In the early morning hours of February 19, 2021, 38-year-old Chance Benoit was found with apparent gunshot wounds at his home on West Camelia Drive in Thibodaux, Louisiana. Deputies from the Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office responded to a report of gunshots around 1:10 a.m.; Benoit was pronounced dead at the scene. He was a native and resident of Thibodaux and held a bachelor’s degree in computer science. Friends and family remember him as a devoted son, brother, and friend with a big heart.

Detectives identified 29-year-old Louis Foret of Morgan City as a person who had been at Benoit’s residence when a physical altercation occurred. Investigators say Foret allegedly produced a firearm, shot Benoit multiple times — reportedly firing from a distance and then again at close range — and was taken into custody later that afternoon. Foret was charged with Second Degree Murder and Simple Escape after an attempted escape while in custody.

Does anyone in Thibodaux remember observing activity near West Camelia Drive around February 19, 2021, or have information about Benoit’s last hours?