Edward Carr, 71, was last seen in Hammond, Louisiana, in the early morning of September 18, 2016. Witness reports place him near the intersection of Natchez and Palmetto streets at about 5:00 a.m. He has dementia and was wearing a red shirt, green camouflage shorts, and brown shoes when he vanished. Carr is described as a Black male with graying black hair, brown eyes, a short graying beard and mustache, scars on his back and hip, standing 5 feet 10 inches and weighing 180 to 200 pounds.

The Hammond Police Department and community volunteers mounted searches, including a five-hour search about a week later with four volunteer canine crews from Louisiana Search and Rescue. His daughter helped distribute flyers at Southeastern Louisiana University. Reported sightings were followed up but did not lead to him being located. The case remains open and is classified as an endangered missing person because of his dementia.

If anyone has information about Edward Carr’s whereabouts, please contact the Hammond Police Department at 985-277-5700.