Christopher James Lavergne, Sr., 46, was found shot to death on Patsy Street in Opelousas, Louisiana, on February 16, 2024. The case is being investigated as a homicide; no arrests or publicly identified suspects have been announced and the investigation remains open.

Lavergne was a father of five — sons Ne'Var Lazard, Jamarcus Lavergne, and Christopher James Lavergne, Jr., and daughters Alyssa Mouton and Ka'Mari Hebert — and a grandfather of three. He is survived by his brother Brett Lavergne and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents Willie James and Leaster Thomas Lavergne, Sr., a son Justin Rashawn Mouton, a brother Willie Lavergne, Jr., and a sister Crystal Lavergne. Funeral services were held March 2, 2024, and he was buried in Garden of Memory Cemetery in Opelousas.

Anyone with information about the shooting on Patsy Street is asked to come forward.