Constable John D. Manuel
Allen Parish Louisiana Ward 1 Constable's Office
End of Watch: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Age: 78
Tour: 10 years

Constable John Manuel was killed in a single-vehicle automobile accident on U.S. Highway 165, two miles north of Kinder, Louisiana.

His patrol car left the roadway and struck several trees. Constable Manuel, who was not wearing a seatbelt at the time, was pronounced dead at the scene.

Constable Manuel was U.S. Army and U.S. Merchant Marines veteran and had served as the elected constable for Allen Parish's Ward 1 for 10 ten years. He is survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, two grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren.

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