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New Orleans Resident Discovers Body in Bag in Their Backyard

KPEL Lafayette

Aug 3, 2026

New Orleans Resident Discovers Body in Bag in Their Backyard

A body was found in a bag in a backyard on Bancroft Drive in New Orleans' Filmore neighborhood Sunday, Aug. 2. NOPD is investigating. No identity has been released. Continue r…

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New Orleans Resident Discovers Body in Bag in Their Backyard

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