Boggs painted the mural “The History of Medicine in Louisiana” in 1948. This 112-foot-by-57-inch mural documents the history of medicine in Louisiana. It has been essentially in storage at Tulane Medical Center after more than 25 years on display in the offices of a medical supply company in New Orleans. The semi-abstract painting has been described as “probably the most unique piece of artwork in Louisiana.” It was on the path to obscurity and probably lost when Drs. Thomas and Jean Kreamer of Franklin were instrumental in getting it to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. At the University, it has been restored by artists Robert Dafford and Wayne Ditch through the generous support of Teche Federal Savings Bank, the Friends of the Edith Garland Dupré Library, and the UL Lafayette Foundation. The mural depicts the march of medical progress beginning with the habitation of the state by Native Americans and ending with the introduction of nuclear medicine during the advent of the atomic age.

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