Died in jail or a lockup

Louis Senegal

died March 23, 1896 · Carenoo, Louisiana

Louis Senigal, also recorded as Louis Senegal, was a Black man held in the jail at Carenoo, Louisiana, in March 1896. Newspaper dispatches report that a mob of about 500 to 600 men took him from the jail and lynched him on March 23, 1896. One account describes the killing as having happened on a Monday night.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched

Reported by: news dispatch; unnamed newspaper report.

News reports (3)

The Austin Weekly Statesman, March 26, 1896, page 2 The Austin Weekly Statesman, March 26, 1896
Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, March 26, 1896, page 2 Pine Bluff Daily Graphic, March 26, 1896
The Grenada Sentinel, March 28, 1896, page 8 The Grenada Sentinel, March 28, 1896

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