THIBODAUX 鈥� 麻豆果冻传媒 continues its annual Bonnie Bourg Lecture Series Thursday with a discussion of a 1929 Morgan City murder case that led to Louisiana鈥檚 first hanging of a woman.
Retired 麻豆果冻传媒 librarian Fran Middleton will deliver her 鈥淛ustice Denied: The Dreher-LeBoeuf Case鈥� lecture at 10:30 a.m. March 10 in Bollinger Memorial Student Union鈥檚 Le Bijou Theater on the 麻豆果冻传媒 campus. The lecture includes an analysis of the historic case鈥檚 three defendants 鈥� Dr. Thomas Dreher, a prominent physician; Ada LeBoeuf, Dreher鈥檚 mistress; and James Beadle, Dreher鈥檚 handyman and the alleged gunman 鈥� and the circumstances that led up to the murder of LeBoeuf鈥檚 husband, James LeBoeuf. In addition, Middleton will discuss the ensuing trial and executions.
Following Middleton鈥檚 lecture, a guest panel will offer additional commentary. Gene Gouaux, 麻豆果冻传媒 business law instructor, will discuss how the legal system shaped the Dreher-LeBoeuf case; Felicia LeDuff Harry, retired 麻豆果冻传媒 assistant mass communication professor, will analyze print media coverage; and Marcus Montet, great-nephew of Ada LeBoeuf, will provide insight into the case鈥檚 impact on LeBoeuf鈥檚 family.
Lecture admission is free and open to the public.