An employee of the Orleans Parish Coroner's Office has been fired after a video showed a body being dragged down stairs. WARNING: Video in player above may be disturbing to some. View at your own discretion Sign up for our NewslettersThe video was captured and published by Project NOLA on Thursday night.

An Orleans Parish Coroner's Office employee was captured on camera apparently dragging the bagged body of a homicide victim down the front steps of a Bywater home Thursday night, raising fresh criticism about the office’s procedures.