| Age at missing | 21 years old |
| Case ID | anton-lawson |
| City en | New Orleans |
| City geo ID | 4335045 |
| City slug | new-orleans |
| Classification | Endangered Missing |
| Classification en | Endangered Missing |
| County en | |
| County fips ref | 22071 |
| County slug | orleans-parish |
| Created at | 2026-01-16T16:23:17.046178+00:00 |
| Date of birth | 1979-05-27 |
| Disappearance details | Lawson was last seen in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 2, 2000. He lived with his father and a friend in the 4000 block of Banks Street. On August 1, Lawson's father was just leaving the house when Lawson came home to change clothes and said he was probably going out again. When his father came back later that night, Lawson was gone. After Lawson's father went to work the next morning, however, Lawson came home, changed clothes again and left. He has never been heard from again. Lawson left behind two young children. He worked at his father's businesses, Metro Painting and Metro Moving, at the time of his disappearance and his father stated he tended to stay in the same neighborhood where he lived. His case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency New Orleans Police Department 504-658-6020 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People The Times-Picayune Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated May 3, 2016; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details en | Lawson was last seen in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 2, 2000. He lived with his father and a friend in the 4000 block of Banks Street. On August 1, Lawson's father was just leaving the house when Lawson came home to change clothes and said he was probably going out again. When his father came back later that night, Lawson was gone. After Lawson's father went to work the next morning, however, Lawson came home, changed clothes again and left. He has never been heard from again. Lawson left behind two young children. He worked at his father's businesses, Metro Painting and Metro Moving, at the time of his disappearance and his father stated he tended to stay in the same neighborhood where he lived. His case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency New Orleans Police Department 504-658-6020 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People The Times-Picayune Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated May 3, 2016; casefile added. |
| Disappearance details word count | 162 |
| Distinguishing marks | Black male. Black hair, brown eyes. Lawson has four gold teeth in the upper front part of his jaw. He has a surgical scar on the left side of his neck and a scar on his left cheek. He has the following tattoos: the name "Parmala" on his left hand, his nickname "Tony" on his neck and the name "P. Lawson" on his right forearm. |
| Distinguishing marks en | Black male. Black hair, brown eyes. Lawson has four gold teeth in the upper front part of his jaw. He has a surgical scar on the left side of his neck and a scar on his left cheek. He has the following tattoos: the name "Parmala" on his left hand, his nickname "Tony" on his neck and the name "P. Lawson" on his right forearm. |
| Full name | Anton Lawson |
| Full name en | Anton Lawson |
| Height | 5'11 - 6'2 |
| ID | 9961 |
| Investigating agency | New Orleans Police Department 504-658-6020 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People The Times-Picayune |
| Missing since | 2000-08-02 |
| Official last updated | 2016-05-03 |
| Official update count | 1 |
| Official update history | casefile added. |
| Path | louisiana/orleans-parish/new-orleans |
| Race | Black |
| Race en | Black |
| Sex | Male |
| Source info | Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People The Times-Picayune |
| State en | Louisiana |
| State ref | LA |
| State slug | louisiana |
| Status | active |
| Updated at | 2026-01-16T16:23:17.046178+00:00 |
| URL path | louisiana/orleans-parish/new-orleans |
| Weight | 150 pounds |
Lawson was last seen in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 2, 2000. He lived with his father and a friend in the 4000 block of Banks Street. On August 1, Lawson’s father was just leaving the house when Lawson came home to change clothes and said he was probably going out again. When his father came back later that night, Lawson was gone. After Lawson’s father went to work the next morning, however, Lawson came home, changed clothes again and left. He has never been heard from again. Lawson left behind two young children. He worked at his father’s businesses, Metro Painting and Metro Moving, at the time of his disappearance and his father stated he tended to stay in the same neighborhood where he lived. His case remains unsolved. Investigating Agency New Orleans Police Department 504-658-6020 Source Information Louisiana Repository for Unidentified & Missing People The Times-Picayune Updated 1 time since October 12, 2004. Last updated May 3, 2016; casefile added.