A quiet day in Napoleonville, Louisiana, was tragically shattered by a violent encounter between family members that left two men dead. On March 19, 2019, 29-year-old Beau James Blanchard was simply mowing the lawn at a relative's home when he was confronted by his uncle, Scott Cazenave. The two men engaged in an altercation, the specific details of which remain known only to them.
The dispute appeared to momentarily subside as Cazenave left the property.
However, the peace was short-lived. Cazenave returned to the residence just a few minutes later, his intentions tragically clear. He approached his nephew, who was still on the lawnmower, and fatally shot him. The serene domestic scene was instantly transformed into one of unimaginable horror. After ending his nephew's life, Cazenave fled the location, leaving behind a community to grapple with the sudden and brutal loss.
The tragic event did not end there. A short time later, the Assumption Parish Sheriff's Office was alerted to a single-vehicle crash on Highway 1010. When deputies arrived at the scene of the accident, they discovered Scott Cazenave inside the vehicle. He was deceased, having taken his own life with a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The investigation concluded that Cazenave was the sole perpetrator in the death of his nephew, bringing a somber close to a devastating murder-suicide. The community was left to mourn the loss of Beau Blanchard, a man described as a fine young man and an excellent technician, whose life was cut short in a senseless act of violence.
