Lanis Serie, Sr. was 74 when he stepped outside his Ville Platte area home in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, in the early morning hours of May 4, 2006, and was never seen again. He was described as Black, about 6 feet tall, 180 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. At the time he vanished he wore blue jeans, a brown and white striped shirt, a brown hat and glasses.

Serie suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, and his disappearance was classified as endangered missing. Distinctive features include scars from a previously broken jaw and right arm, a partial dental bridge and gold crowns on several teeth. The Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office is the investigating agency and the case remains open.

If anyone in the Ville Platte area remembers seeing Lanis Serie on or after May 4, 2006, or has information about his whereabouts, please contact the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office.