Louisiana executes death row inmate Jessie Hoffman using nitrogen gas
Attorney General Liz Murrill confirmed Tuesday evening that Louisiana had carried out the execution of death row inmate ...
Louisiana leaders react to Trump’s executive order to shut down Education Department
Louisiana officials react to President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Department of Education.
Gov. Landry, AG Murrill want to press forward executing state’s remaining 55 death row inmates
The state executed convicted murderer-rapist Jessie Hoffman Jr. on Tuesday night (March 18). Hoffman was the first inmate executed in Louisiana in the past 15 years and the first put to death by ...
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Should Louisiana have 2 majority-Black districts in Congress? U.S. Supreme Court will decide
The justices will decide whether race or politics was the main factor as Louisiana lawmakers redrew districts for Congress.
Jessie Hoffman executed by state; first execution in Louisiana since 2010
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied Jessie Hoffman’s appeal in a 5-4 decision, clearing the way for Louisiana’s first execution ...
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Lafayette man faces 6 counts of child porn, 20 counts of animal sex abuse
A SWAT team with the Lafayette Parish Sheriff’s Office arrested a man on multiple counts of child pornography and sexual ...
He said she drugged him and could kill somebody. Now she’s accused of murdering a Super Bowl reporter
Sports reporter Adan Manzano was found dead in his New Orleans area hotel room while covering Super Bowl LIX. A previous ...
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Louisiana public defender board to investigate firings of top public defenders
Board member Adrejia L. A. Boutté speaks during a Louisiana Public Defender Board meeting at the Capitol on Thursday, March ...
Convicted murderer becomes Louisiana's first nitrogen gas execution after appeal denied
A convicted murderer and Louisiana death row inmate had his appeal denied hours before he is set to be executed by nitrogen gas, a method never used in the state before.