LAFAYETTE, La. (KLFY) – The Gulf Coast Brotherhood Ride completed a five-day, 450-mile bicycle journey on Friday, arriving at the Lafayette Police Department to pay tribute to first responders killed in the line of duty, KLFY reported.
The ride began on Oct. 12 in Gulf Shores, Ala., with cyclists traveling across Alabama, Miss. and Louisiana. The Gulf Coast Brotherhood Foundation has coordinated the annual rides since 2019, bringing together participants from multiple states to honor fallen law enforcement officers, firefighters and other emergency personnel while connecting with their surviving families.
Senior Corporal Segus Jolivette of the Lafayette Police Department was among the fallen officers honored at the gathering. Jolivette died in July 2024 during a hostage incident in Jeanerette after nearly 11 years of service with the department. His wife and five children attended the memorial assembly at the Police Department on Friday…