Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux, Louisiana
the lost bayou: A series about South Louisiana’s disappearing culture & communities
Murder always gets attention; always gets the headlines. In 2024, almost 20 million Americans listened to a true crime podcast in an average week, according to Edison Research. But coverage rarely explores the communities and people affected by these murders.
This issue of Lost Bayou shifts the focus. Looking beyond the files, beyond the headlines and beyond the murders to the lives lost and the communities left behind.
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~60 sugarcane workers
Thibodaux
11 years old
Luling
57 years old
Grand Isle
23 years old
Lockport
46 years old
Houma
20 years old
Galliano
47 years old
Houma
21 years old
Houma
9 & 7 years old
Mathews
25 years old
Choupic
42 years old
Houma
7 years old
Thibodaux
66 years old
Houma
67 years old
Raceland
43 years old
Lockport
24 years old
Gibson
56 years old
Bourg
25 years old
Chauvin
17 years old
Bayou Blue
26 years old
Raceland
27 years old
New Iberia
30 years old
Houma
18 years old
Thibodaux
51 years old
Schriever
11 months old
Thibodaux
43 years old
Bayou Blue
2 years old
Houma
44 years old, in the line of duty
Thibodaux
34 years old
Assumption Parish
20 years old
Mathews
46 years old
Raceland
56 years old
Thibodaux
*not a complete list of all lost to murder in the Bayou Region. Send us a message to contribute to this timeline and honor someone lost.
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