Truck Driver Found Dead in LaPlace Home Depot Parking Lot

A 53-year-old truck driver from Tennessee was found dead in the parking lot of Home Depot in LaPlace, Louisiana on September 17, 2026. The St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff's Office conducted a welfare check after the driver's employer reported that he had stopped to rest due to feeling unwell.

The deputies were called around 8:40 a.m., and upon arriving at the scene, they found the driver unresponsive inside his truck. He was pronounced dead at the location.

The sheriff's office has withheld the driver's identity until his family is notified, stating that no further information is available at this time.