JEFFERSON PARISH, La. (WGNO) — Funeral services were announced for a lieutenant in the East Bank Consolidated Fire Department who was killed in a boating crash.
According to the Jefferson Firefighters Association, services for 24-year-veteran firefighter Dennis Casey will be held on Tuesday, June 9 at Lake Lawn Funeral Home on 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, New Orleans. Visitation hours will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., and the funeral service will last from around 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
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The full Fire Department Honors and Internment will be held at the Garden of Memories at 4900 Airline Drive in Metairie.
The JFA released the following statement:
“Dennis was not only a dedicated firefighter, but a longtime member of LA-TF1. His deployments include multiple floods, tornados, hurricanes and the Hard Rock Hotel collapse. Dennis was an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing. But above all else, his greatest pride was his three children. His loss is being felt throughout our department, our union and the entire community.”…