A cleanup operation at a New Orleans encampment site turned into a shocking discovery Wednesday morning when a dead body was found among the trash and debris near North Derbigny and Dumaine Streets, not far from Interstate 10.
According to WWL-TV, the body was discovered as city crews worked to clear the area of hazardous materials and refuse. Councilman Eugene Green, who was on site at the time, confirmed the discovery and said the area is now being treated as a crime scene.
“Now it’s a crime scene. It’s not going to be cleaned up because there could be evidence,” Green stated. “I walked over there and saw needles and a lot of debris that I don’t want people to have to live in.”…