About
Charles Ditch
Realtor | Investor | Outdoor Enthusiast
Passion. Honesty. And a dose of silly. That’s what makes Charles Ditch the perfect real estate agent. Both a graduate of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and 14-year Veteran of the United States Army, Charles relies on his sharp strategic thinking, organization, and fun personality to find members of the Lafayette community their perfect home.
He enjoys a challenge and appreciates the teamwork necessary between a realtor and client that ultimately leads to finding the client’s dream home. Being the best takes hard work, dedication, and determination and Charles takes pride in rising to the occasion to serve every time.
Let Charles help you find the home you’ve been looking for; contact him today!
Jim Keaty
OWNER
Jim Keaty is the owner and Broker of Keaty Real Estate, established in 2004. Jim was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana and is married to Danielle Chastant Keaty. Together they have 2 girls, Mae and Josephine “Joey” Keaty, and most recently a son named James Keaty II.Jim graduated with a Bachelors’s Degree in Economics and a minor in Business from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2002 and then graduated from American Real Estate College in Westminster, Colorado in 2003.
Andrew Breaux
Andrew Breaux is a content creator from Louisiana with 5+ years’ experience. He is a creative soul with a love for capturing moments and a passion for delivering top notch service for any task he is presented with. As a content creator his goal is to deliver the highest quality content with the upmost creativity. When not working, Andrew will be gaming, spending time with his family, or going on some type of adventure.
Angelika Torres
Originally from Orange County, New York, Angelika completed her undergraduate degree at Baruch College prior to moving to Lafayette in August of 2019. A month later, she began her career as a Front Desk Coordinator at Keaty Real Estate focusing on assisting 40+ agents with their real estate needs along with performing general administrative tasks. In January of 2022, Angelika attained her title as Office Administrator and is now dedicated entirely to ensuring that the back end duties of our office run smoothly and efficiently as possible while providing that 110% promised service to every one of our clients and agents. In her free time, Angelika likes to go to festivals, listen to live music, exercise at the gym and spend time with her family and friends.
Anna Cain
Raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, graduated from Saint Thomas More High School. She had over 10 years of customer service experience before she found her way to our Keaty team. She is enthusiastic about implementing the tools she’s learned from her past work history and growing within our team. As one of the first faces you see when you walk in the door, and the first voice you hear when you call the office, Anna will greet you with a smile, kindness, and persistence to get you what you need. On her off time, she enjoys yoga,getting creative with painting, and lots of time outside.
Carleen DeVoltz
Carleen has 17 plus years of real estate experience. Transaction Coordinators are like the “Little Engine That Could” in the big world of real estate, behind the scenes… yet play a key role in keeping real estate transactions running smoothly. Carleen was born, raised, and continues to reside in the heart of Vermilion Parish. While not at work, Carleen enjoys spending time with family, enjoys boat rides and fishing, and loves traveling.
Cate Foley
Cate began her career with Keaty Real Estate in 2010 as the transaction coordinator for the team working behind the scenes to ensure the buyers and sellers had an enjoyable experience while working with Keaty. In 2021, she transferred over to the media side of the company where she began working with agents and clients on marketing their listings and the agents’ involvement in the community. Cate resides in Lafayette with her husband and two children.
Ethan Broussard
A native of Vermilion Parish, Ethan has been in real estate since 2016. He began his career in New Orleans before joining the Keaty team in 2018. He transitioned to Director of Agent Development in 2021 where he is responsible for recruiting the best agents in Acadiana and helping them grow into expert advisors and the best in the field.
Lainie Harrington
Lainie is an Acadiana native with 5+ years of real estate and management experience. Driven by attention to detail and imaginative problem solving, she takes pride in cultivating a productive, sustainable, welcoming, socially mindful workplace environment. As an operations manager, her goals include continuous company-wide growth and providing agents, staff and clients the tools necessary to succeed. In addition to her primary job functions, Lainie jumps at the opportunity to plan and host community/networking events. When not working, Lainie can be found traveling, enjoying a glass of wine or trying to keep her houseplants alive.
Tom Rosario
With over 14 years of experience in the business of video production, and digital marketing, Tom brings his passion for strategic storytelling and audience engagement to Keaty Real Estate with the intent of building a content eco-system for the betterment of the client’s desired outcome.
He is a story driven content creator focused on building awareness through creative video content. Overseeing all digital video content from conception to completion to meet digital strategic goals. Increasing engagement, leads, conversions, and brand awareness for the agency and the community it serves. Originally from New York City, He currently resides in Broussard, LA with his Wife, 3 kids, dog, cat, hamster, and chicken.
Vicki Benton
Vicki joined the Keaty Real Estate team in October of 2021 as the Financial Controller after spending over 20 years in restaurant management and planning. Vicki is responsible for all daily financial operations of the company including cash management, reporting, budgeting and forecasting. Vicki’s exceptional understanding of spreadsheet formulation has led way to a new company workbook that allows individual agent and full company productivity to be tracked and compared in real time with multi user capabilities. Outside of the Keaty Real Estate office, Vicki spends her time listening to music while cooking for her family and friends.
