647. Brad Dison. "The Trap."

647. We talk to Brad Dison about his book, The Trap, about the death of Bonnie and Clyde. "For far too long, Sheriff Henderson Jordan's role in ending the crime spree of Bonnie and Clyde has been overlooked or ignored. On the rare occasion that he is portrayed in films or documentaries, he is depicted as an insignificant character. Since 1934, we have accepted the notion that Frank Hamer located the outlaws and led the ambush against them. Henderson Jordan was the sheriff in Bienville Parish, Louisiana, when he learned that Bonnie and Clyde were hiding somewhere within the jurisdiction that he had sworn to protect. It was he who tracked the gang to their hideouts, who set the trap to capture them, and who led the ambush posse that ended their crime spree in a hail of gunfire. Author Brad Dison spent nearly a decade sifting through F.B.I. files, newsreels, newspapers, photos, telegrams, filmed interviews, and true crime magazines to separate fact from fiction. While detailing the gang's many crimes including theft, burglary, armed robbery, carjacking, kidnapping, terrorism, torture, and murder in a play-by-play fashion, "The Trap" analyzes the events in Henderson Jordan's life which led to the final pursuit of Bonnie and Clyde and the legal battle which followed."

1. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today!
   
2. This week in the Louisiana Anthology. Sheryl St. Germain. "Getting Rid of the Accent."
   "I thought I had gotten rid of it
   after I moved to Texas; speech classes
   and twelve years in another state — but I’d
   still fall back into it like into the gutter
   whenever I visited, even on the phone,
   whenever my mother called, forgetting
   I was a college graduate, forgetting
   I was an English major, saying things
   like wheah ya at sweethawt, or
   dat doan mean nuttn, ya awta seen
   da way she pawks dat caw, the sounds
   I was fed like milk as a child, the aw
   sound predominating as if it was just
   too much work to pronounce the r."
   
3. This week in Louisiana history. October 11, 1800. Treaty of San Ildefonso signed. Spain traded Louisiana for territories in Tuscany.
   
4. This week in New Orleans history. Warren Easton Becomes Superintendent of New Orleans Public Schools October 11, 1888 and serves until his death in 1910.
   
5. This week in Louisiana.
   NOLA Funk Fest
   October 17-19, 2025
   New Orleans Jazz Museum (The Old Mint)
   400 Esplanade Ave.
   New Orleans, LA 70116
   Email: [e-mail]
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   Admission Price: $40 Single Day $100 Weekend Pass
   Website
       Get ready to groove to the beats of the funkiest musicians in New Orleans at the upcoming New Orleans Funk Fest 2025! 
       NOLA Funk Fest is a celebration of Louisiana’s rich music history and aims to educate, inspire, and empower tourists and locals alike, reminding attendees of the profound impact of Louisiana’s music on the world stage. Along with the funky tunes, food, drinks, artisanal crafts, and commemorative merchandise is available for purchase.
   
6. Postcards from Louisiana. Victor Povoro leader of hospitality workers at Hands Off Protest. 

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