NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans Police and Louisiana State Police search for a 12-year-old boy from New Orleans who authorities say is unable to communicate and does not understand English or Spanish.

Bryan Vasquez was reported missing from his Beaucaire Street home at about 10 a.m. Thursday, the New Orleans Police Department said. State police issued the advisory early Friday morning.

Police are asking everyone in the area of Chef Highway, Dwyer Road, Michoud Boulevard, and I-510 to keep an eye out for him.

Officials are searching nearby neighborhoods and have deployed drones

“Our priority is bringing Bryan home safely,” said NOPD Superintendent Anne E. Kirkpatrick. “We are using every available resource and working hand-in-hand with our community, federal, and state partners to make that h

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