VERMILION PARISH, La. — Sheriff Eddie Langlinais announced that on the morning of September 2, 2025, Crime Stoppers of Vermilion received a tip that ultimately led to the arrest of long-sought fugitive Janus Reaux (B/M, Age 41).
Based on the information provided, the United States Marshals Service and the Lafayette Police Department Special Investigations Division located and apprehended Reaux later that afternoon within the city limits of Lafayette, in Lafayette Parish.
Reaux had been on the run since September 2021 and was wanted on multiple felony narcotics warrants in Vermilion Parish. He had been featured on Crime Stoppers of Vermilion several times and was actively sought after by multiple agencies, including the U.S. Marshals Service, which held primary apprehension responsibilities…