The first person deputies found on Ashland Drive was still alive.
A juvenile suffering from apparent stab wounds was discovered near the 200 block of the quiet Houma street on Saturday. The child was critically injured and flown by Acadian Ambulance Service Air Med to a hospital outside the area.
What deputies found while following that initial call transformed the investigation. Inside nearby residences, officers discovered multiple people dead. At least four deaths have now been confirmed, according to information released by the Terrebonne Parish Sheriffâs Office.
Authorities have not identified the victims or explained their relationship to the injured child. They have also not disclosed whether each victim was found inside one home or across several locations. Those unanswered questions remain central to reconstructing what happened on Ashland Drive.
âDetectives are gathering evidence and developing information surrounding the incidents,â the sheriffâs office said as the search continued.
A familiar name returns to a Houma investigation
Sheriff Tim Soignet identified 47-year-old Houma resident Kaegan Jude Solet as a person of interest and asked the public for help locating him. The announcement brought a familiar name back into local crime reportsâbut the history requires careful explanation.
Solet has not been arrested or charged over the four deaths. The sheriffâs office stressed that âthe identification of a person of interest does not constitute an arrest or criminal charge.â
In January 2019, authorities sought Solet following the stabbing death of Kemple Paul Scott Lovell, a homeless man found dead in Houma. An anonymous tip reportedly led officers to Solet, who was located near David Drive and booked on a second-degree murder charge. The arrest was documented at the time by The Times of Houma-Thibodaux.
The case did not proceed to trial. Months later, a Terrebonne Parish grand jury declined to indict Solet after finding that the evidence presented was insufficient.
Then-First Assistant District Attorney Jason Dagate said the jury had decided to âpretermitâ the matter, meaning investigators needed more information before an indictment could be considered.
âThe evidence we had that was presented to the grand jury wasnât enough,â Dagate said at the time.
A second stabbing case ended with an acquittal
Later in 2019, Solet was arrested againâthis time after 59-year-old Cindy Boudreaux was found gravely wounded inside a locked room at Houmaâs Red Carpet Inn.
Boudreaux had reportedly been struck with a wine bottle and stabbed repeatedly. First responders found her in a pool of blood, pleading, âDonât let me die,â according to accounts of the attack. Initial reporting on the hotel stabbing was published by WWL Louisiana.
The identification of the attacker became a disputed issue. Boudreaux initially named another man before later accusing Solet. Prosecutors cited surveillance footage and Soletâs DNA inside the room, while Solet acknowledged being there the previous night but denied carrying out the attack.
After the case eventually reached court, Solet was found not guilty in November 2023.
The two earlier casesâone halted when a grand jury declined to indict and another ending in acquittalâdo not establish that Solet was involved in the Ashland Drive deaths. They do, however, explain why renewed public attention has moved beyond the basic details of Saturdayâs search.
Anyone who sees Solet should not approach him. Information can be given to Terrebonne Parish Sheriffâs Office detectives at 985-876-2500 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers Bayou Region at 1-800-743-7433. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available if information leads to an arrest.
This remains a developing investigation. Details may change as authorities identify the victims and release further evidence.
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