Andrew Arlo Moore passed peacefully at home after a prolonged health battle.  You may have known him as Andy Vagrant, Arlocon, Cat Daddy, or just Andy.  Born in Jennings, La. to Rozanna Guzman Moore and Gary Moore, Andy was a true original.  Growing up with two sisters, Brandy Moore Bermea and Casey McDonald (Glenn McDonald), his family moved to Lake Charles while he was in elementary school.  He attended Barbe High school, graduating in 1999, where he met his future wife, Lauren Piraro Moore.  

A punk rocker from childhood, he conformed to no standards.  Andy was a constant Idea-Man.  His brain never stopped thinking and creating.  He was a musician, a skateboarder, a video maker and toy collector.  He was a lover of cats and fed about 20 strays daily. 

Andy was fundamental in the late 1990’s Lake Charles punk scene, booking bands at The Kilowatt Club.  He was particularly proud of his shows thrown to collect canned goods for Abraham’s Tent.  He played bass and sang in bands since 1996, including The Vagrants, The Pickups, The Rumours, Southern Discomfort, and Dead End Lake.  Most of those being collaborations with his best friend, Luke Guidry. 

Andy fought for equality for all.  He was not scared to tell anyone exactly how he felt, no matter how honest.  He said what others feared and his honesty was never (meant to be) mean spirited; he was genuinely trying to help.  If you wore band tees for bands you didn’t listen to, he set you straight! (Listen to the music before you buy the shirt!)  If someone was racist or bigoted, he let them know!  He did not have hate for anyone and believed others should not either.  

Andy married, divorced, and re-married his high school sweetheart, Lauren Piraro Moore.  They had one child, Aiden Moore.  Andy also has a daughter, Iris Judice, with her mother, Sarah Judice.  Andy loved his children more than they will ever know.

Andy is preceded in death by friends Criss “Criss Drunk” Bennet, Lisa Phillips, and Kevin Richard.  

The family would like to thank LAMM Family Care Hospital in Crowley for the care and support provided during his last days. 

Andy is survived by his wife, Lauren Piraro Moore; his children, Aiden Moore and Iris Judice; his parents, Rozanna Guzman Moore and Gary Moore; his sisters, Brandy Moore Bermea, Casey Moore McDonald and Michelle Deris; his nieces, Hayden McDonald, Echoe Moore, and Rayne Bermea; his great nephew and niece, Braydon Washington and Bradlee McDonald; and his best friend, Luke Guidry.  

A Celebration of Life gathering will be held on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Simple Traditions, located at 3448 5th Avenue, Lake Charles, La.