A Moss Bluff man has been accused of aggravated battery after a Friday shooting on East Jovita Lane.

Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Kayla Vincent said deputies were dispatched to the home at about 7:30 p.m. last night.

Vincent said an argument between the victim and Scott Boudreaux, 47, had started earlier in the evening at a restaurant.

“According to witness statements and evidence collected at the scene, once they returned to the home, the verbal altercation turned physical at which time Boudreaux retrieved a firearm from a nearby safe and shot the victim,” Vincent said.

Boudreaux was arrested and booked into the Calcasieu Correctional Center and charged with aggravated second-degree battery.  Judge Tony Fazzio set his bond at $175,000.

The victim was airlifted to a local hospital and remains in critical condition.

The investigation is continuing, Vincent said.