UPDATE: Child has been located and is safe. 

Original Release:

Lafourche Parish Sheriff Craig Webre is asking for the public’s help in locating five-year-old Derrick Leno Rodriguez of Karla Drive in Thibodaux. He was last seen at around 11:45 a.m. on November 3, 2026. He is described as 3’0″ tall, weighing approximately 46 pounds with dark hair. He was last seen wearing a gray shirt with black-and-white plaid joggers and a blue ankle band. Derrick is nonverbal and autistic, and he requires a device to communicate. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.