The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found near Pelican Park and the Northlake Nature Center.
Deputies say a person was walking on the trails Wednesday afternoon between the park and the nature center when they saw the body lying in leaves.
The body was identified as a woman and has been turned over to the St. Tammany Parish Coroner’s Office.
No additional information is available at this time.
The sheriff’s office is asking if anyone was in the area of the Northlake Nature Center (including the trails leading from the center to Pelican Park) on Wednesday and saw or heard anything. Please contact the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff’s Office at 985-898-2338.
