On the morning of August 12, 2017, 31-year-old Christon Chaisson of Broussard was shot and killed in downtown Lafayette after intervening to protect a woman who was being assaulted near the Rosa Parks Center. Emergency responders found Chaisson on the 100 block of Lee Avenue around 1:30 a.m.; he was taken to a hospital and later died of his wound.

Authorities say 20-year-old Tyler Benoit of Kaplan, an acquaintance of the man assaulting the woman, became involved and shot Chaisson once in the upper body. Benoit turned himself in and was arrested on a second-degree murder charge. A jury later convicted him of manslaughter and obstruction of justice for discarding the weapon.

Sentencing developments followed in 2022 and were modified on appeal; the current recorded sentences are noted in the case file. Does anyone have information about Chaisson’s movements that night or witnessed the incident near the Rosa Parks Center?