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• Police: Missing Baton Rouge teen found safe near Port Allen

  June 17, 2022 1:16 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police have located a teen that went missing shortly after midnight on Friday. Demetrick Porter was found in the Port Allen area. He is safe and unharmed. more »

• Lafourche officials request public assistance in search for runaway teen

  December 9, 2021 4:52 AM

  LAFOURCHE PARISH - Authorities in Lafourche Parish are requesting public assistance in their search for a 14-year-old boy who is believed to have runaway from his Thibodaux home. Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre issued a news release Wednesday regarding the search for 14-year-old Johnta Robertson who was last seen... more »

• Lafayette authorities continue search for missing teen

  October 7, 2021 7:47 AM

  LAFAYETTE - Authorities in Lafayette are asking the public to be on the lookout for a teenage girl who has been missing since July 16. According to KATC , 15-year-old Jacqueline Guzman is a missing and endangered runaway teen who was last seen on July 16, 2021 in the... more »

• Family of missing Crowley teen says he's been found

  April 13, 2021 8:20 AM

  CROWLEY — An Acadia Parish teen who was reported missing on Monday, April 12 has reportedly been found, according to social media posts by the boy's family. Local news outlet, KATC reported that the 14-year-old was reported missing around 4 p.m., Monday. The teen was last seen in... more »

• Authorities search for runaway teen from Lafayette

  March 17, 2021 10:17 AM

  LAFAYETTE - A 16-year-old boy from Lafayette is missing and Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office issued a Tuesday (March 16) notice, urging the public to keep an eye out for him. KATC reports that 16-year-old Courtland Ramsey is believed to run away from his Lafayette home on foot. The teen... more »

• State Police: Child reported missing out of Madison Parish located safely

  January 4, 2021 8:15 AM

  MADISON PARISH - A child who was reported missing from her family's home in northeast Louisiana's Madison Parish has been located safely. According to a Monday (Jan. 4) evening news release from Louisiana State Police, "Emma Ezell has been located safe. The Madison Parish Sheriff’s Office is handling any... more »

• Morgan City teen reported missing over weekend found safe and sound

  December 12, 2020 11:08 PM

  MORGAN CITY - A 16-year-old who was reported missing in the Morgan City area on Saturday (Dec. 12) has been located, officials say. On Sunday morning, representatives of the Morgan City Police Department issued a news release stating that Yackelyn Gomez of Morgan City made contact with her family... more »

• Authorities investigate St. Mary Parish teen's 'suspicious' death Play Video

  November 10, 2020 7:56 AM

  ST. MARY PARISH - The family of a 15-year-old boy found dead in a cane field near Loreauville is in search of answers related to the cause of the beloved teen's death. The family says they were told Quawan Charles drowned but now tell KATC they're having an independent... more »

• Police looking for missing teen last seen Wednesday afternoon

  January 25, 2018 8:45 AM

  NEW ORLEANS- Police are asking for the public's help in locating a missing teen last seen Wednesday afternoon. The New Orleans Police Department said 15-year-old Kavon Matthews was last seen by his aunt at the Big E-Z fuel stop in the 5900 block of Read Boulevard, WWL-TV reports. Matthews,... more »

• St. Bernard deputies searching for missing Meraux teen

  December 4, 2017 7:02 PM

  ST. BERNARD- The St. Bernard Parish Sheriff’s Office is searching for a girl from Meraux who was last seen on Saturday. According to the sheriff’s office, 16-year-old Caitlynn Murrell was last seen near her grandmother’s home on Saturday night. She was seen walking near the corner of Paul and... more »

• Teen reported missing after meeting man through social media found; man arrested

  July 12, 2017 1:15 PM

  UPDATE: The missing teen has been found and the 22-year-old man she met through social media has been arrested on charges of simple kidnapping. He was booked into the Orleans Parish Prison at 3:15 p.m. on July 12. ORIGINAL: NEW ORLEANS – The New Orleans Police Department is asking... more »

• Deputies find 16-year-old reported missing from Erwinville

  May 31, 2017 11:54 AM

  UPDATE: The West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office reported that Andrew Varnado was found safe. ERWINVILLE – West Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a missing 16-year-old last seen in Erwinville. According to the sheriff's office, the teen is identified as Andrew Varnado, who was last seen... more »

• EBRSO searching for missing 14-year-old

  November 26, 2016 10:05 PM

  BATON ROUGE – Deputies are searching for a 14-year-old who investigators say was last seen by her family at her home on Gardere Lane Friday. According to East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, Katlyn Patterson was seen around 11:30 p.m. Friday wearing a black t-shirt, black jeans and multi-colored shoes.... more »