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Mina DeFiliquier and Lucille Horne

  • southernsoulspodca
  • Apr 23
  • 1 min read

Mina DeFiliquier was a grandmother, a church goer, and a grocery store owner. But in 1911, a letter arrived claiming to be from a shadowy crime organization known as The Black Hand, placing her and her granddaughter at the center of a scandal that shocked the state of Louisiana.



The Grave


The angel topped DeFiliquier monument in St. Joseph Cemetery commands attention, but does not belie the story of the Black Hand kidnapping plot that its occupants endured.
The angel topped DeFiliquier monument in St. Joseph Cemetery commands attention, but does not belie the story of the Black Hand kidnapping plot that its occupants endured.

The Letter


A transcript of the original Black Hand letter that Mrs. DeFiliquier received in May 1911. Courtesy of The Weekly Caucasian and Newspapers.com.
A transcript of the original Black Hand letter that Mrs. DeFiliquier received in May 1911. Courtesy of The Weekly Caucasian and Newspapers.com.

The Court Case


The trial of Lou Allen for the Black Hand letter was widely publicized. Image courtesy of The Shreveport Journal and Newspapers.com
The trial of Lou Allen for the Black Hand letter was widely publicized. Image courtesy of The Shreveport Journal and Newspapers.com

A Family Unbreakable


Today, despite threats to kidnap Lucy and tear the family apart, all members of the DeFiliquier/Horne family rest together at St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Today, despite threats to kidnap Lucy and tear the family apart, all members of the DeFiliquier/Horne family rest together at St. Joseph's Cemetery.



 
 
 

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