Obituary of L. C. WALKER, LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

Copied and Submitted by: Doug McBroom, 15520 Swan Lake Blvd., Gulfport, MS 
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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  May 19, 1938

Headline:  LaSalle Negro Drowns at Angola Penal Farm While Serving Term

L. C. Walker, Negro, convicted in district court in Jena several months ago 
and sentenced to a term in the state penitentiary for cattle stealing, was 
accidentally drowned last Saturday while seining for fish in a bayou near the 
penal farm.

It seems that Walker and several other prisoners were in the seining party 
when Walker evidently stepped into a deep hole in the bayou.  Reports are to 
the effect that the body never came to the top of the water after going down.

The body was recovered five hours later in the bayou by associates.  Walker's 
family in Jena was notified and arrangements were made for Kinner and 
Stevens, local undertakers, to go to Angola for the body which was brought 
here late Monday evening.