Ceaser Rivera was a 27-year-old Hispanic man from New Orleans who died after a violent early-morning attack on July 4–5, 2015. Around 4:30 a.m. on July 4 in the 4300 block of Washington Avenue, police responded to a disturbance where witnesses said Rivera was confronted by a group of five men. Witnesses described him being struck with a pipe and punched repeatedly; he reportedly struck his head on a parked car and fell, suffering severe injuries.

Rivera was taken to a hospital and died the next day, July 5, 2015. No motive has been publicly established. The only public description of the assailants is that five men were involved; no names, arrests, charges, or trial information have been reported.

If anyone remembers the early hours of July 4, 2015, on Washington Avenue or has information about the confrontation, please share what is known.