- Authorities are investigating after a man's body was found in a pond along Old Wax Road in Central on Tuesday morning, August 11. Man Found in Pond Near Northwoods SubdivisionAccording to the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office, deputies responded to the area around 7:15 a.m. after the man's body was discovered floating in a pond near the Northwoods subdivision. The Central Police Department, Central Fire Department, and the East Baton Rouge Parish Coroner's Office also responded and assisted at the scene. Old Wax Road Reopens After InvestigationOld Wax Road was temporarily closed between Greenwell Springs Road and Durmast Road while authorities worked the scene, but the roadway has since reopened. EBRSO Leading Death InvestigationThe East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office is leading the investigation.