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Acadia Parish Police Investigating Body Found On Highway
(KPEL) -- Police in Acadia Parish are trying to identify the man whose body was found on a highway, wrapped in a tarp.
Sheriff Wayne Melancon says a woman called to report about the body at about 4:50 a.m. Saturday on White Oak Highway.
Police say the body was that of a Hispanic male, about 25 to 30 years of age. The body was sent to the Calcasieu Parish Coroner's Office for autopsy.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective Chad Gibson at 337-788-8700.
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