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GRETNA, LA – Gretna Deputy Police Chief Anthony Christiana has passed away.

The Gretna Police Department announced the death of the 37 year police department veteran in a Facebook post this morning.

”On behalf of the men and women of the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, I would like to express our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Deputy Chief Anthony Christiana of the Gretna Police Department,” Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said. “Deputy Chief Christiana spent nearly 4 decades protecting the people of Gretna. Service of that length and dedication cannot be replaced, and his loss will be felt throughout the law enforcement agencies of the metro area.”