A late-morning argument on Wilson Street in Raceland escalated to deadly violence on March 11, 2025. Deputies from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office responded about 11:15 a.m. to a reported shooting and found 46-year-old Chad Ingram suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. He was airlifted to University Medical Center in New Orleans, where he later died.

Nineteen-year-old Kody Cheramie, also of Raceland, was reportedly still at the scene when deputies arrived. He was taken into custody without incident and a firearm was secured. Authorities say a verbal dispute between Cheramie and Ingram turned violent, with Cheramie allegedly brandishing a gun and shooting Ingram multiple times. Cheramie was booked into the Lafourche Parish Correctional Complex and charged with second-degree murder; bail had not been set in the initial reports.

Family and friends described Ingram as the life of any event, a jack of all trades who could always make you smile. If anyone on Wilson Street that morning or anyone who knew either man has information, please share what is known.