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Search for Ja’Derrius at Landfill | Lafayette Louisiana News
A frantic, multi-agency search is underway at the East Baton Rouge Parish North Landfill for 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather, whose body is believed to have been dumped there after his disappearance. With hazardous conditions, vast terrain, and weather challenges, the recovery effort — involving the FBI, LSU anthropologists, Homeland Security, and the National Guard — could take weeks. Maurice Parms, arrested for first-degree murder, is the prime suspect. As the community holds its breath, Ja’Derrius’s family pleads for closure, their anguish echoing through every step of this long…
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