A dispute over parking fees at a trail ride event in Modeste, Louisiana, ended in deadly violence on Saturday, August 2, 2025. Brandon Cayette, 40, of Donaldsonville, was shot multiple times near the Sportsman Lounge on Highway 405 and died at the scene. Deputies from the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office were dispatched around 5 p.m. after reports of a shooting.

The argument involved several people over paid parking and escalated between Cayette and a man identified as 43-year-old Anwar McKenney of Zachary. The two men, who knew each other from childhood, were arguing when McKenney allegedly shot Cayette. McKenney fled but was later located by deputies and taken into custody; during questioning he admitted to detectives that he had shot Cayette. He was arrested and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail on second-degree murder and illegal use of a weapon charges.

Did anyone at the trail ride or nearby businesses see the argument before it turned violent, or have photos or video from the area that could help clarify what happened?