Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries, Louisiana
End of Watch: Tuesday, November 29, 1927
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: Not available
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Gunfire
Date of Incident: November 29, 1927
Weapon Used: Shotgun
Suspect Info: Died in prison
Agent Frank Fagot was shot and killed by a poacher he was attempting to arrest in the Cresmont Park area of Metairie.
He had received tips that poachers were spotlighting rabbits in the park after dark. He parked his vehicle on the highway near the park and encountered a poacher as he walked into a field. As he told the man to put his hands up the subject opened fire with a shotgun, killing Agent Fagot.
The suspect was arrested, convicted of murder, and died in prison on April 16th, 1929.
Agent Fagot was survived by his wife and two children.