29-year-old Michael Anthony Price, off Dulles Drive in Lafayette, was arrested on the following charges:

• 4 Count(s) of 14:81-Indecent Behavior with Juveniles-(Felony)

• 3 Count(s) of 14:81.3-- Computer aided solicitation of a minor- (Felony)

• 5 Count(s) of 14:81.1 E(5)(a)- Production of Child Sexual abuse material under the age of thirteen (13)- (Felony)

• 1 Count(s) of 14:130.1-Obstruction of Justice-(Felony)

  
  

On October 8, 2026, agents with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation (LBI) arrested Michael Anthony Price on multiple charges related to the online exploitation of multiple children.  

LBI agents identified Michael Price as the suspect in an online child exploitation case that spanned multiple states. The investigation originated from a CyberTip submitted by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and was conducted in coordination with a related law enforcement investigation in Kentucky.

The investigation revealed that Price used multiple online platforms, including Microsoft Xbox, to solicit children under the age of 13 to produce child sexual abuse material (CSAM).

This arrest was a result of a joint investigation with The Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, United States Marshals Service, Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office, Danville Police Department (Danville, KY), and the Federal Bureau of Investigation- Louisville, KY Field Office.

Price was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center with a bond of $875,000.

This investigation is on-going pending the identification of additional victims.

*All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.