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Louisiana lawmaker proposes adding nitrogen gas and electrocution to the state's execution methods
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLouisiana's infamous electric chair — dubbed by death row inmates as “Gruesome Gertie” — was last...
Could Louisiana soon resume death row executions?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 5 months agoLouisiana hasn’t carried out a death row execution since 2010, but between a new conservative governor who is in favor of capital punishment and other...
Louisiana death penalty debate returns as lawmaker seeks to end executions
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana state Rep. Kyle Green said he felt compelled to bring a bill to abolish the state's death...
Nitrogen gas among new execution methods that may be used in Louisiana
WGNO via Yahoo News· 4 months agoNearly 60 people are on death row in Louisiana, and while it's been more than a decade since the...
Louisiana spent $7.7 million on death penalty defense. It hasn’t executed anyone in 13 years.
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLouisiana spent $7.7 million providing legal defense to people facing the death penalty in 2022,...
Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry seeks sweeping changes to crack down on crime: Here's how
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLouisiana Gov. Jeff Landry is asking lawmakers to expand methods to carry out the death penalty,...
Louisiana poised to increase ways to execute condemned prisoners to carry out death penalty
Shreveport Times | The Times via Yahoo News· 4 months agoLouisiana is poised to add electrocution and nitrogen gas to its legal methods of executing...
Bill filed to remove nitrogen hypoxia method of execution from Louisiana law
WVLA Baton Rouge via Yahoo News· 3 months agoBATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A bill that would remove nitrogen hypoxia, the gassing method of...
Louisiana football at Texas State: Score prediction, scouting report
The Daily Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThere's no denying it. This season for Louisiana has left a lot to be desired from coaching...
For Jews, Louisiana’s nitrogen gas execution law recalls the terrors of the Holocaust
Louisiana Illuminator via Yahoo News· 2 months agoJust a few weeks ago I had the opportunity to travel from New Orleans to Ukraine through my advocacy...