Judge reopens challenge to Louisiana execution protocol as state prepares to use nitrogen gas
A federal judge has reopened a lawsuit challenging Louisiana’s execution protocol as the state prepares to carry out the death penalty using nitrogen gas in the coming weeks.
Condemned South Carolina killer chooses to be executed by firing squad
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Condemned South Carolina inmate Brad Sigmon has chosen to die next month by a firing squad. He would be ...
'Barbaric': Inmate chooses death by firing squad for execution in South Carolina next month
Brad Keith Sigmon is set to be executed by firing squad on March 7 for the 2001 beating deaths of his ex-girlfriend's parents, David and Gladys Larke.
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Death penalty case revived in federal courts, raising questions about Louisiana execution methods
The move could affect plans to execute two prisoners in March. "This case has always been about Louisiana’s execution ...
Only woman on Death Row in Louisiana may receive execution date soon. Who is Antionette Frank?
The only woman on Louisiana Death Row, Antionette Frank, could receive execution date after 30 years of incarceration. Read ...
Louisiana Is Restarting Executions for the First Time in 15 Years. Will Other States Follow?
Today, there are 63 people on Louisiana’s death row, well below the death row populations in Alabama and Texas, but almost twice the size of Mississippi’s. The last time a new death sentence was ...
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Serial killers from Louisiana. These 12 went on sprees across the state. Here's what they did
True crime lovers and macabre enthusiasts are often interested in topics regarding serial killers. Does Louisiana have a history of serial killers?
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Concordia Parish could receive $3 million for jail expansion in legislative budget
Concordia Parish could receive $3 million for the renovation of a jail facility for 17-year-olds as part of $93.6 million the ...
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U.S. Attorney General grants request for death row inmate's transfer to Oklahoma for execution
United States Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to return convicted murderer John ...
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Bondi orders federal inmate transferred to Oklahoma for execution
Bondi this week directed the Federal Bureau of Prisons to transfer inmate George John ... sentence in federal prison in Louisiana for several federal convictions, including being a career criminal, ...