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Ryan Moreau

38 years old · died March 2025 · West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center, West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana

Ryan Moreau, 38, of Baton Rouge, was held at the West Baton Rouge Parish Detention Center in March 2025. Sheriff's officials said he had a medical emergency just after midnight on March 5, and that deputies gave first aid until emergency responders arrived. He was taken to a hospital, where he died several days later. The sheriff's office said detectives are investigating and that the official cause of death is pending toxicology results.

Cause of death, as reported: Cause not yet determined. The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office says he had an unknown medical emergency and that the official cause of death awaits toxicology results.

Reported by: West Baton Rouge 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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