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Louisiana officials are investigating the death of a forklift technician in Elmwood.

According to the Times-Picayune, authorities say Christopher Brandt, 29, died after being crushed by a forklift he was repairing at a Wal-Mart store on Jefferson Highway.

Brandt was pronounced dead at the scene, according to Col. John Fortunato, spokesman for the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office.

Brandt, who was employed by a local forklift repair company, was there in a rear parking lot doing some work on the store's vehicle, according to the report.

The report quotes Fortunato saying it's not clear what caused the forklift to drop on Brandt, but paramedics couldn't revive him.