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• Dock worker's body found after cruise ship incident

  April 12, 2013 4:02 PM

  MOBILE, Ala. - The body of a missing Mobile shipyard worker has been pulled from the Mobile Bay. Authorities say the body of 64-year-old John R. Johnson was recovered Friday morning near the area where he was last seen. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Michael Clausen says authorities found Johnson's... more »

• Body found in Biloxi Back Bay identified

  January 25, 2013 8:47 AM

  BILOXI, Miss.- Biloxi police say a body found Thursday in Biloxi's Back Bay has been identified as a 74-year-old Floyd Lee May. Harrison County Deputy Coroner Charles Wise says May was identified through fingerprints. Wise says foul play is not suspected and an autopsy is pending. Police say a fisherman... more »

• Man booked in robbery, shooting death

  December 12, 2012 11:04 AM

  BELLE ROSE- Assumption Parish Sheriff Mike Waguespack says detectives have arrested a 28-year-old Napoleonville man accused of shooting and killing a Thibodaux man last week during an armed robbery in Belle Rose. Waguespack said in a news release received by The Advocate Harrison Truehill was booked Tuesday night with second-degree... more »

• Deputies find woman in submerged car

  December 10, 2012 6:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies retrieved a woman's body from a vehicle which drove off into a canal near the Mall of Louisiana this afternoon. The sheriff's office released that information shortly before 6 p.m., four-and-a-half hours after the car reportedly drove off a frontage road and into the canal.... more »

• Body identified as missing oil platform worker

  November 28, 2012 4:43 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - A body found Monday in the Gulf of Mexico near Grand Isle has been identified as a Filipino worker missing since a Nov. 16 oil platform fire. Lafourche Parish Coroner Dr. John King says the body is 28-year-old Jerome Malagapo. Malagapo had been working for Grand Isle... more »

• Officials trying to identify body pulled from Gulf

  November 27, 2012 5:26 PM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Jefferson Parish coroner's office is trying to determine whether the decomposed body of a man recovered from the Gulf of Mexico is a worker missing since a fire erupted on an offshore oil platform on Nov. 16. The Coast Guard says the body was spotted Monday... more »

• Veteran's body found in Mississippi River

  November 13, 2012 10:26 AM

  VENTRESS - The body of an Iraqi War veteran, who authorities say jumped off the Audubon Bridge on Nov. 4, has been recovered. Capt. Steve Juge of the Pointe Coupee Parish Sheriff's Office, says the body of 32-year-old Dusty Brouillette, of Baton Rouge, was found about 4:35 p.m. Sunday... more »

• BRPD: No positive ID on body found in trunk

  November 1, 2012 11:18 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police in Baton Rouge said they haven't been able to determine the identity or cause of death for a body found in an abandoned car this afternoon. The car was found parked this morning in the lot of a beauty salon at Evangeline and Beechwood Drive.... more »

• Missing boater's body found in Ouachita River

  September 22, 2012 2:03 PM

  MONROE - Wildlife agents say the body of a missing boater on the Ouachita River has been found. The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries says the body of Charles Trascher, 64, of Monroe, was found on the Ouachita River in Ouachita Parish Saturday morning. His family reported him missing... more »

• Body found in St. Helena now a homicide

  August 8, 2012 3:57 PM

  GREENSBURG - Sheriff's deputies in St. Helena Parish today said a person found dead in front of their burned home was murdered. Detective Joe Chaney with the parish sheriff's office said an autopsy found John Nelson Hornsby, 76, suffered blunt force trauma to his head. Hornsby was found... more »

• Body found in Mississippi River in Ascension Parish

  May 12, 2012 2:35 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH- The Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office reports a body was discovered this morning in the Mississippi River. It was recovered near Darrow. A worker at a Geismar Plant made the discovery. Investigators say they believe the body could be a crew member from a Russian cargo ship.... more »

• Body found in burning Lafayette home

  April 12, 2012 7:39 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Lafayette police are investigating a death of a man found in a burning home. Police say firefighter responded to a structure fire at 12:30 a.m. Thursday and once the fire was out, they discovered a body. Police are investigating the death as a homicide. The identity... more »

• Missing baby's body found in ditch

  April 10, 2012 10:15 AM

  ZACHARY - The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reports that the body of a missing 2-month-old was found Tuesday in a ditch across from the home where the baby lived. The child's body was located at 1200 block of East Mount Pleasant in Zachary according to the Sheriff's Office.... more »

• Detectives search near home of murdered woman Play Video

  April 2, 2012 5:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators searched the neighborhood around the home of a woman found shot to death along River Road looking for clues about her death. Tiffany Degazon, 33, was found shot to death on River Road Saturday morning around 8 a.m. Passers-by thought something had blown out of... more »

• Body found by boat operator in Red River Play Video

  April 2, 2012 2:38 PM

  NEW ROADS - Sheriff's deputies said they're waiting on autopsy results after a woman's body was found in the Red River in Pointe Coupee Parish this weekend. Capt. Steve Juge said a tugboat operator found the body and notified them just before 4 p.m. Sunday. It was in the... more »

• Investigators still looking for answers in River Road murder

  April 2, 2012 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Authorities are still investigating the death of Tiffany Degazon, 33, who was found shot to death on South River Road Saturday morning. She was found by a passerby, but the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office has not said where Degazon was killed or how many... more »

• Investigators: Stove left on caused fatal fire

  March 20, 2012 10:39 AM

  METAIRIE - Fire investigators say at 68-year-old man was found dead inside a burning apartment in Metairie. His identity has not been released. The fire broke out shortly after midnight. A neighbor spotted heavy smoke coming from the second floor apartment. Investigators say the man's body was found just... more »

• Man's body found along I-10 in eastern New Orleans

  March 13, 2012 11:36 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Police say a 61-year-old New Orleans man was found dead alongside Interstate 10 in eastern New Orleans. Police found the body on the westbound side of the interstate near the Chef Menteur Highway exit around 8:30 a.m. Tuesday. Officer Frank Robertson said the man's car was found abandoned... more »

• Last crewmember's body found after chopper crash

  March 9, 2012 7:46 AM

  MOBILE, Ala. - U.S. Coast Guard officials say they have recovered the body of the fourth crewmember that had been missing since a helicopter crashed in Mobile Bay in Alabama. Officials said in a news release that the body of Petty Officer 3rd Class Drew Knight, of Thomasville, Ala., was... more »

• Body found on Hwy. 1148

  February 13, 2012 8:49 AM

  BATON ROUGE- Authorities are on the scene where a body was found Monday morning. The Iberville Parish Sheriff's Office said the body of a white male was found near LA 1 on Hwy. 1148 across from Dow Chemical near Plaquemine. Iberville Parish Chief Operating Officer Aubrey St. Angelo... more »

• Body found in Bayou St. John identified

  January 4, 2012 11:56 AM

  NEW ORLEANS - The Orleans Parish coroner's office has identified the man whose body was pulled from Bayou St. John last week. The Times-Picayune reports an autopsy found that 26-year-old Fredy Antonio Sanchez of New Orleans drowned. Police say pedestrians walking along the bayou spotted him Friday. Firefighters recovered the... more »

• British authorities look into death of woman found at royal estate

  January 3, 2012 1:30 PM

  LONDON - An autopsy has been conducted on the woman whose body was found at the rural estate in England where Queen Elizabeth and her family celebrated the New Year. Authorities are still trying to learn the woman's identity, and find out how she died. They are treating the case... more »

• Fugitive's body found in bayou Play Video

  December 7, 2011 4:14 PM

  GROSSE TETE- The body of a man who ran from Iberville Parish Deputies after an interstate traffic stop was found by searchers in a bayou early Wednesday morning. Deputies said he ran after the car he was riding in was pulled over for a traffic violation. Investigators found counterfeit... more »

• Police ID body found in school parking lot Play Video

  November 21, 2011 5:22 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a body found this morning at a Baton Rouge school's campus. The woman is identified as 48-year-old Mona Lisa Seaberry. Sgt. Don Kelly said officers responded to Dufrocq Elementary just after 9 a.m. He said school workers found a woman's body in... more »

• Body found in parking lot of BR school Play Video

  November 21, 2011 10:53 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police are investigating a body found this morning at a Baton Rouge school's campus. The woman is identified as 48-year-old Mona Lisa Seaberry. Sgt. Don Kelly said officers responded to Dufrocq Elementary just after 9 a.m. He said school workers found a woman's body in... more »

• Missing man found dead in sewage tank

  September 18, 2011 7:27 PM

  ST. HELENA PARISH- St. Helena Parish Sheriff's Deputies made a gruesome discovery near the Silver Fox Casino. That is near the Livingston Parish and St. Helena Parish lines. Investigators say, a body was found. The victim has been identified as Sam Lathers Jr. Detectives say his clothes were... more »

• UPDATE: Body of second boater found

  July 25, 2011 3:23 AM

  UPDATE - Searchers found the body of Joshua Peters around 8 a.m. today, up the river from Ben Hur Road. We'll have more information on News 2 at Noon. DONALDSONVILLE- A search will resume at dawn for a Livingston man whose uncle's body was found Sunday in the Mississippi... more »

• UPDATE: Search called off for missing boater tonight

  July 24, 2011 3:34 PM

  UPDATE: State Wildlife Agents identified the man pulled from the Mississippi River today as 58-year old Larry Peters. His body was found floating near Donaldsonville. Joshua Peters is still missing. Authorities say he is in his late twenties. The search was called off at sundown. It will resume... more »

• Man drowns on Lake Dauterive

  June 26, 2011 3:06 PM

  NEW IBERIA, La.- The body of a missing boater has been found on Lake Dauterive in Iberia Parish. The Iberia Parish sheriff says the man was reported missing late Saturday. His body was found early Sunday afternoon following a search by deputies and the state wildlife and fisheries agents.... more »

• Body found in Lake Martin

  June 24, 2011 11:14 AM

  BREAUX BRIDGE - A kayaker found a man's body in Lake Martin, one of Acadiana's most popular attractions. St. Martin Parish Sheriff's Office Maj. Ginny Higgins says the man has not been identified. She would not say how he was found, how he was clothed or whether there was... more »

• Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office investigates homicide

  June 18, 2011 4:02 PM

  ASCENSION PARISH- Ascension Parish Sheriff's Deputies are investigating an apparent homicide in the parking lot of "Alligator Bayou Bar." The body was discovered around 6 a.m. in the parking lot of the bar, located where Ascension, Iberville and East Baton Rouge Parishes meet. The victim has been identified as... more »

• Body found in shallow grave in Hammond

  May 7, 2011 9:56 AM

  HAMMOND, La.- The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office says a body has been found in a shallow grave in Hammond. A news release Friday afternoon said the grave was found by the property's owner. It says experts from Louisiana State University's Forensic Anthropology and Computer Enhancement Services Laboratory were... more »

• Shooting victim found inside car at Ascension Parish park

  February 17, 2011 12:53 PM

  GEISMAR - An Iberville Parish man was found shot to death inside a car at an Ascension Parish park this morning, according to authorities. Chief Deputy Tony Bacala with the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 28-year-old Todd Hall of St. Gabriel, and said they last saw... more »

• Man's body found in Ascension Parish field

  February 4, 2011 1:48 PM

  LEMANNVILLE - An 88-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease has been found dead in an open field in Ascension Parish. The Sheriff's Office issued a statement Friday identifying the man as Joseph Green, of Donaldsonville. Authorities say Green was reported missing by his son early Thursday. The sheriff's... more »

• Burned body found outside New Orleans stadium

  December 28, 2010 1:54 PM

  A woman's body was found burned to death Tuesday at the entrance of a stadium near the campus of Southern University of New Orleans, and police need your help in identifying her. Police found the woman's body on the ground of the parking lot. The Orleans Parish Coroner's... more »

• Body found in Red River at Alexandria

  December 20, 2010 7:54 AM

  ALEXANDRIA - Alexandria police say a man taking a morning walk spotted a body floating in the Red River. Officers say the body was found near downtown Alexandria Saturday. The name of the victim has not been released, pending notification of family. Police say the investigation into the death is... more »

• Body found under the interstate

  November 22, 2010 8:12 AM

  BATON ROUGE - The Baton Rouge Police Department are investigating a body found under the interstate. The body was found around 7 a.m. Monday morning near I-110 and Florida. No other details are available at this time. more »

• Body found in Arizona linked to girl in Louisiana

  November 15, 2010 5:09 PM

  PHOENIX - Arizona authorities say they have discovered the body of a woman believed to be the missing mother of a girl found dead in Louisiana. Sheriff's officials say the possible remains of 31-year-old Suellen Roberts were found Monday in a remote area off Interstate 40 in northwestern Arizona. Thomas... more »

• Body of missing Miss. boater found in La. sound

  November 15, 2010 6:04 AM

  CHALMETTE - The body of a missing boater from Mississippi has been found. The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff's Office said the body of 63-year-old David McAdory of Madison, Miss., was found submerged in Chandeleur Sound on Sunday morning. The body was found near his 19-foot boat, which was floating near... more »

• Man's body found in NO drainage canal

  October 4, 2010 7:00 AM

  New Orleans authorities are seeking the identity of a body found in drainage canal. Coroner's office Chief Investigator John Gagliano said that the body was discovered about 3:30 p.m. Saturday and that the man had drowned earlier in the day. He said foul play is not suspected. Gagliano tells The... more »

• Missing woman's body identified

  September 8, 2010 12:12 PM

  The body found inside the trunk of a car in Baton Rouge has been identified. Authorities said the body is identified as 55-year-old Kathleen Downey. Downey's car was found Aug. 27 parked at Jefferson Heights Apartments in Baton Rouge. She had been missing since Aug. 3 from Ascension Parish.... more »

• Skeletal remains identified as Baton Rouge man

  September 8, 2010 10:56 AM

  Sheriff's detectives in East Baton Rouge Parish have identified human remains found under a bridge in July, but still don't know how or why they got there. DNA confirms the remains were of 46-year old Elvin Dalcourt Junior, of Baton Rouge. Evidence shows he died of a gunshot... more »

• Details emerge after body found in trunk of car

  August 30, 2010 6:45 PM

  New details emerged after a body was found in the trunk of a car in Baton Rouge. Investigators said 55-year-old Kathleen Downey was possibly involved in the disappearance of thousands of dollars. News 2’s Rachel Frost got answers on what detectives are looking at now. more »

• LSU Faces Lab to help EBR Coroner id body

  August 29, 2010 4:06 PM

  East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner Don Moreau told News 2, Mary Manheim with the LSU Faces Lab is assisting the Coroner's Office in identifying a badly decomposed body that was found in the trunk of car in Baton Rouge. According to Moreau, it's unclear whether the Coroner's Office can... more »

• Neighbors smelled dead body

  August 28, 2010 6:56 PM

  A body found in Baton Rouge is causing a stir among residents of the Jefferson Heights apartment complex. The body was found by an off-duty police officer who was checking out the smell. Witnesses say a woman's body was in the trunk of the car, investigators say it was completely... more »

• UPDATE: Body found in trunk of car

  August 28, 2010 9:28 AM

  UPDATE: Due to decomposition, investigators will perform an autopsy in order to identify the victim. According to officials, the car is registered to Kathleen Downey, 55, who has been missing since August 3rd. A Baton Rouge Police officer discovered a dead body inside the trunk of... more »

• Body of Las Vegas woman found in clutter at home

  August 27, 2010 11:52 AM

  A four-month search for a missing Las Vegas woman has come to an end in the unlikeliest of places: her own home. The Clark County Coroner's office said Friday that the corpse found in the clutter-filled home belongs to 67-year-old Billie Jean James. A spokeswoman says it could take... more »

• Farmer finds body in sugar cane

  August 14, 2010 8:03 PM

  A body found in a sugar cane field south of Addis could be the remains of Mitchell Falcon. Falcon was reported missing more than a week ago from Iberville Parish. Investigators say he was found in his car by a sugar cane farmer. "I guess the car got hung... more »

• Body found in Baton Rouge

  August 14, 2010 7:31 PM

  Baton Rouge Police are investigating a body that was found shortly before six tonight inside the City limits. According to investigators, the body had heavy external injuries. It was found under a bridge in the 5700 block of Breckenridge. The identity of the victim has not been released.... more »

• Body found in Ascension Parish

  August 13, 2010 8:42 AM

  Deputies in Ascension Parish are looking for clues after a body was found Friday morning. The body was found on River Highlands Drive near Highway 22 in Maurepas. There are no other details at this time. News 2 is heading to the scene and will update you with the... more »

• Body found in Mississippi River identified

  August 3, 2010 11:25 AM

  The body found in the Mississippi River over the weekend has been identified as Brandon Hunt, 30, of Baton Rouge. The Coroner's office has rulied the preliminary cause of death as a drowning. Stay tuned to News 2 at Noon, 4, 5 and 6 for the latest details.... more »

• Body found in Mississippi River

  July 31, 2010 5:25 PM

  Baton Rouge Police are investigating a body that was found floating in the Mississippi River underneath the new bridge this afternoon. Investigators were called out around 4:30pm after someone spotted the body and called police. News 2 has learned the victim is a male. The victim's name... more »

• Murdered woman's family grieves, forgives

  June 14, 2010 6:14 PM

  Police plan to charge 30-year-old Camari Bookter with second degree murder in the death of 22-year-old Kasey Ann Eackels, of Baton Rouge. Her body was found badly burned last Wednesday on the side of a road in St. Gabriel. Despite the upgraded charge, Eackels' mother, Helen Duncan, says if... more »

• EBR DA says joint investigation until body identified

  June 9, 2010 5:18 PM

  Update: News 2's Kristy Davis spoke to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore. He said that he has been out to St. Gabriel to look at the body. Moore said it's a joint investigation between Baton Rouge and St. Gabriel authorities until the body is identified. The... more »

• Police find body near St. Gabriel

  June 9, 2010 4:04 PM

  The St. Gabriel Police Department told News 2 they found a woman’s body badly burned in a ditch off Highway 141. A man from the area found the body when he was looking for his horses. News 2 will update when more information is available. more »

• Body found at welcome center identified

  May 24, 2010 2:10 PM

  A woman who was found dead in her car at a welcome center on Interstate 20 in Greenwood, Louisiana has been identified as a missing person from Tyler, Texas. 26-year-old Edwina Shavon Jiminez, also known as Edwina Shavon Ibezim, was found Sunday in the driver's seat of her Ford... more »

• Man's body found in Miss. River

  May 21, 2010 10:41 AM

  The Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office is investigating the discovery of a man's body found floating in the Mississippi River. The East Jefferson Levee District contacted the sheriff's office Thursday after the body was found in the river, at River Road and the River Batture in Metairie. The sheriff's... more »

• Fishermen find body in Red Chute Bayou

  May 7, 2010 6:06 AM

  Fishermen discovered a body in Red Chute Bayou, and now deputies in Bossier Parish are investigating. The men spotted the body floating face down in a tangle of brush just south of the U.S. Highway 80 bridge over the bayou about 2:30 p.m. Thursday. Deputies say the body appears to... more »

• Boater's body found in Red River

  March 31, 2010 2:30 PM

  The body of boater Larry Paul Ardoin has been found, four months after his boat ran aground on a Red River sandbar in north Louisiana. Adoin's wife says a fisherman, who knew her husband, found his body floating near the sandbar. The fisherman called the state Department of... more »

• Body may be missing Natchitoches woman

  March 24, 2010 6:20 AM

  Natchitoches Parish Sheriff's deputies say a fisherman discovered a body that might be a woman who disappeared in December. Deputies say the body was found Saturday morning in Johnson Chute Bayou, and they believe it may be the body of Clara Patty Bynog. On March 2, investigators arrested 37-year-old Morgan... more »

• Body found along I-55

  March 19, 2010 8:20 AM

  St. John the Baptist Parish authorities have recovered the body of an unidentified man from the water along Interstate 55 north of LaPlace. Sheriff's spokesman Capt. Dane Clement said a boater navigating waters two miles north of the Ruddock exit on I-55 spotted the body about 7:35 p.m. Thursday. Clement... more »

• Missing teen's body possibly found

  March 3, 2010 8:43 AM

  Authorities in the San Diego, Ca. area have found a body they believe is that of missing 17-year-old Chelsea King. The straight-A student disappeared five days ago while on a run in a park. The body was found in a shallow grave near a lake. A registered sex offender... more »

• No stab or gunshot wounds found on woman's body

  February 26, 2010 7:27 AM

  Investigators are still working to establish the cause of death in the case of a young mother whose body was found in Terrebonne Parish. Coroner's investigators found no gunshot or stab wounds on the body of 26-year-old Merell Stewart of Gray. Stewart was missing for about four days before officers... more »

• Missing woman's body found in marshy area

  February 24, 2010 7:22 AM

  Terrebonne Parish sheriff's deputies in an airboat have found the body of a 26-year-old woman reported missing Friday. Sheriff Vernon Bourgeois says the body of 26-year-old Merell Stewart of Gray was found Tuesday in marsh about 5 miles from her home, near the intersection of U.S. 90 and Louisiana Highway... more »

• Body found in Harvey

  February 22, 2010 6:44 AM

  Jefferson Parish sheriff's deputies are investigating an early morning shooting. Sheriff Newell Normand says officers found the body of a man shortly after 3:30 a.m. Monday behind a business in Harvey. Normand said the man was pronounced dead on the scene. The victim's name is being withheld pending notification of... more »

• Unidentified body found at gas station

  February 17, 2010 6:26 AM

  Police say an unidentified man was found dead behind a Lafayette gas station. Police Cpl. Paul Mouton said foul play is not suspected. Mouton says a coroner's report is pending to determine cause of death. The body was found around 8:20 p.m. Monday. Mouton says the man's identity was not... more »

• Missing boater found dead in Iberville Parish

  February 15, 2010 8:45 AM

  The body of a boater gone missing in Iberville Parish has been found. According to deputies, the boater went missing Sunday afternoon around 2 p.m. Crews searched into the night, but only found his boat. The search resumed this morning, and found the body around 8:30 a.m. The Iberville... more »

• Landfill body appears to be missing girl

  October 22, 2009 8:51 AM

  Authorities believe a body found in a Georgia landfill is that of missing 7-year-old Somer Thompson. Officials are basing the tentative identification on clothing and a birthmark that matches the girl's. An autopsy is planned for today. Thompson disappeared Monday after running ahead of a group of children... more »

• Body found in burning car in Vermillion Parish

  September 28, 2009 10:23 AM

  Authorities are investigating the cause of death associated with that of a body found in a burning vehicle north of Abbeville. Vermilion Parish Sheriff Mike Couvillon said officers responded to call around 12:29 a.m. Monday and once the fire was extinguished by Abbeville Fire Department, a body was found within... more »