Lafourche Parish Newspapers Articles

Newspaper articles about Lafourche Parish Louisiana

January 23, 1846
Star and Republican Banner, Gettysburg Pennsylvania

A Dreadful Catastrophe-On the night of the 27th ult., about 9 o'clock, the house of Mr. Antoine Baiy, three miles below the town of Thibodaux, on Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, was destroyed by fire, and two of his daughters, little girls, were so severely burned as to cause their death subsequently. Another daughter was so much injured that her life was despaired of. Mr. Baiy was himself very severely burned in attempting to save his family, who were all asleep at the time the fire broke out. Mrs. B. was the first to awake, the fire having approached so near the bed as to burn her hand. The girls slept in another room, and the musquitoe bar and bed were enveloped in flames, when the father drew them out. In another room slept three sons of Mr. B., who escaped by jumping from a window.-They are very poor people, and have lost their little all. [Submitted by S. Williams]

December 3, 1887
The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point Wisconsin

A crowd of negroes who attacked a picket at Thibodeaux, La., composed of white men on the 23d were fired upon by the latter and sixteen men and one woman were killed. The affray grew out of the recent troubles upon the sugar plantations. [Submitted by S. Williams]

April 22, 1893
The Stevens Point Journal, Stevens Point Wisconsin

At Thibodeaux, La., and vicinity a cyclone wrecked several buildings killed fifteen persons and injured many others. [Submitted by S. Williams]

May 29, 1903
Robesonian, Lumberton North Carolina'

Ex Lieut. Gov. Knoblock, of Louisiana, was shot and killed on the streets of Thibodeaux, La., Monday by Jas. Garault, a barber. The two men quarrelled and Knoblock started to draw his weapon when Garault shot and killed him. [Submitted by S. Williams]

April 9, 1923
The News, Frederick Maryland

Cut Off Wife's Head Because She Disobeyed
Thibodeaux, La., April 9-Victor Tabor, 32, of this parish, has confessed, according to the Sheriff, that he chopped off his wife's head with an axe Saturday night because she had disobeyed his orders not to leave home without his consent. Tabor walked from his home that night and awakened the Sheriff to tell him the story. [Submitted by S. Williams]

April 13, 1923
The Bee, Danville Virginia

2 Killed, Many Hurt In Tornado
Thibodeaux, La., April 13-Two negroes were killed and a score of whites injured when a tornado swept across Bayou La Fourche early today. Many houses in the path of the tornado which was estimated at 200 yards wide were wrecked. [Submitted by S. Williams]

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