Earl Bubba John Kidder, Jr., was 39 and from Opelousas, Louisiana, when he disappeared on March 28, 2010, during a weekend fishing trip to the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area with two friends. He spoke to his mother the day he went missing and said the trip was going well; that call was the last time the family heard from him. His father reported him missing on March 31, 2010.

One companion, Chad Pitre, said he last saw Kidder at the campsite on Big Alabama Road, went to sleep between 8:30 and 9:00 p.m., and awoke to find Kidder and Kidder’s gold 2002 Mitsubishi Galant gone. The other companion was identified as Riki Armand. Both men were questioned. The Galant was later found abandoned and completely burned on a remote road near Little Alabama Bayou; investigators determined the fire was arson.

Kidder is described as a Caucasian male, brown wavy hair, brown eyes, about 6 feet tall and 195 pounds, with a dimple on his chin and a large scar on his right arm near the elbow. The case is being investigated by multiple parish sheriff’s offices and remains unsolved. Does anyone who knew Earl or was in the Sherburne Wildlife Management Area that weekend have information to share?