Today is my birthday. I remember this well. It was all over the THREE TV channels we had in those days. Kurt Russell if my old mind remembers correctly, made the move about this event.
Err, “move” is movie. Sorry.
Happy Birthday
They had to film the movie at the Louisiana state capitol (the location of the Huey Long shooting) because Texas wouldn’t allow them to film it on campus.
My uncle was on campus during the shooting and it changed the rest of his life. I attended there less than a decade ago, and had some classes in the building opposite the square on the north. I could never pass by the library without thinking about the carnage he caused. If you are retired Army, then you know what a shooting position is was on top of the library. He controlled effectively at least a quarter to half mile, and if fact shot as far away as sixth street.