UPDATE: Silver Alert CANCELED for Missing Louisiana Woman

UPDATE 7:40 A.M.: **The Silver Alert for 73-year-old Charlene Fraction has been canceled. She has been located safe. Please refer all inquiries to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office. Thank you for the assistance.

OUACHITA PARISH, La. (KPEL News) - It's something no one wants to hear about their loved one, a loved one going missing. A family in Ouachita Parish is desperately searching for a missiong woman. The Louisiana State Police has issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office for 73-year-old Charlene Fraction.

Ms. Fraction was last seen near her home on Sterlington Road in Monroe on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at approximately 4:02 p.m. LSP received the request to issue a Silver Alert just before 9:00 p.m. the same evening.

Ms. Fraction is a black female with brown eyes and short black hair. She is 4’11” and weighs approximately 127 pounds. Fraction suffers from a medical condition that may impair her judgment.

Ms. Fraction is thought to be traveling on foot and she was last seen wearing a gray hoodie, black pants, and black and white shoes.

Anyone with information regarding Fraction’s whereabouts is asked to immediately contact the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office at (318) 329-1200 or dial 911. All questions should be directed to the Ouachita Parish Sheriff’s Office.

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