re: Leprosy / Leper colonies question

In the late 90s/early 2000's i did some work in the old Carville Leprosy dorms that was then unoccupied. the state was turning those dorm buildings into "boot camps" for kids kicked out of schools. State national guard was controlling the facility then, and what few leprosy patients were still onsite were confined to a small handful of buildings.

I remember going to the cantina to get a Coke, and there was a guy in a wheelchair with fresh bandages on hes knee with red leaking through the bandages

I never went back to the cantina after that....

EDIT: Also, after Katrina, they built a makeshift Morgue on the site to take in bodies