![Lafayette Police Officer Killed In Boating Accident](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2012/06/Joel-Grayson.png?w=980&q=75)
Lafayette Police Officer Killed In Boating Accident
Family and friends of Lafayette Police Cpl. Joel Grayson are in mourning today after learning he was killed in a boating accident Saturday.
Cpl. Paul Mouton, a Lafayette Police Department spokesperson, says the incident, which happened in Livingston Parish, is being investigated by the state Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
Grayson was a five-and-a-half-year veteran of the police force. Mouton says he was a member of the Crime Suppression Unit and an operator on the S.W.A.T. team.
Mouton says Grayson was also a recipient of the department's greatest honor, the Medal of Valor.
"The Lafayette Police Department respectfully offers its condolences and support to Joel Grayson's wife and family," Mouton said in a media release.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![One Person Dead After Fall From Rooftop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana Casino Construction Site](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/05/attachment-Belle-of-Baton-Rouge-Casino.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette Road Reopened After Vehicle Overturned in Traffic Crash](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/12/attachment-Untitled-design-26.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Over 50 Weird Things Acadiana Has Stepped on in the Dark—That Had to Hurt](http://townsquare.media/site/29/files/2022/09/attachment-thumbnail_IMG_5741.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Tree-Cutting Crane Falls and Crashes Into House in Shreveport [PHOTOS]](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/08/attachment-Screen-Shot-2022-08-22-at-10.04.42-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sanitation Worker in Baton Rouge Pinned to Truck in Accident](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/07/attachment-GettyImages-2553224.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Car Hits Large Moose Crossing the Road [DISTURBING VIDEO]](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/07/attachment-Screen-Shot-2022-07-06-at-11.48.26-AM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![2 Louisiana Juveniles Die After Vehicle Went into Pond Near Bayou, Trapping Them Underwater](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/06/attachment-Screen-Shot-2022-06-19-at-4.45.29-PM.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Popeyes Worker Hit On New Bike Just One Day After it Was Generously Donated to Him](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2022/05/attachment-IMG_5779.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Lafayette Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying iPad Theft Suspect](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-15T194605.280.jpg?w=980&q=75)