Christopher Conners, 43, was found fatally shot inside a residence in south Lafayette Parish on the night of Monday, April 6, 2026. Deputies were dispatched about 10:30 p.m. to the 100 block of Loranger Drive, near Palermo Boulevard west of Broussard, and discovered Conners as the lone victim at the scene.

Funeral notices identified him as Christopher John Conners, a self-employed carpenter from Crowley, Louisiana, who collected coins and cards. Investigators with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested 35-year-old Blake Girouard the next morning; booking records list an arrest time of April 7, 2026, at 1:48 a.m. and a charge of second-degree murder with bond set at $500,000. Authorities have not released a detailed account of what led to the shooting, whether Conners and Girouard knew each other, or any motive, and no other suspects have been announced.

Does anyone have information about Conners, his work, or the neighborhood around Loranger Drive on the night of April 6?