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The following is a list of people executed by the U.S. state of Louisiana since capital punishment was resumed in the United States in 1976. A total of 28 people convicted of murder have been executed by the state of Louisiana since 1976. Of the 28 people executed, 20 were executed via electrocution and 8 via lethal injection.
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 ...
Despite this, a 2018 survey by the Louisiana State University found that the majority of Louisianan citizens still support capital punishment. [1] The most recent execution was of Gerald Bordelon, who waived his appeals and asked to be executed in 2010. He is the only person to have been executed in Louisiana since 2002. [2]
Leslie Dale Martin (April 24, 1967 – May 10, 2002) [1] was an American convicted murderer who was executed by the state of Louisiana for the June 1991 rape and murder of 19-year-old Christina Burgin. [1]
The crash was one of several accidents in the area due to heavy fog, police said. St John Sheriff Mike Tregre said that there was a total of 25 crashes on the road, involving three 18-wheel trucks ...
In an effort to resume Louisiana’s death row executions that have been paused for 14 years, lawmakers on Friday advanced a bill that would add the use of nitrogen gas and electrocution as ...
Police alleged Arizpe was driving on the wrong side of the road and without headlights (the crash occurred at 9:15 p.m.). [144] 1993-01-01: Orsini, Michael (42) Maine (Augusta) Orsini exchanged gunfire with an Augusta police officer when the officer attempted a traffic stop. Orsini was shot several times and died at a hospital later that day. [145]
Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley and Councilmember-elect Gloria Molina in L.A. on Feb. 12, 1987. (Penni Gladstone / Los Angeles Times)