Missing
Jake Allen Latiolais
Latiolais, approximately 2010
Date and time person was reported missing : 08/29/2014
Missing location (approx) :
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 06/17/1992 (29)
Age at the time of disappearance: 22 years old
Height / Weight : 5'8 - 5'10, 130 - 150 pounds
Medical conditions : Latiolais had a broken foot and right hand at the time of his disappearance. His foot was in an orthopedic boot and he was using crutches.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Brown hair, brown eyes. Latiolais has a cross-shaped scar on his left wrist. He may have a short mustache and beard. He smokes cigarettes.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Latiolais was last seen on the Interstate 10 bridge over the Mississippi River in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on August 29, 2014. He was sitting along the bridge rail next to his pick truck. Someone spoke to him at 2:00 a.m. and he said he was en route to West Baton Rouge, but it never arrived there.
During the early morning hours, police got an anonymous call saying someone had jumped from the bridge, 175 feet to the river below. They searched the river, but couldn't find a body; they only found Latiolais's truck, still running. His cellular phone and cigarettes were there, as was a trolling motor he'd just bought, but his wallet and crutches were missing. He has never been heard from again.
When Latiolais's mother checked his apartment, she found indications of a struggle: there were holes in the walls and a window was punched out. Many of Latiolais's belongings, including his TV set and guns, were missing. His crutches were never recovered. Latiolais's mother believes her son met with foul play and someone tried to make his disappearance look like a suicide.
Latiolais enjoyed fishing, working on cars and drawing prior to his disappearance, and had occasionally been hired to draw things on the walls of homes and businesses. He left behind a young daughter. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Baton Rouge Police Department
225-389-4617
September 2021 updates and sources
Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People
Interactive Missing Person Search Map
