On the night of May 12, 2022, a dispute that began at a bar in Bayou Blue moved to the home of 57-year-old Chad Michael Daigle and ended with Daigle shot outside his residence. Deputies had initially responded to a disturbance at a local bar; about 35 minutes later a second call reported gunshots near Meadowland Drive and Bayou Blue Road. Daigle was found after walking back inside his home; he collapsed and was later pronounced dead.

Investigators say 22-year-old Earl Verdin went to Daigle’s property to confront him about the earlier bar incident. Daigle reportedly fired a shotgun into the ground as a warning, and Verdin, armed with a handgun, fired multiple shots that struck Daigle, including a wound to the back. Verdin turned himself in the next morning and was arrested on Second Degree Murder and related firearm charges; bail was set at $1.05 million.

A jury trial resulted in a guilty verdict for second-degree murder after about four days of proceedings and under an hour of deliberation. Verdin faces a mandatory life sentence without probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Does anyone have information about the bar disturbance that preceded the confrontation or witnessed the events near Meadowland Drive on May 12, 2022?