Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office, Louisiana
End of Watch: Tuesday, April 8, 1890
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Drowned
Date of Incident: April 8, 1890
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Deputy Sheriff Ben Long drowned in Cat Tail Bayou while traveling to the Black Bayou area to serve civil papers.
A search was started and his body was discovered after his horse arrived at a plantation without him. It is believed that he got lost because he was not familiar with the area and attempted to cross the bayou.
Deputy Long was survived by his wife and children.