A 5-month-old baby boy was abducted by his non-custodial father in New Orleans on Wednesday night, Louisiana State Police said in a press release.

The abduction prompted an AMBER Alert across Louisiana around 11:30 p.m.

Braydon Nix is accused of assaulting the baby's mother and then taking the child around 6:30 p.m. in New Orleans, police say.

He was last seen with the child, 5-month-old Braylon Parker, in the 3700 block of Washington Avenue. Parker is a Black child with a bald head and brown eyes. He was last wearing blue clothing and was wrapped in a blue blanket.

Nix is approximately 6'3" and weighs about 200 pounds. He was last seen wearing a khaki jacket, black shirt, green cargo pants, and khaki tennis shoes.

He is believed to be traveling on foot.

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