John Wilkes Booth marker stolen?

[Wesley Harris]

I live not far from the granite marker noting where Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker were killed. So many pieces have been chipped off by souvenir hunters that the text is hardly visible. The historical markers like the one at Garrett's Farm are terribly expensive. I've been working on a project to replace missing markers in my parish (what we call counties here in Louisiana) and the price of a marker plus the post plus the Highway Dept's labor to install it is about $2,500 each. With the price we've been quoted for a replacement, sounds like we're getting "free installation."