Missing W.Va. man turns up in Big Easy: ; Wirt resident has been in New Orleans for past five years; bank accounts remain untouched

PARKERSBURG - A man missing since March 2004 has been locatedalive and well in New Orleans.

William Lott, 50, formerly of Elizabeth, Wirt County, wentmissing in March 2004 under mysterious circumstances. His vehiclewas found abandoned in June of that year in a Parkersburg parkinggarage and his bank accounts remained inactive.

The only clue to his whereabouts was a bus ticket stub with a NewOrleans destination. Still, this seemed suspicious considering theabandoned car and inactive accounts, police said.

Officials and his family members feared the worst. It was assumedhe was the victim of foul play, and the disappearance resulted in amissing person's case and a …