TANGIPAHOA PARISH, La. — Investigators with the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office are on the scene after a body was found wrapped in a tarp on the side of a highway Sunday morning.
“Just before 8 a.m., a passerby reported a suspicious, rolled-up tarp on the side of Highway 51 between Fluker and Tangipahoa. Responding deputies determined the body of a white male was inside of the tarp,” said an initial report from the sheriff’s office.
At this time, detectives are actively working the case to identify the body and cause of death.
Few details are available at this time. Stay with WWL Louisiana for the latest on this developing story.
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