The Associated Press
01 January, 1975
Three speedboats flip over at the start of a race.
James Bourdier
James Bourdier (died in 1987, aged 58) started his career as a photojournalist at the Opelousas Daily World. In 1961, he joined the Associated Press (AP) in New Orleans. Later, h...
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