In the late summer of 2024, the community of Broussard, Louisiana, was shaken by a violent crime that cut short the life of a local man. On the evening of Monday, July 29th, shots rang out in the 300 block of Country Run Drive, a residential area within Lafayette Parish. When law enforcement arrived at the scene, they discovered the body of 39-year-old Cortsy John Cormier.
He had been fatally wounded by gunfire.
In the immediate aftermath of the shooting, the Lafayette Parish Sheriff's Office launched an investigation into Cormier's death, though initially, no suspects were publicly identified, and no arrests were made, leaving a sense of unease in the community as the perpetrator remained at large. The following day, however, the investigation made significant headway.
On Tuesday, July 30, 2024, authorities announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting. Leo Hall, a 33-year-old resident of Broussard, was taken into custody by Lafayette Parish sheriff's deputies. Hall was subsequently charged with one count of second-degree murder in the death of Cortsy Cormier. Following his arrest, he was booked into the Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, with his bond set at $250,000. While an arrest has been made, the motive behind the deadly encounter has not yet been disclosed by law enforcement officials as the legal proceedings against Hall commence.
