VILLE PLATTE - The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office and Louisiana State Police announced that a missing 80-year-old Ville Platte man who was reported missing Wednesday, October 27 has been located.

According to authorities, James Ardoin was found and is safely back with his family.

Every year, thousands of people in the United States are reported missing. 

One source claims that in 2020 a decrease in missing person cases occurred in the U.S., as approximately 542,587 cases were reported that year.