The National Crime Information Center of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as of 2020 estimates that over 600,000 people are reported missing each year. Unfortunately, some of those missing are from right here in Lafayette.
The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public's help locating a missing 15-year-old girl from the Reddell community just North of Mamou.
Social media is one of the best resources for getting information out to the public. One Louisiana Facebook page is doing its part in helping families to bring their missing loved ones home.
Amanda Morgan, of Jackson Parish, and her four children have been located by State Police. The grandmother of the children found them to be safe and picked them up in Union Parish.