![Person Of Interest In New Orleans Murder In Lafayette](http://townsquare.media/site/34/files/2017/04/Screen-Shot-2017-04-21-at-10.30.25-AM.png?w=980&q=75)
Person Of Interest In New Orleans Murder In Lafayette
The New Orleans Police Department wants to speak to this man in regards to a homicide in the Cresent City.
Leonard Ward was last seen in Lafayette and now police want to talk to him about a murder in New Orleans.
A male victim was found near the intersection of Columbus Street and North Claiborne Avenue in New Orleans back in February and the victim later died from his injuries at a local hospital.
Police have not named Ward as a suspect, but simply as a "person of interest."
If you know where Leonard Ward is, contact the NOPD Homicide Section at (504) 653-5300 or CrimeStoppers at (504) 822-1111.
More From News Talk 96.5 KPEL
![Lafayette Police Seek Public’s Help in Identifying iPad Theft Suspect](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-2024-07-15T194605.280.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Alleged Donald Trump Shooter Spotted Nearly 30 Minutes Before Shots Fired](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2161431349.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![WATCH: Would This Viral ‘Texas Gumbo’ Pass a South Louisiana Inspection?](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2023/12/attachment-Texas-Gumbo-Pepper-Belly-Pete.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Breaux Bridge Man Drowns After Car Plunges into Pond](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-Untitled-design-16-copy.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Donald Trump Has Made His Vice Presidential Pick](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-GettyImages-2159730000.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![CHECK IT OUT: You Can Rent This Awesome Tower in New Iberia, Louisiana](http://townsquare.media/site/36/files/2024/07/attachment-new-iberia-airbnb-2.jpg?w=980&q=75)