UPDATE: The Opelousas Police Department says that the 16-year-old runaway has been located
The department asked for assistance from the public in locating teenager on Wednesday, June 10.
At the time, police said the 16-year-old had last made contact with her family on June 5, 2020.
She had reportedly left and returned home on several occasions without consent since mid-May.
She was believed to be in the Opelousas area avoiding her family.
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