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The history of the death penalty in Louisiana: How executions, opinions changed over time
It's been 15 years since Louisiana executed a death row prisoner. Here's when the death penalty started in Louisiana and what ...
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After 15 years without executions, Louisiana ready to resume them using gas, Jeff Landry says
Louisiana has approved a protocol for executions by nitrogen hypoxia, which will allow death sentences to be carried out ...
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.
Federal court hears argument to stop farm work at Angola prison in Louisiana in high heat
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — A federal judge heard arguments on a motion to stop using the Farm Line at Louisiana State ...
Louisiana resumes executions after 15-year pause, approves use of nitrogen gas method
Gov. Jeff Landry announced the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections has implemented protocol to carry out death sentences using nitrogen gas.
Fighting for the rights of the incarcerated has been her lifelong pursuit
In 2005, while she was a student at Yale Law School, Andrea Armstrong chose a summer internship that brought her to Louisiana ...
Destination Louisiane: Angola Prison Rodeo has food, crafts and fun every Sunday in October
ANGOLA, La. (BRPROUD) — Every Sunday in October, people can attend the Angola Prison Rodeo, also known as “The Wildest Show ...
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Louisiana to move forward with nitrogen gas executions, Landry says
That difficulty was part of the reason Louisiana lawmakers legalized the use of nitrogen gas and the electric chair as ...