AMITE CITY, La. —

The Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office is searching for a work-release inmate who walked away from his assignment in Amite on Saturday afternoon.

According to deputies, Christopher Delcambre, 51, was brought to the Florida Parishes Arena in Amite around 3:30 p.m. Advertisement

When Delcambre was finished with the task, he could not be accounted for.

He was last seen heading in a northeast direction toward the new baseball fields by the arena.

Delcambre is 5'10 and weighs 160 pounds. He was wearing blue pants and a white shirt.

He was in jail in connection with a drug case as well as a felony theft case in Hammond. He also has ties to the Abita Springs area and Carriere, Mississippi.

Deputies are coordinating with law enforcement to search for Delcambre. At this ti

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