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Dead Body Found in Coulee Identified as Lafayette Man (UPDATED)
UPDATE: 36-year-old Kao Wokoma of Lafayette has been identified as the man found dead by LCG work crews.
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A Lafayette Consolidated Government work crew cleaning a coolly near Hillside Drive found a dead body on Friday.
Lafayette Police say the dead male has not been identified at this time.
His death is being treated as "suspicious at this time" as the investigation continues.
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