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Lafourche Sergeant killed in line of duty laid to rest with full honors
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Hundreds of law enforcement officers from all over the state were in Thibodaux Wednesday as a Lafourche Parish sheriff's deputy was laid to rest.
Sergeant Nicholas Pepper died in the line of duty this weekend when police were trying to make an arrest.
Every pew was full inside Saint Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux for his funeral.
"He is an honest-to-God true hero by all definitions," said Houma Police Chief Travis Theriot who previously worked with Pepper at the Houma Police Department.
Sergeant Pepper, 44 died in the line of duty Sunday. According to police, they were in pursuit of a suspect who then intentionally crashed into Sergeant Pepper's police cruiser.
MORE: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/local/lafourche-terrebonne/lafourche-sergeant-killed-in-line-duty-laid-rest-full-honors-crime-police-louisiana/289-179c75e4-d685-4c66-9088-4d2fc582ba87