Thaddeus Davis, 44, was walking home from his grandmother’s house along Lombard Street in New Iberia on New Year’s night when he was shot multiple times at about 11:45 p.m. Emergency personnel took him to a local hospital, but he died in the early morning hours of January 2, 2024, after a main artery in his leg was struck and he suffered severe blood loss.

The killing has unsettled the community, in part because of Davis’s family ties; his brother Donovan Davis is a known community activist in New Iberia. The investigation remains open, and no suspects or arrests have been announced.

If anyone has information about Thaddeus’s movements that night or witnessed anything on Lombard Street around 11:45 p.m., please come forward.