MAY 2, 2022
LPSO continues to seek answers to missing Holden woman’s disappearance 14 years later (wafb.com)
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“It has been 14 years, and we still don’t know what happened to Barbara Blount,” Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said. “We continue to work with the Blount family and to follow new leads. But, we need your help.”
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The sheriff’s office reports that once on scene, deputies learned that there were no signs of forced entry, and the back door was open. There was no appearance of a robbery with valuables left in the home in plain view.
According to the sheriff’s office, pots were stacked on Blount’s kitchen floor, and they know she intended to clean that day.
The sheriff’s office reports that it appeared as though someone—possibly someone she knew—lured her from her residence.
According to LPSO, a torrential rainstorm hampered their efforts that day and the days that followed with the whole area being covered with water.
Authorities report that Blount’s vehicle was found parked on a hunting club road in a wooded area about a quarter-mile north of her home.
It rained so much that water covered the floorboard, according to the sheriff’s office.
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