Memorial service for Judge Christopher Dassau to be held Wednesday

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The funeral for a Baton Rouge judge who died unexpectedly at his home last week has been set.

A visitation for 19th Judicial District Court Judge Christopher Dassau will be held Tuesday from noon to 2 p.m. at Winnfield Funeral Home in Shreveport. His funeral will be Wednesday at noon at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church.

Police were called to Dassau's home for a wellness check Jan. 16. Officers found his body inside. He was pronounced dead on the scene. He was 37.

His cause of death is still unknown.