US EditionWDSU Investigates: Capital, Rape Case Files Mistakenly Dumped in New Orleans Landfill
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, AUG 6 – About 60 cases of court files were recovered after city workers mistakenly discarded decades-old records due to lack of secure storage since Hurricane Katrina, officials said.
- Orleans Parish Criminal Court Clerk Darren Lombard discovered that sensitive criminal case files were mistakenly dumped in the Gentilly Landfill in New Orleans this week.
- The discarding happened after trailers holding decades of files were moved without Lombard's knowledge, amid long-standing space shortages and miscommunication within city agencies.
- Lombard and his staff, joined by landfill workers, have been digging through the landfill using excavators to recover exposed and scattered court documents, including capital and rape case files.
- They retrieved approximately 65 containers and 15 bags of documents, yet Lombard fears some records may be lost forever, calling the situation preventable and demanding a city investigation.
- Attorney General Liz Murrill condemned the dumping as ‘unacceptable,’ and city officials are working with Lombard’s office to secure storage and resolve the issue to prevent future occurrences.
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WDSU Investigates: Capital, rape case files mistakenly dumped in New Orleans landfill
Hundreds of sensitive criminal court records, including files tied to rapes and capital murder cases, were accidentally thrown out and buried in the Gentilly Landfill by city employees.
·New Orleans, United States
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New Orleans city workers search landfill for mistakenly discarded court records
New Orleans clerk of court staff have been digging ankle-deep through mounds of landfill trash to salvage court records that the city erroneously discarded.
·United States
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