LIVINGSTON - Livingston Parish Deputy Eddie "Bren" Melson died after having a sudden medical emergency while at work on Tuesday.

Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ars said Melson was working security at the parish courthouse "when a possible cardiac event claimed his life."

Melson was a reserve deputy through the '90s and until 2005 when he left LPSO to start his own business. In 2017, he returned to the force and worked security at the courthouse.

Sheriff Ard spoke with his daughter Carolyn, who said he was surrounded by his "second family" when he passed.

“Although this was sudden, he was right where he should have been. Surrounded by friends who are like family & doing exactly what he loved - serving the people of Livingston Parish," she said.

Read the sheriff's full statement below:

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