A body was found near the Claiborne Building in downtown Baton Rouge on Wednesday morning, with authorities saying they do not suspect foul play in the death. The discovery was made along North 3rd Street, in an area that sits close to the Louisiana State Capitol grounds.
According to WBRZ, the body was found at 7:15 a.m. Wednesday morning near the Claiborne Building. The station reports that Baton Rouge police do not suspect foul play and are investigating the death as a non-homicide, with an autopsy planned to determine the exact cause of death.
A separate account from WDSU describes a December 3, 2024 incident near the Capitol Lake shore on North 3rd Street, close to the Louisiana State Capitol, and says police were contacted around 2 p.m. after a groundskeeper saw the body. WDSU said it remained unclear whether foul play was involved in that incident.
In 2024 Incident, Coroner Identified Man as Trevin Blackmore
WDSU reports that the East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office identified the man found near the Capitol in the December 2024 incident as 35-year-old Trevin Blackmore. The station says the coroner is expected to conduct an autopsy to determine how he died.
A separate report from WAFB describes a body being found floating in Capitol Lake near the Louisiana State Capitol in December 2024, discovered by a groundskeeper near the Claiborne Building, with the man's cause and manner of death described as pending an autopsy. That account also notes officers with the Department of Public Safety and firefighters from the Baton Rouge Fire Department responded to the scene on North Third Street. The available reporting does not clarify how these differing timelines and locations relate to one another.
Investigation Remains Open Pending Autopsy
No cause of death has been determined, and officials have not released further details beyond the initial reports. Baton Rouge police have not suspected foul play in the current incident, while WDSU said it remained unclear whether foul play was involved in the December 2024 incident. An autopsy is expected to provide more clarity on how the man died.
