Silver Alert for Longview man who may head to Louisiana

What police say

Police have issued a Silver Alert for Ricky Hughes, a 69-year-old man with a cognitive impairment. He was last seen at a hospital in Longview.

Police said Hughes may be traveling to Louisiana, but the state is a possible destination rather than a confirmed current location. The notice connects his last reported location in Longview with potential travel into Louisiana.

CBS19’s report about the alert was published by Yahoo on Sept. 24, 2026. The identifying information released with the report centers on Hughes’s name, age, cognitive impairment and last known setting.

What the Louisiana connection means

The distinction between confirmed and possible details is important. Hughes was last reported at the Longview hospital, while Louisiana was identified as somewhere he may be heading. Police have not said that he is currently in Louisiana.

The alert therefore extends the area of concern beyond Hughes’s last known location without placing him in a specific Louisiana community. No particular Louisiana city or parish was identified as his possible destination.

For Louisiana residents, the central facts are that police are trying to locate Hughes, that he may be traveling and that Louisiana is one possible destination. A person sharing his name or age alone would not establish that Hughes had been located; the alert ties those details to his cognitive impairment and disappearance from the Longview area. The Silver Alert remains a public-safety notice focused on finding Hughes.