MORGAN CITY — Police arrested a man accused of killing a 65-year-old in Morgan City over the weekend. 

Morgan City Police said that officers were dispatched to the area around Pine and Maple streets on Sunday for a welfare check. Once they arrived, they found a person dead inside a home. It was quickly determined that foul play was involved in the 65-year-old's death.

WBRZ has asked the St. Mary Parish Coroner's Office to identify the body found in the home.

An investigation led to police arresting 49-year-old Whitney Billiot IV on first-degree murder charges. He was booked into the St. Mary Parish Jail early Monday morning.