Teen dies after fall during urban exploration of abandoned New Orleans high-rise
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Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- bnonews.com21:38first to report
A Louisiana teenager has died after falling from a higher floor at the abandoned Plaza Tower high-rise in New Orleans while exploring it with a group of teens, according to police. A second teen suffered injuries while exploring. The 911 call came in at about 12:04 a.m. Sunday, after the teenagers gained access to the […]
Tue, 18 August 2026
1 report- The Guardian World17:31
Jacque St Ann, 17, and his friends broke into Plaza Tower and he fell as they were descending an interior staircase A high school student recently fell to his death after entering an abandoned high-rise tower in downtown New Orleans with his friends – in an apparent case of urban exploration highlighting the dangers of unaddressed city blight. New Orleans police said Jacque St Ann, 17, and his friends, of the nearby community of Belle Chasse, Louisiana, traveled into the city and broke into the...