THEORIES ON OSWALD IN NEW ORLEANS New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison attempted to connect the movements of Lee Harvey Oswald to fellow New Orleanians Clay Shaw and David Ferrie in the summer of 1963 as part of his prosecution of Shaw in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Others have looked to Oswald’s potential connections to figures that were anti-Castro or part of New Orleans’ criminal underworld.

1022 Saint Peter St. – In 1974, after he is 441 Bourbon Street – acquitted, Clay Shaw died of lung cancer. Two days after Oswald is His body was brought here to rest, where it imprisoned for the was protected by Shaw’s attorney from Clay Shaw assassination of the inspection by the parish coroner’s office, president, he is shot to investigating a call that Shaw’s body had 1313 Dauphine Street – Clay Shaw is arrested at his death by Dallas club owner been “switched.” home here upon being accused in a conspiracy to Jack Ruby. Ruby frequently assassinate Kennedy. Garrison believed Shaw was the traveled to New Orleans, “Clay Bertrand” that attorney Dean Andrews said and in the summer of 1963 asked him to represent Oswald in Dallas. A mailman testified that Shaw sometimes received mail addressed Orleans Parish came here to hire Bourbon to “Clem Bertrand.” Criminal Court, Street dancer Janet ST. CLAUDE AVE. Tulane Avenue Conforto, a.k.a. “Jada,” ESPLANADE AVE. at Broad Street – from the 500 Club. ORLEANS Where Garrison Jack Ruby 107 Decatur Street – On Aug. 5 1963, a brought Clay 10 Mid-City Bywater curious Oswald came in to the Casa Roca Shaw to trial in FRANKLIN AVE. store to chat with its owner, Carlos Bringuier. 1969. Bringuier, a Cuban who fled Castro, was TULANE AVE. staunchly anti-Communist. He said that Oswald Jim Garrison spoke to him about techniques for training 10 CANAL BROAD French Mississippi River men to fight Castro. BOURBONQuarter

Corner of Camp and Common streets – NEW ORLEANS Oswald handed out leaflets here, before the entrance of the old International Trade Mart Canal Street, between Camp Street and St. Charles Ave. – building, which was founded by local businessman POYDRAS Clay Shaw, who Garrison indicted for conspiring On Aug. 9, Bringuier was surprised with Oswald to murder JFK. to learn that Oswald, who had come in to his store spouting opposition PONT. EXPWY. CBD TOLEDANO to Castro, is now passing out pro-Castro leaflets. The men get in 3330 Louisiana Ave. Pkwy. – CAMP a scuffle that lands them in jail, David Ferrie's apartment in 1963, where S. CLAIBORNE AVE. landing Oswald to pay a $10 fine. he died on Feb. 22 1967, a few days after Central City TCHOUPITOULAS Lee Harvey Oswald the States-Item broke the story of the JACKSON Algiers Garrison investigation. Garrison said that NAPOLEON Ferrie may have been murdered – despite reports to the contrary. Ferrie Orleans 618 Magazine Street – had also worked as an investigator at MAGAZINE Jefferson In 1963, this was the LOUISIANA AVE. 544 Camp St. with Guy Banister – who Crescent City Garage and fellow employee Jack Martin accused of to this day, a garage. ST. CHARLES AVE. killing Kennedy – and served as squadron Oswald spent his time here 1/2 mile David Ferrie commander of the Civilian Air Patrol, Uptown talking to garage operator overseeing a young Lee Harvey Oswald. Adrian Alba, and reading Alba’s magazines about firearms. Alba’s testimony provided the Warren 544 Camp Street – Oswald 531 Lafayette Street – This building housed Commission with evidence printed this address on his private investigator Guy Banister, a former of Oswald’s love of guns. “hands off Cuba” leaflets, but FBI agent, a munitions supplier for the Bay of Research by he rented no office here, nor Pigs invasion against Castro, and, along with Adriane Quinlan did he reside at this address. a man named David Ferrie, an investigator The building had, however, at for the attorney who represented mafia boss Infographic by one time housed the “Cuban Carlos Marcello. On the night of Kennedy’s 640 Magazine Street – In the summer of 1963, Oswald Dan Swenson Revolutionary Council,” an assassination, Banister found himself in a worked as a greaser of coffee machines at Wm. B. Reily NOLA.com | organization that Carlos drunken fight, being accused by employee & Company Inc. He was quickly fired for, among other The Times-Picayune Bringuier once belonged to. Jack Martin of having killed Kennedy. things, loitering next door at 618 Magazine Street. Guy Banister