Died in jail or a lockup
Name not reported
A 22-year-old Black man held in the jail at Pointe a la Hache in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana, was taken from the jail by a band of masked men on August 2, 1931, and lynched. The Evening Star reported that parish authorities were investigating the killing but had no clues to those responsible.
Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched
Reported by: news reports.