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Man lost in NOLA jails still awaiting day in court - 400 days in jail without going to court

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Man lost in NOLA jails still awaiting day in court

BAKERSFIELD - A Bakersfield man who was lost for more than a year in Louisiana jails gets the latest word from New Orleans.

Pedro Parra spent 400 days in jail in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina without going to court.

His lawyer gave us the latest on his case.

Daniel Rodriguez is Parra�s lawyer for a 2005 felony charge that still has not come to court.

Parra�s paperwork was repeatedly shuffled over while he was in jail until a fellow inmate�s lawyer spoke up.

He was arrested for allegedly fighting with another man on his way to work in New Orleans.

Parra, who didn�t speak English, had no lawyer to represent him during his 13-moth ordeal.

http://www.kget.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=2656a715-6ff9-4f41-82fa-91dba51abf70

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