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Eugene Hickerson

55 years old · died December 10, 2025 · Tangipahoa Parish Prison, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana

Eugene Hickerson, 55, died at the Tangipahoa Parish Jail in Amite, Louisiana, on December 10, 2025. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said he was found unresponsive in his dorm that afternoon, and that medical personnel tried life-saving efforts before he was pronounced dead. The sheriff's office said its Criminal Investigations Division is handling the case and that an autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office says its Criminal Investigations Division is handling the case and an autopsy will determine the cause of death.

Reported by: Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office (the agency that held him). The only account of how this person died comes from the agency that held him.

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