(Updated) Police: Body identified; Man died of natural causes

The body that was found early Sunday morning along La. 70 in Morgan City has been identified as Derrick Wayne Hayes, 44, of Morgan City. A preliminary autopsy report shows he died of natural causes, Police Detective Lt. Chad Adams said in a news release.

At 2:52 a.m. Sunday, the Morgan City Police Department received a call of a male subject laying on the sidewalk alongside La. 70 between Teche Regional Medical Center and Veterans Boulevard.

Officers and medical personnel arrived and found the person was deceased. Investigators were later able to identify him as Hayes. Investigators did not observe any signs of trauma or foul play at the scene, Adams said. Investigators contacted the St. Mary Parish Coroner's Office. The preliminary report from an autopsy indicates Hayes died of natural causes.