Don’t Miss It! Bonnie & Clyde Festival Kicks Off in Gibsland

Shreveport is only 45 minutes away from a museum dedicated to Bonnie and Clyde. For the last 32 years, the town of Gibsland has held a Bonnie and Clyde Festival.

The crazy part about the Bonnie and Clyde Museum is who runs it. L.J. “Boots” Hinton is the son of one of the gunmen who took down Bonnie and Clyde. Talk about a crazy connection. You can meet "Boots" inside an old building that used to be a cafe. Legend has it that the cafe was the last stop the dangerous duo made before being ambushed.

Just 8 miles past Gibsland, LA: See the Site of an Epic American Shootout

We have all seen the pictures of the getaway car with countless bullet holes, in which Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were ambushed. I watched "The Highwaymen" as soon as it hit Netflix in 2019 because I was thrilled that there were several scenes highlighting Shreveport.

Kevin Costner and Woody Harrelson starred in the movie as Frank Hamer and Maney Gault. Hamer and Gault were the 2 famous Texas Rangers who succeeded in tracking down and killing Bonnie and Clyde in the 1930s. Up until watching this movie, I wasn't all too interested in the history of Bonnie and Clyde.

If "The Highwaymen" piqued your curiosity on the history of Bonnie and Clyde, you want to make it to the 32nd Annual Bonnie & Clyde Festival.

The festival returns to downtown Gibsland and is hosted by the Authentic Bonnie & Clyde Festival Committee. The festival kicks off Friday, May 23, at 6 p.m. with the Lorraine Joyner Historians’ Meeting at The Gibsland Grill & GBT Annex. Tickets will cost you $15 per person, and you get some delicious eats while learning about the outlaw couple’s history.