From Library Archives to Cannes: Franklin’s History Inspires Local Filmmaker

From Library Archives to Cannes: Franklin’s History Inspires Local Filmmaker

Franklins Teche Theatre is set to bring history to life on the big screen with the screening of Ada and the Doc, a short film that revisits one of the most infamous murder trials in Louisiana history. Set in 1927, the film tells the story of Ada LeBoeuf, a housewife trapped in an abusive marriage, whose life became entangled in a case that gripped the state and led to her execution making her the first woman put to death by the state of Louisian…