LA LA - Ellis Baudean, 4, in water near Twin Canals Trail, Jean Laffite Nat Hist Park, 15 Jul 2021

[Boudreaux35]

I wish I did not look this up on SM.

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[EGirl]

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[Denniece]

No updates all week? Poor baby boy.

 

[Turkeytrot]

Where is this sweet boy?

 

[fraudqueen]

This is just so sad....I'm not sure what to think about this. I guess the biggest part that bothers me is flying a kite in this type of area.

 

[mrsu]

A gator will roll their victims and stuff them into a hole before eating them. Devastating for this family. We visited this park on vacation.

 

[YaYa_521]

We haven't forgotten about you little Ellis. You'll be in our hearts forever.

 

[YaYa_521]

Thinking of you today, Little Ellis. I pray Hurricane Ida brings answers to those who are longing for your return.

God, please bless his precious soul. Amen.

 

[Jlocke]

Thinking of you today, Little Ellis. I pray Hurricane Ida brings answers to those who are longing for your return.

God, please bless his precious soul. Amen.

This is the case that brought me to websleuths. Still thinking of you little guy. We'll never forget.

 

[TeaTime]

I suspect a gator. They grab and submerge their prey to drown it, then stuff it under downed trees, etc. for later.

 

[Allynator]

I suspect a gator. They grab and submerge their prey to drown it, then stuff it under downed trees, etc. for later.

Lots more to this story than a gator. MOO

 

[Laughing]

Lots more to this story than a gator. MOO

We're listening -- I suppose this is local/unapproved sources?

Poor little guy, in any case.

jmho ymmv lrr

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Community members gather in Jean Lafitte preserve to honor missing Marrero boy, presumed dead

 

[PommyMommy]

JAN 23, 2022
Vigil held for child missing for six months

 

[gnsndr33]

The comments under this post is heartbreaking

Vigil held for 4-year-old Ellis Baudean six months after his disappearance | wwltv.com

 

[JnRyan]

I suspect a gator. They grab and submerge their prey to drown it, then stuff it under downed trees, etc. for later.

Not my only theory, but having grown up in LA, I think it is a very likely scenario. By the time LE dams the canal and drains it any sign of him may already be gone.

 

[moonriverfarm]

Again, I wonder if he was ever in the park to begin with.