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Crews search landfill for body of missing 15-year-old
By KGNS — Sitewide
· July 13, 2026
· 2 min read
BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - The search for the body of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather is underway at a landfill, according to police in Louisiana.The search began July 13 at the Baton Rouge North Landfill. Police believe Minnieweather’s body may have ended up in the landfill after h...
Key takeaway The suspect, 51-year-old Maurice Parms, is not cooperating with police, investigators said.
Why this matters in Laredo News
The search for a missing teenager's body in a Louisiana landfill serves as a stark reminder of the complexities of investigating crimes that involve the disposal of evidence in large-scale waste management facilities. In Laredo , where waste collection and disposal are critical components of the city's public safety infrastructure, the challenges of searching a landfill for a missing person's body are all too real. The city's own waste management operations, which involve the collection and disposal of thousands of tons of solid waste each day, underscore the need for close coordination between law enforcement and waste management officials in the event of a similar investigation. As the people of Laredo follow the developments in this case, they may wonder about the protocols in place for searching landfills and other waste management facilities in their own community, and whether those protocols are sufficient to ensure that evidence is preserved and justice is served.
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Category: safety ·
Published: July 13, 2026 ·
Source: KGNS — Sitewide ·
Reading time: 2 min
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What is this story about? BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB/Gray News) - The search for the body of 15-year-old Ja’Derrius Minnieweather is underway at a landfill, according to police in Louisiana.The search began July 13 at the Baton Rouge North Landfill. Police believe Minnieweather’s body may have ended up in the landfill after h...
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