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St. Landry Parish authorities looking for inmate that escaped a work detail

St. Landry Parish Sheriff's Office

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) – St. Landry Parish authorities searching for an inmate that disappeared from a work detail in Opelousas.

According to St. Landry Parish Sheriff’s Office, Antonio Richard, an inmate at the Parish Jail, was on a work detail in the area of N. Union St. in Opelousas. Authorities believe it’s possible Richard got into a gray pickup truck.

No other information is available at this time. More will be provided as it becomes available.,