Chris stafford lafayette la

The Lafayette community is grieving the sudden loss of local musician Chris Stafford, a prodigious talent whose life was tragically cut short in a car accident on Pinhook Road on Thursday morning (May 2).

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Christopher Forest Stafford passed away on May 2, , at the early age of 36, removing one of the brightest stars from Louisiana's musical constellation.

A professional musician from age 8, his body of work is larger than even his loved ones knew.

Chris Stafford, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, and founding member of the band Feufollet was killed in a car crash in Lafayette, Louisiana, on May 2.

The Lafayette music family lost one of its own with the news that Chris Stafford was killed in a crash on Pinhook Road on Thursday.

At just 36, Stafford was cherished for his remarkable musical abilities and his kind and generous spirit.

A Lafayette native, Stafford was a pivotal figure in the local music scene, having co-founded the Cajun-Americana band Feufollet at the age of 11.

His passion for music was not just a career but a profound calling that saw him play with nearly every band in the region. He embodied the local joke printed in an Acadiana Profile feature on Stafford: "there are 100 bands in town, but only 10 musicians."

Stafford's impact on local culture is impossible to measure.

He was a master of many instruments, from the accordion to the steel pedal guitar, and his talents extended beyond perform