Body discovered under wharf in Marigny area

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The New Orleans Police Department is investigating after a body was found near the Mississippi River in the Marigny on Wednesday morning, Jan. 21.

According to officers, around 7:38 a.m., a man was found unresponsive under the wharf near North Peters Street and Franklin Avenue.

He was pronounced dead on the scene by New Orleans EMS…

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