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Ludie Cochrane

Case from New-orleans, LA dated Jan 10, 2020

Victim Details

Ludie Cochrane

Male

White / Caucasian

New-orleans

LA

2020-01-10

42

Ludie

Cochrane

07/07/2026

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In the early morning hours of January 10, 2020, the body of 42-year-old Ludie Cochrane, a White/Caucasian male, was discovered on the back porch of a residence in the 1000 block of Reynes Street in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward. The New Orleans Police Department was dispatched to the scene around 2:30 a.m. and initially classified the death as 'unclassified' pending further investigation.

Following an autopsy, the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office determined that Cochrane had sustained a fa ...
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  • WWL: Man found dead outside New Orleans home was shot, coroner says
  • Ludie Cochrane Iv Obituary - Church Funeral Services & Crematory
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