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VERMILION PARISH — Two men have been arrested for conspiring to burn down a house belonging to one of their relatives back in August.
James Mire, 69 of Sulphur, was booked into the Calcasieu Parish Jail on Oct. 29 on one count of Conspiracy to Commit Arson With the Intent to Defraud.
Leon Fava, 43 of Lafayette, was booked into the Vermilion Parish Jail on October 28 on one count of Simple Arson. Fava faces a charge of Conspiracy to Commit Arson With Intent to Defraud in Calcasieu Parish.
Both face an additional charge of Arson With Intent to Defraud in Vermilion Parish.
In the evening hours of August 20, the State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFM) was requested to assist with the investigation of a fire at a vacant house located in the 100 block of North Montgomery Avenue in Kaplan.
After assessing the scene, deputies discovered suspicious circumstances and determined the fire was set intentionally.
Through follow-up investigative efforts, Mire, one of the owners of the home, was identified as a suspect in the case. In an interview with deputies, Mire admitted to a scheme to pay Fava, a friend at the time, to burn the home for him to avoid costly repairs.
Warrants were then obtained for their arrests. Fava was taken into custody by Lafayette Police on unrelated charges and booked on his outstanding warrant. Mire was taken into custody by SFM deputies at the jail facility.

August 13, 1948 ~ October 29, 2019

ABBEVILLE — A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church at 10:00 am on Friday, November 1, 2019 in Abbeville, LA  for Arthur “Artie” Boudreaux III, 71 of Broussard, Louisiana, who passed away peacefully on October 29, 2019 at his beloved home on  1st hole in  Le Triomphe Golf and Country Club. 
The family requests that visiting hours be observed prior to the mass at St. Mary Magdalen from 8:00 am until 10:00 am. Father Louis Richard, will officiate the Funeral Mass. Artie will be laid to rest with his beloved parents at Saint Paul Cemetery in Abbeville.
Arthur Boudreaux was born on August 13, 1948 to Arthur A. Boudreaux, Jr. and Rosa Mae Touchet. Artie was the owner of Turbo-Chem International which was established in 1984 and currently services companies in Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan/Oman, Malaysia, Ireland and Canada. Through his business acumen, his generosity of spirit was born and developed. There are many people who benefited from his giving nature and as his former wife can attest to, you never had to shop for a thing with Artie around. If you were lucky enough to dine with him, he would order every item on the menu, including food and wine and then “hold court” and watch you enjoy, all the while not touching any of it due to his finicky eating habits. 
Artie was also a lover of all things sports. Through the years, his generosity extended to University of Louisiana Ragin Cajuns and no one can measure the love he had for his beloved New Orleans Saints and the entire organization. He was also an avid golfer, fisherman and hunter. His family is most grateful that Artie had a fear of flying that kept him grounded, otherwise he would have owned his own plane and most likely would not have been found except on some faraway golf course. 
Finally, if you were lucky enough to call Artie your friend then you did so for life. If you could stand his colorful language then you were always welcome in his home and hopefully did not receive random phone calls at 3am. 
He is survived by his daughter, Melissa Boudreaux; former wife, Carolyn P. Boudreaux; two sisters, Sharran H. Lene and husband Larry Lene, and Rose Marie Hagle and husband Billy Hagle; two nephews, John Hagle and wife Holly Hagle, and Ryan Hagle and wife Jeanne Hagle; and two nieces, Laura Anne Hagle and Anne Katherine Lene. He is preceded in death by his parents, Arthur A. Boudreaux, Jr. and the former Rosa Mae Touchet.
Active pallbearers will be Craig Forshee, Donnie Wallace, John Hagle, Cameron Hagle, Ryan Desormeaux, Cade Hebert and Derrelle Williams. 
Honorary pallbearers will be P.J. Laborde, Larry Lene, Gary Williamson, Mike Butler and Billy Hagle. 
The family would like to offer special thanks to Craig Forshee for enduring through the end, Donnie Wallace for keeping Artie on track and finally to Leah Pastor Boulley with Amedisys Home Health and Hospice for her loving nursing care.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.vincentfuneralhome.net.
All funeral arrangements are being conducted by Vincent Funeral Home of Abbeville, (337) 893-4661.