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Report on Commissioner George W. D’Artois's Funeral (1977)

WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Baton Rouge Collection

Details

Collection:LSA

Genre: News

Place Covered: North Region, Louisiana, 1970s

Copyright Holder: Louisiana Department of State

Date Issued: 1977-06-13 thru 1977-06-20

Duration: 00:01:33

Subjects: D’Artois, George W. | Funeral rites and ceremonies | WBRZ-TV (Television station : Baton Rouge, La.)

Contributors:

  • Staggs, Mike Reporter

Description

A WBRZ-TV Channel 2 Eyewitness news story from Mike Staggs on the funeral of Shreveport's former Public Safety Commissioner, George W. D’Artois. He died one year to the day of when he was first indicted in Caddo district court. He was buried in Forest Park Cemetery in Shreveport. Airdate: June 1977