New Orleans man wins legal battle to bar Orleans Parish Coroner from handling his remains

NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans man received a unique legal opinion today from the Attorney General. It forbids the New Orleans Coroner from handling his remains when he dies.

It’s all tied to a WWL Investigation from 2023.

Sidney Smith sued New Orleans Coroner Dwight McKenna’s office for letting his son Justin’s body decompose for almost a month, without identifying him…

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