ZACHARY - The funeral service for the first Black Zachary police officer is being held on Tuesday.

William "Bill" Johnson died on Saturday, May 17. He was a U.S. Army veteran who served in the Vietnam War, and in 1973, he made history as the first Black police officer in the city of Zachary.

A Celebration of Life service will be held on Tuesday at 11 a.m. at New Pilgrim Baptist Church.

Johnson's obituary can be read here.