needed to talk to. That’s the kind of guy he was.”
Tonight’s wake is a private event reserved for family and members of the Lafayette and Opelousas Police Departments. Truard says he has been receiving many calls from the White House, the FBI, the Attorney General’s Office and the Mayor-President’s Office, to name a few.
“I’ve had members from City Hall on my hip for the last two or three days just there to say, “hey what do you need? If you need something I’m here.”
Truard says there is still a lot of questions but lessons were learned from this tragic event…
“Behind any shooting, especially this one, once we get all the facts we’re gonna sit down and do a roundtable and see if mistakes were made and see what we did right, what we did wrong.”
Funeral Services for the public being tomorrow morning at Our Saviors Church, 202 Our Savior Church Blvd., in Opelousas and a large procession to Lafayette where Jolivette will be laid to rest will follow the funeral service.
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