On the morning of August 1, 2002, 79-year-old Lewis Kennon walked out of an assisted living facility in Winnsboro, Louisiana at about 5:30 a.m. He was described as a Black male, 6 feet tall, 240 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes, wearing a light-colored shirt and faded jeans. Staff thought he might have been intending to travel to Baton Rouge, but no reason for that possible trip was reported.

The Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office investigated but found no confirmed sightings and no substantive leads. The case was entered into the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System on September 17, 2019, but the official investigation has produced no breakthrough and his whereabouts remain unknown.

If anyone in Winnsboro, Baton Rouge, or along routes between those cities remembers seeing Lewis around August 1, 2002, please contact the Franklin Parish Sheriff’s Office with any information.