Bonnie and Clyde Festival (1994)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Gibsland, Bienville Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 1994-05-20
Duration: 00:09:21
Subjects: FESTIVALS | Barrow, Clyde, 1909-1934 | Parker, Bonnie, 1910-1934
Contributors:
- Collins, Robert Host
- Duhe, Jeff Reporter
- Barrow, Marjorie Interviewee
Description
This segment from the May 20, 1994, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Jeff Duhe’s visit to the Bonnie and Clyde Festival in Gibsland. Duhe reports that bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were killed in an ambush by law enforcement officers in Bienville Parish on May 23, 1934. He interviews festival attendees, including Marjorie Barrow, Clyde’s cousin.