The Laura Porter Lynching

I was told about this website called Strange Fruit and Spanish Moss. They have documented lynching incidents from around the country. One of the ones that was documented was the Laura Porter lynching in Monroe: http://strangefruitandspanishmoss.blogspot.com/2015/10/july-25-1910-laura-porter.html Laura was the one in my post on Ouachita Parish lynching that was never found, but was rumored to … Continue reading The Laura Porter Lynching →

Reported Lynchings in Ouachita Parish

I have posted before, listing reports of lynchings that have been found in Ouachita Parish newspapers. I can see the stats that show what articles are looked at and at least once a week or more, someone is looking at that list. That got me curious as to how many known lynchings there are in … Continue reading Reported Lynchings in Ouachita Parish →

Lynchings Reported in Ouachita Parish Papers: The Twentieth Century

And this is the twentieth century list of names. NameNewspaperDatePageColumnNotesAiry, JoeNews-Star2/26/192518Lynched in Bossier City, LAAllums, EarnestNews-Star5/4/191253Lynched at Yellow Pine, LAAndrews, LewisMonroe Bulletin2/29/191276Lynched at Tallulah, LA for MurderClayton, JohnNews-Star6/26/191834Lynched at Mangham, LAClayton, Mr.News-Star6/19/191811LynchedComeau, JamesMonroe Bulletin8/28/191316lynched at Jennings, LADurden, ElijahNews-Star12/3/191414Sylvester, LA; LynchedDurden, ElijahWeekly News-Star12/24/191413Lynched at Shreveport, LADurden, ElijahWeekly News-Star12/31/191411InvestigationEaton, WarrenNews-Star10/22/191316LynchedEaton, WarrenMonroe Bulletin10/23/191316Lynched at the Negro Knights of … Continue reading Lynchings Reported in Ouachita Parish Papers: The Twentieth Century →

Lynchings Reported in Ouachita Parish Newspapers: The 1800’s

Many years ago, after I had indexed most of the known Ouachita Parish newspapers for deaths up until the 1930s, I was curious as to how many were due to lynching. I separated them by centuries into a list. Most of these articles can be accessed for free on the Chronicling America website. When the … Continue reading Lynchings Reported in Ouachita Parish Newspapers: The 1800’s →

The Capture and Execution of Mullican and Clark

Mullican and Clark were not free for very long. Judge Lynch soon caught up with them. The Monroe Bulletin, Wednesday, March 19, 1884, Page 3, Column 2 The Rogers Murder. We learn from a correspondent at Vernon, that Mullican and Clark, the parties suspected of the murder, passed Mr. Shows place on the Natchitoches road on … Continue reading The Capture and Execution of Mullican and Clark →