NEW ORLEANS — A Mississippi native has been identified as one of the victims who was killed when a New Orleans hotel under construction collapsed over the weekend.

Biloxi native Anthony Floyd Magrette died Saturday when the Hard Rock Hotel partially collapsed on Canal Street in New Orleans. He was 49.

Magrette was living in Louisiana and working as a contractor on the construction of the hotel and casino. The top eight floors of the building collapsed Saturday morning, killing Magrette and another person. At least 30 people were injured in the construction accident.

Anthony’s wife Nova Magrette and his family kept vigil at the construction site until his body was identified, Newe Orleans news outlets reported. Nova Magrette said her husband was a stucco worker, who loved his job. She told WVUE television that Anthony was not scheduled to work on Saturday, but was working overtime on the construction site when the collapse happened.

Anthony Magrette had four grown children and five granddaughters.