03-05-2016 13:38 via wbrz.com

Courthouse flooded by Katrina still houses evidence

NEW ORLEANS - More than 10 years after Hurricane Katrina flooded the New Orleans courthouse's ground floor and destroyed evidence in thousands of criminal cases, evidence is still being stored there -- and a watchdog group says a less-vulnerable storage space is needed.Court Watch NOLA says city officials should form a working group to find an alternative storage site.The group says flooding destroyed evidence in thousands of cases in 2005. While court officials say they have a plan in place to
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