Work release inmate sought for leaving job site after getting fired, deputies say

22 hours 48 minutes 18 seconds ago Saturday, March 08 2025 Mar 8, 2025 March 08, 2025 9:58 AM March 08, 2025 in News

Source: WBRZ

ST. JAMES — Deputies are asking the public for help in finding a work release inmate who walked off the job site after he was terminated on Friday.

According to the St. James Parish Sheriff's Department, 22-year-old Taegan Howarth was convicted of drug violations.

Howarth was last seen between 6:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. on the levee near Highway 44 in Convent. He was wearing a yellow vest and a white hard hat.

Investigators urge anyone with information to contact the St. James Parish Sheriff's Office by dialing 911.

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