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In the late summer of 2019, the community around Cotile Lake, Louisiana, was unsettled by the disappearance of one of their own, 62-year-old Paul Stafford Nichols. On August 15th, Mr. Nichols was seen at a Hilger's gas station and convenience store located off Interstate 49 North at the Highway 8 exit in Rapides Parish. He was on his way home, a familiar journey that should have ended with him safely back in the Cotile Lake area. Driving his black 1997 Ford F-150 pickup truck, he was last seen w ...Read More
Last Seen: Aug 15, 2019

Victim Details

Jan 27, 2026

Jan 27, 2026

Paul

Stafford Nichols

62

62

6'0 inches

220 lbs

White

Male

Aug 15, 2019

Rapides Parish

Louisiana

Rapides Parish

Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office

318-473-6700

06/04/2026