NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard and other local agencies are searching for a man who went missing near Houma, La. on Thursday.
59-year-old Lawrence Kennedy was last seen in the water with no life jacket near mile marker 21 of the Houma Navigation Canal.
He is wearing shorts and a pink and turquoise button-up shirt.
The Coast Guard Sector said the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office reported a man overboard at 7:34 p.m.
The Coast Guard said the following organizations are helping with the search:
- Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew
- Coast Guard Station Grand Isle 24-foot Small Boat boat crew
- Terrebonne Parish Sheriff's Office
- Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries
- Grand Caillou Fire Department
If you have any information call Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Command Center at (504) 365-2200.
