The Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for help in locating a runaway teen.
Deputies say 16-year-old Kathleen Burgess reportedly left her home in Church Point on Saturday, July 20 around 1:00 am.
Deputies say that Burgess may be in the Lafayette area.
She was last seen wearing a white tank top and dark blue or black mid-length shorts.
Burgess is described as being 5'7" and 150 pounds with black hair styled in an afro and brown eyes. She also has a surgical scar on her left middle finger.
Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Acadia Parish Sheriff's Office at 337-788-8722.