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  2. Gruesome Gertie - Wikipedia

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    The 1940 Louisiana legislature changed the method of execution, making execution by electrocution effective from June 1, 1941. Louisiana's electric chair did not have a permanent home at first, and was taken from parish to parish to perform the executions. The electrocution would usually be carried out in the courthouse or jail of the parish ...

  3. The Good Darky - Wikipedia

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    The Natchitoches African-American community, however, did not generally like the statue, as it promoted a subservient and menial view of the race; [5] and during the civil rights era the statue came under protest, and in 1968 it was gone, either toppled into the Cane River [7] or peacefully removed by the city.

  4. List of massacres in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana: 83–153 Black people killed at courthouse and as prisoners afterwards. [22] Coushatta massacre: 1874 Aug Coushatta: Louisiana: 11–26 Six whites, remainder black killed as political intimidation. [23] [24] Election riot of 1874: 1874 Nov 3 Eufaula: Alabama: 8 70 injured. White League Democrats drove African American Republicans ...

  5. Robert Wayne Williams - Wikipedia

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    [2] [10] Since the reinstatement of capital punishment in 1976, Williams was the first person to be executed in Louisiana, and the tenth in the United States. [11] He was also the second black person to be executed in the United States since 1976, as well as the first person to be executed for killing a black victim. [2] [7] [12]

  6. Robert Lee Willie - Wikipedia

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    Robert Lee Willie (January 2, 1958 – December 28, 1984) was an American serial killer who killed at least three people in Louisiana from the late 1970s to 1980. He was sentenced to death for the rape and murder of 18-year-old Faith Hathaway and was executed in 1984.

  7. List of municipalities in Louisiana - Wikipedia

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    Louisiana is divided into 64 parishes, which are equivalent to counties, and contains 304 municipalities consisting of four consolidated city-parishes, 64 cities, 130 towns, and 106 villages. [2] Louisiana's municipalities cover only 7.8% of the state's land mass but are home to 46.4% of its population. [1]

  8. Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson is now one of the largest ... - AOL

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    Here's why the rap star is investing big in overlooked assets. Vishesh Raisinghani. September 19, 2024 at 7:25 AM. Curtis '50 Cent' Jackson is now one of the largest property owners in a Louisiana ...

  9. Colfax massacre - Wikipedia

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    In 1950, Louisiana erected a state highway marker which read that the event of 1873 was "the Colfax Riot," as the event was traditionally known in the White community. The marker states, "On this site occurred the Colfax Riot, in which three white men and 150 negroes were slain.