The Rousseau Family: Tragedy on the Tchefuncte

Virgil Roby: Tragedy on the Train Tracks

November 7, 1910, was an exciting day for Virgil Roby. Not only would he get to visit the Louisiana State Fair, but he would also get to ride in an automobile to get there. But the exciting day turned tragic when the car young Virgil was riding in with his family was driven onto the train tracks, stalled, and the driver abandoned the family to their fate.

Percy Alexander: A Murder, a Manhunt, and a Mob

A shooting. A manhunt. And a mob that took justice into its own hands. In 1912, Percy Alexander's murder set off a chain of events that would leave two men dead and forever mark Shreveport's history.

Augustus Flake: The Boy in the Basket

In June 1881, a crying infant appeared at the kitchen door of a Shreveport family. No name. No note. No explanation. Just a newborn baby abandoned in the early morning darkness. As news spread, the city rallied around the child. The newspaper would posit that the child was destined for greatness...but his story would prove to be far shorter and more tragic.

The Rousseau Family: Tragedy on the Tchefuncte

In this episode, we follow the episode of the Rousseau family, reconstructing the final moments that led to a disaster and exploring how nearly an entire family came to rest underneath one monument in Madisonville Cemetery. Sometimes the most haunting graves are not the oldest or the most grand, but the ones that remind us of how quickly everything can change.

Samuel Thomas: The Killing of Hugh Dickson

Former Confederate officer, Louisiana state senator, respected planter, and family man, Samuel Milton Thomas seemed an unlikely murder suspect. Yet in the early hours of one morning, he entered a room at Rush Point Plantation and shot his brother-in-law, Hugh Dickson, in the head. What followed was one of the most sensational trials in Louisiana history. At the center of the case was Thomas's daughter, Carrie, whose testimony revealed years of alleged grooming, drugging, and sexual abuse. In this episode, we explore the tragedy that led to a killing, the courtroom battle that followed, and the lingering mysteries surrounding the family left behind. Was Samuel Milton Thomas a murderer...or a father pushed beyond his breaking point?