Jessie James Boudreaux

Sunrise-September 14, 1952

Sunset-May 14, 2026

I'm Free

“Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free; I took His hand when I heard Him call;

I turned my back and left it all. If my parting has left a void;

then fill it with remembered joy. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief;

Lift up your hearts and share with me; God wanted me now, He set me free.”

Jessie James Boudreaux, age 73, passed away on May 14, 2026, at St. Joseph Hospice - The Carpenter House in Lafayette, Louisiana. Jessie was a quiet, hardworking man, he enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing pool, playing guitar, singing classic country and Elvis Presley songs, and cooking for his family. Jessie was a loving father, Pa, brother, and friend who will always be loved and deeply missed by all who knew him.

Those left to cherish his memory include his children, Kelly Robin and her former husband, Shawn; Amanda Sanford and her husband, Paul; and Dusty Boudreaux; his grandchildren, Kathryn, Kaitlyn, Kyler, Miracle, and Brooke; his great-grandchildren, Millie, Asher, Tynleigh, and Camila; his sister, Dianne Ducharme and her husband, Pastor Glenn; his brother-in-law, David Laughlin; and his childhood friend, Vicci Collet Thibodeaux; along with many nieces, nephews, extended family members, and friends.

He is now at peace, reunited with his beloved mother, Joyce Theriot, and the love of his life, Margaret Laughlin, while holding his grandbabies, Angel Alleman and Briley Kennedy, in Heaven.

Condolences and expressions of sympathy may be shared with Jessie’s family at www.ardoinfuneralhome.com or on Facebook-Ardoin/Allen Parish Funeral Homes.