BREAKING: Two Calcasieu teenagers escape from detention center
Published 3:44 pm Wednesday, May 17, 2023
Two Calcasieu Parish teenagers escaped from the Acadiana Center for Youth at St. Martinville early Wednesday afternoon.
The Office of Juvenile Justice said the escapees include a 17-year-old and a 16-year-old. Both are male.
Following the incident, the OJJ said it “immediately ceased all movement at the facility and made official notifications to law enforcement.”
As of 3 p.m., the escapees remain at large.
The campus is secure at this time, the OJJ said, and the juveniles have been entered into the National Crime Information Center database.
Anyone with information is asked to call local law enforcement immediately, or the Command Center at 225-963-2753