In July 1980, in LaPlace, Louisiana, authorities responded to a devastating arson attack that claimed the life of a victim identified as a 78-year-old female, Ida Bodreaux. This elderly woman—reported as African American—succumbed when her home was deliberately set ablaze on the evening of July 16, 1980. Emergency services arrived to find the structure engulfed, and investigators swiftly determined the fire had been intentionally ignited. Tragically, she was trapped inside. At the time o
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